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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

Northern 140B, Northern Pacific 1868,
l.. IN. 129, Shelters SOS, c. F. L.
81 q, Canadian Pacific 171h. Illinois
Central 140A, Penna 129, Erie 27H
T. C. l. IA, c. & o. 651s. B. R. T. TN,
B. & q. LOG, Atchison 102, Locomotive
50k, Sugar 1271a, st. Paul 1431s, Cop
per 81 Republic Steel preferred II q,
Republic Steel common 1874, South
ern Ry. 237s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
The GREYHOUND.

Various explanations have been CIV
en- Of the origin Of the term grey
hound, some authors claiming that the
prefix grey is taken from Graius,
meaning Greek. others that it signifies
great, while still others say that 1t has
reference to the color of the animal.
In no other breed of hounds is the
blue or gray color so prevalent, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

got small bottle for Joseph. 1t helped
him so much that got large sized
one last Saturday. He will not let
me forget to give it to him at bed
time. He is back in school now, and
is feeling fine"
(SigneO HATTIE A. SMITH,
4049 Locust ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Cures grip and all throat and lung
troubles. Not patent medicine, and
free from poisonous drugs or alcohol.
Fifty years in use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
New York Stocks.

New York Stocks.
New York, Feb. 26.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
U. p. 1f6ss. U. S. Steel preferred
109N, U. S. Steel common A, Reading
1921, Rock Island preferred 60A, Rock
Island common 22A, Northwestern
1751s. Southern Pacific III, N. Y. Cen
trail 123, Missouri Pacific 66A, Great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Todays' Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Feb. 26.-Following are
the wholesale prices on the local mar
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, PC.
Live Poultry per pound, SC to
10c; springs, 121ac pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

consequently the last mentioned deri-
walton seems the most plausible:-Lon-
don Notes and Queries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
. " = 4 J air.
Hea:zzfh
Never Fails to Restore
Gray Hair to its Natural
Color and Beauty.

No matter how long it has been gray
orfaded. Promotes a 1uxuriant growth
of healthy hair. Stops its falling out,
and positively removes Dam
druff. Keeps hair soft and glossy. Re
fuse all substitutes. ~ times as much
in S1.00 as Soc: size. Is Not a Dye.
81 and soc. bottles, at druggists
Send Dc for free book +" The Care of the HAIR"
n Philo Hay Spec. Co, Newark, N. ].
Hays Harfina Soap cures PimpIes,
red rough and chapped hands, and all skin dis
eases Keeps skin fine and soft. 2Sc. druggists.
Send &c for Tree book "The Care Of the Skin. !"
For Sale by T. II. Thomas and w. r
fs' Hartz, Druggists.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
Hunting for the Stellar Lord

THE discovery q the binary stars having E.----
L the air and having displaced al neceS---- -.-
-re-.9-ce II favor q large central o-o -E- -
-zS taken ~ with more ertIJ1slaSr7- ne -f----s
-ere-z-- - -le center q system were F.--r --
and then these were looked tCr n the Eea.e-- Is
they are c1-r-a-atiEev easy 20 comprehend ] -.l-
s+-e them here But -lrst et I be stated that u -
fe-ge central sun existed the stars nearest .
would be most under rs influence and would -s
--e- -e--es- BIZ the s71f-ness u Their motion
that would be Necessary 70 md such q vast orb
would re 70 PICK out the stars II The fastest -l
As none Il great sUfrCess has ever been found = l5
safe 70 assume that there big central Sun E--
now 20 the conditions that world obtain a. me center
Il gravity u such al astral system
The great center would probably he located within
the limits Il some rlc cluster. all the stars cong @
which as well as those within about twenty -l.7
degrees would arrear 20 move II the same Cr-ey-l
due 70 our sun progressive notion through ~
celestial regions Those Immediately next - the
central sun would appear % move Tl-H the same
.elocItv due 70 that and the entire group would
eyreer through space -o1e-her without parting l-
rany. that IS would appear - do his as seen --I
cur system
An Astronomer named Nae,1ler thought h lai
found the star % satisfy these conditions = -1e
steIlati11 known a. Taurus q the Bull j closer
search proved the special star under eza-----1- -
Il lacking IL some = The conditions so TINS one
left and the search begun anew ILls same a~-----
-rer ersIsrei n l-s search NTH wonderful ---- n
his tneC-v and Ia<- found star -u--1- = --=
most wonderful and complete manner -ae Necessary
conditions
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
Maedler's Great Discovery

EVERYONE = familiar WITH -Ce rea-s----l ---.7
l. cluster known IS The Pleads stars --=
tele-.o-e however. shows fourteen stars clustered
about the beautiful and brilliant star Aicvc-e 7-.I
IS the optical center Il this group. The r-ar--
motions q al these have been determined 7--I
great -za---ess The are al u The same ---=l--
and aye all nearly equal 10 each other and what
srI more important The mean Il -he1r proper
tons I---e-s t-.-l that Il the central star Al--
~ CrIv ore--La-~a1dth Il q second q ar u ----.
ascension and tE only tTo-thIusald-lS = 8 ~1l---
II detil1a-ro-
Here -he- Is found magnificent group e
either actually allied together and sweeping together
through space " else cong c@--S cluster 50 ~-----
IS -o he affected ~ the same ~ parent notion 20
Gu,td -- the sun = Ert>s1- through The celestial
regions
Bur al extension c. the limits q research -1---t
AI-voue exhibits also the wonderful truth that --
# hundred and stars within fifteen degrees =
tins center. -Ee-e a-e ~lN-v moving sOI-h-----
N The same l-rr,--.-Iu tull accordance with -le
hypothesis that Alcro-e j. the center f1--v--1ue
showing practically motion While only one single
individual -ha- moves at al contrary 20 the c-l
Iuted motion Thus NaetileT profound --5ll-
latiou justified F---che--lo-e assuming Alcc-e
the grand center II The millions II stars composing
our astral system. and The direction u the sun
motion To- ne aS before mentioned Naedler -l.sS-
-ICled the consequent movements oI al -Ie S--S
IN every quarter 90: cEe heavens JuSt where the
S7test motions should re to--CG accordance u--A
This assumption there they actually exist. this either
demonstrating the truth q the theory else showing
e. well nigh impossible series u -ol1ciderles-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
By Lawrence Hodges

7 has been the dream Il al the by L1Wrt
L romantic astronomers since the
time = Corerui,us To- prove the
existence Of central sun. Just bv this Is meant
. heavenly BODY as much larger than the sun as the
sun itself i~ larger than The earth round which The
sun with al is planets must revolEe. l. haas been
-rCved that the sun and lis satellites rushing for
ward through space with enormous Nclo,ltE- but
whether the motion IN straight line Or CIr-
slar path was not proved for sometime.
But even # II was rrovcd a curved path and that
there probably existed central san that trau-c ended
the earth lord IN size why coudn We ~ee Il The
,rlv answers are that Il would have To- he nanurli-
nous or else away that the light hadu reached
us vet. But II al the stars. including sun were
children Of this hlg san. uSt the earth Is the child
Il the sun and the moon OF the earth. they would
have had 10 have been flung off from the tig sun
with greater velocity than that Il light IN order
for the tIg not 10 he visible and still he luminous
Also the big would have 10 ne luminous II any OF
is children were. Tor that IS the nVarllulc -aH II
the heavens So the problem sinrnered down 20
finding star group of stars that would take the
Place II The central sun. What was determined IN
succession to q great degree Of accuracy fol
lows.
The sun attended t- all It's planets. comets and
satellites IS sweeping through space toward The star
marked II, the constellation Hercules. with the
enormous velocity oi over thIrtv-three million miles
a year. Thus when the earth goes round the sun IN
its orbit instead of gong over the same space IN sue
,eedIug .eaTs, II reality 1t never hits q familiar
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY IS 1909

come -,, # his trance enough .o notice What UP
"Whv-ahy..' says he i say Durteld. my 3oy. .t.
look where YOU re gong. You are running down -i--
Yep says Duff. zlowin up the engines. so
! am
broken Stand bv will YOU. Shorty. 20 jump ashore
with that painter,
Ne landed gentle enough and Dur proceeds 70
Dry up the doorn 50 he can ge- q -eoa a. INC u ~
s1Iri K s-.I7l- 1,p and ra-lu lots oi notice now
"Bv love, but tins Is awkward. YOU Know o0-
serves WaIIv How long DO We stay here
Dur IS down on his knees WITH ms oaeE .l-.e,-- -
d he l-- ,,-7,-1ts In few minutes he stTalgh-eDs
ND and makes q report. " Worm shaft snapped
lean - -avs he Nu5- have been flaw t''1ess
,,,e'-e hooked 10 camp OUT FOR the night
y1-r..t STAY here al night, E-CaCs NaNE-
WHY. cant. YOU know. I'm due a. me dinner
Cse-1sss On p1gs =
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25


the central sun or whatever takes The lace O.; such
But say tGa- -le central ~-.-l itself.
IN company with other central suns is Do- atsC-
lutev tied 10 greater celestial entities and made -
60 round ruSt as arbitrary orbit. as the earth
itself. We know that tins Is the general law. and
have found no exception 50 lar
Now lt- consider the probability Ct our tc-ll-g
with This star toward which we are rushing The
distance Il the star t-o. ~ present Is forty l~ht
wears r. miles that means -le seconds II forty
wears multiplied jv the Eelo-lv g: light Elch
one hundred and ei-Ety-~iN Thousand miles e. second
Multiplying This out t-a- I the solar system
Kept VI is present annual velocity ot tLirtyth-ee
million miles toward the star l. would take over seven
million wears 20 reach Il. But IN all probability this
star itself is II motion round me central sun and
merely keeps The same distance - front Il us
The motion uI the solar system having been settled
fact quantity and direction. astronomers set
about md the center OF gravity o The whole astral
system. for there II anywhere the central sun was
o. he found. Tins was s-uueuGOls undertaking.
nevertheless II has been done. The reason = Was
assumed THAI the center o gravity q the astral SvS-
the proper place 20 look Tor the central sun
was account II the rla-v .tnaogies the solar
system. The moon and the earth TevClye round
their center If gravity Ct the system.
In looking for this great discovery was made
one that showed It not necessary to nave s.
heavenly body much larger than It's satellite
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
Alcyone the UniversaI Center

THEREFORE, the conclusion given o-- lE Need
Ter i that AlcvC1e. the principal star II me
Pleads occupies the center O.. gravity. and is .
resent the great central about which The I-nl-
verse Ct stars and III created matter within gl- sen
Is revolving each entity - - own vc--- path
There are one " -Uo interesting things CsGucsd
from tLiS ,o->~-sr and y che distance CI this
central sun from our >-r- II has been computed -
I'VE hundred and -hlrcy->eysu L--l- wears To get
The distance II ull-e~ multiply before the number
O.: seconds -ve hundred and -i-r-y->ever wears b.
one hundred and tlEhtv-~IX thousand miles Nf
course he distance = so enormous -la- u y -tECnd
human cCuCeI -g0- yet 60 Cu- tonight and gaze up
90 the Pleiad- single cut the bright Alcyo-e and
your eve has STa-ced untold gul-cI.llC1S u miles
The other interesting result deduced The Z
= gong 20 take The and his family 20 80 once
round thlS orbit whose radius -Ivs hundred and
thIrty-Seven iSh- wears The answer Is easy 80
compute. and found 20 ie g little over ninety i've
million years Il that time. however, our proud
lord Of the solar system VII probably have become
red and then black. while liJcie earth WIl.
have long since gwen " the ghost
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

-r-e1-,ertry showing that The central sun need r-t
re - enormous SIZE. This discovery was That =
r7-sT.- y double stars These were stars q equal
1r nearly equal size revolving not round ec- -.--
~ I'D their common center cf gravity -l-z
showing also the existence Il higher c-ea--z--
- ~ realm Of systems than the solar system
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

tjres. six cvliude- TWO cycle nigh pressure
II take your word for II. says J. settln new
grlp on the chair.
/ expecc though YOU could get used 20 any kind
f motion in time. after we had about hall a1
hour Il this and tilf we're still alive, Way and |
settles back and goes brearhn reg lar once more
No, hat | can really say Was erjoyin the rldt-
There was too much If this wild -hrCo and tretnblE
r,cae business 10 suit me hut quit irwin TO hgure
c11. what would happen when them engines 5hooS
the boat 20 pieces. or how far we'd De driven INTO
mus sav Tor T Wally that he takes it fairly
calm MaEbe he was more used 10 TaEeHn las.
than | was Anyway. after he watched Dun Elnd
q curious for spell he seems 10 decide that every
things all right He hikes UP his trousers careful.
leans back crosses his hands peaceful on the head ot
ms stick. and gaze placid on towards the Long
Island shore in thar contenfed way ol his and pays
nc more attention % either II than II we q been
1art # The fixtures l. didn't hurt my ieelln any
There wa NJ anv subjects | was aching 70 discuss
with him and was wiilin 10 be forgotten as long as
he gas wiIlin' 70 forget.
! could see though. that Young Cutler was think
Ing things about ms future brother law. tor no."
and then | spots HIM throw a glance At NaHy and
then ~hrug his shoulders. | could guess he "a~
rlrr up -hs las stab Of his 10 be soclahle with
Mr Sloane as & failure.
DUFFIELD was ticurin' on andir. Us al the Cutler
~ island about s,l-rhirty. and he'd been qolncln
cut The diff rent places TO on the way NJ. and
keerI-- me posted the schedule We was >-lI
eighteen twenty miles from our landIn and earin
along ~ top speed when all of "a sudden Dun gets
sigh. II q foatIn loE dead ahead. He makes q Gut.rt
g-ah Al the wheel and gives il Jerk 20 one SIZE.
There's a sharp snap. Ike crackin q whip. and "e
7u~t ehayes hv
Well YOU ddr- tac Il. says /
No" saws he hut I've put The steering gear
ca, Il commission. see, and he shows me no" he
wheel swings loose
He slows down the engines and studies the TroTo-
s,ior for awhile and then SAYS there nothing o. 10
tlt chue along until we San run ashore sonle%ne-e
Lucky tor Us were sill pontln up he sound ard
there air. z auvthiug near
The whole thing Is done so quiet that " ally ari :
disturbed at al, and sits there with his eves half
shut most likely g,vln silent thanks that he s l.
Wallv Sloane and nobody else
"Couldu YOU steer with oar says
Havtr. COZ one. saws Dutt- not even a boat
hook We'l ru~t have 20 take our chances
Well il wa ut much morc'n ii expected. so /
saws nothing hut helps keep "a lookout ahead while
~, goes along n -hrce-quarter speed First or u
looked as though would hold course. trs,
SO breeze has sprung ur and Dun says II he-atn
rs towards The Connecticut shore
WE D been -u-ri,' On that way sometime when
w little island begins TO show W Of 70 the LEFT
l. d.-Ev lrt-lc ISLAND. not much bigger city
1l,<E and as bare as d. vacant lot. We was within
a hundred wards If II. and headed straight tgr
r. of f,...I OK. end nearest before IS sllV
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
THEORY OF THE CENTRAL SUN

spot. unless -trlhaCce !, exists long
enough 10 te with tie sun when II
.-@-~ back AGAIN from IL -I~.- round
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

W. D been ru-.-,, On that WAY sometime When
w little island begins TO show VI o1 20 The LETT
Is a di.kv little island. not much bigger a city
block and as bare as d. vacant lot. We was within
a hundred wards If IT, and headed straight tgr q
1...h If tc.ch on the end nearest US before Wauy
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
NOTES.

Mix powdered charcoal and sulphur
occasionally with the soft feed.
Coal oil applied to the roosts IN
small quantities will kill parasites.
The flesh of birds suffers in quality.
according to the food on which they
eed
Too constant sitting makes the hens
Of bad disposition and difficult to nan
age.
A brooder will raise more chicks
than the average old hen.
A can easily be kept free
from vermin. Not so the hen.
During the breeding season use two
cocks, keeping one penned up three
days while the other is running with
the hens.
It is just as easy to grade your flock
up as it is to grade it down.
There is no short cut to success IN
poultry raising any more than tn re g
to success in anything else.
is fine food fG~ Young
turkeys and should be given them as
soon as they are old enough to eat.
If the young turkeys are allowed TO
run In wet grass they will quickly die
off.
urkey are much more cIeanly in
their habits than and their
surroundings should always be kept
free from decayed food or filth of any
kind.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
LARKS PROVE A PEST.

Tn California there is a State law
absolutely protecting the common
meadow lark. In a number Of cOun-
ties-especially those where grapes
are grown-there have long been COM
plants made by vineyardists against
the destructive inroads made by these
birds.
These birds. it is claimed, get under
r vines and do a great deal of dam
age during the ripe seaso by pecking
h grapes. In the aggregate there is
annually a heavy loss to the vineyard
lists.
The sarks do not eat up all of the
would be far less thar it is, but they
give ach grape a peck or two and
pass on to other grapes.
In this wanton way large and lus-
cious punches of the fruit are ruined,
for when once the skin is pierced the
grape begins to decay at once.
So destructive have these birds be-
come Of late years that a bill will be
introduced at the present session Of
the Legislature to abolish entirely the
protection now in force in the State.
1t is more than probable that the
protection will continue to remain in
force in those districts where grape
culture is not extensively followed.
At present all the damaged fruit
has to be culled when the grapes are
packed for shipment, and if any of
them are overlooked they rot quickly
and thus cause mould to spread to
entire packageS.-J. Mayne Baltimore,
San Francisco, Cal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
TO THE PEANUT FARMERS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA


Observation-Disclosures Times)
I do not propose to offer you any
advice for two reasons, namely: First,
as q rule, g. farmer don't like to
take a farmers advice, and second,
I'm incompetent to advise wisely, or
intelligently; but do want to ask some
plain questions with the hope that
some one capable and more practical
bic than I will answer through your
columns. My first question is, a
we pay 5000 for mules, $12 to SIS
per month for uncertain labor, $40 to
$25 for low grade fertilizer, So for
flour, IS for corn and other things
-proportionately high and raise peanuts
at 3 cents per pound at a profit?
Second. Can we furnish and cut
poles, dig and shock, pick off, fur
nish bags and deliver peanuts to trans
%portation for less han one cen per
pound?
Third. Will not the land on which
peanuts are grown be benefited as
much as IA cent per pound for the
nuts grown on said land If the nuts
are allowed to be rooted by hogs and
leave the vines evenly distributed
without paying for the work?
II you answer my second question
no, and my third question yes, you
will see that we have only i "a cents
PC pOuAo - peanuts W pay "
mules, labor, etc. hence after delib-
crate thought. mixed with a few years
experience. If not by mathematical
demonstration, some Of us will see that
the farmer who raises 3 cent peanuts
to pay for all other high price COM
mciities will have a bank account
that has dwind1ed to insfgnifcance,
besides an unpaid store account.
o remember the peanut cleaners
got very much interested last spring
In the welfare Of the farmer, and
spared no pains to advise them to
hold their crop as prices were too
low.
Do you think they were hoping for
help to the farmer, o. themselves
when they got so anxious to give you
counsel? It may be this years exper-
ience will help~you decide. I will
state without advising) what exper-
ience has taught me is a good, safe
rule Whenever you can get your crop
of any kind ready for market and a
get a price offered that gives you a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
JUDICIAL SALE OF LAND,

Under and by virtue of a decree Of
sale made July Gath, 9o9, by the Su-
perior Court Of Wake County, in spe-
clal proceeding No. 1890, entitled
Nellie Marshburn. administrator of
J. A. Temple, deceased, against Lena
r. Johnson ct ais, heirs at law of J..
"A. Temple, deceased, and ST. Angus
tines School, (m~ortgagee)," 1 will, on
Monday. the 9Th day Of September,
1909, at IL o'clock NJ, at the door
of the Court House Of Wake County,
in Raleigh, N. c.. expose to sale, at
public auction, to the highest dde
the following described tracts of land
belonging to the estate of the late +.
A. Temple, to-Wit:
: (1.) A tract Of land adjoining the
lands Of r. r. Temple. Mrs. Jane
Crabtree and others and bounded by
a line beginning at a corner rock In
Crabtree's line, thence west along said
line to Crabtree's corner thence north
along said Crabtree's line to Temples
corner, a stake; thence west to a
corner tree on j. A. Temples line;
thence south along Martha Pools
line to a corner stake n said POOLS
line; thence east along said Pools line
to a corner rock; thence north along
r. F. Temples line to the beginning,
containing fifty-nine acres, more or
less.
CD A tract Of and adjoining Mrs.
Crabtree and others and ounde as
follows, to-Wit: By a line beginning
at a stake, Mrs. Crabtree's corner:
thence S. 4 IL degrees w. $40 chains
to a stake; thence n. 88 IA degrees
w. 1855 chains to a stake in the
Smithfield road; thence along said road
N. Z "a degrees 1866 chains. n.
Al 3-4 degrees 3. I IL chains to a
white oak on the East of said road.
Upchurch's corner; thence S.. 81 IA
degrees e. 2.55 chains to a stake:
thence S. 1 "a degrees E. 3.15 chains
to a stake: thence S. IS "a degrees e.
S.l3 chains to a stake, Upchurch's
corner; thence N. 1 "a degrees f..
40 chains to a stake, Upchurch's cor
ner; thence S. IS "a degrees E.. $50
chains to a sweet-gum stump, Up
church's corner; thence S. IL de-
grees w. 10 chains to the beginning.
containing tWenty-six acres, according
to survey made by w. P. Massey, eoln-
ty surveyor, On the 7th day OF May,
sos.
Terms of Sale-One half of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash on
day OF sale and the remainder to be
paid six months from date of sale, with
interest at six per cent, the deferred
payment to De secured by note with
approved security.
r. T. GRAY, Commissioner.
July rs. 1903.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
A ScarecrOw That Scares.

The ordinary scarecrow, consisting
of a pair of Ole trousers, coat and
hat. which adorns so many corntlelds
after planting time, does not, in most
cases, serve the desired purpose, but
is regarded by Mr.. Grow as a notice
which plainly says: Here's the place
to get your free lunch;" and he gets
it, too.
But there is such a thing as making
a scarecrow that will scare, and here
is the way to do it.
Take q box about fifteen inches long
by ten inches square. Place this DoX
near the cornfield fence. having one
end CT the hex open, and a mems
nest" in thu other end. in which put
two or three fresh eggs.
In the c-en end Of the box set a
small steel trap, covering it with a
dry grass or leaves. Then place an
egg about two feet from the box In
such a position that when Mr.. crow
is in the act of getting this g ne
can easily see\the ones in the nest
The second trip he makes for eggs Is
generally the last one. Now you can
catch only one crow in this manner.
but one is sufficient. for he will at
once get busy giving out danger Sig
nails that will be needed by all other
rows for miles around.
Don't be in a hurry about releasing