THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1913.
PAGE SEVEN
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BY
F.ETR1GG
REGISTER.
IROCKFORD.IA.
50LICITE0
This matter must not be reprlntod with
out special permission.
A piece of zinc thrown on a bright
Are will clean tho soot out of stove
pipe and chimney.
The hens relish green food of some
Bort and will amply repay you for tho
trouble of chopping up cabbage, potato
peelings, turnips, etc.
Hens have to have a rest spell some
time during the year, from which it
follows that if they lay heavily during
the spring and summer they are likely
to take a layoff during the winter.
A pail or tub of water placed In the
cellar wiil serve as a protection to tho
vegetables on cold nights, as the water,
being more susceptible to cold than
nnythlng else, will be the llrst to freeze.
The value of the farm crops raised
In the United States in the year just
closed reached tho huge total of $G,
337,000,000, an uinount far in excess
of the value of the crops for any pre
vious year.
Tho corn crop for the past year broke
all previous records for both total yield
and value of crop. The number of
bushels produced was 3,1G9,000,000,
while tho value of the crop is estimat
ed at $1,750,000,000.
The Christmas cactus gives a profu
sion of bright colored and attractive
bloom nt a time of year when the com'
mon house plants are usually taking a
rest and before the bulbs have come
into bloom to any extent.
If the strawberry bed has not been
given a coating of straw or cornstalks
the job should be attended to at once,
for serious damage is likely to result
In the coming weeks if it is left expos
ed to the thawing and freezing of the
midwinter days.
Don't for the sake of the dollar or
two that his work may mean encour
age the boy to stay out of school. He
Will need all the education he can get
and then some. School days come but
once, nnd he should bo encouraged to
make the most of them.
The very oieu winter season preced
ing Christmas week was of inestima
ble value to the farmers who were late
In getting their cornhusking out of the
Way and to tho stock, which ranged the
fields and pastures and required little
additional feed and care.
Fasten a piece of beef suet out in
tho tree near tho house for the nut
hatches, chickadees and other brave
little feathered friends that remain In
the north after the robin, meadow
lark and thrush have departed for their
warmer haunts in the south.
A lady friend is worrying quite a bit
nbout her increase In weight. She is
now plump and weighs 1D0 pounds.
This good woman does not need to
worry or take any anti-fat dope. All
she needs do is to cut out the soup and
pastry courses and she will bo saved
from the humiliation which she fears.
It is claimed for tho Indian Runner
ducks that they will lay more eggs in a
year than the Leghorns, while young
ducklings grow four times as fast as
young chickens. Another point that
might be mentioned In favor of the
ducks is that they are not as subject to
disease as chickens, nor are they both
ered with lice and mites.
If tho national and international egg
laying contests that have been and
ore being conducted accomplish noth
ing else they will bo well worth while,
because they aro bound to attract at
tention to tho hen that delivers tho
goods fills tho egg basket rather
than to tho high scoring fowls of tho
poultry shows, many of which look
flue, but all too often neither "toil nor
spin."
A very proper notion of tho impor
tance of the dairy cow as a factor in
the production of national wealth is to
be had from Secretary Wilson's an
nual report, recently issued. This
shows that the combined 'value of dai
ry products for the year 1012 was
$830,000,000, an amount which exceeds
the value of tho cotton lint nnd Is
nearly equal to tho combined value of
both lint and seed.
As a result of experiments In the
growing of sugar beets which have
been carried on on tho Island of Java at
an altitude of 2,000 feet it has been
found that the beets produced are not
only larger than those grown in Ger
many, but their sugar content Is con
siderably larger, with the result that
on the average the yield of sugar per
acre would be nearly two and a half
times that which is customary in other
countries It la likely that the eondl
tlons for beet culture would bo equal
ly favorable In the Philippines.
4
Koepcre of bees and those wishing to
take up the work will be interested in
farmers' bulletin No. 603 on "Comb
Honey," lately issued by the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington. It
may bo had free of charge by writing
to the department for it
Tho Holland farmer carries on dairy
ing on land worth from ?C00 to ?S00 per
acre and uinkcs money at it. In too
many instances the American farmer
Is shinning along on baro ground on
land that is worth $100. The difference
Is merely in tho man and his methods.
It will often bo found not only loss
expensive, but better for the children
of the country school district, to pay
for hauling them to a good town school
than to pay for a teacher and fuel in
order to keep the district school open.
j-uis us uspuciuny true u me uumucr
of pupils in the district Is small.
A perfect dish of oatmeal, a cereal
that is much used, but usually 111 cook
ed, can bo prepared by boiling for
about fifteen minute and then stowing
away in a fireless cooker overnight. By
this process tho oatmeal is not only
thoroughly cooked, but It also keeps its
shape. It is not sloppy porridge, on
the one hand; neither is it raw and
tough as a piece of India rubber.
In sections where the winter precipi
tation is heavy in the form of rain or
snow and the winters are not so se
vere as to make a cover crop in tho
orchard advisable for tho purpose of
catching and holding the snow, plow
ing in the fall Is recommended for tho
purpose of enabling tho soil to tho
better hold moisture, which in turn
tends to provont washing and gully
ing. With crops of practically all kinds
showing unprecedented yields, with
monoy plentiful, labor employed and
political agitation showing practically
no effect on industrial projects, an era
of prosperity and good tlmos would
seem to He just ahead the like of
which has not been experienced in a
dozen years. Every man who has two
hands may aid in furthering It and
should receive a generous share of Its
benefits.
One of tho live subjects of very
general Interest that are to be discussed
at the coming national apple show at
Spokane is that of tho handling and
utilizing of tho byproduct the Inferior
grades of apples which cannot bo
boxed and marketed. This is a mighty
llvo proposition, and until some satis
factory solution Is offered there is
bound to bo a big leak on a host of
ranches in the west, where a high
standard of fruit for packing is in
sisted upon.
The high quality of fruit packed by
several noted western fruit growers'
associations is tho better understood
when one is on the ground and sees tho
amount and quality of tho fruit that is
discarded for one reason or another.
The fancy box fruit is tho result of
much pains in caring for trees and
fruit from blossom to picking time and
of a rigid Boloctlon when it Is packed.
The fancy prlco received is simply tho
result of tho law of cause nnd effect.
It doesn't como by chance.
If ever thero was a husking season
whon the crop was calculated to tax
human capacity and Ingenuity to get it
under cover before heavy snows, it is
the one Just begun. The total crop of the
country is put at 3,000,000,000 bushels,
while individual farmers who thought
thoy were going to have fifty or sixty
bushels per aero aro confronted with a
yield of eighty or ninety. The corn
picker has bcon perfected so that it
does very satisfactory work, and a lot
of them will havo to bo pressed into
servlco to handle the crop.
That was a considerate as well as
level headod housewife who rewarded
the girl who had been working for her
with a birthday party as an ovldenco
of hor appreciation of the fact that tho
latter had dono her work well and
faithfully and had beon kind to the
children. If more of this spirit were
manifested by other mistresses of
households thero would be a lot less
trouble In tho matter of securing fe
male help in the homo and a good
many less ads. in tho weekly and dai
ly papers under tho heading "Girl
Wanted."
Under tho terms of the Dlant ouaran
tine act passed by congress tho past j
summer an embargo baa been placed
on tho importation of potatoes from
Newfoundland and several European
countries In order to provont the in
troduction of the potato canker or
black scab. Tho Importation of po
tatoes during tho fiscal year closing
Juno 30, 1912, from tho countries af
fectod by this order totaled 12,085,710
bushels and valued at more than
$0,000,000. It Is fortunate for the
American consumer that this order
comes at a time when there is an
abundant crop of the tubers.
Tho residents of ono Ohio town have
got tho right idea about squelching a
monopoly. Recently tho egg dealers
of tho place decided that they would
force up tho prico of eggs. Tho re
sult was the formation of a boycott
ngainst eggs in any form which was
entered Into by tho 40,000 Inhabitants
of tho city. At last reports oggs wero
about where they bad been and these
protectants wero still eating beef and
making their cokes of shortening,
flour , nnd Bugar. To bo effective this
boyebtt should spread until it covered'
a consldsrable port of the country.
Thero would bo tblngjs folng then, and
bo mistake.
NEW TALE
THATARE TOLD
A Midpacific Transfer.
Jack Grace, the veteran boxer and
globe trotter, likes to tell Btorles about
hlmiblf and retails one wherein Hono
lulu proves to have offered him a wel
come unawares.
"I had been stopping in Honolulu
with the Jeffries-Johnson fight pic
tures and decided that I wanted to go
to Yokohama. I knew the chief en
gineer on the Manchuria, which was
due in port in a couple of days, and I
thought I would save $200 fare by rid
ing with him.
"When the ship came Into port ho
told me that I could have tho second
engineer's cabin.
" 'Stay Insldo a couple of days and
then eomo out and mix with the pas
ncngers. There aro about 300 on
board,' ho told me, 'and I do not think
you will have any trouble.'
"I followed his instructions, and aft
tr tho second day I came out from
hiding. We were within a few days of
rnKT ONLY GATE ME TIME TO OIIAB UP
MY PJIES.S BOOK."
Japan and I was regaling a bunch In
the smoking room with some stories
when a company checker looked at me
closely and asked:
" 'Say, who are you?'
"I did not know him, so proceeded
to tell of my experiences and relate
what a good friend I had In tho chief
engineer. Hiding the rods is hard
work, I told him, but traveling first
cabin on these transpacific liners Is a
pipe.
"The checker left without explaining
his official position, but I noticed about
three hours afterward that the ship
slowed down. I also saw that the Mon
golia, a sister ship on the same lino,
was passing us and also getting ready
to stop. Well, they only gave me time
to grab up my press book, that other
shirt and an old pair of boxing gloves
I was carrying, when they transferred
me to tho other ship.
"Going back? Say, did you ever holy
stone a deck?"
KEEPING UP THE
INCOME SOURCE.
Shrewd Financial Operation of
an Embryo Jurist.
They tell thl3 story of or, more
strictly speaking, on William It. Day,
before, as associate Justice of the
United States supremo court, ho be
came the man who, it might be said,
raised old Harry with the Harriinan
lines. Back on tho Day farm In Can
ton, Ohio, there were too many rats
for tho comfort and peace of mind of
the Day household.
Mr. Day accordingly called his young
hopeful, William, who is now a fed
eral judge in northern Ohio, to him,
and offered the handsomo reward of
5 cents for overy rat young William
caught, snared, poisoned, chloroformed
or otherwise removed from tho prem
ises. Young William harvested $2 worth
of rodents before ho discovered that
In his ecess of zeal he had completely
rid the old farm of his most profitable
means of support, wherefore young
William proceeded to the leading ani
mal stor5 of Canton nnd returned home
with a flock of pet white rats, which
he turned loose In his father's spacious
library.
Chinese Logic.
Bishop M. S. Lewis of Foochow, urg
ing recognition of the Chinese republic
at a luncheon nt tho Union League in
Philadelphia, told a little story illus
trative of Chlneso unworldllnoss.
"A gentleman," ho said, "entered a
Chlneso shop to purchase tea. ne
found to his amazement that five
pounds of a. certain tea cost $2.B0,
While ten pounds of tho same brand
cost $7.60.
"The gentleman ridiculed these Illog
ical prices, but the shopkeeper, on the
contrary, insisted that ho was acting in
a perfectly logical way. As he put it:
"'More buy, oro rich; more rich,
more tan oar,' "
0F
Twenty-third Annual Statement
of tho
WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS' MU
TUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
of Wayne County, Penna.
Amount of Insurance Dec.
31, 1912 $4,476,607.00
Amount of Premium notes
Deo. 31, 1912 179,061.00
Receipts.
Cash in banks, Jan. 1, 1913 8,751.00
Cash received on applica
tions 602.17
Cash received on Assess
ments 14,025.06
Cash money borrowed,... 6,500.00
Cash Interest from Savings
hank, 140.79
Cash from other sources,. 6.50
30,025.52
Expenditures.
Paid for tho following losses from
September 1, 1911, to September 1,
1912:
E. L. Chapman, furniture
damaged by fire 2.70
Joseph E. Edsall, house
damaged by fire 4.00
A. E. Rude, house damaged
by fire 6.40
O, M. Baker, house dam
aged by fire 6.40
H Brlnnlng, house and
furniture damaged by
fire 25.00
Wallace Lynn, barn and
contents burned, 193.75
Mary A. Ovens, household
goods damaged by fire. . 3.00
Orvllle Bronson, barn and
contents burned 450.00
Silas Dexter barn and con
tents burned 841.40
Jacob Racht, Jr., house
and furniture damaged
by fire 10.00
S. S. Olmstead, barn burn
ed 82.35
Frank Chapman, house and
contents burned 800.00
Andrew Racht, houso dam
aged by fire 5.65
Wm. C. Elliot, house dam
aged by fire 10.00
L. Brinkerman house dam
aged by fire 5.00
Mrs. A. L. Kingsbury,
houso damaged by fire. 19.50
D. W. Grifflth, house burn- .
ed 600.00
C. F. Bullock, house and
furniture damaged by
fire 56.80
J. L. Noble, house damag
ed by fire 2.90
Chas. Migenery, house
damaged by firo 5.00
Tewksbury and Son, houso
and contents burned ... 352.33
S. T. Jay, house and con
tents burned 900.00
E. B. Wells, Est., barn dam
aged by lightning 10.00
A. B. Lobez, barn damag
ed by lightning 25.00
Jas. Soden, houso damag
ed by lightning 14.00
H. Heberling, house dam
aged by fire 2.00
N. L. Wood, barns and con
tents burned 850.00
John Eldred, barn damag
ed by lightning 2.00
A. KIttner, barn and con
tents burned, lightning,. 400.00
Mrs. J. Harder, barn dam
aged by lightning 8.00
C. M. Smith, houso and
contents burned 700.00
Mary Winslow, house dam
aged by lightning 8.00
Alice Whitney, house and
contents burned 550.00
C. I. Hopkins, barn damag
ed by lightning 5.00
C. M. Pethick, barn and
contents burned, light
ning 920.00
J. T. Walker, house dam
aged by lightning 35.00
L. Lovelass est., barn dam
aged by lightning 39.00
T. J. Roark, barn damaged
by lightning 237.00
W. E. Bennett, house dam
aged by lightning, fire . . 60.00
Peter Yeko, barn dunaged
by lightning 20.00
Mark Killam, barn damag
ed by lightning 5.00
E. K. Curtis est., barn and
contents burned 675.00
F. J. MItler, barn damaged
by lightning 5.00
Wm. Watts, barn and con
tents burned, lightning, 900.00
A. Butler, house damaged
by lightning 16.00
W. F. Crockenberg, barn
damaged by lightning.. 6.00
R. E. Pomery, barn dam
aged by lightning 5.00
A. Branning, barn dam
aged by lightning . . . . .. 5.00
Chas. Smith, barn damag
ed by lightning 10.00
M. C. Spangenberg, barn'
and contents burned by
lightning 300.00
M. A. Rutledee, barn burn
ed 300.00
L. B. Kennedy, barn burn
ed 200.00
Mrs. S. Collpalo, houso
damaged by firo 8,65
Chas. Meglnery barn dam
aged by lightning 6.00
Chester Holgate, barn
damaged by light ing. . 10.00
J. P. McKenna, barn dam
aged by lightning 6,00
Th b. Kegan, Jr., barn
damaged by lightning. ,. 2.00
$ 10,726.83
Paid for losses since Sept
lBi, 1912 1,969.37
f 12,696.20
Borrowed money and in
terest paid 6,510.00
$ 19,206.20
Stationery 11.25
Telephone 24.30
Rent of office 78.06
Postage 154.07
Printing and calanders... 136.49
Incidentals 18.81
19,629.12
Assets.
Cash in treasury 8,751.00
Cash in hands of agents. . 62.85
Assessments in course of
collection .346.42
Offlco furniture 200.00
Premium notes In force. 179,064.00
1S8.424.27
Liabilities 1,400.00
Assets in excess of liabili
ties 187,024.27
H. C. JACKSON, President.
PERRY A. CLARK, Sec'y.
The Passage of Time.
He met her where green branches hung
In graceful curves above
When ho waa ardent, slim and young
Anil there declared his love.
But she, more worldly wise than he.
Had strcneth to answer no.
Accused of heartless cruelty,
Bhe kindly bade him go.
Poor stricken boy! He went away
With anser In his breast.
Bhe knew that he would learn some day
And know that she knew best.
He thought that he could love no more.
But she remained serene.
At that time she was twenty-four
And he waa seventeen.
Today he knows that she was right.
With others to adore
His laugh Is cay, his heart Is light.
He cares for her no more.
She often sighs, remembering
His earnest, boyish vow.
What changes passing seasons bring
She's hla stepmother now!
Chicago Record-Herald.
Child of Prosperity.
A true tale is told of an old man who
had attained prosperity. Having built
himself a new house, ho declared that
it was not going to be a mere place to
live in, but was golug to havo all the
"frills."
Anyway ho had nn electric bell fitted,
then a distinct novelty to tho neighbor
hood. Ono Sunday afternoon Joe Brlggs, a
neighbor, called. It was hot weather,
and all the windows wero open, but tho
front door was shut. Joe knocked tim
idly, but the farmer took no heed. Joe
knocked again, louder. Still no reply.
Joe grew restive and knocked ngaln
with force. Still the owner of the man
sion remained tranquil.
Joe stood puzzled nnd offended, for
he knew the folks were at home. Once
more he tried a loud, continued knock
that resounded over the entire place,
whereupon the nettled owner yelled:
"Ring tho doorbell, confound ye! Don't
ye know nothin'?" Weekly Telegraph.
One on Him.
An elderly suburbanite, who prides
himself upon his methodical habits,
was showing to an overnight guest a
particularly handsomo chiming clock.
It was 10:30 o'clock, nnd tho host pro
ceeded to wind up the timepiece.
"For thirty-five years," said he, "I
havo never missed n night winding up
this clock nt 10:30 o'clock."
The guest, who happened to be n
jeweler, examined tho clock closely,
and a quizzical smile overspread his
face.
"What's funny?" Inquired tho house
holder. "Why," said tho visitor, "I was try
ing to figure out how much time you
havo wasted. This is nn eight day
clock." Nownrk Star.
To Memory Dear.
Touched by his sad story, a Harris
burg woman recently furnished a meal
to a melancholy looking hobo, who
had applied therefor at tho back door.
"Why do you stick out Uie middle
finger of your left hand so straight
while you are eating?" asked tho com
passionate woman. "Was it ever bro
ken?" "No, mum," answered the hobo, with
n snlflle. "But during my halycon days
I wore a diamond ring on that finger,
and old habits are hard to break,
mum." Independent.
The Heckler.
"Stump speaking is the hardest wrk
in tho world," said Senator Beveride.
"It Is especially hard," ho continued,
smiling, "when thero nro hecklers In
the audience.
"A friend of mine the other day was
getting on famously in a stump speech.
" 'Gentlemen,' ho shouted, 'a man Is
known by his works.'
. "And ho paused impressively. But n
heckler took ndvantago of the pause to
yell:
" 'Thou yours must bo gas works.' "
Memoranda.
Professor It was by tho inscription
on this colossal obelisk that wo suc
ceeded in positively Identifying tho
mummy Barneses I.
Undo Henry I suppose nil that Chl
neso rigmarole on thero was his memo
randa of tho size of his socks, his
watch number, whom to notify in case
of death and such truck. Post.
Bachelors, Take Warning 1
Hobbs Alienists say that single men
are much more liable to insanity than
married,
Dobbs Syro they are! Single men
aro always In danger of going crazy
over eomo woman. Boston Transcript,
HUMOROUS QUIPS
For Sale
Large Dairy and Hay
Farm
GOOD SUMMER RESOBT.
Tho Buy-U-A-Homo Realty Com
pany has Just listed one of the finest
and best-known farms in Wayne
county. It is located In tho heart of
the summer boarding business, in
Wayne's highlands. Tho property
consists of 325 acres and is well
watered both by creeks and springs.
A most beautiful natural lake, con
sisting of 15 acres, is one of the at
tractive sheets of water In Preston
township. Ideal for the location of
summer cottages. Tho farm is 2
miles from the Lakewood station on
the Ontario & Western railroad,
three miles from Poyntelle on tho
same road and two miles from Como.
Of tho 325 acres 275 are under good
state of cultivation, consisting of
meadows, plow ground and well-watered
pasture fields. The balance are
in maple, beech and birch timber.
This farm i3 especially adapted to
raising hay and for dairying.
There are four dwellings and cot
tages upon the premises. Dwelling
No. 1 will accommodate from 40 to
50 guests. Near this house is a never-failing
spring for domestic use.
The second cottage contains nine
rooms. Good water. Small barn
near houso. Home No. 3 is a very
good seven-room cottage furnished
with water by ono of the best
springs in Wayno county. Cottage
No. 4 is near beautiful natural
spring lake, which consists of about
15 acres. The above mentioned
places are located In an Ideal sum
mer boarding district visited every
year by boarders from Philadelphia,
New York, Scranton and other cities.
Other cottages could be built on tho
border of this lake.
Situated upon the premises Is a
laundry, coal and wood houso com
bined, size 20x60 feet. The second
floor is equipped for holding enter
tainments, etc.
Tho barns are as follows: Horse
barn 26x56 feet, with running water;
hay barn 26x36, with two cow sheds
attached 20x50 'feet. One building
with scales and wagon house with
underground stable for cows. One
good blacksmith and carriage shop,
with second story for storage.
Chicken houses, capacity for 200.
Barn No. 4 situated near House No.
3, size 30x40 feet, two sheds for cat
tle, with good spring water. Two
other hay barns, size 26x36 feet, and
18x20 feet.
There are three apple orchards on
the farm and a small fruit orchard.
The property will bo sold for a
reasonable consideration and upon
easy terms.
Consult
Buy-TJ-A-nomo Realty Co.,
Box 52.
Jadwln Buildina, Honesdnlo, Pa.
HERE IS A BARGAIN
Located in Berlin township about
3 miles from Honesdale is ono
of the best farms In that locality.
It consists of 108 acres, which is all
Improved. The soil is sand loam and
red shale. It Is well watered by
springs; orchard. Twelve-room
house, barn 37x47 feet with shed
22x90 feet. Part cash, balance on
easy terms. Seo
Buy-U-A-nonio Itenlty Co.
Jadwln Building, Box B2, Honesdale.
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