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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
The Root
of Evil
By THOMAS DIXON
Copyright. 1911. by Thomas
Dixon
SYNOPSIS

Stuart, southern lawyer in New York, is
IN love with Nan Primrose. His friend,
Dr. Woodman. who has a young daugh-
ter. is threatened with the loss Of his
drug business by Bivens, whom he be-
friended years before. Stuart visits the
Primroses.
Nan wants Stuart 20 accept place with
Bivens' chemical trust. He dislikes Biv-
ems methods and refuses. Bivens ca
on him.
Bivens is in love with Nan. Stuart re-
fuses the offer, and Nan breaks her en-
gagement with the lawyer. Bivens asks
Woodman to enter the trust.
W6odman win not yield and SUES Bivens'
company. The promoter tells the doctor
he and Nan are engaged. Harriet Wood
man is studying music. Stuart takes Nan
for day in the country.
Stuart pleads with Nan TO give up Blv-
ems, but the spell of millions is on her and
abe yields to 1t.
Nan becomes Mrs. Bivens ==arr,eL
loves Stuart, but he does not knew it
Nine years pass. Stuart becomes district
attorney. He investigates criminal trusts.
Nan asks him to call.
Stuart wants Woodman to end his suit
against Bivens, but the doctor stands
arm. Bivens aids Stuart In his nvesti-
CATION of crooked fnanciers
6tuart's revelations aid in bringing on a
crisis. Bivens promises to aid the Van
Dam Trust company, which is in trouble.
Woodman needs money badly.
In the stock market slump engineered
by Bivens, Woodman and many others
I lose ALL The trust company fails because
Bivens, at command of the money king,
1 hrao Ire Gt,,o ~ fapao hia Nritirs
In front Of Bivens bank.
The mob attacks Stuart and Injuries him
slightly. Nan sees 1t and reveals her
love Bivens piles S90,000,000 on a table
and calls Stuart to see the money to re-
fute rumors of his financial weakness
Stuart is tempted to join Bivens as his
confidential man He accepts an invita-
ton to visit the Bivens house and is re-
ceived by Nan.
At a meeting of the discontented, at
which Bivens Is denounced, a bomb
thrower Is killed by his own missile.
Woodman decides to continue his fight
against Bivens.
Stuart's plea with 3ivens for Woodman
is In vain, and the lawyer refuses to join
in the millionaire'5 plans. Woodman
#pleads guilty and Stuart who has re-
signed as district attorney, defends him.
Sentence is suspended. Bivens is Ill
At his insistence Stuart accompanies
him and Nan on duck hunting trip to
Virginia, although Stuart fears Mans
presence may tempt him beyond his
strenEth.
Stuart and Bivens venture too far from
the yacht in the marsh, with q storm
coming, and they are imperiled by the
Icy sea.
Bivens' n5e IN saved by Stuart al
Though the thought Of Nan tempts the
lawyer to leave the millionaire to die.
They return TO New York, where Harriet
Woodman sings successfully in grand
opera.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25

n Office OF INCORPORATION
M is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Honorable A. i.
seape PreSident ena az 9u1Ee ev OF the G8urt OF
George w. Stiles, Henry T. O'Neill, John
O'Peko and Frank Grudin ct al on the
25th day of July, at ten o'clock A. M, uri-
der the "Act to provide for the incorpora-
ton and regulation of certain corpora
tions," approved April 29th, 1874 and it's
supplements, for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called the
'Browndale Fire Company, No. l, the
character and object of which is to pro-
tect human lives and preserve property
by controlling fires, and for these pur-
poses to have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges conferred
by the said Act and its supplements.
Application now on file in Prothono-
tarys office, No. "a, June T. 1913
F. NJ GARDINER,
L. G. MUMFORD,
June 30, 1913, Solicitors.
54eoi3
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
SAM MCALL, Ex-SLAvE,
IS A FARMING WONDER.
An llliterate Alabama Negroes Crop
Achievements Amaze Experts.

Sam Mccall is an ex-slave, illiterate
and seventy-ffve years old. but he Is
teaching the farmers of the world
some noteworthy lessons. He has won
fame by producing on his little farm
in central Alabama the largest amount
of cotton to the area ever grown in
the United States. This is one bale
to an eighth of an acre Of land. The
Importance of this achievement may
be understood when it Is known that
the average yield for the United
States is only two-ffths of bale for a
whole acre.
Sam Mccall has developed a method
of cultivation on once worthless land
which Is so successful that he thinks
nothing now of producing three and
! one-half to four bales of cotton an
acre or eighty bushels of oats or corn
The average in the southern states for
| corn and oats runs fifteen to twenty
five bushels an acre.
When Sam was made free he bought
land to the amount of 160 acres. He
| cultivated forty acres and the first
year made hardly enough to keep him
self. He concluded that with his lim-
tied equipment and in view of the fact
that he was doing practically all his
own work it would be wise for him to
reduce the amount of land. He grad
ually brought his cultivated farm down
to two acres and for twenty-five years
on this plot has spent all of his time
and energies in what farm experts call
one of the most interesting examples
Of intensive farming carried on in the
United States.
According to some who have gone to
Alabama to study his methods, the
reason for the ex-slave's success in ag-
riculture is due largely to the fact that
he has manufactured nitrogen in the
soil unknowingly by feeding the soil
bacteria with carbohydrates and cellu-
lose, coming from the refuse of the
crops.
McCalls land is part Of an abandon
ed farm. Before he began to cultivate
1t the soil was perhaps as bad as any
that can be found ON any farm in the
southern states. The former slave
knew nothing Of scientific methods of
cultivation, but was good observer.
He noticed white farmers IN his Sec
ton gathering leaves in the fan TO
spread over their land to form humus
in the soil. Sam never heard Of the
word humus, but be concluded the
white farmers knew what they were
doing. and he followed suit He later
decided to use the refuse of all crops
as natural fertilizer. At the time he
began to cultivate his land commercial
fertilizers We're little known. and the
ex-slave has never made use Of them
during his entire career.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25

NM she acted with lightning
w rapidity. She would force
Stuart 30 an avowal Of love
hat would fix their relation be-
rond disturbance by the little singer.
She had too fine q sense of values to
permit herself to become entangied
q an intrigue.
She could wait and gain In power
r or the waiting. Her physician had
= old her that Biens' days were num-
bered.
But on one thing she was deter
hined. She must know that Jim loved
ler still, loved her passionately, mad
" as she believed he did. But he
= 6nust say it She had no difficulty IN
ersuading Bivens to urge Stuart to
. isit their country estate in the noun
4 @ains of North Carolina. The doctor
lad ordered him there to live In the
pen air.
The young lawyer refused to go at
rst, but Bivens urged with such pa
&hetic eagerness he was compelled to
Hctcept.
fh was u "dIhlr DSuul1ul LuOh hAhS
he last week In March when he alight-
d on the platform of the little railroad
kation on the estate and took his seat
BESIDE Nan in her big touring car. The
ruit trees were In full bloom, and their
erfume filed the air. The hum of
ees and the song Of birds he had
nown in his boyhood thrilled his heart.
"Its glorious, NanT' he exclaimed.
# "Your coming makes 1t perfect, Jim" )"
he answered tenderly.
As the river made graceful curve
ivens' house swept into full View-a
cunning pile of marble 800 feet long,
+ IS tower piercing the turquoise sky In
j. plemn grandeur. The stone parapet
D. which its front wall was built rose
massive strength q hundred feet
rom the ledge In the granite cliff be-
pre- touching the first line of the white
tones of the house itself.
At the end formal garden had been
Iilt on the foundations Of masonry
bich cost 100000.
For an hour the car swept like spir-
over the miles of smooth macadam
rgate roads Btvens had built At
ach graceful turn his wonder increas-
lat the luxurious outlay Of millions.
Brom each hilltop as the huge gleam-
lg castle came into view from a new
hgie, revealing its marvellous beauty,
se..>.- s.ht with touch Of pity Of the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
q HERIFF's SALE OF VALUABLE

q HERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
- REAL ESTATE-By virtue Of
process issued out of the Court of
Common Pleas of Wayne county, and
State of Pennsylvania, and to me di-
rected and delivered, have levied on
and will expose to public sale, at the
Court House in Honesdale, on
FRIDAY. AUGUST 10, 1873 P. NJ.
All the defendants right, title, and
interest in the following described
property-viz
All that certain lot or parcel of land
county. and State of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows: BE-
GINNING at heap of stones, the corner
allotment of the Cadwalder- -Equinunk
tract; thence by said lot No. 29, north
twenty-seven degrees west one hundred
and siXty-four rods to a stones corner;
thence by land in the warrantee name of
Michael Kryder north siXty-three degrees
east, one hundred and six rods to stones
by beech corner; thence by lot No. 81
in said allotment south twenty-seven de-
greeS east, one hundred and SiXty-four
rods to stones corner; and thence by said
lot No. 81 south SiXty-three degrees west
one hundred and six rods to the place of
beginning. Being lot No. 30, and con-
tanning one hundred and eight acres and
one hundred and four perches, more or
less. Being same property which Richard
w. Murphy, Sheriff of Wayne County,
conveyed to Bertha NJ. Tiffany by deed
dated April 3, 1896, and recorded in Sher-
ifs Deed Book No. g. page 154, and re-
corded in the Recorders office in and
for Wayne county in Deed Book No. 81,
page 151.
Also, all that certain piece or parcel of
land situate in the township of Preston,
in the county of Wayne and State of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: BEGINNING at stones corner
of lots No. 20, 30, 81 and 3S of the allot-
ment of T. Cadwaller; thence by said lot
No; 80, north 6S degrees east, one hundred
and six rods to a stones corner; thence
by lot No. 36 of aid allotments south TWEEN
ty-seven degrees east, eighty rods to a
stake and stones corner near the Equi-
nunk Creek; thence siXty-three degrees
west, one hundred and six rods to a
stake and stones corner in the line Of
Cornelius Riley's lands thence north
along the said line twenty-seven degrees
west, eighty rods to the place of begin
ming Containing fifty-three acres, be
which VIM. J. Davey and Margaret
Hughes payey y. ~ granted and conveyed &c to
1900 and recorded in Wayne County in
Deed Book No. 81, page III, etc.
Being the same property that J. w.
Tiffany and Bertha M. Tiffany conveyed
February a. 1906 and recorded in Wayne
county in Deed Book No 94 page 1885,
About one-naif improved land, one two
story frame house, frame barn and other
improvements.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Margaret Haynes and M. H.
Davis, Executors of George E. Haynes
deceased Margaret Haynes and w. j.
John A. Ballantine and Daniel W. Ballan-
tine, assignees. No. POI March Term, 1913
Judgment, $2157S4. Attorneys, Mumford
& Mumford.
TAKE NOTICE.-All bids and costa
must be paid on day of sale or deeds
will NOT ho ankpnWladpad
FRANK G. KIMBLE. Sheriff
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
l. OF WAYNE COUNTY.

Mary E. Shevalier A. 1. Shevalier.
To A. 1. SHEVALIER: You are
hereby required to appear in the
said Court on the second Monday in
August next, to answer the COM
plant exhibited to the Judge of said
court by Mary E. Shevalier, your wife
in the cause above stated, or in
default thereof a decree of divorce
as prayed for in said complaint may
be made against you in your alb
sence.
F. c. KIMBLE, Sheriff.
P. H. -Iloff, Attorney.
Honesdale, Pa, July IL, 1913.
57W4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25

That splitting Headache will
get almost instant if you take a
Neura Powder, 10 and 25 cts.
Sold everywhere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
Continued in Tuesdays Issue.

Special Closing Out Sale of La
dies White Dresses for a few weeks
at Menner & Co. 5Sw4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
1T Office OF ADMINISTRATION,
" Estate of

IN Estate of
Warren Akers, late of Dreher town
ship.
All persons indebted to said estate
are notified to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said estate are
notified to present them, duly attest
ed, for settlement.
H. M. JONES, Administrator.
Newfoundland, Pa, July Is, 1918
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-25
CHAPTER XXI.
Through Purple Curtains.

nat HEN Nan made up her mind
M she acted with lightning
w rapidity. She would force
Stuart 30 an avowal of love
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
L O COLLEGE OPENS
FOR NEW SESSION

ELoN COLLEGE, N. c., Sept. s.
Elon college opened It's twenty-fourth
annuel session this morning at 8
o'clock, with the first regular chapel
service OF the new year. and from
every indication the year just begin
ming bids fair to be q record breaker
in point of attendance. Already great
numbers of students have arrived and
the campus is swarming with new
corners as well as with those who
were here in former years.
The new west dormitory or women's
hall. was completed Saturday OF last
week at noon. This Is close connec
ton for use for the opening, but 1t
Is a handsome building and every
body Is delighted with IL.
The steel tank, which Is TO give
more ample water supply to the col
iege buildings and furnish better fire
facilities, is not yet complete. the
company erecting II having been de-
layed, though they have erected 1t with
all possible speed since its arrival.
The tank will be finished the last of
this week.
U~rquhart, dean of women: Professor
f. L. D~aughtry, Messrs. A. L. Hook,
i. ]. Kelium and II. e. Jorgensen. the
six new members of the faculty, have
already arrived and are ready for
their respective duties. This brings
the teaching force this year up to
twenty-five members, an increase of
six over last year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
ODD FELLOWS DAY
At FAIR WANTED
GRAND MASTER ALLEN IN RICH
MoND YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS
ARRANGEMENTS.

Grand Master W. e. Allen. OF Cow
ington. Va, was in Richmond yester-
day and conferred with the local Odd
Fellows with a view of having an odd
Fellows day during the coming lair.
In executive committee vas APP
pointed to consider the matter and
was given the power to act.
This committee Is As follows NJ. b
Ferguson, grand president; d. r. Tur-
ner. chairman: Thomas N. Render.
grand secretary; G. H. Pellier. Otis
N. Russell, II. M. Reinhard and j. G.
Saunders.
The committee will have n large
tent on the grounds or a booth in the
administrative building. II Is prob
able hat the tent will be recon-
mended by the committee SO tina
the members may have a resting place
on the grounds. According to present
plans the members will be provided
with badges signifying their member
ship In the Odd Fellows and these
will open to them all arrangements
made for their comfort. The grand
secretary will be in attendance at the
Within the next ninety days all of
the lodges in the State will receive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
NEWS MAN
HIGH GUN AT O

ROANOKE. VA, Sept. 3.-The an
nual shoot of The Virginia Trap
Shooters association, which las been
in progress here for three days. con
cluded this morning. Pete Gala
CHER, of Newport News, being high
gun. breaking 81 Of a possible 100.
Robert Pierce. OF Wytheville, tied
this score. but in the shoot off Gala
CHER won. breaking "a out of rs tar
gets, while Pierce scored 81 out Of rs.
Charles Newcomb. of Philadelphia.
ineligible on account of non-resi-
dence, broke 80 out of l0o.
The trophy for high gun in the
individual match was a diamond
watch fob.
The Bristol five-man team won the
cup for team shooting. A. NJ. Hatch
err. of Bristol. Tenn. wins the anna
teur du Pont challenge trophy, hav-
ing broken 33S targets out OF a pos
sible $50 for both days.
Homer Clark. professional, broke
BIS straight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
WINCHESTER SCHOOLS
HAVE GOOD ENROLMENT

WINCHESTER, VA. Sept. s.
About 500 pupils have been enrolled
in the public schools here up to today,
the twenty-fourth session having
started Monday. Following is a list of
names of teachers In charge:
Professor N. D.. Cool. principal; In
the high school. H. S. Dufrey. Mrs.
Lille Holmes Carter, Miss Elizabeth
Kern and Miss Susan Salisbury, the
latter the commercial teacher.
In the grammar department. Edgar
Arnold, Miss Bette Green, Miss M.
Beulah Cline and Miss Mary Stephens,
substitute for Miss Mary J. Gray.
In the primary department, Misses
Mamie Schneider. Louise o, Zirkle.
Ella Gibson, Sue K. Kemp, Elizabeth
Russell, A. Pearl Haldeman. Carey
Russell and Helen E. Zirkle.
Misses Carey Russell and Helen E,
Zirkle are In charge of the Piccadilly-
Street school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
GETTING READY FOR "
THE OYSTER SEASON

NORFOLK. VA, Sept. s.-The
oystermen in Tidewater Virginia are
now making preparations fer the
opening of the Virginia oyster sea-
son on the natural rocks, September
18th. Formerly the season opened
September LIST, but this was changed
by the Legislature some years back.
The Virginia oyster houses are now
open for the most part, but all oysters
~@~@----~
are coming from private grounds. The
oyster from the public grounds will
not come in until the middle of the
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
K ARSENIC BY
MISTAKE; MAY DIE

PORTSMOUTH. VA, Sept. 3.-As
the result OF taking six ounces of ar
senic. thinking the drug was aromatic
spirits of ammonia, Miss Evelyn Will
son. of st. Brides. Norfolk county, Is
at the Lawford hospital and her life Is
despaired of. The drug had gotten
into her system before medical aid
reached her. Drs. Burfoot and Mann
employed heroic means to ave her
n after exhausting all remedies and
restoratives at their disposal they
hurried he to the Lawford hospital.
Her only suffering is from contrac-
ton OF the muscles. She is thorough
ly conscious Of everything that is
going on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
WEALTHY
DIES IN NEW YORK

Especial to the Richmond virginian.)
WINCHESTER. VA. Sept. Sin
telligence was received here today of
the death In New York city of Thorn
as Sperry. formerly of Winchester. His
death occurred today Just after his
return from Europe n was due TO
ptomaine poisoning. MFR. Sperry was
a pioneer in the trading stamp bust
ness being a member of the firm of
Sperry & Hutchinson. He Is said
to have amassed a fortune of ten mil
lion dollars In the trading stamp bust
ness. He was a native OF Winchester
and leaves a large family connection
in this section.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
~PRESBYTERY E
AT SOON

HARRISONBURG, VA. Sept. a.
The regular autumn meeting of the
Lexington P~resbytery will be held in
Franklin, Pend1eton county. w. Va.
beginning Thursday. September 18th.
The Presbytery includes fifty-eight
churches and ffty-four ministers In
the Virginia counties OF Rockingham.
Rockbridge, Bath and Highland. and
Augusta and Pendieton in West Vir-
ginia. The opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. J. B.. Massey. OF
Messy Creek, the retiring moderator.
Reports will be made on the family
altar, training OF children in Scrip
ture and catechism. observance. of the
Lords Day. social uplift and soul
winning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04

OFFICER WITH CLUB

WINCHESTER, VA, Sept. 3.-Re-
primanded for misbehavior by Chief
Marshal Henry s. Jenkins. at the
Woodmen OF the Worlds picnic and
tournament at Brice. Clarke county,
Monday. Charles Locke later crept up
behind Mr.. Jenkins and struck him
across the eyes with a club, splitting
an eyeball and cutting the lids. Jen-
kins was rendered unconscious. Sew
eral thousand persons surged around
Locke, making threats. but officers
finally rescued him. He was held for
court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
LYNCHBURG
MARKET REOPENS

LYNCHBURG. VA. Sept. 3.-The
tobacco season of 1s13-1914 was open
ed this morning, the first breaks be-
Ing for primings, of which $1,000
pounds were sold. the offerings be-
ing in good demand. and. consider
ing the quality Of the primings. was
regarded as an indication of a good
market. The prices ruled from $3.50
to $3.50 a hundred the average for
the aggregate being $3.50.
The breaks will be composed of
primings for several weeks, and 1t is
expected that the sales OF these will
be rather heavy, for the planters nave
been advised to save the best grades.
the farmers being assured from the
beginning that there would be little
demand for the poor prfmings. fr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
BIC BUGS ADDRESS
MEETING

YORK. p. SEPTEMBER 3.-Secre-
tary of State w. J. Bryan, Secretary
of Labor Wilson. and Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer. addressed an en-
thusastic public meeting tonight In
the high school auditorium at the
close of the annual convention of the
State Federation Of Democratic clubs.
There were twenty-five hundred per-
sons present.
Secretary Bryan was a guest OF the
State Federation of Democrats, and
was o paid for speaking in York.
He left late tonight for Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
SLEMP'S SECRETARY
is FINED

LEBANON. VA, Sept. 3.--The
Contamination OF the recent tnves-
tigation OF the Illegal use OF money in
Russell county during the Slemp-
Ayres congressional campaign. came
yesterday when A. r. Crockett, prt-
waite secretary of Congressman Bascom
Siemp, pleaded guilty to ten counts
OF ar indictment charging him with
violation OF the election laws and was
fined $500 on three of the counts and
assessed the costs of the others.
Crockett admitted his guilt In the
face of tacit agreement between the
leaders of h two parties hat no
money would be spent illegality by
either in the campaign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
SONS TO
MEET IN

The State camp, Patriotic Sons OF
America, of which w. II. Rice, of Rich
mond. is president, will meet In Roa-
nok September eth and 10th. 1t liz
expected that from ~seventy-five to a
hundred delegates will attend the SEES
sions,
Washington camp. No. rs, OF Roa-
noke, Is making preparations to enter
tain the visitors and State officers in
a manner betting the occasion and the
meeting promises to be one of the most
successful In the history OF the State
caInp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
FREDERICKSBURG HAS
elected OFFICIALS

FREDERICKSBURG VA. Sept. 3.
The city council Monday night
elected the following city officials:
A. G. Billingsley, clerk of the council;
DR.. G. Mason Smith. health officer; A.
z. Rowe, collector Of city taxes: ]. II.
Robinson. w, N. Tansill, w. r. Hall,
and j, A. Stone. police officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
u AND
PETERSBURG
WILL NOT CELEBRATE
new BRIDGE OPENING.
BUSINESS MEN ARE MANIFEST
ING LITTLE INTEREST, COM
MITTEE ABANDON PLANS

Practically no interest is being
shown by the business people of South
Richmond relative to celebrating the
opening of the new Mayo bridge, and
in all probability plans for such an
event will be abandoned by the COM
mittee appointed by the South Rich
mond and Chesterfield Business Mems
association.
Members of the committee have
conferred with a number of business
men in regard to the proposed cele-
bration and they were given little en-
couragement. At present several
members of the committee are out of
town and it is not yet known what will
be the final step.
The former bridge was opened al
most a hundred years ago and, al
though 1t did not mean as much to
the residents of both sides of the river
the new structure, the occasion was
celebrated then. 1t is the opinion of
a large number OF Southsiders that
the plans should be carried through.