TIIK CITIZEN, I1UDAY, AI'KIIj 8, 1010.
Agricultural ;j
UNIQUE VEGETABLE DIGGER.
Gathers Up Onions,' Etc., and Sepa
rates Them from Adhering Soil.
Something now nnil novel in tlio
way of vegetnblo diggers hns been de
vised by a Kentucky former, the ob
ject of ttao contrivance being to catch
up onions and similar vegetables and
tho necessarily accompanying dirt,
nnd by slight shaking separata the
dirt from tho vegetable. It can read
ily bo carried In the hands of the
Digs Up Onions, Etc.
operator, who can easily shake the
digger after he has taken up a quan
tity of tho soil and vegetable. In con
struction the digger resembles a imlnl
ature wheelbarrow, the receptacle
forming the body being made of shout
metal containing innumerable per
forations. At the front or small end
of the receptacle is a swinging door,
beneath which is a small shovel. In
operation the digger is used as a shov
el In lifting the vegetable and tho
surrounding soil. The digger is then
shaken, separating the . vegetables
from the soil and allowing the latter
to pass out through tho perforations.
Hay-Making Advice.
Cut your feeding hay early.
Keep tho bearings clean and well
oiled.
Clover should be cut before It falls
down. You can get it all in this way.
Stop the machine every hour to
touch up the knives with file or whet
stone. With a wad of wool in the oil cups
you need not oil the mover so fre
quently. Every mower tool box should con
tain a monkey wrench, whetstone and
flat file.
Walt till the dew is off before you
start the mower, and put In the time
cultivating the corn or potatoes.
Mark, the light spots in the mead
ows to plow and reseed after harvest.
Sharp knives make light draft.
As a meat-maker, milk-maker, and
money-maker, alfalfa is equally prized,
and as a rejuvenator and improver of
soils it has no rival.
Onion Fertilizer.
The best onion fertilizer and the
best mixture generally for crops that
grow under ground is made by mix
ing 900 pounds of acid phosphate, pre
ferably Tennessee sixteen per cent.,
600 pounds of tankage or of cottonseed
meal, 100 pounds of nitrate of soda
and -400 pounds of muriate of potash.
Jlix these thoroughly on a barn floor,
preferably by passing twice or thrice
through a sand screen. Of this use
BOO pounds of furrow under the seed,
bedding on this and flattening tho
rldgo for drilling the seed. Then as
soon as the crop is pulled disk tho
land well and sow fifteen pounds per
aero of crimson clover seed. Plow
this under as early in spring as you
can work the land in good order and
renew tho fertilization, and you will
find that your crops will increase
every year. Indianapolis News.
Poultry Pointers.
There is not much, uso of feeding
sulphur; but if it is done, let It be in
clear weather. It causes stiffness In
wet weather.
Let sunshine into the poultry house
during damp weather especially. It is
tho great health maker, and also an
egg maker.
Cleanliness Is not only next to god
liness In tho poultry houso; It sits up
on the front seat with that pleasing
thing called profit.
Poultry will not be a nuisance in
tho garden, if the garden is fenced as
it ought to be. Do not blame the poul
try. Needs of Poultry.
Poultry need air and exerclso to
make them produce fertile eggs and
vigorous chickens thut will llvo aftor
they are hatched. One of the best
means of accomplishing this Is to glvo
them a shed open to tho south, where
they can scratch a little on the ground
lor their grain, and have tho full bene
fit of tho sunshine and air in pleasant
weather.
Money In Sheep Raising.
Every farmer who has any grazing
land can profitably raise somo sheep.
Hilly pasture land is in abundance In
many sections hills that have not
been cleared of tholr timber and
there aro millions of acres or such
land which will afford good browsing
for sheep or Angora goats.
Easy Fumigation.
Dried lemon pool sprinkled oyer
cools will destroy any disagreeable
Pilor .About tho house.
SEEING THINGS AT NIGHT.
Why Objects Appear Fantastic and
Alarming.
Every ono must at times have asked
himself why fumlllar objects In a dim
light tend to assume fantastic and
oftentimes alarming nppearauces.
Tho explanation is to be found in
tho special conditions of night vision.
Tho pupils aro widely dilated and, as
In tho photographic lens with a largo
diaphragm, tho apparatus of accommo
dation can only focus for one plane.
As tho faculty of estimating distances
Is In great measure lost In tho ob
scurity wo cannot focus with preci
sion, nnd a blurred, uncertain out
line is thrown upon tho retina.
Then, too, colors viewed in a fad
ing light lose their distinguishing hue
in a fixed sequence until a point Is
reached nt which everything bccome3
of one uniform gray tint.
It follows that the images which nre
transmitted to the visual centers are
profoundly modified In color and out
line, and as they enter tho oyo through
the widely dilated pupil at an alto
gether unusual angle tho movement of
locomotion gives them a peculiar mo
bility. Now, ono relies on experience for
the interpretation of sensorial impres
sions, and when these present them
selves suddenly in an unusual form
they create a feeling of Insecurity
which finds expression in mental per
turbation nnd more or less violent
motor impulsion. In fact, the sub
ject finds himself In the position of a
horso which sees a rapidly advancing
automobile for tho first time and docs
not know what to. moke of It.
Imagination aiding, these blurred,
mobile and uncertain Images are sus
ceptible of the most phantasmagoric
Interpretation, and in persons who
are not accustomed to control sensori
al impressions by the exercise of tho
intelligence the impressions are ac
cepted as realities and acted upon ac
cordingly. Gamekeepers and others who aro
accustomed to night work mako al
lowance for phenomena of I his class
and correct the visual deficiency by
the aid of other senses, such as hear
ing, which are not dependent on light.
SPRINGS AT BOTTOM OF SEA.
How Inhabitants of Hottest Place on
Earth Get Fresh Water Supply.
Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf,
Is said to be the hottest place on
earth. It is usual -there to find tho
thermometer at 140 degrees Fahren
heit. On the coast of this island,
livhere practically all of the peonlo
live, there is no fresh water, which
is needed above all things in so seeth
ing a temperature.
And it is to be had from the bot
tom of the sea. Here and thero
scattered over the floor of the harbor
of Bahrein are springs of pure fresh
water. These waters well up through
the sand to mingle with the salt wa
ter of the sea. It would seem a d Ill
cult task to find those threads of fresh
water amid the ocean's volume, but
the thirsty islanders are thought to
have found them ages ago and to have
passed on their location from genera
tion to generation.
A diver equips himself with a water
bag made of skins, the mouth of
which is closed, and descends to tho
bottom of the harbor at a point where
one of the springs issues. The bag
Is carefully inverted over the current
of fresh water as it flows up from tho
sand, the mouth is op'ened, the skin
Is filled, then the mouth is shut fast
and the diver returns to the boat
awaiting him on the surface.
One. scientist give3 it as his belief
that at some period in tho shadowy
past, that which is now tho harbor's
bottom was not touched by the sea.
The springs were then on the shoro
and ready for the islanders' needs.
Little by little the sea encroached on
the land, but tho location of tho won
derful springs was not forgotten.
The Tse-Tse Fly, the pest of East
Africa. This Insect is about the size
of the Ordinary American horsefly.
Disappointed.
Negroes, even more than white peo
ple, perhaps, are given to counting
their chickens before they are hatch
ed. A correspondent of The Youth's
Companion reports a laughable in
stance. Gus, a young colored boy, grow con
fidential one Friday evening.
"I'm goln' to the cimltery next Sun
day, Miss Mary," he said.
"But, Gus, that is a long walk. You
know it Is more than four miles."
"Oh, I'm not a-goin' to walk. I'm go
in' to ride."
"How is that, Gus? Has your fath
er bought a carriage?" -
"Naw; but I'm goin' in n korrldgo
to my uncle's funeral."
All day Saturday Gun could talk of
nothing but the coming festivity. To
a young "darkey" a Sunday funeral Is
a great event.
Sunday I gave him a holiday, and
on Monday expected a full account of
tho funeral, but Gus appeared with a
melancholy face. In answer to my In
quiry, he said:
"I didn't go, MIsb Mary. He ain't
dead yet."
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Cominnieinilfc
Of Interest to Women Readers
BETTER THAN TABLE CANDLES.
New Electrical Device for Utility and
Decoration Without Wires for
Dining Room Use.
Every woman has realized for some
time past that tho uso of tho candle
as a table decoration was attended by
danger and other shortcomings and a
substitute has been eagerly sought
The solution of the problem has not
been found in electricity, for tho rea
son tlint lamps of this character lack
ed tho foatnre of portability and their
use also required tho presence of
wires piercing tho cloths and tables.
A New York mon has recently de
signed a piece of table docorntion
which takes the place of the candles
on the dining room tnble in the homo
as well as the hotel and cafe.
The device is a pretty design em
bracing a silver receptacle capable of
holding a single-storage cell. Tho bat
tery stores sufficient energy to keep
Displaces the Candelabra.
tho lamps oglow for 14 hours, and the
illumination emanates from three
tungsten lamps supplied with switch
for controlling them. Fitting neatly
over the stand is a shallow glass dish
containing cut flowers and water. The
former are supported by a cast-glass
disk with numerous holes into which
the flower stems, etc., project. The
lamp thus serves as a flower vase as
well, and tho effect pf tho light pass
ing through the glass and water and
playing around the flowers and leaves
is very pretty indeed.
A LITTLE TALK TO GIRLS.
Qualify Yourselves to Diffuse Inspira
tion, the Thing Our World Needs Most
As you come to full growth and get
out of school, of course, being Ameri
can girls, you want, properly enough,
and attain, more freedom of action.
Gradually from telling you what to do
your parents advise you what to do,
and presently you consider whether
you will take their advice or not, and
if you don't want to, it will be hard
to make you. And as the years go on
you return their kindness probably, by
advising them, and in time they get
to rely a great deal on your counsel.
Well, so much of freedom as con
sists in ignoring your parents' advlco
when you don't like it will come to
you protty soon, but as their control
of you diminishes you will find it neces
sary to substitute for it control of an
other sort. If you don't, you will havo
a hard time. Of a girl who got nervous
prostration and went to a sanitarium
to rest one said the other night: "Oh
yes; that's not surprising. She was
the girl who said sho never did any
thing she didn't want to.' You see,
there is no tyrant so despotic as an
undisciplined mind that resists direc
tion and is still unqualified for self-direction.
The price of freedom is sub
mission to something. It may bo some
thing within, but it must bo something
that stands for duty.
And I do beseech and charge you
that as you look about for something
to take care of and thus fulfil your
destiny, you will tako such charge as
you may of men In general, and especi
ally tho young ones of your own gen
eration, and try, In so far as you can,
to mako something of them that will
be an advantage to tho country and
to tho human race. You cannot mako
a good world without good men. Do
try to make something of theso young
ones that you will find floating about
It will bo good practlco for you in tho
most Important duty that falls to
women. Don't corapoto with them In
their employments unless you havo
to. All the college presidents wall
over tho young mon because thoy
can't get enough of them Interested In
knowledge. If you havo somo knowl
edge, foed out a little to them, sugar
coated, and If thoy hnvo any, get It
out of them. Most of tho inspirations
that men get they got from women.
Do qualify yourselves to dlffuso In
spiration. It is tho thing our world
needs tho most Material things im
mensely abound, means can bo got for
nnythlng that doserves them, but the
fire that touches the spirits of men Is
somewhat to seek. Monoy's a-plenty;
bricks, stone, food, books, and nil that,
but Inspiration is scarce. Havo It to
give if you can. E. S. Martin, In Har
per's Bazar.
Salt and Soup,
Never put salt into soup whon cook
lng until it Is skimmed, as salt pro
vents tho scum from rising.
If too much salt has been added to
soup slice a raw potato and boil it In
tho soup for a fow minutes. Tho pota
to will absorb much of the salt
THE JOKE WAS ON THEM.
Case of Follow My Leader at Which
Girls Balked.
Two capricious young ladles plan
ned to have somo fun when a certain
young mnn called to spend the even
ing. They thought it would bo great
sport to Imitate everything ho did.
When the young man entered tho par
lor ho blew his nose, which each of
tho girls promptly imitated. Thinking
it a peculiar Incident the young man
proceeded to stroke his hair. Both
girls followed. Then he straightened
his collar. They did the same, and
a fow dimples nnd 'smiles began to ap
pear In spite of them. Now it was
the young man's turn. Ho was posi
tive of his ground and calmly stooped
down and turned up his trousers.
IT WAS, GENERAL.
Gift My wife has developed a great
passion for singing!
Gaff Yes; but it's nothing to the
passion your wife's singing arouses in
the neighborhood.
The Manly Man.
"After you've been two weeks In
tho house with ono of theso terrible
handy men that ask their wives to be
sure and wipe between the tines of
the forks, and that know just how
much raising bread ought to have,
and how to hang out a wash so each
piece will get the best sun, It's a real
joy to get back to the ordinary kind
of man. Yes, 'tis so!" Mrs. Gregg
finished with much emphasis. "I want
a man who should have sense about
tho things he's meant to have sense
about, but when it comes to keeping
house, I like him real helpless, the
way tho Lord planned to have him!"
The Social Scale.
The negro barber on a limited train
running from an Eastern city to Chica
go was once shaving a man whom ho
recognized as a well-known merchant
of Albany. Tho barber worked with
especial skill and was rewarded with a
substantial fee.
When the barber was telling tho
other employees of the train of his
good luck, he announced prompously:
"He's shore a mighty fine genul
man, dat Mr. Smith; Jes' a nice a man
as you'd wanter meet. I's often beon
In his sto' in Albany, but this is tho
fust time I's ever met him socially." I
Exchange of Courtesies.
Senator Boveridge was deprecating j
a too warm debate between southern
congressmen.
"A soft answer turneth away
wrath," said he, "and vice versa. We
should all keep polite tongues in our
heads. Only last night I heard a fat
man say with a good laugh to a bow
legsed friend:
" 'Jim, old man, you look as if you'd
been riding a barrel.'
" 'And you,' snapped Jim, sourly,
'look as If you'd swallowed one.' "
Satisfactory Substitute.
After dinner nt the cafe tho bache
lor had invited the crowd to his apart
ment for a little music, etc. Thoy
were looking around. "Lovely," said
the pretty girl, "but you have no
kitchenette. How In the world do you
do without a kitchenette?" "It is a
great privation," he said, "but wo man
ago to worry along fairly well. Wo'vo
got a boozeretto you know."
True Moral Courage.
"Jinks Is a manv with courage
enough to say 'No.' "
"How do you happon to bo awaro
of that?"
"I saw him stand up to the bar with
a bunch of friends last night."
"And when they asked him to tako
a drink ho said ''No'?"
"Not exactly. When they asked
him to have a soltzer he said 'No.' "
Not God's Business.
Littlo Minna was saying her pray
ers. When sho had finished her usual
petitions her mother said:
"You have forgotton, dear, 'Mako
Minna a good girl,' you know."
"Oh, mother," sho answored re
proachfully, "don't let's bothor God
about that, that's your lookout."
Modest Ambition.
Kicker Wouldn't you llko to bo so
famous that people would restoro your
birthplaco?
Bockor I'd bo content If I could
mako tho landlord repaper my present
flat
Tommie's Guess.
Teacher B-a-l-t; what does that
spoilt
Tommlo Don't know, ma'am.
Teacher Why, what do you catch
fish with?
Tommlo Oh, worms! Statesman.
Not for Some.
Tho Judge Twenty years of your
life have been spent in prison?
Tho Prisoner Yes, and they call
this a freo country.
MARCH THROUGH F1IU2.
Ceremony of n Set of Itrnlnnlns In
Honor of Gods of Kiro nnd Wntcr.
Six thousand Hindus nnd a se
lect few English officials havo re
cently witnessed in tho neighbor
hood of Mndrus a remarkable relig
ious ceremony, tho principal actors
being Solvrastas, a sect of Brah
mins. The festival was culled 'tho
m.irch through Are," and it is ap
propriately onougn named. The
proceedings woro lu honor of Brnh
mn and Vishnu, tho gods ot water
and fire.
PrtMMint'ons for the ceremony
had .fn going on tor ft month. A
trench twenty-three feet long nnd
nineteen feet deep was dug, aw. In
it a flro was kindW. At sunrl.se,
forty fanatics, who were to demon
strate their asbestos nature, slowly
marched around tho furnace, bear
ing tho curious Idols. The Sovns
tas were clothed 'n yl!ow tunics,
and without hesitation, entered tho
fire trench singing a hymn, the re
frain of which was "Govlnda! Go
vlnda! "After walking around this
artificial Gehenna three times thoy
emerged apparently none tho worse
tor their experience, and have estab
lished an unassailable claim for sane,
tlty among their people. London
Globe.
A Remarkable Test.
A Copenhagen newspaper, with :t
view to testing the comparative
rate of speed of various telegraph
systems sent off to Itself two
telegrams, each of five words; one
telegram went eastward while tno
other went to -he west. Ono tele
gram went via Shanghai, New York,
and London; while the other wont
via London, New York and Shang
hai, 'iho telegram sent off by
Shanghai, or the eastern route, ar
rived back in Copenhagen In threo
hours, 23 minutes. Eacli telegram
had 'o be taken over and telegraph
ed afresh eight times during trans
mission. London Chronicle.
An Underground Wonder.
One of the most wonderful under
ground waterways In the world,
which was constructed at tho latter
end of the eighteenth century by tho
Dukes of Brldgewater, Is now being
used for the conveyance of waste
water from the Earl of Ellesmcre's
collieries at Walkden, near Manches
ter. This canal, which is entirely
underground, with Ita arms and junc
tions covers over 4 0 miles
.Meteors of Various Sizes.
Meteors vary in size from mere
grains of sand to several tons, and
consist for the most part of Iron and
nickel, but no fewer than 24 terres
trial elements have been found in
them.
Tho Kind Tou Havo Always Bought, and which has been
in uso for over 30 years, has homo tho signaturo of
and has been mndo under his pcr
Lj6y" sonnl supervision since its infancy.
-UZf7Y, -oUcA4- Allow no ono to deccivo you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good "aro hut
Experiments that tritlo with and endanger tho health o
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor otltcr Xarcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fevcrishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach nnd Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE
Bears tho
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The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THC CINTUR COMMNV, It MURRAY STRCCT, NCW TORH CITT.
Vibration of Wings.
Recent tnea..uromcnts of tho vibra
tions of tho wings of o dragon fly in
tho Stuttgart University showed that
thoy ranged from 1,000 to 12,000 a
second. Tho common houso fly makes
COO strokes of Its wings a Becond.
when flying at its highest speed.
Automobile Olscnuc.
Tho "automobile disease" has been
discovered by Dr. Henry Becker of
New York. After studying the
malady for a year ho says It affects
tho tissues ot tho throat and lungs,
causing congestion and decay.
The Wonderful Petrel.
Tho tiny stormy petrel is a bird of
immense wing power; ft bolongs to
every sea and, although so seemingly
frail, It easily breasts furious storms.
Petrels have been observed 2,000
miles from nearest land.
Mohammedan Photography.
Until a few years ago Mohamme
dans were greatly opposed to photo
graphy but now they havo taken It
up seriously, and somo photograph
ers of real merit aro found among
them.
Roll of
HONOR
Attention is called to tne STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
City has published a ROLL Ot
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00
Honesdale, Pa.. May 29, 1908.
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