Til, 0ITH5E.V, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1011. THE CITIZEN Semi-Weekly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 18 M. Ptl MNHMI KVKIIV WEUltKHDAY AKII flllUAY BY Til I! CM 13! EN' rUBI.iaillHU COMPANY. Kutp.reu as second-class nmttcr.ut the post oiUce. Honesdale. lu. H. n.HARDENHERtlll. - - PRESIDENT .W W. WOOD. - MANAGER AXR riKC'V, J.M.SMELTZER EDITOR directors: o. h. dorkmnoer. m. ii. allen. BXNRT WILSON. K. U. HARUENIlERnil. W. W. WOOD. FRIDAY, JANUARY SO, 1011. "EXTRA! FINAL EXTRA!!" For tho first time in tho history of Wnyno County, two issues of a Hlilro paper weie printed und dis tributed in one afternoon. As limy bo readily imagined, it was THE CITIZEN, with Its usual cliuractcrls tlc enterprise, thnt accomplished the feat. The first "Extra" was printed and folded nnd wrapped up in bun dles in time to catch tho early after noon trains, and by evening from one end of tlio county to the other, people wore rending the ilrst reports of the famous "Lord murder trial" now in progress. The names of the nine Jurors chosen up to noon, and a full account of tho morning's proceed ings appeared in tho ilrst edition. Iicss than nn hour after tho con clusion of the afternoon session of ourt, tho linotype was clicking away, nnd the rumblo of tho press was heard, nnd by supper time, the pooplo of Honesdnlo wero enjoying tho "Final Extra" which was the nly paiter that contained a full ac count of the nfternoon's proceedings and tho only one that published the District Attorney's charge in full. THE CITIZEN lias had a wonder ful past and it is "lustier" now than at any time in its history. This is tho tinio to subscribe! Distribution of Food. Tho Secretary of Agriculture, as tho result of his study of the prices of food, concludes that our farniB are fairly holding their own, and that while the farmer Is getting higher prices than he formerly did, he re ceives no greater and perhaps even a less percentage of the ultimate price of his product to the consum er. The greater proportion of in crease, Mr. Wilson concludes, is the cost of distribution. If the farmer sold directly to the consumer, ac cording to the Philadelphia Ledger, or if the consumer would buy direct ly from the farmer, ho would not have to pay so much. It could have required no pro longed investigation to prove this. It is self-evident that In the indus trial development of tho country, and especially in tho growth of great cities, the majority of the pop ulation is more and more removed from its source of supply, and dis tribution becomes an increasing ele ment of cost. It is within memory that Philadel phia was fed mainly from the farms In the immediate neighborhood. The farmers brought their own products to markot reserving enough to feed their own families. Tho families of these farmers now, If they still maintain the farms, order their pro visions in town and have them de livered by rail or by motor-vans. Instead of buying country hams from the farmer, we buy, as he does, hams that have been prepared in Chicago and shipped across the country to a wholesalo dealer who supplies tho retailor with whom wo deal. The hams are a great deal bettor than "those that mother used to buy"; but whether so or not, the fact remains that If we want hams we must get them from a distance and must pay the cost of bringing them hero. Wo cannot buy them from the neighboring farmer, be cause ho can put his energies to more profitable use than raising hams. Multiply this single instance in definitely. Wo used to buy eggs from the farmer, when he had them. When the hens were not laying, wo did without eggs. Now we must all havo plenty of eggs all the year round, and wo got them; but wo havo to pay somebody for keeping them in storage and distributing them to the shops and even to tho farms. It would be much nicer to buy all these things directly from the farmer, but he rarely has them to sell. Tho "middleman", may bo extortionate and obnoxious, but if It wore not for him none but the very rich could have any eggs nt all. Secretary Wilson thinks thnt a co-operative association of consum ers might send out and buy provis ions on tho farm, thus avoiding the middleman's charges. So It might, perhaps; but co-operation will have to reach a much higher development before such an association can com pete economically with tho highly organized produce business. Tho Secretary's advice upon agriculture has more practical Importance than his suggestions on distribution. Theso aro of vnluo chiefly In the rec ognition that distribution Is at least as dlfflcult a part of tho food prob lem as production. Progress of The Day. It is entirely likoly that Siberia will bo the world's wheat market of tho future. This country enjoyed tho distinction, but as the scientific cul ture of the grain enabled the grow ers to move farther north, according to the Harrlsburg Patriot, the belt was extended Into Canada, so that that country shares to a great de gree in the product. Thus It was dis covered that tho corresponding lati tudes of Russia wero suited for wheat growing and tho size of tho crop in that country has grown from year to year until the wheat grown in tho Czar's country has outstripped that of our own as far as quantity Is concerned. This fact Is particularly significant when it Is realized that Russia Is a ryo eating country. Whllo American methods largely enter into the cultivation of this crop by tho Muskovltes. American machinery ia also largely used. Ited Gum Lumber. Acting in concert with some of the largest lumber dealers In this coun try the United States forestry ser vice took up tho matter of the red gum lumber of tho Southern States in the endeavor to acquaint It of tho charges which had been made against It. It lias long been regard ed as one of the most beautiful of the woods of this country, but its behavior in use was not all that could bo asked for. It was known to split and warp in such a manner that It was never made use of ex cept for temporary purposes. Even for this there was very little of It cut. The results of the Investiga tion and experiment which ensued was that it was learned that If the wood wore properly treated it could be relied on Just as much as any of the more favorably known woods. It was discovered that the wood must be treated a little differently in pil ing and drying and that a double drying process was necessary. That Is, after being reduced to boards It should stand in the air for one year and then given an additional treat ment In the kiln. In this manner the wood was deprived of nearly all of Its water content. In its green con dition it weighs 4,750 per 1,000 feet, while after the double drying treat ment it weighs 3,300 pounds. Red gum that weighs 3 1-3 pounds per foot will he found entirely trust worthy as far as its future conduct Is concerned. It will not twist, warp or crack. When cut It has the ap pearance of mahogany or birch and Is capable of being treated with al most any of the wood stains in use. PENNY LUNCHES AT SCHOOL. Council of Jewish Women Provide Nourishing Food for Pittsburg Youngsters. Pittsburg, Pa. Hot, satisfying lunches for the pupils of the Spring field public schools are now a real ity. Yesterday for the first time in Pittsburg's history hungry mouths wero filled in a public school building at prices which suited even the most humble chap in the district. The project, the dream for many weeks past of the Council for Jewish Women, which Inaugurated the movement, opened with splendid suc cess. More than 100 clamoring chil- i dren, each clutching tightly in a I small fist the precious penny, were served. it was a great day for the young sters. The novelty of the plan pro duced wide-eyed amazement among them. They bought their first lunch shyly, but healthy appetites soon dis pelled the air of restraint. Then tho big lunch room which lias been fitted up in tho Springfield school building fairly rang with juvenile enthusiasm. Three big tables, one bearing shiny new cups steaming with cocoa, an other with plates of big, fat, hot roast beef sandwiches, and a third fairly outshining nny Christmas tree with its bravo array of bananas and ginger snaps, awaited the children at the noon hour yesterday. Rows of benches, built in proper proportions for small legs and childish bodies, surrounded three sides of the big room. Ten women of tho council, beaming with satisfaction and pride at the success of their plan, bustled about distributing plates, comforting shy ones and quelling the turbulent outbreaks of bad boys. Then the children all had their pictures taken. The opening of the penny lunch was a sort of gala occasion. Several well-known business men dropped in to watch tho proceedings and gazed with interest at the spectacle of some 100 or so childish appetites being satisfied. There will bo variety to tho menu, as the folljwlng bills will show: TUESDAY LUNCH. Hot beef sandwich lc Cup hot cocoa lc Banana, three ginger snaps lc WEDNESDAY LUNCH. Rice soup and bread lc Baked potato lc Orange ic Cup of milk ic Tho Cost of Aviation. Tho death, on the last day of 1910, of two of the world's most daring aviators marked the close of the most memorable period since the be ginning of man's serious attempt to solve, by the aid of heavler-than-alr machines, the problem of aerial lllght. It requires no more than a glance at the "records" achieved during tho last twelve months to show that extraordinary progress was made toward the attainment of man's "conquest over the air," but this was at a price in human life which raises the question whether what has been gained was worth tho cost. It Is, perhaps, impossible that anything llko a satisfactory answer can be giv en to such a query, but It is certain that the fatal termination of so many flights last year will hardly act as a deterrent while the rewards hold out to tho aviators are so tempting. When comparison is made between the records of 1909 and of tho year Just closed it might be said that 30 human lives is not too much to pay. Theso are the figures: 1909. 1910. Altitude, feet 1,700 11,474 Speed, miles an hour 47.7 G8.4 Duration, hours, minutes 4.G 8.13 Dlstanco (circular course,) miles . 143.84 3G2.CG Dlstanco (e r oss country), miles .,..39 177 One pa ssenger (cross country), miles .20 147 Hours and minutes... 4.02 Five pa ssenger (circular course), minutes 10 But oven these do not toll all the story, for they necessarily omit men tion of such achievements as tho trans-AlpIno flight which cost Chavez his llfo, or Johnstone's demonstra tion of his ability to buffet success fully the winds of a hurrlcano, or pf Hoxsoy's own crossing of tho mountains in southern California I only tho other day. It Is significant, however, that tho i toll of death In the aviation world has been mainly taken from the dar ing performers at public exhibitions, men who for a price were ready to furnish tho public the thrills and sen sations for which It craves. How far those performers definitely help toward the solution of the structural and other problems that go to make up so largo a part of the triumphs of modern aviation It would be difficult to determine, and It would be equally Impossible to estimate with accuracy tho proportion which the enormous death list In 1910 bears to the dally Increasing number of users of the aeroplane. This number is variously estimated at from 1000 to 3000, and If the latter estimate Is correct the total accidents must be considered in relation to the larger number. How over this may be, the aviation meet of today has come to havo a certain horrid attraction to those who fear to see a fellow humanbeing fall to his death, but whoso dread is not sufficient to overcome their morbid curiosity and their passion for ex citement. Public Ledger. BERMUDA TOURS (Continued From Pago One.) said subscription aro turned in. In order to give tho out-of-the-ctty candidates an even shake with those in the city all mail bearing subscriptions which is sent before 10 p. m., will be counted In on the extra offer. A careful stub record will bo kept of these extra certificates, just as Is kept of all subscription votes, in or der that no candidates may "raise" the amount of the slip or transfer same. Turn in your subscriptions as you receive them. We keep a record of them and when you have $15 to your credit we will issue you tho Bonus Votes. After Monday, January 23, the limit will be lifted and next week candidates may vote as many or as few as they please. The Competitive Ballots. The "Competitive Ballots" will be mailed to the winners tonight just as soon as the lucky ones can be deter mined after the mails from the out side districts reach The Tour Depart ment. Candidates who turned in money last week will also be given 15,000 Bonus Votes for every $15.00 on sub scriptions to THE CITIZEN and these ballots will also be mailed at the same time. Those who turned In less than $15.00 last week may finish the club this week and when they do a Bonus for 15,000 will be mailed them, provided same is com plete by Thursday night at 10 p. m. Don't Bo Discouraged. Now candidates, if you did not win a big ballot in "The Competitive Period" you should not feel dis couraged for tho last special offer gives you another opportunity to win that Tour of Bermuda. Remember here will ho no of-' fers of nny kind during the last four days of the contest, and that this is positively tho last offer. The last of the contest is now here. Get all those who have prom ised you with a subscription "later on" to pay NOW. You will be given about three times as many votes more during this offer than during the last few days of the contest. Schedule Reduced. Saturday at 10 o'clock the scale of votes will be reduced to tho reg ular scale as previously am -"meed. Thursday night at 10 o'clock ends the last Special Offer. Until that hour 15,000 Bonus votes will be Issued on every club of $15.00 turned in on subscriptions over and above tho regular scale. Up to Saturday night at 10 p. m. you will receive tho 25 per cent, extra votes. Get all you can be fore that hour. Seo All Old Subscribers. You should see all old subscribers of THE CITIZEN mill Iiuva tliam n you. They will be given credit just mo same. Remember that payments made by old subscribers on n rrn.n rn trna nmml votes just the same as if tho pay ments were made in advance or for new subscriptions. Iron Hot. The time Is "ripe" for results now. The iron is hot. Tho contestants should lose no time "striking" their friends and acquaintances for sub scriptions nnd votes. Everybody in Honesdale and vicinity is willing to help the candidates secure ono of the tours or prizes that will be given away on January 30. But In order to get this assistance, which Is theirs for the asking, the candidates must let their friends know they want it. People aro glad to help those who help themselves. If a candidate wants tho "golden apple" she must go to the garden and get it. Enthusiasm Contagious. If you aro slanted down towards the bottom in this contest, If you are nt the bottom Turn back, for you are going to victory. Make ypur enthusiasm enthuse thoso around you. It will. But if you, the leader, act half hearted; if you take yourself out of the fight "20 miles away" in spirit If not in actual presence, your friends will lose interest. Like Sheridan you havo to be on the job. "Turn boys, turn! Wo'ro going back." There was quite a difference be tween "Sheridan 20 miles away" and tho dashing Phil right on tho Job. And wo can Imaglno Phil Sheri dan, dancing along the firing line, facing his scattering troops, his horse dripping with foam after a raco of 20 miles (for In those days they didn't have autos to take generals hero and there and derricks to lift them In as they did for General Shatter during the Spanish-American fracas) but General Sheridan had come "20 miles" riding straight out of tho south towards his men, for ho knew they could fight, ho knew they would fight, but they needed Inspiration. "Turn boys, turn, wo'ro going back." Tho little general dashing down the line waving his sabre and shout ing, "Turn, boys, turn," was Inspira tion personified, ' Those wavering boys in blue re gained their nerve nnd they turned back with the result that when tho day was dono, from a dlro defeat sweet victory was snatched forth. And at Winchester, Vn., that day some forty years ago, the Union triumphed because enthusiasm came, came when needed. Some of tho candidates havo been shooting the chutes and sliding from the attic of tho standing down the bannisters until they have about hit tho second sub-collar. "Turn, enndtdate, turn" you're go ing back. Back towards the top, Back to the top. Back! Back!! Back!!! The reason the Federals won was because Sheridan got there. The reason they were losing was because the leader was absent. f -f -f Tlio watches and diamonds -f -f that will ho awarded to tho -f contestants as district prizes aro now on display at tho -f following places '. -f ! Diamond Kings at -f CIIAS. F. SPENCER & CO., -t- 100 Ninth Street. -f 1 Gold Watches nt -t- II. G. ROWLAND, -f 1137 Main Street. -f Call at these places and seo -f -f tlieni for they are worth work- -f ins for. -f & . List of candidates with votes counted up to G p. m. Wednesday. -r, -f -f-f -f DISTRICT NO. 1. This includes all the Borough' 'of Honesdale and all of Texas except Texas No. 3. A tour of Bermuda, a diamond ring and a gold watch nre sure to go to this district. CANDIDATES. COMPANION. VOTES. Miss Alma Campfiold 4G770 Miss Clara Saunders Mrs. R. B. Brennerman 4GG00 Miss Blanche Secor 44215 Miss Edna Hawker ! Miss Ethel Hawker ..43938 Miss Carrie Helfrich 42255 Miss Helene Purdy Miss Frances Purdy 4G150 Miss Margaret O'Brien 42620 Miss Annie Ripple- 43425 Miss Vera Rickard 42G45 Miss Kathcrlne Kroll 42415 Miss Lucy Murtha 41150 Miss Gertrude llrantz 40880 DISTRICT NO. 2. Tills includes Hawley Borough, Texas No. 3, and all of Palmyra, Berlin, Oregon, Damascus and Paupack townships. A tour to Bermuda, a diamond ring and a gold watch aro sure to go to this district. CANDIDATES. COMPANION. VOTES. Miss Clara Gaston Miss Catherine White 49510 Miss Elizabeth Tuman 46790 Miss Josephine Spinner -..45260 Miss Helen Lehman Miss Lena Lehman 45149 Miss Alma Noble Mrs. II . C. Noble 44675 Miss Hazel D. James Miss .Lena F. Osborne 44325 Mis3 Nellie Langan Miss Susie Banks 42515 Miss Frances Robinson Miss Wilma Knapp 42480 Miss Hattio Seipp Miss Sadie Walsh 42475 Miss Fannio Fromer Miss Musetto Appley 41890 Miss Louise Rohrhuber ." 40000 Miss Annie L. Pollock 39300 DISTRICT NO. 3. This Includes Bethany Borough, Starrucca Borough and Clinton, Lebanon, Mount Pleasant, Manchester, Buckingham, Preston and Scott townships. A tour of Bermuda, a diamond ring and a gold watch aro suro to go to this district. CANDIDATE. COMPANION. VOTES. Miss Louisa Lynch 44075 Miss Adelaide Watson 43775 Miss Alice Ward , 43375 Miss Mary Gilchrist Miss .Myrtle C. Ileywood 42685 Miss Elizabeth Kelly 41275 Miss Blanche Blake Miss Lena Coffrey 44075 Miss Grace Monaghan 42025 Miss Mabel E. Waldler Mrs. A. Waidler 43045 Miss Susie McGraw 42210 Miss Viola Allen .Miss .Mary Allen 43125 Miss Mao Flyun 42725 Miss Alma Guitoff 41985 Miss Estolla McAvoy 41800 DISTRICT NO. 4. This Includes Prompton and Waymart Boroughs, Cherry Ridge Can aan, Soutli Canaan, Lake, Salem, Sterling, Dreher and Lehigh town ships. A tour of Bermuda, a diamond ring and a gold watch aro sure to go to this district. CANDIDATE. Miss Agnes E. Beahen 49200 .Miss Elslo M. Howe 48550 Miss Emma Bates 44G50 Ml&s Margaret Spry Miss Genevieve Lord 43350 Miss Cora Alt Miss Alma C. Peet 43275 Mrs. Orpha Swingle Miss Dennio Swingle 43325 Miss Ella Ehrhardt 44100 Mlbs Lullela Cro? ,....Mlss Roso Angels 43875 Mrs. Frank Waltz . 43G50 Miss Cora Miller, R D 2 Miss' Vera Murray 43525 Miss Olive Lockwood Miss Ruth Inch 42925 Miss Frances Richardson 43475 WONDERFUL REMEDY That's What is Said of Stomach Pre scrip) Ion Guaranteed by G. W. Pell. Stephen Walte of Lansing, Mich., writes: "For over three years I suffered much pain and annoyance from stomach disease. I had no help from my digestive organs. My food would stay in my stomach and tor ment, causing gas and a dizzy head ache. I doctored and used every remedy thnt I heard of, but it re mained for MI-O-NA to cure me en tirely. Before I had used three boxes, my appetite and digestive or gans becamo all right. It is a won dertul remedy." MI-O-NA stomach tablets aro small and easy to swallow. They stop the most painful stomach distress in nve minutes. They drive out sourness and gas and make the stomach clean and sweet. They aro sold by G. W. Pell un der a positive guaranteo to cure any case of indigestion, or money back. They put vigor and vitality into peoplo run down by indigestion. Sold by G. W. Poll and leading drug Igsts everywhere at 50 cents a largo box. Attend meetings next week. Tho Order of tho Golden Horseshoe. This was tho first order founded in America, and tho story of Its origin is told in a rare hook, to be found only In a fow libraries, tho "Present State of Virginia," written by tho Rov. Hugh Jones, chaplain to the As sembly In Jamestown, and published in London In tho year 1724. Virginia then extended from the Atlantic into tlio unknown West, but very few of her colonists had cross ed the Blue Ridge or the Alleghcnles. So full of dangers from savages and wild beasts, and so full of natural difficulties was the passage of theso terriblo heights, that the chaplain tells us with awe of tho sotting out of Governor Spotswood to discover a pass, nttended by a guard of "Sold iers Gentlemen and Pioneers," carry ing provisions. Tlioy scaled the pass with great hardships and peril and returned, the Governor having cut upon tho rocks on tho highest peak the name of King George. Ho then constituted the society, or order, of the Golden Horseshoe. Each man who had scaled this high pass was made a member of it, and to each one he presented a golden horseshoe. On the side were the words, "Sic juvat transcendere mon tes" ("So it pleases him to cross mountains"). Any gentleman thereafter who could prove that he had read with his own eyes the name of tho king upon tho height was entitled to be come a member of this order. G We wish to secure a good correspondent in every town in Wayne county. Don't be afraid to write this office for paper and stamped envelops. COMPANION. VOTES. WHERE LOW PRICES PREVAIL. LAGG Clothing: House 863 MAIN "ST. Ovorcoats for Men and Boys (just one-hnlf before Inventory). Suits for Men and Boys, a large half sliced off the regular prices. Men's pants in odd sizes, Flagg's price 79 cents. Reversible Paper Collars and cuffs 15 cents a box; Men's Gray coat sweaters, value .75, Flagg's price 39 cents. Men's leather gloves and mittens, value 75 cents, Flagg's prico 29 conts. Odd lots In Ch'ldron's Wool Gloves and Mittens, valuo 25 cents. Flagg's price 10 cents. Broken lots of four-ply linen collars, valuo 15 cents, Flagg's price D cents or 29 cents por dozen. Duck and Corduroy work coats half their regular value. FLAGG'S CLOTHING HOUSE 863 Main St. Grambs Building Opposite D. & H. Station Honesdale. Tho Hobble Brigade. Hobblownrd, Wabbloward, Hobble ward onward! Mincing so daintily, trip tho Four Hundred! "Forward the Skirt Brigade! Take shorter stops," sho cried, As down the avenuo tripped tho Four Hundred! "Forward, tho Skirt Brigade!" Was thero a girl dismayed? Was there a girl afraid Time sho had blundered? Theirs not to hurry no, Theirs but to wabble slow; Theirs only just to show Why Paris wondered. .Men to tho right of them! Men to the left of them! Men quite surrounding them. And each man wondered. If every girl could trip Ten steps without a slip. Or fall without a rip From the Four Hundred. Tiptoeing on along, See all the hobbled throng! Hark! Is there something wrong? Has Some girl blundered? Let's draw the veil right hero! Don't lot a man come near! Somebody's down oh, dear! Is't to be wondered? When will the hobbles fado? Too long they now havo stayed; Mighty small hit they've made, But 'tisn't wondered! Let every pretty flirt Skldoo the hobble skirt! Beat it before you're hurt Or something's sundered! Los Angeles Express. THE HOOK. The book I love In winter time ta printed, black and white, A book to read before the firo upo a chilly night; A tale of high adventuring, a talo oC woe and joy. With many pictures Intermixed, th kind that suits a boy. A ship, a cruise, a lad at sea, a pur pose to defend. And everything to come aright before tho story's end. But when the summer time is hero I love another book, Not told upon a printed page, but gurgled by a brook And whispered by tho eager pines. and thundered by tho sea, And gossiped In a dialect by every passing bee. Thero is no story in the world whlck 4 1 havo ever seen To equal Nature's volume, where tho leaves are all of green. The hook is ever open at the most exciting page, To suit tho reader old or young, oC any taste and age; The pictures are in colors fair, th plot Is ever new However wild or wonderful, yon know It all is true. The book will last a lifetime long. and best of all, my friend, Each summer 'tis "continued," and it never lias an end! Abble Farwell Brown. HOW'S THIS? We offer Ono Hundied Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fi nancially able to carry out any ob ligations made by his firm. Waldiug, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken irj ternally, acting directly upon the blood nnd mucous surfaces of tho system. Testimonial i sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggsts. Take Hall's Family Pil)3 for con stipation. NOTICE OI' ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OF WILLIAM PENWARDEN, OREGON TWP. All persons Indebterttosaldestntearo noti fied to niiike Immediate payment to the un dersigned: nnd those bavins claims iisralnst tlio said estate ore notified to present them duly attested, for settlement. OLIVK l'KNWA HDEN. E. DARWIN PENWARDEN. LEVI W. l'KNWA RI) UN, , , . Executors. Carley Brook, Pa.. Jan. 18. 1911. W. C. SPRY AUCTIONEER HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE IN STATIC. 9 Opposite D. & H. Station