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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
SIMPLE test to determine when

n SIMPLE test to determine when
"a garden soil is ready for plowing
= or working is to take a handful
of earth from the surface and close the
fingers tightly on it, If the earth
compacted in this way is dry enough
for cultivation, it will fall apart when
the hand is opened This test is ap
plicable only to comparatively heavy
soils, but it Is these which receive
the most injury if they are worked
when wet. On such soils overzealous
gardeners not only waste their time.
but frequently do actual damage by
attempting to work them too early.
After plowing or working with
spade it is usually desirable to apply
some form of fertilizer. Barnyard or
stable manure, which furnishes both
plant food and humus, is undoubtedly
the best, and applications of from
twenty to thirty tons to the acre are
satisfactory. The manure should be
distributed evenly over the surface and
later worked in with hoe and rake.
Frequently it is advisable also to apply
commercial fertilizer, especially phos-
phate. An application of 800 to 500
pounds of acid phosphate to the acre
is usually sufficient. In order to sup
ply potash, if this is needed, un-
bleached wood ashes may be distribut-
ed over the garden at the rate of LOO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
PREPARING THE GARDEN SOIL
How to Apply Fertilizers and Lime When the Ground
Is Ready For Cultivation

pounds to the acre. Wet, or leached
ashes have less fertilizer value. Two
thousand pounds of these should be
used. In order to start the plants early
in the spring applications of 100
pounds to the acre of nitrate of soda
are sometimes used. 1t is import
ant, however, to remember that no
form of commercial fertilizer will yield
good results unless the soil is well
supplied with humus. This frequently
may be furnished in the form of sod
or other vegetation which has over
grown garden spot and may pe
turned under with plow or spade.
In certain localities it is also advis-
able to test the soil for acldity Ma
turally moist soils are likely to be
G1J: n "a sue a ,Oudi N are pCt
crops. The test for acidity or sour
ness is a very simple one. A handful
OF the soil slightly moistened and n
piece of blue litmus paper, which. can
be obtained from any drug store, are
all that is necessary. When placed on
sour soil the paper will turn red. To
correct such a condition lime should
be used. The ground should be COW
cred with a thin coat of air-slacked
lime and the latter worked in well.
Lime is not a plant food. but 1t will
correct the acidity and will improve
the physical condition of the soil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
Sugar Economies

Dried figs, prunes, raisins, and dates
are preserved in their own sugar
Cooking figs soaked in their own
measure of water and then cooked in
it until some of the water is avaporat-
ed will have a thick sugary syrup
around them. Serve these with whip
ped cream or custard one day. Next
day get your fruit by cooking soaked
prunes without sugar and serving them
in the same way. Raisins and dates
well sterilized, will help us to get both
our needed fruit and our gratifying
and energy giving sweet. We may
cook bananas either with little sugar
or none at all.
If our time is not precious we may
save on sugar in the same way some
cooks do in making preserves. Cook
the fruit first, then make but a small
quantity of syrup with some of the
liquid and cook part of the fruit in
this, skim out, and cook the rest
Many cooks have an excess of syrup in
cooking fruit which they can use pro-
fitably but do not always do so. Of
course a syrup cannot be used too
many times, because it is easy to over
cook sugar.
A cake that is sticky or crumbly is
likely to have too much sugar. 1t is
not as digestible cake as one with
less. Unless sugar is thoroughly mixed
with the other ingredients the bottom
of the cake will sometimes be sticky.
In making a syrup the liquid and
sugar should always be stirred until
the sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
In one fthe newer food studies the
author describes the complicated pro-
cesses sugar goes through, and all the
machinery used in it's manufacture, it
seems marvellous that sugar can be
sold for few cents a pound" Per-
haps one of the adjustments we must
make in these latter days will be the
palying of more for this food of high
food unit value.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
keep 4 JAR OF
y MUSTEROLE HANDY
It Quickly Loosens Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest

Just little Musterole rubbed on your
sore, tight chest before you go to bed
will loosen UP congestion and break up
most severe colds and coughs.
Musterole is a clean white ointment
made with oil of mustard. Simply rub
it on. No plaster necessary. Better than
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Thousands who use Musterole will tell
what relief it gives from sore throat,
bronchitis. tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck.
asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and
aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet
and colds Git often prevents pneumonia. l..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
Clears Blotchy Skir,

Don't worry about blotches or other
skin troubles. You can have a clear,
clean complexion by using little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 25c, or
extra large bottle at $1.00.
Zemo easily removes all traces of
pimples, black heads, blotches, eczema,
and ringworm and makes the skin clear
and healthy Zemo is clean penetrat-
ing, antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor
greasy and stains nothing. 1t is easily
applied and costs a mere trife for each
application. Tt is always dependable.
The L. w. Rose Co., Cleveland, o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
CLEVELAND BUILDERS IDLE

Cleveland, March II. - Nearly 20,-
600 union workmen, members of the
Building Trades Council, were idle to-
day, as a result of the sweeping lock-
out order put into effect by the Build
ing Trades Employers Association yes
terday evening. Employers claim that
virtually all construction work in the
city has been stopped. Union men ad-
nit thousands are idle, but claim
contractors is going on. Employers
leaders said they would not attempt
to import strike-breakers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
$500 FOR BREACH OF PROMISE

Washington, Pa, March II. - A
jury of Greene county farmers award
ed damages yesterday IN the sum of
$500 to Miss Blanche Longstreth, a
society girl of Waynesburg, in her suit
for $4,000 for alleged breach of
promise against j. Florence Baker, a
wealthy farmer of Cumberland town
ship. The case has been pending for
some time and was one of the most
sensational here in recent years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
. YEARS FOR NEGRO DESPERATE

Media, Pa, March II. - Charles
Lloyd, a negro, who bound, gagged
and robbed Mrs. Catherine Tuttle, a
widow, of Marcus Hook some time ago
and attempted to kill Edwin II. Buch-
man, Chester, was found guilty yester-
day. Judge McKeen, of Easton, who
is presiding in Criminal Court in the
absence of Judge Johnson, sentenced
Lloyd to pay fine of 500 and to un-
dcrgo Imprisonment in the Eastern
Penitentiary for a term of not less
than nine years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
MUST PAY FOR DEATH OF GIRL

Lancaster, Pa, March II. = A jury
in Common Pleas Court awarded
$795.70 damages to Henry l.. Gross in
his suit against George e. Tole, a to-
bacco dealer, for causing the death of
plaintiffs daughter nearly two years
ago, when Tole, while he was intoXi-
Gated, was driving an auto. Tole was
convicted in Quarter Sessions Court
for causing the child's death and was
sentenced to Jail for eighteen months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
CHAPTER XVI.
Community No Lonaer Afraid.

n SPECIES of uneasy consterna-
"A ton rippled over the crowd.
Men glanced meaningly at
= = each other, murmuring to-
gether. Some of the countenances ex-
pressed loathing, but more exhibited
a surprised contempt. For n confused
moment no one seemed to know quite
what to do, or what answer to make
to so bestial dying request Danny
broke the silence incisively.
II promised them their requests
would be carefully Needed" he said.
"Give him the liquor"
Somebody passed up flask. Char
ley raised it as high as he could, but
was prevented by the rope from get
ting it quite to his lips.
"You -" he yelled at the man who
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17

held the rope, slack off that rope and
let man take a parting drink, can't
you?"
Amid dead silence the rope was
Stacked away. Charley took a long
drink, then hurled. the half emptied
flask far out into the crowd.
To question Crawford shook his
head.
II hope God Almighty will strike ev-
cry one of you with forked lightning
and that shall meet you all in the
lowest pit of lell!" he snarled.
Morton kept a stubborn and rather
digniied silence. Catlin alternately
pleaded and wept. Jules answered
Danny's question::
"Sure thing! Pull of my boots for
me. l don't want 1t to get back to
my old mother that died with my
boots on"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17

rush of coal at East Bear Ridge coll
liery and suffocated to death. The
body was not recovered for several
hours. A wife and three children sur
Vive him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
TRAPS % WEASEIS

Hazleton, Pa, March II. - Stanley
Novak, of Freeland, was to-day given
the title of being the best game pro-
tector in lower Luzerne county. Dur
ing the last week he has trapped six
weasels in the nearby woods, bringing
his total for the season up to twenty
eight. Game clubs have set out poi
son to kill off weasels and foxes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17
RUSH OF COAL KILLS MINER

Mahanoy City, March II. - Caught
under collapsing timber that had been
weakened by a blast, Joseph Neskey,
thirty-five years old, was buried by q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-17

(To Be Continued.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
SIM FEINERS ACTIVE.

Dublin-The Sim Fem prisoners in
Mountioy having abandoned the hun
ger strike on accepting concessions of
the government, have now all recoy-
cred their health. They are allowed to
mix freely together in the prison, TO
obtain food from outside, anu TO re
ceive visitors It has been arranged
that they shall be transferred to Dun
dalk Jail which recently has been
used as a Red Cross hospital
The death of Thomas Ashe. the Sim
Feiner, as a result of the hunger strike.
has favored the spread Of the Sim
Fem movement. since, for the time, it
united all Nationalist parties in sup
port of the principle that political pris-
oners should receive distinct treat
ment Great numbers Of postcards
were issued bearing the photograph of
Ashe followed by an inscription TO
which the police took exception, and
the cards In many cases have been
seized in the newsagents' shops.
Court martials for illegal drilling
continue One was held in Cork bar
racks, which illustrates the curious
cross currents Of Irish feeling at the
moment, for it was shown that one Of
the prisoners had two brothers in the
army fighting in France and that the
prisoner had himself been in the army
and been discharged as under age.
Some Of the Sim Fem clubs have es-
tablished local courts or arbitration
/ to prevent litigants from entering the
courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
FINE LINE DRAWN
IN LIQUOR CASES.
Arsenal Drunks to Be Tried in Moline
While Those "Carryingr Liquor
viii 60 to Peoria.

A fine line OF distinction has been
drawn between the arsenal liquor
cases which are to be tried in the Mo
line police court and those that will be
sent to the federal court at Peoria.
Colonel George W. Burr. command
ant at Rock Island arsenal, has made
plans to have defendants charged with
disorderly conduct or drunkenness
while on the arsenal grounds taken to
the Plow City for consideration, while
those having liquor in their posses
sion will go to Peoria.
Moline police authorities questioned
| their right to prosecute for violations
Of the federal statutes. Nordal Mel
son and A. NJ Cam, white, and John
/ Buttram. coiored, arrested last Satur-
day on the island with liquor in their
! possession, were turned over to the
! Moline authorities but later we're TAX
en- to Peoria for trial.
/ Yesterday Frank Schultz was given
Is days In county Jail for being intox-
! icated on the island, and James G.
Cooley, although he pleaded not guilty,
was given five days on a charge of in
toxication
In speaking of the effort Of the ar
senal authorities to eliminate drinking
on the island, Colonel Burr said
This construction work on the island
must 20 on unhindered We must get
these buildings finished as soon as pos
sibIe. We cannot do that if men are
permitted to come TO work in an int0x-
icated condition. These men not only
canot work. but they prevent
other men from working. / think
! an example ought to be made of some
Of these offenders who are guilty OF
being drunk on the island. It's the
only way we can prevent delays IN the
jobs on hand"
( Both Stone & Webster and Church
/ Westinghouse & Kerr, who have large
contracts at Rock Island arsenal, have
found it necessary 10 employ officers to
arrest disorderlies and to check any /
w. w. outbreaks.
Colonel Burr was also asked rela-
tive to rumors about his closing the
saloons of Rock Island "All the talk
about m yshutting up the saloons Is
! Just talk" was his comment Who
. ever is spreading those rumors is
, spreading them without any authority
from me and no one has any right &c
use my name in connection with them
I have no authority to thus proceed
/ although it might be delegated to me
. by higher officials"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
JAPAN ADDS 6 MORE
DESTR0YERS TO NAVY

Toxic Correspondence of The As
ISOLATED Press THE construction Of
six new destroyers for the purpose of
naval repletion at cost of $4,000 600
is to be started shortly and the work
will be expedited to complete them
within the present fiscal year ending
April next. The destroyers will all be
of middle size and be named the Nara.
kuwa, Tsuhaki, Maxi and Enoki re-
spectively.
The building of the following battle
ships, cruisers and destroyers is to
begin soon at the navy backwards and
at shlpbuilding yards at Nagasaki:
Battleship Mutsu, (Nagato typel
with displacement of $4,000 tons:
Cruiser Tama. with a displacement of
f,S0e tons; Cruiser Kuna. with a dis
placement of $500 tons, and first class
destroyers kawakaze, Minekaza and
Sawakaze, each of about 200 tons.
Inc battieship Mutsu will carry the
largest and most powerful main gnn
ever mounted on any battleship of the
japanese navy, and the cruiser Tama
VIII De the largest warship Of the kind
IN the Japanese navy The first class
DESTROYER kawakaze, which will be
one OF the largest destroyers In the
Japanese navy, is the substitute for
the destroyer of the same name which
was puiit IN France after the outbreak
OF the European war and was sold
ia1er TO an entente power.
BESIDES these warships big special
service ship with Displacement of
i.,ooo tons aud five submarines, each
dlsplaeing zoo tons. will be built at the
kure navy dockyard. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
BERT TO
ERECT NEW BUILDING

Contractors are now figuring on a
new building in East Moline for Al
pphonse Beert, which ii is planned to
erect on Fifteenth avenue, little east
of Seventh street and on the north
side of the avenue, to be occupied by
the East Moline Furniture company.
This building will be two stories
and basement, 40x120 feet. On each
side Of the entrance will be large
plates of glass, probably the largest
in East Moline. Practically all of the
second story is to be glass, so that
furniture can be displayed in this
story as well as the first story. A
push button elevator will operate from
the basement to the second story. In
the rear there is to be an enclosed re-
ceiving room for the automobile to
load and unload near the elevator. The
first story of the building will be mill
construction. 1t is intended to use
the Moline system of heating. The
plans have been prepared by 0. z.
Cervin, the Rock Island architect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
DURYEA GETS OFFER
TO SEE SERVICE IN
FRANCE; ACCEPTS?


Maybe the Moline Commercial club
viii soon be without an executive sec
rotary. NJ ]. Duryea, who is very ac-
ceptably filing hat position. hasn't
resigned, but has been offered a
chance to go to France and has ac-
cepted.
At least that's the story that's going
the rounds sit is said that yester-
day young married man. who has a
child dependent on him, became con-
WINGED he should do more for his coun-
try and that the best chance for SER
vice would be to transform a motor
truck into travelling Y NJ. G. A.
with phonograph, stationery and 9TH
er requisites and go to France. He
said that he would be willing to drive
the car and wanted to take Mr. Dur
yea over to give pep" talks to the
Sammies.
viii you go?"
Sure" replied the secretary.
III YOU will, I'll turn over my sal
airy to you and III pay for the oper-
alton Of the car" was the generous
offer.
So, if you happen up at the club
and find Mr.. Duryea gone. ask nc
questions. He'll be doing Ibis bit
across the pond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
NEW BUILDING TO BE
DEDICATED TONIGHT

An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the formal dedication of the
new William Carr school, Seventh
street and Nineteenth avenue. Moline,
this evening at S o'clock. The public
is invited TO attend. The program fol-
lows:
America Pupils.
March--Ffrst grade.
Kindergarten.
Folk dance -- Second and Third
grades.
THE Old Seventh Street School,
Henry Grip.
Public Welfare A. D. Welch,
Rock Island.
Vocal solo Miss Marie Heinemann
Growth of the Community 0.
Jahns.
"Recollectlons OF Teacher"-W c.
Wilson.
Experiences as Principal Miss
Hattie Moore
Advantages of Building "-L. A. Ma.
honey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
CIOTHING ST0LEN.

Mrs. r. A. Gouth, 1856 Seventeenth
avenue, East Moline, was away from
her home a short time yesterday aft
ernoon. On a line in the rear of the
residence was an assortment of cloth
ing, fresh from the wash. Evidently
the display and the fact that no one
was about to guard the clothing,
proved an opportunity which some
miscreant could not resist, for when
Mrs Gouth returned home her cIathes
line had been stripped of its Pretty
things. Mrs. Gouth. reported the mat
ter to the police, and the list Of things
she says are missing includes pink
silk waist. night slip. two bath
towels and five dish towels, a white
undershirt and mans shirt.
Theft Of an oyercoat from the Beert
saloon was reported to the police:
The coat was the property of a Mr.
Swanson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
Obituary
Mrs. 4. II. Sayre.

After an illness of three days with
pneumonia, Mrs. a. NJ. sayre, Sc years
old. died yesterday afternoon at her
home. 1854 Twenty-fourth street, Mo-
line. Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the home.
Rev. r. Wilbur BabcoeA will offlciate
and interment will be in Riverside
cemetery.
The deceased. whose maiden name
was Nancy Ellen Wright, was born at
Charlottesville. Ind, July 4. 1851. On
Oct. 4. 1870. she was united in mar
riage to A. NJ. Sayre at Milan. Be
side the husband. there is one son,
George. and two daughters, Mrs. E. NJ.
Stephenson and Miss Mabel E. Sayre'
all OF Moline: two sisters, Mrs. ". Q.
Davis and Miss Martha f. Wright, both
Of Moline and a brother, j. T, Wright,
Harlem, Iowa,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
CAMBRIDGE

Attorney 3. A. Tyler and G Z. kit
tering visited at Galva Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Sedergreu. who under
went serious operation at St Luke's
hospital n. n Davenport, is getting along
Mrs. George Moody and mother, Mrs.
jackson, Were called TO Rock Island
sunday by the serious Illness of the
idtters brother George Talbot
James Pollock of Rock Island Wis
tied Friday in Cambridge.
Miss Hattie FaIline is enjoying a
short vacation with relatives IN Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Y Sherrard after an
extended visit with relatives and
friends left Monday for their home in
Kansas
Miss Iva shumaker has returned
from from an extended visit with friends in
Wisconsin
Miss winifred Fredrickson. who re-
Gently graduated from the Proctor hos
pitai, visited friends in Cambridge Sat
urday.
Miss Cora Fredriekson Of Moline Wis
tied fgiends in Cambridge Saturday.
Miss Iva Kapple and brother Floyd
left Saturday for a visit with their
brother and wife in Galva.
Mrs. Mckinney of Oeso was a Cam
bridge caller Saturday
Miss Edith McClurg has returned to
her home in Chicago after a visit with
Mrs, Charles Eastman
f. Fl, c. Talbot spent Sunday with
his brother George in Rock Island. who
Mr. and Mrs. Max Baugh and son of
raiat;,,a 30 yea LOT VISIT Win
'e! ,1Sl
:, Miss. MISS Eya emerson, who Is attending
daV uiitb bnr nsra, Go.'ese' visited sun
uaS "isI !IeI parents
pan Ban Talbot at left SATURDAY for Camp
lo fs,bn u d J., - sPefa SUNDAY with MS
son VINO Is IN RAINING.
Rev. A. Oscar Montan visited Tues
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