The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, September 06, 1911, Page PAGE 5, Image 5

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    I'HB CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 0, 1011.
A-CENT-A-WORD
FOIt SALE.
FOR SALE HONESDALE NATION
al Bank stock; $165 per share.
Warren P. Schenck, Honesdale. 70tf
FOR SALE BUICK RUNABOUT IN
good condition. T. B. Clark. 3t
FOR SALE KELLY & STEINMAN
orlck factory building, Including en
gine, boiler and shafting. Inquire of
J. B. Robinson. 50tf.
LEGAL BLANKo for sale at The
Citizen offlce: Land Contracts,
Lease's, Judgment Notes, Warrantee
Deeds, Bonds, Transcripts, Sum
mons, Attachments, Subpoenas, La
bor Claim Deeds, Commitments, Ex
ecutions, Collector's and Constables'
Sales, Tax Collector Warrants,
Criminal Warrants, Etc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WANTED: A SECOND-HAND TWO
wheeled road cart. Address G.
Lock Box 827, Honesdale, Pa.
THE BIG AUTO HAS BEEN THOR
oughly overhauled and is ready
to take out parties. Howard J.
Erk. 69ei3
FOR RENT TEN-ROOM HOUSE
on Eleventh street with all mod
ern improvements, Including fur
nace. J. E. Richmond. 57tf.
THREE experienced workmen at the
bench dally. All repairs finished
at the shortest notice. Sommer,
Jeweler and Optician. 30tf
WANTED GOOD HOUSEKEEP
Ing Magazine requires the ser
vices of a representative in Hones
dale to look after subscription re
newals and to extend circulation by
special methods which have proved
unusually successful. Salary and
commission. Previous experience de
sirable, but not essential. Whole
time or spare time. Address, with
references, J. F. Fairbanks, Good
Housekeeping Magazine, 381 Fourth
Ave., New York City. 2t
ALL REPAIR WORK finished up-to-date
in all our different branches.
Sommer, Jeweler and Optician. 30tf
A VACANCY EXISTS IN OUR
Training School for Nurses. High
school graduate preferred. Apply to
City Private 'Hospital, Carbondale,
Pa.
INVENTORY of our repair depart
ment shows 236 finished jobs wait
ing to be called for. Sommer, Jewe
ler and Optician. 30tf.
-LOCAL NEWS
County Treasurer Fred Saund
ers took out nomination papers,
Friday for register and recorder.
Among charters Issued by the
State on August 31, was one for
Demer Bros., Great Bend. Capital,
$25,000.
W. W. Baker and daughter,
Miss Dora A. Baker, spent a few
days In Hawley, recently, packing the
household goods and personal effects
of Alexander Correll, of that place.
Mr. Correll will make his future
home In Honesdale.
High 'Mass was observed at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Mary
Magdalen's church, preceeding the
enrollment of pupils of the parish
school. During tho first week of
school there will be an examination
held which will result in the division
of grades in the school.
Bobbing for eels resulted in an
extraordinary catch at tho Delaware
Water Gap Tuesday night. Robert
Decker and A. E. Miller caught 175
between them. Another man caught
just as many, Millard HauBer got
100, hl3 son 75, and Norman Edlng
er and two friends 125.
Charlesworth, the photographer,
wag demonstrating to his friends
last week what a watch camera
would do. The camera, which is a
novelty, takes pictures on a film like
any other kodak or camera. The
reel contains a film for twenty-five
exposures and takes a picture the
size of a postage stamp.
The annual picnic and golf
tournament was held on Labor Day
upon the links. The ladles' cup was
won ty 'Mrs. W. J. Blrdsall, while the
semi-finals and finals of tho gentle
men s tournament will be finished on
Saturday. Some very nice drives
were made and there was much riv
airy existing between the lady and
gentlemen players. Dinner was
served to 102 members at 5:30 p,
m.
A portion of the new game laws
of Pennsylvania became effective
September 1. All kinds of web-
footed water fowl may be shot in
limited numbers till next April, but
none may be shot any day before
sunrise. Blackbirds, doves and
shore birds may bo shot until next
January. The raccoon is now a
game animal, and may be shot from
now until January. Snipe may be
snot till next May.
'Former Congressman Charles C.
Pratt has withdrawn from the fight
for the Republican nomination to
succeed tho late Congressman Kipp.
This gives Captain W. D. B. AInoy,
Montrose, clear sailing unless Wayne
county springs a candidate. Pratt
lost the elect on last fall bv 800
votes. Yes, Wayne county has a
candidate and a strong one at that.
He is Attorney Homer Greene. No
cleaner man ever entered politics.
Arrangements have been nnrfect
ed by the postofflco department at
Washington whereby 6econd-class
mail matter, consisting of magazines
and periodicals heretofore transport
ed in railway mall cars, will be car
ried Dy last iroight. The order was
issued last week. With the idea of
reducing the expense of transportlng
this, the greater part of second-class
mail, Postmaster General Hitchcock
has taken advantage of an old statute
permitting the department to send it
by freight.
The Cherry Rid'go public schools
will open Monday, September 18.
A balcony Is being added to the
Fuerth building on Seventh street.
The Texas township public
schools will open Monday, Sept. 11.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade will bo held on Friday evening
of this week.
Wheeler Smith, who -was put
in tho Wayne county Jail, August
23, for being drunk and disorderly,
was released from prison Tuesday
morning, Sept. 5.
The members of the C. I. C.
and Cresant classes, Slko Sunday
school, will hold an Ice cream social
in Grange Hall, Dyberry, Wednes
day evening, Sept. 6. All are In
vited. Harvest Grange will hold their
picnic Thursday, Sept. 7. State and
local speakers will be present and a
literary and musical program will be
rendered. Everyone is cordially In
vited to be present.
Marriage licenses were issued,
Tuesday, to William Bullcocks, a
Cornwall, N. Y., grocer, and Miss
Grace Male, a Hawley teacher; also
to George M. Reafler and Miss Anna
Schilling, both of Hawley.
Messrs. Walter Mahon, Lake
WInola, Clarence E. Decker, Los
Angeles, Cal., Wlllard P. Coon,
Clarks Green, and G. W. Decker, of
Honesdale, composed a party who
motored from Clarks Green to this
place on Sunday. The first three
named will spend a few days fishing
on Wayne county lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCusker,
Preston township, celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary at their
home last Thursday. About 100
Invited guests helped to make the
occasion a joyous one. The Citizen
extends congratulations and hope
this venerable couple will enjoy
many more years of their life with
their relatives and friends.
Republican State Chairman
Henry F. Walton has fixed Wednes
day, Sept. 6, as the time and Hotel
Oakland, Susquehanna, as the place
for holding the Congressional con
ference to nominate a candidate to
fill the Congressional vacancy in this
district. M. E. Simons, Honesdale,
and Victor A. Decker, Esq., of Haw
ley, are the conferees from Wayne
county.
At a meeting of the programme
committee, consisting of Prof. Mark
Creasy, Hawley,. chairman, and Miss
Anna Seaman, Honesdale, secretary,
held Saturday afternoon in the Coun
ty Superintendent's office, it was de
cided to hold the annual meeting of
the Wayne County Teachers' asso
ciation on the first Friday evening
and Saturday morning In October at
Newfoundland.
The Gravity association, com
posed of runners on the railroads
formerly operated by gravity Instead
of steam, held their annual picnic at
Ney Aug park on Saturday. There
were men present who ran on the D.
& H. gravity in the 40's when horses
handled the empty cars from Hones
dale to Waymart. A. C. Snyder, of
Dunmore, was, 're-elected president,
and C. P. Sava'ge, of Dunmore, sec
retary.
A motor boat race at Falrview
Lake.'Labor Day, the first of a series
of three races, attracted considerable
attention and created much enthu
siasm. There were four contestants,
namely, Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. camp
boat, A. Stilger, New York city, A.
H. Avery and Joseph Murray, Haw
ley. The handicap race of the series
was won by Joseph Murray, having
made the course, about five miles, in
35 minutes and 45 seconds. His
starting time was 2.4458.
A peep into the first deed book
on file In the register and recorder's
office, when Wayne was known as
Northampton county and comprised
Wayne and Pike besides NorthamP'
ton, revealed a number of interesting
and out-of-the-ordlnary features
The deeds were written in pen and
ink and had the appearance of an en
graved piece of art more the work
of an artisan than recorder. Then
in those days it is evident that the
register and recorder necessarily
was a good penman. Every page of
the old docket was evenly written,
the letters being shaded and the ap
pearance was beautiful. John Broad
head recorded the first deed dated
July 10, 1797, which was transfered
from John Blddls, of Northampton,
to James 'Humes, of Milford, for land
in 'Northamptlon county, considera
tion being $42. A page averaged
840 words, 14 words to the lino and
60 lines to the page. At another
place in the book appeared the title
of the deed written in capital letters,
which is very odd.
PERSONAL
Dr. Walter Loftus, Carbondale,
was a Honesdale caller on Sunday.
George W. Decker spent Sunday
with Mrs. Decker at Clark's Green
Harnon Monaghan of Scranton, is
tne guest of relatives on Erie street,
Alfred L. Carey spent a few days
with family, who have been visiting
here.
Arthur Hull, New York, passed La
bor Day with his wife and relatives
here.
William Balrd. Middletown. is
visiting his parents at .East Hones
dale.
Mrs. Philip Krantz and children
spent Labor Day with relatives in
Hawley.
W. W. Starbuck, New York, is
spending a few days with Honesdale
friends.
Russell Clark, Boyds Mills, was a
pleasant caller at Tho Citizen office,
Monday.
Angus Lawyer,- New York, is
spending his vacation with his par
ents here.
James Kilroe, New York, passed
Labor Day with his mother at Tan
ners Falls.
Samuel Katz, formerly of this
place. Is spending a few days in
Honesdale.
Monroe Weiss, Esq., of New York,
spent (Labor Day with nis sister on
Park street.
H. Z. Russell and son, Milton, at
tended the auto races at Scranton
on jabor Day.
Russell Clark. Bovds Mills, will
enter tho Freshman class at Urslnus
College, this Fall.
Walter Sheard will resume his
studies at Syracuse University, Mon
day, September 11.
Mrs. E. C. Weydanze, New York
City, Is visiting her brother, S. T.
Ham, on West street. i
Alexander Correll, of this place,
spent Saturday and Sunday with C.
W. Hubbard at Ariel.
Miss Marion Charlesworth enter
ed the employment of the Co-operative
store on Tuesday.
H. Z. Russell and family returned
Friday from a two weeks' tour of
the New England states.
Miss Anita Clark left Monday
for Bloomsburg where she will enter
the State Normal school.
Mrs. Coe Durland and Mrs. C. K.
Brady were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Suydam, Hawley.
A. B. Transue, ticket agent at the
Union depot, resumed his duties Sept.
1st after a few days vacation.
Miss Millie Schureger has return
ed after spending her vacation with
Scranton relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lindsay spent
part of Labor Day with Attorney and
Mrs. Herman Harmes at Hawley.
Robert Heft has returned from a
two weeks' vacation with his broth
er, William, at Deposit, N. Y.
A. B. Gaylord returned to Phila
delphia Sunday after passing a ten
weeks' vacation with his parents here
Lewis Perattl, Rutherford. N. J.,
spent Saturday and Sunday with the
ramiiy of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bar
ber!. Miss Bessie Clancy, Port Jervis.
Is being entertained by her aunt,
Miss Ella Malloy, at East Hones
dale. Walter Weaver will leave Wednes
day morning to resume his studies
at the Philadelphia College of Horo
logy.
Arthur Oday, Syracuse, is tho
guest of his brother, Prof. H. A.
Oday.
Harry G. Penwarden, Blnghamton.
N. Y. spent Sunday and Labor Day
with Ms parents on South Main
street.
Miss Merle Goodnough. Girdland.
left Monday to resume her. studies
at the 'Bloomsburg State Normal
school.
Misses Martha Kimble and Maude
Rehbein have returned from a two
weeks' vacation passed In the me
tropolis. Charles Boyd, Boyds Mills, is
seriously ill with appendicitis. Dr.
C. W. Parsells, Narrowsburg, is in
attendance.
Luke Levy, Brooklyn, a former
merchant of Honesdale, Is making a
short stay with friends and relatives
in Honesdale.
Mrs., Leah Sterling and daughter,
Charlotte, New York City, are guests
at the home of Mrs. Marie Kesler,
on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carey and
son, Wilkes-Barre, returned home
the first of the week after visiting
relatives In 'Honesdale.
Miss Elva Hill, Brooklyn, N... Y..
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Maria Kesler, returned by way
of Liberty, N. Y., Monday.
The Misses Fitch, East Street Ex
tension, returned Monday from a
short stay at the home of Miss Ida
Steinman, Deposit, N. Y.
Edson Krietner and wife' of
Scranton, are visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Griet
ner, of Fourteenth street.
Marie McDermott and Margaret
Riely left Tuesday for Wyoming
where they attended the wedding of
Edward Lestrange, a cousin.
Mis3 Dorothy Page returned to
her home in Scranton Saturday af
ter being the guest of Miss Lucella
Rowland the past two weeks.
Edwin and Kate Babbitt return
ed to the Soldier's School at Scot
land, Pa., Thursday after spending
the summer with relatives In Hones
dale. L. B. Swingle spent Sunday and
Labor Day with his wife and sister
in Orange, N. J. Mrs. Swingle has
been visiting there tho past few
days.
Mrs. W. H. Hlgglns and daughter,
Miss Edna, and George F. Schantz
all of Scranton, spent Sunday and
Monday aB guests of Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Lent.
Eugene Drumm, Attorney Edward
Kilroe and Vincent Kilroe, all of
Now York City, are spending three
weeks at the latter s home at Tan
ners Falls.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Alfred Wilklns and
daughter. Miss Sadie, Mr. and Mrs.
John II. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Bassett spent Labor Day
in Scranton.
Mrs. John Babcock returned from
Ariel, Saturday, where she has been
a guest of her brother, Dr. Harry
White. She will return to her home
In 'Brooklyn on Thursday.
Mrs. Rebecca Hawkey and Mrs.
Elizabeth Liken, of Warren, returned
to their home on Friday after spend
lng the summer with relatives and
friends In Honesdale and vicinity.
George S. Spettigue, who for the
past month has spent his vacation
in Honesdale and during this time
has nursed a sprained ankle, left
Tuesday for Newark, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Klnzlnger,
New York City, spent Labor Day
with Wm. Klnzlnger and family on
Vine street. The former's daughter,
who has been visiting the summer
with relatives here, accompanied her
parents home.
F. W. Mlchels, M. Freeman, M.
Bregsteln, Alex. Volgt, Leon Katz,
Jonas Katz, j. v, crogan, Dr. w. i,
McConvlll. William McKanna. Robt
O'Connell and John Weaver left
Saturday for Hoboken, N. J., where
they entered a skat tournament the
first of the week.
Benjamin Loris, Jr., William Man
gan and William Monnemacher re
turned Thursday from a day's fish,
ing on Adams pond. Mr. Loris cer
tainly understands how to attract the
members of the finny tribe as he was
successful in landing a pickerel that
is claimed to have weighed
pounds. There were 64 pounds of
fish caught.
Mr. and Mrs. John McKenna loft
Sunday for a week's visit with New
York relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crossley and
children, who have been spending
the summer nt Farvlew Lake, re
turned home Monday. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Callaway, who spent the week-end
and Labor Day at their cottage on
the shores of the beautiful lake.
SEPTEMBER 1 IN NEW YORK
STATE.
From Friday on, in this State it
will be felony to carry a concealed
weapon and misdemeanor to own a
firearm, A license costing $10 will
enable you to be armed. But that
may be more than the old revolver
in your trunk Is worth. To be safe
you might throw It away, although
it is reasonably safe to let it stay In
the trunk, since the police cannot
search your house without a warrant
and the offence of possession is a
misdemeanor only. But It will go
hard with the thug or brawler caught
"with a "gun" in his pocket.
From Friday on. prize fighting will
be resumed after eleven years of pa
per outlawry. The bouts cannot last
more than ten rounds and must be
fought with eight-ounce gloves In
buildings safe-guarded against fire
and under the direction of licensed
clubs which will forfeit $10,000 if
these conditions are violated or if
there is a sham fight.
From Friday on, it will be illegal
to paint or paste an advertisement on
the property of another without his
consent or to post advertising on the
highways. It will be legal for any
one to removo highway advertising.
and the Good Roads Committee of
the Automobile Club has appointed
Friday as clean up day." when all
drivers are urged to destroy these of
fences wherever found.
From Friday on, the slaughter of
wild game In America will be mater
ially checked by the virtual closing of
Its greatest market. It will be
against the law In this State to sell
all game save deer, black ducks,
mallards and pheasants bred In cap
tivity, and certain stock imported
rrom Europe.
These four laws just about offset
each other. It will be profitless to
kill game for the market, and with
one's pistol taken away it will be
hard to kill anything else. But one
can legally satisfy his destructive
propensities by smashing highway ad
vertisements or by watching duly li
censed pugilists smash each other.
New York World.
FINE SALADS.
Pineapple In lettuce nests: Cut a
pineapple into small pieces. And
one cupful of finely chopped celery,
one cupful of walnut meats, and one
cupful of orange pulp. Shred one
head of lettuce very finely and form
into nests on individual plates. Mix
one cupful of mayonnaise and stir it
lightly with the pineapple, etc.; add
more mayonnaise, if the fruit is not
sufficiently moist, and heap Into the
little lettuce nests. Decorate with
chopped .walnuts.
Salade do la Versailles: Boll six
artichokes, separate the "fonds"
from the leaves, and cut into small
pieces. Put In a salad bowl with an
equal quantity. of asparagus points
that have been cooked In salted wa
ter. Take a handful of salted al
monds, chop them fine, pound them
with the juice of two lemons and a
half a pint of cream, salt and pep
per, and pour over the salad. A lit
tle mayonnaise may be added to the
salad, but it is more delicate in
flavor without it. With cold chick
en nothing Is more excellent than a
salad of carrots, cucumbers and hard-
boiled eggs, aH, cut In rings and sent
to table with this dressing. Two
tablespoonfuls of olive oil with one
of lemon juice, with salt, pepper and
a speck of sugar to taste.
Mushroom salad: Remove the skin
and almost all the stalk from some
button mushrooms, drop them into
boiling salted water, and cook for
three minutes. Lay them on a nap
kin, and when quite cold sprinkle
them with pepper and salt and finely
chopped parsley. Lay on a dish and
pour over two tablespoonfuls of oil
to one of Tarragon vinegar.
Shrimp salad a la Bretagne: Shell
a quart of boiled shrimps and lay
them on young lettuce leaves In a sal
ad bowl. Chill some mayonnaise
sauce on ice, pour over the shrimps
and serve.
THE PIAZZA PARTY.
Sonic Games for Girls to Play On
Hot Evenings.
For some reason or other girls al
ways have more sense than boys. If
you don't believe this ask the next
girl you meet and listen to her re
ply. Another proof Is that girls do
not run around during these stifling
summer evenings playing tag and
prisoner's base and getting all tired
and hot. They are content to sltj
on the cool piazza and talk and they
do not much care whether the boys
Join them or not. Any girl will tell
you this Is also true.
But there are evenings which are
too pleasant to just sit around and
be lazy in and girls want some quiet
game to play that will amuse them
until It is time for mother to bring
out the party and serve the ice
cream. There are a number of
games that are good fun and do not
call for any physical exertion or me
chanical aids. Of course there are al
ways riddles to be asked and an
swered, but these are a little passe
now and tho popular "daffydill" has
taken their place. Any bright girl
can make these up and a little prize
may be offered by the hostess of the
evening for tho girl who thinks up
tho 'daffydill that will vote to be the
keenest. Shadow charades are easy
to act as all that Is necessary for
their production is to stretch a sheet
across an open window and place a
lamp at the proper distance for
throwing silhouettes. Then one
group of girls acts out a word in
shadow pantomlne while tho other,
seated on the piazza, guesses the an
swer. When one has been correct
ly guessed tho two groups ex
change places.
A game that girls of from eight to
12 can obtain a good lot of fun from
is called "What shall I take to the
picnic?" Probably mother remem
bers how It was played. Ask her,
If she doesn't you can, be let into
the secret, hut you mustn't tell any
of your friends, or it would spoil tho
fun. Suppose you and a dozen or so
of your friends are sitting on the
front steps. You announce that
you are going to give a picnic and
ask Bettyi Jones, who sits next to
you, what she will take to add to
the luncheon'.' Maybe she will say
Ice cream and cake. Well, she canit-
go, and you tell, her so. If she had
said that she would butter and Jam
she could have gone. Why? Be
cause these thlngB begin with the
same letters that her names do. So
you ask all the other. Only a few
will give answers that will permit an
Invitation being extended to them
and It will take the -greatest part of
the party a long time to catch the
trick in the game.
Then there is the "Blind man's
singing school." This Is a game'
that will appeal strongly to father,
If he is reading his paper, or to
mother, if she Is trying to put the
baby to sleep. But It Is a good
game and they will not care If you
Piay it. Both of them used to when
they were little. First you choose
one of the girls teacher and blind
fold her. Then the others sit in
front of her, but not until after her
eyes have been covered so that she
will not know the position of any
one. The teacher then tells the girl
at the head of the line to begin to
sing some popular song. She must
only sing the first word. The next
girl sings the second word, tho third
girl the third word, and so on up
and down the line. The teacher can
stop the song at any moment and
try to guess the name of the girl
who sang the last word. If sho
guesses correctly, that girl has to be
teacher. By the time you have play
ed these games the party will bo
ready and the boys snooping 'round'
to see li they can get some of the
cake.
CARRYING OF DOGS.
Railroad Rates Have Advanced Much
tho Same for Canines as For
Persons.
"Dogs not exceeding twenty-five
burdened with increased rates of
transportation since the new passen
ger rates became effective on August
1.
The new rates and rules are given
under Rule 31 of the recent tariff, as
filed, which says:
Dogs not exceeding twenty-five
dollars in value, and not entered for
exhibition, bench shows or field
trials, If provided with properly fit
ting collars and strong chains, or in
crates, and if accompanied by owner
or caretaker, will be checked and
transported In baggage cars, and
charge made at regular excess bag
gage rates for gross weight. The
minimum charge for each dog on
chain, or for each crate containing
one of more dogs, will be the regu
lar charge for one hundred pounds
of excess baggage between tho same
points, except that between points
on the system named the minimum
rates and collections will be fifteen
cents.
" Dogs on chains or In crates will
not be checked' beyond points where
wagon or ferry transfer is required.
" Dogs do not form any part of
the baggage allowance."
Under the old rule the minimum
rate for the carrying of dogs was
ten cents, when a receipt 'was given'
the owner, and the dog was practi
cally at the owner's risk and care.
This minimum rate has been increas
ed to 15 cents, and while dogs may
still be carried under the old system,
they may now be checked and trans
ferred at junction points from one
train to another without any atten
tion on the part of tho owner.
It was said recently that the
checking rule was not a hard and
fast rule, and that gunners might
be permitted to look after their
dogs on tho train as heretofore, but
the charges will be the same and
will be based on the excess baggage
rate.
The table of excess baggage rates
for a hundred pounds, which will
bo the rate look after their dogs on
the train as given In the public pub
lished tariff sheets, averages about
one-sixth of the price of the highest
first class limited ticket purchased
for the owner. In other words,
when the fare is based on the two-cent-a-mile
rate the fare for the dog
averages about one-third of a cent
THE APPLE SEED CHALCIS.
A comparatively new insect is eer
lously injuring the apples in some
portions of Northeastern Pennsyl
vania. It is a very small fly or gnat
which pierces the fruit, and lays Its
eggs so that Its larvae or young de
velop in the seeds of the apple, and
it is hence called tho Apple seed
chalets. It results in dwarfed and
deformed fruits. Because tho in
sect is not generally observed, and
the little maggot Itself lives within
tho seed, few persons know that such
fruits are not due to dry weather,
starvation, lack of pruning and
spraying, and other causes, which
might result In dwarfed products.
A correspondent In Bradford, Pa.,
wrote to State Zoologist Surface,
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of New Jersey.
JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. Home Office, NEWARK, N. J.
COLONIS
$49-5(
To SEi. to Oct. 14, 1911
CALIFORNIA OREGON
WASHINGTON
And Points In Southwest and Northwest. Ask agents for particulars or
write W. O. Rock, D. P. A., New York City.
asking how worms get into applo
seedB. He stated also that he found
a worm in the meaty part or pulp of
the apple. The reply of Professor
Surface was as follows:
"I am- glad to receive your letter
making inquiry as to how worms get
Into apple seeds. This is the Apple
seed chalcld. The egg is laid in tho
seed by a very small fly, with a
very long ovipositor or egg guide.
This pest is already becoming quite
serious in the northern part of our
State, but, unfortunately, tho people
aro not ready to listen to what wo
have to say about it. It may be a
few years before they will be willing
to act in concert and destroy it. It
is not difficult to get rid of the Ap
plo seed chalcld and prevent loss by
It, if tho people will only do so. .
The method Is to destroy all tho
little knotty and deformed apples.
This really could be done before or
after they naturally drop from tho
tree. Tho Apple seed chalcld re
mains in tho seed during the winter.
Thus if the apples were destroyed be
fore winter, the pests would likewise
bo ended. 1 '
The chief feature of tho work of
this pest is that the apples are
stunted In size, remain bunched to
gether in clusters, and are often
more or less deformed or mlsshap
pen. We have worked upon the life
history of this Insect, and now have
it worked out.
While I and my Inspectors havo
known of this insect for three or
four years In this state, and havo
known of its possibilities of great de
struction, it Is rather remarkable that
your's has been first inquiry upon
this pest. Persons having clusterB
of small dwarfed apples should ex
amine the seeds in them to see if
there Is a little grub or larvae in
them. If so, they may know that it
is the Apple seed chalcld, and all
such fruit should be destroyed. Also,
It is important that the seedling and
worthless trees in the neighborhood
be destroyed to prevent tho breed
ing of such pests.
It is very probable that the worm
or larva in the meat or pulp of tho
apple you mention, is not the Apple
seed chalcld but the Railroad mag
got. This is the larva of a fly, and
it is best destroyed by picking up
and destroying the fallen fruit with
in less than a week from tho time
they drop. Therefore, pigs or sheep
in the orchard to destroy the fallen
fruit quite promptly would prove
very beneficial in helping to prevent
such pests.
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Abram Hafler to Charles Schaf
fer, Lake, privilege and right to lay
pipe from spring, $3.
Foster B. Morse and others of
Prattsvllle, N. Y., to John Manion of
Salem, land in said township, $175.
John W. Heller and wire, uregon,
to Horace Moules, Texas, land in
Texas township, $750.
Executrix of Charles H. scnaat, or
Scranton, to Agnes S. Howe, of
Lake, lease on land for 999 years In
the village of Lake Ariel, In said
town, $1, and other valuable con
sideration. W. E. Howell, Winwood, to Roy
B. Nield, Preston Park, land In
Preston, $1,000.
Frank Mansfield to John Leonard
of Mt. Pleasant, and in Bucking
nam township,, $1,500.
MAPLEWOOD.
tSpeclal to The Citizen.
MAPLEWOOD. Pa.. Sept. 5. Miss
Verna Hallock and brother, Carl, of
Dunmore, are the guests of relatives
here.
Lylo Keeno leaves for Sterling
Monday where he will attend High
scnool.
Next Sunday will be Harvest home
day at tho Grace church.
Philander Black is home from
Poyntelle where he has been in
charge of the loading of Ice.
Miss Jessie Qulnn, New York city,
has leturned home after visiting
Mrs. Anna Sehoonover.
August Fester, Scranton, is oc
cupying the Wlldwood cottage at
Lake Henry.
Many were disappointed at the
r.ilny week. The Black reunion,
which was to have been held A'lgnst
31, was put over to some future
time.
LAKEVILLE.
Special to The Citizen.
LAKEVILLE, Pa., Sept. 5. The
services of the M. E. church on the
Lakevllle charge for Sunday, Sept.
10, will be as follows: Morning at
Paupac Sunday school at 10;
preaching service at 11 o'clock.
Ledgedale at 2 o'clock In the after
noon and Lakevllle In tho evening
at 7:30 when a special service will
bo given the Sunday school in the
morning at 10 o'clock.
Preparations are being made by
the Rev. H. T. Purklss, pastor, for
the Rally Day service to be held in
October. A splendid service has
been ordered and practice will com
mence as soon as possible so that
Rally Day this year may excell that
of last year.
You want to protect your family. A sen
sible, fair, easy way is through our low cost
Ordinary Life Insurance Policy.
Send postal to-day for booklet.
Ambrose A. Whalen, Agent,
Honesdale, Pa.