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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
A Common Error,

An error that is frequently made and
for which there should be no excuse
save that of ignorance is often said to
be the result of hurried composition,
but you will admit that that is less
than no excuse at all. 1t is the use of
the objective case instead of the pos
s&ssive before gerund or verbal
noun ending in ing. AS an illustration,
take this phrase that was inadvertent-
ly published in newspaper: ITO pre-
vent them making a rush" OF course
this error may be corrected in one of
two ways: "To prevent their making a
rush." or ''to prevent them from max
ing a rush" If you will think only a
moment the reason will be Obvious
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Temperament Doesn't Count.

They hadn't seen each other for scv
eral years, the two women. They
looked at each other, afraid to ask
after their husbands. Finally one
spoke.
"You know" she said, that my hus
band and l are no longer living to-
gether. He left me fat on my back in
hospital. He wrote me that he
thought all artists should have their
freedom, that they should not be bound
by family ties. l suppose" with a
sigh. ''that it was what one would call
the artistic temperament"
ut is not altogether confined to art
ists," said the other woman. my
husband was plumber, and he did
the same"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Christenina the Twins.

In an English village miners wife
presented him with twins. At the
usual time the twins had to be chris
tened, and George, his wife and his
friends proceeded to the church to fix
the names of the children. The minis
ter asked the father the names of the
twins, and he quite proudly replied:
"Steak and Kidney. sor"
Come. come" replied the minister
"These are odd names for your chill
dren!"
"What dye mean. Geordie?" cried
his wife. ITS Kate and Sidney"
AYE, it is, sor. Aa thout it was like
summit to eat" shouted George
promptly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
DIDN'T MATTER MUCH.
He Had Blundered Anyhow Before nc
Sent the Letter.

no 1od 6Iuhdered Anyhow Before nc
Sent the Letter.
The lovesick young man ran up the
steps and was met at the door by Il
very pretty young lady.
Constance" he said eagerly as he
held out his hand to her. did you get
my letter this morning.
NO" carelessly returned she. ~
presume Vivian took it."
"Vivianw The swain blushed pro
fusely. why, that letter was ad.
dressed to your
"Yes, but Vivian and l are twins
and look alike, you know. Indeed. our
most intimate friends often mistake
each for the otherw
But your names are nothing alike"
stammered the bewildered young man.
II wrote Constance Withers' very
plainly on the outside Of that letter
l don't see how any such mistake
could be made"
"Oh, it wasn't mistake! Anyhow.
it doesn't make much difference"
"What? Constance. that letter con.
tanned more than you think! In it
made apology for my too ardent nc-
tions before you last night, and. fur
thermore, sent it to ask you if-if
you would be N.Y.
But it belonged to Vivianw
Are you crazy? beg pardon!
meant-goodness gracious, How has
Vivian anything to do with the let.
ter?"
Because when you made love last
night you mistook Vivian for mel"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
An Unwritten Sentence.

There is one sentence in the English
language which cannot be written
properly, though it is correct when
spoken. Here is the sentence, though,
of course, there is no rule for writing
it: There are three twos in the Eng
lish language" But the problem is,
how is one to know which two-or to-
or too-to write? We have the three
twos, but we must spell each Of the
three differently, so the sentence can
not be written correctly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
A Bio Investment.

"That's right, confound ye"' mused
Mr.. Meddergrass the first evening aft
er his return from the city, pouring q
churn of buttermilk into the trough
for his pigs. That's right! Gobble it
up. You will represent an investment
Of thousands of dollars to me by pig
KILN time. l bought glass O. but
termilk at sody fountain in the city
an they charged me 10 cents for it,
Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

There is certain young New York
broker whose recent sad experience in
endeavoring to pull the wool over his
wife's eyes has led him to declare
"Never again."
Now. it Is the brokers' custom to
take $50 suburban train, thus en-
abling him to reach his home in West.
chester in ample time for the early
dinner that both he and his wife like.
The other day he fell. Meeting an
old college mate. he yielded to the lat
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

ter'S entreaties for an evening in
town. The next step was, Of course,
to telegraph the wife, which he did in
these terms:
Unavoidably detained. Missed the $3.50
Home later.
When hubby finally did show up. he
observed an expression on the counte
nance of his spouse that argued the
failure of his little fb.
whats the trouble, dear?" he ask
ed, with an affected nonchalance.
Without a word the wife handed
him the telegraph slip, indicating with
her forefnger the words:
Received at 4:45."-Lippincott's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
The CITY Garden.

I have a garden all my own.
Nobody knows how 1t has grown.
There are thistle flowers and buttercups
And lady's slippers, too,
And just the other day l found
Some violets all blue.
Then there are cockleburs to make
Baskets and nests, you know,
Dear green and purple spiky things.
wonder how they grow?
For no one came and put them there.
They just are growing wild.
I think God must have planted them
For me, city child.
Nobody knows how 1t has grown,
This little garden all my own.
Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Accounted For.

isn't it strange that you occasional
ly hear of somebody's shooting at a
balloon?"
"Oh, don't know. Joy riders are GO
ing up in balloons nowadays."-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Aim Hiqh,

To the formation of a coed charac
ter it is of the highest Importance that
you have a commanding object in
view and that your aim in life be ele
waited. Set your standard high. and
though you may not reach 1t you can
hardly fail to rise higher than If you
aimed at some inferior excellence
Joel Hawes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
The Divorce Problem.

She-Does Gladys look any different
since she and her husband have sep
arated?
He-Yes. She wears her hair a la
divorcee.
She-Goodness! How's that?
e-Parted.-Kansas City Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Epigran.

Father" said little Rollo. "what is
an epigram?"
can epigram, my son. is remark
that careless people accept as true,
simply because it is easy to remem-
ber."-Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

They blew and blew their paper bag,
They blew with all their might,
Till suddenly their bag blew up
And vanished out of sight.
And then the windy thing was gone,
Nor could trace be seen,
For not a single shred was left
OF what had never been.
Brand Whitlock in New York Life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
His Little Joke,

Percy-I-aw-wres fob ovah an
hour with me scarf this mawning.
Algernon-Which won the victory
deah boy-yOu or the scarf?
Percy-Neither. Cawn't you see the
match wesulted in tie? Haw, haw!
Judge.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
A Numerical Puzzle.

What can we add to nine so as to
make it six? Just add "s' and you
have it. Nine Is en-" and if you add
''s'' to this it makes it "six," doesn't II?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
He Knew,

Her (reading)-And so they were
married and that was the last of their
troubles.
Him (sotto voce)-Last, but not least!
Minneapolis Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Different.

Sometimes in baseball game" re-
marked the observer of events and
things, "when the runner is declared
safe the umpire is not."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Very Chillinq.
"What is hauteur?"

"What is hauteur?"
"That's what some salesladies dis
play when you ask to see something
heaper."-Philadelph Evening Bull
letin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
New Thought In Farming.

The farmers in each county seat
Are wise and thrifty hoarders;
They've gone from raising corn and wheat
To raising summer boarders.
Boston Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
With ApoIooies.

Nobody knows the cash it takes,
The trouble, the worry, the bother,
To send the family up to the lakes
Nobody knows but father.
New York Mail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Optimism.

Th' world we're livin' in
Is purity hard t beat.
Ev'ry rose may hev it's thorn,
But amt the roses sweet?
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
philanthropic.

l do not care for gardening,
Yet plants each year 1 homeward bring
Because the neighbors have such fun
Explaining how things should be done.
-WashinEton Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

1t used to be 'love in a cottage" with
the bards of long ago,
But the modern bards have changed 1t to
'love in a bungalow"
Minneapolis Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
On thu Sands.

I always hate to pick up shells,
Because one never knows
In bathing season when they might
Turn out TO be some toes.
New York lferaid
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
Summer Resort Costumes.

Sometimes you may mistaken be,
No matter If you think you're cute.
The clerk on ten or less per week
May sport a white wool, so to speak,
The millionaire baggy business suit.
Boston Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11
What He Left,

Said She-Did you leave your heart
behind you at the seashore last sum
mer?
Said He-No. The only thing left
behind was my trunk.-Cleveland
Leader.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

Two in hammock
Tried to kiss;
Quickly landed
is!Vl eY!I lsnr
La Touche Hancock in Lippincott's
Magazine.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
notice.!

We are doing quite an exten.
sive business in disseminating
Negro literature among the COL
ored people of this CITY If you
desire Dunbar's book, Kel y Mil.
Iers great work. Race Adjust.
mont a book pronounced 10 be
the greatest literary production
of the race; Sutton E. Grlgg's
book, 1.-The Hindered Hand;' or
The One Great Question. y I'm
perlo 1mperlum,' Indstrial HIS
tory of the Negro. any Of the
great weekly papers, The New
York Age, The Freeman, Boston
Guardian. The Atlanta Indepen-
dent or The Forum. Let US sup
ply you. We have stands at 815
e. Washington street, Masonic
Hall restaurant, 1907 E Capitol
avenue. 1915 S 18th and 1905 S.
18th street.
We are prepared to do any
kind of printing from a calling
card to a book. So do not fail to
call and see US or telephone 990.
We also solicit your advertise
ments and your news Every
colored person can afford to read
Inc Forum. -grS. NJ
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
USE HOAGLAND'S OIL OF GLAD
NESS.

Hoagland's Oil of Gladness has prov
en- to be the greatest furniture pre-
server in the world, owned and con-
troled exclusively by Negroes. All
colored agents should become interest
ed in this enterprise. Have we any
colored sympathizers If so, send 81
and get special terms for 80 days.
Send $1OO and get $500 worth of oil.
George Hoagland, 903 w. Jefferson ST..
Bloomington, III.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
Synopsis of Illinois Game Law

You may hunt and kill quail only from
November 10th to December 90 of each.
year.
You must not kill any prairie chicken
or grouse for period of four years from
the first day OF July 1907. or any wild
turkey, pheasant or partridge for a
period OF six years from July I, 1907.
You must not net, trap or ensnare
quail, prairie chicken phessants or
cartridges at any time or under any
circumstances, unless authorized to do so
by the State Game Commissioner.
You may kill wookcocks and mourning
doves only from August ,st to Novem-
Der 3oth of each year.
You may kill grey, red fox or black
squirrels from July Ist to November 5th
of each year.
You may kill all kinds of snipe and
plover from September Ist to May Ist
of each year.
You may kill wild geese, ducks, brant,
coots. rail or other water fowl from
September rst to April 5th Of each year.
You must not Kill wild geese, ducks,
brant, coots, rail or othe. water fowl
after shutdown or before sunrise of each
succeeding day.
You must not kill wild geese, ducks,
brant, coots, rail or other water fowl
from any steamboat, sailboat. electric or
gasoline launch. or from any sinkboat,
box or sneakboat, or artificial blind in
the open Waters of this State.
You mus, not kill wild geese, ducks,
brant, quail, pheasants, cartridges, prai-
RE chickens, grouse squirrel for mar
ket or commercial purposes.
You must not sell, by or have in
possession for the purpose OF selling. or
transport for the purpose of sale, any
wild geese. ducks. brant. quail prairie
chickens. grouse or squirrels that have
been Killed n the State of Illinois
Yon must not at any time kill more
than twenty wild ducks geese, brant
coots. rail or other water fowl, or more
than Fifteen quail or other game birds in
one day.
You must not kill, catch or have in
possession. living or dead, any wild bird
or part of bird other than game bird,
except English sparrow crow, crow
BLACKBOARD or chicken hawk. and you
must not purchase or expose such birds
for sale.
You must not destroy or remove from
their nests the eggs of any prairie chick
en- grouse, quail, wild turkey, pheasant
partridge, duck. goose, brant or song
bird.
You may kill for commercial purpose
and transport for sale or market all kinds
of snipe, plover, mourning doves and
rabbits.
You must not offer for sale or trans
port for the purpose OF selling any snipe
or plover or mourning dove after the
expiration of FIVE, days next succeeding
the first day of the closed season; moi
can you sell the same during the frs
two days of the open season.
Inhabitants of this State may receive
game coming from other states where il
is lawful to kill and ship out Of such
states, and expose and sell on the mar
ket such game between the first day o
October and the first day of February Of
the following year.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

Lodges and their meeting nights
and place of meeting will be carried
for 25c the month. We have all man.
ner of lodges here.
If you desire special write-ups OF
social or church affairs, with all details.
no condensation, ETC., see the manager.
as there will be some charges.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

You may give news matter or mo-
ney you have for the Forum to Miss
Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds of
typewriting; orders for colored papers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

The Negro Business Mems League
meets every two weeks. We have ex-
tended an invitation to all manner of
business people and you have no ex-
cuse.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
The Clubs, Social and Otherwise.

Ladies' Sunlight Social, meets every
Wednesday at the residences of it's
members, discusses art, culinary, and
home circle questions.
st. Paul Sewing Circle meets every
Thursday at Lecture room of St. Paul
church, discusses all important home
circle questions.
Mothers Literary, meets every
month, auxiliary to st. Paul Sewing
Circle.
The Woman's Club, meets every
week, is the Oldest club-has been and
is rescue club for the fallen, a
philanthropic agency, this club has a
social and juvenile section, Mrs. G.
H. Morgan is president, Mrs. Higgin-
botham is chairman, of the social Sec
ton; Miss Clara Blackwell is press
reporter for this club.
The None-Such, is social club
among the younger society folk
meets every Thursday.
Don't Worry Twelve is composed of
of the elderly married ladies-meets
weekly.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
THIN BILE CLUB.

Meets every two weeks on Friday.
Besides needle work a social and lit
erary program is rendered.
GERTRUDE WADE, Pres.
MARTHA CHANDLER, Secy.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
For Sale at Thomp-
sons and 1913 Wash.

We will run the cards, announcing
the place and meeting nights of all
Lodges, for 25c per month.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17
CORRECT ENGLISH-HOW TO
USE IT"
A Monthly Magazine devoted to the
use Of English.
Josephine Turck Baker, Editor.
Partial Contents.

Partial Contents.
Queries and answers.
The Art of Conversation.
Shall and Will: Should and Would:
How TO Use them.
Pronunciations(Century Dictionary
Correct English in the Home.
Correct English in the School.
What to Say and What not to Say
Course in Grammar.
Course in Letter Writing and
Punctuation.
Business English for the Business
Compound Words: How to Write
Them.
Studies in English Literature.
Agents wanted.
Sl.0O a Year Send 10 cents for sam
pie copy
- Department e.
CORRECT ENGLISH, evanston; Ill.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

All hunters licenses, whether resident
or nonresident, expire on the first day
of June of each year.
You must not use or attempt to use
the license of another person, or in any
manner make any change in any license
for the purpose of tran ferring the same,
under the penalty of prosecution for
forgery.
Owners of farm lands, their chi dren
or tenants, may hunt and kill game on
their own farms during the open season
when 1t is lawful to Kill game, without
procuring hunters license, but they
must not hunt beyond the lines of their
own farms without hunters license.
TIE State Game Commissioner, his
wardens or deputies, may hunt ensnare
or entrap game birds and animals and
transport them to sections of the State
where scarcity of these game birds or
animals exists for the purpose propagat-
ing and restocking said sections of the
State
You must procure a license before
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

Parties will please enter into no
busir ess transactions for this paper
with anyone save authorized agents
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

Please don't put the collectors off
When the collectors come, pay them.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

We are with the right, as was Lin
coin, and the right will win.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

PRICES FOR POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
State and National offices. $1,000
County offices .............. 500
Mayor of Springfield ......... 500
Regular write-ups, 10 cents per
line. Ten-line notice one time,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

Call at Thompson's, Sl5 East Wash
ington st for co.ored papers.
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sons of the year.

sons OF the year.
You must not at any time use ferret
for the purpose of hunting, capturing or
killing any game, animals or rabbits.
The title to and ownership f all song
birds. game birds, and animals protected
under the game law is declared TO be in
the State.
John A. WHEELER,
State Game Commissioner
SPRINGFIELD. Ills.
June I, 1908.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

hunting rabbits but they may be killed
and sold in any number and in all sea-
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-07-17

DEAR SIRs:-I have used only one bottle of
your pomade and now would not be without it,
for it makes my hair soft and straight and
easy to comb and also starts a new growth.
MRS. w. 4. WALKER. Sta. 1-Harriman, Tenn.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
CARPENTER PURCHASES
MYTHICAL CHICKENS
Double Sale of Fowls That Did
Not MaferiaIize

Michael Ahern Of 7O4 Moultrie street
was induced by a stranger who ap-
preached him Saturday TO purchase 16
chickens for so cents. The man met
Ahern in front of building at Bush
and Leavenworth streets on which the
latter was working as a carpenter.
The stranger declared he had some
fowls for which be wished to provide
a good home. as he was going to New
York, and that If Ahern would give him
half a dollar he would deliver the
pouitry at the latter's home. Ahern
handed him four bits and his address.
When Ahern reached home he found
that the chickens had not arrived. He
learned from his wife. however, that a
s1Isve stranger had appeared and in
formed. her that he had promised
Abern 10 deliver some chickens and had
been told to call upon her for $275.
which she promptly paid him. Ahern
has neither chickens nor a receipt for
1926.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
FiIipinos Furnish Musical Treat

When you go TO hear the Constabu-
larry band tomorrow afternoon or night
leave your gloves at home and en-
core. for in the encores that Director
Loving grants is found the high joy
Of the musical offerings of this re-
markable organization of Philippines
sons at Dreamland rink. Not that the
program numbers are poorly played or
ineffective; quite the contrary, they
are very well presented, but it is jim
the strains-I hate that word, ii sounds
so dificult-it is in the phrases of the
songs we love and the Sousa marches
and smashing, dashing volume that the
thrills come.
Let US all admire the "Oberon" over
ture. Won Weber didn't write it for a
band of 81 with four bassoons, three
tubas. 20 odd clarinets and a double
choir of military instruments, so the
fairy music of ''Oberon" is weighty with
too much tone-but the Constabulary
brothers in brown do 1t we'll Let us
also enjoy the Wagner song to the
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
TUMBLERFUL OF CHANGE
FOUND IN CASH REGISTER
Bartender Gets Excited Over
Loss Which Did Not Occur

Earl Carr, night bar tender in a sa-
loon at 54S Market street, notified the
police early yesterday morning that he
had been robbed of $50 while absent
from the bar for a few minutes, and
Policeman Maurice Hayes was detailed
TO investigate. Carr explained to Hayes
that at about ] o'clock he had put $50
in a tumbler, which he had placed be-
hind the bar. At $3.50 he looked for the
tumbler and found ii missing.
Carr and Hayes made a thorough
search, but could not find even the
empty tumbler. Hayes got a description
Of the two men who had been in the
side room and started on their trail.
A few minutes later Carr called up
the police station and said that he had
found the missing $50 in the cash reg
lister, where he then remembered hav-
ing put it after taking it from the tum-
bler
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04

Although the curtain went nm ne.rI,,
an hour late, Fifty Miles From Bos-
ton made decided hit at the Garrick
theater yesterday afternoon. Tt would
be difficult to say that it was a Coban
show from the start unless one Judged
by the overture, which is made up of
strains from every piece ever composed
by George Cohan.
When Tim Harrigan and Nathan
Westcott nearly come to blows over
the respective abilities of their sons
an excellent plot is exposed Dave Har-
rigan, the Brookfleld dude, is in love
with Sadie Woods, the postrnistress.
His suit is not encoura ged by Sadie. as
she is madly in love with Joe Westcott.
who is being welcomed home from Har-
vard' where he won the intercollegiate
baseball game. Young Harrigan has
persuaded Sadie's brother, Jed. to take
s400 from the funds in the postoff1ce
to bet against Harvard. Harvard wins.
and young Harrigan's hold on Jed is
used in an effort to make Sadie leave
Joe Westcott and go to him.
AiLeI SeNeEdl desperate situations, in
which 1t looks bad for Jed, the elder
Harrigan and his love for fair play save
Jed from prison and bring the story to
a pleasant conclusion.
The cast is excellent. Grace King, as
Sadie Woods, is most lovable char
acter, except when she uses slang. The
acting of Dan Bruce in the part OF
Dave Harrigan and that of Richard
Bartlett as Joe Westcott is very pleas
Ing. Edwin Belden, as Jed Woods is
exceptionally we'll cast. Laura Bennett.
in the character of Mrs. Tilford. offers
some very clever comedy. The six
musical numbers. although not new,
are we'll rendered