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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1011.
HAWLEY
WHAT THE FOLKS IN THE SHIRE ARE DOING.
SOUTH CANAAN.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
South Canaan, Pa., February 23.
John Welsh, Carbondale, has return
ed after spending a few days with
his brother, Richard, of this place.
A number of young people from
this place attended a wedding cele
bration at the home of David Buck
ley, Cherry Ridge, whose son, Mat
thow J., was recently married to Miss
Helen Coughlln, Carbondale.
John Racht's father Is seriously 111
at the home of his daughter in
Honesdale.
James Ryan, who has been 111 for
some time, Is Improving.
Maynie Burnett, who recently un
derwent an operation for appendi
citis, Is said to be feeling very good
and will return home In a few days.
Mrs. John D. Buckley has return
ed from New York, where she visit
ed relatives. Her daughter, Angelus
Buckley, has returned to Millersvllle
Stato Normal school.
Mrs. Fred Swartz has returned
from Forest City whore she visited
her daughter, Mrs. G.Guthcr, who
has been very ill.
Mrs. Joseph has returned home,
after spending a few days with, her
brother, John Leory, of this place.
INDIAN ORCHARD.
rfpfclal to THE CITIZEN.
Indian Orchard, Pa., February 22.
Sleighing is very good at this place
and the lumbermen and sleighride
parties are making good use of it.
Mr. and Mrs. William Avery, East
Honesdale, were entertained, Sunday
lllKt. hv I'hn fnrmnr'R nnrnnts. ATr nnrl
Mrs. E. E. Avery, of the Bethel Fruit i inB-
BETHANY.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Bethany, Pa., February 23. Edna
Blake was the guest of Helena Purdy,
Seelyvllle, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Starnes and
family, Carbondale, spent Sunday at
the homo of J. V. Starnes. i
Jolly Birthday Party.
On Saturday evening last, a Jolly
crowd of young people gathered at
the pleasant homo of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Clemo, to help the former cele
brate his twenty-third birthday. The
evening was spent very pleasantly
with games, phonograph music, also
several vocal selections by I. C. Hol
lenbeck, Prompton. Those present
were: Ivah Ballon, Dorothy Hender
son, Dorothy Clemo, Alice Ward, Ida
Sergant, Eloise Webb, Isa Monington,
Lettle Arnold, Ora Bodie, Anita Mon
ington, Marjorle Hazen, Alma Moles,
Emma Dlllmeuth, William Olver,
Bert Miller, Edwin Odell, Russell
Henderson, John Conbeer, Ike Hol
lenbeck, George Odell, Cecil Bodle,
William Hawn, Ernest Mill, Charles
Moles, Willis Dlllmeuth, Lynn Mon
ington, Henry Bloom, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Moles, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Hazen, and Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Sergeant. About eleven o'clock
choice refreshments were served and
all departed for their homes, wishing
Mr. Clemo many more happy birth
days. Charles Webb presented his daugh
ter, Eloise, with a piano last week.
Margaret Manning, Honesdale,
passed Sunday with her parents here.
The Q. C. was very pleasantly en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. I. J. Hauser on Saturday even-
Farm.
Mrs. W. H. Marshall and son, Neal,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Bayly, East Honesdale.
Samuel Saunders, who has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. S. D.
Noble, of Fallsdale, returned home
on Saturday.
W. C. Spry, our popular auctioneer
who owns the Old Red Rock farm,
has purchased several cows and year
lings during the past week for which,
he had to pay high prices.
100,000 Feet Of Lumber.
Wo took a drive to Minor Brown's
mill near the Forest Lake property
on Thursday last, where we found
.Mr. Brown busily engaged at prepar
ing dinner for his dozen or more men
who are cutting and hauling lumber
to the mill. He informed us that he
had about four hundred thousand
feet of lumber in the yard and a
great many more thousand In the
woods.
There was a meeting at the Swamp
Brook school house on Saturday last.
Tho farmers at that place are talk
ing of starting a cheese factory.
Alice Ward and Dorotha Clemo are
spending a few days in Carbondale.
Irene Yerkes spent the latter part
of the week with Honesdale friends.
Ida Sergant, Garteen, is visiting
relatives at this place.
Mrs. Joseph Clemo is confined to
her homo with the grip.
Ernest Paynter, Carbondale, was a
guest at the home of M. E. Lavo,
Sunday.
Francis Martheus, Pittsburg. Rev.
W. E, Webster, Sterling, performed
the ceremony at tho parsonago and a
reception was held' on same date at
the bride's home.
" At tho residence of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Kerr on February 15, a son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Noble
Atherton. Both mother and baby
are doing nicely. Mr. Atherton at
the present time is a sailor boy on
board the battleship Rhode Island,
and is sailing on Cuban waters.
Dr. Parson has secured tho house
recently vacated by Mrs. Frank
Buchter, and will mox his family
and personal effects thereto, at an
early date.
Wallen-Paupack Lodge, No. 478, I.
O. O. F., will celebrate Washington's
birthday with an oyster supper.
William Crooks, well and familiar
ly known as "Uncle Billy," residing
at Gouldsboro, slipped on the ice
while out walking on Friday last and
broke one of his legs near the hip.
Mr. Crooks Is nearly 90 years of age
and his chances of being able to
walk for some time to come are not
encouraging.
Robert Boyce is improving in
health, under the care of Dr. Parson.
LAKEVILLE.
Spei-ial to THE CITIZEN.
Lakeville, Pa., February 22. The
chicken supper held at this placo Sat
urday evening last was largely at
tended. A number of people from
Hawley, Ariel, Ledgedale and Arling
ton wore present. Everybody reports
a dandy supper and a fine time, and
I guess they had It by the way the
"Scavenger Can" looked the next
morning, that is, if broken bones
tells any tales. Net proceeds, $34.80.
Mrs. Augusta Keyes and daugh
ter, Emelyne, Hawley, are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Goble this week.
George Crane and wife arc visit-
at Us-
Richard Ham and family W. H. , lng s. u. Crane and famIly
.uursuuii a m mmi y. uarom nan ana , wick, Mr. . Crano nas employment
"eKuuau , la Now jioxico where he has been
that spent an evening recently at tho for two years
beautiful home of .Mr. and .Mrs. E. I Tm,Wnr,i 'nohoih T.mTfrp. .,n
A Nonnonmacher of Swamp Brook 3r(9j of thls place( is in a nourish
where they were roya ly entertained inK condltlon. live candidates being
j.y uieir nost ami nostess. , InltIated on February 15. A doll
ar, ami .Mrs. Fred swartz wcro
pleasant callers at Altoona Farm on
Thursday evening last. They were
accompanied by the former's sister,
Stella.
John Clemo, Waymart, was a busi
ness caller here on Friday last.
Mrs. Howard Bishop, East Hones
dale, visited her mother, Mrs. Ira
Bishop, who was very sick last week.
Cora Wood, East Berlin, spent
Sunday last at the home of her uncle,
John Marshall.
Mrs. Louise Case is spending sev
eral days at East Honesdale as the
guest of Mrs. Kellam.
Martin Byer, who resides with his
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Swltzer, Is very
sick.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bunnell are
upending a few days with relatives
and friends in the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bayly were re
cent guests of Ray Bayly and wife of
East Honesdale.
Richard Ham and wife spent last
Sunday at the home of W. H. Colwlll
and wlfo of Torrey.
TYLER HILL.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Tyler Hill, Pa., February 23.
The Tyler Hill Ladles' Aid met at
Mrs. Thomas Griffith s on Wednes
day last.
Rev. R. D. Mlnch went to Alden
villo to attend a two days' meeting
last week.
James Smith recently bought a
thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock
of Ed. Hadsall, Galilee.
The Stalagmite class of the Tyler
Hill Sunday school met on Saturday
evening at Mattle Welsh's. Clarence
Fortnam took a load from Tyler Hill.
A fine time was reported by all.
A number from this place attend
ed Joseph Wood's auction sale on
Saturday last. Nelson Alfast pur
chased two Holstein cows.
business will be more than one horse
can handle.
Mrs. Ranklns is confined to her
homo at Prompton from the effects
of a severe fall on tho Ice.
17-YEAR LOCUSTS
DUE THIS SPRING.
LAKE COMO. .
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Lake Como, Pa., February 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gruther spent
Monday In Hancock.
Mrs. Hlgglns and children, New
York City, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. W. Eck, Binghamton, re
turned to her homo after spending
a few days with her father, Arnold
Poole, who is very sick.
Mrs. D. Morran has sold her farm
to Gilbert Conklln, Lookout.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lake are visit
ing friends in Binghamton.
Rev. Eramel attended the minis-
terial meeting at Peckville Monday
and Tuesday.
EAST HAMLIN.
cate, toothsome lunch was served
after tho ceremony.
Harold Crane, Scranton, passed a
few days recently with his parents
at Uswick.
We are sorry to hear of tho seri
ous Illness of Mrs- Clarence Cum
mings, Chicago, 111., formerly Leora
Swingle of this place. There are
very little hopes of her recovery.
Relatives here were shocked to
hear of the death of Harry Simon
son, whose death occurred on Fri
day of pneumonia at his home at
Honesdale.
Mrs. A. Degroat and Mrs. Charles
Raushmeir, Honesdale, are the
pleasant guests of John Bishop's
family this week.
.Miss Lucy McKane, who has- been
employed by B. F. Kellam, Paupack,
for the past two months, Is home for
a time.
Twenty-two young people from
Peck's Camp enjoyed a sleigh ride
to Hawley on Saturday evening.
An excellent sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. H. T. Purkiss on Sunday
morning at tho M. E. church here.
STERLING,
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Sterling, Pa., February 23. We
are now 'having pretty good sleigh
ing again.
George Robacker has been very
ill but it is now hoped that tho
crisis is prist. Drs. Simons and Stev
ens have attended him faithfully
and they now have a nurse. Miss
Rinehart, from Scranton. Mrs. Ro
backer and Irene have also been ill.
Helen and Mary aro now both home
assisting tho family.
Lowell Cross is on the sick list.
So far as we are aware all the
other sick folks aro improving.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lee
a son. Congratulations.
The Leetown school Is very small
but perhaps they do not wish it to
die out for want of pupils. We have
had tho pleasure of visiting all the
Sterling schools and wo think every
one should be Interested enough to
call and see what kind of work the
teachers are doing and how the pu
pils are progressing.
Birthday surprise parties aro now
In order and so on the evening of the
17th a number made Miss Carrie
Butterworth one and a very pleas
ant evening was passed.
I. G. Simons as constablo and M.
Farmers Wurncd Of Coming of Peri
odical Cicada Thnt Destroy
Branches Of Trees Have Letter
"W" on Wings.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey In
common with much of the balance
of the eastern part ot tho United
States, will soon bo entertaining
many millions of Infrequent and en
tirely unwelcome visitors, according
to tho Doylestown Intelligencer.
These are the periodical cicada or,
as they aro better known, seventeen
year locusts.
The last visitation of these Insects
hero was In 1894, when they caused
much damage to vegetation, especi
ally young trees. Tho brood which
Infests the country east of tho Ap
palachian mountains and from north
ern New York to North Carolina, Is
known to entomologists who have
studied it as Brood II.
There are other broods in various
parts of the country, a despatch from
Lawrence, Kansas, saying that Pro
fessor P. A. Gleen, of the Depart
ment of Entomology of the Univer
sity of Kansas, Is already preparing
to observe a brood which is expect
ed to appear there In the next three
months.
Dr. Henry Skinner, curator of the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Phil
adelphia, has been much Interested
In observing the periodical cicada
during former appearances and will
continue his Investigations during
the coming summer.
We are practically in the centre
of tho territory covered by Brood
II," said Dr. Skinner. "Th'ey are
most plentiful in New Jersey, where
they are reported In great numbers
In every county of the State on each
appearance. Naturally, Pennsylva
nia has Its share.
"The locusts have a well-defined
letter W on their wings, formed by
the nervea of the wings and years
ago It was common for ignorant and
superstitious people to cling to the
belief that this was a certain portent
of war.
"The larvae of the insects live un
derground, feeding on the roots of
trees and shrubs, for seventeen
years, when the insects emerge into
the outer air with wings. The aver
age life is three weeks. Their first
appearance is generally coincident
with tho appearance of warm weath
er and they disappear with tho com.
ing of cold weather. But during tho
summer of their winged existence
the females deposit eggs In the twigs
and branches of trees, boring holes
for this purpose, and the twigs and
branches thus penetrated die. This
is about the extent of the actual
damage chargeable to the insects,
although the failure of any kind of
a crop while the locusts are In ex-
istence Is generally laid at their
door. They have no weapons to
avail against man and may be
handled with impunity."
The Department of Agriculture
has issued a pamphlet by C. L. Mar
latt, entomologist and assistant chief
of the Bureau of Entomology, setting
forth what is known of the brood
and inviting reports from observers
during the coming summer. This
shows that tho brood has been re-
ported regularly at seventeen-year
intervals in New Jersey sinco 1775
and in Connectiout since 1724.
"The most reliable means of pro
tecting nurseries and young or
chards," says the pamphlet, !'Is by
collecting the insects in bags or urn
brellas from tha trees in tho early
morning or late evening, when they
are somewhat torpid. Such collec
tions should be undertaken at the
first appearance of the cicada and
repeated each day.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Hawley, Pa., February 23. There
was nothing doing at tho "Hippo
drome," Tuesday night, owing to the
reels being delayed in Scranton.
Speedy Hawley Runner.
Those who attended tho "Techni
cal High School meet" at Scranton,
Saturday night, from the Hawley
High school were F. Hausmann,
Lewis Miller, A. E. Gilpin, E.
Schultz, and L. Swltzer. In the 70
yard dash, class B, Lewis Miller car
ried off tho honors.
Joseph S. Keligher, White Mills,
was a week-end visitor of friends in
town.
Mrs. Jnno G. Palmer, executrix of
the estate of tho late S. T. Palmer,
will have a sale Tuesday, February
28, commencing at 10 o'clock, at tho
homestead on the East Side, to dis
pose of all chattels and other valu
ables. Edward Goldbach, the Main Ave
nue shoe dealer, made a business trip
to Honesdale, Tuesday.
Funeral Of Harry Slmonson.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner and
Mr. and Mrs. George Pelton attend
ed the funeral of Harry SImonson,
which was held at his late home,
Honesdale, Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock. The remains was brought
here for burial In Walnut Grove
cemetery. Undertaker- W. B. Am-
merman of this place had charge of
tho funeral.
Patrick Murray, who fell head
foremost Into the coal chute on the
west liawiey coal yard, and was
badly Injured, is recovering. There
was a quantity of coal in the chute.
His head and shoulders were burled
In tho coal when extricated.
The cook at Kohlman hotel has
been called to Equlnuirk on account
of the serious Illness'" of her mother.
Her place is being filled by a com
petent substitute.
St. Philomena's Parochial resi
dence will be open to the public om
Wednesday afternoon until 8 o'clock
In the evening. There will be ushers
nt the door to show the visitors
through tho building.
Oscar Lynn, Tafton, was in tow
Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday, tho streets were
thronged with rural visitors, making
a very lively day following the storim
and gloom of Monday.
Mrs. Kelihger, an aged lady oa
River, street, is confined to her be
with L.a Grippe.
John F. McCabe, Wllkes-Barre,
spent Monday at this place.
Hack To Tho Farm!
Conrad Relneke has sold his busi
ness and contents of store and har
ness repair shop on Penn Avenue to
Casper Unger, Bone Ridge, who will
take possession of the same March
1. Mr. Relneke will reverse tho
usual order of moving cityward and'
will migrate to the country and take
possession of the farm at Uswick
recently presented to him by his
mother.
A dance will be held February 2S
In the I. O. H. Hall at White Mills.
Music will be furnished by Bellman's
orchestra.
in each county at tho time of judg
ing. Tho conditions under which
tho corn is judged shall be decided
in each county by the County Sup-
rlntendent of Schools, or person
n charge, and the corn after judg
ing shall remain in his possession.
7. Blanks for reporting yields and
score cards such as are used in judg
ing corn will be furnished to each
contestant.
AWARDS. A first, second and
third prize may be awarded in each
county to those making the highest
number of points in accordance with
the following scale of points:
Yield GO .
Sample (10 ears).. 30
Report .-.10
A Corn- Show will be held at Stato
College during Farmers' Week, at
which the winners in each county
hall be entitled to enter for Bweep-
stake prizes.
Prizes. To tho three individuals
scoring the highest number of points
n each county the County Superin
tendent or other person in charge
will arrange for ribbons or other
prizes.
To the three scoring the highest
number of points In the state con
test prizes will be given as follows:
First: A Winter Course of twelve
weeks at State College, amounting
to eighty-five dollars, at The Penn
sylvania State College.
Second: Expenses to Farmers
Week at State College.
Third: Three books on agricultur
al subjects-
The corn after final judging shall
remain the property of the contestant.
For further information about tho
Contest,, address Department of Ag
ricultural Extension, State College,
Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Osborne are s. Simons as jurors spent last week
Special to THE CITIZEN.
East Hamlin, Pa., February 22.
Bert Mlcklo has rented the David
Mann farm. He took possession on
February 18. "Bin" Is a hustler.
H. B. Smith returned from Pocono
Summit on Thursday, from helping
to movo Arthur Chapman's saw-mill,
whore he has a lumber tract of sev
en years' work. Harry reports a hard
rip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Chapman made
a Hying trip to Zion on Sunday.
Edna Resseglne visited friends and
relatives in Scranton last week.
Homer Ames is convalescing from
tho pick wound he received at the
.Maplewood Ice house.
Roy and Gertrude Conklln attend
ed tho dime social at George Hazel
ton's, Arlington, Friday night.
Goo. Tuttle Is homo from tho wilds
of Pike county where ho has been
working In tho lumber woods. Ho Is
entortainlng a bad case of rheuma
tism. You have plenty of company,
George; there aro others.
F. L. Ames and Frank Wetherill
are drawing props to Dunmore.
E. D. Conklln made a business trip
to Scranton on Wednesday.
R. W. Kellam Is cutting a car-load
of props and at the same time get
ting a 50-cord pile of wood ready to
saw up with the gasoline engine.
Edward Peet is suffering from a
gathering in his head. Ho Is improv
ing some at this writing.
Dr. W. A. Stevens performed a suc
cessful operation on Miss Rosa
Smith's foot for an in-grown too nail
last week.
Ladles' Aid Fleets Ofllcers.
Lllllo Chapel Ladles' Aid society
met and organized at Geo. F, Chap
man's Saturday, February 18. The
following ofllcers were olected: Mrs.
A. N. Patterson, president; Mrs. Geo.
F. Chapman, vice-president; Mrs. F.
A. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. H. B.
Smith, secretary. Thlrty-slx were
present. Proceeds, $4,36.
moving their household goods to
Elmhurst where Mr. Osborne has
purchased a home.
Sleighing In these parts Is fine.
In Honesdale and so
celebrated Howe case.
enjoyed tho
WAYMART.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Waymart, Pa., February 23.
Tho pupils of the Intermediate room
of the Waymart High school gave
their teacher, Miss Emma Stanton,
a surprise party at her home In
South Clinton on Friday night of
last week. Mrs. Hardier ehaperon-
ed tho party. Games wero played
and refreshments served.
Tho High school enjoyed a sleigh
ride Monday night and wero enter
tained at the home of Rebah Field
ing, South Canaan.
Miss Smith, our primary teacher,
snent Sunday with , relatives and
friends at Honesdale.
A number of persons were baptiz
ed at the Methodist church on Sun
day last.
Several pupils aro unable to at
tend school on account of Illness.
Aletha Mitchell spent Friday in
Scranton.
Work has started at Farvlew, and
a number of Waymart people have
employment there.
Wo aro glad to see more snow.
STEENE.
Spe-ial to THE CITIZEN.
Steene, Pa., February 24. Mrs.
J. E. Haley and daughter, Edith,
are spending two weeks with the
former's daughters, Mrs. William
Wright and Mrs. Ray Spangenburg,
at Carbondale.
Air nnrl Mrs Wllllnm Tlntps. Car
bondale, spent Sunday with the lat-jage does not exceed 20 years.
Corn-Growing Contest For Hoys,
The relative value of corn is In
creasing. In many states the yields
of the crop have been Increased
through corn-breeding associations
and corn-growing contests. Tho av
erage yield of corn In Pennsylvania
should be much larger than It Is at
present. In order to interest the
boys of the farms and to improve the
character and yield of corn, tho fol
lowing outline of a corn-growing
contest is suggested to organizations
in the various counties in co-opera
tlon with The Pennsylvania Stato
College:
Conditions: 1. This contest is open
to any boy In Pennsylvania whose
DREHER.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Droher, Pa., February 23. At this
writing, there Is fairly good sleighing
on all tho nubile roads, through this
section. With the decrease in the
number of saw mills In operation,
there Is much less heavy hauling on
tho roads, and as a natural conse
mionce there Is a lull in the lumber
business. Props, ties and logging
will soon be the lumber trado.
On Wednesday, February 22, Miss
Anna Edith Barnes, daughter or Mr,
and Mrs. T. G. Barnes, South Sterl
ing, was united In marriage to Roy
tor's mother at Steene.
Georgo Chapman, Carbondale,
called on friends at Steene, Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Arthur Is qulto sick
at her home here.
The weather being favorable, the
Bobolink will tap his sugar bush
next week.
Mrs. John Short is confined to her
bed with a very severe attack o
rheumatism.
Mrs. William Cole is confined to
her homo with sickness. Dr. Noble
is in attendance.
Stephen Kaglar has purchased a
handsome span of four-year-old
colts. It will be remembered about
two months ago, Mr. Kaglar lost a
valuable colt by being scared by an
auto near tho Hubbard & McMullen
Stock farm. The owner of the auto
being a generous and all-around
good fellow tendered Mr. Kaglar
$150 for tho loss of tho colt.
It Is rumored that there will bo an
old-fashioned donation held sorae
tlmo In tho near future at Steene.
Michael Farey, who has been seri
ously 111 with pneumonia, Is so as to
be around again, so much so that
he went Into a neighbor's ono even
ing last week at midnight and order
ed up a good supply of pancakes. Of
course tho order was refused, as the
kind lady was, afraid that pancakes
might bring a relapse, but Michael Is
surely on the gain.
Butcher Arthur expects to put a
team on the road this Spring, as his
100
sides,, their presence helps some
struggling municipality to keep up
appearances at census taking time.
Modern farming requires brains and
Industry.
To people thus equipped Mr. Ran
kin's career must appear strongly.
Agriculture, though one of the old
est, Is not the most highly develop
ed of our Industries. David Ran
kin did as much as any man has
ever done to prove that business
methods applied to It meant profit.
He studied soil and products and he
learned the advantage of rotation of
crops. He kept a set of books as
complete as a bank's; he ran bis
farm as methodically as other men
run packing houses, railroad? or
manufactories, and he made It pay.
The opportunities are greater to-day
than when he began. There Is a lot
of this big country of ours out of
doors, and its development agricul
turally is one industry that is not
overdone. New York Sun.
Will Tho
Remain A
MISSOURI FARMER
MADE ;5,.-500,000,
2. The corn shall be grown on
plot containing 40 square rods or
ono quarter of an acre.
3. Any variety of corn may be
used. The contestants muBt select
the seed, plant the crop, fertilize it
and cultivate It ns they may seo nt
4. Each contestant must make
report covering the variety; manner
of selection of the seed; results of
germination tests; character of sou
and its treatment previous to plant
ing; method of planting; kind and
amount of fertilizer used; dates and
character of cultivation, and dates
of planting and cutting,
5. The plot of ground must bo
measured by two disinterested par
ties. Ono of tho witnesses shall be
a farmer and tho other a teacher In
the public schools or tho pastor of a
church. If theso men nre not avail
able tho County Superintendent, or
the person In charge, In each county
shall designate others to perrorm
this service. The husking must be
done, and tho corn weighed In the
presence of the same individuals.
Very Immature, mouldy or rotten
corn shall not be Included. The
corn shall not bo husked until it Is
In good cribbing condition and the
witnesses must specify the condition
of tho corn.
G. Ten of tho best ears shall be
selected by each contestant and
theso will be Judged by some com
petent person, Theso ears may be
exhibited at Bomo convenient placo
Ho Started With 50 Poor Acres Hut
Made Hills of Corn Grow Where
None Had Ever Grown Before.
A Missouri farmer, David Ran
kin, who died recently leaving a
fortune of $3,500,000 which he had
made out of agriculture honestly,
without slaving or niggardliness; for
he had always taken a great Interest
In civic affairs, given In philan
thropy as much perhaps as he left,
built up a poor Missouri town Into
a thriving municipality and endow
ed its college with a quarter of a
million..
His career is of more Interest to
the country than that of many other
men who have made even greater
fortunes, in that ho proved what
brains applied to the development of
our greatest natural industry will
accomplish. When men were push
ing westward to try their luck in the
mines of the Rockies or on ranches
of the " short grass country " of
Kansas, Mr. Rankin stopped in Mis
souri and took up the more certain
means of a livelihood on the rich
farming lands in the northwestern
part of the State. He made hills of
corn grow where none had ever
grown before, and acres grow In
value from $10 or $15 to $75 and
$100. He had fifty poor acres when
bet started; he had 34,000 capable of
the highest cultivation when he died.
In 190G he planted 19,000 acres in
corn and raised nearly a million
bushels. Ho attained a world repu
tation as an authority on corn rais
ing because he made it a study, and
agricultural experts came from Eu
rope to learn his methods. What
Coburn, of Kansas, said could be
done Rankin, of Missouri, proved.
The last census has shown that
Missouri ns well . as many other
States has lost In rural population,
and there aro those who complain
that people leave tho farms to be
come poor stenographers, poor
clerks, poor something or other.
Tho 'Isolation and loneliness' of tho
country drives jthera to the cities, It
Is said. Perhaps that phaso of tho
Hfo never bothered Mr. Rankin. In
his early life ho was too busy to
think much about It; in his latter
years this isolutlon was spent In one
of the finest country houses in tho
West. He had more horses to drive
than ho needed, as many automo
biles as ho wanted: he visited East
ern cities when ho felt like it; he
went to Europe when he wished. Ho
could afford it: his Income grew
from nothing to $130,000 a year. It
is doubtful If many of those accused
of this exodus to the city would over
have become David Ranklns. They
would have been about as much fail
ures on the farm as In the city. Be-
Uosser Case
Mystery?
Charles E. Twigg and Miss Graco
Elosser, who were engaged and were
on the eve of being married, were
found dead in the parlor of the Elos
ser home, in Cumberland, on De
cember 31. Thero was apparently
no reason to suppose that either had
any intention of committing suicide.
Ho was in prosperous circumstances,
with a fortune of some $40,000.
She was making every preparation
for the wedding.
Dr. Harrington, the city health
officer, and Dr. Barker, a chemist,
performed an autopsy on tho bodies.
They came to the conclusion that
both had been killed by taking
cyanide of potassium. Dr. John R
LIttlefield and Dr. Arthur H. Haw
kins were convinced that death was
caused by carbon monoxide, generat
ed by a gas stove which stood only
four feet from the couple. They
conducted a test, and In tho same
room whore tho dead bodies were
found enough deadly gas was gener
ated to kill cats that were confined
there. Dr. C. Glaser, of Baltimore,
and Dr. S. L. Lynch, chief chemist
of the District of Columbia, made
Independent tests of the blood of the
victims, and both came to the con
clusion that death was caused by
carbon monoxide.
The doctors and chemists who
made an analytical Investigation of
the contents of the stomachs found
distinct traces of cyanide. How the
cynide got there is still undetermin
ed. Dr. W. R. Foard, the first phy
sician to reach the scene, Dr. T. W.
Koon and Dr. George L. Broadrup
all hold to tho theory of cyanide
poisoning, in spite of the monoxide
tests and reports.
This disagreement between the ex
perts is not a mere technical differ
ence as to the manner in which
death was caused. It goes to the
very root of the case. If death was
caused by carbon monoxide, it was
clearly the result of an accident.
If it was caused by cyanide of potas
sium, It points to either sulcldo or
murder.
There are many questions that
have arisen in this case that have
not yet been satisfactorily answered
and probably nover will be. Few
cases have attracted such wide at
tention or have been followed with
such Intense interest. There aro
no witnesses, apparently, who can
tell us how they met death. The
experts disagree as to the cause each
side stating Its conclusions with
equal posltlveness. And, in spite
of the official reports, the Elosser
case is likely to go down in history
as one of thoso unsolved mysteries
which bafflo Investigation and defy
the most careful analysis. Balti
more Sun.
TRIAL li I S T Wayne Common
Pleas, March Term, 1911.
Week beginning March 13, 1911,
Cortrlght & Son vs. Erie R. R. Co.
FItze vs. Mills.
Hawker vs. Papponhelmer.
Smith vs. Brown.
Herbeck vs. Kelly & Stelnman.
Alrey and Spencer vs. Keen.
Brown vs. Cortrlght & Son.
Tully vs. Cortrlght & Son.
Fives vs. Auto-Transportation Co,
Stuck vs. Blgart.
Tellip vs. Chapeak.
Klanser vs. Do Breun.
M. J. HANLAN,
Prothonotary,
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