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Charlevoix county herald., 1915-09-18
BY PROF. p. G. HOLDEN, Director
Agricultural Department Interna-
tionaI Harvester Co. of New Jersey.

BY PROF. p. @. HOLDEN, Director
Agricultural Department Interna-
tional Harvester Co. of New Jersey.
good yield 1t indicates that the ear
comes from strong, vigorous, healthy
stalk and that in turn it will produce
stalks and ears having strong con
stitution and hardness. No one would
think of selecting for seed small,
weak, puny-looking ears. Corn has
been bred for the grain or ear until
the proportion of corn to stalk Is alb
normally high and consequently the
tendency is for the ear to become
smaller unless we select larger ears
than we expect In the average of the
crop.
Select Medium Sized Ears.
On the other hand, the greater dan
ger lies in selecting too large ears
and too large types of corn, and this Is
especially true of the northern half of
the corn belt. For every dollar lost
by growing corn that is too small or
too early there are ten to twenty dol
lars lost from growing corn that is too
large and too late in maturing. If the
season is late and cold, or the frosts
come too early, or If the seed is plant
ed lated in the spring, the grower has
a lot of soft, chaffy, moldy, light corn.
In addition to this 1t is very difficult
to secure good seed from such corn
for next years crop. 1t is certain to
be more or less frozen, moldy and
weak, and to result in poor stand
and a poor crop Large, sappy, i'm
mature ears fill the wagon-box rapidly,
and we deceive ourselves into think
ing that We are getting a large yield.
Corn OF this kind often contains from
35 to as per cent of water When the
corn dries it is loose on the cob, chaffy
and light The little cells in the ker-
nels are only partially filled with food
and are dull and chalky, or starchy.
instead of bright, hard, heavy and
rich in appearance.
The corn is apt to spoil, especially
in the bottom of the crib, |. O., burns
out, and it is unpalatable to stock. The
grower of such corn is required to sell
at greatly reduced price. What we
want is corn that will be safe every
year. Remember that two small ears
weighing but ten ounces each, to each
hill will make Ga bushels per acre, or
double the average yield. Three of
Them will give nearly 100 bushels per
acre.
This indicates full maturity, good
quality, feeding value and yield
Large ears will generally have larg-
ar and deeper kernels. Short, bunchy
ears are certain to have deeper ker-
nels than long, slim ears. AS con-
sequence the planter cannot be adj
Iusted to give a uniform drop.
If we have large and small ears,
bunchy and slim ears, deep kerneled
and shallow kerneled ears we shall
lot only have unevenness in size and
shape of kernels, but we shall also
have a great variation in time of ma
turity, some stalks bearing early and
some late, and some having high ears
and some low.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14

Sunday school, with Supt. B. E.
Jarrett in charge, meets at 9:45 am.
Teachers are urged to get their class
es in readiness to cooperate with DR..
Wray in the series of meetings to be-
gin Monday evening, 18th inst. What
an opportunity you have to play an
important part in the leading of all
your Insaved students to Christ. Let
us beg you to do your utmost to do
so.
At eleven o'clock a. m. the pastor
will preach a sermon looking to the
meetings next week, from Habakkuk
III:2.
In the evening the pastor will have
for his theme, "The Part We All Play
in Our Own Salvation" Matt. III:3.
The attendance of all the members
is urgently requested for the services
Sunday that thorough preparation
may be made for the meetings to fol-
low.
DR.. Wray needs no introduction TO
or people. Several years since he
held a successful revival here and
since, when a revival was mentioned,
there were those who wanted Dr..
Wray to come for another meeting.
The sympathy and cooperation of
all other members of churches is
earnestly requested in these meetings.
Help us by your prayers, your pre-
lsence and your sympathy generally.
We will appreciate your help and will
be glad of an opportunity to recipro-
cate. Come and help, all of you.
Bear in mind we gladly welcome
all who come to our services and all
are very cordially invited to worship
with is regularly. Strangers espe-
eially receive a most cordial welcome
to all our services. Come and bring
your friends. We will appreciate
P. QUINTIUS CAsoN, Pastor.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Telephone Girls New Quarters.

The Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company in this city is
about to equip new, commodioIs and
comfortable quarters for its opera-
tives, and for this purpose will as
soon as the rooms can be fitted up
move its operating room to the upper
floor of the present building.
The new central Office fixtures have
arrived, and these are all the latest
improved. They are to be installed
Immediately. In addition to the op-
Grating room there will be large
rest room in rear for the young lady
onerators. together with lavatory and
other conveniences. In addition there
is a large porch over the street
which will also be used for rest and
recreation purposes.
Manager Thorp will still have his
business Office and long distance
stalls on the ground floor. He hopes
to have all the new equipment in
stalled by the middle of the coming
month.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Miss Harris In Palatka.

Miss Agnes Ellen Harris, Florida
superintendent of the Girls Garden
ing and Canning Clubs, has been
srending a couple days in Palatka
this week, a guest at the Putnam
House.
On Wednesday, in company with
Miss Jessie Harrison Burton, Putnam
county agent of these clubs, and Mr..
.E. W. Elliott, secretary of the Pa
latka board of trade, Miss Harris Wis
tied some of the girls gardens at
San Mateo, and over which she ex-
pressed herself as greatly pleased.
Yesterday Miss Harris and Miss Bur-
ton visited Bostwick.
Miss Harris is an enthusiastic
worker in this field Of endeavor and
her visits are always inspirations to
the girls forming the club in this
county.
Miss Burton, the Putnam county
agent, is constantly on the move
from one part of the county to the
other and she has been greatly en-
couraged this spring by the increased
interest taken in the, work by the
girls of the county. Secretary Eli
ott of the board of trade states that
the board will give Miss Burton Of
| fee room.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Baseball Game Today.

A baseball game between the clubs
Of Palatka and Crescent City has
been arranged for this afternoon at
the Ball Park. The game will be
called at $3.50.
The Crescent City club has been
organized some three weeks and
since that time has played several
games with teams from nearby
towns. 1t also had two games with
the Florida Military Academy team,
Jacksonville, one of the best anna
teur clubs in the State. The Cres-
cent City boys won the first game
with the Academy team, but lost the
second, though it required twelve
inning game to wrest it from them
Herlong, the Crescent City pitcher,
played with the Hastings team on
the occasion of the potato towns re-
cent celebration, when the Palatka
team went down in defeat.
The line up for the Palatka team
today is a good one and the orange
tossers will have to work som eff
they take a victory home. Follow
ing is the Palatka line up: Walton,
c.. Barstow p, KIlp 1st b., Crosby
I'd b., Holden S., Merrill, Sd b., CAL
houn IT,, Cowan cf., Hyers rf.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Fire Loss Adjusted.

The insurance on the plant of the
Florida Woodenware Company, which
was destroyed by fire last week, was
satisfactorily adjusted by adjusters
representing the companies on We'd
nesday. The settlements have not
been given out, but it is understood
that everything was arranged salts
factory to the parties involved. The
loss was practically total, though
there was some little deduction be-
cause of one saved building.
1t is said that the Florida Wooden
ware Company already has a force
of men on the grounds prer airing for
the erection of the new plant, and
that work on the new factory will be
nnShed.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Roosevelt Trial Sensations

Syracuse, N. Y.-Theodore Roose-
welt spent five hours on the witness
stand in the supreme court here tell
ing what he believed was the inside
story of machine politics and boss
rule in New York state. During his
stay on the stand the colonel seemed
to be even more at his ease than he
was the first day. He argued with Mr..
Barnes attorneys, who constantly in
terrupted him with objections. He
pounded on the judges bench with his
fist. He brought the palms of his
hands together with resounding slaps.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14

]. H. Wylie of Interlachen was in
the city Tuesday on business trip,
Mrs. Norman Riles has gone to
Leesburg for short visit with her
parents.
A. G. Davis of Jacksonville is here
on brief visit to his brother, w.
Carl Davis.
N. E. Shontz of Orange Mills is
in the city looking after up-to-date
farm machinery.
DR.. w. H. Cyrus comes down town
occasionally and causes a ripple OF
good nature to go cavoorting through
Lemon street.
W. E. Bailey, an old and promi-
nent resident of the Satsuma Hights
section, was business visitor in the
city yesterday.
The Monday night bridge club met
with Miss Edith Kupperbusch this
week. Prizes for high scores were
won by Mesdames. T. J. Barnett, Ais
ton Halle and Howell A. Davis. Miss
K1pperbusch served most delicious
ice course. The club will meet with
Mrs. Warner Hamm next Monday
night.
! The Philathea class of the Presby-
terian church arranged pleasant sur
prise for their teacher, Mrs. Mcln-
tosh. on River street Thursday even
ing. The class met with Miss Irene
Gardner at five o'clock and each con-
tributed share in pot-luck supper,
which proved to be bountiful, and a
most enjoyable evening was spent.
w. c.. Norton the well-known hotel
man of Crescent City, was a business
visitor in Palatka yesterday. Mr..
Norton is one of the two delegates
from Florida to the General Assem-
bly of the Presbyterian church which
meets in Rochester, N. Y, on the goth
inst, and he with Mrs. Norton eX-
pect to leave next Sunday for New
York.
The people of Escambia county are
so well pleased with the work of
their County Farm Demonstration
Agent, that they recently made nm
present of an automobile. Put
nam county seems to be so self-satis-
fed that it has never appointed a
county demonstration agent, although
it has the example of thirty-seven
other counties of the State for so
doing.
The committees of the chamber of
commerce and the Palatka board Of
trade, appointed from their respec-
tive bodies with the view of hitting
upon a plan of amalgamation, seem
not to have made much progress
The board of trade is willing to re-
duce the initiation fee to $1.00 anC
the annual dues to so cents pei
month; also to change the time Of
its annual election from January tc
July, but it can see no reason fol
changing its name: AS both organi
cations have the same purpose ir
view-the pushing of Putnam county
and Palatka to the front, there shoIlC
be perfect harmony whether working
in one body or two.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14

Mrs. R. F. Adams is expected home
tonight from visit of several weeks
to her sister in Quitman, Ga.
Mrs. J. H. Millican was hostess for
party Tuesday when 500 was the
diversion of the evening.
DR.. ]. C. Chandler has been in De-
Land this week attending the meet
ings of the State Medical Associa-
ton.
Rev. DR.. Smith Hardin of Orlando,
presiding elder of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South, was visitor in
the city yesterday.
The old Hart Line warehouse on the
river front has been razed. The
building was an eye-sore and was un-
decided in it's posture, giving one the
impression that it was seriously con-
sidering a collapse.
"The Million" is the title of fine
comedy picture to be shown at the
Kalbfeld Grand tonight. On Mon
day the goth episode in the exploits
of Elaine" will be the main theme,
and on Tuesday there will be one of
the choice pictures of the year, "The
Girl of the Golden West"
DR.. E. w Warren returned last
night from DeLand where he has been
in attendance upon the meetings of
the Florida State Medical Association.
"This has been the most interesting
meeting in the history of the associa-
tion," said DR.. Warren. "There were
more scientific papers read by experts,
and men from outside the State, than
at any other melting. The people OF
DeLand also went to more pains to
entertain the delegates"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
wAsHINGToN's VIEW.

Never since that April day three
years ago. when word came that tue
Titanic had gone down, has Washing
ton been so stirred as 1t Is over the
sinking of the Lusitania. The early
rpports told that there had been no
ioSs OF life. but the relief that these
advirps caused gave way to the great
est concern later when 1t became
known that there had been many
deaths Although they are profoundly
reticent. officials realize that this trag'
edy, involving the loss OF American
citizens. Is likely to bring about a
crisis in the international relations OF
the United States.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
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CITY HAPPENINGS AND
PERSONAL MENTION
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The Thursday club met with Mrs.
Carl Davis on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. H. Mccoy has returned from
a visit with friends in Green Cove
Springs.
Ladies of ST. Marks church will
hold a cake sale at j. H. Haughton's
drug store Saturday afternoon.
Paul Seldom, Clerk at the Putnam
House during the past winter, left on
Wednesday for his home in Washing
ton, D. c.
DR.. E. w. Warren left for DeLand
Wednesday mo- lining to attend the
State Medical Association which con-
venes there.
Miss Adair Anderson left Tuesday
for visit in Kentucky. June 1st,
she will enter the Conservatory of
Music in Cincinnati.
Fred V. Owen, merchant of Sat
suma Nights and member of the
county school board, was business
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. T. H. Hyers and sisters, the
Misses Ambrose of Pensacola, Mrs.
Robert James and Mrs. Freeman,
have gone to Tampa on a pleasure
trip.
g Prof. P. C. O'Haver of Safety Har-
Dor and Mrs. M. P. Smith of Savan-
nah. Ca, were called here Tuesday
by the serious illness of their father,
c. J. O'Haver.
Mrs. Martha Wood Burnley return
ed to her home in Charlottesville, N.
c., Wednesday morning after an en-
iovable visit of several weeks with
Miss Eileen Merryday.
Miss Grizella Merrill returned Tues
day from Arcadia where she attended
the Baraca-P -Philathea convention, and
enroute home stoned over with her
brother Joe Merrill and family in
Tampa.
Mrs. I. Martin of Atlanta, with her
little daughter, who have been visit
inc in Palatka for the past three
weeks. left Yesterday for their home.
Mr.. Martin who came to the city this
week, left with them.
Mrs. w. P. Merriam was hostess
for the Luncheon Bridge club Tues
day at her home on River street. The
nominees for prizes were Mrs. E. L.
Mann and Mrs. Leonard Burt. A
delicious three course mem was
served by the hostess at the close of
the games.
"Better Times Coming is the IT,
tie of last weeks State Health Bulle-
tin, written by Dr. j. Y. Porter, Flor,
ida's great health officer with a nation
wide reputation, and which appeared
in yesterdays Palatka Morning Post
as an original editorial. This seems
to be a very common practice of the
Posts.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Baptist Revival Meetings.

Rev. DR.. John A. Wray of Miami
will begin a series Of revival meet
ings at the First Baptist church in
this city next Mondav evening, the
meetings to continue indefinitely, or
so long as they shall be found pro-
fitable. Rev. P. Q. Cason, pastor of
the church, is anxious that all Chris
tian people attend the meetings and
help to make them a success. DIR.
Wray is an eloquent and forceful
preacher and as an evangelist has
been wonderfully successful.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14

Seven prisoners confined in the city
Jail decided las might that they would
prefer freedom, so they walked out
with the aid of a chisel. These men
had been at work on a sewer in the
north part of the city, and had smIg-
gled the chisel into the Jail when they
for the night. Four of the
seven were being held for operating
blind tigers.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14

A Definition.

A Definition.
Banquet-A social function at which
one endures n poor meal for the sake
Of the speaking which is to follow and
then endures poor speaking for the
sake of politeness.-Life.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
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Very High.
i - ~. N.saN
THE IDEAL PLACE TO SPEND
YOUR VACATION.
Summer Haven. Florida.

Mrs. Jas. NJ. Bryant is prepared to
care for limited number of summer
boarders, and now is the time to
make your arrangements if you wish
to spend your vacation at this popu-
lar resort which has always been IN
excelled for fishing, bathing and
boating. For particulars write to
Mrs. Jas. M. Bryant, Summer Haven,
Florida, Via. st. Augustine. SLIM
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
Perhaps He Had None.

A fellow has his face shaved, hair
cut, shoes polished, clothes pressed
and hat brushed, then pays no atten-
tion whatever to his dilapidated con-
science. Blade.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-14
A Poor RemedY.

81 notice a man who had cold in
his head has committed suicide"
Poor fellow! Now what fool friend
could have advised him to try that
remedy ?"-Philadelphia Ledger
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24

ital. Newport has all the neces-
sary elements to support the'above
mentioned enterprises. Other in:
ducements include. labor plenti-
fully and a lack of friction be-
tween labor and capital, and ac-
feasibility to the great consuming
markets of the nation. Newport
has all OF these and more. 1t has
a climate that does not interfere
in any part of the year with the
operating manufactures, and en-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24

Of manufacturing that could be
carried on here with profit, and
Newport is especially inviting for
an ice plant and cold storage,
laundry, bakery, wood working
establishment to manufacture
wooden novelties, creamery, over
all factory, wagon and carriage
works, furniture factory, cotton
mill, commercial hotel, opera house
and Office buildings. All Of the
above would be a profitable in
vestment for foreign or local cap
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24
C IXTY-three milesfrom Knox
~ vile, and,fifty-nine milesfrom

q - stAf = aJ3t#4r
Asheviile, on the Knoxville
division of the Southern Railway,
andTennessee and North Carolina
Railroad, lies this busy. pictur-
esque and manufacturing town.
II is the manufacturing town OF
East Tennessee; for although her
sister towns are distinguished by
manufacturing industries, New
port presents lall the appearance
of a manufacturing centre, for
which she is particularly adapted
by conditions.
Newport and environs now
have approximately four thousand
five hundred people. a large num-
Der being employed in he.Unaka
Tannery, Chilhowee f xtrac t
Company, Stokely Brothers i'm
mense calming factory, the New
port Mill Company and the var
ious wood working and other
manufacturing plants. The man
ufacturers payroll of Newport
amounts to over two hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars
annually. . 80,
It is not our province to discuss
particularly the events that go to
make up an accurate history OF
Newport since it's settlement. Suf-
flee to say that the pioneers serv-
ed God, fought the Indians, de-
stroyed the wild beasts, conquered
the wilderness, cultivated the land,
and transplanted their best quail
ties to their children, as pioneers
have done in all new countries
since the dawn of civilization. So,
in the outset of this issue of the
Newport Plain Talk, it is better,
in lieu Of all professions, to state
that It is in no way a purpose to
publish a work but on the con-
trary this edition is devoted to the
account of the present condition
and development of the chief in
dustrial and commercial industries
located here. Arguing thus, no
single fact can be more convincing
rs to the superior advantages Of
Newport as a site of industrial
operation than the success and
prosperity Of the enterprises al
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24
Newport andC CockeC County, Tenn

a water shed in the heart Of the
mountains through a gravity line
to a re.enforced concrete distrib-
uting reservoir on Jones Hill,
which has quite an elevation above
the business section Of the town.
This reservoir is so built as to
protect the water from all foreign
matter and the water always an
alysizes up to the highest point of
purity. !.
MANUFACTURING ADVAN-
TAGES OF. NEWPORT
When the location Of Newport
is taken into consideration there
is little wonder the city is making
the showing it is in the line of
manufacturing.
The necessary elements eHter-
ing into a place as manufacture
ing centre are advantageous loca-
ton, abundant transportation, easy
accessibility to a great variety of
virgin timber, ample water supply
for all boiler feed purposes, hy-
dro-electric power, all Of which
Newport has.
These facts emphasize the i'm
portanee, of Newport as a place
for successful and profitable man
ufacturing. There are many lines
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24

ready in operation. 1t is moi our
purpose to inflict the reader with
+! a lot of dry historical data, detail
| ing the achievements from year
| to year. That would be as tire
some as an old ditty With AIDE
termination to take advantage of
every opportunity to advance their
own and the municipalities inter-
ests, Newport in commercial and
professional life is in every essen
tial particularly a city of the pres
ent, and not behind the times in
anything. Newport's greatest
pride is to be taken in her numer-
Gus and varied industries. These
have been her great strength in
the past and her chief hope in the
future. This city is SO admirably
situated for manufacturing sites
and so abundantly traversed by
railroads, as well as SO completely
hemmed in by large and fertile
agricultural sections, that it is not
surprising that earnest and skilful
manufacturers have located their
establishments here, to secure, be-
sides the advantages of delightful
and healthful homes, excellent and
abundant raw material, thorough
water supply and numerous I'M
surpassed facilities in many other
directions. From the first, the
manufactures of Newport have
been important and valuable. The
town had within it natural re-
sources for the upbuilding of a
large and prosperous manufactur-
ing centre, and they were not
wanting those who staked their
all in their laudable efforts to
make the utmost use of these
facilities in establishing here the
nucleus of the present flourishing
town of Newport.
Newport's altitude is $50 feet in
the business section and. over
200 feet in the residential sec
ton, with the Allaghany mountains
on the east and the Cumberland
mountains on the west. These
mountains, with their several sub
ordinate ranges, are in close prox-
unity and in full view Of the city.
The water supply of the city is
second to none, and is drawn from
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-02-24

Profitable Fieldf and Pres-
ent Conditions Hydro Electric Power--Pure Water
--Fine Climate--A agricultural and Stock Raising
Advantages--Excellent Schools and Churches
Best Of Lands--G Good People and an Ideal Place
for a Home