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FKIDAY, MAY 7, 1909.
EXPLANATION.
This pnper is at present edltorless.
Mr. Thomas J. Ham, who has been
tilling that position so ably, has been
enjoying n much needed rest. In
a few days he will be back to his
post with renewed vigor and lots of
excellent Ideas, which he Will dress
up in his inimitable stylo for the
edification of our readers. In the
meantime, our "General Utility Man"
Is in the saddle, and things may go
a little askew. If the King's Eng
lish is butchered, or High School
grammar treated harshly, -you will
know who is to blame. But If any
of our articles seem to have a taint
of vitriol, kindly remember our sanc
tum is directly over a drug store,
and the acids which escape when
they are compounding their prepar
ations permeate our office, settle
down upon our literary efforts, and
give them that peculiar shading,
which is a cross between a "slap on
the wrist and a solar plexis punch."
HAIiT!
Hardly a day passes but some per
son afflicted with farsightedness,
will deliver a short, ejaculatory,
strongly pronounced decision upon
the venality, rascality, and outrage
ous actions of somebody who is en
deavoring to get a chunk of the peo
ple's money from the public crib at
Harrinburg or Washington. And
yet, if some man, sober or drunk,
should stumble over the tracks of our
embryo Trolley Company, or fall
down some bank, or run afoul of
nmn Iti'dlco. nipkinrr out Kiilipnn-
soiously some unusually dark night j unty, out uiu not complete tii term,
to do this the same people who the new apportionment bill putting him
condemn the man at our State and , out of office.
National Capitol, would be the first , Senator Crawford, of Allegheny,
on the scene to sympathize, with the i an avowed candidate lor the nomi
unfortunntc. and offer their services nation for Auditor General, is at the
and their pocket-books to him, if I MeKeosport Hospital, recovering
he will enter into joint partnership. from an operation for appendicitis,
having for its object to sue the, if jt he true that Senator Crow is
county for having dark nights, rail- i slated for tho position, Senators
road tracks, and bridges that don't Crawford. .Tames and Sisson, with
get out of men's way. The only j Representative Kiess will have to
assets that are visible, in an ar-;smother their boomlets, for they
rangement of this kind, is a claim' arc all good organization men. and
against the county, which is made understand the situation. The con
big enough to allow a shrinkage that vention will bo hold on June 16th.
will repay the working partner for Governor Stuart has signed a
his expenditures. This represents number of Legislative acts, making
his margins in a gamble of law. ,tliem part of the organic law of the
This business is parallel to that of
a stock gambler, who places his mar
gins with a view ot getting rich if
lie succeeds and is ofttimes fortunate
if ho can savo his margins.
The Heir to Holland.
It is quite impossible fully to un
derstand the wave of national en
thusiasm sweeping over Holland to
day unless we realize the intense
personal affection of the Dutch for
their young Queen. To them she i
is something more than the titular
head of the state. Until her daugh
ter was born early last week she was
the only direct representative of the
historic house to which Holland
owes her place among the nations
of the world. Incarnated in her alone
were the great traditions of William
the Silent, of the Stadtholder Maurice
of Nassau and of that William in
whom were united the crowns of
England and the Netherlands.
To the Dutch the years elapsing
since the Queen's marriage to Prince
Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in
1901, have been alternately hopeful
and disappointing. In fact there was
long reason to think that the Queen
would never present the nation with
an heir. The apprehension arising
from the probability of that contin
gency was very marked. The peo
ple, knowing the desire of Germany
for an enlarged sea coast, ascribed to
that power a disposition to force
Holland into the German confederacy
in the event of an interruption in the
direct line of succession.
This may have been an unreason
able suspicion, but it has prevailed in
Holland ever since the death of Wil
helm III, in 1890, left the succession
dependent upon the life of his only
child, Wllhelmina, then but ten years
old. Germany is tho bad boy of the
European village. To German am
bition is attributed all the sinister
purposes of continental politics. If
British trade is to be destroyed and
the British colonial system dismem
bered Germany will effect the revo
lution. If Russia is to be humiliat
ed in the Balkans a German ultima
tum is the agency employed. If an
intention to restore despotism in
Turkey is anywhere suspected, the
designating finger of public opinion
points to Berlin. If an effective
rivalry to French influence in North
ern Africa is thought to be at all
possible, Germany Is charged with a
resolve to establish it. So it is the
most natural thing in the world for
the Dutch to fear that their ' huge
neighbor, with her overwhelming
army and her growing navy, would
seek, if opportunity offered, expan
sion westward to control the mouths
now temporarily, at least, allayed.
Hence the tremendous volume of na
of the Rhine and the ocean commerce
of all the Dutch ports. That fear is
tional jubilation.
HAimiSnURG LETTER.
May 3. On Wednesday evening, May
5, the Auditor General's Department
will celebrate the centennial anniversary
of its establishment. Prior to May,
1809, there were two officials known as
the Register General and the Comptrol
ler General, whose duties ran along lines
so nearly identical that much confusion
resulted; so the Legislature passed an
act in March, 1809, abolishing both of
them and creating the office of Auditor
General, the act becoming effective in
May, 1809. From that date to 1874 the
Auditors General were appointed; from
1874, under the provisions of the new
Constitution, they were elected by the
people.
As a guest ot the Department on Wed
nesday evening, the employes have in
vited Governor Stuart, who has prom
ised to be present. Invitations have
also been sent to all the living ex-Audi
tors General. These are: Hon. David
McMurtric Gregg, Reading; Hon. Amos
H. Mylin, Lancaster; Hon. Levi G. Mc
Oauley, West Chester; Hon. E. 15. Har
denbergh, Ilonesdale; Hon. W. P. Sny
der, Spring City. The only ex-Deputy
Auditor General, Sam Matt Fridy, died
at his home at Mountvillc on April 26,
after a public service of nearly fifty
years.
Announcement has been made that
the leaders of the Republican organiza
tion have agreed to support the follow
ing gentlemen for the State offices to be
filled at the fall election : For Justice of
the Supreme Court, Judge Robert, von
Moschzisker, of Philadelphia; for Audi
tor General, Hon. William E. Crow,
Fayette county; for Statu Treasurer,
Hon. Jermiah Stober, Lancaster coun
ty. Judge von Moschziskcr is at present
a judge of the Common Pleas court of
Philadelphia county, and has been a
popular and successful ollicial. Mr.
Crow was elected President pro tern, of
the late Senate by his fellow Senators
It is said that he has not fullv decided
to be a candidate for the office, prefer
ring to go back to the Senate for an
other term. Mr. Stober served in the
Senate some years ago from Lancaster
State. Two weeks from to-day the
last one will have to be passed up
on, unless it is desired that it be
, come a law without his signature,
i What he will do with the school
'code, tho Capitol Park extension
I bill, and the bill increasing the sal
aries of the judges, no one can say,
for the Governor is keeping his own
counsel in respect to them. Among
those signed are the following of
importance:
Making October 12th a legal hol
iday, to be known as Columbus Day.
Amending the State veterinarian
act so that it shall apply to veteri
nary medicine as well as veterinary
surgery.
Amending the act providing for
the establishment of free libraries
in school districts, except those in
the first and second class cities, so
as to Increase the maximum rate one
fourth of a mill and establish a
minimum rate.
Providing for the vacation of
cemeteries that have ceased to be
places of interment and have be
come a general nuisance, by apply
ing to the courts.
The Shern Child Labor bill, regu
lating the employment of minor
children in this State.
Amending the act making con
stables of townships ex-officio fire
wardens for the extinction of forest
fires, so as to require precautions on
approach of fire, increasing compen
sation of fire wardens, enlarging the
liability of the county, and increas
ing the penalty for refusing to as
sist the fire wardens.
Directing the Recorder of Deeds
of each county to refuse for record
all mortgages, assignments of
mortgages, and agreements for the
payment of money, unless a certi
ficate is attached, giving the precise
residence of the mortgagees, as
signees and persons entitled to in
terest. Providing a method for making
payment of warrants drawn upon
the State Treasurer. Hereafter all
warrants on that official, drawn by
the Auditor General, will be taken
to the Treasury direct, and the
Treasurer will issue his check to
the payee named in the warrant.
It will put a stop to the practice of
requiring a warrant to do duty as a
negotiable instrument.
N. E. HAUSE.
a Bird scnool or Languages.
In Paris is a school in which parrots
are Dot only taught to speak "pure
Parisian," but in which they are in
structed In "the leading languages of
Europe." What an interesting babel
they muBt make together when school
ta dismissed! It Is not stated that a
way has been found to make this
many-tongued "parrot talk" less me
tallic and more melodious than the
iianol snonrh nf nnvrnta
SUCCESSFUL ONES
AWARDED DIPLOMAS
Examinations for Common School
Diplomas held April 3, 1909.
The following applicants passed
the examinations and will be award
ed diplomas:
BERLIN Blanche Olver, John
Lozo, Horace K. Dills, Marselll
Branning, Ethel Downing, Edson
Taniblyn, Jennie Van West, Ethel
Bunnell, Frank Frey, Myrtle Rey
nolds, John Downing, Jennie Barnes.
CHERRY RIDGE Mary Mullen.
CLINTON Ruth Gaylord, Lillian
Gleason, Kathleen McCabe, Lois
Norton, Setha Crossman.
DAMASCUS Inez Decker, Robert
Boyd, Coe F. Dexter, Helene Yerkes,
Spencer C. Noble, Wallace Sheard,
Louisa E. Sheard, Edw. H. Dexter.
DYBERRY John C. Kilroe, Wal
ter Lippert.
LAKE Homer Ammerman, Fran
cis Ramble, Myrtle Miller, Leigh
Keene, George Brunsen, Ethel Mc-
Farland.
LEBANON Meale Goodnough,
Eliza Burke, John Burke, Stephen
Douglas, Carryl Vail, Hilda Knorr,
Esther Knorr.
MANCHESTER Francis Chamb
ers, Luevern wooineater, Harrietta
A. Jump, Nettie Stidd.
MT. PLEASANT Herold Wilden-
steln, Thomas Boyle, Harold White.
OREGON Euna Colwill, Mary
Connor, V. R. Scudder.
PALMYRA Harold Policy, John
Carroll, Norman Swingle, John Ken
nedy. PAUPACK Ray Olmstead.
SALEM Cora Bidwell, Morris
Graborr, Helen Gilpin, Edna Bid
well, Ruth Patterson, Lorrain Mc
Kee, Carl Stephens, Cleophas Boland,
Carl F. Pennell, Loran Peet.
SOUTH CANAAN Genevieve
Kennedy, Rebah Fielding, Harland
Box, Alta Brunsen, George Bauman.
STERLING Lowell Cross, Amy
Hartman, Lyle Keene, Lawrence
Uban, William Simons, Buel Neville,
Earl Savitz, Orrin Barnes, Howard
Barnes.
The whole number "of applicants
was 1S2, of whom SI passed. An
other examination will be held May
lHth in tho school districts of Texas,
Preston,
Bethany.
Waymart, Lehigh, and
.1. .1.
KOEI1LER.
County Supt.
Convention of the Women's For
eign Missionary Society.
The annual convention of the Hones'
dale district Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society, was held on Tuesday, in the
auditorium of the First M. E. church of
Carbondale, and was attended by about
fifty delegates from the different charges.
The morning session opened at 9:Ii0
o'clock, witli devotional exercises, con
ducted by Mrs. Martha Penwarden.
The minutes of the last conference
were read by Miss Alice W. P.inlsall, of
Seelyville, the recording secretary.
Reports were received from the treas
urers, standard-bearers, and several
other committees, that were most grat
ifying and interesting, and evinced a
wonderful growth during the past year.
Miss Blanche Pierce rendered a solo that
was very much appreciated.
At the close of the morning session
the delegates were entertained at a
luncheon served by the ladies of the
church.
The afternoon session was opened by
devotional exercises, by Mrs. S. H.
Briggs. Memorials were read by Mrs.
Pierce Butler, of Carbondale, three of
the most ardent workers in the society
having been called to their reward since
the last annual meeting. They were
Mrs. H. B. Jadwin, Mrs. William G.
Samson, of Carbondale, and Mrs. Jane
Place, of Maylield.
The nominating committee presented
to the convention the same list of of
ficers who served the past year. A mo
tion was made that the secretary cast a
ballot for the election of the officers who
are as follows:
President, Mrs. G. II. Stephens.
First Vice President, Mrs. Pierce
Butler.
Second Vice President, Mrs. James
Bush.
Third Vice President, Mrs. Hosmer
Fowler.
Conference Secretary, Mrs. G. K
Powell.
District Secretary, Mrs. G. B. Samson.
Recording Secretary, Miss Alice W.
Birdsall.
Treasurer, Mrs. C. N. Seigle.
The above officers were highly com
plimented by the convention for the
noble work they had done in the past
year.
Mrs. G. H. Stephens, who was again
chosen president, gave a very interesting
talk on the work done by tho society,
and thanked the officers for their un
tiring efforts to forward the cause of
foreign missions.
Miss Janice Simpson entertained the
conference with a piano solo, and Mrs.
T. W. Kay rendered a vocal solo, ac
companied on the pipe organ by Mrs.
AV. II. Hiller.
Miss Guthappel, of Korea, gave a very
interesting and instructive talk on "For
eign Missions," which was greatly en
joyed by the convention.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety was organized in 1869 by eight
women ; to-day the membership is over
24(5,000.
Advertise in THE CITIZEN.
LIST OF GRAND JURORS
Drawn to Serve at Juno Term of
Court, 1000.
W. W. Mumford, Starrucca.
F. M. Shaffer. Lake.
B. F. Tewksbury, Scott.
F. Frank Ham, Honesdale.
C. H. Williams, Mount Pleasant.
Grover Branning, Damascus.
Joseph Herzog, Paupack.
Fred Lcstrange, Texas.
James Osborne, Manchester.
Sabine Levlnge, Lake.
Peter Nill, Hawley.
M. J. McDonald, Palmyra.
William Johnson, Buchlngham.
W. A. Watts, Clinton.
James R. Lauvilla, Oregon.
H. S. Whitmore, Englehart.
George Watts, Dreher.
Howard Roe, Cherry Ridge.
Sinas Goodnough, Lebanon.
Win. Hafler, Sterling.
George M,, Dibble, Preston.
A. G. Hollister, Salem.
Charles White, Dyberry.
Adam Brooks, South Canaan.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
George Killerman, Palmyra.
J. J. Houser, Dyberry.
Styphen Bates, Prompton.
W. B. Gulnnip, Damascus.
Wm. Smith, Damascus.
John Racht, Jr., South Canaan.
Lewis Hartman, Berlin.
George Limpke, Mount Pleasant.
E. B. Hardenburgh, Honesdale.
J. W. Miller, Salem.
George E. Newell, Lehigh.
D. C. Elliot, Cherry Ridge.
Theodore Oakwitz, Honesdale.
Frank Scudder, Lebanon.
John Bill, Texas.
James Mulligan, Hawley.
Edwin Marshall. Palmyra.
W. S. Kelley. Lake.
Nicholas Miderer, Hawley.
E. R. Calloway, Honesdale.
Peter H. Cole, Manchester.
William K. Spry, Oregon.
John Dermondy, Manchester.
W. J. Barnes, Berlin.
Jerome Mitchell. Siko.
Fletcher Coon, Texas.
Richard Congdon, South Canaan.
Marvin Cooly, Mount Pleasant.
F. F. Conrad, Scott.
D. N. Welch, Starrucca.
Peter .May, Texas.
1. H. Thompson, Hawley.
P. F. Madigan, Preston.
John Lippert, Dyberry.
Gottlob Epple, Paupack.
Lynhurn Compton, Ilonesdale.
.1. C. Bnrtetson, Dreher.
G. M. Hemstead, Buchlngham.
Peter Daniels, Paupack.
Homer G. Ames. Hawley.
Bernard Grote, Clinton.
W. II. Robacker, Dreher.
Alfred Levingle, Sterling.
Ray Hull, Waymart.
Walter Stocks, Texas.
Richard Penwarden, Ilonesdale.
Thomas Gill, Texas.
J. A. Kay, Preston.
MAPLEWOOD.
May :d. Rev. (). P. Sharps preached
at Newfoundland Sunday. Mrs. (). P.
Sharpe spent the day among relatives in j
Scranton.
Nine inches of snow was the record
here. Last year, on the 2d and !ld days
of May two inches of snow fell, and on '
tho 12th, ice half an inch thick was j
formed. On May 10th, 1900, there were I
heavy snow flurries. The latest snow of I
1905 was April 16th, 17th and 18th. We
had a heavy hail storm on June 10. 1903,
which did much damage. On April
l'Jth, 1857, there was a snow storm four
feet deep. This was the night the Beth
any 'Academy was destroyed by fire.
Egbert M. Keene, of this place, informs
us that he has a distinct recollection of
the storm and lire. I
Philander Black and men, who have I
been loading ice at Poyntelle, are home
for a few days. The Consumers' Ice
Co expect to erect a large ice house here
this season.
Ruddy, Foster and Wagner will re
model their cottage at Lake Henry, and
put in a fireplace this spring.
Miss Arabella Jones closed her school
last Friday, after a very successful term.
Mrs. Frank Harthy is on the sick list.
Quarterly conference of the United
Evangelical church was held at Wim
mers, on Saturday afternoon. Rev. A.
M. Sampsel, of Reading, presiding elder,
was present, and gave the sacrament of
the Lord's Supper on Sundav morning.
He gave a splendid talk at this place on
Sunday evening, from the 91st Psalm,
after which communion was observed.
Re Mr. Sampsel is a powerful speaker,
and "holds the interest of young and old.
The Ladies' Aid Society, of Grace
church met on Thursday, at 10 o'clock
A. M., at the home of Mrs. Adam Frich
tel, where business of importance was
transacted and an excellent dinner was
served.
Rev. Mr. Yergie preached to a good
sized audience in the Evangelical church,
on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Henry O. Silkman is spending a
few days in Scranton.
The extra trains will be operated on
the Erie about the 15th of May.
FAST TWO MILE BTTff.
Paull of Pennsylvania University
Breaks Intercollegiate Record.
Philadelphia, May C Faull, the
sophomore distance runner of tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, broke tho
collegiate and Intercollegiate record
for the two mile run on Franklin field.
He covered tho distance In 0 min
utes 28 seconds. Tho record, made by
Rowe of the University of Michigan In
1907. was 9 minutes VA 4-T second.
NO PAY FOR WARDENS.
State Asks for Volunteers From
Flsli Protective Associations.
Harrlsburg, Pa., May 4. Local
Fish Protective Associations have
been appealed to by State Fish Com
missioner Meehan to have some of
their members volunteer to serve as
special deputy fish wardens, as under
the newly enacted fish law the 300
special deputies who have been do
ing, the work for half tho fines col
lected are legislated out of office
and those who take their places
must serve without pay.
Under the new act the Department
Is entitled to thirty wardens, hut
the bill was passed too late to pro
vide appropriation or the pay of
eighteen of those, and as n result
only Chief Warden Criswel! and
eleven deputies will be in service
during the next two years.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
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-OF-
BAMBOO SHIRT
WAIST BOXES
-AT-
Was $10, now $7.
Was $9, now $6.
Was $8, now $5.
Was $4, now $2.50
LYRIC THEATRE
BENJ. H, D1TTRICH, LESSEE aid MANAGER
STOCK COMPANY
W ILL PRESENT ON
MAY 6, 7, and 8
A beautiful Romantic Comedy
"David Garrick"
MAY 10, 11, and 12
The beautiful Society Drama
"The Iron Master"
PRICES, 10, 20, 30 & 50c.
Matinee on Saturday at 2:30
Adults 20c, Children 10c.
SEAT SALE NOW ON
HENRY Z. RUSSELL,
PRESIDENT.
ANDREW THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT.
7
GARDNER
EST
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank was Organized In December, 1S36, and Nationalized
In December, 1864.
Since its organization it has paid in Dividends
to its Stockholders,
$1,905,800.00
The Comptroller or the Currency has placedflt on the HONOR
ROLL, from the factthatlts Snrplus Fund more than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 1
are YOU in
The world has always been divided into two classes those who have
saved, thope who have spent the thrifty and the extravagant.
It is the savers who have'built the houses, the mills, the bridges, the
railroads, the ships and all the other great works which stand for man's
advancement and happiness.
The spenders are slaves to the savers. It is the law of nature. We
want you to be a saver to open an account in our Savings Department
and be independent. '
One Dollar will Start an'Account.
This Bank will be pleased to receive all
or a portion of YOUR banking business.
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS.
Attorncvs-at-Law.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEY A CODNSKLOn-AT-LAW.
Office. Masonic hmlrilnp. guvnnri ftm
Honesdale. Pa.
WM. H. LEE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-I.AW.
Ofllcc over post office. All lecal business
promptly attended to. Ilonesdale. Pa.
EC. MUMFORD,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
olP,c&rL,b,c,rty "j1,1 bulldinc. opposite the
Post Office. Honesdale, Pa.
TTOMER GREENE,
Offlce over Keif's store, Ilonesdale Pa.
AT. SEARLE,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSEI.OR-AT-LAW.
Office near Court House Ilonesdale. Pa.
0
L. ROWLAND,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over Tost Ofllcc. Honesdale. Pa.
CHARLES A. McCARTY,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Special and prompt attention given to the
collection of claims. Oflice over Keif's new
store. Honesdale, Pa.
FP. KIMBLE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSEI.OR-AT-LAW.
Office over the nost office Honesdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Oflice in the Court House, Ilonesdale,
Pa.
HERMAN HARS1ES,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Patents anapeiisloiis secured. Office In the
Sclmcrholz bulldliic Honesdale. Pa.
PETER II. 1LOFF,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
,,9!55rSt?con(1J P0(tf oW Savlnes Bank
building. Honesdale. I'a.
EM. SALMON,
. ATTORNEY A COlTNSm.OR-Af-LAW
Office Next door to post office. Formerl
occupied by W. H. Dlmmlck. Honesdale. Pa
Dentists.
DR. E. T. BROWN,
DENTIST.
Office First floor, old SavIn&SiRank build
ing. Honesdale. I'a.
ROLL of
HONOR
Attention is called to the STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
Citv has published a ROLL Ot
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
j Stands 38th in the United States.
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wavne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00
Honesdale. Pa.. May 20 190S..
EDWIN V. TORRE Y
CASHIER.
ALBERT C. LINDSAY
ASSISTANT CASIll 1 R.
, $ lulls si iim