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KIUDAY, MAY UO, 101 0.
Vultures arc the scavengers of tlio
South, and their principal meanB of
defence Is their vomit.
The Citizen has taken notice of re
peated instances of graft on the part
of Editor Hnlnes In dealing with the
county, and ho, unable to make any
denial, stands self-convicted in the
premises. With the peculiar art of
the cuttle-fish, he attempts to evade
observation by discharging an inky
flood of 111-odored rhetoric of the
Billingsgate order. As It Is not
worth while to stir up the pool in
which ho Is thus hiding, wo shall
yield to his anxiety to escape notice,
and pay him no further attention on
this point.
Benny's tirade against The Citizen
and the gentlemen who are financial
ly interested in the Citizen I'ubllsh
Ing Company,- reminds the writer of
his experience when on a farm.
There was a pup that hung around
the house. It was a big yellow pup,
and every night when the moon
would come out that pup would howl
and howl at the moon, until exhaust
ed; but the moon didn't seem to
mind it, and kept coming out right
along. After a while, the owner of
the pup became so ashamed of
the animal and the noise he was
making, that when his friends ad
vised him to get rid of the nuisance,
he attempted to do so by Kicking
the pup. The result was the owner
was bitten and went mad like the
pup, and both came to a bad end.
A OAIU).
The malicious attack made upon
me by the editor of the Inaependent
in a late Issue of that paper would
be met by me with the same silent con
tempt with which I have treated his
former vindictive articles, but for the
fact that he, inja most despicable and
insolent manner, iind by sneaking
lie, endeavors to associaie my aaugn
ter with the destruction of certain
official records. I do not wonder
that a horse whip (s often resorted
to In order to bring a malignant
llbeler to a realizing sense of his
false accusations. Words would fail
me to recite my loathing contempt for
the editor of the Independent; hence
I will briefly state the facts in re
futation of his allegations. I was
not a witness at any of the capltol
trials. I voluntarily appeared before
the Legislative Investigating Com
mittee, and answered the questions
of the committee to the best of my
ability. There is nothing in my tes
timony that will indicate, in any
manner whatsoever, the burning of
any records or documents by a mem
ber of my family, or by any other
person. In substantiation of this
statement I have left at The Citizen
office a stenographic copy of the com
mittee's report, containing my testi
mony before such committee, where
It can be inspected by any person
desiring to satisfy themselves as to
the truth of the statements made.
E. B. HARDEN'DEItGH.
SHXSIBLK TALK OX LAUOK.
Rev. A. P. Doyle, one of Wash
ington's learned theologians, says
that worklngmen are entitled to
combine for their own Interests, as
well as to sharo In their neighbors'
wealth, but that they aro not Justi
fied in resorting to disorder or coer
cion. "No one can sympathize," he
says, "with dlsordor. The disorderly
lose the sympathy of their best
friends.
"Worklngmen can never havo pub
lic sympathy," ho says, "when they
do not respect the rights of others or
the sanctities of the law. Justice de
mands that they should receive all
to which they are entitled, but who
can look on tbo scenes of violence
and bloodshed that have been enact
ed in some of our largo cities and
think the movomonts wore controlled
by reason or restricted by Justice?
Ono man's culpability docs not Justi
fy another In doing what Is wrong.
"Who can look nt tho unequal dis
tribution of wealth without believ
ing that something Is wrong in our
economic condition? Those who
possess wealth muBt not think that
they havo dono their whole duty
when they thcorizo on tho social con
dition. Societies formed to discuss
soclnl reforms meet nmtd misery and
luxurious surroundings and listen to
essays about tho millions of follow
belngs suffering prlvntlon and want
and say if some changes could he
mndo all misery would disappear and
we should have only bright smiles
and happy looks. But, In splto of nil
theorizing, labor is fighting Its way
to higher and better conditions. Wo
feel comforted because our lnborlng
men do not work longer than their
physical condition will permit, and
their remuneration will give them
the price of comfort."
CHALLENGE TO EDITOR HALVES.
We have charged you with over
charging the county commissioners
nenrly 400 per cent., specifying two
occasions, and you have chnrged The
Citizen with overcharging on a bill
of $115.00. Now, we will agree to
submit nil tho bills we have render
ed the county since we hnve been In
business to a committee of account
ants, and will also submit a cost ac
count, showing amount of material
and labor used on each Job, you to do
the same thing; we both agreeing to
refund any amount which Is consid
ered unreasonable by this commit
tee, you to have tho right to point
out and prove our overcharging, and
we to do the same on your bills.
Each of us to put up a certified
check of $1,000 In the hands of the
committee with nn authorization
giving them the power to deduct all
overcharging that Is brought to light.
We will consent to havo any three
reputable accountants In Honesdale
serve on that committee. Here is a
chance for vindication at the hands
of your fellow citizens, .Mr. Haines.
W. W. WOOD.
Mannger Citizen Publishing Co.
MISSION' OK ARBITRATION
Distinguished Prclnto Says World's
Progress Depends Upon Peace
ful Relations.
In a powerful plea for world peace
and arbitration, made recently in
Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons said:
The friends and advocates of in
ternational arbitration are engaged In
the most noble and benevolent mis
sion that can engross the attention
of mankind a mission to which are
attached the most sublime title and
the most precious reward.
Let the friends and the advocates
of international arbitration use every
effort to protect the weak against the
strong, and then to the ruler of a
feeble nation, conscious of the Jus
tice of its cause, may be applied the
words of the poet:
"Thrice Is he armed that hath his
quarrel Just."
1 He Is armed with the con
sciousness of the sacred right of
property.
2 He is armed with the shield of
an enlightened public opinion.
3 He Is armed with the convic
tion that his cause will be adjudicat
ed by the equitable decision of a
board of arbitration.
This amicable system, while pro
tecting the rights of the weak, will
not wound or humiliate the national
prldo of the strong, since It does not
attempt to trench on the sovereignty
or autonomy of the mightier power.
Let us continue to pursue a more
humane enlightened and statesman
like policy by fostering and develop
ing our commercial relations with all
tho nations of the world.
Let tho streams of commerce How
between Europe and America 'like
invigorating blood coursing through
tho arteries of the human body, dif
fusing life and activity, and nil form
ing, as It were, one social organism,
each member exulting In the health
and growth of the other, and stimu
lating tho remotest parts with re
newed energy and activity. Let our
business interests with these com
monwealths bo so Inseparable and
reciprocal that the injury "to ono will
he felt by tho others and tho prosper
ity of each will be shared by all.
Besides entering into closer com
mercial relations with European nn
tlons, let us torm a still more
friendly compact with them by wel
coming their thritty sons ana daugh
ters to sharo our fortunes in this
favored country, it cannot bo dented
that our exceptional prosperity, as a
nation, In the past century nas been
due In no small measure to the tide
of Immigration.
Let us cherish tho hopo that the
day is not far off when tho reign of
tho Prince of Pence shall be firmly
established on tho earth, and tho
spirit of Gospel shall so far sway tho
minds and hearts of rulers and cab
lnots that International disputes will
bo decided, not by stnndlng armies,
but by pormanont courts of arbitra
tion when they will be settled, not
on the battlefield, but in tho halls
of conciliation, and will bo adjusted,
not by tho sword, but by tho pon,
which "is mightier than tho sword."
Boy Rescues Baby.
Detroit, Mich., May 19. Dudley Lnp
pin, thirteen years of age, It was said,
rescued his hnby brother from their
burning homo after t lie children's
mother and a neighbor had been driv
en back by tho flames and hud glvon
tho child up for lost. The boy throw
his coat over his head and with this
protection groped his way through tho
smoke and flro to tbo baby's bed, pres
ently staggering out with tho baby
In his arms.
A WIFE'S lliailTS.
If husbands only know tho power
of a llttlo prnlso whoro their wives
aro concerned, thoro would bo fower
domestic tragedies. All work is
mado sweeter by kindly apprecia
tion. It docs not cost much to tell your
wife that sho looks pretty In her now
dress, and yet how many of you fall
to notlco It, it is only to find fault
with the cost of it.
You wero glib enough with pretty
speeches when you courted her. And
now that she has far more right to
your courtesies and attentions, why
Is it that you show her so few?
, She of all people In the world has
tho first right to your Interest and
respect. She tins given you years of
wifely devotion, and has helped Just
as much with tho building of your
fortune as though she earned an ac
tual salary.
And yet ninny n wife goes through
agonies of Indecision before sho
dares ask her husband for money to
buy a now dress, or necessaries for
tho children or house.
The house and children nro yours
as well 'as hers. You havo no right
to look grumpy when sho asks for
money to provldo for them.
Every wife should hnve as gener
ous an allowance as her husband's
Income permits. It Is too humiliat
ing to have to nsk humbly for every
necessary rent.
Just try the praise plan for a
while. Give up fault-llndlng. Why
should you speak to your wlfo in a
tone of voice that you would not
dare to use toward another woman.
A woman will work cheerfully for
ever If sho gets love and you appre
ciate her efforts. You can't afford
to lose your wife's love, for It is the
most precious of all your posses
sions. But even the tenderness and en
durance of the most faithful women
wear out If it meets with nothing
but neglect.
To the Republican Voters of
Wayne County.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Republican nomina
tion for Representative to tho Gen
eral Assembly. If nominated and
elected I shall work and vote for
IOCAfi OITIOX and for any meas
ure that shall promise to better the
condition of the people and especial
ly those of Wayne county.
H. C. JACKSON,
Tyler Hill.
BIRDS OK PARADISE.
Their Dancing Parties iuiiI Arrows
With Blunt Heads.
Birds of paradise 'molt about Jan
uary, and In May, when they are in
full and gorgeous new plumage, the
males assemble each morning for
their dancing parties. Certain trees
are selected; being chosen on acpount
of widespreading branches and scat
tered leaves, and in one of these,
trees from a dozen to twenty of the
birds will assemble. They raise their
wings, stretch out their necks and
elevate their exquisite plumes, keep
ing them In a continual vibration.
The birds hop or tly from branch to
branch apparently In the greatest ex
citement, so that the tree appears to
be seething with golden orange
plumes. The long, plumy tufts
which are the pride of the bird of
paradise spring from tho sides be
neath each wing, and when the bird
Is In repose they are partly conceal
ed, but during the "dnnce" the wings
are raised vertically across the back,
the head is bent and stretched out,
and tho long plumes are expanded
until they resemble two magnificent
golden fans striped with deep red
nt tho base and fading off Into a
pale brown tint at tho finely divided
points.
It is hard to determine Just what
Is the motive of the dance of the
birds of paradise, but the natives
take advantage of the occasion to
secure specimens of the birds with
out injury to the feathers. As soon
as it is found that tho birds havo
fixed upon a particular tree for their
dances n native builds a little hut
or blind of palm branches among the
leaves and hero ensconces himself
Just before daylight nrmed with n
bow and a .number of arrows with
a round knob upon the end, Instead
of a sharp point. A boy wnlts at the
foot of the tree, and when tho birds
have assembled and begun their
dance tho hunter begins to shoot.
Tho blow of th,o blunt nrrow Btuns a
bird, which falls to tho ground and
is secured by tho-wnltlng boy, not n
drop of its blood being shed and the
plumnge being uninjured. Tho oth
er birds rarely take any notlco oi
those that fall until tholr number
has been considerably reduced.
Harper's Weekly.
NOTICE.
Auto car moots morning and af
ternoon trains on Wyoming Divis
ion at Hawloy, also evening train
from Hawloy to Scranton. '
AUTO TRANSPORTATION CO.
3St3.
Coffee In Engrana.
The American opinion of coffee as
understood in the English homo la not
high, and how the coffeo of tho Eng
lish lodgings is esteemed may be un
derstood from tho following traveler's
tale. It was his first morning In Lon
don "apartments," and his landlady
come up with tho breakfast, and as
he began tho meal opened n slight
conversation.
"It looks liko rain," she said.
"It does," replied the American;
"but it smells rather like coffee."
MILLIONS MOVED IX KKW HOURS
11Y STATE TROLLEYS.
More than ono and a qunrter mil
lions of pcoplo aro hurried homb
from their olllccs within two hours
each weak-day In the year by tho
street rnllwnys of New York state,
according to figures thnt have recent
ly been compiled from tho, reports
of the Public Scrvlco Commission
nt tho headquartors of tho Street
Rnllway Association of the State of
New York in Now York City. Of tho
four million of passengers that now
mnko up the totnl of human traffic
for every 24-hour dny In New York
city nlono, fully one-fifth aro regis
tered as relying upon subway and
street cars to rush them from ono
to twenty miles between 5 o'clock
and dinner time. To save seconds
for the hungry horde .that, storms
their steps for n couple of h6urs each
afternoon, enough cars, power and
crews are to-day maintained by the
street rnllway men of tho state to
carry three times a day, every man,
womnn and child In tho Empire
State.
To move this multitude, power
plants capable of generating over
250,000 horse-power are now held
ready throughout the state to exert
their utmost strength during this
short stretch of rush hour demand.
Twelve thousand cars ,that for tho
most part must stnnd Idle during
tho greater part of the day and
night are shown to be maintained
to cope with the crowd that must bo
carried for these few trips. Every
one of the 25,000 conductors and
motormen thnt are reported to be em
ployed are thrown Into the sudden
service of this short emergency per
iod, for which it is Impossible to
hire and train extra men without
paying them full time wages.
That tho average American crowd
is intent on saving seconds rather
than securing seats on this home
ward riiBh has been reported to tho
Street Rallwny Association of the
State of New York by every one of
Its members, among whom a search
ing study of tho rush hour problem
Is being made. With every car and
every Inch of track tilled by persons
anxious to get home, it Is shown that
from two to five minutes are now
saved each day by every passenger
on the time it used to take him to
reach dinner. With an average gain
of even three minutes each day to
which the million and a quarter rush
hour passengers of modern equip
ment and special rush hour arrange
ments, it is estimated that over 60,'
000 working hours are saved each
week day to the people of that state.
If the American worker were will
ing to wait for a seat each night, or
the final seating of this great crowd
were physically possible, It is figured
that it would be after ten o'clock
before every one would be carried
home to cold dinner.
Plans to further faclliate tfie homo
coming of New York State's rush
hour crowd by arranging office hours
that would separate by minutes the
great outpouring of thousands of
workers, are to-day being consider
ed by the street railway men who
hope to securo the co-operation of
employers to this end. In Albany
and Troy where the public has Just
Induced the Public Service CommiS'
sion to withdraw an experimental
order restricting the number of per
sons allowed on each car,, from five
to six thousand workers In one in
stance are dismissed at the same
minute and have to be carried away
within a quarter of an hour. In
these cities as well as towns all over
the state, scientific study of tho per
plexlng problem of tho rush hour
Is being made by the trolley men
with hope of making the speedy
homecoming demanded by Americans
oven more quick and comfortable.
HOW THE WORLD HAS MOVED.
Alexander Wolls, an old citizen of
Wellsvlllo, O., has a copy of an in
teresting and novel document Issued
by tho school board of the town of
Lancaster, O., In 1S2S. The ques
tion of steam railroads was In its
Incipient stage and a club of young
men had been formed for tho pur
pose of discussing tho points at is
sue. They desired the use of the
Bchoolhouso for purposes of debate.
This was looked upon by tho mem
bers of tho board as an innovation
bordering upon sacrilege, as Indi
cated, which Is the document in the
possession of Mr. Wolls. It rends
as follows:
"You aro welcome to tho use of
the school houso to debato all prop
or questions In, but such things as
railroads and telegraphs aro Im
possibilities and rank Infidelity.
Thero Is nothing In the Word of God
about them. If God had designed
that his intelligent creatures should
travel at tho frightful speed of 15
miles an hour, by steam', ho would
clearly have foretold it through his
holy prophets. It is a device of
Satan to lead immortal souls down
to hell."
Such sentiments possibly reflected
tho fooling, to Borne extent, In tho
days of C5 years ago, but they
sound strange nt tho present tlmo,
when tho "d6vlco of Satan" is dally
carrying people over tho land at tho
rate of CO or 70 miles an hour. Tho
world has progressed somewhat
slnco 1828.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
!he Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
A WAR STORY
BY
CAPT. STEPHEN K. WELLS.
Spenklrig about running nwny from
tho Confederates, wo well reuiembor
how we celebrated July 4, 18C4.
It wns this way: In putting on the
pickets the night before, they shot at
us, and did considerable damage.
We kept up an incessant firing all
night until morning. The Johnnies
had ono sldo of the Weldon railroad,
and we had the other.
On the morning of this Fourth of
July, It wns qulto foggy, so much so
that we could not see over four rods.
Wo ceased firing for n while until we
could make some coffee, while In our
holes secure from them.
We talked of tho Revolution days,
and wondered If those old soldiers
had to shoot every man, and fired
on tho picket as we did. In the morn
ing, wo found wo had but a ' few
cartridges loft, and we agreed not
to lire a shot during the day, and by
hollering over to the Johnnies and
confirming this agreement with them
that It being Independence Dny, the
Fourth of July, when our country
was declared freo, we would not fire.
The Johnnies made a strong declara
tion thnt they would not, so much
so thnt wo were sure they meant it.
At about 9 o'clock the fog cleared
away, and we could see their lines
just across the Weldon Railroad. We
had not got more than eight or ten
feet when six or eight of those
Johnnies arose and fired at mo, which
rasped my neck, leaving a red mark.
How I escaped death, I cannot see.
By turning around quickly, I saw
them squat back, and as we turned
about to get in our hole ngain, we
shouted to them: "That Is only lent;
we will pay It all back before night."
Then we were wondering what wo
would do, so we put our caps on our
ramrods, Xo see them lire on them
and discovered that they would rise
up, fire quickly, and squat down
ngaln. And not having many cart
ridges and being determined to give
them a hot reception, began our
plans. Seymour, a cousin of Gover
nor Seymour of New York, said to
me: "Wells, if you will go and get
tho seven canteens full of water, I
will go back to the main line and get
a box of cartridges, which is a thous
and rounds. We could hardly agree to
that as the water was between the
two lines, in a spring on our side of
the railroad. There was a dugway
in which we were exposed about four
rods. This dugway was about four
feet wide, and three feet deep. Along
tho edge were small oaks and pines.
We had n straw vote, and I getting
the longest, took the seven canteens
on my back. I started, Intending to
sneak down without being seen, so I
could have a free run back, but fail
ed, as one shot told tho story. Now
I knew my life was In dangor, al
though we had not shot yet since
peace was declared in the morning.
While filling the canteens, I was
planning how to escape from being
seen. Seven canteens of water weigh
thirty pounds or more; quite a load
to run with, and there was no other
way but to go back through the
dugway. We knew they were waiting
for us, so I put the canteens on my
back, as a kind of protection, and
started. As soon as I saw the
Johnnies, the rifles began to pop, bul
lets wero flying fast and thick, cutting
the bark from the trees. Tho bark
wns flying in my face, so I clasped
my hands over them, running my
best to escape. I only got a few
marks of oak bark through it all.
That Is the only time I remember
running from the Confederates.
When I arrived, Seymour had nl
ready reached the place, and It now
being about 10 o'clock, wo began to
mnko preparations to celebrate the
Fourth of July as we had never be
fore done. Instead of celebrating
our forefather's deeds for Independ
nce, we were going to shoot men to
give freedom to nil mankind In Amer
ican. As already stated, we had ob
served that the confederatea would
rise up quickly, fire, and then squat
down ngaln. We wondered how wo
could stop such a notion by not fir
ing at them, and thought of plncing
our cap in view witli a coat, ana they
would shoot nt them, thinking after
aw.hlle .that thoy had killed us all
and would stand up to see tho ef
W. B. HOLMES, President.
A. T. SKA RLE, Vice Pres.
We want you to understand the reasons
of this
WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
HONESDALE, PA.,
HAS A CAPITAL OP - - - $100,000.00
AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF - -107,000.00
MAKING ALTOGETHER - - HOT.OOO.OO
EVERY DOI.
.LAH of which must bo lost beforo any depositor can loso a PENNY,
cted a growing and successful business for over 115 years t serving
K number of customers with fldeolity nnd satisfaction. ZZZZZZZZ&tz,
It has conducted
nn Increasing
Its cash funds are protected by MODEHN STEEL VAULTS.,
by the CAKKHUL I'KKSONAI. ATTENTION constantly Blven the
Hunk's affairs by a notalily nblu Hoard ot Directors assures the patrons
of that BUl'HK.MK SAFETY which Is the .prime essential of a u'ood
limit.
MAY 10, 1910
Total Assets,
t&r DEPOSITS MAY BE
-DIRECTORS
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fects, nil of which they did. In tho
meantime we wero mnklng.post holes
nbout four or five Inches In dlnmeter.
It now being about hnlf.past cloven
wo ato Bomo hard tack and drank a
little water. .Everything was going
satisfactory with tho johnnies and
they had shot a fow. Soon wo woro
ready for work. Sutllff had a head
ache so we excused him, nnd put him
In a safe place. We now hnd an ex
tra gun. In those days, guns would
get qulto warm by continuous firing,
so this extra gun helped us in our
work. When we first commenced to
lire, I said to tho boys: "Take true
aim and be sure to hit every time."
Wo could tell every tlmo we hit a
mnn as the lint would fly out of his
clothes.
Often when our stretcher bearers
were carrying off tho wounded, bul
lets would come close to them. Now
the stretcher bearers havo a piece or
crape around their armB, Just above
the elbow. All tho Johnnies hnd the
same. I told the Johnnies that If
they didn't stop firing at our stretch
er bearers, we would shoot theirs.
Some one said they carried seven
teen from the front of us. I was
sorry I shot at one, whom
wo think was ofilcer of the day. Af
ter they carried him off, the John
nies got mad, and tho way they put
the cannon balls, shells, grape-shot,
and canister Into us, was a caution
They plowed up the ground all
around us, and wo could not flee
from the wrath to come until our
forts stopped them.
HOW'S THIS?
Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his firm.
Waldlng, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent freo.
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggsts.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation. (L We wish to secure a good
correspondent in every town
in Wayne county. Don't be
afraid to write this office for
paper and stamped envelops.
We will gladly furnish them.
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