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olllce. Honesdale. l'n.
E. B.HARDENBEUGH. - l'UKSIDENT
W. W. WOOD. - MANAGER AND SECY
directors:
c. b. dorfi.isoer. m. b. allen,
henry wilson. t.. b. harden ueroii.
W. W. WOOD.
SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 A year, in advance
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1000.
In continuing the plan of making
eomnlete warrantee mans of the
whole state Secretary of Internal Af
fairs Henry Houck has sent to Alle
gheny county a corps of surveyors
who will make a survey of all of the
townshln lines In the county as well
as look up the records of the origi
nal property transfers. This work
Is being done under an appropriation
made by the last legislature and wnl
give Allegheny the same facilities
for search of titles and definition of
township lines as have been given to
Lawrence. Greene and Washington
counties by slmilnr surveys carried
on in the last two years. If the!
money holds out It is expected to
carry on some similar work In this
part of the state, although It is said
that the demand for such informa
tion is not as pressing as in the
west.
THE ICE 1SUS1NESS.
The ice question is one that is be
coming more serious each year. In
this climate ice is a necessity. It is
essential to the health and comfort
of the community, and the poor man
should be able to secure it at rates
that do not severely tax his re
sources. While there may have
been a shortage in the ice crop in
some sections of the country last
winter there has been no excuse for
materially raising the price in this
part of the country. In fact if the
crop was short it would seem better
to sell it at a reasonable profit than
to put up" the price to a figure that
will force a good many to do without
it and leave thousands of tons in the
storehouses at the end of the season.
The coal barons in advancing the
price of coal offer the excuse that it
costs more to mine coal than it did
years ago. There are grounds for
this statement. But not so with the
Ice industry. Ice can be harvested
less expensively in this age than ever
before. With the Improved ma
chinery ice on the ponds is cut and
stored with rapidity that is almost
marvelous. There is positively no
excuse for the cornering of this
necessity, and we believe that an ar
tificial ice plant, which would pro
duce at a reasonable price an article
free from the impurities that come
from some of the ice ponds, would
not only prove a blessing to our peo
pie, but would be one of the most
profitable of industries.
The One Hundred and Forty-tr.ird
Pennsylvania Regiment held its
fortv-third annual reunion in Cor
poral Skelly Post room, Gettysburg,
on Tuesday last. About luu mem
bers were present. Captain P. De
Lacy, of Scranton, department com
mander of the G. A. 11., and presi
dent of the association, presided.
These officers were elected: Presi
dent, Captain DeLacy, Scranton;
first vice-president, Major O. E.
Vaughn, Moscow; second vice-presi
dent, R. C. Crocket, Luzerne; secre
tary, J. H. Campbell, Montrose; cor
responding secretary, Catherine De
Lacy Roche, Scranton; treasurer, D.
S. Beemer. Scranton. Tue Eleventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry held a reunion
the same afternoon, which was pre
sided over by A. I. Ackerly, of Scran
ton. All the old officers were re
elected.
A Binghamton message says that,
on approval of George W. Ray, Unit
ed States Judge, the receivers of the
bankrupt Outing Publishing Com
pany, of ueposit, sold the magazine
to Thomas H. Hlodgett, its Chicago
advertising agent, for $30,000. This
magazine was considered to be the
chief asset of the Outing Publishing
Company and was appraised by the
receivers at ?50,000. Mr. Blodgett
will continue the publication of the
magazine, but where it will be pub
lished he does not yet know. He
will take possession on July 1. The
report of the appraisers of the bank'
rupt Knapp Brothers, private bank'
ers, of Deposit, indicates that the
Knapps loaned to themselves person
ally nearly $500,000 of the money
deposited in their banks, and over
$500,000 to ihe enterprises in which
they were the principal stockholders
Their loans to themselves and their
enterprises aggregated $1,006,000, of
which about $520,000 was to the
Outing Publishing Company and the
balance on notes of different mem'
bers of the Knapp family.
June 8, 1909. The primary elec
tions over the state last Saturday
developed some surprises and caus
ed some people to sit up and take
notice. In Philadelphia, the slow
going Quakers showed, what might
be done to the majority party when
occasion demanded, and had the,
election been held n day earlier, one
D. C. Glbboney, a reformer, would
have captured the Republican nom
nation for District Attorney. As it
was 'he was behind Rotan only 5,
000 votes, while he was 25,000
ahead of him on the total vote. Glb
boney was expected to receive the
Democratic vote and the William
Penn vote, but to come so near
capturing the organization started
the politicians thinking. However,
the people are counted upon to have
short memories on things political
and by November the Republicans
expect to be In working order again
No doubt the popular disaffection
over the trolley strike and the in
crease in fares were responsible for
the unexpected result, but there is
a lesson to be learned In the way
the people can vote if they choose,
Allegheny county Republicans
amed ns their candidate for Sheriff
man who was almost unknown
among the workers; a man who
alked the county making his cam
paign against a veteran in politics
Arch Mackrell. The latter had the
support of Mayor Mngee, now
power in that locality and apparent-
of the strong party organization.
It develops that ex-Senator Pllnn,
ho Is taking notice in politics, mix
ed up In this light nnd engineered
the victory. Fllnn may have to be
consulted hereafter.
In Westmoreland county J. E. B.
Cunningham failed to make the Re-
publicanfnomlnation for Judge, with
ex-State Treasurer Beacom a bad
third. Mr. Cunningham Is now the
Assistant Deputy Attorney General
and as Mr. Fleitz is expected to
sever his connection with the Uc-
nartment next week, the Assistant
Deputy may be made Deputy, with a
salary of $4,500 a year. Not so
good as being a Judge, but lots bet
ter than nothing.
The Red Men are having a grand
pow-wow Here tins weeis, wun sev
eral hundred delegates in attend
ance. Mr. Schloss is here for
Oslek Tribe, Honesdale, and Mr
onkling of High Sun Tribe. Haw-
ley. Unfortunately we are having
great deal of rain, which interferes
with the parades, concerts and a
good time generally. In a few
ays the Engineers Society ot Cen-
ral Pennsylvania will have a large
atheing here and a most interest
ing session is anticipated. Several
llnent lecturers will be present.
Next week we shall have the Re
publican State Convention with us,
to name the winning candidates to
be voted for this fall for Auditor
leneral, State Treasurer and Judge
f the Supreme Court. No one ap
pears to be slated lor Auditor uen
eral, though Senator Sisson is be
lieved to be first in line. Others are
rawford, Kiess, James and Hart-
man, with some dan; norso possi
bilities. Stober, of Lancaster, is
pparently in the lead for State
Treasurer, though he has made but
little effort to land the delegates.
le has concluded that If he is to be
slated, no one could beat him, and
if he is not slated, his friends could
not pull him through without the
aid of Penrose. Headquarters are
opened at the various hotels for the
ditferent candidates and from now
until after the convention consider
able work will be done, a lot of it
looking toward the nomination for
Governor next year. Judges Von
Moschizker, Ralston, Rice and
Criswell are the only ones mention
ed for the Supreme Court Judgeship.
Any one of them would bo a good
enough candidate.
N. E. HAUSE.
THE SEELYVILLE
COMMENCEMENT
The excrciees of the first Commence
ment week of the SeelyvilleHigh Schoo
were held at the chapel in that village
on Tiiureuay .evening last. a inrge
audience was present and gave frequent
evidences of their appreciation of the
performances of those who were as
signed parts in the programe. Inci
dentally the Principal, Otto W. Iloff,
nnd his assistants came in for a liberal
share of commendation Jfor their efforts
in bringing the school to such a state of
efficiency. Following are the Valedictory
and Salutatory addresses :
WOMAN SUFFRAGE,
By Helene W. Purdy.
TWENTIETH CENTURY PROB
LEMS. By Lutiiek II. Horst.
Twentieth century problems are
of Interest to all American citizens.
Some In the past few years have
attracted universal attention.
The Panama canal which is to be
built across the lBthmus of Panama
Is 45 miles in length, 72 feet
wide and has an average depth of
2S feet. Operations were com
menced on this In 1881 by a
French company and after expend
ing $206,000,000 they failed and
In 1892 sold out to the United
States. The cutting of the Cordil
leras and the building of the Gatun
dam are the chief difficulties
which the engineers have had to
battle with. This dam Is to be one
mile long, one-fifth of a mile wide
and 130 feet high. This will form
a lake 17U mues square uirouE"
The woman-suffrage movement i which easy nnd safe navigation can
started over sixty years ago, in the I ue i,nd. This will save great ex
year of social unrest, 1848. In I pense as well as labor.
1869, Wyoming, 1893, Colorado, The problem of our standing
IS96 Utah, and Idaho all became j army and navy has called forth no
woman-suffrage states. In none of j sma amount of discussion. The
these states were the majority of j proposed Increase In our army has
women asked whether they wanted created much opposition to the
the vote; It was assured that they movement by some of the best
OBITUARY.
Edwin W. Ireland died at his
home, two miles west of Lackawaxen,
on Monday evening, after a long Ill
ness, aged 75 years. He was a vet
eran of the Civil War and had lived
near Lackawaxen for 12 years. The
surviving relatives are his wife, one
son, George, of East Branch; four
daughters, Mrs. Frank Lllley, of
Equlnunk; Mrs. Emma Lovelnce, of
Port Jervls; Mrs. Edward Wllcott, of
East Branch; Mrs. Fred Hulso, of
East Branch; and Mrs. Fred Mitchell,
of Worchester, N. Y. The funeral
was held In the Union church nt
Lackawaxen yesterday afternoon
with interment in the Lackawaxen
cemetery.
A pet crow in the family of Alexander
V. Anderson, at Rockport, Ky., has
been found to have bpen the thief which
for several yeais has been purloining
diamonds and articles of jewelry which
the family had missed from time to tune
and for the theft of which several serv
ants had been accused and discharged
The crow was seen to fly from the house
with a diamond brooch in its mouth,
and a search of its nest in a nearby tree
revealed a gold watch, two rings, two
$10 bills, one $20 gold piece, a woman's
"rat," and many other articles of more
or less value. The loss of the articles
had long bnfiled the members of the
familv nnd a policeman of Rockport,
had been at work on the various rob-
beries in an effort to locate the miBSing i
articles and arrest the thief.
It is always Interesting to notice
the fashions of the moment In stick
pins for men; and probably because,
for so many months, St has been a
fad of the moment to wear very large
and striking pins, it is now to be
observed that the more particular
men do not wear any stickpins at all
in the morning or at business, or If
they do are apt to affect only those
of the very smallest design. If one
cares about being absolutely cor
rect" It Is better not to wear any pin
with a four-ln-hand scarf. Pins are
meant to be worn with what are
known as "pin ties," that is, ascots
or fold-over scarfs, in which they
have a real raison d'etre. They
are now considered out of place in a
knotted scarf, the ends of which, es'
peclally if no waistcoat Is worn
should be loose and flowing. The
best-dressed men do not wear the
graceless, narrow scarfs which are
so popular at the present moment
and which are so stiff and uncom
promising in their general effect.
Medicine.
"All the medicine you need," says
an eminent doctor, "Is right at your
door, and can bo had for nothing,
Drink an ounce of salt water once
every fortnight and you will never
have to telephone for a physician."
Sore Throat Cure.
Gargling for a sore throat every
half hour with lemon Julco and water
will often give relief. If the trou
ble is from the stomach swallowing
half a cupful twice a t'.ay is help
ful.
First Engliiih ttejrattfl.
The first Enllsh regatta look place
upon the Thames, between London
bridge and MillbanK, Juno 23, 177b
did.
But in the east the women who
did not want the vote took nlnrm.
Were they through the mistaken
chivalry of the West to be burdened
by the ballot?
Suffrage is a universal affair in
America. Therefore the position of
the woman who do not want the
vote is entirely entitled to be consld
ed ns the women who do. Suffrage
proposes to give to every American
woman the right to vote whether
she wants it or not, or whether she
believes in it or not.
Now there happen to be thous
ands of intelligent and influential
women who disagree entirely with
the suffragists and suffragettes.
Women who in the kingdom of
home, the realm of social power,
the avenues of literature and in
dustry, have thought the problem
out from varying sides, and come
to the conclusion that it would be
of no benefit for women to cast the
ballot. Suffragists in their speeches
lead us to believe that 'the Ameri
can woman really wants the vote,
but she is pleading for her own
cause. The field of politics is a
new excitement for a few restless
American women,, who if they were
attending to home duties would not
be so exercised in the affairs of
men. Women may take a part in pub
lic affairs but to do this they do not
need the ballot. Women that are
yearning for your rights take them;
they are waiting for them. It is their
right to inlluence the supreme
power ot a national numan ucing,
that of concerning glorious deals of
human service. Of supporting and
inaugurating new activities with
the lesser ones. The wite or a
orking man has the sole care ol
the children, and In a majority of
ases Is overburdened by it. Her
thoughts do not travel beyond the
home circle or that of the nearest
local affairs; she has indeed neither
time nor interest tor public affairs.
What, for example, will the in-
llunce of suffrage be on the woman
herself? Participation in public
affairs needs not of itself make
oman unwomanly, by exam
ining the inlluence on those who
have 'had suffrage. Are men to
day fighting for great causes, re
ponding to great impersonations?
ears ago when the dreams ot the
utilitarian was upon us, that great
soul, John Stuart Mill, fondly be
lieved, that, given the ballot, men
ould rise to more glorious con-
eptions of social duty, but he lived
to see his illusions vanish.
How is it to-day? What are
men fighting for in the political
arena? Men are playing the game
for material prizes, not for princi
ples. They join forces, play off
great issues and toss the destiny
of the nation lightly to and fro, all
for the glittering bait of political
advancement.
Would women play the game
more wisely? The promise of a
'Merry Widow" hat or a "Paris
gown" might as easily turn tne des
tiny of a nation as that of more
masculine craft.
Women may say what they
please, but the state of the civi
lized world shows that force, phy
sical force, armed with the most
deadly Invention known to the
brain of man, Is what every state
in the long run and in the last re
sort depends upon for its existence.
Woman have no right to claim
full political power In a state where
she herself can never take the re
sponsibility of her actions. Com
merce and finance are carried on
by man, and in the past year there
have been disastrous evidences
among us. But shall we bring in
the vote and political influence by
those who have never had any
guiding in commerce and finance?
Tho framework of a state was
made by man nnd must be main
tained by man.
Tho government has made many
efforts to stop tho crusade being
waged by woman suffragists but In
spite of their many efforts to stop
it they have gained many converts
among the wealthy and cultured
women.
Tho press of the country has
suddenly began talking woman suf
frage, and the newspapers have de
lighted in announcing the suffrag
lsts uprising, and the magazines
have publl'Pd serious r.rtlcles on
the polltlcul, historic, economic,
phases of feminine enfranchisement.
thinking men of our time. Our
standing army to-day is 77,2 8
men, being one soldier to every
1000 inhabitants. Of these 40,
000 are In the Philippines, thus
leaving 37,287 for duty in the
United States, Porto Rico and Cuba.
Comparing the organization tables
published in the army register of
to-day with those of twenty years
ago, we find the increase striking.
In IS 77 we had 10 regiments of
cavalry each with 889 officers and
men; now we have 15 regiments
with 1260 officers and men. In
former years we had 5 regiments
of artillery, now we have abolished
the regimental organlzatipn of ar
tillery. It is a proof of good or
ganization that our army could be
raised to more than three times
Its former strength with little or no
trouble. We have now 15.S40
cavalry, 1S.S62 artillery corps, 38,-
20 infantry, 1,282 engineers
corps, and 2.7S3 stair department.
A total army of 77,287 which would
warn ofi all danger from any for
eign country, and a greater stand
ing army would seem to bo a need
less expense.
Air navigation is one of the great
problems of to-day. There have
been some wonderful inventions
made along that line, especially by
the Wright Brothers, who have the
world's record for time, distance
and height. A few months ago
Wilbur Wright astonished France
witli the world's record flight of
13 1-2 miles, remaining in the air
24 minutes. This was beaten the
next day by Delagrange who re
mained in the air 2!) minutes, cov
ering lo'i miles. For two days
Delagrange tasted the joy of victory
and then his record was almost
doubled by Orville Wright who
kept his aeroplane over tho grounds
of Fort Meyer, near Washington,
for 57 minutes. The success of
such a flight can be gauged by time
rather than distance, as speed must
be maintained at all times to keep
the heavy machine In the air. In
the following week Mr. Wright
broke the world's record five times.
On September 12th he remained in
the air 74 minutes, traveling part
of the time at the rate of 39 miles
an hour and raising to an altitude
of 250 feet. This established a
record for time, distance and
height. In Great Britain the gov
ernment experts are confining their
attention to the dirigible balloon
rather than the aeroplane. They
talk of a craft 1000 feet long. The
lifting capacity of a gas bag air
ship Increases as a cube of its
length and its resistence to the
wind increases only as the square
f this dimension; that is, an air
ship 1000 feet long could carry an
engine eight times as heavy as one
500 feet long, and it would offer
only four times the resistance to
the wind. Therefore, it could
travel twice as fast, and It seems
that the larger an airship Is, the
more easily it is managed. Eng
land to-day could be raided by
airships and her battle fleets crip
pled if not destroyed by a sudden
attack in case of war, with Ger
many, France, or any other contl-1
neutal power. A swift moving air-1
ship would be in a position to in-1
flict great damage within two hours i
after a declaration of war. The
dirigible or llghter-than-alr ma-1
chine can never have wide practical
use except for pleasure, surveying I
1 1 1 x n mi !
Elijah E. Wood, one of the oldest
residents of Pike county, died at
Lackawaxen on Thursday, May 27,
1909, from general debility, he hav
ing recently passed ,hls ninety-first
birthday. A brief notice of the
death of Mr. Wood appeared in our
issue of the 2d Inst., but as It was
Incorrect In somo particulars, we
make room for the following: Mr.
Wooa was twice married, his first
wife being Caroline Hlgby. Six
children survive from this mar
riage: Bateman and William of
Lackawaxen, Pike county; George,
of Honesdale, Wesley of Sidney,
N. Y.. Mrs. John Cole, of near
Honesdale, and Byron of New Jer
sey. His second wife died several
years ago. The greater portion of
Mr. Wood's life was passed in
Beaver Brook, Mast Hope and Lack
awaxen. During the last few years
of his life he had been cared for by
his son William and wife. Mr.
Wood united with the Baptist
church over fifty years ago. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon
from the Union church, Rev. S. Al-
mnn and Rev. T. E. Webster oui
clatlng. A large concourse of
friends was in attendance to pay the
last tribute of respect. Interment
was made In the cemetery at Ten
Mile River.
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Quartered Oak. Finished and polished
golden Quartered Oak, Fancy 24 x 24 top.
richly carved rttn, shaped undcrsholf.
French stylo lees. Also In the rich
Mahofcanlzed Birch for I3.S5. Carefully
packed and shipped tor 13.35.
Do not spend another cent for
Furniture until you have seen our
latest catalogue. Sent free.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
Iron Bedsteads !
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i
Richard Wolff, wnoso death was j
briefly announced by our Dreher
correspondent in Wednesday's is-
sue, died at Greentown, on Friday j
last, Juno 4, 1909, from a stroke
of paralysis. He was born at j
Muchldorf, Saxony, Germany, De-1
cember 9, 1S29, coming to this
country while a young man. He
married Miss Ernestine Ehrhardt, I
who preceded him in death, Octo-,
her !lth, 1S7S. Mr. Wolff is sur-i
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Frank
Sebring, of Canadensis, Pa., and j
seven sons, as follows: Frank, Ala-,
mcdn, Cal.; John, St. Paul, Minn.; '
Richard, Washington, D. C; Ed-
ward, Montclair, N. J.; Samuel,!
Stroudsburg, Pa., and Y illiam and
Charles of Greentown, Pa. Mr. 1
olff was one of the oldest mem-1
bers of the Moravian church of
Newfoundland, this county, having
joined in 1S50, and remaining to
the date of his death a faithful :
member of the congregation. For
more than a year ho made his home
with his son William, who with his
wife, kindly cared for him during
his illness. The funeral services i
were held on Monday, June 7th, at
the Moravian church, Rev. A. E.
Francke conducting the services.
The quartette of the Moravian i
choir sang the following selections: ;
"Asleep in Jesus," "Blessed are the 1
Dead," "How Blest the Righteous," I
and "Nearer My God to Thee." i
White Enamel
Iron Bed and
Steel Frame
Wire Spring
Only $4.20
At BROWN'S FURNITURE STORE.
Theo. Lisken,
THE WAYNE COUNTY
UPHOLSTERER !
Cabinet and Furniture Work.
Repairing Neatly Done.
Hair Mattresses made over like new.
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526 So. Main St., HONESDALE.
AUDITOR'S NOT1CK.
Estate of MARIA HUFTELN
Late of Preston, deceased.
The undersigned, nil Auditor appointed to
report distribution of said estate, will attend
the duties of his appointment, on
TllKSIIAV. MAY IS. 11KI3.
I at 10 o'clock a. in., at hlsollicc in the borough
ot Honesdale, at widen time and place an
claims against said estate must be presented,
or recourse to the fund for distribution will
bo lost I). L. ltOWLANl). Auditor.
Honesdale. Pa ., April 20, liHKI. :
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or military operations. The aero
plane or heavier-than-air machines, i
while It will find its greatest use
In military operations, and as a
pleasure craft, still has much prom
ise of practical utility for traveling
cross country flights, as it carries as
high as six persons. The modern
machines cost $10,000,000 and the
battleships ?15, 000,000, being ?5,-
000,000 in favor of the aeroplane.
Flying machines can probably be
made In large numbers in the near
future at an actual cost of $600
each, capable of carrying two sold
iers with a substantial equipment
of light arms, tools and high ex
plosives. Thus at the cost of the
latest thing in battleships, 25000
aeroplanes could bo built capable
of transporting an army of 50,000
men well armed. Flying machines
are no longer a subject ot ridicule
but engage the serious attention of
scientific men and mathematicians
There will never he puch n thing
ns commercial aerial freighters.
Freight will continue to drag its
slow length along the patient earth.
HENRY Z. KUSSKLL.
l-RESIDKXT.
ANDREW THOMPSON
vice rnr.sinEKT.
EDWIN K. TORRKY,
CAS1IIKR.
ALBERT C, LINDSAY,
ASSISTANT CA8U1KR.
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank was Organized In December, I&36, and Nationalized
In December, 1864.
Since Its organization it has paid in Dividends
to its Stockholders,
$1,905,800.00
The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on the HONOR
ROLL, from the factthotlts Snrplus Fund more than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 9
are YOU in
The world lias always been divided into two classes those who have
saved, those 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 a
advancement and happiness.
The spenders are slaves to the savers. It is the law of nature. We
want you to br a saver to open an account in our Savings Department
and be independent.
One Dollar will Start an'Account.
Th!s Bank wiH be pleased to receive all I
or a portion of YOUR banking business, j