THE CITIZEN rOlUailEO KVKBT WEDHISDJIY AHD FBIDAY DT tiik cmm poBueiiiKo company. Entered as second-class matter, at thepost ofllce, Ilonesdale, Pa. K. B. HARDENBKRail. - - PRESIDENT W. W. WOOD. - - MANAGER AND SECY DIBECTOB8: c a. DORrLmaKR. k. b. ali.en. HENRY WILSOK. E. B. llARDENBEBOH. W. W. WOOD. . SUBSCRIPTION: ILK) A TEAR. IK ADVAMCB WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1009. INCOMPETENT, TARDY OR INDIFFERENT? The city dailies are presumed to give quick trend to public thought on ques tions of public importance; so that' when the patron of his favorite daily, whether he be Republican or "Democrat,, turns anxiously to the editorial page to see whether or not his views on. some new question whichthaa arisen, and has" been given much space in the news columns of said paper, are or are not orthodox, he may find out "where," as a party man, "ho is at." But as a general thing, now-a-days, at least, he finds him aH wnpfiillv disannolnted. In the great majority of cases the great' journals, of the cities, while giving acres of the stuff upon which opinions, favorable or con demnatory aretobe formed, are as dumb as oysters as to what the proper verdict should be. The late Howkin B. Beardslee, of ag gressive Democratic memory, had an idea of his own on this point. On being ooVnfl hv a neonhvte iournalist, how, with said youngster's limited Knowledge of public affairs, he should be sure, to know which side to take on subjects on which party lines were sure to be drawn, which might come np suddenly, and re quire prompt comment, his advice was: "Onnose everything the Whigs favor I" This was pretty safe counsel. The publisher of a hebdomadal had from a day to a week's time to find out on which de his paity, or the other organisation, asrepresentcd byits daily journals, stood, and could eovern himself accordingly ; but in this year of our Lord, it looks as though the country dailies, ana semi wAfildiesnndtri-weekliesand even week lies are depended upon by the big city papers, to give the propercue for com ment and criticism on " one side or the other of important questions. At, nil events it is a rare thing to find a comprehensive, analytical, instructive editorial in any city paper, based upon th! most important political or govern mental event which occupies the star pesition in its news columns on me same day. Frequently, even tnougn a presi ilMitiM messace. or a. congressional de bate, or an important governmental re port may fill page after page, there will not be a ripple in the editorial columns to show that the political ;seismograpn has indicated the slighest disturbance. Country people take country news for countrv information, mainly. The local and personal departments which make their home journals wel come visitor? at their firesides, are the butt of the city editor's jokes, and their items are never reproduced in the great metropolitan publications' columns, ex cent in ridicule. It is a mistake, how evrtr, to regard every one living out of town, no matter how bucolic his tastes or rustic his appearance, as an ignorant "jay;" Most of them have thoughts reaching out far beyond the environ ments of their country village; anxieties for the welfare of the -State and Nation keen as those of their wealthy city neigh bors, and many of them, in addition to the little home daily or weekly, patronize the pretentious publications of the great commercial and political centers. They do this, because, like country editors, they want to be up-to-date, and they feel that those who assume to guide the intelligent thought of the nation should ibo worthy of the trust which thnv have accented. Let us have timely, thoughtful, convincing editorials, in the big dailies, promptly, when occasion de mands or warrants. Silent Passengers. A few days ago the British steamship, Shimosa left New York harbor for China with 8,000 passengers, who were placed between decks and each one allowed a space of about two feet by seven feet. Tlioy were to receive no food or water; but merely transportation. Not a com plaint or murmur will be heard from these passengers, for they are all dead, and some have been dead a long time. Every few years the Chinese gather up their dead for shipment to China, and final interment in thesoilol the "Flowery Kingdom." When the time comes for eliipment, from all points this side of the Rocky mountains trains bring large numbers of coffined Chinese, and these are placed in one of the large ware houses in South Brooklyn and then loaded upon a steamer. The Chinese who die in tho United States, and who are anxioustohave their bones rest finally in China, pay a small weekly sum to a society which looks af ter them when they cannot look after themselves. On the Shimosa, side by aide, are laundrymen and rich mer chants, who were deadly enemies during their lives perhaps, but both of whom contributed their mite to the agents who sure now xapdlng their bodies for a last iaterment in China. Each coffin is la Axled with the aame and history of the Chinaman whose body licawithln. At the Cbincao port .the bodiog-wlll-be sent n iUa Iruintifv mlinrn fhn ir)U nrldnallv came from,;andIthcre buricO0r the last time. MONEY ORDERS ON F. D. ROUTES In Order to Avoid Losses Patrons Should Transact Business With Carriers Personally. TheUnited States Official Poital Guide for January has been received at the local pOstoffice. Among the announce ments included in this issue is one in tended to discourage the practice of de positing money in the rural mail boxes for the purchase of money orders. It has come to the notice of the depart ment that this -practice has become common in certain sections and that patrons also fail to fill out the custo mary application blank. "Postmasters and rural carriers are directed to discourage this practice," says the guide, "but postmasters will re quire carriers to take up money found in boxes, and make an application for the patron according to directions and present it toa postmaster, who will issue the order according to directions. "Postmasters in returning receipts to patrons should inclose-a note advising that, in order to avoid possibility of loss, patrons should transact money order business with the carriers personally and should fill out and sign the required ap plication. Postmasters should also en close patrons one or two blank applica tions for money orders for future use. An announcement is made that the Department "; is now preparing to issue limited quantities of postage stamps' in rolls of 600 or 1,000 for use of stamp vending and stamp affixing machines These stamps will be coiled on paper cores one-half inch in diameter. Ap plicants for postage stamps in this form are required to state whether the stamps are desired for use in a stamp-vending machine or stamp affixing machine, whether the stamps are desired in coils of 500 or 1,000 stamps each , whether the stamp should be arranged with the Btamps endwise or sidewise and whether the blank margin between the stamps should be perforated or unperforated. A new two-cent postage stamp bear ing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln was issued on Feb. 12th, tocommemoratethe centenary of Lincoln's birth, an initial issue of 100,000,000 being put on sale on that day. The design comprises the portrait of Lincoln in an ellipse, the only decoration being a spray of laurel leaves on each side. Immediately un der the .portrait is theinscription, "1809( Feb. 12, 1909." the" head of Lincoln" used on the (tamp is a photograph of the head on the Saint Gaudens statue of Lincoln on Lake-Drive, Chicago. Steene. Feb. 27th. William Spry returned to his home here Saturday, after spending three weeks in Wilkes-Barre. Miss. Olive Haley returned to her home Saturday, after visiting a few days with friends at Binghamton. Stephen Kagler has purchased of Levi Richardson, of l'rompton, the old Hall turning factory, and with a gang of men he is tearing the factory down and haul ing the lumber to his farm, where he will erect a barn, 30x40 feet. The small-pox scare at Prompton be ing somewhat subdued, the schools have been re-opened. The farmers in this section are busy at the present time getting theirsummer's wood, and attending their sugar works. The Prompton creamery will open April 1st. Rev. Mr. Bronson, of Carbondale, preached at the M. E. church, Way mart and Steene, Sunday, in the absence of the Rev. Mr. Davis, who preached at Unlondale, his former charge. Frank Magloski has found his ideal in a span of work horses. The price paid was $450 to a Ilonesdale horse dealer last week for a pair of western animals. Tne Lake Lodore company is rushing the ice business, loading 40 to 50 cars daily, including the Sabbath. Farmers having a stock of apples should market them now, as there isn't an apple in the Ilonesdale market, and they will now fetch a good price. There willbe a box social and guessing contest at the M. E. chapel at Steene on Wednesday evening, March 10th. Come, everybody, and help along a good cause for tho benefit of the pastor, Mr. Davis. Mrs. William Colo, who has been con fined to her home all winter by illness, is much improved. The sap-flow will be light this spring, as there isn't enough frost in the ground to warrant a good run. The Prompton borough fathers are consulting the Bobolink on the probabil ity of electing him as supervisor again this season. LOST OR STOLEN ! All persons are hereby 'cautioned against receiving or negotiating tor in terest Department Bank Book, No. 4467, Issued by the Honesdale National Bank, February 10th, 1008. to Elbert O. Best, as said Bank Book has been lost or stolen. Payment has. been stopped, and I have made application for the Issue oi a new dook, - . . ELBERT O. BEST; Honetdale, March 1 , 1900.- , e y-s- The Drama M - Tfie Question of Propriety as Connected With Plays of the Sbns and Characters of tho Underworld " PLAYS of the slums seem to be much In vogue Just now. It Is one of the whims of the mo ment to assume an Interest In sociological phases of the life of to: day. Mrs. Minnie Maddcrn FIske in "Salvation Nell" Is one instance of this. Mrs. Flske and her play of slpni life seemed to meet a popular demand, ind now Elcnnor'Robsou appears as rival of Mrs. Flske for honors In the SIiBAHOB ROBSON. sociological drama. She recently ap pealed for public favor at the Lyceum theater, New York, In a dramatization of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's story, "The Dawn of a Tomorrow." One critic declares of her interpreta tion of the leading role In the play that "Miss Robson's Glad stood out .is the most striking creation of the1 year." Glad is a woman of the LorH don slums who Is not wholly bad. Inr deed, despite her surrouudlngs she proves worthy of better things and with the delicate touches Miss Robson Imparts to the role the character be comes one well worth portraying. The question has more than once been raised ns to the propriety of plays which depict so realistically the characters and ways of the under-i world. The matter depends, of course,, a great deal on the way In which tljo., thing Is done. For Instance, a woman of real ability and of high dramatic Ideals like Mrs. Flske can portray a part like Becky Sharp or Mary of Magdnla or Hedda Gabler, in which there may be lines that would be ques tionable on the lips of some women, in such a way as not to offend the most easily shocked sensibilities, Mrs. Flske, who made her first appearance as a child actress on the stage of the. Fourteenth Street, New York, almost thirty-nine years ago, has won such n standing that the public is more ready to see any part she plays in the right light than It would be In the case of an actress who did not enjoy so good repute. Speaking of her idea of such a character as Salvation Nell, Mrs. Flske recently said: "It was the' poetry of the play that appealed to me most of all what some of the reviewers and many oth ers seem to have missed altogether. Of course the truth of Sir. Sheldon's play, Its faithful 'realism,' to use a stock term, Impressed me more and more as I went along. I had barely finished reading the last act when my decision was made. The truth, the UBS. FISXX AS UlBY OP UAODAIO. poetry, the spirituality, of 'Salvation Nell' won me at once. I fail to .see that the sordid things! In It have great er pow'pr than its poetry, and I am glad that It has been called a 'divide comedy of tho alums,' for that la what It seems to me." It never occurred to Mrs. Flske to be "shocked" by the brutal facts of the case. As she put It: ' "I'm afraid I'm a person who can't be shocked. At any Tate, Maeterlinck's essay on 'Sincerity' and the Old' Testa , ment haven't shocked me, and so I don't tee why I should be shocked by 'Salvation Nell.' I am neTer shocked by the simple truths of life, though l' must confess we were all shacked m PpSpSSBIBBBBBIBWBJSnBJBIBBIBB 9. . , f The Opera Mrs. MMo Maddem Flsko and ; " Eleanor Robson as RfVats Mrs. Rachel Frcaso Green's Debut In Opera in London. . . . . other night when several fashionable middle aged "women In a box, one of them of Illustrious' family, plainly showed they wero more than half in toxicated. This has been the only 'shocking' incident connected with 'Sal vation Nell." There Is n widespread popular inter est In the success of Mrs. Rachel Frcase Green, tho American soprano who re cently made her debut In Covent Gar den, London, singing the role of Sieg linde in "Die Walkuerc." This is due in part to remembrance of tho fact that she Is from Canton, O,, and that her ambition wus encouraged by Pres ident McKlnlcy. Her father, Judge Frcnse, ono of the pioneers of the' Ohio bar, was succeeded when he went on the bench by William McKlnlcy, then a struggling young lawyer, as law partner of Judge George W. Bel den, Mrs. Green's maternal grandfa ther. In tho Informal social gather ings that made up much of tho home llfo of President McKlnley and his wife Mrs. Green frequently was called on to sing and was encouraged by the president to develop her ambitions to the utmost. The last occasion was In the Canton home of W. S. Hawk of Now York a few days before the Buf falo tragedy. President McKlnley then prophesied flatteringly for her future. A short time later she sang at his fu neral service and six -years later at the funeral of Mrs. McKlnley. Mrs. Green for several years has been a church and concert .soloist in Cleveland, New York and Pittsburg. She has studied In Germany and with Marches) in Paris. Sno studied with MBS. RAOIIEIi FUEASE OKEEN. Jean de Rcszke In Paris, who had her sing for Adellna Patti. Her first pub lic appearance abroad was In "Parsi fal" at the Sorbonne, lu Paris. Mrs. Green's husband was a son of the loto George Green, crown attorney in Brampton, Out. Ho died several years ago. She Is a sister of George B. Frease, editor and publisher of the Canton Repository, which was Presi dent McKlnley's personal organ and for which he was an occasional edito rial writer. Rev. Edwin F. Frease, superintendent of the Beroda (India) Methodist district, who was treasurer of a $300,000 fund distributed to India famine sufferers, and Colonel Harry Frease of General Charles Dick's staff are also brothers of Mrs. Green. Tho Spirit of 76. One of tho clergymen of the Trinity parish, New York, which has been much in the eyo on account of tho discussion over the proposed abandon ment of the old St. John's chapel, la the Rev. Robert Morris Kemp. He at traded attention some time ago for an address he deliv ered before a con vention of Daugh ters 'Of the Revolution.- He deprecat ed the establish ment of "an aristoc racy of; birth In this land, dedicated by our forefathers as one of equal rights and privileges to fill." and he honed tlut tho, patriotic bo- Kv-B- M" so cieties Would discourage such a tend eaey7aa also "that far more repre hensible' aristocracy of 'wealth which often appears to be showing its hideous mien, among ua aad which aeeBss often emp tallied in the marrlasjea of ear fair yqu&c womanhood to the titles of lmpecuatoas-often mlaealled notole aaen. Is not this, disloyal to the blood oar foua&ers shed)" . . HENRY Z.ltUBSEtL, rnisiDKNT. AN DDKW THOMPSON VICE PRESIDENT. HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK. This Bank was Organlred. In December, I83G, aad nationalized In December, 18C4. Since its organization It has paid In Dividends to its Stockholders, $1,905,800.00 The Comptroller of the (Currency has'placcd It on the HONOR ., i, ROLL, from the fact that, Its Snrplus Fund more than equals .Its capital stock. What Class are YOU in 5? The world has always been divided into two classes those who have saved, thowj who have spent the thrifty and the extravagant. It is the savers who havcjbuilt the houses, the mills, the bridges, the railroads, the ships and all the. other great works which stand, for man's advancement and. happiness. The spenders are slaves to the savers. It is the law of nature. We want you to be a saver to open an account in our Savings Department and be independent. S . OneKDollar will Start an Account. This Bank will be pleased to receive all or a portion of YOUR banking business. mm NOTICE! Notice Is hereby given that all persons are forbidden to harbor or trust my wife. Mrs. Maggie Noble, on my account, as I shall pay no debts contracted by her after this date, unless compelled by law, . - II. m. noble! Damnscus.Pa., Marcb 1, 1909. 18w3 HORSES FOR SALE 30 Head of Nice Horses- -Native and We8tcrn---tlie latter are staMert In pennrate barn. SALE NOW ON nt Sheriff Braman's Reaof AllcnjjHouse LIVERY Boarding and Sales STABLE Best Outfits in Town to k Hire for CASH. Good Assortment of Wagons, Sleighs, Harness and Whips ALWAYS ON HAND. A. J. Coleman & Company STOCKS and BONDS. Hotel Ai.i.en Building. IIonlsdali:, Pa. We beg to call yournttentlon tothree parti cniorly attractive investments, which we offer as follows: Two Year, 6 Per Cent. Gold Coupon Notes.'of the Geneva Railway Securities Company, duo June 1st, 1910. These notes are a lxA Hen on the property of the Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, and Cayuga Lake Traction Company, running from Geneva, N. Y. to Cayuga Lake, N. Y., and are Becured by H50.000 bonds and &50.000 stock of that com pnny. ..i,nHnB.ini. sale, at par and interest S Per Cent. 40 year Flrat Mort- rfatfe Gold Bonds. of the Sayre Electric Company, of Sayre. Pa., dated April 1st. 1007. The net, earnings of this company tor 1907 wereover two andono- standing bonds and with the completion of Improvements and extensions now under i. i . vir.Dii.va luolw tlmntprl that after payment of Interest on all outstanding bonds, there will be a surplus applicable to divi dends, equal to about 20 per cent, on the pre- We offer these bonds, subject to prior sale at W and Interest. 6 Per Cent. Preferred Stock face lnurano and A dividend of three per cent. Is alto being paid on the common stock 0 Thi cowpany'i net earnings for 1807 were over 23 per cent, on the preferred stock. vi-ti Mihtect to nrlor ule. 87 and accrued dividend. We consider these the mot attractive offer ings within our knowledge on the market to- WBcnd&r dlftcrlpUy clrmUri, maps etc. or upon rwnwt we will t fUd to hare our re KDWIN IP..TORREY,. rAurflB.. ALBKRT C: LINDSAY ASSISTANT CASHIER. tVIARCH 1, 1909. A CARLOAD WILL ARRIVE! Call and inspect tliem and get prices, At BROWNS. We have no Insurance against panics, BUT We want to sell Kvery business man In Wayne county n good sized life or en dowment policy that he may use us collateral security for borrowed money tide youover tight places when sales are poor and collections slow pos sibly head off Insolvency. Wo want to sell Every farmer a policy that will absolutely protect his family and home. We want to sell Kvery laborer and mechanic a saving policy that will bo Im possible for him to lapse or lose. If not Life Insurance Let us wrllo some of yourFIHE INSUliANCE. Standard, re liable companies only, IT IS BETTKK TO DO- IT NOW. THAN TO WAIT AND SAY "IF" HITTINGER & HAM, General Agents. WHITE MILLS, KA. TRIAL LIST. Wayne Common Pleas. March Term, 1009. 1, llachman v. Denney. 2. Gregory v. Perkins. t finnrav Pnlpctfll. i. Cortrlght fc Son v. Erie Itallroad Co. 6. Carey v. Kane. 8, Marshall v. Texas Township. 7. Mullen v. Texas Township. 8. Htevens v. Lowery. tf. JiUUIIIOUIIiV. uunv. j. 10. Mlttan v.llunkele. 11 uurran v. urirmufc ot duh. 12. Grfflln v. Hldgeway. 13. O-kBramanyflrag Horiesdale.Feb.il. 1906. Hw3 LET US TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES? It will pay you to call at tho , finely equipped GOLDEN'S OPTICAL PARLORS U South Main. St.. OARBONDALB. PA. CASTOR I A 7er Js&xU aai CUUres. Tin fM YMrMivt Mwiy : San Uia Hjpuktwof
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