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JUSTICE OK THE SUl'HEME COL'ltT 1
. Judge Hubert Von Moseh.lskcr, I
of Philadelphia.
AUDITOR GEXEHAIi, J
A. E. SISSON, !
, of Erie. 1
: STATE THEASLHEH, j
Jeremiah A. Slober, I
of Lancaster.
JUHY COMMISSIONEH,
V. II. Ititlloi'k.
Harry K. Thaw's resolution never
-to take another drink or to carry a
gun, will probably be properly kept
so long as he resides in the Mat
tewan asylum, unless the officials
there have queer rules.
"Robert Dacon, a man of wealth,
will be appointed Ambassador to
France," says the Philadelphia
Star. Why certainly. Did ever
any one hear of a man who didn't
have wealth being appointed Am
bassador to anywhere?
"Prison for dealers In white slaves
is a mild form of punishment.
There ought to be a tread mill or
stone-breaking Job for them," says
the Philadelphia Inquirer. We de
mur. They are the only so-called
human beings who should be elec
trocuted. "Fine, imported sardines, packed
in olive oil," sold by several stores
state Pure Food Commissioner, to j six hundred delegates, represent
be just common, ordinary, every- ing the sixty-live thousand Knights
day "chubs" and the "olive oil" a , of Pythias of this State, are in
product of peanuts. Seven dealers i Wilkes-IJnrre at the forty-second
were arrested, who pleaded Ignor- animal State convention. The ses
ance of the fraud. sions are to bo held in hum Temple
The Pennsylvania Railroad re
ports that more perishable freight
was shipped by farmers of Southern
New Jersey during the month of
July than in any previous month
in the history of that section. A
million and a halt" dollars worth of
produce was distributed over the j
New England states, the Middle
West and Canada from points lo- j
cated on the West Jersey and Sea-,
shore railroad, and a part of the
Pennsylvania system.
The aesthetic, soulful
cay of
Des Moines, In., is about to equip
all its factories with calliopes in
stead of whistles the latter "make
such a discordant noise." When
the lfiO steam plants of the city
play the workman's 7 o'clock "as
sembly" "I Can't Get 'Em Up,"
for instance all in different times
and tones, Honesdale's caterwauling
steam screechers will be Eollan
harps as compared to the fiendish
racket that will ensue. A news
paper man is said to have originated
the scheme, and wo are ashamed
of him.
Arthur Haas, a despondent young
man, of 2C years, performed anew
and novel hanging, upon himself,
in Pittsburg, Friday. He attached
a rope, ten feet long, to the top
most post, tied the other end around
his neck, straddled the banister
and slid, until he was brought up
by the taut rope. It was a perfect
job. His neck was dislocated.
This is a valuable idea for people
who now "humanely" shock people
to death by electricity. I5y placing
criminals feet foremost into a can
non, with tills rope attachment,
how much more
candidate would
beautifully the 1
be "exported," i
when the match was applied.
In New York State a law goes
into effect Sept. 1st, 100!), which
provides that children, under 10
years, cannot be convicted of any
"crime" except murder; all other
offences will be "juvenile"
dolin-1
fluencies." Among them are classed ing with another, it is simply cow
burglary, larceny, etc. Why not ! ardly and low-lived. Tho cause Is
includo murder? That would bo
just as much of a "juvonilo de
linquency," in fact, as tho others
mentioned. Now York in its ex
treme "philanthropy" toward the
rising generation, is preparing to
turn looso upon tho world more
criminals than over, for do not
think that the old criminals will not
tako immediato ndvantaso of this
foolish law, by employing these now
"immunes" to do thoU' work.
Mrs. Alma V. Lafferty is now the
only woman member of the Colo
rado legislature, She has made a
splendid record. She Is a wife and
mother, and a good homckeeper.
The average Congressional jour-
Capital Is 702 miles, and figured on
the basis of three cents a mile,
1 which Is almost liberal enough to
Include Pullman charges in most
sections, the Congressmen average
522.SG for every trip.
Judge Sadler, of Carlisle, last
week sentenced Frank Kauppman,
who had been convicted of stealing
brass from the Cumberland H. H.
Co., to two years In the penitentiary
and to pay a line of $5 and costs.
We note this to give the public to
understand that It mustn't steal
brass. If you wish to do something
bad, rob a bank. Your chances to
escape punishment are greater.
An aquarium six by six feet in di
mensions is being constructed in
the State Musuem for the housing
of some of the queerer varieties of
fish and turtles found in the streams
of the State. Curator Rothrock, of
the museum, already has several
specimens for the collection. These
are some soft-shelled turtles and
some dogfish from the Susquehanna
river. That the Susquehanna, un
less at its mouth, contained dog
fish, will be news to most people.
The Stroudsburg Jeffersonian is
responsible for the statement that
prisoners in the Carbon County
jail, have, it has been discovered
by the commissioners of that coun
ty, been detained in that prison for
weeks after sentences have expired,
so that the sheriff could get 45
cents per day for feeding and caring
for them. If that is true, the one
who illegally detains them should,
himself, be legally detained for a
while.
and will continue until Friday.
Much interesting and important
business U to be transacted at this
convention and among the chief
thingH will be a proposed reduction
in the initiation fee and the lower
Ins of the ago limit.
when ome unfortunate marries
a gM who doesn't know ami doesn't
(lesiro to ,mw how t0 cook a ,,e.
cclU me. ol- victuals, he is dis-
gusted, and at once concludes that
all girls are alike in that respect.
! Ho then lrlvns vent tn liis iHsnn-
'
poiiiuneni. in some newspaper, line
the Carbondale Leader, arraigning
the whole girl outfit of the country.
That is nonsensical. There isn't
one girl in a dozen, who is of
marriageable age, but who does
know how to cook, and the "soft
i impeachment" simply makes the
j man and the paper ridiculous.
HACK TO MATTEAWAN.
Harry K. Thaw, by the decision
, of Justice Mills, handed down on
j Thursday last, is still insane and
j was remanded to Mattawan Asy
lum. The prisoner took the de
cision coolly. His only statement
was a denial of the assertion that in
the court's opinion he still had the
same delusion that had driven him
to commit homicide.
The determination, that as a
prisoner, he has not yet recovered,
Is based principally on the opinion
of Dr. Baker, Assistant Superintend
ent at Mattewan. "All such au
thorities are publics officers with
no conceivable motives except to do
their duty," says the court. The
court is more convinced by the tes
timony by the alienist for the state
than by the prisoner's experts,
Thaw evidently made a bad impres
sion upon the Justice by his actions
botli on and off the witness stand.
The Scranton Republican is of
the opinion, and very properly, too,
that when a woman or man resorts
to the excuse of "hypnotic power,"
to excuse themselves of wrong-do-
almost invariably In his or her own
Inclination, and afterward In lack
of principle. "It is characteristic
of many people," says tho Republi
can, "thnt they wisli to shift tho
blamu of tliolr deeds upon another.
Tho most accommodating refugo for
a woman is in tho hypnotic theory,
while for a man tho "unwritten Paw"
remains a convenient apology.
Botlj nro equally cowardly and In
suillcient as providing n motive."
The new Lackawanna freight de
pot in Scranton, now in process of
construction, will represent an ex
penditure of $60,000.
President Taft has employed a
Boston fat-destroyer who says he
will reduce the President's weight
thirty pounds in one month. It is
to bo hoped that success may attend
his efforts. Not that it is any par
ticular business of ours, yet we
have a natural anxiety as regards
the personal appearance of the "first
.gentleman of America."
The New York Labor Bulletin
issued under tho direction of State
Commissioner of Labor John Wil
liams, shows a substantial Increase ,
in prosperity, particularly among ;
the wage earners. The percentage
of idleness among organized wage j
earners in New York State, which at j
the end of March, 190S, was 35.7 1
per cent., or the highest on record
for that date since 1S96, was at j
the end of March of the present j
year, 21.1 per cent, returns repre- j
senting over 350,000 wage earners.
THE 1). & II. RAILROAD.
Delaware & Hudson's report for
the half year ended June 30th last
shows an increase in gross earnings
of $407,214, or 4.6 per cenf., over
the same period a year ago, and a
comfortable lead in net of ?206,
748 equivalent to 6.1 per cent.
Comparatively speaking the year
19 OS was a trying period for the
D. & H., although the company was
enabled to show 12.39 per cent,
earned on its capitalization of $42,
400,000. In that year the net
earnings of the coal company fell
off $104,365, compared with the
previous year, the decline, however,
being due to the increased expenses,
the gross receipts showing a gain
of $252,701 over 1907. Railroad
net earnings declined to the extent
of 57S2.000.
While it Is yet too early to fore
cast the year's showing with any
degree of accuracy, it will not be
misleading to state that on the
basis of tho six months' earnings,
the twelve months will show some
thins like 115.3 per cent, earned on
the capital stock. This statement
Is conservative in view of tho fact
that there is every reason for be
lieving that the last six months
will make a much better compara
tive showing than the first half
year.
Old Home Week Committees Meet.
Thursday evening last tho com
mittees on Old Home Week met for
consultation and instruction.
The session was called to order
by president, J. D. Weston. Minu
tes read and approved.
Sigmond Katz reported that 1.U00
large posters had been ordered for
the outside towns, advertising tho
week's events. The matter or pro
gramme was then taken up and the
following, after due deliberation,
was adopted:
Monday, Labor Day, the Cth
Reception of guests, two baseball
games, morning and afternoon.
Band concert in the evening.
Tuesday Civic nnd labor parade
in the afternoon; speech making at
the court house after parade. Law
rence band, of Scranton, will give
concert in the evening; lireworks
will be displayed from Irving Cliff
and a boat carnival held on Park
lake.
Wednesday Firemen's parade,
including visiting companies. Base
ball at 4:30 p. m. Evening enter
tainment tho same as preceeding
night.
Thursday Dedication new High
school building at 2 o'clock. Base
ball in afternoon and band concert
in the evening.
Chairman M. J. Kelly, of the mu
sic committee, stated that satisfac
tory arrangements had been made
with Mr. Lawrence, of Scranton,
for Ills band to play from Tuesday
to Thursday inclusive and that the
Honesdale Cornet Band and Maple
City Drum Corps have also been
secured to furnish music for the
celebration. Stated that they were
within apportionment allowed by
executive committee.
Chairman John Erk, finance; Hon.
F. P, Kimble, speakers; Martin Cau
ileld, privileges; F. W. Schuorholz,
athletics, all reported progress in
their respective committees.
W. J. Ferber, of tho firemen com
mittee reported that tho Alert Hook
and Ladder company had Invited
llawluy, Narrowsburg, Honesdale,
Port Jcrvls and C'arbundnle, nnd the
Chemical Engine company of Texas
No. 1, Forest City. The homo com
panies have not received acceptance
from all invited companies as yet.
V. F. Suydam, civic parade, floats,
etc., reported that IS different boclnl
and fraternal organizations of the
town had been notified and woro
asked to furnish lloats for tho par
ado. Of tho number tho following
havo responded: Knights of Colum
bus, .Maonnerclior, Business Mon's
Association, Murray Company, hard
ware donlo"", ...Hi "";v,T''fT!i ' mi,'
other biwiiuhs pl.ii is Juno uxprciiicd
a wllllngnnrt to enter.
Mayor Kuhbarh said his ronnnlt-
tee, that of invitations, was ready to
act at once; thnt ns soon as tho in
vitations are printed they would be
taken car'o of by tho committee.
Hon. W. 11. Dlmmlck, chairman
of reception of guests, was not
present.
Robert Murray, of tho fireworks
I committee, stated that an expert
was in Honesdale and hold a con
ference with him regarding tho high
points surrounding Honesdale to
display the fireworks and that he
decided upon Irving Cliff as it would
eliminate the danger problem if
that point were used. Mr. Murray
asked for an extra appropriation of
$35 over the allotted amount of
$100. He claimed the expert would
furnish a programme of IS num
bers, each evening for $50 per
night, the extra amount $35, being
for tho export. Tho display could
bo seen for two miles from tho cliff
i and would last from 40 to 50
1 minutes.
H. H. Richards, of tho decorating
committee, asked for $100 additional
to amount apportioned him. Claimed
that it was impossible to build
arches and do tho necessary trim
ming on $200. Stated that Mr.
Fuhrman would furnish street
stringers for $2 a piece, of different
colors, which would make a continu
ous decoration from one end of
Main street to the other. It would
take from 60 to 70 banners to deco
rate Main street. The meeting then
adjourned.
NEAHBY NEWS.
Masked burglars have caused a
reign of terror in Mayfleld, Simpson
and Jermyn last week. No less than
seven places have been entered, and,
while little money has been se
cured, the masked men who have
broken into houses have thoroughly
cowed the inhabitants of the towns
mentioned.
Samuel Darkes, employed as a
clgarmaker in the factory of Miles
Bressler, at Freeland, Luzerne
county, committed suicide, at 10
o'clock Friday morning by shoot
ing himself in the head with a 35
calibre revolver. The ball lodged
in his brain and it is presumed that
his death was instantanous.
An unknown man, supposed to be
an employe of the Scranton Coal
company, was instantly killed and
his body horribly mangled by being
run over by a D. & H. train near
Mayileld Sunday last at :i o'clock !
in the afternoon. The body was '
taken to the morgue of Undertaker !
lienerick, but has not been identi-1
lied. j
At Dalton, Pa.. Charles Ciim
luings, a chauffeur, on Saturday
evening, was terribly burned, and
the automobile he was trying to
fix, while a bystander held a lighted ,
lamp, was totally destroyed by an
explosion. The trouble was caused
by tho lamp being hold too near the
gasoline tank. It is thought that
Cummings will recover, if he is not
too badly burned internally.
Fighting foreigners mixed things i
up in another stabbing affray at
Mayileld Thursday night. The fight
was tho culmination of a drinking
orgy in a big boarding house. John ,
Marcheck was stabbed in the left
lung by George Schulofski. The i
assailant and another one of the
brawlers are in the county jail.
William S. Weaver, of Just Right
Place, Scranton, father or Belle
Weaver, the girl killed by a rail
road train in Canada. July (5, and
who was himself reported missing
August 6, has returned home.
From his investigation Mr. Weaver
is convinced that the girl's death
was entirely accidental, that she
was run down while walking the
railroad track.
Watching a street sprinkler, an
eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Whiting, of Peekville, slipped from
the bench on which he was standing
and was impaled on a sharp picket,
which pierced his abdomen. He
was hurried home and an operation
performed by Dr. J. B. Grover, of
Peekville, and assisted by Dr. Rob
erts of Scranton.
Joseph Wnmass, who was shot at
Glen Lyons Inst Wednesday, died at
the Mercy hospital, Saturday. Stan
ley Wolcieowski, of Glen Lyons, is
under arrest charged with having
done tho shooting.
Tho young man accused of the
shooting is the son of a farmer and
tho shooting is said to have oc
curred while Wamass was picking
an apple in Wolcieowski's orchard.
Tills is denied, the defendant say
ing that ho and his father wore In
Mocanaqua at tho time of tho shoot
ing. Scranton led the country in tho
July showing of new buildings con
structed, according to tho total
amount of valuation. In the issue
of tho American Contractor, which
is tho recognized organ or building
interests throughout tho country,
tho palm for July Is given to that
city, tho porcontago of increases
over tho sanio month in tho pre
ceding your bolng .334. Tho next
nearest Increase in tho list of all
the leading cities of tho country is
thnt of Denver, with its .220 per
cent. Bridgeport comes third with
.203, whllo WIlkos-Barro trails in
far down tho list with a loss of
m r,t .,.,; 0!.., ,..,, ,r s
tot.il nidation 01'
i,!;!,! i, us coinpircii v:'.ii ,.-:
S2S for July, inns.
Susie, tho four-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Stcbblns, of
Little Meadows, was fatally burned
on Thursday, Aug. 5, while playing
with a burning torch made by light
ing a "cat-tall" or swamp Hag, satu
rated in kerosene.
Andrew Gondonlch, living at 17
Green place, Pine Brook, was struck
on the head by a falling brick while
passing a building In tho 900 block
Olive street, Scranton. Ills skull I
is probably fractured and his head '
severely cut. Ho Is at tho State
hospital. 1
An unknown man, apparently an
Italian, aged about 35 years, was
struck by the west-bound Black
Diamond Express about 5 o'clock
Thursday evening at a point
near Mldvale and Instantly killed,
his remains being horribly mangled.
They were put aboard tho train
nnd taken to Plttstou where they
were turned over to the care of
Undertaker Howell by Deputy Coro
ner Smith.
After enjoying a day of sport,
fishing at a summer resort, James
Skuse, a resident of Yntesville, met
instant death while hurrying to
catch the 6:05 train for home.
While running he stubbed his shoe
against a piece of rail that is used
to convey the handcar into a small
shanty, nnd with the force he fell
over the viaduct striking the ground
on a pile of stones. Death was al
most instantaneous.
Awakened by something on her
face, Mrs. Johm. McKnight, of
Shartlesviile, seized the object and
was horrified to feel it squirm in
her hand. She hurled it aside and
it fell upon the neck of her sleep
ing husband, who sprang out of bed
with a yell of terror. Then he
jumped back in bed again, and for
several minutes man and wife waited
In pitchy darkness while they could
hear something sliding about on the
floor. When the noise ceased Mc
Knight got up and lit a lamp.
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Ve Pay the Freight
No charge for packing this chair
It is sold for CASH
at BROWN'S FURNITURE STORE
at 354.5:
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IIKNIiY Z. i:t'SKU
PRhMDRST.
ANDREW THOMPSON
1. .: i iiFMnn.vr.
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bnr.k was Organized In December, 1S3G, and Nationalized
in December, I8G4.
Since its organization it has paid in Dividends
lo its Stock holders,
$I,00
The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on theHONOR
ROLL, from the factjthat.lts Surplus Fund more than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 1
re li
The uuilil h:i- iiIu:ih been dividul into two chides tlifn-c who have
saved, tlitiM' wImi liac i iL-iit flic tluii'tv and the extravagant.
It is the miwi'h who hae built the Iioum'h, the mills, the l)iicljlt'r , the
railroad., the t-liip.- and all the utliei tfieat wnrUn which stand for man's
advancement ami happine.
Tin1 spemlerh are Mines to the niver?. It is the law of nnittte. Wi
tt ant you to lie a saver to open an account in our Savings Depaitiiient
nnd be independent.
One Dollar will Start an Account.
j(8
. or a norlto.'i of YCllv
After a long search he found a black
snnko colled under' tho sowing ma
chine. It was promptly dispatched.
Revival meetings will bo held in
tho church in Torrey, beginning on
Wednesday evening, September 1st.
Rev. Bonj. F. Watts, of Reading,
will assist the pastor.
SPECIAL SALE
OF-
UMriER,
Qoods
-AT-
MENiNER & CO.,
General Stores, Kc&T
Honesdale, Pa.
Sale of
QOODS
-AT-
:Very Low Prices
I IB II III 11 limn 1 1 I I III I llll
3SK)
KDWIN I TOUKKY
casiiii:k.
ALKKI'.TC. JJNDHAY
ASSISTANT CHI .1 I! i
5,000.00
JU m b
bai'.h'.fi business,
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