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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
PREPARE WAR ON
INSECT ENEMIES
II Left UndiSturbed Bugs of Va
riouS Kinds viii Destroy Best
Part of Garden.
PESTS HAVE BIG ipPETITES
Tobacco Extract Is Recommended tor
plant Lice and Other Sucking Par
asites-Main Point is to
Start Fight Early.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Gardeners are warned by specialists
Of the United States Department of
Agriculture to prepare 10 combat the
little enemies of the garden In
Sects of various kinds are making their
appearance i'll vast numbers in gar
dens in all parts Of the country, and If
left undiSturbed will defeat the gar
dener'S best efforts and lay waste the
vegetable crops. This is the open sea-
which limit the number which may be
killed. The department specialists
urge the use of the Spray pump n
busting bag for the frequent applica-
ton of poiSonS in order To destroy
the pests before they destroy the gar
den. Early efforts in fighting insects
are most effective.
Little Bugs With Zig Appetitcs.
~ u6.t localities the Colorado or
"hard-shell' potato beetles are indus
triously depositing clusters of small
yellOWiSh eggs on the mderSide of the
potato leaves. In a few days these
hatch into little red, soft-Shcllcd SlugS
or ''soft-ShellS,' as they are often
called, that have most wonderful APP
petitieS, ana unless poiNonS are APP
piled they Will soon strip the potato
plants of their leaves.
Perhaps there is no class of garden
insects the method of attack of which
is 50 insidiouS as that of the plant
lice or aphidS.
At first Il very few lice may be found
hidden ON the under side of the leaves
Of melons, peas, cabbage, and other
vegetables. \ little later the leaves be-
gin to curl up and to lose their color,
and an examination will show that
the lice which the ants carried out
have became grandmotherS, and the
under side of the leaves will he lit
orally alive with them, feaSting on the
juices of the plants. At this stage
something must be done quickly, for
within a few days there will be
another generation or brood at work.
Arsenate Of lead and paris green
lave no effect upon this army of plant
blood suckers, and it is necessary to
use contact poisons. A preparation
must he used that will not iniurr the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
BUILDS WEEvIL-PROOF CRIB
Log Building Can Be Made Secure
Against Insects.

The county agent of Taylor county,
Fla. reports that one farmer in his
community has worked out a way by
which Il log corn crib can he made
practically alright to guard the corn
against weevilS. This farmer put
three or four inches Of dirt on the
floor and covered it with another floor.
The walls were covered with rough
lumber, and the cracks outside were
filed with clay. The door facings
were padded with cloth and the door
made of two layers of cypress lumber.
with q piece of paper roofing between.
This arrangement cost about $40, in
addition to the farmers labor. Others
In this neighbOrhoOd are building
cribs In the same way.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
GROW PURPLE VETCH
FOR VALUABLE SEED
Advantages OF Crop Have Been
Known for Years.
1t Is Net as Popular in Northern
States as Common Variety, Which
is Harder and Has Become
Established as Forage.

prepared by the United states Depart
mcnt o: Agriculturc)
Due largely To the intermediary eff
forts of the United States Department
of Agriculture. 2.l00 acres Of purple
vetcl is reported as being grown this
year for seed i'm northwestern CalifOr-
MIA for use in the orchards of the
southern part of the state, where il
has proven Il superior Grccn-manurc
crop. The superiority of purple vetch
in California for green manure lies in
the fact that il makes more growth
during the winter months and can be
turned under earlier than other legumc
crops.
Purple vctch was first brought To
this country from Italy in 1890 and its
advantages have been appreciated for
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05

John Altman Stewart, who on Au-
gust % will celebrate his ninety-ninth
birthday, is the patriarch Of American
bankers. He has been actively en-
gagged in the business since 1850. He
organized the United States Trust
company in 1853 and has been its sec
rotary, president and chairman Of the
board Of trustees. He held public Of
flee as assistant treasurer Of the Uni
ted States during the administration
of President Lincoln. He is also noted
for his educational work.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
From Missouri.

what in the world are you kick
ing abOut?" asked the red-headed land
lady. "When l took my room you
told me there was Il single hair mat
tress on the bed" said the thin board
er. $50 I did" well, will you please
come up to my rOom and show me the
single hair?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05

plants but which will Kill the lice"
The most common Of these contact
poisOns is nicotine Sulphatc-a tObac-
co eXtraCt-made OF tobacco refuse
from factories. This is a poison and,
to be effective in killing the lice"
without injuring the plants, must be
used exactly according to the direc-
tons given on the container. United
States Department Of Agriculture
Farmers Bulletin SJ6, on the control
Of garden diseases and insects. has
the following To say regarding the use
of nicotine Sulphate:
"For small garden platS one tea
spoonful of nicotine Sulphate should
be used to one gallon of water, to
which a one-inch cube of hard soap
should be added and thoroughly mixed.
If IA larger quantity Is desired. use
fluid ounce to eight gallons Of wafer,
with the addition Of one-half pound of
soap. Full directions are given on the
covers of packages, ana instructions
accompany them.
Effective Application of Spray.
"In the use of nicotine @ulphate the
effective application Of the spray is Of
the utmost Importance, since il is pri-
marily upon this that the success or
failure of the treatment depends. If
the liquid has stood for any length Of
time it should be agitated thoroughly
before use. The insects themselves
must receive a thorough coat of the
spray or they will not be killed, and
immediate inspection after spraying
should show the foliage occupied by
the insects To be completely wet.
Spraying should be done as early
as possible, always on the first appear
ance Of the insect, not only because
1t is good practice to keep the plants
free from pests but because more thor
Ough work can be done on small plants"
The main point Is to start the fight
In time and kill the advance scouts
and head off the main army Of insect
pests.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
Sport Postponed.

II thought you were going fishlng?"
at was my intention. But after 1
had bought d complete and proper out
fit / found | had neither time nor
money enough for the trip"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
And Her Dignity Fled.

Digniied Lady Ito park attendant)-
Who are you TO interfere with us?
Observation-Disclosures me. madam. i
only wanted to put this wet-pant no.
ticS on your bench.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05

prepared by the United states Depart
mcut ot Agricultural
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
Knows 4 Lot.

$50 your son Is home from cOllegew
yep" HAS he learned muchr "Ha
certainly has. More than his mother
and ] have picked up In Q lifetime"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
JUd unkin

Jud Tunkins says nature puts
enough scales on a fish to give it more
OF a bathing suit than some human
beings wea
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
ILLITERAcY IN FLORIDA

According to the census of 1920
there are 71,811 illiterate persons ten
years of age and over in the state of
Florida, 'illiterate" meaning, unable
to write. OF this number, $3.50 are
negroes and 1926 are whites. In the
total population ten years ago and
over the percentage of illiteracy is sc,
which, it is gratifying to note, shows
diminution since 1910. when it was
1873. In the case of the negroes the
percentage declined from 25.5 to 21.5,
and in the case of the native white
of native parentage from 81 to 81
There is more illiteracy in the rural
districts Of the state than in the cities,
the percentage being 1872 for the ru-
raj population and "a for the urban
For the native white population of
native parentage the rural percentage
of iliiteracy is 4.3, while the urban is
OF. In the case of the negro popula-
ton the population is 27.4 in the rura
population as against 1913 in the ur-
ban.
BY counties the percentage of illit-
eracy ranges all the way from 31.4
in Jefferson county to 80 in Pinellas
county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04

you to lunch at the dearest little tea
room L discovered the other day; it's
my party today, understand, and then
if were not too tired, Wen telephone
the boys and make them take US 10
dinner and the theatre, although I'm
really not fit to be SEEN"
Poor Flora McFlimsey of Madison
Square" Knocked.
Mrs. DurI1ee's merry laugh came
over the telephone. 1t is one of her
chief charms, a girlish, 'bell-like peal
which just suits the dainty, child-hke
personality of the little woman.
That's just what Alfred called me
this morning. But I don't care" def
antly. MY things are rags, and I
might just as well get new spring
clothes now as later"
Even if the snow is two feet deep
in places?" 1 could not forbear teas
ing her.
Even if it were nine~feet," she
flashed back. Il believe you're trying
to get out of going with me, and I'm
not going to let you get away with it.
Put on your things and met me at
the 1921. Dicky's gone hasn't he? I
waited until heard that SIS pull out
before phoning you
Madee Agrees to Go.
Eyes, he's gone" 1 returned, 'and 1
shall be very glad to go with you. I
really ought to be looking at spring
things myself"
"Of course you ought" she returned.
and as hung up the telephone receiv-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
PRESS COMMENT
Pensacola Takes Water.

Pensacola is very justly and prop
erly felicitating itself on 20 per cent
reduction in freight rates between
Pensacola and New Orleans and Pen
sacola and Mobile, as we learn from
the Sunday edition of the Pensacola
Journal. The rates which cover all
water movements between the cities
named and Pensacola, are made by
the Pensacola, st. Andrews and Gulf
Steamship Co., operating the Tarpon,
and will give to the shippers of Pen
sacola reduction of at least 20 per.
cent over the all-rail rate from New
Orleans. This announcement opens
great possibilities for Pensacola be-
cause of its connection at New Or
leans with the Mississippi barge SER
vice reaching many points in the great
Mississippi valley. 1t viii place PEN
sacola in direct water communication
with the cotton growers of the south
and the great grain growing and man
ufacturing regions of the middle west.
1t does for Pensacola even more than
we have been vainly endeavoring to
accomplish by the construction of the
Perry "cut off" In connection with
the mississippi Warrior service, which
is now operating a four boat line be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile, on a
regular weekly schedule. it opens up
for Pensacola, all the vast inland wa
terway transportation system of the
Mississippi Valley. 1t will bring to
that port cotton from the farmers of
Alabama, grain and meats from the
west, and iron and coal and steel
from. Birmingham. 1t will furnish top
cargoes At cheap rate for vessels
loading at Pensacola.-Sanford Her
aid
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
THE TELEPHONE POLE
(Ry Dole BROWN

A telefone pole is only a tree
Til a man Gums along with saw,
But wen he gifts throo ware the tree
use to be
There is only stump witch looks
raw.
Wen the bark is took off and the
branches also
You hav a fine telefone pole
WITCH is nice and strate like it use to
gro.
And now it is put in hole.
Then they ty moo wires to the top of Il
And lay thum down flat in the air.
So diffrunt herds will hav a place to
sit
If they wanta sit ennyware.
The ole Is extent fer boys TO cline,
Pervided they can do it.
Sum boys cant cline it emmy time,
Vile sum think there's nuthin to it.
The pole has nuthin to do with the
fone,
Egsept to hold up the wire.
wich eouldent stay up there all alone
Not even II il wuz hire
Besides all this the pole is used
Fer thing fer awtos to bump.
After wich the foxes in the awto is
bruzed
Vile the pole hazzent even a lump.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04

er after assuring her again that
would met her at the 1921, smiled
at the complacent sureness Of her
tone.
To Mrs. Durkee's mind clothes are 2
most important section of the universe
I do not mean that she is foolish or ex-
travagant-in fact, she is a most care
ful buyer. but know no one who
gets more genuine pleasure out O.
pretty frocks and hats than she does
She has exquisite taste in selection
and a pronounced skill with her nee
die, so that her purchases always Sc
off the dainty prettiness Of her, a pref
tiness upon which age seems to have
no effect. She must be nearly so, ole
enough to be my mother, but no one
would ever guess her heal age within
10 or Is years.
1 am genuinely fond of Mrs. Dur.
kee. She is one Of the most restful
comfortable persons 1 know, and Il
was with real pleasure that I went
about my preparations to meet her.
The little trip she had proposed was
just the thing 1 needed, decided, tC
stir me out of the rather legarthic con-
dition of mind into which I had beer
drifting. The week following Dicky's
walk from Crest Haven through tbs
blizzard had been a stormy one. and ]
had been compelled to stay indoors
a great deal, always a bad thing for
me, as my health and spirits are
greatly dependent upon an abundance
of outdoor air.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04

for at least moderate revival of trade
and business in the fall
Export figures continued to show
decreases in values but the figures for
June showed a heavy. tonnage increase
in the export of raw materials and
food products. The totals for the fis-
cal year ending with June indicated
that the decrease in exports of raw
materials and food products has been
almost entirely due to deprecated val
ues, the tonnage showing actual in
creases in many instances. Wheat
exports have increased steadily, and
in June they We're double the exports
for the same months last year. Crops
were helped by rains during the
month, but some sections make un-
favorable reports with respect to corn
and wheat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
THE FABLE OF THE TOWN PUMP

Once upon a time there lived an in
quisitive person who wanted to know
everything. He asked of everyone he
met, all manner of fool questions re-
garding his health, his habits and his
personal affairs; and he persisted in
his nefarious conduct until he was
ingly, he was designated by his ac-
quaintances as the Town Pump.
He frequently made journeys into
far countries where he encountered all
manner of men and he pumped them
persistently for information he de-
sired to know all about their affairs
and particularly regarding the places
of their abode. And right there he be-
gan to acquire information in job
lots. Every man with whom he con-
versed, Immediately stood up, threw
out his chest and proclaimed at the
top of his voice that his own city was
the most healthful, the most beautiful,
the most advantageousIy located and
altogether the best city in the world.
And the Town Pump absorbed it all
but said nothing.
One day a chance acquaintance hap
pened to mention the city in which The
Town Pump lived. For once, the Town
Pump said something. He said it was
the rottenest town in the world, that Il
was dead in four or five directions
from the neck and that he intended to
move as soon as he could get around
to it. And his auditors marveled at his
language and said: Verify, he is not
helping the town any. No wonder It
is rotten!"
A short time later the Town Pump
dropped dead. The post mortem re-
vealed that he died from an overdose
of facts which had bursted his cere-
oeIlum. The coroner said that if he had
merely let go of a few facts from time
TO time, he would have lived many
years longer.
Moral: A faucet is more popular
nowadays.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
GENERAL SITUATION

More progress towards the realiza-
tion of plans for the composition of the
affairs of the world on a basis OF
sanity and common sense was made
in July than in any month since the
Armistice was signed, says a report
from the American Exchange National
Bank of New York. The progress was
really stupendous in it's Significance
although largely due to the culmina-
ton of negotiations going on in va
rious quarters for months. The out
standing development of the month
was the successful launching of the
Washington Governments plan for a
disarmament conference. Next in inn
portance was the opening of peace
negotiations between Ireland and Eng
land and the settlement of the English
coal strike. The only sore spots left
in Europe and Asia at the end of the
month were those in Silesia and in
Turkey, but with the differences be-
tween the dominant nations of the
world approaching composition these
outlying disturbances We're generally
ignored
These developments which affect the
entire world as well as ourselves were
accompanied by progress of the great
est Importance in business readiust-
ment at home, and by the solution or
advancement of many of our own po-
litical and Governmental problems.
Progress was made in the considera-
ton of plans for the funding of the
Allied debt; the adjustment of ac-
counts between the railroads and the
Government on a basis that promised
TO put the railroads in funds to the
aggregate amount of about $500, 00O,-
900; General Dawes, the newly APP
pointed efficiency expert" for the
Government reported that various de-
partment heads had agreed to savings
in disbursements during the ensuing
fiscal year aggregating over 500. 600, :
600; the appointment of a new person
mel to the Shipping Board was fol-
lowed by developments which prom
ised the early reduction of the admin
istration of the merchant marine of
the country to a sound business basis,
and there were numerous other de-
velopments of a minor character which
IN the aggregate We're almost as sig
nificant as the major Developments
In the field of business, there were
fresh signs of an approach to sta
bilization." Further reductions in steeeI
prices We're announced by the United
States Steel Corporation, and later in
the month there were reports from
the trade that indicated additional re-
ued to show Improvement, but the re-
fusal of the building trades unions to
accept wage establishments is holding
up work. Employment continued to
decrease. but there We're no further
decrease in purchasing power, the re-
tail stores reporting a fair volume of
business. Improvements was reported
in the textile and shoe industries. and
there We're indications that prepara-
tions are being made in several trades
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04

empire. Regarding the problem of u
ster, hints have been dropped that it
might be solved by the creation of four
provinces instead of two-provinces
which would each have a local legisla-
ture and which would govern their own
local affairs. Over these would be a
national parliament which would enact
general legislation for the country.
This federated system would assure
local self government whether the gem
eral government were dominion or re-
publican.
In a dominion the crown would prob
ably appoint the governor general, but
a cabinet patterned after those of other
British dominions would be the real
governing authority. In a republic the
country would elect its own president,
hence the bond of connection with the
empire would not be so simple. Exper-
fence has shown, however, that British
colonial dominions are in practical eff
feet governing countries.
Friends of Ireland everywhere, and
of Great Britain, too, for that matter,
will be greatly disappointed if any
trivial issue is permitted to disrupt the
negotiations for a settlement. To those
who view the situation from distance
there seem to be no impediments which
need to be impossible to overcome The
long silence is interpreted as indicat-
ing sincere effort to reach a solution.
Chattanooga News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-04
Mans Conquest OF. the Air
Marvellous.

1t seems reasonable that to expect
hat in a comparatively short time
We shall be able to overmaster the
los skilled filters among the
pirds. Already we have got to the
,oint of excellence in flying that
call an expert aviator a birdman
ounds derogatory. He can beat the
iest of the winged creatures at most
# their games.
1t required some time before the
lirplane could out fly the swiftest
# birds, but it is safe to say that
low there is no bird that could main
ain a race withNa fast airplane Tor
my length of timeS When one of the
arliest of the expert airmen, Garros,
we believe it was, flew over the Ply
enees, he was attacked by eagles
which kept up with him and fought
lim and his machine for some time.
was not until the crest of the flight
vas passed, and the aviator was able
volplane at full speed down the
liant of air, that he could throw off
lis assailants. 1t was estimated that
farros attained a speed of at least
0U InlleS an nOuE al lillS ueSCSIll, ana
ONE 125 miles in level flight.
1t has been carefully estimated late
that the swiftest birds rarely at
ttain a speed of 100 miles an hour.
nd could maintain this for only a
,rief interval. Our fastest machines
an make 100 to 100 miles for con-
iderable period, and some of the very
astest are equal to $50 to 100 miles
n hour, a speed that would run down
he fastest flier of the skies.
Where man still lags behind the
ird is lowering, in quick maneuver-
ng and in alighting. No bird could
10 the tricks that are now common
lace of man flight, but no airman
ould match the clumsiest bird in it's
ase and certainty of alighting, or the
,ull or eagles in lowering, or such
magnificent creatures as the man-of-
var bird in sustained flight. The
ing of the air is supposed to be able,
Ike the condor of the Andes, to re-
1ain on the wing for several days. If
n airplane could do that, we should
Don be fitting across the Atlantic
nd Pacific and around the globe
tampa Times.