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WHAT THE
BETHANY.
Special to THK CITIZEN.
Bcthnny, Pn.. December 2G Mrs.
M. A. Slayton has returned from
Minor's Mills after spending a week
with her brother.
Helen Manning, New York, Is
homo for tho holidays visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mau-i
nlng. I
Vlnlng Cody returned from Scran-1
ton Tuesday and was called to go t
to LennardBVIllo on Thursday.
Mrs. Krnost Bodle is having a 1
slcgo of the grippe. She Is a little i
bettor today. Ur. Burns Is In at
tendance, assisted by Miss Helen 1
Manning. !
Mr. and Mrs. 13. W. Gnmmell en-
tertalned Mr. and Mrs. Asa Kimble,
Beatrice and Harold Kimble on
Christmas day. j
Miss Alta Manoy spent Christmas
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George '
Allen, Torrey.
There was n large attendance at
tho exercises Christinas live In the
Presbyterian church and an Interest-!
lug program was carried out. There i
were recitations, dialogues, exercises
and songs, and all took their parts t
well. The drilling of the children
was under the charge of Mrs. Chas.
Kant?, and her class. Mrs. Wallace
Ilai-ker and Miss 1211a Gnmmell had 1
charge of the music. A beautiful
tree stood at the left of the plat-'
form loaded with presents and with
a. visit from Santa Claus gave nil
grc.it pleasure. An offering was
taken for the Wayne county hospital
fum; :nd over live dollars was glv- j
en. Many people were not prepar- I
ed or the amount might have been '
greater.
Service was omitted in the Pres- I
byterlan church on Christmas Day.
There was a small attendance at the
Methodist church. I
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Avery and I
children spent Christmas at Pleasant
Mount with Mrs. Avery's mother,
Mrs. George Wilcox.
Florence, Dorothy and John Relf
ler. Tanners Falls, spent Friday with
their aunt, Mrs. Ernest Bodle.
Mrs. Henry N. Miller entertained
her children and grandchildren for
Christmas; the following were pres
ent: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and
daughter, Mildred, Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Paynter and daughter, lsa
belle, Carbondale, and Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Seifarth. Scranton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Faatz and son,
Charles, spent Christmas with rela
tives in Miner's Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johns are
spending Monday with their son,
lioward and family in Carbondale.
A. O. Blake dined on Monday with
the Kennedys at Pleasant Mount.
Give your Bermuda coupons to
your favorite contestant.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Balloo will
entertain Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Faatz, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sutton,
Keith and Kathleen Sutton and Mr.
Mortlmore Lavo on Monday for din
ner. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Starnes had all!
their family with them for Christ
mas: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Starnes
and two little girls, Helen nnd
Clflre, Carbondale, Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Noyes and son, Von Kirk,
Honesdale, Miss Blanche and Russell
Starnes.
Mrs. William Hauser has been very
sick and Mrs. Patrick Fives Is having
a siege of the grippe. Dr. Neilson
was called.
Quite a few people are suffering
from colds and neuralgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Bennett
and family ate Christmas dinner
Monday with Mrs. M. B. Bennett,
Mr. and Mrs. Buel Dodge in Hones
dale. CENTERVILLE.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Centerville, Pa., December 2C
Miss Elizabeth Garrlty Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Lane, of Scran
ton. Thomas Garrltty spent Saturday
and Sunday with bis mother, Mrs.
Eliza Garrltty.
Charles Knott and John Ryan were
pleasant callers In Centerville on
Sunday.
Nettio Kimble visited at Ira Re
slgner's at Salem.
Frank P. Marshall and Willie Gar
rlty visited friends at Hub on Sun
day. Mrs. Michael Lane, Mrs. Bridget
Ryan and son, Frank, visited at Mr.
Patrick Reeder's near Ledgedale last
Sunday.
Willie Marshall Is working near
Hawley.
Irene and Ray Surplice called on
Ledgedalo friends on Sundny.
John Kimble is working nt Ledge
dale. A great many from here attended
the quarterly meeting at the Arling
ton M. E. church on Sunday.
LAKEVILLE.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Lakevllle. Pa., December 25. On
Sunday last Miss Minnie Miller, Haw
ley, and her gentleman friend, Davo
FinkloBteln, Scranton, were tho
guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Solomon
Mlllor here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks re
ently attonded Stato Grange at But
ler. Sponsor Daniol and Ward Haney
left on Monday morning for an ex
tended visit to Wllkes-Barre and vi
cinity. A number from this vicinity at
tended Xmas services at Miss Agnos
E. Boahner's school at Ledgedale,
Wednesday evonlng, December 21.
Choster Jaiuos, Long Pond Place,
Is spondlng Xmns holidays at his
home nt Brooklyn, N. Y.
.Mi 88 Nelllo Welsh Is homo for a
time'.
Mrs. A. Goblo, Phil Sheoloy, Eli
zabeth Alpha, Hazel James, and
Verglo Goblo passed Sunday lust
nt Hawley.
Mrs. Charles A. Daniel is expect
ed homo soon.
Jacob Sleozor conducted a vonduo
on Monday, Docombor 19.
WEEK IN WAYNE
FOLKS IN THE SHIRE
INDIAN ORCHARD.
Srecial to THE CITIZEN.
Indian Orchnrd, Dec. 2G. Tho
grangers of this place will meet at
their hall on Snturdoy evening next,
elect olllccrs, listen to a report from
stnto grange by W. M W. H. Hall,
render n literary programme and ,
wntch the old year out and tho now
year In. Tho Master Is anxious to (
hnvo all members present. Wo re-,
eolved a letter from W. II. Hall,
who attonded Stato Grange In which
he says that tho meetings nt Butler i
have been a tonic to him. Ho says
that tho membership , of that body
Is composed of men and women
whoso lives are devoted to tho up
lifting of the American farmer. Mr.
Hall Is spending n few days with his
wife's brother, Henry Garrett, at
Rochester, Pa.
Miss Schuller's school rendered an
Interesting 'program on Thursday
evening Inst. The stocking drill by
several boys was a pleasing feature
of the entertainment.
Several from tills place attended
the Christmas exercises at tho M. K.
Sunday school at Beach Lake on Sat
urday evening last.
Charles Bayly. Archbald. Ray Bay
ly and family, East Honesdale,
Floyd Bayly and family and Mrs.
Garrett. Beach Lake, nil spent Xmns
at the beautiful home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Bayly of Sunnyslde farm.
Frances Gray, who has been
tenchlng school in Pike county, is
visiting her sister. Miss Mnbel, at the
old homestead.
J. I. Henshaw Is spending his va
cation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Henshaw, at the Twin
Ash farm.
John Spry was calling on friends
at Swamp Brook last week.
Charles Spry, who is spending tho
winter at the West Shore House,
spent Xmas at the Old Red Rock
farm as the guest of his parents.
Several from here attended the
oyster supper at the home of G. G.
Olver of Chestnut Lake on Friday
evening of last week. All report a
good time.
SOUTH CANAAN.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
South Canaan, Pa., Dec. 20. The
annual Xmas entertainment and X
mas tree of the South Canaan M. E.
Sunday school was held at the home
of Mrs. M. E. Wells on Thursday
evening, December 22. George Der
shelmer took a load of people up to
Mrs. Wells' home. After entering
the home of Mrs. Wells we all sat
down to a feast of good things pre
pared by Mrs. Wells and her daugh
ter, Frances. After singing and reci
tations given by the children present
Superintendent Santa Claus, J. G.
Bronson, presented the children with
presents from the tree. Rev. E. W.
Morrison presented a beautiful silver
berry ladle, the gift of friends of
the church, as a means of recognition
to Mrs. George Dersheinier for the
very efficient way In which she has
conducted the musical end of the
church services. The pastor, E. W.
Morrison, wns presented with a gift
of n substantial sum of money by tho
friends of South Canaan. The fol
lowing were present: Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Bronson, Eli Shafer and wife, Geo.
Dershelmer and wife. Rend Dershei
nier, Sarah Kauffman, Leah Brok
man, Marie Hetzel, Gernld, Harry
and Donnld Shafer, Mrs. Enoch Swin
gle, Mrs. Jay Reed and children, Mrs.
Hanford Swingle and children, Miss
Hannah Oakley and E. W. Morrison.
Mrs. E. W. Shafer is very sick with
pneumonia at her home in Varden.
Her sister, Miss Bryant, Forest City,
and Mrs. Alice Senmon are attending
her.
We had a splendid quarterly meet
ing at Gravity on December 21. Dr.
Murdock, the district superintendent,
preached an excellent sermon before
a goodly number of people. Rev. E.
W. Morrison was unanimously Invited
to return for another year to this
charge.
The fourth and last quarterly con
ference of this charge will be hold on
Tuesday afternoon, January 11, 1911,
at 2:30, at the South Canaan M. E.
church. It Is absolutely necessary
that all members of the official board
bo present at this service as business
of importance will bo transacted.
Rev. L. C. Murdock will preside.
Horace L. Butlor is confined to his
home with tho grip.
Mrs. Dr. Bang went to Scranton on
business to-day.
John Bentham is visiting at
Wilkes-Barro for a few days.
WAYMART.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Waymart. Pa., December 27.
Patron's Day was observed Decem
ber 23, and the following program
was rendered nt 1:30 p. m.: Wel
come song, school; Stocking Bri
gade, Primary pupils; vocal solo,
"Tho Song tho Angels Sing," Percy
Minor; recltntion, "B GOG," Allco
Htlemnn; mandolin nnd guitar duet,
Edith and Nell Keen; song, "O Dear.
What Can tho Matter Be," Primary
Pupils; exorcise, "Old-Fashioned
Tea Party," Intermediate Pupils;
song, "Sleigh-bell's Jubilee," school;
recltntion, "Thais Jun," Edward
.lay nes; piano duet, Misses Lelda
Chubb and Genevlovo Kennedy; ex
orcise, "The Xmas Dolls," Fourth
Grade; reading, Margarotta Watts;
duet, "Hurrah for Good Old Santa,"
Raymond and Gordon Lnngo; reci
tation, Harold Stephenson.
SOUTH STERLING.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
South Sterling, Pa., Doeembor 22.
Mrs. G. V. Froy visited her daugh
ter. Mrs. M. 1). Carloton ovor Sunday.
Mrs. G. II. Lancaster spoilt Tues
day In Scranton, doing her Christ
mas shopping.
Mrs. Angollno Burko Is visiting
at the homo of G. II. Lancaster.
Mrs. T. G. Barnos spent Tuoday
In Moscow.
A numbor of our young people
took a slolgh-rldo ovor to Gouldsboro
ARE DOING.
to the chicken supper and had a very
pleasant time.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Richard Bartlcson at
tended tho graduation exercises of
their dnughters, Grace and Mary,
December 10 In Philadelphia.
The L. A.-S. will give a chicken
dinner nnd oyster supper In tho P.
O. S. of A. hall, December 31. Pro
ceeds for lxind boys, to help pay for
their Instruments. In tho morning
tho A. D. K's have n lino parade on
horso back. In tho afternoon nnd
evening a fine piny will bo given.
Everyone come nnd enjoy a good
taught
DAMASCUS.
Prettiest Country Cemetery In Wayne
County John Hurdler's Funeral
Was Largely Attended Christmas
Services In Baptist Church.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Damascus, Pa., December 22. One
nnd one-hnlf acres have been added
to tho Damascus Baptist cemetery.
This will extend the new cemetery,
and make It the prettiest country
cemetery In Wnyne'county.
Tho funeral of John L. Burchor
was held In the Baptist church Fri
day. December 10. It wns a bleak
day and the Honesdale party and
their friends were generous in their
praises of a warm church and sump
tuous luncheon. About 75 partook
of the dinner prepared by the Baptist
ladles of Damascus.
Junius B. Washburn, 58 years of
age, was burled in tho Baptist ceme
tery, Monday, December 18. He died
from pneumonia, superinduced by
blood poisoning.
HAMLIN.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Hamlin, Pa., Dec. 20. Among
last week's visitors In Scranton were
Mrs. C. M. Lorlng, C. L. Simons and
F. A. Poet.
Day Edwards Is quite sick with
diphtheria.
Flossie Edwards Is home from
Scranton.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Glllett spent
two days of last week In Scranton.
Marlon Boyce, Wyoming Semi
nary, Is home for the Christmas va
cation. The District Superintendent will
preach and hold the last quarterly
conference at Hamlin Jan. 3, 1911.
Services to begin at 2 o'clock sharp.
We hope that all the official mem
bers and the people on tho entire
..barge will attend.
Miss Alice Bortree, Claire Simons,
Ebla Alt and Frances Orchard are
home from Stroudsburg for the
Christmas vacation.
Florence Boyce, of Goucher Col
lege, Baltimore, is with her parents
for tho holidays.
LOOKOUT.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
Lookout, Pa., December 22. Mrs.
John A. Hill was called to Mason
ville, N. Y., to help care for her
mother, Mrs. Bullock, who is' very
sick.
George Knapp, Jr., Norwich, N. Y.,
is spending his vacation with friends
at this place.
Floyd Bruce went to Scranton,
Monday, to see his brother, Frank
Bruce, who Is in the State Hospital at
that place.
Harry Roberts visited his aunt,
Mrs. Roberts, at Liberty last week.
EAST HAMLIN.
A Ilnppy New Year To All! Sheep
Poisoned On Laurel Serious Mis
hup of Mr. G. C. Tuttle "Lov
cr's Lane" Personal Odds mill
Ends.
Special to THE CITIZEN.
East Hnmlln, Pa., December 2G.
A Happy Now Year to all!
Dr. Homer H. Bell, of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
is homo with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George R. Bell, for his holiday
vacation of two weeks.
Tllden Wolfo lost one of his team
horses recently; also nine valuable
sheep were poisoned on laurel, of
which two died.
Miss Reba Bartelson Is homo from
East Stroudsburg State Normal
School for tho holidays.
Mrs. George C. Tuttlo had the mis
fortune to fall last week and break
two ribs.
Wo noticed on Xmas afternoon ono
of tho Arlington lads a-maklng his
usual Ulys ever "Lover's Lane."
Bewaro, young man. At this time of
tho year, Jack Frost makes tho bar
posts protty solid, to como In contact
with! Tho now cutter It must bo
very embarraslng to go home on
horso back!
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and
children, Oxford, N. J., aro making
a two months' visit at Mrs. Brown's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George R.
Boll.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peet spent
Xmas with Mr nnd Mrs. Charles F.
Bid well, Ilnwley.
Emerson Peet returned homo on
Saturday night, December 24, from
Tuxedo, Orange county, where ho Is
employed nt carpenter work.
Bert and Edison MIckles are cut
ting logs for William Samson.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Chapman,
East Side, entertained Mrs, Harriet
Chapman, Mrs. Eugene Chapman and
children, Gertrude, Ruth, Clifford and
Bruce, of West Sldo, at dinner, Do
combor 24.
Miss Ruth Wolfo wns taken sick
Docombor 1G at Ariel High school.
Tho doctor was quickly called and ho
pronounced It pneumonia. At this
writing alio is convalescing.
THE CHICKEN FEVER!
Dear Render, Did You Kver Get, A
Had Attack Of It?
Did you ovor hnvo tho chicken
fovor? Do you know It s tho gront
ost thing In tho world, In tho way
of recreation, not to speak of prollt,
you can tako up? Wo confess to be
Ing amntours In tho business. Our
oxperlenco has boon limited. Sonic
hints howovcr given to us by n vet-,
nrnn tnnntnr wlin lina ,int, "fibula' .
nt tho shows in Madison Squaro Gar
den, New York, and In Scrnnton may
bo worth while passing on. Tho
man In question, who specializes on
"Buff Rocks," told us thnt Ills ration
tho year round was two parts of
erncked corn, nno part of onts, nnd
one of wheat. Ho also liked to use
one-half part of buckwheat, If he
could get it. Dry bran is kept be
fore tho chickens all tho time. "Ger
mnzono" Is used especially when
changing pullets from ono pen to
another as hens are very apt to got
n cold or running In the nose nt this
season of tho year. Mnsh Is only
fed once or twice a week with pow
der. In buying powder get n small
package, for most of tho lnrgo pack
ages have a largo percentage of
bran. Saylor's Is one of tho best
brands.
"IN OLK' V1UG1X1A!"
Old Men All Smoke Cigarettes Cost
Of Living Jus! Double What It Is
Up North "How To Oct A Drink"
la the South "Tenellettes"
Flourish "Nigger" Restaurants."
"Boarding Is high In Vlrginin,"
said a northerner Just returned from
a short visit to one of tho largest
cities or that stato. "Why, If you
get In a boarding house you pay $10
a week. They want references too.
In every first-class boarding-house
you have to have a pedlgreo about
a mile long. Things are very high
down there. Everything Is on the
European plan. Wo had to pay from
$10 to $12 a week. Every place
serves course dinners, that's why
things are so high.
"Everything except fruits Is Just
about double. I thought I'd go down
there nnd find it would be cheaper
than up North, but It was just the
other way.
They have "nigger" restaurants.
"We do not cater to negro trade,"
signs are displayed in every drug
store. That's Just a little hint to tell
them to keep out.
"They smoke stogies. There's a
great many cigarettes smoked down
there. You find all the old men
smoke cigarettes down there too.
"Fifteen cents Is charged for a
shave, and twenty-live for a hair-cut.
They run a little higher than here
for laundry. Everything is high.
"It's hard as the 'deuce' to get In
with people. It was our hardest Job
to call on the candidate, to get a
'pass to the first nigger. They were
bound they weren't going to let us in
the house. Insulting people too.
"Lots -of nlcklettes down there.
Most of 'em are "tenelettes" Instead
of "nlcklettes"; ten and twenty.
Never got In a town in all my life
where they drank like they did down
there. Everybody drinks "moon
shine." You go out Into the little
towns, and walk in tho grocery stores
and get talking and ask:
"Got any license in this town?"
"No, but every grocery store has a
keg In the back room. All corn
whiskey too."
"In some small towns down there
every drug store has license. Very
few grocery stores that don't have
license. I was very disappointed in
the South. 1 wanted to stay there
all Winter. I liked the place.
"We looked for rooms. They took
us into places where the celling was
falling down, and they wanted $8 to
$12 n month unfurnished. That's
a peculiar thing down South. Every
place you go, you must furnish your
own heat."
' Where you all gwlne to-night?"
POl'LTKY AND KfiGS.
Secretary Martin Says Pennsylvania
Excels AH Other States in the
Poultry and Eg; Business.
"In the last few years Pennsylva
nia has become one of the greatest
poultry raising states In the country
and thousands of dollars are being
expended for further developing of
the business," said A. L. Martin,
deputy secretary of agriculture.
I have been making Inquiries
about the remarkable growth. In
other states the growth has attract
ed attention and from llgures I have
obtained I think we have passed
New York and some noted poultry
raising states."
Continuing Mr. Martin said:
"Reliable estimates show that this
year Pennsylvania will raise more
than 12,000,000 fowls of various
kinds, which Is a gain of about 2,-
000,000. This year's raising repre
sents a value of between $5,000,000
and $7,000,000.
"The best figures I htvo been able
to obtain for the egg production In
tho stato this year show about 75,
000,000 citizens.
"The growth of the poultry rais
ing Inudstry has been surprising and
tho weather this year has helped
It amazingly so thnt Pennsylvania
Is not only fortunate in raising big
corn nnd other crops but It Is to the
front in agriculture, dairy and poul
try lines."
Coughing in Church.
Tho rector of tho Eplscopnl Church
of St. Luke and the Epiphany, in
Philadelphia, which Is ono of tho
fashlonublo congregations of the
Qunker City, according to tho Har
rlsburg Telegraph, has addressed a
letter to his ilock asking them to
pleaso refrain from coughing and
blowing their noses during ser
vices. Ho says it annoys tho pastor and
tho choir. We might add that It Is
frequently very annoying to the
coughor or bloweo as well. If tho
matter woro entirely one of person
nl choice, wo venture to say that
fow persons would adopt coughing
or noso blowing ns a means of
amusoinont or recreation.
On tho contrary, they aro regard
ed In tho light of dlsagroeablo du
ties which must bo performed, In
church or out of church, although
It must bo admitted that thoy ap
poar to ho rathor moro zealously at
tonded to In church by, roasou of
tholr chorus effect.
It may bo, too, that somo of It Is
unnecessary or, ns tho roetor re
marks, unnecosenrily bolstorous.
But wo should imnglno thnt, aftor
tho publicity his letter has recoivod,
any menibor of his congregation
with tho slightest predisposition to
cold, or Irritation of tho throat,
would hesitate to attend church,
notwithstanding his nssurnnco that
ho doos not wish his lecture to bo
interpreted in thnt light.
At this particular season of tho
year, wo fear that most of our
churches would bo obliged to sus
pend If the bars wore put up on
coughing nnd lundkcrchlefs.
CHRISTMAS HELLS.
Ages hnvo past, slnco first tho sound
proclaimed
"Glory In tho highest, For Christ Is
born to-day."
Come with rejoicing, Shout tho glad
tidings,
A world redeemed, from dnrkness
and dlspalr,
Light shines forth the holy child to
greet,
Angels rejoicing, Shepherd's delight,
Ring out ye bolls, on Christmas
Night!
Bright Star of Bethlehem shining so
clear,
Over tho cradle, tho mnnger so dear;
Dearer today, us tho years come and
go,
Ring out yo bolls, chant music low,
Slnco nineteen hundred years have
past,
And Bethlehem's star, still leads us
right.
O'er land and sea, the sound pro
claims, Ring out ye bells on Christmas
Night!
Hall the Child, tho Prince of Peace
and King,
Only son of righteousness, we bring,
Life and light, to all mankind Is
given,
Healing in His wings, for every
wound Is given,
Born again, the second birth sets
free,
Born of the Spirit his child to be,
Comb, to raise tho sons, of earth to
light,
Ring out ye bells, on Christmas
Night!
Christ the highest name on earth
adored,
Jesus Christ our everlasting Lord,
Sing we loud the anthem, still pro
claim
Christ our Lord, was born in Bethle
hem,
Angels said "Fear not, for unto you
I bring
Glad tidings of the birth of Christ
the King."
There, the shepherds saw, the won-
derous sight,
Ring out yet bells, on this glad
Christmas Night!
MRS. E. TEEPLE,
Lookout, Pa.
SAVK OUR QUAIL.
Quiet Observer, Boh White is Hun
gry, Cold nnd Dying For Want of
Care.
You know, Bob, bo fine and cheery
along about harvest time, and so
friendly too, and sociable like, call
ing to you from the meadow fence,
or old stump, or maybe from the
potato Held where he has been feed
ing on "tater bugs."
You may not know that Bob is
specially fond of these, and of cab
bage worms, as well as of several
other kinds of bugs and worms that
bother the farmer. But he is, and
he makes a full hand in tho Hold
every day, rain or shine, all of
which entitles him to your protec
tion, and. commends him to your
care when the ground is so deeply
coered with snow that he can t
grub for his living, which he would
cheerfully do if he had a chance,
or even half a chance.
It is up to the farmers and sub
urbanites to look after Bob, while
the snow is on, for he is in a bad
way just now, and is calling plain
tively and pitifully to you for food
and shelter.
A Friend Indeed.
You know well that the friend
in time of need is the friend indeed,
and tho only one worth tying to.
in the time of tho ruralist's great
est need, just when his plants,
fruits and llowers are coining for
ward nicely, Bob White comes along
and helps to save tho crops by de
stroying many of the pests that would
destroy it.
Bob doesn't go about this in a
blood-thirsty way, nor ns hired
guardian, but in real earnest fash
Ion, for these pests happen to be
tils choicest food; so ho eats em
and thus satisfies himself and helps
tho farmer.
Or, does it merely so happen?
May he not have been specially
created for this particular work?
Anyway, ho has developed a peculiar
titness ror it, nnd like tho good
faithful servant ho works at It un
tiringly from sun to sun, stopping
now and then just long enouch to
sing a song of gladness that drives
the loncsomeness out of tho harvest
Hold, for It is there ho goes to hail
you with a cheery "God speed ye"
wnuo you circle the llelds with
reaper or plow.
Ho You Know Hob?
If you don't know Bob White you
shouldn't neglect making his ac
quaintance, for ho Is a bully good
fellow, and one that you will soon
learn to love.
Look him up In tho oncyciopcdln,
for ho Is an Interesting character
as well as a good looker. Ho bo
longs to the Galllnao, tho family to
which tho turkey, chlckon nnd oth
er edible fowl belong. Ho Is a
species of grouse, and Is commonly
known ns partridge or quail. But
all the same ho is tho only Bob
White, nnd no other fowl or bird
can claim his titlo for ho Is forever
proclaiming it, and hna kept It up
so long that It would bo folly to
attempt to rob him of It.
But tho dear follow Is In a bad
way Just now on account of tho
heavy snow which completely shuts
him off from his feed.
In tho days whon tlmborland,
hramblo thicket and natural grapo
arbors woro plonty and freo Bob got
on llnely. It was raro lndoed that
snow found Us way through tho
limbs nnd (load follago of the beech,
or the scrub oak, or tho wild plum
that grow around tho spring, so
thnt ho usually had plonty to drink,
nnd with no lack of bonch imtB and
wild grass seeds, ho fared sumptu
ously and lived comfortably,
Glvo Hob it Lift.
Now Is tho time when you can do
your dear good frlond a turn that
will not only holp him but will bo a
boneilt to yourself, ns well as t
tho whole community, for if you let
him starve and die you will bo
plagued with bugs and thlnes here
after. And don't you think you
would deserve to be? Whnt ought
n't to happen to any fellow who al
lows his good friends to starve
while ho has enough nnd to spare
of that which they helped hltn to
get?
Look Bob up. You can easllr
find his trail In the snow Carrj
out Borne sheaves of grain; or If
you haven't any unthreshed take
bundles of straw or hay and make
a corral largo enough for tho whole
drove. A fow rails, or poles laid
against a log or something to raise
thorn a foot or so from tho ground,
and covered with straw, will be a
palace fr Bob.
Grain, screenings, ground feed,
sunflower seed, chicken corn any
sort of grain, will make n feast for
him. At this season of the year the
same as you, ho has a special llklnc
for buckwheat. Can you blame him?
Every hoy who knows where there
Is a covey of quail should regard It
as a religious duty to see that the
birds are Ted every day. Such boys
will be .all tho better men for doine
this.
A Tender Appeal.
"Doesn't tho condition of dear
old Bob Whlto appeal to you' said
a true sportsman as he stamped tho
snow from his feet.
"I was out looking for the covey
that lived up on the hills, but I
couldn't find It. The snow Is more
than a foot deep up there and drift
ed a good deal, so that tho bird
have no chance to get food, and
there is very little shelter
"This appeals to me mighty strong.
Just think .how cheery Bob was In
the summer and autumn, how ho en
tertained us, and what a lot he did
for us In his way, and now to suf
fer for lack of the protection we
owe, and to finally die for the want
of food that Is ours to give, and to
which he has a right for havlns
helped protect it from various pests.
"I wish you would ask the boys,
and the folks generally, to keep an
eye out for Bob, for If they don't
we may not hear his cheery call next
Summer. You see his tribe Is grow
ing mighty small In this section
where it used to be so large."
And that's no joke, but a true
story with a wholesome tinge of
pathos, and appealing enough to set
every sort of a boy or man to
searching for his friends now in the
depths of distress.
Write to Joseph Kalbfus, secretary
of the game commission, for his
pamphlet on protection of game
birds, Harrlsburg, Pa., will catch
him, and he will send it, sure.
Rolf of
HONOR
Attention is called tottie STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
Citv has published a ROLL Or
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and Trust Compnnies of United
States. In this list the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wavr.e County.
Capital, Surplus. $527,342.88
Total ASSETS. $2,951,048.26
Honesdale, Pa., December 1 1910
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