THB CITIZEN, WEDN'KSDAY, MAY 11, 1010.
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ROOSEVELT
HIS 1! BACK
TO CIVILIZATION
REPORTERS NOT PLEASED
Talking Aliout Matters in Kilrope
Mr. itnosf'vcll Is lleitiR Cartooned
a (Jicat Deal In the Olil World.
Special to The Citizen
For the llrst time in a year Mr.
Roosevelt has dressed himself In a
black coat and silk hat, and tho
European world, like a gaping Soud
anese village, has been standing
round to watch the process. As soon
as he came within accessable distance
tho reporters swarmed after him and
now every word is caught and print
ed In a scorp of Europenn papers.
The newspapers on this side arc
printing , ''colums about him. In
Rome, Jiondon, Paris nnd elsewhere
his owh story of his hunting exploits
Is being reproduced with the plct
uroS familiar to American magazine
readers. But the European journals
jfire learning what tho American
newswrlters found out long ago, that
where tho ex-l'rcsldent happens to
be there is always good copy to bo
found, and that tho strenuous Col
onel always manages so that some
thing shall happen to liven things
Up a bit.
Very naturally the reporters were
not satisfied with lion skins and an
telope horns. They had the real
lion brought to civilization, if not
brought to bay, and they have made
the most of the opportunity. Dis
cretion has never beeh one of Mr.
Roosevelt's strong points and his
speech and action immediately cnus
ed comment. Matters which seem
perfectly simple to an American be
come immensely complicated to the
Oriental or European mind. While
the American papers are cartooning
him or mildly poking fun at his com
ing into the lime light at a bound
from barbarism, Europe Is taking
him very seriously. Up to this time
I have seen no cartoons, while his
picture occupies a place of honor in
the shops of royal celebreties. To be
sure they do not quite know what
to make of hirn, so when they can
catch their breath they may say
things. They can understand his
love for sport which took him to the
Jungles, but they do not know why
he should have such serious convic
tions on moral and social questions
concerning which he is always ready
to preach.
They do not understand his
straightforwardness. They are used
to a nobility or royalty which se
cludes Itself or to diplomats who
speak by Indirection. To many his
speeches in public or his interviews
wHh reporters have seemed blunt
or unnecessary. They looked for the
polite Inanities and adroit posing
of the politician.
I have talked with all sorts of peo
ple about Mr. Roosevelt's speech
which caused so much comment In
Egypt, with Copts and Moslems, with
physicians and brokers, with clerks
and camel-drivers, with editors and
officials In the consulate, with teach
ers and missionaries. And all of
them have very clearly indicated one
thing, viz: that the age-long contro
versy between tho new nnu the old,
tho East and tho West, the Chris
tian and tho Mahometan, is still tho'
line of division which separates tho
minds of men. Everyono has prais
ed the spirit and purpose of tho ex
President, nobody has found fault
with the absolute morality of his
speech, and yet it was easy to de
tect the real feeling on the part of
those who spoke.
The English of course were delight
ed with what he said about the
Egyptians not being ready at this
time for a constitutional government
The Nationalists, of course, would be
equally likely to be displeased. But
no one know how many who were
not professed members of tho Nation
alists party would tako offense. The
murder of Broussa Pascha in March
brought out the deep-seateu dissatis
faction of tho Moslems, but It took
Mr Roosevelt's speech which camo
soon after to show the fanatical
character of that rancor. When ho
condemned assassination and all who
sympathized with It, tho Moslems
were driven to find some other
ground for objection to his speech,
although secretly In sympathy with
any method that would bring terror
to tho Christians of any sect, but
especially to tho ancient Coptic
christians, to which Broussa Bey be
longed. Tho Moslem nowspapers,
however, did not dare to say openly
that this was tho popular feeling
and bo they tried to find causo for
offense In other remarks of Mr.
Roosevelt, which to an American aro
JubI as self-evldently true, as that
murder, even for religious purposes,
is wrong. Tnoy are Btlll printing
furlouB statements and editorial par
agraphs against the Christians, the
Gritlsh government, and tno man
who dared to tell tho truth.
On tho other hand tho Copts, who
form only one-thirteenth of the pop
ulation, have boon in a stato ot tor
ror ever sinco tho murder and nro
only now becoming quiet In mind.
Until the data of tho trial pt tho
Khedive's minister, April 22, has
passed, things will not quiot down
much.
After Cairo came Romo. If you
pcoplo In Amorlcn were Interested In
tho fnlluro of Mr. Roosvelt to go to
the Vatican you may bo sure the af
fair caused moro comment hero.
Perhaps It Is sufficient to say that
thero was no other solution.
But oven though they hnvo not al
ways been able to understand him,
everywhere his reception has been
most cordial. He has mado a sincere
effort to bo a private citizen. When
courtesy would permit ho has declin
ed public engagements. Hut In splto
of his wishes his tour has been ltko
a trlumphlal progress. Nor will his
honors lessen as he goes to receive
the Nobel prize as the great peace
maker between Russia nnd Japan.
Cairo, Egypt, April 14, 1910.
THE PROSE TRANSLATION,
Shows Difficulty of Forcing the Doci
of the Understanding.
The difficulty of forcing tho door o)
the understanding is amusingly lllus
tru'od In a story related by Mrs. Rog
or A. Pryor In her recent book, "Mj
:.iy; Reminiscences of a Long Life.'
Mr.. Pryor's daughter, Mrs. Rico, oucc
i cmpted to Introduce William Oil
i i Bryant to a class of poor wh't
bnya she was teachiug at a nlgM
scrod In her homo on a plantation If
V-' r 'i!a.
I,: e h.-.d taught them to read nr.'.
- :c, had given them so.i.e u.ithiro
cml geography, even some Laj:n
. i.l was then minded to awaken the
esthetic instincts which she believ.
nu'S't exist in tho poor folio vj. fit
v .1 the beautiful. poem "To a Wa,.r
I t: .vl."
Now, boys," she eagerly sail
"toil iv. o how you would feel if iu
had seen this?"
Theie was dead silence. Appeal'
to the most hopeful of her pupils, i..
received an enlightening response.
"I wouldn't think nuthln'."
"What would you say?" she per
slsted.
"Wal, I reckon I'd say, "Thar goes
a duck!" .
A Little Too Hasty.
In the scramble that lollowed a
premature discharge of dynamite lu a
bulldlng-lot, says a writer in tho Ne.v
York i;un, a stout man lost a scarf
pin. After he began to search for'lt
he noticed another man poxing round
in the dust and debris. He immediate
ly grew suspicious, and at last spoke.
"I do not wish to glvo offense," he
said, "but I must ask you to refrain
from assisting me In this search. I
appreciate your willingness to help
but as a means of self-protection I
long ago made It a rule never to al
low strangers to assist me In a soar, a
for a lost article"
"Oh, very well," said the stransoi
"You have no objection to my looUhi
on, I suppose?"
He sat down on tho curbstone um.
wntched the stout man bk'I iIjs: nC
overturn atones. After cwatj u: .
of painful stooping the jtout i,...
found a scarf-pin.
"But it is not my pin," he ejIc!, '
Jectedly.
"No, it's mine," said the other r-.m
"I heard it strike somewfiert,
abouts. That was what I set. out i
look for, but when I saw how anxiuu.
you were for the Job I let yoa k
ahead. Your own scarf-pin, if
want to know, Is sticking :o tje ,i...
of your left coat pocket."
The Ooteborg System.
The "Goteborg System" works like
a charm. Before It was adopted Nor
way consumed more alcohol per In
habitant than any other country In
Europe, but, owing to the "Gotobor
System," it is now one of tho nioiu
temperate of all lands. In other words,
only a fourth of the quantity of ardent
spirits is consumed in Norway per
inhabitant as compared with the con
sumption before the system went lu
operation. Tho saving to the people
in dollars reaches Into tho million; ,
and crime has practically been elimi
nated. The death rate as the Immedi
ate remilt of alcoholism has dropped
from 33 per 10,000 of tho population
to 10.
The Midnight Sun.
Tho "Midnight Sun" la not visible
south of tho Polar circle. It Is above
the horizon throughout tho twenty
four hours at Bodo from June 3 to
July 7; at Tromso from tho 19th of
May to the 22d of July, and at tho
North Cape from the 12th of May to
the 29th of July. There are corre
sponding periods during December,
January and November whou the sun
is not .seen. But tho darkness of the
Winter Is by no means so grent as
might be Imagined. The whiteness of
tho snow nnd the glimmer of the
"Northern Lights" make a sort of per
petual twilight.
The Debtor's Refuge.
A young Bloorasbury dramatic au
thor and critic wns up as n Judgment
debtor, and said he had no engage
ment. Lawyer Well, how aro you living?
Critic My wife has a llttlo money.
Jodge Bacon He has found a hav
en of rest, but his wife cannot be com
pelled to pay his debts. (Laughter).
A rich wife Is, to some, a trade like
many others. Sho may love him and
choose to do It, (Laughter). Wlion
a man Is In debt, and the pressure ot
poverty comes, tho finer feelings go
away through tho window. (Laugh
ter). Plucked Fowls.
A phicked fowl should not do din
colored. Tho flesh should be pink or
yellow, accordtng to breed. Stole
aro bluish, often green, over tho crop
Tho skin tears easily. Stiff, dry fool
balrtne to stains.
WASHINGTON LETTER
By CARL SCHONIUn. Special Corre
spondent. William Hownrd Tnft is president of
tho United States, yet ho la not inns
tor In his own house. Ills scrvnuu
will not carry out his orders. What
boots It, ono may ask, to be president
and yet unnblo to rulo under one's
own roof?
' This does not menn that President
Tnft is trcnted with dlsronpect by
White House servants. Only In one
particular do they Ignore his requests.
Tho ono thing nbout which personal
Instructions from Mr. Taft nro Ignored
concern his persoual movements, lie
Is never permitted to leave tho Whlto
Houso without a secret service man
attending blm. If the president goes
out to Chevy Chase to play golf, to n
noonday wedding or tho theater at
night, you may be sure that ono of
these guardians is near.
Tho Presidont's Bodyguard.
Tho secret service men on duty nt
tho Whlto House have ono standing
order. It Is never to let the president
got out of their sight beyond tho lim
its of the executive mnnslon. It is not
necessary for the president to send
word to his guardians when ho Is
about to depart. Every doorkeeper,
maidservant and ninnservant In tho
executive mansion is under tho most
mandatory injunction to send word at'
onco to tho secret service men when
the president Is about to leave. He
may bo In his living rooms late at
night and suddenly determine to tako
a walk. When he reaches for ills hat
the word Is phoned to the executive
offices, and Chief Wllklo's men nro on
the alert.
When an order Is sent to tho garage
or the stable for tho Taft automobile
or carriage word goes at tho same time
to the secret service men. Tho presi
dent nccepts the situation philosophi
cally, It la said, and has never onco
suggested that ho did not desire tho
attendance of a secret service man.
Probably he knows that It would be
useless for him td make such a re
quest. Sideshows Barred.
Itinerant pugilists, champion leg
breakers, traveling fit throwers and
other freaks get little encouragement
at the White House these days. Presi
dent Taft has little desire to study cir
cus and vaudeville curiosities. The
professional contortionists nnd other
sideshow attractions which performed
before delighted audiences In the east
room under the Roosevelt regime are
now rigidly barred not only from that
historic apartment, but from the White
Houso generally.
The Canal Exposition.
All efforts of Washington business
men to obtain tho exposition lu com
memoration of the opening of the
Panama canal are now considered fu
tile by officials of tho chamber of com
merce. Presidont Taft, who has been
sounded, Is still In favor of New Or
leans, as he promised tho Louisiana
delegation several weeks ago, and his
second choice Is San Francisco. Con
gressional leaders. It Is stated, would
object to any npproprlatiou for an ex
position In Washington.
San Francisco, through the Spreck
cls financial Interests, Is already pre
paring a campaign for a $2,000,000
fund, of which one-half will be taken
up by the Sprcckels interests them
selves. It Is believed that New York
financiers closely identified with the
Californinns will share pro rata in un
dertaking the financing of the exposi
tion. As the plans stand now, for
every $2,000,000 of private capital tho
government will be requested to con
tribute half as much. This plan, it Is
said, has the support of Influential
members of the sennto and house.
Washington Memorial Fund.
Business mon of the capital have
practically pledged $200,000 to tho
George Washington Memorlnl associa
tion in its purpose to erect an immense
auditorium to bo used for inaugural
balls, international congresses and an
nual conventions of pntrlotlc, scien
tific, educntional and other societies.
Tho association is striving to raise $2,
000,000 with which to erect tho build
ing nnd provide an endowment fund.
Red Cross Protection.
Miss Mabel Iioardman nnd Major
General Georgo W. Davis mado elo
quent pleas beforo the committee on
foreign affairs for tho protection of
tho emblem of tho American Nation
al Red Cross from designing adver
tisers nnd others who are utilizing
the popularity of that Institution to
promote tho sale of their wares. Miss
Boardraan said that no fewer than 130
manufacturing concerns wero now us
lng tho name and emblem to increasa
the popularity of tlielr products. Rep
resentative Denby has Introduced a
bill seeking to protect tho Red Crosu
namo and emblem from such use.
Long In the Service.
Tho oldest Democrats In tho houso la
point of servlco nro Representative W,
A. Jones of the First Virginia district
and Representative Loonldns E. Liv
ingston of Georgia. They began their
servlco at tho opening of tho Fifty
second congress and havo served con'
tinuously since. On March 4, 1011,
each will havo rounded out twenty
years in tho house.
Tho only Republicans who nova
served longer than those two Demo
crats aro Cannon of Illinois, Bingham
of Pennsylvania, Payno of New York,
and Dalzcll of Pennsylvania, null of
Iowa has served tho en mo length of
timo as Jones and Livingston. Uncle
Joo Cannon bas had eighteen terms.
but not continuous. General Bingham
has bad sixteen continuous terms.
Payne has had thirteen terms, not con
tinuous, nnd Dalzoll baa had twerre
consecutive terms.
Notes and
Comment
Oflntcrcst to Women Readers
TO SEAL FRUIT JARS.
Wood Pulp Ring Fillod with Paraffin
l Fits Over Edge.
A novel and effoctlvo method of
scaling fruit Jars has been Invented by
n Phliadolphian. The device consists
ot a ring of wood pulp with a cbannol
r
Alrt'ght, But Easy to Open.
on the upper side. This channel la
filled with parafiin. When tho Jn- is
tilled tho ring Is placed around the
top. with the channel part up, and Im
mediately on coming In contact with
the hot Jar the parafiin melts. The
cr.p Is thon screwed firmly down in
n eltcd paraffin, making It lit perfectly
airtight. Care must be taken not to
invert tho Jar or disturb the seal until
the Jars havo cooled. The advantages
claimed for this ring over the rubber
ring aro that the former is perfectly
clean and odorless and permits of tho
cap being easily removed. By heating
the cap through standing tho Jar in
wcrn water the paraffin again melts
and the top can be unscrewed without
ruy trouble. Anyone who has wrest
led with a tight top on a Jar of pre
serves will appreciate this improve
ment.
MENU.
BREAKFAST.
Red banana6.
Cracked wheat.
Corn muffins. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Salmon croquettes.
French bread. Crystallized
apples.
Cream cake. Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of rice soup.
Roast beef, with Yorkshire
pudding.
Mashed potatoes.
Stewed tomatoes
Escarole salad.
Blanc mange.
Black coffee.
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Photographic "Don't."
Do you know any task much harder
than to sit for a photogrngh? Here
are somo "don'ts" which were given
to me by an expert artist in this line.
Don't wear bluish white, or any
pale shade except cream color.
Don't wear gray, yellow, or tan;
black, dark green, blue, or red are de
cidedly the best.
Don t wear stripes, plaids, or
checks.
Don't wear silk, satin, or any glossy
material; lace trimmings usually
come out very clearly.
Don't wear a hat, as they look
strange when tho style changeB.
Don't arango tho hair elaborately;
It will glvo a fixed look. Velvet, or
soft woolen goods, take particularly
well.
Don't have a profile picture unless
you know you possess an extremely
good one, and not many can boast of
that.
Don't argue about the position; go
to a good photographer and allow him
to do thoposlng, and If you wear
glasses don't remove them for the Bit
ting; If you do, the result will be
strained and unnatural looking eyes,
Above all, try to forget that the
photograph Is being taken; after all.
It only takes a few seconds, and It is
the "thought" that Is so unpleasant,
not tho act; Just try to be and look
natural aB possible under such trying
circumstances.
Eskimo Courtship.
If European dentil scenes astonish,
the consenting "yes" of a bride nt
marriage shocks an Eskimo woman.
Not only must a bride show herself
unconsentlng; bIio must, If she re
spects horsolf and tribal traditions
scream and struggle with all her might
when her wooer or his envoy enters
her family rosldenco and, laying hold
upon her, drags her usually by tho
topknot to her now home. She may
bo presented with a new lamp and
waterpall by her bridegroom, and she
Is, as a goneral thing, mightily pleased
at her change of estate. But she Is
far too circumspect to show her pleas
ure or nffectlpn, and keeps up a noisy
demonstration until she feels that sho
has dono all that a well-bred mnldon
should. If she dooe not exorcise prop
er discrimination In this matter, her
lord somotlmes scratches tho soles of
he,- feet so that sho cannot run away
to ber parents.
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Peculiarities of the Opossum.
Tho American opossum is one of tho
moat curious animals living In the
United States. It is tho only one that
carries Its young In a pouch like the
kangaroo. It Is the only animal that
can feign death perfectly. It is re
markable for hanging by Its tall like a
monkey. It has hands resembling
thoso of a human being. Its snout Is
like a hog's, while Its mouth is liber
ally furnished with teeth. Its eyes
arc like a rat's, and It hisses like a
snake.
The Evohi&on of
Booster Bill
VII. Improves His House ant
Grounds
When Bill Blus had the grouch disease
It struck his house and premises.
The UQLY MICROBE hit hio yard,
His home and phiz, and hit. them hard.
But when Bill Blue was sane once more
His frouzy outlook made him soVe.
His home ho started in to groom
And took some sunshine for his gloom.
in 'Timing m iiiuui h ii in in a
New paint upon his house was seen.
He trimmed his lawn and kept It clean.
Hs said: "I'll brighten up this place.
I'll comb its hair and wash its face.
'There's nothing puts a town ahead
Like pretty homes and lawns, he said.
"THE VILLAGE BEAUTIFUL FOR
MINE1" .
Cried "Bill the Booster," "Make it
shine!"
Capital $75,000.
Deposits Over Half Million
HONESDALE DEIVSE BANK
IS UNDER
STATE SUPERVISION
An examiner is liable'to call at
the institution at any time. This in
sures carefulness and absolute safety
in management.
You do not have to leave the bank where you are now
doing business to open an account with this institution.
Many people do their banking by mail and have accounts in
several banks. Give to us a part of your business.
MONEY LOANED ON GOOD SECURITY.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
OFFICERS.
E. C. MUMFORD, President. WM. F. RIEFI.ER, Vice President.
DIRECTORS.
K. C. Mumford Joel O. Hill
V. F. Itlf tler Frank Steinm.in
Thomas M. Hanley II. it. Ely. M. I).
D. & h. CO. TiriE TABLE
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10 00
2 15
12 30
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2 15
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2 OS
7 25
8 15
4 40
5 30
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2 OS
7 10
7 55
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8 50
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... . Wnymurt
Ket'iie
Stccne
l'rompton
Fortenla
Soelyvllle
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7 31
9 47
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9 55
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The Era of New Mixed Paints !
This yoar opoiu with a dolugo of now mixed paints. A con
dition brought about by our enterprising dealers to get some kind
of a mixed paint that would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED
PAINTS. Their compounds, boing new and heavily advertised,
may find a sale with tno unwary.
""ruiiroioTmrrCHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS
Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY.
There aro reasons, for the m-o-minonco of CHILTON PAINTS
1st No ono can mix a hotter mixed paint.
2d Tho painters declare that it works easily and has won
derful covering qualities.
3d Chilton stands back of it, and will agree to ropaint, at his
own oxpenso, every surface painted with Chilton Paint that
proves defective.
4th -Thoso who havo used it are perfectly satisfied with it,
and recommend its use to others.
A Far-Travelled Alligator.
A female allgator four and a half
feet long. Bpecioa Alligator misslsslppl
onsls, was recently captured In cen
tral Oklahoma, In a bayou of the
South Canadian River. Mr. 11. H.
Lano of tho University of Oklahoma
believes that tho animal had travelled
Up tho Arkansas River to tho mouth
of tho Canadian, and thence to the
point whero It was found, n distance
of somo 350 or 400 miles west of the
Arluinsns-Oklnhoma stato line. Tho
Canadian River Is not navigable, and
during most ot tho year ts only a 3mill
moandorlng crook In a wide valloy
The nlllgator had been in the neigh
borhood nt least, three years before Ita
capture. Its akoleton Is now In tho
university museum, wiiore the lone
traveller la also commemorated by a
llre-M'e model.
Roiiof
HONOR
Attention is called to tne STRENGTH
f of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
Citv has published a ROLL Or
IIO'NOR of the 11,470 Stafe Banks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
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Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,733,008.00
Honesdale, Pa., May 29, 1908.
Surplus $40,000
J. A. FISCII. Cashtet
lien). F. Hnlnes
E. I). Pemvanlen
Jacob F. Katz
Win. U. Krantz
W. E. l'erham
HONESDALE BRANCH
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12 40
10 50
8 45
3 53
7 31
7 32
7 3P 7 32
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10 20
0 37
4 05
3 15
7 15
6 20
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5 30
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8 17
8 13
7 54
7 47
7 41
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7 32
7 30
7 2ti
7 22
7 19
7 15
7 54
12 07
12 03
7 60
7 33
7 25
7 19
7 17
7 12
7 Wl
7 05
7 01
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5 24
1 03
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11 41
11 37
11 31
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12 40
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12 32
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11 23
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