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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Aua. 26 In American History.

1S5a-FirSt petroleum we'll began Il
flow at TituSvillc. Pa.
lS7i-Charlcs Scribuer. founder of the
New York publishing house bear
in~ his maine and of the oricina
Scrihucr'S Magazine. afterwarf
changed to the Century. died
born 1921.
1S9t-The Wilson tariff bill became ;
law without the presidents ap
provai.
19O4-John Rogers. sculptor of tn
Rogers Groups" died at New
Canaan. Conn: born 1929.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
BEGS MOTHER NOT TO TALK
Soldier Slayer of Officer Seeks to Bar
Parents Story.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 26.-"Don't,
mother, don't say anything. You
have said too much already, You
will disgrace the whole family" said
Lisle Crabtree, former corporal of
troop B. Second United States cavalry
yesterday afternoon when his moth
err took the stand to testify in sup
port of the insanity plea by which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
THE W EAT H Err

Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Not much change In temperature.
j. NJ. SIIERIER. Local FOrecnster.
Temperature at n. m. 81, at 3 p. IN.
So. Maximum temperature I'm last ~
hours 81. minimum -. precipitation
1893 inches. Wind velocity mt II. M.
two miles. Relative humidity at p. m.
yesterday 40, at n. mn. today %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Union Pacific Improvements.

The Onion Pacific railroad is improv-
by planting alfalfa along the tracks.
The menotony is broken by row of
trees. elnls and pines alternating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
DRY" LAWS ARE SIGNED
Prohibition Measures i'm Alabama Arc
Now i'm Force.

Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 26.-The
whole code of prohibition laws passed
by the legislature at the session
which adjourned Tuesday night wa.
signed by the governor yesterday, In
Guiding the Fuller bill. The new
laws prevent the use or distribution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
In a Restaurant.

"We put up Iuncheons to be taken
cut
eve eaten that kind of meal on
board ship."-New York Globe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Aided hx Their Sister

III their. werk of perfecting the fy-
,l's machine the Wright brothers. the
. .,, aeronauts. were very materi-
s.y assisted by their sister Katharine
hem. 'V'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
RIVER BULLETIN.

Only slight change will prevail il
the Mississippi river from below Du
bquue to Muscatine.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
HUSBAND ON HAND
James Barclay Arrives at Kan
sas City to Help Wife
Fight for Child.
ARE Ia LAWYERS IN COURT
incubator Baby" However, Play,
About loom All Unconscious
of Stir She Is Making.

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-James Bar
clay of Buffalo, n. Y. husband of Mrs.
Stella Barclay, arrived here last night
TO help his wife in her fight for pos
session of little Marian Bleakley. the
kidnapped incubator baby"
He went Immediately to the police
station where his wife is awaiting the
outcome of the tangled maze of cir.
cumstances arising from her kidnap-
ing of the child in Topeka last Sun
day.
Hearing Sept. Z.
The 5-year-old child, who has been
kidnapped twice in her short life. yes
terday was ordered placed in the Gus.
tody of the clerk of the juvenile court
until September Z. when Judge Porter.
field will endeavor to decide whether
she shall remain with her mother
Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley of Topeka. OF
Mrs. Barclay.
Governor Hadley will get into the
unusual case, too. Next Friday nc
will give Mrs Barclay and Detective
Gentry re-hearing in the Kansas ex-
tradition proceedings. If he decides
to recall the requisition papers issued
last Sunday the self confessed kidnap-
ers will go free, but the baby will still
be under the courts orders.
Fourteen Lawyers Engaged.
Fourteen prominent lawyers strug.
Id II, l,lx
The arguments were heated and in
volved many intricate law points. But
through 1t all the child played with her
mothers hand bag and laughed at the
earnest attitude of the funny men be
fore the bar of justice in contest In
which her own small person was the
prize at stake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Needless Trouble.

"Did you wash the fish," Spring
leid woman asked her new servant.
Shure. an phwat's til use of wash
L anything thnt's always lived in tn
-ater:" asked the girl. Kansas City
tar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26

The Itfse talents the more they will
,.eyeIapcd. Chinese Proverb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

1851 a. m: moon lowest or farthesi
south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26

All she news ali the time
ARGUS.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
GOOD PACKAGES HELP TO SELL

This Is the day of food packages
Nearly everything good to eat is now
put up in attractive paper boxes or
packages. No longer are pruncs dug
from a barrel by a dirty fingered gro
cery clerk, but this good fruit comes TO
us in clean boxes. packed In rows; cut
loaf sugar comes In pound boxes; oat-
meal, apples pears. cornmeal and IN
fact everything eatable Is made tempt
ing to the eye.
or course these packages add to the
cost OF production. but the consumer is
quite willing to pay 1t, because 1t is
protected from the dirt and files and
always looks good Farmers can get
from 10 TO % per cent more for their
fruit. butter, eggs and other produce
by putting everything up In packages
that show the contents TO their ad-
vantage.
Packages baskets and boxes for
eggs. fruit and vegetables can be
bought for very little money. the cost
of which can be made up many times
over in the higher price the contents
will bring, Marketing is half the prob
| lon of farming.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
WITH TIE YOUNG PIGS

Tho little pigs should be encouraged
In eat at as early an age as possible
The dividing OF the farrowing pens 90
that the pigs can have access 10 snail
low trough away from the SON Is oil
great vnluc. Keep everything scrupu-
lously clean or serious digestive tfou-
bles Will likely result
Feed only in limited quantities ana
allow no old feed TO remain IN IN"
trough from one feeding to the next
II the lt;le pigs and the SOW are con
aned inside all az the time a lew Sous
and roots will greatly benefit thenl u
gjven every two or three days
Young pigs fed In this manner WI
not fall away in condition when they
are separated from their dams. In iact
thov viii practically wcan themselves
bv the time they are eight or ten weeks
OF oge.
Abundant exercise and frequent iced
ing nre essential 10 the best growth ant
! development OF the young PIGS BY tn
time they are ready TO wean some kin'
of forage crops or pasture should b
available for them.
Alfalfa, clover. oats. peas. rape AM
rvo may be Dro1tably utilized as pas
,nre and forage crops for pigs Lam
,bat is utilized for hos pasture wi
i 1ain rapidly In fertility and VIII be Il
excellent condition to produce lare
crops of roots for winter feeding
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
HOW TO CARE FOR THE HORSE

A hat Is a great protection to
horses brain In hot weather. They
can be bought at any store for 20
cents
Sore shoulders are caused by ill-ht-
ting collars, and nothing else.
man who win work a horse with
sore shoulder and make no attempt to
cure 1t. or change the collar. ought to
be compelled TO wear illfttIng shoes
that would raise a new crop of bliaters
every week.
II the horses arc taken off dry feed.
allowed TO run to grass and worked
hard on hot days look out for collie
| Work teams ought to be allowed to
/ run in the pasture at night. II is cruelty
to conflne them in hot stalls
The horse that sweats freely is In
good condition.
During the heavy work in hot wealth
or horses ought to be watered between
the regular resting periods.
1t does not make much difference
whether horses are watcred before ol
after eating. 1t is largely a matter o
habit and experiments show that on
time Is about as good as another
horse that bolts his food canno
have perfect digestion any more thai
a man who cats in the same way.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

1901 he urged tho passage of an act
20 reclaim the desert. As result ol
The public interest created by the APP
peal. congress. in 1902 passed what is
known az the national reclamation act
which provides that 95 per cent OF the
moneys received from the sale Of pubic
LANDS In Arizona. Nebraska. Nevada
New Ncxlco. California. Colorado
Idaho. Kansas. Montana, North Dakota
oklahoma. Oregon. South Dakota
Utah. Washington and Wyoming be-
ginning with June so. 1901. be set aside
for the use OF constructing irrigation
works.
IT was stipulated that rs soon as any
work was completed the owners OF the
| land benefited must begin 10 return the
cost thereof payments being made IN
ten annual installmcnts without IN
tcrcst, tho money 80 returned being
used over and over in the construction
oil other works.
To eliminate speculation and put a
stop 10 greedy acquisitions of large
tracts II was provided that no one couic
own more than 100 acres under any o
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
FIGHTING THE WHITE GRUB
MOST DESTRUCTIVE AND

So much for dealing with the grub
after he has arrived. Great care should
be taken that he never gets into your
strawberry Held. As the white grub
Is partial to the tough. nbrous roots OF
timothy, one should note before setting
out plants in land that has previously
been given up to timothy that there
arc no grubs present.
II there are, do not set out plants IN
that piece OF land until they arc COM
p!etcly eradicsted,
The most effective way 10 got rid OF
the grub under these circumstances is
TO let hogs or poultry. OF both. follow
the plow
They Will 90 moro clearing out Of the
grub In a given space OF time than
anything else with which we are ia
mlIar. The New England authority
above quoted says on this point:
my rule has been to observe care
fully when plowlng sod land. and If
ind six grubs on the bottom of the
furrow within 100 feet set no plants
on this land until II has been planted
to some hoe crop for two years
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
SFT THE SHADE TREES RIGHT
Hill Then Beautify the Grounds-Gh ah'
of Planting.

thrown In. leaving 1'tnc mound in the
center of the hole upon which the cen
ter or tap root should rest
The finer or side roots arc spread OUT
around the lituc mound, more oil the
top soil Is thrown in and packed tight
Iy around the roots, nliInS up all air
spaces and holding them In proper
place.
Next some rotten straw, not manure
Is thrown IN thon the rest Of the sol
is tampcd well ar und the tree,
/ DO not use an manure next 10 th'
roots of trees The manure Is scat
tered around the trees, the rain takes
the fertility down To the roots, and th'
solid matter. while rottIng, serves as
mulch.
The above method. II closely fol
lowed, will take tree through the frs
summer which is the most critical par
OF the life OF tree
Get them started right The way
easy a bad start causes much trou
BILE and delay.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

Manure versus manure with rick nhosph@le
on potatoes. rhc use ~ rock phosphate In I'D
dtioa to the manure increased the yield IA prr
cont.
land as a safeguard against famine,
The fact that 1t is universally culu-
waited in that country has given rise
TO such names for the potato as Muir
phya," "spuds." Irish potato etc,
might lead one TO believe that the po-
tnto actually originated in that coun-
try Authentic records show that the
potao helds of Ireland were visited By
blight OF rot in ls46-i7, and that many
thousands OF people starved to death
as a result OF being deprived OF their
chief food supply.
II was not until about 1870 that the
great Improvement OF the potato began
Varieties have been multiplied. the
quality has been improved, and to-day
the potato is grown in nearly every
country on tho globe.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

Where tho trees to be set out are
larger than two or three year old trees
dig a hole four feet wide each way
and two feet deep some time during
the late fall or early winter.
The top soil Is thrown on one side,
the subsoil on tho other.
The combined actions of tho rain,
freezing and thawlng produce a good
effect on the soil thrown out and upon
the sides OF the hole.
The trees 10 be set arc procured
during the fall and are hccled in in a
protected place and are ready at any
time they are wanted A few days OF
sunshine and windy weather In early
spring puts the mounds of earth beside
the holes in fine shape to put in around
the trees.
The trees may be set out two or
three weeks before the surrounding sol
viii do To cultivate.
First straw manure is tamped siN
inches deep In the bottom OF the holes
then about six inches of the top soil i;
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
FIND THIS PEST MOS
HARD TO DEAL WITH

veal the fact that the grub has eaten
off the roots OF the plants.
my method of dealing with them is
q radical one-some may thinl an eN-
pensivc one-but Ii is effective, and
that is the thing desired. When / iind
the grub Is working at the roots oil
my plants take up Goes. slant with
fork. earth and all. tarn up Its roots
and pick out all tho grubs can md
end before setting them back dig
out the row where they grew and care
fully inspect every plant. as we'll as
the earth In which the plants are grow
ing.
Before setting tho affected plants
back | sprinkle tobacco dust literally
in the dirt about the roots OF the plant
and then put into the bottom OF the
row some air-slaked lime. Lot Of work
Yes. but 1T appears to do the business
to the queens taste. In addition 10
this plow between the rows after the
plants arc reset. run through them
with cultivator. picking up all The
sru6s this method has brought TO the
surface"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
STACKING HAY FOR KEEPS

The pictures In the article show how
10 stack hay so 1t will keep better than
In a barn and be far sweeter even for
three or four years,
Grain in the straw may be stacked
in the same manner. AS long as the
air gets underneath it VIII keep all
right, and by stacking as shown in tic
sketches OF the pictures ii Will always
keep perfectly dry. The thatch or root
is much larger than the base and the
water runs off like running off house
The pillars can he made Of wood or
stone. They should be eighteen inches
high. although twelve inches would do
Law the tlmbcrs from pillar TO pillar
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
WORKING NOTES OF THE DAIRY

Dairy cows require better shelter
than beef animals
Cow stables should have no cellar
under them nor storage place above.
Stables used exclusively for dairy
COWS should be disinfectcd frequently
by the use OF whitcwash.
1t win take u month-perhaps more
for n cow 10 regain her normal milk
flow II YOU permit her TO he exposed
10 the cold rains OF carly spring.
A decrease OF from 10 to 80 per cent
in milk yield follows exposure at this
season, or any other for that matter
The average dairy COW Is at her best
between the ages of and 10 years
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

Diagram showine habit of growth of the 70
tnto Az seed piece; BIB soil level dust mulch;
EE. crest Of ridge. DO. tuhcr-bsorlns sprr; EE.
feeding rootletS IF. surface Of soil under ridge
system OF culture
ring In Peru and Solanum tuberosum-
borealc arc found growing on the high,
DRY plateaus OF Colorado, it is safe 10
suppose that this plant had It's origin
in Central America, Mexico or the
southwestern part OF the Unied States.
The potato was not known In Europe
until after the expedition Of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh. and It Is supposed that it
was he who carried it TO Europe in
1885. other authorities claim that Sir
| Francis Drake carried this important
product TO England in 1886. By 1771
only two varieties, one red and one
white. were mentioned In an Important
work on English gardening. In l172
when the grain crops failed IN Ger
many, the potato became a favorite
crop Al little later date than this 1t
had become generally cultivated I'm Ire
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
UNCLE SAWS BIG DjTCHES
MILLIONS ARE BEING SPENT IRRIGATION PROJECTS TO REDEEM
WASTES OF TIE FAB WEST

tho projects and the owners must ao-
tuaily reside upon and cultivate the
land.
Numerous state laws strengthened
this provision. some OF them reducing
the holdings TO eighty and in some
cases Ia forty acres. Soil TO be used
for orchard purposes Is limited TO forty
acres. while that for alfalfa and other
grasses 10 eighty acres,
The work of the reclamation service
1as been simply marvellous. nine prof.
ects having been completed in these
Few years. and twenty-five others are
In course OF construction; several Of
these win be finished during the
present year.
When these projects, counting those
completed. shall all have been accom-
plIshed approximately 100000 acres
If ground. valued at 10000. 600. will
have been reclaimed. and land tracts
Whorcon few years ago existed only
starvation and woe and wont-whcro
every living thing showed the deE-
oerste struggle for mere existence
have been changed into thrifty or
chaTds. green fields and prosperous
gardens and have been made to "bloom
IS the rose"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
STRAWBERRY GROWERS
By W H. BURKE.

Strawberry growers nnd the White
grubs one of the most persistent enc
mics OF that line OF horticulture no"
TO deal with them is ono OF the mos'
perplexing problems the grower Is COM
pclled to solve.
The man who for the last quarter OIL
n century has taken the most prizes TOT
strawberries Of hne quality at one OF
New Eneland's famous horticultural
shows has written me II letter in whleh
he describes his methods of handling
This pest. and l send 1t along win
the hone that 1t may be or assistance
to others who have been troubled ny
the white grub. This famous grower
says: ...-.
Tho majority OF strawberry growers
hnvc not had the experience thai some
of MS older growers have q nave peer
al IT for more than half century, an'
the first thing they know about .n'
white grub is their vision OF dying
nlants. which upon examination re-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

There is a gradual increase IN tho milk
yield up To about years OF age. and
a slow. gradual decline after the ninth
or tenth until tho twelfth year. After
their period Of profitable milk produc-
tion has passed dairy COWS should be
kept dry and fattened Tor beef
There should be no unnecessary
changes in the attendants who feed
and milk the COWS.
The hieh-bred dairy COW is of nerv-
ous temperament, and undue excite
mcnt has tendency 10 lower the milk
yield.
II YOU have running water In the
dairy barn you can fix up washroom
with sink. towels and all other ePpli-
auces for cleanliness for a nvc-dollar
bill Why not?
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

and cover with round poles, and over
this put boards or brush. Tramp down
the hay solid, and while building the
stack use poles to prop up the sides.
After three or four days when the
hay has settled, remove the side props
and mount ladder. and commencing
In the caves. pull out all the hay you
can with your hands down to the bot
tom. Always commence at the top and
work TO the bottom. Finish with a
hand rake. always rakinG downward.
Use straw as straight and long as
possible and lay two or three inches
thick and evenly,
Commence at the caves and ovcrlaF
your straw. shingle fashion, as you
would boards, only with longer laps.
have found that hay or grair
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
Ely J, W. GRIFFIN,

In selecting list Of trees To plant tor
shade on your lawn, or alonS the ave-
nue.. make Il note OF the character oil
the soil and plant accordingly.
If YOU are contemplating the build
ing of a homo in the lowlands, where
it is damp and where fogs hang on
the better part OF the morning, cut
it out" sell out, get out. do anything
to get out. and so up higher " pos
slble
Leave the low, swampy lands to the
frogs and the mosquitoes and the
fcVcrs.
Make a note of the trees that grow
on the hilsides and those that grow
on the hIlltops. Pick out those tha
hold their foliage longest, also those
whose foliage is heaithiest and mos
dense.
Some advocate spring and some fal
planting OF fruit and forest trees.
have 1t that the following gives goo'
results.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
THE HISTORY OF THE POTATO

The potato ranking next 10 wheat as
the great food product for the human
race, and being ono of the three great
crops Of distinctly American origin.
has a history worthy OF our consIdera
tion.
In botany 1t belongs to the family
solonacac. a family Of about 1000 sPe-
cies. including such wcll-known plants
as the tomato, egg plant, peppers, to-
bacco. capsicum, bclladonna and 9TH
ers
The exact origin OF the potato $50.
Ianum tuoerosumJ is somewhat in
doubt, but since several closely related
species (solanum gamessD or wild po-
tato OF Arizona. solanum maGli, occur
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
SET STRAWBERRIES IN SPRING

Early spring is the most satisfactory
time for setting out a strawberry bed
A crop may be expected the next
spring. Raspberries may be set out
either IN the fan or spring, but the latter
is usually TO be preferred. Plant In
rows six feet apart, Set the canes
four TO flve feet apart. They do not
bear the Hrst year. Blsckberries arc
grown much the samo as raspberrics
and. bear the second year Tho third
season a full crop is procurable.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
FEEDING STEERS LONG OR SHORT

Exncrlments to obtain reliable data
regarding the best method OF feed
Ing steers. considering the length oi the
feeding period. show the following re-
suits briefly summarized;
short feeding period necessi'ates
the purchese of heavy lleshy steers
which would usually be marketed as
killers.
hort-fcd" cattle consume a greater
nronortion of concentrates to rou6haSe
than 'long-fed" cattle.
"Short fed" cattle made greater
daily gain per head tnan iohs ieo
cattle.
In tho first test the total amount oil
corn necessary TO finish eacn steer
WAS "a bushels In tho "short-fed lo'
and 54e bushels in the "long-icd lot'
In tho second ties; 42.5 bushels In the
"sbort- fed lot and 6i.1 bushels In the
"iong fed" lot -,
Durine the period when both lots ol
cattle were in the feed lot there was d
greater profit per head from ieedinG
| The heavier. fleshier steers
In tho arst test the margin necessary
~ provent loss on the "short-ted cat
rio at the time OF marketing WAS 10
cents ner 100. on the "long-fcd' cattle
et the same time so cents. and on the
'lonefed" cattle at the time oil mar
kctins Sl.oi per 100
In the second test the margin neceS-
sary TO prevent loss on the short
fed" cattle nt the time of marketing
was o. cents per 100, on the 'lons-fed'
cattle at the same time Sl.0l per 100
and al the time OF marketing SL54 pei
100,
The cost Of gains was cheaper OF
the thinner cattle during the iIrst three
months OF the test, but when fed Il
the same marketable tlnish the cost o
gains was practically the same
In short feeding cattle for late sum
MGR and fall markets II is necessary
To start with very ncshy feeders OF eN
ccllent beef type in order that they VII
not sell In competition with westerl
/ grass-fed cattle.
, Additional data Will be necessary be
fore definite conclusions may be draw
as 10 the profits resulting from thes
+, TWO methods OF feeding, due to TN
! many variable factors which have
4 direct bearing on the proflt and loss
5 cattle feeding G-Profcssor j H. Skin
J nor Indiana Experiment Station.