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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
10 SULPHUR A FERTILIZER,

Until two or three years ago sulphur
was supposed to be an Incidental and
practically negligible Chamical constit-
uent of the soil. Recently tssts and
experiments which have been conduct
ed TN Germany, France and this eoun-
try prove conclusively that the above
notion is a mistaken one and that sui
phur is an important and vital factor
In plant growth and that the applica-
ton of 1t to soils greatly increases lux
uriance of leaf and stem and size of
vegetable product Perhaps tho most
striking results In the research work
referred to have been secured by two
experimenters OF the University OF
Wisconsin station. Messrs Hart and
Peterson. While investlgs ting the sup
ply of sulphur In feeds and it's relation
to wool production these men found it
necessary to ascertain the amounts OF
sulphur In the common crops used as
feeds. The old method Of determining
the amount of sulphur in plants was to
burn them and measure the element
found in the ash. The Wisconsin ex-
perimenters questioned the accuracy OF
this method and instead Of burning the
plants and products to be annlyzed
dried them In the air. According to
their analyses, there were removed
from the soil In thirty bushel crop of
wheat 1871 pounds OF sulphur instead
of $50 pounds, according to the old ta-
bles. In the case Of barley, oats and
corn they found that the per cent OF
sulphur removed was correspondingly
greater than the amounts Indicated by
the former test In 1900 pounds Of al
falfa they found that there were taken
from the soil GAS pounds OF sulphur in
stead of 37.S, that with turnips the
crop from an acre contained 922
pounds of sulphur instead of Al
pounds, while with 1890 pounds of po-
tatoes there were removed lis pounds
of sulphur instead of none at all or
trace, as indicated by old methods.
The application of sulphur to the soil
by German experimenters was found
to reduce potato disease and increase
the yield. A French eIperimenter
found that the addition Of 1000 pounds
Of sulphur per acre doubled the crop
Of beets and increased the yield Of tur-
nips a third. The facts made plain in
these experiments prove that sulphur
will have to be classed with other
needed soil fertilizers, and the tiller Of
the soil who is interested in the con
servation of fertility would do well to
bear the fact in mind. Sulphur may be
added to the soil as flowers Of sulphur,
In gypsum calcium sulphate) and IL
superphosphates, in sulphates of potas-
sum and ammonium and in stable ma
nureS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS.

If any of the house plants become
spindly, unthrifty and hidebound, as
1t were, much may be done In way Of
renovating them by pruning them back
rather heavily. They may be further
helped by fertilizing with manure
water, ammonia water or with com.
mercially prepared plant food, which
may be got at the drug store. Some
times a cause of unthrlftiness with
plants that have been a long time in
the pots is that the roots have so
completely filled the space they have
little room in which to develop. In
such cases 1t Is well to repot and be-
fore resetting cut away a consider
able portion of the roots. One of the
secrets of success connected with the
care Of plants in greenhouses is the
continuous and heavy pruning given
them to produce rankness and thrift
ness in plant growth and size of bios
SONS
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

Hammers are represented on the
monuments of Egypt twenty centuries
before our era. They greatly resem.
bled hammers now in use, save that
there were no claws on the back for
the extraction of nails. The first ham
mer was undoubtedly stone held in
the hand Clawhammers were invent
ed some time during the middle ages
Illuminated manuscripts Of the eley-
enth century represent carpenters with
clawhammers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
FOR The WOMAN
WHO CAN CROCHET.
Christmas Gifts That May Be
Fashioned by Her Needle.

The girl who crochets has a great
opportunity to display her skill, espe-
cially in this day of beautiful hand
work.
A young girl will be delighted to re
ceive a crochet party bag for Christ
mas. The one illustrated is crocheted
of rather heavy cotton and finished at
the corners with hand made balls OF
the cotton.
The bag may be mounted over lin
ing of silk or satin in any color that Is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

gether. Then the handkerchiefs placed
inside will be held firmly in place.
Such bag is a great convenience for
ihe traveller, for the handkerchiefs
may be thus compressed into the small
est possible amount Of space, and there
viii be no danger OF their wrinkling.
Useful Crochet Gifts.
Irish crochet belts lined with a soft
white ribbon are pretty accessories to
a white toilet. Buckles to finish off a
pretty neckpiece can also be crocheted
Handkerchief bags to match the Irish
belt are also charming, and opera bags
are made OF lace.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
The Oldest Museum.

The oldest museum in the world Is at
Nara, once the capital of Japan. 1t
was established in the year 1866 and
has remained practically unchanged for
eleven centuries
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
YULETIDE GIFTS
FOR The BABY.
Pretty Things That VIII Delight
the Heart Of His Fond Mother.

Do not fail to remember the baby
,ven should 1t be his or her first Christ
mas. Nothing will delight the hearts
of parents more than some trihs be
slowed upon their darling. SO many
inexpensive toys or dainty trlHes may
be fashioned out of bits of silk or lace
and other odds and ends that accumu-
late In the scrap bag that so far as ex-
pense is concerned baby's Christmas
need cost nothing
A handy bag in which may be tucked
a few toys to amuse the little one when
travelling Is illustrated here. 1t may be
lined with tiny pockets In which baby's
small toilet accessories can be slipped.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
CHRISTMAS AMONG
THE MIKkDO'S PEOPLE.
TAToRDs adequate to a descrip-
~ tion OF the festive season In
w japan are difficult to COM

NV tion OF the festive season In
w japan are diGlcult to COM
mand. Even the camera and
brush would fail to do justice to
scene OF such gay activity and color.
As Christmas approaches city, town
and village take on a new appearance,
and the diversions Of the people a new
turn and tone. In japan Christmas L.
not a mere holiday. 1t represents
holiday season in the fullest sense Of
the term.
For weeks before the dawn of Christ
mas day preparations elaborate in kind
and degree are under way Men in
tight fitting costumes, their profess
sions, or the contractors names print.
ed on their backs, spend day after day
decorating the streets and houses.
Stands for the lanterns and the festive
greening must he erected, and a thou.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

cred with wide watered silk. The up
per part is made of the watered silk or
of ribbon stitched to the round of COW
cred pasteboard \ casing with ribbon
run through it finishes the neck of the
bag, and the two ends of the ribbon
are passed through the coat so that it
may be drawn down over the bag and
tied in place when baby wishes it for
a plaything. Being collapsible the bag
may be slipped into a satchel and will
take up less room than an ordinary
doll.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
A Hoop Rattle.


A homemade rattle may be fashion
ed of ribbon, an embroidery hoop and
several tiny tinkling bells. Ribbon is
wound around the hoop, crossed from
side to side several times and tied in
tiny bows, the center of each bow hav-
Ing one Of the bells tackled to it. When
baby shakes the hoop joyous music is
heard and baby is happy.
A sachet cushion Of ribbon is a nov
city If woven Ia the birth month colors
of the recipient of the gift. This color
is combined with white, narrow widths
of satin ribbon being used and inter
laced as the children make their kin
dergarten mats. When squares for the
top and bottom have been woven these
must be stitched together and silk
cord used to outline the edge of the
pillow. The pillow may be filed with
cotton sprinkled with sachet powder.
Crochet Bottle Cover.
A pretty and useful gift for the baby
is a crocbeted cover for the nursing
bottle.
The glass surface of the bottle Is
very apt to slip away from an infant
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
Doll and Bag Both.

Tho bag looks like a doll, the head
and arms beiDg dressed in a tiny coat
of Dresden ribbon. The lower part has
q round fat section of cardboard COW
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

mat is too young to hold the bottle in
place, but If 1t is covered there Will
be no difficulty in making 1t rest com
tortably by baby's pillow while he or
she is taking food.
Select fine, soft zephyr-white is
best-and, using a simple stitch, GRO
chet a case that is long and wide
enough to tit over the bottle. Draw
up about it's neck with a narrow rib
bon run through the top. Such a COW
er can be made of silk or cotton yarn
II you wish.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
To Keep Handkerchiefs Neat.

This little handkerchief case may be
made in a short time and will prove
most acceptable gift to any friend, man
or woman. 1t is fashioned OF coarse
crochet silk. The pattern is a diamond
achieved by crocheting a chain Of
seven and catching it in the center of
the chain beneath it.
A square is first crocheted Of these
chains, and then the sides of the bag
are crocheted around and around that.
A piece of cardboard padded and COW
cred with silk is tackled to the bottom
of the bag. This square is scented and
made the same size as folded hand
kerchief.
Ribbons are run through the top of
the bag so that it may be drawn to-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

Graphite is Of two general classes.
natural and artificial, and natural
may again be divided into two classes.
crystalline and amorphous.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
JOSEPH N. WEIGH
Fire
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.

Office: Second floor Masonic Build
Ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drug store,
Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11

q We wish 70 secure a good
correspondent in every town
in Wayne county. Don't be
afraid to write this Office for
paper and stamped envelops
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
Charming For a Young Girl.

In crocheting a bag on this order it
is not necessary TO adhere to this pat
tern. Any motif used in Irish GRO
chet may be substituted for the rose
shown here. By the use of judicious-
ly adjusted chains REINFORCED with
rows of double or triple crochet made
to look like scallops it may be worked
out to form an oblong piece of crochet.
This supplies one side of the bag.
Rows of chains or scallops are run
around the edge when the two sides
have been drawn together with the
crocheting needle in row of single
crochet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
AttorneYs-st-Law.

III WILSON,
IL. ATTORNEY a CoUNsELoR-AT-LAw,
ONCE adjacent to Post Office in Dimmick
office. Honesdale. Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18

Scotia. The product is all inspected and measured and inferior work dis carded. Other successful ventures are the Log Cabin Settlement in Ashe> vile, N. C., which manufactures cov- erlets and rugs, and the Cottage Industries Guild of Allanstand, N. C.. In New Hampshire, at Pequaket, Car roll County, there is prosperous rug making business and the mothers and daughters industry of Plainf1eld, New Hampshire, is another interesting suI- cess.
 On Cape Cod there is flourishing cooperative industry in making and marketing cranberry sauce. So suc- cessful has this last venture been that it became necessary to hire secre- tary to answer inquiries from other parts of the country, from people who were anxious to start similar CO., opera tive home products associations.
 Maurice l.. Jacobson, who was member of the industrial commission sent by the United states to France. and who has been in charge of econ- omic investigations for the govern ment says that the movement Ii guided by capable leaders will appeal to 'sMiddle-class sentiment" with all most irresistible momentum. This opinion is shared by Joseph B. Ralph whose efficiency in organization as director of the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. has won him offers from one of the leading governments as well as from private employers The government finds that housewives in many sections are engaged in the manufacture of commodities for the market, as re- suit of the interest aroused by var1' ous educators who have gone into the work as a matter of sentiment The Bureau of Chemistry has consid- cred the means by which the products offered could be guaranteed under the pure food law and the Experl- mental Station Office furnishes in- structions addressed to farmers wives and others as to the proper householo methods of preparing canned fruit preserves, jellies and other commodi- ties for the market.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
TelephOnc

To the Board of County Commission
 CTS of Fairfield County:
 I hereby apply for a transfer of a license No. 97 to. sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine, and Cider, from Fred erick Wild, at 682 East Main Street, to Frederick Wild and Lena Wild at 6S2 East Main street, Town of Bridge port. The proposed place of business is not located within 200 feet in a direct line of a Church Edifice or Public School-house, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any Post Office, Public Library or Cemetery.
 Dated at Bridgeport. this 18th day of March, A. D., 1912.
 FREDERICK WILD AND LENA
 Applicant. We. the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law, of the Town of Bridgeport, hereby endorse the application of the above named for such license and we do severally certify each for himself that we are in said Town of Bridgeport.
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day Of March, A. D., 1912.
 Earle M. Christie, Henry E.. Rielly, William H. Suspicion, Charles J. Ber- ger Patrick J. Mccarthy.
 T hereby certify that the above named endorsers are electors and tax payers. as defined by law, of the Town of Bridgeport.
 of March, A. D., 1912.
 WILLIAM THOMAS, $ IS b *p Town Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
TT WILL PAY TO LOOK AT OUR EMBROIDERIES
 AND LACES WHEN READY FOR ANY
 FINE GOODS AT MODERATE PRICES

The producer by keeping the profit on the manufacture of food products as we'll as that for raising it has a wider margin of return which tends to ease the pressure that had led to much of the over work incident to modern methods. For this reason of ficials of the Department of Com merce and Labor are interested in the possibilities of the plan and see in the standardization movement poss1> bilities for a great re-adjustment which will in part at least restore the conditions that prevailed before fac tory and sweatshop methods deprived the individual of his industrial self Sufficiency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
HOME PAYS SUGAR TAX; WEALTH THE ExCI-E TAX

a in the practical legislation n Democratic majority of the mit on and tariff other the neti nconea above
 
   The average consumption family e be In
  ecoso f goods in s wha the i 8
  family of the in the aggregate is lift this Home part Q it, on s5ooo mainly tax upon the POOR a WEALTH. is a food.
  the reach o The of wealth aege the
  sugar n of in a hundred
   produc n 1.717,ooo.oOo American cntto . flourish  facture amosth WATER.
  Is
    to repealed, ,anda a taxo in its
  simple propositions?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
THE GARBAGE NUISANCE

To remove the mouth of the Noble avenue sewer 3e feet south. and dredge at it's terminus a basin ten feet deep over an area of 5000 square feet, probably will not have a very considerable effect in abating the gar bage nuisance complained of by the people of the Ninth District.
 To dredge the flats in the immedi- ate neighborhood of Berkshire Dam to three or four feet below low wa ter might have a very beneficial eff feet.
 These conclusions are based upon investigations which have been made from time to time under the auspices of the East Side Improvement Associa- ton, which we believe, has decided that good results would flow from dredging away the flats.
 The nuisance does not come from the Noble avenue sewer, but from the small private sewer leading from the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18

garbage reduction plant.
 This fact has been established py the East Side association and by the experts employed by the last admin istration.. Nevertheless it is admitted that the nuisance may be somewhat increased by the presence of other sewage.
 The nuisance is endurable, or better at periods when the garbage plant is idle, and quite the contrary when the garbage plant is in operation. But Mayor Wilson, under his pledge to the East Side, is confronted with the duty of getting rid of both
 portions of the nuisance, that from the so called overland smell, as well as that caused by the deposit of | odorous substances in the waters ot the Pequonnock River. The East Side will not be so much concerned with the method of remedy
 as that it shall be prompt and com l plete.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
DIR. WILEY AND THE FOOD POISONERs

acid and its salts, of sulphurous acid of saccharin and of alum; the manu- fracture of so-called wines from pomace, chemicals and colors; the floating of oysters, often in polluted waters, for the purpose of making them look fatter and larger than they really are for the purposes of sale; the selling of mouldy, ferment- ed, decomposed and misbranded grains; the offering to the people of glucose under the name of "corn syrup" thus taking a name which rightfully belongs to another product made directly from Indian corn stalks.
 pr. Wiley was forbidden to state publicly his own convictions upon the effect of these manipulations and adulterations upon public health. He proposes from his new position to conduct a campaign of education which he believes will be of moro value to the country that the work he could do officially as a govern ment chemist under the conditions that surrounded him.
 The comment of President Taft upon Dr. Wiley's resignation is char acteristic. Tt would restore har- mony in the department he says. But a harmony which turns the na- tions food protection oyer the food poisoners is scarcely the sort of har- mony the people want, or that is cal culated to popularize the president with them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18

Like a ray of light in a cellar is the statement of Dr. Harvey w. Wiley who has resigned from the Bureau or Chemistry after service of 29 years.
 After Dr. Wiley had been exon erated by the president and a com rnittee of Congress, he believed that those who had made false charges neainst him would be removed and tha. he would no longer be under the necessity of meeting, in the progress of his daily labors. the very men who had slandered him and who, above all. had impeded him in preventing wholesale poisoning of the food SUD- ply.
 He says the most vital principles the food and drugs act were cut off i.l detail, paralyzed or discredited.
 Tt was the plain provision" he says, ''of the act, that the Bureau of Chemistry was to examine all sam ules of suspected food or drugs to determine whether they were adul- .crated or nisbranded. One by one I found that the activities pertainin s iotllc Bureau of Chemistry were re- :4tricted and various forms of mani pulated food products were with ,.rawn from it's consideration and re- ferred either to other bodies not con- templated by law, or directly relieved from further control"
 Among the instances of such evasion mentioned by Dr. Wiley are the manufacture of so-called whiskey from alcohol, colors and fiavors; the addition to food products of benzoie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
THE STOCK MARKET
(Watson, Alpers & Co.)

(Watson, Alpers & Co.)
 The real secret of the improvement in our home securities markets is the which dividend returns still have over the profit to be made in lending money on call or time. If we have really turned the corner of industrial depression, Wall Street will discount the business improvement that will appear later in the year. There is enough promise of at least good Spring demonstration to war rant well-selected purchases on mod crate reactions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
W. FREEMAN

Advertising Director of the N. Y. Evening Mail, and a recognized authority on Newspaper advertising, says:
 "One paper in the HOME is worth a thousand on the HIGHWAY"
 The Evening Farmer is distinctly HOME Newspa- per, with the largest excIu- sive circulation of any paper in the city. If RESULTS count with you, don't fail to include the Farmer in your schedule for ADVERTISING and-get the copy in early.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-18
DEAFNESS,
 HEAD NOISES New Book on New Method How to Recover Hearing
 Without Drugs or
 Electric Devices Message Of Hope and Joy 10 All Afflicted Persons

There Is hope of a well-based kind which should bring joy and ultimate eontentment to multitudes of persons who have been troubled for years with deafness or head-noises.
 Dr. Coutant, an able specialist. has evolved newly perfected method tor treating cases where the hearing is not perfect or where the sufferer Is harass- ed by ringing. roaring. buzzing or othee disagreeable noises in the head. It ap- pears that about 95 out of every hun dred cases are from causes amenabie to proper treatment.
 Dr. Coutant does not advocate tho use of drugs or electricity. He relies chiefly upon cooperating with Naturs in bringing about speedy and ehectu- al cure of morbid aural conditions, Re- markable cures are reported. many of them being in the cases of deafness that had existed for about 20 to 40 years With the description given in his newly published book. the learned docto provides long series of letters, written by persons VI had been given up as hopeless. and. who were speedily cured ct home without loss of time and without inconvenience by Dr. Coutant'a natural home method.
 Anyone who is interested can write to a dozen or hundred of the persons who. not long ago. were victims of deafness or head-noises tor both, and who are now delighted to proclaim themselves as marvellously benefited or completely cured.
 Dr. Coutant is not one of the ire sponsihle quacks. of which there ia such a large number. but is reput- able. responsible. licentiate. practising physician with a third of a century, active experience.
 The doctor believes there are many who are troubled with deafness. etc, who might be permanently fre~s fxsA< their inability to hear and frcm t1s- nitus (noises) if they wouIs>. >.o 1s~-s7- CTS have successfully done. merely fol.
 lowing the advice given.
 The book. which any reader can ob tain from the author, Dr. George E Coutant. 269 D. Station D, New York N Y.. has been declared by many te be worth its weight in gold. One needs only to write for it and the treatise will promptly come in a plain wrapper