Till Orri'KN, WEDNESDAY, FE11. 122, 1011. THE CITIZEN Seini-Wcckly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 1814. rUBLISUED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY BY THE CITIZEN PUI1U8IIINO COMPANY. Kuteredas second-class mutter, ut the post olllcc. llonesdnle. I'a. K. U. JIAJtUKNHIiHUH. - - l'JtKSlDEMT .w w. wood. manaukk and skc'y j.m.smkltzek editor directors: 0. h. dorfmnqer. m. ii. ali.kn. hxnry wilbon. e. b. iiardeniierhii. W. W. WOOD. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 1011. TUB AVAIL OK THIS MAGAZINES. Tlio magazines have been Hsblln special privilege to nny class, sub Hldy to steamers currying U. mall lias been one of tlio .things tlicy liuro been opposing, but just us noon as Postmaster General Hitch cock culls attention to the fact that the government bus been subsidizing tho big muguzlncs advertising by carrying them to their destination at tho ridiculous ruto of ono cent a pound, then there is a bowl and all worts of arguments arc brought forth to prove thnt they should bo special ly prlveligcd to make Undo Sam bear tho burden of making their business a great prolit. What a nerve tlio pub lishers of theso magazines have! Tlioy charge from $2 to $7 per lino for advertisements, getting from $2,000 to $0,000 per page for adver tisements and then kick because, tho government wants to charge them 4 cents a pound for carrying the ad vertising end of tho business, instead of ono cent a pound. Hcmcmbcr, dear reader, tho government does not want to charge any more than one cent a pound for tho rending matter which you pny for, but only for the advertisements which you may or may not rend. A page advertisement for which they get $5,000 with a cir culation of 500,000 copies weighs about 1800 pounds; nt four cents a pound Uncle Sam would get .$.72.00 for carrying tills 1800 pounds and delivering it at tho homes or post ofllccs of subscribers. The average distance a muguzine is carried is 50 miles, so the mileage would bo 25, 000,000 miles. It looks as if Uncle Sam was very generous iu making it possible for our magazine publish ers to earn $5,000 at a cost of $72 for postage. Uncle Sam has made it possible for theso publishers to get their enormous circulations. It make a big difference whoso o.v is gored. The magazines have been muck-raking every big mercantile or commercial industry, and callln attention to their profits by shouting graft, but now tlmt tho searchlight Is turned their way, what a howl! Dignity At Court. It seems to us that there has been no recent act of the judicial bench worthy of higher praise than that of Judge Searlo in excluding Doys from the trial of Carl Howe, which is being held at Honesdalo this week. While it is unnecessary to discuss the merits of the Howe case at this time, it is certain that the hearing at court will not furnish the right kind of entertainment for young Idlers. Any prisoner at the bar In this land of the free Is entitled to a fair and public trial. It is perfectly proper that fellow citizens of the plaintiff or the defendant should be allowed to hear tho details of any case if they are really Interested and are prompted by the desire that jus tlco should be done. But, If possible, the line should be drawn against spectators who haunt court rooms during murder trials, prompted only by morbid curiosity, and people who attend hearings of tho nature of tho Howe case In hopes of listening to evidence of a shocking nature and enjoying the discomfort of the accused. A court of justice should not bo made a house of amusement for spectators of salacious instincts, old or young, and tho course of the presiding judge at Honesdalo in barring young people from the court room during tho Howe trial Is to be commended. Editorial In Thursday's Trlbune rtepubllcan (Scranton). HARRISBURG LETTER. N. E. HAUSE. Hpcclal to THE CITIZEN. Sproul Good Itoads Iilil. Harrisburg, Pa., February 18. Among tho bills that have been in troduced in tho Legislature thus far, or that may bo offered during this session, there is none approaches in importance what Is known as the Sproul Good Roads bill. Briefly It appropriates $50,000,000 for the construction and maintenance of roads, reorganizing the State High way Department and providing for a system or network of state roads connecting tho various county seats. It is a splendid measure in many respects and aims to bring about what has long been desired, good roads. Proposed $50,000,000 Bond Issue. To make this act effective, provis ion must bo made for nn amend ment to the Constitution, so that tho State may issue bonds to tho amount of fifty million dollars. That means that two successive Legisla tures shall voto in favor of such an amendment, and their action must bo supplemented by the citizens of tho state at a general election. Hero appears what is Ukoly to bo the first etumbllng block. The Legislatures may pass the bills all right, but will tho nconio vote to amend tlio con stltutlon, and create a debt of this amount? It cannot be done other wise. When the Constitution is so amended that bonds may be issued for good roads purposes, the same amendment will allow debt to be created tor ottier purposes, unless the amendment be cureiuiiy drawn. Looking at the question from a political standpoint, It Is recalled that when tnu uepublican party came into power, suveiul score yeais ago, It tound tlio btate burdened with a heavy debt, created uuaer. Democratic management of the' State's nuances, 'mis has all been paid oft', principal and Interest, so lar as due, ana there Is more than enough money In tne Sinking Fund to pay every last cent ot uout, wltn a good sum In tho General Fund. Of doubttul expediency is tho crea tion of a larger debt than we found sixty years ago, even tor so wortuy a purpose as good roads. 'the element of time must be well considered. At the least tour years must elapse beloro a vote can be had by the people, even It they should consider It tavorably, and that means much lost time, beside tho chance. ve need sometuiug done toward good roads now, not live years hence. It would probably require some time for the estauilsn ment of an organized system, such as the bill provides, to get under way. As a counter proposition to the creation of a bonded debt, a legisla tive measure has been suggested, which will not require any amend ment to the Constitution, which does not create any debt, which will not impair or decrease the present reve nue, which does not overtax or bur den those not able to bear it, and which creates a fund available for appropriation almost at once. This, briefly, is to impose a tax of say two mills on the capital stock of manu facturing corporations, and apply the fund so raised solely for the construction and maintenance of good roads. This would raise some thing like $2,000,000 or $2,5000,- 000, to which could be added by ap propriation from the general reve nues of the state another million, making a good round sum each year, available for this purpose. Corporation Statu Taxes. Other corporations pay a state tax of live mills on the value of their capital stock, except companies en gaged in distilling, which pay ten mills, and lire and marine insurance companies, which pay three mills. Corporations engaged in manufac turing nave paid no state tax on their capital stock since 1885, the Legislature olfering exemption from taxation as an Inducement for manu facturing companies to locate in this state, and furnish employment to our people. Such an inducement seems no longer necessary. Water power, coal for fuel, great natural resources, and proximity to the great markets of tho country make this Commonwealth look inviting, and they will be glad to come, tax or no tax. Equalization of taxation, Itself always a desirable end, will thus be better accomplished, while a line revenue will be produced. Fixed Interest Charges $2,000,000 I'd' Annum. Should a 50-year, 4 per cent, bond bo issued, it would mean an annual interest charge of $2,000, 000. A sinking fund would neces sarily have to be created, requiring a million dollars more each year. To take $3,000,000 out of the reve nue secured under existing laws, for debt and interest, would Interfere with nlany of the present plans, and cripple some Institutions, charities or tho public schools. There aro other features of this question that demand and should receive most careful attention before tho measure becomes a law. Its purpose Is good, but what are the prospects? As stated at the beginning of this let ter, no more important bill will come before this Legislature, not oven tho School Code, which is vit ally interesting and comes close to every citizen of the State. Murch J Last Day For Filing Cor poration Tax llvturns To Avoid Penulty. The attention of all corporations, joint stock companies, and Insur ance companies is called to the pro visions of Section 3C of tho Act of August 5, 1909, which requires them to render a return of their gross and not income for the calendar year 1910, on or before the first day of March, 1911, and to tho penalties imposed by said Section for neglect or refusal to render such return or for rendering a false or fraudulent one. Failure to make return on or be fore March 1. 1911. will Riihtnnf ih corporation to a nonaltv nf nft v nor cent, of said tax, and in case of re- rusai or neglect to make a return, or rendering a false or fraudulent return, such cornoratlon. tnlnt stnnk company or Insurance company shall ue name 10 a penalty or not less than ono thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars. In order to avoid nenaltles. returns should bo on lllo In the office of G. T. Davis. Collector of Internal Rev enue, Scranton, Pa,, on or before March 1. which is the last dav for filing same. Jail Terms For Milk Adulterators. A dairyman in this State was re cently accused of selling milk adul terated with 20 per cent, water to a sanatorium for the care of tuber culosls patients. Ho pleaded guilty ana was lined $00. When confront ed with the chargo he Is said to have claimed that some one had upset milk intended for tho hospital and then added water to make up mo required amount. If that be truo, and ho did not know of it until afterward, there is extenuation tor him. That the ma istrato who heard the case did not place much confluence In his ex planation, however, Is shown by his remarKs in imposing sentence. "You aro fortunate In not receiving a jail sentence," he said. "It Is bad enough to sell adulterated milk to healthy persons, but It is a crime to supply It to tuberculosis patients, whose lives uopend upon their get ting pure milk." And It seems as though Jail sen tences would be the proper Danish ment in such cases. Fines are rare ly effective because a man Is willing to take a chance on losing through that means some of his Ill-gotten gains. Philadelphia Inquirer. THE ClIAHACTEIt AVITNESS. In the opinion of ninny there Is no more farcical feature of a trial at court than tho Introduction of the so-called character witness. When a person is accused of some crime or misdemeanor an effort Is often mnde to cloud tho real evidence In tho case by tho character witness who solemnly testifies that tho crim inal has never before committed the offense with which he or she has been charged. No matter how cruol tho act for which tho prisoner has been brought to the bar of justice, sonie one may always be found who can and truthfully, too testify to the previous good character of the accused. Such witnesses aro usually Innocent and well meaning persons, and their testimony is entitled to re3pect, though of course it should never affect tho actual evidence In any case. So far as they know, the rogue may be all right, and there is no reason why they should hesi tate to say so. Tho good character witness is generally a good citizen who makes a favorable impression upon court and jury and his motives are seldom questioned. But there Is another kind of char acter witness who does not Bhow up to such advantage. That Is the bad character witness. The individual generally appears against women. When a girl has been wronged, seeks redress at court, the bad character witness comes forward with a smirk and tells what the "speech of the people" has conveyed. Tho bad char acter witness, when there Is a wom an in the case, seldom gives anything except hints that would Indicate a good or bad character. He never knows anything save what has as a rule been circulated by tho diaboli cal scandal-mongers of the "they say" class. Reputations have been blasted. Innocent girls have been driven to infamy and suicide by the gathering flames from bits of gos sip. There Is no defense against the vicious Innuendo. It conveys nothing tangible lh the beginning, but gathers strength with each re petition until It becomes an aval anche of vituperation before Its vic tim is aware of the blighting evil. It Is this kind of stuff that is usually offered by the bad character wit ness. The efforts of tho bad character witness are generally more effectivo than those of the good character voucher. The good character wit ness is seldom able to bolster up the case of a criminal, but the bad char acter witness can often create sus picion in the minds of a jury and cause tho Innocent to be regarded with doubt. It seems an outrage upon justice to allow either In a court where It Is supposed that evidence and not opinions are desired. When a court witness is called, save as a farcical character witness, he Is required to tell what he knows, and not what some one else has hinted. Why, then, should tho time of a court over bo taken up in listening to tho character witness, whose talk amounts to nothing. Editorial In Saturday's Tribune-Republican. Good News for tho Old Soldiers. Washington, Feb. 14. By a vote of eight to three, tho sen ate committee on pensions to day agreed to report on the Sull oway general pension bill, al ready passed in the house. It was amended so that tho an nual cost, In addition to the $153,000,000, estimated for the ensuing year, will bo about $45,000,000. As the bill pass ed the house it would have cost about $50,000,000. As passed by the House, the Sulloway bill would increase the monthly pension of veterans of G2 years from $12 to $15; of G5 years, $12 to $20; of 70 years, from $15 to $25, and of 75, from $20 to $3C. The Sen ate committee, by a vote of six to five, reduced the proposed maximum allowanco from $3G to $30. As there aro estimated to be 63,401 veterans who would be affected by this amendment at this present time, tho change would decrease the annual cost a little more than $4,500,000. Money Back Hyomei Cures Catarrh Without Stomach Dosing, or Money Back. Yes, dear reader, catarrh can be cured; but not by pouring vile, nauseating drugs Into tho stomach. You've got to kill the catarrh germs, that's all there Is to It, before you can cure catarrh. And catarrh germs thrive, flourish and multiply in the nose and throat. Can you kill those tough and per sistent little health destroyers by swallowing pills or nostrum? Any physician win toll you it cannot be done. HYOMEI (pronounced Hlgh-o-me) is a germ killing vaporized air which, when breathed either through tho mouth or nose, will kill catarrh germs and soothe and heal the In flamed and mutilated membrane promptly. It gives relief In two minutes. HYOMEI Is such a powerful germ destroyer that It penetrates every told and crevice of the mucous mem brano of the nose and throat. A complete outfit, which includes Inhaler, a bottlo of HYOMEI and simple Instructions for use, costs $1.00. Should you need a second bottlo of HYOMEI the price is only 50c. Leading druggists everywhere and at G. W. Pell's. APPRAISEMENTS. Notice Is giv en that appraisement of $300 to the widows of the following nam ed decedents have been filed In tho Orphans' Court of Wayne county, and will be presented for approval on Monday, March 13, 1911, viz: John L. Burcher, Honesdalo: Per sonal property. Andrew Bayer, Paupack: Personal .property. M. J. HANLAN, Clerk. PEOPLE'S FORUM. Orange City, Florida, February 13, 1911. To THE CITIZEN: Wo are thinking of our many Wayne county friends and wish to share with them the delights of Florida life. Wo are pleasantly located hero In Orange City, which Is situated on the high rolling pine lands in the southern part of Volusia county, 113 miles south of Jacksonville, 25 miles from tlio Atlantic coast and u miles from De Land, tho county seat, a beautiful and aristocratic lit tle town, which Is the proud posses sor of Stetson University. Orange City was laid out about twenty-eight years ago a three' mile square with broad avenues dividing the city in squares of five acres each. It was rightly named Orange City because there were more oranges grown here than in any other part of the State, having at one time 12,000 acres of orange groves, in and around the city. Many peo ple Invested fortunes In theso groves which yielded a rich Income until the "freeze" about sixteen years ago which caused such disaster. One man lost $100,000 In a night. Many who were not brave enough to face poverty ended their lives; others abandoned their properties and re turned to the North, while those who had tho courage to remain are now rewarded with prosperous orange groves and fine homes. Many north erners are buying up property and replanting the groves. It Is said that Heebner's, at Landsdale, Pa., owns the finest orange grove any where in this section. Tho population of Orange City is composed mostly of people from the North, many of whom own resi dences here, choosing this locality on account of Its salubrious climate and pure water. At the St. Louis Exposition, out of 123 samples of water from the different parts of tho United States, tho Orange City min eral spring water was awarded the highest prize for purity. This water supplies the whole town. The foun tain was discovered after penetrating to tho "depth of 100 feet when tho drill dropped 17 feet, showing an in exhaustible supply of absolutely pure water. This water Is now being bottled and sent to the different parts of the country. Our hotel at Ornund, not far from this place, used $275 worth of this water in a single season. Wo had the pleasure of pasting a few labels on the bottles a few days ago when we visited the water works and learned this his tory. So while we do not quaff from tho fountain of perpetual youth, wo do quaff pure mineral water and have a climate that Is almost perfect. Tho atmosphere is dry and free from the miasma that lingers along the coasts and banks of tho rivers, and while tho thermometer registers SO degs. much of the time tho cooling ocean breeze so tempers tho heat that It never seems oppressive. The trees are, to me, a source of perpetual delight. The live oak, which is always green, provides shnde for all the avenues. I have in mind a broad avenue, that Is es pecially beautiful, which has a line of these oaks right through tho cen ter, stretching away In a perfectly straight line, for over a mile. This oak Is a magnificent tree, and with its sturdy branches draped with Florida moss, it forms a very char acteristic feature of Florida land scape. The long-leaf pine, with needles, from 18 to 20 Inches long, Is the great timber and turpentine tree of Florida. These trees stand liko sentinels, so tall and straight with no branches for a great height and on ground perfectly free from underbrush. Often way up in the tops will be seen clumps of mistletoe growing, the seeds having been waft ed by tho winds, or carried by the birds, and becoming imbedded In the bark have taken root and grown there, feeding on the life of the tree. A description of Florida landscape would, not bo true without the palm ettos, tho cabbage palmetto, especial ly, which grows everywhere, and which, wo are sorry to say, is often sacrificed for the bunch of cabbage on its growing tip. Wo And the wax myrtle which yields candle wax, and the crepe myrtle, which Is said to be tho most beautiful tree In Florida. This Is just beginning to leaf, and wo are watching, interestedly, to see Its de velopment. The ever-green Magnolias aro just beginning to bloom and soon the breezes will be laden with their per fume. Tho holly tree is plentiful. On February 13, wo had the pleas ure of attending Arbor Day exer cises given by tho school here when the children planted holly trees In the cemetery which Is called Holly cemetery. The camphor tree, which Is largely cultivated here, presents a beautiful appearance, the foliage be- Ing all on the outside. It Is a rapid grower. I saw oue tho other day that was only live years old and measured about nine feet across the base, Just whore It branches out, DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they can not reach the diseased portion of the ear. Thero Is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constltu tlonal remedies. Deafness is caus' ed by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im perfect hearing, and when it Is en tirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tubo restored to Its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten aro caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of tho mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Hoi lars for any case of Deafness (caus cd by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stlpatlon. which Is very near tho ground. The United States Experiment sta tion has been recently located hero, and Is progressing in Its work of exr pcrlnienting with the camphor and other seml-troplcal trees, plantB, vegetables, etc. Tho production of tho camphor gum promises to bo a future Industry of Florida. Here they use tho new growth foliage in stead of tho bark and wood as they do In Formosa and Japan. The gum produced Is exactly the same al though some of the by-products differ slightly I could go on telling of tho trees of Florida for she has a great er variety of trees than any other I state in the Union Florida is the only state in which the trees of tho north meet with those of the tropics. Having a tropical region she can accommodate a groat many Intro duced species. In the United States I there are about 500 native trees, over 200 of theso may be found lu Florida, and combining these with the Introduced trees, gives Florida upward of 300 varieties. I have written all this about Flor ida trees and yet have not told how the oranges still hang on the trees In abundance, although they aro bud ded and will be In bloom in a few days. We see many trees of grape fruit so heavily laden that tho limbs have to bo propped up, as many as six or eight of the grape fruit in a cluster. The tangarlnes are also plentiful and the fruit luscious. I do not know how many pages I have written but I -do know that I ESTABLISHED 1830 THE OLDEST BANK IN WAYNE COUNTY -THE CAPITAL, $ 150,000.00 SURPLUS 241,711.00 TOTAL ASSETS 1,902,000.00 WE ARE AFTER YOU ! You have moro or less banking business. Possibly it is with us, such being the case you know something of our service, but if nob a patron would it not be well for you to become one ? OUR SAVINGS will holp you start. It is calculated to serve all classes, the old and the young, tho rich and the poor, MEM, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IT RECEIVES DEPOSITS OF $1.00 AMD UP and allows three per cent, interest annually. Interest will be paid from the first of any month on all deposits made on or before the 10th of the month provided such deposits remain three calendar months or longer.i ' UENKY Z. KUSSELL ' PRESIDENT. I ANDREW THOMPSON VICE PRESIDENT. WHERE LOW at FLAGQ'S CLOTHING HOUSE 863 Main St. - No Over Coats or Winter prices will sell them. Men's $8.00 Overcoats at $3.05. Men's $12.00 Overcoats at 5.05 Men's $15.00 Overcoats at 7.05 Youth's $10.00 Overcoats at 2.05 Boys' $3.00 Overcoats at 1.20 Boys' Odd Vests, 30 to 30 size 25c Men's Sweaters, value 75 cents 35o FLAGQ'S CLOTHING HOUSE 863 Main St. Grambs OPPOSITE the D. AT TJ1E IA'IUC do not want to make this so long that you will never want to read another letter from Florida. Later I want to write about the flowers which aro waiting for summer to bid them come for this is Spring In Florida. However, we have roses and Jess mine and many other flowers, thai I think bloom all winter. I have just been informed that It Is true that tho roses bloom all winter though not In profusion. I will keep the flowers until next time and will close with saying that wo have no seen a stone, not even a pebble, sine wo have been here. Wo visited a shell quarry recently where the shell are obtained for making roads and sidewalks. It seems strange to come from Wayne county to a land of no stones. Good byo until the flowers come. MRS G. C. ABRAHAM. When a man marries ho's fre from all care; his wife keeps hi money and figures 'her share. Sh gives him a nickel or maybe a dime. But never a quarter at any one tlmo. When a man marries he's free from the pain, of having to think of hi welfare again. Thero isn't a mov in his whole married life, that isn't mapped out and chalked off by hli wife. Great Bend Plalndealcr. WANTED: A family residing near Honesdalo would liko to rent house in the outskirts of tho bor ough, at once. Address G, P. O. Box 827, Honesdale. DEPARTMENT EDWIN F.TOniJEY CASIIU.lt. ALHEltT C. LINDSAY AUtl TANT CASHIER PRICES PREVAIL Grambs Building. Goods to be carried over if low Building Honesdale & II. R. R. STATION. WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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