I PAGE 0 TOE CITIZEN, AVEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1011. ON THE GROUND FLOOR By M. QUAD Copyriffht, 1911, by Associated Lit erary Press. Auut Mary Davidson was n farmer's .widow, and sue ran the farm with the help of a hired mail, She had always been given erodlt for being a shun', keen woman. I'eople Bald that she knew twice os much about business as her husband. The husband was Industrious and hardworking, but the buying and selling were left to her. When Aunt Mary found beraeif a widow und entirely rosjiouslblo for her actions she determined to make money a little faster by speculation. In duo time Aunt Mary come across the advertisement of the Blue Jacket silver mine. The Blae Jacket proposed to lot n limited number of people in on the ground floor. Aunt Mary was one of them. She Bent for a "froe book," and when It came the picture of the president of the mme was on the cov er. Be hod the look of a foxy swin dler, but hts vanity was stronger than his prudence. Aunt Mary held her breath for Ave mlnntea over tho etar Ulng promises made in the book and then sent on $100. When sho received her stock certificate it looked do nice that she forwarded $200 more of her cash. When all tho fools in tho conn' try that could ratee money had been gathered ra and tho swindlers had made fortunes the postal authorities stepped in. It so happened that two or throe of the swindled were after tho president of the Blue Jacket bo closely that bo thought it better to go into tho coun try for awhile than to take Bteamer to Europe, which is the usual way. Aunt Mary read of the affair in the papers. She had been robbed of her $300. It hurt her to lose the money, but it hurt her to have boen taken in and done for. The worst of the matter was that she had advised others to grab a good thing, and, of course, sbe would be held responsible. She was gritting her teeth and wishing she could get her "paws" on the rascals when a stranger knocked at her door. It was a summer day. If she took summer boarders and if she bod nono at tho time lie would like to come for a cou ple of weeks. He was a business man from the city whose nerves had been shattered by too cloe applica tion. Aunt Mary took a long look at the man and invited him in. She took another long look at him and made him a low rate and added that he coukl depend on fresh eggs and un watered milk. At the dinner table she ecannod his lace for the first time. He said he was connected with a Bible publishing bouse, but sbe didn't quite believe him. After dinner Mr. Coles, as tho stranger called himself, sauntered about Ho inspected the wagon shed, the barn and the milk house and finally came to the smoke house. As he was peeping In he was glveu a pash and tho door slammed and locked on him. It was Aunt Mary who had done tho business. When she had her man fast she brought out a chair and sat down by tho door. "I want to know what this means?" was shouted at her from inside. 'Why, you are locked in the smoke house," was the reply. "But what for?" "So that I can have a talk with you. If you wasn't locked In you might run away as soon as I began to say things. And, too, I want you where the con stable can find you when he arrives, now does the Blue Jacket silver min? come along these days?" she asked. "I know nothing about It. I told you I was in the Bible line." "Have you got a Bible in the suit case?" "No." "You ought to carry one with you. Are you still dealing in ground floor silver stocks?" "My good woman, you aro making a terrible mistake and one that may cost you every cent you are worth. In the name of the law I demand that you unlock this door!" "Shoo, now, but what a hurry you are in! I don't expect tho constable for an hour yet. How much boodle did you get away with? I s'pose there'll be a reward offered for you, and iu that way I'll get my $300 back." "Look here, woman," said the man inside, "it's as I have told you. You are mistaking me for some one else. Perhaps you are not to blame, but don't carry things too far. I know nothing of your $300, but if you will let mo out 111 give you that much money to go on. I have important en gagements." "What are Bibles selling at nowf quietly asked Aunt Mary in reply. The man began to yell for help and kept it up for ten minutes. Then he saw It was no use and hoarsely asked: "Woman, what do you want?" "I want my money back and $200 for my worry." "You shall have it" "I want $50 for the people around hero who invested on my advice and $25 extra for each one." "You shall have it." The strapping hired man was beckon ed to como nearer, and when the smokehouse door was opened he took tho Bible man by tho collar and led blm to bis bedroom and saw him count out tho money for Aunt Martha and then escorted him to tho highway. "About speculating," said tho wom an as she sat with tho money in her hand "no, I guess not any more. I think I'll stick to taters and corn. The next swindler might not come this way." I SLATE PENCIL MAKING. Process by Which This Familiar Ar ticle le Produced. In making slate pencils broken slate Is put Into a mortar run by steam or electricity nnd pounded into small par ticles. This umBS goes through a mill and runs Into a bolting uinuuLtit1, such as Is used In flouring mills, where it is "bolted," the One, almost impalpable flour that results being taken to n mix ing tub, where a small quantity of steatite flour, similarly manufactured, is added, together with other mate rials, the whole being made into a stiff dough, which is kneaded thoroughly by passing it several times betwoen iron 1 rollers. Tbcncc It is conveyed to a table, where It is made into "charge.." or short cylinders, four or Ave Inches thick, and containing eight to twelve pounds each. Pour of these are plaoed in a strou;; iron chamber, or "retort," with a changeable nozale, so as to regulate the size of the pencil, and subjected to tremendous hydraulic pressure, un der which the composition is pushed through the nozzle in the shape of a long cord and passes over a sloping table silt at right angles with the cords to give passago to a knife that cuts them into lengths. They are then laid on boards to dry, and after a few hours are removed to snoots of corrugated zinc, the corruga tion serving to prevent tho pencils from warping during the process of baking, to which they are next sub jected in a kiln into which superheat ed steam is introduced m pipes. From the kiln tho articles go to the finishing and packing room, where the ends are thrust for a second under rapidly revolving emery wheels and withdrawn neatly nnd smoothly point ed. They are then packed in pasteboard boxes, each containing 100 pencils. CIGARETTE PAPERS. Manufactured From New Trimmings of Flax and Hemp. Of the great army of cigarette smokers there is probably not more than one I a hundred who knows that rloo paper, in which the tobacco Is wrapped, has nothing to do with rice, but Is made from the membranes of the breadfruit tree or, more com monly, of fine new trimmings of flax and hemp. So light is this paper that COO of the sheets go to make nn ounce, says the Scientific American. They are perfectly combustible nnd give off the minimum of smoke. Before Ixslng rolled with tobacco they nro nnalyzed to prove that they are free from oil deleterious ingredients nnd that tho.v contain nothing but tho purest paper fiber. Only new material flax and hemp trimmings is used, nnd these nre thoroughly purified. Chopped by machinery Into minute particles, they are well mixed by a revolving fun nnd then reduced to a dust, which Is placed In a solution of lime and soda. After remaining in this solution fo; some time in order that all foreign substance may bo eliminated it under goes a thorough washing process, the water being the purest kind coming from artesian wells sunk especially for the purpose. Then tho pulp is rolled out into paper. At first It Is of a grayish tinge, the pure white of the finished product being obtained by an electric process, which in blenching 1. also cleans it of whatever impurities might have escaped tho bath. The French manufacturers of ciga rette paper practically supply tho en tiro world, tho output of Austria and Italy being insignificant. Tho Pyrito Industry. The American people must be fed; crops must therefore bo grown, and to grow good crops tho ground requires fertilizers. Though very little is heard about the use of pyrito in the fertilizer Industry, it nevertheless plays a very important part in tbo conversion of ordinary insoluble rock or "bone" phosphate into tho soluble form, or "superphosphate." Tho pyrito must first be converted into sulphuric acid, which Is often done at tho fertilizer plant itself. Sulphuric acid, made largely from pyrlte, is perhaps the chief among our commercial acids. It enters in diverse ways into the bulk of oufl industrial processes and is turned out by the ton from our dif ferent chemical factories. Bulletin Geological Survey. Facts About Inks. Inks composed of organic coloring matter or of lampblack (blue, red, vlo let and printing inks) disappear on in cineration, while inks composed from an iron salt, such as aro generally used in Europe, leave a red-brown res idue of ferric acid, so that tho traces of writing become quite visible in the ashes of completely burned paper, nnd many Interesting documents which were accidentally or purposely con sumed have thus boen reproduced. La Nature. Simple Oak Stain. A slraplo way of staining oak in imi tation of tho fumed effect is to boil catechu in tho proportion of a quar ter of a pound to six pounds of water, after which cool and strain. Apply this to tho wood and when dry treat with a solution of bichromate of pot ash in the same proportion as the catechu. The Cutthroat Game. "What is the greatest get-ricn-ouick schemo you know of?" asked tho flim sy financier of his partner. "Taking money away from other people who want to got rich quick." Wilmington Star. GOOD STYLE. Bordered Materials Popular For Gowns and Parasol Covers. Among hat trimmings are the dash ing effects in quills and rosettes. Striped and dotted rainproof foulards nre very attractive for hoods for mo toring. Tho craze for bordered goods has extended to the parasol. The very lat est of these accessories hns the border to match or to correspond with the border on the gown, making n pretty and striking ensemble. The design of this simple house gown may be varied In several ways to suit the taste of the wearer. It can be made with thu fancy collar and elbow SEUirniNOKSS gown. sleeves or it may be cut with high neck and long sleeves. The gown con sists of a blouse and skirt, the blouse with one tuck at each shoulder. JUDIO CHOLLET. This May Manton pattern Is cut In sizes for a thirty-four, thlrty-slx, thirty-eight, forty, forty-two and forty-four Inch bust measure. Send 10 oents to this office, giving number, 7030, and it will be promptly for warded to you by mall. If In haste Bend an additional two cent stamp for letter postage, which Insures more prompt de livery. ODD EFFECTS. Belts and Bows Are Shown In Striped Effects. For belts the black and white stripes are used in leather and silk. The plain top sleeves In mannish style or tho kimono or peasant cut is dominant. Trimming with dotted foulard is a fad. Black velvet bands one or two- studded with gold or jeweled buckles aro for the classic stylo of coiffure. New white buckskin shoes have sll ver buckles on them In place of the Inevitable bows. Rosettes in novel shapes are fash ioned of straw with centers of silk. Hats of woven black or cream col ored hemp have big Charlotte Corday crowns of openwork embroidery in col ors and aro without any other trim ming. This peasant yoke blouso is an ex tremely attractive affair and may bo worn with n skirt that gives the high Waist lino or one with the natural line. PEASANT YOKB ULOUBE. Tho blouso has only underarm and sleeve seams and so is oasy to make. Tho bell sleeves are trimmed with lace, which finishes the nock and out lines the front. JUDIO CHOLLET. This Miy Manton pattern Is cut In slzei tor a thirty-four, thirty-sir, thirty-eight, forty and forty-two Inch bust measure. Send 10 oenta to this offlca, giving number, TOO, and It will be promptly forwarded to you by man. It in baste send an addi tional two cent stamp for letter postage, which Insures more prompt delivery. L I NOTES BY CM.DARNIT2 RIVERSIDE PA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED These articles and Illustrations be reprinted without special Eton. WELCOME, SWEET BIRDSI There's old robin at my window Blnglng hla B-oet song again. "Welcome back, you dear oM blrdlc, With yourmcrry, cheering strain. you may eat your fill of cherries. You may strip the branches bare, If you'll call me at the sunrise With your sweet, eoul cheering air. Hark the lark I Oh, see blm yonder soaring right into tbo sun! Will he sing his UtUo heart out Ere his morning praise Is done? Welcome back, sweet music teacher. I shall join your joyful praise To tho God who made tbo springtime And the golden summer days. There's the thrush! Just hear him warble Listen to his silver bell. Hear tho linnets, wrens and starlings. Mocking birds, in wood and dell. Glad to see you back, dear birdies. Tou are part of God's great plan To make earth a second Eden And redeem poor fallen man. C. M. BARNITZ. IDENTIFICATION MARKS. Grandma had a habit of docking hei hens' tails to keep them out of the neighbors' coops and cook pots and, oi course, got "suspicious nnd mad as s wet hen" when Sarah Ann Somebodj clipped her chickens, conclusions ditto Must be awfully humiliating for proud Biddy to become a bobtail, foi her peroration Is not only ornamental but useful. It wigwags her feelings. Does she lay a big egg or lay lovi some sassy henpecker then her tai stands stralcht In the air. Is she sick or licked down trails tho flag at hall mast. Besides, It's her steering gear, anc without her tall she may sail to a sac finale. Then others add variety to the land scape by painting their hens red, white and blue. Spring rains soon wash off these au tumnal tints; some hen fancier Inno A WEU I'DNOn AND PUNCHED WEB. cently appropriates another's calico colored cackler; then tho feathers fly and the milennial dawn gets a setback, My friend, to'avoid a punch, buy n punch. The one In tho picture cost DO cents, pud that foot web was marked five years ago when tho hen was a day old chick. Leg bands are most too exponslvt for large flocks. They must bo changed too often tc fit tho growing fowl and they will come off. That punch mark stays. It shows in a moment the blood line to which tho fowl belongs, it records the age, it identifies your stock when found on thieves and may help convict a midnight neck wringer, and, besides, if your neighbor dares you over the fence to prove your goods that little private mark quick does tho trick. DO NTS. Don't have too broad a roost slat. Crooked toes. Don't spend nil your profit to win a sliver cup. Remember, utility is the foundation of prosperity. Don't blarney in business. While you may catch some with a sweetened hook you will from others get a sour look. Tho goods themselves will have a tale to tell, and if they're good and advertised they'll sell. Don't buy roosters with warts on their face, comb or wattles. Chicken pox. Don't eat hens with white scnlo and scruff on head, neck and body. Fa vus. Don't cook a fowl with gray patches in its throat and swollen eyo. Diph theritic roup. Don't dress a hen with dark comb and soiled fluff. Diarrhea. Don't buy dressed chickens with full crops. Waste. Unlawful to sell, crop may smell. Don't get weary in well doing. Pay your subscription In advance and hur rah for tho chance. Don't forget that at Thanksgiving geese aro at their best nnd most In demand. nm it -fca m" must noi pcrmls- Pitcher Naglo a Nervy Youngster. "Of all tho funny youngsters break ing Into tho game this follow Naglu of tho Pirates Is tho best of the lot," says Sherwood Magoc. "Wo handed him nn awful lacing, something ho was not used to, but it never feazed him. Some youngsters had they got n beating like that would have been downhearted and discouraged, but not this kid. When Clarke took him out, after wo had neored six runs, he came over to the clubhouse door with a grin nil over his face and said, 'Gee, but dldnt I get a swell laclngr I be lieve all pitchers would be better off If they felt that way about a reverse." Vnnderbllt's Hors Oapturing. Stakes. TJ TT Vnt1o..V,fllt, K ...I.. W. K. Vanderbllt'a horses are win ning the lion's share of rich French turf prises. A glance at continental racing cards shows that American Jo-keys have moat of tho mounts. Ynukoo trainers condition the equine. BASEBALL POINTERS Schmidt, Detroit's catcher, is perma nently Incapacitated from playing ball because of nn injury to his arm re ceived In a prizefight last fall. In Bay Miller the Boston Nationals have one of tbo best titters In the Na tional league He ts punishing the pitchers for a .400 batting average. Manager Clarke of Pittsburg would amend the baseball rules bo players could coach their own hatters from tho bench, tie wants to "encourage" his men. Dode Crkjs, the St. Louis pitcher, is tho only player In baseball who earns hi salary n. n pinch hitter. As emer gency battM be outclasses every other olayer in the big league Very Stronfl. "I see," said Slaters, "that our old friend Bllkins had a strong article in one of tho Boston pajwr'the other day." "Eoolly?" said Binkxr Incredulously. "Ti never have believed that of old Bilk. What was it?" A recipe for pickled onions," said Slaters. Harper's Weekly. Long Drawn Out. Llttlo Elmer had just been given a piece of plo. "Aro you going to glvo mo another piece, mamma?" ho asked. "Why do you ask, Elmer?" she que ried. '"Cause if you ain't I'll eat this piece real slow," was tho reply. Chi cago News Unfeeling. Orator I arsk yer, wot is this life we "old so dear? Soon I'll bo lyin' with me forefathers. The Voice An' givln' 'em points at the gamo tool London Tit-Bits. Dodged the Ruins. Mr. Cleverton You saw somo old ruins in England, I suppose? Miss Struckett Bleb-'Yes, and ono of rthem wanted to marry me. Princeton Tiger. FARMER BANK WITH US THE BANK FOR ALL CLASSES M, K. SIMONS, President The Farmers and Mechanics Bank Cor. Main and 10th St., HONESDALE LABORER $1 starts you with an account Open a savings account in your name and then see that you deposit some of your spending money in the bank at intervals. Once establish the saving habit and gratifying results are certain. With the latest improved vault safe with time lock, fire proof vaults, modern methods, and assured courteous treatment We Solicit a Share of Your Trade Bring your deposit In person, send money order, express order, draft or send It with a friend. LAWYER JOSEPH N. 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