PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1912. THE CITIZEN Scinl Weekly Founded 1008 5 Weekly Founded 1844. Published Wednesdays and Fridays by Entered as second-class matter, at E. D, H. C, HAiRDENBERGH VAN ALSTYNE and E. B. CAL directors: h. wiLsox. 11. DonrnNor.il, Jl. B. ALLL.N, Our friends who fator us tcith contributions, and desire to hate the same rc urncrf, should in crcry case enclose stamps for that purpose. TERMS: ONE YEAR $1.00 THREE MONTHS 3Sc SIX MONTHS 75 ONE MONTH 13c Remit by Express Money Order, Draft. PostofTlce Order or Registered lotter. Address all communications to Tho Citizen, No. S03 Main street, Honesdale, Pa. All notices of shows, or other entertainments held for tho purpose of making money or any Items that contain advertising matter, will only be admitted to this paper on payment of regular advertising rates. Notices of entertainments for tho benefit of churches or for charitable purposes where a fee Is charged, will be published at half rates. Cards of thanks, 50 cents, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will bo charged for at tho rate of a cent a word. Advertising rates on application. WEDNESDAY, REPUBLICAN TIClvET. For President, WILLIAM H. TAFT. Vice-President, JAMES S. SHERMAN. Stato Treasurer, ROBERT K. YOUNG. Auditor General, A. W. POWELL. Congressmen-at-Large, FRED E. LEWIS, JOHN M. MORIN, ARTHUR R. RUPLEY, ANDERSON H. WALTERS. District Congressman, W. D. B. AINEY. Representative, H. C. JACKSON. THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past cal culation Its powers of endurance. Efforts, to bo permanently useful, must be uniformly Joyous a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful 'because bright. Carlyle. A The chestnut trees are In bloom. Time to sow buckwheat. The nest Electoral College will contain 532 votes. This makes 49 votes more than tho number cast for President and Vice President in 190S, which was 4S3. The admis sion of Arizona to statehood added 3 and of New Mexico 4 to the total number of electoral votes, which were further Increased by the allot ment of Representatives based on the last census. It will require 207 electoral votes to elect a President this year. A GRATUITOUS INSULT. The Wayne Independent says edl torally, in a recent issue: " If the common people, and all other people of the nation, were permitted to choose the president's cabinet, they would not be likely to select its mem bership from the college-bred kind that has marked President Taft's administration with in competency and scandals. ' This Is by no means the first time that the Independent has gone out of its way to strike viciously at the men in this community who have had the advantage of a college training, kind of Teaders. It may believe that this demagoguery pleases Its But nothing could be farther from the truth. There are and have been too many fathers and mothers in Wayne county who have struggled and sacrificed themselves In order to give their sons and daughters the advantages of a lib eral education to make this sort of thing pleasure reading for the pub lic. There are too many men In this community whose achievements have been made possible by reason of their own college education to make these sneers at college-bred men particularly profitable. Let the In dependent publish a list of college graduates residing in Wayne county or native of Wayno county residing elsewhere, and then let tho readers of that Journal draw their own con clusions. Tho 1912-13 edition of "Who's Who In America" contains tho names of 17,540 persons, tho foremost men and women along all lines of hon orable achievement in America. Of these persons 8,529, or nearly fifty per cent, of the entlro number, are graduates of colleges and universi ties. These figures speak for them selves. We commend them to tho careful consideration of the Inde pendent beforo any more gratuitous insults are offered by that Journal to the college-bred men and women of this community. TEARING DOWN THE AMERICAN FLAG. Tho beautiful stars and stripes when unfurled to tho breeze repre sents tho greatest nation In the world. Unity and strength Is dis played in a most striking manner. The soldier has won battles under tlfo American flag. Churches, schools and municipal buildings havo been dedicated, with tho red, white and bluo freely and Inde pendently floating over them. It Is tho emblem of the nation and Is loved by everybody. But why, then, do sorno tear down this beautiful symbol of liberty? Is this possible In the Citizen Publishing Company. tho postofflec, Honesdalc, Pa. PRESIDENT LAWAY MANAGING EDITORS E. b. HAKDKNIlKRClIt w. w. woon .ll'IiY 17, 1012. this civilized land where freedom predominates? Yes, and it chagrins us to say it, that it happened In Honesdale. Flags havo been torn down, broken off their staff and dislodged from their respective places by young men and boys ap parently having maliciousness at heart. We are, however, un willing to Ibelleve this and give them as great a latitude as possible, thinking perhaps that the violators do not realize the great wrong that they do to the State and nation when they perform such a rash act. We regret exceedingly that Hones dale has a person who would com mit such a heinous and unprincipled act. Even a traitor would not pull down his country's flag. We sin cerely hope wo will never be com pelled to refer to anything like this again in these columns. Long may the flag wave. A QUESTION OF MORALS. Tho Wayne Independent declares that Republican candidates for the office of presidential elector, if elect ed, have but one course to pursue and that is to vote for Col. Roose velt In the electoral college. We are not surprised that the Independent should advocate this theory. Never theless It id a proposition that is bad In politics, in law and in mor als, as we have repeatedly pointed out. It is bad In politics because, if this plan to disfranchise the great great body of regular Republican voters Is carried out, it will arouse such a storm of indignation and wrath that no party advocating it, and no person carrying it out, can hope to escape sure and just retribu tion. It Is bad in law because no candi date for presidential elector has a legal right to take the benefit of votes cast for him as a party candi date, and then vote against the reg ular nominee of his party In the electoral college. And there Is lit tle doubt that under such circum stances an elector would be re strained from so voting by the courts. And, being on the regular party ticket, if he should declare his purpose of voting against the party nominee, a court of equity would undoubtedly order his removal from the ticket. Indeed, this remedy has already been Involved in the case of William Wilhelm of Pottsville. But the political and legal aspects of tho case are of little Importance In comparison with the moral as pect. 'A candidate for presidential elector who permits voters to cast their ballots for him under the be lief that he will vote for the presi dential candidate of tho party on whose ticket he is running, while at the samo time ho Intends to vote against tho presidential candidate of his party, Is obtaining votes under false pretenses. 'And tno candidate for presidential elector who declares to the voters that he will not sup port the nominee of his party, and at tho samo time refuses to withdraw from the ticket and permit a candi date to be substituted who will vote for his party's nominee, Is denying tho right of franchise to American citizens, who must either violate their consciences and Judgment by voting for him or else not vote at all. Such a position Is monstrous and Immoral In tho extreme And yet tho Independent, claiming to lie a reputable Journal, circulating among a law-abiding and liberty loving people, advocates this por nlclous doctrine which Is no less subversive of political liberty and honesty than It Is offensive to tho moral senso of tho people. Tho Muii For Public Olllce. Because of his long familiarity with party cries beforo an election tho countenanco of tho sophisticated voter shows lines of weariness when ho is urged to turn out tho party In power merely to allow someono who has been untried to tako over tho. office. Two candidates of equal merit, running for tho presidency, ono tho present olllco holder who has given tho people a safo and sano administration, with tho strongest assot unrofuted prosperity, should furnish no puzzlo to tho conscienti ous citizen who Is called upon to choose between them. In other words tho intelligent laboring man who has a family to care for, will re flect many times beforo casting his voto for a change In view of the prosperous condition of tho country today. He Is not going to gamble his position away. This Is Just one sound reason i which will go a long ways towards rc-olecting William H. Taft. "Let well enough alone" Is a sufficient re ply to make to anyone who advo cates a change. The Record has nothing but words of praise for Woodrow Wilson and If wo must have a Democratic president wo don't know of anyone who would suit us better. But Woodrow Wil son may be Just the man to upset our prosperity program. Taft has .been tried. We know something 1 I ni,ni i.oatnrahiro m.mr.1 i ""VIIIV . juvwt u.a x. w i Warns Irish of Wilson. Tho Rev. 'Dr. Robert Ellis Thomp son, principal of the Central High school 'Scranton nnd one of tho best known educators In the country, has Issued a statement In which he calls upon the Irishmen of the country to oppose the Presidential candidacy of Woodrow Wilson "Gov. Wilson Is a violent free-lit. trader," he declared. "'He believes) in too much reduction of the tariff. Therefore I am against him, and it behooves every Irishman to bo I against him. j "Being an Irishman and knowing! what free trade has done to my na-1 tive country i non e wisn 10 see u Inflicted upon my adopted country, and I hope every Irishman will think likewise. "I am for Taft although I do not consider him an Ideal President. As between Taft and Roosevelt I prefer Taft. He stands up for tho Con stitution and does not tako up every new fad." UNION PICNIC A SUCCESS. The Union Sunday school picnic which was held at Lake Lodore on Thursday last, was enjoyed by about 500 people. The day was Ideal; not too hot nor too cold, but Just right. Teachers and their classes were In little groups all over the ground. Then there were family parties, bachelors and others. All enjoyed the festivities of tho day, and the best part of it was the day passed off without an accident. After dinner nearly everybody went to the baseball ground to wit ness a game of (ball between the benedicts and bachelors. Sides were chosen and assignments given. Some excellent plays were made. One of the features of the game was Domi nie Whittaker's line control of tho ball as shortstop. Cashier Howell proved himself to be a good runner and was as fleet as a deer on foot. Ho surprised the spectators. W. H. Stengle was good on running cow paths and despite the fact of being side-tracked he shot from the pasture to second base and scored. Joe Welch, Oh yes, he was there. But you should have seen him at the stick. Joe Is a bettor quoit pitcher than he is a ball player, but he made some fine plays. Fred Mauer, the old-time over hand ball tosser, was pitcher and he found the base every time. Brock Lesher made some star plays. But the score, Oh yes the runs were tallied as fast as they could be chalked down and would you believe It each team got 14 runs and only Ave Innings were played. Jenkins' Boy Band discoursed fine music for dancing. Thirty gallons of Ice cream were sold in cones. The occasion was one that will long be remembered. The line-up follows, tho married and near-married men being in the first column and the single men holding positions In the second col umn. Married. Position. Single. Mauer p Thayer Lienbach...c Llghtsizer Hull cf Gerry Stengle If Ripple Whlttaker..2b Guenther Lesher 3b Sampson Dudley. . . .ss Heft Rowland. ...lb Burkhart Truscott. . . .rf Heumann Score by innings: Married Men 0 2 5 C 1 14 Single Men 1 2 7 3 1 14 The game came to an end at the last of the fifth Inning owing to Brock Lesher breaking tho bat. .MODERN EQUIPMENT FOR FAUVnJW FARM. Five Thousand Dollars to lio Spent For Machinery, Says Senator McNIchols. When the Farvlew hospital for the criminal insane opens October 1, the state will have on the ground up-to-dato farming machinery that will maKo It possible for tho hospital to raise most of tho foodstuff used in maintaining tho Institution. Senator Walter iMcNlchoIs, a mem ber of tho commission and In char go of tho arrangements locally, an? nounced last week that a schedule is now being prepared of tho farm im plements necessary and after bids are received tho farming machinery will bo purchnscd and Installed. For this featuro of the institution alone there has been an appropriation of $5,000. Road machinery Is also to bo purchased, Senator McNIchols said, tho appropriation for general tools, a stone crusher and road-roller having been Ilxed at $2,000. Tho plan is for the inmates to work and improve tho roads near tho hospi tal. For the furnishing of the hospital there has been an appropriation of $12,000 to includo office furnituro, bedding, chairs nnd other equipment necessary in a hospital. For main tenance there has been an appropria tion of $50,000 to run tho hospital until Juno 1 next. Work Is now being rushed on tho construction of tho laundry power house and reservoir, threo"Jobs that when finished, Senator McNIchols says, aro to bo woll worth travollng to Farvlew to see. Tho hospital is to open October 1 with 150 patients taken from tho general insane hos pitals of tho state. Trlbune-Repub-ljcan. Menner & Co.'s Made-up Goods Departments aro offering special sales In summer goods in all lines. 55ol 8. Atlas Portland Cement, tho stand ard American brand. Get our prices. Murray Co., Honesdale, Pa. 57t2. WAYNE COUNTY IDEAL PLACE TO RAISE APPLES Flavor of Nnllvo Grown Fruit Un-' cnunlkMl In United States Gov ernment Hny.s So Fanners 1 Ought ( Orgnlil.c Association nnd Sell on ISIk Srnle. There Is no country better adapt ed to raising apples, fruits and ber ries than right here In Wayne coun- !tv - ,The so" ,B Aottor..?n,? ,cUm,nt c lu,luulu"s "l,uul ut- f.1'"""11' l 1B uncommon to see wild applo trees growing along the highways and by-1., ! ways. .... . 11 . 1 i : U??Z Vi' , trees be raised in large quantities? There nre thousands of acres of ap parently waste land In Wayne county that can be made to reproduce trnlnloads of the most delicious fruit ever grown. Why do farmers pay from G00 to $1,000 per acre for apple orchards and implanted lands In the west when their own land will produce a better quality apple than crown In Washlncton. Idaho. Ore g0n or Montana? Wayne county Is a land of great possibilities. Her farmers live within the radius of one of the largest markets In the world New York City. All the apples, fruits, berries, etc., would And ready buy- ers. Commission merchants would find Wayno county if the farmers residing therein would produce ap ples, strawberries, raspberries, or eggs In quantities of from one to half dozen carloads per day. It can be done here as well as In other places. The topography of the land in Wayne county is Irregular which makes It difficult to raise grain. In several places in the county the farmers, before harvesting their grain, literary have to engage a drum corps to drum up the grain to get tho heads together so they can be effectively cut. Wayno coun ty Is not a grain country. The farm ing Is too diversified. If more at tention were paid to raising fruits and berries tho bank account would be larger at the end of the year. Of course to do this the crops would necessarily have to be grown in large quantities to attract big buyers. By organizing a fruit growers or pro duce exchange this could be effec tively done. Then each member would bo asked to obligate himself to raise an acre or half-acre of iber ries, cherries and other fruits in larger acreage. It is true that there are pests here, but by spraying, pruning and cultivation this could be overcome. In the llrst place to keep the Insects down or away from the tree it is essential to kep the weeds down. Do not allow them to grow. Keep the ground perfectly free from any growth for In the weeds the In sects live and are fared. Tho cod dling moth Is a pest but It can be killed by spraying. To grow fruit for any market it must be free from all blemishes. Not a defective apple will be ac cepted. They must also be properly packed and crated. The Western apple may look more delicious to the buyer, higher colored and larger in size, but when it comes to flavor there is no apple grown, not even In the famous Bitter Root Valley, Mon tana, that can equal the Wayne county apple. The size and color can be obtained by pruning. Trim the trees so they will throw out low limbs. Leave the center of the tree open, thus enabling tne sunsnine and air to penetrate. The apple will then ripen and receive a color equal to tho "Mackentosh Red," the celebrated apple of Bitter Root Val ley, Montana. This cannot be done without some care and work, 'but the effort put forth will repay the orcharulst many times over for his time and labor. Crops, such as corn or potatoes, can be successfully grown In young orchards, but as soon as the tree be gin to bear fruit, nothing should be allowed to grow between the trees. All nourishment Is then nec essary for the tree. Keep the ground and trees clean and well mulched. Cut down all suckers. After tho trees commence to bear turn your hogs Into the orchard. They will not injure tho trees but will pick up all the Infected fruit that falls. If you do not know what your land Is best adapted for send a sample of the dirt of your farm to the Stato College, State College, Pa., or tho Department of Agriculture, Washington, ID. C, and have an analysis made of It. You will forth with receive an analogical report tolling you what the land is best adapted to raise. Is this not a more wise plan to pursue- than to go on year after year apparetnly in tho dark without knowing what your farm Is really capable of producing? The Citizen hopes that tho farm ers of Wayno county will get to gether boforo another year rolls around, organize an association for tho benelit of the farmer, thereby es tablishing a name for Wayno county that will be known country wide and utilize thousands of acres of now waste and unseated land. Geoi-no W. Iliittcrwortli Dead. On Thursday afternoon last, July 11, occurred tho sudden death of Georgo W. Butterworth, of Sterl ing, whilo engaged in pitching on a load of hay in tho field. 'Ho be came unconscious nnd died almost Immediately. Mr. Butterworth was Hfty-llvo years old and had been a resident of Sterling for many years wliero ho had gained a reputation for honesty, Industry and work. He was a good neighbor nnd a kind and loving husband and father. Wo Is survived by ono son and several daughtors. The family has tho sympathy of all their neighbors In tholr bereavement. Tho funornl services woro hold from his lato homo In Sterling on Saturday morning at ton o'clock, Rev. W. E. Wobster, officiating. In torment was made in Catterson cemetory. Death of Mrs. Kuto llradliury. Mrs. Kato (Roily) Bradbury, wifo of Chas. E. Bradbury, Esq., died at her homo in Scranton at C o'clock Monday morning. Sho had been In feeblo health for several years, the final attack of illness lasting about a week. (Mrs. Bradbury was born m the Parish of Killucan, County JVest- meath, Ireland, In 1842, coming to this country in the fifties anil snt- I tnng with her parents In Honesdale. A few years later she went to Scranton where she was married to ,r.auuur.V.. 18 'J' .Dy tno lat0 r it i - . .. .7 Rev. Moses Whltty. V. O Having lived In Scranton continu ously over half a century sho had seen the city's growth and possessed a very wide acquaintance through out tho valley. Notwithstanding her irngiie neann, sho Kept in touch with iMnny will miss her kindly Interest and ever generous sympathy, shc ,s gurvlvod uy her husbnntli Qnn wining. n .i rri ; ' an' two sisters, Mrs. John F. Doyle " w llllHJIl k tlliU i ilUUltlD I and Mrs. M. R. Bralnard. all of Scranton, also many nephews and nieces; her descendants reaching tho fourth generation. Funeral at St. Peter's Cathedral 'Wednesday morning with a solemn i requiem mass. Interment in Ca- i thedral cemetery. UNION. (Special to Tho Citizen.) The much needed rain came at last, which was much needed for the gardens and crops. Miss Sophia Blum, a student of Stroudsburg Normal School, Is spend ing her vacation at her homo In Bra man. Mrs. Sarah Scudder visited friends in this locality last week. She has been residing in Rochester but is on her way to Marion, Ohio, where she will make her future home. Mrs. Harriet Taylor, of Blngham ton, N. Y., is visiting at Wm. Lay ton's. Mrs. Eliza Teeple and little Doro thy Layton are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kemp at BInghamton, N. Y. Preston Teeple, who has been spending several weeks with his fam ily, returned to New York last week where he will work at carpenter work. John F. Flynn is entertaining a number of boarders. Miss Edith Tolley of Honesdale, and Mrs. Lewis Hill, of Lookout, spent Wednesday with Abbie J. Blake. Mrs. Osborne and daughter Mattie aro visiting at Appolls Schenk's. Mrs. Earl Layton Is on the sick list. Wm. Stevens, who has been very 111, is slowly recovering and his many friends hope to see him out soon. MISERABLE DYSPEPTICS All the world looks gloomy to the man with the npset stomach. He sees the world through smoked glasses and never tries to rub off the smoke. Cheer up, Mr. Dyspeptic, there's bright days ahead of you. Go to G. W. Pell's this very day and say l want a box of MI-O-NA tablets. Tako them as directed and if the misery doesn't leave your stomach and bring a sunny smile to your gloomy countenance, go and get your 50 cents back. MI-O-NA stomach tablets will promptly end the distress of indi gestion, will stop nervousness, dizzi ness, biliousness, sick headache and sleeplessness. Fifty cents buys a large box at G. W. Pell's, the drug gist, and druggists everywhere. 1871 ABSOLUTE The Leading Financial Wayne County Honesdale, Pa. Capital Stock J200.000.00 Surplus and Profits 350,000.00 Total Capital 550,000.00 Resources 3,050,000.00 We are pleased to announce to our by the increase of our CAPITAL STOCK to $200,000.00 we have largest CAPITALIZATION of any CORRESPONDENCE INVITED OFFICERS: B. HOLMES, President H. S. SALMON, Cashier T. 'SEARLE, Vice-President W. J. WARD, Asst. Cashier. DIRECTORS: W. A. W. T. B. HOLMES A. T. SEARLE B. CLARK C. J. SMITH W. F. SUYDAM H. S. J. W. SALMON FARLEY July 15, 1912. and s Mens Every garment we sell comes from the fact ory and is guaranteed in every respect. No out-of-date or shelf-worn stock. If you are not pleased with the goods you buy from us, you can return them for the cash. Boys' Khaki Pants 15e Boys' Overalls, age 3 to 15 17c Boys' Knickerbockers, cloth nnd Khaki 3Sc Boys Knickerbockers, Corduroy 50c Men's Overalls and Jackets 25 and 30c Men's Best Overalls and Jackets 50c Men's Worklngmen's Pants 50, 75 and 95c Men's Dress Pants 1.20 to ?3 25 Men's Khaki Pants 00c and 95e Men's J3.00 Cordur.oy Pants $1,85 Men's Corduroy Pants, Odd Sizes 95c Wo havo Hunting Coats and Norfolk Coats In cloth and Corduroy. Prices romaln good only for a short time. Advances In material and cost of manufacture prohibit the duplication of goods at theso prices. Now Is tho tlmo to savo money. LOOK FOR THE SIGN "MANUFACTURERS SALE" Foster Building OPPOSITE 0, & H. DEPOT. Honesdale, Pa. MAIN STREET HOLLISTERVILLE. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Holllstorvllle, July 16. A very severo thunder storm passed over this section last Satur day evoning, but very little rain fell. Tho crops aro all suffering for tho want of rain. The Hotel Footo Is well patronized every Sunday. Last Sunday even ing twenty-nlno persons besides tho family took supper. Tho Baptist church has been new ly papered and painted and will be ready to hold regular services In two weeks. On account of the Baptist church Viot having Its repairs completed, Rev. Thomas preached In tho M. P. church last Sunday evening. His theme was "Tho Christian a Sheep and a Pilgrim." Haying is In full swing Just now. Some fields nre bringing a good crop while others are not. Mrs. Wesley Markle and daughter Florence from Berwick, Pa., spent a few days at the II. P. parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Relchert and grandson John spent four days with their son, Rev. A. R. Relchert recently. Their home Is in Reading, Pa. Rev. Relchert will preach in tho M. P. church next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock. He will have for his theme "Meeting For the Master's Use." Old People's iDay will be observed In tho M. P church on Sunday morning, August 4. HOME TALKS Every professional, mechanic and laboring man ought to own his prop erty. There are several sultablo lo cations that can bo purchased In Honesdale and in tho adjoining townships at reasonable prices. There Is nothing more satisfying or grati fying than for a man to possess his own home. He feels more at liberty to do as ho pleases, does not think anything about the rent coming due or time of moving when a property might bo sold. Buy your own prop erty. You will not only be moro contented but you will feel Inde pendent. J. B. Robinson Insurance Real Estate Agency Real Estate Bought and Sold COME IN AND TALK IT OVER OFFICE: Jadwin Building. SECURITY 1012 Institution of Wayne County Savings Bank, CUSTOMERS and FRIENDS that the Bank in this SECTION. II. J. F. P. E. W CONGER KIMBLE GAMMELL Lb Eii Boys' Pants