Big Figures In Politics The Controversy Be tween the President and an Indiana Edi tor and Those Who Are Concerned In the Incident. William Dudley Foulke and Delavan Smith Senator Stephen D. Elkins and His Escape From an Italian Title. THE GRANGE Conducted by i. W. BAKKOW, Cht&uo. R. V Prm Comrpondenl Ifew York Stat Orange TIME LEAKS IN THE GRANGE. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank OK HOKESDALE. WAYNE COUNTY. PA at the close of business, Nov. 27, liKKt 6 ft T HElcner-H-hiel1 PrcBldca j Roosevelt re ' Republican leader like Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia going to the capltol In friendly converse -with a centlv addrcKsed t Democratic opponent llko Senator Isl- - . 1 .1 .1.1 William D U d 1 e 3 aor -nay11" ol .niuryuuiu is uuiuiuy unusual, senator jsiinns got a uoisier otis greeting on his appearance among Foulke of Indian! regarding aIIege false statements a to the purchare i the Pnnnina etna of the 1' n 1 1 o ( 1 States from Hint ol ' France him plm-vi 111 the llincllgh I MLATAW auiTn, the editor of thf i IndlanapolU News, Dcjnvnn Smith . Mr. Foulke wrote to the prcHlilcn I making Inquiry aa to the facts In tin matter in question, Mr. Smith's paper hut-lug charged that the pi'csUleiit'r j brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson oi , New York, and Charles P. Tafl, etlltoi of the Cincinnati Times-Star, brothel of the president elect and candidate for Mr. Foraker'a seat In the senate were concerned la, alleged suspicion dealings connected with the truusfi'ii of the canal from French to American ! ownership. The president. In reply lug to Mr. Foulke's letter of Inquiry said: "Delavan 8mlth and the other peopli who repeated this falsehood lied about the president's brother-in-law, but whj the fact that Mr. Smith lied should be held to involve Mr. Robinson la a 'scandal' Is difficult to understand. The scandal affects no one but Mr. Smith and his conduct has been not mcreb scandalous, but infamous. Mr. Robin son had not the slightest connection oi any kind, sort or description at any time or under any circumstances wltli the Panama matter. Neither did Mr. Charles Taft." Editor Taft of Cincinnati has threat ened to take steps to call Editor Smith to account in the courts for the liiKhm Some Suggestions That May B Useful to Grange Officer. The Importance of utilizing time and the extravagance of allowing it to go to waste are well stated by Jennie Buell of Michigan, in which the fol lowing reasons for time running to waste are stated: "When the grange is not called to or der on tlmo because some officer or leading person is not present .When the stewards distribute badges, song books, et, after the gavel has fallen instead of before. While the chorister selects songs after they are called for. YhIle the secretary shuffles his pa pers over or stops to write a receipt after the order of reading the minutes Is reached. When n committee -audits a bill or passes upon an application for mem bership after reports of committees aro called. When business that might bo refer red to commlttoo Is transacted by the grange, -especially with prolonged dis cussion. Whon members speak upon questions that have not been brought properly before the grange by motion. When a grango stands still while the paraphernalia and decorations aro gathered and prepared for initiation. When members are allowed to wan der In discussion in the lecture hour. When matters foreign to the time or place are Introduced and delay the closing past the time fixed. HESOtTRCEH. Reserve f und. $ Casta, specie and Dotes, f 11.014 52 Due from approved re serve aeents $3188316- Checks and other casta Items &!H W mils discounted,not due 31.548 W Bills discounted, time loans with collateral 18.730 00 Loans on call with collateral B.7U0 W Loans upon call upon one or more names i 18,085 00 Loans secured by bonds and mort gages :!,S7j 00 Investment securities owned exclu sive ot reserve bonds, viz Stocks, bonds, etc $37,892 60 Mortgages and lodg ments ot record 19;C0 !)l-57.2n M Ileal estate ltW 55 Furniture and fixtures l,rtM 41 Miscellaneous assets 1.770 72 $ 205.1M 24 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid In $ 50.000 00 Undivided Protlts. less expenses and taxes paid 2.83.1 ici Deposits, subject to check. .$51.51(152 Deposits, special 100.80ti (H-lKtJl 21 Cashier's checks outstanding) 10 10 t-M3.TO 24 State of Pennsylvania, (Vainly of Wayne, ss I. C. A. Emrry. Cu shier of the uliove named 'otnim!iy. 1o solemnly swear thill the above statement In true to the iH-st of my knowledge and belief. c. A. I'.Mr.KY, cashier, SuhscrllK'd and sworn lo before me thls2d day of December, HUM. IIi:na S, Eihictt. N, P. v iimn attest M. K. Ktmokk. ) K. KnmTNKit, Dire JOHN KtlllllAClI, J dors. At DODGE'S You will find an excellent assortment of articles suitable for Cbrtstmas presents Attention is of die Wayne Countp A FEW SUGGESTIONS : Bibles, Toy Books, Calendars, Perfumery, Toilet Cases, IA 111I1API lb i nvr- i i tai w i mi lHiim i n r B m WH V HI II mm mm Prayer Books , Fine Gift Book I Christmas Cards Pocket Books 1 Fountain Pens j Hand-painted Novelties Webster's Unabridged Diction ary for $3.G0 LET US TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES? It will pay yoH to call at the finely equipped GOLOEN'S OPTICAL PARLORS 11 South Main SlOAltnoNlAl.E. PA DH.C. It. IIHADY.Dektibt Uonesdule.l'a. iiFricE nouns na. m. to o j. in. SENATOR EUUSS AKD SENATOR ItATKZlt. his colleagues, many of the unterrlDcd chafflngly inquiring about the title he Is supposed to have comlug his way from the royal relatives of the Duke of the Abruzzi. He affected to take It good naturedly, but he didn't like it. THE MICHIGAN WAY. WILLIAM D. FOTTLEE. atlons his paper made against the for mer'B character. Editor William II Lallan of the New York Sun is also brought into the controversy by a ref erence to him in the president's letter to Mr. Foulke, and another New York paper, the World, which gave publicity to the charges during the recent cam paign, now asks for a congressional in vestigation of the matter. Mr. Foulke, to whom the president's much discussed letter was addressed and by whom it was given out for pub lication, has been a civil service com talssloner of the United States and is widely known as scholar, reformer ana author. Mr. lloosevelt's friendship for Mr. Foulke dates from the time when the latter served under President George William Curtis as a member of the executive committee of the Nation al Civil Service Reform league in 1885-0. Mr. foulke was chairman of the special commission appointed by the league to Investigate the condition of the civil service under President Harrison. He was born in New York city In 1818 and was graduated from Columbia university in the class ahead of Beth Low, with whom he has since been much associated in civil service reform work. He is also a graduate of the Columbia School of Law and for some time practiced law successfully la Indiana. He was once president of Swarthmore college. It wns during bis service In the Indiana legislature that he became Interested in civil service re form, and it was in 1002 that President Roosevelt made him a member of the national civil service commission. Since 1860 Mr. Foulke has been engaged largely In literary pursuits and is the anther of "Slav and Saxon," a biog raphy of Oliver P. Morton, war gov ernor of Indiana, and a romance of Yucatan at the time of the Spanish In vasion called "Maya." There were a great many pleasant greetings between fellow lawmakers ea the reassembling of the Sixty-first cosgreaa, and many a Joke or bit of persiflage was exchanged between old trieada. On such occasions party lines see si U be forgotten. The sight of a THE LINCOLN FARM. Plans For Memorial Building on Slto of Martyr President's Birthplace. The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln Is rapidly being transformed Into a na tional shrine. The plans for a memo rial building inclosing the cabin have Anally been adopted, and the program for its dedication, which will take place on the centEunry, Feb. 12, has been tentatively made out. The writer re cently interviewed Itlchard Lloyd Jones, the secretary of the Lincoln Farm association, and can therefore give the latest definite information. The final drawing by the architect has been made and accepted. Tractlcally the sole exhibit in the memorial building is the birthplace cabin, which stands la the exact spot it occupied when Lin coln was born. For a little space about the cabin the memorial building Is without a floor, leaving the ground as nearly as possible In its original state. The edifice, with its classic columns, stands on n low hill, being approached by a' broad sweep of steps, at the bot tom of which is an extensive plant. From this plaza runs down the old path to the famous rock spring. Two turnpikes and the spur of a railroad lead to the farm, but outside of these Improvements, which are designedly plain and simple, In keeping with Lin coln's own life and character, every thing Is left as before. The farm will still be used as a farm, the trees will be undisturbed, even to one old, half dead apple tree, believed to be the last of the orchard of Thomas Lincoln, the father of the president. Despite its simplicity, however, the memorial building will be an imposing sight amid Its humble surroundings. The program for Its dedication In cludes addresses by Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri, president of the Lincoln Farm association; Governor Augustus K. Willson of Kentucky, Sec retary of War Luke E. Wright, speak ing on behalf of the Confederate vet erans, and probably Justice Oliver Grange Deputies In Michigan and How They Are Compensated. The compensation of the grange dep uties In Michigan is figured on a lib eral basis. Each grange pays the or ganizing deputy $20, of which $15 goes for the charter. Then by application of a series of bounties, ottered by the state grange, if the organizing deputy. reports five granges he receives $22 for each, and in like Increased proportion for ten granges he will get $20 each. Then there is a grand prize of $100 to nny deputy who will organize and in struct twenty-five granges during the year. And in order, to increase their efforts to get the full twenty-five the deputies are given a repetition of the prizes for the second ten granges. So that for twenty granges they would receive $520, and for twenty-five granges, which would entitle them to the grand prize of $100, they would receive $720. The deputy must get la his charter list a sufficient number to warrant taking the $5 of the money from the charter members for his own services. Thus it provides a safeguard against a charter membership so small as to make them weaklings. It Is esti mated that the charter list should not be less than twenty-five In order to warrant the taking of the five dollar fee. This liberal payment of the depu ties will account largely for the mark ed Increase In the number of granges In Michigan during the past few years. KKPOnTOI'THK (.VNDITION OPTHK WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK flOBBBDALE, WAIflE CO.. Fa.. lit the close of liublness. Nov. 27. 1SK1S. SEHOIlnCES Keserve lund $ i.asn. sjieeie ana notes. fanKi j iA-gal securities 45.000 (HI Due from approved re serve airents 123.7K7 2-Kffl.l(!fl 17 Cheeks and casta Items l.iiOfi iis Due from lianksand Trust t'o's.not reserve acents si.ous si mils discounted not due, KSI7.519 .-S2 ISIUs discounted, time loans with collateral... 39,383 50 Loans on call with col lateral 77,787 DO Loans on call upon one or more names M.803 00 Loans secured by bonds or mortcase 3.ipu uu si Stocks, bonds. etc....l,H0H.(U7 00 Morteacesand Judg ments of record.... ISjJCH 24-1.WH.H0G .'10 Real estate SUM) 00 jinltureand Future 2.000 00 Iverd rafts 10 20 Miscellaneous Assets 400 00 Any evening by appointment Cltlrensibone. at. Residence. No. t HUN. The FINANCIER of New YorlA Citv has published a ROLL OF HONOR of the 11,470 Stale Banks 1 States. In this list the WAYNE I COUNTY SAVINGS BANK I vtonno -xtn in ifia iinrrsa ramc i TJ IUII 1 ftJULII III UIU Wllllwl UUIUld, Stanfs 10th in PeRRSTivaiii. i Stands FIRST in Wayu County. - V ron1t7l Cnrnluc AAA Total ASSETS. $2.r33,000. Honcsdale, I'a., May 29, IflOS. J2.712.5HS W LIABILITIES, Capital Stock, paid in $ 100.000 (0 Surplus Fund :00,000 (0 Undivided l'rotlts, less expenses and taxes naid CI C2 K) Deposits subject to clieck f 1M.7H2 M Aliusua rim;iai.. ...CTi.n.r( tt Time certificates of de posit 2.W 78 Certified ehecks 5H1 :w Cashier's check outst'c 7117 03-2.251.2il Due to Commonwealth 25,uoo 00 Due to Dames ana banters, not re serve agents i,i!io no A Worthy Exhibit. There have been numerous grange exhibits at county fairs this season, and it is a good sign. Perhaps one of the most Interesting of these was at the Hudson fair, Columbia county, when Llndenwald grange of Kinder- hook exhibited 101 varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains, flowers, nuts and canned fruits. They exhibited 50 va rieties of apples, 10 of grapes, 12 of pears, 27 of vegetables, 17 of flowers and 17 of canned fruits. This grange won the first prize of $40. German- town range exhibited 134 varieties, of which C4 were apples, 28 of pears and 22 of grapes, and won $30. Claverack grange exhibited 07 varieties, among which were 19 varieties of cucumbers, 14 of beets and 10 of beans. Living ston grango had 37 varieties. These Wendell Holmes of the United States j two granges were awarded $10 each. supreme court in behalf of the Union ; The Essay Exchange. I Two or three of the state lecturers 1 at least have established roffently what is called an "essay exchange." Es says on various topics suitable to be I read in grange meetings are written . and loaned to granges that may be in need of such material. The idea is a good one, and yet the essay exchange should not be allowed to take the place of essays or papers written by mem bers of the grange. However, the lat ter may be consulted, and essays which It furnishes may be occasionally used to help out a programme where there may bo but few who feel themselves qualified to prepare papers. THE LINCOLN MKMOltlAZi BUILSINO. veterans. Cardinal Gibbons will give It his blessing, and President Roose velt will there say about his last official word and, it is believed, will make it the supremo effort of hie life, delivering a short oration modeled aft er Lincoln's Gettysburg address. On this flual utteranco Mr. Roosevelt will rest his best claim to literary immor tality. J. A. EDGERTON. A Vote For Direct Primaries. Genesee (N. Y.) Pomona grange met Oct 0 with an attendance of about 209. The subordinate granges of that county reported a total membership of 2,270. The following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That we demand direct voting at the primaries and here by direct our delegates at the next, state grange meeting to do all In their power to effect the passage of such a law." The next meeting will be held at Batavia on Dec. 17. Cause Enough. Cobwlgger Is It known why he com mitted suicide? Merritt A church committee ap pointed him to represent Santa Claus at Its Christmas entertainment Puck. Union grange at Plymouth, N. H. held its first fair early In October. It was a tcceat success, and It took rank with the largest fairs In the state out side the state fair and excelled them In tho department of working oxen and In the exhibit of field corn. The show ring of no other fair In New England contained so many Devon cattle aa was shown at this fain, 2.742.D9H (ifl State of Pennsylvania. County of Wayne, ss. 1. H. Seott Salmon. Cashier of the above named Company, do solemnly sweur that the above statement is irue. to me nest oi my knowledge and belief. twurneiii 11. a. ai.iuua. i:asmer Subscribed and sworn to before me thls2nd day of December, liKB. iSlsrned liOliEUT A. SMITH. X. Y. INotarial Seal) Correct Attest: W. Ji. HOIMES. I Aloxzo T. Seaele. J-Diredors. !. Clakk. j r 9 ur WHOLE Opposite Union Depot 1 STORE Prices to Suit Every Purse i HOLIDAY BAZAAR ! SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE HEAL ESTATE. Ily virtue of process is sued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county, and State of Pennsylvania, and to me directed and delivered, 1 have lev ied on and will expose to public sale, at the Court House in uonesaaie, on MONDAY, DECEM11E1! 28, 190S. at 11 a.m. All of defendant's richt. title and Interest In the lollowme aescrioeu property, to wn : All those certain nieces, parcels or tracts of land situated In the township of Damascus, county of Wayne. State of Pennsylvania, bounded ana aescnoea as ioiiows: The Fibst, BEGINNING at a heap of stones the west corner of a lot In the possession of A rpi'lo,.. 4.utiui cjlnirr culri rfV'tiT.'.! line south forty-five decrees east forty-eltrht lercnes to staae ana stones; tuenceaiona uie Ine of land belonging to Jcphtha Kellum south forts'-flve decrees west elshty-three and one-half perches; thence north forty-live decrees west forty-eleht pen-lies to post and stones; thence north forty-five decrees east elchty-three and one-half perches to place of beginning. CONTAINING twenty-fi e acres. more or less. The Seconp, BEGINNING at stake and stones In line of David Skinner's land: thence south forty-five degrees east eighty perches In llneof Jephtha Kellam; thence north forty five decrees east fifty perches to beech tree; thence north forty-live decrees west eighty icrches to nenuocK stump in nneoi uuvia !Hmipr; thence bv said line south forty-five decrees west fifty perches to place of begin ning. CONTAINING twenty-live acres, be the same more or less. The TmnD. BEGINNING at stones comer of lot conveyed to Horn neck & Keator on llneof Jejihtha Kellam's land; thence along the northeast llneof saidllorn beck A- Keator's land north forty-six degrees and forty-one perches: thence north forty-seven degrees west nine perches to end of stone fence; thence along the same north fifty-six decrees west four and two-tenths perches; thence south sixty accrues west six ana iwo-ienuis iiercues to a post: thence north forty-nine degrees west eighteen ana two-ienius jhtciicb ui u wst: thence north thirty-seven uegrees west trir-slT und two-tenths tierehes to a beech stump; thence north twenty-eight degrees west twenty-six and three-tenths perches to a post on warrantee line; uienee aiongine BHiiu-north t went v-elirht decrees east twenty- nine ana iwo-ienms percjies to stones aua roots oi laiien neecu; tuence nonii seventeen diL'nH west fifty nerehes: thence north forty- one deiOTCs west sixty-four perches: thence north forty-three octrees east twenty-two perches: thence alonir the line of Oliver Ty ler's land and the lund late of William Tyler south forty-seven decrees east one hundred and sixty-two and two-lenths perches to stones by hemlock on itayinond Tyler's line: thence alone the same and line of Jephthu Helium's south lorty-inree uegrees west elghty-tlvejierclies to the pluce of beginning. CONTAINING one hundred and eight acres , and one hundred und eleven perches, strict measure, mure or Jess. Being name lund which Jackson unuawicn eouvejuu uiijim Williams by deed dated . . recorded in Deed Book No. .page , Excepting and reserving ninety acres mune or less, sold to Lucus Baker by Jackson Chadwlck. On said property is one two-stury frame bouse, one frame barn, one shed, two line apple orchards, and neurly all lmprovod Seized and taken In execution as the prop erty of Leon WlUlums at the suit of Jackson Chadwlck. No. tti October Term. Dm. Judg ment, t2.nu0.00; real debt. 11,400; amount tube collected, K1S0, with 5 per cent, collection fee. Mumford, Attorney, TEHMS OF SALECASH, WM, B. nOADKNIGHT, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office. Honesdule REMEMBER, EVERY DOLLAR PUR CHASE MEANS ONE VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL TEACHER- g. p. sonnER i THE JEWELER GENTLEMEN'S CORRECT CLOTHES CHUMMM.ICI. IV mm i mtnu v I -. a. ria ai. j i-v - to be a little ahead of others tho matter of dress. There's a Special Model for every taste and every figure, in SUITS and OVEIiCOAT.S. ur Suits. Overcoat s. Italn Coats and l'ull Dress Garments rep resent the highest POSSIBLE achievement In clothes making. They sre delsened and made by SCHLOSS BROS. & Co., of Balti more and New York. Exclusive In design. Correct In Style, itlght In Quality. Moder utely l'rlced. till unnii tri uiu rt.t rw j j in America. Pnrniehinrte The newest and latest 1 Ul lIlMilllga Novelties for Men and Young Men, Pllll DrPCC TuxedoR and all the lit riill 11 C5b tie necessities that go to complete the dress of a Man for so cial occasions. Hosiery S : .. .1 t . e guaranteed kind. the right fitting kind. PJlorc n quarter siteimperfect Wiiuio impossible. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OF JOHN T. HALL, late of Houesdule. Pa. A 11 persons Indebted to suld estate are noti fied to muke Immediate payment to the un dersigned : and those having claims against the said estate are notified to present them dulv attested, for settlement. 87 jbBKPH A. HOWE. Executor Dginnnafe T,,e sensible garment for mld-BeaBon or for anytime mde nnilll Jllll.l Ti . -if 3 il 1 ll. 1ir..x,.i fil.irint. la ausai . . . -is . i . l.4 r ...ut.i. JS SVPf , S '- " - - " er waterprooi yet areesy in i&ct very iiaiiuy wjp year ruuuu iur miwmt i BREGSTEIN BRO'S, Honcsdalc,