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CapB.IVincenti Eagle i Established 1872 DJSIHOCUATIC IN POLITICS -. » Published by H. ROY'.:^iIiIiN and CHAS. E. ALLEN IS&l^D EVERY THURSDAY Entered »e|fhe PooMJffllco at Cave Vincent, N. Y.if|is Second-class Mail Matter SUBSCBIPISiPN PRICE $1.50 Per Year WATERTOWN OFFICE ALDRKJB ADVERTISING SERVICE 7 OJiB Bide. • Phone 3480 -- ; Member of National Editorial Association ' New Yoi*k State Press Association Northern.New York Press Association Central New York Press Association THUB&PAY, AUGUST 22, 1929. THE STANDARD PASSES. —o— The \vVatertown . Daily Standard, published for a period of 35 years in the Metropolis of the North- Country, is no more. With last Saturday's is- sue the paper ceased to exist, the plant and good will of the business be- ing transferred to the Brockway com- pany, publishers of the Watertown Daily Times. The passing of the Standard is re- gretted by many of its subscribers, as it gave the news of the community and the world in general in-a concise manner; it' was a fixture in the North Country so far as the chronicaling of the news .-wras concerned, and its ap- pearanee.:-ea'ch' evening in-, iriany homes will be *ai.ss.ed, h ..,.-,.,.. The Watiertowji. I)aity_ Tijn.es , by the acquiring of the Standard, now has the! fielcL.to \itself and will, as it always has)-'serve the community'with all the iiews', local and national, and\ also cat'er to the wants of the. adver- tiser. ,'\'•' The, Times has always been one of the foremost daily papers in the state, but with its purchase of the Standard, the Eagle forsegB.-for.it a larger and- better Juture in the matter of pub- licity inj the North Country. THE jSMALL TOWN AND ITS ! \•• FUTURE. ' t' A revival of the old- subject of the- fate of -the small town in the United States is noted in a recent article in an exchange. The writer reiterates facts which everybody knows concerning the changes in trend of life with the coming ' of the automobile, the paved road and general shift of business methods. Just what will be the ulti- mate effect of these changes, cannot yet be : definitely predicted.', Where some kinds of business tend to die out, others spring up afad flourish.'. The general - conclusion is that there will always -be many smaller towns.' in every state; that.there will -never come the day when only great cities and the-open*-courrtryTvill' exist; ' As toJ*Bs-?\b'u'sfi , i'egr'-metf'*'6T' - \these\ smaller placesyit -is said' that -they- must change their old time practices and conform t o modern methods. The small town merchant is seldom called on to outfit a family from head to foot for the seasons of the year, as in the good old days, so large stocks of goods in the average small communi- ties are passe. The real business man will try; t o have a fresh and .well chosen stock, whether his line be notions .or hardware. The next ten years will -be i n the nature of a criti- cal peripd, but the best small .towns and thejbest merchants will survive* Reader Interest. Massena Observer: • It is one thing t o print a newspaper and quite another thing to have it read, that is to cover as 1 nearly, as possible, the field where it is publish- ed. It is still quite another thing to have all of the paper read. Reader interest or -reader attention, as it is sometimes called\ is now greatly con- cerning all advertisers, great and small. In these days of radio advertising and so many lines compete with news- paper advertising,, people who spend money for advertising space- are ask- ing if\ i t is read by the people who buy the newspapers as much as ten\ years ago. The metropolitan papers and the magazines are compelled to admit thai.the advertising they caf=- ry is not read to any such extent «s it was a decade ago. • No reader reads every, page in a great metropolitan -daily and in any of the national magazines. The reading matter in a metropolitan daily equals- the reading' natter in the average novel. It is a ihysical impossibility to read it all. •!ach reader looks' over the particular '.epartnients in which he is interested; 'lust as he orders from, a bill of fare •hose dishes that appeal to him Hence, if he doesn't read every page, ':here are scores of advertisements '.hat escape'him. To-day there is 'only one class of arinted matter carrying advertising that has not lost its reader interest md that is the home local paper. This class of advertising \medium has gained, rather than lost, in ruader at- tention. It gives t o those who buy it lomething that they cannot secure -ilsewjiere, the news about home, the . hing. most _s.ojigiit and most..eagerly levouredV ft is the one piece' of read- ing matter the people will not do vithout.' Every page i s \read; noi;h-\ng '3 passed ,by;/every advertisement is -,een. The home local paper stands ';o-day pre-eminent among the adver- tising mediums of the country. Its :eader, interest has never flagged. It 's the people's paper, a community in- stitution in which everyone takes a :leep interest-.' It is bought t o be read and read thoroughly, and its adver Usements have a drawing power that no other advertising begins t o have. BEVERAGE DISPENSER. —o— Watertown Times: Another link with the past has been :evered. The bartenders' union has lecided to change its name; Most jeople will be surprised to know that -he Bartenders' International League f America, or, as it is more common.- y called, the bartenders' union, has survived the Volstead act all these years, but it i s a fact and recently-a -rational _ convention was lield at 'Kansas City. ,-Pe'rh.aps the most im- portant action taken at this conven- tion was, to'\ change the designation, bartender,' to. that of beverage dis- penser.. --.., We' are' living in a - time' of the )assing of old names. The under- taker of yesteryear is the mortician i id-day, the real estate agent is the- l-ealtor and\ the beauty shop operator .he beautician. Now . the bartenders ioin the passing parade. It is the • rend of the day. 'Ha Doesn't Ua.-e To A nun) who litis iinj good reason to ln v lic>ve -In himself never Houri-diei- himself hefnre lite faces of other poo pie In order rhnl they, nin-y believe In him.—Dickons. .- ' , Ki^h-School Courses [n Kiirti|iu high schools, or what, we •all high schools, give' an'ei^hHypur.' ..-nurse. Pupils enter*'frp'ra about 'tile fourth grade, which is considered the end of the primary grades, and\remain In the gymnasium, as it is called, until t;.hey ..are ready for college. This Is .especially true of Germany and the -H.e'ar\ Bast, England aha\ France hav- ing each an entirely different arrange- ment. • t Inevitably A physical director advises that if one doesn't live to he eighty years of n;re ii is; n prime. And It will be pun Ished h\< dcat-li K,o. From AristotI* The Greek inscription on the main facade of the Academy of Sciences is from Aristotle and may be translated: The search for truth is In one way J hard, and in another easy. For It is I evident that no one can master it fully ! nor miss It wholly But ench adds a . little to our knowledge of nature, and - from all the facts assembled there rises a cpi-laln grandeur.—Washington Slur. Eagle to Be Placed In CornerIStone of New Parish House The Rev. John Fairburn, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, informs us that a copy of this week's Eagle is to be deposited in the cornerstone of the Parish House, which is to be laid Sunday with impressive cere- monies. As a matter of record we give a list of those engaged in busi- ness i n the village on this date to be compared with the merchants and others, should the stone be opened in the years t o come.. 'Clergymen—Rev. John Eairburn, Episcopal; Rev.. Robert 0. Duford, Roman Catholic; Rev. F. N. Churchill, Methodist; -Rev. George T. Eddy, Presbyterian. , Town Officers—Charles L, Fitz- gerald, Supervisor; Walter F. Blum, Town Clerk; George Donaldson, J. Harry Grapotte, Frank W. McDer- tnott,. Albert Constance, justices of the Peace; Ephriam L. Barker, Supt. of Highways; Joseph L. Mason, N. H. 'Reff, Dwight M. Borland, Assessors. Village Officers—Frank G, Blum, Mayor; George R. Arney, Harry J. Robbins, Trustees; Arthur C. Gardner, Clerk, Marion Jerome; Treasurer. -School Board—John R. Kilbom, President; Sidney W. Gordon, Clerk; D. V. Seeber, Mrs. Evelyn Borland, Mrs. Carrie Allen. Postmaster—.Kenneth G. Stebl'en. 'Chief of Police^Frank J, Wiley. >Fire. Chief—Harry I.' Allen. Customs Officers—Thomas J. Brady. Collector; Frank H. Pigden, Deputy. Immigration Officers—^William D. Lewis, F. E. Batchelder. Bankers—D. V. Seeber, Ray Fits- ;erald, John Countryman. The Eagle—H. Roy Allen, Charles E. Allen. Attorney—Jasper W. Cornaire. • U. S. Fish Hatchery—J. P. Snyder,. Superintendent. _ . . •St. Lawrence River Ice Co.—W. A. Casler; Manager. - -, Tailors—.S. H. Countryman, - Anson R. Davis. Garages—A. L. Dezengremel, Earl Willoughby, George Boadhouse, Ray Bearup, Richard Merchant. N. N. Y. Utilities—E. A. Cross, Manager. Fish Merchants—Dennis • McDer- mott, William E. Burnham. Water Works—-D. V. Seeber, C. A. Hurst, Charles Armstrong, Com- aissioners. Monuments—S. Kelsey Ainsworth. Blacksmiths—'George and William •Celly, Raymond and Stratford. Painters and Paper Hangers—C. G. Ulen, I-ISrry I. Allen, William E. Stanley, Frank N. Willoughby, Floyd Ladd, Mrs. F.. Saunders. Hotels—Andrew F. ICeough, For- rest A. Keough, The Carleton; Joseph Leininger, the Misses Jerome.' Lunch Rooms—Mrs. George ' Cody, Mrs. A. MeGowan, Mrs. Albert Gar- lach. Plumbers—Ainsworth & Ryder, M. Hartness. •Cheese Storage Plant—E. W. Coon, George C. Pashley.. iBoat Builders—Francis C. Stanley, Wilfred E. Dodge, Leon L. Peo. -Barber Shops—George F. Londra- ville, Frank Eager. Wagonmaker—John Mussot. Hiirnessmaker—Thomas J. Daley. Telephone Exchange—John H. and T. Harry Grapotte. N. Y. C. Station Force—Wilbert Dehery, Agent; Charles Fairand, Op- erator. American Express—Wm. Graves, Agent, •Hay-and Grain Dealers—Walter H. Irant, Constance Brothers. Livestock—Maurice Humphrey, and •''rank Constance. Movie Theater—John H. Grapotte. Contractors and Builders—<C. A. Turst, L. J. Gates, B. E. Willoughby, A. Webster & Son, John E. Walker. Lumber Dealers—Albert W. Scobell, J. Schuyler Lowe. , Insurance—Arthur C. Gardner. * C6al and Wood—JameS. P- Davis. Coaling Station-^Elmer C. Gosie?: f Mdnager. • . .'\' Booth Fisheries—John R. Kilbor-hp Manager. Dentists—Dr. George A. Potter, Dr. Sidney W. Gordon. Physician—William N. Maloney. •Market Gardners—Len A. Wiley. John E; Eienbeck. Shoemaker—M. Rose. -Milk Dealers—iNelson Baskey, Geo. I. Grandjean. Merchants—W. H. Johnson, W. F Jlark, R. S. Hollenbeck, H. S. Spa-f- ord, F. G. Blum, W. D. Laird, C. A. iregor, G. R. Sheldon, C. L. Fitz- orald, G. H. Glenn, G. E. Pillmore, V. J. Garlach, Mrs. E. J. Newman, H. V. Ainsworth, W. B. Ryder, W. J. Monteith, W. F. Blum, Franklin Kil- born. gia^<i3cggtBsiTanrafraretfcgi.'Jt-^.hgg3^icauac^^ ^^«oa3Ka»iatogqmsa»«tte«MtwiiSCTWlwT^wTT^^ Point Peninsula Is Rural Novelty, Says Jared Van Wagenen, jr. Women At State Fair By HAFthlET MAY \MILLS iio! for \the 'Sta'te Fair'lh Syracuse August the :26.th to' 31st inclusive. It proinisas-to^ha~e .muoh. that will spe- cially interest women. Housewives and mothers can learn and enjoy many ex- hibits in the Women's Building. For Jthe past •?• years' Mrs: Clara- Carp, formerly of. Syracuse, now of Fayett|yille, has presided over the Women's Building. She has great executive ability and manages to crowd 1 many valuable J exhibits Into small bpace. This year,' she tells me, she la introducing several new fea- tures. -There will be a beautiful elec- tric display. Cheese of a new kind and some unique garden seats, will be shown.' Women's patriotic, educational and benevolent societies will have booths and meetings. Those who are members o£ the -D. A. B..,' the Root Relief Corps, the W- 0. T. U. or. the .League of Women Voters can learn more of their work a;nd progress. No booth is more Interesting than..that. In charge of the blind. .There- weaving is done, chairs aye mended and fancy articles made, proving that,the right sort of instruc- tion call- largely' atone 'for physical afflictions.-\ •'-. Housekeepers- will be given valuable help in *tho : meat section maintained by the Agricultural Department of Cornell University. Here are shown the \best\ cuts and- here one learns that these are not always really the best for-.co'nsumptiori or p'ocketboolc. The most popular part of the whole building Is the wing devoted to the baby contest. This, is not a-new plaa. But more and more bablei come every year, thus nr.dvins its popularity. Over 150 are a'lKgady entered from dif- ferent narisyoSjtae. state. The. ages range Mat '!$xV:months: to five years. OontestflStSi-tifrr'the prizes ai'e divided Into tulso^'claiies'-'iaccording;, to -ijge. Kaon C%B ' has^wo prizes, a sterling stiver oup pVoper^ inscribed and a spoon. The child la measured and .welshed. Beauty of face does not count. The American Medical Society furnishes the blank cards for appli- cants. Health and normal development are what count in the contest. Some- ; times through these examinations ! mothers are surprised to learn that i the baby has some serious trouble of J which there has been no outward sign. In such cases the parents are advised to go to the family physician for further diagnosis and treatment. So those who are managing the' Women's Building work are building better homes and healthier children for the future. Do not miss the Fair or the valuable exhibits. 1 On Governor's Day there wtll be a reception in honor of Mrs. James Roosevelt, tho mother of our honored and able director of the State's affairs. \Shorthand*! The origin of brief writing, or 'shorthand.\ Is clouded in mystery. No authentic record exists establishing Its iM-iicllciil use IIIUCII before the first '•enlwy H ('. From that period until iihoul Him A I). Hie art nourished tlirmijihfitii HIP Itmnmi empire. The sevri'tiirj and lihnn-lan of Cicero. Miuviin Tiilllus rim. WHS the pioneer if Itmmiri stiiii-ilimn) The chief use nf sliiit'ilmiKi In tioiiimi limes was iiitiile lij the ii'inliT* In the fhuicli mid by government niid-iitix church digni- taries ,wlin iniitlf i-ui!.M|)lriitui8 use of short limn! wt'i-f Si Anirustliie Orlgen and St .lei-ouii' All the Unman em perors ,'IU|IIM,\IM| itMirtli.-iiiil set-retarles. Several enn-.eriii-s-itieii'iiii'il tn lonrn it The following appeared in last. Sat- urday's issue of the Watertown Standard: point Peninsula, that peculiar neck; •of land which juts into Lake Ontario from Jefferson county, wag- the sub- ject of a recent story, written by Jared Van Wagenen, Jr., agricultural, writer.^ The story describes the 7,000 acres, divided into 50 farms and re- cites the troubles 'of the farmers living there; Excrepts from the.story' follow: . • Finds a Rural Novelty. i \I had thought that more than 25 years of farmers' institute work had' enabled me to see—-if not all of che agricultural highways the byways of our state—at least conditions repre- sentative of all of them. Recently,' however, I came to a locality which had. all the interest and charm of novelty. It was the community of Point Peninsula. The place is a part, of the North Country, and by road is 30 miles west of Watertown. The Point juts boldly out into Lake, Ontario and escapes being an island,, onlj? by virtue of the narrowest pos,- sibll^eck of land, a sand bar witb/,ya causeway and road so close to water level that when the winter gales sweep the lake, the waves sometimes pile the- gravel (shingles, as the salt water beach dwellers would say) up on the road i n such quantities as t o interfere with passage. On this low, windswept peninsula : are more than 7,000 acres of land, about 50 farms, five school districts, one post-office, one country store, cue grange hall and one little Methodist' church, and, say, half a dozen h- uses making up the tiniest of harass. I forgot to ask if there were a resident physician. If not, I wonder what, these farm folks do when cn-ipped by the sudden terror of illness at mid- night or when a child is to bi: bom into the world. \East and south there are broad arms of water, north there is water iand the narrow trail to the mainland, but west there is only the wide ex- panse of the open lake—200 miles of. water with only an island or two on the horizon. Once Covered By Forest. * \Agriculturally the Point is not bad. Indeed, except for its isolation, it would be reckoned among our betr ter lands. There is a little outcrop of lime rocks on the higher parts and I noted some granite boulders, wan- dering lost rocks, brought down from the northeast by glacial iceshee*. Iio on the whole it is a level, desp and rather fertile soil. There are several tractors, and tractors do not come to very rough or infertile regions. -Once, they tell me, the Point was covered -with wonderful forests and the first adventurers were lumbermen but men have been farming it now for 100 years.; • - - \There a*e many cows, but only_:j5 or 6 silos, the meaning of this being that hay grows easily while the late spring and relatively cool days and: nights do not fit corn. On the other hand if you do grow corn i t is hardly necessary to worry over early frosts because the big lake, -while it soaks up heat all summer so that sultry nights are unknown, acts like a giant, hot water bottle when the cool Octo-' ber nights draw on. \The same reasons that render it rather poor locality for corn, make it almost ideal for oats. The oat is a cool weather plant. Its worst enemy is burning hot days and this is the reason why Jefferson is the banner oat county of the state, growing an average of some 70,000 acr,es. \The Point i s on the whole level but has some roll, not the-dead flatness of some of the adjacent mainland. The trees with their tendency to lean and with their branches inclining toward the east and south, testify to the sweep and persistency of the lake winds that gather force over many watery miles. An Isolated Community. \I doubt if there is another com- munity in our state of equal size that is_ so isolated. In slimmer it is a matter of boat or a twelve mile drive to the nearest railroad. After winter gets thoroughly settled down and the ice oh the bay gets firm and safe, you can drive across the ice from Three Mile Bay or Chaumont, a distance in either case of six miles-. \This temporary winter highway over the literally trackless expanse is marked by a long straight line of cedar brush set in the ice because even t o the islander accustomed t o the bay and the landmarks, it would be ho joke, t o be caught at night or in a blinding snow storm without these friendly guides. \There is another factor that must be reckoned with in crossing big sheets of ice and that is the forma- tion of pressure ridges. In warm thawy days ice expands like any other substance and iri the case of big- areas this expansion can only be :taken care of by the ice buckling-up into a very abrupt definite ridge, three or four feet high and miles long. They tell me that every winter these pressure ridges occur in almost exactly the same place. \Some of these are difficult to get over and i t is often necessary t o drive along for miles before a team can. cross. \Let me make one thing clear. This may be an isolated community but the people who -came to the institute, which I conducted there, were fully the equal of any audience you are likely to gather in the state. They were- farm folk to whom you may properly apply that fine adjective 'cultured' and their names were English names betraying their New England ancestry, yet another ex- ample of the qualities of the Puritan stock. \But in talking with them, I found a note of pessimism regarding the future of the Point. Many of the old families, who had achieved some measure of agricultural success, are selling or renting their farms and go- ing elsewhere, perhaps to educate their children, perhaps to be a little nearer the rest of the world. And it. seemed t o be universal testimony that the new comers lacked the fine stand- ards of the older. Milk Main Product. \Then too, there seems to be some unfortunate economic conditions. In years past there was a great deal of barley grown and schooners tied, up at the dock to load barley for Os- wego, but this industry has gone and for reasons not connected with the 18th amendment. To-day, the main product is milk for the one cheese factory. Timothy hay grows ex- ceptionally well, but the difficulties of marketing at present seem insuper- able. . \The little .hamlet had once two piers running out into deep water and a wharf-house where . the barges loaded hay and where coal was delivered at very moderate freight •rates. Now all this is gone and the grinding ice floes have carried away the timber of the dock. No one knows just why, but the tiny port i s dead. \Along the western horizon go the big freighters on their steadfast way between Chicago or, Duluth and Og- densburg or Montreal, but no more do the little steamers make Point Peninsula a port of call. It is hard to escape the feeling that somehow the Golden Age was in the past. Cisco — Fishing. • \In the old days every farmer was a fisherman, when the famous Chau- mont ciscoes came into the bay 'about election time.' Once literally, thousands of barrels were caught and salted. Then came a period of years when the cisco almost disappeared, but once again some very good catches have been made within the last two or three years. \I feel a particular interest in this community—these folks who are hold- ing this particular sector of the agri- cultural battle front under such rather special difficulties of isolation and lack of market facilities. It has occurred t o me that local co-operation might result in the ownership of a community barge which should take hay to, say Oswego, and should bring back coal and lumber and fertilizers.\ EVET ASKS VEY OF FARM RESOURC <MV Proposes Soil Survey to Deter- mine Best Crops for Each Locality. TO STUDY WEATHER, TOO Plan Put Forward by Morgenthau Commission as Next Step In Pro- gram of Agricultural Relief—rTo Be Completed In Next Few Years. Ringing Contest to Feature State Fair Members of the New York State Grange, the Farm Bureau and the Homo Bureau who contemplate enter- ing the singing contest promulgated by the Now York State Agricultural Society at the New York State Fair, it Is suggested \by Daniel P. Witter, president, and Charles H. Baldwin searetary, should at once submit their entries. Entries are to be addressed to Danlol P. Witter, Berkshire, N. Y. In order to be eligible for the sing- ing contest, contestants must have been a member of the firange, Farm Bureau, or Home Bureau for at least four months prior to September 1,1929. The songs must 'be confined to those written prior to 1900. An appropria- tion of $400 has been made for prizes for the -\winners of the contest, Albarij^-A total of 304.41 miles of New York State highway has been completed .this season, Arthur W. Brandt, commissioner of highways, announces. Hlg report up to July 31 shows that 24S contracts are undet 1 way, that, there are 9^517 men em- ployed by contractors, and 5,813 in the maintenance force employed by the State. '...'.' MucVn- That Thinks A machine that calculates change, delivers the rigid amount to the cus- tomer in a fraction of a second, and totals up thf money received for the day or week, was seen at a recent In- ventors' exhibition held in England. Seek to Ban Weed< Soipe of the states which have anti- weed laws are Connecticut. Idaho. Illi- nois, Michigan, Missouri. North Da- kota, South Dakota, Oregon, Ohio. Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey. Got to Be EndurecT Jud Tunkins says he is never disap- pointed when the man he helped to elect turns out to be a disnppointment. Everybody lias to get hisself gold- briclted more or less.—Washington Star. LyAJ.duilap Old Romam' Ablutions Daily the ancient Uoimtns washed only their arms and legs. A bath was taken every ninth day—every market day. By the time of the empire, Rom- ans sponl hours in their baths. Shakespeare's Vocabulary Shakespeare's vocabulary consists of 24,000 different words, as compared With 17,000 of Milton, 7;000 of the Bible, 9,000 of Homer and 5,800 of Dante. Of these words 5,000 wera used only once. Sam Becrxneh load Tiie x^xritxiXQ shop, An able paacraiDaslie. He did. \hie job -tuoiic cOl ol<me Aaad. xoxi. ~£a& Bams Tdturi. Beo He u>rote ths copy, setlhe:1iype And -pui tiie slreeb to \bed Ee h.caid- addressed. a*id :moiled e< To cut the ooe&hjead\ His editorial's xo&ia dsep, His social aonrme3ab-oi£\u And, mvexLjhalF a Chance, ±fe'd raiafce A. .feme, omtuitoj. His sole \bille \bxou^tib T±i£ \bacon His ads ruere \biiglit and. stxrxnr -Aiad Sam TOQS paiampl Ho van Ids\ taheon lie could, get Mg ncSmsg. The Trouble vxxs - too mamj iolks Woute, ^eadTbe Bee Sxrfeaxs, But Tuheq. ab apxae to pauxrig Sara TDeve ectdlyji xtr ansrecasir Amoaig Hue siimers great and. small Id head the list vtfBxlime xubo icaled To pa-y theiir Bee sab^axiptieox. s& Albany.—Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Is prepared to submit to the next session of the Legislature the recommendation of Jiis Agricultural Advisory Commission headed by Henry Morgenthau, Jr., for a stock- taking of the state's agricultural re- - sources in the form of a complete soil- survey. . The proposed survey would be for the purpose of determining the best possible use for each acre of the state's farm land. It would In effect he the extension to the state as. a whole the city and regional planning in effect already in the larger centers of population, the governor told an audience at Perry, N, Y. • . The recommendation of the Agricul- tural Advisory Commission is. the first of-a series of steps -in improving the condition of agriculture in N-ew York. The commission drafted t\ program of emergency relief adopted hy the Legislature at the last session which included the. gasoline tax, relief from, highway .taxes and additional state aid to rural schools! Senator John Knight, Republican leader of the upper house of the Legis- lature, said he saw no reason why the Lcj^islature should not .authorize the proposed study. Governor Roosevelt explained the plan as follows: \It is a fact not .generally realized that the State does not know what its agricultural possibilities are. In other words, no complete survey has been made for the purpose of making defi- nite plans for the more profitable use of ftach kind of land. There are dozens of different kinds of land in the State and it is not stretching the peent to say that a very large percent- r:;s of agricultural lands is now used '. r the production of the wrong kind of crop. Soil Survey Completion First \The commission proposes, there- fore, that the first step must be to complete the. soil survey of the State. For many years past cooperative work has been going on between the State and the Federal Government, but it has resulted in the survey of less than half of the counties of the State. At the present rate of procedure it would require thirty years to finish the soil survey. \It is therefore, the first step in the program that this soil survey shall be cpoeded up so as to complete the whole State within the next few years. This, will result in knowledge of the kind of soils in every county and every neigh- borhood and every farm and will save millions of dollars during,the lifetime of the coming generation. \For example, it is said that more than half of the orchards of Western New York are planted on the wrong kind of so'ilr -If a -\knowledge of-these soils had been available millions of dollars would have been saved the fruit growers of that part of the State! \With increasing specialization In crop growing it is essential to know what soil is best adapted to each crop. Climatic Survey Held Need \With this soil survey there should go hand in hand a complete survey, of the climatic conditions of the State, and it is a fact little recognized that one county may have conditions of climate very different from an adjoin- •ing county, so different, in .fact, that the effect on the same crop will be marked. This climatic survey applies not only to general -crops but espe- cially to orchards and vegetables. \The third step in the survey is to take an inventory of all of the forest i resources of the State. \While it is true that the State Is consuming far more timber each year than it is growing, i t is also true that thousands of owners of wood lots are unable to obtain a dependable market for their forest crops. In other words, we are losing at both ends—not grow- ing enough timber, and at the same time not getting what we should for the timber which we have. Outlines the Projeots \For the first three years the total cost of the various projects will come to about $110,000 a year. These proj- ects fall into the following classes: \1. Completion of the soil survey including preparation of detailed maps. \2. Assembling and preparing com- plete weather data. \3. Classification of land for agri- culture, forest, recreation or residen- tial purposes, \4. Survey of the present uses and best adaptations of land, .including, •orchards, vegetables, forests, pastures. \5. Studying the cost of producing milk under the various existing sysr terns of dairying. \It is a good, businesslike proposi- tion and will iaihe long tun Eave the- agricultural population and also the city dwelling population many millions of dollars through the more econom- ical propduction of food crops and the increasing of our.forest resources. 1 am confident that there will be, vir- tually unanimous support for this ex- cellent program from all parts of the State.\ am You Will Make No Mistake if You Use BEST a ?? It Satisfies the Most Particular Canned Fruits, Meats, Fish* Pickles, Olives, Cheese, Bread, Cookies, and many other things for a shore dinner or picnic lunch can be had here. A Fresh Stock a iic n;»«rflnht»n»>l«<,u<ilHHnu«Tyll.-f«hlii; IW> BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER If partr.h will have their children memo- rize a BiHle selection each,p)eek,U tulll prooa a prlcelen heritage to ihem In after year*. The Lord's Prayer. Matthew 6:9-13. Our Father which are in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name. ,10. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. 12. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: fo.r Thine is.the kingdom, and the power and the glpry forever. Amen. PJBAYER :—Father, in all of our petitions, give us the sprit of tlie living Christ. St. Vincent de Paul's Church Rev, R. 0. Duford, Pastor Sunday Masses at 7:30 and 10:00. Mass on week days as announced. Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. F. N. Churchill, Minister. Parsonage Phome No. 27-51. Sunday, August 25, 1929. 10:30—Morning worship. Theme— \Pressing Toward the Goal.\ ll:30^Bible school. 7:30—Evening service. Therm?— \Does It Pay?\ Wednesday, 7:30—Midweek prayer service. ., The pastor will occupy the pulpit on Sunday and all the regular services of the church will be resumed after the vacation period. May all return to their tasks with a greater vision of service. St. John's Episcopal Church. Uev. J. Fairburn, Rector. Phone 25-15 OF THE Byers Dept. Store SALE STARTS Friday, Aug, .Every Piece of High Grade Merchandise jn our store will be sold at a sacrifice. In some lines of goods only 5 cents nn the dollar will be realized. We advise everyone to be here and be here EARLY Friday. p$s 434 Court St Y. . (Near the Bridge) The Eagle Does First-Class Job Printing. Thankful for That A little girl who disliked milk pud- dings had been made to finish her portion before leaving the table. \Now may 1 get down?\ she asked, with a sigh of relief. \When you've said your grace,\ nod- ded her mother. \Bnt I've nothing to give thanks for,\ answered the child. \Then you'd better stay there.\ This was too much for the little girl, and putting her bands together, she murmured: \For what I have received I'm truly grateful, and I thank heaven I wasn't sick.\—Weekly Scotsman. Talking of Energy It wduld require 15,000,000 persons, ail speaking at once, to generate me- chanical energy equal to one horse- power. Thin Dividing Line The line between failure and sue cess often Is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it—Elbert Hub- bard. Sunday, August 25, 1929. 7:30—Early Communion. 10:30—Cornerstone service and ser- mon by Bishop Coley. Program\ for Above Service. Processional hymn 491, \T h e Church's One Foundation;\ morning- prayer, Rev. C. C. Bentley, Toledo; lessons by the rector, Ezra III, 1-11, 1 Peter 11, 1-10; special psalms (res- ponsive) 15-84-100; sermon hymn, 186, \Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken;\ sermon by Bishop Coley; offertory solo, Mrs. Pritchar'd, Utica; concluding prayers arid benediction by the Bishop; recessional hymn 445, 'O God Our Help in Ages Past.\ vVhile this hymn is being sung, the choir, plergy, Bishop and congrega- tion will march to the place where the cornerstone will be laid. Aftjr the introductory prayers and respon- ses, the Bishop j laying his hands on the stone and say, \O Lord Jesus Christ, etc.\ Then he shall strike the stone'three times and say, \In the faith of Jesus Christ we place this foundation stone, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\ Suitable versicles, prayers and benediction will then con- clude the service. The usual docu- ments and coins will then be deposit- ed in the stone. As the .building of this Parish House marks the beginning of a new chapter in thj history of St. John's Episcopal church, it is hoped every member of the parish (including the members of Millens Bay congrega- tion) will make an effort to attend. The service will be held rain or shine. 2:30—Holy Baptisms. No service at Millens Bay. Every one invited to attend the cornerstone service. As Sunday, September 1, is the Rev. C. C. Bentley's last Sunday here, he will take the services that day, both at Millens Bay and the Cape. See his announcement in next week's paper. ^TJiis will allow Mr. and Mts. Fairburn to take a few days holiday. All baptisms, marriages and burials be taken care of by the Rev. Bentley from August 28 t o September-3. Mr. A. J . Fairburn expects t o spend a week in Canada before returning to New York city. Bishop Coley will be the guest of the Rev. and. Mrs. Bentley on Satur- day, and of the Rev. and Mrs. Fair- burn on Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. K. C. Eagley and son will re- turn to Erie on- Wednesday \of this week. The choir will hold a special re- hearsal on Saturday evening at 7:30 in the church. All members please be present. On Sunday morning the choir will robe in the rectory, ->. Lr-nisriark of Virginia Is C!d Church Towc> The traveler who wanders' int.- •liiiiie&ipwii. in Virginia, will see there ilif ruins ol an old brick rower, sui'- riuimletl by -a wire fence, utiii linvltij; tin- iinpetM'tmee of an undent uge. And il Is undent, too. fnt it h:m srno<J,on this Mint fin almost HI Hi yours. It w;is not nlwnys so lonely', llmngli. for AVIUMI 'j-wns mi-ted It wits niiW ol'-n church, one -fit the. first churches, eiveted In Apiei-k-a b,\ Knglish settlers in t lie New world. It was erei-ti'il. in lfi.'iri bj- the early Virginia soltlei-K ntnl w:ts Intllt on the very spot where ('::; t 1'-. >• :' .I't'h Unit fimiuiis exi-liu-er. Imci built a \ -..'.: II one .siiuie years previous. Tills euilier dittrcli wsis the one In which- i'o-fliniiiiis the Indian , ni::li| mid il.niKliiei i-l I'li'.vhiiinn. was married tn .Inhn licit in Kit I. The new church v/irs ii.tiirai' ere for the .flines. It WHS li.iill entirely nf brick mid of wmiil till en I'l-ntn the dense forests, end the tmvei that slnnds there to- day u:is iilm-eil at the enlranee. The 'ilnii-s were troiiliinns In the VI giniji of .\.iili vears ngii. mid' when the ivlilti- men wen- pot nc.li\llnii the Iu>I!-!iis riiey would often light ufiuiiic tin-t-CThrs 'Anil so about' -!.' years nfli-t the church hari been completed Nathaniel Rneon nnd his soldiers re- hell-tl against the authority of the governor, niai-elu-il on .Jamestown and binned rhe town anil Hip church Nnthinf! ol ili ( . latrer remains today e.vi-epi ilif. ruined,-tower, an nlif-el if beauty In its nlij jige. and one visited- liy lhei:s:iinls o| people, every year £tc;-c; of Composition of China Long Sou-flit The maklun of .'hirm is nh innii-aie and Iotiji'lrawn nut process |i miee rriiulreil an different operation* and fimr ivei l;s time to make eve.i Hie flmiiRj white plates wlildi an I-mot in eheuii resimirniifs The line) i-niaas reipiire the highest of skliri-il nihoi tind materials, anil tliclt <leeoi,.iion Is an art In iu.elf. Many fried in Midi to discover Hie secret ol the conrpo.vitloii Bvenluall.v various at- tempts were in tended with su.-.-ess in Italy ami Krain-e. In 170!) n tier tnjin alchemist named Boertger disc-ov e;r I Hie proi-eKK'-a-Ot •years -rff-intll.-i. \ I'y i::e, enrr of Mfd•ftfalflei'itlirei-iinii'-y' Germany had not less than seventeen pnfteHes If was, however, the nrl- eUnl and ICast India eompaniei- Unit plan d the chii-rin of ehihaware. uhlch for centuries was so rare that only princes, kings or nobles could possess a piece nf if. wlfhln the common reach of the average family. Daily Thought Every tnah has at times in his mind the ideal of what he should be, but is not. This Ideal may be high and complete, or It may be quite low and insufficient; yet In all men that really seek to Improve, It is better than the actual charactpi—man never fnlls so low that he -can see nothing higher than himself.—Theodore Parker, Leprosy Fearful Scourge ntiiiinj Hie .Middle ages no seonrue Was so widespread- as leprosy There were soine lii.ltuo i,mu Houses seal tered over western Ktirope neiirl} 100 of them beliia In Ureal Britain (hie occupied the site of SI James palace, and the dales of fheir foundation cov- ered a period from KISIO at Ciinterhur.v to 1 17-j af llighgate/ The flisey«i- diminished with re markable rapidity during the next century, though Hie reason' still Is KoniMliinn of-a mystery UriiBtle'se gregatlon counted foi much no iloalu. but so treat an authority us Sir l.enn ard lii.jjers held rhnl the chief cause of t lie decline was yet anolhei plague the Black rl,.,itti of ma Hut it Avus a dreadful remedy, for the Black death iiself slew nearly half the pup- Ulalioii nf f-'iimne IVf.frotl \i.\v S Briefly Told , Every day Is a little life and-our 1 whole life Is but a day repeated. Consolation f 0f the Plump Thin v.-oii-'i never made history -. l-ady Mi-rv U. ,- Druinmorid, ' .
