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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-03

Farmers have different ways OF do
ing this. Some wait till husking
time have basket In the rear end
Of the wagon. and when they And
particularly fne ear throw IL into the
basket. put IL away In the corn crib
by itself and take their time in maxi
ing he election. Others don't even
do this. but keep their eyes open for
the best ears when they are shovel
lng the corn into the crib. and throw
them of into a pile by itself This
il better than going TO the crib for
your seed corn. but not So very much
better after all. when the corn goes
into the crib sound in the fall and
there is dry winter.
Others take a basket on their arm
or a bag over the shoulder and so
out when the corn il thoroughly ripe
and pick out the largest and anes;
looking ears. Very often they pu;
the emphasis on the largest for
the average farmer can not get over
hts craze for bigneEs. whether IN
corn or in live stock This IN better
than either of the other ways. but IL
IN not the beat say They secure
large. fine looking. uniform ears. bu;
there ls not always a certainty that
these ears will reproduce themselves.
You Mnst Consider stalk as We'll a.
No man can select seed corn IA h.
should unless he takes into account
the stalk an well as the ear You
need not expect an ear. no matter
ho~ ahap-ly ~ -. to reproduce itself
unless IL came from a vigorous stalk
Even The position of the ear on the
stalk IN matter Of good deal Of
Importance II too high up. II In an
invitation to tho ~ind to hlo~ down
that stalk. IL the ear ls large and
~ell developed. which In not always
and. in tact. seldom the case. II II
that in low down. and for obvious
reasons.
The ears shoald be- moderately
large. wclI shaped. growing about
the right spot. nriiher too high up
nor too los down. on n vigorous.
hardy stalk not too TALL. u prnvok~a
us When ~e sec weokly papers pub
fishing photographs o. stalks Of corn
twelve to sixteen feet high ~iih an
ear high up and usually standing up
instead of bending over. IL gives
farmers a wrong idea Of What corn
should be.
Ia selecting this seed corn do no,
hunt for the smallest possible cob.
for the reason that the ear ~ith the
very small cob IL easily blown OF by
high ~ind Nor should .; bo too
long on the shank. In fact. ~- n"l-
dom eco a really good ear on Ion.
shank These long shankh are par
ticuiariy Objectionable. when the corn
IN 20 De cut or either for the nlio or
the shock.
Under the most favurabl. cnndi-
tons there In considerable losa Ia
ears Shen pinehed Oh by the harves'
ter II Is true that they can be pick
81 up. bat that takes time. 4 large
amount can not be- kept together be-
cause IL heats Hence this waste
should be avoided as much as posi-
bic by selecting seed corn OF the
right type 1t the start.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-03

II II true that this involves \ grea'
deal Of labor when IL is remem'
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
May PAY IN time
But Three Cent Fare Has Been a
Loser Up to Date.

Cleveland, O., July 20.-Cleveland has
had three months of three cent street
car fare and two of the monthly reports
have shown a deficit. A similar re-
port is predicted for July. The operat-
ing expenses and fixed charges have
been from $4,000 to over 1000 a
month in excess of the earnings. The
Municipal Traction company, wh.ch is
operating the local lines under 4 lease.
also is under promise to give free
transfers July 2S.
Several weeks ago President A. B.
Dupont, of the operating company, sta
ted that he expected the company to
lose money the first year. One draw
back the company sustained was the
strike in May, when very few patron
lied the cars. This was followed not
only by heavy strike expenses, but in
experienced conductors who did not
collect all of the fares. The officials OF
the company still express the belief thas
cent fares will pay in time. An i'm
portant meeting of the directors will
be held next Tuesday to consider the
inauguration of FREE transfers and oin-
er vital points. Transfers may be made
free for a time as an experiment 10
see If 1t will increase the patronage
1.-The property will not be turned back
to the old company if we have to
charge the highest rate of fare allowed
by our franchise President Dupont
has said. The franchise permits rate
of six tickets for 25 cents. The operat-
ing company's franchise has been at
tackled in court and also will be voted
on under the state initiative and refer
endum law.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
BALLOON RACE SHORT.
Won by the Chicago Which Travelled
Seventy-three Miles.

st. Paul. Mimi, July 20.-All the bal
looms which started in an effort to
surpass the worlds distance and en-
durance record have landed.
The Pommern landed at 10:30 o'clock
Sunday at Warsaw, MINI.
The Chicago. the largest balloon in
the race, owned by c. A. Coey, of Chi
cago. came down ct noon near Bloom
ing Prairie, MINI, about IS miles south
of St. Paul. on the Milwaukee road.
A. Leo Stevens, director of the race,
in explaining the failure of the
aeronauts to sail greater distances than
they accomplished, said that the lifting
power of the gas was not so great as
they had counted on and that conse-
quently thu balloons were unable to
carry near the amount of ballast nee
essary for a long flight.
Distances in balloon races are meas
ured in a line from starting point to
the landing place and not by the total
number of miles travelled.
The Chicago. owned by c. A. Coey,
of Chicago, won the contest by travel
ing a distance of 73 miles in an air
line. The Pommern landed SO miles
from St. Paul
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
LITTLE RAIN IN TOPEKA.
But the Weather Is of the Agreeable
Kind.

There is some sense to this kind
of weather." commented fat man as
he waited for a car to the ball game,
but 1 claim that every man in the
city who weighs two hundred pounds
or over ought to send a remonstrance
to Weatherman Jennings against the
class Of weather which he furnished
last week"
AS far as Topeka is concerned if the
weather for the remainder of the
summer is patterned after that of to-
day there will not be a protest from
any quarter. There has been a little
sunshine, just enough to make the
day seem cheerful and the thermome-
ter readings have been some where
within reason. The day is just about
right in other words for the opening
game of ball between the Whitesox
and the Wichita team, though the
forecast indicates showers for tonight
and Tuesday, with a rising tempera-
ture.
Rain in the form of showers has
been general over the state during
the past twenty-four hours though
only a trace was recorded at Topeka
and this fell a little before day break
this morning. The precipitation was
the heaviest in the central north
eastern section of the state. The rain
fall at Concordia which has had
precipitation to spare all spring was
two inches. At Mcpherson the rain
fall amounted to two and twelve
hundreths of an inch. At Macksville
the rainfall amounted to an inch and
one-half. Every station in the state
reported a trace or more of rain dur
ing the past twenty-four hours ex-
cepting Dresden with rain falling at
Wichita this forenoon and cloudy
weather prevailing at every other
point excepting Sedan.
Read the following table and be
glad that you live in the temperate
zone where there are no extremes-
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
MISS ETHEL IS 1S.


Oyster Bay, July 20.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained fifty young
people at fancy dress party in cele-
bration of the eighteenth birth an
niversary of their daughter. Ethel.
Preparations for the event made il
almost a gala day in town. The
young guests filled motor cars and in
vaded the shops in town in search OF
novelties to complete their costumes.
Miss Roosevelt herself superintend-
ed the decorations and arrangements.
She sought aid from her father, and
the president Joined the young people
in stringing Japanese lanterns from
tree to tree and around the veranda.
Miss Roosevelt will make her debut
this winter in Washington She is an
athletic girl with the fondness for out
door sports that is characteristic of
the Roosevelt family. She Is clever
with a tennis racquet, is a good rider
and driver and handles a sail boat like
a skipper on parade past a regatta
committee. She is an earnest worker
in the Sunday school. where she
teaches a class of small boys. in whfG0
she takes great pride.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
obeyed exactly as it was passed b

obeyed exactly as it was passed by
congress.
AS to the right of labor leader to
attempt to influence the votes of
members of the organization of which
he is at the head, Mr.. Taft at first
laughingly said that was q question
of propriety. upon which he was not
sufficiently informed to discuss. When
asked as to his idea of the power of
the leader of a labor organization to
throw Its vote to one party or an
other he declared that in his opinion
there is no so-called class of the
American electorate whose votes
could be delivered by its leaders.
Mr.. Taft said that after eliminating
members of both political parties
from a labor organization the express
sion of leader might indicate how
the remaining uncertain quantity
might vote in the election. But he
declared that just as is the case gen.
orally in dealing with any socalled
class of citizens, before expression
could be given of the nature of their
vote 1t would be necessary to elimin-
ate the members Of one or the other
political parties. The question calling
forth this statement referred to Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, but Mr.. Taft
avoided making any personal refer
ence to Mr.. Gompers or any other
ledueT Oh OTSdHlZcu ldDOT.
Asked whether he would have a
new remedy to offer for the socalled
trust problem in his speech of accep-
tance, Mr.. Taft replied that he did
not know of anything new that he
could add to a question that had been
so widely discussed. II had been COW
cred, he said, at various times in his
public utterances.
Mr.. Taft's attention was called to
assertions of some journals repre-
senting the liquor interests that he
is opposed to prohibition. He explain
ed that he had never publicly discuss
ed the ethical side of prohibition. and
he took the view, as he understood
Mr.. Bryan had done, that the prohib-
ition issue was not involved in the ma
tional campaign. From what had
come to his attention in respect to the
representations of these journals, he
inferred that they had based their
statements on speeches he had made
in which he criticised the action of
some state legislatures in passing pro-
hibition and other laws without pro-
viding the machinery for enforcing
them.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
WANT THE BONDS.
Forty thousand Dollars Worth Al
ready Subscribed Here.

City Clerk Burge was today engaged
in preparing the $4,000 paving bond
issue of last April for registration. The
bonds will be registered with the state
auditor early tomorrow morning. These
bonds were issued for the "a blocks of
paving upon which the contractor is
now at work. 1t will be remembered
that the city council decided to sell
this bond issue at home, and the Pru-
Dental Trust company were authoriZ-
ed to sell $4,000 of the issue by June
25. The remaining S35, 900 was not to be
sold until needed to pay for the paw
ing, in order that the city might be
saved the interest thereon.
Scott Hopkins, OF the Prudential
Trust company, stated today that the
entire $4,000 authorized by the council
had already been subscribed by To-
peka people and that the remaining
$35, 900 of the issue would be sold here
during the summer. The bonds were
subscribed as follows:
$500 denomination-14 subscribers.
81 600 denomination-14 subscribers.
1,500 denominations subscribers.
81, 600 denominations subscribers.
$25OO denominations subscribers.
So, 600 denomination-4 subscribers.
1t will be seen from the above that
20 residents of Topeka have invested in
city bonds. Mr.. Hopkins stated that
the larger number of these investors
were widows and old people who had
money to invest. He thought that the
idea of selling Topeka bonds in Topeka
was a good one as it had tendency to
interest all investors in municipal af-
fairs.
The $4,000 already subscribed for
this bond issue will be used as soon
as needed to pay off the paving con-
tractor, but as the work has only just
started there is no hurry for the mon
ey. The remaining $4,000 of the issue
will be sold here without any trouble
at all long before the paving job is
completed.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
FIRST POLISH BISHOP.
Will Be Consecratcd at Chicago Next
Week

Chicago, July 20.-c,onsecration OF
the Rev. Paul Peter Rhode, ID. D.,
pastor of st. Michaels Polish Roman
Catholic church of South Chicago, as
auxiliary bishop of the Chicago arch
diocese. which will take place week
from wednesday, is attracting atten-
ton of Polish speaking people
throughout the world as an event of
historic importance to the Polish ma
ton. Bishop-elect Rhode is the first
of the army of Polish speaking Roman
Catholic priests in the United States
to be promoted from the ranks of the
priesthood TO the episcopate. Assur-
ances. 1t is announced today, have
been received by mail and telegraph
from 700 Polish speaking priests in
the United States that they will be at
Holy Name cathedral to witness the
conservation. In addition, there will
be large delegation of Bohemian.
Lithuanian, French and italian priests
in addition to the English and German
speaking clergy at the ceremonies.
Four archbishops and twelve bishops
who have many Polish speaking peo-
pie in their dioceses have also prom
ised to be present.
Archbishop Quigley, who took the
first step among the archbishops Of
the United States to give the Polish
speaking Roman Catholics recognition
in the episcopate of the church in this
country and at whose petition Pope
Plus x named the Rev. Paul Peter
Rhode for the honor. will be the con-
secrator, assisted by Bishop Muldoon
of Chicago, whose transfer to the
ford is practically conceded in church
circles and by Bishop Koudeika of
Cleveland, o.. the first Bohemian
bishop in America.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20

Steam ShoveIers Union Puts His Name
ON the Roll

Hot Springs, va, July 20.-When
Judge Taft goes to cincinnati to be
notified of his nomination for the
presidency by the Republican party
he will receive notice of his election
as a member of a labor organization.
He has been elected a member of the
International Society of Steam Shovel
Men.aof which T. J. Dolan is president
Mr.. Taft had a good deal to do with
the steam shovel men at Panama His
notification of his membership In the
union will be made on July 20. He
will probably leave here next Saturday
for Cincinnati and may not return un-
til the following Saturday. Judge
Taft has concluded that it will not be
possible for him to attend any state
fairs before the election. After Sep
tember 1 he expects to remain in Gin
cinnati until the election is over.
Prof. Willis L. Moore. chief of the
weather bureau, is expected here. Mr..
Moore has some ideas concerning the
treatment of the labor problem which
he desires to talk over with Mr.. Taft.
Judge Taft will attend the opening
of court at Germantown. five miles
from Hot Springs, and will deliver an
address on the administration of JUS
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
Commission Named at Last Ses.
sion Of Congress
Meets to Discuss the COuntry's
Financial Needs.
MEMBERS NUMBER Is.
But Several Are Unable to Be
Present.
Sessions Will Be Held at Mar.
ragansett Pier, r. L.

Narragansett Pier, r. l.. July 20
The conference arranged by the lasi
session of congress for a discussion of
the financial condition of the country
by which it is hoped to show the legis-
lation necessary to remedy the finan-
cial needs not provided for under .ex-
listing laws. was opened in the Imper-
ial hotel today by the members of the
national monetary commission. ap-
pointed under authority of the new
currency law.
The commission originally appointed
consisted of IS members, hut several
sent word that they would be unable to
attend the meetings.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
WILL OBEY THE LAW.
Taft Says No Money VIII Be Accept
ed From Corporations.

Hot Springs, Va. July 20.-"The
national Republican committee will
accept no contributions from corpora
tions." says William H. Taft. presi
Dental candidate of the Republican
party. Mr.. Taft said that the law OF
New York state. providing for the
publicity Of campaign contributions.
would be obeyed by the national Re
publican committee Furthermore
the federal law prohibiting such con-
tributions by corporations in connec-
tion with the election of president.
vice president. representatives or SEN
ators will be obeyed without regard
to any question of validity that NAV
arise in respect to any. provisions of
that law. AS to the application of the
national law to contributions for the
election of presidential electors. Mr..
Taft declared that the law would be
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
DEBATE AUGUST l.
Senator Long and J. L. Bristo,v May
| Then Meet In Topeka.

The probability is that Senator
Chester 1. Long and his opponent for
the senatorial nomination, J. L. Bris-
tow. will arrange for a joint debate
in Topeka sometime next week.
A conference held today between
that Saturday, August 1. would be sat
isfactory to both parties. Both Mr.
Longs friends and Mr.. Bristow's
friends say that they are willing to
have the debate.
''of course we have certain plans in
mind for using Mr.. Longs time during
the last few days of the campaign" !"
said W. Y. Morgan, land 1 suppose it
is the same way with Mr. Bristow. But
we are willing to have debate here
in Topeka. This is a central point,
and no doubt a good many people
would come in here to listen to the
speech. / believe that the Topeka pa
pers would handle the thing right,
and make fair report of the meeting
We couldn't arrange any debate for
this week because Mr.. Long is billed
for every day"
Robert Stone. representing General
Bristow said: I'VE are willing to have
a joint debate any day after the end
of this week. Mr.. Bristow's dates are
full for this week, and he would not
like to change his plans"
There has been some talk of a de-
bate between Leland and Stubbs, but
it won't take place. Leland left town
this morning and will not return here
until the Sunday before the primary.
Senator Dolley declines to consider a
proposition that Mr.. Leland shall fur
nish substitute.
"Mr. Stubbs is willing to debate
with Mr. Leland" said Dolley. but
1 have not heard that Mr.. Bailey or
Mr. Dawes were running for any Of
fee. Mr.. Stubbs won't debate against
a man who is not a candidate for the
oox-arpnrchin
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
WORK FOR $1,000.
Large Foundries and Factories to Re-
employ Idle Men.

st. Louis, July 20.-More than fif-
teen thousand men will be re-employ-
ed within the next thirty days in the
large factories and foundries Of south
ern Illinois, which have been working
short handed following the financial
depression of last year. according to
data Just made public by the East st.
Louis Commercial club. More than
1900 men were put back to work in
this district last week, many large
firms resuming operations with a full
force. 1t is believed conditions in the
vicinity of East st. Louis will have re-
sumed a normal tone by the end of
August
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
NO WHERE TO GO.
Chicago Labor Unionist Encounters .
Hard Proposition.

Chicago, July 20.-Reports from COM
mittees Of the Chicago Federation of
Labor relative to amusement parks
and excursion steamers, show that the
man with a strict union conscience
has a few chances OF enjoying himself
here One park that has union walters
was found to have non-union bread
and in other parks where the bread
was all right the beer was wrong. It
was found that there Is not a strictly
union amusement park in the city A
communication all the unions In the
city was decided upon showing the de-
gree to which the amusement parks
are Offending organised labor.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
JUDGE RINER HURT.
Two Ribs Broken in an Automobile
Accident

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 2o-while Judge
]. A. Riner of the United States dis
trict court and his family were return
ing from silver crown, their automo-
bile overturned about 20 miles west Of
town, and Judge Riner sustained pain
full. but not fatal injuries, including
two broken ribs.
His daughter, Mrs. Frank Gleason.
was slightly hurt.
injury.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
MARsHALHs CONCERT TONIGHT
What the Band VIII Play in City
Park

A most excellent programme has
been prepared for the concert which
will be given at the City park this
evening by Marshalrs band and in
cludes:
March-Under the Double Eagle.
. $500. Wagner
Overture-The Wanderer .Suppe
Porto Rican Dance-Rosita. .Missued
Waltz Intermezzo-Hearts Afiame.
..... Arnold
Waltz-Tryphosa .-... Morris
Flower Song-Hearts and Flowers.
..... Tobanf
Grand Selection-Maritana Wallace
American Patrol ......... .Meacham
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
ACCIDENT ON THE KEARsAGE.
Five F1remen injured by Bursting OF
Steam Pipe.

Honolulu. July Boy the burst
ing of a steam pipe of the forward
starboard boiler OF the battleship
Kearsarge of the Atlantic fleet, five
of the f1remen were injured seriously.
The accident occurred late Saturday,
but the news did not become general
~ known until this morning. the
Kearsarge being anchored in the har-
Dor distant from the shore. Fires
were drawn after the accident and the
steam plant was disabled for nine
hOurg
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
villas Sustains a Hemorrhage.

Madison. Wis, July 20.-William F.
Villas, former United States senator
and member of President Cleveland's s
cabinet. today suffered a hemorrhage
of the brain and his condition is said
to be serious.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
Weather Indications.

Chicago. July 20.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Local showers tonight and Tues
day. Rising. temperature.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-27
KETCHEL IS AGAIN THE
CHAMPION M|DDLEWE|GAT
Michigan "Lion" Knocked Out Billy
Papke, illinois Thuoderbo|t," at
Co|ma, Yesterday Afternoon.

San Francisco, Nov. 27.-Stanley
Ketchel. of Grand Rapids, Mich,
regained the middle. weight cham
pionship of the world yesterday and
reversed his defeat of last September
when he sent Billy Papke, the
Illinois Thunderbolt," crashing to
the floor before we'll directed blow
that caught his opponent flush upon
the chin. The end came in the
eleventh, prior to which Ketchel
showed clearly that he was master of
his opponent at any kind of fight
ing.
Round by round, Ketchel forced
his opponent and when the oppor-
tunity offered, planted rights to the
head or body, generally escaping
without damaging return.
Belying his appearance and Fore
ing the fight throughout every min
ute. Ketchel was stronger up to the
moment of the knockout blow than
was his opponent. Once during an
aggressive moment they fell in the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-27
COMPANY WILL GIVE FAT
CozY CORNER" TONIGHT
Burt Imson's Players Will Put on
Very Strong Play at the City
Opera House.

The Burt Imson company was
greeted with a fair-sized audience
last evening, when East Lynn"
was given. The company gave the
standard Old play in very capable
manner, and we're literally ap-
plauded.
This evening the company will
present AT Cozy Corner" or as the
piece is better known, I'm Mis-
souri,
In this play(a strong rural drama)
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray will take the
leading parts and will be seen to
advantage.
Mr.. Sutherland, the heavy" man
of the company, will appear as Joe
Roland" the blacksmith, and the
big actor considers this one of the
best parts in which he is cast with
the Imson company. His work is
certainly fine, in this part.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry St. Clair will
have the comedy parts, and inciden-
tai to the play they will do a double
vaudeville turn.
First-class specialties will be in
troduced during the play and be-
tween the acts, by the members of
the company; and those who 20 to
the City Opera house this evening
will be given a fine evenings enter
tainment.