THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 1010. THEIR FIRST I CHRISTMAS, i i The llttlo Snoozers had never bad a Ouristmns, and Mary, the oldest cldld, was twelve years old. Then Mary read a book with such a glowing description of a Christmas in a city homo that her blood tingled with delight and desire. "Why, Dick," she snld to her ten-year-old brother, "all wo'vo got to do is to hang up our stockings by tlio chim ney and nn old man named Santa Olaus comes down and lllls them chuck full of pretty things. It seems too good to bo true, but that Is what tlio book says." "Let's all hang up our stockings to morrow night and see what comes of It Shall we?" Dick was agreed; so wero all the rest Now, Reuben Snooror, father of th oblldrcn, was not a poor man, but h frowned down all holidays, calling thorn "notliln' but tarnal foolishness," "on, fa pa, yours is de biggest!" bo when he came into the great farm kitchen that night, after the children had gone to bed, he "ha-ha-hahed" loudly, while he busied himself filling: up the little stockings. Next morning the children, fumbling excitedly in their stockings, found only sticks, stones and corncobs and went back to bed In chagrin. "Never mind," said Mary, trying to comfort the others. "Santa Claus must have made a mistake, for not one of you is bad. Walt until next year and perhaps he will understand by that time." Of course she found out all and went about with a smiling face for two months beforo the next Christmas. Sho determined that the smaller chil dren should have a Christmas if she had to make it for them herself. She took no one Into her confidence but her brother Dick. She needed him to cut the tree, after father and mother had gone to bed, and help her to sot It up and trim it. How noiselessly they worked that still Christmas eve! And when the tree was all loaded down with festoons of popcorn, red apples, gilded nuts, paper angels and gingerbread horses, wonderfully and fearfully made. It was 1 o'clock In the morning when she and Dick went to bed, but he was too happy to sleep. It was not later than 5 o'clock Christmas morning when Mary awakened the younger children and they all stole softly downstairs. Dick lighted the lamp, and then such shouts of delight filled the big kitchen that Iteuben Snoozer sprang up In bed, listening intently. "Blame them yotmgens!" he exclaim, ed. "Wonder what they're up to ne-ow!" "Poor little dears!" sighed their moth er. "Might think they'd found a gold mine the way they holler, .lust wait nntli I get down there. Don't be hard on 'era, Iteuben. Remember you were child once." "Never had no such foolishness when I was u boy, you may depend on It," and in his hasto Iteuben Snoozer ran downstairs In his bare feet. He could hardly believe his senses when ho opened the door that led into the kitchen, for there was a Are In tho great cook stove, a decorated Christ mas tree In one corner and his children wero sitting around on tho floor, their laps filled with oranges, apples, cako and candy which they had Just emp tied out of their Btockings, and wIich tittle Iteuben, his namesake, with great Dining eyes, sprang to him, exclaim ing, "Papa, dere's Kumpln in you's and mamma's 'tockln's, too; Santa Claus didn't forget yours nelser," he never felt so cheap in his lifo. With a grimace he took down his great woolen sock from a nail and thrust in his hand, to draw out one of Mary's famous gingerbread horsos. "Oh, papa, yours is do biggest!" ahouted llttlo Iteuben. "Old Santy knowed you liko big horses." Then tho farmer took out his hand kerchief and snorted Into it with bus picious vehemence. Later he said to his wife: "You could have knocked mo down with a feather, I was uever ho touched as when them ar children wanted me myself to havo a Christmas when I had alius kicked bo hard against them havln one. Let's havo a turkey dinner, with mince plo and plum pudding," Tho mtlo Snoozers wero novcr bo happy in their lives before, and, though they havo had many a delight ful Christmas since, they declare they never enjoyed one so much as the first. CURING SICK ROADS. A Physician Treated a Small Section at His Own Expense. I need not count them up; any thoughtful country person can lniag Ino a largo numbor, if not all, of tho discomforts the busy country physi cian 1 subjected to In travollng up and down tho ordinary country roads. I have novor hoard of any of them getting "llvor grown," whatever that may bo, although I havo known Botno who have had to bo undor con tinual expenso to the carriage doctor for the cure of rickets In wagons, bug gies, etc. We have a doctor in East Lampoter who got tirod of bad roads, especially of ono Bectlon oror which ho was obliged to rattle dally. Ho asked that tho road be ropaired and it was not done. Then ho had the work dono at his own expenso and according to his own notions. But ho mad 9 tho grave mistake of not obtaining tha permis sion of the road supervisors to turn ono of tho worst roods in tho county into ono of tha best at his own ex penso. A keen Lancaster lawyer found for tho supervisors an old fool law saying a private citizen may not take such revolutionary Ubortlos, and Dr. Donald McCaskey, of East Lampe ter Township, In tho groat red roso county of Lancaster, was haled into court for thus trespassing upon the prerogatives' of the township super visors. The good road work tho doctor had done and was doing with his drag ap pealed to many of his fellow taxpay ers and road usors, and two factions grew up in the township ono for and ono against the doctor. People insido and outside the township began to laugh about the suit brought against a public spirited privato citizen who had spent his own money for the pub lic good. The newspapers over the state made comments. The suit has been allowed to He In court or die there, and the undaunted doctor has kept his drag going. Then his fellow citizens concluded if ho could doctor and cure a little road he could do a lot more of it, and they elected the doctor road supervisor ono of three with the split drag the main plank in the platform. Ono of the doctor's first official moves was to buy some thirty drags and put them in the hands of as many dependable fanners, with their Jobs cut out for them from one-half to ono mile of road; never more than a mile. For the dragging of hl3 allotment each man is held personally responsible. After every rain, out with the drag. The pay for man and team Is 40 cents an hour; no shirking, no graft. This Is Dr. McCaskey's diagnosis of the road situation. If wo wait in Pennsylvania till tho state shall build us "good" roads tho present genera tion will be too old to travel them. The logical thing to do is to do tho best we cau with our earth roads and our present amount of tax. Some of tho macadam state and county built roads have not proved satisfactory. The cost for maintenance seems to bo quite as much as we now spend on our present earth roads. Supervisor McCaskey Is giving us a demonstra tion in spending our road tax, not to repair but to improve our highways. Another public spirited citizen of East Lampeter Township manifests enough Interest In tho better roads of tho split drag to offer a prize to tho drag driver who shall procuco the best Bectlon of road this year. W. P. Mc Sparran, Furnlss, Pa. Improving Country Roads. (Tho following advice, by Prof. R. L. Parshall of the Colorado Agricul tural College, though Intended speci fically for tho far West, is worth con sidering In many eastern regions.) When tho farmers Insist upon good roads, we shall havo them, and not until that time will we enjoy pleasant and safe riding in the country. How often, when driving along a lane In the country, we find the road first on one side, then on tho other, with drain ditch taking Its natural course, usually down the center of tho lane. How much better it would be if tho lane wero only graded up In tho center, with two good drain ditches down each side! Tho only evil doer to roads is water. Tho first principle of construction Is tho means of keeping the road dry. The soils of our state are capable of making excellent roads. The prairie soils contain raoro or less clay, and in all probability havo a considerable shrinkage when dry that is, when the road is hard and dry cracks will appear. Tho ordinary country road is easily mado, and two Important factors mako good roads: Keop tho road well crowned and smooth, and provide good drain ditches. If those are at tained, only good, hard, smooth roads will result It Is sometimes necessary to pass tho drain ditch from one side of the road to the other by means of a cul vert Do not mako tho culvorts too small. Economy In culverts often ap pears on the wrong page of tho ledger. In tho construction of culverts, per manency is tho principal item, and tho culvert should bo so placed as readily to take care of the water, and be placed at such a depth as not to cause a projection in tho road surface. g r r I i n r rf) u m 6 v u o t c r irJ j I Ciiitc iiufflcliiftc SkrluOmin. $n bcr rii)iiifIoaciQcl;c iMitucr hjt&er Sduunllinuiii jtcfjcit fief) i:t Sd)itcibcrnccHc Gntit SJinbcr ititu bcr SBnkr ciitr. friirjcreit SUraui, Sdjn&iiKufjer florl Sdjmnlumtiit, alS ftrcitenbe ctrieien fleflcitiiuer. 2)ct fprtoatflacjcr. SJinbcr, bcr bon bem SlitQeflaoten nad) fcincr 33elj&u tuna in oro&lirfrftcr Steifc hjortlidj fccleibigt worben if t, frfjilbcrt ben fracjlid)en JJorfaH h)i folgt: $rteatflagcr IBinbcr: St mar an cenem Jrjunbcrfdcenen Sormittncj hit Sunt, al id mid) uff cencr S3anf int icrgarten fo redjt jcmiiUjIid) in ber Sonne aalt. Stf rjatte Blau jcmadjl, um mir mal fo rcdjt an bet hradjiigc (5ommrrrxUcr itttlid) a" iun, Wat ood for unfereencn mandjmal 93c biirfmfj ift. SJor.: SBenn Sie fo umftanMid) rraat)ln, fommert tnir I)ter nidjt uom iJIcdV. SBa3 gefdjalj alfo an jencnt Sage? ribatflaget: 8Tn ieeiictn SDage fdjien bit 5onne fo ftninberbar fdjecn, alS ob unfer errjott S-ebitriS&an fliiile. Corf.: SBeitn ie nidjt fofort 3itr ad)e forrvmert ntjicl)e id) Sf)nen baS HBott. rioatf lager: 3a, baS getjort aber ntit jur SBerHjetblgung, rabc in bem Oorjen&Iufe namlid), tto id mir fo redjt moDig auSftredte, fefje id bet jciftretdx Sefidjt bon bom crrn Sin. gcTlagten ne&en mir ufftauden. SJitt bcr juten Saurte lunr ct nu borbet. Sd bin nu iefct jan3 bidjtc Bet bcr SelciMgung. SWeitt juter crr djmalbaum, ben id einft mit oeni jartlidjen Women S4Mccjer)apa" anrebete, tt'Ianak fi alfo breirfpurig bor mir t)in. fafjt mir fd)arf int Doge unb fagte bann toortlid): & rooate Sfinen mir fagen: 5ie finb een jam jemeitter 2umb unb nid) h)crtlj, bnfj o-f)nen bie Sonne befffjeintl" SDantil bref)te er furj um unb lafst mir in bem Seffthl juriid, ouf nncrf)6rtc SIrt int boint a la Bonfycur gefranfi wot' ben m fein. Sd tiaBc bafor metne 3engcn mitiebradjt, et finb attJei er. rcn, iiie ttcben mir uff ber 93anf fn fieit. Unb nu Bitte id: fiaffen 2k yr)m bie janjc trenge bc3 cici iiiBIcit. 3d Beantrage bter aBodjcn Sefangnifj unb entjiofiung bcr Biir gcrlidcn Gtirenredte. Seredjtigfeit mufj finb. SIngefl.: SBarum nid) jleidj cen Soljr SudjtfauS for bie aratelle?! SBie fommt ber OTann bnju, Bier etrafautrage iu fteHen ? 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Unb bann i ct fdjlimm for ccn SWabdien, lucnn ct fdjon bcrloht war unb bmm nu ber Sadje nifdii ioirb. Gt mia Sfecner menr redu ran ait3 biefciu Sntnbe i8 fdjou fflianriic ficit jeblicBen. .attc id ba nid) alien onntb. uff ben luiubigeu tron tinttljeub 311 finb? Gt 1$ mojlid), bet mir bie flunge on-3-gerutfdjt is3. nIS id ifjm bnmnlS iu Sicrgarten uff unerlbartcteSlrt 311 03cftd)t befam. Sd fmm mir fo K' nau nirl)l mcljr baruff Bcfiuuen, lute id utc'mcm .(gcr3en Suft jemadjt fjiibc. U5orf.: CDottn ronmtett luir frcilid) um bic 93clueiaufnal)iuc uidjt Ijentnt. Diufen Sie bic 8eflcu Oereiu! Sic !BcritcI)tuuttg bcr beibeu, bolt bem ribott'lngcr Bcnnnutcn 8cngcn crgibt, bnfi bcr Sfitgcflagtc fid) bcr iljnt 3itr Snft gclcgteu Bcle'tbigenben S(u3bri'tdc tal)tiad)lid) Bcbicnt l)ot. Slorf.: 23enu ber Jribatflagcr bic 'Bcrlobung ntit l)xev orf)ter tuir! lid) of)itc OJrunb attfgeloft Oat, fo lui'trbe ba bie Grreguug, iu bcr ie fidj Befuubeu IjaBcn tbollcn, toofjl Be grciflid) ntadjen. 2ic SIBfidjt bcr SQcIcibiguug gcl)t aber and) bann fdjou au3 ber fiorm lierbor. ribatfliigcr: SSenn id mir bcr loBe, fo icfd)iel)t et nid) oljne Sntiib, unb oline 3ruub cntloBe id mir ood; njd). SUfcitie friiBerc 93rattt fjat fdjop mat cen Serl)altuifi jeljabt, unb biefel aJcrOiiltnifj i3 nid) oljne Solicit jeBIic ben. SllS id babott crfuljr, FjoDe id mir iitritdic3ogen. 3d Bitte, bnriiBt'r bcu Sciigcn W. an Ooren, bcr fjat mir Stterft uffieflSrt. SI118 bcr Sernerjimtug bcS eugen gefjt Ijcrbor, bafj biefe StugaBcu ait j ffi5al)ri)cit BrruOen. Ecr Slttgcriaate. bcr audi eiit rcdit bcrbu(jtc3 Wcfidjt ntadjt, luirb barauf ibcgcn iOelctbtnunn 311 30 UJinrt elb ftrafc bcrurtljeilt, iborauf .crr 3)iu bcr bcu UieruhtSfanl mtt bcu SBortcn bcrltifjt: d Bin alfo bod) nod) tbcrtl), bet mir bic Sonne BefdjeintI" SANTA CLAU: REINDEER. Did you ever stop to think Just how old Santa Claus is? You'll find that your father knew . the Jolly old soul Just as well ns you know him, and so did your grandfather, your great grandfather and oh. Just as far back as you can go among your ancestors. From this you will suppose, of courso, that Santa is very, very old. And you are right for he lived long beforo peo ple came to Inhabit the earth. But Snnta Claus didn't always ltr where ho does now amid the lc and snow of the north polo. Thousands of years ago he dwelt in a world far from ours, and all by himself. It lm oil the more wonder that ho should ba so merry when for such a long time he was so lonely, with only his elree: and sprites to keep him company. Perhaps (who knowst) even then he made toy and playthings, not for mor tals, but for the little angel chUdren. After a time, however, when he saw. that tha earth was becoming wall populated, Santa Clans decided that here was the proper place for him, where he could do more good than upon bis lonely little planet So Santa built himself a brand new sleigh, filled it full of all sorts of toys, and, accompanied by his merry elves, set out through tho heavens on his long Journey. Now, at that time he had no reindeer, but ho merely hitched the sleigh to the tall of a whizslng comet. The earth was reach ed in a Jiffy, I can tell you. But, as the comet landed upon the north pole with a thud and a crash nnd a rumble, what should It do but bury beneath it n whole herd of rein deer! Snnta, who, of course, had como to the ground quite gently, was very sorry, Indeed, thnt such an accident should havo happened. "Perhaps, after all," said he, "I can bring good fortune out of ill." So the good, kind man bad his elves bring the reindeer to life again by sim ply breathing upon them, and to show further that his former cruel act was unintentional he gave them the honor of drawing his wonderful sleigh. And it Is those same magic reindeer who hnve ever since served Santa faithfully, too, for they love him for his kindness to them. About the Elephant. Elephants have a wonderful amonnt of self control. They will submit day after day to have painful wounds dressed by their keeper and meet dan ger in obedience to orders, though their intelligence is sufficient to understand their peril and far too great for man to trick them into n belief that it is nonexistent. No animal will face dan ger more readily at man's bidding. As an instance, take the following incident, which recently occurred in East India: A small female elephant was charged by a buffalo in high grass, and her rider, in the hurry of tho mo- meut and tho sudden stopping of the elephant, fired nn explosive shell from his rifle, not into the buffalo, but Into tho elephant's shoulder. The wound was so severe that it had not healed a year later. Yet the elephant stood firm, although it was gored by tho buffalo, which was then killed with another gun. What is even more strange is that tho elephant was not "gun shy" afterward. Christmas. Laugh, lauuh, llttlo one; Laugh loud and tons. Santa Is coming here soon. Blng. sing, dear child; Sing a Christmas eons. Santa Is coming here soon. Ring, ring, little hells; Ring clear and sweet. . Baby Is listening for you. Trot hard, little steeds, On your reindeer feet. Baby Is watching for you. Swell fast, llttlo socks. Crow knobby and fat. The children eagerly watt Good night, good Santa. Give cacti one a pat. The children so eagerly watt. Christmas In Greenland. Prcparatloua In Greenland tor this Joyous festival, which Is looked for ward to with tho most enthusiastic an ticipation, begin months bofore. All tho gifts, which consist chloily of clothing, aro inndo by tho women. Not only uro clothes, such na tunics, breeches and boots, used for gifts all must bo new for tho ocension, bo that every ono, young and old, shall appear nt his best. Christmas Day. Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke. And Christinas blocks aro burning. Their ovens they with baked meats choke And on their spits are turning. Without tho door let sorrow He, And If for cold It hap to dlo We'll bury It In a Christmas pie And evermore bo merry. Hark, hark! What news, what joyful news. To all the nations round! Today rejoice! A King Is born. Who Is with elory crowned! And all the belts on earth shall ring On Christmas day, on Christmas day, And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day In tho morning. $4.50 Fancy Rocker for $3.15 becauso wo mako tlictn. Only $3.15 For this handsomo nnd comfortable fancy Rocker In Golden Quartered Oak and Mahogany finish. Lance size, s&apcd wood scat, easy arms, shaped banister back. A first-class fancy Rocker in every detail. Retails for tIM and above. Buying direct from us elimi nates the dealers and jobbers profit. Write TODAY for our latest catalogue. Free. BIXGHAMTOH, If. Y. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE WAYNE COUim SAVINGS BANK HONKSDA.LJC, WK1UX CO., FA.. at the close of business, Nov. 9, 1910. RESOURCES Reserve fund asn, specie ana notes, ti,iy t Due from approved re serve asents 149,039 39 Lei'al securities at par... 13,000 00-236.829 21 Nickels, cents and fractional cur rency Checks and cash Items Due fromllanksand Trust Co's.not reserve ascnts. Hills discounted. S307.1T0 04 97 81 1,125 t 9.339 15' Tlmeloans with collateral 31,750 00 Loans on can witn col lateral 1H.W9 11 Loans on call upon one name 200 00 Loans on call upon two or more names 80,557 16 Loans secured by bond and mort-jase 22.700-586,126 31 Investment securities owned ex elusive of reserve bonus, vie Stocks, Bonds, etc.. 1,790,209 71 Mortcaces and ludz- nientsof record.... 27C.930 53 2.0CT.140 24 OlTlce Building and Lot 27,000 00 Other Real Estate 6,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures 2,000 00 Overdrafts 31 41 Miscellaneous Assets 400 00 $2,936,600 2G LIABILITIES Capital Stock, paid in. . . .$ 100,000 00 Surplus Fund 310,000 00 Undivided Profits, less expenses and taxes paid 115,007,56-525,007 56 Deposits subject to check $176,839 37 Indlvldal Deposlt.Tlnie.2,201,913 75 Time certificates of de posit 238 7S Certitied Checks 250 00 Cashier's check outst'e 5,719 71-2,381,996 61 Due to Commonwealth 25,000 00 ime to DaiiKS aim rrusnjos. not re serve asents 1,686 09 uiviuenusunpaia, $2.aiC.690 26 state or I'ennsyivania, county or Wayne, ss: I. II. Scott Salmon. Cashier of the above named Company, do solemnly swear that the aoove statement is true, to tne best oi my Kiiowicuse una ueuei. (Slimed) II. S.SALMON. Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this Hth day of .Nov. 1910. (Sirned) ROBERT A. SMITH. N. V. Notarial Seal lorrect -Attest: W. n. Holmes, ) F. 1'. Kimble, Directors. 11. J. CONQEIt. ) AUDITOR'S NOTICE. ESTATE OF HARLEY E. FLEMING Late of Cherry Rldce. deceased. The undersigned, un auditor appointed to report tusinouiion oi sum estate, will uttenu to tnu unties oi ms appointment, on WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1918. nt 10 o'clock, a. mat his oltlce In the borouBh of llone&dale. at which time mid plac all claims against said estutumust be presented, or recourse to the fund for distribution will be lost. HOMER OREENE, Auditor. Iloncsdale. Nov 22. 1910. DJeol3 I MARTIN CAUFIELD Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works 1036 WAIN ST. HONESDALE, PA. i mmtmmnromttttnmnromamnttmu JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire Insurance The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Oillce: Second floor Masonic Build ing, over O. O. Jadwin'e drug Btore, Honesdale. I'ltOFESSIONAIi CARDS. Attorncvs-nt-Lnw. H WILSON, . ATTOUNKY A COUNflELOK-AT-liA Vf . Otricc Htljncj nt to Post 0-tHco 111 Dlmmlck ollice, Itonc.vhi'p, l'n. WM. II. LEE, ATTOKNEY A COUNBULOH-AT-LAW. ortlcc 1 over post ollice. All local buslnoss promptly intended to. Iloncsdale, Pa. EC. MUMFOHI), . ATTOKNKY 4 COrNPEI.OIl-AT-I.AW i,'Pr,(;vr,'llV:rty ,'?,J '"IWlmr. opposite the Post Ollice. llonendale, l'u. HOMER GREENE. ATTOKNEY A COCNfEt.OU-AT-J.A W. Oltlcc over Kelt's store llonesdule Pn CHARLES A. McCARTY, ATTOUKEY A COU.VSEI.OIt-IT LAW. Special ami prompt attention tlven to the collection of claims. OHlce over .Relf's uiew store. Iloncsdale. l'a. Fl". KIMBLE, ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW. OHlce over tho Dost oftlco Iloncsdale. l'a. ME. SIMONS, . ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW. Office in the Court House, Ilonesdale. Pa. PETER II. ILOFF, ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW. Office Second Door old Savlnrs Rmk bulldtnc. iJnnesdale. l'a. SEA RLE & SALMON, ATTORNKY8 A COUN8KLOBB-AT-LAW, Offlrpn latelv occupied by Judge Searle CHESTER A. GARRATT.S ATTORNEY A COURSE LOR-AT-L AW. Offlce adjacent to Fost Office, Honesdale, Fa Dentists. TvR. E. T. BROWN, JJ DENTIST. Offlce First floor, old Savlncs Bank build ing, Honesdale. Fa. Dr. C. R. BRADY. Dihtist. Honesdale,. I'd. Orrics Houns-8 m. to p. m Any evening bv appointment. Citizens' phone. 33. Residence. No. 86-X' Physicians. PB. PETERSON, M. D. . 1126.MAIN STREET, HONESDALE, PA. Eye and Ear a specialty. The fitting of glass es given careful attention. Livery. LIVERY. Fred. G. Rickard has re moved his livery establishment from corner Church street to Whitney's Stone iiarn- ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of THE WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY will be held in the offlce of tho company, in Honesdale, on Monday, January 2, 11)11, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the transac tion of general business, and that an election will be held at the same place of meeting between the hours of one and four p. m. of said day, for the purpose of electing ten mem bers of said company to serve as Directors for the ensuing year. Every person insured In said com pany is a member thereof and en titled to one vote. At said meeting the members will also vote for the approval or disap proval of the following amendments to the Constitution, which wero submitted by resolution of the di rectors at a regular meeting on August 31, 1910. AMENDMENTS. First Resolved that Article Five of tho Constitution which reads as follows: "The Business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by a board of Directors, to be com posed of ten members of the com pany who nre to be chosen annually by the members of the company, a majority of whom shall constltuto a quorum to transact business; they shall fix the compensation of all o Ul cers; lill the vacancies occurring by resignation and otherwise, until the next succeeding election. Tho elec tion for said directors shall bo held annually at Honesdale, on the tlrst .Monday of January of each year, between the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock p. in., said election to be by ballot, subject to the directions and pro visions of the Act of Assembly un der which this company Is Incor porated," bo amended so as to read whon amended as follows: "Tho business and affairs of tlio Company shall bo mannged by a Board of Di rectors, to bo composed of ten mem bers of tho Company, who aro to bo choson annually by members of tho Company, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum to transact business; thoy shall iix tho compen sation of all otllcors; fill tho vacan cies occurring by resignation or othorwiso, until tho next succeeding election. Tho said election for di rectors shall bo held annually nt Honesdale, ou the llrst Monday of January of each year, between the hours of ono and two o'clock p. m said election to bo by ballot, sub ject to tho directions and provisions of the Act of Assorably under which tho company Is Incorporated. Second And that Article 8 of tho Constitution which reads ns follows: "Buildings that aro insured in nny othor insurance Company Bhall not bo insured In this Company, and uo property outsldo tho limits of Wayno county, and Palmyra and Greene township. Plko county, will' bo ro ceived for insurance by this Com pany," bo amended so as to read when nmendod as follows; "Build ings that aro Insured in other in surance companies may bo Insured in this Company only when tlio con sent of tho agont and secretary of this Company Is duly written in tho policy, nnd tho territory for writing Insurance in this Company, shall be Wayne nnd Plko counties and such additional territory as tho majority of tho directors at their regular meeting may determine. PERRY A. CLARK, Secretary. December 3, 1910. 97ool4 J