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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
THE HOUDAN,

If Paris dictates to American girls
the style of their headgear. it can't
make us chicken fellows DClicve that
the Houdan, made il France" is the
best andsonly rooster il the world.
Nope. Too much Plymouth Rock in
our makeup for that, not even if the
Hordan is the French In mode, is
nam,d after the town where it was
hatched and is re fine, re vera fine,
bootiful fowl
John b. Cough, the famous orator,
exhibited the first IIoudans In this
country in 1867, and the pretty breed
has many devotees today. 1t is Il
compactly built, full breasted, long
bodied, short shankcd. five toed, white
meated bird, and certain fancicrs de-
clare these points prove that it is half
Dorking and the remainder Polish.
In its chcckered career the bird has
worn the strawberry, butterfly antlpr
and V shaped combs, all "madc in
France" but the last. The butterfly is
style in Paris and London today: it
may change tomorrow. but American
fanc;CrS originated and demand the V.
In color the bird is mostly glossy
black, one white tipped feather 10 cv-
ery three black, except wing flights,
sccondaries. sicliles and tail coverts.
which are edged with white.
BcH!i is dark horn: face. eyes. comb.
wnttlcs red. ear lobcs white and the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Being compelled to be contrary is
one of the penalties of being stubborn.
Keep n youthful heart and maybe
Father Time will be a sister to you.
Many clever people are merely vend-
ors of secondhand opinion.
Getting into trouble is bad thipg,
particularly when it is other peoples
trouble.
1t isn't bad idea to keep continu-
ally hammerlng away at something
while you stand and wait.
What we object to in a flattering
tongue is having it labeled when it
speaks Of us
In these strenuous days it is q poor
rule that won't work any old way.
An easy way to make the average
person weary is to tell him to be
thankful for what he has got
When the coffee turns muddy In the
honeymoon the honey is fast becom-
ing treacle.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Harvestino Fodder Corn,

Fodder corn, when sown in drills,
should he harvested with n corn bind
er, but can be harvested quite success
fully with an open elevator grain bind
er, writes a correspondent of Orange
Judd Farmer The bundles should be
of medium size. Let them lie on the
ground for day or two to sun cure.
They will then be only half as heavy
as they were when cut, which means
only half as much work when shock
ing.
The shocks should be big, thirty-five
to fifty bundles per shock. Set the
bundles quite perpendicular, fill up all
holes, have the outside row particu-
larly tight and make the whole shock
as nearly symmetrical as possible.
Draw the tops tightly together with q
rope having hook or pulley attached
to one end and tie with binder twine.
In this condition it will cure well. The
shock will withstand any amount of
wind and rain and may be left in the
field until needed in the feed racks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Wisconsin's Milk Law.

Wisconsin has passed new law to
prevent the sale of unclean and in
sanitary milk and its use in the man.
ufacture of products. Reasonable
lighting and ventilation must charac-
terize barns, and milk taken from a
COW where the stables, are filthy or
kept and transported in dirty vessels,
milk that is stale or with any foreign
substance in it, is declared insanitary.
The law further provides that cream
separators shall be thoroughly cleans
ed after use. A penalty of not less
than $25 nor more than $1e0 for each
separate offense or Jail sentence vary
ing from thirty to sixty days is pro-
vided to make the law effective.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18

If self be denied for the good of
others, we receive immensely more
than we bestow; we multiply our ave-
nues of enjoyment; we are refreshed
and gladdened by every stream and
rill of bene1Rent, kind Office and gen.
ial feeling that flows from our abund-
ance or trickles from our scanry re-
sources; we have as many fountains
of happiness as there are hearts and
lives to whose happiness we minister.
Andrew Peabody.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Saving Young Trees.

In the summer time the young trees
suffer most from the droughts. The
trees grow lively in the early spring.
when rains are frequent; then when
the heated summer months come and
the rains cease the trees lack moisture
and become stunted or perish. In un-
irrigated countries the best way to pre-
serve the life of the tree in dry times
is by mulch. - 1t may be of straw or
old refuse hay. Even weeds that have
been mown about the place make a
very good mulch. Pile the mulch thick
about the tree as soon as the weather
turns off dry. The moisture will be
maintained and the tree will not
perish.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Keen the Henhouse Clean.

Cleanliness is an important factor in
maintaining the health of poultry. 1t
should be made a rule to daily gather
up the droppings and cover the drop
ping boards under the roosts with sift-
ed coal ashes or dirt. Plenty of kero-
sene SHOULD be used on the rOosts and
in the nest boxes, and every spring and
fall the interior of the houses should
be whitewashed and several times Il
year the premises fumigated by burn
ing sulphur The drinking fountains,
too, must be kept clean and the water
never allowed to become stagnant.-
Western Poultry Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Bitter Rot In Apples.

Bitter rot is found ts be most preva-
lent under the following conditions: A
period of hot weather accompanied by
frequent rains and heavy dews at a
period when the apple crop is ap-
preaching maturity-viz, from the sec
Ond week in July TO the end Of August,
Also when there are numerous sources
of infection, such as cankcrs on the
limbs and mummied fruits left hang
ing upon the trces.--Illinois Expert
ment Station.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18

five toes and shanks pinkish white
notified with black
The beard should be full. the crest
large, globular, undivided, we'll fitted
and balanced on head, falling back
ward on neck, and of feathers like the
hackle.
Its main points are beauty, good
size, quick growth, hardy, small eater
easily confined, does not sit, lays early
and long, Lays large white and very
fertile eggs and furnishes much beau
tiful, juicy white meat with very little
waste.
The main objection is to the crest,
which, when wet, dries slowly and is
apt to cause colds.
STANDARD WEIGHTS.
Pounds Pounds
Cock.............. Hen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. G
Cockerel.. Pullet .................. s
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
FEATHERS AND EGGsHELLs.

The practice many fanciers have of
stating the value of a hen at $4,000
and Il rooster at $1,000 is getting very
common. Wonder if these amusement
makers wouldn't drop if they could get
takers.
According to catalogues, the 800 egg
hen is almost here. These advertising
lists declaring the laying average of
pens make very little impression on
the thoughtful buyer. Wouldn't some
men be awfully in debt If hot air had
value?
We have found planer shavings ex-
cellent bedding for brood coops and
brooders, but feed should not be
thrown into it, as the chick will swal-
low the shavings and get indigestion.
When hen digs deep down into
her feathers it's a sure sign Of lice.
IN pluming they generally dress the
surface.
Dust the roosters often, for, as men
have more faults than fair females, so
growers have more crawlers than
cacklerS.
Did Josh Billings ever tell a lie?
Perhaps he wrote the following as Il
satire on some fellow who eggs-agger-
ated about his 250 egg hens:
Somebody stole my old blew hen.
wish they let heer bee.
She used to lay
Tew eggs n day,
And Sunday she'd lay three.
Reports in the poultry journals show
a trade in live day old chicks that runs
up into the millions. We have had
calls from all directions for chickens.
Parties order from five to ten hun
dred in bunch and report few dead
on arrival at destination.
Why did hens start to set 50 late this
season? They got bareback" Wash
ington is the center of the universe,
and that awful snow squall just radi-
ated to every point of the compass.
A warm spring hens sit;
a cold spring, sit, nit.
If Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to secure
specimens of Barred Rocks and White
Wyandottes in Africa he will not have
to hunt much.
Extensive shiplnents of the finest
American Dreu D1TuS are DeluS SenE
from New York to Cape Town.
Thirtyfour years ago poultry judges
were licensed, and the whole thing was
a fzzle. Recent licensing Of judges by
the American Poultry association seems
/ to be going the same way. When Il
school of instruction tnr judges is or,
ganized and no man gets a license
without passing aVthorough, impartial
examination, then the license business
| will amount to something.
! On the Both Of April snow surrounded
! our brooders and ice formed in the wa
! ter vessels. We thought of the words
OF a friend in California. Said he, II
would sooner be poor in California
than rich in Pennsylvania" But, say
he didn't move to that state till after
the earthquake.
y. eAamvmk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Taking No Thouuht,

1t is one thing to take no thought
for want of thought, and another to
take no thought from sufIicing
thought, whose flower is confidence.
The one way is the lovely way of God
in the birds, the other his lovelier way
in his mer and women.-George Mac
donald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Patriotism.

In peace, patriotism really consists
only in this: that every one sweeps
before his own door, minds his own
business, also learns his own lesson,
that it may be we'll with him in his
own house.-Goethe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Flames Not Needed,

God discovers the martyr and con-
fessor without the trial of flames and
tortures, and will hereafter entitle
many to the reward of actions which
they had never the opportunity of per-
forming.-Addison.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Iona Wait,

"Do you think babies should be
kissed?"
Not until they reach the age of dis.
cretion."
"That would bar the poor things
forever. There is no age of discretion
when it comes to kissing"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18

+ l. i,
The ono hundred thousand s,ec+o.
tors WITNESSING the O,v,,iad ri lon
con were FL u with wonder when
the, saw mere bov from New York
CIV the smallest nj rho tf-v.Hve rom.
ra+ifors win tho rreat ,Iarathon ace
Litrieness vos better than b;~ncas.
uIaIity rnar crantity Thar tho nm.
seen forces of will courage nuruose
md faith oro miqrti,r Than visible
prowess was nroycn whom David met
Goliath when trn Ionana,o defeated
tEe Russians ana when tohn Haves
won the twortv.,iv mile race.
Constituencies of weakness means
rreraration disc.rriro nrcgress and
deyoIopren+. and thee moan victory.
Necessity is called the mother of in.
venfion. therefore if the voung man
of wealth feels no roccssity he will
fail of the greatest achievement
Carnegie and RorkefcIler struggled
in from the vo1-;rees of noyertv to
the summit of wealth and influence.
Dante. Ruskin and CARLYLE fought
arainst the vnal,ress Of bodily ills
till they attained the climax of intel
lectual greatness, The handicap of
! blindness enabled Milton. of England
| Milburn and NIatbewson. of Scotland.
to behold visions of thought and bean.
ty beyond their fellows
Hardshins denrivations and yreat
difficulties in early life lifted Lincoln
and Grant into their loftiest seats of
power. Prisons have palaces proved
to minds like Paul and Bunyan. where
| they we're insDired To nroduce nen MIC
tures thar have Gelirhted and blessed
marllind in every land. Is it not a
| s,,blime truth that there is a nathway
inward for every one? No wonder
thai Paul sloried in his infirmities
pc"socu-ions and distresses for he
I strong. for the power of Christ will
rosr rpon me-"
I've little child becomes strong he.
cause if stretches ont its hand to the
psrent. The father is nobler when he
hears his child ont of danger into
| safety. So the sinful and tronbled
soul that stretches ont its hands of
faith to the Heavenly Father feels IN
| derneath the everlasting arms and
nestles in the bosom of forgiveness
| and fatherhood; and who shall say
| God is not happ;er and mightier be-.
cause of His embrace of helplessness?
| Do YOU feel crushed by the law of
"the survival of the fittest," or that
"the weakest go to the WALL? Heav-
ems law of grace creates fitness end
meetness for the highest inheritances.
Do you agonize in the commissions of
pain? 1t is the Divine Hand leading
you to greater riches. as earthquakes
reveal the gold in the rended rocks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
He Sticks Around.

The plodder don't get there as soon as
the man
Who flasher methods displays,
Who rattleS around like a stone in can,
But when he does get there he stays.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Enough.

Johnny, what is Boston celebrated
for?'
'Its beans"
81 don't mean that"
"Oh, yes; it's bull pups"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Their Part.

you know the meek inherit the
earth"
"Well. then the earth must consist Of
Sights, snubs and leftovers."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Modest.

81 suppose you had an elaborate we'd
ding"
well. not so very. We just walked
up to IL justice of the peace and after
looking us over he said, You're it;
$3.50. please'"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Some Excitement.

"What is that man across the stream
waving his hands and shouting about?"
"He says we are fishing on his pri-
vate grounds"
"Oh, it's the call of the wild, is it,"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
AmiabIe Person.

81 do hate to be 50 uncomfortable"
"Then why distress yOurself:"
ooh. / mustn't stop"
"Why"
1T makes Mrs. Brown more uncom-
Portable than it does me-"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Unique Reason.

''You say you like to feel sorry?"
"Yes."
"That's queer. Why?"
because it is apt to mean that
have been having Il bully time"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
Next Hiuher.

To be Roman was greater than king,
That's what the people said about the
place.
No doubt the natives meant by such a
:hing
To t"e a Roman was to be an ace.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
and Me-
ChaniCS' Bank.
HOneSdale, Pa.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS
Delaware & Hudson r. r.
Trains leave at 6:55 a. m, and
1925 and 4:30 p. m.
Sundays at 1905 a. m. and 7:15
p. N.
Trains arrive at 9:55 a. NJ, 3:15
and 1881 p. m.
Sundays at 1915 a. m. and $50
p. m.
Erie II. II.
Trains leave at S:27 a. m and
$3.50 p. m.
Sundays at $3.50 p. IN.
Trains arrive at 2:13 and S:02
p. m.
Sundays at 7:G2 p. III.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18

Being compelled to be contrary is
)ne of the penalties Of being stubborn.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18

The FINANClER of New York
City has published a ROLL Or
HONOR of the II. 40 State Banks
and Trust Companies OF United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

is CANDIDATES FOR BOARD
Alst Is Increasing of Those Who Wish
to Be Members of the |. s. r.
M. A. Directory

Des Moines, Dec. 9.-The list of can
sdidates for positions on the board OF
directors of the Iowa State Travelling
sMen's association has grown to total
tof sixteen and several more names
will be added before the final closing
sof the nominations on December ID.
! Five directors are to be elected at
hhe next election meeting which is to
fbe held in the auditorium January Is.
fThe board of directors comprises ten
men, five of whom are retired each
syear by the laws of the society.
| j. A. Gum, chairman, Walter st.
John, F. S. McCord, AL Thomas and
milo Ward are the men whose terms
expire this year. f. S. McCord is the
only one who has not announced him
self as a candidate for reelection.
The complete list of candidates at
the present time is as follows:
]. A. Gum, Milo Ward, AL Thomas,
Walter st. John. Dave T. Huber. Don
w. Kaufman, Elmer Loucks, j. H.
Morgan, Robert A. Barrowman, George
Carr A. |. Zimmerman, Elmer D.
1sham, Jas. l.. Hunt, George E. Hamil-
ron. John A. Blanchard, c. H. Willis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
C. D. MCPHERSON
WON PRIZES
JEFFERSON COUNTY BREEDER AT
INTERNATIONAL SHOW HAS
FINE EXHIBIT.

Fairfield, Dec. &C. D. Mcpherson,
one of the most prominent stock
breeders in Jefferson county, has re-
turned home from Chicago, where he
has been exhibiting some of his cattle
at the International Live Stock show.
Mr.. McPherson's stock won number
Of premiums and his sales of Angus
cattle exceeded those of any other ex-
hfbitor. Saturdays Farmers and
Droyers Journal contained the follow
ing:
&c. D. Mcpherson, the we'll known
fine stock breeder who has been a
regular exhibitor here at every inter
national exhibition, won again this
year on his feeding steers. Mr.. Nc
Pherson has never shown at the In
ternational that part or all of his ex-
hibit was not inside the money, His
steers won the individual and the as
sociation herd premiums for two sue
cessive years. His neighbor, Isaac
Shonstrom, bought Mr. Mcpherson S
Angus exhibit of two year old feeding
steers at auction, and his short horn
yearlings that won first at Kansas
City Royal and third at International,
sold to j. Scott of Illinois at $3.50 Mr..
Mcpherson is known among stockmen
more as one of the good judges, breed.
ers and square dealers of the Hawkeye
state. In his annual sales his neigh.
bors buy most Of his stock People
who are best acquainted with Mr. Nc
Pherson appreciate his stock and his
business methods most highly. &
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
.lOWA'S FRUITS
AHEAD This YEAR
1902 CROP EXCEEDS 1908 BY Z PER
cENT-sEcRETARY MAKES
GOOD REPORT.

Des Moines, Dec. 9.-The fruit crop
of Iowa for 1909 was seven points bet
Rer than the fruit crop for 1908, &C
cording to the annual report of Wes-
aey Green, secretary of the horticulture
Rl department, which report he read
before the first session of the fifty
Fourth annual convention Of the Iowa
horticultural society.
His report also shows that the aver
age of all fruits for the season of 1909
was 48 per cent of a normal crop. This
fwas divided as follows: Summer ap-
ples, AZ per cent; fall apples, 40 per
Icent; winter apples, Al per cent; pears
E29 per cent; cherries As per cent;
peaches, less than / per cent; grapes,
lb9 per cent; Americana plums, 80 per
Eent; domestic plums, 16 per cent;
Japanese plums, 65 per cent; goose
Berries, 65 per cent; strawberries, 70
tper cent; red raspberries, 81 per cent;
Eblack raspberries, GA per cent; black
berries, 81 per cent and currents, 76
Eper cent.
The financial end of his report
lshows that the total receipts during
khe year were $472.S3, while the total
disbursements amounted to $549.5S,
seaving balance due the secretary of
@76.75.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Must Pay Taxes on Y. M. C. A.

Davenport, Dec. County Attorney
Vollmer has made ruling in the petit
ton of the Y. NJ c. A. of Davenport
asking that the taxes against the prop
erty during the year 1908 be cancelled
in which he states that the property
must pay the taxes levied against it.
The ruling of the county attorney
is an interesting one inasmuch as it
decides question that has not arisen
before.
Mr.. Vollmer claims that the law is
that institutions used for religious
charitable or benevolent purposes
shall be exempt from taxation. He
holds, however, that the Y. M. G. A.
during the year 1908 was not used
for any purpose as the building was
in course of construction at that time
He therefore holds that although the
property may have been designed for
"a benevolent puruose. during that
year it was not used for that pur
pose, hence it is subject to taxation
the same as any other property. The
taxes for that year amount to only
S10.40, but the precedent established
by the ruling of Mr.. vollmer is an i'm
portant one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Drs. Myerly & kreuI.
loWA's OLDEST CLUB.
Witenagemote Club of MarshaItown
Holds Priority in Organization
History Given.

Marshalltown, Dec. because of
an inference in the way of pros
pective challenge on the part of a Du-
buque womans club to the claim of
the Witenagemote club, of Marshall
town, that the Witenagemote was the
Oldest woman's club in Iowa, Mrs,
Merritt Greene, of this city, a member
of the club, has taken the trouble to
the Dubuque clubs organization.
At the last First district federation
meeting here Mrs. A. c. Abbott, a
charter member of the Witenagemote
club and delegate from that organl-
cation to the district meeting, made
the report that the Witenagemote was
the Oldest club in Iowa, being organ
lied in October, 1875.
Mrs. H. j. Howe, who was presiding
remarked that she was afraid that the
statement would be challenged at Du-
buque, as she had always been led to
believe that the Oldest woman's club
in the state was organized there.
AS long as there was any doubt in
the matter Mrs. Greene wrote Mrs. D.
N. Cooley, of Dubuque, founder and
first president of what was then the
Dubuque Ladies' Literary association
asking for the date of the. organiza-
ton. A reply has been received, in
which Mrs. Cooley says this club,
which is now the Dubuques Women's
club, was organized in January, 1876.
Miss Rebecca Mcknight, of Dubuque,
also charter member of the Dubuque
club, likewise confirms the date in a
letter to Mrs. Greene.
The Witenagemote club members
feel that their claim to priority in or
garization has been upheld by the in
formation from Dubuque, and that
they are still three months older than
the next Oldest women's club of Iowa
now in existence.
Mrs. Howe's statement concerning
possibility of Dubuque challenge was
based on her recollection of state
ments concerning the organization Of a
club several years prior to the local
date. This club was known as the
Conversational club of Dubuque, and
came into existence in December,
Uses. 1t was organized by Mrs. Mary
Newberry Adams and is listed among
| the early women's clubs of the country
in the published work of Mrs. j. G.
Croly, of New York City, (Jennie
June), entitled, THE History of the
| Woman's club Movement in America.
In the letters to Mrs. Greene from
Dubuque, however, it is said that the
! Dubuque Women's club and the or
ganization from which 1t sprang is the
Oldest women's club in Dubuque. The
Witenagemote club is not making any
claim to having been the first organi.
cation of women in existence, but
rather the oldest club in the state that
| is still in organization.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
ExIine Resident Meets Death.

Centerville, Dec. 9-The bursting of
Santa Fe boiler at Woodward. Okla,
Sunday morning cost the life of Will
Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ellis,
Of Vermilon township. His wife and
three children at Exline learned the
sad news Sunday by telegram. The
particulars are not known. The body
is expected at Exline Wednesday after
noon and the funeral will be Thurs
day, conducted by the Masons.
Besides his wife and children the
deceased leaves his parents. two broth
ers and five sisters. Lloyd, Des
Moines; Floyd, Centerville; Mrs. Chas.
Caster, Exline; Mrs. G. H. Thomas,
Centerville; Mrs. Abe Wages, Exline;
Blanch and Ella. His wife is daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels.