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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

The greatest amount of injury to
corn from insects occurs after blowing
up grass land Of long standing, or re.
suits from the continuous culture Of
corn upon the same land several years
In succession, Some Of these insects
are able to live on woedy plants. Gen.
orally, therefore, the most effective
remedies against insect attacks are
short and systematic rotations, accom-
panied by clean culture Of the field
and surrounding fields Where the
land is neither in grass nor corn for
more than two years in succession the
attacks of insects are comparatively
limited. The insects of most econom.
ical importance to the corn growers
are:
"a Wireworms.
(2D Cutworms.
go White grubs.
(4) Corn root worms.
90 Corn root louise.
WIREWORMS are the larvae of the
large family of click beetles, or snap
bugs" The worms vary in length
from one.half to one and one-quarter
inches, have hard, smooth, shining
surface, varying in color from yellow
ism TO reddish brown. The beetles re
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
Sensitive Jeems.

The Nuritches were very proud Of
the English butler they brought back
with them, and 80, you may suppose,
they we're not little annoyed when,
at the end OF the month. he gave them
notice
What's the matter, Parker? You
have been here such short time
"Yessir. But you see when you en-
gagged me, | thought you was sparta
grass and champagne people; but
when found out that you eats cab
bage, carrots and such like common
Vegetables, and drinks beer, | ses, ser
/, this here amt no place for sensi
tive person like me. So must leave
you. carn't breathe 4 berry atmos'
phere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
HOW COCA COLA REFREeHEs.

The remarkable success which has
attended the sale OF Coca Cola has been
explained In many different ways. Some
have attributed Il to good advertis-
ing" others to efficient management
others, to It's delicious navor" and stu
others 10 the fact that II was the first In
the field OF "trade-marked" soft drinks.
In this connection, the opinion OF
manufacturing chemist who has analyz-
ed Coca Cola and studied Its history for
many years, will prove interesting. He
attributes the popularity Of the drink
in large part to its quality o? refresh
ing both mind and body without pro
ducing any subsequent depression.
He points out the fact that the chemical
composition OF Coca-Cola Is practically
Identical with that of coffee and tea
with sugar added the only material
difference being the absence OF tannic
acid from Coca.Cola. He points TO the
laboratory experiments OF Dr. Holling-
worth OF Columbia University and OF
DR.. II. c. Wood, Jr. OF Philadelphia
which prove conclusively that the caf'
feine.containing beverages tcoffee, tea,
Coca. Cola, etc. relieve mental and MUS
cular fatigue by rendering the nerves
and muscles more responsive to the
will thus diminishing the resistance
produced by fatigue. These expert
ments also demonstrate the fact that
the caffeine group of beverages differ
from the stimulants In that the use OF
the latter ia followed by period OF de
preston which calls for more Btimula.
ton. thus resulting IN the formation OF
n "hAbit"--Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
aEIl.lNIzlLIE1D
CutWorm

worms feed upon the growing yegeta.
ton. The fully grown cutworm Is one
and a quarter 10 two inches long and
varies in color with the species from
dull brown TO gray or green, and is
variously marked with longitudinal or
oblique stripes and dashes and dots
When grass lands, especially OF long
standing, are plowed up and planted
10 corn, the cutworms being deprived
OF other vegetation, attack the young
corn plants when only a few inches
high. cutting them off just above the
ground. The larvae pupate during
late spring and summer, thus permit
ting late.planted corn to escape their
attacks in some cases. Late fall plow-
ing is quite effective by disturbing
and exposing the worms and by de-
stroying the food on which they would
feed during spring They may also be
poisoned by the following mixture;
Wheat bran ...............4O POUNDS
Molasses .......,,,.'..,.,.E quarts
Paris green .,...'.''.'''.''' i puuHu
This is mixed with enough water to
moisten. A tablespoon Of this mix
ture placed near each hill will attract
the cutworms and prove fatal.
WHITE GRUBS are the larvae of
May beetles or June bugs, The beetles
lay their eggs mostly during June, In
the soil, commonly in grass lands, but
not infrequently in corn land also. The
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
SUMMER FEED FOR COWS
SUPPLEMENTS TO BLUEGRASS
NEEDED DURING DRY SEASON.
BY c. H. Eekles, Professor of Dairy
Husbandry, University Of
Missouri.

Daring the dry part Of the summer
II is usually possible to hold the milk
flow by heavy grain feeding. but this
is unnecessarily expensive, Provision
should always be made to have green
crops on hand that may be cut and
.ed when needed, or to have silase
available. 1t is the nature of blue
grass TO grow freely in early summer,
then TO rest until fail. This leaves n
period in the summer. from about the
middle Of July to the middle of Sep
tember. when the pasture is liable 10
be short
Corn Is in many ways the best cror
for summer soiling. The main diff
Guilty is IL does not come on early
enough Even the early varieties are
hardly mature enough TO feed before
Angus, /. Something is often needed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

An old darby was encountered by
the expedition sent by Uncle Sam for
the relief OF sufferers by the Missis
sippo floods. Uncle Eph was In a
dilapidated looking skin OF dugout
which no was having considerable
trouble 10 keep ahoat He was busy
padding with one hand and bailins
out his craft with the other when the
relief boat came within haillng dis
lance OF him:
Hello there. unclel What do you
want"
Nothing but wings, boss" was the
answer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
Summer Hats Of shavlnqs.

Many of the handsomest summer
hats worn by women all over the
country are made Of shavings
II seems that Japan 10 q thriving
center for this shaving industry and
wooden ribbon Of this sort appears in
various forms, some presenting a sat.
my finish and others resembling silks
and crepes.
About twenty per cent. is sent here
In the snaps OF wooden ribbons, while
the rest is worked up into the familiar
chip brand"
Some years Japan sends si.000,o0C
OF this material into this country. II
appears that the American women
like the product better than Euro
pean, for the United States is her
largest customer. The material IL
eaeily dyed and is so thin and flexible
that exquisite effects can be pro
duced
Our friends are generally willing t.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
When Ex.PresIdent TAN Was Married

When Ex-PresIdent Tan Was Married.
II was formerly a pleasant custom
OF society reporters to indulge In pre-
dictions as to the glorious future of
the happy pair.A journalistic prophet
OF the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
in writing OF the wedding OF Miss
Helen l.. Heron. daughter OF John
w. Heron to William Howard Taft,
which occurred twenty-seven years
ago. had this to say:
william II. Taft is one OF the
young men OF the city who may be
depended upon in public Rffairs. He is
one OF the highest standing of the
graduates OF Yale. and his original
powers. perfect integrity and courage
and correct instincts, as well as thor
ough information, have made him use
full, won for him the friendships and
enmitNes most complimentary, ant
opened for him a career that has the
highest promise OF great distinction"
|
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
akiorrlble Thouaht.

Senator Borah of Idaho tells this
story OF how a psychologist and me.
diumlstic professor was received In a
small town In his state:
The professor was talking to a
young society bud about the possibili'
ties OF the journeylngs Of ones soul.
Why. my dear young lady" he de-
clared, 1T is possible for you in your
sleep to travel to other planets In the
middle OF the night"
oh, professor" she cried In eyi
dent alarm. Not in my nightgowrH
The Sunday Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
Two Women Tell How They
Escaped theSurgeon'sK Knife
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Swarthmore, Penn. - q For fifteess
years / suffered untold agony, and for

one period OF neAriI
twoyeas / hadherD~
orrhages and the
doctors told me (
would have 10 uS-
dergo an opera1ous
but / began taking
Lydia E. PinkhaIn'a
Vegetable Com
pound and an In
good health now. Z
a m all ov er the.
Change Of Life and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

eggs hatch in 10 to Is days and the
grubs are supposed to live for two inli
years. White grubs do their injury
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

jury to the young plant during May
and June, causing the plant to wither
and die by sucking its juices through
the roots. Usually these attacks ar"
In spots throughout the field, and are
likely to be most injurious during un'
favorable weather conditions. Rota-
ton, thorough cultivation and fall
blowing will help to control this pest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

~~~NOS~rsrS@SNSN~NSN<SN N~"~~~NNNSN~N~rS~SNo~~
earlier Sweet corn is good feed, but
docs not yield heavily, Second.growth
clover millet or alfalfa can be used II
available. After August In the corn
belt corn and sorghum are the best
crops for supplementing pastures.
Sorghum yields immense crops, and
II surplus Is on hand It may be
made into hay profltably A yield OF
from 15 to 25 tons of green sorghum
per acre is not unusual on good land.
Green crops fed as supplement to
pasture may be fed in the pasture or
in the barn lot, but as a rule are fed
most economically In the barn. The
cows remain inside long enough at
milking time to eat their portions.
AS q rule the most economical
method of supplying feed to help out
the short pastures of midsummer and
fall is TO feed corn silage. Sllage will
keep In good condition for summer
feeding with no loss except on the
surface. II il is not needed during
the summer, II may be covered with
the new silage and KEEP, until wanted
Corn furnishes larger amount OF dry
matter per acre than any crop that
can ordinarily be grown for summei
feeding, and has the further advan
tage OF being on hand as early as
wanted when in the form Of s!lagc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

Many n mans soiled character has
been washed in a woman's tears.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

The woman who powders her nose
isn't SO apt to shine in society.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
Their Kind,

These girls are very popular, un.
derstand, at the parish social gather
ings."
Yes: they are regular church
bellies"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17
In Get RID of NInsnuitnsa

To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes
You can Sleep, FISH Hunt or attend to any
work without being worried by tho biting or
singing OF Mosquitoes, Sand flies. Gnats or
other lnbects by applying TO the face, ears
and hands DR. PoRTER's ANTIBEPTiC
HEALING OIL 2bc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

rs Rantz a finished tragedian?"
Almost"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

There are limitations. don't be fooled. Ask
for LEWIS Single Binder cigar, &c. Adv
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

Looking on the Bright Side.
1T is said that more than one per
son has been killed by kissing"
Yes; but isn't It great stun If you
live through itr'-Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-17

Friends are merely people we are
privileged to tell our troubles TO.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
A Fine Sense of Eeel;no

One OF two darkies who run boot
black .paror. i'll partnership was brag
cling of his well developed sense of
touch. particularly in the matter of
money He boosted that be could tell
the denomination OF any United States
coin merely. by feeling 1t His partner
wearied of these boasts and came back
with this:
your sense O. feelin amt nothin' to
my friend Marcus Him and me user
to work on the Pullman down through
Kansas. Marcus had been on this route
for about ten years One night when
We was both a-sleepin. long around
midnight. ! wakes up and shakes Mar
rus and | says. Marcus. where are we2
And Marcus jest rolls over and sticks
his hand out the window and he says.
We're goin' through Oswego.' "-Ev
erybOdy's
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
Never Can Happen Again.

The Montenegro law which ordains
that any found valuable shall be placed
where the loser can find it reminds one
of an anecdote told Of Grimaldi's grand
father in Dickens life Of the famous
clown. On one of his visits to Leaden
hall market with nearly f40O In gold
and silver upon him ''he found that his
shoe had become unbuckled and. TAX
ing from his pocket the bag. he placed
1t upon neighborfng post and then
proceeded to adjust his buckle" Hav
ing afterward to pay for purchase
he missed his bag OF gold and hurried
back to the post where he had buckled
his shoe although more than three
quarters of an hour had elapsed
there II remained. safe and untouched
on the top Of a post in the open street,
That was In eighteenth century Lon
don Could 1t happen ow?-London
Chronicle
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
A Curious Coincidence.

The story of queer coincidence was
told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While
travelling upon the continent he visited
a certain mountain inn. which was In
winter. he learned. occupied only by
two men These men. prisoned In a
waste of snow and Ice. had for all that
period no communication with the
world below. Here was situation for
a novelist And the novelist accord
lngly began to let his imagination play
about the possibilities Of tragedy sur
rounding the two men on their noun
tain height Bnt the story was never
written for happening TO come upon
volume of Guy de Manpassant which
was new 10 him. he found therein. M
der the title of "L'Auberge." the very
story he had meant to write
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
ELIZA WAS GENEROUS.
Her Munificent Offer For an Original
Five Act TRAGEDY.

Her Munificent Offer For an Original
Five Act Tragedy.
People are likely to look back COM
miseratingly upon the past In these
days Of modern progress. When We
hear what the most prolific OF present
day novelists receives q word and
what the weekly royalties Of any we'll
known playwrights are we say that
the literary profession has come intD
its own. Some bark back to the con
trasting tale that Milton received
only f5 for the nrst copyright Of
Paradise Lost" an epic In twelve
books containing total Of lOb65
lines. but that was over two centuries
ago. Poe received $40 for 1.-The
Raven" That may be dismissed with
the statement that poetry never paid.
The modern way OF making money
by literature la even more recent than
Is generally thought Alexander Hill
Of Cincinnati. one of the best known
bookmen and collectors of the middle
autographs that proves this point.
Two generations ago Eliza Logan
was leading actress In America
Read her letter. o budding genius on
the typewriter, and he glad that when
you are paid it Is space rates for the
local paper:
fremont House. Boston. May II. 1854
e. Dusseault Jr.. Charlestown. Mass
Sir-l wish an original five act tragedy
the feature to be heroine. myself the
personator of 1t: the scene not to be laid
in this country. the plot to be optional
with the author-for which. II ! like 1t, /
will pay SIS Respectfully.
ELIZA LOGAN
Boston Post
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
Regulating Price OF Books.

The price of books was once a mat
ter for legislation In England. An act
of 1884. which seems never to have
been repealed. provides that any com
should be considered by 1.-The lord cham.
berlain. the lord treasurer and the
justices or any two of these" and that
those dignitaries should have power
and authority 10 reform and redress
the enhancing of the prices OF printed
books and to limr the prices OF the
books and the offenders should lose
and forfeit for every book by them
sold whereof the price be enhanced
the sum of IS. Cd :" London Mail
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02

Boston Post.
American Leaf colors.

1t has been observed that the leaves
Of American trees such AZ naples
scarlet oaks and SO forth. which at
home exhibit splendid colors In the
autumn. fall below their reputation In
this regard when transplanted In Eng
land or on the continent of Europe
An English observer. who has been
studying the causes OF the autumn
tnts of trees, thinks the superiority
of our woodlands arises from the soft
and mild yet glowing climatic condi
lions prevailing here in the fall Eng
land. 1t Is added. Is rarely blessed with
an Indian summer When the climatic
conditions permit the leaves to retain
considerable vitality In the autumn
the colored pigment is normally de
velOped; hence the glorious forests OF
the United States. Chicago Record
Herald
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
GLASS IS PECULIAR.
Has . Number Of Curious and Cen.
Trajectory Qualities.

Il Has . Number Of Curious and Cen.
Trajectory Qualities.
Glass IL one OF the most interesting
as well as one OF the most peculiar
things In the world II has curious and
contradictory qualities. and many MS
tonishing phenomena are connected
with 1t. Brittle and breakable as 1t is.
yet 1t exceeds almost all other bodies
in elasticity
tf two glass balls are made to strike
each other at given force the recoil
by virtue OF their elasticity. will be
nearly equal to their original impetus
Connected with its brittleness are some
very singular facts
Take hollow sphere with hole and
stop the hole with the finger. SO as to
prevent the external and internal air
from communicating. and the sphere
will fly to pieces by the mere heat OF
the hand Vessels made of glass that
have been suddenly cooled possess the
curious property of being able to re
sist hard blows given to them from
without but will be instantly shivered
by small particle Of fiint dropped into
their cavities This property seems to
depend upon the comparative thickness
of the bottom: the thicker the bottom
Is the more certainty of breakage by
this experiment Some of these vessels.
1t is stated. have resisted the stroke Of
a mallet given with sufficient force to
drive nail into wood. and heavy bod
les. such as iron. bits of wood. Jasper.
stone. etc. have been cast into them
from height OF two or three feet with
out any effect yet a fragment Of fiint
not larger than pea dropped from 4
height of three inches has made them
ny.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
The Aerons OF Andalus,a.

Or all the birds ne had studied, said
W Farren in u lecture none showed
conjugnl affection in quite the same
way as the brown backed nerons OF
Anfalusia, n Spain WhenevR the has
band RELIEVED his wife al tue nest ne
invariably laid his neck over hers in
momentary embrace and then took no
his position while the other bird few
away The herons never omitted this
affectionate salutation. London Stand
ard
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
THE UBIQUITOUS SEA LION.
He Strayed . Long Way From Homo
Before He Was Killed.

Ne strayed . Long Way From Homo
Before He Was Killed.
The following story ID taken from
the American Magazine:
Sunday Is q dull day. and the city
editors had a habit Of detailing men to
so to the geological gardens and get
animal stories for Monday morning
The reporters. got together one Sunday
morning and persuaded the head ami
NAL keeper to let them publish fake
story. 1t was rather commonplace.
concerning the alleged escape of non
existent sea lion from the pool to open
water.
Fake said the managing editor as
he read the story. Let's make 1t a
good one.
"ThereupOn he sent kilograms to ev-
cry country correspondent on that wa
ter or its tributaries. merely inquiring
If anything had been seen of the es-
capped sea lion The response was ap-
palling. The correspondents needed
only the hint. That day the sea lion
was seen by at least twenty CORE
spondents. and Bergband printed all
the reports one after another Thus
spurred. the correspondents went to it
in earnest The following day the sea
lion was reported at every point with
in 200 miles The story spread like
ripples on water In five days the lion
was sighted over half the world. and
an enthusiast at Southampton cabled
that he was heading toward the north
sea. Then cruel correspondent up on
Lake Superior killed him and wired
that he was sending the skin as proof
| always suspected that the managing
editor did 1t himself"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
AN INGENIOUS CLOCK.

Curious Automsten That Was Made In
London = Century Ago.
One Of the most wonderful time
Keepers known to horologists was
made in London. England. a hundred
years ago and was sent by the presi-
dent Of the East India company a
gift to the emperor Of China. The
case was made In the form Of q
chariot. In which was seated the figure
Of a woman.
This figure was Of pure ivory ana
gold, and the right hand rested upon q
tiny clock. fastened to the side Of the
chariot. Portions Of the wheels which
kept track OF the flight Of time were
hidden in the body Of 2 tiny bird.
which had seemingly just alighted
upon the woman's finger.
There was canopy above. no ar
ranged az to conceal q silver bell The
bell was fitted with little hammer,
also Of silver. which. although 1t did
not appear to have any connection
with the clock. struck the hours regu-
larly and could be made to repeat by
touching a diamond on the woman's
bodice.
In the chariot. at the woman's feet.
there was golden figure Of a dog.
and above were two birds. apparently
flying before, the chariot. This beauti
full ornament was made almost entire
" of gold and was deliberately adorned
with precious stones st. Louis Globe
Democrat