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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
BANK STATEMENT.

0uu lluOl VVlli Pun
of Moline, Illinois,
as trust company, qualified in
the state of Illinois under IAN act
to provide for and regulate the ad-
ministration of trusts " trust
companies" filed with the auditor
of public accounts, and showing
it's condition at the close Of bust
ness December 81, 1917.
ASSETS. 49,
Real estate .........$ 214,2S4.13
Cash on hand ........ 247, 445.92
Deposited in other
banks odU,olo.UA
Loans secured by mort
cages and bonds,
constituting first
lien on real estate,
on which there shall
be less than one
years interest due
or owing ........ 1,3SO,37O.1S
Stocks and bonds -. 611,412.00
Loans upon the pledges
Of securities ...... ISL ,254.07
Other assets, including
accrued interest not
enumerated above ;. 1,042,972.56
Total assets .....s4,61S,264.SS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. s 250.000.00
Surplus on hand .... 100000
Tn Id
Deposits ............. ABA, 389.38
Other liabilities 800. 30,1S0.50
Total liabilities " $4,61S, 264.8S
State Of Illinois. county Of Rock
Island, IS.
Nelson H. Greene. one of the
managing officers. and G. Henry
Sohrbeck and G. W. Champion, two
OF the directors Of the Peoples Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, q
corporation of the state of Illinois,
being severally duly sworn, each
upon his oath states:
That he makes this AFFIDAVIT for
the purpose Of complying with the
requirements OF Sections 8 and 10
OF an act Of the general assembly
OF the state of Illinois, entitled An
act to provide for and regulate the
administration of trusts by trust
companies"
That the foregoing report of the
said Peoples Savings Bank and
Trust company on December 81,
1917. and the exhibits accompany
ing the same are true and cOrrect
IN all respects to the best of his
knowledge and belief, and that he
has examined the assets and books
OF the said company for the pur-
pose OF making said report.
NELSON H. GREENE,
G. HENRY SOHRBECK,
G. W, CHAMPION,
Subscribed and sworn to before
me- this Sth day Of January, 1918.
HELFRID &. SWAN,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer County's Busy Capital

A. f. Moody will officiate. Burial will
be made in Aledo cemetery
Mrs. McGuffin died Tuesday noon
at 1890 O'Clock. Death was caused
by infirmities. She was Sc years Mrs.
McGuffin leaves one son, Dr. w. R.
McGuffin, Of Joliet, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28

Monmouth Appears Weakest.
Moline has been ground under the
heel of Monmouth by small margin,
however, was overcome by Davenport
and was beaten by Cambridge! She is
not counted on to overcome Rock Is
land, who she probably will meet in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28

Chicago, Feb. as.-Billy Miske
was given the decision by news
! paper men over Gus Christie In
y lO.round bout at Superior, Wis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
COMMUNICATED

KILLISNOO, Feb. 21. - Editor The Empire, Dear Sir:
 On the 18th inst the Natives of killisnoo and Angoon had an in dignation meeting over the state ment made by MT. Robertson as to the Southeastern Alaska Indian using fish meal or fertilizer or com monly known as the guano, for their food This same guano which is a product of the Alaska Fish Saltine and By-products Co. concern at Xiii lisnoo, Alaska, has such a rank odor that the natives who are living at Killisnoo will not even think Of working at this place where the guano or fish meal is produced, in stead the natives of this town pre- fer to go out fishing where the na- tive Indian can get away even from he strong odor of this same fish meal, which Mr Robertson thinks is so very highly palatable. If MT Robertson's' statement was true, it would not have caused so much in- lignation.
 As "a staple article of food" as MT. Robertson puts it, which is used by Indians of Southeastern Alaska" I for one think that Mir Robertson made reference to the herring oil. This herring oil is used by US natives, but not in large quantities as is seal oil As a sta ole article of food (this same fish neaD I think that even hog will
 urn away in disgust for trying to Iooverize his stomach.
 Mir Robertson did not stop to consider this fact: Our Indian of Alaska has his own (his very own) articles of food, which were put out brothers produced articles of food
 made by machinery. And this same yuano-fsh mear'is product of ma ehinery, and modern machinery, too Now, what did our Indian folks know about machinery? If the na-
 ives of Southeastern Alaska used guano as their food from time inn memorial, and MT. Robertson knew this fact. then the natives of South eastern Alaska would not even con- sider his statement as objectionable. But it is heard to change a man s diet. People will change their views, or opinions, or politics, or even religion-but to change ones diet is an extremely slow process.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Luke McLuke Says


 A man finds out what he wants to know by asking questions. A wo- man finds out what she wants to know by pretending to have no in- terest in the matter
 Of course, this will make the re- formers snort But real man would rather attend a prize fight than attend an uplft meeting.
 Our idea of wasting good space in a newspaper is to print pictures of MT. A. Brynless Pupp and Mrs. U. Nakey Huzzie in their bathing togs at Palm Beach.
 The truth of the matter is that the man who brags down town that he is Boss in his home is the same fellow who has to wash the dishes after supper while his wife is doll ing up to go to the Movie Show.
 It is none of our business. But any man who likes to quarrel should study law and get paid for it.
 There are times when a husband would like to take a wallop at his wife And it isn't Chivalry that prevents him from doing it. It is Fear
 In spite of the fact that he can hear Friend Wife snoring when he is sneaking up the stairs at a. m., Friend Husband knows that the minute Friend Wife hears him en- tering the room she will insist that she couldn't sleep a wink until he got home.
 One of the wonderful things in life is how a man often manages to get rich in spite of his wife.
 A romantic young thing may not believe it, but farmer doesn't care what color hired mans soul is just so he can blow and do chores.
 You have often noticed that a rirl always looks like her photo graph, haven't you? Neither have we.
 A girl loses her name when she marries, but all a man loses is his freedom
 What has become of the old-fash toned man who used to have to stop and count up when you asked him how many children he had?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

Some day (hope that day never comes) MT. Robertson may see his statement come true; this is, to see all the savages and aborigines of America feeding upon refuse that even poorly-fed swine could not and will not tolerate.
 Yours for conservation of fish meal as a staple article of food, l am,
 Respectfully wours,
 ELI KATANOOK
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

It often happens that the man who gets Highly Indignant if he cant get a room with bath at a hotel is the same fellow who was raised in a home where a washtub set in the middle of the kitchen floor on Saturday night constituted the bathroom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Wilmington claims that the old est joke is the one about the two lrishmen who were in a field when
 by fired a gun and the bullet passed through Pats hat Pat took off the hat and looked at the hole in it,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Cent.

She's poor and she is deep in debt, Her money she has spent; I know her name is Rose, and yet She hasn't got cent.
 Luke. Well, in that case should prefer Dear Rose to Violet; For there is one that hangs round
 her l never can forget.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
AW. GWan l

Bob-If you let your watch fall on this concrete floor the fall would ruin it.
 Joe-Oh, the fall wouldn't hurt it, but the sudden stop would.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

and then said to Mike: "Begorra, Mike, if l had had my cap on the bullet would have killed me sure. /"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Yum, Yum!

One moment, please while we in form you that Ethel Sweet has a candy store in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Names Is Names.

Romie Shank lives at Margaret Grove, Ga.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Huh

Isn't it strange that there are no female after-dinner speakers, !" said the bachelor
 Nothing sthange about it. re- oiled the Benedict "A woman tells all she knows before dinner is half over"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Gosh {!

Some men do not use profanity. But you can hear Howard Russ in Cincinnati.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Ouch ]!

Your husband is a wellpre- served man, isn't he?" said Mrs. Naybor.
 He ought to be-" replied Mrs. Gabb. He is pickled most of the time.''
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

lne Allies sad they would stand by Russia but COmmercial-AppeaI) NF
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke .McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Correct,

Correct. But you'll find there's no doubt That when a man is taken in, He's sure to feel put out
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

oouh. LuAourg who recently persona non York Sum- f An 'aii"' INV"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

cn me HohenzoDern family is playing "The Holy Cny D on the Netrola these evenings-(Ne York
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26
Our Daily Special

A. High Flier Never Gets to the Top.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

Entered second class matter November [, A"-@ at the postoffice Juneau Alaska under the Act o March 3, 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-26

Published every evening except Sunday by fhe EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY, at Second ana MalD Streets, Juneau, Alaska.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
Literary ToMns-

Ontario has had the good sense to
call one of It's towns or cities Shake
spoare. and the suggestion has more
than once been made that the new fed
eral capital of the Commonwealth Of
Australia should receive the same fine
and illustriouS name.
Bacon figures twice in town nOmen-
clature in America, but whether it was
in compliment TO the great EliZabethan.
or to the product of Chicago there is
nothing to show In the same great
country which called its capital after
its greatest man, Washington, there
are a large number of Millions, and al
most as many Byrons and at least a
dozen Burnses. probably the last being
the abode of canny Scots or their de-
scendantS.
There are only two Tenuysons, how
ever, and the same number of Shelleys
and Keatses and Ruskins and Balzacs.
Thackeray has one town named after
him, whereas his rival and contem-
norary, Dickens, scores three times
London Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
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INTERESTING BOYS IN SHEEP
Course of INSTRUMENTATION
Demands Of Buyers.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Sheep raising offers one of the most
attractive opportunities in the live
stock industry at the present time.
There is demand for purebred sheep
for breeding, and for mutton and wool.
One of the best ways to create interest
in sheep raising is to teach the subject
properly to boys in the secondary
schools, is the opinion of a specialist
In agricultural education with the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Many rural districts of the Unit
ed States are not awake to the oppor-
tunlty connected with sheep raising,
declares this specialist, in introducing
new publication of the department.
Bulletin 593, Judging Sheep as the
Subject of Instruction In the Second
airy School"
Much can be done toward arousing
an interest not only among the boys
but among the farmers of community
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
HAD USE FOR ROCK CANDY
In These Days of Sugar Shortage Its
Employment Was Quite
Good Idea.

1t was heatless Monday, A little
girl entered a drug store and ap-
preached the prescription counter,
where she timidly asked if IT would be
possible to buy some rock candy. He
told her they were not supposed to sell
candy, but she assured him that she
didn't want it for candy. So he asked
the proprietor about it, and the pro-
prietOr said yes TO sell II to her-that
her mother probably wanted it to
make cough syrup Of, and that It was
therefore q proper purchase.
SO the clerk wrapped up the rock
candy and. the little girl paid for It.,
And then the clerk said: as your
mother going TO make some cough
SYRUP" And the little girl answered:
"Oh. no. But you see we're out Of
sugar, and the grocery hasn't any, and
mamma wants the rock candy to sweet
en- her tea"
It's a good idea at that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
/ ooks for World Famine.

Mr.. Egan, United States minister to
Denmark, says if the war lasts two
years LONGER the whole world will be
on the vei &c of starvation. That is
pos Sible. With 100000 men in arms,
consuming and not producing. the
tiIie is coming and is not far off when
there will he no food left. A foOdlesl
world will be a strange experience.
There have been famines, but for the
people to have nothing to eat any
where is a situation that has never
been anticipated heretofore. There is
some qualification in thinking that the
Hun will be getting hungrier than we
are and will be turning to us to Dor
row little -four and bacon. which we
will be srre to lend him on condition
that he promises TO behave himself
and let up on his kultur.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
cURRANTS AND GooSEBERRIEs
Necessary to Train Both Plants in
Bush Form to Avoid Borers of
Root and Stalk.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
If ease of cultivation were the only
consideration in pruning currants and
gOoseberries, the tree form would GER
tainly be most convenient and econo-
mical. Unfortunately the grower has
no choice in this matter, for in order
to insure his plants against the ravages
Of borers of the root and stalk it is
necessary to train both these plants
in bush form. When managed in this
way new wood can annually be induced
TO spring up from the root to replace
any canes which may be destroyed by
bOrerS or which may for any other
cause become useless to the plant The
new growth should be stopped when it
reaches a convenient height, in order
to induce the formation of side
branches and thus increase the area
Of bearing wood. This is much more
important than would at first appear,
because the fruit of these plants Is
borne upon fruiting spurs which de-
velOp from wood two or more years OF
age. On the other hand, the renewal
Of the bush Is not only necessary in
order to maintain 1t against insect
pests, but to insure a supply of fruit
bearing wood TO take the place of the
old wood which has become unproft-
able to maintain.
In general a currant bush should be
composed of from five to eight stalks,
stopped about IS to 20 inches in height.
II the plants are vigorous, shoots
stopped at this height will produce sew
eral lateral branches, thus forming a
compact, broad-headed bush with
maximum expanse of bearing wood.
The gooseberry should be treated In
like fashion, but will be found to re-
quire less heading-back, because its
normal habit is to produce numerous
side shoots rather than strong, upright
ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
DIFFERING IDEAS OF GENIUS
World Has Never Thoroughly Feco9-
nized Any One Definition of High
Iy Priced Quality.

Carlyle was much laughed at for
saying that genius was an infinite ca
pacity for taking pains. That does
not sound like genius; one imagines
genius as raveling its hair, whatever
raveling may be, and producing the i'm
mortal Word to the accompaniment OF
epileptic fits; absinthe also goes with
genius very well. But in reality genius,
1 suspect, is a tanner affair and arises
easily enough in men like Rembrandt,
who painted pictures because he liked
doing 1t and because the sitters paid
him for their portraits. Much more
satisfactorily to Carlyle it arises 10
men like Flaubert, who revealed much
of his attitude in one phrase of his cor
respondence. To-day | have worked
sixteen hours and have at last finished
my page" Therein lies the difference
between Flaubert and De Maupassant;
1t may be, too, that Boileau was right
in advising the poet a hundred times
TO replace his work upon the bench.
endleSsly polish it and polish it again.
but many instances of almost spOnta-
neous creation cOnfrOntS us. 1t is
enough to quote that in six years, be-
tween 1902 and 1908, Shakespeare ap-
pears to have written eleven plays.
among them Julius Caesar" Ham
letS "Othello," Macbeth" and king
Lear"
What shall we say, then, OF the
-, 70
kind what the thing we call soul Is to
man? For my part, | believe it to be
volcanic rather than Sedimentary. 1t
is as if the spirit of the race accumu-
lated in a creature the spirit of life
claiming to be born. Genius will out.
hut 1t is most frequent in certain Pc
RODS of human history. such as the
Elizabethan or Medicean, in certain
places, such as France, Italy and the
low countries, under certain influences,
such as oppression, war. revolution or
social decay.
That is an interesting catalogue, and,
If history repeats itself the future for
genius, as evidenced particularly in
art, would be black. for there have been
few periods where comfort, ease and
security bred genius. Ii is as if the
plant needed something to push
against. Everyday life becomes more
secure, justice more certain, property
more assured humanity grows fat. and
the grease of its comfort collects round
It's heart. II is difficult to imagine ge-
MUS fourishing in a world perfectly
administered by city councils.-Har-
per's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07

by well-ordered course of instruction
which permits not only class instruc-
ton but also allows the boys TO do
their own laboratory work by keeping
a few sheep at home on their own ac-
count.
Combining a study Of stock Judging to
purebred animals may furnish a good
foundation for the training of a show
room judge, says the writer of the pub
lication, but 1t does not give the train
ing needed by many farmers in the
corn belt and other territory adjacent
to the large markets where feeder
sheep are purchased and fattcned. A
knowledge of types Of purcbreds grown
In the community Is helpful, but 1t Is
important for the farmer to know the
ClasSlfcatiOns and demands of the mar
ket buyers. This knowledge can be
given to the pupils only by studying
market classes and grades. In each
community instruction which will be
helpful in meeting the practical prob
lens common TO the particular form
of the industry practiced in the COM
muuity should be given. In connec-
ton with this study visits to packing
houses and stock yards conducted by
the instructor may be made very prof
table features of the study, it Is said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been a household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
n century for constipation. intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders 1t Is a most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble bringing on
headache, coming up OF food. palpita-
tion of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses Of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t Is
gentle laxative. ASK your druggist.
Sold in all civilized countrins.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07

sisters. If q woman Is borne down
by the weakness and sufferings Of wom-
ankind, she should be helped by a
herbal tonic made with glycerin
which has had such uniform success
during the past half century. She
should be toell, instead OF sick and
suffering; healthy and rigorous, in
stead CT WORKOUT and weak; bright
eyes, clear skin, rosy cheeks-you
wouldn't think it was the same wom-
an, and It's all due to the use OF a
few bottles Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. All druggists. Tab
lets or liquid. Tablets, COO.
What this medicine has done for
thousands of delicate women. 1t will
do for you. If you're over-worked
and debilltated, 1t will build you up
If you're borne down with the chronic
aches, pains and weaknesses peculiar
to your sex. 1t relieves and cures. II
regulates and promotes the proper
functions of womanhood. This old
and tried Prescription of DR.. Pierce's
invigorates the system, purifies the
blood, improves digestion, and restores
health. flesh and strength. Consult the
specialist at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Ho-
tel, Buffalo. N. Y, for free confidential
medical advice or for free book on
Women's diseases.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
BEST TO AVOID PNEUMONIA
Always Tendency Among Pigs to Pile
Up in Bed for Purpose Of Keeping
Warm in Winter.

During cold weather there is always
tendency for pigs to pile up in their
bed for the purpose Of keeping warm.
Then some of then will become heated
up, and when they are routed out and
become exposed to the cold weather
many of them will contract pneumonia.
Once this disease attacks a pig 1t near
ly always causes death. If death does
not ensue, there may be cough, diff
cult breathing and, what is of greater
Importance, stunted condition and
dwarfed size that makes rapid and
profitable growth impossible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07

duty will consist in encouraging the
use of firewOOd in order to lessen the
demand for coal. They will demon
strate to farmers and other woodland
owners methods Of cutting by which
firewood can be obtained with the best
results to the timber growth. Plans
for securing and distributing firewood
will be worked out for each territory.
1t is hoped to establish municipal wood
yards in various places and to decide
on satisfactory methods of utilizing
waste from saw mills and other wood
working plants. A special appeal will
be made through the directors in the
different states to the farmers to cut
cord wood this winter and spring while
other work Is slack.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07

should be eventually the greatest sin
gle factor in the upbuilding of our
dairy herds.
To build up valuable and profitable
dairy herd, careful and intelligent man.
agement must be combined with selec-
ton and breeding. Ill treatment and
insufficient or unsuitable feed have
made many a well-bred and carefully
selected herd Improbable. All cows
should be well bred and well fed. 1t
never pays to keep a COW that does
not pay a fair return for first-class
feed and care.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
Remove Smoke Stains.

The suggestion will be beneficial to
housewives who have not the conve-
nience Of electricity or the modern
gas fixtures. Frequently the ceiling
above an old-fashioned gas Jet becomes
discolored from smoke and heat. The
discoloration may be removed If a
layer Of starch and water is applied
with a piece of flannel. After the
mixture has dried it should be brushed
slightly with a brush. No stain or mark
will remain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
Keep Bees and Need No Sugar.

The United States department of
agriculture has started a campaign to
stimulate Bookkeeping. this as n real
war economy measure. for honey can
take the place of sugar. and there are
absolutely unlimited supplies of honey
in the flowers that grow wild all over
the land.
Bookkeeping is very easy, and any
man who goes about it carefully and
with such elementary instructions as
he can get from the department Of
agriculture can have a good crop of
honey the first year and be able to
laugh at the scarcity of sugar, besides
making a profit by the sale of the
product of his bees.