Til. CITIVMS, WII)NHS1)AY, MAKCII 8, 1011.
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E. B. IIAKDENHEIHUI. - 1'KESIIlENT
,W W. WOOD. - MANAOKKANDSKC'V
J. jr.SMEJ.TZKn EDITOR
directors:
O. n. DORrMNOEH. M. II. AI.I.EN.
BiNRY WILSON. E. B. IIARDENtlEISOlt.
W. W. WOOD.
WUDXESDAY, MAItCH 8, 1011.
IT IS TO LAUGH!
Tlio antics of tho Democratic par
ty in Pennsylvania nro enough to
inako dogs laugh and angels weep.
Wo do not know of any other Com
monwealth In tho United States,
where tho minority party cuts such
a sorry figure, as do the sons of An
drew Jackson In tho Kcystono state.
Wo lielievo that if "Old Hickory"
know into what sorry straits his pro
geny had fallen he would, or his
ghost would, at any rate, walk the
earth, and try to scare his pseudo
followers Into some sort of u "get
togetherness."
Tho cause of tho trouhlo with the
Democratic party in this Stato Is
analagous to the reason for tho dif
ficulties of some of our citizens
TOO MUCH "KEYSTONE!" Last
Fall instead of supporting an honest
man liko Senator Webster Grim,
against whoso record no ono could
say a word, they left tho ranks of
their party, and strayed into other
folds.
Last week the remnants of tho
onco proud and headstrong State
committee met at Harrisburg "to
smoko tho pipe of peace." Instead
of that they only beat the war drums,
widened tho breach, nnd made the
factional feeling more intense and
bitter.
As long, however, as our Demo
cratic brethren are fighting liko
Kilkenny cats, tho staid and pro
gressive Itcpiiblican party can look
on with a disinterested gaze, and
profit by tho follies of tho always
fighting, never-agreeing, forevcr-agiii'-thc-govcriiment,
never-know-ing-wherc-to-gct-oll'-at
adherents of
tho minority party. Here's to their
fights and their lighters! Slay they
fight long and we'll prosper!
CONGItESS ADJOURNS.
Tho Sixty-First Congress came to
an end last Saturday by Constitu
tionnl limitation. Despite the peril
that threatened some of tho big np
propriatlou bills almost up to the
last moment, they all finally got
through, and received tho signature
of tho President. A special session
lias been called by tho President to
convene April !, to secure action up
on tho pending reciprocity agreement
with Canada.
An important recent action of tho
Senate was the defeat of tho resolu
tion embodying a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of tho Unit
ed States to provide for tho direct
election of Senators by tho people.
This resolution received more than
a majority of tho Semite, but it need
ed a two-thirds vote, and fell short
by only four. Had the Senate pass
ed it the House almost certainly
would have done so. Tho friends of
this proposition entertain little doubt
that it will pass the next Con
gress, and go to tho States for ratifi
cation or defeat.
Tho output of this session in the
way of general measures consists
chiefly of the appropriation bills, and
several of those have seemed In dan
ger more than once in tho tenso sit
uation of tho lust few days, when
long hours passed away in filibuster
ing on one side or the other.
Thousands of bills were introduc
ed and several thousands more came
to the closing session as a heritage
from tho first and second sessions.
In all there were between 25,000
and -15,000 measures before tho
Congress as it came to n close. Tho
failure to enact many laws was not
duo to lack of raw material.
SPUING IJEGINS IN MAItCH.
So says tho almanac, but experi
ence docs not coincide with the de
crees of the weather prognosticators.
Tuesday morning, for example, when
wo left our hotel, to go down town
to business, tho thermometer regis
tered ton degrees blow zero. People
were skuri jing along to their places
of employment as fast as their legs
could carry them, nnd thcro wns no
discounting tho fact that Winter
wns still doing business at tho old
stand. Wo arc rather inclined to
believe Hint our weather prophet,
from Northern Wayne, who predicted
"six weeks of good sleighing in
March," knew what ho wns talking
about. No, dear reader, It's hardly
timo to lay olV your Winter flan
nels, yet!
TRANSFORMATION.
"Ah Ilfo runs on, tho road grows
strango
With faces new, and near the end
Tho milestones into headstones
change,
'Neath every ono a friend."
THE HEIGN OF LAW.
Wnyno County Is' to bo congratu
lated upon tho fact, that peace and
order reign within her borders, to
such a gratifying extent, that there
were absolutely no criminal cases to
! ho presented to the March Grand
Jury. Our clti.cns as a rule nro
honest and law-abiding. Law after
all Is for "the terror of evil-doers,
and for the praise of them that do
well." It is to bo hoped that this
commendable state of affairs may
long continue, and that no overt nets
may occur to disturb tho quiet and
oven tenor of the way of tho man
who loves His God, honors those who
nro in authority, and lives on good
terms with his neighbor' and fellow
man. SOCIAL ANNEXES.
"Itesolved, 'flint a Social annex to
n church is prolltablo spiritually."
Wo should liko to have heard the
debate on this question that occur
red at a crossroads literary society
meeting, in the Western part of the
state, ono night last week. Wo com
mend it to the attention of seekers
of good subjects for discussion.
HARRISBURG LETTER.
N. E. HAUSE.
"Congress Went Out Liko A Lion!"
Hnrrlsbiirg; Pa., March 4. The
last days of the Gist Congress were
more than mildly exciting. Some of
the more Important measures were
crowded through, some were killed
by the use of that odd weapon, the
"filibuster," and some, like the
Canadian Reciprocity bill, were just
simply allowed to die. One pugnaci
ous Democrat remarked to Uncle Joe
Cannon that he wished the speaker
were a younger man, to which the
old war-horse retorted that he
would take no advantage of his age.
Vice-President Sherman was denied
the usual unanimous vote of thanks
by the Senate over which he had
presided, and other circumstances
indicated that tho best of feeling
did not prevail among the national
lawmakers as they were about to
depart. ' Some of them left Wash
ington for the last time as a mem
ber of Congress. Some of the new
ones will last only one term. There
is a great deal of horse-play about
this law-making business, and the
people are thinking of a remedy.
New Congress, A Democratic Hotly.
Before Congress adjourned Presi
dent Taft had indicated his wishes
in the way of legislation, with an
alternative. Because the Recipro
city bill failed of passage, an extra
session ,lias been called for April 4.
The new House will be Democratic,
the Senate Republican, with the
Progressives practically holding the
balance or power In the upper house,
Thoughtful Republicans believe the
present situation Is a dangerous one
for the party. The present Recip
rocity bill may or may not go
through in Its present form, for the
Democrats may wish to take advan
tage of an opportunity to embarrass
their opponents and include In the
bill some objectionable features.
They may undertake tinkering with
the tariff, a task that otherwise
could not have been begun until
next December.
President Taft's Determination."
Should Canadian Reciprocity be
come a fact, and this country pros
per under it, as President Taft is
sure it will, no small share of the
credit would fall to the Democratic
party, whose votes made It possible.
The Republican party has stood for
reciprocity, this principle having
been strongly advocated by such
able and sagacious leaders as Blaine
and McKinley, On this particular
bill the Republican Congressmen
were not united, some believing that
all the advantages lay with Canada,
but the President seems sure of the
beneficial effects of such a bill for
this country, and will do his best to
have it enacted into law. He is tho
logical leader .of tho party and would
certainly not insist on a course that
worked ill for either tho country or
tho Republican party.
Popular Election Of U. S. Senators,
Inevitable.
Will the Constitution of tho Unit
ed States ever be amended so as to
permit of the election of U. S.
Senators by popular vote, Instead of
through the several Legislatures?
The Legislatures of two-thirds of
the states have already agreed to
this, but the U. S. Senate itself is
tho body that forniB the obstacle. A
vote taken In that body a few days
ago came dangerously near the two
thirds necessary, and probably the
time is not far distant when the
change will bo made. The Senate
Is very conservative, apparently
holding to the thought that the peo
ple have little or no desire to amend
the Constitution.
Huston Denied A New Trial.
In an opinion handed down at
Williamsport this week by the Su
perior Court, Joseph M. Huston, the
new Capitol architect, was denied a
new trial, the Court afilrmlng the
judgment of Judgo Kunkel of the
Dauphin County Court, in a rather
voluminous opinion. His attorneys
will, of course, appeal the case to
the Supreme Court, hoping to save
their client from the Penitentiary,
to which he has been sentenced, but
the general opinion seems to be, that
tho Court of last resort will not In
terfere. It is argued thnt if any
fraud existed, the architect could
riot have been Ignorant -of It, and
some go farther and say that it
would have been impossiblo without
his knowledge and consent.
Tcmpus Does Fuglt!
Two months of the Legislative
session have expired, with about 8
or 10 bills In tho Governor's hands.
It Is understood, however, that with
certain questions of largo Import
ance definitely settled, that matters
will move along much more rapid
ly. Senator Penrose will be able to
devote some attention to legislation
for the State, between now and
April 4th, though he has certainly
earned a vacation. Tho School
Code, State Highway bills and re
construction of tho Department,
new revenue legislation, tho Judges'
salary bill, all matters of great Im
portance, require careful thought
and consideration, and the leaders
desire tho ndvice and counsel of tho
senior Senator. His knowledgo of
the wants of tho Stato and tho best
means of securing proper legislation,
mako his services very valuable,
though ho would undoubtedly en
joy a rest after such a strenuous
session at Washington.
Tho Local Option Fight On.
Monday evening next the local op
tion light will no on in the House,
the question being Shall tho bill
he placed on the calendar notwith
standing a negative recommendation
by the committee to which it was
referred? Speaker Cox has guar
anteed the advocates of the bill a
fair hearing and vote. Placing it
on tho calendar would only mean
that it may have another opportun
ity to be voted on, the same as any
other measure, while a negative vote
kills it for the session. It may be
put on tho calendar Monday evening,
but the general belief is that there
are not enough favorable votes to
enact It Into a law. Boyd, of West
moreland, has charge of the meas
ure. "Democratic Love-Feast?" Nit.
The Democratic love-feast this
week left some unhealable sores.
The old regulars got their bumps,
though they say tho end Is not In
sight. One thing must be admitted
that in placing Congressman Palmer
at the head of their organization,
they have chosen a clear-headed,
clean, able, progressive manager.
Under conditions that exist at pres
ent ho may not be able to produce
much better results than some of his
predecessors, for the old-liners will
hold aloof for some time. Mean
time it will take some hard work
and careful handling to rejuvenate
the Democracy, even with Palmer's
skill and tact. The split in the par
ty finds the Republican party play
ing the role of an interested spec
tator. NECROLOGY.
Dentil Of Mrs. Jane E. Fniitz.
Communicated.
Mrs. Jane E. Faatz, aged 85
years, died Tuesday morning, Febru
ary 28, at the home of her son,
William G. Faatz, 155 Front street,
Binghamton, N. Y.. She was the
widow of the late Henry G. Faatz,
and is survived by four sons and
three daughters, Herman A. of
Scranton, Gilbert II. of New York;
Frank L. of Worthing, England;
William G. of this city; Mrs. Ella
Crockett, of Darlington, Wis.; Mrs.
Emma Brooks, Scranton, and Mrs.
Euphemia Pulls -of Afton. The fun
eral was private, and was held at the
residence at 2:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Burial was made in
Floral Park Cemetery.
Death Of Miss Florence L. Roberts.
Florence Lucinda Roberts, who
died Friday morning at 10:30
o'clock, was the daughter of Richard
A. Roberts and Ills wife, Catherine
A. iFreethy). She was twenty-tvo
years and nine months of age, being
horn June 3, 188S, in Honesdale.
The cause of her death was lung
trouble, from which she suffered for
four years, being bedtast since
Christmas. She was a young lady of
a lovable disposition. Surviving rel
atives are her parents, two sisters,
Maud M. and Rebecca, three broth
ers, Stephen K., Alvin, William H.,
all of Honesdale. Her funeral took
place in her parent's home, Eric!
Avenue, East Honesdale, Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock, her pastor,
Rev. Will II. Hiller, officiating, and
iuterment was made In Indian Or
chard cemetery.
Death Of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Menncr.
Mary Elizabeth Menner, daughter
of Mary M. and George Menner, died
Friday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at
the home of her sister, Mrs. John
James, East Extension street, In the
1700 block, aged 72 years, six
months and 19 days. She was born
at Barryville, N. Y., August 12,
1838, and came to Honesdale GC
years ago. Miss Menner, who had
been ailing for some time, was one
of tho oldest and most highly es
teemed residents of the Maple City.
Surviving- relatives are two brothers,
Horace T. and Joseph C, and one
sister, Mrs. John James, all of
Honesdale. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock at her sister's residence, tho
Rev. Will n. Hiller, pastor of the
Central Methodist Episcopal church,
of which she was a devout member,
officiating. Interment was made in
Glen Dyberry cemetery.
Powerful Enterprise.
Applications for charters for five
electric lighting companies, to do
business in Scranton, Carbondale
and the territory between these two
cities, will be made to the Governor
March 14, promises to bring about
interesting developments. The
Scranton Electric company now
serves this territory, Its only com
petitors being tho municipal plants
at Olyphant, Blakely and Jessup.
Tho names under which the char
ter applications will be made ate as
follows: Archbald Light, Heat &
Power company, of Archbald; Peo
ple's Light, Heat & Power company,
Scranton; ,PIoneer Electric company,
Carbondale,; Dunmore Electric com
pany, Durimore and the Lackawanna
Light & Power company of Oly
phant. Under charters the companies will
bo given the right to furnish light,
heat and power, not only in the
communities whoro they are situat
ed, but to the adjoining communities
as well. It is understood that two
of tho Incorporators are C. D. Simp
son, Scranton, and Alvln Marklo,
Hazleton.
There Is a report to the effect that
the proposed companies will get
their power from Wllsonvllle, Wayne
county, where a great power plant
is to bo located on tho Paupack riv
er. Thousands of acres of land have
been acquired there, and It is pro
posed to create an artificial lake
about eighteen miles In length. L.
B. Stlllwell, formerly of Scranton,
but now of New York, ono of the
recognized authorities of the world
on electrical engineering, is ono of
the men Interested In the develop
ment of power on the Paupack and
made the estimates of the amount
of powcrt will bo posslblo to obtain
there.
MATRIMONIAL.
Williams Ililz.
Matamoras, March 3. Miss Jen
nie Bilz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Bllz, on Avenue D, and
Fourth street, Matamoras, and Mr.
Harry Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Williams, of Schenectady, N.
Y., were united in marriage at tho
residence of the groom's uncle, at
Hawley, Pa., on Tuesday, February
28, at 12 o'clock. The ceremony
was performed by W. B. Ammerman,
Justice of tho Peaco, of that place.
The witnesses were Miss Estelle Wil
liams, a cousin of the groom, and
Mr. Florence Williams, uncle of the
groom. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will
reside nt Hawley, Pa., where Mr. Wil
liams has employment in the glass
factory as a glass cutter. Mr. and
Mrs. Williams' friends In Matamoras
tender their congratulations and wish
them a long and happy married life.
Evening Gazette, Port Jorvls, N.
Y.
Primary Elections.
Tho Commission to revise the elec
tion laws has reached tho opinion
long held by many thoughtful per
sons, that tho system of uniform pri
mary elections, whatever be thought
of Its Immediate practical results, is
"based on an unsound theory." It
believes, as a general principle, that
it would be better to leave nomina
tions to be made by the parties them
selves in their own way, interfering
only to the extent necessary to pre
vent fraud, bribery or disorder, and
"imposing on the parties the risk and
responsibility of the nominations."
The Commission nevertheless recog
nizes that this system has been
adopted In accordance with a wide
spread popular demand and does not
propose its abandonment. It only
suggests some changes of detail
which It believes would obviate some
of the faults developed by experi
ence. It Is not certain that our experi
ence with primary elections in Penn
sylvania has yet been long or wide
enough to justify any extensive
changes In the existing laws. The
very theory of party organization on
which tho law is based has been con
fused by recent political conditions,
and Its essential purpose of popular
appeal has not had really a convinc
ing test. The great expectations held
out by the advocates of the system
were necessarily disappointed when
it was found that the mere enact
ment did not immediately introduce
a new regime without any further
effort. As a matter of fact, the new
system Is found to require more at
tention from the voters than the old,
and until they learn how to avail
themselves of their opportunities it
only Increases the power of the po
litical organizations.
Very many of the failures that
have been recognized, as far as they
There Is more Catarrh In this sec
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together, and untn the
last few years was supposed to bo
Incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced It a local disease
and n'-icrlbed local remedies, and by
constantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced It Incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It Is taken Internally In
doses from 10 drops to a tcaspoonful.
It acts directly on the blood and muc-l
ous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
It falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
Roll of
HONOR
Attention is called to the STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
City has published a ROLL OB
HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
and TruBt Companies of United
States. In this tat the WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wavne County.
Capital. Surplus, $527,342.88
Total ASSETS, $2,951,048.26
Honesdale, Pa., December 1, 1910.
are not Inseparable from tho funda
mental difllculty of defining the qual
ifications of a party voter, might
probably remedy themselves If the
habit of voting at tho primaries" be
came genoral with us as it has In
many of the States where tho system
has been longer in use. Tho sug
gested amendments to tho law,
which come with high authority
from this very able and dtspasslon
ato committee, are apt to command
thoughtful consideration, nnd some
DR. E. F. SCANLON
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Piles and Fistula. Dis
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forever without opera
tion or detention from
business.
cure you so you will Dr. K. I'TScanIon
ctu iu near ii says: rrusseswin
truss. not cure Kupturo.'
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Rupture. Peter J,. Allan. 22 Seventh Ave., Carbondale,
Pa. Hydrocele.
Gilbert 11. Knapp. Aldenville, Wayne Cq..
i . ituinure. .
J. 11. McConnon, 631 North Lincoln Avenue.
Davis A. Gnylorcl. Pleasant Mount. Wayne
Co., Pa. Rupture.
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THE FIRST WARM BREATH OF SPRING
IS THE SIGNAL TO GET OUT THE SAP WARE.
WE
We have several thousand galvanized and
tin sap pails at prices lower than they are
usually sold at.
We have a large assortment of Grimm and
Post's Spiles in all sizes.
Galvanized Sap Pans in regular sizes.
Evaporaters and special size Sap Pans made
to order.
WRITE US FOR OUR VERY LOW PRICES ON SAP WARE.
O. 1XE. SPE3TTIGrTJE
WHERE LOW PRICES PREVAIL
at FLAGG'S CLOTHING HOUSE
863 Main St. Grambs Building.
No Over Coats or Winter Goods to be carried over IF low
prices will sell them.
Men's $8.00 Overcoats at , $3.05
Men's $12.00 Overcoats at 5.05
Men's $15.00 Overcoats at 7,05
Youth's ?10.00 Overcoats at 2.05
Boys' $3.00 Overcoats at 1.20
Boys' Odd Vests, 30 to 30 size 25c
Men's Sweaters, value 7C cents 35,,
tmsffissuauuuumuiuwi mm i mk
FLAGG'S CLOTHING HOUSE
863 Main St. Grambs Building Honesdale
OPPOSITE the D. & H. R. R. STATION.
of them, at least, will commend
themselves at onco as both logical
and practical. Too much attention,
however, ought not to bo concen
trated upon tho details of any sort
of political machinery. It Is not tin
machinery Itself, but tho uso that Is
made of it that counts In the result.
Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
Money Back
Hyomcl Cures Catarrh Without
Stomach Dosing, or Money Hack.
Yes, dear reader, catarrh can be
cured; but not by pouring vile,
nauseating drugs Into the stomach.
You've got to kill tho catarrh
germs, that's all there is to it, befora
you can cure catarrh.
And catarrh germs thrive, flourish
nnd multiply In tho nose and throat.
Can you kill these tough and per
sistent little health destroyers by
swallowing pills or nostrum? Any
physician will tell you It cannot be
done.
HYOMEI (pronounced HIgh-o-me)
is a germ killing vaporized air
which, when breathed either through
tho mouth or nose, will kill catarrh'
germs and soothe and heal the In
flamed and mutilated mombrana
promptly. It gives relief in two
minutes.
HYOMEI Is such a powerful germ
destroyer that It penetrates every
fold and crevice of the mucous mem
brane of the nose and throat.
A complete outfit, which lncludei
inhaler, a bottle of HYOMEI and
simple instructions for use, costs
U.00.
Should you need a second bottle
of HYOMEI the price is only 60c.
Leading druggists everywhere and at
G. W. Pell's.
$ 150,000.00
241,711.00
1,902,000.00
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CASHIER.
ALIJERT C, LINDSAY
AtM TANT CASHIER
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