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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913. PAGE SIX 1 r 1 i Mils 1 op From XlDcuthingt knOMAS UPTON SISSON, member of congress from the Fourth district of Alabama, is destined to go down to fume as the "siphon bottle" statesman. Already he has been dubbed "Si phon" Sisson by his confreres in the house. Mr. Slsson is an orator of parts, rising frequently to rhetorical heights where his fellows fain would follow. His im passioned flights havo a certain bubbling effervescence that is distinctly their own, and it was this quality that led Representative Johnson In a recent tariff debate to refer to his col league as "the sizzling solon from Mississippi, Mr. Sisson." The phrase caught the fancy of the coat room jesters by reason or its re semblance to the gentle pur of the siphon bottle, and now they are ringing the changes on it whenever Mr. Sisson happens along. . Thero are two good reasons why Representative J. A. Falconer, the Progressive congressman from Washington state, is called "Silver Alec" by his constituents. One Is that, although only forty-three years old, the Chinook congressman's hair is snow white. The other reason is bis ability to "orato," his gift in this direction being similar to that of the secretary of state, former Senator Joe Bailey of Texas and a few others of the elect His ability as a singer Is even superior to his talents as an orator. He has a rich baritone voice and a Scotch an cestry. What be can do to "Annie Laurie" and the Harry Lauder songs would make Lauder subsidize Mm to keep him off the stage. Jeffersonian simplicity Is to be introduced in congress at the coming session, and the embossed letter paper and envelopes of the members are to be taken away to be replaced by less costly stationery. This announcement was made by the joint committee on printing when it discovered that more than 11,000,000 embossed letterheads and envelopes had been used by members each year. It is estimated a saving of $30,000 a year will be made. P. t. Congressman Herman A. Metz of Brooklyn, in addi tion to many other talents, is able to talk faster than any other member of the house. It is said that the offi cial stenographers dread the time when ho gets on his feet. Mr. Metz's average speed is somewhat more than 250 words a minute. V. Because of the manner In which ho trims his whisk ers Representative Witherspoon of Mississippi is called Uncle Sam by his colleagues. S Representative Howard of Georgia was once a page In the houso of representatives of that state. Charles K. Richards, who is nearing the end of his fiftieth year of service as keeper of the senate's sta tionery, is the dean of the senate employees. No one in Washington can tell more Interesting tales of distin guished men than Mr. Richards, who was born In Massachusetts and in his boyhood know John Qulucy Adams. Before he came to Washington ho saw some pretty active service in the civil war, having a part of his nose shot off at Antletam. He is writing a book of reminiscences. f. Fifty members of congress recently sat on the stage at an Irish home rule mass meeting in Washington. THOMAS U. SISSON. '4 HERMAN A. METZ. T Today's Short Story A Message From f the Dead !' J 1 'X' 'tJl' '1' 'X' X 'X X 'X 'X 'til 't"t"t"t' 'J-J! 'J nEN the booming at Sumter fired allko tho northern and tho southern heart Martin Riggs was in a quandary, no was torn be tween love and duty. Ho felt that he should answer President Lincoln's call for volunteers. On tho other hand, if ho did so ho feared that ho might loso tho love of tho girl who was dearest to him in all tho world, Ethel Birdsey. But tho girl, who had caught tho war fever at once, bade her lover go forth and serve his country. "Martin," she snld, "It will break my heart, but I must let you go." And so it was that Martin volun teered and marched away to the war, Ethel waving him a last adieu, tears streaming down her emotional cheeks. Four years passed and the war was ended. One day a man got oft a train at tho town from which Martin Rlggs had volunteered and wnlked up tho main street. Passing through tho vil lage, ho struck a road loading to the right and the K'ft and stood deliberat ing. Just then a man drove by In a hay wagon, and tho stranger asked: "Can you tell me where I'll find Miss Ethel Birdsey?" "T' can't find no slch pusscn; she's married." "Married?" Tho stranger started. "Yes; she married two years ago." Tho stranger stood looking like ono who hns taken a Journey for a purpose and found the purposo has no exist ence. "What y want with her?" asked thtf farmer. "Well, I havo a message for her that is, I had a mcssago for her, but so long as she's married" "Who waa It from?" "A soldier of the lato war. Wo met in Andersonvillo stockade." "What was his name?" "Martin Rlggs." "Oh, yes, I remember. Ethel sent him off to the war. She was very pa triotic In them days. She wanted mo to go, but I told her I thought I'd con tinue to do my flghtln' on tho farm. now's Rlggs glttin' along?" 'He's dead." 'Dead? What a fool ho was any way. How'd ho die?" 'Well, he was all used up. He was nothing but skin and bone, and then ho got sick, and with sickness came nostalgia, or homesickness, and to cheer him up I proposed wo should tunnel out. Wo did so and escaped, but tho guard discovered us and shot at us. no hit Rlggs, and I carried him on my shoulder to a hiding place, whero ho died. Just before tho end ho told mo of his lovo for Ethel Birdsey. " 'If you ever get out of this and go north,' ho said, 'see her and tell hor that I died In trying to be worthy of her.' " Tho stranger paused for a few mo ments, then added: "Thero was ono thing more ho said, but I don't like to repeat that. It's sacred." "I'd Hko to hear it. stranger, I won't tell." " 'Jim,' he whispered, 'make tho dear girl happy. Take my place.' " Tho farmer sat silent with the loose reins In his hand, no seemed to bo thinking hard. "Stranger," ho said presently, "of you'd 'a' como hero nnd found Ethel slnglo sho'd 'n' been jist the gal to cry over Riggs and bo consoled by you. But seeln' she's married there's no con solln' to bo dono; leastnway nono in tho female lino. Ethel's husband wouldn't mind a little o' that sort o' thing; P'r'aps you might raako a deal with him to leavo tho field open to you and see how sho'd tako tho message and Riggs' plan o' makln her happy. Her man's been trjin' to do 't for nigh on to three years, and tho moro bo's tried tho moro mis'ablo ho's mado her." "You seem to know all about her," "Why shouldn't I, stranger, seeln' 's I'm her husband?" Tho farmer gavo tho reins a melan choly shake and drove on. Tho stranger turned and took tho next do parting train. BATHING SUIT VOGUES This year one finds among tho best looking bathing costumes a good many black and white mix tures, stripes, checks or plaids, tho stripes predominating here, as they do "throughout all fash Ion's province. And some of these models are extremely pret ty without being startling or conspicuous. They are usually trimmed with plain black satin, with relieving touches of white, and are desirable only in a good quality of silk. Sensational Suit. The most sensational bathing suit yet is the Bulgarian blouse model, which has a divided sldrt in tho form of very full bloom ers, trimmed up the outer side with white buttons and a very long, loose blouse banded at tho hips under a broad belt, also trimmed at tho sides with but tons. The nock of the blouse is cut in a deep V and Is finished with a short, jaunty tie of silk. One of these suits worn on a popular beach recently attract ed some attention; but, striking as the model was, one could but admit that its lines were grace ful and well suited for swim ming. The suit In question was of plain black. Tho white strip ed suit soils quickly and, when wet and clinging, takes on dis torted lines, which are unbecom ing to the figure. In this last respect the black and white checks and plaids are better than the stripes, but they have not quite so smart an air on the whole. Cucumber Salad. For an appetizing salad tako two heads of lettuce well washed, dried and chilled. Arrange on a salad dish and heap in the center thinly sliced dill or large salt pickles and sprinlria thickly with small pickled onions, minced fine. Add a plain French dress ing and servo very cold. t Banana Cream Pie. Put a lump of butter in a basin and warm it together with a little crushed loaf sugar, the yolks of two or three eggs, a little milk and sherry or an gelica, and pulp of bananns mashed thoroughly. Pour tho mixture in a deep dish, stirring in the well whipped whites of two eggs; place the dish In a moderate oven and bake, not too quickly, till done. Serve hot or cold. . ? Carrots, Viennese Style. Peel some carrots, cut in small pieces and boll in salted water until tender. Drain and make a sauce from one-half cupful of the water in which the car rots were cooked, thickening with a roux of one tablcspoonful of flour with two tablcspoonfuls of butter, a little sugar and two tablcspoonfuls of vine gar. Add the carrots and one cupful of cooked peas, a pinch of pepper and some minced parsley. Simmer ten min utes and servo. ON SIMPLE I OUTDOOR FURNITURE 2 j fr 'X' '' 'I' i' 't 'M1 'fr 't' 't' 'X' i' i' 'X' 'I1 ' - i ! .i ifr ii it. ii .fr .. .fr $ ft ifr i. , j LINES MARTIN CAUFIELD 1 Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works 1036 MAIN ST. HONESDALE, PA. WHITE ENAMELED GARDEN FURNITURE. GARDEN furniture of this type is extremely popular. Owing to its sim ple linos it may be easily copied by tho homo crafts worker. Tho chairs and settee suggest tho mission stylo and are finished with white enamel paint. A set of this kind is suitable for the porch, arbor, sit ting room or for tho garden. NEXPENSIVE CHAIR SEATS. These chair seats resemblo leather and wear a long time. Fix to chair seat a pioco of tapestry carpet (wrong sido of carpet up) and tack firmly to chair with common flat headed L tacks. Givo scat two or three coats of dark green paint and when thoroughly dry give two coats & of shellac. 4 Finish edges of scat with n strip & of dark green leatheret a half inch wide, raw edgo folded un- der. Tack on with brass head- cd tacks nn iuch and a half apart. g L AN OLD FAVORITE -6 1ET me so where'er I will, I hear a sky born .music still. ' It sounds from all things old; It Bounds from all things young. From all that's fair, from all that's foul, Peals out a cheerful sons It Is not only In the rose, It Is not only In tho bird. Not only when tho rainbow slows Nor In the sons of woman heard, But In the darkest, meanest things There alway, alway, something sings. 'Tts not In the high stars alone. Nor in the cup of budding flowers, Nor In the redbreast's mellow tone, Nor In the bow that smiles in showers, But in the mud and ecum of things There alway, alway, something sings. Ralph Waldo Emerson. FOUL MY LAW The latest Idea In the realm of toilet nlds is tho 'evening face powder. Every woman knows that her skin under tho unfriendly glaro of tho electric light doesn't look tho samo as it does be neath tho moro caressing rays of the daylight. Yet up to tho present even tho most fastidious women havo used tho samo powder for tho day and tho evening. Tho result naturally has been that somo skins look well in tho even ing, others In tho daytlmo, but tho samo skin does not look equally well at both times, t In order to got the best results one ingenious manufacturer has com pounded a powder especially for the evening. It has a decidedly mauve tlngo which turns to a soft pink under tho searching electric light, giving n soft, warm glow to tho skin that is very becoming. Tho ghastly white appearance, which at times was al most green, Is banished by this pow der. As it is a novelty tho prlco is high. Yet tho cut glass cases hold an unusually largo amount of tho pow der, so that f0.50 Is not as extrava gant as it sounds. It is n good plan to brush tho eye brows every day with a brush barely touched with vaseline, which keeps the hairs together and enables ono to train them to n curving line. Warts will disappear if touched sev eral times a day with acetic acid. Ap ply with a small camel's, hair brush or tho end of a match. JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire PKOFEBRIONAT, CARDS. Attornevs-nt-Lnw. Tr E. SIMONS, 111 . ATTORNEY it COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Office in the Court House. Honeednle CJEARLE & SALMON, LJ ATTORNEYS A nntlNHET.nnq.AT.T.AW unices latelv occupied by Judge Searle J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW OQlce-Dlmmick Bulldlns, Honesdale, Pa. TKUl. H. LEE, . T ATTORNEY A OOnNRET.On-AT-I.AW promptly attenaea to. uonesaaie, i'a. T fUMFORD & MUMFORD, ill. AiiUlUllSlB E UUUHBISLUHS-AX-IjAVV r in Til 1 TT-11 1. .. 1 1 .1 1 -rr i . UU1LH HUI1 UL111I11I1U. ni I HNI H TTOMER GREENE, JJL ATTORNEY A COONSELOR-AT-LAW Office: Reif Building, Honesdale. nHARLES A. McOARTY, J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR- AT-LAW collection 01 claims. Office: Reif Building, Honesdale. The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Office: Second floor Masonic Build ing, over C. C. Jaftwin's drug store, Honesdale. W. C. SPRY beaoiujAke. AUCTIONEER HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE rs STATE. JOAGABA FALLS. THE! TOWER HOTEL is located directly opposite the Falls. Rates are reasonable. lOeoily ASK ANY HORSE ( Physicians. T B. PETERSON, M. D. JL . 11ZUMAIN STREET, HONESDALE, FA uij c nuu inai ( oytviMiij . auc utbiuii ui bins: es erven careiui attention. IIVERY F. G. RICKARD Prop 1'IRST-CLASS WAGONS, RELIABLE HORSES. Especial Attention Given Transit Business. STONE BARN CHURCH STREET. J. E. HALEY AUCTIONEER Ilnvo mo nnd save money. WL attend snlcs anywhere in State. Address WAYMART, PA.(R. D. 3) r Sold by dcalara averywbero The Atlantic Refining Company TTTTTTTTTTTTT7TTTTTTTTTTT1 I SPENCER The Jeweler X would like to see you If x yuu arc in me; uiamcL t for I TnTimr mr mtt xmn i. UU Li K M VV a I I- M I CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, ;! AND NOVELTIES '! ; "Gunrnteed articles only sold." "THE NORMS & HYDE PIANO 5J No Piano in America is gaining a more substantial reputation for downright honest values at a moderate price than the Norris & Hyde. One Grade, One Style, One Price. F. A. JENKINS Music House