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to see prizes awarded to lads who are pointing
ton in the south, and incidentally to a partial
solutlon OF the increased cost of living. And no
olo-tlme farmer can sneer that the showings
made in this twentieth-century corn growing are
spurts OF no practical significance. On the con-
trary the government officials have applied mod
ern bookkeeping methods to the business side Of
the proposition and the reported costs of produc-
ton can be accepted as fair actual costs.
The yields made during the past season by
these young corn growers have been truly aston
lshlng and some Of them almost past the
belief of farmers who have been getting an aver
age OF, say, 81 to 40 bushels of corn per acre
IN choice corn country in the middle west. In
one mississippi county 48 boys averaged 92
Dushels per acre. In one South Carolina county
70 boys. produced 100 bushels of corn on 20
acres In another county in that same state 142
Doys averaged 62 bushels per acre. One lad
maze $1,000 from single acre of corn. Jerry
moore OF Wlnone: S. c., the champion corn
grower OF the world, got the amazing yield of
z2S bushels to the acre. Steve Henry of Louisi-
ana carried Off the highest honors for economical
farming, producing on his acre nearly 40 bushels
at a cost OF only l3 cents per bushel. Joe Stone
OF Georgia, youngest and smallest of the national
prize winners, Is only eleven years of age but
ne produced 102 bushels to the acre at a cost of
~ cents per bushel. Next season the SCOPE
OF the corngrowing competition is to be greatly
extended and the government may also strive
10 get the country girls of the United States
into Similar competition, only, of course it will
not be corn growing but vegetable gardening with
canning and preserving "side line"
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Those Church Suppers!

Church sales, dinners, teas and the like are
not only means for promoting social ENJOYMENT
and incidentally of replenishing the treasures
OF the organizations which provide them These
functions serve a real and valuable economic
purpose, as is Indicated by the lady whom Edna
X. Wooley quotes in the Toledo Blade. This
lady, weary of the work of providing three meals
a day for her family, consisting of herself her
husband and her daughter, finds new Joy in
living at this time of year, and explains why:
Last night we went to roast beef dinner. To-
A1gnt we are going to Methodist progressive
supper. My husband hates those progressive
suppers, because we start with soup at the
church, You know, then go to some house for the
meat course and finish up at some other horse
for the dessert He says when he sits down to q
meal he likes to finish the job on the SPOT. in
stead OF getting up every little while putting on
MS hat and coat and galloping out into the cold
ano cruel world to resume his eats at some other
stand. But think it's fun. It's blessed change
Tomorrow night we go to Presbyterian church
supper. That's only 25 cents, too, and don't
see how they do it for the money. The next one
after that is an Episcopal turkey supper, and the
next IS also turkey supper at the Unitarian
church. Then come the Disciple and Congrega-
ton church suppers, and by that time you'll see
my cheeks sticking out with rich living. What
would we poor home cooks do IL it wasn't for the
church suppers? They give us rest from the
eternal routine of planning and cooking the daily
meals. Nobody that hasn't tried that three-meal-
a-day business knows what a grind 1t gets to be.
i don't believe there's man on earth would
stand for it.
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LIFE-SAVING STATION

-, On the south shore of Long Island,
n. T., near the present Napeague life
saving station, half hidden from view
by the sand dunes that have been
built up about it by the gales that
have swept the coast during the past
,halt-hundred Years, stands an aban-
doned llfe-saying station, the only one
OF its type in existence, and the first
that was erected by the national gov
ernment.
IN lS45 the Humane Society of Mas
sachusetts, which may be considered
the parent of the United States life
saving service, had 18 stations on the
Massachusetts coast equipped with
ooats and mortars for throwing lines
10 stranded vessels, in addition to nu-
merous huts or houses of refuge at ex-
posed points.
congress finally was awakened to
action and bill appropriating $500
ior lte-saying purposes was passed
March 3, 1S47. In 1s4S a second ap-
preparation of $4,000 was made.
. Again in l849 the sum of $4,000
was appropriated and eight stations
were built on the coast of Long
island, N. Y, that at Napeague being
one of the number and the only one
OF the original sixteen, so called, now
in existence.
The stations were plain houses 42
1eet long, 18 feet wide, of two stories
and four rooms. One lower room was
used by the crew, which later manned
each station, as a mess room. The
other contained the life boat and addi-
tlonal apparatus used at shipwrecks.
One of the upper rooms was used as
a chamber, the other as a storeroom.
The old station that still stands
near Napeague was one of the first
to be manned by crew of regular
surfmen. 1t is in a fairly good state
OF preservation because it was used
until a comparatively short time ago
as the home of the coast guards.
Visitors to the Napeague life-saving
station take great pleasure in visiting
the old station which is now used as
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many times the announcement has
been made that it had been perfected.
The problem, however, of keeping the
phonograph from running ahead of or
behind the moving pictures has until
now proved an insurmountable one
And this concordance of the dual work
of the instrument was not the only
nor even the greatest difficulty
After it was found that the phono-
graph and cinematograph could be
made to- synchronize it was discover
cd that there were, two other prob
lens. One was that when picture
subject with it's sound accompaniment
was being recorded the phonograph
could not receive the sound clearly at
the distance from it at which it was
necessary to set the picture machine
in order to take the views. The other
puzzle has been to produce the neces-
sary increase in the volume of sound
to be given out by the phonograph, as
that instrument, until the appearance
of M Gaumont's invention, has not
had sufh cient carrying power to make
it satisfactory and completely intel
ligible in large auditorium.
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west-in states such as Illinois, Indiana Iowa
and Nebraska. But the government experts
scouting around soon came to the conclusion
that as good better corn than America had
ever known could be raised in prolific quantity
IN the south If only the people south of Mason
ana DlXon's line could be aroused to the pos.
sibllitles lying dormant at their doors.
Waking up these southern farmers to their
neglected opportunities is the present work of
one OF the most efficient organizations in Uncle
Sans agricultural corps. It was nothing short
Of an inspiration that the experts hit upon the
plan of proving that their corn fairy tales"
could come true through the medium of the
farmer boys of the south. The lads were enlisted
In this country wide demonstration work" and
$4,000 OF them have lately been giving their fa-
theirs object lessons right at home. What is more,
many of the fathers have taken the lessons to
heart and after seeing with their own eyes what
phenomenal yields be made if corn be cul-
tvated as the book chaps at the agricultural
department prescribe they have become converts
to the new ideas and have announced that hence
forth they will cultivate corn the way their sons
have been doing these past few months. It will
mean only fraction more time and work and it
means production doubled trebled or quad
rupled.
OF course the government gave instructions
to these lads to how to till the soil in the
advantageous manner, but the enthusiasm which
resulted in corn harvests that have made the
whole world sit up and take notice inspired
by competitive contests Tor the winners IN Wn1cn
all sorts Of prizes offered-townshp prizes,
village prizes, county prizes, state prizes, and
goodness knows what all in the way of trophies
eliminating in each state in grand prize in
the form Of sightseeing trip to Washington, all
expenses paid, for one boy. OF course the gov
.ernment did not offer these prizes. Uncle Sam
has no money available for such purposes, but
the department of agriculture engineered the
whole scheme and got the publc-spirited citizens
of more than dozen states SO interested that
they put up the prizes mentioned. Individuals
such. as bankers and merchants and organiza.
tions such boards of trade, county super1n-
tendents Of education, chambers of commerce,
etc. contributed to the list of prizes which in the
grand total footed up to more than $4,000
This whole movement, alike to otner similar
educational crusades, has been under the direc-
tion of the division Of farmers cooperative dem
onstration work of the department. Of agriculture
and the field officers of this institution have
brought about systematic effort on the part OF
the youthful corn growers by organizing what
The Appeal., 1911-02-25

A common feature in the villages Of
Senegambia is the crowd of black
magpies which frequent the neighbor-
on the parasites which infest the
sheep. The latter are often irritated
into flight by their too persistent at
tentions, for the birds sit on their
backs, and though no doubt in search
of ticks and other creatures, they are
not above a peck at any open sore
which the unfortunate sheep is most
liable to have. 1t is interesting to
watch these birds mounted on the
sleeps backs, several at time, re-
sisting all attempts to dislodge them.
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! IQnCle Sans Champion
Ic]uVenl1e Corn Growers
~A-~~*4.~ By WAlDON fA\VCETT 81
By NAlDON fAWCFTT

HE United States govern
ment is now at work
upon one Of the most am
bilious and, by the by,
one Of the most interest
ing projects 1T has ever.
undertaken. 1t is moth
ing short of a scheme for
moving the corn belt
Or perhaps it would be
more accurate to call it
a crusade for extending
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STOPPED HIS OWN FUNERAL

An eerie and extraordinary affair
occurred recently at Yacualpam, Mex
leo, during the course OF the burial
services of a miner named Reginio
Campo, who had been injured in an
accident in one of the mines, and pro-
nounced dead. To the horror and con-
sternation of the mourners the dead"
man sat up suddenly in his coffin as
priest was about to read the prayers
for the dead. He protested loudly,
stopped the funeral ceremony. and re-
fused to be buried.
The Appeal., 1911-02-25
HURT DOG CALLS ON DOCTOR

Exceptional sagacity on the part Of
dog was shown recently by a bull
terrier named Tobe, owned by Henry
Hotchkiss of Topeka, Kan. Tobe loves
fight, and has had to be treated sew
eral times by the veterinary surgeon
as a result of his fondness for a scrap.
The other week he was again in trou-
BILE, and retired from the battle with
broken leg. Instead of running
home, Tobe limped straight to the es-
tablishment of the dog physician, who
recognized him as an old patient and
at once attended to the wounded limb.
AS a result the intelligent animal Is
now making good progress, with its
leg in splints.
The Appeal., 1911-02-25
CHILD'S STRANGE ADVENTURE

A child, aged two and half years,
was found by two boys one day recent
ly in the middle Of one Of the main
thoroughfares in Market Drayton, Eng
It was afterwards ascertained that the
child had fallen from a trap without
the knowledge of the parents, named
Shaw, who were returning home.
They had travelled six miles before
they discovered that the infant was.
missing. The child was well wrapped
up and had not received any injury.
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a storehouse. The whirling sands that
are driven against it by the furious
gales that sweep the coast Of Long
Island have worn the shingles down
to thickness not much greater than
paper, but the oak timbers are sound.
The building seems destined to last
for many years, relic Of the first
days of the United States life-saving
SERVICE
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the corn belt" for there is no de-
sire to interfere with the growing of
our greatest agricultural staple in
that broad section of the country
where corn has long been the princi-
pal standby of the farmer. The new
plan OF the department of agricul-
ture-for of course that is the branch
OF our government machinery that has
charge OF this new activity-is simply
IN erect to make two blades of grass
grow where only one grew before.
Although all the world has been
gasplng in astonishment these many
years past at the bumper crops of
corn this country turns out each year.
the experts Of the government some
time since came to the conclusion
that great as was the national corn
Yield it was not as big as it ought to
De. Furthermore, they thought they
foresaW time when, with our rapidly
growing population, the corn CROP
would not be any too big for our own
American appetite and, of course. If
that came to pass, we would lose more
or less OF our foreign trade, for vast
quantity OF Yankee corn products now
md their way to dinner tables over
seas.
On the theory Of stitch in time
the agricultural sharps proceeded to
get busy over this impending prob
lem. First they set about increasing
the yield Of corn per acre and latterly
they have entered upon the even more
significant mission of extending the
corn growing area. AS our readers
are aware most of the corn crop has
been grown heretofore in the middle
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are known as corn
clubs. T h ere are
great numbers of
township clubs all
over the land-the
towOchin hoino +bo
The Appeal., 1911-02-25

VI the hundreds OF temples
SIZE size and one Of tho finest in the country
11oo
lines and hundred height
which
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her hands seemed to- provide all that
was necessary to complete the hatch
ing, and before her arrival at Edin-
burgh she had ealthy-looking chick
en- in each pocket.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

The market on the Consolidated Ex-
change was fairly active. but business was
not on the broad scale OF the two days
previous. Commission houses. nevertheless,
handled some large orders, among them a
purchase Of 800 shares of Missouri PACING.
effected at 4S24 In the early afternoon. ana
sale OF 1000 shares Of Steel common at
74s. In the final hour. An opening incident
was some sharp bidding for steel com
mon. two lots. Of 20 shares and 100 shares,
respectively, selling at 75l2, which was a
of point above the New York STOCK TX,
change initial quotation. The low OF Steel
was 7i9s. against 14h on the other ooaro.
Renewed interest In the Mexican situation
was displayed on the floor. but there ap-
peared TO he less nervousness regarding
possible developments in the relations be-
tween the United States and the Dlaz gov
ernment. Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. 9 Boston, 12i. c
discount; Chicago. 35c premium: San Fran
cisco. sight &c, telee~aph &c; New Orleans,
commercial Z5c discount, bank 81 premium;
ST. Louis. 30c premium BID. 40c asked; Sa-
vannah. buying S-lsc discount, selling par;
Minneapolis, Soc premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. - New York, ex-
changes 1890 1908. balances sli,3N.%2; Bal
timOTe, exchanges A.9+63OJ. balances &gi-
So. Philadelphia, exchanges S-a,24g.o4. bal
snces 50 C05.cG1: Chicago, exchanges S44.Sj3,-
pG. balances sl.9Uol2; Boston, exchanges
356s45.05l. balances N,447.H2.
SILVER NIARKET Commercial bar sill
ver. 53a.c Mexican silver dollars f5c. Bar
silver closed IN London az 2is4d, on ad-
vance Of l-lGd.
COLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, SIS Lis
bon H.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE. -- Mexican ex-
change on New York is quoted at 20lE.
GON ORNAMENT RECEIPTS. -- Receipts
from customs yesterday were N@4,245; IN
ternal revenue, including corporation tax.
s6i5.f54. and miscellaneous. Ss2.J16 total Of
s .si2 25;. against totaT expenditures on or
dinary account Of S2l2l 0@ For the month
- date ordinary Tec"ipts have been s2'-
6Jz ~ and ordinary expenditures 80 lG94l9.
1ne excess oi expenditures was si.j5o So.
For the fiscal year 70 date ordinary receipts
have been xt3l .65l $50. against y5l1.7l7,453 In
the same period Of 1919 and ordinary eX-
penditures ,5332l0.jgS against SJ3iss3,siG in
1910. the excess Of expenditures amounting
20 SI54ygs5. compared with an excess OF
expenditures last year of Sl3-bb,50Z IN
GLIDING Panama Canal account and public
debt the excess OF all expenditure over
receipts since July amounted 30 $22 06ies9.
against an excess in the corresponding
period q year ago Of <l.7i9,3G3.
SUB-TREASURY-T Sub-Treasury was
debtor TO the Clearing House $63l.o3
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. April 2p--Consols closed y lower
at sla. FOR money and 81 1916 for the account.
Anaconda was UNCHANGED al f7ss. CANADIAN
pacific 1 point higher al 23l4. Graho
Trunk unchanged at 2s@s
Money was more pientuul ana discount
rates were weak
The stock market was quiet ana
irregular Mexican and home rails hard
ened. but cOnsois and gilt-edged securities
eased off on prospective new issues inCiud-
ing $1,000 900 Queensland and $4,000 Lest
Indian Railway 3i2 per cent bonds. kaIiiis
and on shares were duh
American securities were quiet ana
featureless at slight advances during the
forenoon Then Wall Street selling de-
pressed prices. but the market recovered IN
The late trading and closed steady.
Call money in London. 2An21z per cent;
omen market discount rate for short Oilis
2i per cent; long bills, 212 per cent; Berlin
d;scount rate, 27s per cent; Paris discount
rate. 2i. per cent: Paris exchange on Lon
don' 25 francs 1914 centimes. Berlin ex-
change on London. 20 marks iolz pfennigs
Ror gold, IT'S 90. and American eagles i6s
5lzd
paris. April 2o.--Three per cent rentes
closed Nb centimes lower at 70 francs l512
c.ntiT,es Prices were steady on the
Bourse.
Berlin. April 20.--The tone was strong
% the BoersG
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
j. Thomas Reinhardl
Order. { Toronto }
Lew York Curb STOCKS
IN { Iastoa Curb J
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Bankers
Is Nassau St, N. Y.
BOSTON CHICAGO BALTIMORE
.ct private wires--Best facilities.
80 Froad ST., v. 7,

MONEY MARKET Money on call opened
at "a per cent; highest, 2lz per cent; low
est, 2i5 per cent: closing, rs per cent; rul-
ing rate, q. per cent. Time money con-
tinued easy Rates were 2i2 per cent for
sixty days, 2I492@4 per cent for ninety GAYS
and four months. per cent Tor FIVE, six
and seven months. 3&N4 per cent for over
the year. Mercantile paper was In good
demand, but supply was only moderate
Rates, 3S.G4h per cent for sixty and ninety
days Endorsed bills receivable and choice
four 10 six months single names, f24o
per cent FOR others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The foreign
exchange market opened steady and qu.et
with rates virtually unchanged at 4sj1cQ
AS6% for cables. 4.s63Jga.S640 for demand
sterling. 4S4l5Q4S4i4 for sixty-day bills and
T. s3So54 S3i2 for ninety day bills. Short
francs were quoted az 5.29. sixty-day francs
Al 5221405 T;s, short reichsmlrks at 95is
less i-S4 and sixty-day reichsmarks at Sii2
64lss. The market closed steady.
Bankers posted rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

In the market for outside securities wnat
little interest was manifested was con-
fined almost TO the Porcupine Issues "ncn
trage business with Toronto. tracuonaI
gains were the rule. especially in some or
the low priced shares. The copper Stocks
we're steady but inactive. There was
Sigh. inquiry for Greene Cananea anu
Gjroux Consolidated. Goldheld shares were
almost neglected. In the industrial ust
Standard oil moved UP points on snisi'
purchases Bonds were quiet but steauy'
Texas Company SIS and General Motor o
per cent notes were moderately acu'e'
Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sale.
and the closing quotations for stocks IN
which there were no transactions yfster-
day Oh the New York Stock Exchange:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

Total sales for the day. s75 rights,
pared for the corresponding day In 1870
Total sales January April 90 inclusive, 30 f6 s shares
conpared for the period IN 1910
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED by J. Thomas Reinhardt No. rs
Broad street, New York. No "A Deyonshire
street Boston, ard No. 10 King street West,
Toronto. Canadab
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

The following shows yesterdays closing
quotations for government bonds, compared
with Wednesdays.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
philadelphia STOCKS.
Bid.Askcd

Furnished by Charles y. Barney & Co. No -
Broad street, New York ana No. l22 South
Am street Phl.aCeiphia.j
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

The foregoing balance available for cr
dends is equal 10 1855 per cent on the 81
179. coo capital stock outstanding. as ocrl
pared with sss per cent in the year ri
vious.
The report shows that the total ~
billed during the last hscal period and n
ders received were the largest in the y.
tory Of the company.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
FURNISHED hy ". y. Coler & Co. No. i3 CeGa
street.)
tAccrued interest 10 be added)
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Coupons interchangeable. tRegistered. ECou-
pons SReGistered ana coupons.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
GENERAL ELECTRIC ca

The report OF the General Electric r..
psny for the fiscal year ended Dec.r,.os
last has been issued. The income sc..
compares with the preceding year a. >
lows
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT BONDS AND
CAR TRUSTS.
Maturing i9i1-'27

Maturing i9il-27.
CFurnishes BY ewortvout & Appsn,ellsr. so 20
Pine streetD
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
MINING.

1900 Atlanta ...... 10 ~ ~ -,
$50 Bullion ...... .s3 - - -
600 Crown Point. 40 30 ~ ~
2 100 Comstock go. - - Z. =,
900 Consol Na....1.o3 LOO l.oo 80
800 Jim Butler. 81 ~, e., fIo,L
900 Mcnamara Tn u" -. 'oo-
loo Mexican .....t-uo 80 s'u1
400 Montana ..... 30 - - -
300 Opnr ........l.so A'no l'S|',u '0,t.
5000 san Pedro. .oif3 'VtA 20
$50 sierra Nevada - 90 'o3 co 60
800 Scorpion 80 'e" ~
700 West End. IS IS % ''s
II 500 Total sales.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

,seIIs cent. ner share todd lots.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

Total sales OF bonds. s2cfi,5co
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

lOSE IOSI2 I'N'2 IVeT2 IV'I y IyN.2
80 ll50lg 80 ,lj0 1888 l50'e
6is 6is 6iS, 6i5' o SIS
12;% l2is. l&a. l2ts, l2ii5lE
90 6Uia 61 60H. 20 81
1oS 'l2s 12S ii2S '12G 1905
Ilhi 5lj9' 5Ila, 5li2, 5l 5l12
1l6is ,1lsi ll6i. li6is .ilsis117
i2i7s l1247s .l2i. 'ieii4 12S7s .l25
~ 80 - g. 29 -
90 80 80 33 32ai q
1923 1929 l02ss 102ss l02i. 'o2la
17O7s l7nA171S. l70% '170ai Iii
76i,l 1914 76k 76i4 147s 7Gl.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-13
PURITANS WILL
PLAY n. B. G. G.
On Pardee Diamond Tomor-
roW--Esavers VS.. Maurer.

Outside OF the big game at
Amusement Park tomorrow, Perth
Amboy baseball followers will have
an opportunity to witness two other
good games. On the G. Pardee
Works diamond, the Puritan Athletic
Clubs nine will have as their oppon-
ents the Catholic club nine of New
Brunswick. The Brunswickites need
no Introduction in this city as all
know what kind Of ball they play.
The Purftans are in good form and
confident of victory.
The Beaver A. c., g recently
formed organization, will meet the
fast Maurer A. Q. on the A. s. r.
Company's field tomorrow afternoon.
Both teams have been practicing
hard for this contest and a good
game will follow. The Beaver A.
@. will appear as follows: Worner,
SIS; Moran, CT; Halbert, C; Welsh,
OBJ LaBrec IF; Desmond, 1b; Ju-
rosky, p; Farrell. 2b; and Glor, If.