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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Letter Carriers AK More Pay.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Naional As
sociation of Rural Letter Carriers in
convention elected the following officers:
President, f. II. Cunningham, Nebras-
ka; secretary, w. f. Tumber, New
York A committee was appointed to
go to Washington to present memOr-
ial to the postmaster general, asking
that in addition to the wages paid rur-
al letter carriers expenses be allowed
of 5000 year. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
MYSTERY OF AIRSHIP AT
INDIANAPOLIS SOLVED

indianapolis, Sept. 1.-THE mystery
surrounding an airship reported seen
here last night is undoubtedly solved.
At noon today in a field several miles
from Irvington some boys found a
large torpedO-shaped paper-covered
affair with canopy and two dummy
figures in it, 1t was 80 feet long and
believed to be a model of an airship
some local mechanics are working on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
CHARLES J. BONAPARTE TO
HEAD THE INVESTIGATION

Washington, Sept. 14.-Charles JOS
eph Bonaparte has been selected by
Secretary Hitchcock to take charge
of the investigation of affairs and Off
cials in Indian Territory that come
under the jurisdiction of the interior
department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
A DELICATE CASE
Which Has Been Made to Take on
Itself an international
Aspect.
PRESIDENT AND SIR THos. Upton
And a Bid to tho Board of the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 14.-An
unpleasant episode, with phase of
international interest, has been the
outgroWth of a dinner to be given next
Friday night by the Seawanhaka Cor
inthian Yacht club. Through series
of misapprehensiOnS on the part. SEEM
ingly, of some members of the club,
an apparent slight has been put upon
Sir Thomas Upton, and President
Roosevelt has been placed in the at
titude of being discOurteous to the
British yachtsman. The Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht club has a spacious
and beautiful home on Center Island,
In Oyster Bay. 1t is one of the most
prominent yacht clubs of the country,
being scarcely second in Importance to
the New York Yacht club.
Two Invitations for RooseveIt.
President Roosevelt is an active
member of the organization, as are
many of the best-knOwn yachtsmen
Of the east, and Sir Thomas Upton
holds an honorary membership in the
club. The day President Roosevelt re
turned from his trip to Syracuse Col
Bdlc AIOyt- VI new 1OTh. CiEilTIllun OF
the board of trustees Of the Seanwan-
haka club. called on him at Sycamore
Hill On behalf of the club he ten
dered the president an invitation to
attend the annual dinner of the or
ganizatiOn next Friday night. and ut
the same time he extended to him an
Invitation to be guest at the Ohio
Society OF New York at a dinner to
be given by the society some time dur
ing the approaching winter.
Accepts One with n Stipulation.
With expression of appreciation Of
the courtesy shown him by the invita-
tions the president informed Hoyt that
he felt obliged to decline them. He
had declined many other similar in
vitations and felt. therefore. that it
would not be fair to all of his friends
to accept those rendered by Hoyt. Hoyt
was inSistent, however, that he should
attend the yacht club dinner, and the
president. after being assured that it
was to be purely ''neighbOrly affair."
consented to be present for a short
time. He expressly stipulated that It
was not to be formal function, to be
attended by guests outside the club:
that it was to be simply dinner Of the
club members. Hoyt readily acquiesced
in the presidents suggestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Found Dead In MS Bed.

Exter, N H., Sept. 14.-Colonel Win
throp n Dow, one of the leading lum-
Der operators of New Hampshire was
found dead in bed at his home here.
Death was due to heart disease. He
was seventy-two years old and was one
of the wealthiest men in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
viii Unvell sherman,s Statue.

Washington, Sept. IA. William
Tecumseh Thorndyke, grandson of
General W. T. Sherman. has been Sc
lected by the commission having the
matter in charge to unveil the Sher-
man statue recently erected in this city.
The ceremonies will take place Oct. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
BRITISH TRANSPORT SAID
TO HAVE GONE DOWN

London, Sept. 14.--An unconfirmed
rumor is current that transport car
rying a British regiment to India foun-
dered in a gale which swept the Brit
ish coast last Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
LittIo shamrock wins the Gun,

Detroit. Sept. 1.-THE Little Sham
rock, of the Columbia Yacht club of
Chicago. won the Country club com
petitive cup by taking the third and
deciding race of the series at the Coun-
try club regatta on Lake st. Claire
The little boat crossed the line a win
ner by quarter of a mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Lieut.. Casey the ChampIon Shot.

Sea Girt, n. j., Sept. 1.-THE big
shooting tournament closed immediate
ly after Lieutenant X. X. V. Casey.
Seventy First regiment, New York, had
won the military championship of the
United States by scoring 192 out of a
possible 210.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Wa. Prominent in Sunday school work.

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept 14.-Mrs.
Mary Judy, wife of Colonel j. w.
Judy. of Tallula. is dead, aged 40 years.
Her husband was for several years a
member of the state board Of agricul-
ture, and at once time president of the
board and a prominent Republican pol
itician. Mrs. Judy herself was for
many years quite prominent in state
Sunday school work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Monk ana Equity Are wonders.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 1.-THE Monk
and Equity driven to pole by their
owner, c. X G. Billings, broke the
worlds mile wagon record of 2:12A
at the GIenville track, going the dis
tance in 2:09A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Sax InO.les OF SNOW. In the Park.

Yellowstone Park, Wyo., Sept A.
Six inches of snow or the level has
fallen throughout Yellowstone park
during forty-eight hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
TWO MORE INDICTED
MEN GIVE UP TO OFFICERS

New York, Sept. 14.-Isaac McGie
han and George II. Huntington. of the
Columbia Supply company. indicted in
connection with the postal scandals,
surrendered in this city today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Catch = Firebug and win $500.

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept 14-The ma
tionaI board of fire underwriters is pla-
carding the city with an offer of $500
reward for the detection of the incen-
diary who set fire to the SOules livery
cfabIQ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
ANOTHER PLOT is
FOUND IN SERVlA
Army Omcers Again Conspire and
are Foiled in De-
signs.

London, Sept. IA special from
the Bulgarian frontier reports an
other Servian military plot has been
discovered at Kraguyeyats, 40 miles
from Belgrade. Several more officers
were arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
Great Damage in the
North and in the
South.
Frost Predicted in This
Locality for To-
night.

Winnipeg, Sept. 14.-One OF the ear-
liest autumnaI storms experienced in
the northwest for years swept over
the country Saturday and Sunday
mornings. One death is reported from
Gretna. Much live stock is reported
to have perished in the vicinity Of
Hartley. Grain which was still stand
ing is almost totally ruined.
Grain Suffers.
St. Paul. Sept IA dispatch today
says snow and rain have damaged
crops in the northwest the past week
to the extent of millions of dollars.
Nearly all grains in the shock, esti-
mated at so per cent. and all standing
grain. much of it flax, is buried under
snow and water. Rain, sleet and
snow prevails over the northwest to-
day Railroad tracks are washed out
and trains abandoned.
Much Damage in South.
Jacksonville. Sept. 14.-Details of
the hurricane which swept the south
ern part of the state Saturday are
still incomplete on account of the lack
of telegraph facilities. So far as is
known seven people were killed.
Passengers arriving this morning
report many vessels wrecked on the
east coast. The property loss in the
city OF Tampa is $1,000,O00. Much in
jury was done to orange groves and
gardens. The disturbance is this
morning sweeping across Alabama
and Louisiana.
Heavy Rainfall.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 14.-It is
almost impossible to estimate the
amount of damage done to the north
west by the recent rains. At Minneap-
oils the fall up to the time it ceased
gaining had reached five inches, and
throughout the northwest, according to
reports received by grain men. the
fall was almost as heavy. Millions Of
bushels of wheat which under ordinary
circumstances would have been grad
ed high is so reduced in quality by
the rains that it will sell for from 10
to % cents less a bushel on account
Of the storm.
Minneapolis grain men say that n
large amount of the unthreshed wheat
will be reduced from first grade mill
ing to grain TO little better than feed.
Actual losses in quantity are reported,
and the loss in quality is big. In fact
the conditions are such that unless
there is favorable change in the wealth
er the mills in Minneapolis viii be
facing a serious crisis. for there will
be no wheat of grade for them to
grind.
The elevator men in Minneapolis are
seriously disturbed over the situation.
They forSee a shortage of wheat OF
contract grade. Great quantities of re
jected' and mo grade wheat are ex-
pected in Minneapolis for some days
from now on. Before the rain this
same grain promised to be up TO the
standard and the millers We're expect
ing some excellent milling wheat. What
the effect is going to be on the many
local mills cannot be determined at
once. More than likely many of them
will be forced to close for lack OF
wheat and may have to remain idle
for some time.
F1ost Tonight.
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE weather
bureau has issued a special bulletin
predicting frosts in the corn belt to-
night as far south as northern Kan
sas. extreme northern Missouri and
all Iowa and northern Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
RUSHINGTHE WORK
Salvation Army to Try to Garry
Christianity to the South
ern Feud Section.
RAND STARTS FOR THE MOUNTAINS
With the Purpose or Trying to Elimi-
nate Assassination from So
ciaI Practice.

Cleveland, o., Sept. IA. - Colonel
Richard +. Holz, who will command
the Salvation Army corps during it's
trip into the mountain districts of
Kentucky and Tennessee, where it will
strive to bring about n more Christian
condition of affairs than now exists,
was given a farewell by the local army
branch Colonel HoIz, with Salvation
Army officials from Cleveland. Pitts
burg and Cincinnati, has left the lat
ter city for the field of work. In an
interview Colonel Holz gave the fol-
lowing details of the method of work:
Regular Home Mission Affair.
"Our object is to carry Christianity
TO the mountaineers of the southern
states that will be visited. These peo-
pie are practically without Christian
fty. We feel that we should get in
touch with these people-have a band
of our SalvatiOniSts personally visit
them and try our methods on them.
You see we really hardly know how
to get at them, and that is the pur-
pose of our coming trip. We will feel
our way, and study the situation thor
Oughly. We are very hopeful that the
methods of the Salvation Army will
prove just the thing to awaken this pc
culiar people and bring them out of
their present condition. 1 can only
say that we are hopeful; our methods
may not work at all. The coming trip
will tell the tale
Towns That Will BE Visited.
The fun itinerary of the trip is as
follows: Cincinnati. Sept IA; Jack
son, Breathitt county, Ky, Sept. 1J-1G;
Saylerville. AIagoffin county, KY, Sept.
II; Prestonburg. Floyd county, Ky,
Sept. is; Pikesville, Pike county. Ky,
Sept. 1920; Hindman, Knott county,
Sept. 81; Hazard. Perry county. KY,
Sept. %; Whitesburg, Letcher cOun-
ty, Ky, Sept. %: Wise Court House,
Va. Sept "a; Norton, Va, Sept. %;
bristol, Tenn. Sept. 26-27; Knoxville,
Tenn. Sept. 2S-29. Outside of Cincin-
natl, Jackson. Bristol and Knoxville,
all of the towns mentioned above are
small mountain settlements from
twenty to twenty-five miles apart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14

Washington, Sept. 1.-The weather
bureau has issued a special bulletin
predicting frosts in the corn belt to-
night as far south as northern Kan
sas, extreme northern Missouri and
all Iowa and northern Illinois.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
Cooking Food for Stock.

Only few years ago quite num-
ber of appliances for cooking food for
stock were advertised, but few are
offered at this time, and the assump-
ton Is that there is no demand for
them. In some sections cooking at
least portion Of the food for the
stock is still done, but the majority of
feeders claim that the results do not
warrant the expense. This is proba-
bly, true where a number of animals
are kept, but where there are but few
animals 1t undoubtedly pays to at
least warm a portion of the food given
to them during the winter 1t is
known that with poultry this cooking
of the food pays, for the majority of
successful poultrymen consider the
warm mash as an essential part of
their feeding plans. Undoubtedly, too,
If one has large quantity of pota-
toes that are to be stock fed, 1t will
pay to cook them, provided the appara-
tus used is not too expensive. Not
withstanding the fact that the con-
census of opinion seems to be against
the cooking of food for stock, 1t Is a
question that must be determined by
each feeder for himself by actual ex-
eriment-EXchange
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
The Ice Supply.


The ice supply put up during the
winter performs merciful mission
during the heated season. Not only
does it add to the comfort of living,
but prevents much waste that would
otherwise take place in the foods used
during the summer. Where one is To-
Gated near towns where large ice sup
plies are stored it may be cheaper to
purchase it at intervals during the
summer than put up supply in win
ter. For the ordinary farm home an
ice house 10x12 and 10 feet high is
considered to be Of sufficient size. A
dead air space around the walls will
prevent melting, while ventilation is
exceedingly important and should be
arranged for when houses are con-
structed. Drainage is also essential.
The cost of building an ice house va
ries from $40 to $50.-Iowa Home
stead
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
A Horses Sense of Smell.


A horse will leave musty hay I'M
touched in his bin, however hungry.
He will not drink Of water objection
able to his questioning sniff or from
a bucket which some odor makes Of
fensive, however thirsty. His intelli-
gent nostril will widen, quiver and
query over the daintiest bit offered by
the fairest of .haEGs with coaxings
that would make a mortal shut his
eyes and swallow a mouthful at a
gulp. A mare is never satisfied by
either sight or whinny that her colt is
really her own until she has a certi-
fed nasal proof of the fact. A blind
horse now living will not allow the
approach of any stranger Without
showing signs of anger not safely to
be disregarded. The distinction is evil
IDENTIFY made by his sense of smell,
and at considerable distance. Blind
horses as a rule will gallop wildly
about a pasture without striking the
surrounding fence. The sense of smell
informs them of its proximity. Others
will when loosened from the stable go
direct to the gate or bars opened to
their accustomed feeding grounds, and
when desiring to return after hours of
careless wandering will distinguish
one outlet and patiently await it's
opening.-Detroit Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10

hO"G~ U1d0S t0uOw EiOws
One of the troubles of the farmer 10
Gated in sections where the snow fall
is heavy is getting to his stock after
heavy fall Of snow. All of us are ia
miliar with the scene of farmer shov-
cling snow all day when the barn con-
tains several horses actually suffering
for exercise. The use of plow like
that illustrated, which may be readily
fashioned at home, would overcome all
this trouble. The plow should be made
Of heavy planks of any desired size,
and should be higher in front than at
the back; eighteen inches is a good
height for the front. The top is shown
in the lower illustration, indicating
how three boards are placed for the
best support. The sides should be
braced with two long iron bolts with
nuts. The handle should be fashioned
as shown and made with ferule and
crooked piece Of hoop iron. Ar
ranged as indicated the plow may be
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
Bargain Day.

A very rich anecdote Is told of
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, says the La
dies Home Journal. One day the dis
.tinguished author happened to saunter
into an auction room while sale of
rare editions, old manuscripts and au-
tographs was going on. The auction
eer, holding in his hands bundle OF
letters, said: Ladies and gentlemen,
1 have here two autographs which
were written by man named Thomas
Bailey Aldrich. / shal now start them
for you at the price of two for five
cents" No bids were made and they
were sold for that sum.
Mr. Aldrich in speaking of the Incl
dent afterward to a friend, said: II
wouldn't have cared at all If they had
gone for five cents each, but two for
five reminded me very forcibly of lit
tie apples"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
The Horseradish cron.

ALI our best horseradish comes from
the middle West. Perhaps it's soil Is
especially adapted to horseradish; per-
hape the central State farmers are
more skillful in culture; but this young
merchant, though blindfolded, can in
stantly tell If a piece comes from
New England or the West The New
England root does not hold it's strength
as long. Horseradish raising has be-
come very profitable business in GER
tain sections of the middle West,
whose farmers realize as high as $500
an acre from this crop. The Western
horseradish root is well developed,
with few pits, while the wild horse
radish must be scraped by hand with
the right sort Of a knife.-New York
Commercial
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
Farm Notes.

The intensive farmer keeps his soil
busy all the time and the extensive
farmer grows single crop and lets
his soil rest the remainder Of the time.
There is such a thing as letting land
exhaust itself In the growth of weeds
All kinds of stock are subject to loss
of appetite when the food does not
consist Of variety. A mess of cooked
turnips may improve an animal more
than medicine. Always resort to
change of food when the animals seem
to lose appetite.
1t is stated that If turnips are fed
after instead of before milking the
odor is not impaired to the next milk
ing. A teaspoonful of saltpeter added
to pail of lukewarm water as drink
for the cow is claimed as a remedy
for the difficulty when turnips are fed.
A drain that Is stopped up is one that
is not only not serviceable, but a men,
ace to health. When foul there is al
ways disagreeable stencil therefrom.
and, being always damp, substances
decompose quickly. Nothing Is more
important than to frequently examine
the outlets of drain pipes and bitches
in order to have a free flow Of water
In them.
When plowing or clearing fields for
spring operations a most important
matter is to clear out the fence cor
ners. This should be dope, even If it
entails an extra job after the plowing
is performed, as 1t is such sources from
whence come most Of the crops of
weeds and seeds, which spread over
the fields and cause endless labor
throughout the entire growing season
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
Grim Hunor.

"Do you wish your missionary steak
rare or we'll done?" asked the most high
chef, with an obeisance.
"What was the victims occupation,
in life?" replied the cannibal chief,
wearily.
"He was collector, your majesty"
responded the chef.
s'Well dun," concluded the chief, who
enjoyed his own jokes hugely. The
court attendants broke into a labored
guffaw, for whoever did not laugh did
not live.-Ohio State Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
FRUIT INSTEAD OF DRUGS.
Druggists Wou1d Starve If Peop1,
Would Eat More Apples.

Druggists Wou1d Starve if People
Would Eat More Apples.
Many of our common fruits are just
as useful and much nicer than doctors
prescriptions. The apple, for instance.
Not only is the apple ain excellent puri-
fer of the blood, but it is a cure for
dysentery, and has also the peculiar
effect of restoring an intoxicated person
to sobriety. A diet of stewed apples,
eaten three times a day, has worked
wonders in cases Of confirmed drunken
ness, giving the patient an absolute
distaste for alcohol in any form.
The pineapple is another fruit most
valuable in throat affections. Indeed,
it has saved many a life Of a diph-
theritic patient. The juice squeezed from
ripe pineapple is the finest thing In
the world for cutting the fungus-like
membrane which coats the throat in
diphtheria, and if used in time never
! fails to cure.
After a severe attack Of influenza
the throat is often relaxed and the tom
sils painful. An old-fashioned remedy
still in use in many parts of the west
Of England is conserve of roses. This
, is a sort of jam made from the hips Of
the common wild rose. It is not un-
pleasant in taste and certainly possesses
strong astringent properties.
To eat a grape minute for an hour
at time, and to repeat this perform
ance three or four times day, eating
very little else meantime but dry bread,
may seem a monotonous way of spend
ing the time. This treatment works
wonders for people whose digestions
have got out Of order from worry or
overwOrk. 1t is no mere Quack preserip-
tion, but form Of cure recognized and
advised by many well-known physf-
clans. Grapes are, perhaps, the most
digestible Of any fruit in existence.
A cordial made from blackberries is
greatly recommended by the Devon
shire country folk as a cure for collie,
and many farmers wife makes black
berry cordial as regularly as elderbery
wine. The latter, heated and mixed
with a little cinnamon, is one Of the
best preventives known against q chill.
The flowers, too, of the elder come In
useful. An ointment made by layering
them in mutton suet and olive Oil is
most soothing in case of boils. Nova
days doctors forbid equity patients to
eat any kind of sweet foods, but rec
ommend them to eat at least a dozen
walnuts day. There is no doubt that
walnuts are most useful to gouty sub
jects, or In cases Of chronic rheumatism.
Swelling goes down and pain decreases.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-10
Work to Do in Winter.

Any intelligent. progressive farmer
will find plenty to do during the win
ter, even though he may not have
many animals to care for. A moments
thought will bring to mind the things
that will be needed during the busy
days of spring, and that many of these
things can be prepared now. The care
full farmer has long ago put his farm
machinery in perfect repair-painting
the wooden portions, putting in bolts
where needed, oiling the necessary
parts, and, in short, is ready for busi-
ness. There is still time to do some
winter blowing during the open days,
if the ground is not too wet, and thus
enable one to work the ground sooner
in the spring. Then there is the gar
den to be looked after, the hotbeds to
be put in shape and the strawberry
plantation to be mulched, if the work
has not been already done. All this
is work that is necessary to success
with the next crops, and will keep the
farmer busy and enable him to keep
ahead of his work.