Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-07
LO0KER-ON IN IOWA.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For theTimes- Republican.
Clarksville, Sept 6.-The article re-
Gently reprinted in the T.-R. from
Wallace's Farmer on the re-fertil-
ization of corn explains to many why
SO many corn fields are now going to
produce part of an ordinary crop, on
apparently impossible conditions a few
weeks ago. Certain it is that many
early planted fields of corn, corn that
was tasseled out during the three hot
est days OF the hot spell, now have
more or less of big ears in all stages of
development. The writer could not
understand, till he read this article,
how it was that big field of corn,
a half mile from the western ex-
tremity of Miller's bay, Okobou Lake,
that was tasseled out, say early in
July, had only advanced to the roast
ing ear stage on Aug. Goth. This
field the writer passed thru all sum-
mer every Saturday from June 18th to
Aug. 18th. And If one can accept all
of the statements in this article on
rehabilitation, 1t is fair to assume
that the hot spell did kill the tassels,
did destroy the reproductive powers
of the silk on the uniformed ears, but
nature made a second effort, produced
more pollen, caused the silk to farther
protrude, and thus there is a fair crop
today, where none seemed possible DUR
ing the latter part of July. And SO
many farmers have told the LOCKER on
OF a similar experience. !. e., they are
now going to have fair crop where
they expected nothing, there must be
something in this LIBERALIZATION
theory.
During "the late unpleasantness"
many good republican papers in their
zeal of anything to beat Cummins,
made very radical statements concern
| ing our candidates republicanism.
These papers had for readers many
who belived all this exaggeration, and
| today here and there one runs onto
| these men who are not going to vote
| for Cummins because he voted and
worked for Boies." this notwithstand-
ing the papers that printed such stuff
have now fallen into line and are sup
porting the republican nominee. And
this is to suggest school of instruc-
ton, conducted by the state central
committee. which shall show both in
the papers and by utterance on the
platform that the republicanism OF Mr.
Cummins has never been in doubt. I'M
less said republicanism includes the
doctrine of patriotism, which even
James G. Blaine was not exactly ortho-
dox on. There are some men, however,
y,1o &c
part, necessary part, of a republican
platform, and all OF these men will not
be educated by attending all of the po-
Ilitical schools Of instruction in Iowa.
"Ephriam is friend to his idols, let him
; alone"
! If a man will use his eyes he will see
some things in Iowa towns, noticeable
in one, but nothing out of the ordinary
in the others. For instance. the town
of Clarion has an universal habit of
their women folks" going bare headed.
: Money wouldn't tempt the Looker-on
to encourage his mother-in-law to go
, into the millinery business in that town.
And these good ladies. young and old
have the writer's full permission to con-
, tinue this practice. 1t does look
"kinder nice" to see the family carriage
loaded with women, from grandmother
: down to the 4-year -old miss, all with
e hair nicely arranged, go by while pateI
D familias proudly drives the prancine
e team, he with his hat on. And on the
. night when we have the band concert
the court house lawn and walk in from
is crowded with bare headed women
The night the writer was there 1t II
no rash assertion to say that there was
not s25 worth Of millinery in sight
8 And IL this item results In sending tt
y Clarion as permanent residents severn
: families Of man, wife and six to ter
If unmarried daughters. local papers vii
n please give credit.
one of the best small towns in Iowa
Ills --, on the b., C. r. & N
railway, and they have some sensible
women in that town, and they showed
. it by an epidemic of Mother Hubbard
dresses during the late hot SPELL Here
tofore the writer has kicked on Mothe
): Hubbards. Even now doesn't recon-
ar mend that style Of dress for Christina
st eve parties, but thirty-six days o
al weather that allowed the thermomete
re to go over 80 degrees every day, di,
10 seem to make that style Of dress EN-
=, inently appropriate, for home an
y even street wear. And these Mothe
= Hubbards were not sacks made o
TO calico. with a hole cut out for the head
Is and two more holes on the sides for tn
Il. arms, but had some nxings and trim
te mings that even made them look Xix
i. dresses and not night gowns, and .
A. these good women have also the writ
- er's permission to wear Mother Hub
= bards, next summer, when the Their
~ mometer gets above the 30 point.
ns go
ne And here another pleasant phase Q
SO home life. noti9selle " Northwood. 4