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The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

the identity of the writer was ascer-
tanned. His arrest was then. easily ac-
custody he promptly confessed. At
first he said others were implicated,
but finally admitted that he alone did
the writing, without suggestion from
anyone. He is liable to term Of ten
years for each letter he wrote. His
punishment will undoubtedly have a
deterrent effect on dime-novel reading
youths. The United States govern
ment is especially severe on all persons
who use the mails for illegal purposes.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
FARM AND GARDEN
MATTERS OF INTEREST To
AGRlCUL.TURlSTS.
some Up-to-Date Hints About CulISva.
ton OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
horticulture vitioulturs and Fioricul
ture.
Rape and It's Cultivation.

). II. Skinner, assistant agricultur-
ist OF the Indiana Experiment Sta
ton, sends out press bulletin on
rape growing. We believe this plant
to be very valuable to the farmer and
would advise it's more general grow
ing. The bulletin referred to is as fol-
lows:
Rape is a succulent plant belonging
to the cabbage family. 1t grows rap
idly, making large amount of green
food, upon which pigs and sheep grow
we'll. To make a success of rape, select
a rich piece Of land free from weeds.
Plow deep, then roll-if not too moist,
and harrow till the soil is finely pull
verified and we'll firmed down. Finish
the preparation by running a plank
drag over it. Such seed bed will
germinate the seed quickly and enable
the plants to withstand dry weather.
I prefer to have the plowing done just
before sowing. This will give the rape
an even start with the weeds.
Sow with garden seed-drill, three
pounds, or five pounds broadcast per
not be more than 20 to "a inches apart.
Drill sowing will permit cultivation,
which will keep down weeds, conserve
moisture and increase the yield.
Where drilled the animals destroy less
as they walk, and lie down between
the rows. If sown broadcast cover
with harrow or weeder and roll. In
many cases it is we'll to roll the drill
sowing also.
The season will control time of seed
ing. Do not SOW until the ground has
become warm enough to quickly germ
mate the seed, as it comes up better
and grows more rapidly. Usually 1t
should not be sown before the middle
of April-in this latit'-de of north CEN
trail Indiana. 1t is best to SOW at in
tervals Of ten days to two weeks. BY
the use of low hurdles, this will give
fresh pasture throughout the season,
as the early sowing can be grazed OH
second time. This also makes less
waste as the stock does not run over
it so much. Rape may be sown in the
corn just before the last cultivation.
If the soil is not too dry, it will grow
we'll unless the corn is very large and
thick. Where thus sown it makes
splendid pasture for lambs from Sep
tember till cold weather. Some men
have had success in sowing rape with
oats. This however is not sure way
as the season will have much to dc
with it.
1t is a good plan to have the rape
patch near the barns and alongside OF
the pasture. This brings the animals
under the stockman's eye, and II
lamb "bloats" he is there to give it at
tention. If the stock can go freely
back and forth between the pasture
and rape, it will save trouble, time
labor and even loss. Rape thus sup
plements the pasture, making fat
lambs and good pigs. Where sheep
have access to both rape and grass
they should not be turned on the rape
until the middle of the day when the
animals are not hungry enough to
gorge themselves, and the rape is free
from dew. If tney do not have the
run of the pasture, turn them on the
rape for an hour day gradually in
creasing the time, until they become
accustomed to it. Then keep them on
it continuously till the end Of the sea-
son.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
VALUE OF THE FOOT BATH.
Extraordinary Care of the Feet Brings
Its Reward.

Its Reward.
To break up a cold, which certainly
disfigures the face of a beauty, as we'll
as a valuable adjunct in the removal of
facial eruptions, the nightly foot bath
is invaluable, says writer in the
Ledger Monthly The largest SWEET
glands of the body are located in the
palms, arnlpits and soles of the feet. 1t
is of ordinary Importance that these
multitudinoAs: oatlets should be un-
clogged. Where facial eruption exists
and the whole attention is devoted
toward the care of the face, every pore
is active and open to afford the escape
if clogging impurities. This is all
wrong. The fest should be made the
gateway for the escape of effete de-
posits. The temperature of the foot
bath should range from 105 to ITO de-
grees, or as hot as can be endured with
comfort. Should there exist chronic
profuse and offensive perspiration, add
a lump of washing soda to neutralize
the acid exudation. The feet should be
rubbed briskly to draw the blood down
to the extremities Cool the water be-
fore withdrawing the feet, so that they
may not become undu1y tender. Rub
long and thoroughly with soft towel.
Good pedal circulation is a foe to corns
and chilblains. Frequent warm foot
baths prevent callouses and make
walking a pleasure. For beauty and
complexion, take extraordinary care Of
the feet.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

Milady of fashion can select from
an infinite variety of combs and orna-
ments for her halr, even without go
ing into any of the precious metals.
There is the ever handsome and ever
useful shell, amber, which is beautiful
with some tresses-nOt least frequent
ly with blonde. Combs of amber with
waved tops of lovely design are some
times ornamented with rhinestones set
In sterling silver. The combs of tor
toise shell have lost none of their pop
ularity. Among the fads of the mo-
ment are hair clasps. or barrettes, of
plain or chased matt gold. A novelty
is the stout hairpins with jeweled
heads. These come either singly or in
pairs and are used at the back of the
head, crossed if desired, and, as an
excuse for their existence, they are
supposed to keep stray short hairs in
order Verify, if many more OF these
dainty devices are brought into daily
use, we shall soon have as many differ
ent pins and combs to support our colt
fure as the Japanese maiden herself,
with her innumerable fanciful hair
ornaments These ieweled hairpins
are, however, extremely pretty. Par
ticularly effective is a branch of mis-
tletoe with berry and leaves all done
In miniature, the finest rhinestones be-
ing used, the pine itself being of
sterling silver.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
FOR GIRL BRIDESMAIDS.

Bridesmaids S gown for girl 16 or
II years old. Both plated bodice
and skirt are of white louisine dotted
with blue and black spots. The latter
opens over a tablier composed Of three
founces of light blue mousseline de
sole.
The decolletage is prettily draped
with fichu of this mousseline de sole.
edged with a lace rutf1e and caught up
little on the left with a strass buckle.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
). In Ireland

some other pasture plants In Ireland
it is called the shamrock.
Crimson clover (trifolium incarna-
tum) is an erect annual foot or two
hign. 1t bears scarlet flowers in OBJ
long heads. 1t was 'ighly spoken of
some years ago as soil renovator, but
of recent years has been quite gener-
ally ignored in the north In the
south it is proving valuable in some
localities.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
Crowded with wretched People.

A recent census of the population of
Rio de Janeiro gives the city approx
mately 65O,OOO inhabitants. This is
much smaller than was generally sup
posed In all there were 60,132 houses
and dwellings, giving the large average
of ten people each. The tenements are
crowded with hundreds of occupants,
many of them living in the most
wretched manner.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

why did you send for me, Mrs.
Youngwife?" asked Dr.. Redlight.
There is absolutely nothing wrong
with the baby" ooh, I'm so glad, doc
tor" But what made you think there
was?" "Why, doctor, he hasn't cried a
bit all morning"
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
Wells.

The wells just now coming in are
rather extravagant in designs-clus-
ters of dots in various combinations
and striking effects, here and there a
large dot, possibly, but combined with
the smaller ones, and the greater num-
Der Of the most stylish wells in clus-
ters of medium-sized dots. The che
mile dots are appearing in these Gus
ters in new wells.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

In some parts of Russia food is SO
scarce that the peasants adopt the
policy of bears, spending most of their
time in sleep to avoid getting hungry.
not able to read or write has decreased
to 80 per cent. In 1881 it was SIS per
cent.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

be exhibited at a nominal cost to the
exhibitors, and arrangements will be
made under which orders may be talk
en- for articles like those displayed.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

Basket picnics are one kind of enter-
tainmsnt and basketball is another
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

An actors ripe experience doesn't
prevent his getting green from jeal-
ousy
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14
Holstein-F Frlesia ian Records.

(First two weeks of April, 1901
The size Of the records and the num-
ber received during these two weeks
are very remarkable. The number is
thirty-two, eight of which average 20
lbs. 19 OF. equivalent butter of 80 per
cent fat. The full-age cows, seven in
number, average 18 lbs. 1913 o.; and
the average of the eight four-year-
olds is II lbs. 1875 o.: of the three
year-old class only three reports were
received, the average product of
which is IA lbs. IL o.; of the two
year-old class fourteen were received,
of which the average product is IL
lbs. 9.4 o., the average of the seven
highest of this class is Ia lbs. l5.2 OF.
IS. Hoxie. in Farmers Review.
Property owners in the Fox lake re-
gion of Wisconsin have banded to
drive German carp out of the waters
in that vicinity, and it is intended to
seine the Niagara river for the same
purpose. The carp are making havoc
among game fish and hence the con-
templated warfare.
BY means of the dairy COW we are
enabled to make use of the great yields
of grass, which grows so luxuriantly
wherever the conditions of sunshine
and moisture are right. Green grass
rightly used has made many a people
rich.
The Philipsburg mail., 1901-06-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Tale Frugal Bishop.

"There used to be in a city in which
lived" said a Cleveland man, "a GER
tain bishop who, while possessed of the
highest principles and whose aims and
ambitions in life were of the highest
character, at the same time united with
these a penuriousness in money mat
tiers that caused innumerable stories
illustrative of this failing to be tackled
upon him. One of these related to a
certain church conference which the
bishop and other dignitaries of the
church at one time attended.
"At one of the meetings the bishop
in endeavoring TO open n letter neatly
with his penknife was so unfortunate
as to allow the latter to slip and to
cut n finger severely. The injured
member bled profusely, and n hasty
search for court plaster ensued. There
being none Forthcoming. a clergyman
standing by fished out his cardcase
and, extracting from it > cent stamp,
the smallest priced stamp he had, Of
fered it to the bishop to use as n sub
stitute for the much needed court plas-
ter.
The bishop accepted it gratefully
and in his turn took out his own card
case. In it he placed the cent stamp
and then, producing a 1 cent specimen
OF his own, he pasted it over the still
bleeding wound. New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Our system;of Notation

Some system OF notation has been
used since time out of memory. The
first record we havelof it is of figures
written with a stick ,on Il fiat surface
covered with sand. Before that all
calculations were made with pebbles,
beans and the like. Even now the
Chinese do their calculating with little
stones or beads strung on wires, in q
frame. The Romans first used vertical
lines-I. II, III, etc.-to express num-
bers. The Arabic figures, which we
commonly use at the present time, are
OF much earlier date.
The Arabic system is chiefly vaIu-
able on account of the great conven-
fence it affords by giving a figure a
value according to the place it occu-
pies in the line. By this system the
most enormous sums can be expressed
by the ten little characters which form
the numerical alphabet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
CHEATING the Cat.

The meanest man is around town in
many guises and in considerable num-
bers, but the meanest woman is re-
cent discovery. She lives in Phila-
delphia, and for the sake of saving a
cent day she cheats the cat by giving
her each morning a saucerful OF milk.
and after about two tcaspoonfuls OF
1t have been Tapped up she dilutes the
milk with water and continues to do
so till evening. When demonstrated
with by her husband recently she said:
well, the cat doesn't know the diff
ference. 1t looks like milk, anyhow,
and If didn't thin it out for her we'd
have to have 2 cents worth for break
fast each y."-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
THE PERIL OF EMPIRE.

ST. Louis Republic.
By the authority of the federal su-
preme courts ruling in the DE Lima
and Downes insular cases, the United
States government is empowered to
adopt and enforce policy of imperi-
alism directly at variance with every
profession and supposition with
which we have described our Ameri-
can institutions.
II is not possible for an American
to shut his eyes to this view of the
federal supreme courts recent decis-
ion. Within the brief space Of three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
THIRD rERM TAKING ROOT.

The third-term idea, according to q
prediction credited to Mr.. Depew. is
taking root. Who else, in 1905. will
be so well qualified. to carry on the
increasingly con- p'ex affairs of the
United States as MIR. Mckinley, it is
asked. Should prosperity continue
through the second term, should the
relations with Cuba be happily ad-
justed, should the Philippines be
thoroughly pscifed. then, in the opin-
ion of MIR. McKinley's closest friends.
it is said. there will be a universal
popular demand that he continue in
off &c. Meanwhile it Is pointed out
that the supreme court has decided
that the constitution does not follow
the flag, that rsPu bic can have COL
onies and subjects. and that the Amer
lean nation can subjugate those who
desire to be free. As the republican
Chicago Journal puts it: "Our gov
eminent now is an imperial power"
And thus the plain, simple republic
of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
is to give place to ''strong" govern
ment whose executive power will have
illimitable and whose corner stone
must be militarism.
In that event Mckinley the man
who revolutionized cur system of gov
eminent, it is to be argued, should be
given third term.
And after that-what?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

years we have degenerated from con-
sistent observance of our original
republican principles to q direct re-
pudiation OF those principles. The
spirit which declares that our gov
eminent can rule subject peoples as
inferior races, denying them the
rights of citizenship in the republic
whose flag floats over them, is the
spirit of the spurious republic of
Rome, whose conquered subjects
were made to feel that Romans alone
were entitled to freedom.
This is empire on an essentially
Roman basis, creating an aristocracy
creed taught by the patriots of the
American revolution 1t sanctions
foreign conquest and the forcible gov
eminent of weaker people to whom
we stand in the relation of the super
Tor and controlling force. Under our
original teaching they have equal
rights with us, but these rights may
now be withheld from them on the
ground that they are dependent and
inferior races. This is the teaching
of Caesars Rome. It is only under
such teaching that wa can follow the
example of Rome and become an EN-
pire masquerading as a republic.
The American citizens in Porto
Rico and the Philippines are not
American citizens as the early Ameri
cans understood that term. They art
subjects only; to be taxed as we may
see tit, to be ruled by colonial satraps
to pay tribute to government il
which they are denied representation
their commerce and industries to be
restricted as may suit the convenience
of the money aristocracy created by
the tariff-trust system. They arr
citizens of a kind which could moi
exist under the American flag unit
the rightfuI meaning of the American
constitution was violated by conquest
and officially denied bv the United
States supreme court. They are sucl
citizens as would be instantly freed
and made equal in all their rights by
the stanch lovers of liberty who gave
to us our own freedom and Que owr
American citizenship.
An American administration has
entered the paths of empire and ar
American supreme court has author
lied further progress away from the
old republic. The American peril
thus created is greater 70 US than tC
the peoples whom we subjugate. We
are surrendering our bIrthright o.
liberty We are becoming renegade
to the faith which alone secures us in
our own rights. Our federal supreme
court tells us that our government
can exist half republic and half EN-
pire. Our children will reproach us
for accepting it as a truth. For its
acceptance as the truth means that
they viii be subject to empire. not
sovereign in a free and self-governing
republic. And it is we who are be-
traying them to empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

The Minneapolis Q&an) Messenger
says: I'VE once heard Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait eulogize Mrs. Stanton,
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Susan B.
Anthony as follows: These are the wo-
men who laid themselves down in the
dust. as it were. TO form bridge over
which you and might go dry shod'
"Once we heard the president OF
Brown university describe the old char
ter oak. first as Il safety vault. then as
n hearthstOne. and at last he made a
lightning change and brought out the
old tree as the rudder to the ship of
state. That beat anything we ever
heard and the greater surprise, too.
coming as it did from such a profound
scholar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Chronic rheumatism Cured.

DIR. H. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis,
Ind, says: 'For several months
after spraining my ankle Twas severe
ly afflicted with rheumatism. finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and in four DAYS could walk
without my cane; two bottles cured
me sound and well. 1 take great
pleasure in recommending the Mys-
tic Cure to all who are afflicted with
rheumatism. Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island /;
Gustave Schlegel & Son, 220 West
Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Contcntn of Eggs.

From the remotest ages the egg has
been looked upon as the symbol of Gre
alton, or new birth. According to the
Persians, the world was Matched from
an egg at that season of the year which
corresponds TO the vernal equinox.
Hence the Parsees still exchange gifts
OF cOlored eggs NJ the new year festi-
val. which they celebrate at this date.
Among the Jews the egg entered into
all the mysterious ceremonies called
apocalyptic and occupied prominent
position on the household table during
the paschal season. Christianity in
vested the paschal egg with new sig
nificance-namely, that of the resur-
rection OF Christ, and it was colored
red in allusion TO his blood shed for
sinners on the cross.
A curious custom in medieval church
es, for priests and choriSters to join in
Il game OF ball at EaStertide, took it's
rise from the Easter egg, which was
thrown from one TO the other Of the
choristers in the nave of the church
while an anthem was being sung. As
n missed egg meant smashed egg, the
more durable handball was substituted.
But the smashing of eggs continued
as form of outdoor sport. Survivals
are to he found among all Teutonic
and Anglo-SaXon people. 4 popular
game in England and Germany con-
sists in hitting one egg against anoth-
or, the egg that survives uncracked
winning for its owner the weaker an
tagonist. until an entire basket of eggs
may have changed ownership. Anoth-
er game IS to trundle eggs down n hill
or slope, those which reach the bottom
uncracked being similarly victorious
over the others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it would
be used in nearly every household, as
there are few people who do not suf-
fer from a feeling of fullness after eat
ing. belching, fatulence, sour stom-
ach or water brash. caused by indi-
gestion or dyspepsia. A preparation,
such as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
with no aid from the stomach viii di-
gest your food. certainly can't help
but do you good. Il. II. Bieber and
Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
A COPY of the declaration of indie

A COPY of the declaration of indie
pendence and of the constitution of
the United States were filed away in
the corner stone of soldiers monu-
ment at West New York Monday
while the supreme court decision was
being read at Washington. If the
spirit of that decision is to remain
law those two documents, If discov-
cred, will surely puzzle antiquarians
a few hundred years hence. They
will have ceased to be current before
that time.-Chicago Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Notice of Final Settlement.
tie of Frederick buckley. deceased.

Estate of Frederick buckley. deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the under
signed. administrator of said estate. has
this day filed his final report aod
settlement as such 10 the county court
of Rock Island county. and that an or
der has been entered by said court APP
proving the said report, unless objections
thereto or cause to the contrary be shown on
or before the 18th day OF June, A. ID. 1901, and
upon the final approval OF said report the said
administrator will ask for an order of distribu-
ton and viii also ask to be discharged. al
persons Interested are notified to attend.
Rock Island, Ill. May D, 1901.
WILLIAM Il. DOONAN, Administrator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

A KENTUCKY judge has decided that
a man who invited a number of Ia
dies with whom he was not
acquainted TO take drink with him
was not guilty of insulting conduct.
1t was pointed out that in Kentucky
it has long been held that to invite a
male stranger TO drink is simply a
courtesy of the country, ana the
judges ruling seems to be that Ken
lucky courtesy knows no limitation of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

GEN. BLACK having finally accepted
appointment as trustee OF the Sol
diers' Home, IL is believed that the
Institution now has a board that will
stand. Capt. Chandler, of Macomb,
has been on the board and is virtually
reappointment. Maj. Halves, of
Rock Island, will serye.-Quincy Her
aid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31
Eugene SC0tt.
Mental Scientist
and Spiritual Healer

Is now permanently located at 1927
Second avenue. She gives physic treat
ment for success in business, love af-
fairs, chronic diseases, habits, poverty
and inharmony. WIN give advice and
answer five questions for % cents.
Full life reading so cents. Sixth State
test reading $l.0O.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or No charges.
Hours from l to 8 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

The Burlington route, C., b. & @.
railroad company. will have on sale
June and IS. home seekers excur-
sion tickets at one first-class fare,
plus 81, for the round trip, to points
south, southwest, west and north
west, good returning within 81 days
from GATE of sale. 1t also has on
sale, at greatly reduced rates, tickets
for Puget Sound points, Colorado,
Pacific Coast and various other points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-31

Commencing Monday, April /, the
c., b. & O. freight train will leave
the new station in Rock Island at
7:45 a. m. for Clinton, via Davenport
and the D., r. 1. & n. w. railway,
distributing freight for points along
that line, reaching Clinton at 1850 q.
m. Freight will also be received via
the same route for local points on the
c., IL N. w. railway at the lowest
current rates affording prompt and
quick service.