CENT A WORD COLUMN
FOR. SALE. A Sawmill and Turbine
Wheel., complete: also Gristmill and Tur
lilno Wheel. Hoover Lumber Co., Wllkes
Harro, Pa. 7M
LOBT.-Bctween upper bridge and lower
end of town, a blue check horse blanket.
Finder will leave same at Hotel Wayne.
. I AM CLOSING OUT fancy pictures at re
duced prices to make room for repairs, (let
your pick before the best are gone at llldec
way's Studio. t2
I HAVE mouldings to frame any sire or
stylo of picture cheap or dear-at Kldee
way's Studio. 6t2
Hnw U tho limn thnt nprnthlp neoDlc. who
wish to set the very best work done In the
photographic line, after the holiday rush is
ever, will can ai uiageways oiuuiu.
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LOST-An Overcoat and a Pair of Woollen
Wloves between Nicholas Bonn's and Sccend
Class Factory Pond. Kindly leave at CmzKN
Orrici.
AMOS WARD. Auctioneer. Ready to ac
commodate all comers. Bethany, Pa. 4ell0
FARM of 182 acres for sale. Good house, a
barn that will accommodate 40 cows. Shorses
and 100 tons of hay. Farm well watered.
Kew chicken house that will accommodate
200 chickens. Large silo. No better farm In
Waynecourity. Situated one-half mile from
village. Inquire at The l.'mzEM offlce.
FOR SALE A good twp-sented Sleigh,
reasonable. Inquire Hotel Wayne. 45tf
FOR SALE Kay house, on East Extension
street. Large lot with sixty feet front. M. E.
Simons. S001"
FURNITURE at BROWN'S.
Parlor Suits at Brown's.
Bedroom Suits at Brown's.
Couches at Brown's.
Fancy Chairs at Brown's.
Dining cano and wood Chairs at Brown s.
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LOCAL MENTION.
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The basket ball team will play
White Mills, Saturday evening.
The Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
will conduct their annual ball and con
cert, at the Lyric Theatre, on Friday
evening, Feb. 19th.
Henry Dobs, aged 16, after drawing
hia younger brother on a sled to George
H. Schlund's meat market, in Port Jer
vis. on Monday last, stepped into the
place to have an order from his mother
filled, when ho fell dead from heart dis
ease. An adjournment of the Legislature
permits Hon. L. Fuerth to pay his home
a flying visit. We notice in the list of
Committees for the present session that
he has been assigned to .the Committees
on Education, Manufactures, Mines and
Mining, and Public. Buildings.-
Warren E. Perhamj of Niagara, this
county, President of the. Pennsylvania
Dairv Union, leaves to-day for Harris-
hnrcr. in which city ameeting-of that
organization will be held next week, be
ginning on Tuesday, the 26th, and end
ing on Friday, the 29th. On Wednes
day afternoon he will, as Chairman,
submit the report of the Committee on
Dairy-and Dairy Products,,.
Mary A. Carey, of Hawley, formerly
of Scranton, and widow of William
Carev. on Tuesday last started suit in
trespass for $25,000 against the Erie Rail
road Company, for the death of her hus
band on the rail. Carey was an Ontario
& Western brakeman, and while work
ing in Fell township on a switch was
killed bv an Erie train. He was between
the cars, .when an TEue train" switched
against the cars, and'he was fatally in
jured.
The man who grew the Grand Cham-
Dion ear of corn at the late National
Corn Show at Omaha, will send his best
ear to the Pennsylvania Corn Show to
beheld at Harrisburg, January 26-29, so
our corn-erowers can compare notes.
Every Pennsylvania corn- grower should
send ten ears of his best corn to.W. H.
Moody, Chestnut Street Hall, Harris
burg, at once, and try to win one of the
nine silver cups or one of the 45 cash
prizes offered for good corn by the Penn
sylvania Live Stock Breeder's Associ
ation. There are no entrance fees.
Surely at least one of the 54 prizes ought
to come to Wayne county.
A. O. Blake, Republican candidate
for Register and Recorder in the late
election, was' a sufferer by a fire at an
early hour yesterday morning which de
stroyed his residence in Bethany, to
gether with most of the furniture and
other contents. Miss Florence Blake,.
his daughter, who occupied the house
with him, happened to bo inCarbondale
on a visit when the fire occurred, and
lost all of her clothing except what she
had with her. Her grandmother, Mrs.
Sampson, who is visiting friends in
Peckville, also lost clothing and some
bedding. Mr. Blake was sleeping alone
in the house when the firo broke out.
On returning from a visit with his broth
er, on Wednesday night, he fixed the,
Are in the kitehen stove and wenttobed
About two o'clock, on awakening, he
was alarmed by a smell of smoke, and
found himself imprisoned in his room
by raging flames in the adjoining apart
ment. Cut off from egress in that dl
rection he lumped from a window and
sustained a severe sprain of his left leg
Crippled as he was, with the aid of a
neighbor, Ernest Bodle, he managed
to save a small part of the contents of
the house, but the loss was practically
total, and is estimated by him at $1,200
on the building, and $000 on furniture,
clothing, etc. He had an insurance of
$500 on the building and $200 on the
content. The Are is supposed to have
originated either from an overheated
stove or a defective flue. Mr. Blake is
now laid up at the home of bis brother
with a crippled limb, and under the care
of Dr. F, W. Powell.
The Honesdale-Shoe Company has
organized for tho present, year, by the
election of William O. Bauman as Presi
dent and General Manager, and N. Frank
Frailer as Secretary and Treasurer.
-A big fire in Scranton, on Tuesday
last, drove twelve families into the street
and occasioned a great monejr loss. The
property was owned by Jacob A. Shiffer,
brother of the expert brick layers of that
name here, and the loss will be very con
siderable, but, fortunntely, is well cover
ed by Insurance.
The G. A. R. and P. O. S. of A., of
Sterling, Pa., will unite in observing the
100th anniversary of tho birthday of
Abraham Lincoln, "The Great Emanci
pator," on Friday, February 12th. The
services will begin promptly at 1:30 r. m.,
in the M. E. church. All schools and
young people generally are specially re
quested to attend.
The parsonage of St. John's Luther
an church will be dedicated on Thurs
day, January 28th. The dedicatory
ceremonies will bo performed by the Rev.
R. Lucas, of the Lutheran church at
Hawley. The dedication, which will
take place at 7:30 p. m., will be pre
ceded by a German supper, given by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the church
at 5:30 p. m. The public is invited.
What might have been a costly fire
occurred at the handsome residence of
T. D. O'Connell, on Church street, be
tween 5th and 6th, on Wednesday morn
ing last. Through a defective furnace
flue, fire was communicated to the wood
work of the partitions, and when dis
covered had made considerable head
way. The damage to baseboards and
paper was considerable, but, fortunately,
the fire was promptly extinguished by
Mr. O'Connell and his household, so that
there was no necessity for sending in an
alarm.
The general impression that, practi
cally, there is no more available hemlock
building lumber within any easy dis
tance of Honesdale, where at one time
that timber was a drug, is easily dis
proved by a view of the boards and
planks delivered at the Allen House, by
Frank Hollenbeck, "the Lumber King,"
for its proposed extension, which was
winter-cut in the vicinity, and sawed at
his Prompton mills, about four miles
from the borough. This timber will
compare in the pile with the -best, south
ernpine, as .to freedom from knots,
color and sawing : and is acknowledged
to be immensely superior for the build
ing purposes for which it is intended.
Charles J. Weaver, recent Demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff, and for
many years proprietor of the Diamond
Restaurant, of this borough, has pur
chased the Covne Hotel property, at the
corner of Main and Sixth streets, which
for some time past has been leased for
mercantile WuVfiosetf 'Htid the' 'lodge
rooms of the Order of Knights of Colum
bus. Mr. Weaver proposes to entirely
renovate, and', so far as necessary, re
construct the fine, hotel building, and
build a commodious brick barn and
stable for the accommodation of its
guests. The evident trend of business
down-town, 'coupled with the increase of
trade which will naturally follow the
completion and inauguration of the trol
ley system between the borough and
White Millsnd Hawley, affords the best
of grounds for the belief that the new
hotel will filla popular -want, and prove
to be a wise venture. As we understand
Mr. Weaver, he hopes to have his new
hostelry open "to tho public by the first
of April ; but, if unexpected hindrances
should delay him to a later date, he de
sires to assure the public that his new
hotelht all of its appointments and
service, whenever" opened, will be second
to no other' place of entertainment in
town.
Rev. J. P. Ware, of Drifton, Pa., a
former rector of Grace Episcopal church,
of this borough, was a welcome visitor
here on Wednesday.
Miss M. Louise Keefer, who is pass
ing the winter with relatives in Scran
ton, spent a few days in town this week,
as the guest of Mrs. Jessie B. Dolmetsch.
Charles E. Dodge, of Main street,
is assisting Phelps, .Lewis a tsenneu,
wholesale and retail hardwaro dealers of
Wilkes-Barre, in their annual inventory.
Mrs. Walter Ullman and sister-in-
law, Miss Pauline Ullman, will return on
Saturday to their homes in Baltimore,
Md., after a delightful visit with rela
tives in Honesdale.
Mrs. Wm. H. Hawken, of East
street, leaves to-day for Wilkes-Barre to
visit her mother, who recently under
went an operation, and ls still in the
Mercy hospital of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. C. Key, and
daughter, Bessie, of Wilkes-Barre, are
making an extended visit with the tat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Haw
ken, of North Main street.
Mrs. Iantha Burcher died at her
home in Calkins, Damascus township,
this county, on Saturday, January 16th,
1908, aged 72 years. A more extended
notice will appear in our next issue.
Mrs. Chas. L. Bassett, of East
street, returned tho first of the week,
after visiting hermother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bond, in Wilkes-Barre, who is now slow
ly recovering from a surgical operation.
Miss C. Louise Hardenbergh enter
tained a few friends, Wednesday after
noon, at tier home on 14th street, in
honor of Mrs. Loring R. Gale, of New
York city, and Miss Nellie Farnum, of
Port Jervis.
Miss Mabel Spettigue, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Spettigue, of 11th
street, accompanied by her mother and
aunt, Miss Sadie Spettigue, went to
Thompson's hospital, Scranton, the first
of the week, for treatment preparatory
to an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Weston will
leave next Tuesday for a pleasure trip
of some four weeks, which will include
several Southern States, with a sojourn
of a week or so in Florida, after which
they will go to Havana, and other points
of interest in Cuba.
Weather for December.
PERSONAL.
-Henry Brown was a visitor in Scran
ton, on Wednesday.
C. A. O'Donn'ell, of Wilkes-Barre,
is spending a few days in town.
William Neary, of Scranton, spent
several days in town,- this week.
' Joseph McGarry, of Scranton, was
a business caUer in town on Wednes
day. Miss Florence Watson, of Paterson,
N. J., is visiting relatives in Honesdale
and vicinity.
Henry G. Foster, of Sterling, made
a pleasant call at Thf. Citizen office,
on Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Farnum, of Port Jervis,
is the guest of Mrs.. F. B. Whitney, of
North Main street.. '
The Jonah Club entertained a num.
ber of friends at a' dance at Lyric Hall,
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Wm. Schoonover, of Scranton,
is visiting at the home of her husband's
parents, on Main street.
A marriage license has been granted
to Jerome A. Kane and Miss Genevieve
Reilly, both of High Lake.
Hon. Perry A. Clark is prominently
mentioned as the probable Democratic
candidate for Chief Burgess of .Honesdale.
Herman Schuerholz has announced
himself a candidate for- the nomination
of tax collector, on tho Democratic
ticket.
Miss Barbara Weaver, who has been
the guest of her brother, O, J. 'Weaver,
and family, for the past week, returned
to her home in Por,t' Chester; N. Y,,
yesterday morning.
The mean temperature for the State
was slightly above the normal, and there
were no unusual extremes. Theprecipi
tation, was half an inch less than the
December average, and its distribution
was comparatively uniform.
The maximum temperatures occurred
in all parts of the State on the first, and
were generally between 60 and 70 degrees.
The lowest temperatures were recorded
on yarious dates from the 3d to the 24th,
The mean monthly temperature was
above the normal at all but four stations.
Daily ranges were comparatively moder
ato.
- General precipitation occurred on the
4th, 7th, 11th, 12th,' 13th, 17th, 18th and
30th, but the monthly average for the
State was less than .three inches, and all
Lbut ten stations report !t deficiency. The
even distribution of precipitation did
much to relieve the drought that pre
vailed, in September, October and No
vember, though the water supply was
low in many sections at the close of the
month. The average snowfall, in its un
melted form, was nearly ten inches,
there being mteen inches or more in
some of the northern counties.
The prevailing direction of the wind
during the month was west. The great
est monthly wind movement recorded
was 10,643 miles at Erie. The maximum
velocity recorded (for any five minute
period) was 46 miles per hour at Pitts
burg, on the 7th.
The average number of clear days for
the State during the month was 9 ; part
ly cloudy days, 8 cloudy days, 14.
The Poultry Question, j
(Continued from Citizen of Jan. IS.)
To decide whether one has the quali
ties which, under average conditions, will
make him successful in the poultry busi
ness, calls for a close examination of the
would-be poultry man's personality.
The first essential is a genuine, practi
cal liking for tho birds and the business.
This quality should make such a strong
personal interest in all the detail of care
and management that tho business would
usually go right, and anything wrong
would be quickly seen and attended to.
man must stiok to his business.
Patience and perseverance aro required
to enable a poultryman to make a success.
Discouragements will occur in this, as
in other occupations, but by being per
sistent, the business can be successfully
carried on. The poultryman should
keep a, strict account, so that he might
know whether the undertaking pays or
where it is running behind.
The poultryman should possess the
shrewdness of the keen business man,
seeing all the opportunities of increas
ing the value of his poultry plant, pre
venting the wastes about the house and
farm that might be utilized, and so les
sen the feed bills.
The best plan In the poultry business,
is to commence in a small way. The
poultryman can then profit by his own
experience when entering upon the busi
ness on a more extensive scale.
Theories are advanced and discoveries
made, discussed for a time and are for
gotten ; then In a few years they are re
vived and brought forth in all their
original glory. A striking example of
this is hopper-feeding, which is just now
having a boom. When the writer was a
boy (that was several years ago) my un
cle purchased a pen of Blackbreasted
Game, and a breeder who sold them to
him explained the hopper-feeding sys
tern and gave the carpenters instructions
as to building the feed boxes. The fowls
were given one kind of grain, and of
course did not do well. Then everyone
went against the hopper feeding a mash
and a litter in which to scatter the grain
was advocated. It seems all theories
are on a wheel which keeps revolving ;
part of the time some are on the top and
the others are out of sight, but the ob
scure ones soon rise to the surface again
Do not try to start too many breeds at
one time on a small lot ; if you do you
will never succeed in the poultry busi
ness. Take one good strain of fowls,
house them in a warm coop and feed
them on a variety of grain, and keep
the house in a good sanitary condition,
LINEN DRAPERIES.
Inside Curtains of This Material Are
Very 8mart.
For lnsldo curtains heavy linen, ei
ther natural linen color, In white or
colors, Is very popular. They are se
lected, of course. In accordance witn
the fittings of the room and are trim
med either with applique of linen In
contrasting colors, with brnid or em
broidery in heavy linen thread. Chintz
hangings are also very popular, and
chintz and cretonne are now shown In
a more remarkable variety of colors
and designs than ever before. There
Is quite a fad at the moment for the
blue and white or the red and white
chintz hangings for use, of course, In
rooms suitably decorated. The walls
of a room, for Instance, may be In
pale gray or whlto and gray when
blue and white, or red and white
chintz will be used for hangings and
upholstery. These chintzes are not
aulto so striking as they sound, the
red chintz, In fact, being quite mild In
effect. The color is a light and rather
dull red. and the patterns show
irreat deal of white. For some bed
rooms, such, for Instance, as have
rather chilly aspect, these chintzes are
admirable. They, seem mora suitable
for men's rooms than the flowered
chintzes In Dink and green, lavender
and yellow, which are so charming.
Lightning Change Attachments.
Modern matrons and maids are not
worried by "tiresome fidelity," bnt
make lightning change attachments in
a way to make slow persons sit up and
take notice.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
An Orange Tree Festival for thebon-
efit of St. Magdalena's school and Sisters
will be held January 26th and 27th in
the K. of O. rooms. Two door prizes, a
ladles' gold watch the first-night ; and a
rocking chair the second night, will be
given. Supper will be served by the
ladies of the Altar Society. Admission,
10 cents.
Rev. II. E. Robbins, of New Bed
ford, Mass., a prominent clergyman of
the diocese of Massachusetts, will preach
nt the White Mills chapel at 3 p. m.,
next Sunday.
Cluck I Cluck ! Cluck I Be sure and
come to'the Court House, Honesdale, on
Monday, Jan. 23th, at 2 o'clock p. in.
Tho Wayno County Poultry and Pigeon
Association meets at that time. A very
important meeting, and all are cordially
invited to attend. J. B.- Cody.
Rev. W. F. Hopp will conduct Luther
an services at the White Mills church on
Sunday nt 4 p. m. There will be a brief
congregational meeting after the service.
The Rev. H. E. Robbins, of New
Bedford, Mass., who is to serve
as the special commissioner oi the
diocese 'of Central Pennsylvania for
the next six months, will preach at
Grace Episcopal church, Sunday at 10;30
a. m., and at 7:30 p. m. He wilt be the
guest for a few days of Rev. and Mrs.
A. L. Whittaker.
The annual donation for the. benefit of
Rev. J. B. Cody, pastor of the Presby
terian church, Bathany, will be held at
his home in Bethany, pn Friday, Jan
uary 29th. Supper will bo served for
25 cents, or any amount above that you
may choose to give.
Football Courtship.
Autumn maiden full of fun I
Football plAyer chapter one. ,
Maiden waves a flag; of blue
From the crand stand chapter two.
Football player turns to see.
Down he tumbles chapter three,
(jost some scalp and, what la more,
Lost his hoart, That's chapter four.
And he says as surgeons mend,
"I've -won my goal." And that's the
end, '
Except there'll be a wedding- soon
And then a happy honeymoon.
Special Sale
During January
HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS.
Try cleaning white cloth trimmings
wlth lwlt and flour, hot This is very
effective, while not Injuring tho mate
rial In any way.
Furniture takes a better polish if be-
foro starting the rubbing all dirt and
dust are rubbed from the wood by a
slightly dampened cloth.
A quick and easy method to peel
onions for frying or stewing Is to cut
off the top and bottom of the onion,
Quarter it. and the outside skin is
easily removed.
When starching holland pinafores, if
a little tea is put into the starch used
they will keep their color Instead of
getting that faded appearance we all
know so well.
If a small quantity of cream turns
our in the Icebox, do not throw it out,
but with a fork beat it a few minutes,
and a tiny pat of fresh butter and a
little glass of buttermilk will be the
reward.
To clean kid shoes put in a saucer a
half ounce of strong ammonia, dip in
clean flannel and rub it on castlle
toap. Then rub the shoes with tnis,
changing tho flannel when it becomes
aoiled.
A cake which has been removed
from the oven should be placed on a
wire stand on the stove and tho steam
allowed to thoroughly escape from it,
oo as to obviate any chance of its be
coming healvy.
Sucotuful Tea Room.
The first tea room in Los Angeles
was opened something less than a
year ago by two young college women,
Miss Mildred Morris of Columbia and
MIbs Harriet Morris of Smith. In tho
first six months they had more than
15,000 paying customers. They have
had to enlarge their quarters and
have added to their business in sev
eral ways.
In Case of Fire.
If the alcohol lamp under the chaf
ing dish comes to grief and sets tho
table cover on fire, as so frequently
happens, suffocate the flames by cov
ering them with flour. This is bet to
than water or blankets or any of the
other means seized upon to extinguish
s sudden fire and not only quicker but
less injnrlous than water.
-AT-
enner & Go's. S
To Close out all our Sample
SU-ITS
Ladies', Misses' and Junior Suits.
Evening Coats, Opera Cloaks, Long
Newmarkets.
Separate Skirts, Silk, "Voile and Cloth.
Girls' School and Best Long Coats.
Children's and Infants' Warm Winter
Coats. ' ".
Silk and Net Waists, long and short
sleeves.
Cloth Capes sold very low prices to
close out stock.
MENNER & CO.
JANUARY SALE
OF LADIES' AND HISSES'
SUITS
A Chicago Idea.
"Have you any more figures in mar
ble?" asked the old lady in the art gal
lery. "Not any," replied the attendant
."Any particular one you wanted to
seel"
"Yes, I wanted to see the statue of
limitations my husband was telling
about." Chicago Journal.
Ladies' Misses'TSChildren's
Winter Coats
SepaSeSMRTS
and WAISTS
BEAUTIFUL
FURS
KIMONAS and
HOUSE GOWNS
Our Entire Stock of
Ready-made Garments
to be closed out from 1-3 to 1-2 be
low regular prices.
KATZ BRO S
The Really Correot Love tetter.
Jean Jacques Rousseau once de
clared that to write a good love letter
you ought to begin without knowing
what you mean to say and to finish
without knowing what you have written.
Telephone Announcement
This company is preparing to do extensive construction
work in tho
Honesdale Exchange District
which will greatly improve the service and enlarge tho
system.
Patronize the Independent Telephone Company
whictt reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any
other service without conferring with our
Contract Department Tel. No. 300.
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE CO. of PENNSYLVANIA. .
Foster Building.