TUB CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DEO. IS, 1000.
Notes arad
Comment
Of Interest to Women Readers
THE MATRIMONIAL DIARY
to Looming Large In the Dlvoroi
Court.
Within recent months we hart
Boted that more and more frequently
Alarles have been introduced Into di
vorce trials kept by one or both par
ties to the suit. Sometimes those
Road to Dissolution.
diaries were begun long previous to
any open disagreement between man
and wife, when one or tbo other may
have been unconscious of any infelicity
between them. In such a case the un
suspecting one, all ungarded in nta
or her innocence, has been daily re
cording in the accusing book, every
act that would be prejudiced in the
eyes of court or Jury set down In
black and white and In cold blood.
There Is no distinction in law be
tween divorce sought in a hot temper
and divorce with malice aforethought.
We sincerely trust that the "holy
bonds of matrimony" will not become
generally vitiated by the practice of
keeping a diary dating from the wed
ding day, and that bride and groom
will not feel that reasonable precau
tions should be taken against emer
gencies. A diary In the possession of
either one of the "happy wedded pair"
may be regarded with suspicion and
may Introduce the first serpent Into
their Eden. It Is carrying concealed
weapons Into the connubial state, and
diary toting of this sort is as repre
hensible as gun toting.
The distrust of humanity that is
often so marked in the ordinary rela
tions between man and woman ap
pears to have extended Itself to the
relations between man and woman.
It is not only when poverty comes in
at the door that love flies out at tho
window; when doubt comes In at the
window, love slips out of the door.
Modern marriages with their "mental
reservations" and their diaries may
give the grieving contenders against
"the divorce evil," another phase of
the question to ponder over. St
Louis Globe-Democrat
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MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Pearl Sauce. Cereal.
Corn Oysters.
Toast. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Macaroni with Cheese.
Tomato Salad.
Wafers. Tea.
DINNER.
Potato Soup.
Halibut (Creole Style). I
Qulrled Potatoes. r
Stuffed Eggplant.
Baked Tomatoes. I
Lettuce Salad. 4
Apple Tarts. Coffee. J.
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Warning to Sniffers.
"For the love of a man," a Topeka
girl wrote, and then took carbolic
acid and died. It was the reading of
tho Incident that Atchison (Kan.) doc
tors have agreed was the cause of a
certain Atchison woman's serious Ill
ness. She gave a sniff of contempt
when she read of a girl who killed
herself "for the love of a man," and
sniffed so hard that the sniff went In
and affected her vital organs. The
woman Is married, has seven chil
dren, works like a farm hand In har
vest, though her husband Is In good
circumstances, and hasn't bad an out
ing In ten years. Doctors say that
.tWs' sniffing In contempt is apt to
prove serious when a woman sniffs
as hard as this woman sniffed. She
put In that sniff all the disappointment
all the contempt, all the bitterness,
all the heartache of fifteen years, and
the sniff simply shattered her whole
system and displaced half her Inter
ior. Wealth a Burden.
Mrs. Howard Oould's testimony that
a woman ought to have 140,000 a year
-for dress is being generally discussed
by American women. After calculat
ing the amount of time occupied at
the dressmakers and In dressing and
undrosslng the average woman is apt
-to ask whether any rational enjoy
ment can be derived from such a life.
Wealth becomes a harden when it en
tails such waste of time and energy,
-set td speak of the expenditure of
-moaer. The etsyle life U more at
trectire.
FAST COLORS.
Those Known at Hydrosulphlta Said
to Be Best on the Market
The fastest colors on the market to
day are what are known among dy
ers as hydrosulphito, colors that aro
dyed in a caustic bath with hydrosul
phito. "These colors are as near absolute
ly fast as can be produced," says the
American Wool and Cotton Reporter,
"and have been adopted by the Unit
ed States Government to be used In
army uniforms after being submitted
to very Bovero tests.
"The dyeing of these color on cot
ton yarn Is vory simple, especially
when you use the Scotch tub system
of dyeing. The proper way to dye
thoso colors is to uso tho vacuum
typo of dye machine, as the dyestuff
experts say that all air ought to be
got out of the cotton before the dye
stuff la put to it, and this type of ma
chine is bopt suited for that purpose
because In this system the cotton is
stationary and the dye liquor 1b forced
through tho cotton by means of
pumps."
Tossing In the Blanket
Tossing in the blanket, which has
been forbidden to the troops of the
Aldershot division as the sequel to a
fatal accident, Is a very old sport or
punishment '"Blanketing," Ben Jon
son called it, and in Holllnshed (1577)
we find a denunciation of "Jesting,
placing, blanketing, and such other
fllthle and dishonourable exercises."
The French have a special vorb, "ber
ner," for it, "berne" being the name
given to the sheet or blanket used.
Sancho Fanza's tossing Is certainly
the most famous in literature, and the
question arises whether the practice
came to France via Spain from Mo
rocco. For the verb "berner" is also
used for the Moorish punishment, in
which four men hold the victim by
his ankles and wrists and send him
as high as they can presumably with
no blanket to catch him. London
Chronicle.
Tree Planting on English Waste Land.
Coke of Holkham, so we learn from
Mr. W. H. R. Curtler's short "History
of English Agriculture," began his
great agricultural work about 1776 on
an estate where, as old Lady Towns
hend said, "all you will see will be
one blade of grass, and two rabbits
fighting for that"; In fact it was little
better than a rabbit warren. He
transformed the bleak, bare country
side by planting fifty acres of trees
every year until he had 3,000 acres
well covered, and In 1832 had probably
the unique experience of embarking
In a ship which was built of oak
grown from the acorns he had him
self planted. Between 1776 and 184a
(the date of his death) ho is said to
have spent 536,992 on improving
his estate. London Globe.'
Dog and Horse. ,
As compared with the dog the horse
is a stupid animal. The animal train
er will tell you that In intelligence It
is '"nip and tuck" between the dog
and the elephant, and that In com
parison with either of these animals
the horse is nowhere. It is only in
his docility and affection that the
horse Is the "animal next to man,"
and even in these respects the dog is
a worthy competitor with him. When
It comes to "knowing things" our
faithful friend the horse Is left far
behind by our other friend and com
panion, the dog.
Time's Changes.
Mlldmay is a philosopher in his
way. The other evening Mrs. M.
gave him a scolding that would have
made almost any other man crazy.
But Mlldmay said never a word In re
ply. He only murmured to himself;
'"And that Is the woman I used to hold
on my knee and call my little pootsy
wootsy!"
Lighthouse for Peace Memorial.
Would not a lighthouse be a fitting
memorial of the peace that has pre
vailed on the great lakes since the
war of 1812? The neutrality of the
great lakes Is a triumph of common
sense and humane instincts over war
like Impulses. It also Illustrates the
superiority of the unwritten to the
written statute.
Wireless-Telephone on Warships.
According to dally press reports
wireless telephony has not proved an
unqualified success on the battleship
fleet. It was Impossible to send mes
sages over any great distance oxoept
under the most favorable conditions,
and when the telephone was in use
the telegraph had to keep silent
Spectacles.
The Invention of spectacles is vari
ously attributed to Alessandro di
Spina, who died at Pisa In 1313; to
Al Hazen, the Arabian (eleventh cen
tury), and to Roger Bacon (1214-92).
It Is quite safe to suppose that the
Invention was not earlier than the be
ginning of the eleventh century.
A Word for the Unsatisfied.
Those who are quite satisfied sit
still and do nothing. Those who are
not quite satisfied are the sole bene
factors of the world, Landor.
Racy.
The race isn't always to the swift
Sometimes It is to the wise man who
knows bow to fix things. Chicago
Daily News.
Now You Know,
New Thought is a body of no mat
ter entirely surrounded by what's the
use. Life.
Bleotrld Light Wires Preteeted,
It i a misdemeanor to tamper with
electric Jlffaj wlraj jj Cjjlor4o,
A TACKY ANECDOTE.
He Could not Resist the Temptation
to Play a Practical Joke.
Some people cannot resist the temp
tation to play practical Jokes on inno
cent victims. A fiend of that variety
was accosted by a man who stam
mered badly.
"Can you tell mo where I can got
some g-g-g-g-good c-c-o-c-carpet t-t-t-t-tacks?"
"Yes, certainly," replied tho inveter
ate Jokist "You turn down this street
to your left, then turn again to your
left and ,then go straight ahead and
you'll find a hardware store where
Toull be sure to got them."
The stammerer continued his way
and the Jokist bolted down the street
and tackled the hardware man first
"Have you any g-g-g-g-good t-t-t-t-In
t-t-t-tacks?"
"Yes, sir," said the obliging store
keeper, producing his best after some
rummaging.
"Are you sure th-th-these are g-g-g-good
ones?"
"Yes. The best that are made."
"Are th-th-the heads g-g-good and
etrong?"
"Yes, sir."
"Hare they g-g-ogot. B-s-s-s-sharp
P-P-P-polnts?"
"Sure."
"Well, p-p-p-pleaso s-s-s-s-slt on
them t-t-t-tlll I get back, will you?" he
said, making a dash for the door.
Presently the nnlucky stammerer
arrived at the store, and, entering,
asked innocently: "Have you any g-g-good
t-t-Un t-t-t-tacks ?"
When he recovered he asked, in a
somewhat dazed fashion, whether the
house had fallen on him, or if it was
imply on explosion. Wasp.
SETTLED.
Friend If your wife treats you so
shamefully why don't you get a di
vorce? Mr. Henpeck I did want to, but
she said "no;" so, of course, that set
tled It New York Telegram.
A Strict Constructionist.
A widow in a Maine town, accord
ing to "The Boston Herald," was a
strict constructionist in her theology,
and would admit no lodger into her
boarding house who had a leaning
toward Unlversallst views. One day
an old sea captain happened along to
ask for rooms.
"But what do you believe?" asked
the widow.
"Oh, most anything," replied the
captain.
"Do you believe there Is a hell?"
"Sure," was the reply.
"Well," parrler the widow, "how
many do you think will go there?"
The captain cautiously remarked
that he thought twenty thousand
would be a fair estimate.
The widow paused, then stated that
he could come In. "Twenty thousand,"
Bhe said, "Is better than none."
The Climax.
He was telling a thrilling story out
of his wallet of a thousand and one
hairbreadth escapes over in Sanltago,
doncherknow, and his pretty listener
was leaning anxiously toward him,
hanging 6n his every utterance.
"The wolves were upon us,' hs
said, "bellowing and roaring, as I
have so often heard them. We fled
for our lives. I don't deny It; but
every second we knew the ravenous
pack was gaining on us. At last they
were so near that we could fool their
muzzles against our legs."
"Ah!" gasped out the lady. "How
glad you must have been they had
their muzzles on!" Answers.
, Poor Woman.
"I am so sorry for Mrs. Fllte," says
the lady with the display of coral
rings. "She Is so unhappy since she
came home from her summer trip.
You know she left her husband at
home alone all summer."
"Ah!" significantly breathes tbo
lady with the two-dollar barrette.
"And did he carouse around and do
things he shouldn't? These men!"
"That's why she is unhappy," ex
plains the other lady. "He behaved
himself, and she was so in hopes she
might have a chance to get a divorce.
Unprejudiced,
Mike McGtnnls was being examined
for Jury duty In a murder trial.
"Mr. McGinnls," asked the Judge,
"have you formed or expressed an
opinion as to tho guilt or Innocence of
the prisoner at the bar?"
"No, sir," replied Mike.
VHave you any conscientious scru
ples against capital punishment?"
"Not in this case, your honor,"
"Mike replied.
Constant.
Mother Is It possible, Harry, that
you have eaten all that cake without
giving a thought to your sister?
Harry Oh no! I thought of her
every second. I was afraid all the
time that (he would cone before 1
h4 efttea it i
Of Interest
to Women
Faableaable Woma Ablam wftli
Praclooa Stonea; Mora Gem Worn
Tkaa Ever Before Striking Egypt
ian Ornament of Boston Woeaaa
Who Married a British M. P.
. , .
Never before was elaborate and
beautiful Jewelry so much worn by
English women as it is this season In
London. The rich English woman has
always been ablaze with diamonds on
certain occasions such as court func
tions and gala nights at the opera,
etc., but hitherto she has not worn a
diamond tiara at a small dinner and
has been guiltless of any gems In the
daytime. More than that she has
smiled in scornful fashion at the love
her American sisters have for wearing
chains, rings and pins of precious
atones before tho sun has set
This season, however, she has
changed her ideas. Jewelry in the
daytime is in good form and diamond
tiaras are worn at the smallest even
ing affairs. Even dresses are deli
cately traced with Jewels. Moon
stones, topazs and amethysts are min
gled with crystals and sewn upon net
to outline a corsage or border a tunic.
Egyptian Jewelry.
When a coronal of diamonds,, a collar
of the same stones with large blocks
of emeralds and rubles Inset and a
rope of pearls are added to this toilet
the effect la dazzling.
In fact, no Jewelry has been too
bizarre for wear this year. The or
nate modern Egyptian work which
suits only the most opulent style of
beauty is seen everywhere.
The finest specimens of Egyptian
Jewelry seen lately are owned by a
Boston woman who married an Eng
lish M. P. As he was interested him
self In the Egyptian question some of
ficials of that country as a compli
ment to him presented his wife with
some exquisite examples of native
Jewelry. She put them carefully away
as being far too garnish. This sea
son she took them out and has worn
them with long, clinging gowns of
dull shades, which set off the ornate
quality of the work.
One chain Is of pearls and tur
quoises, with a large pendant com
posed of a mosaic of precious stones,
arranged with small regard to coior
blending, which encircle the Inevita
ble scarab. A bracelet Is of heavy
gold of the brightest kind. In the
center is a deep blue scarab with fan
shaped setting of diamonds.
Eyelashes Turning Gray.
Dear Dr. Will you please tell me
how to prevent my eyelashes from
turning gray and falling out, and also
how to make them grow longer and
thicker? I am only seventeeen. J.
H. B.
I cannot think that your eyelashes
are turning gray when you are "only
seventeen." Trim the very points
of the lashes with a pair of sharp
scissors. It is difficult to do this for
oneself. Then, with the eyos closed,
yipplyw-to the roots some vaseline,
which should be made soft by heating
it a little so It can the more easily be
applied. Do this at night. It will
make the lashes grow long and thick
and will darken them somewhat. From
what you say, It may be that tho un
healthy condition of the lashes Is due
to some eye trouble, such as Inflam
mation of the lids or eye strain, and
that you need glasses. You would bet
tor have your eyes examined by an
oculist Dr. Eleanor Rogers.
Handkerchief Worth a Fortune.
The most beautiful and at the same
time the most valuable handkerchief
In the world Is said to belong to the
Queen of Italy. According to a Paris
contemporary, her majesty, as a young
girl, had a passion for collecting lace,
and she still follows her hobby. The
handkerchief in question is an ex
ample of the earliest Venetian point
lace, dating toward the end of the
fifteenth century, about the time the
art was introduced into the city of
the doges. The piece, in spite of its
great age, Is in perfect preservation,
and it is valued at 4,000, although
It Is stated that two American million
aires have offered three times that
sum for it, but in vain. London
Globe.
Common Beverages.
Water is the only really nec
essary drink. Other beverages
add variety by way of .being more
pleasant or more stimulating. The
stimulating effect of tea is" due to
thelne, as well as to warmth. Tho
grateful taste and aroma are due to
certain volatile substances brought
out by infusion. Caffeine gives to
coffee its atimulaUns character. Co
eea t mew of a rood thai eHfcer cof
Im e tee, fee te It are KftteMe, fait
m4 swbohTMgttM.
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i ArttTirjrj ovs 1000 xsahs oid
A Blind Judge.
Tho doath of Mr. E. F. P. Emmott
president of tho Burnley incorporated
Law Society, one of the two blind so
licitors in England, may recall the
fact that In Ireland a Judge of the
Superior Court discharged his Judicial
duties for years when totally blind.
The Hon. Richard Pennefather was
appointed a Baron of the Irish Ex
chequer In 1821, and died In 1859
while still retaining his Judicial of
fice. He was for the last five years
of his life wholly blind, and on Febru
ary 15, 1856, in the discussion in the
House of Commons of a motion of Sir
John Shelley's moving for a return of
the dates of call to the bar of the
various Irish Judges, their appoint
ments as Judges, and the number of
occasions on which they were absent
from circuit, Mr. Baron Pennefather's
retention of his seat on the bench,
notwithstanding the deprivation of
his sight, was a matter of stricture.
To-day and To-morrow. ..
Happy men are full of the present,
for Its bounty suffices them: and wise
men also, for its duties engage them.
Our grand business undoubtedly is
not to see what lies dimly at a dis
tance, but to do what lies clearly at
hand. Edward FitzGerald, "Polo
nius." Good Schooling Not Harmful.
After a long study of school chil
dren In London, the Medical Record
says, Dr. Harman finds nothing to
show that good schooling hurts chil
dren's eyes.
Hans Breltman Says:
"Of a strancher vants you to In
dorse a check, tell lm you vos villtng
to valt till der pank vos open."
Olovoland News.
' 'imim the
and when near SOMMER'S JEWELRY
STORE call In and see the elegant line
of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry, also HavIIand and Japanese
China, Umbrellas, Brlck-a-brac and
Novelties.
Henry Snyder & Son.
602 & 604 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Pa.
PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICES FOR
Poultry, Eggs, Butter, Lambs, Calves and Live Stock.
Apples in Season
A SQUARE DEAL FOR THE FARMER.
Old riione 588 B New Phono 1123
Telephone Announcement
This company is preparing to do extensive construction
work in the
Honesdale Exchange District
which will greatly improve the service and enlargo the
system ,
Patronize the Independent Telephone Company
which reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any
other service without conferring with our
Ceatract Dff artmeat Tt). Hi. 300.
COHSOUMTEI TEUaf.llSmASIW.
Roll of
HONOR
Attention is called to the STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
City has published a ROLL Of
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th .n Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00
Honesdale. Pa., May 29 1908.,
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Sommer's
JEWELRY STORE IS
GREAT HOLIDAY BAZAAR
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KRAFT & CONGER
HONESDALE, PA.
Represent Reliable
Comoanies ONLY
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