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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1010.
HOW TO. STAND IN A CAR.
Precise Position of Pect Prescribed
by Brooklyn Expert.
A Brooklyn man who probably
speaks from long experience writes to
Shop Notes Quarterly to give advice
upon how to malntnln equilibrium
when compelled to stand In n car.
"Many persons," ho says, "sway
backward and forward as well as
from sldo to sldo. This often throws
them Into awkward positions, especi
ally when carrying parcels, which
makes strap hanging Impracticable.
"To overcome tho difficulty ono
should place tho feet seven or eight
Inches apart and ono a lltUo behind
tho other, say about three Inches,
with the toes potnUnB out I have
Been business men reading news
papers and standing in this way when
riding to and from work with little
more inconvenience than If standing
on solid ground."
Learned from the Sand.
Mummy matter Is easy to under
stand wbn a plain story is told. The
oldeBt Egyptians naturally learned
that when dead folk wcro burled In
hot dry ind, along camo a wind
storm In a year or so and blew tho
sand back to tho living with a start
ling roality that often suggested they
were not really dead at nil, but that
tho windstorm was part of a higher
power bringing Uie departed back to
day and light. There was no end of
salt, soda and borax bandy on tho
edgo of the desert to help dry up and
keep tho dead. It was only 6econd
nature for Imitative man to do what
nature had done, and Egyptians be
gan to mummify their dead. Egyp
tians nlways believed man had two
souls, ono "which flew to the gods"
named Ba, and a second soul, named
Ka, which stayed on earth and dwelt
in tho body or somewhere around the
neighborhood of the body.
Fly-traps of Spiders' Nests.
Spiders' ncets are used In Mexico
as fly-traps. During the rainy season
the villages are Invaded by numbers
of flies and other insects. To rid a
house of these pests, the natives hang
the branch of a tree bearing a spider's
nest to a nail in tho cellng. The sur
face of the nest enlarges concentrical
ly after each capture of an insect,
and It exercises an irresistible attrac
tion on flies. When a spider's nest
is opened It is found to bo filled with
insects. Experiments made with
paper nests eo manufactured as to bo
exact copies of Uie reel nests show
that flics will not enter them.
Though very small, and apparently
insignificant, the inhabitant of tho
mosquero attacks insects far more im
portant in size than the largest house
fly. Tho wasp is one of its favorite
victims, and the wasp always gets the
worst of the struggle.
The Divine Right of Kings.
The State, from its beginning down
through unknown centuries of time,
rested upon religion. All authority
flowed from the worship of the sacred
Are. Religion created the king in
tho city as it had created the family
chief in tho house. A belief an un
questionable, Imperious belief de
clared that the hereditary priest of
the hearth, or the king In the case of
the State, was Uie depository of the
holy duties and the guardian of tho
gods. A king was a sacred being.
One could not hesitate to obey such a
being. Men saw In him the one who
was able to call down the anger of
the gods or to avert that anger; one
without whoso aid no prayer was
heard, no sacrifice accepted. This old
idea, passed on to Christian times and
peoples, thrived mightily through tho
Middle Ages, and in some quarters la
not dead yet.
Women's Work In Germany.
Women In this country do not real
ize tho difference in the treatment of
their sox hero from what is exacted
of them abroad. In Germany more
and more tho burden of heavy labor
falls upon the shoulders of women.
There Is moro truth Uian poetry in
tho old saying that much of tho Con
tinental farming depends upon hitch
ing a woman and a cow to a plow.
Fifteen years ago there were two and
throo-quarter millions of women en
gaged In agricultural labor; in a doz
en years their numbers had Increased
to 4.G98.08G. Moro than 2.000,000 are
Industrial workers. Ono-third of all tho
economical activity in the German
Emplro must bo credited to women
workers.
Night Customs Shift for New York.
Tho faster servlco across tho At
lantic In tho past year, and the open
ing of tho well-lighted Ambrose Chan
nel, has frequently resulted In tho
docking of several of tho larger lin
ers around 11 and 12 o'clock at night,
and consequent long hours for tho
customs inspectors. To work eigh
teen and twenty hours out of tho
twenty-four ns a regular thing, how
ever, is out of tho question, therefore
Now York is to bo mado a permanent
day and night port
Tho Innovation will mean an In
creased Government expenditure for
the port of 5370,000 annually to pro
vide for additional Inspectors, collec
tors, surveyors and clerks for night
work.
High Living for Fighting Bulls.
Consul General Arnold Shnnklin
reports that many Spanish ships come
to Moxlcan ports bringing in loads of
walnuts (Juglans rcgla, or "English"
walnut) from Bilboa and Santander.
Tho nuts oro sent via Mexico City to
ranches and used exclusively for feed
ing flno fighting bulls.' The largest
buyer is tho Mexico City Bull Ring
Association which keeps forty to
fifty bulls.
NEW TALES
THAT ME TOLD
Forgiveness Too One Sided.
Itepresentntlvc Harry Mnynnrd of
Virginia tells the story of how n reli
gious old negro In his district put n
stop to the exercise of Christian char
ity in tho congregation of which he
wns a member. It seems that It 'was
a practice in tho church to excommu
nicate for one year any member who
had been guilty of a "blood fight."
At tho end of the year if the offend
er wished reinstatement ho could go
THEN TUB OLV NEG1IO A HOSE.
ho "mourner's bench," rise nnd de
0 his repentance nnd bo forgiven
the congregation. This went on for
:iy years. At last a young darky
) had been In n particularly objec
lablo broil appeared for rclnstnte
lt. The pastor made an eloquent
eal to the congregation nnd evcry
y begnn to shout and say "Amen."
: was at this point that the old
ro arose and said hotly:
L.ook hyah, pahson; eber since I
n a membuh of dls congrcgnshun,
nln' been nothin' but llghtin' an
glvin', an' I been doing all do fuh
jn I's tired of it!"
hat broke up the meeting.
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A
Traveler's Experience With
Two Arizona Cattlemen.
Dillon Wallace, on his trip through
the Rockies, encountered unusual ex
periences, many of them humorous.
He discusses the flrst stage of his trip
and says regarding his Introduction to
tho west: "It was a Sunday evening,
nnd probably because it was not cus
tomary for the limited to stop nt IIol
brook, Ariz., the usual assemblage of
townfolk was not there to meet the
train. Whllo I stood, uncertain which
way to turn, two young fellows,
spurred and booted, in shirt sleeves
and wearing Jaunty sombreros, ob
served mo from a corral opposite and
good uaturrdly camo to my assistance.
" 'I reckon you wnnt a hotel,' said
one of them, tnklng possession of my
suitcase without further introduction
and with n self reliance nnd air of pro
prietorship quite refreshing.
" 'I reckon I do,' I nsRouted, ns we
turned up the street to the northward.
" 'Buyiu broncs?' he nsked.
" 'No.'
'"Steers?
" 'No.'
" 'Wool agent?'
" 'No. I Just camo to look around.
"Tie wss silent for a few yards, and
then expressed his opinion of my visit
in nccents of dlfJgust.
" 'Well, you've come to n deuce of n
place Just t' look around. Reckon
you've had time since the train left t
see most all there Is t' see. It's a plumb
lonesome town.' " Outing.
In an Unwonted Role.
Mrs. E. S. Stewnrt, secretary of the
American Womnn Suffrage associa
tion, wns condemning, in nn Interview
in Chicago, n certain type of antl-suf-fragist
"This man," sho said, "while shout
ing that womanssphere is exclusively
tho home, Is apt "to employ women at
low wages in his factory or else, if
ho is poor, lets his women folk go out
nnd work.
"A virulent anti-suffragist, tho kind
that attends meetings to throw bnnnna
skins at the woman speakers, walked
gloomily down the street one morning
with a dinner pall under his arm.
" 'ncllo, Bill, said a friend. 'Where
nro you off to so early?'
" 'Off to wort,' the 'anti' answered
glumly.
"'Why,' said his astonished friend,
'what's tho matter with yer wifo, Bill?
Ain't she well?'"
Tit For Tat.
Lloyd C. Grlscom, in nn interview in
Now York, said of party dissensions:
"They nro animated by a nasty spirit,
a tit for tnt spirit, and they go from
bad to worse. It's like tho enso of tho
engaged couple nt the seaside dance.
Tho young mnn, a llttlo Jealous, said
coldly to his fiancee at supper,
" 'Let me gee was It you I kissed In
tho conservatory?'
"About what time?' tho young girl
answered, with u llttlo laugh."
Wanted Good Odds.
In tho first days of James J. niH'!
wonderful career ns railroad iMllder
and manager he and "Diamond Joe"
Uullidny met on the leveo in St Tatii
one day when Jim was helping to start
a freight train over tho little tip jo-nde,
Iho engine's horsepower requiring nwr
or less human aid. IIII1 and his frierds
had Just made the purchase of the St.
Paul and I'nclfle, and "Diamond Joe's"
fleet of Mississippi river stem wheel
ers wns then. tho dominant fnctor In
transportation problems of the new
northwest.
"Jim, I'll race one of my boats
against your train," "Diamond Joe"
paid.
"Don't know about that," Jim an
swered. "Some of your boats nro pret
ty fast"
"Rnco you up stream; water high,
current swift" insisted Ilnllldny.
"What!" exclaimed Hill In surprise.
"You menn that you would race your
boat in tho water? Huh! Not much.
I'm willing to give you odds, but not
that big. Turn her paddles on dry
ground and I'll go you." Success Mng-
y ? I n n.
Stage Repartoe.
Paris actors nre very fond of saying
things to ono another on tho stage
which will confuse them and mako an
answer very nwkward. A few days
ngo, during tho progress of a costume
play, ono of the nctors who was wear
ing a sword knocked tho thunder
plates down in tho wings.
Thunder plates nro sheets of tin
which are shaken to produco thunder,
nnd the noise of the fall of a couple of
them can bo imagined. Tho king, who
was upon the stage,' turned to ono of
the pages and haughtily asked, "What
ever is that?"
To his surprise tho page, who, as
stage pages often are, wns a charming
young lady in real life, answered,
"Thirty deaf mutes nro down below,
sire, asking for conversation with your
majesty."
Tho king, without moving n muscle,
although the audience laughed, replied,
"Are you quite certain they nre
dumb?"
"They say so, sire," replied the page
with great solemnity.
"Well," said the king, "tiey mako
an awful noise about It"
According to Scripture.
A tailor of very strict principles was
In the habit of excusing tho faults of
his assistants only if they could Jus
tify themselves by Scripture. Ono day
n woman entered Ills shop nnd asked
to see some material, but refused to
buy It because it was too cheap. After
showing her some other goods the as
sistant brought back tho same mate
rial, this time asking n higher price,
whereupon the customer bought it
Afterward tho proprietor, who had wit
nessed tho transaction, reproved his
assistant sovorely. Tho lntter, remem
bering the rules of tho establishment
replied: "Oh, it's according to Scrip
ture all right Sho was a stranger, and
I took her in."
Cutting Off Noses.
Ramescs II. of Egypt cut off the nose
of any person convicted of treason or
arson. Actisaues, nnother Egyptian
ruler, punished robbers in tho same
way. After each nose had been ampu
tated back even with the bridge tho
culprit was sent to n colony of noseless
felons, the place of banishment being
known as Rhlnoconum, from the na
ture of the punishment its colonists
Cardinal Vannutelli, Pleased
With America, Reports to Pope
Cardinal Vunnutelll, -who visited tho United States for several weeks fol
lowing tho e'lehnrlstie congress nt Montreal, will hnvo a long report to make
to tho pope when he reaches Rome, and as a result tho coming couslstory of
tho sacred college may decide to namo ono or more American cardinals, ns
lias been frequently hinted at in the news dispatches. Cardinal Vaunutelll Is
of commanding appearanco, standing several inches higher than the averago
man. The pictures show tho cardinal with Archbishop Farley of New York
during the consecration of St. Patrick's cathedral In tho metropolis. Every
placo that was visited by tho prelato mado great preparations for his enter
tainment, nnd, according to the statements he made, he Is most favorably im
pressed with this nation nnd its people.
His Chnnco to Vote.
The chronicles of our vhu presidents
H70 notoriously barren of Incident. This
probably was the reason for the wtij
Adlal Htevenson secured the exercise
of a constitutional prerogative. It was
one sleepy day toward the end f h'.r
term as vice president The United
States senate was plowing through the
calendar and passing many bills. Bills
are considered agreed to In the scinr
If no oral objection Is raised nft-.T th ;.
have passed through the prollmlnarj
Etagcs, but the usual form of ttsk;:
for tho yens and nays Is followed by
the presiding olllccr. Tho vice presi
dent had said:
"Senators In fnvor or the bill will
say 'Aye.'" Pause. "Contrary, 'No.' "
Not a single response.
"Tho vote Is a tie," announced Mr
Stevenson.
The senator In chnrgo of the bill
paused on his way to the cloakroom
and looked surprised.
"In cass of a tie tho vice president
may cast the deciding vote. In the ex
ercise of his constitutional privilege
the vlco president votes 'Aye.' "
A Provoking Question.
During the recent conclave of
Knights of Templars In Chicago the
hospltnble and willingly helped resi
dents of the Illinois city wore a button
Inscribed, "Ask Me I Live Hero." Un
fortunately, it Is reported, the ques
tion most commonly provoked by thU
signal of kindness was, "Why?" Ar
gonaut Did They "Hock" Them.
"In the olden days they had no
watches, you know," said the father.
"And how did they toll the time?"
asked tho son.
"By sundials."
"Well, father," said tho young man,
feeling of his wntchless chain, "how
much could a fellow get on a sundial
do you suppose?" Yonkcrs Statesmnn.
Consistent Mrs. Biggie.
Delia Mrs. Biggie is passionately
fond of cream, isn't sho? Stella Oh.
my, yes! She's such a crank on cream
she's going to have her husband cre
mated. Boston Herald.
Certainly Helpful.
Optimist Ah! It is cherishing our
illusions that keeps us young.
Pessimist Yes, but only If we cling
to the Illusion that wo are still young.
It is a maxim that no man wns over
enslaved by influence while ho was fit
to bo free. Johnson.
Lived In a Good Neighborhood.
"Do you find that It Is costing you
more to live than it used to?"
"No. not more to live, but moro to
keep from being eclipsed by my foolish
neighbors." Chicago Record-IIerald.
uomonsiraiivo
Old Lady (speaking of her late hus
band)! mliid the last time we was out
together, and he turns round and sez.
o klndllkc, "Come nlong, old draggle
ail!" u m. London Tit-Bits.
Next Best Thing.
"Say, Mnyme. did you ever have an:
turtle soup?" asked a rawboned youth
of the girl beside him.
"No," admitted tho maiden; "but,"
ndded she, with tho conscious dignity
of one who has not been lacking in so
cial experience, "I've been where it
was." Llppineott's.
PPOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OP THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR
APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. AND PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Number Ono.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing nn amendment to section
twenty-six of nrtlclo five of tho
Constitution of tho Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, (If tho Senate concur),
That the following amendment to
section twenty-six of article five of
tho Constitution of Pennsylvania be,
nnd tho snmo Is hereby, proposed, in
nccordnnco with the eighteenth nrtl
clo thereof:
That section 26 of Article V., which
roads aa follows: "Section 2C. All
laws relating to courts shall be gen
eral and of uniform operation, and
the organization, jurisdiction, and
powers of all courts of the same
class or grade, so far as regulated
by law, and tho force and effect of
the process nnd judgments of such
courts, shall be uniform; and the
Gonernl Assembly is hereby prohibit
ed from creating other courts to ex
ercise tho powers vested by this Con
stitution In tho Judges of the Courts
of Common Pleas and Orphans'
Courts," bo amended so that the samo
shall read as follows:
Section 2C. All laws relating to
courts shall bo general and of uni
form operation, and the organization,
jurisdiction, and powers of all courts
of the some class or grade, so far as
regulated by law, and the force and
effect of tho process and judgments
of such courts, shall bo uniform;
but, notwithstanding any provisions
of this Constitution, the General As
sembly shall have full power to es
tablish new courts, from time to time,
as the same may bo needed in any
city or county, and to prescribe tho
powers and jurisdiction thereof, and
to increase the number of judges In
any courts now existing or hereafter
created, or to reorganize tho same,
or to vest In other courts the Juris
diction theretofore exercised by
courts not of record, and to abolish
the samo wherever it may be deemed
necessary for the orderly and efficient
administration of justice.
A true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary nt tho Commonwealth.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
eliminate tho requirement of pay
ment of taxes as a qualification of
the right to vote.
Resolved (if the House of Repre
sentatives concur), That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia be, and the same is hereby, pro
posed, in accordance with the eigh
teenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that
the said section shall read as fol
lows: Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall bo
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject however to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of
electors as tho General Assembly may
enact.
First. He shall have been a citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
Second. Ho shall have resided in
the State one year (or If, having pre
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months), immedi
ately preceding the election. s
Third. He shnll have resided in the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Threo.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of Al
legheny County.
Section 1. Bo it resolved by the
Senate and Ilouso of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly met, That
tho following amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
sanio Is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thoreof:
That section six of article live bo
amended, by striking out tho said
section, and inserting in place there
of the following:
Section C. In tho county of Phila
delphia all tho jurisdiction nnd pow
ers now vested in the district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes ns may be mado by
this Constitution or by law, shall be
in Philadelphia vested in five dis
tinct and soparate courts of equal
and co-ordinate jurisdiction, com
posed of three Judges each. The
said courts In Philadelphia shall bo
designated respectively as tho court
of common pleas number ono, num
ber two, number threo, number four,
and number Ave, but tho number of
said courts may be by law Increased,
from time to time, and shall be in
like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of Judges in
any of said courts, or in any county
where tho establishment of an addi
tional court may be authorized by
law, may be Increased, from time to
time, and whenover such Increase
shall amount in the whole to threo,
such threo Judges shall compose a
distinct and separate court as afore
said, which shall be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall bo instituted in tho said courts
of common pleas without designating
tho number of the said court, and tho
sovoral courts shall distribute and
apportion the business among them
in such manner as shall be provided
by rules of court, and each court,
to which any suit Bball bo thus oa-
signed, shall have exclusive Juris
diction thereof, subject to change of
venue, ns shall be provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny all tho
jurisdiction and powers now vested
In tho several numbered courts of
common pleas shall bo vested in ono
court of common pleas, composed of
all the judges in commission In said
courts. Such jurisdiction and pow
ers shall extend to all proceedings at
Inw and in equity which shall have
been Instituted in tho several num
bered courts, and shall bo subject to
such changes ns may be made by law,
and subject to change of venue as
provided by law. Tho president
Judgo of said court shall bo selected
as provided by law. Tho number of
Judges in said court may bo by law
Increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on tho
flrst dny of January succeeding its
adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Number Four.
Proposing nn amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by tho
Senato and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with tho provisions of tho
eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment to Article Nine, Scc-
tlon Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight,
article nine, of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or in
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed valuo
of tho taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election In such manner
as shall be provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may bo authorized by law
to Increase tho same threo per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation," so as to
read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor
porated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict Incur any new debt, or Increase
its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out tho assent of the electors thereof
at a public election in such manner
as shall be provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may bo authorized by law
to increase the samo three per cen
tum, In the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation, except
that any debt or debts hereinafter
incurred by the city and county of
Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for tran
sit purposes, or for the construction
of wharv s and docks, or the re
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public Improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
revenue In excess of the interest on
said debt or debts and of the annual
Installments necessary for tho can
cellation of said debt or debts, may
be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadel
phia to become otherwise Indebted:
Provided, That a sinking fund for
their cancellation shall be established
and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for ?1.00; six for seventy-five cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed there
on. CITIZEN office.
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SPENCER
The Jeweler
wduld like to see you If
you are In the market
for
JEWELRY, SILVER-:
t WARE, WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
DIAMONDS,
AND NOVELTIES
Gunrnntecd articles only sold." I
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HMtHMHH
ARRIVAL ANT) DEPARTURE OP
ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 8.25
a. m. and 2.48 p. m wook days.
Trains arrive Union depot at 1.E0
and 8.06 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie nnd Wyoming
arrives at 3.46 p. m. and leaves at
S.60 p. m.
Sunday trains leave 2.48 and ar
rive at 7.02.