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newspaper in Wnyno County.
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68th YEAR.
HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1911.
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"FIFTY YEARS
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INSIDE HISTORY OK CONDITIONS
LEADING UP TO THE OUT
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01-'(I5 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IXAUG UI t ATE I ) I U E S 1 1) E XT
HAIiK A CENTURY AGO THE
CAUSE OK SECESSIOX.
To-morrow March 4 will be the
fiftieth anniversary of the first Inau
guration of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the United States.
The conditions that confronted
him were never before or since par
alleled In our history. Upon his i
election 'In November, 18C0, the j
South began measures to carry into ,
effect Its repeated threats of dis
union. The Initiative was talten by
South Carolina. On December 20
its State Convention, called to act In
the premises, adopted a "Secession
Ordinance," repealing the Ordinance
by which in 1788 tho federal con
stitution was ratified, together with
all legislation ratifying later amend
ments, and declaring the Union be
tween South Carolina and the other
States dissolved. Georgia and the j
Gulf States soon followed with slmi-'
lar action. On February 4, 1801,1
delegates from the seven seceding
States met at .Montgomery, Alabama,
and within a month organized a new
confederacy, to which they gave the 1
name of "The Confederate States of
America," with a constitution and
administrative departments of gov
ernment similar. In the main, to
those of the United States; and
elected Jefferson Davis, of Mississip
pi, President, and Alexander H. Ste
phens, of Georgia, Vice-President.
Meantime, from a well founded
apprehension that Lincoln would
be assassinated In Baltimore, his
friends Insisted that he should pass
through that city with secrecy. Ac
cordingly, on the evening of Feb.
22, with the knowledge only of Gov.
Curtln and a few others, he left Har
risburg, and at six o'clock tho next
morning reached Washington In
safety.
Thus, when the new President
took the oath of office he was face to
face with an armed and organized
opposition to tho national govern
ment, which already Involved seven
States, and n few months later was
strengthened by the addition of Vir
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
Arkansas. At the samo time, the
secessionists made the most vigor
ous efforts to accomplish the seces
sion of Kentucky and Missouri.
During the four years of war that
followed, both these States were
represented In the Confederate Con
gress, and contributed largely to
both the Union and the Confederate
armies.
Tlio Cause of Secession.
The war arose from controversies
in relation to the extension of slav
ery into the Territories, and the ap
prehension of the South either real
or affected that the existence of
slavery was threatened by the elec
tion of Lincoln, and that this "pecu
liar Institution" would no longer be
safe within the Union. Alexander
H. Stephens, Vice-President of the
Southern Confederacy, In a speech
at Savannah, Ga., March 22, 1861,
thus stated the position of the South
in tho premises:
"We are passing through one of
the greatest revolutions In the an
nals of the world. Seven States
have, within the past three months,
thrown off an old government and
formed a new one. The new consti
tution has put at rest, forever, all
agitating questions relating to our
peculiar institution African shivery
as It exists among us the proper
status of tho negro In our form of
civilization. This was tho Immediate
cause of tho late rupture and pres
ent revolution. Jefferson, In his fore
cast, had anticipated this, as the
rock upon which the old Union
would split. Tho prevailing Ideas
entertained by him, and most of the
leading statesmen, at the time of the
formation of the old constitution,
were that the enslavement of the
African was In violation of the laws
of nature; that It was wrong In prin
ciple, socially, morally, and politi
cally. It was an evil they knew not
well how to deal with; but tho gen
eral opinion, of the men of that day
was that somehow or other, In the
ordor of Providence, the Institution
would be evanescent and pass away.
"These Ideas, however, wero fun
damentally wrong. They rested on
the assumption of the equality ot
races, This was an error. It was a
6andy foundation for tho Idea ot a
government built upon It; when tho
storm came and the winds blow, It
fell.
"Our new government Is founded
upon exactly the opposite Idea; its
foundations are laid, its cornerstone
rests, upon tho great truth that the
negro is not equal to the whlto man;
that slavery subordination to tho
superior race Is his natural and
normal condition,
"This, our new government, Is the
first In the history of tho world bas
ed upon this great physical, philoso
phical and moral truth. It Is tho
first government ever Instituted up
on principles in strict conformity to
nature, and tho ordination of Provi
dence, in furnishing tho materials of
human society. Many governments
havo been founded upon tho princi
ple of the enslavement of certain
classes; but tho classes thus enslav
ed were of the same race, and it was
in violation of the laws of nature.
Our system commits no such viola
MORROW
tion of nature's laws. The negro, by
nature, or by the curse against Can
aan, Is fitted for that condition
which ho occupies In 6ur system.
Tho substratum of our society Is
made of the material fitted by nature
for It, and by experience wo know
that It Is best not only for the su
perior, but for tho Inferior race that
It should bo so. This stone, which
wns rejected by the first builders is
become the 'chief stone of the cor
ner' In our new edifice."
After a struggle of four years,
with military operations involving
nearly two-thirds of the area of the
States east of the Rocky Mountains,
this corner stone was ground to
dust, and the edifice built on It was
rent asunder and prostrated; "and
great was the fall thereof."
The Conservation Of Tlio American
Forests.
Lily Hay Dihhlc.J
Conservation Is one of the most
significant words In the English
language. Behind It lies a broad,
Interesting field, ready for the stu
dent, who will find It to be a prob
lem confronting everyone In dally
life. To some It may mean protec
tion; to others, preservation; while
to all it means cconomlzation. In
connection with the forests, con
servation Is a world-wide question.
Practically every civilized country
on earth Is doing something toward
the frugality of its lumber supply.
Though conservation has been argu
ed In America for the last ten or
fifteen years, It is only lately that
the people of the United States have
come to the full realization of Its
vital significance. At a recent Gov
ernors' njeetlng at Washington,
James J. Hill said: "We are yearly
consuming from three to four times
as much timber as the forest-growth
can restore." Tho conserving of our
forests implies three requisites the
protection and preservation of the
living trees, the saving and using
of those left to decay, and the eco
nomical use of all lumber.
In the protection and preserva
tion of human Interests, trees are
of the most vital Importance. The
devastating spring Hoods at Pitts
burg are duo to an Inadequate num
ber of trees upon the Appalachian
slopes. Again because of the lack
of forests, the Mississippi river is
estimated to be yearly transporting
twice as much sediment as Is being
excavated from the Panama Canal.
Although It Is needless to enumer
ate the many Important uses of lum
ber and bark, we fail to comprehend
the ultimate fatality of this stupend
ous consumption. From Glfford
Plnchot we learn that If the pres
ent rate of consumption continues,
"a single generation" will suffice to
completely exhaust our vast lumber
resources. Two of the worst ene
mies with which the forest preserv
er has to contend are tho wasteful
lumbqr corporations, and the ruin
ous forest-llres. Some of the op
ponents to forest conservation have
the Idea that the reservation of Na
tional Forests constitutes their ex
clusion from public use. On the
contrary they are open to prospec
tive miners, settlers, cattle and
sheep herders, who will obey the
forestry laws. Also the Involved
countries derive ten per cent, of the
total receipts from these several
uses.
At the present time tho govern
ment Is the most extensive forest
conserver in the United States. A
recent report from the Bureau of
Forestry showed one hundred fifty
million acres of forest lands under
governmental supervision. The pro
tection and regulation of these Im
mense tracts necessitates the em
ployment of experienced forest
rangers. These men receive a prac
tical training In scientific forestry,
either in state universities, or in
special forestry schools. Upon grad
uation they are immediately assign
ed to a district In which to com
mence their duties. The latter are
almost innumerable, but their prin
cipal tasks are the periodic burning
of the brush after a light snow fall,
tho scientific cutting of the older
trees, and tho discovery and preven
tion of forest-llres. To accomplish
tho latter, they perform sentinal
duty from the highest point In their
respective domains. As an aid In
summoning the assistance of other
rangers, telephone communication
has been provided In most all tho
reservations. Another governmen
tal method of conservation Is tho
tree nurseries, where tho seeds are
planted and tho sprouts raised un
til ready for transplantation. Tho
rnilroads practice still other forms,
which are a great help. They find
It necessary to buy enormous quan
tities of timber In tho shape of
cross-ties. During tho years nine
teen hundred live and six, they ex
perimented with wood treated with
a preservative, either creosote or
zinc chloride. This provediuch a
success that by nineteen hundred
eight, twelvo of our largo railroads
wore operating wood preserving
plants ot their own. Tho wood may
be of poor quality, but when thus
treated, lasts from two or three
times as long as previously. Dur
ing the last few years tho Pennsyl
vania Railroad has reserved several
thousand acres of torest-land. In or
der to meet their future demands
for lumber.
Some of tho cities of Europe have
established municipal forests. Ger
many encourages this by taxing no
forests until cut. Tho city ot Baden,
Germany, owns one hundred thbus
and acres, yielding a net Income of
six dollars and twenty-five cents per
acre. Freiburg owns eight thous
and, Heidelberg seven thousand,
while the two hundred twenty In
habitants of Aufen, owning one
hundred sixty-three acres, have two
LETTERS STAMPED
BY ELECTRICITY!
INSTALLATION. WEDNESDAY, OK
ELECTRIC STAMPING MACHINE
WILL GREATLY .FACILITATE
RAPID HANDLING OK MAIL
MATTER EFFICIENCY OF
OBLIGING AND COURTEOUS
STAFF OF EMPLOYEES IX
O It E A S E J) CONSIDER ABLY
THEREBY.
On account of the Increase of mall,
and In lino with the progressive pol
icy pursued by the present Incum
bent, an electric combination stamp
ing machine, made by the American
Postal Supply Company, of Boston,
Mass., was Installed In the Hones
dale Postofflce, this week, and put In
operation for the first time Wednes
day afternoon. The machine, which
is run by a third horse power motor,
Is an Ideal time-saving device, and
can stamp between 500 and COO let
ters a minute, when It is In good
working order and running all right.
Assisting Postmaster J. N. Sharp
steen viost obligingly explained
Thursday morning to a CITIZEN re
porter the workings of the machine.
Taking a package of letters in his
right hand, and holding them at tho
mouth of the machine, he turned on
the nower. and the letters dashed
away at lightning speed, emerging
at the other end neatly stamped,
and ready for sorting and distribu
tion, with the stamps canceled, and
"Honesdale," and the date, and time
of stamping, legibly printed on the
face of the letter. "It certainly does
the work," said Mr. Sharpsteen, who
has been In the local postofflce for
seventeen years, serving as assistant
postmaster under M. B. Allen who
was appointed In 1900, and Is serv
ing his twelfth successive year.
The organization of the Honesdale
Postofflce, which is a second-class
appointive office Is as follows:
Postmaster, M. B. Allen; assistant
postmaster, J. N. Sharpsteen; assist
ants, Carroll J. Kelly, Eben P. Keen,
Fred LeStrange, Miss Margaret Grif
fin; messenger boy, Albert Allon
bacher. Carriers: Herbert Hlller, Patrick
J. Weir, William H. Burkhart, sub
stitute, Henry A. Wagner.
Carriers on Rural Routes: No. 1,
Emmett Groner; No. 2, Frank Mc
Mullen, Jr.; No. 3, George Van
Deusen; No. 4, J. Owen Olver.
Star Routes: Honesdale to Hoad
leys, Fred G. Rickert; Tanners Falls
to Honesdale, William J. Hauser;
West Damascus to Honesdale, Fred
L. Baldwin; Pleasant Mount to
HoneEdalo. Richard W. Mills; Cold
Springs to Honesdale, Patrick F.
O'Neill; Tyler Hill to Honesdale,
Martin Jensen.
Injury To Woody Plants By
Tree
Crickets.
Now while fruit growers and vine
yardlsts are busy pruning they have
opportunity to observe closely all
evidences of Injury to their trees,
shrubs and vines. As a consequence
many persons of different parts of
Pennsylvania are sending to State
Zoologist, Prof. H. A. Surface, at
Harrlsburg, sections of twigs, vines,
and berry bushes, which contain
rows of very small holes. Prof. Sur
face takes this opportunity to reply
to inquiries by the following letter
taken directly from his correspond
once to a Jefferson county citizen:
"I have received the section ot
grape vino which you sent to me,
and find that It has been punctured
by an Insect known as the Snowy
Tree Cricket. The rows of holes ex
tending along the vine are the places
where the Insect deposits Its eggs.
By splitting the vine tho long yellow
curved eggs will be seen within.
This is not a very serious Injury, as
the vine will outgrow It. What Is
better In pruning a vino Is to cut off
back of the place of Injury.
This Insect often punctures the
canes of raspberry and blackberry,
and sometimes the twigs of various
trees. These Injured places will be
cut off at the time of pruning, which
is before the leaves come, and can be
burned to prevent tho possibility of
the eggs hatching and giving further
trouble In this regard. This particu
lar Insect or tree cricket is beneficial
In Its feeding habits, because It feeds
pn plant lice, young scale Insects and
other soft-bodied scale insects. If
It were not for Its damage at tho
time of laying its eggs, It would be
considered entirely beneficial.
thousand feet of lumber per capita;
and the amount sold Is more than
enough to pay Its expenses, 'ino
state of Oregon has vast national
forests, part of which might well be
turned to the use of municipalities
The legislature of Pennsylvania has
recently passed an act, giving our
cities ana towns tho right to own
and operato any such property.
When the people ot the United
States comprehend tho real value of
our forests; when they recognize
tho Importance in connection with
the river systems and the consump
tion of lumber and bark; when they
consider the success of foreign
countries and realize the existing
American opportunities, then it will
be the pride ot every true citizen to
help extend forest conservation In
the United States.
Don't forget to take tlio "hoy" to
seo tho Lions nt tho Lyric to-night
(Thursday).
FAREWELL!
"To Tlio Memory Of Irene Adams
Brown."
By S. S. ROBIXSOX.
Farewell! The bright celestial gates
Unfold, dear friend, for thee,
And thou art safe within the house
Where many mansions be;
Where pain and sorrow never come,
No heart-aches and good-byes,
Safe, safe within that Heavenly
bourne,
Eternal In the skies.
Farewell! across Death's silent vale,
Thy soul hath wont its way,
Glad In Its flight to that bright
realm
Where precious treasures lay;
The gift of God, to those whose
works
Shall merit rich reward,
Safe, safe with loved ones 'round the
throne
Where reigns the risen Lord.
Farewell! the word dies on our lips,
Too full the heart to speak;
Thine wns the heritage- of those-.
Who suffer and are meek.
Who bravely bear the cross for Him
Who died on Calvary;
Safe, safe with Him to reign at last
Through all Eternity!
Funeral Of Mrs. Annu B. Bcrgmuiiu.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Anna Barbara Bcrgmann, who died
Sunday morning, at the age of G9
years, were held In her residence 113
Willow Avenue, Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. C. C. Mil
ler, pastor of St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran church, officiating, and
were largely attended. The Inter
ment was made in the German Luth
eran cemetery. The bearers were
three sons, George J., Stephen and
Chris Bergmann, and two sons-in-law,
Joseph Westbrook and Edward
Taylor, all of Honesdale.
Funeral Of Mrs. Jacob A. Hlller.
Largely-attended funeral services
for the late Mrs. Jacob A. Hlller
were held Thursday morning at 9:15
o'clock In her Into residence, 403
Church street, the Rev. W. H. Swift,
D. D., officiating. The bearers were:
J. Owen Olver, Beach Lake, Francis
J. Olver, Thomas J. Olver, Scranton;
Arthur Olver, J. Reining, Robert
Davis. Interment was made In Beach
Lake cemetery. The floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful.
Canada's Coining Census.
All the kingdoms, colonies and de
pendencies of the British Empire will
take a census this year, but for us
i? far the greatest Interest will bo
in that of Canada.
Canada Is much tho most Import
ant colony of the British Empire and
atter a long period of comparative
stnirnnUnn if is crrnwini? ninnli fnstpr
! than any other. At the latest cen
sus, In 1901, it had 6,371,315 inhabi
tants, but in the preceding decado It
had Increased only a little more than
half a million, while the United
States In the same time grew thir
teen millions. Two of the Maritime
Provinces, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Islands, declined in
population, while tho third, Nova
Scotia, was barely saved by the
growth of the Iron industry at Syd
ney on Capo Breton Island. Ontario,
which is larger than any country In
Europe, except Russia, and which is
tho backbone of the British connec
tion, increased only a few thousands.
The only real growth was In the west
and In the French province of Que
bec. Canada was being drained stead
ily Into the United States. Our own
census of 1900 showed more than
1,300,000 people of Canadian birth,
about two-thirds of whom were Eng
lish Canadians, living in this coun
try. Very few Americans were then
living In Canada.
Tho closing decado has seen a re
markable change. Canada has re
ceived a great American immigra
tion Into her Northwest. Allowing
for exaggerations and returns It will
probably amount to 400,000. A
large stream of Immigration is also
coming In from Europe. Canada now
receives more Immigrants In a single
year than used to come in ten. Her
ambitious newspapers are hoping for
a population of eight millions, but it
Is more likely to bo about seven mil
lions, as tho eastern half of tho Do
minion still loses fifty thousand peo
ple a year to the United States and
there Is no growth In tho Maritime
Provinces. New York World.
How To Make A Grape Vino Grow.
A prominent editor in Pennsylva
nia wrote to State Zoologist Surface,
at Harrlsburg, stating that his grape
vine was making but little growth,
and that ho desired to learn how to
make It more thrifty. The reply of
Prof. Surface was as follows:
"To stimulate the growth ot your
grapo vine, It Is well to pruno It
back, and then fertilize It well with
a nitrogen fertilizer, such as old
stable manure or dressing from the
poultry house, or scatter a handful
of nitrate of soda In tho ground
around it once a month after the
buds burst. Cultivation and abund
ant watering, especially with soap
suds from the laundry, will also
help It Immensely. I am satisfied
that it fertilized with some nitrogen
bearing material like manure, and If
watered well It should make good
growth and do well."
Muningo License Record.
Joseph 'Hogeiicnmn Lookout.
Mrs. Hannah Totten Lookout.
Hnrry Wllllnis
Miss Jennie F,
-llavvlcy.
BIIz Mutamoras.
Peter S. Miller Calllcoon, N. Y,
Miss Nettie Kellain Abrahams
ville, Pn.
HOW DID YOU LIKE THE
WEATHER IFEBRUARY?
WOXDERKUL WINTER WEATHER
So Says Theodore Day, Wnyno's
AVentlior Wizard, Who Has
Been In Tho Business Of
Recording Changes In
Temperature, Since
1854.
Special, to THIS CITIZEN.
DYBERRY, Pa., March 1.
Total rainfall Including melted
snow, measured on eleven days
(trace six other days), Is 3.35 In
ches; or .98 Inch less than last year,
and Is .18 Inch more than February
average of 3.17 inches for forty-one
years; from six-tenths Inch In 1877,
to C.58 Inches In 1893. Snow meas
ured on ten "days 24.4 Inches, Is near
the same as last year, and 7.8 inches
more than average of 16.0 Inches
for 55 years; from two Inches in
1S77 to 57 Inches In Feb. 1893. To
tal snow, November 3 to March 1,
G3 Inches, and last year, November
19 to March 1, 72 Inches.
February Temperature, 1911.
Highest was from 12 degrees sixth,
to 51 degrees 2Gth; average 29.2 de
grees, 1.2 lower than last year; and'
highest on my record in February
for 52 years, and sixty degrees 2Gth,
1890. Lowest vva3 35 degrees 27,
down to 11 degrees below zero on
the 1G; averago 14. G degrees, Is 4.7
degrees higher than last year; low
est 52 years was 31 degrees below
zero.
February 10, 1888. Dally range
this year was two degrees, 8tli, to
48 degrees on the 1G; average 14. G
degrees, last year 20. G. Warmest
days was the fourth and 27, means
38 degrees, six lower than last year
lGth; and coldest day was the 21,
mean seven degrees, Is S higher than
coldest day last year, the 7th. Dally
mean for month 21.9 degrees, last
year 19.4 degrees. February aver
age Is 21. G degrees for 47 years;
from 12 degrees in 1907, to 30.2 de
grees in 1890.
Five days were clear, ten fair and
thirteen cloudy, average 21 per cent,
of sunshine; last year 4G per cent.
Prevailing winds northwest. This
winter to end of February, my rec
ord' shows only twelve mornings zero
to 14 degrees below, together mak
ing 57 zero degrees; last year same
time 20 mornings, total 15G.5 zero
degrees. My record now begins first
month, four degrees below zero.
In Tho Recorder's Office.
John L. Klein, Texas, to Bernard
McGarry, property on Terrace street,
Honesdale, $975.
Jane Wilcox, Lake, to Maurice
Ezra Wilcox, Pleasant Mt., G9 acres
in latter township, ?S00.
Earl Rockwell, Lake, to Ethel C.
Smith, Scranton, lot at Lake Ariel,
$592.
WeSearch the Whole Country for Ideas
There is no corner of the United States too far for us
to sendif thereby we may gain some new ideas to better
our Monday sales. It is this spirit, animating every mem
ber of our store that has made our Monday Sale more
popular and larger every week.
v. EtfiOflJBAY, MARCH 6th .w
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GROCERY DEPARTMENT OFFERS:
Best Granulated Sugar, 25-pound bag $1.25
Famous Columbian Flour, bbl 1.50
Lenox Soap, Exceptional Value, 8 bars 25c
Kingsford or Dureya Starch, 25c. value 21c
3 Famous Brands of Coffee, 28c. value 24c. lb.
Seeman Bros. Waverly, Warfield or Columbia Peas
16 - 13c. can
Best Full Cream Cheese, 20c. value 18c. lb.
Choice California Navel Oranges, 40 cents 29c. doz.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS-
-H--H-H-
Clean-Up Sale of Heavy Cotton Blankets, 75c 60c. pr.
Kekko Silk Plain and Dotted, 35c. and 40c. value 29c yd.
27-in. Plain Chambray all colors, 8c 6c.
Best American Calico, all shades, 7c sYz. yd.
27-inch Fancy Seersuckers, 10 and i2l2c. value 8Jc. yd.
BleachedfTurkish Towels, i2jc. value 10c. each
Irish Damask Linen Towels, 50c. value 39c each
Gent's Negligee Shirts, best 50c. quality 42c. each
Final Clearing of Ladies' Gloves, all colors, 25c 19c. pr.
Lot of Fancy Collars, 10c. value 7c. each
Gent's Heavy Merino Socks, 15c 10c pair
5x4 Table Oil Cloth, 20 and 22c. value 16c. yd
Dress Suit Cases, fresh stock, $1.00 value 83c each
Ladies' Belts and Leather Hand Bags, 50c -35C each
Boys' and Girls' Wool Sweaters, $1,00 79c. each
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SECOND FLOOR SPECIALS:
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Ladies' Black Mercerized Petticoats, $1.00 and $1.19. .89c. ech
Ladies' Lawn Waists, Emb. trim., $1.25 89c. each
9x12 ft. Tapestry Brussel Rugs $16.00 $13.49
27x54 in. Best Axminster Rugs, $2.50 $1.98
KATZ BROS Inc.
IN HIS DEN !
NAT B. EGELSTON, POPULAR
GRADUATE NURSE, HONES
DALE, DOCTORS SICK LION,
WHEN ALL OTHERS SHRINK
KROM TACKLING THE JOB
GETS HIS RIGHT HAND BADLY
SCRATCHED FROM ANOTHER
FELINE, WHILE BANDAGING
WOUNDED FOOT.
"I was pretty near scared to
death," said Nat B. Eglcston, a grad
uate trained nurse, in describing to a
reporter the exciting time he had in
'doctoring' a sick lion in charge of
J. Glass, tho animal trainer who is
exhibiting six Intelligent lions at the
Lyric Theatre, Wednesday and
Thursday nights of this week.
"I extracteda little foreign organ
ic substance from the front fore leg
down near the cannon bono. It waB
just an abrasion of the skin. The
Hon got hurt on the car somewhere.
I wasn't at ease either when I was
doing It. I went Into an apartment.
The keeper guaranteed that he was
perfectly safe, but he put his arm
around his neck all the time I was
working. The Hon had injured his
foot and Infection had set in, and I
had to put a "compost" on it. I
got a finger ou my right hand
scratched; no bite, just a scratch,"
continued Mr. Egleston, by way ot
explaining his bandaged right hand.
The veterinary refused to go and ab
solutely refused to answer the call,
it is said, so Mr. Egleston, who Is
caring for James Manning at the Ho
tel Wayne was sent for. "All I got
for doing It," remarked Mr. Egles
ton, "was a $2 bill. It took me
about thirty minutes. I just put
some adhesive over it so it wouldn't
show. Well, I was glad to get out,"
modestly admitted Mr. Egleston.
Prof. Lukens was naturally a little
afraid about the welfare of his Hons,
having lost "Prince,." the largest of
the seven who died at Carbondale
last Friday night, aged eight years.
"Prince" was valued at 51.000, and
his body was shipped to New York
from Honesdale Monday. Immedi
ately after his death, Prince was
skinned and tho hide will be stuffed
and mounted and kept on exhibition
at the home of J. Glass, the trainer,
in Rending.
Mr. Egelston received tho scratch
on his right hand from another one
ot the Hons, who put his paw out
between the Iron bars of the cage,
and gave him a "love tap," as he
was working on the Injured animal's
bruised leg.