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eAcK TO THE GOOD OLD FARM.

Reactionary movements are the
healthy results of excuses. From over
imitation to contraction, from e%Xtrava-
gance to moderation. from over-capi-
~talization to honest business basis.
from the maddening field of specula-
ton and artificial conditions have
turned an ever increasing tide of hu-
man beings whose watchword Is.
Back to the farm Whether, during
growth OF an inordinate ambition for
social prominence, a cankering desire
for great wealth or is due to other
causes, the truth remains that the farm
has been robbed of much of its best
manhood n womanhood to swell the
fevered ranks of o~ver-crowded cities.
And what have been the returns on the
investment of SO much OF the worlds
best blood? Though, now and then,
out OF the masses there has arisen a
signal success. the main body has
reaped a poor harvest and signing is
heard for the comfort and plenty a
bounteous soil yields for the expendi-
sanely put forth. There are several
points from which to view the reac-
ton n the reasons therefore. Certain
revolutionary classes maintain as q
fundamental proposition: Each being
is, at all hazards, entitled to air to
piSdele, Waler W uTlEk ana enough OF
soil upon which to raise sufficient food
to sustain life. Denied these, he Is
justified In taking life and overturning
government. Conditions prevailing in
congested communities are such that
Gods air and sunlight are vitiated and
%obscured, the very water drank is
charged with impurities and the con-
ditions of the. open labor market finds
the individual man often scarce able
to provide the food which must sustain
life. The man Of iron who tended city,
ward In his lusty prime fnds himself
on the downward slope of the divide,
with shattered nerves, unable to longer
contend with the never sleeping grind
or American business methods; to the
SOIL he comes back for strength and
healing. Nor is 1T the broken down
physically n financially or both only
who are seeking the soil. 1t is equally
true of thousands whose sanity has
returned with a recognition that there
is something quite as important as
wealth and social position, namely, the
comfort OF quiet, graceful homes. The
reward of the soil are not to be lost
sight of. 1t Is u firm conviction that
no legitimate field of endeavor offers
today such promise of certain reward
as husbandry. No business is less af-
fected by the curse of combines and
trusts. The earth responds with the
constituencies Of mercury to intelligent
treatment. Its products are staple and,
unlike purely speculative articles, all
ways find market. Such is the inan-
cial balance. The soil breeds men, men
OF brain, of independence. we'll fed and
self-respecting men-men who breathe
pure air direct from blue sky, not fill
tered through the murky. poisoned va
pors enveloping large towns. To be a
means, perhaps. more thar it
dld two generations 6 The progress
of time has simplifed so many Of the
hard duties and science has come in
to the reckoning as a servant OF the
Ever the most dignifed
of all labor 1t stands pre-eminent as
.arth's best service.
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ANNE PATHWAYS COTTAGE.
Decisions Regarding the Home o.
arFHE $500 Zr7a.4

OelusionS Regarding n Homo OF
Shakespeare's Sweetheart.
London Times: We visit Shakespeare's
shrine with feelings Of reverence, and the
majority of visitors generally accept i'm
plicitly the statements that are made and
believe in the proved genuineness Of the
relics they are shown. 1t will be a rude
shock to thousands of English and Amer
lean deyotees to discover either that the
necessary authenticity is lacking or to
learn that there never was any proved
connection between the poet and some of
the most conspicuous articles Tabled with
his name.
Perhaps the greatest delusion remains
Tor the visitor who goes to Shottery with
the flrm conviction that he will there find
Anne Hathaway's cottage, famous all the
world over as the birthplace of Shake
speare's wife and the scene of his court
snip. The chimney corner in which the
lovers sat is duly pointed out; the lattice
window at which the girl watched for
the poets coming across the fields Is
shown as a verify, and made to excite the
most romantic curiosity.
And yet no Anne Hathaway is to be
traced In Shottery records. Sidney Lee
fnds Agnes, who might have been called
Anne, but even this does not prove that
II was Shakespeare's sweetheart. Charles
Knight most credulous of all Shake
speare's biographers, sadly admits. We
cannot say absolutely that Anne Hath
was of Shottery."
ShoWden Ward arrived at the Same con-
iclusion. and adds that there were three
aaehaway families from whom the poets
WIRE might have come. But even lie Anne
nVed IN the cottage. her cottage disap-
peareu long ago; the present structure is
only part OF Richard Hathaway's farm
ana, as Mr.. Lee says has .'underpone
many alterations and r~enovations." AS for
'the family itself. Its male line became ex-
I,nst lou years age and the late Mrs
baker-sth ne last of the Hathaways'-was
q p.ous deceiver, who had no real claim
10 the consideration she received.
In the light of such facts. what ara ,uo
70 say OF the Shakespeare and Hathawny
.rei,csn at the cottage? What renly
snall we maze to THAT typical extraya,
gance INDUCED in by DR., Brandes NH,
draws a picture of Shakespeare.s io,rna,,
70 the cottage ?-"He would enter and lnoi-
once more upon the wooden bench IN tba
ehln'ney corner upon which he and sha
mao sat IN their ardent youth. There was
lne old fifteenth century bed in wbiot
Anne's parents had slept. with har as
cnlld. at their feet" The "Anna Han a
away bed ROOM il not a mythNis No
demonstrated fact. The fireplace .u,hera
the lovers sat in their ardent yo,,th,, ~
2 pretty fancy. The lattice win1nu,
1nere. but whether Shakespeara,s n,,
was ever within a mile or two ~ ~ ~
open 20 discussion. Shottery Is f,,I or
romance. but romance sho,,,d J.
oHered Shakespearean pilgrims ne ~ -
stantfal realities. % SUD-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
BUYING RuslEs IN BURMA.
4 Peculiar Method of Bargaining for
the Precious Stones

the Precious Stones
jewelers. Circular Weekly: The pe-
culiar methods of oriental merchants
are illustrated by the of buyinr
rubies in Burma. In the examinations
OF rubies artificial light is not used.
the merchants holding that full sum
light alone can bring out the color and
brilliancy of the gems. Sales must.
therefore take place between 9 a. m.
n 3 p. m. and the sky must be clear.
The purchaser, placed near a window
las before him a large copper plate.
me sellers come to see him one by
one, M each empties upon his plate
his little bag of rubies. The purchaser
proceeds to arrange them for valuation.
IN g number OF small heaps. The first
division is into three grades, according
TO size; each of these groups is again
ily1ded into three piles according to
eolof, ana each of these piles In turn.
eord1ng 20 shape. The bright coupe
plate has a curious use. The sunlight
rejected from it through he stones
brings out, with true rubies. a color
erect different from that with red spi-
aels and tourmalines, which are thus
easily separated.
The buyer and the seller then go
-hrough a very peculiar method of bar
gaining by signs or rather grips, in per-
sect silence. After agreeing upon the
alrness OF the classification, they. ioin
heir right hands, covered with a hand
,erchief or the flap of a garment. and
~ grips and %pressures mutually under-
itood among all these dealers thew
make, modify and accept proposals OF
purchase and sale. The hands are then
and the prices recorded.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
VICTIMS OF THE JUNGLE.
Thousands Slain Last Year in India BY
Wild Beasts and Snakes.

WV OSdoSS ana onakSS.
London Times: The resolution of the
goNernmen OF India on the subject no.
tees that in 1901 more human beings
were killed by wild animals than in
any year since 1875, except one, and
reached a total of 1861, while last year
it was 1856; and the number of deaths
from snake bite was %, 166.
Tigers killed 1,04S persons, of whom
544 persisted in Bengal, IS being in a
single district. This was due to the
depredationS of a m~an-eater. for the
destruction of which a special reward
was offered without avail. In another
district, where 43 persons were killed.
most of them fell victims to a man
eater.
Wolves slew ST. persons last year. Of
whom 204 were killed in the united
provinces. A campaign was UNDER
taken against these animals in Rohilk-
hand and Allahabad division. and they
nave been almost eX~terminated in
Cawnpore district, wher they used to
abound.
Eleven thousand one hundred and
thirty deaths took place in Bengal
alone from s%nakebite, 3,25S of these be-
ing in h Patna division, while 5.11O
deaths o place in the united PROV
inces; S0,796 cattle Gan increase on the
previous year, We're killed by wild ami
Tigers killed 30.555 of these, leopards
3S,211, and wolves and hyenas most of
the remainder.
On the other hand rewards were paid
last year for the destruction of 1881
tigers, 4,413 leopards. 1.S5S bears, 1873
wolves and 706 hyenas, while the num-
Der of snakes killed for rewards was
4, 595. For the destruction of wild ami
mails a sum of 1852 rupees was paid,
and $500 rupees for that of snakes. In
licenses were Issued free of
cost under the arms act for the de-
struction Of wild animals. and the pro-
lection of crops. and these numbered
3d. 1923 asst year
of predatory animals killed by sports
and others who did not lAim
legal rewards.
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The Small Package fer Consumers.

Considerable has been said in this de-
partment concerning the tendency Of
the consumer to demand packages
small enough so that they can be kept
until used without loss. Apples in bar
rels cannot be kept by the average city
consumer because he has no place for
storage. The demand mentioned has
brought out all sorts of small packages
u none of them more popular than
fourteen quarts, is made of thin ma
terial known as veneer and fitted with
q cover of Stats. OF course it is UNI
derstood h a in a small package of
this kind it is necessary to pack only
the hnest fruit. In one eastern market
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

the scratching shed is certainly a COM
fort for 1t gives the birds a place in
which they may scratch without being
exposed to wind and wet. An ideal
house Is one that Is four feet in the
rear, eight feet high In front, with
house ten feet wide and fifteen feet
area. II built new one roof will cover
both house n shed. The window
may be placed In the front of the house
with the door or the door may open
into the scratching shed, as preferred.
In cold weather the fowls I'm the
scratching she'd are protected from
wind and storm by a curtain made of
heavy muslin which is let down over
the opening. All feeding Is done in
the scratching shed. the house being
reserved for roosting and laying. The
cut shows the simplicity and utility Of
the house described.
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Speaking Likenes.

Pgek: Mrs. Fondmar-Don,t vo,,
inans baby grows more like me every
! Fondmar-Yes, dear. esnac,,,,v
since h began to talk. so
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

she-Misa De, styles bathing suit in,
perfect symphony. -
He-1t looks to me like a comic
opera
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

Roumaniaa has ordered from Krpnn
sSoO qnick,aring field guns. They viii
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
He Knew Not.

He Knew Not.
on?" W."
Couldn't say. 1 only tried n
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
A Comfortable Poultry House.

There is more or less objection to the
scratching shed on the part of poultry
%raisers and it is admitted that in sec
tons where the fowls can have con-
siderable time out of doors during the
winter, this shed may not be neces-
sary. But when the birds are raised
in localities where there is considerable
snow on the ground during the winter
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
Water For Poultry in Winter.
FEEDING Calves From Pals.

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While the use of dried blood has been
round to Offset the trouble resulting from
scours IN calves and to cure it, the source
OF the disease may be found very largely
in the unclean pals or vessels from which
the calves are given the milk, as we'll as
In the reprehensible practice of feeding
milk that is cold or partly sour to young
pigs. The vessel from which the pig drinks
should be as clean and sweet as scalding
water and the sun can make it, and the
milk should be as near the animal heat
as possible. AS this is easily controlled by
the feeder, there is nc excuse for the cold
milk
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

a certain grower obtained more than
the average price for fine apples by
lining his baskets with tissue paper.
Each specimen placed in such a basket
should be not only perfect in every
possible way but wiped with a cloth so
that all soil is removed and the sur
race OF the skin shows a high polish.
1t has been demonstrated time and
again that the price received for fruit
u up in the manner indicated in
small packages more than pays for all
the expense and labor involved.
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There is not a single thing referred to
IN this item but what Is familiar to all
farmers and are things which they
know they should do; the trouble is
they forget them, or worse. neglect
them. While there is much to be done
on the farm In the way of cleaning up.
the first thing to do Is to look out for
the comfort of the family and the ami
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29

the surest way is 10 climb the ladder.
Keep your business on the ladder.
Advertising, like salt. is used to
but one cook and he should manage
the salt.
There ought to be a reason for every
thing A reduced price without a good
reason for the reduction, will excite
distrust.
One advertisement will not build
business any more than one brick will
build a house.
Unless a publication is one of the
live sort" II is an advertising GENE
terry rather than an advertising me
dium.
The advert sCment is to the poor
business what the doctors medicine is
to the patient. but both must be prop
eriy prescribed.
Back up your advertisements with
the merchandise and the store service.
The advertisement is only the invita-
ton. If you don't entertain your
guests well. they will go home and
tell everybody in the block about it.
Dig not in musty tombs for high
sounding words and fiowery phrases
rather write the advertisement as
you would talk to customer. g..
Even as thy competitor doeth. do
thou likewise; but go him II inches.
double column better.
Find the short cut to human ma
ture and you are a successful advcr-
t.ser.
Good advertising has simplicity and
honesty as its principal attributes.
Count that day lost whose low de-
scend!ng sun looks on lost opportun-
ity-no advertising done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
MISS FOLSOM TO
BECOME A BRIDE
Engagement to George II. Davis
IS Announced at a
Dinner
GIVEN TO. BUFFERS CLUB
At the Home of Her Parents on
Fourth Avenue Last
Evening.

Announcement of the engagement OF
George H. Davis and Miss Helen Fol
som was made last evening at a din
nsr to the Buzzers' club at the home
of Miss Folsom's parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
H. D. Folsom. 1928 Fourth avenue.
The BUYERS club was formed at an
outing that a number of the girls of
the city enjoyed together the past
summer. The members, all of whom
were present at the dinner, are:
Misses Kate Larkin, Paula Harms,
Zoe Bernhard, Luella Stoddard, Hei
en- Folsom, Frieda Harms, Selma Bear,
Marian West. Josephine Whistler.
VIII Take Place During Winter.
The decorations were hearts and
chrysanthemums. The date of the
wedding. which will take place during
the winter has not been fixed. Miss
Folsom is one of the prettiest girls
in the younger set of the city. and has
been a social favorite since her grad
uation from high school Her af-
fianced husband is private secretary
to B. D. Smith. general attorney for
the Modern Woodmen society, and
has been making his home in Rock
Island for two years. He formerly
lived at Greenville, H., where he
served as private secretary to w. a.
Northcott, lieutenant governor and I'M
til recently head consul for the Wood
men society.
Miss Durham to Wed.
Invitations have been issued by Col.
and Mrs. c. w. Durham to the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Mary Durham,
to Wade Garfield, of Glenellyn, III. The
event will take place at the Durham
home on First avenue Saturday, Nov.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
FOR ADVERTISERS:
SHORT AND POINTED

Good advertising destroys the fear
of competition.
The world comes to the phone when
you lift the advertising receiver.
Some people think they are hustling
when they arc only busting.
Don't advertise your competitor in
your advertisements Let him pay his
own bills.
Nd writing and harvesting potatoes
are good deal alike-you have to- get
down and dig if you want results.
You can't expect the bread you cast
upon the water today to come back in
the shape of Parker house rolls to-
morrow.
What fuel is TO the furnace and
steam is TO the engine. so advertising
is to the wheels Of trade.
There's lots of ways of going up
blooms. elevators. and dynamite. but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
is FINED FOR AN ASSAULT
jury in Justice McFarIane's Court Con
victs William Medically.

William McNeally was found guilty
of assault and battery by a jury in
Justice McFarianes court this morn
ing. and was fined SIS and costs. Ear
nest Hussey, charged with the same
offense. was found not guilty, and was
released. The complaints were sworn
out by Lab zimmerman, who accused
the defendants of having assaulted
him with glass insulators, such as are
placed on telephone and telegraph
poles to carry the wires. zimmerman
declared that the two men met him
on Ninth street one evening this week,
and that they threw insulators and
sticks at him. He said that they fol-
lowed him for several blocks. A large
number of witnesses were called on
both sides of the case. States Attor-
ney H. A Weld prosecuted while H.
NJ. McCaskrin appeared for the defend
ants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
AN OLD CITIZEN
WANDERS AWAY
Martin 3. Reidy. Aged 81, Miss.
ing Since Thurs
day.
HEALTH HAS BEEN POORLY
Recently Sustained a ParaIytic Stroke
His Mind is Al
fected.

Relatives are anxious over the dis
appearance of Martin B. Reidy, an old
citizen, who has been missing since
Thursday of this week. all efforts to
locate him. in which the police of the
three cities have given their assist
ance. having proven unavailing.
Mr. Reidy for a year. has been max
ing his home at st. Anthony's hospi-
tai, where he rented a room. Daily
he was in the habit of paying a visit
to the office of his sons, ]. E. and T.
B. Reidy, real estate agents in the
Mitchell & Lynde building. He would
spend the greater part of the afternoon
at the office. and towards evening one
Of his sons would escort him to an Elm
street car by which he was conveyed
back to the hospital.
Has Been In Feeble Health.
Mr. Reidy has been in feeble health
for several years. and only recently
sustained a paralvtic stroke, and on
this account, and his further misfor-
tune of temporary spells of mental
alteration brought on through brood
ing over his physical infirmities. the
gravest apprehension is entertained
for him.
Mr. Reidy is in comfortable finan-
cial circumstances, and there was
nothing that he craved that he did
not have, his sons seeing TO it that
his every desire was satisfied. They
transacted all his business affairs for
him, and made him as comfortable as
it was possible for them to do. They
encouraged him in his visits TO their
office in order that they might be near
him a part of each day. and supposed,
when. as was his custom, he boarded
an Elm street car at 4 O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. he would go directly to
the hospital. but at night they learned
that he had not returned. and imme-
diately instituted search for him.
Last Seen by an Officer.
The last seen of him was Thursday
afternoon on Fifth avenue between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
street. officer James Brinn noticed
him at that time walking east on the
avenue. Mr.. Reidy wore a dark gray
double-breasted suit and cap. He is
50 years OF age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
RIVER RIPLETS.

The steamers ]. w. and Lydia Van
SAINT are now on their way down the
river with their last raft for the pres
ent season. The logs were procured
at the Saltwater bOomS. The Lizzie
Gardner and her bow boat. the Wau-
Meta, is taking her last tow of lun-
Der and logs south on the current this
week THE winds have made river
navigation exceedingly difficult during
the past few days" said Capt. from
bley of the steamer Juniata. There
are now five boats tied up at the low
err end of Lake Pepin waiting for calm
weather. so they may be able to pro-
coed up to the river to st. Paul. No
damage has yet been reported as none
of the boats dares venture a battle
with the waves of the river lake. This
is the most feared spot in the whole
length of the river, as it would imperil
life and property to endeavor to get
through the lake when there is a high
wind. The ordinary river heat is what
you might call topheavy. there not be-
ing enough hull under water TO cOun-
terbalance the force of a wind that
would strike her decks"
The steamer Dubuque makes her last
trip of the season on the Diamond Joe
line this evening. from Dubuque to st.
Louis. After this trip she will be
brought up the river to Dubuque, where
she will be put into winter quarters.
The through packet service on the
Diamond Joe line will be from st.
Louis TO Keokuk hereafter, and judg
ing by the amount of business which
is being done by to Sidney, on the
lower run, the season will continue I'M
til the ice blocks the river. The sea
son just nearing a close is one of the
best ever seen in Mississippi traffic
on the upper river. The worlds fair
travel has been so heavy that the for
mer records have been more than dou-
bled. The records of the number of
passengers has not been announced
yet. but it is stated that this years
business is several times as large as
in any former season. Several times
during the summer it happened that
the entire staterOOm capacity had
been exhausted before the down river
boats had reached Rock Island. and
city. Among the passengers this
evening on the Dubuque will be Capt.
John Killeen. the superintendent oS
the Diamond 10 line. He is on his way
to St. Louis. where he will attend to
the affairs connected with the closing
of this season, and preparations for
next summer. Capt. Washington
Hight. rapids pilot for the line. will
also be among the passengers from
Rock Island. He will spend the win
ter in the south. and expects to en-
gage as a pilot on the packet line of
the lower river.
The Mac and Winona were north and
south. The Lizzie Gardner and Wan
Meta brought down lumber. The Jun
iata and Gypsy went north. The stage
of water was $50 all day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29

When Smoke Has Cleared Away
from the political battlefield you will
find the wise boys studying at
Browns. Enroll Monday, Nov. IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29

worlds
all
supply everything for the kitchen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29

For The Dnin6 Room We show far the best line Of Dining
1 Plat andD the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
Daniel Burt Drops Dead.

Daniel Burt. president of the vii
lage board of Alexis, dropped dead
on the street there Thursday of apo
plexy. Mr. Burt was one of the old
residents of the village, and was Snown
throughout that section of the state.
He had twice married. and leaves his
wife and four daughters, three of the
first union and one by the second.