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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

May 16-The maximum mark Of the
high water Of IS has probably been
established and the highest point that
the Mississippi has ever attained
here has been reached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Eror, The rouc Files of J3Q9

great Inconvenience 10 traffic through
the city. One thousand men have
been thrown out Of employment in
consequence Of yesterdays breaking
away of the government bulkhead
dam. necessitating the shutting down
OF all the pillow shops, the wagon
works. pipe organ factory, the foundry
of the Deere & Mansur works and sew
eral other industries. In Davenport
the water has flooded the portion of
the city adjacent TO the river front and
thirty families have already been
obliged to move. while in the lower
part Of town factories are suffering
and much trouble is feared.
May 14-At o'clock this morning
the water measured 1875 or Is feet and
six inches. Up TO o'clock this after
noon the embankment of the r. l. &
?. read upon which the safety of the
slough depends. was still holding its
own, though yisibly weakened. The
water has penetrated all the blocks in
the neighborhood of Nineteenth street
and Third and Fourth avenues, and
D
Twentieth street on the east. MIR.
John Volk's planning mill was obliged
to suspend and large part OF his
[ lumber damaged by water. The lower
! saw mill, the g.ass works and the pillow
works were all obliged to suspend this
morning. The Union street railway
now stops a. Nineteenth street and
Fourth avenue and transfers its pes
sengers in a hack TO the lower part Of
town.
May 15-Stock in the Moline & Rock
island horse railway company is for
sale
Miss Ella Taylor left last evening
fer Rush Center, Kan, where she viii
spend several weeks. From there she
goes to Colorado Springs, Denver
Omaha and points in Iowa. She will
be absen: about three months.
. May 16-The maximum mark Of the
high water OF IS has probably beer
established and the highest point that
the Mississippi has ever attained
.. here has been reached.
May Up. 4. Ekluld has opened 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
Never hesitate about giving Char

II. N. SCERIvER. Mayor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
LENGTHY SLEEP KILLS PAIN
Miss Evans Apparently Cured Of Neu-
raIgia After Long Period OF
Insomnia.

New Orleans, La-One OF the most
remarkable cases on record In the
Charity hospital was one that devel-
oped in Miss Hattie Evans, aged fifty
five. Doctors tried to put her to sleep
after she had been awake for days
and nights, and when they finally sue
ceeded they could not awaken her for
FIVE days and nights.
Several weeks ago she was brought
to the hospital suffering from nueral-
gia. The doctors asked her how she
rested.
IT don't sleep at night. much less in
the day, and / am not tired or sleepy,
either" she replied.
The treatment was changed and
she expressed relief. Soon afterward
she began TO complain OF being tired.
One night while the nurse was pass
ing through the room she heard the
patient snoring. She slept all that
night and all the next day. Five
nights and days elapsed before she
could be awakened. Now she 10 rid
Of her neuralgia
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Secretary of State Bryan Is an Early Riser

ECRETA2Y OF STATE BRYAN
y is an early riser. Moreover. he not
only rises early. but he goes out early.
He mounts his saddle horse many
mornings at six o'clock. and even ear
lier. and HES himself out to the cool
lanes and shady bypaths OF Rock
Creek. Soldiers home and environs
for a brisk canter In the delicious
GOODNESS OF the day before the sun
dries on the dew and gets in its
scorching work Pdnctuality being
one OF his virtues. the secretary Is al
ways back for breakfast
On his way home. whether alone
or IT company with some boon COM
panion. the secretary's fancy often
turns lightly TO radish-white rad
fshes. not the little red variety. but the
long, crisp white ones. Sometimes he
stops at one OF the nearby markets
10 get a supply OF those favorites Of
his. More often he pulls his horse up
beside a passing huckster wagon: in
deed. he seldom passes one OF these
vegetable carts without hailing the
truck-venier with the query: Amy
white raiishes this morning?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
TIME TO CUT ALFALFA
One of Controlling Factors In
Taking Care of Hay.
start Mower in Morning a. Soon %
Dew 10 on and Prospects
Seem Good for Three Days
Of Good Weather.

The best time to cut alfalfa Is when
about one-tenth Of the blooms are out.
or II an examination is made at The
base OF the stalk new shoots are
seen making their appearance. Many
times II is ever practical to cut the
first crop few days earlier. especial
ly IL large acreage Is to be har-
vested. Time IL one OF the controu-
ing factors in taking care OF the hay,
so it is necessary for the grower to
exercise judicious planning to utilize
his time to the best advantage.
II ia e good plan to start the
mower as soon as the dew Is Off in
the morning and the prospects seem
good for two or three days of con-
tinued good weather. This hay
should be tedded In the swath In the
afternoon, SO that it will dry out un-
delneath. The side delivery rake Is
good, in fact, the ideal machine to
turn the hay. Beginning on the out
side Of the field, the hay Is carried
further out, leaving an open space
which will be heated by the sun be-
fore the next round is made. On
turning the next swath the dry, hot
stubble and soil will quickly draw
the moisture from 1t, therefore the
hay Is curing from below as well as
from above. The following morning
the same rake Is used as soon as the
hay is sufficiently dry, anti two
swaths put In one, and In the after
noon it is ready to be stacked or
hauled into the NOW.
The following method is practiced,
and lends itself admirably TO taking
care OF a hay crop If it is not too
heavy: The mower would be run late
| In the afternoon, when not much wilt
ing will take place and when the
underground Is perfectly dry. The
advantage Of this over the early morn
ing is that the soil is warm and dry,
and that less surface Is exposed to
become wet by dew than when alfalfa
is standing. The hay is turned In the
following morning just before noon
and will be ready to rake and stack
in the middle Of the afternoon. An
other plan Is to rake in the afternoon
and put it up In small cocks, turning
these over the following day, replac
ing these two into one, and letting
them cure for few days before
stacking. 1t is of the greatest Inn
portance that the hay be absolutely
dry from dew before putting 1t into
the barn or stack. Alfalfa liz more
difficult to cure properly than the
grasses, because the leaves fall on 81
readily, and when we consider tina
these make up As per cent of the croI
by weight, their true value Is yer!
significant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
HOW MUCH WILL SIL0 HOLD?
Amount Can Be Closely Calculated
Provided Number and Kind OF
Animals Are Known.
(Ry A d. WILSON,

The amount Of silage required and
the size of silo needed to hold 1t can
be quite closely calculated provided
the number and kind Of animals to be
fed from 1t are known before build
ing.
An average cow or beef animal may
be fed about thirty-five pounds Of sill
age per day and the usual period
during which silage is used In this
latitude will be about 210 days. Large
animals or those that are being fat
tened may consume considerably
more than thirty-five pounds per day.
but this has been found fair aver
age.
In a silo of ordinary depth, the
average weight of the silage te about
forty pounds per cubic foot. Near the
top OF the silo, however, where the
pressure is not great, 1t will weigh
only twenty-five pounds per cubic foot
while at the bottom OF a thirty-five
foot silo it may weigh sixty pounds.
Taking these averages. IL a COW eats
thirty-f1ve pounds Of ensilage In
day, she will eat thirty-five fortieths.
or seven-eighths, of a cubic foot per
day, and with this as basis 1t Is easy
to determine the number Of cubic feet
of ensilage required to feed COW or
any number of cows throughout the
season. The diameter Of the silo
must be such that the stock on hand
can use one or two inches of silage
off the top each day during the win
ter and at least three inches per day
when summer feeding OF silage is to
be practiced This is necessary to
keep the silage from spelling.
A silo ten feet In diameter is adapt
ed to feeding ten mature cattle. One
twelve feet in diameter will feed nj
teen head, and one fourteen feet In
diameter will meet the needs OF TWEEN
ty head; but II there are thirty OF
more COWS to feed, sixteen-foot silo
should be erected. These silos should
be thirty or forty feet, or even more
In height
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Washington Citys Only Democratic Newspaper

are read by not FEWER than 75,000 per-
sons. While most newspaper publish
ers seek to interest women. because
women read advertisements as well
as news. these publishers address
themselves almost exclusively to the
interests Of men.
Mr. Dwyer. the editor. dreamed OF
the Bulletin 20 years ago when he saw
his copy blue penciled by the press
associations. He yearned for an un-
trammelled medium for the expression
OF his views without the Intervention
OF copy readers or editors. The re-
suit was tho Bulletin, single sheet
newspaper. 22x25 inches In size. print
ed three times a day-at noon. at
three o'clock In the afternoon. and at
seven o'clock In the evening. b.
cycle messengers distribute it to the
subscribers.
You can see II in almost any public
place. The page Is filled with about
500 words of news. This is "fringed"
with an array of advertisements.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Statistics Show Passing Of Horse a Motor Myth

the horse-the mules. the asses. and
the burros-have also Increased In
number and in value.
In short. all our old-fashioned four
footed means OF traction can kick their
heels for JOY and neigh or bray. each
after his own fashion. Though horse
less carriages. horseless wagons
horseless plows. horseless reapers'
horseless whatnots are in our indus
trial midst in surprising numbers. stii'
our old. time-honored friends-tne
horse. the mule. the ass. and the burro
loom larger than they ever have Do
fore in our national life.
Let us consider these facts WHICH
have been extracted from recent
number OF the Crop Reporter. tha'
publication OF much esoteric interest,"
issued by authority OF the secretary
of agriculture:" On January l. 1918
the total number OF horses on farms
and ranges in the United States was
&c, 567 900. valued at $110.77 per neao
with an aggregate value Of S2.27S.zz2.
900. Compared with January l. 1917
horses had increased $4,000; mules
increased $4,000: mich cows decreased
202 900: other cattle decreased l.23O.
600: sheen de"-o,sed $4,000; swine
decreased 4,232, 900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

Samuel w. Mccall, former congress-
man from Massachusetts,, who was the
principal speaker at the one hundredth
anniversary OF Webster's graduation
from Dartmouth college, will speak.
Governor Felker of New Hampshire
and governors Of other states will at
tend. There will be an address by
representative of Dartmouth.
When a group of New Hampshire
citizens formed the Daniel Webster
Birthplace association the legislature
appropriated $1,000 for the work. 9th
er funds were derived from member
ship fees and donations. The associa-
ton purchased the old Webster farm
of $50 acres for about $1,000. Only
part Of the old house was there and
it had to be moved from the original
member just where 1t had stood, but
careful search discovered the stones
on which it had rested before. The
cellar had been filed in. but on being
excavated the plan Of the original
house stood revealed.
There were also some sketches that
Webster himself had which showed
how the old home had looked.
Wherever possible the original mate
rial was used. Some clapboards from
the old barn, nearly is venerable as
the house itself, were utilized. In a
few cases where new material had
to be used wood stains gave it the ap-
% he
the old fireplace was simplifed by the
discovery Of a pile Of chimney bricks
in a corner of the cellar-the identical
bricks that had formed the old chin
ney. They were all numbered, as was
the custom in those days.
The fireplace is in the combination
kitchen and dining room and living
room and is one Of the two principal
rooms Of the house. Among the chin
| ney brick were found many other old
domestic articles buried, among them
the slaves and the bottom Of the buck
ct which originally hung in the we'll
This we'll, too, has been restored. with
it's old fashioned sweep.
The birthplace association expects
to have q caretaker who will live on
the place and have the double duty OF
working the farm and guarding the
old cabin against curio hunters.
The site is three miles from the cen
ter of Franklin, has no immediate
neighbors. and is practically isolated
It is said that when Daniel Webster
was born, In 1882, this clearing ant
house stood farther north than an,
other in New Hampshire.
The association will try to raise al
endowment of $4,000 to provide To-
the perpetual care of the old farm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Benefit BY USING CONCRETE
Farmer Adds Both Comfort and Safe
~, Besides Saving Money-ccr-
ent 10 Not Large Item.
(By WALTER b. LEUTZ.)

tBy WALTER B. LEUTZ)
Safety, economy and utility, are the
prime considerations In silo building
and on all OF these points farmers are
finding themselves gamers from the
use OF concrete. Concrete structures
are much safer and In the long run
are more economical. The original
cost is about the same as for silos OF
other materials II the farmer Is able
TO do the work with his regular force.
When the durability and lessened risk
are considered 1t is seen that the con-
crete construction Is economical In
almost all circumstances. The con-
crete silo is sanitary and preserves
the fodder in satisfactory way. This
fact has been demonstrated by gov
eminent tests.
Farmers who have not studied the
subject of concrete construction will
do we'll TO take it up. In most cases
the material will be cheaper and
handler than lumber. 1t is of high
valae for walks, dairy floors, milk
houses, watering troughs and steps,
as we'll as for general architectural
work
Where the farmer Is able to supply
| the sand and gravel without much
expense and has time to perform the
labor OF construction. or at least to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

IL there happen TO be radishes on
that particular wagon, the premier
of the nation loses no time in ar
gument. but speedily effects a pur-
chase.
Recently one of the political sages
of the capital city happened along
while Mr. Bryan was investing In this
little appetizer. and he has since been
busy evolving a theory as to the part
the humble little vegetable has played
in the career OF the great commoner.
While he is not ready TO give his so.
luton to the public. he says that a
fondness for radishes may not be an
indication of political success and
preferment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

more than 5000 people were on the
steamship ways at Miami. City OF
ficials, judges. ministers. the chief OF
police. bankers, and the greater part
OF the population OF Miami will vouch
for the story. according to the cap
tain.
Attempts to classify 1t have been
made in the Smithsonian institution.
but so far all have proved futile. IL
weighs 10000 pounds, is As feet long,
% feet inches In circumference. 3
feet inches in diameter; has a mouth
SO inches wide and 43 inches deep. and
a tongue 40 inches long. 1t has sew
eral thousand teeth. An animal weigh
ing $500 pounds was taken from its
stomach
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
OLD WEBSTER HOME.
Farmhouse Where Statesman
Was Born Is Restored.
New Hampshire Building RehabiIlted
and Made to Look as IL Did In
Eighteenth century-To CeIe-
brate Change August "a

Philadelphia.-The ancient New
Hampshire farmhouse in which DAN
iel Webster was born has been reset
on its old foundations and restored
to look as it did in the eighteenth GEN.
fury when Webster was a small boy,
and preparations have been made to
celebrate its rehabilitation. 1t is To-
Gated in the town OF Franklin and the
celebration will take place August %.
says Franklin IN. H. dispatch to
the Philadelphia Record.
1t is expected that President Wilson
will attend and deliver an address.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
SOME GOOD POULTRY DON'TS
Particular Attention Should Be Paid
10 Drinking Fountains and
Character Of Feed.

Don't let the drinking fountain sit
In the gun. for II you do your poultry
will surely get diseased.
Don't feed sour and unwholesome
food, because II you do the fowls will
have indigestion and liver trouble
Don't forget TO provide shade for
the poultry. the scorching hot sun
will be sure 10 make the hens sick.
Don't keep the males in the same
yards with the females. II you have
no separate pen, sell them to the
butcher
Don't forget to supply grit and oy-
ster shells. The hens need them "a
badly during summer as they do in
the winter.
Don't forget TO bury any fowl that
chances TO die. Disease is spread
through a whole flock by allowing a
decaying carcass to lie around.
Don't wait TIL fall TO sell all sur
plus stock. Now Is the best and
most profitable time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Water for Hogs.

Water Is as essential in the produc-
ton OF gains on hog as is grain. II
grain fell from the sky and We had 10
grow water our estimation OF their
value would be reversed. For the rea-
son that water is free and everywhere
available the failure TO supply plenty
of IL fresh for the hogs In summer is
absolutely inexcusable. With two
inches OF fat all over his body the hog
does not need sc degrees temperature
TO keep comfortable. In summer he
suffers much from the heat, and his
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Washington Furnishes Prize Summer Fish Story

FISH stories may go and fish stories
i may come. but the piscatorial yarn
related by Capt. Charles II. Thomp-
son. a sea- beaten mariner OF Miami.
Fla, makes all others appear like
bush league alongside OF Ty Cobb.
Said fish was right in the midst OF
Washington for more than five months
while \ Washingtonian. ]. 8. Warm
bef' united II.
tain Thompson, In company
W 1. Brooks and Norwegian
sere cruising of the coast OF
Fla, on June l. 1912. there
into sight a huge monster. the
an OF which man never before had
laid eyes upon. A mighty struggle
for supremacy ensued and man was
declared the victor.
Five harpoons and 151 bullets were
required to subdue the monster. and II
took five days to kill ii. Before 1t
was under control 1t smashed a boat
into thousands Of pieces and knocked
the rudder and propeller or a 31-ton
yacht The crew was towed around
the ocean for 80 hours by the monster
at a speed of about 45 miles an hour.
When 1t was finally brought into shore
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

WITH the Democratic party In full
w control the only Democratic news
paper in Washington consists OF q
single sheet pasted three times day
on the walls and windows OF cigar
stores. cafes, hotel Hobbies and other
places where men congregate.
Although the Bulletin Is little known
outside of Washington except among
newspaper men. 1t Is unique and
successful newspaper. Established in
1894, II has grown in news gathering
efficiency and prosperity until Its pub
fishers now assert that It's 600 copies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
w ASHINGTON-He is something
..,sII

w ASHINGTON.-Here is something
w that will surprise you.
an spite Of the tremendous growth
of mechanically propelled vehicles. tho
'horseless ase" which has so often
been heralded as just about to arrive
Is not In the offing, apparently 1t Is
not even ZEN route" today there are
more horses In the United States than
there have been since the time when
the mind OF the census man runneth
not TO the contrary.
And not only this. but horses today
have a far greater value than they had
dozen Or more years ago. when the
first workable "horseless carriage"
poked It's crude nose over the horizon
and threatened to sweep all horsedom
into the discard.
Furthermore. those poor relations Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

supervise 1t, the outlay for any given
piece Of work will probably be less
than it would be II lumber were used.
The proportion OF cement required Is
not large item Of expense.
The farmer also gains in the matter
OF insurance as he goes forward with
his experiments in concrete construc-
ton. This is an important considera-
ton, and he adds both comfort and
safety. besides saving money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
FARMING IN HAPHAzARD WAY
Course at State Agricultural College
VIII Imbed Desire to Work In
More Modern Methods.
CIV r. G. wEATHERSTONE.

(By r. G. wEATHERSTONE..
There Is no need for any farmer
20 keep on farming in the same old
haphazard way A course at his state
agricultural college will All him with
a strong desire to farm In the more
modern way-the way which brings
success. Plan to spend few weeks
or months, II possible. at the college
this winter
All Of these schools have short
courses for those farmers, young and
old, who cannot be away from home
for any length Of time, but In these
courses, the time Is so fully taken
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Salt for Aoraea

Horses at hard work and on full
grain feed should have salt often. A
good way is to keep lump OF roct
salt in the corner OF each feed box
they are the best judges OF the
amount OF salt they require, and IL
afforded constant supply will not
eat much.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

up-morning. afternoon and evening,
that the wide-swake farmer can &C
complish a great amount ir. q very
short time.
A course in general agriculture Is
given for farmers. who do not care to
specialize In any particular branch OF
farming, but wish to secure a better
knowledge Of all phases OF agriculture
1t includes work In soil fertility. farm
management. farm crops, poultry
raising. dairying In all Of its branches
animal husbandry. horticulture. In
sect study. and plant diseases.
A STUDY OF these subjects will In
crease the earning capacity OF every
farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Pure Bred Poultry,

Poultry are my first love-pure-bred
varieties always. They pay me hand
somely. the average profit being a dol
lar head Farmers are beginning to
realize that good fowl are money max
ers. and better specimens are to be
seen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19

great relief Is in water. 1t thins his
blood. cools him of and makes him
happy. A happy hog grunts. A grunt-
ing hog is contented- A contented hog
Is profitable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Useful Tool.

A tool used 20 fight fires on the
California forests combines q rake,
spade and hoe. II is compact. so that
IT can be carried on horseback, and
weighs less than 5h pounds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
German Eoresters.

There are nearly six thousand pro-
fessional foresters n Germany. who
are associated with various technical
societies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Importance OF Cleanliness.

Cleanliness is always important but
1t never goes further toward making
good butter than during dog days.