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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

to write it up every evening. This
diary gives the name of each man who
worked and states the kind of work,
how long he worked, and in what field.
These daily entries form a complete
labor record for the year. Here is a
simple record:
John Jackson cultivated corn. field
No. ;, second time over two horses,
half day; started binder and cut wheat
in field No. 5. three horses. half day"
To get at the cost of making beef
and pork, feed book is kept. 1t is
written up every Saturday night. and
shows the average amount and kind
of feed consumed by each bunch of
live stock and the number Of animals
in each bunch during the week From
this we can figure very close to the
cost of the animals at marketing time
Following is a sample record from this
book:
''Fifty-siX steers were on grass in
cast pasture getting 1G baskets OF
broken corn per day. Two milk cows
and nine with II calves in lot and up
per pasture; five ears each twice a day
to the milk cows"
When steers are fed the corn is
weighed in the bulk and figured at 7(
pounds to the bushel.
The Day Book and Its Entries.
Our object in farm bookkeeping i:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

written by Arthur J. Bill for Illinois
Farmers Institutc.)
Very few farmers try to keep any
complete set of accounts. or if they do,
only the cash accounts are attempted.
The public schools do not teach farm
bookkeeping, and the farmer looks
upon set of accounts as something
too difficult and mysterious for him to
carry out. But the fact is, the econom-
ical management of a farm requires
the keeping of full accounts just as
truly as does the business of the man
in town. The farmer must know what
he is making or losing in each lnie of
work or investment, in order to avoid
losses and do the best that can be
done. The thoughtful, progressive
farmer will be glad to know of an
easy system of accounts that will give
him full and constant view of his
business and that will require but :
to xl5 minutes work each evening to
keep posted. Joseph r. Fulkerson OF
Jerseyville has developed such a sys
TEN and has found it very successful
for several years in recording the
whole business of Il large live stocl
farm. He describes his bookkeeping
as follows:
The Work Book.
We keep work book at Hazel Del
farm. 1t takes but five or ten minutes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
Badly Mixed up

Abraham Brown of Winterton, N. Y,
had very remarkable experience; he
says. doctors got badly mixed up
over me; one said heart disease; two
called it kidney trouble; the fourth,
blood poison. and the fifth stomach and
liver trouble; but none of them helped
me; so my wife advised trying Electric
Bitters. which are restoring me to per
feet health. One bottle did me more
good than all the five doctors pre-
scribed." Guaranteed for blood poison
weakness and all stomach, liver and
kidney complaints, by all druggists
so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
How piphtheria Is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, my
child caught a severe cold which de-
veloped into diphtheria,' when the
truth was that the cold had simply left
the little one particularly susceptible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
what These Entries Mean.

The third item of the above day book
entries March 10), is simply a mem
orandum of the trade that was made,
and does not appear on the ledger un-
| til the transaction is completed March
| 16). AS you will see, every item on
| the ledger shows exactly what it is,
the moment you open the book. with
out referring to the day book, while
the ordinary double entry form is not
much more than an index referring to
the pages of the day book for the real
account. of the transaction.
In addition to the ledger accounts
here given, separate record is kept
Iof the oats, wheat, hay, chickens, and
labor, as well as the accounts of any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
Here's Good Advice.

o. S. Woolever, one of the best
known merchants of LIE Raysville, N
Y, says: eff you are ever troublc I'd
with piles, apply Bucklen's Arr;ca
Salve. 1t cured me of them for good
20 years ago" Guaranteed for sores
wounds, burns or abrasions 25 cents
at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

TO the wandering diphtheria germ.
When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
given it quickly cures the cold and
lessons the danger of diphtheria or
any other germ disease being contract
ed For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
DAVENPORT
Sues New Hotel o,Yners.-K. T. An

Sues New Hotel O'Tners.-K. T. An
derson, as trustee in bankruptcy Of
the Concrete Construction company, is
suing the Davenport Hotel company,
V. Jobst & Sons, and various local
parties to secure the enforcement OF
mechanics liens on the premises
amounting to $4,012.
Had Too Many Qual.--A. Booth &
Co. is accused by Deputy Game War
den o. A. Bethel with having in It's
possession during the month of De
cember 1872 quail over and above the
number permitted by law. The case
will be tried Tuesday morning, Jan.
z. Upwards of S2,640 is involved in
the action if the verdict of guilty to
each of the counts is found by the
court. The informant, o. A. Bethel, is
allowed S. apiece for each bird over
and above the % allowed by law, the
prosecuting attorney is allowed S.
apiece for conviction on each count
and fine of $40 apiece can he impos-
ed, according to the statute, upon the
defendant AS there are 1872 counts
in the information, or charges that the
company had in its possession 49,
birds over and above the % allowed by
law, the total cost to the company, il
convicted, would be $3.50.
D
Specialist Arrested DR.. Oscar A
Young, the specialist, who had Offices
in the South Putnam building, was ar
rested at Rockwell City, Iowa, by Sher
if A. l.. Riseley CT Calhoun county
and brought back to Davenport. DR.
Young was arrested on u warrant is
sued in Justice Names court, the iii
formation being filed by DR.. Carmich
ael, who charges DR.. Young witt
swindling him out of 800. On The
representation that his Office practice
amounted to $1,000 month, DR.. Young
before removal to Rockwell City, solo
his practice here to DR.. Carmichae
for the above sum. DR.. Carmichae
now alleges the representation of DR.
Young that his office receipts amount
ed to 81 1000 a month, was false ant
malicious one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
MOLINE
Wedding Announeemel

Wedding Announcement. - John
Huntoon of Detroit, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Huntoon of this city, and
Miss Louise Eckert of Romeo, Mich, |
are to be married, the announcements
having been issued The wedding will
take place in March in the brides
home city.
A Notable Indian.-Silvis boasts a
real American Indian. Charles Perry,
who is occupying temporary quarters
at the Cottage hotel is a full-blooded
Chippewa Indian. He was educated in
the Carlisle school, afterward gradual
ing at the Milwaukee state normal
school. He has Travelled in every
state and territory in the union and
has comprised the globe three times.
While on a visit to England he be-
came acquainted with an English lady
whom he married. His parents having
passed away before he was of age, the
estate which they owned was lost to
him and he has earned his entire liv-
amount necessary for his education
He is the only full-blooded Indian of
his tribe who speaks perfect English
| His twin sister and his wife are living
/ in Chicago, being in the employ of the
government. Mr. Perry is a United
States deputy doing duty in Illinois,
Indiana and Iowa.
Resume Work Jan. 6.-Superinten-
dent Seidel of the shops at Silvis an
nounces that the railroad shops will
start operations again Jan. 6, 1908.
The day before Christmas an order
came disseminating operations at the
great railroad plant for the holidays
hence the force employed there will
be idle for two weeks The superin
tendent can not say whether the full
quota of men will be put back to work
Immediately but he states that every
thing points towards very busy year
Look to Ice Harvest.-AlmoSt 125. OOf
tons of ice will be harvested here thi.
. winter if the weather is favorable
Cutting will probably be started by al
three local companies as soon as Their,
/ is 9-inch ice in the river. 1t is est
mated the Moline Ice company viii
cut 10000 tons for storage in tn,
) Watertown houses and 10000 tons 70
1.-THE houses on Sylvan island. TIL,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

vive-the sons, Will H., W. Eugene
and DR.. A. B. Hender All were with
their father at the last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
None with Individual r.aborers.

merchant or other business man dealt
with
None with Individual I.abOrers
All bills and labor accounts are paid
in checks payable TO order, thus saw
ing inconvenience or trouble in case a
check is lost, and making it hnneces-
sary to take receipt.
All labor is paid every Saturday
night, the time being taken directly
from the work book This saves keep
| ing the ledger account with every
hired man, and no misunderstanding
can arise as to the number of days
work.
Annual Inventory.
On Feb. l of each year we pay ali
| outstanding bills and make an effort to
settle with every person having an ac
count with us. We measure all hay
corn and other grain on hand, and esti
mate dts value according to the Ioca
market; estimate the value of horses
tools. machinery, etc.; weigh all cattle
and hogs, and figure them at city. mar
ket prices, less freight. Brood sows
being heavy at this season, are moi
marketable, SO are not weighed, but
are listed at SIS each. regardless of the
market, We think this a minimum
price, and should we ever sell out en-
tirely, and as We try to have the same
number of brood sows on hand every
spring, that item remains PRACTICAL!
unchanged from year to year and doe:
not affect the net results. Feb. 1 i;
chosen for this inventory because mos
merchants can have their bills read,
at that time, and there are no CROWN,
tcrops except wheat; everything on tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

New Masonic. Order Here.-Profes
sor J. F. McGrsgory- of Hamilton, n
V, is here i'll the interest of the Mys
tic Order of Yelled Prophets, of which
he is deputy grand potentate of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Channel Ice company will cut 10000
tons for storage in the Watertown
houses and 10000 tons for the houses
on Sylvan island. The Channel Ice
company will cut 10000 tons for stor-.
age in the Moline houses and the
Union Ice company will cut 10000 tons
here and 10000 tons at Rock river.
Most of the ice cut from Rock river by
| this company is for the Rock Island
| road for use in refrigerator cars. The
remaining $4,000 tons will be cut by
the three companies for shipment, pro-
viding it can be secured.
| Delayed in Opening.-Inabiity to
secure fixtures delayed the opening of
the new Elite vaudeville theater on
Third avenue. TIL opening bill cannot
be presented New Years night, as had
been the hope of Manager Frieden-
valid. The electric light fixtures
should have been here three weeks
ago, but they have not yet arrived nor
is there hope that they will be here be.
fore the second week in January. The
|opening of the new playhouse VII be
labout Jan. Is.
Il Full House Once.-For once this
season the Moline was packet and
that was Friday night when 1.-THE
Merry Mandarin" comic opera under
the auspices of the local lodge of Elks
} was put on. From all reports the
, opera pleased and there were plenty
who saw it.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Mary Blunt
wife of John A. Blunt, died at hel
: home, 2S1O Eleventh and three-quar
tiers avenue. of hemorrhage of the
stomach. She was so years Ct age
and had lived in Moline six yeaI The
remains were taken to Maquoketa
2 Iowa. for burial
h. 4 l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

farm is then in the most condensed
form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

All the news all the time-The argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

to get the business record in such
shape that it will be simple condensed
and plain. We want to do the mini
mum of writing and yet to have the
ledger show every transaction at a
glance without referring to several
other books. We use simply a day
book and ledger of the single entry
form kept by the double entry system.
Our day book is a counter book
or order book for writing with pen
Gil and costs but 5 cents or 10 cents
The days transactions should be re.
corded every evening and for this il
is not necessary to get pen and ink or
even to wash ones hands When con
venient, the oftener the better. these
items should be posted to their proper
accounts in the ledger. Following are
some samples of the day book entries:
MARCH.
6-Sold James Wilson IL fat
shotes, 10 mo- old ave. $3.50
$3.50 check deposited. 49,. .$167 0S
Gave John Allen check for
Goi uu, GULL Vfo0. -. @luS o.
calves @10. so. OF
Amt. of check. ........... 1872. 81
10-Sold William Barton team
of horses, Jim and Molly. to
be paid in corn, 1000 blu.
@4Oc 400 %,
16-Willam Barton delivered
1908 bu. @40c. J. R. f. paid
him cash 4O3 q
n. LII nnnt o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

merchant or other business man dealt
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28
BACK TO
'HIGH LIFE
By s. e. KIsER.

"Ah," said the gentleman with the
weeks growth of whiskers and the
..ringed trousers as he stepped from
The cross-town car in which he had
oeen able to ride because somebody
lad conveniently dropped a transfer
slip, there is only one Broadway in
the world, and here I am once more.
There's the Times building, there's the
Aston House, here's the Knickerbock-
sr-yes, yes, 1t must be so. I am not
dreaming. I shall not awake present.
~ to find that I am back in Ohio or
Indiana or Michigan or somewhere
else away out beyond the farthest
limits of Gods country. I am here
looking down the Great White Way,
and I am wide awake and all is we'll
or all would be well if I had things so
arranged that the doors of one Of
these great buildings would open unto
me and servants would bow as l
passed in to take my place at a ma
hogany desk somewhere or to give or
ders to my secretary and then leave
for Asheville or Palm Beach, or some
other lovely place far away, knowing
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28
Two Silly "smart Sets"

The fast woman in society in France
compromises herself because she falls
under the spell Of passion; the fast
woman in society in New York, on the
other hand, compromises herself to
pay for her bonnets and gowns. In
this comparison the French fast won.
an has much the advantage of the
American fast woman. They are both
essentially vulgar, Judged from the
strictly social point Of view. The men
and women of the fast set always
force the note. They overeat, over
drink, overdress and overact their
parts. They are to people in really
civilized society what sensational
Journalism is to high-class newspaper
work. They represent the yellow"
in morals, dress, manners and style of
life. It is a mistake to treat them too
seriously. Irony. ridicule and sar-
casm are the only weapons that touch
them. 1t is the stupidity Of fast So
ciety that most impresses itself on
other people; the inanity of its inven.
ton. its general bad taste.-The Out.
look.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28
SAW WITH PROPHETIC EVE.
John Millions Vision Of 4 Free coun.
try and a Free Press.

Methinks I see, in my mind a noble
and puissant nation rousing herself
like. q strong man after sleep, and
shaking her invincible locks. Me-
thinks ! see her as an eagle muing
(moulting) her mighty youth, and
k1ndling her undazzled eyes at the
full midday beam, purging and un-
scaling her long abused sight at the
fountain itself Of heavenly radiance,
while the whole noise Of timorous and
aocking birds. with those also that
love the twilight. futter about.
amazed at what she means, and in
their envious gable would prognosti-
cate a year Of sects and schisms.
What should We do then, should
ye suppress all this 1owery r of
knowledge and new light, sprung up
and yet springing daily in this city,
should ye set an oligarchy of 20 en-
grossers over it, TO bring a famine
upon our minds again, when we shall
know nothing but what is measured
to US by their bushel? Believe It.
lords and commons, they who counsel
We to such a s%uppressing do as good
as bid we suppress yourselves; and
will soon show how. If it be de.
sired to know the immediate cause of
all this free writing and free speak
Ing, there cannot be assigned a truer
than your old mild and free and hui
man government; It is the liberty
lords and commons, which your W.
valorous and happy counsels have
purchased us, liberty which is the
nurse OF all great wits; this is that
which raref1ed and enlightened u
spirits like the influence of heaven:
this is that which hath enfranchised.
enlarged, and lifted up our apprehen-
slons degrees above themselves. Ye
cannot make us now less capable, less
strong, less eagerly pursuing of the
truth, unless We first make yourselves.
that made us SO, less the lovers, less
the founders of our true liberty!
We can grow ignorant again, brut-
1sh, formal and slavish, as We found
us; but you then must first become
that which We cannot be, oppressive,
arbitrary and tyrannous, as they were
from whom We have freed us. That
our hearts are now more %capacious.
our thoughts more erected to the
search and expectation of greatest
n exactest things, is the issue of
your W virtue propagated in us;
We cannot suppress that unless We re-
1nforce an abrogated and merciless
law that fathers may dispatch at
will their own children. = = :
Give me the liberty to know, to utter
and to argue freely according to con-
science. above all liberties.-From
John Millions "Areopagitica."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28

WANTED-A man in each town to
handle a branch of our business.
Man who can give good references
and will.work among farmers preferred.
No investment or deposit required.
We inance..the proposition all the way
thru and furnish all supplies free. If
you wish to become Independent and
secure a good position, write at once
to THE HAWKS NURSERY co.
Wauwatosa. Wisconsin.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28
Bee Hive In Boot.

Samuel Smith, a farmer living near
Alburtis, Pa, had a very unhappy ex.
perience with a colony Of humble bees.
He kept a pair of heavy boots in the
barn during the summer, and went for
them when the snow storm came. The
bees had chosen one Of the boots for
a nest, and when Smith started to pull
it on the bees got busy, He wasn't a
candidate for the bee-sting rheumatism
cure, but is housed up applying lotions
% the wounds.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28
AS 1T VAS
Herman schmidt's Simple Description
of Heroic Deed.

That the man who does great deeds
can never put his deeds into words is
MI. Kipling's excuse for the profes.
s1onal story teller. Probably had Her.
man Schmidt the gift of story telling
he would not describe his most famous
adventure as he does. Herman, who
was one of the heroes Of the Franco.
Prussian war, was asked by some Mis-.
souri, admirers to tell them how he
won the Iron Cross.
"Vell," said Herman, slowly, at vas
like dis. Dey a all Prussian fellers
We a all in der army, soldiers. De
French folks vas fighting us, und we
French folks vas fighting US, unde we
vas fighting dem.
/, Den dere vas a battleheld-like II
vas a field in a farm, yes-all grass
and stuf-und Offer dere vas de French
folks, und ofer here vas us Prussian
fellers.
Always, yet, I vas de bigges' man
in der army, so dey make dat I should
carry de 1ags-de flag dat always goes
we're de fighting is.
$50 den, here vas our fellers, und
dere vas de French folks, und We vas
shooting at dem und they vas shooting
us-only I wasn't make no shooting,
because I got dem flags und no guns.
$50 I says, Vat if some of our fel.
lers would go ofer dere we're de French
folks vas. vat?' But den 1 see our fel.
lers a all shooting und dey wasn't
none of dem going .ofer; so 1 says,
Maybe I goes Offer dere myself, den.'
$50 I gets up and goes ofer dere
we're de French folks vas. Our fellers
always goes we're de flag. ISIS, SO den
dey also all comes ofer we're de French
folks vas.
"And den de cheneral cooms up und
pins dis cross on me."-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28

In Chronic Nasal Catarrh, It is well to
cleanse the passages two or three times q
day with DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
Auid, while persisting in the use OF the
sGolden Medical Discovery " for Its blood
cleansing and specific curative effects
upon the diseased mucous membranes. 1t
will cure a very large per cent: OF all cases,
even after they have reached the ulcera.
tive, or chronic stage, and no matter OF
hoW mana gears standing they may be.
It is equally %eficacious in affections of the
mucous lining of the larynx, br9nchia n
bronchitis, laryngitis and other affections
giving rise to obstinate, hang-on-coughs.
It is not so good in acute coughs following
sudden colds, as in the lingering, chronic
coughs. Nor must the uGolden Medical
Discovery " be expected to work miracles.
advanced stages-no medicine will do
that, but for all obstinate hang-on-coughs
due to laryngial or bronchial irritation
and kindred affections, of the throat
which, if neglected or badly treated, are
likely to lead up to consumption, the
discovery "can be relied upon to produce
the best curative results.
The vGolden Medical Discovery is,
from it's tonic and specific curative con-
troll over mucous surfaces, especially
eficacious in curing indigestion, dyspep-
STA, weak stomach n deLiver Complaint"
or DlllOuSneSS. Even ulceraGlOn OF Inc
stomach and bowels has in thousands of
cases been cured by it; also obstinate
chronic diarrhea.
In addition to all the foregoing, not the
least valuable of the. marvelously efica-
cious properties possessed by the sDiscov-
cry" is the uneQualed regulating and
Strengthening effect exerted by it over the
hearts action. lthas made some wonder
full cures of very pronounced valvular and
other affections of that organ.
The reason Dhy uGolden Medical Dis
covery /" cures so wide a range of diseases
is made plain in a booklet sent free on
request mailed to DR.. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo,
N. Y. If interested, send for it.
The powerful alternative or blood purify
ing properties possessed by the eDiscov-
cry will naturally suggest its use for the
cure of blotches, pimples, eruptions; as
eczema, salt-rheum, and other skin affec-
lions in all of which it has made remark
able cures; alsoin %scrofulous sores and old,
open ulcers, or eating sores. To heal the
latter, use DR.. Pierce's All-Healing Salve
as a local application, while taking the
uGolden Medical Discovery" to correct
the blood and cleanse the system. A box
will be mailed to any address on receipt Of
fifty-four cents in stamps. If your drug
gist don't have it in stock, address Dr.
! Pierce. as above.