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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04
Household Hints.

To drive away mice scatter camphor
in their usual haunts. This will drive
them away completely.
Vinegar should never be kept in
stone jars, as this spoils it and renders
it unfit for use.
Corks may be made both air and wa
ter tight If immersed for five minutes
in boiling oil.
When boiling clear soup add a small
lump Of sugar to the saucepan. This
will give 1t an added brilliancy.
Cold tea is excellent for cleaning all
sorts Of painted wood except white,
This should be cleaned with milk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04
TEACHERS RETIREMENT
MEASURE PRESENTED.

Senator Charles A. Snyder, of
Schuylkill county, has presented the
teachers retirement bill, which is
modelled along the lines of that OF
1911. Other bills presented by SEN
ator Snyder were: Making certain
corrections in the laws relating to
third-class cities in the interest of
Pottsville; a "Blue Sky" law; a liza
bility law similar to that in force in
Maryland; providing that certain
teachers of long experience be ap-
pointed permanently.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04

Jadwin Building. Honesdale, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04
HERE is A BARGAIN

Located in Berlin township about
81 miles from Honesdale is one
of the best farms in that locality.
1t consists of 108 acres, which Is all
improved. The soil is sand loan and
red shale. 1t is well watered by
springs; orchard. Twelve-room
house, barn 37x47 feet with shed
22x90 feet. Part cash, balance on
easy terms. See
Buy-U-A-Home Realty Co.
Jadwin Building, Box 81, Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04
Baked Peas.

Take a quart Of dried peas and soak
overnight, pour off water, add more
and Darboil until skins begin to slip
or. Put in bean pot, add two table,
spoonfuls sugar, one-half pound pork,
salt and pepper. Bake as you would
beans
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04

Joseph u. EdSall, mousse
damaged by fire ..... 400
A. e. Rude, house damaged
| Dy nre ................ $40
o. M. Baker, house dam
aged by fire. .......... $40
H. Brinning, house and
furniture damaged by
| IRE ................. 25.OO
Wallace Lynn, barn and
contents burned, ..... 1875
Mary A. Ovens, household
goods damaged by fire.. 800
| Orville Bronson, barn and
contents burned .. $4,000
| Silas Dexter barn and con-
tents burned ......... S41.40
Jacob Racht, Jr., house
and furniture damaged
| Dy nre ..-............ 10.00
S. S. Olmstead, barn burn
| ed ............... $3.50
Frank Chapman, house and
contents burned .. 10000
Andrew Racht, house dam
aged by fire ........... 5.65
VIM. c. Elliot, house dam
aged by fire ........ 1000
L. Brinkerman house dam
aged by fire .......... 500
! Mrs. A. l.. Kingsbury,
house damaged by fire. 1850
D. W. Griffith, house burn
ed $4,000
c. F. Bullock, house and
furniture damaged by
Hre .................. 66.SO
J.. l.. Noble, house damag-
ed by fire ............. 2.90
Chas. Migenery, house
damaged by fire ....... 500
Tewksbury and Son, house
and contents burned -. 1928
S. T. Jay, house and con-
tents burned ....... 10000
E. B. Wells, Est, barn dam
aged by lightning ..... 1000
A. B. Lobez, barn damag-
ed by lightning .... $500
Jas. Soden, house damag-
ed by lightning .... 14.00
H. Heberling, house dam
aged by fire ...... 200
N. L. Wood, barns and con-
tents burned ........ $4,000
John Eldred, barn damag-
ed by lightning ........ 200
A. Kittner, barn and con-
tents burned, lightning. 10000
Mrs. J. Harder, barn dam
aged by lightning ...... 500
c. M Smith, house and
contents burned ...... 10000
Mary Winslow, house dam
aged by lightning ..... 500
Alice Whitney, house and
contents burned ..... $4,000
c. I. Hopkins, barn damag-
ed by lightning ....... 500
c. M. Pethick, barn and
contents burned, hTht-
uluS SEU.UU
]. T. Walker, house dam
aged by lightning ..... $500
L. Lovelass est, barn dam"
aged by lightning. .... 5000
T. ]. Roark, barn damaged
by lightning ........... 237.00
w. E. Bennett, house dam
aged by lightning, fire E. 5000
Peter Yeko, barn damaged
by lightning ......... 1000
Mark Killam, barn damag-
ed by lightning ...... 500
e. X. Curtis est, barn and
contents burned ....... 675.00
F. ]. Miller, barn damaged
by lightning ........... 300
VIM. Watts, barn and con-
tents burned, lightning, 10000
A. Butler, house damaged
by lightning ........... 1900
w. F. Crockenberg, barn
damaged by lightning. 600
R. E. Pomery, barn dam
aged by lightning .... 500
A. Branning, barn dam
aged by lightning ..... 500
Chas. Smith, barn damag-
ed by lightning ........ 1000
M. c. Spangenberg, barn
and contents burned by
lightning ............., 10000
M. A. Rutledge, barn burn
ed .................. $4,000
L. B. Kennedy, barn burn
ed ......,........... 2UU.O0
Mrs. S. Colipalo, house
damaged by fire ....... 8.65
Chas. Meginery barn dam
aged by lightning ...,,. 600
Chester Holgate, barn
damaged by light ing. 1000
]. P. McKenna, barn darn
aged by lightning ...... 600
TIL s. Kegan, Jr., barn
damaged by lightning. 200
~--
s 10,726.83
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Chaos and Currency.

The dissension among the Demo
Gratis over the currency bill is more
than a mere difference OF opinion; it
involves the charge by Congressman
Henry of Texas and others that the
Glass-Owen measure, as drawn with
approval of President Wilson and in
dorsement of Secretary Bryan, is
wholly in the interest Of the creditor
classes, the banking fraternity and
the financial world. without proper
provision for the debtor classes and
those who toll and produce and sus-
tain the country"
That makes out worse indictment
against the party than even its politi-
cal opponents have made and puts
currency legislation prospects at this
late date in the extra session in a
very chaotic condition. Some time
and somehow the country will have
its tariff and currency laws satisfac.
torily reyised-and none denies the
need of it-but in the meantime our
Democratic friends will discover the
practical difference between sitting on
the fence and hooting at the fellow
doing the work and getting down and
doing It mselves.-Omaha Bee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
cHAPTER II-continued.

To Judge by the&hind shoes. Mrs
Trevor's mean colt had gone down
toward the river rot mOre'n ten min
utes ago, on the dead run, then back
up the road at racking ut-ofbreatb
trot. Something must have gone
wrong, and sure enough as / neared
q point OF rocks which hid the trail
ahead. Jones suddenly SHE'D hard in
the midst of hiccup. There was the
Widow Bears track right across the
road, and Mick had 70 yell blue blazes
TO get the other ponies past the
smell Ahead OF me the tracks Of the
Trevor colt were dancing the width
of the road, bucking good and hard at
the stink of bear Then / rounded
the point Of rocks
There lay Mrs Trevor in a heap
Since Jones would have SHE'D over
the tree.tops al a corpse or a Whit Of
blood. | knew she'd only tainted. but
felt at her breast TO make cure.
tell you Il felt like an outrage 10 lay
my paw on sleeping lady, and stin
worse I'd only my dirty old hat TO
carry water from a seepage in the
cliff. My heart thumped when ! knet
TO sprinkle the water. and when that
blamed humming bird came whirrlng
psi my ear. jumped as though the
devil had got me. splashing the hatful
over Mrs. Trevor At that her eyes
opened. staring straight at my face,
but she made out sort of smile when
she saw It was only me.
jesse"
Eyes, a'am"
Seen my husband?"
mo ma'am."
Il don't know what's come over
him." she moaned. clenching her
teeth; he fired at me"
'That gun | traded him."
-Four shots"
you was running away when your
colt SHE'D at the bear?"
my ankle Jesse. II hurts so dread
fully. Yes the left
My knife ripped her ridiugboot
clear. The old red bnndana from my
neck made her wet baudage. and the
boot top served for a splint. There
was no call to tell her the foot was
broken. and the fainting fits eased
my job Between whites she would
tell me to hurry. knowing that the re.
turn OF that damned colt would show
Trevor which way she'd run had
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

his demon mare-Jores-my sole a
val. l think except that dreadful
bear. in his affections. Two pack
ponies carried our camp and baggage.
and each night he would set up a
little tent for me. bedding himself
down beside the fire. At the end of
five days journey, we rode at dusk
into Cariboo.
Captain Taylor. Of Hundred Mile
House. and Pete Mathson, the carga-
dor Of the Star Paek-train. two old
stanch friends of Jesse. witnessed our
marriage in the quaint log building
which served as church and school
house
Captain Taylor Is a retired naval
officer. a pioneer of the gold mines,
a magistrate, a man TO trust, and
when he gave me his heartfelt con-
gratulations. it was not without
knowledge Of Jesse's character. He
and Pete, the cargador. rode with US
to the camp of his Star Pack-train,
and It was there in the forest that we
ate our wedding breakfast We drank
the healths in champagne from tin
cups, and then, saddling up, Jesse
and | rode away alone into the soil.
tudee
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
CoNDUCTRESSES ON BUS LINE
Brooklyn Suggestion Stlrs the Imaai-
nation of Possible Passengers,
Anyhow.

Conductresses are to ring up the
fares on one Of the new Brooklyn bus
lines which are to supplement our
transportation facilities-if the board
OF estimate consents.
One of the lines seeking a franchise
announces that to do the conducting
only girls need apply. They didn't say
pretty girls. but let us hope that pretty
girls are meant If she should step on
our toes while reaching for the bell
rope. her light weight and gracious
apologies will make US happy to have
been in the way.
For she must be thin WASTED in or.
der 10 squeeze by comfortably. A.
we shall insist that she set a comm a
sense fashion in TIE r,AJter OF hatpins.
Nor can she be permitted to knot her
small change in handkerchief or to
carry her bills in the unconventional
manner favored BY some women shop.
pers. Moreover, the company must
insist that no stops shall be made in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

out by the mare. 1t seemed to me
ages before could rouse my senses,
wipe my eyes, and mount the gelding.
When sight and sense came back, !
was riding as | had never dared to
ride in all my life. galloped Mr. Swift
on rolling boulders steep as roof and
all a-slIther I got Swift sidewise up
the bank to grass, raced past the
mare, then threw Swift In front OF
Jones. Down went the mare just as
her load capsized. so that she and the
lady. Swift and |, were all mixed up
in a heap.
My little dog Mick was licking my
scalp when | woke and it seemed to
me al first that something must have
gone wrong My head was between
two boulders, with the mares shout
der pressing my nose. my legs were
under water. and somewhere close
around were roaring rapids. Swift
was scrambling for foothold, and
Mrs. Trevor shouting for all she was
worth. waited till Swift cleared out,
and the lady quit for breath.
Yes. ma'am." says |,
"Oh. say you're not dead, Jesse!"
only in parts said |, and how
are you?"
I'm cutting the ropes. but oh. this
knife's so blunt"
Don't spoil your knife win you
do what say"
"Of course | will"
Reach out then on the OFF side Of
the load The end of that lashing' S
fast to the after-basket line"
When I'd explained that two or
three times, Il have It." she answered
'Loose!"
Pull on the fore line of the dia-
mond,"
Right oh. Jesse. I'm free'"
"Kneel on the mares head. reach
under the pannier. find the latego. and
cast OFF
She fumbled awhile. and then re
ported all clear,
Get OFF the mare"
In another moment Jones was
standing up to shake herself, knee
deep in the river. and with a slap
sent her OF to join Swift at the TOP
of the bank Mrs. Trevor was sitting
on a boulder. staring out over the
rapids. her eyes set on something
coming down mld-stream. Her face
was all gray and she clutched my
hand. holding like grim death. As for
me. I'd never reckoned that even a
madman would try to swim the Fraser
in clothes and boots.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
CHAPTER ".
The Landlord.

The Landlord.
Rates Narrative.
OF his life before he reached thu
province Jesse will so far tell ne
nothing. yet his speech betrays him.
for under the vivid dialect of the
stock range. there is a streak of sail.
or. and beneath that detect traces
OF brogue which nay be native per
haps to Labrador. Out of chaos of
books he has pecked words which
pleased him. pronounced. of course,
to suit himself, and used in some
sense which would shock any die
tionary.
His manners and customs. too, are
field for research. OF course one
expects him to be professional with
rope, gun, and ak, but how did he
learn the rest? / wanted a lantern
he made one; my boot was torn-he
made one; my waterproof coat was
ruined-he made one; and if l
asked for a sewing-machine, he would
refuse to move camp until he had one
finished. Ii his name were not Smith
a SOtAh RlOf0 OitNCiAy QCSEtuuHu
from the Swiss family Robinson. II
a project sounds risky, have to as
sumo that it is something unusually
safe, as the only way to keep him out
of danger. If l should ever wish to
be widow, have only to doubt his
power to fly without wings.
Guided by his uncanny woodcraft.
I began to meet the parishioners.
mountain sheep and goats. the elk
and caribou, eagles. bears. wolverines.
and certainly / shared something OF
Jesse's untiring delight in all wild
creatures. Even when we needed
meat in camp, and some plump goose
or mallard was at the mercy of his
gun, Jesse would sometimes beg the
victim off, and catch more trout. 80
long as they don't hunt u.s. he would
say, I'D rather tote your camera than
my gun. But thar's that dog-gone
beaver down the crick, he tried to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Brown, and added up the sum so that
old Geometry himself couldn't have
figured il better. Whereas I'd left out
the fact that Browns bunk was nailed
careless to the wall Of his cabin. as
Trevor struggled, the pegs came
adrift. the bed capsized. the rope
Stacked, and the polecat, breaking
loose, found Browns rife. I'd led
the ponies out Of the punt. and was
instrrcting Brown, when the polecat
let drive at me from across the river.
With all his faults he could shoot
good. for his first grazed my scalp,
half binding me. At that the lady
attracted attention by screaming, so
the third shot stampeded poor Jones.
/ amt religious, being only thirty,
and not due 10 reform this side of
rheumatism, but all the sins I've en-
ioyed was punished sudden and com
plete In that one minute. Blind with
blood, half stunned, and Keeling sick,
heard the mare as she plunged along
the bank dispensing boulders. No
top-heavy cargo was going to stand
that strain without coming over, so
the woman | loYed-yes, I knew that
now for fact-was going to be
dragged until her brains we're kicked
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
OLD PARTY NOT DEAD
CAUSE OF DIVISION IN REPUBLIC
AN RANKS SLIGHT.
Organization May Reunite and Live,
Even Though Il Must Remain
In Minority for
Time.

Something like this is circulating
nese days: The old Republican par
~ is dead. Lay it low. II was some
pumpkins In its day. but that day is
past. 1t saved the Union from dis
memberment, yes. 1t. saved the pub
lie credit. first from rag money, and
then from free silver coinage, yes.
1t protected American capital and la
Dor from ruinous foreign competition
In American markets. until American
productions and wage scales mounted
high. yes. Under it's encouraging
policies the great west was developed,
yes. And other large things were
done, yes. But at last II failed; and
the places that knew 1t once will
know il no more forever"
The Republican party erred and
has been punished by division and de-
feat, but is the division permanent,
and has capital punishment been in
nicted? May not the party reunite
and live, even though it must for its
Gins remain for a period in the minor
ity?
1t was the tariff that caused the par
ty split. But the trouble did not reach
the fundamentals. The Republicans
who opposed the Payne revision did
not base their action on protection.
They were protectionists, and pro-
claimed the fact. They are still pro-
tectionists. Mr.. La Toilette ia far, far
away from Speaker Clark on the
broad proposition OF national taxa
ton.
Why, then, should it be impossible
Tor the two factions of the Republic
an party to get toge her II the cause
Of division is so slight? Is it impossi-.
BILE? Are not both factions for pro-
lection? For conservation that means
development? For an elastic curren-
cy based on sound financial policy?
On such supervision OF trusts as will
guarantee small operators chance at
business?
This does not, of course. take into
account men who are pushing, not
cause or causes, but the personal for
tunes Of single individual They are
Joined to their idol. They are count
ing not only on a continuation of Re
publican divisions, but divisions in
the party now in power. Their hope
is in chaos. II they can help spread
turbulence, so as to have it affect
both Of the old parties, they see in
their mird's eye their man marshal
ing the disaffected revolutionary pro-
gram.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Must Be Party Measures.

or course, It Is a waste OF time to
attack the Democrats in congress for
the manner in which they have pre-
pared the currency bin or for the
manner in which they prepared the
tariff bill or for the manner in which
hey may prepare any other measure.
II they did not do II that way-that
a. By cutting out participation by the
SUPPLEMENTARY would find It more
1iflcult to make such bills party meas.
ures. And. OF course. they must be
all that Political considerations are
superior to everything slse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Nc Judge Of Scenery.

The late Bishop Doane Of Albany
hated socialism. and at a dinner In AL
bany he once said:
The Socialist, who abhors aristoc-
racy and superiority and elegance. is
as misguided and wrong headed as the
miner who went through Hells Glen
"Hells Glen. between Glasgow and
Invegary, is one OF the most pic
turesque and rugged pieces Of scenery
in all Scotland,
Well. miner once drove through
the glen In a coach. and. while his
companions went into raptures over
the wild, weird. awe-inspiring textures
OF the place. the miner yawned over
his cigar aud newspaper
Don't you like Helrs Glen. sirg'
the driver asked. at a particularly pre-
cipitous and striking spot.
why, grunte5 the miner 7 guess
it's ali right, but can't seen none q
the scenery for these davned hills :"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

three bottles and It made me well and
strong and I avoided dreadful opera
ton. now have two fine healthy chill
dren, and / cannot say too much about
whatLydia E. Pinkham' sVegetableC Com
pound has done for me. - Mrs. LEa
MANGEs, R. F. D. 10, Mogadore, Ohio
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly, half
hearted existence, missing three-fourths
of the joy Of living, when they can find
health in Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years It has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia (. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
His skin a Natural Gift.

James Gran, VINO astonished the
world by his reproduction of flowers
in his Belgian blacksmith SHOP, works
at forge in Cranfield, n j. Not long
ago he was doing common blacksmith
ing work. Art critics say that he has
gone much closer to nature in his
work than Van Boeckel. He uses no
models. and works with only the sim
plest tools. He began his apprentice
ship as a blacksmith in Scotland at
the age of eighteen, but since 1895
has lived in this country. where he
was one of the first men to make an
iron golf club.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Saw Possible Famine.

Little Earl had just learned that his
cousin Hugh, whose papa had died
when ne was a baby, was to have n
new papa After long meditation Earl
arrived at the conclusion, evidently,
that when death removed father or
mother, 1t became the duty OF the re-
naming parent to supply the loss to
the child as expeditiously as possible.
But he foresaw difficulties and sought
his mother.
Mamma. II my papa should die an
you got me another papa and de did
an you got me another papa. and he
died, an you got me another an all Of
'em died till there weren't any more
white ones, then. mamma, woui you
get me an Indian ?"--National Food
Magazine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

this contact, the heat Is subtracted
from the air and the saturation point
for that temperature is reached. the
moisture which is In the air has ex.
listed as water vapor. is condensed
upon the cooler surface az the point of
contact. The dewdrop. also good Eng.
fish, although false physics, has no ex,
istence in the air. but comes into be-
ing upon the surface believed. Il does
not fall. nor does II drop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Consider the Dew.

The question Is often asked: Does
the dew rise or fal2 Dewfall is us
admissible an expression as sunrise or
sunset. says Harpers Weekly In
both cases the expression is at vari-
ance with scientific fact. Meterologi-
cally, the formation Of dew is not ac-
companied by motion in the vertical
plane. hence there can be 10 question
Of rise or fall Unde. Grain coRdl.
tons of wind. cloud and temperature
veriants, dew is produced, Warm air
charged with moisture comes in con
tact with a cooler surface. When, in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
LESSEN PAIN OF POISON IVY
Some Remedies Those Liable 70 In.
feetion viii Do Well TO Keep
in the Memory.

Pussy says: Poison ivy Is trail
ing green vine with handsome. bright
green foliage, which turns a brilliant
yellow 70 red in early autumn (and
is very tempting, by the way, to col.
9ectors Of autumn leavesl 1t is very
easily distinguished from other SINH
lar looking vines by the fact that its
leaves occur in groups of three on a
stem. and not five
1T and other poisonous plants are
most irritating when moist. and should
especially be avoided in the early
morn'dg. when wet with dew.
after exposure to poison ivy the
s1 effects can be warded Of by prompt
removal of the irritating substance.
This can be done By vigorously wash
ing with soap and water. preferably
using a hand brush. and, after that.
with alcohol. II these measures are
carried out before the effects on the
skin become manifest, the usual re-
action in tn skin can. as a rule. be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Smoked and Wrote in comfor,

Inveterate smokers do funny things
says the Family Doctor. CARLYLE
smoked up TIE chimney with a de
gree Of thoughtculness for the feelings
of others not universal in his conduct
The famous Bishop Burnet. who. like
many another author. found compost.
ton facilitated by puflngs of the Sc
ductive weed, disliked the interruption
of removing his pipe constantly while
he was writing. In order to combine
the two operations with due comfort
to himself be bored 4 hole through the
broad brim of his hat. and putting his
long pipe through *. pulled and wrote
and pulled with the most phllosophi.
cal calm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Il can't bear IT," she cried. turning
her face away. "Tell me-"
Il guess" said !, feeling mighty
grave. you're due TO become a
widow"
The rapids go. Trevor. and 1
watched
You are a widow says /. at last.
She tainted
There. I'm dead sick of writing this
letter. and my wrist is all toothache.
JESSE.