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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TREE PLANTING.

Dr. Schaeffer's Arbor Day procla-
nation is a clear presentation of the
advantages of tree culture, with
special reference to the necessity for
providing new chestnut trees to take
the places of the thousands being
billed by the blight.
His recommendations will doubt
less be followed in all the public
schools of the State and a future
generation will observe at least some
results from the efforts of the school
children of to-day.
While we believe most firmly in
the Arbor Day custom and would
not be understood as saying anything
in its disparagement, we always have
a feeling of regret on these occasions
that so much commendable efforts
is wasted.
Tree planting is a science, and in
asmuch as nearly all the Arbor Day
trees are planted by amateurs and
are subsequently permitted to fight
their own battles among unnatural
conditions, without any aid whatever
very large percentage of the sap
lings never reach maturity.
The variety of trees chosen is sell
dom governed by the character of the
soil where the planting is to take
place and other important circum-
stances which an expert would take
into consideration.
If it were possible-and we see no
reason why it should not be-to have
all these celebrations under the SUI
pervision of a body like the Park
| Commission, we would have a great
many more trees for our pains.
Most of the European cities have
awakened to the fact that tree plant
ing, to be really worth while, must
be done by experts. Only the men
who have made a study of the sci
ence are able to tell with any degree
of certainty what trees will grow in
what places and how to make then
grow.
DR.. Schaffer recommends the
| planting of chestnuts. We are no
prepared to say that from the scien
tific viewpoint that is not the thinl
to do at the present time, nor are
we sure that it is.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS.

We noticed in one of the Wilkes
Barre papers a short time ago that
the Cooperative Store of that place
had gone into the hands of receiv-
ers. There is Pennsylvania State
law made in 1888 which says that
any credit whatever extended to a
concern of this kind is liable to for
feiture, or in other words the credi-
tors of this concern cannot collect
any of the bills against it, unless the
concern is honest enough to pay
them. The affair has not been set
tied at the present writing. The
great trouble with these co-opera-
tive associations is that the people
expect too much for nothing. 1t is
also unusually hard to find a capable
manager.
This Wilkes-Barre store was the
mother of the local institution
which sold out to F. E. Lawyer four
months ago. The offspring, how
ever, made a much better showing
and was as successful as possible to
be, until the men who were COM
PEELED to direct it became tired OF
working for nothing.
We also noted that the working
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
AMERICAS BUMPER CROPS.

Nature is good to the United
States, and she does not pay much
attention to the jeremiads of dema-
gogues who seem to take delight in
forecasting evil. The country is not
going to the dogs" no matter how
the elections go. And it is land of
abundance and of unprecedented re-
sources, despite all assertions to the
contrary. We are in the midst of an
exciting national election. But we
are also busy gathering crops which
will exceed the average If they do
not in some respects break preceding
records. The New York Herald has
done some good work in securing
estimates of harvests in the West.
The information comes from a Chi
cago bank which makes a specially
of collecting facts of this kind, and
therefore is reliable. 1t is shown
from this source that the agricultural
wealth produced by the five states of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dako-
ia, South Dakota and Montana in
1912 will exceed 00,000,000. The
statement is made in refutation of
rumors of foreign origin to the effect
that there would be a crop shortage
The five states mentioned are
among the most prominent in farm
| production in the Northwest, but by
no means represent the limit OF pos
sibilities in that and other quarters
Other states which raise vast guam
titles of wheat, corn, oats and the
| like as well as fruits and a wide
range of valuable products are Iowa
Nebraska, Kansas, Texas and Okla
homa. Then there is Illinois, IL
which Chicago is situated, the big
gest corn-grower of them all, will
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, al
heavy contributors to the annual vol
ume of wealth from the soil. II
short, there is not a section, East
West, North or South, where agricul
tural prospects, are not bright, will
every indication that in the fina
returns the figures will be imposing
There have been some drawback
here and there, but the farm outpu
of the country as whole is such a
to assure enough and to spare AM
when the crops are good the peopl
have foundation for prosperity sur
and steadfast.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
COUNTRY TOWN ADVERTISING.

An unusual feature of the meeting
of the Western Iowa Editorial Asso-
citation at Council Bluffs recently was
an address on the subject of adver-
tising from a view point of the re-
tail merchant by David Oransky, a
well-known merchant and advertiser
of Atlantic, Ia. Mr.. Oransky spoke
on Retail Advertising from the
Viewpoint of the Merchant" And
he declared that the merchant
should advertise the quality and
adaptability of his goods rather than
depend on advertising prices. He
spoke in part as follows:
1t is a sad, but too true, fact that
country merchants as a rule, are not
extensive advertisers. l am convinc-
ed that they should advertise regu-
larly and persistently. / believe So
not only because some people who
are supposed to know say so, but
also because my actual experience In
connection with retail advertising in
small town has demonstrated to me
the far-reaching benefits, both direct
and indirect, to be derived from per
sistent advertising.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
Money Back Catarrh
Remedy

Dosing the stomach won't kill Ca
tarrh germs. Neither will sprays
douches, snuffs nor ointments.
The quickest way to kill germs Il
to breathe deep into the lungs the
vaporized air of Booths HYOMEI.
AS this antiseptic air passes owe
the sore spots infested with CatarrI
germs, it not only destroys them
but heals the inflamed membrane ant
stops the discharge of mucus.
Then hawking, splitting, snuffling
crusts in nose and foul breath viii
disappear, and vile, disgusting ca
tarrh will be conquered.
A complete HYOMEI outfit, whict
includes a hard rubber inhaler, onl
costs $1.00. Extra bottles, II after
wards needed, soc; and Peil, th|
druggist, is authorized to refun|
your money if dissatisfied.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
UNCLE JOE CANN0N'S
AUTO SOLD AT AUCTION
Limousine Of the Ex-Spesker That Cost
$500 Brings $500.

Uncle Joe Cannon, who welded the
gavel for so many years in the house
Of representatives, recently decided to
sell his seven passenger forty horse
power limousine and so put 1t In the
hands of n Washington auction com
pany.
I'VE have here the automobile be
longing to former Speaker Cannon"
announced the auctioneer. What am
l bid?"
1.-TWO hundred dollars" proclaimed a
stentorian voice from the crowd.
1.-TWO fifty" echoed another voice.
"I'll make it $780," called q third
person.
What. only $500 for the automobile
of former speaker of the house OF
representatives. protested the auc'
tioneer. "Why, pair Of George Wash
ingtons socks would bring more thar
that"
Sure, can break it up and sell II
for souvenirs for more than that
came the cry from an unheard district
"I'll make it three twenty-five"
Its mine at three fifty declared
another voice.
So it went on, finally stopping al
$6GO. The auctioneer told his auditors
that the machine had originally cos
S6,5OO. But the bid stuck, and finall!
the hammer fen.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

"If party committees have any
real function it is to promote the in
terests of the party, to advance its
principles and aid in the election Of
its candidates. No committee can
properly discharge such duties if
there are traitors to the party among
its members. If they are in a ma
jority they are in a position to be-
tray the whole campaign into the
hands of the enemy. In minority
it is possible for them to obstruct
and thwart many essential efforts.
The very fact that they are on the
committee ready to give the party a
stab at every opportunity causes dis
trust and paralyzes effort. ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TRYING TO FOOL THE PEOPLE.

The Progressive platform con-
tains many moral maxims and
humanitarian propositions with
which all right minded men agree.
The Bull Moosers have no monopoly
on the desire that the conditions of
labor, especially of woman and child
labor, shall be ameliorated. But
they do appear to have won title to
the exclusive use of that peculiar
form of embezzlement of public con-
fidence which would delude the un-
thinking into the belief that voting
the Bull Moose candidate into third
term in the White House will insure
the enactment of reforms which in
fact neither he nor any other Presi-
dent, under our laws, would have
power to bring about.
The Bull Moose platform is a
charter of false pretense almost from
beginning to end, because it promises
from an administration of the ma
tional government things which the
national government cannot give.
Nine-tenths of the glittering pledges
of that platform involve questions
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

Just for a handful of silver he left
us,
Just for riband to stick in his
coat"
Browning.
Not lost like him who felt thy scorn,
o poet of the mother land!
No riband by our leader worn,
No jingling silver in his hand;
And yet upon his brow the brand.
Not lost like him, o poet great,
Who shrank beneath thy burning
And fell to silence in the state,
Nor dared to seek his own again,
Or brave the mockery of men.
Our leader lost, up from his fall
Strides blatant through the gaping
throng
To mount his self built pedestal
And rail against a fancied wrong,
And all vindictive hates prolong.
Rousing the rabble at his feet
To soil the flag that keeps them
free;
While patriot hearts as ever beat
Are swayed by his fallacious plea
Till they forsWear their liberty.
No bribe indeed hath stained his soul
Or stirred his heart to seek our
fall:
But, just to reach his sordid goal,
He barters honor, faith, and all
That made him once our general
Lost, lost indeed! And nevermore,
Though nations bow at his com
mand,
Though glory crown him as of yore
Shall we, who held of old his hand
Find our lost leader in the land.
Yet, surely, in the far off years,
Where passions pail and hatreds
flee,
We shall remember him with tears,
That, though he left us ruthlessly
Our gallant captain once was he.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
DOUBLE DEALING.

In his quest for votes, Theodore
Roosevelt is telling the western
farmers that "the Canadian reci-
procity act was a jug-handled ar
rangement under which the farmer
paid the freight"
Yet this same Roosevelt, after
President Taft had submitted the
reciprocity act to him for his opinion
in advance of it's adoption by Con-
gress, wrote back that what you
propose to do with Canada is ad-
mirable from every standpoint" He
added:
/ firmly believe in free trade
with Canada for both economic
and political reasons. AS you
say, labor cost is substantially
the same in the two countries,
so that you are amply justified
by the platform. Whether Can
ada will accept such reciprocity
/ do not know, but it is greatly
to your credit to make the ef-
fort. 1t may damage the Re-
publican party for a while, but
it will surely benefit the party
in the end, especially if you
tackle wool, cotton, etc, as you
propose.
And the above letter bore this
signature: Ever yours, Theodore
Roosevelt" Ever yours, indeed!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TheudaS.

["For before these days rose up
Theudas boasting himself to be some
body, to whom a number of men,
about four hundred, Joined them
selves; who was slain, and all, as
many as obeyed him, were scattered
and brought to naught. Acts v,
36.1
oh, Theudas, of the later day!
Like to thy prototype of old;
Eager to tread ambitions way,
Boosting thyself as one grown bold
To guard the sheep within the fold.
Oh, shepherd, with the borrowed
crook!
Mouthing thy demagogic plea
With specious phrase and dauntless
look;
"All things to all men" thou
would'st be,
If but the sheep will follow thee.
Crying Thou shalt mott" thro' the
land,
The while the daring plan is laid
To fitch the ballot from the hand
OF him who holds it undismayed
BY whispered taunt or loud TRADE
From the high hills of other days,
To what strange depths thy feet
go down!
All! sad the trailing of those bays
That bound thy head as with q
crown
In the bright years of thy renown
And sad the conscience crucifed,
The empty boast, the baseless cry
The heart puffed up with heartles'
pride,
The rabble's shout thy vox Del,
While honor goes unheeded by.
Already, Theudas, thou art slain;
For honor lost is death indeed;
And he can never live again
Who prostitutes his country's neeC
To love of self and lawless greed
But what of those four hundred mel
Who, blinded, Joined themselves t.
thee?
All, Theudas, think of these! AM
then
Unseal their eyes and set then
free
And this shall be thy victory.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TIME SIGNALS BY WIRELESS,
To Be Flashed From Arlington All
Over the Country.


Under orders from the secretary OF
the navy the new wireless station at
Arlington, Va, which will be the lar
gest In the world, is to. send out time
signals to all parts of the United States
and as far out to sea as the radius of
the station may reach. The three steel
towers of the station are now nearly
completed, the center one being $50
feet high and making a landmark that
Is seen for many miles In every direc-
ton. Besides maintaining communi-
cation with naval vessels In all parts
of the Atlantic, the flashing Of time
signals throughout the country will be
one of the chief functions of the new
station.
The United States will be the first
nation in which the flashing of time
signals by wireless has been attempted.
There are many mechanical difficult
ties in time flashing yet to be solved.
It Is not known what wave length will
be most effective at the wireless sta
ton 1t is not certain just how far
over the Allegheny mountains the new
station will be able to reach. 1t Is eX-
pected that flashes from Arlington will
go 5000 miles out to sea, but whether
they will reach more than 1,6OO miles
to the west or even that far is yet to
ha shown
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TAFT ELECTORS WIN.
HiIIes and Wasson Reach Agreement
in Pennsylvania-Fly Gets
State.

The action of the Philadelphia con-
ference, which was the outcome of a
long talk between Mr.. Wasson and
Chairman Hills in New York on
Thursday, will obviate the necessity
of beginning litigation and will give
every voter in Pennsylvania a chance
to express his preference for Presi-
dent. Taft candidates for electors,
says Hills, will be named by the
State Committee at Harrisburg on
September 20, and he has received
definite assurances that the Roose-
welt electors will then be withdrawn
from the Republican ticket and the
Taft men substituted. The Wash
ington party ticket will be filed on
September 10, and the Republican
party as we'll as the Washington par
ty will be represented by counsel to
see that it's acceptance is not delayed
by teehnicalities.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
At A Armageddon.

1--WE stand at Armageddon and we
battle for the Lord"
announcement.
Spake the One, supreme, eternal, to
the one who lives a day:
"Why the drum beat and the bugle
call and militant array?
Why the blatant voice resounding?
Why the challenge and the
boast?"
And the transient one made answer:
Il have generalled Thy host;
l have taken spear and buckler, l
have girded on my sword,
And / go to Armageddon to do battle
for the Lord"
Spake the One, supreme, eternal:
Have l called on thee to
save?
oh, My captains must be humble ere
they clamor to be brave.
Not for Me the boasting chieftain,
nor the one who seeks his
own,
Not Goliath and his armor, but the
lad with sling and stone.
Yea! 'tis he who asks for nothing
and who dreams of no reward,
Who shall fight at Armageddon in
the battle of the Lord"
Spake the One, supreme, eternal:
"Cast thy clanking armor by;
Fling thy sword to those who gave
1t; drain thy braggart foun-
tain dry;
Break thy sordid dream of power;
set thy blinded followers free
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
FEWER BANKNOTES BY HAND
Bureau of Engraving Begins Printing
With Power Presses.

For the first time in twenty years
the bureau of engraving and printing
OF the treasury department recently
began turning out national bank notes
and other paper currency printed on
power presses.
Sixteen presses turning out 4,500
notes a day were put in operation.
This was the result of n compromise
inserted in the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill permitting the use of power
presses.
Organized labor made a strong fight
to prevent their use, but agreed that
one-fifth of the total amount of paper
currency should be printed by power
instead of by the old hand presses.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
MULATTOES INCREASING.
Addition of 80 Per Cent of Half Breeds
Since 1870.

A census bureau report shows a de-
clded increase in mulattoes since 1870.
In continental United States there are
9,S27, ,7G3 full blooded negroes and2, 2,050,'
$50 mulattoes, or 209 per cent of the
total negro population. That is an in
crease of 80 per cent Of mulatto blood
since 1870. The report says:
'The figures taken at their face value
show that about one-hfth Of all the ne
groes In 1910 had some admixture Of
white blood as against about one
eighth in 1870"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

If any of our trustful friends who
have been tempted to follow the Bull
Moose out of the Republican party
wish to know what kind of a deal
they and their cause may expect, let
them study the fate of the men who
have supported the perpetual candi-
date in the past and see if they can
find one who has not been squeezed
dry and tossed aside.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
Stops Scalp Itch
Dandruff and Every Form of Sea
Disease Cured Quick by Zemo.

1t is simply wonderful how Eel
goes after dandruff. You rub lit
of it in with tips of the fingers.
gets right down into the glands, sti
ulates them, stops the itch, a
makes the head feel fine. No,
isn't sticky! Zemo is a fine, Gle
vanishing liquid. You don't have
even wash your hands after usl
Zemo. And what a wonder it is
eczema, rash, pimples and all 81
affections. A 25-cent bottle at A.
Leine's drug store, Honesdale,
guaranteed to stop any skin irri
ton.
Zemo is prepared by E. w. R
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and
regularly sold by druggists at 81
bottle. But to prove what it will
at trifling expense, Zemo is now
up in 25-cent trial bottles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

1t is not a world for men to take
their ease in; but a world for work.
1t is not world for the selfish greed
of gain; but a world of generous
self-abandonment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

men of Carbondale we're organizing
an association of this sort.
There are several Of them in sue
cessful operation in the West and
also in England, but the majority OF
working people here have not as
yet been educated to it's advantages
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

Ere thou dare to raise My standard
or presume to follow Me;
Pledge thy soul to all disaster to full
FL my given Word,
Then go forth to Armageddon apd do
battle for the Lord"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For President,
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
Vice-President,
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
State Treasurer,
ROBERT X. YOUNG.
Auditor General,
A. w. POWELL.
Congressmen-at-Large,
FRED z. LEWIS,
JOHN NJ. NORM,
ARTHUR r. RUPLEY,
ANDERS SON H. WALTERS.
District Congressman,
w. D. B. AINEY.
Representative,
H. c. JACKSON.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s, 1912.

with which only the legislatures and
governors of the States could deal,
and with which the President and
Congress could have nothing what
ever to do.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
Oysters In London.

American oysters in London average
in value less than 3 cents pound,
while imports of Dutch oysters aver
age IT to IS cents per pound.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
WORDS FOR THE
SPELLING CONTEST
OF THE
Wayne County Schools.

LESSON 81.
acquiesce acme
asylum alabaster
Algiers Binghamton
Butte catalog
chord decide
Detroit Decatur
discourse dutiful
eccentric encyclopedia
tinancier gnat
heinous hornet
Hercules iceberg
jig saw jeremiah
jelly
LESSON so.
jewelry jest
July Jupiter
jolly kidney
kindergarten Louisiana
Lynn London
legal macaroni
magnolia Naples
November inter
necklace nature
nectar Neptune
ninetieth naught
nasal ozone
ogre
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18

Just for handful of silver he left
us,
Just for a riband to stick in his
coat"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
High Noon on the Lehigh from New York
1880 p. m. from Philadelphia

The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Association for the Insurance of
Owners of Houses and other Buildings from
Loss by Fire, will be held on Second day,
Fifth month, 8 monday. May 81 1912, at one
O'Clock in the afternoon, in odd Fellows
Hail. Medford, N. j. for the election Of eleven
directors and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting.
HENRY p. THORN,
Secretary,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

bumper house goes without saying.
This popular author, actor and playwright
has always said that he considered e45
Minutes from Broadway his best effort
at music play composing, and he has
wanted for long time to play the role of
''The Kid, character creation that is
perhaps the cleanest drama of the many
he has furnished the Amsrican stage.
Mr.. Cohan believes in never doing things
by halves, therefore when he presents
himself to Philadelphia audiences it will
be with surrounding that includes his
entire company, productionhnd scenery, as
well as the orchestra from his own thea
tire. OF almost equal importance to Mr..
Cohan's appearance in this revival is that
of Miss Sallie Fisher, who has created
sensation by her conception of the part of
Mary. With no intention of disparaging
the accomplishments of her predecessors
in the part, it must be said that Miss
Fisher brings to the role of Mary a
dramatic sufficiency and musical quality
of voice that helps her to certain success.
'45 Minutes from Broadway" will be seen
at the Forrest exactly as it was presented
at the George NJ. Cohan theatre in New
York. This applies not only to Mr..
Cohan himself, his company, the scenic
and costume equipment down to the
smallest detail. but to even the orchestra
of eighteen musicians. With a promise
like this to look forward to amusement
seekers can rest assured that "45 Minutes
from Broadway will be presented at the
Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia as it
never was before, and it is safe to predict
that there will be sufficient people to
take advantage of it to fill the theatre to
the capacity point at every performance.
The engagement is for one week only,
with Wednesday and Saturday matinees,
the Wednesday matinee being at special
popular prices with no seat over one dollar.