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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1011.
THE NATIONAL
E ARTIST.
Man Who Mounts Skeletons
For the Smithsonian,
DIVISION GALLED BONE YARD.
J. W. 8eolllck Mounts Everything
From an Elephant to a Bat Wiring
Bones Together Is Delicate Work
and Gets on the Nerves Small
Skoletons Mounted Against Glass.
J. W. Scolllck of the National mu
seum In Washington Is a craftsman In
a trade with probably the smallest
competition In tho world. lie Is the
official "bono man" of the government,
or, In other words, tho expert In chargo
of tho work of cleaning, articulating
and mounting skeletons at tho muso
um, a trade by Itself and one requir
ing Infinite patience and great techni
cal skill.
The removal of tho National museum
from the old to the new building has
resulted In the division of skeletons
being given larger quarters, and the
display has been arranged so as to
give It moro prominence than ever. To
employees of the museum and many
visitors this division Is known as the
"bono yard."
Perhaps there Is not the attraction
In It for tho average visitor that there
Is In the display of mounted animals
and the big cases of ethnological
groups, bat It Is ono of tho most re
markablo collections In tho whole mu
seum. Mr. Scolllck has been In charge
of this work for years. Tho display
In tho museum Is largely his work.
Tho exhibits range all the way from
a full grown elephant to a herring.
Each of them represents weeks of tech
nical skill apparently out of all pro
portion to tho finished result. Though
there Is moro labor In the work, the
larger skeletons are tho easier to han
dle. Tho collection Includes elephants,
rhinoceroses, horses, gorillas, tho lar
ger monkeys, all sorts of deer, man
himself and many mammals.
Wires, Springs and Braces.
Every bono In these big skeletons
has to bo drilled and articulated .with
wires, springs and metal braces. Al
though these do not show, It Is neces
sary that they bo put In place with
mathematical precision to give the
natural appearance. And then, too,
everything must be scientifically Just
so. It Is this which makes the finished
work apparently so easy, but In reality
no difficult
Tho smaller skeletons, like lizards,
small fish, bats and snakes, are not
held together by wires. Their own
cartilage dried In place is used to hold
them together. This is one of the
many reasons why a skeleton that is
dried and mounted Is never boiled.
Not only would tho boiling make the
bones fall opart, but It would drive In
the grease and make the bones yellow,
the one thing not desired. The flesh
is taken off the raw bones with a
scraper and then tho bones ore care
fully washed clean of grease with gas
oline. Acids nro not used at all ex
cept on rare occasions to remove a
stain.
Carelessness a Fatal.
Great caro must be exorcised in tho
drying and bleaching of the bones. This
cannot bo done in a hot sun, because
tho hot sun will crack tho bones, ns It
will seasoning wood. Prom a bone
artist's viewpoint tho best bleaching
weather Is n gray, drizzling day, when
there Is no danger of tho sun getting
In Its damaging work. Sometimes tho
bones develop black streaks, but this
can usually bo remedied with tho
use of dilute ammonia.
From beginning to end the whole
skeleton cleaning process Is tiresome
and Js said to "got on tho nerves'
worse than any other form of speci
men mounting carried on at tho mu
seum. Weeks of cleaning are required
to prepare pome of tho small fish skele
tons, some of which hnve to bo mount
ed 'against glass to keep them prop
erly assembled for display. Tho bat
skeletons, with their long, delicate
wings, are also mounted In this way.
SONG AFFECTS A TRADE.
"Steamboat Bill" Increases Supply of
Roustabouts.
"If 'Steamboat Hill had not mado
such a hit with tho negroes in all
parts of tho Mississippi valley wo
steamboat men would have been spar
ed much trouble. As It Is, so many
want Jobs that thcro are not enough
places for them."
This was tho observation of a New
Orleans steamboat man recently. Tho
chorus of "Steamboat Bill" runs:
Steamboat Bill, Steamboat mil.
Steaming down tho Mississippi.
Steamboat Bin, a mighty man was he,
Steamboat Bin steaming down tho Missis
sippi, Going to beat the rooord of the Itobert E.
Lee.
It has not been long since tho steam
ers leaving New Orleans bad tho
greatest difficulty In hiring roust
abouts to handlo tho cargoes of
freight Suddenly, tho mates say,
they were literally besieged with ap
plications, and they attribute tho fact
to tho song "Steamboat Bill."
A mate on one of tho river packets
arriving In Now Orleans said:
"The men Bay they want to get Into
tho steamboat business and declare
that they arc Indifferent as to tho
points on tho river touched by the
packets or how lone they are cone."
MAY BE BULLFIGHTS
ON AMERICAN SOIL
Elaborate Preparations In Salt Lake
Include Matadors and Mexican Bulls.
Indications that nn attempt is to be
made to have real bullfights on Ameri
can soli are causing much excitement
among people in Salt Lake City who
are opposed to such things. Thcro
are evidences that the same forces
which provented tho Johnson-Jeffries
fight In Utah will soon be' nrrayed to
prevent a spectacle which they would
consider far worse than pugilism.
There were hints of great things to
come a few weeks ago when Felix
Bobert, a French matador, recently
arranged with the management of
Saltalr, a resort on the Great Salt
lake, for a great Spanish festival, to
begin July 22 nnd last eight days. No
alarming announcement of a real bull
fight was mado, but it was said that
real men of the bull ring would bo
present, nnd hints were given that
their talent would not be entirely
wasted.
Now tho management of Saltalr has
mado it known thnt Itobert, who went
to Mexico recently to arrange for tho
toreadors, dancing girls nnd others for
the troupo, has engaged some of the
most successful bullfighters of tho
capital Itself. More significantly, it is
announced that ho has purchased a
carload of specially bred fighting bulls
such as are killed in the rings in Mex
ico. It is remnrked by ono local pa
per that evidently "something out of
the ordinary is In storo for pooplo who
attend that affair." Except on Sun
days evening performances are to be
given In an Inclosure that certainly
closely resembles a bull ring.
It is only since the announcement
of the purchase of tho speclnlly bred
bulls that tho church people of Salt
Lake City have begun to bo aroused.
They cannot understand why noted
toreadors and fine bulls nro brought
unless for real bullfights and suspect
that thcro is a purpose quietly to in
troduce such performances and then
attempt to glvo them In other states.
PRIZE FOR NEGRO GIRL
Her Essay on "The Fly" Wins Ten
Dollar Gold Piece.
A thirteen-year-old negro girl in New
York captured tho highest of the sev
eral prizes offered by tho fly fighting
committee of tho American Civic as
sociation for the best essays on "Tho
Housefly as n Carrier of Disease,"
written by school children. That is,
sho was victor among New York chil
dren. Similar contests have been con
ducted In three Kansas cities and sets
of prizes nwarded thcro.
Wille Ilenderson, tho lucky little ne
gro girl, Is a pupil In tho Henrietta
school, one of the Children's Aid so
ciety schools. She got a ten dollar
gold piece for her essay, which is an
eloquent arraignment of tho dangerous
fly.
"If wo only believed," she writes in
her painstaking round hand, "that tho
filthy fly was tho germ carrier wo
would not spend so much tlmo disin
fecting ourselves and avoiding the
houses or streets in which disease may
be found. Instead wo would clean our
rooms, make our homes sanitary and
Inspect tho shops from which we buy
our food."
One of the western child prize win
ners won $10 with a "Biography of a
Fly."
"The woman across tho way Is los
ing all her flics," ono chapter runs.
"She won't give them anything to eat.
Sho covers up her garbage palls. So
tho flies come over to our house, and
our children can't get afternoon naps
and ore always cross, while hers nro
happy and healthy."
DEWEY FORGIVES THIEF.
Refuses to Prosecute Servant Who
Took Valuable Plato.
Admiral Dewey discovered recently
that some beautiful sliver plato given
to him by friends and citizens soon
after his roturn from Manila bay had
disappeared from his homo, In K
street, Washington. It was worth
about ?1,200, but tho associations
mado it far moro valuable.
It was several days before Admiral
Dewey could bring himself to report
the facts to tho pollco authorities, as
he suspected tho thief was in tho con
fidence of his household, no went
over tho matter with Major Sylvester,
chief of police, and asUed that no pub
licity bo given the nvjj$cr without his
consent. It was nor long before tho
detectlvo bureau recovered the plate,
which had been taken by nn old and
trusted employeo of tho admiral.
When a report was mado to tho ad
miral ho said it was the servant's first
step In wrongdoing nnd decided not to
prosecute. The culprit broko down
under tho admiral's reproaches and
begged for mercy and was not only
forgiven, but continued in tho admi
ral's omploy.
Some Name.
Tho now cataloguo of tho University
of Wisconsin has somo interesting sta
tistics regarding tho students who at
tended the university during the year
just closed. Tho longest namo borno
by any student who attended tho in
stitution 13 Dermugerdltchyan, which
boasts sixteen letters and five sylla
bles. Tho name of Schattschneidcr
runs tho sixteen letter namo a clo&o
second, having fifteen letters, but only
throo syllables. Third place Is hold by
tho name of Kerchenstelner, and
fourth by Eichenberger, with fourteen
and twelvo letters respectively. The
shortest name in tho university Is LI,
Which is borne bv a Chinnman.
Practical Fashions
LADY'S DRESS.
Very simple, but very graceful, thla
waist Is suitable for homo or street
wear. It can be made quite dressy by
selecting somo of the light silks so
much In vogue, or If a plain effeot bo
Bought, serge, cashmere, cheviot, satin,
and also such wash fabrics as linen,
gingham and pongee will be excellent
The waist of the dress is made in
peasant style, with a seamless shoul
der, the front closing In surplice fash
Ion over a' vest of laco. The back
Is trimmed with a box plait down the
center. The skirt has six gores and
opens In front at the side of tho cen
ter panel. The band trimming at the
foot may be used or omitted as pre
ferred. The pattern (E134) is cut In sizes 32
to 42 Inches bust measure. Medium
size requires i yards of 44 inch ma
terial for the dress, 1 yards of 24
Inch silk to trim and 1 yard of 18 inch
all over with 1 yards of plain 38
Inch goods for tho gulmpe and the
yoke and sleeves.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to "Pattern Department," of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to clvo size and number of pattern.
NO. 5134.
NAMO
TOWN
STREET AND NO.
STATE
SIZE.,
SUMMER SKIRT.
5428
This design shows a dainty model
for a summer skirt As illustrated It
was made of plain white lawn and em
broidery, but ehoer fabrics, such as
marquisette, batiste, printed tulle and
tho like, and also soft silks, pongee,
foulard or messallno may also bo em
ployed. The upper part Is laid In fine
tucks and a hand ot insertion is placed
above a deep tuck below which Is a
gathered flounce. The opening of the
skirt is in the back. Figured material
for the upper part and plain band and
flounce will also bo found effective.
The pattern (542$) is cut in sizes 23
to 30 inches waist measure. Medium
size requires 8 yards of 36 Inch ma
terial, 3 yards of 15 inch forcing.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to "Pattern Department." of this paper.
Write nam and address plainly, and b
sure to give size and number ot pattern.
NO. 5428.
NAME
TOWN
STREET AND NO,
8TA,TB.....
SIZE..
A Hint.
He I met a surgeon I know today
on the street and he tried to cut me
dead.
She What did you do?
He Stopped him and advised him
poi to do that to anybody again. It
wen too suggestive.
Don't Disturb Him.
Manager Wo have a boy In tho of
fice who whistles at his work.
His Wife Doesn't it drive you mad?
Manager Oh, no; you boo he's bo
seldom working.
H0R00S QUIPS
We Got a Game On.
Maw she don't never realize
They's other things sldus cakes and pies
It else she wouldn't ask 1 should
Split up and carry In the wood
Wo got a garni' on
Tho fellers got the match all made,
But maw she seems to be atrald
Unless she thinks up things to do
Bhe'U spoil a batch of bread or two
We got a game on.
And paw he works his thinker hard
And says, "Now, BUI, you rake the yard."
They seem to Agger every ways
To use up all my Saturdays
We got a game on.
And Sister May Bho says I'm lazy.
But all the fellers says she's crazy.
She wants to send me downtown when
The fellers knows It's just at ten
we got a game on.
Our team's been practicing all week.
And now It's playing like a streak,
And If I'm going to hold my place
I got to cover second base
We got a game on.
I got no time to hold the hoso
When I got on my baseball clothes.
I want same brcakfuss and a dime
And won't be back till dinner time
Wo got a game on.
Tho team from Nora avenue
Defeated us sixteen to two,
But we ain't scared, and, anyway,
We're going to beat that team today
We got a game on.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Misdirected Energy.
Jones was Just putting on his over
coat when be casually remarked to
Mrs. Jones that be would bo working
overtime that night
"Don't wait for me, dear," he re
marked. "I may be rather later than
usual. But there; it cannot bo help
ed." At breakfast next morning he was
stonily silent and tho stillness of the
room was not even broken by the
tick-tick of tho clock on tho mantel
piece. "Mary, dear," remarked Jones pres
ently, "there is something wrong with
the clock. I wound it up last night
too."
"Oh, no, you didn't," said Mrs. Jones
icily. "What you did wind up was
Teddy's musical box, and when you
came to bed at 3 o'clock this morning
it was playing 'Home, Sweet Home.' "
Chicago Journal.
Poor Mixture.
Speaking of tho southwest, wo heard
a story from the Arizona-Mexican bor
der that seems to be timely. One of
the Americans damaged by bullets
from across tho line gavo his name as
Patrick O'Kyan y Vasqnez. When car
ried Into the zone of safety ho was
found to be armed to tho teeth.
"Aro you an American or a Mexi
can?" ho was asked.
"Jlst enough av an American to
shoot on tb' slightest provocation," he
groaned, "nn' Jlst enough av a Mexi
can to miss iv'rythlng 01 shoot at"
Boston Traveler.
Sympathetic.
"By ginger!" roared Blithers wrath
fully when his son informed him that
he had flunked at college. "I'm blest
If I know what to say. I"
"I sympathize with you, dad," said
Blithers Junior feelingly. "That's just
tho way it was with mo when they
asked those blasted questions at ex
nmlnntionl" Harper's Weekly.
To Save a Cent.
"Old Itumsey always was pretty
close."
"Yes, and he always will bo. Since
he was mixed up In that railroad acci
dent he invariably wants tho street car
conductor to let him ride for 4 cents on
tho ground that his cork leg Is lighter
than a natural one would be." Chica
go Itccord-Herald.
Luxury Resented.
"Your enemies have circulated a
story to the effect that you eat pie
with your knife."
"That's all tight," replied Senator
Sorghum. "I'm glad it didn't occur to
them to go among my economical con
stituents with tho report that I pay
10 cents a cut for the pie." Washing
ton Star.
Regular Communicant.
After the sermon on Sunday morn
ing the rector welcomed nnd shook
hands with a young German.
"And aro you a regular communi
cant?" said tho rector.
"Yes," said the German; "I take tho
7:15 every morning." Philadelphia
Record.
Tho Penalty of Ignorance.
"Every man ought to know how to
swim."
"Right you are. If I hod learned the
art when a boy I wouldn't now bo
standing on the shore watching some
other fellow teaching my girl how."
Detroit Free Pres3.
Juet For a Change.
Johnny Mamma. I wish I had a llt
tlo sister.
Mamma Why do you wish that,
dear?
Johnny 'Cnuso I'm tired of teasln'
tho cat Catholic News.
Down on tho Farm.
Friend So your boy has left college.
Is bo down on the farm now?
Farmer Jones Yes; no's still down
on tho farm. Ho says ho wouldn't
Btay there for a million dollars. Bos
ton Transcript.
He Could.
"I say cawn't you make clothes
English style?"
"Euro thing! Jim, cut thla gentle
man's suit two sizes too largo all
around." Pittsburg Post.
HOME FOR EACH WIFE.
Kansas Man Finds a Way Out of Pe
culiar Dilemma,
reter C. Sharp, the Pittsburg (Kan.)
octogenarian, with two wives, will
live alone, instead of finding n way
to live with two wives under ono roof
Mr. Sharp will have no wife at all un
der his roof.
On his broad acres on the outskirts
of Pittsburg Mr. Sharp will build two
cottages, ono on cither side of his pres
ent little roso covered cottage. In
one will live Mrs. Anna Catherine
Sharp, seventy years old, tho first
wife, who was lost in the Chicago lira
forty years ago and recently returned.
In the other Mrs. Cella Sharp, fifty
years old, the Pittsburg wife, will have
her home.
Tho cottage of their common hus
band will separate tho two wives, and
picket fences will separate tho throo
houses. Both women will keep house
for themselves, nnd Mr. Sharp has
promised to take his meals with each
on alternate days.
Paris to Turin.
Ten little aeroplanes sailed down the line.
One lost Its balance, and then thero were
nine.
Nino little aeroplanes hit up the gait.
One came a cropper, and then there were
eight.
Eight little aeroplanes rose toward heav
en. One hit the Apennines; then there were
seven.
Seven swift aeroplanes kept up their
tricks.
Ono bust Its popper, and then there were
six.
Six little skldders continued to thrive.
Ono hit a current, and then there were
Ave.
Flvo llttlo aeroplanes skirted tho shore.
One fell in Genoa, and then there were
four.
Four llttlo aeroplanes made for the sea.
Ono turned a somerset; then there were
three.
Throo little aeroplanes long overdue.
Ono never did arrive; then there were
two.
Two little aeroplanes off with tho sun.
One hit the Tiber, and then thero was
one.
One aviator still holding tho pace.
He took an express train and captured the
race.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Middies Sail For Norway.
Kiel. July 13. The battloshlps Mas
sachusetts, Iowa and Indiana, with
the midshipmen from AnnnpollB
aboard, has sailed for Bergen, Norwny.
$80,500 For Pearl Neoklooe.
London, July IB. At a public auc
tion sale tho Jewels of her grace Lilly,
tho late duchess of Marlborough. 880V
800 wns bid for a pearl necklace.
Fort and Fortress.
Wife Is there nny difference be
tween n fort nnd n fortress? Husband
Not much, except thnt a fortress
must be harder to sllenca
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