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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
Cohen Wins at Dayton, Ohio

Matt S. Cohen, the noted Lexington
rider and trainer of saddle and show
horses. won four first and one secoL d
prize out of five appearances in the ring
at the horse show last Wednesday al
Dayton, Ohio. The mare Gossip, sister
to Scandal, owned by Clarence Kerr, OF
Lexington, was the sensation of the
show. She won the first premium over
ten horses, and good judges say she has
no equal.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
Insurance Commissioner Files
His Report.

Insurance Commissioner NJ. p Clay
has fled with::State Auditor H. M. BIS
worth, the sorty-fourth annual report of
the insurance department, showing l4S
fire and fire marine insurance companies
were operating in this State by authority
of the Insurance Department at the close
of 1913.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
Rural Carriers Lose.

The Court of Claims at Washington
decided Saturday that a rural letter
carrier cannot collect additional pay
from the Government because his route
is longer than was stipulated when he
entered into contract. The decision
affects $4,000 rural carriers and many
cases
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24

Non PunCture Tire Factory,
12t DAYTON, OHIO
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
observation-disclosures.

Hand mesh purse, somewhere between
Gibson's Hospital and Miss Kate Rich
ardson's, on Fifth street, last Thursday.
Purse contained about $40. Reward for
return to Climax office. 43-2t
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
For Rent.

Four-room house on Big Hill avenue,
next to Judge Rice's residence. Also
four room house on Bybee Row. Both
in excellent repair. Mrs. E. Witt, East
Main street. Phone 29S. 39-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24
For Rent,

Room over Climax. formerly occupied
by Emil Lorisch's pool-room. Apply to
A DObrowsky. 42-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-24

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
RAISE SEED POTATOES
suREsT MEANS or DEVELOPING
HIeH-oRApE TU5ERs.
Uniformity OF Size and Shape Should
Receive More Attic ntion-There 10
Increasing Demand for Fancy
Table Stock.
,By WILLIAM

The superiority of immature over
mature tubers for seed purposes Is
not as yet recognized by the American
ers. on the other hand. have long real
ized that. other things being equal.
larger crops can be produced from
immature seed than from mature seed.
Uniformity OF size and shape Is a
quality which should receive more
thought. and strains OF potatoes giving
the greatest yield OF ~fair-sized. shapely
tubers should be cultivated. IL Is par
~ticularly important at present that
such strains be developed. because
there is an increasing demand for
fancy table stock TO satisfy the re-
quirements OF a large and discriminat-
ing class OF u who are insist
ing on greater uniformity In size and
shape and are willing TO pay more for
such potatoes.
The simplest and surest means OF
developing high-grade seed potatoes
Is that OF the tuber-unit and hill -selec-
ton methods. The tuber-unit method
consists in selecting from the seed bin
a number OF the most perfectly
shaped tubers OF from six TO eight
ounces in weight. When planted these
are quartered. as dropped. into four
equal parts. This Is done by splitting
the bud-eye cluster in each direction
from seed TO stem end. In other words.
the tuber is cut lengthwise. All tn
bers showing discolorations Of the
flesh or other evidence OF disease
should be rejected. Plant the four
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Practical View Of IL

During a political campaign a Ger
tain orator spoke to a great gathering
OF country people in an Alabama town.
He deluged his hearers with a food
OF oratory. He was imprisoned. he
was impressive. he was grand. The
thunderous applause OF the crowd told
him so. He thrilled with the con
seriousness Of his power over the
minds of men. And. being In this
state OF mind. he stood In the midst
OF the assemblage. after speaking. and
listened to the comments OF the audi
ence. What do you think OF his
speech" asked one old farmer. strok.
ing a nerce-looking military mustache.
Well" replied another old fellow,
running his fingers through his ample
whiskers. Il kinder reckon that six
hours rain would have done Us a sight
more good"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

permit. All the officers participate un-
der the colonel's lead. for II is looked
upon as part OF the military duty. as
a good school for the young and good
practise for their elders. increasing
the ability OF all TO meet the stern de
mands OF war. A great many OF the
cavalry regiments keep a pack OF
hounds. In South Germany the lie OF
the country only permits of drag
hunts. but In the North deer and espe-
cially wild boar are coursed. the most
favored localities being the Senne and
Hanover This latter place is the
home OF the Great Military Riding in
%stitute. and the hunting there has at
tanned some celebrity. Almost all cav
airy and many field artillery officers go
through a course OF two years instruc-
ton there. There are also special
courses for non-commiesioned officers.
The teaching IL most thorough. and
aims at the highest grade of perfec.
ton. Long-distance rides form an
other branch of the military service.
No horses under eight years may par
ticipates In no case is their endurance
TO be tried to the utmost. the condl.
ton OF the horse at the end OF the
trial being one OF the chief points
called to account The great competi-
tion Of the year is the "Kaiserpreis-
ritt," for which the emperor oners
prizes TO each army corps and the rid.
ing institute at Hanover. To attain
It's definite possession. however, the
competitor must win the prize twice.
This article would be incomplete
without touching on the jumping com.
petitions and riding tournaments and
are held In many Of the larger to " n
throughout the empire, and in which
officers participate freely. A few years
ago these we're taken in hand by the
"KartelI fur Reit ind Fahrsport," and
the good influence OF this Organization,
which is built up on great lines. ex.
tends not only to the army. but also
TO horse breeding generally in Ger.
many. The competitions are open to
(a) horses in private possession and
officers chargers: OBJ horses belong
ing to the army ridden by n-com mis-
STONED officers: (c) horses that are
the property OF dealers or OF studs.
There are special tournaments for rid
ing horses. ~highschool horses. compe-
titions in cr~osecountry. record and
team jumping. tests OF obedience and
usefulnes competitions with special
reference to the riders ability, long
distance rides and-as the latest limo
vation-cross country riding over a
distance OF twenty kilometers. points
being given for the way obstacles are
taken as we'll as for pace. In many
ways the results obtained are really
excellent; good horses and good riding
are the rule. the teams of mis-.
stoned officers coming I'm for a fair
share OF the latter.
The high standard asked from
horses and riders in the competitions
may be seen in the accompanying Illus
trations OF ~well-known German sports
men. Special interest attaches to the
pictures OF the Leib-Hussar regiment
Deaths Head. which up to a recen,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Desert State Church.

What extensive proportions the
leave the state church movement has
attained in Germany were disclosed
for the first time at the meeting OF the
Berlin synod last week The move
ment is supported by free thinkers like
Ernst Haeckeh Prof. Drews. and ener-
g~et!cally by the Social Democratic par
". II was stated al the synod meet
ing that matters had reached a point
where even the reichstag no longer
contains a Protestant majority. as con
siderably more than half the imperial
parliament consists OF Roman Catho-
lies. Jews. and Socialist free thinkers.
who have renowned all church allegi-
anc During 1913 a total OF 1871
people were induced TO desert the
state evangelical church. and for the
last six years the number aggregates
more than $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Protect the Trees.

In sections where rabbits abound II
Is never advisable to leave the young
orchard without protection against
these animals. In a single night they
are capable of doing more damage
than the cost OF protecting the entire
orchard would have amounted to In a
year. As soon as the supply OF green
vegetation is destroyed by frost. then
the rabbits are very liable to turn 10
a diet OF orchard tree bark. and in a
very short time they can girdle a lit
tie tree beyond repair. Protect the
young trees by all means with wrap
pers. paint. or by fencing and then
kill, trap or poison the rabbits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
BEES AS CROP DESTROYERS
Charge That Damage Results From
Sucking Of Nectar From the
Flower Is Very Unjust One.

Bees r many times accused OF be
ing destroyers OF crops OF different
kinds. more especially the fruit crops.
The charge that damage results from
the bees sucking the nectar from the
flower is a very unjust one. relates the
Perdue Agriculturist, for. while the bee
Is taking the nectar from the flowers
II is aiding greatly In the pollenation
OF the flowers. making q good crop
possible
A complaint which is very often made
Is that the honey bee punctures fruits.
apples. pears. grapes. etc. and suck
the juices. AS a matter OF fact. bees
never puncture sound fruit. They do,
however. suck the juices from fruit IL
the skin is broken BY some other
means. thus using up fruit that is al
ready damaged.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

riding and the handling OF mounts:
while riding in the formal fashion OF
the school tends also to insure the ami
mails perfect obedience in the field.
A new riding regulation for the Ger
man army was issued in 1912 TO sup
plant the old one OF 1882. This excel
lent book. entering thoroughly into the
matter, does away with many anti
quated notions. and gives more free
dom 10 the teacher. To go into de-
tails would carry us too far. Suffice
II to a that. although a high stan
dsrd OF excellence is aimed at In
school riding and a perfectly made
horse is required. far more stress is
nov laid on crcss-country riding. jump
ing and hunting than formerly. The
program is summed up in the opening
words. TO meet the demands OF war.
the rider must have his horse under
perfect control. and the horse must be
obedient. agile and enduring"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
NEGOTIATING ALFALFA SEED
Some Farmers Have Wrong Idea as
TO Use OF Materials for Legumes
Bacteria Gather Nitrogen.

Bv J. r. NICHOLSON. Idaho Expert
ment Station)
The correspondence recently re
ceived by the Idaho experiment sta
ton would Indicate that some farm
ers have a wrong idea as TO the use
of incubation material for alfalfa and
other legumes. These bacteria ap-
piled to the seed have no power to
assist IN the termination OF the seed.
in increasing the stand or in correct
ing detrimental influence that may be
operating i'm the soil. Their sole duty
Is in gathering nitrogen from the air
and turning II over Z the plants on
whose roots they grow.
IL the soil IL deficient In nitrogen
Gus fertilizers. therefore. they will
enable the legume to make a good
growth and yield. II the soil. on the
other hand. Is sour. or contains al
kali. then these bacteria win be OF
little use Again. N poor seed Is used,
OF too much or too little seed Is sown
the bacteria viii not remedy these
troubles.
These bacteria need not be used n
the legumes already growing in any
particular soil show the nodules on
the roots. This can be determined by
careful examination OF the roots for
the nodules on the anne. New ground
is frequently deficient In these bac-
terra and they should be applied arti-
ficially.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Preparation Of Orchard.

AS the orchard is TO occupy the
land for several years. the work OF
thoroughly preparing the soil before
planting is important
Whether the planting is to be done
early or late in the season. there is no
time during the whole year so oppor-
tune for effective work with the pillow.
subsoil pillow and harrow as just after
the first good fall rain. At this time
the subsoil Is moist. not wet. and last
ing benefits result from stirring and
pulverizing the subsoil to a good
depth when 1t is In just the right con
dition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
M0RGANSM MEMORIAL.
Candle, Weighing 400 Pounds. "a
Perpetuate Memory.
Gigantic Taper WIN Be rs Zee, 4,
Height and VIII Stand In Vatican
at Rome 70 Be Lighted on
All Souls Day.

New York-Jnst imagine having m
use a derrick % feet high to dip a
candle! This Is rather an unusuai
performance. 10 be sure. as candle
f6 feet tall and weighing 400 pound,
are not manufactured every day. Tina
particular taper In question was ra
Gently made in this city by A. Aiello
& Bros. and ultimately Is to stand /,
the vatican at Rome. where II will be
lighted once a year, on All Souls dav
in memory OF the late ]. Pierpont Nor.
gan At this rate IL will have an on.
durance OF quite 1885 years-proyided
II viii be left TO burn the II hours o,
the day.
But why. you will probably ask. ain
a candle in this advanced age? Wen
here's a chance for some enterprislns
individual to help the candlemaker
because he has not yet been able 10
discover a method OF making pure
"a tapers that can come up 70 the
old-fashioned one or dipping. Bees
wax. unlike paraffin. ~stearin. etc. can.
not be cast in a form. for the simple
reason that IL sticks to the walls %
the mold and cannot be gotten out
Therefore the need OF the derrick
which was kept busy four weeks De-
fore the body OF the Morgan candle
had grown to the desired proportions.
This time element. however. varies
with the season OF the year. Under
the most favorable circumstances six.
teen dippings can be made in a day.
but as the taper In question was
built" in warm weather. one hour Ia.
stead OF 80 minutes had TO be al
lowed after each lowering OF the wick
into the nearby vat to give the war
sufficient time TO cool and harden
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

water Is nearest the surface, says the
Christian Science Monitor.
The flowers OF the witch hazel come
the last OF all the flowers. II blooms
In December. even. and may be found
all through November. The flower has
long narrow petals and a spicy fra
grance. II stands on the bare stem OF
the shrub wen after the leaves have
gone. The seeds OF last years blossom
ripen when the new flowers are in
bloom The pods open with a snap
and scatter the seeds sometimes 20
feet away. The witch hazel looks like
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Better BREEDING.

Commence grading up the farm
horse stock by mating carefully Sc
iected, sound. suitable mares with
sound. prepotent. muscular. pure-bred
registered stations.
Continue year after year TO use the
best obtainable pure-bred registered
stations OF the character and breed
first chosen and out-cross to
any other breed.
DO not use any stallion that Is IN
sound, unsuitable. partially impotent,
unlicensed or not registered in q stud
book
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
SWEET CORN AND SNAP BEANS
Main Points In Growing Good Crop IL
Making Soil Rich By Liberal
Applications Of Manure.

We know OF no other crops that pay
better for labor bestowed than a good
large plat OF sweet corn and snap
beans. Last year We planted nearly
one-hAlf acre to sweet corn and
beans
The earliest planting Was made as
soon as the ground was warm enough
to insure growth. An extra early va
riety OF sweet corn was planted on a
part Of the nrst planting. then a me-
dunn sariy variety Was planted the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Clean Up Filth.

The barn and hog yards should be
drained each spring and all filth
should be scraped up and burned; also
the hen parks.
More tuberculosis and other dis
eases Of both man and beast arise
from shiftlessness In keeping filth
about. II not cleaned away every
spring the heat Of the summer months
develops ~ elements . thousand fold.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

Excellent Specimens Of Sweet Corn.
same day. This gave roasting-ears for
a longer season than II only one va
riety had been planted at this planting.
Then a part OF the ground was re-
served for later planting. SO that we
had pleRty of sweet corn and snap
beans for home use from an early
season until frost. Besides this there
was considerable corr dried for winter
use and from $40 to s12 worth OF
sweet corn and beans sold OF OF the
half-acre plot.
About one dollars worth OF small
ears vas fed to the stock and plenty
OF seed saved for next years planting.
The slower and bean vines were
worth from fifty cents % one dollar for
stock feed Considering everything.
the half acre planted to corn and
beans was worth not less than s25.
The main points in growing a good
crop OF sweet corn are: Making the
soil rich By liberal applications OF
manure or commercial fertilizer. a
well prepared soil and good. frequent
shallow cultivation.
The corn should not be planted too
thick but good seed should be used
in order to get a uniform stand. Then
one or two beans should be planted in
each hill
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
WHY CALLED (WHICH HAZEL"
Popular Belief ls That Shrub Has Pc.
euliar Qualities in the Finding
OF Water.

The shrub found IN the eastern
United States and Canada. called witch
hazel IL named so from n long eslab-
iished belief that II one holds a
Vshaped piece Of II In the hands. pull
Ing the springy ends Of the fork firmly
apart. the point OF the v will suddenly
send over toward the earth where
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

the scrub oak plant. and is ten to nf-
teen feet high. Witch hazels may be
bought in nurseries and transpfanted
into the ~shrubbery OF the lawn. The
fragrance OF the flowers is very pleas
ant often late in December. The Latin
name OF this plant Is hamamelis vir.
giniana.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
No. WEAK Tuber Units.
No. 2-YleId From Weak Tuber Unit
No. 3-YIeId the Following seasc
From Five Of the Best Tuber Unit
In No .

pieces OF each tuher c~onsecutively in
q row at a distance OF from ten to
twelve inches apart in the furrow. BY
allowing more space between each set
OF four pieces each tuber is isolated
from adjoining ones and the grower
can readily observe any variation in
vigor and uniformity between the va
rious units planted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Easily suppIied.

PA. the doctor at the hospital said
that he would have TO have a lot OF
cuticIe TO cure Mamie's burns"
We'll. tell him to telephone TO the
nearest druggist for all he wants and
charge IL In the bill"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

Now for the wick OF this unusual
candle which tapers from a base one
and a half feet In diameter TO SIX
inches at the tip. How to bring about
a uniform fame from beginning TO snd
was the problem that faced the chana'
lers. The wick needful at the o-inch
tip would never do for the lh-ioot
base, and vice versa. Why not a Ia
pering wick? In this way the mas
OF the wax and the number OF noers
in the wick have been so accurately
proportioned that the burning gual'y
will remain constant. And as LOT
dripping or smoking-that's out OF the
question
The real work, however, from me
candle makers standpoint, did not De
gin until the body was finished and inc
artists took up their task. This IN
volved the painting Of a portrait OK
Morgan and his ~favorite flowers
American Beauty roses and lilies OF
the valley-in oil. and the modelling
OF a design in relief about the oass
and the picture.
Fifteen hundred dollars Is the pnee
that vas paid for IL by grateful ltai-
ians-members of the Church OF Our
Lady OF Mount Carmel OF Jersey CITY
that have offered this truly wonder
full memorial candle I'm commemora'
ton Of the great fnancier who was
the be~nefactor of many Of their PEG
pie In their native land
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
ceIIuIoId Industry.

Japan is rapidly developing the eel.
uloid industry. as all the raw mate
rails for It's manufacture. except nitric
acid. are produced In that country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

notable IN the army.
AS early as 1sss the
lance was taken into
use as a general
weapon for the cav
airy. and IL is a sure
test Of good riding
that each soldier In
the ranks is master
OF this weapon. In
any large assembly
OF equestrians the
number OF we'll
made" horses is APP
parent. although rid
ing IS not practised
so extensively as
over the water. Gen.
orally a good deal
OF importance is at
tached TO school
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

hE whole trend OF military
teaching. it's aims and ef.
forts. may be summed up
In the one word-"for-
ward. This is the word
Of encouragement given TO
the raw recruit who. per
chance for the first time In
his life and with a sinking
heart. mounts the we'll
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

date stood under the command OF II.
X H. the crown prince OF Germany.
Under this most able and enthusiastic
horseman h regiment. in which only
Prussian grays are ridden and which
recruits in the horse-breeding centers
OF this province. a enabled 10 attain
a rare grade OF perfection.
When all the circumstances are TAX
en- into consideration. | think II is safe
TO say that the Germans devote more
time To the breaking OF horses and
schooling and handling them than
other nations. and that this is specially
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-05
hHRt3s<AhD(A7fEfWhfRf

distancing opponent two TO one.
Cruiser Colorado 10 undergoing
steaming and speed tests at Brem-
erton.
Humboldt Steamship Co. files
claim In Canadian admiralty court
for rescuing tug Escort No. and
crew from dangerous reef in MIL
bank sound.
Tom Burns. negro. taken from
deputy sheriff and lynched at Her
nando. Miss.
-Four troops OF U. s. cavalry srs
sent from Fort Sheridan 10 Fort
Smith, Ark. TO keep order in the
Hartford valley coal district strike.
where there has been rioting.
J. O. Tunestrs. rancher. near
Everett. accidentally shot and killed
his wife and baby while removing
shotgun from the wall.
Marriage Of Mrs. Mabel 8. Wilson
10 DR.. Richard Soper. performed In
San Francisco hospital. annulled on
plea OF the bride that II was per-
formed while she was under the IN
fluence OF an anesthetic.
Apple picking season In We
natchee orchards IL practically CON-
plete and shipments drop to 80 cars
a day.
Labor party. fsvoring high tsrlff
against American importations 10
returned TO power in Australian par
lament.