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Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

FOR SALE-Excellent building lots located
in the new additions on Fourteenth street
between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues,
$3.50 up: on easy terms. Also other lots in
the immediate vicinity, $3.50 up special
terms. Please investigate, as prices of
lots in this locality are rapidly increasing
in value caused by the opening up of the
new park and projected street railway and
pavement on Fifteenth street. Apply
to Goldsmith Mckee.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

wANTED-Ben boys at the Harper house.
Good wages.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

FOR SALE-Stock farm. Best stock farm
in Green county, Iowa. must be sold 10 so
DAYS and can be bought 1T bargain on
easy terms. There are 40 acres, close to
school, rural mail, telephone. fair hou-e,
large barns, cribs, orchards. and in excel
lent neighborhood. Price So. 80 per acre.
Write at once to George Il. Gallup, Jeffer-
son, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR LE-Three-spring open wagon, goo
as new. Apply at 80 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

tor statesmen. Local or
travelling We employ on both salary and
commission. Straight, honorable business
that will yield good income. Our statesmen
make from $40 a month up and expenses.
For particulars write, The r. G. Chase Co.,
Geneva, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

ANY man or woman may increase their IN
come $40 a week during unemployed hours
For particulars address Paul Bltterman
care of The Wales. Dubuque, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

IF YOU WISH your money to earn highe
rate of interest than is paid by saving 1tg
ney, rooms 1886, Mitchell& Lynde buildipg
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25

WANTED-Ladies to learn n Undressing
mauicuring and facial massage. -Four
weeks completes. Catalogue mailed. Mo
Ter college, Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-25
wANrED-AGENTS.

WANTED Energetic, trustworthy young
man also young lady, to take orders and
collect for responsible house. $3.50 per
day guaranteed. Chance for advance
ment Call at once. Walter Ebendsay 4
Co. 1861 Second avenue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Could Not Forgive Him.

Forgive him. exclaimed the great
orator. mo, sir. There are some
things that a man can never forgive.
If 1t were only an ordinary quarrel. l
could forgive him; if we had had a
stand-up-and-kno fight could
forgive him; if he had slandered me l
might forget 1t, but some things q
man cannot forgive, however hard he
may try did you ever have po-
litical argument with him?' asked the
great politician. mo; we We're both
on the same side" Both fall in love
with the same girl?" inquired the
young lover. NO; he never knew the
girl / married" Tried to get the bet
ter of you by underhand means in some
business transaction, possiblyT sug-
gested the business man. Not so. l
never had any business dealings with
him. I'll tell you what it was. though.
| was making a speech one night-it
was the effort of my life-and he was
present had worked in some hero
! iCs and had CONE to pathos. / could
see that carried the audience with
me as l told the little story l had inter-
polated TO illustrate the point was
making. There was hardly a sound
in the vast auditorium. l could see
that the people were hanging on every
word. every syllable that | uttered. At
that moment-the very moment of my
triumph" "Well?r asked the 9th
ers together. as he hesitated. AT that
moment this man yelled. Louder? -
Wichita Eagle.
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was handed scrap of paper setting forth
the fact that the jury found Mr.. Peters
had come to his death from natural
causes.
When Mr.. Meeker walked away, leav-
ing Atherton and Grip together, the lat
ter looked at the ironworker in such a
patronizing way that the puddler resented
it by flashing look Of anger upon him.
You are well on. of it, said Grip in
low tone
Atherton was on the point of asking
him what he meant; but he checked the
exclamation on his tongue as he turned
away. He could not trust himself to
speak to Grip. lest he would throttle him
on the spot. His fingers itched to grasp
Grips throat.
The puddler did not recover his self
possession until he reached his home. The
picture of comfcrt and tidiness there dis
persed all gloomy thoughts.
There was a warmth, a glow in the
room Irene Atherton was sitting in, that
impressed all who entered it. There was
nothing fine in the room, but neither was
there any attempt at 6nery. On the con-
trary, everything was of the plainest.
Yet, somehow, the few articles of furni-
ture were arranged so well, the appoint
ments were so simple and unpretending,
that somehow they invited confidence.
The trim figure near a window harmon
lied with the appointments.
As the ironworker seated himself, he
sighed. His daughter looked up. 1t was
rare indeed Daniel Anterior carried his
troubles home. He often told his fell
low-workers he never carried the shop
to his meals or bed, or let it bother the
women"
Are you not feeling well, father.
why do you ask? There is nothing
wrong with me-only""
Eie checked himself. His daughter laid
her work aside. and set about preparing
the MONDAY meal The ironworker made
an excuse to look for a book or paper, and
looked at himself in the mirror. The re-
Election treasured him. His daughter
presently handed him an envelope, which
he tore open.
when did this Gomez
Yesterday thought perhaps you
might want TO know what was in it,
and
The ironworker crushed the paper in
his hand. A frown gathered on his face.
WAS it this that brought you over to
the mill?'
Yes
Atherton flung the paper into the fire.
What is it. fatherT
"0nly a political circular If you had
lost your life bringing me that mess of
lies. I'd"
The irOnworker clenched his hands. His
nouth grew hard. and the frown on his
face became deeper.
Il thought it was something about the
Amalgamated ociation-something it
you'd save you trouble to know by taking
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
The Iron Workers Daughter
HOWARD FORESTER.

HOWARD FORESTER

| ~Parker--yOu didn't. What will sh.
Think"
Nonsense. There's just eight of us
and youth spoil the arrangement if you
don't come"
Look here, Parker. I've no doubt its
just as you say, but this is the last tim -
positively the last time. because you are
going to marry one Miss Bruce, that
doesn't give you the right to dispose OF
her sister and me in such a way as "a
let you have the other sister all to your.
self I've been counting the times I've
accommodated you"
Il knew you would come. Sad bust
ness-awful sudden this death of Peters.
Quite shook me up at first"
That's the way with some folks. All
the doctors in the world can't prevent
their going off that way. Somebody was
telling us his father died the same way
Parker looked at his friend curiously,
sharply.
Il hadn't heard that. It's in the fam
Ly, then. People think-tor have you
heard the men talk about it,"
They are all talking about Peters
death, Of COURSE"
Even the fellows that thought Peters
was little too hard are sorry he's gone.
Take 'em through and through, these
workmen amt a bad lot Parker. The
majority are all right at bottom. Do you
remember how they put up for Briggs
wife-gave her over four hundred dol
lars. And they did very fine thing
when that little fellow was killed a year
ago. Never let his mother see him till
the undertaken had got the poor child into
something ike massachusetts attend
ing 10 things the office hadn't any way
Of getting at"
"Ges, l suppose they'll miss Peters"
''I'll cali on you tomorrow evening, at
seven sharp, mind"
''NO! thank you. I'll permit you to go
half an hour earlier, | guess"
Parker blushed.
''Well--but you'll be on hand?'
How can help it? You've managed
it so finely again, that l must go or ex-
plain-and you know never explain any
thing"
Thanks, old fellow. When you are
engaged"
Ever so much obliged" interrupted
Mayberry with laugh.
And thus the friends and fellow CLERKS
parted. Not a word was said of the cpl
sode in the mill. Mayberry, usually free
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Fan Flowing for sprirS Crops.

One advantage of fall blowing is that
it enables the land to absorb and store
up more water for plant use than does
the unplowed solid land. Another is
that it dries our quicker. SD that it can
be worked earlier in the spring. These
two statements may seem eontradle-
tory, but they are easily raconciled.
The water penetrates through the loose
burrows to the subsoiI. where ii re.
mains 10 be drawn up by capillary at
traction as soon as the ground is work
ed over with the disc harrow in the
spring. and the surface gets dry and
warm. The water. being below the fur
row. does not make the geound as
cool or as hard to work as If IL was
in the surface soil Am experiment
made by Prof. King showed that I'M
plowed land had evaporate0 or lost
nine pounds of water to the square
foot more than the fan-plowed land
from April 80 te Nav 6. This was equal
to u inches OF rain in week What
need would there be of irrigatlng the
land if that was stored up in the sub
soil, for the plant roots and the sun
shine to pump up when there was a
drought. If the top soil was stirred by
frequent cultivation? The Importance
Of this frequent shallow cultivation. in
a dry time, and keeping on the surface
a dust mulch is not sufficiently under
stood yet.-American CultIyator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
P1anting Wind Rrenks.

In many sections win6-brea would
be decided advantage ON nearly all
farms, and il one is located where
small evergreen trees may be had near
by, from the woods. Tor example, they
may be trapspianted now with but lit
tie loss, ana especially so If in sections
where tie rainfall has been copious
during the summer. This is the period
of root growth with evergreens, SO that
If the young tree is properly handled
it will live. Select a cloudy day for
transplanting the trees, and have the
holes ready for them before digging the
trees. If the ground around the young
trees is not moist pour pail of water
slowly around the roots before dig
ging Then dig carefully down. so
that the tree may be taken up with a
mound of soil adhering to the roots;
place it in the hole prepared, fill in with
fine earth, working carefully around
exposed roots and covering them we'll,
press the soil down nrmly until the hole
is three-quarters full; then pour in
water in sufficient quantity to thor
oughly wet the roots; half hour later
fill the hole to the level of the sur
rounding surface with soil, and press
down firmly. Large trees, In small
numbers, may be successfully trans
planted in the manner advised.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
All Around tho GLOBE.

Bocr generals collected ss7. 900 in Ber-
lin.
Strike Of New York wood earvers is
eff.
Austria may pans law to imprison
drunkards.
Two persons were killed ~ wreck,
Hearne, Texas.
Fire destroyed the cotton compress ut
Hamlet. N c., anG caused the death Of
J. NJ Wilson. the bookkeeper
The United States produces over ciev-
on billion dollars worth Of goods annu-
civ. The excess Of exports over imports
l. $500 100000.
The Mormon elirireh has inst bought
76. 600 acres Of land b. add to the colony
holdings in Mexico Ok 100000 acres along
the Casas Grandea
Miss Aka J. Mueller. Boise. Idaho.
the sweetheart Of Jim Younger. who
committed suicide hi st. Paul, says she
was bis spiritual wife She is 30 years
old, and has done considerable newspaper
work. She Is now writing a novel;
Chicago police are searching for Chcs-
ter A. Richardson. a young man, who
disappeared from Aanising. Mich, near
y a month ago. His home Il In Pelham.
N. H. and be wis experimenting the
construction Of q $4,000 paper mill at
Munising.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Conveniences for Farmers.

During a recent trip the writer saw
a farmer struggling to lift heavy bas-
ket of vegetables over the tail board
of a farm wagon. After assisting the
old gentleman he was asked why he
did rot remove the tail board. The
durn rod is rusted," was the reply.
There are too many rusted rods on
farm wagons and tools. Il sometimes
seems as If farmers would 60 without
conveniences rather then contrive some
method Of saving themselves work and
time How familisr is the sight of the
plow being laboriously hoisted into the
high farm wagon for transportation to
the fields when a light stone boat or
sled could be easily and inexpensiyely
built which would be just the thing.
1t is easy to keep the rod in the
wagon end in working condition and
also to carry 10 the wagon a board
down which to slide or roll the heavy
baskets and barrels Ii is easy to cut
a hole In the side Of the hog pen
through which the feed may be poured
into the trough instead of lifting heavy
receptaeles over the fence. These are
but few Of a hundred or more con-
veniences that every farmer ought to
have and which cost him mainly the
time to make them. Why not spend
some OF the days Of winter in such
work indianapolis News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
The Apple Crop.

The apple crop could be made much
more profitable II better care were
taken of the inferior fruit. Much of
the crop that falls prematurely could
be utilized in the manufacture Of cider,
which In turn can be disposed Of In
the form of vinegar at a reasonable
profit. Wormy fruit should be fed to
farm animals, more especially hogs, as
they not only have a feeding value,
but handling them in this way tends to
lessen the number of insects IN the
future. Many persons make the mis-
take Of leaving their orchard down to
a tough sod. In the marketing of fruit
careful sorting Is always profitable.
In the picking season such apples as
become bruised may be dried and sold
at profit if not manufactured into
cider. Apples are exceedingly health
full and should be used even to a
greater extent than is now the case.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11

What has only one foot? A stock
ing.
How do bees dispose of their honey?
they cell it,
What game do the waves play att
Pitch and toss.
What soup would cannibais prefer?
A broth of a boy.
What sort of men are always above
boari2 Chessmen.
Who is the oldest lunatic on recordl
Time out OF mind. =
When is a man more than 4 mani
When he is beside himself.
What is a mum? Something that
holds a lady's hand and doesn't
squeeze ii.
When is a clock on the stair dan
gerouss When ii runs down and strikes
one.
Why is a pig in the kitchen like a
house on tire? The sooner it's out tie
better-New York World
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
State Iterns c.f Interest.

Bridget Brennan, aged 20, was attack
ed by hogs near Raraboo, and so badly
injured that death resulted.
Mrs Charles Hines was severely barn
ed about the hands and face by an explo-
sion of gasoline at GAINESVILLE.
Enoch Coffin, aged IS years, died at Be
Lett. A week before he celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of his wedding
Oscar Peterson and Austin Owen found
whol they believe to be gold and silver
ON the farm of Sam Peterson, one mile
west of Ogdensburg.
At Washburn the jury in the case of
Mrs. Cassidy, charged with the murder
of Michael Miller. logger, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
Mary Larsen, aged 10 years, was stab
he'd and fatally injured in Kenosha by
Herman Braem, aged Ii years The stab
bling was the outgrowth of quarrel over
a school dispute.
Odell Reed. Prairie du Chen lad of
years, had his head split by playmate
A sharp stone was thrown which acct
dentally hit the little fellow in the back
of the head. He will recover.
William and Ferdinand Schultz, two
Manitowoc boys, who have been doing ac-
robatlc turns at home talent entertain
ments, have accepted contract with one
OF the vaudeville theaters at Chicago.
Miss Lizzie Lapar. who was alleged
to have been kidnapped from the town of
Salem. has been found at Jordan, Mich
She had eloped with a cousin.
AS the result of an explosion of flash
light powder, Ebenezer Harwood, one Of
the leading photographers of Appleton,
sustained injuries which win result in the
less Of his sight. his right hand, and al
least one finger of his left hand.
Mrs. ]. Plumb. aged 90 years. was
burned to death at the home of her son,
William Plumb, in the town Of Johns
town. Mrs Plumb was alone in an up
per room of the house. For some time
the aged woman had been demented and
it is supposed she set Ere TO herself.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
hardware store of the Rand & Roemer
Company at Manitowoc and attempted 10
blow open the safe. but were unsuccesS-
full. They took the contents of the cash
register, $50. and knives. razors and re-
Tolvers worth So. Home talent is sus-
pected.
Two masked men entered the house Of
George Buckley at OIivet while he was
gone and searched the house for money.
AIRS. Buckley and the children locked
themselves in an upstairs room and sue
cessfully defed the robbers. The same
men held up George 0'Mara near there.
but got only q plug Of tobacco and &
red handkerchief
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11

week. IT is good practice to finisn
the work llStle earlier en- Saturday,
as tbs makes a splendid preparation
for spending the Sabbath day in A
proper manner Regular Sunday school
attendance is considered Important. as
Is also that OF church going. Part OF
the day may be probably spent in
reading good books DR. magazines.
while part of the day may be devoted
TO singing by members Oh the home
One writer thinks it necessary to
guard against 700 much g.oominess in
the home on die Sabbath day.-Iowa
Homestead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Farm Notes.

The Importance Of using plenty Of
seed may be mentioned from the fact
that only 80 per cent terminates ON the
average. The conditions of the soil,
kind of seed, its age and depth Of the
planting must be considered, bat the
rule to be observed is to use rather
more seed than too little
An excellent time to select seed corn
is when it is being husked. All seed
corn should be kept in dry place, and
if hung up where the air can circulate
through 1t so much the better. In
some sections seed corn is injured In
winter by severe cold, but this Danger
is not 50 great If the seed Is Kept dry.
A difference Of only one quart OF
milk a day for ten months between,
two cows amounts TO 800 quarts, which
win be worth from $40 to SO. accord
ing to the price obtained pet quart.
This fact should convince all who sell
milk from the farm that 1t does not
pay to keep any but the best cows to
be obtained
1t is not bad plan for any farmer
to have some speciality aside from his
regular crops, If he is not tCa short for
help Among the things to be suggest
ed a small area in some o5le fruit
would be within reach OF ALL This
would afford a profit in the majority
of seasons, and every now and then
comes a year when a fruit crop is
worth a very handsome sum.
Lime has been used at some CT the
experiment stations on land intended
for clover with most excellent results.
The crops OF clover on some plots have
been increased over one-thirl in com
parison with land that received no
lime. As lime is the cheapest sub
stance that can be applied to land and
gives good results on all classes of soils
its use should be more general
When the crops are removed from
the garden burn the ground over so as
70 destroy the weeds and seeds. II
may then be plowed and seeded to rye
II not too late In the season at the
time, the rye 10 be plowed under in
the spring. The object shouli be to
avoid having weeds In the garden 50
~ 70 render the work less difficult dur
ing the busy seas0n. and II TITS mat
ter Is carefully attended 10 there viii
be no weeds TO XIII in two CIR three
seasons.
Jamaica exnacfg to export OFes 1000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11

it to you before you were through your
work. l was so Hurried l never thought
of it until this morning after you went
out"
"Well-one warnin's enough. Now, az
ter this, no matter if leave my dinner
pail. you must never come to the mill
again. The fright you gave me yesterday
has made me feel ten years older.
thought when your mother died nothing
could ever shake me again; but you did
you shook me worse yesterday"
1T was awful-awful. father"
so you'll never set foot in the. mill
again, mind. If you can't send, wait
till come home"
'I'll never go again"
Ito be continued.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Increasing Use of Corn Fodder.

A census bulletin reports that in In
diana in 1899. 3S,039 farms used 564.-
ITO tons of cornstalks for forage Ohio
came next, with 32,65S farm, using
1853. 149 tons The other big corn pro-
ducing States used far less ard thus
permitted large portion Of their corn
crop to go to waste. Since 1890 the
amount of corn fodder used has great
ly increased, but there are no statis-
tics of the amount at hand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11

The first of the Illustrations shows
how a low down wagon May be made
for handling silase corn, or Tor draw
ing green corr fodder. or corn that is
not husked. Or anything Of that char
acter, from the Wisconsin, Experiment
Station report The second cuts show
how LADDERS may be made that are
convenient for picking apples. The
last representation represents a sort
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
GHAPTER -fC,ontinned1


A 2aIUg girl was caught By the belt
On cases Of the 6y-wheels. In passing, the
wssr& dEstsw an end of the light shawl she
wcESz zzz<zer the belt. The great wheel
Was resa&vszg slowly, but all too swiftly
for hHzUnam eye or human hand to avert
tie 7azzskse fate that threatened her.
Is ss1e nezIIxed her danger, she turned
Enthusiastically TO wrench the shawl from
bazezzA aiAe belt. Unconscieusly she COM
RIs1@1 &c action that seemed to be her
lasZr- 2he moment she turned. the other
end AZ aAe shawl was caught up. She
aE@rSa4 Der face in horror. The huge
wilass zemerseIessly lifted her up; she
feIe AkEseif hurled through the air in
the lc.ap formed by the shawl; her ago
Hszea FACE was turned to the horror
striclen werkmen as she uttered shrek.
Txe @Ariek pierced Atherton's heart and
brzzzl The face that was turned toward
him szs that of his own daughter.
The fathers cry was the wall of de-
sp.EE He foresaw horrible death for
his a3ly child The distance between
fheza was so great he was powerless to
save Aer- The great wheel would carry
her around, drop her into the pit half
way. catch her by her limbs, whirl her
around again and again; or, without relin-
gushing the first grip, would crush her
TO death If she should DO so fortunate
as "a drop into the bottom of the pit, the
ehzEoes were she would never be brought
oRe alive.
The Werkmen shouted wildly, running
IN Ike 6y-wheel, and waving their hands
10 the engineer. Atherton never knew
kaEg be passed the rOlls-whether he leap
Cd sEe intervening rolls In motion between
kin2 znd the wheel, r clambered over the
iHerz rolls a little below the wheel-he
only anew he was rushing headlong, mad
~. 60 his daughters aid. Others were
aIElast as feet footed; none were near
e4za1Eh 20 save her-she was doomed TO
Ce@1zEa death-when suddenly hgurc
d.zraCS with lightning rapidity from the
saz1aow of a pile of iron beside the
SHEARS, and IN fash of time, seemingly,
Was Aeside the fy-wheel.
Bat before the figure came in view,
Es4E7 az the ironworkers had turned their
facsz aside in horror.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
Mutton and Wool.

1t is surprising how many people sre
still thinking that the mission OF thu,
sheep is TO grow wool. ssSs an ex-
change. Many are abandoning sheep,
says a writes tr the Ohio Farmer. Just
because wool . i5w. and going into
cattle and hogs because beef and pork
are high. The fact that mutton is also
high and that a pound Of mutton can
be produced at less cost than a pound
OF beef and about as cheaply as a
pound Of pork. and that whatever wool
Is produced Is additional gain, is lost
sight Of.