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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
DRIVE our QUICK GRASS.

If the farm. ers Of Iowa know what
is good for them they will give earnest
heed to the question of keeping their
acres rid of noxious groWths, espec-
tally quack grass. The growth of this
pestiferous blade has been on the in
crease in Iowa, especially of late, so
much so that particular attention is
being given it by the Iowa state de-
partment of agriculture committee on
adhlteration of foods, seeds, and other
products. This committee consists Of
ex-Gov S. b. Packard, Prof. C.. F.
sCurtiss, of Iowa State College. and
State Dairy Commissioner Wright,
who have engaged Prof. L. H. Pammel,
of the Iowa State College. to collect all
the data he can bearing on the sub
ject.
Many tillers Of the soil little realize
what loss they really suffer from this
nuisance, and Professor Pammel has
ascertained that it costs from $40 to
$50 an acre to clean out quack grass
when once it gets we'll started. Quack
grass thrives particularly in wet sea-
sons and as there has been an abund-
ance of rain this year THE spread of
the grass has been proportionately
rapid.
While in the past the adulteration
of Iowa fields by quack grass has been
mostly in the northern part of the
state, it is now spreading to the CEN
trail part and the advance of the I'M
desirable growth has been the cause
of an active interest ON the part of
the state Quack grass gets its start
from the scatterings from threshing
machines as they go from farm to
farm and, growing up on the roadside
soon spreads past the fences into the
fields.
The committee and Professor Pam
mel are anxious to get all the data
they can about quack grass in order
to lay before the legislature the COM.
ing winter arguments fot the need of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
ghaes R2s4nhlieas ltn,uy la1 August 1908

"a law to prohibit quack gras:
being allowed to grow unnolested
and to make it compulsory on the par
of the people or the road supervisor.
to see that it Is checked wherever
found.
An ounce Of prevention is worth &
pound of cure and the sooner the farm
ers awaken to the fact that the evil
must be reckoned with seriously the
sooner will they begin to save them
selves worry and loss of profit on their
crops.
Professor Pammel calls attention to
the fact that an experiment in EXTERN
mating quack grass was tried at Iowa
State College on a portion of the
campus measuring about 160 square
feet. The season being dry, the land
was plowed early in the spring. The
crop was then given a narrowing, ex-
posing as many of the rootstocks as
possible. They We're then removed.
The field was given a vigorous hoeing
every time the grass appeared. The
dry season was favorable to the elm
ination. The professor cautions far
mers not to allow the leaves to appear,
and everything in the way of roots,
seeds, etc, should be taken out of the
soil and completely destroyed by burn
ing or rotting away in pile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"I,he need of back to the farms
movement IS n. greater here than IN
Germany and Great Britain" the Du-
buaue Telegraph Herald asserts. "The
last census of Iowa showed a decline
ing rural population not completely
offset by the gain In population in the
cities. Our experience is duplicated IN
Gssimany Census figures OF the latter
coz, Try show an incr Ease between 1871
and 1900 of 100000, but the entire
increase and 100000 more was in the
towns having 1000 inhabitants and
more. A like condition exists in Brit
ain. Long ago it existed in. Rome. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19

suspicion. Most of the immigrants come
after already choosing the place where
they will cast their fortunes. They
have friends or relatives living In
some part of the United States and
come either to join them or go to some
locality advised by persons whom they
know and can trust. 1t is stated that
not more than one man in 400 arrives
who does not know exactly where he
is going. And If you undertake to tell
the Italian Of the advantages of the
south, of its climate, or dts fruits and
flowers, and he is bound for Montreal,
for instance, 1t is useless task to try
to dissuade him.
The theory has been that to get the
immigrant to the south 1T would only
be necessary to enlighten him. but
what are you going to do If he refuses
to be enlightened?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
GET THE MACHINERY READY.

In Minneapolis the city council in its
desire to build a boulevard around
the shores of Lake Calhoun has just
voted to purchase the necessary land
amounting to $4,000 and to assess
against the AUDITING property only 60
per cent of the. cost. on the theory
that it would not be fair to charge the
adjoining land all Of the expense of a
road which will benefit landowners for
several miles back.
Here is a voluntary recognition of
the fundamental principle Of equity in
all road building. A city pavemen.
benefits the abutting lots, hui: it also
improves the town, serves every citi-t
zen who moves on wheels, and benefits
the lots for several blocks back in
each direction. The Whole cost should
never be assessed upon the adjoining
property.
Likewise with country road, if
permanently improved with hard sur
face, men will drive to it from points
several miles distant and it will be
of as much use to the travelling public
back of it as to those living on abut-
ting property. The general public
should pay a part of its cost, special
road district should pay a portion, and
only small part, from 80 TO 40 per
cent, be assessed directly to the abut-
ting property
Never will 1T be possible to build
permanent roads until this principle
is recognized in the state statutes
We have learned that wet lands could
not be drained until this principle of
distributing the, cost had been recog-
nized.
Engineers of experience have proved
that a road consisting of six inches of
river sand or cinders, four inches of
crushed rock, topped with two inches
of river sand and gravel will make as
good country road as any city pave 4
ment. Such q road fifteen feet wide
could be laid for $500 per mile. If
abutting property owners were to pay
only $1,000 per mile Of the cost, or
$500 per quarter section, for the special
benefit, besides its portion Of a general
levy, these roads would be built in re-
spouse to an insistent cla.mor from
the owners Of the land. Such roads on
a twenty-five year bond issue, if built
on every main travelled road in
county, would not cost more than
twenty tive cents an acre for the farms
abutting. ten cents an acre for the
farms in the special road district, and
seven -tenths Of a millSslevy on cityJ
We are not ready for them
now, but when we reach 5000 per acre
land, we will build stone roads, and we
should be getting the legal machinery
in readiness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
What an Old Timer Has to
Say About easy Timers"
Des Moines, Ia, juno S, 1908.

Des Moines, la, June 5, 1908.
To the. Public:
am now and have been employed as
janitor at the Manhattan building for
seventeen years and have been suf-
ferer for twenty years from con-
stipation of nature that has
puzzled the best physicians Of this and
other cities and have spent $1,000 on
their puzzles. Ny age being SO with no
natural teeth to chew my food is par
TALLY the cause of my trouble. A sam
Pile package of "CIiff's Easy Timers"
given me by tenant Of the building is
the first real relief ever received.
This picture and letter is freely given
to the Orc Medical Co., Des Moines la,
and any ono who wants to know about
the truth and sincerity Of this can write
or call on mo at the Manhattan build
ing. (sisned) c. r. WILLIAMS,
Janitor Manhattan Building.
"cl+rs Easy Timers" for sale at all
the leading drug stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19

Augustus Caesar, recognizing the per-
ills in the situation. soght to turn back
the people to the farms
The Burlington Hawkeye believes
that Mr. Adler, chairman of the pub
licity bureau of the Iowa republican
state central committee should at once
mount the forum of justice and strike
an attitude of strict impartiality to-
wacd the senatorial contest and the
different brands of republicanism in
the state"
The Davenport Democrat says:
How much Iowa corn will produce
this year is the subject of active spec
ulation among those who think they
know something about it. The basis
they have for their guesses is last
years crop. which. in round numbers
was 250,OO0,000 None of the predic
tions go 100000 bushels below that,
while some of them go 20OO0O0o BUSH
els higher. There is no dissenting
opinion on this point, however-the
crop will sell for more than any other
ever grown in the state
The standpatters are announcing
with some glee that congressman
Smith apd Haugen will be candidates
for the senate The idea is that all the
standpat strength will gather around
Smith and that Haugen will draw from
Cummins. Let's have peace" the Har-
din County Citizen urges
This is from the Belle PLANE Union:
"Candidly, this paper expects to see
the battle reopened all along the line.
We expect to see the warfare bitter
and uncompromising. We may be mis-
taken. and hope we are. There ought
to be better way for republicans to
ter way. IL only some of the rancorous
partisans could be choked off,
The Grand Junction Globes senti-
ment is as follows: ut seems to us
that senatorial talk is little out of
place just at this time. All the nomi-
nations have been made and 1t will be
up to the legislature to elect senator
when they meet next winter. 1t be-
hooves the republicans of the state
now to get to work and see that every
representative elected is republican.
To stir UP the old factional fight is
Just to invite defeat at the polls this
fall"
eff wisdom shall be exercised in the
of Senator Allison's sue
lessor the success of the republican
ticket need not be jeopardized. But
great care will need to be TAKEN" the
Ildora Herald says.
Candidate for congress James w.
Good and candidate for the state SEN
tie Van Law, OF Marshaltown, each
made a speech at the Marshall county
soldiers reunion at LeGrand. This !
must have shocked somebody's sense
If propriety terribly" in the opinion of
he Taina News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
AucTlohEER
/ M. M. KENDALL
LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL FARM
| SALE AucTloNEER.
Il also sell reaIestate and merchandise.
Room II, Woodbury. Bldg,
hARSHALLTOWN IOWA
Power From vvindmilIs.

I Experiments by the Danish governs
,ment with windmills for electric power
IgspEration for industrial and agricul-
Itural purposes, have demonstrated
ithat those of the four wing type are
1.-THE most successful in operation be-
cause they give the most power for
II given area. With wind velocity of
twenty feet per second thirteen and
joneshalf miles per hour) one horse
spoWer may be developed on sixty-five
square feet Of surface. With a velocity
fsf twenty-six feet ss.e power is dou-
s05o0s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
COUNTY CONVENTION CALL.
Delegate Convention Will Meet Aug. 90
at East Court Room.

BY direction of the republican state
central committee a delegate conven
ton composed of the delegates that
were elected from the various precincts
at the primary Of June 2, in Marshall
county is hereby called to meet at II
g. M, Saturday, Aug. 20. 1908, in the
east court room at Marshalltown, Ia.
The business of the convention will
be to select delegates to the state con-
vention which is called to meet in Des
Moines, Sept. g. 1908, for the purpose
of placing in nomination candidate
for the office of judge of the supreme
Court, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
hef,r the county convention.
b. c.. WHITEHALL,
Chairman.
W. S DEvINE,
Secretary,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
Topics of the Times.

Springtields seem to be bad towns
| for negroes. The recent riots in the
Illinois capital remind us that there
was race trouble in the Ohio city o.
| the same name not so very long since
] Dollar wheat used to sound Like ar
utopian slogan, but there may be q
lot Of folks who will live to see the
same figure applied to corn, and not
SO far in the future, either.
The Standard Oil Company has just
| declared a dividend of s per cent, while
the last previous dividend was per
cent. This is not such cute dodge
to allay public feeling as it would be
if the company had not just recently
raised it's capitalization from 100000
600 to 100000, 900.
There is entered in Chicago tour
nament a golf player named Jelly, but
his contestants will try to make mince-
meat of him.
In South Dakota a bank cashier who
stole $4,000 got five years. He would
have been wiser if he had taken 4
million or two, which is usually the
minimum on which to go scot free.
More suspense has just been relieved.
for Candidate Sherman has been noti-
fed. He must have known there was
accepted, but had put his speech in
the printers hands several days be-
fore he was notified.
i They can talk all they want to about
the other aeronauts and their air
flights, but it is noticed that Captain
Baldwin, of this country, is the first
to make a sale, the United States gov
eminent buying his dirigible balloon
for $5.737.
Chairman Hitchcock and national re-
publican leaders have decided not to
open the campaign until late, Septem-
Der Is. 1t will not be too late for
republican victory, however.
All the yellow journalists seems to
be turning down Bryan. Hearst threw
him some time ago and now comes
John r. Mclean, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and says the Nebraskan
cannot win. We presume Bryan would
say their attitude. shows the yellow
streak.
A boy always brags of what he will
do when he's a man.
And when he becomes a man he
always boasts of what he did when he
was boy.-Pick- Me- Up.
The Des tMoines Tribune insists that
any movement by corporations toward
prosperity is campaign capital. 1t puts
the other kind of capital into eircula-
,tion, which is the main thing.
Bryan is winner personally, but
not politically.
49,
When the public is allowed to for
get the race question some trouble
some fanatics suddenly undo all the
work of peace building.
Even the president of the United
States is occasionally broke, as some
young women, acting as highwaymen
i'm holding up people at Oyster Bay for
charity, learned They stopped Mr..
who drew out empty pockets
and showed them that for once they
could not get money even out of
president at $4,000 per year and
rouse rent free.
Such scattering reports as there are
of poor crops in certain sections of
the state are only the exception which
prove the rule of this being a bounti-
full year.
"You must keep your mouth shut
when you're in the water" said the
nurse, as She gave little Tommy
bath. "If you don't, you'll swallow
some Of it,"
well, what of it?" demanded Tom
my. There's plenty more in the pipes,
amt there ?s-Lippincott's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
A "pruml,,er,sr Song.

James Forbes author of the "Chorus
Lady, in which Rose Stahl made such
a hit. has produced another great
laughing hit 1t is called "The Travel
ing Salesman and is now playing to
crowded houses at the Liberty Theater.
There is only one song in the show
1t is the song Bob Blake, Of Amart-
ca" sings to his sweetheart, entitled
"There's Nothing in the World Like
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19

Love-" by Edwin Madden author Of
Blue Bells and other popular hits
This song will be given, words and
music complete, with next Sundays
New York World. Order from news
dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19

Augustus Caesar, recognizing the per
ills in the situation. soght to turn back
the people to the farms
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
Secretary,
Letting Well Enough Alone.

His wife-Would you marry again
If i should die?
Her Husband-What nonsense. my
dear; I'm not that anxious for you
to die.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
Protesting tho Elder Duck.

At present there is but one breeding
place Of the elder duck in the United
States. That is Old Mans island, sit
uated in the town Of Cutler. Me-, says
the Kennebec Journal. 1t Is one and
one-half miles east of the Cross island
life saving station and was leased by
the state with the understanding that
1t was to be used for the protection,
propagation and preservation Of all
wild birds. Captain Frederick Small,
who is connected with the life saving
station, has also been appointed a
warden to look after these birds. The
state, through the efforts Of the Audu-
bon society. which is advocating their
cause. is trying to preserve three spe-
cies Of wild fowl, the elder duck, the
putin and the laughing gull, from ex-
termination in Maine. Their eggs are
large and very palatable and highly
priced by fishermen for food. Those
interested are asking the cooperation
of gunners and fishermen to preserve
the birds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
They Lacked Team Work.

There was small respect in Captain
Maybury's mind for the brains of the
artists whom he and his wife harhor.
ed and fed during the summer They
are well meaning lot Of folks as
ever lived" h. said confdentially to a
neighbor, but when it comes to com.
mon sense every last living one Of 'em
needs Il Suardeen."
Act kind q crazy. reckon" said
the neighbor
well. faint SO much that" admit.
ted Captain Maybury. "as tits that they
lack gumptiou and sprawl. Two OF
'em were talking to me about the
sunset light asst night. We WORT;
fast as we can. but we can't ketch 1t,
they told me 1T fades so fast, and
before you know 1t the glow Is dead
I've got some used to their queer
talk. hut that Gid seem plumb foolish.
If two Of you can't ketch It, says.
why in tnnket don't the whole eight
of You set to work together. same as
If yoU had fence to paint? But Il
you'll believe me. could tell by their
looks they'd never thought of such n
thing before. They're simple. that's
what they are youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
A Hard Knock.

Railroad claim agents have little
faith in their fellow creatures. One
said recently: Every time settle Il
claim with one of these hard headed
rural residents who wants the railroad
to pay twice what he would charge the
butcher If he gets sheep killed.
think OF this story. illustrative of the
way some people want to hold the rail
road responsible for every accident, of
whatever kind. that happens. Two
Irishmen We're driving home from
town one night when their buggy ran
into ditch. overturned and they were
10th stunned. When Il rcscuer came
along and revived them the first thing
one Of them said was. where's the
train?' Why. there's no train around,
ne was told. Then where's the rail
road?' The nearest railroad Is three
miles awa.?.' he learned. Well. we'll
&c commented. I knew it hit us pet
tv hard. but | didn't suppose it knock
81 us three miles from the track! -
Argonaut.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
CicEcn. ard His Beard.

Firth painted Charles Dickens por
trait when the novelist began to grow
beard aud t}d this anecuotc of the
occasion:
We'll. one Gay when Dickens was
sitting the servant came up to tell ne
Sir EdW in Lalidseer was below. DICK
ems said. Let's have him up: lie hasa
seen ms beard and mustachc get.
Charles I.andseer and Edwin had been
abroad for some time together i'll Italy
aud they hadn't all met for months
Edwin came zap and took no notice o;
the beard, and at last Dickens said
well, Lanny what about all this:
Dyou like it; Think it's an improve
ment?' oh. great Improvement.
Landseer saiG quite gravely. 1T hides
so much Of your face Dickens WASH t
the least offended. He'd let Lanny'
say anything.'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
In a .itroqlycerin CHILL"


In the danger area" the severest
discipline is maintained All entrances
are carefully guarded by searchers.
who vigorously examine every indi
yidual that lesires TO enter. relieving
him of any metallic objects that MAJ
be carried upon his person. together
with matches and other suspicious OBJ
jectS which upon coming into contact
with the dangerous chemicals used IL
this zone / ght provoke serious trou
BILE. No ma ter how often an employee
engaged wi lin the hill may pass in
and out. evc:y time he enters he must
submit to t is preliminary and essen
tial operation. There are also some
500 girls employed, and these are up-
der the charge of matrons. Hairpins.
ordinary pins. shoe buttons. metal pegs
within the soles of the shoes. knitting
and other needles are all religiously
barred. Their hair is tied with braid
or ribbon. and. as with the male EN-
p,oyees. every time they enter the
danger area" they are similarly
searched by the matrons. - Scientific
American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
Tho Old Time Almanac.

ut ~ astonishing what faith the old
school fur.,er used to put in his al
manac." raid Il farmer Of the new
school, Il Eracuate Of an agricultural
college.
My father was an old school farm
err and in June he would consult bis
almanac to se~e if we We're going tt
have clestr Christmas. What though
the almanac Usually went back ol,
him? Sometimes its predictions were
true. ANA one accurate prophecy coun
terbalanced In my fathers mind Atty
miscures.
"Once l crossed the ocean with tie
old man. We sat at the captains table
and tie tr-t night out my father. lay
Ing down his spoon. said anxiousy:
"'CaDtain. rev ye got an almanac
on board?
NO the captain answered.
1.-THE old man frowned and shook his
head
"'Then, by gosh, he said. we'll jest
hev to take the weather as she
comes Los angeles Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
The Tailor and the College Humorfs<

Perennial victims of the humorO'-
paper at Yale are the familiar camnps
characters. Jim Donnely. the police
man: Pop Warner. the "teeming ~
preSSman." so called because he deliv-
ers his goods in an automobile. and
Rosenberg Sons. the suit pressers.
about whom. in a Pegasian flight Of
distress at the time of the Junior
prom. the Record uttered these wing
ed words.
oh. Rosenberg, dear Rosenberg.
Thy sons We'll ne'er forget.
That suit of clothes.
God only knows.
I'm waiting for them yet.
I'll miss that train. I'll go insane
And rip and tear and cuss
Just out of reach
There goes that peach
I've missed my chance to fuss
With this same suit presser as hero.
the story IS told on IL popular pro-
fessor that in leading chapel one morn.
ing he stopped short. leaned over and
whispered eXcitedly to the choir.
whats the name of that song. Press
On. Christian Soldier. Press On" "
Rosenberg" came from dozen men
at once We'll sing three stanzas OF
Rosenberg said the leader. with &c
clesiastical :;ssurance.-E. Il. Embree
In Bohemian.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
Thrifty Peoanini.

When Paganni was asked many
years ago to phy ut NauXhali Gar
dens he inquired how many persons
the place would hold.
THAT is impossible to say" said the
manager. 1T is Il large open space"
After some reflection the great VIC
linist inquired. How many will the
large. open space c'Atain when quite
full?"
perhaps 10000"
"Ah. 20,C00 people. And you ask
how much"
-Four shillings each"
-Four shillings each, Twenty thou
sand ut shillings make 10000: $4,000
shillings. $4,000. Well. will play in
one concert for $4,000. and you may
have the other thousand" st Louis
Republic.