I THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1000. r Miss Finser's S--nn an n nti mi n In the little country village of Far nam wo had about thirty-live voters, and singularly enough they were all married. At every election for years our votes had been unanimously cast for the same party; wo were all doing pretty well, and few of us ever gavo a thought to making any change In politics, so there never wa3 any ex citement on voting day. But, about a year ago, Bill Suton'a maiden aunt came to live with him, as sho put it. "To Bpend the rest of her days with her dear nephew and keep an eye on him." She was supposed to have a llttlo money, (how much Bill was anxious to find out), had been through some ladles' college years ago, and had lec tured several times before different women's clubs, her favorite subjects being, "How to Manage a Husband," "How to Bring up Children" and "The Care of a Household." It did not take her long to get ac quainted with every woman In the village; It wouldn't take her long to get acquainted with every woman In ten villages. Sho was a thin, lively, meddlesome, spectacled, but clover, old lady who honestly thought she Improved everything she butted into. She formed a Married Woman's Im provement Society, and made all our wives members, Miss Clara Finser, the old lady herself, being president, secretary, lecturer and chief adviser. At first wo men looked upon the thing as a Joke, and when wo mot at tho vllago storo would have quito a laugh over it, but we were careful In our comments as none of us was anxious to got next to Miss Finser and her lively tongue. But wo soon began to feel the ef fects of tho M. . Improvement So cietj in our homes. "John," said my wife to mo one day, "don't you think we should go out with tho team at least three after noons a week? We are working too hard, and I don't feel so well as I used to some weeks ago." "Whose iden is that. Miss Fin ser's? I asked. "Yes, and I quite agree with her," sho replied. "Then we will think it over." That evening some of tho neighbor!) met at tho store; each of them aired some grievance that was put down to the work of the M. W. I. Society. Peter Barrows' wife was insisting on visiting the nearest city two days a week and taking singing lessons; Miss Finser said her voice waa worth It, Another man's wife wanted his property arranged so that any check or deed he signed would be of no use without her signature also; another wanted mandolin lessons; an-otiu-r a seventy-flve-dollar set of false teeth; the work she was doing around the house and farm demanded the best, she said, ind so on. We talked these things over and decided not to notice these demands of the women and at the same time notified Bull Suton that If this condi tion of things did not cease soon, there would be trouble for both him and his aunt. Bill said he did not want to Inter fere with her. and we all knew why. He had found out that the old lady's bank account was pretty good, and thought he was in line for it, but above all he was afraid of her tongue; she would sail into him on the least excuse until he was glad to go out In the fields and work for a rest; she would continue to talk when ha came back to meals, he got it fcr breakfast, dinner and supper. He was taking more hard cider than was good for him since his aunt arrived; he said it was Impairing his hearing. Tho State election was coming round and one question that we were to vote on this year was woman suf frage. The Women's Society, acting under tho advice of their energetic president, eased up In their small in dividual demands and began to work in a body for at affirmative vote. Miss Finser was almost as good at chasing the voters as she was at talking; every voter in the village sho buttonholed, every voter's wife got instructions not to let up, but re mind their husbands every day what was expected from them, and every voter, I believe, promised several times to voto the right way. I know I promised to voto correctly on the question correctly as I saw it. wnuo tne men did not arrange any concerted action, and did not oven talk very much among themselves about It, It could easily bo seen, how ever, that there was an undercurrent of feeling that boded ill for Miss Fin ser's pet object. In an address to the voters, in tho store, the night before election, Miss Finser said, among other things: "Whilo it may he doubtful about get ting a majority throughout tho Stata for woman suffrage, wo want this lit tle village of Farnum to be unani mous for it, thereby showing tho peo ple that, though wo may bo one of the smallest villages in tho Stato, in progressive ideas wo won't take second place to tho largest city in It, and I think from my conversations with you men, and my opinion of you, it will be unanimous." Wo applauded loudly, and sho went homo satisfied. Noxt day each voter dropped In at tho voting booth, which was fitted up In tho back room of tho village store, at such time that ho could make it convenient, registered his vnta 'noma of thnm with nn oitiru. Hvo wink, and then received tne thanks of Miss Finser, who remained at the door during tho time tho booth was opened. All tho men gathered together In the storo that evening about 8 o'clock to hear tho result, though there was no interest taken in any contest but that of woman suffrage. After a short wait, tho clerk of tho polling booth, who was the storekeep er himself, began to read the re sults. When ho came to tho question, "Shall women bo allowed to vote?" every one listened Intently: "Yes, 1; no, 34." For a few moments there were as tonishment and surprise at tho one sided vote, then a grin appeared on a few of the faces present; that grin was contagious all rignt; it spread, and spread rapidly, winding up In a minute or two in a loud roar of hearty laughter, whilo the storekeeper hur riedly fastened the door before any of the would-be female voters should hear tho racket When the laughter had subsided a little, some one hollered out, "Who's tho one?" At least 20 voices an swered "I am?" and then there was another roar of laughter. None of us seemed very anxious to find out who the one was; if we were positive about that wo would bo positive about the 34. Whilo everyone was Joking, smok ing and drinking, a sharp rap was heard at tho door; some one near un barred it, and, heavens above! who should walk in, close the door and stand with her back to It, but Miss Finser herself We all shrunk as her piercing glance Boomed to go clean through us. "What's the result?" Her sharp voice cleared the smoke out of the room. Nobody seemed anxious to tell. She turned to the storekeeper. "What is the result?" "One for; 34 against." Then turning to tho company sho eyed us all over with supreme con tempt. I was wishing I was home. Sho spoke; no one else could. "Tho poor women of this village have my dear sympathy; only one man in it. Those thirty-four are the most contemptible and small creatures I havo ever hoard toll of or met." With a disdainful look she went out and Bill Suton got up from be hind tho 'margarine counter. "I wish all you fellows could come home with mo to-night and share what I am going to get," he said, "but never mind, I'm that one, no ble voter, all right." "We all went home, and I guess all acted somewhat similar to the way I dh" when we got there. "Well," said my wife, "did we win?" "Maria, I'm disgusted; tho men In this village are a contemptible and small set of creatures; after all the work that was done to win, the vote was 34 to 1 against "ou." She stared at me In great surprise. "John, were you that one?" Gathering all the dignity and look ing as stern as I could with the aid of the hard cider that was In mo I looked her right In the eyes, saying: "Maria, during all the time you have known me did you ever know me to deceive you?" "Well, no, John." "Then don't ask me that question again; It hurt my feelings, and you should know how I voted." The next evening was the M. W. I. Society's weekly meeting night, and I, for one, would like to have bad the privilege of being present. All tho voters were curious to know what would .lappon. Wo wore wearing the same mys terlous smile when wo met, that is worn by third degree members of secret societies. My wife got ready to go to the meeting, saying to ma as she went out: "I don't care much about the vot ing part, John, but I am well satisfied that you did all you could." After sho had gone I had another fit of laughing like the one we had in the store when we first heard the result Before I had fairly recover ed, Pete Barrows put his head in at the doorway, saying: "I thought I'd look in, as I was passing by and let you see tho only man in the village.' Wo roared. He closed the door and went In about one hour my wife re turned and It needed only one glance at her to seo that something had hap pened. Taking off her hat and coat ' she throw them to one sldo and sat down, all flushed and excited "I will never havo any connection I with any women's society again. I i will mako my society right here, at home." "What was tho mutter, Maria?" asked, really and truly Interested. "What is the matter?" she repeat ed; "they are a conceited crowd. Miss Finser included. Sho Is going to leavo Farnum to-morrow for good, and am not sorry." "Neither am I," was my thought. "But what happened?" I asked. "Tho majority of them are quarrel ing yet. "There Is only ono honest man in tho villago and they are all married to him." It seems from what Maria told me after sho had recovered her com posure, that there was a full attend ance of tho members at the meeting, which oponcd, as usual, with prayer. Then President Fnlser opened in groat shape on the men of tho vll lago. "Wo havo In this villago tho most narrow-minded and untruthful set of men I havo over mot or heard of. I spoko to each and overy voter before election and each and overy voter as sured me that he would voto for us, Somo of them were so anxious to tell me so, that before I could say mora than a few words to them they said: '"All right, M!bb Finser, we know what you want, you can depend on us,' and see tho result! A cowardly lot, and pity you poor women who are married to them. The one laan who voted for us must be. and Is, a gentleman, whoever he Is.' " Nono of the members objected to this tirade, for tho simple reason that each one thought sho was mar ried to the lone voter, but llttlo Joe Bliss big wife, tho next spenker, spoil ed the wholo thing. Sho was begin ning to pride herself upon being a fluent talker; Bhe practiced consid erable on Joe. She said: "I quite agree with our president in her remarks on tho mean and cow ardly action of the men; at the same time, I sympathize with my sisters here, married to such a crew, but I think if they had paid as much at tention to their husbands on the vot ing question as I paid to mlno, my Joe's would not have been tho only voto we received." Whew, that started the trouble. Everybody was on hor feet. "Miss President." "Miss President," Miss Finser." All wanted recogni tion. Mrs. Barrows got tho floor. "Did I understand Mrs. Bliss to say that it was her husband who cast the single vote?" "That Is Just what I said, and meant, dear," answered Mrs. Bliss. "Well, you will kindly allow me to say, and mean, too, that that voto belongs to Peter Barrows and no other." "I think Miss Finser correctly de scribed your husband and the rest of the crowd," said Mrs. Bliss, sweetly. This sent Mrs. Barrows after the poor president. "Were you alluding to my husband when you were speaking of coward Ice and untruthfulness?" "I was alluding to all who promised mo to vote for woman suffrage and then failed to do so," replied Miss Finser. "Well, I want you to know that what Peter Barrows promises he al ways fulfills." By this time all the members were In groups. All knew who gavo that vote; It was very easy to get into the argument; each ono was against every other one In the room. In vain the president calleQ for or der; sho was told to shut up or sho would bo put out. She gazed up at the crowd of angry, arguing women for a few minutes, then quietly put on her hat and coat and walked In a stately manner toward tho door. When she got there she turned round; there was a moment's quiet, and she spoke. "I see that I have wasted my time in this village. I will leave hero to morrow, but before I go, I will say this, I think the women in this room are better off without any franchise." Tho meeting did not close with prayer; it was forgotten, and all left for home shortly after the president, keeping up the argument as long as there were any two together. ST. PEEL. The Disappearing Horse. We sometimes speak of the disap pearing horse as If he were a white rhinoceros or a purple cow, or even a dodo a memory of tho Never-Nev- er Land. "Nothing but motor cars now," you can hear the people say, And yet it would puzzle a statistician to tell how many vehicles are horse drawn and hov,1 many motor-propelled on the average public road. A paper In tho Engineering News gives the count. Seven typical highways In Rhode Island are chosen. On all but two of the seven roads there Is a large ex cess of motor vehicles over horse drawn vehicles. Over the 7 roads in 8 hours, 1.2G2 motor vehicles and 695 horse-drawn vehicles passed. Tho touring cars of four to seven seats each were 848 In number. "Nearly all the horse-drawn vehicles were of light weight, and most of them had rubber tires." The paper concludes by pointing out "the improbability of being able to effectually control the speed of mo tor cars, especially In Isolated dis tricts, except by an extensive organ ization of state police." Collier's. Blowing Up a Whale. "Then began tho work of bringing the whale to tho surface and blowing it up so that It would lloat. Taking a hitch about a convenient post, tho ropo was slacked and run through a pulley block at tho m: sthoad to re lievo the strain of raising tho great body. Tho winch was set in motion, and for fifteen minutes nothing was heard save the monotonous grind as fathom after lathom of lino was wound In. When tho body was brought alongside the lobes of tho flukes were cut off and lifted to tho deck. Then a long coil of small rub ber hose, ono end of which was at tached to a pump and tho other to a hollow-spear-pointed tube of steel with perforations along its entire length, was brought Into play. Tho spear was Jabbed well down into tho whale's side, tho air pump was start ed, and the body was slowly filled with air. When inflated sufficiently to keep it afloat tho tube was with drawn, tho lnclsloi. was plugged with oakum and tho clmlnn cast off. A buoy with a flag was then attached to the carcass, and tho wholo set adrift to bo picked up at tho end of the day's hunting." Convenience In Germany. A purchase In a German tobacco Bhop entitles you to ono telephone call. Power of Environment. It is a true proverb that if you live with a lamo man you will learn to halt Plutarch. SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS 8 By REV. F. E. DAVISON Rutland, VL iaocooocooooc CALL OF DUTY. International Bible Lesson for Sept. 12, '09 (Acts 21: 1-17). One of the most remarkable exhibitions o f grace ever shown by man, was tho incident in tho life of tho Apos tle Paul which we have for our lesson to-day. The characteris tics of the man are shown in striking colors as we follow him through this re markable experience. The time has come in Paul's Judg ment when he must revisit Jerusalem. Duty pointed unmistakably In that direction, and he was convinced in his own mind beyond the shadow of a doubt that ho ought to visit the holy city. There was no alternative. It was Jerusalem only. At the samo time he was satisfied that If he went. It would be to bonds and Imprison ment. The Holy Ghost witnessed in every city that the result of his visit would be personal discomfort, and physical sufferings. Duty Heroic. But what effect did it all have upon the apostle? Not the slightest. He said, "What mean yo to weep and break my heart? I know, as well as you what trouble awaits me, but I am ready, not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalom!" And the gritty lit tle hero marched on into tho lion's Jaws. With him tho question was not comfort, easo, life oven; It was duty. He knew that "man is immortal till his work Is done," and he did not propose to shirk responsibility even though bonds and imprisonment were included in it. Prudence is a good thing; there are times when it should bo regarded. But when some great exigency arises which calls for ac tion, the true soul will walk the path of duty though it be with bleeding feet, and though he walk alone. Tennyson and Carlyle were once walking through the gallery of great sculptors in London, :.nd Tennyson turning to Carlyle said, "What do you think of that, Thomas?" "An, mon, it's a sad sight" "Why?" "There is nae mon among them that has a jaw." That was the grim old Scotch method of diagnosing charac ter. It was only another way of say ing that the men lacked grit, back bone, "sand," gumption, words which stand for righteousness, loyalty and truth In tho world s category. Duty, not Stubbornness. Paul's determination was altogether a different thing from stubbornness. His pluck must not be confounded with plgheadedness. He had none of the qualities of the mule in his dis position. He cannot be charged with the folly of biting off his nose to spite his face. He never deliberately jump ed out of the frying pan into the fire. If those disciples could have shown him any good reason, except mere personal discomfort for avoiding Jeru salem, he would readily have taken their advice. The very first thing he did after arriving at the city was to yield to the advice of his friends in a matter where there was no prin ciple Involved, although the result was most disastrous to himself. Soldiers declare that the most trying time in battle is before the battle be gins. The awful hush that settles down upon the men while they wait for tho signal, that is what blanches the cheek, and makes the knees trem ble. When the fight is on, when the blood has risen to fever heat, when tho air is aflame with bursting shell, and the slope is slippery with broth ers' blood, and vengeance is bursting the heart, then it is easy to fight and glorious to die. But to march up to the muzzles of shotted cannon, wait ing to vomit their iron hail into your very face requires tho stuff that heroes are mado of. Duty Rewarded. Such was Paul's grit. He knew that every step of the way toward tho city was taking him nearer tho heads man's block. Ho did not understand the reason, any more than you do, why certain things In your Hfo must be, but ho knew that the Lead er and Commander of the forces of tho universe had tho plan of campaign perfectly arranged, and he was cer tain that Ho could mako no mistake. When tho six hundred English sol diers at Balaklava charged into tho mouth of hell, they knew when they started that somo one had blundered. Not so Paul. He had received his or ders from headquarters. Thoso or ders said, Jerusalem, and at Jerusa lem he would havo reported, though ho had been compelled to fight his way through legions of devils. Look out how you interfere with a man who has tho call ot God upon him. To stop him, to delay him, to divert him, may bo as calamitous, as to turn a switch in tho wrong direc tion boforo a flying express train, If you cannot go with him, uncover as the hero passos on. It may be, when tho coronation day of eternity conies, you may be permitted to behold the sight when the King puts the crown of glory upon his servant's head. URGE SNAKE JONG BABIES Throws Park Nurse Girls Into Panic, But Is Ingeniously Trapped with Duck Eggs In a Box. Bayonno, N. J. A hungry boa con strictor, fifteen feet long and as thick as tho leg of a longshoreman, caused a panic in City Park here. It throw habitual drunkards into a frenzy of fright, chased nurse girls and thoTr little charges out of the park and caused six women who were caring for children In tho playground to faint when the nurses spread the alarm that the big serpent was at large. The boa constrictor even tried to get Its coils about n largo deer which was captured in Newark Bay a year ago. It was only by leaping a woven- wire fence, six feet high, and taking refuge In a shed that the animal es caped. Tho snake next turned Its at tention to Philip Leddy and John Mullln. They were paddling In the bay near the lower end of the park. They waded out until only their heads could bo seen and yelled so loudly for help that the snake did not try to go out to them. The cries of tho boys resulted In the capture of tho boa. William Lau- terwlch, a caretaker In tho park, ran down toward the bay to ascertain what the trouble was. When he saw tho snake colled on the beach he turned and ran away. In a few min utes Lauterwich returned. Ho car ried a large box with a lid on it. In side, on straw, were ten duck eggs. Knowing the fondness of snakes for eggs he had prepared a trap for the fifteen-footer. Putting the box down, the caretak er raised tho lid, fastened one end of a long cord to It nnd then hurried with tho other end of tho cord to a nearby tool house. Soon the boa worked its way up to the box on a tour of investigation. It raised Its head, looked in the box, saw the oggs and crawled inside to eat them at its leisure. Lauterwich immediately pulled the cord and thus closed tho lid. Then ho ran out and sat on the box until policemen arrived In a pa trol wagon. In the box the snake was taken to Police Headquarters. The Hd was nailed down, holes were bored in the box to give the snake a supply of air, and then the snake nnd the box were locked up In a coll. The police are endeavoring to discover the own er of the snake. It is thought it be longs to a showman. "THE BOY AERONAUT." New York City. Prank W. Goodale, the original boy skypllot using the term in its newest sense arose out of the quiet of Palisade Park In Jer sey to take a flier around the uptown of "little old New York." He crossed the river, sailed around Harlem for a spell, but finding it too slow up there decided to cut a few rings around Forty-second street and Broadway, and he did. Ho was certainly going some for a while around the famous old district, which has seen a good Frank W. Goodale, Who Sailed Down Broadway, New York, In an Airship the Other Day. many highfliers, but Frank made even the oldest rounder look up and take notice. Frank had a good reason for being up the air, though; his reason was an uirshlp, hardly bigger than a toy compared with some others, hut big enough to carry its young builder in circles a thousand feet above Long Acre Square and get him back to his Jersey anchorage in twenty minutes. Frank says himself that ho is "only a kid," hut his success in aeronautics has mado tho old wise men in the science come out of their sheds and pay attention. LIVED AND DIED TOGETHER. Inseparable from Childhood, Brothers Wished to Go That Way. Benton Harbor, Mich. Ernest Peo and John Peo, brothers, whose lives had been linked together from early childhood, are dead after Having spent half a century or more in Berrien County. Ernest recently became 111 and a few days ago died. His brother John was so affected that before Ernest was buried ho too had passed away and a double funeral was held. Tho broth ers had been inseparable since com ing to Michigan and had often ex pressed the wish they might live and dio together. Colt 17 Inches High. Sti Louis, Mo. Tho smallest equine In St. Louis Is Babe, which arrived at tho stablo of A. E. Geitz, 470G Easton avenue, in a package brought by the equine stork. Babe weighed thirteen pounds when ho was born and was ono inch less than a foot and a half high, although he had grown somo since he was born. The llttlo pony is about the size of a bulldog. Ho is of a house gray color and perfectly ROLL of HONOR Attention is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County M MI The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL 0 HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States. Stands 10th in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wavr.e County. Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00 Total ASSETS, $2,r33,000.00 Honcsdale. Pa., May 29 1908., Time Table in Effect June 20th, 1802. SCRANT0N DIVISION Jo It aw stations P H 7 20tArN.Y.W.4gaStXT 81S... 00 AT. .Caaosla l.vi 211) 215 2 30 2 45 2 55 816 6 06 1101 12 501 " ...ilancocK.... " ..Starlight.... " " Preston ParK " " ..Wlnwood... " " ..Poyntelle... " " Orson " " Pleasant Mt. " " .. Unlondale.. " " .Forest city. 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