A SAGE'S ADVICE. Wear Wool and Retain Year Health. Natarc'a Laws not to be Violated with Impunity. The Bible not a Scientific Treatise. Mr. Editor: With as little repetition as possible upon points in my former communications, I wish again to assert that it is the property of linen to be a conductor of heat that it conducts heat away Irom an organism coveted by it, as a natural law. The science of phys ics proclaims these facts, and natural philosophy informs us why it is inferior to woolen for garments in our winter cli mate, for all persons compelled to ex posure. If, then, it is a natural law, the cor ollary of the proposition is that the woolen fabric retains the animal heat when applied to the surface of the or-. ganism j preventing its es:ape into the I colder atmosphere ; and the linen, wtien so worn, conducts it away. Scientists depend upon these natural laws, and it is science that decides the linen and woolen question ; it being a truth of na ture, the whole story is told. But if there is anything left, it is mere sophis try ; and all the stultiloquence of our promoter of thia noxious innovation that "woolen is entirely unsuited for wearing apparel next the skin," oniy stultifies himself. It is carrying language to the height of travesty, when in his rhapsody in describing the properties ot linen (at variance with scientific facts) when worn as underwear, our conductor of the "Independent" declares "it pre serves the natural heat of the body and allows the skin to breathe. There are 1 many things not dreamt of in our phi losophy ; many discoveries which will immortalize those who make them, and confer upon the human race advantages which, as yet, perhaps, we are not in a condition to appreciate; but ratural laws are an irrefragable fact, and ever will be immutable and inaccessible to caprice or outside influence. Hence, the fad of our editor of the "Indepen dent" rests on no scientific foundation, nor logical thought, and therefore is a monstrous assumption only. It is this that "overweeningly rules him out of court," and not myself. A mythical 'legend makes that tabled monster called Satan, or Devil, appear to the great French scientist and nat uralist Cuvier, as he did to Luther, and exclaim, "I'll eat you I" Cuvier, did not, as did Luther, throw at him his inkstand and depart ; he looked at his feet, and yelled out, "hoofs !" then at his head, exclaiming, "horns! graminivorous! It can't be done 1" Neither can the con ductor of the "Wayne Independent'' change a conductor of heat into a non conductor, or rice rrrsd ; it can't he done ! no more than a graminivorous animal can be changed into a carnivor ous one. Any discussion which can not be brought into unison with results ob tained by science is worthless and sense less ; and a disputant armed with this fact may defy his Satanic majesty or any other person. It is not true that a conductor of heat, as linen or cotton, worn as undercloth ing by residents of our hemisphere, in our latitude and in the winter months of our climate of Wayne county, Pa., af fords them so safe a protection from the weather severities as woolen material. Do I dogmatize ? A law of Nature sus tains the fact. I must thank the editor for "heartily endorsing" the point made in my last article, viz : "Whoever inter feres unnaturally by clipping an animal unseasonably, or by dressing the body of a person to conflict with natural laws, should be handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." Now, this is in a nutshell, the jnttictum unliens of all I have been contending for, in these communications ; and if he will correct the spelling of the name of the daughter of Esculapius, and point out where I ever wrote that "linen un derwear issomethingnew," I should feel grateful. It can't be done 1 In the year 1848, in locating here as a physician, I found of all ages, many, in the dead of winter, dressing with only cotton underclothing, and advised woolen for the best of reasons and am pleading for it still. Regarding his gratuitous slur, viz : "Our learned friend does not pin his faith very strongly tobiblical teachings," I will answer, how does he know ? It is useless and palters with the truth, to set up the figment of a doctrine which contradicts itself; that dictates mani fest incredibilities; -euch as the stop ping of the Son, Balaam's speaking ass, Elislia's avenging bears, or the transfor matfon of Nebuchadnezzar. This, like every other book, should be judged by its intrinsic merits : but this is a depar ture from the discussion, and with the best I can do with my concordance, I cannot find that thebookteaches Science a whit better than the editor of the ''Wayne Independent." A commodity which depends for its sale to be bulldozed through an adver tising medium, like old Dr. Townsend's Sarsaparilla, the promoter to rip up n habit that has proved to be of such util ity as the one in question, may hypno tize or mislead a few into an experimen tal trial of the cotton, but the dupes will do so at their peril. To the proprietors of "The Citizen' ' my thanks are due for their courtesy in per mitting the publication of my articles on the wear of woolen and cotton or linen fabrics; and it is my belief ihnt. the peo ple of our county will never lose the knowledge of keeping warm with the one, and cool with the othercoramodity. Octogenarian M. I). Fallsdale. FKn. 10th. The Fallsdale Creamery Co. held their anuual meeting on the 9th, and elected the following officers for the coming year: President, C. W. Love- lass; Vice President; W. H. Crocker; Secretary, George J. Knorr ; Treasurer, A. E. Sisson ; Director, L. A. Lybolt, M. L. Snavely, S. D. Noble, Geo. D. Sihweighofer, and A. Appell; Manager, A. E. Sisson. The company will re sume business March 1st, with a com' petent superintendent. B. L. Coon, the superintendent of last year, will remove to Rome, N. Y., this week. Mr. Con served the Company well, and proved himself a first-class, clean, painstaking butter-maker. .Miss Laura Lovelass is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. J. C. Burclier, in Scranton. Mrs. -Lawrence Senft is visiting friends in New York city. Mrs. Judson Gelatt, of Denver, Col., is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. G. Noble. Mrs. H. E. Decker is caring for her son, Conrad Hiller, who is very sick at the home of his uncle, in Honesdale. Mrs. O. N. Bates will start for Albany, N. Y., this week, for a visit of two or three weeks. Mr. and Mr?. W. H. Crocker are in Topeka, Kansas, and report a fine time and good health. They have encountered various kinds of weather and climates from sunny, cotton-growing climes, in Oklahoma, to a western blizzard, in To peka. Tlrey are enjoying meeting old time Wayne county friends who have settled in different parts of the west. Be fore their return they will visit friends in Nebraska, St. Louis and Chicago. NEW TABLE LINEN. Siko. Feb. 11th. Mrs.N. Hambly.ol Hones dale, recently visited her sister, Mrs. G. A. Kimble. Rev. J. B. Cody preached at Siko Hall last Sunday evening, and next Tuesday evening he will show the last of a series of pictures. The Pleasant Valley L. T. L., had to postpone their Lincoln entertainment on account of so much sickness in the com munity. G. A. Kimble is recovering from a se rious illness. L. Nelson is still indisposed from the effects of a fall which he received three weeks ago. Emily Bates, of Seelyville, spent Sun day at her home here. Jay McReynolds, the seven-year old son of the late Daniel McReynolds, had the misfortune to run a pitchfork into his eye, one day last week. The sight was destroyed. He lives with his uncle, Daniel L. Brown. A few from this place attended the do nation held at Rev. W. B. Signor's, at Bethany, on Wednesday evening. Beach Lake. Feu. 12. Norman Davey has secured a position at Norristown, Ta. He went there with his couRin, Wesley Davey, who has been employed at that place for some time. H. Bradbury, who has had a position in New York city, since July first, has returned home. Mrs Pomeroy's sister, Hattie, of Michigan, is visiting relatives and friends at Beach Lake. Wm. Male, of the west, is also a visitor in town. Mr. Ives is protecting another little boy, who came for shelter this cold win ter time. THE CITIZEN'S New "Eclipse" Newspaper Folder. Cantarplaoca Attractively Worked In Whits Mercerized Cotton. No department of embroidery affords more Interest and pleasure to the wo-' man who takes pride In her house hold furnishings than the working of tabic linen. , Embroidery worked with mercerized cottons In white'' or colors Is perhaps most satisfactory ot all the styles of the present season, as It Is most prac tical ard durable. For the ground work a rather heavy linen Is used and for the embroidery a coarse mercerized thread. Many of the pieces are edgwl The above U an H&t&atiftn of fee No. 1 "Eclipse" newspaper folder which wc have last inrtaaca to m o6oe. It bundles four aad eia& page oi any Ue MWajtaper jb'tiiL iffrrr1 'iff whim wintimirj", and d&ttvettag at tbe tfeM or fcwrtfa fttatt "dtts-o &t we have bo d&eakjf la making the saaSU. WORKXLD Willi FEATnERSTITCniUa. with lace. A linen torchon lace cor responds well with the texture of the Unen. Good effects are produced by couching fancy braids,' cords or sev eral strands of silk on a simple out line pattern, introducing fancy stitches as the occasion demands. White coronation braid is much used on table linen and is a most satisfac tory material with which to work. It Is easily fastened iu place aud keeps Its shape well after laundering, a point always to be considered when choos ing material. It should be used on a rather heavy Unen ground. Very dainty Is the effect of the white braid com bined with embroidery In white on an ecru ground or the white braid with stitches of some delicate color on white. , This braid may be used on any outline design, and the work may be varied and elaborated by" fastening the braid In place with fancy stitches in color, crossing It at Its narrow points. Most attractive effects are carried out with featherstitehlng done in a pat tern. A conventional flower design carried out In colors Is shown In the center piece Illustrated. The ground Is a white linen, the flowers are In yellow and green, the petals worked In long and short stitch with shades ot yellow A CONVENTIONAL FLOWEB DESIGN. floss, and the centers In light green. An outline of dark green forms a set ting for the flowers and follows the Inner line of embroidered edge, which is In white. This design stamped on ecru linen will allow strong coloring. Warm, rich shades of red combined with dull green or blue are very at tractive. A good cord may be used for the outlining, adding much to the beauty of the work. Young Folks A REMARKABLE ESCAPE. An Incident That Proves the Truth of an Old Adage. Sometimes when a story writer makes his hero pass through an adva ture of a peculiarly thrilling and im probable kind he gets credit for relat ing sensational Incidents, says the Chicago News. And yet, as has been said a great many times, "truth Is stranger than fiction." Here Is a case in point: At a (Ire in a large city a short time ago the captain of au engine company found himself on top of an eight story building, absolutely cut oil from all chance of escape save one he might crawl along au electric cable that passed from the roof of the building he was on to the roof of the building on the other side of the street The venture seemed almost hopeless, but a man will try many perilous ventures rather than give up his life. So the brave and cool headed man began his dangerous trip. He swung to the cable by his hands and his legs, back dowu, and thus crept slowly along until he bad reached a point about halfway between the buildings. Then he seemed to have exhausted his strength, for he moved no farther, but hung there, away above the ground, with sparks and smoke all around him, apparently about to loosen his hold and fall to the ground. Meanwhile his companions were busy arranging a plan to rescue him. They cut the cable on the roof opposite to the fire and, tying a wire to the sev ered end, lowered it gently, the man gradually slipping down the cable un til within about twenty-five feet of the street There he released his hold, but as he fell the men In the street caught him In a net SOME TONGUE TWISTERS. Blackguards. The term 'blackguard" Is said to "be derived from a number of dirty and tattered boys who attend the horse 6118148' parade-In St. James' park to black the boots and shoes of the sol diers or to do any other dirty offices. These boys, from their constant at tendance about the time of guard mounting, were nicknamed "the black guards." Wear of Coins In Circulation. The loss Incurred by the wearing of coins lu circulation has been made the subject of a number of precise experi ments, from which It was ascertained that $300 worth ot five dollar gold pieces lost over $15 of their value In 100 years. The Polka. The polka dance was Invented be tween 1830 and 1834 In Bohemia aud obtained its name In Prague In 1835. Euchre an Old French Game. Euchre Is the ancient French game of trlompbc. The early Freuch set tlers brought the game to America and played It with thirty-two cards. Aa commonly played In this country today twenty-four cards are used In four banded games. A Will and a Way. To keep music so that it can be easi ly found and is free from dust is no easy task without a cabinet that Is well supplied with shelves and a door. One impecunious young music student has solved the problem rather happily. She found in her cellar a box a yard high, fourteen Inches wide and ten inches deep, or just an inch or .so wider and deeper than the average sheet of music. The box was scrubbed inside and out, and a number of shelves were made from thin pieces of whltewood that rested on small screws stuck In the Inside of the box at irregular Intervals, Some old broomsticks were cut up into four legs, each one ten inches high. These were fastened to the bot tom of the box by stout nails. The lid was turned into a door by means of two brass hinges bought for a few cents. When the cabinet was finished It was given three coats of white paint and a fourth of white enamel. In the center of the door an Inexpensive copy of the "Child Handel," Margaret Dick see's well known painting, was used as a panel. It was held In place by a narrow framing of white silk sou tache, fastened with large brass head ed tacks. Inside on the front of each shelf was lettered the kind of music to be kept upon it. Jutt a Stitch. The question of laundry Is one of the worst difficulties to overcome when oa a vacation. The laundry Is sent away and la more than likely to come back with several pieces micslBg. Tape embroidered with one and two Initials can be purchased la the shops tor a very small price, and If tbeee initials are sewed oa every piece ot oaAerwear It win be almost Impossible for them to go astray. The taMfali can aJeo be to otter ta saesafHUM at tana tattiat or tfe vHeie tin me embeoKaval a the ta la stay letters tar Utter Umm- 3MMetNIMl Sentences That Will Puzsle the Most Careful to Repeat. A London paper recently offered a series of prized for the best "tongue twisting" sentences. Most boys and girls will flud the prize winning contri butions quite amusing. Here they are: A growing gleam growing green. The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms. Two toads totally tired tried to trot to Tedbury. Strict, strong Stephen Stringer snar ed slickly six sickly silky snakes. Susan sblncth shoes and socks; socks and shoes shines Susan. She ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for shoes and socks shock Susan. A haddock, a haddock, a black spot ted haddock; a black spot on the black back of a black spotted haddock. Oliver Og'.e thorp ogled an owl and an oyster. Did Oliver Oglethorp ogle an owl and an oyster? If Oliver Ogle thorp ogled an owl and an oyster, where are the owl and the oyster Oli ver Oglethorp ogled? If you can get through with that ex erclse without tying your tongue Into a quintuple bowknot you will deserve a greater prize than the London paper offered in this unique contest Polly Pigeontoes' Shoes. Oh, dear! Whatever shall I do? It seems a perfect sin. The moment I forget my feet Mr toes straightway turn In. But when we're playlng's worst of all Somebody always goes Ar.d shouts out loud and spoils my fun, "Oh. Polly Plg-eontoes!" & This morning as I lay In bed I heard the pigeons coo. And this, I'm sure, is what they said, "We walk like you like you!" Then quickly out of bed I slid -To flee their mocking din. And, staring straight at me, there stood My shoes with toes turned In. St. Nicholas. An Application. "Spell ferment and give its defini tion," requested the schoolteacher. "F-e-r-m-e-n-t, ferment, to work," re sponded a diminutive maiden. "Now place It In a sentence, so that I may be sure you understand Its meaning," said the teacher. "In summer I would rather play out of doors than ferment In the school bouse," returned the pupil with euch doleful frankness that the teacher found It hard to suppress a smile. A Bird's Lightning Red. The humming bird la Australia bo leaa than maa protects its habitation with a Ugatalas rod. The bussmlag bird before a dexajKauaj: ism batata pradeatly covers the est- Mm of tta Htllm Beat' with eefeweb. IU atacs be'cweTtt afcfe ttf'lnafr- ietaf Met attt'ta Mfhtaiaar sraafc Roosevelt In Pastry. The woman who makes her own gbv gcrcak.es baa at some time or other taken pride la the clever shapes In which she tamed them out as men, women, dolla and animals. It is most Interesting to know that the Germans, who are adepts In this art, have made fcne like the picture here, representing President Roosevelt hunting In Africa and bringing to his own game. Brothers Afttrjaking an inventory we find we havejp- a numberzof broken lots of MLa'Sand BOYS' SUITS, which we will dispose cf At a' Induction of 40 per cent $4.00 Children's Overcoats - - $ 2. .75JFIeece Lined Underwear - -.50 and 25c Neck Tie - - f .50, 75c and SLColored Shirts - -.50 Golf Gloves ... .50 Caps - .5 Caps - -1.00 Caps - Trunks, Dress-suit Cases and Valises REDUCED 33 1-3 PER CENT. ME AIMS M UCH To the level-headed young man, a bank account, added to a determination to make it larger, means much. The names of many such are enrolled on our books and the number is steadily increasing. Are you among the number? FARMERS' and MECHANICS' BANK. Honesdale, Pa. The Era of New Mixed Paints ! . This year opens witn a deluge of new mixed paints. A con dition brought about by our enterprising dealers to get some kind of a mixed 'paint that would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS. Their compounds, being new and heavily advertised, may find a sale with the unwary. THEioNiAiPiiACE:iN iioNESDAiiKpj tav'P Hiycn DliyTC AUTHORIZED TO HANDLE blllL I Ull O MIAkU T Mill I tJ is JADWIN'S PHARMACY. There are reasons for the pre-eminence of CHILTON PAINTS: 1st No one can mix a better mixed paint. 2d The p&lnters declare that it works easily and has won derful covering qualities. Sd Chilton stands back: of it, and will agree to repaint, at his own expense, every surface painted .with Chilton Paint that proves oefecuvj;' V . Ith Those who have used it are perfectly satisfied with it, and recommend ite oee to others. .
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