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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
FRANCIS JOsEPH's BIRTHDAY.
Great Family Gathering to Celebrate
the Occasion Tomorrow at Ischi,


Vienna. Aug. 1.-THE Emperor Fran
els Joseph of Austria will celebrate his
eightieth birthday tomorrow. He has
expressly stipulated that there shall be
only a family festival, but ell the nu
merous archdukes, archduchesses and
other relatives who will pay their re
spects to the head of the Hapsburg
family will make the celebration q
memorable affair.
1t is expected that over a hundred
members of the family will be present
at Ischi, where hotel has been taker
for their accommodation. Those TAX
ing part will include several who are
older than the emperor, as the Arch
duke Rainer, who is eighty-three; the
Archduchess Marie, eighty-five, anC
the Duchess Adelgunde of Modena
eighty-seven.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Busy, but No Account.

The generally accepted belief that
a person is useful In proportion as ne
is busy is controverted by a writer
who says: II have a dog who is load
ed up with fleas. In the summer time
when fleas are plenty that is the bust
est dog l ever saw; when he isn't bit
ing at the fieas he's swapping at the
flies. He never has a minute to spare,
but when he is the busiest he is the
least account for practical purposes.
And there is a young fellow in my
neighborhoOd who has a Waterbury
watch and smokes cigarettes. When
he isn't winding his watch he is light
ing cigarette. He is a mighty busy
young man, but he isn't worth two
hoops in water barrel."-Eli Grocer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
ASK yourself
These queries
Are You Doing All You Gan 10
Improve Your Bus ness?
NOW The TIME TO GET BUSY
Take Your Mental Scales and Weigh
Matters Thoroughly From the View.
point Of an Outsder--keep on the
Main Street of Success, Not the Side
Alleys of Failure.

Alleys OF Failure.
The science of merchandising has
risen rapidly in the past half decade,
but there are still merchants who sell
days profits than for future patron
age. Such merchants are no longer
important. They are has beens. They
are too weak, mentally and financially.
TO withstand the rising standard Of
modern business. They are gradually
finding their way to the side streets,
where they can dry up without any
body's knowing it.
The time to tone up our business is
now. Tomorrow begins with every
tick Of the watch. Every good bust
ness man knows the necessity of plan
ming for the next minute and the next
hour and the next day.
Take your mental scales and weigh
your business thoroughly, from the
standpoint of an outsider. Would you
consider it a high class business if
some one else owned it? That's the
test
What are you doing to raise the tone
of your store?
Are you steadily improving the quail
ity of the goods, to give your custom
ers a maximum value for the price?
Your competitor probably is.
Do your methods conform to the
golden rule? Are they as liberal as
your competitors?
Do you run your business with as
much dignity as your banker conducts
his? You should.
Do you try to sell each customer
what is really best for him, or merely
try to pick his pocket as soon as pos
sible?
Do you lie or juggle words in you.
advertising? Exaggeration does more
harm than good.
Do you use big box car black cap
ital letters in your advertising? Cir
cuses do, but they appeal to a different
kind of crowd.
Do you print your entire catalogue
in each advertisement? You should
not Nobody wants to read your in
voice.
Do you always state the price in
each advertisement? That's the prin
cipal point the reader wants to know.
Do you put glaring printed signs on
packages? No customer wants to be
a walking signboard for your store
Do you pay enough attention to the
appearance of your store? Is it mod
ern and attractive? Take a look at
it now, from the standpoint of the
man on the street.
Do you notice whether every corner
is thoroughly clean and every article
ready for customer to see or handle:
Do you use enough light for a close
inspection of the goods? If you don't
customers will distrust you.-Progres
sive Retailer,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
100000 Destitute In Tokyo.

Washington, Aug. According to
dispatches received from Ambassador
O'Brien at Tokyo 100000 refugees from
the floods are being cared for by the
Japanese government in the capital,
1t will be several days before the
amount Of actual damage done Is
known, but it is already estimated al
9,GN,OOO yen, or $4,5OO,OOO.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Sheet Silver.

The cheapening OF the price OF
sterling silver articles within a gen.
GRAFTON past, says a writer in the
Journal Of the Franklin Institute. has
been due partly TO the invention Of
methods of rolling silver into sheets,
from which the articles are stamped
out by manufacturers, instead of be-
ting laboriousiy hammered out from
rods Of silver. which are the old pro
cess. Nearly all manufacturers OF
sterling silver articles purchase the
silver sheets from mills that make a
speciality OF rolling them. Sterling
silver contains s7B parts of pure sill
ysr 70 26 parts Of copper. The cop
per gives Il the requisite hardness.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Pyramid of Cheops.

Vast as modern skyscrapers are, not
one has yet equaled the weight and
massiveness OF the pile OF great stones
which the swarming human ants Of
the Nile valley laboriously dragged to-
gether thousands Of years ago until
they had built the pyramid Of Cheops.
II would make solid block 800 feet
square and $50 feet high.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
LET COBB GO? NEVER !
Jennings Said to Have Turned Down
Offer For Four Men.

Offer For Four Men.
1t leaked out recently that Manager
Hugh Jennings Of the Tigers had
turned down an offer for Ty Cobb,
which, If 1t had gone through, would
have completed one of the greatest
deals of baseball history. Manager
McAleer of Washington offered to give
In trade for Cobb, Johnson and Street.
his star battery; Gray, another pitcher,
and Milan. his star outfielder.
at the time the trade was contem-
plated Jennings was in a bad way for
pitchers and was tempted to dispose
of the great American league outhelder
at such terms, but he finally thought
Cobb was greater than all four men
put together and two big drawing
card to let go under any circumstances.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Jack shsridan's Now Job.

Jack Sheridan. the veteran umpire,
who recently retired from active serv'
ice on the American League staff. has
received Instructions Cor Ae new du-
ties which devoive upon his shoulders.
Sheridan Is to hold forth in a new
role. In a way the veteran will serve
as chief OF umpires and at the same
time will travel around the country in
q"est Of promising talent for umpires.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
FISHERIES AWARD SEPT. 8.
Newfoundland Premier, impressed BY
Hague Tribunal, Hopes to Win.

Hague Tribunal, Hopes to Win.
London, Aug. 17.-There seems to be
reason to expect that the Hague tribu
nal of arbitration will issue its award
in the matter of the Newfoundland
fisheries dispute between Great Britain
and the United States about Sept. 8.
Sir Edward Morris, premier of New.
foundland, who attended sessions Of
the tribunal, will sail on the steamer
Royal George for st. Johns tomorrow.
He says he was greatly impressed by
the tribunals earnestness and evident
desire to get at all the facts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Consihtnnt ThanrX.

Don't you believe the husband is
the head Of the house and should have
the final sayT
Certainly I do"
Then why don't you come out In
the open and say sop
Because my wife won't let me."--
Exchange.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Well Trained,

Mrs. Boggs-Mr. Meekman is a
splendid example of what man ought
to be. Mr.. Boggs-Not at all. He's
splendid example of what a wife, two
sisters, a grownup daughter and
mother-in-law think man ought to be.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
Not So Absurd.

"How absundp'
"What's sbsurd?'
"Five years are supposed to have
elapsed since the last act, and that
man is wearing the same overcoat"
'Nothin' absurd about that He's
takin' the part of married man, isn't
hep
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
NEWARK POPULATION JUMPS.

Census Shows t5FIIToo InhabItants, an
Increase of 1o1,3ss,
Washington, Aug. 17.-Census fig
ures show that the population of New,
ark, N. j., is 347 ,465, an increase OF
1O1, ,399, as compared with 246,O72 In
1900.
Schenectady, N. T., has 72,s26 resi-
dents, an increase OF ALA. as com
pared with 81, ,6S2 In 1900.
The population of Scranton, Pa. Is
129,S67, an increase Of 27,s41 as com.
pared with 1O2O26 ten years ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19
KEYSTONE ACADEMY.
A REFINED SCHOOL HOME FOR
BOTH SEXES.

+ +
Healthful conditions, pure spring wa
ter. lake frontage, extensive campus.
New modern gymnasium. Pre-
pares for all colleges and technical
courses. Strong Music and Conn
mercial courses. Fall term begins
Sept. 6. Catalog upon request.
BENZ. F. THOMAS, A. NJ,
Factoryville, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19


. Fer the BusiUess Mans Benefit.
Some ads. are tiny tinkleS
when they ought to be dynamite
explosions.
The man who starts in to
knock his competitor knocks
himself hardest.
The man who doubts himself
is like the chap who rowed all
night with his boat tied to a
stake.
A human yeast cake or two is
needed In every community to
! leaven the lump and start the
think bubbles. Be one yourself
H n
No small minded man can be-
come a great success as a mer-
chant. The man who would
achieve big success must have
brain to grasp large things in
their entirety and in their detail
as well.
b y
Merchants In the south have
awakened to the value Of rural
telephone lines and are seeking
to develop them with a view to
Z increasing their trade among the
! rural population. In certain sec
4 tons they have made large con-
! tributions 10 aid the farmers In
4 building their lines.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-19

the Citizen. 1t pays.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Take Warninul

Take warningr' is a motto that
should be pasted in large letters on
every bottle and can of gasoline that
is kept in the house.
This cleansing fluid is as useful as 1t
is dangerous under careless handling.
Here are a few precautions which OBJ
served will reduce danger to a mini
mum:
Keep 1t outdoors when not In use, as
in many cases fire insurance is lost If
it can be proved that gasoline was on
the premises.
Be careful how you clean gloves on
the arm. Dreadful accidents have hap
pened In this way.
Never keep the gasoline can near the
coal oil can. They look too much alike.
A woman went to light q lamp and
discovered that 1t famed in q curious
way-indeed, shot up almost to the
ceiling. 1t was discovered later that
the maid had filed the lamp with oil
until one can was exhausted, then had
taken the gasoline can, which looked
exactly like it A slightly smaller pro-
portion of the oil and great would have
been the tragedy.
Do not close a house for the summer
with gasoline or coal oil in it, though
you may think it is securely put away.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Five P's For the Mother,

A trained nurse gave to q mother
what she called her ''five PSI for keep
ing children well. Here they are:
Pure milk, pure air, plenty of sleep.
proper clothing and perfect cleanliness.
Those few rules cover most of the
necessities in hygienic child rearing.
The importance Of pure milk cannot
be overestimated. Except for infants.
cows milk should answer every need
but mothers should know where 1t
comes from and how it is cared for
after it enters the house. The best milk
is quickly contaminated if left without
a cover In hot place.
The strongest children are those who
live most in the open air. Maps in day
time can be taken in a sheltered porch.
Well wrapped. child does not take
cold, even in cold weather. At night
every window should be open wide
See that enough bedclothing is sup
piled or colds may result.
Plenty of sleep is essential. Babies
should be put to bed by o'clock each
evening and sleep through until the
next morning at 7. A nap during the
day should be given.
Not all children are amenable to such
rules. but they should be trained into
better sleeping habits.
Proper clothing includes that which
keeps child warm without overhead
ing Less bundling is thought neces-
sary than formerly. Wool should be
worn next the skin for the first two
years. but it should be light weight.
Perfect cleanliness is a matter of
daintiness as well as hygiene. Nothing
is more shocking than a dingy infant
or child.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07

Here you are again-a sanitary milk
pail of heavy timed wire that will be
Of interest to the farmers wife. The
top Of the pail is formed with a grad
ual rise for about three inches on the
sides and back, and from this point
an oval shaped hood is formed with a
total rise of four inches from the level
Of the top Of the pail, which covers
the entire top Of the pail with the ex-
ception of eight inches on the front
rim of the pail and FIVE and half in
height made without seams, which
makes lower milk pail than any on
the market 1t has q rounding hood
which is not in the way when used.
There are no corners or cracks, says
the Hardware Magazine, for milk or
moisture to collect and sour or cause
rust.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Yet He Meant Well.

Just as the train was leaving the
Fifty-eighth street elevated station a
man who had got of there hurried
along the platform and spoke to a pas
senger sitting by an open window In
the smoking car.
"QuickW he cried. "Please hand me
that package. I left it on the seat
when got out just now"
"Sure." said the passenger, picking
up the bundle and tossing it out of the
window.
"Tbanksv'
"Hey, there! What are you doing
that forr demanded the wrathful. red
faced man sitting next to him.
''Why, he"-
"You double dyed idiot, that package
belonged to mel 1t was SIS worth of
laces and ribbons / was taking home
to my wife"
Over the scene that followed let US
draw a veiL-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
A Simpla Priza.

A woman who was limited In her
prize giving in club to % cents a
prize bought three sheets Of blotters
and yard OF ribbon TO match. The
former cost cents apiece. the latter
10 cents.
Each OF the blotters was cut into four
round mats large enough to extend
slightly beyond the bottom Of dinner
plate. The twelve pieces were neatly
tied together with ribbon. with a
fluffy bow on top, and the mats were
ready for the careful housekeeper TO
slip between her fine china plates TO
prevent scratching.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Cold Water Withous Ice.

Ice is not a necessity in order to Sc.
cure cold water, for water can be
made sufficiently cool for drinking pur.
poses by putting 1t In bottle or jug
and wrapping a woolen rag about the
latter, then setting 1t In a shallow dish
of water and placing the whole outfit
In a cool place-if In draft, all the
better The principle involved is
found in the fact that when evaporl-
ton takes place heat is given off. The
voolen rag absorbs the moisture from
he dish below, which is evaporated
nom the rag, cooling the water.-Sub-
1rban Life
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Bobby Wallace Talks About Play
Ing ShOTtfiCId Position.
LOTS OF GRAY MATTER Need.
Managers In Big Leagues Prefer Mr'
Who Have Fine Baseball Brair {
Those That Possess Natural AbIit,
Without Good Noodle.
No. Xxi.
BY BOBBY WALLACE.

by bODbI " ALL<AOEs
copyright. 1910, by American Press AssN
ciation.l
The baseball player of today need.
lots of gray matter In order to stay IL
the game. This is my theory. Tue
man who keeps his thinking apparatus
working all the time is the one that
remains in the game season after sea.
son. winning the appreciation of The
fans and the satisfaction that comes
with a thing well done. Managers are
looking for the fellows who can thin,
quickly and correctly and use their glG
matter to the best possible advantage
He is always willing TO pay almost
any amount for man who can pul,
off the seemingly impossible.
Natural ability is wonderful asspi
There are many managers and owner,
who say, Give me a man with tht
natural ability to hit the ball and just
average ability in the other depart.
ments of the game and will make q
star out Of him." Such an assertion
would be a truthful one If the player
in question happened to possess gray
matter. If he happened to be a bone.
head much of his natural ability would
go to waste. simply because he failed
to use his energy In the proper direc-
ton.
Take, for instance, the position OF
shortstop. In order to hold down this
job player must be fast. He muS'
think fast throw fast and be fast on
his feet. A shortstop has no time Ia
stop and figure out the next move.
Brains, hand and feet must work as
one. The faster O player is the more
ground he can cover, provided he has
an arm capable of catapulting the ball
across the field to first base.
Until year or so ago Terry Turner
of the Cleveland Americans had q won
derful whip and wonderful catlike
agility. This he still maintains, al
though his arm is not what 1t used to
be. When Turner's arm was in good
shape he was one of the wonders of
the game.
Some men have played short for
years, and among them are men who
made good after they commenced to
get slow, simply because they pos
sessed fine baseball brains and used
them all the time. They knew where
and how to play every man at bat.
Young players who aspire to fame
as shortfielders must learn to come in
on slow ground balls at express speed,
grab the ball and whip it to first with
out the loss Of a second They must
learn to throw from any position; they
must face cannon ball drives without
flinching and know instantly what to
do with the bail when it is in their
hands; they must practice touching
out runner at second, for about half
the throws to catch base runners are
taken by the lhortfelder, and they
must use their hands and feet ana
their brains at all times
A ball player of fair ability with
brains is always preferable TO a bone
head with all the natural ability in the
world.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
His Only Blemish.

When the pious looking lady entered
the London AlrdshOp and stated her
need of talking parrot the proprietor
''reckoned ed got the very thing the
lady wanted" Course, ma'am." he
said, you don't want vulgar bird.
This ere one, now, was brought over
by a missionary. Talks like reg'lar
'ymn book, 'e does. wouldn't let i'm
go if didn't think you'd give i'm re-
spectacle 'ome. Thirty-fve shilllngs
that bird. ma'am."
You'll soon know" screeched Pol
ly. You'll soon knowv
Dear me! How quaint" gushed the
lady. and 80 shlllings changed hands.
"What does be mean by you'll soon
know / wonder?"
It's is only blemish. ma'am,"
smiled the birdshop man. "'E's got
1t into is 'ead that every ones Won
derful anxious to find out wot a mis-
sionary sez when 'e its lis thumb With
q 'nmmer."
Clyde Fiteh's joke.
~Clyde Fitch was an indefatigable
WOAhCAl ooA0 an oNNOa NV VI
In many Of the Fitch comedies "When
he had a play on the stocks he would
labor over 1t day and night, often
scarcely pausing for his meals and
getting very little sleep; consequent
ly his health suffered. He would work
until ON the verge of nervous break
down, and then bis physician would
step IN and force him to knock on.
During one Of these periods OF en-
forced idleness he was lounging In the
Players club one day when Harry b.
Smith, the prolific comic opera hbret'
tist, strolled In.
""What are you doing nowr asked
Smith.
"T am in my doctors hands, replied
Fitch. he tells me I'm In a bad way
and has absolutely forbidden me to dc
any brain work.
"That's tough said Smith How
do you manage to put In the timer
"Oh, Tn writing the libretto OF q
musical comedyP replied Fitch, with
one OF bis cynical smiles."-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
INTERESTING CHILDREN.
Spokane Idea For Banding Them Into
City Beautiful Organization.

spokane loea For banoln9 mem into
a City Beautiful Organization.
In Spokane. Wash, where the city
beautiful spirit has been burning
brightly for some years, a chhdren's
meeting was held a short time ago IN
the mayors Office. The idea of land.
!ng the children into a junior city
beautiful organization was that OF
Marie Hornburg, visiting nurse Of the
associated charities. In giving ap.
proyal to the plan the mayor offered
the use Of his Office and then made an
address to the assembled children. To
the small boys he held out the gilt.
tering possibility that some of them
might some day become councilmen!
Seeds were given to the children and
it was announced that a committee
would award prizes for the best
flowers grcwn from them. Miss Horn
burg said in her address, You chill.
dren are going to help us have a beau.
tiful city, and in 50 doing you win have
lots Of fun, will learn how to care fol
flowers, and In the fall some of you
will receive prizes and all Of you will
go to the interstate fair and have q
picnic there, and the way you will gc
will be in a parade, with music, and
with automobiles decorated with gar.
lands of roses and of other flowers
Needless to say the new organization
started out with brilliant promise.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Mother Goose Primer.

A departure from the ordinary prime.
A departure from the ordinary
primer which follows along lines SINH.
lar to those Of advanced kindergarten
principles is ''The Mother Goose
Primer" Twelve Mother Goose
rhymes are given, each accompanied
by a full page colored illustration and
each analyzed and repeated in the fol
lowing pages with more Illustrations
giving a whole series Of variations on
the rhyme. 80 that practice on the
words Is given and they may be used
In new constructions.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
HOW'S Your Liver?

The natural laxative and antiseptic of
the bowels is the bile, which is secreted by
the liver. The bile Is natures lubricant.
When your liver is torpid it produces less
bile, and of course the bowels become
clogged with poisonous matter which finds
its way into the blood, producing bilious
ness and constipation and indigestion.
Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills
are by far the best remedy to empty the
bowels and relieve congested conditions
They act as a true tonic to the liver, pre-
venting as well as curing constipation. One
or two of these pills taken every night
mildly stimulates the liver and corrects
biliousness without the driving purpative
effects OF harsh drugs. Their gentle laxa-
tive action especially commends them to
ladies who bloat after eating and are sub
ject to periodical headaches. To secure a
healthy secretion Of bile, thus establishing
perfect bowel regularity, these little pills
possess merits peculiarly their own, not
found in other remedies. Physicians use
and recommend. They form no habit.
You should always keep them on hand.
These little Vegetable Pills will ward off
many ills.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
A SummerY Hat.

Paris is growing crazy over every
thing that is reminiscent of the North
American Indians attire. Whyf Well,
that Is one of the modistic licenses
that the gay French capital appropri-
ates without any apparent reason. The
Apache hat is the latest eccentricity-
a high turban of chiffon or tulle
adorned with an outstanding headdress
of feathers that slopes and gradually
declines toward the back of the hat
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Jumps Arc carslas,.

Big league umpires are lax about
calling balks. Without rejecting upon
the ability Of the chief umps," com.
ments a critic. ''it can be stated with
out danger of contradiction that the
officials have been somewhat lax in
strictly enforcing the rules, and time
after time runners have been nipped
on bases at critical times, materially
changing the ultimate outcome Of the
Ramos."