THE CITiZEN, FRIDAY, DECKMBKIt ie, IMS CORRESPONDENTS' COLUMNS THE MOST RELIABLE MEDIUM FOR SPREADING INFORMATION wImIiiii..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i..i,,i,,i.,i..i..i.i..i..i.,i..i.,I4 URAMAN AND KELLAM. Wo are having fine weather. The Ladles' Aid met last Thursday with Mrs. Herman Cole, and about twenty-five were present. The pro ceeds amounted to $4.00 The next meeting will be Jan. 6th at the homo of Mrs. Thomas Caffery. Rumor says a wedding in the near future. A. F. Lawson, who went to New York and had his left hand taken off, Is doing well at this writing. He was unable to sleep with the pain of a cancerous growth but now eats and sleeps well and has no pain and will be able to come home in a week or ten days. David Stalker. Sr., D. M. Stalker and Charles Cargln are Improving their homes with a coat of palrit. Mrs. Warner Adams and two daughters, Mildred and Avis, re turned to Port Jervls last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harper Keys and little son attended the wedding of her sister at Deposit on Nor. 24th. The bride lived for several years In this place an'd is well and favorably known. The groom was Burt Cran dall, who has been employed for sometimes in California. They left December 1st to make their future home in that state. Mrs. Russell Stalker, Mrs. Freder ick Schneider and Miss Lewis from Long Eddy spent Saturday at David Stalker's. Addle Rauner spent Saturday with Miss Emma Woolheater. Mrs. Margaret (Maudsley) Young, wife of Coe F. Young, Jr., died after a few days' Illness at her home Sun day, Nov. 21st. The funeral was held at the M. E. church at Braman on Wednesday, Nov. 24th, 1909, and was a very sad one, as a baby boy, six days old, who died the day be fore, was buried in the casket with his mother. Services were conduct ed by Rev. W. S. Empleton. The surviving relatives are her husband and little daughter Ada, her parents and seven brothers and four sisters. The family have the sympathy of the entire community. USAV1CK AND LAKEVILLE. There was a vendue sale at the farm known as the Sack's place on Monday. Mr. Hessler sold some of his stock and other things. We regret to learn that Mrs. Utt Is .indisposed at this writing. Benjamin KlUam, of Paupac, brought a load of eatables to the Lakeville parsonage Monday for the Tasfor. Miss Hazel James of Lakeville, has tonsilitis. We hope she may soon recover. Mr. and Mrs. George Heichelbeck of Wllsonville, spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and daughter, Corena, of Ledgedale, visited Mr. and Mrs. Birten Dan iels nt this place Sunday. On Friday evening, Dec. 3d, D. D. P. Miss Eleanor GUI, of Hawley, visited Hildegard Rebekah Lodge, No. 359, I. O. O. F., Lakeville, Pa., and installed the officers as follows: Past Grand, Lena Osborne; noble grand, Sarah Pennell; vice grand, Ethel Daniels; recording secretary, Maud Locklin; financial secretary, Charles Pennell; treasurer, Minnie Locklin; warden, Mary Schrader; conductor, Julia Welsh; chaplain, Myrtle Pennell; I. G., Nellie Welsh; O. G., John Pennell; R. S. N. G., Delia Goble; L. S. N. G., Hazel James; R. S. V. G., Christina Glos enger; L. S. V. G., Jennie Crane. Mr. and Mrs. Mosher, also Mrs. C. Harris attended services at the M. E. church at this place on Sun day, Dec. 5th. An excellent sermon was delivered by Rev. H. T. Ferkiss. Miss Gill returned home on Sat urday morning. Miss Lena Osborne of Arlington, spent Wednesday night with Mrs. A. Goble at Lakeville. She return ed home on Thursday. Mr. A. Goble's teams moved Rev. H. T. Perklss furniture from Hones dale to Lakeville parsonage on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Seeger at tended the Ladles' Aid at William Martin's at Ledgedale on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Swan of Us wick viBitod Mrs. Curtis at Pink on Monday. BEACH LAKE. The sick are Improving, viz: Will Olver, who has typhoid fever, and Mrs. Crosby, who has been 111 four weeks with a sore mouth; Mable Decker has the measles. Mrs. Mclntyre Is at White Mills caring for a little granddaughter who arrived at Lus Mclntyre's on Sunday, the 5th Inst. John Neal, who has been absent some time, returned Saturday. He took a ride to Honesdale with one of our town ladles, and they return ed man an dwife. Mrs. Brown has gone to Port Jervls for a visit. William Ives expects to abandon tho mercantile business and offers his large building, containing the store, for sale. If he does not sell out, we understand 'he will sell out hlfl stock at cost and turn the store room Into a dining room. It is a rery fine property and an excellent situation. Christmas exercises and a tree at the M. E. church Christmas eve. A general aid society at the par sonage on Wednesday, the 8th, for dinner. Teachers from this place who are teaching elsewhere and students who are attending school at differ ent places are expected home for the holidays. DREHER. On the farms and hamlets .that are on high altitudes, the scarcity of water is becoming a serious mat ter. Water must bo hauled for household uses and the cattle and horses In many cases are driven a considerable distance to satisfy their thirst. We seem to be outside of the rain belt but we have not lost hope in the Giver of every blessing. At this season of the year when the annual hog killing is at its height, more than an ordinary amount of water Is necessary. It is certainly a good time to make a well. Miss Emma Bates teaches the public school at South Sterling. One day last week she went with several of her pupils to a nearby ice pond to have some fun and they had it. The ice gave way under them and their immersion was com plete In a very short time. They were all brought to shore with no serious results other than a thorough baptism in Ice water. Work on the State road in Greene- town, Pike county, closed on Nov, 24th and the foreign laborers have gone to seek employment else where. The State road in Dreher Is not entirely completed, but work on it has ceased for this year. Thos. Graser, aged about 80 years, has recently had several at tacks of dizziness or fainting spells similar to paralysis that were quite serious, but at this writing he is able to be up and about the house. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens, of near Angels postofllce, have another boarder added to their family, a boy, born November 21st, which weighs 10 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lucks, of Jericho Sterling, have a bouncing baby boy born Nov. 11th. Mr. Lucks had two spring pigs butchered last week, aged 1 0 months, weighing 620 pounds. The Union Sunday school will hold their annual Christmas enter tainment on Christmas night, Dec. 25th. They will have recitations, dialogues, and music sufficient to make a real good entertainment; something to amuse and instruct Don't fail to attend. The Moravian Sunday school at Newfoundland and the South Sterl ing Sunday school will each have a Christmas entertainment on the evening of December 24th. Chris. Rose, of Greentown, shot an eleven prongbuck recently, near Promised Land pond. F. D. Waltz came home last Tues day from Rosencrans, Pike county, bringing a 150-pound buck. He and Eber Gilpin were hunting near to gether and both shot at this same deer at the same time and just whose rife ball killed it, is in doubt. LAKEVILLE. Miles Bishop is spending a time with relatives at Honesdale. D. D. Eleanor Gill of Hawley In stalled officers in Hildagard Re bekah Lodge No. 359, I. O. O. F., of Lakeville, on Friday night last. After installation refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and daughter, Carena, of Ledgedale, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Burton Daniels, and husband. Mrs. J. N. Stephens, who has been 111, Is improving, as is also Mrs. R. Lovelass. Miss Marie Schrader entertained her mother and sister, Mrs. C. Schrader, of Ledgedale and Miss Nettie of Scranton, on Monday. Miss Nettle returned on Tuesday. A. Goble and C. F. Utt moved the furniture of Rev. Purkes to this place on Monday. W. B. Bartleson of Uswlck, Is visiting friends and relatives at this place. Starbert Tresslar placed a new 'phone In the parsonage recently. Ward Haney Is working for The Keystone Glass Co. at Hawley. Kirs, A. Goble recently entertain ed Miss Lena Osborne, of Arlington. Miss Eleanor Gill, of Hawley, was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. William Scegar while hero on offi cial duty. Dr. Ely was called on Monday to attend Mrs. R. Lovelass. CENTERVILLE. Mrs. Margaret Laymen is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Kimble. ' Mrs. John McGlnly and Patrick .Garrlty of Philadelphia, returned to their home Saturday, Dec. 4th, after spending a few days with their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrlty. Mrs. J. B. Lane and sons, William and John, returned to their home in Scranton Friday, December 3d, after a two weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrlty. Ellsha Harris, of Greentown, pass ed through Centervllle Monday en route to Ariel. B. J. Scally has finished cutting his winter supply of wood. Rumor says William Simons has taken a largo lumber contract. Mary Lane visited friends in Ar lington Saturday, Dec. 4th. The young folks are having fine times skating on the Five Mile creek". They say tho lco Is nearly four in ches thick. Daniel Layman spent Sunday, December Gth, with Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Kimble. Margaret Marshall, Patrick Gar rlty, Nettle Kimble, Milton Marsnall, John Kimble and Charles Marshall attended church at Ledgedale on Wednesday evening. Miss Bridget Garrlty, of Philadel phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrlty. Miss Ella Patterson is spending a few days with Scranton friends. Mr. and Airs. Andrew McCloskey of Arlington, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marshall. C. Altemelr and son, John, of Crosses, spent Sunday at E. C. Malnes. John Garrlty has accepted a posi tion in Hawley with P. R. Cross. Mrs. S. R. Kimble and daughter, Nettie, attended church at Ledge dale Sunday, Dec. 5th. 'Mrs. Ann Harrington has gone to Carbondale to live with her daugh ter, Mrs. Thomas Klrkwooa. MAFLEWOOD. Rev. Brown of Wilkes-Barre, gave an Illustrated lecture on "Ten Nights In a Bar Room" at Little Chapel on Monday night; "The Life of Christ" at Maplewood Tuesday night and to night he will lecture at Tresslarvllle for the benefit of the Evangelical Association. Lyle Keene is out again after be ing confined to the house by an at tack of rheumatism. Fred Kellogg has shot several foxes during the past week. Philander Black, who has been at Poyntelle with the Consumer's Ice Company all summer, is home for a few weeks. R. W. Kellum has been operating his wood saw for the past week on the Keene tract and is supplying wood to many families. At the buslnes smeeting of the Keystone League of Christian En deavor the following officers were elected: President, Roy Black; vice president, Lee Keene; secretary, Orrln Keene; treasurer, Guy Black; organist, Beatrice Black. The Ladles' Aid society will meet at Rev. J. G. Rosenberger'sn Janu ary. The many friends of Allen Black of Carbondale will be pleased to earn that he Is rapidly recovering from his Injuries. Mr. Black is a fireman on the D. & H. railroad and while switching in the Carbondale yard the coupling broke between the en gine and tender throwing Mr. Black to the ground, breaking his wrist and cutting his face severely. ANNIE PECK ATTACKS COOK. Woman Mountain Climber Calls Ex plorer Colossal Faker. New Britain, Conn., Dec. 0. "Dr. Cook's claims are absurd and prepos terous from u scientific standpoint. He has proved nothing. With practically no experience he claims to have ac complished what the most experienced mountain climbers and polar explorers MISS ANNIE S. PECK. In mountain climbing costume. have been trying unsuccessfully to do for many years. The fact that he is a colossal faker Is very obvious." Such were the statements made by Miss Annlo S. Peck, the mountain climber, who came Jjere to lecture. Miss Peck added: "Dr. Cook's claims to have reached tho north pole are pure fako In my opinion. He claims to have covered double the territory per day that more experienced men have been able to cover. His observations, which, by tho way, have not been given to the public, could easily have been faked. I do not believe he reached the pole any more than I believe he climbed to the summit of Mount McKinley." Legal bUaka at The Cltixea 0800. sys).ik'...,sH OUR DUMB ANIMALS In cold weather blanket your horses while stopping; If there were no birds, man could not live on the earth, and birds are decreasing in this country. Do you know the German fable about the horseshoe"? In the olden times, in a little village of Germany, a blacksmith was hard at work. The FABLE OF sound of the anvil THE attracted the atten HORSESHOE. Hon of the devil. He saw that the smith was making horseshoes, and thought It would be a good idea to get his own hoofs shod. So the devil struck a bar gain, and put up his foot. The blacksmith saw with whom he was dealing and nailed a red-hot shoe on, driving the nails square into the devil's hoof. The devil then paid him, and left; but the honest blacksmith threw the money In the fire. He knew it would bring him bad luck. Meanwhile the devil had walked some distance, add began to suffer the greatest torture from the shoes. The more he danced and kicked and Bwore,' the worse the things hurt him. Finally, after he had gone through the most fearful agony, he tore them off and threw them away, From that time forward, when ever he saw a horseshoe, he would run off, anxious only to get out of the way. The German peasantry all believe this story to-day, and one can scarcely find a doorstep or a barn door that hasn't a horseshoe nailed up. An old legend says that there was in a city In Germany an old church In whose- belfry were the most beau' tlful chimes In the world. No man HOW THE or woman living had CHIMES RANG, ever heard them ring, but each one had heard his father or grandfather tell of their wonderful beauty. There was a belief among the people that the chimes would ring on Christmas Day if they brought their most precious gifts and laid them on the altar of the church. The king appointed the' next Christ mas for every man, woman, and child in the citjto bring his gift. First came the king and laid his crown upon the altar. The people gazed in wonder and sat waiting ex pectantly; for surely no gift could be more precious than the king's crown. But the chimes did not ring. Then a soldier came and laid his sword upon the altar, but the chimes did not ring. A woman brought a beautiful dress, all of her own weaving and laid it by the sold ier's sword, but there was no sound from the old belfry. A maiden brought flowers, planted and watered jiy her own hand, but still the chimes did not ring. ', Now there was in a distant part of the city a little boy named Peter, who for weeks had been saving a few small coins for his gift. It had been very hard to save them. But at last he was on his way with these, his most precious gift, to lay on the altar. He had nearly reached the steps of the church when a whine made him look down on the side walk. There In a doorway crouched a little dog with a broken leg. What should Peter do? It was getting late. If he waited to take the dog home and bind up his leg, the church would be closed and he would lose his little chance to make the beautiful chimes ring. But an other whine came from the dog. Peter took his hand from the pocket where the hard-earned money lay picked up the dog in his arms and ran home as swiftly as he could. As he came to the door he called to his Brother Hans. "Hans, quickly, take the money and run back to the church. Quickly, Hans! it may be closed and the chimes have not been rung." Then he set to work binding up the dog's leg. His little brother ran to the church. The western sunlight was throwing long shadows down the Aisles as the people sat waiting, dis couraged, hoping against hope as one gift after another was laid upon the altar and still the chimes were silent. Just as a few left their .places to pass out, giving up hope, a tiny boy came panting, breathless, up the steps, down the long aisle, straight to the altar where he laid a few small coins. Suddenly from out of the long si lent belfry broke the most wonderful music filling the church, the air, the city, with glorious harmony. People fell upon their knees in joy and thankfulness, men who had not prayed In years praised God, moth ers held their little children more closely to their hearts. The whole city seemed caught up in heavenly melody and held close to the heart of God. And from a window in a distant part of the. city Httlo Peter's face looked out, Its great longing chang ed into great peace. His own small gift had made the chimes ring out at last. Selected. The ostrich, because of its resemb lance to the camel, has been said to be the connecting link between beasts and birds. There is a horny BIRD THAT excrescence on the NEVER FLIES breast of both the dromedary and the ostrich, on which they lean 'While resting; they have similarly formed feet; the same mus cular neck; their food is much the same, and both can go an Incredibly long time without water, Moreover an ostrich never flies, nor is It possible for It to lift itself from the ground In tho slightest de gree by the use of Its wings; but like the camel It Is very swift-footed. In its native country the shells of the eggs afford almost tho only household utensils used. An egg will weigh from three to four pounds and Is equal to two dozen hen's eggs. It requires thirty-flve minutes to boil one, and longer if required hard. A fresh egg Is worth twenty-five dol lars. The keeper of an ostrich farm says the birds are tho only thing he ever tried that he has not succeeded in taming. They are known to live to be seventy-five years old, and some think they will reach a hundred. They are about eight feet in height. Their hearing and sight are very acute, and these seem to be about all the sense they are blessed with. Their legs are very powerful, and are the only weapon of defense; when they attack an enemy they do so by kicking, but always strike forward and never backward. The choice "ostrich feathers" are found only in the wings; the un dressed' feathers vary in price, having been as low as twenty-five dollars per pound and as high as three hun dred dollars, and there are from seventy to ninety feathers In a pound. A single bird rarely furnishes more than a dozen fine feathers; and the birds themselves, If fine ones, are valued at one thousand dollars per pair. "O 0 o An old-fashioned man who wanted to hire a team for the afternoon saw a nice pair of bays which he thought he would like to drive. "WEDDING "Can't let you HORSES." have them, ' said the liveryman. "They are wedding horses." "What's that?" asked the inno cent pleasure seeker. "Horses that won't shy at old shoes and showers of rice. Some horses seem prejudiced against mat rimony. Anyhow they lose their temper if they happen to be hit by any of the good luck emblems that are fired after a bridal couple, and run away if they get half a chance. Every livery stable, however, keeps two or more horses who take a more cheerful view of the wedded state. They may be literally pelted with old shoes without resenting it. Those bays are that kind. They are slated to head a wedding procession to night andare resting up for the job." New York Sun. THE CAT'S EXPLANATION. You ask the reason, little friends. Why cats don't wash their faces. Before they eat, as children do, In all good Christian places. Well, years ago, a famous cat. The pangs of hunger feeling, Had chanced to catch a fine young mouse, Who said, as he ceased squealing. "All genteel folks their faces wash Before they think of eating!" And, wishing to be thought well bred. Puss heeded his entreattng. But when she raised her paw to wash, Chance for escape affording, The sly young mouse then said good by. Without respect to wording. A feline council met that day, And passed, In solemn meeting, A law forbidding any cat To wash till after eating. -000- Thc Useful Barn Owl. A family of barn owls will num ber from three to seven birds. It is hard to believe what an amount of vermin a family of owls will con sume. An old owl will capture as much or more food than a dozen cats in a night. The owlets are al ways hungry. They will eat their own weight in food every night, and more, if they can get it. A caso Is on record where a half-grown owl was given all the mice it could eat. It swallowed eight, one after the other. The rapid digestion of birds of prey is shown by the fact that in three hours the little glutton was ready for a second meal, and swal lowed four more mice. If this can be done by a single bird, what efTect must a whole family of owls have on the vermin of a community? It would be difficult to point out a more useful bird than the bam owl in any farming country. Like many other birds, it deserves the W. B. HOLMES. President. A. T. 8EARLE, Vice Phes. We want you to understand tho reasons of this WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK HONESDALE, PA., HAS A CAPITAL OF - - - $100,000.00 AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF - 394,000.00 MAKING ALTOGETHER - - 404,000.00 EVERY DOLLAR of which must be lost before any depositor can lose a PENNY. It has conducted a growing and successful business for over 35 years, serving an increasing number of customers with fideelitv and satisfaction. Its cash lunus are protected oy smuxMn mmi vAUiiiu. All of these thlnes-coupled with conservative management, Insured by the CAHKFUL PEKoONAL ATTENTION constantly given the Rnnk'fi affairs bv a notablv able Board of Directors nssnres the natrons of that SUPREME SAFETY wblrJa Bank. Total Assets, tSr DEPOSITS MAY BE -DIRECTORS- , B.HOLME9 T. BEARLK B.CLAKC fullest protection, but man is often its worst enemy. American Birds. A Master Piece In English. The late Senator Vest of Mis souri was counsel for a man whose dog had been wantonly shot by a neighbor. The suit was to re cover ?200 damages. Vest's plea for the plantlff resulted in tho jury, after two minutes' deliberation awarding the plaintiff J500. The full text of tho speech is as fol lows: "Gentlemen of the Jury The best friend a man has may turn against htm and become his enemy; His son or daughter that he haB reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those .who are nearest and dearest to us may become trait ors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles Its cloud upon our heads. The man can have In thlB selfish world, the one that never deserts him; the one that never proves un grateful or treacherous, Is his dog. "Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sick ness: He will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's SidK He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in en counter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces he is as constant in his love as the sun in its Journey through the heavens. If fortunes drive the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of ac companying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away In the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will tho noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and trua even to death." IN MEMORIAM. Whereas, It has pleased the Great Spirit to remove from us Brother George E. Voigt, to his home of eter nal rest, who died Nov. 29, 1909; therefore, be it Resolved, That we. regret the loss our order has sustained through the sudden call of our beloved brother in the spring time of life. Resolved, That we, as his Broth ers, show our appreciation of his worth to us by draping our charter for thirty days and presenting a copy of these resolutions to his wife and immediate family; also publish same in the Honesdale papers. EUGENE C. BABBETT, N. B. SPENCER, FRANK SCHULLER, Committee. Oslek Tribe, No. 318, Improved Or der of Red Men, Honesdale, Pa., Dec. 2, 1909. A new line of Red Fur Muffs, Collars, and Neck pieces at Menner & Co. 1)1 to ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In compliance with an Act of As sembly and In accordance with Ar ticle 5 of tho Constitution of the Wayne County Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the said company will be held in the office of the company, in the Post ofllce building, Honesdale, Pa., on MONDAY, JAN. 3, 1010, at 10 o. m., for the transaction of general busi ness; and that an election will bo held at the same place of meeting, between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. of said day, for the purpose of electing ten members of said com pany to serve as directors for the ensuing year. Every person insur ed in the company Is a member thereof nnd entitled to one vote. '' H. C. JACKSON, Pres't. Honesdale, Pa., Dec. 10, 1909. H. S. SALMON, Oabhieb W. J. WARD, Abs't Oabuieu for, the ABSOL.UTE SECURITY Bank. is theiprlme essential of a good - - $2,886,000.00 MADE BY MAIL.
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