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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
BOY QUILT HIS OWN AUTO.
u Has Made 30 Miles an Hour-can
Carry Three Passengers.

Brice Cowen, Los Angeles boy Is
years OF age, has just completed the
construction of real automobile. He
calls II the California Midget. rry-,
1t is built upon principles similar
TO those Of the factory made cars and
is capable, demonstrated by actual
tests, of skimming over the road at
twenty-five to thirty miles an hour.
1t has also climbed hills of 30 per
cent grade, according to the Technt
cal World, and has carried three pas
sengers over ordinary roads.
The car Is six feet in length and
weighs about 300 pounds. 1t is pro-
vided with horsepower engine, has
a friction transmission and a double
chain drive. 1t has three foot tread,
with nine speeds forward and three on
the reverse.
The machine is air cooled, the bat.
terry control is through an electric
light switch and the differential oper-
ates successfully. There are exter-
nal brakes on the rear wheels, and
the machine is otherwise fully equip
ped throughout.
Aside from the engine, the ma
chine was built entirely by the boy
and even the engine had to be re-
built to conform with some Of the pc
culiarities of the automobiles make
up. His other purchases consisted
only of rods, wire, nails. pine boards,
a few castings and such material. even
the wheels representing his workman.
ship. The latter are equipped with
motorcycle tires.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Sour Stomach
Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Shape in Five Minutes.

Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Shape in Five Minutes.
II your stomach is continually
kicking up a disturbance; if you feel
bloated and distressed; if you belch
gas and sour food into the mouth,
then you need Mi-o-na Stomach
Tablets.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets give in
stant relief, of course. but they do
more; they drive out the poisonous
gases that cause fermentation of
food and thoroughly clean, renoyate
and strengthen the stomach so that
it can readily digest food without
artificial aid.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are guar
anteed to cure indigestion, acute or
chronic, or money back. This means
that nervousness, dizziness and bill
BUSINESS will disappear. Druggists
everywhere and G.. w. Peil sell Mi
o-na for soc.
81 was under the care of four diff
ferent doctors during nine months
and was cured of dyspepsia by Mi-o-
no."-Mr. Joseph Grondine, 1877
Fountain street, Fall River, Mass.
Booths Pills for constipation-25c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Drafted by the people" Clarence
Gibboney will run on the Keystone
ticket. What rot! Gibboney knows
full well that the Keystone conven-
ton was as badly bossed an affair
as any political convention in recent
years. With but few instances the
delegates to the convention were
either self-chosen or picked out by
the leaders of the third party move
ment The nominee for governor
was slated" and his nomination
brutally forced upon the delegates.
AS a sample take the Bucks county
delegates: Who authorized their Sc
lection? Was any meeting held at
which they were chosen to represent
those in attendance? We haven't
heard of any. And Bucks county is
only one of many others throughout
the state. Drafted by the people?"
Bah! The people had no say at all!
In fact, the general public takes so
little interest in the doings of the
Flinn-Van Valkenberg crowd that
little is heard of the movement in
this locality.-Bristol Courier.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
LEARN RoADMAKING LESSONS.

Americans certainly learned some
practical and useful lessons in road
building at the international road
conference which has Just adjourned
it's sessions at Brussels, and whose
deliberations ought to be spread
broadcast throughout the United
States. Here in Monroe, where great
interest attends the roadmaking sub
ject, not only as an idea but as a
concern relating to the need of maxi
ing it a still more thorough subject
for Monroeites to be familiar with,
there should not be required even a
suggestion to look up details of this
conferences findings.
The American delegates all say
that the great lesson of the congress
for America is the showing of the
absolute necessity for the introduce
tion of a uniform system of road
building in the United States. Joseph
w. Jones of New York, one of the
representatives OF the Automobile
Touring club of America, says that
chaos is bound to prevail so long as
the idea that local engineers should
have full control of road building,
governs in America.
I'VE need" said Mr.. Jones, "a
system like that in France, OF ma
tional, state and county roads, de-
creasing in width according to the
Importance of the traffic and built
at the expense of the national gov
ernment and the states. Editorial
in Stroudsburg Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
State Grange For Systematic Crop
ReDOptS.

At meeting of the executive and
legislative committees of the state
grange in Harrisburg Tuesday plans
were discussed for a systematic gath
ering of crop reports and statistics
from all parts of Pennsylvania. 1t
is proposed to launch such project
next season.
The executive committee adopted
resolutions urging the dairy and food
commissioner to revoke the licenses
of dealers convicted of illegal sales
of oleomargarine, Notwithstanding
the fact that the attorney-general's
department in an official opinion
has informed the commissioner that
he has no authority to revoke Ii
censes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
CORN CROP CONDITION POOR.
But Greater Acreage Means SO,-
100000 Increase in Yield.

100000 Increase in Yield.
The average condition of the corn
crop Aug. /, as estimated by the
crop reporting board of the depart
ment of agriculture, made public
with the general monthly crop re-
port sent out of Washington, was
1881 as compared with S5.4 last
month, S4.4 a year ago and S2.1,
the average on August 1 for the last
ten years.
The average condition of spring
wheat on Aug. 1 was 61.0, as COM
pared with els last month, 91.6
last year and S1.9, the ten-year av-
erage of that date. The average
condition of the oat crop on Aug. l
was S1.5, as compared with S2.2
last month, S5.5 a year ago, 76.S in
1908 and S2.6 the ten-year average
on that date.
In spite of the lower condition of
the corn crop, the increased acreage
devoted to that cereal probably will
increase the crop of the present
year about SO,OOO,00O bushels over
the crop of last year, according to
the view of expert statisticians in
this city.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Brother HAINES needs to read up
on the finances of Pennsylvania. He
says Pennsylvania might have imi-
tated Minnesota. He should have
said that Minnesota has initiated
PENNSYLVANIA and in so doing has
become a taxless state. Pennsylva-
mia levies no state tax on individu-
ais, and she has a surplus in the
treasury of $S,O0O,OOO. She spends
twice as much for education and
roads as Minnesota does. Indeed,
Pennsylvania stands at the head of
all the states in financial soundness.
Corporations and men with money at
interest pay all the state taxes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

White Mills did well to organize
that protection fire company. 1t
was and is badly needed. We are
glad to be able to chronicle the fact
that 60 White Mills business men,
many of them prominent in the life
of the village, Joined it without de-
lay and that for its officers there
were chosen some of the most solid
citizens in that corner of Wayne
county. The next time a house
right in the heart of the village com
mences to smoke at Ais in the
morning there will be trained and
systematic effort made to reduce the
flames, with the probable result that
the property will not be converted
into a heap of ashes. Success to the
White Mills fire company, and con-
gratulations to the men that have
started this very necessary organiza-
ton on its way! They are desirable
citizens in the most genuine signif-
icance of a term which has been
somewhat overworked and abused
during recent months.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

1t is said that JOHNSON, the col
ored pugilist, has almost closed ne
gotiations for a handsome residence
in one of the most exclusive and
aristocratic sections of Brooklyn.
Moving pictures of the expressions
of the social elect who will be his
neighbors would be even more inter-
esting than the fight ones.-Balti-
more American.
Having thus far failed in our long
and heartfelt effort to have a law
prescribing capital punishment for
snobs placed on the statute books
of any state, we are willing to ac-
cept provision of the next best PEN
atty for folks who try to look down
on their neighbors-and this PEN
atty may well be the proximity of
JACK JOHNSON, the Texas niger
with the s1SO,OOO wallop that put
JIM JEFFRIES to sleep.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Mr.. SWALLOW of the Prohibi-
tionists pronounces WILLIAM IL.
BERRY a blackberry, the Democrats
declare that in his hopelessness he
is nothing but a blueberry. And the
Republicans declare it will be the
easiest thing in the world to dew
berry. Now, what kind of berry
is he?-Philadelphia Evening Call.
We dew believe Mr.. BERRY will
be even more of blue BERRY af-
ter that little affair in November,
and we claim priority up here in
Wayne for coming the blue" pre-
fix for the Keystone gubernatorial
candidate. Let The Citizen blow
and brag for once in the whole 81
years it has been preaching the G.,
o. p. gospel in northeastern Penn
sylvania. We took pains to call him
a blue BERRY as long ago as the
tenth day of July. The Phillie Call
waited until Aug. 10, DR.. SWALLOW
came out with his black BERRY
in the interim, and as for the Repub-
lican faithful, why, bless your heart
and soul, they knew they could do
BERRY just the moment the Phila-
delphia convention put him on the
ticket
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

CAIAkltH CANNOI BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the
disease. Catarrh is a blood or con-
stitutional disease, and in orGer to
cure it you must take internal reme-
dies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medi-
cine. 1t was prescribed by one of
the best physicians in this country
for years and is regular prescrip-
tion. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The per-
feet combination of the two ingred-
tents is what produces such Won
derful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for con-
stipation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
FOUR SHORT APPLE CROPS.
And More Dry Weather Will Make
1910 Fearful Year.

Another short apple crop, the
fourth in succession, seems likely
from present indications. 1t will
be still shorter and poorer if we get
much more dry weather. In gener-
al it will be about half a crop, but
differently distributed from last year;
more apples on the Pacific coast and
rather more in the New England and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

The man who now wears a duck
suit need have no fears of drowning.
-Paragrapher
The man who calls that good hot
weather humor ought to be ducked
in the nearest frogpond!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

We agree with Upton Sinclair on
the general proposition that young
authors ought to be endowed. Our
disagreement with him, however, lies
in the fact that we think they ought
to be endowed with brains. That
particular phase of it doesn't seem
to have occurred to Up.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Scranton's population is a shade
under 10000. Some Electric City
optimists thought their town would
go to the 10000 mark, but no real
ly conservative Scrantonian looked
for more than 10000 or $4,000.
But Scranton's growth is by no
means ended. She has jumped from
10000 to $4,000 odd between
1900 and 1910; she will make the
100000 class, beyond doubt, when
Uncle Sans 1920 nose-counting is
in order. Scranton has an eligible
location, both commercially and in
dustrially, and Scranton has lots and
lots of pushful citizens-men who
do not propose to take more than an
hour for dinner until they make their
city the third in Pennsylvania in
point of population.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Even the sky pilots have their
discounts and reductions. At first
Wright and Curtiss wanted $4,000
to fly at Allentown fair. The direc-
tors wouldn't pay it and in refusing
so big a check to the aerial naviga-
tors they intimated that Wright and
Curtiss and all that colony were sky
pirates instead of the other thing.
The usual vaudeville show was then
signed up. Now the sky pilots, or
sky pirates, or whatever you choose
to style them, have offered to knock
off $4,000-but it's too late. The
slack wire man and the contortionist
and the juggler and the clown and
the ragtime vocalist will hold the
boards, as usual.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
COUNTY.
Representative,
II. c. JACKSON.

Champ Clark says he can almost
see himself in the Speakers chair.
II is a mirage.-Omaha Bee.
After that do you blame 'em for
calling the Missouri statesman
"Chump" CLARK?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

A lot of people are planning per-
fectly grand summer vacations they
know very well they are not going to
take.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

was in Snohomish, Washington,
last week. This is the greatest
cherry country in the world. One
tree has a record of two tons of
cherries in one season.-W. W.
Wood, Jr.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

l find it takes time to make over
a drugstore and get it fixed up the
way you want it, but l expect to
have good one when l get open.-
Percy l.. Cole.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Here's hoping the Honesdale hit
ters send the Taylor Reds home feel
ing very blue.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Miss Democracy feels nervous
when she thinks of the comeback
record of the Republican party.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Insurance companies are retrench-
ing on account of the high cost of dy-
ing. Where's this thing going to
end?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I


What will they do with the third
ticket? Why, they'll bury it, of
course! Henry Wilson.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

President Diaz wishes it distinct
ly understood that he is the Mexican
republic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Who started that statement that
| was the mayor of Lake Lodore all
day Wednesday? G. Tolley.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

The news that the Texas Demo-
cratic state convention has endorsed
Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey for
president of the United States is
more curious than important-Har-
risburg Patriot.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

1t is surely a great race when only
paltry nine games separate the
first and sixth clubs in the York
state League.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Yes, it's entirely true that all the
newspaper scribblers in this bor-
ough, including the man who writes
this column as we'll as "Off the Bat"
would dearly love to see Sam Reeds
scrapbook of newspaper clippings
and hear the little watch tinker from
Equinunk tell what he thinks about
rounds his case.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
GINGERSNAPS.

Aviators are great disciples of
cheerfulness. They are averse to be-
ing cast down.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

At a party in the country lately
kissing games were played, relates
the Atchison Globe. A young man
who was present says the girls fight
now, as they used to. But we'd rath-
er kiss a fighting country girl than
fighting town girl. When a girl re-
sists, man usually kisses her hair,
and there's a sort Of dead taste to
jute that you don't notice in real
hair.-Peckyille Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Jack Johnson, champion pug of the
world, is autoing about the exclusive
suburbs of the eastern cities, picking
out sites for fine homes he never
intends to build. Johnson has bug
on this thing, but the white owners
of homes in the sections he has
visited don't seem to realize 1t and
are fast going to the bug themselves
for fear he and his bug alights among
Bellefonte Watchman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

In order that her dog wouldn't
have to ride in the baggage car a
San Francisco woman made her hus-
band pay $4,000 for a private car
And yet they want to Harris
burg Telegraph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

We have a premonition that Wayne
county will contain a dead sheriff
and a dead editor very soon after
the curbstone horse trader reads this
issue of The Citizen.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

Col. Roosevelt will not talk poll
tics for two months. The nation will
therefore be compelled to depend
solely upon the mirdreading Wash
ington correspondents, who will not
be at all backward about interpret
ing his thoughts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

l stopped a runaway Tuesday af-
ternoon when w. F. Woods team
from Beach lake started to run from
in front of the Jadwin building.
do not lay claim to a Carnegie hero
medal, but l feel l ought 70 have
honorable mention.-Peter H. Iloff.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
KEYSTONE PRESS.


Two SWANS are in Philadelphia
hospital as a result of vote for the
prettiest girl at a Polish picnic. Who
said the days of knight errantry are
oyer?-Harrisbur Patriot.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

/ went to my Office Tuesday night,
and the door was locked, and yours
truly didn't happen to have his key.
There was nothing to do but to try
to crawl through the office window
by going over the roof of the shed
The roof is low and | got up there
in the shake of lambs tail, but the
roof, | had forgotten to remember,
was covered with fresh tar. landed
on one knee and went right into a
pool of tar that | could feel. 1t
soaked right through, and after I'd
found what l wanted in my desk
had to spend half an hour with
naptha to get the stuff out. Other
wise my $27 suit would have been
put out of commissioner Wyman w.
Kimble.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

l deeply regret that the little al
tercation between George Keller and
another friend of mine should have
taken place at my establishment.
They have made it all up now, but
if they start another row there l
shall lock them both up for disor-
derly conduct.-Sheriff NJ. l.. Bra
man rsvf.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

l don't ask any odds Of any Yankee
from Connecticut, though in this case
I've offered to put 500 against $1O0
that the alleged Yankee" is really
a Johnny Bull. If he sits down on
my bag again, in Braman's barn or
any other place, there will be
funeral-and it won't be my funeral,
either.-George Keller.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

The proper solution of the liquor
Make it penal offense to sell or give
liquor to any person not licensed.
Revoke the license of any person
who drinks beyond moderation. Re-
strict the granting Of licenses to those
who, beside being 21 years of age
and law-abiding citizens, shall have
their petition signed by those who
are dependent upon them for sup
port-W. w. Wood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
FIVE GIRLS DEFY
EDUCATION BOARD
Refuse to Surrender Sorority
Membership and Will Be
Officially Decapitated

Five students. Vida Wood, Lola
Wood, Angie Cross. Doris Bradford and
Marie Butler, have refused to surrender
their sorority membership at the Girls
high school, and. in compliance with
the law. they will be officially decapi
tated by the board of education. The
other pupils at the Girls high. and
those of the Mission, the Polytechnic
and Lowell high schools, have all re-
signed from their societies, and peace
will reign there. The suspension of
the five sorority members would have
taken place at the regular meeting of
the board of education yesterday after
noon, save for another hitch of tech
meal nature in the proceedings This
hitch aroused the wrath of President
Bannerman against Principals Morton
and Smith of Lowell and Mission high
schools, respectively.
The president of the board had ex-
pected the designations of the pupils
from the secret societies TO be pre-
scented to him by the principals. This
was done by Doctor Scott in the case
of IA pupils of the Girls high and by
the principal of the Polytechnic. but
Principals Morton and Smith merely
sent letters informing the board that
their young people had all been good
and complied with the law.
President Bannerman said that these
principals had displayed a disposition
to usurp the power of the board. He
expected the documents to be laid be-
fore him and he was annoyed that it
had not been done.
Mrs. hincaid suggested that the
meeting be adjourned until another day,
when the papers could be, brought in
by the principals who had not under
stood the demands of the board
This was agreed 40, and the board
will recenvene on Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
Attorney L. B. Weinmann, represent
ing the internationally council, in
which are included all the fraternities
and sororities in the city, and Warren
Manley, secretary of the council, were
present and notified the board that
they intended bringing action in be-
half of the girls to be suspended.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
FIRE CHIEFS Win
PARTIAL VICTORY
Murasky Restraints Appointees
of Present Fire Board
From Taking Office

Without finally determining their
rights Judge Murasky yesterday grant
ed the three battalion chiefs of the fire
department who objected to the attempt
Of the fire commission to remove them
few weeks ago the right to hold
Office against the claimants until the
question of title is determined.
This amounts to a temporary victory.
although their petition for an injunc-
ton against the fire commission was
refused. The judges order esta blished
these plaintiffs de facto officers and
denied the right of the commissions
appointees to interfere with them in
the exercise of their duties, but at the
same time held that the commission
could not be interfered with in making
any appointments or taking any action
within its rights under the charter.
James Layden, M. j. Farley and S. p
Russell are the three battalion chiefs
who have fought the fire department
case to the present time. There were
seven plaintiffs originally but four
withdrew from the suit. The defend
ants who have been restrained from
taking office as battalion chiefs under
appointment by the present commits
sion are Michael O'Brien, John Maxwell
and W. A. Cook.
The suit sustained by Layden. Farley
and Russell asked for an injunction
against both the fire commission and
the new appointees. and was based on
the contention that the plaintiffs held
Office under civil service appointment.
In refusing to grant an injunction
gainst the board of fire commits si one RS
Judge Murasky said:
Courts of equity will not interfere
with boards of municipal corporations
acting within the scope of their pow
ers and in matters pertaining to tb cir
jurisdiction. The appointment of bat
talon chiefs is a matter within the
jurisdiction of the board, and any error
that may be made in the method of ap-
pointment can be reviewed, so far as
any action against the board is con-
cerned, only on certiorari, or in some
other statutory proceedings. The ap-
plfcation for an injunction against the
board of fire commissioners must be
denied"