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i THE ROCS IST.AXD ARGUS. SATURDAY. ' APRIL 19, 1913. NATION'S FUTURE IS DEPENDING ON SOIL ENRICHMENT Best Office Building Get on a New Pay-as- Kock Island : : : : 2d Ave, 17th St. enter Elm Street Car any Saturday or Sunday afternoon, see for yourself, meet the agent and provide yourself a home. , Prof. Cyril 6. Hopkins Says Farms Are Increasing Too i Slowly. HIGH PRICES THE RESULT i Intelligent Cultivation of Land Along Scientific Principles Absolutely. Essential to Supply Demand. 1 .1 " " 1 i " " " - si ;t I ; - Cash or ' ( , 1 Lasv ' Ji rrnsr ill" ' -k ll 1 Thf high COBt Of I1vtnr or, ! TV cJ-'l TV-iJpH DIRECTORY ADVERTISING. SUITE. Batch elder, m. d. a. co 414 malonev, e. a 311 ARCHITECTS. RTACUIIIAK, G. I' OS ATTO RN E Y S-AT-LA W. HAIR-DRESSING. WILSON, MISS BLANCHE 410 INSURANCE FIRE. SUITE. KRELL, E. II SIX M ALCKER, . C 507 INSURANCE LIFE. !'Vf" questions came up for discussion IT me aaaress. given by Professor Cnl G. Hopkins of the University of IlhlloiR. hpfnro th i .lieu m r n it t Broadway Presbyterian church last ! ? night. S itie fart that the nomilatinn f thsf United States increased 21 per cent in the past decade, while farm land in creased by only 4 p-r cent, impressed Professor Hopkins as one important reason for the higher prices of food stuffs. The actual yield per acre has net increased materially, and the def icit has been sunDlied nniv ,n H : pense of what was formerly exported. 1 ne oniy nope for the future of the nation lies in Intelligent cultivation j of the soil, along the lines of scientific i principles of soil Conserve t inn tinH n. ! rk'bment. j OLD I,AD rllKU'fT. : According to the speaker, old land, !f .. "wicu. miuuiu De ricner i ej.u more proauctive than new land, i but the soil robbery that has been ! P ' ' "J iaiuiri n ill III i. I 1 PH . very -Man I HAl'BEHU, J. LIDOLIMI, KAlt KEIl. J. kClUtUEUEK, II. . L. . W. . C. J. ; COLt'MBIA NATIONAL LIFE .601 ' (of Butua 005 . HUH I t O TI E. TA L A SS I RA .N CE . .COT ..'Mi ..411 . .401) COAL WHOLESALE. CLINK A. SHAW KIEL CO 505 OLLIEKIKS KS 10 Ikuii - -coal to aoe DENTISTS. AMEK, IH. E. K4ILINE, l)H. E. L. .. MAIM IN, 1JK. . 1:. ... XI ELLI'-H, UH. I . W. . fliEKKAUD, UH. U. II. . . SO? . . r.ur, . .S04 . .50 ..4U0 ILLINOIS LIKE INS. CO. .. SIC! KOI'OI.I TAN LIFE (of ? . SOU AEW IORJC LIFE )( S. V. J2 .IIILZ, WILLIAM 411 LOANS PERSONAL. FIDELITY LOAN CO :403 LOANS REAL ESTATE. LI DOI.PH, W. L. . SCtlKOEDEK, C. J. . .30 . .305 DOCTORS. REAL ESTATE LANDS. I K HELL, E. II. AXAV, Ull .J. E Ifl It KM A III. IIK. IIAIA H UEUl S, IJI5. J. V iiiui, ik. KAi.i'ii .... 1 iivikii, oh. t r. . 1 11 !: I (., UK. . F. . . . i'i:nm; um. i i i a mui ui;i:, nit. a . .012 . . 405 . .311 . .407 . .407 . .4)1 . .302 . .000 ..Sll MISCELLANEOUS. 1:1.1.10 rr-i iifi:it co MOL1NE TIMBER CO M. PAC. RAILWAY CO 1 local ulfirr) ;viem ii:ld. W. A .3HI .001 ...607 OV.UEMM, OIU J. C 404 i riCUSTATE OIL I O. IN THE HEART OF ROCK ISLAND H All Street Cars Stop Right at the Entrance M i S'aies has had the oDnosit fffnnt i The cheapest laud now is not to be i Ni ; found out west, as formerly, but in ! the abandoned, worn out farms of the fjj ieHst. Even these worn out farms are 1 capable of regeneration under intelii-jF! : s nt treatment and they must be jbiought back into a productive state in order to feed the growing popuia ; tion of America. VIEWS GIVEN". ' The address was illustrated with a i iag of the Broadway Men's club. ; inj? the work of the agricultural school , of the state university and indicating wi.at is being done in the experiment B I in the formal leotnrp i v ere asked by the men present who ' showed an intelligent interest in the :P:oblem8 discussed. APRIL. MEETING. The occasion was the April meet ; ir..c of the Broadwoy Men's f-.b. There was a large attendance of rt p- resentaiiye men. who enjoyed the sup- ))er which prereded the lecture as ; well as the entire program. Follow-! ( ing the supper. President H. B. Hay-j cien introduced Professor L. B. t'an jterbury. who delighted the audience with his rendering of several old time songs, which he cave in most nlp.-is. i.T Stvle. Airs, f'antprhnrv ontcrlsln. I ; eJ with two readings, charmingly giv en and enthusiastically received. The next meeting of the club in May will mark the closp of thp nativ ities of this organization for the pres ent season, an intermission beins PiMc Sale of Valuable City Res! Estate On Tuesday, the 22tid day of April, next, at the hour of 10:15 oYl'r k in the forenoon, at the e,it dor of the court hou?e, in' the city of 15t' k IsH.vl. .'n c tih I.. Has. nis:-r Jn chancery, w il" sell at pub lit tor a -h. t w , crtaiu pa' ci of land m said city knwti as i .ot .Niv. ciijf i.m. in hiocu .Nf fourtcrn illl, in Sf uf. r taM'n a'lJ.i.iiii. This iroju'iiy .s it:!a.'d on Foiirt'.i avenge aad known as No. : nf sa'd avenue. There is a dwelling house on lot. Hits lot Is H'tiat' d In the h'-sinei" part of the city. A f "( !(. i !i half 'ji or lot V. u-.i !. in !' -c!; No. thre in ti:a'. j.irt of .h.. , i:y known a.-. !:,iil-y & !; Ks addit'oi. Th's li.ts h ;'.'.; h.i:i!e upon it. It n;ay a!o e legardi-d as wii'nhi but-ir.f sii- ion of the uty This prop rt is also knov. n as No. Fourth nvenu". Tli. s p!o 'i-y Ix-longs to the estate of H-nry S'mmcn. deceased, a nil if s1 ;ii !- nias'-r in ciuU'tery l.y dc-iiee of the court. iio.k lIa'Hi, Mi.r(U i?, UIZ. MARY A: SIMMON, Executrix of Said Estate. n-ade during the summer months. j The State bank '"s distributing cop-' i- in a t-ircuiar on sou tertl uzers. ! eJtted by Professor Hopkins and dis- 'fs tr.l'uied by the Fnivtrsity of Illinois. is this (3), lot the How He Was Paid. j An office hoy employed by a firm of ' shipbuilders, in answer to the query ; as to bis -eupation. stated that he was "an office yard and any odd Jobs, etc." Doubth'ss the et cetera wtts elo quent with meaning to the youth him , self, and he may congratualtc himself on having come as uear to tho truth i as an engineering apprentice to the j nme firm, who contrived to crowd 1 into the limited space provided for the : reply to the question as to how he ! ' was piyd. "Salary or wages?" the illu minating answer. "In envelope, through little window." Glasgow News. I My Ban! Hy Man! My Han! I: t'V,.. ,,r J; , ,., , t , , , , Jt hi ; '-i -T. ...... jl . ,.t'TiZZ"'.Hi jT'.Tfer'rri ' 'm i","'r. i , For all Jones. My Diamond and Jewelry Loan it the old reliable Johnny Mads the Most of It. The American lore of the superlative has an amusing illustration in Samuel M CrrUberV book 'Hum.-itily Speak ing" Dr Crothers had lnen traveling He finally rearhed a seemingly sleepy littiu place where he thought to find only contented mediocrity. Hut when he sat down to write a letter on the hotel stationery he was confronted with the statement. "This i tho big gest little hotel In the state:" Kansas City Mrs. Julia V. Harris, a woman lawyer, seized a hatchet and Almost cut off the head of Cornwall ' Wa buy old gold and silver, o l1 mahogany furniture. Also Indian and all other relics of any kind. Net i A t 4 even cur Name on windows at 119 Second avenue. iTil'a ii' . ii aiMir MfcaXijiiiM Money, Mcncy Money! Our Money Never Runs Out You Can Deposit In cur Bank just the same a any ether Bank. L'i'1 1 It'n V'ifMMi"Vi " i: i i ii l' - Personal loans on Diamonds Preserve Their Youth Philleo's Way Makes It Easy Four Fine Photos for 25 Cents. i ,fif .4" 7. of value. and jewelry or any high grade article ! Neatest, cleanest, New York City. v i- ; . most expensive and private loan parlors West of Known and Celebrated as the Cut Hate Loan Co. 1619 SECOND AVE., EOCK ISLAND, ILL. Phcne W 177.; Call, write, or tend messenger boy.' Open evenir.ct JOHNNY JONES. Mor. l-i -a. i... . - We catch the Little ones in the ,u ;cute positions you see them at home and often wish for a pic ture of. Special waiting room for mothers with babies. Join our mothers' club and re ceive an enlargement free. Open all day Sunday. PHILLEO STUDIO Prefers to be master of his own dwelling place. "FT Hi verv Woman Looks forward to the time when she will own her home. XT" if ay 97 21 30 3t 32 33 k 5 -5 5 I . Z5i 13 - 1 7 r-i AVENUE 4 AlT 20$ o o-A 0 9 si a J j j 0 j S 1 8 7 6 S N - a -PS ' ' ' ' 9 o e jk '30 3? 1 6a SOUTH 2A FA f? K AVENUE 6o 2 " AOD. XT' (0 Wants to pay rent. The only way to get a home is to make a start for it. Now is Your golden opportunity to own Your Own home in J ii Lots high and dry, located at Fourteenth Avenue, Thirty-second to Thirty-fourth Streets, on Elm Street line and two short blocks from Longview loop, 7 min ute cars. Sewer. City water. Sidewalks all available to every lot. C. S. McDANIEL, Agent Office 503 Safety Bjd'g., R. I. Phone TV. 950 1( i 3 :! a M4 t 3 1:1 A 1 Pi m h h ! FUis, a barber, in wh?t Ehe efeclared ! he was employed. She Is 40 years a "suicide part." Ellis wiK die. The i eld Her husband, (mm -hnm .ho i. ISi. Eighteenth St Ed Seronr? 4 !?rcft LtIieve lhe om3a itsare- Mrs. : separated, lives oa a farm near Bon y , c0tiieeii1.n &na Jsecond Ave.,Hirr, own the barber ehop ia wbicainer Springs. Pittsburgh. Superintendent S. L. j him by Ethel I. Fisher, a servant eit Heeter of the Pittsburgh public ployed in his home, when a Jury pt schools was declared not guilty of j turned a verdict in common pltaj two serious charges preferred agaiast com rL V ' . ' - to