Items Gathered by
THE CITIZEN STAFF
Orson.
March 31st. The Order of the Gold
en Seal received Word that one of their
brothers, Deforest A. Dow, residing in
Oneonta, N. Y., a member 'of the Or
son Camp, No. 302, died Monday morn
ing, March 29th. The bereaved mother
has the heartfelt sympathy of the mem
bers of Orson Camp. The secretary in
forms me that this is the fourth one
that has died since the order started
here. The beneficiary, his mother, will
receive $5 a month for 13 months, he
havjng been a member of Orson Camp
for 13 months. Amount $05.
They finished putting up or harvesting
ice which .has been a great help to-the
laboring people here.
Charles Hanbury, of Uoxbury, Su
preme manager of the Scranton Division
for the Order of the Golden Seal, gavs
a very interesting talk Sunday evening.
Subject "Our Duty toward God and
Man."
The business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held Monday evening,
April 5th.
Samuel Sillsbee, who has been ill, is
slowly convalescing.
Mrs. A.- F. Hine will entertain the
Ladies Aid on Thursday of next week.
Bethany.
April 5th. Tuesday afternoon John
Ballou met with an accident which
might have proved serious. He was
looking after the cattle at the Gammell
farm and was up in the haymow in the
barn when he fell through into the cow
stall, several heavy boards falling on
him, striking, his head, cutting a gash,
and rendering him unconscious. He
was helped to his home by E. O. Moore
house and Fred. Redmond, whoJilmp
nened to be in the bam. He recovered
sufficiently to be out the next day.
Edna Blake spent last week with Mrs.
Charles Webb.
Mortimoro E. Lavo spent last week
in Carbondale, visiting1 his daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Paynter.
Judson Faatz moved last week into
the house formerly owned by William
Hazen and recently purchased by Chas.
Faatz.
William Hauser was able tp take a
drive to Honesdale, Saturday.
Robert Miller, of Carbondale, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs.Laura
Miller."
Leo I'aynter moved last week from
the Blake farm to the Many place.
Mr. and Mrs. William Avery spent
Sunday at Pleasant Mount, having been
called there by the critical illness of the
latter's mother, Mrs. Wilcox.
About a dozen of Mrs. Henry Ben
nett's friends were invited to her home
on Tuesday evening, to a rag bee, and
spent a very pleasant evening. Delicious
refreshments were served.
James Johns drove to Forest City,
Saturday, and he found very muddy
roads, taking four hours to go there.
Howard DiUenuith's condition re
mains unchanged.
The many friends of Uev. W. B. Sig
nor and family are glad of their return
for another year.
The Manning homestead has been
sold to Mrs. Annie W. Davidson, of
New York.
Charles Arthur will begin this week
putting a porch on the .south side of
Miss Strongman's house.
Harry V. Pethick and son, Paul, of
Hawley, were recent v -itors at tho homo
of the former's sis. . Mrs. Henry A.
Bennett.
RAINFALL AT UYBERRY.
MARCH.
Inches.
2.70
4.28
5.78
1.03
1909, !) days, and trace 10 days,
1908, 11 days, and trace 7 days,
1871, most recorded,
1885, least recorded,
Averace 41 vears.
3.30
llKrJ, snow o aays, ana trace iu aays, i-i.b
1908, snow 3 days, and trace 9 days, 12.
1875, snow, most, 38.
1903, snow, least a trace ; and 1885, 1.
Average snow 55 years, 14.
MARCH TEMPERATURE.
Deerecs.
1009, 10th, highest, 59.
1908, 27th, highest, 09.
'07, 29, highest, recordsame'date '05, 79.
1909, (ith, lowest below zero, 7.
1900, 18, lowest record below zero, 23.5
1909, 6th, greatest range, 40.
1909, 20th, least range, 2.
Average range, 17.8
1009, 10, 28, warmest day mean, 40.
1908, 27th, warmest day, mean, 59.
190u, (ith, coldest day, mean,- 10.
1908, 1st, coldest day, mean, 6.
'09, Average of highest temperature, 38.2
1909, Averageof lowest temperature, 20.4
1909, mean for month, 29.3
1908, mean for month, 30.2
1903. mean for month, hichest. 41.2
1885, mean for month, lowest, 19.5 J
Average 45 yeras, 30.2
Six days were clear, 13 fair and 12
cloudy ; average 35 per cent, of sun
shine. First snow-drop buds appeared
in my yard March 2d, and their flowers
tenth. First robin we saw was at Siko
11th, and first phoebe bird near this
station '27th ; and first -wild liverleaf
flowers 31st, with snowdrop flowers in
full bloom, Theodore Day.
Dyberry, April 1, 1909.
Correspondence I
-About the County.
Ths Wise Though Gentle Reader.
In an armchair of a Pullman smok
ing car on the way east from Louis
ville a polite but resourceful man was
trying hard to read a novel while his
next neighbor kept up a running fire
of chatter. With the light of a des
perate resolve in his eye, yet cloaking
determination with exquisite polite
ness, the reader presently said: "Par
don me, but my memory for names la
not to bo depended upon. Your name
ls"-
'Shepherd," replied the voluble one
cheerfully.
Tho one sided conversation kept on
awhile longer, the light of desperate
rcsolvo meanwhile burning brighter
and brighter. Then tho reader raised
his eyes to a stranger, his neighbor
across the aisle, and suddenly demand
ed, "What is your name,, sir?"
"Ward," said the stranger.
"Yes, yes, of course!" cried the read
er briskly. "Mr. Ward, let mo intro
duce Mr. Shepherd."
By which simple but. ingenious ex
pedient tho torrent of extraneous chat
ter was diverted to poor Ward, and
the reader read happily ever after.
Harper's Weekly.
"Go Away, Little Ply!"
TJndeslrablo diseases are not to be
banished so easily as some reformers
expect, but the crusado against the
common fly will score results worth
while, even though it falls to cut out
germ spreaders. This last is a moot
question, for it has been thought that
the fly Is a scavenger. However that
may bo. tho fly is a nuisance, and if
his work on disease can be missed tho
sooner it is known tho better. Tho hu
man race can get about the job some
other way.
The war for tho extermination of
flics is spreading, and it ought to be
popular. One of the first steps should
ho to starve out the pests by a vigor
ous cleaning up of their feeding and
breeding places. There need not be
any germs lying loose for flies to pick
up and distribute in their hunt for
food. If tho dust and litter go out of
tho house intact tho flies will go after
them. If they arc cremated in the
kltchcu stove or the smudge pile the
flies will quit the house for quarters
less tidy and where they can do little
harm to man.
Tho man who looted the strap which
supported Roosevelt in an overcrowd
ed street car may count on always
having handy a safety wherewithal
for stretching his own neck.
England's new warships are 30 per
cent more dreadful than her Dread
noughts, and that gives the admiralty
dreadful bother to think up some new
names. ' .
Blowing natives from the mouth of
a cannon Is still a pastime for the Eng
lish In India, but at home they run
from the mere shadow of a Prussian
soldier.
Not a single railway passenger was
killed in n travel accident In tho Unit
ed Kingdom .last year. We can't all
go to England just to have safe travel,
but wo might import a few English
railroad men to teach ns new tricks.
Simply on its length Colonel Watter
son's Ave column editorial entitled
"Very Intemperate Temperance" be
longs in the very something class also.
If the "imaginary terrors' of Wal!
street" are worse than the real, then
hades Is not tho bottom pit, after alU
The south polo having allowed itself
to be discovered, the north pole should
hurry up and come in.
"Man wants but little here below,"
and that's just what tho average mor
tal gets.
It will be fun to watch tho drop in
tho prices of pictures painted over
twenty years ago if the revised ached
ule has them on the free list
International trado declined in about
all commercial countries of tho world
In 1908, and we only got our share of
the slump going and coming.
All that society man who enlisted in
thovarmy to "make a career"' has to do
is to make a good soldier and let the
career take care of Itself.
Many a March day opened up like
April, then had its fair April face
spoiled by n fiareback.
Taft'a state papers can be set in
largo newspaper typo - and then not
turn the column. j
Any day will do for Inauguration
which falls outside of tho baseball sea-
Bon' -
ROOSEVELT STOUR
Ex-President Visits Earth
quake Ruins at Messina.
DELIGHTED AT NAPLES MECOMl
Duches3 of Aosta Receives Him ai
Ducal Palace and Says He
Is the Most Interest
ing American.
Naples, April 0. The steamship Ad
ralral, bearing Colonel Theodore Itoose
vclt and party on their way to Mom
basa, East Africa, passed through tht
strait of Messina today.
The former president of the United
States, which country was the first tc
respond with food, money and sheltet
for the victims of the Calabrlan earth
quake, viewed the rulus and the new
houses erected by American carpenter.'
with lumber shipped from that coun
try. Mr. Roosevelt went ashore on the
Scorpion and wns shown over Mes
slna by Ambassador Grlscom mid
Frank A. Ferret of Brooklyn, assistant
director to Professor Mateucci at the
observatory on Mount Vesuvius. Lieu
tenant Commander Belknap was also
of the party.
Mr. Roosevelt spent several hours in
Naples and during that time was given
many evidences of his personal popu-
larity with the Italian people and of
the admiration which they have for
his distinguished services to his coun
try.
Great crowds waited for .his appear
ance on the streets, and when he rode
along in an automobile he was greeted
with an enthusiasm that astonished
him. He met various official delega
tions at the Hotel Excelsior, where
apartments had been reserved for him;
scores of prominent Americans and
the representatives of other countries,
and to them 'all he expressed his warm
est thanks for the welcome which he
had received.
Emperor William showed particular
Interest In the former president. The
German consul general, in the name of
the emperor, carried to Mr. Roosevelt
the warmest greetings and a letter In
which the emperor expressed the hope
that he would see Mr. Roosevelt in
Berlin on his return.
In reply' to this Mr. Roosevelt told
the consul general to inform the em
peror that ho would certainly go to
the German capital and would tell his
majesty "how the white man can live
and tight! In Africa."
The emperor closed his letter with
"Weidmannsliell" "Hall to the suc
cessful huntsman.''
Mr. Roosevelt wns particularly
touched, by this nnd in expressing his
thanks for the gracious thought said,
"In n year from now you will be in a
Tinult trill ti Tvlinthor T flaanvvn annli
n wish." !
When Mr. Roosevelt appeared In an
automobile and proceeded to the Hotel
Excelsior n great roar Broke from the
crowd, and he was cheered continu
ously' all along the route. The ovation
movcl Mr. Roosevelt to remark, "It
seems that the Italians can make as
much noise as the Americans, after
all."
Avrlved at the hotel, the ex-presl-deut
received with tho greatest cor
diality the Americans and foreigners
who had gathered there to welcome
him. He spoke for some minutes with
Gugllelmo Fcrrero, the historian, who
recently returned from an extended
visit to the United States and whom
Mr. Roosevelt recognized immediately.
Many o those assembled, however,
could only receive a smile and a hand
shake, as there was little time for
words.
Lunch wns served nt the hotel, among
those at the table with the ex-president
being his son Kermlt, Ambassa
dor Grlscom, Consul Crownlnshleld
and Mrs. Crownlnshleld, Lleuteiffmt
Commander Logan, John W. Garrett,
first secretary of the embassy; Win
throp Chandler, Mrs. Garrett and Miss
Cartwrlght. The party was a merry
one, frequent outbursts of laughter be
ing heard as Mr. Roosevelt described
some of his adventures aboard ship.
He seemed to be in the best of health
and spirits and expressed himself ns
looking forward impatiently to his ar
rival at Mombasa.
Following lunch Mr. Roosevelt pro
ceeded In a motor car with Ambassa
dor Grlscom to Capodlmonte to meet
the Duke and Duchess of Aosta at
their palace, which is the most mag
nlflcent In the Neapolitan provinces,
with, its extensive gardens and splen
did prospect
On the way to the palace Mr. Roooe
volt confessed that this visit was in
tensely interesting to him not onlj
because of his desire to meet the duk
and duchess personally, but because oi
the official nature of the meeting, the
duke representing King Victor Em
tnanuel.
Mr. Roosevelt was warmly welcome.
at the palace entrance, and the dukt
received him in private, tho two con
verslnc at crcat leneth coneenntner af
fairs in the United States, the' voyagt,
just ended, the ex-president's prospec
tive hunting trip and the experience
of the Duke of the Abruzzl. .
The duke expressed tho hope that
Mr. Roosevelt would meet the Counl
of Turin, who Is now on a shooting ex
peditlon in Africa.
Later Mr. Roosevelt ' was presented
to the Duchess of Aosta, and they con
versed together foyeome twenty min
utcs, their conversation dealing almost
entirely with hnntlng in Africa, when
the duchess bad spent some time.
She gave Mr. Roosevelt many hints,
which be laughingly promised to- carry
out. The room, in which the meeting
occurred was resplendent with tro
phies of the duchess' African expedi
tion, being hung with elephants' tusks,
deer antlers and the skins of tigers
and Hons, which, however, she would
not say had fallen before her gun.
The good impression was mutual, as,
while Mr. Roosevelt was charmed with
the duchess, the latter said after his
departure that the ex-presldeut wns
the most interesting American she had
ever met, she might almost say the
most interesting man.
As the party proceeded down the
slope toward Naples on the return trip
tho clouds lifted for an instant, giving
just a glimpse of the glories of nature.
They proceeded to the museum, where
Mr. Roosevelt said he would havt
liked to spend hours.
But the time was short, and they
went direct to the Pompellan rooms.
The bronzes particularly attracted
him, and he said: "I Bhall now get an
Idea of what I want to sec when I re
turn. Such a museum deserves days
of study. It has been entirely trans
formed since I was here before."
In accordance with Mr. Roosevelt's
desire, the pnrty made the trip to Po-
slllpo, and the ex-presldent was recog
nized and cheered all along the way.
They sat in the balcony of one of the
characteristic Neapolltnn restaurants,
overhanging the sea, the bay at their
feet, always glorious, whether in calm
or In storm. The sunset was magnifi
cent ond brought out the colors on the
slopes of Mount Vesuvius, Capri in the
distance and the emerald sea. Mr.
Roosevelt was enchanted and remark
ed that he had not looked upon this
scene, for twenty-two years. It was
his wedding trip then, and he could
only wish that Mrs. Rpdsevelt might
see It as it is now.
FIVE STTMMEB TBACKS.
New York Jockey Club Stewards An
nounce Dates For Racing.
New York, April C Tho long await
ed decision by the Jockey club stew
ards us to the dates for the summer
races on metropolitan tracks is an
nounced here. Approval is given to
five associations for meets in May,
June, July nnd August.
The announcement assures the fol
lowers of racing of at least five 'meet
ings this summer, bnt no dates for
autumn meetings are given, and it is
supposed that the stewards' decision
ns to the holding of the fall meetings
will depend, in part at least, upon the
success of the summer races. The
dnt.es approved are as follows:
Westchester Racing association, Thurs
day, May 13, to Wednesday, June 2.
Brooklyn Jockey club. Thursday, June
3, to Wednesday, June 23.
C.oney Island Jockey club, Thursday,
June 24, to Tuesday, July 13.
Empire City Racing association, Wed
nesday, July 11, to Saturday, July 31. '
Saratoga association, Monday, Aug. 2,
to Saturday, Aug. 2S.
RECEIVER FOR DICKINSON CO,
Head of Stock Exchange Firm Absent,
Owing $300,000.
Chicago, April 0. John Dickinson,
who traded on tho Consolidated Stock
Exchange of New York and the Chi
cago board of trade as John Dickinson
& Co. and whose company was placed
In the hands of a receiver hero, Is said
by his attorney, George W. Plumraer,
to have collapsed physically.
"Mr. Dickinson has not left the coun
try," said Mr. Plummer today. "His
physician ad counsel advised him to
seek complete rest for 'as long a time
as posslhle, and he followed that ad
vice." The receivership proceedings shed
little light on the financial condition of
the firm. It was stated that tho assets,
including otlice furniture, would be
about $30,000. The liabilities are about
S300.O0O.
A New York publisher Informs the
public that his new book has a "deep
vein of purity." So deep probably
that the reader will save time and
take the publisher's word for It
Edward VII. has a place in the
Wright brothers' family album as a
king just looking on. Lots of people
get star parts In history for no more
than that.
China Is for arbitration to settle her
disputes with Russia and Japan, which
goes to show that a small navy or no
navy at all can also make for peace.
For a hard proposition there's Lu
ther Burbank's attempt to produce
graftless politics without doing any
grafting in the process.
About tho first use the Cubans made
of their liberty was to flap their wings
and crow like Cuba's national bird
after scoring tC knockout.
One good thing about April 30 for
inauguration is that the fool business
will have gone bankrupt at the other
end of tho month.
Taft is looking up a. summer homo
already. Probably sees tho tariff "hot
time coming" and wants to make sure
of cold storage.
Capital punishment for kidnapers
sounds all, right, but tho trouble will
be to enforce it in this age of human!
tariahlsm. Putting a tariff on tea and stockings
Is n6t calculated to drive recruits Into
tho antisuffrage camp.
NICARAGUA VIELBS
President Zelaya Agrees to
Settle Emery Claim. '
COMPROMISE OR ARBITRATION
Secretary Knox Advised That n
Special Commissioner Is
the Way to Effect a
Settlement.
on
Washington, April 6. The gratify
ing information was conveyed to Sec
retary Knox that the Nlcaraguan gov
ernment would settle cither by com
promise or by arbitration the claim
for damages of the G. D. Emery com
pany, whose concession for cutting
ninhogany wns cancelled about two
rears and a half ago for an alleged
flotation of the terms of the conces-
Ion. '
Through Mr. Esplnoza, the Nlcara
guan minister, the secretary was told
that a special commissioner would
leave the Central -American country
immediately for this city carrying full
instructions for the minister, which
w6uld empower htm to reach a settle
ment whereby the whole controversy
would be adjusted. If a compromise
is not reached the minister will sign
a protocol submitting the case to ar
bitration. Diplomacy had well nigh exhausted
itself In the efforts to reach a settle
ment of this case, and the temper of
the state department was such that
longer delay was becoming Intolera
ble. Tho last communication from Sec
retary Knox to the Nlcaraguan min
ister was in the nature of an ultima
tum, in which the state department
submitted a protocol for the arbitra
tion of the case, to be signed by the
minister at the earliest hour practica
ble with his Instructions.
Several weeks have dragged along.
the minister In the meantime being
furnished with a statement showing
the exact amount of damages claimed
by the company, the intimation being
conveyed that the Nlcaraguan govern
ment may reach a compromise with
the claimants. This was sent to Pres
ident Zelaya n week ago, and the fact
that nothing hud been heard from him
In tho meantime was regarded unfa
vorably. Happily the fear of a break
In the relations between the two gov
ernments has been dissipated by the
receipt of today's information Indicat
ing a disposition on the part of Zelaya
to settle.)
There Is a disposition In some un
official quarters to question the sin
cerity of President Zelaya's latest
move, the argument being made that
It merely constitutes a play for time
and more delay in the final settlement
of the Issues Involved. At the state
department, however, satisfaction is
expressed over the outcome, and the
hope for a prompt settlement is ex
pressed.
In the event of arbitration the Nlca
raguan government will be given the
opportunity of presenting any stand-
oil' claims to those advanced by the
Emery company.
DEATH THREAT FOR PRIEST.
Black Hand Letter Orders Rector
Leave Town at Once.
to
Worcester, Mass., April C A letter
signed "Black Hand Society" and
threatening death unless he leaves
town at once was received and turned
over to the police by Rev. Vincent
Buckoveckas, rector of St. Caslnilr's
Roman Catholic church of this city
The congregation has had much
financial trouble, and when a few
months ago Father Buckoveckas was
sent here by Bishop T. D. Beaven of
SprlngUeld some of the parishioners
demurred to a request that they pay
90 cents a month toward the support
of the parish and In addition pay ?(5
before Easter. The dissenter) organ
ized a new church and have since been
endeavoring to secure a pastor.
The priest intends to remain In
charge of his parish and will take no
notice of the threat
LEGACIES TO NATIVE TOWN.
Calvin Page Leaves $180,000 to Hard-
wick, Mass.
New York, April 6. The town of
Hardwlck, Maw., is substantially ben
efited by the will of Calvin Paige, who
was born there and made a fortune
here. He left $25,000 for the improve
ment of the town's public schools,
$30,000 for beautifying the cemetery
where bis ancestors lie buried, $100,
000 for the improvement of agricul
tural pursuits in and about Hardwlck
and $25,000 to the First TJnlversallst
society.
The residue of the estate, $000,000, Is
left to nephews and nieces.
TWENTY-ONE OF CREW LOST.
Vessel Strikes Derelict Off Chilean
Coast and 8inks.
London, April a A dispatch to
Lloyds from Punta Arenas,-Chile, says
the British steamer Oak Branch struck
what is supposed to have been a dere
lict In the strait of Magellan and -was
abandoned in a sinking condition.
The first officer and eighteen of tho
crew and passengers were laa4yL but
mo captain nuu wcuiy ptumoiiB ure
missincr. The Oak Branch was 'a. tea
sel of 2,004-tons and sailed from Llv-
amool for Valparaiso Feb, 24.
N
OTIOE OF UNIFORM PRIMARIES
In comDllance with Section 3 nf fhn Ilnl.
form Primary Act, paeo 37, P. L. 1966. nolle
is hereby elven to the electors ol warn
county of tho number ot delegate to the
Slate convention each party Is entitled t
elect, the names of nartv olllces to be flllnd.
and for what county offices .nominations are
to be made at the Spring
Primal-Ins tnhnhnld
on Saturday, June 5th, 1809.
REPUBLICAN.
One person for Jury Commissioner.
Two persons for Delegates to State Con-
wo perse
ventlon.
3 One person In each election district for
member of County Committee.
DEMOCRATIC.
1 One person for Jury Commissioner.
2 Two persons for Delegates to State Con
vention.
1 Oheperson In each election dlstrI6t for
member of County Committee.
PROHIBITION.,
One person for Jury Commissioner.
Four DeleeMtes to Stntfl Convnntlnn
3 St!
J J-our persons for alternate delegates to
State Convention.
i. One person for Party Chairman.
5 One person for Party Secretary.
9 One person for Party Treasurer.
For Jury Commissioner, a petitioner must
have no less than fifty signatures of mem
bers of his party who are voters : for Dele
gates to State Convention, Committeemen
and party officers, no less than ten signa
tures. All of these petitions must be filed In the
Commissioners' office on or before Saturday.
May 15, 1909.
J. K. MANDKVIIJjE, )
J. K. HOHNBKCK, Kom'rs.
T. C. MADDEN, J
Attest : Geo. P. Koss. Clerk.
Commissioners' Office,-Honesdale, Pa.
April 5. 1909. 28w4
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