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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
from JanitOr to aookkeeper.

A man who came from Sweden went
to work ON the section at S1.35 per
day. His boy went to the eighth grade
school and high school; he studied
bookkeeping a whole year and kept a
beautiful set OF books. and then wenr
TO the banker and asked for a job as
bookkeeper. The banker thought the
boy was getting out of his station and
told him, No, but l want a boy TO
sweep the floor and clean the spit
toons, and / think that is the job for
YOU" Without wincing The little fell
low said, "All right, but remember.
when you want a bookkeeper, I'm OF
the spot" The boy did his work but
kept applying for the job IF bookkeep-
ing until he got it. This boy had his
ideal raised but he still mad his fee.
on the earth, and demons rated that
he had the stuff in him to make a
bookkeeper How much superior IS
that to the attitude of the 6epper, xiii
gloved parasite who is afraid to work.
In the schools we car teach respect
for labor and earning livirg-Fran-
els G. Blair, state superintendent IF
schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

soil near it does not. Last year the
heavy rains in June seemed to cement
this soil together so the water could
not get of.
Limestone soil does not wash nearly
so bad. This is noticeable in st. Clair
county, where the soil contains large
quantities of lime. and the farmers can
work slopes that We could not.
Pillow the stalks under A disk seems
the best implement to cut the stalks,
and il makes good surface mulch to
retain the moisture before the ground
is plowed and it mellows the ground.
Besides, the disked ground lessons the
pull uron the horses in blowing. H. A.
Winter says 1t will make a difference
OF one horse in the team.
1t is desirable to let clover get its
growth before turning it under, but it
may injure the land if plowed under
late in the spring, unless there is
plenty of rain. Pillow fairly deep I'M
less the previous blowing has been
shallow. but if the blowing is done in
the fall it may be considerably deeper
as this gives the deeper layer of earth
chance to weather during the winter
The ground can be plowed Il little
deeper year after year. In general, We
are blowing too shallow. As our Soils
become older it will be necessary to
plow them deeper.
1t is Il poor way to pillow the soil
and let it lie without working before
lanting so that it dries ou5 and can
not h" got into good cond';icn. If
tie grnu is owed Iii tn fall we
should begin upon il rs early as pos
sible in the spring and cultivate or
disk it several times So US TO start
and kill several crops of weeds, and
this will also put the soil in good
condition. l believe in cultivating
corn great deal before planting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
100 Bushels of Corn Per Acre.

One of Professor O. d. Center
addresses dealt with the four great
clements in producing the largest
crop of corn, season, soil, seed and
the farmer, all but the first being
largely subject to the control Of t,,e
trained and hustling farmer.
Seed selection, care, testing, grad
ing and planting were discussed. The
farmer, TO win the highest success,
must be in thorough sympathy v 18th
his work and proud Of his calling,
and he must mix "A great amount of
brains with his labor. The keynote
for achieving high success. is care
ful attention to details; great en-
phasis was put on this point. The
Hniversity's experiments at Usbana,
and the fields Throughout. the state
and the work of practical farmers
we're explained. showing clearly that
100 bushels of corn per acre had been
produced on large areas. and that
with our Illinois conditions it is alb
solutely necessary that the farmers
work towards such high production.
There is a rapid growth in popula-
ton; great increase in demand as
we'll as complete occupation of the
corn land. Reported by Arthur j.
Bill for the Illinois Farmers Insti-
tute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Soy Bean Culture.

Soy beans should be. put in with a
drill. three pecks to the acre If for
hay the rows may be &c inches apart,
Tor seed, "a to 81 inches apart: pro6a-
bly, "a inches is best for ali purposes,
take off the outside shovel in Guilt
waiting. Prepare the ground as for
corn. The beans grow so rapidly that
they soon shade the ground CT mpiet q
ly. Cowpeas will not make as good 4
quality of hay. II is impossible to got
as good yield and results if the soy
beans are sown early as far north as
Urbana. Put in the beans after MI
the corn is planted.
1t is not necessary 20 inoculate the
soil for cowpeas but it is necessary
for soy beans. c. A. Rowe did this by
taking home quart OF soil from the
university soy bean plot and sprink
ling it upon a few rows of soy beans
in his garden. From this garden
patch he got soil the next year to it,
cculate his field. 1t is much easier %
inoculate the soil for soy beans than
for alfalfa. but it is just rs necessary.
Inoculating once is sufficient; it NAV
be done by putting a pint of the soil
containing the bacteria in the drin
box and letting it sift out with the
seed
The soy, beans make the best hay
If cut when the pods have formed AMI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
ODD JOBS on N.3RSAlPs.
Many Ways For tn. Blueiackets e.
Make Extra Money.

Many Ways For tn. uejackets t.
Make Extra Money.
The possible methods of making tx
ira money on sl!phca-d are manifold
''TuiioriZinG" is one of The rMuSt prot
table. While Il ships tailor IS detained
TO most of our ships. his duties are
limited to making necessary a.tera
lions in the uniforms which are issued
to lie members of The crew Man,
enlisted men own sewing machines
upon which they dc repair work. ano
they also do odd ,obs fc- officers. s2cb
as pressing and cleaning A handy
man with the needle Gan Also make Il
handsome SUM by DONG fancy work
Some of .he most de.lcate ea.uro!,iery
work has been done by Saiiurnen
The ships barber also makes com
Portable living IL addition 10 his regu
lar pay. and the distribution OF prizes
ut target practice en:iches the cCffer>
Of the gun crew by considerable
sum. Men who are detailed TO duty
on beard submarine boats are allowed
an additional 81 n month ard beside,
81 a day fer every day the boat is
submerged. Bluejackets detailed as
signaimel. rs cockSwainS of power
boats or In charge of holds are al.
lowed extra pay A crew messman re.
ceiveS 81 month for performing tina.
Iewhat rleuial function. and the
man who IS not ashamed 10 'rake in
washing" can easily double his navy
pay. Every bluejacket is expected TO
perform the laundering himself. but
there are always men who prefer to
pay for having the service done.
One of the novel methods of earning
an honest penny is for man with
descriptive knack-usually a woman
to prepare an interesting letter upon
the cruise of the ship or some of the
strange ports visited. the honors paid
the vessel. the entertainments offered
and describing the customs of the in
habitants. These letters are manifold
ed and sold to the members of the
crew for 90 cents to 81 copy-and
usually cheap ut that. The parents or
relatives OF the sailor boy thus are
kept informed of his adventures and
experiences and he is relieved of a
task that is irksome to most boys
John II. Cox in National Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Professor J. c. Moeier Answering
Questions.

Rock phosphate does not leach out
of the soil: it might wash off from
hillside AS to The quantity, it is bess
to keep applying rock phosphate until
the soil content of phosphorus has
been brought up TO 1900 or 1900
pounds per acre in the surface sevea
inches.
burnt limestone. Two tons per acre
may be applied if the soil Il. rather
acid. bur if extremely acid three, four
and even five tons per acre. once in
three or four years 1t mity BE thrown
mon the ground broadcast. and more
OF t should be applied on the hills.
Land plaster is a soil stimulant, and
while it increases growth first. it will
iniure the sell Land plaster is put
into some fertilizers. but it hurts the
land. Farmers don't want TO begin to
use n stimuIant for the land.
1t is not possible to maintain our
lands without clover and it is best to
sow clover and pillow it under. 1t is
desirable to clip the clover two or
three weeks earlier than it would be
cut for hay and let it lie upon the
ground, and this helps the second crop
which may be cut for seed; then the
straw should be put back on the land.
Somebody said, Il find il pays awful
WELL
Glover alone cannot indefinitely
maintain the land A rotation will not
enable us to maintain the fertility of
the soil.
On the university plot. where corn
and oats have been grown alternately
for 81 years. the physical condition of
the ground is very bad. 1t washes
easily and runs together as the other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
RheumatIsm cured IN a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
ISM and Neuralgia radically cures in
ne to three days. Its action upon the
ystem is remarkable and mysterious.
{ removes at once the cause and che
disease Immediately disappears. The
irst dose greatly benefits. rs cents
md 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
schlegel & Son, 22O West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

the lowest leaves have turned yellow
but for seed the cutting should not
begin until half of the leaves have
turned entirely yellow. Even the soy
bean straw is a valuable feed Ami
mails relish the hay and thrive upon
it. Mr.. Coffey of the university has
fed it to sheep and they never got
anything they relished more. especial
ly the lambs. Lambs that had to be
shut up in the barn All summer did
just as well on soy bean hay as they
would on pasture.
1t may not be generally lucwn that
soy beans make the finest egg pro-
ducing food for poultry. The beans
would better be cracked until the
chickens are educated to eat them
Professor o. ID. Center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Attention Eaoles.

You are requested to be at the home
on Sunday morning at O'Clock prompt
to attend the funeral of Brother Robert
Edwards.
C. P. M'QUAID, President.
]. f. DINDINGER. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Notice.

l. & l. Sunday and holiday schedule
has been discontinued and regular
schedule goes into effect Sunday, Oct
II. Please get time tables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
|, BONDAGE /?

: eyes," said Alethea
Carlyon. "have been
opened"
She said it solemn
ly with an air, an
emphasis, a decorous
and almost pious
flourish, and her
husband regarded
her with puzzled dis
may. He had re-
turned that after
Evening star., 1909-04-19
p. A. r. e. Car Doors-

The other day In Philadelphia a pay
as-you-enter car, containing twenty-five
passengers, struck an automobile. wreck
ing the motor ana so shaking the car that
the passengers bscame panic stricken. A
rush for the dosss Immediately took place
and the people were badly bruised IN their
struggle to escape. The conductor ana
motorman lost their heads and refused to
open the doors to permit the struggling
passengers to alight. The confusion was
finally Gained, but not before some OF
the passengers suffered seriously in cleth-
Ing and person.
This instance directs attention to the
fact that the pay-as-you-enter cars in this
city are equipped with doors that open
inward. Should panic occur on one Of
these cars. these exits might easily be
blocked by the pressure of passengers In
such manner as to cause serious damage.
There is a small sliding door at the rear
which can be opened by the conductor as
an emergency exit. but 1t is narrow and
would be Of little use In a rush. The
danger Of q blockade would be greatly
diminished IL the ordinary doors giving
upon the vestibules swung both ways. 1t
should be impossible to blockade the car.
Whether the pay-as-you-enter cars are
approved by the public or not as regards
their general effect upon the passengers
convenience. this matter of the doors
should be promptly remedied. 1t is i'm
possible to foretell when a rush will take
place for the exits of street car. In
the nature OF things shocking noise or
a collision may occur at any time. The
blowing out of q fuse has been known to
cause a panic, and even the sudden ap.
plication Of the brakes to prevent col.
lision will cause some timid people to
rush 10 the doors. These local cars o1
the new type are very badly designed with
respect to the freedom Of exit in emer-
gency and their remodeling in this par
ticuiar Is required in the public interest.
Evening star., 1909-04-19

stretches Of stunted pines are waiting to
be cleared; sour lands are waiting for
lime and plaster; worn.out lands are
waiting for nitrogen that could be sup
piled by sowing 1t down In clover. COW
peas or other leguminous crops. With
more thrift and capital and with intensive
methods Of farming the beautiful and his
toric region that stretches southeasterly
from Washington between the Potomac
and Patuxent rivers could be made one
Of the gardens Of the world. 1t has q
good climate. naturally good soil. plenty
of water and great city markets within
i few miles.
There are good reasons to account for
the backwardness of this country. Its
social system was upset by the civil war
and the people Of wealth were impover-
ished Certain traditions inbred for more
than two centurieSs regarding manual la
Dor had to be overcome Much Of the red.
enthusiastic and ambitious young blood
was lured away by the call of the west
and the call of the. city. Malaria and
consumption scourged the people left be-
hind. Now, malaria has been traced TO
the mosquito and can be guarded against.
Consumption has been found curabfe and
preventable and is being extirpated. The
country down there has had poor and
slow means Of transport, little inmigra-
ton and bad roads. These conditions are
changing.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
/, Boats and Boys.

Yesterday afternoon three boys-one
aged ten and two thirteen-hired a row.
boat from the boathouse at the foot OF
18th street and rowed out into the Poto-
mac. On their return into the tidal basin
the boat was overturned and one OF the
children was drowned. His father now
Indignantly demands to know whether
there is not some means of preventing
the keepers of boats for hire from letting
them to juveniles. His inquiry will be
echoed throughout the District and should
be the cause OF a prompt regulation OF
the boat-letting business by the authori-
ties, toSreduce as far as possible the dan
ger which menaces children who venture
upon the water.
The man who has boats TO hire Will
naturally take money from all comers,
willingly shifting the responsibility to the
applicants. He may argue that it is
none of his business If parents permit
their children to go upon the water. 1t Is.
however. the business of the municipal
officials to see that such a mistaken atti-
tude is corrected. Boys will go walking
and by natural impulse will seek the wa
ter Parents cannot be sure that they
are always in safe places. and must rely
upon the Judgment of those who are per-
mitted under the law to supply boats.
In this connection 1t is stated that last
year sixteen boys were drowned in the
local waters. Probably in all of these
cases death was the result of the inability
of the boys to swim. The superintendent
of the bathing beach has conferred today
with the Commissioners with this latest
drowning as a text, and 1t is to be hoped
that efforts will be made to induce
larger numbers of children to use the
bathing beach as place of instruction
during the coming season. To this end
it should be made more attractive than it
was last year.
A regulation prohibiting the letting Of
boats to boys under sixteen years will
probably meet the general requirements
Of the case. 1t is altogether likely that
few boys Of sixteen or over are unable to
take care Of themselves in the water in
ordinary circumstances, but II this age
limit Is regarded by the Commissioners as
too low it should be raised until 1t is
reasonably certain that the danger of ac-
cidental drowninzs resulting from the use
of rowboats is fairly averted
It is hoped that this accident will cause
all parents to point out to their boys the
great danger that attends all water pleas
ures and impress upon them the necessi-
ty OF being accompanied on all their ex-
petitions on the river or other waters by
adults Boys are not to be trusted alone
in boats.
Evening star., 1909-04-19

Is rarely necessary to blow a great blast
In a persons very ear. to cause a start
which is enough to threaten case OF
heart failure. II the machine is being
sent through a crowded street 1t should
be always under such control that 1t can
be instantly stopped. II need be. to pre-
vent colliding with Sany obstacle. The
chauffeur should not rely upon his horn
to clear the way for him. Yet he often
does. especially II he Is driving public
motor OF the ''taxr' kind. These. ma
chimes are the terror Of the streets today.
their drivers taking chances far beyond
those taken by the chauffeurs of private
ly owned cars. II they can honk their
way though. they and the public are
lucky. If they cannot, they and their
victims are unlucky. The public would
appreciate less noise and more care.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
HonkerS.

There are some chaufeurs. both owners
and hired men. who delight In frightening
pedestrians with their hoarse honkings
as they speed through the streets. The
man afoot Is by law and custom given
the right Of way. Reasonable motorists.
who are in the large majority. recognize
this fact and do nothing to cause the
man In the street to fear for his safety.
But there are others who take pleasure
in sounding unnecessary alarms. Some
OF them do SO because they want to be
noticed. They will honk on tho slightest
provocation. honk at dogs. at street cars
. block away. At old ladies who could
not hurry II they tried. at young women
who like to be nuttered by the sudden
approach OF a motor-t is 20 exciting!--
at absent-minded men who trust to the
skill Of all drivers to avoid them It 10
usually well for the chauffeur to make
certain that the pedestrian knows OF the
cars approach. because some people are
exceedingly careless and are apt to jump
three ways at once when they suddenly
see big machine close ut hand. But It
Evening star., 1909-04-19
Making New Lands.

Swamp reclamation is one of sthe SUBJ
jects about which Marylanders, or at least
those Marylanders who are awake. are
thinking This is a subject that direct
ly and indirectly concerns Washington
The greatest area of swamp lands Is 10
be found in the eastern shore counties,
and this part Of the state Is nearer to
Baltimore and Philadelphia geographical
ly and in means of communication than
to Washington. There Is a big swamp
territory in the western snore counties,
and this part of the state is naturally
tributary 10 Washington.
Two big swamps. of tremendous fertility
II reclaimed. lie a few miles south and
east of Washington. They are the swamps
of Mattawoman and Zachaia Farther
down the Maryland peninsula are other
big swamp tracts potentially valuable.
but now productive of nothing but mos
laria. Drainage would add these lands
to the arabic area close to Washington.
The Baltimore Sun has this to say con-
cerning the reclamation Of swamps:
'Swamps are detrimental to all the sur.
rounding territory and reduce the value
of the lands which are high and dry
The swamps are breeding places for mos
quitoes. make the country less healthy
and comfortable as a place of residence
besides being unproductive and practical
ly valueless. BY draining of the waite,
this worthless land is converted into
farms OF great fertility, adding enormous
ly to the tax basis OF the county and
helping the owners of the high lands tc
pay the cost Of the county government
and the construction and care OF the
roads. 1t Is an encouraging sign thai
there is all through Maryland at this time
the manifestation OF desire to improve
the material condition OF the people by
the Improvement Of roads, the drainage
OF swamps and making barren bay and
river bottoms productive"
The reclamation of swamp lands is a
good thing TO think and talk about. II
may help men to realize that a great
area Of arabic land as well as able
land 10 wasted. In the southern counties
there 10 large territory OF dry land
awaiting reclamation. Old fields and
Evening star., 1909-04-19
A Tariff Commission,

Again the question of tariff commits
sion The President did not recommend
one in his message. and the House did
not provide for one in its bill But the
matter is coming up in the Senate, and
the advocates of the measure will explain
their proposition fully
There are men who favor commission
as the means of taking the tariff out OF
politics" They state very frankly that
Congress is incompetent TO deal with the
subject 1t lacks the necessary informa-
ton. and has neither the means nor the
time to acquire II. Let the matter be
turned over to a commission of seven. or
eleven, or fifteen members, qualified by
long experience in business to handle all
business questions affected by the tariff
Let this commission keep an eye on all
business changes both at home and
abroad, and adjust tariff schedules to
them as American interests may demand.
In this way we should secure scientific
treatment of the tariff. and relieve Con-
gress of a duty it has always botched,
and will continue to botch until relieved
Of il.
There are men who stop far short of
this, but favor some provision for assist
tion 1t needs whenever revision time rolls
around With this object in view spe-
cial clerical force is suggested. composed
OF men of business training and reading,
whose duty it should be to keep close
track of all marked growths and changes,
and report to Congress or to the Secretary
of the Treasury whenever called upon 10
do so. In this way, everything OF a ousi-
ness nature bearing upon the tarin would
be ready to hand whenever needed. Con-
gress, or the ways and means committee
of the House. could inspect the latest
compilation at every session. and note
the advisability of action from time to
time.
Whatever is done. II anything in this
line Congress- we may be sure, will not
part with even the smallest portion OF
its power in the premises. 1t could not
II it would The power 1t exercises is
derived from the Constitution which i'm
poses upon Congress the duty of laying
national taxes. And then it will be a
cold day-with a 4th of March blizzard
in action-when a Congress confesses it
self incapable OF exercising a constitu-
tional function. and puts itself into COM
mission in order that the country may
enjoy intelligent legislation.
Still another point Is that tariff COM
mission, invested with such powers as
are proposed would be subjected to such
approaches and temptations as would ex-
ceed anything OF the kind ever known in
this country; and 1t would be miracle
If the whole scheme did not come to the
ground with a scandal crash OF unpreee-
dented proportions. Congress needs to be
well advised in all details when revising
the tariff. but as the servant OF the pee
pie chosen by the people it ID the body to
discharge the peoples most important
commission-the levying OF taxes and the
appropriation OF the taxes collected.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
Turkey.

Reports of much that is taking place In
Turkey. especially in the interior. are
largely guesswork, when not invention.
The situation is probably bad enough In
such q country in times of unrest many
people are killed whose deaths are never
recorded 1t is a time for revenges by
those who are brought up on that sort OF
thing, and many old states with long
scores are wiped clean. Those who sup
with the sultan, like those who sup with
another celebrity. need long spoon, and
even then are at disadvantage.