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The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Why We Love Music.

A Japanese-American art critic bear
ing the suggestive name OF Hartmann.
writing In Altrurla, seeks to account
for the advancing taste for music In
this country and what lie calls the
decadent state Of sculpture and paint
ing. Briefly, this observer declares
the conditions OF modern life do not
foster an understanding Of sculpture
and OF painting. We hardly ever see
the human body, and all our life Is
colorless. Pictures which are curiosi-
ties TO us were painted by masters
who were true to their times, and the
people OF their era were familiar with
the weird. mysterious and gorgeous
objects depicted upon canvas,
For an appreciation Of sculpture and
painting Mr. Hartmann insists we
must be prepared by culture, and we
must labor ourselves intelligently for
the sake OF any qualification. But
music comes TO US. II seems 10 af-
ford pleasure TO everybody and To the
humblest mind Music will produce
o happy effect even when the hcarer
is In a state OF exhaustion. Ameri-
cans are Unsuitable lovers OF music.
and the fact that there are so many
amateurs is considered good proof that
music is everywhere met with genuine
appreciation. We are curious about
great pieces Of sculpture and vain
about possessing celebrated pictures,
but music takes hold Of us, and we
cannot break the hold II we would.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

When Gregory XIII. reformed the
calendar In 1882 he omitted ten days.
but when the new style was adopted
In England In 1852 II was necessary
to cut on eleven days. which brought
Jan. o back TO Dec. Is Of the previous
year. 30 what We now call Jan. In
the old styls would be Christmas day.
% DSo. 20 ----- ----------
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Netting TroubIed Maters

An Interesting attempt to diminish
the forces of waves has been tried re-
Gently at Ilavru The inventor Is Baron
d'Alessandro, an Italian. residing in
Paris. The apparatus consists Of n
network of wat=gproofed hemp $50 feet
long by 80 broLd anchored on the sur
face of the watrT. II lllttrns out heavy
waves and prevents them from break
Ing, after the manner Of oil spread
upOn the sea
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Willing TO Obiipa.

willing 70 OoIt00.
Gould paint your Old cowr ven
tured the city artist.
'Sartinly. stranger" laughed the old
farmer as he mopped his brow with
handkerchief. paint her green and
she will look so much like the grass
the tramps can't see her and milk her
on the ."-Pittsburg Post
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

ing water and mud In every direction
and the less frequent but more serious
danger OF skidding. The water con-
sumption Is small. every drop being
utilized and then washed into the gut
tiers by the rotating rubber roller at
the rear. The machine Is driven by
electric batteries located over the front
trucks. Two four horsepower motors
are mounted ~ the front wheels.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

I've heard about a fairy spell.
Oh. thats the kind for me!
] cannot learn the ccnnnun way.
spell disgracofully.
Ia like 10 meet n fairy child
Beside a magic well.
ia beg a fairy spelling book.
Then / could learn 10 spell.
-Abbio Farwcll Brown I'm Century.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

In anticipation OF n popular demand
for Chinas new CAT volume history Of
the reign OF Emperor Kuang IIsu
Carnegie libraries throughout the
country are advised to extend their
shelf room.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Somebody told him that be mustn't
drink ice water during the hot wealth
er, and somebody else told him that he
must let alcoholic beverages alone.
You know how very obstinate he H."
Yes"
"Well, he mixes the Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

"What we want is to keep striving
for greater, higher things" said tAs
idealist.
WELL" answered the architect,
"arcn't we7 Look at our skyscrapers."
Washington Star.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

THAT leap year wedding was very
interesting affair. l hear. Who gave
the bridegroom awayf"
II think about everybody who knew
him. but the bride took him all the
snme."-Baltimore American.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
MOTOR STREET CLEANER.
Machine sprinklss and serapss As
phalt In Ono Operation.

A movement is on foot among prop
erty owners In Berlin to have the mo-
tor propelled asphalt washing machine
herewith shown tiLc the place of the
ordinary street sprinkler. which always
leaves AN asphalt pavement swimming
In water and ia an utterly unsuitable
condition for immediate usage.
This machine sprinh!rs, cleans and
Immediately dries the asphalt, so that
1t can be used ut once 10y other We
hIcles without the Certainty Of spntter
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

did you see where ELJ found
sight through an attack Of hystericsT
For heavens sake. don't mention
that before my wife. for she wants
another Merry Widow and can't
see ."-Baltimore American.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Reggy sapp-I can feel thGt I am
surrounded by thought waves from
my own head.
Miss Tabasco-Thought wavesi Ora
cious Now l know why you look %
pale-you are seasick.-Houston Post
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Mrs. Skimper-I have the wittiest lot
of boarders you ever saw.
Mrs. Hasher-I don't doubt 1t. There
is nothing like hunger for sharpening
the wits, you know.-Detroit Tribune.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

"Nsu get n good many kicks from
dissatisfied patrons. don't your
YES" replied the facetious laundry
man, but We get more cutfs."-KAn.
sas City Times.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Phyllis stood like a sweet naIad
Down by the stream on vsrdant sod,
Holding IA slender bamboo rod
Her shrek then rent the ambient air
A catfish big had left its lair
To chase the rat tucked in her hair.
-HarpeTs Weekly.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
DWARF APPLE TREES.
They Are Useful to Owners Of Small
Plots of Lands.

Plots OF Lands.
The sketch WIS made from Red
Astrakhan tree set two years before,
This was only one "f n hundred simi
lar trees Of the same variety planted
10y George T. Powell Of Columbia coun-
ty, y. V. who has taken NJ the culture
Of dwarf apples. These A~irakhans
We're propagatcd ON Paradise stncks,
which make trees that if pruncd prop
erly never grow more than eight TO ten
feet high. They can be planted ten
feet apart each way and when Il few
years old will bear a hushel TO barrel
each.
The owner of small lot who wishes
to have several varieties of fruit and
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Castro may place an enormous
amount OF confidence on the fact that
he IL not Of sufficient Importance TO
make It worth while for anybody TO
give him sound thrashing,
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
HUMoR OF TIE HOUR



Attorney For the Defense to w.t.
ness)-You say that on the night OF the
attempted murder the moon shone 20
brightly that you cc1lid plainly zee the
burglars In the room. Was your hns-
band awake az the timsi
witness-I don't know.
Attorney-was his face turned ts-
ward you or notf
Witness-I don't know.
Attorney-whnt! You DON'T know
whether his face was turned to yop or
toward the wullf
Witness-No.
Attorney-Your honor and gentlemen
Of the jury, you hear what this witness
says. She has declared the prisoners
to be the burglars who were In the
room and yet che Is unable to stats In
what position her husband was lyjps in
bed. Well ito the witness) how Il it
you don't know1
Wltness-I could not zee.
Attorney-Ha. ha! Just what I
thought You could not see @You were
80 positive in your recognition Of the
accused and yet could not see which
way your husbands face was turned.
Explain that II you can.
Witness-Certainly,s sir. Ny husband
Is so bald that in a dim light am un-
able to distinguish his face from tho
back Of his head.-Harpers Weekly.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
On the Country Picnic.

Bhe hung her head.
Really. Mr.. Mannering." she STAN
mered, "this-er-is $3.50 sudden"
For goodness sake" cried Manner
ing, stop blushing 80! Here comes a
bull."-New York Press. +.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

'T owe you everything" SAID the
grateful duke.
YES" answered tho American atEi.
but you can't make your prsvioAS
creditors see It that way."%-WASAinS-
ton Star.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

II spared mishaps the battlaship
feet win sail into the waters OF Ma
nila bay about the LIST Of October.
The ships VIII then lie home" once
more. under the American flag flying
in the Philippines, although far from
the historic Virginia waters where the
world encircling voyage began.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

An agile young lady named Sally
Once there lived when q child IN our
alley.
30 lively she'd prAncs
That they taught her TO dance,
And now shes the star OF the bAlly.
Baltimore AmOS1oAn
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Those scientists who have the con
tract Of killing on all the house flies
will not be likely to want another job
for a century Or two
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
WOMAN AND FASHION


This stylish and serylceable hat OF
dark blue straw Is prcttily trimmed
with white eardenias and foliage and
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

In Canton every two weeks there Ia
q public execution OF criminals In ono
OF the market places.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Hewitt hear that your mother-in-
law is dead.
Jewett-Yes. she is, but how did you
come to speak Of 1T 1t isn't like you
to say anything pleasant.-Brooklyn
Life,
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Dora-Did you ever GEE a man you
really thought worth marryinsi
Cora-Lots Of them, but some other
girl had always seen them frst They
were all married Press.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Versatile Cupid.

Said Cupid: by jingI
have been everything
From NimTod down 10 an astroloRtst.
Now. fellows and misses,
Since there's germs In all kisseS,
III hang out my shinEle-'BacterioLo.
gtst.'"
Detroit Tribune.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Huggins-What has become OF Fan
ninCf
Muggins-Oh, he's laid up, q victim
OF baseball.
TIuggins-I didn't know he ever
played the game.
Muggins-He doesn't. He sprained
his larynx telling the umpire how
things ought to be doue.--Cbicago
News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

nON'T know Dottie, Ell? Well, you've heard of the
= family Sure Perky's a brother OF hers but OF
he's been out of the swim since that last scrape
of his. They say he's over at Monte Carlo. cappin
for the game. He was sizzler while he lasted
though Colonel Duke Decker? No, he was an
uncle and the less said about his record the better
Good old kentucky! She's supplied the metropoli-
tan market with lot of perfect gents just like this
Decker brand. But Dotties in class by herself
big round eyes of hers givin the baby stare, you'd
think she'd dropped out of stained glass window
somewhere, and her wings had stuck to the frame.
in action1whew! Don't ask me to do the describin
She's pink and white streak of devitry and dlmples
and if you guess what she's going to spring next
YOU got second sight. Whenever any of the real
rapid push start to make up bunch for of them
freak dinner parties-thek kind with bathin suit and
champagne -Dottie name goes down first
And how she manages to t.avel with that crowd
on the slim leavin's of Old man Deckers pile is some
thin you d better get friend Eddie Wharton to
explain. But Dottie does it: Sadie hints that her
bridge winnings might help; but from all I've heard
that amt income you depend much on.
Anyway, here comes Dottie, dancin' along on her
toes: with her yellow hair flynn, and riPPin OFT the
giggles in a g'lar stream She's grabbed up her
skirts in one hand and in the other she's swingin
silver mounted ridin' bride:
"Ha. ha, ha! Tee-he! !" she sings out. Anyone
seen Norry? I've bet hundred l can harness him
up and drive him around the grounds. Ha, ha, hal
and out she goes.
Three minutes later there's rush for the front
porch to watch her make Norry, with the bit in his
mouth caper through the flower beds. Even them
that was shocked couldn't help doubln up when she
steers him slam into the lily pond and they both
splash through it.
That's goin some!" says l..
Its going altogether too far, says Sadie. She's
making perfect fool of Norry Newell
"All he lacked was fnishn touches, says L " But
what's this by-play about Dottie and the ffties?"
Hush!" says Sadie.
That's just bluff, though She's dyin' to tell it
to some one, and don't dare give it out fiat to any
body but Seems that few of the whist fiends
had been improvin the fine afternoon by stayin
inside and doubin trumps. They'd rung Dottie
in to fill out, and usual she'd plunged heavy, to
make up for what she'd been touched for the night
before. But she up against it, and was stung
harder than Then, when it comes time to set
tie, she says she's left her checkbook in her room
and dashes off after it. When she comes back
though instead of writin out her little lavender
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

work up much excitement over it. Folks that lug
around such expensive knickknacks as gold purses
stuffed with yellow bills, and leaves EN- about reck-
less deserves to have EN- lifted. Besides, there
always the chance of it's not being lost at all, and
that it might turn up of itself. My gentle hint along
this line only gets me jumped on by both ladies in
chorus: so l ducks and says maybe Ill think of
something before dinner.
Course, the sensible things to do in case of that
kind is either make your boiler loud and prompt,
else let it slide over without maxim single peep.
But they don't do either. They calls in first this
of their special friends and then that and buzzes
in private and the result is that inside OF an
hour the tale is all the place, with everybody
lookin slant eyed at the servants and whisperin
things behind their hands.
You know how such reports'l spread. It don't lose
anything by bein passed on either By the time I've
changed my clothes and down stairs again, l
meets Pinckney lookin kind of puzzled and he wants
to know what's all this about Mrs PurdyPells bein'
choked by the butler and robbed of all her jools.
1T that it's time the facts had show
down. says l. Come with me till l find Sadie
CHE and Mrs Pell are surrounded five deep, holdin'
~ explanation powwow and just arrives
on the scene Mrs Twombley Crane shows up lookin'
red and f1ustered. She wants to know what's the
grand stew, and dozen of EN- all starts talkin at
once, givin' her many different yarns, and Mrs.
Purdy-Pe is the point of bu stin loose in tears;
when an assistant butler tiptoes in, carryin' the
missin article silver tray. He reports that it's
been picked up the lawn close to the wall of the
west wing, and looks like it had been dropped out
of some of the guest chamber windows.
"There!" says everybody of course, you laid
it on the ledge and it slipped off,.
But my room is in the east wing says Mrs Pell,
takin' the purse, and-and the money is gone!,"
Sure enough it's as empty poor box. Now
here's mystery that gets itself tied up in knot.
How could purse dropped out of an east window
land on the west side Of the house,? And if it had
been pinched by of the help, why should they
chuck away two-thousand dollar bag after they'd
the risk of gettn it? Pinckney wants to know
what kind of money it was
"All new fifty dollar notes." says Mrs. Pell.
"Oh-h-h-h!" says two or three in chorus. why.
don't you remember that"
"Sh-h-h-h!" says another. Here she comes
now
Honest, that was all there to it, and was
far up in the air any of EN-: but III bet there
want one in the bunch that didn't look straight
towards the girl that comes skippin' through the
room. It's Dottie Decker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

says to Sadie, when she
springs this proposition
about our putin in the
fag end of the week down
to Windyrnere, Why go
with the mob?""
Il know. says she,
1.-The Twombley-Cranes do
have such crowds! Every
one is going. But that's
just the point. We don't
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
Saving The POsioffice.

Among those who mean to be
fair, and who look at things through
correct spectacles, the matter OF
saving Palisades postofice is one OF
The most important works ever per-
formed for the good of the town. 1t
is all very we'll to dismiss the matter
lightly, but it was, nevertheless,
highly valuable achievement. Every
dollars worth of property here has
been sold and decided under the name
of Palsade, and to have changed 1t
would have been an everlasting blow.
Instead of censuring the Postofilce
Committee of the Taxpayers Assocla-
ton, it should have the lasting graft
tude of the whole town. 1t was
ouerile effort to attempt to charge
any but fair and honest motives to the
men who labored so faithfully and
we'll, and at their own expense, in the
performance of this duty. 1t was,
also. cheap bid for fame to throw
cold water upon the committees re-
sort after it had been received with
appreciative applause, and very in
comprehensive act to remove Mi
Brown from the committee merely
because he resigned as its chairman
owing to business demands upon his
time. 1t was an act based upon do
ing big business i'll self-appreciation
on a small capital"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
Runas from the Ladder of Life.

To be able to think calmly and
kindly, and to speak softly and with
sincerity; to possess the courage of
our own rstanding, and the char
ity of answering silence when
speech is hurtfu1 to others; to love
greatly and to be loved in return,
measure for measure; to have learned
the Wilderness of the universe, and
tC recognize that no man llveth unto
himself and no man dieth unto him
self alone; to look for the beauty i'll
all things and the good in all people,
and to be patient when the task
seems long; to have gone to nature
to find God, and to have acquired
thereby strength, tempered with
tenderness to be ALWAYS glad of the
hours of light, wherein to see the
greatness and the perfectness of that
Of which when created was said, 1T
is good" and to welcome the hours
Of dark wherein to listen for echoes
from the day just spent.
These make life keen living, and
death only resting-whle,-W ini-
fred NJ, Crawford,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
PAL1SADIAN

savage things were said in emphasis of
views on this or that. Discussion at
times became heated and feuds almost
existed There was a change i'll adj
ministration recently, and it is to be
hoped that all these unhappy differences
will disappear, as they should. Palisade
is too small a community to be rlven
asunder because few men insist upon
airing their views to the detriment OF
the general interests. The recent cleo
ton should be satisfactory, and If the
ticket chosen does not perform its duty
properly it will prove its own undoing
We somehow believe that everything
will move smoothly.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
The Amusement Park.

The park on the Palisades hal
turned into an amusement reSo-
IS too early yet to form an add
idea of the results of transit
this pleasure ground into a rH
enterprise to which an admissr.
IS charged. At first blush publ.
timent revolts at the fee for emit.
but has the public any rights all
as the ownership is in the indr'
1t was the grOssest of outrages
away with the park as a public d
for the reason that it had gro1
be a park of the people. The
loved it and invaded its cool1s
cesses with the abandon and jQ.
voked by the beauties its d.
charm afforded. 1t should han
NAMED the public's; And nov
we are at the threshold OF the
of the parks doom, we should
our energies to save it. 1t is V
ism to hold this treasure spot
factor in the realm of Man
There are enough places Of ID
ment and only too few bra
places i'll the way of public /
The apathy OF the public in sd
by without protest over this %
is almost appalling. When vi.
people wake up?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
June Roses.

No fairer flower blossoms tb,.
June rose. This season mature ,
to have newly ope'd her box III
gems and set forth for our p,,.
Wonderment the richest of her !
The gardens of Palisade bavp
abloom with roses-and sucb .
Surely none were ever better !.
fairer. The air has been redo.
the rose and the Landscape bs,.
with the flare of the roses
bushes have rippled with the N
of roses and the winds have ca
lullaby song of
Roses sweet, roses rare.
Roses red our love to sba,I
Some poet wrote that "AoWe,I
the sweetest things God ever
and forgot to put a soul into
ly he must have meant the rog.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
The Local Election.

In the absence of any civic form of
government Palisades affairs, as far
as is practicable, are managed by a
village association among the taxpay-
ers. Of course, it does not make laws,
but aims at doing whatever good it can
for the community. It's mission is to
be commended, of course. But wherever
there is a company of men gathered un-
der any conditions, there are bound to
be diversified views upon whatever topic
is brought up for discussion. Unfor-
tunately for the local association, there
were differences of opinion, and at times
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-06-01
Duty.

To the man who knows the
ing of duty and performs it WI
ken, there must open the door
piness. There is no happiness
out duty, and as a sequence ny
without happiness. The term
significant and almost synonF
The performance of duty brll;
thought of gloating triumph Y
Their the inward peacefulnes
compensates. The cavilIer WioI
at another who docs his duI!
better become a cavalier by apps
him. The small man seldom !
his duty, but knowing 1t, la'l
moral courage to perform F."
broadens the scope and enl@'l
vision. 1t brings a man 10
understanding with himself II
lifts his standards. Duty IS 'p
maiden of Truth, and Duty aDp
cannot be successfully assal'gI
fore these virtues error tiee'
complete. SO, we brethren y