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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
OUT TO SEA BY TRAIN.
Line to Key West Just Opened Forty.
six Miles From Mainland.


Key West. Fla, Jan 23-An unusual
achievement in railroad construction
was turned over to the world when a
passenger train steamed across seas
from Knights key to Key West. The
terminus is forty-siI miles from Flor.
tda's mainland.
The trip chrlstened the over water
extension of the Florida East Coast
railway and opened a three days cele.
bration. In which one Of the foremost
figures was Henry Flagler Of New
York. to whom is given credit for the
engineering feat. For great distances
between keys the rails are supported
by stretches Of steel and masonry.
Warships from Portugal and Cuba
and vessels OF the fifth division of the
American Atlantic feet are here for
the ceremonies. Assistant Secretary OF
War Oliver represents President Taft.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
Japanese In Woolen Indu,trv

The Japanese are making great
strides in the wooden industry and by
importing the latest modern machinery
are striving to manufacture all classes
OF woolen goods that fnd a market I'm
Japan, This they will probably DO In
q few years, with the exception o.
goods intended for mems outside wear.
hut at present the mills are making
shirtings. both plain and fancy. and
ladies' dress goods of various kinds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
BY WIRELESS 5000 MILES.
Messages Received at Norfolk From
Mare Island Navy Yard

Messages Received at Norfolk From
Mare Island Navy Yard.
Norfolk, Va. Jan. 23.-Brea king all
former records for distance overland.
q wireless message was received at the
Norfolk navy yard from Mare island
naval station. The message was re-
ceived By Operator Dempsey Of the
government wireless station direct
from Mare island. The message read.
wireless communication with the
roast and west coast Is improving.
Sig. Mayo"
This message is the nrst the gov
ernment ever received direct from
Mare island, a distance Of 5000 miles
Tine message was sent entirely over.
land. and the distance In greater by
several hundred miles than any other
message ever sent
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26

"HE testimony OF Andrew Carne
gle before the Stanley commit
III tee was quite as racy as that
Of the late John w Gates. II
brought out that in organizing the stee
trust ]. 2. Morgan had paid s42O. 900,
600 for the Carnegie properties, OF
which the laird of Skibo himself re
ceived s213.o0o,000. Although this was
S1ooooo,ooo more than a previous op
ton called for, Mr.. Carnegie said he
was fool to have taken it, for the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26

S'My baby cries all night and don't
know what to do with it"
"I'll tell you what l did. As soon as
our baby commenced to cry l used to
turn on all the gas. That fooled him.
He thought it was broad daylight and
went to sleep. Tit Bits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
lrOnmaster's Witty and Surpris.
ing Testimony Before the
Stanley Steel Committee.

Representative Gardner picked up
q memorandum. read It to Mr.. Car
neKie and asked:
Would II be advisable for con-
Eress to enact such . law as have
just read to your"
such q law would be Ridiculous"
promptly responded Mr.. Carnegie.
well" replied Mr.. Gardner,
what have just read is the first
section OF the Sherman antitrust
law that has been on the statute
books since 1890
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26

President Taft Is to Be Asked b.
Economists to Invite Other Coun
tries to Join In Creating an. Invest
eating Board.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
Shuater AZ Paris

Paris, Jan. 23.-W. Morgan shuster,
who recently occupied the post OF
treasurer general OF Persia. from
which he was dismissed on the de-
.o.nd Of Russia. has arrived here from
4Dnn
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
In thu Pin Bali

You talk about your breakfast foods
Most all OF 'em are fine
But give me any kind OF pie.
It's good enough for mine.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
Encoura rinu.

''lf l were your lips TO kiss
Would you tell your ma. sweet miss?
q am not. sir" answered she.
"a bureau Of publicity"
Boston Transcript
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
A Parental Sarcasm.

"Your daughter says she will marry
me or nobody" said Baron Bucash de
family.
Yes" replied Mr.. Cumrox. with
slight irritation. "and | reckon she's
going to do BOTH Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26

'Tf telephone concern were to go
Into bankruptcy | would not like to be
one Of the receivers"
why notT"
because in telephone operations
they always hang up the receiver
Baltimore American.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
The Poultry Yard.

No need OF permit to set on old
hen
Spare some of the skim milk for
the hens.
Broiler prices are somewhat better
than they were last month
The geese should be laying AT their
best now, and this is, also. the month
n which turkeys begin to lay
OF all fowls ducks are the easiest
TO raise The eggs are more fertile
than those OF any other fowl.
In most ATTITUDES this is the month
to hatch out as many chicks as posi-
bic. II started well in April, they
should lay by the first OF November
At least
II your poultry yard has not already
some shrubs or trees, plant some Tor
shelter for the fowls on hot days 1t
is well to have two yards. and SOW
one with grass while they are living
in the other
In setting hens in April, it is still
a good plan to give not more than
eleven eggs to hen. for the nights
are still chilly and the hen is apt to
crowd out some eggs to the edge OF
the nest when she has too many to
care for.
Sooner or later the chicken thief
gets his due. but that does not recon
pense one for the loss of his stock;
therefore, in building chicken houses.
care should be exercised III their loca-
ton and construction to prevent loss
through thieves.
Put the windows in the poultry
house low down to the floor, so that
the hens will get the benefit of the
light and sunshine when scratching
for their feed The trouble with win
dows set high up, is that they let the
sunshine in on the percheS when the
hens are on the floor scratching, and
when they are on the roost the sun
doesn't shine; so there is no equilib-
rium in such plans
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
CALF-RAISING IMPORTANT.
1t Means Money for the Farmer for
Veal or the Herd.
Py G. /, Nckay

BY G. l.. Mckay
One OF the most important rev
enues of darying is the rearing OF
calves, whether for veal or rcplcnish
ing the dairy herd.
If the object is to build up a dairy
herd by proper care in the choice OF
the sire and by careful attention to
the rearing OF the calves, the dairy
man who is compelled to start with a
herd OF ordinary cows, may within a
few years raise the average produc
ton of his herd to a marked extent
On the other hand. carelessness in
breeding. in cali raising. is bound to
result disastrously TO a herd, or at
least keep it at a standstill, as far as
Improvement Is concerned.
In breeding a full blooded sire to a
grade the first cross is more than 50
per cent, the second is more than Is
per cent. the third cross is S712 per
cent, and the fifth cross would prac
tically be full blood So it is possible
for every one to build up his herds at
comparatively little expense by using
sires OF some dairy herds with their
ordinary cows
One of the common mistakes made
in the localities where whole milk Is
sold for market purposes, or to con
densaries or cheese factories Is the
failure to raise any calves In this
case the milk producer depends upon
buying cows to replace those dis
carded from the herd. Under such a
system dairyman will almost in
variably produce milk year after year
without improving his herd in the
least
When more cows are required they
are purchased from shipper or
dealer. and without information avail
able regarding the merits OF the ami
mails beyond what can be determined
from appearances.
The dairy COWS to be placed on the
market through such channels are al
most certain to be of very ordinary
grade, since COW whose value as a
milk producer is known is not offered
for sale at the market price. The only
such methods by which the average
quality OF dairy herds i'll the hands OF
practical dairymen can be materially
improved is by raising their own cows
Or using pure-bred dairy sires and
saving the hciferS from the best COWS
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
HOW TO TREAT ALKALI SOILS.
Evaporation of Moisture at Surface
Brings Injurious Salts to Level.

The Kansas lndustrialist, published
by the agricultural college at Man
haitian, contains in a recent issue a
brief article on how to handle alkali
soils. 1t is pointed out in the first
place that such crops as cane and
lafr corn may be grown on lands not
too badly affected by alkal 1t seems
that alkai in any soil comes from the
subsoil-away down deep. Evapora
ton OF the soil moisture at the sur
face is what brings the alkali to the
level where the main injury to plants
happens.
If evaporation is prevented, these
strong. injurious salts will not conn
To the surface and eat the tender
plants That. then, is one way to re
claim And it is donc-this proven
ton OF evaporation-in three ways:
shading, mulching and keeping the
soil at the surface well cultivated.
AIulching is practiced in the case ol
Young orchards The young trees arc
protected in this way until they be
come large enough to protect .hem
selves with their own shade. when
the mulch is needed no longer.
Straw. leaves or manure may he
used TO make the mulch. These IN
volve more trouble and expense than
the simple maintenance OF ioost sur
face soil mulch throughout the dry
season As such mulch Is neces
sary, anyway, to the cultivation oi
some garden crops and hoed held
crops, it is an inexpensive method OF
reclamation.
Some field crops, when once estab
lished, will do we'll on slightly al
kaline soil. provided good stand has
been obtained. This is true OF alfalfa
The alfalfa seed is sensitive to 'black
alkali and is very likely to be ruined
by it, To prevent this. II is well to
use gypsum when sowing affair
This neutralizcs the black" alkali and
leaves il harmless. Then. when the
alfalfa has grown to a good stand II
may live for many years without a
sign of injury.
Then there is the teaching down
method oi reclamation, i'll which the
soil is kept flooded with water from
three days to week. when the alkali
salts will be carried deep enough int"
the soil to prevent further injury-fur
few years at least This method l.
not possible except where an abur-
dance OF water is accessible. 1t l.
used in irrigation districts.
The final and universal treatment
for alkali soils is undertakings b.
tile. This treatment of a land VIII
remedy all the evils OF alkali. Its
only drawback is the first expense.
Private persons use the undcrdrain
age method sometimes, but generally
it requires cooperation or assistance
from the government to make this
method feasible When once this
drainage system is built it rema rs
good indefinitely
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
ATTRACT FARMERS TRADE.
Way to Do 1t Is to Have a Good
Road from His Farm to Town.

When it's rainy, stormy weather
business is slack. The Farmers can
not come to town because of muddy
roads, and it is always several days
after a rain before the roads are pas
sable
But during this rainy weather
neither can the farmer work in the
field. If there was good road from
the farmers place to town it is GER
tain that the farmer would come to
town on.days when it was impossible
to pillow or cultivate.
That's just one of hundred rea-
sons why you should work for good
roads. Just as water follows the nat
urai course, so will the farmer travel
ten miles of good roads to your town
rather than go half that distance over
bad roads to a.closer town.
Rock roads cost about $4,000 a
mile The road district extends three
miles. making benefit district OF 9oO
acres on each side, or total of 800
acres to the mile In some States the
township pays one-fourth, leaving
$1,000 to be paid for by the farmers.
This means an assessment of only
l56 per acre Divided into ten-year
payments this figures 10 cents per
acre per year for ten years. During
the ten years the farmers in the road
district are exempt from all road
taxes. That amounts to reduction
of I cents on every 500 of valuation.
In other words, a rock road can be
built for not to exceed II cents per
acre for ten years As the average
farm contains 100 acres, it means
5000 per year for ten years for each
farmer. 1t is evident to any one that
land on rock road is worth SIS to
$50 per acre more.
The drag is successful when persist
emily used Commercial clubs in
great many towns give the farmers
Tree drags and offer substantial cash
prizes for the best half-mile stretch OF
dragged road.
Good roads are necessity to your
business and an economical necessity
to the farmer. You can afford to give
valuable time and effort to FRONTING
good roads.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
Hog Must Have Water.

About one half of the live weight
of the hog is water The amount OF
water in the carcasses, however, de
ponds considerably on the condition
OF the animal says the Kansas
Farmer. A thrifty. growing hog that
is not very fat will contain proper
tionally more water than a hog that
is very fat or in prime condition tor
market. Generally speaking, hogs
with this degree OF variation will con
tain from AZ to so per cent of water
In order to have hog develop to the
best possible advantage he must have
sufficient water to supply this amount
and. besides. he must also have water
for the general working of his internal
mechanism.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
Frosted Combs.

Nothing shows neglect so plainly as
frosted combs, and yet one may acct
dentally freeze even when the fowls
are carefully housed, although, as a
rule, it happens at night. If the fowls
are given a scratching shed, there IS
little danger during the day. With
hens il is almost disastrous, as IT
means no more eggs for three weeks,
or longer, and that means much when
eggs are high.
Prevent it if you can, but should a
case happen take the fowl in hand at
once. and the chances are that you
can cure it, Do not take the fowl
near fire, but rub her comb and
wattles with snow, or, in the absence
OF snow. use cold water; after which
rub we'll with vaselinc, and by degrees
both will regain their normal condi-
ton. Should they not, it may be nee
cssary to cut the comb and wattles
off, but do this as last resort
Aside from dis6guring the FOWL, the
operation is painful, and scarcely bet
ter in the end than allowing them to
turn black and fall off. Guard against
it. and, If possible, see that no combs
are frozen, as it is the worst accident
that could befall the fowls.
Good pasture is invaluable in grow
ing pigs successfully.
Cleanliness is next to goodness. and
ahead of it with the milk Inspector.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
Cumption on the Farm.

Sow alfalfa by itself; it doesn't need
any nurse crop.
Have two or three plow-points on
hand ready for the time of need
Leave no long nails sticking up out
OF fallen rails or posts in the pasture.
What is finer than an old-fashioned
spring after an old fashioned winter?
Despise not the day of the one
horse farmer, for it leads to a two
horse team
We should not complain when we
think the other fellow has better
Job than we; rather let us rejoice.
This is the month for the land
roller. it the earth is dry enough. Push
the roots in good and cut more grass
TO pay for il.
Grandfather traits often ruin his
unseen grandson years after he him
self is dead What kind OF grand
sons to you want:
A good many men who would not
tolerate a hole in their trousers
pocket are all too complacent when
regarding the hole in the barn roof.
The ten-cent cotton or canvas
gloves that are so largely worn by
farmers may be water-proofed by dip
ping then in melted paraftine.
If you don't want things. don't bid
on them At an auction. First thing
YOU know they will be yours. and you
will have to pay for them whether
YOU want them or not.
Dynamite can be used for very
many purposes on the farm, but you
should know how to use it. Ii II eX-
plodes. don't blame the dynamite.
That's what it's for
Do YOU use spike-tooth harrow /!
How are the teeth2 Worn down
blunt' Take them out and have the
blacksmith sharpen them. The har-
row will do great deal better work
then
1t is not a woman's place to care
for the pigs and poultry, to chop
wood or milk cows. when there is a
strong healthy man around. Keep
ing home in good order is enough
for any woman.
1t is quite chore to get stovepipe
up every time just right. Tell you
how we do it: When we take the
pipe down we mark every length with
a piece of white chalk. Do ii before
YOU take it down and there will be no
trouble next time.
Make your garden paintings smaller
and plant more frequently-every
week or ten days; this will produce
young vegetables that are more ten
der. juicy and sweet than where large
paintings are made and part of the
gcvetables are allowed to become big,
tough and strong favored.
A good, balanced feed for horse
is one quart of oats and one OF bran
twice each day. when idle, and three
times a day when at work-substitut-
ing corn for oats occasionally; and
half a bundle of fodder, or one good
iorkful of hay, three times day at
regular hours My horse keeps fat
on this. He is given plenty of water.
Some farmers wall because the rob
ms and catbirds eat cherries. Now |
have noticed that with all their eat
ing the birds only eat a small share.
have several cherry trees, and let
the robins eat all they want. II a
share OF my cherries will coax them
to build and rear their young in my
orchard, acting as bug police mean
while am the winner-From April
Farm Journal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30

Milk is the hogs natural food Give
him all OF it you can scare up every
day
\ COW appreciates punctuality in
milking, as much as a man does in
meals,
Be sure there are no lice on the
young stock when they are turned to
pasture.
Look out for the yearling colts.
Don't let them get a setback as spring
approaches.
"No foot no horse" 1t won't take
long for an ignorant sheer to ruin
the best foot,
A colt appreciates the companion
ship of man, and he should have IT
especially during the first year OF his
life.
Consumers are demanding pork
with more lean meat. The feeder and
breeder should cater to these require
mcnts.
The feeder should try to keep the
pig steadily increasing in weight from
one half of one pound each day on an
average.
There is money in dairying in spite
of a prevalent notion to the contrary,
but il needs a combination OF good
cows and good management to get Il
cut
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
Sugar from Alfalfa.

G. c. Carlisle, assistant superiu
tcndent OF the county schools at Ba-
kersfeld, Cal, performed an expert
mcnt which has convinced him that
sugar can probably be obtained from
alfalfa and that large industry to
cmanate thcrctrom awaits only per
sons to give it attention.
From five pounds of green alfalfa
the school man obtained sufficient
quantity OF sugar content, which he
terms New Orleans molaSscs, to sat
iSfy him that from 80 to 40 per cent
of the sap i'll the growth can be re
duced to sugar.
Carlisle's experiment was interest
ing He took the quantity OF alfalfa
and thoroughly cut it up with chop
ping knife An ordinary meat grinder
served to reduce the substance even
further. and by boiling and evapora-
ton the sugar content was distracted.
The product looks and tastes like
New Orleans molasscs. 1t is sweet
and very sticky.
There is only one place in the
United States where sugar is being
manufactured from alfalfa. and that is
in North Dakota The sugar content
OF the alfalfa is higher there than
here, because in California alfalfa
grows much more rapidly than it does
in the East. which serves to reduce
the percentage OF sugar content, the
same as in large and small sugar
beets.
The result of Carlisle's experiment
has been the center OF attention in
the school superintendent Office, and
il was suggested that candy might
easily be made it some one procure
stove
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30
Dry Farming Requires Work.

The man that supposes that dry
land farming is easy needs to try it
once, comments the Rocky Mountain
Husbandman. The man to follow the
rules as laid down will be in the field
day and night during the growing sea
son. and in real dry year he will have
dust mulch six inches deep.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-30

A stumbling habit may be caused
by poor shoeing; or it may be caused
by ignorant or careless hitching.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Lakewood Notes.

Lakewood Inn will be open for the
season next Sunday, May 26th and din
ner will be served at p. NJ. AS last
year the Inn will be under the excel
lent management Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
b. Pollard and they open for the sea-
son at an early date because guests
have already begun to arrive and sew
eral have expressed their intention
to go to the Lake as soon as the hotel
is open Later in the season Shore
Dinners will be served every Tuesday
and Friday nights and 1t will be re-
membered that these dinners were
most popular last season. The Inn has
been thoroughly renovated this spring
and new steel range of large ca
pacity has been installed.
The cars will run down to the plat
/ form next Sunday for the first time
and on all following Sundays. Dur
ing week days the cars will not run
to the platform until early June.
Launch Ariel make frequent trips
in connection with the cars next Sun
day and regular trips will begin at an
early date, Captain George Young
will have charge of the Steamer Mar
garet b.. and Launch Ariel again this
season.
The Lakewood management has pur-
chased six new Sebago boats and they
will soon be ready for hire. These
boats are the best that can be pur-
chased both for pleasure and for fish
ing.
The first dance of the season at
Lakewood will be held on Friday, May
31st at $50 p NJ, and there will be
half hour car service from Skowhe-
gan to Madison. Towne's orchestra
will furnish the music.
One hundred and twenty-five native
brches of good size have been set out
in Lakewood Grove this season. A
new platform much larger than the
old has been built where the cars
stop in the Grove. the work of clean
ing up the Grove is nearly completed,
some of the buildings have been paint
ed and all will soon be in readiness
for the season.
The theatre season will open at
Lakewood Monday, June 18th and with
the exception of Raymond Walburn
and Miss Jean Adair. who were popu-
lar members of last years company,
new engagements have been made. An
especially good company has been Sc
cured and excellent plays selected. De-
tailed announcement regarding the
new members of the cast will be made
shortly