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Evening star., 1912-09-07

Woods victory yesterday was MS
fourteenth straight, and he is on a
fair way to equal. if he don't beat,
Johnson's record of sixteen straight
victories He will work the next time
against Chicago. and unless Walsh
should hook up with him and be at his
best he Is almost sure to beat the
White Sox. After that he Will have
easy games to work. for Stahl Is sure
not to work him against pitchers like
Gregg or Hamilton in Cleveland and
ST. Louis. 1t is but natural that Stah'
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

wife. 1t is inadequate to even shell
ter them.
Build one battleship less this year,
cut the unceasing demand of COM
munities upon their congressman for
half million dollar postofiice gov
ernment building in their town to
boom real estate in the interest of
some powerful syndicate. There
would be no opportunities for these
great enterprises had not these men
barred their bosom to the shot and
shell in the days of their vigor and
strength. These projects can wait a
little longer. The veteran can not.
The hungry wolf is now prowling
around his door 1t could be possible
that the anti-pension papers and
magazines will defeat the purpose of
congress and the will of the people
in twenty-seven states who have mod
estly asked through their legislatures
for a more gracious and competent
gift to their veteran citizens. We are
aware that the virtipulations against
these heroes who accomplished the
victory are without qualifications. We
are also aware that all interests of
our people. politically and industrial
ly, are not always identical. Again,
we know many of our Countrymen
are as Indifferent to the best inter
ests of the Yankee soldier as they
were when four hundred thousand
mothers read with bated breath and
glistening eye the name of her first
born in the columns of long lists of
names, killed or wounded, heralded
from the battle fields.
Yet. in a business view, these mil
lions asked to make them comfort
able will reach every home and ham
let in the remOtest part of our coun-
try, establishing renewed activity in
trade o every home and community
where these brave old defenders live.
Returning in a measure the compil-
ment that these fighting men extend
ed to the government when in the
darkest stage of the war it sent the
treasurer to our great cities to ask a
loan from the banks and vaults that
had plenty and to spare, but who re-
turned to Washington empty handed.
With only a vision before him of
these generous, loyal, mighty hosts
plodding through mud, grape and
canister at the front, striving with
all their might to maintain what
others would tear down. These same
true, loyal sons of America, from
their meager S13 to SIG per month,
put their hand in their pocket and
loaned to Uncle Sammy twenty mil
lions of their hard earned money to
tide the war for the Union through
its greatest crisis.
(To be Continued.)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
LAKEVILLE.
Special to The Citizen. }

Lakeville, April 20.
The l.. A. S. of this place met with
Mrs. S. r. Crane at her home at Us
wick on Thursday. Net proceeds
$3.50 to apply on minister's salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Seegar attend
ed the Rebekah Association held by
Holly Leaf Lodge at Dunmore on
April 10, 1912.
Lakeville Grange, No. 1447, will
conduct a box social in the p. o. S.
of A. hall here on Saturday evening,
April 81. Everybody invited. The
ladies will kindly bring their boxes
and the gentlemen their pocketbooks.
A good time expected
Miss LaVern Loveless seriously
scalded her hands on Wednesday
last with hot tea.
Garfield Goble is indisposed; also
ThOs. McKeigany. Dr.. Catterall, of
Hawley, is in attendance.
Mrs. Starbert Tresslar, of Ariel,
passed Sunday last with her parents,
d. A. Locklin and wife here.
NJ e. Sunday school was organiz-
ed on April IA and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Alfred w. Locklin
superintendent; Hazel d. James as
sistant superintendent; Miss Pearl
Crane, secretary; Miss Jennie Crane,
assistant secretary; George Welsh,
treasurer; Bliss Treat, assistant;
Elizabeth Alpha, organist; Carena
Locklin, first assistant organist; Jen-
ME Crane, second assistant organist;
Bible class teachers, S. r. Crane, c.
F. Utt, Alma Kelliam, Minnie Ohm
stead; intermediate class teachers,
Stanley Crane, Willie Alpha; Pri-
mary, Hazel D. James, Blyss Treat.
Please come out. Sunday school
next Sunday morning at $3.50;
preaching service at 10:30.
Mrs. A. w. Locklin and little
daughter, Alberta, passed a time re-
Gently with her people at Moscow
They returned last week accompan-
led by her sister, Helen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bishop recently
passed a time at Dunmore with their
daughter, Mrs. D. Hess.
Sadie Raushmeir is home here af-
ter spending the winter in Scranton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
LOOKOUT.
Especial to The Citizen)

Lookout, April ~.
A very severe thunder shower
passed over this place on Monday
night.
We are very glad to have our pas
tor, Rev Mr.. Bowen, returned for
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maudsley at
tended the fuenral of William Rose
at Boyds Mills on Thursday last.
Mrs. Ford Daley and two children
of Tanners Falls, visited her mother,
Mrs. Agnes Rodenberg, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Branning spent
Sunday with relatives at Union.
Frances Edsall, of Cochecton,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Grace Edsall.
Charles Eggleston and family have
moved from this place to Braman.
Postmaster l.. l.. Teeple recently
spent a few days in New York city.
George Knapp, Jr., of Norwich, N.
Y, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Knapp.
Mrs. Lewis G. Hill is i'll with
pneumonia. Her many friends hope
for a speedy recovery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

Clyde Burrus is having an addition
bnilt to his house. finished up and
put in readiness for the summer
bording season.
c. w eraser has added another
story on top of his kitchen.
Maurice Gilpin has purchased OF
the heirs of the late William b..
Cross the Cross farm located in Dre-
her and containing about S5 acres.
He will move on the place at once
or as soon as the weather permits.
r. w. Bartleson of South Sterling,
has rented and moved to the Carrie
Bortree farm located near Newfound-
land
Frank Brown, who had a leg brok-
en- on March list, is learning to move
around with the aid of a pair OF
crutches.
George F. Phillips and Herbert
Peet are engaged in putting the
Maple Glen telephone line in talk
able condition.
John Hazelton shot and killed a
wild or bob cat last Friday morning
that was nearly feet in length.
VIM. II. Osborn of South Sterling,
is nursing two very sore fingers,
caused by having them caught be-
tween two heavy pieces of timber,
while engaged in saving fire wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houck and
son Kenneth, of Scranton, are visit
ing friends in this locality.
DR.. f. Gilpin is not in good health
and unable to be out.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Send IL In.

IA suggestion" to the country
editor by the old time Missouri
rhymer1
If you have a bit of news, send It in;
Or joke that will amuse, send 1t in; /;
A story that is true,
An incident that's new.
We want to hear from you. Send
1t I'M
Never mind about your style. Send
it in!
II it's only worth the while. send it
OF those crops that all amaze,
OF the berries neighbors raise
or a section you would praise-send
it in!
OF some patient labor done-send it
OF a fallen brother won-send it
OF master who can teach
Truth beyond the average
reach,
OF noble, glowing speech-send il
in!
VIII your story make us laugh .
Send it in!
Send along a photograph. Send it
I'M
When out fishing send a note
OF the things you catch afloat
Or the good times on the boat. Send
it in!
Charles Collins Boland in National
Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
UNIONDALE.
Especial to The Citizen)


A large number of friends surpris-
ed Mrs. r. NJ. Williams Tuesday
evening, April 16, the occasion being
Mrs. Williams birthday Light re-
freshments were served after which
the young people put in full time
playing games with vocal and ,instru-
mental music thrown in. At a sea-
sonable hour all left feeling that
a very enjoyable evening had been
spent and wishing Mrs. Williams
many more pleasant birthdays.
School opens at the Lyon street
school house Monday, April %, with
Grace Churchill as teacher.
Several young people from Burns
street spent last Thursday evening
with Gladys Owens.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Churchill
spent last Wednesday as guests of
Mrs. Walter Burdick.
Florence Williams is spending the
week with her aunt, Mrs. Bert Lott
of Clifford.
Mrs. NJ. b. Collum is spending
some time with her daughters in
Schnectady. Her daughter Hattie and
her husband intend making their fu-
ture home in Alabama.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
4 NEW MATERIAL.

Eponge is the material catchword
of the moment. In it's best and
most superfine wooden qualities this
fabric is wholly irresistible and full
fills, moreover, it's most descriptive
name, of course, in a very refined,
tempered fashion.
But already the term is being more
or less loosely applied, and there is
no sort of resemblance between this
fine quality of woolen eponge and the
cotton varieties. Frankly, the latter
are not particularly attractive,
though a good deal is already being
made of them for trimming purposes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
SUPPORT YOUR HOME TOWN.
Trade With Local Merchants and the
Town Will Be Prosperous.

Did you ever stop to think what
convenience it is to have a full line
of good retail stores at home in our
own community?
1t enables people to see goods at
any time before paying down money
In that way the purchaser detects
many faults that could never be
found in buying from a catalogue
cut.
Furthermore you get your goods
when you want them without bother,
letter writing, or without the fati-
que of journey to big city and
tramping all over it's streets. 1t is
an economy of time, car fares, human
energy.
This enables you to do your shop
ping at your leisure, when you are in
a mood for it, rather than in the
haste and furry of a trip out of
town. In our home stores you take
all the time you want to talk over
your purchase and inspect goods.
You can positively assure yourself
that you are buying right.
Furthermore you get more per-
sonal and intelligent attention in a
home store than anywhere else. The
proprietors and clerks must please
home trade or go out of business.
1t is human nature to take more
pains for people that are known than
for strangers. The home merchant
will go TO the utmost limit to give
satisfaction for defects in the goods,
and without irritating red tape.
When locating for residence or
business, people are as slow to settle
in a place lacking good stores as in
place where the water is not good.
If we want to draw in new res
idents, everyone must do his share
to provide them with the conven-
fences of retail trade. The only way
to do this is to patronize the home
merchant
1t is the good fortune of this com
munity to have a line of finely equip
ped and attractively stocked retail
stores. But if every dollar possible
was spent at home, these stores could
grow faster, put in better assort-
ments, employ more clerks. Thus
they would contribute to the cOnven-
| fence of every resident and add to the
prosperity of every property holder.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Summers Bath in Chicago.

While the weather was Internally
hot last summer patrOlman on the
beat in the neighborhood of Forty
seventh street and Ashland avenue
found mana citizen to be exact in
police lingo-splashin in a horse
trough. He was up to his neck and
as much at home as a trout.
Here" said the regulator of the
against the law?"
mo, l do not"
well, 1t is. Come on out. If you
don't go right into the house and put
on your clothes l shall have to lock
you up"
Give me FIVE minutes more of this
and you can do anything you want
with me."-Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
DREHER.
Especial TO The Citizen)


Since the opening of the trout
season and up to this date, there has
been no big catches reported and the
largest fish caught in the Paupack
was about eight inches in length.
Fish of the trout variety are not real
plenty and to give them a chance to
multiply none should be taken for
at least three years. Weather condi-
tions are not favorable to fishing or
farming and we do not know of any
oats being sown in this locality yet
this season. The grass is starting up
fine, buds are beginning to show on
fruit and other varieties of trees and
only a few days Of warm sun will
be required to make pastures look
inviting to the cattle and sheep. Hay
and fodder are we'll up in price and
good eating potatoes are luxuries.
The syrup-making season is about
done with for this year and the crop,
though of good quality, is not large.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
To Patrons Along the Scranton
Branch Of the Erie Railroad.

The afternoon train leaving Scran-
ton as per schedule following, runs
daily directly to Honesdale, giving
people time to transact their business
at the county seat and return home
the same evening.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Experience.

She-Isn't it dreadful when bats
get in your head?
He-It is dreadful the next morn
ing.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

advent of the Babe had certainly
meant more to the common people
than merely a time for feasting and
revelry. for giving and receiving; it
had been also a season for holy OBJ.
servances, for they refused to go to
church on New Christmas day. the
holy thorn not being then in blossom.
So serious became the trouble that the
clergy found it prudent to announce
that Old Christmas day should also
be kept sacred as before. Only an
other story of mems weak, supersti-
tious minds? True, perhaps; but they
are better who evidence some spiritual
weakness than those who wallow in
the wholly material and when we
cease to be careful of the cup and the
platter, we become not over careful of
their contents.
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better me man who Raises laugh
than one who leaves a sigh.
WHO WANTS SISSY MAN
Since Bishop Hendrix Would Drive
Him from the Church Whittier
Will He Flee?

Bishop E. r. Hendrix, in church
council at Kansas City, asked why the
church was not reaching more men.
rs it because we are adapting our
work more to the women?" he de-
manded
Another prominent clergyman, Rev
s. M. Neel, M. D., opined that was
somewhere near the reason. we
want no more sissy men in the pull
pitt he declared. A sissy man, In
this definition, is one who adapts his
preaching and his teaching and his
general conduct of parish affairs more
to the women-bless them-than to
the men.
DR.. Neel is heartily applauded by
large number of his pulpit brethren
and the spirit of the times In the
church, as manifested in such enter
prises as the Men and Religion For
ward Movement" seems to emphasize
what he says-the call and need for
the strong, virile man In the pulpit
who appeals to the man in the pew
and In the street, for making the
gospel mans appeal, not. OF course,
depreciating the indispensable value
of the women.
That is all very well, but where,
may we ask, is the typically sissy
man wanted? What calling or bust
ness needs him? Business and other
professions besides the ministry can
use him no better than can the
church.-Omaha Bee.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

G4W NOI HER OIL CHOSo spiritual
IAN parallels is the legend of
q the Christmas rose, and it
tells how good things. fit for giving
spring up ready to the hand which
earnestly desires to give to the Child
1t is said that certain maiden of
Bethlehem was so poor that she had
nothing to give to the Babe to whom
kings brought wealth from afar, and.
as she stood, longing and mourning,
and angel appeared to her, saying:
Look at thy feet, beneath the snow"
and 10! on obeying the maiden found
that a new flower had miraculously
sprung up and blossomed at her needs.
Every since then, runs this story this
exquisite flower, with it's snowy petals
just touched by suggestions of pinkish
bloom. is to be. found at this season;
and. indeed, it's half-opened cups are
like chalices Of love, and it's fully
spread petals are like happy limo
cence, fit symbols for the gifts for the
Babe of spotless innocence, whose
heart was the vessel of love.
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The Origin of Christmas Customs

returning march of the sun, gifts were
exchanged and special hymns were
sung. These latter were really the
Roman representatives of the modern
carol.
At the Saturnalia the Roman feast
ed, sang and danced, as we do at
Christmas. A ruler or king was ap-
pointed, who enjoyed certain preroga-
tives. He presided over the sports OF
the season. Probably he is the an
cestor of the lord of misrule who ex-
ercised a similar power in more re-
cent times.
Merriment was matter of general
concern, and the joyous spirit OF en-
tire districts is now narrowed to fam.
lily parties.
1t is the touch that makes the
whole world kin, and it is a pleasant
reminder that, after all. history re-
peats itself.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

gracious cline, which testify with
subtlety to the depth Of the appeal of
the birth of Christ. Here divinely
spiritual symbolism and there sweet
human tenderness and pathos appear,
and, blended, they evidence the worlds
belief that this was both Son of Man
and Son of God
An Irish legend tells that, on Christ
mas eve, the Christ-Child wanders out
in the darkness and cold, and the
peasants still put lighted candles in
their windows to guide the sacred lit
tie feet, that they may not stumble on
their way to their homes. And in
Hungary the people go yet further in
their tenderness for the Child, they
spread feasts and leave their doors
open that He may enter at His will,
while throughout Christendom there is
belief that no evil can touch any
child who is born on Christmas eve.
The legend which tells how the very
hay which lined the manger in which
the Holy Babe was laid put forth liv-
ing red blossoms at midwinter at the
touch of the Babes body could only
have arisen from belief in the renewal
of life through the Lord of Life.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
6s NHaHolp Thorn.

IS TS T is not so many centuries
ago since there was that holy
a thorn at Glastonbury which
blossomed every Christmas, and, SO
ran the legend. had done ever since
St. Joseph of Arimathea, having come
as apostle to Britain, and. landing at
Glastonbury. had stuck his staff of dry
hawthorn into the soil, commanding 1t
to put forth leaves and blossoms. This
the staff straightway did. and thereby
was the king converted to the Chris
tan faith, the faith which preached
life from death.
The holy thorn of Glastonbury flour
ished during the centuries until the
civil wars During those it was up
rooted; but several persons had had
trees growing from cuttings from the
original tree. and those continued to
bloom at the Christensen, just as
their parent, which had grown from
St. Joseph's staff, had bloomed And
about the middle Of the 18th century
it was recorded in the Gentleman's
Magazine how the famous holy thorn
would not deign to recognize the new
style calendar, which had then come
into force but would persist in bios
oming as of old on old Christmas
day.
In those days the anniversary of the
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MO Insomnia Here.

Mrs. Eastside-Now thet you've got
SO rich | should think you'd be afraid
o. burglars.
Mrs. McSwimm-Sure, I'm not
afeared at ALL at all. I've Is alarm
clocks set so that one will go off every
half-hour during tn night. Whin a
burglar hears one o" them he niver
sthops to take anything wild him.
Mrs. Eastside-But don't they keep
you awake?
Mrs. McSwimm-No, indade It's
not us would be walked UP by little
thing like that Before John got tn
pipe contract / used to be kitchen
Teddy, and John was a policeman in
philadelphia York Weekly.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

closely resemble the celebrations OBJ
served of old in honor of Saturn or
Bacchus.
The Roman Saturnalia, which oc-
Cured in the winter solstice, were a
season of great festivity and rejoicing.
honared by many privileges and ex-
emptions. The spirit of gaiety had
free charter. and even quarrels were
suspended to be resumed after the
holidays
AS manifestation of the gratitude
felt at the renewed prospects OF the
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Aa
The True Spirit of Christmastide

Christmas even affects people who for
the rest of the year are devoid of
sentiment and of feeling for their fell
lows The most interesting stories
of Christmastide are those which will
never appear in print-true stories Of
men and women whose thoughts have
been only of their own selfish aims
and pleasures, but have been awak-
ened. if only for day or two. from
their usual self-complacency moved
by some force of which they are only
half-conscious to do some act of kind
ness to make the day happier for
someone less fortunate than them,
selves in worldly way,-The Chris
tian Herald
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m en- and w O N, en-

Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle by kidney and bladder trouble. Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney
remedy, promptly relieves.
Swamp-Root stands the highest for the
reason that it has proved to be just the
remedy needed in thousands upon thou
sandsF of even the most distressing cases.
At druggists in SOC and $1.00 sizes. You
may have a sample bottle by mail free,
also a pamphlet telling you about 1t. Adj
dress DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
The Optimist.

Ex-senator Mason of Illinois gave
new definition of an optimist in re-
cent speech before the Boston City
club. "a true optimist,' said the ge-
NAL senator, lis a man who is able to
make lemonade at night out of all the
lemons handed him during the day."
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

2%%KgS ly touching legends concern
ing bells, which are heard
ringing from buried cities and villages
at this season. One belongs to viii
lage near Raleigh. in Nottingham
shire, and the story runs that once.
where there is now but valley, there
was village which, with every trace
of life and habitation. had been swal-
lowed by an earthquake; but ever
since, at Christmas. the bells of the
buried church are heard to ring as of
old.
A similar legend is told of Preston.
in Lancashire, and yet another and
more moving one comes from the
Netherlands. 1t is said that the city
and shameless sins, as we'll as re-
nowned for it's beauty and magnifi-
cence. To the Sodom of the middle
ages came our Savior on one ami
versary Of his birth, and went as 6
beggar from door to door, but not one
in all that Christmas keeping city
gave the Master of the abundance Sin
he saw rampant on every side. but not
trace of Christmas bounty and good
will, and he called to the sea, which,
as of old, obeyed his voice, and Been
the city of sin, was buried deep, clean
out of sight, beneath the waves But
ever at Christmas up from beneath the
covering waters comes the sweet call
ing of church bells buried in Been 1t
is legend which appears to tell liz
parable that nothing which ever be-
longed to the Christ, and was dedi-
Gated to his service, is ever wholly los,
from him and alienated from service;
that ever and again something of their
inherent beauty and compelling sweet
ness rises from the depths through all
seeming ruin.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

felt as If | were dy-
ing. My back panied
me intensely and was
so weak that for
weeks / could not
walk across the floor.
My condition became
critical and physi-
clans pronounced me
incurable. / started
taking Doan's Kidney
Pills as a last resort.
and soon received re-