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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1000.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
JUSTICE OF THE SUPBEME COURT
Judge Robert Yon Moschziskcr,
of Philadelphia.
AUDITOR GENEllAIi,
A. E. S1SSON,
of Erie.
STATE TREASURER,
Jeremiah A. Stober,
of Lancaster.
JURY COMMISSIONER,
W. II. BuUock.
When the frost is on the pumpkin
and the fodder's in the shock,
And you hear kyouck and gobble of
the struttln' turkey-cock,
And the clackin' of the guineas and
the cluckln' of the hen,
And the rooster's hally-looyeh as
he tiptoes on the fence,
O' it's then's the time a feller is a
feelln at his best,
With the risln' sun to greet him
from a night of peaceful rest,
And he leaves the house, bareheaded,
and goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the pumpkin
and the fodder's In the shock.
James Whitcomb Riley.
"Just beyond the limit of our own
understanding lies the impossible."
Princeton's Oldest Resident.
On Wednesdny of this week, Sep
tember loth, .Mr. William Rankin,
of Evelyn Place, the father of Prof.
Walter M. Rankin, of Princeton'
and Rev. J. J. Rankin, formerly of
Hawley, celebrated the birthday that
marks the beginning of his one
hundredth year. The day was spent
at the summer homo of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Bliss, in Summit, N. J., in
the midst of a gathering of his chil
dren and children's children. Mr.
Rankin has lived not only a long,
but a very useful life. For some
forty years he was the treasurer of
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions, and he has been associated
with many other Christian enter
prises. Everywhere, by his ability
and kindness he has won the esteem
of all and made a host of friends.
His vigor of body and mind has
been wonderfully preserved, as is
evidenced by his daily walks, the
regularity of his attendance at
church or University Chapel, his en
joyment of wide reading and of the
society of his friends and the con
tinuance of his custom of going to
Newark, of which city he is the old
est citizen, on election days to cast
his vote. Mr. Rankin Is also the
oldest living alumnus of Williams
College. Hawley Times.
Luzerne's Officials in Trouble.
The Grand Jury of Luzerne county
have recommended the Indictment of
the following: County Commissioners
George Smith, Walter McAvoy and
Silas E. Jones, County Controller
James Norris, Architect McCormlck
and French, Inspectors Chas. Norris
and Michael Lynch, Frank Carlucci
of Scranton, Weiss and Jones, For
mlgll, E. H. Roth and Harry Roth
and Falcler and Pastors, all Wilkes
Barre contractors.
It is understood that warrants
will be Issued this week and it is pre
sumed that all of the accused will
waive a preliminary hearing and
give ball for trial in court. It will
be the duty of the next grand Jury,
it Is understood, to formally act
upon the recommendations of its
predecessor and Indict the accused
men, so that their case may come up
at the next term of criminal court.
The charges against the county
officials will probably be malfeasance
and misdemeanor In office, while the
charges against the contractors will
doubtless be conspiracy to defraud.
Now that the citizens of the coun
ty have had time to thoroughly di
gest the voluminous report of the
grand Jury, of gross extravagance,
which the Jury so plainly states,
marked the letting of many of the
contracts, and the manner In which
the contractors found it so easy to
substitute poor and cheap material
for the good and the more costly
material specified in the contracts.
There is an almost unanimous de
mane by the citizens of the county
for a trial of all the accused as
quickly as possible, and a thorough
trial at that.
The- grand Jury's report in part
read as follows:
"After Investigating for the paBt
four weeks the actions of the county
officials, contractors, sub-contractors
and workmen in the building of the
new court house, we find that the
charges of graft have been sustained
and that the erection of the now
?2, 000, 000 building has been tainted
with fraud. We therefore recom
mend the crimnal prosecution of the
county officials and the contractors,"
whose names are given above.
BWKeep In mind tlio county fair
which comes off on Oct. 4, 5, 0, and
7, 100U. Do not forget lt.'VI
Deposit and Calllcoon Bank Failures
Before Grand Jury.
The Blnghamton Republican says:
That Charles P. Knapp of Deposit is
not the only man connected with the
Deposit and Calllcoon bank failures
and the failure of the Outing Pub
lishing Company, against whom evi
dence will be presented during the
present session of the grand Jury
Is the story beng whispered to-day
among tho officials at the court
house and It Is hinted that if indict
ments are found all of them will not
be against C. P. Knapp.
The grand jury Is preparing to
make a thorough Investgation of the
bank failure and present indications
are that the task will bo fully as
lengthy as that of the recent good
roads investigation, and that with
the number of witnesses to be ex
amined, together with bankbooks
and records, the grand Jury will be
unable to finish its deliberation for
some time to come.
Although District Attorney Fred
erick J. Meagher will make no posi
tive statement it is understood that
the grand Jury will make a partial
report after considering the minor
criminal matters now pending and
that the final report will not be made
until near the end of the present
Supreme Court term.
Witnesses have been summoned
from Deposit to appear before the
Grand Jury In connection with the
Knapp failure and also the Outing
smash, and County Treasurer Wal
ker F. Sherwood, who acted as an
apapraiser and investigated the books
and accounts of the Deposit bank,
will also appear before the grand
Jury as a witness.
The charge upon which C. P.
Knapp was held for the Grand Jury
is that of having accepted a deposit
knowing the bank to have been in
solvent, and It Is said that some of
tho witnesses who havo been asked
to appear could not havo been fa
miliar with this transaction. Al
though nothing official can be learn
ed it Is understood that certain facts
In regard to the methods employed
in the Outing plant are to be sifted
to the bottom.
The grand jury has not yet taken
up tho bank matters, it is said. The
calendar of criminal cases has not
yet been cleaned up and there Is
still a volume1 of business to be con
sidered before even a preliminary
report can be prepared.
CAl'T. BABTLETT'S STOBY.
Tells How He Was Turned Back by
Penry.
Sydney, B. C, Sept. 24. Walking
the streets of Sydney, glum, deject
ed and heartbroken, Is Captain
Robert Bartlett, commander of tho
Roosevelt, the man who took Peary's
boat Into the teeth of the frozen
Arctic ocean and then led the tramp
northward to tho eighty-eighth de
gree of latitude, 100 miles from the
pole.
Here in Sydney, where everybody
knows him, they would laugh you to
scorn were you to say that this big,
broad-shouldered skipper, this bIx-foot-four
of husky bone and steel
spring muscle, had ever bowed his
head in tears. Yet the Captain will
tell you himself, If you have his con
fidence, that ho cried when Peary
turned him the last white man
back at 88 degrees north latitude.
He pleaded to go on, but Peary
was obdurate and moved on with the
Eskimos and Henson.
"I stood still in my tracks," said
the captain, "watching them out of
sight over the Ice. I cried a little,
I guess.
"Perhaps I may have gone a little
crazy to think that I couldn't go,
too. When I begged tho command
er to let me come with him he fin
ally said that I might push on alone,
and so wild was my desire that I
actually attempted It.
"With nothing to aid or guide,
with provisions enough only for a
few days, I turned my face towards
the pole and set out alone over the
bleak fastnesses. I don't know
how many miles I traveled thus,
stumblng on, before my senses re
turned and I saw how foolhardy my
attempt and turned back."
It is a pathetic story, this of Capt.
Bartlett; the story of a great disap
pointment, of the shattering of a
daring, strong man's dream of a
lifetime. He told of his keen am
bition to have accompanied his com
mander when he struck out, and in
his unconscious burst of confidence
drew a dramatic picture of halting
in the frozen unknown, almost to
the eighty-eighth parallel, and argu
ing, begging and almost quarreling
with his superior to be allowed to go
to the end.
When the captain was asked what
he was going to do what were his
plans for the future he said:
"I guess I'll have to go back."
There Is nothing for me here. I
am not good enough for anything
else. The lure of the north is in my
blood and I've got to go back.
"Man, you don't know what it is.
You've got to go up there to under
stand. I know the commander was
going to get there. I never doubted
It for a moment. If I had I would
not have gone. I would have got
some Job as a captain of a vessel
where I could have earned much
more. I really didn't think I would
have to go back until I had reached
tho eighty-eighth parallel. Then
commander said I must go back, that
ho had decided to take Matt. Hen
son. "I well, It was a bitter disap
pointment. I got up whilo tho rest
were asleep early tho next morning
and started north alono.
"I don't know; perhaps I cried a
little. Perhaps I was just a little
crazy then. I thought perhaps I
could walk on the rest of the way
alone. It seemed so near. Here I
had come thousands of miles, and it
was only a little over a hundred
more to tho pole.
"Commander Peary figured on Ave
marches more, and It seemed as if
I could make it alone, even If I didn't
have any dogs or food or nothing.
I felt so strong I went along for five
miles or so and then I came to my
senses and knew I must go back. -
"They were up at the camp then
and getting ready to start. Never
mind whether there were any words
or not. I told commander if I was
going to be any hindrance, and per
haps make a failure out of It, I
would turn around and go back. He
said I must go, so I had to do it.
But my mind had been set on it for
so long I had rather die than give It'
up then. When I started on the
back trail, I couldn't believe It was
really true at first, and I kind of
went In a daze. I can tell you every
lead we crossed and JuBt how far we
went on every march and all about
the ice on the trip up, but as I
thought of It afterward I could not
remember anything about coming
back until I got to the ship. Then
I heard of poor Marvin and almost
envied him. But that distracted
my mind until tho boss got back
and then I was busy getting the
Roosevelt through the Ice.
"Now t all comes back to me and
there Is nothing for me here. I am
not good for anything else. One
who has not been Into the arctic
does not know what It means. There
Is a strange fascination that you
cannot resist and it just draws you
back.
"I cannot explain it. I just
know It. I didn't know that I was
not going to the pole until the last
moment. I thought this time that
at last I was going to get there, and
then commander said I had to go
back that he had decided to take
Matt. Henson instead of me. I am
going back, I am going back to the
north pole and I'll never die happy
until I get it."
LIST OF SPECIAL PKKMIUMS.
We give below a list of special
premiums offered nt the lirst annual
show of the Wayne County Poultry
and Pigeon Association, Honesdale,
Oct. 4-7, 1900.
To compete for these specials, ex
hibitor must be a member of tlm
Wayne County Poultry and Pigeon
Association. Membership is re
stricted to residents of Wayne county.
Membership fee . Memberships
will be received up to and including
tho first day of the fair. Display
prizes to be computed by points;
first prize to count (J points and sec
ond prize 4 points. W. A..Wolford,
secretary.
George L. Harding, Blnghamton,
N. Y 50 lbs. Baby Chick Food for
best pen S. C. White Leghorns; 25
lbs. Granulated Milk for best exhibit
Barred Plymouth Bocks.
R. D. Eaton Grain and Feed Co.,
Norwch, N. Y., 100 lbs. high grade
Pigeon Food for best display of
pigeons. I medium size Peerless
Dry Food Hopper for best display
of Light Brahmas.
G.. W. Swarts, Ariel, Pa., $1.00
for best shaped Plymouth RocK, any
variety; 51.00 for best Head Points
Plymouth Rocks, any variety; ?l
for Whitest bird In show.
E. W. Kellam, Ariel, Pa., ?1.00
for best White Plymouth Rock
Cock.
A. Keyes, Ariel, Pa., 51.00 for
best White Plymouth Rock Pullet.
E. C. Ricker, Scranton, Pa., 51.00
for best display Columbian Plymouth
Rocks.
Magic Egg Tester Works, Buffalo,
N. Y., Two Magic Egg Testers, to be
awarded to the two exhibitors whose
hens lay while on exhibition prior
to placing the awards, one or more
eggs showing the highest quality as
rated by the Macin Rcc TVnto..
Superintendent of Poultry to test
eggs and make awards.
Poultry Item Company, Sellers
vllle, Pa., one S5.00 Silver Cun to
be won twice in succession by same
exhibitor before ownership, for best
display any variety poultry.
M. J. Hnnlan, Honesdale, $1.00
for best pair Indian Games.
Blrdsall Brothers, Seelyvllle, one
pair shirts, value 53.00, for best pen
S. C. White Leghorns.
Honesdnle Milling Co., Honesdale,
200 lbs. Chicken Feed for best pair
Pekin Ducks.
Henry Freund, Honesdale, 100
lbs. oyster shell for best pair Rouen
Ducks.
Varcoe Printing House, Hones
dale, 100 Letter Heads and 100 En
velopes for best pair Black Cayuga
Ducks.
A. M. Lelne, Honesdale, 55.00
worth Hess' Veterinary specifies for
best pair Toulouse Geese.
Herald Press Association, Hones
dale, 500 printed envelopes for best
pair Bronze Turkeys.
The Citizen. Honesdale. One vear's
subscription for best pair Indian Run
ner DUCKS.
The Wayne Independent, Hones
dale, one year's subscription for best
pair Colored Muscovy Ducks.
Freeman Clothing House, Hones
dale, one fancy vest for best pair of
Buff Turkeys.
O. M. Spettlgue, Honesdale, one
Force Spray Pump for tho most
simply constructed Trap Nest.
Penwarden Grist Mill, Honesdale,
50 lb. sack flour for best Flreless
Brooder exhibited.
Edward Deitzer, Honesdale, one
pair 53.00 shoes for best Dry Food
Hopper exhibited.
Rev. J. B. Cody, Bethany, 51.00
for best 12 brown Eggs exhibited.
H. Murrman, Honesdale, ono pair
Red Carneaux Pigeons for best and
heaviest 12 white Eggs exhibited.
J. J. Koehler, Honesdale, one
year's subscription to "Poultry
Item" forbest pair Partridge Wyan
dottes. M. E. Simons, Honesdale, 51.00
for heaviest pair Barred Plymouth
Rocks.
Walter Whitney, Honesdale, 51.00
for best Drinking Fountain exhibit
ed. T. Y. Boyd, Honesdnle, 51.00 for
best Black Mlnorch hen.
A Friend, 51.00 for best R. I. Red
Cockerel.
T. B. Clark, Honesdale, one cut
glass bowl for best R. 1. Red Pullet.
Charles F. Bullock, Honesdale,
one no-cent package Poultry Food
for best White Plymouth. Rock
Cockerel.
Irving Brown, Honesdale, 51.00
In trade for best Barred Plymouth
Rock Cockerel.
William J. Relf, Honesdale, 52.00
pair Shoes for best Barred Plymouth
Rock Pullet.
George H. Leo Company, Omaha,
Nebraska, offer through G. W. Pell
of Honesdale, 14 doz. Lice Killer,
00-cont size, for best pair Red Car
neaux Pigeons (old); i ' doz. 'Egg
Maker, 25-cent size, for best pah
Red Carneaux Pigeons (young);
Vi doz. Lice Powder, 25-cent size,
for best pair Yellow Carneaux Pig
eons (old); 14 doz. Gerniozone, 50
cent size, for best pair Yellow Car
neaux Pigeons (young); 1 Leo's
Moisture Gauge for best pair White
Holland Turkeys.
Edwark Eric, Seelyvllle, $1.00 for
best pair S. C. R. I. Reds.
Erk Brothers, Honesdale, 52. 00
worth poultry sunnlios for imKt
young pair White Leghorns.
deorge Erk, Seelyvllle, 5 1.00 for
best pair White Leghorns.
G. Smith & Son, Seelyville, 5 1.00
for. best pair Brown Leghorns.
W. B. Holmes,-Honesdale, 52.00
for best pair young White Wyan-
Menner & Co., Honesdale, one pair
Ladies' Gloves for best
Red Game Bantams.
Murray Co.. Honesdnln.
Gold Coin Poultry Food for best
pair Diun Plymouth Rocks (young)
1 package Lice Killer
buff Plymouth Rocks (old).
warg, Editor and Pub
lisher, The Hawlev Tl
subscription to The Tlmns nnH r.nn
envelopes to lady making best dis
play poultry, any variety.
" BREWSTER'S MILLIONS "
At the Lyric Theatre on Monday
Evening.
"Brewster's Millions," tho most
successful farce-comedy of recent
years, will be tho attraction at tho
Lyrle theatre Monday ovenlng, Oct.
4th. Robert Ober will be seen as
"Monty" Brewster, which ho plays
so well that one forgets the ab
surdity of tho thing and sympa
thizes with tho young millionaire In
his desperate effort to get rid of one
million within a year in order to bo
eligible for a Bccond inhoritonco of
seven times that amount. The other
characters are In practically tho
samo capablo hands Identified with
the play during Us run of ninety
eight conBocutlvo weeks. May Tal
bot Peterson, a charming and win
some actress, will bo seen as "Peggy"
Gray. Tho yacht Bcene and tho
storm at sea Is tho masterpleco of
Frederick Thompson's stagecraft.
JWGo to tho Wayne County Fair
for I will bo thoro looking for yon.
We take pleasure
in announcing
that we will have a LARGE EXHIB
IT at the Wayne county Fair. This
exhibit will consist of
Lehigh 31
Wiard Plows
Sulky Plows
Disc Harrows
Corn Planters
Sherman-Williams Paints
Amazon Roofing
Pittsburg Perfect Fencing
and numerous other articles that
will be of interest to YOU.
I
15?" One of the features of our ex
hibit will be a Lehigh Stove in opera
tion. On the last day of the fair this
stove will be GIVEN AWAY. Come
to our tent and find out obout this great
offer.
O. M. SPETTIGUE.
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STEADY ACCUMULATION
of funds will wear away the hardest
rock adversity plants in your path.
Dollars, dollars and yet dollars,
slowly but surely deposited with us
will slowly, but regularly and sure
ly win 3 per cent, interest each year,
with its compounding.
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FARMERS & MECHANICS
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Please remember the great fair
in October. Not many cays now
and then we will all be there.
PAUL GILMORE IN "THE CALL OF THE NORTH."
AT THE LYRIC WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, OCT. 0.
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HONESDALE, PA.
Represent Reliable
Companies ONLY.
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HENRY Z. RUSSELL.
PRESIDENT.
ANDREW THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT.
EDWIN F.TORREY
CASHIER.
ALBERT C.LINDSAY
ASSISTANT CASHIER
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank was Organized In December, 1836, and Nationalized
In December, 1864.
Since its organization it has paid In Dividends
to Its Stock holders,
$1,905,800.00
The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on the HONOR
ROLL, from the fact that Its Snrpluo Fund more than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 9
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The world has 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's
advancement and happiness.
The spenders are slaves to the savers. It is tho law of nature. We
want you to be a saver to open an account in our Savings Department
and be independent.
One Dollar will Start an Account.
This Bank will be pleased to receive all
or a portion of YOUR banking business.