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The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
cAell0STR0.
Effect Of . Draft Of the Notorious
Charlatan's Elixir Of Life.

Effect Of . Draft Of the Notorious
chsrlatan's Elixir Of Life.
Cagliostro. the famous eighteenth
century charlatan. was the hero Of
many strange stories. A great lady
who was also. unfortunately for her
self, an old one and was unable to re-
sign herself to the fact was reported
to have consulted CagliostrO. who gave
her vial Of the precious liquid (his
wine of Egypt. with the strictest I'm
junction to take two drops when the
moon entered its last quarter. While
waiting for this period to arrive the
lady who desired to be rejuvenated
shut up the vial In her wardrobe and
the better to insure its preservation in
formed her maid that it was q remedy
for the collie.
Fatal precaution! BY some mis-.
chance ON the following night the maid
was seized with the very malady Of
which her mistress had spoken. Re
Numbering the remedy 50 fortultously
ut hand. she got up. opened the ward.
robe and emptiei the vial at q draft.
The next morning she went. as usual.
to wait ON her mistress. who looked at
her in surprise and asked her what she
wanted. Thinking the old lady had
had q stroke In the night. she said:
"Oh. madam, don't you know me? I
am your maid"
MY maid is a woman Of fifty" Vas
the reply. land you
But she did not finish the sentence.
The woman had caught a glimpse Of
her face in mirror. The wine Of
Egypt had rejuvenated her thirty
years!
CaglioStrO's valet was as great q
rogue as he and posed equally as
monger. "Your MASTER" said
q skeptic to him one day. ''is taking M
all in. Tell me. is it true that he was
present mt the marriage at CanaY
You forget. sir" was the reply, II
have only been in his service q cen
lury."
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
SMOKING MERRIHUANA.


Il Fi1js Mexican Poems With Sen,s-
! thing Like >0slir;um Trsmsns.
Water bugs and worms are amcns
the tidbits I'm which the Mexican peon
delights. He catches his bugs as they
) skim along the top Of fresh water
ponds, drying them and then eatin:
them with as much zest as an Ameri-
can hoy eats peanuts. As near rs the
peon can explain It. their flavor Is
something. on the order Of the chest
nut. but As no white man has ever
tried eating water bugs. or il he has
doesn't dare confess it. the exact taste
OF these Mexican mOrsels can't be de-
scribed very accurately.
The poems dote. too. on the nice.
fat pulque worm. This insect is about
two inches long and half an inch thick.
They fry the dainty in grease AMI
pack 1t in brown paper packages Of
q dozen worms. which fetch cents
q paper. An industrious pulque worm
collector makes q good living.
The worm inhabits the maguey or
pulque plant. from which Is distilled
the aqua miel. or honey water. Of
Mexico. After twenty.four hours fer
mentation It is very intoxicating. Aft
er the Mexican has primed himself
with several drinks Of aqua miel and
has smoked half h dozen cigarettes
made Of the dried leaf Of the merri-
huana weed and brown paper he is
ready for any crime Of violence.
This combination Of stimulant and
narcotic has the effect Of deludinx the
victim into thinking that his enemy
and every peon has choice collection
Of enemies-is q pysmy in stature. At
the same time It gives him an idea
that he IL Tremendously strong and
wonderfully brave. 20 he ssliies forth
to make mincemeat Of his enemy or |
enemies and, a. q rule. lands in the
local calaboose.
One Of the peculiar effects Of mer-
Tijuana smoking 10 to distort the size
II all animals, making them Of enor-
nous size and horrible shape. The
Imoker 10 filed with q horrible fear.
'omething like the horrors brought on
y delirium tremens. A kitten or q
PUPPY to his distorted vision appears
10 some terrible creature. A common
light In Mexico II to see q swarthy
.Sreaser." armed to the teeth, fee in
seror from q small dog. while be
would fearlessly attack any man with
I'D knife or his machete.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

The term 'cabaI' as applied to So
cret factions of any kind had its rise
In England about 1861. being first ap
piled TO the cabinet Of Charles II. and
formed from the initials Of the cabi,
net members names-Lord Clifford
Lord Ashley. the Duke of Ruckfng-
ham. Lord Arlington and the Duke
Of Lauderdale-C. \. II. 4. L. Since
that day it has been customary. i'm all
English speaking lands ut least. to ap-
ply the name to any secret cOnclave.
especially I'm politics.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Manners Versus Msnnerism,

There's vast difference between
manners and manneriSm. For in
stance. manners takes fits soup softly
and quietly. while mannerism gargles
1t. Manners says, "Parss the buttah.
please" while mannerism bites a
chunk out Of n piece Of bread and
shutters. ''Slip me the grease. will
yOu:"-Detroit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
ouoer skirts IN Van.

In the Island Of Stone Money" d
W. h. Furnlss tells Of the female fash.
ions Of the natives Of Zap. the most
westerly Of the Caroline islands. and
expresses wonder that the women are
30 rarely burned to death.
I'm the first place. their skirts are
composed Of four or i've layers of
dried leaves and strips Of bast and are
SO voluminous and distended that they
stand out all around the body, outrival.
ing the old fashioned hoopskirts. Even
when sitting down the women are sur.
rounded by q mound Of veritable tin.
der. In the second place, they are for.
ever striking matches to light their
cigarettes: nay. worse even. they carry
about with them, for the sake Of econ
omy, the glowing husk Of q eocoanut.
and neither to matches nor husk do
they give the slightest heed, striking
the one reckleesly over their own skirts
Or absentmindedly resting the other
against the skirts Of their neighbor.
Yet IN spite Of this utter recklessness
never did zee skirt catch Ore. One
month at longest IS the life Of a wom-
ans dress: then the old skirt IS burned
and brand new one plated. with no
tedious fittings at the dressmakers
nor depressing bills to pay"
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
eisbon's Names.

Lisbon. the capital Of Portugal.
sometimes claims to have been found.
ed by Ulysses in the course Of his
wanderinGs. But. according to the
London Chronicle. there is no doubt
that Ulyssippo is only a fanciful YER
sion Of Olisipo. the most ancient name
Of what was probably at first a Phoe-
nician city. When the Romans ab-
sorbed and municipalized Oiisipo 1t be-
came Felicitas Julia. but in the hands
Of the Moslems 1t slipped back to
Lashbuna. Byron's line in ''Childe
Harold" What beanties does Lisboa
first unfoldr' gives the Portuguese
spelling Of the name.today..
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Provided For In Advance.

A playwright in an interview in New
York said that without attention to the
minutest details theatrical success
could rarely be attained.
And yet" he added. smiling. "even
this grand virtue Of attention to de-
tails may be carried to excess. Thus q
certain playwright said At rehearsal
to his leading man:
Now. remember. John, after you
speak this line. Helen. I will save you
though I perish" pause and watt fof
the applause
But the leading man sneered and
answered cynically:
How do you know there'll be any
applause-
THAT Il my business. not yours,
John the playwright answered. With
calm confidence" -washington-Star.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
METE0RlC DUST.


IN U0vioi6lo but Constant Shower q
Tiny Hollow Steel Bale.
Meteoric dust is composed Of minute
hollow spheres Of steel that look I'M
der the microscope like leaden shot
; They are infinitely finer than grains
Of sand Their origin is interesting
Meteors. or shooting stars as they are
generally called. have from the begin.
ming Of things been bombarding the
world at a rate estimated by the high.
est authority at many thousands an
hour. Owing to the earth's protecting
envelope Of air very few Of these mis-
siles reach rs. In size meteors vary
from q few ounces to many pounds in
weight. and 1t is only very occasion
ally that one Is Of sufficient dimensions
to survive the passage Of 50 to 100
miles through an atmosphere increas-
ing in density as the earth Is ap-
preached. The speed at which they
enter the atmosphere, calculated at not
less than thirty-fvs miles q second.
generates such inteuse heat by fric-
don that the iron Of which the meteor
principally consists Is Immediately re-
duced to IN incandescent vapor, which
d the luminous tain 50 frequently
seen In the heavens on a clear night
The vapor rapidly cools and con-
denses In the form Of these minute
particles. which assume the spherical
form, as does shot during its fall from
the top Of a tower. Finally the lit
tie spheres are scattered by the winds
and currents In the upper regions and
gradually descend in their millions as
m Invisible but never ending shower.
The perfect condition in which the
spheres are found is due to tho pres
ence Of certain noneorrosive elements
found by analysis to be present In the
metal Of meteors which have come to
earth.
These little spheres can be found ir
Utmost any sample Of dust. particles
where II has collected In sheltered re-
:esses or hollows. as in the gutter. on
he housetop or round the roots of old
rees and dry bitches. They may be
'eadily gathered by a magnet and
when mounted form an interesting OBJ
ect for the microscope. - Chicago ,
News. |
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
The WAY She Saw Il,

You must not mock people, Hazel
Once upon a time. the Bible says. a
crowd Of little children Knocked a good
man named Elisha. and two bears
came out Of the forest and killed for
ty-two Of them"
"wasn't that an awful thing for
their mothers?"-NewarkN News.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
A Dining Hint.

Fletcher says you should hold your
face down" when you are eating, So
that your tongue will hang rerpendic-
ularly in your mouth. To do this most
comfortably get down on your hands
and knees when you eat. explains the
Chicago Record Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
A Shock For 1snnysen.

II any one asked Holman Hunt
about persons he would tell delightful
ffank anecdotes concerning. maybe.
the great men he knew and loved and
measured exactly. He liked spice Of
fun In everything. too. and his face
boomed as he described q walk with
Tennyson he had lately taken. They
heard footsteps behind. and the great
man frowned. How they dog us.
Hunt: How shall we escape them?"
"Just sit on the stile TIL they pass"
said the matter Of fact artist. They
did 50. and two lads in knickerbockers
marched by swinging their sticks and
not even turning their heads. Tenny-
son was chapfallen.
DO you know. Hunt" he said. II do
not think they know who am"
VERY likely. my dear Tennyson. and
they would not even know IL you
told themr- "Recollections Of Holman
Hunt in London Academy.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
His Sole Dread.

aammOnd-DOn't you dread the ST.
lent watches Of the night? Martin
No; it's the cuckoo clocks that give me
aWay.-Harper's Bazar
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
His Spoeislty.

That clerk OF yours seems to be .
hard worker" "Yes. that's bis spe-
cialty." what - worLiny:" NO.
Seeming t0."-B0ston TRANSCRIPT
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

There IL hut one virtue-the eternal
sacrifice Of self.-Georgc Sand.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Literary aspirants should religiously
eschew polysyllabic photography. The
philosophical and pathological substruc
ture Of this principle is ineluctable
Excessively attenuated verbal sym.
bols inevitably induce unnecessary
completely and consequently exaggeF.
ate the obfuscation Of the mentality Of
the peruser. Conversely. expressions
which are reduced to the furthermost
minimum Of simpli6cation and COM
pactness. besides contributing realistic
vefisimilitude. constitute q much LEES
onefous handicap to the readers per-
speeacity.
Observe. for instance, the unmistak-
able and inescapable expressiveness Of
onomatopoetic. interjectional. mono
syllable utterances. especially when
motivated under strenuous emotional
circumstances. How much more ap-
pealing Is their euphonious pulchritude
than the preposterous and pretentious
pomposity Of elongated verbisge.-Life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15

sang Jack and Jill Went up the
shingles fly.
The Rev. A. L. Whitaker, rector
of Grace Protestant Episcopal
church, Honesdale, conducted the
devotional exercises, following
which Profs. Mark Greasy, Hawley,
and j. H. Kennedy, Pleasant
Mount, were elected vice-presidents,
and Prof. A. H. Howell, White Mills,
and Mrs. Alma j. G. Dix, Homes
dale, auditors of the convention.
Prof. Kehler stating the law
specifies that the accounts of last
years institute shall be made pub
lie, Miss Vera Murray, treasurer of
the association, reported as follows:
Receipts: Cash on hand, $205.15;
enrolment fees, $491; door receipts,
$284.1O; song books, so; commits
sioners' clerk, 5000; total $11S0.85;
expenditures: day instructors, $424.-
rs; evening entertainments, $275;
board, $31; printing, $50.35; rent,
$40; juvenile orchestra, "a; secre-
tary, $40; livery, 81; pianist, $5;
song books, $22; association, $48.20;
personal expenses, 5000; total,
$1041.69; cash balance, $139.16;
interest, SALT; total, $143.33.
Wayne county for number of
years has had the best instructors on
the market" declared Superintend-
ent KGhler in his opening remarks.
We need your attendance" he
continued by way of cautioning "just
a few of the teachers who act lit
tie wayward. We need your atten-
tion, and we need you here every
day. We have to be very strict in
the matter of attendance since the
payment of teachers under the new
school code has been increased to SO
day for attending institute.
" The Institute of Wayne county
costs the county $4,000 a year and
we want to make ourselves worthy of
the money expended. In New York
state Institutes have been done
away with, the authorities claiming
that they did not pay. We want to
prove to the public that their money
is well expended. l want you to
stand by your Institute. There are
four places of amusement open every
evening this week. If the public
sees you walking the streets they'll
say If the teachers don't patrionize
the entertainments why should we?'
l want you to be punctual at
each session. Here is another
Don't Please don't ask to be ex-
cused Friday morning to go home
from Institute. The law allows you
half a day coming and going.
That's all we can possibly grant you.
We want your attention, co-opera-
tion and interest"
Prof. Watkins. he of the golden
singing mouth, had his innings
again, and started the teachers sing
ing Stille Nacht. Heilige Nacht."
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
WAYNE COUNTY
TEACHERS HERE
245 PedasOgueS Attend
44th Annual Institute
at County Seat
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LECTURES GIVEN BY FAM
Gus EDUCATORS.

With all of the two hundred and
forty-tiye teachers enrolled, the forty
fourth annual Teachers Institute of
Wayne county was auspiciously open
ed Monday afternoon in the High
School Auditorium, Honesdale, by
County superintendent ]. ]. Kehler
" They're all SO richer now,"
gushed one fair school marin to an
other, after Prof. Mark T. Greasy,
Hawley, had marked the attendance
" 1t isn't the $3," she ratified on,
" but l wouldn't want to forfeit So"
Prof. John T. Watkins, Scranton,
pried open the annual weeks vaca-
tion period by putting the pedagog-
ues through course of vocal
sprouts. He opened up with hymn
number SO beginning Here am
full of joy" The first response he
got was anything but of an oh-be-
joyful nature. Gradually, however
the vocal chords were loosened, the
jaws opened wide, the tongues
stuck odt, and music, melodious mu-
sic, filed the room.
Superintendent K@hler admonish-
ed the ladies to remove their hats,
and presto, the singing improved
greatly. And, say, the way they
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
MINSTREL SHOW GRAND Sue
CESS.

\ A crowded house greeted the Ger
han Catholic club minstrel show in
heir hall last Wednesday evening.
= number of catchy musical selec-
IONS were rendered, which ELECTED
much applause. Those taking part
we're Edward Welsh, Paul Sonner,
Edward Mathey, George Deitzer,
clarence Green, Frank Stegner, Jos.
Nessling, William Gumpper, Joseph
chambers, George Burkhardt, Robt.
Bonner, Joseph Kelch, julius Polt,
Noah Stegner, Frank Mang and Will
: lam 4ioefiein.
Refreshments were served and
lancing followed, which was greatly
enjoyed by the young people. The
'eelect orchestra was in charge of j..
"A. Bodie, Jr.
Owing to the hit made Tuesday
hight the show was repeated on
Thursday evening. The total pro-
Deeds amounted to nearly SITS.
Paul Sonner, who acted as musical
|lirector, certainly merited the praise
he is receiving. The executive COM
|nittee consisted of Edward Murtha,
|sarpenter; Chris. Hook, electrician; |;
|Paul Sonner, musical director I;
Prank Vetter, business manager; (;
|John Rickert, costumes; C. Smith
and f. Weniger, refreshments. The
'slub officers are Frank Vetter, presi-
dent; Paul Sonner, financial secre-
|tary; Philip Murray, Jr., treasurer;
John B. Stegner, recording secretary;
Ed. Murtha, Jr., marshal. Consider
able praise is due Rev. ]. w. Balta
who is deeply interested In the young
|nen of his parish.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
DEPOSIT PosToFFICE ROBBED.

The postoffice at Deposit, N. Y,
was robbed last Thursday morning.
The safe door was blown on ana
stamps and money to the value of
$S5 was taken. No trace of the
burglars can be found.
The robbers gained entrance by
taking OF a metal shutter from a
rear window and then prying the
window open with an iron bar
They blew the safe open by the usual
nitro-glycerine process-filling the
crack around the door with soap and
then pumping the explosive inside.
One door of the safe, which is large
one, was blown half across the room,
knocking over sorting racks and de-
molishing other furniture in its
path. This is probably the same
gang that visited Pleasant Mount a
week or so ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
!. v. WOOD IS
NDUSTR|AL SCOUT
Teater HOneSdaIe Board
of Trade Makes New
Departure.
|IGGER, BETTER, BUSIER" NUN
ASSURED-KEY-
NOTE OF CAMPAIGN
"FORWARD!"

The Greater Honesdale Board of
r Jade held it's November meeting
&t Friday evening. Considerable
portant business was transacted
d from what was stated concerning
ferent prospects submitted,
bnesdale's future will be bright.
w. w. Wood, who was elected
- unity treasurer, appeared before the
Pard and volunteered to act as in
strial scout or agent for Homes
lie. Mr.. Wood said he had three
ospects and was confident that he
uld secure one of them. He stated
lat nothing counts like personal
licitation. Mr.. Wood is an exper-
heed manufacturer and knows what
4e small manufacturers of the met
Hpolitan districts have to contend
tn; their expenses, ventilation in
#e factories, etc. He proposes to
kcide upon some definite plan and
Zen go after the business. Mr..
Hood was assured the hearty sup
|rt of the Create Honesdale Board
Trade and it's members will as
Ft him in every possible manner.
The Board hopes to accomplish
mething within a short time and
able to announce to the public the
uits of their careful investigation.
be Board does not want to bring
by industry to Honesdale that may
detrimental to it's prospective
ockholders. For this reason it's
[rious committees have been very
reful in getting conservative and
fcurate statements of business done
lie ,Nps,
pm of proposed removal of factories
ON other places to Honesdale.
There is a reason" and the Board
Trade does not want it's people
suffer and on the other hand the
oard is very desirous to maintain
5 reputation of manufacturing moth
1 g but quality goods. Mr.. Wood
Jill start his scout work this week.
l.. Blumenthal, representing the
Iress and Advertising committee, re-
|brted that since the last Board
Ieeting the advertising committee
hd met and advertised for slogan
pr Honesdale, the prize being $5.
living to other important business
be most appropriate slogan receiV-
Il was not selected at Friday nights
Bssion, but was referred to the Ad-
brtising committee.
A report on Greater Honesdale was
|lbmitted by its chairman, G. A. Nc
|arty, Esq. Mr.. McCarty suggested
|mong other things that the only
lay to find out the desires of the
!eople of Texas township regarding
be matter of annexation to the bor-
ugh would be to call upon each
esident separately and ascertain his
Jews. Until some other means can
|e suggested which would promise
|reater success it would seem this
beans may be the most effective. The
eport was accepted and the commit
be was instructed to continue its
norts.
Treasurer Edward Deitzer made
he following report concerning the
|ances of the Board
balance on hand last meet
ing ........... $26l.3O
faid out since .....,..... 1915
Cash on hand ......... $262.14
DR.. P. B. Peterson was elected a
aember of the Board and one new
nem Der was nominated.
Bills amounting to $8.66 were or
Iered paid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
It is Now Judge Strauss.

s. ]. Strauss, Democratic candidate
for Judge of Common Pleas of Lu-
zerne county, is duly elected to that
office, winning out over his oppon-
ent, Judge Jones, by 1877 votes.
Judge Strauss is well-known in
Honesdale, having married Miss Min
ME Weiss of this place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
Election Averages 20 Cents Pc
Voter,

ber 7 amounted to s1,655.SS, or
In detail it cost Wayne county 1919
for election officers, $154.2S mileage
for return judges, $284.50 for rem
tai of election boxes, S192.40 for
constables and $72 to Justices for
caring for ballot boxes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
Officers Sworn in Jan. 1, 1912.

The different candidates recently
elected will take their respective
oaths of office on Monday, January
/, 1912. They will appear before
Register and Recorder e. w. Gam
NELL, who according to law, will
swear them in. After their bonds
are approved by the court they, to-
gether with their oaths and commits
sions, will be placed on file in that
office.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15

And while the hotel men are
talking about doing something to
abolish the tipping nuisance why
do not the travelling men get to-
sether and do something?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15
WYOMING CONFERENCE.

The annual conference of the
Wyoming conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church will be held
in Scranton, April 10. next. Bishop
Cranston will preside.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-15

DR.. P. B. Peterson was elected a
hember of the Board and one new
hem Der was nominated.
Bills amounting to $S.66 were or
Tered paid.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-09
THE SONORA WAR
IN CHAOTIC STATE
Combstsnts Seem Unable to Locate
Each Other.

Douglas. Ariz., March S.-The gov
eminent authorities at Aqua Prieta
confess that they are ignorant of the
movements of Blanco. who has been
expected with a force of insurrectos at
ChacUta. on the NacoZari railroad. A
small advance guard of troops took a
rancho two days ago and Blanco was
reported moving northward along the
mountain chain that crosses the
boundary east Of Douglas.
An authentic report from Moctezuma
states that 500 federal troops that left
the capital OF the district to pursue
BIanco are instead terrifying Moctezu-
ma. Heavy barbados, consisting of
sand bags. have been placed on the
tops of buildings at Aqua Prieta.
The entire discussion here tonight re-
lates to the mobilization of United
States troops in southern Arizona 1t
is, understood that Mexico will be
pleased if calm in Sonora should re
result Soldiers of the Mexican gov
eminent in Nogales are penned up in
the three corrals, guarded by trusted
troops