THIS CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DEC. UH, JIMO. THE CITIZEN Scml-Weckly Founded 11)08; Weekly bounded 181 I. ITBUIIthn KVKRY WEDNESDAY AND miDAY I) V Til It CITIZEN rUllt.lfilllNU COMl'ANY. Kulort-d os second-duns matter, nt the post oillce, Iloncsdale. l'n. SUDSCIUPTION ?1.50 K, H. IIAKDKN'nEKOlI. - PRESIDENT W. V. WOOD. MANAGER AND SKO'Y J.M. SMEITZliR EDITOR Dir.ECTOItB: 0. II. DORFUNCIKI!. M.I1. ALI.HN. K. II. IIAHDKNOKIinil, UKKBY WILSON. W. . WOOD. WEDNESDAY, l)i:C. US, 11110. IX CASH OF fine: Ordinance No. 15. Flro Alarm Signals, section 1. Tho steam gong shall bo Bounded only at 12 M. noon and in case of nn alarm ot lire. For GENERAL ALARM, tho gong will sound ONE LONG BLAST ; for llro about TWELFTH STREET BRIDGE-ono long nnd one short blast at intervals of ten seconds ; for llro BETWEEN 12TII STREET AND 7T1I STREET, ono long and two short blasts at Inter vals of ten seconds, ; for fire BELOW 7TII, ono long nnd threo short blasts at Intervals of ten sec onds ; for flro OUT SIDE OF BOROUGH LIMITS three long blasts . "You good people are Intolerable. Descend from your ultrn-niornl atti tude." The Mnniuls of SteveuUm In "The Walls of Jericho." "If you don't get married, and raiso a largo family, I'll report you to Teddy Roosevelt!" "The Wid dcr's advice to Ethel Desmond, a Southern Rose, in "Tho Ari.ona Limited." Gov. I'laisted In 1881 "Viewed With Alarm" What Wo "View With Complacency" In 11)10. The inaugural address of Gover nor Plaisted of Maine discusses old subjects, but the manner in which he treats some of them Is both ori ginal and humorous. He anticipates trouble from the "proposed gather ing of militia of the States at the National Capital on tho 4th day of March next, and asks whether It is possible that the American people can contemplate it with indifference. He calls attention to tho fact that when caesar crossed the Rubicon the Roman Republic fell, and calls upon Mr. Garlleld to "place his veto upon this proposed courtesy." He deplores the loss of population in Maine through emigration to the West, says that "one of the most .efllcent causes tending to drive citi zens from tho state is the law of imprisonment for debt," and de mands its repeal. The process of driving citizens out he describes as follows: "Demands are cut up into small amounts, ten or lifteen dollar notes given, execution taken out up on each, and the debtor is pursued, harassed, and oppressed until he is forced to leave the State to preserve his personal liberty" certainly a shortsighted policy for the creditor to adopt. The Governor regrets the absence of a usury law, and points out that tho creditor's right to take pay tends to "transfer tho property of the many to the pockets of the few," to "paralyze and blight all productive industries," and, worst of all, to bring savings-banks "to the verge of ruin." The managers of these institutions, ho admits, are among tho best men In the State, "and yet, in the management of funds not their own, and under the restraints of legislative supervision, such was their passion for high rates of interest, these men neglected their first duty to the depositors, and loaded the hanks with Investments of such doubtful character that banks holding six millions of deposits sus pended payment." Ho Insists that the United States bonds which ma ture ought not to be refunded, but paid (we presume In legal tender), and protests against tho proposition to rotiro and "burn" the legal- ten der currency, "so that out of their ashes may arise a like amount of Interost-hearing bonds to furthor tax the labor and industry of tho country." He asks what bondholders are "but a class of glided paupers supported by the labor of tho coun try," and, in a striking passage, re minds the Maine Legislature that "if one millionaire had eorne ovor in the Mayflower he would havo blasted tho prospocts of a continent." VIVID IMAGINATION. Woman Dies In ltrooklyn Hospital As Result of Autosuggestion Had a Slight Gold. New York, December 23. Death by auto-suggestion, In much tho samo manner that Mnrk Twain made fa mous In a serious description of tho curious malady of morbid imagining round commonly in tho Hawaiian Islands, is roported from tho Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, In tho caso of Daisy Kempton, 55 years old. Tho woman had snow-white hair, a vigorous body and wns healthful In appearance. She had no known ail ment although sho had been an In mate of tho hospital for two and a half years. She enterod tho hospital complaining of several chronic forms of illness. Yet the doctors who ex amined hor found her to be perfect ly sound. She persisted In declaring; she suffered from ailments and came to be an export In defining symptoms. Specialists examined hor several times because of the accurate descrip tions of symptoms of different dis eases she gave, but always with tho result, thoy reported, that Daisy's troubles wore " all In hor oye." Her vanity for prettily be-rlbbon-ed night robes was inordinate. Once she was sent to the observation ward for tho insane. But sho could not even prove the possession of a mental troublo that would warrant hor being committed. She was at worst merely eccentric. For tho first Lime In hor long stay 1 nt tho hospital the woman dovolopod a real malady last Sunday. Yet It was a very slight ono moroly a cold, and not a sorious cold nt that. Hut sho brooded over It, magnified It Into tho hollof sho was dying of pneu monia. And to tho nmnzomont of tho doctors nnd nursos, without any real physlenl cause to warrant It, the woman became really 111, her pulso and breathing began to be labored, and yostorday morning sho brcath od her last. Tho hospital staff as serts positively her death was duo entirely to tho mental suggestion sho gave herself that sho was fatally 111. THE RURAL CONGKEGATION. Religious Loyalty ami Sclf-Sncrlflco Xot Etnt Yet! Loyalty and self-sacrlllco for tho church, Is not yet a thjng of Lho past. Such a spirit Is still extant and was recently evidenced in a rurnl congre gation In Ducks county, according to tho Doylcstown Intelligencer. There was a debt approximating $8000 on tho church cdlllce, nnd an effort was made to wipe out the encAibrances, with tho result that within a few weeks tho debt was lifted and a neat sum was left over for contingencies. It Is a farming community, and every one, with less than six exceptions, in tho congregation loyally and with a self-sacrlilco that was heroic, gave willingly and gonorously to the cause, 'l ho farmers gave of their sub stance dug from the soil, the teach ers from hard-earned salaries In tho schools, the boys on the farm from their little stores saved up for other days. If we were to paraphrase tho query put to Chicago. "What would Christ do If Ho came to Bucks coun t"?" with all reverence we could sny we believe Ho would bless that con gregation. For loyalty and self-sacrifice In a rural congregation It is questionable whether It has a coun terpart. A congregation with such a united people should bo a lever for much good In its community. CITIZEN CHUCKLESI We can easily figure out tho origin of the old saying, "The wicked walk in slippery places," but wo ure rath er inclined to believe that even a good dominie would make a few re marks appropriate to the occasion were he to slip on a banana skin. Father's Fate. It's a custom alas! that we can't drop, Though to dodge wo may arrange; Fate has decreed that mother shall shop, And father the goods exchange. II II II Her Consistency. Strange that woman doth ' antifat tako And gives her weight a bump; Then down to the store doth she hike For pads to make her plump. When kvtPro 'sweet. He calls wlfey his precious darling, She calls hubby her own dear Ben; But soon as tho company leaves tho house They dig up the hatchet again. II II II Tho Ileal Xced, "Bantam rooster out in Nebraska drove a setting hen from her nest and himself hatched out a fine brood of chicks. Looks as If advocates of woman's rights ought to get busy in Nebraska." New York Herald. T.nnUa mnro llko ns If snmo nntilrn might he able to distinguish between a bantam hen and a bantam rooster. II II U Good Enough to Kut. The frequent announcement in our "Cent A Word Column" of "Wanted A girl to cook" Is eloquent recog nition of our claim that the Hones dale girls are good enough to eat. Tho Day il'fter Xnms. Sadly he sits In the lunch foundry, Studying his ways and means; Oh, what a drop from turkey and lixln's To prosaic pork and beans! A Spelling Rule. When "ei" nnd "ie" both spell "o" How can we tell which It shall be? Hero is a rule you may believe, That never, never, will deceive, And all such troubles will relievo; A simpler rule you can t conceive. It is not made of many pieces, To puzzlo daughters, sons or nieces, Yet with it all the troubles ceases: After C an E apply: "After other Iottors, I." Thus a general in a sioge Writes a letter to his liege Or an army hold its Held And will never, never yield. While a warrior holds a shield Or has strength his arm to wield. Two exceptions we must note, Which all scholars learn by rote; Leisure is the first of these, For tho second wo havo seize, Now you know tho simple rule, Learn It quick and off to school! St. Nicholas. Tho Telegraph Almanac. The 1011 edition of tho Harris. burg Telegraph Almanac and Central Pennsylvania Year Book, tho "elbow book" which won such fnvor when It appeared for tho first tlmo last year, has just boon received. Tho almanac Is larger than before, and It goes without saying that It is more comploto and moro convenient, It lias moro features and Is better In every way. The almanac Is larger than ovor, its pages numbering 128 nnd tho reading matter Is so arranged that handy referonco is facilitated. Tho inUexlnls complete. Tho features include tnose which won recognition last year as valuable and others which were added in response to suggestions from people all ovor this section of tho state. Just for instance, suppose you wanted to know who was tho first Govornor of Pennsylvania uudor tho Constitution of 1873. Tho almanac would tell you in a Jiffy. You can got tho price of wheat In January or tho high price for that grain in 1900. -Havo Tho Citizen In your homo. -t-f-H-f 4-f -f f -f f-f-f -f . . rrm niyv ihum t t niAHAUCK 0 LVLUMfl The Democrats had a conference Inst week In Washington, D. ('., nnd it has leaked out that ono wing of tho party wants to hit tho tariff right l,,tW,ri?,ihwHyhSA npmncratlc Zui'Z LM , ' t maul. Another wing says: "Be care- i fiii i, 7 V, t t on his latest success, "Tho nhnn.1 n, 1 h?t It of and It kb-W PnS8lnB of 11,0 Thlrtl I,,loor 1nck'" m C,? ( ,!n. L hl w'by Jerome K. Jerome, In which ho then t he nooplo will get hot under , hM aIroaily appeared 200 times In uiu cuniu mm ii ul un utixu in uiu tltJ oJrn'- Sf or n'oo'consecu: r nin n,nM ti,nrTtS'"V0 Performances in New York and ii U ,;CI, "S ' lM 5: London alone. Its reception on tho that tho tariff gun will bo dis charged accidentally and premature ly and some Innocent by-standing In dustry Is going to bo hurt. They claim that "Doc" Cook Is getting in line for the Democratic nomination for tho Presidency in i 1912. A man who can put ns beau tiful a face on a Ho as "Doc" did on that "North Polo" yarn certainly would find himself at home telling tho people that tho party which has stood for freo labor, free trade and ( free silver would be tho best party to entrust with the destinies of a freo people. It requires a man vlth an adjustable veracity to do a thing like that and "Doc" Cook has tho goods. A pesslmentlc man Is usually ono, who lives under a petticoat govern ment at home, and reflects his sup pressed feelings when away from home. You are- just beginning to have a llttlo sense when you refuso to at tend a midnight lunch consisting of beer, dried beef, summer sausage and cheese. The average man comes very near being an idiot in taking care of himself. You see him wearing a fur cap on his head while his shoes let In snow and ice water. He wears an overcoat on his back and nothing but a thin shirt over his chest. He Is terribly alarmed about freezing his Angers, while his throat is ex posed to blizzards, and he Is often ailing or thinks he is. It's herb tea, corn tea, Peter's pills, Paul's tonic, Brown's Cordial, Smith's plaster or poultices, until tho balance wheel In the machine comes to a stop. Na ture wants to keep going but she can't. Some foolish fellows drink whiskey nnd that clogs the valves; he drinks beer and that clogs the wheel; he pours down lemonade, ice water, tea, coffee, and the Lord knows what else, and then wonders why the flres under the boiler do not burn. Now If you would take an ox or a horse or even a hog and put him through that course of spirits he'd be dead in a year. Yet man, the capstone of creation, outrages the plainest and simplest laws of health every day. Did Adam smoke? Did Eve wear patent health corsets? Did Solomon chew, smoke and spit? Did the children of Israel make for a beer garden as soon as tney crossed the Red Sea? Did Rebecca eat gum drops and Ice cream and wash them down with soda water? Adam was tho first man, and was made perfect from head to foot. How long would ho have kept so after eating a mince pie before going to bed? Suppose he slept in a bed room with the win dows down, door shut, and a dog under the bed? Suppose Eve had laced herself up In a corset, put on tight shoes with high heels, sit up all hours of the night eating trash and playing bridge? Had our first parents dono all these things, how many of us would be hero to read THE CITIZEN? When you como to look at It squarely In the face, at tho way mankind treats himself, we can only wonder how any of us ever es caped nnd are living to read this ar ticle. Dear Reader, let us cut out some of our foolishness this com ing year. SYRACUSE ALUMXl GATHERING. Second Annual Banquet To Be Held at St. Luke s Parish House, Scrantou, December ISO. The alumni of Syracuso University, living In Northeastern Pennsylvania, have received a circular letter In forming them of tho annual banquet of the Association to bo hold Decem ber 30, in Scranton. Tho letter reads as follows: To Tho Syracuso Alumni of North eastern Pennsylvania: Greeting: Our second nnnual In formal dinner and reunion will bo held In the banquet hall of Saint Luko s Parish House In Scranton, Pennsylvania, on the evening of De cember 30, 1910. Tho dinner will ho served nt 0:30 o'clock, in order to enable alumni living nt a dlstanco to reach homo tho same ovenlng. constitution for the Association will bo submitted for ratification, with tho recommendation that all alumni present, together with thoso who attended tho banquet last year, bo enrolled ns charter members. A goodly number of Syracuse alumni livo in this vicinity, and many of them are of tho opinion that it is tlmo wo all became acquainted, and, incidentally, reminded tho young people hereabouts that Syra cuso Unlvorslty has boon attracting to its halls tho brightest student minds from thoso parts for somo tlmo past, and will continue to do so In tho future. Wo owo this much to our Alma Mater. Your ofllcors havo provided a feast for tho body and mind of ovory ono of tho ono hundred or moro alumnus nnd undorgradunteB living In North eastern Pennsylvania, nnd for tho husband and wifo who may wish to onjoy tho ovenlng with us. Tho cntoror has been instructed to fur nish a substantial dinner, and at a modornto prlco too. Syracuso songs, cheers, colors nnd spirit will ho tho order of tho even ing, and plans nro under way to havo a member of tho Unlvorslty faculty bring us greetings and tho latest words of cheer from our Alma Mater. DAYTON ELLIS, '02. Corresponding nnd Recording Seere tary, Dunmoro, Pa. AMUSEMENTS. I- Inn Robertson's Visit In a .Mystery Hay. Mr. Inn Robertson's visit to tho ZnAay IS 28 ml InAZ u'oo mosPnb?e "torn now before the public either T T i . .1 C . . I. .. t I "i 1 ' 'V "lu road being no less onthuslastlc It Is seldom that tho personality of nn actor Is so remarkably In hnr mony with tho rolo ho is represent ing as 13 that of Ian Robertson In tho mysterious and Inspiring individ uality of "tho Stranger" In "Tho Passing of tho Third Floor Back." lan Robertson docs not act the part as others might hnve dono ho lives It! Ho Is tho Pnsser-hy for tho tlrno being. It Is that power of conviction in all that ho does, added to tho personal magnetism and gifts denied many nnother actor, which upuits tne piay no appears in to tne level of a classic. Yet Mr. Jerome's wonderful play Is neither melodrama nor pure comedy. It could best be described as a modern morality or mystery play, like "Everyman," and, through tho oloquent medium of Ian Robertson, shows to nn extra ordinary dogreo tho power of tho stage and popularity of the actor. There has often been a complaint of tho comparatively few attempts to treat tho middle classes with becoming seriousness. Yet In "Tho Passing of the Third Floor Back" wo have a conspicuous instance to the contrary of simple people of to day being used as pawns on the stage In the portrayal of real life. To Inn Robertson, Actor and Preach er (In "The Pussing of tho Third Floor Hack.") With hearts deep-stirred to nobler aim and thought, We saw thee pass In silence from a sccno Where patient love and simple faith had wrought To cleanse, and raise, and choor with hope serene. And thou has taught us In this touch ing play "Life is for service, not for sel fishness," That we may sail around us every day, And know for our own selves, true happiness. By finding good In some dull sordid heart, By speaking hope to some dis tracted soul, Pointing the selfish to "the better part," Tho slave of Fashion to a nobler goal. Long shall wo ponder on thy gentle face Tho sweet calm voice, tho words of counsel given And thank thee, "Stranger," for tho tender grace That raised us, for a moment, near Heaven! Ministrel Show Coining. An occasional visit of a minstrel show is a good thing for the theatre goer. Wearied by a continuous course of problem plays, lurid melo dramas and musical comedies, the stately presence and sparkling con versation of the Interlocutor appeals restfully to him, while the familiar quips of tho end men are hailed as old friends returning from a long journey, and it is all very lovely. This statement is especially true of as good a minstrel show as John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels are presenting, which comes to the Lyric Friday, Dec. 30. This is a first-class company. Catarrh Will Go Relief Comes in Two Minutes, Complete Cure in Few Weeks. Don't go on hawking yourself sick every morning; It's cruel, It's harm ful and It's unnecessary. If after breathing HYOME1, tho wonder-worker, you aro not rid of vile catarrh, you can have your money bnek. No stomach dosing just tako tho little hard rubber pocket Inhaler that comes with each outfit, and pour in to It a few drops of HYO.MEI. Brcatho It according to directions, in two minutes it will relievo you of that stuffed up feeling. Use It a few minutes every day, and in a few weeks you will be entirely freo' from catarrh. Breathing HYOMEI Is a very pleas ant nnd certain way to cure catarrh. Got an outfit to-day; It only costs fl.OO; it's worth ? 1,000 to any ca tarrh sufferer. For sale by drug gists everywhere and by G. W. Pell who guarantees it to cure catarrh, croup, coughs, colds, soro throat and bronchitis. After you ouco own a Hyomol hard rubbor inhaler which comes with tho outfit, you can buy an extrn bottlo HYOMEI liquid from G. W. Peil for only 50 conts; tho in haler lasts a Ufa time. ENdUSlI PLOn BLUE CHINA WARE Diuitr wt, lort-flte pieces, oomprlilnKi 6 Dinner PliM 1 VecetibU Mh 5 Oupi 6 llultir l'UU. 6 Derrjr DWif. 1 Urge Berry Uowl 1 H-lnch ilout PUtter 0 burt e Tea HUtei e &up I'litee Guaranteed perfect and l repTeMntxl or mane refunded without queitlon. Direct from factory at ebrlnf, Ohio, to you at coat price, 15.00. Beautifully decorated old wreath deiltn. Decoratlona will always hold color and will not wear oil. SEND MONEY OltUKH. THE ritENCM CHINA CO.. ti Weit Droadway, New York City Reference Dunn or Drmdttreet'i or any bank in Sebrimi, Ohio. tin rnllnt) nn COLD WEATHER "DOX'TS. Humane Society of Tioga County Ap peals fo Horsemen "Advlco Good As Gold in near Old Wayne." Twenty cold weather "don'ts" for drivers nnd owners of horses are presented for genornl attontlon. Thoy are taken from tho Wollshoro Agltntor and nro as follows: "Don't use cold bits in cold woath or. Your horao'B tongue is tondor nnd his mouth la formed of dollcnte glands nnd tlssuos. "Don't clip your horse when the mercury Is nt tho freezing point. "Don't fail to blanket your horse when ho stnnds in the cold. 'Don't forget that nasal catarrh, diphtheria, bronchitis and other Ills often result from exposure and the chill which follows suddenly checked perspiration. "Don't fnll to keep your horse's shoes sharp when the streets are slippery. "Don't put your horse's feet In un skilled hands. Good feet nrc spoil ed by bad shoeing. "Don't keep your horso In an over heated stable, then stand him for hourB In a freezing atmosphere, and wonder why ho becomes paralyzed. "Don't fall to water your horse tho first thing In tho morning, but not with Ice water. "Don't load your horse too heav ily when the streets nnd roads are blocked with snow. "Don't force him to hack a heavy load ovor a heavy snow bank. A shovel, with a little energy, will mako It easier for your horse and your conscience. "Don't try to convince your horse that ho Is on skates when his feet strike the slippery asphalt. Go slow, my son. "Don't fall to oil your wagon axles. There is a heap of humanity in wagon greaso. "Don't fail to properly shelter your stock from the cold, and exer cise them when tho weather Is good. "Don't fall to have your horse's teeth examined. Of what use is food if your horso can't eat it? "Don't dock your horse's tail. He needs it In winter as well as In sum mer, and it was put there by a Mas ter Hand. "Don't overcheck your horse. Na ture's curves are always graceful. I ESTABLISHED 1890 THE OLDEST BANK IN WAYNE COUNTY -THE HONESDALE (RATIONAL CAPITAL, $ 150,000.00 SURPLUS 241,711.00 TOTAL ASSETS 1,902,000.00 WE ARE AFTRR YOU ! You have moro or less hanking business. Pnssiblv iT is with us, such being the caso you know something of om service, but if not a patron would it not be well for you to become ono ? OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT will help you start. It is calculated to serve all clashes, the old and the young, the rich and the poor, i MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN t 3T RECEIVES DEPOSITS OF $1.00 A55D UP T and allows three per cent, intenst annually. Interest will be paid (p-ir X the first of any month on all deposits made on or before the 10th of the month provided such deposits remain three'calendar months or Umgi-r HENRY '.. KUSSKLI. rllKSWENT. ANDREW THOMPSON VICE I'liESIDEXT. THE II'' an h flltfl sc. lr om swift ax 1 i w ni!""" V7lrt JOr.N '.'OuLL'i t-'lC C!T" MINblf.e'-S "Don't forgot that there Is moro profit In coaxing a horso than In kicking him. Try gentleness nnd see how It grows on you. "Don't wult till your horso Is dead, or nearly so, before you send for a doctor or an ambulance. "Don't kill your horso trying to get him out of a hole before you send Tor the derrick. "Don't send anonymous com plaints. 'A Lover of Animals,' 'Frlond of Humanity,' nnd other fa miliar writers, belle their titles whon thoy fall to send their address. Bo mnnly and don't hesitate to appear when you are needed for tho bucc ces tui Investigation or prosecution of a case. Don't, by your seeming cow ardlce, consign your complaint to tho waste basket." A complaint was recently made ol a brutal driver In tho northern part of this county who cruelly beat hla horso over the head with a neck yoke; but the complainant refused to testify against tho man for fear he would revengo himself In some way. All such cases should bo brought speedily to Justice. HUGH YOUNG, Pres't Humane Society of Tioga County, Wellsboro, Pa. -A good play at Lyric tomorrow. We want all the news. REWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MER CURY, as mercury will surely destroy tho sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing It through tho mucous surfaces, except on prescriptions from reput able physicians, as the damage 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, 0., contains no mercury, and :s taken internally, acting dirootly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken In ternally and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney &. Co. Testimonials freo. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. 4- EDWIN K.TOUIlfrA CAS1I1H! ALRKKT O. LINPSA Attl'TANTCASlIiJB mHftUBH&UE MAW J