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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29

shall have absolutely no poll
tics in my administration" he an
nounced emphatically. propose
to manage Philadelphia exactly as l
would go about it if it were a private
corporation, instead of a municipal
corporation"
But does Mr.. Blankenburg know of
any private corporation in which pol
itics does not play conspicuous
part? Do you? There is no walk of
life, no vocation or avocation, in
which politics is not played constant
ly Ordinary tact is politics.
The word politics is derived from
Greek word meaning citizen. One
of it's definitions is pertaining to a
constitutional, as distinguished from
a despotic, form of government" In
other words, that which is of or be-
longs to the citizen is political in its
nature. Nero might have been call
ed non-political George Washing
ton was a politician.
A representative body is of neces-
sity a political body. A question af-
fecting the whole people is political.
Tariff is political and can never be
anything else, although new forms
of dealing with it may reduce the log
rolling to minimum.
AS a manufacturer and an employ
er of labor, Mr.. Blankenburg must
know as well as anybody else how
important it is to play politics in his
own office, to mollify this subordin-
ate, to discipline that one, to reward
here and punish there.
The father who induces his child
to study or to work voluntarily and
enthusiastically through indirect
methods is playing politics. We have
politics in the school room, politics in
church, politics everywhere except in
the grave.
"Ah! but that is politics in its
best sense you protest.
Not necessarily. Mr.. Blanken-
burg's method of rewarding and pun
ishing his employees in the factory
may be very unfair and unjust. The
fathers devices for governing his
children with the least possible fric-
ton may be unwise. Most of us
know how often church politics is
not politics in it's best sense"
And politics in it's worst sense is
only a good thing poorly or wickedly
done.
When Mr.. Blankenburg says that
he will give Philadelphia an admins.
tration absolutely devoid of politics
he tells us in effect that he will give
| Philadelphia a regime devoid of com
mon sense, of tact and of good re
! suits. He tells us that he means tt
do something that neither he nor an!
other man can do. AS well nigh
he affirm that he will neither smik
nor frown during his tenure of of
flee, for both smiles and frowns ar,
political in their effect. The one il
intended to please for a purpose, tn,
other to intimidate.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
Only Yearly Paper Printed in Alaska

In the bad old days the masters of
the whaling vessels sailing from San
Francisco to the far North used to
give the Alaskan Eskimos raw fire
water" in order to secure the valu-
able furs they had obtained during
the long Arctic winter, says the jan
uary Wide World. Little they
dreamed that these fierce children of
the North would one day be so ad-
vanced as to print their own news
paper! After the terrible slaughter
by the whalers of the alcohol-fren-
zied natives at Cape Prince of Wales
in Bering Strait, it was rather
ticklish job for a white man to start
Bible class. Still, H. A. Thorn
ton attempted it, but he was shot
dead by a boy of IA, who was killed
in his turn by his own kinsman.
This affair happened in 1890. Two
years after w. T. Lopp appeared on
the scene with his wife. They set
tied at Cape Prince of Wales, and
year after year, until 1908, they
taught them bodybuilding, carpen-
The reindeer was introduced from
Sibedia, and Mr.. Lopp got his pupils
to learn to rear the herds. He also
taguht them bodybuilding, carpen-
to his valuable work, he had a small
press brought from the States, and
it was not long after that his will
ing pupils were able to compose and
print their own paper. This is prob
ably the only yearly newspaper in
the world-the Eskimo Bulletin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
THE EXPENSE OF THE GRANGE
Annually Costs County Nearly $780,
100000, But 1t Is Well Worth
the Expenditure.

A member of the order who is
skillful with his pencil, has figured
out that the grange annually costs
the country more than $50, 100000
to maintain; which amazing total is
reached by including the following
as the principal expense items:
Cost of the members time, nearly
100000 members, attending 100000
meetings every IL months cost of
transportation to same, steam and
electric cars, horses and automo-
biles; hall rent for 100000 nights;
10000 grange suppers every year;
time spent in preparation of 100000
lecture hour programs in 80 states;
printing; various incidentalS neces-
sary in the conduct of such a great
organization, in it's local, state and
national aspects. Thus tabulated,
the figurer is certain that his esti-
mate is not too high when he con-
cludes that it costs $50,000,000
every year to maintain the Grange
organization.
The other side of the question is
then taken up, proving that in spite
of it's tremendous cost, the Grange
is nevertheless a profitable invest
ment for the country. Among its
compensating benefits are mentioned
these: Its service to agriculture, by
increasing the efficiency of the tillers
of the soil, promoting greater inter-
est in the work and more courage
for success; enlarging the social op-
portunities in rural communities I;
giving the opportunity for self-de-
velopment afforded through the lee
ture hour; increasing purpose to
bring out the best and most worth
while side of life; cooperation with
church and school in all commend
able community undertakings; lend
ing a helping hand to civic progress
and the improved appearance of the
local environment; an added organ
lied factor for progressive legisla-
tion beneficial to the farmer and to
all residents of the country towns
bringing a distinct element of help
fulness into isolated farm homes,
awakening interest among the boys
land girls of the country, stimulating
wholesome rivalry, while promoting
needed community cooperation.
In short, the Grange is declared to
pay because it lives up to the best
definition that has ever been given OF
the Grange, which is this: The pur-
pose of the Grange is to develop the
individual capacity of each member
for the good of the whole; and then
in turn to organize the power of the
whole for the good of each individual
member" Surely if the Grange is
living up to that purpose, along the
lines that have been indicated, it is
worth all it costs, no matter how
great that cost may be. However
the balance sheet" in question is
interesting and will tend to give
many people a new realization of the
order, its size and It's possibilities.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
To Prevent Fires.

Here are a few don'ts that are
especially applicable to the present
holiday season and If observed may
result in the prevention of fires dur
ing the Christmas season:
Don't leave oil lamps burning or
draft on the stove or furnace while
away from your home.
Don't decorate store rooms or win
dows with cotton or inflammable ma
terial.
Don't place anything that will ig-
mite rapidly near gas jet, steam
pipe or electric wire.
Don't allow smoking around
crowded store rooms or in cellars
where boxes or packages are packed
and unpacked.
Don't forget to make careful in
spection of stores or premises before
closing up or retiring for the night.
Don't use cotton for decorating
Christmas trees in the homes.
Don't allow children to light can
dies on Christmas trees.
Don't place candles on trees so
that when burning the flames will
ignite the decorations. Place the
candles in a fireproof casing, not in
celluloid castings that are generally
used.
Don't allow matches to be within
the children's reach.
Don't fill bucket with water and
put it where you can't find it in case
a fire should break out, but keep it
close at hand so it can be used
promptly when needed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
THE WAY THE FARMERS FEEL.
Representing U. S. Agriculturists,
the Grange Has Aided in the
Fight Against Reciprocity.

When the Grange, in many states,
took up the fight against Canadian
reciprocity and declared that it rep
resented the sentiment of the farm
ers of the country, there were many
who loudly proclaimed that the
farmers were being misrepresented
and that the latter were not really
opposed to reciprocity"
Since then a perfect Hood of let
ters from the farmers has poured in
upon Washington, and no doubt any
longer exists that the farmers of
the country, as a whole, are against
the measure, positively and unmis-
takably. How one Ohio farmer feels
about it is seen in an episode be-
tween Deputy w. ]. Edgerton, of
Belmont county, and his congress-
man, which shows distinctly the
Grange-farmer sentiment in that
state. Mr.. Edgerton wrote the con-
gresham his views on reciprocity,
expressed in a courteous, proper
way. The congressman did not
think it necessary to reply, evidently,
but instead sent the usual congress
Sional salve-a package of free
seeds. This was little too much
for Brother Edgerton and he return
Su IhS oSSuS W Lie WIFI JuG
following letter:
" see by your recent vote that
you are more interested in the well
fare and prosperity of the farmers
of Canada than of those of your dis
trict. / am returning to you the
seeds which came to my address this
morning, with the suggestion that
you send them to some of your Cana
dian farmer friends. 1t is an insult
to any intelligent farmer to send
him bunch of cheap seeds after you
have voted to rob him of markets
rightfully his own. This is especial
ly true when the seeds were pur-
chased with his money and without
his consent. Some of the statesmen
Cd of to-day will later learn that
for every dollar the purchasing pow
er of the farmer is reduced the ma
tion must suffer a two-fold loss. AL
low me to suggest that you later
may have plenty of time to mediate
on the fact that farmers of your dis
trict believe in exact justice to all
classes and will be content with
nothing else. Your Grange consti-
tuents have gone to the square deal
school too long to accept an
apology"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
DAN RICE, APOSTLE
OF SCIENCE, WINS.
His Apple Growing Methods Near
New bloomfield, Win Converts.

New Bloomfield, Win Converts.
Dan Rice, of near New Bloomfield,
Perry county, has proved, he says,
that he can raise apples better by
following the advice given by the
Division of Economic Zoology than
some of the farmers who live in his
vicinity who went along for years
with old methods and nearly lost
their trees.
Some years ago Rice moved into
the locality and the farmers were
Mortified when he announced that he
intended planting an orchard on the
top of a mountain where only weeds
had grown before.
Rice's orchard bore better and
more fruit than the orchards of the
men down in the valley. His crops
increased with the years while those
of the farmers dwindled. Their
fruit was small, runty and wormy.
His was large, perfectly shaped and
commanded twice as high price as
that of the farmers.
Finally the farmers went to Rice
and asked him to show them the
methods he used. Last spring he Of
fered to take care of six of their
orchards, provided that they give
MIN Oue-ldlI the crop. AS CnelT
crops never had amounted to much
they readily agreed. He sprayed
and pruned their trees, according to
the most advanced methods and the
result was more and better apples.
In all the orchards the farmers in
gathering their half crops received
this fall more apples than they had
when the entire crop was theirs, and
the apples were larger and more per-
feet. Owing to the spraying the ap-
pies were free from fungus growths
and it has been possible for the
farmers to store their apples until
such time as the demand will give
them much higher prices than they
have ever before known.
The farmers about New Bloom
field, who engaged Rice to do their
spraying and pruning, have told him
that he can continue to take care OF
their orchards in the future on the
same basis.
Rice has large vault which will
hold 1900 bushels, and from this he
is able to ship the finest grade of ap-
pies raised in that part of the state
The packing part is left to tice's
daughter, who has develop Il the
work in way comparable only tC
the methods used in the West.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
DIR. Funk's Apple Bulletin Issued.

The State Department of Agricul-
ture has just issued the second edi-
tion of Fruits for Pennsylvania, a
bulletin of the department written
by DR.. j. H. Funk, of Boyertown.
The first edition was written and
issued a number of years ago and
the supply of copies was long since
exhausted. The last Legislature
specifically authorized the second
edition. All department bulletins
are limited to one edition to prevent
a repetition of the Warren bird-book
scandal of the Hastings administra-
tion and when a pamphlet is ex-
hausted no further supply can be
obtained unless special act be
passed.
DR.. Funk's new publication is
along the lines of his former one ex-
cept that 1t has been brought up to
date. DR.. Funk treats of the theory
and practice of fruit growing in
Pennsylvania generally and treats
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29
NoN-PoLITTCAL GOVERNMENT.

Mayor Blankenburg, of Philadel-
phia, announced to the Pennsylvania
Society in New York, at its thirteenth
annual dinner last Saturday, that he
proposed to give Philadelphia some
political administration.
Without question Mr.. Blanken-
burg means what he says. Loud
murmurs of discomfort from the "re-
form" leaders in his home city indi-
cate that he has already started in to
annihilate politics and incidentally
the Keystone party-and himself.
Mr.. Blankenburg has been asked
to make certain appointments as a
matter of policy. He refused on the
grounds that policy ought to have
nothing to do with appointments.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29

The very opprobrium attaching to
the word politics" represents the
best achievement of particular
kind of politics energetically played
for the last decade or more.
Do not be party to perpetuating
this ludicrous error of condemning
politics as anything unworthy, some
thing intrinsically vicious.
On the contrary, it is basically
good.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29

When my daughter was years
old she sat gazing at the notes on a
piece of music, when she suddenly
looked up and said: Mamma,
here's lot of little boys on wire
fence" and, looking down at it, said,
after moments thought, "and some
of 'em got hats on. n."-Exchange.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-29

specifically of methods to be followed
with apples, peaches, pears, cherries,
grapes and other fruits. Spraying is
also treated in some detail.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Saturday, June 10th, 1911,

at the court house door in the city of
Paris, KY, at about the hour of II
O'Clock a. m, sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder on a
credit of SIX months undescribed
property or enough thereof to pay
plaintiffs debt, interests and costs in
cluding the cost of sale to-wit: Debt
and interests 1927. Is; costs including
costs of sale, $685. amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of 42l, ,l3, and
the plaintiffs have lien prior and
superior to all other liens and claims
for material furnished by the plaintiffs
and used i'm the construction of two
story frame dwelling house constructed
for Mrs. Laura Virgins by her code
fendant. Albert Wright. upon the fol-
lowing described real estate owned by
the defendant, Mrs. Laura Wiggirs.
| which is situated in the neighborhOod
of Hutchinson. County of Bourbon,
State of Kentucky, and is part of
the land devised to Mrs. Laura Wig
gins by the la st will of her father. G..
Alexander, said house being a two
story frame house erected by the de-
fendart, Albert Wright, for Mrs.
Laura Virgins.
The purchaser will be required to
execute bond with approved surety
bearing interest from day of sale until
paid. payable to the undersigned
Master Commissioner.
RUSSELL Ma nm. NJ. C. B. G. G.
K. M. Dickson, Attorney.
M, F. Kenrey, Aurtioneer.
J N l6 % 80 il
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
DEATHS.

4 The funeral services of John Ward
Wright, who committed suicide Thurs
day afternoon by shooting himself
with a shotgun, was held at the resi-
dence of his father. j. w. Wright, on
the Hume & Bedford pike Saturday
morning at 10 80 o'clock. Rev. b. M.
Shiva conducted the services. Burial
in Paris cemetery. The pall-bearers
were james Wilson. William O'NeaI.
Clarence Wright, Harry Baldwin. I.
A. Williams and Carl Williams.
Miss Katurah Schooler. 81 years
old. died at the home of her nieces,
Misses Roberta and Mary GOrham. in
Clintonville Friday ruorning. the cause
of her death being old age. Miss
Schooler had been in declining health
for about a year. The funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at 2 30
O'Clock at the residence of Mrs.
Thomas Gorham, conducted by Eloer
Sanders. The Increment took place
at the ClintonvilIe cemetery.
Mrs. Sallie J. Bragg, aged 80
years, of Charlottesville, Va. died at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. j. w.
Payne on the Winchester pike at ten
O'Clock Friday night of carcinoma.
The body was shipped to Charlottes-
Vile Saturday morning by Undertaken
George w. Davis. il being accompanl-
ed to that place by Mr.. J. w. Payne.
No services were held here, the burial
to take place at her late home in Nir'
ginia.
Mr.. Polk Wilson, aged 90. died al
his home in Lexington at nine O'Clock
Saturday evening. He was the son oil
Uriah Wilson, of Bourbon county. lie
leaves a wife. Mrs. Millie +. Wilson,
and five children William Wilson, Joe
b. Wilson. Lee Wilson. of Missouri
Jane L. Wilson, of Bourbon county
and Mrs. Mary Swope. of Lexington
The body will be taken to Winchester
this morning. then to North Middle,
town. where the funeral will be held
at 10 80 a. m. The burial will be il
the family lot in the North Middle
| town cemetery.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Saturday, June 10th, 1911,

at the court house door in the city OF
Paris, KY. about eleven O'Clock a. m.
sell at public auction tn the highest
and best bidder on credit of six and
twelve months for equal parts of the
purchase money the land described in
said judgment and ordered to be sold
in the above styled action towit:
A certain tract of land in Bourbon
county Kentucky, on the waters OF
Brush Creek, containing fifty-nine (59)
acres, three (3) rods and eighteen QS)
poles, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the letter "A" post
at the edge of a stone fence on the
east side of Brush Creek, corner to j.
]. Letton, and running N. sc Ia, w.
l3 4-10 poles to figure l, in the middle
of the Flat Rock & JackstoWn turn
pixies, a conner to r. P. Hopkins and
lot No. 2; then along the pike S. ID
1-2, E. 10 4-10 poles to 2; then 5. s..
w. 38 poles to :in said pike, corner
lot 2 then N. S5, W. 1888 poles to q.
a stake curner to same: then ). 5, w.
al 4-l0 poles to 5, post in Hamilton s
line, corner to same. then with said
line S. 623, f. 81. 76 poles to D,a stone
on the ives, side of Brush Creek, cor
ner to said Hamilton; then with
another of Hamilton's lines S. $50; +.
| 81 2-l0 poles to E. d stone, corner to
same in the line of the Banta land ;
then with the same N. 60, +. 62. 2e
poles to +, stone, corner to Mrs.
Hopkins; then N. 29a. w. 1924 poles
to q. the end OF the stone fence, COZ
ner to same; then N. so Ia, w. 81
$40 poles to Ii in Brush creek, corner
to same; then N. 2 IA, K. 54.SS poles
| to the beginning, and being the same
land conveyed to Mamie +. Hopkins
| by William Myall. Special Commits
| sioner, by deed of record in Deed Book
| "a, page sc, Bourbon County Court
| Clerk Office.
| There is to be excepted from the
foregoing tract the following describ-
ed tract of land heretofore conveyed
to John Ii. Jockey, to-wit:
Beginning at l, an iron pin IT
center of said pike, corner Hamilton
Farm Company thence, leaving the
pike and running with said company:
line N. SAG, w. 27.4 poles to 2. pos'
in end of wire fence. corner to same
thence S. 81, w. 4l.4O poles to 3.
point in end of wire fence. corner t.
| same tIeUCe -. OL ii, Il. IJ.OO pOiC'
to 4, an iron pin in center of said pike
corner to same in Mamie K. Hopkins
line thence, with the middle of sal
pike N. 81, 4. 81 "a poles to the begin
ming, containing seven (O acres, thre
(3) rods and thirty three (33) poles o
land, and being a part of the sam
land conveyed tC Mamie E. Hopkn
by deed of record in Deed Book "a
page SO, Bourbon County Clerk
office, the said conveyance being frOr
Laban Lotions heirs, deed Book 81
page 62.
The purchaser will he required t
execute bonds with approved suret
bearing interest at the rate of six pc
cent per annum from day of sale unit
paid. payable to the undersigne
Master Commissioner.
RUSSELL MANN,lM. c. B. c. c.
f. M. Dickson. Attorney.
Nj. F. Kenney, Auctioneer.
M 10 %, 80
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16

DIR. Louis Frank, of Louisville,
was the guest Sunday of his mother,
Mrs. Julia Frank.
Mrs. Carl Robbins, of Winchester,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
j.. w. Bramblett.
Mrs. C, ri G odwin, Cairo, Egypt,
Mrs. Rhodes Shackleford, Richmond,
are guests of friends here.
Miss Nettie WassOn, of Millers-
burg, was the guest Sunday of Miss
,, frankie Clark in East Paris.
Mrs. John Dean and Mrs. Edward
Burke nave returned from a visit to
Mrs. Stella Burke. in Maysville.
Miss Jessie Mae Ockerman. who
has been visiting in Richmond for
several days. returned home yester-
day.
Mrs. q. p. Clay and daughter, Miss
Eleanor Clay, are visiting Mrs. Clay's
aunt. Mrs. Webbie Chorn, in Mt. Ster.
ling.
Miss Helen Nippert. of Latonia,
and Mrs. Morgan Downs, of Latonia,
we're guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
z. Nippert.
Mrs. l.. H. Myers, of Fort Myers,
Fla will arrive this week to spend
the summer with her daughter, Mrs.
G. p. Cook.
Mrs. w. p. Hume, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis at her home on
Second street several days ago, does
not improve.
Mrs. j. M. Hall is recovering rap
idly after an operation at Good Samar-
itan Hospital and will be able to re-
tIrn home this week.
-Messrs. r. b. Dlckerson and
Aaron Cassity, delegates fr)m the
Paris Tent Knights of the Maccabees,
att ended the State Convention held in
Maysville last week.
Mr.. J. H. Doty, delegate from the
Imperial Encampment of this city,
| will leave this morning for Ashland &c
attend the meeting of the Grand En-
| campment. He will be ACCOMPANIED
by Judge K. B. January and Mr.. Jos.
Farris.
The Richard Hawes Chapter. Unit
ed Daughters OF the COnfedreacy, will
meet at their room in the court house
Friday afternoon. May 10. at 2:3O
o'clock. The program, which will be
made up entirely of personal reminis-
cences. will be very interesting. The
hostesses for the occasion will De Mrs.
Chas. Gilkey and Mrs. 6. c. Leer.
Among the twenty-five prominent
Il of m
pie at Little Rock. Ark. to attend the
reunion this week will be General
Easil Duke, Louisville, Capt. JAS. X.
Rogers. Col. Henry Stone. Louisville
Capt. jas. ID. Leathers, Louisville, eX
Senator Jas. b. McCreary. Judge
Robt. j. Breckenridge, Danville, Judge
Jas. II. Mulligan, Lexington, and Hon
E. NJ. Dickson, of this city.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
No Game Here T Oday.

The game scheduled to be played at
White Park this afternoon between
the urbonites and Colts was by
agreement transferred to Lexington
IN account of the knight Templar
Conclave which is in progress in that
city. A special car for these from
Paris who wish TO witness the first
game of the season between the most
desperate rivals in the Blue Grass
League. The car will leave Paris at
EDe o'clock and rate of 60 cents fol
the round trip has been arranged.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
STUART & O'BRIEN.
Fire i'm L. E N. Yards.

. Fire which broke out in the oil house
of the l.. & N. in the north yards Fri
day night destroyed the building ard
its contents, about thirty five barrels
of oil. a passenger coach which was
setting in front of the building. The
work shops to the north side of the oil
house were badly damaged but the
contents were saved. The loss is esti-
mated at So. 500 on the oil house and
its contents, while the passenger coach
was valued at about So. 600.