niB CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APIUIj a, 1013.
PACK S
A TOWN TIIAT DOES NOT EXIST.
(Although tho town of Amporo, N.
X, gives steady employment to over
1000 people, transacts millions of
ollars worth of business annually,
nd enjoys tho distinction of a sop
fcrato railroad station, whero a me
morial tablet was formally unveiled
fcy Ambassador Jussorand of Franco
four years ago, and has a Unltod
States Government postoffice exclu
sively for Its use, It has no cxlstonco
in fact. It lies upon tho 'border lino
botweon Nowark and East Orange, N.
!., but as thoro Is no spaco between
hoso two cities, It Is partly Included
irlth both and under two municipal
tovornmonts. Tho concroto ovl
lonccs of Its oxlstonco quoted above
ro duo to tho presonco there of tho
Crockor-Whoolor Company, whoso
plant, occupying twenty-flvo acres,
lustlQes Its Individual name. That
tho town Is jealous of Its cxcluslvo
aaiuo, given In honor of the great
French discoverer of tho mcasuro of
loctrlc current, is shown by tho fact
that thero is no other Ampere In tho
irorld. A town on tho Northern Pa-
Iflc Railroad was given tho namo
somo years ago, but tho Crocker
'Wheeler Company filed a prompt ob'
ioction, and tho town selected anotli
r title. Thoro are fifty or more
Watcrloos In tho world, and Lon
ions and Parlses by tho dozens, but
nly ono Amporo and that docs not
xlst. Our national capltol presents
a similar anomaly In that It docs not
xlst as a scparato municipality, but
fa under tho control of the Federal
Government through three commis
sioners appointed by tho President
nd confirmed ty tho Senate.
VatJicr Got Even With 20,000 WonI
Tiettcr.
Brockton, Mass. For once In her
lifo Miss Bernico Grady has all tho
hows from home. Sho is a clerk In
tho department of commerce and
labor at Washington. In a letter to
her father, John H. Grady, of 32
lioavltt street, sho said he was a
" stingy writer."
Pa Grady bought a writing tablet
f ICO pages, running twenty lines to
page. Ho began a letter to his
daughter. He wrote all he knew
bout homo, all ho could get from
tho neighbors, the gossip downtown,
tho latest thing in church life, the
lub calendar, the weather, farming
news, suburban notes, a dash of lo
al politics, the wind-up of tho Carlo
Max dog feud, tho weekly shoo ship
Bents and tho spring fashions for
men.
Ho wrote 20,000 words in the let
tor. Sixteen cents worth of postage
tamps took tho letter to Miss Grady.
Tho girl sent back a blank envelope,
followed by this note: "Revenge Is
weet. How do you like it. If I ever
eet time, I'll answer that essay of
rours."
(Tlio IIouse-Fly as n Carrier of Dis
ease. Dr. Leland O. Howard, chief en
tomologist of the Department of Ag
riculture, and boss fly expert of this
ountry, says that a common house
fly which comes out of habitation on
April 15, and gets as busy as poultry-raisers
desire their hens to got
loing a standard day's work every
Cay, that Is will have one hundred
and twenty adult descendants by
April 30. These In turn, getting
down to business in like fashion,
will start a geometrical progression
which by September 10 will have
produced, as descendants of that first
Mother Eve of flydom, more than five
thousand billions a number con
taining thirteen figures when written
down of tho buzzing messengers of
flisease!
All summer long this swarming
host will be diligently distributing
tho germs of all manner of dis
eases, If all tho mother flies could
to suppressed, and their potentiality
of progeny destroyed, the death-rate,
tho doctors' Incomes, and tho under
takers' profits would simultaneously
decline.
And to a marvelous extent they
an bo suppressed, too.. Dr. Howard
tells how in "Farmer's Bulletin No.
459." A postal card addressed to
the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, will bring the bulletin
lay return mall. Tho department Is
only too glad to get copies printed
as fast as they are requested.
Why not get a copy, and by fol
lowing Instructions increase your
own and your neighbors' expecta
tion of life, and also the comfort of
living whllo it lasts? Munsey's
Magazine.
STo More Trout Fry, Yearlings In
stead. State Fish Commissioner Bullor
has Issued notice to fishermen that It
is tho intention of tho department to
place yearling trout In the streams
of his state hereafter, and advising
ashmen not to plant trout fry. The
commissioner states that It Is a waste '
of time and money to place trout fry
in streams as the larger fish destroy
them
The folly of stocking streams with
trout fry was pointed out to the State'
Fish Commission soveral years ago,
but tho then incumbent of the offlco
r secretary failed to comply with
tho request of tho trout fishermen,
and as a consequence millions of
trout fry were placed in tho streams,
only to becomo prey to tho larger
trout or to Rtnrvn tn rtnnth.
The commissioner says that yoarl-1
ing trout aro able to take caro of
thomsolves, and therefore tho only
proper way to stock tho streams and
increase tho pleasure and profit of
trout fishing is to use yearling trout.
In this view of tho matter tho local
fishermen will heartily agree.
Itlllo Practice for National Guard
Men.
Harrishurg. General orders havo
been issued from national guard
headquarters by Col. Frank K. Pat
terson, general Inspector, of small
arras practice announcing that the
rlilo practlco season for 1912 would
begin on May 1 and close October
SI. Tho practlco Is to bo with the
Unltod States magazine rlflo and will
bo required of every officer and man
of tho guard, general officers and of
ficers of departments to qualify with
revolver or rifle. I
Announcement Is also made of tho
flates and matches of tho annual stato
rlflo and pistol competitions which
aro to .ie held at Mt. Cretna begin
ning Juno 17, each regiment squad-1
ron of cavalry and battalion of en
Sincere being entitled to two teams,
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The Escape
OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH
lljr FltANK A. HUimiSLTj, IaU) Plvato 1st Pcnii. Vol. and Onpt,
Co. I) 07th Pen. Port ngo, Wash.
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(Copyrighted 1912 by F. A. Hubble.)
CHAPTER V.
Thrco nights after on a wot sllp
pory railroad grade wo approached a
Hold whoro wo discovered a cotton
shed. Silently, slowly, wo cntcrod
tho Hold towards tho gin, attracting
a small, florco dog, whoso barking
brought from a negro capln nearby,
a uarKoy bent with tho toll of slav
ery. "Como yer, Pinto, como back dar,
I say. What you all makln' dat fuss
'bout, dog?" Closer camo the dog;
nearer followed tho slave.
"Say, uncle, como In hore. Wo
want you to befriend us."
"Who's dar, wiho's dat?"
"Undo, wo aro Yankeo soldiers,
escaped prisoners of war. Wo want
you to give us food and information
wo need."
iNo darkey In tho land was groator
or prouder than ho as he secreted us
In tho loft of tho gin whllo he made
preparations to gather from tho row
of slavo cabins nourishment for our
poor bodies. And at daylight ahovo
that wooley head, poked through tho
ladder hole, came a great wash pan
of beans. Oh, what a luxury!
Great big beans! How wo did eat
thoso beans. Yes, after so many
months of scarcity wo wore filled to
tho 'brim.
Wo rested secure that day and
when night came ho led us to a
spring In a thicket. Wo washed our
faco. Washed, yes and wiped on a
towel what? and brushed our long
shaggy hair that had not been cut
for nearly two years. Oh, how hap
py for tho time being!
This old slavo led us a mllo away
to a small clearing and he for tho
first time informed our party ho had
sent out runners through tho day
and expected many slaves from tho
different plantations to assemble that
we might tell them of tho struggle
in their behalf.
Scarcely ono of them camo, even
to tho plcanninnlcs, Ibut had some
sort of food. Ono had a blanket for
Capt. Meany, owing to his naked
condition.
Tho moon lit up a scone that of
ten returns to mo in hours of
thought."
Seated in a great circle were all
classes of these bondaged people
who listened to our talk as we ato
from tho big white spread before us.
How anxious were these black faces
when Uncle Joo would ask an im
portant question.
Two of the women brought a bag,
cut In to and tied ropes for a haver
sack Into which what was loft of
our repast, they dumped into them
for our future necessities.
Two young darkles were selected
to guide us a distance of seven
miles on our way as thero was a
district somo six miles ahead con
sidered by the black people danger
ous, through which we would havo
to pass, and If wo did not follow
tho path they had In mind, we would
certainly get into trouble.
After a long round of hand
shakes and many curious yet sln
cero expressions for our success In
reaching our Uag, wo 'bade them a
more cheerful farewell, and with
our two guides proceeded on our
journey towards tho Northland, tho
darkles a good and safo distance
ahead of us, for it would bo certain
death to be caught In tho company
of a slave.
Nearlng an Intervening road wo
saw our guides drop tho two sacks
of food and take to the 'brush. In
stantly, according to our custom at
the least alarm, wo dropped on our
hands, crawling to the thicket. The
darkles were being pursued by three
mounted patrol. Tho last of tho
three stopped, dismounted, and pick
ed up tho sacks of food.
That mountain of food was gone.
No reader can imagine tho loss of
this to us. All wo had left of that
splendid repast tho most of tho fur
nishings, perhaps stolen from their
masters' larder, was the little brown
Jug of whiskey which wo had not en
trusted to their caro.
Water! water! What shall wo
do without it? Mllo after mllo wo
travel on but no water.
The night shadows of this next
day aro closing on and yet no water
to quench our thirst created strong
er by the burning whiskey from tho
Httlo brown Jug. All night wo walk
ed, slept some, then onward till tho
dawn of morn. Oh, how thirsty.
Can wo stand it longer? Ah, tho
llttlo drops, of dew, as tho rising sun
warms tho branches of tho trees,
drop by drop it falls Into tho in
dented leaves beneath and from ono
to a hundred wo sip tho sweet nec
tar of life.
Hark! 'TIs the sound of other
feet than ours. Yes, they were com
ing from in front. Tho twilight was
such wo discovered the had no
arms. It was too lato to run. They
had seen us. Tho bend In tho road
and tho jug of whiskey combined,
made us unmindful of our usual cau
tion. "Halt!" they commanded.
"Who comes thero?" Our answer,
"Come and see."
No sooner 'had thoy discovered by
our condition that wo wore escaped
prisoners, than wo were on to thom
hand to hand, fist to fist. Wo fought
them and for onco six Yankees
whipped flvo Johnles. Wo fought
them iSbJIborty, oh, sweet liberty!
I ifllS&ften wondered If any of
them evefffet upon their feot again
(wo will draw tho screen). It -was
a time In our life that necessity call
ed for uncommon brutality. After
wo had traveled far from them, wo
wore willing and agreed never to
mention tho affair again on our trip.
It caused a deviation from our
straight courso, exortlng our weak
limbs to extraordinary speed In our
anxiety to leavo that battloflold far
behind.
Three days aftor splash, splash,
through tho mud wo approached
tho Widow McDowell's log cabin
4- 4-
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near tho cross roads. Wo -wait In
tho brush. Capt. Robinson knockod
upon tho door. At n signal from
him wo crossed tho road from our
hiding placo and enter. A cheerful
Hro burning In tho flro paco. That,
dear, old mother's faco lit up with 1
an expression of pleasure when in
formed by Capt. Robinson a darkey
at Bordon's plantation said sho was
a Union woman. Tho llttlo grand
son was posted out on ono of tho
roads that led to tho cabin, whllo tho
granddaughter watched anothor
as this loyal lady talked of her fam
ily rolatlvcs living in tho North, and
shed tears for her son who was away
fighting under tho Stars and Stripes,
whllo sho proparcd tho smoking hot
supper.
Tho night shades were gathering
fast but boforo wo sat down to that
sumptuous meal sho requested that
wo kneel while sho offered a prayer
In our behalf and that we might suc
ceed In this long and perilous trip
that meant so much to us. Oh, why
did sho pray so long? Tho llttlo girl
stopped tho prayer, "O, grandma, tho
patrol. '
It was warning enough. Through
tho door, swift, quick, away from
that tablo of good things wo so
much needed, bullets flying after us
as wo Bped through tho brush and
timber, but wide of their mark.
The hanging limbs of tho trees
were too low for mountea men to
follow. Darker it grew and onward
-wo flew, approaching somo awful
cataract, tho falling waters wero
growing louder until they becamo
deafening.
In our hurrying speed I stopped to
seo whero tho others were. I could
discern one of our party on any right,
catching up with him we found wo
were separated from the others.
Nor could wo see thom In any direc
tion it was now so dark. Lieutenant
Hagen'back suggested wo remain
there till day light. I differed with
him. It would bo dangerous to re
main so near where we had been
surprised and followed, so far, per
haps as thoy could in the dark, not
knowing if we possessed arms of any
kind.
We must go from there for they
certainly would resume their raid In
that direction by morning. Yet, wo
must bo cautious and go slow, for
It would be possible to stop off Into
that gulf of seething water or down
deep In a ravine. Slow, now, but
sure, we pick our way, often falling
over logs and snags, the sound of
tho rushing waters being moro to
our right. To make It worse tho
rain commenced. As tho sound
seemed to 'be dying away we wero
surely leaving this danger. But
whero -wore our comrades? Tho
storm became furious, a streak of (
ngnuung, a iouu ciap oi tnunaer.
What should -wo do? Would it bo
possible to find our party?
(To be Continued.)
BOY SCOUTS
EDITED BY
ONE OF THEM
Arguments of Socialists Disproved.
There aro few points on which
Socialists and few Union Labor lead
ers base their opposition to tho Boy
Scout Movement. One is that, it Is
military; tho other that it is a cap
italistic enterprise, founded with tho
view of teaching tho boys to bo sub
servient to their employers. A
glance at tho manual of tho Boy
Scouts of America disproves theso
contentions. Whllo tho boys aro
taught discipline, yet all military
titles havo been taken away from tho
movement. Labor Unions attack tho
movement on tho ground that tho
Scout laws wero framed to mako tho
boy promise to bo loyal to his em
ployer. Tho Scout 'movement does
emphasize loyalty and obedience, but
tho Scout movement also teaches tho
boy to uso his head and decide for
himself what Is right and what Is
wrong regardless of the Influences of
others. Plank No. 2 of tho law says,
"A scout is loyal to whom loyalty Is
duo; his scout leader, his home, and
parents and country." Plank No. 7
says "A scout Is obedient to his par
ents, Scout Master, Leader, and all
other duly constituted authority.
Tho Scout law also says that "A
scout is courteous, thrifty, bravo,
clean, In thoughts nnd In habits."
Bogardlng the recent attack on tho
movement 'by tho Western Federa
tion of Miners, tho Rev. T. H. Mar
tin, of Butte, Montana, says: "Dur
ing tho last soveral months I havo
nnrnfilllw etllrltrwl Hin cpmif mnvomflnt
no It la In ro 1 1 Frtr I n nnd 7n ti t n fr t nn '
US lb 13 Alt UUIllUt .1,14 U1IU (lOHIllH
nnd found it supported In thoso
states by many of their best citizens.
Somo of tho leaders of tho Boy
Scouts aro as much interested In
bringing about economic freedom as
tho writer of tho resolution In ques
tion. Every person I met who Is
practically Intorestod In tho boy
scout movement, bolloves It to bo ono
of tho most potont factors now In
operation for tho bringing about of
tho desired generations of young
men. And as tho boy scouts aro from
tho families of the working class tho
greatest good will accruo to that
class."
Not Only Ono Blind Or at last
Act That Way. j
Wolf Frankonsteln, a pluming con
tractor of Brooklyn, brought suit for
$100,000 damages Friday In the Su
promo Court against iBuac Goldberg,
who keops a liquor store in that city. 1
Frankenstein had to bo led to the
stand, as ho had become totally blind
as a result, It Is alleged, of drinking
whisky bought at Goldberg's stoio.
Tho liquor, according to tho an-
alysls of tho physicians at Mount
Sinai (Hospital, Manhattan, whoro tho
man went when tho condition of his
oyos was first notlcod, contained
methyl alcohol.
Frankenstein was in tho habit of
taking a "nip" boforo dlnnor every
day and used somo of tho stuff pro
curod In Goldberg's placo every day
botween April 27 and Juno 3 last
year. On tho latter dato his sight bo
gan to fall, and ho learned, ho says,
from tho analysis that tho whisky
was tho probable cause.
COMING "MADAME SHEUHY."
No ono has as yot heeded Mr. W.
E. Henloy's appeal In his ballad cry
ing for tho Toturn of antlquo dances
and written a musical play around
them. But, at any rate, wo have
declared our indopendenco of tho
slavery of tho waltz. Tho stop Is
not a vory radical one, perhaps, but
"Madame Sherry" which comes to
tho Lyric Wednesday, April 10, Is
built around a polka. It lives and
moves and has its being In It. It
will probably dlo of dt, but not for
many years yet for tho musical play
Is good enough of Its kind to outlast
tho generation that produced It. This
all-pervading polka Is called "Every
Llttlo Movement Has a Meaning All
Its Own," and has a charming,
catchy lilt to It that you will sing,
hum and whistlo for 'many a long
day after 'hearing it sung In "Madamo
Sherry."
To Patrons Along the Scranton
Branch ot the Erie Railroad,
Tho afternoon train leaving Scran
ton as per schedule following, runs
dally dlroctly to Honcsdalo, giving
people time to transact their business
at tho county seat and return homo
tho same evening.
ARRIVE. LEAVE.
S:20 Scranton 1:30
8:13 Dunmoro 1:37
8:02 Nay Aug 1:46
7:54 Elmhurst 1:55
7:43 Wlmmors 2:07
7:40 Saco 2:10
7:34 Maplowood 2:10
7:20 Lako Ariel 2:34
7:09 Gravity 2:41
6:59 Clemo 2:51
6:53 Hoadleys 2:56
6:37 West Hawloy.. ..3:27
6:12 White Mills 3:38
6:03 East Honesdalo .3:47
6:00 Honesdalo 3:50
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Published by tho Greater Honesdalo
Board of Trade, Honesdalo, Pa.
NOTICE!
another consignment of
Horses
Direct from the farms
of Iowa
aro being offered for salo dally, ot
ALLEN HOUSE STABLES
Horses Guaranteed as Represented
Heavy Draft and Farm MARES
Good Selection. Prices Right.
Terms Easy. Como Early. The Ear
ly Buyer Gets tho Best Selection. Be
on time. Tho largest dealer in
Wayno county. Both 'Phones.
. Lee Braman
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Every bag or barrel
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