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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

A special course in tobacco grow
ing, covering every step il produc-
ton, from the preparation of the seed
bed to the stripping and grading of
the cured leaf. VII! hereafter be reg
ular part Of the curriculum of the
Kentucky College of Agriculture, and
no fees viii be required of persons
living in the state who desire to take
the course. The Importance of the
tobacco crop to Kentucky's prosper
ity, and the many complicated details
entering into it's production, decided
DR.. J. H. Kastle, Dean of the College
ment Station, some time ago to give
more attention to instruction regard
ing this crop. For some time past a
shorter course in tobacco growing has
been conducted by the Agricultural
College and has attracted students
from number of other states and
from several foreign countries, and
most an entire year, the expectation
is that it will make the Kentucky Ag-
ricultural College the foremost au-
thority on tobacco growing in the
country if not in the world,
The Kentucky College enjoys a
number of peculiar advantages in
making a speciality of tobacco. 1t is
located in the center of the white bur-
ley district, where students can find
an immense territory for study and
comparison of growing crops. The
Experiment Station is maintained in
connection with the United States De
partment of Agriculture, and many OF
the problems in tobacco growing. sub
mitted to the department are referred
to the Kentucky station for experiment
and remedy. AS result the Ken;
lucky station is under the direction
of men who have made the closest
study of the science of tobacco grow
| ing and marketing, and their work is
attracting worldwide attention.
Close To Greatest Market.
The student of tobacco growing
will also have the advantage of being
close to the greatest markets of loose
| leaf in the world, where experts from
all parts of the United States as
semble during the season to make
! purchases for the manufacturers
There is no more complicated process
than that of tobacco classification
hearty every manufacturer having his
| own methods according to the grades
and qualities Of tobacco he manufac
lures. ; In Lexington also are located
the redriers. which play SO important
a part in the modern manufacture Of
tobacco. 1t is the hope of the Agri
cultural College to give the student
such accurate and detailed informa
ton and instruction. and such prac
teal experience that he can fit him
| self to make profitable use of the in
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

is very important and too much stress
can not be laid on tne fact that the
males should be taken away from the
flock and sold or placed in "a separate
pen SO that iRfertile eggs should be
produced. AS an illustration the egg
will become utterly useless for food
purposes in twenty-four hours in hot
weather if fertile. If infertile, it will
still be in a good condition for seven
days under wrong conditions of tenn
perature and transportation, the great
est change being in shrinkage or eyap-
Grafton. So it is easy to see that if
the males were removed and the eggs
were infertile this section would soon
be recognized as one in which the best
eggs are produced just as several 9TH
er sections in the United States, and
they would command a premium price
The inexpensive buildings that are
necessary for poultry keeping will en-.
able any one to make start and prop
er care and management will enable
the owner to bvild and equip plant
with his earnings. 1t is possible to
use much spare time in the poultry
work and no lands need be set aside
especially If the buildings are spread
out over the field and when spread out
the possibilities are unlimited as to
the size of the plant, and the number
Of fowls which should be kept in per
feet condition under one manager. In
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
HUMOROUS SIDE OF THE WAR
officer of German Tank Steamer Leda
Caused Its Capture by His
Amateur Wireless.

New York.-Details of the capture
Of the German tank steamship Leda,
bound from Rotterdam to Baton
Rouge, La, by the British cruiser Suf-
folk and related by a passenger on
board the Caribbean, show the war to
have it's amusing side. According to
the passenger, the capture of the Leda
was effected through one Of her own
officers, who innocently gave the
whereabouts of the vessel to the
cruiser.
The Leda is not equipped regularly
with wireless, but this officer had
rugged up an amateur set on board.
The Leda was approximately 1Se miles
away from Bermuda on August 8,
That morning the wireless amateur
began calling CO." the signal mean
ing "All ships. attention" The op-
orator on board the Suffolk. cruising
In the vicinity, heard the call and get.
ting In communication asked the
Leda's nationality and position. At
once the German answered. giving his
name and his morning position.
Within two hours the Suffolk ran
alongside and ordered the tank steam
er to stop. She then conveyed the
German vessel to Bermuda
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
MANIFESTO THAT BROKE BROKE PEACE EUROPE


the heart, forms visible bloody track
were operated and directed in Servia.
A halt must be called to. these In
tolerable proceedings, and an end must
be put to the incessant provocations
Of Servia. The honor and dignity Of
my monarchy must be preserved I'M
impaired.
In vain did my government make an
attempt to accomplish this object by
peaceful means and to induce Seryia,
by means of serious warning, to de-
sist. Servia has rejected the just and
moderate demands of my. government
and refused to conform to those obli-
cations, the fulfillment of which forms
the natural and necessary foundations
of peace in the life of peoples and
states. I must therefore proceed by
force of arms to secure those indis-
pensable pledges which alone can in
sure tranquility to my states within
and lasting peace without.
In this solemn hour 1 am fully con-
scious of the whole significance of my
resolve and my responsibility before
the Almighty. l have examined and
weighed everything, and, with a Sc
rene conscience, ! set out on the path
to which my duty points. trust in
my peoples, who, throughout every
storm have always rallied in unity and
loyalty round my throne, and have al
| ways been prepared for the severest
sacrifices for the honor, the greatness,
and the might Of the fatherland. I
trust In Austria-Hungary's brave and
devoted forces, and trust in the Al
| mighty to give victory to my arms.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
SPECIAL COURSE IN TOBACCO GROWING

struction given, whether as grower,
dealer, buyer or a manufacturer
Course Begins March I.
The course will begin the first Of
March in each year, with practical in
struction in the preparation of the
seed bed, seed testing, cleansing of
tobacco seed, and the preparation of
the soil. Each student will be given
small tract for an experimental
patch of tobacco, and at the end of
the season his crop will be graded by
an expert tobacco buyer on the Lex
ington market The first three months
of the course will be devoted to the
second three months to its cultivation
and harvest and methods of fighting
disease and insects, and the third
three months to its handling, curing,
stripping and marketing The special
course will be concluded in Christ
mas week, with practical instruction
in the local markets
The demand for skilled and trained
men in all branches of the tobacco
business is greater than the supply,
and it is expected that the special to-
bacco course will enable young men
to fit themselves for a profession, as
we'll as to give practical farmers a
thorough scientific knowledge of to
bacco growing and marketing SO
that their own crops may be grown
with a better idea of what the trade
demands.
The Kentucky College of Agricul
ture is the first to establish a full
course in tobacco culture, and its
course promises to attract national
| attention.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
CASTLES TO. BE BLOWN UP
Great Buildings in Belgium Mined for
Destruction on Approach
Of Enemy.

Namur, Belgium.-On arriving in
Namur, l found huge crowd Of Ger
man prisoners, says Maurice GerSe-
cult in the Chicago News. They were
well equipped, but seemed demora-
lized, and would talk but little. They
complained of having had INSULT
cient food, and their appearance sug-
gested that the complaint was justi-
fed. The German quartermaster de-
partment, apparently, has been over
taxed. Military men here say that
Teutonic craftsmanship has been in
accurate, the artillery being slow in
rectifying it's aim. The German cav
airy, however, is first class, and ubi-
quitous, burning farms and haystacks,
ransacking post Offices, and overrun-
ming the spaces between the forts.
In Namur all the big trees have
been cut down or blown to pieces by
dynamite, to prevent their use in di-
recting the enemy's artillery fire. The
most beautiful castles and villas In
the valley of the Mouse have been un-
dermined, ready to be blown up when
the enemy appeared.
I have seen Belgian. soldiers sleep
ing on velvet and silk curtains in the
villas. The owners do notacare, but
feed their guests well, and treat them
as if they were their own children.
Innumerable trenches protected by
barbed wire have been excavated by
the Belgian soldiers, assisted by work
men from the idle factories, the en-
gineers and foremen especially rem
dering splendid service. The Belgian
officers are actuated by a high fight
ing spirit, which is fully shared by
their men.
The soldiers declare that waiting in
the trenches for the next battle makes
them nervous. The officers have trou
BILE in restraining them from taking
the offensive, although they respect
the resolutet qualities of the invaders
The captured German horses are
emaciated and weak.
1t is estimated that the number OF
French troops in the Belgian province
of Luxembourg is 10000. They are re
ceived with many demonstrations OF
Joy. In marching they sing and adorr
their guns with flowers.
1
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
I D[[lEElBT
HYGIENE IN HOUSE AND YARD
Second In, importance Only to High
Constitutional visor and Health
of Poultry Stock.
CRy RAYMOND PEARL,

Every one knows instances of more
or less successful poultry keeping
under the most unsanitary and I'M
hygienic of conditions, so similarly
human beings are able when forced
to do so to live under unhygienic con-
ditions. But every civilized country
in the world believes that the most
economical insurance against the
steady loss of national wealth which
the prevalence of disease involves, is
the enforcement of sanitary regula-
tions throughout it's domain. In
poultry keeping many may be success
full for time in managing their birds
in defiance of the laws of sanitation
and hygiene. A very few may be sue
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

leaving then fiat board bottom with
rail in front of 1t an inch high to
hold the grain in place. With the
slat front removed the trough dupli-
Gates the conditions of the fiat chick
feeding board, used by many poultry
keepers for feeding chicks during the
first two or three weeks of life.
OF course it is entirely possible to
make troughs in accordance with the
principle of this improvement with
removable Slated openings ON both
sides, to be set down In the middle of
the yards so that the birds can get at
the feed from both directions. Con-
venient dimensions are as follows:
Length, feet inches; height to
peak. 1 foot 6 inches; width at bot.
tom, 8 inches; width at widest part.
93a inches; height of front opening,
121s inches; width of roof boards
(front and back the same) IL inches.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

cessful in this practise for long time,
but in the long run the vast majority
will find that thorough, careful and
intelligent attention to these laws will
be one of the best guarantees of per-
manent success that they can find. 1t
may be said that the essentials in the
correct management of poultry are:
Clean houses; clean air; clean food;
clean water; clean yards and clean
range; clean incubators and brooders;
clean birds, outside and inside.
Too great stress cannot be laid on
the Importance of fresh air in the
poultry house if the birds are to be
kept in good condition. And it must
be remembered that fresh" air and
cold stagnant air are two very differ
ent things. Sunlight is natures great
disinfectant. Its importance is no less
in poultry than in human sanitation.
Probably there is no greater assistance
to the diseases of poultry than dark
and damp houses, and dark houses are
frequently damp. The poultry house
must be airy, light and dry. The place
where poultry are housed must be
kept dry If the flock is to be productive
and free from disease.
Along with housing as a prime fac.
tor in poultry sanitation goes feeding.
Detailed discussion of the compound
ing of rations and such topics will not
be considered here, but there are,
however, certain basic principles Of
hygienic feeding which must always
be looked after if one is to avoid dis
eases. These are: Purity of food !;
overlooking; green food; fresh drink
ing water, and clean troughs or re-
ceptacles for the food.
The type of Slated feed trough, used
by many poultrymen, in feeding
growing chickens is open to certain
objections. 1t is very difficult 20 keep
the grain dry in it IL wet, stormy
weather. Furthermore, the fact that
very small chickens cannot use this
type of trough entails additional labor
An improved trough devised by Mr.
F. w. Tenney, obviates all disadvan
| tages and has many points to recon-
mend 1t. The improvements consist
| first, in making the Slated front Of
the trough removable as a whole
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
cAPoNlzIlNG PAYS THE BEST
Some Of Crosses Make Monster Fowls
and There Is Practically No Ex-
pense In Rearing.

Caponizing pays best on the farm.
The young oockerels OF all large
breeds. from the Rocks and others OF
their size on up are the kind that
give best profit as a capon. Some OF
the crosses make monster capons.
The Plymouth Rock and Brahma
make fine cross for the capon mar
ket. On the farm the capon is prac-
tically little expense and there is so
much room for him. 1t is often a
question what to do with the cock
erels. There are more than you care
to eat, and the price soon declines
toward fall. and with so many chas-
ing around they fight and run on
their flesh. Not SO the capon-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

spending number. Therefore a good
strong vigorous male bird should be
selected and much trouble will be elm
mated. In selecting the male secure
if possible one that is strong and Wig
orous, large of bone, deep breasted,
we'll shaped, broad backed, head well
filed out and alert eyes, and you will
have taken quite forward step in
building up the flock. Eastern Ken
lucky is the logical place for poultry
and is adapted in every way to its cul-
ture.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
BIG BROTHERS TO WAR;
GIRL AND MOTHER SAD

To Lolita Krell. fourteen years old,
the war in Europe is the most terrible
thing that has ever happened in her
life.
With her four big brothers, Peter,
Ludwig. Joseph and Louis, and her
mother, Mrs. Augusta Krell, a widow,
she sat under the trees in Jackson
park, Chicago. They were having
their last picnic together. Joseph and
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

Ludwig had brought their sweethearts
with them, too, to go rowing on the
lagoon and to see the German build
ing by the lake.
Lolita held Peter tightly by the hand
and followed him everywhere. He was
her favorite brother, and had been her
playmate ever since she could remem-
Der. f;ve
"They went to the German consul
and told him they would fight for the
kaiser, = said the mother, with grief In
her eyes They must go because their
father was brave soldier"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

dismal piles, and their gayety is gone
The government steadfastly refuses
to receive its own bank notes and
nothing but silver and gold is accepted
all over the city. The shops refuse q
sale rather than take paper money and
hotels give meals gratis In preference
to changing hundred franc bill.
Indeed there are scores ofpeople go
ing around Paris with several thou
sand francs worth of notes in aheir
pocket and they can neither eat nor
taxi nor go to the theater nor do auy-
thing that makes life enjoyable.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

One of the most important facts
about the poultry industry in Ken
lucky is that We are one of eleven
states in the union that exports eggs
land poultry Statistics show that east
ern Kentucky contributes its share for
expectation. Among the produce and
commission men the eastern Kentucky
eggs are watched very closely in sum-
mer for large per cent of these eggs
come to market in very bad condi-
ton, especially in the hot weather. 1t
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
70 MAINTAIN SOIL FERTILITY

The first care of the farmer should
be to maintain the fertility of the soil.
To do this he must first know what
is in it. The best way to do this Is to
learn how to test his own soil by
growing various kinds of plantn un
der various combinations of applied
fertilizers. If he can learn farm
chemistry, so much the better.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
RYE SAFE FEED roR BROOD sow.

Rye is !. safe feed for hogs of all
ages and conditions and has value
OF about 80 per cent that of corn.
Soaking It for IL hours makes it more
easily masticated, SO reduces the loss
from incomplete digestion. Scatter
ing it thinly upon a clean floor or
turf Is further help as 1t enforces
slower eating. However. grinding is
more efficient method of feeding.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
SHOULD FURNISH FRESH WATER

Don't forget that the hens want
plenty of fresh water, even If the
weather isn't hot Laying hens are
heavy drinkers. as SO much Of the egg
is composed OF water.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
Not ! handsonre Man,

He They say. dear. that people
who live together get in time to look
exactly alike.
She Then you may consider my re-
fusal final
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
The Real PuzxIe.

"a New York man gave up his seat
In a street car to a lady passenger
the other day and Immediately fell
dead"
What puzzles me Is why the lady
didn't fall dead
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

Farm life may be made burden or
pleasure, according to the manage
ment Of the home. the farm and tbs
farm work.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

The earlier in life that weed is
killed the better. as they rob the soil
of moisture and plant food.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

Before we were married my wife
swallowed everything said"
How It it now?"
Now she often makes me eat my
own words"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

Plan to put up a silo before corn
cutting time comes.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
Poor Board Would Do.

Guess won't have to worry about
a suitable boarding house this sum-
mer.".
why not?"
'-The doctor told me go somewhere
and take on desh."
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

The man and the cows are the twins
Of the dairy business
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

Do not put up silage when it is too
green.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-20

Church. Professionalism would rob
the natives of their Catholic in
heritance by disseminating the
seeds Of unbelief and irreligion,
and one Of the means which it
utilizes for this purpose is the
wholesale distribution of Bibles in
the vernacular. The want Of sue
cess which it has had in Catholic
countries ought to teach it to
mind it's own business, and not try
to destroy the faith Of those who
will never accept it's evangelical
tenets.
The holy horror with which the
Renacimento Filipino" views
this burning of Protestant Bibles
at Vigan could be more legitimate
ly conjured up in an attempt to
show the futility of the American
Bible Association S efforts to gain
recruits for the Protestant sects
by tricking the Filipinos into
carrying Protestant Bibles to
their homes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-20

DR.. Anna Shaw, President of the
National Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, has again been heard from.
This time she states oracularly
that the marriage ceremony has
outlived it's usefulness and should
be relegated to oblivion. We
have reason to believe that Anna
is neither a prophecies nor the
daughter of a prophecies. The
marriage ceremony will cease to
exist only when the last Christian
man and woman have mated for
life in the indissoluble bond which
religion makes the cornerstone of
the home and the safeguard of
family life. When that time comes
Anna shall have had ample oppor-
tunity to revise her statement in
view of the fuller knowledge
which she will then possess. At
present, no one pays any more at
tention to her vaporings than
they do to her masculine eccen-
tricities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-20

We desire to call the attention
of our readers to the lists of books
by Catholic authors which we are
publishing. These books are con-
tanned in the st. Paul Public
Library and the lists are furnished
through the courtesy of the librar-
ian, DR.. Dawson Johnston. These
lists should be cut out and pre-
served for future reference as they
give the name of the author, the
title Of the book, and the number
under which it is catalogued. They
are intended for the benefit of our
readers many of whom have asked
us for the names of Catholic
books in the Public Library, as
well as for others who may be in
terested in the Catholic literature
which is found on the shelves in
all it's departments. We shall con-
tinue to publish these lists from
time to time as they are furnished
by the library authorities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-20

At the General Federation of
Women s Clubs held in Chicago
this week, Ella Flagg Young; Su-
perintendent of schools, declared
that the lectures on Sex Hygiene
in the Chicago public schools were
a success. According to her state
ment "the girls enlightened, left
the lecture halls with uplifted
chins in consciousness Of the
womanhood that was in them in
stead Of the smirks Of ignorance.
-. L had listened to the lectures
before they were made public and
became convinced Of their value.
They teach respect for the body,
and this respect will solve the
problem Of personal hygiene. !"
One cannot have a very high
opinion of Mrs. Young's ability as
a judge in this matter when one
remembers that the lectures were
so obscene and suggestive that
they were debarred from the
United States mail. If lectures of
this kind be necessary to make the
girls of Chicago walk with up
lifted chins in consciousness of the
womanhood that was in them, "
then it would be preferable to
have them live, as their forefathers
did, in ignorance of the facts con-
veyed to them in this way. Knowl-
edge of this kind will not "solve
the problem of personal hygiene, =
but rather serve to aggravate the
evils complained of in many places
where sex teaching has been in
PRODUCED into the public schools.