I
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY fl, J010.
DURBANK'S LATEST.
California Wizard Hat Crested Two
New and Wonderful Flower.
When Luther lturlmnli, the Califor
nia plant wizard, gnvo Mr. Cactus n
hair cut, or, In other words, produced
a thornless cactus, ho gullied world
wide fame; but, not content with that
achievement, he has gone on with the
good work, constantly giving us snnie
now plant or Uower to ninrvel over.
He hns produced the wonderful Shas
ta daisy, the purplo potato, the Heed
less plum, the white blackberry, the
thin Bholled walnut and a score ot
other novelties thnt are not merely
frenks, but practical products nnd of
great value to the country. And now
ho has n new one to astonish us.
Recently Mr. Burbank has been wav
ing his wand over the poppy and the
primrose, with the result that he has
created two flowers entirely new to
the world n poppy, scientifically des-
vs.
autos on Tin: fahm.
a
LUTHER BUI1BAKK.
lguated Oenothera burbankll, nnd
white evening primrose. The former
Is a combination of the Shirley, the
tulip poppy and a species found In
the mountains of north Afrlcrf. It
Is larger and of a brighter hue than
any of them and offers n combination
of new shades. The primrose is Ave
inches iu diameter nnd white. Mr.
Burbank has been working on these
new creations for a number of years.
The principal methods of Mr. Bur
bank nre selection and crossing. He
takes two plants whose life habits,
structure and environment" may bavn
been wholly different. lie brings
them together, lmplautlug the pollen
of one upon the stigma of the other,
lie brings a plum from China or Ja
pan to combine it with a native apri
cot. An experiment Is built up on the
foundation of a common wild flower-
as the daisy, for example. In another
experiment a flower from Australia
may be used. Ho brings a cactus from
Central America to cross with a spe
cies from Arizona.
Claimed They Would Save Country
Itcsldcnt'x Time nnd Pay lliin.
The Nntlonnl Grnngo publication,
which represents tho farmers' leading
organization, makes n striking argu
ment for the utility of the motor ve
hicle to tho farmer, holding in sub
stance thnt it completes the equip
ment for the average fnrm, says an
editorial writer In the Allontown
Morning Call. Perhaps the most
notable Illustration of this argu
ment Is found In two small cuts, ono
representing n londed wagon, horso
drawn, on tho ordinary unimproved
highway, and the other showing n
motor car on an Improved or par
tlally Improved highway.
The argument of the Orange Is
thnt population Is becoming moro
remote from sources of food supply
nnd food supply is becoming more
costly than formerly nnd that in that
distance between the two Is found
one of the principal reasons for high
cost of living. Where 4 per cent,
of tho people lived In cities a hun
dred years ago the percentage is now
over 40. Whereas then there were
9C cultivators to support four non
cultivators in every hundred, now
there nre not over 30 in n hundred
who are producers in the agricul
tural sense.
But nmong the curiosities of stat
istics the Grange cites a study to
show that there was a decrease in
population of 3112 for each county
in 25 counties selected for study in
which the roads were Just tho ordi
nary unimproved highways. While,
on the other hand, roads which had
been 40 per cent. Improved had the
effect that in those 2C counties the
Increase of population averaged 31,-
095 to the county. It is fair to ar
gue, then, that much of the conges
tion In the cities is due to the diffi
culty of getting Into the country and
out of it. That is, it Is owing to
lack of convenient .access between
both farmer and consumer in tho
city.
Another vivid way of putting the
argument of good roads is to show
that for truck farming an average
haul of three miles Is all that can be
realized on mud roads. That makes
an area of 28 square miles. With Im
proved roads truck farming can be
carried six miles away from the con
ter of distribution, or through such
a radius as to make 13 square miles
available for truck farming, while
with motor transport ten miles is
the average profitable haul, or mak
ing nn available area of over 314
square miles.
There is ten times the profit avail
able for truck farming with motor
car transportation than Is available
under horse or mule traction on un-
improved roads. It may be regarded
as among the certainties of the near
future that the successful farmer will
use the motor car as much for bus!
ness as men originally used it for
pleasure.
Hamilton
And His
Novel Flights
T
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
Monument Placed on Johnson's Island,
Where Civil War Prisoners Died.
The dedication recently of a soldiers'
memorial monument on Johnson's is
land has attracted considerable atten
tion, for that piece of land in Sandusky
Bay, O., is one of tho most memorable
landmarks of the civil war. There dur
ing the great struggle thousands of
Confederate officers and privates were
imprisoned, and there many of them
passed away, and it is in memory of
those who died that the memorial stat
ue has been erected.
The statue represents n Confederate
soldier In uniform. The right hnnd
clutches a musket, the stock of which
rests on the ground. The left hand Is
HAT'S the grandest spectacle I
have ever witnessed in my
life."
This remark was made tho
other day by Major Trultt, Judgo ad
vocate general of tho department of
the cast, ns he stood on Governors Is
land nnd watched tho flights of Charles
K. Hamilton, who recently flow from
New York to Philadelphia and back
nlmost ns easily as wo would ride In
a car to our office.
I've seen pretty nearly every oth
er nvlntor of any prominence wuo
has flown In tho United States," con
tinued tho major, "and I tell you Ham
ilton's the greatest of them nil. There
Isn't another aviator In tho world who
would have gono up In that wind to
day, let alono stay up for moro than
nn hour."
On this occasion Hamilton performed
marvels In tho nlr little dreamed of
only a few weeks ago. Weather con
ditions make no difference to this
bird-man. He sets nn hour to go up,
nnd up he goes whether it's raining,
snowing or blowing a gale. When
ready for his recent exhibition over
Now York bay tho wind was coming
In gusts with a speed of about twenty
miles an hour. The aviator said, how
ever, that he didn't mind a little thing
like thnt, and away he flow, to bo
tossed In his biplane and played with
by the wind currents ns n chip is by
tho ocean's waves.
After a time Hamilton turned nnd
flew with tho wind, and then he start
ed one of Ills famous dips that later
were to terrify tho masters nnd pilots
of passing harbor craft, who thought
the aviator was falling on them. The
first swoop wns made over the land,
nnd three of his mechanics, grouped
near the south end of the Island, were
the apparent objectives of the ma-
Good
Form
The woman who Intends to hare
week end visitors or house visitors of
nny sort needs to consider ono thing
beforo inviting tho outsider Into her
home Is the prospective guest worthy
of the honor? Is she to be trusted
with one's life, ergo one's reputation?
If not madam must not issue her Invi
tation, and if she sees flt so to do once
tho strnnger Is within her gates nil
must be given her full confidence In
her Integrity nnd entire liberty In ev
ery move thnt couccrns her health and
happiness.
As the hostess' cnptlousncss some
times comes from feeling that tho vis
itor of a week or more is outstaying
her welcome, the English custom of
arranging a visit within a prescribed
period Is an excellent one. If you ask
Miss Guest to come on tho lGth and
.stay until tho 20th you lravo no reason
to complain unless she prolongs her
stay. This arrangement for the com
ing of tho guest nnd her going puts
tho wholo visit on a pleasant and easy
bnsls, and the hostess and guest of
good sense abide by all tho require
ments of politeness nnd kindly feeling
as long as the visit lasts.
DALTIMORE'8 8HOWER BATHS.
They Are Set Up In 8ummer In Tents
on Vacant Lots.
The city of Baltimore has a system
ot portablo shower baths In which tho
residents of the congested sections
may enjoy both hot nnd cold water
baths during the summer months.
Although called portable the baths
are not moved from placo to place
every few hours but are housed un
der ennvns or constructed of galvan
ized Iron sheeting.
They are erected, says Popular Me
chanics, on vacant lots In congested
districts and remain at ono place all
summer, the "portable" meaning that
they can then bo taken down and
packed away until required the next
year.
Tho patronage of Biich a bath on
warm days, It is stated, numbers
about 400. On two dnys a week wom
en attendants nre 'placed In chargo
and tho bnths are turned over to
women and girls. From 330 to 400
availed themselves of this opportun
ity. Last year more than 10,132 per
sons used tho bath.
Roll of
HONOR
Attention is called totne STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
MILWAUKEE'S SOCIALIST MAYOR
How does Milwaukee view the
election of a Socialist to the post o
mayor?
Human Life for July gives an inti
mate story of Emll Seldel, the newly
elected mayor, and also of Victor L
Berger, who is recognized as the
brains, the mainspring of the new
administration, and who has given
the assurance that fairness and Jus
tice to all will be the watchword of
the new regime. Milwaukee's ex-
perlment of flinging to the breeze
the flag of Socialism from her city
hall will be watched with unparallel
ed Interest by other cities the coun
try over.
The story has unique features all
through. It was the greatest victory
ever achieved by any political party
In Milwaukee since the city was
founded. For tho first time a mayor
had been elected who was absolute
ly free to do as ho pleased in the
tilling of the offices within his gift,
but and right here Mr. Seldel show
ed that he had some very unusual
ideas on the matter of appointing
city officials.
Who is tills man Seldel, and how
is ho equipped by training and tem
perament for tho task lie essays?
The story shows the man to be quite
as out of the ordinary in many re
spects ns are his Ideas. The man
ner In which ho has disposed of. his
private business affairs so that ho
may bo unhampered to devote nil
his time to city affairs might be
called quixotic by many, but It
proves that Seidel Is a Socialist In
practice as well as In theory. His
work in rooting out the temptations
that luro the youth of tho city to
destruction promises to be ono of the
most radical and far-reaching feat
ures of his administration, and his
stand on many other questions Is of
peculiar Interest.
Human Life Publishing Co., Bos
ton.
''jC
.... , ;.
Photo by American Press Association.
HAMILTON IN HIS BIPIANE.
neuver. Despite their familiarity with
Hamilton's manipulation of his aero
plane and the never falling success
which has attended these dips, the me
chanics scattered and ran for shelter
Just about as quickly as do those who
never before have seen nny of Hamil
ton's sudden dowushoots and switch
back hoverings.
A rousing laugh came from the
crowd that wns farther up the field at
An Engagement Tea.
Ono of tho newest ways of announc
ing nn engagement is for tho prospec
tive bride to glvo a tea and Invite all
her friends and the friends of her
parents. Yoj either Invito them by
note telling of the engagement, or you
may send visiting cards on which nre
written a day, date and hour, and on
their arrival tell them the news.
When Invited by visiting cards, as sug
gested, tea and cakes should be served,
following the procedure precisely of
any other afternoon ten. Even when
an engagement Is announced In this
way it is tho custom to write notes to
ono's intimate friends, telling the news
beforo they can hear It from outsiders.
Such n note may read:
My Dear Allno I want you to be among
tho first to know ot my engagement to
Jackson Frothlngham, which we shall an
nounce at a tea on Wednesday afternoon.
I hopo you will como In then, for mother
and I will bo at homo at 6 o'clock. I
know you will congratulate me when you
know how happy I am, and I want you
to take Jackson Into the friendship which
you and I have enjoyed for so long.
MARTHA.
An announcement note of this kind
should bo acknowledged by the recipient.
Cataclysmic Geology.
"Cataclysmic" geology no longer
exists. It was once the accepted opin
ion that tho great changes on the
earth's surface had been mainly
brought about by sudden and violent
(cataclysmic) agencies, but Sir
Charles Lyell, as far back as 1838,
demolished the old theory of cata
clysm at once and forever. Sir Charles
proved by facts which were indisputa
ble that the great geological changes
have been produced slowly by gradual
processes of subsidence and elevation,
nnd not by earthquakes, volcanic ac
tion, etc. Lyell may bo paid to be
the father of modern geology, or, to
put It moro correctly, of real, scienti
fic gsology.
Early Notions of Future Existence.
Coulanges says: "The earliest
opinion of the ancient generations was
that man lived in the tomb, that the
soul did not leave the body, and that
It remained fixed to that portion of
ground where the bones lay buried.
Besides, man had no account to rend
er of his first life. Once placed in the
tomb he had neither rewards nor pun
ishments to expect This Is n very
crude opinion, surely, but it is the be
ginning of the notion of a future life."
The FINANCIER of New York
City has published a ROLL Or
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in 'the United States
Stands 10 1 h in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,r33,000.00
Honesdale. Pa., May 29, 1908.
A. O. BLAKE,
AUCTIONEER & CATTLE DEALER
You will make money
by ha vine me.
"ell phone o-u Bethany, Pa.
tt
IF YOU GO TO SPEND THE
SUMMER AWAY FROM
HOME, BE SURE AND
HAVE "THE CITIZEN" FOL-
LOW YOU. IT WILL BE
LIKE A LETTER FROM
THE DEAR OLD HOME.
Care of. Linens.
As linen forms a largo percentage of
spring and summer dresses it Is ad
visable to study a method for preserv
ing tho beauty of this fabric. No linen
should Ik starched. True, linen has a
crisp, clean finish when starched and
ironed, but It rumples easily, and one
wearlug makes a garment unfit for a
second appenrance. Instead dampen
the goods considerably and Iron until
perfectly dry. Iron as much of a gar
ment as possible on the wrong side to
raise the thread.
In washing bluo linen add vinegar to
tho last rinsing water. Placo a tea
spoonful of soda in a gallon of water
when dipping a lavender. Use no blu
ing in tans, but supply it plentifully In
tho rinsing water for white, bluo and
pink. Green should not bo dipped Into
Indigo water. When tho green begins
DOUBLE PROTECTION
You are doubly protected when you start
a bank account in the
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK
wwu luai u "lX:r; nfl I to fade dip It into a sour solution of
he predicament of tho inechnn cs and andlvlnegar and hang it in the
their nntlcs as they scampered in varl-I , . ..
ous directions. But tho spectators'
Joy was short lived, for not thirty sec
onds later they themselves were run
nlng to cover under tho second of
Hamilton's hawklike descents.
Hamilton on the. next turn of tho
field spied a small tug chugging Its
way through Huttermllk channel, Its
crew banging over tue port siuo tno
better to view tho aeronaut, nnd Us
pilot leaulng gracefully out of the
wheelhouso with his right hand resuqg
lightly on tho wheel. Turning sharply
to the right at un nltltudo of about
600 feet, Hamilton commenced his dip.
Straight as an arrow ho shot toward
tho tug, gaining speed every moment ns
gravity lent Its aid to the propelling
power of his fifty horsepower cnglno
running full tilt Tho tug's crew ran
bewildered about tho deck. Tho en
gineer, standing iu the doorway of the
engluo room, clambered hastily Inside
tho compartment. As for tho pilot,
who but a moment beforo bnd been so
ilONUMKNT TO CONFEDEUATE SOLDIERS
WUO DIED ON JOIIKSON'B IBLiND.
raised to tho forehead, shading tho
eyes, and tho figure seems U be peer
lng Into tho far dlstnnce toward the
southland.
Tho memorial rests on u pedestal
Pocahontas and John Smith.
Tho nretty story of Smith's rescue
from Imminent death by Pocahontas
when ho waB in the clutches of her re
doubtable father, Powhatan, has been
rather blown upon by later historians.
It has boon shown that Smith In his
earlier narrative only mentions tho
constructed of South Carolina marble, princess Incidentally as a child, and it
upon which is engraved In large let
tors "Erected by tho Robert Patton
chapter, United Daughters of tho Con
federacy of Cincinnati, O., In memory
of tho southern soldiers who died In
the Federal prison on this lslund during
tho war between tho stntes. Dead but
Bceptered sovereigns who rule us from
the dust."
was not until she camo afterward to
England and Smith wroto an account
of her for tho edification of tho court
that he described vividly how she hai
arded the beating out of her own
brains to save his. Dy that time th
romantic Pocahontas had tho meta
morphosed into Mistress Rebocca
Rolfo, wife of a Virginia Bettior oi
Sir Moses Ezekio of Rome, Italy, who standing, and her portrait, witn
... ' a n nl.imn lint Miff fan I1QS DGOn
was a somier unuer uouert ia. lbc, i""" - - ..
Jeslgned tho monument
duly handed down in this capacity.
shado to dry. Dress linens are not un
like table linens ns to laundry work,
ns hard pressing on damp material fur
nishes a certain amount of stiffness
sufficient for such fabrics. Use a very
largo iron for pressing largo pieces.
Shopping Etiquette.
If you have waited until this elev
enth hour to do your summer shopping
thero are somo little decencies you
must not fall to remember. Most of
them ceuter about your obligations to
tho store people, though tho comfort
of mommer and hubby and tho chil
dren Is also concerned.
Amoug my woman friends thero are
two sorts of shoppers whoso methods
I have taken pnlns to observo with tho
desire, however, to learu rather than
to teach. Tho correct form of shopping
Is a wonderful gift, Implying as great
a saving of body and soul as of mon
ey, and I am ono of tho unfortunate
ones who come out of theso gladlato-
nonchalant and blaso about it all-ho lal coutests tho worso for wear In
commenced pulling every bell whoso ovfy wa7 . . , ,
levers lay ready at his hand, nnd then Tho, sa,Ilta ln f hIiopp ng calendar
ho gavo his wheel a few rapia turns u b"
UUJlUy UIVaAtUf MUJ U. IUU
that swung tho noso of tho craft at al
most a right nnglo to tho course tho
tug had been pursuing.
nnmllton by this tlrao was almost
upon tho boat and not fifty feet abovo
It. Tho tug was fast npproacuing the
Brooklyn shore, so close to It that it
Its speed had been kept up a moment
longer it must havo brought up sharp
ly against a big freighter lying along
side a pier. As Hamilton swooped
within ten feet of tho tug's smokestack
and he said afterward that of all tho
odors ho had over experienced that
coal gas was tho worst ho tilted his
elevating piano a trlflo and shot up
ward and past tho scooting tug, turned
steadily toward tho right and swung
once moro above Governors island,
Tho tug Btoppcd. bncked out Into tho
channel and proceeded at full speed
op tho stream, disappearing Ui a dense
cloud of smoee.
Your money Is safe in the bank and in the trans
mission of checks in paying bills. It is the safest,
easiest and only way for the business man or those
who have monthly bills to pay when you have an ac
count in the FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK.
D. & H. CO. TIHE TABLE HONESDALE BRANCH
A.M.lA.M,
SUN SUN
10 oo
1 SM
2. Ui
P.M.
5 40
s so!
3 51
li 11
17
0
(i 2li
6 M
(i ;ei
ti 4:1!
I! 46
6 GO
P.M
A.M.
2 15!
7 25
8 15
A.M.
U 03
U 15
IU
u a;
U 42
9 4S
0 51
D 67
10 00
10 01
10 OS
10 11
10 15
A.M.
A.M.
10 00
10 00
12 30
4 40
5 30
P.M,
6 20
0 30
G 11
li 52
6 53
7 01
7 0
7 13
7 IB
7 20
7 21
7 '
7 31
P.M
P.M,
I 30
1 20
2 OS
P.M,
2 05
2 15
2 19
2 37
2 13
2 4
a 5
2 o;
2 w
3 03,
3 07
3 10
3 15
p.m.:
4 30
U 05
.M.
2 15
7 10
7 53
A.M.
P.M,
8 45'
8 53'
8 50
0 IS
0 21
9 29
9 32
9 3
9 39
9 43
9 4
9 50
9 53
A.M.
... Albany
Hlneliamton .
... Philadelphia.
. Wllkes-llarro.
, ...bcronton....
3 51
A.M
10 at
9 37
Lv
Ar
A.M.
...Carboiulale
..Lincoln Avenue..
Whites
Karvlew ,
Canaan
... Luke I)dore ....
... . Way mart ,
Keene
Steene ,
Prompton
Portenln
Seelyvllle
.... Iloni'Sdale ....
Ar
2 00
12 40
8 OS
7 51
7 50
7 33
7 23
7 19
7 17
7 ll
7 09
7 03
7 01
6 5S
6 53
Lvj.V.M
,A.M,
10 501.
8 45,.
' 31
4 03
3 15
P.M.
1 33
1 25
1 21
1 art
12 u.i
VI 51
12 19
12 43
12 40
12 3fi
12 32
12 29
12 23
P.M.
7 32
P.M.I
7 15
6 20
P.M
5 40
5 no
5 2
6 US
5 01
5 50
4 51
4 4S
4 45
4 41
4 37
4 31
1 30;
P.M.
V . A.M.
SUN SUN
10 00
8 15
7 31, 7 32
2 25'P.M.
1 35 10 03
P.M. P M.
12 17
12 07
12 031
11 41
11 37
11 31
11 29
11 23
11 20
11 10
11 12
11 09
11 031
8 29
8 17
8 13
t 54
7 47
7 41
7 39
7 32
7 30
7 28
7 22
7 19
7 15
A.M.
P M.
hearts behind tho counter tho dear
women who havo always a gracious
word for tho tired salesgirls, who
know what they want beforo thoy go
to the shop and buy it without hag
gling, dawdling or bad temper.
How to Register at Hotels.
When registering at a hotel a mar
ried woman writes her name In full,
as "Mrs. Gcorgo Mills Brown," with
bor town and stato following. An un
married wptnan writes hers "Miss Jano
Dlank," with her city nnd stato. Street
nddressos are not given. That tho full
name bo given Is very Important In
caso of accident, as tho uso of Initials
renders identification moro difficult
Peoplo oftcu have similar initials that
rcpresor.i names (julto different. An
unmarried woman should norer omit
tho prefix 'Miss."
The Era of New Mixed Paints !
This year ononi with a doluco 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, being new and heavily advertised,
may find a sale with the unwary.
THEJONIjY PIjAOE IN HONESDALE
AUTIIOIIIZEO TO HANDLE
CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS
Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY.
Thoro are reasons for the pro-minonco of CHILTON PAINTS;
let No ono can mix a better mixed paint.
2d The painters declare that it works easily and has won
derful covering qualities.
8d Chilton stands back of it, and will agree to repaint, at hia
owu oxponso.ovory surface painted with Ohilton Paint that
proves defective.
4th Those who havo used it .are perfectly satisfied with it
and recommend its uso to others.