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THE HONESDALB CITIZEN : TEUOSDA MORNING, JULY 16. 1908,
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GLIMPSES OF ,
uikle ew
Fm Jm Chandler 'Hani Had
Will a Fato Eye.
INSTANCES OF HIS KIMONESS.
Hew He BeirgM Out P Vender
Helped a 'Prlntee Aaeiislnsj
BUHm 'ef tlta BuhfulaM fenr
r Fanmua Nsgre Talaa.
Chandler Harris, the antnor.
, recently died at hU borne In Weet
, a suburb of Atlanta, waa known
oahcrat the EaslUb reading world
hi creation of tbe charartrr of
e!o Botoi." Mr. Harrl traa toe
t of many Interesting atorlea ana
f incidents. Borne of them are herewith
nUted br bU friend and neighbor.
Forrvet Adair:
One day Mr. Marrls little daughter
broke bar doll, and ber father picked
cp cot of the piece. Tbe fragment
chanced to be tbe doll' eye. and Mr.
Barrla found that a alight rompres
len of tbe muscle of tbo face would
sable him to easily bold the ere over
his own optic. Tbe mirror showed
blm that the thing bad an uncanny
asd ghastly look. It bad tbe etarlng.
glassy appearance of a deed person's
ere. Carefully placing hla treasure In
bis Tt pocket, be went to town and
triad lti effect upon tbe offlce boy with
so mneb success that be waa encour
aged to repeat the experiment else
where. On tbe car ffolag out to West
End three schoolgirls occupied seats
aot tar from bbn. They were atran-
gm d l-ricntally tholr glances
wc1 ' j bis direction. At a fa
re moment, wbea bis newspaper
concealed bis face, he fixed the doll's
eye In position and then lowered the
beet which be pretended to read with
the other eye. Suddenly there was a
pause In tbe lively conservation or tne
Slits, and Harris could sea that they
were suing In horror at tbe wonderful
ye. Tbey bad never seen anything
like It Just wbst It was tbey could
taot tall, but It was more than they
could stand. They put their beads to
gether and whispered and then stared
at the horrible object It waa too
much to be endured. Tbe girls
watched that Immovable, expression
less orb for a few momenta, and, with
vary pale faces and in evident cerr
oneness, signaled the conductor to atop
tbe car. They were at some distance
from their destination, but that dl
not matter. Anything to escape from
tbe glare of that conlIke eye.
"An old lady on tbe car started to
ask llarrlR a question. Before she bad
ottered three word she noticed that
hideous eye. Her voice faltered and
tbe remainder of tbe sentence waa
lost Taking ber spectacles from ber
bag, she wiped them vigorously and
put them on. In the meantime the re
pulsive eye bad Iwen slyly removed,
and Mr. Harris was smiling blandly
upon ber, with his honest blue eyes
frankly meeting hers. Thia seemed to
poasle tbe old lady more than ever.
She rubbed her eyes, examined ber
spectacles, and went off Into a brown
study. No doubt she thought of con
sulting ad oculist about the strange
trick her vision bad played ber.
The doll's eye caused bis possessor
endless fun while be had It Fre
quently children and simple Africans
'mat' on tbe back streets of Atlanta aa
otherwise Jolly looking, ruddy faced
moa with one twinkling eye end one
dead looking black orb, and their In
coherent atorlea of tbe man with the
rtl eye disturbed their borne circles
set a little. Tbe doITs 'eye waa finally
lost and Harris regretted It greatly. 1
never had so much fun In my life out
of s little thing,' be said.
"The members of the Harris family
pent most of their time at borne, but
occasionally they took a long Hammer
outlug. leaving Uncle Itenroa to bold
the fort during their absence. At such
times he worked bard and turned oat
piles of ropy for his publishers. One
morning when he was alone la tbe
bouse, working on a free allver. six
teen to one editorial, a ring at tbe door
disturbed hlin. Ho answered the bell.
and a rather genteel looking, middle-
aged man saluted him, offering toilet
soap for sale at '10 cents a cake or
three cakes for a quarter.' Annoyed
by tbe Interruption, Harris said rather
bruesqucly th.it ho did not need any
soap.
"'Hut I am on the verge of starva
tion,' said the man
"The ideal' laughed Mr. Harris.
Why, man, you are wearing a better
coat than I have.'
" "You would not talk so,' he replied
In a tromulotiH voice, lf you bad seen
bow bard my poor wife rubbed asjd
brushed my coat this morning so that I
would present a respectable appear
ance.' "Harris then saw tbat tbe coat was
old, almost threadbare, but exceeding
ly clean and neat no glanced again at
the man's face.
"Excuse me,' he said. 'I was very
busy when you came and spoke
thoughtless?. Now that I think of It,
1 do need como boati. Fact Id. I am
completely out.'
""Thank you,' Interrupted tbe man.
'Here are three enkes for a quarter.'
" 'XtMscnxe.' (.old Harris. 'Here la a
five dollar bill. I will take It all In
soap. Oot to have It couldn't do with-
(t-nltvnys buy It In Ave dollar
lotn.'
"The peddler left all of his stock and
delivered another lot later. It was a
very profitable day's work ror nrm. it
was Just like 'Cnclo Itcmus.' ne was
always doing such things.
There waa'an oU printer In Atlanta
who, when be was too Infirm to work
st the case, went every week to Mr.
Harris and drew his regular pension
enough to supply his simple wants. In
similar ways this kind hearted Jour
nalist managed to get rid of a large
part of his Income."
"Uncle Ilouius" was extremely bash
ful. He was so modest that he could
not look a strange woman In the fine,
and he hnd for years written at his
homo In order to keep away from the
llun hunters and autograph teckers
who attacked him at tbo Constitution
office, at Atlanta, no scnt only aloat
an hour a day at the Atlanta Constitu
tion ofllce. He was there one monilnu
when a tall young woman from Iloolon
made her way up the elernlor mid
found his room. The door was ojien.
Tbe Itoston girl looked in, and there
sat a Utile, rotund, red headed man
reading a newspaper.
"Is this Mr, HarrUr asked tbe Bos
ton girl.
"Yeii'm," replied tho red headed mnn
without rulslug his eyes.
"I buve called to see you, Mr. Har
ris," t-ald the Boston girl. "My name
Is Ik-sale Illnnk, and you ought to
know me, for I um a writer."
"Vcs'in," said "t'nelo Itcmus,'' look
ing very uncomfortable and still keep
ing his eyes upon the paper.
"I would like to have a chat with
you," nuld the young lady, raising her
Tok-e and casting an Inquiring look at
the chair at Mr. Harris' side, wlikh be
was too seared to offer ber.
"Yes'm," said "Occls Item us" desper
ately, ,
"Sat" woman went on sfter a
pause. "I sea, sir. tsst you float want
to toft md I had hatter go."
"YeVm." s Id i "Bade Remus," and
with that tbe Irate jwmg woman left
Andstm "Uncle Basras" was the sonl
of kind beartedncss. He was so bash
ful, bowvrer, tbat be could not do oth
erwise than be did. He was backward
In talking to strangers, and It waa
only now and then tbat be bad a caller
who seemed to Just suit bun. This was
tbe case with Mr. Vbscber of Chicago,
an old Urns newspaper mas, who bad
Sained fame as a poet His appear
ance. It Is said, reminds one of the
story of tbe country woman and tbe
hippopotamus. The countrywoman
went to tbe circus, and when sbo saw
this animal she stood before him for
some time tn speechless astonishment
At last with a gasp, she said to ber
husband, "Oh, my, ain't be plaint"
WeU, Mr. Ylsscbcr was a little plain,
a quality which waa also possessed to
a certain extent by Mr. TIarrR Mr.
Ylsscbcr waa well knows In Chicago.
He was also known In other quarters,
and be thought of course, Mr. narris
would know bun by name. Bo be step
ped Jauntily Into the omca and held
out bis band and said:
"How are you, Mr. Harris? My name
Is Ylescber.-
"Cnele Remus" looked up, and aa be
did so held out bis band and then
burst Into a hearty "na, ha, ha! Why,
bow do you do, Mr. Vlssoherl Ha, ha,
hat I am glad to meet you, Mr. Visa
cbert Ha, ba, bar and he went on
laughing as though be would split hla
fat sides.
"I am glad to meet you," said Mr.
yiascher as be straightened himself up
a little Indignantly, "but I can't see
what on earth you are laughing at"
At this "Uncle Remus" burst Into an
other laugh and said, as be rather af
fectionately laid his hand on Vtascber's
shoulder: "Well, to tell you the truth,
Mr. Vlsscber, I am laughing at you.
I like your looks. You see, I have
always bad tbe reputation of lielng tho
ugliest man In the United States, but
you heat me. I want to take you out
and Introduce you 'to my wife,"
This was aald tn such a tone that
Vlsscber could not get angry at It He
rather disputed the position which "Un
cle Itcmus" had thrust upon him as bo
looked at him. Rut bo shook hands,
and a little later on the two went out
to "Uncle Remus'" homo together.
Vlsscber was delighted with "Unclo
Remus," "Uncle Remus" liked Vlsscber
better upon acquaintance and tho two
plain men became fast friends.
When the "Uncle Remus" stories
first began to appear, Mr. Harris re
ceived scores of letters asking htm by
what deep research be bod acquired
his intimate knowledge of negro philol
ogy and folklore. To an lntervlewor
some years ago be gave the following
qea'at account of bow hla Inimitable
stories were derived:
"I don't know much about real negro
folklore. And I don't think any one
else does. But every soutbemer
knows that every old negro mammy Is
full of Just such stories aa I writs. As
the negroes do not get them from the
whites,' I presume tbey are of African
origin. Uncle Remus,' however, was
merely a composite or Ideal type and
far from being the result of philolog
ical research, nis dialect or peculiari
ties of speech are nothing but one of
the many fanciful parts of bis cbar-
CtCT.W
Short Skirt League.
London women -are forming a society
called the Short Skirt league, whose
members pledge themselves to wear ab
breviated skirts which will not be dust
collectors and microbe traps. A promi
nent London doctor has given the new
league strong approval for tbe follow
ing reasons: "Any sample of street
dust will be found to contain bacteria
of almost every Infectious disease
known, yet women walk through the
streets with trailing dresses, accumu
lating quantities of dust laden with
disease germs. Thcso skirts are then
brushed In the bouse, often In the bed
room, and millions of organisms are
let loose In the air, to be breathed Into
the system."
REAL DONKEY FOR TAGGART.
Named Dsnvsr, and He Is to Bs De
mocracy's Matcot
The real slmon pure Democratic don
key, the emblem of the party. Is now
tn possession of Chalrmau Tom Tng
gtrt of tbe Democratic national com
mittee. The donkey was given to Mr. Tag
gart the other day at Denver by one
of the newspapers owned by Thomas
M, Patterson, former United States
senator from Colorado.
There was much ceremony about
the presentation. In order that It
ahould be done In proper style Den
ver, for that Is the donkey's name,
was taken to tbo Rrown I'alarc hotel,
led across the lobby, placed tn an ele
vator and carried to the second floor,
where the headquarters of tbe nation
al committee are.
In spite of the assurance of those In
charge of Denver that ho was really
a Rocky mountain nlghtingnlc nnd
that most people out there would call
him a burro, Tnggart Insisted that It
fitted In every way the description of
Democratic campaign !nlgnla.
Taggart was delighted with tho gift
and accepted Denver without delay.
He said tbat ho would take Denver
back to French IJck with him nnd
Intended to make htm ene of the at
tractions of that resort.
Tainted on one side of tbe donkey
waa the legend, "My Name Is Denver;
Ask Me," while on the other were the
words, "I Belong to Tom Taggnrt"
Taggart ond Denver posed for their
pictures in the Democratic headquar
ters, and many newspaper photogra
phers took snapshots of them.
Ths Bible In Ono More Language,
The American Illblu society an
nounces that It recently completed nnd
published a transition of a considera
ble portion of the Scriptures Into tho
Chamorro language. This is the na
tive language of about four-fifths of
tbe population of the Island of Ounm.
The publication of this volume Is tan
tamount to the creation of a written
language for thcso people, as It Is thii
first time that their dialect has tieen
enitioilled In written form. In order
to promote the continuous ' develop
ment of the study of r.nslMi mining
these people the society hns bound up
this transjntlon and the English rendi
tion of the name portions.
Milk Dl' t For Auatrlsn Soldiers.
Kino Interesting experiments In tlio
direction of vegetarianism In regard
lu koldlern' diet nru la-lug mailo by tho
Auatrlau mllltiiry authorities. The va
rious rommUsnrtut departments In re
recolved orders to test tho value of
milk and milk products, especially
cheese. In tho dally dietary of tbe
troops. Sklmmllk, which U uminlty
rather despised, Is nlso to bo taken
into account It Is suggested that re
cruits would form a very good sub
ject for experiment nnd that they
might bo given smaller rations of meat,
with Increased allowances of vegeta
bles and pastry nnd puldlngs com
posed of milk nnd cereals. Tho war
cifflwi 1 especially nnilous to ascer
tain bow such n reformed senlo of diet
would meet tlio requirements of tho
troops In inuueuvers nnd field exer
cises. It Is understood that th" pri
vate soldiers um b no means entliu
ltle about the new dietary.
PLEA FORM BIRDS.
Why L H. Howell Urges That
They Be Saved
MANY KILL BOLL WEEVILS.
Biological Survey Expert Telle of the
Scuth's New! tf Them Protection to
Cotton industry the Keynote cf the
Warning From Wasliir.plcn.
I'rotecttuu lor the I lids .f the Unit
ed Ptalrs-ls U-lns uiR.d If ihc Maine
leal t-urvtr of the ilejurtL cut .f ngrl
culture. The -onrui!!- iui)o tehee of
such protection to th? t-nun Industry
Is pointed rut lu a trcer.t lrenUr lire
pared by ArtLur II llovell, asItunt
In the biological survey, who lias In
recent months made a minute study of
the extent to nhlch tbe boll weevil Is
destroyed-by birds.
Something over a year ago the bio
logical survey took this matter up and
sent out literature urging bird protec
tion. It was pointed out that tbe resi
dents lu the northern states could do a
great service to the south by seeing to
It that the birds that next In tho north
ern latitudes In Fining and summer
and go to tbe south In winter were
shielded from destruction. The inter
est awakened In this matter was great
and there was eager responiw from
farmers, school children and others.
Now, nays the Washington correal, ion cl
eat of the Kew York Globe, In tbe light
of more recent Investigations showing
that tbe boll weevil Is destroyed by
birds to n greater extent than was at
first realized, another plea for tbe pro
tection of the birds Is telng put forth.
The region now Infested by the cot
ton tioll weevil Includes tho greater
part of the cotton growing area of
Texas and 1'iuM.ma nnd parts of Ok
lahoma, ArLnn -n and Mississippi.
Texas and Ixiul. luua produced tn 1IUC
more than n,m.(i bales of cotton,
valued nt upward of fr7iV0i),nfiO, The
loss caused by the IkiII weevil Is va
riously cstlmnti-d nt fritfn 10 tn Wi per
cent of the croji, or vvn more In ld
ly Infested areas. El en at the low
est reasonable estimate the loss to
the cotton planters of Texas and Lou
isiana from tbo ravages of tbe pest
yearly aggregates many millions. As
the weevil extends Its rongc eastward
Into the more humid regions of the
lower Mississippi valley, the damage
It does will be proportionately greater
than In the drier regions to the west
ward. Investigations conducted by the bio
logical survey on the food habits of
birds In Louisiana la January and
February, 1008, showed that more
birds were feeding upon the weevils
and that many more weevils were de
stroyed by them than in any of the
western localities where birds have
been collected at a corresponding sea
son. Tbe destruction of weevils in
winter Is much more Important than
In summer, since the death of every
weevil nt that season prevents tbe pro
duction of a highly numerous progeny
In the early t nmmcr and postpones the
date when th Increase will become so
great as to i' -oy the cotton squares
as fast us tin ; appear.
TBe' 'eertlre rendered by tbe vast
army of birds which occupies the cot
ton plantations of the south during
the winter months," says Mr. Howell,
"la only beginning to be appreciated.
During the first season In which birds
were studied In their relation to the
woevll only twenty species were dis
covered to feed upon the Insect and
It was supposed the Influence of birds
In keeping down the pest was slight
Later Investigations, however, carried
on during several years and at all sea
sons have shown that no less than
flfty-threo species of native birds feed
upon the pest many of them destroy
ing large numbers of weevils during
the most critical period of the Insect's
life winter and early spring.
Various kinds of blackbirds, mead
ow larks, sparrowB, pipits or titlarks,
wrens and titmice aro mentioned as
useful In the destruction of tho boll
weevil, nnd many other well known
birds, such as the oriole, the swallow
and the mockingbird, are In tbe list
of those thnt feed upon the pest of
the cotton regions.
NEW RAILROAD SAFEGUARD.
Test of Device to Halp Make Travel
ing No Risk.
In the apartments of Major Crelgh
ton Webb, In New York city, on elec
trical snfety device rjr.tem was demon
strnted the other day vihlfh, so Its
sponsors contend, will effectively put
an end to railroad ncMents. Hy this
syfteni, a small mold of which vas
operated by 1'reil l.at'roix, the Invent
or, signals constantly lire registered
In the locomotive's cab to npprhe the
engine driver of nil conditions ufTectlng
his train whether tracks are clear,
switches projierly Mt, drawbiiil?is
closed or trains following or prcroiUng.
A telephone Instrument in the cab nl
lows tbe engine driver communication
nt nil times with tho men In the loco
motive cabs nhenil ,r In the rear or
with telegraphers at stations along the
lines.
Tbe basis of the device Is that of the
present Mock system. Instead of uttl
liing semaphores along the tracks, how
ever, signals are reRlntcred in the cab
by means of a time recording device, n
whistle, n gong and an electric bulb.
Electrical connection Is inulntalued
by use of a third rail, which Is placed
between the running rails, the current
lielng generated by steam turbines at
tached to tho locomotives similar to the
method now In use In lighting trains
and headlights electrically. The track
Is divided Into blocks of one mile each
Instend or the five uille lengths usually
found In prevailing block systems. Tho
recording devices, so the luventor ns.
sorts, are effective over distances of
fifty to n hundred miles And us only
twenty to thirty volts lire required for
operation the charged rails bold no
danger to liumub life
The new signal system has already
had n practical test on the Stolen Is
land division of the Baltimore nnd
Ohio, and It Is said to havu lives up to
all the requirements demanded by thy
railroad eierts who sujiervised the
tests.
Boats of Concrete.
A writer In Ilnrpi'r'H Weekly makes
tho Inleii'btlng statement thut the use
of concrete In lint building will largo
ly take the place of Iron and steel.
Large boats nf re-enforced concrete
have Iss'll built already In Italy, nnd
live of these, of 1'JII tons und inoro,
me In .ommlsslon In tho Italian unvy.
r.iperlmcntH und trials on a much
I ircor nnd morn Imisirtnnt scale will
shortly bo cnmlurtis!
On the Water.
Only a fool thinks It Is bravo to
swim out so fur that ho can't swim
b'ick.-Chiingo Iteeonl-IIerald.
Wi nru now upon tho se.ison when
tho txM-rt swimmer takes th" plaoa nf
tho man who didn't know that It was
loaded. St Louis 'l inn
Tbo li ne of je.ir his coino when
pisjplc viui i-nu tuilhei swim nor row
go nut on the wilier In boats, with tbo
usual tragic renults Tho number of
men who cannot snlui, ns luillcnted by
stub fatalities. It u matter of surprise.
Iiidlunapolls Star.
SOAP FROM TREES.
Pe oases Properties The Make It
Valuable For Domestic Uee.
Consul General Ulchord Guenther
mokes the following report from
Frankfort Germany!
Mr. IL Lang of this city, councilor
of commerce and delegate to tho jrrrv.
eminent of Algiers, states that he has
Just returned from a commercial tour
of study In Algiers, where he as call
ed by thnt government During his
trips he met one of the largest landed
proprietors, Mr. . nertrnnd, chairman
of tho Algerian Agtlculturnl poclety.
at L'Artia, near Aiders, tthoce douialu
cs:nprlseB many thousand hectares
(hectare, 2,-171 nrresi, vhlch aro plant
ed n 1th tlnei, oranges, ollu and soap
tree's. He hns kucecislcd after nu
merous experiments In cultivating a
large plantation of soap trees, from
vtblch he gathers several thousand
tons of IsTries untiunlly.
Tbe soap tree resembles an apple
tree of medium growth. The fresh
fruit Is green, the Interior of which,
Is-sides the kernel, contains n yellotv
lnb gelatinous, stlrky i-ulistanee The
fruit used for malting soup, lonbilus
three times ns mui h soap as the "pnna
mn" wood. It seems to lie destined to
lie of great service to the cloth and
linen mnhufucturcrs anil, nliove all,
for domestic pmpoos, us it can be
uptsl to clcin linen and silken fabric
and colored embroideries. Tly.- use of
the toup makes tle colors run together.
SAND WASHING BINS.
Novel Feature of the Washington Fil
tration Plant.
An important nnd atisolutcly new
feature of the Immense filtration plant
at Washington, which In Itself Is n
concrete cit coverlm: more than tw-en-ty-nlne
acres, Is the massive concrete
saml bins, twent-ulne In nuuilicr,
which form n part of the sand wash
ing sstem
These bins are Usui for the storage
of sand aftur It has Is-en washed und
before it Is returned to the filter beds.
From the washer the sand Is carried,
susiiendisl in water, through pipes and
into the bins. The proportion usually
flowing lu Is four ji-irts water nnd one
jinrt sand. The sninl slnl.s to the Imt
torn, and the water accumulator until
the bin Is hnlf full. At tliU level the
water overflows through a pipe and
continues to overflow until the sand
reaches the outlet The cato at tho
first outlet is then closed, and the proc
ess is rejieated by the ubp of a Rocond
outlet near the top of the bin. Hach
bin holds 2Tiii cubic yards of smd.
The bins lire of massive construction
und tower thirty-two feet Into the air.
The diameter, outside uiungurcment is
twenty-three fis't sli Inches, nnd nt
the top the outside wall Is nine Inches
thick. They are supported on circular
concrete foundations carried lielovv the
coscaarc wasuxmo bins.
frost line. Their great weight to which
Is lidded the weight of the wet sand,
is carried partially on the outside wall
nnd partially upon three circular
nrcucs. These arches Intersect at the
center of the structure and leave a
space large euough for a two horse cart
' i enter. At the Intersection of the
niches there Is a heavily constructed
gate, through which the sand 1h allow
ed to pour Into the vvneons. From the
wapms the sand Is dumped through
manholes upon rcvohinc chutes, which
scatter It quite evenly over tho surface
of the filter.
At the Washington plint the dirty
snnd Is nlsn handled in the easiest man
ner possible. Laborers scrape it up
from the surface of the filters and
throw It Into ejectors, whence It Is
forced bj water pressure thiough a se
ries of lioso nnd pipes Into the sand
washers In the courts. Popular Me
chanlcs.
Grecnlcnd's Ice Cap.
The largnst ui-i of lie In the world
fill! Up lie.llly tile whole of the Interior
of OvonlaP';. It Is ore u'nl u half
mlks thM. This ice h.e: nei umulaled
since 1 efnre the dawn of Mst oj It Is
believed tn Pa. l a I I" ' 1 i"""1 squnie
Miles In ntes i . i .' i" l'ie-e sta
tistics, thl i lump f !" 1 In jer In vol
i.iii.. than, tl.- v. In.' l ,lv ! vv..ter In
the Mcilit'-'TiincMii
Chu-cli Csrveil if Ccrsl.
A (Imnii i ' f..'-! ' Is n eurliislt.v
of the I le of M i hi- 1 111 - 1 1 I'l'l. rlslim
to :ilKi'l f.et. I 'i W ' -t of t'm Ley
c belles gi'iHlli. Ill II I'.itlsn m-i'.lll Tin-
bullilii.s on the III. ml are nil of
square Mucks hee ii from luutt-lvci coral
and glisten lll.e in.irbl".
Automatic temon Squeezer,
An Jttlplini il !l llli.lk suueecr of the
automatic t.W"' is designed for use
where tiio lenion.s me to U- hamlltsl In
large uuuil ers. It cuiiiirlsi-s Unif(. for
cutting, squeezer uikI strainer nuil Is
worked by u handle ievir. 'Hie fruit.
being Inserted one after the other, Is
cut and thoroughly ttralmsl of Its Juleu
nt one movement of the lever, and tho
llipild Is dellvensl from a upout after
It has is'en properly strnlned, while the
lemon nnd seeds are thrown out at an
other place There I- no handling of
the fruit after dropping In the hopper,
and the pressure blocks are adjustable
to handle lemons of differing slzei
Currants.
Currants, as most is'oplo nro aware,
conio from Corinth. They are n varie
ty of tlio grape family. Tho currants
grown In America como from north
Europe, Canada ami England.
Train and Track.
The Now York I'ounecttug railway
which will reijulro the great bridge
thnt Is to bo built over Hell Gate, call
for an expenditure of nhoutf I.I.W.OuO
Tho New York, New Haven nnd
Hartford railroad Is tlx tracking nnd
clectrlfvinc Its road from the Hurlum
river out to tho limits of tho suburban
section. Tho cost Is sso.oou.iwu.
Tim nttsburg street railroad com
IMiny Is enforcing Its rule against clgn
rotto smoking uy us employees.
conductor was seen smoking a clga
retto tho other day wiu-ii not on his
Job utid wns promptly discharged by
tbo inunageuicut
Farm and
Garden
THE WOOD LOT.
Dsvleee For Making the Cutting of
Timber Less taborloue.
The Increase of Interest In timber
raising makes the consideration of
enyfdcvlces of aid to the woodcutter
of Interest The nccompnnylnK sketch
shows n supjiort or guide for a saw,
which may readily Is: attached to a
log or tlmlier with ordinary tools to
kew ixxj tuwrca m-.vice.
facHiti the sawing of 1h Jng. The
detul.H of tlilt nttnchmfiit nro pIiovui.
Shjh tlm Sc.fiit.fic American" T1.o nt
tfiolmicnt coiii-istH of a damn mlui'tod
to U KHiirMl to flic linmlli' (A; nf tin
onllnnrj nx Tin olninp cimiiirie
nu Jutts (It), thrmmti Ablch n Wilt 1m
pfUtf(l. Till UI'I'tT 4'H.l nf tli! ln-lt
tennluntw lu u RUij,eort. Tin Ptiiiport
cotiHlHts of two parulU'l nrms In-tviven
which a roller 0 Is untuutiil n rotntf.
Tin lolt which pofwew thrntich the
tawftof tho clump Is fUtiti v,lth a wing
tiut, und hy tunilnc thl' nut th- JawB
may U pnfrml toiffthir on th handle
of the ns In um- tin nx U driven Into
tho lrc, nud tho clnmp In then mndo
fast wlUi th KUpiM.rt, FtandliiK ver
tically The paw Is then Kiildd 1m
twoen the urnw of the support, nnd
tho ImcU of th saw rents on the roller.
With the saw thus supported nud
irutd-d, It may Ik nitrated In tho
tusual manner to saw throunh tho lop
The roller may le mounted near the
outer end of the support or lo.e to tho
Jaup. In the former rae the saw will
njerat N-tueon the roller and the
Jaws, end the nipport must Ik mount
ed to projoet downward. In order to
penult of removing the saw from tho
Mipivort It It; preferable to t-upiw-rt tho
saw on the outer nlde of the roller.
fruldliiK It In the open slot formed by
the two nrm of the nippoit The
clump I then applh-d, with the support
projcetlnc upward Instead of down
ward." This useful attachment for
Milling l"is lias I teen patented hy Mr.
Levi Smith of Mnr-hfleld, ow coun
ty. Ore.
A Rawhnre for household ut may
bo made like the ordinary suwlmrso.
except that nt tho Iwck Instead of n
narrow edye a wide ediro 1 put, with
n top piece four Inches wide. It can
1m made wider If dolreil Two strips
RlonK the side form a lo, which will
hold tiwls and naiK, It is nlM.ut the
handiest thlnp the handy man around
the farm can haw.
To tiring the forests to their full
i rod ictlvo item they must l cut over.
The nx Is the forester's hoe as well ns
Ids scythe Heni'IiiR nnd sow luff are
a BAwnoRHr.
usually for him ono and the same op
eration, nnd cultivation U nivompUsh-
ed by getting rid of what he diss not
want. There were cut from the na
tional forests during the last flscnl
year tho eijulMilent of a little over
2Sn,iVio,(VKI board feet of timber. This
lnvolvisl cutting operations on sllzhtly
less tlinn aouono acres of land, or
nliout one four-huiiilriilths of the total
area of the government's forests. In
other words, hardly n beginning has
lieen mndo In bringing the fori'sts tn
their highest productiveness through
usii, nnd their reserve of mature tim
ber has scarcely ls-en touched by the
operations under way There Is nion
oy In the wood lot. and the average
farmer In uwakenlng to this fact.
Destroying Smut.
To destroy the germs of smut on
oats nnd other ns-ds add half a pound
of formalin to thirty gallons nf water,
pprend the seed on a barn Hour nnd
f-prlnkln the solution oer It. making It
thoroughly damp '1 hen showl It Into
a pile ami eoer It with sacks or blan
kets for nliout two hours, so that the
chemical may net on the grain. The
grain may then bo dried for future
use, but It is ls-tter to pow it at once
The eood fihoulil imt be so moist ns to
pack In tho hand. Thirty gallons villi
treat 100 to 1,V) bushels of grain
iuiii.:.n b nnLn M-
Don't throw iiway the I with n
broken hamilo een 11 ineie aie oinj
two feet of the handle left Iiistim!
take It to n blacksmith simp and havi
..... I Bnl.,l.t.. .....I ,.nl t,i, n 111,,, will
Ulu 11".' riiuthiun"', "..
the handle. It would' not be amiss
nlSO to naVO IllC line snarjiciu-il. ini
will find this useful In many way
1... . 1.I..1.-..I, liiu ,,r 111 III,, L'!lf
den for digging weens or lifting plants
for repotting.
The Fruit Patch.
Tho government horticulturist says
many iwrsons with smnll lots may
ilniit what are known ns dwarf fruit
trees. In proportion to idze dwarf
trees are more fruitful th.ui "stand-
arils." They come Into Is-arlug sooner
and nro therefore of cpisial alue for
use In limited inelosures nt fruit gar
dens. Ik-clilps the ml antago of dwarf
ing, grafting limy be tiiruml to good
account, enabling the nwnei of trees
to lucreflPo his variety of fruits. Kill
gle trees haw boon made to bear ub
many as ISO vntletlm of apples.
If you Ret out ii fruit garden, take ml
vantage of the spate un.lcr nnd l
twism the tris-w by planting Mrnwher
rli-s, blac-ktsTi'les, raspbeiries, cur
routs or homo other small fruit Yog'
tables may also lie planted nliout the
trees.
Things Theatrical.
"Candida" wns played In Tarts In
French lately, but apparently did not
pleasn.
Kthel Lovy has gone nbroad for vocal
study In I'arls.
Datld Wurfleld Is to play n long en
gagement In California next season.
Tho musical comedy tendon of "Ar
tie" In to bo eullisl "Tho City Chap.'
lrmn Ln rierro has been engaged ns
leading woman for Al II. Wilson next
season.
Katto Harry will appear In soma spo
clal erformancos of "Tho Chinese
Honeymoon" under tho Aliorn man
agement.
I'annle Ward Is to appear In rtachel
Crothors" play "Tho Threo of Us" In
London,
Church and Clergy.
The general assembly of the rrca
byterlon church In Canada baa elected
as moderator Uev, F. D. Duvall of
Knox church, Winnipeg, formerly of
Toledo. O, and Wilmington, Del
Cardinal Qlbbons and Archblsbop
Farlay Intend to assist at the encbartat
congress In London next September,
going afterward to Borne to visit the
pope. It Is oxpected that tbey will
be present at the consistory which
will bo held at the dose ot the papal
Jubilee.
Itev. Dr. A. U. Campbell, for eewjc
years pastor of the Wagoner Place
United Tresbytcrlan church ot 8L
Louis, has resigned to accept the pres
idency of the Franklin Oo-educaUonal
university at New A thorn, O. Dr.
Campbell has been a minister for twenty-five
years and baa bald pastorates
In Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
Tho Itev. Dr. William It. Jenvey,
who recently celebrated the twenty
Qfth anniversary of his rectorship of
Ft. Paul's Episcopal church, Hoboken,
N. J., prides himself on the fact that
In the whole course of his ministry be
has missed only one church service
which ho was scheduled to bold. A se
vere attack of grip, which confined
him to his bed, was responalbUi for his
one absence.
Base Hits.
The New Tork Americans bare sold
Outfielder Ilaerwald, alias Bell, to tbe
Memphis Southern league club.
The Dopton Nationals have transfer
red riteher Ostdlek to Providence and
Pitcher Malre to Lawrence.
Unless present plans miscarry It Is
Manager Jennings' Intention to work
Bummers and Mullln in every series
for tbe rest of the season.
For the first time since be baa been
with the Cubs Artie Hctfman holds a
regular position, kfanager Chance an
nounces that be will play Artls In light
field icrmanently.
Tho chest protector introduced by
Billy Sullivan of the Chicago Ameri
cans Is being generally adopted by
major Icaguo catchers. It Is an uphol
stered affair that folds back over tbe
shoulders and Is fastened after tbe
fashion of shoulder braces. It does
away with tho Inconvenience of Infla
tion, which was one of the drawbacks
of the old pneumatic typo. Tbe new
gear folds four nays and takes up no
more spare than the pneumatic kind.
Humdrums.
Tho longest taske of life are tns&S
Of little thlnce "to do"
The setting ot tho buttone or
Replacing tack end ecrew.
The oiling of dry hinges snd
The old clothes turned to new
But when thee humdrums juet spell
home
1 love them all. Don't youT
Woman's Home Companion.
Against ths Custom.
Irate Pedestrian Take off tbem
glasses, you scoundrel, and I'll punch
yer face fer you.
"Hut, iny dear sir, that Is quite
against the custom. Who ever heard
of ordering off the glasses before the
punch Is served?" New York Life.
She Knows.
The maiden primping at her class
Is nlso very wise,
rty putting on a gown that ahowa
Her flKuro lest the winsome laas
Makes plain the fact that aba. too,
knows
It pays to advertise.
Chicago naeonl-llarala.
Heading Him Off.
Meggy Bapp Ah, my dear, I think I
filial! slug that tieautiful eong "nocked
In the Cradle of tbe Deep." Should I
nott
Miss Tabasco Yes; you should not
St Louts Poet-Dispatch.
Private Exhibits.
"That dog's ugly enough to have n
pedigree. Ever had him In n dog
dhow?"
'No; don't have to. ne makes a
show of every dog he sees." IieU.
A Similitude.
Summer shorn r come poe. la hy;
Rainbow yonder In de sky,
Sort o' strikes diss eyes o' mine
ZJke a allco o' melon llnel
When deni drops come sofly down
Flowers hlosanm all nroun';
Satisfaction seems complsto.
Sho'l Dot melon Juice am sweet!
Washington Star.
Clever Pets-
"Blffcrs has a dog that will alt np
and catch a ball."
'Peosley bos a cat that will throw."
'What does It throw?"
'Fits." 8t Louis Post-Dispatch.
Information Wanted.
"Bobby, go Immediately and wash
your faco."
"Who's comln', mat Or are you
goln' to take me somewhere?" Har
Iier"s Weekly.
Opportunities.
The things that "might have been" an
naught
Put phodows of the past so gray.
Let's talk about tho Ash wo caught
Instead of those that uot awayi
Washington Star.
Attractive Woman.
Tho ability to projwrly cook corned
beef and cabbage has made many wo
men more attractive than all the mar
eel waves lu creation. Scranton Trib
une. For internal Use.
"A fly In the ointment Isn't so bad."
"Sny the rest of It"
"It'n tbo fly In the strawberry jam
that provokes." Bt Taul Pioneer
Press.
Benin at Home.
When nmatours for "charity"
Present n little play,
Why phouldn't they keep what they
make.
For who eo poor as theyT
Cutholla Standard and Times.
Two Bltea of a Cherry.
"Cholly gave me a piece of his
mind."
"Qee! Did bo have any left when ha
got through?" Cleveland Leader.
Just One.
"Do you make foreign loans?"
"Not often. I made one this year.
loancel $10 to that bogua French
count" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
After All.
Tho longest road must end somewhere;
Tho highest htll must have a summit
Tho d(e;iest sorrow man can bear
Will c nso If ho may bravely dare
And nobly atrlvu to overcome IL
8uccoss Magaslne.
Chsnsed His Views.
She Do you believe tho good die
young?
He I did when 1 waa a boy, but not
now. Denver Nowa-Tlmea.
A Misfit Adage.
tVhen nskci to pay a little bill,
Tho average man doth fret
Because, nhlle time Is moner.
It will not pay the debt.
-hlcaco News.
Qnu. Dnuhis of Jav.
'Toddy was simply carried away
hla niitnmnllln"
"now in on ambulance?" Baltimore
American.
Any Takers?
And now the smart boy grad
A lob doth seak.
His learning may be baa
lfar two nar week.
-fit. Paul yiMMf
Oliver Chilled Plows
STILL TAKE THE LEAD.!
Ovri'jo.ooo lbi. of Plows andCRepaits received in Fcbruiry, tooS.
this cunsno ws ;the
No. 56
We'also have
The No. iO Is the popular Flat Land Plow.
the
- - - - w ti n fwuii i .at uaaa I low.
58 Iron Beam. Nearly 2,i sold in Wayne
slock
i iows una Repairs on hand : J. K.
tells
Fran
, - - v-wui,, , ,i. raiirj, ruiuuu.i n, a. n u, minus, --
ikO. Brown, (loadleyi; O. W. Shaffer, Oeoreetown: Sith Ilottree. sti-rlitigl F.
am, Ledeedele; F, O, Hemes, Ureentown, and Watts's Honesdaleaml Ilawlcj Mures
Kellam
Ink ULIVbR BULKY PLOW CANNOT BE BEAT.
Honesdale and PDA 11 A 21 UfATTQ Honesdalc and
Hawley Stores UnRnAill II A I Id, Hawlcy Stores
Sasli, Doors and Blinds, Front Sasli Doors, Sewer I'ipc, nnd
Builders' Hardware of Every Description.
Agricultural Implements :
Harrows, Cultivators, Lawn Mowers, Horse Itakes, Mowing Mncliincp, Iron
Gravel and Tarred Roofing, Barb Wire, Woven Fence Win;
Poultry Netting, and Lime and Cement.
PLUMBING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Estimates given on short notice for Hot Air and Steam Heat.
ZBcy-ols and Sin n rl ries.
THE DELAWAKK A: 111TOSOIV CO.
HONESDALE UIIANCH.
Bast Boaaa Trains In EBts'l JUNK si. !.. West liounil Trains.
Sunday Only.
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Thp is the most thoroughly
NGW-YOrK usefu1' entertaining,
T ;r national uiusiraiea
iriDUilC AGRICULTURAL FAMILY
nvmar weekly in the
allllul United States.
PRICE, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Send your name for free sample copy.
New-York Tribune Farmer,
Tribune Building, N. Y.
THE HONESDALE
WILSON V PENNIMAN Proprietors.
EitaUUhed In iJ4.
Book and Job Work Promptly
KRAFT & CONGER,
Swccsan to E. B. Bannitii
ieneral Insurance Agents
HONESDALE PA
Lvniiimi Tn rcmwiia cohukii:
JBTNA,
of Hartrorrt.
AAOHEN MUNICH,
ot Germany,
ASCKHIOArt,
of Newark, M. J.
OONTINENXAIi.
or New Tork.
PIRK ASSOCIATION,
ot I'ulladelpbla
lilVERPOOL A IiONDON A ULORE
of England.
NORTHERN,
ot England.
NORTn BRITISOT MERCANTILE
ol Enaland.
NORXU it ESTKKh NAVIONAIi,
nr llltwaukee
BPIliNQFIEIiD P. M.
ol SprlnirBeld, Mass.
TRAVEIiER'BlAlPE A ACCIDENT,
ot Hartford.
FIDELITY & CASUALTY,
ot Philadelphia.
H.J. CONGER. J. ADAM KRAFT
Enn6cly's
Laxative
Cciugh Sy rap
ReUaraa CoU by working them out
el the. tvxtarn through a copious and
bealthy scttoa at tha bovels.
Rellevaa oooghi by cleamlns th
tmicous mambrtneso! ths throat, cbstt
end broochlal tubes.
"Aa tOMtat to ttw UsH
MMtleStrsar
Children Like It
Fet BACIACKE WEAK DHH8 Trf
btaYiKUMjMi teU m-Zet mi Sib
Sold by PEIL, Tho Druggist.
MARTIN GAUFIELD
Bf annfhotarer ot
MoDumental Work
Honosdalo Pa.
InflAmmatory Xltiesmatwm Onroa tn
Three Dats.
Morton L.UU1. of I-ftwmoD. 1q1., uyn "Mj wife
ut4 luAuimatArr Itbeuniatltm in every muacle and
jolct; berftutrennjt'wuiemtrte ftndlit-r hody uul
aoe were swollen vtmoai bejoui noogtlUou ; tuul
beea in bed lor nil weelu ana bul etLi ptij ulcUiui,
but reoelved no bene or, until una irtod lne MrnUo
Cure Cor Hbeumitum. It nave immediette relief and
aue wu able u walk about in three daya. 1 am lun
i aavea ner uie. noia bt iiuuwiwi(UnuqUH;
uobmuu, ra.
HILL,
No. 57, a size smaller.
We also keep in flock the No. F, 19, 3(1 nn.1
vs c also
couutv.
lne louowing iun-geoi. K-r-i-
SIDE
Tiffany, Pleasant Mount ; F. A. T nanv. i-ovn
nt Mount ; F. A. T flany. I'ovn
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for only
$2.00
if yon
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to
THE CITIZEN
Honesdale,
Pa
CITIZEN
Executed.
THE CLARK & SNOVERCO.
Give brlow a lUt ol Dealers In
Honesdale and Vicinity
who handle
G. & S. TOBACCO
Honeadale
Pcrlier Droluera
A Kliorbardt
W H Holmes
J Onoar Tnrrl
Jobn Banccrt
II Iiletiop
Tneodortj O Brunic
Mrs. F Kroll
Gforrro II Kimble
J II Htpput-r
U Keilly
J W Htiarpsteen &
Brother
DiC Beellg
A A Gramlis
Menner& Co
Katz Urotbers
Clark Si Bullock
Mrs NO Polt
Henry Freund
W L Uurnard
Antonio Barbieri
W L Uerman
Jaoob A ilillur
O Bmltb It Hon
i'atnok Weir
Hawley
Atkinson k Quinny
M It Uarrelt
W II ilipart
PJ Bower
U Corcoran
Frank Foster
Mrs T Mancan
C II Woodward
EJ Hlcbardson
Jamis 1) Ames
Mary A Waterson
F FUwinele
Jobn t'UTran
FLTuttle&Co
Weisb & Ames
E L Sctilajrer
Oeorce Awee
Ueury F Bea
L U 1'oiltz
White Mills
Samuel Saunders
Ed ward T Kelluy
Margaret Hlavin
If we should attempt to give a list of
those who
USE IT
it would take a dozen newspaper!
Ouh of llm beet liiBtlmoniuls or tbe ex
eelluut (j utility of
Clark & Snover Tobacco
4 the fatit I hut thmo wbo uow ut It
urtttl tulrty yeam apo, aud not ono of
im wont d eliew or ntnokP any other
brand if il weie givuu to tbeoi.
THE CLARK & SNOVER CO.,
1 12 to ' Adams Ave., HCH ANTON, I'
LIMP, LIMP
4 Oh, That Corn!"
How one can suller wltb such a
corn I To lookaLit'sHlinoatnotbinK,
but tbn hurt that's where corns
count. Now tbe long eiiflering those
wbo have faithfully tried lots ot corn
cures without effect, may question
our statemeut, but, neveiihelees, we
make It, and it's true. We have a
corn cure tbat will take out your
corns roots and all. If used according
U directions it will leave no soreuen(.
We warrant il your money hack II
you are not satisfied. Call for
RUSSIAN
CORN CURE.
O.T. CHAMBERS.
Opp. J. AH. STATION,
noNRSDAiit?, - r a
WM. CIESEKE
THE PEOPLE'S TAILOR.
You
pay less and dreas belter, Cet. the
habit of buying our 100 per cent, pure
wool, strictly fast color goods.
Yctfwill find our clothes very differ
ent from the ordinary ready-to-wear
garments you meet at every turn.
Latest Stvles and Perfect Fit
Prices Reasonable at
WM. GIESEKE'S
1 107 Main St. Honesdalr. Pa.
Near Uu-Town-Bridfe.
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