THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1000.
CANAL BED FOIt HAILHOAD.
Uoncsilnlc and Lake Ariel to be
Connected.
The Seranton Tribune la responsi
ble for the following:
The building of the proposed
Seranton, Dunmore and Lake Ariel
road of which all preliminaries have
been dellnitely decided on will very
probably servo as a link in a belt
line touching all lakes and pleas
ure places in Northeastern Penn
sylvania. Just as soon as the pro
moters of the Lake Ariel road be
gin the work of laying tracks, the
Honesdale railway company back
ed by Former Auditor E. B. Har
denberg and John Kuhbach will In
stall the rest of the belt. For this
work the capital has been furnish
ed, the Honesdale road holds a
charter and plans for the building
of the line have all been mapped
out.
According to the present plans,
the Honesdale interests are to
start building out of Lake Ariel
where the proposed Seranton, Dun
more and Lake Ariel line will have
its terminal. Connecting at the
lake with the line from this end
the belt will extend to Hawley then
to White Mills nnd to Honesdale.
There the line will circle for the
completion of the bolt, retiming to
touch Seeiyvllle, Proiupton, Wny
mart, and Lako Lodorc, passing
Fnrviow and tho new State hospital
for tho criminal Insane nnd on to
Carbomlale. Tills route Includes
about all the lakes and summer re
sorts In this end of the state.
The Honesdale railway company
owns tho right of way for a line
nlong tho old canal bank from
Honesdale to Hawley and also has
decided on tho route for tho re
mainder of the way. The belt com
pleted will make it possible for one
to go from Seranton to Lake Ariel
in the morning, take luncheon at
the lake and continue the trip over
tho belt line and make the circle in
the afternoon. As an excursion
trip and pleasure ride it should
prove the biggest sort of a boom.
Senator Hardenbergh was in
Seranton recently, and discussed
the proposed road ho nnd John
Kuhbach are behind. The work It
is understood will bo started Just
as soon as the promoters of the
Seranton, Dunmore and Lake Ariel
line get to the building of that
line.
Not (Jonerally Understood.
.Many persons are under the im
pression that a letter once mailed
is no longer tho property of the
sender, but belongs to the person to
whom it Is addressed. This is an
error. Under tho postal regula
tions of the United States and the
rulings of the highest courts in tho
land, a letter docs not belong to
the addressee until it is delivered
to him. Tho writer has a right to
reclaim and regain possession of it
provided he can prove to the satis
faction of the postmaster at the
office from which it was sent that
he was the writer of it. Even after
the letter has arrived at the office
which is its destination and before ;
It has been delivered to tho ad
dressee, It may be recalled by the
writer by telegraph through the
mailing office.
Would You?
The Minneapolis Star asks a few
questions which are worthy of con
sideration: Wants to know if you
were about to have a wedding in
you family if you would herald the
facts in a hand-bill? If a member
of your family died would you an
nounce it on a bill-board? If your
wife gave a reception would you
give the account thereof to the
theatre-program man? No. Then
why don't you put your business
announcements in the newspaper,
where they will be seen, and read?
Yes, why?
Holand Rosier Killed by Curs.
Roland Rosier, aged sixteen years,
a brakeman on the mine locomotive
at the Coalbrook colliery, at Carbon
dale, was thrown under a moving trip
of cars Friday morning, both legs be
ing crushed between tho knees and
hips. He was hurried In the ambul
ance to Emergency hospital, but his
injuries were of such a serious nature
that there was no hope to be realized
from a surgical operation. Within an
hour the youth was dead.
The body was removed to Burns'
morgue and afterwards taken to the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Rosier, on Dundaff street.
Too Deep.
A local exchange on Thursday
printed tho following: "When shoes
are removed, put them upon trees,
and they will retain their Bhape.
Watch your heels and do not let
them get run over. It Is fatiguing
to walk on heels that are out of
shape." A newsboy, yesterday,
was studying this Item and finally
exclaimed: "What rotten gab!
Hang your shoes on trees to keep
'em In shape!" and "'don't get your
heels run over. It will hurt you
to walk. Hully gee what slush!"
Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
Tho Quarterly Convention of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the
district including Seranton and
Wllkes-Barre will meet in Grace
Episcopal church on Saturday and
Sunday, July 17th and 18th. Dele
gates from these two cities and from
other places will be entertained in
various homes. Among the speak
ers -will be Mr. H. E. Gilpin, the
well known railroad official; Paul
W. Gardner, a former Honesdale
boy, will have charge of, one of the
conferences.
FOUKTH OF JULY VICTIM.
Leroy Tanner Died of Lockjaw on
Sunday Evening.
Leroy Tanner died at his home In
Hawley on Sunday evening after a
day's illness of lockjaw and blood
poisoning, which was caused by be
ing shot in the leg by a blank cart
ridge pistol. Mr. Tanner nnd a num
ber of relatives were visiting at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Bodle, of Cherry Ridge, on Monday,
July 5th. Leroy was standing near
his brother, who had the pistol In
his hand, the latter pulled the trig
ger of the pistol, the contents strik
ing Leroy's leg, causing a slight
wound. The injury did not imme
diately cause the latter any trouble.
On Saturday evening, while eating
supper, he was taken suddenly ill
and died the following day. De
ceased was twenty-live years of
age. He Is survived by his mother
nnd step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Au
gust Lyons; one sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Bodle, and a brother, William.
Mr. Tanner was well known in
Honesdale and vicinity having been
employed at the Krantz tc Smith
Cut Glass company. For the past
few months he lias been employed
by the Clinton Cut Class Company
In Aldenvllle. The factory closed
for a two weeks' lay off. and Mr.
Tanner was spending his vacation in
Hawley. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon at 1:3U o'clock.
Don't Let Mini (icl Von.
Towanda. Pa., Is sending warn
ing to neighboring towns and cities,
against one L. S. Burns who lias
evidently "bested" peoplo of that
locality. Burns operations and his
personal description are described
as follows: Ho claims to represent
the Woodbury Soap Co., of New
York, and delivers two dozen cakes
of' toilet soap and upon payment of
? 10.00 or more down, to furnsli
200 bars of laundry soap which the
farmer is to cut In half and deliver
to his neighbors as samples. Bums
promising to give them premiums
for so doing In tho shape of dishes,
clocks, chairs, and many other ar
ticles. Burns is described as about
55 years of age; weight 170 pounds;
height nearly G feet; complexion
dark; eyes peculiar and teeth in
cased with gold.
The Woodbury Soap Co. has writ
ten denying his authority to act as
their agent and are asking for his
apprehension.
Bicycle Thieves.
During the past few weeks sever
al bicycles have been stolen. On
Thursday evening a wheel owned
by Prof. II. A. Oday was taken from
in front of the City Hall. Mr. Oday
was attending the meeting of the
Old Homo Week committee. When
ho came out of the building he
could not llnd his bicycle. No trace
of it has since been discovered.
Several weeks ago Eddie Rieh
enbacker lost his bicycle, which was
taken from In front of his brother's.
plaee on Main street. On Friday
officer John J. Canivan recovered
the bicycle. A boy who claimed ho
found it in the rear of the Dela-
ware and Hudson freight depot, was
riding it down the street. The
bicycle was returned to Mr. Richen
baker and the hoy released as he
gave a very good explanation as to
tho manner In which ho came into
possession of the wheel.
Dr. Newton's Bad Luck.
A dispatch from Nicholson, Pa.,
of Friday says: Last night Dr. C.
R. Newton, who lives on a farm
about two miles from town, went
out to his barn to catch a chicken
In trying to catch tho chicken he
knocked his head against a uenm
with such force as to render him
unconscious. In falling ho over
turned a lighted lantern which set
lire to tho barn. Someone saw the
lire and barely succeeded In rescu
ing the doctor. The barn was con
sumed. It contained a new en
silage cutter and a small quantity
of hay. At one time it was thought
that the house would burn also.
The Nicholson lire company started
with their engine, but did not
reach the doctor's, as they wero
told that the danger for the house
was past.
Banked In a Trunk uud Lost Ills
Bundle.
Ephralm Pickering, of Nicholson
township, Wyoming Co., disdained
banks, and stored ?1000 in bills and
several hundred dollars in gold in a
trunk. When ho went to add more
money to the hoard a few days ago
he found tho trunk as bare of money
as Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard
was of bones. Suspicion rested upon
ono Fred M. Morris, a relative by
marriage, who was keeper of a saloon
in Elmira. Morris was arrested and
extradition papers havo been asked
for to bring him back to Wyoming
county for trial.
Should Raise That Preachers'
Salary.
Residents of the little country
town of Goshen, Mass., havo an in
teresting subject for gossip in the
arrival of a new preacher from
Chicago with eight children, four of
whom are a double pair of twins, or
quadruplets. The mother is the
wife of the Rev. Samuel Howe Sec
combe, who has come to a pastorate
which pays ?600 a year.
The oldest child of the family is
fourteen. The four babies are
three weeks old. The mother la 45
years old and the father fifty. The
father la a native of New England,
but has lived In Chicago many
years, and until this quartet came
no children had been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Seccombo for four years.
PEOPLE OF TOE
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Itobert Gordon Valentine, the new
commissioner of Indian affairs, got his
first training In the bureau he now
heads as private secretary to former
Commissioner Lcupp. During his four
years' connection with the bureau he
has made an exhaustive study of the
Indian problem. A great part of his
time has been spent In travel, visiting
the various tribes that make up the
300,000 Indian population of Uncle
Sam's domains. To do this he had to
visit twenty-six states In which the
Indians nre scattered, and a great pari
ltOUIUlT Q. VALENTINE.
or ms travels were made in tho sad
dle. It is Mr. Valentine's Intention to
keep up this policy, so far as his new
duties will permit, with a view to de
veloping the red man along social and
economic linos. "We will try to make
the Indian help himself," he says.
The new Indian commissioner is a
native of Massachusetts, a graduate of
Harvard and Is thirty-six years old.
Before going to Washington as a news
paper man ho was successively an in
structor In the Boston Institute of
Technology, a bank clerk in New York
and a railroad statistician in the west.
Hedin's Experience In Tibet.
fiven Iledln, tho celebrated Swedis
oxpiotcr, who lias just returned from
a journey through the unknown parts
of Tibet, has had many narrow es
capes from death In the course of his
adventurous career. lie was once res
cued by an auxiliary expedition when
ho had been lost for several weeks on
tho "roof of the world." The doctor In
the party describes his appearance at
the time ho -was found, "His tongue
was white, dry and swollen, his Hps
bluish, his cheeks sunken, his eyes dull
nnd glassy."
Speaking of that experience, Dr. Ile
dln tells that ho found a small pool of
water after going three days without
a drink. In ten minutes he had ab
sorbed five pints of tho fluid.
End of a Gould Romance.
Mrs. Howard Gould, who has just
secured a decree of separation from
her husband, will in tho future bo com
pelled to struggle along on a paltry
$30,000 a year. That was the amount
of alimony allowed her by Judge Dowl
Ing of the Now York supremo court.
During the trial of tho case it was
shown that Howard Gould, who is tho
third son of tho late Jay Gould, was in
receipt of an Income of about $1,000,
000 per annum. The court decided
that Mi's. Gould could live comfortably
on $.'!,000 a month, although she de
manded about fight times that sum.
Before her marriage to Mr. Gould In
1S9S Mrs..Gould, then Katberino Clem
mons, had been on the stage a number
of years. She had been successful in
California and later for flvo years bad
scored In London under tlie patronage
of "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Since the wedding the noward
Goulds have been much In tho public
eye in one form or another. When
they were abroad several years ago
tho kaiser and the czar wero enter
tained on their yacht. But they never
secured entry to the smart set of New
York.
Morphy's Witty Comment.
Tanl Morphy, the famoua chess play
er, onco nttended church lu New Or
leans -when tho bishop of a foreign
dliK'osKi was present. The young rector
of the church bad prepared a sermon
In honor of his distinguished visitor In
the delivery of which he tired every
one except the bishop, who paid close
attention. Part of the congregation
left the church.
"Wen," said Morphy, "that preacher
la tho first man I ever mot who hadn't
sense enough to stop -when he bad
nothing left but a bishop."
Labor Saving.
Tho youngster bad the proverbial
aversion to soap and water, and bla
teacher said to him one morning after
be entered tho little sehoolhouse:
"Jimmy, Tm ashamed of you. Your
cheek 1b all black and sticky. Go to
the hydrant nnd wash It"
Jimmy went out to the hydrant,
moistened his wash rag and rubbed
soap over It Then, rag In band, be
returned to the schoolroom
"Which cheek did yon say?" he In.
Quired.
CQVWSHT, BTCLINEDIN8T, WASH. P.O. .
HEALTH AND EEAUTV.
A cup of cold water before retirlua
and a cup of hot water lu the morning
before breakfast work like magic as a
cure for Indigestion.
Almond meal Is preferred by some
women to soap and acts as n pleasing
alternative to soap at any time. This
softens, cleanses and whitens the skin.
The most easily digested foods which
contain the greatest amount of nour
ishment mid arc free from adds and
starches are those best adapted to the
child's needs.
A glass of warm water before break
fast Is a tonic for tho whole system.
If the complexion Is in need of Im
provement try squeezing half a lemon
Into the water just before drinking.
Have as nice towels as you can af
ford, but pay less attention to the qual
ity than to their cleanliness. There la
little use of careful scrubbing if a
half soiled towel is used for drying.
Sties almost invariably indicate u
weakened condition of the system, but
external applications relieve and bet
ter the lids. A pomade for the pur
pose Is made from four grama white
vaselino and live centigrams each of
white precipitate and oil of birch.
This is applied at night. A drop of
belladonna on a lump of sugar la an
old fashioned remedy that Is taken
when symptoms of a sty are first mani
fested. At the same time tho lids are
to bo bathed In warm elder llower wa
ter. A skin whitening preparation that
can be easily mado at home la In tho
proportion of two tnblespoonfula of
oatmeal, a half tablcspoouful of pow
dered" borax and a half pint of rose
water. Let the mixture stand three
days, strain and add a half ounce of
alcohol. Tho addition of the alcohol
prevents the souring which la' tho
drawback to so many oatmeal prep
arations. If preferred, instead of using
all oatmeal It can be mixed with half
this bulk of almond meal. Either of
kheso washes makes the skin feel soft
and smooth if rubbed on the bauds or
face after washing.
The biggest problem of nil to the wo
man who would keep her good looks Is
the matter of wrinkles. A generation
ago she gave up without a fight, but
since the coming of massage and sim
ple devices of all sorts she dares no
longer Indulge in such disfiguration us
long as it may bo prevented'. One wo
man's simple cure-all is the cream
bath. She dabs her face with hot wa
ter until It la heated thoroughly, then
applies the cream fresh from the dairy,
letting it dry on her face. She puts
ou more cream, massaging it into the
wrinkles particularly. It la then
washed with warm water nnd lightly
nowdcrcd.
Not an Oyster.
A party of tlrod and hungry travel
?ra in a small European town saw a
house decorated with a peculiar sign
and Immediately entered and demand
ed to bo served with oysters.
"This is not a restaurant," said tho
courteous gentleman who met them.
"1 am an aurist."
"Isn't that an oyster hung outside
the door?" asked one.
"No, gentlemen, it Is an ear."
Reassured.
A wealthy man living In an English
village who took great interest In tho
church, offered to give the choir a
treat nnd decided on the really prince
ly one of taking them for a week to
Paris. This he did, escorting them
while there to all the places of inter
est and beauty in that charming city,
but not during the whole of their stay
or even on the return did one of the
men say to him that they had liked
tho trip or had enjoyed themselves.
Naturally anxious to kuow whether
they had done so, a few days after
their return he asked one of the
churchwardens, a farmer In the vil
lage, whether he thought tho men had
enjoyed their time In Paris. The
churchwarden cogitated for a moment
or two.
"Well, sir," ho said at length, "1
ain't heard no complaints."
THE TOWN THAT
PUSH BUILT
II.Thc Sensible Grocery Man
HERE Is the grocery man who got
The money for thing the work
man bought,
And while he still was feeling glad1
He read the local butcher's aaV
He quickly hurried down the street
And bought a good supply of meat,
For which a settlement he made
With the money the honest workman
paid.
P. S. The local dealer who's up to snuff"
Will ahiiavs advertise his stuff".
The
Scrap Book
A Better Place.
There was pie for dessert, and the
small son of the hostess, taking advan
tage of the presence of company, plead
ed for a second helping and got it.
After he had eaten It all he showed
signs of distress and was soon howl
Sng lustily and doubled up with pain.
A rather prim lady who was present
laid to the bor's mother: "lie's got
no business to yell like that. If ho
were my child he'd get a good sound
spanking."
"He deserves it," the mother ndmlt
ted. "I don't believe, though, In spank
Ing him on a full stomach."
"Neither do I," said the visitor, "but
you can turn him over."
Laughter.
Worry stalked along tho road,
Trouble sneaking nfter.
Then Black Care and Grief and Goad,
Enemies to Laughter.
But old Laughter, with a shout,
Rose up and attacked 'cm,
Put tho sorry pack to rout,
Walloped 'em and whacked 'cm.
Laughter frivols day and night.
Sometimes lie's a bubble.
But ho hath a deal of might
In n bout with Trouble.
-John Komlrlck nangu In AlnBlco's Mag
azine. Liked the Treatment.
A slater who was engaged upon the
roof of a house In Glasgow fell from
the ladder and lay in an unconscious
state upon the pavement. One of the
pedestrians In the street who rushed
to the aid of the poor mnn chanced to
have a tlask of spirits in his pocket,
and, to revive him, began to pour n
little down his throat.
"Canny, mon, canny." said a man
looking on, "or you'll choke him."
The "unconscious" slater opened his
eyes and said quietly, "Pour awn'.
mon, pour awa'; ye're doln' fine."
Storming the Winning Post.
William IV. of England, who was
bred to the sea, had no particular pre
dilection for horse racing, but he so
far interested himself In the sport as
to take up his brother's stud to run
out tho engagement of George IV.
Just previous to tho first appearance
of the royal stud in his name tho train
er sought an interview to know what
was the royal pleasure how many
horses the king would send down.
How the trainer must have stared
when he heard the sailor king, as If
giving a command for a three decker
to fire a broadside, order the whole
stud, upward of 100 horses, to be let
off a't one shot for a single race!
"Send down the whole squad!" paid
the king. "Some of them, I suppose,
will win."
Willing to Please.
A large and elegant hotel furnished
on the most luxurious lines was erected
at a fashionable resort. A magnificent
orchestra performed every evening In
tho hotel dining room, but ou one oc
casion, out of season, the house was
so empty that the manager dispatched
the following telegraph message to the
head offices of the company: "Only
one guest, but orchestra of thirty
What shall I do?"
And the prompt reply came, "If guest
dissatisfied, engage six more lnusl
clans!"
Why He Got Married.
A $900 per annum clerk in one of
Uncle Sam's departments at Washing
ton was recently approached by a co
worker who asked if It wero true, as
rumor had It, that tho $000 person was
about to marry.
"It Is." was the laconic response.
"Surely, old mnn," said tho other,
with that freedom permitted an Inti
mate friend, "you don't think that
your present Income would justify you
In taking a wife."
"To be perfectly frank," said th
other, "I do not."
"Then what on earth can bo your
reason for taking this serious step?"
"I have no reason," was the calm
response. "I am In love." Llppln
cott's. Humor of the Stump.
During a warm political campaign
an "old timer" took the stump. Wheth
er he gathered many lost sheep Into
the fold of his party or not, he cer
tainly did not detract from tho humor
of tho situation. Ou one occasion a
crowd of people gathered to bear him
speak.
"Fellow citizens," he roared, "our op
ponents are resorting to every form of
vllcncss. to dlshoncat nnd underhand
tricks, to inconceivable meanness, to
the corruption of voters, but we warn
them" his thunder shook tho roof
"wo warn them, fellow citizens, that
that is a game that two can play at!"
Courage.
Courage Is a virtue that the young
caunot spare; to lose it Is to grow old
before the time. It Is better to make
a thousand mistakes and suffer a thou
sand reverses than run away from bat
tle. Henry Van Dyke.
He Learned a Lot.
Onco a boy thought ho would braid
a mule's tall. Later, when his father
was trying to straighten up his fea
tures so that bis mothex wouldn't have
to get acquainted with him all over
again, ho nsked, "Father, will I ever
bo beautiful any more?'
"No, my child," said theJfatheit, as
he delicately pried the bridge of the
lad's nose Into something like Its old
time form, "no, my child, you, will Dov
er be beautiful, but you'll know a
flanged sight more."
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