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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
THE Fight on Hog Cholera.

Science has delved for years in the
mysteries Of disease which has af-
hicted humans and animals. Much has
| been accomplished. Pneumonia, ty-
phoid fever. diphtheria and dozen or
more other diseases VI humans, fought
| against for centuries, have been
| mastered.
The danger of mortality has been
materially reduced.
| Consumption is a disease against
| which science is still fighting; SO Is
| cancer. Smallpox and yellow fever have
! been controlled to some extent thru
tho research work Of scientists, and
; they have alike mastered many Of the
| diseases Of domestic animals.
Science works slowly, but It's task is
thorough once the mysteries Of disease
are learned. "a =
Science will some day control disease
in hogs as it controls to some extent the
diseases of the human family.
Cholera Is the one battling swine
disease which science has not as yet
mastered. 1t can not be cured. This
the scientists say II nnal. They have
made every test possible to cure 1t and
failed.
Now they would seek to prevent Il
and the most successful system thus
far adopted for prevention and control
is by serum incubation.
Government and state psychologists
have succeeded in a great many cases
in checking the spread OF cholera by
injecting serum into healthy hogs.
Many states have appropriated large
sums of money for the manufacture Of
serum. Illinois. Indiana and Ohio have
been leaders In the state movement and
only this year Iowa, after losing 312.-
100000 by cholera last year, and thru
the urgent solicitation Of the farmers
OF the state. backed by the greatest
campaign in farmers interests carried
on by the Farmers and Drovers' Jour-
nal. has established a serum plant
where the preventive is made and sold
to farmers At cost Of manufacture
plus the expenses Of operating the
plant.
Iowa has saved some hogs. Illinois.
Indiana, and Ohio have also saved
many, while Kansas. Nebraska and
Minnesota as we'll have prevented the
spread OF cholera by actively battling
against 1t. Ne'
Possibly the work has not been as
successful in any state as many farm
ers had supposed would be the case
once the legislature had made appro-
priations. But. supposing scientists
had not found q serum preventive.
would not the ravages OF cholera have
eliminated swine herds to much greater
extent?
Government and state veterinary de-
partments must work In close harmony
in fighting hog cholera and country
wide campaign against the disease sug-
gested by DR.. Dorset Of the bureau Of
animal industry should receive the
hearty cooperation Of hog growers.
1t is going to take time and the ex-
penditure- Of some millions Of dollars.
as well as every ounce Of scientific
brain power. to ind q preventive which
will prevent in all cases. Just now the
hog cholera prevention Is in the de-
veloping stage.
Do not criticise the efforts Of the sell
entists in their search to aid your pros
perity, Mr. Hog Grower.
Give them time. Give them money for
the work. and eventually science will
be found to make further development.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
Culture Of cowpsas.

Cowpea hay is nearly equal to wheat
bran as part of ration. 1t Is very nu-
tritious. For work stock. or for beef OF
milk production, 1t is satisfactory. II
also is fed to poultry in some sections
Of the country. The grain is rich food
and highly reiished by fowls. Cowpea
straw is an excellent roughage and al
most as valuable as the hay.
Cowpeas furnish nitrogen to the So:
ana improve its mechanical condition
They are most profitably grown WITH
other crops.
The fact that cowpeas, as rule
produce something upon the poorest
soil, and with the most indiffe-en:
cultivation. or none at all. has led many
growers to neglect cultivation. The
fact that they will grow in any soil
and with little care and attention. on'y
emphasizes the value of the crop. end
a. the, same time interferes with its
being given the cultural attention II
deserves. While good preparation Is
absolutely necessary in the culture OF
any crop, a large portion OF its beneh'
is lost il not supplemented by cultiva-
ton, if the nature of the crop admits
of ii.
When proper rotation and cultivation
are practical in the culture OF cowpeat
there are but few weeds to contend
with. The cowpeas, in common with
other leguminous plants. possess Inc
power OF utilizing atmospheric nitro
gen in its growth. The stirring OF the
soil by cultivation encourages the cir
cuIation of the soil air and presents
conditions more favorable for the de-
velopment OF ni,rifying organisms with
oupt detracting from the more apparent
benefits of cultivation.
The feeding value OF cowpea hay has
long been recognized. as 1t has beer
used extensively for all kinds OF stock
in the southern states. With a TAU
number of ripe pease in the hay. 1t has
been found to be satisfactory when rec
alone to stock at work. and can Dt
used very successfully as mainten-
ance ration for horses, mules. cattle
sheep and even hogs.
The seed of cowpeas Is rarely obtain
able at a low enough price to be used
as feed. It's composition indicatea
that 1t is a richer feed than whea,
bran. The Alabama experiment station
fed cowpeas to fattening pigs with ex-
found in the bodies of the pigs FED
cowpeas than in those fed corn meal
only. A great many people have tried
feeding the seed. either whole or In
broken pieces to poultry. Splendid
results are obtained. the fowls being
kept in good condition and producing
a good supply of eggs, even In the WIN
ter months. Very good results are also
obtained By feeding the hay. as the
fowls eat all except the hard. coarse
stems.
Now that cowpeas can be secured by
running the vines thru threshine
machine, the straw is coming to DC
quite an important feed. While nc
authentic data are at hand in regard to
this straw, farmers and stable keepers
who have used it claim that 1t is an ex-
cellent feed. some even preferring II
to ordinary peavine hay. There have
been no i'll effects reported from its use
The straw sells for about the same
price as the hay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

The Iowa City Republican argues
that Whenever any business has not
head located in this city with author
ity to be part of the community and
participate in its activities, ii should
not receive the patronage of the peo-
pie This does not mean that bust
ness institutions can not be owned by
non residents and be useful TO the
town. but Iowa City has two or three
stores that are mere leeches to take
money out of the community. The
Republican hopes that our people will
be watchful and not give them their
money when they can as well buy
elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

tation will be greatly aided by the un-
popular policies OF democratic ma
tional administration. This Is politi-
cally inevitable, and the wise course
for all opponents of the democratic
party is to let this natural course OF
recuperation of republican party
strength and efficiency have the right
of way and an unobstructed road
"A jaunt out into Iowa in any d.
rection will convince one that the soil
Of this state will produce corn no mat
ter how hot and dry the season." says
the Burlington Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

game because OF authority from the
legislature to expend money to aid in
defense Of Just such suit. Iowa Is
first OF the states to take official ac-
ton to relieve the people from the bur-
den OF this bridge monopoly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
The Stra1vpile
The Rented Farm.


Today wandered DER the farm
Near which my early lot was cast
And viewed the changes with alarm.
Changes that made the happy past
Seem far remote and fading fast.
The fields, where record wheat once
grew,
Are foul with briars and goldenrod.
Sumac, and ivy. There . few
Lean cattle bite the scanty sod
Where corn once ripened, thistles
nod.
Fences are falling, and the sad
Old barn which once was filled with
sheaves,
Where have played, little lad,
Shows sagging roof with moss-grown
caves
The boys have grown, and left the
place;
The father sleeps, now, on the hill;
And not one dear, familiar face
OF all knew 10 left there still
A tenant robs the soil at will.
The simple, quiet country life
Our fathers loved no longer. seems
To please our young whose minds are
rife
With thoughts Of vast commercial
schemes,
Where sudden wealth absorbs their
dreams.
Thus do they leave the land to be
Half-tille6 by those whose only care
Is present gain-resigned to SEQ
Their birthright useless, brown and
bare.
Results confront US everywhere.
Better to base ones hopes upon
The sure foundation Of the soil,
Content to hold, when youth Is gone,
An humble recompense for toll.
That scheme. and fret for power and
spoil.
John E. Dolson In New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
Waterloo Tribune.

SALC TING THE KING GAMBLER
The public was interested in news
item that appeared the other day. II
read: "Without any salutes from the
harbor forts or official recognition
Prince Albert I. of Monaco came in
to port recently on the deck OF his
steam Yacht Hirondelle."
Why should the harbor forts boom
honors for Albert, king gambler OF
the world? Ii would be more appro-
pirate to spin roulette ball, or jingle
a stack OF poker chips on his ar
rival-it would be music to AIS ears.
1t would remind him Of home. The
lannon's boom might make him be-
lieve his joint at Monte Carlo was
about to be raided. And if it were?
If ii were. Al would. if put out of bus
mess. be deprived OF abou, 100000 per
Year spending money.
Besides. where would he get the
money, in that event. TO run his
government? His schools and churches.
his Libraries, his art galleries. his Inu-
seuns, his government. his salaries to
assistant gamblers holding official po-
sitions in state and other places. under
him are supported by the suckers who
play al Monte Carlo. Would not raid
on his joint be terrible shock to him?
Why. it is barely possible some people.
including the prince Of Monaco himself,
might have 10 go 10 work. Can anyone
imagine anything quite so calamitous?
Why, a cannon's boom might even
awaken his conscience. He might see
the horror he has wrought, in vision.
He might see the tragedies his game
has been responsible for: the thou
sands, including women. he has start
ed on the craze, aa- on the road to
ruin: the wrecked fortunes and homes;
the murders: the want and desolation.
the wrecked bodies and minds his hell
on earth has produced.
Far be ii from us 10 wish to spoil
AIS visit here. We would rather see
him enjoy himself-but we are willing
TO bet package Of county fair pea
nuts that Al viii not go up against any
game. with the percentage against him.
in the country. No old army game
for Al. no roulette. no spindle wheel.
no loaded dice. AIS business IS to &c.
the money, not risk it.
An, no. No cannon booms for the
man who would break the world at
Monte Carlo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
General Otis seems to find a bonn
almost any time things get slack.
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"A the Cedar Falls Record sees It
the teaching profession is rapidly
coming into its own. Wages are being
raised thruout all of rural Iowa and
the STANDARD qualifications Sc also he
ing elevated somewhat. Country
schools now paying as high as $50 per
month, 2 wage that must be attractive
to many a girl of 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
Iona Newspapers
CHEAP LAND.
ISibley Tribune.l

Men who have lately sold farms in
Osceola county for prices anywhere
from sI25 to 500 per acre fancied they
were making good deals, until the no.
ton took them TO buy again. Those
who have got in the habit Of owning
land, whether they work il or not. like
TO have some acres as provision for a
rainy day or as life assurance. 1t Will
no, blow away. and in the recent past
has produced by appreciation. So when
they look about TO replace the land
they have sold they are led 10 question
the shrewdness OF their recent sales.
Land has advanced rapidly in me
past and the END is not YET. Inc
mouths 10 feed are increasing. the
standard OF living rs rising. and the
old earth is contracting relatively thru
mechanical invention and the broaden
ing OF the spirit Of man. While good
land in the old world is held al 500 ana
$1,000 per acre equally desirable soil
here is cheap al any price that the
most sanguine dream OF.
The question as 10 how TO get returns
from the soil to warrant these increas-
ing prices is 10 be solved by the farm
ers by better cultivation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
THOSE CALIFORNIA CASES.

Diggs gets two years in prison, and
Caminetti eighteen months.
A large number Of persons who have
followed The cases VIII be disappointed
VI the short time given the men. The
average man and woman OF decent
character who has read the evidence
Has The impression that Diggs at any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
Bob Come. Into III. Own.
rMinneapolis News.l

What's this? Bob" LaFollette on a
tariff conference slate-the man the
AlJrich henchmen f,axed: the man who
couldn't get 80 much as look-in wheh
the Payne Aldrich monstrosity was be-
ing stuffed with jokers?
My. but that's funny.
Bob" whom even some OF the I'M
patient progressives discarded, be-
cause he and Morgan didn't Tbe. How
that for one Of times revenges?
No wonder 1t Jared Lodge ano
Smoot.
But it ought to mean a better tarif'
bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
ANOTHER USELESS FICTION.

tDes MuineS Register ana Lea~eT.J
In theory ever member Of congress
is an impartial officer OF the govern
nlen.. bent only upon securing the best
possible Laws, just as in theory every
LAWYER is an officer Of the court bent
only upon securing the prompt admin
istration Of justice.
In fact. just as every lawyer is there
TO win for his own side, every memo
Of congress IS there as a partisan.
That is why it is that the plea for
a full and fair participation OF repub-
leans in making a democratic tariff is
perfectly plausible. and al the same
time perfectly absurd.
There are ali degrees Of partisan
ship. One man viii be much fairer
towards his opponents than another.
But. al the very bes.. no man can nave
the interest in persecting measure
thg, is 10 be the platform OF the OPP
position party that a member OF that
party will have.
We should give over, once for all. the
fiction OF all members Of congresa'
having a hand in framing the meas
ures Of the dominant party. AL such
measures should ne framed as the>
are framed in the English parliament
bv cabinet Of the party leaders.
Il is the part Of the minority 10
cri.icise and correct, not TO frame.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

London. Sept. 17.-Sir Oliver Lodge,
the famous English scientist, IL on rec-
ora ~ expressing the belief tAs. SCI
ence IL on the road toward bridging
the chasm between life and death. He
thinks there 10 no doubt about our liv-
ing beyond the grave. and he feels the
time will como when scientists will be
able to prove It. Those are the opin-
ions he expressed before the British
association. scientific body. recently.
Foley Kidney Pills cure obstinate
cs.sss cS k!6ney ard BLADDER tsc..h.e
rheumatism and lumbago. because
they remove the cause. You can npt
take this honest curative medicine into
your system without setting the rigat
results. -. S-..= VI.
Drug &c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

The Burlington Hawkeye has con-
tended. ever since the presidential cleo
ton that the republican party will re-
organize itself without Intervention by
political leaders and that the rehabili-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18


Readers frequently protest that Col
lier's is Illogical IN its antagonism to
liquor, since It accepts the advertise
rnents of smoking tobacco. Smoking.
they say, Is a habit as much as drink
ing, and deleterious in a lesser degree
only. True enough. Coffee and tea
also inspire habit. harmful habit IN
many cases. Yet nobodoy-except.
perhaps, that lofty purist. Of the break
fast table. Mr.. Post Of Postum fame
would protest against the sale and use
OF these beverages. Eating to excess
is a habit with many worthy. II glut-
tonous, people. Giving the word :ss
radical and not Its limited meaning.
there IL probably quite as much Intern :
perance in eating as in drinking. tho
the results are neither as obvious nor
as disastrous. Almost any exercise OF
the human functions may, BY excess
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18
QUESTION VALUE OF HOG SERUM.
TIowa Farmer


(Iowa Farmec.l
III. C. Brandes is one of the first
Iowa hog rafsers to question the value
of vaccination against hog cholera.
Mr.. Brandes lost eco head of swine
after they had been treated with the
anti cholera serum. and he believes
hr is justified in his position. Mr..
Rrandes has farm vest N Atlantic
lie Has 3 member OF ''c ThiTty-sec-
Ond and Thirty third assemble MT.
Brandcs rolnts to the fact that large
herd of swine was lost this SUNNI or
on the farm of the Home for Feeble
minded Children at Glenwood. He be-
lieves that hog cholera is one of the
effects of cause which is not yet
fully understood. After his own ex-
perience he is dubious whether the an
ti-toXin now being used is an absolute
protection against the dreaded scourge
OF the swine pens. Mr.. Brandes be-
iieves ina; the oause % TIE disease
is due to some local condition for
which food. soil or weather may be
responsible. 81 had 10 head in one pen
when they were taken SICK he said,
and I lost every one. l paid SIS to
have the rest of the hogs treated with
the new anti cholera serum, but only
saved twenty-five out OF the lot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

The Grinnell Register considers 1T
sure is hard luck for town to have
business men that are self satisfied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

And shall we conclude, as Maine
went so goes the progressive party?'
inquiries the Waterloo Times-Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

The Sioux City Journal wonders
what Jerome does for living when
Thaw is alternating"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-18

will make her American trip with the
enthusiastic approval Of the whole
English government. That being the
fact, it is easy enough to figure out
what Uncle Sans attitude toward the
lady should be- He should worry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18
TBY ELISHA IANSON.1

Washington, D. c., Dec. ia
tremendous increase in the consump
ton of distilled and 5ermented spirits
by the people of the United States is
shown by the annual report of the
commissioner Of internal revenue
made public today.
This report, in view of the great in,
roads made by the prohibitionists in
the last few years in their political
contests with the liquor men, is re-
garded as truly startling.
Notwithstanding the fact that since
1909 more than half of the territory
OF the United States has become dry,
either through state wide prohibition
or local option, the output of distilled
and fermented spirits and liquors has
practically doubled.
AS is usual, the fifth Illinois district,
which embraces Peoria and Rock
Island, led all districts in the country
last year in collections reported, in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18
Report to Washington Says
Americans in Chihuahua
Are Well Treated
FLETCHER REPORTS
TAMPICO IS QUIET
Foreigners Prefer to Stay
in City and Are Put on
Shore Once More

Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-Consu1
Letcher has advised the state depart
ment that many reports of maltreat
ment of Americans in Chihuahua are
without foundation. The department
issued this statement:
Consul Letcher reports that many
Of the statements published in the FL
Paso press relative to conduct visited
on Americans since the entry of the
constitutionalist forces into Chihuahua
are without foundation, as also are re.
ports of the discourtesy to him on the
part of the revolutionist leader"
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported to.
day that normal conditions were be-
ing restored in Tampico. His re-
ports state that the weather has mod
Grated and that he has been able to
transfer all the refugees back to the
Sumner. A later dispatch advises that
the refugees have all been returned
safely to Tampico. Further advices
say the Ward liner Moro Castle sail
ed on Tuesday at p. M, but eight
Americans desiring to leave On board
her. Rebels to the number of about
1000 are reporting to be camping
eighteen miles northeast Of Tampico.
For the present the army transport
Sumner will remain at Tampico.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18

erly done, from $40 to SIS, after which
noguchi test would be necessary and
even if both these tests were found
negative it would still be necessary to
puncture the spinal cord, draw out
some of the spinal flued and make a
Wasserman test Of that.
This test being negative, If the
physician went to the limit Of scien-
tific search he would be obliged to
make hole in the skull Of the appli-
cant, remove portion of his brain,
smear 1t on a glass slide, stain it and
examine it microscopically for the
trepanoma pallida, which Is the cause
of the malady feared.
Beside this, all spinal reflexes
would have to be tested, all bones of
the body examined, as we'll as the
joint. The liver eyes and throat must
undergo a severe and careful examina-
ton and If all this were done it would
require at least six months to do that
and it would be impossible then even
for the most skillful physician to state
positively that the applicant was en-
tirely free from the disease. In the
case Of other diseases the examina-
tion would involve series of micro
scopical tests and examination and
such an examination would require un-
usual skill and a period Of least three
months"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18
Tremendous Increase in Amount of
Liquor Distilled, Despite Prohibition

amount of distilled spirits manufac.
tured and in the amount withdrawn
from bond ...
Illinois as state stands first in the
amount of taxes ncluding
taxes from liquor, tobacco, oleomarg.
arine, and corporations doing a general
business, subject to the federal corpor,
alton tax
Iowa had very small liquor pro-
duction compared to Illinois, Idniana,
Kentucky, New York, and Pennsyl-
vania, the total collections for the
state amounting to but $1,1S0,S55.47.
These collections are expected to be
tripled next year, however, as a result
Of the income feature in the new tariff
law.
AS indicative of the great increase
in the consumption Of liquor since
1899, the following figures are given:
In 1899 there were produced 97,O66,-
554.7 gallons; there were withdrawn
from warehouses S3,694,33S.1 gallons
and there remained in warehouses
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18
OUSTED MEMBERS
FIGHT FOR SEATS

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Mayor Carter
Harrison today expected to appoint
five members of the board of educa-
ton to take the places of those whom
he ousted week ago after the failure
Of the board to reflect Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young as superintendent Of
schools. Names of the new members
probably will be sent to the council to-
night for ratification.
1t Is believed that some of the APP
pointees may be women but Mayor
Harrison refused to make public their
names until council has acted upon
them.
The five men whom the mayor de-
clares are no longer members of the
board announced today that they will
fight for the retainment of their seats
cn the board and that, if necessary
they will take the matter to the courts.
They say they will attend board com
mittee meetings later this week and
until the next regular meeting Of the
board on December "a.