PAGE TWO THD CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ao, 1912. BEWARE OF THE FADS IN EDUCATION Stnle Superintendent Sclincffer Raise n Warning Volco in Ho iwrt. Tho schools of Pennsylvania havo passed successfully through tho tran sitory period caused by tho enact ment or the school code, and steps arc being taken with vigor In every part of tho Stato to provldo vocation al schools, says Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffor, Stato Superintendent of Public Instruction, In his annual re port to tho Governor on tho schools of the State, and proof sheets of which appeared last week. Tho su perintendent, however, takes occa sion In his remarks to lift a warning voice against undertaking fads in education on the adoption of radical changes without careful study of problems. In summing up tho year tho super intendent says with gentle Irony: Writers who havo never taught a school successfully, -who havo nov cr had a child of their own to edu cate, and who could not make a dress or cook a palatable meal with tho best effort, are always loudest In tho cry for reform. Fortunately, in Pennsylvania tho superintendents and directors have never allowed the schools to bo swerved from their ori ginal purpose. Without doubt teach ers are in danger of being too con servative. Life is over changing and progress is tho watchword every where. The schools need readjust ment as civilization advances and tho conditions of life change. Tho theorist and tho reformer are needed among a free people. Hut they should not be permitted to lay vio lent hands upon those features of the school which have stood the test of ages and which contribute to the joy of life during the hours not de voted to bread winning. Ability to appreciate the best in .music, art and literature, to think the best thoughts of tho best men as these are en Bhrined In books; to enjoy the things of the mind and the higher life, constitutes a function of the school which should not bo overlook ed in a mercantile age when money and money-getting are the guage by which all human activities are ap proved or condemned. The Future Safe. Dr. Schaeffer is optimistic about the 'future of the schools, remarking: There is much ground for hope for the continued improvement of our public schools. The stands which superintendents havo taken in favor of putting the professional training of teachers at the end of the high school course, the growing num ber of college graduates with peda gogical training who go into teach ing, tho improvement in the sanitary arrangements and material equip ment of our school buildings, the palatial edifices which public opinion demands for high school purposes, the willingness of tho people to pay for experiments in vocational educa tion, tho very tendency to criticise the schools these and other signs of progress in tho schools of every county should encourage the friends of popular education and spur them to still larger effort and Increasing liberality. The school system is proving more efficient under tho new code, asserts tho suuperintendent, who dovotes considerable space to the changes In departments and to tho growth of medical inspection, saying: The movement for medical educa tion was hampered in many districts through the efforts of the League for Medical Freedom. In some districts the school boards voted against med ical inspection because they -were not fully acquainted with the new legislation. Wo cannot refrain from lauding the wisdom of the policy the State Health Department has pur sued In this important work. The figures show that CDC, 000 pu pils were Inspected and C22 were what tho superintendent calls "de frauded out of the help which the school code designed to give to the wards of the Commonwealth." Better Conditions. Considerable space is devoted to the movement for better eanitary building and playground conditions, which the Stato Board of Education is fostering; tho importance of tho work of tho expert assistants in tho Department of Public Instruction in agriculture, drawing and industrial education, the development of ag ricultural education being much dis cussed and a plea made for exten sion of agricultural education accord ing to the character of tho com munity. On this subject Dr. Schaef fer says: Tho conditions differ so much in the various parts of tho Stato that a course In agriculture is more or less flexible. In sections whero to bacco is grown emphasis should be placed on this crop. Tho same applies to dairying and fruit grow ing. 7n tho mining and other in dustrial sections much imoro atten tion should bo paid to vegetable gardening and to sanitation and tho improvement of the homo and school grounds. Care must bo taken to avoid mere hook work, such as Is apt to satisfy teacher and pupil whoro texts on agriculture are used for supplementary reading. Agrlculturo, without actual experiments on tho school grounds and at tho homo, 1b like a science taught without a lab oratory equipment. Agricultural Work. Dr. Schaeffor says agricultural teaching, as well as Industrial train ing, requires specially qualified teach ers, and ho raps tho manual training courses in some places as not fitting hoys for trades. Tho trade schools, such as exist at Lancaster, aro point ed to as valuable but expenslvo, while commendation is bestowed up on the co-operatlvo vocational courso at York, whero hoys work a week in aho-ps, whero they are apprenticed, and another weok in school, thus re ceiving an education and helping to maintain themselves. It seems to mo unwise to pass laws to provent children from work ing in factories and mills under 14 years of ago and then tax tho com munities to provide similar -work in tho schools on tho plea that tho chil dren Bhould ho taught In tho schools to uso ouch machinery In order to earn wages aftor thor loavo school. when they could learn its uso in a factory or mill and recolvo wages wjuio learning. Dr. Schaeffor says that under tho codo provision all districts faro Just ly In distribution of tho school ap propriation nnu romarKs: Tho school codo has been admin istered with a view to causing tho least posslblo friction. Tho wondor Is that there was not moro friction. Transitions break up traditions and this causes disturbed emotions on tho part of thoso who lovo tho past. It would bo a miracle If new legis lation wcro ever porfect. SHOOTING DEEK IN SULLIVAN COUXTV. Henry Ogg of Forcstburgh waa fined K0 on Wednesday for killing a buck near Sundown Tuesday night. Tho deer, a lino spike-horned buck, was found in his possession at nine o'clock. Ho was hauled up boforo Justlco Joseph Thompson by Game Protector Cross ahd paid his lino. John Avery and Herbert Avery shot tho largest deer this year and It was admired by many as It hung In front of Hotel Palm. Tho buck weighed 234 pounds dressed, and had flvo prongs. It was shot Satur day morning on the Gregory farm. August Hotens killed a three pronged buck, weighing 125 pounds on tho Gregory farm Friday morn ing. Mrs. Northway-Moycr shot a 13S pound buck on tho Takamlne pre serve on Saturday. It had throe prongs. Mrs. Meyer has tho distinc tion of being tho only woman who tool; out a hunting license In Sulll can county this season. John Costa shot a four-pronged buck weighing 135 pounds on tho Henry Morning farm on Friday. Dick Harms knocked over a 150 pound buck on tho Charles Ehrets larm on Friday. John Kovenbach, Proprietor of the Montlcollo House cafe, shot a four pronged buck on Friday that tipped the beam at 1G2 po inds. Ell Ilundle put tho finishing touches on a three-pronged buck that weighed colse to 200 pounds. He shot it on Monday. Hancock Her ald. TIIE $.-0,000,000 JIOXI) ISSUE. Harrlsburg, Nov. 19. A canvass of the results of tho rocent election of .members of the State Legislature justifies the announcement by the Pennsylvania Motor Federation that the newly elected Senators and Rep resentatives aro almost without ex ception favorable to tho proposed amendment to the constitution to permit the State to issue bonds up to ?50,000,000 for building good roads. The Legislature of 1911 passed this amendment without a dissenting vote, and if it goes through tho 1913 Legislature it will be submitted to the people for their final approval next year. The Federation finds that the comparatively few arguments at tempted here and there against tho bond proposition have been based on a misapprehension, and have been virtually without effect. Tho at tempt to .make it appear that the uona Issue will increase tho tax bur dens on farms and other real estate has fallen Hat because tho public knows real estate pays no State tax in Pennsylvania. Tho bulk of tho State revenue is derived from cor porations, tho remainder coming from bonds, mortgages, licenses, au tomobiles, etc. A circular urging people to vote against the bond issue in tho recent election was issued not long ago by someone who did not even know that the people could not vote on it un til it had passed another Legisla ture. With equal lack of knowledge tho circular alleged that there was no such thing as a road that would withstand tho wear of automobilo traffic, whereas the fact Is that tho experimental work of tho Stato Highway Department has establish ed several methods by which the wear and tear of automobile traffic is reduced to a minimum. One of theso test roads, extending five miles north from Harrlsburg, is pronounc ed virtually Indestructible. It Is well know that the deteriora tion of Stato roads constructed in the past has been due to the fact that they were given over to tho town ships to keop in repair and no re pairs were made. The fato of theao fine roads is considered tho best argument against tho suggestion that tho Stato should glvo all iU road money to the township super visors. Under the new 'highway law the Stato owns the main roads and will keep them in repair. As only the surface Is affected by wear tho problem of maintenance is simple and comparatively lnexpensivo on a road that has a propor foundation. The first cost of such roads as tho Stato is now building Is heavy, be cause it Includes a foundation that will last for centuries if tho top dressing is taken caro of. It is incorrect to say tho J50.000, 000 loan proposition will cost 2, 500,000 a year interest, because tho bonds will bo Issued only as tho money Is needed, and tho earlier is sues will bo retired before tho last of tho $50,000,000 will bo needed, bo that never moro than a fraction of tho total lssuo will bo bearing inter est at one time. Dut even J2.500, 000 a year, if expended direct for roads, would provido less than $50 a milo for tho highways of tho State, and good roads cost from $10,000 to $20,000 a mllo to build. Instead of tho routes for tho main highways having been selected by a favored fow, they were laid out In every district by tho legislators from that district, who best know tho needs of tholr homo communities, and theso routes wore then enacted into law by tho unanimous vote of the members of the Legislature of 1911. Thoro aro 8,000 miles of these main highways. Thoy radiate from every county seat. Tho Stato Is to build and maintain theso roads perpetually and without a dollar of tax on farms or othor real estato Corporations and owners of bonds, mortgages and automobiles aro to pay the bill. Automoblllsts already aro contributing $C00,000 a year to the State fuuds for road purposes. Tho farmers and local communities are now relieved of the burden of keeping up these main highways and there is that much moro money for the township roads. OUR RIGHT TO FORTIFY CANAL Stlmson Shows That Panama Defenses Are a Necessity, NO VIOLATION OF TREATY, American and British Statesmen Who Negotiated It Recognized Our Inten tions, Says Secretary of War In a Magazine Article. In nn article in the Scientific Amer ican Secretary of War Stlmson takes strong ground not only on the absolute right of the United Stntes to fortify the Panama canal, but on the need for such defenses as a matter of great na tional expediency. Secretary Stlmson denies that tho fortlflcntlon of the canal would bo a violation of this country's obligation to Great Britain under the Ilay-Paunce- fotc treaty. He thus summarizes the legal situation: I "In the? ClnvlflTl.T?1llrnr trnntr .f 1&0 the United States and Great IJrlt tain expressly agreed not to fortify or assume any dominion over any part of Central America where the canal might be made. Tho first draft of the Ilny-Pnuncefote treaty of Feb. 0. 1000, contained a similar prohibition to the effect that 'no fortification shall be erected commanding the canal or the waters adjacent.' This proposed treaty in this form was rejected bv tlm rpimia for the very reason that it did not give the United States sufficient liberty of action in regard to the canal. Tho present Ilay-Pnunccfoto treaty was then negotiated, which In Its first ar ticle entirely abrogated the old Clayton IJulwer treaty and also omitted the restrictions against fortification which had been contained in the first pro posed Hay-Pauncefotc treaty. "The memorandum which Mr. Hay sent to the senate with the second Hay-Pauncefote treaty, containing tho correspondence between himself and Lords Pauncofote and Lausdowne, shows that these changes were made for the express purpose of permitting the United States to fortify and de fend the canal and that Lord Lans downc fully understood and recogniz ed this right on our part. Lansdowne's Statement. "As to this Lord Lansdowne express ly said: "It fs most Important that no doubt ShOUld CXlSt IIS fn tllf. Inlnllnn nt !. contracting parties. As to this, I under-J fitilTlil tVint hi' . - , I I .. ....... j j uuiioaiuu ui .in reier- enco to tho matter of defense the United States government desires to reservo tho power of taking measures to protect the canal at any tlmo when the United States may bo at war from destruction or dam age at tho hands of an enemy or ene mies. "The congress of the United States then proceeded the following year in the Spooner act (section 5) to authorize the president to enter Into the con tracts for the construction of the ca nal and its 'defenses.' And in tho fol lowing year, 1003, Mr. Hay, the same statesman who had negotiated tho Hay-Pauncefote treaty, negotiated a treaty with the republic of Panama by which Panama granted to tho United States for tho purpose of the canal the use, occupation and control of the pres ent Panama canal zone and also grant ed to the "Unitod States for the protec tion of such canal the right to uso Its laud and naval forces and to establish fortifications. (Hunau Varilla treaty, article 23.) "The Hay-Paunccfoto treaty and the Dunan Varilla treaties are the only ex isting treaties entered Into by the Unit ed States which affect its rights over the Panama canal. It la perfectly clear, therefore, from the foregoing facts that none of the statesmen, ei ther of Great Britain or Panama or tho United States, who were concern ed at the time in the negotiation of these treaties or the enactment of leg islation to make tliem effective had any doubt ns to the right or purpose of the United States to defend and forti fy the canal." Necessity For Fortification. As to the necessity for the fortifica tion of the canal for tho nrotnotlnn nf the United States in time of war Sec retary Stlmson Is fully convinced. lie says: 'It has been earnestly nrmied that tho safety of tho canal can bo better and more cfieaply assured by an agree ment between the lcadinir natlnns. making it a ueutral waterway and for- umuiug it from ever being blockaded or seized in time of war. It Is argued that such a courso will relievo us from tho expense and burden of defending tho canal and that it will at the same time accomplish every result which v could accomplish by defending it our selves. "This is an entlro misconenntlnn It loses sight of tho vital dlfferenco be tween nn American canal and an inter national canal. It loses eight of the fact that It Is of vital Importance to this country not only that tho canal shall bo open to our fleet In caso of war, but that it shall bo closed to tho fleet of our enemy. An International canal, kept open and defended by agreement between tho nnwnra. from Its very nature would havo to be open to our opponent as well as to our selves." Secretary Stlmson finally elves nn outllno of tte character of fortifica tions ho deems nocessarr for thn nrnn. r defense of the canal. PROPOSED LAKE GEORGE SEIt VIOK IMS. Tho growth of tho travol to tho various landings on Lako Gcorgo and tho enormous dovolopmont of tho thorough tourist travol has led In re cent years to a notablo incroaso in tho capacity of tho steamer on that lako. In 1910 now steamer Mohican with considerable addi tional capacity replaced tho former boat of that name; during tho yoar of 1911 a now steamer Horlcan, ono of tho finest lako craft In commis sion on any inland water was put in eorvlco and during tho season Just closed replaced tho steamer Saga- moro on tho through lino, with steamer Sagamoro taking tho place of tho old Horlcon. In addition to theso larger ves sels, two fast motor boats, tho "Pam pero" and tho "Mountaineer" havo been recently added to tho fleet and perform a local servlco between various landings adjacent to Lako Gcorgo village and tho Fort William Henry Hotel. In order to keop abreast of the demands and with a deslro to con tinue Improving tho service, the transportation officials aro planning some changes for 1913. Tho most important of which provides for an additional trip of tho steamer Mo hican In the .morning on arrival of tho trains from Albany and Troy to servo points In Kattskill Bay. Tho Mohican will loavo Lako George sta tion on arrival of the trains from the south, proceed at onco making land ings at Assembly Point, Cloverdalo, Itockhurst, Grove House and Trout Pavilion. Tho through lino steamer Horlcon will follow and run direct to Marlon, making all landings north thereof including Glonburnle and Glen Eqrle similar service being operated on the return trip. This will give some additional running time, thus providing neces sary elasticity In the schedule to per mit of longer stops made necessary by the growth of tho travel and the handling of tho additional baggage and express. Persons stopping at points in Kattskill Bay should ap preciate this additional special ser vice. People destined to Marlon House and points north will also share In the improved service by an earlier arrival at destination. MAXIM KILLS AXOTHEIt NOISE. Invents Device for Silencing Motor Boat Engines. Hartford, Conn. Hiram Percy Maxim, Jr., of this city, son of Sir Hiram, has added to his silencers for guns, motorcycles, stationary en gines, rock drills and locomotive safety valves, a motor boat silencer. It Is largely an adaptation of tho gun silencer. As In the latter a set of disks is arranged to start tho es caping exhaust gas, whirling around as water whirls in running from a sink bowl. At a distance of thirty feet not the slightest exhaust popping can be heard in tho biggest motor boat engines. Tho device measures from twelvo to twenty-nine Inches, according to tho amount of work it is expected to do, and weighs from twenty to thirty-four pounds. Mr. Maxim is working on a silencer for noisy street cars. WILSON IS THANKFUL. His Proclamation Hominds Jcrscy itcs of Their Many Blessings. Princeton, N. J. Gov. Wilson has issued his Thanksgiving proclama tion, an excerpt from which follows: "Another year of peace and pros perity has passed by. Tho lifo of the Stato and of the nation has been un disturbed by war or pestilenco or disaster of any kind. Wo have been free to choose our own ways and havo gone through tho varied action of a great political campaign with out violence or passion. Tho hopo of our people has arisen with an in crease of their life and God has been very gracious to us in all His deal ings." GASES FOR KILLING INSECTS. A Journalist from Ohio wrote to Dr. H. A. Surface, State Zoologist, Harrlsburg, and asked "Does cyanide of potassium fumigation lor tho de struction of bedbugs have any value in the matter of destruction of germs in genoral7" Tho Teply of Stato Zoologist Sur face contains Information which has not generally been mado public, but which is of practical valuo In these days of fumigation for various pur poses. This is as follows: " Hydrocyanic acid gas is not rec ommended as a germicide, and is probably not as valuable for this purpose aa tho gas from formalde hyde, which latter on tho other hand, Is not an insecticide. Many porsons havo often wondered If either sulfur fumes or farmalin gas, as used In disinfecting rooms after sickness, would also clean up the insect pests therein. As a rule they will not do so, but It proper fumiga tion with hydrocyanic gas is given, as directed in ono of the Bulletins previously issued by tho Division of Zoology, of tho Department of Agri culture, and which is eont free upon request, there is no danger whatever of tho worst of household pests es caping tho offocts of tho gas that comes In contact with it." FISH NEARLY DROWNS PINCIIOT. Monster TarjKin Lands in His Iloat and Almost Upsets It. Port Aransas. Tex. Glfford Pin- chot, who is horo with his brother, Amos I'incnot, or Now York, and his slstor, Lady A. Jolmstono of London, had an exciting encounter with a tarpon of extraordinary size In tho deop sea channol near hero Friday last. Tho big fish, after being hooked, flung itself high into tho air and landed In tho small boat, almost capsizing it. IT COST SULZER 57,72 1, HEDGES, 52,004. Albany. It cost Job E. Hedges J2.994 to run for Governor on the Republican State ticket, according to his expense account filed with tho Secretary of Stato. William SuUer, his successful Democratic opponent, spent 17,724. RPHANS' COURT SALE. By vlrtuo of an order of Orphans' Court of Wayno County, made thin 24th day of October, 1912, I will sell at puuuc auction to tho highest bid der, at tho Court Houso, Honesdale, Pa., Friday, November 22, 1912, at 2 o'clock P. M. tho following described real ostate, being tho property of An gollno II. Masters, lato of Sterling township, deceased. All thoso two certain parcels or pieces of land situated in the town ship of Sterling, County of Wayne and Stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: Tho First Beginning at a etones corner In lino of land of Abram Haz elton; tbenco north forty-seven and three-fourths degrees west eighty perches to a ston'es corner; thence to land of C. & G. Cliff north forty-two and one-fourth degrees east two hundred and four perches to a stones corner; thenco by land of Nathaniel Martin south forty-soven and three fourths degrees east eighty perches to a stones corner; thenco by land of Daniel Martin south forty-two and one-fourth degree west two hundred and four perches to tho place of be ginning. Containing ono hundred and two acres, bo the same moro or less. And being the same land which John Ilazelton by deed dated March 1G, 1894, and recorded In Wayno County Deed Book No. 75, pago 293, grant ed and conveyed to Angellno Hazel ton. The Second Beginning at a corner of public road between Sterl ing and Dreher townships and run ning from Edward Hazelton's place to North and South Turnpike; thence along land of Angellne Hazelton Mas ters north forty-four and one-half degrees west fourteen hundred feet to a stones corner; thence south forty-five and one-half degrees west six teen hundred and eighty feet to a stones corner; thenco south forty four and one-half degrees east three hundred feet to a stake In the center of the above named public road; thence along tho said road north eighty-nine degrees east six hundred and twenty-six feet; thence along road north seventy-two degrees east ono thousand and twenty-six feet along road north seventy-nine de grees east three hundred and forty seven feet to the place of beginning. Containing thirty-two acres and sixty-two perches. Being part of tract No. 125 in warrantee name of Felix Linn. And being tho same land which F. Gilpin et ux. by deed dated April 24, 1902, and recorded in Deed Book No. 90, pago 249, granted and conveyed to Angellne H. Masters. Upon the premises are a frame dwelling house, barn and other out buildings. Terms of Sale, cash. Purchaser to pay three dollars for deed, as in Sheriff's sale. JOHN W. HAZELTON, Administrator. M. E. Simons, Attorney. OOOOGGOOCiZOOOOQX3GGOX30C&Q 0 Our GOLD TABLETS if used promptly will make short work of a cold. O. T. CHAMBERS, PHARMACIST, Honesdale, ... Pa. OOCOCKX)OOOOOOOOCCMXXXCX2C) The FARMERS and MECHANICS RANK HONESDALE, PA. Ji. E. SDIONS, President. O. A. EJtERY, Cashier. CAPITAL STOCK - - $75,000.00 Corner of Main & 10th street BANK WITH THE PEOPLE Reasons Why ! It represents moro stockholders than any othor bank in Wayno county. ITS DEPOSITS HAVE REACHED OVER THE $300,000.00 mark and is steadily growing w.th tho people's confidence and tho bank's progressive yet jonservative methods. Its expouso of management is limited to amount of business; together with it's trust funds invested in bonds and first mortgages on improved real estato assures its de positors absolute security. It treats its hundreds of small depositors with tho same courtesy as though their funds were deposited by ono or moro persons. This bank comes under tho strict requirements of the State banking laws as all savings banks and is frequently visited by tho Pennsylvania Stato bank examiner, besides having a board of directors consisting of sixteen of Wayno county's reliable business men and farmers. i DIRECTORS: M. B. Allen, W. H. Fowler. Goorge O. Abraham, W. B. Gulnnlp, J. Sam Brown, JI. J. Hanlan, Oscar E. Bunnell. John B. KranU, Wm. H. Dunn, Fred W. Kroltner, J. B. Tiffany. SPENCER j The Jeweler - would like to sec you If you are in the market;: for :: JEWELRY, SILYER-if WARE, WATCHES,! CLOCKS, I AND NOVELTIES i! "Guaranteed articles only sold." 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