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The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
When He wants erapes.

Champ Clark is rather leery about giving an opinion nowadays" said one of his friends in the house press gal lery. "He is running for president. He is much given to saying that he will not discuss a subject that every body else is discussing.
 MT Clark reminds me of a young lawyer out west. The legal light would not commit himself on any subject. Two of his friends, Tom and John, un- dertook to make him take a stand. They went. to his office and incidental ly commenced a debate whether or not buffalo ate grapes.
 "'Of course. he eats grapes said Tom. I saw one climb twenty feet into a tree to get bunch of grapes
 What A buffalo climb a tree?'
 "'Yes.'
 What do you think of that propo- sition-a buffalo climbing a tree to get grapes-judge? said John to the lawyer, who had remained silent up to that time.
 "'Why, don't know. but there's no telling what a buffalo will do when he wants grapes was the reply."- New York World.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
Mares Best for Farm work

The chief factor in the rapid dis tribution of pure-bred horse breeding stock appears to be the rapidly grow ing realization among farmers that purebred mares will do farm work more effectively than even grade mares. and that they are vastly more profitable from an economic stand point than geldings or mules employed
 in farm work The latter return only their labor. while the mares discharge the work of the farm as well as geld ings or mules and produce in their colts an additional source of revenue.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
crudities in Color.

Colors are still being blended and crude bright effects continue to claim our allegiance. though there are evi- dences of a coming change in this direction Meantime. however, one of the most exclusive and refined of dress designs offers an emerald green eve ming gown, semi-empire in style, with green and blue jeweled motifs for trimming and dark red roses on the corsage, which has decolfetage dra- pery of pink net with sash of the same net tasseled with brilliants and colored beads. It sounds rather re markable. but 1t was done so har- moniously that it's effect was distinct ly pleasing as well as chic
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
FEARING HARMLESS THINGs7
Children Told Not to Touch Harvest Fly, or Locust, Because Its
 Sting Will Kill.
(By PROF. A. e. MCALL)


 We have quite enough to fear with out adding to our list the names oi those things that are harmless.
 Many children have been told that the harvest fly, or locust, that favors us with it's "chee-chee-chee" through the hot days of summer, Is not to be touched because it's sting will kill Why should this fly, which has nc stinger, be feared more than a bum blebee?
 If you are able to do so, catch one of these so-called locusts and exam inc 1t. Can you learn how its pc culiar noise is made?
 GA real locust is what is common iy called a dusty-gray grasshopper that flies up suddenly from the field or roadside and shows you it's black striped wings,)
 The dragon-fiy, so often called snake feeder or snake doctor, perches itself on the tip of a weed, bullrush, or small limb near the water. On one of these 1t waits for a mosquito to appear. While on fishing excursion some afternoon this summer, watch this industrious little fellow secure his dinner of mosquitoes. If by mis- take he should fly into your house or schoolhouse, do not fear in the least to handle him, for he is harm less
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17

above the frill It is suited to matrons as well as maids and resembles the corday (of pleasant memory) except that 1t is smaller-a veritable cap.
 The bonnet-like shape of velvet faced with silk, has a soft crown shaped over a crinoline foundation Here again one sees the fashion of us- ing the same materials for the body of the hat and the trimming. The wings are of velvet like the hat lined with silk like it's facing. They arc carefully made and finished with hnO silk braid.
 There is nothing startlingly new in this shape but 1t will be all the moro popular for that For of many simi- lar shapes, it is about the most artis- tic and becoming The lift or upturn at the back of the brim is a charac- teristic of the season which is being featured by many designers here and especially by one of the foremost in Paris.
 This shape is not becoming, as Q rule to older women. It looks best on round faces; and then must possess . truth of girl1shness. The same brim- lines, with a different crown and trim ming, however. have proven their worth for older wearers.
 JULIA BOTTOMLEN.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
SELLING EGGS AND POULTRY
Market Side of Business Would Re qulre at Least Twenty Acres
 of Land and Big Flock.

It takes time and patience to get a good market for eggs and select stock I would not sell to dealers, as better prices can be secured by sell ing direct to consumers, writes B. A. Berg of Chesterton. Ind, in the Chi cago Daily News. To go into the chicken business and cater only to the market side would require the handling of more stock and a larger area than would be required in cater ing to the fancy side of the business. The demand for standard bred stock with certain requirements, fowl with plenty of meat and one that lays the winter eggs, is exceptionally good and also surprising.
 In the fancy line poultry beginners are demanding a fowl that is a good winter layer. as the winter eggs bring in the most profits. My expe- rience is, in selling fancy stock, that the demand is greater than the sup ply
 There is a good profit in the chick en business the securing of which depends on a mans perseverance and pdtlSuCc. ne udTkSI sue OI the business would require at least 20 acres of land and 500 to 800 birds kept. A net profit of s1,OOO to $1.2OO should be made a year. No profits of this size can be figured on until the third year, and a man to make an exclusive business of it would require enough to live on through the first year.
 It isn't so much the capital you have to invest as it is what is in you to make success. In going in the fancy business much depends on the stock started with. As side line you will find it a good paying proposition.
 Begin small, learn all the details and then gradually increase.
 The chicken business is the same as any other business that pays-it takes time. Most failures are from beginning too large before a thor ough understanding of all the small details is secured.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17

the dry stuffs from the plantation. Then, too, senor, the labor is the cheapest. Do you see in this picture the mozos who work for me? Ah, but they are contented folk, who will work and work hard if properly han dled. It is the Senor American who would know how to handle these pa tient workers. Dangerous? Not at all. and very temperate.'
 In the southwest they cut their eye teeth on such tales and pictures long since. The business of marketing inn aginary banana plantations and arid wastes of sand for sugar beet fields has languished there for years. It has forced the promoter to penetrate far ther northward with his thrilling, en- trancing and iridescent stories of wealth to be had for the asking. Pop ular ignorance of Mexico has aided them. Our estimate of the Mexican shrewdness has made the task of the promoter easy. We think that be- cause he cannot speak English flu ently he Is already delivered into our hands
 For years the rubber forests were the sweetest song sung by the sing CTS that came up out of Mexico with turing tales of fortune. The present high price of rubber that has followed the development of the automobile in- dustry will doubtless revive interest in the rubber areas of Old Mexico. The promoter with his photographs and his heavily stamped credentials, with the red and blue seals will again invade the United States
 The Mexican insurrection has help ed him in his campaign against the timid American dollar. It has aroused an almost forgotten interest in the country of the snake and eagle ban ner. Every one expects development as soon as the muddled situation over the country begins to clear up. People are thinking Mexico and talking Mex ico. Their knowledge of what is go- ing on there is at the best half knowl- edge, and the promoter finds the ground already broken in which he Is to SOW the seeds of the lure of easy wealth.
 The recent troubles make good his
 
 conditions. He Is a sort of a hero among the suckers whose names are on his list. They listen open mouth ed to his tales of guerrilla warfare and appear to sympathize as he de- scribes his arrest and deportation for political reasons.
 They decide to buy. Speculation" they call it among their friends and the immediate members of their fam flies. Some of the lands that they buy have been sold scores of times to different purchasers. Some of the Mex ican rubber plantations sold to Amer ican investors have been surveyed and found to be out in the gulf some where to the north of the Yucatan peninsula.
 The legitimate exploiters of Mexico have made the presence of this horde of smooth tongued adventurers possi- ble. They are fattening in the pub licity given the real schemes of Mex ican development.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17

"HREE hats. of distinctly different
 types, are pictured here. each
 one of them an example of ex-
 cellent millinery The alpine shape, with folded overcrown is a soft braid in yellow with facing of black velvet and wide collar of the same. The tall pointed mother goose" crown is 1attened and brought down to the brim at the left, where a bunch of velvet cherries in the natural colors. with twigs and foliage. provide a touch of brilliant color. It is a dash ing hat, with hint of the ''boyish" in it, especially suited to some girls.
 The soft cap made of rather heavy messaline, and trimmed with a big wire bow of the silk. looks much like a glorif1ed bathing cap. It is a beau tiful piece of work and illustrates the seasons trend toward simple effects. arrived at through intricate and pains taking work on the part of the mil liner.
 It is very beautiful made of soft, changeable taffetas in the rich color combination which appear in this fab rio. It needs no additional trimming. although many models are shown in this type with lace falling about the face, and tiny flowers or punches of small velvet fruit. in one or two points
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
Skirt Pads

Some dressmakers frequently have great difficulty in making skirts cut with the raised waist line hang straight in front at the line of the normal waist
 At this point the skirt breaks and is apt to show an ugly wrinkle. espe- cially when the wearer is seated.
 This can be avoided by making a small oblong pad of the same material as the skirt and inserting 1t directly in front. The pad is made four inches long and two inches wide and is placed lengthwise with the skirt It can be tackled in place.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
No Second vIoIIns for Her.

A social leader at Narragansett was arranging for a musicale, and called local professor" Into consult ation.
 q think" he said. we'd better have two first violins. two sec onds-"
 NO, said the prospective hostess, q wish to spare no expense. Let us have only first violins. if you please" Philadelphia Ledger.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
Poultry Houses.

It is not only cruel, but a losing game. to confine any number of young chicks in a close, lily ventilated house during the hot weather.
 All houses should be arranged that the entire south front is made of wire netting in order to insure clean liness and perfect ventilation.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
A Quaint Thouoht.

Miss Geraldine Farrar, seated in her deck chair on the George Wash ington, regarded a half dozen urchins playing on the sunny deck, and then said, with a pensive smile:
 T often wonder. considering what charming things children are. where all the queer cd come from!"
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17

For a between seasons dress. Shan tung Is most useful material. as it is light in weight yet a little warmer than muslin or lawn.
 The dress we illustrate here is in Japanese blue. trimmed with straps of golden brown and black silk and black buttons with simulated button holes
 The skirt is slightly full at the waist. where it is gathered; points of the fancy silk stand up from the waist each side front The deep collar which is square at the back and point ed in front, is bound with silk and or namented with buttons. the sleeves be- ing trimmed to match.
 Golden brown straw hat. trimmed with feathers of the same color as the dress.
 Materials required: Seven yards Shantung thirty-four inches wide. one and one-quarter yard silk twenty tEo Inches wide. thirty buttons.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17
Turkeva Are cnmards-

Turkeys are born towards. with all their braggadocio, and if conditions are not agreeable at home they will stay away where they can be by them. selves.
The Holbrook news., 1911-11-17

EXICO savers of romance, mescal, chili, guitar thump- ings and gold. It has about it the lure of easy money and
 swinging hammocks, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
Pat Tp a Front.

TIE appearance CT the exterior OF q
store has = deal TO 90 with the volume
OF business transacted in the interior.
Every merchant who has studied the
matter realizes the importance OF put
ting un a sood front" Therefore ex-
Tea5e is seldom spared il making GU
wardly attractive the part Of a retail
establishment that is seen by the
stream of pedestrians passing along
the street
Coed newspaper advertising is a. es-
zeuual in favorably influencing the
whole of q community as is Al inviting
exterior in impressing the relatively
small number of possible buyers who
happen 10 pass q store in the course
II 4 day. The home newspaper carries
show window invitation right into the
Family circle. II IS illogical TO devote
q great deal OF attention 10 making the
front 1lluring 10 the few who PASS BY.
and none AZ al 20 making Il alluring 10
the many who VIII see fl only after II
has been pictured 20 them through
their favorite newspaper.
Il pays 20 play up" the attractions
OF your store through the advertising
columns OF The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
The Argus Daily Short Story
An Archaeologist-By j. L. Careno.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Press

There were two men there of the same
grade as the woman.
1 was puzzled what to do. If went
elsewhere these persons might follow
me to rob me; If 1 stayed in the house
1 might be murdered in my sleep. In
either event 1 must rely on my arms.
which 1 had not on this occasion neg
lected TO bring with me.
Having had nothing to eat since
morning, 1 sat down at a table and
ate some luncheon 1 had with me.
would have called for a glass of wine
but knew these people would have
only the worst, and, fearing poison,
refrained. While l ate l considered
determined to ask for a room, and
If l found it capable of being held In
case of an attack 1 would stay there;
If not, would go on. To my surprise,
when asked for a place to sleep one
of the men spoke up and said gruffiy:
"There is no room for the gentle
.z1sn."
This looked as If he would like to
force me out, so 1 concluded TO stay.
every weIl,' said. II will remain in
this room. I will sleep in a chair. l
shall be of by daylight anyway"
The two men consulted in low voices,
and one OF them, taking up a light,
told me to follow him. l did so and
was led to dingy room with one win
dow in 1t. / threw up the sash and
saw that 1 was about thirty feet from
the ground. The lock on the door was
on the inside. Altogether 1 consider
ed the position favorable for defense.
daH 20 IN tho
If I did not sleep, till dawn about 3
o'clock. So told the man I was sat
ished and said good night to him. and
he set down the light and went away.
I was too tired to keep awake. but
did not dare even to lie on the bed
with my clothes on for fear OF falling
asleep. / sat In a chair. but even
there I found myself nodding. 1t was
IL o'clock when heard a tapping. Be
ing at the time half asleep, l was not
fully conscious of it. Presently the
taps seemed to take the shape Of the
Morse telegraphic alphabet that 1 had
learned in America. Stil ! was too
drowsy TO take notice of it But after
a dozen letters had been tapped, from
A To L, woke up TO the fact that
something strange was happening.
Rousing myself. listened till the whole
alphabet had been given.
Thoughts as to the explanation of the
phenomenon few thick and fast
through my brain, but they had no
time to find Judgment, for no sooner
did the tapping cease than 1 began to
tap message on the wall with one OF
my implements used for scraping ar
ticles found In excavating
"Who Is that tapping the Morse al
phabetT I asked In Italian
who are your" The reply came IN
English
zone stopping for the night In this
place"
Where did you learn telegraphy?"
'Tn America
There was pause, after which came
the question:
"Are you not connected with the
banditsY'
Bandits? Is this a bandits placer
Eyes. am a prisoner here, held for
Phew. What had struck? Amazed,
I tapped another message.
what nationality are yOu?S
american"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
SILViS ELECTS NEW
SCHOOL BOARD HEAD
Eleventh Hour Ticket Wins Over
Candidates Up for Second
Term.

Three outgoing members Of the
Silvis school board were unexpected
ly defeated Saturday at the polls by
an eleventh hour ticket. The sue
cessfuI candidates are J. NJ. Rich
ards for president, and for board
members, Mrs. Harry w. Hill and
l. Z. Ennis. II. H Cowles, candi-
date for reelection as president, Mrs.
Mckinley and c. A. Johnson, candi-
dates for reelection as board mem
bers were defeated by a decisive mar
gin. The vote resulted as follows:
For president-H. H Cowles, 72;
J. H Richards, 100.
For memberships. Rose Nc
Kinley, Ct; G. A. Johnson, 76; Mrs.
Harry W. Hill. III; l. z. Ennis. 90.
The new board will consist Of J.
II. Richards as president, and the
members: Mrs. Harry Hill.
l. z. Ennis. Clark Corbin, J. J.
Welsh and W. A Callahan.
The newly elected members as
sert they stand for a progressive
administration. They were not in
the field for election until early Fri
day evening when the ticket was pro-
posed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
The Better Element.

The 81. Louis Republic asks: Who
Is authorized so define and locate the
better clement"
Anybody and everybody One of the
better clement is a man who is & good
friend. a good Heighbor. a good citizen.
who oheys the laws, who does his duty
Gnd VINO never fails to go 10 the polls
and cast HIS ballet
He is not one of the bette element"
because he lives IN a palace lie can be
Of the better element though he live IN
q hoscl
We have in his country no class thai
). better rh0n another. though some
Fe1nie o~rer superiority. Til. one tez.
IS Tie last ANALYSIS. tha lsd badge or
..sD9--a.ili'v. lie vino conducts him
seiF Ga. esU 'a him t- Sine 81 ~-. .f
".j 'srn f.s1 Kim Is g. ~o-t ci-5-el. OH.
az I'll. rg element -. a..- n..
very Famalo ciu-e-. Pm. Oh mans
man I5- "a h-t~
A. TennysCr puts e:
Kind hearts are more than co~ouets-
And simple faith than Norman blood"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17

Some ten miles from the Eternal
City. Rome, across the Campagna, are
hills on which the Romans for cen
turtles have been accustomed TO spend
their summers. The sides OF these
hills are dotted with villages, villas and
the ruins Of villas. In one of these
small towns, Frascatt. was born.
There is or was In Italy very little
opportunity for a young man to make
his way, and at the age of eighteen, the
only field open to NE being the army,
chose rather to go to America.
Chance led me TO become telegraph
operator, and yet possible scientific
tastes may have had something to do
with the matter. At any rate, I fan
cied the work partly because it was q
science. I saved money. and when the
telephone was discovered L subscribed
for some shares in the company then
organizing. These shares made me
wealthy, and within ten years after
leaving my native land returned to It
and my home.
Archaeology became a passion with
me. 1 devoted myself to digging for
those treasures In art which lie buried
in such profusioE in and about Rome.
My field lay at nay very door, since the
range OF hills On which 1 lived were
a favorite location for the villas Of
the ancient Romans when the wealth
of a conquered world was flowing in
upon them.
In my investigations I went about
wherever 1 suspected an archaeolog-
zeal treasure might lie hidden The
lower grade of Italian people in that
region are a dangerous class. A few
miles back of my native village there
is a small town in which there are
about 400 people, all belonging to the
criminal class. On this account in my
tours through the country 1 invariably
went armed. The wisdom of doing so
was apparent from the fact that /
heard one day that an American gen
tIeman who had come out from Rome
to visit Frascati had disappeared. He
had climbed the hill back OF the town,
visited the villa of the Aldo Brandini
family, one of whom was a pope, then
wandered farther along the road lead
ing toward the village of criminals of
which 1 have spoken. He did not re-
turn.
One day / started out to visit some
graves OF which / had heard among
the Alban hills. In one of them
found relics dating back to a period
beyond the foundation of Rome.
was so delighted with my ind and
buoyed by hopes of discovering more
such treasures that I pursued my in
till it was dark. Then j
started TO find some place IN which TO
spend the night The region was not
thickly settled, and 1 was obliged &c
go some distance before coming to
q house. Seeing a dim light ahead, i
pushed On and came to a large stone
building that bore evidence of having
been some gentleman's villa. II was
now q ruin and only partly occupied
/ knocked at the door. / could hear
plainly a quick moving about of per
sons inside, and II was some time be-
fore my summons was answered. Then
4 woman appeared, one of the lowest
class, and, although she stood with her
back to the light, could see enough of
her face TO assure me that this was
no good stopping place for me. How
ever, told her what I was looking
Tor. and she asked me to come in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
Protsetien Fer Ereas.

William Dickmann. Madison county's
representative in the lower house OF
the Illinois legislature, has declared his
intention Of obtaining a revision OF the
state game laws which viii make
bullfrogs game. At present frogs are
not protected, and hunters kin them
Dickmann says. at all seasons of the
year, thus preventing rapid multiply
ing He purposes to forbid the killing
or capturing OF green frogs until after
June 1 each year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
HuYnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
3v0vNcAN ~. .saGsTH

THERE are plenty Of people who give
advice. but few who have sufficient
confidence in it 10 take their own.
A man can't 50 heartily rejoice when
<ile merry sprfngtime comes when he
has half an acre OF lawn to NOW.
It is always q shock to q woman
-<hen she finds that sonny played they
were rabbits eggs Just to please her.
The aeroplane may be a glowing sue
cess. but IT hasn't yet got old Dobbin
beaten as a family favOrite.
The woman who doesn't think ths
new spring styles perfectly ravishinS
is suspected by her sisters of being q
suffragette.
You can't tell how much money q
man Will contribute to 8 cause by the
way he shouts for it
The woman who can make twenty
cent coffee taste Hike the forty-flve cent
criticize need never be out OF a Job.
Many q man who wouldn't have a
titled son-inlaw at any price would
like to be able to afrord one.
Most men quit the reform movement
when Il reaches their own business
To gtri hsif the fun OF getting mar
ried is in keeping her friends guessing
when IL viii be.