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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-28

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wishes position for small children. American
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

ering the way to conquer pair or THESE
precious rascals that DR.. FORBES mas mace
his most valuable single contribution 10 SCI
ence. They are the corn field ant and the
corn root-aphis or as 1t is better KNOWN
the corn root louise For long time they
were the particular scourge OF the corn
grower who supposed that they operated each
on its own account. Through the research or
Dr. Forbes 1t is now known that one is help
less without the other. The resourceful and
Industrious ant Is entirely unable to extract
the coveted sap from the corn root, and the
stupid aphis would, II left to itself, starVe IN
the very presence of the corn. But the ant
can carry the aphis to the corn root and de-
post 1t thereupon; the aphis can extract the
sap and then exude it, thus passing 1t on to
the ant Therefore it was not problem of
discriminating two foes but of outwitting the
clever little ant. Were 1t banished, the aphis
would soon disappear The wretched little
soft-bodied hunk O. creation can do nothing
for itself except lay eggs and suck corn sap.
The ant gives II home in its own burrows,
matches it's eggs for 1t, carrying them to the
warm surface II they are slow, bearing them
farther into the ground IL they threaten to
hatch before its food supply is ready. And
this protection extends through the aphis life.
IT, because of blowing or other inadvertence,
the ant finds its charges scattered, it will
cheerfully collect them and reconstruct its
home If that has been molested also. The ant
has nothing else to do and 1t is as active as
an outraged Puritan conscience. However
methods of control have been found. The use
of the disk and crop rotation will exterminate
them. The root-aphis refuses entirely to oc-
cupy ground planted to oats, so this crop is
of the greatest Importance In clearing fields of
them. Also by disking two or three times
with a 20-inch disk in spring, especially on a
sunny day when the ants are likely to have
their charges near the surface, they will be
killed and scattered and their nests so broken
up that even the enthusiastic little ant cannot
reconstruct the colony.
Another enemy of the corn that DR.. Forbes
has caught by cultivation is the bill bug, as
certain beetles are called because of their
long, hard shouts, which they poke into the
farmers business to ruin it, This time the
cultivation must be with the pillow instead of
the disk and in the autumn instead of spring
and in the fields of grass where the bill bugs
breed These bugs are distinguished by a
belligerency which is only equaled by their
strength of claw. One variety appeared In
Illinois which looked so large TO the harassed
farmers that it was christened elephant bug"
Chickens turned into the fields to feast upon
them fed in Tapping, comical flight, unable to
relieve their terrified souls by squawk, as
their bills were tightly held together by the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

Consequently letters were sent among the
farmers, asking for boxes of sound bugs.
These bugs were to be given the disease and
returned with directions for spreading it. The
response was surprisingly immediate. Boxes
of bugs poured into the express offices and
yet more boxes of bugs. Farmers from neigh
boring states heard of the offer and they, too,
went bug hunting. The express companies
worked overtime. The assistants in the ento-
mologist's office became mere undertakers for
bugdom. The mouldy bugs were sent out on
their benefcent mission of destruction. Then
the results came in. They varied they did,
indeed. Some thought the entire entomolo-
gist's Office should be fitted out with golden,
glorious halo as the rescuer Of its country;
others alas! thought FOOLS cap would fit the
case more exactly.
But although the disease project could not
be called complete success, means were
found which make 1t possible to raise grain
even in the very worst of the chinch out
breaks. The barrier methods and sprays with
aSkerosene emulsion will catch them every
time. Just after harvest the scarcity of food
in the wheat fields arouses in the chinch an
instinct to migrate. On foot 1t sets out to get
an appetite for corn. This is the time to make
ridge beween the infested field and the field
the chinch desires to infest. This Is done by
blowing a backward furrow which is packed
with light roller or by hand and has line
Of tar poured upon it from a can with
tubular spout. Post holes are dug at intervals
Of about twenty feet. BY keeping the tar
line fresh his chinchship cannot cross, but will
follow it to the posthole, into which he speed
lily tumbles. 1t then is merely pleasant recre
alton for the farmer to travel out and pour
weak solution of kerosene upon his accu
mulated enemies. Kerosene is an excellent
death dealer for these pests. When they get
into the cornfelds the farmers Of Illinois sally
forth with an emulsion containing four per
cent. Of kerosene and half as much whale oil
soap mixed by five minutes simple beating
with stick. This is firted by hand upon the
corn In the cool of the day when the insects
feed most thoroughly and when there is less
danger of injury to the corn. Sometimes
single application does the work; when the
infestation is very bad two and even three
may be required.
Now let us talk about corn exclusively for
while. With that staple at its present price
and with the grave gentlemen who produce
statistics hens produce eggs-the louder
the cackling, the smaller the statistic-assur-
ing US that 1t is on its lofty perch to stay, 1t
seems that the farmer will have to cultivate
automobiles and bad habits as obesity cures
for his bank account. But, halt! Nature pro-
vides several. There is the weather, more ex-
asperating and with less regard for poor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Keeping Ii Dry.

An old woman of a wealthy New
Jersey family was going visiting. The
coachman, who had not been in this
country long, had just been equipped
with a new uniform and a new silk
hat. Before they had gone far it be-
gan to sprinkle, and the old woman
told the coachman to fasten down the
side curtains of the wagonette.
He drove up to a hitching post be-
side the road and, dismounting. hung
his new hat on the post, and begun to
fasten the curtains.
The old woman noticed his bare
head and asked him where his hat
was.
"Oi took 1t off me head, mum, so as
is wouldn't get wet" the coachman
replied.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

long table at which the students dine
was the gift of Queen Elizabeth to
the benchers and was made from
single oak IN Windsor Park. There
is also a small dining table con-
structed from the timbers Of brakes
ship, the Golden Hind. at present
about 60 students dine here nightly.
Not only has this miniature univer-
sity town memories of the old crusa-
ding times. its flavor is mingled with
associations of the literary history of
the eighteenth century. 1T is the
most elegant spot In the metropolis"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Another Tradition Exploded.

Two Englishmen were resting at
the RED Horse Inn" at Stratford-on-
Avon. One Of them discovered a
print picturing a low tumbling build
ing underneath which was printed:
'"The House in Which Shakespeare
Was Born" Turning to his friend in
mild surprise he pointed to the print
His friend exhibited equal surprise. and
called q waiter who assured them Of
the accuracy Of the inscription.
"'Pon my word" said the observ-
ing Englishman. shaking his head
obviously, 81 thought he was born in
a mangerl"-Success Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

of Law, goes round the dull old quad
rangles blowing an old-fashioned,
silyer-mounted horn to call the stu
dents for dinner. In each law term
there is period called the eating
term, during which the barristers to
be are compelled to attend at least six
dinners in the Temple Hall.
Temple Hall was built in 1872 and
has a magnificent oak roof, richly
carved. and a fine oak screen. On the
dais at the end of the hall, Shake
speare is believed to have acted In
Twelfth Night" early In 1902. The
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

wrote Charles Lamb, who was born In
Crown Office Row. what cheer
full liberal look hath the portion Of
it which, from three sides, overlooks
the greater garden-that goodly pile
of building strong, albeit of paper
height confronting with massy con-
trast, the lighter, older. more fan
tastically shrouded one, named Har-
court, with the cheerful Crown Of
fee Row (place of my kindly engen-
drure) right opposite the stately
stream which washes the garden foot
with her yet scarcely trade polluted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
LAW STUDENTS EATING TERM
Porter Summons the English Barris.
tiers to Meals With Silver
Mounted Horn.

In the heart of London, between
busy Fleet street and the broad EN-
bankment, there Is carried out Gus.
tom that has been in vogue for sew
erai centuries, Louisville Times
London letter says, Every night be-
tween and $3.50 o'clock. one of the
porters of the Temple. the University
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

encircling claws OF
what were meant to
be their banquets.
AS for sprays, the
bugs throve upon
them. DR.. Forbes
had his assistants
in the fields before
it was found that
blowing the infested
grass in the autumn
would practically do
away with the pest.
OF all the foes
which the agricultu-
rist must fight, none
presents a more diff
ficult problem than
the white grub. For
one thing, there are
many species. ILL
nois has about thir-
ty-differing in hab-
it's, but all endowed
with an original and
hard working brand
of natural cussed-
ness. They attack
plants at the roots,
and it is not at all
uncommon to find
whole acres of grass
whore the sod can
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
A Conservative Method.

When you make speech you
never tell us anything we didn't
know" said the constituent.
"Of course" replied Senator Sor.
ghum. THE idea in addressing the
people is to express their own ideas.
Then they give you credit for be-
ing smart man because you agree
with them"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
[lRH R00IHRHI3 A/yD H3
.AJIEnDAHI AH/ =: Winged
female, Hro Wng/ey5 femols'
Egg o7dPyoo Of Hoh/s. and
N/o~key~ A1E

first plan was to pre-
sent the chinch with a
contagious disease. 1t
had been observed that
1t was subject to a
fungous disease SINH
lar to that of the COM
mon house fly, which
left the dead covered
with a white mould.
Why not spread 1t? 1t
was tried upon the
university fields and
the bugs took it most
obligingly and died
most successfully. Be-
fore it could be con-
sidered more than an
experiment, however, 1t
was necessary to try
It on a larger scale.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

mans purse than
rich relatives on
a visit, there is
the fretful soil
which gets sour
like a colicky ba-
by, and there
are sturdy, hun
CRY insect foes.
Over two hun
dred Of these at
tack corn, forty
capable of doing
notable damage.
II 40 IN dicnnv-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
So! si15s sys. T ass Thompson's Eye Water
THEIR IDEAS.

First Woman-A smart woman can
fool man all his life.
Second Woman-And a smart man
can only fool a woman until she finda
1t out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
urder!.

One gets Il BY highway men-Tens
of thousands by Bad BoDeLs-No diff.
ference. Constipation and dead liver
make the whole system sick EVERY
body knows it-CASCARETS regulate
cure Bowel and Liver troubles by simply
doing natures work until you get we'll
Millions use CASCARETS Life Saveri
CAscARETs Ioc a box for q weeks
treatment, all druggists. biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

waters. -. A man would give
something to have been born in such
places"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Came.

. The Creditor-Will you pay this bill
now, or never?
The Debtor-Mighty nice Of you to
give me my choice, old scout. choose
never.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

He is a good time-saver that finds
out the flttest opportunity for every
action.-Thomas Fuller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18

to-daya well woman. Mrs. WILLIAM
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If you would like special advice
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tal letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
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lHF BATTLE =
WITH THE BUGS

3
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Vegetable Compound

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SO The BEST FARMS s sssssn \ s sssss

prices from ESQ TO go per acre. Macon County has i've
r. n. and land Is advancing rapidly, One Illinoia
man made profit Of % 900 on 400 acre farm in SIX
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Louisiana Farm Lands

Write today for information, W. A. JONES
Secretary Louisiana Farm Lands Congress
Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
EIGHT CENTS A DAY.
Workers. Pay In England Whom Board
Was a Shilling Week.

Workers Pay In England Whom Board
Was a. Shifting Week.
There was time when a workman
in England received cents day as
an ordinary wage, when skilled ar
tisanS commanded II cents a day and
when women worked in the field al
such tasks as reapfng straw, hoeing,
planting beans and washing sheep
for cents day, and a wise student
of the subject has expressed the opin-
ion that the British workman Of that
day was better off than he has ever
been since then. ~
That sounds paradoxical. But the
explanation Is this: The workman
who sold his services for cents a
day could buy good beef or mutton for
~ cents pound. Wheat cost him on
the average only Is cents bushel.
He could get board for - to 16 cents
a week. The pay he would receive for
fifteen weeks services would suffice
to purchase a supply. of suitable food
stuffs, according to the standard Of his
time consisting of. wheat, malt and
OatmeaD, to maintain his family for
an entire year.
Under these circumstances cents a
day-increased to u cents in harvest
time-was a fair wage, and "times
were good" for the average workman.
-McCiure'S Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
HIS QUEST FOR A WIFE.

John Nsweoub Was q Close obssr'sr
and Was Hard to Suit.
The sister Of Simon Newcomb, the
great astronomer, tells in McClureS
Of their fathers John Newcomb's wan
behring's in search of wife, whom hs
had decided to select in accordance
with scientific theories:
"John Newcomb stopped at farm
houses for his refreshment, ana In
each house. il there was daughter OF
marriageable age, he taried perhaps
a day or even longer to make study
Of the maiden. He always made him.
self handy about the place, drawing
up water with the great well sweep,
bringing in acknowledging anything
that he could do and still keep near
the daughter.
disappointment met him at every
door. At one house the cooking was
poor. at another the house was not
neatly kept, at third there was scold-
ing or faultfnding. want Of har-
mony--and In all the maidens a lack
of desire for learning or education.
One young woman little knew by what
q narrow margin she missed her fate.
All was going smoothly till, when she
was molding the dough for the-Aaking
pans, he noticed that a considerable
portion OF the dough was left IN the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
DEATH ROLL FOR
1910 WAS HEAVY
Baseball Loses Many Men
Prominent in Greatest
of Outdoor Sports

The death roll Of 1910 was especial
ly heavy in the field of sports Many
prominent figures connected with
baseball for years died. Among the
most prominent connected with the
management of clubs were Col John
I. Rogers, former treasurer of the
Phillies; Henry v. Lucas, who owned
the st. Louis Maroons when they
were worlds champions; Thomas j.
LOTUS, former manager of the White
SoX and Washington clubs; Eugene
F. Burt, for several years president Of
the Pacific Coast league; Samuel l..
Wright, who at the time OF his death
was president of the Ohio and Penn
sylvania league; John Morrow, who
was one of the first presidents of the
Southern league; James P Walsh,
owner of the Rockford team of the
Observation-Disclosures league, and Nc
Donald Douglas. manager of the
Stockton club Of the California league
Among the active players and for
ner stars of the diamond who died
during the year We're: Sam Wise, who
was shortstop for the Boston club
when it won the National league
catcher of the Philadelphia. Athletics
when that team won the American
Association championship in the same
year; James w. "Bug' Holiday, To-
nous infielder of the Cincinnati Reds;
Michael p. Hines. catcher for the
Boston Nationals in the early sos;
Allan NJ. Storke, who played all the
inf1eld positions with the Pittsburg
Nationals in 10000; Joseph Nea-
Ion, who played first base for the
Pittsburg Nationals during two sea-
sons; Morris Critchley. an old-time
pitcher for Pittsburg; Patrick NJ.
Downing, for several years a player
with Southern league and Blue Grass
league teams. and Joseph G.. Hennes-
sey, an outfielder last. season on the
Trenton On. j. team.
Patrick Gillespie, who played with
the old New York Giants in the sos.
wild Bill'' Hassamer, formerly with
the Washington club; Tom Doran,
who played with Boston and Detroit.
and with many minor league clubs:
Charles Esper. formerly a pitcher for
the old Athletics and the Hartfords:
Harry S. Staley, who pitched for the
Boston Nationals years ago; Jack
Horner, scout for the Detroit A1neri-
can league club: Robert Petit, who
played under Arson with the Chicago
Nationals, and under Barnie with
Hartford: Owen Jackson of the
Lynchburg team of the Virginia
league, and Ray Marshall, who played
right field for the Jacksonville (F1a.)
team. and Dan Mccain, captain Of
the Giants in 'O5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
iNCURABLE.
Some Interference Wireless Operators
Cannot Overcome.

Some interference Wireless Operators
Cannot Overcome.
Few are the stea mer passengers who
fail to visit the wireless office aboard
ship to watch the operation of the in
struments and to question the oper-
ator Needless to say, the technical
understanding of the well meaning
visitors is variable quantity. The
operator pust listen TO wondering eX-
Carnations. original suggestions for
the Improvement OF the service. dis
courses on lie relations between Wire
less telegraphy1 and spiritualism and
other doubtful topics with uniform
courtesy. At times. however. the
strain Is tco .,rent. It was 81 lady pas
senger with an eye for details who
came to the wireless srocmy and looked
wonderingiy in.
'Oh. here's the wireless! May
come in? Isn't it wondsrful TO think
Of sending those-.those wayeS--you
cal, them waves, don't YOU? How fas-
cinating to work. at this. Are those
jars filled with water:''
Those are condenser. jars, madam,
quite empty
Really? don't believe. I could
ever understand it. That coil af wire
looks like birdcuge"
THAT is the inductance helix"
What are those things over your
ears?"
1.-The receiving telephones t
Then YOU have telephone connec-
ton too. One cen hardly keep up
with the times these days. What does
that coil do?'
''That is the receiving tuner and in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
KINDNESS IS
KEYNOTE OF
CHRISTMAS
(Specia1 from United Press

| Especial from United Press.)
| New York. Dec. 24-Christmas senti-
ment was written for the United Press
| by the Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor
| of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church,
known as "Rockefeller's church,
BS the Rev. Charles F. Aked)
The most outstanding fact in the
whole wide life of the Christian world
at this season is the touch of kindness
which is in the air. 1t is at once
genial and bracing. 1t is no soft
sentimentality 1t is compassionate
but it us large. clear eyed. sane 1t
is gentle as the: breezes of summer,
while invigorating as one of our own
glorious winter days under skies of
heavenly blue.
kindness. What would Christmas
be without our family gatherings. our
letters from and to loved ones our
messages to distant friends. onr pray
ers for them and all the reISindled emo
tions which glow at the thought of
home?
1t is a time of added tenderness,
of deepened affection. of the old love
that lives again. fresh and freshening.
unchanged beneath every changing
sky. 1t is a time of reconciliation.
We bury old. harsh memories. We
forget old animosities. We remember
the friend of other days as he was in
other days. before the world hardened
|. and embittered him and he buckled
his armOr on.
Our imagination plays us strange
tricks at Christmas time. We see
through the mist of vanished years.
| not the well Set up business man. a
little; too keen about the eyes and a
little too hard about the mouth. a
trifle over anxious when it comes to a
bargain, but the little attractive fig
| ure and ingenious face of the man
who started out in life a quarter of a
century ago. Instead of the success
| full, woman of the world. a little af-
fected now. a trifle blase and. it must
be confessed, with more than a sus-
picion of artificialty about her. we see
as clearly today that exquisite fresh
young face which once we loved as
when all the bells of Heaven were
ringin~ in her heart upon her wedding
| morning.
Who told you that the eve of the
flesh alone sees right? Seeing is not
believing. The real man, the real
woman. is the one I look at through
smiles of love and happy tears. 1t is
| my heart Mat sees. And this is the
Christmas G'fft.