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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
Notice to Hunters.

The persons whose names appear be-
low have organized to prosecute to the
full extent of the law hunters found
trespassing on their property and spe-
ciaI officers have been sworn in for the
purposes of making arrests;
Black Hawk-CharIes Blazer, John
Blazer, William Schuck, Carl Bell
house. Fred Liekefeldt, Henry Hurley,
George Ricketts,, Jacob Tanner, Frank
Stoeffel, Frank Rouse, Louis Vetter,
Howard Dunn, John Kadel, Tri-City
Pasteurized Milk company, Sam John
ston, F. II. Jenkins. John HOEenson,
William Shave, Henry Nelson, Hedley
Peterson. Mr.. Marsh, Hugh Robson,
Lewis Wilson, Mr.. Kerr, Ed Spiegel. c.
Peterson, George Clark. John Erickson,
Chris Heber, Wilson Matthews, James
Dickson, Alvin Johnston. George PAX,
mer. John McAfee, d. w. Matthews.
George r. Sydnor, John Scarr, Mrs.
Charles Kyle. John Mcconnell, Walter
Mcconnell, George Sears, w. H. Mar
shall. John Cox
Bowling-Adolph Hoover.
Edgington-William Miller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
Where Care Counted.

The Argus has always made it a
point to exert the same care and dis
erection in the character of the matter
appearing in its advertising space as
it does in the nature of its news feat
ures. 1t reserves the right to be the
judge of everything that is printed in
any part of the paper, and this is a
condition of its advertising contracts.
The advantage of this rule is frequent
~ shown, but it has been particularly
demonstrated on two different occa-
sions during the past year. Some
months ago an ingeniously written adj
vertisement of sensational import ap-
peared in the columns of the local
press just as it was handed in. 1t was
of such nature, although doubtless
furthereSt from the design of the COM
poser to have it so appear, as to be
susceptible of such construction as to
precipitate disaster upon a we'll known
and deservedly popular institution.
The advertisement appeared in The
Argus SO modified and revised that the
features that might have occasioned
trouble in various ways, even to the
advertiser himself, were eliminated.
The other papers published it just as
it was presented.
The second illustration of the merit
of The Argus system of supervision de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
CLEWs POINT TO MURDER
Sparta, ILL.,, Death Has Many Strange
circumstances.

Sparta, ILL.,, Death Has Many Strange
circumstances.
Sparta, H., Dec. 21.-Coroner w. A.
Mackenzie believes that Harold Hall
worth. who was found dead in a buggy
in a livery stable early Tuesday morn
ing. after returning from a visit with
his sweetheart. was murdered The be-
lief is shared by the majority of res
idents of the town and is based on evil
dence produced at the coroner's in
quest. Torn bits of a love letter and
beer chips are the chief clews to the
solving of the mystery There was a
bullet wound in Hallworth's forehead
and revolver with four empty car
tridges was found in the bottom Of
the buggy. Several holes in his hat
and clothing indicated that bullets had
passed through them. Hallworth had
money when last seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
FIRE THAWED DESTROYER
Pipes Frozen, Steamer is Drawn Into
Blazing Building.

Tampico, H., Dec. 21-Firemen haul
ed fire engine into a burning build
ing here yesterday TO thaw out its
pipes, then pulled it out and put out
the fire. The engineer was unable TO
get up steam and discovered that the
pipes were clogged with ice. The only
place around was the interior of the
burning barn, which had a door wide
enough to permit the entrance of the
engine. Ten minutes after the steam
er was drawn inside the pipes. were
free. The engine was pulled out and
started in time to prevent the total loss
of the building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
ROCK ISLAND SAYINGS BANK

Began the business July 2, 1870,
and occupies S. z. corner OF Mitch.
ell & Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

1t is hardly likely that Jim Hill is
quite so much of an idol in the north
west now that the people have felt the
force OF his iron fist in the way of the
coal famine. Mr.. Hill may have had
much TO do with the development of
the west. but he did it for the sake of
Jim Hill and those who are the real
heroes of the pioneer movement have
paid him for it in blood and treasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

Oscar S. Straus. the new secretary
of commerce and labor. is a cOnnois-
seur of pottery and porcelains. Ma
chinery." he said, "has robbed us of our
useful arts TO a great extent. In ma
chine made things there can be no
artistic quality. no individual express
sion In hand made things, even the
humblest, there is always an op2or-
tunity for art to show itself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

y message every week day certain
" entities the president-and the pub
lic-to a rest on Sunday Here's hop
ing that every day will be Sunday Us
and byi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
THE ARGUS

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postoflce as second-class
matter.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

The down town tracks are bound to
come They viii develop the factory
district-and encourage more rail
roads
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

Perhaps the president looks upon
those messages as good Christmas
presents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21

An American jury knows the kid
of Christmas gift Rockefeller should
have.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-21
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

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 pubiica-
ton. No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
tuberculosis MIX.

It has generally been asserted that
the milk of tuberCulous cows is safe
TO use provided the udders do not ap-
pear 10 be affected by tuberculosis.
That this cannot be relied upon as a
safe theory is proved by some expert
ments carried on In France. Fifty
seven cows that had reacted to the
tuberculin test and yet showed no
other symptoms Of the disease, and
having apparently perfect udders, were
used in the test to discover If the milk
of such cows contains tubercle hacilh
The only way to test this milk was to
use It for inoculating purposes. so 81
guinea pigs were lnocuIated with sam
pies of milk taken from these cows.
Seven Of the pigs soon showed signs
of tuberculosis. 1t therefore appears
a part of wisdom to reject the milk OF
all cows reacting TO the tuberculin
test
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
Gray Wild Geese.

Gray wild geese are now quite ex-
tensively raised in about all parts OF
the United States. They are consid'
cred among the most practical of all
the goose breeds for farm use. The
flesh of these geese is fine in texture
and has rich flavor. This makes It
most acceptable for table purposes.
The geese are good layers compared
with most other geese. One thing that
strongly favors this breed is that the
birds are hardy This is doubtless due
to the fact that they have not been
under the conditions of domestication
long enough to have become non-re-
sistent to disease. Their old wild
habits enabled them to live under the
severest of conditions. Those that
have them say they are very easy to
rear.
The gray wild goose has small
head and small bill, sharp at the point.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

One of the greatest oh,
stacles to the successful pro,
duction of stock is the
eternal variability of the prices
OF things connected with stock
raising. The prices of cattle and
all other classes of live stock vary
from day to day. The prices of feeds
also vary. Moreover the prices of all
human foods that enter into competi-
ton with meats vary. If the farmer
could have fixed prices for all things
the business of stock raising could be
reduced to an almost exact science.
This has been the dream of the men
that have successfully tried to form
great farm organizations for the con
troll of all farm products. The farmer
must. however, continue to raise stock
under conditions that make success a
matter of skill and great intelligence.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
l1lAllg[!ZZYY
Is a silo Expensive?

Some farmers have conceived the
idea that the silo is too expensive
structure for them to have on the
farm. The men that hold such an opin-
ion have not investigated the matter.
A well-built, permanent silo can be put
up for about $1.50 per ton of capacity.
That is a cost of $500 for silo that
will hold 200 tons of feed. This amount
of feed will supply 20 cows with all
the silage they should have, even If
they are big COWS and are fed the year
around. If the farmer is to build
barn that will hold hay for twenty
cows, even for winter, can he build
1t for $500? Not at all. He would
have TO invest very much more than
that sum in barn to hold the hay
for that number of cows. So we see
that silage Is the cheapest thing pos
sible to feed If we are to consider
the cost of the structure that contains
it.
The farmer that intends to largely
increase the number of his cows will
have to put thousands of dollars into
a barn structure II he intends to con-
fine himself to the feeding of hay for
roushage, 1t will be far easier for him
to extend his stables and build silo
than to construct stable sufficiently
high TO hold the hay. When man is
freed from the necessity of providing
for bulky feed he can then construct
his dairy stable with the one object of
getting cleanliness and light. He can
build his stable long and low and Sc
cure flood of light from three sides.
His structure does not have to be
heavy, as 1t must be If it is to sustain
a heavy superstructure.
A silo is thus not expensive. and
moreover it is great encourager of
the development of dairying. 1t solves
the problem of how dairyman can
make living off from so to 100 acres
of land. That is going to be the great
question in the not-distant future. for
the farms are already being cut up
into smaller ones.
l. any man doubts whether or not
1t will pay him to build a silo let him
look into, the cost and benefits, by
actually getting estimates on the cost
of construction.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
l IIVF1
STOCK
The Law of Compensation in Stock
Breeding.

Breeding.
What Is known as the law OF com
pensation has been long discussed III
its relation to human life. 1t applies
equally we'll however. to animal HE.
This law is described as being that
tendency of all things to equalize
themselves. This is expressed In the
idea that there can be no gain witnou,
loss. and no loss without gain; that
what we call improvement is merely
change of the balance of the quar-
ties of an animal. We cannot gam
any good thing without sacrlhclhs
some good thing; we cannot produce
beef animal. whose muscles VIII De
tender and full of juice without pro-
ducing an animal that will lack In mar
diness, lack in the power of caring
for himself in the fields. and largely
lack the power to resist disease. What
we call Improvement is changing an
animal so that he will be more useful
to man and not changing him so that
he will be more useful to himself
Judged from the standpoint of the an
imal, the well-developed beef steer Is
inferior to his ancestors. He cannot
walk so rapidly, and could not get SO
much food from scant pasture as
could the undeveloped steer. II at
tackled by the wolves, he could not run
fast enough to escape them. He could
jump neither ditch nor a fence. II
brought to bay, his horns would not
compare as defensive weapons to the
long horns of the steer that existed
fifty years ago. We see, therefore,
that the term improvement" is rela-
tive. It relates only to the animal
viewed from the standpoint of man.
Also, what would be improvement In
the eyes of one man in one country
would be decline in quality in another
country. Thus the Eskimo wants a
| reindeer that, first, Is good traveller,
| and, second, is good milk producer.
| The reindeer cannot be developed
along the line of the Durham steer
without destroying his usefulness,
viewed from the standpoint of the Es-
| kimo. We find the same law running
through all animal life. The Merino
sheep was developed for wool and be-
came practically useless for mutton.
| When the. demand came for mutton
| the old Merino type had to be aban-
doned. The wrinkled hide of the
Merino was an improvement in Inc
| eye of the wool-grower, but from the
| viewpoint of the mutton producer the
sheep had so far departed from use
| full type that the breeder either aban-
| doned it altogether or sought to I'M
| prove it by breeding out the wrinkles.
Theodore Wflberson. Cedar Gu,
| Mo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

The Chinese have a curious legend
rs to how the custom oil throwing rice
at weddings originated. a famous sor'
cerer named Chao became Jealous OF
the power Of another sorcerer. a WON
an. and, concoiy!nR a plan to destroy
her. he persuaded her parents to he
stow her upon his supposed SOIL The
crafty Chua chose the most unlucky
day for the wedding. the day when the
Golden Phcasant' was in the as.
ncndunt so that when the bride en-
tered the red chair the spirit bird
would destroy her with his powerful
beal, But Peach Blossom gave d.
rections TO have rice thrown ont at
The door and she passed ont IN.
harmed while the spirit bird WIS dc,
yuuTiug it,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
Building a MIX House.

The milk house Is the product of
the modern farm and especially of the
modern dairy farm. Fifty years ago
the man who built milk house was
looked upon as an aristocrat. 1t was
thought that he wished to initiate the
princes of Europe who have their own
diaries and their own milk houses. In
later years it has become recognized
that the milk house is very great
help and that it costs little. We have
some milk houses which could not
have cost more than $50 and yet are
neat. serviceable and even ornamental
in appearance. The location of the
milk house should be away from the
barn and away from the house, that
the air may be pure around 1t. If
there is living spring on the farm
through which cool water flows all
the summer. 1t should be located near
the spring or should have the water
piped TO it, The building of such
hoLse is the equivalent of adding
room to the cellar of the house, for 1t
tales out of the cellar all the milk
ans leaves that place for other uses
There is no reason why the milk house
cannot be kept perfectly clean all the
time This does away with the great
objection to farm butter, which objec-
tiou is that 1t has the favors of all
the vegetables which have been stored
in the cellar-John Stinson, Bureau
Co, III.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
Mixed Grasses for Pasture.

am certain that by the use OF
mixed grasses in the pastures we can
double the yield of our pastures 70 q
few years. had a pasture that Wa
filled with the wild grasses that hay
been growing on this continent for
ages. decided to pillow around tie
stumps and put In mixed grasses, aIi
did so. put in few acres at tim.
In some places the sod was so thin
that all | had to do was to run over
il with the harrow and SOW the scrH
The mixed grasses make a thicker sod
than any one single grass will and
thus stands the trampliug of cauIo
and other farm stock better. Also the
grasses mature al different times aal
thus when one kind is II decadcura
some other kind is approaching mmUr
uy. The thickness of the grass mo
tects the roots and keeps the ground
from drying out l find that rt
pasture a large number OF farm an
mails on a pasture OF this kind and uur
have the sod get thin The animals
do better and require less extra feed
ing My red clover, however, only "a
muined in the pasture for three years
and after that time gradually dl-qr
peured ! am told by others that hive
had red clover in the mixture that IH.z
is The result For all Of that womb
advise to SOW red clover In the miy
turc,-Adnlphus Perry, BlRckh4G-,
COUNTY Iowa. IN Farmers Review
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06
The Fall Calf.

The beef calf that is born
in the fall must be kept growing,
This will require more care on the
part of the farmer than It would re-
quire ii the calf were born In the
spring and had the use of the luxuriaut
pastures of early summer. The fall
calf must be kept warm as well ns be
weIl-fed. AS soon as the milk Of the
dam begins to be insufficient other
milk should be given, preferably fresh
separator skimmilk Glover hay should
be fed at an early age and some corn
given daily as soon as the calf will cat
II. especially if the owner is able to
give other food rich In protein. Calves
digest corn better than mature cattle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

The neck is long. slender and snaky in
appearance. The back is narrow but
long, and is arched upward from neck
to tail. The breast is full and deep
and the body long and slender. The
wings are long, large and powerful.
The head of the goose is black and
white stripe nearly covers the side of
the face. The breast is gray, and the
under part of the body is white. The
wings are dark gray. The tail feath-
ers are glossy black and the thighs are
gray. The shanks, toes and webs are
black. The eyes are black.
The standard weight of the full
grown gander Is 16 pounds; that of the
adult goose IA pounds; young gander,
II pounds; young goose, 10 pounds.
New breeds of turkeys are not as
frequent as new breeds of common
fowls. yet there is more need of new
breeds of turkeys than of any other
kind of farm fowl
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

Mrs. j. S. Martin, a South Carolina
reader of the Farmers Review. writes
to ask how to tell good from bad eggs
There is but one method that need be
used and that is Gambling. This is
practiced in all the great egg-buying
establishments of the country. The
Gambling is done by placing the egg
between the eye and a bright light.
Candles were first used to give the
light for this work, hence the name.
Now electric lights are used and the
work is done with great rapidity. Light
must be allowed to reach the eye only
through the egg. This leaves the
whole inside Of the egg clear to the
vision. If the egg is transparent it
is good, II cloud has begun to APP
pear in one part of it, it is not bad
but stale. The larger and thicker the
cloud the farther Is the egg from being
fresh. A common lamp can be used
for Gambling. 1t can be placed in a
box from which a stream of light is
permitted to emerge Just the size of
an egg or little smaller. The eggs
can be placed over this hole one at
time and inspected. OF course, the rest
OF the room should be dark at the
time or the eyes of the one looking
at the egg should he protected from
all light on the sides. The better the
eye is protected from such light the
better able will it be to tell what is
the condition of the inside of the egg.
A little practice in this matter will
give Il good deal of skill,-Farmers'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

We hear a great deal about cream
cry butter making Nearly all the
articles that appear in the agrfcul.
turaI papers have to do with creamery
butter making. At nearly all of the
great dairy conventions where butter
making is discussed 1t is the butter
making Of the creamery. This is be-
cause the butter-maiSers In the cream
cries are students Of their business
and are always eager to discuss #. 1t
is exceedingly rare that we hear
discussion Of farm butter.making. We
would Ike 10 take up the matter In
these columns and have our readers
who are making butter on the farm
give us their experience. We know
that to-day more butter Is being
made on the farm than In the cream
cry and that there is more need Of in.
struCtiou in farm butter making than
in creamery butter making
The farmers COW is the animal that
is producing the most of the worlds
butter The special dalr' COW Is
great u her locality bus she Is not
Ioq-d 81. many localities
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-06

A naturally balanced rock of a very
Interesting character is to be seen in
the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
The heavy mass is so delicately bal
auced that the combined strength of
TWO UT three men is all that is neces-
sary 10 start it oscillatlng from side
10 side.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-19

In my womb and ovaries," writes Mrs.
Naomi Bake, of Webster Groves, Mo-,
and my menses were very painful
and irregular. Since taking Cardui !
feel like new woman, and do not
suffer as did,"
The daily tribune., 1906-04-19
Nay 10 Story Book.

Opie Reid hssds tho list Of writers
In May 10 Story Book. contains one
Of his characteristic sketohes entitled
Miss Smith, This issue also
contains delightful Japanese love
story 1.-The Heart Of O'Tays San" by
Dora Aydelotte. . humorous sea story
"WooinR the Widow stobbs'' BY D.
NJ. Henderson, Jr.. . thrilling Mexi-
can tragedy 1.-THE Confession Of Sister
Sorice" BY Charles Ouno. and interest
ing stories by Albert II. LaidlAw.
Albert James Porter. Paul Blake.
George Percy Dean and H. O. Pearson
The short story masterpiece Ii BY De
Maupassant. and 10 his very clever
sketch entitled "How He Won the
Legion of Honor
A new feature 10 begun In this issue.
a series Of old and popular poems
which every body likes but which are
more or less hard to find. 1t 10 print
ed under the caption can Old Favor.
ite-A Poem that has Grown Yellow
in Many Scrap Books. Because Born
Of the Red Oorpu scle.' Tho poem
used in the May issue is ''Lasca" by
Frank Desprez.
The May issue CLOSES the fifth yeAl
Of the magazine which looks more
prosperous than ever.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-19
CATTLE RECEIPTS LIGHT.
Run Of Cattle At all Points Limited
Prices Higher.

Denver Union Stock Yards. April
iS-Thers were very few cattle offer.
ed here last week and the market
WAS quiet. Bulk Of those received
came during tho first few days and
were largely beef steers. As supply
Of these was heavy the preceding week
and packers were pretty we'll loaded
up market was dull and weak. To-
wards the close trade had better
tone - few steers were received and
prices CLOSED . little stronger than
the preceding week. Best here sold
at a 40 and bulk at e4.0O and better.
Cows were scarce but the demand was
light ~ packers and butchers prefer
the light weight steers to COWS 1t
present high price Of the latter.
Fancy COWS sold up to S4.00 with
other at %. So and bulk Of better kill.
ing grades at 81 s5 to eS.70. Bulls
were soaroe and steady With = good
demand. Supply Of vsals light and
demand good here 1t firm prices al
though ali other markets are lower on
account Of . heavy run Feeder aud
stooker trade light ~ supply was
light. There IL good demand for
choice steers but common kinds NOV
ing slowly.
Market this morning was active and
every thing offered sold readily at an
advance Of about . dime. Good kill.
Ing steers were wanted and some fancy
stun brought e4.72k with others 81
~. 80. Fancy heifers sold mp to ~. 25.
best bulls at[s8. 90 and choice veals at
D6. 90 to t8.25. Best feeders offered