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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

Variegated cutworm (Peridroma Mar
garitosa): a, Moth; b, Normal Form
Of Caterpillar, Side View; c, Same in
Curved Position; d, Dark Form,
View of Back; e, Greatly Enlarged
Egg, Seen From Side; T, Egg Mass
on Twig. (From Howard)
fall, few weeks after they are laid,
usually during September, and the
young cutworms, after feeding on
grass and other vegetation until cold
weather, pass the winter as partly
grown caterpillars. If such infested
fields are left to grass, no noticeable
injury Is likely to occur but when 1t
Is broken up and planted to corn or
other wide-root crops, the worms be-
ing suddenly placed on 'short rations,"
wreak havoc with the newly planted
crops. the nearly full-grown worms
feeding greedlly and consuming an
enormous amount of food.
Control.
Land to be planted to corn the fol-
lowing spring, especially such land as
has laid In grass for a considerable
time and is likely to contain cutworms,
should be plowed In midsummer or
early fall about the time the eggs are
laid, or better, before the eggs are laid,
for then vegetation which is suitable
for the moths to lay their eggs upon
is removed. The earlier the preceding
year grasslands to be planted to corn
are plowed, the less will be the proba-
biIity that the cutworm moths will
have laid their eggs thereon. and the
less, consequently, will be the danger
of injury by cutworms the following
year.
Last fall and winter blowing of
grasslands, although not as effective
as early blowing, will destroy many of
the alternating cutworms, as we'll as
such other important corn pests as
white grubs, and should be practiced
when earlier p;owing is impracticable.
Pasturing hogs upon land supposed
to harbor cutworms is beneficial
practice, as these animals root up and
and devour insects of many kinds,
including cutworms, in large numbers.
Farm poultry, IL trained to follow the
plow, will prove of inestimable value.
Use OF Poisoned Bait.
When cutworms are found to- be
abundant on corn land, the use oe the
poisoned bait is recommended. This
may be prepared as follows: Mix so
pounds of wheat bran, two pounds of
paris green, and six finely chopped cr-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
PEA PATCH FOR FAMILY USE
Two or Three Successive Paintings
Should Be Made to Supply Table
During Summer.

In addition to the cowpeas for hay,
soil fertility. for seed, ETC., pea patch
should be planted for the family table.
Perhaps 1t would be best to say "pea
patches" rather than "a PATCH" as
two or three successive paintings had
best be made to supply lie table dur
ing the entire summer. If paintings
are made from time to ii ,e table peas
may be had from June. iii October IN
most localities Of the Southwest. pro.
vided. Of course, the season is favor.
able.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

is not In this ship, that there Is not
in America-God bless her Ia more
loyal man than 1. There cannot be a
man who loves the old flag as I do, or
prays for it as do. or hopes for 1t as
l do. There are thirty-four stars In
it now, Danforth. / thank God for
that. though do not know what their
names are. There has never been one
taken away; 1 thank God for that. I
know by that, that there has never
been any successful Burr. Oh, Dan
forth, Danforth,' he sighed out, how
like a wretched nights dream a boys
idea Of personal fame or of separate
sovereignty seems, when one looks
back on 1t after such a life as mine
But tell me-tell me something-tell
me everything, Danforth, before die T
bingham, swear to you that 1 felt
like monster that had not told him
everything before. Danger or no dam
ger, delicacy or no delicacy, who was
that I should have been acting the
tyrant all this time over this dear,
sainted old man, who had years ago
expiated, in his whole manhood's life
the madness of boys treason? Mr..
Nolan said I will tell you everything
you ask about. Only, where shall
beginY
"Oh, the blessed smile that crept
over his white face and he pressed my
hand and said, God bless you'll Tell
me their Names he said, and he point
ed to the stars on the flag. The last
l know is Ohio. My father lived In
Kentucky. But I have guessed Mich
igan and Indiana and Mississippi-that
was where Fort Adams is--they make
twenty. But where are your other
fourteen? You have not cut up any
of the old ones, hopper
well, that was not bad text, and
told him the names, in as good or
der as I could, and he babe me take
down his beautiful map and draw them
In as best could with my pencil He
was wild with delight about Texas,
told me how his brother died there;
he had marked gold cross where he
supposed his brothers grave was; and
he had guessed at Texas. Then he
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
FARMERS CALENDAR

1. Keep an eye on the horses
shoulders bad fitting collar or
badly adjusted names may cause
trouble that will last for weeks.
2. Look over the cotton plant
ing seed and see to 1t that they
are sound and dry.
8. Spend a day in the crib
selecting the best seed corn
available, unless this work was
done in the field last fall, as 1t
should have been.
A. A top-dressing of 70 to
100 pounds per acre of nitrate
of soda or sulphate of ammonia
on the oats and wheat will pay
If these crops appear to be max
ing insufficient stem and leaf
growth.
5. Pulverize the clods right
behind the breaking pillow. never
giving them q chance to bake
and get hard.
6. Keep the garden in apple
pie order and thus save grocery
bills.-Progressive Farmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
BETTER JOBS FOR sALooNMEN.

More w0rkingmen lose their Jobs be-
cause saloons are open than would be
the case were the saloons to be closed.
When liquor puts man out of job 1t
units him for another job. When no.
license puts bartender out of job
1t makes him wealth-producing work
ingman. 1t is better that the barteD-
der should lose his job and get bet
ter one than that dozens of the poor
unfortunate patrons of the saloon
should lose their Jobs and be untitled
to fill any job If they were able to se-
cure one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
STRANGE UPRISING.

"a preacher said to me: isn't 1t
strange-this mighty uprising against
the liquor evilT I replied: The only
strange thing about 1t is that any de-
cent man, In view of what he has seen,
should have hesitated to destroy It,
I resent the fact that my father and
grandfather did not have sense and
conscience enough to do 1t before I
was born, so that could have gone
about my Fathers business"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
ANTICIPATING DRY DISTRICT.

The National Capital brewery of
Washington, in anticipation Of a dry
district, is preparing to convert Its beer
factory into an ice cream establish
ment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
FHTETF NOCAN
Lieutenant
In the Army Of
the limited States

He loved his country as no other
man has loved her; but no man de-
served less at her hands,"
tTHE END.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
FLAX POSSIBILITIES
BRING COL. PERKINS
BACK TO The STATE
Former superintendent of Schools
Here in Interests of Pos.
! sible Linen Industry

Col. William T. Perkins, formerly
vice president of the First National
bank of Bismarck, and superintendent
of city schools from 1883 to 1896, is
here from Seattle in company with
Jonas Brolin of the Baker, Mont
Flax Products Co., looking into the
fax situation with a view to the DOS
sibilities of establishing q great linen
industry at Seattle which will use
North Dakota fax straw.
Colonel Perkins has devoted cOnsid-
cradle time to his research, having
visited other sections of the country
before coming to Bismarck. Jonas
Brolin is one of Americas best known
fax experts. He was employed for
years as chief chemist by Duluth
manufacturer of fax products, and he
has patented number of valuable de-
vices which are used in transforming
flax straw into tow, and fax yarns and
in the finer processes of the industry.
Mr.. Brolin for years has entertained
the idea of establishing mills at var
ious points in North Dakota through
which fax straw would be converted
into ordinary tow, in which form it
would be transported to the coast for
the completion Of its manufacture into
linen. The inventor believes the moist
atmosphere of the Seattle country,
said to be somewhat similar to that
obtaining in the Irish linen-producing
communities, suitable for his purpose
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

world toward Germany will change,
instantly. Never again will she be
able to obtain such favorable peace
terms, and in the making Of such
terms the United States would be her
best friend, to say nothing of the
strong democratic sentiment in the
nations whose swords are already
dripping with her blood.
Will the German people rise, and
throw off their yoke, or will they be
worn down to insignifcance for the
sake of their autocrats? +..
The United States has promptly,
formally and fully recognized the new
democratic government of Russia.
The enthusiasm with which it would
do the like for a democratized Ger.
many would astonish the world.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
TAXI. DRIVERS AND ri:
PATRONS AFFECTED
:, W ". BY COURT RULING
Opinion Holds That Guest Can
not Be Held Responsible for
Negligence of Owner

Some very important findings are
made by the supreme court in affirm
ing the verdict of the Ramsey county
district court in the case Of Geneva
U. Chambers versus the Minneapolis,
St. Paul & Sault st. Marie railway
company The inferior court found
for the plaintiff, and the defendant
appealed. .4..
The supreme courts opinion writ
ten by Justice Luther e. Birdzell holds
that guest who is not shown to
have co-operated in running car can.
not be held responsible for the negli-
gence Of the driver Of an automobile;
that where a trip taken at night the
lights of an automobile fail, and the
owner or driver improvises an oil
lamp attached to the dash at the earl
lest opportunity and continues the
journey at a slow speed, the guest con-
tinuing such journey as "a passenger
in the rear seat of the car is not gull
ty of contributory negligence.
where it is shown says the court,
"that a railroad company had inter-
sected a road long used by the public
and constructed therein cut with
out providing signals of any sort, its
acts in so doing may amount to negli-
gence, even though the roadway is
not legally established highway or
street.
The questions of Noncompliance
with statutory requirement that
automobiles should be supplied with
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
ON A WAR BASIS.

The cost of living has been high in
time OF peace. 1t will be much high
err in time Of war. Such is the unvary
ing rule.
1t is the duty of the individual to
economize, at this time as never be
fore, that the national government
may have much and that the poor,
who have been pinched under peace
prices, may have at least enough to
save them. The duty of the hour is
that every individual and every fam
lily get ma war basis.
Where do we waste most, in our in
dividual and domestic lives? In our
eating, drinking and dressing and on
things that are purely luXuries and
extravagances.
We tickle our corrupted sense OF
taste with fancy dishes that are low
in life sustaining properties, often
high in health destroying properties.
A. good deal of our eating is really
based on fad or fashion, both as to
time and substance, and fads and
fashions always cost more than they
are worth when weighed in the bal
ance of sensible living and solid prog
ress. We can cut out the promiscu-
GUS winning, dining and gastronomfc
functioning, as Europe has had to do
under the pressing need for conserva-
ton Of Substantial resources. We can
reduce our consumption OF, the high
priced foods. " We can suppress our
highfalutin and assumed preference
for imported articles of, food and use
the domestic, thereby not only doing
a good thing for our bodies and peck
etbooks, but also good thing for Am
orleans who prepare these articles.
Extravaganza in dress is the. rule,
not the exception. Why pay for for
eign dyes made high in price by the
European war?
Modern war means sacrifice by
everybody, if all the national resourc-
es and strength are to be at command
of the government, and the longer a
modern war continues the surer lux
uries, extravagances, the non-essen.
tials will be taken away by force, ana
it's cheaper, better, more comfortable
to shorten war by voluntarily surren-
dering such things.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
100000 ACRES OF < II
LAND TO Be LEASED
FOR SCHOOL FUNDS
More Than Fifty Thousand Will
Be Gained for Educational
Purposes in April

Four hundred thousand acres of
land from which the state anticipates
a revenue of $50 1000 will be offered for
leasing in April Major Frank S. Hen
ry, state land commissioner, announc-
ed today. This amount is now open
and not already leased. ~,
Today there remains unsold, chiefly
in the central and western parts of the
state, approximately 1,642,674 acres OF
school and institution land. All lands
are subject to lease until sold, and
may be leased not longer than five
years at a time Lands are leased at
public auction to the highest bidders,
and theafeasings are held at the coun-
ty seats. Aslist of all lands in the
counties, which are subject to lease is
filed in tbs Office of the county treas
urer for inspection at least two weeks
before the ,hasing is held. All rentals
are paid 10 the county treasurer.
School lands are not leased for min
ing purposes.
A certain amount of acreage is open
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

marck. This amount will be turned
over this spring to aid with the $4,000
surplus from last year in meeting
current expenses and to that extent
reducing taxes. ..,> r
One of the important savings which
the two years have brought is a re-
duction of $25 per lamp In. the rate
for street lighting. When the pres
ent board assumed office, Bismarck
was paying $S5 for each arc lamp.
One of the commissions first official
acts was to procure from the electric
company a fiat reduction of $25 the
lamp, saving the city several thous-
and dollars per annum.
The Library.
Following several years agitation
by the Civic league and other wo-
mems clubs of the city, and a final
campaign made by the Commercial
club, the city commission last spring
called a special election for the pur-
pose of voting upon the question of
an annual appropriation of $4,000 for
library purposes. An endowment OF
$4,000 had already been assured
through She activities of the commits
sion in cooperation with the Com
mercial club, for the erection of
library building, and by vote of
seven to one the citizens at the spe-
cial election approved an appropria-
ton for maintenance.
The city commission proceeded
without delay to make the levy; the
board of education named library
hoard: the latter engaged an arChi-
tect and accepted plans, and early
spring will see work underway on an
excellent site at-the corner of Thayer
and Sixth street, which the city COM
mission has dedicated to the library.
The first cost of the building will be
nothing to the taxpayers Of the city,
and for nominal annual upkeep, Bis
marck will enjoy a city library with
but two possible peers in the state.
Save Street Moneys
In view of the paving prospect, the
commission last year husbanded the
bulk of the money which would have
been expended within the proposed
districts for cross-Walks and temper
airy improvements which would have
proven a dead loss after q. few
months service. An unusual amount
of improvement in the way Of curb
ing, cutters and parking has been
made under the present administra-
ito, and Bismarck has prOfited there
from by becoming one of the attrac-
tive cities of the. state. with homes
and streets in which its people may
take pride and visitors fitid delight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

two lights at the front of the car does
not amount to cOntributory negligence
on the part Of guest riding in the
car, and the failure of an owner and
driver of all automobile to renew his
license from the states does not pre-
clude a recovery OF damages for neg
ligence Of the defendant which caused
the death Of an occupant, the court
holds. o'~.-...,
dissenting opinion was filed by
Justice Robinson. ~.,
Flynn & Traynor of Devils Lake re-
presented the defendant and appel
liant, and Cowan & Anderson and H. S.
Blood Of Devils Lake the, plaintiff and
respondent. - ''|'-'.' 49,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
BY calling a million men Uncle
Sam may also call bluff.
CAST OFF THE YOKE.

Instead OF being looked upon as re-
dictionary by two-thirds Of humanity,
the German people might be today &C.
cepted by all as brothers. Instead of
having three-fourths of Europe engag-
ed in Strengthening their best men, the
German people might be holding their
old place in the admiration Of Europe
for their developments in trade, in
the arts and sciences. Instead of now
being faced with attack by the United
States, nation to which Germany's
sons have contributed much, the Ger
man people might now have the Unit
ed States as their closest, strongest,
most sincere friend. Instead of being
ruled by the iron hand of greedy mon
archy like slaves, the German people
might tomorrow be rulers of them
selves.
This is the hour of the German peo-
pie, if they will rise, like the Rus
slams, and pull down their autocrats.
Whatever the direct cause for
which the United States enters the
war, or it's methods of warfare, the
world issue is bound to finally con.
solidate on democracy against Ger
man militarism, with all that the lat
ter stands for. 1t is to be the world
against the kaiser's cabal of auto
Gratis, Notwithstanding how great or
small part of the world actually re-
sorts to arms. 1t is unificatiOn of
world sentiment for law and order,
human freedom and progress and pop
ular government.
Each day adds to the bitterness
against her. Each day adds to the
price she must pay and takes from
her ability to pay. Each of her new
unrestricted" policies removes her
further from the common brother
hood of man.
This is the hour of the. German peo-
r. - Aown Their
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

for lease in every county in the state
except Trail, in which the state no
longer owns any land, and in Walsh,
in which all state land is already UNI
der lease. Williams county offers the
largest amount of land for leasing, 80
397 acres, while Cass county has the
smallest acreage, with $780,. Grand
Forks has 1920 acres; Eddy, 1899,
and Burleigh 9,3OS. The proceeds
from leases will go into the public
school fund, which will be enriched by
more than $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
Biisn1arck's Gilt Edge
Y Credit Due to Skill in
Financial Management

Editors Note: BisnarcKs rating probably the highest
Of any city Dakota due solely to the wise hnancal
management of the present city commission Commissioner rat
lev who reelection has direct charge me
finances Of Bismarck brought to this work the same Keen
Judgment economy and ability that has made him
d success In his business. =. a.o
CIV commissioners, including president paid $40
month"; salary therefore is purely nominal OF
could secured ut many times ta inquire
to handle its financial problems which ut times complex when
It IS recalled that Bismarck SIP 100000 corporation
Mr. Voter fall In proportion to the WISDOM
and SKIN which the cys finances handled Is up to
Having made success In business
themselves are willing apply their skill to the affairs Of the city,
The next years will present financial problems calling for
ability II the best interests as we'll Us the
Of the taxpayers to be safeguarded. an,
series Of articles upon the record OF the
present city administration for without peer In
hp city'S history. p
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
Y. NJ. e.. A. MEN HERE.

George D. McDill of Chicago, inter-
national secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association, and A. B. Dale
of Fargo, state secretary, have been in
the city for several days comforting
with Governor Frazier and other dig
nitaries relative to association work
in this state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

taken broad stand in favor of a
statewide system of trunk-line high
ways in preference to the improve
ment of local highways which do not
fit into the general system, and their
suggestions, Mr.. Bliss believes, will
prove of great benefit to the highway
commission, which will embody these
suggestions in a more complete map
copies of which will be submitted to
each county board for their approval
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
WASHOUT DELAYS TRAIN.

The Mott train was delayed seven
minutes yesterday en- route to Bis
marck by washout one mile west Of
Flasher. The condition was not SER
ious, but it was necessary for section
men to bolster up the track with ties
before the train could proceed. Flood
conditions are gradually developing
along the Mott line, and the company
is carefully watching its track and en-
bankments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
GOOD ROADS MEETING.

P. W. Thomas, deputy state highway
engineer, leaves this evening for For
tuna, Divide county, where he will ad-
dress a meeting to be held in the in
terests OF good roads. He will be &C
companied as far as Valley City by
Mrs. Thomas, who will 60 on to Port
land, Me-, for a two months visit
with her parents. ''- %E
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28

makers should assume this obligation.
Neither can it agree with him that
the sale OF munitions to any belliger-
ent that can come to our port and
purchase them is violation Of any
civil or moral law.
Germany furnished US some Of the
sinews Of war in the Spanish4Ameri.
can war, as did other nations. None
of the pacifists here protested against
the purchase then, nor did anyone
take exception to the profits enjoyed
by the Krupps in 1898.
Gov. Frazier's hostility to war prof
its doubtless ends with the munition
factories, but he must understand that
farm produce goes via the same route
and is sold at the same war level OF
prices.
The farmers OF North Dakota are
not being deceived by such silly twad-
IDLE. Every fair-minded tiller OF the
soil, and thank God North Dakota has
many left, knows that profits other
than what are cleaned from the soil
may be legitimate and their benefic-
aries honest, patriotic citizens.
Just little more tolerance and
breadth of view in gubernatOrial cir
cles would purge them Of some OF
their sOcialistic fallacies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
NEW WATER SYSTEM.

A. H. Runge, state fire marshal, is
spending the day at Edgeley, confer
ring with village authorities relative
to a proposed new water system.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
ON SCHOOL DRILLS.

H. l.. Reade, deputy state fire mar
shall, is in Golden Valley county to-
day comforting with school authorities
relative to fire drills.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
MINNESOTA GTARDSMAN.

Edwin Casselman Smith of the First
Minnesota guard, outflanked by boil
on the rear of his neck, is enjoying a
ten-days leave as guest of his uncle,
w. S. Casselman of Bismarck, and of
relatives at HaZeltOn. .tr~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-28
WITNESS IN ROAD CASE.

State Engineer Jay W. Bliss leaves
today for Wahpeton, where tomorrow
he will appear as a witness in litiga-
ton involving the location of road.