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W. W. WOOD. MANAGER AND SKC'Y
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DIRECTORS'.
0. n. DORFLINQER. M. H. ALLEN.
DKHRV WILBO.N. E. II. HARDENRERQII.
W. W. WOOD.
AVISDN'ESDAV, SEPT. S!8, 1010.
UEPUDMOAX TICKET.
I'or Govornor
JOHN K. TEN13K.
For Lieutenant Governor
JOHN M. REYNOLDS.
Secretnry of Internal Affairs
HENRY HOUCK.
State Treasurer
CHAS. F. WRIGHT.
For Congress,
C. C. PRATT.
For State Senator,
WINFRED D. LEWIS.
COUNTY.
Representative,
H. C. JACKSON.
HUliaril Bruce, our editor, was tak
en sick on Thursday and has been
confined to his home. He has the
good care of his mother who Is here
on a visit and we expect him at his
desk on Wednesday. Our readers will
not blame Mr. Bruce for any blunders
that may appear In this Issue, but
charge them up to the manager.
TAXATION.
We hear ou a'll sides complaints
from taxpayers on account of the In
crease in their taxes. When we take
into consideration that every dollar
'of the taxes which our people pay
is spent by our county, township and
borough officials It is strange that
year after year this burden becomes
greater. The state government can
not be charged with this increase. As
there Is no state tax paid by the in
dividual except on money which is
out at interest. Wayne county paid
last year into the state treasury ?13,
000, while the state treasurer paid
back to Wayne county officials over
?117,000, showing that the county
received from the state $104,000
more money than they paid to the
state. This $117,000 was paid by
corporations to the state and by the
state paid to the county.
Taxpayer, look at your tax receipt,
note just what amounts you are pay
ing and what you are paying them
for. By this means you may come
to a satisfactory conclusion as to
where your money is going. But
don't blame the national government
which raises its taxes through the
tariff, or blame the state government
which helped us last year to the ex
tent of $117,000 and will do just
as well this year.
The explanation made in a speech
at the Syracuse fair by Mr. Roose
velt of his new theory of "New
Nationalism" was just as clear as
mud. His emphatic announcement
that HE was going to apply old time
inoralties to the present condition
of affairs, was another puzzle that
will please some people. How far
back he is going to get his favorite
brand of morality was not stated.
If he goes back to the time of Solo
mon and David, be will find the
morals of those days would be a
misfit for the conditions of today.
If he went hack to the days of
witchcraft which prevailed in the
time of our Puritan fathers, he
would get a chance to burn Rocke
fellow, Morgan and other trust
magnates at the stake as witches
who have gobbled up much of the
wealth of our times. We all agree
with the Colonel that there Is a de
mand for actual high class moral
conduct In the motive and actions
of men in public life at all times,
but most of the men who are now
in the foreground of our national
life and whom the Colonel Is at Is
sue with, are men who used the
name brass band methods to get
there as the Colonel is now using
and most of them blew Just as shrill
a note and made just as much
noise in order to accomplish their
ends.
KEYSTONE PRESS.
Hark from the tomb, or from the
editorial sanctum of the Commoner,
which is practically tho same thing,
the doleful sound of tho Hoko Smith
boom for president. Tho Peerless
One lets it bo known that ho will not
bo a candidate for tho Democratic
nomination in 1012, and flings his
mantle on to tho broad sbouldors of
tho governor of Georgia, where, It is
to bo Imagined, it Is about as wel
como as tho Old Man of the Sea was
to Sinbad the Sailor. Bo that as it
may, it Is an lndubltablo fact that
Mr. liryan's announcement of his
own self-abnegation has not en
countered the expression of profound
and widespread regret which ho
probably looked for. Lancaster Now
EMPEROR ROOSEVELT 18 THE
WAY THE ENGLISH PAPERS
PUT IT.
England has probably never tak
en a keener Interest In the domin
ant politics of the United States
than It is doing now. The leading
papers almost dally publish long
dispatches which aro a refreshing
change from the sensational futili
ties that the London press, gener
ally speaking, too often serves up
to Its leaders as American news.
Mr. Roosevelt's personality is, of
course, tho chief reason for this un
usual Interest. Among Englishmen
who met him during his visit hero
there Is an almost unanimous con
viction that he will again be Presi
dent, and It is by no means rare to
find the belief that his next occu
pancy of the White House will bo
marked by developments toward a
dictatorship.
Punch this week satirizes this idea
In an article headed "II. I. M. the
Emperor of America," and purport
ing to be sent to The London Times
on Oct. 4, 1910, by Its Now York
correspondent. Some extracts fol
low: "This morning, Mr. Roosevelt, by
a daring coup de main, has over
thrown the Republican institutions
under which these States had exist
ed for 134 years, possessed himself
of the supreme executive power, and
has promptly been proclaimed Em
peror of America.
"This astounding revolution has
so far been unaccompanied by any
effusion of blood. The secret,
though it had been known to 100
conspirators, had been well kept,
and the strong measures taken by
his imperial Majesty and his friend
paralyzed the spirit of residence
that might otherwise have mani
fested itself.
"At 5 a. m. the White House was
surrounded by a strong detachment
of Rough Riders and Mr. Taft and
his family were arrested in their
beds. They were subsequently con
veyed to an unknown destination.
At the same time the Vice-President
and the members of the Cabi
net were seized and imprisoned.
The chiefs of the army and navy
have already sworn allegiance to tho
new sovereign.
"At 10 a. m. his Majesty, attend
ed by a Princess of the imperial
house and accompanied by a bril
liant staff, rode through the streets
of Washington amid deafening pop
ular acclamations.
"Halting before the capitol, he
made an impassioned speech, call
ing on all those who valued stabil
ity of government and believed In
his policies to rally round his throne
and his person. N
"He had, he said, intrusted the
preservation of public order to the
editorial board of The Outlook, and
any complaints ought to be ad
dressed to them, though, for his
part, he could not conceive that any
loyal subject should want to com
plain of anything. The great policy
of conservation would now be car
ried out.
"His Majesty concluded by say
ing that he was having a ' bully
time.'
"Later, The New York American,
in a "special edition published at
midday, calls upon the populace to
rise against the usurper. Hearst
has been arrested and will bo tried
on the charge of treason.
"W. J. Bryan in an interview de
clares that he suspected the Em
peror from the beginning. The tri
umph of the Democrats, he thinks,
is now assured.
"The Evening Post announces that
the Emperor Is an unscrupulous pre
varicator, and declares that no self
respecting American can consent to
bow the knee to Baal. The office
of the paper has since been destroy
ed by an infuriated mob.
"Mr. Rockefeller has taken refuge
In a church and refuses to come
out.
"The Emperor is now engaged in
composing a message of 100,000
words strongly affirming both the
Monroe Doctrine and his own right
to empire and crown. As soon as
the message has been delivered Con
gress is to adjourn for an indefinite
period."
Punch follows this dispatch with
an alleged extract from The Specta
tor of the following Saturday. Tho
proprietor and editor of Tho Spec
tator is St. Loe Strachey, a personal
friend of Mr. Roosevelt. The ex
tract says:
"We can not pretend to be sur
prised by tho news which has reach
ed us from America this week, that
Mr. Roosevelt (If we may be par
doned for speaking of him by tho
namo which is now merged In a
more splendid and, we believe, a
more appropriate title) should as
sume the imperial purple. It can
not startle any one who has made
himself conversant, as wo have en
deavored to do, with tho tendencies
of American public life and the
opinions of American public men,
especially of Mr. Roosevelt himself.
"There can be no harm In saying
that during his recent visit to this
country Mr. Roosevelt expressed to
a few Intimate friends his contempt
for all non-despotic systems of gov
ernment. Ho thought that when
America managed to shake off Re
publican Institutions men of sense
and of honest capability would come
by their own.
"This was his Ideal, and he could
not help feeling tho expression was
his own that it was a 'bully' ideal.
"Wo cordially congratulate his
Imperial Majesty and hia loyal sub
jects on what has taken place. We
aro among those who bellevo that
his Majesty Is, with perhaps tho ex
ception of the Archbishop of Can
terbury and Mr. William Hlgglnbot
ham, the greatest, strongest, and
most statesmanlike man in exist
ence." Longevity of Highlanders.
By way of illustrating Highland
longevity, Interesting dotalls are now
available regarding tho ages of per
sons who died in lnvornesa-fihlre dur
ing tho past year. Half tho total
(460) of persons who passod away
died abovo tho ago of sovonty years;
276 wero betwoen sovonty and forty;
161 between olghty and sovonty; 2S
botwecn ninety and one hundrod, and
one over a century.
OCTOBER.
O, T. Roosovelt has come back to tho
West!
Of all the Rough Riders his luck was
tho best.
He rodo from Dakotah to San Juan
Hill,
And he found him the Spnnlards ho
wanted to kill,
Shouting, "Into 'em Teddy,
An Into 'em deep!"
And tho men of Granada
Went down in a heap.
Ho rested his broncho and fed
him his 1111, and then ho rodo yell
ing up Capitol Hill. Ho wasn't ex
pecting or asking a thing, but he
landed right in tho political ring,
shouting "Into 'em', Teddy, and Into
'em plump!" and the poor politicians
went down in a lump.
Ho watered his pinto and fed him
some oats,
And then he remounted and hunted
for goats.
He found him some people who
didn't agree
With all of his notions, and gave a
whoop-pee,
Yelling, "Into 'em, Teddy,
An' into 'em hot!"
And he knocked them all Into
The pHtomless hot.
He hobbled his charger and gave
him some grass, and then he went
after someone in his class. He put
up a Hon with blood in its eye, and
he clapped on the spurs with a ter
rible cry, saying "Into Mm. Teddy,
an' into Mm hard!" and the Hon
passed on to his final reward.
He breathed his good mustang and
looked him around,
But further adventure was not to be
found.
So he pulled up his trousers and
pulled down his vest,
And slowly rode back to his olden
tlmo West,
Shouting, "Back to 'em, Teddy,
An' back to 'em proud!"
And they gathered about him
And solemnly bowed.
He rode In his saddle, and rode
on his head, and he put all the ten
derfeet under the bed. He dashed
to the East and he dashed to the
West, and he halted before them,
expanding his chest, saying, "Three
cheers for Teddy, the pride of the
West!" and they took a great pleas
ure in doing the rest.
October is from the Latin octo,
meaning eight, and it was formerly
the eighth month of the year. This
brought the football season around
at a time when there was grave dan
ger of being suffocated before the
ball was even put into play, and
there was a great deal of dissatis
faction at the old Greek and Ro
man universities. A change was
frprmonHv tnlked of. but it remained
for Numa Pompillus, who was one of
the early friends or euucauon, 10
.In nnvthfnp nhnnt It. In 713 B. C.
he moved October along to Its pres
ent place in the calendar, ana now
Mm nnnrtprhnck on a football team
always says before snapping the
ball.
Numa, Numa,
B. C.
Come seven,
One, three!
Aftnr whlnh the rooters, who
reached a very high state of pro
ficiency In the latter days of Numa,
recite,
Numa, Numa,
Boomalooma,
Come seven,
One, three,
B. C,
Whoopee!
Si wash!
or whatever the name of the school
is, as you may hear them doing any
time this month by following the
riot wagon when it passes.
Until the 23d of tho month, Oc
tober will be under the Influence of
T.llirn tho Ttnlnnrn. which is the
seventh sign of tho zodiac. This will
enable everybody running ior ouice
to keep on tho fence pretty well as
to the real Issues of the campaign,
but when the sun passes out of that
constellation on tho following day
they will begin dropping on one side
nr Mm nthor. nnd it will bo easier
to make out who the true friends
of the people are. After tno zzu we
will be influenced by Scorpio, the
Scorpion, which is almost meaning
less now, but In early times typified
tho manner in which tho north wind
stung the old Greeks, who wero in
tha Imhlt nt tnlni? until verv late in
tho season without having on any
wear to speait oi, euner over or mi
der.
A bit of Fall is as nice a thing
As I know anything about
When the numnkln pie Is ripening,
And the time is opportune for
kraut.
When tho hunter gets his trappings
out,
Awakened by the tlmo of year,
And tho farmer, furious without
And hot within, begins to shout,
"Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of bore!"
"Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of here dadblamo
your skin!"
Ah, that's tho proper time to
sign
When tho squirrel gets his goodies
in
Against the winter by-and-by.
When tho bending reaches of tho
sky
Aro very soft and very near.
And tho farmer, with a watchful
oyo,
Begins to hop around and cry
"Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of here!"
Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of hero you blanky
blank!"
Ah, that's tho season of them ail-
When wlntor hangs upon tho flank
Of tho wild goose passing in tho
fall.
When tho plaintive quail begins to
call
Across tho golden field and sere,
And tho farmer, bursting from tho
With leaps and bounds, begins to
bawl:
"Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of here!"
The 418th anniversary of tho dis
covery of America by Christopher
Columbus will be celebrated on tho
night of tho 14th by tho seven Gug
genheim brothers.
Mr. Roosevelt will bo stage mana
ger again this month. The villain
will bo tho Demon Rum. Mr. Bryan
will bo the father of the stolen child,
and Mr. Cannon, who made tlfo pass
word Hell last month, will chango
it to read Hell-p!
And then November will return
With cold and chilly draft,
And the wild goose going down tho
lino
With wlntor biting aft.
The best styles and colors in dress
goods at Mcnner & Co.'s stores.
R A 1 LWAY REG ULATI ON.
Certain Rulings of the Inter-State
Commerce Commission.
Although thero was little novelty
in the railways' presentation of their
ense for the advauco of their rates,
there was much that was novel in
the shippers' contentions. In Chi
cago it was testilled by ono railway
that forty million dollars of earn
ings had been put back Into the
property, in this city it was testi
lied that somo thirty-five millions
of dollars of earnings had been ex
pended upon tho now Pennsylvania
terminal. This was in accord with
tho formerly approved rule of prac
tice by the roads "a dollar for
dividends and a dollar for better
ments." It was this principle of
plowing the earnings back Into the
property which has kept down the
capitalization or American railways
at the same time that their rates
have not risen with other prices for
services and goods.
On this formerly approved princi
ple tho shippers' counsel Joined is
sue, taking their cue, it must bo
admitted, from certain rulings of
the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion. These Improvements made
from earnings were regarded as
grievances, and In themselves as
proof of extortion. It was asserted
as a right that the roads should re
duce their rates by whatever sums
of earnings they have been accus
tomed to devote to improvements.
Even the misfortunes of the rail
ways were imputed to them for a
fault. For example, it was alleged
that because one road had lost large
sums by equipment frauds, and had
prospered nevertheless therefore It
had overcharged by the amount It
had lost by embezzlement, and
should be held to reduce Its rates
by the amount of Its losses. The
broad position of those assuming to
act for the general public Is that
tho railways should be allowed to
charge'no more than would just pre
vent their setting up a defense of
confiscation. And, In estimating
their permissible income the rail
ways are held by these spoKesmen
to be entitled to no more than a
reasonable Income upon the amount
of their own funds which they have
devoted to the public use.
These gentlemen seem In some
danger of winning a battle and los
ing a campaign. It is conceivable
that they may prevent an advance
In rates, and come to regret the con
sequent lack of vitality In the rail
ways. American railways are tar
from having attained their growth.
They are in need not only of income
enough to sustain their life, but to
stimulate their growth. There is
a certain justice in having tho funds
necessary for their growth contribut
ed by those whose patronage of the
railroads Is a source of profit, rath
er than by the general public whose
gain from the railways Is less di
rect. If the railways are noia to
capitalize their betterments, and
must borrow the money, interest
must be paid on tho money borrow
ed, and the rates must be adequate
to pay the Interest and provide a
sinking fund for tho extinguishment
of the debt. As Interest and sink
ing fund must come from earnings,
It would seem to come to the same
thing In the end.
Whatever the merit of this argu
ment on either side, it is plain that
a new light Is thrown upon what Is
thought to be regulation of rates.
Heretofore It has been thought that
the function of government was
merely to assure that rates were rea
sonable and Just, that Is, neither ex
tortionate nor discriminatory, to
ward either persons or places, if
tho position nssumed on behalf of
tho shippers Is sustained there Is
no detail of the management of tho
railways too trivial for examination
nnd control. It Is not enough for
tho railways to sustain their claim
that they need more money. They
cannot Justify on totals, but must
prove in detail Just how much they
want for terminals, Just how much
they want for wages, how much for
Interest, and so on Indefinitely.
Tho railways plead that they can
not do It, and that nobody could.
However that may bo, It Is evident
that tho success of tho contention
would establish a now definition of
railway regulation, and one not In
accord with tho present law. New
York Times.
HOW'S THIS?
Wo offor Ono Hundred Dollars
Reward for any caso of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
We, tho undersigned, havo known
F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 years,
and believe bim perfectly honorable
la all business transactions and fl
nanclally nblo to carry out any ob
ligations made by bis Arm.
Waldlng, KInnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Curo Is taken Id
tornally, acting directly upon tho
blood and mucous surfaces of tho
system. Testimonials sent freo
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggsts.
Tako Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
ItEMTEHIIEIl THE FAIR.
GOOD OLD TIME FOR ALL.
A Health Hint.
Insufficient sleep, overwork and
ovorexortton out of doors Bhould be
guarded against In tho warm woathor
on they frequently load to fatal conse
quences at a tlmo when vitality Is dc
plotod by tho boat
Cultivate Happy Nature,
A happy nature Is somotlmca a gift,
but it is also a grace, and can. thoro
foro, bo cultivated and acquired; and
it should be a deflnlto aim with those
who aro training a child. Lucy Soula-
Good Way to Use
Hyomci for Catarrh
Besides breathing through tho In
haler a few times a day, many ca
tarrh sufferers write that they find
Inhaling HYOMEI (pronounco It
Hlgh-o-mo) from a bowl of steaming
water each night before retiring a
great aid In curing stubborn cases.
Try It; It's very simple; gives
quick relief and makes you berathe
easier.
Fill a bowl half full of boiling wa
ter; pour Into the water a tea
spoonful of HYOMEI, cover head
and bowl with a towl, and breathe
through nose and mouth the pleas
ant, medicated, antiseptic and heal
ing vapor that arises.
This method relieves that stuffiness
at once, and makes your head feel
flno.
You can get a bottlo of HYOMEI
at druggists everywhere or at G. W.
Pell's for only 50 cents. Ask for
extra bottle HYOMEI Inhalent.
But bear In mind that a HYOMEI
outfit which includes inhaler and
bottle of HYOMEI costs $1.00.
But, as stated before, If you al
ready own an inhaler, a bottle of
HYOMEI costs but 50 cents.
HYOMEI Is guaranteed by G. W.
Pell and druggists everywhere to
euro catarrh, sore throat, coughs,
colds, asthma and croup, or money
back. Try it on that generous basis.
Our
Store when coming;
to Honesdale to the
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR
e offer a treat to visitors during the week of the County Fair.
The New "Business Woman's Suit", the "Rob
Boy Coat" and the'"ColIege Girl's Coat" are among
the novelties which will appeal to well dressed women.
In every department are new things that will repay examination.
You will enjoy looking through our Millinery Department, where you
will see all the latest novelties of the season.
KATZ BROS. Inc.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4, (2d Fair Day) our atari will be closed.
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PBKSIDKNT.
ANDItEW THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT.
SHEATZ DESERTS
KEYSTONE PARTY
John O. Sheatz, former stato
treasurer, one of tho organizers of
tho Keystono party, has tendered
his resignation ns a member of that
body. Ho Is disgusted with tho ac
tion of the leaders In indorsing Dem
ocratic congressman. A large num
ber of Republicans who, knowing
tho evils that will arise from Demo
cratic control of the houso of repre
sentatives, have severed their con
nection with tho now party.
BEE H, PFPRicn, - - I-', & Manager
THURSDAY SEPT. 29
Sam S. & Lee Shubert
present
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SUCCESS of 20 Years.
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Italronj first two rows "5c-sevcn rows 50c
Gallery 35e
Seat sale opens at the llox Olllce at 9 a.
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