Till! CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1011.
AUi I SALLY'S
CiRCUS
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1010. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
Aunt Sally Davidson had reached the
age of sixty-Qvo and was living with a
married daughter. Sho was a little,
brisk old lady, and tho caro of two
equalling young uns and nil tho house
work fell on her shoulders. She could
walk a mile with any one, and the
Monday washing was always out he
fore noon.
Aunt Sally was noted for her pa
tience and good temper, but there camo
a day In this her old age to try her
soul. A circus was coming to town,
and to the utter amazement of her
daughter, son-in-law and all others she
expressed a determination to be a spec
tator. "Why, mn, you are a member of tho
church!" exclaimed the daughter.
"So I am. but don't mnmlwrs of tho
church want to see a rhinoceros and
giraffe?"
"And your minister will preach
against tho whole thing," ndded the
son-ln-lnw.
The circus was a week nway yet.
and during that time tho matter was
brought up again and again, but Aunt
Sally stuck to her resolution.
The day of the circus came at Inst,
and after a hasty dinner Aunt Sally
donned her sunbonnet and freshly Iron
ed calico dress and hied her wny to tho
circus grounds. One Inst appeal was
mado to her as she was ready to go.
The daughter 'hud a red flannel petti
coat that had been worn only threes
winters. This was offered up as a sac
rifice, but wns rejected. Sou-lu-law
and daughter were so angry that they
stayed at home, it wns believed that
Aunt Sally had borrowed the necessary
half dollar somewhere, but in this they
were mistaken. She was going with
out money and depending on Provi
dence to see her through.
We who have depended on the same
thing know in advance what answer
Aunt Sally got when she walked softly
up to the ticket takers and, putting on
her most winning smile, saidf
"Will you please let a poor old wom
an in to see the nuaconder forty feet
long?"
Sho was, of course, laughed at and
told to go hence. "Hence" wasn't,
very rar with her. In walking around
the big tent she saw a boy crawl un
der tho canvas, and she lost no time
In following suit. She rose up among
tbo benches nnd took n seat, and if
any one ever enjoyed a circus it surely
was she. Sho didn't miss a- hand
spring, nnd when the performance'waa
over she lingered and inspected the
animals until turned out. On her ar
rival home she was met by sulky
looks, but nothing dampened her hap
piness. She camo near going over to
the minister's to repeat some of tho
clown's jokes and ask where the wick
edness came in, but had to be satis
fied with saying to the daughter:
"May. I want to go to heaven with,
the rest of you, but as sure as you
live ,If another circus comes along I'll
attend it and have just as good a tlmo
as I did today!"
Next morning the early risers of tho
village were treated to a rare spec
tacle. Auiit Sally was out on thegras3
in front of the house in scant attire
turning handsprings or trying to. She
made pretty fair work of it until her
son-in-law came out and carried her
into the house, whore she was given
an awful lecture on tho enormity of.
her offense, but she failed to realize
the enormity part.
"Look here, now," sho said in reply.,
"I'm sixty-five years old, and I'vo got
to keep limbered up to be worth any
thing around the house. We've got a
lot of goose grease down cellar, and
I'm going to rub myself all over and
keep at this handspring business. I'll
soon be nble to do moro work."
"I'll leave the house if you dol".
threatened the son-in-law.
"I'll send for the minister to talk to
you!" added the daughter.
"Children. I've got to limber up or
ny knees will soon bo like sticks. I
hain't doing nuthing to disgrace no
body, and I shan't stop for tho minis
ter. I wish 1 could borrow a bareback
hoss of somebody. I think I'll go over
and ask Deacon Pcagram for bis old
gray mare."
After breakfast oft sho went, nnd
as she couldn't get the horso she camo
back home to arm herself with a
clothes polo and attempt to walk the
top rail of n six rail fence. Sho couldn't
bo carried In this time, and the son-in-law
ran for the parson. Tho good man
left his sermon unwritten and came on
tho trot. Aunt Sally waved her hand
to him nnd fell off tho fence and
turned enrt wheels around n largo
circle. Not until sho was out of breath
and had kicked her heels high in tho
air wns sho got into tho house. Then
tho parson began to tell her how awful
It was, but he had gono the wrong
way about It.
"If I can't go to heaven and tho cir
cus, too, then I'll keep up these tricks,"
said Aunt Sally as sho set her Jaw.
"But think of the wickedness! Will
I go to heaven or not?"
"You know what it says about tho
wicked."
"Yes, but will I got there or be kept
out?"
"If you repent"
"But I don't I have done nothing to
repent of. Parson, it's cither heaven
or moro Jlrabernessl"
"Well, being 'tis you, yes."
And although Aunt Sally quit her
"limberness" she attended threo more
circuses before she died, nnd her tomb
stone bears the legend. "Qono to Her
Reward."
Ifadys
Homemade Cosmetics.
Any woman who intends making cos
luetics must first understand certain
I fundamental rules or she will only
I waste materials.
Fats, such as spermaceti, wax and
'others naturally hard, are to be sof
tened before mixing with other things
I They may even be melted a little, but
I two facts are to be borne In mind.
One is that direct heat must never be
employed. A "bath" Is the only way.
(by which is meant putting the ma
terials into a china or glass vessel and
I placing this In hot water, Direct lipnt
will ruin fats.
The other detail Is that once fats bo
come actually hot they are ruined and
will not harden when cold. The Ideal
I method Is to break tho solids into small
land regular bits and soften Ihcm In
'the bath. If they melt, then the liquid
will he only warm and not hot utiles
I the bath Is made too hot.
When liquids are to be combined
with grease, as rosewntcr in cold
.cream, the mixing must bo slow and
I stirring Incessant, if hastily put to
Igclher they will not blend. The stream
of liquid should lie not mure than a
thread in size, and If the mixture be
gins (o harden too soon It may be re
turned for a moment to the bath, con
tinuing stirring.
Still another point is that glass or
china should always he the receptacle
Metals will blacken creams and wiili
some formulas will ruin the results
through chemical action. Stirring, If
metal Is employed, must bo done with
silver. An ivory paper cutter is good,
only one must bo certain it is ivory
nud not celluloid. Bone is ideal for
almost any chemical work, and a glass
rod is unequaled.
When toilet waters are being com
pounded they must stand always for
ten days before opening, and three
months will bring better results.
Homemade powders are rarely success
ful only because they are not mixed
sufficiently. Ten times' is none too
many to pass a formula through a
coarse muslin.
Another muse of failure Is that In
experienced persons .attempt to work
tho perfumed oils .used into the pow
dor Instead of the powder into the
oils.
Smoothness Is Impossible in either
case, but In the latter way if a few
grains are absorbed at a time all the
oil is taken up. and many sittings will
finally distribute it. the lumps being
forced through tho cloth each time.
Lemon Juice to Removo Stains.
There are various preparations sold
by manicures to remove stalus under
the finger nails. With careful laws
most of these can be relied upon, but
if there Is any doubt about a special
preparation substitute lemon juice.
As a slain remover It is excellent
and the woman who keens half n lorn
on on the stationary washstnnd wher"
sue wnsnes nor hands rarely will hav
to tmisli tor tho unsichtlinoss of lier
nails.
Oxnlle acid Is also oood. lint ls In
jurious to some skins. It should be
applied with a bit of cotton nn tho
end of an orange wood stick. In using
tne lemon the tips of tho fingers can
be rubbed into a section of it. Later
rinse well with clear water.
Stains on the sides of tho fin-'ors
aro quickly removed with a moist
pumice stone. This is invaluable to
get off the first blotches after preserv
ing, painting or doing any disfiguring
work. In cases where the skin under
the nails has rouchened a llttlo now.
derrd pumice can be moistened with
lemon Julco nnd nnnlled with an
orange wood stick.
Colored Shoes No Longer In Fashion.
The smart women In New York so
ciety no longer wear colored shoes.
That lively fancy at least is vanish
ing. Black is now far more popular.
It is said the fancy colors wero given
up because they mado the feet look
"so awfully big," as ono young ma
tron poutlngly expresses It. Patent
leather is seen, and black velvet Is
tho cholco of tho woman who can nf
ford any number of pairs and who
motors everywhere. In certain cases
tho uppers of the new. feminine boots
and shoes aro made of pale mushroom
tinted kid, and now and then ono still
sees the shoe that matches tho gray or
brown skirt. For dancing the favorito
Is a black velvet boot laced up the
front and fastened at ono side with
a black pearl button. Black satin
dancing boots wrought with gold and
sliver were worn tho other day at a
danco in a fashionable section of the
metropolis.
To Save Cologne.
The latest crystal and silver cologne
bottles have an elongated stopper that
touches the bottom of tho bottle, and
this facilitates the use and saving of
tho perfume, The cologne, with the
aid of tho stopper, can be quickly and
economically npplled to either tho
dress or handkerchief.
Acid Fruits For Boauty,
"To create and maintain a clear com
plexion," says a French beauty special
ist, "it is necessary to partake of nn
acid fruit at least once a day." This
rule Is easy to follow.
"GIVE U8 A PARCELS POST."
There Is a whole lol of tall; about a
parce.s post for this country, but It
wli; never come without hard work.
Poultrymen arc lighting nil along
the line for thjsfoonveiiiunce and for
dellvcrancp from the o::pivs compa
nies.
The following communication was
sent President Taft and to each Unit
ed States senator and congressman by
tho National Poultry association:
Washington.
To the President and Congress:
Dear Sirs Aro you aware that the hus
tling hen represents big money that she
is of much greater Importance to tho peo
ple of America than Aldrich and the
Standard OH company, than Cannon and
Ms bargains, than Smoot and the Mor
mons, than Penrose and the Pennsylvania
railroad, than Peary and the pole, than
Roosevelt and 1912?
Well, she Isi
Do you know that she produces more
value than wheat, corn or cotton?
Well, she doe3l
Are you aware that every man who
t voted for you and who may vote for tho
oiner renow wants the hen or her fruit
far more than ho wants to see tho ex
press boodlers pile up more dollars
through a corrupt plunderbund?.
Well, he does!
Don't you know that the people of this
country do things when their patience Is
worn out?
Well, they do!
Now, get busy,
Omit the talk and promises,
tired of froth.
Do things.
Strangle the express robbers!
Give us a parcels post system!
Very truly yours,
THE NATIONAL POULTRY ASSOCIA
TION.
CRUELTY TO POULTRY naturally graceful. Well, then, can
The. day may come yet when poultry"" ".ot conc.pIvc hixt " """oalthy
... . ' , ... !,Iltl abnormal creature m ght almost
buyers will be arrested for cruelty to ne(.esS!lrlly be nwkwardS
animals for carrying a rooster upside No, , ilD1 :lot snvll)K Anlericnn
down from market. , women arc unhealthy and abnormal;
It's just tho same as to take a man j but, to tell you tho truth, It has some
by the legs and stand him on his head. times occurred to me that a little more
Wouldn't there be n hubbub If a work I mean by that definite and
mother should carry her baby In that
stylo?
She would be called "a cruel. In
human monster," bo sent to an insti
tution and her child be given to a
society.
But to the Almighty cruelty Is
cruelty, whether to man, beast, fowl
or other living creature, and when he
says "Blessed nro the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy," he does not
mean that If a man is kind to his
child ho may go out and kick old Fan,
starve Itover or mistreat Biddy.
A woman bought a chicken at mar
ket nnd when sho had carried it up
side down for a block found it wns
dead. She rushed back and charged
the dealer with selling her a sick fowl.
They wero having an awful fuss
when wo passed, and our opinion was
at once demanded by tho market mas
ter. By simply pressing out the fowl's
tongue we showed the entrance to
tho windpipe closed with feed that
had run from the crop when she car
ried the fowl head down.
That Is why a fowl struggles to get
a natural position and curls Its head
and neck up against Its breast when
carried thus.
The blood not only rushes to its
head, but it is in danger of strangling
Think, too. of carrying a duck in
this manner. A Pekln, for instance,
often weighs ten or twelve pounds,
and Us short legs aren't made to carry
such a weight.
Peklns nro weak and very sensitive
and easily crippled, and think what
torture it must bo for thorn to bo car
ried head downward.
Bettor carry your fowls head up un
der your arm or resting in tho hollow
"nf your arm.
In a line with this is crowding live
poultry into crates, tying them with
sharp, cutting twine, exposing them to
cold, frosty winds on the way to mar
ket, haggling them in killing, scalding
them while yet alive and other prac
tices that aro really barbarous and
not appropriate to our profession of
Christianity nnd civilization.
FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS.
Those who find difficulty in getting
newly hatched chicks to warm up lu
a firclcss brooder should place a jug
of real warm water lu the center and
watch tho little fellows take to it.
Tho demand for medium sized tur
keys wns again evident at Thanksgiv
ing nnd Cbristmastide: They roast bet
ter, nro moro tender and fit tho family
and the family purse better. For this
weight use medium size toms In mat
ing. There Is a law in Australia that of
fers 2,400 acres of land to every owner
of 250 ostriches. The first company
to receive land now owns 1,100 os
triches nnd Is worth $100,000.
A wild turkey gobbler, "big as an
ostrich," for the last six years has
given the "go-by" to hunters on War
rior's ridge, Pennsylvania. They have
now organized n club to catch him.
Wo will notify you when they do.
Guineas purchased at $1 to $1.50 per
pair are substituted in tho city restau
rants for mallards, costing S3.no per
pair, nnd quail at $0 per dozen. What
a profit! Their wild tasto is just suffi
cient to make them popular and to fool
customers.
Alfalfa bids to be the best crop U
Kansas. It covered 002,003 acres th.
last year, an Increaso of 114,:iS0 acres
It's great for poultry, and this explain
why Kansas Is advancing to the front
rank in poultry products.
A newspaper editor advises his read
ers that the freshest eggs In the mar
ket nro tho "dirties." What about the
half bushel wo gathered under grand
pap's hogpen, whero hens had laid
aud "sot" since the first nges of man?
More and moro Germany has been
becoming Independent In her poultry
supplies until at present very little is
imported. At one time Bho imported
$100,000,000 worth.
Points
For
Mothers
Health and Beauty.
Dear American ladies, you nro not
very graceful. You aro very beauti
ful, and you wear marvelous toilets,
but you aro not exceedingly graceful.
I wonder why. Shall I tell you some
thing I have sometimes thought slnco
I came to your country?
Grace, real grace, is founded on nat
ural, normal, perfect health. No, I do
not mean the robust; I mean tho virile,
sinuous nnd supple. The big hips, the
fat shoulders, are as unhealthy and
unnatural as scrawnlncss nnd anae
mia, is there anything finer to see.
more benutlf ul, than tho , absolutely
We are 8Uro Eraco of any living creature en
I tirely healthy? I think not.
i Now you are going to ask mo what
those things I am saying have to do
I with you. Must I make myself plain
er? I have just explained that almost
any normal, healthy living creature is
healthy occupation would make tho
women of vour countrv healthier nnd
happier, more normal and more grace
! fill.
I Dear American ladles, never stand
, with your weight evenly divided, your
' heels together and your shoulders
squnred that Is, never stand in this
position unless you wish to look like a
German officer on parade. A woman's
1 ba' ns slle snds in a drawing room
or pauses to speak to a friend should
always be relaxed. I call nil tho great
Greek statuary to bear witness that
I what 1 say is so.
1 Remember that charming broken
' line on the left side of tho Venus de
I Milothe long, graceful sweep of the
' right side. Thnt is the Ideal of what
I I mean.
I Always allow tho weight of the body
to rest moro on one foot than on tho
other. Have the foot which Is not
bearing the weight lightly touching
the. ground. After all, it is but balanc
ing the body.
Allow tho entire side of tho torso
to relax with the foot and limb which
is shirking the burden. That lets tho
hip and tho shoulder down, throws up
slightly and charmingly the hip and
shoulder supporting tho weight. Tho
attitude Is graceful, natural, altogeth
er feminine. Anna Pavlowa in Har
per's Bazar.
Best Way to Wash Flannel.
Flannels should be washed in warm
suds that have had a little ammonia
I added to them. Tho flannels should
bo rubbed between the hands, not on
a board, and dipped up aud down in
tho suds until they are freo from dirt
and stains. Squeeze them with the
hands until ns much water as possible
is removed and then rinse In water of
tho same temperature as that in which
they were washed. Wring out again,
hang in the shade and press them out
on the wrong side while still damp.
Flannels should never bo placed In the
sun to dry or they will shrink. Spe
cial care should also be taken when
rubbing the garments to see that all
the dirt is removed beforo they are
wrung out and hung up to dry.
Small Girls Like Pajamas.
Mothers of small girls nro finding out
that their llttlo daughters prefer for
their night apparel pajamas liko those
worn by tho boys rather than tho more
usual lingerie garments.
Tho Just before bedtime romp, the
tour of all hours beloved by the young
folk. Is "lots moro fun," said a small
girl recently, "If you're not bothered
with flappy skirts."
The pajamas for girls aro cut exact
ly llko those which brother wears, but
tho materials aro daintier In coloring
and often in .weave.
Attractive Bibs.
Tho expression "in fresh bib and
tucker" will take on new slgnlficnnco
if tho mother adopts a novel Idea re
cently seen. The ordinary child's bib
is extended to tho waist line, whero
it is cut Into a belt to fasten around
tbe waist This shapo Is neat, and it
stays In place. It may bo made very
attractive when embroidered In whlto
with buttonholed silts, through which
a ribbon may bo run to tie at tho back
of tho waist.
Novel Dress For Girl.
A novel adaptation of tho kimono
sleeve effect Is shown for tho dress of
a little girl. The side body nnd the
sleeve of elbow length aro cut In one
piece, which has a lap extending from
tho front of tho shoulder to the bust
line, tho lop buttoning over upon tho
double bo: plait, which extends down
to the hen) of tho dress skirt Simple,
yet chic, is this little frock, a pattern
of which Is given in ono of the current
magazines.
To Identify Umbrellas.
Write your name on tho cloth side
of adhesive or surgeon's plaster and
stick on the inside of your umbrella,
raincoat and rubbers; then you will al
ways find them.
REPORT OP THE CONDITION
OF THE
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK
AT
HONKSDALE. WAYNE COUNTY, PA.
At the close of business, March 7, 1911,
RESOURCES.
Loans nnd Discounts 220,200 37
verdrafts,sccured and unsecured 10 5a
U. S. Honds to secure circulation. 65,000 ou
Premiums on U, S. Bonds 2.800 00
iiuiius, securities, eic liiSJAOl
Banking-house, furniture and fix-
tures 10,000
Due from National Hunks (not
, ltcservo Agents) .. . 3,031
Due from Stnto nnd Private Hanks
inn; iiuiiKcrs. Trust uumpanies.
and Havings Hanks
Due from approved reserve
agents
Checksnnd othercash items....
Notes of other National Hunks..
ractionnl paper currency, nlck-
els and cents...
Lawful Money ltcserve In Hnnk.
viz: Specie... m.m 60
Legal tender notes i),82j 00
nedeniptlon fund with U. S.
Treasurer, (6 per cent, of clrcu-
300 i)7
1I2.GS.S 25
SWSI HI
K35 00
250 72
91,018 60
n ?"! 2.750 00
,um u. a. iiuuaurur MJU 111
Total $i
MAiiii.rriEs.
Capital Stock paid In $
Surplus hind
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid
National Hank notes outstanding
l)Ufi tO nttinr Miltlmifi! ltnrtlro
.884.HS7 ft!
150,000 00
150.OU0 IK
70.H50 3
51.60il M'
till 51
Individual deposits subject to
tuuuK. fl.WMiO 61
Demand rnrf.IUrjttndnf
Poslt -, 23,60100
Certified checks 65 00
Cashier's checks out
standing GOT Kfi-ji ,
,458.030 07
Notes and bills redlscounted....
Hills payable. Including certifi
cates of deposit for money hor-
isone
None
Llabilitie'soUierthain'hos'e above
Noiii
Noih
DUIU'U
Total fl.HSl.837 D2
State of Pennsylvania, County of Wayne, ss.
T. IT. 7. T?ITecf-ri l...c,t,i. ... i
named Hank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge and bel ef. '
it. z. nussEi.t., President,
StlhPr!ltffl ntlrl an.ln i r. .1.1.
11th day of March. 1911.
J5. A. SMITH, N. P.
Correct-attest:
Anmiew Thompsox. )
JMJ. Murray. Directors.
h. H. HAUDEXIlEHail, J IjOlVt
A. O. BLAKE,
'fAIIOTinWCCn 0 rtTTlP nrtirn
HUUiiuiiLCn u uH 1 1 Lt. UDUCH
You will make money
by having me.
pBELi, phone 9-u Bethany, Pa.
'The day is cold,
It rains, and the
Rainy days are dismal days, cheerless and full of gloom; but they
are sure to come into the life of every person. You cannot hope to
escape them entirely, but you may
PREPARE FOR THE COMING STORSV1
Dy opening a savings account in HONESDALE DIME HANK. Such
a "rainy day" protection is better than an umbrella, for the latter
will get old and fall to be of service, while the bank account, with
its compound interest, will grow and grow and become a joy and
comfort when you most need such factors of helpfulness. Come
in and let us talk it over. With a ono dollar deposit, which will
belong to you, we give a Household Dank free.
HONESDALE
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When she sat on a chair
She exploded the
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Then he heard his Dad
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ing why they have not yet received a "Funny Bunny" after having filled in
tho missing words and forwarded a dime, that there has been an unavoid
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W. C. SPRY
AUCTIONEER
HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE
IN STATE.
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I Attention is called to the STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
mm RiiK
ijliiliulj mini
The FINANCIER of New York
Citv has published a ROLL Or
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
nnd Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 101 li in Pennsylvania. ,
Stands FIRST in Wavr.e County.
Capital, Surplus, $52ir,342.88
Total ASSETS, $2,951,048.26
Honesdale, Pa., December 1, 1910.
nnd dark, and dreary,
wind is never weary."
DIME BANK