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The Church In The Public Eye.
Monday night's street procession from
St. George's, with its naming cross, its f(T3 D CO PON H FlMfP
limul nnd Ms pincers of eosnel livmns. ', INIXC Ol Wi LJL,IV Ki L,
constituted a striking novelty in the.
work of an established New York church.
Am a sign of the times this demonstra-
THEP.E arc few monarchs of finance
who arc not believers in the divine right
of kings.
Something fur HuncHdnlcr-H
Paste In Their Hats.
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One of the drawbacks to lloncsdale's
growth and greater prosperity is the im
pression t lint the outside world has of
our actual status. Strangers get their
impressions from the published descrip
tions of our town, which is that Hones
dale is situated 011 a branch of the I'.rie
Hailroad, has a population of '',S(X), and
was at one time the head of the Dela
ware & Hudson Canal, which is now
ABANDONED. Dun's and Hradstrcet's
agoncies, reports, railway guides, post
ollice directories, and all publications
which are deemed reliable and dissemi
nate authentic information, tend to con
vey the impression that Honesdnle is one
of the many little villages that dot the
mail, and are tributary to some large
city. One of the firs-t questions that a !
Honesdaler is requested to answer is:
"How far are you from Philadelphia or1
1'ittsburgV" And the natural answer is,
"We arc nearer Scranton." As a rule!
the questioner will tell von he has been
to Scranton, and will further Hate he
has been to Moosic and .lermyn, and
other places nearby, which is evidence
that his mental picture and idea of
Honesdale is not what it should be. The
fact is the town has an actual popula
tion of close to 8,000 people, and has all
the requisites of a city. Our boundary
lines should take in Texas Nos. 2 and 4, 1
and part of No. J, and we should go on
record as a flourishing town, with four
banks ; three semi-weekly newspapers,
and a separate job printing establish
ment ; the center of the glass cutting in
dustry ; with large boot and shoe, knit
ting, underwear, ladies' waists, electric
elevator, box, edge tools, and cigar
manufactories; with educational facili
ties of the highest order, consisting of
primary, intermediate and high schools;
churches of every denomination; and tip-to-date
stores tomeet every want. ACivic
Club could take up matters of this char
acter, discuss it from every standpoint,
and mould public opinion to take action.
llarre, Vt., preacher, who says he has
doubled his congregation by means of
display advertising, even to the extent
of half pages in the newspapers.
The spread of the Emmanuel move
ment, in which the mind is set. actively
to the healing of the body, furnishes
still another example of current depart
ure from the routine of church effort.
In forming street processions a church
is said to imitate the Salvation Army ;
I in large-letter advertising it apes the
' man of comineichi! instinct ; in propa
I gating the faith cure it is accused of
taking a leaf from the book of Christian
Science. Yet the parish or congrega
tinn going into one or all of these ac
tivities can be actuated by no other de
sire than to increase its strength, its
Held and its usefulness. Its life depends
I on the maintenance of a popular inter
I est. Are thoe its best friends who
I would limit by tiadition its appeals to
, the popular attention?
Martin Luther could not see why the
devil should have all the good tunes.
Perhaps he would And it no easier to see
why to thechurch alone to-dayit should
be forbidden to seek success by modern
aids to publicity. xkw route would.
"BILLY, THE KID.
One of the feature attractions of the
season to be presented at the Lyric, to
night, Friday, Dec. 11th, is "Billy the
Kid," with the favorite young actor,
Frederick Santley in the title role.
The play is in four acts, representing
scenes realistic and correct, of lifeon the
Western plains. While melodramalic it
is consistent and tells a story that is full
of interest, having for its big climaxes
situations which are exceptionally dra
matic. Tho comedy element is furnished
by a good natured Irishman, a tine type
of old school Southern Colonel and his
colored orderly. Each of the four acts
has been given handsome and artistic
sellings
CHRISTMAS.
GAME LAWS ENFORCED.
What It Is To Big Folks and
Little Ones.
You know what Christmas is, says
Eugene Wood, in tho December Deline
ator. In a manner of speaking it is a kind
of Sunday. Six days of the week the
ideal set before you is to have the alarm
clock wake you ; to gobble down your
breakfast before you are thoroughly
aroused : to rush to the shop and get
your overalls on before the whistle gets
done blowing or be docked an hour's
time; to work like a nailer until noon,
when you look into your dinner pail to
see what the old lady has put there for
you, and warm your coffee on the steam
pipes, to begrudge the time for that
luncheon ; to lick into your work again
till six o'clock, with the foreman saun
tering up and down, watching that you
don't take too many drinks of water, or
get a chip in your eye too often, or gas
too much with the man next to you ; to
get home so tired that you fall asleep
reading the newspaper after supper the
same thing over again to-morrow and
the next dav, and the next day, and the
next day, all your life long. That's
business. I
Three hundred and sixty-four days of!
the year we live up to that ideal, and St.
Paul calls in vain to us across the ages:
"Uemembcr the words of the Lord
.Tesus, how He said, It is more blessed
to give than to receive." iThat isn't
business. And when you say, "It isn't
business," it is supposed to close the in
cident. But Christmas comes along. You tell
your little ones that awful whopper about
Santa Clans and his reindeer, and they,
to whom you are the pattern of truthful
ness, stand and listen to you with their
jaws hanging loose and their eyes look"
ing like hard boiled eggs with the shells
off. Anil the older ones aid and abet
you in the deceit, and help the little ones
compose their sprawling letter to old
Santa, asking for dolls and skates, and
choo-choo cars and all suoh extrava
gances, when you ought to be saving up
your money against a rainy day. And
you skimp yourself of necessary food to
buy these follies, and sit up nights wast
ing your strength for the next day, (which
really doesn't belong to you, since your
boss buys it and pays for it), and when
eleven o'clock, Christmas eve, comes,
and you get down from the chair, hav-1
ing hung up the last gilt ball or glass !
peacock, you are so tuckered you can j
scarcely stand. But you turn out the i
gas and light the candles, to see how
pretty it all looks, and your wife says :
"Won't she bo tickled at this? And
won't he jump for joy when he sees ,
that I" and you put your arm around j
her, and the twinkling candles tfwiin be
fore your sight, and your throat kind of j
chokes you. Isn't it lovely ? I
Notch, Pennsylvania,
Dec. 3, 1008.
The Citizen, Honesdale, Pa.
On November 28th, 1008, Cleveland
McKeen and others were brought before
Esquire Howell, of Blooming Grove by
the State Game Wardens, for having a
deer in their possession without a head,
and when asked for the head could not
produce It. McKeen was heavily fined,
with costs, which he paid. There were
others arrested for different" offenses :
some for killing insectivorous birds ; non
residents, hunting without a license ; and
some for killing doe deer. They all
settled with the game wardens and paid
the full fines, excepting the above case
mentioned, which was settled before
Esquire Howell.
Hiram A. Bake.
Glass Toys.
Glass toys are tho latest for babies.
They are Intended to replace the dear
old painted articles that baby would
put Into his mouth and consequently
run serious danger of lead poisoning.
But to the onlookeer It would seem as
though death by glass were little pref
erable to death from paint and that
baby Is qulto as likely to endanger his
life through breakage of lite toy as he
is by sucking it.
Broadly this Is true, but the glass of
which playthings arc made Is so heavy
that It takes a regular Sandow of a
young one to hold them. Tho object
of thickness Is of course to lesson the
danger of breakage, but even the
strongest can chip at the edge, and a
splinter Is capable of doing a good deal
of damage.
As a matter of fact, only tho babies
of tho rich are likely to bo protected
In this doubtful fashion, for the toys
made of glass are by no means Inex
pensive. The healthy youngsters of
ordinary families will have to thrive
upon wood and paint, as did their forbears.
Chartreuse of Chicken.
Chop enough chicken to fill a cup
twice, add half a cup of lean ham,
chopped, and half n cup of bread
crumbs t'iken from the center of a
stale loaf, a tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, Juice of half a lemon, two ta
blespoonfuls of capers and a cucum
ber pickle, chopped fine, salt and pa
prlka to taste, two eggs, beaten until
well mixed, and about a cup of well
seasoned and flavored soup stock.
When well mixed press tho mixture
Into a well buttered melon mold, leav
ing an open space at tho top, as the 1 eleven o'clock.
White Mills.
Dec. 7th. Much interest was shown '
in the nomination and election v of of-1
fleers at n meeting of No. 490 Conclave
of Improved Order of Hcptasophs at
White Mills, on Tuesday evening in I.
O. H. Hall, which resulted in tho elec
tion of the following : Archon, Edward
Haden ; Prelate, Paul Loven ; Provost,
Fred. Mittan ; llecording Secretary, Jas.
Firmstone ; Financier, George Haden ;
Trustees, George Miller, Phillip Dean
and Fred. Mittan. The election of a
delegate to the National Convention, to
bo held at Boston, Mass., in June, re
sulted in the selection of Fred. Werner ;
Alternate, John Sohncr.
The Athletic Club, of White Mills
will hold a grand masquerade ball,
Dec. 20th, in tho I. O. 11. hall. Music
by the "Ideal Full Orchestra." The com
mittee of arrangements report every
thing in gilt-edge shape for the enjoy
ment of all, and a good time is prom
ised. Tickets, '-'5 cents.
Mrs. Henry I'tegg, of Mast Hope Boad,
died yesterday at her home', at (1 o'clock
of heart disease, after a year's illness,
aged (17 years. She is survived by h$t
husband and the following sons and
daughters ; Mrs. John Schneider and
Henry Utegg, Jr., of White Mills ;Mrs.
Henry Bleutcher, of Narrowsburg, N.
Y. ; Mrs. Chris. Lutz, of Seelyville ;
Herman, Charles, John and Miss Eliza
beth, at home.
The White Mills Central Bepublican
Club held their regular monthly meet
ing nt the Florence theatre. Much busi
ness was transacted, including the elec
tion of ollicers for the ensuing year,
which resulted, as follows :
Henry F. Weber ; 1st Vice
Sol. Markle ; I'd Vice President, Ed.
Beed ; Becording Secretary, Win. Web
er ; Financial Secretary, Fred. Mittan,
and Treasurer, George Kimble.
Martin Helmier had a long tramp
through the wcoJs in search for foxes
on Saturday last, but from all reports
the foxes saw Martin first.
Undertaker John Loerchcr, of Hones
dale, was on a business trip on the Mast
Hope road on Sunday, Dec. (!th.
Kusscll Clark, the popular shearer at
the Dorflinger plant here, had a mishap
on Friday last, smashing his thumb.
Though the wound is very painful, he is
still at his post, doing his daily work.
A very pleasant' gathering of jolly old
folks gathered at the home of Fred.
Werner, of this place, on Saturday, Dec.
5th, it being the occasion of the birth-
.day of Mrs. Fred. Werner. A bounti
ful spread was set, and all partook of the'
good things to eat and drink'. Those in
attendance were friends from White
Mills, Indian Orchard, Honesdale, Haw
ley, and Cherry Ridge. Mrs. Werner
was the recipient of a very pretty silver
set, which came as a great surprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Werner left to
pay a visit to friends in Scranton, of
about a week's duration.
Joseph Dorflinger, of this place, was
the winner of the beautiful gold watch
that was chanced off at Weber's bakery,
his lucky number being 70. Joe is all
smiles now, because of the gold watch.
The Catholic! church, of this nlnee. I
will hold a fair for the benefit of the
church next Friday, Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday, Dec." 11th, 12th, llth anil
loth inclusive.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Box tire rejoic
ing over the arrival of a young daughter, I
and Mr. and Mrs. Win. Smith have a '
fine baby boy to brighten their home.
Hugo Liliquist and Sadie Daniels, one
of our very popular couples, are now
nicely settled in their new home after
spending their honeymoon in and around
Scranton. Their many friends assem
bled and gave them quite a reception up
on their return, and wished them a long
and happy matrimonial voyage. t
Walter Graham represented Anthony ;
Wayne Chapter No. 204, of Royal Arch ,
Masons, at the election of Grand Cliap
I ter officers at Masonic Temple, Phila
delphia, on Wednesday of last week.
it. A "bee" will be held soon to get
the road in shape to drive over this win
ter. This road could have been ready
for use months ago if one of the super
visors bad not wanted everything his
own way. It seems hardly right that
one man should hold up a road as much
needed as this one is for the sake of
having tho teams keep his own road
open in the winter time. !
The station is to have a much-needed
stove in the waiting room.
Win. Bidwell has finished the contract
of cutting and placing at the mill the
lumber on the Boland tract.
Milanville.
Dec. 0th. Miss Minnie Gay and Miss
Mabel Skinner were guests of Mrs.
Elmer Olver, at Tyler Hill, Pa., on Fri
day last.
Mrs. Caroline Smith, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. Ym. Crane, at
Port Byron, N. Y., arrived in town last
week tottay with her sister, Mrs. P. H.
Beach.
Merlin Illniau is home from Albany,
N. Y., until after the holidays.
Mrs. CharleH Decker, who has been
staying forsome weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Yerkes, has return
ed to her home at Calkins, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Page and chil
j dren, and Miss Ida Coots, spent Sunday
I with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Keys, at this
I place.
k. u. wcxtcr, 01 iiohoucn, rs. .1., is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Helen Dexter.
Nelson Conkliu, formerly a farmer at
this place, but now owner of the George
Bush property at Damascus, Pa., left on
Tuesday of this week for a trip through
the Virginias and the Cnrolinas. Mr.
Conkliu, who was a volunteer in the
143d New York Volunteer Regiment,
will visit the old battle grounds on which
he fought, and as far as possible will go
President, ovcr tnt routes on which he marched as
President, 1 A soldier. At Henry mil, near unaries-
ton, b. C, Mr. Conkliu was biting a
cartridge when a bullet struck him in
the mouth knocking out a tooth ; after
ward he was hit m the leg with a spent
buckshot..
Maplewood.
Dec. 7th. William Bidwell and men
have finished cutting the logs on the
Boland job.
Seth Moore was a recent visitor in
New York city, spending a short time
with his sister, Miss Alice.
Mrs. Bert Noble, of Pittston, spent a
few days of last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Keene.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuels, last Friday morning, and
left them a baby girl.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Evan
gelical church met at the home of Mrs5
John M. Gromlich, on Thursday.
Siko.
Dec. 0th. Calvin Kimble and wife
are rejoicing over the arrival of a son.
Several of Anna Brooks's friends as
sembled at her home, on Tuesday even
ing and gave her a pleasant surprise,
the occasion being the twenty-second
anniversary of her birth. Games were
played, and a good time enjoyed by all.
THE EGG QUESTION.
Does It Pay to Keep Hens?
Practical Hints to Poultry
Raisers.
Correspondence of The Citizen. ,
Steexe, Dec. 9th. As there has boon
considerable controversy of late among
farmers in this and other sections of the
country, as to whether or not it pays to
keep hens, I venture to givo you for the
benefit of the readers of The Citizen
some facts based on my own observa
tion. We hear of a farmer who has at the
present time 380 hens, and gets from
them during the months of October and
November an average of 100 eggs daily.
Now I know of several farmers in this
section, who keep from 50 to 200 hens,
but don't at this time of the year get an
egg, and are all the time finding fault,
because their chickens don't lay. I no
tice, also, that, as a rule among farmers
who keep a lot of poultry, that they pay
little or no attention as to whether or not
their hens are in a fit condition to live
and thrive whether they get feed but
once a day and whether they have access
to fresh water whenever they choose.
Now, then, what would our horses,
our cows or our pigs amount to if they
didn't get proper care a warm place to
sleep, their regular three meals a day
and good, pure water to drink ?
I keep 30 hens, all last spring's chicks
but p'ix. During tho months of October
and November the average from these
pullets was 180 eggs each month. In
the present month they arc averaging 7
each ' day, and at this writing eggs arc
bringing 4.") cents per dozen ; and still
the question arises, "Does it pay to keep'
poultry?" v
In one sense of the word I will say that
it does ; and from another view-point my
answer is that it docs not.
In the first place if we try to keep more
stock and poultry than our farm can
produce food for, I can say from ex
perience that it does not pay ; for tho old
saying is true that one acre of soil, well
manured and tilled, is worth more than
ten acres permitted to lay for years with
out attention. It does pay if we so man
age tho farm that we can, after generous
feeding, havo a ton of hay, a few bush
els of oats and buckwheat and com left
over, instead of starving the stock dur
ing the spring months.
A few more words and I am done. In
the llrs-t place set your hens as early as
possible without danger of chilling the
eggs. Have your chickens all hatched
out not later than the middle of May,
and not more than you can keep at Hint,
as late batched pullets will not lay dur
ing the winter months, hence there is no
profit in thorn.
Let us hear from some other poultry
raiwr. J. E. HALEY. "
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Letter Heads, Circulars, Hand Bills,
Public Sale Bills, Programs, Ticket, Etc.
1 Advertise in THE CITIZEN.
Notice to Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Honesdale Consolidated Water
Company will be held on Monday, Jan
uary 4th', 1000, at 2 o'clock, p. in., at
the office of the corporation in the
borough of Honesdale. Purpose of meet
ing : Election of directors for ensuing
year, and such other business as may
come before the meeting.
C. J. SMITH, Secretary.
Honesdale, Pa.. Dec. 1,1008. tl
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Owing to a wreck at
1 was no effort made to
trains Saturday morning.
Mrs. E. S. Noble, of Pittston, was the
guest of Mrs. F. S. Keene last week.
' Don't forget the chicken supper Fri
! day night, Dec. 11, at Philander Black's,
i Supper will be served from seven to
mixture will rise In cooking.
Cook nearly one hour, setting In a
pan of hot water in the oven or steam
ing in a kettle. Whcndono turn from the
mold and surround with hot string
beans or peas, cooked and dressed with
salt, pepper and butter. To serve cold
cut In thin slices.
Everybody welcome.
Chocotata Creams.
Boll for five minutes half a cupful
of cream and two cupfuls of granu
lated sugar. Set dish In another dish
of cold water and stir until the cream
Is hard enough to make luto balls.
Flavor first with vanilla. Melt choc
olate and dip balls Into It.
Butter Scotch.
"Melt together two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, thrco tablespoonfuls of mo
.lassos and one of, water and two of
butter. Pour hi a buttered dish and
set away to cool.
The Maplewood Dramatic Club is pre- i
paring to givo a comedy some time next 1
month.
O. P. Sharpe spent Monday in Scran-,
ton attending court.
The Consumer's Ice Co.'g storage
houses at Lako Henry havo been repair-1
ed, and everything is in readiness for I
the harvesting of the season's supply.
W. W. Kizer, of Scranton, was a guest
of hisson Leslie, our genial store keeper, 1
Saturday.
Christopher Colwell, of Scranton, was
the guest of his brother, Samuel, last
Friday.
Owing to the high price of grain near-,
ly everyone is disposing of surplus cattle,
pigs and poultry. Many cattle have
been sold as low as 5-8 and $0 per head.
The new township road from Diegtal's
crossing to the depot has been reviewed
and at last laid out w here people want
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