PAGE TWO THB CITIZEN. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1913. MR. TAFT AND THE President Has Said He Con siders His Salary Adequate, HARD TIMES OF SOME EX'S. Other Countries Savo Mon of High Official Rank From Danger of Work In Old Age Grant, In Bucir-st, Had the Saddest Experience of Any of Our Former Presidents. The president of the United Stntcs receives nunuallr from the nation dur ing the fnr years of his office $7.1.000 n year. In addition, n number of such expenses iih the upkeep of the White ITouso and the stables and parages nre pnld for. and. of course, the salaries of the staff of executive ollloes arc also n national charge. President Taft went on record only a few days before the announcement of the Carnegie $2.1,000 pensions for cx-presldents and their widows as to Uie sulllcieiicy of the remuneration of the president, innsld erlliK his actual necessary expendi tures while In otHce. Other countries have, however, con sidered It of lmiwrtance to secure men who have held lilsli official rani; from the dancer of spending their old age with not sufficient to live upon and from the tomptatlon of undertaking oc cupations which might tend to bring Into disrepute the high offices they linve held. Thus In Kngland every cabinet minister who has been in office for two years and makes a declaration that his private Income Is not above a certain figure Is entitled to a pension for life from the civil list. At the pres ent moment two pensions of $10,000 n year and threo of $0,000 n year nre thus being paid. Difficulties of Retirement. In many canes It has happened that cr-presidenta of the United States have been possessed of sufficient private means to retire from all public activi ties and to end tholr days in comfort nnd peace, like George Washington, but in modern times, with the long life In politics generally demanded of any man who aspires to the White House nnd the greater requirements of social life, till has become more and inoro difficult. Andrew Johnson, Indeed, in 1809 re tired Into seclusion, and little was heard of him till he was called to the United States senate in JS7.1 for the last few months of his life. Hutherford B. Hayes, who alone of all the presidents had the reputation of saving from his salary, went back to Ohio and for twelve years engaged in chicken rais ing with considerable success. Ches ter A. Arthur lived only a few months nfter he had left office and was not obliged to go Into any business. Grant's 8d Experience. The maddest fortune that befell any ex-president was that of General Ulys nes 8. Grant- After ho had retired and bad made his famous tour around the world lie settled down in New York. He was not a rich man, but had a com petency. Unfortunately ho risked all he possessed in tie brokerage firm of Grant & Ward, of which ho and his on were partners. By tho mlsmau flgemcnt of a partner tho entire assets of tho firm were wiptd out at ono stroke, and the ex-prosldant and vet eran soldier found himself forced in his old ago to fsxo th world anew. In his dbitreu bo wont to William H. Vanderbilt Mr. Vanderbilt gave him a check for $100,000 absolutely with out security. This was iw&llowod up In the wreck, and Ganwal Grant In or tier to givo bo mo return for the money took to tho financier all his collection of swords of honor, medals and tro phies. These Mr. Vanderbilt after ward returned to Mrs. Grant, and they ore now in the National museum nt Washington. As soon as be saw that ho was ruined tho er-presldent, with Indomitable pluck turned to the offers which had ofton been made to him by publishers for tho writing of his recol lections. ne then set himself to write his memoirs, and tho last yoar of bis life, when he was already fighting the can cer In his mouth which killed him, was given up to the production of the work. Congress had indeed placed him once more on the retired list of tho army, thus assuring him the pay of a general, but ho persevered with his self allottod task and completed it only four days before his death. In this fight against overwhelming odds the veteran soldier secured a suitable provision for his fumlly. Two Returned to Law. Both Benjamin narrlson nnd Grover Clovolaud were lawyers by profession and turned to tho bar when thoy loft tho White nouso. Mr. narrlson was appointed professor of international law In tho Lcland Stanford unlrerslty, in California, and also practiced ac tively. Ho was counsol for Venezue la in its arbitration with Great Brit ain and was the representative of tho United States at tho first naguo con ference. Mr. Cleveland formed for a short time a law partnership with Francis Lyndo Stetson and afterward settled down at Princeton, N. J. There ho did Bomo lecturing In the university and also contributed to magazines. After tho great insurance scandal ho was made chairman of the voting trust of the Equitable Life Assurance society's stock. BLAMES MODERN FICTION FOR INCREASING DIVORCES. Felix Adler Says It Causes Us Lightly to Regard Sorious Problems. Because there nro so many millions of homes In this country. Professor Felix Adler believes today that 100,000 divorces In n year do not mean that the home Is being disrupted. Ho docs not believe cither that the divorces are the result of immorality, for, he said, that in Bavaria, whoro there were no divorces, there was much Immorality. "It Is a certain state of mind which is tho cause of the increase of di vorce." ho said, "and It is very largely due to the dclre of women to throw off nil yokes and assert their inde pendence. It Is this which makes many women desire an experimental or trial marriage." He said that Kllen Key and women of her type weie responsible for much of the unrest among women and that young people. In'luenced by modem fic tion, learned to think of life loss se riously than they should, no had much to say of the need of unity in the family. ".Married life is a triangle." he said, "the husband and wife and tho chil dren. 'but the father and mother are too apt to ask whether they can agree to live li.irethcr inroad of considering win; I their duty Is to their offspring. They separate and leave their children to the care of the state. "One great modern heresy Is that the state can take care of the child. We talk In an offhand way of great public asylums for the cure of children. Much Is said about what scientific experts enn do with children, but while It is true that parents c.uinot take tho place of s ientific experts, the latter cannot take the parents' place." SINGLE HANDED COMBAT. Moonlight Duel Between Turkish Offi cer and Veteran Montenegrin. A Balkan war correspondent tells a Ftrlklng story of the fighting near Tara bos. In n hospital at RIcka, he says, he saw a young Turkish officer who had been terribly hacked about with saber cuts. This man, who had had command of an outpost before Tnra bos, had ridden forward on horseback In the face of tho Montenegrin bullets and In the manner of the knights of old had challenged the bravest among the enemy to meet him In single com bat. This took place In the evening In the light of the moon. An old Montenegrin, a veteran of many fights, accepted the challenge, and the two battled together for a long while, scrupulously observing the laws ! of nn honorable duel. The Montene grin was wounded In the shoulder only, but the Turk was sabered In a frightful manner, and, though he resisted for a long time, half blinded by his own blood, he eventually fell. Thereupon his enemy bent over him, stanched his wounds nnd called for as sistance, after which the injured Turk was removed with all speed to a hos pital. FLYING LIFE SAVING DEVICES. For Rescues at Sea and Installation on Troopships. Navy officials are contemplating the adoption of a special typo of flying machine as a means for rescuing per sons from a disabled ship at sea. One of three boards which are examining life saving devices has been in session at Newport News, Va., and the flying machine was one of about sixty de vices, many of them of foreign make, which were submitted for examina tion. Other boards have been holding ses sions In San Francisco and Manila, and when all of tho recommendations are received the quartermaster corps will dotormine what devices will be purchased to be Installed on army transports. Army aviators aro at Augusta, Ga., whore they will continue maneuvers with military aeroplanes during the winter. The army aviation camp at College Park, Md., is deserted. Offi cers experimenting with hydroaero planes at San Diego, Cal., will seek to develop the usefulness of the air and water machine. STAR TRIPS OF THE FUTURE. Scientist Says They May Be Possible by Use of Coronlum. II. Krauss Nield, one of tho scien tists present at a recent banquet at the Authors' club of London, referring to tho presence of coronlum in the sun said that it would be very Interesting If It could bo collected on the earth. Problems of aviation would bo seen In a very different aspect, for they had good reason to suppose that coronlum was so light that Its lifting capacity would be vastly superior to anything of which they had knowledge. Future visits to tho earth's neighbors in the solar system or even further he did not regard as an absolute Impossi bility. Such a prediction seemed to him no more wonderful than would have been the statement 300 years ago that It would be possible to throw a message across the Atlantic without the guidance of even an intervening wire. Balkan Costumes a la Mode, Events in tho Balkans have encour aged several of the Paris dressmakers to launch extraordinary costumes nam ed after the present focus of Interest. Ono of these Is "La Hobo Dlplomate." Another Is "Tho Political norlzon." It U a storm clonk In cloud colored stuff with n fur collar of "consplrateur" cut GUEST OF i( AT FIRST BATTLE Nicholas Tipped Mjscs Hostili ties Were About to Begin, SAW OPENING GUN FIRED, Diplomat, Returning Home, Gives Graphic Description of the Montene nro Victor at Detchich, Where the Great Struggle Began, and Tells of Allies' Preparedness For Long Fight. C. II. Moses of Concord, N. H., re tiring United States minister to Greece and Montenegro, Is the first eyewitness of the battles between the allies and the Turks to bring back to this coun try graphic pictures of the grim pre cision of mode:-!) warfare. He saw the first gun of the war fired and the first defeat of the sultan's fighting men, having been practically the guest of King Nicholas. "The attack of the allies upon Tur key wa . absolutely prearranged," he si'id. "Every foot of the campaign and the p.irt that each of the little powers was to play In tackling their giant neighbor and common enemy were planned last May. At that time n se cret meeting of the military strategists of Montenegro, Servla. Greece and Bul garia was held In a little town In Dal- matla. Accurate Information as to the strength and degree of preparedness of the Turks was in the possession of these strategists. They knew Just when nnd whero to strike. I Knew War Was Inevitable. "I witnessed the mobilization of the Greeks at Athens nnd then the mobili zation of the Montenegrins at Cctlnje, the capital of Montenegro. Everything went as smoothly as a well oiled ma chine, and even while the big European fiowcrs were saying peace could be maintained tho leaders of tho various little nations know war was as Inevita ble as the rising of the sun, because It had been determined upon. "Two days before the Montenegrins opened hostilities King Nicholas, tho much beloved monarch of lhe little state, called me to an audience and gave me nn advance tip. '"If you will go to Detchich,' said he, namlug a little Turkish town just across the border from Montenegro, 'at 8 o'clock next Wednesday morn ing you will sec tho first gun of a vic torious war fired.' "I followed his advice and promptly at the dot of 8 a. m. a big piece of field ordnance belched a solid shot across the valley to the fortifications behind tho Turkish town. The war was on. "Instantly all tho heavy cannon that the Montenegrins had secretly moved across the frontier during the night and placed In positions previously se lected opened up on the fortifications and the Turkish guns replied. I stood back with the staff of General Martln ovlch, the commander of the Monte negro army, and watched tho action through field glasses. Watching the First Battle. "It was grim. It wns terrible. But there was somothing tremendously in spiring in the sight of tho two columns of Montenegrins moving forward with tho precision of a football squad ad vancing tho ball. Under cover of the heavy artillery firing the two columns pushed boldly up the heights toward tho fortifications, deploying as they went, and soon the roar of volley fir ing suppllod a steady undertone to the booming of the heavy guns. "I could see the rending and smash ing of the Turkish fortifications under the exploding shells from the Monte negrins' guns; watched the long line of white cottonball puffs along the para pets where tbo red crescent flag waved; followed the detached blocks of men clambering up tho heights, Inexorably closing in on tho doomed fortress. "Finally, after about five hours of flghtlug, there was a faint cheer borne across the valloy, even above tho roar of guns, and I saw the Montenegrins sweep forward In the llnnl dash up the slope to the parapets of the fort Itself. Soon it was all over. The red ling wavered nnd dropped, and In Its place rose tho flag of little Montenegro, while bugles saluted It." Montenegrins Wonderful Fighters. Mr. Moses said ho witnessed two other minor engagements at Tuzl and Tchlpchamlk and saw tho preliminary skirmishes of tho siege of Scutari. "The Montenegrins aro born fight ers," said tho retiring minister. "Phys ically they are such magnificent meu that anybody under six feet in height is couutcd a dwarf. General Martlno vlch, tho commander, Is the ono great dynamo of tho country commander, secretary of stato, treasurer and every thing else combined. He Is a marvel. "Tho first victories over the Turks were expected by tho allies, but It has been a great surprise to them ns well as to the Kuroponn observers that tho Turks have not recovered from their Initial reverses. The allies expected grim resistance, yet thoy havo Just bo gun to meet It at the doors of Con stantinople Itself." Now the Stingless Bee. Dr. J. A. Nelson, tho beo oxpert of the department of acrlculture, has dis covered a "stingless" bee, which, how ever, being deprived of tho bitterness of Its sting, also lacks tho sweetness of honoymaklnc Bultan- Buttons aro certainly as ancient as the siege of Troy, In tho ninth century before our era, for, both In that unfor tunnto city nnd nt Mycenno, Dr. Scbllo m iinn discovered objects of gold, silver nnd bronze which could hnvc bad no other use than that of buttons. In mcdloval times the clothing of the common peoplo wns generally fnstcned with wooden pegs of the typo and form of those resorted to In emergencies by tho country boy of tho present day. Buttons covered with cloth were pro hibited by George I. In 1720 to en courage the manufacture of metal but tons. The Metaphor of the Spider. Better than most metaphors that have been drawn from the spider's way of life Is the delightfully human one of Alphnnsc Knrr's In his "Voyage Autour de Mon .Tnrdln." Tho spider, ho says. Is more truthful than man. When man says. "If my wife does not love me I shall die," he does not die. But when a spider says so he knows he Is speakiir.' the truth, for If his wife does not love 111 tn she kills him. London Saturday Review. More Class. Little Bess What does your father do? Little Nell He's a horse doctor. Little Bess Oh, dear! 1 guess I'd better not piny with you then. I'm afraid you don't belong to our set. Little Nell -Why. what docs your fa ther do? Little Bess He's a vet'nary surgeon. Chicago News. Slandering a Saint. "Fifteen years ago," said the aged brother, addressing the congregation, "I gladly gave my heart to the Lord." "And that's the only cheerful gift he ever made." whispered the deacon whoso business It was to collect the nnnual subscriptions. Fig Leaves. The story Is told of a young lady from the east whf seeing a fig tree for the first time, exclaimed, "Why, I always thought fig leaves were larger than that!" San Francisco Argonaut A Good Laugh. One good, hearty laugh Is a bomb Bhell exploded In the right place, while spleen and discontent nre a gun that kicks over the man who shoots It off De WittTalmage. A Too Ominous Beginning. She If a girl proposed to you, you wouldn't dare to refuse her. He If n girl had the nerve to propose to me I wouldn't dare marry her. Boston Transcript Thore Is no policy like politeness, Unco a good manner often succeeds frhere the best tonguo has failed. Melbourne Customs. In Melbourne uo Sunday papers are permitted, no hotels are allowed to open their bars from midnight on Sat urday until Monday morning, and any ono driving past a place of worship at n faster pace than a walk while serv ice Is in progress is liable to be ar rested. Ancient Chinese Writing. The Brltisu museum contains the old est known examples of Chinese writ ing in the form of animals' bones in scribed with characters. Britain's Oldest Office. The oldest office under the crown Is that of lord high steward, which was In existence before the time of Ed ward the Confessor indeed, some au thorities say that it was instituted by Offa in 757. For a long period this of ficial was second only to the king, and the office was for some time heredita ry in certain noble famine:. Come Out of the Big End of the Instead of the Little End of the Horn ! That's What You'll Do if You Read and Heed. That Christmas shopping hns to be flone anyway, so why not get first choice, have an easy time of it your elf. lighten the labors of the shop girls and make everybody happy by getting an early start? BEAT SANTA CLAUS TO IT! QHARTEIl NOTICE. Notlco Is hereby given that an application will bo mado by Martin B. Allen, Edmund I). Hardenbergh, William J. Ward, Fred W. Powell, O. William Sell, Charles II. Dor fllngcr, J. Samuel Brown, Leopold Blumenthal, Frederick W. Kreltnor, Hornco T. Mcnncr, Charles P. Scarle, Wllllnm J. Hclller, Robert J. Murray, Frank G. Terwllllgor, Slgmund Katz, to the Govornor of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 21th A. D. 1912, at 10 o'clock a. m., under the provisions of an Act of Assembly entitled "An Act to provide for tho incorporation nnd government of Street Railway Companies In this Commonwealth" approved tho 14th day of May A. D. 1889, nnd the supplements thereto for tho charter of an Intended corporation to bo called tho WAYNE COUNTY STREET RAIL WAY COMPANY, tho character and route of which aro for the purpose of constructing, maintaining nnd operating a street railway for public use In tho con veyance of passengers and property to bo operated by any motive power except steam; BEGINNING at a point on tho public road known as tho Carbondnlo Plko opposlto tho school house In tho village of Seely villo, In tho Township of Texas, County of Wayne and Common wealth of Pennsylvania; thence over, along and upon tho said pub lic road In nn easterly direction to Its Intersection with tho westerly borough lino of Honesdale, In said Co'inty and Commonwealth; thence over, along and upon Park street In said Borough in a northeasterly di rection to its intersection with Main street; thence over, along and upon Main street In said Borough, In a southerly direction to the Gurney Electric Elevator Company; thence also from the Intersection of said Park street with Main street In said Borough, over, along and up on said Main street In a northerly direction to the northerly Borough lino of Honesdale in said County and Cmmonwealth; thenco over, along and upon a public road known as the Bethany Turnpike In the Township of Texas, said County of Wayne, Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, to a point in the same oppos ite the bridge crossing the Dyberry River near the residence of C. F. Bullock; thence also from the Inter section of Main street in the Bor ough of Honesdale, said County and Commonwealth with Eleventh street, over, along and upon said Eleventh street to the easterly boundry line of tho Borough of Honesdale; thenco also from the In tersection of Main street in the Borough of Honesdale, said Coun ty and Commonwealth with Fourth street, over, along and upon said Fourth street to the easterly bound ary of said borough at a bridge 3 OOOOOOOCOCXXKX5CKCKX000 CKXJ Our GOLD TABLETS if used promptly make short work of a cold, O. T. CHAMBERS, PHARMACIST, Honesdale, - Pa. OOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCCXKXOOCX3CCXC0 The Honesdale Dime Bank HortesdaBe9 Pa. Condensed Report CONDITION AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOV. 2, 1912 IJESOUItCES. Iioans $101,037.01 Bonds 111,380.00 Mortgages a n d Judgments .. 138,510.00 Overdrafts 2.83 Ca.sh nnd Duo From Hanks .. 00,508.15 Heal Estate und Fixtures 21,000.00 9772,015.33 A WONDERFUL GROWTH From the day of its opening, Jan. 2, 1906, down to the present time the business of this bank has steadily increased. D. & H. CO. TlflE TABLE HONESDALE BRANCH In Effect Sept. 29, 1912. A.M, dUN l'.M. A.M A.M, P.M. SUN H 30 10 00 18 00 10 00 12 30 4 30 6 15 ... Albany .... IllnsliHiuton . A.M. 10 30 2 15 Philadelphia. 3 15 4 OS 7 10 800 4 45 9 35 12 30 7 00 7 60 .Wllkes-Harre. . ...Scrunton.... 1 19 l'.M, A.M. l'.M, P.M. A.M, Lv 5 40 5 60 1 8 45 H 65 6 25 6 35 6 39 2 05 2 15 Carhonclale .... ...Lincoln Avenue.. White Quleley Farvlew Canaan .... Lake Loci ore ... Wayniart Keene ....... .Steene l'rompton Portenla Heelyvllle Honesdale a 51 8 69 2 19 6 0S 9 li 6 51 2 31 2 37 6 11 6 17 0 ID 6 67 703 7 09 7 12 7 18 V 21 2 43 2 49 2 52 2 67 2 69 3 03 3 07 3 10 3 15 6 23 e as 6 32 6 33 639 6 43 H 46 8 00 9 29 U 32 37 8 39 9 43 8 47 9 60 9 65 7 21 7 25 7 29 7 32 7 56 spanning tho Lackawnxon IUvor; thenco over, along and upon sal brldgo In tho said Township of Texas, Commonwealth, In an easterly direction to Its Intersection with the public road known as tho Old Plank Road; thenco over, along and upon said public road known as tho Old Plank Road In said Township of Texas In n southerly direction to a point In the same at or near Carloy Brook; thenco over, along and up on tho Canal lands formerly of tho Delawaro and Hudson Company now of tho Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company In the Townships of Texas and Palmyra and tho Bor ough of Hawley, In tho said County and Commonwealth, to tho County lino of Pike county In tho Common wealth of Pennsylvania; thenco also from a point In said Canal lands In tho said Borough of Hawley oppo slto tho bridge, over the Lacka waxen River at tho foot of Erie and iyimii;ii Biiuuia in nam uuruugH U-L Hawley, over, along and upon the said bridge to said Church street; thence over, along and upon said Church street In tho Borough of Hawley, In a northwesterly direc tion to Main Avcnuo In said Bor ough; thenco over, along and upon Main Avcnuo in said Borough of Hawley In a northerly direction to tho passenger station of the Erie Railway Company; thenco also from tho point of Intersection of Main Avenue with River Street In said Borough of Hcwley, over, along and upon said River Street in a wester ly direction to Chestnut Avtnue ia said Borough of Hawle ; thenco over, along and upon said Chestnut Avenue In a southerly direction to Keystone street; thenco over, alone and upon said Keystone Street in an easterly direction In said Borough of Hawley to Main Avenue; thence returning by the same route to tho placo of beginning, and for those purposes to have, possess and en Joy all tho rights, benefits and privileges by said Act of Assembly and the supplements thereto con ferred. HENRY W. DUNNING, Solicitor Honesdale, Nov. 28, 1912 93w3. TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 1 OF WAYNE COUNTY. Robert Stewart v. Susie Stewart. To SUSIE STEWART: You are hereby required to appear In tho said Court on the second Monday in December next, to answer, tho com plaint exhibited to the Judge of said court by Robert Stewart, your hus band, In the cause above stated, or in default thereof a decree of dlvorco as prayed for in said complaint may bo made against yon In your ab sence. F. C. KIMBLE, Sheriff. Garratt, Attorney. Honesdale, Pa., Nov. 6, 1912. S9w4. oooqooqoqoooooqoozc-gqgoogv LIABILITIES. Capital $ 75,000.00 Surplus and Undi- vided Profits .. 71,512.21 Deposits . . 022,533.00 9772,015.33 l'.M P.M.! A.M.) 2 00 12 40 11 00 8 45 4 09 7 45 2 65 2 IS 7 45 8 1! A.M P.M. 9 35 12 65 12 05 io oa 9 12 8 45 Ar A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 8 0S 1 35 1 25 6 60 6 40 11 25 11 14 8 27 8 17 8 13 8 00 ; 64 1 47 7 41 7 39 7 32 7 30 7 7 22 7 19 7 18 7 64 7 60 7 39 7 33 7 25 7 19 7 17 7 12 7 09 1 21 6 34 5 21 11 10 10 69 10 63 10 45 10 39 10 37 10 32 10 29! 1 09 ,1 03 12 66 6 18 6 11 12 61 6 06 12 49 12 43 S 01 4 68 4 65 12 40 12 36 12 32 12 29 12 23 7 05 4 51 10 26 7 01 4 47 4 44 10 21 6 68 6 65 10 18 4 40 10 16 P.M. A.M SUN SUN 11 00 00 P.M.lA.M P.U.lP.M.lA.M.lAr LyIA.M.IP.M.IP.M. A.M.IP.M