WASHINGTON LETTER
Spaclal Correspondence.
Development according to plan Is
the order of progress In the national
capital. The work of Improving the
Ibeautlfnl city on the banks of the Po
tomac Is not going forward In a hap
hazard, hit and miss fashion, but Is
proceeding along lines carefully
thought out by a commission assigned
to the duty by authority of congress.
Hhls commission had as its chairman
(Daniel H. Burnbam of Chicago, the
other members having been Augustus
St Gaudcns, Charles McKlm and
JJTcderlck Law Olmstcad. First pre
paring a sculptured model of the city
as it existed in 1002, they then caused
to bo made a model showing the city
as it should be built according to an
Ideal plan.
The Future Washington.
In one of the rooms of the magnifi
cent library of congress may be seen
the plans of Washington as the com
mission found It in 1002 nnd as they
hope lo have It appear to the genera
tions of the future. And the plan of
the city to come Is not merely a dream.
Already the work is in hand.
Improvements Planned.
The preliminary plans for many
groups of now public buildings, nota
bly that of the bureau of engraving
and printing, on which Is to be ex
pended $2,000,000, have also been ap
proved. Avenues more magnificent
than those of which Major l'Enfant
even dreamed arc already In their
formative state, nnd It will not be
many years before the Inaugural pa
rades will forsake the great thorough
fares of Pennsylvania avenue and pass
from the cnpltol directly west to the
.great monument along a boulevard the
like of which has not yet been seen.
Bureau of Republics.
The bureau of American republics Is
an Institution supported by twenty
one republics' of the Americas for the
promotion of commerce and trade and
for the cultivation of peace nud
friendship. At the present time It is
housed In n building on Pennsylvania
avenue near the White House, but it
has in process of construction a white
marble building south of the Corcoran
gallery, on the grounds of the old Van
Ness place.
A Historic Mansion.
For a long time the Van Ness man
sion was one of the historic buildings
of the city. It was built by Latrobc,
one of the architects of "the capital,
.for General John P. Van Ness, who
married Mnrchi Burns, daughter of
Davie Burns, one of the original land
holders of the city. "Crusty Davie
Burns" lived in a rude cottage near
the river and cultivated a large plan
tation extending over the spot where
the White House now stands. The
demand for his land made hlin
wealthy, nud his only child, Mnrcia,
was known as the beautiful heiress of
(Washington. For some time Burns
was opposed to the projected transfer
of land to the government, and the
president nnd commissioners had sev
eral conferences with him. On one of
these occasions the choleric Scotchman
answered one of Washington's argu
ments by this outburst: "I suppose,
Mr. Washington, you think people are
going to take every grist from you as
pure grain. But what would you have
been If you hadn't married the rich
Widow CustlsV"
Legend of the White Horses.
General Van Ness, a well born New
Yorker, was one of many suitors for
the hand of Marcla Burns. lie be
came a resident of Washington, living
at first with his bride In the old cot-
"tage, which she would never permit to
be taken down. Ho became mayor of
the city. His portrait was painted by
Gilbert Stuart. The mansion erected on
the Burns estate was one of the finest
in the country and the resort of the
distinguished people of Washington.
In Oak Hill cemetery Van Ness had
erected a tomb in Imitation of the tem
ple of Vesta. On each anniversary of
his death the legend has it that his
favorite troop of six white horses
make a ghostly midnight gallop
around the old mansion. Whether the
bureau of American republics will In
herit the ghostly horses with the site of
tho ancient mansion remains to be seen.
Down the Potomac by Trolley.
In these days of trolley cars and in
terurban connections it Is no longer
necessary to sail down the Potomac to
reach Mount Vernon, although that is
always a pleasaut trip. The Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
trolley cars carry passengers along the
river's wooded shores, pass through
quaint old Alexandria and on to an
entrance of the estate leading to the
rear of the manulon house. The train
crosses a bridge which has replaced
the famous old Long bridge over which
the Union nrmy marched in the sixties,
a privilege denied the Confederate
troops.
Mount Vernon In Spring.
On a misty, mild spring day Mount
Vernon, with its century old trees, its
formal English gardens, its hedges of
boxwood, Its deer park, Its sundial,
Its old fashioned barn, its outbuildings
for tho servants the kitchen, the but
ler's house, the laundry, tho spinning
house its kitchen fireplace, big enough
Ito hold several men in standing pos
ture, its rolling acres of velvety lawn,
la bo reminiscent of the estate or an
iEngllsh gentleman that It makes tho
(democracy of the man who held it the
tnore remnrkable. It is not strange
that after he bad done bis work he
was content to remain here and look
after his broad acres. Tho Mount Ver
Hon 'Ladles' association, which through
Its state regents holds and cares for
the property, has forover removed
from the nation tho fear that tho first
president's home would fall into neg
lect and decay.
OARL SCHOFIELD.
" DON'T BREAK DOWN.
Ooeaslonal Flights From tho Grind
Detter Than Skilled Specialists.
There would not be so many worn
out, fogged looking women if we
learned early the value of that ounce
of prevention. With most of us pre
vention is like thunder it comes after
the danger Is past t
So much of the misery of life is
preventable that it is pitiful how rare
ly the effort Is made. We lose our
looks, break down before our time and
either are snuffed out altogether or
hang on creaking hinges when we
should be In the full flush of living.
Most women net as if they were fa
talists what must be must be. Then
they groan when the inevitable occurs
instead of living up to the true fatal
ist spirit of stoicism.
Perhaps ?ou aro one of tho persons
who ever take nny rest. You look
on life as a race to be run, forgetting
that the strongest runner goes slow
until the finish.
Have you the foolish idea that to
stop u minute to .read the papers or to
dip Into n famous book is stealing
time that should be devoted to hus
band or children? Arc you charitable
to every one but yourself and look
upon letting up In your mad pace ns
shirking?
Aro you one of those misguided be
ings who think monotonous plodding
Is duty nnd crush out young longings
for nn occasional matinee or social
outing lest you fall In some chimerical
duty?
If so, readjust things. Learn to look
on these things as "that ounce of pre
vention" without which smashups are
Inevitable. It 1b contlnunl plodding
that not only makes life stale, but
brings wrinkles and narrow minds.
Do you ever stop to think what a
brenkdown means? How many of the
coveted pleasures or longed for rests
could have been had for the doctor's
hire?
Occasional flight from the grind is
better than skilled specialists to keep
one well, which Is the sensible mod
ern woman's reading of "that ounce of
prevention."
THE NEW
COIFFURE.
Smart Women Have Taken
Up
the
Parted Pompadour.
After all the preaching about the
parted pompadour, It didn't come in
until the season was well started. Now
tho smart women nre rapidly taking it
up. At the opera, at dinner dances, nt
the theater and wherever women gath
er with bare heads the parted pompa
dour is the mode of the moment.
It is doubtful If the small roll of hair
over the temples could be dignified by
the name of pompadour. It stands out
little from the face. It ' is slightly
waved, more often nt home than on
the lrous of the hnlrdresser. The part
ing is on the left side and the hair
brushed away from it in man fashion.
At the right side of the part the hair
sweeps down over the brow and across
the temples In a large rippling wave.
The left side goes back over the ear
and is tucked into tho small Psyche
knot that stauds straight out from the
head.
Every one thought this parted pom
padour would be unbecoming. On the
contrary, it is quite attractive and a
charming relief from the mass of ruff
ed and ratted hair that wo have been
wealing over the brow for years.
Whatever rats or crapes are put Into
the hair to keep It out now are used
at the sides. They must not go across
the back except under the Psycho
knot.
The correct coiffure adopted by the
majority has tho hair brushed up
smoothly from the nape of tho neck to
the knot itself. There is no bulging
out or sagging down. It is a clean
Grecian sweep, usually held In place
by a wide barrettc.
SEWING SUGGESTIONS.
Pretty shades for the center table
lamps may be made easily nt home.
Take the wire frames and cover them
with shlmmery silk or tissue paper. If
the paper Is used make cords of the
same. Insets of filet net In the silk
shades aro specially effective and not
difficult to place.
An embroiderer gives this rule for
working initials on lingerie: Never use
anything on cotton for embroidery but
cotton. If the material Is linen take
care to use linen thread. Best results
are obtained if when padding Is neces
sary the same thread is used for this
part of the work as for the embroidery
proper.
For a coat hanger get three heavy
wires about twenty-six Inches long and
cover them with ribbon casings, using
black, yellow and red for the different
cases. Fasten the three wires together,
braid them and finish each end with
ribbon bows. Cover a wire for the
hanger. These can be made of any
ribbon covering.
To correctly find one's waist measuro
so as to be able to put belt or girdle
on shirt waist cut shirt waist some
what shorter than full length pattern;
make waist and then try on; tie a tape
around waist, placing fullness in back,
front and sides just as desired. Then
tnke a lead pencil, mark tho waist all
around Just below tape. Cut oft even
with marked line after taking off
waist. Put on belt, remembering to
have measured distance from middle
of back to underarm seam so as to
know exactly where to let fullness be.
This is an excellent Idea and will be of
rreat benefit to home dressmakers.
Clean With Vinegar.
If your cooking utensils have a habit
it burning or the victuals stick easily,
try boiling a little vinegar In same.
It nets like magic, especially with
heavy skillets.
Prinking the Health
sf IHooseveit
F Colonel Theodore Roosevelt does
not bag plenty of big game while
In Africa it will not be because
he has not bad a proper sendoff
before striking Into the jungle. Not to
mention tho enthusiastic demonstra
tion that, In spite of his desire for a
quiet exit, attended his departure from
New York, the functions since that
time in honor of the hunt must have
made the ex-presldent feel that his
journey jungleward was ludeed quite
an international affair. The most orig
inal and altogether out of the ordinary
of the events signalizing the start for
the dark continent wns tho "captain's
imOM THE MENU OF
dinner" given on the Hamburg just bo-fore-
the steamship, with the ex-prest-dent
nnd his son Kermlt on board,
reached Naples. A captain's dinner Is
n feature of every ocean voyage on the
Hamburg-American steamship lines,
but in this case the function was elab
orated Into an affair which was about
us unique and Rooseveltlan as the offi
cers" of the steamship company, backed
by tho cleverness and skill of stew
ards, chefs and cooks, could make It.
The function In this way became a
farewell reception to Mr. Rosevelt of
tho kind which the ex-presldent Is
"dee-lighted" to have.
Never before did prince or potentate
or humble private citizen start out
after animals with all the world so
much interested in the sport and hav
ing so much fun In connection with
the enterprise. As Mr. Roosevelt can
take a joke on himself pretty well he
aid not mind some of the sportiveness
of the dinner nnd its program. Open-
ng bis edition de luxe copy of the
latter, he found on almost the first
page inside the cover a hippopotamus,
with outstretched Jaws and sharp
teeth, evidently prepared to receive
him not exactly with open arms, but
certainly with open mouth. Teddy
bears pranced through the program
from cover to cover, lions crouched
and natives drew bows to shoulder,
while on one page Colonel Roosevelt
discovered a positively unique "nature
fake," one that would have done credit
to Dr. Long or even Jack London, con
sisting In a quintet of Jungle char-
mi nu. open irourn.
acters, a lion, a giraffe, a monkey, .a
hippopotamus and an elephant, Uned
op and singing blithely In welcome
"Waiting For You."
A wireless dispatch says that Colo
ncl Roosevelt's smile was so broad
when he lighted on this feature of the
program that his teeth showed a
plainly as those of bis friend the hip
popotnmus. Tho quintet had as a
background n map of Africa, and ui
the page opposite was printed the fol
lowing program of music, which wns
rendered by the Hamburg's orchestra
while the guests were eating nnd
drinking in honor of the hunt:
"Tho Presidents," "Merry Wives oi
Windsor," "Dollar Princess," "Pop
pies," "I'm Afraid to Come Home Ir.
the Dark." "American National Airs,'
"Cocoanut Dance," "Down in Jungle
Town."
The choicest viands, delicacies and
drinkables were stowed nway boforr
THE CAPTAIN'S DINNER.
the Hamburg left New York, and the
chief steward nnd chef got up a col
lection of gastronomical attractions
which Included the following, the
wording of tho bill of faro being in
both German and English:
Caviare and Oyster In Ice.
Cream of Chicken a la Heine Hortense.
Pompano a l'Amerlcalne.
Saddle of Lamb a la Printannlere.
Poularde.
Reine Claudes. Lettuce.
Asparagus, Sauce Moussellne.
Peches Melba. Pastry.
Cheese. Fruit. Coffee.
The book of the menu as a whole
was a fine example of the printer's
art and contained on the first page of
the cover a portrait of Colonel Roosc-
THE NATIVES nAVIS DRAWN THETIS SOWS.
velt with bis signature In facsimile
and on the first inside page a repro
duction of the steamer Hamburg leav
ing port, printed in duo-tone ink. The
title page was printed in gold, and tho
card was bound with a ribbon show
ing the German colors, the .whole mak
ing a most nttractlve souvenir.
Not only $rc the animals in Africa
waiting for Mr. Roosevelt, but tho en
tire native nnd foreign population are
expectant. All the nabobs want to en
tertain him.' The dusky inhabitants of
the Interior nre preparing to do all
the stunts characteristic of savage life
for bis edification, and r.ftcr his ar
rival at Mombasa, where ho is due the
latter part of April, ho would have no
trouble in keeping busy for the next
six months going to the kind of social
doings popular, in that part of tho
world If he wanted to spend his time
that -way. But bo is anxious to get
right into the depths of the Jungle,
where the lions roar and the monkeys
scream and other wild creatures make
night gay or hideous, as you will, so
there Is little doubt that when he
leaves tho steamer Admiral, on which
ho sailed from Naples en route to Mom
basa, be will cut. the African welconv
Ing ceremonies as short as tho cour
tonics o the occasion will permit
The Fate of Fogllo.
What Is sold to be the most extraor
dinary .feat of criminal vengeance on
record happened at Algiers In 1800. A
man named Fogllo was arrested'by tho
French police at tho instance of the
Italian government. He was suspected
of complicity in a Sicilian murder
crime, nnd It was known that he was
member of the Mafia. In Jail he
weakened and promised to tell the
whole story on condition that his life
was spared. Two mornings later his
jpiler, visiting the cell, found Fogllo
on the floor, stabbed to the heart. The
dagger wns still In the wound, nnd on
tho body lay a scrap of paper with the
words, "So perish traitors," in Italian.
To this day tho mystery of that death
wound has never been solved.
, A Tomato Experiment.
An experiment with tomntose was
conducted nt the Wisconsin experi
ment station to determine the relative
earllness of fruiting nnd the amount
of fruit produced by plnnts grown from
cuttings and those grown from seed.
The results thns far indicate that it Is
very hard to choose between cuttings
and seedlings for use In the forcing
By Degrees.
A maiden at college named Dreeze.
Welshed down by B. A.s and M. D.s,
Collapsed from Uio strain.
Said her doctor, " 'Tts plain
Tnu are killing yourself by degrees."
TUC PITI7CN Has made ar
I nil lil I ILtLn rangemonts for
A FIVE MILE
FOOTi
:R ACE
AFTER THE
MARATHON PLAN
WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON
Decoration jyy 31
5
Handsome Gold and
Silver Medals will be
Awarded the Winners !
ENTRANCE FREEHS
To all competitors living In tho comity,
exclusive of professionals; entries to be
madu at any time prior to April loth.
ALL CONTFSTANTS will lie re
nulred to submit to a physical examin
ation by competent physicians, to lnsuic
proper endurance condition for race.
FURTHER DETAILS including in.
structlons for proper training, will ap
pear in succeeding issues of Tim CrriZLN-
CITIZEN'S 5 MILE RACE
How to Train.
For all who may contemplate entering
this race, the following suggestions
are important:
Long walks and slow jogging should
always be given a course of training for
distant running. Whenever a dilliculty
in breathing is felt, the athlete should
walk until his powers of respiration lime
recovered. He should never git or stand
around uncovered, but as soon as his
work is done, cover up warmly until an
opportunity to bo rubbed down is given
him, and then dry, warm clothes should
follow.
While running, the athlete should stop
just as coon as he feels a pain in his side,
or the front part of his lower ley be
comes sore.
The djet should be simple, sleep abun
dant. Omit tobacco, all alcoholic liquors,
tea, coffee, pickles, pastry, dumplings
and the like.
The time to start to prepate for the
run is now. Do not wait, but pitch in
an . . the winter's stiffness out of the
mu.
Fu Hi r advice will be given from time
to ti. u' vithin the next few weeks.
Fo i litional information watch the
colli) i - of this paper. In a few days
detn: el innouncement of the necessary
step. 1 .niter will be made. In the
mea-ti i those desiring to enter can do
so b, . amunicating with The Citizek.
PRIZE ESSAYS.
The approaching completion of the
High School buildings will soon neces
sitate the grading and arrangement of
the school property grounds. No one is
more interested in having this work
properly done than the pupils who are
to use them, and no landscape gardener
should attempt the task without con
suiting them. In order to stimulate
suggestion on this point The Citizen
offers the scholars of tlte Public School
two prises of $1.00 each for the best two
essays on "The Best Way to Arrange
the New School House Grounds," the
competition to close April 15th. The ur
tides, which must not exceed four hun
dred words in length, are not to be
signed, but the name of the writer must
be written on a separate slip, and en
closed in an envelope with the essay.
The contributions will be numbered and
submitted to competent judges wiio will
decide on their respective merits. The
winning essays with the names of the
authors will appear tn the first number
of The Citizen following the award.
CITIZEN JOH PRINT 'means STYLE,
QUALITY, and PROMPTNESS. Try it.
' STATEMENT OP
HONESDAIE BOROUGH ACCOUNTS
FOK THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
MARCH 1, M
Georof, W. Penwabcen, Treasurer, in ac
count with the Uorough ot Honesdule,
DR.
From O. M. Oenung, Trensurer. $1,109 61
From County Treas., license fees. 1008, 2.040 09
T. J. Ham, llurgcss, Hues and license
fees, 123 M
State Treasurer, from foreign Fire In
surance Companies. 294 30
From A. T. Voigt, to apply on tax,
1007. 102 43
From A. T. Volet, Collector, to apply
on taxes, 1908, 8,308 CO
From Dr. Schermerhorn. 3 00-
From dog tux. 123 70
From Dime Jliink, demand note, 100 00
From WayneC'ounty Savings
Rank, demand note, 3,200 00
From West Street Sewer Company, 200 00
From subscriptions, residents of Tex
as, toward dum, 45 Ot
David Fisher, refund, 2 78
Honcsdalc Electric Light, Heat and
Power Co., for lumber. It 75
iconard ttuckenberger, for lumber, 4 38
$15,764 03
CR.
liy disbursements as follows:
To I toncsdale Con. L. II. & P. Co. $ 2072 67
To Kraft & Conger, coal and cartage, 209 10
Police Service. 900 00
Street Work, 1,813 46
Flreinen's'Sulary, extra watching etc., 288 02
J. II . Lyons, note, 1.000 00
T. tv J. Flnnerty on note, eoo oo
l'ald Interest on notes uml bonds. 077 l7
(I. II. Whitney, team for Fire DVt. 100 ou
O. M.Spcttigue, 20 17
llulldlng Dum at foot ot Church St.. 887 98
Dr. sehernierhorn. Salary us secretary
of Hoard of Health,
Dr. Scliermerhorn, placarding and
fumigating,
Richard II. llrown,
Menu H. Kdsett, notary fees,
II. Hermann, repairing truck,
it. K. Young, Treasurer, State tax,
KrcltniT llros., wood for Fire D'p t.
Honesdule Uurugc, repairs,
(iridium Wutts. supplies.
U.,1. Mueller, Klre Department. Fire-
inun'H Itelle! Kund,
Krcltuer llros., lumber,
Durland. Thompson Co., gong service,
Frank McMullen, gong service,
1. Murtliu, gong service,
Clark & liuliock, dynamite, etc.,
Citizen Pub. Co., printing.
Herald Press Association, printing.
II. F. Ilalnes, new order book,
11. F. Ilolbcrt, damage to horse,
1'. 11. Igo, carting.
60 00
41 75
240
2 00
055
40 50
3 50
:i ou
S30
294 3U
115 HI
10 CO
600
6 00
24 61
850
23 60
9 60
75 00
W
25 40
rhlllp Miller, stone.
Wayne Co. SuvlngslSank.noteand in.. .1,214 11
,1 U J 11U VJU. UUI AJ.Wl IV, HUllj HUH 11
Henrv Freund. sunnllcs Fire D'p't.
4 s
3 09
105 00
10 00
C. C. Jailwln, supplies,
Honesdale Consolidated Water Co..
Premium on Treasurer's Bond,
T. .1. Ham. lliireess. salary from Dec. 1
1907. to Mureh 1. 1908, C2 60
T. Moran, tramp, care und clothing, 39 76
1'. K. Alberty, work on ice. 11 08
F. K. Alberty. cleaning lire plugs. 10 00
Murray A Co., supplies for street work, 12 79
Mcnner A Co.. sundries, 4 70
L. S. Collins, .surveying, 12 40
(1. A. It. I'oNt,donatfon for Memorial Day, 15 00
J. J. Canivun, sundries, 22 00
(leorge I. Koss, making duplicate, 5 00
Krk Druthers, supplies, 27 HI
Kutz Itrotbers. sundries, 50
C. A.Cortrlght.sprlnkllng bridge. '07-'08, 10 00
N. U. Spencer, special police, 10 00
T. M. l'Uller, auditor, 4 09
F. J. Vnrroe. auditor. 4 00
Frank Schucrholz, auditor. 4 00
deo. C. mile, tire hydrants, 17 00
it. M. MeClure. closet, 12 09
John H. Igo, repairs on Town Hull, 35 00
David Fisher, old Iron, 19 20
(!. W. l'enwurden, salary, treasurer, 50 00
F. I'. Kimble, salury. secretary, 50 00
It. Wilson, attorney for one year. 2500
HoncMlalo Dime Hank, note and int., 100 00
Harry Deck, work on City Hull, 20 00
$13,747 OU
i.Mi:iiTi:i)Ni:ss.
DKMAND NOTFS:
T.AJ. Flnnerty, dated Feb. 10, li-lW at
i percent.,
John M . Lyons, dated Aug. 12, 1892, at
$2,000 00
ii per cent..
John I'lige Kstate, nt 4'i per cent..
1.000 00
1,800 00
$1,800 00
BONns 4
Nathan Houelc F.st 250 00
John L. Miller, 1,500 On
John Watts, 500 m
'ii. Win is. 500 00
John M. Lyons, 500 00
i M, Lynns OiKl ml
John M. Lyons, 500 00
Mi-;.. Ciuirf. ithH'khcrgcr, aoo mi
Louis Deln Kst., 500 1k)
Louis Deln Kst.. 500 IK)
Louis Ueill Kslatc 500 000
.I.D.llouek. 1,000 00
John L. Mlllor, 1.000 00
$8,250 00
Ifl4,550 00
Interest paid to Sept. 7, I'M?.
flT.vri:Mi:.NTor loiiough tax, 1907.
Jtalance due from Collector March
1. IMS.
$1,001) 77
l'ald ii. W. I'enwardeii.
Scrip redeemed.
5 per cent, allowed on unit.,
paid before Sep. 2s. '07.
2 percent. Collector a fee on
same.
5 percent, collector's fee on
iiaianie,
Exonerations,
$192 43
27 in I
417 OH
153 811
42 9S
27 23
8U3 79
lliilaneo due March 1, 1909.
$ 142 98
HTATi:Mi:.vroK nnnorcu tax 190S.
Vtnoimt of ilunlle.ito.
$ 9,4.f7 2li
l'ald 11. W. I'enwardeii,
f (00 00
2,i:oo (Hi
4.IU0 00
2.'i'i 2li
172 41
llnrnngh scrip redeemed,
Less 5 per cent, allowed on
Ni 78
ami. pam neioie Sep.
25. 190-1.
400 IKI
1511 00
2 per cent, fees on same.
u percent, loncctiun ucson
naiance,
8,970 31
lialaneo due. .subject tn ex
onerations etc., Mch.
1. 1903,
$100 91
I hereby (ertlfy that the above and fore
going Is a correct and true account of the re
ceipts and expenditures for the llorough of
iioiicsimic, lor me year euuing .iiaren i, juus.
Also of the liabilities.
UKO. w. I'KSW.l Ii Oii.N, Treasurer,
r. M. Fuller. 1
T. Frank Ham, Auditors.
F. W. SCIIUKRIIOLZ. J
Charles Hagan Memorial, St. Rose
Cemetery, Carbondale, Fa.
Designed and built by
kxid ,lIAItTIN!CAUFIELD