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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
ARIsTocRArIc pwARFs.
They Hold Aloof From General Col.
ieotIon Of Mldqets.

A Mliputian colony which has ar.
rived in Paris comprises over one
hundred and fifty men and women,
none over twenty inches high. The
novelty Of the show will be that 1t is
not show of freaks" in the ordi.
nary sense. The dwarfs are not only
perfectly we'll constituted men and
women, but they are many of them
people In society" persons Of cul-
ture and quality. I'VE are a trifle
mixed, it is true" said the leading
member of the lilliputian company,
land there is even one negro among
u.s." But number of the dwarfs are
persons Of good family and in good
circumstances who have never con-
sented to exhibit themselves before.
The leading members Of the COM
pany are two brothers-Count Primo
Magn and Baron Magri-both Ital-
ians. Though both about foot high,
they are full Of dignity and explain
that they do not mix indiscriminately
with the remainder of the colony,
which includes persons Of all sorts
and conditions. "The manager mere
ly chose the smallest people he could
find, you see, in all sorts Of classes all
over Europe" they say; land the
company, therefore, Is mixed. Besides
aristocrats like ourselves, there are
peasants and menials. London Tele-
graph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Woman,s Caro- Of Genius.

Darwin had to be kept pretty much
wrapped up in cotton oil his life, like
precious cracked vase, to save him
from breaking to pieces, and had not
his tender wife nursed and coddled
him, even as an infant. he would prob
ably had died in early middle life of
chronic seasickness, for he never en-
tirely recovered from the years spent
on the Beagle. And this is fine IL
lustration of what true woman real
ly Is, for nature has so made her that
she does not do such work as Dar-
wins. but Darwin could never have
lived and done his work without the
woman, so one Is just as important
as the other.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
The Lively Cheeses.

Hussein Kiazim Bey, the new Turk.
ish ambassador. discussed cooking at
a dinner in Washington.
Your cooking is better than ours"
he said. "Still, there are some things
In 1t decidedly dislike. / dislike, for
instance, hung game-game kept un-
til 1t smells like cheese.
"And your cheese ITSELF mean
your more expensive cheese-the kind
with mold in tit isn't very
"I cracked joke about your cheese
at luncheon.
"'Do you prefer with your apple pie
Roquefort or Limburger? said my
host.
"Let them race across the table to
me and I'll take the winner said l."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Whale EIahina pYlna Out.

The depression in the Dundee whale
fishing is so acute that there is dan
ger of the industry disappearing from
the British isles. The growing scare
ity of whales in the arctic regions has
made the industry very unremunera-
tive, and shareholders have become 30
disheartened that a number of the
vessels have been put up for sale. A
serious side of the question is the
probable fate of the Eskimos who de-
pend upon the whalers for supplies
of rifles and ammunition.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
NEW INDUSTRY IN the WEST.
Wyoming 70 Havo First Asbestos
Mile West u the AIIeahanlsa,

wyoming 70 We've First Asbestos
Mile West u the AIIeehanlss.
Casper, Wyo., 10 In the midst Of an
asbestos boom. Accustomed for years
to the sheep and wool industry, upon
which the chief wealth of the COM
munity has rested, the town is now
enthusiastically concerning itself with
a different kind of wool-that pecu-
liar sort Of mineral hber which nature
has deposited at rare intervals In the
seams of rocks called serpentine.
Some Of the wealthiest citizens Of the
town have caught on to the enthusi.
asm and are putting their money into
the development of a resource which,
in the mineral world. most nearly re-
sembles the product of the sheep
clip. What the wool Of the sheep
does for the human body, the wool
Of the serpentine rocks does for the
steam pipe and the heat conduit OF
furnaces-it keeps the caloric from
escaping. Asbestos, as its Greek
name indicates, 10 indestructible ex-
cept at very high heat, such as is new
or reached outside Of laboratory.
The market for asbestos 10 said to
be limitless-at least, far beyond the
limits Of the present supply.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Pure Iron at Last.

Chemically pure iron has never been
obtained until very recently. 1t has
been found almost impossible to re-
move the last traces Of impurities,
especially of sulphur. But German
chemist, DR.. H. Kreusler, has finally
by a long series of ingenious pro-
cesses, partly chemical and partly
electrical, succeeded in isolating the
pure metal. the properties of which he
expects to differ greatly from those
of the impure iron that we know. Iron
prepared by Kreusler's process re.
sembles platinum.-New York Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
A Widows Discovery.

The Look on the Bright Side Socie-
ty got down It's ledger this afternoon
and enrolled among the members the
name of a newly made widow. II
missed John so much when sat down
to meals" she said, that l began
eating of the pantry shelf. and find
in this way do not have to clean my
dining room more than once a week,
and 1t makes my work So Much
Lighter"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
AERIAL SHAM FIGHT.

First In the World Held at Cologne,
with searchIIghts Flashing.
Berlin.-The military aerostats
which while carrying on a series Of
manoeuvres at Cologne had an aerial
sham fight at night, the first in the
history OF aviation.
The battle lasted for three hours.
The machines circled above the IA
nous Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein,
which was illuminated with search
lights, making feigned attacks and
then retreating to escape the fire OF
special anti-airship guns.
Nothing Stimulating explosives was
dropped, but the Zeppelin airship
threw out q message Of greeting.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
MODEL HUSBANDS WIFE
TELLS HIS PRIZE VIRTUES.

Chicago.-Samuel w. Van
Nostran, who was adjudged the
model husband" at the second
annual Hubby Show" held at
the home of Mrs. James Sidney
Mccullough, received from his
wife credit for being the poses
sor of all the virtues necessary
to make an ideal mate.
"Other than possessing the
almost super-husband quality Of
being good natured before
breakfast" said Mrs. Van Nos
tran, my husband allows me
to carry the family pocketbook
and declares, just as. II he
meant it, that my cooking is so
far above mothers efforts in
the culinary line that there
could be no comparison. If
that is not glory enough for one
woman 1 would like to know
what is"
The complete list of desirable
qualities attributed to her hus-
band by Mrs. Van Nostran are:
Prompt at meals.
Good entertainer.
An adept with the chafing
dish.
Good judge Of feminine beau
ty.
Generous and klnd-hearted.
Enjoys home more than the
club.
Happlest when among
friends.
Mr.. Van Nostran, who also
received the prize for his al
most womanly ability to sew on
a button, is thirty-fiye years
} old and has been married nine
years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
WROTE HIS WILL ON WALL.
Brooklyn Man May Fall Heir to Geor-
ola Hermit's Fortune.

9la 1ermlt'S FoTIune'
Savannah, Ga.-Peter Leist, who
claimed a dozen trades and profess
sions, but who was a hermit, was
found dead at his home near Savan.
nah. He was seated in chair ap-
parently staring at the wall Of his
room, on which he had written his
will, leaving his property, which is
considerable, to his son, who is in
school at Sharon, Ca. or in event of
his death to Henry Dreyer of Brook
lyn, N. Y. Two hungry bull dogs were
guarding the dead man.
A year or more ago Leist's wife
killed herself. He shortly afterward
married again after an acquaintance
of eight hours and was at the time of
his death seeking divorce. Since he
separated from his second wife he be-
came q hermit.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Natural History as She lie Spoke.

Doris lived in the city, and a sum-
mer visit to grandpa's farm revealed
many wonders. After being treated
to the farmers luxury, cream, she
was allowed to go to the barn to see
the cows MIXED. She looked on with
much interest for a while and then
asked, Grandpa, which Is the little
pocket she keeps the cream in?"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17

Reason is always kind of brute
force; those who appeal to the head
rather than the heart. however pallid
and polite, are necessarily men of
violence. We speak OF touching" q
mans heart, but we can do nothing
to his head but hit ito. X. Chester
ton,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Way to Keep Mans Heart.

A titled English woman who has
published a cookbook lays down there
In the dictum that, while q mans
heart may be won in number OF
ways, there is only one certain way
of keeping 1t, namely, succession OF
good dinners.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Too MANY "RIqhts" for Criminals.

In the fight that never ends between
the criminal and society more and
more advantage is given to the form
or. He is handed tenderly. His rights
are large, and they are respected even
II honest mems rights suffer. Some
of his privileges might be withdrawn
with no loss to any one meriting much
consideration.-Lond Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Observed the Properties.

One evening when Helen came to
the end Of her prayer she stammered,
evidently forgetting how to close.
After a moment her face cleared and
she said, "Oh, yes-very respectfully
yours, Helen!"-The Delineator.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
$40 FOR EACH NEW BABY.
Methodist Women Try to Get Job.Lot
Price on Trlplets, but Fall.

Pittsburg.-At the convention OF the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church it
was discovered that the ladies Of the
organization have been assessing $40
on each member for each baby that
Is born.
This fact came out when two Phila.
delphia ladies tried to get a job-lot
price on triplets, but Mrs. Lucie F.
Harrison, in charge of the children's
work, refused to give any rebate or
any per cent. on for cash on either
twins or triplets." The Philadelphia
mothers paid their $50, and little
proudly, too.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17

The New Electric Road. If the
proposed electric road from Hawley
to Honesdale was completed, how
convenient it would be for the many
people who would like to get some
of those fine "a for rs cent photo
graphs at Browns Studio, over
Leine's drug store.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
A Modern Exotic.

"You speak Of two kinds Of news
papers" "Yes; there's the old rslia-
BILE newspaper that prints the current
news; and there's the nsw-fanSlsd
newspaper that makes its own news"
Kansas City journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17

Haven't gone yet. Never mind
about the reports you hear that we
have left town. We will give no
tice of our last week in town. On
account of the increasing demand
for those "a for 25 cents we have de-
cided to stay while longer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Different Results.

The man who learns to say no gen,
orally succeeds In this world. while
the woman is liksly to md herself an
old maid.--puck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17

Amy man can be thankful for what
he gets, but few Of us consider that
we ought to be thankful for what we
don't get.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
To Get Moving Pictures OF Germs,

Paris. = Jean Commander an
nounced before the Academy of Sci
ences the discovery of a new method
of photographing bacilli by the COM
bined use of an ultra-microscope and
q cinematograph. The discovery is
considered of first Importance, open
ing a new field for the study Of mi
crobe action.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17

Vast Area for Trees.
BnkiAnd has 100000 0eees q md
lyAlla6ls ece tcgsstatioa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Ready to Cook

We prepare Beardsley's Shredded
Goldfish In a way that saves you all
bother and trouble.
We take out the bones. Then our
wonderful Shredding Process makes
the meat fine and fluffy and dainty.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
A Heating Plant,

Schmidt the plumber, and Schmidt
the florist held forth at opposite ends
of the town; but distance did not
prevent mistakes on the part of their
common letter-carrier. Although
the names were similar, the bearers
thereof were not. The stout plumb
er was slothful and easy-going, the
slim florist Industrious and alert. The
plumber lost much business by pro-
crastination; the florist, on the other
hand. gained many dollars by TAX
ing advantage Of any opportunity
that presented itself.
One day the following wrathful
postal card fell by accident into the
florists hands:
IF that heating plant isn't on
these premises within twenty four
hours, you needn't send 1t at all.
Jonn brown"
Hastily running an eye over his
stock, Schmidt the florist, after a
single moment of hesitation, seized
potted shrub bearing scarlet globu-
lar fruit, and despatched 1t with q
hastily penciled bill to Browns resi-
dence. The bill read: ITO one pep
per plant, one dollar"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
Hearing After Death.

An extraordinary instance which oc-
Cured at the guillotining at Orleans,
France, Of the murderer Languille
has been Interestingly explained by
Professor Hartsmann, a famous Paris
surgeon.
When the blade of the guillotine
fell Languille's head was completely
severed from the trunk. A doctor
who was in attendance Immediately
picked up the head and called the
dead mans name.
To the astonishment of all pres
ent the eyelids Of the severed head
opened wide and then closed again.
"Languille! Languille!" called the
doctor a second time, and once more
the eyelids lifted, but third call
met with no response.
Prof. Hartsmann said that it is
quite possible for a form of nervous
life to exist after death. This would
not be the case If the subject died
naturally or of some disease, but
undoubtedly it would be the case of
a healthy person meeting with sud
den and violent death. When a
strong man suddenly passes from life
to death the body tissues show a
considerable amount of resistance.
The professor says that he himself
dissected the body Of man thirty
six hours after he had been executed,
and that on pricking with needle
the nerve of the thigh he discovered
that it was alive.
In the case Of Languille, says the
professor, the eyelids opened, not
because the name of Languille was
pronounced, but because the sound
of the voice on the eyes immediate
ly produced a reflex action upon the
nerves. They would have lifted had
any other name been called.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
Silvering a Horn.

To Silver Horn.-The horn per-
fectly freed from oil Is painted with
a saturated solution of gallic acid
and tnen with a solution Of 20 parts
nitrate OF silver In 100 parts of wa
ter. Repeat the coating alternately
until the black color is replaced by
a slight silver tint. then paint once
more with the silver solution Rub
bing down with cream Of tartar Solu-
ton complOtes the silvering.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22

and then slipped between the pages Of
one of the magazines. Here. I've
had this waiting for you. Read it."
She made no motion to take it from
his hand.
"Well, I'll read 1t for you," he said.
"It's addressed to that husband Of
yours:
"'Your resignation is accepted. i
wish to thank you for your services
and to assure you that your accounts
with the Latin-American Steamship
company have been audited and found
to be correct
"Now, Mrs. Brooks, II you'd acted in
any way but what you did you would
not have got this but knew you were
good, and you are good"
He added with deep feeling, holding
out the paper to her again:
TITS worth that much to me and O
lot more to have a good woman for q
sort OF daughter. Take It."
This time she accepted It mechanic
ally.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22

apertures. In the recess In the out
er section are triangular openings
corresponding with the triangular
sections of apertures in the inner lid.
Obviously when the inner lid is re-
volved so that the apertures are over
the openings in the outer section
the fire will be dampered. When
the apertures do not register over the
openings the stove opening will be
as effectively sealed as with the
common solid stove lid. The damp
ering is regulated by placing only a
portion Of the apertures over the
openings in the lower section of the
lid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
[Tc BE coNTINuBnl
Not Included.

After the dry-goods saleman had
completed his business with Cyrus
Craig, Centerville's one storekeeper,
he asked what was going on In the
town. Had any entertainments this
winter?" he inquired.
NO" said Mr.. Craig. mot one.
salome Howe's pupils have given two
concerts, piano and organ, and the
principal OF the 'cademy has lectured
twice. once on Our National Forests
and once on Stones as know them;
but as far a. entertainments are con-
cerned, Centerville hasn't got round
to am yet. this winter"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
Cure for Toothache. =

London physician at meeting OF
a medical society stated that extrac.
ton of teeth was unnecessary. He
was enabled to cure the most des'
perate case of toothache. he said, un'
less the case was connected with rheu.
natism. by the application of the fol
lowing remedy to the diseased tooth:
Alum. reduced to an impalable pow
der. two drachms; nitrous spirits Of
ether, seven drachms: mix and apply
[-~tt>
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
He Wouldn't Miss II.

Ivon and his baby sister were play
ing with some new marbles that were
quite small. One marble disappeared
and could not be found. The mother
became alarmed, fearing baby had
swallowed 1t. "Oh, we'll. said three
year-old Ivon, there are enough left" !"
The Delineator.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22

heads of with this hand like you'd
sling a chicken in the air. You came
here for purpose. You amt no child.
What IL 1 am the beast and the brute
you say / am2 What'll you do then?
said you was the first lady to come
IN here. Maybe l made a mistake.
but If / did I'll find 1t out before you
leave this room, you understand? I've
talked; now you talk"
Her reply came with witherins
scorn:
"Now know that you're everything
people say you are"
"All right" he said, making a step
toward her. "lf am what everybody,
says am-what you think l am-you
know what to expect, and don't need
to talk"
The peril Of her situation reused her
to desperation, and with It came the
courage desperation sometimes i'm
parts, the courage that impels a de-
fenseless animal hunted into a corner
from which there is no escape to turn
and fight for its life.
you think I'm afraid Of your she
cried, throwing up her head and
clinching the hands at her sides. ~
tell you I'm not. We've been too long
at cross purposes. What you want me
to do 1 know; what my husband sent
me for know, You can be the beast
and the brute that you are; he can be
the contemplate cur that he is. He
can offer me for sale, and you can
stand ready to buy me. But I've got
something to say about It, and l de-
sire you to know that If I wanted to
place myself on the market, as you
say, I couldn't! You disgust rue, but
I shan't shirk, and 1 am not afraid
of you or of him or Of any one
Herer
She turned quickly, locked the door
threw the key at his feet and con
fronted him unhinchingly again.
There's the key to your room. The
door is locked, and am alone will
you. You kill men? You wiring theil
necks? Well, Captain Williams, here's
your first chance to kill a woman, fol
that's just exactly what you'll have t.
do!
She saw the glare in the little savage
optics under the beetling brows fad'
out, to be replaced by a CLEAN Of ad
miration, not the covetous admiration
Of her shapely, painting form, Of he
handsome, resolute face, but homes
admiration Of the pure soul that shon'
in her eyes.
II knew you were that kind Of |
woman" he said, thankfulness an,
real tenderness in his voice. eff yo'
hadn't done just what you did I'd "a
been the most disappointed man in tn
world"
"What do you meanT'
"I mean," he continued, almost rev
erently, "that I banked on you bein
good, and you are good. know VIC
men. I've bought mine all over tn
world, from Hindoos to niggers. Blu
I paid for 'em, and they was alway
willing to sell. There amt but tw
kinds, the good and the bad, an
there's no halfway. When they'r
bad they're bad through and throug
and can't be good, and when they'r
good they can't be bad, and they'r
next to heaven. 1 figured you goo(
and If you hadn't been 1t would hav
hit me, and hit me hard. You're safe
here, young woman, than with you
mother, because I'd fight for you, an
I don't forget 1 can wiring mems neck
like chickens"
Emma could not comprehend it.
~ don't understand you," she faltere
Maybe you mean you don't beliey
me-" he said, going to the table an
? taking the paper he had written upo
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
keepInu Friends.

1t is one thing to make friends, but
quite another to keep them. Remem-
Der that friendship will not thrive on
discourtesy or neglect. Little courte-
sizes and attentions to those with
whom we are most intimate help to
smooth and sweeten life.-Home Chat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
nr.ss Of ralIor's Patron Saint.

The tailor's saint is St John the
Baptist, but why. we do not know. for,
az far as sacred writ informs US. his
clothing was of camels hair. and a
leather girdle about his loins."-Lon.
don Tailor and Cutter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
Sees End Of TuberouIosIs

1T is quite possible that in 30 years
consumption will be practically un'
known in this country" said doctor
from Guys hospital at a Southwark
Hondon) inquest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
shopuIno In Luxury.

Luxurious shopping is probably
only In an early stage of its develop
ment Il would not surprise us II In
a few years shoppers were paid = sal
ary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
NOVEL STOVE LID.
Used as Damper Without Removing
Lid From the Fire.

Lid From the Fire.
A new type OF stove lid is the re-
cent invention of Pennsylvania
man. 1t is designed to be used as
e damper without necessitating the
removal of the lid from the fire. AS
shown in the illustration the dam
pering of the fire can be accurately
and minutely regulated. This stove
lid is made in two sections. the outer
section having a large circular recess
one-half the depth Of the lid. The
upper section fits and revolves in the
recess and contains numerous round
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22

Constancy IL q Jewel when II 10
not set in the base metal OF IN un-
worthy attachment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-22
If Your Liver is Wrong,
You Are Wrong All Over.

A torpid, inactive liver goes hand in hand
with constipation, and is chronic condi-
ton, one requiring systematic, we'll
directed effort to overcome effectualy and
establish conditions of health and perfect
body drainage.
Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills,
containing the two elements needed to In
crease liver activity and muscular action,
go accurately to the sluggish liver and
bowels, restoring them to perfect action
They are composed of the two great vege-
table agents, pineapple for the stomach,
liver and gastric secretions, and butternut
for the mucous membrane, circulation and
bowels, and always give best results-they
are Natures own laxative.
Thousands of satisfied and dgateful people
have written us about the great benefit they
have received from these pills. Hereis one:
Mrs. w. A. LESLIE, OF Fairchance, Pa,
writes " took Smiths Pineapple and Butter
nut Pills for headache, backache and painful
periods, and they worked like charm"
Physicians use and recommend. They
form no habit. You should always keep
them on hand. These little Vegetable
Pills will ward off many ills.