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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22
DAILY SHORT STORY
WILLIAM. THE INcoRRielgLe.


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imam A'u Si'-u ne ""ulu come az
nan past = NH"Ii- ne races at ilt
country cruz course "t-"h at . an"
II NouI" take &''H haii io'r - make
thr drive
'II'e h'ilN'oiH' h"='llh= 'ihl1-
ue"uH ~! the u-"'" 'e'"ii""' Si'h'tu
al me CLOCK on the tower OF 81 Mark 5.
II was Hi'H past -. An houf late al
ready! IL was 50 IKE William.
''he would wait Il" longer she Wouid
60 over 70 the links and take it out OF
on" oi the caddI's. some one must
feel "S out OF sorts rs DID she. She
rose "hGriIS, 'Ili "N she "lu 80 i"eTe
was great 'I"'Itr "L Ho"I| On tue
WihdihG driveway. y pIlf Oh co"S'
puIihS Sil"ri H"P' We're Drawn up
before me SI'"l'' anu " h'Iaii' Nt'!
sla'i'el"'eu anu "po''Ee'c' SIr'hs
from the seat
ION, ! Say! ne began.
'Wcll, what have You To say said
Beatrice, turning on him wrothfully.
William couShed III ehb"rraSSmeht.
1--WE haven't any time 10 lose he
urged Jump IN ana III try to eA-
pam on the way out
"Out where: she Sdld coIuly.
'Nhy, out to the track, of course,
NO, thanks said Beatrice. The
last few races are always tame al
rairs. I'm not going.
Not going" j" questioned in dis
may. You said
Il said at half past y"
William stared at her Dlankly; then
his face frightened.
May l stay here with you, then:
he asked.
Il was just starting for the links
said she.
But you'll let me explain, won't
YOU"
Beatrice shrugged her shoulders.
If it won't take too long she said.
William hitched the cobs and came
up the vcranda steps.
Look here" he said contritely, I'm
horribly sorry about this. but-but -
But you forgot, as usual" said
Beatrice.
We'll. he said. "BarroWs and Nor
ton came III 10 tax up that lumber
deal -
Just say You forgot" said Beatrice
wcarily. It's the only explanation"
Il did remember il, though, at 3" he
said hopefully.
$50 like YOU TO shut the stable door
after the horse has gone" she said
savaGely.
William looked panied. He said moth
ing.
IF this We're the first Offense l might
overlook it" continued the girl But
its been ike this four times out of ev-
cry five. The exact number OF times
I've spent waiting for you TO fulhlI
overdue appointments = simply appa4I-
ing
Still William said nothing lie looked
across the TRIM lawn with It's winding
driveway and It's hourlShlng SHRUBS.
And so, hereafter. she went on.
you need make no appointments with
me-
You don't mean he began IN OK
postuiation.
Il do mean just that said she
This is about the last straw. l don
intend 10 be subjected 10 such heed
less annoyance again
You won't so anywhere with me-:
he asked
i shall make no appointments 70 20
anywhere with you. II we go IL VIII
be on the spur or the moment ana
even then snail not be SurprlSed Il
your treacherous memory allows me 10
come home alone. as l DID the DAY OF
the river carnival.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22

New York is conceded even by the
conservative republicans to the demo-
Gratis this year. And as goes New
York, so goes the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22

Illinois institutions need house
cleaning. and 10 get it the voters must
elect a man like Lawrence =. Stringer
to the gubernatoriaI chair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22

The contest between Deneen and
Stringer is like a fight between cold
bottle and a hot bird.-Quincy Her
aid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill I'm
tered at the postofflce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-22
Thursday, September 22, 1904.

The New York state democracy is
united.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
BABY BEEF PRODUCTION.
Gain Largely Depends on Age of the
Animal and the Way in Which
1t Is Fed.

Feeders of baby beef. who keep their
animals up to their work, are known
to make gain of over two pounds
daily for II months. This gain depends
upon the age of the animal and the
manner in which it is fed. A matter
that should not be overlooked by the
farmer is the appropriate food for each
animal; he should aim to increase the
weight by making the animal as fat as
possible, as fat is more easily produced
on an animal than either lean meat or
bone. 1t has been shown that to in
crease the excess of either fat or lean
on an animal depends upon the age.
The natural inclination of a yearling
animal is growth, and the system de-
mands materials containing but
small portion of fat prcducing quail
ties, but as growth adds to weight, the
more rapid the growth the greater the
increase in weight which, of course.
accounts for the quick gains made by
young animals as compared with those
approaching maturity, and which fact
gives rise to the claim that baby beef
is the cheaper form of the two. To
know the breeds and how to use them !;
to be aware of the fact that some
breeds assimilate more food and give
off less waste than others, and to learn
how to convert food into salable
product quickly and economically is
what each one must study out for him
self. Have pair of scales, weigh fire.
quently and note the ratio of increase
in weight By so doing one can cover
the causes of failure and correct mis-
takes. The time is coming when the
farmer will not be satisfied with less
| than pound day from birth for his
farrows and wethers up to one year old
In approaching maturity gains are not
so great, but previous to that animals
for the block should be pushed. FL
nally, breeds that gain weight in the
high-priced portions of the carcass
must be given preference, and feeders
must know that they are breeding foI
definite results. Baby beef must have
the fat in the right place.-Agricultura1
Epitomist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
GOOD TONES FOR HOGS.
The Kind of Mixture That Should He
Accessible to Them All the
Year Around.

1t is necessary to keep constantly &C
cessible to all hogs, both pigs and old
hogs, some material that supplies lime
and salt to aid in building. as an
appetizer, and to remove intestinal par
asites. This mixture should be kept
in a strong box protected from lain,
and quantity and frequency with which
pigs will visit and eat of the mixture
will often be surprising. The follow
ing is the mixture that we use:
Charcoal one and one-half bushels,
Common salt, four pounds.
Hard wood ashes, ten pounds.
Stacked lime, four pounds.
Another thing which is good for the
pig is variety of feeds. Pigs do bet
ter on q variety than on any single
feed. This fact is scarcely ever dis
puted by the farmer, but is often
enough ignored to give it some empha,
sis. Just how much better the pig will
do if fed a variety. we will let the pig
himself testify; for whatever other
mean thing a pig will do he will not
tell a lie about his feed.
Fresh water, shade in summer, grain
food when on grass, and dry bed free
from dust, shelter in winter, and above
all, when confined, have the area suffi-
GENTLY large so that it will not become
foul with droppings and mud bugs
These are essential for successful hog
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
CATCHY ADVERTISING.
Suggestions for Farmers and Breed
ers Who Have Learned to Value
Publicity.

Farmers and breeders are rapidly be-
coming advertisers on the same scale
as merchants and manufacturers They
are learning that where they have sur
plus products to throw upon the mar
ket the best way to get the right GUS
toner is through the use of advertising
space in reputable papers that circulate
among the people they wish to reach.
In fact, the farmer and stock raiser is
as much of a manufacturer as the
builder of self-binders and as much of
a merchant as the storekeeper who
sells him his clothes. The same ele-
ments of success enter into agriculture
as in commerce, although possibly in
varying degrees, and one of these ele-
ments is advertising.
The farmer and breeder, however, are
still new at advertising. They have yet
to learn by experience that the best ad-
vertising is that which produces the best
results, and that results are gagged,
first, by the circulation Of the pa
per, and, second, by the attractive
character of the advertisement The
farmer who is placing advertising should
insist on knowing what he is paying
for-how many copies of his advertis-
ment are to be distributed He should,
furthermore, follow the example of the
merchant in the makeup OF his an
nouncement. He should have some
thing to sell, and tell what it is in I'M
mistallable language Ne should picture
how his advertisement will look in
print, so as to make it attractive in
every way, and write the copy Just as
he wants it printed. The publishers
are always eager to help their patrons
make their announcements attractive
and effective, both for the sake of the
advertiser and for the improvement of
the paper. Farmers who are adver-
tisers will do well to remember
these Observation-Disclosures Century
Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

erect perennial, three to eight feet high,
with a rigid, hollow stem, numerous
branches, finely-dissected leaves, white
flowers, and a cluster of spindle
shaped roots, which vary in length from
one and one-half to three inches, and
are very characteristic of the plant. 1t
grows commonly in swamps and damp
soils from the Atlantic states to Iowa
and Minnesota, and less commonly in
Nebraska and New Mexico.
This is one of the most poisonous
plants in the United States, being rap
idly fatal to both man and animals.
The roots are especially dangerous,
because the taste, being aromatic and
to some people suggestive of horse
radish parsnips, artichokes, or sweet
cicely, lead children to eat them. Cat
tie sometimes eat the tubers when
they are. washed out of the ground by
freshets. The loss to stock from eat
ing this plant is quite considerable. The
prominent symptoms of the poisoning
are colicky pains, vomiting, staggering,
Inconsistencies and frightful convul-
sions, ending in death.-Farmers Re-
view.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
Shipping EGGS in Winter.

Shipping eggs in winter requires care
full packing. Eggs are Liable to become
frozen in the crates when the cold is
intense, although the crates may be
made tight and the eggs inclosed in pa
per partitions. There is no remedy for
the drawbacks, and the only safe plan
is to keep the eggs until the weather
moderates. Sawdust is sometimes use d
in the crates to fill up the spaces ana
prevent the ingress of cold air, but it only
adds to the weight. If one has the time
to bestow, the eggs may be wrapped
in wadding, and placed in the paper par
titions; but the merchants who receive
them may object to the extra labor i'm
posed upon them of removing the cover
ing from the eggs after arrival.-Farr
and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
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G22N:5 SllRC5S
-, ~ 4.
THE WATER HEMLOCK.
This Plant, Commonly known as
Wild Parsnips, Is Fatal to
Men and Animals.

Every year the newspapers tell us
of children being poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. On investigation it is
found that the wild parsnips" eaten
were not wild parsnips at all, but wa
ter hemlock, known botanically as cicuta
maculata. This plant is known by vari-
ETY. of names, dependent on the locality
where found. Some of these names are,
wild hemlock, spotted parsley, snake
weed, beaver poison, musquash root,
muskrat weed, cowbane, spotted cow
bane, children's bane. 1t is a smooth,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

generations Loyalty nation and of duty ct
that things which must be taught the youth of
nation which be and exert worldwide influence Edu
cation thing world the nation
if produces pure, brave and effective citizens.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

To treat fowls for health is better than
to dose them for disease.
Season soft food with salt. 1t sharpens
appetite and aids digestion.
A handful of sunfower seed now and
then adds luster to the plumage.
Hens will pay well for table scraps. 1t
is wasteful to feed them to mongrel dogs
and cats.
Litter in which there Is tough, wiry
hay is not safe to put on the scratching
floor. If eaten it causes crop bound
conditions.
Much time is wasted on farms in win
ter by the men folks that might be made
profitable by caring for the poultry and
producing winter eggs.
To renew the vitality of flock it is
not necessary to cross-breed and make
them mongrels. Better get males OF a
different strain or family Of the same
variety.-Farm Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

"banger'-and she strobe along with gait like theirs.
If there anything that the true manly despses and rightly
dspises and think the mannh goes
step farther and infinitely Man brush elbows with the
mans In the business world he endure her but he has
admiration respect for her All this from leaving the
womanly things of life and invading the sphere of
But would exclude from all occupations which mod
erday life has called them On the contrary there many things
do and still be woman They need lose their rgt
place in the business world
But there things fitting do They should
have suffrage Women lawyers in the right place and don't
think much of doctors AS peachers- there
thing clearer than the express language of the Scripture fobdng
them?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
Rise of the Mannish Woman
BY DR.. Morgan Dix,
Prominent New York Clergyman.

One of the deplorable monstrosties Of
these degenerate days is the mannish woman
Women some of them, l mean, have come
down to the level of mere man. They talk like
men; they smoke like men; they swear, they
gamble they drink, and do all things that men
do-even dress like men,
| saw a woman in a street car and she had
on mans cravat, mans overcoat, and waist
coat. She looked as much like a man as a
done up in all sorts of effects. Again l met a
young woman walking with four men, all in
a row, in the street, She wore short skirt,
coat and waistcoat, just like those of her male
companion She carried stick-a regular
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
Teaching Patriotism
By Hon. Albert j. Beveridge,
United States Senator from Indiana.

We expect Our nation to lead the other
nations of the world But America will not
succeed in so doing unless the sense Of civic
duty is as exalted as faith. And to make it so
is the duty of every teacher. In republic, in
short, civic education is the soul of the school.
Patriotism can be taught. Our forefathers
were taught it in the stern school of experience.
Those heroic days gave birth to patriotism
which laid the foundations of this great repub-
lie But to-day conditions and circumstances
have changed and patriotism must be taught in
the schools very much as the other branches of
learning are. 1t can be taught. 1t must be
taught
Other nations are teaching it to the rising
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21


disease of the
shooting examination
swelling This
"DEAR Mrs PINKHAMI wish to gratitude for the
restored health happiness
pound has brought into life.
81 had suffered for three with terrible pains the of
mensruato and did know what the trouble until the
pronounced of
felt weak and sick that felt that could not survive the
ordeal and told him that would dergoi The following
week read advertisement in the paper Vegetable Compound
such and so decided try it. Great joy
find that actually improved after taking bottles, kept taking
weeks and the cured gained
eighteen pounds and excellent health and
You surely deserve success you have my very
Miss ALICE BAILEY so North Boulevard, Atlanta
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

sore to the owner, neighbors or passer-
by. A way to hide the small manure
heap is here illustrated. A tight fence
of boards on two sides, the boards
painted like the stable, and the I'M
slightly manure heap is hidden from
view.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

serving others.
Sesacrihce for others always wins abundant applause 1t be-
cause secce while universally admired Others conflicts
ruling passion of hness in the human heart that rarely
practiced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
HIDING MANURE PILE.
Simple and Inexpensive Way of Hid
ing Objectionable Sights of Any
Kind from View.

The manure from the horse or COW
must be thrown out in a pile beneath
the stable window, often to be an eye
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
Education of Young Women
By Mrs. Lydon Evans.

)MESTIC science should be taught every young woman
the land The present system of educating daugh
tiers is all wrong Young should attend college,
but instead of learning professions they should acquire
the knowledge necessary to take care of home.
Here few figures which will prove my conten-
ton There are 100000 homes in the United States
the present time That that there 100000
housekeepers at the head of homes. Then there are
100000 servants. That makes total of 100000.
That is the demand. Now for the supply. In all the
United States there are only 100000 above the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21
Two Cardinal Virtues
By John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

A man possessed of genuine worth. dignity, and
selfrespec always speaks of himself moderately if he
speaks at ALL Self-praise usually marks a serious de-
feet in character.
accommodation is wrong when it springs
from personal vanity and when it exats itself at the
expense of others even in comparison with them
Half of the people in the world to-day the
wrong scent in pursuit of happiness. They seem to
think it consists in having and getting and in being
That is q mistaken idea If consists in oivino and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-21

above the who the head OF house
holds? half there 100000
engaged the professional and mercantile world That leaves 100000
the United States who engaged business house
hold work That concus at least that there is
education that end the taking
home believe all right for education and Just
complete possible but should education that teaches her
her sphere is in the home.
My would be establish institution where housekeeping
could be taught science The could take the scientific
end of the problem and study the chemistry foods for instance That
would insure and wholesome food Then they could study for
the sake of the household That would homes and
instead of housekeeping being assed drugy would be
nized a
People often wonder why there scarcity of servants in certain
locality glance the statistics will tell You will notice that there
doest in the United States You will also notice that
there 100000 homes That explains it, does it not?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-16
THE COUNTIES TO EXHIBIT
seven Counties Will Show Their
Products for the Season of
l90l-A Fine EXHIBIT.
seven counties will be represented

Seven counties will be represented
in the agricultural exhibit at the
corn palace this year, the number
having been necessarily cut down
creased seating DON that is required
to take care of the immense crowds
of people who attend the corr palace.
The building has been materially en-
lareed to accommodate the exhibits
and the people.
The counties that will exhibit
products are Lincoln, Tuner, Folk,
McCuok, Hanson. Sanborn and Dav-
ison. The exhibits will make a good
showing of agricultural products for
the season of 1904, and there is not
the slightest question but what they
will be a revelation to the eastern
visitors. That this will be true was
demonstrated by a party of Illinois
people who We're in the corr palace
the other day inspecting the corr
that was brought i'm for decoration
They were in doubt that South Da-
kota produced such excellent corr
but they were convinced on seeing
the cereal brought in from the fields.
They were forced to admit that the
corn was better in this country than
in Illinois and that it was farther
advanced.
Lincoln, Turner and McCook coun-
ties will make their first exhibit in
the palace and they are preparing to
make a fine showing of their pro-
ducts. Lincoln and Turner are two
of the oldest counties i'm this section
of the state and the lands are in a
high state OF cultivation. Hanson
and Sanborn counties are two of the
old standbys, and both expect tic
eclipse their former exhibits. South
Dakota has produced an immense
crop this season in the way Of corn,
barley. rye, flax and wheat, the lat
ter being injured to some extent,
however, 10y the rust. No better ad-
vertisem INT will be given the state
this year than it will receive through
the corn palace. and the indications
are that Mitchell will he thronged
with visitors during the week OF
Sept. 26 to Oct. /.
The management has secured Sou
sa's concert band for the leading
musical attraction, and the engage
ment of this organization is one OF
the greatest undertakings in a SINH
lar line eve attempted in the state.
There will also be free street attrac-
tions morning, afternoon and even
ing, and nothing but the best artists
have been secured with which to en-
terrain the people. Prepare for a
big week in Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-16
NATIONAL BANK ORGANIZES
The Western National Elected Its
Officers With James f. Toy
at Its Head.

a meeting of the stockholders of
the new banking institution was held
Monday evening to complete the per-
manent organization by the election
OF officers. The officers are as fol-
lows:
President, James L. Toy. of Sioux
City: first vice president Oscar f..
Cassem: second vice president, l.. ID.
Milne; cashier, j. p. Myers; assist
ant cashier. w. A. Ileimberger: di-
rectors: James II. Toy, O. Il. Cas-
sem, L. ID. Milne, j.. p. Myers, W..
A. Heimberger, j. Q. Blenkiron. j..
Ill. Creighton. The gentlemen who
are at the head of the institution
are we'll known to the community.
Mr.. Toy is connected with twenty
seven banks OF the vicinity of Sioux
City and is president of the First
National bank. Mr.. Cassem is a well
known and successful farmer and
stock breeder, residing three miles
east OF the city. Mr.. Milne is the
supreme secretary of the Order OF
Home Guardians, of this city. MI.
Myers until recently was the cashier
OF the Interstate Savings bank, at
Blanchard, Iowa, and disposed Of his
holdings in that institution. Mr..
lleimberger is the secretary of the
Building & Loan Association, and
was instrumental in the organization
Of the new bank. The stock holders
who are interested are men in whon
the people of the city have CONT
dence.
The stockholders agreed on the
name of the Western National bank
by which it will be known in the
future. a lease extending over a
period of ten years has been made
for the northwest corner room of
The Widmann hotel building and it
will be fixed up in fine shape for the
bank. The fixtures will be Of ma
hogany, and the walnscoating will
be green marble, while the floor will
be OF a Mosaic design.
The bank expects to commence do
ing business about Oct. /, though it's
furniture and fixtures may not be
in at that time. 1t probably will
conduct a savings department in con
nection with its regular banking
business.