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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Dealt 0nIV In Cash.

Lord Rosebery. who is one Of the
wealthiest peers in Great Britain. con-
feSSeS that on one occasion lack of
the moderate sum of fourpence stood
between him and an article he was
most anxious to purchase.
He was one day walking through the
streets of Aberdeen when in the win
dow of Il shop he saw an article which
he desired TO purchase.
How much to pay?" asked his lord
ship, putting his hand in his pocket,
"Fourpence, please" answered the
shopman.
"Well, l do believe l have forgotten
to bring any money with mc!' eX-
claimed Lord Rosebery
"Aweel, sir" said the shopman, IF
ye havena got the pennies ye Gamma
hae the parcel"
Although the earl promised TO send
the money from the hotel, the Aber-
DOMAIN remained obdurate, and when
he offered to write check for four
pence the shopkeeper was more sus-
picious than ever.
INA. na," he said, solemnly shaking
his head. Though ye said ye were
Andra Carnegie, l widna gle ye
credit deal only in cash.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
The Chinese Rickshaw.

TIE Chinese rickshaw il a basketchair
arrangement, something like Il buggy.
1t has Il hood but no front, and it
rests on two wheels. One cody hauls
between the shafts and another pushes
from behind whenever jGllrney up a.
steep hill is contemplated. You might
expect progress ta be slow, with a
man doing the work instead Of a horse.
But this is not the case. The Chinese
rickshaw nan can tIDt many miles at
Il good speed. He is faster than the
japanese and steadier than the Gin
gaeSa. Besides, he does not charge SO
much.--Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Did you ever see the tiremen prac-
lticing their horses at fire engine
house? If so, you noticed that each
horse leaves his stall at the first sound
of the alarm bell and takes his place
in front of the engine. He does not
wait for orders, but knows what to do
as well as do the firemen themselves.
When an alarm is sounded not q mo-
ment's time is lost, everything con-
nected with the gearing and hitching
of the team being reduced to a per-
feet system, largely automatic. When
new horse is brought to the station
he receives no special training-that is,
training such as he would receive if a
circus man were attempting it. He is
simply paired with Il horse that has
been there a long time, and he soon
gets so that he does what he sees his
mate do. Fire horses are selected for
their good qualities, and they enter
into the spirit of their work with what
in human being would be called en-
thuSiaSm
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Wave Measurement.

If NJ. Bertin, Il French engineer, is
correct in his conclusions the height
and length of waves have been over
estimated. Observations have pre-
ciouSly been made in most cases from
small vessels. and as the decks have
been constantly tilted by the waves re-
suits We're exaggerated. With care to
avoid this error the highest wave
measured was forty-three feet. NJ.
Dertin believes, however, that in the
southern seas height ten feet greater
nay be reached. There is a relation
oetween length and period, the longest
waves having period of twenty-three
seconds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Trunks For Aerial Travel,

An cnterprising trunk maker in Paris,
we learn, has in his shop trunks for
balloonists. On the outside. painted in
white letters, are the words Aero
Trunk On the inside of the cover are
instructions and hints for the traveller.
He is told to have no fear Of tumbling
out. for the car is well constructed and
there is no danger of derailment. Do
not jump about in your joy, for the car
is not balcony. Do not smoke or car
ry a spirit stove. DO not go into eo-
stasies over the progress. Every one
knows 1t, and it is waste Of time. Sc
lect your baggage with intelligence.
Only bring what is actually wanted,
tand this will be heavy enough. Clothe
yourself we'll, for i'll tae air it will be
fresh. Do not be veXed if you find no
wagon restaurant. DO not point the
flger of Scorn at mortals less fortu-
nate than yourself who cannot delight
in the beauties of the air. The trunk
is of great lightncsS, the framework
beMg of aluminium. with rings to at
taG; ii to the car. The trunk contains
a small medicine chest. but we learn
there is no provision for laGies' biz;
atSe-LOndoM Globe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
ROOT DEvE.opMEN9, OF cADA AGE.

racea. Linn. The WJd tyne is still
growing on the chalk c,iffs Of TIE Enc.
lish channel. On the cliffs Of south.
eastern Englano is now found . plant
similar tn the Georgia cIllards.
There a1c three distinct types of cab
ba.e Wit.! rofcre nee to she Shaye OF
the head-uamoly. round, oval and fiat.
Some varieties are distiDct in type,
while others partake of two or more
shapes due 10 crossing in seed prodlc-
tiOn. There is much variation in tue
shape. color, character and texture ST
the Leaf. ranging FROM regular straight
edges, almost white. smoath anG
tender, to irregular, almost fringed
edges, dark purple culor and coarse,
tough tea ture
Generally speaIinG, al varieties arc
hardy, bug there is some variation in
hardness. Usually the Durplish ,-reen
varieties with crlnkled and fringed
leaves are Aardicr than the whitish
green sorts with smooth, regular
leaves. The cold resisting varieties
are also the Most heat resisting.
For Il very early crop the seed ma.
be sown in Il well prepared seed bee
outside in September and the plants
Oe wintcrcd over in cold frame or
by mulching with straw In sheltered
place. These plants may DE set out
re&y early in spring, long before spring
grown plants may be used. To make
eXrca good plants they will need to be
taken from the seed bed and be prick
ed ont two inches apart in other beds
BY setting Il succession of plants the
crop may be constant from May or
June until Christmas.
The Plants of early varieties are set
out in spring as early as the weather
permits IN rows three feet apart and
two feet apart in the rows. The fall
grown plants are often planted in the
field In November. Burrows are turn
ed where the rows are to be and the
plants are set low in the furrows, so as
to be protected. North and south fur
rows with plants set on the east side
are satisfactory, although east and
west burrows are sometimes preferred.
Later varieties require more room.
Early plants must be set deep-that is,
so the base of the leaves is below the
ground. If freezing weather comes
the plants may be covered with earth
until danger from frost is over.
The illustration showing the roots Of
cabbage Is an interesting study.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
The Selection of Friends.

4 piece of clay was found by the
wayside, and it had most delicious
fragrance. How hast thou obtained
that odor:" asked jealous clod of
earth, and the answer came promptly,
Il have dwelt near the rose"
We all gain something from our
friends, and they all take something
from us. y Spanish proverb says,
WHO comes from the kitchen smells
of smoke" so, you see, you may either
be perfumed by the rose or be smoked
by the SCOT, according to the friends
Won choose.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Summer Conundrun1s,

Want does Sweet William carry
when lie goes out walking? \ sugar
cane,
What does Black Eyed susan use to
keep her hair in order? Cockscomb.
Whist form Of entertainment is COM
mon anong the flowers? Hops.
Wha, disease Is common to young
flowers Nettlc rash.
On what does The Wandering Jew
rest wines! tired? IoadstOols
Which parent made John1y-jump-
Gip? His pOppy
What t,pe always uses the second
personal p1Dnoun? YeW.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
A Girl Of Four Nations,

"Ive been trying to figure out what
this girl looked like" said Il mere man
to his sister. Il was sitting ON the
cross seat Of an elevated train, and
two girls with their backs to my back
were talking. One said she had
Dutch neck in her Irish lace gown and
that she thought she would wear her
white French heclel slippers and do
her hair in an English bun. What with
French, Dutch, Irish and English 1
imagined eh" MIGHT rs well wrap her.
Ielf in the na@S uf Hll nations and let
1t go nt that. New York Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

l have tried every kind of a clamp
and other devices intended to keep
the upper chamber and supers of q
beehive in place, but none of them
has proved to be satisfactory, most
of them getting out of place at times.
have now discarded all of these
devices and am using one of nv
own invention. l will try to eX-
plain this for the benefit of the
readers of The Prairie Farmer.
My clamp is simply a piece CT
sheet metal cut inches square. /
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
L arm ana
Garden a
THE CULTURE OF CABBAGE.
Soil and Condition For Successful
Growth Of Plants.

Soil and Condition For Successful
Growth Of Plants.
To be able 10 grow cabbage success
fully in any season the soil should he
in such condition that the water will
pass through it us freely as it would
through piece of pulnicc stone or
porous rock. As II general rule, the
poorer the soil the dIier and more
porous it is. Thus it is Chat on the
comparatively poor farms better late
cabbaCcs are grown than in the mar
ket gardens that are very rich. \
sod field broken eErIy in the spring and
well manured has generally been found
to grow the best cabbage. This does
not apply to the early crops. These
do best on the sci's that are rich and
full of humus.
Low priced fertilizers sometimesgive
as good results as the higher priced
goods; but, on the whole, it viii pay
to he liberal with nitrogen. The two
experiments indicate that it, is profit
able to use nitrate Of soda on the
plant beds st the rate Of 450 30 800
pounds per acre.
The cabbage is "a native of western
and southern Europe and has been
used for human food from time imme-
mortal. All eof the types of cabbage.
'canliflowcr, brussels sprouts, collas i
and kale have sprung from the sane
original 'sorre0--namety, Brassica Oh
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Analysis of SORGHUM,

Analysis shows that, considering the
amount Of protein and fat contained in
sorghum 1T is about equal to timothy
hay as feed, In point of the amount
of nitrogen, free extract, it is about
half as rich in these elements as tim
othy. Timothy contains 5 per cent
protein, 45 per cent nitrogen, free eX-
tract, and 3 per cent fat. Sorghum
contains 10 per cent protein, % per
cent nitrogen, free extract, and 3.25
per cent fat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
BE''IEStzS I
AND e ~
BEE KEEPING S
BEES CAME FIRST.
After Them tie Indian Met tho
White Man.


All the honey bees in this country
having originally been imported
from Europe or Asia, there is no
racial difference between the wild
ones and the domesticated; thoss
that live in trees are simply the de-
scendants of those that from time to
time have taken "Fr9n leave"
from their owners hives and revert
ed to state of nature. The vast
bulk of the wild bees are of the
German or black race, while the
standard domesticated bee is the
Italian, but that, however, is only
because the Germans were the first
to be introduced here. Just when
the Germans came is in doubt, but
it was some time in the seventeenth
century; certainly it was not until
near the close of the eighteenth cen
tury that any bees were found west
of the Mississippi.
The Indians used to say they
could mark the advance of the white
man by the appearance of bees in
the woods. The Italian bees were
first imported in 1860. Better tenn
pered and more industrious than the
Germans, they have become very pop
ular with apiarists, but as many still
keep the German bee, and others
have the hybrid formed by the cross
ing of the two races, while countless
Italians now have taken to the
woods, there to breed more hybrids,
1t is clear that there is no sure way
of distinguishing between the wild
bee ana the domesticated.- Outing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
a Poor Motto.

Baron Takahira was talking to re-
porter in Ann Arbor about the Jap
anese character.
ITO say that the Japanese is only Il
living piece OF commercialism is all
wrong" he declared. The japanese
is chivalrous and kind. But TOO often
men accuse him of living up literally
to the Yorkshire motto.
THE selfish and despicable motto
adopted by certain hard. narrow type
of Yorkshireman IS you know:
See all, hear all ana say noWt;
Eat all, sup all and pay nowt,
And if tina does oWt Tor uoWt
Do it for thyscp."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The bureau Of chemistry of the
United States department OF agricul-
turc has come out fat footed in answer
to the question when is cheese not
cheese?" They say that when it is
"soaked curd" it cannot be sold as
cheese. Pseudo cheese is produced by
soaking the curd at certain stage In
cold water, draining it and putting the
c'Hd 80 lrr"s. This treatment is car
I'"d ~ saic!" fer fuNGa,2cnta, pur,
pn.rs
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
CORNER CLAMP FOR BEEHIVE

prefer to have it cut from galvar.
ly used tor roofing. Bend these
sheets so as to form right AMI.
and nail on the corners of the up-
per story and supers so that the
longer end will be half an inca De.
low the edge of the super to wh oh il
is attached as shown in the ilIustra-
ton.
plan will find it to be entirely salts
factory.-L. w. Colvin. Harrison Co.,
Kentucky.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
MuIsc5es Feeds,

Tho class of feeds that are fast gain
ing popularity amonG the dairymen
are the 80 called molasscs feeds, which
are extremely palatable and are made
from rcToc"iH"S from cereals and well
cIpth corn stover soaked II moiaS.c-.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Riddles.

What is the difference between a po-
liceman and Il nickel? y policeman
being "copper"" the difference is 4
cents.
What kind of Il field is older than
you are? pasturage.
Tanana leader., 1909-12-23
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted By Camp cfbbon No. 25, Arctic Brotherhood


 Arctic Brotherhood
 Whereas, It has pleased our Heaven ly Father to remove from the ranks of Camp. Gibbon No. 25. Arctic Brother hood, our late brother, Charles J. Smith; and
 Whereas, Our late brother was found to be good. tried and true Arctic who possessed good qualities of mind and heart, quiet and unassuming in manner, generous and unselfish in his conduct toward others, and faithful, loyal and true to every obligation of the Brother hood; and Whereas, We keenly feel the loss of our late brother as man and citizen, friend and neighbor; therefore, be it Resolved, That in the untimely death of Brother Smith, Camp Gibbon No. 9, Arctic Brotherhood, gives expression of it's sincere and heartfelt sorrow; that we tender to the bereft wife and children and other relatives our deep sympathy in their loss, and bow with them in submission to the will of Him who doeth all things we'll; and be it further Tt- Resolved, That copy of these reso- lutions be sent to the bereaved family, and that our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days; also, that these resolutions be published in The Tanana Leader.
 G. M. ARBUCKLE. G. H. TIFFANY,
 FRANK c. SMITH,
 Committee.
Tanana leader., 1909-12-23

came in bedraggled with snow. Later when witness was alone Barney came in and spoke of having trouble with Ed Holden and Tom O'Leary. About IF o'clock he came in and witness no- ticed he looked wild eyed. Witness said he was going to close up. Barney said, Don't close so early; may be live one will come in." At 12:30 O'Leary and Barney talked over their trouble and shook hands. They left and went into Smiths. After witness put out the lights he heard some one running go into Smiths, then come out and try the Campbell avenue door of the Tower house. In talking of his grievances during the night Barney mentioned both Smith and Chanquist. In the later hours of the night Barney refused to drink and was comparatively sober, but looked bad in the eyes; the witness said ''He didn't look good to me-"
 WALTER JOHNSON (former bar tender at the Tower)-Heard Barney ask to borrow a gun twice. Barney lived with witness awhile. Never saw him have a gun. Had heard Barney say he would get even with four saloon men; he was good barkeeper and could get no work, while wosdchoppers were tending bar; but he would put them all out of business yet. Had heard Barney say Chanquist had told his intended wife, the dressmaker, he was dope fiend, and she had refused to marry him. Witness had no idea where Barney might have got a gun. Saw him later in the night, sober; looked bad out of the eyes. Cabined with Barney six weeks some time ago. Never saw any dope or indications of drugs; sometimes the cabin smelt like he used awful funny tobacco. Would lie and sleep IS or 20 hours, grunt and groan; not like the effects of drink.
 Jury Reports end is Discharged
 No more witnesses were called. It being past o'clock the jury adjourned for luncheon. Shortly after reassem- bling the following report was made and the jury was discharged: "In the commissioner and coroner's
 court for Fort Gibbon precinct,
 Fourth division, Territory of Alaska,
 in the matter of the inquest held on
 the body of Charles J. Smith, de- ceased:
 "We, the undersigned jury, being duly sworn in tho above named case, do find as follows:
 "l. That the deceased, Charles J. Smith, was about 39 years of age and resident of the town of Panama, Alaska.
 ''2. That the said deceased came to his death at his residence on the morn ing of the 18th day of December, 1909, between the hours of IF and a. m., by gunshot wounds caused by weapon in the hands of an assassin. .:~:.:.. ....
 B. We believe the assassin to be one Arthur E. Barney, now confined in the Panama federal jail. ..# .....
 Dated this l7th day of December, 1909. :....- ",@-
 .<- 'JAs. P. MULL1GAN, Foreman. ;. IA. G. VACHON.
 GEORGE VAUTIER.
 U. c. DEHN. :: .~... HI. l.. HEDRICK. "THEO. DIEDREICK." *
Tanana leader., 1909-12-23
Rain and sleet

Quite a heavy shower of rain, accompanied by sleet, fell in this city on last Saturday night about 10 o'clock. Such an event is certainly an unusual demonstra- ton on the part of the elements within week of Christmas.
 The Leader is on sale at the Tanana postoffice lobby,
Tanana leader., 1909-12-23

or other suspicious articles. Such had been found seven days ago by another party. Barney had a black eye, as Chanquist had described his assailant. PETE .COLOUMBE (barkeeper at the Tower house )-Barney was in the Tower house, pretty full, at 8:3O. He said that - squaw Mrs. O'Leary accused him of insulting her on the street; said he had not seen her in two or three weeks. Threw . copper check across the bar; broke glass; poured water from . kettle over the floor.
 Witness throw Barney down; told him if he did not keep quiet he would throw him over the bridge. Barney
 wanted 8 drink; was refused. Came back and said, "You won't give me a drink?" "No; I'll give you nothing" {" Well, I'll kill you" ''Go on or l will throw you out" That was between 6 and 9. He came in later through the side door; had black eye. Said there were lots of rats in his cabin; wanted to get gun to shoot them. Witness said, "Go on; I'll give you nothing. /" Barney came in of and on-always through the side door, which he had never done before that night. Asked for gun second time. At 1O:30 he
Tanana leader., 1909-12-23

front of the house lying on the ground nearly dead" Then Lundine said, |'There is something wrong up there, boys; must close. up." Then witness and several others went to the house and found Smith in his night clothes lying face down in front of the door. They chafed his feet, but he was dead. Witness believes Smith was shot pre- vious to the time he and O'Leary saw Barney at the intersection of Campbell avenue and Front street.
 OSCAR LUND1NE (bartender at Smiths saloone neSmith went home at 10 o'clock. Witness saw Barney in she saloon at 1925. Barney asked where Charley Smith was, and being told that he had gone home, Barney went out and witness heard his foot steps going east, in the direction of the NC. store. About half an hour later Barney came in again; appeared ner- vous; went out in g moment. As he was going Charley Kerr said, Hold op, Barney" Barney answered, "No; Twill go." Fifteen minutes later w. z, Brown came in and asked where tmith was: said an Indian was lying in front of Smiths residence apparently nearly dead. Witness closed the sa.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-05
CHRISTIANS HAVE BANQUET

The annual banquet of the Pull
man Christian Church was held Fri
day night, October 29th Covers
were laid for one hundred and
seventy-fve, and the big basement of
the church was filled with a happy
throng of people. The program was
under the direction of Professor G.
A. Isaacs as POSTMASTER. a ladies,
trio and a male quartet furnished
enjoyable music. Mrs. Manning spoke
to THE Ladies Aid-The Social dy-
namo of the Church." Mrs Eckels
to The C. w. r. 1.-THE Spiritual
Barometer" Dana Murdoch to THE
Sunday School Up-to-date; E. NJ.
Patterson to The New Era in Bible
Study Miss Isabelle McRae to THE
Student Element in the Church Life; -
and Captain Mitchell to Forward
March. County Auditor VIM Dun
can, of ColfaX, closed the speaking
with happy reminiscent speech in
response to a call from the chair
a social is to be given at the
Christian q Church Saturday night,
November 9th under the joint aus
pieces of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety and the Young Peoples Bible
Study class.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-05
HE DOES NOT LIKE OREGON

Oscar L. Henderson returned last
Friday night from Enterprise, Ore
gon, where he went to look at land,
with a view to taking homestead.
This is Oscars second trip. He went
several weeks ago, looked over the
land and applied for a homestead,
but did not get it. Il am thankful
now that | did not get it," said he.
Il don't like the country upon a
close inspection, as well as | did at
first when | was there. 1t is en-
tirely too dry. / am well enough sat
isfied to remain in this country now
and don't think | shall try to get
any of the land left in Oregon to be
taken as homesteads."
Carl kammerer went down a short
time ago and looked over that coun-
try, visiting the same land that Os-
car saw, and he returned to Pull
man fully satisfied to remain here.
Mr.. Kammerer said: 81 had little
faith in finding any good land be-
fore / went, for | knew that the val
leys there had been settled for 30
years or more and could not under
stand why any good agricultural land
should be left open to settlement
within few miles of those old set
Elements and some good towns. The
soil there is light and shallow, being
but a few inches of light soil over
rocks and | fear it will never be a
good farming country except in the
valleys where the land was settled
80 or 80 years ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-05
THE JACKSON AUTOMOBILE

Last week Pullman people got their
first view of the Jackson automobile,
one of the finest machines ever seen
here. 0. e. Logan, owner of the
machine; NJ. d. O'Connell, August
Conan and Ross Watson were here
with the machine on a tour of the
Palouse country. They came from
ColfaX to Pullman, having come
through Oakesdale, Garfield and Te-
koa.
Mr.. Logan, who is agent for the
Jackson automobile, visited the above
towns for the purpose of showing
prospective buyers a machine that
has stood every test of endurance
and strength and all who saw the
demonstrations of the cars ability
were much pleased with the Jackson
machine The headquarters of the
agency are in Spokane. Before leav-
ing here on his return to Spokane
via TekOa, Mr.. Logan stated to re-
porter that his 40-horsepower ma
chine, fully equipped, cost $4,000,
AS agent for these automobiles he has
for sale the 30-horsepower machine
costing 81 800 and the 50-horsepower
machine costing $4,000.