STILL TALKING .
ABOUT THE TARIFF
The Fight Over the Tarilt 11111
Democrats Doing Most of the
Talking.
Washington, May 22d. The votes
on schedules of the tariff bill indicate
that when the final vote on that meas
ure is taken in the Senate few changes
will have been made in the bill as pre
pared by the Finance Committee. Kven
the most radical of the so-called "pro
gressives" now admit that they have no
hope of success in their efforts for vis
ionary legislation. The chief aim of
Chairman Aldrich and his associates on
the Finance Committee now is to bring
about an agreement upon a date for the
veto. Senator Penrose said today that,
unless something unexpected developed
to delay the vote, it probably would be
taken about June loth. The Senator
stated that from now until the vote is
taken nearly allof the set speeches would
come from the Democratic side. .Real
izing the importance of speedy action
on the bill to the business interests of
the country, Mr. l'enrose is doing his ut
most to effect an agreement upon a date
for the veto.
In order to make progress with the
bill, members of the Finance Committee
decided before it was reported to re
frain from speech making. Their idea
was to merely explain the provisions of
the various schedules without prolonged
discussion and this plan they have ad
hered to. Practically all of the set
speeches have been made by the Demo
crats and by a elans of so-called Repub
licans of the I.uFollette type. The wis
dom of the course of the Finance Committee-
is now apparent. Otherwise the
debate would be prolonged until far in
to the summer to the detriment of the
industrial, commercial and farming in
terests. In urging an agreement for the
veto, the attention of senators has been
called to the emphatic demand of the
business interests that they cease talk
ing, and pass the bill. Senator Penrose
stated today that in his opinion the one
thing that stood in the way of industrial
and commercial expansion was tha un
certainty over the outcome of the tariff
deliberations in Congress. He1-predicts
that the enactment of the tarift bill will
be followed by a prolonged period of
widespread prosperity.
Both of the Pennsylvania senators
have been conspicuous in the considera
tion of the tariff bill. The light for that
measure has been directed by Senators
Aldrich and Penrose, and Senator Oliver
effectively defended the iron and glass
schedules. Senator Oliver is engaged
in the manufacture of glass and he is an
authority on the effect of tariff legisla
tion on the glass industry as well as its
effect upon the various branches of the
iron and steel industry. lie furnished
the Senate with much valuable informa
tion regarding both industries. Mr.
Oliver is an effective phrase maker. lie
informed the Senate that glass was
"wholly and simply the crystallization
of labor," and added that he had once
invested in a glass plant and that the
money had disappeared as rapidly as if
he "had placed it upon the wrong num
ber at Monte Carlo."
2,000 HMPIiOYKS GKT PENSIONS.
.More than 2,000 employes of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were receiv
ing pensions from the company on
January 1, 1909, and the payments
authorized to be made to them dur
ing the year of 1908 amounted to
1544,245.08. Since the 'pension de
partment was established in 1900,
the sum of $3,445,793.77 has been
paid to retired employes. These
striking figures are brought out in
the annual report of the pension de
partment of the company, which has
just been issued.
When its pension system was in
augurated by the Pennsylvania rail
road for the purpose of providing for
its employes In their old age, the
sum of $300,000 was appropriated
for the first year's payments. This
sum was continued for two years, and
in 1902 increased to $390,000 per an
num. In 1907 It was raised to $600,
000. This does not inqlude the oper
ating expenses of the department,
which are also paid by the company,
and which in 1908 amounted to $5,
3C9.47. All employes, no matter of what
rank, receive pension allowances on
relatively equal terms. For every
year of service rendered the com
pany, a retired employe is paid one
per cent, of his average salary for
the ten years Immediately preceding
his retirement. In other words, a
man who has worked for the com
pany 50 years, and who received an
average annual salary of $1,000 the
last ten years of active service, re
ceives a pension of $500 a year.
A total of 367 employes were re
tired on pensions in 1908 while 211
men who were already on tho pen
sion list died during tho year. Tho
number of retired employes on De
cember 31, 1908, was 2,176, or 156
more than at the close of 1907. Tho
average age of those receiving pen
sions Is 73 years and 3 months, while
the oldest employe on the list attain
ed the age of 92 years in 1908.
CASTOR I A
For In&nta and Children.
Tli Kind Yob Hah Always Bought
Boars tho vW-T
Signature of C4tf7
HOW TO FISH
FOR BLACK BASS
Suggestions as to the Most Attractive
Iiiircs for the Gmucy nnd Ob
Kthintc Fish.
There Is a great diversity of opin
ion as to what kind of bait Is best
for black bass. Some fishermen
swear by minnows, others by green
frogs and still others say that abso
lutely the best bait Is the night
walker, or the smaller ordinary
angle worm. They no doubt all
have their advantages In the sec
tions where they are used. Bait
that is attractive and fetching in
some localities will not be so good
in other places. Bass will usually
take minnows If they are biting.
In the Delaware River, fishermen
mostly use helgramites (dobsons);
still many Delaware fishermen use
the small lamprey eel, known locally
as the "lamper."
In the smaller inland lakes and
waters crawfish are very considerably
used. It is not an uncommon sight
to see anglers chasing over the fields
with a landing net scooping at grass
hoppers. Big crickets are often suc
cessfully used.
In the lakes, ponds and streams
hereabouts green frogs are often
used for bait. If some enterprising
dealer would go to the trouble of
shipping green frogs from tho West
and advertise that he had them for
sale, he would find plenty of buyers.
It Is possible to get this bait at most'
of the fishing places, but it is fear
fully disappointing to arrive at a
lake or pond nnd find that you can
not get thorn. Unfortunately this
happens only too often.
Tho green hogs are very hurdy
and will live tor two or even three
weeks with the slightest care. They
should be kept In a covered basket,
In a cool place, away from the rays
of the sm:i. The basket, should be
dipped into fresh water about three
times a day. It Is a mistake to leave
the frogs wot all day, as it is apt
to chill and kill them. When possi
ble, tho basket should be placed par
tially in tho water, leaving the great
er portion of the bottom dry. This
will be found to be the most success
ful method of keeping tho frogs.
They will not require food.
Fresh water minnows, on the other
hand, are very delicate, and it is dif
ficult to keep them In captivity. They
soon exhaust the oxygen from the
water, turn belly up and die. The
lloating minnow pail helped solve
tho problem some, but even In this,
in a strong sun a great percentage
will die. A further improvement is
a self-aerating minnow bucket, which
has an air pump on its side and an
air chamber at tho bottom. The air
pumped Into this chamber escapes
gradually into tho water and sup
plies the necessary oxygen. The
changing of the temperature of the
water kills the minnows. If it is
possible to drop them Into ice water
and to keep the water icy cold they
will live almost indefinitely. If you
put them in a pail of fresli water
and allow the water to become grad
ually warm they will all die. The
best plan Is to keep them in the w'a
ter in a largo pall full of small holes.
The pail should not be submerged as
the fish cannot then come to the
top for air, and it should be kept
from the rays of the sun.
Tho dew worm is tho largo garden
or angle worm. They come to the
surface at night and particularly fol
lowing rain and can easily be picked
up with the aid of a light. They will
live in earth If the earth is not too
wet, but manage best In moss. They
are usually very plentiful in fertile
soil. Most people call them night
walkers.
Helgramites, or dobsons, as they
are frequently called, are hooked
through the shell part in the back,
tho hook passing out, leaving the
point clear. A better method for
hooking the helgramite is to "put a
halter on him," as the Delaware fish
ermen say. This is done by tying
one strand only of silk around the
neck, leaving it just loose enough so
that the hook will pass through the
loop. This method keeps him alive,
in which condition ho Is much more
apt to attract the bass. Anglers usu
ally prepare their bait in this way In
advance. Keep helgramites in a tin
can or a wooden box (not a cigar
box) and leave them in the shade.
At night, put in a little grass that
has been dipped in water.
Some Household Dangers.
Never fill an oil lamp or a paraffin
lamp, either, for that matter, while it is
alight. It is quite easy for the vapor to
catch fire and set the spirits or oil in the
bottle ablaze, and an explosion will very
likely follow. Always turn the light out
before refilling it.
After filling a lamp, too, bo careful to
wipe the outside dry, for nny trickle of
oil on its sides might easily catch fire.
Don't allow the oil to stand in the
lamp for very long. If it is not burned
it should bo thrown away. It gathers
impurities and increases the risk of an
explosion. For the same reason always
keep the paraffin can well corked.
Don't put clothes around the fire to
dry, and then go to bed and leave them
A spark may easily fly out of the fire
and set them alight. Never leave
wood fire unguarded. Always put a
metal fire screen or. something of that
sort in front of it to prevent the sparks
flying.
Don't try to make a fire draw by hold
ing a newspaper in front of it. If it does
not set fire to the mantle piece or your
own clothes, it may fly blaziflg up the
chimney and set that alight.
THE COMING ATTRACTION
"I'OLIA' OF THK CIRCUS"
A IIOMK CRITIC'S OPIN
ION. The following letter has been
handed us for publication:
Honesdnle, Pa., Mny 20, '09.
.To the Honesdale Realty Co.,
Gentlemen:
While passing along the Main
street of our town 1 observed the
large posters containing the an
nouncement that an attraction Is
shortly to appenr at the opera house
under the auspices of your company.
I hope it will not be amiss for me
to congratulate the Realty Company
on procuring so largo and expensive
an attraction, and to state without
any hesitation that "Polly of the
Circus" is one of tho best plays now
being produced on tho American
stage.
Some two months ago tho above
company appeared at the Lyceum
Theatre, in Scranton, to the capac -
ity of that house, and, under the
management of my friend, Mr. A.
J. Duffy, better known as Toney
Duffy by the profession, and
thu TiiitiMiiXfi enters
a IHSAPPOl
"sr'r
The Susquehanna Ledg
sponsible for the following account
of an interview between "a Wayne i
County man" and a Justice of the J
Peace of Lanesboro: i
"A limner from Wayno county
tried to work a film Hum game on
Justice of tho Peace Axtell this
afternoon. Ills main object was i
not so much to bunco the justice
as it was to secure a wife without j
going through the formality of so-
curing a divorce from his former t
spouse, and but tor a little careless
ness ho would have been successful.
Shortly after the Justice had re-
turned to his office after nartakinir
of a hearty luncheon, and was
.i i i s i... ..!......
point of law, there was
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the door of his sanctum
and In re -
come in" a middle wred
LUIUC 111, ,L Ullllllll .lfel.ll
sponse to
stranger entered, and said:
"Can I get a marriage
license
hero, Squire?"
"Certainly," said the Lanesboro
jurist, "that's easy, I can fix you up
in a short time."
"You can't do it too quick," re
sponded tho visitor, as the judge
reached in his desk for the neces
sary papers.
"Your name?" said the Squire, and
the man at once replied John Smith.
"Age," queried the judge, and
the reply was fifty years.
"Ever married before? "
"Sure," responded the would-be
bridegroom," or I would not be so
anxious now, s it is lonesome to
live alone."
"Wife dead," asked the squire,
who was anxious to have the job
well done.
"Wish she was," replied the
prospective husband, it "would save
me a lot of trouble if she was."
"Got a divorce, of course," said
the squire who began to smell a
mouse.
"Sure that is what I came to
Pennsylvania for," said the man,
'got it on the ground of desertion,
been here going on two years."
"Guess there's something wrong
here, as you cannot get a divorce in
this State until you have been in
the state for at least two years,"
said the squire.
"I said I got the divorce in Au
burn, X. Y., before Judgo Danforth
Lewis, for desertion," said the man.
"Guess again," said the squire,
" they only grant a divorce on one
cause in New York State and you
made the wrong guess."
"I guess I did," said the appli
cant, "and the next time I want to
get married I will hunt up a jus
tice of the peace that is not so all
fired particular about as little a
thing as a divorce. Any way I will
find a justice that has a little more
sentiment and knows a little less
law. You are too wise for me
Good afternoon!"
Too Much.
"Judge," aid the prisoner, "I would
like to ask a fc . questions before I
enter my plea."
"You have the. Court's permission,"
said the judge.
"If I go on trial," said tho prison
er, "do I have to sit here and hear
all the hypothetical questions asked
by the lawyers?
"Certainly," Said the judge.
"And hear all the handwriting ex
perts?"
"Of course."
"And follow the reasoning of the
chemistry and Insanity experts?"
"Very probably," said the Judgo.
"Well, then, judge, I will enter my
plea."
"What Is It?" asked the judge.
throughout the State of Pennsylva
nia, who for many years was busi
ness manager of the Lyceum nnd
Academy of Music up to last season
when ho resigned to accept a better
position In Boston In the theatrical
line. Toney succeeded in attract
ing the attention of Frederick
Thompson, who was about to put on
the road a number of largo produc
tions, among them "Polly of the
Circus." The next point was to
get capable business managers, and
Mr. Duffy was selected to manage
"Polly the Circus Girl." At his
invitation I went to see the produc
tion at tho Lyceum in Scranton, and
In all ray experience In the profes
sion, which has extended over thirty
years, I never saw its equal, it is
a stupendous production. What
jnn expense It must be to produce it!
! Mr. Duffy Informed mo thnt It cost
a fortune before the first night's per-
I formance, but that It has repaid all
I the money expended upon It, witli
1 interest. As 1 saw act after act, I
j hardly realized that I was in a show
house, but it seemed to me as if I
j were in a circus lot; and right
here I wish to say that the last act
autos to climb
SCKXN IN "POLLY OF Till'; CIRCUS." AT THK liYUIC I1 HI PAY MUHT.
TUC pnCiT UN I tliu tw'yt w'tn tnu disparaging In
InC UKLAl MILL i "'ease of angle gesundhclt!
The VYilkcs-HitiTC Hill Climbing
Contc-t to he u (irand Allah'.
What will unquestionably bo the
greatest hill climbing event of the
year will take place at Wllkes-ISarro,
Pa., on May 31, when the local club
will luild u national climb tt 1 1 (Hants'
Despair Mountain. Last year !0,-1
000 spectators witnessed the event, i
nnd the managers expect that the!
affair will draw a crowd of 100,
000 spectators.
At present the course Is
being
'oiled and prepared in the most ap
nrnvoil murmur, ill frd;r that. the
' tnsresr timo nnssiiiifi m iv no maoe
on tne tortuous ascent.
Two tlious -
'" gallons of crude oil is being
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i nxpii to maice mo course uustiess.
while the turns are being banked.
On t ho entry list are the greatest
number of cars the club has evei
counted upon at such an early date,
and among these entries are some
of the classiest machines and driv
ers to be found in the country.
Some of tho stars who will perform
arc David Bruce Drown with the
Ilenz, with which he scored such a
string of victories lately; Ralph De
Palina, the famous Fiat driver, at
the wheel of the fast Fiat "Cyclone;"
Albert Dennison in tho Knox "Giant,"
Vanderbilt Cup car; a Matheson, the
Chadwlck "Six," which holds the
record for tho hill (1:38 2-5 for the
one and one-sixteenth miles course),
and the Corbin, which won the first
leg In the Hollenbeck trophy con
test last year. A couple of Nation
als, which made sucli splendid time
at the Fort George climb; a Sim
plex, some Buicks and other well
known makes will make things hum
on the 31st. It is quite likely that
George Robertson and Willie Haupt
will be seen at the wheels of the
Herreshoff entries. Threo days
prior to the meet authorities will
permit contestants to practise on the
course between the hours of 9 and
12 a. m. and 2 and 5 p. m.
Announcement has been made that
the principal prize, the Hollenbeck
trophy, donated to the club by John
Welles Hollenbeck, will be offered
for the car making the fastest time
in event No. 4, for ears selling be
tween ?2,000 and ?3,000, instead of
event No. 10, which is piston dis
placement class. Tho trophy has tc
be won three times before it becomes
the permanent property of any one
winner. In addition to this cup
there will be numerous other
trophies, shields and cups of attrac
tive value.
A special event, which will bo
probably one of the most interest
ing of the day, has been added to
the present list of twelve. It Is nn
event open to gasolene cars of any
typo between 451 nnd COO cubic In
dies piston displacements, which
will ho an invitntlon event. Tills
means that numerous famous driv
ers and the biggest of cars will make
the attack In keenest competition,
and It Is in this that records are ex
pected to be broken.
Giants' Despair is a mountain
well named. As a hill, it is the ter
ror of the East. It is located right
in the heart of Wyoming Valley and
rises to an altitude of C90.6 feet in
Its 1 1-16 miles course. The grades
vary and its ideal feature as an au
tomobile testing ground lies in the
fact that the grade Is steepest at
the summit, where It reaches a pitch
of 22 per cent. The slope has Its
share of sharp curves, of which
Devil's Elbow is the star. Follow
ing this comes an "S" bend, cal-
especially, brought me back to my
boyhood days, many years ago, when
I stood on the old bridge which ex
tended ncrosB the D. & H. Canal and
watched tho old time circus leave
our town.
Again I congratulate you on your
success in producing this grand
play. I should like to describe all
the acts, and all of them cannot fall
to please the people. I sincerely
hope that on tho night of the ap
pearance of the company, the Lyric
Theatre, which has all the facilities
to produce this attraction, will be
crowded to its utmost capacity.
Judging from my experience in
Honesdnle In the theatrical business,
which covered a period of more than
twenty years, I know the show-going
people will appreciate the effort
you have made to give them an op
portunity of their lives to see some
thing that will recall to many some
of the most pleasant scenes of their
childhood.
Wishing you the best of success,
I remain,
Yours truly,
WM. J. S1LVERSTONE.
culntcd to stall more than one mo
tor. Then as tho grand climax Is
I
FIRE ESCAPE LAW
TO BE ENFORCED
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Kactory Inspector to Knforce
Strictly the New Law Requiring
4 I'ilc ICscnpos on Public
Buildings.
j Orders have been issued to all
.deputy factory inspectors to enforce
jf.'10 new State law requiring tire es
capes anil outer precautions on pun
He places,
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I L ,llel inspector jonn u. ueiany, i
I supersedes an previous acis as io
Clro oannnou nnrl la n Pront mnrm'O.1
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ment on them. It excepts cities of
the first class and second class from
Its provisions. It does not include
churches and ordinary dwelling
houses within its supervision. It
settles beyond controversy the vex
ed question as to lodge halls, as
they are named among buildings
subject to its requirements.
"You will note," he says, "that
ways of egress and means of escape
may be either 'fire escapes on the
outside,' or 'stairways on the in
side.' You will observe that the
provisions as to doors, passageways
and landings apply only to buildings
used or occupied by 50 or more per
sons.
"The section which has to do with
theatres and like buildings covers
matters relating to exits, doorways,
aisles, lighting, electric wiring,
drop curtains and borders, fire ex
tinguishers and illuminated "exits
to fire escapes." Now, for the first
time, we have a law requiring doors
to open outward, and that fire ex
tinguishers be provided, and speci
fying tho number and the width of
aisles in both auditoriums nnd gal
leries.
"The Act specifies, also, that ex
ternal lire escapes shall be of
wrought iron and shall be kept in
standard condition and painted once
a year.
"This is by far the most far
reaching and most important piece
of legislation put upon the depart
ment for enforcement, and it has
in view the safety and saving of hu
man lives not only of those employ
ed, but also of men, women and
children in all manner of places
where education, healing or amuse
ment is sought, as well as in tene
ments, apartments and flats where
they are domiciled. Compliance
with its provisions will be enforced
without fear or favor."
Would Have Done the Same.
Rudyard Jilpling undoubtedly got
his wit from his maternal grandfath
er tho Rev. George B. Macdonald a
Wesleyan clergyman.
It Is related of this gentleman that
In the days when ho was courting the
lady whom he afterwards married, the
father-ln-law-to-be an aged Methodist
with extremely strict notions In re
gard to the proprietors was injudici
ous enough on one occasion to enter
tho parlor without glvng any warning
of his approacr The consequence
was that he found the sweethearts
occupylnc a single chair.
Deeply shocked by the spectacle,
the old man solemnly said:
"Mr. Macdonald, when I was court
ing Mrs. Brown, she sat on one side
of the room and, I on the other."
Macdonald's reply was:
"That's what 1 Bhould have done if
I had been courting Mrs. Brown."
LYRIC THEATRE
BEHI. H. D1TTR1CH, LESSEE and MANAGER
STOCK COMPANY
WILL PRESENT ON
MAY 24, 25 0
The Romantic Drama
26
n
May 27, and 29
Thursday nnd Sntiirdny Only
The Beautiful Production of
"SAPHO"
Tho Most Sensational Play of thu Century
PRICES, 10, 20, 30 & 50c.
SEAT SALE NOW ON
LYRICTHEATRE
BENUI.D!TTRl.'i - LeSeThDMAHAoIr
ONEMGHT ONLY
t.'ki ium,o iiwnoii
FRiDAY
28
This m'umiu'm ureate-1 event mitt Ainer-
ll'll s diuucmi
MARGARET MAYO I
The sweetest story ever told. One hun
dred nlL-hts at the Liberty Theatre. New
York city. A magnificent production, A
superb east.
A SPECIAL CIRCUS
ACT FEATURE
t ncler the auspices nf
The HOHESDALE REALTY CO,
PRICES: 35, 60. 75, $1,851.50
fiSeat Sale opens at the l!ox Ollleeati)
a.m., Tuesday. .May inn.
C.M.Betz,
Having purchased the interest of
T. li. MeillnncI, of Cnrbondale, in
the harness business of Betz it
Medium! of that city, the business
will he conducted in the future by
C M. lletz alone, who will also con
tinue his store in Honesdale as here
tofore. In order to reduce stock,
reductions in prices will he made
on ull goods. Bargains may be
found in both stores. Mr. Kdwnrd
Fnssliuuer, who has been in the
Honesdale store about ten years as
clerk, will hae full chiirge of the
Curhondale store.
C. M. BETZ
Manufacturer of
Custom Harness
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