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The midland journal., 1915-05-07
WHEN 10 PLANT BULBS
Rx ME MRS. John ElELp.

Hardy bulbs should be planted, as
early in the fall as possible.
Dealers will not begin sending out
bulbs much before the latter part
of September. Early orders get the
best bulbs.
The best soil for bulbs for the
house is a rich loan mixed with sand.
II too heavy, add turfy matter to
tighten it.
Always choose a well-drained To-
cality for your bulb-seed; IL not nat
arally SO, put at least six inches Of
broken crockery, pieces Of brick, old
shoes, old bones, and the like in the
bottom OF the bed.
Never take bulbs out of the package
The florist sends them in until you
are ready to plant them Do not
leave them exposed to the light or
air, as this will cause loss of moisture
and weaken vitality.
The scales of lily bulbs often be.
come. soft and fiabby when exposed
to the air, because of the evaporation
Of the sap. which Is the life blood OF
the bulb. Such bulbs are weakened.
and hardly worth planting. Put all
bulbs in the cellar or in dark, cool
place until ready to plant.
Many plants will grow we'll in an
ordinary window in winter. but the
aumber that will soften freely under
such conditions are few and need
special preparation. Many failures
are due to an unwise selection Of
kinds. as well as to the extremes of
heat to which the ordinary room is
subjected.
September is good time to root
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
THE HOUSE PLANTS
sx q. .. poENER.

In the potting of house plants you
can mix the proper soil yourself If
you know the needs of the different
plants. Take some old blue grass sod
and pile it up until it rots, and you
will have the ideal form of decayed
vegetable matter for the principal
constituent of all kinds of soil for
potted plants. There are three kinds
Of potting soil, as follows:
For geraniums and the ordinary va
rieties of blooming plants.-Three
parts loan from the rotted sod, one
part we'll rotted manure and one part
sand If the soil Is heavy.
For ferns, begonias and such foli-
age plaHts.-Two parts loan, one part
leaf molu or peat, and one-half part
sand II soil Is heavy.
Fer palms or roses.-Two parts
clay loan and one part we'll rotted
manure. and sand to suit the texture
condition.
Use the finger test to learn If the
plants need water; when the soil
crumbles easily until dry it needs wa
ter; when it cakes readily there is too
much water; SO do not give the plants
little each day, but only water when
needed. Never use a nozzle on the
end of hose In watering as 1t causes
the stream to pack the soil and injure
she foliage.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
ALFALFA GOOD HORSE FEED
Must Be Fed With Judgment and Care
Best to Feed Animals First
and Second Cuttings.

Alfalfa is an excellent horse feed,
but is must be fed with judgment and
care.
Because Of its palatability mature
horses are likely to eat too much al
falfa if permitted to have free access
to 1t.
The average farm horse at hard
work is allowed to eat much more al
falfa and other roughage than he real
ly needs to maintain his weight.
One pound Of alfalfa or other hay
and about one and one-fourth pound
of grain a day for every 100 pounds of
the horses weight make a good ra-
ticn for the working horse.
Horses like alfalfa stems. Refuse
from the cattle racks Is very accepta-
BILE to horseA
It is best tosfeed mature horses first
and second cutting alfalfa which is
free from mold and dust.
Never feed wet alfalfa hay to
horses.
A sudden change Of feed deranges
the horses digestive system.
Horses accustomed to alfalfa as a
regular part of their ration are sell
dom troubled from its Extension
Bulletin %, Nebraska Experiment Sta
ton.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
IN A SHADOW
Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use of either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms.
rs the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than in others.
Il was never a coffee drinker.' :
writes an Ill. woman. sbut tea drink
or. I was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache and heart
trouble. and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious collie.
mo end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and tingle like a
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times / could hardly put my
tongue out OF my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
eThe doctors told me to quit using
tea. but thought could not live with
out it-that 1t was my only stay. l
had been q tea drinker for twenty-five
years; was under the doctor's care for
6fteen.
"About six months ago, finally quit
tea and commenced to drink Postum.
Il have never had one spell Of sick
headaches since and only one light
attack Of bilious collie Have quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellvifle," In pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter. and, with cream and sugar, makes
3 delicious beverage instantly, soc and
COO tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
FEED TO INDUCE EGG LAYING
Morning Meal Made Of Bran and
Shorts, Mixed and softened With
Hot Water Is Excellent.

Bran and shorts mixed and softened
with hot water make good morning
meal Boiled potatoes and oat meal
mush also are excellent Ground
bone ought to be made regular ar
ticle Of diet.
The fowl should have a chance for
exercise and this is gained by hay-
ing a layer OF straw on the foor to
hide the grain and also by suspend
ing green cabbages or pieces of meat
far enough from the floor so that they
are compelled to jump to reach the
food. A meal of wheat or corn is
to be given late in the afternoon.
All kinds of roots chopped fine and
fed raw are relished Either parched
corn or charcoal is one Of the essen
tials. Poultry SO handled will be
healthy and active instead of sickly
and lazy and will produce satisfac-
tory supply Of eggs.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
WAR HORSES NOT FOR FARMS
Good Draft Animals Are Best for Aq-
riculturaI Work, Says an Ex-
pert Of Kansas College.

The buying Of a large number Of
Kansas horses by the warning ma
tions Of Europe win not cause a
shortage of farm power, believes DR..
Q. w. McCampbell, assistant profess
sor Of animal husbandry in the col
lege. The war horse and the efficient
farm horse, declares Doctor McCamp.
bell, are two distinct types.
The war horse, weighing from L.
600 to u,200 pounds, has been re-
sponsible for much Of the ineficiency
Of farm power, The, fewer war horses
left upon the farms, the better of the
farmer win be. 1t is the type Of horse
adapted to war that has always caused
the low prices in the horse market,
because the demand for this type of
horse in the commercial world is prac-
tically gone. The sound, heavy, ac-
tive, draft horse has always brought
the higher price = ,-.-ssst
II the people. who think that there
will be a shortage Of horses to oper-
ate the farms the, coming year will
notice the type Of horse that is being
exported, says Doctor McCampbell
they will find that it is not the farm
horses that the European countries
are buying but the medium-sized war
horses. AN increased demand for the
heavy draft horse will result, when
the small horses have disappeared.
Now is a good time, believes Doc
tor McCampbell, to get rid of the
Small horses and raise draft horses,
as there will always be strong mar
ket for the draft horse while the
market for the small horse is becom-
ing smaller each year.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
GENERAL FLOWER HINTS

Cut and pile sod for pot compost Ia
ter.
Weather seldom affects weeds ad-
versely.
Heavy shade is often worse than
strong sunlight.
Sow seeds for basket plants and
window garden now.
Prune out the branches of the dahl
ia to promote development of flowers;
water well, and tie to stakes.
Prune older, weaker branches from
shrubs and roses that are done bloom
ing. and mulch roots.
Cut flowers Of ANNALS that seed
freely and prolong the season of
bloom. If allowed to mature seeds,
they cease to bloom
For potted plants that must have
sunshine, set the pots in jardiniere,
or set in a box with a packing of moss
around them to encourage moisture.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07


cuttings taken from soft wood plants,
but the "bloomers" for the house
should have been slipped and rooted
last May or June. Cuttings taken as
late as September of the new half
ripened wood Of many ANIMALS and
perennials will make nice house plants
and some Of these should bear flowers
if well cared for.
Hardy bulbs may be planted among
shrubbery, and these will give bloom
at a time when the branches of the
shrubbery are oare of foliage. lighting
up the grounds wonderfully. The
shrubbery will in turn serve to pro-
tect the bulb flowers and foliage from
disastrous effects OF early, cold rain
storms and rough spring winds.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
lNSURES PURE WATER
Construction Of Filter win Solve
Farm Problem.
Most Practical Size Is Four Feet
Deep, Eight Feet Long and as
Wide as Capacity May Re-
quire-Best on Ground.

The capacity of the filter illustrated
is large and may be constructed of
sufficient width to receive the dow of
an entire brook where it enters the
farm, thus insuring pure water for
all purposes, as stock, steam boilers
and household use, writes H. Clock in
Modern Farmer
The filter may be made quite small,
but the most practical size is four feet
deep, eight feet long and as wide as
capacity may require, calculating
about five gallons per minute per
every foot width. The capacity, how
ever, depends much upon the condi-
ton Of the water to be filtered. The
bottom, sidewalks and partitions
should be six inches thick, made of
one part cement, three parts sand and
four parts aggregates, which must be
poured or tamped into wood forms.
They are best built In the ground, so
that about six inches of the top pro-
jects above the ground level
The holes from the receiving to the
sand basin, and from charcoal to out
let basin, are made by placing wood
pegs, one inch in diameter, in the con-
crete while filling the forms, and re-
moving the pegs when the forms are
removed, both being done when the
concrete has become hard. Where
water is scarce the painting Of the In
sides Of the basins with asphaltum
(black) paint win retain all the water.
For household use, cover Of wood
or concrete slabs should be provided.
About six inches of gravel and one
foot of clean sand should be placed
In the sand BASIN The charcoal basin
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

To prevent your window plants from
blooming only on the street side, turn
them occasionally and you will have
the blooms in the room as well. Do
not give foliage plants as much light
as for Towering plants; keep the ferns
in shady corner; q north window is a
good place.
Use as dry material only well rotted
manure. To prepare liquid manure to
be applied only after the ordinary wa
tering has been done, take an ordinary
barrel containing one-half bushel Of
fresh COW dung and If extra strength
be required add a couple of quarts of
fresh hen manure and cover with wa
ter.
After it has been fermented thor
oughly the coarse material will all set
tie to the bottom and you may fill the
barrel with water and the solution is
ready to be applied to your plants.
An application every two weeks is
generally all that Is required for most
plants.
For this process sand is generally
used, or very light soil, as most favor
able for the formation of new roots.
The geranium is perhaps the easiest
to begin with and good healthy tor
should be selected where wood has
formed. Take sharp knife and cut
below the joint
Foliage plants are very easily prop
agated, and every woman can do her
own work OF this nature with greai
satisfaction.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
Varied Program.

The women of a town down the
state recently organized literary
club, and for a while everything was
lovely.
Louise" asked the husband of one
of the members upon her return home
from one of the meetings, what was
the topic under discussion by the club
this afternoon?'
Louise couldn't just remember at
FIRST Finally. however, she exclaimed:
Nov recollecti We discussed that
brazen-looking hussy that's just moved
In across the street and Nietzsche."
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

sitions shown, so that new surface
is presented to the file. The arrows
show the directions in which to file.
A tin disk. with thick piece of
leather as face, makes good guard
for the hand. The leather win not
spoil the edge of the sickle, should the
file slip. and the tin prevents the
sickle from cutting the hand, If fling
is done with more vigor than care. A
wise Is not essential, as the board
holding the sickle can be nailed to any
convenient wood surface.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
DRESSING Fowls.

Some markets prefer the head of
the fowl taken of at the throat. Strip
the blood out Of the neck. peel back
the skin little. remove a portion of
the neck bone. and then. just before
packing. except in warm weather,
draw the skin over the end and tie and
trim neatly.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
Work of Torpedoes.

Torpedoes cost over 5000 each; con-
sequently they are not discharged un
less there is a fair chance of hitting
the object aimed at. SO far the ves-
sells hit by torpedoes have been sta
tionary or only moving slowly; but it
is probable that as the crews of sub
marines become more expert they will
be able to hit warship occasionally
when she, is moving at high speed
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
Satan and the cerulean peep

sim in quandary"
"What about?"
Il have two invitations to dinner,
and can't decide"
(which one to accept"
mo, which one to refuse. One Is
to a home where young lady has just
come home from a piano conserva-
tory. and the other is where a five
year-old boy knows a lot of recita-
&ions.' Farm Life.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
PLAN TO SHARPEN A SICKLE
Good Cutting Edge Can BE Secured by
Use of Ordinary File-vise Is
Not Essential.

Where a grindstone is not conven.
lent, good cutting edge can be put
on the ordinary sickle with the aid of
a file, writes James M. Kane of
Doylestown. Pa, in Popular Me-
chanics. The sickle is clamped Sc
curely to piece of board-old wiring
er clamps will answer the purpose
and shifted around in the various po-
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
poubtful Assurances.

DO yon think they approved of my
Easter sermon?" asked one of our
well-known ministers.
Yes, think so," replied his wife;
they were all nodding."
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

The farmer who never shuts his
gates and leaves his fences without
repair will have all manner of trouble
with the young hogs about the place
Wbsn pig has learned to be a rogue
C is hard to break him of the habit.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
@Oh. he had a bill, did her"

''Nussah! He never had no bill
when he come dar-he des had com
mon ev'yday nose. But-uh-yaw! haw!
haw! haw!-yo' ortuh seed it when he
left; sassah, yo' dess ortuh seed ill.,
Kansas City Star.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

Decorated With One When He Left.
aUh-well. yo' honah," explained
Brother Stimmerjohn, 'de gentleman
come to muh house and 'gunter norate
loud and coa's bout fou' dollahs. and
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy IoS Red. Wes:k Watesy
Just Eye comfort. Write for Book Of the Ny0
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

placed anywhere. 81
tracts and kills all
Aies. Neat, clean, or
namentai, convenient,
cheap. Lasts @le
season. Made OF
metal, can'tspillor tip
over; will not soil or
Anythtng.
Guaranteed effective
All do0IeT0 or6sen1
express paid for et.op.
Ave-. Broeklyn. u, y.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07
Hls Action.

"Ah. squire" saluted the village
bore, what are you doing for your
rheumatism these days?"
Examining the doctors one after
another" snarled the old codger, Ito
see how much. they don't know
Judge.
The midland journal., 1915-05-07

". y. ", -sALTlMoRE. No 1a-1als.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
VICTOR WINS LARGE
CONTRACT ON COAST

Members of the Tri-City Press club
were especially interested in learning
at their monthly meeting Tuesday
evening at the Blackhawk hotel. Day-
export, that 4 F. Victor, president of
the Victor Animatograph company. had
Just received d contract fer the sale of
1860 portable moving picture projec-
tors to be used by the California
schools, The machines cost about s170
each Friends of the inventor believe
this is just the beginning Of the adop-
ton Of the machine in all Of the
schools Of the country.
Sam Rose, representatives OF the
company, recently made a trip to Cali
fornia, where he exhibited the Victor
machine along with seven other CON
Germs, He was awarded the prize and
the school contract.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
Legal.
Publication Notice.

State Of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-as;
Tn the Circuit Court Of Rock Island
county. Illinois January term, 1915.
r. F Wait VS. Bruce Bradford. In
Attachment, Demand, $40.
Notice is hereby given to you, the
said Bruce Bradford, that writ Of
attachment has been sued out of the
Office of the clerk of the circuit court
Of the county Of Rock Island, at the
suit Of the said r. P Wait, and against
the estate Of you, The said Bruce Brad
ford, for one hundred and ten dollars.
besides interest. directed TO the sher-
if of said county TO execute
Now, unless you, the said Bruce
Bradford. shall personally be and ap-
pear before the circuit court of said
county. on the first day OF the next
term thereof. to be holden at Rock
Island. In said county, on the first
Monday in the month of January next
give special bail and plead to said ac-
ton, Judgment will be entered against
you In favor of the said plaintiff, and
the property attached sold to satisfy
the same, with costs
GEORGE ". GAMBLE.
Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill, Dec. ., 1915.
schriver & schriver, plaintiffs at
torpevs,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
'SuFFS LEAD BOYS
| IN ARGUS OFFER
Seven Very Young Ladies aud Four
Boys Announce Intention OF
Joining Force.

Interest in the subscription offer
started of with a. bound taday and
Judging from the frst foot forward
it's to be militant suffrage affair
Eleven young folks appeared at The
Argus Office and the boys had better
look little out, for seven OF these are
girls. Each has an excellent chance
10 make good. however. as all appear
to be bright. dependable boys and girls
and 1t wouldn't surprise the circnia-
ton manager OF The Argus from his
interviews with these young pioneer
subscription getters, il he should
have to let Loose OF q few of those crisp
bank notes in considerable Of a hurry.
It's going to keep the office force busy
checking up OH these new subscrip-
tons and the quicker the boys and
girls get into the work the better their
chance for personal advice on how to
proceed,
These II young hustlers who have
already enrolled show plenty Of spirit
and some Of it isn't more than nine
years old What do you know about
that? Any girl or hoy between the
ages Of six aud IA years is eligible and
the project is: Have the new sub
scribers fill out the coupon appearing
each evening in The Argus, together
with two weeks payment TO centsl.
| Coupons are for three months sub
! scriptions and are expressly and only
for the purpose of introducing more
Rock Island people to their necessity
5of taking the liyest newspaper in The
/ tri-cities. It's fair and generous prop
osition and dollar bill in exchange
/ for five three months subscriptions
should prove easy picking for the 10(
girls and boys The Argus hopes tc
meet before the closing day of this
offer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
ORDERED
FROM BUENOS AIRES

New York, Dee Richard f. Wag-
Der, president Of the American Trans
Atlantic company, announced today
that he had ordered the steamer Win
nebago 10 leave Buenos Aires for
Stamford, Coma. without further de-
lay. The Winnebago is one of the yes
sells listed by the British government
as under suspicion of German owner
ship.
She is loaded with wood Earlier IN
the month Mr. Wagner appealed to
Secretary Lansing to arrange with the
British government to permit her pass
age to Stamford. Ii is understood no
such request was made by Mr. I.ans-
ing and thar the state department took
the position that vessels flying the
American flag would be protected in
their rights without special arrange
ments for immunity,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
NpENCER SQUIRE.

Lenore Ulrieh. the star III THE Bet
ter Woman" which is coming to the
Spencer Square theatre on the Equit-
able program Saturday has a difficult
part TO play, and 10 say thai she plays
| it successfully is a mild statement. The
story Of a Young girl. brought up amid
the sordid surroundings OF western
mining town, who fails in love with
an engineer engaged in a big work in
the vicinity. commits a crime to win
him away from the girl back home to
whom he is engaged, succeeds, tells
him what she has done, loses him tenn
porarily, and after many efforts makes
her conquest complete by an act of
/ heroism which stamps her as having a
nature far above her early surround
tngs and fully the equal Of him, is told
in an appealing way a way so effec-
tive that the hearts Of those who see
| 1T must be touched by the bravery of
the struggle. and their feelings graft
! fed by its successful outcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
WOMANISFACINC
bICAMY CHARGES
Judge The0phiius Defeats Attempt OF
Davenport Resident to Eyade
the State Law.

Because Rose C. Loot was issued 4
decree Of divorce week ago by the
Davenport district court and then al
tempted to evade the laws Of Iowa by
going 10 Indiana, where she was mar
ried a couple Of days after receiving
the decree, Judge Theophiius has an
nuIIed the decree aud she is now guilty
Of bigamy.
Mrs Loot filed suit for divorce last
fail and the case came up a week ago
She received her decree on supported
grounds of desertion, but was prohibit
ed from marrying within year,
That same night the successful di-
vorcee left Davenport for indianapolis
Ind. where the laws do not recognize
the one year clause,
There she was married Nov u tC
Walter Applas of Moline, at the home
Of the groom's father.
Judge Theophilus who presided over
the divorce case Of the woman, i'm
mediately ordered the clerk Of tht
district court not TO record the decree
BY the laws Of the state Of Iowa :
divorce is not valid until recorded i
the books Of the court clerk. TIL
move Of the courts invalidated tbs
! second marriage OF the woman ant
she is still the wife Of Henry r. Loot
Until just prior 10 her marriage Mrs
Loot. who is even now Of the opinion
that her name is Mrs Applas, wa
employed in the Office Of the Martin
Cigar company, in Davenport, and re
sided at the Roosevelt flats,
Applas operates the cigar stand a
the Campbell hotel in Moline. Mrs
Loot told the license clerk at Indian
apolis that her mothers name Wa
Mrs. Amelia S. Loot They left 10
Charlottesville. where they will spen
their honeymoon
Mrs. Loot is guilty Of contempt 0
court, aud IT is probable that she vii
be brought before Judge Theophilu
on that charge Her marriage to Ap
pIas has already been declared inTalle