The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, May 01, 1912, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY i, 1912. THE CITIZEN Semi-Weekly Founded 11)08; Weekly Founded 1844. Published Wednesdays and Fridays by tbo Citizen Publishing Company. Entered as second-class matter, at tho postofllco. Honosdalo, Pa. H. B. HARDENDERGH PRESIDENT H. C. VAN ALSTYNE and E. B. CALLAWAY. . . . MANAGING EDITORS R. DORFI.INdKR, M. B. AL1.K.V, numerous: II. WILSON, X. B. IIAllOKNIIKRnll W. W. WOOD Our friends who favor us with contributions, and desire to have the same re umed, should in every case enclose stamps for that purpose, 1 TERMS: ONE YEAR 1. 50 THREE MONTHS 38c SIX MONTHS 76 ONE MONTH 13c Remit by Express Monoy Order, Draft, Post Ofllco Order or Registered letter. Address all communications to Tho Citizen, No. 803 Main street, Honesdalo, Pa. All notices of shows, or other ontortalntnnnts held for the purposo of making money or any items that contain advertising matter, will only bo admitted to this paper on payment of regular advertising rates. Notice of entertainments for the benefit of churches or for charitable purpose" whero a fee is charged, will be published at half rates. Curds of thanks, SO cnta, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will bo charged for at th rate of a cent o word. Advertising rates on application. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, IIMH. THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Givo every man thine ear tout few thy voice. Shakespeare. "Nearer My God to Thee," will, without a doubt, becomo the Na tional hymn Instead of "America." Nothing advertises a town like a good baseball team and an active Board of Trade. Honesdalo has 'both. Now for results. The town knocker will soon bo given an opportunity to UBe his ham mor in Honesdale's coming boom, as all carpenters will be busy and there will bo a demand for moro hammers. 'It has been said that It takes a pretty fast automobile to catch up with running expenses. Judging from tho speed of some cars driven in Honesdalo they are way ahead of their running expenses. Tho County Commissioners, at their next regular monthly meeting, vill undoubtedly decide to advertlso for bids for tho proposed Park Lake footbridge. The bridge is an absolute necessity and should be ibuilt. We hopo tho commissioners see their way clear to do so. AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS. So great Is the demand for agricultural imports in this country that our sales abroad aro falling off and we are Importing 'largo quantities. The recent shipments of potatoes from Ireland are fresh in everyone's mind, and we take considerable shipments from Canada and Mexico. A recent agricultural item in the consular reports states that last year 197, 698 crates of tomatoes were shipped to this country from Cuba, besides 41,813 crates of okra, eggplant, peppers, etc. The farmer still has room to expand his market. FRUIT FOR HEALTH. In all ages tho eating of fruit has been recognized as an aid to health. Somo of thee more advanced dieticians advocate the use of fruit and nuts exclusively. The more reasonable plan, however, seems to be to eat "plenty of fruit,' and that's the way Dr. Harvey 'W. Wiley, the famed pure food expert puts it. He believes that everyone should eat fruit say or anges or apples, and they cost about the same every day. The nation seems to bo following this advice. "It will save doctor's bills," says Dr. Wiley, and who should know better than he? But that Is a fundamental fact which everyone should know from experience. It is pretty safe to say that the moro fruit people eat, the better the health of the nation will be. A news article in this Issue of The Citizen tolls of tho modern and In our opinion, the only way of planting trees; the agency being dyna mite. Messrs. A. T. Bryant and J. B. Robinson, two of iHonesdale's pro gressive citizens recently purchased fifteen acres of land just outside of tho borough line and "have just finished planting five hundred trees by tho means of dynamite. The ground where the tree is to bo planted can be loosened up, and the hole partly dug, in a moment, "by exploding a very small charge of dynamite a short distance below tho surface. Explosives aro also used to advantage for splitting logs for rails or any other purpose, for felling trees, blasting out stumps, destroying old buildings and for al most any kind of work where a strong force, quickly applied, is desirable. Dynamite is 6lmply concentrated power or condensed strength. As time passes, farmers will find other ways of saving money by using explosives, for the demand for farm products is increasing so rapidly that greater acreage must bo put under cultivation, and the old acres must increase their yield. In order to do this successfully and to meet competition, every device and arrangement that really saves labor and makes for economy, either in the present or tho future, must 'be adopted. The farmer who fails to realize this, and still believes that he can get along in the old way, will soon find himself hopelessly defeated. A CAMPAIGN OK PERSONALITIES. It is perhaps to bo regretted that tho two leading candidates for tho Republican presidential nomination have chosen to attack each other per Bonally instead of resting their several cases on tho principles involved. But after the repeated onslaughts by Col. Roosovelt on President Taft, his motives and his administration, it was inevitable that, sooner or later, Mr. Taft would reply In kind. He has finally done so. In his Massachu setts and New Jersey speeches of last week ho has handled Col. Roosevelt without gloves. It was not Mr. Taft's Intention to turn his campaign for renominatlon into a personal fight. It was against his taste, his inclina tion and his sense of the dignity and seriousness of the situation to' do so. But, under a campaign against him of misrepresentation and malice, carried on for weeks and growing in boldness and bitterness, ho was forced by tho very exigencies of tho situation to como out into tho open and defend himself and his policies. That lie has dono so with vigor and with telling effect no ono can deny. And that his shots havo struck homo and havo struck deep Is evidenced by tho 'broadsldo of denunciation let loose by Col. Roosevelt In his Springfield speech of Friday. It is not truo that Mr. Taft has 'been the weak tool of designing persons. Nor is it probable that Mr. Roosevelt, as chief executive, would bo so startling a menace to good government as his opponents fear and as his somewhat radical utterances and erratic theories would seem to indicate. Thero is always a cabinet to bo consulted with, and a congress to act as a restrain ing force. Col. Roosevelt made a mistake when ho inaugurated a cam paign of personalities, and tho American people aro likely to becomo im patient of a contest carried on along these lines. THIO RIGHT TO A POLITICAL OPINION. It is the ha'bit of a certain kind of politician to attribute baso mo tives to every person who differs from him politically. Of this kind thero havo of late been certain illustrious examples. Newspapers which follow In the footsteps of these persons take up tho same hue and cry. It seems to bo Impossible for them to concelvo how any ono can hold different po litical views form theirs and do so honestly or voluntarily. Whether this is duo to their political trailing, or to an Inborn distrust of the people it would bo hard to say. When President Roosevelt exerted his inllucnco four years ago for tho nomination of Mr. Taft, a howl of Indignation went up from tho Bamo newspapers that now pretend to bo horrified be cause persons officially connected with tho stato or national government havo expressed their preference for tho renominatlon of President Taft. It is tho theory of theso Journals that if ono holds an ofilco of any kind under a stato or national administration ho should at all times be found In activo opposition to that administration. If ho Is not so found, it neces sarily follows that ho has been bribed or coerced. In tho Judgment of theso Journals no man holding public office, either stato or national, has been, or Is, or can bo a voluntary or honest advocato of tho'renomlnatlon of President Taft. They will not concede that ho has any right of political judgment, or that his preferenco arises from any honest conviction. If ho supports tho present administration he must of necessity bo either bought or bulldozed. Selecting a fow holders of public ofllco In this vicinity, Including cx- ofllco holdors, who havo openly expressed their proferonco for tho re nominatlon Of Mr. Tnft, tho local antl-Taft organ calls thorn "a Job lot," and proceeds to showor them with nbuso and ridicule, not bccnUBo they havo been guilty of any misconduct In tholr sovoral offices, but becauso they have chosen to express by their words, and prosumaJbly by their ballots, tholr liroforonco ns .between tho sovcrnl candidates for tho, Re publican presidential nomination. Ht Is easy enough to charge a class of citizens with being brow-beaten or venal, but if tho organ roforred to will produco ono ofllco holder or cx-olfico holder who will certify that ho was bribed or coerced Into advocating or supporting any ticket at tho pri maries, or that ho did not oxorclso his right of suffrngo according to his own freo will, and his best Judgment, then Its sweeping chargo might de serve somo consideration. Othor.wlso It Is not worth whllo to tako It sorl ously. But what must bo tho stato of mind of n Journal that bclloves or affects to bcllovo that ovcry person, office-holder or non-ofilco holdor, who differs from it politically must of necessity act from baso or solflsh mo tives or bo under the dictation of somo alleged political boss. IN THE EARLY DAY'S. Advertising Is an art that has grown but slowly. Somo of tho old files of newspapers that are kept stored away in tho Congressional Library aro of tho greatest Interest becauso they give as nothing else can certain aspects of tho times in which they were prlntc'd. The House Beautiful has found in ono of theso old newspa pers somo quaint little advertisement and among them Is one of the littlo rihop where lemons were sold In Bos ton by John Crosby. Ho called it " Tho 'Basket of Lemons." This was away back in 17G9, and Citizen Crosby modestly asserted that his lemons were " as large, in general, as lemons commonly are," and that they wore sold " at 4 per hundred, or ten shillings per dozen." That would bo from ten to twenty times the present cost. And yet ono of the freo trade advocates In Congress had tho assuranco last year to chargo pub licly that the 'high cost of living was duo to the tariff on lemons. As to Mr. John Crosby's enterprise In running a live or six lino adver tisement in 17G9, what would ho think now to see tho growers of oranges and lemons In California spending ? 150,000 In a slnglo year and the grow ers in Florida making an expenditure proportionately large, to advertise their wares, and beside that distributing to tho consumers in the shape of premiums tho entire product of one big silver ware manufactory? POLITICAL NOTES. Take a word of advice' from a friend, Joel, and 'bo very, very care ful in climbing on tho platform con structed by The Independent for you. There are two or three rotten planks in it, and if you will heed this warning you might be saved from an accident. Teddy and (lie Bosses. The following letter sent to the editor of the 'Philadelphia Record is what a Honesdale citizen thinks of Teddy. Editor or The Record: I would like to ask you if you have knowledgo of any instance whero 'Roosevelt, when President, as sisted tho progressives in the Re publican party? In this State, when they were making a flglit against the Republican iMachlno officered by Quay and Penrose, John Wanaraaker and Rudolph Blankenburg went about the State making speeches against boss rule in Pennsylvania while Roosevelt was President. As far as I havo any knowledge, every person appointed to a Federal ofllco during his administration was a fol lower of tho bosses. Now, If" you know of a single instance where a progressive reformer in sympathy with Wanamaker, iBlankenburg and others was appointed to any office during the seven and one-half years that the man with a big stick domi nated his party I would like to know who It was. Roosevelt Is going around tho country exciting the common people with the cry Down the bosses! This Is popular, 'but why did he not down tho bosses when ho bad a chance? If ho worked with tho bosses for seven years, would he not work with them four years moro If elected again? R. M. STOCKER. Honesdale, Pa., April 28, 1912. Don't Forget the House Fly. Tho first fow consecutive days of, warm spring weather will soon be here. With them will appear the house flies that havo survived the winter. Then is the time to begin systematic warfare on them. 'Flies breed in decaying refuse. Tho long snowbound winter has preserved the castoff organic matter that has been loft In back yards, alleys and other little used places during a period of five months. With the going of tho snow and ice it is left exposed to tho sun for decomposition. This in Itself Is a menace to health. But, moro dangerous still, it produces tho ad vance guard of tho myriad army of files that spread dlseaso during the warm months. The back yards, al loys and vacant lots should bo clean ed up promptly. The effort put forth to do this will bo very small compared with tho discomfort and sickness it will avert. And don't for got to swat the fiy from the start. One fly killed in early spring Is equivalent to a million killed in August. Cleveland Leader. .lames A. Itigart Dead. James A. Bigart died at tho home of his daughter, Mrs. John M. Chapman, on Sunday morning, at 2 oVloek. at the ago of eighty-one years. Tho funeral was held at 2 o'clock this (Tuesday) afternoon at his lato homo In Hawloy. Mr. Bigart was born In New York city, IMay 7, 1831. In 1834 the family removed to Orango county. Now York, and began farming and later moved to Wayne county, locat ing In South Canaan township, Whero his father purchased a wild tract of land and developed a lino farm. Ills father's health began to fall and they retired from tho farm and moved to Bethany whero tho family lived until his death. Jas. A. Bigart remained with his parents until ho became of ngo and tho first Hvo years of his llfo aftor start ing out for himself were spent In tho lumber woods and for mnny years ho was employed by tho Pennsylva nia Coal Co. In September, 1804, ho laid aside his personal Interests and enlisted In tho 50th Now York En gineers for sorvico In tho Civil War and wns later transferred to tho 15th Now York Engineers. Ho was dis charged May 13, 1805, and returned to tho employ of tho Pennsylvania Coal Company and remained with them until 1871 when ho purchased tho farm on which ho lived until ho went to llvo with his daughter In IHawioy. During his llfotlmo ho ownod and operated a tract of land In Chorry Rldgo township of 200 acres In tho midst of which was situated the Beautiful Sand Lake. For many years ho had been a ro spocted resident of Hawloy whero his death occurred. Mr. Bigart was married at Lake Ariel, May 8, 1S59, to Miss Elizabeth Mills and ten chil dren blessed tho union. He is survived by tho following children: Alice, wife of F. H. Thomas, of Honesdale: William D., of Dunmore; Jnmes E., of Carbqn dale; Horace M., of Dinghamton, N. Y.; Agnes, wife of J. M. Chapman, of Hawley; Charles L., of Honesdale, and Oscar, of Lake Ariel. He is sur vived by one brother, John D., of Lake Ariel, and three sisters, Eliza, of Dinghamton; Mrs. William Bone, of Binghamton, N. Y., and Mrs. Jas. A. Corregan, of Oakland, California. Death of Henry Hinellnc. Henry Hinellnc, aged 71 years, died at his home on Central avenue. East Bangor, on Sunday evening of congestion of the brain. Ho is sur vived by his wife and tho following brothers and sisters: Amzl illlnellne, of 'Bushklll; Jeremiah Hincline, of Scranton; Hiram Hincline, of Stroudsburg; James and 'Nathan, of illamlln, Wayno county, and Mrs. Philip Ladlee of Bushklll. Services were held on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at his home at East Ban gor, conducted by Rev. W. H. As pril, pastor of tho M. E. church of that place, and on Wednesday morn ing tho body was taken to Sand Hill church, 'Monroe county, whero ser vices were conducted by iRev. D. L. McCartney, of Stroudsburg, former pastor of East Bangor. Interment In the Sand Hill cemetery. Sullivan County Republican. Death of Harvey .1. Decker. Harvey J. Decker, of Hanklns, who on Saturday last went to Star light to visit his sister, Mrs. Edward Perbsacker. died at 12 M. Sunday, death resulting from tuberculosis. Mr. Decker lacked but a few weeks of being 21 years old. Sur viving, beside tho sister at Starlight, are two othdrs, Mrs. 'Henderson and Miss Grace Decker of Hanklns. His remains wore taken to Fremont Cen ter Tuesday, whero tho funeral ser vice was held In tho church at 3 p. m., Bev. O. Warner of Long Eddy officiating. Hancock Herald. Greatest Marino Disasters. Titanic, 1705 lost; ran Into Ice berg; April 14, 1912. The General Slocum; 959 lost; fire; Juno 15, 1904. The Norge, 750 lost; foundered, July 3, 1904. Tho Rllskaska, 599 lost; explo sion; Sept. 12, 1905. Tho Burgogne, 535 lost; collision; July 4, 190S. The Elbe, 330 lost; collision; Jan. 13, 1895. The Ylng King, 300 lost; found ered; July 28, 190S. Tho Larchmont, 183 lost; colli sion; Feb. 12, 1907. Tho Koombuna, 150 lost; wreck ed; April 3, 1911. The Talsh, 150 lost; sunk; Nov. 0, 1908. Tho Berlin, 150 lost; run on pier; Fob. 21, 1907. Tho Tucapel, SI lost; wrecked; Sopt. 5, 1911. Tho Abcnton, 70 lost; wrecked; Feb. 2, 1911. Tho Folgonfondevi, 70 lost; Aug. 24, 1908. Tho Asia, 40 lost; run aground, April 23, 1911. The Gladiator, 30 lost; collision; April 25, 1908. Tho Iroquois, 20 lost; wrecked; April 10, 1911. The Hatfield, 20 lost; collision; Oct. 2, 1911. Liner Frankfurt Tiled to Reach Sink liiK Vessel. Bromorhnven, Gormany. Another sad "too lato" was spoken when tho liner Frankfurt reached hero with a story of a vain raco toward tho sinking Titanic off Newfoundland banks'. Captain Hattorf, of the Frankfurt, denied that ho had failed to make an effort to aid tho sinking bessol. Ho said tho Frankfurt was 140 miles from tho Titanic when ho received tho wireless call for help. "Wo stnrtcd Immediately for tho scone," ho said, "and arrived there about 10 o'clock Monday morning. Wo saw tho Iceberg with which tho Titanic collided, n hugo bulk about 100 feet above tho water and about 1,000 foot long. Wo photographed tho berg and aftor cruising about searching vainly for survivors for sovoral hours, wo resumed our courso.'" Officers on tho Frankfurt declared ihnt as tho THnntn mnaf Tmvn nnnon.i through hugo fields of Ico bororo she struck tho berg sho should havo 'been warned, and should havo proceeded cautiously. BETHANY. (Spcclnl to Tho Citizen.) Bethany, April 30. Miss Ella Gaminel! spent Sunday In Scranton .with Miss Eva Harmes. Dr. H. C. Many Is preparing to movo his family on tho Goodrich placo very soon. Mrs. Ezra Glenson, of PleaBant Valley, was calling on her friends lioro Saturday. Send six cents to Tho Citizen, Honesdalo, Pa., and recelvo tho first thirty lessons of tho spelling con test words. Tho booklet contains twelve pages. It receives tho hearty endorsement of Superintend ent J. J. Koehlor. Judson Nome came homo Satur day to spend Sunday with his wife, who Is making a rapid recovery from her rerent operation. Rev. John C. Prltchnrd, of tho Presbyterian church, preached a fine sermon Sunday morning, preaching In Waymart In tho nfternoon nnd Prompton In tho evening. Thero was a wedding at the manse Friday afternoon, tho con tracting parties being from Tanners Falls. Measles nro prevalent. Dorthca Smith, 'Robert Paynter and others are down with them. Fred Hauser spent Sunday In Scranton. Elolso Webb is recovering from tho measles. By tho explosion of tho Incubator lamp Russell Gammell mot with tho loss or rorty chicks and the brooder, recently. The school will close in Maw Mr. Rceso Davis, of Carbondale, spent tnc week-ond at woodsldc. Amos Ward and daughter Alice, spent Sunday at Orson. Send six cents to Tho Citizen, Honesdale, Pa., and receive the first thirty lessons of tho spelling con test words. Tho booklet contains twelve pages. It receives the hearty endorsement of Superintend ent J. J. Koohler. WORDS FOR THE SPELLING CONTEST OF THE Wayne County Schools. mjmmmiianmtmtmmmummutmH LESSON XXXIII, aislo allogator Adirondack ambitious antique Antarctic apricot burial barrier Baltimore chief cancel Danish domino elovcnth exterior easel flnanco future glassy ginger glrafTo hostilo Injury Indian Send six cents to Tho Citizen. Honcsdnlo, Pa., and recelvo tho first thirty lessons of the spelling con test words. Tho booklet contains twelve pages. It receives the hearty endorsement of Superintend ent J. J. Koehler. "Who's Who nnd Why?" A complete short story appearing In tho Friday (May 10th) Issue of The Citizen. Don't miss it. 35eI3 Not Correct. 'She They don't use largo checks for stylish costumes now. He Don't they! Did you seo the sizo of the last ono I sent to your dressmaker? ZEMO MAKES ASTONISHING ECZEMA CURES. "Wo Provo It." Every day ZEMO gives relief and cures men, women and children In every city and town In America whoso skins are on fire with torturing ECZEMA rashes and other Itching, burning, scaly, and crusted skin and scalp humors. ZEMO and ZEMO (ANTISEPTIC1) SOAP, two refined preparations will givo you such quick relief that you will feel like a new person. Wo givo you three reasons why we recommend and endorse ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP for all skin and scalp eruptions. 1st. They aro clean, scientific prep arations that give universal satisfac tion and aro pleasant and agreeable to uso at all times. 2nd. They are not experiments, but aro proven cures for every form of skin or scalp affections whether on infants or grown persons. 3rd. They work on a new princi ple. They do not glaze over tho sur face, but they penetrate to tho seat of tho trouble and draw tho germ life from underneath tho skin and destroy it. In this way a complete cure Is effected In any case of SKIN OR SCALP ERUPTION. Endorsed and sold In Honesdalo by tho A. M. Lelne Drug Store. "Who's Who ami Why?" A complete short story appearing in the Friday (May 10th) issue of Tho Citizen. Don't miss it. 35eI3 It's So Easy to End Catarrh Go to O. W. (Pell's and say I want a HYOMEI outfit tako It home open tho box pour a fow drops of 'HYOMEI from tho bottle Into tho lit tle hard rubber Inhaler breatho It for five minutes and note tho refresh ing relief breatho it four or fivo times a day for a few days and ca tarrh and all its disgusting symp toms will gradually disappear. IIYOMDI contains no opium, co caine or other harmful drug and la sold on money back plan for catarrh, asinraa, croup, colds, coughs and ca tarrhal deafness. Completo outfit $1.00 extra bottles if needed 50 cents at G. W. Pell's, tho druggist, and druggists everywhere Simple instructions for uso In every package you can't fall to banish catarrh it you follow instructions. ave your hands During house cleaning by wearing Rubber Gloves. - - - Two grades 50 Gents and $1.00 Your, furs, blankets, etc. Are safe if packed with CEDAR FLAKES Sold only at FIN And they cost ten cents per box RICKERT IS NOW OPEN BUSINESS IN NEW QUARTERS OPPOSITE D. & H. GOAL OFFICE