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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
THE ARGUS.

Delivered by carrier at 10 cents per
week IN Moline, East Moline Silvis and
Wetertown-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
Police News

Remi Demeere, 7o4 ixteenth avenue,
Moline. was to be arraigned in Moline
police court this afternoon on charge
of disorderly conduct preferred by
CAMEL Amery Amery alleges that
Demeere has been interfering in the
domestic affairs of the Amery house
hold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05

Tony Mayoci. Rock Island, who got
into an argument with Louis Nickon-
poulos Of Davenport while they were
working at Rock Island arsenal
pleaded guilty in Moline police court
this morning to a charge OF assault
and battery. He was fined S25 and
costs. Maroci was alleged to have hit
Nickoupoulos on the head with a
shovel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05

In the American league, the Uniyer-
sal Tractors made a clean sweep
against the Brotherhood Of Railway
Engineers:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
A Tip for Those
Who Dine Late
Follow the Neal With n Stnart's Dys-
repsia rahTet. You VIII Sleep Fine
and Awaken Next Morning On
Good Terms With Yourself.
SEND FOR FREE TRIAL PACKAGE
,END FOR FREE TRIAL PACKAGE

Afte- eating take a Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablet Then you won't have di-
gestive troubles Late suppers will be
harmless. Nothing so ruins the com
piexion as sour gassy stomach that
diStdrps sleep and pours poison into
the .loBd. II is not the club sandwich
nor tie Welsh rarebit that hurts. 1t is
. stomach weak IN digestive juices
Eet any thing you like al any time and
let Stuart's dyspepsia Tablets digest
yodr fOod, tone your stomach. supply
your blocl with nourishment, then
COOL looks, healthy appearance and
bright eyes win soon return. Get 50
cent hoA Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets AZ any drrs store. They are real
nualth tIattls because they actually
aclp yoir SIC mach to digest 70 H. Try
teen r-c, by sending coupon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05

Members of Moline lodge No. 1873. l.
O, 0. f, elected officers last evening.
The new officers are.
Noble Grand-P G. Inman.
Vice Grand w n Posten.
Recording Secretary - Alexander
Fraser.
Financial SecFetsry-B. f. Carl
stedt
Treasurer John @ Hawk.
Trustees Fred Wiese. Elmer Carl
son, " Z. Ludwick. julie Norman and
Frank Kehoe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05

Edward Coryn and A. c, Wander
Vennet were reelected president and
vice president, respectively, of the
Belgian club for their 18th
consecutive terms, at the annual meet
ing of the club Sunday in Moline.
They have held the offices ever since
the organization Of the club Jules
Fonteyne was reelected financial sec
rotary. and Emin ]. Degrave was also
reelected as recording secretary. Alois
Roelandt was named treasurer, Emil
Dauw was chosen trustee for three
years; Peter Van Braecker and julius
Van Dale were elected doormen; and
Raymond DeRycke was agaia honored
by election as chairman of the enter
tainment committee, post in which
he has given excellent service.
Through efforts of the club and
other Belgian-Ame-ican organizations
in Moline it is now probable that
Father DeVille, who has spent the last
three years in locating relatives and
friends of Belgians in this country OF
war-ridden Belgium, will be brought
to Moline.
The club has enjoyed year of ex-
cellent progress. and has grown enor-
mOusly in membership Advancement
has been in all lines of the clubs ac-
tiyity.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
sprayinu For Codiino Moth.

In answer to correspondent who
asks when it is ne, essary to spray for
the cOdling moth and whether spray
ing for the San Jose scale will hurt
trees already in bloom, ZoolOgist H. A.
Surface Of the Pennsylvania depart
naent Of agriculture says:
at is always considered necessary to
spray all apple, pear and ounce trees
for this pest when they are bearing
fruit. If there is no fruit ON your
trees there is no need to spray for
COdling moth. AS you doubtless know,
this is the insect that makes wOrmy
apples, pears and ounces. Every good
fruit grower sprays for this pest, If
for no other. The first spraying is
made shortly after the petals or flow
ers fall, and the second spraying is
made about a month from that date.
The material that should be used is
one gallon and one quart Of strong
lime sulphur solution, either home
made or commercial, in forty-nine gal
Ions Of water, and to this is added
either one pound of dry arsenate Of
lead or two pounds of arsenate Of lead
paste. For the second spray use the
same material as for the first.
where you have much San Jose
scale present it is a good plan to wash
all the bark Of trunks or twigs that
can be reached with a paint brush
dipped in very strong lime sulphur
solution or very strong thick soap So
luton, or spray the infested trees
when the young are crawling on the
bark with tobacco decoction, kerosene
emulsion or soap solution. After the
leaves drop this fall spray again with
the strong lime sulphur solution"
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOWSFIELD

Owners Of small farms have taken
up the question Of beef production.
There is a decided movement in favor
Of meat animals in the central west,
and the educational effort now going
forward Is bound to have a good ef-
feet.
This is a profitable branch Of farm
ing in more ways than one. Meat
values are on such a high basis that
farmers can more than double their
money on beef where they raise their
own stock. Beef raising disposes Of
fodder and grain to the best advan-
tage, keeps up soil fertility and adds a
large cash income to the revenues Of
the farm.
IT saved 81 on every calf raised for
the baby beef feed lot last year." said
L. D. White of Union county, Ia. BE
sides, they had more quality, more
ability to lay ON fat and more feeding
capacity than any l could buy"
The owner Of a small farm who has
equipped his place with a silo and es-
tablished a field Of alfalfa can profit
ably handle a carload Of beef cattle
every year. If he cannot breed so
many on the place he is always able
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
!: RULES FOR TREE PLANTING :

Select the kind Of a tree that will
grow best in your location. Choose q
variety from those already thriving in
your vicinity.
A ten to twelve foot tree is consider
ed the best size for ordinary planting.
It should be free from scars and pests.
The trunk should be straight, and It
should have a long leader.
When digging trees in the woods be
careful not to injure the roots, and Sc
cure as many Of the fbrous ones as
possible. Nursery grown trees are
better because they have been trans
planted several times and have better
root systems.
Do not allow the roots to become
dry. Keep them moist and covered un-
I'll you are ready to put them in the
ground.
Ragged ends Of broken roots should
be cut OF with q sharp knife.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
SOLDIERS T0Gs.
How Khaki Came to Be Standardized
For the Army.

How Khaki Came to Be Standardized
For the Army.
With so many armies of the world
DOMINIC khaki it is curious to remem-
Der the accident which gave that olive
drab material it's being for an accident
it was pure and simple.
British troops in India formerly wore
cotton cloth of brownish green. 1t
always faded when put to the test Of
soap. An English business man, dis
cussing the defect with some army of
f1cers, remarked that a large fortune
was waiting for the man who could
discover process for making a cotton
drill that would not fade.
One of the youngest officers became
interested. Together with skillful
dyer he began systematic search for
an unfading olive dye. something that
would yield no shade Of color when
the cotton dye was subjected to soap
or soda. But many years did the two
spend in useless experiment.
One day at the bottom of a hundred
similar little scraps they happened
upon one which somehow retained it's
color under the most severe tests. The
puzzling part Of ii was that this scrap
had been taken from a piece of cloth
that had been subjected to the same
process, yet was faded. For a long
while the two attempted to solve the
mystery-in vain. This one little bit Of
cloth was the only one which with
stood all attacks.
Finally by the merest. chance they
came upon the explanation. The dye
in which this scrap had been dipped
had remained for a long time in a
metal dish of peculiar kind. The
metal of the dish had furnished what
the chemicals lacked. They made the
experiment again in this particular
dish. The dye held, and the fortune
was made.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
WARS EFFECT ON RUGS.
How the Price of Beautiful Floor Cow
erings Has Risen.

Said a rug expert recently:
Il should say Offhand that about 20
per cent of the increase in rug prices is
due to conditions in the dye trade. 40
per cen to the falling off in wool i'm
ports and % per cent to shortage Of
labor The remaining Is per cent ma
be accounted for by increased trans
portatiOn charges and by the fact tina
the rug manu-. acturers. owing to the
ductuating conditions. are inclined t.
safeguard their own profits a littlt
more closely than before the war.
I'm general 1t is correct to say thai
the price of domestic rugs has ad
vanced from % to A. per cent over The
prices that were asked before the Eu
rOpean war began. Thus Wilton tina,
could be bought for $50 a year and q
half ago must now sell at $75; an AK
minister or brussels or velvet rug thai
cost then $3.50 must now sell for So:
or $40 and is expected to advance t.
S45 in the near future.
THE most popular moderate pricet
rug at the present time is the Amin
Ster. 1t Is constantly gaining in pOpu
lar favor over that old time favOrit(
the Brussels rug. and some manufac
turers have even discontinued theil
Brussels weaves. OF the Administers
the Chinese patterns. these being du
plicates of Chinese designs. are espe-
cial faVOrites. Different shades OF
blue. such as delft. indigo and the so
called old blue shades, are considered
the most desirable. The blue is gener
ally in the groundwork. These Chi
nese designs were first put out in do
nestle rugs about three years ago and
at once met with popular favor. Let
me say that the housewife who is able
to get a special priced. marked down
rug is fortunate, for this means that
she is getting a rug that has been for
some time in stock and so is dyed in
the safer dyes that were Obtainable
before the war. Carpet manufacturers
have now warned all their customers
that the dyes now used are more likely
to mellow and weaken than those for,
merly used.
'In buying Administer and velvet rugs
Of medium grades better service viii
be secured from the seamless rugs"
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
CR0PS THAT ROB THE FARM.
Farmer Must Manage to Restore Fer
tiIity That Has Been Exhausted.
Prepared by United States department Of


Farmer Must Manage to Restore Fer
tiIity That Has Been Exhausted.
Prepared by United States department of
Agricultural
It is estimated that every ton Of cow
pea hay taken from the farm the
manure Of which is not returned to the
soil robs it of 1896 worth of fertility
If bought In the form of commercial
fertilizer; a ton Of cotton seed, $3.50;
an acre OF corn producing fifty bush
els, both stalk and grain, $1S.56; the
grain alone, 1895; an acre of oats pro-
ducing thirty-ive bushels removes In
the entire crop $11.33 and $4.72 for the
grain alone.
In many cases exhaustion of the soil
by cropping has gone on until the farm
responds reluctantly to the many
drafts made upon it. The farmer must
manage to restore this fertility. No
better method of doing this can be
found than to keep enough stock on
the farm to utilize the pasturage of
idle lands and much Of the surplus
grain and forage produced. The stock
should be kept under sheds and in sta
bles when possible and an abundance
Of bedding furnished to absorb the
liquids as well as to add to the bulk OF
the manure heap.
The roots and stubble Of crops al
ways restore something to the soil.
With such crops as clover, cowpeas or
beans approximately 80 per cent Of the
manurial value Of the crop Is kept In
the soil. When such crops are har-
vested for hay and fed to good farm
stock and the manure is returned to
the land 80 to 80 per cent of the entire
fertilizing value is kept on the farm.
At the same time the full feeding
value is obtained.
Farm manure should be handled
with great care. 1t should never be
left in the open yard or piled in the
field for any length Of time, as much
of its plant food will be Neached out,
Neither should it be stored loose un-
der sheds, but it should be packed
down and kept wet enough to prevent
heating, which would drive off nitro
gen. This tremendous loss from i'm
proper handling explains why farmers
find it necessary to use such large
quantities Of manure to derive much
benefit from it. 1t will be observed
that even when manure is stored in a
shed there is loss. By covering the
manure heap with substances like Or
! binary loan, sawdust or wheat straw
much loss may be prevented and the
stack Of manure greatly increased.
Loan will absorb about thirteen
pounds Of nitrogen per ton of 1000
pounds, sawdust about eight pounds
and wheat straw nearly four pounds
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16

to buy calves from dairy farmers in
should be to produce a carload of
marketable stock. Where the farm is
100 to 200 acres there is nothing to
hinder the owner raising two or three
carloads in year, but it is best to set
/ the mark at one load for the first sea
son. This branch of business requires
little experience, just as everything
| else does.
With this program adopted farmer
starting out In beef production should
try to prepare a lot of top notch ami
mails that will average 1000 pounds at
t the age Of twelve to fifteen months. If
the right kind Of stock is used and
there is good success in fattening, top
| figures in the market will be secured.
| The careful manager viii soon find
that he can produce the first 1000
pounds of beef much more cheaply
than he can add to this weight. My
observation shows that the real profits
are in marketing beef animals at an
age not exceeding two years. This is
| turning over the money pretty fast,
and by making 1t a rule to market the
stock at an early age one can afford to
govern the selling by the tone Of the
| market
AS farmers gain in skill they will
| find it an easy matter to furnish a fine
| quality of baby beef. This is accom-
plished by the selection Of suitable
calves and a wise system Of feeding
No point in the business is more i'm
pOrtant than that of starting with the
right kind of young stock. Then it is
only a question Of forcing growth by
skillful handling. Men who have dali
r1es are able to secure a uniform
bunch Of young animals, as a rule,
but If they fall short Of the required
number in starting a beef herd with
uniformity they will always be able to
find native stock to meet their needs.
Generally speaking. It is unwise to
bring in feeders Young stock shipped
from remote points cost more than they
are worth these days, and the trans
portatiOn units them for maturing
rapidly. They don't begin to measure
up With stock that gets its start in the
nefghborhood. A little observation of
the market will astonish many farm
ers who do not know the demand for
high quality baby beef and the profit
there Is in supplying it.
The small farmers Of the central
west only need to look into the matter
Of concentrated feeding to realize that
they are able to take advantage Of the
high prices for meat animals. It will
pay to restrict the pastures and depend
more on alfalfa, silage. roots and con-
centrated feeds More can be accom-
phshed on a farm Of 80 to 100 acres
than is generally understood. The
problem is one OF management. The
opportunity Is one Of the most attrac-
tive that American farmers have ever
had presented to them. If they believe
/ In diversity and In business farming
one Of the first steps they should take
is to engage In beef production up to
the fun capacity Of their land.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
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HOW TO DYE FADED
O' CLOTHES NEW

o HOW TO DYE FADED
o CLOTHES NEW
Q COLORS "A visit to the dye (
@ bath simply transforms sun 4
o struck curtains, pillow covers
o and draperies into new goods.
o The slight stiffening which Gre (
O tonne. art ticking and chfntZes {
o have when first bought can be (
o renewed by using bran water (
O instead of starch. Cook two (
@ cupfuls of the bran in half q {
o gallon of water twenty minutes (
o and put it in the final rinsing {
o water. This gives just the proper (
@ dressing.
9 1t is a help for the beginning {
9 dyer to know something Of the {
@ results which various colors win
@ produce.
@ Blue over brown produces dark
o seal brown.
@ Blue over purple produces dark (
9 plum.
o Blue over green produces blu
o ish green. {
O Blue over yellow produces
o green.
o Blue over red produces purple. (
@ Light blue over orange pro-
9 duces brown.
@ Light blue over green produces (
o peacock blue.
o Light blue over pink produces (
o lavender.
o Cardinal over navy blue pro- (
9 duces light purple.
@ Maroon over dark green pro- (
9 duces plum.
@ Maroon over navy blue pro- (
@ duces dark purple. (
@ Red over dark green produces (
9 black. (
o Red over orange produces scar (
@ let. (
9 Red over green produces brown.
9 Red over lavender produces {
@ wine. {
@ Red over blue produces purple. (
@ Yellow over red produces scar (
@ let. (
o Yellow over blue produces (
@ green. (
o Yellow over green produces <
o light green. (
o Yellow over brown produces (
o golden brown. (
o o Q @ o 9 % 9 8 % o 9 % o.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
Scientific
Farming
DOLLARS FROM FORESIGHT.

The Farmer Who Notes Economic
Changes Usually Makes the Profit.
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
Perhaps the most conspicuous cause
Of success In farming is prompt and
fitting change in type of farming in
response to economic pressure as indi-
Gated by the market price of products
IS related to cost. The American farm
Grs who are most successful usually
sense the operation Of economic forces
long ahead of their neighbors. A large
number of farmers change an old es-
tablished system only when forced by
dire necessity.
Not only Is there the greatest oppor-
tunity to any individual farmer through
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16

SPECIAL PRODUCTS FOR THE MARKET.
quickly modifying his organization in
response to changed markets, but such
reimbursement is Of great value to the
whole community. for such action in
time becomes corrective of the changed
condition from which it sprang Let
us assume, for instance, that there is
community engaged largely in live
stock production and that through some
cause feed prices advance to such Il
point that there is more money in sell
ing the raw product than in feeding
Under snch conditions IL large number
of farseeing farmers will quickly cur
tail their live stock industry and be
come sellers Of raw feed products,
This in turn has a tendency to reduce
feed prices and to increase the price
of live stock products. thus bringing
about the former balance
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
How to Stop a Leak In a Gas or Wa
ter Pine

A leak in gas or water pipe fire.
quently causes no end of damage be-
fore the plumber can be called. Still
it can be stopped temporarily with a
filling mixture made of yellow kitchen
soap and whiting mixed in a thick
paste. When your wash boiler or any
pot or kettle begins to leak at any IN
expected moment you can save the
day with an emergency cement made
by mixing the white of an egg with
fine coal or wood ashes until it forms
thick PASTE Plaster this over the
hole on the outside Of the vessel and
then hold 1t over the fire until the egg
is baked and the cement hardens.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
How to Clean Silver With Just Whit
inu and Oil.

When silver is very much furnished,
and this is often the case when it has
been put away for some time and not
used, it is a good idea to clean it with
oil and whiting. Take an old piece of
cloth or rag, dip one corner of it in the
Oil-lard can be used instead If more
convenient - then in the powdered
whiting, and rub the black marks
with it. They will gradually disap-
pear with this treatment, and the sill
yer must then be rubbed with clean
dry whiting and polished with q soft
leather.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
HOW TO BUILD AND FUR
NISH A HOME.-Ev-

@ NlSH A HOME.-EV-
@ cry home should be built around Z
9 the needs of the individual fam (
O lily. Furnishings houldnot be done 4
O hastily, but rather should be a
o matter Of development, asserts
@ Miss Araminta Holman. instruc-
@ tor in home art In the Kansas
o State Agricultural college.
O Some important features
9 should be observed in the con-
O struction of every modest and
O simple domestic dwelling" says
@ Miss Holman. "The homes that
O are nearly square are the most
@ economical where expense must
@ be considered. The porch should
@ be at back or on the side of the
@ building to allow for the quiet
O and privacy in recreation that
@ cannot be obtained on the front
@ porch where every one is on ex-
@ hibition. Having the porch on
@ the rear will also help to i'm
@ prove the appearance Of the back
@ yard. The simple and rather
o small front entrance Is being
@ used more and more-an adapta-
o ton of the colonial door en-
@ frances.
@ ''The windows should be group
@ ed to allow for a food of light
@ and to offer better opportunity
o for the satisfactory arrange
O ment Of furniture. A generous
@ amount of wall space should
@ be devoted to these windows.
@ Grouped windows show good de-
@ sign from the outside and do not
@ look like portfolios in the side of
9 the house.
@ THE reception hall in the
9 modest home need not be large,
9 but should be Of sufficient size
@ to contain a chair and coat rack
@ and should be we'll lighted. 1t
@ should be large enough for the
9 removal of wraps and to trans
@ act business of brief nature,
9 and for this reason a large open
9 ing between the hall and living
@ room is not desirable.
o ''The living room should be the
9 largest and best room in the
9 house. 1t should be on the west
o side if possible, because that
@ room is most used in the after
@ noon. BY having sliding doors
9 between the living and dining
9 rooms they can easily be made
9 into one large room for enter
@ tainment and festive occasions"
@
8 30 o %%%%%~%~ 9 1000
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
Keep Farm Tools Sharp.

By keeping the farm tools sharp you
save horse feed and horse strength. 1t
does better work, more of it in one
day and pays a better profit. 1t saves
time, temper and human vitality. A
good emery stone will pay for itself
in one season. Get you one and keep
the tools sharp.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
Milk Is Good Rood For chieka.

Feed all of the spare milk. such as
buttermilk, separator milk and clab-
bernd milk to the chicks. They relish
it. and it is good for them. 1t matters
not If it is sour, provided it be clean.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16

NaVasota, Tex, has remedied this in
a device to be secured to the farmers
shoe by which the cutting is done with
a quick movement Of the foot and no
leaning over is required. The knife is
a broad, fat blade secured to the shoe
at the toe and over the instep and
braced for the repeated blows it will
receive by ending against the heel.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
How to Wash ShawIs So They Look
ika NauI Nnaa

Like New Ones.
To wash knitted or crocheted shawls
fold them as fiat as possible and lay
carefully in a pillow case run through
at intervals with basting thread to
keep fat. Then they should be ham
died like other flannel or wooden goods
If washed separately observe the usual
precautions for wooden goods, gently
squeezing through the hands and keep.
ing the suds and rinsing water of the
same lukewarm temperature. Take
out of pillowcase, but do not hang
knitted goods up to dry. Put in the
oven on a big platter, shaking and
turning occasionally, or lay on q clean
cloth I'm the sunshine.
Morris tribune., 1917-02-16
Novel Stalk Cutter.

In harvesting certain crops like corn,
sugar cane and such stalky growths
the most trying and exhausting part Of
the labor is leaning over to cut down
the stalk at the ground. A woman of