The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, September 22, 1909, Image 2

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    THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1000.
NEW POST FOIUIEUT. GRANT
Famous War General's Grandson Is
Suporlntendcnt of State, War
and Navy Buildings.
Washington, D. C First Lieut,
Ulysses 9. Grant, III., corps of engi
neers, United States nrmy, grandson
of Prosldont Grant, the famous war
general, has been appointed superin
tendent of tho state, war and navy
buildings at Washington.
Capt, John H. Poole, corps of engi
neers, held tho office of superintend
ent, for about four years. Ho succeed
ed Hear Admiral George W. Balrd of
the navy.
Capt Poole made many roforms
and Improvements In what Is known
as "the biggest office building In tho
Lieut. U. S. Grant III.
world," and reduced expenses consid
erably. He Is relieved from this duty
to enable him to take a two-year
course of Instruction at the School
of tho Lino at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Officers of the army corps of engi
neers are eligible to detail to the
superintendence since tho naval corps
of engineers was merged Into the lino
of tho navy several years ago.
Liout. Grant, the now superintend
ent, since his graduation near tho
head of his class at West Point, in
June, 1003, has served a tour of duty
at tho engineer school at Washington
barracks, and also as ono of tho mili
tary aids of President Roosvelt. For
several months past he lias been sta
tioned at Uoiton on duty in connec
tion with the river and harbor works
and fortifications in that vicinity.
Last year he married Miss Edith Root,
daughter of Senator Root, of New
York.
TRAIN GETS MELANCHOLY COW.
Gretchen, Resentful of Being Offered
for Sale, Goes to Her Death.
Great Notch, N. J. Richard Jaco
bus, farmer living near here hard by
the Erie Railroad, decided three days
ago that ho could do very well with
out Grotchen, a brindle milch cow
that had boon in the family several
years. A wagon road runs by Jaco
bus' front yard, and so ho decided
that as good a way as any to get
Gretchen on the market was to tie
her in tho yard under a tree on which
was this sign:
"Fresh Cow for Sale."
Jacobus meant no reflection upon
the matronly dignity of Gretchen, who
is, or was, of a Teutonic and melan
choly temperament. Hut now Jacobus
believes that either Gretchen thought
she was -being labeled flighty and
smart-alecky, or that she grieved bo
cauro sho was not wanted any longer
in tho family, or that sho was shocked
into the deep pit of melancholy by
the unaccustomed notoriety to which
she was being subjected.
This morning, as a heavy Erie
freight train started down the steep
grade in front of Jacobus" house, the
brindle co;v broke her rope, walked
gravely out through the gate, and was
run down and killed by the train.
POTS OF GOLD IN HIS CELLAR.
One Containing G3.aC0 and Another
With $9,000 Unearthed.
Laramie, Wyo. Two pots of gold
.found In tho cellar of William Tay
lor, of Rock River, Wyo., have caused
legal complications. Taylor hired
feeuben Stockwoll and J. W. White to
enlarge his cellar two weeks ago.
While digging the men uncovered a
pot containing $3,ru in gold. They di
vided the money and began painting
the town red. While drunk they re
vealed tho secret and Taylor, claim
ing his father had burled the gold, had
them arrested. They wore put under
heavy bond and a dozen of tho richest
men in tho county balled them out.
Now they havo begun suit against
Taylor for recovery of tho money.
Taylor dug u-p another pot contain
ing 9,000 in gold and will keep on
digging.
THRIVED ON POISON.
Prof. Lantz's Rats Seem to Be Yearn
I ing for More "Infallible Remedies."
Washington, D. C When Prof.
David E. Lantz of tho Biological Sur-
?'cy went homo for the night ho left
n a cago containing twenty-four rats
kept for just such experiments a
quantity of rat poison which the mak
ers declared to bo infallible. Tho pois
on was advertised to kill tho huskiest
o rats and mummify tho carcasses so
that there would never bo bad odor.
Next morning Prof. Lantz took a
tjnok at his poison squad. Not a rat
was doad, and all seemed to bo look
ing for more food. Tho same rats
havo been on this . sort of duty since
last May and havo consumed all sorts
Of patent rat poison. Prof. Lantz has
experimented a good deal with rats
iand hopes somo day to And a microbe
which will cause an oxtermmaunB
iepldemlo among Jnem. .
otes airadl
Cominnieirati:
Of Interest to Women Readers
SKIRT ALWAYS EVEN.
Marker Insures Its Being Made the
Same Length All Way Around.
Women who make their own clothes
owo a -debt of gratitude to tho Penn
sylvania man who invented tho skirt
marker shown In tho Illustration. Ouo
of the most difficult things about
dress-making is to make the skirt
hang even all the way around.
With this device tho length of a
skirt may bo made mechanically ac
curate by tho veriest tyro at the art,
and that In a very short time. The
marker Is clamped to the edge of a
table, concave side out. Tho woman
stops up to It and with a piece of
chalk, or If tho goods be perishable,
with pins, marks a lino around the
hips, turning so that tho whole skirt
Is marked. Sho then measures tho
distanco from the slot to tho floor,
subtracts tho number of inches she
wishes her skirt to clear tho floor,
and then measures that distanco all
around the skirt from tho chalk-lino
near tho waist. It is easy to see that
tho most skilful professional dress
maker could not gauge a skirt length
bettor than this, if as well.
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COOKING RECIPES.
Pot Roast. Have a flat pot,
put in two spoonfuls of hot
lard; roll meat in Hour, salt and
pepper sauce; put in the pot
and brown both sides, adding
two cupfuls of water; more if
It boils dry. Tio four bay
leaves together, put In pot and
cook until tender.
Buttermilk Pie. Two-thirds
of a cupful of sugar, ono tea-
T spoonful of flour, butter the
5. size of a walnut and yolks of
T two eggs. Stir well together,
p then add ono cupful of butter
milk. Flavor with lemon ex
tract and bake In a crust. Use
whlto of ono egg for frosting.
Potato Cushions. Cut pieces
of potato into thick squares.
Dip in batter, made as if for
pancakes. Throw Into fat or
oil from which a bluo smoke is
t
t
t
t
4-
$ rising (the stage reached after
jj It has ceased to boil). The lat-
4 ter will puff out round the pota-
jj to, giving thd appearance of a
4 down cushion.
Rice Balls. To one pint of
3j. hot boiled rice add a largo cup
g ful of finely minced chicken, a
well-beaten egg, salt and pepper
to taste, and sufficient cream
v sauco to moisten it slightly.
j Mix together and set aside un-
til cold. Form into small balls,
uiiu uuiiuuiuuiu
fry in deep fat. Drain on un
glazed paper and servo at once.
Sandwiches.
Following are some fillings to be
used between thin slices of buttered
sandwich bread:
1. Cream choose, mixed with an
equal amount of mayonnaise dress
ing and one-fourtli tho amount each
of chopped olives and pimentos.
2. Swiss cheese cut in thin slices.
3. Tongue cut in thin slices and
spread with mustard.
4. Boned and drained anchovies
mixed to a paste with butter.
5. Finely minced chicken and ham
mixed in equal parts and seasoned
with curry powder.
C. Thinly sliced cucumbers dipped
In French dressing.
7. Thin slices of mutton covered
with chopped pickles.
8. Chopped prunes mixed with half
tho quantity of chopped English wal
nuts and seasoned with lemon juice
and powdered sugar.
0. Chopped haril-bollcd eggs mix
ed with chopped water cress and sea
soned with salt and pepper.
10. Cold beans mixed to a paste
and seasoned with mustard and chop
ped celery.
11. Chopped peppers from which
tho seeds havo been removed, cooked
for 10 minutes In 1 tablespoonful of
butter and set aside to cool.
12. Lettuce leaves, chopped pimen
tos and mayonnaise.
Horrid Parisian Fashion.
The Parisian fashion of painting a
woman's face cheeks dead white,
Hps vivid red la anything but beau
tiful. A decadent song of Yvetto
Gullbert used to run:
"Tho red at my Hps Is it paint? Is it
blood? I cannot ear.
LINCOLN HEADJN NEW GENT
How the Designer Selected the Model
Photograph for the Face on
the Coin.
New York, N. Y. Victor D. Bren
ner of this city Is tho designer of tho
Lincoln head, which appears on the
now cent, Issued by tho government
flora tho Philadelphia mint. Although
Rutsian by, birth, Mr. Brenner has
found his oportunlty in this eountiy
while yet a young man, and he ro
sonts any designation other than that
of a thoroughly loyal American.
With tho approach of the centen
nial of Lincoln's birth, Mr. Brenner,
long a student of tho anti-slavery
Bas Relief Design for Lincoln Penny.
movement, and an admirer of Its ulti
mate exponent began looking for a
model on which to exurclso his plastic
art. Ills search was rewarded In a
photograph which he found In posses
sion of Prof. Charles Eliot Norton.
His first study wns expressed in a
plaque, his second in n medal and his
third, which pleased him best, in tho
design which will appear on the coin.
Each study idealized somewhat the
preceding one, while preserving tho
essentials of strength and simple earn
estness which characterized Lincoln's
countenance.
"If you look carefully at the caln,"
Mr. Brenner said, "you will see that
I havo made him smiling. I wanted
to show the sunshine as well as the
goodness of his life. My intention
has been to present a situation In
which Lincoln might havo appeared
at his best. Finally I imagined him
as talking to a child. That is tho face
on the coin. A man or woman is nat
ural when speaking to n child. When
adults converse they nro usualy on
guard, but in talking to children faces
relax and are at their best. I am glad
tho head appears on tho cent, the
piece of money most familiar to tliu
masses. It was Lincoln who said that
God must love the common people be
cause ho had made so many of them.
I had rather have tho head on the
cent than on the $10 gold-piece."
The Indian head, In use for more
than a generation on tho cent and now
discontinued, shares tho fate of its
predecessor, the eagle, for the reason
that It is easily counterfeited. Early
In the present year tho government
decided on a change, but even then It
proposed to place the head of Lin
coln on a sllvor coin, probably tho
half-dollar. Mr. Brenner submitted
his designs at Washington. Tho head
was then assigned to tho cent.
WEDS; BRIDE IS INSANE.
An Oregon Rancher's Pitiful Mistake
in Marriage.
Hosoburg, Ore. Ono week after
her wedding day Mrs. Olo Peterson,
of Deer Creek, was committed to -tho
insano asylum by County Judge Wona
cost at her own request.
"I am insane," she said. "Take mo
to the asylum where I can do no
harm."
Peterson met the woman for the
first time at Cottage Grove, where he
had gone on a business trip. Her fa
ther, ho said, urged him to marry her
and Peterson, a lonely rancher, was
glad to do so, as ho was favorably Im
pressed with her.
As soon as the couple arrived at
Peterson's ranch, however, the woman
manifested violent insanity, and after
living in terror for a few days, Peter
son was forced in self-protection to
appeal to the nuthorites to arrest her.
RADIUM SUPPLY FOR ALL TIME,
Rich Strike Has Been Made by Dr.
Wllklns In California.
Keunetta. Cal. Dr. S. Wllklns, who
has just arrived hero, said enough
pitchblende has been discovered on
tho McCloud River, north of this place
to supply tho world with radium for
all time.
Dr. Wllklns had in his possession
lino specimens of tho precious stuff,
and so Impressed woro somo business
men with his story that they decided
to Bond an export to visit the newly
discovered ledge. It is twenty miles
up tho McCloud River from tho con
iluenco of that stream with tho Pitt
River.
DENTAL WORK 3,000 YEARS OLD.
False Tooth In Jaw Taken From
Etruscan Tomb Seen In Berlin.
Berlin. A piece of dental work 3,'
000 years old was exhibited at tho
International Dental Congress In this
city. It is a human jaw taken from
an-Etruscan tomb and has a calf's
tooth hold In placo by gold fittings,
The workmanship is excellent and
seemingly as fresh as though done
yesterday. Tho oxhlblt is tho proper
ty of Dr. Quorlnl, of Naples.
Emporor William's oxhlblt includes
Roman forceps and th,or. dental tools
of tho second centurjy
BUTTLE WITH JIGE DEVIL FISH
Fisherman In Monster's Tentacles Is
Saved by Companion, Who Goes
Overboard with Knife.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Tho late Jules
Vorne and Morgan Robertson may
hereby take notice that fictional devil
fishes havo a noteworthy rival for
fame in tho devil fish which attacked
Joseph Lorber and William Buckholtz,
of Baltimore. Lorber and Buckholtz
arrived here from a month's fishing
trip off the Newfoundland Banks a
fow days ago.
"Wo were trolling for horse mnck
orel and hooked a G00-pounder that
dived under the boat and tipped it
until I wns dragged out into the wa
ter. I struck out In tho direction of
tho disappearing boat; then nil of a
sudden what looked like a big io?
loomed in front of me and I clutched
at It, to be clutched back by threo
long, slimy tentacles that wound them
selves around my waist and neck. I
and the octopus went down together.
"When we came to the surface I
saw that tho sea all around us was
colored a murky brown and I knew
the devil fish had thrown out his
spume to cover the fight.
"Next thing I knew Lorber was be
side mo yelling encouragement as he
slashed the arms of the octopus. He
hacked off two of the tentacles around
my body; snipped off a third that was
choking mo to death and then slid in
an uppercut that must have renrhed
the heart of the monster, for It sud
denly Bank and loft us two swimming
on the ocean surface alone. Lorber
dragged me nboard tho boat and after
a doctor had dressed tho wounds we
stnrtod for home."
Buckholtz exhibits threo nasty
wounds to prove tho remarkablo
story.
PRINCE OF PITCHERS.
Wave of r
Sketch of a scene at the Polo
Grounds In New York as Christopher
Mathewson walks to the club house
after winning a hard game from the
Pittsburg Baseball Team.
WOMAN CATCHES RATTLER.
Mrs. Kimble Bravely Trapped Reptile
With a Milk Pail and a String.
Millbrook, N. J. Mrs. Lydla Kim
ble, of this placo, was out berrying in
the meadows a mile from her home
when sho encountered a huge rattler
with ten rattles.
Mrs. Kimble was just reaching out
over somo low branches for a cluster
of huckleberries when she heard a
whirring noise on her left. Sho
glanced around and saw the rattle
snake, colled and ready to strike.
Without altering her position, Mrs.
Kimble deftly turned tho large milk
pail she carried upside down and
dropped It over the reptile. She then
fashioned a nooso out of n piece of
twine she carried with her. Lifting
tho edge of the pail, she coolly waited
for the snake to dart out its head.
When it did sho dropped the noose
over the protruding head, and, with
a quick jerk, swung the long, squirm
ing body from her. As Mrs. Kimble
was after berries first and sni.kcs sec
ond, sho hung her prize to the branch
of a near-by treo and continued pick
ing berries. When sho had finished
she returned for the reptile and
brought it home.
MAN INVADES DEN OF LYNX.
Kills Leader of Pack of Five That
Caused Terror in Community.
Lowellville, Ohio. Armed with a
big knife, William Smith, a South
Carolina hunter, crawled into a den
of live lynx near hero and killed tho
leader of tho pack. Tho battlo lasted
intermittently for three hours. Tho
lynx was six feet long.
For several months tho lynx have
been a terror to the community. Tlioy
havo killed stock and attacked per
sons. Their den was In a wild, rocky
ravine, and none dared attempt to
rout them. Smith organized a posso
to help him fight tho animals, hut
when ho got inside tho den tho posso,
frightened at tho growls of tho beasts,
fled In terror. Tho battlo was fought
In darkness and the den was so small
that Smith was unablo to stand up to
his full height.
A Toothpick Violin.
Hagerstown, Ind. Thomas Atk!n
son, of Grccnfork, who has a local
reputation for making freak articles,
has made a violin from 3,374 tooth
picks. Everything about It, except
the finger-board, tail-piece, strings and
keys, is mado of toothpicks.
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TIio Kind You Havo Always Bought, anil wliicli Las boon
in use for over 30 years, lias foorno tho sfgrnatnro of '
- - and Las boon mado under Lis per-
r jC&Jty'?j Sonal supervision since Its infancy.
KtrttfV Allow no ono to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good" ore but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castorla is a harmless suhstltuto for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms,
and allays Fovcrislincss. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind.
Colic. It relieves Tccthiug Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep, j
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Sears the
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THCCCNTIUK COMPANY. TT MURRAY STXCET. NEW YORK CITY.
W. 15. HOLMES, I'KKSinr.NT.
A. T. SEARLE. Vice I'kk.s.
We want you to understand the reasons for the ABSOLUTE SECURITY
of
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WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
HONE SD ALE, PA.,
HAS A CAPITAL OF - - - $100,000.00
AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF - 355.000.00
MAKING ALTOGETHER - - 455,000.00
EVERY DOLLAR of which must be
it nas conuueteu a growing ana succcsslui business lor over Jo years, serving
an increasing number of customers with fidelity and satisfaction.
Its casli lunds are protected by MODERN STEEL VAULTS.
All of thes-e things, coupled with conservative management. Insured
by the CAUEFL'L I'KHSO.VAI. ATTENTION constantly given the
Hank's affairs by a notably able Hoard of Directors assures the patrons
of that SL'l'liEME SAFETY which Is the prime essential of u good
Hank.
Total Assets,
esy DEPOSITS MAY
-DIRECTORS
OIIAS.J. SMITH,
H. J. CONtiKIE.
V F. SUYJJAM.
V. 15. HOLMES
A. T. SKA It I.E.
T. H. CLAUK
Daily
TEN CENTS SAVED
grow to $9,504.
TWENTY CENTS SAVED daily wouldjin fifty years
amount to $19,006.
The way to accumulate money is to save small sums system
atically.and with regularity.
At :i per cent, compound interest money doubles itself in 25
years and 1(4 days.
At 0 per cent, money doubles itself in 11 years and 327
days.
If you would save 50 cents a day, in 50 years you would have
$47,520.
If vou would save $1.00 a day, at the end of r0 years you
would have $95,042.
Begin NOW n
Savings Accou
at the
THREE PER CENT. INTEREST PAID
Money loaned to all Wayne counteans furnish
In;; Rood security. Xotes discounted. Mrst
inorti.'a'.'i'imre.il uiiatu taknn, Safest and cheap
est way to send ui'iuuy to foreign eoiintr es Is by
drafts, to he had at this haul;. G)
nOUriKUOU) li.VVKS FKEE.
Telephone Announcement
This company is preparing to do extonsivo construction
work in tho
Honesdale Exchange District
which will greatly improve tho service and enlarge tho
system
Patronize the Independent Telephone Company
which reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any
other service without conferring with our
Contract Department Tel. No. 300.
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE CO. of PENNSYLVANIA.
Foster Building.
Signature of
II. S. SALMON, Cashier
W. J. WARD, Ass't Cashier
this Hank.
rasas -
lost before any depositor can loseaiJNlSY
$2,733,000.00
be made by mail, -a
V. V. KIMBLE
II. S. SALMON
cveryj day. will, in fifty years,
" Honesdale Dime