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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
PAINT YOUR LETTER BONES
WHITE.

The recent letters broadcasted by
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General to the many postmasters
throughout the country, from whose
offices r. d. routes extend, can only
be referred to in praiseworthy terms
by the press, generally. The reason
is plain: 1t is an order to observe
somewhat of a regularity and a
sameness of the things that should
be uniform, and because the govern
ment's hand is the better discerned
it will the better incite national
pride and patriotism.
The government wants all rural
mail boxes uniformly painted white
Ga pure white) on account of the
fact that it will act as a protection
for the box and a benefit to it's per-
manency, ETC., all of which points
have been given study and consider
alton by governmental agents, else
there were no such order now in
force. To regularize the identity of
rural mail boxes, throughout
the entire country, in other words,
is the government intent
The request that patrons imprint
their names in black block letters,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

competent, and need not worry about
his campaign.
The death of Professor Dooley of
Waymart is a distinct loss to the
cause of education in Wayne county
His pupils. of whom the writer is
one, are scattered far and wide, but
one and all cherish pleasant memo
ries of the earnest work and personal
interest shown by him. His first
training school for teachers was
held at South Sterling in 1878, the
following year he taugh at the Flats,
later at Greenetown, Pike county,
then at Waymart. He labored faith
fully and conscientiously and met
with great success. He was qualified
to occupy a higher place than he held
but preferred to carry on his life
work in the small town where he
had won many friends and had built
up a prosperous school.
Judge Searle is holding court here
this week. The Judge is no strang-
er in Harrisburg, as he came here
frequently while he was Assistant
United States Attorney, and his old
chief. Judge McCarrell, having a
high regard for the ability and fair
ness of his former assistant, asked
him to assist in clearing the Dauph-
in county docket. He has been
asked to assist prior to this. but
could not spare the time at that
particular date. The fact that fire.
quent requests are made of Judge
Searle to assist in other counties
shows that his judicial brethren
have confidence in him and he is
highly spoken of wherever he holds
court Attorney General Todd has
recently given an opinion that all
Judges whose terms would naturally
expire on Jan. 1, 1912, will hold Of
flee until Jan I, 1918, their success
sors to be elected in Nov. 1912.
Judge Searle would be good man to
keep on the bench.
n. E. HAUSE.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
WATTERSON CALLS ATTENTION
TO THE RETURN FROM ELBA.

Louisville, KY, April Tn an
editorial in the Courier-Journal to-
morrow morning, headed WHITTIER
Henry Watterson will say;
The time has come for the peo-
pie of the United States to consider
Theodore Roosevelt as they never
have considered him before, to take
him more seriously than they have
ever taken him, to realize that he
is altogether the most startling fig
ure who has appeared in the world
since Napoleon Bonaparte, a circum-
stance not without significance,
and portent. He must be a poor
American whose heart does not glow
with pride at the unwonted honors
bestowed upon this representative
of his country and swell with exult-
ant admiration at the splendid way
he is carrying himself. 1t is too
late, if it were not personally Of
fensive to talk about self-exploita-
tion.
Taken in connection with what
appears to be the hopeless break
down of the Taft administration it
constitutes an event of the first con-
sequence. Before we get into the
acrimonies of party conflict the
Courier-Journal asks its contem-
poraries throughout the country
to reflect without passion of levity
and to answer to themselves, amid
the blaze of light which casts an
aureola about our wandering Ulys-
ses, whether representative govern
ment in America is failure and
whether the only cure for the ills
which are admitted is against the
one man power, because they may
be sure that the return of Theodore
Roosevelt to power will be so con-
strued in Europe and that on this
account the demonstration of mon
archism has its chief significance. ;"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
T.. FRED WRIGHT
STATE TREASURER
Governor Stuart Appoints Him t
Fill This Important Office.


Former Congressman Charles Fred
Wright, of Susquehanna, was ap-
pointed State Treasurer on Monday
by Governor Edwin S. Stuart. The
death of Hon. j. A. StobeT, of Lam
caster, who was elected to that Office
last fall, caused vacancy, the in
cumbent's term supposedly ending
the first Monday in May.
AS no state treasurer-elect had ever
died before, Governor Stuart had no
precedent to guide him. He, there
fore, appealed to Attorney General
Hampton Todd, who informed his
excellency that the Governor of the
State should appoint a man to serve.
No better selection could be made
than that of Mr.. Wright, he being
fitted for the position by a long
and successful experience as a bank
er. He has unsullied reputation as a
man, and character for upright
ness and square dealing which has
stood the test of time in every pos
ition in life which he has occupied,
and being man of clear understand
ing, backed up with a good, sound
judgment, he will make an ideal
State Treasurer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

glorious with tropical palms, land
where, as Shelly's line says: "The
mountains kiss high heaven and the
waves clasp one another" This
morning while you Americans were
stirring up the furnace fires, allow
ing for the five hours difference
in time. the pilot guided us back of
the gray stone moles of the artificial
harbor to enjoy a spring day ashore
after our long voyage.
Among Italian cities, Genoa is not
placed supreme either for it's art
churches, or it's great men, although
It can boast of all these. But it has
been noted for centuries for it's
commercial activity, having overcome
all rivals in the north of Italy in the
long war for supremacy, begun a
hundred years before the birth of
Columbus.
| pinned on my American flag and
saw the monument of Columbus,
erected in 1882, very effectively set
with scenes from the life of the Ex-
plorer, a noble piece of work. |
could understand why Columbus
should leave Spain, but why should
he leave Genoa, called by its inhabi-
tants the superb?" To discover
the reason | started out on foot to
the house of Columbus and proceed
ed to lose myself in the maze of
narrow, winding streets. Every
policeman | met was willing to
direct me in fluent Italian and with
the utmost courtesy. | did my best
to stay lost, but soon came to the
house, a mile from the dock. in a
street that must have been fifteen
| feet wide in spots, but far wider
than many which branched off from
it. AS the buildings are all four
and five stories high, the air is not
good even in the streets, but more
noisome within the house. AS the
original, native inhabitants of the
place, | found several very lively
insects which the wicked fee, but
the righteous housewife pursues even
to the death. Under the circum-
stances it did not take long to salts
fly ones curiosity concerning the
past. From this door in the wall
of the house of Columbus l started
out to discover the old world.
WILLIAM FUTHEY GIBBONS.
P. 81 wish somebody would
cable to me whether or not an ac-
cident insurance policy covers flea
bites. l suppose the policy contains
the information required, some
where in small type, perhaps. If |
were a director in the Pennsylvania
Casualty Company this morning, af-
ter a visit to the house of Colum-
| bus, it should be printed in red
ink across the face of the document.
Anyhow, the record of my visit is
done in red on me and l know now
why Columbus moved out of that
neighborhood.
Genoa, Italy, March 26, 1910.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
DOERS AND DREAMERS.

There is a time-honored aphorism
which says, "One doer is worth a
hundred dreamers." But is this
quite true? Let us pause to con-
slider.
Doors are mighty good people to
have in this world. We can't do
despise the dreamers. Back of every
thing in this life worth while there
was a dreamer. Back of every play,
every book, every bridge, every pict-
ure, every locomotive, every piece
of machinery, every building, every
ship, every invention, every religion,
back of everything worth while
there was a dream and dreamer.
Men of genius dreamed, and men
of action made their dreams come
true. The dreamer and the worker
are usually joined in the one man,
for the dream demands that it shall
be made come true; but following
him comes an army of workers who
give practical expression to his
dreams.
The aphorism should be revised
to read, For every dreamer there
shall be a hundred workers, for we
need them ALL"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

In China a Doctor is paid only
while his patient is WELL, while
the patient is SICK the Doctor gets
no pay. If the Union, which has
been a great factor in the betterment
of conditions and wages of the
working people, could arrange with
their paid leaders to adopt a rule of
this kind, it might produce more
satisfactory results than under the
present method of strikes and lock-
outs whereby everybody suffers.
The manufacturers, the work
ing man, and the merchants of a
town all lose money; the families of
the workingman being probably the
greatest sufferers during a strike.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, -
why not change the name Organizers
to peacemakers?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
wANAMAKER's ADVICE.

IF there is one business on earth
that a gutter should leave severely
alone, it is advertising" says John
Wanamaker. ITO make a success
of advertising one must be prepared
to stick to it like a barnacle on a
boats bottom. He should know
before he begins that he must spend
money-considerab of it. Some
body should tell him that he cannot
hope to reap results commensurate
with his expenditure early in the
game.
Advertising doesn't jerk; it
pulls. 1t begins very gently at
first, but the pull is steady. 1t in
creases day by day and year by
year, until it exerts an irresistible
power. 1t is likened to a team pull
ing a heavy load. A thousand
spasmodic, jerky pulls will not
bulge the load, while one-half the
power exerted in steady effort will
start and keep it moving, There
are three ways to make advertising
pay, and there are only three ways.
There are no others.
First. is to keep at it; second, is
to keep at it; third, is to keep at it"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
COURT NOTES.

Argument court was held Monday
morning. The following business
was transacted:
Upon petition from several citizens
of Honesdale the court authorized
the manager of the House of Refuge
to parole Tessie Slater, under the care
and custody of her mother, Mrs. Liz
zie Slater.
Rule granted upon plaintiff to show
cause why new trial in the case of
Truesdail VS.. Arnold ct al shall not
be had.
In the matter of the lunacy of T.
M. O'Hara, of Preston, order of re-
lease from the Danville asylum grant
ed.
In the case of Katie Gett VS. Adm
Gett, alias subpoena in divorce
awarded.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

No talents, no circumstances, no
opportunities, will make a two-leg-
ged creature a man, without energy.
The bright boys, the geniuses, who
take first prize at school, very often
fall to the rear, when they are ex-
posed to the long and weary com
petition of real life, They lack en-
durance, or they fail in that energy
of purpose which no native smart
ness" will replace. 1t stands to
reason that what may be very brill
liant and expert in a boy, is far diff
ferent when measured by the stand
ard of manhood. He who is con-
tent with the trivial triumphs of
school days will have poor chance
in the rough and tumble of life,
while energy and iuvincible deter
mination will carry through the
worst of ounces on to success.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

Roosevelt and Halley's comet, both
emerging into view of the inhabi-
tants of mother earth at the same
time are apt to upset all kinds of
calculations regarding political and
atmospherical conditions. Roose-
velt's big stick and the comets big
tail are beginning to get some peo-
pie on the ragged edge of nervous
ness. All the consolation we can
offer is that we know The Lord
Still Reigneth."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

The employer of labor, who will
discharge q workman for no other
reason than that he is a member of
a labor organization, puts himself on
the same level with the workman
who refuses the right of his fellow
workman to labor, for no other rea-
son than that he is not member
of labor organization. Men of this
stamp. whether employer or en-
ployees, need to be Americanized.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

The route from the nurses train
ing school to the marriage altar
seems to be very direct one these
days. 1t may be that this explains
why the supply of nurses shows no
sign of running short.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

two inches high, on the boxes, also
has its great advantages in the way
of effective proposed uniformity. A
good idea, too, is brought about in
the letters request that public road
officials, at cross roads, display the
names of towns approached from
such crossroads as well as an index.
indicative of the direction of the
communities the roads lead to-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

They are going to hold public
experience meeting in Pittsburg at
which everybody will be allowed to
tell their personal experience of
grating Everybody invited.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13

1t is a sad commentary upon the
race that in every community there
are so many tongues to talk and so
few heads to think.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
WEDNESDAY. APR. 13, 1910.

If mirrors were put all around a
question some men would be unable
to see but one side of it.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
Wilton Rugs

Rugs that give real
service i'm the home at
marked down prices.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
Wall Paper

Exclusive designs, and
a large variety Of color
effects. Don't fail to call
and you will be surprised
at the low prices asked
for first class paper this
season.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
ENTION
Housekeepers !!

Before completing your
Spring buying, come, and see
the new seasons line of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
Carpets

Assortments complete.
Up-to-Date patterns i'm
IngrainS now open for
your inspection.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
Carpet
SWeeperS

The weIl-known HBiS.
sell" make. Prices
reasonable.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
LinOIeumS and
OiI-CIoth

All desirable new
Spring patterns i'm the
best makes at popular
prices.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
Vacuum
Cleaners

The greatest boon that
ever came to the house,
hold. Saves time, labor
and money. Easily rum
ming. Hand Power, only
SIS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-13
M attingS

Largest variety ever
seen i'm town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

C. A. Baldwin, wife and baby,
went to COffey county Saturday
evening for a visit.
Harry Rogers was down from
Larned Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII SlOniger
visited with relatives and friends
in Hutchinson Sunday.
E. W. Sellers has returned from
a business trip to Illinois.
Miss Ella Bagley, Of HOisingtOr
was the guest of Miss Hazel Clark
Sunday.
Mrs. L. F. Dwiggins and son,
Earl, of Indianapolis, stopped Oft
here on their way home from Col
orado for a visit with her mother
Mrs. Thomas Moore and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Moran and
Miss Nellie johnson attended the
picnic at Alexander Thursday.
Dan COughlin and family have
moved into the Isaac Reynolds
property in the third ward.
DR.. Gibbons, an old resident o.
Great Bend, stopped off here
few days this week for a visi
with old acquaintance, while OIL
his way lone from a trip to Col
OradO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
The Chautauoua.

The. Chautauqua so far this
week has been a great success,
both In point of attendance and
IN the quality of the entertainment
provided. All of the numbers so
far have been of a very high Or
der, and the attendance has been
more than was expected. OF
course, the big drawing card Of
the week was the Bryan lecture
Wednesday afternoon. Although
the weather was very threatening,
and gave promise Of a heavy rain
there was an enormous crowd In
etOwn to see and hear the celebrat.
ed NebraSkan. His address on
the subject "The Price of Soul
was listened to by one Of the larg
est audiences which has ever gree
ed a public speaker here and was
acknowledged by every one who
had the privilege Of listening to
lit to be one of the very best lee
lures ever heard. After the lee
ture, Mr.. Bryan attended the ball
game and left on the nine O'Clock
train for the east. He was the
guest of Chas. Brinkman while
here,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
"A Washington Dispatch to the
Women, Men Must Not Read.

By Marion E. Leland.
Madam have you been to the
dry goods store lately-the dry
goods store in your own town?
Have you noticed that you must
pay from 10 to u cents these day
for the standard muslins that re-
tailed for. 5 and 9 cents not so
long agOl z'-t
., And do you know that ginghan
that sold last year for TX cents
a yard now cost 01A cents a yard.
These questions are addressed
to the women folks. In fact, this
article is dedicated to the women
Of Barton county. This is because
the editor has asked for a pOliti-
cal letter from Washington for
the sole interest Of his women
readers.
Yes, the request was somewhat
unusual. The newspaper cores
pOndents who sit in the press gal
leries in the United States CAPT.
tOl SseldOm if ever prepare an art
Gle for the enlightenment of the
women of the land. But why
mott Is it not true that they dc
more buying than the men? Ant
that increased prices pinches thu
women even more than the men
Now, if you have noted tina
muSlins and ginghamS and sucl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

are higher, do you know the rea-
son? Senator Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, and Senator Flint, of Cal
ifOrnia, stated on the floor Of the
Senate that the retailers were to
blame for the upward tendency
simply trying to pass the respOn-
sibility from their shoulders, to
the shoulders of the corner store,
where it does not belong. Your
local dealer is as blameleSS for In
creasing prices as you are.
Then, who is to blame? l can
give you the answer. The cOlOre
gentlemen in the wOOdpile is the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The
members of Congress who voted
for this measure will be explain
ing to your husbands before long
that they voted for protection
but what they really voted for wa
extOrtion.
Ginghams and laces are moi
the only things that cost more be
cause of the passage of the Eek
tortion" bill. Take stockings, 70
instance.
A year ago a popular seller wa'
q German knit cotton stocking
with a seamless foot and Louis
Hvrmesdorf dyes. This stocking
cost the merchant 1925 a dOzer
pair and sold for % cents pair
Last year a certain American
stocking, not so well dyed or s.
well made, cost the merchant 81.
rs a dozen pairs.
Today the American stocking
costs the merchant 1925 a dozer
and sells for 25 cents. Do you
see the point? The tariff ha
raised the price of its German ri
val 10 cents a pair, and it is nj
longer on sale. The greedy Anne
lean gets a monopoly on stocking
Then he Immediately raises hi
price to the retailer. And you
are now paying the same price t.
the retaielr for an inferior ar
ticle that you used to pay for
good article.
Higher prices and cheaper qua
tiles. That is the short defini
ton of Aldrichism.
For example, mems wOmen'S
and children's hosiery which be
fore the Payne tariff law was en-
acted cost $1.07 per dozen, nov
cost $2.05; mems cotton and ker
sey gloves which previously cos
Y cents per dozen now cost 81. /.
Women'S clothes cost more TN
year than they did last as a re
! suit of the Payne-Aldrich bill.
womans ready-made suit costs s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Feed for Horses.

Many farmers feed too much hay.
What horse will eat in an hour is
a great plenty, also enough bran and
middlings or ground oats to keep them
in good condition. Use a little salt
once or twice a week, or better, II
you can get it, keep a good-sized lump
Of rock salt in the manger all the time
Occasionally a hot mash with a little
oil meal added Is a good thing. Heavy
or excessive feeding is not necessary
II the horse is In fair condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

At the special examination for
teachers held Friday and Satur-
day of last week, the following
were granted third grade certifl-
Gates: j. II. Orawbaugh, Myrtle
Beckmsn, Florence NimOcks, and
Elva Lintecum.
Mrs. Chas. Woodland and chill
dren are here from Bucklin, Has,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles
FankhauSer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Mrs. George Crummack and her,
daughter, Mrs. Chas. WOOlard ana
children, left Tuesday for Wich--
tia for a visit with Mr.. and Ars>
Harry Engle. From there tILey
will go to saltwater, Okla where
Mr.. WOOlard has purchased a
farm.
A. +. Friedman was in Dodge
City on. automobile business this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

more than it did, for a pattern of
the same quality. The woman
who bought her pattern and made
her own spring suit had to pay
81 a yard for common blue serge
that she bought last year at 10
cents. or for broadclOth $50 a
yard that she formerly bought at
$l25.
Nor are these prices an excep-
ton. Take wooden blankets OF
any kind, take mems ladies' or
children's glOves-but why more
examples. If you have been on
a shopping trip you know the tale
better than the writer.
But one thing, at least, the
Washington correspondent if he
knows his business, can put you
straight. Your local retailers,
American women, are not the err
spOnsible parties. 1t is true that
III cluee to higher prices leads In
to the local retailers, but it is also
true that it runs RICH ton through
and out of his back door.
The really responsible parties
are the members of Congress who
voted for the Payne-Aldrich bill.
And you might, by the way, IN
auire around and fine out just
how your member voted.
If he voted "aye" nail him, ant
nail him hard. For he is the vii
lain in thhe piece.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Tobacco Pool.

-.si
It is estimated that the ,Burley to.
bacco Of Kentucky, southern Indiana
and southern Ohio has all been pooled
and the farmers viii receive prices for
II at this value.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01
Poultry Prices High.

Eggs and poultry were never higher,
never commanded better prices and
never in so great a demand as now.
Never before have fanciers asked and
received better prices for their eggs and
stock Standard bred poultry is at a
premium everywhere and each year sees
the rapid increase in the number of
thoroughbreds kept and this branch of
the business carried to limits almost be-
yond belief. Never was there a better
time to start in the poultry business,
which has become one of the largest in
dustries in the United States.-Southern
Poultry Journal