PAGR 8 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1011. IwJ J.J.J.J..J.J..J....J...J...JJJ..J....J...J. agriculture! .!. - OF LOCAL INTEREST TO - WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS I I I I I I I I MiANH VOll FAKMEltS' MEETING. Stato officials and other local mon will play a prominent part In tho annual meeting of the Stato Hoard of Af-rlculturo which will open at Harrlsburg on January 24 and 25. (Among them will ho Gabriel Wester, tho well known orchnrdlst; J. V. Kellogg, chief chemist of tho Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agri culture; B. It. Demaln, weatherman; Uobort Conklln, Statu Forestry Com missioner. Tho papers will deal -with Hvo questions and tho progress made in tho formation of farmers' co-opora-tlvo market companies may he taken up. Tho farmers of the Stato are low working on this question, real izing that thoy aro now held down by conditions that bring them In but a small percentage of tho profits that should he theirs if thoy sold direct to the consumer. A sldo light on this thomo will bo bandied by J. Aldus Herr, of Lan caster, who will mako an address n "Tho Practical Sldo of Local Or ganizations in Agriculture." Tho other addresses will bo made by peclallsts. in the allied branches of griculturo. In sending out tho programs Sec retary of Agriculture X. H. Critch fleld will issue tho following state ment: "All organizations within tho State, established and maintained for tho Improvement of agriculturo In any of its respective lines or branches, aro invited to send dele gates to this meeting who will bo accorded the privilege of participa tion In all discussions." Tho programe is now Delng print ed and as soon as copies aro deliver ed at tho Department of Agriculture they will be sent to all members of tho board and to tho department's mailing list in general. The meet ing of the board will bo held In tho IIouso caucus room on January 24 and 25. Tho usual business session will open tho meeting on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, with reports of omo committees. After that tho principal features of each session will bo as follows: Wednesday, 1:30 p. in. "Tho Practical Side of Local Organiza tion in Agriculture," J. Aldus Herr, of Lancaster. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. "Hydro phobia in Its Relation to tho Farm," Dr. W. Frank Deck, of Altoona; "Fertilization of Apple Orchards for Yield and Quality." Prof. J. P. Stewart, of Stato College; "Nitro gen Its Forms and Sources," Dr. Chas. W. Stoddard, of State College. Thursday, January 25, 9 a. m. "Computing Dairy Rations," Prof. H. E. Van Norman, State College; "Earmarks of tho Farm," S. C. George of West Lebanon. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. "Produc tion of Beef Cattle In Pennsylvania," Prof. W. A. Cochel, of Stato College Chestnut Blight. Tho December number of Forest Leaves contains an illustrated artl clo on chestnut blight, showing tho spread of the disease in Eastern Pennsylvania and tho cuts exhibitinc Its appearance. Tho article says the' only practical way of destroying tho opores, and thereby checking fur-1 ther spread of the blight, is to feel tho Infected trees and destroy the' bark and brush. Evary partido of! tho diseased bark must bo destroy-! ed. It will be seen that where there ts much Infection this method would ' bo practically Impractical. The dis eased trees could bo cut down and the limbs and bark to an extent burned but all the spores could not bo gathered up. If there is much infection there seems to be but one' way and that is rather than allow i the trees to die and deteriorate, and thus lose their value to the owner, they should be turned Into couuner-' clal products as soon as possible It is admitted that chestnut lum ber east of the present advance lino Is doomed unless chestnut owners learn at once to recognize the blight and remove all cases according to recommendations given. Inasmuch ns some owners would not In all probability go to tho expense of erad icating it in thuir trees tliero would bo plenty left to Infect tho timber of those who did. The disease Is so ! general In tho eastern part of the fitato that Its extermination appears io uo impossible. g i tow i x i t.t ) i:s IX THE DAItK. Purely by accident a new way of raising "new" potatoes of unusual delicacy of texture and llavor has been discovered. According to tho Technical World, an English farmer had left a pile of potatoes in a dark lied. Ho found that Instead of being decayed, as ho expected, they were surrounded each by small potatoes, perfectly white. Ho began experimenting with more old potatoes, which he placed on some boards in a dark place. Small pota toes about the size of an English wal nut surrounded them. Tho best of them were selected and cooked, and were found to be of flavor superior to "now potatoes" cultivated In tho or dinary way. Specimens exhibited In tho London Horticultural Exposition attracted much attention. Largo, porfect potatoes, without tho slightest particle of mold, should lio selected for this method of prop agation. Potatoes grown tho previous year aro tho best. Good crops can lio obtained in a collar, a cavo, or even a room from which tho rays of light can bo carefully excluded, for light causes tho potatoes to send forth sprouts Instead of the buds of email potatoes. Some dry vogetablo mold sifted Tory fine should bo spread uniformly three or four Inches deep over some boards. Tho potatoes must bo wlpod 4. i I I I I I -J I X I x- clean with a wot spongo In ordor to romovo tho cryptogamlc gorms. Any sprouts should bo carefully cut off with pruning shears, so as not to bruise tho potato. Tho potatoes should bo half-buried in tho vogo tablo mold, In rows about four inches apart. They should bo examined oc casionally to cut off any sprouts that may develop. Artificial light should bo used in entering tho dark placo, for tho least ray of daylight causes tho radicles to grow. In two or thrco weeks each potato will bo covered with small whlto points, which change a few days lat er, into rapid growing potatoes. When theso aro of rcasonablo slzo thoy should bo removed. This leaves the old potato, from which In a fow weeks a socond crop may bo gathered and there may oven bo a third, since tho budding continues until tho old potato is exhausted, and nothing loft but tho skin. Police Pension Eund. Scranton, Jah. 2. 'Mayor John Von Uergon has signed tho pollco pension ordinance) passed by council a week ago. Council recently appro priated $3,000 to founding tho sys tem, which, becomes effective Feb, 1. It provides for tho pensioning on half pay of policemen who havo serv ed 3u years. A pension commission to sit in cases provided for. It con sists of two citizens, two members of tho police bureau and the direotor of public safoty. Horses In Spain. It baa been found in Andalusia that on hard trips the only saddle horses surviving extreme hardships and lack of food are the Spanish. Tho imported horses all succumb. Largest Sassafras Tree. Atlanta, (ia.. claims the biggest sas safras tree in the world. The tree stands in the yard of tho First Meth odist church and is said to be more than 100 years old. It Is sevcii and one-half feet in circumference, fifty feet tall and has a spread of more than forty feet. Wood Pulp Paper. Tho manufacture of wood pulp pa per involves twenty-eight separate op erations from cutting down of the trees to selling the product. Tho Moon. The moon Is about 233,000 miles away from tbu earth. West Coast Crabs. In California many food products grow much larger than they do else where. That rule applies to crnbs On the Pacific coast these creatures are ordinarily four times the slzo of the Chesapeake bay crab. One west coast crab will make salad sulllcieut for six people. His Shu re. "liow do you propose to support my daughter, young man?" "But, sir, 1 was only proposing to marry her." Exchange. THIS IS THE NEWSPAPER AGE THE invention of movable types occurred a trifle less tlian fiOO years ago. Thes-e 50i) years have witnessed infinitely greater progress than the world had made in all the thousands of years previous. Printing lias been the most considerable factor in this progress. THE NEWSPAPER OF TODAY REACHES MORE PEOPLE AND IN FLUENCES MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER FORM OF THE PRINTED PAGE. It covers the fields devoted to all other kinds of printing. They aro special. IT IS UNIVERS A L This is tho newspaper age. Tho press is the most potent factor in modern civilization. All tho other factors havo existed beforo in some form. Only tho press is new. At its advent, began tho modern oru. THE MAN WITHOUT A NEWS PAPER IS A CITIZEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES SET DOWN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Jfo is as much out of dato H3 the dodo, a3 much out of placo as a bat in tho sunlight, a9 much out classed a3 n Roman galley by a modern ocean liner, as suro to bo outdistanced as tho locomotivo is to outdistanco tho ox cart. SUBSCRIBE FOR THIS NEWSPAPER. THE CITIZEN IN THE REALM OF FASHION Reversible Cloth Coat. Th heavy reversible cloth coats ore a erase this seanou. Older women wear them for motoring, and school a ml col leire girls adore them for general wear rtr one piece frocka of surge or mo balr. This coat la of the approved narrow Unas and Li made of stono gray blnn- COAT IK QUAY XXD llbUK. ket-llko two faced fabric. The reverse side of the cloth in a charming shade of blue forms tho collar, cuffs, buttons and reticule. Tho latter Is trimmed with the gray aide of the cloth. A Graceful Design. The combination of silk and chenille threads with beads, In both dress trim mings and fancy work, havo led to some striking results. For Instance, a largo couch pillow was embellished with a mass of em broidered pepper branches in graceful design. The leaves were done In silks of various shades of green, and tho pepper berries were made by using scarlet beads of just about the size of the natural berry. Tho effect was ex cellent. THE VOGUE OF THE SET IN SLEEVE. Haw Models In Waists StiowTMs Modification or Styles, The Dry Goods Economist says In re gard to ndvance styles in waists: Sleeves of lingerie waists are mostly three-n,uartcr or elbow length, the full length finish being seen In the tailored models. Chiffon waists are also made with three-quarter or shorter measure ment. The semi-tailored styles work ed out In taffeta and mcssallne show both long and short sleeves. Tho set-In sleeve has been adopted by practically all large manufacturers. A. few dressy models show a sleeve cap cut In one with the bodice, btilow which n draped or gathered sleeve is arranged, the cuff llnlsh holding the fullness In below the elbow. This gives the long shoulder line and also allows the use of new Ideas lu the sleeve construction. It is safe to say, however, that tbu set In sleeve is the leader for the new season, although novel effects are used to give variety tp the lines. Some of the new chiffon or fancy waists show the use of narrow plnit ings on both Hides of u wide cuff, while other fancy cuffs are made of small puffings or lace. In fact, there are many odd designs seen In the cuffs of the new waists, and this finish, togeth er with puffs, draplngs niul other nov el urruugetuents lu the sleeve, gives a new appearance to the models cut on Jnes which are otherwise slightly changed. Smart Shoes. Now that low shoe are uo longer the fashion for street wear the girl who wants to keep up to date may get high gaiters In black, pearl or steel colored cloth to near with her oxfords or pumps. Hlacli kid shoes In sixteen button length with the modish round toe and Cuban heel are in style. Silk Petticoats. Porno of the silk petticoats In tho shops are extrpinely handsome. A beautiful one of mcssallne In several shades of green from lightest to dark emerald was trimmed with flounces. Each flounce was embellished with long Bilk fringe to mutch lu shade. A Parisian Tie. Just from Turls Is n crnvot of Tcr riau Inuil) and plaited blnck satin. The I'erslan lamb strip In the center is about two Inches wide nnd Is bordered by a knife plaited frill of tho satin. -Ooo World Scouts' In America Albert Jay Nock Tells of a Wonderful Organization of Boys. Ooo L.BEUT J AT NOCK In an inter- eating article In tho January American Magaz.no tells of the "world scouts," an organiza tion which he discovered on the other side of the ocean during a recent trip abroad. World ncouts aro cntlruly dlf fcrant from boy acout, with whom every one Is more or less familiar., Mr Nock Is the first to bring to this coun try a complete account of their defi nite, active and practical plan. Of courso the main object of this new movement Is to bring about the end of war. It Is an effort to plant In the younir what might bo called "pence Instinct" with a vlow to developing lu the race instlnctlvo hatred for war. li is believed that If small boys are ed ucnted In this way they will carr, Into manhood a lasting prejudice against war. It Is a wonderful new Idea, a flash of genius that finds lm mediate rcsponso In tho boy's soul of honor. A remarkablo and Interesting man Is the leador of this movement Sir Francis Vane, lie has got the youngsters warming up to his idea by tens upon tens of thousands in five different European countries. The suggestion Is mado by Mr. Nock that the movement ought to grow rap Idly In the United States. Uo nomi nates former President Theodore Itooscvelt ns leader for tho boys of our country, Just as Sir Francis Vane Is their leader abroad. Mr. Nock's Article. In part Mr. Nock writes: "Like every ono else, I had looked Into the scout movement when It first came out, but I could not see much In it cicept n sort of kindergarten for militarism, so I promptly lost interest. "But one morning I read in tho Lon don papers an account of a thirteen-year-old boy who had gone Into a burn ing house and carried out a baby. The llttlo fellow took a risk that grown ups would not take. It was one of the bravest, finest things I ever heard of. The baby's father offered him a re ward, but he refused It, saying: 'No: it Is my Job. I'm a world scout.' "That got me interested again. I had never heard of that kind of thing be ing part of a scout's Job. I noticed, too, that the email hero called himself a 'world scout' That sounded better. I began to think that either I had overlooked something or that there were two kinds of scouts, and I pres ently found out that there are Indeed two kinds of scouts, differing precisely on thoso Issues which had influenced my own Interest "There are tho boy acouts wo have thousands of them In tho Onited States and tho world scouts. Tho points of difference aro these: The boy scout la trained to believe In two arti ficial, false, old fashioned nnd utterly exploded Ideas Ideas that the world has no use for. First, he Is taught to believe In tho existence of a large class of beings called foreigners; sec ond, that it Is normal, right and, above all, very glorious and interesting to op pose these beings occasionally in the institution culled warfare. Thp world scout, on the other hand, Is in these respects not trained at all. lie Is sim ply ullowed and encouraged to keep the natural, true, clear vision of hu man beings that ho was burn with. He Is permitted to grow up in the plain natural truth that there are no for eigners and that warfare modern wnrfaro is neither glorious nor Inter esting, but, on tho contrary, very nor d! 1 and Htupid. "The world scout Is allowed to go on looking at people as they really ni" and to take them as ho finds them, which is the right way to take them: not as lie thinks they must be or ought io be. A boy will keep that point of view easily If he Is permitted, because It Is natural to him. This explains part of the great success of the world scouts. Eillistcd For Peace. "The world scout, too, Is permanent ly enlisted for peace, not by having peace preached to him, for that could not Interest him a moment. Hut as lie Is allowed to Fee the plain, simple truth about human beings, so he Is al lowed to see the plain truth about war. As he learns that society tries to de ceive him about tho difference be tween foreigners and folks, so he finds that society puts up a Hhocklng decep tion on him about war. "The world scout Is allowed to see modern warfare as It really Is. Not a fight against foreigners nnd enemies, because there are uo foreigners, and (hose we call foreigners nro not ene mies, but qnlto tho opposite. Not un adventure In chivalry, because there Is no more real adventure or glory of 1 thlvnlry in modern war than there Is I In going out Into tho back yard and I shooting the cow. "Then, being turned off from follow ing n false Ideal of chivalry, tho scout learns Indirectly how to get nt the true. Scouts aro started out In twos and threes to find something good that needs doing und to do It. Perhaps it Is some old woman that needs.' to bo piloted over a crowded crossing; per haps a cat or dog to bo rescued from truelty. "Tho everlasting lovo. of adventure, ooo Movement and Europe Suggestion That Theodore nooaevalt Lead Amer ican Branch. ooo i the fun of nover knowing what Is go ing to turn up that Is what holds the i scouts to their work. Hut the world i scout soon finds out that if hu wants I to bo efficient In tho gamo of chivalry ! he must train for it. A hard body, a quick and actlro mind and a tendci i heart he can't do buslncs-s without I them. They ltarn how to look after ! themselves In the open how to buhu J n brush tent, cook, sow, how to know : birds, herbs, trees, lu a practical way. They spend a much time as possible outdoors and In camp. They nro nol trained In the use of weaK)ti.s because they never expect to need them. "Scouts know the time of trains In their towns, the route of street cars, the layout of streets and how tho num hers run. the best way to stop n run awny horse, the elements of first aid, how to swim and run properly and what to do with an Incipient lire. Sir Francii Vane. "So much for what the scouts are. Now a word about their history, most of which turns on tho personality of one man. This Is Sir Francis Vane, sixth in line from the Sir Harry Vane of Cromwell's time who had a foot la both worlds, baring held office In Eng land and afterward In New England ns governor of Massachusetts. Sir Francis Vane Is an aristocrat of the purest type by birth, appearance, man ner, intelligence, and at the same time one of the best democrats living. "Ho is tall, soldierly, fine looklr.s lie volunteered for service In tho South African war, went through it with crodit two medals and five crosses -nnd, having done his duty by his coun try, went home and wrote his book, 'Pax Britannlca In South Africa,' in which ho takes the skin off his coun try's war policy In fifty places at once "Sir Francis gave me tho history o-' the world scout movement. He was the principal organizer of the original scouts in 1003 with General Baden Powell. But, seeing the movement captured by the military cabal and fast degenerating into mero Ulllputian militarism, ho branched off and or ganized the new body. "Not as an inimical organization, however, nor even as rivals in a secu lar sense, because, as he says, there must be brotherhood between scouts of all orders as long as they keep the ; scout law. In fact, tho relations be- tween tho boy scouts and tho world scouts ore curiously close and cordial. I Sir Francis Vane has simply put up j the world Ideal of brotherhood and universal service nlongside tho ideal of I insularity and militarism and let the I two speak for themselves. "It has been n wonderful success. I In the few months of Its existence I the muster roll has gone up to 50,000 ! and is growing daily by shoals. There aro world scouts of England, Austra i lia. France, Germany, even Russia. It ' aly has scout corps In thirty-five cities t and villages. "There nro scout corps In South Af rica carrying as many as six national ltles In the same company Boers, Eng lish, 'Doppers,' Knfilrs, Zulus and Por tuguese. In England there are several Quaker companies. I "Tho ideal of patriotism to be set be fore boys Is the -ideal of the world scouts. Let tho boys understand that the country has so many real enemies that It Is a pity to waste time and strength against Imaginary ones. Let tlie boys keep tho natural world out luoU that they were born with. Let them go on believing that Italian and Russian boys are not enemies, but friends ; not foreigners, but folks. Let the boys cultivate a chivalry that knows Its real dragons and fights thi.i Let them find the rich mine of ndwn ture thill lies in relieving the oppr ed, defending the sufforng, proti-i-tiu,. the weak. Let them seek adventure i . living life rut her than destroying it I Why Not a Branch Here? "There is no place to do alt this :r. America, no boys as well equippe i r this world movement as our boys. v are not familiar with militarism. 1' i not part of our daily life, as It tint . tunutely Is lu other countries. Y ; . n pence loving people, and, having ti bles of our own, we don't borrow neighbors'. America, with Its half i llun boy scouts already enrolled. 1 very placo to effect a substantia! cratlon of the world scouts with I original movemeut. I "American boys aro the ones t that the boy scout Ideal Is nut large enough or half progressive eu , to suit them. "And for leadership oue think once of Theodore Itooscvelt, that r did nutural human force hitherto teut to spend Itself upon tho mere vide of all our problems, the mere i. ehlnery of social physics. What 1 opportunity for this magnificent e.i ergy. this tuip Tinl instinct of lead. : ship, at last to spiritualize Itself aim become a permanent world resource: i "I venture to ask Mr. Kooseve.i whether ho nilpht not see his own wnv to a permanent place In tho world's his tory by lending the sturdy march or i American childhood thiough paths of real chivalry and real adventure to ward the pure Ideal of cblldhood'i Ett ural romance." PROFESSIONAL GAKDS. Attornevii'at-Law. HWILSOM l, ATTORNEY COUNSELOIt-AT-LAW. Office adjnrrnt to Post Ofllco in Dlmmlck olllcc. llonrsdn'c. I'n. WM. H. LEE, ATTOKNEY A COUNBELOIt-AT-LAW. Ofllce ovcr post pnice. All local business promptly attended to. Honcsclale. I'a. In 0. MUMFOKD, !i. ATTOKNEY A COn.V8EI.OR.AT.t.w t01J1,Cwl7,,Ui'irtr n.n1.' ,'i1.lll,l"c- opposite the Post Otllce. llonesilalc. I'a. HOMER GREENE. ATTOKNEY A COUNHF.I.OU-AT-I.AW Oflica over Kelt's store. Ilonesilaio I'n. pHARLEs a. Mccarty, J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR IT-LAW. Special and prompt nttentlon u'iven to Ui collectlon of claims. Otllce over Keif's new store Honesdale. I'a. ri 1. KIMHLE, 1 . ATTOKNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-L AW Office over the post office Honesdale. I'a. ME. SIMONS, . ATTORNEY A COUN8ELOK-AT-LAW, Office in the Court Houee, Honesdale Pa. PETER H. ILOrF, ATTORNEY A COt'NSELORAT-LA W, v. M.nKes,';con,J Pr oI(1 Savin's ilrH building. Hnnesrialf. I'n. QtEARI.E A SALMON, yj ATTORNEYS A COUN8ELOKS-AT-LAW Offices latelv occupied by Judge Searle pHESTER A. GARRATT, J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Office adjacent to Post Office. Honesdale. Pa Dentists. DR. E. T. BROWN, DENTIST. Office Kirst floor, old Savings Bank build Inc. Honesdale. l'&. 1) R. C. R. BRADY, DENTIST, HONESDALE, PA. 1011 MAIN ST. Cltliens' Phone. Physicians. PR. PETERSON, M. D. . HL'O MAIN STREET, HONESDALE, PA, hye nnd har a specialty. The Httinc of glass es given careful attention. Livery, LIKRY. rred. G. Rickard has re moved his livery establishment from corner Church street to Whitney's Stone Barn ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl tMtttfTfMTftMMMt SPENCER ! The Jeweler t would like to see you If I you are In the marketi t for j JEWELRY, SILVER- J WARE, WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, AND NOVELTIES ''Guaranteed articles only sold." X 8 WHEN THERE I IS ILLNESS in your family you of course call a reliable physician. Don't stop at that; nave his prescriptions put up at a reliable pharmacy, even if it is a little farther from your home than some other store. You can find no inure n-.iable Htore than ours. It umild be im possible for more care to be taken in the selection of drugs, etc . ur in the compounding. Present) tions brought here, either night or day, will be promptly and accurately, compounded 'by a competent registered pharmacist and the prices will be must rea sonable O. T. CHAMBERS, PHARMACIST. :l Opp. D. it H. Station Honks dale. 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