THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1000. Adult Education. Did you over think of tho possibi lities of tho everyday education, the education which we can all pick up in all sorts of places and from all sorts of people? Some men and women seem to drink in knowledge through their very pores. They absorb it every where. They are always studying people, reading human nature, im bibing knowledge from every sourco. Everybody they meet must contrib ute something to their store. Wo often seo these people who have never been to college, and have had very little regular schooling, and yet are wonderfully well posted. They are able to converse well upon all sorts of subjects because they go through the world with their eyes open, their ears open, their minds open, their perceptions alert. Their lives are enriched by this constant alertness and the absorptive power of all the mental faculties. How few people appreciate the wonderful opportunities of every-day life for storing up wisdom that is plrceless! Among tho greatest needs of this country to-day are writers and speak ers who can show tho possibilities of adult education. There is a very general conviction that if one docs not get his education during the few Impressionable years of his youth, the opportunity is gono forever. Nothing is more false. This impression is duo in large measure to over-emphasla o the Im portance of mere ability to commit to memory. But this Is not so essen tial in acquiring nn education ns the nblllty to observe, to think, to gen eralize; tho power to grasp ideas with vigor; to analyze them. While it is of tho utmost import ance to get tho grounding of one's education early In "life, und before ono settles down to his life-work, yet thero nro some ml vantages, if ono only has grit, determination, and ap plication, in getting an education when the mind is more mature. Every Sale an Advertisement. Many a business man docs not realize that In some way every sale he makes is an advertisement that is going to help or hinder his busi ness. It is an advertisement of the policy of his Arm. It advertises the attitude of his employees, whether accommodating or Indifferent, polite or boorish. It advertises the hones ty or dishonesty of the whole con cern. I have heard men boast of a good sale when they have taken advant age of a customer. They congratu lated themselves on having obtain ed more than the regular price for an article sold to a customer whom they had found to be an "easy mark." He did not try to beat them down, but simply paid the price ask ed, and said nothing. Business chickens come home to roost, and, a dishonest policy of .this kind will ultimately ruin a firm. It is only a question of time; for every dishonest trick, every misrep resentation, every mean transaction is a boomerang which comes back to wound the thrower. Quality is the best salesman in tho world. The article that is a little setter than others of the same kind, that is the best, even if the price is higher, "carries in its first sale the possibility of many sales, because it makes a satisfied customer, and only a satisfied customer will come again." Like good things to eat, a superb quality always leaves a good taste In the mouth, and we go again to the Arm that gives us the best thing of its kind that can bo obtained. The house which has built up its business on quality does not need to do so much advertising as inferior concerns, for every sale it makes is an advertisement, and every pleased customer becomes an unpaid drum mer for the house. After we have once worn or used or enjoyed the best, we do not like the second best. We may be forced by circumstances to get it, but we do not like it. Knockout Blow For Foolish Custom. Hazing will receive a severe check in tho dismissal of the cadets con victed of hazing Cadet Sutton, The punishment of ruined careers is a hard blow for the folly in which the young men indulged, but they had the choice, with open eyes, between folly and a career, and if they chose the former they must, if the service is to be maintained at a high stand ard of discipline, take the conse quences. A young man thinks it of importance that "cocky" newcomers should have "the nonsense taken out of them." Public opinion and all experience show that It is far more important that tho first lesson a soldier must learn Is tho great ono of obedience, says tho Baltimore American. If the two standards con flict, not even the most ardent ex cusers of youthful folly will con tend that that of military obedience must go. If it is understood that punishment In this case is Irrevoca ble, the persistence of hazing is apt to glvo way to determined authority. Ho Conquered His Unfortunate Heredity. How many people aro kept back because of an unfortunate family history! The son of tho notorious bandit, Jesse James, some time ago carried off the highest honor, summa cum laude, In the Kansas City Law School. Judge Silas Porter, of the Supremo Court of Kansas, delivered the address on the occasion. For years young James has been the only support of his widowed mother. Ho has worked In a pack ing house, attended a cigar stand, and has done all sorts of things to secure an education and make his way In the world; and at last he has succeeded In overcoming tho handi cap of his fearful Inheritance. His success ought to be a great encouragement to tho unfortunate boys and girls whose fathers or mothers have disgraced them and placed them at cruel odds with the world. Men Who Balk Under Heavy Loads. This morning I saw a pair of horses which had evidently become discouraged by being hitched to loads that were too heavy for them. At the start they did their best to go forward; when the driver struck them with his whip they made an effort to pull; but one could see that their spirit had been broken; the long strugglo with unequal burdens had caused them to lose their confi dence and their grip, and after awhile they ceased to make any ef fort ,to move. I have often seen other horses loaded beyond their strength; but no matter how heavy their load, they would pull again and again with all their might, stretching to tho utmost every muscle, nerve, and fiber In them; and, although they could not start tho load, they would never give up trying. Everywhere in life wo find people llko those horses. Some have be come discouraged by trying to carry too heavy a load, and finally give up tho struggle. They spurt a little now and again, but thoro Is no heart, no spirit in their effort. Tho buoyancy" and cheer and enthusiasm have gono out of their lives. They have been tugging nwny over heavy loads so long that they have become disheartened. There is no more fight In them. Thoro nro others who, no mntter how heavy their load, will never ccaso In their efforts to go forward. They will try a thousand times with nil their might and main; they will tug nwny until completely exhaust ed; they will gather their strength and try again nnd again without los ing heart or courage. Nothing will daunt them, or Induce them to give up the struggle. When everybody else lets go, they stick because they are made of winning material, tho mottle which never gives up. A New Scramble Game. This Jolly scramblo gamo was the result of an Inspiration to entertain a company of young boys and girls who arrived unexpectedly nnd for an occasion for which nothing else seemed to offer. An equal quantity of pins In black and white a couple of hun dred In each color were stuck around tho living room, wherever they could be inserted. They were placed in the couch and chairs, cur tains, sofa pillows, carpets, always head side up, of course, to avoid pricking of lingers. One-half the company was detail ed to collect the black pins, one-half the white and two "timekeepers" were appointed. Each of tho time keepers held a large pincushion and both stood together. The timekeepers were older per sons, members of the family who did not enter into competition for the prize. At a given signal the players broke ranks and darted away in all direc tions In search of pins. Each play er, of course, confined him or her self to the color appointed and one of the timekeepers received only white pins, the other black. It added to the hilarity of the oc casion that each pin when found had to be brought to the tlemkeeper and inserted in the cusion ere another one could be searched for. Players were not allowed to collect a num ber before depositing. This kept the company scampering to and fro and the room In a gale of fun. When by common consent it was agreed that no more pins remained to be searched for and no one wish ed to hunt further, the pins In each cushion were counted. Members of the side which proved to have col lected most drew for the prizes, which took tho form of pretty pin cushions for tho pocket or bureau. Tho boobies were papers of pins. If tho entertainer wishes to limit the time which the search is to oc cupy, she can discontinue it by a signal in the same way that It be gan. 2,000,000 WITH HOOK-WORM. Government to Try to Get Rid of This Disease. Government health experts are unanimous in expressions of gratifi cation because of John D. Rocke feller's magnificent gift of a million dollars to fight the "hook-worm" disease. Surgeon-General Wyman, of the Public Health and Marino Hospital Service, said: "I am very glad to learn that an effort is now to be made to eradicate this disease, which, It Is conserva tively estimated, infects at least 2, 000,000 of our people, principally In the south. It is evident from tho correspondence which passed between Mr. Rockefeller and tho Commission to which he has entrusted tho fund that they contemplate a campaign of education. I think this will be of great valuo if they work in har mony with the State and local au thorities, which I have no doubt they will. "This service has devoted a great deal of study and attention to the prevalence of the disease In the South, and It was through one of our officers, Dr. Charles Wardell Stiles, that attention was first di rected to It. He made a very full report upon It which was published as one of the bulletins of the sor- vice." Surgeon-General Hivey, of tho Navy, and Brigadier-General Stern burg, formerly Surgeon-General of the Army, both expressed themselves as being much pleased that there was now a chance of eradicating the disease. "It is an excellent use of money," said the former, "and scientists and medical men generally welcome the generous contribution which will go far towards enabling them success fully to combat the disease." The hook-worm Is a parasite which Is supposed to enter the human system through the bare feet. It feeds on the red corpuscles of the blood and thus produces enervation, or so-called "shlftlessness ' so com mon In some sections of tho south. YESTERDAY. I want to go back to yesterday To skies of tender blue, Back to the fields of happiness I used to wander through; O, for a fling at the sweet, sweet hours Whose memory still Is true I want to go back to yesterday, 1 want to go back to you. n Mayhap to come these hours are fair, But my fair hours are few, And clouds o'ercast the olden fields, My tears fall as their dew; O, why are joys that cannot last, Why turns tho rose to rue? I want to go back to you. But youth goes swift adown tho track, And I have ago to view I've passed beyond the sunny stretch Whore tho green hedges grew; So have I lost tho bird or llower, Or aught you were, In lieu Lost ns a part of yesterday, Yesterday, youth, and you. WATER PLANT FOR FARMS. One Built on Levol with Ground, Con nected with Pipe to Well. I have read with a good deal of In terest of tho different systems for supplying country houses with water, says a writer In Farm Magazine. I tried the elevated tank, but did not llko It and took it down. Then I built one from the ground. I first dug a trench from the well nnd laid In it a one-inch pipe. From that pipe I ex tended a pipe, up through the bottom of the tank with a burr on each side of the bottom. I then dug a circular trench six inches larger than the tank and laid a rock foundation high enough so that the bottom of the tank will be higher than the lowest outlet, so the tank can be drained. Then I erected a tank A Water Plant. 16 feet high, of Oregon fir, the bot tom being three inches thick and the sides of inch plank. I put on 14 hoops with one above and one below the bottom. Only one pipe Is necessary to go into the tank, and that should be in the center of the bottom. You want two shut-offs, one on each side of the tank, or ono in tho well and the other on the further side of the tank. This is required In case the pump needs to be mended, or If you wish to shut the water out of the house. I have had this In constant use for three years and havo always had plenty of water for stock, house and bathroom. The tank Is roofed over to shut out tho dust, etc. In the fall I put a circle of chicken wire around the bottom of the tank and All In tho space with straw about threo feet high, in case of extremely cold weather, and have never had any trouble with freezing. There is nothing to break or watch. When tho windmill has pumped the tank full and It is running over, it makes noise enough to attract atten tion. My tank is seven feet, three inches In diameter, and Is 1Q feet high. The pressure in the bathroom Is as strong as any one could desire. Remedy for Squash Bugs. Hero Is a remedy for squash bugs and striped beetles that get after the cucumber and squash vines which In my 15 years' experience has never failed. Every time you hoo your plants take a handful of tho strong' est phosphate you can get, and scat ter it round the vines or hill, but not on the leaves, nor too near tho plant Tho smell will cause tho bugs to leave, and when the smell of the fer tilizer is gone, apply more, after the old has been worked Into the soli around the plant. By following this method you not only keep away the bugs, but greatly aid in tho growth of your plants. If your phosphate Is strong and applied around and not on the plants, you can rest assured the method will bring satisfactory re sults. T."-'riy Sag gal. Of Interest to Women Changing of the Coraet "Grace" Corset for Three Different Typo Royalties of Europe Form Move ment With Eminent Artists at Head Bones Pat In by a Physiologist. In Paris the otherwise powerful League of Mothers of Families got It self laughed at for taking up corset reform six months ago. Its fifty-two page brochure, Illustrated by photo graphs of paintings and statues, ana tomical cuts and portraits of floating kidneys, was reviewed Ironically by tho Boulevard press. Its letters of encouragement from 100 Paris physi cians, 100 poets, painters and sculp tors and 100 actrosses and profession al beauties fell flat. When asked about the 100 actresses the great Paris dressmakers laughed. Imp trrrr rtr FkDt Actresses and M-ThE SUSttNDCRS' mssau Then suddenly they began hedging. Concessions might be made to the de mands of suppleness and grace, and tho tendency townrd more classical garments might suggest a kind of cor set reform. What had scared the great dress makers? Paris business was at last being threatened by fashionable peo ple! Queen Alexandra of England, Influenced by the movement In Scan dinavian countries, has joined hands with the London Times in favor of tho creation of a corsetless "nation al English style" for women. In Italy Queen Helene and Dowager Queen Marguerite have formed a committee of eminent Italian artists with tho fashionable Boldlni at its head. It is to these fashionable movements solely that the new Parisian "grace corsets" owe their origin. Outline drawings of "grace corsets" are given herewith, In three types. That for stout heavily developed wom en (No. 1) Is a mere compromise. Nevertheless, It Is cut bo low in tho mist aa to seem reckless but for the tightly adjusted corset cover of strong BUk, which is really a "corset for a KOS'wrni ONLY THO DONE? AND ATOZXIBII SKZLTmt BOX IS.NEARTOUMlOfMfiir corset." It is said that the bones of this cprset have been put in their places by an eminent physiologist, and as they carry no patent they doubtless will be generally tried; but, in Paris, even stout women are recom mended to risk the second model, also designed "for very plump ladles with heavy hips." This true grace corset (No. 2) Is low In the bust and so high in the hips behind, as to be scarcely moro than a corset belt. A "flgaro" sus tains the bust. This corset has very few bones, placed far apart. It ex tends rather low over the abdomen, but Is cut away from tho hips so high as to afford any undulating grace you may ask for. The most remarkable model (No. 3) is that adopted by the earnest girls of our French garden. Made of very stout jersey tissue, with a single bone on each side and n flexible steel "busc" in front, It pormitB movements that aro grace's own Ideal. ThiB Is the all-but-boneless corset that has caught on in Paris. Knitting Cures Nervousness. Nothing soothes the nerves and em ploys the mind pleasantly, yet not fatigulngly, llko needlework. It takes people from tho restless habit of In trospection and worry and acts as an anodyne on tired nerves. Our mothers appreciated this occupation rightly when they made their daughters do dainty needlework eraty day, prefer ably for others. T?il TlTTw) 8HORT EGG 8UPPLY. Not Sufficient Care Taken In Weed ing Out Hens. If tho subject were Investigated I believe it would bo found that tho chief reason why on so many farms so few eggs are now produced is that not sufficient care has been taken In weeding out tho old hens. These, though they may look well, will not lay In winter, and aro unprofitable stock. There should on tho farm be nothing but pullets and birds of last year; and these should not, if thoy exceed 50, bo all kept together, but split up into different lots on different parts of the farm. Also give them their liberty; thoy aro then moro healthy, pick up a portion of their keep and save their owner's pocket. A sleeping-house, whore they breathe pure air at night and are not over crowded, Is necessary for them; also somo kind of shed or shelter where they can shelter on wet days. Fowls hato wet and wind and should always be provided with protection from them; but they do not always get it. A groat many are out in wlro runs In exposed fields at tho winter with no shelter but an Inadequate sleeping house. Such birds catch colds, which often turn to roup, and very few win ter eggs are produced by them. It Is all very well to havo a high standard of egg laying to nlm at, but to say that fowls ought to produce 180 eggs each In a year is nonsonso; when kept In lots of 40 or so tho owner will bo very lucky If he gets 140; and this Is reckoning on a number of them lay ing from October and through tho winter. Between what they ought to do, according to somo writers, and what they really do thero Is a wide gulf, but it might bo lessened If more care In selecting tho birds and hous ing them were practiced. Good to Know. That hens will not lay If compelled to roost outdoors or, worse still, In damp and filthy houses, and that they must have good, wholesome food at regular hours, with fresh water and grit at all times. That some kind of animal food Is necessary for laying hens. If you can not havo ground green bone give bone meal or the refuse of slaughter houses, such as the livers, kidneys, blood, etc. That roosting on high perches will cause the fowls to have bumble foot and that they are often permanently Injured while being thus disabled. That all good hens have already be gun to lay, and that those which show no disposition to begin should be sent to the market at once. A Popular Breed. Farmous Barred Rock Winner. Burn Sulphur. Thoro Is no better way to purify the air of tho poultry-house during hot weather than by burning sulphur. It is usually better done during the afternoon, when the hens are no longer using the nests, and there is no danger of suffocating any of them, Place a few tablespoonfuls of sul phur In nn old pot or pan on the ground and set It on fire; close all the doors and windows, and let the fumes penetrate every crack and crevice. Sulphur, keroseno and lime are the threo most essential things to consld er In keeping the surroundings in a healthy condition, and If they nro persistently applied there will bo but little chance for disease to get a start Handling Geese. In handling geese they should al ways bo taken by the neck, nnd when lifted from the ground tho body should bo turned with tho back to ward the person handling It In that position it cannot strike, and will re main quiet nnd docile. The body can be partly supported by seizing the first Joint of the wing with one hand If the goose is held facing one, it will strike hard blows with its wings or scratch with Its feet Don't let the drinking vessels In the poultry yard become foul. Clean every day. Qeeso need pasture. Give them the run of a green field and they will thrive and make money for you. PROFESSIONAL GAUDS. Attorncvs-nt-Lnw. H WILSON, . ATTORNEY. 4 COUNSELOU-AT-LAW. Office. Mnsnnln huilrllnir.i trrnntl floor Ilonesdnic, l'a. WM. II. LEE, ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW. Office over Dost office. All 1 peril Inislnemi promptly attended to. Iloncsdale, Va. I7 C. MUMFOHD, U. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Office Liberty Hall bulldlne. ontinsltn thn Post Office, llonesdnle. Pa. HOMER GREENE. ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Office over Keif's store, llonesdnle Pa. AT. 8EARLE. . ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Office near Court IIouso Honcsdalo, Pa. U 0L. ROWLAND, . ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Office ver Post Office, lloncsdalc. Pa. nllARLES A. McCARTY, J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Sncclnl nnd nroniDt attention clvcn to the collection of claims. Office over lteif'n nnw store, llonesdnle, Pa. FP. KIMBLE, . ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAWj Office over the post office llonesdalo. Pa. ME. SIMONS, . ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, OHiceJn tho Court House, llonesdalo, Pa. HERMAN IIARMES, ATTORNEY A COUNHELOR-AT-LAW , Patents nnd pensions secured. Office In the Scliuerholz bulldlnc llonesdnle. l'u. PETER II. ILOFF, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Office-Second floor old .Savings Urik buildiiiL'. llonesdulc. l'a. Ril. SALMON, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Office Next door to pott oflUe. I'ornierl occupied bvW.11. Dliniulck. llonctdale. l'a Dentists. DR. E. T. BROWNJ DENTIST. Office First floor, old Savlnes Bank build in t;. llonesdnle. l'a.I Dr. C. It. 11HADY. DKNTibT. HonesdnleJPa. Office Houhb-B a. m. to o p. m Any evening by appointment. Citizens' phone. 33 Residence. No. 86-X' Phvslclans. DR. II. B. SEARLES, HONESDALE, PA. Office nnd residence 1019 Court 'street telephones. Office Hours 2:00 to; 4:00 nnd fi (10 to 8:00. D. in Livery. L1VEKY. Fred. G. Rickard has re moved his livery establishment from corner Church street to Whitney's Stone Barn. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Office: Second floor Masonic! Build ing, over C. C. Jadwin's tdrug"i store, Honcsdale. For New Late Novelties IN- JEWELRY SILVERWARE WATCHES Try SPENCER, The Jeweler "Guaranteed articles only sold." If you don't insure with us, we both lose. HUNGER & General Insurance White Mills Pa. HAM O. G. WEAVER, Graduate Optician, 1127 J6 Main St., HONESDALE.
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