THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 21, 1010.
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W. W. WOOD.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1010.
Winter Is here in cold eurncst.
liinko yourself happier, liy giving
freely without nny thought of re
turn. O lover of llltliy lucre, get out. of
tlio "Scrooge," hnblt, and put on the
garment of liiippiiit-MW I If you arc
unhappy yourself, try this once at
least, to sen If you can't acquire tho
"happiness habit" ly giving freely,
liberally, generously, bountifully l
others. Don't be a " tight-wad!"
Santa Clans will bo kept pretty
busy this year visiting the boys and
girls in Ilonesdale. A certain fond
mother of an "Infant terrible," toltl
us the other day that "Johnny is so
good of late, that I expect every
morning to see wings sprouting on
bis shoulders I"
MERRY CH1USTMAS!
Merry Christmas Ono and AH!
THE CITIZEN takes this annual oc
anslon to extend seasonal greetings
to its thousands of patrons and
friends. We hnvo received during
tho past few weeks hundreds of
gifts iu tho way of new subscriptions
to THE CITIZEN'. Scores or people
have gone out of their way to tell
s that we are issuing tho best pa
per in tho county. We appreciate
their kind words very highly, and
ju-o determined to go on, in the
ven tenor of our way, and issue u
paper which will tell tho truth, tho
whole truth and nothing but the
truth. There is no "muzzle" in
THE CITIZEN ofllce. Wo take the
position that the press is not only
a mirror but a moulder of public
opinion. It may ho that sometimes
wo may seem to be ahead of tho pro
' ess I on, and then again wo may,
perchance, lag behind. But wo are
resolved to give our readers all the
nows, in an impartial manner. Hut
then we began to write a "Christ
Bias editorial."
How are you going to spend your
Christmas dear friend? Will you
make it a scltlsb one, or will you
put the day into practice, by trying,
just this onye, to make others hap
py? When nil has been said, It
still remains true "That it is more
blessed to give than to receive."
If you can't give presents to the
poor, the needy, tho sick and tho
afflicted, you can at least give your
self. When you have enjoyed that
bounteous dinner, and finished your
fragrant Havauna, how about going
out to call on that "shut in" friend
o yours for an hour or so? And
how about the old folks who live
hundreds of miles nwny? You sure
Iy won't forget to write them a let
ter, if only a few lines, will you? We
know you are busy. Wo are will
ing to admit, that for the past fewj
weeks, you have been working night
and day. Hut how about sending
the "home folks" a telegram, if you
are too tired to mile? Tho West
ern Union and the Postal Telegraph
Companies will gladly carry your
messages of love to tho dear old
father and mother, who are longing
to seo you on this day of days.
Don't forget to send them a night
letter on Christmas Eve, and then
when they wake up Christmas morn
ing, and are seated ubout the
breakfast table, some bright-faced
urchin will break iu on their loneli
ness with a cheery "Merry Christ
mas," on his lips and a little yellow
envelope in his bands, and Christmas
Day 1010 m ,0 tho happiest day
in their lives! It is never too late
to begin to make other people hap
py! Start this year of our Lord one
thousand nine bundled and ten, and
you will enjoy, in abundant measure,
tho spirit of Peace and Good Will
which tho Divine .Man brought to
eartii, ono cold wintry morn
Judea, twenty centuries ago!
"TOMFOOLERV1"
"Representatives of tho press aro
not admitted. This a private meet
ing!" a reporter of THE CITIZEN
was told when bo tried, to "cover"
an Anti-Saloon League meeting re
cently! It docs seem a good deal
like "tomfoolery," to throw such
nn air of secrecy about a meet
ing called to confer on questions in
which the public is so vitally inter
ested, don't It? Moreover, It don't
pay!
JEFFERSONLWS CHRISTMAS.
THE JEEFERSONIAN, our cs
teemed Stroudsburg contemporary,
is out with a Christinas number,
is out with a Christinas number, 14
pages being required to tell tho holi
day story of peace and progress in
the old town of Stroudsburg. Santa
Claus, large as life, meanders ull
over, tho llrst page. Advertisements
tell tho talo of newspaper enterprise
so characteristic of our Monroe
county exchange. Hero's to your
health, Brother Hughes! May you
live long and prosper!
BOOSTER
WEEK
fJOOl) EVENIXO!
(In Tho.Clty.)
When we left otirjiotcl to go down
to business this morning the ther
monfeter reclstercd twenty deurces
above en., and the fleecy Unites were YEARLY SUHSCHIPTIOXS TO
m.t fnlllmr. '" IM'I'IZEX MRINCJS AX EX-
"This wilt pass for a pretty cold
morning," said a prominent citizen
to us Saturday morning. "I had a
little trouble with tho pipes up at
my house this morning! Did you?
By tho way I reckon you're go
ing to see 'Shore Acres' at the Lyric
Theatre to-night. Wo hnvo seen it
btreo times. It's grent! ,
Monday night's show, "Tho Pow
ers That lie," was line. "I'll have
to write a little piece about this for
tho' paper," said Mr. S. "This is an
unusual performance." It "shore
ly" was!
TKA 7,500 BALLOT BEFORE 8
P. M. THURSDAY XI OUT COX
TKSTAXTS' MISTAKES ARE AIT
TO BE SERIOUS DO NOT OUT
Till: IDEA THAT THE CONTEST
CLOSES OX THE DATE OK
CLOSING OK SPECIAL OFFER.
WHO WILL INTERCEDE?
THE CITIZEN has been reliably
informed that a certain manufactur
ing concern in the Maple City have
notified one of their employees, who
is married, and lias a family of eight
small children, that "he can look for
another job tho llrst of tho year.
Wo arc also informed that tho man
is very 'poor, and that lie is almost
distracted at the prospect of facing
the winter with it.s increased de
mands for food, fuel and clothing.
Who, among our public-spirited and
philanthropic eiti.ens will Intercede
in his behalf?
WINTER.
"This would be nice weather to bo
iu Bermuda or some other cocoanut
town," remarked a prominent citizen
to us last Friday morning, and wo
quite agreed with him. Winter
seems to have set in in deud earnest.
Wayne county is living up splendid
ly to its proverbial reputation of hav
ing "nine months Winter and three
mouths cold weather." But then
there Is a tang, a bracing quality in
tho air that inspires ono to renewed
zeal and activity. Wo shall soon
think nothing of temperatures of
twenty or thirty degrees below zero.
For our part however, give us "tho
good old Summer time!"
in
CHRISTMAS IX SCRAXTOX.
THE SCRAXTOX TIMES celebrat
ed Christmas by getting out n 72
pago holiday issue last Friday even
ing. The columns were fairly
bursting with advertisements choice
ly displayed, and tho Yuletido stories
were "played up" for nil they were
worth. THE SCRAXTOX TIMES is
deservedly included in the list of the
fifty American evening dailies that
win their way on their own merits.
Scranton is noted for getting out
rattling good papers, and THE
TIMES is facile prlnceps in tho pro
cession.
THE MEANEST MAX.
The "meanest" man isilways in
evidence, in largo numbers, at this
season of tho year. Ho never "lias
any use for Christinas." To him
the Santa Clans story is a pious
fable invented to part him from a
few of his tightly-hcld dollars. He
takes no pleasure in receiving gifts,
for, as lie says, "he feels under ob
ligation to give presents in return."
Ills favorite argument is that "wo
Might to look up the poor and give
them gifts." His way of putting it
into practice, is to go to church, and
drop a penny for tho "poor heath
en" Into the collection basket, when
ho thinks no ono is looking.
.Alter all, tho true happiness of
Christmas time comes from the
pleasure of "giving." Wo give other
IHKipIo things to iiiuko them happy.
Our happiness consists iu our being
able to make other people huppy,
It is a mercenary man, indeed, who
will deprive another person of tho
privilege of being happy, by acting
and looking upon a gift as a mero
business matter. Christmas is not
the running on a largo scale of mi
"ovchango department," whereby wo
pay debts wo owe other people
Christmas is not a "soft-soaping"
season, when grasping employers en
deavor to ease their consciences, by
giving faithful employees a part of
that to which they aro rightfully en
titled. Christinas is the time to
make other people huppy and to
THE RECORD'S CHRISTMAS XUM-
BER.
Tho Monroe Record, Stroiidsburg's
nroiiresslvo weekly, is out, under
date of December 15, with a hand
some slxteen-pago Christmas num
ber, embellished with cuts of the
town, and write-ups of its various
industries. Its columns are- fairly
bursting with advertisements well-
displayed and advantageously plac
ed. A lino quality of paper sets off
the press work to good advantage,
and tho paper is in every wuy a
credit to tho management of this
enterprising and newsy journal.
GOOD MORXIXG!
(On Tho Farm.)
"MIrondy, wherc's my shot gun?
That Infernal Health Ofllccr is put
ting ft "Measles" sign on our front
door. I'll pepper him! Blame him
anywny! Hero Mary's gono and
ketched tho measles."
"Sam, don't do anything rash.
Tho man's got to do it. The Ijw
makes him."
"Well, I'm mad clear through.
Hero Mary was making out well in
the Bermudy contests. Now she enn't
go out."
"Sam, dear, can't she use tho
'phono?"
"That's so! Say you're 'awfully
bright, MIrondy!"
mm
I
you
22 tho end of tho'pcrlod, marked tho
close of tho entire contest.
Such Is not tho caao. THIS CON
TEST CLOSES .IAN. 30, SIX WEEKS
HENCE, AND NOT BEFORE.
(Continued on Pago 3.)
NOXO(,EXARLX
SERIOUSLY
INMURED.
CURFEW!
Our esteemed down-the-avenuo
contemporary seems to have a sad
attack of "Curfew Must Ring To
Xight," on tho brain. Wc would re
spectfully submit, while not for an
instant opposing tho measure, wheth
er or not any one, man or woman,
boy or girl has ever been "inado
good by statute?" Isn't "goodness"
an abstract quality, n matter of the
heart? Train up a child in the way
ho should go. Make homo so at
tractive for him that he won't
want to go out on the street o'nights,
and the problem is solved!
SANTA GLAUS.
In order to facilitate deliveries
Christmas Eve, Santa Clans has es
tablished several "Christmas tree"
stations in Ifonesdnlc.
BERMUDA TOURS
(Continued from Page One.)
This contest will close officially on
Monday night, January 30 at 9 p.
m. Join tho Boosters.
HIAWATHA.
Miss Mabol E. Waidler 14875
SHERMAN.
Miss Louisa Lynch 15750
Miss Estella McAvoy 11800
DISTRICT NO. 4.
This Includes Prompton and Way
mart Boroughs, Cherry Ridge, Can
aan, South Canaan, Lake, Salem,
Sterling, Drelier and Lehigh town
ships. A tour of Bermuda, a diamoud
ring and a gold watch are sure to
go to this district.
WAYMART.
Miss Cora Miller, R D 2 15C00
Miss Olive Lockwood 1G350
Miss Margaret Spry 1C175
Miss Ruth Inch 1G100
ARIEL.
Mrs. Orpha Swingle 1C450
Miss Elsie M. Howe 15G50
SOUTH STERLING.
Miss Emma Bates 1G250
Miss Leola M. Smith 13550
GOULDSBORO.
Miss Grace Dowling 15750
Miss Mildred Sehring 15550
Miss Annabell Wright 15550
Miss Bertha Crooks 15350
Miss Gertrude Smith 14350
Miss Minnie Courtney 14200
STERLING.
Miss Lullela Cross 1G175
Miss Laura A. Gilpin 12G50
PROMPTON.
Miss Frances Richardson . ...1G000
KEENE.
Miss Maude Smith 15150
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Miss Ella Ehrhardt 1G250
Mrs. Frank Waltz 1G150
HAMLIN.
Miss Mao Walker 15000
Miss Cora Alt 14850
NEWSPAPER ETHICS.
In regard to an editorial expres
sion of our esteemed down-tho-avo-iiuo
contemporary, as to a "breach
of newspaper ethics In telling their
good stories," wo submit, that when
our good Mr. Rhniuauthus Mortimer
Stocker writes about newspaper
elliics, ho writes of something con
ecruing which ho knows next to noth
ing. But then wo ran sympathize
with him In his troubles, for wo hnvo
been reliably informed that a "re
cent unpleasantness" in his own es
tablishment reminded him quite for
clhly of tho fact that there is con
siderable truth In tho oft-repeated
statement, that some of tho Journals
of tho Maplo City aro "muzzled."
Now 'fess up, Mr. Rhainanthiis Mor
timer Stocker, and do bo good, at
least until after Christmas!
AVE
Joined the
b o osters?
It Is time to get
busy If you expect
to have some real
fun out of THE
CITIZEN'S Great
Tour of Bermuda
and prize contest. It's fun to pick
ono, and then turn in and try to
make her a wltiner. Savo your cou
pons and seo that your subscriptions
are paid and the votes given to your
favorite. Don'l lose any time in
seeing your friends and getting them
to subscribe for THE CITIZEN and
cast their votes for your candidate.
Be a booster. You will enjoy tho
contest as much as some of tho
candidates, If you can be of assist
ance to some worthy candidate.
Remember you can give your fav
orite 7,500 extra votes by paying
your subscription during "Boosters
Week.'1
There Is still plenty of room for
new candidates, as dally some drop
out and others take their places. In
some districts especially there are,
up to the present time, so few can
didates that a prize In one of theso
sections is a certainty. It will ap
peal to anyone with a little ambition
to see that they can enter In an al
most open Held and have the best
kind of a chance at a fine prize.
Thursday will see the close of
"Booster Week" in THE CITIZEN'S
Great Tour of Bermuda Contest." If
you have a friend in the contest
boost her along by giving her a sub
scription. You will get your money's
worth, for THE CITIZEN is the best
and newsiest paper In the county.
It Is cleanly edited and you will
never And anything In It you would
not care to have your children read.
No petty personal slander is allowed
to appear in the pages of THE C1T-
I IZEN which makes it the only HOME
newspaper In Honesdale. It will
mean a whole lot to your favorite
candidate. This Is a friendly race
for honors and prizes and the list of
candidates represents the best class
of people in this section of Pennsyl
vania. Candidates should bear In mind
that "Boosters' Week" ends Thurs
day night and until then every year
ly subscription to THE CITIZEN
means 7500 extra votes to you.
These votes may be held back if de
sired and it is a good Idea to keep
your aqtual, vote to yourself. Don't
even tell your best friend, for she
would spoil everything if she would
happen to leave a word drop. Re
member the Lord gave you two ears
and one mouth that you might hear
twice as much as you talk.
It is the reserve vote that will
count in the end. All voting ballots
that have no limit date on them can
bo held until you want them counted
in tho paper. Those that have a
limit date must be deposited in the
ballot box before that date.
Remember, you have two more
days to get the 7500 extra ballots
on each yearly subscription, so make
the most of the time left and in
crease your pile of reserve votes.
Yearly subscriptions secured pre
vious to this week will apply on this
offer.
Contest Closes Jan. !0.
"No I don't believe I'll make any
effort to win in this contest; it
closes too soon for mo to get nny
work in." Such were the words of
a candidate who was asked yester
day about their intentions In regard
to her candidacy in THE CITIZEN'S
Great Tour of Bermuda and Prize
Voting contest.
She thought tho contest closed
December 22 because she had read
about Boosters' Week" ending on
that date. She thought that Dec.
Wealthy Resident Of Seclyvllle Falls
Thursday Night On Icy Pave
ments, Badly Bruising His Leg
Truiued Xurso In Attendance.
Falling right outside of tho gener
al store of Gustavo Smith and Son,
Seelyvllle, as ho was going around
tho store cellar, after leaving tho
building, Thursday evening, W. L.
Ferguson, a wealthy resident of
Seelyvllle was badly shaken up, and
It Is feared Injured Internally.
Honry Owens and Georgo Sharp
picked him up and carried him into
his home next door, where ho was
mado tis comfortable as possible.
Dr. P. B. Peterson was BUinmoncd
and found him badly bruised, and
unable to move his right leg. Miss
Margaret McGettlgan, a trained
nurse of Scranton, Is In attendance.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Fer
guson In his misfortune.
able physicians, as tho damago they
will do is ten fold to tho good you
can possibly derive from them Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
morcury, and :b taken internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and
mucous surfaces of tho system. In
buying Hall's Catarrh Curo bo sure
you get tho genuine. It Is taken in
ternally and made In Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price "be. per
bottle.
Tako Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The line of linn furs for La
dies' and Misses nt Manner & Co.
stores aro especially suitable for
holiday presents. 00t4
Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Russell and
daughter, Miss Marrletta, loft Friday
for tho metropolis where they will
meet Miss Lucy Russell and Milton
Russell who will return homo with
them from their respective schools to
pass the Christmas vacation.
Hon. John Kuhbach has been
making extensive repairs at his
homo on Court street. Tho kitchen
has been made smaller by convert
ing part of it into a laundry. It Is
now ono of the mbst modern and
complete kitchens, being equipped
with cvory facility known to the
modern housekeeper.
BEWARE OF OIXTMENTS FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MER
CURY, as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces,
except on prescriptions from reput-
FOUR MORE SHOP
PING DAYS BEFORE
CHRISTMAS
THOSE WHO HAVE
NOT TAKEN THE OP
PORTUNITY OF OUR
ENDLESS VARIETY
WILLSTILL FIND OUR
STOCK COMPLETE.
JEWELER
BELL PHONE
FLAGG'S
HOUSE
The Christ
mas Store
for Men and
Boys
Abounds In Com
fortable nnd
Useful
Garments
Opposite D.
& H. R. R.
Station
Overcoats and suits, Cor
duroy and Canvass
work coats, sheep or
blanket lined with high
storm collars. Dress
6hlrts in white or fancy
patterns. Silk Mufflers
In plain or quilted
styles. Neck wear in
fancy Fo r e-1 n-H and
Bows, scarfs, a new as
sortment of sleeve but
tons. Umbrellas for
Men and Women, with a
choice selectlou of hand
les. Neat and catchy
suits for children; also
"Mother's Friend" Boys'
Blouses. Wo have ai
ready established a rep
utation for low prices
on Sweaters and Underwear. Learn our prices and Judgo for yourselves
FLAGQ' Clothing Htise3
863 Mam St.9 HonesdaSe
OPPOSITE THIS D. & H. R. It. STATION.
Try This
TWO MINUTE CURE FOR
COLD IN HEAD OR
CHEST.
It is Curing Thousands Daily, and
Saves Time and Money.
Get a bowl three quarters full of
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Pour into tho wator a tcaspoon
ful of IIYOMEI (pronounced Htgh-
o-mo. )
Put your head over tho bowl and
cover both head and bowl with
towel,
Breatho tho vapor that arises for
two minutes and presto! your head
Is as clear as a bell, and tho tight
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Nothing like it to break up a
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drlvo away a cough. It's n pleasant
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It passes over tho lnilamed and Irri
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at druggists everywhere". Ask G.
W. Pell for extra bottle Hyomel Inhalant.
THE .MUSICAL COMEDY, "COLLEGE DAYS," LYRIC THEATRE, MATINEE
DECEMBER 11(1.
AND NIGHT, MONDAY,