Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-26
CUT OUT THE HEDGE FENCE.
fIVtuterset Madisonian1

Except wheID used as Il shelter for
stock, the hedge fence ought to be dug
up by the roots. They have proven
failure in Madison county. The severe
winters and the ravages of the gophers
having rendered them an unsightly
nuisance rather. than thing of orna-
ment to the farm Even where serving
the place of fence they are the cause
Of waste ground sufficient to fence the
same land many times. In the winter
they render the roads impossible be-
cause of snow drifts, and the spring
mudhole is oftenest found where the
big snow drift was in the winter.
They often serve as material h1n-
drance to the establishment OF rural
routes, the rural inspector being COM
PEELED to report a road impracticable
that but for the hedges would have
been found in fair condition. There Is
a law in Iowa compelling the road
supervisors to cut the hedges where
they have ben allowed to grow, but
the law is ignored and so far as our
observation goes. the hedge trimmed
TO a height of four or five feet will
catch as big snow drift as one tWen-
ty feet high.
PLEASANT TIME AT MORS7.
TTipton Advertiser.1
Yesterday was great day over at
Morse. We have not learned whether
any one attended from this vicinity,
but feel warranted in saying that the
event was surely one of unmixed
pleasure and that "sore feelings" were
al to- f,,,, vxraa announced
to the public as follows:
Come One, Como All.
A GRAND SHOOTING MATCH.
To be held at Morse, Iowa,
Thursday, January 10 -"
A GRAND SUPPER AND DANCE.
To be given at Swift's hall in the even
ing. This dance is to be looked upon
with the greatest care, and parties af-
fected with Intoxicating drinks are
strictly not allowed And Furthermore,
disrespectable parties, both male and
female, will not be allowed to enter the
hall
PRIZES TO BE GIVEN THE BEST
DANCERS.
SIS PRIZE to the best waltzing or
two-step couple.
IS PRIZE for the fastest couple in
sprinting dance. These contests to be
judged by parties not known in this
vicinity.
The greatest care will be taken to
avoid sore feelings.
PAPER HANGING TIME SOON.
TUSCALOOSA Times Journal
The wall paper people are soon get
ting their stocks busted. They'll soon
be publishing gentle requests for your
patronage but whatever you do, don't
do your own paper hanging. Herewith
is one of the most favored receipts for
keeping the home happy.
You undoubtedly tried the recipe for
paste and directions for applying wall
paper, as published recently in an ag-
ricultural paper.
This recipe had all the Characters
tics of an ingenious and honest docu-
ment. You cut it out of the paper and
filed it away where you came very
near not finding it again. But you were
unfortunate enough to find 1t after a
long search
The scheme was to prepare flour
paste that would hold forever, and at
the same time make the paper look
smooth and neat to the casual observer.
1t consisted of so many parts OF -four,
so many parts of hot water and so
many parts of common glue. First the
walls must be sized, however, You
took a common tape measure and sized
the walls.
Then you put dish pan on the cook
stove poured In the flour, boiling wa
ter and glue. This rapidly produced
dark brown mess of dough, to which
YOU were obliged to add more hot wa
ter. 1t looked extremely repulsive to
YOU. but it looked deal deal better
than it smelled.
You did not have much faith in it,
but thought you would try It, You put
some of 1t on long strip of paper and
got up on a chair to apply it. In
the excitement of trying to stick 1t on
the wall as nearly perpendicular as
possible. you lost your balance while