PAGE TWO THE CITIi FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913. A REMINISCENCE. On the banks of Puget Sound half way between Seattle and Tacoma, there stands a great artistic log house. Up In tho cobwobbed atlc un der the cedar roof, where tho peep of day Btralns Itself to enter Its il luminating power, there rests an ancient-long worn spotted calf skin trunk. The hair covering shields from the ravages of timo and mice, a page of Authology, almost obliter ated by time and tears; not tears of sorrow, but tears of unsuppressed mirth. Twenty forty sixty years have intervened sinco that document was folded, with the precious re licts of boyhood days. Father, mother, brother and sis ters are buried beneath the Burfaco of mother Earth in different parts of this great Republic, sheltered by the holly and the laurel of the South, the beach and the maple of the East, the fig and the alder of tho great north-west, and tho sleeping ivy of the world. The struggle for existence through tho walks of life, along the highways of these unsym pathetic combination of states for the past sixty years has not caused neglect or care for these unalloyed items of youth so sweet to my mem ory in these last years of life. And while unfolding them in this hour of reminiscence, I cannot but picture and recall the faces and forms; tho tidy as' well as the scraggy hair, tho dirty and clean faces of tho pards of that joyful time in their ragged pants and sockless shoes. Especial ly do I remember the glaring an nouncement so kindly donated by the boys friend, P. B. Penniman in his Honesdale Democrat of the mass meeting to bo held in the campaign of Pierce and King and Fremont and Dayton. It was the timo of our lives when tho spirit of our Fathers took pos session of our childish pastimes. Our long , column of marching school boys hovered around the cor ner of Mr. Duane's church towards the court house, that had been ten dered through the solicitation of Tom Jim Ham for our gathering. John Owens consented to furnish tho fluid for the lights. A. Whitney, through the Influence of Horace, loaned tho speaker-to-be, George Snyder, a sulky to ride in the pro cession, pulled by twenty of our crowd. Banners and flags were dis tributed. Georgo Knapp's drum manipulated by Frank Corey and Ed. Farnham were at the head. We arrived at the court house, where a committee consisting of Tom Torrey, Ike Ward, Frank Penniman and Graham Watts awaited to conduct tho speaker to the Judge's chair. The court house was already filled with mamas and sisters, as well as some of Jene Slockbower's followers. All went well until George mado his bow to the audience on his arrival pre paratory to his taking the chair, while the quartette selected from Poctor and Todd's academy opened with a campaign song. But George spoiled the purport of tho meeting by getting mad and going home. Some one of tho gang had filled the hair cloth chair with crooked pins, and when George arose so suddenly and prematurely, that the fellows that were on started to laugh, which made George get so red in tho face that he tore up his manuscript and bolted out of the door as if he had 1,een sent for by his mama. Any way it was an extremely fast gait that blocked tho campaign speech. No one else of the crowd having studied up any stunt of that nature, we would have to resort to any kind of a speech, even if it did not per tain to Pierce and King and Fre mont and Dayton. Now, could wo find a chap that had the nerve to face that vast audience of twittering mamas and misses? Finally Tom Torrey arose to boost for Charlie Skinner, or "Skinnie," for short I believe they called him. Just about the time Tom tried to be I'Connor like, throwing out some fierce ora tory and swinging gestures, Bully Al len's bull dog mado his appearance at the open door, and mistaking Tom's eloquent work as a demon stration against his presence, delib erately made a swift jump for the judge's stand, which made Tom take a desperate but graceful leap over the desk In front, landing on Jennie Booth's new hat. Well, the ex pression that highly esteemed young lady made, when she remarked to Tom that providence was kind to his hearers in sending that interference, with further remarks from him. And that she was willing to suffer the loss of that now hat for humanity's sake caused an Impression upon that vast assemblage that continued throughout tho magnificent cere monies to such an extent that the lines of every ones mouth were hard strained from being irregularly shap ed. To be right plain about it, I never remember of being In an as sembly so easily provoked to mirth as upon that special occasion. Tho call for Charllo seemed to please the audience immensely for he was actually the John Burko of our crowd. Many of us down deep in our minds imagined that Charlie would some day bo President. Tho gestures that boy could make and the grlmances of his face when speaking would cause any cow to kick a bucket over at an evening's milking. To bo short, It was a real fact; his equal was never known in the dis trict school on a Friday afternoon, when every fellow had to say some thing, Little did we think, though, when tendering him tho honor of speaker on that particular occasion that he would so far forgot himself and our pride in tho magnitude of our preparations to deliberately cause the whole thing to collapse to our discredit and shame before that concourse of people, by starting out with, "Tho boy stood on the burning deck"; that was enough. That boy was never choson for anything any more. Even when Lucy Sherwood gave a picnic in tho Henwood woods the next summer, not a girl in tho circle "opened tho ring and chose him in." No one seemed to be dis turbed much ovor tho failure, ex cept a blockhead from Seolyvlllo, I could remember and call his namo, but perhaps it would be best not to, as he might possibly bo alive. Wo know very well without being In formed by him from tho country and his taunts of tho ridiculousness of the affair. I took a long, lingering look at that follow. A particular ex pression of his eye and mouth seem ed to cnthuBe me for a man. Although I was not born In Bat tle Creek, Michigan, yet there was a reason, I never met him afterwards. These may not be the exact words and fellows of that particular time, but it is the exact incident, not so profusely colored as some might present it; and we hope that we have done no one an Injury if tho per sonnel is not correct and comploto. FRANK HUBBELL, Portago, Washington. SOMETHING LIKE SOCRATES. Prof. Bullock Gives a Clnss of High School Boys n Prncticnl Lesson in Horticulture. ONESDALE High school boys are highly favored. They have opportunity 'for get ting knowledge far and away ahead of tho boys of a generation or so ago. Among oth er good things that Prof. H. A. Oday 1s handing out to his boys along tho lino of practical instruction is that of how to grow fine fruit. Inasmuch as Wayne county is destined even tually to be rich in its growth of ap ples, every crumb of knowledge her boys can gather on the best meth ods of their production is of great value. Prof. Oday lives the first houso beyond Homer Greene's residence, away up Main street five or six blocks above the "Dyberry forks." On tho Professor's side hill lot is an orchard of apple trees, and this or chard was chosen as an experimen tal orchard for the benefit of the sen ior class of High school boys. If High school girls want to take in terest in tent caterpillars, leaf blis ter, mites and other m!teology, there is nothing "nominated in tho bond" to prevent them from so doing. Prof. Oday's orchard was chosen not because it was Prof. Oday's, but because it was the nearest real or chard to the Central school building. Indeed Prof. Bullock, who has be come the High school boys' Socrates along horticultural lines, says tho or chard is not desirable for demonstra tion purposes as the trees are too old and too high. It was a fearfully hot afternoon on Thursday last when a baker's doz en of High school boys gathered on tho hill along with Prof. Bullock to take a lesson in spraying. Dark thunder heads loomed ominously in tho western sky, and from the clouds came the sound of rumbling thunder, muffled by distance and the stiffllng air. A Citizen boy met along with tho others to see how the lesson was given, and incidentally to learn a thing or so for his own personal benefit. Tho boys enjoyed the out ing right up to the limit. They gave marked attention to how the lime mixture was compounded. They watched the testing of the sol ution by means of a hydrometer, Mr. Bullock explaining that the one he was using is the best obtainable. It is tho hydrometer that is sent out by tho Carbondale Instrument Company. They helped work tho pump that op erates the agitator in the bottom of the spraying barrel, and then, after being shown how to do tho trick one of tho boys, Dan Dudley, was allow ed to handle the long reed nozzle and do the spraying act himself. Tho spray was mainly to check tho leaf blister mito. which has be come a menace. Three years ago this pest was almost unknown In Wayne county. Last season it was not so pestuerousiy mean in us ravages as was anticipated, owing to the se verity of tho previous winter. The mites are delicate little things and do not thrive in cold weather. They are advised to go south for their health. Tho mild winter wo are just seeing the last of will bo conducive to their business, and Prof. Bullock says they will be plentiful this vear. They are very partial to Baldwin ap ple trees, that tree being their es pecial favorite. They attack the leaves wnich curl up, die and dron off, the ground frequently being covered wun sucn leaves early in July. The writer is a firm believer in tho Socratlc method of teaching, and is sure that Prof. Oday and Prof. uuuock are dome snlendlrl work with the High school boys of Hones- uaie. A CARD TO CITIZENS. Do not confound tho North of Bay Counties Exhibit Cars with any other exhibit cars that have ever visited the city. Wo are not selling land, neither are we advertising for railroads. Wo are sent out by the twelve boards of trade, made up of tho busi ness men and ranchmen to promote Immigration to our particular section of California, and show the products which wo raise without irrigation. We are hero to show you what is being done dally in the land of sun shine, fruits and flowers, where the harvest starts on New Year's day and ends on New Year's eve. Tho Inducements wo offer in our, part of California in climate, soil and opportunities are unsurpassed in any other section of the west. Our expenses are heavy. We pay for everything as we go, and we find it necessary to make a small admis sion charge, as do all world's fairs, to help defray expenses. The two cars are filled with a grand array of fruits and vegetables, curios and relics from all over tho world, Including the largest shark ever cap tured, all going to make up what might be termed a little -world's fair on wheels, and the most Instructive exhibit that has over paid your city a visit. NORTH OF BAY COUNTIES AHSN The exhibit Car will nrrlvo in Honcsdnle Sunday evening, May 4, and will exhibit at Union station on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5, 0 and 7, from 8:30 n. in. to 0:30 p 111. Admission, adults 25c, children under 15 years, 15 cento. DAMASCUS. Damascus, April 30, Georgo C. Abraham, who went to North Carolina last fall to locate per manently, is here now for a short timo looking after some of his un settled business matters. He in tends to 'go into the peach business at his southern home. Fred S. Olver, who has been In tho employment of tho Deposit Milling Co., Deposit, N. Y., for several years as miller, is visiting friends on his native heath. Frank Mapes, of Chicago, is also shaking hands horo with his old-time friends. Mrs. Clarence Fortnam has been spending a few days in New York City. Sid. A. Brush has Just come Into possession of ft letter that was writ ten by his grandfather, Oliver B. Brush, In 1834. Tho letter was writ ten at Akron, Erie county, N. Y., and addressed to the late Colonel James C. Curtis, then of Boston, later of Callicoon, N. Y. It Is a letter of re ply. It looks as though a quill pen had been used. It is in a very legi ble hand with the ink well preserved. A curious feature is the use of tho old-fashioned long s's. This relic was presented to Mr. Brush by C. Curtis, son of the addressed. Tho letter was written upon a sheet of paper about eight inches wide. Each side of the sheet was folded in about an inch and a half, then folded lengthwise twice and fastened with a drop of red sealing wax. There was no postage stamp affixed. Oli ver B. Brush was at one time high sheriff of Wayne county. John T. Walker recently disposed of his largo farm to his son-in-law, Fred Stalker. Mr. Walker took up this tract of 100 acres in its fallow condition. With many years of hard labor he converted it into a tillable and productive farm. But he be came afflicted with an ailment that unfits him for further strenuous la bor and he let the farm go. He pur chased a small farm of 20 acres near his former scenes where he expects to rest in his declining years. Miss Flo Brush is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Will Bolk com, of Port Jervis, N. Y. Mrs. Sophia Tyler, relict of the late Walter James Bush, died at her homo here on the 24 th inst. The funeral was held at the late home on Sunday last, Revs. Minch and Dib ble officiating. She leaves two sons and two daughters. Tho pall-bearers were her two sons and two sons-in-law. Mrs. Bush was a highly re spected woman in tho community, and a consistent Christian worker, having joined the class membership of the Baptist church under tho pas torate of tho lato Abijah M. Calkin. She was never the last to extend the hand of charity in all things. An eighteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Addle Burcher was burled on Monday afternoon. The remains were sent from Rittersville. Birt Bush says that on what was formerly his father's farm are now growing white trees over a foot In diameter where he cradled rye in Tils younger days. Mr. Bush is a man upward of sixty years. It really seems that the present is too far advanced for the date, es pecially with fruit trees. Homo oats have been sown and L. K, Sutllff says he has some sweet corn planted. Wo saw some pears the other day that were nearly two inches high. The present spring very much re sembles that of 1874. In that year wo planted an aero and a half of corn on the 26th of April. It had a bad attack of yollow fever when it appeared on tho surface and did not really recover from It till the season was well advanced. It was ripe for cutting soon after the middle of Au gust. It was the early white flint variety. On the morning of Septem ber 4 th that year there came a frost that put all verdant vegetation out of commission. So we did not lose much on the early planting after all. In this latitude along about the 20th of May is soon enough and late enough to plant corn, either for grain or for ensilage. But there is always an exception to every rule. John M. Pollock, who nas been afflicted for several years with rheu matism, is now unablo to help him self wo aro told. His two daughters recently married and left him and he has been obliged to call in assist ance, D. W. Berry and wife. Mr. Pollock's wife died several years ago. Twenty-eight years ago yesterday wo sowed a piece of oats. It was a very warm day. About four o'clock in the afternoon a thunder storm be gan to gather in the west and at six it broke upon us with a fury. Tho next morning there were four inches of snow on tho ground, snow still falling and tho wind howling. There is always a seed timo and a harvest. WEST PRESTON. West Preston, April 30. Mrs. Polly Wall, of the East Side, was the guest of Mrs. Delia Wall on Sunday. G. W. Ogden and wlfo spent Tues day evening with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hubbard. Mabel Buchanan is assisting Mrs. G. M. Wallace with house cleaning this week. Wlnton Carey, of Carbondale, was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hubbard. April 20th. Zara Leo is plowing this week for John Barton near Thompson. Myron Miller, of Thompson, was seeking speckled beauties along our streams Tuesday. Mrs. Sue Carpenter and family spent Saturday with Mrs. Delia Wall. Ward 'Hines, of Orson, was through this vicinity Tuesday on business. C. D. Corey recently had a growth removed from his kneo by Dr. E. W. Downton of Starrucca. Mrs. John Stevens and children at tended a birthday party at Poyntelle nuiuruay or last week. , SOUTH CANAAN. South Canaan. Anrll 30. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Piatt, a son, April 16th. Mr. and Mrs. John Hobbs and daughtor, Dorothy, spent Sunday at Carbondale. Raymond Rolllson is employed by Clease Brothers In tho saw mill. The M. E. church will hold their Ladies' Aid at the parsonage. Cloase Brothers are running their mill full force now. Claude Rolllson is employed by William Batten. Farmors havo begun to plant their gardens. Lola Shaffer Is spending two weeks at Wm. Batten's. Mr. Farley has moved in the house owned by John McLane until ho can complete his house. SOCIETY WOMEN'S HAIR. A Slmplo Trcntment That Will Mnho It Truly IVnscinating. Pell, tho Druggist, Guarantees It. Nowadays every up-to-date woman has radiant hair. What a foolish creature a woman would bo If she lost the opportunity to add to her attractions. Yet In America to-day there aro hundreds of thousands of women with harsh, faded characterless nair who do not make any attempt to Im provo it. In Paris most women have beauti ful hair, and in America all women who use Parisian Sage have lustrous and luxuriant hair. And any woman reader of Tho Citizen can have attractive and lustr ous hair in a fow day's time by using this great hair rejuvenator, Parisian Sago. Peil, the druggist, sells a large bottle for 50 cents and guarantees it to banish dandruff, stop falling hair and itching scalp in two weeks or money back. Parisian Sage is an ideal hair tonic, not sticky or greasy. Sold by druggists in every town in America. May 2 & 9. MYSTERIOUS PRODUCT OF THE DEEP SEA The Lucky or Unlucky Sea Bean, Wiiitii is it? Many newspapers have published stories pro and con of this mysteri ous product of tho deep. How one Sea Bean saved a sailor who was thrown in the midst of a band of can nibals. The Butler Times of March 21 tells of how Jim Tuner, a well driller, had been playing In hard luck for six months, losing his tools and strik ing dusty holes, paid the California cars a visit and received a Sea Bean as a souvenir, and 10 days later struck a gusher. The Geneseo Times of March 16 declares that a Sea Bean saved Harry Easton from serious Injure, in that he fell from his barn loft and landed on the ground "right side up with care." A maiden lady stenographer of a few summers and several winters re ceived a Sea Bean and 30 days later married her employer. This happened In Ohio, but now comes one from In diana: Two sisters, both single and Just old enough to bo termed old maids. The younger of the two had captured a man. They both received a Sea Bean, and the elder started on a man hunt, and finally eloped with her younger sister's beau. Within two weeks he was arrested on the charge of bigamy. Whom did this Bean bring luck to? The editor of The Elkland Journal read so much of tho Sea Bean that he asked for ono. He started for his office and on the street he met a man and an argument arose over lome trivial matter. He returned to tho manager of the cars saying, "This Bean Is unlucky. I Just had an argument with a man most twice my size." "Did he hit you?" inquired the manager. The editor replied, "No, but almost." "Keep your Bean, Mr. Editor," replied the manager; "YOU ARE INDEED LUCKY." And the ed itor ambled off In search of another test. LUCKY OR UNLUCKY, duo to pub licity they have received, they are going very fast, and the manager is at a loss to know whether they are lucky for him, as the demand for them has Increased so much tho sup ply Is limited; but he will, as long as they last, continue to glvo them out as souvenirs to all attending. No doubt many beautiful Sea Bean charms, hatpins and cuff links will shortly be seen here, as the Beans aro not only lucky, but are also beau tiful when polished. Will Exhibit at nonesdalo May 5, O and 7, 8:30 a. in. to 0:30 p. in. Admission, adults 25c; children, un der 15 years, 15 cents. Car will stop at Union Station. MMMttTtfMTtMMftM SPENCER The Jeweler would like to see you If I t you are In the market I for I JEWELRY, SILVER- t WARE, WATCHES,! CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, AND NOVELTIES f I "Guaranteed articles only sold." X t 4 Hi t it EltK BROTHERS. A Fow Honest Pointers In Regard to Paint. When you go into a storo and ask for paint don't be misled if the pro prietor or the clork begins to sell you paint by weight. Don't bo fooled be cause the greatest weight does not always mean tho greatest value, lor Instance, green and dark colored paint do not carry as much white lead, as white and light colored paints,, therefore, if your dealer weighs up a gallon of his competi tor's paint, say green or some dark colored paint, surely It will not weigh as much as a gallon of tils white paint. Then again there Is a way of making a gallon of paint weigh heavy without much cost, ,but wo hope no dealer In Honesdale sells this kind; a paint that is adulterated with Barytes, which costs about ?20 per ton while pure white lead Is worth about ?160 per ton, but tho Barytes has very little if any cover ing capacity, although It Is heavy and very white. Theso aro only a few facts that everybody should know. If you want an absolutely guaranteed paint a paint that one gallon will cover 300 square feet, two coats and a paint that will bo cheap in the long run, you will suroly mako no mistake If you buy DEVOE. Erk Bros, aro agents at Honesdale, Pa. 34eoitf. 0 RPHANS' COURT SALE. By virtue of an. order of the Or phans' Court of Wayne County, Pa., the undersigned Administrator of O. B. Megargel, late of the Township of Sterling, deceased, will sell at public outcry at the residence of the late O. B. Megargel In Sterling town ship, on Tuesday, May 20th, 1913, at 2 o'clock p. m., tho following de scribed real estate: All that certain tract or piece of land situated In tho Township of Sterling, County of Wayne and Stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and de scribed as follows, viz: Beginning at a stake in the middlo of tho public road known as tho Belmont & Eas ton Turnpike at a corner of Charles Cliff's land; thence along said road north eighteen degrees west thirty four and one-half rods to a pile of The Ideal pal and accrued income DO YOUR BANKING AT THE Farmers and Mechanics Bank HONESDALE, PA and you will receive all the favors consistent with this hank's reputation of doing business. M. E. SIMONS, PRES'T. G. fl. EMERY, CflSH'R. Banking House, Corner Main and Tenth Streets. THE DELAWARE AND laratoga Sprin Lake Ten Days9 Saturday, August 2, 1913 Arrange Your Vacation Accordingly. stones' at the Butternut creek; thence along the south sldo of said creek the following courses and dis tances, viz: South eighty-five and ono-half degrees west twenty-sovon and one-half rods, south thirty-seven degrees west eight rods, north sixty threo degrees west eighteen rods south eighty-ono degrees west eleven rods, west ten rods, south eighty-one degrees west twenty-six rods, north fifty-five and one-half degrees west twenty-two and one-half rods, south fifty-threo degrees west fourteen and one-half rods, north fifty-nine degrees, west twenty-five rods south sixty-one and one-half degrees west nine and ono-half rods, north fifty five and one- half degrees west four teen rods and north seventy-one de grees west oleven rods to a hemlock at side of said creek; thence by lands formerly of V. Stevens Frazer and Carr south fifty-eight and one-half degrees west sixteen and one-half rods to stones corner of Cliff's land; thence along said land north fifty two degrees east eighty-two and one half rods to place of beginning. Containing forty-seven acres and forty-nine perchos, with six per cent, allowance for roads. Excepting and reserving therefrom two acres and seven and ono-half perches which , Maborry Megargel and wifo by deed dated Feb. 15, 1850, and recorded in Wayne County Deed Book No. 18, page 106, granted and conveyed to Abram S. Howo. Also excepting and reserving tho right and privilege reserved in tho deed of conveyance of the above described lands from Thos. Calvert to Maberry Megargel, recorded In Wayne County Deed Book No. 21, page 577. Upon said premises is a frame dwelling house, barn and other out buildings. Part of said land being improved. Terms of Sale Cash. H. R. MEGARGEL, Administrator. M. E. Simons, Attorney. 35t3. 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