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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1011.
THE CITIZEN
Seinl-Wcckly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 1814.
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Entered as second-class matter, at the postofllco. Honesdale, Pa.
E. B. HARDENDBRGH PRESIDENT
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J. M. SMELTZER ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DIRECTORS t
C. It. DORFLINQKR, M. B. ALLKW. H. WILEOK. E. B. HARDKNBERGH. W. W. WOOD
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1011.
THE TOULON DISASTER.
The destruction of the French battleship Liberte on Monday with
its accompanying death roll of 31C has caused great popular excitement
all over France and brought forth sincere expressions of sympathy from
every nation. It is supposed that a short circuit caused the explosion,
which took place at a peculiarly unfortunate time, in that her relations
-with Germany are rather strained. From all accounts, serious develop
ments may be looked forward to in the near future.
NEW RECORD FOR TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL.
The steamship Lusltania arrived in New York Saturday night from
Liverpool after establishing a record unique in transatlantic travel, that of
crossing the ocean thrice in less than three weeks. In that time her en
gines have not been allowed to get cool, 'but not a piece of her mechan
ism, according to the engineering staff, shows a sign or the strain to
which it has been subjected. The vessel left Liverpool on the morning of
August 28 and reached New York on September 2; sailed for Liverpool
the fololwlng"day, arrived on September 9, and left again last Monday for
New York. She covered more than 9500 miles in the three trips.
ANOTHER BIG LAND LOTTERY.
Uncle Sam's next big land lottery will be held in South Dakota from
October 2 to 21, inclusive, when 4GG.5G2 acres of land in the Rosebud and
Pineridge reservations 'will be offered as prizes to land seekers. Gregory,
Dalals, Chamberlain and Rapid City will he the registration points. On
OctPier 24 the drawing will begin at Gregory. The price of every JOU
ores tract has already been fixed by government appraisers and the home'
dteader will pay the price so fixed regardless of whether he files first or
last. The prices range from 25 cents an acre for the roughest grazing
lands to $G an acre for the finest level agricultural land. We once drew
for a homestead In Missoula, but that's about 'as far as we got. The man
who drew the first prize, however, sold his land for $25,000 the next day.
TIM.' 1M11M AltlKS.
Tt ,n,,in..n fn,. Hit. nrlmnrv olpptinn. thfi 30th. is hnlntr irraduallv
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prepared for service, It being necessary to go through all the motions re
quired for a state election, as wen as some oiners. uiues iuiu iuwiib am
oi n, i,nl..D fny tVio nflmnrv. and thfiv varv creatlv. . Cities are com-
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polled by law to keep the polls open not less than nine hours, while towns
must allow voting for at least two nours. some cities nave seiecieu mo
i e iio m tn a n mi ntliprn 'frnm nnnn until 9 D. in., while OC
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caslonally a city is planning to start the caucus early In the day and
close the polls at 4 p. m., as at an election, musts ui ma loun mOJ
get their returns Into the morning papers; there Is reasonable doubt If
some of the others do. The hours ror voting in wayne county win ue
Thn haiints fnr tlila countv have been nrlnted and a grand rush made
t thA Pnmmlssloners' office to get a look at them. Before the end of the
week they will have been distributed ready for the important part they
play on Saturday. By Monday the returns will be in. Those who win will
then have to tighten up their belts for a five weeks' struggle until election
and those who lose can heave a sign oi renei anu try usam uui jeai.
FATAL GRADE CROSSINGS.
A coroner's jury has been Impaneled to probe into the accident at
Neenah, Wis., in which fourteen persons were killed and ten Injured,
some fatally, when a C. & N. W. passenger train crashed into a hay
rack load of 31 young excursionists returning from a dance in the coun-
Ten young women and jnen were killed Instantly, four died In a few
minutes and nine were seriously injurea.
A big billboard beside the railway track at the crossing hid the train
and the hay wagon from each other; besides It was dusty and foggy. Dur
ing the past, eight years nearly a score of persons have lost their lives at
the same place. It ought not to take the jury long to discover the rail
road's guilt In allowing such a crossing to exist.
FORTY-EIGHT STARS.
There are now no more territories, save our colonial possessions.
The vast region from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the lakes to the
Rio Grande is one compact nation of states. In place of the original 13,
fringing the eastern seaboard, there are 48, comprising 3,000,000 square
miles, with almost all varieties of climate, scenery and industry, the home
of 90,000,000 Americans the greatest territory and population ever
welded together in one nation of free people. The extent of the two new
states In Itself is enough to stir the Imagination, for this last and com
paratively trivial addition to the body of federalized commonwealths Is
as great as the extent of the 13 parent states.
As far as political organization Is concerned, the building of the
federal structure Is now complete. There can be no more states, without
the cleavage of those already existing, and such a development is merely
a possibility of the far future. Other states there may bo In time, In
Alaska, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, but it will doubtless be
long before there Is another star added to the 48 o! the new flag.
GAMBLING AT FAIRS TO STOP.
County fairs that permit gambling
games, wheels of fortune and other
schemes,,of chance will run a big
risk of losing the thousand dollars
which Pennsylvania appropriates to
such expositions. Auditor General
A. E. Slsson, whose duty It is to Is
sue the warrants giving the State
bounty to county fairs and agricul
tural expositions, has been looking
Into the matter and It Is understood
that a number of the fairs that have
been hold lately have 'been visited
by agents of the State.
When General Slsson took office
one of the first things he had to take
up was the complaint that gambling
had been permitted at some fairs and
during the winter a hearing was hold
by the Gonoral on tho charges pre
ferred against the Chester County
Fair association officers that they
had permitted some games. This
case, together with others, Is pend
ing, but It is believed that it -will
soon be decided.
The department will Issue the war
rants giving the State appropriation
within a few months and in case
there Is violation of tho law the
chances are very much against pay
ments being made.
STATE MILK HYGIENE SERVICE.
A news dispatch from Harrlsburg
says: "The State Live Stock Sani
tary Board has taken over tho in
spection of dairies throughout the
State which for several years has
Deen in cnarge ot the state depart
ment of health and Dr. C. J. Mar
shall, stato veterinarian, is now en
gaged in organizing a stato milk hy
giene service along tho lines of tho
state meat hygiene service, which
has been conducting milk inspection
several years. The change was au
thorized some time ago and it will
be the plan to place the dairies and
milk depots of the state under the
samo supervision as tho packing
houses and slaughter houses and the
butcher shops. The board will have
veterinarians as agents and as they
are trained in diseases of animals
and milk sanitation they will be giv
en authority to condemn cattle
showing symptoms ot tuberculosis
or other ailments which are a men
ace to public health and also to re
quire dairies and milk shipping es
tablishments to be properly main
tained."
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. 9HARPSTEBN.
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HAWLEY.
Special to The Citizen.
HAWLEY, Pa., Sept. 26.r The
contest over the school directors
seems to be waxing hotter every day.
Just Decause one or two persons
who, as they say, don't care whether
there is any school at all, are whoop
ing for the election of a candidate
for some personal reason or for the
regard he has for him, is no evidence
that the candidate Is opposed to the
advancement of the standard of edu
cation. The candidate In mind has
taught twenty terms and served as
school director ten years and does
not entertain any such a thought,
but Is In favor of strict economy as
far as consistent and tho very best
schools that can be had for the price.
C. E. Martz, Blakely, former vice
principal of the Hawley schools, paid
a visit to friends here during the
week. Mrs. James Stevenson gave a
dinner at which he was the guest of
honor Thursday evening. Mr. Martz
enters Yale college this week.
G. A. Kessler, Atco, returned home
Friday after a brief sojourn here and
at Honesdale.
Mrs. Hannah Layton and Mrs.
Goodman, Wangum avenue, visited
the county seat on Tuesday.
Mrs. Stephen Spruks and niece,
Miss Alta Spruks, Scranton, were In
town Wednesday.
Agnus Vlcker, WIlkes-Barre, ar
rived Saturday morning to assist her
sister in mamng final arrantrements
tor closing the parental home for
the winter. They left on tho even
ing train for the above place.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Atkinson have
closed their cottage at Falrview
Lake and returned to town.
Mine host, George Kohlman, pro
prietor of the Kohlman House, at
tended the recent horso races at
Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. Augusta Geary leaves Satur
day for Cleveland, Ohio, where she
expects to maKe her future nermann
ent home. She will visit friends in
the Electric City and other cities en-
route.
Gustave Buck. Scranton. and
young lady frend of his sister's. Miss
Sammers, Plttston, were guests at
tne iiucK home on Barker street
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Purdy, of
Seelyvllle, spent Sunday with R. W.
Murphy and wife.
'.Mrs. "Barbara Shearer, about 8G
years of age, died suddenly Monday
morning at ner home on none Ridge.
She was born in Germany, camo to
this country when a young girl, and
tor the greater part of her life lived
on tho farm where she died.
Lucy Sheeloy and Grace Unger
passed Saturday and Sunday with
mends at Lakevllle and Uswickn
Contractor Palmer. Stroudsrtiurir.
is constructing the new state dim at
Promise Land Pond. He has a force
of about 20 men and is pushing the
worK rapiaiy.
Edgar Wilson, game warden at
Forest Lake, has an acre of potatoes
which will yield him 170 bushels.
Christina Everdlng has been very
in or ptomaine poisoning and is now
under the care of Dr. A. H. Catter-
iiii.
Our popular Erie avenue grocer,
H. B. Everdlng, is doing a rushing
business In his newly-furnished
store. With other improvements he
has added a new bookkeeping ac
count system, giving slips with each
purchase.
Henry Eck is now able to supply
the people with a long-felt need, that
of conveyance in his automobile to
the nearby points of Interest.
Winfield Baisden, the Eddy livery
man, owing to the increase of his
business of late, will soon add to his
livery seven horses and a large coach
which will come from Scranton. Ho
also contemplates adding an auto.
we are m sympathy with John
Brown as the mushrooms are gone
for this year.
George Voorhis, Allendale, N. J.,
who has been visiting his wife's nar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover,
while hero enjoyed several fishing
excursions to nearby nonds. At
Promise Land Pond he caught his
nrst Dig nsn, a pickerel, weighing
4 pounds. At the samo time
Henry Eck, while standing on a log,
got hold of a large pickerel and In
trying to land It was pulled Into the
water headlong. They brought
home 33 pickerel and nearly 100 cat
fish. Mr. Voorhis returned homo on
Saturday well pleased with his sport.
Sidney Brink, Scranton, Is visiting
his brother, Seth Brink. He will re
turn to his home on Tuesday.
Lena Ebert, a hair dresser, Brook
lyn, Is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Miller of the East
side.
W.m. Rouse, who has been employ
ed In Newark, N. J., has accepted a
position at the same business at
Montreal, Canada. Mis wife will re
main for a few weeks here with her
mother, Mrs. Ekbeck, and then will
join her husband at that place.
Michael Sheridan is accompanying
C. A. McCarty, candidate for Judge,
through the southern section of the
county.
Mrs. Caroline Harris. Lakevllle.
also E. B. Holllstor, of Hollister
vllle, were entertained at tho home
of Mrs. Angellne 'Bell, Thursday.
Airs, uuinney. Honesdale. is a
visitor at th home of her son, W. A.
liumney, on unurcn street.
The rooms formerly occunled by
the postofllce In the Teeter building,
corner of Church street and Main
avenue, have been completely trans
formed Dy carpenters and painters.
and now present a thorough up-to-
dato appearance in which Eugene
Spaul now displays the latest fall
styles in gentlemen's furnishings,
having opened his clothlne store
Tuesday evening.
The basket ball season opened
Friday night.
Mrs. Augusta Buck was taken crit
ically 111 with ocute indigestion yes
terday morning but prompt medical
aid rendered by her physician, Dr.
M. H. Ely, gave relief and she Is
rapidly recovering.
The Baptists have changed the
hour of their Sunday evening service
to 7 o'clock. Their aid society
meets this week with Mrs. Ernest
Ludwig on Wednesday. Sunday
school rally day at the church one
week from next Sunday.
Bessie Smith, New York, is pass
ing a few days with Mrs. Jane Smith
on Bellemonte Hill.
Georce Bryant. Scranton. is a
visitor or his brother, Charles, and
sister, Lucy, at the Eddy.
Mr. and Mrs. vm. Reaiier ana
daughter, Frances, left on Saturday
for New York for an extended visit.
Mrs. Amelia Rose, Englewood, is
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin Reafler, for a short stay.
Tho Pennsylvania water supply
commissioners' engineer was inspect
ing the wates gauges in the Lacka-
waxen and Paupack rivers here Sat
urday. There are 75 such gauges on
different streams in the State. Ken
neth Grant, the former engineer for
this district, now has charge of the
Pittsburg district.
'Mr. and Mrs. Artemus Simons, of
Penn avenue, had as guests from the
Electric City on Sunday her sister,
Mrs. Bittenbender, husband and chil
dren. '
Mr. and 'Mrs. George Bell, Ariel,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
BETHANY.
Special to The Citizen.
BETHANY, Pa., Sept. 26. Rov.
J. B. Cody, of Scranton, visited at
the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
x-etmcK anu '.Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W.
ROSS last WfiPk. rntllrnlntr tn UnnDa-
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dalo Saturday.
Mrs. Ernest PnvntW nrwi nMiriron
of Carbondale, spent several days
last week at the I
Mr. Peters, New York, is visiting
amines i uiuiCK.
Mrs. John Grey, Honesdale, is
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS!
I am asking you for promotion to
the office of Prothonotary. For tho
past six years I have served you to
the best of my ability as clerk to the
County Commissioners and my term
will end January 1, 1912, therefore
I am asking for the nomination for
Prothonotary on the Republican
ticket. You know that my duties
prevent me from being absent from
the Commissioners' office because of
the work connected with tho coming
primaries. I havo given personal at
tentlon to the filing of petitions for
county, township and borough can
didates, and It will be necessary for
me to attend personally to the print
Ing of the ballots. 'Mistakes will oc
cur even with the closest attention,
but many will be, discovered and cor
rected by comparing proof with pe
titions. Therefore you will realize
that I cannot go campaigning, but I
am willing to trust the people whom
I serve to deal justly with me.
GEORGE P. ROSS.
I am a native of Manchester town
ship, was educated In the common
schools and academies of the eounty
and was for ten years a teacher in
the schools. For nearly fourteen
years I was employed by the Wayne
independent and most of you have
met me personally. In whatever ca
pacity I have been employed I have
endeavored to perform my duties
honestly, fairly and In the interests
of my employer. My record 13 open
to any who wish to investigate.
The office of Prothonotary and
Clerk of tho Courts Is an Important
one and the person who fills It must
give It personal and careful atten
tion. IT 1 am chosen to perform the
duties of that office, I pledge myself
to do this, and will guarantee to
every person fair, careful and courte
ous attention, "will you help me?"
Thanking all who will, I am
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE P. ROSS.
2t eoi.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to extend my slncero thanks
to all friends who so kindly assisted
at the time of the Illness, death nnrt
burial of Ida Temperton Prall, my
doiovcu wire.
CHARLES H. PRALL.
Leesburg, Florida.
DEAFNESS CANNOT RE CURED
by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caus
ed by an Inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube Is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing, and when it Is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result.
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
Its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness (caus
ed by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
X
visiting at tho home ot Mr. and Mrs
Edgar Ross.
Mrs. George HauBer and Fred
Hauser spent Sunday in Aldonvlllo
at Mr. and 'Mrs. Maurice Fltze's.
Miss 'Helen Manning returned
from New Jersey Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid of tho Methodist
church will serve supper Wednesday
evening, Sept. 27. at the home of
'Mrs. Charles Pethick.
Rev. Kilmer preached In the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening:
to a large congregation. He Is a
candidate and was accepted.
TEXAS TAXPAYERS. v : ' 1 .
On Saturday next, all taxpayers and property owners should
XS. Eentlment n solecting a candidate for supervisor.
The roads of Texas township have been grossly mismanaged and
much of your money spent without results. As an example:
The state road between Seelyvllle and Honesdale was built at a
cost of $11,000 per mile. This thoroughfare with proper man
agement, would have remained in condition for years to come.
Instead, the samo was covered with ordinary wall stone and to
day is in no better condition than the road built from Seelyvllle
to Prompton, tho latter .one having cost scarcely one-tenth ot
that of the new state road.
The new road machine purchased at a cost of $25,000 has been
used to build Honesdale streets at the expense of Texas taxpay
ers, supervisors running the same for $8.44 per day which,
does not begm to pay wear and tear on the machine.
Our township to-day is heavily In debt; our roads in miser
able condition. In the year of 1902 the township was $4,400
in debt. Mr. Geo. Erk of Seelyvllle was elected as supervisor.
Our roads were put In excellent condition, new stone roads.
So in varlous Places and at the expiration of his term nearly
$2,000 on hand In tho treasury. This money has all been used
up as can readily be seen by tho statements and as stated pre
viously, the township Is in debt with poor roads.
Geo. Erk has allowed his name to be put up after much per
suasion by the taxpayers and it is hoped that each and every
property owner will turn out on Saturday and vote for their
own interest by electing Mr. Erk as supervisor.
COMMITTEE OF TAXPAYERS'.
Republican Candidate
FOR
County Commissioner
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benefit of those who are not personally acquainted with me I will say tha
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After working for Mr. Shaffer for three years, I went to Wyoming Valle
the firm of Klngsley & Terrel. I next took up the business of contractln
and building but was obliged to leave the valley on account of sickness i
the family. On doing so I came back to Wayne county and settled on
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building, I have followed ever since.
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contracts.
The only pubic offices over sought by me was Assessor and Judge
GilnnMnn rm. T 1. 1 .1 e . i 1 1. i -. t . i
also appointed Mercantile Appraiser for 1911 by the present board
commissioners.
AM. .1 1ULI1V.1 UUU UIO ll!U UlUlllliIll T UI U DUlUlCia Hi 1V11 Will . .1
Rockwell, father's brother, was killed In tho war and his nnmo nnw n
pears on tho monument near tho Court House at Honesdale.
I am a member of the Methodist church, a member of Salem Lod
nr ti-fiR . asnns. huhohuuih iiiuuLer iiuu ' mbiilu. uomniannfirv nr Kmc
Templar; also an enthusiastic member and a hearty supporter of t
Grange, American Mechanics, Red Men and Modern Woodmen
America.
if nominated and elected to this important ofilce, I will endeavor
perform duties thereof to the best of my ability and In the interest of t
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and also any favors you may be able to extend to me. Sincerely yours,
EARL ROCKWELL
ARIEL, PA.
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ordinary kind at the
price of the cheaper
class. All the new
styles.
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SOME
REASONS WHY
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