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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

A recent book on education says that some
people are born short. True, and others hit
VI against Christmas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

According to Rev. Ira Hickey, Saturday was
the shortest day. but according to the pocket
book it's today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
Omen Until Noon.

The carriers window In Manchester
station Of the Richmond postoffice will
open this morning at o'clock and
remain open until noon. There will
be no delivery Of mails, and anyone
desiring their letters or packages can
get them by calling at the postofiiee
between these hours. The stamp.
money CIDER and registry division will
alAo observe these hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
As II Is.

After days and weeks OF thinking OF friends
and loved ones and preparing for their happi-
ness, a time spent in unselhsh seeking after
means of bringing Joy to those whose doors
hare been darkened by the shadow OF sickness
and poverty and misfortune We awaken on this
Christmas morning TO hear the church bells
summoning us to worship Him in whose mem
ory 1t was done. We return home to spend the
DAY in rest and peace, forgetting the sorrows
and burdens of the past in contemplating the
Messing bestowed upon us by Him who said
INTO us, Come unto me all we who are weary
and heavy laden and ! will give you rest" 1t
II day more sacred than the Sabbath for 1t is
ssanctiaed by the birth OF the Redeemer In
wnose Fathers name we observe tho ceyeuth
Aay Of the week
ed That ID the day as we would have 1t; as we
iyprociticaIIy pretend 1t to be.
!. Altar days of WEAKNESS of body and spirit.
"a selfish thoughts and selfish actions, of spend
lnr where We could not afford, of giving to
fhoss whom we mentally curse for placing an
uldsr the necessity of giving, we are awakened
Nor . needed sleep by unwe.e. ne noises aud
thsobbang head tortured by changing bells. We
- ont 70 spend another day of Publication and
sven carousal, returning home worn out ana
weary In every limb, thankful that Christmas
Sfweive months away.
That 10 the day as it really is to far too
many OF as.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

The beautiful Danube has impafted some
OF Its color to Austr'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

Methodist church. A good attendance
is requested. ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

The Man from Mars paid his periodical Visit
~ the earth last night and strolled down the
ehtss street Of the city. He was jostled on
every hand by disorderiy men and loud women,
hoisterous youths and giddy girls, whose guard
lana had crminally allowed to leave home His
eyes saw disorder and his ears were assaulted
~ hellish noises. His nose was assaulted by
the vile odor OF whiskey-laden breath and his
bones ached from contact with rufians OF the
crowd He heard the coarse laughter OF the
fnebriated and saw the maudlin tears Of the
drunk. Sham gayety and frank Distress
curves, mingled with ribald song: brilliant light
and loud explosions; riches and poverty
Noarseness and refinement; shrili laughter and
loud cries: the ciang of the police patrol taking
unfcrtunatss to prison ceii-all these he sa"
ana heard and murmured aloud: They cele-
trats the birth OF Bacchus," and answered
passsrby:
..Tne birth of the Prince OF Peace"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

Snow, snow, beautiful snow! On. slush!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

The tables In Third police station
were loaded last night with presents
for Captain Alexander Wright and his
force Of cops who see that the peace
and dignity Of South Richmond Is UNI
disturbed.
City Sergeant John L. Satterflelj
presented the station with q nice set
Of dominoes with his compliments for
their efficient work during the past
year. Several boxes Of cigars were
also received while cath of the Of
hcers were given a book containing
the various patrol and Are alarm boxes
in the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

General Jones had good cry this morn
ing before pushing on to Albany. dis
patch. No, women are not emotional.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
SANE CHRISTMAS
IS ANTICIPATED
USHERED INTO
SOUTHSDE WITH LITTLE
DISORDER OR ROwDYIsM.

Save one or two drunks and a street
fight Christmas was ushered into
South Richmond with apparently no
disorder or rowdytsu1.
From a. soon as O'Clock yester-
day afternoon to midnight the street
cars were taxed to their capacity
transporting Southsiders to Richmond
to take part In the usual Christmas
Eve celebration on Broad street. Five
extra cars were operated on the Hull
street line and almost as many on the
Forest Hill line.
While u large amount of the Christ
mas shopping of the people OF the
Southside was done on the north side
Of the river. the South Richmond
merchants also did an enormous
business For q while yesterday M
ternoon Hull street was hooded with
busy shoppers making the principal
Southside street bear a somewhat re-
semblance to Richmond business
section.
Appropriate services will be con-
Quoted by the pastors OF the various
churches In South Richmond this
morning at sunrise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
With the Police.


James Sommervile, negro.
charged with attempting to defraud
Lucia Holmes out OF board bin of
$3.50, was dismissed yesterday by
Justice Maurice upon payment Of the
bill.
Albert Scott was arrested on a
charge OF assaulting j. c. Chalkley.
william II. Sharp and J. B. Taylor
were placed under arrest for partici-
pating in q street hght.
Rock--Hcath.
In the presence of several relatives
and friends. Sidney Gill Rock ana
Miss Estelle Layne Heath were mar
ried in west-End Methodist church
parsonage by Rev. Charles Tfnsley
Thrift last evening Mt 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rock will make their
home on Lawson street, Swansboro.
Sunrise Service.
A sunrise service will be held this
morning at 1850 o'clock In West End
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draft. In our earlier buildings we
were compelled to use a curtain to
keep out the storms or snow. We
found this curtain more or less of a
nuisance, and have gotten rid of 1t
in the type Of house shown.
The roof projects over the open
ing feet and acts as an awning. 1t
keeps out snow and rain, but admits
plenty Of air. Three sides of the
building are lined under with a cheap
grade of two-ply roofing felt, which
prevents any wind blowing through
cracks and causing drafts. Single
board floors are used. Perches are
In the back part of the building, with
dropping board under them. Nest
boxes are under the dropping board
to economic space. The water yes.
sci is placed on a shelf Is inches
from the floor. l prefer to have all
the fixtures, such as nest boxes,
perches and dropping boards, remov.
able. One of these little houses ac-
commodities 80 to 35 Leghorn fowls.
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D0ULM N0IF[
Ia2sSsSsSSsSSSSSS

Feed lime and charcoal literally.
Do not breed from fowls that are
too old.
Millet seed is an excellent egg pro-
ducing grain.
Many poultrymen raise lettuce Just
for hen feed.
An incubator will not trample on
and break the eggs.
A few undesirable eggs will lower
the price Of whole crate.
Cut clover hay has helped revolu-
tionize the poultry business.
Feeds rich in protein should make
up a large part Of the ration.
A male bird is past his best stage
after he has seen two breeding sea-
sons.
A lousy hen never thrives and daily
attention should be given to keep lice
and mites down.
Alfalfa. green or the dry leaves, pro-
duces an ideal color in the yolk when
the hens have an abundance of 1t.
All eggs used for eating should be
from hens that have no male birds
wan A,uNh tbSo a. Y
infertile.
1t will pay the poultry grower to
make a careful study o. the color and
quality of yolk that is demanded by
the high-class trade, and then learn
how to produce It,
The poultryman should endeavor to
feed all that the hens will consume
and return profit for 1t, and skill
and experience are necessary to de-
termine this amount.
Eggs are bought by the dozen, but
the poultryman who always markets
large, heavy eggs soon gets a premi-
UNI of cents or more a dozen above
the price for ordinary eggs.
The wisdom OF giving the fowls a
well balanced ration may not appeal
to many, but a practical demonstra-
tion of what the well balanced ration
Will do will convince the most skep-
teal.
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Types of Good Ears. In Choosing
Seed Corn, Select Ears as Near the
Shape of Those Shown Hero as
Possible.

growth than kernels from the middle
parts of the ear
Kernels should be of perfect wedge
shape, narrower or wider at the point,
according to the variety characteris-
tics.
They should be uniform in shape,
size and color and true to the type or
variety. The crown or big end of the
kernel should be such that the edges
of the kernels slope from tip to crown.
The tip of the kernel, which is the
part attached to the cob and contains
the germ is rich in protein and oil
and of the highest feeding value. For
this reason a plump tip usually indi-
Gates vitality.
The kernels on the cob may be ir-
regular being deeper at the butt than
at the tip. This makes the kernels
non-uniiorm in size and renders the
corn almost wholly unfit for seed. No
machine will plant kernels of this type
so as to get uniform stand.
Kernels with weak or shriveled tips
should be discarded. no matter how
well the outside of the ear may look.
At least SO per cent. of the oil in the
kernel Is In the germ, hence corn
with we'll formed germs is desirable.
Tests by the Illinois experiment sta.
ton show that the oil in corn may
vary from 21A to ~ per cent. and
protein from 6ia to 16 per cent. If
seed corn contains large amount of
protein and oil the crop grown from
this seed will be high in these desir.
able features.
Standard measurements for corn
produced in northern, middle and
southern Wisconsin, are as follows:
Length. northern section s to Q inches,
central, 81 to 9H inches, southern Sh
to 9ia inches. Long ears are objection.
able because they usually have poor
butts and tips, shallow kernels and
hence low per cent. OF grain to the
ear. In general the circumference
should be three-fourths the length.
The standards for various sections in
Wisconsin are: Northern G to 6h
inches, central 6ia to I inches, south.
ern to ~ inches.
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.)OU>IH
| III -
COLONY HOUSE IS PROFITABLE
Possesses Many Decided Advantages
Over Permanent Houses-Ali Fix
tures Made Removable.

Portable colony houses for the
farm flock possess a decided advan'
tage over the large permanent house.
l make them, however, just as large as
the weight will permit. My aim is to
have them of such weight that they
can be moved anywhere on the farm
at any season OF the year, writes j. T.
Campbell in the New England Home
stead. When hard and native lumber
is used, the maximum size is 7x9 feet,
with rear wall feet 2 inches and
front wall feet 10 inches. This per-
mits the use OF 12-foot boards without
waste, and buildings high enough to
work in with comfort.
II light lumber is used in construc-
tion the cost is increased somewhat,
and we secure the advantage of more
room. We find the farm team can
handle 7x12 or Sx1O house of this
kind We use no upright frame at
all. The building is operated by the
vertical siding. The runners on
which these houses rest are made
from AKA hardwood, and are placed
the longer way of the house, set un-
der 12 inches from each side and
the ends flush. This keeps the run
ners from weather exposure, and If
care is used to keep them blocked
they last as long as the building. The
one shown in the accompanying pic
ture Is the latest model. 1t is an OBJ
ject to provide for the admission of
an abundance of fresh air without
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The tip kernels are likely to be flinty
and of a pop corn shape, which is un-
desirable in dent corn. If bare tips
are noticeable to quite an extent
throughout the field, it may be due to
the fact that the silks representing
the tip kernels which were formed last
We're too late to receive the pollen to
fertilize them. If ears having defec-
tive tips are used for seed, their un-
desirable characters will soon become
permanent. Open tips usually accom-
pany shallow and irregular kernels on
the ear which makes the kernels on
that part Of the ear undesirable for
planting, Oh account Of lack Of uni
formity.
In judging the character Of the butt
of an ear Of corn, the way in which
the rows come over towards the shank
is important. If the corn comes in
too close, the ears may drop off the
stalk during the ripening and not full
ly mature. All ears which have butts
improperly filled should be rejected.
Corn breeders in desiring to get a
large proportion of corn to the cob,
often choose ears with too small an at
tachment for the shank. The butt and
the tip kernels are rejected for plant
ing, because they are more likely to
be mixed with other varieties and
owing TO their peculiar formation, they
are not uniform, and interfere in the
planting. They also seem weaker in
termination and are more tardy in
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-03-07
Eqqs From Pure-bred Fowls.

1t took some of us a good many
years to discover that there was more
profit in selling eggs from pure bred
fowls at $1,50 and So per dozen than
from the barnyard variety at 25 cents.
1t is easy to figure that 25 pure breds
will earn more money than 100 barn
yards.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.

Clerk and Recorder-I. S. T. Gregg.
Treasurer-M. Baker
Assessor-Shelby Rhea.
Sheriff-Joseph Dennis.
Surveyor. T. Williams.
Coroner, II. :. Burton.
ludRC-A. d. Jameson.
Supt. of Schools-Elizabeth Helm.
berger.
Commlssioners-Eli West, Robert
Downs, August Johnson.
District Judge-Charles Mccall.
Clerk of Dist Court. M. Johnson
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-03-07
STATE OFFICIALS.

Goyernor-John F. Shafroth.
Lieut. Governors. r. Fitzgarrald.
Secretary of State-James b.
Pearce.
Treasurer-Roady Kenehan.
Auditor-M. A. Leddy.
Attorney General-Benjamin Grit
fifth.
Superintendent of Schools-Mrs.
Helen NJ. Wilson.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

relay station during the past week.
there is no race suicide in Pointe
Coupee Parish. One robust white wo-
man, with an Amazonian build. had
sixteen little children strung out after
her when she climbed down the steps
out of a relief train. Mothers with
eight and nine children are numerous
among the refugees. The majority of
the negro refugees who pass through
here are as happy as a crowd bound
for picnic. When one OF the relief
trains pulled into the station here to-
day a negro was seen sitting on pile
of household plunder loaded on a fiat
car picking a banjo, another rafting
pair of bones and group of others
dancing on an end of the car. More
than 1000 refugees have passed thru
New Roads during the last twenty
four hours. All tell the same story
of hardship. Iost of them have been
rendered penniless. possessing nothing
but the clothing they wear
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
ESCAPES AN AWFUL FATE.

thousand tongues could not ex-
press the gratitude of Mrs. J. E. Cox,
of Joliet, ILL.,, for her wonderful deliv-
erance form an awful fate. Typhoid
pneumonia had left me with a dreadful
cough" she writes. Sometimes I had
such awful coughing spells 1 thought
/ would die. I could get no help from
doctors treatment or other medicines
till I used DR.. Kings New Discovery.
But ] owe my life to this wonderful
remedy for 1 scarcely cough at all
now" Quick and safe, its the most re-
liable of all throat and lung medicines.
Every bottle guaranteed. soc and $1.00.
Trial bottle free at Tydings & Cos.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
BREAKING THRU THE BANKS
The Maddened Mississippi ScOrns It's
Puny Bonds, and Continues to
Flood Louisiana

New Roads. La, May 1O-By tearing
away 400 feet of the south end of the
Torras crevasse, wall of water from
to 10 feet deep and half mile in
width Is bearing down upon the already
overHowed area of Peinte Coupee, st.
Landry and several other parishes to
complete it's work of ruin begun a week
ago. By Saturday the gap probably
will be mile across.
New Roads, heretofore considered
practically safe from the Torras flood,
is rapidly becoming inundated This
section of the parish being thickly pop
ulated, much rescue work will be re-
quired. Motor boats and skiffs are be-
ing constructed here by the govern
ment representatives. In some in
stances the officers have confiscated
boats, and are holding them in readi-
ness. Lieutenant Weeks. who has about
cleared the country around Bachelor
and Lettsworth OF refugees, will es-
tabiish headquarters here and direct
the relief work
Farmers driving their live stock in
advance OF the flood arrived here from
the country around Foroche and re-
port there are hundreds of persons
marooned in their homes in that vicin-
fty in urgent need Of relief Motor
boats We're unable to reach that dis
trict owing to a series of accidents
Looters in skiffs and fat boats are re-
ported to be reaping a rich harvest in
the inundated country. Many houses
from which their occupants were
hastily driven have been broken open
and robbed, and i'll some instances
money and valuable TO a considerable
amount taken.
Judging from the large families that
have passed through the New Roads
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
HOW,s THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo O.
We, the undersigned have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDO, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
REMEMBER YOUR LAST
DOSE OF CALOMEL
You Probably Recall the After Effects
of the CalOmel More Than You Do
the Sickness You Took 1t For

You don't have to go through this
again.
Next time your liver gets sluggish
and inactive, We suggest that you go to
the Court Pharmacy for a bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone, a vegetable liquid
that will start your liver as surely as
calome1 ever did and with none of the
after effects of calomel It is absolutely
harmless both to children and adults
and demands no restriction of habits or
diet.
The Court Pharmacy guarantees Dod-
sons Liver Tone to take the place of
calomel. and will refund your money if
1T fails in your case
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
MYSTIC SHRINERS NEXT MEETING
Will be Held I'm Dallas-Cunningham
Elected Imperial POtentate

Los Angeles, Cal. May 1O.-E. A.
Cults of Savannah was elected imperial
outer guard yesterday by the Imperial
Council Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
Dallas, Tex.swas chosen for the 1913
conclave.
William J. Cunningham of Baltimore,
former imperial deputy potentate, was
elected imperial potentate, succeeding
John Frank Treat of Fargo N D.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
EDDY WILL STANDS

Concord. n. H, May 10.-The clause
of the will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
founder of the Christian Science church,
bequeathing the residue of her estate,
valued at about s2,000.O00. to the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston,
creates valid trust in the opinion of
the supreme court of New Hampshire,
announced yesterday. The court holds
that 1.-The residuary clause is not a gift
to church but a gift for religious
purposes sustainable as a charitable
trust"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

CONTINUED on Second Page)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

Wash out old sores.% fostering wouds
and ulcers with DARBY'S PHOPHY-
LACTIC FLUID. It is wonderful dis
infectant and healing remedy. 1t heals
up running sores of long standing that
will not yield to an ordinary liniment,
because it destroys poisonous germs,
cleanses the sore of foul matter and
helps nature to repair the damage
flesh. Price so cts. per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

The Merchants Cafe is now open
night and day. Never closed You can
get just what you want to eat, cooked
as you like 1t, at moderate prices. Fish
and oysters a speciality.
J. r. Dewey, Proprietor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
STOPS SCALP ITCH
DandruffN and Every Form Of Seal
Disease Cured Quick by Zemo

Disease Cured Quick by ZemO
1t is simply wonderful how Zemo
goes after dandruff. You rub a little
of it in with tips of the fingers. 1t
gets right down into the glands, stim-
ulates them, stops the itch, and makes
the head feel fine. No, it isn't sticky!
Zemo is fine, clear, vanishing liquid.
You don't have to even wash your
hands after using Zemo. And what a
wonder it is for eczema, rash, pimples
and all skin Affections. Zemo is pre-
pared by E. w. Rose Medicine Co, St.
Louis, Mo-, and is guaranteed by all
druggists to give perfect satisfaction.
Endorsed and sold in Ocala by the
Postoffice Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
CURED OF DIABETES

Springfield. Mo-. October. 1909. Halls
Texas Wonder. of No. 1926 Olive street,
st. Louis, cured me OF severe case OF
diabetes and 1 recommend 1t to any one
suffering from kidney trouble.-Mrs.
Kate Waldorf, West Calhoun street
Sold by druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

For soreness of the muscles whether
induced by violent exercise or injury.
Chamberlains Liniment is excellent.
This liniment is also highly esteemed
for the relief it affords in cases OF
rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10
TOM is TRUCULENT
Erstwhii POpulist Leader Intends tO
BE a High Card at the Demo-
cratic Convention

Augusta, Ga, May 1O.-Tom Watson
is not only going to make fight for
place on the Georgia delegation to
Baltimore, but asserts his intention to
son why"
Watson says: Il mean to lock horns
with Bryan, and to exhibit that coldly
selfish fraud in his true character"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-10

Don't you think when you go to have
your pictures made that you'd better
go to studio that will give you the
best work? Certainly. Then come to
to the OcaIa Photo Co.