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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

FOR SALE-Two east front lots 40X
120 Zone corner lott, with city wa
ter and sewer conn ectionS, located
on Twelfth street, between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues; also one south
front lot 3Sxl2O, with outbuildings
and city water connections, on Elev-
enth avenue and Twelfth street. In
auire at I01S Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL-H. ID.
Mack, president: +. T. Myers, secre-
tary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
ELECTROLYsIS.


HAIR AND MOLES
permanently removed with the electric
needle without pain; treatment given
at the home, unless otherwise de-
sired. Address Miss A. NJ Kit
tredge, s29 Twenty-second ttreet
New phone $751;. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Trains.
Golden State"

Golden State.
California Special"
Denver Limited &
Omaha ..........
FIT Worth. Denver
& Kansas City.
Minneapolis -. -.
Davenport & Chi
cago -. ........
Omaha 80. .......
Colorado & Omaha =.
Des Moines q Oma-
ma o
Denver, Lincoln &
Omaha -. $500
Omaha & Colorado. d
Des Moines EXPIRES
st. Paul & Mime
apolis .... ......
Denver. FIT. Worth
& Kansas City.
Kansas City, st.
Joe & California i
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Cedar Rapids &
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

FOUR acres, with house, situated on cor
ner Twelfth street and Cemetery
road in South Rock Island fine place
for gardening, florist, or poultry rails
ing. The heirs are DESTROYS of sell
ing these properties soon as posi-
bile For further information, apply
to H. E Krel rs Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

IOWA IL ILLINOIS RAILWAY (INTER-
urban)- Station, III Brady street
Davenport Telephone, Central Union.
North 14O. Fare, one way, between
Davenport and Clinton. 20 cents. Round
trip. $l.20. Five hundred mile book,
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


H j. TOHER & CO.-Brokers; Daven-
port Stocks. grain, provision, cot
ton Private wire to New YORK ana
Chicago. Offices, 100 Main street. Tel
ephone 407-
II. SIDWELI4 IL Co Com
mission merchants. Grain, nay ana
nrovisions Members of the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock eX-
change Established % years. No.
542 and 543 Rialto building. Long
distance phone Harrison 1856.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

FOR SALE-In South Heights. very
excellent cottage, in splendid repair
Inquire of II. X. Walker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
IAUNDRIES.

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ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY -
Bakersfield q Sexton. proprietors.
Fine finish and quick service. 1919
Third avenue. Phone west 1873.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

FOR SALE-To close estate, the beau
tiful home, No. 1872 Seventeenth street
modern improvements; east front
eight rooms: fine location; best of re-
pair Call and examine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

EWE d RICHTER -- Express and
Storage company, having unequaled
facilities for moving. storing, packing
and shipping household goods, ana
can quote reduced freight rates To
Pacific coast and other points. Write
or call Office and warehouse, 1922
326 East Fourth street, Davenport,
Iowa. Telephone 59S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

THE two-story brick store building.
situated at 1917 Second avenue, now
occupied by Dindinger, the printer.
This is a good investment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
HONEY TO LOAN.

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MONEY TO LOAN-On real estate Sc
curity at lowest rates. Marion T.
Sweeney, attorney, rooms 30 and 30,
Mitchell & Lynde building, Rock ISL
and
WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of loanins
money on household goods, horses,
wagons etc, without removal and In
a quiet way. Cali on us for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
So Mitchell K Lynde block
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
LOST AND FOUND.
AUDITOR AND ACCOUNTANT.


c. A MAST-Public auditor and ac-
countant Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
ART DECORATION.

decoration. Finest line of late paper
carried and skilled workmen employ
ed. Moderate prices. All Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
FOR DECENTRALIZATION.
FLORISTS.

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HENRY GAETHJE Proprietor Chip
piannock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store, Isl
Second avenue Telephone ITO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

JOHN VOLk d Co Contractors and
builders. Also manufacturers of sash.
doors, blinds and mouldings. Dealers
in plate window and art glass. Of
fices and factory, Eli 10 323 EtSh-
tcenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIUNAI.
AUGCSTANA COLLEGE-Business de
partment A thorough business train
ing given for entry into commercial
life. Terms reasonable. Apply al
Augustana college.
VILLA DE CHANTAI-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters OF
the Visitation. Rudimentary and
higher branches and all polite ac-
complishments taught twentieth
street and Fifteenth avenue, ROCK
Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
CLAIRvOYANT.

DR. MARY YATES1Magnetic healer
and spiritual medium Hours, l to 10
o. m Residence. 705 Fourth avenue
Take the Blue line west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

MADAME SABINE gives scientific card
readings with predictions that come
true 70 ladies'; % cents; 1903 Second
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
wANrw-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Brick masons and hod ca
riers at 1873 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

WANTED - The South < West Land
company. of Chicago, III, desires To
secure the services of a good, live
lands in the great Pan Handle dis
trict of Texas, close to railroad. good
water, good schools. and very produc-
tive soil; liberal commissions paid to
the right kind of man; state the
county and township in which you
live; first come. first served Write
Main & McCord, general agents, Gales
burg, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
FUEL.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.

GUSTAV BLANK ENBI RIG - All kinds
OF contracting. building and jobbing;
workmanship guaranteed; estimates
furnished Residence, Sl1 Twenty
ninth street. Phone 1888.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Trains

=. daily except Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Trains
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB

ROBES TRANSFER COMPANY 100
West Seventeenth street Old phone
1887: new phone 515S. New storage
building. Express, baggage, bus and
cab calls answered day or night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Rock Island & Peoria Division.

a. arrival: d, departure; .. daily ex-
cept Sunday.
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY
Depot. Second avenue and Twentieth
street Telephone. old west $50, new 617O.
+. \. RIDDELL. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE IL ST PAUL
Railway-D., r. |. & y. W. passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street 5.
Il. STODDARD, Agent. L. i. Hinrichs.
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

WANTED-Young man to prepare for
desirable position in government mail
service; good salary; permanent; fine
opportunity for promotion. Box One
Cedar Rapids. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
FOR MISREPRESENTATION.

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FOR RENT - Three offices on ground
floor. Apply at the Rock Island
house.
FOR RENT-Store room at 22l1 Fourth
avenue. Inquire at Rock Island Fuel
company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

WANTED-Quarry men and laborers:
also competent man to contract for
formation. apply to Capt. A. ]. Whit
ney, Savanna Ill.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
INCREASING FAT IN MILK.
VARYING Opinions ms to the Emcacy
of High Feeding.

Increasing the fat III milk Is one OF
The much disputed questions. Many
slairymen believe THAT milk can easily
be made richer in butter fat by high
feeding. while our experimenters from
their rather limited experiments have
concluded that the farmers and dairy
men ARE mistaken and that feed has
practically no effect on the fat content
of the milk. says +. W. Lightly in Ma
tional Stocklnan.
The Cornell experiment station lately
issued Il bulletin (No. a22l giving fun
particulars Of four year experiment
Tile plan of the experiment was to
take cows that We're kept on a farm
on rather poor feed and an insufficient
ration and learn what they would do
under those conditions and then take
them to the station and feed them up
to their capacity of eating and digesting
ration rich in protein, digestible and
consider very good feeding These
cows We're such as are very often kept
on farms. some natives and some with
Jersey or Shorthorn blood.
The various tables in the bulletin
show very distinctly that the individ-
uality of the COW is an important fac
tor While some cows show gain of
about 10 per cent in total butter fat
While under liberal feeding. others
show little or none, vet on the whole
herd of. ten cows the increase in fat
was about 9 per cent. At the same
time the milk production was increased
30 per cent. and this increase was Sc
cured economically so far as food cost
was concerned.
From what Professor II. II. Wing.
under whose direction this experiment
was conducted. said before the Normal
institute at Cornell ! concluded that
his conclusion is that the farmers and
dairymen were not entirely wrong
when they believed that liberal feed
ing made richer milk, but at the same
time the Improvement along this line
is limited. More of those practical
common sense experiments are needed
to fully demonstrate this problem
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
THE SHELTER belt.

We always pity that dweiler on the
prairie farm who either does not know
enough or is too Indifferent and I'M
progressive to put substantial shelter
belt around his farm homestead. 1t is
SO easily obtained and cared for. Is
such a blessing and comfort both win
ter and summer, that there is no sort
of valid excuse for making and main
tanning home on a bleak. cherries
and unprotected prairie farm, Such a
grove has many uses. 1t win break the
force of both summer and winter
winds, it will save fuel both In the
house and barn. it will invite the birds
to make their home with you. in ten
years IL will furnish a supply of fuel
for the kitchen stove. it may possibly
charitably hide from the traveller a
rough and tumble farm homestead
There Is everything to be said in favor
of such shelter belt and absolutely
nothing to be said against it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09

TIE OLD TINE GARDEN.
A Flower Garden of the Genuine
American Colonial Type.

American Colonial Type.
During the last few years there has
been considerable talk of the increas-
ing popularity of the old fashioned gar
den flowers We hear OH all sides that
they are coming into fashion again 1t
seems strange to me that such Il word
as fashion should be used in connection
with such old friends To any one
who has once become acquainted with
them they have never been out of fash
ion, so that it is really a matter of
introducing them to those who are un-
acquainted 1t is to be noted that
among the wealthy the proper thing
now is to have a country home, and an
old fashioned flower garden is usually
specified as Il part of the plan of the
grounds.
The results obtained from this old
fashioned flower garden are not al
ways satisfactory One of the prin-
cipal reasons of failure is because there
is an attempt to import the whole
thing from Europe. Plants, design and
all connected with it are set down amid
American anu usually
disappointment follows 1t is almost
pathetic to see some of the results of
trying 10 have these old fashioned Eu-
ropean gardens among American sur
roundings, and the worst of it is there
is no need for it.
What constitutes an old fashioned
flower garden is perhaps harder to an
swer than appears on the surface. The
flower garden that will be success
and please does not depend on outline
or having imported plants or even on
the skill of landscape gardener.
There is one essential-an active or en-
ergetic love of flowers with an oppor-
tunity TO crafty it. Given this, a man
may build his home in the most I'M
promising locality either hill, valley or
prairie-and it will be a success, be-
cause he will study the wants of his
plants. | will venture to say that il
all the best gardens in Europe or Amer
lea are carefully studied this will be
found to be the cause Of their success.
In catering to the wants of the plants
you develop your garden. This is the
secret of the far famed gardens of the
world. For generations men have been
catering to the wants of the plants in
them and so have developed these re-
nowned beauty spots of the earth.
The usual suburban lot of 30 by 100
feet. or whatever it may be. does not
lend itself to any great landscape eff
fects. but nine ont OF every ten can be
much improved by setting out few
suitable plants. A vine up the porch
or along the fence, narrow border
around the house planted with peonies,
larkspurs phlox, chrysanthemums or
some of the many beautiful ANNALS all
add to the attractiveiIess of the home.
If the interest of the owner be once
awakened and he begins to distinguish
the different plants by name or to
know the respective merits of the diff
ferent varieties. from that time the
garden is a success Ernest Hemming.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
LIFE rs sTRyFE

The normal condition of the ocean is
that OF absolute calm. 1t is the same
of the atmosphere. In the depths of
the ocean and in the far reaches OF
space above realm of cloud and storm
perpetual calm prevails. The earth's
surface touched by the heat of the
sun becomes the great battle-ground
OF the clements. The contending rush
of hot and cold air currents, OF mega
tive and positive electricity, each bent
on regaining an equilibrium, fret the
gray seas into foam and beget tornado.
lightning stroke. hail and rainfall In
nature life depends upon the disturb
ance OF normal conditions. and. curl
ously enough, the development Of man
does too. Calmness means death
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
DAIRY Cleanliness.

How in the name of common sense
can we expect good. pure milk from a
COW that is fed on any Kind of green
feed, dumped into q filthy barnyard, or
allowed to run to pile of horse ma
nure: No wonder everything stinks,
says an Ohio farmer in National Stock
man | don't care how particular q
person may be about clean stables,
clean feeding and milking, If all uten-
sis used IN making butter are not
properly washed. seaided and aired
they vii! stink, and sinking butter
will be the result. In nine cases out
of ten can tell good buttermaker
by the smell of her churn and butter
bowl and can tell a good dishwasher
with my eyes shut. Dishes that are
taken out Of soapsuds and mopped a
little feel sticky and greasy, but when
rinsed in hot water and wiped dry
they will shine and are clean.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09

The green matter in the tissues OF
leaf is composed of two colors, red and
blue. When the sap ceases to flow in
the autumn the natural growth of the
tree is retarded, and oxidation of the
tissues takes place Under certain con-
ditions the green of the leaf changes to
red. Under different aspects it takes
on yellow or brown hue. The differ
enee in color is due to the difference in
combinations of the original constitu-
ents of the green tissues and to the
varying condition of climate, exposure
and soil. Naples and oaks have the
brightest color.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
FAMOUS ENGLISH WELLS.
some Whose Waters Are Charged
With Magic or miraculous Power.

With Magic or miraculous Power.
Though there are hundreds of wells
supposed to possess magical power
scattered all over England, the general
public is ignorant of their locality or
the romantic stories connected with
each one There may be a possible ex-
ception in the we'll of st. keyne, in
Cornwall, for Southey has made it ia
nous in a witty little poem. The mag
ic of its waters is such that the hus-
band or wife who drinks first from it
after leaving the altar will have the
upper hand over the mate for their
joint lives The bride of whom Southey
tells us did not wait till after the mar
riage ceremony to pSy a visit TO the
well. but took the precaution of taking
q bottle with her to the church.
Another well. in Monmoathshire
which has peculiar fascination for
the unmarried maidens is known is
the ..virtuous we'll For generations
the maidens of that locality have ac-
forecasting their futures They have
only to drop pebble into its water
and count the resultant bubbles, for
each bubble represents month of
waiting for the day which will make
them brides In order to propitiate
it is necessary to decorate the bram-
bles which shade it with bits of white
cloth.
Then there are the so called holy
wells which have many medicinal vir
tues Such one is St Winifreds, at
Holywell which is accredited with
cures that are almost miraculous. The
legend of its origin is a very pretty
one 1t is said that twelve centuries
ago ST Winifred the winsome daugh-
ter of Welsh chief. was wooed by
Prince Caradoc. Il prince of i'll repute.
She declined his persistent advances.
and at last he killed her in fit of
rage From the spot on which St
Winifred's lifeblood fell there gushed
forth a stream of crystal water which
has worked miracles in her name for
so many centuries
Practically ali the ills to which the
flesh is heir can be cured by one or an
other of these wells St Ninans, i'll
Cornwall, is said to restore lunatics to
sanity but the patient must be inn
mcrsed in the water and held there I'M
til the breath has nearly left his body,
This seems heroic measure. But even
this is not so severe as the treatment
to be cured at I4landegla well, in
Wales. for after the victim is nearly
drowned he is trussed like a fowl and
laid under the communion table of the
neighborlng church for the night
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
Fruit yotes.

Apples and prunes are the most ex-
tensively exported fruits of ths United
States
New England apples are shipped
west each year. aud the demand is in
creasing, says Professor Gulley of
Connecticut
A translucent apple. possessing
brilliant hue and glow that IL
lumines the table on which several
hundred specimens are exhibited, is a
horticultural wonder credited to Col
orado.
The ounce tree is said to make a
very good hedge for wind break pur-
poses II planted four feet apart in
double rows. alternating the spaces.
Our direct expectations of apples to
France last year amounted to 200 ear
loads.
Avoid growing too much brush in the
top OF fruit trees; cllt back so - NOT
to have the head too dense
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
HorticnItnraI Notes.

A method has been discovered by the
experts of the department of agricul-
ttre to produce the Bermuda lily bulb
free from disease. OF the millions of
lily bulbs annually imported it is safe
to say that 40 per cent are more or less
affected by disease.
Have Mt least one hanging basket of
oxalis Few things are prettier.
The new carnation Fiancee received
the first prize for the best fifty blooms
of any variety nj the worlds fair show.
Three good ali round erotons either
for pot culture or bedding are Queen
Victoria. Andrearium and Fasciative
Cranberries thrive on sand and DOGGY
ground which will produce nothing
else of value
The outlook for ounce culture is en-
couraging This makes the second
year That ounces have been scarce and
high.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
THE PRAIRIE POND.

We have good friend who has
love for nature and for natures things,
who has created woodland pond right
out on the prairie, which aside from its
practical usefulness affords him an
endless amount of pleasure. He took
4 muskeg swamp, one of those rat
house sloughs containing about one
fourth acre. During dry time he went
at it with pillow and scraper and SCOOP
ed 1t out to depth of from four to
five feet. piling the excavations around
the edges. He then planted variety
of trees and woodland shrubs aud vines
on the edges of the pond. which soon
soon as the trees began to grow the
birds found the place and sought the
prairie oasis for its water, shade and
protection water as we'll as land birds
The heron, the teal, the waders, the
snipe ami woodcock dropped in, while
in love with the place. Our friend has
a quiet hiding place on the banks of the
pond, where he loves to go and watch
his many feathered friends. and what
with them and yagrant insect life, but
terfiy. moth and bee, the rabbits and
squirrels. he gets more for his money
invested in this prairie pond than any
other investment he ever made. When
winter comes he fills his ice house and
supplies his neighbors. Some of his
neighbors call him fool; we regard
him as Il very wise man.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
DISEASES or FOWLS.
Treatment For the various Ills That
Anect Poultry.

Affect Poultry.
For roup take tablespoonful OF
clean lard. Il half tablespoonful each
Of ginger, cayenne pepper and mustard.
Mix we'll together and add hour till the
whole has the consistency Of dough
Roll into slugs about the size of the
top joint OF the little finger and put
one down tue patients throat. Repeat
the dose in twelve or twenty -four hours
If the case needs ii.
For a swelled head battle with To-
ton made OF one part spirits of turpen-
tine to six parts glycerin If this does
aot cure in three days better kill and
bury the bird Separate the sick from
fine we'll birds
The chief causes Of liver disease are
indigestion impure air. dark and damp
quarters. want of agreeable exercise,
unwholesome food. such as musty
grain putrid meat, deeomposed yege-
table NATTER rich and highly concen-
trated food. oyererowding, picking up
food in dirty houses or runs to which
excrement is attached. Too heavy corn
ANC1AAe7 - tt47D a pA2hAtS "a 0oC-
An ordinary family liver pill is excel
lent when the trouble is caused by in
digestion When the liver is disorder
ed from other causes. give small doses
of calomel every day for week. fol
lowed by a course of nux vomica In
small doses. The food should be light
and nutritious
There are several causes for leg
weakness in chicks viz, too great heat
in the brooder, too heavy feeding OF
meat and too much fat forming food
An excess of meat. cornmeal and
starchy foods. like potatoes. give too
much weight for the muscular strength
Of the legs Keep shallow pan OF
water in the brooder. This will make
the air more moist. Feed charcoal and
place piece of rusty iron in the drink
ing water Farm Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
5R2,9ssa gisss<
ioNfRS'
ARCTIC FLOWERS.

The Secret of Growing Them In
American Gardens and Windows.
The edelweiss. the flower of Swift
zerland. will be in many window gar
dens this season. not as trophies Of a
perilous climb. but because American
enterprise imported the seed and Ger
man skill caused il TO grow and bear
need that produces plants that, al
though unable to endure our winters
mt of doors. thrive well within. Last
summer the edelweiss was in many
garden borders and rockeries, but died
Of cold unless called in with other half
hardy perennials before the ground
froze
Year after year effort was made to
introduce the plant TO American gar
dens by and for those seeking novelties