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Evening star., 1909-05-09

watermelon, from fanaInd- mas a
lemon yellow pulp and flavor
somewhat resembling that of the hickorynut
On the 1sthmus its juice IS used to flavor ice
cream 1t is also particularly good to eat.
Minister Knowles has forwarded to the Plant
Bureau seeds of two new kinds of muskmelon,
-one oblong and yellow, and the other round
and yellow He saws, "They are the most de-
licious muskmelons or cantaloups | have ever
tasted In flavor they are as far ahead of the
Rockford as the latter is ahead of the ordinary
muskmelon. They should make an invaluable
addition to the fruits of our country
And Potatoes
Ply far the most noteworthy discovery, how
= ever, is that of new kinds of potatoes which
are unlike any with which civilization is familiar
These were found growing in the little archi-
pelago of Chloe off the south coast OF Chile, by
Jose d. Husbands What makes the matter
more interesting is that this group of islands is
now known to have been the original home of
the much priced tuber 1t was from this source
that the Spaniards in the sixteenth century OBJ
tanned the potatoes they carried to Spain
thereby giving a new vegetable to the world
The archipelago in question is very remote
and inaccessible. Navigation in its vicinity is
most difficult, owing to frequent storms, un-
charted rocks, and swift ocean currents which
run riot among the islands. The latter are
rarely visited by ships Nevertheless they are
inhabited by Spanish speaking white people,
whose sole food, practically, IS potatoes. They
even make their bread of potatoes, pounded
raw and mixed with a little grease.
The potatoes that grow there are unequaled
Several varieties known to us are cultivated by
the inhabitants; but many others grow wild on
the islands, annually resolving their own seeds,
and producing, by Natures care alone. limitless
thousands of undomesticated tubers of every
color and form, all of which are delicious eating
Among these are new and distinct strains,
whose tubers and plants have no similarity to
known varieties In describing some of them,
Husbands says. Il gathered one 1t had
snow white skin, with small, bright crimson
eyes, which were shaded with dark crimson.
The flesh was sweet sugar The plant was
upright, thick. and waxlike. the leaves were
like three-leaved clover No one would have
taken it for a potato plant.
The potato seems to be vegetable more
highly differentiated in nature than is COM
monty supposed Not long ago the Plant
Bureau received through the State Department
tubers of wild aquatic species,-a veritable
water potato" as one might call it.-which
was found growing along the banks of the
Mercedes River, in Uruguay 1t has a de
cidedly bitter flavor: but experiments have
proved that this can be eliminated by cultiva-
ton. One advantage it possesses is that after
one planting it perpetuates itself from such
fragments of roots as are left In the soil, Its
leaves are small and slender. and its abundant
flowers of pale violet color. have delicious
perfume. resembling that of the jasmine
Evening star., 1909-05-09
By Lawrence Hodges

~
1VA dered why the moon looks
much larger when just rising
or setting than at other times. 1t really ought
to look slightly smaller to us: for it is four
equal to the radius of the earth, at rising and
setting. than when it is directly IN the zenith.
The cause is so-called optical Illusion" but
it illustrates phase of the inability of the mind
of man to reason against previous impressions,
erroneous or otherwise The illusion is ex-
planned by the following set of asterisks Let
the reader decide with himself which is the
longer distance, Alb or BIC.
=
1t is at once seen that ABB appears longer,
though both distances are the same 1t ap-
pears longer on account of so MANY objects be-
tween, and though it is known to be the same
distance, the eye is always deceived Just so
with the moon on the horizon
The way this can be proved in the moons
case is to roll up sheet of paper in the form of
a small cylinder and look at the moon through
it The moon at once appears in its natural
size because there objects between to
give the appearance ofNlncreased distance.
Everyone knows that the moon near the ho-
rizon and at the zenith isfthe same object in
both positions: but when the horizon it
seems larger because the distance is apparently
greater, the mind thus unconsciously reasoning
that being much farther away it must neces-
sarily be larger in order to see it. Nor can one
control his mind on this point, for when the
cylinder is taken away the eye is deceived
again Try it
There are several interesting things about
the moon itself that would appear peculiar to
anyone from the earth visiting there To begin
with, the day and night together are month
long each being about two weeks. As the
moon has no atmosphere, its heat is radiated
into space almost as it comes from the
Therefore, it is the coolest of planets. the
O0f ab ar,6 of
night being over two hundred below There
being no diffused light on account of no atmos-
phere, when one stepped into the shadow of a
rock he would Immediately become invisible
Evening star., 1909-05-09
By Rene Bache

w Bureau calls a "klondike
of plant" was discovered
recently by Frank n Meyer one of the botanical
explorers of the Department of Agriculture, in
Northern China In the course of an eXpedl
ton covering many months, this intrepid in
vestigator travelled over vast region hitherto
unvisited by any white man, incidentally
crossing three times the great natural barrier
known as the Ever White Mountains, which
separates Manchuria from Korea.
1t is a verv cold part of the world, and an
object Explorer Meyer had particularly in view
was to find valuable plant varieties that would
prove useful in the far northern part of the
United States, where the summers are short.
One such plant secured by him hull-less
oat, which grew at an elevation of two miles
above the sea, in the province of Shansi An
other, from the same section, was a hull-ess
barley The latter seemed to be rare, and is
believed to have been brought originally from
the far interior of Mongolia by religious pilgrims.
From the same region was obtained a re-
markable cabbage 1t is much like an ordinary
cabbage: but grows on tall stalk. The ex-
pectation is that it will prove well adapted for
cultivation in the northern United States
There was also red lily and strawberry
tree, the latter small evergreen tree, bearing
round, wine red fruit very pleasing to the
taste. This fruit IS eaten fresh, stewed or pre-
served in spirits
Mr. Never found in Northern China peculiar
kind of ounce, bearing small fruits with spicy
odor, which are used by natives to perfume
their dwellings He also came across and col
lected slips of new sort of red rose with red
stems and multitude of spines This rose
plant, which produces not only flowers. but
numerous punches of large scarlet berries, is
likely to prove valuable soil binder in dry
regions of our own country 1t has spreading
habit, and, running rapidly over the ground,
serves the suggested purpose admirably.
Some Different Melons
EXPLORER MEYER has brought back with
- him the seeds of two new kinds of water
melon, one with yellow flesh, and the other with
white flesh. Both said to be very fine He
also secured slips of number of dwarf trees,-
those vegetable curiosities which in China are
dwarfed artifcially by growing them in pots.
to confine their roots One of these, called the
kua is also grown in gardens, clipped or twisted
into many grotesque shapes, initiating animals.
etc. 1t attains great age. certainly several
centuries. Another known as the shi, is loaded
in winter with white capsules out of which peep
scarlet berries 1t is commonly used for deco
rating tables
Speaking of watermelons, it should be men
toned that remarkable new variety has Just
been received from Horace G. Knowles, United
States Minister to Rumania. 1t is small, round,
green in color, with thin skin, and about the
size of an average grapefruit: that is to say,
just big enough for one person. 1t has de-
licious flavor and is likely to prove immensely
popular for serving in clubs, hotels, and res
Evening star., 1909-05-09
SOMETHING NEW TO EAT

VIHAT the Government Plant
w Bureau calls a klondike
Evening star., 1909-05-09

taurants. Another new kind
watermelon. from Panama, has
lemon yellow pulp and a fla,
Evening star., 1909-05-09
PECULIARITIES OF THE NOON

MOST people have often won
N1 dered why the moon looks
so much larger when just rising
or caffinn 4 han af nfhar fir,oc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-08

d.
he counted among his political sup
porters AMI warm personal admirers
many of the strong and useful men
of Iowa. In his position as counselor
and political manager OF the Burnng-
ton railway he stood alone and i'm
pertal as hG did in his political king
ship. He was q type Of success. He
was strong, persistent, unafraid So
he succeeded. What his success meant
to the public was a question to be ar
gped before he lay in his coffin. 1t has
been argued, with all the heat of in
tense factfonalism and bitterness on
either side. Let it rest for the day.
More than any other one thing. the
semi-public life. of Mr.. Blythe repre-
SCENTS power and the use of power. He
was powerful. He created and I'M
made. He was bred to his work in a
time when the attainment Of political
power meant something much differ
emit to what ii has grown to mean
within the u,ast decade. He came up-
on the scene and into the activities of
politics just at the period when cor
porations had assumed control of pol
itics and when men who were making
railways claimed almost Imperial
rights which, even the public was slow
to deny. He was always faithful to
the Interests, of the great business with
which he became identified as young
lawyer, which was of his own city,
and which he learned to look upon as
entitled to the casting vote. He was
faithful to those who worked with him.
He was of he old order, and his
day was done; for in the change that
comes with years and development Of
government his type is ready to dis
appear. The corporation counselor
will never 'oe in political ascendency
again. The railroads have announced
their retirement from politics, and
with that retirement the political d.
rector of railways will become unnec-
essary and in the way Mr.. Blythe's
successor will probably never attempt
to fill Mr.. Blythe's place in politics.
Joseph Blythe has gone beyond adu-
lation. praise and criticism. He went
as ne no doubt would have chosen,
quickly, quietly and without loss of
physical and intellectual powers. For
the dominant characteristic of the
man was strength.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-08
ia. x1y-A srnsND1D rrrn OF SEED FAB.

r1a. x1v-A SPLENDID TYPE OF SEED EAR.
the cob. To secure this the ear should
be we'll filed out ut butt and tip and
fairly uniform in size from end to end.
The kernels should be SO firm OF, the
ear that 1t cannot be twisted In the
hands. There should be no spaces
between the kernels next to the cob,
nor should the spaces between the
tops Of the kernels be too great. They
should not be packed together too
tightly at this latter point, however,
as this hinders rapid drying out. The
rows should be straight and the ker-
nels of uniform size.
In starting out to select ears OF the
desired type the work can be done
much more quickly If the corn is laid
out ON a table or bench. Then by
taking an ear for sample which
most nearly represents your ideal you
ean go over tne entire lot and quick
" pick out the ears that are most
Ike 1t. The point Of selecting ears OF
uniform type is an important one.
8 only in this way Gun the corn
rover hope to make improvement
rom year to year The methods OF
rceding corn to secure increased
ield viii be taken up in detail In the
ext article.
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g Feet and legs. bone and feather,
Tops may come, but bottoms new
Topics of the Times.

A March so lamblike carries the
dread or q snowy and chilly April. Let's
have It now. Let 'er come.
The arrest Of the Greek while trying
to dispose Of a $4,000 stolen necklace
of pearls Indicates that Omaha is not
the good market it once was.
The Manson Journal says that
Roosevelt CAME into our public aife just
at the right time. The Journal need not
he surprised ut that The right kind OF
public men come when they are called
and they are not called until public
sentiment and apprehension of right
eousness are ready to receive them.
Under our system Of government bad
men attain power. Good men are not
elevated until we have the direst need
H them and that is the psychological
moment" for men like Roosevelt to
appear. But the man Is always ready
and awaiting the call. So much God
does for a people.
Now that the Inauguration is over
let's proceed to the business of tariff
revision. Let schedules that are too
low be ligher,ed and those that are too
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- NE of the most important fac
E WB tors in crop production is the
"a ~ selection Of seed. This Is i'm
portant not only In producing
a large yield, but also in obtaining
product of the highest quality.
The use of the tanning mill as a
means of sorting out the heaviest.
plumpest grains was spoken OF IN the
previous article. The Importance OF
this means of seed selection cannot be
too greatly emphasized
One Of the principal reasons for Sc
Iecting the largest grains for seed is
that they contain so much more food
for the young plant. This enables II
to make strong, vigorous start
slie1 ''I.alits lave more vitality. grow
faster and produce larger yields than
plants from shriyeled seeds, which
have struggle for existence from
the time they germinate. Another
reason for selecting plump seed is
hat the resulting crop is likely to be
Vt better quality and will thus bring
4 higher price when sold. The old
law OF .like produces like" applies to
plants as well as to animals. One OF
the surcst ways Ut bringing about i'm
provement is by using parents OF TIE
desired type year after year.
Selecting seed according to size by
screening out the small grains Is not
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VII.--The Selection of
BY G. v. GREGORY,

balls are inside 81 "a hull that appears
perfectly sound from the outside, SO
that the damage from smut Is much
greater than would appear from SIM
ply CHANGING over the field.
Any method Of treatment which Will
destroy the smut spores on the grain
will prove effective, although the snN't
which IL scattered In the field some
times infects the plants the next year
When rotation is practiced, however.
this is seldom the case. as the oat
smut will not attack corn. nor Will
corn smut grow ON oats.
The selection Of seed corn is even
more important than the selection OF
small grain, since SO much less corn
is required to plant an acre. thus per
hitting Of much more careful choice
The most important point to be consid
cred In the selection Of seed ears Is ma
turity. An ear that Is not entirely ma
ture will be light, the kernels Will oe
loose on the cob and have Gull
chafry appearance, and the germs WI
be shrunken and the back OF the ker
nels wrinkled.
Such corn should not be selected foI
seed because the amount OF food ma
terial stored In the kernel Is too small
to give the young sprout much OF
start. The germ is also likely to be
weak from being frozen while still IN
the immature, watery condition. The
fact that an err Is not entirely ripe
indicates, too, that 1t belongs to a
variety just little late for the local
ity.
Ears that are not entirely ripe are
not nearly so valuable for seed az
ripper. soundcr ones. even If the latter
are not SO large. BY selecting only
ears Of this early maturing type q
strain Of corn. can soon be developed
which can be depended upon to ripper
in the particular locality in which 1t Is
grown.
Since the size Of the crop depend
to considerable extent on the Size
of the ear the seed ears selected
|, should be Us large as is consistent
with early maturity. Mere size OF
ear is not enough. however. TIE ears
should be well proportioned and not
too big around for their length, since
ears of this sort are late in maturing
and slow to dry out The size Of ar
ear should be made mp at corn instead
Of cob. This means deep kernels and
relatively small cob.
There must also be the largest pos.
sible amount Of corn in proportion to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-08
JOSEPH W. BLYTHE.

Joseph W. Blythe, who died Satur-
day in his hunting camp near his
home city Of Burlington, was q nota-
ble and powerful man in Iowa. The
hurried news editor who rushed for
the various Iowa histories and biog-
raphtes extant to secure facts upon
the life and work Of this man, whose
hand has been for or against most Of
khs highly important legislation OF the
Years that have seen the greater part
OF Iowa's development was astonished
a. the meager results Of his search
MIR. Blythe had not held pubic oirice
Il, have his biography written into the
red and blue registers Of congressman
sasa legislators: he had not been a
great orator. q cabinet officer nor any-
one apparently great and successful in
politics. A paragraph told briefly tho
scanty outline of his nativity, his pa
eentage, marriages and profession.
Hundreds Of pages were devoted to
lives and men who rose only by the
affirmative nod Of Mr.. Blythe. OF the
Warwick himself, paragraph that
told nothing Of the activities and
strength OF a man who once ruled Iowa
politically. or IL he did not rule alone,
divided his throne with but one other,
Judge Hubbard, better known than
htnaself. but not more powerful, and
with less OF the genius for prganiza-
tion and without the complete don,i-
nance over mems minds and faithful
ness that has marked Mr.. Blythe's
career in politics. Still. for many
years in this state this man whose po-
aitlcal biography is still to be written
ruled the politics of Iowa with a czar-
like amtocracy, and his opposition
meant defeat to men and measures
Jsriends he had many, personal
friends and political friends. About
his throne gathered the usual court of
political sycophants that wait on the
smiles of an imperator. He had poIit-
ical servants to fetch and carry, but
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kO'S'diol INDIGESTION ton
All Stomach Troubles

All are The result Of undigested food
remaining in the stomach and putting
the whole system out of order-as it
surely will. Kodol digests the food the
way it does, because it contains all the
digestive elements. If it contained only
one or two of them such as pepsin, etc.,
it could not be of SO much help to the
stomach as it is. And there is no ques-
ton but that Kodol digests all food
anywhere, at any time. When it will
digest every particle of all kinds of food,
in glass test-tube, it shouldAave mo
difficulty in digesting food in & stcm-
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Iona Newspapers
VAN LAW BILL SHOULD PASS.
T(trest1n Adyertfser1

VAN LAW BILL SHOULD PASS.
[Creston Advertiser
The Van Law bill giving city coun-
ellis the right to examine the books OF
pubic service corporations when hx-
Ing the rates to be charged for the SER
vice has been defeated In the senate
committee. 1t should be passed by the
house and the senate as a whole should
he given an opportunity to vote on IT,
We do not know what arguments
were employed to defeat 1T in the COM
mittee, but we can not conceive or any
strong enough to justify its defeat. CITY
councils are charged with the duty OF
regulating rates which may be charged
by electric light companies. gas COM
panies, waterworks companies cue.
They can not do this intelligently I'M
less they know something about the
business done by the companies, the
expenses. the receipts, the net proiits'
etc. AT present they must work In the
dark, with a lawsuit to test the rates
they fix as a probability. How can any
men fix reasonable rates without know
ing anything about the business upon
which these rates are based? The van
Law BILL in some shape or otner,
should be enacted into law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-08
SCHOOLS IN RIFLE MATCH.
National Association Arranges Conn
petition Open to Teams Of Ten.

National Association Arran9eS Ccm-
petition Open to Teams Of Ten.
An interesting competition for school
boys has been arranged by the execu-
tive committee of the National Rife
association at Washington. 1t will be
known as the interscholastic rifle
match and will be for the interschool
gallery championship Of the United
States.
The match will be shot on the gal
leries Of the various schools which Ell
ter, the shooting taking place on any
date between April II and "a. 1t will
be open to teams of ten pupils from
any public school, preparatory high
school or private school not conferrlng
degrees. Where the school has club
affiliated with the National Rifle asso-
citation no entrance fee will be charged.
Other schools may enter teams ON the
payment Of SO. The distance will be
fifty feet. and the National Rifle asso-
citation target with one inch bulls
eye will be supplied by the National
Rifle association. "a
Each string will consist,of five shots.
and ten shots will be fired in q stand
ing position and ten in a prone posi-
ton, with two sighting shots for each
position. Any % caliber rife may be
used which has sights in front Of the
hammer. The competition is open to
bona fide scholars only, and a certifi-
cate to this effect must be fled with
Lieutenant Albert S. Jones, secretary
Of the National Rifle association,
Washington. which organization Will
designate Judge to represent 1t at
each school. The prize will be hand
some trophy, to be held by the win
ming school for one year, and medals
to the individual members OF the
teams
PILES CURED in 6 TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6,,to IA days
or money refunded. SOC