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The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-29
1NES m
W FARM
By NlMs> III

Coal ashes are of no value to your
garden.
Grow plenty of hay. and some wheat
and oats.
Chicks in a large run will exercise
more and hence keep warmer and
healthier.
Do not feed the young chicks any
thing for at least thirty-six hour. after
Matching.
Diversified farming and crop rota-
ton are the best antidotes for farm
mortgages.
Foul drinking water and filthy
drinking vessels are a prolific ouree
of trouble.
The boar should always have a
large lot to himself, and never be con
fined in dark. damp quarters.
Rape is sometimes sown on corn
ground just preceding the last cultiva-
ton, and with timely rains the rape
will furnish a great deal of pasture
after the corn is harvested.
The farmer who has all the land he
can well tend to has no need of more
land. He would be much happier with
a reasonable amount of land, only
enough so that it can be well i'm
proved, fortified and cultivated.
Some make a practise in setting out
an apple orchard to plant peach trees
between the rows of apple trees, al
lowing the short-lived peach tree TO
die before the apple tree natures.
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes or
Rhode Island Reds will grow into hens
at maturity that will weigh from six
to eight pounds when fattened for
market, bringing more than a dollar
each.
Horses comprise nearly As per cent.
of the total live stock value of the
country, their figures being $2,276,363,-
900, as compared with $5,13S. 4S6, 900
for horses, mich cows. cattle, swine,
sheep and mules.
In the selecting and buying of cat
tie select the most healthy looking
animals. and her determine positive
ly with the tuberculin test as to
whether or not they are free from
tuberculosis.
If you have a patch of rye use it as
a soiling crop for cows. You can begin
to cut and feed it when it is about a
foot high. Cut only enough at a time
for two days feeding, and store it in
the shade. where it will keep green.
The first thing is to have everything
connected with the milk n milking
as clean as 1t is possible to make
them. The other essential Is to cool
the milk as o as possible after 1t
is drawn from the cows and hold 1t
to a low temperature till it Is to be
used.
Many farmers milk cows of ques-
tionable cleanliness in vessels known
to be impure and place the milk after
milking in a warm room, often near
the kitchen stove. Such milk Is not
only unwholesome for food at any
time, but 1t will soon sour and be-
come unfit for human food.
Give the hen a good dustiRg with
insect powder two or three times dur
ing incubation, and a good n as she
comes off with the chicks. Lice are
a great enemy of young chicks, hence
care must be taken with the sitting
hen and her nest to see that no lice
breed during incubation.
Do not leave the COWS out in the lot,
as warm weather comes on, but keep
them at nights in their accustomed
stalls with plenty of soft. dry bedding
1t Is more convenient to milk a COW
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-29
WHEN HOG HALTER Is USEFUL
Excellent Method Of Handling Vicious
or Frightened AnimaI-Ends
Trouble.

Frequently when a single hog is
being hauled In a wagon 1t becomes
either vicious or frightened. In either
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
DEGENERATE WORDS

has been aptlv pointed that WorQs Ike men,
i frequently start out well, only TO fal- on eVl-
ways and eventually 10 become corrupted OUT
" al likeness 70 their former selves An inter
e---ng example n point Is the word gaTDle.
winch ORIGINALLY meant % select Tor a pur-
pose
Il appears that there was once an oT-lceT
termed BE- rhe garDier Ot spices, whose ouly II
was ~ visit the shops and examine the spices
ordering the destruction Ct all impure goocs-
HIS duties were similar 70 those Of the ms pee JoI
n the modern health department, VINO forblcS
the sale Of decaved vegetables or tainted meat.
The word comes from root Tnea llIlg 20 SIT
The impurities sItteG out have II the course q
generations corrupted the term. TIL a garDled
report" Is no longer q report wheretrOm all uIl-
certainty has been removed, but one that Is T1ll
Of MISREPRESENTATION and made misleading with
deliberate intent .,
The word yellow" is undergoing similar
Transformation II our very sight As nearly
everyone knows. not many wears ago SUNDAY
-1..g-zrarer printed q series ot ColoTed pictures
illustrating the adventures of KID wearing
"a single long yellow garment and . funny fll
h.- was The yellow pictures IN time gave il7e
U yellow Journalism as designating repre-
hensI5le sensati0nalIsTl. and now We nave yer
low politics yellow preaching, yellow basebaL
IlavIng yellow play acting etc ana %lleieas
0lr fathers used 70 say here 5 a VEN o. ytiIo"
II h1ru % when they wished To designate some
golden attribute IN q man. We now say mere
+. Yellow streak III him. and mean Just the oJ-
JlzIr-.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
UNANswERABLE QUESTIONS

Why doth the little busy slrl
Pile on her pretty head
i switch. a pun. bird. a curl
Df ladies who are dead
Why doth she then with calm delight
Perch ug on top Of that
4 most alsurd b0mbastlc fTlshI'
4 horror ot a hat
Why doth She then her pretty shape
Hide IL q luckless gown
That hath no graceful curves u HIap
It's only up and down
Why doth she hie herself u iliIieH'
STUDY the bill Of fare,
and then proceed u buy ana mum"
one chocolate eclalr,
Why doth she softly u1ET11lT no,
When what she means ls yes
And when she knows II lsn So
Why doth she acqulescf,
Why doth she dance Us round Ii giee'
Like puppets tied To strings
And vet. II secret, Why do y"
Love her for 71lst these thiIgsR
-Tar5i1H II els
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

served ~ -1-- T. lie 4 note. ! never once had
-sE oysters NJ --a-lS On the halTshell, never =
soup - z stew. never q chOwder. nor fried
oysters. nor --a-1peG oysters. I never saw
S-z--1ps or =---S-eL crabs, and what 90 they
know u 1--- ----gl-s CanvaSbaCk or terra PIN :
There are 10 displays II the fish stores, even
z- The sea-g--s. - compare with any Of ours,
even u uc- most remote towns. There are no
such grocery stores Even II the largest stores
--e s---1s II some departments are limited,
and some 0t AZ --te-1o-zty that Is simply anlaz-
n one ---ge grocery the manager told me
that be had ---eG o. introduce certain American
foods 10 his customers: but had met with no
encouragement He showed dozens OF Anler1-
can tins u sweet corn and succOtash, which he
SAID he could not get the Swiss people 10 try as
git He had also imported barrel Of sweet
potatoes II order 70 obtain = busEel for al
american customer. but do what he could.
he vas not able 70 get nd Of the rest until the
American took them OF his hands As Tor
American. as well as English, cereals, they
would have none Of them Even our best ad-
ve---=eE brands get rusty on the shelves.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
The Coffee Atrocious

REEAD and coffee are found under varying
Cl-El-lgus- The latter Is only seldom e1-
ceIle--. Judged BIZ the American standard Il
Is never served with cream It IS down as
-z5s "a lar, which Is coffee and hot milk The
coffee Is always surprisingly black, which can
Be mostly accounted for by a mixture Of chic
0-v az least two-thlrds OF Il being such It IS
often so bitter that even the most hardened Of
american coffee drinkers are knocked out by
Il N time and It Is certainly more OF less dele
re--o-s- ANY prac-IseG expert knows that II
one De-cOla-lou coffee does not become black
zz INK. and Il should never be more than once
C--Dped-
Occasionally one finds the morning coffee
superior. such as I did al the Continental II
Paris. the Majestic at Nice, and At Bertol1n1 s
n Genoa. and Of course At other places where
Americans are specially catered To- The kick
ing American has made himself dlsllked per
laDs. but he has been gf service to his country
men
European breads are mostly very hard, 50
hard that Il Is not everyone who can manage
them. Most OF the troubles with teeth, as no
r5led among the French and Swiss peasants,
are from irving TO break rocA-lke bread. yet
they keep II Il. and VIII purchase enough at
one time TO last month, and then II Is ire
---e1--v smashed by an Ak. One IS seldom able
II get q soft roll as We know i, and warm
.---ueve-.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

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New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

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New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
No Oyster W Clam.

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New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
YOuCanSucceed

There is absolutely no
barrier in the way,
whether Of age, occupa-
ton, address, lack Of
schooling, Of means, or Of
spare time. Not neceS-
sary to leave home or quit
work. Mark the coupon
and learn how easily you
can quit the hands"
crowd and join the
"heads" class. Marking
the coupon costs you
nothing and places you
under no obligation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
Mad Tom Thursby-By Sarah Bryce Vaughan.
Copyrighted by Associated Literary presa

I II lave Called said the visitor, Ito
ask your kind permission to shoot a
few birds on your plantation"
1t occurred to the lady that to refuse
| the man would be tantamount to an in
vitation to shoot her. No man in his
senses would go hunting in such cos
| tune, and. although this poor dement,
| ed creature looked harmless enough. IT
| was impossible TO say that a refusal
| would not rouse him.
Certainly" she hurried to say as
soon as she could gain speech. Hunt
all over the plantation"
The lunatic bowed again, thanked
her for her kindness and strobe away.
AS for Miss Woodbridge. as soon as
his back was turned she darted into
the house and locked the door behind
her Then when she was sufficiently
recovered she sent for her overseer.
told him bow by her presence Of mind
she had saved herself from being shot
By a lunatic and directed him to send
to the insane asylum, a short distance
south Of her estate, and ask them to
send at once and capture the lunatic
BY this time perpetual bang was
began to talk with eyes wide opened.
Missy GIMME, dere's ha'nt down
in de medder KILN all de bobwhite
He dressed like a ghost, all in white.
with stars and things on be breast
Wha' all gwine to do"
For heavens sake, don't try to stop
him." said the mistress. "If you do
he'll kill you"
"Oh, no. I'm not gwine to stop him.
As soon as / sor him 1 run like de
debbil was after me. Ebery time he
shoot. down comes a thousand quail"
Never mind the quail. don't care
how many be kills if he doesn't kill
any one else before we can get rid of
him.
AT this juncture the housekeeper en-
tered the room and asked what was
the matter. When informed of the
facts she smiled and said:
81 saw your lunatic go by my win
dow. Hes Tom Thursby, that Virginia
scapegrace."
"And saneY' asked Miss Woodbridge.
Perfectly"
"Then why appear here in such cos
tune and ask permission to hunt"
II don't know. There was mas
querade ball in the city last night, and
not an hour ago l saw some Of the
masqueraders rolling along in their
carriages on their way home Perhaps
Mr.. Thursby was one of them and
took a fancy to do some shooting"
but why in such costumeY'
mo one knows what Tom Thursby
Will do He's singular But / have
heard he is very bright. He'll prob
ably break his neck some day riding
across country. He's a terrible man
on horseback"
THAT would be pity" said Miss
Woodbridge Observation-Disclosures so
handsome"
Whether the lady meant that 1t did
not matter if homely men broke their
necks is not of Importance to this
story. The order to send to the asylum
was countermanded. and Mr.. Thursby
was permitted to bang away till mid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14

| framed after the six leading railroad
presidents had come to Washington
and had their conference with Pres
ident Taft, and after President Low
/ EFT of the Hartman lines, together
with his counsel, former Senator
! Spooner, had talked to Mr.. Wicker
sham and the president respecting
| the governments suit against the
| Southern and Union Pacific merger.
That the railroad bill had been
drawn so as to legalize the giant
merger now illegal under the anti
trust law, has been absolutely con-
frmed by developments in New
| York. The statement was made by
a director of the Union Pacific, while
under oath, in New York, that the
Union Pacific had actually purchased
enough of the stock of the Southern
Pacific to give 1t absolute control of
the latter road. and that this had
been done so as to take advantage of
the joker in the Taft railroad regula-
ton bill which would have legalized
the transaction. In other words,
ex-Judge LOyett, president of the
Union Pacific, knew weeks in adj
vance of the appearance of the ad-
ministration railroad regulation bill,
of the intention of the trainers of
the bill to insert a provision Iegaliz-
ing the illegal Southern-Union Pa
cific merger. An interesting question
is: Who furnished President Lovett
with the advanced information which
enabled him to make all his prepara-
lions in the stock market to meet
the proposed legislation?
Here is another remarkable feat
ure of the situation, one which re-
yeals Attorney General Wickersham,
who was, by the way, former per-
sonal counsel for J. Pierpont Morgan
and also attorney for the sugar trust,
acting in two widely different roles:
In role No l Mr.. Wickersham Is
in charge of the governments suit,
now pending in the courts, to dis
solve the merger of the Union and
Southern Pacific railways by author
ity of the Sherman antitrust act.
In role No. Mr. Wickersham per-
sonally framed for the president and
advocated the passage of the admin
istration interstate commerce bill,
now pending in congress, which con-
tanned an ingeniously drawn joker
which would have legalized the I'M
lawful merger which the attorney
general, in role No. 1, was prepar-
ing to prosecutor
There remains one other feature of
the situation that is full of interest,
and should be chronicled here. AL
most at the very moment that the
house committee was eliminating the
joker referred to, the senate commit
tee was submitting its majority re-
port to the senate, commencing the
very provision which the house COM
mittee repudiated. The joker still
has some life, therefore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14

who is bound to Rock Island by the
best of ties and who enjoys the high
est esteem here and will be most
heartily welcomed.
1t is Of Major Richie that we speak
and of the place he occupies in the
estimation of the people, not only in
Rock Island, but throughout the en-
tire district that has been under his
command He is admired as a COM
petent, hard working engineer, who
has done things, while his personality
is such as to have won him many
warm friends. To be brief, he Is a
good workman and good fellow, and
the regrets that are expressed at his
departure come not only from the
heart, and not only because he is going
away, but because Of the means en-
ployed to take him away.
Rock Island will always have a
warm place in its heart for Major
Richie and hence the Joy in knowing
that his duties in connection with the
Des Moines river survey will bring
him back to this part of the country
at regular intervals.
Thus let us hope that the major
will not forget that all roads to the
west lead to Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
As of Yora.

This In indeed a world OF caanga
Our ways are ever new.
We do not do things In the way
Our fathers used 20 do.
Where they were placid and serene
We hustle. rush ana shove.
There's only one thing hasn't changed
And that Is making love.
We do not pillow the way they did;
We reap another way.
Their methods would be mighty slow
To At our needs today.
But when IL comes 10 making love.
Though we perhaps may shine.
We couldn't give them any points,
They had the thing down fine
The women dress In different styia
Their hats would make. 1 swear.
About a dozen OF the kind
Our mothers used 10 wear.
But. though they dress in Paris gowns
And latest styles display.
They must be wooed IL they are Won
In much the same old way.
IT'S good TO know that in this age.
With old things cast aside,
Some standard things are left to u
That surely will abide.
Because no newer way 10 found
We will not sit and grieve.
But court them IN the same old way
That Adam courted Eve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
The Joker in the Presidents Bill


The joker in the presidents rail-
road regulation bill, which would
have legalized the Union and South
err Pacific and other railroad merg-
ers. to which attention was directed
by The Argus Washington CORE
spondent several days ago, has been
stricken from the measure by the
house committee on interstate COM
merce.
This action followed the discovery
and exposure of the joker by the
so-called muck raking" newspapers
of the country.
Not long ago. it is recalled, both
the president and Attorney General
Wiekersham declared this particular
provision which the house commit
tee eliminated as vital TO the legisla-
ton. 1t is the provision which was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
A Cure for Smoky Lamps

To have lamps burning their bright
est, the bowls should be kept full of
oil and the burners free from oil and
charred wick. The burners can easily
be cleaned by boiling occasionally for
half an hour in a strong solution of
Gold Dust washing powder; wipe on a
cloth and they viii be as good as new.
Clean the chimney by washing in
warm water to which has been added
a teaspoonful of Gold Dust wash
ing powder and wipe dry on soft
towel; polish with old newspaper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14

MAY BEG A BooNT
you. What influence do you propose
TO bring TO bear upon herT
"None."
do you know her:'
mo; l have never seen her"
VERY well; I'll bet you $50 you don't
shoot this fall on Miss Woodbridge
plantation"
81 take the bet''
The rays of the rising sun were
streaming in through the windows. the
music ceased. and the jewellers began to
take their departure.
II was about o'clock that Virginia
Woodbridge was out among her dew
covered howers-none had yet been
nipped by frost-when she heard a
voice behind her.
May / beg a BOOM
Turning, she saw a young man
dressed in white satin. His coat, trim
med with gold braid, was cut In the
fashion that we call '-clawhammer,"
with two long extensions in rear reach
ing almost TO his ankles. From his
vest escaped a profusion Of rufhed
lace. His breeches were tight to the
skin and reached only to the knee: his
stockings were silk: his shoes were or
namented with enormous silver buc-
kles. In the hollow of his left arm
was gun: from his shoulder were sus-
pended a shot pouch, a powder flask
and a game bag. As TO head covering.
there was none. The figure was bow
ing low before her with his right hand
on his heart
The first idea Miss Woodbridge had
Of this singular apparition was that he
was supernatural: the next, that she
was confronted by a Iunatic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14

The spirit of commercialism which
has crept into so many noble under
tdkings. to their destruction, has APP
parently killed the beautiful Passion
play at Oberatnmergua which the poo
pie OF that city have been enacting
once in a decade since the year 1888
in fulfllment of a covenant. The holy
drama this year, however, has been
made the subject of so many CONNER
cial uses for profit that it is under
stood the coming production will be
the last. It is a shame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
March IA in American
History

1900-Rev. Thomas Kinnicut Beecher
noted CongregationalIst minister
died; born 1924.
1S91-A mob in New Orleans captured
the city prison and killed II Ital
ians, alleged members of the Malta
and charged with collision in the
killing of Chief of Police Hen.
messy. This affair led to diplo-
matte complications, the United
States declining responsibility.
1S94John L. Ford, well known theat-
Hcal manager and owner of the
opera house where President Lin
coin was assassinated, died; born
1929.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14

one night. or. rather, one morning.
| about fifty years ago group Of young
men were standing before a sideboard
in the city Of Nashville. Tenn, drink
ing mint juleps. They were all IN
| fancy costume. for they were attend
ing a masquerade ball. and strains Of
music and laughter came in from the
adjoining rooms. The season was the
beginning of autumn, but in that south
ern location warm weather fingered.
Indeed, the galleries" were inclosed
to gain room for the guests.
What shall we do for hunting this
season. remarked one of the young
men at the sideboard. THE country
is all taken up. and every estate has
sign up forbidding shooting on the
pre- misses"
Last year." said another, I'VE were
permitted to shoot on the Woodbridge
estate. There was no one there ex-
cept caretakers and servants. but now
Miss Woodbridge has returned from
the east to take possession of her in
heritance, and l see that a notice
against trespassing and shooting has
been put up"
Among these young men was one
Tom Thursby, graduate of the Unit
versity of Virginia, who had come out
to Tennessee to practice law. Some
called him Mad" Thursby, but wheth-
er that was because he was crack
Drained or insisted in doing things as
no one else would do them is a ques-
ton.
II Think said Thursby musingly,
slipping his julep. that shall shoot on
Miss Woodbridge's estate"
"What?' exclaimed one of the group
''Trespass on the estate of young
Iady?"
mo; shall gain her permission
'She has already refused it to 9th
ers; she can't consistently give it to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-14
The Reason.
81 don't like Brown"

81 don't like Brown"
Don't you? Why not?'
"He has loaned me lot Of money"
swell. I should think that would
make you feel grateful TO him"
But now he wants IT back the worst
way-in fact, makes me miserable by
insisting upon it."
"Can you blame him for thatT"
mot at ALL but there is the point.
He loaned me money to get me in debt
but now ! can't get him to loan me
the money TO get me out"