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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Been Dry 1000 Years.

BY means of a steel-lined irriga-
ton canal engineers are preparing
to give water to a district in Egypt
near Assuan which has been dry and
parched for 5000 or 1000 years.
The soil is saline, and for this reason
1t is necessary to wash the ground
tor from three to four weeks before
any crops can be grown upon it.
When first wet the ground swells and
rises about six inches ,afterward sub
siding from one foot to two feet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Kissing Room Required.

1t is proposed by the master of
York that it would be advisable for
the railway companies in their new
plans to procure a kissing room and
require all osculation to be perform
ed there, so that the concourse, door
ways, platforms and gates be not
congested by those who linger for
the last goodby.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14

Bishop Potter was staying with
friend in country house. On Sun
day morning as he passed through
the library he found a small boy
curled up in a big chair deeply inter
ested in a book. Are you going to
church, Tom?" he asked. NO" he
replied. why, / am" the Bishop
said. Huh" the boy returned.
That's your job"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14

On the death of blacksmith nam
ed Aoehle of Belleyille, ILL.,, in the
United States, tombstone was er-
eeted to his memory in the very ap-
propriate form of model anvil.
Movnle was village blacksmith, and
Tor over thirty years he had toiled al
the same anvil which had been
given him by the old blacksmith TO
whom he was apprenticed at Pilot
Knob, He became greatly attached
10 the old anvil, and many times ex.
pressed a wish that he should not be-
separated from it in death, but that
Vt should be his monument. In ac-
cCrdance with his wish the old anvil
was coated with enamel, topped with
large horseshoe, and set in a base
OF solid granite. The old tombstone
is one of the sights of the cemetery.
London TitBits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
independence Day Elsewhere.

Independence Day in Brazil is
September Z; that of Mexico is Sept
ember l6; that of Uruguay t. May
25 that of Chill is September IS;
that of Columbia is July 20; tngt OF
Haiti is January l, and that of Cuba
is February 24-the annive. sary of
the beginning of the final struggle
for independence.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Poets Relative a Judge.

The great-grandson of Robert
Burns. the poet, has recently been
acting as Judge of the Police Court
Of Louisville. His name is j. Mar
shall Chatterson and for ma. years
he has been an attorney in Louis
Vile.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
From Army officer to butcher.

Aladar Stolincki, an aristocratic
lieutenant of a Hungarian hussar
regiment, has resigned his commiss-
ion to become an apprentice to r
pork butcher in Budapest. He says
he cannot live on his pay-$400 a
year-and that he considers a man
of intelligence and energy can do
we'll in the pork trade.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Maid Growing Rich.

The head maid of the Queen dow
ager of Italy makes a thousand
pounds a year from the sale of her
mistress cast-off clothes, which are
given TO her as a perquisite. The
purchasers are, for the most part,
American tourists.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Reaches for Currants in Cake.

A Chinese shopkeeper in London
charged with selling cake contain
ing cockroaches instead of currants
and centipedes instead of candied
peel explained that the delicacy was
sold in mistake; II was really med
icine compounded for his own use.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Novel Means of Singing Mass.

A novel method of saying mass
has been adopted by the cure of La
Martre. in the Department of the
Var, France, owing TO the fact that
he has neither precentor nor chorist-
ers in his church. He has fitted up
a monograph in the chancel, which
not only makes the customary re-
sponses, but also sings the canticles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Cause of Blood POISONING.

Experiments conducted by Ger
man surgeon prove that blood pois
oning may easily result from allow
ing conversation around an opera
ton. He found that the minute
drops OF saliva expelled in the act
of speaking contained on an aver
age 4,373 bacteria many of which
are disease producers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14

The union jack which few from
Nelson's flagship, the Victory. at the
battle of Trafalgar and which COW
cred his remains on the journey
home 10 England, was sold recently
by auction in London for $500.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Death From Bullet Swallowing.

1t was stated at an inquest on
peasant in a Servian village that the
man died from swallowing too many
bullets, which he was accustomed to
take, in common with all the peas
ants in that district, whenever ne
felt i'll
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
To Develop the Bust.

Lanoline ............. / ounce.
Cocoa butter .,......... L ounce.
Sweet almond oil ..... ounce.
Put in small bowl set in hot water
until melted. Beat together and cool.
Each night, after laying hot cloths on
bust, rub it in by massaging gently
and thoroughly in circular direction
for fifteen minutes.
Deep breathing exercises will de-
velop the bust and broaden the chest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
To BIacken the Lashes.

The Chinese eyelash stain will
blacken your eyelashes, and if you ap-
ply it carefully with tiny brush your
lids will not become black. Here is
the recipe:
Gum arabic ............ l dram.
Indian ink ........... IL dram
ROseWater ............ ounces.
Powder the ink and gum and tritu.
rate small quantities Of the powaer
with the rosewater until you get a
uniform black liquid in powder. and
then add the remainder of the rose
water.
BE careful that the mixture does not
touch the eye.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
Helpful
Beauty Hints

fff
Dark Rings Under the Eyes-Some
Hints On Dieting -Bonzoin On the
Face for Oily Skin-For Removal
of Scars from Pimples-To Black.
en- Eye-Lashes-D Develop the Bust.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
IN GREEN PLANTS
Experiments Show That Perniclous
Organisms Do Not Penetrate
Interior Of Vegetable.

For once the psychologists and by
gienists, who usually appear to de-
light In alarming timid folk, announce
a discovery which will reassure those
persons who are afraid to eat green
vegetables. Manau thought that he
had discovered soil microbes in the
interior of vegetable stalks. From
this discovery resulted the condemna-
ton of sewage farms and, indeed, of
all market gardening as 1t is ordinar-
ilv practised, with the employment of
manure. Fortunately this opinion has
not been shared by all psychologists.
In order to solve this problem, which
is so important from the hygienic
noint of view, Remlinger and Nouri
have undertaken a series of expert
ments, in which they endeavored, by
every possible means. to infect plants
with microbes. In every case, how
ever. they found 1t impossible to OBJ
tain colonies of microbes from the in
terror parts of the plants thus infect
ed. Hence they conclude that the
microbes in the soil do not penetrate
into the interior Of plants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
STUDYING THE AIR CURRENTS
Experiments Of Interest to Young
Aeronaut-Curious Behavior OF
Miniature Whtrlwinds.

The airship builder, old or young |
studies air currents as earnestly az
he does planes or engines or balloons
and finds much to puzzle him. Some
Of their curious effects. which can be
tested by any boy, are thus described
by a man interested In the subject
Almost every one" he said. has
seen the so-called ball nozzle In which
a stream of water is caused to form
hollow cone by means of loosely
mounted or free ball directly In the
path of the water. No matter what
force the stream Of water has 1t can
not dislodge the ball. The same
phenomenon is shown by air currents
1.-THE miniature whirlwinds often
seen in the streets and roads are true
air cones, because they develop force
enough at their apex to pick up dust
small sticks, ETC.. while at their base
for considerable space about their
axis there is little or no force except
that caused by atmospheric pressure
supplying the losses caused by friction
of the inner wall of the air cones.
"If we take an ordinary lightweight
visiting card and stick pin through
the exact center Of 1t (Which may be
determined by drawing lines diagonal
ly from each corner) as shown in Fig
/, and then place the pointed end O
. the pin In the hole Of thread spool
allowing the card to rest upon TN
head of the spool, and then blow
+ through the other end, 1t will be foun'
impossible to blow the card away iron
, the spool, in fact, the harder you blow
the harder the card sticks. Evel
though you blow and then point tn
= whole apparatus toward the groun6
n allowing gravity to assist. the car
cannot be dislodged.
, "If now we take a card about n
/, inches square Gig. q and find tn
center by means of the Diagonal line
9 and then strike a circle about tn
O center having a diameter twice ths
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
A linoerjo Hat.

II you get a lingerie hat this year,
be sure to choose the mob cap style.
with large, high crown and double ruf-
hes around the face.
This may be quite simple or Of en-
broidery and lace. A pretty one in
sheer Persian lawn has the crown out
lined with three rows Of oval eyelsts-
The upper rune Is edged with embroid
cred scallop. while the under rune
has a row OF eyelets above scallops-
These frills fall far down over the
face and around the high crown are
drawn folds Of soft Ribbon. ending IN
huge six-looped bow without ends 1t
the left side
Where one does not wish to en-
broider, the crown can be outlined In
three rows of German valenciennes In
sertion. and the two rufiles finished
with row of insertion and edging a
lace.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
Transparency Of Gold Leaf.

The curious transparency OF gold
leaf when heated in contact with glass
has been found by j. c. Chapman and
H L. Porter to have curious explana-
ton. When gold leaf was stretched on
a platinum loop and heated In dou-
ble-walled quartz crucible it became
more taut with rise in temperature,
and eventually the contraction tore
the leaf in places. The contraction
temperature was about $50 degrees c.
A leaf held by one side was weighted
or the other edge to keep it under
tension. and after reaching the critical
temperature it contracted very rapidly
with further increase. The micro
scone showed a change to structure
decidedly more granular. The effect
Is produced in the leaf only, and on
heating gold wir, there was no con-
fraction. The transparency when
r ated on glass Is attributed to the
numerous spaces produced by the tear
ing OF the leaf.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
FOR THE SUMMER BEDROOM
Simple But Attractive Furnishings
That Make the Apartment
Delight.

Summer furnishings have a charm
that Is quite foreign to the more pre-
tentious appointments OF winter, and
every season they seem to be more at
tractive. The new toilet china shown
Is extremely decorative. The quantity
shaped little bowls are adorned with
equally quaint, conventional designs,
and there are lovely foreign looking
copper jugs. with wicker handles, for
carrying the morning hot water. Col
ored and white tiles or squares OF
glass mounted on a lowered material
matching the room hangings are pro-
vided to set the pitcher Of ice water
upon. and If a room is to have two
occupants all these fittings are to be
duplicated. For fastening back the
window hangings the old-fashioned
brass rosette has been revived.
Speaking of bedrooms suggests
breakfast. for 1t is becoming more and
more the custom to have the firs'
meal of the day In ones own room
and thoughtful hostesses always pro
vide one of the charming little break
| fast sets which are now SO common
in the shops for the guest room, aloni
with tray of wicker, brass or wood
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16

Some of the new shades have ex-
ceedingly odd names. There Is pheas-
from pale-reddish brown to a brown
SO deep 1t is almost black Ashes II
violet a color of dull. faded purple;
kings blue, a cold Japanese-looking
shade, toning to brown, argent, a gray
like dull silver; drake, a blush green
that is attractive. and a pale green
called almond that blondes of a DELI
cate mot colorless) type find becom-
ing Chantecler is a rich. deep pink,
almost red
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
CORRECT STYLES IN GLOVES
Black Is 4 Color Little Seen This So.
son, Tints Being Given the
Preference.

The new gloves show a good many
innovations over products of a year
ago. Except for black costumes
wher, an all-black scheme Is desired,
black gloves are little used. PLATA
white gloves also are less in evidene1
than for some time, tints having tAkan
their place. All the soft pastel shadaa
such as pigeon gray. fawn, biscuit anA
champagne are especially popular.
Just now suedes are liked far better
than glace kids. This Is q whim a
the Parisiennes, who always go In for
the smartest fit for everything, and
suede certainly comes under that
class In the matter Of gloves. With
the continued shortening of sleeves.
more 12-button lengths than any other
style are being sold. White gloves
with black stitching are popular With
black and white combination co..
tunes. For the street with the plain
tailor-made broad four-row stitchinGz
In self tones are considered the coz
rect thing III
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
HEROIC MEANS.

The little man wanted a pin to hold
his ripped sleeve together, but every
one that passed gave him cold stare.
Presently big individual with shout
ders like an OK and wrapped up In
voluminous sweater sauntered down
the street, and the little man accosted
him in desperation:
For two pins" said the little man,
I'D knock your block on"
The pugilistic-looking citizen was
dumfounded When he recovered him
self he found two pins In his trousers
waistband and handed them over.
Nov. come on, you little macker
ell" he Numbered Come on an
knock dis block on Just try it.,
But the little man -!as ALREADY
lodging for the other side OF tn'
street.
Il guess I'll let your block go thu
time" he bantered. but had to nav
the pins"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
MATTER OF BUSINESS.

EXCUSE me-" said the stranger, as
he stepped inside. rs this Mr.. Marx
hams Officer"
NO" replied the man at the desk
His office is on the floor above.
Thank you," said the stranger as ne
went out, leaving the door open
Hey. there" yelled the other.
Come back and close that door.
Haven't you any doors in your house!
Yes answered the stranger, who
had again stepped inside and closed
the door, but they all have springs on
them. Allow me to show you my pat
ent, double back-action door spring
It closes the door without bang. ant
is warranted to last SO years-n i
doesn't you get your money back. Int
price is only rs cents. Yes, seeing
it's you I'll let you have five for on
dollar Thank you. sir. Good morn
tng!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
SCIENCE
AND
INVENTION
NOTES OF SCIENCE.

The first sulphur matches appeared
In 1929.
Englishmen eat, on an average. IS
eggs year.
F1fty-seven unmarried persons COM
init suicide to 43 married
The first savings bank in Great Bril-
tain was established In 1899.
Ram falls more frequently between
3 a. m. and a. m. than at any other
time.
A web filament ~ miles long has
been taken from the body of a single
spider.
Nuremburg shipped to the United
States last year toys to the value OF
$1,903,375.
Bathing the head behind the ears
with hot water often will cure an OBJ
stinate headache.
AT an elevation of ten feet the hori-
Eon apparently is slightly more than
ten miles distant
The rudder of the transatlantic liner
Olympic weighs 100 tons, being the
heaviest ever built
More than fifty bacteria to the cubic
inch were found in a recent test o
rain water in Paris
More women marry between the
ages of twenty and twenty-five than a
any other time of life.
Astronomers discover an average o
three comets year, but few Of then
are visible to the unaided eye.
Only ten per cent. of German schoo
boys, it is said, go In for athletics. a
against rs per cent. of British.
London halter says that men
heads grow appreciably up to the tim
that their owners are sixty-6ve year
old.
Madrid has the highest altitude {
the great cities of Europe, but II
death rate is high, owing to its poe
sanitation.
A powerful microscope is recon
mended by the department OF agricu
ture as a kitchen utensil to dete'
adulterants In food.
A Japanese bacteriologist wide
known In the world of science has bul
dustproof. airproof, germproof hou
of glass, the air that Is needed beil
pumped through a pipe and filtered
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16

of the hole in the spool and then cut
along the diagonal lines from the
circle to the corners and then bend
the four corners B B B B upward at
the dotted lines C c c C pin-wheel
or air vane will be formed which
when inserted In the spool In the
same manner as the previous card ex-
pertinent will rotate with great rapid
ity az long as one blows through tho
hole In the spool. Care must be
taken only to bead the corners B B B
B upward and the pin must be Insert
ed as show min Fig. 3. II the corners
D D D D are bent downward or II the
pin is inserted any other way the ex-
pertinent fails owing to there being
an air space between the card and the
spool.
THE most interesting Of all Is the
experiment performed with q funnel
and candle. II a lighted candle 10
held 80 that the flame is at about the
center Of the large end Of the funnel
as shown In Fig not only is 1t i'm
possible to put the flame out when
you blow through the small end Of the
funnel but the flame will be drawn
into the funnel toward the mouth and
no heat effect will be felt at all.
Now hold the candle and flame in
the relative position shown in Fig 8
and the fame can be readily extin
guished by blowing through the small
end of the funnel.
ITO my mind this experiment clear
ly illustrates the theory OF VORTEX
rings or more truly vortex currents
or. better yet. cone currents. and
firmly believe that exploration In thi'
field will bring forth new ideas ant
new principles will be discovered tina
will lead to the perfection OF air de
vices in general. and the propeller. II
particular because ! do not think tina
the real effect Of moving structures
in or through the air is understood
in spite of the fact that flying ma
chimes are no longer a novelty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
NO AUTO SPEED LIMIT HERE
Scenic Railroad 10 Built for Fast and
Safe Misunderstanding Form Of
Amusement.

Motorists who have been prevented
by rural constables from making the
speed they desired over country roads
may find an outlet for their spirits
on the auto scenic railroad designed by
a West Virginia man. On this road
they may speed to their hearts con-
tent, with never a fear Of running into
q ditch or hitting a gully, and without
the prospect Of killing pedestrian.
which may be either a relief or a dis
appointment. according to the disposi-
ton of the automobilist. The auto rail-
road consists of track, with a slot In
the center, like the old-fashioned cable
slot The cars are modelled after the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT.

Chief Justice fancy. driving through
the Tennessee mountains once broke
one of the shafts Of his buggy. A
small colored boy came riding by on
mule. The justice hailed him.
Here. my boy" he said. can you
help me fix my buggy?"
Sure, boss" answered the boy. and
cutting a hickory withe. he soon fixed
the shaft SO that 1t was quite service
able.
We'll. WE'LL" said the learned Judge
now, why couldn't have done that!
Il dunno. boss" replied his first aid
unless some folks knows more thar
others."-Success.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16

The traveller may not know that
rubbers can be fitted into gay little
plaid silk bags that are lined with
rubber and fastened over with pearl
clamp. They are only about five
inches long and take up so little room
In bag or a trunk that 1t Is not
worth measuring A woman will NOT
hesitate to travel around with her
rubbers even in a dress suitcase
when they are done up in such an a.
tractive form.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
A Shining Nose.

Summer is sorry time for tho
woman with nose shines. She usual
ly resorts to powder, which coarsens
the pores. or she mops with alcohols.
which dries up the skin.
Instead of these. try bathing the
nose with hot water, In which tea
spoonful Of powdered borax has been
dissolved to each pint
Wiping the surface of nose with =
soft flannel or piece of silk keeps
down the shine. Do not rub hard OF
redness results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
A Curjoeity,

There is said to be q tree in
Australia which, when touched.
knocks the person touching 1t down.,
said the shoe clerk boarder, who had
been reading the scientific notes In 4
patent-medicine almanac.
"So?" calculated the scanty-haired
bachelor at the pedal extremity Of the
mahogany 1T IL evidently = species
Of boxwood."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
The Glutton.

Daughter lin whisper)-l never felt
SO ashamed Of pa in my life. He
boosted in the diner that he had eaten
a whole chicken. a two-inch steak and
topped 1t OF with a lobster and
welsh rarebit.
Neutrality-suspicious.! And did the
other diners make any COMMENT
Daughter-Yes. a drummer asked
pa if he thought he was on the Great
Gorge route"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
[KF3kAl q @zEE2 @2!Z
STILLS
THE LIMIT OF EARTHLY GLORY

wouldn't care what winds might blow.
never would complain again;
I'd never feel the sting OF woe.
Nor MARBLE in a dismal strain.
II Fortune had beQueathed to me
The wad bestowed upon John D.
I'd never mind the bitter cold.
Nor ask for pity any more;
The world should never hear me scolo.
No editor could make me sore,
II ! possessed such power as Is
The power that Aldrich claims as his
I'd never be at all depressed,
No matter what men thought OF me.
And l should never be distressed
By any kind Of malady
II l could be as wise, by gum.
As G. Il. Shaw says he's become.
IS. e. kiser. In Chicago Record-He
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16

Tall Tragedian-You seem to think
lot of those petrified potatoes that
were thrown at you over the foot
lights last night? Going to take them
away as souvenirs?
Low Comedian-Why shouldn't I?
Wouldn't you call them the gifts
If the gods?'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
Playing Safe.

First Suburbanite-Come on, old
man. Wen just be in time to catch
the $3.50 train.
Second Suburbanite-Wel, run
along; I'm not going home yet. I'm
going to have something to eat first
First SYSTEMATICALLY. thought
you always dined at home?
Second Suburbanite-l usually do.
but my wife got hold OF a magazine
yesterday that tells how to get up
dinner for five for SO cents and she
told me she was going to try it today.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16
Goodby Benson.

Benson was a good friend OF mine
and hated to lose him. He always
wore a cheerful smile and seemed In
the best of spirits. 1t will be hard to
find another fellow SO genial. SO full
of the Joy of life"
whats the matter? Has Benson
left town for good?"
No"
Surely he isn't dead?"
NO. He borrowed five dollars from
me this morning"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-16

operated by bar that runs through
the slot and is connected with the
steering wheel This bar has T.
shaped end that fits in the slot and
prevents the car from leaving the
track. For seashore resorts and
amusement parks this railroad will be
found an exciting form of entertain
ment.