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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22
only thing my master has had to cat

only thing my master has had TO cat
an day has been toasted mealio cob"
l sat down on a chair, and Ismed did
likewise. both too apathetic to care
what happened and both too weary to
move another yard. | remember an
endless procession of wounded men
passing through the village, some drag
ging themselves along, others carried
on improvised stretchers, others sup
porting one another, others falling to
the ground as soon as they saw pile
Of hay or which to throw themselves.
| also recollect seeing some desperate
cases brought up to n surgeon. who
was gesticulating wildly and explain
ing. lsmed told me, that it was useless
bandages, no medicine and no means
Of performing any operation.
Yet throughout all these horrid
scenes | never heard even groan or q
reproach escape from the sufferers.
Each seemed to realize that his mum
Der was up and accepted his hard lot
with superb dignity and fortitude.
~ INV lpI Llt W NtSCllut
the last tragic day in the breakup of
Abdullah Pasha's army, how troops
who had faced every adverse condition
and fought heroically throughout three
days finally gave way under the strain
Of starvation and exposure and each
man, only thinking OF his own saliva
ton, sought safety in flight.
At a. m. on Thursday. Oct 81, ]
was aroused by Ismed shaking me,
These were the words he whispered in
my ear, not wishing to disturb other
weary sleepers in the tent: Come out
side quickly. We can stay here no
longer. Abdullah and his staff have
left. The village has been evacuated.
At any minute the Bulgarians may en-
ter" | lost not a moment, but aroused
the camp and set every one at work
packing a wagon and Harvesting the
horses
Just as dawn was breaking the rat
tie of musketry from the hills outside
the village from which l had watched
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22
MARRIAGE KEEPS MEN SANE.
Government Report Shows That Bach
elors Become Demented More Easily.

Insanity seizes the bachelor with
greater ease than the benedict, despite
the worry tfS married man is supposed
to undergo, according to the report of
the Government Hospital For the In
sane, submitted to Walter L. Fisher,
secretary OF the interior. Another fact
stated in the report is that OF almost
5000 patients in the institution only
three are being treated for insanity
brought on by the use of alcohol That
is contrary to the generally accepted
theory which attributes to alcoholism
a large proportion Of lunatics.
1t also Is stated that there is a far
greater proportion of foreign insane
patients than American and that most
OF the foreigners are Germans.
That insanity in a large measure is
hereditary is indicated by the state
ment that the asylum scientists have
discovered family in West Virginia
whose history has been traced back
through G75 individuals, OF whom fifty
four were defective mentally.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22

the fight Of the previous day showed
that the Bulgarlans were already al
vancing.
By o'clock we were packed and on
the march, and just as we cleared the
village the enemy's guns roared.
The Flight to Chorlu.
Then we found ourselves amid a
crowd Of stragglers and wounded, OK
wagons, stray batteries of artillery
and all the manifold debris OF de-
feated army.
The scenes on the road battle descrip.
ton from my pen. They recalled tc
mind aypicture / had seen somewhere
OF the flight OF the French army after
Waterloo, or one of Napoleon's retreat
from Russia.
Thousands of wounded made pathetic
efforts to keep up with their comrades.
but each had to shift for himself. as
not even the unwounded were I'm n
condition to lend a helping hand.
Many Of the unwounded were so weak
that they fell by the roadside and made
no further effort to save themselves.
For three days all these men had
been without a morsel of food and
many for even a longer period.
The further we receded from the bat.
tleheld the worse the scene became
because many Of the wounded. having
dragged themselves thus far could ga
no further and, crawling or the track,
lay down to die by the roadside with
out a curse or a reproach at the au
thors OF all their miseries.
Amid these thousands OF fugitiyes
remnants Of three army corps, hardly
an officer remained.
Along every road men, horses, guns
and OK wagons were pressing forward.
Rll conyerging on TO two roads which
lead into Chorlu. There must have
been $4,000 stragglers scattered over
the plain, all bent on reaching the
town before nightfall. Many became so
exhausted from want Of food that they
simply could not go any further and
lay down TO sleep where they were.
What became Of them do not know.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22

Mukhtar's advance had been complete
ly checked. The smoke of his guns
no longer steadily approached the right
flank OF the Second army corps-rath-
er, 1t seemed to recede, as If he were
being slowly driven back.
At about 8 80 p. N. Abdullah Pasha
and his staff, seeing that the game
was up, left the mound on which they
had stood all day and returned to the
village Of Sakizkoy.
| took a final glance around the field
OF battle. Everywhere 1t was obvious
that the grand army Of Thrace had
been beaten and was in full retreat or
else barely holding its ground.
rode over to the ground where the
Second corps had been fighting through
out the day. Dead and wounded lit
tered the soil in every direction, and
the survivors sat around with a hope
less, listless look on their faces, all
fully realizing that the battle was lost
During the day my Turkish compan.
ion, Ismed, and myself had been too
busy following the various phases OF
the stupendOus combat to realize our
own plight, but now that 1t had come
10 an end reaction from the intense
excitement speedily set in, and the
pangs of hunger brought home to us
realization Of our own position. Dur
ing the entire day We had not had Il
mOrsel of food or anything to drink
except dirty water.
We were intensely weary and with
only one equally tired old horse be
tween us. The general had told us in
the morning that we could pass the
night again with the stan, but on ar
nving once again In Sakizkoy we
found only Abdullahs servant This
man told us he had received orders to
pack up Abdullah's baggage and TO be
ready to leave at any moment.
No Food to Be Had.
This was the final straw, and Ismed
and myself both felt on the verge Of
despair. We asked the servant If he
could obtain us any food, but he only
replied: There is none to be had. The
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22
SEND IN YOUR OLD TEXTBOOK
Relics of the Little Red sehoolhouse
Wanted For Government Collection.

Aged, musty textbooks, no matter
how begrimed or dilapidated, are want
ed by the United States bureau of edu-
cation. The bureau has issued an ap-
peal to those who may have some rel
les from the days Of the little red
schoolhOuse and who might be induced
to part with their keepsakes.
The intention is to make a collection
OF rare textbooks and to add TO the ex-
listing pedagogIc library which the bu-
reau hopes to build up until II is the
best equipped authority Of Its kind in
the English speaking world.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22
DESCRIBES
OF LULE BDRGAS
In Pathetic Flight to ChorIu,
Wounded Lay Down by
Roadside to Die.

the general staff. and for hours all our
glasses and all our hopes were fixed on
the Third corps. About = o'clock this
engagement to the northeast became
furious
In the whole course of the battle |
never listened to such artillery fire as
that which arose from the contact OF
the Third corps with the enemy.
Mahmoud Mukhtar. not having been
engaged the previous day, was able to
employ his artillery to good advantage
and to meet the Bulgarian guns on
more equal terms. but even here, In
spite Of its previous exertions and vast
expenditure Of ammunition, the Bul-
garlan artillery soon gained the upper
hand.
Last Hope Fails.
Even the heroic efforts of Nah
moud's hitherto unbeaten infantry
could not drive back the enemy. who
fought with unparalleled determine
ton and ferocity, absolutely throwing
away their lives in the japanese man
ner whenever point had to be won or
held. About O'Clock in the afternoon
II became obvious that Mahmoud
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
MONEY EATEN BY ANIMALS
Several Instances in Which They De- Voured Currency That Was Re-
 covered and Redeemed.

A farmer residing near Ogden, Towa, drove into town one day, stopped at the hotel, tied his horses and went in to dinner, leaving his coat in the wagon. When he came out he examined the coat and found six $5 bills missing. He accused a passer-by of having stolen the mon- ey. The passer-by denied the charge, declaring that the bills had been eat en by a goat. He pointed out the goat and said that he would pay the amount of loss if the cash was not found in the animaPs stomach. It was necessary, of course, to sacrifice the goat, but sure enough an autopsy disclosed the farmers ''wad," which was forwarded to the treasury. A stockman near Galveston. Texas, sold bunch of cattle for $470. He put the amount in a wallet without folding the bills, so that their ends stuck out. Later in the day, while busy at something, he threw his coat upon the ground in @ COW lot. Prob ably the wallet fell out, At all events, soon afterward a yearling calf was discovered in the act of eat ing the money, of which it had al- ready swallowed all but $210. The only way to recover it was to kill the calf, whereupon the $260 extracted from the animals stomach was sent to Washington. All of it was re- deemed.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
MRS. LARAM0RE
 TELLS TROUBLES
Lady in GOOdwater Describes Her Distressing Experience and Tells How She Was
 Finally Relieved.

Goodwater, Mo.-"Ever since was little girl" says Mrs. Riley Laramore, 'I was great sufferer from dyspepsia.
 suffered misery after eating, and had terrible heartburn.
 thought had to suffer this way as long as l lived, but when began to take Thedford's Black -Draught, in small doses, every night, the heartburn was all gone in a few days, and l could eat without distress.
 took two small packages in all, and although that was some time ago, the dyspepsia has not returned.
 speak good word for Thedford's Black-Draught whenever l have the op- porunity."
 If eating causes distress, we urge you to try Thedford's Black -Draught. i cleanses the system, helps the stomach tc digest it's food, regulates the bowels, and stimulates the liver.
 If acts gently and is without bad after effects. Tryit. Price 25c.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
EXPLOSIVE DIET.

There is young man in Los An geles who says he keeps young by eating nitroglycerin tablets. He is now seventy-three and declares he expects to live to be a hundred years old. Such diet is all right for a man who does not have to hustle for a living and has no fear of automo- bile accidents, whose friends do not greet him by skipping him on the back and whose wife does not drag him into bargain counter rushes. Of course a man who feeds himself on nitroglycerin has to live long, for If he should die there would be no undertaken daring enough to tackle the job of preparing him for burial. Still it is diet which cannot be rec- commended for football teams.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
CONSCIENCE ABOVE FAMILY.

"A mans wife and children have a claim on him for bread. A mans parents have a claim on him for obedience while he is child. A mans uncles, aunts and cousins have no claim on him at all, except for help in necessity, which he can grant and they require. None-wife, chil- dren, parents, relatives-none has a claim to bar his judgment and his actions. Sound the conscience and sink the family! With clear con- science, it is best to leave the family to its own debates. No man ever did brave work who held counsel with his family. The family view of a mans fit conduct is the weak point of the country. It's DO other view than, better thy condition for our sakes. Ha! In this way we breed sheep, fatten oxen; men are dying off" - "Beauchamp's Career" by George Meredith.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
GOOD ADVICE.

There are so few Sunny Jim situ- ations that people finally tire of Sunny Jim philosophy. But there Is one thing you can always do: make the best of every situation, and l beg you to do that, although so far as l am concerned, you needn't whistle nor sing, nor laugh, while about it; just grimly make the best of whatever confronts you. An op- timist Is man who can transform bad news into good news; there are no real optimists except in news paper and magazine articles written by young men.-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
Believe Always In Right.

Sometimes when you are worn and weak with the struggle; when 1t seems that justice is a dream, that honesty and loyalty and truth count for nothing that the devil is the only good Paymaster; when hope grows iim and fiickers, then is the time when you must to"-er in the great sublime faith that right must pre- vail, then must you throttle these imps of doubt and despair, you must master yourself to master the world around you. This is conquest this .s what counts.-From Self-Control by William George Jordan.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
FATHER OF MODERN MISSIONS
From Poor CobbIer William Carey Rose to Fame by His Own
 Efforts,

William Carey, ''the father of modern missions" was a shoemaker by trade, but although poor, he edu- .cated himself and became a Baptist minister. Even after becoming a preacher he had to mend shoes, be- cause the congregation over which he presided paid him only $1.50 a week for preaching. By his zeal ousness Carey inspired earnest Chris tan men and soon won the esteem of the most distinguished men.
 One day after he had become fa- nous and while he was taking din- her with the governor general of h. dia, there were several others gath cred at an adjoining table.
 ''That fellow over there with the governor was common shoemaker" " Mir. Carey overheard a diner at an- other table say.
 "You are slightly wrong," the noted missionary said. q was never a shoemaker, only poor cobbIer."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20

back of the hopper. The top of the box should be fastened with hinges to form a lid, The top of box should be removed and slanted inward so as to leave narrow space at bottom for the mash to run out. The ends of the box should be sawed to suit the slant ing board. The lower side of the box should be fixed to hold the mash by mailing inch pieces around the edge. The box can be filled with the mash, giving the chickens a chance to eat what they desire. This will prove beneficial in the laying season.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
Windows in Poultry Rnuse

Put the windows in the poultry house low down to the floor, so that the hens will get the benefit of the light and sunshine when scratching for their feed. The trouble with windows set high up, is that they let the sun shine in on the perches when the hens are on the floor scratching, and when they are not on the roost the sun doesn't shine. so there is no equi- librium in such plans.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
WHEEL MAKES UNIQUE BOOST
Easily Placed in Position by Stabbng Axle Into Ground-Qute Handy
 in Times of Cleaning.

In describing his plan for making a chicken roost, MT. G. Dever of Okla homa, says:
 ' Take a cart wheel and stab the axle into the ground or cut the axle in two, bolt 1t to post and set the post in the ground. When the chicken house needs cleaning all you need to do is to lift the wheel off and it is out of the way. Then too if there is a chicken
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
TOO READY TO QUIT.

'It is very hard of you to asG me to be your wife; but I must re- fuse. 1 hope you will not hurry away and do anything rash"
 Don't worry about that, l mere ly wanted to be sure that we under stood each other"
 "You are so sensible that l am going to take back what l said and accept you"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
Soda Water for Fowls

There is nothing better than soda water for fowls whose droppings are not in normal condition The soda water is made as follows: Use three heaping tablespoonfuls of soda (bicar. bonate) to one pint of water; shake we'll Dose, teaspoonful to each af- fiicted fowl Follow with one-grain quinine pill each night for three nights in succession.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
Chicken Roost.

on the other side from you that you wish to catch just turn the wheel around. This makes very convent ent chicken roost.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20

E. Z.-Why, Bedalia, l am sorry you think you have to leave. Don't you like us?
 Bedalia-It ain't thot I don't like yous, sor, but me gentlemen friends don't like the brand of ci- gars you smoke.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
GOOD SELF-FEEDING HOPPER
Ordinary Box, Sixteen Inches Deep and Two and One-Half Feet Long
 Makes Excellent Feeder.

An excellent plan for constructing a self-feeder for bran mash for the chickens is given below:
 A box sixteen inches deep, two feet wide and two and one-half feet long will make a very good hopper. The bottom of the box should form the
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
PROBABLY NO EXCEPTION.

"Jones has invented an airship." "Then it's bound to be a success. |" "Why SOP"
 "All his other schemes have gone up"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
A GREAT GAME.

"Well, the summer flirts will soon be playing their favorite game"
 "True. Where is your daughter now?"
 Gone south for preliminary prac- tice."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-20
COMPLETING THE SMILE.

"She has a fiower-like face" "And stem-like figure in that De gown"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-27

less sensational and more education al nature.
 Films based upon historical facts, or present day episodes, are rapidly gaining popularity. And exhibitors are finding that these prove good drawing cards and ought to be used regularly in their program Indeed as the ordinary hours entertainment consists of three reels. what could be a better program than a fine drama, a clever comedy and an instructive as well as interesting. educational sub- ject.
 In connection with this thought, the writer might mention the entertain. ing and educational value of certain films which he has been fortunate enough to see at recent visits 10 nov ing picture theatres two Cines films "Brutus' and Joseph in Egypt" i'm pressed him especially as dissemina, tors of history What child. or for that matter what grown person, would not remember ten times more clearly the story of Caesars death as written by ShakesDere, when thus de picted than by merely reading it from a book. Similarly in the case Of the latter subject. What one of us would not enjoy and at the same tie learn in seeing magnificent production Of that biblical story so well known to all.
 Everybody likes To travel and if they can't afford 10 often. they are glad to see the inhabitants and GUS toms of strange lands in part of their rs.s-f asr 7f,r.a as h. rrf9
 We quote here though the cOuTte- sy of Mir. George Kleine, 166 N State St. Chicago. publisher Of a catalogue of Educational Moving Pictures, a few sentences from an article by Profes- sor Starr, relating to this subject:
 '-I have been 70 the Orient and gag ed at the water-selIers, beggars and dervishes. ] know how the Chinamen live and ! have been through the homes Of the Japanese: have seen armies upon the battlefield and l have looked upon weird dances and out landish frolics in every quarter of the globe and l didn't have to leave Chi cagO for a moment The moving pie ture is making for us volumes of his. tory and action: it is not only the greatest impulse Of entertainment but mightiest force of instruction"
 This opinion and many others ap- bearing in the publications through out the land, tend to show the appre- citation of the value of moving pie lures. To those Of us who can read the signs of the times 1t is clear that the arrow points toward wonderful achievement in the uses of moving pictures. True, there Is still much to be done, but if as much can be ac- complished every year in the future as has been accomplished in this last twelve-month. it is hard to prophecy what wonderful results will be at tained
Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-27

The general improvement and up- lift of the motion picture as a form Of entertainment and education is be coming more apparent every day to the large following of tfe picture show. The business Is no longer a fad in any sense. 1t is filling s great need in the entertainment of the people and their wishes must be considered by all interested in pro yfding them with this form of amuse- nent
 AS is the case in everything else the people are continually wanting better pictures in every way. This means a constant tendency toward perfection in photographic excellence snd every other feature Of the me chanlcal side. and on the artistic side, higher class, cleaner scenarios acted by more skillful performers. In both these respects wonderful progress is 6eing made A flckerlesS picture is practically reality now with the use of all standard projecting machines. Better actors and actresses are at tractsd to the work before the cam era spd the result is that nearly the same excellence of acting is afforded which we find on the legitimate stage.
 The most encouraging part Of it., however, from the point of view of the average layIien is the improve ment in the character of the scenaT- sla The scenes which have immoral Characteristics or those depicting bur. Slary. murder or viciousness Of char acter are fast being barred from the sereen.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-27

shown by Jh. chapter 14 and 15. Only those who yield obedience to his doctrine can receive it. By fol. lowing the influence of the Holy Ghost one is eventually prepared to take a part in the principle of the Ressur. ection of the Dead. and also in the principle of Eternal Judgment. In connection with this the goth chapter Of the Revelations is good.
 Christ, Paul and John as also other biblical writers. urge a close and full obedience of the doctrine of Christ. to accept no substitute; to in no way mar it. But by making our lives har- monize. herewith by obedience with it we shall be judged by the same when Christ sees it to judge us.
 James Edmond Kelly Missionary of the Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-27
Prize Winning Recipe for Rai.in Bread

Soak one yeast cake fin Iyz cups of potato water. miN in enough -four to make a srir batter; beat i've minutes. Let stand over niEht In the morning scsld two cups sweet milk. into which put one rounded tablespoon c0ttolene, l tablespoon salt. s tablespoons sugar. When milk is lukewarm mix with the yeast; add enough flour to make stiff Datter; beat about fen minutes. let rise. When sufficiently raised add two cups Of seeded or see1less Taisins. mix. add more flour and knead until dough is smooth: let rise. Make into loaves and bake one hour. When baked wet top of loaves with sugar and hot water 10 prevent the crust becoming too hari
 This recipe won the grand prize in the California Raisin Growers bread contest. The use of Cottclene as short ening is significant.