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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-03
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-03

T. Cable entertained company of IS
young people at dinner at her home,
415 Twenty-ninth street, last evening
as courtesy Miss Mary Fullerton
of St. Louis, a guest of Miss Cable.
Mrs. Cable is entertaining this after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-03

The next meeting will be with Mrs.
J. H. Whitaker, 140 College avenue,
and the topic will be Car
OILS and Christmas Music
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

robber flies, but that the robber files In
Algeria are not active at the exact period
when the gadflies are most abundant.
The man in charge of this work reported
the facts to Or. Roux, of diphtheria
fame at the head of the Pasteur institute,
who said at once, Consult DIR. Howard,
of the United States department of
Agriculture" So the department of
agriculture was consulted and the Pasteur
institute in Paris was informed that here
IS in the southern United States a large
wasp, known to the people as the horse
guard, which Is an active destroyer Of
gadnies. The life history of the horse
guard was well Known to the department.
its exact breeding places were known,
and arrangements have been made to dig
mp ext June large quantities of the
larvae of the horse guard at the time when
they are about entering the pupa or
quicscent stage. They are to be carried
to New Orleans and placed in charge of
one of the chief stewards In the cold room
of n steamer going directly from New Or
leans to Havre. There they are to be met
by agents Of the Pasteur institute and car
ried to Algeria, where 1t is hoped they
will breed. and as their life period Is APP
proximately that of the gadfles. they will
produce such an effect upon the abun-
dance of the gadflies as greatly to reduce
the possible carries of the dromedary
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
for the little girl
NO CRIMINAL. ASSAULT.

Drs. Stone, White and Gleason con-
cluded the autopsy shortly before eleven
o'clock AMI DIR Stone left on the north
bound train for Burlington. No official
announcement of their findings was made
and no report will be given out form that
source at present. DIR. Stone did. however,
state in the hearing of those present at
the autopsy that he was convinced that no
criminal assault was attempted while she
was alive. on her body, however, We're
the imprints of bloody fingers showing
depravity on the part of the murderer
that Is almost beyond comprehension.
An inquest was held before Judge e. L.
Bates at the municipal court room this
afternoon, conducted by States Attorney
Meagher assisted by Attorney General
Fits. A dozen witnesses were examined
but the hearing was behind closed doors
Attorney General Fits left this after
noon for Brattleboro so that no date for
the hearing in the case of Mahan was set
1t was rumored here to-day that the sus-
pected man had broken down and con-
fessed the crime but the prosecuting Of
! ficers will not confirm it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

who deliver milk in this city this fore
noon and discussed with them the law en-
acted by the Legislature of 1906 which pro-
vdes severe penalty for dirty milk. DR..
Holton told the farmers the State has no
desire to prosecute them and he believed
when they understood the new law there
would be no complaints.
The Montpelier mlkmen charge five
cents a quart the year around, with this
price shaded for large consumers. DR..
Holton was surprised at the low price OF
milk in Montpelier and the farmers scored
a point with him in saying that at the low
price they We're getting for their milk they
could not afford to hire any extra help
which the new law would necesstate,
After DR.. Holton left them every milk
man in the city except one signed an
agreement that hereafter the price of milk
in Montpelier shall be six cents a quart in
summer and seven cents quart In winter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
.ONE HORROR
IS REMOVED
Autopsy on Child's Body at Ben
nington Shows She Was Not
Assaulted.
HER UNCLE MORE INVOLVED.
state Strengthening It's Case ngains
the Alleged Internationally
Almost beyond Comprehension
Revealed by Bloody Finger
Marks ON the Body.

Bennington, April so.-The autopsy and
inquest in the case of little Ethel Mahan,
the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs German Mahan of North Benning
ton whose body was found Sunday night
in a gravel pit near. Big pond only serv-
ed to strengthen the case of the State
against the chld's uncle, Albert Mahan.
who is in Jail here charged with having
cut the child's throat. The autopsy re-
moved one of the horrors that have been
associated with the case from the be-
ginning the child was not assaulted be-
fore she died.
In accordance with a new plan adopted
since the last Legislature was in session
all important crimes now come under the
jurisdiction Of the attorney general and
consequently no action in the case was
taken yesterday, further than to gather
what additional evidence was available
The body Of the little girl remained at
the home of her grandfather, Thomas
Mahan. where it was carried by the
! frenized parent.
Attorney General Fits of Brattleboro
and state Pathologist r. II. Stone and
! Chemist White of the laboratory at Bur-
lington arrived at North Bennington on
]
by Municipal Judge f. l.. Bates, States
Attorney w. j. Meagher and First Select
men f. NJ. Crawford. The officials walk
ed to the scene of the crime and made
an investigation lasting over an hour,
While the officials were at the scene of
the crime, Sheriff F. Godfrey. Deputy w.
], Hurley and DR.. ID, A. Gleason drove
to the home of Thomas Mahan at the
top of the hill and returned with the
remains of little Ethel wrapped in a
blanket to the chld's own house where
the autopsy was to he held.
MAHAN DRANK TO EXCESS.
Nathan. as described by people in North
bennington, is a slow witted young fellow
who was never able to acquire much
knowledge at school or to become at all
adept at his work He drank to excess AT
times and belonged to that reckless class
of young men who made practice of fire.
uuenting the resorts at Walloomsac from
which he was accustomed to return with
liquor In his pockets He attended this
base ball game at North bennington Sat,
urday afternoon and was then observed tc
be somewhat under the influence of liquor
Sunday forenoon he was one of a larg,
crowd that gathered at the station to Sc;
a new locomotive and 1t was evident thcr
that he was not himself.
A suspicious circumstance is that AL
bert stated that he was in w. j. Hurley
ice house below the new Catholic GENE
terry for two hours after he returned from
the pond, This would indicate that thu
harrassed man left his home and hid II
the ice house where he could observe wha
might take place IN the vicinity of tn
1 Iur al nj W. IN left
nos 30 seen himself. 1t Is remarked tina
he d.d not join in the search for the child
who was at first supposed only to hav
lost her way. and he was known to hav
always manifested an unusual affection
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
disease.
NITROGEN SUPPLY.

One of the greatest agricultural ques-
tons i'm this country is the maintenance
of the fertility of the soil. One of the
questions involved In this subject is the
supply of nitrogen. Prophets have told us
In past years that it was only question
of time when America would cease to be Il
grain-producing country on account OF
the lack of nitrogen. These prophecies
have not come true, for the reason that
American genius has found n way to meet
the emergencies as they arise and Will
continue to find a way. Our chief source
of nitrogen at the present time is from
the various chemicals imported from
foreign countries. We also gain considera-
BILE nitrogen from logumes As means OF
encoura ging the production of nitrogen
at home. the department is putting forth
every effort to induce farmers to grow
these leg1imos In the South. of course
one kind Of legume must be grown In the
Middle West red clover is a standard crop
These legumcs gather nitrogen from the
air. store it up, and give 1t back to the
soil Resides this method, the department
has developed a labora tory system of en-
courag ing lcgumes to gather more nitro
een from the air. 1t takes the little or
ganisms that grow on the roots of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
NOTHING BUT CHICKENPOX
Alarm at Montpelier over a RumOrcd
Case of Smallpox.

Montpelier. April 30.--Dr. II. ID. Hol-
ton OF Brattleboro, secretary of the
state board of health. was in town this
morning in consultation with DR. VIII
liam Lindsay, city health officer. and
to meet the milkmen who deliver mill;
in this city. 1t was not thought ad-
visable under present conditions to ar
range for any pest house in Montpelier,
or in West Berlin, as all the cases
there are properly quarantined
DR.. Holton went this afternoon to
Mortified Falls to visit the two cases
there and to examine several suspic-
ious cases just outside the village OF
Northheld. He reports that all the
cases at West Berlin are doing well
and does not anticipate any deaths
from the disease.
In the family Of Justin Wiley on
in charge of Dr. w. l.. Goodale, who
diagnosed it as chickenpox, DR.. Hol-
ton and Health Officer Lindsay visited
this case this morning and they both
confirmed the diagnosis of DR.. Good
ale 1t was reported this morning that
the case was smallpox and no little ex-
citement previiled for "A time. DIR. Hol-
ton says there is nothing In this cas'
| to cause alarm and If the quarantine al
West Berlin is kept as rigidly as he
| intends it shall be, there Is no cause
for alarm in this city.
TALKS LAW TO FARMERS.
DR.. Holton met dozen or more farmers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
TRUSTY MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Wilbur Brown Hikes Away from Year
More at state Prison.

Windsor, April 30.-Wilbur Brown, COM
mitted to the State prison from Orleans
county to serve a two years sentence foi
grand larceny, made his escape this af-
ternoon and Is still at liberty. He had
about n year more to serve on his
sentence. He was trusty and with an
other prisoner was working under q
guard building a shed about a half mile
west of the prison. When quitting tim,
came at five o'clock he hked it for tn,
underbrush and disappeared while The
guard was calling the team to take tht
three back. The guard was d. V. sui
Ivan ana has been employed here abou
a year.
Brown was SO years old, is c feet, l.
inches tall weighs 149 pounds, blue eyes
light complexion and stoops slightly
Searching parties were out tonight look
Ing for him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES.

CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES.
Animal diseases properly come Under
federal control, since the eradication of
disease in one state is not enough. Tuber-
culosis is less prevalent here than in any
foreign country, but 1t is more prevalent
here than it should be, and the consumers
of meat and milk will soon require its
eradication. Tho milk of no tuberculous
COW should he used Tor human food, and
it is entirely practicable to get completely
rid of it. We inspect all the meats Of in
terstate and foreign commerce, for home
and foreign trade, and without this we
should be shut out of foreign markets
Beyond all peradventure, ours is the best
meat consumed by any people, as no
other nation takes the same care we 10
or goes to as much expense to secure it.
INSECT FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
We have friends and enemies In the In
sect world. iney do not observe State
lines, and when introduced into any part
of our country the rest of 1t is in danger.
Our annual loss from this source Is very
great. just now two insects--the gypsy
moth and the brown-tail moth--are
spreading over New England; and If not
checked they will infest the whole coun-
| try They attack the trees on lawn, street,
and forest. The most effective weapon
against an insect is its parasite. We have
introduced many thousands OF the para
sites of the insects mentioned, and they
arc doing their work our chief cntomolo-
gist is now on ms way to the Crimoa for
more nests of the parasites. When we arc
| visited by an insect pest the first move is
to ascertain whore it came from, and
! then We bring In also its parasitic enemy
| We travel far and wide for parasites and
! have to be careful not to bring in the
parasites Of the .rasite.
| Other governments are taking up this
idea. There Is n disease of the dromedary
camels in Algeria, the principal beasts OF
| burden in that country. The Pasteur In
| stitute at Paris has been investigating hi.
disease and finds that it Is caused by 9
microscopic parasite known as a spiro
| cheate. They have discovered also tina
this micro-organism is carried by certai,
gadflies. They have further discovered tina
these gadf1ies are killed off by certa (,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY.
Secretary Wilson Tells of Its
Place Among Other In
dustries.
AN EDUCATIONAL ERA
Federal and state Governments Get
ting Young People Informed-The
Result of the Farmers work
in 1906 was s8.1ot.00O.O0O.
Exports az per Cent.


Pittshurg. April S.-James wilson, sec
rotary of agriculture, delivered an address,
here last evening before the Amerlcus
club on Agriculture IN Our INDUSTRIES
His speech, Whiie directed to Single auui-
ence, contained much lnformat'oh Wh'Vh
will be of especial interest 10 people III
agricultural pursuits anu coh'"'nH ~
much genera information mat u VIII az
tract VIDE spread at'ehuoi' NJ s"iu III
part;
AcR1c,1-1T1-RE IN ORR INDI' STRIES.
The most successor farming IN our "'S
Is carried on by men OF hlgl'eSl i"'ri''SenIe
regarding an that pertains l" "'e 'Vi'
the plant the ANIMAL ana 'i'e ''''' ~,
The American producer Ir"" 'ne ne.u
would not ne the potent i"c'"i ne - wa"
OUT the inventor ~ Peilve' ms ~,
anu 'I'e .''i.e "l'o ,,,,, ,,,,,,1 ha ,,Iav
the part he does in the worlds markets
with poorer soils and less genial climates.
AGiCOhlO Raj ELI ON i'N'
vigorous movement by Federal and
c.o.o o.rorci.s lie In ,roe-ress to educate
~, ,.,,,r., ,ooo,,1o of tho farm, and IN mako
,.oeoaroh into tho 7vido field of science
int rartoins IN producinr the nations
ga olo+bi,g ava otbcr nccessities
I,ieouse,or hos bean active for n genera
t,o, or ,,oro rogardinp the nreraration
% ,bo farmer for his life work MANY
,,,1......' .I,t,,, .ho f,r,,ar woods rotbipg
,o,.o,,d oo,,,,,or-scbooI education.
So. It'll. 300. .btr,, that r,o,,ov davo,
~ -, .nai,,i,. f,r,, noonlo &c vosted
ri .odorol ,,ovorrr,ert mas voted lands
49, ,,o,o,. 70 educate tho children or
tho fa,.nor AMI tbe mechanic and has
ando,.od i,e,i+u.iore N mako rasoarch
,.b c+,.as bovo followed tho load Of tbe
co,rross and something is heinr done IN
oooh of ,ber much is boinr done in
cove 81 tbor, "a toach the sciences Of
agric,,l,ure Tho movement among those
in.oras+ed t. en- strorg THAT tho old
fashioned educator and the hostile legis-
,,,,rr ,,-o,,
iNr'7 r'' NIL WYNN
The work of the department in Wash
tngton and in the States is a development
along new lines. Whenever a producer
needs help to solve problems that are
beyond his powers to cope with. if the
/ question for solution is representative and
affects conditions common to neighbour
hood or State, or several states, he gets
help from his State or from the federal
government Our research work is print
ed, and 100000 copies of our publications
are distributed annually through members
Of Congress and by the department.
The department of agriculture operates
where the State or the individual Is I'M
able to do tho work or is not equipped 10
do it effectually. The States, as general
| proposition, are making research along
lines peculiar to each. No one locality
can experiment for others having diff
ferent conditions.'The federal government
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
HAGAR BROTHERS

Distributors for Northern Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
WATER CONTAMINATION.


The department works for many other
people than the farmer In the course of
its laboratory Investigations 1t was found
that the water supply of cities. when bad
could be readily improved by compare
lively simple methods. In the last few
years the department has treated some of
the largest reservoirs in the country which
were badly contaminated, and in all cases
has been successful. The treatment con
sists in the application of small quantities
Of copper. The water is Immediately rem
dered perfectly pure, and the copper is In
such minute quantities as to be absolutely
harmless.
Recently the department sent an expert
to the Canal Zone for the purpose of
clearing up the water supplies there. In
this tropical climate water Is contaminat-
ed quickly. A few applications of this cop
per treatment cleared up these reservoirs
and rendered the water perfectly pure.
Much of this water contamination is
due to the growth of small microscopic
plants, some of them green in color and
others brown. Some produce bad odors in
| the water, and all are objectiona Bile. 1t is
this class of contamina ton that the cop
per treatment Immediately clears away.
AGRICULTURE A CREATIVE FORCE.
| Agriculture is a creative force among
| our industries. The result of the farmer $
work of 1905 was Sc, 79i. 100000 an increase
of "A per cent. over the last census year.
We exported in 1906 $l,71S, O0O,c worth OF
goods of all kinds. and of this 70 per
cent. was grown from farms and forests
| Animals and their prOductS Welded S3g3
900. 900, or 10 per cent for export after
supplying the home demand. Cotton and
cotton products exported were s4Sl 00O, 900
or Is per cent; grain and products solo
abroad were S197 100000, or lis per cent
and $4,000. 900, or 6.5 per cent was mis-
cellaneous farm products. Forest product.
are rs per cent. of our exports. We us,
tobacco extensively and pay around $780,
coo 600 for importations from cuba ant
Sumatra, Porto Rico. Mediterranean
countries and Brazilian ports. We raised
Suenatra wrappers last year to the eXten
of 100000 worth. The department, afte
discovering principles, conducts objec
lessons on the farms of the people to hell
them toward better things. We found il
the Connecticut Valley and in Florid
the same soil that grows the wrapper to
bacco in Sumatra, after visiting tina
country and studying their methods ant
soils We found in Alabama and Texa
the same soil that produces the filler to
bacco in Cuba, after learning what soil /
suitable. and last year raised 400 acres o
it in those States. We hope in time &
grow all the tobacco now imported fror
Cuba and Sumatra into the Unite
States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

legumes, handles them in the laboratory,
and sends them out to the farmers, so
that they can treat their seed In such a
way as to induce the plants from this
seed to become strenuous nitrogen col
lectors. The department last year sent out
over 100000 lots of these nitrogen cultures
to farmers throughout the land who
wished to plant clovers, alfalfas, cowpeas,
and other such crops.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
INTERESTED IN LIVE STOCKs

Horses, Cattle Sheep, swine and Poul-
try of the pure-bred kinds? Then you
should try and keep posted on what the
successful fellows are doing along these
lines. There's only one way to keep
posted on these matters-that by read
ing the old reliable, The New England
Farmer. Recognized everywhere as
The Best Farm Paper send 10 cents
for a 10 weeks trial subscription. Ad-
dress
The New England Farmer, Brattle-
= bOrO, VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
PAR0|D POINTERS

F. W. Bird & Son make the felt the
base of Pariod Ready Roofing, in their
own mills where they have made paper
and fets for nearly 100 years. They
make the Pariod felt themselves because
they canot entrust to others the making
Of the most important part of the roof
Ing material. You take chances when
you buy your roofing from manufacturers
who buy their felt where they can get it
cheapest.
Over % years experience in making
ready roofing is behind Paroid.
They were the originators of the ready
roofing roll-complete directions and fix
lures for applying are packed inside of
each roll.
Parold is plable in heat and cold. 1t
lays easier and smoother.
Paroid Is more sightly-compare
samples and see for yourself.
Paroid has been put to every test and
most important of all--the test of time.
That's the test that tells the real value
of a ready roofing.
Paroid is the only roofing supplied with
rust proof caps. The ordinary tin caps
soon rust out and cause leaks Besides
our rust proof cap is square and therefore
has more binding surface than the ordi-
nary round cap.
Every roll of Paroid is sold on this
guarantee-Buy a roll of Parpid-open 1t
examine t-appy it to your roof-and
then If you are not satisfied that you
have the best ready roofing on the
market, send them your name and ad-
dress and they will send you a check for
the full amount you have paid for the
roofing, including cost Of applying it,
HAGAR BROTHERS
Distributors for Northern Vermont.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-18
Early Day Happenings
in Humboldt County
JULY 1889

2nd.-Artesian well being bored on
Stewart ranch at Willow Point. Hay
brings $3.50 a ton in aPradise.
3rd.-Col. j. A. Haruin sues southern
Pacific company for $4,000 damages
for injuries sustained in a railroad &C
cident in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Leon Pascal files citizenship papers.
4th.-Baseball game, Carlin versus
Winnemucca; score, Carlin 5, Winnie
mucca 8.
17th.-Postofice at McDermitt re-
moved to Chas. Bowling place adjoin-
ing the reservation.
DECENTRALIZATION Of school census
report shows Humboldt county to have
649 school census children.
24th.-Not over 900 tons of hay
were harvested in Paradise Valley.
27th.-Postofice established at Cane
Springs on the Idaho road, j.. G. (Cal)
Mathews appointed postmaster.
29th.-At depth Of 800 feet, drIil4 roo
in artesian well at Stewart ranch
breaks and boring machinery is moved
to joel bradshaw Is ranch.
30th.-Cattle perishing because of a
scarcity of water along the Humboldt
river.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-18
NEvAOA'S OLDEST
MAN, DEAD

CARSON CITY, July 17.-John yea
sey, the oldest nan in Ormsby county,
and probapIy the oldest in Nevada,
died yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock
after an illness of several days. Veasey
was 90 years of age at the time Of his
death.
He was a native Of England and
came to this country over half a cen
fury ago and resided in the mountains
west Of Carson City and the Comstock
since the early ifties. He wal an old
bachelor and always lived alone in the
mountains, preferring the mountain
breezes and the lone life to that of the
city with it's surroundings. For years
he lived in what is known as Veascy
canyon neal here, and afew years ago
he became so feeble that the authori
ties decided to have him come here to
live in order to give him aid if any
was rekquired.
Veasey was a believer in spiritual.
ism and was well read. He was known
by practically every resident of the
city.