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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

When Jack jumped over the candlestiak
lie proudly aid, II can do the trick.
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And not boast much of his trick
B7. Bailey street school: age II; 4l9 n.
Bright avenue. whittier.
when Jack jumped over the candlestick
He proudly said. Il do the trick
But mis- toes were on FIRE;
Next time he'll jump higher
MADE VAN NESS,
Compton.
When Jack jumped over the candiestick
He proudly said II can do the trick
But his toes on fire:
Next time he'll jump higher
So that he won't get kick.
LORETTA FRY.
1886 crocker street; age II; St Joseph's
school
when Jack Jumped over the candlestick
He proudly said. 81 can do the trick
But his toes were fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
For the candlestick will be on fire
DEWEY SMITT,
5th grade, II years old: $50 \. Hill ave-
nue., Pasadena.
when Jack jumped over the candlestiek
He proudly said. II can do the trick"
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
RUTH RUTHERFORD.
Al. Central school; age u, $50 y. Carey
Pomona.
when Jack jumped over the candiestick
lie proudly said, II can do the trick.
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And put on shoes with the ,,6,>U soI6I very
663 W. Thirty-siXth place; years b.
jefferson street school.
When Jack jumped over the candlestick
lie proudly said, 81 do the trick
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And try to see hiw high he can kick.
JOHNNIE CLAUDINO.
G63 w. Thirty-siXth place. years; 81
jefferson school.
when Jack jumped over the candlestiek
lie proudly said II can do the trick"
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And keep off the burning wick.
MABEL ANDREWS.
b. Burnett school, age 49, Burnett.
when Jack jumped over the candlestick
He proudly said, II can do the trick
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And his trick would be more slick.
ALBERTA PEASGOOD,
A6. Mckinley school; age 13, Santa Monica.
when Jack jumped over the candlestck
He proudly said. II do the trick"
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And miss the fire so slick.
LEILA CAMPBELL,
Age Il; Lankershim.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Honorable Mention)

+ When Jack jumped over the =
+ candlestick, 4
+ He proudly said, II can do the =
+ trick"
\ But his toes were on fire; +
+ Next time he'll jump higher, +
+ Or else, he'll carefully trim the i
j. wick +
+ NO SIGNATURE. !:
+ + + !. + j. !. i i !. 1. 1. !. !. 4. 4. 4. !. I.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Herald Juniors Demonstrate Skiuh1 Rhy1ing Contest
LIMERICK CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest each week.
First prizeChoce of school Pennant valued at SO cents from
TutsLyon Arms company best baseball mt valued at 81
Second prizeFne pearl penknie with two blades suitable
for either boy girl.
Papers this be signed with and address
and name of school and grade
All contributions for this be addressed Aunt
Laurie Herald Junior, The Herald, Los Angeles.
Jack Horner from his Christmas pie
To the plums out first would try,
Then his lips he did smack
Till a resounding whack
Complete this limerick filling in the last line with some phrase
which rhymes with the first two lines.
The completed limerick be received at this office not
later than Thursday December q for publication December H.
Said the she jumped DER the moon
Aviation weeks coming too soon;
For my arship's not done
And how under the
This limerick be completed and received this office not
than Thursday December 10 for publication December 70
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

When Jack jumped over the candlestiek
He proudly said II do the trick.
But his toes fret
Next time he'll jump higher
SO with JOY his prize he can pick.
WILLIE BLOOM.
AS. Union avenue school; age IL. S3l y
Bonnie Brae street.
When Jack jumped over the candlestiek
He proudly said. II can do the trick
But his toes were on fire:
Next time he'll jump higher
But he will have to do IL quick.
ARTHUR MOBILES,
BIS. Twenty eighth street school; age H.
SEA e. Twenty seventh street
When Jack jumped over the candlestick
He proudly said, 81 can do the trick
But his toes on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
SO his poor toes the flames cannot lick.
HELEN SMITH,
sos s. Eastlake avenue; Al, Griffin ave
nue. school; age 12.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Honorable Mentionl

kF1OHOTdplC "ShtiOHD
! When Jack jumped over the :
& candestick,
\ He proudly said, Il can do the =
= trick"
+ But 4is toes were on fire;
:. Next time he'll jump higher, =
:. Avoiding candles for candy =
= stick
X HALESTA HOFFMEISTER, 4
:. 6S5 +. 51st st.
:: Polytechnic high school, Grade A1O =
j. !. j. !. = :. :. = \ !. = !. !. \ = : !. !. ::
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

when Jack jumped over the candlestick
He proudly said, Il can do the trick"
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
And try to be more quick,
ESTELLE REICH,
Al. Griffin avenue school; 633 South
Sichel street.
when Jack jumped over the candlestick
lie proudly said, II can do the trick"
But his toes were on hre;
Next time he'll jump higher
or the championship will go to Daring
Dick GLENN MOORE.
Bs. Whittier grammar school; coz East
Camilla street.
When Jack jumped over the candlestlck
He proudly said. Il can do the trick"
But his toes were on fire;
Next time he'll jump higher
So his toes he will not kick.
RALPH THOMPSON.
926 s. Sichel street; Al Griffin avenue
school
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
(Reported by Arthur j. Bill, for the ILL
nois Farmers Institute)


nois Farmers Institute)
o. ID. Center of the farm crops de-
Eartment of the Illinois experiment
station, speaking in general of SER
les of corn tests made at the univer-
sity, and some of which have not yet
been reported to the public, says that
through preparation of the seed bed,
careful planting at the proper time,
depth and distance apart, together with
a rigid test of seed and the use of
none but the best seed, together with
certain kinds and amounts of cultiva-
ton, show very conclusively that the
production of corn per acre in Illinois
can be decidedly increased If Illinois
is to hold it's present rank in corn pro-
duction, we shall have to plan out
definite and careful systems of agri-
culture and We must include other
crops than oats and clover in our rota-
tons. We must give more thought 10
preparation of the seed bed and IN
fact pay better attention to the details
OF farming, replace the plant food re-
moved by our crops and thus conduct
a permanent and therefore the only
profitable system of agriculture.
John Zeter of Lincoln has built ut
a cost of about $1,000 in addition TO
his own labor, farm elevator"
3Ex52 feet The usual double Grip has
a IL foot driveway through the mid
die, each crib is eight feet wide and
there are IA foot closed sheds outside
of the cribs for wagons, machinery AMI
a shop or any other storage desired.
The building has concrete founda-
ton and the cribs concrete floors A
the center for hosting the wagon boy
to the top of the building and sliding
its contents into any crib or bin. Not
needing all the space for grain, room
below and another above have been.
reserved as feed room. for seed corn
Eins for small grain The workman.
ship is finished and first class through
out. and the building looks we'll inside
and out. The tight walls are of inch
siding. Good ventilation is provided
for the corn without exposing the out
side of the crib 10 the weather. This
substantial and attractive building has
been carefully planned to house all
the grain and implements of the farm
and save all shoveling except at corn
Smelling time. This building is con-
nected with Lincoln by a two mile
hard road. good for hauling any day
in the year, and Mr.. Zeter believes
this an ideal combination for the hold.
ing of grain instead of storing it in
town, or feeling compelled to sell It
when the roads are good ibis road is
always good.
The average farmer who keeps cows
does not think there is much of any
problem in it, Hasn't he MIXED and
fed cows all his life? Does he not
know more about them than all the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
ILLINOIS FARM PROBLEMS
University Expert Center and Daryman Hoard Talk Understand
iney Of Them

chemists, professors, veterinarians,
dairy editors and what not in the
world? Suppose it is true that nearly
every improvement known to dairy
farming today, from the Babcock test
down, has originated with men who
are students but not farmers? SUP
pose it is true. which it is, that nearly
ali OF the progress that has been made
in machinery, improved methods, bet
ter knowledge. has come, not from the
farmer, but from the men outside OF
the farm? Suppose it is true, which Il
is, that all the progress which has
come to the farmer in the way of leg.
islation and a bettered condition, an
enlargement of his rights and a larger
share of what is rightly his own. the
enlargement OF his knowledge con-
corning the principals of his own bus
mess, has been pushed upon him by.
the intellectual forces outside of the
farm? What of all that? Is it to De
supposed that the average farmer does
not know the COW and her product
better than any man who invites his
attention as | do today?
/ have met this assumption of the
superior knowledge of the average far
years, and there is heroic band CT
such men still left fighting the same
battle. They don't believe there are
any problems in dairy farming. The,
think any farmer. no matter how ig-
Eorant. is better prepared to consider
this subject than the best trained brain
in the country. There is still a great
host of such farmers in Illinois today.
They constitute majority of all the
! men who keep cows. Every step IF
progress we have made i'm dairy farm
ing in Wisconsin, has been fought for
severely.
am utterly at loss to know why
he average farmer refuses stubborniy
TO study the problems of his business.
1t is not so in other classes of society
Why do the mechanics show mora
mental interest i'm a search for knowi
edge in their calling than do farm
els! | believe the difference is i'm the
early education of the two classes
! Most of the children of the mechanic
attend school to the eighth grade, and
The eighth grade of the town school IS
king beside the country school in
arousing intellectual perception and
grasp in after life.
Men are what they are educated to
be. The farmers son is what he IS
educated to be, a weak or a strong
ldan, an honor to agriculture or an
apology for it. No farmer ever be-
came great as farmer because Of
his ignorance the same with the me-
chanic. Boys must be trained to think
and observe and deduce correct judg-
ments by virtue of a knowledge of the
truth-agricultural truth. Why, then,
do SO many farmers resist might AMI:
main, the taking in of important agri-
cultural knowledge?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
in the morning, and to bring the work
men back in the evening.
WATERFOWL

Mr.. and Mrs. George Saunders of
Rock Island visited over Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Manly Saunders.
Mrs Leila Ausbrook left Friday
for Reynolds to visit a couple of
weeks with Miss Estellye Elliott.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the Y p. S. G.. E. was
well attended and very successful
About $15.75 was cleared.
Ed Houge is preparing to leave
on visit with relatives at Anna,
III.
Miss Linda Lestch, daughter of
Rewold Letsch, has gone to Wapello,
Iowa, where she will reside with an
/, uncle and attend college.
Mrs. G. A. Hobart and daughter,
Erid, of Davenport, are spending a
few days with Manly Saunders and
family. Mr.. Hobart is now away
seeking new location to which his
family will join him.
Mrs. Maud Sovey left last week
for visit with Miss Hazel Elliott
at Reynolds.
The ladies of the Methodist Aid
society met with Mrs. w. NJ briggs
Wednesday.
The Baptist young people will
serve dinner and refreshments on
the church lawn Monday July 5, all
day.
Emanuel Peterson left Tuesday for
| BeardstOwn where he will visit with
his son, F. L. Peterson and family.
| Miss Edna Johnson returned home
Tuesday after spending a week visit
ing her grandmother at Davenport
! Mrs. Evans is visiting with her
daughter at Geneseo.
The Thimble Bee club were enter
tanned last Thursday at the home OF
Mrs. Crooks.
Mrs. II. A. Newton last Wednesday
entertained at house party
| On retiring from service at the
hospital, Miss Nellie Knapp was pre-
scented with a beautiful diamond ring
by the old employees.
| Mrs. II. II. Haurath and her two
| granddaughters returned to Gales
burg after an extended visit here
with relatives.
| Rev. Mr.. Margileth has returned
from Vanorn where he attended the
ministerial meeting
Mrs. Inez Lint left Saturday fol
Marion, Ind. to stay with her sis
| ter who is ill.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

fort, Germany In the fourth group
the largest membership, the
Northwest Davenport Turner's ranked
group. In exhibition work the Davea-
port Turner'S We're given two awards
of honors.
County Towns Keep Saioons.-At a
special session of the LeClaire council
Monday evening report on the can
yass of the consent petition was made
and permits to run saloons were grant
ed to J. c. Davenport, A. r. Rider and
Sam II. Culbert. The Blue Grass coun-
oil held an adjourned meeting aud
acted on the application of j. p. Mohr
TO continue conducting a saloon. a
permit was granted.
Bettendorf Booming.-The big Bet
;endorf foundry is steadily taking
shape in spite of the slow arrival of
steel Roof is going on over the long
stretches of steel framework that have
so far been erected, and walls are go
ing up Three high stacks will rise
close to the three big hot blast fur
races in the furnace house, and one
of these is already erected, and the
second one partly up. Good progress
is being made on the general survey
Of the town being made by the Bee
tcndorf Improvement company, pre-
liminary to the plating of its addi-
tons, on which couple of score Of
comfortable homes will probably arise
this summer. W. p. Bettendorf's hand
some new bungalow has been COM
pleted, and the excavation has been
made for the magnificent new home
which Mr.. Bettendorf will erect on Il
nearby bluff Hundreds of workmen
are finding employment in the build
; ing of the new foundry and other con
struction that is going on in the town
and extra cars are being run out from
town by the Tri-City Railway company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
TRAINS DUCKS TO CLEAR
FIELDS OF POTATO BUGS
Alton Farmer Charges NeighbOrS 81
per Day per Duck and Is
Growing Rich.

Alton. ILL.,, June 30.-Joseph Junette,
vho farms one of the job ranches on
extensively in duck" farming and ed
ucate the fowls to eat potato bugs at
81 n day per duck.
Just now Iunette is enjoying an in.
come of SIS day from Is ducks
which he trained to clear potato pat
ches of bugs. He put the ducks in a
pen and fed them on potato bugs ex-
oiusively after starving them until
they were glad to get the bug diet.
Junette tried them first on his own
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
DAVENPORT

Hearing is Continued.-The hearing
of r. H. Chase of West Liberty, the
informer for the Muscatine Civic fed
Grafton and himself accused of boot
Logging, was not completed before
United States Commissioner Bush yes
terday afternoon, but was continued
till July s.
Shooting In the Air-A man giving
his name as William Collins was ar
rested last evening~while shooting in
the air on the river bank near the
Rock Island bridge. He was firing
away with blanks, and explained his
actions by saying he was trying to
bring down some of the birds that
were flying past. He was held for a
hearing as to his sanity.
Sneak Thief Gets $47.-While sleep
ing peacefully at his boarding house on
West Fourth street. a sneak thief en-
tered the room of William Lucht and
secured $47 and gold watch, aft er
which he made his escape.
Turner's Land Prizes.-The Daven-
FORT Turner's who returned last night
from Cincinnati were very much in
evidence at the big funniest which has
Just come to a close In the first
group showing the largest member
ship, the Davenport Turngemeinde
ranked ninth. In the five event cot
test, second only in Importance to the
individual conseSt, Hans Reuter- OF
Davenport was first and Otto Witt als9
OF Davenport, was sixth. This was in
competition with the entire world and
is certainly a glorious victory for the
Davenporters. The individual contest
was won by Joseph Lindner of Frank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Rheumatism Cured In a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia radically cures In
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable aud mysteriniss.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. IS cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Sohlegel e Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

patch. which comprised several acres.
The ducks went through the patch
like a neighborhood scandal. After
the performance Junette shut up his
brigade in the bug pen so they would
not acquire taste for other diet.
The ducks are in great demand Oh
the farms in Junette's neighborhood
Farmers are glad to pay $3.50 PEI
hour for the services of the brigade.