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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
VALUE OF PROPER DRAINAGE
Farmer Should Not Dodge Wet Spots
IN F'e'ds-Fsw Dollars viii Make
Valuable Yields Of Corn,
my PROF, u. n. JONES,

my PROF. u. n. JONES,
No farmer should dodge the wet
spots In HIS fields A few dollars
spent In drainage will make these
spots yield valuable crops. and will
make the cultivation of the whole
held more convenient.
Don't wait for nature 10 drain the
wet lands without. - assistance. Nh.
ture alone did not remove the stumps
and stones. from the wooded. stony
lands, &C..
Don't let the damaging water get
on TO land. II It can be prevented. An
ounce Of preventive 10 worth a hound
OF cure In drainage.
Don't think II takes a wizard 10 Law
tile properly. Have survey made
suhcient In detail to show that there
10 sufhcient fall An intelligent use of
this fali Will then insure success. -. ..
Don't install q part Of a DRAINAGE
system to which the remainder Of the
system cannot later be Joined with
advantage.
Don't let the waste banks Of ditto hes
orow up to weeds Get them sodded
and make them both valuable and AZ.
tractive.'
Don't let outlet bitches remain idle
when they should be working. Have
surface bitches and tile 70 keen them
busy.
Don't spend dollar for small
bitches or tile on . marsh until an
outlet 10 assured.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
1a}j{H}E;g!|5|9}eiYl

Protect your trees from rabbits.
The greater the love for apples the
greater the demand.
A manure spreader Is q capital thing
to use In the orchard,
The strawberry bed should he given
q good mulch TO prevent freezing.
Small orchard trees should be pro
tected from rabbits during the winter.
Old trees. like old people. need the
best Of everything. and they deserve
IT,
DO not prune your trees until the
sap has gone out Of them; then prune
sparingly.
Keep Q sharp eye on the cherry
and plum buds. Timely pruning ~ ia
be given AZ required.
Europe gets Q few million bushels
of our apples every year because they
are better than they can grow there.
Do not neglect mulching all newly
set plants and rsise soil some around
young trees TO shed Oh heavy rain.
falls.
Red rust on blackberry and black
raspberry began to show last month.
Plants no affected must be pulled out
and burned. Spraying II OF little
value.
Keep q sharp lookout for aphis on
one-year-olds. Dipping tips In whale
oil soap diluted to 8 10 Q somewhat
slow but sure method Of destroying
the enemy.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

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wants :,
Get he "'ilk out OF the COW stable
'mp'edia'''y ait"r hh'kihe'
Butter Of good keeping quality
must, he free from hut,erml'k,
The flavor of mix VIII vary accord
inE TO- the feed and,olher things.
The cost Of flling the sllo need not
exceed 81 u ton for the siiase stored.
Courtesy pays with cows and the
constituencies Of their natures demands
It. ,.g ...
tits far better 10 pay N'''e more
and have COW whose performance In
good.
Pure air Is necessary to health and
health to enable COW to he pro-
ducer. -
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
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Drainage PAYS and pays well.

Drainage PAYS and pays well.
Corn robs the soil of Its richness.
There Is Rrofil In raising high grade
seed
Fall blowing for spring planting
needs no packing
l'cets Will not thrive In a soil that
IL deficient In humus.
All decaying cabbage should be
dug MP and destroyed.
Fortunately there IL very little soft
corn In the country this year.
An acre of 12.inch ice usually viii
provide a harvest OF 1000 tons.
Fed with corn. alfalfa produces
larger gains than any other feed.
Top dress the lawns, and tie straw
around the tender vines and bushes
The gasoline horse IL certainly the
Jack OF all trades on the progressive
farm.
The temptation TO sell alfalfa 10 al.
most Irresistible because Of the high
prices received for It.
The best investments that anv
farmer can make with his surplus
money 10 putting It into farm i'm.
pr0vements.
Alfalfa In its younger growth 10 q
delicate plant and. as general rule.
u 10 best to favor II In every way I'm.
til 1t ID well established.
The principal waste 10 In the corn
fields where the leaves and STAN aro
not saved. The silO provides the
economical means Of saving the..
To get the greatest benefits from
. given amount OF manure II ought
70 DC scattered thin. and the best
way TO do 1t IL by using a manure
spreader.
The largest beet sugar factory IN
me United States is at spreckles.
cal. which has u capacity OF slicinr
5000 tons Of bsets per day, equal to
100 carloads Of thirty tons each.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
EACH cow HAS SALT CELLAR
Two Devices Shown In Illustration
herewith Have Much &c % With
Animals Comfort.

Two devices are shown In the illus.
iratiun Iha, are intended To- ib,r.as.
tn. dairy cows comfort and thereby
Increase he flow ~ milk
Fix. ~ Is the stall partition. "
md q ar" small salt boSss fastened
10 either sid. of IN" partition by the
single bolt -, Indicated by the dotted
I'M.
Fig 2 Hinged feeding rack for
pens. A shows III" rack In FEEDING pa.
,i,lun. held iu plaro 10y Il s,apl, aud
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
PROTECT PLANTS FROM COLD
Small Movable Hothouse Affords Am
pie Protection From Severe
Weather and Winds.

The small dollhouse shown in the u
lustration can he used to protect plants
from severe cold weather and high
winds. The house can he moved from
place to place TO cover delica. e plants
or start seeds early in the season. u
consists Of a hox without top or bot
tom and grooves cut for inserting u
glass cover. The stakes at the corners
will sink into the soil holding tn.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
Lack Of Fine Fruits.

There 10 scarcely q home that 10
provided with fine fruits through the
season, but its owner was talked into
Il by a tree man. 90 further and you
will hnd that Q large percentage Of
the commercial fruit growers we're
also originally argued into the bust.
ness by energetic tree men.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

One shown In illustration Has NJ
merous Advantages - Provides
Platform on Boring Rod.

Mr.. =. A. Bouchet Of MERGED, Cal,
has invented o well.boring machine
that has many advantages, says
Scientific American. Among the prin.
cipal objects which the invention has
in view are to provide a platform sus
pended upon a boring rod to assist
In sinking the same: to provide means
for regulating the amount of weight
applied to the boring rod: to provide
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
Wooden Pails.

Don't use ~pod"n pals, lin makes
the hest milk containers for any par.
pose, provided the seams ARE smooth
md there are no sharp angles TO catch
md hold, minute portions al milk In
which bacteria can brcad. Or.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
Sailing Straw.

In the northern states, and In other
parts of the country as well. "a grent
deal Of straw IN being. baled. Cor.
siderable Of It will he used for feed.
isg purposes. II baled when bright
II can be kept In good condition and
the chaf also viii he saved. The
chan has the best feeding value 81
the straw. ..
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
PLANT STAND IS ADJUSTABLE
Make Possible Many Artistic Arrange.
merts for Groupings Of Flowers
and Foliage Plants.

These adjustable plant stands, man
uiaciur"d by n PENNSYLVANIA concern
make possible many artistic arrange
mcnls or groupings of towering aud
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
ECONOMY IN COOLING MILK
Water fank Method 10 One Of Eest.
but Not Merry Usef-, IN ess Done
ai0ht--Sure way.

Many use the vater.tank method OF
cooling milk. This is one Of the best.
but II " not very useful unless It liz
done right. Most water tanks are
built SO the water runs In at the top
and out at the top. saws a writer In
Farm and Home. Tits leaves the wa
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

a rotary head for the boring rod. suit
ably mounted in the structure Of the
platform. to be- operated from the
platform: and tn provide guiding
structure for controlling the path Of
the head Of the boring rod.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03
Naalectad Orchards.

A neglected orchard docs the farm
much damage In rejecting discredit
upon the manager. The careless or.
chardist breeds Insects and fungi for
his neishbor. There Is little eucour.
.agemfnt for fruit growers who Will
not pruns and spray.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

foliage plants, says Popular Mcchan
les. The stands are made of galvanized
iron or oxidized COPPER, In three sizes,
They can be- adjusted at any height
from six inches TO ~ inches.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

wasting time hunting for other
boards: also with the assurance that
the sash will not fail by the inso.
curiiy Of the usual prop
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

house firmly IN place. The glass can
he removed during the day and closed
nj night.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-02-03

colt. u shows the rack drawn out
INTO flllng position by means oi the
handle tel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
A Tale of Two States.

About 80 years ago Maine elected a
democratic governor.
The same year Tennessee selected a
republican for chief executive.
Neither state repeated such A per
torrance until this year, says the Chi
cago Journal.
Again. Maine has a democratic gov
ernor-elect and the governors man
sion" in Nashville is 10 be occupied
by republican.
The Maine executive is opposed to
the old-time prohibition policy of hie
state, but will enforce "all the laws
Tennessee's new governor is pledged
10 the cause Of prohibition, but will
not be able TO enforce the laws on the
subject in the larger cities Of the state
Now the rest of the country will
watch with interest the experiences OF
these strangely placed political heads
of the Pine Tree state and the Volun
teer common wealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
The Argus Daily Short Story
Dorinda-B. F. A. Mitchell.
1910. by Associated Literary Press

young mans cynical notions about
women, especially considering them
deceitful This girl, judging from her
photograph and her letter, was evil
IDENTIFY the very impersonation of truth.
/ could not conceive of her STOPPING 10
the slightest deception.
Other letters followed, and we soon
fell to discussing on paper the matter
of paramount interest to both of us.
NV cousin wrote that she thought we
should carry out the contract which
had been made for us by our fathers
unless we proved TO be positively re-
pulsive to each other. To this l de-
INJURED emphatically. We were not
bound by any contract in which we
had not had a part. To this she re-
piled that her dear father had set his
heart on seeing before his death the
completion Of an agreement made with
the brother he loved so well. There
fore she confessed that even without
romantic affection for me she would be
disposed TO yield to his wishes.
One morning on reading my paper
saw that a trust company that had had
the care OF what property was to in
herit on coming Of age had failed.
soon learned that my fortune, some
$4,000, had been lost with the wreck.
/ at ONE wrote Dorinda to inform her
of the change In my affairs and told
her that any matrimonial intentions
might have must be put off indefinite
". / also wrote TO my uncle to the
same effect
received no reply from him, Dorm
da writing for him to say that he pre-
ferred not TO influence us in the matter
and left US free to act for ourselves.
For her part my misfortune had drawn
me nearer to her. She had nothing In
her own right and would inherit bat
small sum from her father, but II
wished a helpmeet she would willing
" bear such a lot as / should carve out
for myself She believed, judging
from my letters, that / possessed hon
esty and integrity. If I also possessed
energy there would be nothing TO fear.
Smarting as | was under my loss,
this was lust what / wished TO hear
from a girl with whom / was cOntem-
plating marriage. But so long as her
action WAS Influenced by her fathers
wish, that she should fulfill a contract
ulGut IOl uSI BN Ill., NOcA ~ AN~a
satisfaction I'm these manifestations OF
noble nature. The sensible thing
Tor me 10 do, had l not sent my photo
graph, thus making me known to my
cousin, would be TO go 10 her and win
her, leaving her TO find out my identity
after she had given me her heart i
have admitted that ] have a lot OF 70
nance in me and such a plan appealed
to me; but. since the sending of my
likeness rendered IL impossible. the
next best thing 10 do would be TO go
and spend some time with her. We
might thus confer together and come
10 a conclusion more advanta geously
than by standing of with nothing but
cold letters between Us.
So / wrote Dorfnda that IL II would
oe convenient J would make her and
her father visit In ranIv 7 vss sIrN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
A Really Great Sovereign.

The present emperor of Japan vir-
tually forced constitutional govern
ment Upon his people, says Adachi
Kinnosuke in an article on the emper-
or, of Japan in Success magazine. II
was original on a monarchs part: alb
solutely without precedent. Elsewhere
even in the homes of Christian en-
lightenment, blood has ever been the
the price that a people paid for their
charter of liberty-witness the strug-
gle with King To1.i. the American war
of independent ;ne French revolu-
ton. When odl emperor wished 10
limit his own absolute powers and
give US constitutional liberty, the peo-
pie did not want it; they did not I'M
derstand it; they were entirely indif-
ferent about it: they accepted it OUT
OF respect to his majesty's wishes.
On Feb. II, 1889, the constitution
OF the empire was promulgated. II
passed into history as the first and
the only bloodless Magma Charta
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03

adopted last spring there was no tax
on land in England.
Three million adult male citizens OF
England are prohibited from voting
by the property qualifications OF the
election laws.
Property owners vote in every poilt-
ical division where they own property
and elections are spread over per
iod long enough TO give the land own
ers time TO go from place TO place 10
cast their ballots.
The conservative party of England
which controls the house of lords, a.
most unanimously and which has
nearly half the house Of commons
through the unionists, represents three
principal property interests-the land
owners, the government church and
the liquor interests. This triumverate
stands solid1y against the control OF
government by the masses, against
remedial legislation so essential tc
English humanity. 1t fought the lib
erals as a unite in the election OF the
| Lloyd George budget and has beer
| fighting them as a unit on the YetC
! bill
| Fundamentally, the struggle in En-
gland today is a struggle between hun
ger and entrenched privilege.
And the returns from the election:
Just closed indicate that hunge
scored signal victory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
FORM NEW FREIGHT POOL

Burlington Road Divides the Crews
Handling Traffic on North Line.
With the first Of the year the
GaIesburg-Qui freight pool has
been split in two and ID of the "a
crews assigned to that pool made
into what will be known as the Sa-
wanna pool, to take care of the runs
north from Galesburg to Rock Island,
Clinton and Savanna. Heretofore
the Quincy pool has embraced both
north and south runs, requiring
trainmen to be familiar with quite
a stretch of the road. Under the
new Arrangement the men will either
run north or south exclusively.
The plan has been in vogue among
the enginemen for some time past,
and If is made as an experiment with
the train crews. For some time past
the representatives of the trainmen' S
brotherhood have agitated the
change One of the disadvantages
with the old arrangement was the
fact that there is very little over
time on the Quincy branch, with al
most a third of the road double
track. while on the north runs there
has been overtime nearly every trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
Life Lines
BY BASILEUS.
SMILES
SMILES
Copyright, 1910.
BY BAsILEUs.

The smiles on your face and tho
kind words you have spoken will stay
on the earth when you have gone up 10
heaven.
The blackened eye in the fall doesn't
count if your fight was right and you
know il: TO be knocked down is not a
disgrace when man gets up with smil-
ing face.
A smile wrapped with every pack
age is the merchants best premium.
Signs and means soon sorrows be
come, and are not good for the best OF
US: smiles and trials make sinners,
saints, and therefore may be good for
the worst OF us.
Your boss is never cross until he
meets a loss. You pull for him some
profits in, and see him smile awhile.
Your smile teaches ten thousand
others 10 think thoughts Of love, who
will smile back at you; your good
cheer today brings TO you good will
tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
Today's Election.

AS The Argus stated few days ago,
the people should express themselves
on all propositions that pertain TO their
welfare It is to be hoped they will do so
today on the commission form of mum
icipal government, although at the
present writing il does not look as II
the vote would be heavy. Weather
conditions should not interfere with
the obligations of citizenship, and one
of the most important of these is the
right of suffrage. Whatever the out
come OF the election, it would be far
better for all concerned if it were rep
resentative and decisive. The move
ment for the adoption of the commits
sion form of municipal government
originated in Rock Island, as 1t did in
many other of the larger cities of the
state, with the business men. In Rock
Island the law was upheld by the Rock
Island Business Mems association and
its membership almost to a man, work
ed for the success of the enactment.
The Business Mems association there
by became the father of the PROPOSE
ton in Rock Island. 1t was through
| that organization that the petitions
were circulated asking for the special
election. The business men asked and
received the support and endorsement
of the press in their efforts for the new
order of things. Having sustained
! them in their early undertakings and
/ in the securing of the signatures 70
/ the petitions. The Argus. for its own
part, felt the obligation of sticking
/ TO the finish" While il would have
preferred a more energetic campaign
a campaign of education, so to speak
it was willing to be guided by those
who had made the vote upon the prop
ositiou possible.
AS has been said before, Il
is believed the majority of the
) people of Rock Island are favorable tC
the proposition, but whether the result
will go indicate would seem TO depend
upon the volume OF the vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
Ioyd-George.

The present contention in England
has brought into the limelight one
man, Lloyd-George He is a little man
with a massive brain. with dynamic
personality, with Abraham Lincoln S
love for humanity, a plain, homely,
grizzled Welchman, from a black
smiths shop. but he has broken into
the house of commons. has domineered
his way into the cabinet. has stood up
before the public of England and cried
aloud against the grinding misery I'M
der which they have been living. He
has set forth in terms that every En-
glishman knows are true some OF the
burdens under which the people
groan.
Twelve million people. nearly one
third OF the population of England, are
hungry today.
Half of the land of England is
owned by 1000 people. in which class
is included the members of the house
of lords
More than half Of the land of the
British Isles is owned by 5000 people
Four million acres of agricultural
land in England has been converted
into game preserves by the aristoc
racy within the last six years.
Ninety-nine and two-tenths per cent
of the farmers of England rent the
land they till from the aristocracy.
Seventy-seven per cent of the PEG
Z pie of England live in cities.
Silky years ago the number OF PEG
pie in England was 26.Se0, 600, and tbs
country produced food for $4,000. 00t
OF them. Today the number of peopl,
in England is 100000, and tbs
country produces food for only $500,
600 of them.
The liquor traffic OF England Ii
practically undistricted, and the av
erage annual consumption OF wines
spirits and beer is SIG gallons agsinst
142 for the United States.
Until the Lloyd-George budget was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03

Dorinda Childs and 1 were born the
same day. My father and my uncle,
Dorinda's father, made an agreement
that we two children should marry on
our twenty-first birthday-that is, IL
such result could be brought about
When we came of age my father had
been dead ten years. A few months
before 1 came to my majority 1 re-
ceived a letter from my uncle inform
ing me of the agreement made twenty
one years before. We lived thou
sand miles apart. and had never seen
either him or his daughter.
am of rather romantic disposition.
and the idea of this marriage was fas-
Gina ting to me. l wrote my uncle
that ! would be pleased to make the
acquaintance Of the young lady TO
whom 1 had been pledged and would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03


as soon as convenient go to pay them
visit. Meanwhile / would Ike a
photograph OF Dorinda. My Uncle
replied that he had told her TO send
me the likeness, and 1t arrived soon
after his letter. inclosed with a very
few words which did not refer to tie
contract, but the writer asked for my
photograph, which 1 sent her.
1 was delighted with Dorinda's pic
ture. She looked out Of a pair
Of tender eyes at me-. either blue
or gray. while in the expression
there was indication Of character.
/ found myself looking ct the picture
a dozen times during the day / re-
ceived 1t. went TO sleep with it under
my pillow and dreamed of the origi-
nal all night / spent several days
framing letter of thanks.
1 received a reply that delighted me.
II. too, was noncommittal, but con-
tanned very exalted sentiments. It
seemed to me that the girl who could
write such a letter must be one of the
most STRAIGHTFORWARD creatures IN the
world. I was tinctured with a very
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
Notice to Contractors.

office. 9 a. m, Jan. 10, 1911, for the
paving of Thirty-eight street, Seventh
avenue to Eighteenth avenue.
Plans and specifications on file al
the office OF the city engineer.
Contractor will be paid in bonds
bearing per cent interest.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash or a certified check. payable &c
the president OF the board of local i'm
provements. in the amount of 10 pei
cent Of the bid.
G. ". McCASKRIN,
President Board of Local Improve
ments
Wallace Treichler, City Engineer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03

Have you weak throat? II so.
you cannot be 400 careful. You can
not begin treatment too early. Each
cold makes you mare liable TO anoth-
er and the last is always the harder
20 cure. II you will take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy at the outset
you will be saved much trouble. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
TAWNEY TO OPPOSE CLAPP

Congressman Who Was Retired by
Voters Has Eye on Senatorship.
St Paul. Mimi, Jan. 3-Both
branches OF the Minnesota legisIat-
ure meet at noon today. Reappor-
tionment and the election Of a SEN
ator are the most important ques-
tions the legislature will be called
upon to deal with. Senator CIapp's
friends seem confident he will be re-
elected. II is rumored Congressman
Tawney is Hkel~ TO be a candidate
against Clapp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-03
Jan. 3 in American
History

174O-Benedict Arnold. brilliant Itcvo
lutiOnary leader. who deserted TO
the British. born: died 1901.
17T7-washington defeated the Rrit-
iSh ar Princeton. y. ]
1o1O-Charles w Morse. convicted
New York banker. began y fifteen
gear sentence in the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta