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THE CITIZ15N, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1011.
NEW TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
The Bigness of Texas.
Representative Burleson of Texns i
proud of telling how big nud powcrfn
Is the state In which ho hnshe honoi
to live.
"It's so big," said Burleson on out
occasion, "that some of Its people
don't bother about the rest of the coun
try. One day Colonel Edgar, edltoi
and owner of the Lincoln Star, Xe
braska, was traveling In the state, miL
ho came to a little railroad station
At that time all newspaper editors-
"BUT IT'S
OOOD ANrWnEEE
UNION."
IN THI
had telegraph franks. The colonc.
wrote out a telegram and carried 1.
Into the telegraph office.
"The operator, who was tall anil
slender and fierce looking, sakl.
"Charges are SO cents.'
" 'But it's franked,' explained Edgar,
pointing to t ho stamp.
' 'No good here,' objected the opci
ator.
" 'But It's good anywhere In the
Union,' argued Edgar. 'The book of
franks says so.'
" 'Can't help It,' was the obdurate re
sponse. "'Isn't Texas in the Union? asked
Kdgar, thoroughly Indignant.
"'Oh,' replied the Texan, 'theoreti
cally, sun; merely theoretically.' "
The People A Paradox.
As Illustrative of the pessimistic at
titude of the average politician suffer
ing the pangs of defeat Tom Johnson
of Cleveland Is fond of telling the fol
lowing:
The day after the routing of Brynu
In 1000 one of the Democratic news
papers In Cleveland sent out a circular
telegram Inviting expressions of opln
Ion from various politicians through
out the country. Perhaps the lyualnl
est of the replies was that of ai
Indiana man, chairman of a count.
eonimitteo. It read:
"County has gone for McKInlcy b;
S00. The people are In the minority
Ileavou help us!"
PUT ONE OVER ON
GEORGIA
Mean Trick to Which a Rural
Legislator Was Subjected,
Hoke Smith of Georgia believes his
atate crowns all others In its sense of
1tIc and political honesty, and he tells
this story to prove It:
A wealthy farmer named Sueads
who, though ho could neither read nor
write, was elected to the Georgia leg
islature, was a power In politics be
cause of his sterling honesty. When
be nrrlved at Atlanta ho was Invited
to luncheon at a swell hotel by another
member of the legislature.
Sneads' host nonchalantly passed him
the bill of fare. Sneads held It before
him as If studying It Intently.
"Well, how does that bill look to
you?' asked the host, unaware of his
guest's Inability to read.
"Well, It mny be all right," replied
Sneads, slapping It down on the table
"but you don't catch mo votin' for i
till I know more about It!"
Preferred No Other Side.
Robert Louis Stevenson and Eel
niund Gosse were promenading In
Edinburgh one afternoon when the
met a stalwart beggar, whom Goss
refused to old. Stovenson, however
wavered and finally handed him n sis
pence. The man pocketed the coin
lorboro to thank his benefactor, but
fixing his eyes on Gosse, said In n loud
voice:
"And what Is the other little gentle
man going to give rao?"
"In future," said Stevenson as they
utrode coldly on, "I shall be 'the other
Httlo gentleman.' "London News.
An Awkward Interviewer.
One of tho raw reporters vlsltiut
Frank Hedley of the New York sub
way asked him an Indiscreet question
Mr. Iledley merely smiled and said.
"If your city editor was to send you tr
get a story about a baby of dlstin
gulshed parentage I know perfectly
Vrell what question you would ask the
baby's mother."
"Oh, you do, do you?" said the raw
reporter. "What would it be?"
"You would look the cherub over crit
ically and then ask the mother, 'Isn't
It a trifle crow eyed?' "
jf . t Ovte5
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?
The Wedgwood Blouse
Favorite of the Season.
A NOVEMV IN SBPAltATU WAISTS.
The next time you are near n china
shop step In and look at the Wedg
wood jugs and plates with their
charming blue coloring and snowy
while patterns that stand out boldly
against the' blue; then go home and
try to imitate the effect with blue satin
and white cord or. better still, porce
lain beads. These porcelain blouses,
ns they are called, are distinctly the
thing just now, and tho pretty blue
coloring Is most becoming.
The waist pictured Is of blue chiffon
over duchess lace. The popular ki
mono sleeve Is used In the confection.
Pipings of blue satin edge the culls
and collars.
Justice White Married a Widow.
Mrs. Edward D. Wldtc, wife of the
new chief justice of the supreme court.
Is, like her husband, a Catholic. She
Is n woman of retiring dlspositiou. In
girlhood In New Orleans she fell In
love with White, but ho had his for
tune to make, and her family objected
to tho match. They married her to a
more prosperous suitor, though her
friends say she was heartbroken. The
husband, uncle of Preston Gibson, play
wright, lived only a few years. After
a season of mourning the widow was
married to White. The couple possess
a fortune, and their home In Rhode Is
land avenue. Washington, Is filled with
artistic treasures. They are moro con
spicuous in church affairs than In pure
ly social circles.
The Party Frock.
Party frocks for small girls arc moro
attractive than usual this winter, for,
although the linos remain about tho
same, details and materials vary, and
the note of exquisite fineness and dain
tiness which distinguishes the simple
EYELET EMHltOIUICItY IS THK MATERIAL
USK1).
evening frock for tho young girl Is re
peated In the party frock of her little
sister.
Fine white net trimmed with tucking
nnd Insertion, chiffon, lingerie fabrics
and china silk are all utilized lu the
making of tho party frock for the
small girl. India silk, mcssallno or
soft satin is I'ted for tho slip. In somo
instances thi outer frock is not at
tached to the lining.
The Illustration shows a dainty lit
tle dress of nil over eyelet ombroldery,
which will be found as useful for sum
mer wear as It Is appropriate for the
dance' dress. A slip, of pink silk gives
the color note.
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A Newspaper
Serial
It Was Written For One Purpow.
But Accomplished Two Purposes
By F. A. MITCH EL
Copyriffht, 1011, by American Pres?
AbEOciatloii.
"What we want," said the mann
ing editor, "In our serials is plot. i
must have our characters or some n
of them nt the end of an Intnlliu
hanging over n precipice a thmiii
feet deep, to be rescued In the iii-n
tumbled overboard in mldocean. le..
to drown, rescued aga'in, etc. And :
needn't bring It nil out happily In t!.
end. Kill the hero if you like. TljeiV,
Toss of the D'lTrbervilles, who w.
strung up at the end of tho story, ur '.
the whole world read it and wept o,r
It. Big sales, largo profits."
"You want it true to life, don't you .'"
"Truth is stranger than fiction. I'
you'll strike a plot that every one .
couldn't possibly have happened youM
get a selling story. The critics vi'i
call It 'rot,' but the people will win:'
to read it. Try to do somefhii, -startling.
My object is to put t'
paper on its feet. Many n newsprj
has been made by an Ingenious serial."
I had no confidence in the paper"
being established by any serial 1 ceiil.i
write, however improbable I shou' 1
make it. and I told Ileaton so, but li
told me to get out and do as he h:.d
Instructed. lie had no moro time to
talk about tho matter. "You knew
what We want," he said; "go and d
it."
I puzzled for a considerable tin1"
over a plot, but could Invent notlili:
original. Then it occurred to me that
there is nothing original except in n-tl
incidents that occur from time to time,
and even these repeat themselves.
After all, tho novel Ileaton had quoted
had nothing startling In the plot. It
was the writing of it and tho tragedy
at the end. I determined to be con
tent with a commonplace plan and
rely on hanging somebody to do the
rest. I would drag in all the horrid
details of an execution, and I hoped
in this way to serve the managing edi
tor's purpose to a limited extent. In
order to make the story moro harrow
ing I determined that the man who
dangled at the end of a rope should
be the Innocent victim of circum
stances. Haycroft was my hero, Gwendolln
Montclaveries my heroine. They
loved. Haycroft was a distant con
nection to n millionaire who r-as a
bachelor, and, since Haycroft was the
only child of several generations of
older children descending from the
millionaire's only brother (or sister,
for that innttcr). In case the million
aire died without will Haycroft would
Inherit all his property. Pitblado. the
vUIIan of the story, also loves Gwen
dolin. and I must invent some plan for
him to get Haycroft out of the wa.
It was very easy for me to kill th.'
rich man under suspicious circum
stances at least I had Pitblado manu
facture, the circumstances which went
to show that Haycroft had poisoned
the old gentleman to get his money.
The ingenuity required was to weave
a lot of circumstances that would con
vict Haycroft and yet ho must be in
nocent. Nothing very original about that, you
nay. Well, if there Is any originality
in the matter at all I didn't supply it.
Fate lays all the plots for stories, and
all we scribblers do is to write them
up. Nevertheless, though I didn't
know it, I was doing the biggest Job
of my life. And do you know while 1
thought 1 was writing a blood and
thunder love tragedy I was turning
bitterness and gall In n real household
Into a great happiness.
The story was coming out, the In
stallments appearing once a week. I
had convicted the hero, and ho wa
waitlng the result of an appeal whlc'i
I Intended to have denied by n met
clless judge. I was writing the de
scription of the hanging and intends!
as soon as it was over to drive th.
heroine insane aud conclude with In
shrieks dying away gradually as door
were closing behind her In a mad
house. Tho Issuo of the paper had nj
poured containing an explanation '
that chain of circumstances which had
convicted the murderer. Though they
were not to save him, I felt bound to
show my skill In finding a key to them
which if brought to light would save
the victim. But, relying ns 1 did on a
double tragedy at tho end, I proposed
to bring out the key when It was too
late to do .any good. You see, I didn't
Intend to spoil the tragic effect by be
ing chicken hearted, especially as the
people involved woro merely creatures
of my own brain. Besides, I remem
bered the instructions of the manag
ing editor, and 1 was to attract the
attention of tho reading public, which
Increases the circulation of tho paper
and brings In tho advertisements, the
ultimate object of the whole thing.
About a week after the appearance
of the Issue containing tho explana
tion of tho incidents that had proved
Haycroft guilty, while I wns engaged
writing the removal of Gwendolln to
a madhouse, n servant knocked at my
door to say that a man was downstairs
who wished to see mo.
"Got out of here," I cried, "and tell
the man to get out too! I'm doing
work that must not bo interrupted."
The maid went away nnd returned
to say that she thought tho man was
having a fit. It required something of
the sort to cause me to break off from
my work, and, throwing down my pen,
I hastened away. The man h id burled
his face In the lounge pillows nru wns
giving way to violent spasmodic m
tortious. Hearing me enter, he nti se
and faced mo. 1 never saw gieii.cr
agony on any face. Ho looked t'lom
me to the maid and pointed to the
door. I told her to leave us niid closed
tho door behind her. Then I turned
to my visitor.
"How did you get on to It?" lie asked,
his eyes starting out of his head.
"Get on to what?"
"My making up that presiription
wrong."
"What prescription?"
"That killed the man In your story."
"Killed the man In my story!" I re
pealed, my eyes bulging with astonish
ment. I had been writing of nn Imag
inary lunatic, and my first impression
was that I had a real one before me.
"You called him Chesterton."
"Well?"
"Oh, my God! He wns Middle! -n
You might us well have glvcu the real
name as one so like It."
I stood staring at the man for mvli'lo.
then said to him:
"My friend, you must pardon me for
excising myself,' but I have no time tc
devote to cranks. I nni putting tir
finishing touches to tho serial you
speal: of, and the copy must be re.nl
this afternoon. Tho hero has been e:;
ccuted, the girl who loved him has
gone mad, and"
I didn't finish the sentence, for the
fellow fell In a fit true enough. I plcl--ed
him up and laid him on the lounge.
As soon as he quieted down a bit lie
started up and began to talk in a
hoarse whisper Just ns people on th'
dramatic stage do when they hav
something harrowing to communicate
"I'm a drug clerk. One day a pre
scription came in and I put it up
Hours after it had gone out I found a
small vial of deadly poison standing
on the board where I had mixed the
medicine. I had taken It up by mis
take and put enough to kill any one
Into the mixture. I darted out to stop
the patient from taking It. A boy
rushed past ine selling newspape:"
nnd crying, 'Sudden deatli of Banker
Middletonl' That was the name glv
en when the medicine wns called for.
"I went back to the store, told my
employer that my mother was dying
and left town within an hour. My
secret has preyed on me, but I novo:'
dreamed It would Involve another
life."
The man had given tho key to thv
circumstances that had convicted an
Innocent man as I had concocted It
for my novel. I saw at once that li
was fate and not I who had been writ
Ing a detective story, tho parts of
which fate had evolved In its way.
not mine.
In a distant town the drug clerk
had picked up a copy of our paper
containing that Installment of my sto
ry which gave my concocted key, It
being identical with his own net
Later his eye met a newspaper Item
that the man who had poisoned Mid
dleton for ills money would be exe
cuted in three weeks. He had conn
to me as the author of the story, sup
pcslng that 1 had his secret.
In tills sequel to tho product of mj
brain I saw what the story itse'
would not pivduce. I am a newspape
man, nnd my newspaper instinct
came to the front.
"You come with me," I said. "I'tr
yourself in the hands of our paper
and we'll give you the best outcome
to your fatal mistake one cun secure
for you."
He assented, aud, taking him to the
olilce, I told the story to Ileaton.
"Shake!" ho said, thrusting out his
baud and grasping mine in an iron
grip. "Tho paper's made!"
Then I called the drug clerk In and
Introduced hi in to the managing editor
Ileaton gave him what money he
wanted and told him to go where lie
liked leaving his address, of courso
and keep bis mouth shut. The nex'
morning out came scare heads an
nouncing that a reniarkable combl a
tion detective-fiction exploit had led t i
the discovery that George Barton. t!ie
man who had been convicted of th
murder of Banker Middleton, was i
nocent. This set everybody agog foi
the next Issue.
In the morning we announced that
the paper had produced a drug clerk
whoso mistake had caused the polso.i
ing of Middleton. A hint was throw
out that an anthor-detectivo who wrot
exclusively for the paper had built n
theory of his own as to the cause ot
Middleton's death and had written the
story with the Intent of bringing ou
the real culprit.
And so it came about that an inno
cent mau was saved from a hanging
because people like to read about such
tragedies and because I was instriv -ed
to hang an Imaginary character
But, after all, did It not come about on
the principal of nn ad.?
We got the drug clerk oft with light
punishment and had Barton up In our
editorial rooms, where I was Intro
duced to him as tho man who had
saved him from n felon's death. lie
asked mo If I hud really written the
story on tho theory that Middleton had
been poisoned by tho mistake of a
drug clerk. The look of noncommittal
wisdom I put on was n stroko of
genius. It claimed nothing for me, but
helped the paper.
There was another coincidence which
I havo left to tho last, for It is the
touching part Barton was engaged to
a very lovely girl. She had stood by
him during his trial, confident In his
innocence. Barton asked me to go to
see her, nnd I did so. The Interview
was very affecting. She told me that
If her fiance had been executed she be
lieved she would havo gone mad, as
did the heroine of my story. Then I
realized that better things had been
accomplished by my serial than the
building up of a newspaper.
Hydratcd Lime.
Now that fruit growers nre plan
ning to spray their trees with one
form or nnother of lime-sulphur so
lution, many Inquiries reach the of
fice of Prof. II, A. Surface, State
Zoologist, Harrisburg, Pa on tho
subject of kinds of mnterlals to bo
used in its preparation. The follow
ing letter to a Cumberland county
apple grower, on the subject of hy
dratcd lime, may bo found Instruc
tive to such as wish to uso this llmo
In preference to the fresh lump
lime:
"I havo made careful examination
of the package of hydrated lime
which you left with me, and upon
such limited test as I havo been
able to make, I must give it as my
opinion that it Is all right for mak
ing tho lime-sulphur solution, If you
use one-third more llmo than ordin
arily called for in the lime-sulphur
formula. Even with this, It Is not
expensive, as tho lime Is very cheap.
The advantage of this prepared llmo
is, that It is so finely divided, that It
should causa no clogging of the noz
Special
Sale
Kvlenner & Co.
Will close out Winter Goods
in all their iladeup Stock.
Ladies' Tailored Suits, Fur Coats,
Mutts and Collars, Long Heavy Coats
in black and colors, Separate Skirts,
Ladies and (VHsses Bath Robes.
A genuine reduction on regular prices.
An annual opportunity that you will be wise
to take advantage of.
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zles. I myself havo Jtrled It In- some
of my spraying operations. I bo
llove that I can faithfully recommend
It for highly satisfactory results. I
find no printed statements concern
ing Its uso for spraying purposes,
but shall have something further to
say from my own observations and
experiments ero long."
"I wonder If I'll look well in
black?"
"What's- the matter with you
now? You won't have to wear black
for years to come."
"Oh, I don't know about that. My
husband Is an aviator." Detroit
Freo Press.
TOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
1' kstati: or
t , SARAH A. WILSON.
I.alo of llonesdnlo, Wayne Co., 'n.
All persons Indebted to said estate aro notl
Hcu to make Immediate payment to theun
tlerslirupd : and those having claims against
the said estate are notltlcd to present them
duly attested for settlement.
,1. ADAM K1SAKT.
, , ,. . Administrator.
Honcsdale. l'a.. Jan. 17 1911.
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