The Monmouth herald., July 31, 1914, Image 2

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FRIDAY, JULY 31. 11)14.
WAR DOGS TUKXED LOOSER
Austria has declared war up
on Servia. It would be hut a
small piece of butchery were it
not that the interests of Europe
are so bound up that the whole
division may be drawn into the
contlict.
Austria is so much greuter
than Servia that according to
numbers it would be a short
struggle, but there are Greece
and Russia that will doubtless
take sides with Servia ami how
much more may be drawn into
the conflict is only to be known
as developments unfold the fu
t u re.
This is a time when all peo
ples are looking and longing for
peace, yet the devilish nature in
man seems to be in the ascend
ancy, and the human race, taken
uml bunched up together, seems
to he spoiling for a row. Of
course there are exceptions but
the lump of humanity is like a
big pile of dry rubbish, all that
is needed to fire the pile is that
some one apply the match, while
those who most desire peace are
stirred more or less by the fight
ing spirit.
Mediation was sought but
Austria and Germany would not
enter into mediation because
they (especially Austria) thought
it was beneath her dignity to
arbitrate with a power so small
as Servia. It reminds us of a
big bully jumping on a half
grown boy for a fight and we
would not feel very sorry for her
if she got the starch taken out
of her pride. However war is a
deplorable thing and is a waste
of time and wealth, and last, but
not least, a waste of life.
England stands for ami wants
peace. But with the suffragette
at home and a rebellion advanc
ing in Ireland her domestic re
lations are badly strained and
undesirable.
Senators and Mileage
A law passed 75 years ago al
lows members of congress 20
cents a mile for traveling expen
ses. Since that law went into
effect the stage coach has become
obsolete as a means of transpor
tation. There is no longer any
passenge travel in sloop and sail
ing ship and canal boat. Rail
roads have multiplied so that no
member of congress from the
United States proper must de
pend on any other transporta
tion in order to reach his home
from Washington. And the
the movement of railroad fare
has been steadily downward.
But the mileage allowance of
20 cents remains the same as it
was in 1839.
The house of representatives,
sensitive to the word "graft,"
has sought to have the mileage
allowance reduced. When the
proposition came up in the
senate the other day, there was
a half-hour of debate. Three of
tho soMsitovs thought tliat it wns
tlout time the allowuiu'o was
brought into soino harmony
With tU'tUill t TllVt'l 1 llg t'Xp'USlS.
)(urs -tt-itol till' fosls (if lliuill-
itaiiiinu; familios in Wushiiiijfcwi,
the iiuuivisabilitv of making (ho
vivo presiilent an inspoetor of
expense accounts aiul thesliaiuo
lessness of sticking the lahel
"salary rnhlu'is" on the grave
stones of hundreils of congress
men who has served in Wash
ington ami (lilted from the
scene. The senate seems lo
iave ln.ell of lllis way of tilillk.
ing, for it voted for the wtention
of the old "JO-cent rate, with only
seven senators opposing.
To take liberties with one of
Mark Twain's sayings, "if you're
sensitive to public criticism,
you'll be lonesome in the sen
ate." Toledo Blade.
Some are born rich, some
acquire riches and some get into
politics and thrust riches upon
themselves. Kast Oregon ian.
To Stop the Advance of the
Army Worm
Letters, telephone messages,
and individual callers have been
soliciting aid from the United
States Department of Agricul
ture to stop the advance of the
hordes of army worms that
threaten their fields of wheat,
oats, corn, timothy, blue grass,
and other grasses. There seems
to be a general outbreak of this
pest throughout the North, east
of the Rocky Mountains. These
worms are emerging from eggs
laid by moths that apparently
swarmed up from the Southwest.
Great numbers of these moths
have been noticed in the vicinity
of Washington during the past
month, hundreds of their broken
wings having been seen near the
Union Station. Lawns in the
capital are being over-run by
this pest.
The army worm is a smooth,
striped caterpillar about an inch
and a quarter long and a quarter
of an inch in diameter. It is
rather dark in appearance. While
normally it feeds by night and
hides by day, not being generally
noticed, as soon as it has increased
to such a number that its food
supply falls short it starts to
travel and, becoming bolder,
feeds both night and day. The
moth from which this worm
hatches is brown with a white
spot on the center of each fore
wing. It measures about an inch
and one-half from wing to wing.
If the worms have not yet at
tacked a field the most practical
way to keep them out is to plow
furrows in front of them, throw
ing the furrow in the direction
toward which they are traveling.
The worms will fall into the fur
row and when this is full they
may be killed either by dragging
a log back and forth in the fur
row or by destroying the worms
in holes previously dug at inter
vals of 20 feet in the bottom of
the furrow. Kerosene poured on
them in the holes will destroy
them.
If the worms are already in the
field the following mixture which
will attract the worms and de
stroy them should be spread
about:
1 pound of paris green (poison
ous;) 50 pounds of wheat bran;
juice of one-half dozen oranges.
Bring this mixture to a stiff
dough by the use of dilute mo
lasses and scatter it amongst the
worms. Care should be taken to
keep this dough from children or
domestic animals.
Prompt action to prevent the
worms from infesting a field is
much bettor than later efforts to
attempt to kill thorn in the grain.
Once the caterpillars have infest
ed a field the measures necessary
to destroy them may seriously;
hurt or even destroy (he crop.
The worms at first are almost
always localized in some definite
breeding place in the field, ami
immediate efforts should be taken
to eradicate them in these small
areas before they have had time
to spread. The normal breeding
place of the army worm is in rank
grass, such as is usually found
along the edges of swamps or in
spots of pasture land that have
been overfertilized. They are
practically never found in
swamps, because the worm needs
a reasonably dry place in which
to breed.
Clean cultivation, rotation of
crops, cleaning up of fence corn
ers, close pasturage, and the
burning over of waste grassland
in the spring or fall are good
measures to prevent a recurrence
of the army worm.
For small areas, like lawns and
private grounds, the poison bait,
mentioned above, may be used.
Equally efficient is the applica
tion of a spray of 1 pound arse
nate of lead dissolved in 25 gal
lons of water. If the powdered
arsenate of lead is more easily
obtainable, 1 pound of. this may
be mixed with 8 pounds of flour
and dusted on the grass where
the worms are feeding. It must
be remembered that arsenate of
lead is a deadly poison to men
and animals as well as to army
worms.
NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Note.
REAL ESTATE
Johanna Knapp to Amanda
Knapp, 100 acres, t 6 8, r 8 w,
$10.
Frank Knapp to Johanna Knapp
40 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w, $10.
E M Croisan et al to David E
and Newton J Yost, lot in Mc
Nary Orchard, $750.
Lillie M Johnson and husband
to D C Garmire, 41.86 acres, t 9
s, r 6 w, $1887.50.
Beauregard Tarter to Walter H
Tiffany, lot in Tarter, $75.
Ezra G Harris and wife to Polk
County roadway, 1 10 8, r 4 w,
$1.
Ezra G Harris and wife to Polk
County, 6.77 acres for road pur
poses, 1 10 s, r 4 w, $1.
J F Samuel et al to A E Bow
ers and Harry Hayes, lot3 in
Bentley, $10.
J R Moyer and wife to Laura
E Grayum, lots in Falls City, $1.
Zed Rosendorf to P M Kirk
land, lot in Independence, $10.
J M Grant, sheriff, to J S
Cooper, lot in Independence,
$215.
J N Pesterfield and wife to S
N Guilliams, lot in Rickreall, $60.
Working th Morsa Code.
EasinPHH of the telegraph code haw
sometimes facilitated evil practices.
Charles (ialbralth, formerly chief su
perintendent of telegraphs at Bombay,
described one notable ease. Messages
used to be drought by mnli steamer
from Suez to Point de Galle and tel
egraphed thence overland to Bombay.
Native operators found It profitable,
especially during the cotton famine, to
communicate the tenor of dispatches to
outside confederates. At first the
method employed was to write a copy
of the telegram, roll it up tightly and
drop It out of the window. But thjs
was soon detected and stopped. Then
the operator would lean his head on his
hand as if musing and drum with his
fingers. Knowledge of the Morse code
'by the man outside did the rest.
Well, It'i Suspended.
"Pop. tell uie one thing."
"What Is it. my son?"
"Is a suspended sentence a banging
ma t ter '!" - Ha I tl more A merlca n.
A good lookout 1rlvm ill luelt away.
French Proverb.
City Meat Market
JOHN CRIMES. Proi-riktoii
We itini to carry everything in
Fresh and Smoked Meats,
such ns
Dologna, Minced Mams, Boiled Hams, und Hams
and Bacon.
Fish in Season.
Monmouth Normal Book Store
Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Con
fectionery, Cigars and Tobac
co, Novelties, Paints, Oils,
Brushes ' and Wall Paper.
P. H. Johnson.
' Proprietor.
on
If You Buy Before Getting
Our Prices We Both Lose
We are in position to furnish you first
class material as follows:
Lumber, Shingles, Doors and
Windows, Mouldings, Lath,
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Brick,
Sawed and Split Cedar Posts,
Slabwood, Wall Board.
Also a large assortment of
Screen Doors, Window
Screens, Window Weights
and Cord.
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
Phone Main 202.
hoc
C. G. GRIFFA,
Plumber and Steam Fitter.
Carries In 8 took
Bath Tubs, Toilet Fixtures, and all kinds of Plumb
ers' Supplies, nickel-plated or otherwise.
All ordors attended to promptly and work guaranteed.
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