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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-20

~
noan i san ~ done by the farmer to lessen
~ hsvaolnfapos Of the Hessian ny to this years
<1Boo. ~ 3 = nearly time to commence the night
xok1nGk - ~ to reduce the toll which II will
~6oouno1v tako n 1916. II the ny 10 allowed to
~ - occD ~ millions on early sown wheat or
vc1unoow wheat this fall Millions Of acres will
oGn1h - ooun 10 wheat this fail In the area In
MA - Hoou1an Ay 10 now working 20 much
- oe1oe - understand the situation fully. It IL
noooGooU 70 know what the ny IL like. how IT is
onDon1o q eonsing such enormous losses. and
~ 4 transforms from the egg to the fully de-
voo1Dod inDeet Comparatively few farmers are
~ to soeogniss this pest. except in what II
1ncrn . ~ ~naxseed" stage. which. even then.
= o(t6n nlstaken Tor the egg.
1>ogo nro Two generations Of the Hessian ny
- yoax. one n the fall and one in the follow.
~ ue1ne. ~ latter being the children Of the
onEDok 1herofore. II there were no dies to lay
- r. the an. Il stands to reason that there
esu11 - none 70 lay eggs in spring.
= ~ ceans q its development the insect
ponom t1BooGA four different stages The adult
- snelL loag-legsed. dark-colored hy. very
unGn toDGubEng . small mosquito. The egg II
~ mnnl, )ong. slender. and of . shining. red
- eo1ors - q placed by the female ny in
- UooVos ea the upper surface of the wheat
1nneoa bofh h spring and fall. The maggot
hn1nho1 fxuU he egg. makes its way down the
1ooG aD1 ueooes ITSELF between the leaf sheath
on6 ~ 's1aR se the plant. where in some cases
u 6oom - nors may be found partly overlap
p0ng oao another When II becomes full grown
- GDin hardens. changing to brown. and from its
1ugu an1 coloe 4 II then commonly known as
H. soaxBssd.- which is the pupal resting stage
g - hsecl
UoG1nn1ue about April 1. nies emerge from the
~0nxooo1~ hat have passed the winter in the
On Whook whether early sown or volunteer.
1hooo ~ deposit their eggs on the leaves of
~ unlhfseted plants. the eggs hatch into mag.
- = nuu four to eight days. and the mag
~ beco0o grown In about twenty to thirty
nOu and tAea change 10 'naxseed." This con-
oelCueos the spring generation. After harvest the
~Ganoo1se of this generation can be found in
<he cubble inst above the ground. or often
hfGk6t . where the straw has broken over.
s W11DA = STATED. the Hessian fy emerges from
- @nokneoar stage throughout an extended
uon1 e t1me within the entire area Of its dstri-
11nonn. = eny given locality this emergence Of
- o1uDo - destructive abundance occupies but
= ~ Gaya Ths life Of the female after she
lmo1no hoe No forth from the "naxseed" prob
~ ~ noe extend beyond . period Of fve or
~ 1oQA 1huo e h that delay in wheat SOW.
1nxn = - M antil after the nies have appeared
- h8oDH 1leappeared becomes of such vital
s. - - nas Of the second or fall generation
luns - tuDuo from the -naxseeds- about the
C6 = A1Spst and continue to issue till about
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-20
S1Aovc0UT
1nenc5:5(At)
flY
PREPARED bY THE UNITED
STATES OERARTr1cNT Of
AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT THE FLY

The county demonstration agents In
northen Oklahoma. together with q num-
ber Of entomologists and other agricultural
Wperts recently helc . meeting at Clare
more, Okla. and formulated . campaign to
sensye out the Hessian hy in their locality.
Thio = a excellent method Of starting the
wosk g eEganising the farmers to eliminate
~ ~. according to the departments spe-
elalists, md b. all means should be fol-
lowo1 throughout the hy-infested territory.
Inooo okiahoma agents and farmers have
alrooly a1oDtsd . specific campaign. which.
- shseE = the same ~ recommended by
the United States department Of agricul-
tnrsy = iDllows.
sTAavg OUT THE HEssiAN FLY.
m Noooiaa ny, being In the ~flaxssed"
OnOo n uhoat stubbis and In unharvssted
ucDuue leom June ell eeptembsr, or even
oeoooee N ths South, can b destroyed BY
eoevyoaO sst the following methods Of
ooo1gel:
4. ouva, whsrs possible and este. al stub
- ~ rslWed wheat.
q oCo1s ~ seubhls and ruined wheat I'm.
@elfnooly assse harvest, where burning 10
eUppoouonble.
3 p,ow uWdsr deeply alI stubbls and
tu)ooo6 wl.oatHelds bsfers August IS; har.
~ ~ oround, and roll u necessary.
= oeossUW, dick, pasture, or otherwise
oUosouai1y destroy III volunteer wheat.
3 - . measure preparatory to sowing.
poow - eaesy snd deeply % existing eondI.
uo0o uow permIt; dick, harrow, and roll
eooo tboesuohly puivsrizsd. compact seed
~ - eoonlned.
4 = = NJ sew wheat until aftsr ny.frse
-
4 ueouoo yosr crops n pessibIe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-20

he loss In this years wheat crop
from the ravages Of the Hes
sian dy win amount to millions Of
bushels In IN area extending
from northwestern Oklahoma
and northern Arkansas. north
ward through Nebraska and
oouthern Iowa. and eastward. in
cluding principally the states Of
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Penn
nvlvania. II IN now no late that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04

out q thicket Of bristles like skye
terrier loved their whiskers and were
admired and emulated by others.
Alas, the f1eeting changes of time.
Leonidas and his Spartans combing
their hair with laughter and spring
ing the vaudeville gags Of their time
while getting ready to die in the gorge
against Xerxes millions: father ana
uncle Pete and General Grant putting
down tho rebellion bearded like the
pard; Lincoln and Stanton and Chase
and other great ones gone who had to
eat soup endwise of the spoon; why
man, whiskers hold history together as
hair binds plaster. Some day there
will arrive a revulsion, Renaissance
of whiskers and facial lawns be-
sprinkled with hirsute, spirea and
evergreens as the courthouse lawn is
being decorated by the triumvirate
supervisoralis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
PENsIONING PREACHERS.
Fremont Tribune.1

The Methodists announce an amDl-
tious program to create fund OF $10,-
100000 to be used as pension Iunu
for superannuated ministers OF that de-
nomination The better way, in our
Judgment would be for the church to
pay salaries Of sufficient size to enable
ministers to save up enough to Keep
them in their old age. That would de-
velop the human side of the profession,
so that those who engage in it would
the better understand the problems OF
life and make them more capable OF
intelligently Interpreting motives and
actions and of solving practical ques-
lions of living.
Religion is an everyday matter. ID
not something afar off, Hot house ex-
Founders Of 1t do not get the right
sense of proportions and a real knowl-
edge OF struggles that constitute II.
Contact with the world is essential 70
the right kind of gospel preaching.
Christ himself was q carpenter. he
worked at the trade and, working. knew
| the lot OF the laborer.
A pension fund to abolish want In OLD
age is altruistic and appeals TO our
generous impulses, yet tho plan has its
weaknesses. It IL not probable that
adequate salaries are in the near future
for ministers, and since we move in the
way of least resistance it IL likely that
preachers pensions will come first In
1.-THE order OF evolution. :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
IOWA TOWN DEF,uNcT.
rCraig independently


The sale of the remainder Of the
Grant Township Creamery Companys
property at auction sale last Tuesday
(the creamery having been destroyed
by flre). marked the last epoch In bus.
mess transactions In q mercantile way,
where once stood the town Of Nam.
men. Twenty years ago on the eleventh
day Of May (coming). Q stock company
organized and created the Grant Town
ship Creamery Company, inland from
any railroad. Tho creamery dourish4d
and promoters figured that there was
chance for thriving little town.
Two years later. thinking that q rails
road was sure to come thru that secs
ton, the following enterprises sprung
up: Martin Mammen. drug store: 2.
b. Elsen, general merchandise store;
Peter Richters, harness and shoe re-
pair shop; Hubert Holmes, blacksmith:
n. D. Eilers, contractor and carpenter
and several others who came there.
thinking they would make their stake"
But no railroad came their way. and
when the Northwestern railroad built
the short cut between Sioux City and
Hawarden, and created the towns OF
Brunsville and Craig on either side OF
them the promoters saw they had lost
out in prospect and scattered In two
ways, some coming to Craig and others
going to Brunsville to get in on the
ground floor where train would come.
The burning Of the creamery puts the
defunct town OF Mammen entirely on
the map as business center.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
HIS WHISPERS.

The Carroll Herald speaking Of a
tentative candidate for governor of
Iowa admits that he would be a most
available man for the office were it not
for one fatal defect-his whiskers. The
Herald bars all bewhiskered candidates
as unavailable.
There's something in it. The candi-
date with whiskers Classics like the
proverbial fat man among the I'M
loved. Hamilton had whiskers and was
defeated. However Hamilton owned
another political defect that divided
responsibility with his alfalfa. But
travelling slowly back thru Iowa history
into the dim and misty past you run on
to whiskers and oXbows together. It's
a long time between whiskers in Iowa.
Now why? Abe Lincoln wore
whiskers. Perhaps Abraham isn't
fair example for he probably was less
homely with his fringe than without
man who lent his name Immortality to
certain style Of facial hair dressing.
General Grants whiskers waved in the
forefront of successful war and the
pictures of that time show leading war
riors and statesmen and captains OF
industry would have been mint to the
mattress makers of this later time.
They wore them long and short, in
sideburns and dundrearys and gal
loways and COATES and like ruche
around their necks and folks cottoned
to those whiskers, followed them to
| battle as an oriham, voted for them
at the polls, and lent money to them
confidently. Why this political revul-
sion against whiskers?
Old Major Rogers, inquired OF as to
his reasons for wearing a full beard
explained that he wore it because 1t
made him look "he.' AS a fine head OF
hair is the glory of woman SO in those
days the masculine glory was whiskeIS~
Then every barber was a landscape
gardner. The growing Of whiskers was
at once a JOY and an industry. There
was old Bill Porter whose beard would
have set Aaron wild with jealousy.
Bill used to wrap it around his waist
or on cold days tie it round his neck
for a tippet. In contradistinction to
Bill there was Hen Link who shaved
all except an enormous mustache and
a. tuft just below his under lip de-
nominated by some a goatee and by
the loose rnouthed given another and
less auotable name. 1t made Hen. with
his hawk nose and lantern jaws look
like the devil in a pantimime but Hen.
was as proud OF his map as Bill of his
six foot Niagara Of brown whiskers.
And those betwixt and between these
two, those who fourished sideburns
and sported mutton chops and glared
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
Topics Of the Times

Speaking Of swatting the fly the
health board can do q little good swat
ting by looking over the town and see
ing that the manure heaps are carried
away and future accumulations treated
with disinfectants. Swat Of course,
but save a few billion swats by going
to the breeding places and shutting off
the supply Of material.
King George having shut off the
real old stuff is drinking barley water.
Passed near beer law, Ell?
Illinois has bill before its legisla-
ture reported favorably out Of COM
mittee legalizing betting at races and
taking a rakeoff for the state OF 10
per cent of all gate receipts and bet
ting commissions. Which again illus
trates the difference between an Iowa
and Illinois legislature. Come to think
lures the last Iowa assembly may have
been little narrow but it wasn't wide
open.
AS an illustration of how the world
loves good mixer the Ackley Worlds
objection to calling Mr.. Marsh a
millionaire will do. 1t says he's as
common" as though he hadn't 80 cents
to his name. And really that's a pretty
nest compliment for Mr.. Marsh or any
other millionaire. The average rich
man swells up and imagines ne is the
kaiser Of his community.
Sooner or later that free for all for
governor is bound to break out Too
many fellows are getting compliment
airy mention in connection with the
office to predicate lasting peace.
This year the play for the governors
cup is complicated by the big bunker
Of the prohibition amendment and the
water hazard cause by the repeal Of
the mulct law. 1t will be mostly mashie
play and the man who goes straight
down the course will hole out ahead.
The Sioux City golf club is to put
200 sheep on its links to rid the course
Of dandelions. It isn't new. A former
mayor of Marshalltewn used to employ
the black sheep who came before his
court in the same manner.
The Sioux City Journal and the
Tribune should recall the horrible
example at Manson. Birds in their
little nests agree and It's a shameful
sight.
The fact seems to be that this suit
between the colonel and Barnes was
tried long ago insthe court Of public
opinion and verdict rendered for the
colonel.
Another reminder Of sudden change
is long article In a leading farm
paper on 1.-THE Faulty Spark Plug"
We have come long way from the
farmer who wanted to fight when he
met an automobile to the farmers who
study faulty spark plugs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
GO SLOW.

The torpedoing of the Gulflight the
press reports say is likely to strain re-
lations between this country and Ger
many.
Don hurry. Don't jump to the con-
clusion that trouble between the coun-
tries is likely to reach an acute state.
Go slow. Wait for the administration
to settle the difficulty. American born,
or naturalized, Scotch, English, German
or just plain American, don't begin to
rock the boat.
Senator Kenyon last evening at the
Sarchlight Club paid a high compli-
ment to President Wilson when he
praised the cautious and statesmanlike
action of that high executive in steer
ing this country safely SO far away
from the reefs and shoals of interna-
tonal complications. He urged that
the whole country hold up the hands of
the president. Go slow. Wait for the
president.
The world is on fire. Let us keep
our heads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
ROOSEVELT AND 1916.

The newspapers that are suggesting
nee of the republicans and those who
imagine that to nominate him would
strengthen the republican chances over
the selection of other trusted and pro-
gressive public men who are likely to
bid for the nomination are letting en-
thusasm cloud judgment. The fact
that Mr.. Roosevelt is again in the
spotlight of publicity and that the pub
lie is for him as against Barnes and
the Barnes crowd does not constitute
political reinstatement more than a
swallow makes a summer. 1t is we'll
to take into considerat ton that this
fight which is attracting SO much at
Barnes or between man generally &C
credited with sincerity and public pur-
pose and another whose plotical char
acter and purposes are viewed from
precisely an opposite standpoint by the
general public.
1t is not of record that Mr.. Roosevelt
desires the republican nomination or
even that he wishes to be back in the
party he left to establish new one.
That the new organization which he
promoted has been 4 failure nat
urally sets toward the belief that
Roosevelt wants to come hack; but
Roosevelt hasn't said SO. If he does
desire to come back and shall wait un-
til the party turns to MIN as a Moses
he will wait a long time. With all
due respect and high regard for Theo-
dore Roosevelt there are others within
the party who are quite as deserving
of public confidence md who would get
more votes than Roosevelt.
AS between Wilson and Roosevelt,
Wilson while lacking the enthusiastic
popularity of Roosevelt holds the high
respect OF all parties and partisans.
He has not created the bitter enemies
that Mr.. Roosevelt is prolific Of
creating. The chances are that Wilson
would beat Roosevelt man 10 man be-
fore the country. One thing that would
initiate vastly against Roosevelt is the
pugnacity Of the man, his warlike i'm
pulses The sentiment of this country
without respect to party affiliations is
against war or involvement in the wars
of other nations.
But the fight will not be one of per-
sonalities of candidates, except in a
minor part. Mr.. Wilson must bear the
sins of his party in his next campaign
and his personal popularity such as it
-is-4~sal-And those a heavy load. The
people are ready to return the republic
cans to power. Satisfied after fash
ion with Mr.. Wilson himself, the people
are tired Of his party with its broken
pledges to prosperity and the falsity of
it's boosted economy. The republican
party is going back TO Washington but
not with Roosevelt at It's head.
If Mr.. Roosevelt comes back to the
republicans it will not be as a candi-
date but as an adviser and a pillar Of
strength, for he is pillar to any party
with which he may choose to ally him.
self Shrewd politicion that he is he
is not likely to make the mistake Of
attempting to capitalize his return
from that prodigal expedition, for how
ever it works with orodigal children
it doesn't work we'll in politics, ma
tionally or locally, The suggestion that
he came back for what he can get
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
rrMEs.REpuB1IcAN MARsHAILTowN IOWA: NAY a 1878

out Of 1t is a death blow to the candi-
dates hopes. &
Mr.. Roosevelt's return would be
welcomed as it Is expected and his
place in council rendered him upon de-
mand.
But Roosevelt and Bryan as candi-
dates are passed. They have grad
uated from the candidate into the
councillor stage Of party politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04

the rains had Ot0Dpo0e~ rent tHD
women ana small children ~ train ana
my boys and set out for rouSls ridS
by the inland route. We Travelled 1Sl
miles thru the deep ruts Of bottoms
land roads and over high mountain
paseeA along roads cut into the sides
Of cliffs from which one felt suspended
among the clouds while the cAnon9
stretched 2 Thousand feet or more be-
low. Il was hair raiser but not rsAl-
~ dangerous II you can drive with *
steady nerve. The trying part Of it ~
that roads along the highest cliffs arc
enormously exponsive to cut and blast
ana they make them 70 narrow "a or
DER to save expense that autos can
not pass except at the occasional turn-
outs. Then the trails constantly make
snarp turns around blind corners b
low - eternity, above the granite r0ck1
VINE ahsa0 ysne ROAD seems 20 lead OF
INTO space and Witnout room 20 turn
ous, Turn around OF 80 Soack. ono drives
on nonhinS MS norm ana wonderine -
Two. 1oo1s are ABOUT 70 meet on tn
same rack: .s
Hes farmer Win 2 nay rack OF
ono OF the narrowest places IN one OF
these !oaos ana II was my place 20
make IoI the turnout ana Jake the OUT
!. slue =. lne cAH. Da1keu. Juss
Ausseo c.ose 70 the sac OF the noun
lam tam on tne 1877 nand 500 ana THO
garner, amused q my Hmioity. simply
.ausneo. orove MS team 70 tho very
Drink OF precipice which nung above
tne gan Diego river from neignt sew
eraI tunes tnat Q. our cour. mousse Tow
% anu NO passed mo Witnout once
lnnAins OF ms team snylne 20 ono
eloe' couio think only OF the Two
anu nan TONS Wnlcn my car W'th IT.
1o.u "Sneu snu couio JUST sco
sIest chuhk OF tnat ieage cavlng away
WIN An eoltors family headed Iof
soMe unknown region Tar below. Ins
tounoaton OF snat foaa nad proDaDly
Deen GUY OUT OF tne Fock out now Was
: 20 SNOW ~.
SUN Eoaos are NOT paved Wnen
s.ate OF county paves roau all srades
aIe CUT % tne same minimum OF per
cent as We CUT our Gay bills IN Iowa
anu .hey are maze woe enough ior
TWO macnineS 20 pass put stiA tney
must Wino ana WIND around to get up
ana ooWn the mountains. People VINO
nVe OUT there soon become accustomed
10 them ana spin along their CLIO drives
as calmly ana az wrecklessly as they
90 over the valley Doule'ards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1T is the notorious failure Of public
officials to adapt private business
methods to public affairs which has
fred public indignation to point
where Cosson laws are being enacted
for the sole purpose Of making example
of officials who in spirit Of male
feasance or ignorance ignore the OBJ
legations which thew owe the people
who have placed them in Office" says
the Des Moines Capital.
with both the old parties more or
less torn up over the liquor question
and old factional divisions, next year
promises to be anything but monoto-
nous politically" says the Sioux City
Journal. Anybody who is disposed to
predict a walkaway in the campaign
of 1916 should put the prediction in
cold storage for while before putting
it into circulation"
Whether Mr.. Cummins gets there
or not, it must be admitted he is get
ting a fine line of press notices." says
the Cedar Rapids Republican.
"A man never knows how really
small he is until he has served with 157
other fellows in a term of the legis-
lature," suggests the Iowa City Re-
publican.
The Glenwood Opinion declares that
every senator who voted against the
bill to raise the age Of consent OF girls
from Is to Is and in favor Of an
amendment to protect male persons
should be branded for all time from
holding an office Of trust
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
Masonic Meetings.
>>asAApIAyIN ArlNk

\
Marshall Lodge, No. 1OS A F. & A. M.
Work in first degree Tuesday, May T.
1880 .. m. John w. Wells. secretary
". H. Steiner, w. NJ.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. 50, R. A M.
Special convocation Monday, May ~
lor work in NJ NJ. degree. l.. ,. AL
born. II. P, John w. Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. R. & s. M. Monaas
after the third Sunday. !. 1. VI
recorder; George Gregory 1. l. NJ.
REGULAR coNcLAVE, St, Aldelna.
Commandery No. 30. K =" .;sass
Mav7s at 3 O'Clock. Regular business.
NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec. George Gregory
E. C..
REGULAR MEETING Central CHAP nap
fer No. 81. O. E. S.. Wednesday MAY
u, p. m. Business. Anna Do WI "
secretary; Mary Black Collins w. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
Not Informed Of Demise.

Not Informed Of Demise.
Teacher-Where Is the Dead Sea?
Tommie-Don't know, ma'am.
Don't know where the Dead Sea is7~
"No, ma'am. didn't even know any
OF them was sick. ma'am." ~ onkers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
Two Very Poor Reasons

If some ousewives inadvert-
emily use baking powder which
contains alum it is
Usually for two reasons-1ack
Of knowledge as to what 1t Is made
of or because it costs less than
standard brand like Royal Bak-
ing Powder, which is made from
cream &c tartar
There IS no longer any reason
for lack Of knowledge, since the
label on every baking powder can
shows in plain English just what
it contains. If the label on
your can names alum as one Of the
ingredi ents, and you are in doubt
about its unhealthfu1ness, your
doctor can enl light en- YOU
As to the lover cost, there Is
very little difference in prac-
ttca1 use, about oae cent for
whole cake or pan Of BISCUITS
mere trifle when you consider the
vast difference in healthfulness
In favor Of food made with Royal
Baking Powder.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO..
New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04

Another reminder of sudden change
is a long article In leading farm
paper on THE Faulty Spark Plug"
We have come long way from the
farmer who wanted to fight when he
met an automobile to the farmers who
study faulty spark plugs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04

The fact seems to be that this suit
between the colonel and Barnes was
tried long ago insthe court of public
opinion and verdict rendered for the
colonel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04

The Sioux City Journal and the
Tribune should recall the horrible
example at Manson. Birds in their
little nests agree and tbs shameful
sight.