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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

The men who are breeding for produc-
ton belong to test associations and
keep accurate records of their COWS.
One of the best authorities in Scot
land says: You American dairymen
are making a great mistake in allow
ing showmen to be your importers. as
they are taking over only the show
| type"
At the Royal Agricultural show last
year the cows placed at the lower end
of the show ring were at the head In
the production class. Foolish fads are
gradually passing away, and at the
present time color does not count for
much in the Ayrshire show ring in
Great Britain.
The cows are usually given nothing
but pasture from May 10 until Sep
TENDER. The aftermath in the mead
ows keeps them until about Nov. 1.
Soil1ng crops are not fed, excepting
some cabbage in the fall. Cows giving
milk usually receive about II pounds
of straw, pounds of hay and some
grain-the amount varying greatly, de-
pending upon the production. The
Scotchman feeds his good producers
well, but does not waste grain on dry
cows or those giving a small amount
of milk.
AS rule the grain consists of bean
meal, Indian corn meal, oil cake, bran
and dried brewers grains. The cows
are turned out each day for a half
hour during the winter to drink from
a pond, stream or trough. They are
given warm slop in the stable at mid
day.
On the Average Cheese Farm.
The COW stable is always one story.
with both windows and ventilators in
the roof. The stalls are double and
the COWS head directly against the
wall, with no feed alley in front. The
floor is of cement or brick, aOd the
whole, stable is exceptionally clean
and sanitary. The sides and stalls
are kept neatly whitewashed and the
floor is scrubbed every day.
Most of the milk not used for direct
consumption is manufactured into
Cheddar or Cheshire cheese, and this
is almost universally done on the
farm. The cheese is sold for about
136 cents per pound. Comparatively
iNtlC JULIET 10 uldue III OCOllduu.
The striking features of Scotch
dairying are the uniformly good cows
kept, the excellent care given them.
and the attention paid to feeding them
economically on a small amount of
grain. 1t is imperative that the Ayr
shires imported be not of the show
type. but the magnificent producing
record Ayrshires so often seen in Scot
land. When we consider the low eff
cheney of the average cows MIXED in
America, compared with the average
Ayrshires MIXED in Scotland. it is
easy to see the great possibilities yet
unattained by the dairymen in this
country.-Professor W. J. Fraser and
R. E. Brand reporting their circuit of
European dairies.-Reported by Arthur
J. Bull for Illinois Farmers institute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

then. she said, they lose their indi-
viduality, their pride and themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
ROADS AID CANNON
At Least One Instance Known
Where They Are Fighting
Insurgents.
AFTER SCALP OF HAYES
Chairman of Opposition Caucus As
sailed by Southern Pacific in
BaiIiwick in California.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Speaker Cannon
is receiving railroad cooperation in his
fight to defeat the reelection of insur-
gent republicans. Representative
Hayes of California, chairman of the
insurgent caucus, has been notified
that he will encounter the opposition
of the Southern Pacific in his cam
paign for reelection.
Word has been passed along that the
republican faction in California domi-
mated by that railroad has decided that
Mr.. Hayes must be defeated. From
Mr.. Hayes standpoint. the political
situation is serious. He is reputed n
millionaire and does not seek a seat
upon the floor of the house for the
salary attached. He is probably the
largest prune grower in the world. Re
fusing to relent, and maintaining his
independence 10 oppose Cannonism and
the house rules. Mr.. Hayes has placed
himself in the position where to secure
the nomination he must depend upon
the Lincoln-Roosevelt faction of his
DartV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Outlook Is Doubtful.

1t is doubtful whether his support is
sufficiently strong to give him the NOM
ination. his opposition intending to de-
velOp its full strength in the primaries.
Should Mr.. Hayes succeed in obtain
ing denomination his battle will be only
half won. because with the republican
party split an easy avenue to demo
cratic opposition seems open.
Not only are the insurgents to be
punished by all the influences which
the speaker can bring to bear against
them in their districts, but the republi-
can congressional committee is to as
sail their bailiwicks with its best array
of speakers for educational purposes"
and incidentally to capture a scalp OF
two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

Tax Notice.
To the Taxpayers of the City of
Rock Island: You are hereby notified
that your taxes are now due. l have
the books at my Office, 1912 Third ave
nue.. Office hours, from a. m. to 5
p. m; Wednesday and Saturday even.
ings from to $50.
JOHN T. NOFTSKER,
Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
valuable Asset to Nation.

Miss af Petersens declared that she
was greatly pleased over the progress
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
A new TOWN
EVERY WEEK
AND A NEW SCHOOL EVERY
SCHOOL DAY.

The above caption about represents
the growth of Central Canada. The
statement was made not Ions luce by
a railroad man who claimed % have
made the remarkable discovery that
such was the case. There is not a
district of fair amount of settle
ment in any of the three Provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
but has it's school, and the railways
have stations every seven Or eight
miles apart, around which group the
towns, son1e large and some small,
but each important to it's own district.
Schools are largely maintained by pub
lie funds and the expense of tuition is
but nominal sum-
The final returns of the grain pro-
duction for Central Canada for 1909 is
now in, and the figures show that the
value of the crops to the farmers of
that country is about 1876 million dol
lars, as compared with 100 million last
year. American farmers or those who
have gone from the United States, will
participate largely in these splendid
returns, and these comprise those who
have gone from nearly every State in
the Union.
One of the many proofs that might
be put forward showing the immense
wealth that comes to the farmers of
Central Canada is seen in the sum
that has been spent during the past
two or three months by the farmers
who have for the time being ceased
worrying over the reaper and the
thresher, and are taking to enjoying
themselves for two or three months
1t is said that fifty thousand people of
these Western Provinces spent the
holiday season visiting their old
homes. Most of these passengers paid
forty and some forty-five dollars for
the round trip. Some went to Great
Britain, some to the Continent, others
to their old homes in Eastern Canada,
and many thousands went to visit
their friends in the States. The amount
paid alone in transportation would be
upward of two million dollars. Some
make the trip every years. 1t need
not be asked, Can they afford it?"
Will ClOpo yiOluluS IhCu1 q plOuI VI
! $40 to $25 per acre, and some having
as much as twelve hundred or more
acres, the question is answered. The
Canadian Government Agents at diff
ferent points in the States report that
they have interviewed a great many
of those who are now visiting friends
in the different states, and they all ex-
| icEa cd
and promise to take some of their
friends back with them. There is still
a lot of free homestead land in splen-
did districts, and other lands can be
purchased at reasonable price from
railway and land companies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28

The name Morrison, Morrison, More
son, Murison and Maryson has as
many explanations as it has forms 1t
has been variously claimed that it is
name indicative of Moorish influ-
ence Of some kind; that 1t means the
son of great warrior, that 1t signifies
mighty" and that 1t means the son
of Maurice, or the son of the disciple
OF Mary; this last explanation would
indicate that the name was borne by
a family who had some church proper
ty, the property of a disciple of the
Virgin Mary. Whatever its meaning
1t is one Of the oldest and worthiest
names In all Scotland.
Lewis is little island on the west
shore of Scotland, and there Is ira
dition that the founder of the clan
Morrison went there from Norway,
and there Is a tradition that he was
Mores, son of the Norwegian king.
At any rate, the family became one
of the most important on the little
island, and for hundreds of years the
leader of the family was the hereditary
Judge of Lewis. This position was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
Beginnings of Woman's Rights.

The first decided jar the American
woman gave her country was when she
showed her determination to work in
any way she chose for the correction
of any evil which stirred her soul.
The specific wrong on which she
first fixed her attention was slavery.
The method she took to fight 1t was
speaking in public. Two deep-seated
antagonisms were aroused by her
course-one the generally accepted
idea that women should not express
their views outside of the household
and social circle, and the other the
almost universal opinion that the
slavery question must not be discussed.
Equipped with st. Pauls Injunction.
generations of Puritan ministers had
nailed the first idea into the mind Of
the country. Scared peace-lovers of all
classes had taught and fought for the
second, and here was woman in un-
holy obstinacy defying both!-Ida M.
Tarbell in American Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
BASEBALL NOTES.

In Detroit they fear that Pitcher
Eddie Summers will not be of much
use to the Tigers this year. The bad
knee which bothered him all of last
season and half of 1908 has refused
TO mend. 1t affected his pitching and
made his fielding and base running
joke. 1t was hit by a batted ball
In m1d-season of 1908. His arm,
which was good and bad by turns,
has failed to come back since the dis.
astrous worlds series games in which
he started.
Manager McGraw will take - pitch.
ers to Marlin Springs, Tex, the latter
part of next month. Mathewson,
Wlltse, Ames, Raymond, Crandall and
Marquard will be the regulars, while
the new men are Bell and Daily from
Springfield, o.; Parsons from Marion
u, and Dickson from Birmingham.
Druck and Klawitter, picked up in
Texas last summer, will round out
the corps.
Kid Elberfield, the former Highland
er, isn't shedding any tears because
he has to join the tail-end Senators.
1T is no novelty to me to be with
club that has finished last" said the
Tabasco Kid at his home in Garrett
park, Mo-, the other day. "And I am
glad that George Stallings, under
whom l have worked in three cities,
sent me here. 1 consider Washing
ton my home now, and will do all in
my power to aid Jim McAleer in put
ting the Senators up in the race"
Jack Chesbro has been turned back
to the New York club, which means
the end of his career as a ball PLAYER
The Boston Americans took Happy
Jack last fall under a provisional
agreement, but he failed to show \
return to old form.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28

Munson is supposed to mean the son
of Edmund. Mum" Is an abbreviation
of Edmund; the use of "son" Is usual,
as in Richardson and Thomson. The
Munsons as they were called In Eng
land, lived in East Lincolnshire for
generations before they came to this
country. That part of England was
originally settled by the Danes, so it
is probable that the. Monsons were
originally of Danish extraction. In
1878, in the age of Richard II. and
Chaucer, there is trace of one John
Monson. The family was knighted in
1911, and in 1928 it was raised to the
peerage when one of it's members was
made Baron Monson of Burton, Coun-
ty Lincoln. The family is still repre-
scented in England, although not by
many members. In the United States
it now extends over the whole coun-
try.
At about the time the family was
knighted there was born in Lincoln
shire Thomas Monson, or Munson.
About 1880 he came to this country,
and became the founder of the Amer
lean Munsons. 1t is thought that he
came over with some of the early
Puritan clergymen; perhaps with
Francis Higginson, who came in 1929,
or else with John Cotton, who intro
duced the practice of keeping the Sab
bath from shutdown Saturday until
shutdown Sunday, and who came to
this country in 1888 with his friend
Thomas Hooker. At any ratas, he came
with the great body Of nou-conform-
lists who arrived in New England be-
fore 1910, to the number of about
1000.
He is first mentioned here in the an
nails of the war with the Pequot In
dams. He was resident of the Hart
ford colony, which was called on to
furnish AZ soldiers for the war. On
May 1, 1887, the General Corte att
HARTFORD" ordered that there shals
be an offensive war; agt the Pequoitt
and that there shall be 80 men levied
out of the 8 plantations, HARTFORD,
Weathersfield & Windsor"
Munson was one of the Hartford sol
diers, and on May 10th started out with
the Connecticut army-composed of
90 colonists and 70 friendly Michigan
Indians, under their chief Uncas. The
little band of men took their way
down the Connecticut river for five
days. When they had gone about go
miles they met the Pequot Indians
and gave battle. Only two OF the col
onists and their Indian friends were
killed, whereas it was rumored that
about 700 of the hostile Indians fell.
This battle was of good deal OF
Importance tc Munson and some OF
his brother soldiers. They had no
ticed, on their journey. very inviting
spot situated in a snug harbor open
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28

the bearing down. / recommended it
to some friends and two of them have
been greatly benefited by it. Mrs.
MAE MCKNIGHT, Oronogo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, MOI was bothered
terribly with female weakness and
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. / began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound regularly and used the Sanative
Wash and now have no more troubles
that way" Mrs. AL. HERZoG, 5722
Prescott Ave-, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases Of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing down
feeling, Indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but trifie
to try it, and the result is worth mill
lions to many suffering women.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
AN Interview WITH Killing
HoIdout Catcher Seems to Be Tired
of ldIeness and Wants to Play
Ball Once More.

Report comes from Kansas City
that John Killing wants to play base
ball this year. 1t seems that the
former Cub-in fact he's still Cub
is tired of being a holdout, and will
play if he gets the money. Read this
interview attributed. to the great
catcher and then judge for yourself:
Where would you like to play ball
this year?" was asked King after it
became certain that John was willing
to be approached in baseball way.
20, any old place, just SOS the
moneys there" he said.
Would you play for Murphy"
We'll, now don't, yes, l would,
of course, if he'd pay me everything
he owes me-" But John refused to
mention just how much Charles w. is
indebted to him, and for what.
How would you like to play in New
York, for McGraw?"
90, fine; McGraw's all right; I'd
play there. Wouldn't mind playing in
Boston, either. There's a great town
for you. Fine baseball crowd there,
too. I believe they're going after
better team. I wouldn't mind play
ing in Boston"
How about Philadelphia, John?"
"All right" replied King, I'D play
in Philadelphia. Good ball club there,
good town, too"
How about Cincinnati?"
20, Cincinnati's all right, too" he
said. 81 wouldn't mind playing ball
in Cincinnati. I'd &c there all right"
Would you play ball under Crit
ith?" Killing was asked. would it
take more than that $4,000 offer of
Herrmann's that you turned DOWN."
King hesitated. Evidently that So
900 bid looks good to King now.
Sure, I'd play for Griffith" he said
I'D play for $4,000 now. What do you
think will come of all this talk?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY

And Cures any Cough that is Durable.
Noted Physicians Formula.
This is said to be the most effective
remedy for coughs and colds known to
science. 1.-TWO ounces Glycerine; half
ounce Concentrated Pine; Put these
into half a pint of good whiskey and
use in doses of teas poonful to a table
spoonful every four hours. Shake bot
tie well each time" Any druggist has
these Ingredients in stock or will
quickly get them from his wholesale
house. The Concentrated Pine is
special pine product and comes only
in half ounce walls each enclosed in an
air tight case: But be sure it is labeled
concentrated" This formula cured
hundreds here last winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
Savinu Time.

The family was to leave on the two
o'clock train from Broad street station,
so the mother was all in furry as
she hurried the children in certain
West Philadelphia home.
Nov, children, get everything ready
before luncheon" she said. Don't
leave everything until the last min
ute"
And the children said they wouldn't.
Luncheon ended, they hurried into
their wraps and started. In the hall
the mother said:
Edward, you didn't brush your
teeth
Eyes, ma'am, I did"
But you couldn't" she said, you
didn't have time. Why you just got
UP from the table"
81 know that" said Edward; "but we
were in such hurry I brushed them
before l te."-Philadelphia Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
Traveller Recounts Quaint and Touch
Ing Scene He Witnessed In
Brazilian City.

A few years ago l saw at the little
garrison of the quaint old city Of
Maranham, Brazil, the sweet and
touching ceremony of putting the SOL
diers to bed. No doubt this, like so
many other customs of the ancient
days of Spanish rule that made the
Latin dominance unique, must soon
give way before the attacks of a more
practical century. Maranham. 1t
may be added, Is one of the oldest
ports on the American continents.
Situated some 300 miles south Of the
mouth of the Amazon river, it has no
connection with the rest of the world
save through sea-going vessels. A
century ago its trade employed more
than 100 such each year, but through
changed conditions the number has
now fallen from four to ten per an
mum. OF present population Of
about 10000. many are wealthy and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
ACorner In Ancestors
Morrison Family
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate)
BY FRANCIS wLEs

lineage clear from the last of the
hereditary judges.
Rev. Donald Morrison, and Rev.
Kenneth Morrison, two brothers, and
the ministers of the two parishes of
Lewis, were born about 1920, and were
grandsons of the last of the judges.
Kenneth had son, Rev. Allen, who
in turn had a son Alexander, a tax
man. His children were John, Don
aid and Allan, and in 1866 Donald and
Allan emigrated to Canada John
stayed in Canada, but his three chill
dren, Donald, Roderick, and another
Donald, all left home. The first went
Canada, the last to Australia, and
Roderick, who died in 1854, settled in
the Mississippi.
Many of the Canadian Morrisons
came before very long to the United
States. William, the son of Allan,
who emigrated to Canada, was the
first white man to discover the sources
of the Mississippi river, which he did
in 1911.
This Williams son, of the same
name, left Canada and settled in Cali
fornia; and Williams uncle, Allan,
settled in the upper region of the Mis-
sissippi. He was member Of the
legislature, and he married a full
blooded Indian princess.
The Morrisons of New Hampshire
are another big branch of the family
who claim descent from the old Scot
fish hereditary judges. John Morri-
son, and his sons James and John, es-
tablished this branch. John, the ia.
ther, was probably born in Scotland
His sons came here in 1779, James to
found the Windham branch of the
family and John the Peterborough
branch.
There were other first settlers
named Morrison in Londonderry
among them Robert of Ireland, who
came in 1719, and who had three chill.
dren, Robert, William, and Sallie; and
Samuel, Jr, born in Scotland, who
had John, Samuel, Mary and Susanna
Three brothers, William, David and
Hugh Morrison, established the family
III ~ III ~ H.
In Virginia the family was estab
lished by John from the north of Ire
land, and in Pennsylvania by Gabriel
also from Ireland. Gabriel and his wife
were noted for their piety, and used
to ride over three miles every Sunday
to church, with their children in the
saddles before them.
The arms of the Morrisons are
blazoned:
Argent, three Moor's heads coupeG
sable two, and one banded of the first
Motto: Pretio prudent la praestat.
Crest: Azure, three Saracens heads
conjoined in one neck, ppr. the faces
looking to the chief, dexter and sin
lister sides of the child.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28
i1RHlwa8@m

directed that trial be made of said
Ensign Munson, If he be found fit to
instruct hopeful youth for the col
lege," Harvard. He was apparently
found fit," for he was made rector
of the Hopkins grammer school, Sam
uel had nine sons, and seven of them
married, so that Thomas, the original
ancestor in this country, although he
himself had only one son, had grand
children named Munson to the mum.
Der of 81.
Heitman's list of officers in the rev.
dictionary war gives Aeneas, surgeons
mate; Levi, second lieutenant, who
served under Ethan Allan, was made
prisoner at Montreal, sent to England,
and finally exchanged; Capt. The.
ophilus, and Capt. William Munson.
Some of the names used often by
Munsons are: Martha, Eliasaph, Di
adama, Joanna, Hannah, Stephen;
Samuel, Waitstill and Stephen. Sew
eral of the unusual ones mentioned
appear in many of the earlier genera
tons:
The arms are blazoned: Or, two
chevrons, gules,
Crest: A lion rampant, or, sustained
by a pillar argent.
Motto: Prest pour mon pays.
Supporters Dexter, lion, or, gorged
with collar and lined, azure, the COZ
lar charged with three crescents of
the first; sinister, griffin, argent col.
Jared and lined as the dexter.