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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1000.
An ordinary woman's waist Is thlr
ty Inches round. An ordinary man's
arm Is about thirty Inches long.
How admirable are thy works, oh,
nature!
How many bushels of corn will it
take to cover a checker board plac
ing a kernel on the first square and
doubling the amount on each square?
The school boy that tells us first will
get a puff.
Liberality never killed a town.
Every public enterprise ought to re
ceive substantial aid and encourage
ment. When you give a dollar to
wards improving the town, you do
not throw away your money, but
simply make a good Investment.
Had luck Is only a man sitting on
the corner or lounging around u
redhot stove In the corner grocery
store with a pipe In his mouth, and
expectorating tobacco Juice, looking
to see how things turn out. Good
luck Is the pluck of a man with his
sleeves turned up, .hustling like a
turk to make things come out nil
right.
Js it right that because those peo
ple who put on their clothes over
their feet, can, If they arc lucky, be
President of this great country,
while those who are compelled by
law to wear clothes which necessar
ily must be put on over the head,
must be satisfied to be school teach
ers, stenographers, choir singers, fe
male sufferers, and members of the
W. C. T. TJ.? Let the members of the
Wayne County Teachers' Institute
enter their protest against this un
fair discrimination by subscribing
for The Citizen.
The DEVIL or ANIMAL MAGNET1
ISM, or both, managed to creep by
their vldettes and enter the camp of
the CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST. Their
presence is evidenced by the MOR
TAL disturbance which has mater
ialized over the difference of opin
ion which seems to exist between
MOTHER EDDY, the leader of the
faith, and Mrs. Augusta Stetson, late
chief reader of the First Church of
New York City. At a meeting of the
First Church last week, at which
a large number of the 1,800 mem
bers were present, a six-hour session
was held to which only those who
believed that all MATTER is an Il
lusion, were permitted to be present,
but it is known that sufficient ANI
MATED MATTER was present to
keep the DIVINE MIND of the faith
ful busy, trying to disbelieve that
there is something more substantial
than imaginary troubles! SELAH.
If you want your town to Improve,
Improve it. If you want your town
lively, make it. Don't go to sleep,
but get up and work for it, talk
about it and talk favorably. If you
have property, Improve it, paint your
houses, clean up your alleys and
back yards, make your surroundings
pleasant, and you will be worth more
in the market. If you are doing rea
sonably well advise your friends to
come and invest near you. Work
steadily for your home dealers. Keep
your money at homo as much as pos
sible, and It Is likely to help you In
return. The successful towns have
been made by the property owners
pulling together. Public Improve
ment Is an investment that pays.
Don't waste your time over dirty
quarrels and hold back your aid
from good objects through spite, but
work for some good and you will
find yourself benefitted."
N. E. HAUSE TO STAY.
Will Still Occupy tho Sumo Position
of Chief Clerk of tho Auditor
General's Department.
It Is not believed that any chango
will be made In the chief clerkship,
now held by N. E. Hauso, of Wayno
county, one of the best posted men
in Pennsylvania on corporation tax
affairs and of long experience in tho
department. Mr. Hause has been
retained in tho department during
three terms of auditor general and
in addition to being an expert in tax
matters is an attorney. In the event
of a wholesale change in tho depart
ment Mr. Hause would be the man
to depend upon.
24 for 25. What?
graphs.
Photo-
Official Count.
On Thursday Herman Harmes,
Francis Crago, W. A. Gaylord and
W. H. Lee mado the count of tho
votes of Tuesday's election. The
following is the official count of tho
votes polled: State Treasurer, J. A.
Stober, R., 997; Geo. W. Klpp, D.,
945; Frank Fish, P., 148; Ed. Moore,
S., 39; Auditor General, A. E. Sis
son, R., 1058; Jnmes W. Clark, D.,
814; C. VV. Smith, P., 1G3; William
Parker, S., 39; Judge of tho Supremo
Court Von Moschzlsker, R., 910;
C. L. Munson, D., 964; Harold Rob
inson, P., 152; S. A. Schwratz, P.,
34; Jury Commissioner Wm. H.
Bullock, R., 1172; O. L. Miller, D
803; M. Corcoran, 1; D. N. Welch 1,
Julius Mott, 1.
Vote on the Amendments: First
Amendment, Yes 408, against 630;
Second Amendment, Yes 408,
against 582; Third Amendment, yes
412, against 569; Fourth Amend
ment, yes 384, against 577; Fifth
Amendment, yes 431, against t74;
sixth amendment, yes 411, against
572; seventh amendment, yes 289,
agalnBt 733; eighth amendment, yes
392, against 570; ninth amendment,
yes 477, against 505; tenth amend
ment, yes 417, against 562; schedule
421, against 504.
HAHKISnUKG LETTER.
Everybody seems to be satisfied
with tho size of tho Republican ma
jority this year. The majority for
Stober for State Treasurer, tho high
man on tho ticket, will reach nearly
165,000, which Is about 22,000
more than that given to Mr. Sheatz,
tho present Treasurer. Judge Von
Mnschzlskor ran behind his col
leagues, but has enough majority
to discourage a content. Mr. Mun
son made a rather unusually ef
fective canvas, and was aided some
what by the old Independent ele
ment, headed by Mr. 11. ( Nlles, of
York. Senator Slsson received a
good vote over tho state, and was
the most populnr man on tho state
ticket In Wayno county. Part of
this result Is chargeable to tho fact
that Mr. Klpp, Democratic candi
date for State Treasurer, received
some complimentary Republican
votes from old friends In Wayne,
and this mado Stober's vote some
what less.
Lackawanna, erratic as usual In
Its vote, went about as solid for tho
Democrats as It was possible. Chair
man Watres was handicapped In
various ways and had an uphill
fight on his hands from the word
go. Ho could not beat the Demo
crats at their own game. He con
ducted a clean campaign but some
of the old war horses seemed to
have lost all their interest in local
fights. Added interest was given to
the Colonel's management of the
fight by the suggestion for the nom
pects to be a candidate for the nom
ination for Governor next year.
There will be others. Congress
man Teuer, of Charleroi, banker,
business man and prominent Elk, is
likely to be a factor in the race. So
also Joslah Thompson, of Union
town, one of the wealthiest men in
Western Pennsylvania. Senator
Sproul's friends would like to see
him elevated to the Gubernatorial
chair, and a most capable and ef
ficient officer he would be. Con
gressman Dan Lafeau of York Is
being groomed as one of the run
ners and there is another good man.
In fact there is no dearth of good
men and one year from now we
shall know who the new Governor
will be.
In Dr. Schaeffer's report he calls
attention to the fact that Pennsyl
vania is not the only state to make
liberal appropriations to tho public
schools, and points out that New
Jersey excels this state on a per
capita basis, while Michigan does
very well. Some states, like Texas,
have provided a permanent fund
through tho sale of public lands.
Pennsylvania, however, has just
cause to be proud of the Immense
sums voted for the schools, the
record showing payments aggregat
ing hundreds of millions.
On Thursday of last week, high
water mark in the collection of state
revenues was passed. In 1907 tho
total reached was about $27,027,
000, but this sum included about
?600,000 of a bond transaction that
was not ordinary revenue. On Fri
day evening tho collections were
$220,000 ahead of 1907. and the
balance of this month will see enough
come in to reach $28,000,000 or
near that figure. It will bo some
time before that is beaten. While
the collections this year are unprec
edentedly large, the payments excel
them by nearly a half million. In
fact the surplus for expenses. Even
at that the state is out of debt and
has over $6,000,000 ahead, a con
dition not many states can boast of.
President Taft is making himself
solid with tho "solid South" and will
bo in a splendid position to succeed
himself, if ho wants the job. Teddy
was all right but Taft Is more than
his equal. Hero is a man who Is a
master hand at diplomacy and is
tactful In tho highest degree. A
man with a winning smllo and a
personality that not oven Senator
Hon Tillman, tho Are-eater of tho
South, can resist. And patriotic to
tho last drop of blood in his veins.
The country Is Indeed fortunate to
havo him for its President.
N. E. HAUSE.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Jfi Kind You Wm Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
SPEECH OF IIENIIY II. WILSON.
(Continued From Pago 1.)
may be reckoned the right of en
joying and defending their lives
and liberties"; and the Supreme
Court of tho state hold that this
operated to abolish slavery.
In tho convention that framed
the federal constitution in 187,
there was much difficulty In deal
ing with the subject of slavery,
and tho result was a compromise
between the North and tho South,
one feature of which requlrea the
return to their owners of slaves
escaping from ono state to an
other, and another forbade the
prohibition of the African slave
trade until 1808. Meantime, pend
ing the discussion of this matter
in the convention, the Continental
Congress, July 13, 1787, passed
an ordinance for tho government
of tho region north and northwest
of the Ohio river, known as the
"Northwest Territory," in which
slavery was prohibited. The
first Congress that met after tho
adoption of the Constitution, by
a unanimous vote, re-enacted this
ordinance, and the next Congress,
by a largo majority, enacted a
stringent fugitive slave law.
The conflict of opinions and In
terests thus arising from slavery
continued to agitate tho country
for nearly three-quarters of a cen
tury. One after nnother, tho
Northern States abolished slavery,
until seven of tho original thirteen
Now Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, Now Jersey, and Pennsylva
nia had become free stales, and
six Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia, North Carollnn, South Caro
linn, nnd Georgia roinalned slave
states.
In 1791 the admission of now
states Into tho Union began.
Vermont was the first to apply.
She had In 1777, adopted a con
stitution which, as to tho future,
practically abolished slavery, arid
In 1791, with a population of about
86,000, she had but seventeen
slaves. As she was a free state,
the South objected to her admis
sion unless coupled with the ad
mission of a new slave state. This
was agreed to by the North, and
the Territory of Kentucky, with a
population of about 74,000, of
whom about 12,000 were slaves,
was admitted as a slave state.
Other States, both North and
South, were subsequently admit
ted, until, in 1819, there were
eleven free states and eleven slave
states. Tho free States added to
the original thirteen, with the
dates of the acts of Congress pro
vldlng for their admission, were
Vermont, Feb. 18, 1791; Ohio,
January, 19, 1803; Indiana, Apr.
19, 1816; Illinois, April 18, 1818,
The slave states added were Ken-
.ml... Timn 1 1700. rpAnmnnn
June 1, 1796; Louisiana, Feb. 20,
1811; Mississippi, March 1, 1817;
Alabama, March 2, 1819.
Thus far, in the admission of
new States, there had been little
ground for contention on the sub
Ject of slavery. Vermont, four
teen years before her admission,
had by her state constitution pro
hibited slavery. In the states
formed from the Northwest Ter
rltory Ohio, Indiana, and Illi
nois slavery had been prohibited
by the Ordinance of 1787, adopted
by Congress without a dissenting
vote. In the states erected from
the Territory south of the Ohio
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama
and Mississippi and In Louisi
ana, slavery had existed from an
early day, when they formed
part of Virginia, the Carollnas,
Georgia, and the Spanish colonies.
Practically by common consent,
all had been admitted with their
existing status in relation to
slavery.
The question of restricting
slavery, upon the admission of new
states, first became a direct Issue
upon the proposition to admit Mis
souri as a slave state, Introduced
in Congress on March 16, 1818.
It remained under discussion for
about two years. During this per
iod, Maine applied for admission.
Slavery had been abolished while
its territory formed part of Mass
achusetts, by the State Constitu
tion adopted In 1780. Tho con
troversy was finally disposed of by
an act approved March 3, 1820,
admitting Maine as a free State
from and after March 15th, and
adding a section to the enabling
act for Missouri, approved Marcli
6, 1820, providing that in tho terri
tory ceded by France to the United
States, outside the limits of the
new Btato, slavery should be for
ever prohibited north of 36 de
grees 30 minutes north latitude.
This settlement was described
as "The Missouri Compromise,"
and It left tho Union with twelvo
free states, and twelvo .slave
states.
Tho admission of both free and
slave states continued, and it was
said that when a white baby state
was born into tho Union a black
baby state must also bo born, to
preserve tho balance of color and
tho complexion of the Union.
Arkansas was admitted as a slave
state in 1836, and Michigan as a
free state in 1837. By the act of
March 3, 1845, Florida was ad
mitted as a slave state, and Iowa
as a free state. December 28,
1845, Texas was admitted as a
slave state. The enabling act, ap
proved March 1, 1845, contained
a provision authorizing tho erec
tion of four more states from its
territory, making flvo In all; that
portion south of the Missouri
Compromise line .(36:30 north
latitude) to be admitted with or
without Blavery, as its inhabitants
might desire, and slavery to bo
prohibited In tho portion north of
that line. No movement, however,
for such a division has ever been
undertaken; and Texas was tho
last slave state admitted into the
Union.
The annexation of Texas in
volved us in a war with Mexico,
which opened in May, 1846. In
August following, with a view to
compensating Mexico for the ter
ritory in dispute, a bill was In
troduced in Congress appropriat
ing $2,000,000 for that purpose.
After a consultation among anti
slavery members, David Wllmot,
of Pennsylvania, moved to add a
proviso that as an express and
fundamental condition to the ac
quisition of any territory from
Mexico, slavery should never exist
in any part thereof. Th's, which
was known as the "Wllmot Pro
viso," passed the House, but fail
ed In the Senate. In 1848 it was
again introduced In the House as
a separate resolution, but was laid
on the table.
Wisconsin was admitted as a
free State in 1848, and California
in 1850.
The admission of California was
opposed by tho South, unless
coupled with tho admission of a
now slave State, to bo erected
from part of Texas. Tho contro
versy wns finally settled by what
Is known as "the Compromise of
ISfiO." Tho principal features of
this compromise were tho admis
sion of California as a freo state;
tho organization of nil territory
acquired from Mexico, not includ
ing California, Inlo tho Terri
tories of New Mexico and Utnh;
tho payment of $10,000,000 to
Texas for the abandonment of her
claims to New Mexico; a more
stringent fugitive slnvo law; and
tho abolition of tho slnvo trade In
tho District of Columbia, but
without Interference with tho ex
istence of slavery there. '
In 1854, the Territory of Kan-'
sas was organized, and, through
tho Influence of the south, in or
der to permit tho Introduction of
slavery Into that Territory, tho
Missouri Compromise was repeal
ed. The great majority of the act
ual settlers in the Territory were
northern men, who desired to es
tablish a free state. But when
the Territorial elections were held,
beginning in 1855, mobs of pro
slavery men from Missouri took
possession of the polls and elected
all the pro-slavery candidates.
A contest arose between the free
State men and the slave state
men, marked by bloodshed and
outrage, in which tho Free State
men were the chief sufferers,
which lasted for several years,
and 'ended with Kansas as a free
State.
The repeal of the Missouri Com
promise led to the formation of a
new political party, which took
the name of "Republican." It
disclaimed any Intention of In
terfering with slavery where it
already existed, but declared its
purpose to oppose the extension
of slavery Into territory north of
tho Missouri Compromise line.
The Republican party In 1856
nominated John C. Fremont for
the Presidency. James Buchanan
was nominated by the Democratic
party, and ex-President Fillmore
by the Whig and American, or
"Know-Nothing" parties. Buch
anan was elected by a plurality
of nearly half a million over Fre
mont, but failed to receive a ma
jority of the popular vote. Fre
mont received no votes in the
South, except an aggregate of
1,194 In Kentucky, Maryland, Del
aware and Virginia; and Fill
more carried Maryland.
In 1859, the country was startl
ed by an attempt to liberate the
slaves In northern Virginia, by
John Brown, who had been a
prominent "Free State" man dur
ing the Kansas troubles, and had
become fanatical In his opposition
to slavery. On the night of Sun
day, October 16th, with eighteen
men, besides himself, ho seized the
government armory at Harper's
Ferry. But he was hemmed In by
Virginia and Maryland militia,
reinforced by ninety marines from
Washington; and after a sharp
contest Brown and the survivors
of his party, seven men altogeth
er, were captured. They were
soon afterward tried, convicted,
and executed. Governor Wise, of
Virginia, was appealed to by many
of the representative men of tho
north to pardon them, but without
effect. The logic of tho situation
required that Brown and his as
sociates be executed, or slavery
abolished; and they were hung,
that slavery might bo preserved.
This, event, known as tho John
Brown raid, had a marked effect
in stimulating hostility between
North and South.
In 1860, tho Republican party
nominated Abraham Lincoln for
tho Presidency. Tho Democratic
party was divided; tho northern
wing nominating Stephen A.
Douglas, of Illinois, and the south
ern wing John C. Breckenrldge,
who was then Vice President.
Tho result was tho election of
Lincoln.
From an early day in our his
tory, two opposing views respect
ing the nature of the State and
Federal government, and their
relations to each other, wore
largely held among the people.
In the south, tho prevalent view
was that the State was sovereign;
that the paramount allegiance of
the citizen was due to bis state,
and his allegiance to tho federal
government subordinate; that
each State had the right to with
draw or secede from tho Union
and resume its original sovereign
ty, and was tho solo Judge of tho
causes for which it might choose
to secede. In the North, tho
prevailing view was that the con
stitution was the supremo law of
the land, and mado tho federal
government sovereign within Its
constitutional sphere; that the
allegiance of tho citizen was duo
first to tho federal government,
leaving allegiance to his state only
secondary; nnd that tho alleged
right of secession had no exist
ence. From time to time, In contro
versies In which north and south
took antagonistic positions, the
south had threatened to secede
from the Union unless the north
yielded. This threat acquired
special prominence In tho disputo
respecting slavery In tho Terri
tories; and in the Presidential
campaign of 1860 it took an epi
grammatic form in a leading cam
paign cry of the southern orators
and their northern allies: "The
North must recede, or the South
will secede." The North regard
ed this as. a mere "bluff," and re
sponded that tho South enjoyed
such advantages under the fvlnrni
government that, so far from
really intending to secede, she
"couldn't be kicked out of tho
Union."
Tho course of events nttcr tho
election of Lincoln proved thnt
tho Southern extremists were In
enrnest In the matter of secession.
South Carolina Immediately call
ed a State Convention, which on
Docembor 20th, unanimously
adopted a " Secession Ordinance."
This examplu was rapidly follow
ed by other Southern States, and
Georgln, Florida, Alabama, Mis
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas
adopted similar ordinances, tho
last being that of Texas,
adopted February 1st. On Feb
ruary 4th a convention of dele
gates from theso States met at
Montgomery, Alabama. On the
8th, this convention organized a
Confederacy, under the name of
the "Confederate States of Amer
ica," and adopted a provisional
constitution. On the 9th they
elected Jefferson Davis, of Missis
sippi, President, and Alexander
H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice
President. On March 11th tho
convention adopted a permanent
constitution. Meantime the mem
bers of the federal Congress from
the seceding states, and all the
federal officials within those
States, resigned; and the authori
ties of the several states seized
all federal property within the
State limits, except Fort Sumter,
in Charleston harbor, and Fort
Pickens, near Pensacola.
The government of the Confed
Telephone Announcement,
AH of the New Telephone Companie's contracts
call for unlimited service without restriction
as to the number of calls for Business
and Residence Telephones.
Other telephone users are cautioned to examine
their contracts so that they will not receive
limited service upon expiration of the
six months' free service period.
Limited service is dear at any price even with a little
free service thrown in.
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Foster Building, Honesdale.
HENRY Z. RUSSELL,
PRESIDENT.
ANDREW THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT.
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 thnt Its Snrplus Fund more than
equals Its capital stock.
What Class 1
are YOU in !
The world has always been divided into two classes those who have
saved, those who have spent tho thrifty and tho extravagant.
It is the savers who have built tho houses, tho mills, tho 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 the law of nature. We
want you to be n 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.
erate States prepared to main
tain Itself by arms against tho
United States, and raised armleB
of enthusiastic volunteers. After
unsuccessful efforts to secure rec
ognition by the federal govern
ment, it opened war at half-past
four on Friday morning, April 12,
1861, by bombarding Fort Sum
ter, which wns garrisoned by
eighty-five officers nnd men, with
forty-three non-combatant labor
ers, and commanded by Major
Anderson. The bombardment
continued for two days, without
loss on either side, and on Sun
day morning, tho 14th, tho fort
was surrendered.
Tho proceedings on tho part of
the seceding states, culminating
in an attack on a federal fort,
were regarded by tho federal gov
ernment as a rebellion against
tho authority of the United States,
and President Lincoln at onco took
measures to suppress It by calling
out a large forco of volunteers.
The war for its suppression lasted
four years. Its engagements
were more than two thousand in
number, varying In magnitude
from an affair of outposts or
scouting parties to battles lasting
from two days to a week, and
took place in every state south of
the Potomac, and of the Ohio, in
Maryland and Pennsylvania, in
tho States west of the Mississippi
from Missouri to Texas, in tho
Indian Territory, New Mexico and
Arlzonn, and Included a guerilla
raid through southern Indlnna
and Ohio by a forco under tho
Confederate General John Mor
gan, which ended with tho dofont
and capture of Morgan. Tho war
closed with tho surrender of tho
Confederate armies In tho spring
or 1865; that of Gen. Leo, in Vlr
glnin, April 9; thnt of Gen. Johns
ton, In North Carolina, April 26;
that of Gen. Taylor, In Alabama,
May 4th; and that of the trans
MlsslsslppI forces May 26th. And
with tho end of the war came tho
end of slavery.
HYMENEAL.
Frank H. Bridge of Sawklll, and
Minnie M. Boloson of Milford, was
married at the Episcopal church
rectory on Thursday afternoon, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
A. L. Whlttaker.
On Wednesday afternoon Fred
Stalker of Tyler Hill, and Nettle
Walker, of Galilee, were united in
marriage at the Methodist parson
age, Rev. Will Hlller officiating.
The New Electric Road. If the
proposed electric road from Hawley
to Honesdale was completed, how
convenient it would be for the many
people who would like to get some
of those fine 24 for 25 cent photo
graphs at Brown's Studio, over
Lelne's drug store.
CO S OF PENNSYLVANIA.
EDWIN F.TORREY
CASHIER.
ALBERT C. LINDSAY
ASSISTANT CASHIER