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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
NEW ZEALAND'S GUM MINES
Gathering Harvest That Ripened
Ages and Aces AGO.

Gum digging in New Zealand offers
one Of the most unusual and interest
ing forms of labor. partly because of
the ease with which the work may be
carried on and partly because it is said
New Zealand is the only country where
gum digging is done.
Originally the gum which IS now
brought to light came from the kauri
tree. which is now scarce. but ages ago
great forests of It probably covered
most of the northern part of the
North island These forests were swept
away by fire. and today the landscape
is mostly low brown hills with occa-
sional swamps. Gum burns very cas-
lily, but such as was covered by the
dank forest debris escaped the fire.
Hardened and preserved through I'M
countable ages. this is the gum the
gum digger seeks today. BY paying 5
shillings year he may wander and
dig where he likes over enormous areas
of government lands. All that is re-
CURED is a kind of spear to locate the
gum. a spade to dig 1t and bag to
put II in. At night it Is scraped and
sorted, according to size and quality.
"1n digging" says a writer in Pear
sons Magazine. you enjoy all the ex-
element OF gambling without incur
ring the sin. And then to work for
yourself when you like. where you like
and how you like is delightful beyond
belief. Also you are free to live as
your fancy turns and to have as many
friends as you wish or as few"
The climate Is pleasant, and the re-
turns from the work. though not
great. ranging from S1.15 a
day upward. are perhaps all that the
enterprise warrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
LEGAL.
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Tax Purchasers Notice.

1and-ss:
To Albert Wadsworth. owner, and tc
all whom it may concern:
Take notice. that at the tax sale of
lots and lands, duly made on the 18th
day of June. 1912 at the court house in
Rock Island. by the treasurer and col
lector and general officer of said county
of Rock Island. for the taxes, special
assessments, interest. penalties and
costs for the year 1911. j. z. Quinn
purchased for special taxes. to-wit:
Lot IS. Edgewood Park first addition to
Rock Island. ILL.,. and said lot was spe-
cially assessed in the name of Albert
Wadsworth.
That said certificate of purchase has
been duly issued to said J. p. Quinn
and by him assigned to A. N Fryer
and by a. N Fryer assigned to me- and
that l am now the legal holder of said
certificate of purchase. and that the
time allowed by law for the redemption
of said real estate will expire in two
years from the date of said sale to-wit;
the 18th day of June 1914
Dated this 3rd day of March A. D.
1914 MILES COLLINS,
Holder of Certificate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
TANNING THE SAILS
No Amount of Wind Raised
Aboard a Ship Can Propel 1t.

"If an electric fan could be made
large enough to throw sufficient
| amount or wind to move a small sail
boat and such fan was placed on the
end Of a boat with the wind from the
fan blowing against the sail on the
very boat the fan is on, is it possible
that it could move the boat? The ar.
gument is that the fan, being on the
| same boat as the sail. cannot move
itself. But as the air detaches itself
! from the fan and hits the sail, my idea
is that it can. provided it has the
strength to move the boat. Please give
! an answer"
| This question Is worth answering be
cause it involves a principle of physics
that ought to be universally under
stood and ignorance of which may lead
| to the waste of both time and money
upon inventions that will not work.
The writer of the question thinks
that because the air, as she expresses
it, is detached from" the fan when Il
starts or to strike the sail. it ought to
act like an ordinary wind and push the
boat before it. But she would not think
so II she reflected that the particles o.
air driven from the fan resemble a
swarm of bullets shot from a gun.
The air particles get their force from
the fan as the bullets get theirs from
the gun. and just as the gun recoils
with force equal to that which 1t i'm
parts to the bullets. so the fan, wheth-
er driven by electricity or steam or
turned by hand. inevitably recoils with
the same amount of force that it i'm
parts to the air.
To make clearer the comparison be
tween stream of bullets from q gun
and stream of wind from an electric
fan, imagine a Maxim gun placed at
the rear OF a boat and an impenetrabie
target at the front, and then suppose
that the gun should hurl a continuous
current of bullets against the target
Anybody can see that the boat would
not be driven forward. because the
recoil of the gun would constantly |
force it backward with the same
energy with which the bullets, striking |
the target. forced it ahead.
But If the gun were placed on shore
or on another support its stream of
bullets striking the target would drive
the boat forward, because then their
effect would be like that OF wind
blowing freely across the water and
having no connection with anything on
the boat
An ordinary wind is able to drive a
boat whose sail il strikes because its
reaction chat of the windl is not upon
the boat but upon the great mass of
the atmosphere or upon the earth.
The principle to be remembered.
and ignorance or forgetfulness OF
which has cost the happiness of more
than one uneducated inventors life. Is
that no mechanical force can be pro
1uced without an expenditure of en-
ergy precisely equivalent Never for
get that there can be no action with
,ut equal reaction and that If the az
ion takes its origin within the limits
" thp thin" that is acted upon til, !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
BIG HORSE SALE

100 head OF horses to be sold at Noel
ier's livery barn, Fourth and Seven,
teenth street. Tuesday. March 10.
25 head of big work horses.
20 head of farm mares
10 head of single drivers.
Every horse sold must be as repre-
sented. We sell horses privately every
day. Anyone wishing horses do not
miss this sale.
Tuesday. March 10. sale starts
promptly at 1890.
JOHN KILCOIN.
III. c. HARRIS. Auctioneer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
Drift Of the Weather.

Enthusiastically fair in south; un-
settled tonight and tomorrow In north,
with probably showers turning to
snow furries. Somewhat colder to-
night.
Missouri-Fair tonight and tomor-
row, except unsettled northeast;
somewhat colder tonight
Minnesota and Iowa-UnSettled to-
night and tomorrow; probably snow
fiurries; somewhat colder.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Kan
sas and Nebraska-Fair tonight and
slightly colder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

Chicago and New York markets FUR
n-shed D. Z. W. Wagner & Co.. mem
bers Chicago Board OF Trade; grain,
provisions. stocks and Gotten: private
wires to all financial centers. Core
sTondde1ts on the New York Stock
an Cotton Exchanges. Tri-ci;y Office
=, suite 300 Best bIilding. Phone
Rock Island $50.
P.J. MCCORMICK. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

! In temperature Is reported from north
ern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Light
rain has again fallen on the north Pa
cific coast The slow eastward move
ment OF the Iowa storm center and
the approach OF the northwestern low
viii be attended by unsettled weather
in this vicinity tonight and Saturday,
probably with snow hurries, and by
somewhat colder tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
Chicago Cash Grain.

wheat-No. ?. 94la n 95; No ; T,
s3Gsf: No. . h. 92a 92i4; No. , h.
9IIz n 50. No. ! ms. Q. 2 n sG1z: No. ::
ms. 93G "a: No. ms. goa 90; No. . 5.
1895: No. 3 S. s2H94: No. 4 5, 90d
30. No. vc. s3iz d941z: No. vc, 80
n s35z; No. 3 &c. 92d93; No. durum.
92d SO: No. durum, 81 90: No. 3
durum. 9OdS1-
Corn-No. ,. 60d 81: No. ". 6314
a 81; No. , Y. GIG n 6315; No. {. 5s1z
d6O: No. W. 5s1z n 621z; No. 1 y. SO
GCT sg. 41d ssh.
Oais-No. . v. Al: No. ". sea
3s1z; No. ", 3S1a a SO; standard,
4Oi4.
Liverpool Cables
Wheat-Opened a of; closed y to
q of.
Corn-Opened unchanged to Is OF;
closed Il of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

tie bar is unGer your feet me rurs
of your pull reacts upon your owl
body and urges it down Just as mnsa
as mp. ~
There is one effect OF the electric fs'
which might surprise you-it vona
tend to drive your boat backward "
stead of forward IL would pasa
against air like the propeller Of 90
aeroplane. and TO make IL drive YOU
boat forward you would have TO rag
the fan around. so that its reacnoa
would be upon the atmosphere DENIM
instead of ahead of the boat. ana y
either case your sail would be nor ong
useless bnt an COMMUNICATING
=. Serviss in New York Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
WAGNER'S REVIEW
Morning Grain letter.

Chicago, March 6.-Newspaper SEN
timent supports the idea that upturns
in all grains will not hold. Corn bears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
Local and FOREIGN

SIS; Texans. s6.5Oqs $40: calves. $500
G1I.O0.
Sheep steady, S3.90Q6.10.
Lambs. $5.6OG7.75.
Close of Market.
Hogs steady at early prices, 10 10c
higher than yesterdays average.
Mixed, sS.55dS.67: good, sS.55q SOS;
rough. Ss.35Q $50; light. sS.40d SEE.
Cattle strong.
Sheep steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

Rome-Rt. Rev. John J. La"iq'
auxiliary bishop of st. Paul vas y
ceived by the pope. who sent e
apostolic blessing to the arcadloess'
of St Paul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

All tho news all the tines
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

/ March 6.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
! today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Opening Market.
Hogs 1900. Left over S,5sS
Steady. Mixed. $500 $50: good.
ss.45G $50; rough, $S.3Oa $40; light,
Ss.3O6S.55.
Cattle, 1000. Strong.
Sheep. 10000. Steady.
Nine O'clock Market
Hogs 5d10c higher Mixed. SS.35
@s.65; good. $3.50 SOS; rough, Ss.35
Gs.5O; light. sS.4OGs.62; pigs. s6.s5G
$50; bulk. Ss5OdS.6O.
Estimated: Hogs. 5000. Cattle, 200.
Sheep, 1000.
Cattle strong Beeves. S75OG 9.75:
COWS. S3.75d $50; stockers. S65O6
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10
Prosperity is Coming.

There is a distinct and unmis-
taxable feeling of hopefulness
throughout the country over the
splendid prospects for. an early
and unparalleled revival of bust
ness. This almost universal oph-
mistic feeling is based upon the
condition Of the crops in the wheat
and corn belt, and the cotton belt.
and the bright outlook for prema,
nent peace in Mexico. The saw
mills in some of the coast towns
have already determined to in.
crease their output in anticipation
of the revival of trade not only 10
the United States but III Mexico
and other foreign countries. 1t is
very gratifying, indeed, to know
that the business world is taking a
more hopeful view of conditions.
Sentiment is decidedly better than
it was a month ago. This is par
ticularly noticeable in the bank
clearings >of the leading. cities of
the United States. Other encour-
o,v,n,r Indications a no - ho f1roJ
in the unemployment of men by
the railroads and steel mills.
Transportation authorities are
sending in reports to the effect
that the number of idle cars is
steadily decreasing. and that the
number is likely to grow smaller
as the demands for crop-moving
facilities increase.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

The most prominent agricul-
turai experts of the state will he
here for three days Thursday.
Dec. 9th, Friday, Dec. l1th, and
Saturday, Dec. 18th, to mold a
Farmers Snort Course. The Nat
chitoches Commercial Associat ;on
has done extensive advertising in
order to reach every farmer of the
parish. The farmers are mani
testing great interest in such a
meeting as thew are anxious to get
information on crops which this
section has not heretofore grown.
Those participating III this meet
ing are DR.. W. r. Dodson on hogs
and forage crops, &. Ii. Staples IN
dalrying and sIlO construction. DIR.
&. + Nelson on tick eradication
and dipping watts, r. W. Keiser
on beef and cattle. A. +. Rolf on
poultry, A. r. Moist on horses
and mules.
Practical demonstration will be
given during each day and illus
tfated lectures at night. Friday
afternoon will be devoted to poul-
try and ladies are especially in
vited.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Farming ' is now a business.
The successful farmer is the man
who makes study of the partlcu-
lar soil which he expects to cult
yate, the crops he will grow, the
mettl0ds of cultivation and harvest
and the markets he will seek.
It is now realized there is no
business that requires a higher
order of trained intelligence, a
closer application to work. and
more careful analysis of conditions
than successful farming.
The younger generations are
securing the fundamentals of sue
cessful farming in the public
schools, and in the agriculture
college OF the State university.
But the farmer himself can't enter
the public schools or spend Il ses-
sion at the university.
For his needs, the short course
has been organized. aud in this
short course some OF the things
he should know are brought to his
knowledge by lectures and demon
strstl0Rs STATE TINES,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

The farmer of today, land poor.
sugar poor or cotton-poor, is apt
to consia er the wisdom of the
agricultural schools as too mach
folly, pure and simple, and the
teachings of such institutions as
theoretical, quite untried and pro-
badly impractical. The man who
comes to such conclusions has for
gotten, or he never knew, the,
history of the South in ante beIlum
days. Then no planter confined
himself to one crop. He NAV
have done SC for money crop, as
many commodities which he raised
i'll abundance. it was impracticable
I" haDoie for shipment, when
transportation was slow and un->
certain. But he raised enough
meat ana lard to supply his family
from years end TO years. His
barns oNerfowed with provender
for his stock. His meat was
homemade, his poultry and fruit
HOMEGROWN On the plantation
there was the greatest diversified
ton of crops and Of industries.
The greater the d,verslfitation, the
amber the nome life, the larger
the fortune.
Dlversitication is no new project.
IL is an old forgotten lesson, in
process of being relearned, more
or less !.ainfully. IS one is slow or
quick. stubborn or facile, to see
good and follow it.-St. Francis
vile True Democrat.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

ches has claimed several new in
ventions during the past two years
made by its mechanics. Now
comes +. Luchlni, with a model
of a new movable or floating wa
ter power THIS CONSISTS of a
water-wheel fixed on double hull
or pontoons and made to reyOlve
by means of the current. To this
can be attached wheels until
any required velocity is attained.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10
The Presidents Message.

On Tuesday at noon following
his custom, President Wilson ar-
peared in person before a joint
session of both houses of CONGRESS
and read his second message, a
message that treated principally OF
peace, industry and commerce.
A brief synopsis of this message
is a follows:
Sixty third Congress will long
be remembered for the great body
of thoughtful and conservative
work done in response to needs of
the country.
Markets OF Central and south
America can be turned to the
United States and what interests
US now is our duty and oppor-
tunity.
We have grossly erred in the
way in which we have stunted and
hindered the development of our
merchant marine. The time and
circumstances are extraordinary
and so must our efforts be also.
Safeguard the resources OF the
national domain and encourage the
use of the navigable waters outside
that domain for the generation of
power.
A larger measure of self-gov-
eminent to the people of the
Philippines.
The passage of this bill will
nobly crown the record of these
two years of memorable labor.
Open the gates of trade to the
United States by passage of the
shipping bill pending in both
houses. 1t is not a question of
the government monopolizing the
field, but one of providing means
of gaining trade.
Show good faith in adopting
the rural credits bill, already ratl-
fed by Great Britain and Ger
many.
Provide means for charting
and surveying the coasts of the
United States and Alaska, thereby
conserving lives and shipping.
Provide for economy IN public
expenditures. The duty is mani
fest and imperative.
As to national d tense. the
policy of the United States is set
tied against large standing army.
A nation of neace has no need to
be alarmed by sensationalists. We
shall not turn America into mill
iary camp Congress should en-
courage military training in
.,ysyeSd The arl:
should be developed and strength
ened. The country has been mis-
informed as to the matter of the
nations defenses. The United
States has not been negligent.
Great tasks of and duties of
peace challenge our best powers
and invite US to build what will
last with all the finest gifts of con-
structive wisdom we POSSESS"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10


When the news reached the
PHILIPPINES that the Democratic
Congress was, about to pass q
measure whereby the natives
would have a greater share in
their government in partial fulfill
tment of the democratic pledge to
give them independence as soon
as a stable government can be es-
tablished, $4,000 Filipinos joined
in a big celebration.
Another proof that confidence
in the Wilson administration is
not confined to the borders Of the
VplNa States themselves,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Reports sent to the department
of agriculture assure Uncle Sam
that the harvest review at the end
of the year shows a total crop yield
10 per cent larger than last year.
The estimates for the larger
crops of 1914 are corn, 2,705, $685.
900, oats, 1879, 74l,0t0, cotton,
7,341, 900, 900, wheat. 1853, 1891, 900
aud tobacco, 9S2,715,00O.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Not only is the United States the
greatest producer of Mineral
wealth in the world, but as far as
estimates of the treasures of the
earth show, has greater reserves
of the essential minerals than any
other nation. The value of her
mineral productions now reaches
So, 500, 100000 a year.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10
After a six weeks rest, Coz

After six weeks rest, Con-
gress convened on Monday settling
down to what promises to be a
billion dollar session, because of
the crowded bulletin confronting
both the House and Senate with
an immense APPROPRIATION bill and
administration program which the
President hopes to clear up en-
tirely by the, 4th of Marcn SO that
a special session may not be neces.
sary.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

The United States which ranks
next to Russia in having more
horses than any other country in
the world with it possesses So per
cent of the whole supply Mill
lions of those raised in Russia are
being used for war purposes, this
leaving the United States the
great horse market for the rest of
the world, and Louisiana with its
wonderful possibilities for stock
raising, which we hope will be It's
greatest industries for 1916, can
easily take the lead in the United
States If its purposes are properly
bent in that direction,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

The Louisiana Sovereign Camp
w. 0. w. now holds the entire
issue of Vernillion parish good
road bonds, $72,500 value.
This order has total of 1885,
0)0 invested in Louisiana securi-
ties, proving thereby their faith in
the theory of keeping money at
home.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

As the result of al election held
last week, the new parish of jeff
Davis carved out of Calcasieu by
legislative act two wears ago,
voted to remain in the prohibition
column.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Congress is determined to in
vestigate so as to find out just how
prepared the United States is for
war and make the result of the
investigation by National Sc
curity commission public.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Rennh!icans1 PrngEessiEsss N aaGs
men OF all parties agree with the
Democrats that the new currency
reform system that went into full
effect last month, is a great i'm
provement upon the old and are
united in the determination to
give it tair trial in the wish that
it may succeed.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10
Official Journal Parish of Natchitoches
d" Parish School Board.
/" City of Natchitoches.

Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

The only negro judge in the
United States is Robert HI. Terrell
of the District of Columbia who
was appointed in 1902 by Presi-
dent Roosevelt us civil justice and
in 1909 made one of the six judges
of the municipal courts in that
district.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10
ssChristrnas Without Money! is
Like June Without Sa3sSspirge'

Our Christmas Savings Club the greatest
cess pnled off in 1914, in commercial circles in the
Parish of Natchitoches.
The 1911 Club natures on Dec 10th, when checks
will be mailed to all members who have paid up the
full amount
All members who have not paid up their books in
full requested to present said books and receive
amount credited same.
Members who desire to leave their savings with
do by depositing their Christmas checks when
re- eived, their books Check books will be sent
to them that they draw amount as they please.
We are forming 1915 Christmas Club. Pay
ments to begin January 1st
Don't let Christmas 1915 come without having
your Christmas money saved.
We Pay Interest Time Deposits
THE PEOPLES BANK
NATCHITOCIIES. LA.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Not for 25 years has the Missis-
sippi river been as low as it is
now.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

Poll tax, poll tax, who's got his
poll tax receipt.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-12-10

NOGCOn reC0IUlS OIl udIlu IhSC 10
port. 1850 bales, received during
week. AL. Price II to 13 cents.
Freight 50. so per bale. Price Of
other staple products unchanged
The firm of Trichel & Alrey,
John G.. Trichel and j. I. Alrey
in.the Walmsley brick building
at head of Front Street advertised
this week.
The call for the Land Owners
meeting is signed by VIM. Payne,
Michel Boyce, A. L. DeBlieux. A.
Lecomte, NJ. II. Carver, G. L.
Wslmsley.
Following is the names of par
ties included in affidavit for con-
spiracy and murder in the parish
| of Red River on Aug. Goth. 1874,
before the United States Court.
Wash Jones, j. H. Cosgrove, WIN.
Hamilton, John PorGer. l.. n.
Lane, R. A. L McCardv, John
Martin, K. W. Fleming, w. W.
Breazeale, VIM. Gillen, Leon
Grape, J. Ben Smith, W. L.
Hahn, Joseph Fontenot, I. L. Ii.
mon, Setta Bradford. VIM. De.
Russey, K. A. Simmons, w. L.
Kephart, b. A. Terrett, R. w.
Taylor, e. A. Nelson, 5. M. Hy.
ans, Joseph johnson, Allen Pior,
Lawyer Brown, Mcdonald Scar
borough, g. G. Roder, Ben Volt
son David Pierson, c. N: Prud-
hommes T. w. Airey, q. K. Gil
lespie, Walter Clark, q. W. Cav.
thorn, E. Robieu, B. s. Lee, Paul
Lisso. John P. Haley, Dan Gid
dens. Sam Lisso, Richard Cole
man, VIM. Sprowl, John Carr.
Robt. Brown. John. A. Murphy
J. Fl. Hyams. Phil Collins, Robt:
Chapman, ". b. Marsden. John
T. Yates. Jas. johnson, Madison
MobleY, T E. Paxton, Ben Ho-
gan, Joseph Pierson. John How
ard, John Fisher, Batting VIII
liams, Mayah Wilcox, A. z. Ste-
phenson, Jas. Handley, Arthur
Handley, Jas. Rasmey, Jas. Pier
son, Hardy Tooke.
MeshanisA Gssius;-NalGhi'o.