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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
TEXAS WANTS LADYBUGS.
Millions of Them to Kill the Green Bug
Pest of the Whe atfields.

Il. L. Miller. Texas state commits
sloner of agriculture. wants to turn
loose millions Of ladybugs upon the
wheatfields of Texas to kill the green
bugs which are destroying that crop.
The legislature was asked to make
an appropriation of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of gathering vast numbers of the
ladybugs together and coloniZing them
upon the wheat lands. The request
was made IN all seriousness. but the
committee to which the bill was re-
ferred looked upon II as joke, and it
was killed, says the New York Sun,
The state has Il bag farm in opera
ton at College Station. 1t is conducted
by A +. COnradi, who has demOnstrat-
ed to his own satisfaction that the
green bug is the natural prey of the
ladybug
The latter is a voracious eater and
feasts all day on green bugs without
satisfying its appetite. The appear
ance of the green bug pest every six
or seven years is attributed to the fact
that the ladybugs, having wiped out
their natural prey, starye to death
themselves.
When the ladybugs are all gone or
greatly reduced in numbers the green
bugs begin to multiply with marvellous
rapidity, and in short time they be-
come pest. They commit their raw
ages for year or two until the lady
bugs learn about 1t and increase IN
| numbers sufficiently to destroy them.
II the legislature had made the APP
preparation asked it was planned by
! Mr.. Conrad to go to some of the east
| Texas counties where vast numbers of
| the ladybugs are found, and gather a
| few million of them and ship them
| into the suffering wheat growing re-
gion of the state. Mr.. Miller says that
if the appropriation had been made
promptly so that the ladybuCs could
have been distributed over the wheat
fields earlier in the season several mil
lion bushels of wheat would have been
saved.
1t is estimated that the green bugs
through their ravages this season will
cause Il falling off of not less than
100000 bushels of wheat in the yield
in Texas. Mr.. Conradi thinks he could
have gathered enough ladybugs in one
county in east Texas to destroy every
green bug in the wheat growing region
of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, County of Rock Is
land-Ss:
Circuit Court of Rock Island County.
MAY Term. \. -. 1907.
Davenport Bag & Paper Company, a
corporation, vs.. Francis J. Parker and
Horatio Smith. copartncrship doing
business under the firm name and style
of Smith Roofing Company.-In Attach
ment
Public notice is hereby given to the
said Francis J. Parker and Horatio
Smith, copartnerS as aforesaid. and to
each of them. that writ of attachment
issued out of the Office of the clerk of
.ty, dated the 27th day of February. y.
ID. 1907. at the suit of said Davenport
Bag & Paper company and against the
estate of the said Francis j. Parker and
Horatio Smith. for the sum of eight
hundred scventy-eight dollars and seven
tY-eight cents, directed to the sheriff of
said Rock Island county.
Now, therefore, unless you, the said
Francis J. Parker and Horatio Smith
shall personally BE and appear before
the said circuit court of Rock Island
Icounty, on the first day of the next
term thereof. to he holden at the court
house in the city of Rock Island. in said
county. on the first Monday of May, A
-. 1907. give special bail and plead To
the said plaintiffs action, Judgment
will be entered against you. and in ia
Vor of the said Davenport Bag & Paper
company, and so much of the property
attached as may be sufficient to satisfy
the said Judgment and costs will be
sold TO satisfy the same.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Murphy & Petersberger, and Albert
Huber, plaintiffs attorneys.
March %. a. d. 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
MAN NOT BORN TO READ.
That is the Reason He Is Compelled
to Wear Glasses.

Many of the cOmmoncSt physical de-
fcct8 of civilized man are que to an
imperfect adaptation OF his body to
new conditions of life. NearSighted-
ness is an example.
c. W. Saleeby,st hc English writer on
scientific subjects. says that all the talk
about the degeneration of the human
eye is ''undiluted nonsense" The truth
is that man WAS not born to read
An instrument made for seeing long
distances is forced to accommodate il
SELF to little marks and signs on Il piece
of paper. Says DR.. Saleeby, The eye
which we have inherited from our an
cest0rs is one that i used without eff
fort ut long range. merely containing
within it an apparatus enabling it 1T
the cost OF nervous and muscular eff
fort to lie used at short range"
The general need Of glasses arises
from the necessity in modern life of
the use OF the eyes at short distances
If the eye were naturally focused upon
near objects the advantage. as DR.
Salecby admits, would he great. How.
ever. lie continues, If one started tO
make list of the bodily characters Of
man which the amazing development
of his intelligence has rendered more
or less appropriate to his needs than
originally one would require n vol
ump'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
In Circuit Court. to the May Term,
4. u. 1897. IN Chancery. Bill to Quiet
Title.
Moline PIow Company, complainant,
vs.. Sampson Berlinguame, the unknown
heirs or dcViseeS of sampson Boring
lhamc deceased. Thomas J. Bufurd. Jane
$. Gable. Elmore ". Hurst. and Hiram
Is. Gable. administrators with viii an
lneXed of the estate OF James u. B9-
ford. deceased, William O. NcSus. Ida
NJ. Tittcriu@ton, Charles ID NcSuS, Ida
NJ. TittcringtOU. guardian OF said CharieS
ID Ncgus. a minor. James W. l<nowlton,
Grace Wageaman. Charles VI. Osborn.
Sarah T.. Corl<er. Henry L. Curtis. Os-
| c. c. Jones. William l.. Lee, the gn-
| known heirs or dcvisccs of Will
liam l. Lee, deceased: WI, VII
| or devisecs Of William II. Doane, de
| ceased, the unknown owner or owners
Iof the north one hundred twenty tl2O)
| G9D. in that part of the town. now city
| of Moline known as and called the Old
Tor Original town, in Rock Island coun-
Ity. state of Illinois. or of any part
thereof. or interest therein. defendants.
| To the above named nonresident de-
PENDANTS: Sampson Berlinghame. the
unknown heirs or dcNlSeeS OF sampson
lBerlinghame deceased. James w. knowl-
Iton. Grace WaGGaman. Sarah Il. Cork
cr. Henry r. Curtis, Osborn NJ Curtis
Hone G. c. Jones. William l.. Lee. the
L. Lee. deceased, William II. Doanc; the
unknown heirs or devISeeS of William
In Doane deceased. the unknown own
er or owners of the north one hundred
twenty G2O) feet of lot number eight
| 50. in block number nineteen tl9l. III
that part of the town. now city of MO-
line. known as and called the Old OF
IOriginal town. in Rock Island county
state of Illinois, or of any part thereof
or interest therein;
Affidavit of your non-reSidCncc and al
1.-THE non-rcSidencc of each of you. nav
ing been filed in the above entitled
cause in the Office of the undersigned
clerk of the circuit court of the county
Iof Rock Island and state of Illinois
| YOU arc hereby notified that the above
manned complainant has fled In Said
court its bill of complaint against you OF
1.-THE chancery side of said court; that 9
IsummonS in chancery has been ISSUED
lin said cause against YOU rcturn3ble Il
1.-THE Nav term \. u. 1907. of said cour'
to he begun and holden in the cour
house i'm the city of Rock Island, IL
iSaid county and state. on the first Mon
Iday of May. A. d 1907, at which tim,
and place you will appear and plead
tanswer or demur to said bill of com
plaint as you may see fit.
/ Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this mrs
lday of April y. u. 1907.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE
Clerk of Said Court
/ Sweeney & Walker, solicitors TO
complainant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
COWS MIXED BY MACHINERY.
Washington City Served From the
Mechanical Dairy.

Milking cows by machinery is one of
the latest inventions to be put to prac
teal use. and. although the method has
not been in vogue many months, dairy
farm sending milk to the city of Wash
incton boasts of possessing the innova-
ton.
The farm in question is at Rosecroft,
Md, and is less than 1000 feet from
the District line and about two miles
south of Congress Heights. Walter r.
Powell owns the farm. He exhibited
his machine equipped COW stable to a
Washington Star reporter, claiming
that the machines are great success.
Mr.. Powell says that milk taken from
the cow by machine is not only free
from dirt and bacteria. but the result
is more pleasant and comfortable to the
animal
The health officer OF the District and
District veterinarians. whose duty it IS
to regularly inspect dairy farms fur
nIshing the local milk supply, say the
machine brings the milk from the cow
in condition that is as pure as could
be desired. The beauty of the machine,
it is pointed out, is that the milk comes
in contact with nothing except the rub
her tube running to the milk pail. By
| the ordinary method of milking the of
| ficialS explain. milk often becomes in
| fected by contact with the fingers of
| the persons milking or by dripping
| from the sides of the animal TO the pail
| or by dripping from some other object
before entering the pail.
The mechanism OF the "cow mixer
| as the machine is called. is compare
! lively simple. The milking is done en-
tlrely by compressed air. The ma
chimes used by Mr. Powell are about
| the size of an alarm clock and have
rubber cups attached. The machine is
| placed on top of a six gallon can, which
holds the milk as it Is drawn from the
COW, and the cups are attached 10 the
animal The milk does not come from
the COW in a stream, but is drawn inter
mittently. The machine IS connected
| by tubes which run along the stalls In
the stable to Il power house. The pow
gas engine.
Although the machine does not milk
a COW any faster than does the or
binary hand process, 1t accomplishes
more In that It can milk two cows a
the same time. The cups are an i'm
portant factor. They are shaped like
| small tunnels and are made of soft
rubber They are also Of various sizes
Mr. Powell says that of his forty
| i,.,+ l,or ono two II
any way object to the machine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
The Mord Etinuette.

The very high sounding word ETH
quette had very humble origin, for
etiquette meant simply a label. 1t re-
ceived its present signiiicatiOn from
the fact that a Scotch gardener who
laid out the grounds at Versailles for
Louis XIV. was much annoyed at the
courtierS walking over his newly made
paths ana at length had labels placed
to indicate where they might pass. At
first these labels We're not attended to
but hint from high quarters that i'll
future the walks of the courtiers must
be within the "ctiQuettes'' or labels
was promptly attended to. To keer
within the etiquettes became the cor
rect thing. The meaning of the phrase
was afterward widered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
GAY FUNERAL RITES.
Curious Ceremonies That Accompan,
Cremation in Siam.

SGilStS SSl S1ilSIi'-S ttIs%N FNSSS'IiPsA'J
Cremation In Siam.
The funerals of young unmarried Ia
dies in Brazil are grewsomeIy gay, SO
to peak. The color of the coffin is
bright scarlet. and bright scarlet, too.
are the hearse. the livery of the driver
the harness and the plumes that nod
on the heads of the horses.
But for gay funeral we must 60 to
the cremation of the dead i'll Siam.
When the body is that of prince the
proceedings are most elaborate. Gold
carriages galore abound. and the pyre
is ultimately lighted 10y the king him
self with candles which have been ig-
nited at the sacred lamps in the TEN
pies Of his palace. which burn night
and day. The lighting of the funeral
pyrc is followed up with sport; and
the lotus dance. The king promotes
the n!irth by tossing lines TO the PEG
pie by whom they are eagerly fought
for, as inserted in each are current
coins OF the realm. Darkness having
at length fallen over the land. fire
works and gay Examinations conclude
these curious funeral rites
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
THE PIANOFORTE.
A Direct Descendant of the C!avichord
and Harp5ichord.

ana Tlt.T iESlC!soFG'
The pianoforte was directly evolved
from the clavichord and the .harpsi-
chord. In I'LL Scipione Matrei gave a
detailed account Of ihe first four in
strUmentS, which were built by Barto
lommeo Cristofori. named by him pi-
anof1rtc, ana exhibited in 1909.
Marius in France exhibited harpSi-
chords, with hammer action. in 111G,
and .SchroIer in Germany claimed to
have invented the pianOforte between
III and 1T21. Marius at first was
generally credited with the invention,
for it was not until 1888. when Cristo-
FORTS instruments had become famous,
that the Italian advanced his claim,
and it was in 1863 that he brought for
ward the proof of his contention.
Pianos Of that period were shaped
like the modern grand. the first square
piano hcing built by Frederick. an
organ builder Of Saxany. in los. The
first genuine upright was patented in
England and the United States by
John Is;tac Hawkins, mn Englishman,
in 1900 Scrap Book
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the County Court of Said County.
To the May Term, A. ID. 1907.
To All Persons Concerned:
Due notice is hereby given, that the un-
dersigned, guardian of Lillian Ruth Gowl-
ing. has filed in the office of the clerk
of the county court of Rock Island
county, in the state of Illinois. a petit
ton for an order for the sale of the
following described real estate belong
ing to said minor. situate. lying and
being in the county of Rock Island, in
the state of Illinois. known and de-
SCribed as follows, to-wit:
The undivided one-half part of the
west half of lot 3, in block 6. in that
part of the city of Rock Island, known
AS and called the Old or Original Town.
subject to the right of dover therein
|of Phebe A Gowling. the widow of
Thomas Gowling, deceased.
And that said petition will be heard
on the first day of said May term, \. ID.
1907. of said court or as soon there
latter as counsel may he heard. at which
time and place you can appear and OBJ
iect to said petition and proposed order
for sale, if you see fit so to do.
Dated this 10Th day of March, A. ID.
1907.
Guardian of Lillian Ruth Gowling, a
Minor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Administrator Notice.

Estate of Mary Major. deceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
poiH.ed administrators of the estate of
Mary Major. late OF the county of Rock
Island. state of Illinois. deceased. here
by gives notice that she will appear be-
fore the county court of Rock Island
county. at the county court room. in
the city of Rock Island, ut the June
term, on the first Monday in June next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said real estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment TO the under
signed.
Dater 18th day of March. 4. d. 1907.
PHEBE a. GOWLINCi.
Administrative
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

o. From midshipuan TO lord chancellor
is Il very far cry. Lord ErSkine, how
eyer. whom Lord Campbell once de-
scrihed rs the greateSt advocate OF an
cicnt or modern times, did not find
much difficulty in reaching the Wool
sack. although he started life as IL
mildly and did not, settle down TO
study law iinfil he was TWENTY-FIVE
years of age. His defense of Captain
Baillie prosecuted for hi. exposures of
gross abuses ut the admiralty. raised
him from an Obscure lawyer tosa fore
most position at the bar. and thirty
briefs were offered him before he left
the court. From that time until he be
came chancellor in 1906 his career was
marked by n long list of Successes
London Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Publication Notice.

Office of the Marion Lumber Com
pany. Rock Island, March 81, 1907.
Public notice is hereby given. that at
a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Marion Lumber company, held
at the general office of the company. in
the Peoples National bank building,
Rock Island. ILL.,, on the 18th day of
March, A d. 1907, at the hour of 3
o'clock in the afternoon, all the stock
holders of said corporation waving no
tice required by law, and all the votes
represented by the whole stock of said
corporation voting therefor. the capital
stock of said corporation was increas-
ed from the sum of twenty thousand
dollars (s20. 100000 to the sum of fifty
thousand dollars (s50, 100000. and the
number of shares of stock from two
hundred t2O0D shares to five hundred
(500) shares: that a certificate of said
increase of stock, duly verified accord
ing to statute. has been filed in the Of
flee of the secretary of state at Spring.
field, Ill. and duplicate thereof has
been filed with the recorder of deeds of
Rock Island county. Illinois, and that
said increase of capital stock is an ac-
complished fact
MARION LUMBER COMPANY.
William Roth, President.
J. H. Trimble, Secretary.
jackson, Hurst & Stafford. Attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Underground For Tokyo.

There is to be an underground rail
way across busy. crowded Tokyo. The
distance is to be twelve miles. and the
cost of construction will not be less
than S625 900 a mile The railway COM
pany will have S37 100000 capital. A
uniform fare of 21a cents will produce
& dividend of per cent for the share
holders. The Electric Traction COM
pany of Tokyo plans to add sixty miles
to its system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. Children like its pleasant taste.
Contains no opiates, but drives the
cold out through the bowels. Made in
conformity to pure food and drugs Law.
Recommended and sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
POLICE LADIES NEXT.
Mrs. Goldzer of New Jersey Wants Women the Force

accept positions On the police forceP
This is a stunning question which sur
prised me as much as though 1t had
been asked if only immoral women
would take positions as wives, school
teachers or nurses. Il is the old tyr
amy ia man, fearing 10 give liberty to
woman lest she misuse it as he mis-
uses It"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
The Lazy Days.

What can you do when the SKY Is blue
And the sir has n summer haze
And you cannot shun the FURNISHED sun,
What can you do but laze?
What but self pity you're jammed in tho
city
Instead of in country ways.
What can YOU do when the sky is so blue
What can you do but l1ze?
-NNcx Jones IN New York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
An impossible skxscraper.

An ingenious statistician has reckon
ed that II a fiathOuse We're built Gov
ering one entire block, with fifty apart
ments on each floor and five persons TO
each family. it would have to be 10000
stories high i'll order to accommodate
the entire population Of Greater New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Charles E. Hodqson,
Fire Insurance
Agency.
Established 1874.

American Ins. Co. ...... Newark, N. j.
Continental ms. Co. ..-..-. New York
Farmers Ins. Co. ..,...... York, Pa.
Williamsburg ms Co.. New York
lew Hampshire Ins. Co.. IN. Hampshire
Northern Ins. Co. ......... New York
Security Ins. Co.. New Haven, Conn.
ms. Co. State OF Illinois. P oxford, Ill.
Connecticut Fire ms. Co. of Connecticut
Office, room 3, Buford block. ;Ratea
n low ~ consistent with security.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-03
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST COMPANY
WESTERN UNION ACCUSED OF
RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUE
BEG DISASTER.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA sensa-
ton was created today by the charge
made on behalf of the Phoenix Bridge
company that the long delay in the
transmission of a Western Union tel
egram was responsible for the ter
rible loss of life in the Quebec bridge
disaster.
The col apse, in which were killed
10 men, among them sixteen skilled
American mechanics, employed upon
the huge cantilever bridge across the
st. Lawrence river, occurred Thurs
day evening at $50 o'clock, more
than FIVE hours after a warning tele-
gram had been filed in New York by
the consulting engineer, Theodore
Cooper, to the bridge contractors.
When Mr. Cooper arrived in his Of
flee at 11.30 a. m. Thursday, he
found waiting for him there n. A.
Mcclure, his representative in the
building of the bridge Mr.. Mcclure
made report to his superior as to
the condition of the structure SO
startling that Mr. Cooper could hard
ly believe it.
The report was to the effect that
the contractors had loaded the bridge
TO point Wnofe IL WIS likely 10 COZ
lapse at any moment.
Mr.. Cooper lost no time in sending
telegram reciting the facts to the
chief engineer of the Phoenix Bridge
company at it's head office at Phoenix
Vile, Pa. The dispatch, which was
sent shortly before ~ O'Clock, ac-
cording to Mr.. Cooper's reckoning
read about as follows:
Phoenix Bridge Co., PhoeniXvile
Pa. Put no more load on bridge UNI
til facts before us have been carefully
considered
The telegraph company, it is chafg-
ed, gave no.warning that there would
be any delay in delivery or that the
dispatch would be sent by train tc
Phoenixville.
In discussing the matter this eve
ming, Mr.. Cooper said:
Had my telegram been delivered
to the Phoenix Bridge company with
out unreasonable delay, | have nc
doubt they would have ordered work
suspended upon the bridge The same
report that my inspector made to nit
was also before them, and in writing
and telegram of the nature | sen
was sufficient warning.
"As to the telegram having bee1
delivered, while I have no actual in
formation, understand from advicei
received from Phoenixville, that i
was not delivered until yesterday af
ternoon."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-03
GIRL BALLOONIST FALLS
AMONG WILD CATS

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Swept far
out of her path of fight by a brisk
night wind, Miss Carrie Meyers, a
professional balloonist, dropped near
Winsted, Conn, into swampy forest
infested with wild cats, and until
early this morning was in constant
peril of her life.
Miss Meyers has for several weeks
been making two ascensions day
for the crowds at Highland Lake
park, which borders on one of the
biggest lakes in Connecticut, and Fri
day evening when her balloon went
up there were thousands present to
witness her aerial flight.
No moon shone to guide her but
the wind caught up the little air
craft and carried it rapidly away. Or
dinarily Miss Meyers has managed to
make. her descent with the aid of a
parachute within half mile of the
park, and when she cut loose assumed
she was no further away.
AS she neared the ground, how
ever, she could discern the top of the
forest below her, and she then real
lied that she was lost. She landed
up to her waist in water, and began {
search that lasted for hours for {
path to escape. She knew that there
were so many Win cats in the neigh
borhood that there is county bount!
of $5 offered for their hides, but nev
ertheless not once did she lose hel
nerve.
Searching parties were sent out II
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-03
DARROW WILL NOT
FIGHT CHANGE OF VENUE

Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
the defense in the MoyerP
and Adams cases, arrived in Boise
last night and will remain in Idaho
until after the trials, according to
the Salt Lake INTERN
He has been in consultation with
Meyer, who arrived riday and Judge
X. |. Perky, local counsel for the
Western Federation.
In regard TO the report that the
state would ask for change of venue
in the Adams case he said he had no
information on the subject, but If the
state wanted the case tried in an agri-
cultural community he would offer
no objections. as he had good opin-
ion of farmers since the Haywood
trial. Darrow said Richardson was
out of the cases entirely, but all other
attorneys in the Haywood case had
been retained. From Boise Darrow
will go to Wallace to look after the
Adams case which will be called on
convening of the court Septem Der 9.