THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1000.
T OF 1
LIYING INCREASES
Demand for Food Will Soon Ex
ceed Home Supply, Says
Commission Expert
JAMES J. HILL'S PROPHECY
We Have Reached a Point Where Wo
Are Ceasing to Be an Exporting Na
tion ot Edibles Effect of Courv
try'o Growth.
. New .York, N. Y. Henry Dunkak la
President of the New York Mercan
tile Exchange, the organization of pro
duce commission merchants who han
dle New York's. fresh food supply.
The World asked'hlm "why the cost of
living Is Increasing so rapidly. Thla
Is his reply:
"Natural causes a complete
change In the conditions governing
our national food supply. Artificial
charges here and there, extra profits
In some lines, combinations in others;
local conditions In cities have tend
encies to increase certain prices,
but those are the exceptions, not the
ruling causes, Underneath them lies
the basic reason; namely, a demand
for food that is Increasing faster than
the supply.
"We have reached a point where we
are ceasing to be an exporting notion
of food products. Our population is
increasing so rapidly that we are con
suming at home nearly all products
of the American farm. A few years
ago we exported large quantities of
food; to-day we export little save In
special lines; a few years hence we
may bo Importing.
"It Is a very simple rule in econom
ics that when the demand proves
greater than the supply prices rise.
This is the condition we are approach
ing in the food question. This is why
prices are steadily advancing.
"Mr. James J. Hill the railroad man,
is considered, I believe, an authority
on the grain supply of the West. Ho
has stated that we, as a nation, are
rapidly approaching the time where
-we will cease to export wheat and
flour and consume at home every
bushel we can raise. I am not fami
liar with the details of the wheat sup
ply, but I accept that prophecy, be
cause I know the same conditions are
applying to the fresh produce of the
farm the butter, eggs, cheese, milk,
vegetables and poultry.
"Until recently New York was a
great dairy State. It more than sup
plied this city with Its butter, milk
and cheese. To-day we go far West
for the greater part of our butter and
eggs. The States of the Mississippi
Valley supply the New York break
fast table. The commission merchant
is driven to go further and further
West and South for his consignments
of farm produce.
"The very rapid increase in popula
tion has a double effect Flrat, there
aro a greater number of people to be
fed, particularly in the large cities,
who do not raise any of their food
supply; secondly, there is a decrease
in the available acreage In Eastern
States, owing to the spreading out of
communities. Every new town that
springs up or expands into a city
draws first on its own immediate vi
cinity for farm products, and there-1
by decreases the supply that former-1
ly was shipped to the metropolis.
"Thus everywhere the general de
mand for food products is increasing,
while the available supply grows very
little larger. The first effect of the
demands Is to raise prices at initial
points. The farmer can ask and re
ceive higher prices for everything he
raises than five and ten years ago.
There is a steady upward movement
in all market prices.
"Examine almost any staple on the
list, butter for example, and you will
find the average price from the dairy
onward has had an unvarying rise.
The producer, think, has had the first
and largest benefit of this increase.
"The longer distance from which
New York must bring its fresh food
supply naturally leads to some In
crease in the cost of transportation.
Only a very small part of the total
comes from nearby regions. The
truck gardens of long Island have
been turned into building lots. The
milk trains start 200 miles or more
away from the city. Iowa butter is
sought after. The States of the South
furnish us with vegetables.
"But it is not merely these special
conditions that is raising the cost of
living. The real causes lie further
back. The population Is growing enor
mously. We are wanting and getting
better qualities of food. The demand
is going ahead at such rapid pace that
it is overtaking the supply. The re
sult is inevitable higher prices.
"There is the answer to your ques
tion."
Baby Weighs Pound and a Half.
Cleveland, Ohio. Elizaboth Bond,
ot No, 7,700 Denlson avenue, Is fire
days old and weighs only one and one-
bait pounds. Doctors think she will
lire. The baby Is the d&ughtar of
Mr. aa4 Mr. J. G. Bosi.
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Husbandle&s Honeymoon.
There will be a very unique social
affair In Atchison soon. A certain
girl has never married, and as all 'or
Bisters married and enjoyed provty
clothes and wedding presents, her
father announces that he wants to do
as well by her, and will give her a
mock wedding.
She will have as much money to
spend on clothes as if she were to bo
a bride, and after she has them all
made her father will give her a party
and notify all the kin that they must
carry presents as if to a bride. Then
he will send the girl on a trip to the
sea coast, where she can wear her
new clothes and have more fun than
if there were a man tagging along.
Language of Ants.
Insects carry on conversation
among themselves, and while this Is
dope by means of their feelers they
are not entirely dependent upon
them.
"A whole colony," says M. Bouwer,
"in an ant house or a bcehlvo often
responds instantaneously to a signal
which may have been given without
contact. It is interesting to see nn
nnt laborer for whom a burden is too
heay go to a fellow, make a sign or
give a certain touch with his feeler
and then see the second insect Join
the first in lifting or moving the ob
ject." England's Woman Voters.
A return of the number of women
voters in England and Wales who are
qufiltfled to vote for county councils
and for councilors in municipal bor
ouchs. issued to-day, shows that the
romen'8 franchise for county coun
cils extends to 5G3.961 for England
and 41,945 for Wales, making a total
of G05.906. For county borough coun
cils in England and Wales the num
ber Is 265,862, and for noncounty bor
ough councils there are 131,421 voters
for England, 5,903 for Wales, making
a total of 137,324.
New Fruit for California.
California is to try acclimating the
Korean wild fig. The fig, growing on
a hardy vine, on trees, trellises and
hedgerows to a height of 30 feet,
besrs a delicious fruit. Some of the
seed has been sent to the department
of agriculture, California State uni
versity. The fig grows wild in Ko
rec and has proved of great value
there.
Overcome Adversity.
The waves which sorrow lashes up
around us stand high between us and
the world and make our ship- solitary
in the midst of a haven full of vessels.
Cannot one do like the fair sun. and
go under the waves and yet come back
again. And yet, after all, If you look
upon Mb going down rightly there Is
no such thing in reality. Rlchter.
Gossip.
Let the greatest part of the news
thou hearest be the least part of what
thou believest, lest the greater part
of what thou believest be the least
part of what is true. Where lies are
easily admitted the father of lies will
not easily be excluded. Quarics.
Delicately Put.
"The first day out was perfectly
lovely," said the young lady Just back
from abroad. "The water was as
smooth as glass, and it was simply
gorgeous. But the second day was
rough and er decidedly disgor-gc-ous."
Everybody's Magazine.
Pagan Idea of Death.
Death a stopping of impressions
through tho senses, and of the pulling
of the cords of motion, and of the
ways of thought, and of service to the
flesh. Marcus Aurelius.
Horribly Mean.
The meanest man in the world is
the husband who placed his money in
a mouse-trap so that his wife could
not get it in the early morning with
out liberating a mouse. Exchange.
Pine Hurst Pakr, Worcester, Mass., also engaged Darling's animals the following week after Lincoln
Park and opened the Park to 12,000 people at their opening performance and pleasing the ladles, children
and gentlemen to the best ot satis faction. Will be here next week, at the county fair.
STOVES IN THE SHOES.
No Danger of Cold Feet with This
Kind of Footgear.
People who ore troubled with cold
feet may take heart. In Germany
there has been patented a contriv
ance described as a "heatable shoe."
The heel is hollowed out, and in this
hollow is a receptacle for a glowing
substance similar to that used in
Japanese hand-warmers. Between
the soles, imbedded in asbestos cov
ers, is a rubber bag which is filled
with water.
The heating substance in the shoe
keeps the water warm, and it circu
lates while tho wearer is walking,
thus Imparting a pleasant warmth to
the foot. A small safety-valve is pro
vided, so that the bag cannot burst.
The warmth given by the sole nev
er rises above 70 degrees Fahrenheit
and will last about eight hours. It
is claimod that the sole is not un
reasonably thick, being only slightly
thicker than that of a wet-weather
shoe.
The Impulse of Courage.
In many cases courage is merely
instinctive. Many a man has distin
guished himself in the performance of
some act of heroism the thought of
wh!ch caused him completely to col
lapse when the danger was over. The
same instinct which leads a man to
dodge when about to be struck will
load him, without waiting to take
counsel of his Judgment, to risk his
life in the performance of some heroic
act. The impulse of courage is Just
as natural as the Impulse of fear, and,
however much cultivation may lend
individuals to dislike physical danger,
so long as there are Carnegie medMs
to distribute there will probably be
no lack of persons worthy to receive
them.
SLEEP FOR THE SLEEPLESS.
French Specialist Voos Slumber for
His Wide-Awake Patients.
A French specialist has come to the
rescue of persons afflicted with in
somnia. His method is somewhat
vaguely described as "lulling tho
wideawakes to unconsciousness much
as babies are put to slumber.
"It is a perfect palace of peace that
he has opened in lovely Touraine.
Here is never a disturbing sound.
The silence is broken only by the ab
solutely monotonous and soothing
tick, tock, tick of solid grandfather
clocks, and the scarcely perceptible
drip of unseen fountains.
"Everything is seen through a ceru
lean haze, everything moves in list
slippers, the air is fresh but full of
faint perfume. Before the eyes of
very refractory patients slowly re
volve colored balls, not the smallest
rose leaf is allowed to crumple in any
bod, each beip- so designed that there
is no posibillty of the body growing,
weary. Here, in fact, the wooing of
sleep has been made a positive sci
ence, and it is said no one can keep
awake here, however hard he may
try."
The Spirit of Work.
The amount of work which each
man accomplishes during the day de
pends upon other factors than the
mere hours of labor, and the most Im
portant of these factors is the spirit
in which the work is done. The spirit
of the day's work will depend upon
the personal relation which exists be
tween the ofilce and the workshop. If
the employer is k own to be interest
ed in the welfare of his men, they
will be, more truly than otherwise,
his retainers, more zealous for tho
prosperity of his business; but if his
relation to them is that of a taskmas
ter, they will be his slaves, merely,
and quite capable of any treachery.
The effort of the employer who would
gain the loyal service of his men
must be to preserve in every possible
way the individuality of the employee,
to emphasize his manhood, and thus
to increase his self-respect. J. T. Lin-
Darling's Animal Circus, White City, Worcester, Mass., opened the
Park on the 22nd day of May, 1906, to the largest opening of any park
in this vicinity and pronounced by press and public, that these animals
are very cleverly educated. At the Wayne County Fair next week.
Learn to Walk Erect.
If you are walking along the street
and wake up to the fact that you aro
carrying yourself poorly, take tho
mental attitude of standing erect, as
well as the physical one.
Look at the men you meet and im
agine that sach one of them owes you
a dollar; put even a suggestion into
your position.
Hold your head well back; look peo
ple squarely in the face.
This will not only give the Impres
sion to others that you possess tho
lower you want, but it will actually
tend to bring that power.
Keep the neck against the collar.
If constantly persisted in an erect
carriage will soon become very nat
ural and there will be no need of
thinking of it.
Sermons In Ancient Times.
St. Augustine's sermons lasted
about eighteen minutes, but in that
ancient day it was no uncommon thing
to have several at the same service.
When two or more bishops were pres
ent it was usual for them and the
presbyters to preach one after tho
other, reserving the last place for tho
highest dignitary. Some consolation,
however, was to be found in the fact
that applause was permitted and
many of SL Chrysostom's sermons
were hailed with the "tossing of gar
ments and waving of handkerchiefs."
Sees Final Victory Over Tuberculosis.
Dr. William Osier says: "Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
is an open question. It is a foe that
is very deeply intrenched in the hu
man race. Very hard it will bo to
eradicate completely, but when wo
think of what has been done in one
generation, how the mortality in
many places has been reduced more
than 50 per cent Indeed, in some
places 100 per cent it is a battle of
hope, and so long as we are fighting
with hope, the victory is in sight"
Cuts Off Thousands of Miles.
When the Panama canal is com
pleted and opened for the passage of
vessels the water route from New
York to San Francisco will be reduced
more than half. The exact number
of miles that will be cut off is 7,796.
The water route around the Horn is
now 13,090 miles. The canal route,
therefore, will be 5,304 miles.
Forced to Listen.
"My daughter is a fine pianist Have
you ever heard her play?" asked the
lady from next door, calling.
"Hear her?" exclaimed the other,
"Of course, we've heard her! You
don't think we can keep the windows
shut all the time, do you?" Yonkors
Statesman.
Her First Sight of a Peacock.
Little Mary went into the country
on a visit to her grandmother. Walk
ing in the garden she chanced to spy
a peacock, a bird she had never seen
She ran quickly into' the house and
cried out. "Oh, grandma, come out
and see. There's an old chicken in
full bloom."
America's Largest Cities.
In this country there are 158 cities
with populations exceeding 30.000. 01
these fifteen have over 300,000 inhabl
tants, twenty-seven have between
100,000 and 300,000, forty-eight have
between 50.000 and 100,000, and sixty
eight have less than 50,000.
Who He Belonged To.
A matron of the most determined
v 'wcter was encountered by a
o .r.g woman reporter on a country
.j-or, who was sent out to interview
. -tl'.ng citizens as to their politics.
2'ay I see Mr. ?" she asked of a
s'cvn-looklng woman who opened the
iorr at one house. "No, you can't"
wered the matron, decisively.
"E :t I want to know what party ho
vje'nngs to," pleaded the girl. The
ro'nan drew up her tall figure. "Well,
r.'-e a good look at me," she said,
"I'm the.party he belongs to!"
ROITY POTSJN GOLOSHES
Basts Hard Winter Prophecy on Jer
sey Farmers' Thick Crop
of Whiskers.
Vorona, N. J. Columbus Iloarty of
Greenwood Lake mado his annual vis
itation hero to announce the weather
for tho coming fall and winter. Be
fore giving out his private tips ho was
in earnest confab with the corner
grocery man. Columbus was Inquir
ing about tho market quotations on
goloshes and ear muffs a week days,
and drove a hard bargain by trading
a fat pullet that had stopped laying
and set of, mosquito screens for the
cold weather protectors.
The prophecies of Columbus Iloar
ty he refuses to call them prognosti
cations or even predictions havo
been accepted for thirty years here
abouts as only a little In advance ot
fact He is so sure about the weather
that he always buys his winter sup
plies in summer, and the reverse. An
his prophecies are based on signs from
nature. After he had traded with tho
grocer ho gave out tho signs.
"We're going to have a mighty cold
winter," said Columbus. "Everything
points to a cold fall and a rip-roaring
winter. For one thing, have you no
ticed this season's corn. Every ear
has grown long whiskers, and that's a
sure sign. The corn seems to havo
the sense of a Morris County granger
In this respect A wise farmerU grow
a good crop of whiskers as winter ad
vances. The harder the winter tho
longer and thicker the whiskers. Tho
same way with the corn. I've never
noticed longer breezes than they havo
this season.
"You may havo noticed, too, that
the sunflower blossomed early. That
means that we'll have an early frost
and early snow. We will have a bliz
zard of the 1888 brand along the mid
dle of November. Then, look at the
apple trees. I can't remember when
we had such a poor crop. That means
that the trees are storing up all their
sap and energy against a hard spell
of weather and a long winter. In sum
mers before a mild winter there is al
ways a fine crop of apples. The pres
ent condition, by the way, too, means
a hard winter for the lover of apple
jack. "As a clincher I might say that tho
cabbages are on to the fact that we
are going to havo a record-breaking
winter. When a man says 'cabbage
head' to mean an ignoramus, he does
not know what he is talking about
for tho cabbages are the wisest of
vegetables. Every head of cabbage on
my farm this summer is growing
thick, tough leaves and all because
they are providing warm coverings for
tho cold weather that they know we're
going to buck up against thi3 winter."
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In the air one minute "An
other fool Inventor." O
In the air- three minutes q
"Hasn't he killed himself yet?" C
In th. filr flu iyilniit "All Q
the fools ain't dead yet."
In the air thirty minutes
"Mr. Ayrlder, the well-known
aviator."
In the air one hour "Our
distinguished fellow-countryman."
In the air one hour and a
quarter "The wizard of the
air"
In the air one hour and a half
"The Legion of Honor could
have been bestowed on no
worthier man."
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THE GOAL AND THE PRICE.
From tho New York World.
"Cats' Angel" Kills '"-n for Fur.
Atlantic City, N. J. Deep mystery
has surrounded tho flitting personal
ity ot a veiled woman In black in this
city. It was believed she was gather
ing in cats owned by wealthy resi
dents, who neglected them, and that
she took them to a home for shelter.
The shock was great when owners ot
valuable cats were informed by de
tectives that the pets had been slain
for their fur.
Dies at 115; Said Onions Gave Life.
Bellefontalne, Ohio. Mrs. Rebecca
Burns, who claimed that when a child
Bhe saw George Washington, died
here at the age of 115 years. She at
tributed her longevity to eating onions
twice each day. For scores of years
she made onions, which she had grown
in her own garden, the principal part
of her diet
Dog Complained of by Thomas Cats.
Mount Vernon, N. Y. John Nolan
was in court charged with harboring
a dangerous bulldog. The complain
ant was Thomas Cats, who failed to
appear, and Judge Gay dismissed ths
complaint
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorncys-at-Law.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEY A CODNBELOB.-AT-LAW.
. Ofllce, Masonic building, second floor
Honesdale. l'a.
WM. II. LEE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over post ofilce. All local business
promptly attended to. Honesdale, l'a.
EC. MUMFORD,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOK-AT-LAW,
Ofllce Liberty Hall bulldlne, opposite tho
Post Ofilce. Honesdale, l'a.
HOMEK GREENE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOK-AT-LAW.
Ofilce over Keif's store. Honesdale Pa.
AT. SEARLE,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Ofllce near Court House Honesdale. Pa.
0L. ROWLAND,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Ofllce ver Post Ofllce. Honesdale. Pa.
CHARLES A. McCARTY,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Special nnd prompt attention elven to the
collection ot claims. Ofllce over Kelt's new
store. Honesdale. Pa.
FP. KIMBLE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Otlice over the post office' Honesdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office in the Court House, Honesdale,
Pa.
HERMAN HAKMEb,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Patents and pensions secured. Ofllce in the
Schuerholz bulldlne Honesdale. Pa.
PETER II. ILOFF,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Ofllce Second floor old Savings Bank
bulldlne. Honesdale. Pa.
EM. SALMON,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Ofllce Next door to post office. Kormerl
occupied bv W. H..Dlmmlck. Honesdale. Pa
Dentists.
DR. E. T. BROWN,
DENTIST. J
Ofllce First floor, old SavlnesIBank bulld
lne. Honesdale. Pa.
Dr. C. 15. UHADYDestist. HonesdaleJPa.
Ornci: Hours 8 a. m. to 5 p. m
Any evenine bylappointmcnl.
Citizens' phone. 33. Residence. N0.86-X
Physicians.
DR. H. B. SEARLES,
HONESDALE, PA.
Oflire and resilience 1019 Court street
telephones. Ollice Hours 2:00 to 1:00 and
UUOtotfiOO. D.ni
JOSEPH N. WELCH
Fire
insurance
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.
Office: Second floor Masonic' Build
ing, over C. C. Jail win's drug! store,
Honesdale.
For New Late Novelties
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If you don't insure with
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One of the best equipped farms In Wayne
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Honebdule,
Everything Up-To-Datc;!
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