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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
THE W EATH e r..
Fair and warmer tonight and Wed.
nesday.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local FOrecnster.

Temperature at "a. m, -; at p. M,
40. Maximum temperature In last "a
hours, n; minimum, -. velocity of
wind mt n. M, miles per hour. Stage
of water, 2.5 feet, u fall of .O1 foot I'm
last "a hours. Precipitation, none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

Atchison 9G15, Locomotive 81, Sugar
1894, st. Paul 1875, Copper sc, Re-
public Steel preferred 80, Republic
Steel common 2S%4, Southern Ry. 25a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
will continue from below Du
buque to Muscatine.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:37,' rises CAT; moon rises
Los Il. m; moons age "a days; planet
Mercury possibly visible low in east.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
THE ROLLER RINK
Will Open Wednesday Niqht, Nov
~
0uN

Will Open Wednesday Night, Nov. 10.
Roller skating season opens next
Wednesday, Nov. IS. Go and skate.
1t will be good for that tired feeling.
1t is the most exhilarating and health
full exercise. You will need no other
tonic. Only select patronage solicited.
Music by brass band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
LUMBER MILLS ARE CLOSED
Cut in Northwest Estimated at IS Per
Cent Less Than Last Year.

Cent Less Than Last Year.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 17.-With
practically all the mills of the north
west closed down for the season, j. E.
Rhodes, secretary for the Northern
Pine Manufacturers association, stat
ed he would estimate the lumber cut
of the northwest at 10 to Is per cent
below what it was at the close of last
season. The total lumber cut last year
was $780, 900 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Is
to II lower, corn "a lower
Liverpool closing-Wheat Il lower,
corn "a to "A lower.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
Bacon Hogs of the United States.
By William Dietrich,
o. the Illinois Experiment Station.

Tho bacon hog OF this typo differs con-
~siderablS from the l;ngiish bacon hog.
There Is, however, a growing tendency to-
ward the typical bacon type. The indica-
lions point to the fzci tha: we are at the
parting Of tho way" and .lat IN the flu
turc, we will have a place COR me ideal
bacon hog as vel! as for the fat or lard
hog. Corn ts at presen. being used for
o1her purposes. such as the manufacture
Of corn starch. whisky, and oil. The lat
ter Is used for various purposes, as for
lubricatinS. Il sable oil, as a substitute
for olive oil, linseed oil. etc. This has
caused The price of corn to go UP to near
lY what other grains, used as hog feeds,
are worth. 4. the same time, a ration
Of all corn, which usually. forms the prin-
clpal part Of the feed OF the fat or lard
hog, is coming TO be generally recognized
as detrimental to the best development OF
swine from the breeders standpoint. These
th1lSS are the cause OF q gradual drift
Eng toward a more mixed ration in swine
feeding. and usually a ration containing
more protein or flesh forming material.
Coupled with this, there is not so great a
demand for fat pork as there formerly
was. and shipping and cold storage facill-
Ties are much better. ~nscuuentiy more
flesh and lean meats are used. These var
lous factors are gradually, but most sure
" erecting a change in the character OF
swine In the United States. The all fat
hog of the past will in the future he part
ly replaced, by the bacon hog. and the fat
or lard hog as n whole will in the future
more nearly approach the bacon hog i'm
form than In the past. OF course, there
will always be a demand for lard, conse-
auently there will always be a place for
the fat or lard hog. But the bacon hog
will occupy a more prominent position in
the future than he has in the past. There
IS a demand on the markets of this ceun-
try from foreign countries and more large
~ from our own country. for bacon, and
there being few bacon hogs to supply the
demand. the trade is supplied from the
lighter hogs of the tat OF lard hog type.
This bacon, however. does not command
60 high a price on the market an does bu-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
Rotation Of Grops.
By c. S. Arnold, Lake Geneva, Wis.

the marketing OF little else thar milk.
hogs cattle. requires the produce
ton OF all the Feed possible on the
1arm. hence, l have adopted q five year
rotation, as follows:
First year-Rye. sowing either in the
fall between the corr rows, with five
hoe drill. or in the. spring by diskinx
up the corn ground. Glover and tim
othy seed. four quarts OF each, is
sown with the y on top Of the frost
OF Inc winter rye, and the with the
grain of spring rye. The rye crop il
harvested n threshed, Welding a
large amount of splendid straw for
bedding the animals, and a good crop
OF grain that can be ground and fed
to the pigs, unless the market price
makes it worth more to sell.
Second Y~ear-C!over and timothv
hay. of which there is never too much
on a dairy farm.
Third Year-Clover and timothy pas
ture. On the pasture all the manure
Is spread during the summer, fall and
winter. putting the ground in splendid
shape for the succeeding crop.
Fourth Year-Corn planted on the
well matured sod ground. We SOW win
ter rye between the rows the last of
August with five hoe drill. for use as
fall n spring pasture.
Fifth Year Corn-We plant corn "
years In succession, so that we ma
have the benefit Of the rye nasture
etween crops. also because a crop of
corn yields more feed per acre than
anything else we can grow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

after he inquest. II everything goes
well'-
"oh. tomorrow be hanged! I've got
to see her RICH. away. Jim! Isn't there
any way?"
He was pacing furiously up and down
the cell. biting his nails, tearing his
hair. Could Tremaine have seen him
then he might lave modified his esti-
mate OF him.
There's no way" said Godfrey, un-
less Miss Croydon herself should COM
mdt the Uncomfortable fclly-hello, who's
thnt?"
The outer door had been flung crash
ing back. there came a rush of feet
down the corridor. a swish OF
skirts.
"Grace!"
1t was Drysdale's voice and he stood
there NJ a man struck suddenly to
stone.
n she? I turned a little giddy as
I looked at her--at the shining eyes-at
the quiverlng, smiling lips.
Godfrey had sprung instantly to his
feet.
Come Lester" he said. in a voice
very gentle. as the TALLER opened the
cell door, I'VE must catch our train;
we've business in New York"
Perhaps it was only my fancy that
his step was not wholly steady as
he went before me down the corridor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

Few farmers plant the n crops on
the same land year after year. having
learned by experience II not by pre-
cept that 1t pays best to change or
rotate the rop
The rotation practiced by many
farmers is more OF less haphaZard, de-
pending upon all sorts of circun-
stances. 1 know a farmer who sowed
oats until it was time to plant corn.
planted corn until time to SOW buck
wheat, alG what land was left after
1t vas too late to SOW buckwheat grew
up to weeds. While this method has
some advantages. they are not enough
to recommend 1t to the thrifty farmer
who is trying to make interest and
taxes on high priced land.
We must have a more careful meth
cd, a settled rotation Of crops, SO thai
we will know several years In advance
what crops are to be planted on each
separate field. and be able to get the
lane into Thoroughly good condition for
land into thoroughly good condition for
There cal be no one best rotation of
crops, for The reason hat there is
so much difference in the soils, loca-
tions and personal in%clinations. One
would be foolish. for instance. to go
:nto the business of growing potatoes
for market on a farm consisting of q
heavy clay soil; or of raising sugar
beets unless reasonably near a beet
sugar factory. or engage In dairying
unless there is a love for the business.
My own farming operations. comprising
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
CONTINUED Next week.)
Good Business.

George B. cortelyou. the secretary
OF the treasury. was talking at q Il
ner about the recent panic.
There's q story about n well known
railroad man in the panic that is al
most too good" said Mr.. Cortelyou.
This man is kindhearted. and he was
deeply moved by a letter that a country
parson wrote him when things were
looking their worst.
The letter ran k this:
IDEA Sir: AS the pastor Of -
church my aim has always been invest
ment and not speculation. Regarding
your railroad as a sound business In
stitution. solid as a rock. in 1904, I pur-
chased 400 Of its shares at log, sinking
my little all in them and a great deal
more. They have now fallen to S.
and I I'm undone. My congregation I
cannot face as a bankrupt and at my
age-72 years-what am I to do? I
throw myself upon your mercy
Well" said Mr.. Cortelyou, "the
banker read this letter several times
and each time his pity for the poor old
parson increased. Finally calling In his
s~tenographer. he wrote to the man that.
considering all the painful circum-
stances OF the case. he would himself
buy back the 400 shares at log, the price
the parson had paid for them.
Immediately on receipt of this gem
erous letter the parson wired to his
brokers:
"'Buy 400 Dash Railways at IS and
send same round to Dash's president.
who Will give you 106 for them.'"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

con from typical bacon hogs The bacon
hogs under consideration here weigh from
1856 to 15 pounds. and range in az" from
six to eight months. They are simply
hogs selected e.om the light hogs IN gem
eral. hat conform ms nearly as possible
to the bacon type. They are not very fat,
have fairly good development Of muscle.
or lean sleal. and are as long and deep In
side as is possible TO obtain them. About
90 per cent. of the light hogs thai come
to the Chicago market are Of this type.
Choice bacon hogs are the best OF this
class; they are hogs that show good length
and depth. good quality. aud art smooth.
we'll developed, and not Very fat. They
are hogs that have mad considerable eSer-
else and have not been fed on an exclusive
ration. These bacon hogs are selected for
the most part from shipments that come
from outside the corn belt, where the
principal Feed Is similar to that used in
Great Britain. and Canada for
bacon production. viz. oats. barley. rye.
peas, skim milk and pasture. These are
the feeds that are conducive to the produce
ton OF the best bacon when fed to hogs OF
! the bacon type. and when fed to hogs OF
the fat. or lard type bacon hogs such as
we have under discussion here arc pro-
duced. These bacon hogs have more fat
! on the outside and less lean meat on the
inside of their carcasses thar the typical
bacon hogs, but are better in these re-
spects than tho typical fat. or lard hogs.
In truth. this bacon hog Ia an intermedi-
airy between the fat or lard hog and the
typical bacon hog. being more like the
former than the laetcr.
Tin good bacon hogs Of this class maj
he OF poorer quality. may be lower in con-
dillon, or may be too fat or too much OF
the fat hog type. Any ono or all OF these
conditions would be the caCse OF hogs
| grading lower than choice.
II there Is a still more marked deficiency
In these characteristics. the hog will grade
as Il COMMON bacon hog. But this hog has
sufficient qualify and condition to show
that he has been well bred and las been
cheaper grades OF bacon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
Some Troubles Of Swine
Kansas Agricultural College Bulletin.

cneek away from h teeth SO as to
FORM q pouch, into which the medicine
may be slowly poured. II will flow
from the cheek into the mouth, and
Wnen n hog finds out What it is. it
Will stop squealing and swallow. In our
experiments. hogs which were so sick
That they would eat nothing have com
menced to eat very soon after getting
a dose OF the remedy, ard have steadily
improved until they appear perfectly
we'll. ~
This medicine may also be used as
a preventive of these diseases, and for
this purpose should be put In the feed
OF the whole herd. Care should OF
course be taken to see hat each animal
RECEIVES ITS proper share. In cases
where 1T has been given a fair tria: il
mas apparently cured most Of the ami
mails which were sick and has topped
the progress of the disease in the
herds. 1t also appears to be an excel
lent appetizer and stilmulant OF the
processes of digestion and assimilation
when given to unthrifty hogs 1t
Increases the appetite, causes them to
take or flesh and assume a thrifty ap.
II.
Worms In Hogs.
Hogs affected with worms In the in.
%testines u down In condition. become
very thin and lank. back is arched,
eyes dull. refuse feed, walk stiffy, and
appear l~ifeless. The worms may be
very numerous. In bad cases complete
ly filling the intestines. The pigs die
II not treated. To secure the best re-
suits. affected hogs should receive in
divfdual treatment. Twenty-four hours
before administering treatment very
little feed should be given them. Ther
give the following medicine us a
drench. to each 1oO-pound hog; larger
or smaller hogs should receive q dose
in proportions:
Oil Of turpentine.......4 drachms
Liquor ferrf d~ialysatus... ..... u drachn
Raw Enseed oil .............. ounces
If necessary. repeat the dose In four
days. After worms nave been removed.
give the tonic recommended above. To
put the pigs in condition.
Tumors on Pigs After c%astration.
Causes-Bunches form on tire cords
of pigs after castration as a result OF
infection from dirty Instruments OF
hands, ETC., during the operation: or
from leaving the cord too long, thus
increasing the liability of its baco,n:nE
infected. These tumors continue 20
grow, and in the worst cases attain che
size of a mans head.
Treatment-Cut down on the tumor
the same as in a simple case Of castra-
ton. Separate the skin from the t,ln,or
and then follow up the cord witt, IN.
hands. Cut the cord off as high IN 40
possible. The wound may lie healed
by the use OF any of the common disin-
fectants. A t%easpoonful Of caTH.,lic
acid in a quar- of water may IT,. 1,.aJ
once daily until the pigs are healed.
Pigs should be kept in a clean pen aft-
er the Operation. {. L. Barnes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
explained Godfrey. II am merely on

explained Godfrey. II am merely one
of his friends"
THE inquest. i believe. is set for to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock?" /
asked.
Eyes, sir; tough we shall hardly get
morning will be spent in looking ofer
tie scene OF tie crime"
II understand" said Godfrey, with
studied a-rtlessness. that you have
found the missing necklace"
The coroner flushed a little: evidently
that was q sore subject.
mo, SIR he answered. 1--WE haven't
found 1t. / hal about come to tie cOH
clusion tat Drysdale t'rew it into re
pay"
committed a murder to gain possession
of it. only to throw 1t away!"
II would, If my t'eory ISIS right.
Sir" returned the coroner with some
spirit.
What is your theory?" I asked.
mo matter: no NATTER" and he was
fairly bloated with self-ilnportance.
You will see tomorrow"
Godfrey was looking at him. his
eyes alight with mirth.
II see." he broke in. Accept my
compliments. Mr.. Heffelbower. 1t is
the only theory that fits the case. Don't
you understand, Lester? Here's a young
n of wealth. who deliberately goes
out and kills a man. steals a necklace
and throws 1t into the ocean. He at
tempts to establish, an alibi; he refuses
to answer IN questions: after the
murder he RACES around In his room
and breaks things: he insults the girl
he's engaged to; quarrels with his best
friend. Why, it's as plain as day! A
MAJ who would behave like that must
be-
"crazy!" cried the coroner. beaming
with satisfaction. II could not hat put
tie case peter myself. sir!"
And Godfrey gravely bowed his
thanks at the compliment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
Atchison Globe Sights.


Everything the people should do by
hard work they are now trying 20 do
by law
When Saturday is dull in a country
town, the citizens think a crisis has
been reached.
When a woman is fond of her sons
wife. it means that she is an unusually
just and fair m
When a mar reporter writes a society
item. the only real nice word he can
hin of is ''elaborate."
A new serio-comic song is entitled:
Tn SO Poor That 1 Have No Place to
Stick My Gum When 1 Eat"
So far as known, the undertaken is
the only man in the world who knows
that the styles change in hearses.
1t IS wonderful what cheap looking
tewelry people wear. and what rich
heirloom jewelry and precious stones
are missing after a burglar has visited
them.
A young man who pays a good deal
OF attention to society, no difference
hoW good a young man he ma be,
cannot distinguish himself in any other
way.
You see a lot of farmers carryin.
babies on the street, but 1t is a colder
day than ever comes in this climate
when you see a townman carrying a
baby on the street.
Any lover can act so we'll that his
lady I'VE will frequently remark how
good he is to her, but the real hero
Is the old fellow who has been mar
ried 10 or 20 years. and whose wife is
his greatest adntrer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
When Women Vote.
From Illustrated Bits

A wife had occasion to go out to a
woman's vote meeting, so left a pud-
ding In the saucepan for her husband.
When she arrived home she went on
he'd got on.
Very we'll" said he: 81 thorough,
enjoyed the pudding"
"Good!" said the wife. What did
you do with the cloth it was boiled
In 2"
Cloth. my gal?" said hubby. az h.
ebstractedly continued reading his pa
per. Was there a cloth?'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
Press bulletin No. 1877, just issued by
the veterinary department. experiment.

Press bulletin No. 137, just issued by
the veterinary department. experiment
station. Kansas State Agricultural col
lege, follows:
Within the past year a large numbe
of reports ave come to this Office from
different parts of the state of what Up
pears to be a paralysis of.the back and
limbs of hogs. The young pigs are the
ones most generally affected. The cause
has been found to be from overlooking
young, growing pigs on an exclusive
diet of corn and water. Fat is put or
the pigs too rapidly, with the result
hat the weak bones of a growing pig
cannot support the ra%pidly-put-on
flesh. The first symptoms noticed are
that the pigs refuse their feed and walk
rather stiffiy, continuing to grow
worse until they can barely raise them
selves upon their front legs. The pigs
die of starvation, as they cannot drag
themselves to the trough.
Treatment-To prevent young pigs
getting sick, a very small amount of
corr should be fed them While nursing
their mothers. chen gradually increase
the amount of corn. When weaned,
and a little bonemeal mixed with sufti-
cient milk to make a thin slop.
After young pigs are paralyzed 1t fs
best to a k all corn away from them
and see that they are placed at a
trough Of milk In which has been
SL1TrGu DIdIi LIZ lAc AOtiOSll6 lO1lSs
which Is recommended by the bureau
of animal industry as q preventive
against hog cholera and swine plague.
and which is also a very good tonic for
hogs:
-. Pounds.
Wood
Sulphur
Sodium chloride
Sodium bicarbonate 2
Sodium 2
Sodium sulphate
Anthony sulphide (black a~ntimony)... 1
These ingredients should be complete
" %pulverized and thoroughly mixed.
The dose of his mixture is a large ta-
b]lespoonful for each 200 pounds weight
of hog to be treated, and it should be
given only once a day. When hogs are
affected with these diseases they should
not be fed on corn alone. but they
should have at least ice a day a soft
feed, made by mixing bran and mid
dlings, or middlii.ss n cornmeal, or
ground oats and corn, or crushed wheat
with o water, and then stirring into
his the proper quantity of the medi-
cine. Hogs are fond of this mixture;
it increases their appetite, and when
they once taste of food with which it
has been mixed they will eat it though
nothing else would tempt them.
Animals that are very sick and that
will not come to h feed should be
drenched with the medicine shaken up
with water. Great care should be ex-
e.cised in d%renching hogs or they will
be suffocated. Do not turn the hog on
its back to drench it. but pull the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
His EMPLOYER.

Benjamin F. Butler, of Massachu-
sets. was a ~tireless worker when he
started on anything. He INC his Sec
rotary. Clancy, oftentimes sat in the
library until almost daylight when the
general wanted to finish up anything.
During the night sessions of the
Senate. toward a close of congress-, a
morning at 3 o'clock. The same SEN
ator called again when the Senate adj
tourned the following morning at day
break and found the general and
Clancy still at work.
Don't you ever stop?" the senator
asked.
NO." General Butler said, Satan
finds some mischief still for idle hands
to do"
General. l never knew before lust
who my employer vas" Clancy said.
bowling.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
From Yonkers Statesman

FTUlH 1ULkeFS statesman.
Church-Ihe sperm whale can remain
below the surface for about twenty
minutes at a time. Then it comes to
the surface and breathes fifty or sixty
times.
Gotham-I guess the sperm whale
could get along in the New York SUBJ
way all sight. then!
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

II you don't want a girl to consider
you a bore talk to her about herself.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

01OUAIcy TAU HSleltCu WItH IHteIII eJCS
and a quick nod from time to time.
There is only one point lacking" he
said. did Trematne know of your in
tention to tell Drysdale the story?"
"Yes-he even charged me with that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-09-03
WESTERN

Kemp Mallory leaves this week for
Columbia to enter school.
VIM Shields is improving his resi-
dence.
Mrs. W. H. QPollard and daughter
are home from a pleasant visit In Mar
shall.
Miss Matte Newton and children
have returned from a visit to Keyts-
Vile.
Uncle "Billie"lBartee celebrated his
S6 birthday at the home of his
daughter Mrs. Ceph, Nichols, last Fri
day.
Irwin Dawson who injured bis eye
some time ago has not recovered his
sight and we are sorry to state that
be is suffering very much.
Ode Pollard has returned from a
visit to the west.
Jas. Mann will leave soon for the
Old Soldiers home In Quincy. He ex-
poets to be away all winter.
Jas. Mallory and family Of Moberly,
are visiting relatives near here.
Mrs. Abe Hawk is on the sick list.
Mrs. Merit Wlnscott and AL. Par
IRISH are spending a few days with
friends In Salisbury.
Henry Cross white and wife chaper-
oned a merry party Of young folks to
the PlnnacleS Sunday.
Jas. Thomson sold a nice mule colt
to Watts Littrell for S65.
Bruce Pollard leaves for Quincy to
enter the business college this week.
Jas. Thompson's little boy Of near