PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1913. THE CITIZEN Semi-Weekly Founded 1008; AVcokly Founded 1844. Published Wednesdays and Fridays by tho Citizen Publishing Company. Entered as second-class matter atthe postofflce, Honesdale, Pa. E. B. HARDENBERGH PRESIDENT H. C. VAN ALSTYNE and E. B. CALLAWAY MANAGING EDITORS -FRANK P. WOODWARD ADVERTISING MANAGER AND FEAT URE WRITER. C. II, DORFLmciER, DIBECIORS: B. ALLES, E. B. ItABDENIIEItBll W. W. TVOOD Our friends who favor us with contributions, and desire to have the same re nucd, should in every case enclose stamps for that purpose. TERMS: ONE YEAR $1.50 THREE MONTHS 38c SIX MONTHS 75 ONE MONTH 13c FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1013. CITIZEN INAUGURATES CORN GROWING CONTEST. ROWING corn in Wnyno county will soon bo as popular as growing apples, mid It is generally nd mittcd that no better apples arc produced anv- whero In tbo world than arc grown right hero in this land of lakes. Tho iniportanco of tho corn subject to every citizen of this county is not fully realized.. Everybody cats wheat bread. Corn meal is not so largely used as an article of food. Therefore it is quite natural to believe that there is more wheat than corn grown in tho United States. Now listen! In 1011 there were pro. duccd in the United States 021,3.18 thousands bushels of wheat and 2,531,448 thousands bush els of maize, called in this country corn. In oth' cr words wo produce a triilo more than four bushels of corn to every bushel of wheat. The problem that confronts the farmers of tho land is that of feeding tneir stocje. lie must liavo stock on Ills land, and his stock must bo fed. The high cost of feed lias made the maintenance of Uvo stock a burden that he is over praying may bo lightened. Tho answer to tho problem de pends entirely upon Himself. JIK MUST RAISE MORE CORN. Pennsylvania does better nlong tills lino now than does the State of New York; but she must grow much more than she does now and she must grow UI3TTER CORN than she has ever grown in the past. Corn clubs and corn contests are springing up in various parts of tho State. The Corn Exchange National Rank of Philadelphia is conducting n corn contest which will close next December. That contest cmbrnccs tho States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. This is nn index to the importance of the subject. Hero is another " straw " in the wind: .Last year one of the strongest serial stories in the Youth's Conipan ion wns based on the subject of corn contests, showing how tho scholars in n certain school became Intensely interested. TnE CITIZEN has decided to conduct n Corn Contest for Wayne County, and will offer handsome premiums in GOLD money, the amounts to be announced later) to tho winners. This contest will bo open to everybody; but boys especially are urged to contest, and nil school teachers are urged to conduct seed testing experiments in their schools. The very beginning of success in corn production is in tho choice of seed. Tho htato Collego lias issued a bulletin along this lino which may bo obtained free; but this paper proposes to publish from week to week every scrap of iniormation that can bo gleaned, so if you watch out for our "Corn Talks" you will get it all without inconveniencing yourself in the least, Had seed means loss mid disappointment.. Good seed means bountiful harvest and prosperity. Owing to tho unfavorable conditions of tho last three or four years such ns lack of moisture and early frosts, there Is much poor seed in tho land. Many farmers, wo are sorry to say, when urged to test seed corn, are prone to say, like Scadland In tho louth's Companion story. "Pshaw! What's the use?" Such farmers belong to the class that will walls seven miles after a doctor when they might talk with him over tho 'phono for a minuto or two, and then liavo the rest of tho day to either go hshing or saw wood. As a starter on the Corn subject, which THE CITIZEN will push right nlong this season, wo suggest that you turn to another page of tills paper and read every word of the column headed TEST DON'T GUESS Road every word of it, then get ready to do a little corn testing nnd help along humanity in general and u nyno county in particular. E WHY PATRONIZE ADVERTISERS? IF there is ono class of men moro than another that de serves public recognition and patronage It is com posed of the merchants of any town who spend their good money in advertising their business. Now, having read tho above sen tence carefully, pleaso read it again slowly, and allow it to soak in, as goes tho common expression. Everybody wants to see his homo town grow. Everybody In Honesdale wants to see Honesdale grow, but it Is tho live, pushing advertiser who actually does something to make the town grow, after all. The Honesdale advertiser Is the ono who stands on tho town's bat tlements and calls through his mega phone to tho "regions beyond," toll ing them of what ho has for salo that they need, urging them to come and see, and actually bringing in the mul titudes. Why, If all advertising in Hones dalo wore to cease for ono year the town would die of dry rot, and, In stead of that new trolley road wo are so soon to have, wo would stand more in need of a borough mowing machine to clear the grass from our streets. Therefore, wo repeat once moro, it is tho duty of Honesdalo neonlo and of Wayne County peoplo to buy their goods from merchants who aro progressive and public-spirited enough to advertise thoir business, and thereby advertise their homo town. It is right to give them your patronage. It is thoir duo, and it should not bo withheld. All towns aro divided into two classes advertisers, or town-builders, and non-advertisers, or self bulldors. Tho first-class purchase space in tho publications of a town, use it liberally, and thus draw cus tomers to tho town. Tho second class watch what their progressive neighbors arb doing, smllo, then trim up their windows and get ready to gather In ns many dollarsms thdy possibly can from tho porsons who come to town becauso they were told to como by tho progressive adver tiser. Candidly, now, do you, Mr. Citizen reader, think that the advertiser is getting a squaro deal and all that is his duo when you pass his door to spend your money with his neighbor who never advertises? Tho Citizen believes in tho squaro deal, and urges Its readers to apply tho good old "golden rule" when spending their money. In other words, con sider tho feelings of tho advertiser, put yourself In his place, and then act accordingly. GROW BETTER CORN IN WAYNE COUNTY By Prof. P. G. Holden, National Crop Improvement Servlee.l Hero aro threo ways to Increase the corn yield: First, by testing tho vitality or germinating power of ovcry ear of corn Intended for planting. Second, by grading tho seed corn to kernels of uniform size and shape. Third, by testing and adjusting tho planter to securo tho dropping of tho proper number of kernels In each hill. A "poor stand" of corn Is respon sible moro than anything olso for tho low average of corn In the central west. The ground may bo rich, tho preparation good, and tho corn re ceive the best of cultivation, but if tho stand is poor tho yield will bo correspondingly poor. Careful counts of tho number of stalks per hill were made ono year In moro than a thousand different corn fields in Iowa, and it would bo safo to say that there was not to exceed CC per cent, of a perfect stand on an average, and in some cases it foil aa low as 40 per cent. This meant that Iowa devoted nearly 9,000,000 acres to corn and produced only a G.000,000 crop, or to put It in another way, with a perfect stand tho present averago yield of 33 bushels would bo increased to 50 bushels per acre, or an Increaso to tho state of 153,000,000 bushels. This does not take Into consideration tho Increased ylold made poesiblo through tho uso of Improved varieties, better bred seed, elimination of bar ren stalks by means of breeding, bet ter methods of cultivation, selecting, storing, etc. Ono fall I visited a farm of 200 acreB of corn which showed 30 per cent, of a stand. During tho conver sation it developed that the farmer had tested neither his seed nor tho planter, and had kept both of his boys out of school during tho summer to work, as ho was "behind" and had "oomo bad debts to pay." Ho "in tended to test" his "seed," but was "so crowded with other- work" that ho ."coudno't ,;got tojlt" If -ho-'had spent flVo or six days In March, when his tlmo was otherwise of Httlo value, in testing tho germi nating power of every ear of corn, and, had properly graded it to uniform slzo of kornolB and had picked out' tho broken, rotton and discolored kor-' nels, and had then tested his planter And adjusted tho planter plates toi drop tho proper number of kernels i to tho hill, ho could bavo laid off thoj rest of the vear. sent his bovs toi school and been mora than a thousand aonars aneaa. a. iew aays spent at, the right time on our seed corn may be worth moro to us than a whole' rearg work. TEST DOHNS'T GUESS IMPO RTANT ' Size of Cloth Quality of Cloth ThegormlnatloncrOlh It should be made Bhonld bo 9 Inches wide from good quality of and 60 inches long. This bleached muslin such as allowsQboutlSInchesat Is commonly used for each end for rolling. sheela nud pillow si 1 pa. POR TESTING ON THE FARM Lay the cars out side by side on a board or table. Discard all ears which look too ptor to plant. Ar range the remaining ears which are to be tested and lumber them as shown Incut No. 2. This method f separating with nails Into bunches of ten will pinke It nwesaary to number only each tenth ear. Uark the numbers on the board or table at the butts iivno earB. (eo jui ro. a.) FOR TESTING IN THE SCHOOLS The boys and girls testing I neonools.should nam er the cars to correspond with thenumbers In the iQunreson the cloth, by fastening a small piece of iardboard or paper to butt of each ear with a nail. Always number the ears before removing the terooJs. Moisten cloth by dipping In water. Ro- fiove six kernels from ear No 1, taking kernels from ifferent parts of the ear and place them in Bquare So. 1, germ side up and with the tips of all the lernela pointing In the same direction. In like Conner take six kernels from ear No. 2 and place In wufiro No. 2 and so on until all the squares are 111 ed. When all tbo squares hare been filled, agalnmols len the cloth and roll up carefully so that none of ihekernelswlll be displaced. Tie a atrlnr nmnnA ihe roll Just tight enough, and not too tight, to hold ro CO to to 03 ui CO CO' to 3 f T j,i .1 PlaCO tbO rOUS Containing thA lrpmAl Intn nnv jacket or pU standing them on end with tho tips ir smaU ends of the kernels pointing downward. Don't pack the rolls In tight. Ten or twelve rolls In i ten quart pall are sufficient, nil the pall with IPater. COOd Ond Warm. ftt thM nll nn ump.I thicknesses of newspaper or wrapping paper, and fold over the backet to retain theheat. (Sea cuts Nos. 3 and 4). In three to twelve hours unwrap, drain off the water, and then cover top ends of the rolls wlta wet dothaod again wrap up as described Keep Rolls Moiit Don't Let Them Dry Out In about two dove It Is always beat to remove tho newspapers and cloth. Fill the pall with warm water again and let stand for Ave or ten minutes until the rolls are thoroughly soaked, then drain oil is before and replace the covering. Keep the pall In a room where It will not get too cold at night. Don't letlt freew under ahy circumstances. cut Ua a How to Read thoTeit In Seven Or .Iffht dan nhan ih.afam orrnntm nrm about two Inches long, unroll the doth carefully so as not to misplace the kernels Examine the ker nels In each of the squares and save for planting only those ears the kernels of which show atronc, vigorous root and stem sprouts. (Beecutfi.flg.i). Discard all ears the kernels of which show one or more dead kernels (See fig. 2)j weak sprouts, (Beo Bg. 3) or kernels arrected with mould, which kills the sprouts, after they have started. (Bee fig 4) The sawdustbox Is also an Inexpensive and accurate method of testlngseod FulldlrecUonsforsamecan be obtained from the Crop Improvement Com- Furnished by Crop Improvement Committee Council of Grain Exchanges Addreu BERT BALL, Secretary, Room L, Board of Trade. Chicago ..S PRICE LIST In cloth, 10c. each In cloth, 76c. per dos.t In cloth, $6. per 100. Special prices optocr of 600 or more. Paper poster, foe limiletof doth tester, $3.50 per thousand. Let's Quit Guessing and Go to Tes&q Start Rolling Cloth at This Entt. When ordering tho scientific corn tester kindly mention Tho Citizen, stating tliat you saw nn account of It In this paper. BEACH LAKE. Beachlake, March 27. Ralph Spry spent Wednesday at White Mills. Mrs. A. Crosby of Sunnysldo Cot tage spent Friday at Ellery Crosby's. Mrs. W. C. Spry, of Vino Hill, spent Friday and Saturday at tho home of her son, Charles, of Central Beachlake. Harry Spry, of Red Itock farm, spent Wednesday at Honesdale. Emmet Olver spent tho day at Honesdalo recently. Mrs. Flora Wilson, daughter Sa die, and Frances Bayley spent Wed nesday at Edwin Bayley's at Lau rella. Earl .Ham spent Tuesday and Wed nesday with Ellery Crosby of this place. Earl Bateman is assisting Mr. Ives at cutting wood. Ella Ebert spent Wednesday at Henrietta Budd's. John Horst of East Beachlake, made a very successful business trip to Honesdale on Thursday., W. C. Spry of Red Rock farm, is tho proud owner of ten line little pigs. Robert Marshall recently purchas ed a very fine calf of Mrs. W. H. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Bayley spent Wednesday at the Maple City. Miss Mildred of Lake Side Farm, was a visitor at the1 home of Mrs. W. P. Budd on Thursday. Hazel Lozo spent Friday at Mil dred Olver's. Grant Olver spent last week in New York. Rexford Downing, who has been quite ill, is improving. Lucy Downing, who has been spending some time in Carbondale, has returned. Dr. Harry White, of Lake Ariel, was a caller at tho homo of Mrs. W. H. Wilson Thursday. Ralph Spry spent Thursday with Harold Wizzard of Vine Hill. John Lozo of Vino Hill, spent Sun day evening at tho home of Mr. John Gregory. .Harry Spry is busily engaged tap ping maple trees. He already has over 150 quarts of sap. George Wegst made a delightful trip to Narrowsburg Wednesday. Wallace Spry made a trip to the county seat recently. Henry Bradbury is on the sick list. Mrs. John P. Budd is suffering from an attack of indigestion, and Henrietta Budd is also slightly in disposed. Harold Wizzard Is suffering from a very severe attack of the grippe. J. W. Rooney, Wf Robins and Will Marshall, Harry Wood, Georgo Wegst, Georgo Hector, Herbert and Woodley Olver, J. Hiller, W. C. Spry, Roy Bayley, Chas. Budd, J. Swartz, Thomas Olver, .Horace Budd, Ellery Crosby, Earl Ham, William Davey, W. Lewis and Elwin Bayley went to Honesdale Saturday as it was Borden's contract day. 'Roy Spry and wife, of Milanvillo, spent Monday with friends at this place. Paul Wegst of Troops Corners, spent Thursday at Lester Mclntyre's. Mrs. Elmore Harwood, of Adams Lake, spent Monday with friends at this place. It will be a pleasure to you to examine Menner & Co.'s Spring line of separate coats. 22eoi4 MILANVILLE. Milanvllle, March 27. Miss Lorena Skinner of Watervelt, N. Y., Is spending tho Easter vaca tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Skinner. Mrs. Lockwell Brlgham and nicco, Miss Gertrude Calkins, wero guests of Mrs. H. E. Tultchell at Port Jervls last week. Mrs. L. Morgrldgo will entertain the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church tho 10th of April. Mrs. R. R. Beegle of Buffalo, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Skinner. Tho friends of Mrs. Reoves Samp son will be sorry to hear of her ill ness at her homo in BInghamton. Miss Fredericka Hocker recently purchased a piano and a Haddock Brothers piano player of C. W. Ful kerson of Carbondale. .Miss Alma Noble, who is teaching at Railway, N. J., and Miss LaVerno Noble of the Hawley High school, spent the Easter holidays with thoir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Noble. Miss May Barcher leaves this week for Pond Eddy after having spent some weeks with Mrs. W. B. Yerkes. iGeorge Brucher, who was so bad ly injured last week in the woods, is gaining. It was feared first Mr. Brucher would bo paralized and loso the sight of one eye but wo under stand the former trouble only lasted for a few days. Mrs. Wallace Barnes and son, Cyril, of Honesdale, are visiting Earl Barnes. Mrs. Adclia Nichols spent the Eas ter holidays as guest of Mrs. Char lotte Kimble of Honesdale. The entertainment which was ad vertised for Friday last, has been postponed until some time in April. iMiss Ida Coots and Mrs. H. M. Page wero called to Middletown to see their cusin, Miss Lou Bradley, who recently had to undergo an oper ation for appendicitis. As tho ap pendix had broken and pernitis pendlx had broken and peritonitis by Dr. Mills at the Thrall hospital. Miss Bradley, who is from Monticel lo, is a cousin of Mrs. Orville Kays of this place. Miss Mabel Skinner will leave this week for Hackensack, !N. J., to spend some time with Misses Shivler. M. L. Skinner went to Callicoon on Tuesday. There was no service at the Bap tist church Sunday on account of tho tragic death of Mrs. Helen Fortnam. The many friends who knew and ap preciated her friendship regret her untimely death. Clair Tegeler, of Scrauton, spent Sunday in town. L. B. Price and family spent Sun day at F. W. Tegeler's on the Heights. Otto Tegeler and family of Han kins were recent guests at F. W. Tegeler's. . SOUTH CANAAN. South Canaan, March 27. Samuel Robinson Is moving from tho Robinson homestead to one of the houses owned by Mr. Cease. Mr. Cease has employed him as foreman in his mill. Claude Robison is employed by William Batten. Mrs. Thomas Hooper is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. F. Sliker. Tho farmers are still making su gar and some aro getting ready to Zemo For Your Skin Eczema. Pimples, Hash nnd All Skin Afflictions Quickly Healed. No matter what the trouble, ecze ma, chafing, pimples, salt rheum, Zemo instantly stops Irritation. Tho cure comes quick. SinkB right In, leaving no trace. Zemo Is a van'sh Ing liquid. Your skin fairly revels with delight the moment Zemo Is ap plied. Greatest thing on earth for dandruff. Zemo Is prepared by E. W. Rosa Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo., and is sold by all druggists at ?1 a bottle. But to prove to you its wonderful value It is now put up In liberal slzo trial bottles at only 25 cents and Is guaranteed to do tho work or your money back. Sold at Honesdalo by A. M. Leine. begin farming. William Bono is still lamo from tho effects of an injury he received in his lumber woods. The East Chapel will hold their Ladies' Aid at tho homo of Mrs. John Shaffer April 3. Tho men are invit ed to bring their axes to try their muscles chopping wood. WHITE MILLS. Mrs. Farrlngton Suydam. or Pater son, N. J., is spending a few days with her sisters, tho Misses Dorfllng er. Leo Gill, of St. Thomas' College, Scranton, was home for the Easter holiday. Miss Agnes Corcoran is spending the Easter week at her home. Miss Fannie Johnson of South Canaan, spent the latter part of last week at her home hero. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dornlnger spent lust Friday in Scranton. Prof. Howell and family, of Way mart, are spending the Easter vaca tion with Mrs. Howell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Down. Mrs. Frederick Brooks and chil dren, Adelaide and Jack, and Mrs. French, of Honesdale, are tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. August Kolch, Sr. .Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dimmock and niece wero the guests of Scran ton friends Saturday and Sunday. Quickly Ends Indigestion and Stomach Misery Many AVomen Advise Husbands to Ctiro Stomach Troubles With JU-O-XA. Women know how careless men usually aro in regard to stomach dis tress. They go on suffering from day to day when a simple treatment of AII-O-NA Stomach Tablets will banish dyspepsia in a few days; many times In a few hours. ' (Madam: Look after your hus- oana s neaun; ir no is distressed ni ter eating, has heavy feeling, gas, etc., get a 50-cent box of MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets today. Thoy surely are the finest remedy for Indigestion money can buy and Peil, tho drug gist, knows it, for he says "Money back If they aren't just splendid." Trial treatment from Booth's MI-O-NA, Buffalo, N. Y. A Notable Array of Timely Bargains For (Vlonclay The merchandise offered is all seasonable, consisting principally of small lots of the very goods that have sold most heavily throughout the previous week. The prices are unequalled and are not to be duplicated anywhere. And finally, the prompt and courteous service that awaits, every customer brings our patrons back every Monday. In the following bargain list are numerous values in desirable merchandise that you need for Spring. Don't miss them. Monday., IVIaroh 31 i Grocery Department, U Bui. Columbian or Snow White Flour, 51.45. "Beechnut" Peanut Butter, 15c val., 13c jar. Creso Crackers, fresh stock, 2 pkgs. for 15c. Fine,, Quality Canned Peas, 13c value, 11c can. Marafat Beans, 13c value, 11c qt. Pea Beans, selected stock, 10c value, 9c qt. Oak Leaf soap, 7 bars for 25c. Hallock's Ammonia, quart bottle, 10c val., 8c ea. "Postum," tho housekeepers' favorite, 25c value, 21c package. Good Quality Blend Coffee, 25o value, 22c lb. DRY GOODS DEPT. Yard Wide Wool Batiste, 59c val., 48c yd. 3C-in. cotton Voile, now, 35c val., 25c yd. 3C-ln Whito Cambric, 10c value, 7c. yd. French Nainsook, loo value, 10c yd. Bleached and Unbleached Tablecloth, 50c value, 43o yard. Amoskeag Dress Gingham, 10c value,. 9c yard. Heavy Linen Towelling, 15c value, 12 yard. Lot of Bleached Turkish Towels, 9c ea. Heavy Ribbed School Hose, 15c value, 11c pr. Men's Work Shirts, best, 50c value, 43c each. Gent's 4 in. Hand Ties, 25c value, 22o each. Now Stock Umbrellas, $1.00 and $1.25 value, 89c each. Best Toilet Soaps, 10c value, 7c cake. SECOND FLOOR SPECIALS. Ladies1 Wear Dept. Ladies' and Children's Middys, ?1.00 value) "89c each. New Curtain Swiss, 15c value, 12 c yd. Ladies' Rain Coats, ?2.98 valuo, $2.35 each. Ladles' Tailored Waists, $1.00 and $1.25 value, 89o each. House Furnishing Dept. Opaque Window Shades, 50c val;, 45c ea. Agato Granite Carpet, 35c val., 25c yd. Now Wall Papers, 25 and 30c val., 20c doublo roll. Hodges Flbro Matting, 39c val., 32c yd. KATZ BROS. Inc. NQTICE,--Monday Specials are sold for cash only.
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