THE CITIZEN
71th YEAR. --NO. 2
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1913.
PRICE 2 .NTS
If
DEATH RATE FOR 191 2 LOWEST
IN YEARS
Dr. Dixon, Commissioner of Ucnllli,
Says Average Hate Is 14 to
Every Thousand.
The dawn of the new year will be
welcomed by 17,000 men, women
and children In Pennsylvania who
would not have lived this year to
hear the merry Jingle of the bells
ringing In 1913 had the death rate
of 1906 prevailed during the past
year.
Prom the figures which have al
ready been compiled, Dr. Samuel Q.
Dlzon, Commissioner of Health, was
able to announce that the 'death rate
throughout the State .for 1912 will
only average 14 per thouasnd. This
Is the lowest rate which has ever
ibeen reached In the Commonwealth.
He said: "The benefits of public
health work and the accompanying
enlightenment of the people In re
gard to matters of sanitation and
hygiene are shown by the steady 'de
crease 'In the death rate In the past
few years."
" The purification of tb" waters,
the reduction of communicable dls
easo and the co-ordination of the
various organizations to aid In the
reduction of Infant mortality have
all wrought splendid results. What
has been done shows that we have
excellent ground to hope for a
Pennsylvania In which no children
shall die from diphtheria, in which
there shall be no typhoid, scarlet
fever, whooping cough, measles and
tuberculosis. This Is the goal to
ward which we are striving.'
" The work of the past few years
has wrought tangible results. It has
paid enormous dividends on the
money invested through the lives
saved and the Illnesses eliminated
The knowledge that in the past year
more than 170,000 of our peo
ple have been spared the ravages of
acute diseases, gives us courage for
the work of the coming year."
TWINS ATTACHED
TO EACH OTHER.
Growth Between Their Hips and
They Cannot bo Separated.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Glbbs of
Holyoke, Mass., are the parents of
two girls which In many ways are
like the famous Siamese Twins.
They are attached to each other at
the hips but in every other way are
perfectly normal. The twins are
several months old and have de
veloped splendidly since their birth.
Where they grow 'together It
seems to he a very large mass of
ligaments, hut the surgeons Interest
ed In the case have decided not to
make any extended examination of
the twins until they get older, as
the surgeons declare it would be
dangerous to try to separate them
hy operation until they reach the
age of 6 years at least. .
There will be many experts -who
feel that it will bo Impossible ever
to separate them, as has been the
case with such peculiar freaks of
nature in the past.
It has been noted that the Glbbs
twins are different In a great many
ways. Often when one desires to
sleep the other Is wide awake and
shows a strong desire to be playful.
They never seem to agree on the
eating hour, for while one cries 'for
her food the other one pushes the
bottle away.
Deatli of Mrs. Henry Ball.
Mrs. Margaret Ball, widow of the
late Henry Ball, for many years pro
prietor of Hotel Wayne, died New
Year's Day at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Dunsmore,
where Mrs. Ball has lived during the
past few years. The deceased was
67 years old. She is survived by
Mrs. H. Z. Russell of this place;
Mrs. W. H. MacMillen, of West
Flttston, and Mrs. A. B. Dunsmore,
of Wellsboro. The remains will he
brought to Honesdale Saturday and
the funeral will be held Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the resir
dence of H. Z. Russell.
Death of Peter Carrol.
Peter A. Carrol, of Carbondale,
died at 4:45 Thursday afternoon,
following a prolonged Illness, He
Is survived by wife who was former
ily Reglna Rellly, formerly of this
place, and two sons.
ULSTER SAVES MAN IN FALL
Farmer, Blown Off Palisades, Lodge
Safely In Treo.
While the spectaclo of a launch land
ing at Alpine, N. J., Is not one of tho
seven wonders of the world, ft naphtha
boat that landod there held for John
Rouloff, a farmer of Alpine, enough
Interest to draw him to the edgo of
tho Palisades.
A strong young broexo camo along
about then and lifted Mr. Rouloff from
his feet, whirling him In tho direction
of tho Hudson river, 240 feet down.
Tho farmer wore an ulstor, buttoned.
Remember this In case you Intend to
do any Alpine climbing, or the reverse,
for thirty-five feet below the top of tho
cliff Rouloff landed In a-tree and was
about to continue his Journey down
when he popped out on to a strong
limb. Tho limb ran up underneath tho
back of his coat, knocking off his hat
Then Mr. Rouloff remained quiet and the right indicates the future tense or
fast "I am to be."
Michael Neafscy, looking down upon t0 dongjp a woman Sir William
the peaceful river, saw Mr. Rouloff. drawpffine closing the diverging ends
He shouted to Rouloff to remain where 0f tho legs of tho sign for man. On
he was far from an Impossibility un- the theory that "I" is the most, impor
der tho circumstances until ho got tant thing in the world to any man
help. In five mlnuto Neafaey re- gir William utilizes the straight verti
turned with two more men and a rope. ' cni nne that represents tho body of his
The ropo was lowered to Rouloff, and maa figure to depict the word.
after he bad fastened it under his arms .
ho was drawn up. I Watch tho cent-a-word column.
STUART OPTIMISTIC
ON BOTH BIRTHDAY.
"Opportunity Everywhere for Man
With Acumen," Says Former
Governor on IJirthday.
Robust and happy, former Gov.
Edwin S. Stuart Friday observed the
fifty-ninth anniversary of his birth
day by attending to business as
usual. In speaking of the present
and the trend for the future, the
former chief executive of the Com
monwealth was optimistic.
"Opportunity Is everywhere," ho
said, "for the man with the acumen
to grasp It. The country has ex
pended and developed and trado has
reached such proportions that the
man with grit and energy and push
is needed everywhere.
"The heads of big trado concerns
where there is no sentiment, are
looking for such men. They need
them to produce results. The old
chap who 'went around fifty years
ago saying that there was no oppor
tunity for a man, is still around to
day with the same grouch. Of
course, there are some men who
work hard and don't succeed. That's
unfortunate. But the point I want
to make without preaching a ser
mon at all, Is that Integrity counts.
Moral, mental and ethical honesty
Is sure to get you there in the end."
The following unclaimed letters
remain at the Honesdale postofilce:
R. G. Cleveland, Mrs. Jas. Cook,
Mrs. Lydla King, Mrs. John Eggle
ton. M. B. Allen, Postmaster.
A DOLIiAR AN EAR FOR CORN.
Pennsylvania farmers will have an
opportunity to show what corn the
old Keystone State produces at the
Seventh Annual Corn Show at Har
rlsburg, Jan. 21-23 next. Liberal
prizes are offered in ten classes for
tho best corn, the alrgest ear, the
longest ear, etc., with gold and sli
ver medals to the winners of champ
ionships. Classes cover corn grown
in all parts of tho state ten prizes
in each class. A liberal amount is
offered also for corn club exhibits.
No entrance fees are charged.
The annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania Livestock Breeders' Asso
ciation, the Pennsylvania Dairy
Union, the State Horticultural Asso
ciation and the State Board of Agri
culture will be held at Harrlsburg
January 21-23.
MRS. ROCKWELL ENTERTAINS.
New Year's Aftcraoon Reception For
Flfty-Flvo Guests Music by
Freeman's Orchestra.
A New Year's reception 'Which
turned out to be an at home as well
as a birthday party was given by
Airs. Charles F. Rockwell at her
home on North Main street Wednes
day afternoon from 3:30 until 7.
Mrs. Rockwell was at home to about
fifty-five of her friends who came
and spent the "afternoon in a social
way which was much enjoyed by alh
The occasion was also 'her Beventy
ninth birthday. , Mrs. Rockwell, as
sisted by her daughter, Miss Harriet
Rockwell and Mrs. Benjamin Wood,
received the guests.
Tho beautiful parlor, library and
dining room of the Rockwell home
were thrown open to the guests and
because it was such a nice day the
reception was graced by several
guestB who rarely go out.
The rooms were beautifully deco
rated with holly, ferns and poln
setta and presented a pretty scene.
Freeman's orchestra furnished mu
sic for the guests all during the at-
ternoon. A 'buffet luncheon was
served in the dining room. .
SCIENTIST INVENTS
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
8lr William Ramsay Suggest Signs
For Communication.
To make possible the exchange of
Ideas among all the peoples of tho
world Sir William Ramsay, the eml
nent English scientist who Is lecturing
In Boston, has begun to develop a pic
torial sign language based somewhat
upon Chinese, which he hopes will
eventually spread among all races,
The Chinese character to express
"man," for Instance, is mado with two
converging lines that represent simply
his legs, looking much like the legs of
tho crude man that the schoolboy
draws.
Sir William's character goes further
and adds a vertical straight lino nbove
the converging lines to represent tho
body,
"Tho first thing that one thinks of,"
ho argues, "is existence expressed in
the verb 'to be.' "
So he has, arbitrarily perhaps, se
lected tho arithmetical equality mark
to denote existence,
All things relnt
ing to one's state nnd condition can be
expressed by those two parallel lines,
For time that stretches away or ac
1 tion that is constant he uses a dash,
instantaneous time or action ho repre-
sents with a dot. Thus a dot placed
squarely between and in the middle of
the two lines of the equality mark de-
notes the immediate present or "I am.'
similarly the dot when placed at tho
jeft nnd between tho two lines denotes
rmst or "I was" and when placed to
LACKAWANNA SPENDING MANY
MILLIONS
$3,000,000 Stock Issuo Will bp Used
In Work on New Cut-off Tills
Year.
Binghamton, Jan. 1. Directors
of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad company, at the
regular meeting of the board will, if
present plans are carried out, pro
vide for .the issuance of a certain
portion of the '?12,000,000 stock
authorized by stockholders at the
annual meeting last February. The
proposed new Issue will probably be
$3,000,000 of twenty-five per cent,
of the amount authorized, says the
Wall Street Journal.
Matter of stock issuance has been
agreed upon by certain interests in
fluential In the company and will
come before the executive committee
at its meeting December" 24, and be
fore the board December 26. The
board of directors will also declare
the regular quarterly dividend of
two and one-half per cent, at the
next meeting.
The ?12,000,000 stock, of which
?3,000,000 will probably bo Issued
to stockholders at par, was author
ized last February, to finance Im
provements west of Scranton and
east of Binghamton, comprising the
elimination of heavy curves and
grades and a tunnel, by building a
new line which cuts the mileage
from thirty-eight (to thirty-five
miles. Although not much more
than preliminary work has 'been
done up to the present, the expendi
ture so far has not reached 2,000,
000. Total expenditure .for the en
tire work will approximate ?17,000,.
000.
President Truesdale, of the Lack
awanna, asked whether a stock .issue
bad been determined upon, admitted
that the matter would probably come
before tho board at Its next regular
meeting. It is not believed that the
progress of the work on the new cut
off requires a stock issue of more
than $3,000,000 at par at this time.
ODD WEATHER DEVICES.
Swiss AVeather-House, n Common
Toy, Quito Trustworthy Chame
leon Barometer n Curiosity.
One of the oldest and simplest
ways of telling whether the air Is dry
or moist is to suspend a piece of
seaweed out of doors, or even in an
apartment where there is no artificial
heat. The weed is crisp and dry at
tho approach of fine weather, while
it is flabby and moist when rain is
likely.
A common toy, tho Swiss weather-
house, is really quite trustworthy in
its forecasts, says the Strand. The
woman, of course, emerges from the
little house in fine weather, while the
man comes out when Wet conditions
are to he expected.
In a medium state of the atmo
sphere both figures stand just inside
the houso. The movements aro due
to' the twisting of a cord of catgut, a
substance which is highly sensitive
to changes in the humidity of the air.
Two very singular weather devices
are those in which a frog and a leech
aro employed. In the former case a
glass Jam-jar Is filled to about two
thirds of its capacity with water. A
little wooden ladder Is constructed,
and this is placed insido the jar.
A frog will live quite happily In
such a position for a few weeks, and
It will be found that in fine weather
the creature will climb out up to the
top of the ladder. In stormy weath
er, however, the frog prefers to re
main under tho water.
Even more reliable as weather
prophets are leeches. A single leech
Is placed in a broad glass bottle with
a piece of perforated bladder or
leather over the mouth. On the ap
proach of fine or frosty weather the
leeoh remains almost motionless,
curled up at tho bottom. When rain
or wind is coming the creature rises
to the surface, while a coming thun
derstorm will cause it to be much
agitated; at times the leech will even
leave the water altogether, so sensi
tive is the animal to an electrical
disturbance.
The chameleon barometer is a
curiosity which has puzzled many
people, but Its construction is really
very simple. The animal changes
color according to the weather, .be
ing pink in damp conditions, purple
In a variable state, and bright 'blue
when the air Is dry.
A cardboard mount is prepared,
and this may bo lettered In sections,
Fair S.torm and Change. Tho chame
leon is sketched out on blotting-paper,
and then immersed in a solution
of chloride of sodium and gum ara
ble. Any chemist will make up the
mixture.
A more beautiful chemist hygro
scope Is formed of a flower mado of
white blotting-paper which has been
Immersed in the cobalt mixture. The
blossoms show .many varying shades,
from bright pink to eky blue, with
the changes in the degree of damp
ness In the atmosphere.
A somewhat curious storm-glass
was Introduced by the late Admiral
Fitzroy. This is formed of a glass
tube, stoppered, but with a small
hole through the cork. Into tho tube
has 'been poured a mixture of cam
phor, nitre, sal ammoniac, alcohol
and water. The changes In the state
of the atmosphere are indicated by
the production of feathery growths,
these extending upward at the ap
proach of a storm and retreating to
tho lower part of the tube In quiet
weather.
Judge Staples Starts Reform,
Judge C. B. Staples of Monroe
county, started a reform of1 much
Interest to rural school districts. He
demanded that proper provision be
made for the comfort of pupils In the
country districts, and Instructed the
supervisors of townBhlps to improve
roads and paths und see that the
children have good walks when
snow comes.
ABOUT PARCEL POST
Many Things Collected Hero and
There That Is of Unusual Interest.
GIFT OF SPOONS IS
FIRST PARCEL POST.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Fifty-eight
souvenir spoons engraved to repre
sent the forty-eight states of tho
union and the Insular possessions, a
gift from former Postmaster General
Wanamaker to President Taft were
contained In the first package to be
sent by parcel post from Philadel
phia. The clock, on Independence Hall
had just struck the hour marking
the close of tho old year when Post
master Smith started tho packago
on Its journey.
INSURANCE FOR PARCELS.
Postmaster M. B. Allen has re
ceived a supply of tags to be used
on Insurance packages, which here
after aro to be insured Instead of
registered. The tag is In three sec
tions, one part being attached to the
package, the second helng retained
by the home office and the third 'be
ing given to the consignor. A pack
age is Insured for ?t0 or less, at a
cost of ten cents, special Insurance
stamps being used. This guaran
tees the packago against loss or
theft, hut not against breakage.
Thus, if a dozen eggs were shipped,
the entire dozen imust arrive at their
destination, but not necessarily en
tire. THREE TONS OF BRICK
SENT BY PARCELS TOST.
Gary, Ind., Jan. 1. Every em
ploye of the Gary postoffice has sore
arms today as the first taste of the
parcel post, and Postmaster John
W. Call and Chief Clerk Joseph
Tracey are carrying their arms
around in bandages.
To-day two big dray wagons back
ed up to the postofflce and unload
ed 1,000 heavy paving bricks, each
one a separate stampted parcel. The
bricks are samples being mailed by
W. P. F. Barry, a local brick dealer,
and he found that he could send the
bricks cheaper by parcel post.
The postmaster and his assistants
spent most of the day carrying the
6,000 pounds of bricks Into the post
ofilce to be ready for the first out
going postal parcel post mall on
Wednesday morning.
PARCELS POST DOES
NOT CUT RATES
Expressions of surprise and doubt
were made by presidents and di
rectors of express companies when
informed of reports of wholesale
slashing in rates, In an effort to
fifAt the parcel post system, which
wWs into operation on January 1
Each one denied .that his company
L)" . oonsraerea any. t-uanpe in
schedules' and all regarded the new
government system as an experi
ment, the result of which cannot be
determined.
William M. Barrett, president of
the Adams Express Company, did
not hesitate to say there was no jus
tice in the Introduction of a parcel
post in AmeTica. James C. Fargo,
president of tho American Express
Company, said:
"Let the public answer to the jus
tice of It and to Its success. Let us
all wait and see whother the public
gets what It wanted." Others agreed
with tho two presidents that there
would be no reduction of rates for
some time, and that no company
could have announced seriously that
It would cut rates in half. Francis
Lyndo Stetson, a director of the
United States Express Company, be
lieved that tho parcel post would
affect the express business to a large
extent, but he knew that his own
company had not considered calling
a meeting of tho directors to discuss
a fight with the new competitor.
PARCELS POST DON'TS,
Don't drop your parcels In the
mall boxes. Take them to the1 post
office and turn them over to the
clerk. There is only one place to
send articles by parcels post In this
city and Its vicinity
Don't guess at the weight of your
parcel. Let the clerk put It on the
special scalo and give you the right
amount In stamps.
Don't put ordinary stamps on par
cels post packages or parcels post
stamps on regular mall.
Don t try to send a parcel weigh-
ing moro than four ounces unless wine shops, uprooting trees and caus
provlded with parcels post stamps. Ing panic In the streets where he ap
Don't forget that the weight must peared. When the authorities suggest
not he moro than 11 pounds or the ed that Agra would bo better out of
combined length and girth moro pnrin his maBter took him to a provlu-
man six leei.
Don't neglect to put your address
neatly written, in the right hand
upper corner of your parcel.
Don't seal your package. If you
do It becomes llrst class mall. Wrap
it securely and carefully.
uont try to sena live cnicitens, or
anything else alive, intoxicating liq-i
uous, poisons, explosives, matches, ,
disease germs, pistols, revolvers, raw1
hides or anything else that would'
Injure the postal employes or the
mall.
TWELVE HOMICIDES IN YEAR.
Lackawanna county had twelve
homicides during the year, only an
average during tho 'last decade. Five
of the 'men who committed this crime
are in jail, one was a suicide, two are
fntritivPH. hrBn im unirnnwn nii
ono was acquitted.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Fred Pickering South Gibson
Addle Tucker Thompson
Preston Dice Honesdale
Abby E. Barkley Honesdale
INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYES.
As a New Year's gift to employes,
Margargee Brothers, paper dealers,
have presented to each of them a
policy for ?l,000 in tho
Life Insurance Co.
Scranton
FARMERS STRONG
IN LEGISLATURE.
Agriculturists Rank Next to Law
yers iu Numbers in General As
sembly. Harrlsburg. Fifty-three occupa
tions will be represented In the
Legislature which will meet hero on
January 7, and the farmers will
rank next in number to the lawyers.
As usual, the lawyers will predomi
nate and out of the fifty Senators
and 207 members of the Houso there
will be fifty-six barristers, sixteen of
tho Senators being members of the
bar. Twenty-four members of the
House and five Senators are farm
ers, that being given by them as
their profession In their -nominating
petitions.
Physicians will not be so numer
ous as usual. Eleven medical men
are listed, nine In the House and two
in the Senate. Rev. Charles F.
Swift, of Beaver, succeeds Rev. T.
R. McDowell, Chester, as tho cleri
cal member of the House. Jacob
W. Swartz, Snyder County's mem
ber, is listed as a gentleman. Each
branch will have a .blacksmith and
tho Senate a printer.
Mercantile life Is represented by
twenty members of the House and
two of the Senate. Fifteen salesmen
will be In the next House and nine
clerks will be members and two
Senators. Four druggists, two vet
erinarians, two teachers and one
dentist are to be members of the
House.
Each 'branch will have one under
taker. The Senate will have a
florist.
Manufacturers in the next Senate
will number five and in the House
eight. Only one miner will be in
the Legislature and he will be In the
House, while the Senate has two
coal operators, also one banker.
The Senate will have two con
tractors and tho House three.
ROOF GARDENS FOR FIREMEN.
Novel Scheme Devised to Improve
Health of Men.
Fire fighters are to have roof gardens
for physical exercise, health and com
fort, an attraction that will lighten
their long hours of duty and confine
ment when not actually engaged In
fighting fires, nnd fifteen of these gar
dens are now being built on the roofs
of the new buildings under construc
tion In the five boroughs of New York.
Realizing the monotony of existence
in the average truck nnd engine house,
where the men are confined to close
quarters twenty-four hours daily when
not actually engaged in fighting Ores,
Fire Commissioner Johnson decided
that anything which would relieve this
condition and contribute to the amuse
ment,, health and comfort cj the men
would be a good Investment nnd mean
more efficient service to the city.
Fifteen of the forty-five new houses
started during the year as additions
to the department in the five boroughs
will be equipped with roof gardens.
Tho designs have been worked out to
provide the most attractive and com
fortable quarters that tho funds appro
priated for the purpose would permit.
Two styles of gardens have been
adopted. One is a covered garden twen
ty feet deep across the front of the
three story fire house on a level with
the third floor and opening directly into
tho recreation rooms. Tho other style
provides for an uncovered garden, also
on a level with the third floor, but
across tho rear of tho house. Access to
the gardens will bo had through glnss
doors opening from the recreation
rooms.
PARIS TO EAT ELEPHANT.
Unruly Beast Is Killed and Owner
Sells Meat.
Elephant pate figures on menus for
special dinners at all the principal res
taurants In Paris. Tho appearance of
tho new dish is the result of n chance
supply rather than a popular demand,
being duo to the death of Agra, n large
elephant which for some days terror
ized Paris. Agra was tho property or
a traveling showman and developed a
habit of getting out of his cage, walk
ing around town, wrecking numerous
cial town, but as it wa still found im
possible to keep him from escaping nnd
walking through shop windows he had
to be killed. The owned determined to
lose as little as possible by his death,
so he encaged several butchers to cut
mm up mince him into pate, which
d for neariy tiie prlco ue paia for
.. ,,, ,h' u.,n
the animal when alhe.
The pato Is said to have a delicious
flavor, but its digestive qualities are
not insisted on, and this suggested that
Agra's devastating influenco may not
have ceased with death.
Catapult Launch For Aeroplanes.
The navy has successfully trial a
catapult device for launching aero-
planes from battleships. The scheme,
the invention of Captain Washington
1 1. Chambers, Iu chargo of the navy
nviutlnn wark. involves the shooting
I of tho aeroplane along a steel plank
by means of compressed air.
Miss Helen Welst and William
Garrett, both of White Mills, were
married New Year's Day hy Rev. J.
W. Balta.
Honesdale Comets won 'from
Carbondale Knights of St. Paul at
basket ball by a score of 33 to 3 on
I New Year's Day.
A SAMPLE OF .-TAT 1913
WILL BRING
Letter Received By A Manufacturer
From Tliis District Announcing
That Navy Department Hnd
Decided to Use Import
ed Glassware for
10115.
Tho present congress (Demo
cratic) during the last session passed
a bill allowing American shipbuilders
to Import free of duty any article
that was needed or used In the con
struction or equipment of any new
ship. The first one to take advant
age of the bill Is the United States
Navy, as the following extract from
a letter received by one of our man
ufacturers will show:
"Dear Sir:
We regret to inform you that tho
Navy Department has decided to use
Imported glassware for tho year, '13.
We recently put in one proposal
on American glass and we found tho
government had changed the speci
fication for the new bids, eliminat
ing the word Domestic; we felt It
necessary to put in a proposal on
foreign glass, both with and with
out duty. Possibly you are aware
that there is a provision in the act
passed by Congress at the last ses
sion known as the Panama Canal
bill which may allow all goods for
ships to be brought In free of duty."
The New York Sun referring to
the bill shortly after it was passed
by Congress, said that we could ex
pect to see American warships flying
the Stars and Stripes with the
stamp "Made in Germany" on them.
FORMER WAYMART
MAN WANTED.
Sheriff F. C. Kimble received a
communication on New Year's Day
offering a reward of ?50 for the ar
rest and delivery of Joseph E.
Wilson, who is claimed to be a de
serter from the army. Wilson en
listed March 10, 1908, and is re
ported to have deserted the Walter
Reed General Hospital at Takoma
Park, Washington, D. C, on June
3, 1910. When Wilson enlisted he
gave Waymart as his home and the
name of Edward H. Wilson as his
father In case of emergency.
RECEIVES MERITED PROMOTION
Thomas Chariesworth, who sold
out his photograph business hero
about two months ago to accept a
position in the same line In Balti
more, has received a merited pro
motion. He is now preparing to
move his family to Washington, D.
C, to take full charge of the gallery
tnere owned by nis present employ
er, Mr. Berebrack, who Is well
known all over the whole country, as
he seems to get most of the busi
ness of the hest. known men in.
Washington. Most of the'celebrated
politician's pictures "we see are tak
en at this gallery. The Citizen is
indeed glad to see the rise of our
town's young men and trusts that
Tom's new year will be as good to
him as the old.
CALKINS'
BIBLE CLASS
QUET.
BAN-
Composed of Young Men of Calkins'
Union Sunday School Spcncor
C. Noblo Acted as Toast
master. Tho young men's Bible class of
the Calkins' Union Sunday school
held their second annual banquet at
West Shore House at Beachlake on
Friday evening last. The menu was
as follows:
Tomato Bisque
Celery Saltlnes Olives
Breaded Chicken Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Asparagus Tips
Grape Jelly Brown Bread Rolls
Fruit Salidar
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Cake Coffee
Mints Bonbons
Spencer C. Noblo acted as toast
master. The following responded to
toasts: Miss Maude Noble, Miss Lil
lie Sheard, Miss Mary J. Noble, Rus
sell S. Clark, Clara L. Tegeler.
INSPECT DAMASCUS PAINT MINE
Philadelphia Men Contemplate Pur
chasing tho Mine.
Four Philadelphia men, R. M. Wil
son, W. W. Paul, H. C. Crawford
and J. Nundy, were In Damascus last
week and Inspected a paint mine
there with tho Intention of purchas
ing same and developing it.
Tho mine has been operated for
some years on a small scale and has
always been a largo producer con
sidering the efforts or the owners in
that direction. Red paint has been
tho most durable kind produced.
some of It having been on hams and
out-houses in Damascus for a num
ber of years and showing very little
wear. Other kinds of paint have
been made but it was not as good as
the red paint.
When the mino was inspected a
blast was put In and tho men report
ed that tho farther they went the
better it became.
They came to Calllcoon and drove
to Damascus and on their way down
they noted that the house of Sidney
Bush was quarantined for smallpox
and that the children were at the
windows and waved at them as they
passed by. When they returned to
Philadelphia they mado up a Christ
mas box and had it forwarded to the
family, whloh was very considerate
of them, considering that they were
total strangers. Narrowsburg Dem
ocrat. .
Company to Build Aeroplanes.
O. E. Williams of Scranton, the in
ventor of an aeroplane successfully
tested, haB applied for a charter for
an aeroplane company, The incor
porators are 4o erect a factory ,in
that city, for tho building of aircraft.