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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-30
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-30

A correspondent sends us the fol-
lowing clipping from the New York
"Sun:"
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been in attendance have protited by
The splendid addresses which have
been given.
Government Settles Promptly.

The United States Treasury de-
partment is is prompt in settling
ell claims in these strenuous finan-
cial times. A man who lives in
Brooklyn had a good example Of this.
He went bone with his weeks salary
and laid a twenty aud a five dollar
note on the reading table for his
wife. Then he lighted his pipe,
tossed the match into his ash re-
ceiver and began to read. The edge
OF the notes stuck over the receiver,
and when his wife smothered the
flames about one-quarter of the two
bills remained. The husband took
the two pieces to the sub-treasury,
but they were too far gone for re-
demption there. On Monday he and
his wife made afidavits as to how
the bills were damaged and for
warded the fragments to Washing-
ton. He expected to wait at least a
mouth before he got his money, but
to his surprise In three days a reg
istered package from Washington was
handed to him by his postman. 1t
contained five new five dollar bills
and not a question asked.
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SUj'Pl.RPLEM EN- T
the MITCHELL CAPITAL
EHIDAY, DEoEM %, 1907.
HOW TO SELECT SEED CORN
PROT. Bowman Devotedseveral Hours
to This Interesting Subject at
the Corn Show.

Wednesday afternoon Prof. Bow
man gave a very interesting state
ment of the method OF selecting
seed corn, and what he had to say
was given the closest attention. He
illustrated much of his talk and
made his system.appear all the palmer
to his audience. Prof. Bowman
evidenced his thoroLRhness In his
subject and the farmers were we'll
satisfied with his exposition of the
selection of seed corn. He said in
substance as follows:
4 poor stand Of corn is responsible
for a poor ear. When we 90 out in
our fields to count the stand we find
that there are a large number of one
stalk hills and a large number Of
missing bills, when we drop three
kernels OF corn to tile hill. The
question Is, what Is responsible for
the poor stand. 1 am sure the
farmers in general will agree with
me In saying that the greatest rea-
son. for the poorest stand OF corn is
poor seed Corr. And the greatest
reason tor having poor seed coln is
the fact THAT we s.did.-not pick our
corn al. the proper season of the year.
The majority of the farmers in the
corn belt wait until they are through
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THE CORN SHOW CLOSES
The Last Day Was One of Much Dis
cussion and Interchange of
Thought on Corn Question.

The last day of the state corr
show has been a successful one and
as large a crowd was In attendance
as any other session. At the morn
ing session Prof. Cole conducted the
class work in the matter Of corn
instruction, and tho Bookings pro-
fessor Indicated that he was we'll
loaded with interesting and profitable
information along the line of corr
production. Later on the platform
he went into a thorough presentation
of the subject. and he answered a
great many questions which we're
%propounded to him from the audi.
ence.
At the afternoon session short ad-
dresses were made ny Bert Dye, of
Vermiilion, John Brenner, of Cam
ton, and G. E. Twamley, of Alex
andria, each of whom gave their per-.
sonal experiences in the production
of corn. The talks we're highly in
terestine. At the conclusion of
these addresses the convention ad
iourned.
The corn which had been used in
the class work in scoring, was sold
at public auction some of the prices
realizing 81 for Il ears. This corn is
supposed to be the best adapted for
seed corn.
/. The show throughout has been a
splendid success and those who have
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farm ought to remain therefor the
best contentment and the happiest
Taking In New Members.

|: Wednesday .sfen' the corn SOW
met a business seSsion was held at
which it was decided to put the
association on a more stable founda.
tion and make men eligible to it by
paying a membership fee of 81. just
as fast as the farmers could get to
the table 20 members were taken in
and the work will be kept up to-
morrow, so that by the time of
adjournment there ought to be over
$50 members.
Prof. Bowman conducted a very
Interesting corn school after that.
Wednesday A. j. Wimple gave
an interesting talk on the subject Of
corn breeding for beginners. Prof.
Bowman spent the greater part of
the afternoon In explaining the
science of breeding corn, a full state-
ment of which will be given to-
morrow.
This evening DR.. Robert Slagle
will deliver AN address at the corn
show.
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plate to drop all sizes of kernels
three In a hi IL.
In general it may be said that
throughout the corn belt the seed
is In a very critical condition
and much difficulty will be ex-
perienced, next. spring Ia securing
fist class seed corn. This. 1 find, IS
also true In South Dakota. / am
sure that Der farmers will be we'll
paid II they test every ear Of seed
corn that they plant this coming
season. Inasmuch as at the present
time this great state is producing on
the average but one small ear of corn
20 the hill, is it saying too much
when we expect her In the future to
produce two nubbins of corn where
today She Is producing but one. That
question must be answered by each
individual farmer. The best way to
accomplish this result Is to give the
seed corn a thorough testing to-
gether with the proper care and
attention to the seed bed
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husking their cor before they pick
out their seed ears. BY SO doing
they select thus a large number of
ears which have been nipped by the
frost and either totally injured In
vitality or else they have been SO
badly weakened that the result is
that weak stalks are produced; either
bearing no ears at all, or something
that Is quite small.
Every farmer should select his seed
corn before the cold weather has a
chance TO injure its vitality. The
most practical way to select seed
corn Is to 20 out in TO the field in
the latter days Of, September with
your sack, and look fer the large,
well matured ears, which are pro-
duced on, strong. vigorous stalks.
By so doing the earliest and best
seed ears Will lie selected. II we
wsit until We are through picking
our corn for the crib before selecting
our seed corn, 1t is Impossible to tell.
which OF the ears matured In proper
season. I am --sure you have noticed
that there Is often as much as two
and three weeks Of difference In the
maturing ofsour seed corn; Accord-
Ing to the statistics, 1 understand
the Yield Of corn In this state last
year was a little better than 80
bushels per acre. This Is not q very
hexyy yield, when we come to get
the accurate data regarding the
amount which Is produced on each
bill In the acre. There are 1856
hills to the acre, made by a 3 foot,
8 inch planter. SupposiDg the yield
sins this state had been 32119 bushels
per acre; that would be just ten and
one-half ounces Of corn produced
onseach hill. Nov, l want to ask
you. n you are planting three ker-
nels Of corn to the hill, and are
only receiving In return n small
ear OF corn, weighing less than
l011< ounces, what becomes Of the
other txo kernels Of corn that were
planted. By all means our seed corn
shopld be picked before the cold,
freezing weather comes and should
b hung up where the air can CIR.
cu5ate freely and thus dry it out.
The attic In q house is one of the
beet places to hang seed corn.
Sttlng ,thee, ears on a piece of bind:
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Ing twiae, tying one end Of the
Irvine to a wire, which has been
stretched across the attic. by means
of nails driven in the -Iaiters- or
some similar manner. 1t is not
enough that we pick our corr early.
We also before planting it, should
test each individual ear. 1t only
takes thirteen or fourteen ears of
corn TO plant an acre. No farmer
in South Dakota a afford to plant
any other Tran the fourteen best
ears of corn that he can secnre on
each acre that is to be planted to
corn.
In the testing of each individual
ear the germihation box method is
undoubtedly the best. Sometimes
we hear the statement made by
some of our good farmers that he
has never tried tile indiviual ear
test as 1t took so much time, yet
| am satisfied that there is nothing
that the farmer can do that will
bring him larger returns for the
time spent as the testing Of his
seed corn. Enough cor car be
tested in 10 hours time, Giving five
hours for putting the corn in the
germiration box and the other five
for examining 1t at the end Of six or
seven days) for the planting Of
thirty acres. There is no farmer
but who has the time to do this,
the great trouble being Is in getting
started. After we have tested our
seed corn we should then shell 1t
and grade it. After it has heen
graded into large, medium and small
Kernels. we should then secure
separate planter plates for the plant
ing Of each size of corn which we
have saved for seed. In other words
should hardly expect one planter
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the WINNERS
The Successful Contestants in the
State Corn Show Named From
the Various Districts.

/. Wednesday at the convent, n
Of the state corn growers, the prize
winners in the various divisions
were announced with the scoring Of
the corn. The .nany varieties on
exhibition we're OF a very high
character and the scolings in the
main we're good. Prof. Bowman,
of the Ames Agricultural school, Of
Iowa, paid a fine tribute to the corn
that IS on exhibition and said that
it was we'll developed. The following
are the winners in the various
classes:
Division A, einhraciLg the SOUTH
ern part of the state, 10 ears OF
yellow corn-lst. j.. w. Bremen,
Canton, "a; %, M. L. Matsun G.
Fl. Thompson and Bert Dye. all OF
Vermillion, tied for second With a
score Of 9s4; Sd, A. j. Wimple, of
B%eresford, $50 10 ears Of white
corn-lst, Bert Dye. OF Vermillion.
93; I'd, Bruner Bios. Hurley, 9lA;
81, d. Brooks. Yankton, 9lk. 10
r mixed dentist, r. @. Randall,
Huiley, 9lH; I'd. Quincy Seed Co.,
4ankton. a94; Sd, Brown Bros.
Ver,nillion, s6A Single cara. j.
Wimple, Beresford, SO; I'd. Fred
Millet, Hudson, 95A. In the county
exhibit of corn, the first prize Of S45
WIS awarded to Lincoln county. No
county was eligible to the second Or
third prizes.
Division B. embracing the counties
.ir...=the Genital portion OF the state
10 ears of yellow dentist, E. r.
Sand, Mitchell. 9l4; I'd, Y. P.
Gilmore, Fulton; s9A; Sd, j. R.
Jensen, Woonsocket, ss4. 10 ears Of
white dentist, F. E. Lambert,
Fulton, SO; ID, A. C. Collins, Sioux
Falls, 874; Sd, A. w. sodergreen,
Mitchell, S61a 10 ears mixed dent
lst, e. d. Carpenter, Ethan, S9k;
I'd. g. E. Raymond, Mitchell. s94.
Single ear, lst, 9. F. Raymond,
Mitchell. 94A I'd, Dakota Improved
Seed Co., Mitchell, S4A. In the
county exhibit the first prize was
awarded to Sanborn county and the
second prize to Hanson county.
Division G, embracing the counties
in the north part Of the state-lO
ears OF yellow dent, LIST, Garnett
Bros, Milbank, SIG: I'd, j. @.
Hall, Aberdeen, $685.; Sd, Parkhurst
Bros, Huron, S69. 10 ears of
white dentist, Leroy Hixson,
Marietta, 9a; I'd, B. E. Payne,
Lebanon, 9lA; Sd, Garnett Bros,
Milbank, S4A. Edmunds county was
awarded the first prize in the county
exhibits.
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WANT EXPERIMENT STATION
Corn Show Convention Endorsed the
Idea of Having County Ex-
pertinent Station.

Late Wednesday afternoon the.
committee on resolutions made it's
report through the chairman, a. j..
Wimple, which we're adopted. The
resolutions favored the passage Of a
law by the legislature permitting
counties to appropriate sufficient
funds, not to exceed the sum Of
$500 in any one year, for the purpose
OF carrying on experimental work in
the raising of corn, grain and small
fruits for local use under the direc-
zion and control of the state agri-
cultural college: recommended that
increased appropriations be made by
the legislature for the holding of
farmers institutes, and that two
crops of Instructors be employed
and that special instruction NAV be
given in the subject of corn breeding
and kindred SUBJECTS: that a com.
mittee from this association meet
with the officers of the Improved
Live Stock Breeders association in
January for the purpose OF %effecting
an Arrangement for holding the
meetings of both associations at the
same time and place; that the Sec
rotary be Instructed to arrange for
a premium list on the Iowa plan.
and that the proper officers meet at
the state fair at Huron to arrange
the program for the succeeding
meeting; that 1T is recommendeA
that corn clubs organize In towns
ships and counties for the purpose
Of promoting interest in raising
better corn and for the purpose Of
gathering exhibits and sending
representatives to the state meeting;
that changes be made in the method
of scoring corn IN accordance with
the recommendations Of Profs. Bow
nan and Cole; that a vote of thanks
be rendered the city of Mitchell for
the hospitality extended to this
association and for the generous
financial aid granted toward paying
premiums aud expenses.
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Elected New Officers.

Following the reading OF the reso-
buttons, the election Of the officers
for the ensuing year was taken up
with the following result:
Presidential. q. Warner, of For
estburg.
Vice President John Lakings,
Hurley. (
secretary-o. e. Twamley, of
Alexandria.
Treasurer M. Erion, of Mitch:
ell. .a.5
D:rectors-J. f. Millett, of Hud.:
son, southern district; +. P. Schmit,
OF Salem, OF the central district /; J.f
W. Parmley. Of the northern district.
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The Painter Man.

Mark Twain at a dinner at New
York once talked about the troubles Of
housekeepers at the painting season.
He said, III you are a housekeeper, I
don't need to tell you that when a
painter has taken up the parlor carpet,
removed the furniture from the dining
room. leaned two ladders against tho
hall mantel and stacked a half dozen
~varfegated cans Of paint on the side.
board 1t a he is now ready to
paint the outside shutters and the back,
fence"
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Heart Interest.

THAT play" remarked the critical
person, lacks heart interest"
1T does, eh?" answered the star.
You just ought to see the way the
manager is taking the box Office 70
eeipts to heart."-Washington Star.
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Almost az Bad.

"Was no n injured in the railway
collision; count?"
No. Nevertheless 1t was a most pain.
ful situation. First. second, third and
fourth class passengers all mingled to-
Gether. Simply unheard ofy"-Trans-
atlantic Tales.
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ElatterY.

Flattery pleases very generally. In,
the first place, the flatterer may think
what he says to be true, but in the
second place, whether he thinks so or
not, he certainly thinks those whom hat
fatters Of consequence enough to be
dattered.-Johnson.
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Tho Best Part.

~Tommy, did you give your brother
the best part of the apple, as l told you
tor
"Yessum. 1 gave him the seeds. He
can plant them and have a whole or
chard." Y
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Its Evolution.

Friend-How did you come to write
that best seller?" The Modern Litry
Gent-First was struck by a thought.
l epigramized the thought, sketchized
the epigram, playized the sketch, nov
elized the play and advertised the
nove.!-Puck.
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Shaky.
"what's the matts- with the new
hired MANI"
"He says it's the ague."
"And why, did,you engage him7"
1T thought he'd be fine at shaking
the MISUNDERSTANDING Plain Dealer.
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No HeIpA

George-Clarence says no girl ever
made q fool of him.
Clara-1t's true too. Clarence il what
you might call a self made fool.-Kan.
eos Clty. Times. ...a.
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W;feIv ch..r

81 haven't a pull with any me" said
the unsuccessful man. :
'Oh, yes. you have, dear" said his
wife encouragingly, with the fool kill
GE."-Life.
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Whom fortune favors the world "a
vors.-German Proverb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-26
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Tom King city ticket agent of the
Santa Fe, returned this morning from
a short business trip to Kansas City.
A shortage of men to work in the
Laborers are especially desired around
the shops and rip track
Miss Clara Fry, who runs the news
stand in the depot, Will return from
her three weeks vacation next Friday
She has been visiting in Chicago.
r. H. Bergman. who recently re-
signed his position in the local shops
and went to the Frisco shops at
Springfield. Mo, is in Topeka for Few
days visiting old friends He Will go
to South Dakota in a few days and
spend some time visiting at that place.
L. F. Baker, Waterman in the yards
at Newton, is in Topeka for few days
visiting friends and relatives.
o. c. Alspaugh. chief postal clerk of
this division was in Topeka Sunday on
a short business trip.
Engine 1901 was taken out on trial
trip yesterday after having been in
the shops for an overhauling.. 1t will
soon be assigned to freight service.
T. S. Cafferty, general track inspec-
tor of the eastern grand division, left
yesterday on short inspection trip
over the southern Kansas division.
Rev. R. E. Mclean, returned mis-
sionary from China, was the guest Of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A last night.
c. ]. Lantry, who has the contract
to bore the new tunnel through Ration
mountain for the Santa Fe, is already
on the ground with his outfit and the
preliminary work is we'll under way.
1t will take about a year to complete
this big engineering work.
Engineer Sharp of the Marceline
runs is laying off on account of illness
and Engineer Link Gallety is running
in his place.
Fireman Lyons of the Marceline
runs is laying off on account of sick
ness and Fireman Mahan is taking his
place.
George E. Owens, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western, was in Topeka be-
tween trains this morning
Brakeman Whitbeck of runs Nos
121 and 122 is laying off for a few
days and Brakeman Gilyeat is running
in his place.
Fireman Gillespie, who has been
laying off on account of sickness, has
returned to work.
Brakeman and Mrs. Earl Cafferty
have returned from a two weeks visit
to Pretty Prairie, and Mr.. Cafferty
reported for work yesterday.
Fireman James Stevens has return
ed to work after having been laying off
for some time on account of sickness.
The mock trial at the R. r. Y NJ
c. A which is attracting a good deal
of attention among the members of
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. is to take place
tonight under the auspices of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-26
CHRIS MAUOERER CRAZY
Man Who Wanted to Sue Rock Island
Found Insane.

Chris Mauderer has been declared in
sane. and he will probably be taken to
the asylum soon.
A hitch has arisen in the proceedings
on account of the fact that Mauderer
had not lived in Kansas six months
prior to the time he became insane. I'm
der those circumstances it is not the
custom to accept insane patients at the
asylum at state expense. Mauderer
was probably a resident of Iowa, al
though information to that effect is not
positive.
Mauderer came to Topeka a week ago
on the Rock Island and wanted Fred
Slater to begin suit for him against the
railroad company because he claimed
the passengers on the train annoyed
him and the conductor failed to pro-
tect him. He had certificate of de-
post for $500 which he turned over to
Slater, and which was in turn sent on
lor collection. The certificate of deposit
IS good and the money is in a bank at
Middleton, Iowa.
Slater will probably be appointed
guardian for Mauderer and the regular
charges for keeping an insane patient
who is a resident of another state. will
be paid out of the money he possesses.
Mauderer is German. He is a young
man and was apparently bright He
will likely recover his mind under prop
er care at the asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-26
LIGHTS SHOW RED.
j. j. Hill Discusses the Industrial and
Railway Conditions.

New York, March 26.-James ].
Hill, president of the Great Northern
Railway company, has returned to the
city from the west. When asked for
his views on Industrial and railway
conditions, he replied:
Remember that there is a decided
difference between hard times and
business recessionS. There is nothing in
present conditions to make anybody
apprehensive.
Several months ago." he continued
dropping into railroad parlance the
lights showed red to me, and it looked
like a recession in business Wall
street maintained the opinion that the
lights showed green and that meant
that everything ahead was clear
The red lights are still ahead and
that means that we ought to go slow
The recession that has set in is not
formidable, but business has been af-
fected. About IS per cent of the
country's business is done on credit.
This credit is impaired and that is the
chief trouble.
LAS I said months ago, the depres-
sion Will affect the luxuries of life.
such as automobiles and diamonds
Fewer of them will be sold but the
great necessaries of life-wheat coal,
iron and lumber-will' continue to be
used"