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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
REFORMATION
OF MR.. JONES.
II ONES recollections of the previ-
Gus night were indefinite indeed.
b Faint CLEANS of intelligence. fu-

TONES' recollections of the previ-
GUS night were indefinite indeed.
4 H Faint CLEANS of intelligence. fu-
gitive as summer zephyr,
came to him as he sat up in bed, but
his efforts to retain and formulate
them into entities of thought were fu-
tile He remembered having heard
whistles, cannOns, firecrackers and tin
horns blended in discordant inhar-
mony, while a large gentleman with a
flush on his face like the aurora borea-
lis in the Klondike leaned affection
ately over IA table and, grasping his
hand, exclaimed with husky ELUSIVE
ness, Hay Moo Yearsh, OIL chap
There were other gentlemen around
the table, and all had fiushes on their
faces, but Jones had never seen them
before. The portly gentleman with
the beaming cOuntenance, though.
must have been a pretty jolly fellow
He would look him up.
"Iool; him up" Jones thought a
moment while both hands pressed
tightly against either side of his ach-
ing head Look him up? Well.
guess not This is New Years. This
is the day I've been looking for. Will
look him up? Sit still: stay where
you are, my beating, throbbing head.
] shall treat you as tenderly in the fu-
ture as a father does his only twin.
No longer; never again shall my stom-
ach rule your brain Bide with me
yet but once, and no more aches shall
ride roughshod from frontal bone to
base Look him up? This is the day
of good resolutions. the dawn of ref
ormations, the moment of reason
with a mind that sorrows. Look him
up? Oh. Thomas"
Thomas responded. Jones was pro
vided with a bath, shaving water,
| towels, rearranged clothing and break
| fast A modicum of the latter suf-
/ feed to stay his appetite, not at all
ravenous. and make his head fit the
hat he had worn the night before.
Then he stood before his dressing
case gazing at his reflection in the
mirror.
! 1t was enough. His own image, his
| face his eyes, reproached him for the
excesses Of year. His reformation
should be complete. He would not
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30

drink or smoke. He would not date
his letters 1910 for the first two weeks
in 1911. He would return all the books
he had borrowed and retained during
the year He would make no calls, ac-
Aept no eggnOg, no seductive punches,
He would refrain from shifting on
both sides ths man who squeezed his
hand on the street and shouted Same
to you" or "gIoss an hoss." All of
those things he would let go by, for
ne was to be better man.
Full Of his good resolutions and Or
rayed in his finest, Jones Started down
town. The hat he had worn the pre-
vious night he discarded. In its place
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30

was a derby of the latest block. He
felt good. Who hasn't felt just that
way on New Years day? Why shouldn't
he feel good? He was going to be good
These and other things passed through
the mind of Jones before he discOv
cred that the wind was blowing a gale
Then he stopped thinking and devoted
his entire attention to keeping his hat
on.
On the block going in the same dl
rection were seventeen old gentlemen
bent on paying calls on boyhood
friends. Thirty three pretty young la
dies were also going downtown. Nine
ty-four small boys and girls. some with
old gentlemen. some with the pretty
young ladies', some with newspapers to
sell and some with mind intent upon
mischief, were scattered around. The
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
REAL NEW YEAR BELLS.
Some of the Famous Ones That Ring
In tho New TweIvemonth.

In the New Twelvemonth.
In the early days of the American
republic the new year was announced
in Philadelphia by the ringing of what
is now known as the Liberty bell.
After the events of July 4. Ire
made the bell one of the most price
less relic Of the nation custodians
of Independence hall restricted its use,
fearing some mishap, and after 1890
the bell was no longer used for the
new year salute. In 1882, in celebra-
tion of George Washington's birthday
it was rung and not again for three
years. when, July 8, 1885, while the
funeral procession Of Chief Justice
Marshall was passing, the bell was
tolled.
Suddenly the note grew discordant.
An investigation was made. 1t was
found that a crack had been started.
The bell had completed its task. No
more would it greet the new year or
pay tribute to the nations great. But
from the tower of liberty's cradle an
other bell always welcomes the COM
ing of a new year.
Before it collapsed the campanile of
Florence had a set of chimes famous
the world over. Copenhagen, Ghent,
Amsterdam, oxford, Rouen and Nu-
remberg have bells famous alike for
their beauty and their historical i'm
portance All Of these are used to
hail the start for a new twelvemonth.
n1- No A tn oIn hoh
peal, in the tower Of Elstow church,
England, Is the Mecca for many an
admirer of the creator of "Pilgrim's
Progress" Bunyan was noted as a
bell ringer, and none could get more
beauty out of these chimes than the
rough village blacksmith.
England has always revered its New
Year peals and the associations they
bring TO mind. 1t is nothing unusual
for a wealthy member of an English
parish to include in his will bequest
which shall insure the ringing OF a
merry peal on the recurrence of New
Year eve.
One of the most loved bells OF Eng
land is that of st. Mary-le-bow, Cheap
side, London, which forms the basis
for a proverbial expression meant to
convey emphatically a London nativ-
ity, Born within the sound of Bow
bells"
Oldest Of New Year chimes in the
United States is that of Christ church,
in Philadelphia. Philadelphia was
colonial town when they were brought
from England at great expense and in
stalled, to become one of the wonders
of the city.
1t requires eight men to ring these
bells, the primitive methods still being
adhered to. In the modern method the
player sits in front of a keyboard Of
an octave and half and plays the
black ard white keys as he would a
piano,
An electric motor supplies the power
in this modern form of bells.
The most ancient church bell in the
United States was recently discovered
by Governor NJ. A. Otero of New Mex
leo. The bell bears date 1855 and
was undoubtedly brought over to this
country by tie first Spanish settlers
and used to call the early Indian con
verts to the mission services.
AS the centuries went by 1t was
hung sucRssively in a mission church
In one of the seven cities of Cibola,
next at Gran Quivera and finally in
the church at Algondenes, where it
has rested until now
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
DROPS DEAD ON STAGE.
Frank Worthing, Leading Man For
Grace George, Had Suffered Lonq.

Grace George, Had Suffered Long.
Detroit. Mich. Dec. 2S-Frank
Worthing leading man for Grace
George. who is playing here this week
in Sauce For the Goose" dropped to
the floor is he stepped on the stage at
the Garrick for the opening of the first
act tonight and was dead in twenty
minutes. HemOrrhaGe of the lungs was
the cause
The orchestra was playing, and the
curtain was just about to go up. AS
soon as it was known that Mr.. Worth
ing's attack was serious the audience
was dismissed
Mr.. Worthing has been with the com
pany only seven weeks, though he had
been with Grace George in other com
panies, lie has suffered for many
years and has been very weak. He
was urged by Miss George not to try
TO go on, but he insisted that he was
strong enough
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
The new YEAR.

NEW Year, look straight in your eyes
~ Our ways and our interests blend.
You may be a foe in disguise,
But ] shall believe you a friend.
We get what we give in our measure;
We cannot give pain and get pleasure.
] give you good will and good cheer,
And you must return it, New Year.
WE get what we give in this life,
w Though often the giver indeed
Waits long upon doubling and strife
Ere proving the truth of his creed.
But somewhere. some way and forever
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
TWO DROWNED CROSSING ICE
Man Broke Through and Brother
Jumped In to Save Him.

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 2S. - George
Gutter, superintendent Of the Fort De
fiance Coal company of Gauley Bridge,
w. Va, and his brother, Risque Hut
ter, of this city were drowned while
crossing the Kanawha river near Gau.
ley Mills when returning home from
an entertainment
George broke through the ice first
and Risque plunged after him in an eff
fort TO save him. Both men soon dis.
appeared undec the ice.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30

The voice was Jones; the man was
Jones. But. oil. how different Els
Overcoat was buttoned ON bias: his
hat was crushed in; his toes turned
backward when he tried to go ahead;
his face, whose image had reproached
him twelve hours before. was flushed,
but it was Jones, and he had met his
fat friend.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30

Reward is the need of endeavor.
And if l am really worth while,
New Year, you will give me your smile,
VOU hide in your mystical hand
Il No luck that l cannot control
If l trust my own courage and stand
On the infinite strength of my soul.
Man hides in his brain and his spirit
power that is godlike, or near it.
And he who has measured his force
Can govern events in their course.
VOU come with a crown on your brow,
New Year. without blemish or spot,
Yet you and not l. sir, must bow,
For Time is the servant of Thought
Whatever you bring me Of trouble
Shall turn into good and then double
II my spirit looks up without fear
To the source that you came from, New
Year
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-30
spain's SHIPPING Trade Threatened.

Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 2S.-The strike
here Of the longshoremen is growing
more serious. It is feared that the
strikers will secure the active sympa-
thy Of other bodies of workmen, which
would have the effect of tying up the
shipping trade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-08
Lazy William.

You are advertising for a chauffeur.
see, Mrs. De Payste."
Yes. we had to let William go last
week"
Il thought you were well pleased
with him"
at first we were. but new broom
sweeps clean, you know. and we found
that William was lazy. He was fine at
washing the windows. spading the gar
den. pumping the vacuum cleaner.
moving the lawn. tending the furnace.
running errands. pressing clothes.
sweeping the walks, polishing the
floors. oiling the furniture, preparing
the vegetables. waiting on table and
doing the dishes. But he was lazy. He
used to go 10 sleep at midnight regu-
larly, no matter where he was. Many
a time Mr.. De Payste has left the club
for home al two o'clock in the morn
ing and found William snoring In the
car outside. Imagine how 1t must have
looked to our friends to see our chauf
feur asleep In the street,"
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A very unusual wedding was sol
emnized al the Mary Help Catholic
church recently when Mary Glover
and Joseph Williams. both colored.
were married. Father Lannigan Of
floating This was the FIRST time that
colored couple had ever married in
white peoples church in Aiken. and
consequently drew a large crowd
both white and co,ored Both parties
to the match are well known Aiken
colored people. and many OF their
friends were present to witness the
ceremony
The bride and her attendants we're
dressed neatly and becomingly in
white. and the bridegroom and his at
iendants wore Prime Albert suits
with white gloves After the wedding
the bridal party repaired to the home
Of the brides mother. where a large
y attended reception was held and
where many presents. gifts OF both
white and colored people. we're dis
played Aiken Journal
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Massage With Properly Made Cream
Is One Of the First Of the
Requisites.

Always before any kind OF cream Is
applied the throat must be carefully
washed at night and the cream rubbed
from skin TO chest with a rotary mo-
ton. This work should last for Eve
minutes at least. At the expiration OF
that time the cream may be lightly
wiped of and a lotion made from a
pint of high proof alcohol to an ounce
of tincture Of benzoin applied
Following this the head Is to be
bent back as far as II will go. which
should be enough TO stretch the
throat cords. and alternating with the
backward tilt the head must droop
forward until the chin rests upon the
chest. Afterward the head must be
twisted first to one side and then TO
the other. the object OF these move
ments being to keep cords and mus
cles strong and elastic and prevent
their sagging and so destroying the
throat contour
A woman who carries her head well
that is. the chin UPS less apt to
lose the beauty OF her throat than one
who permits her head to droop for
ward. AS a matter OF fact. the head
held up. the chin in place. is a beauty
not common. but adds enormously TO
the effect of presence and distinction.
A mistake not unusual to those trying
to cultivate the habit is to thrust out
the chin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-08

Why can some men sleep at will
and some nervous men too. while 9TH
ers. sometimes very heavy" men.
with apparently immovable nerves.
are tortured By insomnia Why too
DO some men seem 70 obtain sufficient
rest with five hours sleep. while 9th
ers require nine9 DO some men
sleep slow as Mr. smedley ocular
" argued In one Of BIS amusing
stories. or DO they actually require
-o.- s!eep2
The popular prejudice against sleep
works az inhnity OF mischief There
are plenty 81 siEggafds even among
the cultivated class. but the sleep
sluggard Is 10 that class a very rare
specimen The tendency Of the edu-
Gated is 20 wakefuiness. and the nan
who does intellectual work and ex-
hibits what his friends think a dispo-
sltion to oversleep Is obeying a
healthy instinct Sleep recuperates
him and be knows it-Family Doctor.
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The iuxtaposition OF satan and god
stirred the risibles OF our author. and
he makes the most OF IT,
But 10 return 10 Benares and Bos-
ton, the comparisons are soon exhaust.
ed. but the contrasts are endless. Bos-
ton. IN spite OF IT'S vagaries and its
many religions. Is the product largely
OF IT'S Puritan and Pilgrim fathers. who
set their seal so early upon IFS HIS.
tory, and whose ideals are still reg.
nant IN many quarters.
Benares Is the product or 20 cen.
turtles OF Hinduism. Here II has built
lis most gorgeous tenn pies and palaces
Here all the three and thirty millions
Of gods OF the Hindus are Worshiped
Here the wealthiest Hindus build their
most beautiful houses. and from here.
n they die and their dust Is scattered
on the waves OF the sacred Gauges
they go. according 10 their theology.
straight 20 Paradise. or az least enjoy
q comfortable relncarnation
What IS the difference between this
typical Hindu city and a typical Amer.
lean or European city. for 10 point the
contrast. we might take any other city
as well. as Boston. New York. Chicago.
Cleveland. 81 Louis. London. Berlin.
all show the same contrast with BE.
mares.
ianges. lies in one OF the garden spots
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MUST BEGIN EARLY
CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT
VALUE or NEATNESS.
Excellent Method by Which One Moth
er lnstilled Idea Into Her Little
ones-Parents Must Be Care
full to Set Example.

Neatness is always attractive in
grown-ups. and the best place TO be-
gin is with the little boys and girls.
II is difficult as every one who
tries il knows. To teach children 10
keep their belongings in order. or TO
be careful and neat: but when once
the habit of neatness is inculcaied. II
is of inestimable value to the boy or
girl in his or her future life. and well
worth all the trouble incurred
An ingenious mother thought out an
excellent plan She made 1t an unal-
terable rule that there should be a
place for everything and everything
kept in its place. Whenever any OF the
family found anything belonging TO an
other member OF II out OF place. they
were at liberty TO put II in chan
Gerry" The chancery was a room, kept
locked and presided over by the moth
er. Every article entering there called
FOR one cent TO effect its release At
first caps. states. pencils. slippers
came teeming in. and following them
the pennies for release. and these
formed a fund for purchasing some
thing 10 promote tidiness-such as
waste-paper baskets. paper racks. slip
per cases and so on. Soon. by firmly
adhering to the rule OF demanding the
ransom money. the articles coming TO
chancery decreased. and the lesson
was thoroughly taught to all the chill
dren, from the Oldest ones away at
college TO the little maid OF four years
Of age at home and mothers right
hand p" Outside the chancery door
there hung a slate with a pencil at
taehed. and when any articles was con-
tscated, the date was noted.
A certain time fixed for their deten-
lion was a wise forethought. for II the
little articles or toys must remain in
ehancery three or four days or a week,
their little owners will think more II
being deprived OF their treasures than
even OF paying the necessary penny
10 release them: and the toy comes
out again with a certain freshness that
makes It doubly attractive.
But parents should always remem-
Der that they must set a good example.
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Acknowledging curtains are fash.
toned from the all-over fllet in the
square designs The edges are trimmed
with cluny lace about two inches wide
and an insertion Of this lace Is set in
four inches from the lace edge
Any person who knows how TO sew.
or even haste. could make these cur
tains. as the lace is laid on fiat and
may be sewed by the machine and
thus save fully half of the cost of the
ready made.
These draperies are desirable for
use in rooms whore elaboration is not
wanted. yet where simple curtains or
scrim or muslin would not be sufIi-
GENTLY important.
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Elusive compliments have been
paid TO Governor Marshall many
times. 0e1t remained for an old Irish
woman to cap the climax
The governor met her at a funeral
which he attended the other day and
she was full OF reverence for the Indi-
ana executive.
"Ah." she said. IAN It's the guv'-
nor" and she swallowed up the gov
ernor's slim right hand in her own
right hand. made large and muscular
by many days of toll "Yis. It's the
guv'nor. an it's glad am to see ye.
guv'nor. an indade the corpse is hon
ored by your prisince. "-lndianapo
News
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other women to avail themselves OF
this valuable medicine."-Mrs. Is. M
FREDERICK, Bloomdale. Ohio.
Backache Is a symptom of female
weakness or arrangement If Won
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get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
knowof will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
tressing aches and pains and you will
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The great volume Of unsolicited tes.
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conclusively that Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs. has restored health to thou.
sands Of women.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia T.. Pinkham's yege-
table Compound will help YOU.
write to Mrs. Pfnkham at LINN
Mass, for advice. Your letter
VIII be absolutely confidential.
and the advice free.
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TO hang floss or other sewing silk on.
Also there are pockets to keep mate
rial or patterns. On the other side Is
a drop panel on which articles in I'm
mediate use can be placed. and below
this is a large pocket. adapted TO hold
embroidery and the hoops used In this
kind OF work. Such a cabinet will hold
everything that a woman needs for sew
ing. except a machine. and being com-
pact in arrangement can be carried 20
a friends home. When IL is stood up
by the sewers chair II brings every
thing within easy reach and saves con-
fusion.
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English Idea fer Attractive Costume
That Has Been Generally
Admired.

Pastel blue cloth is chosen here:
the pretty skirt has tight yoke which
IS cut in a big tab at the center OF
front; a wide strap edges the yoke;
buttons and cord trim the tabs; the
lower part OF skirt is plated in sets
Of threes.
Folds are made on the shoulders OF
bodice. drawn In under the strap
which edges the lower part OF bodice.
which matches in shape the yoke on
skirt The upper part OF sleeve is
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Apricot Linen.

a suit was apricot linen OF silky
weave and shot with white. 1t con-
sisted OF long coat or tunic opening
over an apricot moussellne under
dress. crossing In Japanese fashion.
The coat was sleeveless. but the
sleeves Of the frock were OF tucked
apricot muslin. finished at neck and
sleeves with shocking I'm black silk.
The deep belt was OF black with a
yelling OF apricot muslin.
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JUST RIGHT IN SEWING ROOM
Cabinet Insures Everything Being
Close at Hand When IL Is
Wanted.

The most convenient thing yet in
the form OF sewing cabinet has been
designed by a Missouri man II can
be stood up near the owner like
screen or when closed is easily carried
by handles at the eide and top The
cabinet is made in two parts. hinged
together. Inside is series OF spool
supporting arms. with pegs TO set the
spools on. There are cushions for
pins and flannel for needles and hooks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-08

statement IN a little book be has re
Gently published. 70 the effect that
Mark Twain is the greatest author in
the world" and that his Following
the Equator" notably hts poorest
book Or travels is his most interest
ing work
Doubtless the Swami Is fond OF Fol
lowing the Equator" because the ge-
nial humorist alludes 10 his godship"
In that volume. and chats him In a
goodnatured way. which be is too OBJ
fuse to understand In this chapter
Mark tells how Satan" his servant. In
hoduced the god" to him. and after
wards showed him out OF the room.
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SOothind.

"But those extremely violent wom-
en- lunatics-how do you manage TO
keep them so quiet?"
That's an Idea Of the new superin-
tendents."
'Yes?"
Yes: he had the straightiackets
made up in the peek-a-boo style
Puck
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STUDY IN CONTRASTS
The BrahminS OF Boston and
BenareS Compared.
WHERE SWANS F0REGATHER
Comparisons Between Two Headouar.
tsrs Of 5rahnins Soon Exhausted:
Contrasts Endless-5enares Pro5.
oct u 20 Centuries Of Hinduism.

(5y Francis {. Clark. o. o. IL. d.
President United Society OF Christian
E.ndeavor.
have not chosen my title simply
because Of the faint ALTERATION in
VOWED. but because OF certain resem.
blances and contrasts which are worth
noting between the city on the
Charles and the city on the Ganges
Boston is often spoken OF as the
headquarters OF the New England
Brahmins: Benares Is certainly the
headquarters OF the Indian Brahmins.
American ranscendentalists have
foregathered about Boston: Hindu
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transcendentalists (the shades OF
Emerson and Alcott forgive mel have
tried TO realize their astral bodies in
Benares more frequently than in any
other place.
Moreover. Boston has been more
hospitable to the Indian Swamis and
high priests than any other city. II
these same Swamis are 10 be believed.
in a yellow robe. whose turban was
several sizes too small for his swelled
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and the servants should be instruct.
ed 10 remember neatness as absolute.
ly imperative. Children are very quick
al detecting Inconsistencies. and no
uce at once the fact that their elders
are not practising what the. are SO
sternly preaching.