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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
CHOICE MISCELLANY FOR THE CHILDREN.
Americas Throne Room.

The cabinet room in the White
House is Americas nearest approach
to a throne room. 1t is about the size
Of the dining room in an average coun-
try house Of the colonial style. 1t is
almost severely simple. The coloring
is olive green and white-white wobd.
work with olive green burlap on the
walls.
The chairs of the president and his
nine cabinet ministers, which surround
the long mahogany table in the center
of the room, are covered with green
leather. The presidents differs from
the others in that the back is a trifle
higher. On a small metal plate on the
back Of each chair is the title Of the
holder and the date Of his accession,
but not his name.
On one side of the cabinet table is
a fireplace, with a very high mantel.
piece over 1t. On the other is a ca.
pacious leather covered divan. At one
end OF the table are the sliding doors
leading to the presidents private Of
fee, at the other three large French
windows looking out across the White
House grounds toward Pennsylvania
avenue. There are leather covered
armchairs in the corners The room
is practically without decoration. A
room more completely symbolizing re.
publican simplicity it would be diff,
cult to imagine,--Circle Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
The Game of Elves,

In this game the players take turns
to hit a ball with the hand above the
line marked on a wall. Sometimes
bats are substituted for the hand.
This Is the simple game Of fives, but
the more complicated kind is played in
court.
There are two kinds Of courts, the
Elton court and the Rugby court.
In both games the players try to hit
the ball above a line about three feet
or four feet from the ground or ledge
on the front wall in such a way as to
prevent their opponents hitting it back
again over the line before it has touch
ed the ground for the second time.
The game begins by one of the play
ers Serving" the ball by striking it
against the wall and making it fall
into the side of the court where his ad-
versary is. The latter returns 1t, and
the game goes on until one of the play
ers misses the ball or else fails to
strike 1t above the line. The miss
counts a point for the adversary. The
game counts fifteen points, but the
rules vary according to the different
courts in which they are played.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
The Value of a Comma.

The trustee of country school was
on his rounds, and at one of his exam
nations of the pupils the question was
raised as to the value of a comma
This the trustee treated with some
thing like scorn, claiming that the
comma didn't amount to row of pins.
The teacher, who had at various times
impressed it's value on his pupils,
thereupon called on one of the bright
boys Of the school to give an example
of what he thought was the commas
value by writing sentence on the
blackboard. The boy smiled at the
teacher and promptly wrote on the
board, "Henry Jones says the trustee
is a Ounce" Naturally the trustee got
angry and demanded that the teacher
punish the boy for his impertinence
But the boy, with a word Of apology,
told the teacher that his example was
not complete. Then he wrote, Henry
Jones, says the trustee is a Ounce"
And the trustee had to acknowledge
that the comma, after all, is sometimes
good thing to use.-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Then there is the beaver whose tail,
I am convinced, is a trowel. 1 know
Of no naturalist who has mentioned
this, but such negative evidence is Of
little weight. The beaver, as every
body knows, is a builder that cuts
down trees and piles log upon log un-
til he has raised a solid, domed cabin
from seven to twenty feet in diameter,
which he then plasters over with clay
and straw. If he does not turn around
tail, then 1 require to know for what
purpose he carries that broad, heavy
and hard tool behind him. Strand
Magazine
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
A List of Books For Bows.

The following is a course Of reading
suitable for boy of high school age,
from twelve to seventeen years, pre-
pared by Frederick X. Law Of the
English department in Stuyvesant
high school, New York city, to cover
a period Of four years:
First Year-1, "The Talisman," by
Scott; 2, "Marmion," by ScoNS; 8 sore
gon TRAIL" by Parkman; 4, "Brace-
bridge Hail." by Irving; 5, "The Jun
gle," by Kipling; G, "The Tent on the
Beach," by Whittier
Second Year-1, "She Stoops to Con-
quer," by Goldsmith; 2, "a Comedy Of
Errors" by Shakespeare; 8, Essays"
by Lamb; 4, "The Mill on the Floss"
by Eliot; 5, "Enoch Arden. by Tenny-
son; G, Crawford" by Mrs. Gaskell.
Third Year-1, Henry w." by
Shakespeare; 2, David Copperfield,"
by Dickens; 8, King Of the Golden
River" by Ruskin; 4, "The White
Company" by Doyle; 8, "The Cloister
and the Hearth" by Reade; 6, Birds,
Bees and Sharp Eyes," by Burroughs.
Fourth Year-1, "King Lear" by
Shakespeare; 2, Lorna Doone," by
Blackmore; 8, Westward Hov by
Kingsley; 4, PARADISE Lost" by Mil
ton; 5, Little Rivers" by Van Dyke;
6, "Kenilworth," by Scott.
When a boy has read the books
named and has read them well he will
have developed taste for good litera-
ture.-NewsYo ork World.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Vienna's Huntino Exhibition,

The first international hunting and
field sport exhibition will be held at
Vienna from May to October, 1910, un-
der the patronage of Emperor Francis
Joseph. a notice from the publicity
bureau says: 1.-THE exhibition promises
to be a first class attraction, at which
nearly every country will be repre-
sented Not the least interesting fea-
ture will be an instructive section, Civ
ing not only picture of the various
historical and modern methods of
hunting, together with the various
weapons in use, but also containing a
collection Of ancient hunting litera.
ture."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
An Ice Telephone,

In laying the telephone wires to the
Regina Marghcrita meteorological OBJ
servatory on Mount Rosa it was found
impossible to use either the overhead
or underground method. The snow
and glacier ice prevent the latter and
the fear of storms the former. On the
other hand, an insulated cable would
plan has been tried of laying the wire
on the ice itself, trusting to this for
insulation. This is the highest tele
phone line in Europe, the observatory
standing at height of 14,59S feet
London Standard.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
NEW SHORT STORIES
Irish Versus Dutch.

Once there was a chief of police In
st. Louis who was in continual war
fare with tho Germans who were on
the force, says the Saturday Evening
Post. He thought the Irish were the
finest policemen in the world and the
Germans the worst.
One day, at assembly, he said: Min,
have you your guidebooks with you!
Some day l am going to ask you the
different places of interest in the city,
so will know if you tell strangers
right. think will do it now Kelly
and Schmidt, stand up. l will exam
inc you two.
"Now, Kelly, will examine you
first. Watch sharp now, for 1 will
ask you some very hard questions.
will trip you. Listen: Where is the
courthouse locatedT'
Broadway and Market"
Fright you are. Now look out!
Where are the -Four Courts?
"Twelfth and Clarke avenue"
Fright again. Mark that, Schmidt
Now, where is my office located in said
building"
Northwest corner"
"Does the book say that?"
Eyes"
1.-THE book is wrong; northwest wing
Where is the city hall"'
Right opposite your office"
Fright. There's no use of my trying
to catch you. You know everything III
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
81 HAVE YOU ON THE FIRST ONE, Ell p

Ct HAVE YOU ON THE FIRST ONE, Ell"
the book. Now, Schmidt, l am going
to ask you where is the Kokomo build
ing?"
Schmidt scratched his head and said
he didn't know.
"Ah, ha. l have you on the first
one, eh? Kelly, how many elevators
are they in the Kokomo building?"
Eight"
"Thcre you go. The Irish beats thC
Dutch any time. Like you, Schmidt.
You do not even know where the no
komo building is, and Kelly knows how
many elevators there is in it. I fine
you two days pay, Schmidt, for not
knowing your book"
7. S.-There is no Kokomo building
in st. Louis.-Saturday Evening Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Adee's BlissfuI Ignorance.

A. \. Adce, the assistant secretary
Of state and one of the most accom-
plished men in the American diplomat
ic service, always spends his vacations
on bicycling tours abroad. Mounted
on his favorite wheeled steed, he has
traversed all of Europe and is one of
the best informed men in the world
on France-the country. Every sum-
mer he takes his annual leave and
his bike and crosses to the other side
on pleasure bent, seeking out the un-
frequented roads and remote and in
teresting districts. y camera swung
over his shoulder is brought into play
whenever a striking view presents
itself to him, and he has a most inter
esting collection of quaint odd and
beautiful pictures.
Mr.. Adee is extremely deaf, but in
spite of this good fortune has always
attended him on his travels, and he
has never had a serious accident He
travels alone and gathers a great store
of stories, which he tells upon his re-
turn with evident relish and strong
English accent which is delightful
One is obliged to place his lips almost
in the secretarys ear in order to make
him hear and to shout at the top of
his lungs.
One day the newspaper correspond
ents stationed at the state, war and
navy department building tried to OBJ
tain some information from Mr.. Adee
! and, failing, went over to the room
where the late John Hay was enthron.
ed as secretary of state. They asked
the great premier about the matter.
and he gave them the desired infor-
nation.
why" said the correspondents, 'Mr.
Adee said he didn't know anything
about this"
II guess he hadn't heard It." retort-
ed Secretary Hay with that dry hu-
NOR for which he was Doted.-Boston
Herald
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Tho Wealth of France.

Nearly every nation under the sun
Is today paying golden tribute to
France. She has an army of credit
ors, but no debtors. About twoscore
governments have to remit interest
money to her. The interest and Adivi-
dends on the capital for her small In
vestors represent earnings In all parts
OF the world The road to Paris be-
comes, therefore, the route of least re-
sistanoe for the floating gold supplies.
Paris is absorbing into her banks from
35 to 90 per cent OF the metal freshly
takenSfrom the mines.-Argonaut
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Fastest Speaker In tho Commons

Mr.. Birrell Is said to be now the
fastest speaker in the house of COM
mons. Mr.. Haldane's speed in his
three hours performance when he ex-
planned the army estimates the year
before last had, the Manchester Guard
ian points out, been regarded as rec
ord. Mr.. Bryce In presenting the
Irish laborers' bill to the house beat
the secretary for war. Mr.. Birrell out
stripped both. In the twenty minutes
he poured out about 5000 words,
speed Of 160 words per minute, includ-
ing stops, The actual average speed
was about 200 words minute.-West-
minister Gazette.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
RESOLUTION SHATTERED.
The Moral Suasion Scheme Didn't
Work on Jack Jones.

Work on Jack Jones.
A little boy came home one day
from school in a very bad humor. An.
other boy, Jack Jones, had given him
q thrashing, and he wanted revenge.
"Oh," said his mother, don't think
OF revenge, Willie. Be kind to Jack.
Heap Goals of fire on his head. Then
he will become your friend"
Willie thought he would try this
method. So the next day at recess,
1ust as he was buying lemon pie for
luncheon, Jack appeared and said:
Look here, licked you yesterday,
but l didn't give you enough. Now
I'm going to lick you again"
And he planted a hard blow on
Willie's little stomach.
Willie gasped, but instead of strik.
ing back he extended his pie to Jones.
Here he said In a kindly voice,
"T'll give you this. l make you a
present of it,
Jack, in glad amazement, fell upon
the pie greedily, and it had soon dis
appeared.
"Gosh, it was good!" he said. what
did you give it to me for?"
Because you struck me-" said the
heaper Of the Goals.
Instantly Jack hauled off and
struck him again. Now go and Let
another pie," he said.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
My Woodland Friends.

AS I go singing all alone
Down woodland paths, SO green ana
cool,
That wind through hickering sun and
shade,
By rushing brook or silent pool.
The tail trees seem to bend their tops,
The pine cones tumble at my feet.
The nodding ferns stand quietly,
AS though they wished my song 20
greet.
And in some dim and shadowy cove
The wild lobelia, flaming red
Stands listening on It's slender stem
Or waves a welcome from its bed.
The squirrel peeps from out the leaves.
The sun comes stealing through to s9e
Who dares to hush the wild bird's cong
And saunters by 30 careiessly.
% as I wander all alone
Through dusky paths that bend and
wind
move amid a company
OF wildwood friends most dear and
kibd.
- St Nicholas
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Abdu, kIanid,s Money.

1t Is declared that the deposed Abb
dul Hamid's treasure, found at Yildiz
kiosk, of which no one yet knows the
value, is composed exclusively of
money. The late sultan received large
sums in new banknotea According to
curious statistics which have just been
compiled at the ministry of finance,
these banlnotes, of which the num-
bers always were registered. did not
again appear In circulation The same
holds good of newly struck coins. gold
and silver, which, once having entered
Yildiz kiosk, never came out again.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Wanted to Land,

The big atrship was beyond control
and drifting aimlessly over Indiana.
AS it passed over a cornfield a farmer
made a megaphone Of his freckled
hands and beloved:
"Hey, you, up tharr'
"Hello!" answered the frightened
aeronaut.
want to reach Ferre HauteY'
The man in the airship smiled GRIM
3.
Gracious, no, friend! What want
to reach is terra firma. ."-ChicAgo
News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Exasperatinq.

From the dark kitchen there eman.
ated series of thumps and angry eX-
clamations. Jones was looking for
the cat.
"Pa." called the son from the stair.
way.
go to bed and let me alone" blurt.
ed Jones. 1--WE just barked my shins "
pal" insisted Tommy, after a mo-
ment's silence.
well, what is it? Didn't l tell you
to keep quiet?"
Il didn't hear your shins bark
And the next moment Tommy was
being pursued by an angry sire with
hard hair brush.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Again Those immigrants.

Little Eleanors mother was an
American, while her father was a
German.
One day, after Eleanor had been
subjected to rather severe disciplin-
ary measures at the hands of her
paternal ancestor, she called her
mother into another room, closed the
door significantly and said, Mother
I don't want to meddle in your bust
ness of yours back to Germany"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Old Sir Simon and Young Sir Simon.

All the players join hands and form
circle, dancing round and singing
"Old Sir Simon, the knight, and young
Sir Simon, the squire" Then they stop,
and, saying '"This is how old Sir ST.
mon goes" they hobble about like de-
crepit old men, after which they strut
about with their chins in the air, say
ing, But this is how young Sir Simon
goes"
They then join hands and dance
round, singing as before, "Old Sir ST.
mon, the knight, and young Sir ST.
mon, the squire" Next time they
may initiate the stroking of boards for
the old man and the twirling of mus
taches for the young one, but the game
can be varied indefinitely If the leader
is a good one.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
A Sharp Retort.

"My dear" said a thin little Brigh-
ton man to his wife, this paper says
that there is a woman down In Dovon.
shire who goes out and chops wood
with her husband"
well, what of it? l think he
could easily do it if he is thin as you
are. l have often thought of using
you to peel potatoes with"
The thin man laid down his paper
with sigh that sounded like the
squeak of a penny whistle.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Very Singular.

"That second speaker was a very
singular man"
There was nothing in Hrs appear.
ance to indicate singularity."
"But didn't you notice that when
he got up he didn't say the toast
masters Introductory remarks re-
minded him of a story?"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Light From Crystals.

Many crystals when split or crushed
give a faint fash Of light visible in
the dark. Sugar is one Of the sub
stances which do this. The cause of
this behavior is not very we'll under
stood.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Polar ExpIorations.

Canada, Denmark, France Germany,
England. Russia, Sweden and the Unit-
cd States, were IN 1908 represented
among the twelve expeditions which
were struggling toward the north pole.
Eight leaders were veterans-Peary
and Cook OF the United States. Ber-
niet az Canada. Erichsen ana Rasmue
sga,sof Denmark, Charcot Of France,
kskon Of England and Geer Of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
What He Wanted,

Small Boy applying for situation)
What kind Of boy does yer want?
Merchant-A Moe quiet boy that
doesn't use bad words, smoke cigar.
cites, whistle around the Office, play
tricks, or get into mischief
snan Boy-Yer don't want no boy;
yer want q goil. See?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
"a Cheap SkateS

"Joel Chandler Harris" said an At
lantan, fused to write comic newspa-
per editorials. Sometimes he made
fun of rival editors In them too.
"Simon Simpson, rival editor On
Mobile, having been made fun Of.
wrote angrily in his rag:
"Joel Harris has been getting OF
some cheap wit at our expense
-Joel on reading this grabbed his
pen and dashed or quick as fash for
next !. ida dag i1l .,... s,,,,o,.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Almost as Good,

Little Ikey came up to his father
with a very solemn face.
"Is it true, father" he asked, that
marriage is failure?"
His father surveyed him thought
fully for a moment.
"Well, key" he finally replied, "if
you get rich wife it's almost as good
as failure"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Pattern No. 5416.-The graceful
folds of this cape make it a gar
ment especially suited to wear over
the fluffy gowns of afternoon and
evening. Grey blue cloth was used
to make it and the edges are left un-
finished and bordered with a row of
stitching. The scarf is of soft black
satin with silk tassels at the ends.
The back view shows the cape cut in
misses length. By the use of mar
row bindings the pattern is adapt
able to any material.
The ladies cape takes "a yards
of 54-inch material and the misses
2 yards.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Double Charge, Anyhow.

Howell-Dh you have double preu-
mcnia7
Powell guess so; the doctor
charged me twice as much as I
thought he would.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Send FIVE cents for each pattern
desired 10 Charlotte Martan. AOa w.
28rd Street, New York. State No.
OF pattern and siEe wanted.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Pattern No. 5429.-This graceful
combination skirt and corset cover
is fitted quite closely to the figure
and closes at the side. The front
panel is straight as far down as the
buttons, below it flares, giving extra
fullness at the hem. The edges are
finished with narrow lace.
Cut in sizes, 80, SO and 40 bust
measure. Size SO requires 3A yards
of 36-inch material.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Pattern No. 5431.-This skirt has
the grace Of a circular skirt without
IT'S liability to sag at the sides. The
material is striped tailor suiting and
the bias fold adds to tts attractive
mesa
Cut In s sizes, 22 30 80 w1tst mea-
sure. Size 2e reQuiree 81 yards OF
27-inch material for straight Oh
goods. or s% yards bias OF goods.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14
Rather puhIoua

Yes, mA'am, chss is genuine spring
lamb" declared the butcher.
4 (which Epring?" asked the caras,ll
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Landlord-lll give you ten per cent.
off if you'll pay the rent tomorrow.
Tenant-Thank you. Now suppose
you let me have that ten per cent
now and I'll pay it to you on account
to-day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
BICYCLIST IS RUN
DOWN BY MOTOR CAR
RIDER THROWN FROM WHEEL
AND INJURED
Occupants of Auto Did Not Stop, but
Put on More Speed-victlm
Taken to Receiving
Hospital

H. B. Johnson, 1OS East Twenty-sev-
enth street, was run down by an auto
mobile. numbered 1879, California reg
lister, at 951 South Main street yester-
day morning, and at the receiving hos
pital it is feared he may be internally
injured, although no bones are broken.
Johnson was riding south on his
bicycle, when an automobile, going at
a high rate of speed, came up from be-
hind and struck Johnson, tossing him
from his wheel.
Johnson was able to arise and to OBJ
serve the number of the machine, which
went on with increased speed. He re-
mounted his bicycle and rode to his
home. 1t was several hours before he
began to feel the effects of the collision.
Severe pains in the kidneys attacked
him, and he telephoned the police and
was taken to the receiving hospital.
Johnson stated he would not have
cared so much about the matter If the
occupants of the auto had stopped.
Motorcycle officer Humphreys investi-
gated and secured two John Doe war
rants, one alleging failure to report an
accident, the other violation OF the
speed laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH
REVOLVER is DISMISSED
Alteration Between Discharged Em-
pIoye and Engineer at Ice
Plant Is Settled

The trial of Leroy Carson, charged
with assault with a revolver on Charles
Allmon, an engineer in the employ of
the Union Ice company, was held yes
terday afternoon in Police Justice Fred
erickson's court and resulted in Car
sons discharge.
The trial was -drawn-out, but
Justice Frederickson decided the evi
dence was conflicting and that the ends
of justice would be fully met by dis
missing the case. 1t was alleged that
Carson, who had been discharged by
Altman, returned to the ice company s
plant and brought beer with him and
invited other workmen to drink with
him.
Altman ordered Carson to leave the
room and an alteration followed, in
which Altman alleged he was kicked
in the face, and Carson had two black
eyes, which he stated resulted from
contact with Allman's right hand.
During the scrap a revolver was
brought into play, which Carson
acknowledged was his, but no evidence
showed that he had drawn it on ALI
man.