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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-04-02

And l was confident the mo-
ment | it, and looked it over,
that | held the trophy winner in
my hand. So much so that when
| left for Omaha to exhibit the
ear, | took it out of my grip and
showed it 10 the station agent
with the words, That's the ear
I'm going to win the 1000 tro-
ply with. ~
So there's the story of the
champion ear as Palm told it
himself. And on the strength Of
it who will say that Fred c..
Palm doesn't justly merit the
title, THE Man who Knows
Corn?
But that's not all of Palms
story. He tells it willingly,
though modestly, for he knows
that his story whenever told is a
source OF great Encouragement
of the thousands of farmers who
never had better chance than
he had himself. Palm was born
and brought up on a farm near
Newton, Ind. He has never
owned a foot of farm land in his
life, and the 860.acr farm on
which the champion ear of corn
which won the Kellogg Trophy
was grown is rented farm.
Mr.. Palms real experience as
a farmer began about sixteen
years ago. He had been on the
road as a grocery speciality sales
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-04-02

Frederick Townsend Martin, The
satirist of the idle rick" made a wit
~ speech. at a literary dinner in New
York. about modern marriage. Love
he said. certainly has very small
place In a marriage n la mode. I was
talking the other day at tea 20 o
beautiful debutante, when a beautiful
bride, a girl of 1S or so, passed with
her husband. The husband was ar
old fellow Of 20, and the debutante
nodding toward him. said. 81 sup
pose Bessie married Millions for his
money TT she did said I severely
IL was very wrong and foolish thins
TO do Yes, wasn't it?' said the
debutante. old Millions looks sc
healthy. I'm sure he'll live to a hun
drod.'"
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66e Unique Story ofits Discovery
NE oNSnoN IAa

Just a countryman that's
ALL" is the way the grower of
this remarkable ear of corn, Mr..
Fred G. Palm, styles himself.
Though he is admitted to be
one of the leading corn experts
in the country -one whose SER
vices are greatly in demand as a
Judge of corn exhibits, Mr.. Palm
asks for no greater honor or dis
tinction than to be known as a
plain Hoosier farmer, and while
he openly processes a reasonable
pride in the achievement of
growing the famous ear of corn
which was adjudged the most
perfect ever grown, it is without
a shadow of ostentation.
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County DIRECTORY.

Judge, w. A. Parsons.
circuit Clerk, c. G. Starcher,
Deputy, Everett Starcher.
Prosecuting Atty, A. &. Mathews,
Assistant, :. T. Bell.
Sheriff, G.. A. Jarvis,
Deputy, J. $. Jarvis.
Assessor, Bob Knotts,
Do,,,,;os George lJays,
Boil Mollohan.
Supt. or Schools, Wheeler Chenowetb.
Com'r OF School Lands, Bruce Terrell.
Zaok Stump,
County Court G.I L. I LYnsh,
Clerk, S. w. McClung,
Deputies Ira Hardmsn.
Circuit Court convenes 3rd Tuesday in
April. August and November.
County Court meets lst. Monday i'm Jam
nary, April, July and November.
Commissioners in Ohanc.ry, Daniel b
Stutler, Albert Smith, AikCS q Mathew.
and Elliott Chenowelh.
Commissioners of Acc)lI; +. w. HILL.
Arnoldsburg, and S. I. Wal o. Grantsyiils
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Ahovs the snrfan.-

J. Plerpont Morgan, looking up from
his well-beloved solitaire I'm the saloon
OF the Olympia, asked resident OF
Denver the news OF western politics
Well sir, our most startling news.
said the Denverite, smiling. is that
John Blank-he named a Colorado
statesman-"has turned Baptist
Turned Baptist?" said Mr.. Morgan
Yes. sir; turned Baptist" But &c
turn Baptist don't you have to be
totally immersed o. Yes, sir: that IL
correct" Mr. Morgan shook his head
grimly and HIS cold blue eye twinkled
as he said: Then 7 can't believe the
report Blank would never consent 70
disappear from the public view foi
that length Of Washington
Star.
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plOn ear.

In the first place, Palm knows
corn. If there were no more
proof of this fact than the bare
story of the development and
discovery of the champion ear, it
would be enough. And in proof
of this fact, here is the story as
he told it himself:
1T was in November, 1910,
and we were just harvesting our
crop. The weather had been
good, but we were a little late
with the harvest. The men we're
going through the fields with the
wagon in the usual way gather
ing the corn, and the harvest
was a promising one.
We have a sort of corn show
at my farm all the time, and
there is always an award for ex-
ceptionally good ears of corn
ears sufficiently true to type to
permit of their being exhibited.
There is a small box on every
corn wagon in which the most
perfect ears are thrown. These,
when properly selected, consti-
tute the seed corn, and among
these more perfect ears we oc-
casionally find an ear that we are
willing to exhibit in a contest.
ION the day the champion car
was found, / was at the house
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and at dinner time one of the
men brought it in and laid it,
with number Of other ears, up
on the window sill in the we'll
room for me to take and put
away in the seed house.
Well" l said, do you think
you've got good ear there?'
1t looks to me like a good ear
he said. What do you think of
it?'
I picked it up and looked it
over. Well l said, finally, L
think it is the most perfect ear
of corn l ever saw. It's good
enough to win the w. X. Kel-
logg, 200 trophp this year at
Omaha.
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Congressman Hamilton made
a speech in the House last Tues
day and called to the attention of
that body the situation of which
all West Virginians shoull be
proud. He was speaking i'm ia
vor of the river and harbor bill
and brought out the fact that
while the bill appropriates about
$27, 900, 900, more than one fourth
of it for the Ohio River, and of
the total amount for the Ohio
River about three-fourths will be
spent in West Virginia. Incl
dentally be remarked that the
greater part Of the amount to be
expended in West Virginia will
come to his own district. Never
before the present Congress has
so large a proportion Of the ap-
preparations carried by any river
and harbors bill come to the
Ohio River and never before has
West Virginia received 50 Urge
an appropriation for waterway
improvements. This is but one
of the many instances Of what
the Democratic Congressmer
from West Virginia are accomp
fishing for their state which ha,
never been done before.
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The Worlds Greatest Ear of Corn,

VARlEIYPaHns
400 ~'ON'
Al YBRlD-The seventh production
MaleReds
ard
NAESoNS-Lnsh 10 is Number
an meh Width
6 an inch Arrangement
OF the tip being we'll grains ounces Estimated
tons corn, q col, PEI cen. '
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Congressman Hamilton has in
troduced a bill and expects to
pass it through the House pro-
viding for payment of $4,000
to Felix Morgan of Palestine.
MIR. Morgan was employed by
the government on the construc-
ton of lock No 5 in the Little
Kanawha River and was directed
to perform an exceptionly haz-
arduous duty. He did so under
protest and as the result Of a
premature blast he lost the sight
of both eyes and has been blind
for 20 years. Futile efforts have
been made by other Congress
men to provide relief for him
but MIR. Hamilton now has as
surances that his bill will be
passed.
A little less than a year ago
the Republican papers in West
Virginia were roundly berating
everyone who did not approve of
Gov. Glasscock's plan to force
a primary election law upon the
state. Within the last few
weeks former Gov. Dawson has
written to the Chairman OF the
Republican State Committee
asking that a primary election be
held to determine the preference
of the West Virginia Republicans
for President of the United
States. Almost without excep-
ton the Republican papers of
West Virginia have opposed Gov.
Dawson's suggestion and are
demanding that the old time
method of selecting delegates to
the National Convention shall be
adopted. So far as the Repub-
lican papers in West Virginia
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WHERE UNDERWOOD STANDS.


Ways and Means committee was
interrupted in his speech against
the sugar tax by a Louisiana
member, who inquired of Mr..
Underwood what he anticipated
would happen to the sugar indus
try in Louisiana if the tax was
removed from sugar. Mr.. I'm
derwood replied frankly that he
did not know what would happen
to the sugar industry of that
state, but hoped it would sur
vive, as it had done on previous
occasions. He added there was
one thing he did know, however,
and that was that the total pro-
ductlon of sugar in Louisiana was
less than one tenth Of the entire
sugar consumption in the United
States, and that he did not be-
lieve in the principles of taxing
~, 600. 600 American citizens in
order that a comparative few
sugar producers might make an
extra profit.
THE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The wholesale price of stand
ard granulated sugar in New
York on the day this item is
written is $685. per hundred
pounds. One week ago today
the price was $5.75, one month
ago today SIS. 45 and one year ago,
$3.50. These figures are taken
from the Weekly Statistical Sug-
ar Trade Journal, the official pub
LEGATION of the sugar industry of
the u. S.
Whether the sugar trust finds
1T necessary to increase prices to
reimburse itself for the stolen
millions it was forced to disgorge
to the government, following the
exposure of the underweighing
frauds, or whether the increases
are really justified by a shortage
of sugar production abroad, is
considered a debatable question
by many. But the fact that the
wholesale price of sugar in Lon
don averaging 2 cents a pound
less than in New York the year
around, shows beyond question
the advantage in favor of the
consumer in the country where
there is neither a sugar tariff nor
a sugar trust.
THE SUGAR TRUST CHECKS.
When the bill to repeal the tax
on sugar was up for discussion
in the House, Asher C. Kinds, of
Maine, arose and loudly pro-
claimed that a certain ledger in
the office of the sugar trust in
New York would show that the
trust had sent checks to the
campaign managers of both the
Democratic and Republican par
ties. Mr.. Hardwick of Georgia
replied. He said that what Mr..
Kinds stated was true, but that
the same book also showed that
the check which had been sent to
the Democratic campaign head
quarters had been returned un-
cashed, whereas the one sent to
the Republicans had been cashed
and spent.
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man, when he took a notion he
would rather be an agriculturist,
so he took few short courses at
Purdue University and rented a
portion of the farm he now occu-
pies. Nine years ago he began
carefully breeding this new va
rlety Of corn. For two years he
planted two rows of Reds yell
low Dent, then two of Alexan-
der's Gold Stand ard, detasseling
the Gold Standard. From the
detasseled rows he picked for
seed only the ears carrying the
characteristics he wanted to re-
produce, planting these In breed
ing pots and maintaining careful
selection, so that in nine years
time he had developed a well set
tied type.
The Palm champion ear was
the first winner of the w. K.
Kellogg National Corn trophy, a
handsome silver and enamel cup
made by Tiffany of New York at
a cost of $1,000. Mr.. Kellogg as
the originator and manufacturer
of Toasted Corn Flakes naturally
has a deep interest in the devel
opment of the higher grades of
corn, for the company of which
he is president, the Kellogg
Toasted Corn Flake c., requires
ten thousand bushels Of corn a
day for the making of its prod
uct. The Kellogg trophy was
offered to be awarded in annual
competition for the best single
ear of corn until won twice by
the same producer. The fact
that the Kellogg product is made
only from selected white corn,
while the winning ear was of 4
pronounced yellow typo, was a
peculiar feature.
The Kellogg trophy was won
in 1910 at Columbus, Ohio, by
r. A. James, of G. arleston, Ill.,.
with a magnificent ear of Reds
Yellow Dent, but not so perfect
an ear as that which originally
won the trophy and which has be-
come known as the best car of
corn ever grown. l."
The next award of this trophy
will be made at the next Nation
al Corn Exposition, which will be
held in February, 1913, at Column
bia, S. G. 1t is planned to max e
this exposition much broader in
scope than any held in the past,
and consequently a longer time
will be required for preparation.
Special buildings are being erect
ed for the exposition, the main
building to be 400 by 1877 feet,
ground measurements. The
state of South Carolina has ap-
propriated $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the exposition and the
prospect is that Dixie will do
herself proud" in an effort to
make this exposition the great
est of its kind ever held.
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A Staten Island man says that
Jumps of hail as big as baseballs
fell on the roof Of his house.
He must be trying to put one
over.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

john Robins, the popalat Bod.
head post master, was here Mon
day.
DR. Green. dentist, of London,
will arrive at Mt. Vernon next
week to locate.
]. NJ. Adams and Charley Hurt
were here from Brodhead ye ster-
day between trains.
G. M, Ballard started out Tues
day travelling for the shoe house
of King & Co. N; shville,
Mis- Rose McCord and Rev.
G. S. Watson are in Louisville,
attending the meeting of Presby-
terry.
S. T.. Proctor has finished his
rebuilding of the Whitehead prop
erty and moved thereto. He ha
made neat residence of it.
Mrs. Mary Miller, while sitting
in an arm chair reached over to
pick up an. article from the floor
when one of her ribs snapped in
two. -
Judge J. T. Adams was down to
Lebanon to see Dr. McChord
again a few days since. His feet
are still giving him considerable
trouble.
Mrs. Mary Miller was taken
seriously i'll Tuesday about noon
and remained in critical condition
for some hours. She is much
better now.
w. NJ. Bullock, who is doing
the work preparing the fair
grounds, was called home to Hans
ford, Saturday to shake hands
with his youngest offspring which
arrived that morning and will be
a voter in 1888
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Owing to delay in shipment
of part of the machine the fertilizer
department of the Srarda stone
crushing plant has not been started
but will be in working order within
next ten days when the gro und
linn estone will be ready for ship.
ment at $I.6o per ton f. o. b. at
plant. Thousands of tons of
this product will be used to en-
rich the soil throughout the various
counties of Kentucky, made in
Rockcastle.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Our splendid foreman Mr.. James
Pinkerton stole away Monday
evening accompanied by minister
and two or three friends, to the
home of MIR. John Baker on the
east side where dwelt a modest
maid of II years and in the quite
of the evening surrounded by only
the family and these few friends,
Rev T. c. Duke said the word
which made him and Miss Annie
Baker man and wife. Mr.. Pinker'
ton has been at the head of the
mechanical department OF this
Office since last October and ha:
proven himself a most pro6cien
and reliable man and although
total Stranger has made man,
friends IN the town.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Ev cry little town, and big ones
also, have their trials and tribula-
tions, generally on account of all
the citizens not seeing thru the
same spectacles. Mt. Vernon has
had its dose in way of heavy
Jolt to progress in last fifteen
months, now comes Brodhead to
the front with a "wow aud wumpus
over sidewalks etc. The little
town mentioned should take warn
ing from others that have played
with the fire OF misunderstanding
and differences and to make some
kind of compromise which is much
better than the beginning and
continuing of a useless warefare.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

w. ]. Sparks waterworks sys-
tenn is being extended to Langdon
Dormitory. The pipe line will
be tapped by the Graded school
DIR. A. G. Lowell, w. M. Mullins
C. G. Davis. Fl. G. Gentry and
others. The tank which has a ca
pacitv of ten thousand gallons is
located on an elevation near the
Sparks residence. and placed on a
concrete foundation fifteen feet
high, furnishes pressuessuficien'
to force water over any of the
buildings mentioned above. The
source OF supply is the Buckeye
spring near town branch jus
north OF the railroad. The waite
is raised to tank by steam pump
under chargeof engineer Marse jim
Rickels who usually keeps thu
tank guage lowering around tn
Item foot mark.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

THE DERBY: Worth was
worth bet Saturday" said Sam.
Trance must have been in one.
She ran last" Commented Felix,
the G. b.
Feather buster scattered my
COIN, remarked Hobb.
'Pop Gun shot my wad all to
bits" chirped John Watson B.
So it appears the boys didr' I
come home loaded down with
coin.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Regular Services at Baptist
Church, Sunday May 18TH 19I2,
Sunday School at 10 a. m, Preach
ing at II a. m. and Z 80 p. m.
Pertinent subjects discussed, in a
practical way. Teachers meeting
at church, every Tuesday evening
at 7. 80 interspersed with song prac
tice. Prayermeeting every Thurs.
day evening at 7 80, consider this a
personal invitation, and come Il
! all the above services.
. q TO. Dnke, .
Da actor
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Mrs. G. S. Griffin. of Buckeye,
is doing land Office business in
chicken raising Out of six
hundred incubator Matched, five
hundred chicks are living some of
them now large enough to fry.
Mrs. Grlffir is using two incubator.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The Cincinnati Times-Star pays
the following tribute 10 Judge
R. c.. Williams, for the splendid
manner in which he has conducted
the Office. Of prosecuting attorney
of the Kenton district: Common
wealth's Attorney Richard O..
Williams, since the session of the
recent grand jury, has set a record
for securing convictions in criminal
cases which has never been equaled
in KentOn county. In all. tft1
cases from indictments returned
have been prosecuted by Mr.. Will
liamS and in each case he Las Sc
cured a conviction. The only
other case, that of George Wolten-
berg. charged with ROBBERY, resulted
III hung jury and a new trial will
be forthcoming. This record is
! considered remarKaOle, as the otate
makes no provision for securing evil
dence in these cases. The grand
! jury report contained a recommend.
ton that members of the Legis-
lature from Kenton county do all
in their power to secure a State
appropriation for the employment
of a detective 10 aid the Common
wealth's attorney, but no action
was ever taken in the matter"
The above was followed by a list
of % convictions secured in such
cases since Feb.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Arrangements will be made for
proper accommodations for visitors
to Mt. Vernon fair in way OF hotel
and boarding houses Plenty OF
room will be found for all.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Gull Mcclure is whiting out
wheelbarrow legs for use in max
ing footstools which he will dis
tribute along the roadside between
home and town where he can take
"rests" on his way back and fourth
to see the trains go by. He pro-
poses to organize a lodge of the
"sons of rest at an early date,
saws there is abundant material
right in town and an institution
shall succeed with him as presiding
officer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The big drill at Spardais being
run day and night. This machine
cuts a six inch hole and is now
putting them down into the ledge
to a depth of So feet.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Louisville cemeteries, as shown
by a recent writer, contain 100000
dead. The city's census shows
the living population to be o.
about an equal number.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Mrs. Melvina Bussel of Rock
castle River section, widow OF the
late finn Bussel, died Wednesday
morning. She was a sister to
Uncle John French of this place
and was about so years of age.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

To THE TRADE:--l will hav
car OF ice next week. Ice will
be delivered every morning. Place
orders on Saturdays for meat and
ice for Sunday. The ice trade
must be cash or paid for weekly
and those who do not paw at the
end of each week will not get Ice
the next week. S and 10 cents
amounts must be cash.
Very respt.
May 3 at. w. A. Cox.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Miss McCord Principal, Brown
Memorial, expects to leave Mt.
Vernon, the last of June, to be
gone, most ofthe summer and those
who desire to enter, the school
next year, are request to file ap-
plication, at once.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Gus Staverson lost valuable
pony Tuesday. While it was in
pasture the ground gave way under
the animal until it sank several
feet. 1t was so badly injured that
it only lived a She TT time.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The Deacons' Tribulations a
comedy will be presented, at the
Graded school this evening. II
promises to be very enjoyable
occasion.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17
LET US TAKE YOUR MEASURE
WE CAN FIT YOU -

Breeders take notice. S
Langford will give $lOo.oo TOR the
best stallion colt sired by his
horse Rocket Peavine. See hlm
for partiCu ars.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

: All the girls are wearing it.
What? The new Summer Model
Shirt Waist Shirt, Fish is selling at
a dollar. Largest assortment in
in town to select from.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Mt. Vernon is a mighty sober
old town. A man under the in
fluenee of liquor is seldom seen
on her streets nowadays or nights
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

New line Of Arrow collars and
monarch shirts lots of fine patterns
in shirts plain and fancy.
Sutton & Mob ee.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The old WEIGH dwelling on West
Main near railroad crossing is no
more. Worxmen have removed it
and preparations are being made
for a new building of ten rooms
to replace the one removed.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Round trip ticket to Louisville
for $500 May nth. limited to May
18th. Round trip to Louisville
$5.22 May 10 and II limited 10
May goth. Round trip to Louis
vile $s.22 May I3-I4-Is-l6-I7,IS
2o-21-22 23-24-25 ~ and % limited
two DAYS from date of sale.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The Home Economic Club will
hold its regular meeting at Lang
don Dormitory Saturday May 49,,
at 2:3o p. m. The demonstration
will consist in the preparation and
serving of vegetables by Miss
Oskamp and her assistants. The
President requests that the mem
bers return the government bulle-
tinee, and receive others-that sh'
has for distribution.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

Sick headaches results from a
disordered condition OF the
stomach, and can be cured by the
use OF Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Try it. For
sale by Chas. G.. Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

More and up to-date machinery
is being added to the various stone
and sand crusher plants in Rock
castle.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-17

The Mt. Vernon Fair managers
are contemplating putting on
automobile races for each dav OF
the exhibition.