ima crazBK, kuidav, van. ih, una. "ELECTRIC SLEEP" 10 REPLACE ETHER Surgery, Long Hampered, I Promised Wide Scope by Novel Discovery BAD EFFECT ON THE HEART Proof That Electricity It Far Superior as an Anaesthetic to Any Drug Now Used to Produce Analgesia May Resuscitate the Electrocuted. Philadelphia. Years of Investlgat Ion by noted sun;eons for a perfect anaesthetic which would have no det rimental effect on the heart or other vital organs of the patient have ap parently been rewarded. Electricity has come to the relief of the surgeon, and Investigation going on here and abroad, Juat made public, shows that electricity Is far superior to any of the drugs now used to produce anal gesia. This discovery. If conllrmcd by fut ure Investigations, as, is confidently expected, will mean a revolution of modern methods of surgery. Perrons suffering from diseases that t all for operations, but who cannot get relief through danger of death if put nn.ler ether or chloroform, can be cured, for electricity, when used ns an an.ies lie tic, has no bad effect on tbe heart. It produces a state oi iiu-endibilily, by acting on the nerve centres of tho brain, that is called "electric sleep." The sleep Is not fatal, and when the electric current Is opened the Influ ence Is Immediately lost and the pati ent becomes conscious without feeling any of the after effects common with drug anaesthetics. Not only has electricity been found of service In surgical cases, but, ac cording to preliminary communica tions recently submitted to medical journals by leading physicians, can be used for resuscitating electrocuted animals. The investigators are confident that If this idea Is developed It will only be a short time before it will bo pos sible to resuscitate human beings who have been electrocuted. To Stephane Leduc of Naples tha medical profession is indebted for the comprehensive study of "electric sleep." He has conducted numerous experiments on animals, and other In vestlgators are following In his foot steps. In this country the chief lnvestlgn tor in this field has been a woman doc tor of New York City, Dr. Louise G. Ilobinovitch. Dr. Itobinovitch 1ms performed some of the most delicate operations known to surgery wih electricity as her anaesthetic, and has bpen very successful. All her opera tions have been on animals, thp work being still too much In the oxperiment n' stage to be used freely on human beings. Some of the operations she has suc cessfully performed are trepannlug within exposure of the brain, expos ure of the large arteries of the neck r.nd operations calling for abdominal beitions. She has found that electric ity can be used in operations that aro either local or internal, and with equal success. In some cases when it is used local ly the patient is awake and can see the operation, as when stovaine Is used, without experiencing any pain. HOTELS OEFilECflTE SUE i Request Those Contemplating Suicide to Commit It Somewhere Else , and Not Muss Up Things. Ilcrlln, Oennany . - The alarming) sprc.d of the mania for suicide In Opurany has finally resulted In evnk- I lng a remarknble protest from the ho- I tol keepers of the country. A com nilttep representing the prominent v sorption of I'otel Owners has Issued n public statement addressed to per-ntt- contemplating suicide, urging tl:f"i to refrain from currying ,out their irlf.murdrrotis designs while en Joying the hospitality of hotels and lodging houses. The statement sets forth that the practice Inflicts an nnnoyancc and ex-pcii-f on fie proprietors, If disturbing to the peace and comfort of other pmts. and often attracts nn unpleas ant notoriety, from which the hotel s' fers. The committee closes by pointing out thnt there are n largo niitrber of places where a suicide can be conducted In more fitting circum stances and with less Inconvenience to dlFiiitei' 'cd parties. The official statistics reg.irdlrg the prevalence of mill Ide indicate that tho hotel keepers' protest Is not without justification. The matter has herone the subejrt of special study by alien- ir.ts and psychologists, who co uu deavorlng to find the scientific reason for the evident growth of this morbid 1 tendency In national life. Especial reason for concern Is ' found in the large number of suicides I among school children. On the aver age there are fifty-two cases of ch'ld suicide in Prussia n year, or one a week. The mania Is chiefly prevalent ' among children of the male sex, 85 per cent, of the cases being furnished by hoys. I A Sketch of I George Washington 'i To the grand old "mother of piesl dents'' belongs the honor of bcliit; the birthplace of the great dollvornr oi h. i country. George Washington w.w born In Westmoreland county, Vir ginia, In 1732. When George w.ir quits young his mother was left a widow and mast of his education was obtained from her. Many nnocdo.3 are told of his boyhood, the favo- ite ones being nbout the cherry tree nd the colt, but whether true or not. It is certain that he was always lender in boyish sports and games. George tcrtnined n great love for his mother, and when he was ubout fourteen he LIFE IN THE WEST oi 8 n n n o o o n n (i n 8 8 o o o o o o o r 8 8 n o 8 o o o o o n 8 o n o n o o o 8 8 8 8 ,o 8 o o o ' o , o 0000000000030000000000032 RADCLIFFE'S HEAD TELLS "HOW TO COURT A CO-ED." Boston. Le Baron R. Brlggs, president of Radcliffe, the fa mous woman's college connect ed with Harvard, has answer ed the question. "How to Court n Co-ed." which baffled the deans of fourteen Western State universities. Professor Brlggs condemns the old-fashioned Idea that when a girl enters college she should eliminate social func tions and devote her time ex clusively to study. "Every college girl," he said, "should have, her company nnJ enjoy collegiate social life. I think she should be nllowed to receive gentlemen callers under certain conditions. Such callers, however, should not be enter tained to such an extent that In order to accomplish her work the girl has to remain up until midnight studying. "No young man, if he Is of tho proper sort will stay too late. "The Idea of having a chap eron in the room when a young man is calling on a young wom an Is something: I never knew existed, but it may be the case in certain large universities. I think a chaperon should bo in the house when a young wom an receives a gentleman caller, but as to her being In the very room, well" and Dean Brlggs smiled. CCCCCCXXXOOCCCOCCCOCCCOOO VETERAN SNEEZES OUT SHOT. WARMER REGION HIGHER UP. Had When Weather Experts Find It 9,500 Feet Above the Earth. Washington, D. C. "If you would keep warm during a cold wave, Jump Into an airship, aeroplane or other ' Beven years, ejected them from Been Fired Into Him Charging at Antletam. Wllkcs-Barre, Pa.--Francis Roger, a civil war veteran, after carrying three buckshot in his head for forty- his aerial craft, and soar to some dizzy height several thousand feet abovo the earth's surface." This advice, bereft of all extrava gance, is handed out officially by the government's weather experts for those citizens who would suffer less the rigors of a frigid spell. "Inversion of temperature" Is the reason, weathor men say. The sever ity of the cold wave, they declare, Is confined to the earth's surface. The higher the altitude the more shallow Is the cold wave, and the less severe are its effects. For example. It Is stat ed that Mount Weather meteorologi cal kites at a height of 9,500 feet reg ister a temperature about 4G degroos higher than at the earth's surface. TWENTY SQUARE MILES OF SODA Strange Characteristics of Lake Mag adl In Depths of an African Valley. London. Knglneer Sholford, who lies been surveying the proposed rail road which will Join the Uganda Hall way in Africa with Lake Magadl, de scribes tho remarkable features of tho nose In a fit of violent sneezing. He was shot In the head at Antle tam with buckshot during a charge upon the Confederate lines and so- verely wounded. He recovered, al i 1 1. i- , i ,11.1 r. . ..vnA the pellets. i The leaden missiles have been In I tho front portion of his head since I and have often caused terrific heed- aches, but physicians did not like to , probe for them because thoy lay so , close to the optic nerve. They have j gradually been working thcmpel.es ! about, but nosers had no idea thoy ; were to come out until they appearoil. HAIR BALL IN HER STOMACH. It Served There as a Sort of Pin sni Needle Cushion. Ogdonsburg, N. Y. Surgeons oper ating on n woman patient at tho St. Lawrence State Hospital for the In sane here, took from her stomnch a ball of hair weighing 3 1-4 pouuds. It hnd to be cut Into three pieces to bo taken out. Many pins and needles were found imbedded In tho mass. Tho doctors thought the woman It is Rupposed she wns lake. It Ilea at the bottom of a valloy i had a tumor. 3,000 feet deep and looks at a distance , in tho habit of pulling hair from tho like an ordinary sheet of water, but i mattress of her bod and swallowing IL tho water is only a few inches deep above a hard surface like pink marblo. This Is actually an Immense deposit of soda covering twenty square miles. TO LIMIT AIRSHIPS IN WAR. It Ih of considerable depth. Kills a Bobtalled Wildcat. Plalufleld. Conn. A. II. Tllllnghast, of South KUllngly, shot a bobtalled wildcat weighing twenty-three pounds. It put up a blttor fight after being abor. The citizens had been terror ized for soveral weeks by its screech lng. That night the mate of the dead nnlmul prowlod around tbe place, and p part1' Is out utter It I Proposed to Prohibit Dropping Explos ives from Balloons or Aeroplanes. St. Petersburg. The International Bureau of Peace at Brussels has ad' dressed to the governments of all countries ft proposition to rcadopt and extend to dirigibles and aeroplane; the provision of the first Hague Peice Conference, forbidding the dropplns of explosives from aeroatato during war. TIiIb clause expired by limitation after five years. ft j. -fyy.ffw mi: fill L Prof, Moore Discovers the Secret tho "Indomitable American can Spirit." Washington, I). C I of. Willis Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau, tu an Interview said to a correspond ent: "it la well known to metorologlsts that easterly winds either hug clotoly to the earth or havu nn upward co n pouent of motion. Thoy, therefore!, gather tho humidity, dust, disease anJ other bacteria, nnd as a rule they ars warm nnd humid. All of these condi tions make thorn foul winds, ,,der which animal life Is enervated nnJ rendered susceptible to the germs which the winds themselves carry and disseminata. "The converse Is true of tho north west winds. They come from above, with a downward compouent of mo tion that bears a definite relation to the velocity They come from tho re gion where the air is dry, pure and highly electrified and where o.on oxlsl In comparatively large quanti ties. The cool, pure air of tho no: ill west wind Is therefore an Invlgorpt lng air. It stimulates man and all other animal life. It brings physical cnorgy and mental buoyancy in its mighty breath. "I have not the data before me. bu I am morally certain that If the mor tality rtntlstlcs of the various hospi tals were studied it would bo foutid thnt more people die under the in '.a ence of the east than of the -.ir. winds. "As the greater number of the storms of the northern hemisphere orlr'-naie on the A:ucrican cou.! . we have a greater atmospheric activ ity and tho northwest winds a greater force. "This may havo a marked effect as one of the important environment-! that have to do with the character of the race that Is now coming to be known as 'American.' He has fertility of thought and energy of body. May It not be that the climate has much to do with the developing of the in domitable spirit that is now reaching out for the mastery of the earth?" Work of I'nrtliqunkc. Street car lines leading out of San Francisco demonstrated the effects of the recent earthquake In a pecu liar way. Photographs of tho lino show tha track apparently undisturb ed except In spots the rails aro twisted or buckled longitudinally. It was as If each rail hod been pushed together toward the middle from tho end with the rasult thnt the steel rails bent as If they hnd beon mcro wlro In the bunds of a man, Tho buckling on this line occurred In pots over a dlstunce of three miles. Legend of n Leather Bat;. At Liilllngebone Castle, the Kent ish residence of Sir William nnd Lady Emily Tart-Dyko, is preserved a leather bag of coins. Tho tradi tion Is that whenever tho heir Is mar ried he and his bride must place a coin In the bag. Tho legend further enjoins that this matrimonial offer tory bag must never bo counted or some dire misfortune will overtnko the newly wed couple. DON'T MOPE OR WHINE. desired to enter the navy, but nor tears dissuaded him from his purpose. Therefore, to Mrs. Washington we owe a great debt, us perhaps if her con had obtained his wish he would ne at have become the great leader and idol of his people that he afterwards was Mt. Vernon, the family plantation was named ufter Admiral Vernon, un- i der whom Washington's brother, Lnu- rence, hnd served In the navy. , Washington owed much of his huc- , "physical Exercise a cess in tne r rencn ana nevuiuiitinaiy i wars to the hardy life of a survevor in the wilderness. He was an oflkcr j In the American forces during the war with France and distinguished him self by his wisdom and bravery. When General Braddock marched against the enemy nt Fort Duquesne and was ambuscaded by them, Washington I after the mnin part of the army had been killed, saved tne remaining oy Factor to Hap piness," Declares Miss Bush. Boston, Mass. .Vlss Theoda Bush, who astonished both men and women athletic experts throughout the coun try by scoring 69 1-2 out of a possible 70 poluts in the mld-wlnter meet of the Rudcliffe College girls, explains her success as follows: In winning 69 1-2 points out of n 70 total there Is really nothing unusual. his prompt and prudent actions, bo the ! Any girl who takes to athletics and de people only discovered by degrees whut a great man he was. Neverthe less they had complete confidence In him, nnd during the revolutionary war, through all of his success and de feats, there was never a popular de mand for his removal. Every man's arguing wns something like this: "If Washington cannot succeed, no one else can." Thee wan, indeed n cabal formed, with Conwny a9 Its leader to deprive him of his command, but this wa3 only the action of a few jealous Individuals. There has never been In the history of the world a successful man, however, noble his character, who has escaped the slander of jealous tongues, nnd Washington came in for his full share. A few years before his death his prin ciples were attacked by some of his political opponents, who called him mercenary. Washington was deeply grieved by the ungrateful conduct, but he was consoled by the love of the people, who never swerved In their loyalty to him. When this hero had effected tbe liberation of the col onies, he quietly returned to Mt. Ver non without accepting any compensa tion for his services, and lived as n private citizen. The gratitude of tho nation, howovor, would not allow him to remain long In obscurity, nnd he wns called forth to bo the chief exe cutive of his country. Washington was a man who could adapt himself to circumstances, and he mnde as wiso and as competout n president as ho had a general. At tho end of hlB first term he was unanimously eloct ed again, but after having served the second term he modestly refused a third nomination. One of the Instances of his great prudence during his presidency was his refusal to Involve tho country In war with England by taking tho part of France. Although this action was condemned at the time by some. It Is now seen to bo the wisest course he could have pursuod. ns to have plung ed tho country Into war when It had not quite recovered from tha effects of the revolution would have beon ruinous to It, Washington dcpartwl this life In 1730. Profound sorrow wa expressed overywhore, and the thou sands who had lovod him In his life time followed his corpso to the tomb. votes herself to them In the true spirit can succeed In Just such an achieve ment. It is all in your enthusiasm, and application. "I have never been interested In the so-called fashionable, and ultra fashionable doings, which concern so many women. The day of moping, of sitting still and whining for things, of believing that some chosen mnn will bring us the things which we desire, including health, are long past. "I believe that every woman should Join some sort of a club, In which physical exercise is a factor. Many women will be shocked at tho thought of running, and the more strenuous of indoor sports, but that In reality is a great feminine mistake. "We must have good health, strength and character of minds If we are to gain hnpplness. "To-dny there are still too many college girls who neglect the athletic side of the life, with the result that when they have graduated Into tho stress of life's work they find that they have not a sufficient physical foundation of strength to withstand the work-day strnln." Flight of Birds. Eagles havo been noticed flying at a height of 6,000 feet, nnd storks and buzzards at 2,000 feet. A lark will rlso to tho same height, and so will crows. Ab a rule, however, birds do not fly at a greater height than 1,000 feet. Exchange. Jnpnncsc Boom In Bricks. The price of bricks has risen 20 per cent. In Japan, owing to order received at the principal brick fac tories from San Francisco MARTIN CAUFIELD i Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works 1036 PLAIN ST. TWKNTIKTH ANNUAL STATKMKNT or tub Wayne Co. Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company or WAYNE COUNTY. 1'A. Net impunt Insurance hi force Dec. 3I.11W8... f3.tM.0M) 04 Amount of premium notes In forte Dcc.3l.lW3 . 1M.1U1UB KKCKIITS CnMi In bank Jan. 1. 1!W)...I.(KI l Itecd on assessments on premium notes Biirt tfi Itcctl on Applications 470 m Horrowed moncr 2.4.W :ci Interest from Savings Hank IW 71 111.918 u KXl'KNMTUJtKK l'nlrt for the following los.cs : Cl.-irk DuMond, house nnd content. humcd t Win Arthur Akurs, house dninir by fire r, ua .1. W. Whltmorc house (Imif by Hire 5 0 .Mrs. K. Tyler, house, clotlilm; time 3 UU Knrl llockwpll.bouschold furniture unit wearing apparel (Intiniu-'-d 2J (it Christian Schroder, bouse and con tent'! burned CO n Mrs. Alice llaniia, liouscmid sum mer kitchen burned nn ui A. 11. Down, house damaged by lire 4 t Mrs. I,. II. Price 2M I,. Hartford, basement barn burned MO 00 Theo. A. Hrooks. house dgd by lire 10 W rtirls. Kjmley.Jr.. SI .Martin I.ilholt 20 (W U.S. Whltmorc. barn 3 W W. If. Mclntyre. house and con tents burned 400 00 J. T. O'Neill, barn damaged by fire 7 '2 C'hns. and Kllli; Davis, bouse and content burned W0 0 AlvlcT. Hronsoii. boutc and con tents burned tiOO OS II. K. Uallou. hnrndnigd, lightning 10 IM J. .1. Tlminne. barn and contents burnt, lightning 400 W It. A. Walker, house (lamed by lire 1 00 Allen Treslar, barn, outbuildings and contents burned 500 W James V.'. McDonald, house and con tents burned TOO 09 Augustus I.tiitner. barn, shed and contents burned KO 00 Charles M.and Ursula Clauson barn ond outhouses burned 700 0 Paul 1'rebor. bouse burned 3U0 0 Mllo J. Murks, household goods etc.. burned 30 M HONESDALE, PA, a aniR!8UR!K! For New Late Novelties Telephone 19 :fi Htutionery 5M Kent 7 04 Postage 128 H3 Printing 41 Calendars 10 W) Incidentals 3 (2 .Salaries and commissions 1.514 04 Horrowed money and Interest . 2,500 0 Hefund 4 56 Cash In treasurer's bands. 5,414 W W.m 14 ASSKTS. Cash in treasury $ 5.414 H) Cosh In hands of agents.. I'M) Assessments in course cd 171 KJ Safe IOU 00 Premium notes In force.. 151.1K1 U-1 159.009 MAHII.ITIKS Liabilities 1JS 52 Assets In excess of liabilities. . . $ 158.680 34 II. C.JACKSON. President Perry A. Clark. Secretary. ttt3 A. O. BLAKE, AUCTIONEER & CATTLE DEALER You will make money by having me. BBLLPiioNK 9-u Bethany, Pa. -IN- JEWELRY SILVERWARE WATCHES oooooooooooooooooooo Delirium for Work, p Not Money the Mania. X Diplomacy. OOOOOO S n "Tha mass of the American people have engineered a mania for work, crowding out all other Ideas and tending to exploita tion of all sorts, unscrupulous waste of forests, of man's ener gy and lastly exploitation of the child. It Is not the desire for wealth which animates them, but a delirium for work," declared Dr. Felix Adler, chair man of the National Child La bor Committee, In his address at the sixth annual conference on child labor. CXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJOCCOOCC METEOR WEIGHED MANY TONS. Impact with Earth Causes Vibrations Like an Earthquake. Grand ForkB. N. D. A meteor, measuring sixty-five inches In diame ter and weighing many tons, buried It solf hIx feet In the earth near Cnrrins ton. For a full minute before It struck the meteor Illuminated the entire sur rounding country, and Its Impact with the earth produced vibrations like those from an earthquake, Tho meteor remained hot for twenty-four hours after It struck the earth. It now has the appearance of a dull red ore. Martha Am I the first woman you ever loved, George? Goorgo (aside; 'Tho cherry-troo In cident wasn't a marker to this") Don't ask me, tny love, such a foolish question. , Durled Miner Lived on Bark. Negaunee, Mich.. Durled 600 feet beneath the earth's surface for sovon days, Frank Consello, n miner, said: "I had given up all hope when I heard the sound of picks and shovels not far away. I know now I would be rescued alive. Thcro was plenty of water, but no focd, and I was forced to chow the bark from timber." SPENCER, The Jeweler "Guaranteed articles only sold.' NOTICE Oi ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OF JAMES NEVILLE late of Sterling. Pa. All persons Indebted to said estate are noti fied to make Immediate payment to the un dersigned; and those having claims agnlnst the said estate are notltled to present them duly attested, for settlement. J. E. CHOSS. Sterling, Jan. 10. 1910. Administrator M. LEE BRAMAN EVERYTHING IN LIVERY and Buss for Every Train Town Calls. Horses always for sale Boarding and Accomodations for Farmers Prompt and polite attention at all times. ALLEN HOUSE BARN D. & h. CO. TIHE TABLE HONESDALE BRANCH A.M.! A.M. SUN UN H (U ie oo 10 oo 1 20 2 OS P.M. 5 40 5 DO 0 M li 11 li 17 ti ZY li ai is : ii ;c ii 4;i li 4(i ti 00 I'.M 2 15 7 25 8 15 A.M 11 03 U 15 II HI II : II 42 !) 4H II 51 67i 10 00 10 04 10 OS 10 11 lit 15 A.M. A.M, 10 00 10 00 12 30 4 40 5 30 P.M. li 20 li m li 52 li 5H 7 01 7 07 7 13 7 Hi 7 20 7 24 7 27 7 31 P.M. A.M. P.M 8 30 1 20 2 OS P.M 2 05 2 15l 2 111! 2 3 2 43 2 !' 2 521 2 6, 2 l 3 Ul 3 07 3 10 3 15 P.M. 4 30! li 05 A.M. 2 13 Tio 755 A.M. 8 45 8 55 8 5)1 II IH 9 24 211 3? t 37 0 3H 43, U 4 A.M.! fTATIONS I'.M. A.M. Albany 2 00 10 50 .... lllnghamton .... 12 40 8 45 ".. Philadelphia.... 3 53 7 31 "732 ...TwilkeiTlSarre.... 1020 4 05 7 15 Scrnnton 37 3 15 6 20 Lv At A.M. V.il. PM. Carbondnle 8 05 l .15 5 40 ...Lincoln Avenue.. 7 54 1 25 5 30 Whites 7 60 1 21 5 21 I Purview 7 33 111 8 OK i Caiman 7 25 12 5fi 5 ol .... I jike Lodoro .... 7 1!) 12 51 5 5ti, ... . Wuymurt 7 17 12 4H 4 51 Kcenc 7 12 12 43 4 4S Meeno 7 Ml 12 40 4 45 Promnton 7 05 12 Wi 4 41 Kortenla 7 01 12 32 4 37 Seelyvllle.... li 5 12 29 4 34 .... lloiiesdule li 55 12 25 4 301 Ar Lv.A.M. P.M. P.M.j l- I I .1A.M. SUN SUN I 10 50 8 451 7 311 7 32 ' 2 25P M. 1 35 10 00 Tm!iF1T. . 12 1 12 07 12 Ul 11 44 I U 37 It 31 I 11 2!l 11 2b ' II 20 ' 11 Hi II 12 11 Ul 11 05 AM. 8 29 8 17 8 1.1 7 61 7 47 7 41 7 39 7 32 7 30 7 26 7 22 7 19 7 15 P M, The Era of New Mixed Paints ! This year opoiu wim a deluge of now mixed paints. A con dition brought about by our enterprising dealors to get some kind of a mixed paint that would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS. Their compounds, being new and heavily advertised may find a sale with the unwary. T,,rromrio'r;r '"CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS IsJADWIN'S PHARMACY. Thoro aro reasons for the pro-eminonco of CIIILTON PAINTS 1st No one can mix a hotter mixed paint. 2d Tho paintors declare that it works easily and has won dorful covering qualities. 3d Chilton stands back of it, and will agreo to repaint, at hit. owu oxpenso.overy surface painted with Chilton Paint that proves defective . , 4th Those who havo used it are perfectly satisfied with.it, and recommend its nee to ethers.