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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
Value in Corn Stalks.

Not nearly SO many corn stalks are
now burned in the field in spring a.
vas the custom several years ago
Farmers in general have found thst
field trash of all kinds is valuable as
a fertilizer and humusforming mater
isl. ON some Fertile lands farmers
stu burn corn STALKS in spring TO get
them ont of the way OF the plow. Al
tho some corn land may be yer! iert!!e
and full OF humus. yet II Is never good
practice to burn stalks. as they may be
made a means of maintaining the
hunus supply 1t should be the aim
Of every farmer to keep up the fertliitF
Of his land and not wait TO supply
fertilizers til. the soil has been badly
worn and depleted Of organic matter.
1t Is best TO supply some organic mat
ter to al! soils every year.
Where the corn crop has been husked
in the field, and the corn stalks iei'
on the ground, they should be dragged
or narrowed down in winter. or very
early in spring. Dragged down and in
contac, with the moist soil, they soon
absorb moisture and begin TO decay
Previous TO blowing. the stalks should
BE cut into fine pieces with regular
s,alk-cuiting machine or disk. Many
good farmers are now disking their
corn ground previous to blowing. so
that fine soil will be turned to the
bottom OF the furrow. All claim that
it paws well to disk corn land before
blowing. When this is done, the disk
will GU, the stalks in short lengths for
easy blowing. When plowed under
rapid decay begins in moist soil In
no case where they are cut into short
lengths and plowed under deeply. VIII
they in nay way prove detriment.
Corn stalks worked into the soil are
valuable, not only as humus-forning
material. but they prevent washing by
allowing the soil to absorb more water
IF rains. They tighten heavy soils and
promote beneficial bacterial action
H II s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
PAYABLE ON DEMAND.

Banker Walker Of Macon. Ca. is
who have been told by their physicians
that they must die. The conemonesc
thing in nature s death. = mar. pr
haps ten men. die while your na-c:,
ticks once. The voice OF mourning are
never stilled. They rise II an amending
chorus Of lsreatation mat runs around
the word. Death IS an ordinary thing.
common occurrence The Georgia
bankers case was no exception 10 the
common lot. But mis- dying and me
manner Of Il have attracted the a-te.-
ton and aroused he interest @ a
continent.
Why? Simply because NJ Walker
accepted death as common Thing. a
certainty and treated death as he
would another visitor whom. II is i'm
possible 70 avoid. met !, at the door
smilingly ard accepted me common
10, without unavaLing protest and use
less grief and ou.crv. Ha ne. il as he
would have NET . demand note upo.
which payment had been REQUIRED
earlier than ne rad expected. Il vas
an honest obligation. He accepted !.
with his first breath So N.-. Walker
signihed his readiness % take :. ID. Ea
didn'r van. 20 pay Z Their. He VS.
making good Use % Ire p-:a :pal. Bat
it was due and called .o- and re 5000
at the cashiers window quietly and
braEeiy 70 meet his de1ts.
Walker ASKED in MS friends md
mace his remaining time p.eazar., as
he might for himself and then. There
was no weeping circle about hts BED.
He refused 70 fear or 20 lei MS friends
fear. He Is dying Ike Socrates and
the philosophers 4 The earlier ti-.le.
Ana beyond their s-oic3s-n Walker mas
. surer supper that they. faith II God
and his purposes. trust in the wisdom
and mercy and confidence in The powsr
which controls the prir clp.e OF life and
overlooks growth ana 1rGicsg= and -c-
cay in men as IN the grass u taa fed.
Walker, common citizen among cit
fzens has drawn cts sympataies II the
whole country - stand by MS death
bed simply because Il his display q
fortitude. faith and acceptance Q: the
inevita bic. His is me -rue philosophy.
better than ours which girds al com
mon Tor demands rae rava-sa. x .ll-
muta BILE laws and walls unavai.1rglg
over the operation Of the unchange-
able.
That is the difference between
Walker and the other millions who are
on the verge Of things Walkers debt
IS the debt of every living thing. Le:
us hope that We may meet our obliga-
tons as Walker met his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
The Speedy Cripple.

John Craig Hammond, who steered
publicity for Wilson during the cam
patgn. has returned to New York from
the food district Of the west. Mr. Ham
mond is about rs heavy as hairpin.
ANY time that he can get properly
startled he can sink the intercollegiate
sprinting record on a route of ground.
One day" AYERS Mr.. Hammond. Il
walked thru a street in Columbus. O
Ahead Of me 1 spied man hobblns
painfully on two clutches. Suddenly
/ heard the cry:
Dams busted Run for your lives"
go 1 ran for my life. On ahead
could see the cripple getting over the
ground like a giant swing. BY and
by caught up to him. In natural COM
passion I sought to aid him. but he
shook me of.
"'You carry these crutches, mister,
said the unfortunate, and give cripple
chance"
Mr.. Hammond further alleges that 4
was almost an hour later before he
finally succeeded in running down tn.
cripple in the uplands OF Columbus and
returning his crutches.-New Yorl
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

Besinning about the fire; of March.
gave it a very thorough and scientific
trimming. say scientific in that
tried 10 trim according 10 the rules
laid down by successful fruit growers
in our latitude This is important, FOR
ignorant trimming CT an orchard is
likely to do more harm than good. and
the trimming of an orchard does not
mean necessarily cutting the orchard
all TO pieces.
/ did not put any manure on tnt
orchard as did not believe II was
needed Early il. the spring / p!owed
il deem and hired man TO SPADE
around the trees where the pillow could
not so. l then narrowed ii down very
thoroughly
Il did not pzIt any crop on the
orchard that season. Instead ! har-
rowed il al periods keeping il cultivated
all summer.
i sprayed three times. he first tim
IN March which was the most thorough
Of all The trunks as Well as all the
limbs were saturated. sprayed again
in May just as the blossoms began 20
fail. and again about the middle OF
August.
Il did not thin a. ali: it did not need
il, There were about eighty trees in
all. and picked l.5 barrels OF good
apples for which got sl.s5 per barrel
I also sold enough culls and cider stock
20 bring the total receipts Of that old
orchard TO over $500"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
SUNDAY CLOSING.
Shenandoah Wor.d.l

Sunday closing in Shenandoah as
elsewhere. presents perplexing prob
lem.
In Shenandoah many srrres are LETT
open . considerable portion. or ali Of
sunday and IN the generel public eye
il is conceded 10 be officially all right.
O;he. stores are kept closed ii! "a!
SUNDAY. and if they should be opened
for business SUNDAY morning there
would be general and insistent pub
he clanor agains, Il.
Yet il IS ulanitest!y unfair for one
place 20 De allowed IN remain open
Sunday and sell line OF merchandise
which is specialized upon by another
merchant who is not allowed. by public
sentiment 70 open his place Of business
a, al on that day.
The whole proposition Is largely a
matter OF hahi; and environment.
Whatever basis upon which II IS
opertaed it should De an eQuita bic
one. Ether al merchants selling
similar lines should BE- compelled
20 close or c,iit selling these mutua!
ircs or a., Of them should be al
lowed 10 sall them.
We are not taking Up TIE ethical
or -hs right ard wrong part OF i al
this lime That is another implicated
81 bJect il tis self made SO by mod
err business standards ana; methods
and requirements. Our opinion, how
eve-. Is that shutting Up al me stores
or Sunday would not work either the
hardship or oss Of patronage thsl iors
Of people o. drsi thought would pre-
DIG. for IT,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
THE FATHERS.


The icea Of devcting q day IN spring
tt,E,e % inc love and honor Of mothers
has become popular IN all parts Of the
country. TO such an extent that gover-
rors q states give i, official notice
and tribute by executive prociaTgsa ton.
Nc one VIII md fault with this Gus
tom if i becomes q fixed annual re-
G2eubrance. for 10 cherish and en-
shrine mothers and motherhood is a
true token OF civilization
Bu. 90 no, the eulogies and the songs
Of mothers "a! appear little enc
SIDED wichou. few kind words In be-
half 81 her companion IN Joy and sor-
roY. tbs father. 70 go with them :?
Should We not come straighrWay into
the serensr and more generous atInos-
rnere Of parents day? II not. why not,
pray Is the father so-. OF sec
ondary fiddle in the domestic COM
n lniry? Or is il somehow or other
taken for granted tina. ne does not de-
serve tribute or gentle remembrance
OF set nature? II ne is unworthy.
and therefore undsserv!ng, how shall
We lit him GU. OF the quite. Of his
unwor;hinesso Surely this can not be
done By putting him on plane. not
only g little lower than the mpanion
provided. according 10 holy writ, TO
cheer. solace and sustain him.
No attempt is here made TO cast the
ta5ntes- SUR upon mothers day-the
spirit and purpose of such a day should
enter gladly and divinely into the
hearts of us ali. But authority from
on high thousands Of years ago de-
clared husband and wife as one flesh.
II this be true. and the leaders Of the
institution Of mothers day will not De
ap: 20 deny il, Why 90 We sever the
bond II order 10 pay worthy respect TO
one Of the members Of the union?
MAJ We soon come TO a higher real
zation Of our opportunities in the mat
Ter Of the home and its founders and
mainta;ners the husband and the
wife. or better still. the father and the
mother. walking the world together.
two in one. mutual in purse. in public
esteem, and in joy and labor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
The strawpile
Suggestive Questions For Farm Boys.

Suggestive Questions For Farm Boys.
l. Why viii grass grow along fence
rows where he farmer never soviet
grass seedo
2 How ar- the seeds or cocklsblrs
and hergar ticks scattered over the
aeIdso
3. AT VIVA. season are buds for new
growth formed
1. Examine and describe Under
ground parts % So!cnan's seal.
g. How does smut get IN wheat and
OATS. and how can !. be prevented?
s. From what do mushrooms grow!
:. VIVA, is seeding fruit tree. and
how does it c irer from buddec tree
8. How a-e the seeds of cottonwood
trees scattered IN nature, and how are
wild cherries
9. Hos viii cat tails and other
water loving plants start in Your home
pond wi.hou, you planting themo
-. WHY are seed potatoes ireaten
with forna,in. and why Is corn deias-
seled for choice seed?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

state Iowa has made up her mind to
and cheats the prisoner. The desirable
employment for convices is one IL
which they may serve the state, work
for the state and interfere with honest
labor as little as may be.
Why not state quarries and state
supplied stone at cost Of transporta-
ton? Crushed rock, furnished only to
counties making permanent roads would
Interfere less with outside labor and
invested capital than any other system
that occurs to mind There is small
market for crushed rock for this par
ticular purpose. AS matters stand its
cost is practically prohibi,ive in most
counties. The state Quarries and state
"a Dor would not compete with private
enterprise already with a market. The
railroads would without doubt meet the
counties somewhere nearly half way
on a proposition Ike this. II would
boost permanent roads. supply oppor-
,unity to employ coayicts by the state
and get rid OF the prison contractor. To
give the quarry employed prisoner op-
portuni,y TO gain promotion from the
quarry to the highway by good be
havior would be an incentive toward
reform were convicts not only employed
getting out rock but building roads.
There are many quaT-ies in Iowa
which would be open to reasonable bids
from the state looking 20 their pu--
chase The quarry business IN Iowa
and elsewhere isn't what il was before
cemen, arrived in competition. II is
true that most Of our Qyarries 90 not
furnish the highest quality Of nlacadam
rock bu; n,acadgm without a binder
isn'- q good and permanent highway in
this DAY of automobiles. Il IS good
rock. however. 10 mix with a Binding
agent Given the rock al freight cost
there are plenty of counties ready 10
furnish The binding agent.
How could we DO better as a begin
ming Of the permanent highways which
are 10 De the future connecting links
urband and inte-uroan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
ILLINOIS. JOLIET AND COUNTY ROADS.

Illinois has a plan Of road aid that
might be copied by Iowa with good re-
suits
Al Fulton. Ill. few days ago a
Times man saw pile Of
crushed rock Of assorted sizes several
feef high and long enough to contain
some trainloads OF road material. In
QuiYy developed that this rock had been
dsltvered there by the state for the
use OF the county at the cost of trans
portstion from Joliet and that the trans
por1ation charges we're given special
attention by the railroad company I,
Was to be used on the sandy stretch
leading from Fulton eas- toward the
conuty seat, part OF the Transcontin.
entail.
Io~a is very SCI ssly considering this
condition OF ner prisoners in peniten
tiaries and reformatories. The contraci
l1bor system Is blown upon over the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
Fruits OF SORROW
A-N = ~
Dutrlr1l,a TsinpLaph- HeralGl


Berkeley. Cal. May 14.-In mem
ory Of her husband who for
years suffered from an incurao,e NAL
ady that eluded medical skill, Mrs.
George Hooper Of San Franssco. has
transferred 10 the University Of Cali
fo-nia $1,000, 900 for the establishment
OF an institute of medical research
Press dispatch.
l. vas the death Of grandchild
that turned John D. Rockfelier's at
ten.ion to the need Of medical re-
search and led to his endowment OF
the institute which bears his name
and which has become one OF the
greatest agencies in the World in the
service OF suffering mankind.
1t vas the affiiction Of his child,
Lolita that impeiled Armour. OF Chi
cego, to endow the hospit IL which bears
his name. There are hundreds OF hos
pitfalls in the country which date their
origin TO the time when heavy grief
geshed human heart and diverted 3
love that flowed in a single channeI
into many channelz
The finest deeds the world has ever
known are the commission OF mer
and women whom grief. suddenly
striking with terrible force. has re-
minded Of their true status in life and
their true relation to their brothers
For in the presence OF grief the garisf
loses it's garishness. gold becomes
dross. and the tinsel OF life revolts.
The grief that usfers into the pres
euce Vi death reminds that 10 iunaaT
agency, the power OF the most power.
ful. the riches OF the richest nor tn.
thought Of the most intellectual ca.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

substitute . smile OF happiness On the
features at Ia the linss Of death.
And Tes. as' Hata:s y constituted
Tor tho heart that has truly loved
there IL Consolation. The love tina,
| was reposed In the dead passes on
beyond the Gsove and becomes univer-
sal In its scope. expressing itself IN
deeds OF service to the living.
"A touch Of sorrow makes the whole
world kim" and the one who has felt
the hand Of the Lord entertains for
others the Merciful judgment he asks
for himself, and has for others the
sympathy he Graves for himself.
The love of Mrs. Hooper for her hus-
band. the love Of Mr.. Rockefeller for
his grandchild. the love Of Mr.. Ar
mour for his daughter was too great
in its potentialities 10 be reposed tx
single individual. And as the only
means of contributing this love to the
service of the race 1t was niece >sS ~
as things are divinely instituted. to
inpeee affliction and claim a sacrifice.
HE MISSED THE POINT.
burlington Hawkeye.l
a wise old Iowa newspaper man
takes up the cudgal for the Iowa leg
islature and claims that the Iowa
teachers annuity plan would have
worked an Injustice 10 tire teachers
who Simply teach while they are wait
ing for the right man to come along.
AS they would get part OF their
money refunded when he does come
along. and as there is never certain
" that the right one VIII come along
the point is not we'll taken. He might
have referred in TIE sarie sentence to
the young men who only teach until
they can break into the ministry, the
law. medicine or politics
But the main point is. that the an
nuity would be an added incentive TO
good teachers 20 remain IN the profess
sion and not TO jump out, when the
right one or g fellow who looks like
him comes along. or When there Is an
opportunity 10 get into something else
By making the old age OF the teacher
secure against absolute want there
will be the possibility OF holding III
the profession those who really make
the best teachers. and who will then
make up their minds TO make teach
ing their life work.
The annuity will be q great thing for
the teachers. But K VIII be Elucn
greater thing for our educational sys-
TEN and what is the must important
for the youngsters who are passing
thru our schools The Young woman
who does not intend to devote her life
to teacaing. but VINO Is simply waiting
and perhaps busily looking for the
right one il the very nature Of things
can not give the pupils and TIE work
that attention which they require And
the Young nan who is perhaps !Ea ding
Law al night or porting over medica!
uc-i,s. g .ct going 70 prove SO success
full in the schoo! room! as Viii the 9th
er. who believes that teaching is
great and noble work. and who intends
TO give his life to this work, and who
6evo-es such leisure hours as may fa.i
10 lis lot 10 per,ecting himself for the
are profession, ana that the one which
ne is following.
Not as q favor 70 the teachers. bu.
as matter OF iustice 10 the schools
or Io*a. the legislature ought to have
passed the Coxles bill ana granted the
IN Oldest request of the teachers, who
are Gesir!ous Of establishing al an
nuity plan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
Tn. Food That Work Horse. Thriv. On

II government tests Of feeds for
horses az For- Riley. Kan. ii has been
found that the cheapest ration. and the
one which gave the largest gains, con-
sisted OF eight pounds OF corn, TWO
pounds o. oars and zen pounds o. al
falta hay, and cost 10 cents per heao
per cay TIE tests were made Win
zen lois OF horses. with about seventy
FIVE in eac,, lot. and seven lots contain
ing from seventeen TO twenty horses
each. TIE gain made was twenty -h'e
and si1-,enths pounds per horse IN 1s'
days.
4 ration consisting of oats, corn
whes.-bran and timothy hay in the
ratio Of 4:s4:le produced six pounds
Of gain in l2O days, and the animals
showed the best condition Of any in the
test, but the ration cos, - cents per
dav
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
A 900 An Aers crop,

A contributor 10 the current Issue OF
Farm and Preside writes in part as
follows about his experience with a
two-acre orchard:
About ten years ago I bought
small place on which there was about
two acres OF old orchard. The trees
were neglected and untrimmed, and
where some had died or had blown
down the ground had been left vacant
and the orchard had been unploTed for
years. The season before ! bought 1t,
it did not produce enough fruit to pay
to gather.
"Neighbors said II would never pay
to bother with The only thing to do.
in fact was TO cut it down. Now
reasoned that ii took long time to
grow an orchard, and I was getting
older every year, 80 I decided to- ex-
pertinent with it for time at least
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
How to Get early Sweet Corn.

Some Il the most successful gar
Geners near Boston have found GOOD
way OF getting sweet corn on the mar
ket early enough 70 command a fancy
price. After thoroughly plowing ano
narrowing the soil, they turn up ridges
the shape Of an inverted where the
corn row Is 70 be.
The soil thus elevated dries out
quickly and absorbs heat much more
readily than would level surface. Inc
seed is planted along the apex OF the
ridge and terminates promptly into
young plants that thrive and ripen
ears about two weeks earlier than the
ordinary level soil method. This plan
may pc easily adopted in any northern
garden where the early corn is desired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
-REPUBIIOAN. kAAsHAILrowN. IOWA. May % 1919

sion are provided" says the Nevada
Representative. land In our opinion
there will be No aatisfaetory political
results until republican and progress
sives do come to cooperate thru such
means. Questions of the result OF such
cooperation should be left for the ~.
ture."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

A man living at Auburn New York.
had a severe attack of kidney and blad-
der trouble. Being a working man. not
wanting to lose time. he cured himself
com pletely by using Foley Kidney Pills
A year later ne says: TT is a pleasure
to report that the cure was perma-
nent" His name is J. A. Farmer. Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22
eir., known seulp.or..

Bezaleei and Aholiab were the first
sculptors on record. which was In 1491
B. c. Besides carving in stone and
wood. these two artists devised beau
tiful works OF gold and silver
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

TIE Sioux City Tribune says: "Sena-
tor Kenyon appears still hopeful ~
putting progressive Hine into standpa,
bottles
To the Dubuque Teiegra pm Here j
The way republicans agree 10 dis
agree ABOUT harnoLy Is something
beautiful to behold
The Role Arrow ing:sts that VIVA,
the progressive republicans propose do
ing IS 20 cut the cry ro- out OF the
republican party"
TOO MANY of those million dollar
rains Iowa is getting Do not make
added value in ali instances" says the
Waterloo Times Tribune.
The Ackley Journal says: "Peppe,
viii be noodooed BY Wade's support"
Some farmers Just drag around al
the time. and they never drag their
roads either" remarks the Sioux City
journal.
rs everyone nno is killed on a rail
roao crossing e Tespasser? inquiries
the Davenport Democrat. We shoI1d
judge that he is so rated, from the fac;
that one railroad or another frequent
Is claims that il didn't Kill a passsn-
ger in an entire season, while the rail-
roads are perfectly willing to circulate
statements to the efec, that they kill
over 10000 trespassers every year. In
this part OF the world as we recall in
cidents. as many people are killed or
railroad crossings as on railroad right
| cf-way. but It is hardly fair to call the
/; victim OF Il grade crossing q trespas'
ser
! geruei'cens end pTosressIves ca,
work GU their own salvation and tbs
counrry's welfare under either name, Fl
the means for honest and true eypres
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

The Role Arrow insists that What
the progressive republicans propose do
ing IS 70 cut the CRY rot out OF the
repu olican party"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

geruei!cens end pTosressives can
work GU their own salvation and the
country's welfare under either name, IL
the means for honest and true cypress
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

TOO MANY OF those million dollar
rains Iowa is getting Do not make
added value in ali instances says the
Waterloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

Some farmers just drag around n
the time. and they never drag their
roads either" remarks the Sioux City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-22

The Ackley Journal says: 'Peppe,
viii be noodooed by Wade's support"