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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
THE GREAT SOCIAL PROBLEM.

The Citizen is conscious always
of its responsibilities to the general
reader respecting the manner of the
newspaper treatment of certain sub
jects freely discussed in the medi-
cal prints. There comes times, how
ever, when a too careful reticence is
sin of omission, a lapse in public
duty; and then plain language needs
no apology.
With much wider and deeper sig
nificance than concerns the San
Francisco experiment this would be
true of the treatment by the New
York daily newspapers of the noble
and necessary undertaking publicly
announced recently by Mr.. John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., in his statement
about the organization and purposes
of the Bureau of Social Hygiene. The
spirit in which Mr.. Rockefeller and
his competent associates, Mr.. Paul
M. Warburg, Mr.. Starr ]. Murphy
and Miss Katherine B. Davis, have
entered into this practical inquiry
and work of high humanity is as
modest as it is brave. Their attitude
commands not merely respect but ad-
miration and gratitude. And as the
investigation of the bureau proceeds
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1913.

according to the scientific and en-
lightened methods indicated in the
programme, the same spirit ought to
mark the manner of support rem
dered by the press in the exercise of
it's duty toward it's readers.
There must be plain language at
times when plain language is requir-
ed. The newspapers cannot do their
share of the work by confining them
selves always to perfunctory COM
ment or evasive phraseology. Their
readers will appreciate this fact in
view of the universal Importance of
the social problem attacked by Mr..
Rockefeller in sincerity and pure
mindedness.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
GALILEE.
Galilee. Jan.

NdIllc6, d all Z D.
Mrs. j. j. Garfield spent Thurs
day last with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Rutledge near Lookout.
w. A. Gregg has discarded his
brown Leghorns and now has flock
of $50 white ones. He marketed
130 dozen eggs in December.
Gene Marks has last spring colt
said to be the finest built piece of
horse flesh in these parts.
Miss Lena Bush, of Binghamton,
n. Y, recently visited her sister,
Mrs. o. A. Marks and other relatives
here.
John Skinner and Clifford Keesler
are in Pike county where they have
job of cutting and delivering mine
props.
Miss Irene Garfield, who was re-
ported to be in a Scranton hospital
under treatment for appendicitis, is
here at home attending school as
usual.
Our teacher, Mr.. Henshaw, has
been i'll for few days this week
and as a consequence the scholars
are having a vacation.
Mrs A. Burke, of RileyVille, re-
Gently spent couple of days here
with her sister, Mrs. Floyd Rut-
ledge. Mrs. Burke has started her
incubator, If the early bird catches
the worm surely her chicks will be
in luck.
VIII and Albert Pfefle, of Jeffer-
sonville, N, Y, recently visited their
grandfather, j. B. Keesler. The
former has returned home, but the
latter remains yet.
Mrs. Carmoitha Keesler, who was
i'll last week from the effects of two
light paralytic strokes, is able to be
up from bed again.
We miss Sidney ]. Tyler to make
faces" for us. He is asking the peo-
pie of Oklahoma to look pleasant
now.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
GOULDSBORO.
Gouldsboro. Jan. :


Mrs. Thomas Bartleson is at the
State hospital, Scranton, where she
may have to undergo an operation
on her foot. Her daughter, Mrs.
Heffelfinger, of Avoca, is spending
few days with Mr.. Bartleson. The
w. R. c. held a prayer meeting and
song service at her home before she
went.
Mrs. Etna Staples celebrated her
birthday anniversary recently. A
number of friends were present from
Scranton, Clarks Summit and Eas-
ton.
Miss Grace Smith, daughter of
Squire Smith, who has been serious
ly i'll for several weeks, is gaining
very slowly.
r. B. Decker spent Sunday at New
ark, N. j., with Mrs. Decker, who has
been spending some time there for
her health. Mrs. Decker is much
improved
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
BETHANY.
Bethany, Jan. 2S

Bethany, JAN. 20.
George Maddeford, daughter and
sons, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Peter States in Honesdale on We'd
nesday.
William Sherwood has been very
i'll. DR.. Ely, of Honesdale, was
called.
William Sherwood and family
have moved into the Schoonover
house.
Mrs. J. V. Starnes and Mrs. E. w.
Gammell were among those who at
tended the concert at the Lyric on
Thursday evening.
The ice cream social held in the
brick building Wednesday evening
was well attended and very much en-
joyed. Proceeds, $11.
Mrs. Charles Pethick has returned
from New York.
Mrs. T. j. Hoar, of Haines, spent
Friday with her daughter, Mrs. Ell
mer Faatz.
Harry Smith has been taking
charge of his brothers milk route
while he was on the jury.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
The R. R. w. M. c. A. held their

The R. r. w. M. c. A. held their
sixth annual banquet in the /. o. o.
f. hall Thursday evening. IT,
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Robinson en-
tertained the Gouldsporo cornet
band at the parsonage on Saturday
evening. They have been entertain
ing Miss Blanche Search of Wilkes
Barre.
Miss Anna Smith is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Major
in Scranton.
Mrs. A. Swartz of New York city,
is spending a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Matthews at Lake
View.
Mrs. William Keesler has been
visiting her sons at Foster. Mrs.
Keesler has also accepted a position
there. Owing to the warm weather
and no ice to harvest a number have
gone to other points for employ
ment.
Mrs. r. w. Hall has been visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Simmerson,
at Lake Scranton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester H. Rhodes,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Rhodes.
Mrs. Sallie LeClaire spent Sunday
with her daughter in Tobyhanna.
Mrs Abbie Walton, of Scranton,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Hattie McKeel, last week. Mrs. Nc
Keel accompanied her to Scranton.
Charles Brown has resigned his
position with the Y. M. c. A. and
turned the barber shop over to Mr..
Kroll of Elmhurst who has moved in
the G. F. Smith house recently va
Gated by w. ]. Fisher. All are sorry
that Mr.. Brown is to leave Goulds-
boro.
Mrs. Blackenbush, of Newfound-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
Itching, Fiery,
Raw Eczema
Relieved in q Few Seconds.

Relieved in a Few Seconds.
Yes, an itching, burning, raw, irri-
tated skin relieved the moment Zemo
touches it. Zemo is a clean, sooth-
ing, healing wash, composed of Thy
mol, Glycerine, Witch Hazel, Bor-
acic Acid and other medicinal heal
ing properties. Zemo relieves and
cures every form of skin and scalp
eruption, and if you are not entirely
satisfied with results from the very
first 25-cent bottle, druggists will re-
fund your money. Large size bottle
81. Endorsed and sold in Honesdale
by A. M. Leine.
Zemo is prepared by E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and
their guarantee is as good as gold.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
STATE GRANGE ON GOOD ROADS

We note with regret that the legis-
lative committee of the State Grange
has placed itself on record as oppos-
ed to the $50,0O0,0OO bond issue for
road improvement throughout Penn
sylvania.
William T. Greasy, State master
and leader of the opposition to the
bond issue, says that the grange is,
always has been and always will be
in favor of good roads, but that he
does not believe they should be f.
nanced in this way.
They have been financed Mr..
Creasy's way for many years, and
what has been the result? A patch
here and patch there and not half
a dozen consistently and continuous
ly good roads, as roads are reckoned
these days, in the whole State.
Pennsylvania's roads are so far
below the standard of what they
should be and what the grangers
themselves would like them to be
that they cannot be put into condi-
ton for a song. 1t is a vast and
formidable undertaking and must
have vast resources behind it.
AS has been pointed out, direct
appropriation has been tried in the
past and failed; first, because the
Legislature did not feel justified in
appropriating sums large enough to
operate on a big scale, and second
because such appropriations are al
ways liable to the juggling that fol
lows demands far in excess of funds
The bond issue would be authorized
by the people for a certain purpose
and for no other. 1t would not be
within the power of the Legislature
to divert a dollar of it, nor would
the bonds be issued for drawing in.
terest until they were needed.
And again, the project is one for
posterity as much as it is for the
present generation, and those who
are to profit by it in the future
should bear a portion of the expense
Governor Tener is decidedly of the
opinion that the state, making the
appropriation, should have control oi
the expenditure, and not the town
ship authorities.
Senator Beidleman's bill to create
the office of receiver of taxes in cit
les of the third class will be intro
duced soon. This act would relieve
Harrisburg and other cities, outside
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Scran
ton, of an intolerable nuisance in the
present obsolete system and should
go through without a dissenting
vote.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31

Those Progressives in the Legis-
lature who refused to take orders
from the little Democratic bosses
must understand that they have COM
mitted an objectionable sin. Only
those who do the bidding of the lit
tie reorganization bosses are patriot
ic and high-minded lawmakers and
those four Democrats who voted for
Mr.. Leib last night are lost beyond
recall.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
FREE SAMPLE, STOMACH
REMEDY
Splendid for Gas, Sourness, Fermen-
tation, Heaviness and Upset
Stomach

Send your name and address to
Booths MIO-NA, Buffalo, N. Y, a
postal card will do. Say "Send me
sample of MI-O-NA," and you will
have an opportunity to try for your
self remedy for Indigestion, Dys-
pepsia, Gastritis or Catarrh of the
Stomach that has relieved and cured
thousands upon thousands of people
throughout America.
So certain are MI-O-NA Stomach
Tablets in any case of disordered
stomach that G. w. Peil, the drug
gist, will supply you with the dis
tinct understanding that if you are
dissatisfied with results he will re-
fund the purchase price. Could
anything be fairer? MI-O-NA Stom-
ach Tablets are highly recommended
by leading pharmacists everywhere,
so cents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Newfoundland, J

NeWIOundIand, Jan, 3U.
Mrs. Jacob Bird transacted busi-
ness in Scranton last week.
Frank Decker, of Scranton, was a
pleasant caller recently at the home
of Mrs. Carrie Voeste.
Emma, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Burrus, is seriously i'll with
sore throat. DR.. Simons is attending
her.
Otis Smith is erecting a saw mill
for Morris Haag & Co.
Constable F. E. Rhobacker is i'll.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
GRAVITY.
Gravity, Jan.

Gravity, Jan, 2J.
w. H. Shaffer and Isaiah Shaffer
are confined to their beds with grip.
e. w. zimmerman was a caller on
friends at South Canaan Friday.
Miss Lottie Kimble, of Hawley,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Kimble, at G. A. Masters.
Miss Pearl Wagner, of East Canaan,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Shat
fer, also Mrs. Frank Spencer and
son, Stewart, Of Scranton, at A. w.
Shaffer's.
Mrs. 1. V. Shaffer and Miss Their
esa Sinquet, of Waymart. are visit
ing at w. H. Shaffer's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31

land, is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Matthews at
Woodlawn Cottage.
Mrs. William Foster, who has
been quite sick, is slowly improv-
ing.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Elder attend
ed the marriage of Miss Frances
Dubler to Cecil Resser at Scranton
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Reaser, of
Moscow, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Crooks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
The power men possess to annoy
me l give them.-Emerson.

To William J. Ray of Hartford,
Conn, who at 100 was fined in the
City Court, New York, on Monday,
for illegal liquor selling, we would
give one word of warning. Bad hab-
its formed in youth become increas-
ingly hard to shake off; if he does
not mend his behavior he will turn
out a bad lot when he grows up.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31
WORDS FOR THE
SPELLING CONTEST
OF THE
Wayne County Schools.

LESSON 6S.
pneumatic stenographer
notary Seattle
phaeton shingle
obligatory testimonial
parachute torpedoes
pickerel Tigris
recipient Teutonio
presents vestibule
sachet version
sarcophagus vehicle
Robespierre writhe
osteopathy Wiley
presence
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-31

Mrs. George Wilmot spent the
weekend at Ariel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Curtis, of
East Canaan, called on friends here
Sunday.
Miss Rhena Shaffer is the guest of
Mrs. George Halter, of Dunmore.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
MUST LOVE THE LITTLE FOLK
Otherwise the Girl Who Adopts Pro-
fession of chIidren's Nurse
VIII Not Succeed.

The great essention for any girl
adopting the profession of children's
nurse is that she must have a great
love for the wee folk, to be able to
enter into their feelings. to sympa-
thize with their sorrows and Joys. A
child's nurse must not be a cynic.
She must know the Importance of lit
tie things to children, must know
that the molehills Of grown-ups are
the mountains of boys and girls. Now
adays the children's nurse must be a
comrade and companion as well as
mentor to her young charges. but the
latter role must never be over-empha-
sized.
1t is we'll, too. for any girl desiring
to become a nurse Of this kind to go
somewhere and obtain the proper
training for the position. 1t is a big
advantage when seeking employment.
Briefly. the nurse of children must
be able to superintend the children's
health, their good. their clothes and
their lessons-not at all onerous du-
ties to the girl who is fond of chill
dren.-Fxchange.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
PAUsEs TO INQUIRE
Seems to Have Feeling That He Is
Making an Argument Against
Woman Suffrage.

Enemies of votes for women, in
search of arguments to confound the
orators of the case, may use for what
it is worth the following incident
which happened in Madison square
one day last week:
A young woman of pleasing and pic
turesque aspect came northward from
Twenty-third street across the square.
She struggled under the weight Of a
dog-hamper, and inside one could see
bright-eyed. restless fox terrier, ca
ger to be let out. The woman carried
a leash In her left hand. and the dog
had on a collar with a snap. An in
terested observed followed the woman.
She struggled on six blocks up Madi-
son avenue before she reached her
destination, residence on the east
side of the street. Then she unlocked
the hamper, snapped the leash on the
dogs collar, and took him inside the
house. Why had she carried an able
bodied. 25-pound fox terrier, who want.
ed to be let out. all that distance?-
New York Evening Post
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21

men of today have Just such symp-
toms as you describe. What does 1t
mean?
Look at me. am eighty-two years
old. Sound as a nut. Tough as hick-
ory. Do not know what 1t is to be
tired. While I cannot do as much
physical work as used to when a
young man. I can do a great deal.
Probably twice as much as the aver
age young man of today.
What has kept me SO strong and
well? l will tell you. do not use
tobacco. do not use alcoholic stim-
ulants. do not use tea or coffee
habitually. I go to bed early. ] get
up early. am always doing some
thing; something that occupies my
body and mind. love to work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
Healthy Old Age Is What
DR.. Hartman Advocates

take a cold water towel bath every
morning, winter and summer. 1t 10
these things that have kept me we'll
and strong. You could be Just az we'll
and strong as am If you would do as
do.
You may ask, do I never get sick,
have l never had occasion to take
medicine at all? Yes. have got sick.
Sometimes feel a little touch of cli-
matte trouble, like cold, malaria,
slight catarrhal symptoms, but my
only medicine is Peruna. I always
keep a bottle of Peruna In the house.
keep bottle Of Peruna on my desk
in my office. Once in a while I take
some. I do not take 1t habitually.
Take It only when feel little out Of
sorts. One swallow will perhaps be
all that will be necessary, but it il
always handy by.
It is a sorry sight to see the young
men Of today begin to peter out phys
ically when they ought to be In the
glory of their manhood and the height
of their vigor. Eat plain food. Live
frugally. Give up all weakening
habits. Live as God intended you to
live. Take Peruna when you do not
feel as we'll as usual.
II you want me to I will send you
a book which will tell you a great
many more things about yourself and
about matters that may be- of great
value to you. Enclose a twocent
stamp for postage and the book will
be sent in plain wrapper and you
will not be troubled with any follow.
up letters or advertisements.
'Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
.I0WN FOR EX!LES.
How BIuefieIds Seems as a Place
of Forced Residence.
Many Waywsrd Youths Sent to Mica.
rasua City to Brace Up-Noth-
Ing to Do but Work, Eat
and Sleep.

Bluefelds. Nicaragua.-The tourist
who touches at Bluefields, that nom
chalant little town ON the bay of the
same name on the gulf coast of Mica
ragua, or the stranger going there on
busiAes or to visit, 1t apt to meet on
the first, and never later than the sec
ond day. young man or young men
the latter IL he is at all inclined to be
Rociable-a pale. worried counte-
nance of the sort that may at once be
diagnosed at nostalgia.
The unhappy wearer OF such a coun.
tenance is, in nine cases out of ten.
serving a term of social or business
exile, or both, but usually the former,
and he is horribly homesick. Only those
who have been homesick can know just
how homesick he really is. He speedily
makes the acquaintance of the stranger
and then asks what city he is from.
The homesick one Is invariably from
New Orleans. II the stranger halls
from the gay Crescent City, the home
sick one will. If he has money, wine
him and dine him and talk him speech
less. If the stranger is not from New
Orleans. but has recently been there.
In the life of the exiled one, for few
people in his set go from New Orleans
to Bluefields. In fact. only those go
whose business compels, and only the
tourist with a purpose stops there. II
friend or acquaintance of the home
sick one lands in Bluefields-well, that
is great treat. But when the friend
or acquaintance returns to the wharf
to take the little fruit steamer out
we'll, that is rather sad.
The homesick exile has not, as a
rule, committed any great wrong. He
may have merely gone suddenly as
kew-spending more than he was
earning. spending too much of the
governors" money. infatuated with
the wrong girl, too fond of cards-any
one of which lapses might, sooner or
later. in the opinion of parents or rela-
tives, seriously harm his career. So
he has been lectured till his ears burn
and then sentenced to Bluefields to
brace up. I
A Cincinnati mother whose son had
fallen in with a fast crowd and lost
his job. defined the situation. when
she got him a clerkship with Blue
fields fruit concern. She said the i'm
provident one would have to save his
money as there was nothing to spend
1t on or for-he could not take danger
ously to drink as there was nothing
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21

there fit to drink, and he could not get
into fast company, as the town was
too dead to have any such persons.
Her opinion was that about one year Of
quiet tropical existence with the ne
cessity Of looking daily after the du-
ties of a humdrum job and spending
evenings devoid of enervating diver
sions would sufficiently brace him to
make him behave when he got back 70
dear old Orleans.
Bluefields had not broken into the
average Atlas list of chief-cities-and-
population as late as the 1900 census
issue. but in the past two or three
years 1t has been looking up. 1t is
probable that in the next few years 1t
will have SO many of the frivolous ad-
juncts of civilization that it will no
longer be an effective place to exile
young western bloods with too evident
yellow streaks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
They Got Left.

John and Betty, aged five and four
years, had started on n railway jour
ney with their parents on Monday. but
reached the station just in time to
hear the engineer ring his bell and see
the train pull out of the station, leav-
ing the family behind.
Next Sunday John and Betty were
started out on the way to Sunday
school. When they were half way
there the bell rang. and presently they
came regretfully back.
I'VE got left" they announced.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
Where II Happened.

A seven-year-old -colored boy was
before Judge Taylor in juvenile court
not long ago for shooting at his play
mate with rife. AS is customary In
all such cases the attorney in ques-
tioning the boy asked:
You were in the state of Indiana.
Marion county. when this happened,
were you not?"
The little fellow studied a minute
and then answered:
mo, sab. All was on tn front
po'ch. News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
WHY INCUBATOR CHICKS Die
DIscourasIns a Vocalist.

Why a certain parrot never learned
to talk, Current Opinion tells in these
words:
Kerrigan went on trip to South
America, and while there bought a
pretty Spanish parrot as present
for his friend O'Brien. He shipped
the bird to O'Brien at once, and when
he got back home he said:
"Dinny. did ye get the fine parrot
stint ye from Rio Janeiro?"
81 did that. Kerrigan. and want to
tell ye that l never put me teeth into
q tougher bird in me life!"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
Beats Man Under Her Bed.

Sharon, Pa.-Awakened by a noise
under her bed. Mrs. George Mcdowell
discovered an intruder in the room
She obtained heavy club and began
beating the man on the soles of his
boots with all her strength. The
man. bowling with pain, dashed out of
the room and escaped. The intruder,
intent on robbery. had been taken by
surprise when Mrs. Mcdowell re-
turned from town and crawled under
the bed to hide.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21

8 g Q h er Q.
young man. 1
heard you COM
planning h Q
other day Of be-
ing n g rv o u 8,
sleepless, brain
tagged, and the
like. A young
man, hardly in
the zenith of
your life. COM
planning of such
things!
And this Is
very 90 m mon.
too. You are
not the only
one. ro b ably
three out of four
of the Young
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
HeartIess Man Broke the "sank

Boston.-A Boston dog-some hoi
polloi mongrel or canine derelict-
went in for frenzied finance on the
street Of that city and started a pri-
vate savings bank by swallowing
$1.75. Within an hour some one had
kidnapped the dog and a short time
after his dissected carcass was found
on the dump.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21

not think I would be
alive today II 1t
were not for Dodd's
XII d n ey Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left it
very weak. I was
troubled with infiam-
nation of the blad-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
His Position.

He was a minister of the old school
and was catechizing the children on
their biblical knowledge. who was
IsaacT at length he asked. please.
SIR" replied a small girl eagerly
please. sir, he was Rebekah's man
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
SAVING Time,

Roosevelt Named for 1916" But
why stop there? Why not for 1920.
1924 and 1s2s2 1t would save both
time and the cost of holding conven-
tions.-New York Evening Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
Girls Take Icy PIunoe.

New York-Despite the freezing
weather. Miss Grace Mott and Miss
Aida Cordes. Brooklyn girls, took
their usual morning plunge at Bright
on beach after q preliminary half
hours exercise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
A GRATEFUL OLD MAN.

Mr.. w. D. Smith. Ethel. KY. writes:
II have been using Dodd's Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they have
done me a great deal of good do
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-21
Books Speak.

Books carry with them a charm of
their own. They speak Of cosy indraw-
I, ,ngs about the evening lamp. Few
yrAings add SO much of warmth and
llveableness to a room as shelves of
Aused" books.