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HONESDALE, WAYNE 00., PA., PEIDAY, DECEMBER ,1 1911.
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NTERESTING AND ACCURATE
INFORMATION AS TO AUDITING
OF DOROUGH, TOWNSHIP,
BUHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTS
The now state laws changing the
ato whan thn vnrlnna hnnrria nf hnr.
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inn v f i i lit hi in o win TnT ornTi nn
many things appertaining to the
Among other things It Is not gen
un.y nuuwu. UUL 1L 1H il 1ULL IlUVHr-
leless, that the borough and town-
nt of .Innn ti. 11111. tn nnitln thn
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The various school districts of tho
ate are governed entirely by the
Is measure provides that the
hool districts of the fourth class,
11:11 i hit i ii ii pm rnnun fir vv nuiin rsan-
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this connection, however, it Is In-
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vised tho various school districts
run iiiriiir tmi c r n r n rnnr mrnara
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jtricts in tne county.
Section 1 of the Act of June 9.
11, with reference to auditors fol-
va "IIA if nnnnrml Jem Ftiot harn
fr I I1H lll1IIIirH WIIIIKH II11IV II
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il or special law of thlB Common-
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following the day which has
wnshlp Supervisors, or Commis-
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Poor District, or School District,
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tn in t n fi Faonaniiua innn n nnn rn
if. Baffin nnrl nrlllisr tho nnnnnntc
the Burgess, members of the Coun-
Mrnnriiror KrrAof nnmmlealnn.r
other omcers either appointed or
cted, of tho Dorough; of the Su
vlsors or Commissioners, Road
ster and Treasurer of the Town
p; of tho Directors or Overseers,
iiwiiitir ill i.iim r-nni- I NiriciT ill
'Directors and Treasurer of the
100I District, and of tho tax col-
tors of each of said municipalities
districts; and any such officer
ose act or neglect shall have con-
niclpallty or district shall be sur-
ircea witn rnn amount, ot sucn
es that the auditors must file an
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m tho finding ot tho auditors
bin thirty days after the filing of
report with the Clerk of tho
irt of Quarter Sessions, and after
yt nnn n rsii nnrol tiln inntn 1T
party aDDoallntr.
ler certain conditions from the
ii i . 1 1
loiuu ui iuwr cuuris or ruling or
Islons on points of law to the Su
lor or Supreme Court.
iiu iiiiituu reiera to uirrr mnr-
i at mis lime tor tne Dennfit. nf its
ders that may be affected, and to
e them from posMble trouble by
son oi noi neing acauainted with
Act mentioned and quoted from.
Keroscno Lamp Explodes.
ue expiusiuu ui u Kerosene tamp
iih iifiiiiH ill ill in. n n i it i rmaii nr
e street. Thanksgiving night,
sed considerable excitement. Ser-
HnmnrrA tLrmiln hnvn pnanlfAn mf
the prompt action of John
out wno seized xno naming lamp
hunea it through the door Into
yard. The celling was badly
laged.
vuiikuittiuo uvib jiujiuay.
TAXABLEANIMALS
WAYNE COUNTY
Damascus Township Has
I he Most "Milkers"
MST OF HORSES AND COWS AS
RETURNED RV THE DISTRICT
ASSESSORS OF THE SHIRE
ONLY THOSE OVER FOUR
YEARS ENUMERATED.
Only one of tho assessors of
Wayne county has made his returns
of corrections of assessments upon
which tho county tax of 1912 will be
reckoned. Some Interesting figures
for tho year 1911 however are
available.
There are about 6600 taxable
horses in Wayne county, upon which
valuations have been placed by the
assessors, aggregating almost f500,
000. These figures bv no means tell
either the number of horses or cows I
or tneir real value, for horses and
cows are not taxable until they are
four years of-age. It will thus bo
seen that tho actual number of
horses and cows, all ages In the
county, might easily be double these
amounts.
Then, too. tho valuation on a cow
or horse by an assessor 1b no index
to Its value. Cows are usually val
ued at zu to sau. whereas their
real value is two or three times that
much. Tho average value of horses
In tho assessors list is about one
third of their value. The highest
assessed horse flesh in the county
is In Honesdale where the average'
Is ?90. Damascus township is the
oanner cow territory, having 1317
milkers on the list.
The number and value In tho vari
ous districts of the county are as fol
lows:
Dls. Horses. Val.
Berlin-. 299 ?1C,C04
Buc'm .170 12,395
Both'y 44 2.775
Cows.
577
462
68
157
42S
Val.
?9,934
G.930
1,2-10
Canaan 93 3,005
Ch. R'e 201 10,015
2,500
6,320
Dam.. G42 34.1G5' 1317
19,895
4,075
Dreh'r. 180 9,155 254
Dyb'y ..231 13,900
Haw'y .102 4,220
534
12
9
501
558
3G
629
8,230
204
200
7,515
8.4G5
G51
9,450
1G.035
4,590
3,295
1,575
12,550
' 1,125
10,020
8,200
9,060
2,615
5,430
2,405
1,065
Hon'o .158 14,275
Lake ..2C5 19,155
Leb'n'n 198 11,220
Leh'gh 30 1,080
Man'ter 258 13,050
Mt. PI. '475 24.C93 1009
Oregon 145 7,445 31C
Paup'k G8 8,380 214
Palm'a . G4 2710 101
Pres'on 422 22,330 83G
Prom'n 30 2,380 73
Salem .329 16,363 G68
Scott ..198 9,747 559
So. Ca. 311 15,435 G04
Starr'a 94 4,805 176
Sterl'g 197 12,850 3G2
Texas .198 7,420 182
Waym't 56 3,110 71
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BOARD OF TRADE
BULLETIN.
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The Board of Trade has not gone
back upon Its word. It offered a
prize of ?5 for a slogan and still
offers it. Now is tho time to work
for the slogan if you want to add
?5 additional to your Christmas
money.
The slogan contest will 'be ex
tended for an indefinite period. It
Is the opinion of the committee in
charge that the proper slogan has
not as yet been received. A number
of good trade marks and the like
have been presented, but to date the
most appropriate and expressive
slogan has not been written for
Honesdale. The conditions govern
ing the contest will be the same
no slogan to contain more than
ten words and that the same per
son can send as many slogans as
he chooses. For the best catch
phrase tho Greater Honesdale Board
of Trade will give ?5 in gold to the
successful contestant. The terri
tory Is not limited to Honesdale
and Immediate vicinity. During tho
recent contest slogans were receiv
ed from Cambridge, Ohio, Windsor,
N. Y Camden. N. J.. Montclalr. N.
J.. Waymart, 'Fallsdale. White
Mills, Forest City, and many other
places besides Honesdale.
The commltteo does not want
those who have kindly submitted
slogans to become disheartened and
cease sending them, but hone they
will continue. Tell your friends
that tho contest Is open, but at the
same time try hard for that 5 gold
piece. It would look nice among
your Christmas gifts. Some ono
will get it, why not you?
Send slogans to Secretary Great
er Honesdale 'Board of Trade,
Honesdale, Pa.
Masquerade Carnival At Rink.
Tho masquorado carnival at the
Roller Rink, Tuesday night, was the
best of Its kind ever seen there.
There was a largo crowd of visitors
present to enjoy the grotesque cos
tumes and fancy skating. Prizes
were awarded as follows; For tho
fanciest dressed lady, Mrs. Albert
Thomas, who Impersonated a Span
ish Gypsy Queen; for the most fan
clly dressed gentleman, William
Karslake, who appeared in the guise
ot a Spaniard. The prize for the most
comical get-up went to Ida Spangen
berg, and the "Gold Dust Twins" bad
to toss a coin to see wno won the
gentlemen's prize. Thomas Kelly
was the lucky man. Tho Judges
were R. M, Salmon, Henry Menner
and J. M. Smeltrer.
CLOVER CLUB
GIVESJANOUETi
Graham Arraigns Quaker'
( ' City Detractors
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ATTEND
THANKSGIVING FEAST OF
PHILADELPHIA'S FOREMOST
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION.
Philadelphia, Pa. High above tho
humdrum 01 the city's busy streets,
far from tho turmoil and tho noise,
in the solarium on the eighteenth
floor of tho Bellevue-Stratford lotel
the Clover Club famous of social
organizations last Thursday night
gave its annual Thanksgiving dinner.
It was not an ordinary banquet,
this, but a State affair, graced by the
presence of the Governor of Pennsyl
vania, John K. Tener; members of
his Cabinet, his entire military staff
In full-dress uniform, United States
Senator Oliver, Major General Miles,
of the United States Army, retired;
Mayor Reyburn and a host of other
equally prominent and distinguished
guests.
Wit, humor, good fellowship and
snappy repartee were tho principal
component parts of the evening's
gayetles. But now and then an oc
casional noto of seriousness crept in
to the merriment, and when such
moments occurred the participants
gave respectful attention to the sen
timents that were uttered.
With his usual display of elo
quence, George S. Graham scathing
ly arraigned the deiamers and de
secrators of the city and stated
whom ho declared were responsible
alone for the hand of scorn which
has been pointing from all sides. No
mercy was shown to the muckrakor
and the mudslinger by Mr. Graham
in his remarks, and when he con
eluded ho was given an ovation such
as has never before been seen at a
similar occasion.
Graliaiir.s Ringing Speech.
When Introduced Mr. Graham said:
"As I arise to greet you as a Phlla
delphlan I cannot help but rofer to
the mudsllnglng and malice which
has been heaped against this city and
Stato and which has come largely
trom that type which seeks to tear
down solely for political purposes.
Let us hone that the past achieve
ments of this great city and State
and tho passing of the recent election
will result In the elimination of this
strife of the past and the bringing to
gether of every ono standing should
er to shoulder for the development
of Philadelphia,
"The finger of scorn which has
been pointing against Philadelphia
is largely due to cowardice of its
citizens in not arslng to defend it
and to resent the attacks of the falsi
fier who is over seeMng to tear down
and disrupt either for selfish or poli
tical purposes, it Is true that we
had a capltol scandle, but why do we
roll it forever under our tongues?
True, there were men who were guil
ty of crime in that unfortunate blot
on the State, but there were men,
and I know what I am talking about,
connected with that crime who are
as innocent as any one about this
table.
"The tribunal of the land has met
ed out punishment and they have
suffered in a manner that will carry
sorrow to the grave. Why cannot
we forget tho misdeeds of the capl
tol scandal and leave all connected
with it far behind and think what
the achievement of this handsome
structure will bring in the future.
There are a few continually harping
and criticising, whose efforts seem
to seek to destroy some life or tear
down the reputation of some man
Just to suit tho policy of their pur
pose. "They forgot Philadelphia and its
greatness and throw aside its past
achievements and say wo will tear
down that man for a purpose and
some one else for another, and all
for no other reason than to break
down and destroy. It requires now
the strength of all men, those who
are Interested In the progress of our
great city and Stato, to meet this
emergency which has arisen from
this type of a mudslinger.
"Protectors against dofamers of
our great city and State were never
needed as they are now. Having
here to-night those of my closest
association and sweetest friendship,
I ask you to unlto In one effort for
the support of our great city and
State. Wipe out the public slander
which Is unknown even to the low
est brute, maintain the right of
criticism with limitations and fair
ness. Build up In the spirit of com
radeship and let us of Philadelphia
unflinchingly Join in this spirit. We
glory in our army and navy and their
achievements and say that our coun
try Is ono of great prosperity. Let
tnis spirit prevail when we sneak of
our city and State, for It Is the gift
or loving friendship that ties us to
gether in the association ot this
club."
nomcr Greene For Congress.
At tho next election Pennsylvania
will elect a State treasurer and
probably an auditor general, six
Congressmen-at-Large, thirty-two
district Congressmen, thirty-eight
Presidential electors, twenty-flve
Senators and 207 members of tho
House of Representatives. There Is
a wiae-spread sentiment in North
eastern Pennsylvania to have Homer
Greene, of Honesdale, elected as one
of the Congressmen-at-Large. No
candidate in the Stato Is better or
moro favorably known than Mr,
Greeno. He is tho kind of man the
people want to represent them. In
dependent Republican,- Montrose, Pa.
GOOD AMERICAN
CUTS OJJT BARON !
Price, of Boston, Wins
County Seat Belle
INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH
ROMANTIC COUPLE AVHO PUT
HONESDALE ON THE MAP FOR
ANOTHER YEAR RUT THEN,
YOU KNOW, MAPLE CITY GIRLS
ALWAYS TAKE THE CAKE!
"There's nothing like love, tho real'
Kind,
The 1'inht kind, when you Htrlko
It."
"All tho Honesdale girls will want
to go to Germany now," pertly
spoke up a dainty young miss to her
companion at the Union Station,
Tuesday evening, where a large
crowd had gathered to see tho
Honesdale bride and Boston groom,
tho story of whose romantic court
ship and marriage on board tho good
ship Pennsylvania, homeward bound
from the Fatherland, had been wired
from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
come to town.
"They got off at East Honesdale,"
the conductor and brakeman ob
llnglngly informed the disappointed
spectators, when the pair failed to
alight from the 6:50 p. m. Erie
train.
Ten minutes later the hannv
coupie were seen driving up Main
street in a cab towards the bride's
residence at 1213 West street. Just
to make them feel at home, the
' county beat boys between the ages
of 11,110 aml ninety, gave them a
'skimmerton, a little later in tho
evening. And it was a dandy, too.
Tno Broom came down handsomely,
i however, and everybody went off
smoking for dear life.
To see the Bostonlan. Dwicht E.
Price, who could not in the aristo
cratic and select confines of that
cultured city, find a girl to suit him,
and who was smitten by the charms
of a returning Honesdale musician,
Miss Sophia Carolyn Helferlch, by
name, a Citizen man went up to the
Helferlch house Wednesday after
noon with a view to finding out all
about It. He was met at the door
by tho brldo herself.
"Would you like to talk to a
newspaperman?" asked the reporter,
cap In hand, and making his best
bow.
"Why, yes, certainly. Come right
In," smiled Mrs. Price.
"Well, you put Honesdale on the
map for another year," suggested
the reporter.
"Yes," she answered from the ad
Joining dining-room where she had
gone to Join her hubby who was Just
finishing a late dinner.
"Lots of people in New York
didn't know about this place until
we advertised it. Quito an excite
ment in New York," she continued
turning to Mr. Price for confirma
tion ofvher statement. "Wasn't it?"
"It certainly was," ho promptly
replied.
A few minutes later, Mr. Price
got up from the table and came In
to the parlor, his face suffused
with smiles.
"They held the boat for me at
Hamburg a few minutes," ho said.
"It was very peculiar the way we
met. I told my father and mother
Just before I went abroad in Septem-
Der mat 1 never in the world would
get married' They had a girl pick
ed out for mo."
"I am in the automobile manu
facturing business in Boston, Mass.
My parents live at 81 Massachusetts
Avenue. I am the youngest son. I
am vice-president of my company.
We organized two companies, tho
Rogers Wheel Company of which I
am vice-president, and also the Rog
ers Unlka Wheel Company in which
I am a stockholder.
"I went over to tho old country,
September 5, to spend two years, on
a pleasure trip. I got a cablocram
to como back.
'I met her a day after we got on
shipboard. We mot on the twelfth.
We thought we would be rather slow
about becoming engaged, so -we
waited until tho thirteenth. We
didn t like to rush into it. Love at
first sight, you know tha.
"She was playing at the' piano. I
asked a yong man who know her
for an introduction. He was a
Baron, and was cutting quite a dash.
Ho wouldn't give me an introduc
tion. Another young man from Cal
ifornia, a manufacturing Jeweler, a
Mr. Dick of Los Angeles, California,
was acquainted with her. I asked
hlra four or five times tor an intro
duction. Ho always put me off. So
I said, 'Here, if you don't Introduce
me you are no friend of mine." I
took her away 'from the Baron. 1
kept her the rest of the trln. IHn
took It pretty bad. He is connected
with one of tho most influential
families of Germany.
"So I told tho little girl if It's a
title you're after, you'd better stick
to the Baron,' but if you want a
good American, let's talk business."
All or which goes to show that
Mr. Price Is a typical straightfor
ward Amerrfcft business man, who
believes In fiBB.-r rleht after any
thing that's worth getting. Ho evi
dently believes in tho most shorten
ed form of tho old order of "Love,
liuurisnip ana Marriage."
"So we got down to tacks," ho
continued. "You got the nicest lit
tle girl on tho ship,' tho Baron said.
They got us up a little party in the
upper cabin and wanted to knawJlf
we were going to get married or,
. euKugea. tine saia sne;wouia,
A doctor in the party- th'en't'5irewvu''p
(Continued on Pace, Tire,)
HOSPITAL MIL
RAISING
MONEY
Woman's Hospital Board
Met Monday
OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON
HAND PROSPECTS 'FOR
HOSPITAL AT COUNTY SEAT
MOST ENCOURAGING.
The Board of Dlrectora of Itin
L Woman's Auxiliary to tho Hospital
uoaru mox in tne council room of
the town hall on Tuesday afternoon
at three o'clock, Miss Weiss, the
president, presiding. The report of
Miss Smith, treasurer, was as fol
lows: Cash In banks to date, 11137.
G9; contributions received during af
ternoon, ?27.00; total, 11164.69.
Several collectors reported as to
progress made, after which a most
enthusiastic meeting was held, the
sentiment of tho members present
being that while the proposed hospi
tal would not bo built this year, or
perhaps not In the next year, It was
bound to come, this belief being
strengthened by tho expression of
the people of the community as given
to the members of the Auxiliary from !
111110 10 tune.
Since the matter of ralalnrr fnniln
for a hospital has .been before the
ljeupie, various statements ihave been
made regarding the attitude of our
physicians as to the advisability ot
a hospital being built and mnlnlnlnnil
by this community and vicinity. In
order to settle the question so raised
a committee consisting of tho Presi
dent of the Women's Auxiliary with
two of tho directors, met and con
ferred with the Medical Society and
at the request of the committee tho
following statement was given .them
by ono of our physicians:
"In answer to a request for an ex
pression of opinion of tho physicians
of onesdale concerning the proposed
hospital, the Honesdale Medical So
ciety makes the following report:
"Wo believe a Stato hospital would
be a detriment to this community.
Wo believe an institution pat
terned after the best private hospitals
would be a benefit to tho people of
Honesdale."
In regard to this report the Wom
en s Auxiliary wish to make tho fol
lowing statement:
It Is not the desire of this organi
zation to work in opposition to tho
opinion of our physicians, as tho
success of tho enterprise depends In
a great measure upon their generous
support. It is the sole object of this
organization to establish a hospital
uoiu, ut:i;uvHe 01 tne need ror it. Not
withstanding tho onlnlnn nf nn. v.
helcians the question still arises, can
i't.-uiJie 01 tins district secure the
necessary funds to organize and
operate a hospital without some as
sistance from the State?
The funds now on hand have been
collected for the solo purpose of
building a hospital in Honesdale and
absolutely cannot be used for any
other purpose. The amount Is de
posited in tho Wayne County Savings
Bank and the Dime Bank, at linter
est. The Interest added to the fund
since deposited amounts to ?35.14.
At this meeting a resolution was
passed that all checks for any pur
poses drawn upon this fund must be
signed by the President and Treas
urer of tho organization, and tho
retary was Instructed to so notify the
aforesaid banks of this resolution.
In the event that the hospital
should not be built after a reasonable
period of time lit was decided that
all contributors who desired tho re
turn of tho amount they contributed
to this cause, should upon request to
the proper officers of the Auxiliary,
have the amount refunded to them
In full, a record having been kept of
the names of all persons contributing
and of the amount given.
It is earnestly requested by tho
Auxiliary that all monies In tho
hands of collectors and of those
who compose the calendars, con
sisting of the year, months, weeks
and days, shall remit tho several
amounts held by them to the treas
urer, that it may bo placed on Inter
est to holp this tund grow.
Invited To Speak At Annual Ban
quet. Hon. William H. Dlmmlck has
been Invited to deliver a speech at
the annual banquet of tho Wayno
County Pennsylvania Society of New
York City, to be held February G,
1912, at the Hotel Manhattan, New
York. The annual .banquet of this
society is one of the social features
each year of tho Wayno Counteans
in Now York, who generally have an
exceedingly good time upon these
occasions.
Tho officers of tho society, which
was organized May 22, 1906, are:
President, Dr. Warren Schoonover;
first vice-president, Dr. Richard H.
Gibbons; second vice-president,
Samuel Blilmenthal; third 'vice-president,
George D. Prentiss; treasur
er, Isaac W. Seeman; historian, Ed
win P. Kilroe, Ph. D.; sergeant-alarms,
Clarence J. Knapp; secretary,
Chas. S. Penwarden.
Whatsoever Fair nnd Supper.
The Whatsoever Circle will hold
their annual fair and supper in tho
Methodist church parlors Thursday
evening, Doc. 7. A fine assortment
QX.ancy work and aprons, dressed
ifloils; 'dolls clothing, and home-made
candy will'-be for sale. Tho menu:
Scalloped ' oysters; boiled ham, scal
loped potatoes, -rolls,-brown bread,
cabbage salad, cranberry, sauce, pick
les, coffee, cake and1 brick Ice cream.
Price of supper 50 cents: FJrBt table
will bo served at 5:30. 96tJ
Mi"1!
DEPLORES S1IT
OF
Rev. Wendell Rebukes
American Pessimism
LARGEST AUDIENCE IN YEARS
ENJOYS INSPIRING T3LVNKS
GIVING SERMON AT UNION
SERVICES IN CENTRAL M. E.
CHURCH.
" The spirit of pessimism is still
the undercurrent of the American
mind, desplto all our prosperity.
There is too muoh of the gloomy
spirit, of the snlrit of mnrhlrtltv. rha
chronic aliment of the Puritans
abroad in tho land today."
iepionng tne present-day Ameri
can spirit of muck-raking, and sug
gesting in its stead that we niirhf .tn
see tho bright things in life, Rev. G.
S. Wendell, of the First Baptist
church, delivered a most inspiring
and optimistic sermon, Thursday
morning, In the Central Methodist
Episcopal church, before tlin Inrtrnut
audienco that has attended a County
ocui, iii.iuKsgjving service in years.
Members of thn fnnr nii..ri.
Joining In this union
First Presbyterian, Grace Protestant
Epscopal, First Baptist and Central
Methodist Episcopal, and of all
churches and of tho church-at-large
crowded tho spacious auditorium of
the church, and paid devout and
reverent attention as Rev. Wendell
unfolded the many causes for grati
tude which are tho lot of the citizens
of Honesdale in this year of our
Lord ono thousand nine hundred and
eleven.
Featuring the service was an ela
borate musical program consisting
of an anthem by the chorus choir; a
duct .by Miss Florence Steelman and
Jos. A. Bodle, Jr.; a double quartette
by Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs. Crossley,
Misses Robinson and Toms, Messrs.
Truscott, Bodle, Dibble and Calla
way; and solo by Miss Mary Hol
land. Doctor Swift offered the invoca
tion in which ho mentioned as a
cause for gratitude that the com
munity has not been visited hv nnv
scourge during the year that is gone.
no aibo prayea tnat "the seething
masses reaching out after popular
government may be controlled so
that righteousness may prevail."
Taking as his text tho One Hun
dredth Psalm, Pastor Wendell spoke
in iJiui. as ioiiows:
" It Is fitting that wo should as-1
semble here to-day that wo should-1
give thanks to Almighty God. Who
will deny that we are living in the
best ago that over was? Tho dis
position to see evil and to find fault
Is Satanic and ought to be rebuked.
The labor Journals and the religious
press are full of it. Is It not base
ingratitude always to be harping on
tho darker side of things?
" Our President and Governor
have asked us to see the bright
things in life to-day. We come not
hero to wall before God, but to wor
ship Him.
"It Is a great mistake to think
lifo is for happiness only. Life is for
sacrifice, for service. Life's trials
lead on to life's victories. Let us
then bring to God to-day, our grate
ful songs, our grateful hearts, our
grateful lives."
GRAND OPERA COMPANY.
Tho Le Brun Grand Opera Com
pany Is composed of singers all of
whom have appeared in grand opera
and three of them in leading roles.
Special scenery is carried for every
thing, over five thousand dollars be
ing Invested In costumes and scenery.
Ono of the gowns worn by Madame
Le Brun Is completely covered with
solid silver spangles. Each member
of this company can sing in three
languages though they emphasize,
however, the giving of operas In this
country In English.
Madame 'Le Brun, soprano, came
to America with the Royal Italian
Opera Co., and later was engaged by
Henry Savago for a three year's con
tract as prima donna with his then
English Grand Opera Co., after which
she returned to Europe. She has a
repertoire of fifty operas and sings
them in four languages.
Madame Bare, the contralo, Is a
graduate of the Clnclnnattl Conserva
tory of Music. She has sung under
the Aborn and Sheehan manage
ments. Mr. Fritz Huttmann, tenor, created
the tenor rolo In the American pro
duction of "Tho Crusaders." Ho also
was with Innes and his band on his
big Transcontinental tour, during tho
season in which Innes produced "Tho
Parsifal."
At tho Lyric on Friday evening,
Dec. 8, for the benefit of the Hones
dale Realty 'Co.
WITNESS FEES.
Compensation of witnesses before
Justices ot tho peace. From and af
ter -the passage of this act, all wit
nesses In civil and criminal cases
before justices ot the peace and al
dermen, In the several counties of
this commonwealth, shall bo entitled
to compensation as follows, namely:
For each day necessarily in attend
ance fifty cents, and tor each mile
necessarily traveled In going to and
returning from tho office of the Jus
tice of the peace or alderman, out
of which tho subpoena issued, threo
cents, 1885, July 3, P. L. 256, Sec.
1. Pepper and Le.wls Digest. Vol.
3, Second Edition, Page 7591.
-Lawrence O. yel4ner purchas
ed of .the! August Hartung estate 4he
buIlding'ho now occupies on South
Main street, Wednesday.