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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-09
Here is the Answer
To That PoeticaI Conundrum.


Last week we started off our
Down Hawley Way department
with a poetical conundrum that was
received from T. F. Mangan, and
which we shall reprint farther along
in this sketch. Mr.. Mangan said that
Thomas Bourke lived in Hawley
about 35 years ago. He made his
home with his married daughter on
Marble Hill. The prevalent idea of
an Irish schoolmaster is of an &C.
centric individual; but Mr.. Bourke
was far from being eccentric. In
deed, he was the reverse of eccen-
tricity, and in manner and speech
was conventional. EXcusing himself
for moment Mr.. Mangan went to
where he had stored some papers
and articles of a miscellaneous ma
ture, and soon returned with a speci-
men of the Irish schoolmaster's
work, and it chanced to be the origi-
nal of the six lines as published last
week. The lines were written on a
bit of old-time foolscap paper, and
the penmanship was certainly fine
specimen of chirography. The lines
were made with as bold a stroke as
would be made by man of eighteen
years. Like many an old-time pens
man, Mr.. Bourke eXcelled in his capi-
tai letters, and he used them with a
freedom and frequency that would
be declared inaccurate by sticklers
after accuracy along orthographical
lines. Here is the poem as he wrote
1T, along with the note that was writ
ten directly beneath the lines, which
he measured into four, but which
the writer measures into six, as fol-
lows:
''In garden was laid
A most beautiful maid,
AS gay and as fresh as the morn;
The first hour of her life
She became a wife,
And died before she was born"
"Mr. Mangan: You understand
who the maid was, but there are
many who do not. Please send me
a paper by the Br. Yours truly as
usual, Thomas Bourke, in the 92
yr of my age"
Now just read that last line once
more. "In the 92 yr of my age"
and then read again the description
of his chirography, how it's strokes
are bold and without a trace of
weakness or quaver. The abbrevia-
tions "Br" and "Yr' are for the
words "bearer" and year" respec-
lively.
Mr. Mangan found another sam
pie of the Irish schoolmaster' gen
ius. 1t was a poetical stanza in the
Gaelic language, which closely re-
sembles Greek, as it looks to the
writer, who knows nothing about
either of those languages. Here is
the way the Gaelic was translated in
to the English:
The Bit is no Burthen to the France
ing steed,
Nor is the Wool unto the Fleecy
Breed;
The Lake is not Incumbered by the
Swimming kind
Nor is Right Reason aggravated BY
the mind. fit
And, now, did you get the answer
to the enigma? If you figured it ouI
that there was but one person who
could "fill the bill" in every particu
lar, and that persons name wal
EVE, that mother of the human
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
TOWNSEND.
Ladies Aid Society Elects Officers
Social and Personals.


Townsend. Feb. 25.-Miss Ethel
wyn J. Maloney entertained the La
dies Aid Society on Tuesday evening.
All Of the officers were reelected for
another year The officers who were
again 'honored are: President, Mrs
Sallie Taylor; Vice President. Mrs.
W. A. Scott: Secretary, Mrs. Elva
Hart; Assistant Secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Money; Treasurer, Mrs. Rich
ard Hodgson. The same committees
were also appointed. The March
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Eva Hart.
W. J. Hammond killed two nine
months old hogs that weighed exactly
800 pounds each.
Miss Norma Hart, daughter of
Edward Hart, had the misfortune to
make misstep on Saturday after
noon. causing a sprain at the ankle,
the injury being very painful at the
time.
The Loyal Temperance Legion Of
Townsend will give a play, "A Fri
day Afternoon at a Village SCHOOL,
on Monday evening, February "a.
Personals. - Mrs. Nathaniel Van
Horn ia visiting relatives in Helanco.
N. miss Lillian West of Newark,
Del. spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
West. Mr.. and Mrs. George Slant
visited Wilmington on Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. George Crossan of Whining
ton spent several days of the past
week with J. A. Hart and family.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
KENT0N.
Items Of Local and Personal Mention
Cleaned About Town.

Items Of Local and Personal Mention
Cleaned About Town.
Kenton, Feb. %. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Hughes spent some time last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed visited
relatives in Maryland Sunday. Mrs.
William Hicks Of Tacony, Pa. has
been visiting friends and relatives
the past two weeks. Mrs. Thompson
Of Goldsboro, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Greenwell. Mrs. John Jacobs
is visiting Philadelphia friends. DR..
Cooper and Miss Goodwin spent Sun
day in Camden. Mrs. Edward Hughes
visited Dover last week. Miss Helen
Cahall Of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with Mrs. George Knots MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Clark spent several days
in Philadelphia last week. - Mrs.
James Pratt who has been spending
some time with her mother returned
home Friday.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Lepsic, Brenford, and Their Vicnities
CLAYTON.

Al orders for Subscriptions or Job
Work or any News items left with
Harry c. johnson will Receive
Prompt Attention.
Prayer meeting at St. Paul Charch
Thursday, at 730 p. m. Pastor will
give short talk on "Filled to the
Full.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Williams Of Denton is the guest of
Miss Mary Williams. Mrs. Orietta
Emerson is entertaining her sister,
Miss Minnie Gray of Philadelphia. .-
Mr.. G. L. Bunker of Chester, was a
recent visitor to friends here. Mrs.
John Jackson of Wilmington, is spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
John FOreaker. Mr.. Carl Massey and
family, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Masten. Mrs. Emma
Pearson spent a few days at the home
Of Mrs. Ralph Savin last week.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

An inter school debate will be held
in the gymnasium Of St. Joseph's In
dustrial Home at Clayton, Del, Fri
day evening. February %. The
question is: Resolved, That the
United States is under greater obliga-
tiOns to her Warriors than she is TO
her Statesmen. F" The Wyoming High
School will support the affirmative
side of the question and Clayton High
School the negative. This is the Sc
cond time these two schools have met
IN the arena and interest in the dis
eussion and the result is very intense,
both in Clayton and Wyoming. The
debaters for Wyoming are: Misses
Lillian Pratt, Pearl Price and Flor
enee Jackson; for Clayton: Misses
Hilda Stevens, Lucille Rolph and NJ.
Minerva Blair.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
BLACKBlRD.
Washington's Birthday PartY.-Locals
and Personal Mention

Washington's Birthday ParN.-Locals
and Personal Mention
Blackbird. Feb. % The Epworth
League Missionary Social was held at
Yrs. VIM L.Reynolds Thursday Even
ing Feb. Goth. As it was near Wash
ington's birthday a patriotic pro-
gram was rendered consisting Of read
ings, recitations and songs, followed
by short Missionary program. The
offering amounted to over Sl2. The
dining room was decorated with pic
lures Of Washington and his home.
draped with American flags and buut-
ing. A bOuntiful supper was served.
About thirty-eight were present.
Our Epworth League services will
be held Sunday evening, the topic:
''The Labors Of Jesus.
Personals. Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Watson and two children, Of New
Castle, spent Sunday with his par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Watson. --
Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett Ferguson and
son. Of Ridley Park, spent Sunday
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Colen
Ferguson. Miss Zela johnson of near
Smyrna. is visiting her cousin, Miss
Pearle Rancho near Blackbird Station
Mr.. Royden Caulk, is spending few
days in Manassas, va Mrs. Tenn
perance BrOckson returned home Fri
day from a visit with relatives in
Camden, N. miss Toulson Of Still
Pond, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Royden Caulk. Miss DOrthy Rey-
nolds Of Odessa. spent a few day of
last week with her cousin. Miss Ruth
Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
THOROUGHFARE NECK
Poultry Supper a Suc-e- '.eal Hap
penings and

Poultry Supper a Suc-e-. i.ral Hap
penings and
Throughfare Neck March, Feb. 25
The poultry supper which was held
at Mrs. j. F. David on last Thursday
night was a success with one hundred
and twenty eight people.
Personals. Miss Edith Gibbons
has returned home after a two weeks
visit in Philadelphia and Whining
ton. Mrs. Harry Woodkeeper has
returned home after visiting in Mer-
ehantville, Camden and Ocean Grove,
n. J.-Mr. Clarence Pieasanton of
Wilmington, spent part Of last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Pleasanton. MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Leech and little son, Of Philadelphia,
have been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Anna Gibbons.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
CHESWULD.
Grange Celebrates Washingion's Birth
daY.-Locals and Personals.

Grange Celebrates Washington's Birth
daY.-Locals and Personals.
Cheswold. Feb. 25- Mr.. John Fl.
Carrow is at the Methodist Hospital.
Philadelphia, undergoing treatment for
stomach trouble.
Last Saturday being Washington
birthday, Rural Grange, No. 10, had
an open meeting. The ladies had
-harge. A literary program was
rendered and refreshments were serv-
ed.
The w. c. 7. u. will meet on
Thursday afternoon 2.3O O'Clock.
withMrs. Ida Wallace.
Personals. Homer Hudson
and wife were the guests Of Mr.. and
adrs. Z. J. BOggs on Tuesday. Mrs.
Elizabeth Seery of PHILADELPHIA. Is
spending some time with her brother.
Mr. P. L. Barcus. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Carr Of FELTON,, were also visi-
tors to Mr.. and Mrs. Barcus during
last week. MIR. Herman Anderson of
Philadelphia, was a weekend visitor
to his sister and brother. Miss Mary
and G. c. Anderson. Mr.. an Mrs.
d. II. Royce entertained on Sunday
Mr.. James York and wife Of Bren-
ford, and Mr.. John Thompson and
family.--Miss Bessie Reihm was a
recent visitor to her sister, Mr.. ]. H.
Shuster. Miss Marion Stewart OF
Clayton, is the guest Of Miss Edns
Vaughn. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ste.
vens are entertaining Mrs. Stevens OF
Millington this week Mr.. and Mrs.
W. S. Cantwell entertained on Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sylvester,
Mrs. Frank Downs. Mr.. Gilbert ans
Miss Nellie Downs. Mrs. Salli,
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Services at St. Paul Church next
Sunday morning and night At 10.
80 a. m. short sermon on 1.-The
Fulness of Christ. At 7.3O p. m,
sermon by Rev. Robert Watt, d. d.
Holy Communion will follow the
mornin & sermon.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Mrs. Ella Mccoy Of SIS Elm street
Camden. N. j., wishes through the
columns Of the Times to acknowledge
receipt Of a check from John NJ. Clay
ton Council No. "a, Jr. o. u. A. NJ,
for S497. 25. paying in full the funer-
al benefits of her husband. jeremiah
M. Mccoy. She also desires at this
time TO express her thanks for the
many kind and sympathetic words
sent her during her time Of great sor-
row, and for the many kindnesses
rendered Mr.. Mccoy during his many
years Of suffering
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Personals. Messrs. Leland Har-
monson and Frazier Croft spent Sun
day with their parents. Miss Mar
garet Ryan has returned 70 her home
in Wilmington after an extended Wis
Il with relatives here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bice and son, of Harrington.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Bice. Miss Marion Stewart is
Spending several days with friends
in Cheswold.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
don't arr Al Pun Down.

Weak and miserable Ifyou havekidney or
blHdder trouble headache pains In the back
ana feel tired all over and want pleasant herb
remedy try Mother Grays AROMATlC-LEAF
As tonic laxative IL has no equal All Drug
gists' loc. ask to-day. sample FREE. Address
The Mother Gray Co, lie Roy. NY
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
This VIII lu,srss. Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children re-
heve Feverishness, Headache. Bad stomach,
Teething Disorders, more and regulate the Bowels
hours. Used by mothers for y years. An Drug
gists. sc Sample FREE. Address. A. :. Olmsted
Leroy, n. Y.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Wilmington's Chamber If Com
merce has been established in the du
Pont Building.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
WALL PAPER CLEANED

You fully realize that Wall
Paper soils readily, and prob
ably you are now contemplat-
ing having your home re-pap-
cred. If such is the case, give
me the opportunity to prove to
your entire satisfaction, that l
can Clean your Paper with
my process and make the same
look nearly as good as new,
thereby, not only improving its
appearance but heing economi-
cal as we'll.
The record., 1913-01-23

the braChial artery, above the elbow,
and when the pressure through the
rubber bulb has shut OFT the artery
so the pu.sc cannot lie felt at the
wrist, the reading in the graded scale
at the height of the column of mer-
curry indicates the blood pressure.
The normal blood pressure is IsS
milhmc,crs. In hardening of the
arteries, and accompanying heart
and kidney complications, the blood
pressure is an important symptom
10 be studied. Several of the large
life insurance companies reqnire the
blood pressure to be taken in
applications for large amounts.
This company claims to have saved
$50. oco in losses the first year in
which they required the use OF the
spygomanomoter They followed
the history OF cases rejected on ac-
count of high blood pressure only,
aud found several who died within
the year of apopIeXy.
The record., 1913-01-23
"FAGGED-OU1" WOMEN
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
In This Letter.

Overworked, rundown, tagged
out" women who feel as though they
could hardly drag about, should profit
by Miss Richter's experience. She
says: Last winter / was completely
run down and felt tagged out all the
time, was nervous and had indiges-
ton.
'One Of my friends advised me to
take Vinol, and it has done me great
good. The tired, worn-out feeling is
all gone, and l am strong. vigorous
ind well. The stomach trouble soon
disappeared and now I eat heartily
and have perfect digestion. wish
every tired, weak, nervous woman
could have Vinol, for I never spent
any money in my life that did me Sc
much good as that I spent for Vinol."
Marie Richter, Detroit, Mich.
Thousands Of women and men
who were formerly weak and sickly
owe their present rugged health to
the wonderful strengthening effects
of Vinol. We guarantee Vinol to build
you up and make you strong II
It does not. we give back your money
The record., 1913-01-23
Concerning Sleep.

he food that nourishes US is es-
sential TO life, but 1t is no more es-
sential than the form of rest We call
sleep. Sleep is a mysterious thing
very little is really known about the
ph, sical processes that cause it. 1t
comes and goes like the rising and
falling tide; we abandon ourselves
with glad relief To 1t at the end of
the day; it Ienews our vigor both
of mind and body, and if 1t fails us
for any cause, we speedily fail also
in health and strength.
The question is often asked "How
much sleep do | need?, The an
swer is not simple, for people differ
greatly in this respec'. Infants
should sleep .nearly all the time;
children need more sleep than
adults, and tie young need more
than the old. There are, however,
some aged persons in whom a form
of cerebral anemia causes an almost
constant droysiness that doubtless
helps to pIolong life. In general,
seven hours for men and eight or
more for womc n is safe allowance
More important than the exact time
you spend IN bed is tn. regularity
and soundnes. of The sleep you get.
Many people are astonishingly in
different 10 these matters. Young
people who wish to enjoy social dis
sipation until late at night often re.
fer to the case of some famous man
who lived tor years on four hours
sleep and accomplished marvels, bu,
such young people themselves rare
ly achieve anything exceptlrritabili-
~, bad complexion and lazlness.
1t is a wise plan to 60 to bed at a
regular and seasonable hour every
night. The bedroom should be
dark, quiet, flooded with fresh, out.
door air. The bedclothing should
be light in weight, but sufficient tc
keep the sleeper warm. Never
draw the blankets over your head
if necessary, protect 1t from the
winter cold by sleeping hood.
The record., 1913-01-23

TnE annual report of the British
Postmaser General states that wire
less telegraph messsges sent to and
from ships have increased IL s per
cent beyond the previous year.
The increase is partly due to the
larger uumber of vessels now equip.
ped with wireless" and partly to a
reduction of tariff for vessels max
ing short voyages. Nearly all OF
the wireless stations in Great Brit
ain are aox in the the hands of the
Post Once. The only private com
metoixl stations being the Marconi
stations at Clifden and i'oldhu.
The record., 1913-01-23

TnE sphygmomanomcter is an
instrument OF recent invention for
measuring the blood pressure. The
name is derived fron .phygmos,
the pulse; manos, Thin, rare. snd
meter, a measure. The manom tier
had been ia a1e for some time as an
instrument for measuring the ten
sion Of gases and yapoEs, ssd was
readily adapted to testing b,ood
pressure by adding a rubber bulb
and cuff SIlh rubber bsg attach
ed on inside. This is placed over
The record., 1913-01-23
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
ORIGIN or PUBLIC BATH
HOUSES IN ENGLAND.
BY a. w. MACY.

BY n. w. MACY.
At the beginning of Queen Vic
torias reign there were no pub
lie bath houses In England. Thir.
~ thousand people were living
In eight thousand cellars In Llv.
erpooi, none of which had drains
or sewers. and nearly all ct
which we're subject to irunda-
ton after heavy rains. In the
poorer districts of London, and
in nearly all tho other cities and
towns throughout England, the
supply Of water was wholly made
quatc to preserve the cleanliness
Of the Iaboring people. But
steps to remedy this state OF at.
fairs had already been taken. In
1882, when the cholera broke
out, Catherine Wilson, a London
woman In moderate circun.
stsnces, was 60 impressed with
the necessity Of cleanliness -
4 preventive OF disease, thai sns
invited some Of her poorer
neishbors to come to her com.
psrstiveiy better house to wash
and dry their clothes. Tho ex-
pertinent was so successful, anj
the good results SO apparent,
that some benevoIently in
eiIned people united to help her
extend her operations. This was
the beginning CT tina present OK
tsns'vs system Of public bath
houses In England.
The record., 1913-01-23
Aged Citizen Seriously Ill.

Mr.. Alcl NJ Terry, one of the
oldest inhabitants OF the city, and a
well known citizen of the county,
who has been III for about two weeks,
was reported as unimproved yester-
day, and is gradually becoming
weaker, with little hope ol his recov-
The record., 1913-01-23
Notice 10 The Public.

To All Whom fl May Concern
| have on iGis day sold my Interest
in the Groenrilie Hardware \ GLo-
Gerry Company to /. l.. kirkpatrick
and after this date will have no con
nccIon whatever with said partner
ship, January 7, 1913. st.
J. i. GREEN.
The record., 1913-01-23
Notice To File Claims.

All persons having claims against
the estate of of VIM. NJ. Fades de-
ceased, are hereby notified to pre-
sent same, properly proven to me
for adjustment. This, January IS,
1918 st.
\. ApkINs, Admr.
The record., 1913-01-23

liz Germany they do some things
very we'll. New police regulations
for Berlin declare that windows and
doors must be kept closed In every
building iu which any one is play
ing a musical instrument the
Germans are great lovers of music,
al that.
The record., 1913-01-23

HOWEVER, il is doubtful IL the
emancipation of women-or Of man,
either-will ever be fully accomplish.
cd until waists dresses cease to
button up the back
The record., 1913-01-23

TBE investigation of the Pujo
committee has developed a great
many diseases that have not hereto
fore been known, many OF The prin-
c,pal Witnesses summoned to appear
producing certificates from doctors
who testify to ailments that are mys-
tifying. If not convincing.
The record., 1913-01-23
Something TO Think Aboat.

Many words won't fill bushel,
but a Fire. Lightning, or Tornado
policy with us will Gil want in hu-
man happiness that will otherwise
remain unsatished.
w. ID. Blackwell & Bro.
General Insurance,
uveepyille, Ky.
Rogers Bldg. Telephone, 1913
The record., 1913-01-23

Mr.. ]. T.. Latham returned from
Louisville the first of the week, and
Is rapidly recovering from the effects
of the removal of a ven, which was
quite successful.
The record., 1913-01-23
,CopYright. W. by JoseDh u. Bowls ~

Ii will pay you to look al the
wallpaper bargains now on at
Roark's.
The ladies' aid society of the
Christian Church, at Powderly, So
lIcit orders for carpet weaving,
plain and fancy sewing, baking,
etc, which will be done reasonably,
the funds being thus collected to be
used in church extension work.
The record., 1913-01-23

The |. {. railroad is employing
much extra help now in the main
repance of-way department, repair
ing the S'eeksee created by high
waters
The record., 1913-01-23
FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK.

We are authorized Ia announce the
candidacy of !. Leo Frntress for clerk
of the Muhlenberg County Court, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The record., 1913-01-23

ALTHOUGH the finger bowl has
been indicted as dangerous to health,
like the common drinking cup.
IL is likely to persist because the
waiter wants the dime.
The record., 1913-01-23

THE ,oc. parcel post stamps show
mail being carried in an acroplane.
but parcels marked ufrsgilc" had
best not be sent that way yet.
The record., 1913-01-23

THESE days bring vague sense
of something missing. Either the
clock has stopped or Col. Roose-
Welt needs winding up.
The record., 1913-01-23

MISNEAroLS has been warned of
the peril that turks in heavy under
clothing, which may serve as balm
to the troubled conscience OF a
protected manufacturer or two.
The record., 1913-01-23

THERE has been formed s,s, 900
900 millinery trust, but women will
still be able to get sS hats at re
markable bargains, marked down
to sr7 93.
The record., 1913-01-23

ROUND steak has risen in price
So per cent in year, the pluto
Gratis evidently having found some
way TO make it tender.
The record., 1913-01-23

THE interest in woman suffrage
appears to be waning. No woman
has walked anywhere for a week.
The record., 1913-01-23

UNDER the parcel post system
sh ould not the dead letter office be
equipped with cold storage facilities?
The record., 1913-01-23
50 0hIS PR VAR. IN ADyANd.
THURSDAY. JANUARY Z. 1918.

Entered at the Gr--nvillt, Ky, pos;oficc a,
second class matter.
The record., 1913-01-23

MRS. VICES S. S. CLASS
Mary Frances Baker Mary Alma kirkpatrick Jennie Tay
lor. Robt- Wickhffc. Robt kirkpatrick.
The record., 1913-01-23

WHITE PEOPLE ONLY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-13
GARY COUPLE IN
HAMMOND COURT

Felix Ponczek and Mary Cossak OF
Gary. whom he holds as his common
law wife, We're arrested on complaints
made in Judge Prests court at Ham
mond today, by another woman whom
he married years ago and by whom he
has two children. The story as told in
detail by his lawful wife was pitiful in
many ways and is the most shocking
that Judge Prest has had before him
In many years.
Many years ago, Ponczek was happi-
ly married In the old country and two
children were born. Hearing of the
riches in America. Ponczek left his
wife and children and emigrated to the
United States. In New York, he met
his common law wife and from thence
went to Pittsburg. Scranton and finally
came to Gary. They lived together as
man and wife and to them three chill
ldren were born.
In the meantime his wife in the old
country toiled and starved to support
herself and two children. Becoming
discouraged. with no news from her
husband. she started in a still hunt for
the deserter. Landing in New York.
she trailed him to Chicago while she
asked advice OF the consul, Ponczek
was located in Gary. living with his
common law wife and children and al
once warrants were sworn out for his
arrest
| The case will be heard before judge
Prest sometime tomorrow.