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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY FAvoRs.

A hostess who has planned to en-.
tertain some friends at cherry party
on Washngton's birthday has found
that the artificial cherries sold by con-
fectioners. etc, are much too expensive
for her purse. and she will substitute
big red cranherries with excellent eff
feet.
The invitations are written on post
ais decorated with cherries, which are
sold everywhere in February. and be-
gin as follows:
Next Friday night at half past eight
We beg you'll help us celebrate
Great Geoig and the immortal tree,
His Gift to all posterity.
After this come the address, date
and hour.
The first thing to catch the eye Of
the guest entering the parlor on the
appointed evening will be a cherry
tree in a wooden tub. This is con-
structed of a dead sapling tricked out
with tissue paper leaves and at once
becomes the basis of a jolly game
where each player receives a big cram
berry with a thread drawn through it
(by means of needleJ and is required
to tie it on the tree while blindf0ded
All those who accomplish the feat will
receive points toward the prize.
Another jolly contest will be guess
ing the number of cherries in a bas-
ket filed with them. The player who
comes nearest to the exact number re-
ceives a second point.
When the guessing is over each
player thrusts his hand into the bas-
ket, palm side down, the idea being
to see who can catch up most cram
berries on the back of the hand and,
so balancing them, walk around the
room without splitting one. The player
most successful is entitled to point.
Tossing the cranberries into a bowl
at the opposite end of the room is
another feat on the program and Of
fers another point for the successful
competitor.
The first and second prizes will be
candy boxes decorated with artificial
cherries. Huge cherries made of scar
let Grape paper are the consolation
/ prizes. Some new Washington birth
day favors are pictured
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
HUMOROUS QUIPS
The COWhoN's Return.

Backward, turn backward. o Time, with
your wheels,
Aeropanes, wagons and automobiles!
Dress me once more in sombrero that
fans,
Spurs and a flannel shirt, slicker and
chaps.
Put six shooter or two in my hand.
Show me yearling to rope and to brand
Out where the sagebrush is dusty and
gray make me a cowboy again for a
day.
Give me broncho that knows how to
dance.
Buckskin of color and wicked OF glance.
New TO the feeling of brides and bits.
Give me a quirt that will sting where II
hits.
Strap on the poncho behind in a roll.
Pass me the lariat. dear to my soul.
Over the trail let me gallop away.
Make me a cowboy again for a day.
Thunder of hoofs on the range as you
ride.
Kissing Of iron and smoking Of hide,
Below of cattle and snort of cayuse.
Shorthorns from Texas, as wild as the
deuce:
Midnight stampede and the milling of
herds.
Yells of the cowmen too angry for words
Right in the thick of 1t all | would stay.
Make me cowboy again for day.
Under the star studded canopy vast
Campfire and coffee and comfort at last.
Bacon that sizzles and crisps in the pan
After the roundup smells good to a man
Stories of ranchers and rustlers retold
over the pipes as the embers grow cold
These are the tunes that old memories
play.
Make me cowboy again for day.
-Lesles Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
BRITISH SERVANTS MAKE
CURIOUS DAMAGE CLAIMS
Employers Liability Laws Caus
Wholesale Demand For Cash.

When few years ago British or
ployers became liable at law for L
juries suffered by employees in ia
course of their work cartooliSts !..
busy depicting the hired girl gleefnll.
tumbling down stairs with the tea tral
or the coal box, secure in the prospect
of long rest and no loss of wages
Householders of course cover their risk
by insuring each employee against ac-
cidents.
English courts as q rule place Il lib
eral construction on the word accident,
and accordingly on the books of the
insurance companies may be found
many odd claims. Here are a few:
A COW whisking her tail caused injury
to milkmaid's eye.
A farmland was stung by bee.
A manservant spraned his leg through
stamping on rat.
A coachman coming out OF n stable was
struck in the face by his masters boot,
intended for a caterwauling cat
A cook was breaking coal. and piece
went down her throat.
A curate was scalded through stumbling
while carrying a tea urn at parochial
gathering.
n servant was prlCkeu Dy rusty neeule
while sewing on a button on her employ
ers clothes.
1t is somewhat difficult to imagine
that success could attend claims like
/ these:
servant received a shock through see-
ing a large Teddy bear when the room
was only dimly lighted
Another servant fetching coal out of a
I mead from frifrhf pnncp1 nv tbe
silent appearance of a washerwoman and
broke her arm.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
is PLAYWRIGHT AT ELEVEN.
And CorneIia Skinner's Effort Will Be
Produced Too.

Eleven-year-old Cornelia Skinner
daughter of Otis Skinner, actor, is fol
lowing in the theatrical footsteps of
her father She has written a play,
and, what is much more to the point.
she is going to have it acted
Little Miss Skinner recently handed
manuscript to Charles Frohman.
gravely calling his attention to the
fact that 1t was a one act play en-
titled "The Maid" and emphasizing
the fact that it contained a typical
Otis Skinner part"
Frohman examined the little girls
work and found that indeed she had
written an actable play containing five
characters. based on one Of the King
Arthur legends.
There were several good situations
in it, and Frohman decided that with
little fixing up it might be present
ed as a curtain raiser to "Sire." So he
accepted it and arranged with his ju-
venile client for royalties.
Little Miss Skinner has been busy
with her pen in other directions. She
has written verses at various times,
and some of them have appeared in
children's magazines.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
SOUR MILK is HEALTHY.
The Use and Origin OF Curdled MIX
Older Than History.

Nothing is olLer than curdled milk
or sour milk, and nothing seems
newer than the application which has
beeen made of it.
Civilized people are the only ones
to drink milk 'resh or boiled. while
fermented milk is almost the only
kind used outside the pale Of civiiz-
Etion. The use and origin Of cur
died milk are older than history.
Later the Greeks and Romans also
recognized the Strengthening and
tonic effects of sour milk. and they
performed veritable cures with the
special kind of curdlei milk called
"schiston."
In our times fermented milk is in
com mon Use as a daily diet in East
ern countries. in almost all these
countries, besides being used as a
food. sour milk has ia. ed and still
plays a great part in empirical meii-
cine.
Sour milk, alteI being recognized
as wholesome food possessing me-
dicinal properties, has been proclaim
ed by some people as a remedy for
prolonging human life.-Medical
Journal
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
TABLET FUEL FOR AVIATORS.
French Government Investigates Non
explosive Invention.

explosive Invention.
Conpetroline is the name of new
discovery now being investigated by
the French ministry of war as gen
erative power for aerial craft. The
discovery, said to have been made by
a French retired officer who has al
ways been an expert chemist, is an
essence of gasoline distillation on a
ratio of six one-thousandth of its orig
inal volume and made practicable by
forming it into a paste with an indie
pendent substance that will permit its
being cut into tablets, according to
news received from Paris.
Conpetrolne is declared to be non
explosive and noncombustible. Its di
luton must be with a liquid, the ma
ture of which is kept secret, and will
work a gasoline engine perfected with
special apparatus. 1t is the aim Of
the inventor to do away with the
ponderous reservoirs for gasoline now
necessary for aeroplanes. The minis
Try of war, it is said, believes that if
the experiments bear out the claims
aeroplaning long distances will be re-
lieved of one disadvantage-the neces-
sity of stopping for fuel.
The problem of concentrating gaso-
line, alcohol and petroleum has been
undertaken more than once, and its
success is said to be necessary before
aeroplaning is really practicable for
all purposes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
SHARKS FOND OF GUNNERY.
Practice of Cruisers In West Indies
Eagerly Watched.

The detachment of destroyers cruis-
ing in West Indian waters for torpedo
and gun practice in the vicinity of
Media Luna bay, Cuba, recently had
an unusual experience.
The sharks, with which these waters
abound, were keenly interested in the
torpedo practice. seeming to regard it
as performance arranged for their
exclusive benefit. With every torpedo
discharged white sharks, blue sharks,
tiger sharks and dogfish were off in a
bunch down the line full speed, but no
shark was able to do nine seconds
fiat, and even the big red nosed ham
merheads arrived putting and blowing
tome time after the torpedo was
broached.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

Baron Fucash speaks English with
slight accent" said the young wo-
man.
WELL" replied Mr.. Cumrox. 80 do
|. But it seems to make a great deal
Of difference whether an accent halls
from southern Europe or the banks of
the Muskingum."-W Washington Star
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Log Cabin Sayings.

Job was patient man. bur he never
had ter wait fer railroai train.
Ananias wuz kilt fer lyil'. In dis
day an time men gifts prize fer it.
De worp is so clost ter heaven you
kin almos' feel de wind fun de wings
of de angels.
Don't want no harp ter play wen |
gifts ter de end of de life race. I'll be
willin fer de yuther angels ter sing
me ter sleep.-Atlanta Constitution.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
A Bio One.

THAT new steamer they're building
is a whopper," says the man with the
shoe button nose.
Yes agrees the man with the re
calcitrant hair. but my uncle is going
to build one so long that when pas
senger gets seasick in one end of il
he can go to the other end and be clear
away from the storm" Life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

Gold valued at approximately $780,
)55,214 was mined in the United States
and Alaska last year. a decrease of $3,-
61S,1S6 from the record output of
1909. Alaska, Colorado and South Da-
kota producing less than formerly and
California. Nevada and Arizona more.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
When Tea Is Served.

Women nowadays are often too busy
with the many activities of the day to
dress expressly for afternoon tea in an
elaborate and artistic tea gown. The
Illustration shows an attractive black
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Anything to ObIige.

Man In the LOwer-I say, madam,
what the mischief
Lady In the Upper-Oh, won't you
please go somewhere else? I've tried,
and l simply can't sleep while there's
a man under the bed!-Puck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
AS II Happens.

"How's Green getting along in his
new place"
"Not as well as at first. You see.
he's been there long enough now to
know more than the men who employ
him."-Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Evidently eettina Better. =.

Visitor-The attendants treat you
kindly and considerably, hope.
Patient lin hOspitan-Yes, the nurses
have been very kind. but the surgeons
have treated me in the most cutting
manner you ever heard of.-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Thetis Bathes the Baby.

The mother of Achilles dipped him
in the magic stream.
"He can boast of taking a cold bath
every winter morning. she cried.
However. they always heard him
"holler" when he stuck his heel in.-
New York Sun.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
a Warm Hour.

Bacon-It is said that o'clock in
the morning is the coldest hour of the
twenty-four in nearly all seasons of
the year.
Egbert-But when a man gets home
at that hour and his wife meets him
at the door it's very hard for him to
realize it-Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Mean.

You used to say" she complained
that you could hear the rustic of an
gels wings whenever was near you"
Yes" he bitterly replied, II thought
that was what it was. but have since
learned chat it was merely the creak-
ing of your corset "-Chicago Record
Herald
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
No Wonder,

Whats the matter with you this
morning?" said the ounce TO the pear.
You look pretty seedy."
II haven't been able to sleep for two
nights" said the pear. Il heard Mrs.
Binks say she was going to put me
up in preserves next Saturday.
Wouldn't that jar your Harper s
Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
KilIinu Suspense.

ELLA told me Bill was awfully nerv-
Gus when he proposed"
"Maybe, but so was she until he did
sol''-Spokane Spokesman-Revie
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
There Was a Reason,

Look here, my lady" exclaimed the
thrifty man to his eXtravagant wife.
you're carrying too much sail"
why should that worry your she
retorted.
Because l have to raise the wind;
that's why."-New York Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
PENGUIN Eaas Popular.

About G00,000 penguin eggs are gath
cred from nearby islands and sold for
food in Cape Colony each year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
w. c.. SPRY
AUCTIONEER
HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE
IN STATE.

ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at S35
a. 10 and 2.4S p. m, week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at LEO
and sos p. m. week days.
Saturday only. Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. IN. and leaves at
$50 p. m.
Sunday trains leave 2.4S and ar
rive at 7.02.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
IN ESTATE OF
ANNA NJ. WIZARD,
Late OF Texas Township, Wayne Co., Pa.
All persons indebted to said estate are noti-
fled to make immediate payment to the un-
dersigned : and those having claims against
the said estate are notified to present them
duly attested for settlement.
VILLAS Compton and William Compton,
Executors.
Honesdale. Pa. Jan. IL 1911.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL STATE
MENT OF THE
Wayne Co. Farmers Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE co.
OF
WAYNE COUNTY PA.
CAPITAL.
WAYNE COUNTY PA.

CAPITAL.
Amount insured Dec. 81, 1909. s., 1854, ,090. 90
Amount insured during 1870. 932, 190. 90
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

Amt of insurance Dec 81, 1910 So 997. 1871. 90
Premium notes Dec. 81, 1870. 159,SS724
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
DROVE MULE TEAM
TO SANGERFEST
Texas German Came All the Way to
Milwaukee to Hear the
Singing.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service J
MILWAUKEE,, June 24.-The Nat
ional German Sangerfeast reached its
climax tonight when the massed cho-
rus of 9,40O voices gave the last con-
cert of the triennial gathering.
Next years sangerfest city will be
selected Sunday morning. Officers
will be elected at the same time Lou
isville, KY, is strong bidder for the
sangerfest and indications point to
the reelection of Charles G. Schmidt
of Cincinnati as president. Love OF
his native folk lore songs caused R.
w. Wurzburg of Dallas, Tex, accomp-
anied by his family to make the long
trip to this city with mule team and
covered wagon. He was on the road
seven weeks and will return home by
rail.
The great chorus was under the di.
rection of Albert S. Kramer, Max
Zach and Herman A. zeitz.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
PATHETIC END
OF LONG SEARCH.
Father Finally Locates the Body Of
His Son on Dissectlns Table,
Partially Cut by Knives
OF the Students.
DISAPPEARED YEAR AGO
Boy Died Of Tuberculosis and Faded
Out Of Sight to Prevent
Responsibility to
Parents.

lGate City Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, June PA pa
thetic story was told the state author
tiles tonight when c. S. Sanberg re-
ported finding the body of his son on
a dissecting table at the State Uni
versity at Boulder, Colo, after a
search lasting one year and extending
to all parts of the country.
The youth, Carl Anton Sanberg,
was victim of tuberculosis. One
year ago he disappeared from his
home here after telling his parents
that he knew he was dying of con-
sumption and that he intended to re-
lieve them of the worry and respon-
sibility of caring for him.
The lad was then in the last stage
of tuberculosis His father searched
hospitals and sanitariums in all parts
of the country and finally, discourag
ed, began to investigate the deaths OF
unidentified persons in Denver One
of these led to the state university
medical department where the grie1
stricken father this afternoon came
upon the corpse of his son, partially
dissected by the knives of the stu
dents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
THE yvEA TTT FIR.

WASHINGTON. June e4.-Fore-
cast:
illinois Continued unsettled wealth
er with occasional showers Sunday
and Monday somewhat warmer Sun
day.
Missouri and Iowa-Showers and
cooler Sunday or Sunday night, pre-
ceeded by higher temperature Sun
day: Monday unsettled, probably
local showers and somewhat cooler.
Local Observations.
June. Bar Ther Wind. Weather
"a I am. ). 80 80 75 Sc Cldy
"a pm. 20 81 rs S Clear
Rainfall for past "a hours, 55 hun
dredths
River above low water of 1864 8
feet tenths
Change in "a hours, fall tenths.
Mean temperature, June "a, rs
Highest temperature, s4
Lowest temperature, II
Lowest temperature last night, 70.
The total rainfall from May 1 to
the evening of Friday, June %. was
only 052 in or 0.03 In. less than that
which fell in the showers Saturday
morning
FRED z. GosEw1sCH.
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
1t Was the First Time They Met But
They Wasted Nc Time and
Both Of Them Were Soon
Shot.
MURDER OVER WOMAN
Erickson Shot Brooks and Then
Probably Killed Himself When
Police Had Him
Cornered.
Gate CITY LEASED Wire Service l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, June 24-Thomas Erick-
son, Al, is dead and Harry Rookie, 40,
is dying at the hospital with a bullet
below his heart, as result of
quarrel over Mrs. Inga Bjorkson
Erickson did not meet death until he
had shot Rookie, barricaded himself
in the house and wrote two letters,
intending to commit suicide. Whether
he killed himself or was shot by n
policeman is not known.
The men wee rivals for the hand
OF Mrs. Bjorkson, 3S, who lived in
the same building that Erickson did.
Both men visited her frequently. They
never met until tonight. The men
stepped out on the front porch.
Erickson shot Rookie. Rookie stagger-
ed off the porch into the arms of a
county hospital Meanwhile Inspec-
tor Healy with several policemen sur
rounded the house where Erickson had
barricaded himself. They called on
him to surrender. His answer was Il
fusilade of bullets. The police re.
turned the fire.
dickson was found dead with a
bullet through his temple. On table
were two letters. one giving an un
dertaker instructions relative to his
body, and the other deciding his house
hold effects and other goods to an.
needy persons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
SCHOOL BOY
FULL OF GRIT
Expelled, ousted by Bouncers and
Acts as His Own Lawyer at
HI. Trial.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June Unable
to secure a lawyer and failing to OBJ
tain the fifth continuance, Courtney
Gonterman today decided to be his
own lawyer in the trial on a charge
of disturbing the peace of the pupils
and teachers of the Granite City
high school However, in spite of his
lawyer-like cross examination of for
mer teachers the jury found him
guilty and fined him 81 after delib-
Grating more than an hour tonight.
Although expelled by the board of
education, Gonterman persisted in his
determination to secure an education.
Bouncers were employed to keep him
off the school premises.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
DEMOCRATS USE
UP ALL FUNDS
Lower Branch is Dead Broke With
Many Unpaid Bills Com
ing In.

tGate City Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Repub-
lican members of the house were
gleeful tonight over the admission by
Representative Fitzgerald, (dem., N.
Y.) chairman of the appropriations
committee of the house, today, that
the lower branch national legislature
was dead broke on account OF ex-
penses incurred by the democratic
investigations. Claims are now pour
ing in, mostly for stenographic work
in reporting the hearings of the in
vestigating committees. Scores of
witnesses are as yet unpaid. On the
ground that today's session was set
aside for eulogies of the life of the
late Senator Daniel of Virginia, the
house voted that consideration of
Fitzgerald's request was not in order.
1t willsbe passed some time next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
George Ade and John T. Mccutcheon
Tied Up to Same Tree and
Relieved Of Their
valuables.
FAIRBANKS IN WHITE
Former vice-Presldent Looked Like
Spray Of MIX Being Shot
Up Into the
Sky.
[Gate City Leased Wire serytce.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June "a. -
Held UP by daring highwaymen,
George Ade, John T. McCutcheon, and
E. M. Holloway, all of Chicago, but
formerly of Indiana, were today bound
to neighborly and friendly trees on
the outskirts of Indianapolis and
robbed Of everything of value found
lurking about their clothes. After be-
ing backed up to the trees the victims
were also compelled to stand hitched
while long line of automobiles bear
ing the Indiana society of Chicago,
filed by to the grounds where the So
ciety's annual outing was held.
The "hold-up' was the first of 4
series of stunts" carried out today
by the local committee which planned
the entertainment of the returning
"exiled" boosters.
Old fiddlers, bun eating contests,
dressing races and mild" amuse-
ments kept the 500 picnickers busy
during occasional showers, which al
SO drove many to the much advertised
emergency hospital"
To gain admittance to the hospital
it was necessary to knock three times.
The "knocker" would then be allowed
to advance to the operating table,
which was long mahogany affair
with brass rail on which patients
might rest one foot. Immediately on
arriving on the grounds George AIDE
sprinkled, confetti path leading to
wards the hospital sign For friends
who asked me to look out for them,
he said.
With most of the picnickers on the
grounds, w. D. Nesbit suddenly had
an inspiration to write sentimental
poem when he saw the milky way fol
the first time in his life. Close in
vestigation disclosed the fact that the
streak of white reaching far up into
4 the sky was merely former v j
| President Fairbanks approaching il
white flannel suit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-25
ACTRESS AND
ATHLETE DROWNED
Their Launch is Found on Sand Bar
But Bodies Are Not

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CINCINNATI, O., June 24.-Up un-
til late tonight no trace had been
found of the bodies of Miss Martha
Kees, 20, known on the vaudeville
stage at Bonnie Hampton and A. ].
Handlemann. 27, a prominent Cincin-
natl athlete who are believed to have
been drowned in the Ohio river Fri
day night The two went oct in a
launch which was later found strand.
ed on sand bar. An all day search
today failed to reveal any trace of
the bodies.