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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
PRETTY LANGUAGE OF LOVE
In Switzerland Flowers Are Made Use
Of by Those Who Seek Their
Companions In Life.

In remote Alpine hamlets and vii
lagos especially in the Bernese ODER
land there still exist ancient and pref.
ty customs of proposing marriage by
the language Of flowers. II q maid
accepts a bouquet Of edewelss from q
accepts bouquet of edelweiss from 9
him as her fiance. the idea being that
the man has risked his life to obtain
the flowers for the woman he loves.
Another method which exists In the
Canton of Glarus Is for the young man
to place fiowerpot containing a sin.
gle rose and a note on the window
sill of the girls room when she is alb
sent from home and wait-perhaps
days-for a reply. II the maid takes
the rose. the young man boldly en-
tiers the house to arrange matters
with her parents, but II the rose is al
lowed to fade away the proposal Is re
jected without a single word having
been exchanged between the couple
Sometimes a tickle girl will keep q
young man waiting day or two for
an answer. but whatever 1t may be II
is considered final.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Secret Of Happiness.

Most Of us begin well. When We
are quite young, we are full of faith
We believe in others, and we also be
lieve in our own powers OF overcoming
faults and failings.
We set out full of the zest OF life
no hill is too high to climb, no poin
too lofty to reach.
But later most of us get discour
aged. We find that our friends are no
so noble as we thought them, that /
is much harder to root out our fault!
and failings than we imagined. anl
perhaps in time to take up the fool
ish. souldestroying idea that so Ion,
as we are mo worse than other peo
pie" it Is all right.
Let US try to keep the high ideal:
that we learned at our mothers knee
to Oh keep our faith In human ma
ture. no matter how often we may bs
disappointed. Let us still strive fol
perfection and resolve to do our best
again and again, no matter how otter
We may fail. For only by doing this
can we keep our hearts young, how
ever old we may live to be. and only
SO can We be our best and do oui
best.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
k)OllIN'
III 49, T-&& j
HOW TO FUMIGATE HEN HOUSE
Building Should Be Closed Tightly
and All Fowls Excluded-Be --
Careful of Poison Used,

Fumigation Is means of reaching
germs and insect life in the air Of
he room and in the cracks and cram
nies of the wood work, says the Guilt
vator. The house or room should be
lightly closed and all fowls excluded
during fumigation. A simple method
5 to burn the sulphur candles now
sold at stores dealing in poultry sup
plies. The fumes of birthstone may
also be produced by burning in a
metallic basin (such as an old iron
kettle) a number of rags previously
soaked in melted sulphur. Sulphur
may be mixed with little alcohol or
kerosene oil and burned, or it may be
Sprinkled upon live Goals placed in a
chatting dish. The house or room
should be kept closed for several
hours and then opened as thoroughly
as possible to allow the wind to drive
out any remaining trace of poisonous
gas. In fumigating by burning sub
stances be careful not to set fire to
The building. Remember also that in
most cases the substances which are
used are poisonous to human life and
to fowls. Carelessness in their use or
In leaving them about where chick or
child can get at them may have dire
results.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
CHILDREN ARE REAL POETS
Descriptions Of Ordinary Things Show
Imaginative Fancy That Does
Not Survive the Years.

Children are born with a taste for
knowledge. They want to know. and
they want to know the right things.
They ask questions, and are not easily
satisfied. They are fond of initiating
what they see around them. They are
highly imaginative. They clothe their
ideas in concrete forms. There was a
time when they were regarded as i'm
mature adults: We have learned that
the main aim of teacher must be to
give the right tone to the feelings
goodness in the abstract is of little
avail; the imagination must be stirred
We are accustomed to believe that
there is little reflection on the part Of
children and yet one cannot but see
now and again CLEANS of thought
which suggest hidden mental power
working almost unconsciously. The
little girl who gathered sunlight in
her hands and put it on her face"
knew something of the effects of heat
And how full of humor are some of
the sayings of children 1t was Punch,
we believe, who depicted Tommy. aft
er he had been severely corrected
as exclaiming: 81 fink I'll go back to
heaven. where | came from" And
what a fund of suggestion was con-
veyed by the little girl who. on hear
ing running tap. said that "the Wa
ter was coughing"
The poetry of life is frequently seen
in childhood. We have this illustrated
in the descrip' snof butterflies as
"pansies fiyint A star is a cinder
from Gods grea. star" has a wealth
of unconscious meaning. But per
haps the finest approach to poetry
was made by tiny tot who defined
dew as 1.-The grass crying" Oh.
auntie!" said the little girl. I've Just
seen a pencil walking" The nurse.
who had grown out of fairyland. ex-
planned that 1t was only an ordinary
worm.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
OBSERVE MONTH OF RAMIDAN
Period That 10 Considered Most Holy
by the Followers Of the Prophet
Mohammed.

It is the holy month of Ramidan in
Constantinople. BY reason of the
declaration in the Koran that the
number of the months is twelve lunar
months), as 1t was ordained by AL
lah," In the course Of thirty-three
years Ramidan makes the entire cir
cult Of the seasons. It was on the
18th Of the holy month Of Ramidan
that the first chapter of the Koran
was delivered to men. On that day
the sultan goes to the Chamber Of
the Sacred Mantle" This mantle was
worn by the prophet and on this day
1t and other relics of the prophet are
brought out to public view. Other
relics are banners which once hung
before the tent Of his favorite wife
Ayesha. and the prophets beard.
which is more potent in strength than
the hair of Samson, and invigorates
all who may touch it; a tooth which
Mohammed had knocked from his jaw
when struck by stone from a sling
In battle, and a chunk of lime with a
footprint in it made by the prophet
when he sprung from it to the back
of his magic steed. AL Borak, "the
lightning" II was upon this animal
that Mohammed visited Jerusalem
and the. seven heavens from which
he obtained important and exclusive
information.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Blankets Grow on Trees.

Blankets grow on trees In Ecuador
and while the idea Of an all wool. fresl
from the forest, bed covering nigh
give insomnia and backache to tn,
child of civilization who likes to snug
gle comfortably under several lay
ers of down and wool. the natives FIND
1t all right. as in fact 1t Is.
When an Ecuador Indian wants 6
blanket, he hunts up demajagua tree
and cuts from 1t five or six foo
section of the peculiarly soft. thicl
bark. This Is dampened and beaten
until the fiexibility of the sheet il
much increased.
The rough gray exterior is next
peeled off and the sheet dried In the
sun. The result is a blanket. soft
light and fairly warm, Of an attrac
tive cream color. 1t may be rolled
into a compact bundle without huri
and with ordinary usage will last fol
several years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Simple Portable Elevator.

The revolvator is a portable eleva-
tor which is designed for use in ware
houses and storehouseswhere it may
be desired to stack heavy packages
one above the other for the economic
ing Of space. 1t consists of truck
which may be readily moved about
the room and an upright arm sup
porting platform on which the box
or package is placed. Reaching the
point desired. the machine and its
load may be readily swung around
into the most convenient position for
unloading and the burden is raised
to the height necessary and the box
Is pushed off on top of another sim.
liar box. Several men might be re-
quiredto perform this task. but with
this device one or two at the most
are entirely sufficient to handle the
large and heavy packages.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
ALTERED IN THEIR MEANING
Phrases, Passing Through Genera
lions, Become Distorted Before
Generally Acknowledged.

Word building Is as much a piece
of carpentry as is house building
Only II takes longer. Sometimes a
century more. And by that time the
words first meaning Is usually chang.
ed.
For example, the old word for
"neighbor" was "sib." Ones good
neighbor was known as ones good
sib.' This became shortened to
'godsib.' and later to gossip" Then
the words whole meaning changed
and gossip no longer meant good
neighbor, but applied to the sort of
talk exchanged between good neigh.
bors.
Take the word farmer" too. The
old word for farmer" was Door
(And "boor" later was used for de.
scribing farmer.like or rough per
sons.) The farmer living nearest to
one was known as the "nighboor
and this phrase, in course of time
was twisted to "neighbor."
You've heard the proverb. Little
pitchers have big ears" Well, II
doesn't refer to the utensil that holds
water or goes to the corner side door
pitcher" was a slang term with
some such meaning as our word chap
or fellow" Thus. Little fellows
have big ears" is a more sensible
rendering Of the Chicago
Journal.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Age of Specialists.

There is much Of great Significance
ga the report by local experts that.
siae by side with the inability OF a
lpesat many men and women to pro-
rEHe employment. there is the inabil-
lily or employers to get workers to fill
1he places they have open. This state.
GHsat reveals clearly that under the
aSSEaplicated processes of modern in
'dus1ry mans willingness to work IL
Far from qualifying him for work
waiting to be done. The person wish
snF 40 be sure Of employment must
;.s5seeiaiize in one or more of the many
{ -zasses OF work for which there seems
always TO be scarcity of labor. As
emphasized in the report referred to.
Ahs person who relies upon his ability
ssp perform unspecialized tasks will
3nd himself In constant competition
with the three or four like himself
IA quest Of the one job open for them.
I've very best advice that can be Civ
IN a young man or woman today Is
uhAs: Learn to do some one thing
A~fter than most other persons can
sse u. Specialize and keep up to
shaDe IN your specially. There is no
sznd Of work to be done in the world
aza5 not nearly enough people who
anew how TO do it.-Phila. Telegraph.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Things That You Can't Do.

Here are some things you can't do.
Or, If you can. you are different from
80 per cent. Of mankind. Can you re-
peat from memory don't look) the
wording on a 2-cent stamp? Can you
copy out from memory the exact fig
ures as they appear on the dial Of
your watch? Can you copy from men,
DRY the exact wording on a 1-cent
piece or say which way the head on
the coin is facing? Can you say from
memory whether the heads on a cent.
a nickel. dime and a quarter all
face the same way? All these are
things you have seen and handled
since boyhood. They should be far
more familiar to you than the alpha
bet. Yet 1t Is ten to one you can't
give correct answers to one of the
foregoing questions. Why can't you?
Try them on your friends.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
NOTf('
sSSsSSSSSS4s
Never harbor mongrel stock.

Never harbor mongrel stock.
Don't forget to whitewash the in.
terror of your houses.
Expect disease and low vitality
when fowls are inbred year in and
year out.
Send to market all the stock that
you can spare. for the prices of feed
are still high.
Plump chickens are wanted in
market; remember that lousy chick
ems will not fatten.
From October 18th to about Nov
ember Goth the best prices for poultry
are generally obtained.
New blood may be added to the
flock. by buying some choice pullets
of a reliable poultry keeper.
Lining nest boxes with newspapers
makes it easy to lift out litter. paper
and all. Then set a match to 1t.
Authorities claim that the eggs
from a hen will be fertile for ten
days after the removal of the male
from the flock.
Do not let your young birds roost
with the old hens, as they are liable
to catch diseases which old hens are
more subject to.
All hens which have completed their
second laying season should be dis
posed Of at once, to make room, for
the young stock.
Save the small potatoes and imper-
feet heads of cabbage and other waste
vegetables. They will all be relished
by the hens In the winter.
Don't delay any longer making re-
pairs to the houses or fences. winter
nay be here before you are ready.
II the same time. clean up the runs
nd walks.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Birds Commit Suicide.

A very strange occurrence in ma
tional history has been seen In the
flooded country of the Fen district In
eastern England. A narrow banL
runs alongside a flooded area of near
ly 1000 acres. Walking along this
with intention of learning what hat
happened to his. cartridges. a keepel
put up covey. 1t few in the direc
tion Of the longest arm of the food
The birds. which were rather = late
Matched covey. after flying some dis
lance. suddenly and at one moment
together dropped into the water and
were all drowned.
II has. been much discussed lately
how the cartridges are able to fly
but the curious part OF this collapse
was that the whole number fell stimuli
taneously. as II they had decided te
die together
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
USING A FIRELEsS BRooDER
Box Protected by Wool Carpet and
Heated by Small jug Of Warm Wa
ter 10 Excellent.

A there are many poultrymen who
prefer to raise chicks in a fireless
brooder, We give here q plan sug.
gested by w. d. Neale, which has been
used successfully for two years, says
the Iowa Homestead. He secured q
box three feet long. sixteen inches
wide and eight inches deep
from his grocer for fifteen cents.
An opening was made in one side Of
the oox four inches In width and
height to admit the chicks. To flt
in this box. make q frame of laths
two inches less in width and length
than the box. The laths were placed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Great Mistake.

Il educated one of my boys to be
q doctor and the other lawyer" said
Farmer Corntossel. as he shifted his
crutch.
That ought to be q good arrange
ment"
ITS nothing of the kind. II has led
to a row that's goin' to break up the
family. got run into by q locomo-
tive. One of 'em wants to cure me
an the other wants me to 60 lame SOS
vs can sue for damages."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Fireless Brooder.

about three inches apart and nailed
securely to cross pieces at either end
This frame fitted inside the box and
rested on nails. two at each end.
driven through the box at the desired
height. These nails were withdrawn
and driven higher in the ends Of the
box as the chicks grew so that they
would have more room beneath the
frame. A piece of wool carpet was
thrown over the top Of the frame and
pressed down beneath the lath so that
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Covering Of 6rooder.

the folds would just touch the downy
backs Of the chicks. On cold nights
an extra piece of carpet was thrown
over the box or a small jug of warm
water placed inside. The bottom Of
the box was kept covered with straw.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-14
Her Way.

Miss Prettyface has such an en-
lsztSng way about her"
- know she has She accepts every
man who asks her"
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-06

HAND LAUNDRY Tho Jaudos
Hal Laundry on Third street next
.n Golden North Hotel does your
washing without shrinking rbe
clothes. Family work HlEw care
H| attention
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11
. THE HOUSE OF USNA" SUBJECT
OF READING SATURDAY.

Saturday afternoon, according to
the regular program, Mrs. Salo
Friedewald will give an interpreta-
tion of THE House of Usna," which
was written by William Sharp under
the name of Fiona Macleod. 1t is
suggested that William Sharp may
have been the victim of what may
be termed a multiple personality.
While under the spell of Fiona Mac
Leod, his creative genius takes a
turn for poetry and, " The House of
Usna" is one of his best works.
William Sharp-Fiona Macleod
was born in 1855, of Scottish parents.
He was educated in Scotland and
spent much of his time in the high
lands in the company of the shep-
herds. He went to London and as
sociated with such men of letters as
Rossetti, Browning, Meredith, Stod-
dard and others. Here he was his
natural self, the critic, biographer
and essay and novel writer. Soon
after his marriage, and after an i'll
ness, the other side of his nature
asserted itself to Mrs. Snarp-the
side of Fiona Macleod. This dual
nature, however, was known only to
Mrs. Sharp, after his death in Sicily
in 1905 when, she published "A
Life and Letters of William Sharp"
AS a poet he never lost sight of a
desire to give expression to his vision
of the beauty of the world-of the
meaning of life and it's joys and sor-
rows.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11
VAUDEVILLE AT THE LYRIC.

A very good vaudeville show is on
at the Lyric for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week,
with a matinee at $3.50 Saturday af-
ternoon. Wilson and Rich, black
face comedians, singers and dancers,
are the favorites. They appeared here
few seasons ago, taking part at that
time in the Amity Minstrels. Their
work is always of the most pleasing
kind and entirely different than up
on their last appearance here. The
Great Romaine, the worlds master
musician, is surely at home with the
violin, in fact, he, it is said, can al
most make violin talk. Perhaps one
of the funniest acts on the bill is that
of Kelly & Adams, refined Irish COM
edy sketch artists. They also do
some very clever singing and dane
ing. Americas greatest clown,
"Saulpaugh," does wonderful
knock-about act See him on the
rocking tables. This act is one big
laugh. Last but not least by all means
is the screaming comedy sketch,
"The German Professor" by Andy
Amanns and Frances Hartley. Miss
Hartley is most assuredly a very
beautiful woman. Two performances
will be given on Saturday night, at
$3.50 and about $3.50.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11
OUR SILK INDUSTRY.

The following communication has
been received by the local Board of
Trade from Ramsey Peugnet, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Silk Asso-
citation of America:
At a special meeting of the Penn
sylvania division of the Silk Associa-
tion of America recently held, / was
directed to write to you in reference
to the proposed radical changes in
the Labor Laws of your state.
I would call your attention to the
fact that the capital approximately
invested in your state is $5O,00O,0
the number of wage earners is $40,-
600, earnings $12, 100000 and the
total amount of money spent in your
state including the latter is $780,
100000 the value of products being
$62,000,000.
This great industry is in danger
of leaving your state if the proposed
Labor Laws which are now being pre-
sented are passed. In the interests
of your city and people whom you
represent it is absolutely necessary
that you should Immediately COM
municate with your various members
urging them to pursuade the Legisla-
tors to pass reasonable laws and not
to drive this great industry to other
states.
The three most Objectionable feat
ures in the proposed labor bill, that
should be amended are, First-To
make uniform working week of
fifty-five hOurS instead Of fiftv hourc
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11
ARE YOU IN THE CLASS?

Look here, you! If the writer
hereof had a touring car or some
thing that he wouldn't use or
couldn't use, and wanted to sell it
for cash, he'd expect pretty good
price for it; yes, he would, and he
would think the instrument of tor
ture he was trying to sell well worth
all he expected to get out of it.
But
Look here, once more! If the
writer wanted to buy touring car
or something, he'd want to get ii
for just about next to nothing. You
see, it is just this way: The writer
is just human, that's all.
Maybe the reader isn't built that
way. Hands up, now, all you that
are in the same class.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11

for women and forty-eight for min
ors. Second-That the prosecutions
for infringement of the proposed law
be in the hands only of the state fac
tory inspector and his deputies.
Third-That the clause covering the
issuing of employment certificates be
somewhat modified so that the en-
ployer would not be held liable for
error made by the party issuing
such certificates as the proposed law
provided in it's present form.
trust that you will realize the i'm
portance of this subject and give it
your immediate attention.
Appreciating the courtesy of a
reply advising us to your action in
the matter, am
Yours respectfully,
The Silk Association of America.
Ramsay Peugnat, Secretary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-11
TO CLOSE STORES MONDAY
NIGHT
MAY CONSOLIDATE BOARD OF
TRADE WITH BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION.

Gurney Electric Elevator Plant to be
Opened April 23-Letter of APP
probation Received from Boy
Scouts for Boots.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Honesdale Business Mems Asso-
citation was held last Wednesday
evening in the city hall with large
representation present. An enthusi-
astic session was had and consider
able important business was trans
acted. In the absence of N. B. Spen-
GER, who was called out of town, E.
B. Galloway was chosen secretary
pro TEN. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved,
after which Treasurer John Erik re-
ported $125.19 in the treasury.
G. e. Bates, chairman of the pic
mic committee reported progress.
A large list of proposed new mem
bers was received and turned over
to the membership committee for ap-
proval.
A communication was read con-
cerning a proposed act on Labor and
Industry, received from the House
of Representatives, Harrisburg.
The following complimentary let
ter was received from Scout Master
E. G. Jenkins:
HONESDALE TROOP NO. 1
Boy Scouts of America,
Honesdale, Pa.
March 81, 1918.
The Honesdale Business Mems Assn.
Honesdale, Pa.
Gentlemen:
At a recent meeting of the Homes
dale Troop of Boy Scouts an unani-
nous and enthusiastic resolution was
passed directing me to express to you
the appreciation of the Troop for
the rubber boots you have so gener-
ously supplied us.
The boys feel the responsibility
this gift implies and wish to assure
you that they will not only diligently
and Loyalty look after the comfort
of the firemen when needed but are
ready at all times to respond to any
call where services may be required.
Each lad to whom boots have been
awarded understands that they are
to be used for public service only.
AS Scout Master wish to say that
your action will bear fruits you have
not thought of. You have publicly
recognized the desire of these boys
to do something for others. They
will deliver the goods.
All over this country men are
coming to have a deep interest in
boys. The Scout movement simply
aims to give boys something worth
while to do. Teaches them co-opera-
tion-collective and individual SER
vice to others. Every Scout must do