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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
MILWAUKEE's SOCIALIST MAYOR

How does Milwaukee view the
election of Socialist to the post of
mayor?
Human Life for July gives an inti-
mate story of Emil Seidel, the newly
elected mayor, and also of Victor l..
Berger, who is recognized as the
brains, the handspring of the new
administration, and who has given
the assurance that fairness and JUS
tice to all will be the watchword of
the new regime. Milwaukee's ex-
pertinent of fiinging to the breeze
the flag of Socialism from her city
hall will be watched with unparallel-
ed interest by other cities the coun-
try over.
The story has unique features all
through. 1t was the greatest victory
ever achieved by any political party
in Milwaukee since the city was
founded. For the first time a mayor
had been elected who was absolute
ly free to do as he pleased in the
filling of the offices within his gift
but-and right here Mr.. Seidel show.
ed that he had some very unusual
ideas on the matter of appointing
| city officials.
Who is this man Seidel, and how
is he equipped by training and tenn
perament for the task he essays
| The story shows the man to be quite
as out of the ordinary in many re
spects as are his ideas. The man
ner in which he has disposed of hi
private business affairs so that h
may be unhampered to devote al
his time to city affairs might b.
called quixotic by many, but i
proves that Seidel is a Socialist il
practice as well as in theory. Hi
work in roofing out the temptation
that lure the youth of the city t
destruction promises to be one of tn
most radical and far-reaching feat
ures of his administration, and hi
stand on many other questions is o
peculiar interest.
Human Life Publishing Co., Bos
ton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06

""HAT'S the grandest spectacle
have ever witnessed In my
life"
This remark was made the
other day by Major Truitt, judge ad-
vocate general of the department Of
the east, as he stood on Governors is
land and watched the flights of Charles
X. Hamilton, who recently flew from
New York to Philadelphia and back
almost as easily as we would ride in
a car to our Office.
1--WE seen pretty nearly every 9th
or aviator of any prominence who
has flown in the United States" con-
tinued the major, "and / tell you Ham
ilton's the greatest of them all. There
isn't another aviator in the world who
would have gone up in that wind to-
day, let alone stay up for more than
an hour"
On this occasion Hamilton performed
marvels in the air little dreamed Of
only a few weeks ago. Weather con-
ditions make no difference to this
bird-man. He sets an hour TO 90 up,
and up he goes whether it's raining,
showing or blowing a gale. When
ready for his recent exhibition over
New York bay the wind was coming
In gusts with speed Of about twenty
miles an hour. The aviator said, how.
ever, that he didn't mind little thing
like that, and away he few, to be
tossed In his biplane and played with
by the wind currents as a chip is by
the oceans waves.
After a time Hamilton turned and
flew with the wind, and then he start
ed one of his famous dips that later
were to terrify the masters and pilots
of passing harbor craft, who thought
the aviator was falling on them. The
first swoop was made over the land
and three of his mechanics, grouped
near the south end of the island were
the apparent objectives Of the ma
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
sALTlMoRE's SHOWER BATHS.
They Are Set Up In Summer In Tents
on Vacant Lots.

on Vacant Lots.
The city of Baltimore has system
of portable shower baths in which the
residents of the congested sections
may enjoy both hot and cold water
baths during the summer months.
Although called portable the baths
are not moved from place to place
every few hours but are housed un-
der canvas or constructed of galvan.
lied iron sheeting.
They are erected, says Popular Me-
chanics, on vacant lots in congested
districts and remain at one place all
summer. the portable" meaning that
they can then be taken down and
payked away until required the next
year.
The patronage of such a bath on
warm days, 1t is stated, numbers
about 400. On two days a week wom-
en- attendants are placed in charge
and the baths are turned over to
women and girls. From $50 to 400
availed themselves of this opportun.
ity. Last year more than 1912 per.
sons used the bath.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
AUTOS ON THE FARM.
Claimed They Would Save Country
Residents Time and Pay Him.


The National Grange publication,
which represents the farmers leading
organization, makes striking argu-
ment for the utility of the motor We
hicle to the farmer. holding in sub
stance that it completes the equip
ment for the average farm. says an
editorial writer in the Allentown
Morning Call. Perhaps the most
notable illustration of this argu-
ment is found in two small cuts, one
representing loaded wagon, horse
drawn, on the ordinary unimproved
highway, and the other showing a
motor car on an improved or par
TALLY improved highway.
The argument of the Grange is
that population is becoming more
remote from sources of food supply
and food supply is becoming more
costly than formerly and that in that
distance between the two is found
one of the principal reasons for high
cost of living. Where per cent.
of the people lived in cities hum
dred years ago the percentage is now
over 40. Whereas then there we're
SO cultivators to support four non
cultivators in every hundred, now
| there are not over 80 in a hundred
who are producers in the agricul-
| tural sense.
But among the curiosities of stat
| istics the Grange cites a study to
| show that there was a decrease in
| population of 3112 for each county
in % counties selected for study in
which the roads were just the ordi-
nary unimproved highways. While,
on the other hand, roads which had
been 40 per cent. improved had the
| effect that in those 25 counties the
J increase of population averaged 81
095 to the county. 1t is fair to ar
que, then, that much of the conges-
tion in the cities is due to the diff
| Guilty of getting into the country and
out of it. That is, it is owing to
lack of convenient access between
both farmer and consumer in the
city.
Another vivid way of putting the
argument of good roads is to show
that for truck farming an average
haul of three miles is all that can be
realized on mud roads. That makes
an area of 2S square miles. With i'm
proved roads truck farming can bt
carried six miles away from the cen
ter of distribution, or through sucf
radius as to make 13 square mile.
available for truck farming, while
with motor transport ten miles i!
the average profitable haul. or max
ing an available area of over 314
square miles.
There is ten times the profit avail
able for truck farming with motor
car transportation than is available
under horse or mule traction on un
improved roads. 1t may be regarded
as among the certainties of the nea
future that the successful farmer will
use the motor car as much for bust
ness as men originally used it TO
pleasure.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
BURBANK'S LATEST.
California Wizard Has Created Tive
New and Wonderful Flowers.

When Luther Burbank. the Culifor-
mia plant wizard gave Mr. Cactus II
hair cut, or, in other words, produced
a thornless cactus, he gained world
wide fame; but. not content with that
achievement, he has gone ON with the
good work, constantly giving us some
new plant or flower to marvel over.
He has produced the wonderful Shas-
tn daisy, the purple potato, the seed
less plum, the white blackberry, the
thin shelled walnut and score Of
other novelties that are not merely
freaks. but practical products and of
great value to the country. And now
he has a new one to astonish us.
Recently MIR. Burbank has been wav-
ing his wand over the poppy and the
primrose, with the result that he has
created two flowers entirely new to
the world-a poppy, scientifically des-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
How to R.aistsr at Hotels.

When registering at hotel a mar
ried woman writes her name In full.
as "Mrs. George Mills Brown" with
her town and state following. An un-
married woman writes hers "Mlss Jane
Blank" with her city and state. Street
addresses are not given. That the full
name be given is very important In
case OF accident as the use Of initials
renders Identification more difficult.
People often have similar initials that
represent names quite different An
unmarried woman should never omit
the prefix "Miss."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL.
Monument Placed on Johnson's Island,
Where Civil War Prisoners Died.

The dedication recently of a soldiers
memorial monument on Johnson's is
land has attracted considerable atten-
ton, for that piece of land in Sandusky
Bay, o., is one Of the most memorable
landmarks of the civil war. There dur
ing the great struggle thousands of
Confederate officers and privates were
imprisoned. and there many of them
passed away, and it is in memory of
those who died that the memorial stat
ne has been erected.
The statue represents a Confederate
soldier in uniform. The right hand
clutches a musket, the stock of which
rests on the ground. The left hand is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06
Hamilton
And His
Novel Flights

the grandest spectacle
have ever witnessed In my
~ life"
This remark was made the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-06

raised 10 the forehead, shading the
eyes, and the figure seems 10 be peer
ing into the far distance toward the
southland.
The memorial rests on a pedestal
constructed of South Carolina marble,
upon which is engraved In large let
tiers Erected by the Robert Patton
chapter, United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy Of Cincinnati, o., in memory
OF the southern soldiers who died in
the Federal prison on this island during
the war between the states. Dead but
sceptered sovereigns who rule US from
the dust"
Sir Moses Ezekie Of Rome, Italy, who
was a soldier under Robert Il. Lee,
designed the monument.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
PROMISED A LIVELY TIME
Mars r~ain's Outline Of Editorial
Policy He Had Made Up His
Mind 10 Adopt.

Mark Twain took the editorial chair
pn the Buffalo Express in August.
1853. and this is the paragraph in
which he made the readers acquaint.
ed with HIS new responsibility. 4 only
wish 10 assure parties having a friend.
" interest in the prosperity Of this
Journal that / am not going 10 hurt
the paper deliberately and intention.
ally at any time am not going 10
Introduce any startling reform or in
any way attempt 10 make trouble /
am simply long 10 do my plain. un.
pretending dufy-when I cannot get
out Of Il I shall work diligently and
honesty and faithfully N all times
and upon all occasiuns-when priva.
tirn and want shall compel me To do
80 In writing | shall cunfine myself
20 the truth. except when il is attend.
sd with Inconvenience. shall with.
eriuEly rebuke all forms OF crime and
misconduct. except when committed
by the party inhabiting my own vest
I shall not make use OF slang or vul-
garity upon any occasion or IN any
circumstances and shall never use
profanity except in discussing house
rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second
thought. I will not even then. for ii Is
inelegant. m-Christian and degrading
! shall not often NEEDLE with politics.
because We have political editor who
IL already excellent and only needs a
term Ia the usnftanrfarv IN h.s uarfas.t
I shall not write any poetry unless I
conceive a spite against the subscri-
bers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
shr-vrd scheme stonned Bun.

NAM years ago. in consequence Of
a commercial panic. there was a sewers
run on a bank in south Wales. and
thu small farmers iostled each other
In crowds TO draw out their money.
Things were rapidly going from bad
TO worse. when the bank manager. in
a NJ OF desperation. suddenly be-
thought him OF an eNpedient BY his
directions a clerk. having heated some
sovsreigns in a frying-pan. paid them
over the counter 10 an anxious appll-
can't Why. they're quite hot said
the latter as he took them up. of
course" was the reply what else
could you expect They ara only Just
out Of the mold. We are coming them
BY hundreds as fast as we can
Coming them" thought the simple
agriculturists. then there Is no fear
OF the money running short" With
this their confidence revived. the PAN
lc abated. and the bank was enabled
To weather the storm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
Won't Economic on Daylight.


year ago quite furore was made
over the proposed plan, which II not
TO prolong our lives was literally 10
lengthen our days by setting the
clock hands an hour ahead in early
summer and back again to first prin.
ciples when the sun resumed getting
up late mornings. The dayIight-sa.
wing bill was seriously considered in
parliament. but failed to become law.
although Birmingham. England, and
Cincinnati. o.. actually passed ordi.
nances. Both cities after a futile at.
tempt to inforce the undesirable meas
ure. repealed it. The idea, which like
most fads. was not without its good
features, was given the widest posi-.
BILE publicity in the press. but public
opinion was against ii. The interest.
ing thing Is how soon the pendulum
swings to the other extreme. for in
the space of IL months a most talked
Of incident has become the most for
gotten--Popular Mechanics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
NOT THE TIME FOR THAT
scotsmen Objected to Mixture OF GOOD
whisky and Religious Con-
versstion.

owen Seaman. editor of Punch. was
the principal guest at dinner OF the
London Authors club recently, which
was followed by a discussion on
"Humor." Mr. Seaman began with a
story deprecating the spelling Of good
dinners by any discussion at all.
There were three characters In the
story-a bluebottle and two Scots
men. The story at once struck note
of probability by showing the Scots
ruen drinking whisky. The bluebottle
buzzed on the pane; otherwise ST.
lence reigned.
This was broken by one of the
scotsmen trying to locate the blue
bottle with geological exactitude. Said
the Scotsman:
Sandy. I'm thinking II yon fly is 9
birdie or a beastie."
The other replied: Man. don't spoil
gooc whisky with religious conversa-
ton
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
PRESSED HARD.
cofsee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects OF coffee and the change
In health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit Of others.
superintendent Of public schools
in a Southern state says: My moth
er. since her early childhood, was an
tnveterate coffee drinker. had been
troubled with her heart for a number
Of years and complained of that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
Some time ago was making an Of
fetal visit to a distant part Of the
country and took dinner with one OF
the merchants OF the place. noticed
a somewhat peculiar favor OF the cot
fee. and asked him concerning il. He
replied that II was Postum. I was so
pleased with It that. after the meal was
over, | bought a package to carry
home with me. and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked IL So we'll thu, we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
I had really been az times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
d.tion. but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition rnncb ivrcrcvas
This continued until she was a. well
and hearty as the rest of US.
I know Postum has benefited my.
self and the other members Of the fam
ny. but In q more marked degree In
tne case Of my mother. az she was a
victim Of long standing"
liver rsa4 TIE absve I~<surs A 49,
- spDe.rs fR~a t4ne to tfne. re-
s..1.ss rvs sna INN - Asuas
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
English In London.

Senator Depew. on the deck of the
Lusitania. talked about English as
she Is spoken in London
1T II very dificult to understand
that London English" he said. .I
know a man who had lodgings all July
In bloomsbury. near the British mu-
scum.
On his return from the museum
one afternoon. M friend said to his
landlady:
Can l have a cup of tea. II you
pleaser
Certainly. sir; at once the land
lady replied. The kettle as been
bi'lin, for ours
But-er-I prefer freshly boiled
water, II you don't mind" stammered
my friend
The landlady Redeemed with anger.
Look ere she said. II I 'ad meant
wot you mean I'd ave said hours
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

Horace Avory. K C.. Just appointed
a Judge. is one Of the mordant wits OF
the British bar One day. cross-ex-
aminlnr a recalcitrant witness. he
asked:
what are you7"
"A retired gentleman" proudly as
serted the ex-cheesemonger.
Well snarled Avery. when you
achieved the position OF gentleman.
why did you retire from it,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

Apropos OF the enmity. now happily
buried. that used to exist between
Minneapolis and St Paul. Senator
Clapp said az dinner in the former
city
4 remember an address on careless
building that once heard in Mime
apolis.
Why said the speaker In the
course Of this address. one inhabitant
OF St Paul Is killed by accident in the
streets every a. hours
a bitter voice from the rear Of the
hall interrupted.
Well. 1t amt enough II said"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
500 Reward. 500.

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tnal th~r~ . st dresced da-szse that sr-ncs
nas o-~s abe 20 n AL ~ stA<rs and tat .
CatAsrn HAIRS Catarrh Cur. . the only positive
cure ao~ fno~u the m<<fezl fraternity. Catsrrs
b~fnx ruu.titutGonal dzrN~e. rr1ulres Q cunsttu-
thonal rratuent Haus Catkrrn Cure = tAkrn n
t<~nauy arsfnx Directly upon The hsocd and MUCOUS
surfaces q The sy.terz- th-rsoy de-troyfnx To
t,andathon Of The dhsr4s-. and xfvtns the pafi-ns
strength By buuiax 10 TIE eonstitufna and A<s1-r-
M nature n dotns re- vurt- The DruDri<fars have
nueh txifn n - curative po-ers that thrT ocrf
On. Huafr-d Dollars TOE Any that iA1s -
sure s~nf Tor lst % testt-nonas
Affr-. ?. J. CHENEY 4 CO. roieca. O
Sod By al Druxrist& "a
IAks Hal Panty Piis Tor eonstfpatnn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

ment failed to help. When in despair
began with Doan's Kidney Pills and
soon improved. Continued use cured
me and at present my healtL is ex-
cellent-
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
Local Enterurlse

Tourist-Why do you call this a vol
cano7 | don't believe II has had an
eruption for a thousand years.
Guide-Well, the hotel managers in
this region club together and keep a
fire going In II every year during the
Meggendorfer Blaetter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

The doctor said that Bill was
drunk when We took the poor fellow
TO have his head attended TO last
night after he fell"
Doctor never said anything of the
kind"
Didn't / hear him, Said IL was a
Jagged cut"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

She took course of First Aid to the
Wounded, and, after long and anxious
waiting. the street accident she had
earnestly wished for took place. 1t
was a bicycle picnic; the man had
broken his leg; she confscated the
walking stick of passerby, and broke
h IN three pieces for splints; she
niushingiy took on her underskirt for
nandases. and she was enthusiasticaI.
" chered by the crowd. When ali
was completed. she summoned a cab
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

Robert Lincoln OBrien. editor of the
Boston Transcript. Is a great admirer
Of the thrift of the vermonters. but
thinks sometimes they carry IT too
far.
oBrien was up in Vermont last sum-
mer and went to dinner with q friend
who had some political aspirations. As
they came in the door he heard the
lady of the house say to the hired
girl; I see Mr.. Jones has somebody
with him for dinner. Take these two
big potatoes down to the cellar and
bring up three small ones"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
MERCHANT PRlNce7

unattsinabie7-Not q bit Of
u, for most % the merchant
princes have started In RICH,
down at the hottom-Just how
your boy. by becoming mes
senser or a parcel wrapper In
big department store. can
travel siors the slitsering road
10 head buyer or general man.
sGer Of a great retail business
Also. how he may improve his
education and get healthful
recreation while he ls going
upward, step by step.
BY c. W. JENNINGS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

From a feuilleton; Her voice was
low and soft: but once again. as Janet
Fem withdrew from the room and
closed the door after her the fiendish
CLEAN came into her odorless eyes"
If We hear any more Of Janet We
will let you know Punch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
Docs Enaineerina Work

Mile. Bandurin is superintendent Of
an engineering firm in Russia She
was graduated from the Women's
archaeological Institute in st. Peters
burg. and has had practical expe-
rience in engineering. She built a
steel warehouse for an army cooper
alive society. has been assistant en-
gineer in building a bridge across the
Neva and has done other important
work
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15

developed and Tor q
whole year. I was IN.
able to work. I suf-
fered agonizins pains
In my back and the
kid ey secretions
were In terrible con-
dition. My vitality
gradually diminished
and the dortor,s frsaf.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-09-15
TINY BABY'S PITIFUL CASE

Our baby when two months old
was suffering with terrible eczema
from head to foot, all over her body
The baby looked Just like a skinned
rabbit We we're unable to put clothes
on her. At first 1t seemed to be a few
mattered pimples. They would break
the skin and peel OF leaving the I'M
derneath skin red as though 1t were
scalds. Then a few more pimples
would appear and spread all over the
body. leaving the baby all raw without
skin from head to foot. On top Of her
head there appeared a heavy scab
quarter Of an inch thick 1t was aw-
ful 10 see so small a baby look as she
did. Imagine. The doctor was afraid
to put his hands to the child. We
tried several doctors remedies but all
failed.
Then we decided to try Cuticura.
By using the Cuticura Ointment we
softened the scab and it came on. I'm
der this. where the real matter was.
by washing with the Cuticura Soap
and applying the Cuticura Ointment.
new skin soon appeared. We also
gave baby four drops Of the Cuticura
Resolvent three times daily. After
three days you could see the baby
gaining little skin which would peel
OF and heal underneath. Now the
baby Is four months old. She is a fine
picture Of a fat little baby and all
Is well. We only used one cake Of CUT
cura Soap, two boxes Of Cuticura oint.
ment and one bottle Of Cuticura Re-
solvent II people would know what
Cuticura Is there would be few suffer.
ING with eczema Mrs. Joseph Koss-
mann. : St Johns Place. Ridgewood
Heights. ". Y. Apr. 30 and May 4. 'os. !"
THE Wish 10 Father to the Thouoht.-
Dr. Robert l. Waggoner. the presi-
dent OF Baldwin university. said. in
the course Of an address ON pedagogy
at Berea. O.:
And one Of the most remarkable
changes in the last 80 years of teach
ing Is the abolition Of corporal pun
ishment. A boy of this generation ia
never whipped But boy OF the last
generation-well,"
Doctor waggoner smiled.
The boys Of the last generation -
be said. must have believed that
their instructors all had for motto:
The swish Is father to the
taught