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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-31

governing membership" The motto is
And they stood every man in his
place. round about the camp
The Gideons are growing very rapid
ly. having now membership of about
5000. The state convention is to be
held at Decatur, H.. Sept. 10 and II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-31

contact; scattering seeds of all along
the pathway of Christ
ANY commercial travelling man of
recognized church membership who
believes and trusts in Jesus Christ as
his personal savior may become a
member by conforming TO the bylaws
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-31
LooueS-McA IIeer.
IIlentS.

Miss Alice McAlleer, of CenterviIlc
Iowa. was married TO Henry Lodges
of Davenport, last evening at , O'Clock
by Justice ID. X. McFarlane in the lat
ter'S office.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
The Valley of the Nile

Is no richer than the fertile ,coun-
try traversed by the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad in the States of
Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
isiana. Northern farmers have
awakened to this fact and are
rapidly settling here, for they ap-
preciate the fact that the soil,
crops, climate, water, markets,
etc., are all that could be desired
and they are buying land while
the prices are yet very low. Write
the undersigned for free illustra-
ted literature and find out for
yourself. E. A. Richter, Pass. and
Land Agent, Illinois Central rail
road, GIT Bessemer building,
Pittsburg, Pa. 7,26-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
STAR DISTANCES.
The Method by Which These Are Meas.
urcd by Astronomers.

What is the length of this room:
ANY one can make this simple meas.
urement with two foot rule. How
far is it from this house to the end
of the street? This question also
can be answered easily with sur
veyor's tape measure. But how
many people ever think of the pos
ability of measuring the distance
of an inaccessible object? To dis
cover how far away thing is when
we cannot reach it in order to meas
ure the distance-this is problem
of a very different kind. And when
the distant goal of measurement is
one of those luminous stars from
which we are sundered by the pro-
found depths of space, when that
object is not only supremely mac
cessible, but also remote to degree
as nearly infinite as the human mind
can grasp-in such case the prob
lem of distance is not merely one
of attractive difficulty; it is one that
stirs the Imagination strongly.
Bessel was the first to solve this
observational problem. His method
was simple enough. We have seen
that the actual quantity of parallac-
tic change in stars position di-
minishes with the stars distance.
Consequently we have but to meas
IRE the amount of this change III
order to have at once an estimate
of the stars distance.
So Bessel selected his star on ac-
count of its large motion, as indi-
Gated by the older star catalogues.
His method of observation, like
every method destined for conspic-
uous success, was perfectly simple.
Two small auxiliary stars were Sc
lected near the one under observa-
ton for parallax. Every observing
night Bessel measured the exact dis
tance on the face of the sky between
each small star and the parallax
star. He Judged quite correctly
that these two insignificant objects
must really be almost infinitely far
from us. If such was the case, they
must be perfectly free from any ap-
preciable parallactic shift, even &C
corling to the Copernican theory.
If, on the other hand, the suspected
star really is near us, it must suffer
parallactic changes, and these must
make it appear to swing back and
forth during the year between To-
two auxiliary stars.
BesseI did not depend upon the
ordinary astronomical telescope. -.
was provided with a more. acc
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
MistaL an Identity.

The woman thought that she rec
ognized the cherubic little boy sit
ting next to her in the street car,
and when the conveyance made a
long stop at an open bridge she I'M
dertook to make the waiting pleas
ant for her small fellow passenger.
She was heard to ask sweetly,
GLOW is your little sister today.
Tommy"
"Huhw snorted the offended
small boy, lifting an indignant
countenance that was not Tommys.
"Where'd / get any sister, Id like
to know? l haven't ever been mar
ried"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
Breaking Ii Gently.

Speaking Of breaking bad news
gently" said an observer Of men
and events, ''there was a certain
Irishman who had great faith in
his diplomacy and delicaey, and one
day when a boy was killed at the
quarry he told the men to leave
everything in his hands, and he
would break the news to the boys
mother as it should be done.
$50 he went home, put on a black
suit and black tie, and he knocked
at the door of the boys mother :
house.
"'Good mornin', ma'am,' he said,
otis a sad accident Yer bye Toms
gold watch has had
"'Why,' said the mother, Tom
never h:l a gold watch
'S;::::c, an that's lucky said the
news bc2aker, for there's twenty
ton of rock fallen on him."
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23

measuring contrivance than haa
ever been ussd before his time. IiAis
instrument, called heliometer, is
especially adapted for the most pre-
else determination of short dis
tances on the sky-such distances
as those separating his parallax star
from the two auxiliary ones. With
it he was able to determine exactly
the parallactic changes in his stars
position, and he proved that these
changes satisfied perfectly the
mathematical conditions that gov
ern motions of this kind.-Profess-
or Harold Jacoby in Harper's
Weekly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
No. -: ,lected.

"The art of letter writing is sadly
neglc, ..::o:"-adays," sai( the !. -
of literary taste.
"That remark said ais mo-.
practical friend. "shows that you
haven't son at college who is ap-
plying himself to showing you why
his allowance ought to be increas-
ed."-Washington Star.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
Something New.

Young Writer-My heroine has
golden hair, but | don't like 1t:
Golden hair is so old. / wish l had
something new.
His Friend-Why not make it ra,
dunn hair, my boy?-Pittsbur-
Post.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-23
A Sure Way.

"What was it Franklin said? IF
you'd have thing well done -
"Tell your cook you like it rare, "
interrupted Subbubs.-Philadelphi&
Press.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
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IFARM TOPICS |
HOG DEEDS.

AT the Ontario station swine leeu'
ing experiments justified the follow
Ing conclusions; Barley alone gels
larger gains than when combined with
either oats or corn. Barley ana roo's
gave larger gains than barley alone
Cooked roots gave much better results
than raw roots, but it is very probaole
that thu individuality Of the animals
had more to do with causing this diner
ence than The cooking Of the roots III
the case OF cooked roots one pound OF
grain proved equivalent to 90 pounds
of roots. This is not nearly so high
value as many people place upon roofs
for feeding hogs; but it corresponds
very closely with the results OF eSten'
sive Danish experiments.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
BILL NYE AS A DAlRYMAN.
How the Humorist Succeeded as nj
own MilkmRn,


How the Humorist Succeeded as Ma
own Milkman,
"When l was young and used TO
roam around over the country, gath
ering watermelons by the light of the
moon, used TO think could milk any.
body's COW, but l don't think so now.
| do not milk the cow unless the sign
is right, and it hasn't been right for a
good many years. The last COW tried
TO milk was q common COW, born i'm
abscurity, kind Of sef-made cow. /
remember her brow was low, hut she
wore her tail high; and she was
naughty, oh, so naughty. | made n
commonplace remark 10 her one that
is used IN the very best society one
that need not give offense, said 'So,'
and she Seed. Then I told her to
Hist and she 'Histed.' But thought
she oyerdid IT, She put too much ex-
preston 70 it. Just then heard some-
thing crash through the window Of the
barn and fall with a thug-sickening
thug-on the outside
THE neighbors came to see what il
was that caused the noise. They found
that l had done it In getting through
the window. l asked the neigbors II
the barn was still standing. They said
1t was, Then l asked them IL the
COW was injured much. They said
she seemed quite robust. Then re-
quested them to go in and calm the cow
a little, and see If they could get my
plug hat off her horns.
81 am buying all my milk now OF
a milkman, select gentle milkman,
who will not kick, and feel as though
| can trust him. Then If he feels as
though he can trust me, it's all right"
National Fruit Grower.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
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THE ART OF BUDDING.
AE''1 '''''''

A Seeding stock for budding should
be healthy, growing freely, and about
three.fourths Of an inch in diameter.
Nearly all the budding in this latitude.
must be done when the bark paris
readily from the wood and after the
bud is fully developed. Some species
complete their growth earlier than
others and must be budded before the
bark adheres to the wood, Plum, cher,
ry. pear, apple and peach is the usual
order. Buds are always taken from
the current years growth. Clip the
leaves at once about half an inch
from the bud, to prevent evaporation
and for convenience in handling.
Figure / represents what is called
'stick Of buds OF course, 1t may be
three or four times as long as the cut.
IL convenient. Double buds on the
reach are usually fruit buds. and for
this reason should be rejected. PRO.
fesslonal nurseIymen use a knife made
specially for budding, the blade Of
which is rounded at the point, and hay
ing thin bone or ivory handle for
loosening the bark before inserting the
bud. Figure . gives correct repre-.
scntation Of the knife in common use
somewhat reduced in size. But it Is
not necessary to pay a dollar for
budding knife when small knife,
such as shOemakers use. with q blade.
two inches long and rounded at the
point. will answer almost as well and
cost but a dime. Procure piece Of
Eastwood mat Of some furniture or
hardware dealer, cht The strands a
foot long, moist / with water and your
outfit will be complete.
When all is ready, select n smooth
place on the SHADY side Of the stock
to be budded. four 10 six inches from
the ground, and make a perpendicu
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15

phere that enveloped him. Then as he
dropped his eyes, he caught sight Of
something that gave him q sudden hope
Of escape. Over the granite hung the
end Of his reins, where they bad fallen
when he grasped unavallingly at the
whip-stock. Might he not take firm
hold OF these. start his horses, and thus
be holsted out Of that fiery pit?
Barely had the idea suggested itself
to- him when the wind changed again,
the smoke blew back, and once more
shrouded him in its pltchy clouds.
Sanders brain was swimming.
Strength and consciousness could not
endure more than twenty seconds
longer. His shoes were burning on his
feet. His skin was shriveling and
cracking.
With closed eyes he swayed forward.
felt about until he found the loop Of
the reins and hooked his fingers round
them. 1t would NOT do for him to bear
his whole weight upon them, for they
might break and let him fall back, thus
destroying his only chance. Even in
his extremity he thought Of that
There was no time TO waste. How
should he start his horses? He tried
to shout TO them, but 80 cracked AID
feeble was his voice that they did not
recognize ii and refused to move, He
must try something else. Already ten
Of his precious seconds were gone
Sanders stopped. picked up n frng-
ment of rock and launched It Mt ram
dom through the smoke, in the dircc-
ton Of old white Billy, the Off leader
Of the team. Fortunately it struck the
horse fairly on his flank, rousing him
suddenly from his reyerle. Billy
started forward and the Others fol-
lowed his lead. There was a heavy
stamping Of hoofs, creaking Of un-
oiled aXles. The team was in motion
The moment the driver flung the rock
he seized the relns strongly again with
both hands. Barely had he done so
when the loop frightened with a quick
Jerk. 1t was the second he had been
waiting for the one on which his life
depended. Without loosing his hold he
sprang up. sticking the tips OF his toes
into the interstices between the blocks
Of granite. The force Of the pull
hurled him against the wall, but he
chung TO the leathein straps with des.
perate energy.
Had the reins given way all would
have been lost. But they were new and
strong, purchased the day before to
replace an old pair, and they did not
break. In moment Sanders was
dragged up and out of the kiln, across
the granite edge. and along the planks
Of the staging, narrowly escaping be.
ing run over by The broad tired wheels.
Less than minute and half had
elapsed since the drivers feet first
struck the bottom Of the pit, but it
would be hard TO imagine q more fear
full ninety seconds than that through
which he had passed, As he looked
back upon il afterward it seemed 10
him like brief but horrible nightmare.
Youths Companion.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
All TAE GRAVE on BURNS.

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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
Record Run OF a LocomotIve.

In this country the general method Is
to run locomotive for a limited num-
Der Of years, and then TO relegate it to
the scrap heap in favor of q more mod
ern type OF engine. On the other side,
however, the practice is to retain To-
connective In service as long as It will
run, irrespective Of the developments
and improvements that may be incor-
pOrated in the progress of time. The
result is that upon the English rail.
roads may be seen engines still in hard
use which We should consider long past
their term OF service Yet no English
engine has attained the unique distinc-
ton achieved by the locomotive No.
955, "Charles Dickens" upon the Lon.
don and Northwestern Railway, which
has covered close upon 100000 miles
in haulage Of express trains since 1882
Scientific American. -~4 -,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
FEMININE DAIRY WISDOM.

Sweet apples also are most valuable:
not one should 20 to waste.
Use plenty of land plaster Clean
The stalls at least twice each day.
Utilize all food to help carry the cows
in winter quarters IN the best of health
and thrift.
Sour apples may be fed, but very
carefully, as they sometimes make the
mouth sore.
Pumpkins fed with the grain will re-
suit in an increase In yield of milk over
grain fed alone.
The best evidence that cow has tho
right Kind OF food hnd sufficient food IL
a sleek, soft skin.
Exposure to cold, storms and short
frost-bitten pastures will reduce them
so much that the whole winter will be
a loss.
Look out as tho cold nights come that
the cows are in their stalls and hovo
a good supply Of fodder al they win
eat up clean.
p Let all the sunshine in the stables
that is possible. Dark stables are nj.
ways damp. Damp stables arc ON
abomination.
The COW, stable should be. kent So
clean and 30 wqll yontiIate,l thaf n,o
absence Of disagreeable odor will he
noticeable. tits easy TRY X. y
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
FROM A sHEPHERp,s BOOK.

FROM A SHEPHERDS BOOK.
Bred the best ewes TO the best rams.
The way TO keep ideal sheep is by
trying to improve them,
Sheep are always improving or they
are deteriorating.
An uneven lot Of good sheep are bet
ter than an even lot Of poor ones.
Stationary troughs and racks are not
desirable in the sheep stable,
Ewes will produce larger and better
lambs il in plump condition at the
time of mating,
At weaving, IL possible. The owes
should be placed in field ont Of hear
ing of the lambs.
1t is well 10 place The ewes on short
pasture for a week or more after the
lambs are weaned.
Sheep are easily managed, are first
class fertilizing machines, good farm
scavengers, and yield two harvests an
nually,
III many cases after the corn is laid
by, the sheep may be turned into the
corn fields to good advantage.
When purchasing ram for breed
ing purposes Il should be better than
the best in your flock.
If n radical change in the rations is
made too suddenly, growth Of both
body and fleece is liable to suffer n
check.
In some localities. at least, sheep
should be looked upon as auxiliaIies
in keeping up the fertility Of the land
rather than means Of profit,
The ram needs to be changed every
two years and fresh blood infused in
the flock, All things considered, a
three-year-old ram is best when breed.
ing 10 improve, Cultivator
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15

lar incislOn ill., through the bark an.
inch in length, and cut cross at the
top, forming the letter 4. Cut a bud
from your stick Of buds, as represent
ed In Figure 3 a, by clean cut. com.
mencing half an inch or more above
and running out half an inch below the
bud' Carefully raise the corners OF
thc bark at the angles % the meision
on the stock with the handle or point
OF the budding knife. and, holding the
bud 10y the f0OtstOck Of the leaf, insert
the same and push 1t home (sec Figure
~ b. which represents the bud proper
~ Inserted. If the upper end Of the
bur prouudes from the inclslon, slip
1t Off. The bud now fits perfectly. but
as there is danger that the bark, ZOOS
ened from the stock, will become dry
ana curl outward, so as to admit air
and water, and thereby cause a fail
IRE, 1t is necessary TO tie up the wound
with a strand Of mating, as repre-.
sented in Figure 4. Tie with n slim
knot, as the bandngc must soou be
loosened, IL tie stock is growing rapid
~, to prevent glrdling.
This operation Is called "working."
An expert wit a good lot of seed.
lings In right condition. has sometimes
boosted of settinS a thousand buds IN
a day. This was before the adoption
OF the eight-hOur rule, 1t will be easy
10 determine in few days whether the
bud has taken" II not, and the
stock is still growing, insert another
bud at once.
Notning remains TO he done the first
year except to remove the bandagc
ana this may be done by pull Of the
shp'knot or cut Of the knife on the
opposite side from the bud. The
spring following, II the bud appears
sun fresh, the stock should be cut Off
oS placing the knife half an iueh
above the bud and make the cut Up
ward ana backward. Some cut from a
point opposite the bud, but this is all
wrong, as thc,9 IS Danger taat the stock
VIII dry and injure the bud II the
Dud does not make IN upward growth
IL may be tied up to the spur left on
the stock, but this will not often be
required The bud will push rapidIy
ana the spur should be carefully re-
moved when the wound will heal over.
william II. Hills, in Tho American
cultIvator. ta
The Welsh Fusileeru ,iway. 1o,o a
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15
ROSE COMB ANDALUsIANs.

was BREEDER OF the single comb
variety several seasons and found them
TO be one Of the very best varieties OF
the Mediterranean class, But / was
never consumed with admiration FOR
the single comb, anyway; and the Top
comb Of the females in this and other
varieties Of the Mediterranean class IT
seemed 10 me might well he replaced
by a neat rose comb, without sacri-
iicing any desirable point in this band
some and useful variety. So set to
work, and each season since have had
the satisfaction of producing more ana
more perfect birds, till now have An.
dalusian cockerels and pullets that are
not one whit behind the best single
comb specimens In the country in any
point that goes 10 make up a perfect
blue Andalusian, and every one of
which has q nice rose comb, The best
of my birds are now simply perfect.
/ notice with regret that one breeder
advertises rose comb blue .indalus-
lans. very pretty, with yellow legs"
This breeder ought not so TO do. \ rose
comb blue Andalusian should conform
in every particular to the standard for
the older single comb variety, except
in the one matter Of comb No blue
Andalusian, either single or rose comb,
should have yellow lcgs,-W b. Trow.
bridge, in The American Cultivator
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15

ySStot<N IRVING MS heavy four
Y ~ Y horse wagon up on the
Q IN o stage beside the open kiln.
~ top Harry Sanders stopped
SFoEr his horses and twlncd his
relns round the whlp.stocR standing
in lis case on the right of the seat,
Then be pulled on his lcathern
grabs and began to pitch his load Of
lime rock, piece by piece, into the gran.
its lined pit that yawned below him,
vomiting forth ccaseless tide of
smoke and heat.
Underneath, in the body Of the kiln,
were twenty or thirty tons Of lime
rock in every stage OF burning, from
the thoroughly calclned Jumps at the
bottom, which needed only shOveling
out and cooling Off to prepare them for
packing in the casks, to the fragments
last thrown IN al the top crusted with
coal SCOT, but not yet heated enough to
show any signs Of crumbling. From
this mass, through which the arches
sent steady Hood of streaming flame,
spun out by the forced draft. rose q
mingled column Of carbonic acid gas
and coal smoke. q deadly combination
for the human lungs.
"If man ever falls into one Of those
tops, he's donew burner had once re-
marked, and no one who had seen the
smoking pits in fun blast would be
likely 10 question the truth of the as.
sertiOn.
1t was Monday morning, and The rOcl,
in the kiln had settled considerably
distance, The top was something over
twelve feet In diameter. From this
point the body Of the furnace gradually
contracted. until just above the arches
it measured barely eight feet across.
Up 10 within two or three yards Of the
surface II was lined with fire brick, but
for the remainder Of the distance
BLOCKS Of so-called fire granite were en-.
ployed
The workmen below never intcn-
tlonally put on fresh coal when a cart
was being unloaded above but some
times they could not avoid doing 50,
and then the driver was subjected 10 II
very unpleasant smoking.
On this morning Sanders was mfor-
tunate. He had not thrown Off n
dozen pieces when lie heard the scrap
ing of shoyels, and in few seconds.
curling up through every crevlce In the
rough pit bottom came the sOOty vapOr.
Thicker and thicker 1t grew, eddying
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-12-15

me Welsh Fusilesrs always have
goat for their mascot,