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The citizen., 1913-06-06
MANY ALIENS COME
Tide Of immigration Reaches a
Record Point.
More Foreigners Admitted to Uncle
Sans Domain During This Year
Than in Any OF the Three Pre-
vous Years, Figures Show.

Washington. = immigration to the
United States has been heavier TINS
year than during the three previous
years, 747,99S immigrant aliens having
been admitted to this country during
the nine months from July, 1872. 10
and including March. in addition tc
which 140,901 non-immigrant aliens
were admitted, making total OF $685.
899
A total of 1857 aliens were de-
barred for various causes. Emigrant
aliens departing numbered 247,79S and
non-emigrant aliens 19S,O65.
American citizens going abroad dur
ing the nine months numbered 242,-
159; those returning 223,47S. These
departures and arrivals made the pas
senger movement during that period
total 1.124,934 arrivals and 6SS.O22 de-
partures
More Japanese entered the country
during the nine months than during
the entire previous year, 6,435, ccm-
pared with 6,172 while 591 returned
to Japan, compared with 1901 during
1912 Immigrants from the Russian
empire predominated during the pc
riod, 176,252 persons from there haV-
ing entered. compared with 162,395 in
1912. Italians were next with l5O,363.
compared with 1924 in 1912.
By occupation the majority OF immi
grants were farm laborers, 1859
having entered; other laborers were
1921; servants, 90,S32, and tailors.
16,64S. One significant feature of the
statistics is the fact that the number
of laborers departing exceeded the
number arriving. During the nine
months 164,O25 sailed and during the
previous year 2O9,279. compared with
1924 arrivals in the period and 1885,
726 for 1912
The citizen., 1913-06-06
PRICES CUT DOWN.

Prices received by producers in the
United States for staple crons in
creased 2.3 per cent. from Auril 70
May /, according % a report by the
department of agriculture. The in
crease for the same period a year ago
was S4 and the average increase dur
ing April for the last five years was
3.4. On May l prices Of staple crops
averaged about 301 per cent. lower
than on May /, 1912. according to the
department.
The average prices for meat ami
mails increased 81 per cent. from
March Is to April Is, as compared
with an increase of 10.7 per cent for
the same period of 1912 On April Is
prices of meat animals averaged l6.1
per cent. higher than on April Is, 1912.
On April Is. 1871 the prices for meat
animals were 26.6 per cent lower than
they were on April Is this year.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
EXPERIMENTS IN
STEER FEEDING
Silage Can Be Used as Roughage
Even in Coolest of Winters
Other Tests Made.

Experiments in steer feeding at the
Pennsylvania Experiment station
showed that in cattle feeding the
profit secured from the byproduct OF
feed lots may amount to more than
the direct financial gain on the cattle.
The test shows conclusively that
silage can be used as roughage even
in the coolest of winter when fed in
an open shed; that there was a con-
siderable saving of corn by the exclu-
sive use of silage during the first part
of the feeding period and that the
value of feeds utilized in the produc-
ton of beef duSing the winter of 1911
u was much greater than their mar
ket value
The results of this and other tests
at the Pennsylvania station indicate
that beef can be finished profitably in
the state, where due attention is
paid to the growth of crops equally
adaptable to the soil and to feeding
purposes.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Parliamentary Suspension.

Sir Henry Lucy drops hint 4
the Gross Benches" in the 0bssH
as to the suspension" OF membenI
the house-and the vagueness Of
penalty. Can it be true that mens
get themselves named and suSpena
on purpose to achieve eompula
Holiday? Eight pounds week 7
make for modest comfort at Brgl'
or Eastbourne. The member o. =
lament is paid whether he IS
house or at Margate or in the w
Tower. Budapest has a more dias
way. If the member is suspendea
is flned 16 shillings a day II
teaches him to behave. Now Ina!
pay our representatives we m9
make payment conditional on "
representing us in the proper plscS
London Chronicle.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
MEMORY IMPROVED.
Since Leaving Off Cores

Many persons suffer from '.
memory who never suspect cOlsV
anything to do with it.
The drug-caffeine-in coHee,
injuriously on the nerves anu ~,
causing imperfect circulation q,
much blood in the brain at one u y.
too little in another part. inns y, :,
causes dullness which makes o .
memory nearly impossible "a,
Il am nearly seventy years olu
did not know that coffee was
cause of the stomach and near. -, !
BILE suffered from for many ,.' ~
until about four years ago. w"''
Kansas woman. "a
"a kind neighbor induced vi
quit coffee and try Postum ,
been suffering severely anu "A
greatly reduced in flesh. Afler ~, "
Postum a little while / found m,I ~,
improving. My heart beats W, uV.'
regular and now l seldom eve, i,
tice any symptoms of my olu y
ach trouble at all. MY hei'e, ,as
steady and my memory ueV,os I'M
better than while l was using s,,Ir liz
Il like the taste of Postum iu''
well as coffee" pst
Name given by Postum ~ u
Creek, Mich. Write for booAie'
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two FORMS
Regular Unjust be boiled). ..,r
Instant Postum doesn't iss' ~
boiling but is prepared lns1s@ ::
stirring a level teaspoonful ~ ~ ~,l y
binary cup of hot water, when =
1t right for most persons. al
A big cup requires more az anu mi
people who like strong tnins' = = !.
a heaping spoonful and temper
a large supply of cream. ,.uou
Experiment until you saIots hIoh
amount that pleases your pa,f sn fltd
have it served that way IN tns s,u,
There's a Reason" for roS'u'
The citizen., 1913-06-06
cHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE.

China's total foreign trade for 1912
was approximately 100000 900 taels,
or $685., 100000 in United States
money This is an increase of $780,
100000 over 1911. The combination of
the revolution in 1911 and bumper
crops in 1912 was responsible for the
jump. However. the imports con-
tinued to be somewhat in excess of
the exports
Americas participation In the trade
with China in 1912 kept pace with
previous years, except in cotton piece
goods. In 1911 China took $4,000, 900
pieces. but only 11.250OO0 pieces In
1912. The American contribution of
2,500,000 pieces in 1911 was cut to
100000 pieces last year, represent
ing $7,000,O00 and s4,5OO.OOO, repec-
lively.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
These Revised Versions.

Mayor Woodruff of Peoria turned
with disgust from revised version
of Mother Goose" He said: when
one wishes TO give a child a present
Hans Andersen. or Grimm. or SLOW
enly Peter-one finds these books all
revised all spoiled. Give me orig
inal versions. don't like revised
readings, which are usually as un-
satisfactory as the young wife found
them This young wife, after n
stormy scene, cried: 1t was different
before we married All, yes. you
loved me then-and now! / love
you now and then said her husband
calmly Revised version, don't you
know"
The citizen., 1913-06-06
VAST COOKBOOK" ISSUE.

More than 12.000,000 copies of the
various 'cookbooks" prepared by the
department of agriculture, the latest
of which is one on how to serve mut-
ton in a number of delectable forms,
have been issued since this line of
government activity began. BY far
the largest number published was Of
q bulletin on the Economic Use of
Meat in the Home" which ran up to
the enormous total of 2,235, 900 Con-
gress itself printed 100000 copies in
addition to those distributed by the
department
OF the bread-making pamphlet,
nearly 100000 have been distributed.
and of the cheese leafiet almost 300,-
900 have been sent out. OF the NUT
ton bulletin, just out. $4,000 copies
have been ordered printed for initial
distribution.
The citizen., 1913-06-06

We can get larger returns from our
corn through our cows, steers and
hogs, than in any other way. For
three years the writer has been sell
ing his corn to grade Holstein cows
for dollar bushel cash, besides the
fertility returned TO the field says a
writer in the Farm, Stock and Home
The same is true of that which has
been fed to poultry. The remark is
often heard; The dairy COW is too
much work | don't like to milk. and
| can't get hired men that will do it.
That is no doubt true where one
tries to do two times as much work
as he ought, and when the dairy is
cared for in a haphazard way
where men are expected to work hard
filthy barn. 1t is not uncommon to
see barns where the COWS and horses
have to sleep on dirty and hard floors
without any bedding, while tons and
tons of straw are every year being
burnt
Under such conditions is there any
wonder that our hired men do not
want to milk? In communities where
the most of the farmers have good,
clean barns, with cement floors, and
use plenty of bedding, they have little
trouble In getting their men to milk
But if your conditions outside of
these mentioned are such that you
can't help, and don't like to milk,
there are good opportunities for you
In beef or pork raising.
Fit carload or two OF steers every
winter to put onto the market in the
spring, when prices are high 1t is no
doubt true that the work with fat
stock is not so particular as that with
the dairy COW. It does not require
such expensive buildings nor so much
help excepting in the winter when it
is easy to get Owing to the high
prices of beef during the past two
years COWS and young calves that
should have grown into beef have
been rushed onto the market by the
thousands.
Indications are that there will be a
shortage in beef supply, and prices
will be still higher in a few years to
come than they are at present SO
there will be good opportunities for
any one who wants to do something
besides growing grain. There is good
money in stock when it is cared for in
The citizen., 1913-06-06

The department of agriculture
granted a certificate OF good Charss
to the klngbird, sometimes know
the rural districts as the bee mar
a species of fly catcher which inhal
nearly every part of the United Sa
The lingbird has been under ilt
ment in many sections as destv
of bees and a foe of apiarists,
Experts now declare that it
Only the drones and the useless b
and is, therefore, a boon to the
raiser. BESIDES that, it preys on nj
harmful insects and protects farm
chicken yards from depredatiOs
crows ana chicken hawks, whici
savagely attacks.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
GOVERNMENT MUST PAY.

The commonwealth of New Hamp-
shire the other day lodged a claim for
35 cents against the federal govern
ment of the United States, and the
worst of it is the United States has
to pay, Notwithstanding that econ
omy must be the watchword of the ad-
ministration in the face of tariff re-
vision.
Jealous state authorities in an un-
relenting campaign against pests in
vaded the back yard of the postofiice
building at Dover, N. H., and dis
covered three browntail moth nests In
a lonely tree that sheds its shade up
on the hardworking postal employees
of Dover during their rest periods.
The state "bugologists" without much
ado destroyed the nests of the per
nicious bugs and nonchalantly pre-
sented a bill for 35 cents, evidently
at the established rate of 10 cents for
the first nest and 10 cents for each
Of the others.
The postmaster protested vigorous
ly, with the declaration that he him
self could have annihilated the moths
without expense if the state had point
ed them out. An issue was threat
ened and the quarrel was referred to
the treasury department.
Sherman Allen, assistant secretary
of the treasury, who learned diplo-
macy as an assistant secretary to
President Taft, conceded the point.
After a formal bill and voucher was
rendered treasury warrant was sent
to the state.
The citizen., 1913-06-06

declined because she could not pay
fee Ralph had won the case. its
details got into the public prints, and
he had earned golden opinions as to
his professional ability and his phil
anthropic unselflshness.
All unconscious of the deft plots
being woven to disturb their happi-
ness, Rose and Ralph passed some
pleasant hours. On the spur OF a
vague suspicion regarding some OF the
movements of the young attorney,
Mart fancied himself possessed OF all
the attributes of a skilful detective In
running down his "clews," as he was
pleased to call them. He came to
Dave Briefly one day, elated and con-
fldent
Well I've got the goods on that
Tilden." he announced. Twice a
week he leaves his Office at about
eight O'Clock in the evening He
never gets home until two in the
morning. a fellow who does that reg
uiarly is up to something, isn't he"
As what. now?" challenged Dave
Well, carousing around, This is
his night for going on one OF his mys-
terious excursions. | watched him the
last time
Where did he go?"
Don't know / started 70 follow
him. He either suspected me and
slipped me, or lost him in the crowd.
! know this. though-he was headed
for the seamy side of the city"
That isn't very definite" observed
Dave. q don't want to make any
mistake"
There won't be any, insisted Mart.
Are you neryed for demonstration"
"Of WHAT"
A running down of our suspicious.
See here, Tilden is keen as they make
them. If he suspects that he is being
followed. he is clever enough TO lead
a false chase. Let US be on hand to-
night to take up the trail When he
leaves his office"
I'm agreeable, provided We can do
it. l don't want to blunder myself
into laughing stock.
Say" advanced Mart with spirit;
i've arranged a great plan Well
disguise ourselves.
How questioned Dave, obviously.
1t took long time for Mart to in
duce his companion to join forces with
him. His plan was a simple one.
They were to blacken their hands and
Naces.
Wen pass in the crowd ard in the
dark as negroes explained Mart.
"Oh. don't be so squeamish. If moth
ing comes Of it, we'll get an idea OF
local color in our ramblings, anyhow
AT length Dave agreed to the propo-
sition When at about eight o'clock
that evening the young lawyer, Ralph
Tilden, left his Office, where he had
been at work writing and studying, he
The citizen., 1913-06-06
SCARCITY OF PURE
BRED STATIONS
Some of Specimens Of Horses
Used for Public Service Are
Remarkably Poor.

The situation abroad is very mucn
better than in this country In fact
practically no scrub. grade or non
registered stations, are used for pub
lie service.
In Investigations of this matter car
ried on by DR.. A. S. Alexander of
Wisconsin it was found that there
were in one state 60 per cent grade
stations and only 40 per cent. pure
bred
Some of the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable eX-
hibitions of wretchedly bred. run down
and diseased animals.
The effect of breeding from such
stock is apparent in the very low
grade of horses produced Water can
not rise above its level neither can a
grade stallion raise the blood level of
his progeny above that Of his own
veins in quality.
The use of such sires. therefore,
means a retrogression and a great
damage to the farmers of any state.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Our Modest Wants.

Y is a remarkable fact that the vast
majority OF men look forward through
the years Of their greatest activity not
to a winter home in Florida, or south
ern California, or at Cairo, Cannes or
Nice, nor to a summer home in the
Adirondacks. in the White Mountains.
among the peaks of the Rockies or the
pines of the Sierras, or somewhere
along the New England coast, but
rather to a 40-acre farm on the out
skirts easily accessible to market
where they might crowd the accumu-
lated experience and wisdom of life
time into the intelligent management
Of a chicken yard Christian Science
Monitor
The citizen., 1913-06-06
EARLY MARRIAGE THE THING
Or. Eliot Firmly Of Opinion That 1t
Should Not Be Put of Until
Middle Life.

DR. Eliot, whose name was men
toned as American Ambassador in
London, is strongly In favor of early
marriages. Here are his views
You will hear some young man say,
I cannot invite a girl who has been
brought up to do nothing for herself,
and to have every qualification and
every luxury provided for her, to
marry me- until can earn an in
come which will enable her to live
with me in that way have two re-
marks TO make about that doctrine
that if a girl has been brought up in
that manner, the sooner she has a
chance TO live differently the better
for her; and, secondly, that It is only
fair for a young man who loves a
young woman 10 consult her as to
whether or not she wishes to marry
him before he can earn a large in
come
The young woman has a clear
right 70 say word on that subject
to the man she loves, and not to be
obliged to wait till he is thirty-five
years old before he asks her to marry
him. This is matter of looking
ahead at a critical point in your lives.
Young men are not in the habit, per-
haps, of contemplating this aspect of
marriage 1t would be wiser to do so.
The sooner you begin to think about it
the better-frst, because it will be
thinking about the most important
event in your lives in respect to the
Of your own characters
and to the happiness not only of your
selves, but of the women you will
marry, and Of the family life which
will normally result"
The citizen., 1913-06-06

ndu ho % ,ua, ,WU peisons go. et..--7 .
after him were bent on tracing his
movements.
See how he has pulled his coat col
lar up to hide his face. whispered
Mart, as Tilden turned into the next
street
"oh, that is quite natural" respond
ed Dave IT'S beginning TO drlzzle'
and he wants 70 shut the rain out
The drizzIe changed into a dreary
pelting rain in short time. Dave
was glad when at last Tilden reached
a two-stcry building on one of the
lower strata streets OF the city. On
either side Of The center open en-
trance were saloons. A part of the
upper foor was lighted up, but the
window shades Nere drawn trim and
tight
DO YOU see" cried Mart exulting-
ly. grasping The arm OF his companion.
What did tell you?"
why, what do YOU mean?" inquired
Dave staring blankly.
"That place downstairs saloons.
upstairs the most notorious gambling
house in the city"
How do you know it is?" submitted
Mart poiutrily
why er that is. heard so-some
one told me explained Mart Stun
blingly
In his excitement the speaker wiped
/, Co., ,.rth !, barELyap1bfaf naVn
brushed the rain drops from his.
They crossed the street and stood in
the full glare of the strong electric
arc lamp. discussing what they would
do next Some PEOPLE passing by
stared strangely Then a policeman
came up regarded them with a suspi-
cious glare and caught each by the
collar
All" he Disgusting
yourselves. eli? You'll explain this to
the sergeant. my hearties."
Remoustrauces were in vain. A
hootjag crowd followed the two seek
ers after local color" clear to the sta
ton. No wonder, Where the rain
had trickled and their careless hands
had wandered. the faces of the un-
happy captives were steaked in lu-
dicrous patches ot lamp black
somehow they managed to get out
OF their trouble; somehow, too, the
story got out.
There seems to be something to
explain" remarked Rose to Ralph the
next evening
Ma chera c'est que ie t aime," re-
piled Ralph enigmatically-"w which
means, how much love you. In other
words, q poor teacher of languages,
too poor to select his preferable resi-
dence, lives in the building where our
good friends located me He has
been teaching me French.
Which explained the seeming mys-
terry and made fair, trustful Rose
Brierly love him more than ever.
Copyright, lo!3. by W. G. Chapman)
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Way With Most of Us

Mayor Gaynor, at a dinner in
York. discussed the arguments D
very young and very cocksure law
This young chap from the count
said the mayor, would do well to
low-instead of trying to lead-Ol
wiser, and more experienced men 1
himself. But"
The mayor sighed whimsically.
"Heigho," he said. Some men
have any respect for gray hairs
after they've acquired a few Of 1
own"
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Feminine Reasoning.

Two tiny citizens, a boy and a girl
were making acquaintance. DO you
ever cry out loud?" asked the little
lady No, I'm a big boy and biz boys
don't cry, like girls and babies. So
when l feel like crying just schooge
my eyes up tight and keep the tears
back" We'll. don't" the little girl
confessed, calmly, Il just let 'em roll
down my cheebs all they wanter. and
then | usually get what want
The citizen., 1913-06-06
HIS GOOD FRIENDS
A Seeming Deep Mystery Is
Satisfactorily Explained to
a Trusting Lover.
BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.

BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.
u tell you. Dave, that fellow, Ralph
Tilden, isn't worthy of your sister
said Mart Woods.
IAN you've got to do is to convince
me of the fact replied Dave Brerly
brother of Rose Briefly, the prettiest
girl in Brampton
Il can do that" asserted his com
panion positively See, here, Dave.
l make no pretense of being disinter-
ested in this matter l always liked
Rose, and like her more than ever
now.
I've always known that, Mart.
You and have always been close
chums. and, Of course. don't favor
newcomer and an upstart against
you.
Mart Woods smirked with satisfac
tion at the encouraging words He
was a mean-spirited fellow, according
to his shifty eyes. Dave was his juni-
or, and callow, and fancying loyalty
to chum to be the height OF human
Chivalry
"Tll convince you. all right as
serted Mart. The only thing is to
convince Rose. She wouldn't believe
anything l might say. and she lancies
that Tilden fellow to be everything
that is good and true"
He'll get his walking papers
mighty quick if he is the wolf in
Sleeps clothing you say he is. OBJ
served Dave. smartly
Very well, III have some news for
you In a day or two" promised Mart.
"Tll show the rascal up in his true col
ors'
When the treacherous Mart stated
that Rose Briefly held very high
opinion concerning the young man he
considered his rival. he had not exag
gerated Rose had never given the
least encouragement to Mart's ad,
vaces In fact she had never known
what love meant until Ralph Tilden
had come into her life.
The latter was a manly young lel-
low, whom every girl might be proud
to attract He had been recently ad
mitted to the bar; his first case in
court had been the defense of a poor
woman whose suit other lawyers had
The citizen., 1913-06-06
What the Carver Does.

To De good carver is to possess
an accomplishment Observation,
practice and confidence are necessary.
To carve a fowl a previous study Of
the joints in an uncooked bird is a
help to beginner. When the carving
is to be done, for roast chicken or
turkey, remove first the leg then the
wing, from one side then from the
other side, separating the joints.
Then carve the breast on each side;
next take off the wishbone, separate
the collar bones and shoulder blades,
The citizen., 1913-06-06
six-MiIe Depth Near PbiIinpines.

A surveying ship of the German
navy has recently discovered the
deepest known spot in the ocean. 1t
is near the Philippines, about forty
sea miles off the north coast of Min
danao.
Great depths were found to be nu-
merous in this region. but the record
sounding showed the amazing result
of $3.50 meters. or 406 feet more than
six miles.
The greatest ocean depth hitherto
known was found by the United
States cable steamer Nero in 1901
This spot was to the south of the
Island of Guam. and the deep sea lead
indicated $685. meters-just a little
less than six miles.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Finds Moonlight Calls Forth Germs

Strange powers always have been
assigned to the moon, and it is not
surprising to learn that a South Afri
can belief is that moonlight hastens
the decomposition of fish.
But it is surprising to find this be-
lief brought forward as more than a
superstition. D. E. Hutchins says he
has obtained experimental proof of
this action of the moon, and suggested
that it is due to some low form of life
called forth or stimulated to action by
moonlight.
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Hard TO Saw

Cheerful doctors are very comfort
ing to their patients"
We'll, that depends on ones point of
view When my doctor is optimistic
can't help wondering whether he is
looking forward to seeing me well
again. or is merely anticipating a fee."
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Little Pitcrere

Miss Mamie. why is your hea
quiet?"
What on earth do YOU mean
my?'.
Why, I've been watching you 81
it, cause ma said you were ra
Drained"
The citizen., 1913-06-06
Plant CoIumbine Seeds

Plant package of mixed columbin
seeds; they germinate readily and you
won't be sorry that you did it wher
they bloom. The columbne blooms the
first year.