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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10

years. Besides her grief-stricken hus-
band she leaves to mourn her depart
ure two small children, boy and girl.
She was buried from the state road
church at 1 o'clock Saturday after
noon.
MIS-. Mabel Merrill Anderson from
north of Geneseo visited relatives and
friends in Cambridge the past week.
Miss Clara Palmer visited at Bishop
Hill Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jockey visited
at the home OF their daughter, Mrs.
Bert Bolin and family Monday.
Miss Ruth Nelson OF Davenport Wis
tied at the home OF her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Nelson Sunday.
Mrs. L Pratt and daughter Irene
were Kewanee visitors Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
VILLA ALUMNAE IN
THE ANNUAL REUNION

Annual meeting Of the Villa de
Chantal Alumnae association was
held this morning and was followed
by a luncheon served at l o'clock by
the Sisters of the Visitation to mem
bers of the association. The principal
feature of the afternoon was an ad-
dress delivered by James Barnes OF
New York city. A banquet by the
alumnae in honor of the 5Oth ami
versary OF the Visitation order will be
held at the Hotel Davenport tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
Corset Covers

Corset Covers
Corset Covers are always IN demand, and
our showing for this sale is unusual We
have them in all the wanted styles and ma
terials-including some beautiful hand en-
broidered convent made models. Made in
both loose and fitted styles, trimmed with
laces. medaIlions, ribbons, embroideries and
ribbon inserts. Priced for this sale at
15c, 19c, 23c, 45c, CSC, soc and up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
Are PnhIic Sienogranhers.

Harry Tom and VIII Wirig, two
graduates OF the commercial depart
ment OF St. Joseph's schooi this year.
have formed a partnership and have
opened an Office in the Best building
They VIII do public work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
CAMBRIDGE.

Mrs. Elmer Anderson died at the
home OF her brother William Doye.
who resides about ten miles southeast
of Cambridge. where she had gone TO
visit and gain, as her friends thought.
her usual health. several weeks ago
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon. aft
er severe suffering from blood poison
ing. She had reached the age of -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10

under the Australian ballot system.
Ayes IS. noys o.
II y. 81 Watson Amending the
convict labor law 10 permit all con-
victs 20 work on public highways. The
present Law prohibits the employment
in this work OF conviets serving a
sentence OF more than I'VE years
Ayes IS. nays 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10

Envelope Chemise
a practical under garment that
Is in great demand now. We are
showing a large variety IN main
sock and novelty Orgaudie; some
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-10
INVADING GERMAN
FORCES IN RETREAT

CONTINUED from PAGE onel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
DIFFERENT COLOR OF CHICKS
oowny Covering Of Many Of Purebreds
Is Opposite TO Hue When Fully
Covered With Feathers.

Those who buy eggs OF certain
breeds of black fowls, having no ex.
perience with the breed, often write
back in wrath TO the firm from which
eggs were purchased, declaring they
were cheated, as the chicks hatched
from the eggs were nearly all white,
or more white than black in the
color.
The downy covering of many of the
purebred breeds is different in color
from what the full.feathered covering
will be. For instance, the whittier the
down of the chicks of some black
breeds the blacker that chick when
grown; the grayer the down of a new.
ly hatched White Rock the winter it
will be when grown.
II is the same with some breeds of
white geese; they come out OF this
shell as gray as mice, but that color
all departs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
SOIL ADAPTED FOR POULTRY /
Light Loan, Through Which Water
Leaches Freely, Is 6est-GlNe
Fowls Plenty Of Range.

Poultry can be raised successfully
on any well-drained soil A light
loan, which will grow good grass. is
well adapted for this purpose; while
very light, sandy soil, through
which the water teaches freely, will
stand more intensive poultry condi.
tions, but most OF the green feed for
the fowls kept on such a soil will have
to be purchased. A heavy clay or
adobe soil is not as we'll adapted to
poultry raising. as such land does not
drain readily and II is much more
difficult to keep the stock healthy.
Long stationary houses, or the In
tensive system, saves steps. but II is
easier to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the stock under the col
ony system where the birds are al
lowed free range.
Breeding stock, especially growing
chickens, should have an abundance of
range, while hens used solely for the
production OF market eggs may be kept
on a very small area with good re-
suits.
The colony house system necessi-
tates placing the houses, holding
about 100 hens, from 200 to $50 feet
apart, so that the stock will not kill
the grass.
The colony system may be adapted
to severe winter conditions by drawing
the colony houses together in con-
venient place at the beginning of win
ter. thus reducing the labor during
these months.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
BEST POULTRY FOR MARKET
Enormous Amount Of Inferior Product
Largely Affects Prices-Ship
Only Best Quality.

Nothing but the best quality of poul-
ry should be shipped TO market. Only
those who ever visited the large mar.
kets know of TIE enormous amount of
Inferior poultry that is sold, and which
largely affects the prices; yet there
is always demand for that which is
good, and at a price above the regu-
lar quotations.
Asserting the carcasses before ship
ping also leads to better prices. Old
ROSTERS, which seldom sell at more
than half price. should not be in the
same boxes or barrels with better
stock, and 10 ship poultry alive, and
to have roosters in the coops with fat
hens is simply to lower the price OF
the hens, as the buyer will estimate
the value by the presence OF the in
ferior stock.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
PARSNIP NOT GIVEN ITS DUE
With Proper Preparation the Vegeta-
bic Should Be One Of the Great
est Table Favorites.

Do you like parsnips? If you don't,
why don't you? If they cost as much
as French artichokes-which have far
less flavor-wouldn't you like them?
Perhaps the reason they have never
appealed to you is because they are so
common that they are fed to the cat
tie. Often our likes and dislikes for
food are based on such reasoning.
or course, parsnips must be careful.
ly cooked to be really worth the eat
ing. Baked parsnips have a delicious
flavor. To prepare them, wash them
and pare them and steam them until
tender. Then slice them lengthwise
and put them in baking dish, with
butter and pepper and salt sprinkled
over them. Bake them until brown in
a moderate oven.
Parsnip salad is made of parsnips
that have been steamed until tender,
sliced crosswise, dredged in -four and
fried brown in butter. Chill them
and put them on lettuce leaves and
add teaspoonful of chopped ham and
one of hard-boiled egg chopped fine to
each plate. Sprinkle a little chopped
parsley over them and serve with
mayonnaise.
Parsnip fritters are made from
mashed boiled parsnips. To pint OF
it add teaspoonful of -four, we'll
beaten egg and salt and pepper. Make
into fiat cakes and fry brown.
Scalloped parsnips: Mix two cup
fuls of cold, mashed parsnips with two
tablespoonfuls of butter and cream
enough to make smooth Put in a
pudding dish, sprinkle with buttered
bread crumbs and bake until brown.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
PREPARE FOR WINTER EGGS
Let Hens Get Accustomed to chang,d
and Back TO Laying Before Cold
Weather Has Set In.

Preparations that are tc be mat l.
in the poultry yard for winter should
be made early in the fall so the hers
will become accustomed to the
changes and have time to get back
to laying before cold weather sets in.
Remove all the old litter and nes I,
ing material and burn it. II allowed
to accumulate in the yards 1t will
serve as a wholesale incubator for
disease germs, which may mean death
to your fowls. The best plan is al
ways to keep everything clean. 1t is
the cheapest. too.
After everything has been removed
from the house and it has had a
thorough scrubbing, give It a good
painting all over with whitewash and
disinfectant made of crude carbolic
acid. II you cannot do this, any Of
the commercial disinfectants will do.
Paint the roost with II an hour or two
before the hens go to roost and II
will do away with the lice.
If you are planning any new build
ings or yards, they should be made
at once, for 1t will be fatal to the
production Of winter eggs, II you wait
until cold weather comes. Tho hens
naturally require some time to gvt
accustomed to new things.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
HINTS FOR THE POULTRYMAN
Chickens Must Be Given Good Atten.
tion for Best Results-keep Hens
in Vigorous Health.

II you want to get the best results
from your chickens you must give
them attention.
You must keep your hens in good
health, providing coops that are clean
and well ventilated, and allowing the
chickens the run OF orchard or pasture
through the day.
You must feed your mems well for
growth and development They should
go TO roost with crops we'll filed with
wholesome grains. after returning
from the range, and plenty of skim
milk and water should be available
through the day.
You must see that your hens have
shade in which to rest. II trees and
shrubs are not plentiful, burlap or
gunny-sack shades should be put up.
You must keep your broody hens in
airy coops and feed and water them
well. They will recover from their
broodiness in five or ten days.
You must gather your eggs daily
and market them at least twice a
week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
Pail Keeps out Dirt.

loose dust can be easily brushed of
with the hands before milking. Do
not allow anyone to milk wet, as this
is a filthy practice.
The cows keep unsoiled on grass in
a night pasture. while II they are kept
in a dry barnyard the loose. ry
manure will stick to their udders and
bodies and drop into the pail. II kept
in the barnyard in rainy weather ii is
almost impossible 10 milk them with.
out first washing their udders.
A covered pail closed about two
thirds with a hood, will keep out at
least 20 per cent OF the dirt. These
pals are Just as convenient to use as
the ordinary ones. and cost little
more.
A strainer will not take out the
fine sediment in mix, but is useful for
taking out hair and other large for
eign stun and is good for detecting
the dirty mixer. One farmer uses a
strainer made from an ordinary IL
quart tin dishpan. A five-inch hole is
cut in the center OF the bottom. A
ring two inches wide and OF the same
diameter as the hole is soldered on.
over which another rings slips ~ hold
the strainer cloth. Huck toweling
makes a very good strainer CLOTH
Such n strainer covers n factory can.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
White Bread.

Into your bread mixer put one cup
full of -four, one tablespoonful of salt,
three tablespoonfuls of sugar and a
heaping tablespoonful of lard. Then
pour in one pint OF boiling water;
stir until smooth and allow to cool
Add one quart of luke-warm water
and one-half yeast cake dissolved
in one cupful of luke-warm water
Then add -four enough to make
firm dough; knead until smooth. In
the morning mold into loaves and al
low to raise. Bake for one hour.
This recipe makes three loaves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11

ard that meets tho demands of the
packing houses.
The hog that best meets the de-
mand of the present time is we'll
muscled hog, that will supply a fair
amount of lardN and fat meat well
marbled with lean, and be ready for
market at any desired age.
Practical pig growers, and feeders
Of market hogs look for good quality,
depth, length and width Of form, and
uniformity of type, regardless of the
breed. color and characteristic mark
ings.
However, it is essential that we Sc
lect our breeding animals from some
well-estabished breed, for promiscu-
Gus mating of swire of various types
has a tendency TO destroy the types
of all the breeds employed in the
crosses and to throw away the result
of years of systematic selecting and
mating, and perpetuate a certain fixed
type in the breed. This point has
been illustrated by mating a half Po-
land China and half Chester White
SOW with pure-bred Berkshire boar.
The pigs resulting from the cross were
red, spotted, speckled and striped.
showing that the improved type of all
three used in the cross was lost, and
with 1t the Improvements in color and
markings.
The result was the return of the off.
spring by the principle of heredity to
the original scrub type.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
FEW PRACTICAL DAIRY HINTS
Pure Food Laws Won't Worry II Only
Clean, Wholesome Products Are
Sent to the Markets.

When counting the by-products OF
the dairy, do not forget the skim milk
allowed TO clabber. OF which the de
licious Dutch or cottage cheese is
made When not all is needed on the
home table. 1t can readily be disposed
OF at good prices.
Send out only clean, wholesome food
products, then the pure food laws will
have no worry for you.
Don't feed lice. get rid of them II
the stock has been cleanly kept, there
will be no lice to get rid Of Very
seldom is a COW or calf lousy when in
good condition. Keep their stalls and
premises clean, give wholesome feed
and enough of II, and the cows will not
raise lice.
A little corn or bran will not hurt
the cows and will save many steps OF
getting mp tho cows TO milk. Don't
forget the salt at the regular time
Grass requires more salt than did the
dry feed OF winter.
Feed the calves enough to have them
do wen, Allow them the run OF q
grassy, shaded lot, and unless sup
Piled naturally with water, be sure tc
keep some before them.
Too rich feed may give the young
calf Indigestion. Guard against this
rs after once becoming out Of fix, It is
much harder to regulate. Keep them
well and keep them growing. This is
true Of all young stock, the only way
TO make a profit OF it is to keep il
growing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
ADD SALAD DISHES TO MENU
People Today Eat Too Much Cooked
Food That is Frequently Lacking
In Nutritive Qualities.

II has long been a joke how cats
and dogs, when out Of sorts. fly tc
grass or some kind OF green food for
relief. The anir,al knows by in
stinct what only a few human beings
are beginning to learn from expe
rience-namely, that nature has pro-
vided vegetables of the leaf order
rich in mineral salts. These salts pos
sess double power-they not only
combine with the acids and poisons
in the body, rendering them power.
less, but they also drive them out
of the system altogether.
II is not too much to say that no
great mental, moral or physical prog
ress can be made without an ample
supply of this vegetable food. Salad
is the one ingredient of our regular
diet which we cannot afford to do
without.
Some people say salad is cold and
needs only two and half hours for
digestion, as against five hours when
boiled The boiling of green foods
destroys the original organic combina-
tion of the mineral salts.
The blood OF a healthy person
should be alkaline-that is, the op-
posite of acid-and 1t is the alkaline
salts in vegetables which bring about
this healthy condition.
Many thousands of men and women
of all ages suffer from anemia, from
having lived almost entirely on cooked
food.
To those long accustomed to high.
ly favored food, salads will at first
seem tasteless, but liking for them
comes with use.
Salad should be very carefully
washed in several changes of clean
water. This is essential. During
washing the leaves should be well
picked over and inspected.
Leaves should be torn, not cut
When done. they can be allowed to
soak for an hour, or overnight, but
not longer in cold water, to which a
little lemon Juice has been added to
increase the crispness OF the leaves
The japanese use the petals of many
flowers for salads. Chrysanthemums
stocks, vlolets, roses, nasturtiums and
dandelions are especially good, as they
possess strong antitoxic powers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
Cooked Potatoes for Hens.

European poultrymen use potatoes
in feeding to much greater extent
than do the poultrymen in this coun.
try. The potatoes, which are the un.
marketable culls, are thoroughly
cooked and used as the basis of a
moist mash, thickened until the mash
is crumbly with meal, bran and mid
dlings. Potatoes should never be fed
raw, as the hens will not eat ther,
that way, but will scratch them over
aud waste them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
Feed Coop for Fries.

covered with coarse wire netting
put feed in the drawer once or twice
a week and give mash of corn or
oatmeal and milk curd every other
day. The chicks have plenty of water.
The floor is covered with road dust
from which the chicks get grit The
top of the coop is solid but there are
two screens fitted in underneath, so
that the cover may be raised on pleas,
ant days.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11

fowls digestive system every time.
The sour milk should be kept before
them at all times, but placed in such
manner that they are not apt to get
into II and get II dirty and filthy. The
pan should be cleaned and scalded
every day and refllled as often as II
is found empty.
The results obtained from feeding
sour milk to the chicks in this manner
for the first ten or twelve weeks of
their lives is marvellous to a person
who has never tried it. 1t gives them
a good start on the road to growth
and development, and Il they do not
get started right they become stunted
and remain undeveloped birds through
life. Another important part sour
milk plays is that the flock will devel.
op more evenly, adding increased
health and vigor. Do not use it in
place of grains or mash feed, as these
also fill their place.
The laying hens need practically the
same kinds of foods as the growing
stock and sour milk being high in pro.
tein, aids greatly in building up eggs
in their bodies 1t tends to keep all
the organs in their system in working
order The meat scrap should be re-
duced in the mash when sour milk ia
being fed. 1t should never be fed
when it has reached the point where
it has a bad smell or is nodded. and
keeping the milk cans and feeding
pans clean will mean a great deal
along this line.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
Italian Mold.

Cook two tablespoonfuls of rice un-
Ill tender in a pint of milk in double
saucepan, with the very thin rind of
lemon, Sweeten to taste, add three
sheets OF leaf gelatin and the yolks
of three eggs. Let cook in a double
saucepan few minutes longer to cook
the yolks; add the whites, stifiiy beat.
en- and two tablespoonfuls of cream.
Pour into a wetted mould and turn
out when stiff and set.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
HOGS INFESTED WITH WORMS
Many Owners Never Suspect Anything
Wrong Until His Animals Show
Visible Signs Of Sickness.

Some hog growers positively know
their hogs are not infested with
worms, although they have never CIV
en- them anything to prevent them.
Some think their hogs are all right in
this respect.
The downright truth is that 90 per
cent OF the hogs are infested with
worms and the owner never suspects
until his hogs show signs of sickness.
1t pays to be on the safe side all ths
time in this regard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
The Broody Hens.

or Of sitting with any degree of com,
fort; the circulation OF air from the
bottom also acts as deterrent against
broodiness. The illustration gives a
good idea Of what is meant by slat.
ted-bottom coop. To put in operating
condition drive four posts into the
ground, with each pair connected by
cross bearers. To these laths should be
nailed fr7m IL to ia inch apart
Place coops so the laths will run fro. n
left to right. as shown in cut.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11

MIX is one OF the greatest foods for
humans and animals that nature has
provided and makes an important part
OF their diet IL is also found to be a
great food for poultry, both young
growing chicks and laying hens. The
greatest question now arises as to
when and how and what amount
should be given.
On most every farm we now find the
cream separator, declares a writer,
and after separating the milk we have
the skim milk which the farmer has
been using to what he thinks is the
most advantage, usually feeding 1t to
hogs. II he will try some of this in
feeding his poultry | think | am safe
in saying that II will yield him still
better returns. Sour milk is better
than TO feed while it is still sweet, but
It is very little trouble in this way,
for II in a warm place it soon under
goes this change.
In souring milk becomes more or
less solid in form so that the birds
are able to get hold of it better. Es-
pecially is il best for small chicks, for
Il cir little digestive organs are not
'pable of using sweet milk, whereas
Il e sour milk is digested quickly.
When first the milk is given, they may
not drink very much, but in a few
days they will learn to like it and will
consume quite great deal. Always
ses that the milk Is sour, as feeding
1t to them sweet one day and sour the
next will result in an upset Of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
GOOD FEED COOP FOR FRIES
Profitable Plan for Getting Rid Of Mals
Chicks When About Three Months
Old-How Il Is Made.

This drawing shows the plan Ct
my coop for raising Leghorn, Rhod,
Island Red and guinea squads. find
this a paying way to get rid of many
male chicks when about three months
old, writes Mrs. B. r. Buffham in Ne
braska Farm Journal. The coop was
made of redwood flooring except the
feed drawer, which is made OF a store
box. 1t is four feet long, two feet wide
and three inches deep. The drawer Is
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
FOUR SOUND POULTRY FACTS
lnfertile Eggs Keep Best Durlno Heat
OF summsr-sest Plan to segre-
gate the Boosters.

Fertile eggs spoil quickly In sum.
mer weather.
2 lnfertile eggs keep best and mar
ket best in summer heat.
3. Fertile eggs are produced II the
ROSTERS are allowed to run with the
hens.
4. lnfertile eggs are produced II the
ROSTERS are kept from the hens
Ohio Agricultural College.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
Peach Bonhe.

Scald quart of milk, add heaping
teaspoonful of cornstarch mixed with
four tablespoonfuls of sugar. Cook
until the mixture coats the spoon. Mix
pint of whipped cream and one pint
OF raw peach pulp TO the scalded milk.
Freeze to a mush. turn to a two.quart
bowl, mold and pack in ice and salt
for two hours.