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EVENTS OF THE WEEK. 
DOMESTIC. — Twelve persons were 
• killed and more than a hundred injured, 
some of them fatally, when three cars of 
a Central of Georgia passenger train left 
the rails near Eufaula, Ala., Nov. 13, 
and plunged down a steep embankment. 
The train, which consisted of five cars 
crowded with excursionists, was en route 
from Ozark, Ala., to Eufaula, where a fair 
was being held. 
Witnesses who toll of _a “salary” of 
$2,500 a month besides a 15 per cent com¬ 
mission on all transactions, paid by New 
York wiretappers to an official at Police 
Headquarters, are under subpoena by the 
District Attorney. 
A complete list of the known dead and 
the missing as the result of the recent 
storm on the great lakes total 277. The 
wrecked vessels and the number of vic¬ 
tims on each one so far as known are as 
follows : The Caruthers, 28 ; Regina, 22 ; 
McGean, 2S; Wexford, 22; Price, 28; 
Argus, 26; Lafayette, 12; Hydrus, 28; 
Manchester, 26; Plymouth,'7; Leafield, 
15; Lightship No. S2, 6; Nottingham. 3. 
Some bodies were washed ashore without 
identifying wreckage. A thorough investi¬ 
gation'of the precautions taken by the 
Weather Bureau to warn the Great Lakes 
region of the storm was undertaken by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, after the 
President had referred to Secretary Hous¬ 
ton a telegram from Representative Wil¬ 
liam Gordon, of Ohio, urging that an in¬ 
quiry be instituted. 
Fire was discovered on Nov. 14 in the 
basement of the Thompson Department 
Store at Binghamton. N. Y., and before it 
was got under control it caused a loss of 
$235,000. It originated in a pile of ex¬ 
celsior in which Christmas holiday goods 
had been packed. Binghamton is just re¬ 
covering from the clothing company lire 
in which twenty-three lives were lost and 
prop rty valued at $125,000 was de¬ 
stroyed. 
The rear of a seven-story concrete 
building nearing completion collapsed at 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 14, carrying 
with it 14 men who were were working 
on the roof slab. Four were taken from 
the ruins severely injured and the others 
were buried under a mass of concrete and 
twisted stceL 
A gift of $4,350,000 to Cornell Medical 
College was announced at the dedication 
of the new State Veterinary College Nov. 
16 by President Jacob Gould Sclnirman. 
This is the largest gift ever made to Cor¬ 
nell. The name of the donor is withheld. 
The income, estimated at $200,000 a year, 
will be utilized to maintain the college in 
New York City. None of it is available 
for new buildings or new equipment, and 
none will be used here. Heretofore the 
deficit in the running expenses have been 
met each year by Col. Henry II. Payne, 
and for that reason it is believed that 
Mr. Payne established the new endow¬ 
ment. 
The Spanish steamer Balraes. with her 
cotton cargo on lire, was towed into St. 
George's harbor. Bermuda. Nov. 16, by 
the tugs Gladisfen and Powerful, con¬ 
voyed by the Cunard liner Pannonia. The 
Cunarder had on board 103 passengers 
of the Balmes. They were taken off the 
burning ship Nov. 14 in midocean, while 
heavy seas were running, after a forced 
draft race to the rescue in answer to 
wireless calls for help. The Pannonia 
was 180 miles away when the call for 
help was received. The Pannonia is the 
third Cunarder Avithin 20 months to lend 
aid and save life on the high seas, the 
others being the Carmania, which stood 
by the Volturno, and the Carpathia, 
which picked up the survivors of the 
Titanic. 
The shoe leather-dressing plant of G. 
Levor & Co., Gloversville, N. Y., was 
destroyed by fire Nov. 15, causing a loss 
estimated at $200,000. 
Fiery speeches were made in the Amer¬ 
ican Federation of Labor convention at 
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 17, attacking the 
Michigan copper mine owners, whose em¬ 
ployes are on strike. Resolutions demand¬ 
ing a Congressional investigation and 
calling for contributions for the support 
of the strikers were adopted. John II. 
Walker, president of the Illinois Mine 
Workers, who has spent months in the 
Calumet region, said it would be impos¬ 
sible to exaggerate conditions there. 
Fire in a business building on West 
23rd street. New York, Nov. 18, caused a 
loss of $75,000. During the fire three 
firemen were hurt. 
Nine miners are known to have been 
killed and at least a dozen others were 
still missing, Nov. 18, as the result of an 
explosion in the Alabama Fuel and Iron 
Company's mine, near Acton, Ala. Esti¬ 
mates of the number of missing A’aried at 
from 12 to 30. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The Argen¬ 
tine Government wants 10.000 pigs. 
Its special representatives, Albert and 
Charles Ibarra, believe the best pigs are 
obtainable in the United States, and they 
conferred Noa - . 13 Avith officials of the 
Department of Agriculture about placing 
their order, which Chicago dealers event¬ 
ually will fill. The pigs are wanted for 
breeding purposes. The Argentine Gov- 
ernment is making an effort to improve 
the breed of pigs in that country. 
The recent National Dairy Show in 
Chicago was attended by 150,000 persons. 
This was the greatest number ever attend¬ 
ing. The meet was notable in other ways. 
It saw practically every phase of the 
dairy industry banded together in the 
“council,” and it disclosed the keen iuter- 
THE RU Pi-A-L. NEW -YORKER 
est of people to learn the proper method 
of handling dairy products. The demon¬ 
stration section was crowded with spec¬ 
tators, mostly Avomen, all the time. _ Offi¬ 
cers for the coming year are: President, 
H. E. Van Norman, dean of the farm 
school. University of California; vice- 
president, J. D. Nichols; treasurer, J. A. 
Walker; assistant treasurer, Charles N. 
Stanton; secretary, Charles D. Ettinger; 
general manager, Colonel William E. 
Skinner. Three neAv directors Avere 
named: Dr. H. B. Favill, Chicago; M. 
B. Munn, St. Paul, and Colonel Skinner. 
The United States Live Stock Sanitary 
Association, which meets in Chicago, De¬ 
cember 2-4, includes all leading Federal 
and State Live Stock Sanitary officials. 
It has done good work in securing uni¬ 
formity in State live stock sanitary hnvs 
and quarantine regulations. All State 
veterinarians, members of live stock sani¬ 
tary board, and officials interested in Fed¬ 
eral, State or municipal live stock sani¬ 
tary control work are cordially invited to 
attend. Particulars can be had of Sec¬ 
retary J. J. Ferguson, Union Stock 
Yawls, Chicago. 
A nursery is being established at the 
University of Maine to give double serv¬ 
ice by providing practice to forestry stu¬ 
dents' at the university and supplies of 
trees to forest planters in the State. 
White pine and spruce are the principal 
kinds planted. 
The fifth annual convention of the Fed¬ 
eration of Jewish Farmers of America, 
AA’hich opened Noa - . 16 at the rooms of the 
Educational Alliance Building, NeAv 
York, was attended by 71 delegates from 
branches of the federation in the States 
of Ncav York, NeAv Jersey, Connecticut. 
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. lily 
Greenblatt, of Botsford, Conn., the presi¬ 
dent, was chairman. An address of Avel- 
corne Avas made by Alfred Jaretsky, presi¬ 
dent of the Jewish Agricultural and In¬ 
dustrial Aid Society, who spoke in Eng¬ 
lish, the other speakers talking in Yid¬ 
dish. He told what his organization had 
done in the way of advice and aid to the 
Jewish people Avho Avanted to be farmers. 
Farmers could not get bank loans as 
easily as merchants in cities, and his as¬ 
sociation had established a system of 
loans. He advised those aaIio wore afraid 
of hard Avork not to try farming. The 
report of the secretary showed that there 
were 13 branches in Connecticut, nine in 
Ncav Jersey, 16 in Ncav York, four in 
Massachusetts, three in North Dakota, 
two in Canada, three in Pennsylvania, 
and one each in Nebraska and Texas. 
The Ohio Agricultural College sends 
the report of an orchard in Lawrence 
County. This orchard contains 1,000 
Rome apple trees, iioav 23 years old. 
Nine years ago the owner, Mr. Wilgers, 
Avas ready to sell the Avliole thing for 
$2,000, hut could not make a sale at the 
price. Then he started in to add value 
to the orchard. This was done by prun¬ 
ing, spraying, and mulching Avith weeds 
and dead leaves. The first year after be- 
ginnig this work he harvested 2,075 bar¬ 
rels of apples. The Avork Avas kept up, 
and during the last eight years this or¬ 
chard has cleared more than $3,000 a 
year, or a greater yearly profit than the 
price of the entire orchard nine years 
ago. Surely it pays to watch and spray. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
Dover, N. J.. Poultry, Pigeon and Pet- 
Stock Association, annual show, Dover, 
N. J., November 24-29. 
International Live Stock Show, Chi¬ 
cago, November 29-December 6. 
Seventeenth annual meeting of the 
United States Live Stock Sanitary Asso¬ 
ciation, Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Decem¬ 
ber 2-4. 
Fourth annual poultry sIioav. Hammon- 
ton Poultry Raisers’ Association, Ham- 
monton, N. ,T., December 2-4. 
The Capital Poultry and Pigeon Asso¬ 
ciation will hold its annual show at 
Washington, D. C., December 2-6. 
Annual SIioav, Steuben-Allegany Poul¬ 
try Association, Hornell, N. Y., Decem¬ 
ber 2-6. 
New Jersey State Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, Trenton, N. J., December 8-10. 
Farmers’ week, Oregon Agricultural 
College, Cornwallis, Ore., December 8-13. 
Ncav York State Dairymen’s Associa¬ 
tion, Syracuse, December 9-12. 
New Jersey State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture, Trenton, N. J., December 10-12. 
Conference of State leaders in field 
studies and boys’ and girls’ clubs, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., December 15-1S. 
St. Mary’s Poultry Club, first annual 
show, St. Mary's, Pa., December 18-19. 
Poultry Show, Madison Square Gar¬ 
den, NeAv York, December 26-31. 
NeAv Jersey Farmers’ week, NeAv Jer¬ 
sey Experiment Station, NeAV BrunsAvick, 
December 26-31. 
Forty-first annual meeting, Noav Jer¬ 
sey State Board of Agriculture, Trenton, 
N. J., January 29-30, 1914. 
Ncav York State Fruit Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation, Convention Hall, Rochester, N. 
Y., January 7-8-9, 1914. 
Peninsula Horticultural Society, annu¬ 
al Winter meeting. Easton, Md., Janu¬ 
ary, 13-15, 1914. 
Ohio State Horticultural Society, an¬ 
nual meeting. Cleveland, O., January 20- 
23, in connection Avith the Fifth Annual 
Ohio State apple show. 
Annual Corn SIioaa-, Pennsylvania Live 
Stock Breeders’ Association, Pennsyl- 
vania Dairy Union, Pennsylvania. Hor¬ 
ticultural Association, York, l’a., third 
Aveek in January. 
Ohio Corn Improvement Association, 
Mansfield, O., January 27-30, 1914. 
Western Nca\' York Horticultural So- 
citv, Rochester, N. Y., January 28-29- 
30,' 1914. 
Farmers’ Week, Ohio State University, 
Columbus, Ohio, February 2-6, 1914. 
Sixth National Corn Exposition, State 
Fair Grounds, Dallas, Texas, February 
10-24, 1914. 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, 
Amherst, ten-Aveeks’ Winter course, Jan¬ 
uary 6-March 13, 1914. 
Thirty-ninth annual meeting of the 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
Cleveland, O., June 24-26, 1914. 
Garden produce is not raised to sell in 
this section very much. Cabbage are sold 
for five cents a head. There are a great 
many peas raised here in season. Pota¬ 
toes were small and not a very good 
yield. They bring 65 to 75 cents a bushel. 
There are no apples in this section this 
year. We have to pay for those shipped 
in from $3 to $5 ’a barrel. Hay was a 
light crop, no one buying or selling. 
Burlington Flats, N. Y. A. N. B. 
“Why Nellie, dear?” said the little 
gild’s teacher, “I haven’t seen you for 
several days.” “Nome,” replied Nellie, 
“I’ve been on an exertion Avith mamma.” 
—Harper’s Bazar. 
Kindly Disposed Magistrate: “Don’t 
you think this is a case that could be 
settled out of court?” 
thought of that, but the 
fight.”—London Opinion. 
Smith had a narrow escape from be¬ 
ing killed by a lion in Nairobi. “When 
the lion closed its jaAvs on you,” asked 
a friend, “did you give yourself up for 
lost?” “Ok, no,” Smith ansAvered calm¬ 
ly. “You see, I sleep in a folding bed.” 
—Credit Lost. 
Plaintiff: “I 
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Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get a quick 
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C. D. Rose Farm Agcy. SELLS FARMS. Bend for list. 
State & Warren Sts., Trenton, N.J. 
I Rfl FARMS FOR SALE—Near Phils. andTrenton markets; 
I0U good R.R. and trolley facilities. New catalogue. Es¬ 
tablished 25 years. HORACE G. REEDER. Newtown, Pa. 
W E SELL GOOD FARMS in Oceana, greatest fruit Co. 
in U. S.: also grain, potatoes, Alfalfa, dairying. 
Write for list, etc. HANSON & RON, Hart, Mich. 
IJRKAT FARM BARGAINS in the Diamond 
u State. No Floods, Tornadoes, Hills or Docks. 
Rich soil, Healthy climate, good market and pros¬ 
perous people. W. F. AI..L.KN, Seuforti, Bel, 
New Jersey Farms- P ™ ta hI e tweeniS 
delphia and New 1 ork. Unsurpassed marketing 
facilities. Desirable Home surroundings. List 
Free. A. TV. DRKSRER, Burlington, N. J. 
I Can Show You 
BIG FARM AND RANCH BARGAINS 
Tell me how large a place you want, in what sec¬ 
tion of the U. S. or Canada you want it. Give all 
requirements and I atIII find the place for you at 
i the price you 
/y /7 f -- ’mw.Monroo 
Street, 
Chicago, Ill. 
F g-\ n CAN fc—1,200 Bu. Seed Corn (Vie- 
\J IT OHLC tory Leamlng)90 day.produe- 
ing 125 bushel to acre, with 15 tons of stalks to acre. 
Also COO Bu. “ lVrfcot ” Potatoes, (New Seed! produc¬ 
ing very near to 300 bu. to acre. AVas absolutely Blight 
and Bust Proof, grown alongside of other potatoes that 
did Blight and Rust this past season. Prices—Corn, 82.00 
Per Bu. Potatoes, $2.00 Per Bu. Also 1 A No.-l Interna 
tional 70-Bu. Manure Spreader, belter than new, at K 
cost price. 1 10-H. P. Gasoline Engine, mounted on 
Heavy Truck, in perfect running order. Guaranteed as 
good ns new. Also Single Comb AVhite I.egbornslAVyekoiT 
Strain)and Genuine Spencer Strain ludian Runner buck*. 
Richard Wagoner, Aloha Farm, Brookfield Center, Conn 
142 Acres—125 Cleared 
good farm; 10-room house, painted and papered; 
two barns: round barn basement, G2 feet; other 
20x24: milk house, concrete floor. Milk sold to 
Borden’s. Silo. All good condition. Owner will 
include to quick buyer 23 cows and heifers, 4 
horses, harnesses, vragons, mower-rake, grain 
drill, harrow, stilky-plow, 150 hens, 50 tons hay 
4 tons straw, 5 tons millet, 8 acres ensilage, 50 
bushels potatoes, 150 bushels oats; 2 miles from 
Railroad town and milk shipping station tn New 
York City; 50 cords stove wood in wood-house. 
Many other things. All for $5,500, $3,500 cash 
HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Oweijo, Tiopa County, New York 
Virginia Fruit Growers 
are close to many big markets where their 
products find ready sale. It is the finest fruit¬ 
growing and farming country in America. 
Mild climate, abundant rainfall— average 4 
inches monthly in 1913 — fertile soil, ex¬ 
cellent transportation facilities. Conditions 
hero are ideal for fruit growing, dairying, 
stock raising, trucking or general farming. 
Fertile Farms $10 Acre up 
with timber, fruit and water. Excellent 
church, school and social advantages. Cheap 
labor. Write today for illustrated literature, 
maps and list of farms for sale. 
F. H. LaBaUTie, Agr. and Ind. Agt. 
NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. 
Room 255 N. & W. RY. Bldg. 
ROANOKE, VA. 
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ALBERTA 
The Price of Beef 
High and so is the Price of Cattle." 
For years tho Province of 
ALBERTA, (AVestern Canada), 
was the Big Ranching Country. 
Many of theso ranches toduy are 
Immense grain flelds.aml the cat¬ 
tle have given place to the culti¬ 
vation of wheat, oats, barley and 
llax, the change has made many 
thousands of Americans, settled 
on these plains, wealthy, but has 
■ — Increased the price of live stock. 
There Is splendid opportunity now to get a 
FREE HOMESTEAD OF 160 ACRES 
(and another as a pre-emption) In the 
newer districts and produce either cattlo 
or grain. Tho crops are always good, the 
climate Is excellent, schools and churches 
are convenient and markets splendid In 
Manitoba. Saskatchewan or Alberta. 
Send at once for literature, the latest 
Information, railway rates, etc., to 
J. S. Crawford 
301 E. Genesee St. 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
or write Superintendent of Immigration. 
Ottawa, Canada. , 
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