mm CITIKHN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 158, 1010. MAY MAKE NEGROES WHITE Chlcagoan Believes It Possible to Neu tralize Color Line and Change Dlack Man's 8kln. Doston. Q. T. Simpson, a stock breeder ot Chicago In attondanco nt the recent meeting of tho American Association for tho Advancement of Science, declared that it was only a matter of time when the negro of tho darkest hue could be made as pink Bklnnod as tho Caucasian. "13y experiments with plants and nnlmals scientists have discovered much of tho so-called laws of heredity, and in doing so have unearthed a great deal on the nature of chromo somes, the unit of Ufa which gives col or," read Mr. Simpson. "I think wo are on Uio verge of gaining complete control over these chromosomes, and that means the control of color. By a set process of treatment with baths or Injections this new tide In the nffalrs of the black man will bo brought about and these color units In the colls of the creature will be attenuated or destroyed. "To-day wo can do it by breeding; to-morrow wo can change tho color of the blacks' offspring by treating these color controlling celU with a stimu lant to war against tho chromosomes. My theory can find some stablo basis on the fact that tho pigments of tho negro's cells Is sometimes destroni In places by natural action as In tho spotted mulatto. I am at work on a process which I think will ultimately give tho results I desire." FIGHT WITH OCTOPUS. Deep Sea Diver Finally Worsts Devil Fish. Long Beach, Cal. Cut off from as sistance from above, A. D. Christy a professional deep sea diver, spent the worst fifteen minutes of his life Inst Friday on the sea bottom in a desper ate battle with a large devil fish. Christy had gone down to Inspect caissons, and In wandering around had tangled the life line, so that when he felt tho octopus seize his leg he was unable to give the signal for as cending. Perceiving that the line was fast, he turned to tho octopus, which by that time had four tentacles wrap ped round his left leg. Five times he Blashed at the monster with his largo knife and each time severed a tentacle. At last the octopus moved away, and Christy hastened to straighten out the life line and gave the signal to be hauled up. He has been In a state bordering on nervous collapse ever Blnee, but his condition is not serious. ODOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOri o o O More Cosmetics Used by O O Women by Reason of Mod- y O ern Work and Strain. O r q n London. Is the complexion o 12 for which the Englishwoman " has long been celebrated com ing to grief? An investigation which has been made here this week leads to the conclusion O that the modern Englishwoman o Q resorts mort frenuentlv to cos- Q 6 metlcs, the need for which Is q $ attributed to woman's increas- q O lng work in the world and tho u $ nerve strain produced by duties S O to which her grandmother was o $ a stranger. g OCCCCOCCCOCXXXXXX30COCCCCc8 WHERE EDEN WAS. Wlllcocks Thinks He Has Found the Exact Site. Constantinople, Turkey. According to the Journal de Stamboul, Sir Wil liam Wlllcocks, the British adviser to the Minister of Public Works, claims to have determined tho exact site of tho Garden of Eden. He places It at Halrlah, a flourishing oasis some 250 kilometres northwest of Bagdad. Through this site the Euphrates runs and is divided Into four arms repre senting the four rivers ot Eden. Sir William suggests that tho delugo was merely tho flooding of the entire plain between the Euphrates and the Tigris, owing to thoso rivers breaking down the Irrigation dikes which had been built by the pastoral dwellers on the plain. CRUCIFIES HERSELF. Servant In Turin Nails Her Feet and One Hand to Her Bed. Rome, Italy. A servant girl In Turin became possessed recently of a religious mania. The woman who employed her found her crucified. Tho girl after placing a crown of thorns on her head and Inflicting a sovore wound on her chest nailed her feet and her left hand to the boards of her bed and Bpent tho night suffering tor tures. When discovered sho was un conscious. She was taken to n hospi tal In a dying condition. She 6ald that out of love of Christ she had voluntarily crucified horself. Her reason, sho said, was that sho wished to share Christ's sufferings. By Coughing Avoids Knife. Kittannlng, Pa. Surgeons placed Norman Barnett, the little son of George Barnett, on the operating ta ble to cut out his uppondlx. Just as the knife was ready the lad 'vas seized with a fit of coughing and emitted a needle, which Ib believed to have caused his Illness. Still It's "Show Me" In Missouri. SL Louis. Gov. Hadley has de cided to stick to "show mo" as apply ing to Missouri despite his personal objections. Ills decision is the result of popular clamor. So often has the Governor heard "show me" at ban quets that he had hoped to eliminate the expression. Robespierre's Double Role. Robesplcrro of the French revolu tion, tho man who was destined to dolugo France with blood, was, not long before his frightful career ot power began, one of tho most stronu ous opponents of capital punishment, Whllo ho was still an obscure advocate nt his native Arras he threw up an appointment because of his opposition to this form of penalty. And Just when his star was In the ascendant ho boldly harangued the uationa. assem bly to prove "that tho punishment of death Is csentlally unjust; that it has no tendency to repress crimes, and that It multiplies offences much moro than It diminishes them." Briquets of New Zealand. The briquets which the state coal mines department of New Zealand In tend to manufacture at Wesljwrt will be iu two shapes: One will be an ob long block about two-thirds the sizo of an ordinary brick and will be egg shaped, weighing only a few ounces, and will be suitable for household use. The state railway department has an nounced its readiness to use briquets almost exclusively for keeping up steam In the boilers on llie locomotives. Provided Well For Their Poor. In tho records of St. Thomas' h1 pital, London, Is an entry oi the jcu 1570. to the effect that "in considera tion of the bote tyme of the yere," the poor be allowed "every one a daye three pyntts of Bere for two months" a quart at dinner and a pint nt sup perand at Uio end of irfo months loturn to "there olde ordinary allow ance, wych Is one quarte." The food at this ancient uorkhouse was to be dealt with as liberally as the drink. T.ie almoner and steward were to "bje uu byffe but of the best, without bones and in speciall without tho marybon, and none other to be bowglit." Where Water Is Scarce. Water Is sometimes very scarce and precious on the South African veldt, according to a writer, who says: "In our veldt cottage we used no well, only large tanks, and about August our condition usually became desper ate. If you washed your hands you carried the precious fluid out to pour it on some thirsty plant or vegetabje, the bath water the same, part of It be ing first saved to scrub floors with. Cabbage and potato water were al lowed to cool and then used for tho garden or to wash the dogs in first, so that these waters did three duties." Streets In Gala Dress. The streets of Peru, especially on gala days or when they were the spe cial dress of some celeoratlon, are safd to be among the most picturesque in the world. In their narrow propor tions they resemble somewhat the streets of China, and the variety and contrast of the colors used in decor ation may be compared with the Chi nese. There is, however, a distinct Latin character to tho decoration, which lends them an atmosphere en tirely their own. Where Coal Mining Began. The bituminous coal' mining In thl3 country began In Virginia, where tho output as early as 1820 was about 50, 000 gross tons. In 1810 the American output had reached nearly 2,O0u,uuu tons. In 1850, with an output of aboat 7,500,000 tons, this country had al ready passed Belgium, France and Germany. Great Britain was 'then producing about 54,000,000 tons. Disappearance of a Custom. A picturesque figure will van.sh from Paris, owing to the decision of tho municipal council to abolish the ofilco of "organizer ot funeral pomp" at funerals. His only duty was to walk In front, resplendent In a three-cornered hat. dress coat and waistcoat, kneo breeches and pumps, decorated with a scarf of colors of tho city, and carrying a long ebony cane. Sacred Fires of India. The sacred fires of Iudia have not all been extinguished. The most anclont which still exists was consecrated 12 centuries ago, In commemoration of the voyage made by tho Parsees when they emigrated from Persia to India. The fire is fed five times every 24 hours with caudal wood and other fragrant material, combined with very dry fuel. Relics of Famous Men. Among tho relics of famous men in the possession of Dr. John Uixwell of St. Louis Is Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes' shoo horn. It Is an ordinary steel shoe horn afllxed to a cane handle about four feet long. Armed with this tho doctor could put on his shoes without stooping or wasting en ergy. South American's "Small Heads." Tho "Small Heads" belong to a South American race. The skull is peculiarly conical, and at the top is no bigger than a flve-Bhllllng piece. The three last survivors of the race are women. The brain weighs about one-fifth of the average human brain. Their height is from 3 feet to 3 reot 6 Inches. Reading by Moonlight. In Zululand, when the moon Is at the full, objects are distinctively visi ble at as great a distance as soven mile, while even by starlight one can see to read print with case. r A Strange Movement. Mrs. Charles A. Babcocjc, of Or well, N. Y., has had a monument erect ed in tho cemetery at Orweu over the grave of her late husband, who was always engaged In tho lumber busi ness. It Is a saw mill mado ot marble and granite and Is an exact reproduc tion of their Itedfleld mill, mado on a ecalo of one Inch to tho foot It Is complete In every detail, having saws, carriages, rollers to carrry off the sawed lumber, uklds with three logs on ready to loll on the carriage, car loaded with lumber, tho whole being cut out of marble. It has tho appear ance of a mill Just shut down. Sponge Diving In Greek Islands. In many of tho Greek Islands diving for sponges forms a considerable part of tho occupation of tho Inhabitants. The natives make It a trade to gather those, and their Income from this source Is good. In ono of tho Islands a girl Is not permitted to marry until she has brought up a certain number of sponges mid given proof of her skill by taking them from a certain depth. But In some of the Islands this custom Is reversed. The father of a marriage able daughter bestows her on the best diver among her suitors,. Ho who can stay longest In the water and bring up the biggest cargo of sponges marrle3 the maid. Prohibiting Dyed Goods. Some timo ago the Ameer of Af ghanistan forbid the Import Into his country of carpets colored with ana llno dyes. Tho Kashmir of Durbar has now decided to charge the high duty of 45 per cent on all aniline dyes at tho frontier, and at a certain distance within the frontier to confiscate and at once destroy them. By this meas ure it is hoped the beautiful arts for which the Vale of Kashmir Is famous will be preserved from deterioration. Customs In Other Countries. Many Japanese women gild their teeth. Women of Arabia stain their fingers and toes red. In Greenland women paint their faces blue and yel low. In India tho women of high castes paint their teeth black. A Hin doo bride is annoiuted from head to foot with grease and saffron. Borneo women dye their hair in fantastic colors pink, green, blue and scarlet. In New Holland scars, made carefully with shells, form elaborate patterns on tho women's fnces. In eomo South American tribes tho women draw the front teeth, esteeming as an orna ment tho black gap thus made. New Volcanic Island. Officers of tho revenue cimer service were able to explore the new volcanic island in the BogosDof group of the Bering sea, although It was still very hot from the action of tho volcano, which threw it up ten days prior to that, A great column of smoke and steam continued to rise over this rew born isle. At the northern end tho land rises abruptly to 400 teet, and on the west to a helsht of 700 feet. Not withstanding that the surface was still warm and soft, tho explorers ascend ed to tho summit. Latest In Fruit. A wonderful fruit hafe been found In tho neighborhood of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, in Africa. It has the power, says a report, to "change tho flavor of the most acid substance into a delicious sweetness." An official has found it effective after a dose of quinine and adds that "if a lemon be sucked within two or three hours of eating one of the fruits its acid navor is entirely counteracted." The fruit resembles a small plum, with the seed invested In a thin, soft pulp, wherein lies the peculiar sweetonlng property. Deafness and Other Senses. An car specialist insists that deaf ness affects all tho senses. He says tho reason for this is that the car is only ono servant or the sensory ser vice, of tho human system. Loss of hearing is really a partial paralysis of the brain, but owing to the sympa thetic connection of tho various sen sory nerve centers of the brain, tho others Indirectly concerned have to combat for their very life tho demoral izing influence of the afrectod center. Animals' Love for Sea. A scientist has made some Interest ing observations as to tho love of dif ferent wild animals for tho sea. The polar bear, he says, is tho only one that takes naturally to tho sea, and Is quite jolly when aboard ship. All others violently resent a trip on wnter. The tiger suffers most of all. Horses are very bad sailors, and often perish on a voyage. Elephants do not like the sea. Chilean Nitrate Fields. Tho Chilean nitrate fields escaped earthquako damages In tho recent shocks. Tho Increased demand for nitrate of soda has been so great that a number ot addltonal outside vessels have been chartered to get the pro duct from Chllo to the United States, The American Imports of nitrates from Chile in 1905 amounted to it 2,525 tons, valued at J9.306.577. Another Weekly Post. According to the Pioneer a post la now running weekly to Gatok, the new trade mart In Western Thibet, so that the British trade agent at Gartok la kept in close touch with India. The route is by way ot Almora and tho LIpu Lekh Pass and to reach GortoK from Almora takes about ten days. A Reward Withheld ii mi i 3 With troubled eyes and a strange fooling of dissatisfaction, James Hous ton looked upon the small unhappy group by his fireside. His three chil dren, Mary, aged 12; Alice, 10, nnd little Donald, only 7, were sulkily withstanding tho gracious advances of his wife Gertrude, their now mnm ro a. Since her homecoming, a year back, she was untiring In her efforts to win these childish hearts, but they steadily withheld tho lova which thoy felt belonged only to their pretty mother, who had left them for a hap pier world. Gortrudo Houston's lovely eyes filled with pain and disappointment and she left the little group nnd went to her husband's side. Nurse Spencer took tho children out, and she looked wistfully after thorn, then, turning to her husband with a sigh: "It seems like n hopeless task. I never wanted anything so much as tho affection of these little ones, nnd ydt I can't seem to touch the right chord nt all. If they only know how much I have given up for them, how many years of lonoly wearlnes I en dured, do you think they would ever understand?" Ho answered with a sigh and n look of tetiderest devotion. "Gertrude, no one enn withstand you long. Don't give up, dear!" A year had passed and sadness filled tho Houston home. Mr. Hous ton's health had been rapidly falling, and the last hope was a serious opera tion, and the result of this was feared. They were In the library; the same old constraint existed between Ger trude and her little charges, and tho same sweet patience In the woman's face. She left the room to give some orders, and tho father called the chil dren to him, and In a kind, earnest voice, pleaded for their hearts for his wife. '"My dear children, this may be the last time we will be together. During the past year I have watched with pain the earnest efforts of your moth er to gain your lovo nnd your stead fast repulse. Why is it you cannot give her even a littlo affection? Is she not kind to you? Does she not do everything to please you? Dress your dolls? Help you with your les sons? Fix your kites and your train of cars? What Is It? Do you dislike her? If I should not come back to you she would care for you with the same loving attention, yet you will not even give her a smile or call her mam ma" "Oh, father, how can we call her mamma! Our mamma has passed away and Spencer says we must never forget her! Every night we talk about her and wish her back again and sometimes pray that we may bo tak en to her," and tears filled tho big serious eyes of Mary, and the others remained silent. "Many years ago, before you wero born, Mary, I camo to Philadelphia. My father had Just died, and I camo to live with your Aunt Marjory. Your mother was there, a sunny faced girl of IS. Her hair was light like yours, Alice, and her eyes big and blue. Her winning smile soon captivated my boyish heart, and I thought I was In love with Helen. The summer flow by, and in the fall your mother's cousin Gertrude came to stay with us. She was entirely different from Hoi en; she was tall and dark, with eyes like tho night. Sho was older than your mother and moro serious, and they were fast friends. Soon I began to feel indifferent towards Helen, and yearn for Gertrude's society. I did not know what to do; I knew where my honor was, and I knew where my heart was, and worst of all I knew whero their hearts were with mo! "Ono bright afternoon I told Ger trude of this love for her, and Instead of hearing a like response, she treat ed me with cold displeasure, and with withering scorn, told me what sho thought of mo for speaking thus to her, when I had already won Helen's heart! "Wo had boon walking In tho woods and were returning to the city; as wo wore passing an unfinished house I was struck by a falling brace. I was unconscious for n time, and when I opened my eyes, I gazed Into the white face of Gertrude and there read her secret. For ono. brief mo ment I was wild with Joy but only for a moment. When she saw that I was regaining my senses, her attitude becamo totally Indifferent. I was 111 for a long time, nnd when nt last I was able to leave my room, sho had gono and with her nil the sunshine ot my life! Sho left n note telling mo not to seek her until my debt ot hon or had been paid. "And so I marled Helen, your moth er, God knows I tried to be a faithful and nffectlonate husband to her, and she now knew Gertrude had left with out a word, and never wrote or came to see her after we were married. And so she died, in tho belief that sho was the only one in my life. And all these years your mother Gortrudo's heart was breaking. After three years I found hor nnd brought her here. It was because she loved your mother so well that she sacrificed a llfcs happiness, and now, my children, enn't you give her n little of that love she so nobly left untouched for you. There was silence In the darkened room and then sobs, When Gertrude returned after her duty was done, there were three wet little faces and outstretched arms to greet her, And when the last great grief befell thm, they wept together for the loved one who had brought them together KATHERINE F1TZPATIUCK. Cooinraenill: Of Interest to Women Readers WINDOW REFRIGERATOR. Wire Box Keeps Food Fresh and Safe In Open Air. Dwellers in npartment and lodging houses will find tho window refrigera tor designed by n Now York man, one ot the most useful articles they can Invest in. Fruit, vegetables and oth er articles ot food may be kept In It safe from the depredations of flics and other insects and In a place whero they will remain fresh much longer than Indoors. Tho refrigerator con sists of an oblong box as long ns the width of a window, with supports at each end and rodd running up to the side of the window to further strengthen Its position. The box Is made of wire gauze with a solid lid, thus permitting a free current of air through It, yet protecting the con tents from flying and creeping marau ders. Where space is at a premium the advantages of this device are readily apparent. Aside from this the window box will bo found to he n great saver of lco, as the necessity for that commodity will bo materially reduced. I FRENCH METHOD OF $ t KEEPING BUTTER FRESH. As soon as tho butter Is churned put Into an earthen Jar, cover with filtered water to a depth of two finger breadths, place Jar in the cellar or other cool place and lot stand for twenty-four hours; throw away the water, cut the butter Into pieces the size of small apples and after wetting the hands in cold water press into oval shape. Extract as much of the buttermilk as possible, then throw Into a pan or jar of cold water and set in the cellar. This water must bo changed every day and twice a week the butter must be reworked. Norman' farmers keep their but ter in this way all winter, sell ing it as fresh. THE AMERICAN HUSBAND. By Anna A. Rogers. The American masculine claim of absorption in his work docs not In tho least justify such a condition. Frenchmen support their wives and still find time to go shopping with them too; Englishmen do likcwlso, and find energy left to place their sons in school, energy to watch keen ly the love-affairs of their daughters, unhesitatingly bidding this or that man bo gono; moral courago and phy sical vitality loft after the day's work to bo In fact as well as fancy "tho head of the house." They have the wisdom to leave hours for play, for puro boyishness of living. And all this may be observed In the same middle class that with us turns the whole Issuo over to tho wife, expect ing of her all wisdom, though know ing her sheltered youth, and all vital ity, to run unceasingly and unaided tho whole machinery of tho family. No wonder our women have "nerves!" No wonder they are becoming more and more rostless (one of the first evi dences of strain), moro and more dis contented as time passes. Masculine kindness to our women is sometimes so tangled up with selfishnoss that thoro Is somo confusion regarding them. Not that our men want tho money after which they are striving for themselves, for their pleasures. They do not. They are almost notoriously generous. Our rich men glvo, give, give, to tholr wives, their children, to colleges, to hospitals, to churches, until tho whole world Is amazed at their goneroslty. To Keep Milk Fresh In Traveling. Pour tho milk into a thoroughly cleansed bottle. Then place tho bot tle, up to tho neck. In n pan of water; put it over tho Uro and allow the wa ter in the pan to come to a boll. Doll steadily for fifteen minutes, then re move the bottle nnd close It Immedi ately with a tight fitting cork. Dip tho cork and neck of the bottle In a solution of melted parafflno wax; this will render It positively air-tight. The milk will be found very fresh und palatable at the end ot twenty-four hours. This method Is invaluable for mothers who havo to plan a milk sup ply for a young child upon a long journey. PItOFICBSIONAIi CARDS. Attorncya-at-Law. H WILSON, ATTORNEY A COUNBELOll-AT-LAW . llSs5ale.raJ 10 bu"dlne' ,tcond ,loolf WM. II. LEE, ATTOKNKY A COUNHEI.On-AT-t.AW. Ofllce over post ofllce. All local business promptly attended to. llonesdale. i"0,lne" E O. MUMFORD, ATTOllVEV A rmtwavr nn.tf.t nfflnw. r ll.i.rfv llnll I, .,11,11.,,. ...,,'.?' Post Ofllce. llonesdale. l'a. HOMKIt GREENE, ATTOKNKY t COUNSEI.OR-AT-I.iw. Olllcn over Keif's store. Honcsdnlu l'a. 0L. ROWLAND, . ATTOKNKY .1 COUNSELOIl-AT-LAVf i Ofllce vcr Post Olllce. Ilotiesdnle. Pa pHARLES A. McCARTY, J ATTOKNKY A COUNSKI.OK-AT-LAW. Special and prompt intention clvcn to the collection of elnlms. Olllce over Kelt's, new store, llonesdale. l'a. P. KIMOI.E, J . ATTOKNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAWj Olllcoover thunost ofllce llonesdale. l'a. ME. SIMONS, . ATTOKNKY A COUNBEI.OK-AT-1.AW, Office ill the Court House, llonesdale Pa. HERMAN IIARMEfc, ATTOKNKY A OOUNHEI.OR-AT-LAW. Patents nnd pensions secured. Ofilco In thn behuerholz bulldine llonesdale. Pa. PETER II. ILOIT,; ATTORNEY A COUNSEI.OK-AT-LAW. , OMce Second floor old Savings link building, llonesdale. l'a KM. SALMON, ATTORNEY A ( OUNKELOR-AT-LAW Office Nixt clooi ln)tt cilice, lornierl occupied brW II.DItnii lc k. llonesdale. Pa Dentists. -nR. E. T. BROWN, U DENTIST. Office First floor, old Savlnes Bank build ing, llonesdale. Pa. I)r. C. It. IJItAfiY. DhNTiST. llonesdale. Pa. Offick Houns-8 a. m. to S p. m Any evening by appointment. Citizens' phone. Xi Kesldence. No. H-X Physicians. DR. II. 15. SEARLES, HONESDALE, PA. OtUrc and residence 1019 Court street telephones. Office Hours &G0 to 4:CO and (i IK) to MIX), p.m. Livery. LIVERY. V red. (J. Rickard has re moved his livery establishment from corner Church street to Whitney'o Stone iiiirn. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Ofllce: Second floor Masonic Build ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drug store, llonesdale. If you don't insure with us, we both lose. HITTIKGER & 11 General Insurance White Mills Pa. O. G. WEAVER, Graduate Optician, 1127 H Main St., HONESI)AIJ. Tooth Savers We have tho sort of tooth brushes that are made to thoroughly cleanse and save the teeth. They are the kind that clean teeth Iwltbont euvint' Tour mouth full of bristles. We recommend those confine 25 cents or more, as we can guurnutco them and will re place, free, any that show defects of manu facture within three month. O. T. CHAHBERS, PHARflACIST, Opp.D.A It. StatUa HONESDALU, PA
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