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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Piano company, zoos Fifth avenue Mo
line.
II costs only half as much to operate
a New Perfection" wick blue flame
oil cook stove as it does to operate a
gasoline stove, and it costs one-third
less than to operate a gas stove.
The Boston Shoe company shoe
store will please and satisfy your
wants in reliable up-to-date foot
wear, giving you solid comfort and
long wear. You will tell your
friends.
NJ. R. Iglehart marble and granite
works save you the middleman's
profits. From Is to 25 per cent saved
on every monument and all kinds of
monumental work. Call at our shop
on Second avenue and see for your
self.
The Carpenter Coal company has
supplied hundreds of Rock Island
families with best grades of hard and
soft coal that give excellent satisfac.
ton. That is the kind they sell al
all times.
Our stock is full of handsome grad
uation gifts, watches, rings, brace
lets, and a nice variety OF new spring
jewelry of all sorts. See our line be
fore purchasing. 1t will pay you. Fred
Bleuer.
Mueller Lumber company will en-
able you to build a fine house or barr
out of the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleas
et TO learn the low prices they are
making.
Souders Laundering company a.
50l-503 Twelfth street. This laundry
is equipped with the very latest mod
ern machinery, turning out work that
is not surpassed by any laundry il
the state
T. 8. O'Hara, hour and feed store
I is having a big trade on stock anC
poultry food. DR.. Hess stock fooC
for horses, cattle, hogs, sheep anC
all kinds of poultry. 1t makes the
/ hens lay every day.
Kahn and Reinhardt cigar store still
takes the lead. Nest literally patron
lied. Everything in tobaccos, cigar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

tail agents for Sanitas the washable
wall covering for kitchens and bath
rooms.
Sterling Clothing company, H. Ru-
ben, proprietor, is making the low
est prices on clothing and shoes ever
heard of.
Ward & Mcmahon will give you
estimates on your plumbing, steam
and hot water heating that Will save
you money.
House painting is now in progress.
4 new coat of paint makes your house
look like new. Call or phone p. J.
Lee, 1903 Third avenue.
House pointing is now in progress.
4 new coat OF paint makes your house
look like new. Call or phone p. J.
Lee, 1903 Third avenue.
Lerch & Greve, wall paper and
paint store. will help you select any
of the 1912 designs in wall paper for
your home. 2OO2 Fourth avenue.
Kerler Rug company manufactures
all kinds of rugs and carpets and
cleans your rugs, carpets and mat.
/ tresses. taking out all the dirt and
dust.
Bartlett Bros teas, coffee, spices
extracts and baking powders have nc
equal. One thousand people are or.
dering from us daily. Follow the
crowd.
The Rock Island Lumber and Man
Ufacturing company, lumber anC
/ building material for all purposes
/ houses, barns, granaries. We viii
give you an opportunity TO save a bis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

and smokers supplies. Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands.
Years of successful optical expert
ence are back of our work, and we
want everybody who has cause to be-
lieve that there is anything wrong
with their eyes to consult Fred Bleuer,
expert optician, at once.
Mrs. Beckie Brottman, wife of Max
Brottman, deceased, a vegetable and
dry goods peddler, desires all custom
ers owing him accounts TO notify her
by postal card at 612 Seventh street
and she will call for same.
J. H. Paulsen's new and second
hand store has the largest and fin
est stock of new and second hand
goods. Selling for 80 cents on the
dollar. Your best opportunity to
save money. Come today.
Phil. S. Wilcher, the leading tin
and sheet metal worker. 1t will pay
you to learn about the Weir furnace.
l. has the reputation of giving you
the greatest heat and consumes
about one-half less coal.
F. f. Lamp, plumbing, steam and
hot water heating, gas fitting His
efficient knowledge of the business
justly entities him to your patronage.
! His shop has all modern equipments.
Everything in plumbing supplies.
Maths bakery and confectionery
store, the finest in the tri-cities.
Bread, cakes, pies, cookies and hot
rolls. They can't be beat. Most
people say they are superior to any
home baking. Let them serve you.
/ w. L. Gansert's candy factory,
Rock Islands most important indus
try. Chocolates, creams and cara
mels are sold by all first class con-
fectioners and grocers. Call for
Gansert's and get the purest and best.
/ Gus A. Jencke music store gives
the finest entertainment for old and
young. The great Edison phono-
graph and all the latest records to
.
worth while by coming to this store.
Bowlby's music store for high
grade pianos and musical instru-
ments. Pianos that have tone, har-
mony and durability. The best that
money will produce is to be found in
Bowlby's pianos and talking ma.
chimes.
/! w. c. Hubble, wall paper and paint
store, 1912 Fourth avenue, has paint
ed and papered the largest number
Of houses in Rock Island and every
person will recommend his work and
materials. Every job fully guaran
teed.
The Peoples bank still takes tht
lead. 1t pays four per cent on say
ings. 1t is a pleasure to do YOU
banking business at this bank. Cour
tesy and a helping hand are extended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
The Demons OF the Swamp

are mosquitoes. AS they sting they put
deadly malarial germs in the blood
Then follow the icy chilIs and the fires
of fever. The appetite flies and the
strength fails; also malaria often paves
the way for deadly typhoid. But Elec-
trio Bitters kill and cast out the ma.
laria germs from the blood give you
a fine appetite and renew your strength.
after long suffering" wrote William
Fretwell of Lucama, n c., three bot
ties drove all the malaria from MY
system, and I've had good health, ever
since" Best for all stomach, liver
and kidney ills. Fifty cents at all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18


Humane society; call west 133S-K.
For express. call Spencer & TrefL
Kerler Rug company, for vacuum
cleaning and rug-maHng.
II. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. l52G-l52S Fourth ave
nue..
Lawn mowers sharpened and re-
paired at Fiebig's. 1919 Third ave
nue..
Our b. b. serge at s3S is the best
value ever offered. J. b. Zimmer's
Sons
SIX per cent farm mortgages. Lit.
ten & Roberts. Peoples National
bank building.
Milan artesian water, approved by
city and state, delivered daily.
Phone West 1870.
c. A. speldel's drug store, the
store Of quality. Qality in drugs
counts for everything.
Coal, coal. coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company will deliver TO you all
;he best grades OF hard and soft coal
For right prices IN wall paper. room
weddings, paints. brushes. glass etc,
call and see +. J. Lee, 1908 Third ave.
nue..
Strecker & Lewis. wholesale and re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Never hesitate about giving Cham.
berlains Cough Remedy to children
1t contains no narcotics and can be
given with implicit confidence. AS
quick cure for coughs and colds to
which children are susceptible, it is
unsurpassed. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

to all. Now is the time to open an
account.
Simmons & White, new and second
hand stores, two big stores. The
largest in the state. Their great
slaughter sale will commence in a
few days. Goods will be sold at I'M
heard of prices. Everything goes
l5l7-15l9 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
City Chat

Buy a home OF Reidy Bros.
Vacuum cleaning; cali west "A.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Humane society; call west 133S-K.
For express, call Spencer a. Trefz.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
SOME GOOD BUSINESS HINTS
Farmers Should Beware Of Financial
Shark and Sign No Papers With
out Seeing Lawyer.

The great prosperity Of the farmers
has aroused the cupidity Of financial
sharks and they are swarming all over
the country. presenting a thousand
schemes to bring fortune in day.
The crooked financial promoter Is a
genius in preparing bait for the un-
wary. He can make lack look like
white, turn doubt into certainty. over
throw tradition. set precedent aside.
turn waterless wastes into green fields
and bring gold from barren rookie.
He is genial, plausible. captivating
and conniving and 1t takes strong
mind to deny him. But he must be
denied until his schemes have been
proven. There are many investments
of high merit. but they are as golden
apples in sea of sand when com
pared with the worthless ones. and it
requires a trained intelligence to dis
cover them.
There IL safety in these simple
rules: Sign nothing until you, have
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
ROTATION OF CROPS FAVORED
Intelligent System Of legumnous
Plants viii Restore Fertility OF
Exhausted Soils.

Agricultural science is maintaining
an equitable parity with other pro-
fessions. In fact. the science OF hui
man maintenance is receiving appro-
pirate recognition by all enlightened
governments. The possibility OF pop
ulation increasing beyond the capa-
bility of agricultural production Is a
problem that confronts the inhabitants
of all quarters Of the globe, says Good
ais Farmer. Probably the present
decade is characterized by wider ex'
perlmentation in agricultural problems
than any era of the worlds history.
Civilized nations are aroused to the
necessity CT increasing the productive
ness of the land and enlarging the
sources of supply Of foods obtained
from the river, lake and sea. Eng
land has practically increased its pop
ulation beyond the limit of self-maln-
tenance and is annually dependent on
other nations for large percentage OF
her food supply. 1t is not q mat
ter OF voluntary philosophizing. but
strenuous affair of economic necessity
that directs scientific experiment to
the development of agricultural re-
sources.
Exhausted soils need their virgin
fertility restored. The former wastes
of fertilizers are now eliminated and
the land is managed to increase ratn-
er than diminish its productiveness.
Nitrogen. the principal plant food, Is
known to exist in inexhausible guam
titles in the atmosphere, and expert
ments have been conducted with le-
guminous plants to discover how 1t
can best be conveyed to the soil to en-
rich the productiveness of the land 1t
l. in this particular that science has
achieved signal triumph by discov-
ering that certain bacteria live on
the roots of leguminous plants. stimu-
late their growth, and leave residue
of nitrogen in the soil to fructify 9TH
er plants. BY a system of intelligent
rotation of crops conducted with ie-
guminous plants the productiveness OF
worn-out lands are restored to primi-
tive fertility. In fact, the agricul-
tural department has demonstrated
that sterile land inoculated with bac-
terra will produce fair crops. and that
a series of rotations Of crops Will Gre
ate enough humus in the soil to make
barren lands productive. 1t Is known
that soils that will not raise alfalfa
can be vaccinated with sprinkling OF
alfalfe soil, which will fertilize the
land to make this legume indigenous
to any locality. 1t is the alfalfa bac-
terra that transforms sterile soil into
homogenousness for legume plants. In
this particular science has achieved
a marvellous triumph by bringing har.
mony out of disorder and discovering
a living sphore that will transform
waste places into fruitful fields. II
is probe BILE that as mans necessities
accumulate scientific agriculture Will
eliminate his distress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Rub hinges with feather dipped
In oil and they will not squeak.
A slice Of lemon or q sprig OF pars-
ley eaten after onions win destroy the
odor.
Pennyroyal will keep on mosqui-
toes.~
Use a clothes pin to handle screw
when putting it into hard wood
To freshen the air In q sick room'
put few drops of oil of lavender into
hot water. 1t leaves a most agreeable
odor.
Place a piece of glass over the cook
book when using 1t. 1t serves two
purposes, holds the book open and
keeps 1t clean.
To save child from slipping in the
bath tub. lay turkish towel in the
bottom Of the tub.
The moment you are prompted to rub
your eyes, that moment stop using
them.
When making cream of tomato soup,
add the hot tomatoes to the milk In,
stead of milk to the tomatoes, as it Is
not SO apt to curdle.
When camping, and rolling pin Is
needed, a large round bottle serves
very well.
Do not try to test mushrooms for a
dark color with silver spoon. for II
il not good test for q poisonous va
riety.
Clean the meat chopper by running
dry bread or crackers through it.
Fried apples with fried onions, both
cooked together. are excellent with
pork chops.
To remove stains Of iodine from the
hands, use ammonia.
Keep the fingers covered with salt
when cleaning a fowl, as 1t prevents
the fingers from slipping.
Ivory il cleaned with lemon and
salt: afterwards wash In soap suds.
To improve tough meat. rub 1t vel
with q cut lemon. This acid softeni
the fibers.
When a loaf Of bread has become
stale, dip it In water and place in
paper bag in a hot oven.
When picking flowers In the woods
provide yourself with . paper bag Il
put them in. Fold over the top t
keep them from the air. and they viii
be fresh when you arrive at home.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
DAINTY TABLE FAv0RS
SUGGESTIONS FOR TEAS TO
FORTHCOMING BRIDES.
Family Taste and Ingenuity Shown In
knIckknaeks of Uncommon
Cieverness-Pure White
for Novelties.

The teas given to forthcoming
crides are graced by the most charm
ing favors. The best OF the tribes are
bought at the high-class CONNECTION
sr's. where they are to be found In
more novel and elegant form than
elsewhere, but smart florists also show
some very pretty things for this pur.
pose, as well as most of the large
department. stores. Here and there.
with homemade knickknacks of un-
common cieverness, some of these i'm.
itating the shop articles, and some
inspired by the family's own taste and
ingenuity.
As the brides newest bouquet is to
be in pyramid form, little corsage
knots are made in this shape of arti-
icial flowers. Various tiny posies are
mixed together, wee pink buds, or
red ones, or yellow ones. forget-me-
nots In several shades of blue. pan
sizes In all colors. The most deli
cate green is used With these, fragile
bits of asparagus fern and other
feathery tufts and small leaves. When
the little bouquet is made up in the
pointed shape. it is inclosed in horn
Of lace-edged paper and the handle
linfoiled. All of the flowers used are
very cheap just now, and for the pa
per holders. when the pretty things
are made at home, many girls buy
the packages of round lace-edged
paper used upon cake and bonbon
dishes and sold at ten cent stores
X there are to be men guests at the
function boutonnieres for them are
made up in the same manner. The
rounds of paper need to be cut the
required size and the edges pasted
together. Such corsage knots and bou
tonnieres are permissible for any
smart tea. dinner or luncheon.
The novelties strictly for bridal use
are always in pure white. There are
tiny dolls dressed as brides. wedding
trunks. slippers. little satin bags con
tanning rice or confetti. wedding bells
wee automobiles holding flowers OF
candy, etc. Occasionally groom In
black get-up, with the traditional white
boutonniere, is shown in this snowy
gathering, and one such little gentle
man adds a very realistic note to the
decorations of the table. Painted ng
Tres on cardboard bedeck place cards
he brides, bridesmaids and black
seated men all cut out and held W
oy little rest at the back OF th(
lard. The cards are very easy to make
4 anybody in the family has a gift FOL
water-color painting, and when they
are printed they are cheap enough.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
HINTS ON CANNING GREENS
Method Which II Followed Carefully
VIII Insure Success
Every Time.

Many things used for greens may be
canned by the following method: Pick
over carefully and wash the leaves
mixture of kinds is desirable: cook In
boiling sailed water as for the table
until nearly done; do not have much
water, but cook In closed kettles to
make the steam do the work Then
pack closely in Jars and pour over
them boiling vinegar to I'LL every air
space. then seal tightly as any other
canning. Pack the greens closely in
the Jar. and when pouring in the boil.
Ing vinegar, run knife blade around
the edge in order to open up the
spaces for the vinegar. Wrap each
jar in brown paper. or put into paper
bags, and keep as other canned fruits
Spinach. mustard, chard. beet and 9th
er green's are put up in this way
Commoner.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
|2fAnARouN
kA0sHOUSE

Dates and figs cut in small pieces
and served with plenty Of sugar
make a tasty accompaniment to
iish of rice boiled in milk.
Cheese may be kept soft and good
for long time If wrapped in cloth
wrung out in vinegar and then
wrapped again In dry cloth.
Whole wheat or brown bread cut
into very thin slices and spread with
unsalted butter Is tasty served with
oysters on the half shell.
Strange as it may seem. beef may
be kept for months II immersed in
sour milk The Tactic acid destroys
the germs Of putrefaction-
Scraps of toilet soap should he
saved and when half cupful or so is
IN hand 1t is a good plan to make the
scraps into soap jelly.
Use hot milk instead of cold when
MASKING potatoes and they will be
aufiier.
Chicken fat is far better than but
ter to use in making a white sauce
when Dreaming chicken
On rainy days, when it becomes nee
sssary to dry clothes within doors.
1se your theoretical knowledge that
heat rises and hang them as high up
IS possible.
Always lower the temperature Of
the oven somewhat fifteen or twenty
minutes after roast has been placed
In It, This will insure that the juices
be retained.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05

The too-early farmer is bird.
Individual excellence is better than
lengthy pedigree.
= Give more intensive attention to
your extensive intentions.
Ever see the man who works like
a bee every place but at home?
Most OF our politicians have the
courage of other peoples convictions.
Many a man fails to reach the top
because every time he stops to rest
he falls asleep.
More of us will make fewer mis-
takes IL we care more for facts and
less for opinion.
Those who denounce> money as a
curse are always anxious to have the
curse come home to roost.
Going through debt is like going
through tunnel-a man feels uncom-
Portable all the time he is in it.
Doing the work that is enjoyed is
never drudgery and most people en-.
JOY the work which makes profit.
Many a farmers wife has seen her
silk dress trickle from the neck of a
whisky bottle down her husbands
throat
He who farms just little better
than he did last year is on the way
toward the perfect way of doing things
on the farm.
The man who neither borrows MOI
lends may be following the best pol
icy. but he is not the best liked in the
neighborhood.
The farmer should make use OF his
porches and easy chairs on rainy days
There is no reason why he should
not enjoy some Of these pleasures.
The world needs reforming in many
directions: but the surest way tc
make 1t better is for every man tc
commence with himself and In the
sphere of his own calling.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
SECURING THE BEST RESULTS
Cooperation 10 Secret Of More Con.
venienees, Better Treatment and
Increased Profits.

To secure the best results. produc-
ers as well as those in other lines OF
business, must organize and cooper
ate. Along this line the Drovers' Jour-
nal says: -
That one words spells great deal
for the farmer, in 1t lies the secret OF
more conveniences, better treatment
and increased profits. There is prob
ably no feature of agriculture which
would lend itself more readily to a
general campaign than that Of coop
Grafton among farmers. The forma-
ton Of organization along co-opera-
tive line would solve such problems
as production, produce marketing.
the purchase of supplies. dealing with
railroad companies. etc. Transporta-
ton companies by negligence alone
are frequently responsible for live
stock shippers mourning losses. In
such instances the farmer must fight
his battles along with possibly some
little assistance from his commission
firm. The expense of legal fights
would be minimized considerably II
q farmers organization maintained a
law department and fought all con.
troversies for its members.
However, the most potent factor
would be the influence of such an as
sociation--its effect, its power. Trans
portation companies cannot be in
duced by the individual farmer to
change time tables, adjust rates OF
furnish accommodations to suit the
convenience OF the producer. But
shoyid the farmers approach railway
and express officials through a power
full organization of their own. moi
only would they be treated courteous
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
COMFORT IN TRAVELLERS TEA
One Wise In Lore of Creature Com.
fort Never Wanders Far With
out Her Own Tea Caddy.

In travelling both at home and
abroad. there is great comfort in your
own cup of tea. On the steamer. par
ticularly, you miss your own brand
and the well-versed traveller who Is
wise in the lore of creature comforts
never wanders far from home with
out her tea caddy. 1t adds greatly
to her popularity. "Of, II only had q
good cup of tea" Is the general cry
on shipboard and then this far-sighted
woman produces the cheering leaves
and she becomes the center Of attrac-
ton, and has her little coterie every
afternoon. There are some who pre-
Ter 1t for the morning meal. too. In
stead Of the usual mediocre coffee
With condensed milk
For this poignant need Of the trav-
sler, q charming little tea box OF ma
hogany containing a small silver tea
caddy and little tea ball. reproducing
4 miniature tea kettle, has been put
pom the market. 1t Is very simple
in arrangement. compact, and easy to
pack and makes really practical
gift.
There are many places on the CONT
nent where good tea is real luxury,
and many an unsophisticated Ameri'
can is astonished when she pays mel
bill for what she considers very
simple repast. She finds that her cup
Of tea costs more than very elao
orate dessert. and so it is a great
economy as well as comfort to carry
your own tea with you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
Danish Pudding.

One pint dried bread crumbs: roll
fine;. put tablespoon butter into fry
basin, mix crumbs with half cup sugar
and brown In fry basin. Make pint
or more of apple sauce. sweeten. ia
vor with fresh lemon, put layer of
sauce and layer Of bread crumbs into
pudding dish; when the dish is full
put melted butter on the top; bake
half hour. then let the pudding get
cold and cover with whipped cream.
It is better to make the day before II
Ii to be served. 1t is improved by put
ting a little fruit spice into the pud'
ding before baking.