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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Electrical engineers are proposing
that trolley cars be equipped with ball
bearings IN order to let the cars coast
as much as possible and thus reduce
the consumption Of energy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Well, Colonel Roosevelt has been I'D
in an aeroplane. That man is certain
ly the whole 81 varieties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Ballinger must be tired waiting for
the storm to blow over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Wasn't it appropriate that King Man
uel should fee in fly-time?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Your achievement will never rise
higher than your faith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
ou.stionahI. Quality.

sis that auto Of yours a goerT
"Not much OF a goer."
"Can't be good for much, thea, n
itY'
"Oh, yes"
what for7'
'It will stay right with you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
Not Necessary.
"Papa

"Papa?"
Eyes. daughter"
~would l have to be an heiress to
put on airs?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
French Method of
Developing the
Bust

Nine. DuBarrie Explains How the
Bust May Be Developed to
Inches in 80 Days.
IT am explaining for the first time to
the ladies of America" says Madame
DuBarrie, the French method OF devel-
oping the bust. II is much more effec-
tive. the results appear much more
quickly. the breasts become more firm
plump and symmetrical. the method is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
Appearances Against Hin

appearances NHHIHat EIHIs
ais he a square manp
81 doubt it."
~Why?"
"He hangs round an awful lot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

The Thing 60 Do.
Look out for
your opportuni-
ties"
"Opportunitiesf"
Yes"
What forT
why. TO take
t b @ m In, OF
course"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12


will
- of
of
Of
Ion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

Wednesday, October IL, 1910.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

LOOK! al at t 1hs 0 wssppG5
your time is up, please send us SOC for
renewal of one year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

Some time ago we received request
for information regarding the new
forage plant kudzu. We have taken
considerable time and trouble to Sc
cure the desired information, having
written to both the agricultural de
partment of the state college and to
Washington, DC. Prof. G. V. Piper,
SO we'll known in this state, now in
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, has sent us the information,
wEick we gladly print herewith
Kudzu is large leaved. woody,
leguminous vine, native to Japan,
which grows with remarkable rapidlty.
1t succeeds we'll in every part of the
United States where it has been tried
and grows in all kinds of soils. Where
the summers are warm and moist 1T
grows with great luxurance. 1t is a
most excellent vine for arbors and
porches, for whcih purpose it is grown
in most of the southern cities. 1t
succeeds we'll, however, as far north
as Nova Scotia The leaves resemble
in a general way, those Of the com
mon bean. but are larger and angular
ly lobed beside being tougher in text
ure. Apparently only occasional vines
bloom in this country. The blooms
are dull pu1ple-1ed and hang in clust'
ers. The pods are thin, very hairy,
and do not mature in the latitude of
Washington. The Japanese utilize
kudzu in many ways. growing it es-
pecially ON rocky land or hillsides
too steep to be cultivated. The fiber
of the stems is used largely to make
sort of cloth, known to commerce as
''grass CLOTH" Various other articles
of utility, such as portmanteaus, are
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Kudzu, the New Forage Plant.

also made of this fiber. The thick
roots are rich in starch of a high
quality, which is used especially to
make cakes and noodles. In former
times it is said that kudzu played an
important part in periods of famine.
For starch making, the roots are dug
after the leaves fall in the autumn
or before the buds burst in the spring.
The Japanese also make hay from the
kudzu vine, especially to feed sick
horses, as it is said they will eat this
greedlly when they refuse other feed.
1t IS more generally grown to feed
green.
From the limited experimental work
that has been carried out with kudzu,
it is very promising to plant for graz
ing, especially on rocky land or steep
hillsides that can not be cultivated.
1t is an excellent vine to plant on
hillsides that tend to wash. 1t is also
recommended for planting on land
that is too poor to be cultivated with
profit. Whether it is desirable to
plant it on land that will grow other
crops profitably remains tor be deter
mined.
Being a legume, kudzu will add
nitrogen to the soil in addition to the
forage it produces. 1t is possible, too,
that thu yield of starch from the roots
will more than repay the cost OF re-
moving them from the ground in case
this should be desirable.
Kudzu may be used either for past
ure or for feeding green. 1t is rec
commended especially as a pasture
plant, and in using it in this way 1T
is desirable to have two or three sepa-
arate field to be browsed alternately.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

Seeds-The seed of kudzu does not
terminate very we'll, so that the plant
is usually propogated by cutting. If
seed is used it should be planted in
well-prepal ed seed bed and then the
plants transplanted after they are
we'll rooted. They should be planted
10 to 20 feet apart. The first sea-
son seedlings will produce stems to
IL feet long and by the end of the sec
ond season should entirely cover the
ground.
Cuttings-Kudzu is readily propo.
gated by means of cuttings. The
Joints strike root freely, especially II
covered with soil, and such rooted
cuttings are easily transplanted.
Prof. j. M. Scott, of the Florida Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station, plant
ed an acre of kudzu in the spring just
before the buds had started, using
Joints only. Some of these were root
ed and some we're not, but nearly
every one grew. The growth of eacn
vine for the first season ranged from
10 to % feet. Kudzu Will not reach its
full luxuriance of growth until about
the third year, when the new vines
should grow from 40 to 60 feet in a
season, depending on the latitude.
So far as a chemical analysis indi-
cats. kudzu is very nutritious, being
comparable to clover and alfalfa. The
leaves, however, are considerably
tougher. Horses, COWS and sheep eat
the green leaves readily. Its actual
value as feed, either for meat or
milk production, remains to be deter
mined by experiment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
TWO APPLY TO BE RESTORED
TO ABOLISHED POSITIONS.
Say Others Hold Jobs From
Which They Were 0usted.
Especial to the Newark star J

TRENTON, Aug. 11.-George L. Rug
giles and Thomas T. Geraghty. some-
time employees of the Hudson County
Board of Equalization of Taxes. have
applied to the New Jersey Civil Serv-
their old positions. from which they
were dismissed on the ground that
their positions had been abolished. In
this case the Civil Service Commission
will have to decide between two hold
ings of the attorney concerning
operation of the civil service act re-
lating TO dismissals.
At the outset the complainants in
this matter aliege that the jobs from
which they were dismissed have been
retained. and that clerks have been
hired to fill them. and on this basis
they contend that the tax board has
ignored their rights as civil service
employees.
In 1903 the civil service act was
passed by the Legislature, to become
operative in October of that year. The
encouragement held at the time that
SO far as removals from office were con-
cerned the act was operative forthwith
from Its passage. The offices held by
the two men in this case were abolished
between the time the act was passed
and the signing of it. At that time it
was the general impression that the
act did not extend to county officials.
but now the attorney general has held
that county officials are included.
Ruggles and Geraghty contend that
when their offices were abolished they
should have been placed on the sus-
pended list, thus making them eligible
for future appointment. The tax board
holds that when these men were named
they were informed that their services
would be required only for a limited
time.
The men have also raised a question
as to whether or not section Q of the
civil service act protects them, and
this matter has been submitted to the
commission for decision.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
SHARPSHOOTERS WORST
FRENCH AIRSHIP SCOUTS

NANCY, France, Aug. 11,-Interest-
ing tests of military aeroplanes pitted
against bicycle and automobile scouts
filled up yesterdays interim before the
resumption of the cross country aerial
race.
The aeroplanes had the worst of the
match. The soldier cyclists and auto
mobilists figuratively shot at a range
of about 800 feet all of the aeroplanists
who attempted TO reconnoitrc i'll a given
direction.
In making their reports of the ma
neuvers the officers In charge stated
that the aeroplanists would have es-
capped IL they had kept above the line
of the woods that skirted the field of
their operations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
CIGARETTES RESPONSIBLE
FOR WYMAN BOYS ILLNESS

TRENTON. Aug. u.-Back to their
home in Cherry Valley. Mass, together
with their son Hollis, the Rev. and Mrs.
S. f. Wyman started Tuesday after
paying short visit to friends in Pen
nington. With them was w. T. Wy
man, brother of Hollis. who formerly
was member of the faculty of the
seminary. in which the boy was stu
dent.
Hollis was discharged in the morn
ing from st. Franciss Hospital, where
he had been patient several days of
DR.. Wilbur. who declared that the
boys condition had considerably i'm
proved.
The truth of the matter is said to be
that Hollis, who is but II years old,
has been a Cigarette fiend' and an
overly-ambitious athlete, doctors say.
Cigarettes, coupled with over-exercise.
nearly landed him in an insane asylum.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
GERMAN AEROPLANIST
FALLS; SERIOUSLY HURT

JoHANNISTHAL Germany, Aug. Ii.
The aeroplanist Helm met with a Sc
rious accident at the aviation meeting
here late yesterday. While flying at a
height OF about 225 feet in a Wright
machine one of the propellers broke.
The other continued to run, causing the
craft to turn over several times. 1t
fell with a crash and was completely
demolished Helm was carried off the
field unconscious. Later he regained
consciousness. but his injuries are con-
sidered grave.
Brunnhuber, with a Sommer machine.
made a flight of one hour and fifty
minutes. The other aviators who made
ascents remained in the air for less
than an hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
lSERTS LAWYER
WAS TO SHARE IN
LAND DEAL FEES
Congressman Carter Tells Gore
Charge PrObers Some In
teresting Things.

McALESTER, Okla. Aug. 1.-THE
Congressional Investigating Committee
today unearthed more facts concerning
the proposed sale of $30,000.00O worth
of Indian land
Among the witnesses was E. B.
Latham, an attorney of McAlester,
who related meeting with McMurray
two years ago, when McMurray, he
said, offered him a present OF $4,000
IL the old tribal contract, should ''go
through"
Congressman C. D. Carter, of Okla
hofna, testified that at an interview at
the home of Richard C. Adams, an at
torney at Washington, Adams had said
he had an arrangement by which he
was to get per cent. of the profits"
70 be derived from the McMurray con-
tracts.
HE also told me-" testified Mr.. Car
ter. that Congressman B. S. Mcclure
was in on the deal and would get his
share; that DIR. Wright, a delegate for
the Choctaw Indians at Washington.
with a salary OF $4,000. was in on the
deal; he also said, We've got some
others but he didn't mention other
names. I"
Ibid Adams say he was going to
get per cent. of all the money j. L.
McMurray was to realize on the deal4s
asked Chairman Charles II. Burke
Eyes, he said he was going to make
sure of it, as McMurray had double
crossed him at other times, but this
time he was going to fix 1t SO that he
wouldn't lose out, and when McMurray
got his ten per cent. or $3000,000, or
whatever II amounted TO, he (Adams)
was going to get flve per cent of the
proceeds.
II also met Jake L. Hamon at Wash
ington. He told me to go to that old
man Gore and get him to withdraw
that fool bill of his against the Nc
Murray contracts"
Congressman Carter Is part Chero-
kee Indian, and was for two years a
member of the House committee on
Indian affairs.
Mcclure In Limelight Again.
Congressman Mcclure has previously
figured In the investigation. Senator
Gore said Hamon had mentioned him
as being Interested In the contracts.
On the stand Mr., Mcclure denied there
was any ground for the charge.
Congressman c. E. Creager testified
again yesterday. He replied to Hamon's S
assertion that he had collected sums
of money from McMurray. On one oc-
.caston he said he had asked McMurray
lend him $4,000, but McMurray had
stioned the propriety of the loan.
Ind the subject was dropped.
Hamon testified again and asserted
that at the time Senator Gore accused
him OF working for McMurray he was
in Washington In the interest of c. N.
Haskell, governor of Oklahoma.
He said Governor Haskell had paid
nsiis expenses. and was to pay him a
e for services connected with the gov
l sor's indictment In the Muskogee
IN lot cases.
kvernor Haskell several days age
"a he had employed Hamon.
|, committee went to Sulphur,
ia. today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
AVIATOR LE BLANC
STILL LEADING IN
MEz|ERES FLIGHTS
Makes 90 1.3 Miles in Less Than
Two Hours in Van
of Storm.

MEzIEREs. France. Aug. I'm.
LIE Blancs good fortune in the cross
country aerial race continued ON the
third leg of the course today. Although
he experienced great difficulty he was
again the first to arrive at the post
The days flight was from Nancy to
this town, a distance of 1896 miles.
The leaders time was hour 5S minutes
and 3 seconds.
LIE Blanc. barring ACCIDENTS, is prao-
tically sure of winning the race. all
though NJ. Aubrun and NJ. Legagneaux.
who completed the two legs in single
flights, still have.a chance.
Aubrun reached here today two hours
after LIE Blanc had landed. Lindpainter
descended and abandoned the race at
point twelve miles from Nancy.
Pursuers Caught by Storm.
All of the aviators experienced the
toughest sailing thus far encountered
LIE Blanc had the best luck. He came
to the town just ahead of a violent
storm, which caught his pursuers soon
after the start. After leaving Nancy a
gust of wind blew away his chart, and
for time he was lost in a thick haze.
He finally recognized the Meuse river,
which he followed over the towns of
Mouzon and Sedan.
Aubrun, who was the next to get
away, received the force of the storm
and later ran into thick weather and
lost his course Eventually he found
himself over Chalons wbero he pot the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Hearings at w. r. Junction and
Bethel

The following dates have been an
nounced for public service commits
sion hearings:
May 81, at White River Junction
for further investigation on the order
in the case of J.S. Bacon and others
VS.. the Boston & Maine and Central
Vermont railway companies in ac-
cordance with the opinion and man.
date of supreme court.
June l, at Bethel at 8 a. m, on
the petition of the Home Telephone
company of Rochester, for permission
to increase its capital stock.
June l, at Bethel at 10 a. m. on
petition of E. FL. Edgerton and
others vs.. the White River and Cen
tral Vermont railway companies.
This hearing deals with a request
that trains of the White River road
connect with those of the Central
Vermont at the station of the latter
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Fox's Wit.

The following is one of the many
stories told about Charles James
Fox, the English statesman and or
ator:
Mr.. Hare, envoy to the court Of
Poland, occupied rooms in the
statesman's "diggings." He was a
great personal friend and indeed a
man Of very similar tastes, They
were each the objects of continual
inquiry on the part of tradesmen
and others. One. day Fox, looking
out of the upper window, deserted
two men watching the house and
waiting. With genial smile he
shouted, 'Pray, gentlemen, will you
tell me, are you Fox hunting or
Hare hunting today?"
The bailiffs were SO tickled that
they went away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
The Kina's Speech.

When William Nv. read his last
speech in the house of lords his eye
sight was defective, and the light in
the chamber was bad. The result
was that he had the greatest diff
Guilty in deciphering the manuscript
and fioundered hopelessly about,
pausing indeed at every other word
to mutter to his prime minister,
"What is it, Melbourne ?" He strug-
gled along in this fashion for
awhile, but at last, completely los
ing his temper, he flashed out at the
top of his voice, Cd it, 1 can't
see p
: Lighted tapers were Immediately
brought in and placed before him,
and then the king, apologizing to
the assembly for not having been
able to read the speech before,
harked right back to the first word
and this time succeeded in going
straight through with his perform
ance to the bitter end.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Rebekah Assembly Elects
Officers

The Rebekah Assembly at its fifth
annual session in Burlington, FRI
day, May 20, which was the closing
one of Odd Fellows work in that
city, elected the following officers;
President, Mrs. Emma H. Gates, of
Ludlow; vice-president, Mrs. Frances
E. Stone of Springfield; warden,
Mrs. Grace e. Richmond, of Rutland;
secretary, Mrs. Louise l.. Boyce of
Barre; treasurer, Mrs. Ella f. Vim
ney of Lyndonville.
The appointed officers are: Mar
shal, Mrs. Lavina Webster, of Rut-
land; conductor, Mrs. Stella E. Bailey,
of East Hardwick; inside guardian,
Mrs. Emma j. Buck of Randolph;
chaplain, Mrs. Gertrude Dewey, OF
Bradford.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
North Hartland VS.. EvartS

Another meeting was recently held
at North Hartland for the purpose of
determining the exact condition of
affairs in the controversy over the
matter of remaining North Hartland
"Evarts."
The meeting lasted about four
hours and was described as very
noisy.
President Nichols and Professor
Worthen of Dartmouth college were
the referees who had been appointed
by the postoffice department to hear
the two factions and report their
findings to the department for final
adjudication and these two gentle
men presided.
The Evarts faction wanted te set
tie the question by popular vote,
but this was objected to by the
opposing side and was sustained.
W. B. @. Stickney of Bethel repre-
sented the Evarts faction and Row.
land Stevens of White River Junction
appeared for the North Hartland
people.
According to report of the meet
ing the only item the Evarts party
put forth in defense is that a resi-
dent has had trouble in receiving
his mail, but those letters, it after
ward transpired, were directed to
West Hartford, and places there
about, consequently their delivery
was delayed.
No definite action was taken and
the further acts of counsel for both
sides will be that each will submit
brief to the referees.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Springfield Sticks Up.

Saturday was cleaning up day in
Springfield, and the work was done
on a largec scale. 1t was set apart
some time ago by the Village Improve
ment society as time upon which
to give the town such Sticking up
as it has not seen for years. The
activities began early in the morn
ing, when lawn mowers, brooms,
rakes and garbage carts were very
much in evidence. Teams have been
furnished by the village and now
the village is very much improved
in appearance, both on the streets
and in the alleys.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28

taken, are sent out again after the
vacation. This returning and send.
ing out is continued until each sci
has made the entire circuit of the
town, after which new sets are sub
stituted.
AT the close of each term, each
teacher sends three or more samples
of the best work done in her room
during the term, and the names
of those pupils having the best de-
pertinent. These names are placed
on "roll of honor" and with the
specimens of work are kept on
exhibition in conspicuous place in
the library for three months.
Much healthful rivalry is being
aroused in the different schools, as
to which school shall lead in one OF
all of these matters.
These reports are published in
two Woodstock papers at the close
of each term.
ABBA DoToN CHAMBERLIN,
LIBRARIAN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Tongue Twisters.

Repeat these sentences rapidly
the quicker the better:
The bleak breeze blighted the
bright broom blossoms.
Two toads totally tied tried to
trot to Tedbury.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared slickly six sickly silky
snakes.
Susan shineth shoes and socks.
Socks and shoes shines Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
A haddock, a haddock, a black
spotted haddock; a haddock spot on
the black back of black spotted
haddock.
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl
and an oyster. Did Oliver Ogle-
thorp ogle an owl and an oyster? If
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl and
an oyster, where are the owl and
the oyster Oliver Oglethorp ogled ?
San Francisco News Letter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
Ex-Gov. Rollins Pays $4,000
Fine

New York, May 20.-Frank West
Rollins, former governor of New
Hampshire, made his promised
statement Friday, May 20, in answer
to the charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government of customs
dues brought against him by GUS
toms inspectors last Friday, 1t took
the form Of plea of guilty, and
Judge Rand, sitting in the United
States Circuit court in New York
construed it as an admission that
Mr.. Rollins had violated the law
knowingly, wilfully and malicious
ly," and fined him $4,000. The
law provides a maximum penalty of
two years in prison, fine of $4,000,
or both.
The former governor took big
roll of bills from his pocket and paid
his fine without comment.
The value of the articles which
the former governor neglected to de-
clare is given as $4736. The orig
inal complaint named Mr.. Rollins,
his wife and their son, Douglas, as
parties to the conspiracy, but the
grand jury today handed down but
one Indictment, naming only the
former governor.