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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
The Properly Uniformed Police.

The council is right in taking a
stand for properly uniformed police
While there is no occasion for making
individual examples. the police should
be given To understand that the city
pays them certain amount each
month that they may be neatly uni
formed. and the member of the force
who fails to comply with the require
ment. misappropriates Il portion of
the pubic funds that he receives
There has probably not been Il time in
recent years. At least. when the police
force uf the city has presented such
a spectacle of miStits in uniforms as
IL has under the existing regime. and
III order 60 do away with the possibility
OF repetition of this shortening a
standard OF uniform for summer and
winter wear should be adopted and
every member of the force required TO
provide himself accordingly before he
goes on duty
Arrangements could very readily be
made for the turning out OF uniforms
on three days time il necessary and
ii is just as essential that a police
man be clad in regulation style the
first day he goes ON duty as NJ any
time Where changes are made eX-
Cept in the case of peremptory dis
mlsSaiS for cause, the new men
should have sufficient notice to provide
themselves with complete uniforms be
fore entering the force. This is done
in other cities. and there is no reason
why IL should not be the rule in Rock
Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Slang.

Many people who constantly attack
users Of slang. use it themselves, and
when put 10 the test of using perfect
grammar and using the English Ian
guage with unerring accuracy, fail.
Some one accused Robert Louis Stew
ensou of using the slang phrase moth
ing doing" but the Springfield. Mass.
Repu 1liCan declares the phrase was
good English before il was slang. En-
ersou having used il frequently. Today
il is one of common usage. The Re
publican also says that Rooseyelt's
words that he liked people who did
things" were anticipated by Emerson.
Then, too. there is the expression used
by Roosevelt, clean as a hounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

When it came right down to the fine
point, after all the agitation. the coun-
Gil could not have done otherwise
than sustained the midnight closing
ordinance, without placing every alder.
men who voted 10 sustain any other
alternative in an exceedingly embar-
RAISING position-and under the eX
ceptionaliy peculiar conditions at pres
ent prevailing in Rock Island. there is
none OF the aldermen who cares 10
be found as they express il. hooked
up with the wrong bunch" For you
can put it down. some day there is
going TO be an awakening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

The New York Journal of Commerce
thus explains reciprocity; "Recipro-
city is but a means of mitigating the
effects of an undiscriminating protec-
tive policy. and, once begun. il will
find no stopping place short of revi-
sion of the tariff on the principle of
extending foreign trade by making it
frcer and gaining access 10 the mar
kcts of others by opening ours to
thnm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

The Kansas City Times. apropos OF
our threatened tariff war with Ger
many, quotes this truism from the late
William Mckinley: A one-sided deal
is regarded as not only unfair, but. as
applied to general and permanent
business. is held To be particularly stu
pid. And the principle is the same III
trading among nations as it is in trad
ing with individuals. IL may react
more slowly, but reaction is just as
certain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

No pill is as pleasant and positive
as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These
famous little pills are so mild and eff
fective that children. delicate ladies
and weak people enjoy their cleansing
effect. while strong people say they
are the best liver pills sold. Sold by
AN druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

The $50 a week life insurance clerks
who are employed TO sign notes for
Sl.060.0o0 no doubt get their full
amount of enjoyment ont of the situa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

While the people cannot fail to adj
mire the presidents pluck, they must
also admire his art in keeping in the
public eye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
zion No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

What need had NJ. Witte To- fear
what might hefall him when he reach
cd Russia? Had he not ridden in the
New York subway?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

An Omaha man who is worth 800.
ooO lives on seven cents day. He is
probably quite popular among his rel
ativeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
Tuesday. October 3, 1905.

The Illinois state fair is on-so are
the republican politicians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
IMPROVING Beef Breeds.

Any bull sexually sound will get
calves If mated to healthy mature fe-
males, but there is in the breeders
art more than mere bringing together
Of animals to multiply the species.
Even If the breeder looks at the mat
ter solely from the standpoint of the
money to be made from breeding pure
breds and does not concern himself
oyer the improvement of the breed
even that man will find it pays him to
use the very best bull he can afford,
and he simply cannot afford to use an
inferior bull because it costs only a
hundred or two. Far too many men
breeding registered cattle to-day are
using inferior bulls and are thus hurt
ing themselves and the pure bred cat
tie industry oy setting bad example
to beginners at the business and also
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
Rules of Feeding a Mistake.

It is dangerous for one to lay down
hard and fast rules for the feeding of
stock of any kind, and when one poul-
tryman says that two-thirds of the ra
ton of grain for laying hens may safe
ly be Of corn, he may be giving the re
suits of his own experience, and yet
tails rule would not be a safe one for
all poultrymen to follow. Experience
has shown that individual fowls, as
we'll as breeds, must be handled differ
emily. For example, in our flock Of
about one hundred laying Plymouth
Rocks there are a dozen or so hens
who are not nearly SO fond Of corn
as the others, but consider wheat an
especially desirable dish. We make 1t
a business to carry a small measure of
wheat to the house on the day we feed
corn and after these odd birds have
eaten all the corn they want we give
them a handful of wheat.
The egg return proves that this is
profitable. We have another flock OF
Buff Wyandottes that If fed a two
thirds ration of corn get SO fat they
stop laying. This we have proven by
repeated experiments, so we feel justi-
fed in saying that while a two-thirds
corn ration may do for some hens il
will not do for all, hence should not De
advised for general feeding without
qualifications. It is considerable Of a
nuisance to feed poultry and cater to
their whims, but it almost invariably
pays to do it if one has f1ocks Of con-
siderable ize-Indianapolts News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
The Cruel "Ranoe."

There would appear to be no sea-
son of the year in which calamity IN
some form does not lie In wait for
cattle left to shift for themselves on
the great plains. In winter they slow
ly perish from long continued cold and
lack of food. In the spring stOrnE de-
stroy the young and the less enduring
of the older stock. Later they perish
from summer and autumnal droughts.
The indications are that the range
steer is going out of existence IN
similarly perverse way. With him
goes the cowboy, the most picturesque
figure of an immature Western civil
ization. He gives us some fine types.
Did not Roosevelt himself develop
from a cowboy?
But even Roosevelt today condemns
the range system, with its wasteful
use of land and its necessary monop-
olies, as we'll as its cruelties. So 1t
will not be long ere the spectacle Of
cattle perishing in thousands as the
result of heartless system will have
become a thing of the past. The
fsWestern stockman" will have to be-
come a farmer-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
Dehorning Calves.

It is much easier, to say nothing OF
being more humane, to dehorn calves
when they are young, preferably When
from three to four days old. Clip the
hair away from the button, take a
stick Of caustic potash wrapped III
some material to protect the fingers,
moisten one end with water and "ub
gently over the button until the skin
becomes slightly raw and smarts lit
tie. In a few days scab will form,
which will soon disappear, and, If the
work is properly done, will leave the
calf without horns. One application is
usually enough, but in case the horns
start again the application can be re-
peated. Care should be taken that
none of the caustic potash runs down
over the hair to injure the eyes and
skin. In case the horns break through
the skin before the caustic Is applied
it will probably be necessary to use
q knife to cut off the button, after
which a little caustic potash can be
rubbed over the exposed surface.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
Swine in the Orchard.

Swine pastures in old orchards are
not likely to do any harm unless they
are expected to get their entire living
from scanty growth Of grass. In such
cases they are likely to gnaw the bark
of the trees If possible. This they will
invariably do in young orchards, and
they should never be pastured in such
locations. In the older orchards see
that they have one good feed a day
while there, with one more good meal
at the pen, morning or night, accord
ing to your own ideas in this matter.
During the fruiting season the
swine will eat many of the apples that
fall and get some benefit from them,
as well as destroy many insects; then
their droppings will enrich the soil to
some extent. If the pasturage In the
orchard Is scanty one may cut rape
and cart it to them, or turn them Into
the rape field once during the day
then onto good grass pasture and per-
NIT them to use the orchard mainly
for shade Always have a good sup
ply of clean fresh drinking water In
the pasture orchard, thus giving the
swine the full benefit Of the change
from the open range.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
EDUCATION OF INDIANS.
Vast Sum Expended on the Nations
Words Since 1880.


Words Since 1880.
From 1879 to 1903 inclusive the ma.
tional government has expended $4O2,.
100000 on the Indians. In 1903 the
amount expended was $13,00O,OOO. OF
this sum $3,161, 900 was for the sup
port of schools. There were 257 In.
dian schools in operation in 1908, rep.
resenting an investment of 100000.
Of these 81 were reservation boarding
schools, 26 were boarding schools stu
ated outside of the reservations and
near the centers Of civiliza ton, and ITO
were day schools, located close to the
camps Of the parents Of the pupils.
The Oldest and largest of the non
reservation boarding schools is that al
Carlisle, Penn, established in 1879,
which had an enrolment Of 1914 pu-
pills in 1908, and an average attend
ance Of 963 In the 257 schools in the
aggregate the enrolment in 1908 was
"A 1857 pupils and the average attend
ance was 20,S76. TO teach and care
for these pupils 1882 persons were
employed, III being superintendent.
Forty-four boarding schools and four
day schools for Indians were conduct.
ed during the year by religious bodies
large majority by Catholics. These
with the 101 pupils in the Hampton IL
stitute, and 164 in white public schools
under contract with the Indian bureau,
represented, in combination with the
governments 257 schools, an enroll
ment Of 2S,411 Indian pupils for 1903
and an average attendance of 24,3S2
a gain of 262 in attendance over 1902
The Indian schools in New York are
controlled by the State, and are not
included in those figures.
Half of the time in the schools is
devoted to the ordinary common school
studies and the other half to use
full industries-ca carpentry, shoemaking,
farming, wagonmaking, blacksmithing,
tailoring, dairying, gardening. mason
~, plastering and harnessmaking for
the boys, and sewing, baking, house
hold work, laundering, dairying, cook
ing and other activities for the girls
At several of the larger schools spec
ialized training is given to the boys in
farming and stock raising
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
ANCIENT LONDON CHURCH.
All HaIows in the Wall an Interesting
Relic

Relic.
All Hallows in the Wall is one Of
the London city churches which have
a special interest for the antiquary,
because adjoining it is a piece of the
old wall of London. The church itself,
however is not a thing of beauty or IN
terest. Dance, Jr., who built it in
1861, not having been exactly a
great architect, says the London
Graphic.
The first church that stood on the
site, it's north wall probably resting,
as the present one does, on the ancient
wall of the city, was built, it is said,
in the eighth century, the city wall be-
ing then 500 years old. Later the
church, of course, became Gothic, and
an old print shows it as a small build
ing with two aisles and low tower OF
timber. Old Stowe evidently thought
little of it, for in his survey he merely
mentions the fact that the church is
called "AllhalloWes in the Wall OF
standing close to the Wall of the
Citie.'' After mentioning some monu-
ments of his own period, and the fact
that the bounds of the parish contain
no great extent of ground, and are
needless to be spoken Of" he ends
his brief account by recording the
fact that "Mr Andrew Geneway, the
parson, used him there very kindly"
The New View of London Q703) says
that the church was of the Gothic
and Tuscan orders, and mot having
been consumed by the late fire, is not
so beautiful as those that are wholly
new erected" The really interesting
part of the church is it's vestry, which
is formed of one of the bastions OF the
wall, and from which flight OF stairs
leads through the north wall of the
church into the pulpit.
Now there is exposed part OF the
Gothic church of All Hallows in the
Wall which is not mentioned by the
guide books, old or new, so far as
the present writer is aware. In New
Broad street behind the church, that
is to say, beyond it's north side, row
of nine fine old eighteenth century
houses is being demolished to make
way for new offices, and you can walk
right through any of them and obtain
a view of the north side of the church.
There, in ruins, but of exceeding IN
terest and high picturesqueness. are
some considerable remains OF appar-
emily the fourteenth century archltec-
ture of All Hallows.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
A New Rordeaux Mixture.

The following formula is a cheap.
easily made, and said to be very effec-
tive mixture for the killing of fungus
diseases on plants or trees: In one
barrel dissolve 6 pounds Of copper sui
plate in % gallons water; in. another,
~ pounds washing-soda in % gal
Ions water. When dissolved empty the
soda solution into the other, stirring
thoroughly. This mixture in it's gen
eral appearance resembles the old
Boreaux mixture, but is supposed to
be stronger and quicker in its effects.
When it stands while a deposit will
form at the bottom, but little stirring
Is sufficient to mix it for spraying
smooth and even.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
81 suppose not" said the burglar re-

81 suppose not said the burglar re-
fectively.
The banker looked up suddenly, AMI
his clear, gray eyes rested upon the
young mans face.
Nov, then, George Darlington,
what's your trouble? Out with it."
The other mumbled.
II was hardly DONE" he said in
sullen Tone II ought not to have been
sacked. / was in debt. My house
was cleared of it's furniture, and my
wife, myself and my child were left
to starve. had been sacked from
bank, and when l want another posi-
ton nobody would give it to me. |
never robbed a man of farthing in
my life. l was driven to desperation.
That's hard,'' said the banker. But
realize, George Darlington, what you
are going to do. You are going to ROD
this bank. At present the matter rests
lightly upon your mind. You VIII
probably get away safely. You will
flee to America or somewhere. You
may set up in business and become
successful man. But have you ever
thought of what will come after, when
you get, say, my age? Then Will be
the time for you to repent and to
shun the light Of every honest man,
YOUR soul blackened and your mind
uneasy forevermore."
The other was silent.
81 have in my pocket" continued the
banker. 1.-The sum of 80 pounds in Bank
of England notes. l am going to give
Won these notes so that you can make
fresh start in life. | have also in my
nocketbook a letter from good friend
of mine in the Argentine Republic, who
requires an under manager in his bank.
The salary is $3.50 month with rooms
over the bank. l am going to write
letter to my friend suggesting you a
q most likely candidate for the posi-
tion There is no necessity to wait for
the reply, as have been asked to send
ont The man whom l think best by
boat which leaves Albert Docks on
Wednesday morning at O'Clock"
The burglars jaw had dropped. His
eyes were staring wildly into those of
the banker.
s.you don't mean" he commenced.
81 never say anything that l don't
mean.' said the banker. He drew
forth his pocketbook, took out some
notes, then calmly wrote short letter
The burglar grasped the notes He
looked with swimming eyes at the let
fer which had been written. But ne
was not fool enough to let the point
of the revolver drop. He crushed the
notes and the letter into his pocket
Then, with burst of feeling, ne huns
the revolver from him.
by the way, Mr.. harrington" SAD
the calm, imperturbable banker, don I
| make a scene. You had better go
now" He got up and held out ms
white hand to the burglar.
..Rut before you go there's one little
thing | want to say to you Ihat re-
! voiver which you took from nay inner
of4ica was not loaded. and during the
u-holo of our conversation you have
haan sitting in a chair which contains
na+ant electrical device. 1t would
hove electrocuted you in the briefeSt
snoca of time conceivable had mere
- nrassed this button which Is on the
leg of the chair at my side
.Good-by and good luck. INDIAN
apolis Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
Lameness in Sheen.

A very important item in the man
agement of flock Is the condition Of
the feet. With those Aheep that have
been herded together during Landing
season, it will be a wonder if there
are not some cases Of lameness. Lambs
contract the disease from their mothers
and the damp state of the ground Is
likely to encourage it, The best plan Is
to thoroughly pare down the hoof.
keeping the walls Of the hoof level
with the inner part, so that the pres
sure is equally distributed over the
foot. In the case Of a diseased foot
the foul part must be cut away, care
being taken not to cause bleeding;
dress well with a caustic mixture, SO
as to prevent proud flesh growing, and
to stimulate the vascular parts to Sc
crete healthy horn. If the weather Is
inclined to be- wet q strong dressing
is necessary, such as muriate OF anti
n,ony applied with feather, and
again equal parts Of hydrochloric aci(l
and tincture of myrrh; milder dress
ing is a strong solution Of sulphate OF
copper, and tincture of aloes of friar's
balsam is milder still
All these are useful If applied with
discretion according to the severity OF
the case, suggests the Midland Farm
er. A useful application as well as
preventive is coal tar, particularly
If a little creosote is added to it.; ana
some powdered plaster of paris over
the tar will assist its drying effect. A
change to a dry pasture is necessary.
Sulphate of ime, powdered, one ounce;
Sulphate of lime, powdered, one ounce;
one scruple; Stockholm tar, foul.
ounces: lard. four ounces; made into
an ointment and applied to the hoof
and between the cleft, after parting,
is a good dressing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
4 BANK BURGLARY.
~o%N~~~~

! T was not often that Mr.. Butler,
ii manager Of the Gable street
u branch of the London and South
Has+nrn Bank, had occasion to visit his
Amcas after business hours. But a
banking business is like no other-a
hank manager Is a man upon whose
.houlders rests much responsibility.
Mr. Butler had been worried during
|ba four hours which had elapsed since
h. nut on his coat and hat and left the
kidding at 5 o'clock. It was a tricky
sslculatton that worried him, and he
Eas not quite certain, as he dall1ed
lyer his coffee, whether or not he was
In the eve Of making great mistake.
That is why, contrary to his custom,
l. ordered his electric brougham, drove
i the city, and seated himself again
! his office, with his back to the safe
Ind the big ledgers before him on the
able
4 His brow was wrinkled in thought,
snd his keen, gray eyes rapidly few
Iyer the bewildering mass of figures,
He became absorbed in his work-so
huch so, indeed, that he did not hear
he creak of the little door on his left,
sor did there fall upon his ear the soft
sreathing Of a man at Lis side.
A few moments later he was star
ed by feeling something cold pressed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-11
AN oLo-FAsHloNE0 SOUL.

lot hers the New Times lofty lot
To questions big replying;
he only knows to keep the cot
And soothe the chiidren's crying.
1 ot hers to stand in temples bright,
Sad strige for strife returning;
.be only knows the lamps to light
And keep the home fires burning.
ut hers to move with iron will
In paths of strange endeavor;
he only knows that Home is still
The sweetest name forever!
There are her joys, and there her tears
A life so sweetly human,
rhe world shall whisper through the
years:
"God bless that little woman!'
ATLANTA Constitution.