6 IMMENSE VALUE I OF STATE CEREALS Figures Issued by the Depart ment of Agriculture Surprise by Their Size The five great cereal crops pro duced in Pennsylvania during the 1916 season were worth to the farm ers 1113,487,884 according to crop re ports of the Pennsylvania Depart- i ment of Agriculture. W%>eat alone showed an Increase in | production over the 1915 crop but corn and rye production was slightly below last year and there were mark- ( ed decreases in the oats and buck- j wheat crops. Despite the shortage in bushels for the past season the to tal value of the crops was much higher than the 1915 crop which wiis valued at $95,932,420. Corn was the most valuable crop, amounting to' $49,736,458 with wheat next at $36,- j 602,930; oats. $17,914,050: buckwheat,: $4,659,200 and rye. $4,675,216. There were 1,333,540 acres of I wheat harvested for a total yield of l | The Umbrella Co. I "Regal Gifts Are the Standard" j | Quality at THE REGAL Means the Best at the | I Price of Other Merchants j 1 | *^ ses I, 5 Cowhide Suit Cases, strap all around; \ VJ 5 patent hinges, shirt fold; steel, at $5.00 V)i W *$ Fibre and Keratol Suit Cases; sewed y —— * loops; shirt fold, good and strong jft g $3.00 and $3.50 , , , , 1 t Higher prices at Wa,rus rained traveling bags; sewed cor- % ® $lO to sls ners > set-in lock, doubly stitched edges for A J AYe own most of the Cases at old leatlier ,ine(l 16-in., 17-in., 18-in $4.50 jj® £: prices and will be sold at such. Special English Frame Cowhide Bag, 18- jfc ■■■■■■■■■ inch, brown sewed corners leather lined, SB.OO #r ft S™l RT! fl! * " Crepe Grained Cowhide, 16-in., 17-in., 18-in., : j| U A O"Q f'{ tVu Genuine Walrus, sewed-in frame, best wear- # : / 1\ ing 18 . in-) $14.00; 20-in., $15.00 A 5 j^ c t ]ik e anv other First Selected Genuine Walrus, such as is J W Stock vou see' stvles hard to find ' 17An " 18 " in "' 20in - 5. | stock you sec ' - es - $17.00, SIB.OO, $19.00 # sf. are new, exclusive and ; "6 pleasing. We have m I fs'-J.50. Others are in J -n $ fine leathers and lin- taJlj ® ings at sii to sl2. '.£■■■■■■■ p|l 'sss - s I P^ _ I W" — | *^ ies Ind Wardrobe Trunk | W y&W ' [ Gentlemen's carv k: / —\ ed mission and 9 . I Our Specials | W. $5.00 Men's and Women's guaranteed all -1 Partial List siUt Ufßbrdu "' f 1 Skirt Bags, Music Roll and M-00-All-abcr Wardrobe Trunk. .4 6 Stick Pin and Jewel Carriers, $5.00 —Cowhide SuifCases; straps all around. 5? 1 Cases ' W Manicure Sets wnnning Lups, ' ' ' Ladies' and Gents' Tourist Cases and Writing Cases, 00<r to $5 $ Collar Bags, Card Cascs • A: ! Military Brushes, Small Parses,' Brass Desk Sets ' oxldized $3 to sl2 Garment Hangers, Coin and Bill Purse. Fine leather-trimmed Desk Sets, $5 to sl3 j| Dressing Cases JSSL J Lp I •M Ladies'and Gentlemen's Ivory and Ebony Aj , iy. , '/ - tt Fittings—seal, steer and crepe cases. Special ."*!.> -r l I a I $2.50, $3.00; $4.00, $5.00 W. P J SB.OO, SIO.OO, $12.00, $16.00 : § Large assortment of Ladies' Filled 1 Traveling Bags and Suit Cases. " A Regal Umbrella Company 1 f Second and Walnut Streets | TUESDAY EVENING, 125,070,500 bushels. The average to' the acre was 18.8 bushels as com ! pared with 19 bushels in 1915 but there was a slight increase in acre ! age which brought about a larger yield than the 24,928,000 bushels of j 1915. The average price for wheat ! per bushel in the State was $1.46 a bushel against $1.05 a year ago. The corn crop showed an increase in value from $41,641,920 last year to $49,736,488. There were almost 61,- i 000 less acres planted to corn than in 1915 but the average yield was 37 I bushels to an acre against 36 bushels last year and the total yield was 54,- I 061,400 bushels as compared with | 54,792,000 bushels with the much greater acreage a, year ago. The av erage price per bushel is 96 cents against 76 cents last year. The oats crop was the only one ; which showed a decrease in value, i but last year there was a bumper crop of oats and thts year the pro duction was reduced from 43,095,000 bushels to 32.571,000 bushels. The ■ average yield per acre a year ago was I 39 bushels while this year the aver age was only 31 bushels to an acre. The average price is 55 cents as com pared with 4 6 cents a year ago and the total value of the crop was $17,- 914.050 Against $19,823,700 for the 1915 crop. The buckwheat crop was partially a failure and rye jumped to fourth place in value at a figure of $4,675,- 216 as compared with $3,971,200 a year ago. The acreage was reduced | from 271,600 to 266,000 acres and the yield per acre from 17.2 bushels to 16.9 bushels, but the average price advanced from 85 cents in 1915 to $1.04. The total crop was 4,495,400 bushels against 4,672,000 bushels a year ago. There was a greater acrepge plant ed in buckwheat than last year by 279,970 acres to 277,200, but the uver age yield per acre was 16 bushels against 20 bushels last year and the total production 4,480,000 bushels against 5,540,000 bushels. This short age of crop brought the average price from 78 cents to $1.04 per bushel and the total value of the crop to $4,659,- I 200 as compared with $4,321,200 last year. The increase of $17,555,464 in the valuf of the cereal crops of 1916 over those of 1915 is shown in the produc tion of a total of 120,677.800 bushels against the larger yield of 133,027,000 bushels obtained in 1915. THIEVES STEAIj HOGS Marietta, Pa., Dec. 19. Thieves are operating in different sections among poultry and hogs. One farmer reports a loss of thirty chickens and twb turkeys, and on the premises of William Buther, near Turnpike, a large hog was slaughtered and ready to be dragged away when the thieves were frightened. RARRIS3URG TELEGRAPH ECONOMY IN ENTERTAINING i I 1 Mrs. Wood Shows How Pretty i Little Affairs Can Be Held at Little Cost By Anna H. Wood Hospitality is a word of amazing charm. It warms the heart urrd stirs the memory with visions of times and places that we have broken bread with another where we felt our pres ence really counted. It is during the Christmas season that the overflow ing happiness of the housemother bids her open her doors to friend and neighbor. She wants to "entertain" u little us the word is understood to day, but she hesitates because of the expense involved. Of course formal affairs always run into big money, but the small social afternoon "At Home" may easily come within the limited income. Probably, if asked afterward, the guests would acknowledge that a greater amount of real pleasure was derived from the little informal affair than from the larger one. Dispensing with all ceremony, it is permissible to invite most of the guests by telephone to call upon a certain day when you plan to be at home to a few friends between 3 and 5 p. m. Those who cannot be reached thus should have a short note sent them or your visiting card with the day and hour written beneath the words "At Home" in the lower left hand corner and the address in the lower right hand. But phoning saves the cost of stationary and postage. If from 20 to 30 or more guests are invited, the hostess stands to receive. If only a few, they may gather sociably in com fortable chairs with light sewing or form into groups for cards. Tea is surved buffet style from a table set for the occasion with plates ' and napkins arranged in piles. Two intimate friends of the hostess, seated, attend to the nouring. The Aaid or the younger w"omen guests serve. A word as to the finish of the table which should be dressed only with centerpiece and doilies or handsome luncheon cloth. If the wood has be come worn and shabby through hard usage, rub sweet oil well into the grain with powdered pummice enclosed in a small cheesecloth bag. Then go over it with a soft dry cloth and plenty of active elbow grease. This done once a week will keep an old table in good condition with a soft dull luster. An ample menu for an informal "At Home" consists of Hot Tea Sugar Cream Lemon Whole Cloves Lettuce Sandwiches Hot Cocoa Loaf Cake Mints Salted Peanuts Saltines Orange Pekoe cake is generally con ceded to be the choicest brand for Uje afternoon cup, but is one of the most expensive on the market. A good substitute is any first-class tea— Ceylon or mixed green—to which is added the grated rind of oranges, dried. I keep a jar in my kitchen for this purpose alone and instead of throwing away the orange peels they are scalded and kept for future use. The sandwich loaves cut to better advantage than other bread and should be at least one day old. Cut the slices very thin and remove crusts. In making lettuce sandwiches which can be comfortably eaten while stand ing in a crowded room I have found It both quicker and hiore satisfactory to run the lettuce leaves through the meat chopper. Then mix well into a thin paste with mayonnaise and spread over the bread. This allows the use of even the lijrge outer leaves and no butter is required, as the may onaise takes its place. The hot cocoa is made to the pro portion of one teaspoon cocoa powder, % teaspoon sugar to 2-5 cup milk and l / 2 cup water. Whipped cream or the canned marshmallow froth can be served over the top of each cup or one or two whole marshmallows dropped into a cup of hot cocoa will melt and have the same effect. * Raisin Sandwiches One cup chopped nut meats, one cup seedless raisins, chopped If large; V 4 teaspoon lemon juice, two tea spoons powdered sugar, white one egg. Add sugar and then other ingredients in their order to the stiffly beaten egg I white until it forms a paste. (A tiny pinch of salt added to the white of an egg will cause it to beat up much stiffen) Spread on thin slices of bread slightly buttered. ! Use any plain cake such as Ella's One-Egg Cake I gave previously with any desired icing. 1 would suggest , doubling the receipt and baking in two 1 large flat tins, then cutting into pieces two Inches square. Pile these on ! cake plates in such a way that the frosting will not he bruised. Pome people prefer an unsweetened , wafer with tea and a dish of saltines ' supplies this want, while a dish of mints and one of salted nuts balances ! the menu, the average cost of which ! amounts to $3.25 for enough to serve , twenty guests. As near as it can be gauged the fol ! lowing prices cover the cost of the refreshments prepared by the hostess: I 2 sandwich loaves $ .30 \ Lettuce 15 ' Mavonalse dressing 15 . Tea 15 t Whole cloves 05 • Sugar 16 ■ Cream 80 > Lemons 10 ; Cocoa 30 Marshmallows 25 I Raisin filling 35 > Cake 60 ' Mints 15 L Salted peanuts 15 Saltines 10 - Total $3.26 S S. S. OFFICERS CHOSEN Pa., Dec. 19. After the ; regular session of the Sunday school > of the Baptist Church of the Trans ' I figuration an election of officers for the year took place, resulting as fol ' lows: Superintendent, H. R. Bitter man; assistant superintendent, W. H. Daniels; treasurer. Elijah Page; sec retary, Norman Daniels; librarians, 1 ! Naomi Daniels, Elsie Welker, Katie , I W r elker and Anna Baker, organist, 1 Vergle Enders. ] I DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART I Christmas ft Demonstration a THIS WEEK ONLY 1 I "Wear -EV Aluminum Uten^l I | $1.50 I 2: q^?ra^cepan ' fiQp 50c Stew Pan ' 9Kn 4-qt. Kettle, QQ„ 1 i £ SI.OO Value, at. v)i/C this week LiUd $1.55 Value * I g MAY BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY OR IN SETS j \ BASEMENT I I DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ] ' The Capitol Watchman To the Editor of the Telegraph: The following typically describes the experience of a night watchman in the discharge of his duties at the Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa.: Starting Point—Sergeant's Office Basement Floor. 11:57 P. M. Saturday or any other night. I am now counting time in the Ser geant's room, Clock in hand and will start pretty soon. Next I'm in the east end of Central Block, When the time is up I'll wind the clock. I go back to the Center under the dome, I sit down on a chair and am all alone. I next start north and go to box two, I turn the key and that will do. I keep trudging on with clock in hand, And gaze around to beat the band. No signs of fire do I find or see. No tramps around is plain to me. I move along and turn to the light. Reaching box three I wind it tight. 1 retrace my steps and go to box four, The last one on the basement floor. I open the box and take the key And do the same as at number three. 1 now get ready for the second floor Ascending the steps counting twenty and more. When I get to the second I'm winded a bit, So I find a chair and sit down In it. No open doors do I behold, No thieves are there to steal the gold. Box five is the next one on the list, I get there in time and give it a twist. Box number six is on floor B:, I climb the stairs and there I be. Two paintings in the square I see, Both look beautiful to me. The one is a lady almost bare. East End Bank 13th and Howard Sts. Our Christmas Savings Society Is Now Open For 1917 All Series as Usual "ZZIZIZZIZZZZZZIZZZII. ♦ E. A. HEFFELFINGER, President JOHN K. MAY, Vice President AL. Z. THOMAS, Cashier II ' * DECEMBER 19, 1916. She represents "Autumn" I do declare; The other is a lady fair and bright. She represents winter to my sight. I arrive at box six and open It out, Using the key I turn about. Another flight of stairs to climb, Twenty-one steps all in a line. Step by step I ascend to the top And when I get there I almost drop. I turn to the left and then to the right And behold box seven is plain in sight. I go right up and turn the key And find a seat placed there for me. I then walk back to stairs that are high, Steps thirty-one. It makes me sigh. But up I go steady and slow. I hold to the railing and look below. When I get to the top I stop to rest For I have done my very best. I turn to the left and then to the right Box number eight is now in sight. I walk along and turn the key And make a mark that the "Boss" can see. On and on and up I ascend And reach box nine the last to attend. Taking the key, I give it a twist And make a mark, the last on the list. On the first trip up eighty doors must be tested To see if they are locked and nothing molested. If a door is found open or stands ajar, Turn on the light and inspect near and far. The atmosphere in corridors as a rule is bad, Scarce a breath of fresh air or glame to be had. So up I go to Comrade Vanzance (Van zandt). Who is always ready to give me a chance. Sometimes I recline on his couch a bit, When the time is up he tells me* "to git." Sometimes I go to the roof to secure A breath of fresh air and ozone pure. When the time arrives to start back down I cheerfully go without a frown. The last shall be first, so to nine I go Turn the key and descend below. Next, when number eight 1b done Then seven, six, five, four, three, two one. The round la complete and I go to the room And rest awhile, but start back soon. Pour trips like this are made every night, So the "snap" that is talked of Is clear out of sight. T. B. GALiBRAITH. Brookville. Pa. Ground Broken For New Dickinson School of Law Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 19. With but little ceremony, ground was yesterday afternoon broken for the new $60,000 building of the Dickinson School of Law. The subscription sum got a boost with the visit here of Rofoert 11. Smith, formerly of Oakville, now re siding in San Francisco, Cal. He is a graduate of the institution and gave Dean William Trickett a check for $5,000 to aid the work. ASTHMA SUFFERER Write to-day, 1 will tell you, free of charge, of a simple home treatment for asthma which cured me after physi cians and change of climate failed. I am so grateful for my present good | health, after years of suffering, that I want everyone to know of this won derful treatment. Mrs. Nellie Evans, 555. P-11. Des Moine., lowa. Use Telegraph Want Ads
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