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DAUPHIN AWAY
UP IN FARMING
tNew State Reports Show That
This County Is Quite a Food
Raiser Nowadays
Statistics showing that Dauphin is
away up among the nineteen coun
ties of the state that had a wheat
yield greater than the state average
■and that it leads thirty-one counties
■which had yields of 100 bushels of
potatoes to the acre and even more
were issued to-day by the State De
partment of Agriculture In a crop
bulletin.
The bulletin says in part:
"The highest county records were
obtained by Lancaster with an aver
age yield of sixty bushels of wheat
to an acre. year the records
show that Lancaster produced 65
bushels to an acre. Delaware coun
ty took second honors with an aver
age yield of 56.4 bushels to an acre,
while Philadelphia county showed 54
bushels and Lebanon county made
62.3 bushels. Yq'rk county ranked
lifth with 51.8 bushels and Adams
county made an even 50 bushels.
Chester county showed 4 8.6 bushel#.
Other counties with good records
were: Union, 4 7.8; Cumberland,
47.3; Dauphin, 47: Berks, 46.9;
Bucks. 46; Montgomery, 46; Frank-
Jin, 45; and Schuylkill, 45.
"In most of these counties the
average yield was not equal to that
of a year ago, but the increased acre
age sown in answer to the govern
ment call for greater corn produc
tion brought about large total pro
duction. The fifteen courtties show
ing 45 bushels or better, had an
average this year of 49.6 bushels to
an acre, as compared with 51 bushels
last year. The nineteen counties ex
ceeding the state average showed sui
average yield of 4 8 bushels to an
acre as compared with 48.6 bushels
last year.
"Yast year when the potato crop
was extremely short only four coun
ties showed an average yield of over
one hundred bushels to an acre and
two of these counties are not num
bered among the leaders this year.
"The honors for the highest aver
age yields per acre were carried off
by Dauphin and Schuylkill counties
which showed an average of 135
bushels to an acre. Columbia county
took third place witn an average of
129 bushels and Greene county was
fourth with 126 bushels. I.,ehigh and
Union counties showed 124 bushels
to an acre and Northampton made
120 bushels. In 1916 Franklin,
Northampton, Philadelphia artd Pike
counties were the oilly districts that
showed an average yield of over 100
bushels an acre. Other counties
which swept into the 100 bushels or
better class this year were; Adams,
115; Armstrong. 100; Bedford, 116;
Blair, 112; Bucks, 104; Clinton, 106;
Cumberland, 108; Franklin, 109;
Fulton, 110; Huntingdon. 104; Juni
ata, 110; Lancaster, 108; Lebanon,
103; Luzerne, 105; Lycoming, 113;
Monroe, 100; Montour. 103; North
umberland, 105; Perry, 108; Snyder,
102; Sullivan, 115; Washington. 106;
Westmoreland, 100; and York, 108."
$65,000,000 Estate
of Josiah Thompson
Brings $23,000,000
Uniontown, Pa., Dec. 12. —Acqui-
sition of the Josiah V. Thompson es
tate, appraised by a recent bankrupt
schedule at $65,000,000 by a coterie
of younger financiers headed by
Eouis W. Hill, son of the late J. J.
Hill, railroad financier of the north
west, and Arthur Havemeyer, son of
the late M. O. Havemeyer, sugar fi
nancier, was announced yesterday at
the headquarters of the Thompson
creditors committee.'
A petition now in preparation will
shortly be presented in the United
States district court of Western
Pennsylvania, seeking its confirma
tion. By the terms, $5,000,000 is to
be paid for $12,000,000 worth Df un
secured claims now resting in the
hands of a creditors' committee,
while secured creditors to the value
of $18,000,000 are to be paid in full
or their notes will be extended three
years with guarantee of interest pay
ments.
Under the name of the liquidating
ccmmittee for the J. V. Thompson
estate offices have been thrown open
and the 60.000 acres comprising the
bulk of the Thompson coal holdings
in southwestern Pennsylvania and
"West Virginia will be placed on the
market. Forces opposed to Mr.
Thompson have retained lawyers to
attack the sale in the district court
News of the proposed new
of coal interests has caused holders
of more than $1,000,000 worth of
Thompson collateral to institute fore
closure proceedings on long overdue
notes. To-day Receiver John N.
Straw of the First National Bank.
Thompson's institution, advertised
for sale at public auction the eleven
story bank building erected in 1901
at the time Uniontown was a strug
gling village. The building is valued
at $900,000. Date of sale is fixed for
January 12.
"It Made Me Feel
So Good" She Says
"X speak a good word for Tanlac
whenever I can," says Mrs. Km ma
Hart, R. F. D. 1, West Leeport, Pa ,
a thriving town near Reading, "for
it made me feel so good that I want
to help others who are suffering as
I did.
"I had terrible distress from my
stomach. Nothing I ate seemed to
agree with me end I was continually
made miserable by being bloated
with so much gas that I often suf
fered intense pain.
"I was nervous, depressed rnd
could not sleep at all well and I
always felt so tired, particularly in 1
the mornings. And yet I couldn't
say just what caused my trouble.
"I started taking Tanlac it the
suggestion of a friend of mine, Mrs
Eisenhart, who told me how it had
benefited her, and I must say that!
the results have far exceeded my
hopes.
"?Iy appetite got better right
away and I soon found that I could
eat almost any well cooked food
without distress. My nerves quickly
quieted down and I took to sleeping
better and now wake up feeling le
freshed and rested.
"I am better in every way and I
give alii the credit for my restored
health to Tanlac."
Tanlac, the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug Store, where the
Tanlac man is meeting the people
and explaining the merits of this
master medicine.
Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas
Drug Store in the P. R. R. Station:
in Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert W.
Cn'.n; Greencnstle, Charles B. Carl:
Middletown. Colin S. Few's Phar
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, H. F.
Brunhouse.—Aav,
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Every bit of cheer that we can pass on to the other fel- Which Opens Monday, Dec, 17.
possible the New on b - oMsf Ut were Red
Hubaiyat of Omar Khayyan bound in tooled Kitted with Miller Smokeless Burners.
Hubaiyat of Omar Khayyan bound in cloth ... *O.OO £= Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement n,UI * > '° o
Books For Gift-GivingThatwm Please the Most Fastidious Tapestry Table Covers, Irish Point Curtains,
Taste: Special Editions, 50c to $5.00 # T n±. o
Vanished Towers and Chimes of Flanders, described and pictured by Geo. Wharton Ed- Heavy Japanese Cretonnes & Couch Covers
With Cortes the Conquerer, by Virginia Watson $52.,10 "jWijwk / I able covers in fine tapestry, rep, velour and felt; leather trimmed and silk fringe edges; rose,
SEE AMERICA FIRST SERIES $3.50 I The Unvtolted Places Of Old Europe, by Robert M: i ■&& / recn - ° UI bluc and brovvn ' to Sj?(.(K>
Oregon, the Picturesque. ' j Til® Open Road,* by E.*vl "iMCM.* ♦**.*.* V.'.ttT UTo with *><* ° f g° ld ;•••• * .' $6.00
Arizona^ the Wonderful. THE CHARM SERIES f>l <SO Ifc ! Sf matting covered boxes can be used for shirtwaists or skirt boxes $2.00 to SB.OO
Tales from Washington Irvine's Traveller, illustrated , . KsSffiß Moot screens in brown and green, Leather tabic mats, velours, square or round effects,
in colors, by George Hood $1.50 j Tlle C" 3 "" Edinburgh, ! burlap filled, oak and mahogany 25c, 50c and 75c $1.75 to $3.50
Wordsworth's Intimations of Immortality, illustrated ! The Charm of Paris, I g y Alfred H Hyatt ~ frames, SI.OO and SO.OO CURTAINS Couch covers in many colors and
by Norah Neilson Gray SI.OO The Charm of London, f I. Table runners, .. $3.00 to SO.OO Irish point and Brussels net cur- rich dark weaves,
THE SPELL SERIES, $2.50 Net SpiciaUy priced at ... TSC gr ; " / Pillow tops in tapestry, tain, Pair . $5.00 to $15.00 N'KW CRETONNES
5E IpeU 3 Jap.onf Walian =n e ■" ™ $10.50 SSSSZ
The Spell of Belgium. j Specially priced at .. ft. SI.OO _ _ * $3.00 to $6.00 Pillows in silks, cretonnes and tions. Yard, 75c and 85c
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart. Street Floor . Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor
J - - - : :
Irish All Linen Towels Attractively Boxed Of Course a Woman's Particular IgSjh
Crochet and Satin Quilts: Irish Toweling . . , _ fmfry
Plain hemstitched union liuck towels, each, 35c; Special, dozen, #3.75 When She Selects His Gift • : ss
Hemstitched figured union buck towels, 18xo4 <>9c " I* VVS**-
ah linen hcmsUtched Extra size Irish towels Satin quilts in floral And that s the reason we call attention to the fine Bath Robes and A
towels: in new designs; made of designs, . r
Each, 50c; Special, dozen, fine flax; size 24x43 inch- $2.75, $3.00, $1.50, $5.00 House Kobes that a man will be chllttHnv with at sicllt Ilard to select i v. jV.V
$5.50 es, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.09 and SO.OO tW V : E'- i
Each 59c; Special, dozen, In American beauty. Scalloped and cut cor- better or more pleasing gift. J /l'/ " • u\l
"*" • * •• • $6.50 rose and bud border, $1.69 ner patterns, I "j ;
ac , ac, peciai, s a tin border around the *irTsii" > towei!ing ° Blanket Bath Robes in plaid and Wool lounging or bath robes, (3/ ml*\
scotch an j wreath
tractively boxed, at mod- CROCHET AND SATIN Irish all toweling. IM w Wf
'~pi*, C rUk n„. Irish ®™ rs >"•• • . UM Matelassc silk bath and house i 'B
towels, 20x36 inches, SI.OO Crochet bed spreads in 25c, 28c. 30c and 35c Heavy Blanket Bath Robes, in robes in rich colors 22 1' , *S
Scotch all linen huck j full double size, hemmed. Glass toweling in blue * jn Coat and skirt hang- Eeather tatting boxes f
towels of extra fine qual- $2.00, $2.50, $2.75 and and red checks; all linen block and fancv natterns Time' hath <= ...uu „• a\ m ers in l ather c as <i. with shuttles and thread,
ity in rich designs; rose .$2.95 | and extra heavy, Yd. 30c <uiu idnty pauerns, tfOys bath robes With girdle, B SI.OO and $1.25 SI.OO *¥l
and bowknot, scroll and Scalloped and cut cor- Typed glass towels with r nrv ; :n „ a H Waist and coat hang- MANICURE SETS 11
fischu patterns ... $1.50 i ners .... $2.50 and $3.00 I red border, each 29c <po.w, ana jp (.IU i Jp.5.118 D ers in case 59c Manicure sets in brown # I
Dives Pomerov & Stewnrt stroct Finnr n ,. „ W Waist and skirt hang- suede case, satin lining, *■
l e9 ' pomeroy btewart, Street * loor Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Men s Store ¥ ers in case sc pearl fitting $7.00 4|
' V Button hook in leath- Manicure sets in grey |D|^
er case 39c suede case, pearl fitting, TPI
■ o • , f (Ly Folding coat hangers $3.00 to $5.50 Ml
1 upening special ' \ in case 59c Manicure sets in pur- \* \
N n 5 J .-j -|-v. . T-v ! | Travelers' sets, con- pie leather case, satin VIA
,; , <M ' *Kr hi the Picture Room ■ is2"s "fix "ass "°' ns ' p ~ r 'W
fjHT Urv > gaL>-> MBk ON THE THIRD FLOOR \ case 39c Manicure seta in black ||
*Yil / ii \V 1 /\iA y\ JLrii 4HV<,\ , . < t Sewing kits in case, leather case, green lin- |lf
/1 \vy A Y ramed Pictures -i r\r\ : \ * l - 25 ivor y flttin * 5- 7r >
/ j lIV1 IV /! I TV \ /' l\ V X 1 ailicu X ICLUIC& U 1 (1(1 1 I Crochet Boxes ... 85c Manicure sets in bro- UK
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An Important Clearance'^
The MostlmportantSaleof Women's Coats of Trimmed Hats Appropriately Boxed for
Of the Entire Winter Season | been reduced—five tables filled with them ve Gift-Giving 1
$1.95 - °
Garment? nf Finp Dnnliill I\/F niorinlc ' Formerly priced $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 and $6.50. s 1 - costume serge, 42 inches wide, in a full range
\J\A. £C tto yj 1 IIIC \/UUlliy IVI UICI iCtto Final clearance, too, of several dozen pattern of colors and black. Yard '. SI.OO
A iimniiitnlii TDr* hats ' formerl y SIO,OO, $12.00, $15.00 and Wool poplin, 39 to 54 inches wide; all shades—
aVLLl higher at Colors, yard $1.50 to $3.00
• $4.95 Black, yard SI.OO to $3.50 I
s39.soCoats, $27.50, s4s.ooCoats, $35 sss.ooCoats, $27 1 hat^ucdtosoc
* f T ' C ' / ' i* Wool Santoy, 42 to 60 inches wide, colors and black.
America's finest coat manufacturers conribued their most exclusive Fall and Winter Special Ujjering 0J ^*tosa.oo
.... .... r% I .1 storm serge in a full range of colors and
models to us tins season and beginning- to-morrow you can choose from more than 150 coats— Jr CtpCT CjiirySO.Tithe ffIUITIS black. Yard to $3.00
the best value you've obtained in years. 36 t0 42 lnch granite cloth in wanted shades. Yard,
N In the Gift Flower Shop 69c to $1.25
The coats are made of the highest quality silver tone cloths, velours, Burrellas and Broadcloths and many' O T"1 -* r\ ' Coatings, 54 inches wide, including velours, Silvertone,
of them are finished with large, luxurious collars of Hudson seal. The linings are of exquisite texture. O P 01" IUP Burrella, plaids, checks and Scotch mixtures. Yard,
Sizes range from 16 to 42. $2.00 to $1.50
1 Broadcloths, 48 to 54 inches wide; domestic and imported
t >- ... mi Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor Front , . J . "
An Opportunity That Will Not Be Equaled at Any Time. Leather Ba ff SI2OO
M brT™ f„". "'ff" " d , S "" C '™<- m '" ,n * hlsh Vaohe... with on ! 2 .|„cl, fr.me ' t VS" KW
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trimmed with buttons. (97 CO filing Tom deep yoke and ffnisW Specially priced 901, OU Genuine Walrus. 13-inch frame and fitted SIB.OO _
539.50 wool velour, broadcloth and Specially ° C '♦•>Burella, Silvertone and wool velour Hand bags of Tapir lamb $l5O kJIVCI KjtJ Lfe
Silvertone coats in green, brown, taupe. priced SOS.UU coats, with a panel back trimmed with S, ea 'd M ,°k° CC ° '.Vu •• $125 , * *
Burgundy and black, in a full loose , f covered buttons an.l fni*hf.ri with e KH ' ted w,th P urse a "d mirror SI.OO An ideal skating set of cap and scarf in manv dis
model finished with a broad crushed $55.00 coats in brown, green trench a narrow h*it- l*rl~ Children's bags of Tapir lamb and Morocco, green, gold ft " i j , , 7 aiS
bel i t: nin r H e <a f aP t i°i ollar i °S 530.00 Burgundy, Pekin and black'; iine<t lar of Hudson 'seal. Spe- #OQ Cft frames, with stone settings and double lined SI.OO tinctive Style patterns. In solid colors or combination
Beal plush. Specially priced throughout with fine quality Peau de cially priced . . >$575U ?Y. Alligator and Tapir lamb bags _ , 59c stripe designs ! $1 25 to JRI 'ifl
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor . ' S ' "" Dives, Ipomeroy^StewartVatrVet' Floor. 25 ° Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor.
HAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH
DECEMBER 12, 1917.