. THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAV 10, 1011. FARMERS STILL " FOR ROOSEVELT Western Poll Gives Him Ma jority ot 15,000 Votes, uA FOLLETTE SECOND CHOICE, Bristow Is Third In Kansas Newspaper Ballot Taft Came Sixth, Last of the Republican Candidates Mentioned, Democrats For Wilson and Clark. Arthur Capper, editor of the Topcka Capital and other Kansas newspapers, has taken a poll in one of his publi cations, the Missouri Valley farmer, on the choice of western farmers for a candidate for president In 1012. The Farmer circulates exclusively among the fanners of the middle west. Re cently the paper, under the heading. "Wanted A President For 1012," printed a ballot on which Its readers were requested to Indicate a first, sec ond and third choice. The ballot bore the names of Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, La Follette, Champ Clark, Bristow, Cummins and IJoverldge nnd blank spaces for writing In the names of any candidate not mentioned. A Majority For Roosevelt. Fifteen thousand ballots have been returned, all from farmers of western states. Of the Republican candidates for first choice ltooseveit received 7.802, or a clear majority of all the votes cast by both parties. La Fol lette came next with 2,807, Bristow was third with 1,340, and President Taft was fourth with 700. Cummins received 233 and Beveridgo 232. For second choice La Follette led with 3,734; Bristow, 2,077; ltooseveit, 1,507; Beverldge, 1,274. President Taft Is fifth in this list, with 030. Cummins received 8G second choice votes. For third choice La Follette received 1,703. Cummins 1,400, Bristow 1,354, Bev erldge 1,13." and President Tnft 137 On the blank spaces the Socialists vot ed for Fred Warren nnd Debs, Warren receiving 470 and Debs 440. Of tlio scattering Democratic votes Bryan re ceived 204 and Folk 100. Of the Democratic votes Champ Clark received more than Wilson 035 to 235. But on second choice Wilson received 003 to Clark's 435. Adding Roosevelt's first .and second tliolco votes together, he has u,fiin. while President Toft's first nnd second choice total amounts to 1,750. La Follette's Vote A Surprise. Next to tliu big vote cast for Itooso volt KlltIchins will find food for re flection In the vote of Ln Follette. On first choice the Wisconsin senator was second with 2,807, hut with his second choice votes added ho received 0,001, showing that much of the ltooseveit strength is for La Follette for second choice. Bristow received 4,317 by this addition. Adding all tho votes, first, second and third choice, ltooseveit and La Follette lead, with Bristow third, 0,300, S.304 and 5,071. President Taft Is sixth In this list witli 2,142, the last of the Republican candidates mentioned. HIS WISH GRATIFiED. Doctor Wanted Pets, and Now His Home Resembles a Zoo. Several weeks ago Dr. Edwin G. Sugg of Chicago attended a reception during which a group of guests were discussing pets. Every one but Dr. Sugg appeared to have some sort of pet, and he remarked that he would like to possess a "critter." Two days after the reception nn ex press messenger delivered a box from which emanated peevish growls, and, opening It, Dr. Sugg found a fine Bos ton bull terrier. He was pleased. Next came three white spinning mice, which were pretty and dainty, and ngaln the doctor was pleased. Tho next day a large parcel arrived, nnd when Dr. Sugg opened it he found a cage containing two canaries. Still he did not "tumble." AVhilo ho was ad miring tho canaries an expressman ar rived with a parcel from which water was dripping. When Dr. Sugg tore away the wrappings he found a bowl containing three goldllsh. The next contribution was a white rabbit, and Dr. Sugg began to lose his temper. Ho lost it entirely the follow ing day when ho opened a package and found three doves, stuffed. Sev eral days pased nnd he was beginning to breathe easily when along came another package containing two stuff ed nnd mounted roosters. Dr. Sugg then and there determined to nccept no more parcels unless marked with tho name of the sender. But while he was away along came an enormous packing box which was accepted by some one else nt the house. It con tained a stuffed horse. 10,000 Employed In Mine. Ten thousand people are employed n tho Koeaka mine, Japan, producing cop per, gold, sliver and other minerals Tho yearly output Is worth ?2,800,000, APPOMATTOX APPLE TREE STORY A MYTH. Famous Tale of Lee's Surrender to Grant Branded as Such. Tho old apple tree at Appomattox la largely n myth. There was an npplc tree, but no conference between Gen eral Leo nnd General Grant took place uudor It and no surrender was effected under It. Judge Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery, Ala., who wns an ollleei on tlus stall of General Joint B. Gor don, who wns present nt Appomattox, says that the popular idea current some years ago of a surrender under uu ap ple tree was altogether wrong. "The apple tree never figured ln It at all," said Judge Jones, "except to this slight extent: In the morning of the day of the surrender General Leo sent a ling of truce to General Grant. While he was waiting the return of his mes senger to General Grant lie sal down on the roots of nn old applo tree and waited awhile. Long before the mes senger returned ho had left the apple tree and was at the McLean farm house, where he and General Grant held their conference and where the final surrender was effected. The old apple tree was quickly cut down nnd cut to pieces by relic hunters, nnd something like fifty other apple trees ln the orchard were cut to pieces. The pieces were later made up and sold In vnrlous forms through the country. This probably encouraged the fallacy that Grnnt and Leo had sat under the apple tree. But tho two generals met at the McLean farmhouse. "My vivid recollection of the Appo mattox surrender Is seeing General Leo come out of his headquarters on that final morning nnd mount Old Traveler, his famous horse. He was Immaculately dressed. At his side he wore the handsome sword given him by tho people of Vlrglnln. He was hurled In deep thought, nnd as he mounted his horse he clapped his hnuds nbsentmlndedly together. The private soldiers crowded about the horse and begged him for Information. I heard him say to the men crowding about him: 'Wo hnve fought the war through. It Is now all over.' " WARNS FRATERNITY MEN. Cornell President Says Too Many Fail In Their Work. Another warning to the fraternity men at Cornell university to do bet ter work ln their classrooms is sound ed ln President Schumann's report on tho comparative scholastic standing of tho fraternity and nonfraternlty men for tho year 1011. President Schur man points out that of tho eighty- gnt men oroppea m reDruary ns tne result of the midyear examinations the fraternities furnished 40 to 45 per cent, whereas the number of male undergraduates belonging to fraterni ties constituted but 20 per cent of the entire mnlo student population. Tho figures nre about tho same ns last year, and Dr. Schurman says thot is not a good showing for the fra ternities. Ho Is glad to commend fif teen fraternities, whose names ho gives, which did not lose n single man for poor scholarship last year. Of tho 3.587 regular students, exclud ing graduate students nnd women, 1,048 belong to the fraternities and 2,530 do not. Forty fraternity men and forty-eight nonfraternlty men were dropped. Tho distribution among classes shows that tho sophomore year Is the dangerous one for fraternity MAY BEAR TAFT'S NAME. Move to Call Highway After Him and King Edward. A movement has been started to name the proposed New York to Mont real International highway ln honor of President Taft and the Into King Ed ward ln recognition of their efforts In the cause of peace. George A. Slmard of Montreal, chair man of the Cannda committee form ed to accomplish tho building of the Canadian end, made tho suggestion that that part be named King Edward road, and Howard D. Hartley, chair man of the committee of New York state, suggests that the New York por tion be named Taft rood. "What better or more striking form could the peace movement assume," said Mr. Hadloy, "than in the joining forever of two names symbolizing for both countries the principles of Indus trial good will nnd peace to designate tho world famous roadway?" RECOVERED HER VOICE. Girl, Dumb Two Years, Said "Goodby" to Her Dying Sister. Mary II. Hecht of St. Louis, fifteen years old, who has been dumb for two years, stranly recovered her power of speech nt the bedside of her dying sister. Mary was passionately devoted to her four-year-old sister, who had been 111 of scarlet fever, and she had been In almost constant attendance at her bedside for three weeks. Suddenly she tried to sit up ln bed. saying, "Goodby, Mary." To the surprise of all Mary replied in full tones, "Goodby, sister." The little girl died a few minutes later. Since then Mary's voice has been as strong ns it ever 'was. Physicians attributed It to shock at her sister's-rtpnth. FOR A NATIONAL SONG. School Children Will Contribute to a Prize Fund. The Chicago school board has under taken a plan which Its members hope will provide tho country with n new and distinctive national song. Dr. J. B. McFntrlch, president of tho board of education, nnd Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of schools, have arranged for each ono of tho 300.000 school children in Chicago to contrlb uto a cent toward a prize for tho suc cessful competitor ln n contest to sup ply a national song. Tho only restriction to he made by the board Is that tho song shall not bo a war song. Cream Colored Postal Cards. Cream colored postal cards printed In red are to take tho place of the old cards of commonplace black Ink design. It Is said that tho now cards will be of more attractive appearance. Last year the government issued 871, 318,000 postal cards, tho total cost of which was 9273,000 or S4,000 ln ex cess of tho cost of tho cards Issued the year preceding, ngalust which so manj complaints had been made. Tho now card will cost approximately $C5,00f more than the present card. England and Bagdad Railway. The money argument Is with Etig iand; Germany must necessarily seel: the help of English nnd French cnpl tal to build the Bagdad railway, niid If England, backed up by France, should refuse that help the great Ger man enterprise must needs fall throned. A O BLAKE AUCTIONEER & CATTLE DIALER YOU WILL MAKE MONEY BY HAVING ME Bill Phone 9-U BETHANY, PA. -vrOTlOE Ol! 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', " i ' We spend $250,000 each year in improving and revising our instruction papers. We handle about 30,000 pieces of mail daily and our daily postage bill is about $500. We . ' . issued about 63 million pages of instruction last year. We received and corrected 849,168 reci- ' attions and positively know that 1,180 students have their wages increased. - f f -t- -f