PAGK 0
THE OITIZEX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1011.
LABOR
BEGINS
Western Railroads Fighting
Employees' Demands.
WORKERS BACKED BY A. F. OF L.
Hnrrlman Lima Already Have Refused
to Meet Representatives of Men
Bearing Demand For In
crease of Wages.
Chicago, Aug. 10. A Titanic strug
gle between railroads throughout tha
country nml hundreds of thousands of
their employees, backed by the Atnerl-
can Federation of Labor, Is the fore-i
cast today In connection with the
latest demands of workers on western
roads for higher pay and shorter
hours that would mean a burden of
$50,000,000 a year on the carriers.
Fearing that the new combination of
industrial forces gathered under the
leadership of the railroad employees'
department of tho American Federa
tion of Labor will eventually bo as
strong a factor to deal with as the
Federated Building trades hare been
in Chicago, tho railroads are determin
ed to combut Its every move. The
management of tho Harriman Hues al
ready has thrown down tho gauntlet
and refused to deal with a committee
representing tho shop workers on its
lines, and other roads are planning to
adopt tho same policy. On the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific and the
Illinois Central lines representatives of
the federated trades have been told
that they would be given do recogni
tion. Tho raHroad department of the
American Federation of Labor already
has a membership of between 000,000
and 700,000 men, and it is expected
several unions which heretofore have
held out will Join forcos with it In a
short time. The railway firemen, it is
reported, are among those who are
giving consideration to this step. The
department was organized four years
ago and has established branches of
the federation on eighteen railroads.
EEAL' DUTCH TO "CELEBRATE.
Queen Wilhelmlna's Birthday Calls For
Big Outing.
New York, Aug. 10. Tho Dutch of
New York and Now Jersey, along with
those of Holland descent, have com
pleted their arrangements for their
great "Stamdag," which is to be cele
brated ut Idlewlld park, Little Falls,
N. J., on Aug. 20. Tho big feature of
the day is to bo the patriotic observ
ance of Queen Wilhelmlna's birthday.
Many of tho celebrants have long
since become citizens of the United
States, but as tho secretary of the
Nederlandsche Stamvereeniglng, voor
do Staten New York en Now Jersey
puts it, these sons "retain a fondness
for tho customs and language of the
land of dikes and windmills, their
fatherland."
The Dutch band of Paterson Is to
furnish tho music. It Is announced
that the association proposes to donate
75 per cent of tho receipts of this
"Stamdag" to tho DTolland Home For
Aged Dependents at Paterson, N. J.
"KING OF NEWSIES" KILLED,
Harry Blanche Falls From Circus
Train Near Saratoga.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 10. Harry
Blanche of New York city, who from
newspaper clippings In his pockets
had "beat Ills way" selling papers for
20,000 miles In order to earn tho title
of "King of Newsboys," was found
dead on tho Delaware and Hudson
railroad tracks near here. Ho had
fallen from a Uarnum Sc. Bailey circus
train on which he was making his
vay from Oconta to Glens Falls.
Blanche was twenty years old.
Would Add to Drought.
Washington, Aug. 10. A bill tro
hlbltlug tho Issuance of federal per
mits or special license tax stamps for
tho sale of llnuor In "drv" st.itps nr
communities has been introduced by
Representative Goodwin of Arkansas
Kiss Greetings.
It Is nu act of politeness in parts of
Germany to kiss tho hand of a lady,
but in Italy this privilege Is allowed
only to near relatives, while in Russia
it is extended to kissing the forehead.
Life Preservers.
Lifo preservers were brought Into
popular us,in 1S20.
Ancient Sculptors.
Bczaleel and Ahollab were tho first
sculptors on record, which was in 1-101
B. O. Besides carving In stono ami
wood, these two artists devised beau
tiful works of gold and silver.
Umbrellas.
Umbrellas, which were first intro
duced in tills country at Baltimore in
1770, were commonly scouted as evi
dences of effeminacy.
The Magic Lantern.
Roger Bacon, English philosopher, in
vented tho magic lantern in 1200.
English Dukes.
"DuUo" is tho highest designation o(
nobility in England, and the first to be
created in that country was tho Black
Prince, who took tho titlo of Duke of
Cornwall.
LIME ON THE FARM.
Beet Way to Test It Is to Try II on
Small Patch.
Lime Fecms to bo needed on parts
of most farms. It corrects sourness,
mellows heavy soils, helps light soils
to retain moisture, favors tho growth
of clover aud alfalfa and checks tbi
Increase of some plant diseases. Tin
most certain way, accord Af to Pro
fessor Brooks of tho MuJdachusetts
experiment station, to find out wheth
er Hmo wiil help tho soil Is to try It
on n small pint in a field to be tested.
Apply twenty pounds of fresh select
ed lime to two square rods.
Beets are a good test crop, as they
grow better upon a limed plot if the
soil needed lime. An average of about
one ton of Hmo to an acre will usually
bo enough. It can be used nt any sea
son when the laud is not occupied by
crops and when it can bo plowed. It
may be planted broadcast and worked
into tho soli with n harrow.
Professor Brooks has been looking
up various sources of Hmo in Now
England markets, and ho finds that it
varies considerably in cost aud desir
ability. Quicklime Is really tho cheap
est form, because when buying It the
purchaser does not havo to pay for
water that is taken uj when slaking
lime.
One hundred pounds of quicklime
contains as much essential Hmo as 132
pounds of slaked lime, thirty-two
pounds being moisture from the air.
nnd It contains as much as 17S pounds
of raw limestone.
Lime can bo slaked In small heaps
by applying Just water enough to wet
tho lumps, using about two pallfuls of
water to 100 pounds of Hmo. After
few days it will have crumbled to a
powder. Most farmers slake tho lime
before applying, as tho unslaked Hmo
is very disagreeable to use, even with
a manure spreader protected with bur
lap. Finely ground limestone or marl
works well on light soils, but ground
limestone costs more for tho results
obtained as compared with quicklime.
Sometimes refuse lime from tanneries
is a very cheap source of lime, and it
can usually be had for the hauling.
MAKE FARMHOUSE FIT.
Don't Build Compact City Dwelling on
Your Spreading Green Fields.
In our great cities land is dear and
houses must bo adapted to small areas.
Architects have studied how to get the
most house on a limited spaco because
the man of moderate means cannot nf-
ford to buy a big lot. City houses are
built on these condensed plans and are
very well adapted to such conditions.
But wo nro sorry to see that some of
these city house plans aro being taken
into the country. When set into tho
wide spaco of a farm they look out
of harmony with their surroundings.
The farmhouse should havo all the
comforts and conveniences of the city
house, but it should not look like the
city house. It should be so designed
X COMrOltTACIiB DWELIiINO.
as to fit into its surroundings. The
old fashioned farm home, with Its uir
of comfort nnd repose, Is in better
taste than the modern bobtailed cltj
house is on tho farm.
Farmhouses can be tasteful and
adapted to their location without being
expensive, and It pays to see that they
are so. A tasteful home has a sale
value in tho country Just as it has any
where, and farmhouses should bo built
with this idea In view.
Above all this, however, is the pleas
ure of living in a tasteful country
home, one that Is adapted to its pur
pose and fitted to Its location. There
is a satisfaction hero that Is not reck
oned in dollars, but is worth trying to
get. National Stockman and Farmer.
A Good Chick Feed.
For a good cako for chicks as well as
fowls (and also for dogs) take about a
quart of cornmeal, a pint of wheat
bran and a plut of flour. MJx with suf
ficient sour milk to make batter. Add
two teaspconfuls of soda stirred up In
a llttlo sour milk and salt to taste.
Tho batter must uot bo made too thin,
nor should the cakes bo allowed to
scorch. Ono big cako laid on the floor
each day will mako the little chicks
grow beyond belief.
Farm Philosophy.
Education Is our hope for better ag
riculture. Let us advauco every in
terest that will help tho cause of edu
cation. Progress in farmiug is an individual
problem from tho solution of which
tho, state, the nation and tho world
must benefit.
When planting trees about tho house
sot them quite n distance off, say thir
ty feet. Let tho sunshlno in and save
doctor's bills.
One of tho first considerations in im
proving country lifo and in reducing
tho drudgery of farm work is tho ex
tensive uso of improved farm machlu
cry. Study your conditions and ex
amino tho implement catalogues for
the tools you need. Efficient imple
ments aro tho'' farmer's capital end
usually bring profits when properly
used.
APPLE CULTURE.
It Is a proven fact that apples
grown In Wayne county aro equal in
flavor if not superior In quality of
any grown elsewhere In tho United
States. Tho first question to arise Is
tho reason. There are many, but
tho soil might bo conslderod as the
chief reason. The United States
Agricultural Department of Wash
ington, D. C, has Issued a statement
that Wayne county, Pennsylvania, Is
especially adapted to tho growing of
apples of superior quality of ANY
OTHER SECTION IN THE UNITED
STATES.
The above statement Is evidence
enough to convince the progressive
and enterprising farmer that Wayne
county is the paradise for apples, not
only In quality of tho fruit, but also
In the health of the tree. D. W.
Hull, of Waymart, says he has a
number of testimonials from apple
growers and horticulturists outside
the county, proving that Wayne
county has a remarkable heritage in
apple culture, if it will only be ac
cepted. Is Wayne county going to
sell her heritage for a mess of pot
tage ueciaecuy noi
How then is she going about to
develop the acres of diamonds that
aro now hidden beneath tho surface
of Wayne county's unequalled soli?
Plant young trees.
A large amount of trimming
should be commenced from the start.
Do not allow the limbs to grow
where they ought not to grow. Have
few main limbs. Three or four to
start. By proper planting, cultiva
tion, fertilization, pruning and
spraying the grower will be able to
gather valuable fruit from throe to
five years. Tiny shutes when start
ing can be pruned with the thumb
nail. If removed In this manner no
scars are left and very much after
work Is saved. By keeping the trees
properly trimmed and open, sunlight
will he able to reach all parts of tho
tree and the ground. This has a
tendency to harden the bark upon
the butt of the tree. It then becomes
difficult for tho parent beetle to get
Its eggs in the bark outside. Then
the night beetles see these eggs and
destroys them before they aro hatch
ed. Keep the surroundings clean so
if any borer's eggs do hatch they
can be readily identified by a tiny
drop of brown fluid. A slight pres
sure of the thumb kills them and af
terwards saves a Vast amount of
work. It is necessary to cultivate In
the first part of the season. Barn
yard manure is the best. Work it
In the ground. Cultivation Is to
continue until the middle of the sum
mer, the time varrylng with the dlf-
rerent Kinds of fruit: allowing the
fruit to mature, the leaves to finish
their work of rippening the fruit and
also rippening the terminal bud of
tho coming season. Nothing should
bo allowed to grow at any time
witnin a toot or more from tho tree.
Destroy mice and rabbits before
winter. Tho mice work under tho
snow while the rahbltt, when it can
get no other kind of food, resorts to
the bark of the trees.
The best fruit Is raised upon the
hills. The Northern Spy does better
on higher situations and exposed to
winds, while If grown in the valley
it is almost a failure and hardly
worth tho gathering. Tho Rhode
Island Greenings above all other va
rieties, need rich land. Tho Baldwin
does the best for all situations.
Whoever goes Into apple or other
fruit raising must study the best
periodicals and books upon the sub
ject. Practice among tho trees is
best of all. He must do his work
properly and never neglect It. If
for reason he should neglect It three
or four days it might ruin the entire
crop.
Timber lands, or lands on which
forests have formerly grown, If hav
ing the proper exposure and drain
age, aro preferable for orchard sites.
Such lands contain all tho olements
of plant food necessary to insure a
good and sufficient wood growth and
fruitfulness. Fruit grown on such
lands will rank first-class In size,
quality and appearance.
All orchard lands should bo thor
oughly surface-drained and under
drained. No orchard can enduro for
a great length of time with stagnant
water either on the surface or with
in the soil. All surplus water from
excessive rainfall or from other
causes should bo promptly removed
by either surface or subdralnago.
The best, most Intelligent and ex
perienced orchardlsts differ as to
the best location and exposure of an
orchard, some preferlng a northorn
slope, others an eastern, and yet
others recommend a southern or
even a western slope. It Is believed
that the advantages preponderate In
favor of a gentle eastern or north
eastern slope, as orchards on such
sites suffer less In both soil and tree
from the effects of heat and drought.
In orchard with such nn exposure
will maintain its vigor and longevity
better than if inclined to tho west
or southwest. Near tho homo is tho
most desirable location for tho fam
ily orchard. If possible tho site
should be elevated, thus giving a
free circulation of air, while such an
elevation will also bo of groat aid in
guarding against late spring frosts,
bu luiiu ia young trees at the blos
soming season.
Dealers who havo shipped Wayno
county's native fruit to wholesale
market havo been Informed of tho
superior stock to that of New York
state fruit, being, however, advised
at tho same time that tho spraying,
mulching, trimming and genoral caro
has been seriously neglected and that
if proper methods wore used It
would place tho Wayne county, Pa.,
applo in a class by itsolf.
Red shale soils aro hotter for color
ing tho apple than other soils, owing
to tho amount of oxldo of Iron con
tained therein. It is claimed, how
ovor, by good Wayno county orchard
lsts, that any soil that is as drv and
open as red shale will color fruits
just as well, as they all appear to
tfhvo tho proper element for quality
and coloring. D. W. Hull claims
that It is his opinion that tho soil
Huouia do weu supplied with potash
and phosphoric acid for coloring
Nitrogen causes a greater growth of
foliage which In turn shades tho
fruit and would lessen tho color. It
also prolongs tho growing season of
tho tree thus making the ripening
season later. Proper pruning ana
thinning has a great deal to do with
adding color, says 'Mr. Hull. Thero
is not as much sunshine In tho East
as thero Is In tho West but a flno
color can bo obtained by properly
caring for the orchards of tho coun
ty. Whatever adds to tho color also
add3 to the flavor.
Now, that Wayne county i3 recog
nized by the government as being es
pecially adapted to the growing of
apples of superior quality of any
whero In the United States, let the
farmers prove this statement by
taking advantago of their opportuni
ties. It is hoped that several young
apple orchards will be set out next
spring. Don't make tho mistake of
planting one kind of apple. Mix
them so the pollen will carry to oth
er trees.
AGRICULTURAL.
Wayno county Is not producing
or yielding what it should. There
aro thousands of acres of laud in
tho county that Is partially Improved
and is allowed to remain Idle when
It might bo producing farm truck.
This is not true of all sections in tho
county for many hundred tlllors of
tho soil aro fast becoming educated
to scientific farming tho kind which
every farmer, sooner or later, will
acknowledge as being the only meth
od of farming to produce results.
The different articles found else
where in this publication , are sug
gestions as to how the waste land
can bo utilized and made to bear
fruit, raise cattle or yield crops.
Generally all schemes for develop
ment depend to a greater or less ex
tent upon outside assistance. The
Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington, D. C, and also of Harrisburg,
Pa., from time to time issue bulle
tins that are helpful to the farmer
and can be secured by asking.
The people who live upon the farm
must have confidence in themselves
and in their land. Such confidence
will come by Instruction and assist
ance In developing their own fields
and pastures and tho resulting bet
terment to their stock. The agricul
tural opportunities offered Wayne
county are unequaled and tho de
velopment of same will place the
northeastern county of tho Keystone
state first in the production of ap
ples, blooded cattle and all other
farm products.
There is a big demand for ruta
bagas, the market Is especially good
and clmmlsslon merchants and oth
ers aro always anxious to get Wayne
county rutabagas, owing to their
sweetness. More could be raised,
likewise winter cabbage.
With the advent of modem ma
chinery to till the soil, and take care
of the crops, more ground could be
cultivated and larger yields produc
ed. Start in the fall plow some new
ground and keep on doing a little
more every year and you will soon
have your farm clear and money in-
vesteu.
BLOODED CATTLE.
Prof. F, S. Cooley of tho Massa
chusetts Agricultural College, re
cently said that the high-priced cow
Is not so expensive as she seems, in
view of what she produces. The
average cow produces milk or butter
to tho value of $52.50, and she costs
?51 a year, reckoning that tho ma
nure that she produces offsets the
caro given her. This shows that the
cow does not do a great deal toward
raising tho mortgage on the farm.
Assuming that it costs no more to
keep a good cow than a poor one,
tho figures will show that tho good
cow will produce 5,000 pounds of
milk a year while a choice cow will
produce as high as 10,000, moaning
a profit of $225, against tho almost
even balance sheet of tho average
cow, while Pieterje 2d, a Holstoln,
has a record of 30,000 pounds of
milk a year, which would make a
profit of $1,050.
The above can be illustrated per
haps in another manner by contrast
ing tho more common barnyard va
riety with Johanna, tho world's sec
ond best cow. Take for instance that
tho scrub produces three GO-pound
buckets or tubs of butter in a year,
which weighs 142 pounds. Anoth
er pile, representing 21 sixty-pound
tubs is the amount of butter that
Johanna, tho Wisconsin ex-champion
bossy produced in a year. Total,
1,247.8 pounds. This makes nine
scrub cows to do the work of ono
Johanna or a -cow of hor class. Ob
viously it Is bettor to havo ono near
Johanna than to have a herd of
nine average cows, since a cow of
her class occupies but ono stall and
eats but one cow's rations, and pro-
uuces as much butter as tho nine.
Tho fact Is that tho scrub cow isn't
worth her salt. She is an expense
rather than otherwise; doesn't oven
pay for her own board. This has
been proved by careful investiga
tion investigation that shows that
tho average farmer in this country
customarily keeps on his placo cows
mat navo been an exponso to him
from tho first and always will bn
till they aro butcherod. Of courso
parentago is tho chief consideration.
Tho heifer calf that comes of a race
of good milkers Is likely to be a
good milker herself. Tho care the
calf gets during tho first six or eight
weeks of her life Is the factor next
in importance perhaps. To build up
tho framo of a good dairy cow you
must feed WHOLE milk- tnr ar
eight or even ton weeks. A heifer
should bo fed for bono and muscle
till she is of breeding ago. After
that sho should bo kept fat. After
ino nrsi cair is born care should bo
laicen to mine ner ror as long a per
iod as possible. This tends tn
strengthen tho mllk-glvlng habit
ene innorii3 irom ner forebears.
Dolly Dimple, Guernsey cow,
owned by F. L. Ames. North Knafnn
Mass., is claimed to hold tho world's
record for Guernseys, producing
906.89 pounds of fat in a year.
Dolly Dlmnlo has to her o.reiUt fh
following official year's records for
her throo lactation periods: 14009.13
pounds milk, 703.36 butterfat at
& year oia; iB4bH.HU pounds milk,
900.89 pounds butterfat as a 3-year-old:
18808.50 Dounrin mm.
876.34 pounds butter-fat, as a fiW
year-oia, wun an average of 17092.
14 pounds milk. 828.86 Doundn hut.
terfat. Not only does this placo hor
In tho lead of all Guernsey cows in
tho world, but there Is no continu-
ous record of a cow of any other
breed which equals either tho
amount of milk or butterfat, or tho
average of a llko period made un
der similar conditions and with
public supervision. It Is no wonder
with such Illustrations, that tho
Guernsey cow has become noted for
her economical production of dairy
products of tho best natural color
and flavor.
Tho Jersey and other bloods havo
made excellent records. Tho Wayne
county farmer will havo to come to
specializing, It matters not what
blood, tho different breeds being
Immaterial, so long as results are ob
tained. Do away with tho scrub
cow or steer and raise blooded
stock.
RUPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
For
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
FRANCIS II. CRAGO,
Primaries September 30, 1011.
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LONG POND
NOW OPEN UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT!
FISHING, BOATING, HUNTING
FIRST-CLASS BOARD.
LAKE JAMES HOTEL
Lakeville, Wayne Co., Pa.
W. C. SPRY
AUCTIONEER
HOLDS SAXES ANYWHERE
IX STATE.
Our July Clearance Sale
has left us wltb Broken Lots that we
To Ladies of Honesdale and Wayne County:
We mention a few of the many bargains below:
11 Linen dress now $5.90
10 Linen dress now 4.98
7 White Lingerie dress now 3.49
7.50 Whito Embroidery Ba
tiste dress now 4.50
0.50 White Embroidery dress
now 3.90
7.90 White Embroidery dress
now 4.79
12 Sill: Pongee dress how . . . 7.90
12 Foulard Silk dress now. . . 8.90
11 Foulard Silk dress now.... 7.90
10 Mcsseline Silk dress now. 5.90
15 Messeline Silk dress now. 10.49
SEPARATE COATS.
One-half price in Cloth Satin and
Pongee, regularly sold at $10,
$15.00, $18.50 and $20, now at
95, S7.50, $0.00 and ijilO.
Take advantago of this sale. You
will need a coat for the cool even
ings. VOILE SKIRTS.
In tho now fall cuts, plain and
trimmed.
Regularly sold at $12, $10, $8.00;
Salo Price, S8.00, $7.00, $0.00.
4- 4- -T-
You will find a number of small articles such as Dressing Sacques,
Princess Slips, Petticoats, in Silk and Cotton, Soparato Skirts, Linen
Skirts marked way below cost to close. We do not carry a single gar
ment from ono season to another; twice each year July and January
wo hold our CLEARANCE SALE, and our customers know what to
expect. Come early, as many broken lots will soon be gone.
AVE PAY YOUR OAR FARE.
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FRANK
43 Salem Ave.
JOSEPH N. WELCH
Fire
insur
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.
Office: Second floor Masonic Build
Ing, over O. C, Jndwin's drug store,
Uonedale.
M. LEE BRAMAN
EVERYTHING IIS LIVERY
Buss for Every Train and
Town Calls.
Horses always for sale
Boarding and Accomodation
for Farmers
Prompt and polite attention
at all times.
ALLEN HOUSE BARN
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MARTIN CAUFIELD
Designer and Man
ufacturer of
ARTISTIC
MEMORIALS
Office and Works
1036 MAIN ST.
HONESDALE, PA.
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will offer at less that cost to close.
$10 French Serge dresses now.?5,90
15 Cream Serge dress now.. 9.90
2 house dress now 1.98, 1.49, 1.19
3.50 Misses' French Gingham
dresses now 2.49, 1.90
LINEN SUITS.
WIillo and Natural Colors.
Regularly sold at $5.75, $6.50,
and $7.50; sale price ?3.98 to close.
SHIRT WAISTS.
Regularly sold at ,$1.25, $1.50 and
$2.00; sale prlco 59c, C9c, and 98c.
25 Tallor-Mado Suits in the ad
vance Fall Styles
Regularly sold at $28.00, $25.00,
$18.00; salo prlco at $15, $12.50,
$9.50.
Children's AVliito and Embroidery
nnd Lawn Dresses.
to close out at half price.
$5.50 dress $2.90
2.50 dress 1.25
2.00 dress 49c, 59c
Carbondale, Pa,
KRAFT & CONGER
HONESDALE, PA.
Represent Reliable
Companies ONLY
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