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Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-09
The Life of a Tractor.

The average lie of farm tractor
is from 7 1-2 to s years, according
to estimates furnished by over 600
experienced tractor owners on repre-
sentative corn-belt farms in Illinois,.
This is brought out in study con-
Quoted in 1917 and the spring Of
1918 by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, a report Of
which is published in Farmers"
Bulletin 963. The reports of the
tractor owners show that the out
fits are used on an average of As
days per year.
While at first glance this may
appear low, when it Is remembered
that on farms where horses do alb
the work they are used on an aver
age of only about 100 days annual
ly. it will be seen that where both
horses and tractor are used, even
though the number of horses is.
somewhat reduced, the machine.
need not be expected to have en-
ploymeDt for as many days annual
ly as did the horses The horses.
kept will still do some of the work
which will. of course. decrease the.
amount to be done by the tractor
A considerable percentage of the.
100 days work done by horses rep
resents odd jobs for which the trac-
tor can not be used to advantage.
Even if the machine were to do alb
the work formerly done by the
horses, it would not normally be.
employed 100 days per year, mas
much as it does the work more
rapidly.
1t should be borne in mind, says
the bulletin, that practically all
farm operations must be carried ON
within limited periods, and that be-
tween these seasons there will often
be no field work which the tractor
can do, either on the home farm or
for neiehbors The fact that wealth
er and soil conditions are such as
to permit field work witha tractor
does not necessarily mean that
there is such work to be done. Farm
management plays as important
part in organizing the farm so as to-
provide profitable employment for
the tractor during as many days as
possible. Such organization in
wolves the planning of a crop rota-
ton which will furnish a large
amount of work which it can do,
the elimination of as. many horses
as desirable, and the distribution of
the work over a long period How
ever, the rotation should include
only such crops as can be grown
proftably in that particular Sec
ton.
The significance of the fact that
a large percentage of the Illinois
farmers who reported enlarged their
farms after buying tractors is read
lily apparent when the tractors.
place in farm management is thus
considered. Obviously these men
have learned through experience
that much more land per man can
be handled when tractor is used
than with horses only, and that
to get the most out of their invest
ment they must farm land enough
to keep their tractors busy at
profitable work throughout as much:
as possible of the available work.
ing season.
UDooit or;t;oioa tho aditcr haoauoo
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-09

The poultry experts continue to
advise the feeding of tatle scraps to
hens lnasmucn as there aren't
any InOre table scraps, we should
imagine that this matter is now
very largely an academic ques-
ton.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-09

The application of the South
western Bell Telephone Company
for an increase of rates for toll SER
vice will be heard in Jefferson City
August Is by the Missouri Public
Service Commission. The propos-
ed increase of the telephone COM
pany amounts to about 8 per cent
and would yield approximately
$4,000 additional revenue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
American Field Army i'm France.

1t Is now officially stated in Wash
ington that the first American field army
will soon be formed III France and that
IL will hold a front Of a hundred miles
along the important fields of opera
tions ON the western line 1t will be III
command of General Pershing, and it
is said il will hold longer front than was
held by the British army after two years of
war
So il appears our administration has
not been altogether idle and ineffective IN
its European War operations. II seems
unfortunate, from one point Of view, that
the people may not at AL times be fully
informed a. 10 such natteI>. 80 is to
have an appreciation oi all the facts At
any rate, II is now apparent We have
. good-sized fighting force. in France,
are continually adding 10 it, and before
long will have q great army there that
pill do It's part IN bringing the war to
successful close.
That our soldier. III France will do ef-
tective work is not 10 be doubted. German
comments upon the paucity Of our forces
and the qualities Of our fighting men are
not so frequent as they were The Ger
mans are realizing that We 'are in the
war And we will stay there 70 the end
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
MAY be Uprisings in Russia.

Reports from Russia are being received
in London To the effect that more than
one uprising against the now prccarious
rule Of the Bolsheviki are IN cnntempia-
tion One movement, il is said, will be
formed on the eastern section Of the
country. and il likely 10 receive aid from
Iapan in its military operations In
Southern Russia, il IS said, pianS are
under wav for the establishment Of a
Republic
1t is not surprising 10 hear oi these
movements. and il Will not H. surprising
If some Of them materiahzc and IN time
become effective Il is not conceivable
that such great country a. Russia has
been IN her time will rest content under
her present pitiublc condition a mere
vassal Of Germany. with German arms
insolently marching over hcr territory and
meeting little or no resistance. owing 70
the helplesssness Of the Lenine- Trotzky
regime. which betrayed the country and
the people into the hands OF Germany.
Lenine IS tr1lng to hold on. but lrotzky
has gwen NJ and resigned
Nor is it probable Russia will be per
manen;Iy divided into numerous small ter
ritorics. rs the German rnanipulators
would like 10 bring about small States
all owing allegiance TO Germany 1t rs
probable measure of common sense will
return TO the people of Russia and good
leaders for popular movement found in
the end Then something viii happen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
SELF RESTRAINT OR
SELF-INDUL LGENCE

Americans have set Squarelv before
;heui the most important question at
their national career In its simplest
terms Il amounts t. whether thev are
wiling 10 oracticy. reasonably scii-dcnial
III order that national safety MAY be
assured Teaching self-restTalnt to a
J,eople acCustom.d 10 Sclf-lnduigence Is
not caSv habits ol extravaganza and
waste are too firmly fixed 70 he easily
overcome, bur unless W. are to face sacri-
fees fer more terrible than anv We are
now asked 70 make we must do manv
things We would not think ui dong under
normal conditions Las year with
the impetus Of our fresh entr1 INTO the
war and H., consequent wave Of enthllsi-
aSin We.made nIch progress along con
scrvauon lines But the effort did not
entirely reach the goal sought and nov
tina; the pull mas become steady and In
some degree irksome II II all the more I'M
portant that the work bc kept moving
Americans must save III every Nav to
win the war
THIS does not mean uaTslInohIous
practice in any sense, bat does involve
a rational exercise of economy and thrift
In the past we have given ourselves 10
improvldence thatwe might not be thought
10 be niggard, now we are asked 10 care
fully conserve Otir resources, that all our
energies moral and material, NAV {
directed TO the great end Of victory
in theconfict that has engulfed us Oma-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
WALK ERECT
AT EIGHTY

Because man or woman Is old does
not mean that they must walk along bent
over and supported with a cane 4 man
can be as vigorous and healthy at s0
as at 20 if he aids the organs of the
body IN performing their functions
All diseases whether of malignant %
weak character tend 70 tear away our
vitality You must eounteract disease
in its incipient stage ii You would live
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Interest in the Special Session.

IL is only natural that great interest
should centre in the special session of the
General Assembly, called by Governor
Townsend, which opened at Dover today.
II is the first special session OF any con-
sequence held, in all probability, since
Civil War days, because it will be open
TO general business, and once started on
this line, there can he no telling what the
end will be.
Still, the special session has its pur-
poses, and may be made to do q good
work for the State, rs we'll rs to hold open
the threat to of injury to public interests.
A firm resolve on the part of the members
TO do their duty in all respects will,
however, obviate the danger OF any injury
to the interests of the people.
II is conceded the session will pass
upon the Prohibition Amendment to the
Federal Constitution, Notwithstanding
this amendment was passed subsequent
TO the election of most of the members OF
the present Legislature, and was not,
therefore, an issue in the campaigns which
resulted in their election. But there rs no
law against this body taking action, and
Judging by its Temperance record at the
regular session Of 1917, IL is likely to give
approval to the amendment
Also. there is talk of enaeting State
wide Prohibition law, but Of the wisdom
of such an attempt there NJ grave doubt.
II would in1te violent opposition and
create feelings that might result IN
trouble In respect of other legislation that
is desired, and of which there might be
general approval otherwise.
IL seems, on general review, that the
hcst thing for the members of the Legisa-
ture to do, after passing upon the Federal
Prohibition amendments they arc
expected to insist upon doing will be
To pay strict attention only to matters OF
war legislation which may appear urgent
and necessary To cooperation with the
Federal administration in the successful
prosecution of the war If such measures
should be needed, they should be enacted
as soon rs possible
Also. il should be borne in mind that
the sooner tho session comes 10 an end,
after consideration of important and neccs-
sarv measures. the better it will be Spe-
cial sessions are costly affairs. although
the paw OF members for such is limited 10
thirty days But they may sit longer II
4ba,, cbOoSa Thus continuing the general
expenses Of the session. without COM
pensation to themselves
II is hoped, however. the special
session will not go beyond the limit Of
the thirty days Should II he able 70
get through with rs work in lcsS time
there would be no complaint from the peo-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape

Me an Sam Cross and Sid Hunts
quiet little cuzzin Joe was standing Ground
&c lamp post each eating tafy on stick,
and we saw Redy Merry come Ground
the corner. Reddy Merry always wunting
bite of everything and being the biggest
bitter In the naybefhood.
Aw heck, look whose coming, sed
Sam Gross.
Col darn il, ! acd, Sid Hunts quiet
little cuzzin Joe not saying enything,
and Reddy Merry came up, saying, Hello,
fellows, give us a bite. will you, Sam !?
Mines peppermint, il aint very good,
it taists sumthing like medesin, sort OF,
sed Sam Cross.
o we'll. guess | can stand it il you
can sed Reddy Merry.
! can hardly stand it, sed Sam.
Then wy don't you give it all To me
if you don't like il sed Reddy Which
Sam coodcnt think of eny good answer,
so he held his taft out for Rcddy to take
bite out Of. Wich Reddy did. being
big bite even for him, wich as soon as
he got throo eating it he sed to mo
Give ms a lite, will you, Benny
Mines lickcriah, maybe YOU don't like
lickerish, its pritty bitter, sed.
I can eat enything, Sod Rcddy And
I held my taffy out and he took a even
bigger bite than wat he had took out Of
sam Crosses, and he ate it and Sod to
Sid Hunts quiet little cuzzin Joe, give
MS a bite, will you, Joe
| licked mine all over, scd Joe, you
wooden take n bite out Of it, after I
licked it all over, wood you
Wich Reddy looked at it a minnit
and then scd, No. And me and Sam
Cross looked at each other wondering
why we hadent thawt Of that, and quick
ate the rest of our tafFics before Rcddv
had chance 10 ask for another bite.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
PRESS COMMENTS.
WHEN DEMOCRACY
TAKES A DAY OFF

What has happened in Wisconsin in
relation to Senator La Toilette and the
pro-German elements carries q lesson
far beyond the borders of that Common
wealth. That was the one State in which
it was believed that war with Germany for
any cause was going TO be exceedingly
unpopular. 1t looked that way for .
time. Sixteen months ago Mr.. La Fol-
lette, who for more than two years had
catered to "phcltism" in it's various forms,
received u plurality of 10000. Some
people professed To be alarmed at the
criticisms which made such vote
possible.
We now know that the situation was
greatly misjudged, and by no one more
than Senator La Toilette himself. Wis
consin was for peace, as every other
State was for peace, as long Us peace
was honorably possible. When war be-
came necessary 1T was for war. Evidently
misunderstanding the temper of his
constituents. Mr.. La Toilette projected
his demagogy among a population that
was arming in self-defence, and We see
the result in the vote by which he has
been disowned.
Public men often make these mistakes,
because, no matter what their pretensions,
they undervalue the spirit and intelli-
gence of the people. We are "a conserva-
tive democracy and busy democracy.
We do not like to take day or a week off
to attend TO such cases as that which has
arisen in Wisconsin, but when we do, the
result is a foregonc conclusion. Where
speech and press are free, citizenship.
quicscent as it may be at times, will not
fail on occasion to rise to its full stature.
Woe TO, the politician who trifes too long
with such an Inperious force'-New
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
BAD BREATH
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
a,,su'as'cS nvs",ns sa,urday untay 144O2
The Need Of School Teachers.

The need of teachers for the rural
schools of Delaware, especially in Kent
and Sussex counties, continues TO be
pressing. Many designations have 90
cured during the past two years and IN
some instances it has not been possible
10 hll the vacancies. Naturally, this
restricts school work 10 a serious extent
For most Of the vacancies that have been
filed are now held by young women
teaching on permits.
In Sussex county alone, II is said, there
are rs Young women teaching on per
mits. which means that there are IS
Young women who have no training or
experience in school teaching, into whose
hands the school authorities are compelled
70 commit the destiny Of the rural school
pupils in that county. for the time being,
because they cannot engage experienced
teachers ~ the salaries now paid. In
Kent county there are perhaps 20 young
women who are teaching on permits
and in New Castle county ~ least FIVE
The onlv wav that the school author-
ties know how 10 solve this problem
is TO increase the teachers salaries and
thus offer greater inducements for young
women to become teachers They csti-
mate that il will be necessary to in
crease the salary Of each teacher by
about Sl5 a month il proper teaching
service for the schools IS Ia be secured.
The difficulty about making these IN
creaases, how ever, is that the ACCESSIBILITY
Of taking the step has to be passed upon
by the boards for each individual school
and OF course it requires no little effort
10 convince the individual members Of
these individual boards that the increases
ere Necessary
For this reason the suggestion has
been made that consolidation of many 81
The rural schools he brought about A.
an instance Of the need for this It might
h- mentioned that iii 81 per cent of
the rural schools in New Castle county,
alone. the attendance al each school Is
between eight and ten pupils One
teacher is capable OF properly teaching
al least 80 pupils Ia Kent county the
same condition prevails though IN less
degree In Sussex county the schools
arc ovcrcroWded
This situation very largely Is n result
Of Inattention to the proper needs Of the
schools IN the past. and especially 10 the
unwise policy of being stingy in respect OF
the salaries Of teachers, and meeting the
financial needs of schools The pay Of
teachers has been-and still IS in most
ases-entirelv inadequate to the char
;,cter Of the services rendered. Recently,
many teachers, through war emergencies,
have found it possible TO obtain much
more remunerative situations in Federal
government employ and abandoned teach
ing II Is not to be wondered at
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
PEPPER TALKS.
Ey George N atthew Adams.
I(KFS


80 long as man retains his
sense of humor. Just that long shall
/ he grow and wax strong
The funny paper" Of the
world and tho jokes and pieces
ri humor published in this and
other newspapers are really tho
saviors ii humanity Laugh and
tho world laughs with vnt
! That will always be true 4 Joke,
funny story, will always be 2
rav Of sunshine into the hearts
of men
Will this man never be aeri-
ous, cried Secretary Chase, re-
! ferring to the great War Presi-
dent, during the trying DAYS of
the civil war. We meet to dis
cliss tremendous issues and ne
: asks rs to listen TO story
Bruce Barton. the editor Of
Every Week, in an article about
the huIn0r of President Wilson.
tells Of how when he was wait
ing for the members Of the rccep-
tlon committee 10 escort him
. into the halls Of Congress to de-
liver his great peace terms mes
sage he ran across tho public
printer who il a genial Irishman
! always loaded with \ story.
When the committee found the
President he was laughing over
! new story and repl ring in kind
! with one IN Scotch dialect
II every man and woman could
! form the habit Of hearing and
. telling \ Joke a dav. there would
. be fewer our faces and stomachs
n the world by some millions
Instead 81 taking a pill be-
. fore eating ard going to bed,
why not Try Joke
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Another Richmond in the Field.

I Now it appears that Mr.. DAVIS and his
Voters Non-Partisan League are not to
have monopoly of the work Of controlling
political action in this city and State, and
compelling managers Of political parties to
do the right thing by the people or stand
the consequences at the election. The
Citizens Liberal League, under the presi-
dencv Of John c. Stack, has been organized
and held an important meeting yesterday
afternoon.
The Citizens Liberal League will
keep an eye on the special session Of the
Legislature and Will particularly oppose
severe prohibition legislation Mr. Stack
was in charge Of the license campaign in
this city, last fab, and therefore is ex-
perienced in this work The league ex-
poets to control from | 800 TO 2, 900 votes,
and with following Of these proper
tions should be an effective organization
The lists are still open, and ii is said
there may be more such organizations
before the State campaign becomes active.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
SERVICE.

SERVICE.
You never hear the robins brag about
the sweetness of their song
Nor do they stop their music gay whene' 'er
poor man comes along.
God taught 'em how TO sing an when
they'd learned the art He sent 'em
here
To use their talents day by day the
dreary lives o men 10 cheer.
An rich or poor an sad or gay, the ugly
an the fair To see
Can stop most any time in June an heaf
the robins melody.
] stand an watch 'em in the sun, ,Isin'
their gifts from day TO day,
Swellin' their little throats with song,
regardless of mans praise or pay,
Jes' bein robins, nothing else, nor claim
ing greatness for their deeds,
But lcs content to crafty one OF the
big worlds many needs
SiDgin lesson to us all to be ourselves
and scatter cheer
BY usin every day the gifts God gave MS
when He sent us here.
Why should We keep our talents hid
or think we favor men because
We use the gifts that God has given?
The robins never ask applause
Nor count themselves remarkable, nor
strut in a superior way
Because their music sweeter is than that
God gave unto the jay.
Only n man conceited grows as he makes
use Of talents fine.
Forgetting that he merely does the work
ing OF the viii Divine
Lord, as the robins, let me servcl Teach
me to do the best can
To make this world better place an
happier for my fellow man.
II gift o mine can cheer his soul an
hearten him along his way
Let me not keep that talent hid. !
would make use Of 1T today
An as the robins ask no praise or pay
for all their songs o cheer
Let me in hurnbieness rejoice 10 do my
bit o. service here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
GROWTH OF FRUIT.
Those Interested in the Growing OF
Fruit Lend an Ear

'Much is We may wish for warmer
wehther the other variety is just the
kind VIC need for \ while" mid = vol
KNOWN grIf grOwcr
y might saw for ne benefit n the
uninitiated that IN the winter time the
sap or blood of a tree sinks below the
level of thc frost lire, and 50 long as ID
remains there the tree IA ~ an intente
and purposes dead In the spring ~
the year, even IN late winter, few warm
days causes this sap ~ aow back into
The body of the tree and soon the leafing
process begins and the tender fruit buds
form.
II the warm weather Is TOO pronounced
and the buds are caught bv a late frost
a snow storm. he fruit for that season
is practically done for, and for that
reason all fruit growers dread a very