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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27
Orchard and Garden.

Every time you set your feet on a
weak. rickety ladder you risk life and
limb. 1t wouldn't take half so long
TO mend broken round on the ladder
as II would to mend broken bone.
A well known foriculturist says that
the gladiolus and dahlia can be han
died exactly like the potato. They
Will keep, anywhere. Tuberoses and
cannas are more Ike sweet potatoes
in their requirements and must be
kept warm.
Breaking the shell OF a hard winter
squash with a Ratchet Is rather a dan
gerous process. II handy little meat
saw forms part OF the kitchen outfit
It will be found very convenient for
this purpose. 1t is easier and safer to
saw the hard shell than to chop it
The manufacture Of grape juice as
a business Is growing very rapidly.
1t supplies a good outlet for ripe
sweet grapes whenever the fruit mar
ket is unsatisfactory. One grape pro-
Queer made 40 gallons Of grape juice
from the product Of less than one acre
Of land. This grape juice put up in
pint bottles and sold at retail Mt 25
cents each would amount TO $500. q
big value to be obtained from land
that was producing hardly anything
a. . part Of the farm.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27
TROLLEY AS FARM AID.
Michigan Electric Lines Aided In Dis
posing of Fruit

posing of Fruit
The advantage OF handling big crops
OF fruit by the TROLLEY lines was illus
trated In the lower peninsula Of Mich
fgan in 1911 to an extent never before
realized. Had it not been for the
electric lines OF two OF the states
posal OF the apple, peach. pear and
other crops would have met with loss.
Only a couple Of years ago there
was but one line Of electric railway
hauling fruit out Of Berrien county
orchards TO the steamship docks At
Benton Harbor. Now there are about
half a dozen. Some OF the lines rush
trains Of fruit from points west Of
Elkhart. Ind, to the steamboat docks
at Benton Harbor. These points are
over 100 miles from Chicago. the great
est market OF the entire region. Con-
signments OF fruit leave the orchards
late in the afternoon and are loaded
into express cars and fiat cars with
Grated ends and sides. Trains are run
on fast time and stop only to pick up
fruit. and from certain points they do
not stop for any purpose. At Benton
Harbor the fruit packages are loaded
on great side wheel steamers and car
ried through the cooling atmosphere
OF Lake Michigan. reaching Chicago
about a. m. From the Chicago docks
the big supply intended for consump-
ton in a city OF over 100000 people
is distributed early in the forenoon.
But Chicago does not begin to take
all OF the fruit produced by the great
orchards of two states. Millions of
packages are shipped of over most Of
the twenty-five different railroads "a
dating from the city. They are haul
ed from the docks to the depots and
there are given 10 the express compa-
MES operating on the railroads. 1t is
at this point that the advantage OF
shipping across the lake comes in.
Had most of these shipments been sent
by rail the cars could not have been
given to the belt line in time TO con
meet with the outgoing trains in the
morning. and thus serious damage to
fast ripening fruit might have been
done. The steamboat company could
not have got the products Of distant
orchards had II not been for the rapid
electric lines. so that II is only by a
combination OF the work Of three diff
ferent means OF transportation that II
has been possible to market phenome-
nally big crops OF fruit. The rate OF
the entire electric and lake haul is not
more than the cost OF one direct ship
ment by rail to the same point. and in
some instances II is less.
Another advantage Of shipping fruit
by electric lines is that refrigeration
Is unnecessary.-Cou Gentleman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27

piece OF n broken
I tn from a
spring tooth har-
row. heat II and
p un c h a h o | q
through II just
large enough to
admit the horse
nail. When this
becomes cold you
can insert a nail
and beat It down
10 a very nice
head and do II
cold too. II you
want q nice round
ed head on the riv-
et the head OF the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27
LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

Provide for humus in the soil
by planting green crops to be
turned under to improve the fer
tility OF the soil for future crops.
should appeal to you for rota-
ton of crops.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27

ct. In this way you can always have
rivets OF almost any length. These riv-
cts are far stronger and more service
able than copper ones.-Farm and Fire
side.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27

nail can be rounded up little before
1t is hammered down. Take scraps OF
the modern steel roofing. cut them In
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27

Good RlVets From Old Materials.
Every farmer has lot OF old horse
nails in the old horseshoes. Take n
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-12-27

small squares and
with the handle
end OF an old file
you can punch a
a hole that just
suits the nail riv-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

Frank Cross. "A missionary among
the Eskimos. has found considerable
difficulty in using the illustration Of
the Bible in arctic regions. He gives
two amusing anecdotes to bear out his
statements First. how his Eskimo in
terprcter translated Il well known text
into the following: Every log that
bringeth not up good 'appik' is cut up
and used for tirewOOd," "appik' being
the Eskimo for dried apples and the
nearest thing 10 fruit that they know.
Again. of law. justice and government
they have not the remoteSt notion.
MIR. Cross nearest neiGhbor had hun
dreds Of dollars worth of furs depos.
tied in a cache. Wishing TO preach
on Where Thieves Break Through
and Steal" the Interpreter gave up
his attempt at translation. for he said
such a thing was impossible among
them.-T. P.'s London Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Parents Foil Eiopers,

Danville. July 2S.-Ben Kamil OF
st. Louis will have to return the
marriage license he obtained to wed
Adelaide Silverberg last Saturday al
Clayton, ST. Louis county's Gretna
Green. Adelaide is the daughter OF
the owner of a large merchant tai
loring business here, and has not yet
reached the proper age for marriage.
Kamil was detained at detective
headquarters, while Mr.. and Ms.
Silverberg wrangled, coaxeG ard
pleaded with their daughter. who is
only IS, to give him up. They also
threatened to have a warrant served
on Kamil, charging him with entic-
ing their daughter away from home.
The girl said if kamil went to jail
she would go with him and the mat
ter was finally compromised by the
lovers agreeing to wait. Kamil and
Miss Silverberg had prepared to
elope to st. Louis yesterday after
noon TO be married. Her parents
followed her downtown and had her
taken to police headquarters. She
then accompanied detectives to her
waiting fiance and he also was taken
to police headquarters, where the
stormy conference was enacted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
CRAzED MAN IN
STRANGE ACTION
Tries to Force His Way Into the
Huber Home at 2314 Third
Avenue.
SAYS HE WANTS REVENGE
Tells Fellow Employees at Rock Is
land Arsenal That He Has
Been Wronged.

crazed by an imaginary grievance
which he has nursed for some time. d
Rock Islander who is employed at the
Rock Island arsenal shops last nisat
entered the yard at the Huber home,
2314 Third avenue, and approached the
door, the while gesticulating wildly.
His sharp knocking on the uo1r
brought response from members CT
the household. They opened the door
whereupon he tried to enter but Was
kept out. Before help could be sum
moned he had gone On his way
BELIEVED TO BE INSANE.
The mans actions of late have drawn
the attention OF the family for every
time that he has passed the Huber
residence, he has motiOned toward TIE
house in a threatening manner. Then,
too, he has aired his imaginary griev-
ance before fellow employees and they
reported IT 70 the arsenal officers who
in turn reported TO Otto Huber. Il
there is any further trouble, the mat
ter will be taken up by the police De
partment..
Statements which the fellow has
made lead the members of the family
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

asked his advice. He was told the
best thing to do would be to return the
girl. and she left with the judge for
the institution.
Miss Kimbrough has been the pet Of
society for the past two years, and
while she was never formally present
ed, her beauty and wit made her IA
vorite with the younge set, and she
was lionized by all who knew her.
Judge Kimbrough, who has been mar
ried twice, has no children of his own,
and il was the general belief his adopt
ed daughter would have been heiress to
the large Kimbrough fortune, estimated
at $4,000. 900.
Both Judge and Mrs. Kimbrough are
almost incon solable over the actions of
the girl, and the judge said before
starting for the orphanage he had low
ed the child as though she were his
own, and deeply regretted that her &C
tons and the attendant notoriety had
made it impossible for her TO longer
remain a member Of his family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
DOUBLES WHEAT YIELD

not treated with phosphorus Vas
twenty-four bushels an acre. Inc
average yield on the fortified plo s
was tifty-eight and one-h half bushels
an acre, an average gain of thirty fo"r
and one-half bushels an acre.
This is the climax of the results
that have been secured on the eA-
pertinent plot year after year, aud
more than bears out the propaganda
of DR.. c. G. Hopkins. the university
soil expert, who holds that crops may
be doubled with intelligent soil treat
ment. It is DR. Hopkins who Is tell
ing Hin I.5 farmers that they canno;
continue to take everything out of ths
soil without putting something back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
ILLINOIS NEWS
Todd Chosen for Faculty.

Champaign. July 2s.-Dr. Arthur
J. Todd has been appointed a MEM
Der of the faculty of the sociological
department of the University of Illi-
nois. Once a probation officer in San
Francisco, he took up the study of
sociology and was graduated from
California and Yale He will have
charge of teaching the practical side
of sociology, such as the admins
tration of charities and correction.
Miss Elizabeth Curry of Mount Ster-
ling has accepted the general secre-
tarys"Ip of the University Young
Woman's Christian association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Wanted to Convert utopia.

When the Utopia" was FIRST publish
ed it occasiOned a pleasant mistake
This political romance represents a
perfect but visionary republic in al
island supposed TO have been some
where in the Atlantic. near these west
ern shores.
AS this was the age OF discovery"
says Granger. the learned Budaeus
and others took il for genuine history
and deemed it expedient TO send mis-
siouaries thither TO convert the people. -
Book of Queer Things"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
DENEEN PROPOSES
FIGHT ON MERRIAM
Governor Discusses Harmony
With Lieutenants at Con-
ference in Chicago.
PROGRESSIVE PLATFOR M
State Administration Leaders Not to
Announce Plans Until Jones
Opens Campaign

Chicago. July Ex-Governor De-
neenf talked harmony" to several of
his Chicago political lieutenants yes
terday. He proposed that all fac
tons unite against the Merriam
Jones forces for the primary battle
in April, according to semi-official
statements made last night
The governors idea is, according
to this information, that the party
must accept the so-called progress
sive" tendency of the day. but that
it must not go so far as to try and
Guido the Merriam crowd-as one of
the governors friends characterized
them. "the reformers with wings and
web feet"
URGED TO "GET TOGETHER--
The governor is said TO. have sug-
gested that the leaders should spread
the gospel that danger turks all over
the state for next year unless the or
ganization republicans cease their
fractional fighting and get together.
The governor is reported as desiring
a program on which even the so
called "reactionaries' can stand, but
with the express understanding that
even the old line republicans must
accept a limited dose of ''progres-
sive" policy.
From all that could be gathered
Governor Deneen is not willing to
Join in the SIBERIAN movement,
but is ready to make his fight on
sane. progressive" platform, what
ever that is.
But for the present the state adj
ministration leaders will do nothing
in the way of organizing their pub
Lefty campaign. They will await
developments for a few days and
particularly view the effect of the
Jones candidacy and the keynote
speeches that will be made at East
ST. Louis tomorrow night.
No DEFINITE PLANS OUTLINED.
The governor refused to be inter
viewed last night, except to say that
no definite plans had been outlined
and none would be for a few days.
He said he talked briefly with some
Of his Chicago friends, but that there
was nothing to give out for publica-
ton at this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
"DRY" PRAYER is FUTILE
Wisconsin Minister Sends Back to
State of Wisconsin So Check.

Wisconsin Minister Sends Back to
State of Wisconsin So Check.
Madison, Wis, July 2S.-The Rev. y.
L. Tull, a retired Methodist minister
living in this city, fears that prayers
for prohibition in Wisconsin have been
futile. He has returned 10 the state a
check for 81 paid for delivering an
Invocation in the senate.
The check is accompanied by letter
to State Treasurer Dahl, reading as
follows:
Il received your check for SO for de-
livering a prayer in the senate. | thank
you and the senate for the courtesy,
but return it, as to keep it would ne
purely commercialism in accepting Sc
from the senate for just asking the
favor Of the Lord for the moment Tor
them.
Really. il seems as if the $672 paid
for prayer during this session was lost
money. as the legislature did such rot
ten business on all temperance meas
ures.
1t indicates that not a single prayer
reached the Lord for the promotion Ct
Temperance. but that he favored the
breweries and saloonkeepers. l have
been sunk in debt for 16 weeks and
needed money worse than any of them,
but not such money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
LOVE CASE COSTS
GIRL A FORTUNE
Foster Daughter of Judge Kim
brough of Danville Ban
ished From Home.
BACK TO AN ORPHANAGE
Estate To Which Young Woman Was
Only Heir Estimated to BE
Worth S2,OOO,OOO.

Danville. Ill. July 2S.-A budding 70
nance has been nipped and a foster
father deprived of an adopted daughter
10 whom he was devotedly attached by
the escapades of the girl with boy
friend.
The girl Is Miss Helen Kimbrough,
daughter of Circuit Judge Kimbrough
of Danvillc. prospective candidate for
the democratic nomination for governo.
OF Illinois next year.
The boy in the case is Leland Park
er Of Decatur, Ill. The girl was re
turned by Kimbrough to the Indiana
orphan asylum, whence she came TO
the Kimbrough home a number OF
years ago, and young Parker was TAX
en- home by his father.
Miss Kimbrough, whose real name
is unknown. was adopted by the Kim
brough family when she was 8 years
old. a few months ago she and young
Parker met and since that time they
have been constantly in each others
company A week ago young Parker
told some of his friends that he and
Miss Kimbrough had eloped to Gov
No LICENSE TAKEN OUT.
The girl told her mother the same
story. and Mrs. Kimbrough took her TO
Covington and there confronted her
with the county clerk. where she would
have 10 obtain The license.
The clerk soon convinced Mrs. Kim
brough he had not issued the license
and on their way back 10 Danville the
girl confessed that she had not been
married.
Judge Kimbrough was away, and
Mrs. Kimbrough locked the girl in her
room. 4 few nights later, while I'M
der the care of a maid. Miss Kim
brough eluded her and escaped from
home in her night clothing She don
ned street attire in the yard and Joined
Parker.
They went 70 Parker's rooms. and the
girl was placed in charge OF the land
lady While Parker was away the 20
lice were notified and the girl returned
home.
Judge Kimbrough returned home a
few days later and summoned Parker.
There was a stormy interview between
them. and the judge is said 10 have for
hidden him the house
RETURNED TO oRPHANAGE
Yesterday Judge Kimbrough called
the Indiana orphanage and told the su-
peTintendent the facts IN the case, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
A SOLEMN MOMENT.
When the Great Mail Steamer Was
Stopped In Midocean.

When the Great Mail Steamer Was
Stopped In Midocean.
The great steamship wavered: the
screw revolved more slowly and grad
ually ceased 10 turn. There is some
thing uncannily disquieting about an
unmoving ship in the middle Of the
ocean, and for a few moments there
were fearsome rumors among the sec
ond and third cabin passengers. The
steerage. being nearer to the heart of
things, understood what was going on.
The deck stewards went about ex-
planning. and as they explained the
passengers moved to points of vantage.
Then all was very quiet-quiet even
for the sea.
A man whom the first cabin passen-
gers knew TO be a famous bishop step
ped down from among them. a heavy,
clumsy. grewsOme bundle was brought
up. over it the bishop, with barred and
reverent head. intoned the service for
those who. are buried at sea As the
bishop spoke the words of committaI.
We therefore commit his body to the
deep. TO be turned into corruption. look
ing for the resurrection Of the body.
when the sea shall give up its dead"
a door in he bulUarks was lifted for
the bundle and let down again. the
ship began to move, slUGgishly at first,
then smoothly as was ITS wont. and the
passengers went back 10 their games.
their books and their lOvemaking
The greatest event in the dead stok-
er's career was over. He had stopped
his majesty's mail.-Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Object 70 Coal Bate Raise.

Duquoin, July 2S.-Southern I'LL
nois coal operators who are furnish
ed shipping facilities by the Big Four
railroad. and especially those in Sa-
line county. are anticipating rough
shedding" the coming fall and win
ter in their competition with other
coal fields, should the railroad put
into effect the proposed increase in
freight on coal to Chicago. Officials
Of the Cairo division of that road
state that an increase of 3 cents a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

ton IS TO become effective soon. Coal
are demonstrating against the pro-
posed advance, while the railway
and warehouse commission has con
scented to it. The Chicago dealers
will contend that il is violation of
the interstate commerce law. as the
Big Four passes through portion of
Indiana in reaching the Chicago ter
minals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Shot In PeddIers' Strike.

Chicago, July 2S.-Shortly after May
or Harrison had refused to suspend the
enforcement of the autinoise Oral
nance at the request Of a delega;:-n
of striking peddlers, headed by Con
gresham SABBATH, the angry huck-
sters renewed hOstilities, and shot
Pinkus Schouns. aged 80. a grocer. per
haps fatally ~oundins him. Frank So
vera was arrested charged with the
shooting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Cars perailed: One Max Die.

New York, July 2S.-Fifty per
sons were badly shaken up, some
sustaining sprains and bruises, in
the derailment at Burdette, y. y,
of three Pullmans of special ex-
cursion train on the Lehigh Valley,
bound for Atlantic City, y. J. One
woman may die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

So that they may learn how to use
firearms, girl members Of the Broad
Street Park Methodist Episcopal
church OF Trenton, y. J., have organ
lied the Girl Rangers club The Rev.
William Stone. the pastor. expects that
all will develop into crack shots He
Is to train them in artillery and also
to give them instructions IN general
athletics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Killed by Engine.

Danville, July 2S.-EarI Hyatt, . g,
son of Trainmaster 4. A. Hyatt Of
the Cairo division OF the Big Four
railroad. was run over and Instantly
killed while alighting from an en-
CINE al the Lyons yards, where he
was employed as a dispatcher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
ChatteI MORTGAGES,

A man who gives a chattel mortgage
should always examine il carefully to
make sure il is not ION demand q"
Sharp money lenders who loan funds
on chatteI mortgages often try to have
this clause inserted. and when It is the
borrower may expect 70 part with his
cha tteIs at almost any moment. II is
a trick by which advantage is often
taken Of the unwary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
still colleae TO Be sold.

Des Moines. Iowa, July 2s.-Still
College of Ostcopathy will be sold
by the sheriff on Sept. Q to satisfy
claims Of $39,46s. II Is said this
action is merely precautionary on
the part of the creditors. and the
school will continue as before. with
Or. 5. L. Taylor at the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Tavlor In PhiIinnines.

Washington. July 2S-Frederick w.
Taylor of Colorado, considered one Os
the ablest agricultural experts IA
America. has been appointed director
of agriculture in the Philippines to sue
coed Gcenral Nesom, recently resign
ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Fall From Bav Now Fatal.

BlOomingto July 2S.-Lawrence
Wagner, aged II. died at Clinton
from the effects of a fractured skull,
caused by a tumble from a hay
NOW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

Champaign, ILL.,, July 2S.-The great
est gains - -oii treatment the world
has ever known have been made on
University of Illinois experiment plots
on the 5. Noble King farm in Mclean
county. When wheat thra5hing CON
cluded even the expectations of tn .
state experts were exceeded.
The tabulated yields of the plots
follow:
Yield
Plot 101-No treatment ......"21A
Plot 102-Lime ...............2 Ply
Plot 103-Lime, Iegume, catch
crops and crop residues ......2j12
Plot 104-Lime and phosphorus. .57Iz
Plot 105-Lime and potassium. 70
Plot 10G-Lime, legume, catch
crop, crop residues and phos-
Plot 1o7 - Lime. legume. catch
crop, crop residues and potas-
SUM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Y
Plot los - Lime phosphorus and
potassium .................-
Plot 1O9-Lime. legume. catch
crop. crop residues, phosphorus
Plot 110-Legume, catch crop,
crop residues, phosphorus and
potassium ........-............ 81
PHOSPHORUS DOUBLE YIELD.
BY the use of phosphorus fertilizer
the yield was more than doubled. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

Washington, July 2s.-The presi
dent today nominated James n Wilkcr
scn district Attorney and r Hoy. Unit.
ed States marshal. both Of the north.
ern district OF Illinois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Irving Man Dies on Train.

Hillsboro. July 2S.-John Weeks
of Irving died on a Big Four train
between LitChfeld and this city of
hemorrhage of the lungs His wife
Is i'll in the LitChfield hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
See Shortage Of Honey.

Dixon, July 2S.-Honey will be
scarce article this season. Beekeep-
ers here say bees Will hardly get
enough to feed themselves this win
ter on account of the scarcity of
clover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

to believe that the fellow holds a
grudge against Mrs. 1. Huber and that
he has become insane on the subject
and DESTROYS of securing vengeance.