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THE CITIZEN
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directors:
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IM1I WILSON. E. B. IIAHDKNBKnOH.
W. W. WOOD.
FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 1010.
It Is mighty mean to patronize a
merchant who will trust you until
you get so far in- debt to him that
you are ashamed to see him, and
then go and spend your cash some
where else where, you could not get
credit; but there are people, who do
it. The honorable way would be to
spend your cash with the. merchant
who trusted you, even If you never
expected to square up the old ac
count. When all the world Is tops-a-tur-vy,
jerky and panicky, we hoar of
but mighty few farmers making as
signments. And while they oftou
feel they are the oppressed of the
nation, yet, alter .all, how little they
know of the sudden reverses of for
tune, from wealth to pauperism, and
a struggle for life In tho uncertain
speculative world. They are tho
"reserves" which tho army of the
nation can drop back to and start
anew to victory.
When you hear a man running
down his home town or any local in
dustry, take a good look at him.
Ten to one he will have a chin as
long as a rail, an eye as restless as a
horse thief; and he will hitch around
in his chair as though ho had a
touch of St. Anthony's dance. Talk
to him awhile and you will discover
that he has made a failure of every
thing he ever tried (except being dis
agreeable), and nine times out of
ten he Is dependent on the public
for favors or support; you will find
him of a meddlesome, peevish, jeal
ous, hateful and unreliable nature;
a man who Is always complaining,
and although he has but' little, if
anything of his own, one would im
agine to hear him talk, that he haa
a quit claim deed to the earth and a
first mortgage on heaven. He knows
everybody's business and why
shouldn't he? He has none of his
own to take up his time. Such peo
ple, like mosquitoes, were not creat
ed in vain, perhaps, but one fact re
mains staple, they do not add ma
terially to the pleasures of conduct
ing legitimate business.
STAND BY YOUR TOWN.
No town can bo permanently pros
perous in which the citizens and
tradesmen, dependent on each other,
do not patronize each other. The
merchant wanis a harness, for in
stance, and although his neighbor is
a good harness maker, and trades
with him, ho imagines he can save
fifty cents by sending to another
city or state for his harness. Tho
harnessmaker, in turn, sends away
for his groceries, boots, shoee and
clothing. The shoemaker sends
away for his coat, and the tailor
sends away for his boots, and so it
goes. As a result, the farmers com
ing In to trade, see all the trades
men, sending to other places for
goods, because, they say, they can
save money by doing so, and come to.
the conclusion that they, too, can do
better elsewhere; and then everybody
is growling about hard times and no
business. No wonder; the business
men themselves turn the tide of
trade elsewhere, for If they can sup
ply themselves to better advantago
by depriving their neighbor of their
trade, others learn to try tho same
experiment. It is a dangerous one
to inaugurate. Ten dollars Is lost
whoro ono Is saved, because tho en
tire business of the place is dwarfed
and hampered thereby.
The fact Is, but little Is ever niado
In going away to trado, and often
er, counting all expenses, thero Is a
loss. Show us a town in which tho
people inako it a rulo not to send
away for anything they can get at
home, and wo will show you a town
in which business is lively, and
everybody buys, and trade Is center
ing from abroad. Prices aro low
and the tradesmen patronize each
other, having no suspicions that
confidence will bo abused. Let it
once be understood that the business
men of any town are in the habit of
sending abroad for purchases, and
the business wIlLilangubih. Having
no confidence In each other, bow
can they expect others to havo con
fidence In them? No, that's not the
way to build up a town. Patronize
each other, and keep all your busi
ness at home, , . , , . . ,
Do not nttempt to frighten your
children into obedience Faith and
not foar should bo tho ruling princi
ple with thorn.
The "Knox" on tho Mnnchurlnri
door docs not reccivo that oponlng
response from Japan and' tho Euro
pean nations that was expected.
A fow days ago ono of our citizens
cut into a pound of butter which he
hftd purchased at a grocery whoso
proprietor does not advertise, and
found therein a small tin box, which
contained a small piece of paper
bearing tho following, written in n
neat, feminine hand: "I am a girl
of eighteen years, good looking, and
an excellent housekeeper. Should
this bo found by some 'unmarried
Chrlstlnn gentleman,, will ho please
write to the following address," etc.
The finder being a bachelor, decided i
to unravel tho affair, and succeeded,
only to destroy the romance. The !
girl who had written the note had j
died many years ago, leaving an ,
aged husband and a grownup family. J
Tho girl that gives away to tho do-,
sire to gad about tho street and cul
tivate tils' acquaintance of young
men; the simpering simpleton, is
laying the foundation of n useless
life. Ten to ono, when she is mar
ried she will develop into a slattorn
ly gossip, If no greator mlsfortuno
befalls her. It Is tho girl of good,
sound hard' sense, tho girl who loves
home ami helps Ivor mother who wins
the model man nnd .becomes an orna
ment to womanhood. Tho girl that
does this nnd dovotes part of her
time In reading and strives for the
grace of mental culture, commands
the respect and esteem of every body
while gadding street ornaments only
win the admlratioii of those whose
attention is not worth having.
HOW TAMMANY USKS THK l'EO
PliK'S MOXUY.
New York, Jan. 18. Rhinolander
Waldo, New York's new lire com
missioner, inspected his new domain
and incidentally discovered that ho
had a "private stable" with this
equipment:
One brougham worth $2,500; one
double seated carriage, $2,000; one
buggy, ?S00; one Concord wagon,
$1,000; one big sleigh, $500; one
electric runabout, $800; six sets of
harness worth $300 each.
A subservient groom informed
him that it was customary for the
fire commissioner to have such an
outfit, with stablemen and flunkies
to boot. Mr. Waldo gasped, cut his
tour of inspection short and, driving
back to headquarters, directed that
all the vehicles be sold at public
auction and that regular employ
ment be found for the "commis
sioners' coachman and three
grooms."
Nicholas Hayes was formerly .fire
commissioner, but failed of reap
pointment at the hands of Mayor
Qaynor.
FLOATING SIAJM OP CANTON.
Where the Poor of a Great Chinese
City Live.
Stand beside the imperial custom
house at Canton China, and let the
eye range down the river toward
Hong Kong. As far as the sight
can reach lie boats, boats and again
boats.. These are no ordinary craft,
mere vessels of transport plying
hither and thither, but the countless
homes of myriad Chinese, in which
millions have been born, have lived,
and died. They are the dwellings of
the very jioor, who live In them
practically free from rent, taxes and
tho other burdens of the ordinary
citizen.
Tho Tankla (which means' boat
dwellers), as the denizens of these
floating houses are called, form a
sort of caste apart from the rest of
the Cantonese. Tho shore dwellers
regard them as belonging to a lower
social order, and indeed they have
many customs peculiar to them
selves which mark them as a sepa
rate community. How tho swarm
ing masses of them contrive to sup
port existence is a mystory, but tholr
chlefmode of employment Is In car
rying merchandise and passongcrs
from place to place. In some cases
the daughters of the family go
ashore to work In factories; but tho
year's earnings of a Chinese factory
girl would scarco suffice to buy a
single hat for her western sister.
Of course as against this low rate
of pay the standard of living is cor
respondingly different.
The houses which mako up these
vast floating slums aro of all sizes.
Some are but fifteen feet long. From
these cramped dimensions, however,
they range up to a length of fifty or
sixty feet. A boat largo enough to
accommodate a family of moderate
size can bo obtained for $20, and
since the anchorage Is free It is ob
vious that the Tankia effect many
savings Impossible to the shore
dweller.
Seuwerd ms a Wnter Filter.
Seaweed may bo; planted in tho
Schuylkill river Jn,, Pennsylvania as
an experiment to 'attempt to filter
tho water which Is used for drinking
purposes In Philadelphia.
Dangerous to Author.
Perfidy often recoils upon Its au
thor. La Fontaine.
' ' Hf- -t-
SIGNS AND OMKNS.
In nil times superstitions havo
had a powerful hold on men and
women hfgh and low. Tho great
Napoleon himself wns a balloTer In
omens, It Is chronicled.
As tltno and knowledge havo pro
gressed, most superstitious have been
rclegnted to their proper sphoro; yet
dven to-day rihnodt every living bo
Ing Is prone tb superstitious In
fluence, whothor seriously or more
out of habit. For instance, how
mnny men choose 13 as a designing
number? Those who do boltovo tho
roverso of tho old version.
Ilelow Is a list of the commoner
superstitions, leaving out only such
as aro In dally prominence. You
mny find your "hobby" in the list:
Six weeks nfter you hear the first
katydid look out for tho frost.
Blow out the candle, and if the
wick continues long to smoulder
look for bad weather. If it goes out
quickly the weather will bo fair.
When you hear the first frogs in
tho spring you may know the frost
Is out of tho ground.
Tho last Friday of each month is
tho nlmnnnc index for tho next
month. If tho weather be fair tho
month will bo likewise; if foul so
will tho month be. t
If it storms tho first Sunday in tho
month it will storm ovory Sundny
in the month.
When a person kills a snake ho
doos well to consider what kind of
weather ho would like. If he hangs
the snnko up, it will rain; If he bur
ies it, the weather will he fair.
Hub a cat's back the wrong way
and if you see the sparkB it is a
sign of cold weather.
The bones of rheumatic persons
ache when a storm is browing.
When you find tea grounds float
ing in your cup you know that you
aro going to hnvo company, if tho
grounds are soft, it is a woman who
is coming; If hard, a mnn. If tlitS
grounds aro long, the person coming
is tallt if short, the visitor will bo
short.
If you dream of falling and are
awakened by the fancied jar of land
ing, it is a sign that you are going
to bo ill. If, however, you awake
while still in midair you may be
assured you will continue in good
health. '
To dream of a funeral is a sign of
a wedding. , To dream of a wedding
is a sign of a funeral.
If you dream of snakes it is a
sign you have an enemy.-
Lot a young woman pin a -four-leaf
clover over the door, and the
first unmarried man who comes in
the door will be the one she is to
marry.
Sleep with a piece of wedding cake
under your pillow for three nights
in succession and whatever you
dream on tho third night will come
to pass.
Have you white marks on your
nails? Put your hands together and
say this rhyme while in succession
you touchsflnger tips, beginning with
the thumbs:
A friend, a foe, a gift, a beau, a
journey you go. Notico on whlcli
finger nails the marks aro and you
will thus gain some inkling of your
fortune.
Born on Monday, fair of face.
Born on Tuesday, full of God's
grace.
Born on Wednesday, merry and.
glad.
Born on Thursday, sour and sad.
Born on Friday, godly given.
Born on Saturday, work for a liv
ing. Born on a Sunday, never shall
want.
So there's the week and the end
on't.
To cut tho finger nails on Sunday
morning is a sign you will do some
thing you are ashamed of before the
week is out.
Pass me salt, pass me sorrow.
It used to be a pretty sure sign
that n man was conceited If he
went about with his hat brim turn
ed up in front.
If the bottom of your foot itches
you may know that you aro to step
on strange lands.
Put tho wrong foot out of bed
first when you get up u the morn
ing nnd you will bo cross all day.
Always get up with right foot fore
most. Don't make a friend a gift of a
knifo for according to every author
ity versed In sign lore If you do It
will cut your .friendship.
When you havo tho rheumatism
carry n potato in your pocket. Tho
potato will become hard ntter a time
and believers in Its virtues nfTirm
that this is because of tho rheuma
tism it has absorbed.
To find a horseshoe In tho road is
a sign of good luck.
Early to bed and early to riso
makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise.
When you seo n shooting star, If
you can say "Money, beforo tho weo's
out" threo times beforo it Is lost
sight of, you will havo some 'money
beforo tho week Is out.
It Is a sign" you aro going to bo
rich If you tumble upstnlrs.
Sncezo twice when you first get
up nnd you will hear of a death be
foro tho night.
In nil lands ravens and crows
havo been considered birds of 111
omen.
Tho natives of India believe that
elephants hnvo a religion and form
of worship.
A great many country people bo-
IIovo that tho screeching of an owl
Indicates impending calamity.
In' Dnlmatla It Is an exceedingly
auspicious omen for a cat to sneezo
when a bride enters tho house.
In Wales It is believed that If any
person kills a wren ho will fall
down and break, a bono before the
end. of the year.; .
. In almost every country the howl
tng of a dog is regarded as a bad
omen, generally predicting death to
some person of tbo household.
In France it is believed that tho
settling of a white pigeon upon n
Chlmnoy Is a sign pf speedy death
for some ono In tho house.
There Is a superstition among the
negroes of tho south that to meet a
frog Is n lucky incident, indicating
that the ono thus favored Is about
to receive money from pomo unex
pected quarter.
It Is a favorite suporstltlon In
England that tho bacon of swine
killed in tho waning of the moon
will wnsto away in tho process of
curing or cooking much moro than
bncon 6f hdgs killed whllo tho moon
Is growing.
In- former times a suspected per
son was flung into the river. If ho
floated without any appearance of
swimming, he was judged guilty,
while if ho sank ho was acquitted.
Kansas City Star.
AUK HELD HESI'ONSIIILE.
For the Deadlock Existing In the
Bridgeport .School llonnl.
In Norristown the court filed an
opinion In which the three Republi
can school directors of Bridgeport
nre hold responsible for tho deadlock
existing In the- Bridgeport school
board over the reading of tho Bible
In the schools and they were ordored
to pay tho costs of the caso brought
by tho teachers nnd Janitors to got
two months' salary which had not
been paid them. The rulo forbidding
tho rending of tho Blhlo In the
schools was passed when two of the
Republican were absent and when
tho Democrats refused to tnko back
their action, tho Republicans stopped
work as directors.
PENROSE UNCOVERS A POSTAL
FRAUD.
Washington, Jan. 14. The efforts
of Senator Penrose in defeating the
bill to appropriate $4,000,000 to
pay postmasters excess salary will re
sult In a big saving to tho Govern
ment. Senator Penrose had" no hes
itancy In calling tho measure a rob
bery and a steal which had long
been perpetrated on the Postofllce
Department.
It Is for tho alleged purposes of
paying'postmasters excess salary who
served between July 1, 1S64, and
Juno 30, 1874.
The claims for this sum have been
declared unlawful by the Treasury
auditors. Postmasters all over the
country have placed 'heir claims in
the hands of a man named Spalding
and E. G. Rathbone, who was con
cerned in the Cuban postal frauds.
These men are to get 25 per cent, of
the appropriations, or $l,00u,o00,
if the bill passes. V,
Senator Penrose denounced the
whole scheme as a robbery and a
steal that ho would oppose to the
end. He declared the postmasters'
claims had all been settled, and this
was a mere speculation of attorneys
to make $4,000,000 out of the Treas
ury.
The whole subject was recommit
ted to the Postofllce Committee, of
which Mr. Penrose is tho head, and
he is to report to tho Senate by
February 1. His speech attracted
much attention, because of Its bit
terness and tho open attack on the
attorneys.
The discussion arose from a reso
lution introduced by Senator Brad
ley, of Kentucky, directing that the
claims relating to postmasters In his
State be audited for payment. A
number of similar resolutions have
been introduced recently referring
to separate States one of them by
Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, having
been passed.
Senator Hale, chairman of tho
Appropriations Committee, opened
the two-hour debate. Both he and
Senator Penroso declared all the
just claims, excepting a few amount
ing to about $30,000, had been paid.
Supporters of tho claims objected
to reference of the subject to the
committee, whereupon Chairman
Penrose attacked the whole scheme.
He quoted numerous letters to show
that the present effort to obtain leg
islation was the result of tho activ
ity of claim agents, who, he said,
had contracts for from 25 per cent,
to 50 per cent, of tho amounts al
lowed In all cases. Ho mentioned
as the chief of tlieso agents, Major
E. G. Rathbone, who wns Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General under
tho McKinley administration and
who, as Director of Posts In Cuba,
becamo Involved with tho depart
ment over accounts.
Mr. Penroso and Mr. Halo took tho
ground that tho present claims were
tho outcome of unwarranted efforts
on tho part of Mr. Spalding to in
duco ignorant and honest citizons to
give him a retainer or fee for push
ing beforo Congress utterly worth
less claims.
TEN DON'TS.
1. Don't open a letter until you
hnvo examined tho address to make
suro It is for you.
2. Don't opon a letter by mistake
and drop it in tho letter box without
first endorsing it "opened by mis
take" and signing your namo also.
3. Don't keep a lettor although
addressed to you If not intended for
you; thero are other people by tho
same name.
4. Don't keep a letter delivered
to you by mlstako until it is of no
uso to tho proper addressee; return
it to the postoflico at once this is
very important.
5. Don't throw away unsealed
envelopes of third class matter until
you have first examined tho contents.
It frequently bnppons that letters or
postal cards slide In such envelopes
in course of handling.
6; Don't enclose a number of
newspapers or magazines la one
package and after putting on a one
cent stamp drop It In tho package
drop. Tho rate Is ono cent for each
4 ounces or fraction of an ounce and
must bo fullr prepaid. Ordinarily
two of our local papers will go for 1
cent.
7. Don't write a few lines on tho
wrapper of third or fourth class mat
ter or enclose a written messago with
such matter nstho wholopackagothcn
becomes first class 2 cents for each
ounco or fraction.
8. Don't enclose moro than two
ounces of circular matter In ono en
velope and expect It to go for one
cent, nnd no writing Is permitted
other than date, salutation nnd your
signature.
9. Don't expect the postmaster or
clerks to lick your stamps, seal or
address your packages, etc. This Is
all work you should do yourself.
10. Don't stand at the General
Delivery or stamp window to wrap
up your packages. Address your
letters, etc,, where there is a desk
provided, as you nre suro to Incon
venience some other patron.
THE D. & II. SUMMER-HOTEL AND
HOARDING HOUSE DIRECTORY.
t
- Tho Delaware & Hudson Co. is !
now collating Information for tho
1910 edition of "A Summer Para-1
iHf " thn 11. fir. H. KiiTiitnnr-hntnt nrwl I
boarding-houso directory that has
dono so much to advortlse and de
velop the resorts In this section. It
offers opportunity for every summer
hotel or boarding l;otiso proprietor
to ndvortise ills place by representa
tion in this book. Tho Information
desired Is, as follows: Name of house;
P. O. Address; Name of Manager;
Altitude; Nearest D. & H. R. R. sta
tion; Distance from station; how
reached from station; Capacity of
house; Terms per week and per day;
Date of opening and closing house;
what modern improvements; Sports
and other entertainments. This in
formation should be sent at once to
Mr. A. A. Heard. General Passencnr I
Agent, Albany, N. Y. Blanks may
be obtained from the nearest ticket
agent, If desired. No, charge Is made
for a card notice; a pictorial adver
tisement will cost $15.00 for a full
page or $7.50 a half-page. Our ho
tel people should get busy at once
and take advantago of this. Don't
mako the mistake of thinking that
your house will be represented be
cause It was in last year, but make
sure that you receive tho benefit of
this offer by forwarding the needed
Information without delay. Owners
of cottages to rent are also given the j
same rates for pictorial advertise-!
ments, but, for a card notico, a mini
mum charge of $3.00 will be made.
HOW'S THIS?
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo',' O!
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for tho Inst 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his firm.
Waldlng, Klnnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfnees of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by
all DruggstB.
Tako Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
KSTATE OK
JAMES NEVILLE lute of Sterling, l'a.
All persons Indebted to said estate are noti
fied to make Immediate payment to the un
dersigned ; and those having claims against
the said estate are notllled to present tliera
duly attested, for settlement.
J. K. CROSS,
Sterllnc, Jan. 10. 1910. Administrator.
HENRY Z. RUSSELL,
raissiDKST.
ANDREW THOMPSON
VICE mESIDENT.
KONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank was Organized In December, 1&3G, and Nationalized
In December, I8G4.
Since its organization it has paid in Dividends
to its Stock holders,
$I,905?800.00
The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on the HONOR
ROLL, from the fact that Its Surplus Fund marc than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 1
are YOU in
The world has always been divided into two classes those who have
saved, thoee who have spent the thrifty and tho extravagant.
It is the saver, who have built the houses, the mills, the bridges, the
railroads, the shins and all the other great works which stand for man's
advancement and happiness.
The spenders nre slaves to the savers. It is the law of nature. We
want you to be saver to open an account in our Savings Department
and be independent.
One Dollar will Start an Account.
This Bank will be pleased to receiv all
or a portion of YOUR banking business.
Last Week of Muslin
Underwear Sale
Augmented by the addition
of new lots which replenish
the vacant spaces left by the
busy days of last week.
GOWNS
Muslin, Jiigh nnd V neck yoke of clus
ter tucks nil sizes; Snla
Price -17c. Muslin Gowns,
high neck, tucked yoke and
trimmed with embroidery
insertion, !)Oc. valuo ;snio
prico flf)c. Cambric Gowns,
low neck, embroidery or
laco trimmed, 1.2." valuo; .
Sale price 80 conU.
Skirts, I)raw
crs, Corset Cor'
crs and Coni'
hlnntlons
all at
down
marked
price.
JANUARY CLEARANCE
Ladies' Suits, Coats and Furs
To accomplish this sale we have cut
prices just in half.
$20. Coats at $10.00
$15. Coats at $ 7.50
$10. Coats at $ 5.00
Great Dress Goods Sale
Saturday, January 22d we
begin to offer more than 6,000
yds. 36 in. all wool flannels
and fancy Suitings full value
50c a yd. During sale only
33c a yd.
Katz Bros.
EDWIN TOUR EY
CASHIER.
ALBERT C. LINDSAY
AbSIHTANTCABllIKH
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