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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09
conrERENc OF SCHOOL HEADS.
Meeting Of Superintendent and Prin.
cipaIs at Iowa City Thursday.

cipaIs at Iowa City Thursday.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Dec. 9-The first annual
conference of Iowa school super:ntend-
Tents and principals will be held here
Dec. 10, under the auspices of the Iowa
university. Among the speakers will
be Prof. Charles H. Judd, director Of
the school of education in the Univer-
sity Of Chicago; Prof L. y. Coffman,
of the University of Illinois; Prof S. n.
Courts, OF Detroit. and 2. NJ. Phillips,
state inspector of high schools. from
Minnesota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09
Exe.II.nt For Stomach trouble.

eACOu0Us VOV 0kS"ASu sEVOSsVs
''Chamberlain's Tablets are just fine
for stomach trouble" writes Mrs. G. G.
Dunn, Arnold, Pa. II was bothered with
this complaint for some time and fire.
quently had bilious attacks. Chamber
lain's Tablets afforded me great relief
from the first, and since taking one
bottle Of them feel like different
person." For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09
The Reason.

During a military review at Alder
shot last summer one OF the foreign
attaches had made himself obnoxious
to several staff officers by asking
ridiculous and often impertinent cues
tons. At last he caught Tartar
Turning to an old infantry officer, he
said:
"How is it, colonel, that your bugie
call Advance is so very short. while
the Retreat is just the reverse"
Because, sir" replied the old vet
eran, when British soldier goes into
action it only needs little note from
a bugle to make him advance any
where. but 1t taken a whole brass band
to make him retire London Tt
Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09

Sec What Feminism Is Doing to Men.
The bride entered the drawing room
on the ann of her father. who wore
gown of white charmeuse satin.
trimmed In Venetian point lace. and
with veil of the same.-Cherry (Ohio)
Circle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09

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service
convention today the Of
emadea
Of Of the soil this year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09

There is nothing in the world that
cures coughs and colds as quickly as
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For
sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09

Only One % ROMO QUlNlNE"
Whenever you feel cold coming on
think Of the full name. LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE. Look for signature
of E. w. Grove on box. Csc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09
IOWA'S SOIL CROPS
IN 1914 ENORMOUS
Farmers Of State Gathered More From Lands
This Season Than in 1918.

Average Well Maintained Despite Unfavorabe Conditions
in Spots-Director of Weather and Crop Service Sub
mits Facts Regarding Yield Price and Total Value of
All Cereals Grown in Season of 1914-Tota Soil
Products Valued at Nearly Halt Billion Dollars.
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Waite
AK
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IN onov RACE
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FINISHING
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AM WOULD me aAr M,
WAS THE REASON AVERAGED AR : me
CONSISTENT
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

Georgia: W. r. Norman. Kentucky:
r. X. Roney. Louisiana; ]. M. Max.
we'll. Mississippi; A. L. French. North
Carolina; z. T. Miller, Oklahoma; DR..
g. R. White, Tennessee; E. F. Till
man. Texas; S. D. Cross, South Caro-
lima; H. C. Stewart, Virginia.
A committe was appointed to work
with the railroads for the purpose of
securing better transportation rates
on pure bred cattle for breeding pur-
poses.
An active campaign for members Is
contemplated, and sufficient funds will
be raised to employ a field agent to
assist In organizing county associa-
tons and in otherwise promoting the
work. DR.. TAFT Butler. progressive
farmer, Memphis. Tenn, was appoint
ed treasurer. and will receive con-
tributions to assist in developing a
greater cattle industry in the south.
Every man in the south Is expected
to encourage and assist this ~organiza-
ton In its great work, especially every
cattleman and business man.
Representatives of the st. Louis
packers offered to assist the organiza-
ton In a substantial manner
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

with a mixture Of ! part cement and
2 parts sand. The walls Of the vat
should be built one foot above the
surface Of the ground. The slide
where the cattle go into the vat
should be three feet long with a fall
Of two feet. The concrete should be
made as follows: Cement, ! part:
eand, 2h parts; gravel or broken
rock, s parts. all thoroughly mixed.
The dipping vat should be covered
with a shed and provided with con
venient pens, chute and dipping pen.
! The Arsenlcai Solution.
The following formula Is most com'
monty used:
Sodium carbonate (sal Soda, "a
lbs; white arsenic, s lbs; pine tar,
/ gallon; water, 500 gallons.
Mix the soda and arsenic within
a kettle containing 80 gallons Of wa
ter; boil It 80 minutes; let this soIu-
ton cool to 140 degrees. then slowly
add the pine tar.
Other Methods Of Eradication.
In undertaking measures for eradi-
eating the tick 1t Ia evident that the
pest may be attacked In two loca-
tons, namely, on the pasture and ON
the cattle.
In freeing pactures the method fol-
lowed may be either a direct or an
indirect one. The former consists in
excluding all cattle, horses and mules
from pastures until all the ticks have
died from starvation. The latter con-
sists in permitting the cattle and
other animals to continue on the in
tested pasture and dipping them at
regular intervals In the %arsenical 30
luton and thus preventing engorged
females from dropping and reinfest
ing the pasture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20
by A. /. FRENCH, Prominent Cattle

by A. L. FRENCH, Prominent Cattle
Grower, Cascade, Va.
As our country grows older other
problems besides securing the pres
ent dollar thrust themselves upon the
man who handles the soil, and to the
thinking men of the south, soil con
servation stands In a class by itself
as u most pressing problem and
practical NEAR looking to this end
demands from year to year an ever
increasing proportion of our thought.
The crop that Is indigenous to a
country is not always the crop that
continues to be held in the highest es-
TEEN by the leading thinking men OF
that section. For instance, In the
finest blue grass section Of Indiana |
know a leading live stock raiser and
feeder who Is discarding blue grass
very largely for timothy, herds grass
and sapling clover as pasture crops,
because of the greater amount of
feed the new pasture crops are pro-
uuCluS. CO Wulic LILO ldSo las NV
been much in evidence upon the farms
over much Of the south up to this
time the change Of sentiment that is
everywhere present among our peo-
pie regarding the care Of the soil leads
rs to believe that the matter will be
tried out In a large way during the
next ten years.
Grow More Grass.
And where the trial Is intelligently
made grass will surely follow, for
abundant rainfall much sunshine, a
fair quality Of soil and lime makes
grass growing. We have the rainfall
and sunshine ever with US, the skeie-
ton Of a good soil is r yet and a
million or two tons Of lime are within
our borders awaiting our awakening
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

door pasturing and feeding during tho
whole. n the greater part Of the year.
We a obtain large yields Of oats.
leguminous crops, johnson and Ber-
muda grasses, sorghum cane hay, and
abundance Of corn for the making
Of silage, the most economic form Of
carbohydrates. The keeping Of good
cattle and the intelligent use of thor
oughly good permanent pastures aud
grazing crops, and the economic use
of the gilo and cotton seed meal viii
make our lands rich, keep millions Of
dollars at home that are noW sent to
the north and west. and make our
people prosperous,
In the cotton belt live stock farm
ing has been avoided mainly for two
reasons: ~ Because alLcottoD farm
ing paid better until the soil became
poor; (2) because Of the cattle tick.
Now, millions Of acres are too poor
to grow cotton proftably, and we a
eradicate the cattle tick. Since
the work Of graduating the tick was
inaugurated, nearly 200, 900 square
miles have been cleaned for all time;
this Ia an area over three times as
as Alabama. The tick Injuries
the hide, reduces the milk flow at
least ten per cent, makes it very diff
fcult to fatten cattle. prevents the in
Of good cattle to breed up
our native cattle, lowers the price Of
our cattle on the markets and de-
more than enough cattle every
year to pay for its eradication.
The days of thu tick are numbered.
The last tick will be destroyed in o
few years, and then the south will
adopt q permanent system of agricul-
ture promising prosperity to present
population and to posterity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

A great many girls, az well AZ =
great many boys like the idea OF 60
ing to work and earning money. When
600 girls between IA and 16 years Of
age In Chicago factories were asked:
II your father had a good job, 30
that he could afford to keep you in
school. would you prefer to 80 to
school or go to work in a factory!"
-Four hundred and twelve replied that
they would prefer to be In the factory.
Only rs expressed a preference for
school, perhaps some Of them were
moved by a desire TO get away from
the discipline of work rather than by
Il thirst for knowledge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

Agriculture means more to the peo-
pie at large than all other things. 1t
is the most vital subject now holding
the public mind. The work of agri-
cultural and industrial education Is
a very large and a very important
work. The Agricultural Extension De-
partment of the International Harvest
er company Of New Jersey was Or
ganized to develop the agricultural
efficiency of the people, who are till
ing the soil and producing the crops
upon which we live.
The work of the department Is a r
ried on in many ways. First. by 60
ing direct to the homes of the peo-
pie, and assisting them In their homes
with their problems.
Another method Is the dissemina-
ton of educational literature. The
department has at present for dis
tribution a number OF interesting
booklets covering many phases OF az
riculture and other subjects. all OF
which are OF special interest on &C
count Of their educational value. They
are not for sale, but will be sent any
where at the cost Of postage or ex-
press and may be obtained by writing
the Extension Department. Harvester
building, Chicago
No. 1.-THE Story Of Bread--An In
teresting story of the world-old strug-
gle for cheap bread. Single copy, 8
cents; in quantities, 2 cents per copy.
No. 2-crecds Of Great Business
Men-A series of sketches of men
who have helped to make business
what it Is today. Single copy, 5 cents;
In quantities, 3 cents.
No. 3-The Golden stream-A plain,
everyday textbook on the many
phases Of dairying. Single copy, 5
cents; in quantities, 2 cents.
No. 4--For Better crops--A collec.
ton Of valuable articles on farm sub
jects. Single copy, 8 cents; In guam.
titles, 8 cents.
No. 5-The Story o. Twine--This
traces briefly the manufacture Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

twine. Single copy, 3 cents; In guam
titles, 2 cents.
No. 6-EneIne Operators Guide
Tells all about how to operate, re-
pair and keep In good condition a
gasoline engine. Single copy, 3 cents;
in quantities, 2 cents.
No. THE Cattle Tick-The best
way for getting rid of 1t. Single copy.
2 cents; in quantities, / cent.
No. 8--For Better Crops In the
South-Deals with crops and condi-
tions in the south. Single copy. 1
cents; In quantities, 3 cents.
No. e--The Disk Harrow-Shows
the part disking plays In crop pro-
duction. Single copy, 4 cents; In
quantities, 2 cents.
No. 10-The Binder Twine Industry
A story Of the process used In max
ing binder Irvine. Single copy, 20
cents; in quantities, Is cents.
No. 11-Harvest Scenes Of tho
WorId--A 15o-page book, handsomely
bound, and printed In two colors,
showing harvesting In many countries.
Single copy, so cents; in quantities.
IS cents.
No. 12--AIfaIfa In the Cotton Belt
How to get a stand Of Alfalfa in the
south. Single copy 2 cents; In guam
titles / cent.
No. 13--DlversIfed Farming In tho
Cotton BETA fifty page booklet.
Single copy 4 cents; in quantities Z
cents.
No. f4-For Better Corn In the Cot,
ton B~elt-Single copy 2 cents; in
quantities / cent.
No. 15-The Boil WeevIi-A thirty.
six page booklet Single copy 4 cents:
in quantities Q cents.
No. 16--Sweet CIover-Its agricuL
tural value. T%hirty-two page book.
Single copy 4 cents: in quantities 2
cents.
No. 17-The l.. n. c. Demonstration
Farms-Giving the results OF expert
ments with farm crops in the south.
Twenty pages. Single copy 2 cents;
In quantities / cent.
Besides the booklets named above,
from time to time there will be issued
other interesting agricultural booklets
pertinent to crops in all parts Of the
United States. Future issues will treat
such subjects as cowpeas, soy beans,
peanuts, velvet beans, rice. sugar csne,
silos, feeds and feeding. weeds and
insects, etc,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20
Southern CattIemen Organize to
Conduct Active Campaign for
More and Better Live Stock
in the South
WILL IMPROVE THE BREEDS
Cattle Tick the Greatest hindrance to
Stock Growing In South-Pest
Costs Over $1oo,ooo,ooo Annually
Prominent Men at conven-
ton Discuss Best Plane
Tick Must Go.

The Southern Cattlemen's associa-
ton was organized at Montgomery.
Ala, July 0, 1913. A hundred or more
cattle growers and shippers. national
and state live stock officials and rep
resentatives OF the stock yards and
railroad interests were present and
took an active interest In the organ.
ization Of the association.
The avowed object Of the associa-
ton are as follows:
/. The eradication of the cattle
tick.
2. The development Of a profitable
cattle industry in the south.
3. The promotion Of effective and
uniform national and state live stock
sanitary legislation.
The means which have been sug-
gested for the accomplishment of
these objects are in part as follows:
l. The holding OF meetings for the
discussion of live stock problems and
the dissemination Of live stock infor-
nation. 2. The organization OF local
or county associations which will pro-
mote the work Of tick eradication and
the improvement of the cattle OF the
locality by the introduction of pure
bred bulls. 3. By assisting the small
live stock producer in marketing his
products.
1t has been suggested that an active
field agent may be employed by the
association to assist local cattlemen
In the attainment Of these purposes.
At Memphis, Tenn, on December
10th and nth, 1918, the first regular
meeting was held and a constitution
and bylaws adopted fixing the an
nual membership dues at $500 per an
mum. At that meeting a large num-
Der OF cattlemen were In attendance
from all the southern states, from
Kentucky to Florida and from Vir-
ginia to New Mexico, and enthusiasm
ran high. Every southern cattleman
owes 1t as his duty to Join this as
ISOLATION, and bankers, professional
men and merchants can we'll afford
to give 1t encouragement and assist.
Rnce.
The initial work OF the associa-
ton will be directed toward the Grad
ication OF the cattle tick.
The work will be carried on In CO.
operation with the government. the
Cattle Growers associations Of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20
LECTURE CHARTS AND
LANTERN SLIDES
Extension Department OF Harvester
Company Soon to Distribute Educa-
tIonaI Material on Agricultural
Subjects for Use Of Lecturers
Nominal Charge to Cover Cost Of
Shipment VIII Be Made.

Tho Agricultural Extension Depart
ment OF the International Harvester
company Of New Jersey Ia now pre-
pairing, to be ready for distribution in
90 days. several thousand sets Of
charts and lantern slides to be loaned
for lecture purposes to county and
city superintendent Of schools. county
agricultural agents, Farmers unions,
oranges and Farmers institutes, state
educational departments, Chautau.
auas, etc. These charts and slides will
deal with the more important agricul-
tural subjects, and will be made up In
sets treating In a concise yet compre-
hensive manner, corn, oats, alfalfa,
~dairying, feeds and feeding, soils and
crop rotation, poultry, weeds and In
sects, home economics, etc.
instruction Books Furnished.
For the information and direction Of
lecturers, a book will accompany each
set Of charts and lantern slides. This
book will outline In brief form the
story OF each chart. Much time and
thought have been devoted to the
preparation OF this material. Tho
charts and slides are the results Of
thousands Of experiments conducted
at the experiment stations under
many conditions with soils. farm
crops, dai'ying. stock feeding. poul-
try, weeds and insects. This new
work undertaken by the Exten-
sion Department IL distinctly educa-
tional, there being no advertising fea-
ture connected with It In any way.
The charts will be free, except for Z
small charge TO cover cost Of shipment
or possible damage caused by break
age. Address Extension Dept. Hay.
ysstsT Bldg Chicago.
"a VA HNN-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

5y G. n. AFFORD, Agricultural Ex-
tension Department, international
Harvester Company Of New Jersey.
During the last ten years our acre
yield increased. but not half rs much
as the increase in population, We
have all heard the old Dutch
proverb quoted before. but we
cannot quote 1t too often: $50 grass,
no stock; no stock, ro manure; no
manure. no crops Holland III almost
entirely a grass and stUrh country.
and lands are worth on an average
$500 per acre. These people have
found that they can make more out
of land from grass ami live stock than
they Il by cultiyatinG It.
U~nnumbCred sGroH of hill land in
the cotton belt arc making luHa than
one-thlrd bale Of cotton per acre. and
at the same timo milking poverty for
those filling them. Tn" cost Of com.
mercial fertilizer applied annually Is
appalling. The raZor-back terraces.
covered with weeds, grass and briars.
and the circles and short rows pre-
vent the use Of laborsaying lmple-
ments,
We are sending millions to the
northern states every year 10 pay for
pork products, dairy products and
beef. This money should he kept at
home and dnDOsjtp1 In orr banks I'm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20
SUBSCRIPTION, $3.50 PER YEAR.
FINDING OUR hAppiNEss.

Sometimes It seems as though tho
very ones who are untrammeled, who
A 90 wherever and Whenever they
like, are the last to nnd happiness,
having the whole wide world In which
to carry on the quest for IL Felicity
Is discovered soonest by those who
stay In n place long enough to
make a thorough search. The rest
less ones, which the consciousness OF
aII Tn" earth outspread before them.
are tempted to another spot ere they
nav" explored the region round about
ilem Whom you were a child you may
have played a bail game In long grass,
"hrr" presently. to your %exaspera-
ton, YOU lost tho ball II bounded
over your head and hid as though an
evil spirit dwuit IN It, determined
to stop the game and spoil your fun.
You thought you knew precisely
where It fell and found you were
til" NOR" deceived. II would not do,
however, to hunt all over the lot"
N"u had to be patient, and compose
your i"brile eagernoss to a system
ATTIC search over a limited area. while
your COmrado hunted In a circum-
Rcrthod region adjoining. And pres
.,It lr - $50 IA. .t,.,lI,J -. n. -
l"ct that was not a rolling stone, and
the lost was found. That 10 the best
rule In the hunt for happiness. Par
haps 1t IL under your feet!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

Statistics appear to show that men
arc nor likely to be struck by light.
ming than women, more than two men
being killed by 1t for every woman
l!ut 1t has to be borne In mind that
the mans occupation Is more likely
to TAX" him into the open when light
ming Is about. 1t has been observed.
however, that in n group equally corn-
posed Of both sexes lightning seems
to prefer the men; and 1t Ia possible
to thcbri2o at pleasure as to wheth.
or 1t Is the comparatively height that
does It, or some protection afforded
by womAn's dress. or a difference In
conduCtibllity between the sexes. The
fact that children are seldom killed
by lightning supports to a certain ex.
tent the first Of these theories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

An announcement which struck
cold to his heart" said Lord Rosebery
In Il recent speech In Glasgow, was
that there was a shortage of 500, 900
babies, This was one Of the worst
symptoms of modern civilization. He
was, Lord Rosebery said, expected to
comfort himself on the birth OF 4 eu-
genie baby, but the difficulty was In
Knowing what a eugenic baby might
be- He had no hope Of living to see
he" It might develop, but one eugenic'
baby left a99.999 short OF the mum
Dor England ought to possess. and
he confessed he would rather see them
produced under ordinary circum.
stances than rejoice In tho advent OF
this one miraculous infant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20
BY DR.. J. A. HERMAN,
Bureau Of Animal Industry, Nash
Vile, Tenn.

~ ~
Bureau Of Animal Industry, Nash
Vile, Tenn.
The further south we move the
greater percentage Of infested herds
va find. The best method Of tick
eradication now Is the arsenical solu-
ton in the dipping vat.
Today, in any territory in Tennes'
Sec, Alabama, or Mississippi, in which
tick eradication is being prosecuted.
the owners OF cattle bring them to the
nearest dipping vat on the appointed
day, regularly every two weeks. and
plunge them into the a~rsenical solu.
ton. After q few times he doesn't
even need to prod them, to get them
to 60 through, merely opens the gate,
as they have experienced the benefits
OF the refreshing bath, and take to 1t
with eagerness and apparent delight.
The only thing to do Is for the people
Of the south to get together and work
In harmony, II they are to accomplish
the best results.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

Champion international Live Stock
Exposition, 1918, Owned by W. J.
Davis, Jackson, Miss.
southern states, and many other or
CARNATIONS. together with prominent
stock men and farmers Of the south.
Some Of the things advocated at
tho convention are:
l. That the railroads put cheaper
rates on breeding cattle.
2. That the government stop all
interstate shipment Of tick.infested
cattle. This includes cattle on the
way to market for immediate slaugh-
ter as well as animals being used for
stocking purposes.
Resolutions were passed soliciting
the cooperation Of the oil mills Of
the south in building up the cattle
industry and suggesting to the bank
ers OF the south the importance Of
making cattle a basis Of credit.
Professor Holden, director Of Az
ricultural Extension Department Of
the International Harvester Company
Of New Jersey, addressed the conven-
ton. He considered the organization
Of the southern cattlemen the begin
ming Of successful live stock growing
on q large scale and the opening gun
for the intelligent Investigation Of
crops in the cotton belt. He was very
enthusiastic in his remarks relative
to the future Of the south, and offered
to assist the people in every way
possible to carry out the objects Of
the association.
Oficers elected are:
D. 8. Combs, Hickory Valley, Tenn,
president.
Dr.. TAFT Butler, Memphis, Tenn,
secretary.
The vice.presidents are:
Dr.. G. A. Cary, Alabama; Mcqueen
Chaires, Florida; DR.. p. r. Bohnscn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

Charles Dawson, the British scient-
list, who discovered the famous Pitt
down skull, has found out that mem
bers of q certain Eskimo tribe have an
extra vertcbrae in their spinal col
umns. 1t takes considerable backbone
to exist In the arctic.