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IN CASK OP FIUE!
Ordinance No. 15. Flro Alarm
Signals, section 1. The steam gong
shall bo sounded only at 12 M. noon
and In case of an alarm of lire. For
GENERAL ALARM, the gong will
sound ONE LONG BLAST ;
for lire about TWELFTH STREET
BRIDGE one long and one short
blast at Intervals of ten seconds
; for Tiro BETWEEN 12TH
STREET AND 7TII STREET, one
long and two short blasts at Inter
vals of ten seconds, ; for
flro BELOW 7TH, one long and three
short blasts at Intervals of ten sec
onds 1 for flro OUT
SIDE OF BOROUGH LIMITS threo
long blasts
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
In the course of an address at the
annual convention of Wayne Coun
ty School Directors Saturday morn
ing, Attorney F. P. Kimble made
sensational charges. He said:
At one time It was chnrged that
In at least olio school district in
Wayne county, teachers were obliged
to agree to ay one, or hoinetimes,
two months salary direct to n syndi
cate of directors in order to secure
tho appointment. I scarcely know
which portion of such a board of di
rectors deserves tho greater con
demnation; tho portion that accepts
bribes or that portion that counten
ance such illegal conduct by refrain
ing from making an open exposure
of it. Newspapers have frequently
(.i.'cn accounts of this illegal prac
tice In some of tho mining districts
in i eiin..( i wmiH, but who would
havo susected such venality In?
more enlightened and rural cotn
munities. To exact such spoil from
applicants for schools, Is nothing
short of robbery; and uny man who
stoops to the practice, should be
dealt with most summarily to the
very limit of the law, and his illegal
conduct should receive the widest
publicity and condign punishment.
THE CITIZEN welcomes any in
formation that may lead to a con
viction of any syndicate of directors
who may have been guilty of the
charge specified, and will furnish
the wronged parties an attorney
free of charge, and see to it that the
alleged criminals nre prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law.
AV1IY SHOULDN'T CHURCHES
ADVERTISE? WHY NOT?
A church in Atlanta advertises,
curries a regular paid space just as
u store business would which leads
the Atlanta Constitution to ask:
Why shouldn't a church advertise the
same as any other institution, and It
concludes that there is no reason
in morals or logic why churches
shouldn't advertise in newspapers or
through other mediums of public
ity. It would be possible, if essential,
to placate the supersensitive, to give
Biblical warrant for an innovation
already practiced in other American
cities, "(.'o ye forth into the high
ways and byways" is capable of lib
eral interpreiatiou, and The Con
stitution knows of no route more
certain to reach the highway or the
byway than that found in the col
umns of a representative paper.
On the common sense side of it,
tho object animating the majority
pf the churches is to keep intact
their respective folds, and to muko
recruits.
Fervent preaching and attractive
services will do tho one. Hut unless
strangers uro told about them, neith
er will bo effectual in attracting
"they that ure not of this fold."
Why, then, should not tho church
meet tho world on its own battle
ground, using tho world's own
weapons so fur as they may legiti
mately bo used?
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF KLI.MLV
NATING THE PERSONAL
EQUATION.
It is rather tiresome to listen to
two-hour lectures (?) on subjects
pertaining to tho matrimonial rela
tion, in which theories ubsurd and
dangerous to society are advanced
in illogical sequence. In tho hu
man being to bo placed upon tho
sumo level as Hio dumb bruto of the
Held? Are tho sumo standards of
procreation to bo applied to beings
of higher Intelligence us uro em
ployed in tho reproduction of the
bovine species?
If their principles of selection,
and their pressing of the "survival
of the fittest" hypothesis bo carried
out to their logical conclusions, this
world would dwindle down to n few
hundred thousand people, so select,
so perfect, so holy, so divine, thut
this mundane sphere would not bo
able to contain them, and forthwith
angelic wings would sprout from
their shoulders, and they would bo
transported to regions celestial. !
Aitlllclnl harriers to tho natural!
courso of true love, can never bo set
up with any hopes of their stability.
When n young man says to a young
woman "I hue you," and the fair
young creature responds "and I love
you too," all tho physical Ills that
llesh Is heir to can not separate
them for time or for eternity. The
Almighty Himself has said "He yc
fruitful ami multiply and replenish
the earth," and he did not add
"You dare not. innrry unless you are
perfect men and perfect women"
"You dare not bo joined together in
the holy bonds of matrimony, if tho
man or the woman cannot f mulsh
rlean bills of health" "You daro not
love each other with nn everlasting
love unless the State Board of
Health gives you a permit to do so."
Theso wandering non-producers
of wealth, who sow the seeds of such
dangerous and heretical doctrines
ought to bo excluded from lyccuni
bureaus, and their activities confin
ed to tho production of erotic nov
els, for tho delectation of those who
delight In the French school of fic
tion. Let us have sane, construc
tive, practical theories as to tho re
quirements for cntranco upon the
most sacred of all relations. Away
with destructive theories which tend
to unrest, hypocrisy, and eternal
damnation!
JKFFERSONIAN SIMPLICITY.
From lioston comes tills interest
ing bit of information: "The suc
cessful campaign of E. N. Foss,
tho Democratic candidate for Gov
nor, cost him $37,000 according to
his sworn return."
And wo believe that Mr. Foss is
ono of those conscientious Demo
crats who are eternally harping up
on Jcffcrsoninn simplicity! l'ldla
dclphia Inquirer.
D.&H.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON IN
STALLS FOUR OF THE LARG
EST TYPE COAL ENGINES IN
THE WORLD.
The six large Mallett Articulated
Compound Engines built for the
Delaware & Hudson Co. by tho Amer
ican Locomotive Co., which are in
fact the largest in the world of that
type, built the early part of this
year, have proved so eminently sat
isfactory In hauling heavy coal ton
nage over Ararat Mountain, that an
order for four more has just been
placed. These will be equipped with
superheaters, a device causing the
steam on Its way from the boiler to
the cylinders to come In contact with
tho escaping gases, raising the tem
perature and Increasing its efficiency.
, Seven oil burning locomotives of
large and modern design have also
been ordered for operation on our
Chateaugay Branch during the sum
mer season. These engines are also
equipped with superheaters. They
will be used in certain parts of the
mountain territory to prevent the
possibility of fires caused by sparks,
and for the thorough protection of
the Forest Preserves.
A new steamer now under con
struction at Baldwin for service on
Lake George In the season of 1911,
will be launched on December 1.
The new steamer will be called "Tho
Horkon," and will replace the old
wooden Horlcon which was built In
187G, and placed In service in 1877.
The new steamer will be 230. C in
ches In length overall, 59 Inches ex
treme breadth, will have threo decks
similar to the Steamer Sagamore now
plying on the lake, a main deck, sa
loon deck, and hurricane deck, din
ing room will havo seating capacity
of ono hundred people, and will be
located on main deck aft. Tho In
terior finish of tho steamer will bo
natural wood, butternut with cherry
trimmings, the decorations will be on
canvas of attractive design. Will bo
equipped with two boilers, lobster ro
turn tubular typo, 10. C In. In width
of front, 20 Inches long. Tho en
gine will bo a jet condensing ver
tical beam type, 52 Inch cylinder,
10-inch stroke, patent feathering
wheels, sewage tanks, trimming
tanks, electric lighted throughout, In
cluding a powerful search light,
stoered and heated by steam. Tho
vessel will bo up to date In every
particular, and will have all the lat
est features known to modern ship
building. Tho work on tho Now Fort Wil
liam Henry Hotel and Hotel Cham
plain Is progressing very rapidly.
The former Is well under roof and tho
Hotel Champlaln will bo within a
week. These will replace tho houses
which were destroyed by flro and
will bo ready for occupancy for tho
summer of 1911. Each of the new
houses will bo of adequate size,
modern in every particular, of abso
lutely fire proof construction. Archi
tecturally tho hotels will bo of long
and low appearance; the designs fol
low those of thq Elizabethan period,
with their tilo roofs, attractive por
ches, masslvo concreto walls, and
generally raagnlflclent furnishings,
they will at once take high rank as
popular resorts meeting a long felt
want In the Adirondack Lake and
Mouutaln territory, and provide two
high class stopping points for tourist
and automoblllst traveling through
the Adirondack region Into Canada.
Tho housos will bo operated on tho
European plan.
Unclaimed Letters.
Letters remain unclaimed in the
Honesdalo postolllco, November 21,
for tho following persons:
Mr. E. Genung, Mr. Martin Hen
sol, A. M. Smith, Mrs. A. M. Ward.
Don't travel uso .tho Bell.
MONSTER
ENG
WAYNE SCHOOL
nDcTftDC uni r
DIRECTORS HOLD
15th CONVENTION
(Continued From Page Ono.)
Doctor had written books on School
Economy, Methods of Instruction,
Culture of Education, etc., etc., had
also been Principal of a Normal
School nnd Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and was ablo to properly
estlmato tho honor and dignity at
tached to tho ofllco of School direc
tor. Ilo'rlghtly contended that the
directors are tho guardians of our
children physically, educationally,
and morally.
And ho wns right In this matter.
Whenever you find a Board of Direc
tors fully awnke to Its responsibili
ties, you lnvarlnbly -notice suitable
accommodations for tho physical
comfort of pupils, ample, provision
for their intellectual advancement,
and a spirit of educational progress,
pervading tho whole neighborhood.
A few years ago tho matter of pay
for directors was vigorously agitated.
It was strenuously claimed by many
that In order to get prompt, efficient
service from directors, a fair cpm
pensatlon In money for services ren
dered should bo provided. On the
other hand, by a still greater num
ber of men It was held that the pay
ing of money consideration for ser
vices would have a tendency to re
place noblo nnd nltrulstlc men by sel
fish ones, whose zeal In the cause of
education would be measured entirely
by the amount of pecuniary compen
sation offered. Many good reasons
can bo given why directors should
bo paid for their time and expenBO
but I am inclined rather to the other
view of the question.
If any considerable salary went
with tho office of director wo should
expect to ilnd more mercenary men
on school boards. Tho opportunity
of letting contracts for supplies or
to traffic In the appointment of
teachers for money, in some sections
of our state, has Induced men of tho
lowest instincts and deficient In
scholastic attainment, to seek the of
fice of director. What might wo not
expect where tho office Itself carried
with It a salary? We believe our leg
islatures have gone as far toward
compensating directors as Is consis
tent with tho best interests of our
schools.
The office of school director ought
to appeal only to men of noblo In
stincts, true patriotism and highest
altruism. Men of character who are
glad to give their time and talents
for tho educatlbnal welfa"ro of the
youth of their state and nation.
At one" time it was charged that
in at least one school district . in
Wayne county, teachers were obliged
to agree to pay one, or sometimes,
two months salary direct to a syndi
cate of directors in order to secure
the appointment. I scarcely know
which portion of such a board of di
rectors deserves the greater con
demnation; the portion that accepts
bribes or that portion that counten
ance such Illegal conduct by refrain
ing from making an open exposure
of It. Newspapers have frequently
given accounts of tt'.z Illegal practice
in some of the mining districts of
Pennsylvania, but who would have
suspected such venality In more en
lightened and rural communities. To
exact such spoil from applicants for
schools, is nothing short of robbery;
and any man who stoops to the prac
tice, should be dealt with most sum
marily to tho very limits of the law,
and his illegal conduct should receive
the widest publicity and condign
punishment.
No man Is fit to hold the ofllce of
school director who cannot appre
ciate the Importance of the position.
His own debt of gratitude to the pub
lic schools, his responsibility to so
ciety and tho nation's welfare ought
to rest upon him with such Increas
ing weight as to win his greatest ef
forts in the furtherance of educa
tion. No thought of money considera
tion, or other mercenary motive,
should Influence his course, but with
broad intelligent views of his duty
and privilege, he should do his offi
cial work, looking for recompenso In
the Increased efficiency nnd happiness
which ho can bring to the future citi
zens of his state and nation.
Directors should bo practical men.
Many of the duties devolving on the
Board of Directors relate to the tem
poral well-being of the pupil.
Procuring cheap and necessary
fuel, building and repairing school
houses, archltcctual construction of
school buildings and grounds to se
cure the largest accommodation con
sistent with proportion and symme
try; the keeping of tho budget of ex
penso within tho taxing limitations;
enforcing regular attendance of pu
pils and persuading or compelling de
linquent parents to observe the school
law; payment of teachers at stated
periods without compelling such
teachers to travel monthly around a
whole township to secure an order
and its approval for their salaries;
and upholding an honest and ener
getic teacher in tho matter of disci
pllno of incorrigible students, or in
an effort to conciliate pugnacious
parents; all these matters call for
capablo and willing directors.
Endless indeed would bo tho enu
meration of tho several duties to
which a wide-awake board of direc
tors Is expected to give Its official at
tention. However important may be tho
temporal duties above named or sug
gested, still more Important Is it that
directors shall have a clear appre
hension of tho general schemo of
education, Its aim, and purpose, and
readily fall Into tho plan for tho
achievement of tho desired results.
In some districts It Is not infrequent
that we hear of directors dlvidlrig
up the schools in tho district Into
six parts, and assigning to each di
rector tho supervision and control of
ono of theso subdivisions. Whero
this is done, a school is spoken of
as Mr. A's school or Mr. B's school.
So completely aro tho affairs of each
of theso schools left to ono director,
that ho selects and virtually appoints
tho teacher; buys tho supplies and
literally assumes general direction
and supervision of the school, as ef
fectually indeed, as if ho wero tho
sole director of tho whole district.
This system of running tho schools Is
not In conformity with tho gdnornl
plan of public education nnd tho
prnctlco should bo promptly discon
tinued. No public school Is so small,
tir Us wolfnro so Inconsequential,
that the control should bo left to tho
discretion of ono director.
Who enn measure tho responsibil
ity or enormous consequences Inci
dent to tho appointment of a suit
able teacher for each particular
school In the district? I
Tho law very properly requires tho
alllrmatlvo votes of at least four di
rectors In order to nppolnt a teach
er. Regardless of tho spirit of the
provision In this statute, ninny
boards in a perfunctory fashion ap
prove tho appointment which Is In
reality mado by ono director only.
This loose method is wrong and
prejudicial to the best Interests of
our schools. No other duty, nor all
other duties combined, that come be
fore tho school board can equal In
lmportanco nnd far-reaching conse
quences, tho nppointmcnt of efficient
teachers. So many olemcnts of
strength In the applicant, so many
phases of character, so many points
of co-ordination of applicants to posi
tion, are to bo considered by the
board before a wise appointment can
be made, that no board should ap
proach this part of Its duty, except
It Is moved by a spirit of fairness,
progresslveness and Intellectual pa
triotism. I deem It more Important that a
school board be fired with an exalted
conception of Its public duty, than
that Its Individual members possess
scholastic knowledge to a largo de
gree. Generally an exalted purpose
and honest united endeavor on the
part of tho board gives better educa
tional results than are secured from
scheming boards whose members are
scholastic. It Is the old comparison,
heart against head, altruism against
self-service. But our directors
should possess both Intelligence and
altruism. When we consider the
rapid strides education is making In
the world, It behooves electors to put
forth for directors men possessing
both scholastic attainment and pro
gressive Idealism along Intellectual
lines.
Pennsylvania has long been honor
ed for Its llberalty In largo appro
priations to education, but it takes
something more than money to build
up an efficient system of public In
struction. As stated before, at the
very foundation of every successful
system of instruction, stand the
school directors; their efficiency and
character measure the success or
failure of the system of public In
struction. Directors, If faithful to their mis
sion, must fall In with the onward
educational movement, recognizing
the routine affairs of the office as
necessary but only Incidental to their
higher obligations.
Education by public schools, as
we have before suggested, Is a grow
ing system of Instruction and In the
light of this forward movement can
directors learn their part In the ed
ucational procession.
Do we fully appreciate tho rap
idity of this educational movement?
Only about two hundred and fif
ty years ago Comenlus urged, with
ardent zeal, the establishment in
London of a college of learned men
who should collect the sum total
of all learning Into one book that
should suffice for the present and
all future generations.
It was a favored theory in the
Seventeenth Century that education
consisted In the possession of cer
tain definite facts on given sub
jects, and that education could be
measured quantatively. This, how
ever, is nn erroneous theory, and
ought never to bo applied for the
ascertainment of a measure of In
struction. Tho old doctrine of cramming
facts Into the memory of a pupil
and then estimating his education
by the number of facts thus thrust
Into his mental repository, has long
been exploded as fallacious. Today
tho Intelligent director seeks to Im
press on the school a broader con
ception of educating the mind and
sees to It that only such teachers
aro employed as exemplify In their
instruction a more Intelligent theory
of teaching. To-day it is held that
the fountain of knowledge Is kept
full by outlets rather than by Its
Inlets; and that the pupil who gives
out tho facts acquired most quick
ly and readily, Is making the surest
progress. The selfllsh doctrine of
"Get what you can and keep what
you get" may be tolerated when ap
plied to material things, but this
sentiment has no place In a system
of education. It Is better to say
"Get all you can, and keep what
you give." This sounds paradoxi
cal and yet It is true. In morals and
In Intelligence we aro made rich by
what wo freely give.
Directors, don't measure your own
official works for tho schools, quali
tatively. If you have during this In
stitute week Imbibed now Ideas, or
taken on new educational inspira
tion, go home, and give expression
to these new ideas and sentiments
by intelligent application of them
In your official duties.
Catch on to the spirit of progress,
drop all low Incentives, if you have
any, that may be cumbering you as
director, and llvo In a purer and
more exalted atmosphero of Intellec
tual advancement.
DEATH OF ATTORNEY WEISS.
Prominent Legal Light, of New
York, Born in Honesdale,
Succumbs.
After a short Illness Samuel W.
Weiss, n lawyer, with offices at No.
45 Wall street, died Sunday at
his home, 180th street and Itlver
sldo Drlvo. Mr. Weiss was born at
Honesdale, Pa., fifty-eight years ago.
Ho received his early education In
his native town. Later ho entored
Yalo University, and was graduated
from that Institution with tho class
of '72, and from Columbia Law
School In 1874. Mr. Weiss was ad
mitted to the bar In tho samo year,
nnd had been actively engaged In
tho practice of his profession in this
city since. Ho was a membor of the
Yalo Club. Ho leaves two sons and
two daughters. Now York Trlbuno.
-Decroaso expenses uso tho
Bell.
THAUKKS-MAHL NOT PROPER
FUNERAL EXPENSE.
WIlkoB-Harro, Nov. 18. Tho prop
or nnd Improper ways of expending
money nt a funoral wore explained
in an opinion by Judgo Frcas In mi j
account of tho estate of Isaac Davis, I
of Freoland, I
The executor, John II. Jones, Is
surcharged with $27.00, which ho
expended for providing refresh
ments for thoso attending tho fpn
eral, and this Judge Frcas contends,
In a town like Freolnnd, whore
there nre hotels and restaurants, Is
an unnecessary nnd Improper ex
pense. Shortest Will on Itecorci.
Probably tho shortest will ever
probated In Monroe county was that
mado by tho late Joseph A. Stecker,
of East Stroudsburg, who was kill-
Stnte of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, SS.:
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that'
ho Is senior partner of tho firm of
F. L. Cheney & Co., doing business
In tho City of Toledo, County and
State nforesald, and that said flrr
will pay tho sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case o
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
uso of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib
ed In my presence, this Gth day of
December, A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces ot the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Tako Hall's Family Pills for, .con
stipation. ,
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East Stroudsburg, 12, 15, 0C.
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erine Stockor.
"JOSEPH ALBON STECKER."
Many 3f our letters from corres
pondents woro omitted this Issue.
Wo woro very much crowded.
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