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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
THE NEW HOMESTEAD PLAN.

a few weeks ago bill was intro
dnced into congress which WILL if it
becomes law, settle the perplexing
question of the final disposition Of i
large portion of our public domain,
and also revolutionize conditions in the
territory OF its operation. This bill
provides for change in the homestead
laws, whereby $40 instead OF 100 acres
may be entered. this applying only to
land unfit for all except grazing pur-
poses, and not capable OF irrigation.
Coupled with this bill is one which
Irovides for the leasing of lands adj
Joining those of actual settlers. at a
low rental for long term of years.
When the present law was framed
there were millions of acres of public
land. unsurpassed in fertility, to be hal
for the asking. and 1t was correctly
estimated that quarter section was
. sufficient possession to enable
man to rear his family and accumulate
competence. But forty years OF
demonstrating has changed all this and
4 Is proposed to meet the changed
conditions by increasing the size Of
the homesteads to such proportions as
Mill warrant their entry.
The effect of this would be to create
IA the west a large region of small
ranches. An ambitious man OF limited
means could homestead one section
lease few more adjoining and at once
become an independent ranchman
His outlay would not be great, his ex-
Ienses would be light, his stock would
receive his personal oversight, and he
would have every reason to expect sue
cess. Under these conditions better
management Of the ranges would re-
suit, insuring their permanence and
greatly increasing their productive ca
racity.
This bill has not yet been reported
out of committee, but 1t has the ap
proval OF the secretary of the interior,
and Is in line with recommendations
OF President Roosevelt in one of his
messages to congress. Whatever OBJ
tections to the bill may arise upon dis
cussion it appears at first sight both
meritorious and expedient as insurng
the occupation and productivity of u
large region which under the present
system must lie idle or remain part
Of the ranges OF the big cattle con.
pAnies. Il, as the advocates of tn
bill urge, its adoption VIII scatte.
homes over the arid cattle ranges. an
turn the scrawny native cattle IN!
straight backed Hereaores s.,oi c:ein
and Gailoways, it should have lie al
prevail of congress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Hoes Root For Worms.

Referring to the roofing up of the
pastures by hogs, Governor Click. at
a, recent meeting of the Kansas Live
Stock Association. said:
Il never had any trouble with hogs
roofing in a pasture that was used ex-
clusively for hog pasture Hogs root
up pasture where you run cattle and
hogs together in the same pasture. The
reason for it is this: The June bug
lays thousands of eggs about every pile
of droppings in that pasture and worms
hatch out by the thousands. and when
they are two years old they are as large
as your thumb and 1t would take an
interposition of Providence to stop hogs
from roofing in a pasture thus infested
They benfit the owner OF the pasture
by roofing up and destroying these
large worms and insects. If these or
other worms are not in your pasture,
they will not root. They can find enough
on the surface to crafty their APP
petite without that extra work. If a
man can have his pastures SO that cat
tie do not run in them, especially In
the months of May and june, his pas
ture will not be infested by these large.
white worms and his hogs will not root
up his pasture. This is my experience
and observation from raising hogs for
thirty-fiye years"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
FormaIin Treatment for Smut.

Mr. H. Bramet, of Saline county. Illi-
nois, asks how to use the ,formaline
treatment for cat smut. This treat
applied, costs but a few cents for all
the material needed by the average
farmer and is thoroughly effective. The
formalin can be purchased at any drug
store II should be mixed with water
ut the rate OF one pound to forty four
or forty-dve gallons of water. This will
be sufficient to treat about eighty bush
terial can be purchased according to the
amount of seed to be treated. There
are two methods of applying the treat
nlent One is to spread the grain about
six inches deep over the floor and
sprinkle the liquid over 1T until il is
quite wet, stirring 1t the while with
shovel to keep it thoroughly mixed so
that all will be treated 1t should be
stirred every two or three hours after
ward to dry 1t out ready for sacking
which should not be done while there
is sufficient moisture present to pro-
duce heating. AT the time of treating
th. oats do not forget to treat the
sacks also, as they n ay have smut
spores clinging to them. See that the
grain does not freeze while wet as this
will injure it's termination.
The other method of application and
one that is considered by some to be
more effective is to put the liquid In a
barrel or other tight vessel and set the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
The Time te, Spray Trees.


Prof. Card, of Nebraska makes the
following recommendation in an off
cial bulletin:
Spray with paris green, as gener-
ally recommended, about one week after
the blossoms fall, or in time to get the
calyxcups Well filed With the poison, so
that they may close over and hold 1T
there. Spray again With paris green
and bordeaux mixture combined, or
with Kerosene emulsion about June /.
or better still. observe carefully and
apply this when the eggs are being
laid in abundance on the leaves.
"Scrape the bark and place hands
around the tree about the last of June,
when the larvae are beginning to leave
the apple or pupate. Examine these
two or three times, a week apart, and
destroy the insects found beneath them.
IF these methods are not wholly eff
fective. owing to the proximity of neg
lected orchards on from an unusual alb
undance of moths late spraying with
either paris green and bordeaux mix
ture or kerosene emulsion may do some
good but APPARENTLY cannot be expected
to be wholly effective. Late spraying
with arsenites is much more likely TO
injure the foliage than earlier applica-
TONS
III larvae are still found in the APP
pies In any considerable numbers to-
ward the end of the season, place paper
bands about the trees about September
1, or a little earlier. Leave them there
until the fruit is gathered fro mthe or
chard; then remove and destroy the
larvae alternating beneath Them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Euri,4 anua 7usda 5aarrh 1904

while France and Germany, the two
powers next above US are building
only six ships each, the twenty-one
battle ships and armored cruisers we
have laid down. will more than double
our naval strength, giving us $4,000
tons of fighting ships as against Ger
many's 505,000 and Russia's 55S,0Oo.
France will still lead us slightly in
tonnage but this will be more than
balanced by our acknowledged super
iority in other respects.
The expense TO the state of Illinois
of the trial of the earn barn murder
ers is estimated as not short of s50.0a
The men were guilty upon confession
if innumerable crimes and had been
caught red handed The cost of their
conviction should have been about 500
apiece. The other $49.S50 society paid
as penalty for the existence of the
criminal lawyer
Where is the board of health?" In
quired the stranger who had been wan
dering aimlessly about the city hall.
Il can tell you where 1t isn't re-
piled the dyspeptic looking man.
"Eh ?"
1T isn't at Mrs. Starvem's. / know
that much, because that where I
board" Philadelphia Ledger.
Frederick Palmer war correspondent
for Golfers, tells story in one Of his
letters, which APPLY illustrates the
Japanese spirit when there Is 4
victory, you can go aboard the fleet
and hear all about 1t" remarked ma
tive. But suppose there should be a
defeat" objected Palmer. Then there
will be no fleet was the simple and
sententious response.
The proposition to build a Pan-Am-
erican railroad connecting North and
South America is receiving much en-
couragement from capitalists, and pro-
motors who are Interested in the devel
opment of South America. Thee
could be no step taken that would
bring about this development faster.
The Pan-American railroad connecting
Behring with Cape Horn is one of the
of the near future.
The Rockwell City Advocate finds
little to commend in the plan to re-
duce the number of district judges.
The Advocate thinks the mathematical.
plan of counting the days court is ~.
session is absurd. The Advocate. how
ever, presents prosperous appearance
which indicates that 1t runs it's own
business after different fashion than
the one it advocates for the district
court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Senator Fairbanks might preside
over the senate satisfactorily, but he is
not u big enough man TO be president
Nobody should be nominated for the
vice presidency by the republicans who
is too small to succeed TO the presi-
deney Ergo. Mr. Fairbanks ought not
to be Mr.. Roosevelts running mate
rext November.-Providenc Journal.
The Mormon system. which enables
the saints to do as they please by first
going thru the formality of getting a
justifying revelation, has great advan-
tages as compared with ordinary meth
DDS of ure-Philadelphia Rec
ord
OF the given names of congressman
forty three are Williams, thirty-six In
the house and seven IN the senate.
There are forty Johns, thirty-four IN
the house, six in the senate. There is
but one Ollie-Kentucky's towering
statesman from the First district
Louisville Herald.
People who are impatient for the
festivities on the Yalu to begin should
remember that tho the United States
declared war against Spain on april Is,
the first scrap did not take place until
June 24.-New York Mail.
The Missouri courts have decided
that person who loses money in
bucket-shop transaction on margins
can not recover. Persons addicted to
transactions of that sort seldom do
recover, whatever the courts say or do.
Buffalo Commercial.
When a mans mother-in-law is
worth million he thinks the newspa-
FER jokes on the subject are positively
stupid-Pittsfield (Mass.) Journal.
1t is hard for some of the Russians to
be patriotic with their relatives doing
time in Siberia for requesting little
political freedom.-Toronto Star.
A party that advocates a public de-
sroiling tariff can not be expected to
stand back on ship subsidies and serv-
ice Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
TOPICS OF THE
TINES = = =

The stable will concur with the
bill.
The Marshalltown mes-Republican
is applying itself to the secret of
growing old" while the Des Moines
CAPITAL Is enthusiastic In its contem
plation OF the joys Of springtime. =
Sioux City Journal And while on the
subject Of weather to judge by Elev-
enth district comment the esteemed
editor OF the Journal has every reason
to expect an unpleasant fall"
1t would seem that man who has
sealped as many Indians as Buffalo
Bill has. ought not to be afraid OF the
wife's switch"
Professor George Trumbull Ladd,
professor of philosophy in Yale Univer-
sity, will shortly give a dinner to the
Japanese students at Yale in honor Of
Japan's course in the far east. There
are twenty-five japanese students in
the University, Several years ago
Professor Ladd Iectured somewhat ex-
tensiveIy In Japan. and was received
by the mikado. who conferred upon
him decoration.
Dear me! How is 1t when you big
boys start fighting that poor little
quiet fellow always gets hit?
Tommy Tough--Why, mum, we are
playing de Russians an de Jap, and
we make believe he's Korean.-Phila-
delphia Record.
American people who have held the
belief that the United States has been
falling behind other nations in the de-
velopment of navy will be surprised
at the statement of Senator Hale that
in 1908 the American navy will BIZ
second only to that of Great Britain
This prophecy is based on the fact tina.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Is ln-breedinq Harmful.

Many on the laws OF DreeNffSs as Afibl
down in the books are flimsy. lacking
authentic data, says Professor i. l..
Hacker. Cine OF the chief stumbling
blocks is the point claimed to indicate
constitution. An animal deep in the
brisket, With broad shoulders and fore
legs far apart, has no more stamina or
endurance than one with narrow.
sharp shoulder and eve neck, in fact
the latter, as q rule, has more nerve
and endures longer. So far as my OBJ
serNation goes an animal with a good
middle and carrying. little surplus tissue
is fitted for much work and for max
imum period. The Channel Island
cattle and the Ayrshires are of this
typs: and these breeds; are noted fer
longevity and staying qualities. They
are also remarkably free from consti-
tutional diseases. On their native soil
they are absolutely free from contag-
ious diseases. About five hundred ami
mails have now been subjected to the
tuberculin test on the island Of Jersey,
and not single case of tuberculosis
has yet been found.
Another difficulty in the way of Sc
curing uniformity in type is the preju-
dice against close breeding or inbreed-
ing. This, however, has been prac-
ticed on the islands for nearly two CEN
turtles, but lit he's not been done with a
view of establishing the two essential
points Indicated, tho the cattle have
them to a sreaqer degree than any
other, possibly because OF the manner
in which they are fed and handled
They are not uniform In this respect
simply because they have not been
bred with those points especially in
view. With them a small bodied cow
having a dished face, is more taking
than one with a straight face, medium
sized eye and a large middle. With
the Jersey man, fine bones, skin and
coat count for much. 1t is now nearly
two hundred years since any outside
blood has been admitted to the islands
and yet these cattle are noted for lon
gevtty and wonderful performance in
the dairy. Because of the small area,
they have been intensely inbred as a
matter of necessity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

sacks of gran into it. allowing each
sack to remain twenty minutes. For
this method the grain should be sacked
rather loosely so that the solution Will
readily penetrate it. They are afterward
spread out and dried. Where there is a
large quantity of seed to treat, this
method will require consid erably more
time than the former. 1t will also re-
quire more liquid. The first plan if
the grain is thoroughly wet and well
mixed during the operation. will give
good results. This same treatment will
destroy the germ that produces scabby
potatoes. For potatoes make a strong
er solution using a pound of formaiin
to thirty gallons of water and allow the
potatoes to remain in the solution from
two to two and a half hours Then
plant on ground that is free from these
germs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Tragedy Ayerted.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved writes Mrs. w. Wat
kins. of Pleasant City. Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with him
and a terrible cough set in besides
Doctors treated him, but he grew
worse every day AT length we tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and our darling was saved
He's now sound and we'll" Everybody
ought to know: it's the only sure cure
for coughs. colds and all lung diseases
Guaranteed by Mcdonald & Mahood
druggists. Price so cents and 81. Trial
bottles free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Treatment For Cattle Bloat,

An article ON this subject given in .
recent issue of the Agricultural Epito-
mist. recommends turpentine as sure
cure for bloat in cable; it probably Is,
but in case one has no turpentine On
hand at the time, here is a remedy,
which can always be on hand, and is a
sure cure. Throw a couple of buckets
of Geld water along the animals back.
This may seem strange. but it has of
ten been tried with success. Years ago
a stockman was loading cattle on board
boat at Dublin. Ireland, to ship to
Liverpool. when he noticed one steer
was badly bloated. He had to drive it
out of the pen into an alley, which was
quite close to the boat it turned around
and fell into the river, swan around for
some time and when rescued the steer
had no bloat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
Colds Cause Pneumonia.

One of the most remarkable cases Of
a cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus-
ing Pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude
e. Fenner, of Marion, Ind. who was
entirely cured by the use of One Min
ute Cough Cure. She says: THE
coughing and strainlng so weakened
me that / ran down in weight from 14S
to nfnety-two pounds / tried a num-
Der of remedies to no avail until used
one Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles
of this wonderful remedy cured me en-
tirely of the cough, strengthened my
lungs and restored me to my normal
weight, health and strength" Sold by
an druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
IOWA OPINIONS Ano NOTES.

Harmony is all right in it's place,
says the Charter Oak Times. After
the contest is over in the convention
after 1t is definitely known what will
be the policy of a party-then all things
should be harmonious. Right now an
open discussion is the proper thing. 1t
is the only way of actually finding out
what the people want
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

Paris ~ The chamber of deputies ny
31s to 231 votes adopted the first sec
ton of the bill prohibiting members
of religious orders from any kind Of
teaching,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

La grippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
dust as good" B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

Berlin The German branch of the
Evangelical Alliance protests against
the readmission of the Jesuits to Ger
many.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
prof Willard of fhe North Dakol

Prof. Willard, OF the North Dakota
agricultural college. after investigating
the gold fields at Steele. reports that
there is gold in the soil, but that dairy
farming is the best way to get 1t out.
Minnesota has similar gold mines and
many of them are being worked by the
COW method. says the Minneapolis
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

Paris - Former Premier Waldeck
Rousseau, after three months danger
Gus illness, has gone to the Riviera. 1t
is believed he will recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16
The Cedar Rapids Republican thinks

the state ought to have some income
on its deposits in banks, but it sug-
gests that the better thing would be
Tor the state to accumulate no such
moneys. The idea of taxing the peo-
pie for more than the state needs Is
wrong continues the Republican,
There ought to be just about enough
income to get along WITH
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

In all the history of this great state
there never before was the spectacle
CT three or four so-called republican
newspapers heaping abuse and ridi-
cule upon the republican chief execu-
tive of the state. 1t is disgrace and a
shame declares the Boone News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

gests that the better thing would be
Tor the state to accumulate no such
moneys. The idea of taxing the peo-
pie for more than the state needs Is
wrong continues the Republican,
There ought to be just about enough
income to get along with"
In all the history of this great state
there never before was the spectacle
CT three or four so-called republican
newspapers heaping abuse and ridi-
tive of the state. 1t is disgrace and q
shame declares the Boone News.
The Rockford Register imagines that
1T will be as much of an achievement
to look back upon in declining years
to have reared several blue ribbon
boys and girls as to have produced
hogs that We're prize winners at the
county and state fairs. 1t is only
scrubs that will beat you out of your
property and let you go to the poor
house"
Iowa should look after the govern
ment of her municipalities While they
are yet in their teens asserts the
Iowa Citizen. When they have be-
come adults, it will be a difficult mat
ter to change their habits"
The F'rolcs philosopher of the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil believes IF the
church took as much pains to detect
counterfeit religion as the government
does to detect counterfeit money, the
real article would be more valuable
The Rockwell City Advocate thinks
the movement to reduce the number
CT district judges in Iowa has little to
commend it. The mathematical plan
of estimating the work of the bench by
counting the number of days court is
in session is absurd. The highest func-
ton of the legal mind is that of deter
mining exact justice under the law.
and to keep his mind up to this task a
good judge finds employment out or
court as we'll as In. Quality, not guam
tity. is what the state should require
in the work of its judges, and the at
tempt to secure quality by rule is con-
trary to the wisdom of experience
President Roosevelt might write
another neutrality proclamation and
include Iowa in the territory involved"
suggests the Cedar Raptt.s Gazette
ut is commonly said and generally
believed that young man saves
money by getting married" observes
the Davenport Democrat. He re-
forms his spendthrift habits and works
with an object in view, that of owning
a home it may be. But on the face of
ii the plan wouldn't work among the
Mormons. 1t seems that for a Salt
Lake member of the church to be in
good and regular standing he must
have from two to eight wives. Now
when it comes to feeding and clothing
and sheltering a crowd. of course it
can not be done on the old basis of ex-
pense The statement that 1t costs
more to care for nine than it does for
two will be accepted without much
protest"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-16

va ths'
teaching.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-09-09

Pre5endary Borrett White
whose death after Iortv-bve years
ea-re ora London living has jus.
rzea recorded. was a fair he
crew. G7aeS and Latin scholar
snew French and Italian
remedy well. had a good praoi
~ Acquaintance with German
Spanish and Portuguese YVES
more or less familiar with DANISH
Norwegian and Swedih. and
one time paid some attention
.cclandic. He had read TurEe
e. Eclst0i and kril0ff III Ru
san lie knew some Servi2u ar
Bulgarian. read Polish and Bohe-
eli1n. and had worked te go5
purpose Al Hungarian He IS
- sad t. have learned Welsh 2
2 holiday visit to TIE pnac
oaH,y
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-09-09
One Horse 10 -Four Farmers.

The bad economic condition of
the Russian peasantry may be
shown by the statistics OF farm
animals. The Russian novelist.
Uspenski, once wrote a story OF
peasant life, which he called -
Quarter of a Horse, and which
Vas intended to set forth, in the
guise Of fiction the social and eco
nonic status Of an agricultural
population that had only exc
horse to every four families. Sta
ustic compiled by the zemsuos
Of the central povinces show thai,
even before tire agricultural crisis
became as acute as 1t is now, 20 to
so per cent Of the peasant FARM
ers in the formerly rich provj1ves
Of Chern.gof Nor0nezh, ava.
Sarato{ kurSil, and Taa;1o 81
not have even q sing se.
while nearly one-thirl OF the en-
tire population Of Noronezh had
neither horse nor cow. In the
province Of Riazan $4,000 peassE.
proprietors out Of 9o,cco had 10
horse and p, Ooo had neither horse
nor COW.