The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, March 25, 1910, Image 4

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    THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MARCH 2.", 1010.
THE CITIZEN
PUBLISHED KVEHT WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY HY
THK CITIZEN rUBLIBIHNO COMPANY
Entered ns seooml-rlass tnnttpr, nt the post
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SUBSCRIPTION fl.GO
K. B. IIAKDKNHEKOH, - I'KKSIUKNT
V. W. WOOD. - - MANAGER AND SKC'Y
BltlKcrORB:
0. H. DOItFLlKOER. M. II. ALLEN.
HENRY WILSON. K. 11. HAMlKNUKllGll.
W. W. WOOD.
FRIDAY', MAItCH " 1010.
Now Hint the blue birds nnd rob
ins have come, the (so-called) In
dependent newspapers will begin
publishing Innuendoes concerning
offlclnls now In olllce, who are
seeking renominatlons in order that
they may know that it is time to j
"cough up" if they wish their sup-'the
p0rt
j
We have received several letters j
containing money in reply to our I
o.iitnrini nn mrma that infest naner !
money. There are a number of
moral plagues which go with money
whether it be specie or bills, and they
are more dnngejous than the bacteria
that wo mentioned in our previous
article. Money enrries tho germs of
Selfishness, Profligacy. Indolence,;
Love of Power, Hardening of the!
, , , ., .. . '
Heart, Atrophied Emotions, Intol- j
erance, Intempernncc, moml blind
ness, Contempt of Justice, nnd n
whole lot of other nllments that aro
dangerous to the present life as well j
as our future welfare. Some people the wisest guy. They read some
are so constituted that they can thing like this: 'If you can eat
handle money and do not become in
oculated with the bacteria of any
of the above ailments, while others
aro peculiar susceptible to some If
not all of them.
.NEW PARTY, IN THE FIELD.
, "Sounds nice, doesn't It? , I might
I.a!or Will Nominate n State Ticket, have known better, but I fell for tho
walnut grove sign. I was In Los
It Is Said. Angeles, broke. The Idea of stroll-
Wilkes-Barre, March 23. "When jng under tho trees and gathering
we get through with this Philadel- nuts at 40 cents n sack seemed
phia strike wo will immediately mighty good to mo and I had an
proceed to organize a political party 1 agent ship mo to a desolntc little
constructed solely nlong Inbor lines 1 way stntlon cnlled Rivera,
and will elect a governor, lieutenant1 "Following instructions 1 tramp
governor, state treasurer, state sen-Gd along a muddy road until a wal
ators and representatives," declared i nut plantation came In sight. At
President Greenawalt, of the State ' the house they told mo that they
Federation of Labor, when asked j guessed I wanted the next ranch,
about the new political uprising in , which remark was listlessly repeat
Philadelphia. ed at six different places. At last,
"The new labor party will not af-1 however, I found the planter who
filiate itself with any reformers, needed men. He grunted when I
neither will lt endorse any candidate explained, and pointed at his wal
nor set of candidates of any opier I nut grove.
party. Every candidate must be a i 'Sure, I want them nuts picked
man who had proved to the satis-' up,' he said. 'Don't you dare to
faction of the laboring class that he j climb the trees or you'll break the
is not inimical to their interests, j limbs, but gather all you can from
Other parties may endorse our can-, the ground. Strip tho husks off and
didates, but we will absolutely re-1 I'll pay you 40 cents for every sack
fuse to concur with tho choice of any of clean nuts and only charge you
political clique or reformers. $1 a day for board.'
"The executive committee of the I "I began to understand the graft,
federation Is still discussing behind J but I took off my coat and got to
closed doors the state-wide proposi- j work. The only walnuts I had seen
tion. Nothing has been arrived at up to that time had been thoso in
thus far and the members are await-. brown shells; but I soon discovered
ing the arrival of Committeeman that nature encases them In a fleshy
Humphreys and National President husk. The latter has to he remov-
Mahon of tho street carmen's union."
The belief that no -state-wide
strike will be forwarded gains
ground steadily. It was learned
from an authoritative source this
afternoon that while the western j
part of Pennsylvania favors the ax-
tended suspension, the eastern
cals are strongly against it.
lo-1
ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Gov. Stuart Speaks of Importance of
Conserving National Resources.
Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania,
has issued his arbor day proclama
tion, designating April 8th and 22d
as tho days. Tho proclamation snys;
" The conservntlon of our resources
tins become a question of national
Importnnce. Among these resources,
trees nnd forests hold a conspicuous
place. It is the common belief that
forests regulate tho flow of water In
streams. Tho destruction of our
forests lias intensified tho floods and
freshets that rob the soil of Its fer
tility, closing tho navlgablo rivers
and harbors. On the other hand ho.
who plants a tree or protects it from
lire and other cnomlcB, helps to make
his state a better dwelling plnco nnd
mnkes a substnutial gift to future
generations.
" Wise leglslntlvo enactment made
it the duty of tho commonwealth's
chief executive to name ln each year
one or more days for tho planting of
trees and tho dissemination of use
ful information In regard to tho
growth and economic value.
"Therefore, I, Edwin S. Stuart,
Governor of tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, do hereby Ibsuo this,
my proclamation, designating Fri
day, Apr. 8th, and Friday, Apr. 22,
ns Arbor Days throughout tho com
monwealth to bo observed by tho
planting of trees and by othor exor
cises that may bo helpful In direct
ing tho attention of tho people to
tho importance of conserving and re
storing tho forests upon tho water
sheds, and of planting trees nround
their homes, upon tho hillsides and
ln tho public parks.
"Two dates havo been designated
so that every section of tho state may
find a day for trco planting suited to
its climatic conditions."
UNPRETENDING OBSEQUIES.
While Knster rcmlndB us of tho
resurrection, It may benollt us to call i
fresh to memory a fow facts regard
ing tho burlnl of tho. Son of God.
. Joseph that day was inburncr,
sexton, liveryman had tho entlro
chargo of all tho occasion. Four
people only at tho burial of tho King
of tho Universe. Let this bo consol
atory to thoso who, through small
means or lack of large acquaintance
hnvo but little demonstration of
grief at tho grave of their dead, it
Is not necessary. Long lino of glit
tering equipages, two rows of silver
handles, casket of coBtly wood, pall
bearers scarfed nnd gloved nre not
necessary.
Christ looks down from heaven at
a burial where there are six In at
tendance nnd remembers there are
two more than ho had at his ob
sequies. Not recognizing this Idea,
how many smnll properties are
scattered In the funeral rites, and
widowhood nnd orphanage go out to
cold charity of the world. Tho
depnrted left enough property to
UUVU KUpi WIU 11111111 LUKULUttl Ulltll
they could tako care of themselves,
but R ,g ni,sorl)e,i n the funeral
rites. That went for crape 'which
ought to have gone for bread. A
man of small means can hardly af
ford to dlo in one of our large cities.
Funeral pageantry Is not necessary.
No one was ever more lovingly and
tenderly put into the grave than
Christ, but there were only four in
the procession.
A tUm AT WALNUT PICKING.
l-.nuciiiciuiig oi a iiono no wus
h
iflmninj; fill j.dj t in n.
"Out on tho Pacific coast," said
the hobo, "they've got a way of put
ting nn Rtcnu In tho nmnlnvment nf-
nces that arc calculated to deceive
oranges you can pick them. Men
wanted to do both'; or, 'Wny not
camp out ln tho walnut groves?
You don't have to climb the trees,
but for every sack you gather from
the ground you get 40 cents'; or yet
again, $1.50 a day picking grapes,
nnd bonrd and lodging free. It's a
' picnic'
ed, and If the nut baa lain on the
ground long enough for it to rot so
much the better.
"But ln any case your hands get
covered with an acid juice, which
stains them brown. This walnut
Juice was used by tho Indians to
stain the skins of whito children
they had captured and intended to
adopt. It Is said that application
for three months was sufficient to
produce a fast color for seven years.
That may or may not be a He, but I
know that It was six months beforo
I got rid of nil traces of the juico.
"There woro other drawbacks to
my walnut picking job. Merely
bending over to gather nuts from
tho ground may not sound like
strenuous work, but when it Is kept
up for ten hours it Is no joke. A
new set. of muscles aro put under
strain, and at the end of the day
you feel ns if you had been kicked
nnd beaten all over. My bed was
the softest board in an outhouse,
which didn't improve matters.
"Then there was tho matter of
pay. 1 soon found thnt only by
working my hend off could I get
together three sacks of walnuts a
day. Flguro it out. Three sacks
nt 40 cents, $1.20, less $1 for board.
I was really working for 20 cents a
day, nnd sometimes I fell far short
of my three sacks aud was actually
in debt to my employor.
"I kept at It for threo weeks.
Then I asked for my nccount and
found that I owed that walnut
grower 10 cents. I told him that 1
would work It out, nnd turned away.
"But I didn't walk back to tho
walnut grove. I strolled out along
tho open road and have gone on
strolling over sinco. Yes, I bent
him out of his dlnio and I'm proud
of It. It servos to provent mo from
yielding to tho temptation of work
ing for mone again. If I over
should earn anything, you seo, I'd
havo to return that 10 cents first
thing, and you know how hard It1 is
to pay n dead debt."
TO CALIFORNIA
and
PACIFIC COAST POINTS
$10.50
Via Erio Railroad.
Ask Ticket Agent for particulars,
lwto Ap. 3.
MKTI I O I ) I ST CONFE RENCE.
Will bo Held in Rlnglinmton, Ik-1
ginning Wednesday Next.
When tho annual session of the
Wyoming conference of tho Metho
dist Episcopal church Is field In the I
Centenary church, Dlnghamton, be
ginning next Wednesday, ono of the
live topics to bo dcnlt with 'will bo
a recommendation that thcro ought
to be four districts Instead of six,
as at present.
Tho recohimcndntlon will bo made
by a commission appointed Inst year
at Plymouth.
The Wyoming Conference Is at
present composed of six districts, as
follows: lliiighamton district, 39
ministers; Chenango district, 2C min
isters; Iloncsdale district, 327 minis
ters; Oneonta district, .12 ministers;
Owego district, -32 ministers; Wyo
ming district, 57 ministers,
A mi-
pcriiiieiiuuiiL is fiiuaeu lur uiti'ii ins- ,
trlct. .
i . i . i i .. i i . .1,..
The terms of three superintend- j noticed tho item about the editor
ents expire with the coming session. , iiavng n Mcintosh Red from Oregon,
Who will get tho places and .whnt'amI dltJ not thlnk lt bcttor than ap.
changes will be mnde In the minis-. ,)les grown ln Wayno county. Now
ters of the several churches do
pends upon whether or not the rec
ommendntion Is adopted.
The salary question is also being
ngunieu on u o grounu uim Binaries
nre too low in tiiese uays oi nign
cost of living.
One minister in tho conference gets.
$4,900 a year; another 4.600; an- (
other. $3,000; ono $2,r.0O; scores '
that do not get more than $1,500;
the majority less than $1,000, and
'many less than $800. Some get as
low as $500 and there is one who
gets but $150.
Bishop Berry, who will preside,
and the superintendents, will meet
the day before the conference opens.
The Laymen's association, which j
win proDaoiy ue roprcsemeu uy iwo
hundred delegates, will open Friday
of next week.
WONDERS OF THE WOULD.
In the nnclent times tho Seven
Wonders of the World were gener
ally reckoned as follows: (1) The
Pyramids of Egypt, (2) the Hang
ing Gnrdens of Babylon, (3) the
Mausoleum at Hallcarnassus, (4) the
Temple of Diana at Ephesus, (5) the
Colossus of Rhodes, (G) the Phnros
of Alexandria, (7) the Statue of the
Olympian Jove In Ellis.
Tho Seven Wonders of the New
World Is an appellation sometimes
conferred upon the following group
of natural objects In the United
States: (1) Niagara Falls, (2) Yel
lowstone Park, (3) Garden of the
Gods, (4) Mammoth Cave, (5) Yo
semite Valley, (C) Giant Trees, and
(7) Natural Bridge.
EASTER'S DATE.
, '
Somo DivertiiiK Incidents of the Grout
Church Controversy.
"Tho festival of Easter is to be eel-
ebrated on the Sunday following the
lirst full moon after the beginning of
spring."
Therefore if tho moon becomes
full upon the day on which spring
begins the Sunday after the next full
moon is of course indicated by tho
directions of the council as Easter
day. And if the moon becomes full
on a Sunday the next Sunday similar-
ly must bo Easter day.
The history of this controversy re-
specting the date of Easter, which tho
Nicaean council happily settled, in-
eludes a number of diverting anec-
dotes based upon tho disinclination
of different people to accept even the
council's rulings.
A story Is told of a European of
prominence who celebrated Easter
every year on tho very same day on
which his wife celebrated Palm Sun
day. Another story is told of a de
vout old couple in Germany who re
fused to abide by a now'church decree
relative to Easter. The decree alter-
ed the date, and on the day on which
they had always attended tho Easter ties known to be shy pollenizers when
services tho old people walked from , used as pollenizers, have given ex
thelr homo to the church. They ! cellont results.
found the church closed and no Las -
ter service In progress. Tho old gen
tleman beat upon the door with his
stout stick and demanded admittance
and when there was no response from
the uninhabited church the olu people
retraced their steps to celebrate
Easter at homo.
Ulusliiiif; u Slim of Sense.
Sir Arthur Mitchell. K. C. B., of
Edinburgh, who knows much that Is
strange about dreams, laughter and
ofer commonplace human charac
teristics, lias Just advanced, the con
soling theory that blushing is an
achievement of which every ono who
can blush should hp proud,
Ho says lt requires brains to
blush. Idiots ciiu.ot blush, neither
can animals. Sir Arthur calls atten
tion to tho fact that tiny Infants do
not blush, although tbey learn to nt
an early age, Just as toon, In b.ct, as
the brain begins to exorcise Its func
tions. In blushing, ho nays, the mind
always must bt affertod. It is al
ways and only a bodily expression
of niqiitnl state. It is a natural
thing for a blLsher4o say that ho
had tried not to blush. No Individu
al blushes of his own free will. The
blush arises without call Instantane
ously and vanishes almost as quickly.
Neither for its coming nor Its going
is thoro any oxerclse of volition. It
is controlled, Sir Arthur ays, sololy
by tho brain, and la a positive sign
that thoro Is an active brain there.
Brief and to tho Point.
There is no superfluous vorblago
in tho note which a tradesman sont
to a dilatory creditor: "Sir, the in
closed is a bill. If you pay it, you
will obllgo mo. If you don't, 1 shall
oblige you."
WAYNE APPLES AS
AS
S
LETTER FROM THE WEST
The Writer Sny.s: "Get Together,
Know Your Own Country" Wo
Should PiihIi "Home Industry" In
Every Way Possible.
I noticed in the columns of Tho
Citizen, tho "getting together" In
orchnrd work. Now this Is a splen
did move. A Croat mnnv know vnrv
uttlo about home affairs In a general
wiy.
first."
'Know your own country
I would ,llke to ask this; Was lt as
good?
I was born and raised In Wayno
county; have spent twenty years ln
Oregon, raising fruit. I understand
the applc from tho nursory untll lt
i ,,ut ln tho car t0 b0 Bent to the
far.away Enstf antl j fa t0 8ce yct
thnt npl)leg grown uero aro any bet.
, thnn can be rown thor
Now I want to say to those that
have worked up to the Idea of
planting orchards, "Good for you."
If there Is anything meritorious hqre,
it Is tho same there. You should
push "home Industry," not let the
Pacific people here say that "you will
always be glad to buy these apples at
sucn ngures
for I think there are
as smnrt a people there as here, only
tho Pacific people have got ahead of
you in learning and understanding
the apple.
Now your late move is a splendid
move that shows that you will not be
set down as a lot of back-woodsmen
that cannot learn the apple culture.
I am deeply interested in Pennsylva
nia getting ahead in the apple ques
tion. I noticed the item from the
gentleman from Waymart, saying
that your section was n grassy coun
try. Now in most cases here, except
on a sandy loam, river bottom, a crop
is planted to be plowed under, clover
being best, and it is not any different
in Wayne county than in Oregon, as
it is the way you care for-your trees
and apples after bearing.
I once supposed when living there
that apples generally bore every oth
er year. Now you can control your
trees, so that they will bear each
year, all they ought to bear. I have
not time, and do not know as the edl-
tor will allow me space to go through
H all In fact u is uko ueglnnlng
wUh tbe Ai,)liabetl and going through
y0ur common branches at school, If
you follow the apple from the nur-
sery until It Is aboard the car. But a
very essential thing Is tho polleniza-
tion of the apple, and you must,
among other things understand the
pollenizatlon of the apple. You
should plant the pollenlzer with the
non-pollenizer. But you ask how
shall we know the pollenizers from
J the non-pollenlzers. I will tell you
, thnt if you will bear with me, that
i experiments here have demonstrated
the fact beyond a question that cross
j nollenizing Is essential ln the ma-
jority of cases if a crop is insured.
jn determining this the pollenl-
zer of any variety lt Is essential
; that they come into blossom nbout
tho same time, If cross-pollenlzlng
Is Insured.
In selecting a good pollenlzer. Its
pollen producing qualities should bo
taken into consideration as well as
the market value of the apple. A
good pollenlzer should produce nn
nbundnnco of pollen, but there are
excentlons to this rule for somo varie-
1 The varieties used hero on tho
coast for long keeping apple polleni
zers are: Staymen's Winesap (not
the little common Winesap), Ar
kansas Black, Black Gano, and the
Newton Pippin. Newton Pippin
with less success than tho other va
rieties. I think I hear you ask,
"Shall we plant Ben Davis?" De
cidedly no, for theso reasons. Very
fow markets In tho United States
accept them, and not then untlj nil
others aro gone. They aro a light
weight apple. Wo pack In boxes
hore; each box holding 45 pounds
of apples, 50 pounds Including box;
while the Ben pavis only weighs
about 40 pounds to tho box, and
cannot bo shipped hero In carloads
very well with other standard' varie
ties. In fact, wo aro cutting tho
Bon Davis trees down, or grafting
thorn over. I think you will say:
"Shall wo plant tho Mammoth Black
Twig?" Tho answer is: Tho npplo
Is good enough, but no better than
the others, and it Is i very largo
apple which makes it an undesirablo
npplo to pack, If you pack in boxoa
as we do, which I hopo you will
soon adopt.
Shall wo plant tho Baldwin.'
Hero it is not considered a long
keeping npplo, and not in tho list
of commercial apples. Besides
hero on bottom lnnd, lt has black
spots which rondor lt unlit for any
thing but stock food.
Tho Arkansas Black so nearly
resombles tho Spitzenburgh that It
easily takes its place.
I expect t,o bo in Pennsylvania
soon, and will be glad to work with
tho npplo industry of that State.
MRS. SUSAN E. ALLEN,
Yoncalla, Oregon.
TAKE THE CITIZEN THIS YEAR
GOOD
OREGON
WOMANLY WISDOM.
Always keep your flour cool, dry
nnd securely covered.
! Vrt, nn ifnnnrntlv nnl'n mntinv 1
nvoldlng tile ,dcad-suro things.
Lovo whnt is good, support tho
feeble, fly tho wicked, hut hnto no
one.
To distribute splco evenly through
a cako or pudding, carefully mix it
with part of the granulnted sugar- to
bo used.
When frying potntocs, drippings, if
they have been carefully saved, are
equally as good as butter and tiiuch
loss expensive.
It is not generally known that
candles as well as soap, will last
much longer by being exposed to tho
air for some time to harden before
using.
When you wish to scperate eggs,
break them, ono at a time, Into a
small-sized funnel. Tho whites will
pass through into the bowl below
nnd the yolks will be left ln the fun
nel. Stlllly-stnrched muslin bngs in
which to put woolens In the spring
will keep them unharmed by moths,
if they arc free from them when put
in and. if tho bags aro tightly closed.
A penny lies on our breakfast table
each morning for the child who is
there first, neatly washed, dressed
and combed. It works better than a
scolding for the ono who Is lnte.
In looking over a lot of discarded
clothing, I found a suit of men's
clothes. I ripped it up, pressed It
carefully, nnd dyed lt n pretty dark
red. I found I had plenty of goods
to make a warm spring Jacket for
a girl nine years old.
For the clothes-line: Screw some
strong steel hooks into the posts or
trees where you wish to have the
line, fasten some two-inch rings Into
the end of the line, slip these over
the hooks and see how nicely they
work. You can take the line in every
time very easily. All you have to do
is to slip the rings off the hooks and
wind the line up. Fix it up so and
surprise the women folks.
Last year we hnd excellent success
ln keeping hnms ln good condition
W. H. HOLMES, President.
A. T. SEARLE, Vice Pres.
We want you to understand the reasons for the ABSOLUTE SECUltlTY
ol this Bank.
- T33" -
WAYNE COUNTY SAVING
HONE SD ALB , PA.
HAS A CAPITAL OF
AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF
MAKING ALTOGETHER
EVERY DOLLAR of which, must be lost before any depositor can lose a PENNY .
It lias conducted a growing and successful bushifss for oyer !J5 years, serving
an increasinc number of customers with tideelity and satisfaction.
Its cash funds are protected by MODERN STEEL VAULTS.
All ot these thincs, coupleil with conservative niaimsemcnt. Insured
by the CAHEl'UI. PEUSONAI. .V1"1KMH constantly civen me
Hank's affairs by a notably able lluard of Dlrectorsussures the patrons
of that SUPKEMK SAFETY which U the prime essential of a eood
Hunk.
Total Assets, -
EST DEPOSITS MAY
-D! HECTORS
OIIAn. J. SMITH.
II. J. t'ONOKIl,
V V. SUYDAM.
v. n. KOI.MES
A. T. SKAItLK
T. li.CI.AKK
THE PRETTY SUITS FOR
Easter
ON SALE AT
MENNER & CO'S
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through tho warm weather. Before
the files had a chance to deposit their
eggs in them, wo dusted somo cay
enne pepper into tho hock end,
wrapped tho whole ham cloBely ln
brown paper, then ln coarse muslin
Bowed to lit closely. Lastly wo gave
them a coat of thick whitewash and
hung them whero lt was cool, dry
and dark, and they did not even
mpld on the outsldo.
To can nspnrngus: Tie It In bund
les, each the size to fit In a Jar, and"
cut off, tho stem end bo thnt tho
bundles lire nn Inch nnd a half short
er than the Jar. Lay them in a sauce
pan, putting in tho cut-off cndB also.
Boll until they begin to be tender,
but not soft. Tako out, untie, nnd fit
Into tho Jars, stem end down. Set
each Jar on a perforated board in a
boiler. Put In the small pieces cut
ofT; add a teaspoonful of salt for
each bunch to the water ln which
they wore boiled nnd divide lt among
tho Jars, filling up with boiling wa
ter till full. Put on tho lids, but
not tho rubbers, pour around them
hot water to the neck of tho Jar
Bring to a boll nnd then with less
heat boll steadily for half nn hour
Tnke out one Jnr nt a time, remove
the top, put on a new rubber, after
scalding it, and screw on tho top.
When all are done go over them and
tighten tho tops if needed. Set up
side down in paper bags and put in a
dark place. Keep standing on their
heads and do not shako more thnn
necessary. April Farm Journal.
A Gelling Hint.
"Now, what shall I do?" Inquired
the beginner, having run through
the gamut of his clubs. "Try kick
ing lt," advised his caddie, who had
been an interested spectator of th
orgy.
Dangerous Propelling Power.
The use of alcohol for propelling
power in automobiles is being dis
cussed. In some cases of speed
mania the suspicion is that there ha
been an overuse of it. -
Dcedi Alone Count.
A good intention will no mors
mr.ko a truth than a fair mark will
make a cood shot. Sourstowe
II. S. SALMON, Cabiiikf
W. J. WARD, Ass't Cashier
E -
100.11(10.00
;m,ooo.oo
19-1.000.00
- - $2,886,000.00
BE MADE BY MAIL. "3
V. KLMISLR
S. SALMON
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