Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-22


fountain, nay, a geyser of white bios
SONS and of scents that the gardens OF
Teheran could not excel. And when
the bees had fortified the flowers, the
wind made a snow storm of petals. If
one could be as fine as that tree! The
bees were enamored of il. If the
honey bees were not females, 1T would
be literal fact to say that they were
the lovers and husbands to the blooms.
The wind and gravity ..rtilize our
corn by dropping pollen from the tas-
sells on the silks, and air and water
currents carry qualification to many
plants, but the insects, especially bees,
are the favorite go-betweens, and we'd
have no fruit, not an apple or peach,
or pear, or grape, or berry, or potato,
if these winged angels of the vicarious
did not fit to blossoming trees and
shrubs, carrying the snuff-dust Of poll
len on their garments to fertilize them.
Nor would we have color and scent in
flowers if they. were rot necessary to
lure the bees and other insects. They
We're not made primarily for our eye
and nostril but to catch the myriad
eyes of the bee. 1t sees the vivid coll
ors and smells the odors, and rushes
thither--what for? To gobble the nee
tar the flower secretes and exudes, and
it is bride all round on natures part.
What a sample of UNCONSCIOUS service!
The bee says "Goodie," and thinks the
find, but the game was all set up by a
higher power; the bee does not sus-
pect bride or a set-up job. but fam
oil ,1Jx y
design from start to .tnish-honey
swapped Cor pollen. 1t dives into the
bell of flower, wallows its stamens,
filters its pistils with star-dust, and
does not dream it pays in any way for
it's theft. and the flower knows just as
little; the upper powers arranged it all
so cutely, and what beautiful equa-
ton 1t is!
FARMERS FOR GOVERNORS.
[Eagle Grove Eagle.1
There is little to justify the conten-
ton that since Iowa is an agricultural
state it should choose a farmer for Its
governor A little reflection will reveal
the fact that the governors office is
purely executive. A farmer" COVER
nor could do no more for the farmers
than lawyer. merchant, doctor or
journalist governor. If the farmers
desire some special advantage or favor
in state government let them look to
the legislature. Farmers in that body
would be in position to do something
for their class If needed. Possibly the
farmers should send more of their
number to the legislature, they GER
tainly are entitled by their number
to liberal representation in that body
Wright county has two farmers in that
body and their service has justified
their selection. There are duties Pc
culiar to the governorship that few
farmers are qualified to perform. A
good knowledge of constitutional and
statutory law is almost Indispensable,
a general acquaintance all over the
state and familiarity with executive
business is absolutely essential. In the
legislature good level headed horse
sense with honesty and unpurchasable
purpose, with average intelligence fill
largely the measure of requirement and
these the farmers of every community
can furnish, but the duties of the gov
ernor require these and other qualifi-
cations Substitute the talk for far
naer governor" with farmers for the
legislature and some practical good
NAV result