PAGE TWO
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1912.
HIS CODE MESSAGE.
It Wasn't Quite So Mysterious as He
Intended It to Be.
The frequency with which revolu
tions occur In Latin American lands
makes them "anybody's game," and as
a result of this many persons with
out experience either In conspiracy or
battle nrc likely nt any moment to flml
themselves conspirators and warriors.
One of these novices nt tlio gentle art
of "revolutlnt?" Is the hero of the tide
which follows, n favorite In n certain
South American republic.
The novice In question, having sud
denly acquired a violent distaste for
the president of his native laud, rush
ed away from home In n great r:ige
and enlisted In the revolutionary
ranks. The nest thing he knew he was
detailed to raise troops in n certain
district.
It wus explained to him that he must
envelop nil his acts in dark secrecy. In
order the better to accomplish this
the revolutionary commander told the
novl-e that whenever he felt cnlled
upon to pen n dispatch ho must couch
It In the terms of a code, so that gov
ernment ofllcers might not guess the
mennlng of any dispatch if it fell Into
their hands.
The novice promised to follow In
structions to the letter. A few weeks
later he had collected n force of sol
diers and desired to acquaint revolu
tionary headquarters with the fact.
Taking his copy of the code from his
pocket, he duly noted that "cow" was
the code word for soldier and "cigar"
the one for rllle.
lie snt down and wrote a dispatch.
It fell Into the enemy's hands. It was
conceived In these cryptic terms:
"I have the honor to report that I
have "00 cows and 150 cigars, but the
cows have no shoes and the cigars no
bayonets." New York Times.
A Good Work.
Edith was light hearted nnd merry
over everything. Nothing appealed to
her seriously. So one day her mother
decided to invite a very serious young
parson to dinner, and ho was placed
next the light hearted girl. Every
thing went well until she asked him
"You speak of everybody having n
mission. What is yours?"
"My mission," said tho parson, "is to
gave young men."
"Good," replied the girl. "I'm glad
to meet you. I wish you'd save oue
for me."
Two Wedding Texts.
John Qulncy Adams and John Han
cock, "tho signer." married two sisters,
the daughters of a noted Methodist di
vine in Connecticut. John Qulncy was
a favorite with the old people, and
Mary's choice wus approved by them.
So when the banns were published the
parent said, "Mary, If you will furnish
the text I will preach you a wedding
sermon." She was equal to tho task
and gave the text, "Mary hath chosen
the good part, which shall not bo taken
from her." Needless to say that Jus
tice was done to tho occasion and the
test.
Not so with Margaret, who in the
meanwhile was receiving tho atten
tions of her John in a very inexpen
sive way, us far as her parents were
concerned, for it is said that "he never
crossed his legs under their festive
iward." So, when the banns were pub
lished sho said to her futher: "Father,
you preached a wedding sermon for
Mary. Cannot you preach one for
me?" He at first demurred, but at
last consented and called for the text,
when Margaret, who was equal to the
occasion, said, "And John came, nei
ther eating nor drinking, and yet ye
say he hath a devil." Philadelphia In
quirer. Gave Him Due Credit.
Sir James Scarlett, the great English
lawyer, when practicing at the bar had
to examine a witness whoso evidence
promised to be damaging unless he
could be previously confused. The only
"l IIAM," UEl'LIED Mil. TOUI-KIKS.
vulnernblo point of tho man wns said
to be his self esteem.
The witness, a portly, overdressed
perso. went Into tho box, nnd Scnrlett
took him In hand.
"Mr. John Totnplilns, I believe?"
"Yes."
"You ure n stockholder?"
"I hnm," replied Mr. Tompkins, with
u pronounced cockney accent.
Scarlett regarded him attentively for
a few momeuts and then said dryly,
"And a very large, well dressed ham
you are, sir."
Tho shout of laughter which follow
ed completely disconcerted Mr. Tomp
kins, and tho lawyer's point was gain-
1L, O-' I
POETRY;
NOTES
BY
C.N.DARNITZ
RIVERSIDE
PA.
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
These articles and Illustrations must not
be reprinted without special permis
sion. CORNISH VERSUS THE FIGHTING
GAME.
If all coons do look alike, all Games
arc not Just Games, ns n glance nt our
rooster cuts will show. The lighting
J
Game dates back n thousond years be- I KURIOS FROM KOR RES PON DENTS
forts the Christian era. He has licked Q, T pnid $io for n setting of White
everything in sight down through the Kock 0KBa, nml ti,0 twelve chicks
ages, but tho Indian Game is not a j hatched wore not pure white. Should
prancing poultry pugilist, but n big, they not bo pure white If pure bred?
Juicy market fowl, "heavy us lead." j A. WuIto Hock chicks In the down
His looks are deceiving, you'll be nro nnt t0 come wnU0( CiUlnryi
slow at believing, hut the cockerel pic- , smoky, grayish black, buff, and can
tured hero weighs Just eight pounds. I not i,0 j,)(Ke,i ,, to color until tenth-
At first, this breed was called Indian crs ppcnr. We have seen them nl
Gnme, but the bloody odium of that 1 most black, then feather Into silver
name Game so affected Its fame white.
through the popular mistake as to Its ; q, i have n Leghorn cockerel with
Identity that the two varieties wero 8onio whito In tho face, nnd I notice
Photo by C M liarnltz.
WniTK COIiNISn COCKEnEL.
i i.. i. i li.uii. T...11
Ulllllllttl iunurii uim m uiiu iiiuiaiio.
ti, i, tn,u.,ti c,ir- mii.
uomer for n fowl that originated In
Cornwall, England, the last standard
again changed the breed name to Cor
nish Fowl, now consisting of three va
rieties, Dark, White and White Laced
Hod, the latter new vnrlety weighing
one pound less than tho others.
It is claimed tho Dark Cornish Is a
mixture of Lord Derby Muck lireast
ed Ited Game, Ited Aseel and Sumatra
Game, and the White is a sport from
this combination, though other experts
declare tho White is from a cross of
White Game uud Malny.
We are not here to wrangle over
rooster history, but mainly to remove
Photo by C. M. Barnltz,
1'lOIIll.SO OAMIXOCK.
the impression that this vuluablo va
riety belouKS to the lighting Game
class.'
Tlie Cornish cut no figure in the
rooster pugilistic world.
There is as great a difference be
tween them nnd tho Gamo cock as be
tween a heavy draft horse and a trot
ter. Striking points of this breed are the
pcacomb, short neck, wide back, short,
drooping tall, deep, broad breast, largo
thighs, thick legs, set very wide apart.
They are constructed to carry a very
largo proportion of flno fibered meat,
aro especially good in crosses for ca
pons, and tho hens aro fair layers.
DAItK AND WHITE STANDARD
WEIGHTS.
Pounds. Founds.
Cock 9 Hen 7
Cockerel 8 rullot 6
D0NT8.
Don't mind a blister. Success and
blisters aro twin sisters.
Don't expect eggs whero roosters
rough bouse. A fray, no lay, no pay.
RUBE BEATS ALL FUR EAT8.
Whllo folks In town arc hustlln' round
n-huntln' fur their ents
An' payln' out apondullc. fur their tatcrs '
tin their boots j .suiw
nul)0 Co'ntnsscl Jlst alts at home an' piles ,101n,0' T'.lor 'J1'11' J1- 2 n", m- Wod
on nlrknrv wnnil i nosday, May ID, 1012, nnd tho iun-
Wlth cats all stacked around him you Jlst i
bet ho has It Kood.
In It turkey, Is It chicken, Is It goose or Is
It duck?
Well, you bet, sir, Mr R'ubcn don't de
pend on no pot luck!
Is It sassaeo? Is It scrapple? Is It pud-
l din 7 Is It ham?
Is It butter, bread nn' smearcaso, cream
an' milk an' dandy Jam?
Oh, kco crlppens, I can't mention all the
grub that ltube's stacked up
fur his breakfasts, dinners, lunches an'
the many times Ilubo sups!
You poor fellers In tho city, llvln' on can
ned beans on' slch,
Go 'Ion out an' board with IVubcn; git
somo eassago an' somo Hitch.
Rubo will meet you In the doorway, an'
ho'll yell out In ono broath: '
"Who Is this poor, skinny feller? 'Pears
to mo ho's starved to death!"
Then ho'll tako you to the table, then he'll
yell, "Back up your cnrtl"
An' you'll cat an' eat an' eat, sir. till ycr
waistband busts apart.
C. M. BARNITK.
tho standard disqualifies Medttcrran-
ean cockerels and pullets with "posi
tive white" In tho face. How may I
toll whether It Is "positive white" or
Just common ordlnnry white? A. Itub
the white spot with the linger. If It
turns red and remnlns so for several
seconds It Is not "positive white." Hy
such friction this "enamel white" Is
often removed If persisted In.
Q. Whnt do you think makes my
pigeons desert their eggs and squabs?
They only feed what squabs are
hntchod a few days. A. There are a
number of reasons for this excite
ment, mice or ticks in the nest nnd
tho battles, lllrtatlons, family Jars and
elopements caused by unmated birds
In the loft.
Q. What Is a "squirrel tall" and
what Is a "coop tall?" A. The word
"squirrel" Is applied to a fowl's tall
when It projects toward the head be
yond n perplndlcular lino drawn from
Juncture of back nnd tnll. The
squirrel tall Is Inherited and perma
nent, but tho coop tnll Is acquired by
fowls that arc confined In n small
show coop. AVhcn given more room
they drop their tails back to natural
position.
Q. Is It true that Canada ships moro
ptes Into this countnl than wo send
-
Dacii t a. uup snipmom last year wos i
1,000,000 eggs and Canada's 480,000.
j FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS.
1 The fellow with tho "marvelous se
cret" to tell the sex of eggs Is again
abroad.
I What has become of those doctors
( who preached that fresh eggs bring
1 that yaller bilious look and cause liver
Jlmjams? Funny what fool notions
come and gol
' In storing clover for fowls hang it
up In bags; otherwise much of the leaf
the best part is lost. Cut It in short
lengths for hopper feeding or into
meal for mash.
! Two ducks at Jersey Shore, Pa., that
went broody at tho samo time adopt
ed the unusual stunt of taking turns
on tho nest. Yes; It's seldom that two
female quacks get along so well to-
, gether.
I An editor nriees to remark: "There
Is no sweat, no strain, no worry, ovor
chickens. Tho Industry seems to caro
for Itself and cares extremely well."
This editor la not a liar, but he la
badly mistaken.
; Farmers aro gradually getting away
l from that old style of exclusive corn
i rations for hens. To thoso who aro
still In tho rut wo quote the rime,
"Laying strains, earnest pains and
mixed grains for best gains."
It is quite amusing to see some of
our harebrained poultry writers using
the a priori nnd Charles Darwin theo
ries In their profound discussion of
rooster origin and hen heredity. If
Darwin could read their fool stuff he'd
1 surely turn turtle.
When tho head of the query depart
ment of a Philadelphia dnlly advised
an Inquirer to greaso her old White
Itocks thoroughly with lard and kero
sene and to repeat tho doso In n week
sho certainly didn't think what an aw
ful mess such a mixture of grease and
rooster would miiko and yet somo more
If the birds took a dust bath. The
fools and tho city farmers aren't all
dead yet, you bet!
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Is
advocating tho "loss off" system for
tho salo of all eggs. Under tho old
plan eggs nro sold by tho dozen re
gardless of whether good, bad or In-
um crone unuer tne "loss on plan
the eggs nro candled and tho seller
Is not paid for tho bad ones. This Is
a good plan, bnt tho seller should bo
a witness to tho candling to guard
against a rotten deal.
Dr. Max Btaller of Mount Slnal hos
pital, Philadelphia, has successfully
used tho lining of eggshells as n sub
Btituto for human skin In grafting op.
orations. This lining Is really tho epi
dermis of embryonic chickens, con
tains cells similar to human skin,
quickly adheres to tho burned eurfaco
and covers It with beautiful new skin.
4 MaTtbiffiimft. .
rUINTHI) 11Y ItKQUKST.
David Fortnam, mention of Whoso
.t i, I.. in-i ., v riui.
", ' u l
oral was hold on Friday at tho Da
niascus Unptlst church, tho pastor,
Kov. It. D. Mlnch, officiating. Mr.
Fortnam had a slight stroko In Feb
ruary and slnco that tlmo ho had
had sovcral attacks of heart trou'blo.
On Tuesday afternoon preceding his
death he called on a neighbor, How
ard Lronl, returned homo at 4 p.
in., nto his supper and retired. In
tho night heart trouble catno on and
he passed quietly away.
Mr. Fortnnm was born In England
nnd at tho ago of six years ho camo
with his parotits and they sottlcd at
Ararat, Susquohanna county. Four
years later they romoved to Tyler
Hill, whero David grow to manhood
and hecanio one of tho most suc
cessful dairy farmers in tho county.
Ho was postmaster at Tyler Hill for
a number of years, and was honor
ed and respected by all his acquaint
ances. Ho was a man of sterling
diameter, ono whoso "word wns al
ways as good as a Ihond." In 18GG
ho and his wife, who was a sister of
Israel Tyler, united with tho Damas
cus Baptist church, and In 1872 ho
was chosen deacon, which ofllco he
filled continuously with earnest,
Christian grace. The doors of his
handsome home wero over open to
welcomo his pnstor or any visiting
minister. Ho was quiet, unassuming,
never seeking preferment, but What
ever duty he was called upon to do,
was performod promptly and in tho
best manner possible.
His wife died Stay 31, 1902.
Three daughters and ono son wore
born to them, nono of whom survive.
Tho son, Thomas L., died July 23,
1911, leaving a wife, Helen Bush
nell, and one son, Clarence. Tobias
A. Smith, of Tyler Hill, Is a stepson
of tho deceased.
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be presented nt the Orphans' Court of said
county for continuation, at the Court House
In Honesdale, on the third Monday o
June next viz:
Account of Caroline G. Schrader,
administratrix of the estate of Chris
tian Schrader, Salem.
First and final account of Goorgo
F. Rollison, executor of tho estate of
John H. Becker, Salem.
First and final account of Erwln
Cole, executor of tho estato of Mai
den Bennett. Mount Pleasant.
First and final account of P. J.
Haggerty, administrator of tho es
tato of James II. Fives, Mount Pleas
ant. First and final account of Annlo
Mao Goldsmith, administratrix of
the estate of Annie M. Stlnnard,
Palmyra.
First and final account of It. F.
Warg, administrator of the estato
of Ann Elizabeth Bauer, Hawley.
First and final account of M. II.
Davis, administrator of tho estate
of Frank L. Washburn, Proston.
First and final account of Homer
Greene, executor of tho estato of
Anna Delezenne. Honesdale.
First and final account of W. B.
Ammernian. executor of tho estate of
Ellon M. Thompson, Hawley.
W. B. LESHEH, Register.
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