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The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
The Grain TO Biscuit Record.

From standing grain I'm the field to
well baked biscuits In twenty-five min
utes was the record made In con-
verting the raw material into the
manufactured product Mt Waltshurg,
Wash, not long ago. This is said to
beat the previous record held by n
Minneapolis mill by twenty-nine min
utes. The Minneapolis record was
made several years ago and might be
improved on nt this time. but until the
Minnesota farmers begin using COM
bined harvesters and other up to date
machinery such as have made the Pa
cific northwest famous the record will
remain on this side OF the Rocky noun
tains.-Portlnnd Oregonian.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
State Lines.

Since 1872 New York has been car
ried three times by the Democrats and
six times by the Republicans
Vermont was the first state To en-
ter the Union after the original thir-
teen. This was March /, 1901
In the matter Of paper production
New York, Maine and Wisconsin rank
first, second ANA third respectively.
Vermont pays the lowest salary to
It's governor ($l.5OM and Illinois the
highest $50, 600. New York's chief ex-
ecutive gets $1,000
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Always a strIkIna sueee...

Nothing sure in this llfe7
That is hardly right.
Just start TO find gas leak
With a naked light.
baltimore American.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

British Colonial Governors.

In Samoa the smart ladies wear tor
tolse shell hats.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
The Now Soldiers Dream.

The destruction Of thp Zeppclln air.
SAip No. 4 I'm n measure rca1iusts the
European balance I'm tho matter Of "tlia
nations nirv nnyies" Authorities re-
cord the fluctuations I'm aerial emlp.
ment the came A. they do that of the
morIno or,por,or+, z.rp.ri,,,s ,,c.icr-
nuts thc Frnu,b i.rrl; iu. fine. .,I,.., from
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class with it,1y
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ne POSSIBILITY 81 lH' i'Nt'N 1'
war machine Cuu,lrr.S u ft..l,lffng
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the world over Iyuprimuuts with
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everywhere reported. Recently u lirtt-
isb nnthor,,y nm military ocropautl,s
-,
No'onel thppsrs oI th' KnNnl Pngi-
neers discussed the proh1bIn usn n
,,,-..-,,, l., ,, &C.,
uiiR'"ies III "u'' assuming lhAt dIr-
igibles can be perfected. the colonel
savs.
Large vessels OF from 5O1nD to 100
Ooo cubic feet capacity, capable of trav-
In cs,r, arS ~ S.'',rs t
quantities Of high explosives can set
co,,or .a S,., ta'vI"D'e VIM, cth
When they will come and what their OBJ
!ocuve VIII Oo cannot possibly be known
looking with guns ready pointed into tho
ar. while they Will pass over the coun-
most az soon nS seen
Keeping high up in the daytime and
S,rsction r,,th ,racti,,I I ot,-' ,
ering closa over any desired spot may
,auhSh h en'!'5'',S WIN delay ACTON t'S"s'
safe distance L.f.r. t.,' oxur,4,,n occurs
or they may even ifs' 4, s'ruC'iHU 10 cf-
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Science Siftinus.

Jupiter is the largest planet OF our
solar system.
There are mountains on the moon
5000 feet high
Ncptuncs mean distance from the
sun Is proved to be about 2,T4G 100000
miles, and It takes the planet 1G5 years
10 make It's revolution about the sun.
In other words, Neptunlan year con-
Eists Of GO,225 of our days.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Train and Track.

The railroad mileage of the United
States has increased more rapidly than
the population.
The mileage of the Transslberlnn
railroad Is COCO, double that of the
Canadian Pacific.
More than 100000 railway employees
In England are working mt n wage of
less than 80 week. Only about II
per cent get more than $3.50 a week
There are now fewer persons being
injured by accidents on the railways
of New York city in proportion to the
number Of cars operated and the num-
Der nf persons travelling In them, than
at any previous time since the first
line was put In operation.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
An Accessible Governor,

On the glass of the double doors lead
ing to the offices of the governor of
Massachusetts there is printed this
cordial invitation: walk In" And
many visitors to the famous state
house beneath the golden dome on
Beacon hill who might otherwise pass
by cOntcnting themselves with furtive
glances feel that here Is n welcome so
plain and cordial that any timdlty
they might otherwise he conscious OF IL
entirely dispelled. National Magazine.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Twenty-Five years ago nearly all the
sheep IN this country were Merinos,
grown mainly for wool, and mutton
was the incident. At this time a ma
jority Of the sheep of the country are
raised for mutton, and wool Is the In
cident. Twenty-Five years ago sheep
were sent TO market when they were
four or five years old and averaged
eighty to nlnety-hve pounds, Now
sheep are marketed earlier and average
106 to 100 pounds. The owes sold In
the market at the present outweigh
the wethers of former unconstitutional
Farmer
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

II act my boy to sawin' some wood
today" said Farmer Korntop.
did ye," replied Farmer Nearbye.
"l'll send my boy over to help him II
ye"-
''No, don't We, ! want the job did In
hurry" - Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
HUMOR OF THE HOUR


Mrs. stubb-John, is It cold out at
the baseball grounds these dnysf
Mr.. Stubb-Cold? Why, Maria, It is
as hot as blazes. What IN the world
gave you the impression It was cold
out there2
Mrs. stubb-why, John. the paper
says the features of Yesterdays game
were several warm mufrs.-SA Louis
POST -IdsDotch
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Campaign contributors are expected
to bestow their money with the same
generous freedom with which the less
aiiiuent auditor bestows his applause.
And II the funds are In proportion to
the cheering at Chicago and Denver It
will be a record for contributions.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

"Those nails you sold mo yesterday
We're not very Clean" said the Gus
toner
what did You do" asked the hard
ware clerll-"havc 'em manicured;" ;"--
Yonkers Statesman.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

John Murphy of Scdalia was engaged
IN unloading car ot cement. His
shirt "wilted" and likewise was Gov
cred with cement The cement "set"
until It was as hard as rock. When
John went home he attempted to rc.
move the shirt, hut he was not able to
do so until Mrs Murphy had pounded
the garment with hammer for fully
thirty minutes, breaking the shirt into
pieces.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

why do you persist in your aver
sion to that man"
Hes impractical ana insincere
He's ono OF those people who say
don't worry one minute ana the next
ask You If It is hot enough for you
Washington Star.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Sweet Singer-The leading lady says
her complexion is Il picture from ma
t1re.
Comedian-It is n wonder she Is not
nppeheuded.
Sweet Singer What for?
Comedian - Why. nature taking. -
Chicago News.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Bcnham-Why do you object to my
wearing beard?
Mrs. Benham isn't the beard It.
self that object 10. 1t would he all
right If You would only raise one which
would harmonize in color with some Of
my dresseS.-BOhemian
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Robin Hood is Il lradltionnry English
outlaw and popular hero. He Is said
to have been born ut Locksley. Not
tinghamshire, about 100 lie lived
In the woods with his band either for
reasons Of his own or because he was
really outlawed.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

During the middle ages, when the
aristocracy Of Florence and Venice
was 50 tyrannous To It's dependents,
murder was considered as II small
crime, and poisoning was 50 skillfully
effected that many people lived almost
entirely on boiled eggs
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Mr., Hartman now controls seven.
teen railroads. He Is II young man
set. Noah, II must br remembered,
was COO years old when he cOrnrrrd
the transportation business of the
world
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Dumlelgh-It was an awful trial for
me 10 make that speech tonight.
Mildmay-Don't mention It, old hoy
Just think what the rest Of us suffered
boston Transcript
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Proverbs.

Force can never destroy right.-Latin
Proverb
To lengthen your life, shorten your
meals Danish Provcrb.
on and truth Will get the uppermost
nt last.-Italian proverb
II you wish to be valued make your
self scarce German proverh.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

TOwne-He says he'll sell his place
for mere song
Browne That's all right, hut Ms soon
as you start to give hila u sen" he
tells you you haven't got t.r right
notes.-Philadclphi Prcss.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

I1arCn.
Labor has trlnmphs TO celebrate Mt
this time irrespective Of those asso-
ciated with organized effort Less than
two centuries ago man didn't oven own
his labor. IS time 300 years ngo
Landgravc Of IIcsse- Casscll took
notion to construct magnificent
playhouse near his summer place to on
tertain his royal friends, and the whole
elaborate structure was created with
out expense except for foreign talent
to design and superintend. All the la
Dor Of Quarrying, carving, digging
hoisting, grading, etc. was wrung from
his people something In the way mod
ern road taxes are worked out Every
subject was assessed so many days
work year to build toy for the
prince. The burden lasted many years.
This piece Of folly is still to bc seen
by the tourists who visit Wilhclms-
hoehe.
Imperial Germany now has about
2.215,00O organized workingmcn. and
labor unions are even more influential
there than In any other country on the
globe. Germany has developed sys.
TENS OF workingmen's Insurance which
are the models Of the world II II also
active In insurlng employment and I'm
proving the standard of labor among
its members
An evidence OF the strides made bv
labor Is the act which Went into effect
Aug. I In thls country granting com
pensation for injuries received iu GOV
ernment employment. Carl of HcsSr-
Cassel got hls government work done
for nothing. Today labor (. paid for
on government works and the lahornr
is practically insured against injury
when so employed This priurr'. ur
liability for iuluric~ Incurred IN the
service Of others Is gaining struu"rL
everywhere and in more or less moli.
fed form will doubtless become rnn
rule generally In this country. THE
frequency with which the term ',lL,.
legislation" Is used Indicate, tha' h.-
man toll must not be couGscairl uud.l
any guisc. A single la' or lew f. am uu
tering wedge aud mora win follow
Private Betting aud Gambling.
No well balanced person ever con.
tended that private betting Is n crime
and Judge Gayuor'- recent decision in
q Brooklyn court Is a rrhuir tn those
who wish to obscure the issue In wars
upon gambling hy making test on
private betting What the antl.glm-
bling laws nim to regulate and check
is not the wager between man and
man upon golf or bah game or the
speed of an auto, a turbine steamer or
even race horse
What the anti gambling laws are
meant To reach are those nugrnut cases
Of betting which under the assumed
sanction Of law are Sumolimcs conduct
ell as n public business for the sole
profit OF professional gamblers. Those
who think that they can Involve the is
sue raised 10y efforts Ia control this sort
0f trailickIng with Tn, issue OF IDr-
sonal liberty ms involved In the laying
of bets on games or any form of limo.
cent recreation are either imomnty
wasting the time of the courts 10y
bringing up such actions or are ma
liciously seeking To dIScrrdt the prlu-
clplc of laws which justly restrain ANA
control.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Mrs. De Richie showing her home to
Mrs. WindfalD What do you think of
my Venus tie Milo?
Mrs. W'indfall Amt 1t shame how
careless servants are. But couldn't you
glue the arms on again?- Puck.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Mistress-Su Belinda, you want to
spend day In the country DO you
enjoy hurulc times?
Maid Law, Mis- Nellie, nobody don't
enjoy no collie no times. Houston Post
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Tho oficc ought to seek the man,
And yet # ia a proper plan
FOR mon ere they to office come
To prove that they can hustle some.
Philadelphia Press
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Lawycr-IIow Is It that you have
waited three years before suing Muller
for calling you rhinoceros?
COmtryman Because never saw
one of the beasts TIL yesterday at the
Zoo.-FlieRende Batter.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

In spite of its tragic end Count 2cp,
polin's record breaking uu~hip may ng
ure in the history as the real plonrc
In mans conquest Of IN" mir
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

"Why did Binks' widow feel So IN.
dlgnnut ut his imcruI|
THE members of his volunteer hose
company sent him floral fire extln.
guisher. Judge.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Tho Village Bellies.

The village bolles wero wringing-
Pray do not turn the hose
Upon mo when | tell you
They were wringing out tho clothes.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

THAT dog with II new muzzlc acts aa
II he We're mad" said the timid citi
zen.
mo" answered the man of precise
speech, mot mad. only indignant
Houston Post
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Why Should He2

Passenger Ton tram carI-Don't you
always shlver when you pass this Gem
eteryf
Conductor Not me, I'm going to he
cremated. Sketchy Bits.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Thuy slt within tho pHrlor dim.
And this H. what she said 10 him:
George, dear, II you can't behave
wish you'd go and get shave"
-ptttsburR Post,
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
FACTS IN FEW LINES

In the French ryrcnees n quart OF
milk costs cents.
There are morn than 5000 motor
boats alroIl. Oh the canals Of Holland.
he to,li exports Of camphor from
To.mo-J last year amounted 10 4.12l,-
tID pounds
The capacity OF tho Atlantic onblcs
Is auur..ulu word. annually. only
2j,CuUD.U are sruL
Fish worth t57.onOuuO IS landed cv.
cry ycar iu En-Iaud aud Walc~. find.
lux employment for 10000 men anu
boys
Paraguay, once the hermit state"
par excellence, Is soon to he In direct
communication by steamer with the
United States aiSl Europe.
Foreigners may now open and man
age druE stores in some Mexican cities
provided they announce or the front
Of their storH that they have no local
professional titlo
Time was when the patent Kid made
On Franc" was unogualcd, hut now the
lr..ch thomsc'yo- urc said to prefer
the American leather - this kind as
being lcss liable to crack.
OF the 5g,oo5 mon cmp,oyel Oh Brit
l-h sailing vessels. n2S or ono IN sixty
Jose their lives by drowning. where.
as of the 1G2,12O men employed on
steam ships only G74-or in @Il-are
drowned
The Milford u. IL Cabinet entered
upon lis one hundred ana sixth vol
umc on July .. Tho paper has been
published by the family Of Its present
owner. Colonel W. B. Rotch for nine
ty-cight years
The capital invested In hrcworics In
the United States. according t. the
last federal census was SI15,UOD.OuO
The experts of the United States
brewing association say that It is now
nearer STOV,NODVO
\ quantity of Saracen wheat has
boon sown In Chic, with fine results
Tho first harvest showed yield OF
sixteen bushels for one and Of very
fiur quality. 1t grows very strong and
nearly -four feet iu height
Experiments made IL sicily have
shown That rubber can hc successfully
cultivated there but # will take ten
years tu bring the trees to profitable
pruductivcncss; hence the assistance of
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The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

"TIenrlrtta," said Mr.. Meekton senti-
mentally do you ever regret having
married mef"
'Regret III or course not. l never
notice t."-WashingtOn Star.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

The moral ground some men are found
To take IL high enough
but. after all. the highest ground
10 frequently q blum.
--BoAton Transcript.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

The English names for the days of
the week are derived from the Saxon
and the French from the Latin.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
Nerve.

Denust-I suppose It does take nerve
to come to me.
Paticnt-E Yes, and an exposed one at
that.-Phiadelphi Press.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

Whatever the Dutch name for "big
stick" Mr.. Castro, It means the very
same thing,
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03

The largest park In Europe Is the
Prater, in Vienna. measu dng eighty
square miles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
H6DIN HN1zZDS CNRRIHoE

a fight to settle Europes little argument of who's 70
get the Turk?'
However these conditions had become OF
serious character the longing to possess Turk
lands fingered In the breasts of the war dogs Of
old hemisphere So 1t natural that with the
revolt Young Turks gaining sway throughout the
interior sultan should scent danger from afar Had
the Young Turks overcome the empire 1t would have
been of few weeks before the collections
of the great powers would have been made by takns
suitable to their purposes, war authorities
declare So his royal hghness captulated He granted
the same constitution which had appeased the people
during struggle OF 1876. but which he later took
away.
Abdul Hamid felt that he could ward of danger from
without within. but he could not hold his own with
the struggle going both without and Within he ap
piled the easing process where he had power to do So
conclusion the treaty of Berlin which ter
minated the of 1851 the French invasion
Tuns in 1881 the treaty with Greece the year
by which Turkey ceded to the former country the whole
Thessaly a strip OF Epirus; the occupation Of
Egypt by Great Britain in 1882; and the revolution at
Phippopois in 1885. when the government OF Eastern
Roumeia oyerthrown and the union of that country
with Bulgaria effected The results of that revolu-
uon in 1886 recognized by imperial frmin The
last event which attracted world wide notice the
granting of the constitution this year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

masters in the caliphate They next appeared in the
worlds history allies of the Seljukan Turks early in
the thirteenth century They fought and defeated the
Mongos and for their efforts received of lands
in Asia Minor Their leader, Osman, became powerful
ruler and Immediately after the death the Seljuk sui
tan he proclaimed himself sultan in his right That
late in the thirteenth century He died natural
death in 1926.
Thus the Turkish empire founded upon the
ruins of the Seljuks, Mongos and Saracens Passion
for military honors and religious fanaticism flowed
the possession Of and result the period be-
tween 1900 1866 the Turkish empire raised to
the position of one of the first military of Eu
rope That probably the that the world to-
day called the rule of the sultan tyrannical
with military discipline to which the the
inhabitants Of the earth have grown unused.
The constitution of 1876 brought about through
rebellion in various parts of the empire. which started
in much the manner that the revolt Of the Young
Turks party of to-day did 1t the stand taken by
the latter only few months ago which caused the
sultan to restore the constitution historians
bit of history to add to the checkered
country.
1t in 1875 the year before the granting of the
original constitution people of Herzeeoyna de-
cared they longer to bear the oppression
to which they had been subjected. They rebeed and
year later were followed by the Servians Monte
negrns The Servians few months abandoned the
war, but the Montenegrins fought
The powers of Europe tired of tactics taken by
rulers of Turkey kept pressing the Ottoman sultan strong
and stronger in the direction Toward the
latter part of the 1876 big convened
at Constannople with view towards making sort
Of settlement The recommendations of the confab
unceremoniously rejected by Turkish govern
ment Then Russia became wrathy and issued a sensa
Hona manifesto telling the Turk that bear was
about to consume him. great followed and the
Turk beaten In order to hold what few subjects
he had left to his the constitution granted by
the sultan
few years ago 1t said that the great powers
OF the world aching hands upon parts
Of the Ottoman empire which were most suited to their