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done during the year at the schools was
the development of a concentrated bread
which will no doubt ultimately be sub
stituted for hard bread or what IS com
monty known as hard tack. This bread
consists of q hard, dry roll which, when
soaked in water half a minute and then
exposed to the heat of the campfire or
placed in the baking chamber of the army
field range for couple minutes. will in
crease to nearly twice its original size,
and be a soft palatable bread. When
eaten in its dry state 1t is superior to hard
tack.
In speaking Of the new automobile
kitchen which has recently been tested
by the army at Atascadero, Cal, Gen.
Sharpe says: The problem as to the
best method of subsisting troops in the
field Is a vital one. 1t is proposed by
means of the new automobile field kitch-
en- to provide for cooking for battalion.
Extensive tests were made with this style
CT field kitchen. and the results have been
extremely satisfactory.
Fireless cooking is one of the features
in preparing meals in the new kitchen,
and the vehicle is equipped with n sur
ticient number of alright compartments
10 prepare the rations for battalion OF
infantry or a squadron of cavalry. total
Of about 800 men The entire equipment
consists of these fireiess compartments,
:arge improved field range, with hot water
attachments, large tank for carrying not
.gater. and compartments for meat and
IRE first prepared, brought 10 boiling on
the range and then are put into the as
bestos-lined compar entS on the rear OF
the platform. The rations for two more
organizations are next cooked on the
range until done.
1t has been found that many articles of
food which enter into the army ration,
such as beans, rice mush and all farlnac-
eous foods are cooked better In the fire
less compartments than in the company
kitchens of the average army post. and
mat coffee made in. this way is far s,I-
perior OH account of its freedom from the
oily taste produced by long b&iling.
At present the kitchen is mounted on
Xty-horsepower automobile truck. equip
ed for service over the toughest country,
and the average cost for motive power so
far has been 81 per day, with gasoline at
% cents per gallon. The truck and ldtch-
en- were used by a battalion of the sth
Infantry on its 2O0-mile march from the
Preside of Monterey to the maneuver
camp at Atascadero. Cal. There IT was
turned over to various commands Of
cavalry, infantry and field artillery.
The new bread mentioned by Gen.
Sharpe closely resembles in appearance
the old style German rye bread, although
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CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERsHIP

dent of the association. has a deep
significance. When we erect this build
ing, when the north and the south and
the east and the west meet In it we will
certainly be carrying out one of Wash
ington's MOST cherished wishes to
strengthen the unity of the country
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L. & N. Time Table

South Bound.
No. 81. Cincinnati to Atlanta. Arrives
and Departs 1905 a. m. Midnight.
No. II. Richmond to Stanford. De
parts $50 a. m.
No. l. Louisville to Beattyville
Arrives 1910 p. m, Departs 1915
No. 81. Cincinnati to Knoxville. Ar
rives ll:40 a. m. Departs l2:12a. m
No. 80. Cincinnati to Jacksonville.
Arrives and Departs ll:2O a. m.
No. %. Richmond to Louisville via
Rowland. Departs Loo p. m.
No. 3. Louisville to Beattyville
Arrives 6:45 p. m. Departs 1925 p. m
No. 8. Cincinnati & Maysville to Stan
ford. Arrives 7:2l p. m. Departs
7:25 p. m.
North Bound
No. "a. Atlanta to Cincinnati. Arrives
and Departs 4:l6 a. m.
No. 10. Stanford to Cincinnati and
Maysville. Arrives 6:2O a. m.
Departs 6:25 a. m.
No. 2. Beattyville to louisville
Arrives 7:l5 a. m. Departs 7:20 a, m
No. rs. Louisville to Richmond via
Rowland. Arrives I2:O5 p. m.
No. 80. Knoxville to Cincinnati. Ar.
rives l:3O p. m. Departs 200 p. m.
No. 20. Stanford to Richmond. Arrive
800 p. m.
No. 4. Beattyville to Louisville
Arrives l:35p. m. Departs $40 D. m
No. 81. Jacksonville to Cincinnati. Ar
riyes and Departs SOC p. m.
Nos 81, 81, 80, 81, "a, %, 80. 80 ar
Daily trains. Nos II, l, 3, 9, 10, ?, re
daily Except Sunday.
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Married in Lexington.

The Lexington Herald gives the fol.
lowing accent of the wedding in that
city of Mr.. Joseph d. Simpson, of this
county, and Miss Florence Sweeney,
of Fayette county: ''Mr. Joseph ID.
Simpson, and Miss Florence Sweeney
we're united in marriage Wednesday
morning, November LIST, in Lexington,
KY, by Rev. DR.. Spencer The wedding
was solemnized very quietly with only a
few relatives present on account of the
recent death of nephew of the groom.
Mr.. Simpson is brother of Mesdames
W. f. and w. H. Park of near Rich
mond, and is one of Madison county's
most energetic and substantial young
farmers. He is Christian young
man of splendid morals, sterling worth.
and commands the respect of all who
know him. The bride is the charming
and talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sweeney of Fayette county, and pos
Sesses that mild and sweet disposition
and those qualities that render her an
ideal type of lifetime companion and
helpmate" Mr. and Mrs. Simpson ar
rived here last week and have gone to
housekeeping on the farm of the groom,
near White Hall, and with them go the
best wishes of a host of friends for a
long and happy life.
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JUDGE Walker Recovered.

Judge Walker has sufficiently re-
covered as to be able to go to Grab
Orchard Springs for recuperative stay
His nurse was dismissed last Sunday.
And here let us say just word in re-
gard to nursing; typhoid fever is a dis
ease which requires the most careful
nursing, in fact as much if not more de-
ponds upon the nurse than on the physi-
clan. Judge Walker secured the ser
vices of Miss Margaretta Smith of Rich
mond, KY, who is one of the very best
trained nurses obtainable, and TO her
never relaxing care and attention is due
Judge Walkers rapid and complete re-
covery. Miss Smith is a daughter of
the late J. Speed Smith. who was well
had many friends in Garrard
county, and aside from her splendid
qualifications as a nurse is a lady of
much gIace and refinement, and during
her stay in Lancaster made many warm
friends, who will regret exceedingly
that her stay among us cannot be per
manent one.-Central Record.
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manicured that morning. When she
was led to the barn near by | knew
she was a royal princess, for the stable
boy was waiting to throw her opera
cloak over her and lead her to her stall.
How many heifers have you here?''
l asked the stable boy when he had
finished bedding her down.
Il have my hands full this time" be
exclaimed. 81 have seven to take care
Of. That's about the limit when you
are doing the State Fair, all right"
left the barn and went out into the
roadway to think. l recalled vividly
a school visited only the day before
where a young man. in Jefferson
county was striving to handle thirty
six boys and girls in all eight grades
and another school where a tired WON
an worried with sixty-fve. l have seen
100 in one room.
The roadway was crowded with
splendid, healthy boys and girls, brown
with the kisses Of a summer sun. They
were laughing and chattering. full to
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08
AS BAD AS THAT?
Are KentuCkIanS Willing to Be
tail EandeTS?"
FINE CATTLE AND CHILDREN.

One Man to Care For Seven Jersey
Heifers and One Teacher For Thir-
ty-six, Sixty and Even a Hundred
Pupils.
1 had known for a long time that
Kentucky's standing in matters educa-
tiOnal was very low. i had known that
she was in the grip of illiteracy, with
all its attendant evils, but / had hard
ly expected to find such a large num-
Der of her rural population willing
simply ito let things 60" One day
while chatting with a member Of a
county board of education in a rich
county he happened to say:
81 tell you, I've been interested in
education, nightly interested, for a
long time. I've been on this board for
mighty nigh ten year"
Il am delighted to hear you say that
you are interested" / FASTENED to re-
ply, ''for you know Kentucky stands
thirty-ninth in the list of the states
when it comes to education. That's
HOI very lar IiOh the Gnu VI lhc hHl'
We need men like you to help us keep
things moving"
The old gentleman stroked his griz-
zled beard thoughtfully, and l felt GER
tain that 1 had made a vivid impress
sion. A smile, a very small smile,
wrinkled the corners Of his eyes as he
said quietly:
81 reckon you forgot one thing in
this whole business-somebOdy got TO
be tail eanders.' amt they"
! had a glimpse of rural Kentueky's
attitude toward education.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

THE Democrats, according TO even
Republican newspapers. ought to win in
1912. All thew have 10 do is TO organize
and pull together. The Republican
party cannot defeat the Democratic can
didate for the presidency. The only
possible thing that can prevent the cleo
ton Of Democratic President in 1912
is the Democrats themselves. The OPP
portunity is here. and from all parts Of
the country reports are reaching head
quarters that the Democrats realize it
and are nlready laying plans for a cam
paign that viii result in the Democrats
sweeping the country in 1912. There
seems 10 be no way for the Republicans
to avoid defeat il the Democrats get To-
gether and work, as they are now start
ing out 10 do II Mr.. Taft is renomi-
mated the insurgents will slash him, and
IL Senator LaFollette is nominated the
old guard" will slash him.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

The Department Of Agriculture fire.
quently issues a small pamphlet. telling
OF the outcome Of suits filed by the de-
partment against violstors Of the pure
food laws. One Of these pamphlets, No.
1903. tells Of New York concern hav.
ing plead guilty 70 using arsenic in the
manufacture Of food product known
as Light Shade Egg Color" The food
poisoning firm WAS fined SIS. Pamphlet
No. 100 tells Of a concern pleading
guilty 10 foisting upon the public a
food product consisting in part Of dirt
and eggshells" and a Filthy, decom-
posed and putrid animal substance. ="
This manufacturer was fined SO. Now
that those staggering blows have been
struck, is il not likely that other food
d0pers viii cease administering arsenic
and ''putrid animal matter" in food
products. Yes, it is-not.
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A little money sometimes buys a good
deal. For instance, take the subscrip-
ton price Of The Youths Companion for
a year-s1.75. If all the good reading
in the 81 weekly issues Of the paper were
published in book form, according to It's
kind, it would make about thirty vol
umes Of fiction. science, essays by fam
Gus writers, household management and
economies, sports and pastimes for boys,
natural history. anecdotes, humor, etc.
The serial storirs alone would fiji several
volumes. Among these is Ralph Paine S
great story of the Boxer Rebel ion in
China, The Cross and ohe Dragon. !"
Another is by j. W. Schultz, who was
adopted by the Blackfeet when boy.
1t is called .'The Quest for the Fish Dog
Skin. Another is glorious girls
story by c. A. Stephens. called Julia
tSylvester. It is the story of ''Mer
GER girl in the pioneer days of Oregon
and Washington-and that is only part
of the serials.
1t will cost you nothing to send fft
the beautiful Announcement Of The
Companion for 1911, and we will send
with it sample copies Of the paper.
Do not forget that the new subscriber
for 1912 receives a gift Of The Com
panion's Calendar for 1912, Autographed
in ten colors and gold, and all the issues
for the remaining weeks Of 1911 free
from the time the subscription is receiv-
ed.
Only sl.75 now, but on January l, 1912,
the price will be advanced to 81 90.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
IA Berkeley St, Boston, Mass.
New subscribers received at this office.
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President TAFT again defies anyone
70 name a single monopoly that ought
70 be condemned as a viOlatOr Of the
antitrust law which could" not be
reached under the decisions Of the ST.
preme Court. In other words, the Pres
ident infers that every illegal monopoly
could" be reached. prosecuted, broken
up and the guilty trust magnates sent 10
Jail Then why doesn't he reach
Them The Republicans have had com
plete charge Of the prosecuting machin-
cry Of the government sixteen years.
and now. when they are about TO 60 out
Of power, declare the mOnOpOlies
could" be reached. The beef trust,
the sugar trust, the steel trust and
dozen other monopOlies have not been
reached, " and nearly everyone agrees
with the President that they could
be reached If prosecuted in good faith.
But all Of these concerns are big con
tributors to Republican campaign
funds, and a great many persons be
lieve that this is one Of the reasons why,
although they could be reached, -
that they haven't been.
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l was tired and discouraged after
days of school inspection in Jefferson
county, so l had decided to take day
off and visit the State Fair and see the
sights.
BLUE ribbonw I asked the man
wearing a broad smile as he came
down the main roadway.
"You bet!' he exclaimed. He caught
sight Of my camera and continued,
Don't you want to take a snapshot
of my heifer?"
AS he turned the splendid young
animal into position for a photograph
| had a chance to look her over care
fully. 1 was certain she was of royal
blood, for her horns looked like pol
ished ebony. and her toe nails had been
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

THIRTY-sIx BOYS AND GIRLS FoR ONE
TEACHER.
overlooking with the zest Of living
Watching them as they passed. /
thought:
Goodness! What is the matter with
our old commonwealth when the
stockmen all know that it takes one
man to handle seven Jersey heifers
In a state fair and they do not know
that one teacher cannot possibly
handle from thirty to seventy young
animals and have them in condition
to take prizes in the show ring OF Iife9"
] felt that the children Of Kentucky
were not getting fair. square deal.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

EX-SENATOR ALDRIcH, chairman of
the National Monetary Commission, has
revised his proposed scheme for finan-
cial legislation. But in the main, the
Aldirch plan, which would place the
publics credit under control Of Wall
street. is unchanged. Nobody can read
his plan in detail without realizing that
il is a.central bank Of issue that he pro-
poses. The government had one expe-
rience with a central government bank.
IL was manned by politicians and op-
Grated for their benefit. bringing on
panics and bank failures. Realizing
the hostility 10 a central government
bank, Mr.. Aldrich gives his scheme the
title National Reserve Association. 4"
IL IL praclicallya central government
bank under a different name
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08
Mr.. Leeds Announces for Po-
lice JUDGE.

In the proper column will be found
the announcement of Mr.. w. l.. Leeds
for Police Judge Of the City Of Rich
mond, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Leeds is well and
favorably known to the readers of the
Climax. having long been resident of
this city. He served one term as a
member of the City Council, and his
acts during this administration were
creditable to himself and to his con-
stituents. Mr.. Leeds solicits the sup
port of his party. and, in the event OF
election, pledges the faithful perform
ance Of every obligation involved.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08
Shock Brouoht saek soeeeh.

Sarah Alice Stevenson OF Padiham
Lancashire. England. recovered heI
speech recently in a remarkable man
ner. While engaged In household du
ties her clothing caught fire and in
her terror the young woman screamed
aloud. The flames we're Immediately
extinguished. and. to her Joy. Miss
Stevenson found that she had re
covered her power OF speech, which
she had lost six years ago.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Coach Wilson, oiFthe Normal school
WAS aroused al an early hour Monday
morning 70 receive a message from Lex
ington 70 the effect that the game with
Lexington High Scho,l for that day had
been called Of On account Of the down.
pour Of rain the preceding night. It
vas great Disappointment 70 The team. |
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

TIE high tariff benefits nobody but
the sugar trust Were il not for the
sugar tariff this package would cost &c
a pound less. Urge your Congressman
70 repeal the tariff on sugar" This is
not an extract from a political speech.
Il is statement Of fact by Piitsburg
grocers 70 their customers 70 show the
latter who is not 10 blame for the rob
berry charges on sugar. The quoted sen
fences above are printed on the paper
bags in which the grOcers put up sugar.
The effect Of The inscription on
tweniy-fve-pOund bag IS significant Il
means that The tariff has cost SOC on
that one purchase.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Is that a Landseer. Mr.. Croesus7"
asked visitor. pausing before a paint
ing OF COW. executed with great skill
and fidelity NO" replied the host
Reckon it's Durham. See how
broad II is between the horns. and see
the color and curl on its forehead
That's genuine Durham. sure. That
amt no Landseer. Youths Com
panion.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Too much noise deafens US; too
much light blinds US; too great 9 dis.
lance or too much OF proximity equal.
y prevents US from being able TO see.
700 long and too short a discourse OBJ
scures our knowledge Of a subject,
700 much Of truth stuns us.-PascaL
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Memorial to Justice Harlan.

On Saturday, November IS, 1911 at
ten o'clock, in the forenoon, in the room
Of the Circuit Court Of Appeals at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, there will be meeting OF
the members of the bar Of the sixth
Judicial Circuit, in memory OF Mr.. JUS
tice Harlan, late Circuit Court Justice.
The presence of all members Of the bar
OF the Eastern District of Kentucky, is
earnestly requested.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Speak gentlyl It's q little thing
iropDed in the hearts deep well; the
good, the JOY. that Il may bring eterui-
, shall tell-G. ". Langford.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Their chauffeur seems a sober.
careful fellow" Well. for the wages
they pay they cant well expect any
thing else Puck.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Wilson, Of Mob
erly, are receiving the congratulations
of friends over the arrival Of a daughter
Yesterday morning.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-08

Stamp out fear IN the child. Teach
. nothine 70 make Il fear So win
you maks the sane. oormai nan and
woman.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

HE economy and efficiency board is
l beginning to get results. 1t has
reached a point in it's labors where it
thinks 1t foresees where million dol
lars may be saved during the first year
Of Its existence.
At present 1t is devoting its atten-
tons largely to the item of travelling
expenses of government employees and
TO the duplication Of work in the de-
partments. The president and the mem
bers Of his cabinet were surprised to
learn from this board that the travel
ing expenses charged against the treas
ury last year aggregated about $l2.-
100000.
Just how much this enormous sum
can be reduced without crtppling the
public service In the least is still Q
question, but the members Of the econ
omy and efficiency board are conf
dent that great saving can be made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Shoddy in Much Less Demand

A PRELIMINARY statement show
"A ing the general results of the
1909 census for establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture of wooden
and worsted goods has just been is
sued by the director of the census,
e. Dana Durand.
Although the number of establish
nents has decreased, denoting ten.
1ency toward concentration, which
has been the rule in the wool manu-
featuring industry since 1870, on the
other hand the amount Of capital re-
ported as invested shows an increase
from $3.50, 554000 in 1899 to $415 ,4A:.-
900 in 1909, or 62 per cent during the
decade. The cost of materials used
increased IS per cent and the amount
paid III salaries and wages 58 per
cent. The number of salaried off,
Gals and clerks increased but AZ per
cent. and the number of wage earn
ers only 20 per cent.
The value Of products increased
from $23S.745, 900 in 1899 to s419.826,,
900 in 1909, or rs per cent. The
greater part of this increase took
place during the second half Of the
decade; in fact, the increase of owe:
$100,0o0,000 in the five years since
1904 is far greater than that of any
decade prior to 1900 in the history
Of the industry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Great Sums Spent in Luxuries

and girls of the country and the old
er people, too, spent SIS, 100000 last
year on chewing gum.
The country's confectionery bill for
1910 amounted to $7S,OO0,O0O.
The $8o,Oo0,Ooo spent on jewelry Is
twice the amount required to build
the Panama canal.
Our soda water bill was $500, 00O,-
900.
The representative says: ''Take
the egg, for instance; it doesn't cost
the hen any more to lay an egg today
than 1t did 100 years ago, but we pay
more than our grandfathers did be-
cause we don't let the hen lay the
egg where we can get, out the back
door ourselves and pick it up. The
farmers wife in Idaho goes out and
gathers up an egg, keeps it till man
comes along with a buggy and takes
1t from er. He crates, sorts and
packs it along with others and then
carries it to the railroad. 1t is laid
in April, May or June; you don't get
1t until the following Christmas. and
you have to pay for it's keep all that
time, pay for the cold storage, pay
the railroad rates. the expense Of the
man who went around in buggy and
gathered it and the initial price of
the farmers wife in Idaho. 1t is the
| tame all along the line"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Can't Have the Old Portsmouth

rHE navy Department probably viii
be unable to comply with the
wishes OF the people Of California who
have asked that the old sailing ship
Portsmouth now at the New York navy
yard. be towed to the Pacific coast to
be preserved there as naval mu-
scum. Tho people Of the Pacific coast
are anxious to have the Portsmouth
cent to San Francisco bay because
she was identified with the early his
tory Of California. She sailed into
San francisco bay and took possession
In the name OF the United States. II
she had not taken this action what IL
now California might have become 4
mart OF the British empire. az two
British cruisers arrived there only 4
few hours after the p 0rttsmouth. The
San Francisco people want to use the
old vessel as an exhibit In connection
with the coming exposition there.
Tho navy department. however. has
received . report from board Of sur
vey. which estimated that about s25.-
900 would be necessary to at the old
sailing vessel for the long cruise to the
west coast. In addition the expense OF
such : long trip would be considerable.
: M leHs n me outlay !nyolvca n the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

proposal Secretary Of the Navy Meyer
feels that 1t would be inadvisable for
the government to undertake the send
Ing Of the Portsmouth to the Pacific
coast. 1t is probable that she will
be turned over to the Marine Hospital
service for use as floating hos.
oital.
The old sailing vessel Independence.
COW at the Mare Island navy yard
will also be disposed OF soon. A board
Of survey has been ordered to inyes.
tigate her condition and recommend
Whist disposition should be made OF
her The Independence sailed In ls1s
fcr the Harbary coast under Commo
sdore William cambridge to arrange
the difficulties between the United
States and the Barbary powers. She
has been snsed az q receiving sh::s
the Mare Island navy yard stnce Is58