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Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-15

body of water. Water craft of all
kinds will be placed upon it. The
hydro-aeroplane may be started from
its surface. The lagoon is a perma-
nent feature.
The bridge and causeway, which are
system of parked esplanade from
of the park, are permanent, as is the
lagoon on the east side of the mesa
in Spanish canyon. All the grading,
street and road work, are so arranged
that when the buildings are removed
there Will be a system of roads and
streets, with ornamental centers, lined
and surrounded with groves of trees
and Towering bushes, the erstwhile
foundation spaces being sodded with
blue grass irrigated from a 14-inch
pipe line that enters the park on the
north and leads to the south end OF
the park, where it connects with the
city water mains. The sewer sys-
TEN is laid to connect up with the
city system.
All grading and street work under
this plan are a part of the permanent
improvements Of the park and are put
in with that idea in view, the con-
struction of the exposition itself at
all times being a means of beautifying
the park. - - -: "'',-'-
The buildings so far approved and
! under construction call for foundation
space to the extent of about 145 acres
Added to this must be the space re
Quired for the formal gardens, out
door exhibits, for streets and courts,
the whole space requiring about 400
acres Added to other advantages IS
that of building the exposition on COM
paratively level, high ground. The
section of concessions and privileges,
"Rodeo," is on level ground, where the
necessary grading is little more than
that required for an ordinary country
road.
If, during the next three years shall
appear something more beautiful,
more inspiring, more direct in appeal
for life in San Diego, that will be
adopted, for the Panama California
exposition is a means to an end, to
upbuild the city and county of San
Diego.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

AGRICULTURE
OF LOCAL INTEREST TO- !
WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS
Champion Corn Grower.

The modern scientific farmer is as
careful about the pedigree of the
seeds he raises as about that of his
live stock. So thoroughly is this fact
appreciated that large prizes are now
awarded for grain which has been
developed by long series of expert
ments, as was the case at the recent
Land and Irrigation exposition in
New York, where 1000 silver cup
was given to William II. Dorm for
the thirty best ears of corn in the
United States. The corn was raised
on a Virginia farm which was bought
in 1905 for about $40 an acre. The
breeder" of the cereal received the
award for the highest number of
points in compactness, termination,
productivity, percentage of grain to
the cob, maturity and uniformity.
The corn is cross between the
Brove county and Johnson county
varieties. Mr.. Dorm has sold sever
al ears from his exhibit at $40 each.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
With the Live Stock.

Never put hot water directly into
the cream.
A reliable thermometer should al
ways be kept handy and used.
Guesswork doesn't pay when max
ing butter.
Cracks in the bottom of the rack
will swallow up more grain than the
sheep eat, and fat nothing at that.
The size and strength of the
lambs at birth will be governed by
the feed and care of the ewes during
the winter
Glover or alfalfa hay, with a light
ration of wheat bran and linseed-
meal and roots is the ideal ration
for the ewes.
The colt must have exercise while
growing, to develop its muscles and
tendons.
Don't keep the colts tied up in
stalls day in and day out. 1t will
ruin the best colt.
When you buy a horse do you
look at his knees? If they are all
marked up, make careful inquiry as
to the cause Of stumbling on the
road.
Remember that the colt has a
small stomach, and must be fed with
care and intelligence. A colt cram
med with coarse food, develops into
pot-bellied, dyspeptic, colicky
horse.
Much of the success with hogs de-
pends upon keeping them free from
lice.
1t pays to brush the sows with a
good stiff brush. Try it and see how
they enjoy it.
Do not give the hogs frozen swill.
Do not give them frozen or nalf-
frozen vegetables. 1t will upset the
stomach, cause indigestion and a loss
in condition.-January Farm Jour
nal
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
ELKs BECOME BIG BROTHERS.

In his report to the Grand Lodge of
Elks, at Atlantic City last July,
Grand Exalted Ruler Aug. Herr
mann, OF Cincinnati, discussed at
length the Big Brothers movement,
urging upon the individual lodges
and members of the order that they
make the movement their own.
Mr.. Hermann thought was that
every Elk ought to be a big brother,
and so eloquently did he declare him
self before the Grand Lodge that
money was appropriated then and
there to reprint In pamphlet form
the portion Of his address in which
he talked of the Big Brothers.
Every Elk in the United States has
copy of that pamphlet now, or will
have within a few days.
How is the Big Brother move
ment to be organized?" asks Mr..
Hermann, and then he proceeds to
answer his own question:
First in the heart! Then by
that species of organization
which has its basis in some one
or other association formed for
mutual benefit, for uplift or for
works of benevolence, and there
is no organization like unto the
organization of Elkdom better
fitted, or better equipped in
membership and in brother
hood, for taking up the work of
the Big Brother.
Let each Elk take some Little
Brother by the hand and with
words of encouragement and of
Companionship lead him to the
plane occupied by the Big
Brother in the world of busi-
ness, of professional men, of in
dustry, of science and, more
than all, to the plane of self-re-
spect and of confidence in and
love for his fellow men. The
rags on the back of the Little
Brother of the street cover only
his body-but no man knows
whether that body may not be
united to a soul and to a mind
capable of great things or, at
the very least, capable of rising
from the plane of the gutter to
the plane of honest labor and in
tegrity.
Mr.. Hermann was right when he
said that the great-hearted, truly
benevolent organization known as the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks is peculiarly we'll adapted to
carry on Big Brother work. The
Elk only needs to be shown how to
help the helpless and in directing
his attention to this new and admir-
able movement of individualizing
charity and of guaranteeing a high
er average of citizenship in future
generations, Mr.. Hermann has
erected a glorious monument to his
administration.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
To Exhibit state AnnIes.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. Ito give
a practical demonstration of the fact
that the much-lauded apple growing
regions Of the far West have moth
ing on" Pennsylvania, the State De-
partment of Agriculture, through
State Economic Zoologist Surface, is
preparing the greatest display ever
made of apples produced in the Key
stone State. The display is to be a
feature of the annual meeting of the
Keystone State Fair Association, to
be held in the Duquense Gardens,
Pittsburgh, January ) to 20.
The Department of Agriculture
now has in storage more than 400
bushels of Pennsylvania-grown ap-
pies to be used in this display. All
these apples come from the designat-
ed model orchards" thoroughout the
State, where for the education of
neighboring farmers and fruit grow
ers, the trained agents of the Division
OF Economic Zoology do the work of
pruning, spraying, etc, or see that 1t
is done by the owner in accordance
with modern scientific methods.
The exhibit will comprise also the
sixth annual corn show and the an
nual fruit, dairy and vegetable
shows. Every bureau of the Agricul-
tural Department will have an ex-
hibit.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
Girl Frog Farmer.

Frog farming, is an enterprise car
ried on by the American girl of to-
day.
Miss Isabelle Morgan is a pioneer
in this line. Before taking up the
occupation of frog farming she was
a stenographer in Baltimore. The
training then gained she considers
the basis of her success.
When the strain of Office hours
told on Miss Morgan's health her
physician ordered her into the open
air, and she returned to her home on
a farm.
Maryland is one of the six States
that lead in supplying the country
with frogs, and the marshy lowlands
on Miss Morgan's fathers property
offered suitable environment for the
work
The bullfrog is the variety with
which it is most profitable to stock
farm. as their large size makes
them especially valuable as a table
delicacy, and their greedy habits
render them easy to capture. When
sold for food, full grown bullfrogs
bring from 81 to S4 per dozen. Es-
pecially large, fine specimens are
shipped by Miss Morgan for use in
biological laboratories. These often
bring as big price as SO each.
The frog reserve of this Maryland
girl consists of a series of marshy
ponds, each inclosed by the wire
fencing. From May to July the
ponds are closely watched for eggs,
which are removed to another in
closure. Here the eggs hatch and
the giant bullfrog tadpoles slowly de-
velop through a period extending
from one to three seasons. These
tadpoles often reach a length of six
or seven inches.
The young frog, when it develops
is removed to third pond, where he
can neither molest the tadpoles nor
be harmed by his full-grown rela-
tives.
Here he spends his time buried In
the mud and moss, except at night
when he comes out to feed upon the
insects, dead fish, larvae and other
delicacies that make up the young
frogs menu.
The frogs Miss Morgan sells for
eating purposes have the legs skin
ned and shipped in ice water. The
choice specimens destined for labora-
tory use are first selected.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
SOUTH PRESTON GRANGE NEWS.

South Preston Grange, No. 1905,
met Saturday, December 16. After
giving the new candidate, Andrew
Monahan, the third and fourth de-
grees, the annual election of Off
GERS was held. The following were
elected: Master, s. b. Doyle; over
seer, II. NJ. Spencer; lecturer, An
drew Monahan; steward, Leon Stone;
assistant steward, f. S. Doyle; chap
lain, |. r. Doyle; treasurer, s. f..
Brooking; secretary, w. II. Doyle;
G. X, NJ. T. Monahan; ceres, Jennie
Doyle; pomona, Ida Sargent; fora,
Mrs. s. e. Brooking; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. w. II. Doyle.
By an unanimous vote Martin
DEMO was elected a travelling rep
resentative for the S. p. Grange.
Brother DEMO Is one OF the most
fluent speakers in our Grange.
Frank Doyle, our delegate to the
State Grange, held at Scranton last
week, returned home on Saturday,
and Saturday evening gave us a long
talk on the State Grange doings.
The other members of this Grange
who visited Scranton for the meet
ing were Martin Denio, Leon Stone,
~ IL DbthOCI, anu INObtlI pDtuCtI.
December Sth the S. p. Grange
gave a banquet for the members,
their wives and sweethearts. Gal
Ions and gallons of big fat oysters
were eaten; some of them were stew
ed, some were fried, still others were
served in many different ways. The
table just groaned under the good
things that only farmers wives
know how to cook.
Worthy Master S. B. Doyle served
as toastmaster and the many funny
toasts and stories would make the
editor laugh.
On Friday forenoon, Dec. Is, ia
cob Oilers house was burned to the
ground. The fire started from an
over-heated stove, and before the
family were aware the house was in
flames. Nothing was saved except
one dress. Several diamond rings
and a large sum of money were also
burned. House and contents were
insured. Mr.. Geier expects to build
a new home soon,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
McGREW ON
SHOW BIRDS
Gives Trainers SueeeS-
tiOnS.
SENSIBLE TALK FOR WAYNE
COUNTY FANCIERS TO DIGEST
Our BIRDS GOING TO SCRAN-
TON TO CAPTURE PRIZES.

4. f. McGrew has prepared the
following suggestions for those who
are training their birds for the show:
Pick out your prospective prize
winners and place them in a pen by
themselves, separating the males
from the females. The pen should
be rather small, so as to get the birds
used to close confinement, but not so
small as to be crowded. Cover the
floor with nice clear litter to depth
of nine inches or foot.
A training coop should be placed
in the pen about three feet from the
floor and each of the birds should
be placed in this every day or so and
handled gently until it loses its nerv-
BUSINESS. 1t Is possible by exercising
care and patience to teach the bird
to pose for you and apparently take
pride in showing itself off. A few
choice bits of food will work won
ders in gaining a birds confidence.
In choosing your birds first see
they have no disqualifcations. Then
look to the shape, always keep in
mind the fact that shape makes the
breed, color and variety. Look at the
head, especially the beak, comb and
eyes, and do not neglect the ear
lobes and wattles. After shape,
comes color, both surface and sub
surface. In breeds of white plum
age, brassiness, yellow color and
even straw color are blemishes to be
avoided as far as possible. A bird
having any glaring defect is to be re-
jected in favor of one having several
minor defects. Birds below stand
ard weight may be brought up by
feeds of freshly cut meat and warm
mashes.
Birds should be clean when they
go to the show. The comb and
wattles, cleaned with warm water.
Dirt under the scales of the leg may
be removed with a toothpick after
first sponging the parts thoroughly.
A little vaseline helps to improve the
appearance. White birds should be
washed thoroughly to get them in
the best of condition.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
The Giant Drum Majors Wives.

An amusing story is told on the
members of the "Kilties" band in
clugind the giant drum major, DON
aid MacCOrmack, who is seven feet
two inches tall and who marches at
the head of the parade the "Kilties"
make in each town they visit.
While on tour of the world the
band played an engagement at Suva,
the capital city of the Fiji Islands,
where the natives twenty years ago
were cannibals and who had never
seen a Scotchman in Highland cos
tune before the arrival of the "Kil-
ties" During the parade, file after
file of native women, arm in arm,
skipped along behind the band Yell
ing: "Binola, Binola!" which is the
native word for Good, Good" and
the cry was taken up by the very
much-amused male half of the popu-
lation who were standing in solid
files along the principal streets as
interested spectators of the scene.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
DO FORESTS PRESERVE WATER?

Expert testimony is notoriously
uncertain and contradictory, and the
testimony of the forestry experts be-
fore the National Waterways Com
mission is no exception to the rule.
This commission, composed OF
members of the two houses of Con-
gress, has been inquiring into the ef-
feet of forests upon the flow of
streams. Pinchot and his followers
have contended that forests are es-
sential to the conservation of the
water supplies, and upon this theory
they have largely based their fight
OCher experts flatly contradict
him, and their platform is summed
up by one Washington correspondent
in the following nine points:
First. There is a decided lin
it to the amount of water that
the forest cover can absorb.
Second. After the capacity
OF the forest cover is exhausted,
additional water must run off
into the streams.
Third. The amount Of run-off
depends directly upon the
amount of precipitation, except
as modified by other factors.
Fourth. The rapidity of the
run-Off largely depends upon the
steepness of a slope and is not
much affected by the forest
cover.
Fifth. The highest water oc-
ours where warm spring rains
fall upon an accumulation Of
snow.
Sixth. High water, such as
occurs in the Ohio valley, re-
suits from the discharging of
the high waters of the tributar-
les together rather than in sue
Cession.
Seventh. In periods of pro-
longed drought forests may make
the low water OF streams lower
rather than higher.
Eighth. Examples of streams
whose flow has improved after
deforestation appear to be as
numerous as are those where
the opposite result has been
noted.
Ninth. Studies of this ques-
ton, using all available data for
given stream over a long per-
iod of time, fail to disclose any
appreciable connection between
forests and stream flow.
buI whether InlS version IN near
er the facts than the Pinchot ver-
sion, there can be do doubt that the
sympathy of the people is with the
conservation movement within ra-
tional bounds and that as a nation
we are in favor OF guarding our for
eSts.
We are glad to say that Pennsyl-
vania has been foremost in this
movement and that she was a con-
servationist before Mr.. Pinchot was
ever heard OF in this part of the
country.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
Plows Acre in Less Than Five Min
uteS

The worlds record for plowing was
recently broken in a demonstration
at Purdue University, Indiana, in
which gang plow having so plows
and drawn by three traction engines
turned over a stubble field at the
rate of an acre every Az minutes,
says Popular Mechanics. This NAM
moth plow cuts a strip nearly 60 it..
wide, and turns over acres for
every mile it travels. Each of the so
plOws is Independent of the others,
rising and falling as easily and natu-
rally as a wooden chip on the sur
face of rough water, so that the SER
vice of the machine Is not confined
to ground absolutely level
What such plow as the one
shown can accomplish when started
out on an open, fairly level prairie
is remarkable. Allowing for no de-
lays, it will turn over 7 acres for
every mile Travelled, "A acres every
hour, and, working II hours per
day, six days per week, it will plow
1000 acres. Working two shifts of
men and plowing all night, as is now
often done, the acreage turned over
in a week would be just doubled
Fifty years ago a farmer with his
team of oxen had to toll from dawn
to sunset to break an acre of land,
walking more than 10 miles to the
acre.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
For High Grade Farming.

Harrisburg, Jan. 1.-The annual
meeting of the state board of agri-
culture will be held in Harrisburg,
beginning January "a. 1t promises
to be largely attended by agricultur-
lists from all over the state. Among
the subjects to be discussed will be
The Practical Side of Local Organi-
zation in Agriculture" introduced by
j. Aldus Herr. of Lancaster, in an ad-
dress in which he will refer to the
combinations which have been i'm
posing on the farmer, and at the
same time will make suggestions to
assist the consumer in reducing the
high cost of living
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
To CuIfiYate Memory.

Is thoroughly to understand 1t, and
often to recall it to mind. BY read
ing continually with great attention,
and never passing passage without
understanding and considering 1t
well, the memory will be stored with
knowledge, and things will recur at
times when we want them, though
we can never recollect the passages
or from whence we draw our ideas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
Grand Jurors.
F. NJ Rigelow farmer Mt Pleas

F. NJ. Bigelow, farmer, Mt. Pleas
ant.
F. o. Tiffany, merchant, Preston.
JOS. Soete, carpenter, Texas.
Morris Freeman, merchant, Homes
dale.
Minor Brown, merchant, Texas.
Geo. Wood, farmer, Manchester.
Geo. E. Ehrhardt, harnessmaker,
Dreher.
George ]. Knorr, farmer, Lebanon.
John e. Haley, farmer, Prompton.
Jacob Storr, glasscutter, Homes
dale.
Ernest Riefer. farmer, Cherry
Ridge.
G. w. Swartz, poultryman, Ariel.
Marcus Elmore, manufacturer,
Palmyra.
James II. Tighe, retired, Hawley.
George Arneke, merchant, Scott.
Horace T. Menner, merchant,
Honesdale.
Paul Grossman, laborer, Carley
Brook.
Morris Kellam, farmer, Lookout.
John Refining, farmer, Beachlake
j. c. Snedeker, farmer, Canaan.
J. w. Farley, merchant, Bucking-
ham.
B. w. Bryant, farmer, Damascus
G. o. Gillette, undertaken, Salem.
Chas. E. Yatha, farmer, Damascus.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
b. H. Rutledge, merchant, Leba-
non.
Henry Bried, mason, Hawley.
Eugene Dorflinger, clerk, Texas.
Daniel Smith, mason, Honesdale.
Fred Eldred, farmer, Lebanon.
Emile Haeguenin, farmer, Dreher.
George A. Goble, farmer, Paupack.
VIM. Mcintyre, farmer, Berlin.
Charles Varcoe, farmer, Clinton.
John Dorbad, laborer, Texas.
Hanford Knapp, merchant, Man
chester.
Lewis E. Hooker, farmer, Damas-
Gus.
Homer Bigart, merchant, Hawley
r. j. Murray, merchant, Homes
dale.
Chester Elmore, laborer, White
Mills.
David Giles, farmer, Mt. Pleasant.
Gerry Bell, farmer, Lake.
Abel Baker, laborer, So. Canaan.
James Watson, blacksmith, Buck
ingham.
II. II. Robacker, farmer, Sterling.
Charles Rolston, farmer, Damas-
Gus.
j. A. Hobbs, farmer, So. Canaan.
Martin Fisher, farmer, Scott.
c. o. Blake, farmer, Dyberry.
Dewitt C, Denio, farmer, Mt
Pleasant.
Emmett schweighofer. farmer,
Oregon.
Harry Fairless, laborer, Lehigh.
Andrew Cowles, glasscutter, Tex
as.
Herbet Moore, farmer, Salem.
Raymond Dennis, farmer, Leban-
on.
Lewis Hill, farmer, Damascus.
David Bates, farmer, Dyberry.
Frank Dennis, glasscutter, Seely-
vile.
Andrew Scott, clergyman, Scott.
Elmer Lee, farmer, Hawley.
John d. Bryant, contractor,
Honesdale.
Frank Kessler, laborer, Lake.
Charles f. Kellam, merchant, Sa-
lem.
Warren Brown, laborer, Dyberry.
]. NJ. Hobbs, farmer, Starrucca.
VIM. Rickard, farmer. Cherry
Ridge.
Martin Lilholt. farmer, Damascus.
NJ. A. Gilpin, farmer, Damascus.
Lester Mcintyre, glasscutter. Tex
as.
David Scudder, farmer, Oregon.
John Curren, merchant, Hawley.
Edward Charlesworth, merchant,
Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
YOUR PAPER
my TEACHER

was born In Italy. and since I
have been in this country l have
been an ardent reader of your news
paper. In IT I havs observed the
most correct and classical language
that helped mo to talk English. In
other words. your paper has been
my teacher.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
THE above compliment whi,h

CiIE above compliment which
metropolitan newspaper
printed recently is onl,'
ONE OF THOUSANDS of in
stances in which foreigners com
ing to our shores have fitted them
selves for American citizenship
THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF
THE PUBLIC PRESS.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

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Let all our correspondents be
on the alert and see to 1t that the
Citizen gets all the news.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorney, -at-Law.

LII WILSON,
IL. ATTORNEY a CoUvsELoR-AT-LI
Office adjacent to Post Office i'm Dimml
office. Honesdaie. Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

N f. SIMONS,
III. ATTORNEY = CoUNsELoR-AT-LI
Office in the Court House, Honesd,
Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

WM. ii. LEE,
w ATTORNEY q CoUNsELoR-AT-LJ
Office over post Office. All legal busiri
promptly attended to. Honesdale. Pa,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

CHARLES A. McCARTY,
~ ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELLOR AT-L1
Special and prompt attention given toI
collection OF claims. Office over Reirs 4
store Honesdale. Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03

HOMER GREENE,
IL ATTORNEY q CoUNsELoR-AT-Ll
Office over Reifs store. Honesdale Pa