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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06

Citations. Call of associations alphabet
ically. Each association to respond TO
call and give written or oral report
concerning their local work.
Bring out any new thought which
has developed during the past year.
1000 a. m-Retrospective- George
f. Green, former secretary Retail
Merchants association of Illinois
Discussion.
Question box.
200 p. m.-Reports from local as
sociations, continued.
Question box
500 p. m.-Banquet, the Nelson no
tel
THURSDAY. FEB. o.
800 a m-Committee reports, reso
lutions, communications.
Question box.
Election of officers.
Selection of next convention city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06

The new postal savings bank sys-
tenn provided for by congress at it's
last session begins operation early in
the new year. Owing to the small
amount Of money appropriated by
congress to establish the system only
one second class postoffice in each
state will be ready to receive deposits
for some time.
Under the law the postmaster gen
eral, Frank II. Hitchcock. the secre-
tary of the treasury, Franklin Mac
Veagh, and the attorney general.
George W. Wickersham, are made the
trustees of the postal savings banks
OF the United States with power to
make rules and regulations TO carry
out the intent OF the law.
For the last seven months various
subcommittee Of government en-
ployees representing the departments
Of their chiefs have been engaged in
perfecting these rules and regulations.
They have made a study Of the postal
savings bank systems OF all foreign
countries and have taken from them
" HIT thrl bFAifNtb ~ bN INV bf't
methods applicable TO the United
States system.
DEPOSITS OF 81 PERMITTED.
Any person Of the age OF ten years or
over. In his or her own name. and any
married woman, in her own name, may
deposit in the postal savings bank OF
their home town any sum from 81 TO
$780, which is the limit of deposit for
any one person in any one month In
the event that they do not desire or are
not able to deposit 81 or more they
may purchase postal savings bank
stamps for 10 cents. ten of which. or
sta mps supplemented by sufficient
cash. wiz enable them 10 open an ac-
count with the required initial deposit
Of 81 Depositors will receive interest
at the rate OF per cent per annura.
All deposits are withdra wa bic upon
demand, together with accrued inter
est
when the deposits reach the sums OF
800. so. $50. $50. 500 and multiples
thereof up to $500 they may lie ex-
changed. upon request, for United
States bonds of like denomination
which shall bear interest at the rate
Of 2ia per cent per annum. payable
semiannIally. aud be redeemable Al the
treasury of the United StaIes one year
from the date Of their issue and pay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
MERCHANTS MEET
Annual Convention of Illinois
Retailers Association at
Rockford.
500 TO BE IN ATTENDANCE
Gathering Will Continue Four Days,
During Which Prominent Speak
ers VIII Be Heard.

Five hundred Illinois merchants are
expected in Rockford the first part of
February 10 attend the annual conven-
ton Of the Illinois Retail Merchants
association.
The secretaries assembly will hold
two meetings Monday, Feb. 6. but the
convention proper will not open until
the morning Of Feb. Z.
Each association throughout the
state is entitled to send one delegate
TO this session for every 90 mem
bers and as practically all the associa-
tions have announced their intention
of being represented a large attend
ance is anticipated.
The Belleville association announces
that It will make a fight for the 1912
gathering.
The program in brief follows:
MONDAY, FEB. 9.
2:30 p. m--Secretaries' assembly
meeting
800 p. m-Secretaries' assembly
meeting.
TUESDAY, FEB. :.
1890 a. m-Call to order (open-
ing remarks) President Rockford asso-
citation.
nvocation-Rev. Thornton Anth-
ony Mills.
Address OF WeIcome-Hon Mark
Jardine, mayor.
Response to addresses of welcome.
Presidents annual report.
Secretary's annual report.
Treasurer's annual report
appointment of committee on ere
dentials.
Appointment of committee on
question box.
200 y. m.-Report of committee on
credentials.
Appointment of committees.
Discussion of presidents report
Discussion of secretary's report.
800 p. m.-Address.
Question Box-To be handled bvs a
committee appointed TT the opening of
the convention.
500 p. m.-Theatre. Grand opera
house
WEDNESDAY, FEB. -.
900 a. m.-Reports from local asso-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Total for sixteen hours.
Last of the Old Orators.

The late Senator john Warwick
Daniel Of Virginia may be said TO
have been the last of the old fash
toned orators In the house Of the con-
script fathers. His fame will rest not
on his lawbooks. which were excel
lent; not on bis speeches in house and
senate, which were strong. but on two
mastery oratiOns on Lee and Stone
wall Jackson delivered before his en-
trance into congress. 1t may well be
doubted whether anything superior 10
them. considered simply as orations.
can he found in the literature Of the
world. They would have delighted
Cicero himself.-Champ Clark in Cen
fury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Planting and Caring for Trees
BY Professor John w. Lloyd.

tree, where the hot suns and strong
winds come from.
In pruning, we should cut the limb
in such way that il will heal quickly
To do this the limb should always be
cut as close to the body as possible,
and parallel with il. \ saw should be
used, and the wound must be coated
over with white paint or something
similar. to prevent weathering. and in
lection from bacteria or fungus
growths Another important thing is
20 keep trimming OF the ends of the
limbs on young trees.
THREE ENEMIES TO BE FOUGHT.
that trees must be protected from
The first of these includes rabbits.
mice. etc. A tall piece of heavy paper
tied around the base of the young
tree. or a piece of wire screening will
settle this matter. The second class of
the scale insects are the most dan
gerous. The scale insect can be con-
trolled by spraying with a lime-sulphur
wash and the chewing insects by
spraying with paris green. The third
class OF enemies consists OF fungus
diseases. These can be controlled by
spraying with bordeaux mixture.
which is composed as follows: I
pounds copper sulphate, 4 pounds lime,
80 pounds water.-From Farm Insti-
tute Press Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
CEMENT HIGHWAY
Colorado Man Evolves Plan fol-
a Great National Road
Across Country.
UNITED STATES PAY HALF
Denver to Be Radius, With Lines
South, East and West-WOuld
Cut Rail Rates.

A system of national highways ra-
dating from Denver to the ports on
the great lakes, the gulf of Mexico and
the Pacific seaports OF San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Seattle is the plan
outlined by J. Brisben Walker presi-
dent Of the Transcontinental Highway
association, before the Colorado con-
servation commission recently
BY the building of such a system of
freight and passenger transportation
on existing railway systems would be
cut in two through competition.
The conservation commission unani-
mously Endorsed Mr.. Walkers plan and
passed resolution urging the national
legislature to take favorable action
upon it.
The highways are to be built of ce-
ment. asphalt or other durable ma
terial. one-half Of the cost to be borne
by the government because OF the
value OF the highways for military
purposes and one-half' to be borne by
the states traversed by the highways.
These states include Texas. Okla bona,
Missouri, Iowa. Illinois. Kansas, Colo
RADIO. Nebraska. Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, California. Arizo-
ma and Utah.
AS to cost. Mr.. Walker figures that
5000 miles of highway could he built
for $4,000 0. This is for the first
strip twenty feet wide. With the gov
eminent paying half this would leave
So, 900 900 to be divided among six
teen states. an average OF 81 10000
each Paid for in thirty year 3 per
cent bonds this would be no burden.
Mr.. Walker says. Eventually the first
strip would be widened until separate
thorouchfares were provided for
freight and passenger traffic.
To show how passenger fares would
be cut Mr.. Walker takes as a basis
ninety mile highway between New
York and Philadelphia on which TWEEN
~ passenger touring cars are operat-
ed. In this connection he says:
Those familiar with automobile build
ing would place the cost Of q six
cylinder twenty passenger car. II sold
IN large numbers, at $1,000. It would
be a very reasonable estimate to place
the life Of the car. making a round
trip daily. at one and one-half years.
54T round trips, or 1904 single trips.
which would bring the cost of car TO
S1-S2 per trip. For so short q life re-
pairs need not be estimated at over
$50 per year or 80 cents day. This
would give the following:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Solves a Deep Mystery.

Al want to thank you from the
bottom of my heart" wrote c. B.
RAIDER OF Lewisburg, w. Va, for the
wonderful double benefit ! got from
Electric Bitters, in curing me of both
a severe case of stomach trouble and
Of rheumatism. from which l had
been an almost helpless sufferer for
10 years. 1t suited my case as
though made just for me" For dys-
pepsia, indigestion. jaundice and to
rid the system of kidney poisons that
cause rheumatism, Electric Bitters
has no equal. Try them. Every bot
tie g guaranteed to satisfy. Only
30 cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
DR.. Miles
Nerve and Liver Pills

are different from others. Many
kinds of liver pills are impossible"
after one trial on account of their
harshness. Dr.. Miles Nerve and
Liver Pills do not act by sheer force
but in an easy, natural way, with.
out gripping or undue irritation.
They are not habit forming.
~ the first bottle fails 70 benefit. your
druggist will return the price. Ask him.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIknart, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
SELLS TIE FOR $17,oOO,O 900
Iowa Man Made Rich by Invention Of
Railway Necessity.

Ottumwa. la, Jan. 6.-George Gates.
the 70-year-old inventor OF San Jose,
Cal, who has just been given $1,000
900 for his patent rights to new con-
crete railroad tie by syndicate OF lo'
Of the leading railroads Of the country.
is an Iowa man by birth. Ottumwa be
ing his birthplace. He served through
the Civil war as a member OF Company
e of the 3rd Iowa cavalry. Mr.. Gates
new tie received a practical demonstra-
ton on a California interurban. Bar
bed wire is used in It TO give II elastic
| ity. II is expected to solve the tie
problem on the railroads Of the coun-
try Part OF his fortune Mr.. Gates ex-
poets TO devote to the perfecting of a
continuous railway rail which he II
working on and which he believes Will
be a bigger thing than his concrete
tie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
"The Liver Pills act
So Naturally and
Easily"

Such a statement, coming from
he cashier of a bank, shows what
confidence responsible people have
IN these pills. Mr.. A. L. Wilson
after trying them wrote:
Il have used DR.. Miles Nerve
and Liver Pills and also your
Ant-Pain Pills, on myself, with
good results. The Liver Pills
act so naturally and so easily
that 7 scarcely know that 1
have taken a pill. Frequently
being troubled with headache
take an Anti-Pain PHI and get
immediate relief in every case"
A. L wilson, Sparta. H.
Nr. Wilson was for a number
of years cashier Of the First
National Bank Of Sparta.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06

!. When 10 plan fruit trees: While
they are dormant: while the ground
is in a workable condition.; late in the
fall after growth has stopped. or early
in the spring before it has begun.
. Where? In well drained soil.
3. How? Dig an ample hole; spread
the roots out in their natural position,
and pack fine earth around them. 1t
is handy to separate the clods from
the fine soil IN digging.
There is always a balance between
the roots and branches of a tree, so If
many roots have been cut of in dig
ging the tree from the nursery. a cor
responding amount of the top must
come of. II trees are planted in the
fall some precaution should be made
against their being heaved out o5 the
ground by alternate freezing and thaw-
ing. This can be done by spreading a
thick layer of straw or manure around
the tree.
There are four essential points in
the care of fruit trees. They are: l.
Tillage. 2 Fertilization. 3 Pruning.
1. Protection from enemies.
raising as in corn raising. and for the
same reasons: To avoid the competE
ton of other plants, to conserve mois-
ture aud TO render plant food ayaila-
BILE.
PRUNING NECESSARY.
Intelligent pruning is also very nee
essary TO raising fruit Each bud on
a tree is capable OF giving rise TO a
branch. and if every branch is allowed
10 grow. the tree will become too
dense. We must thin ont the branches
in the tree tops or we will have little
fruit. II takes moisture TO develop an
apple and sunlight 10 color it: so the
foliage must not be too thick. Pruning
is also employed TO make the tree as
sumo the desired shape. II should also
distribute the large branches eduidis
family. as nearly as possible. II is al
ways best TO grow a good strong
branch on the southwest side OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Old Soldier Tortured.

For years | suffered unspeakable
torture from indigestion. constipation
and liver trouble" wrote A. X.
Smith. war veteran at Erie, Pa.
hut DR.. Kings New Life Pills fixed
me all right. They're simply great. 8"
f.y them for any stomach. liver or
kidney trouble, Only 20 cents at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
ONE PASSENGER. 81 CENTS.

For twenty passengers the cost
would amount 10 "a cents each per
trip. or. allowing for the average six
vacant seats each trip. the cost for the
fourteen passengers would be 49-5
cents. or less than one fourth the low
est fare Of the Pennsylvania railway
for the same trip. This would permit
owners of automobile cars 10 charge
100 per cent profit and even then cut
the lowest price OF the railway in half
For fifty tons OF freight. handled
by two engineers for sixteen hours.
fifty horsepower traction engine a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Only One "sromo oulnine."

That is Laxative Bromo Quinine.
Look for the signature OF E. W. Grove
Used the world over to cure a cold IL
aue day. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
Swedish Government Wealthy

Swedish Government Wealthy.
The property owned By the govern
ment of Sweden is worth 1881. 100000
including railroads. S13T 200 900: pub
lie buildings and lots and royal pal
aces. S55,OO0.o0o. and forest lands,
s3I. 100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06

Tunnels Pierce Gibraltar.
There are about seventy miles OF
tunnels IN the rock OF Gibraltar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
~-HkNs@akAf@
four miles per hour the figures would

De.
Cost of fifty horsepower traction en-
CINE, g. 400; life OF same, calculated
at three years service, amounting
to. per diem. ........................... $50
Cost OF wagons capable of moving
fifty tons, s., 200; four years life.
per diem .................-....... 161
Wages of two engineers. working
eight hours each. at S3............... 600
Fuel oil. etc, for 16 hours...-.-...... 450
Repairs on engine, estimated a S219
per annum. ........................... so
Total for sixteen hours............. Sl494
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06

All the news all The time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
ARE NOW ON TRIAL
Rudyard Kipling Pleads Against
ing Tests in Different
States of Union.
WATCHED WITH INTEREST
Second Glass Offices in Cities of Diff
the Experiments.
WATCHED WITH INTEREST
CITIES SELECTED FOR TEST
OF POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS.

Bessemer. Ala Carson City. New.
Stuttgart. Ariz. Berlin, y. II.
OToville, Cal. Rutherford. ~. j.
Leadville. Colo. Cohoes, y. Y.
Ansonia. Conn. Ration, \. NJ
Dover. Del. Salisbury, y. {.
Key West, Fla Waahpeton. n. ID.
Brunswick Ca Ashtabula. ..
Occur d'Alene, Ida. Guymon. Okla.
Pekin. III. klamath Falls Ore
Princeton. Ind. DUBOIS, Pa
DEBORAH Ia Bristol. r. l.
Pfttsburg, Kan Newberry. S. c.
Niddlesboro XIV DeadwoOd. s. d.
New Iberia La johnson City. Tenn
RumfoTd. Me. Port Arthur TEX.
Frostburg. Md. Provo, titan.
Norwood, Mass. Montpelier, Vt
Houghton, Mich Clfton Forge, va.
Bemidii. MINI. Olympia, Wash.
Gulfport. Miss. Grafton, w. Va
Carthage. Mo Manitowoc, Wis.
Anaconda. Mont. Laramie Wyo.
Nebraska City. Neb.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21

One of the laws passed by the
legislature this year is good On
account of the fact that a poolroom
is often said to also be a place to
drink. It is now unlawful for any
owner or keeper of any pool room
or billiard hall or any bowling al
ley, or any temperance saloon, or
place under any name whatever
where games of pool, billiards,
bowling or cards are played, to OBJ
stuct a clear view into the same by
means of curtains, screens or any
other similar device, whereby the
free and unobstructed view of the
interior of said room cannot he had
from the outside. Any person
found guilty of violating this act
shall be punished by a fine of not
less than SIS nor more than $50 or
imprisonment in the county Jail
not to exceed thirty days, or both
such fine and imprisonment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21
Notice of Real Estate Mortgage
ForecIosnra Sale

~
mo HasIee Is e1 as u AMEN and delivered e1S y eda By ' sisrid
Olson, an unmarried woman, Mortgagor to
Northern Land and Mortgage. Company, q
Minnesota, Mortgagee. dated the 18th day Of
September A. D. 1908 and filed for record in the
office of the Register Of Deeds Of the County Of
Mclean and State Of North Dakota on the end
book BIG of Mortgages at PAGE 226, will be
n %ostgsse e ssnd her. h%esein ma err d RsHlSsd 4 St the
fro tfen co aHSF Of at H. $eG GSnat a a99 STATE te y Ws Nal9S b IN
kata at the hour of 2 O'Clock z: II. on the 5th
day of June 1911, to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage on the day of sale, the
Which iltsas will be- sold to satisfy S1 the same are those
certain premises situated in the County OF Nc;
Lean and State Of North Dakota and described
as follows to-wit:
(10) in Township One Hundred Fifty .(5o)
Fifth Principal Meridian, containing One
Hundred Sixty t1eo) acres: more or less &C.
There will be due on such mortgage on the
one Dollars and Twenty:ive cents, ($29l.25) to-
. fHsss ss %a's sums ans q s0s sssi e ' i%esaGss 'sh s,s sp sa' 81
sl56.22 being the amount Of the principal and
interest due upon the notes secured by said
mortgage and tha sum Of. tlst:OS being the
mortgage upon said land, which said Mortgage
was compelled to take up and pay9t protect
his rights urd his mortgage.
D'''i N ePabs mi Land and and MORTGAGE Company,
Mortgagee.
Bessessen & Berry.
Ao5tsS 8ee spd fG p. 3 SoxidtEaa 4ssss,,
Harvey. N. OAK.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21
Notice of Real Estate Mortgage
Foreclosure Sale

Notice is hereby given that default existing
gage made executed and delivered by John ].
Keith and SOpheronia Keith, his wife Mort
gagors to Nathan NJ. Barnes Mortgage dated
the 18th day of Dec. 1909 and filed for record in
the office of the Register Of Deeds in and for
the County of Mclean on the 5th day of Jan.
1910 at 9:55 O'Clock A. N. and recorded in Book
B-29 of Mortgages at pace 4O6.
sale Of the premises in said mortgage and here
matter described at the front door Of the
Court House in the City of Washburn in the
said County of Mclean and State of North
Dakota on the 9th day of May 1911 at 2 :J
o'clock P. NJ. of said day, to satisfy the sum
due thereon.
That the premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy the same
are described as follows to.wit the Southeast
One-quarter (SEA( Of Section Seven % In
Township One.hundred; torty.seven (l47) North
of Range Eighty.three 1881.
That there will be due on said mortgage At At
the date of sale the sum of SiS7.09, there will
also be due the further sum of $125.l3 by. reason
of certain taxes and interest which was q
prior lien upon the land and which have been
paid by the portgagee. and which makes q
total SUN due TWo.hundred-sixty-twO and q
100 Dollars. together with the costs and dis
bursements Of this action and that prior to the
institution OF this action the mortgagee exec9t-
Gray OF Kenmare N. D. and that no action at
law or otherwise has been heretofore instituted
for the recovery of the money hereby claimed. .
Dated at kenmare, N. D., this 18th day of
Nathan NJ. Barnes, Mortgage.
Geo. NJ. Gray, Kenmare, N. D..
Attorney for Mortgage. 4S4S
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21

We wish we could make the
same remark abont advertising as
Editor Burt of the Goodrich Citi-
zen: "Some of our regular readers
may feel inclined to criticise us for
carrying so many advertisements"
he also says even if we would not
need the money coming from these
lads" we would nevertheless insert
one and all, and that for our read
ers' own benefit. A keen and
thorough newspaper reader will
study the advertisements as we'll
as the editorials. These two de-
partments of your newspaper are
the most helpful intellectually.
The ads especially will inform you
what commercial progress is being
made in your community. They
contain a great deal of Information
not found in news columns. Read
them, and you will be surprised.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21
"Ths Texas Of Eurspe.n

In0 v0X0V Of europe
In the "reminiscences Of Mrs. T. p.
O'Connor, II Myself" the author tells
Of her first meeting with Henry james.
whom she calls "a sort Of Massachu-
sets Sir Galahad:"
The first time / met him I sat next
him at q dinner. I had just come to
London, and he asked me II I liked It.
I said I hadn't made up my mind, and
he. said I would-that in London you
were allowed every independence Of
opinion and action, only you must con-
tribute something socially-beauty land
he bowed very co%urteously to me, and
I bowed very prettily to him) or wit
or agreeableness-and then London ac-
cepted you. Esaid: "History repeats
itself. In Texas, where I was born,
they say d man Is not asked his ma
tionality, his religion o his politics.
but only IL he is a good fellow" "Ah.:,
said Mr.. James. 'then London is IT,.
Texas Of Europe"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

eSeSl6arayseaak ksspsnsssSsss
y eson1t15Sssfata case Of snake bite On
record ID the London geological gar
lens was directly due to the foolish
ness Of the victim. He was in charge
Of the snakes and. coming in one
morning with some friends, began to
boast Of his power owe the creatures
and the extent to which they would
submit to be played with by one whom
they knew. This led to practical ex-
periments. The overconfdent keeper
took an Indian cobra from its COM
Portable sleeping place and, declaring
he was a snake charmer, proceeded to
swing 1t about his head and play other
tricks with 1t. A native snake charm
er would have known there was no.
more certain way to rouse the snakes
temper than this, for the race abhors
rough handling or sudden movement
Of any sort. The result Of the exploit
was that the keeper was bitten on the
nose. He was hurried OF to the hos
pital, but died In a few hours.-London
Globe.