PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913. THE CITIZEN ScmMVeckly Founded 10 08; Weekly Founded 1814. Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Citizen Publishing Company. v E. B. HARDENBERQH t .' PRESIDENT X. C. VAN ALSTYNE and E. B. CALLAWAY MANAGING EDITORS FRANK P. WOODWARD ADVERTISING MANAGER AND FEAT URE WHITER. DIRECTORS t L. J, BOBFUNOER, M. B. ALLEN, K. D. HAHDENBERQH TERMS: ONE TEAR tl.BO THREE MONTHS S8o SIX MONTHS 75-ONE MONTH ISO Remit by Express Money Order, Draft, Postotflce Order or Registered letter. Address all communications to The Citizen, No. 803 Main street, Honesdale, Pa. All notices of shows, or other entertainments held for the purpose of making aioney or any Items that contain advertising matter, will only be admitted to this Mpcr on payment of regular advertising rates. Notices of entertainments for the bnent of churches or for charitable purposes where a fee Is charged, will be pub fished at half rates. Cards of thanks, W cents, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will be charged for at the rate of a cent a word. Advertising rates on application. TUESDAY, THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. That great mystery of time, were there no other; the illimita ble, silent, never resting thing called time rolling, rushing on, swift, sllen, like an all embrac ing ocean tide on which we and all the universe swim like ex halations, like apparitions which are and then are not; thus Is for ever very literally a miracle, a thing to strike us dumb, for wo have no word to speak about It. Carlyle. Golden Rule Symbol. Do you want to do a good turn for your neighbor? Then buy Red Cross Seals. Place them upon every package you send out. It is a sym bol of the Golden Rule. The seals are now on sale in Honesdale's dif ferent stores. They cannot be used for postage stamps, but should be placed on the reverse side of pack ages. The proceeds from the sale of the American Red Cross Seals will be given to charity for the support of families who will not enjoy Christ mas like you and I. With three rivers, the Trinity, Brazos and Colorado, and scores of small streams out of their hanks as a result of torrential rains which be gan last week, the flood situation In Central Texas has assumed serious proportions. Within a territory 200 miles in length and 100 miles In width, almost all of the lowlands are under water, approximately 15,000 persons have been driven from their homes. Property loss is estimated at several millions of dollars. The 'Souse Judiciary Committee ' voted to begin consideration of the trust problem this week with a view of reporting amendments to""the Sherman law. The committee will hold extended hearings on pending anti-trust bills. Representative Henry of Texas probably will be the first witness before the committee In support of the bill which he Intro duced. THE ROOKS ARE HERE. The first consignment of Dr. Cook's new and thrilling book In which he tells, of his trip to the North Polo has arrived, and we are more than pleased with them. Wo present a book to each new subscrib er and to all old subscribers who pay all arrearages and a year In ad vance, and we can assure you it Is a present worth while. How about YOUR copy? Why not get It SOON? The book would make a splendid Christmas present. "REMINISCENCE OP THE AVAR." Rev. J. G. Raymond, now residing in Honesdale, Is veil known all through Wayne county, having serv ed as pastor on several charges of the Wyoming Conference of the II. E. church. Of late he has been pleasing our readers with an occa sional sketch of his early boyhood days, and there are others along that line to come. Mr. Raymond went Into the Civil War in 18C1, when he was only 17 years of age, and went through the war. He is writing a series of arti cles under the title of "Reminiscence of the War 18C1-18G5," which wo shall soon begin publishing In The Citizen. We have several Install ments on hand, and announcement of the date of publication will be an nounced soon. It will Interest Mr, Raymond's friends to learn that we slmll publish pictures showing how the soldier boy of 17 looked, another picture two years later, and a good picture as he looks to-day. THE CITIZEN. It is very gratifying to the pub lishers of this paper to assure Its many readers that The Citizen Is growing all the' time, growing In volume of business, 'growing in cir culation, growing In power, growing in popularity. Dy the word "growth" we do not intimate that there has been any remarkable w, w. wood DECEMBER 0, 1013. "boom," but wo do mean Just what wo say, that on substantial and con servative lines our progress has been very satisfactory, indeed. Words commendatory of The Citi zen are freely expressed to us, and all such expressions are appreciated by us and inspire us to make this paper better than ever. You are safe In telling your friends that they will make no mistake in taking The Citi zen Into their homes next year. Each issue will be filled with General News, County Correspondence Local Stories, Thrilling Romance, Remin iscence, and the very best along the lino of everything that tends to build up, make happy and instruct our home people. Another matter should not be overlooked, and It is that we are liv ing in progressive times. We mean in other words that we are living In the times of progress. The world Is moving right along. Progress Is the key-note to everything. While in politcis this paper is Republican, It is Republican along progressive lines. Indeed, the Republican party has ever stood for progress, and has no reason to be ashamed of or to wish to change its name. One who belongs to the Republi can party should be proud of the fact. Go back to its early days, back to 1825, if you wish, and there you find it standing for progress. In 1850 you find it standing on the principal that freedom is the' public law of the national domain. It also stood at that time for abolition of polygamy, classing it boldly along with the evil of slavery. It stood for freedom again in I860. It stood for a proper reconstruction of the south after the war was over and the shackles had been broken from the hands and feet of millions of slaves. It stood back of the Panama canal, and of placing telegraph and tele phone companies under government control. To-day it stands for prog ress on every line that will benefit our country at large. The Republican party has had its storms, made some mistakes, and met with defeats; but it will remain a party In this government till the end, for It was founded on Right eousness, and It could not get away from its splendid record If It tried, and it ever has been and over will be the political party of, real progress. While all we have said above is true, The Citizen is not' offensively partisan, and does not force its poll- tics on its readers. It tells what it believes, and is satisfied for its read ers to think differently If they want to do so. Nor does The Citizen be lieve that people who differ with it in politics are necessarily dishonest, members of "the gang," "thieves," "liars," "grafters" and "boodlers." The Citizen Is too broad for any such line of policy, which would bo entire ly too narrow to fit It. SOME CITIZEN COMMENT Ruttcrlno may not bo an appealing subject, from a poetical standpoint, to write about, but, like the old dea-, con's horse, "It has many good p'ints," and The Citizen believes that It Is unwise to overlook anybody or anything that is really good. Tho trade name Is Oleomargarine, and, if we go into the etymology of the word It comes from two Latin words, "oleum" and "margarin " the first meaning oil and tho second fat, and the combination is supposed by Its name to be that of oil and tallow. Such, however, .is not the case, and wenster says, "Uieomargarine was wrongly so named as It contains no 'margarin' proper and was called 'oleo-margarin' by mistake." As oleomargarine Is mainly compos ed of pure vegetable oils churned In milk, It therefore Is not pure butter, and tho name of "butterine" Is the proper application. As an article of food the United States has set Its stamp of approval, declaring It to be fully as wholesome as butter. And why riot, pray? Listen: Butterlno Is to-day the peo pie's butter. Tho U, S. government says it Is O. K and the U, S., govern ment is "the people." It has become the butter of the masses because real butter, the kind made In the dairy or at the creamery, has become a lux ury, and is entirely out of reach as an article of food. Cutter at 50 and 60 cents a pound should be classed With hot house strawberries when nows are drifting, and they never taste good, and aro not so wholesome as California prunes at 3 pounds for a quarter. Efforts have been Insistently made to tax butterlne out of the market, the claim being that its sale would hurt the farmer. As a matter of fact there Is not enough butter made to supply the demand, and we do not know of a farmer so heartless that he would drive 'butterine from the market In order that he might force people with moderate incomes to eat GO cent butter, or get along without any butter at all. Farmers them selves have lost their appetite for butter at 60 cents, and even 40 cents, and aro selling all they can produce at those figures not eating much of it. With eggs at GO, 70, 80 cents a dozen, bacon at 20 cents, and higher, a pound, how can the average man who lives in town pay rent, buy coal, clothing for his family, and pay such! prices for butter? He simply cannot do It, and to all such butterine is a sort of rift in the clouds of darkness and dispair. It Is Whispered that "the world is always eager to give a man a boost when he gets near tho top." To all such we would suggest that It Is wise to brace yourself and hang on a lit tle harder when you feel the "boost" coming, for there is danger of being thrown clear over the top and coming down with a "dull thud" on the oth er side. "The Woman" was what Adam said when he was questioned on a delicate subject, and ever since then the world has been hearing tho same expression. The fact is "the wom an" is the dominant factor In about all the problems of life, and. after all, it's a pretty good factor. Right hero might be inserted a thought or two on the lino of "Suffrage" as one of the problems, and a word In com parison of tho men of England and of tho United States on that subject, but we "turn down" the temptation, as we also pass over the inclination to refer' to President Wilson's aieg lect of the Suffragette question in his last message. We reject all such temptations because wo want to make room for the following special cable despatch to the Now York Sun from Dresden, under date of Dec. 2: The Nachrlchten reports the discovery of a powder which will. It Is said, send thn Rnnmv to slcen when the shells con taining it are exploded In the ranks of tno Hostile army. This narcotic nowder when exploded emits a gas which produces stupefying effects on the men within reach of the fumes, and they fall asleep and are hors uo comoat ior several nours. Tim Inventor Is a woman. Frau Boehm. It Is stated that the Prussian Ministry of War Is making tests of Its applicability to actual warfare. Now, isn't that fine? That's "the idnd of warfare that a lot of folks 'have been" longing for, that Is, if wai ls at all necessary. It's the un pleasantness of getting klUed "for keeps" that keeps thsoe who bring on war from taking any part in it; and If hereafter It Is going to be a sleep ing match, why pass the enlistment paper right along to everybody who doesn't believe in advertising, and give them a chance to geta real "nap'py" job. There Is Another wise guy who has discovered that "the one place where duty always comes before pleasure Is In tho dictionary." That's good to think of by people who aro prone to give "duty" the "cold shoulder." By the way: Was it the same guy who placed the "eat" In meat" before the present high cost of living? "Murderous Speeding" is what the New York Sun calls certain automo bile running, and advocates States Prison for all such offenders. The SUn's points are so well taken that we fain would reproduce the entire artlclo here; but we can only find room for a few of them. Referring to a recent occurrence In tho streets of New York city the editorial says; Some of our good citizens seem to think that It was very funny for Mr, Theodore R. Pell to elect to serve one day's Imprisonment in jail rath er than pay a Sno of $25 for violat ing the law against driving a motor car at an excesslvo rate of speed. Instead of being funny at all It merely manifests Mr. Pell's contempt for tho law and the plain insufficiency of the prescribed penalty, On the very day when Mr. Pell was breaking the motor vehiclo law In New York an automobile swept through tho streets of Montclalr In New Jersey at a rate of sixty miles an hour, with the result that a resi dent on his way home from this city was carried Into bis houso dead, while the murder car sped on Its way unrecognized. Such things would not happen if speeding was more seriously de nounced by our statutes and punish ments were Inflicted that could not be regarded as Jokes by the law breakers, After sounding a warning to reck less drivers, and referring to tho blessings qf the automobile when properly UBed the Sun very, truly and forcefully says! Wo aro Inclined 'to think that tho State prison for murderous speeding Is the thing, whether tho reckless rate has actually resulted in any one's death or not. It ought to be enough that a human life has need lessly been put In peril by a flying motor car to insure greater severity of punishment than now seems possi ble. Would it sound too churchy for1 The Citizen to say "Amen!" to tho above? Soiuo Wise Guy has figured It out that "most of us know when to stop' after It's too late." It may be so. Yes, It may be so; but there's tho case of the man who stops his paper, or stops advertising. Is there any "when to stop" in their respective cases? Death of Mrs. Lydln .1. Dunn. Mrs. Lydia J. Dann, who died last Thursday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Robert S. Bates, at Dy berry, was taken to Monticello, N. Y., Monday morning via Erie rail road. Mrs. Dann 'had been ill about four months. Death was due to a com plication of diseases. She was aged 82 years. Tho following children survive: Mrs. Myra Brier, of Forest City; Mrs. Hyman Hulett, of Hurley ville; George N. Dann, of Monticello, and Mrs. R. S. Bates of Dyberry. Harvey Dann, husband of the de ceased, died 15 years ago. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon at Dyberry, Rev. Geo. M. Dibble, of Mount Zion church offi ciating. Death of J. P. Dirlnm. The sad death of J. Philip Dlrlam occurred at his home at 754 Ridge street early Friday, morning, Decem ber 5, at the age of'55 years. Death came after an Illness of two weeks caused by lung trouble. Mr. Dirlam was horn in Honesdale on January 10, 1858, and when quite young moved to Cherry Ridge town ship with his parents where he en gaged in farming. He had lived in that township thirty years, coming to Honesdale with his wife and fam ily last Sentember to reside on Ridge street. He was a hard worker and his death will be greatly mourned by a large circle of friends. He is survived by his wife and the following children: William," Clar ence and Lester, at home; Mrs. J. C. Rowe, Hawloy; Mrs. John A.' Foster, of Cherry Ridge. He Is also surviv ed by the following brothers and sis ters: Elizabeth Dlrlam, at home; John, Ferdinand, Henry, George, of Cherry Ridge; Christopher, of New York; William, of Newark N. J.; Martin, of Honesdale; Charles of Carbondale; Frederick, of New York City. The funeral services were held at the late home on Ridge street Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. C. C. Miller of St. John's Lu theran church officiating. Burial was made in Riverdale cemetery. COMING EVENTS. The mid-week prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be in charge of the Missionary society on Wednesday evening. The Whatsoever Circle of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. N. J. Spencer on Friday after noon. Board of Trade meets Friday eve ning, December 12, In the city hall. On Wednesday evening of this week the Business Men's Association will hold Its regular monthly meet ing. This will bo the last session to be held In the city hall, as the asso ciation expects to occupy its new quarters in the Foster building Dec. 15, where all future meetings will bo conducted. Several new names will be presented for membership at Wednesday's meeting. A full attend ance Is desired. It probably has not been con venient for you to pny your subscrip tion to Tho Citizen. Wo have ar ranged to help you pay it by giving you gratis a copy of Dr. Cook's "At tainment of tho role." By paying nil arrearages and $1.50 for a year in advance, Tho Citizen will forward tho book to you prepaid. The reliable real furs at Menner & Co.'s stores. 06t4 That Terrible Cow. She' was even inoro nfrald of cows than most girls, so when she spied n placid nnimnl recumbent under a tree peacefully chewing its cud she at, first refused to go through tho pasturo at all. Her husband calmed her fears to some extent nnd they started by, when the cow slowly domtnenced to get up, hind legs first, as 'they always do. At tills the little lady shrieked -with ter ror and said: "Oh, Bob, hurry, hurry! Ho Is get ting ready to spriug'nt us!" New York Globe. Names of Cities. Boston Is not tho only city that has difficulty In the pronunciation of her nnme. Outsiders consider Boston quite easj. It Is St. Lorjs, New Orleans, Los Angeles. Spokane, Louisville nnd nouston that are difficult. El Paso It self has two more or less correct pro nunciations. Yslcta gains several syl lable's In the mouths of strangers,) nnd our bereaved sister city across tho bor der has to suffer being called Jewwar rcezz by tourists who pass. El Taso nerald. Second Thought. "Miss Wombat, will you bo mine?' "Never." The young man was Jarred, but not wholly discouraged. Presently ho cqmo back in this fashion: "Well, will you let me bo yours?" Pittsburgh Post. CARBONDALE YOUTHS FORM KENTUCKY BLACK HAND. The Kentucky Black Hand So clty is tho latest organization to make an attempt to strike terror in to the hearts of Carbondalians. Tho first job of the society was pulled on Thursday afternoon when a fifteen-year-old boy walked Into the "stove hospital" of Jacob Singer, on Eighth avenue, and handed Mrs. Singer a letter, with instructions to give It to her husband. When the mender of stoves returned to the "hospital" he was 'handed the letter and told that tho boy who delivered it was playing in a vacant lot nearby. When Singer broke tho seal of tho letter and saw tho lnslgna of the Kentucky Black Hand society In red type at the top of tho sheet, he near ly died from fright. His fright in creased- and beads of perspiration gathered on his forehead as ho read tho following missive: Carbondale station of the Ken tucky Black Hand Society at the new dam. Leave a 2 dollar bill In the hole that you see marked out by the pole in front of coggings store or you will bo taken to our dungeon In the woods, leave money at 7:30 o'clock and run for your Ufa after you have leave it there. syned Tho Black Hands. The monogram that formed the caption of the letter surrounded the figure of a hand and were arranged in Maltese cross fashion. When Singer recovered from the shock he suspected a boy named Mc Donald and soon located the youngs ter and his companion, Matthew Buckley. McDonald, so Singer de clares, admitted delivering the letter and suggested that by handing over the money he would be spared a trip to the pole near Coggings' store. Singer, however, refused to come across and went before Alderman M. A. Mannion where he had warrants ,sworn out for the arrest of the boys. uonstame Tooian piacea tne pair un der arrest and aJiearing In the case was held. The alderman reserved his decision until Monday night. Scranton Daily News. BRAMAN. Braman, Dec. G. Mrs. Hattie Schenck, of Port Jervis, Is visiting relatives In this vicinity Ray Teeple, who Is employed now at Delhi, N. Y., was a pleasant caller here on Sunday. Mrs. Henry Brinnlng and daugh ter Lillian, of Union, spent a few days last week with relatives at Cal licoon, N. Y. The school entertainment given In the church was a decided success. The little tots and all the others did splendidly. Those who kindly as sisted by rendering selections were Mrs. Ulrlch Keller, a German solo; Mrs. George Lott, a recitation; Miss Esther Herlikofer, a vocal solo. The cheerful assistance given in various ways by parents and friends de serves mention and is appreciated. The proceeds were nearly $20 and will be used toward the purchase of an organ for the school house. The Friday following the entertainment and social the departments cleaned the church and basement. The com mittee consisted of Mrs. Grant Of frey. Miss Mary Blum, Mrs. A. D. Schenck and Mrs. Preston Teeple. The work is very much appreciated. BETHANY. Bethany, Dec. 8. Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Olver spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Amy and family. Mrs. Charles Pethick was called to Carbondale last Sunday by the seri ous illness of her mother, Mrs. Baker. . Tho Presbyterian Sunday school has been invited to join the Metho dist Sunday school for the Christ mas exercises and tree. Charlotte Blake Is getting along nicely and is able to bo down stairs though not strong enough to go to school. She received a postal' shower on Thanksgiving from twenty-four of her friends. One came from London. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gammell regret to hear of their moving to Honesdale and hope it is only for the winter. Walter Lippert, who teaches the ABSOLUTE ! HIHI Y-l wll YhAHx III- k AVIN Honesdale, Pa. tl i i: r: :i i iiib lucrum riiianuiai nismuiiuii ui wayiiB uuumy THE PROOF We lead In CAPITAL STOCK $ 200,000.00 Wo lead In SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED, PROFITS 372.862.00 We lead In TOTAL CAPITALIZATION 572.862.00 (Our CAPITALIZATION Is the DEPOSITORS SECURITY) We lead In Deposits 2,463,348.60 We lead In TOTAL RESOURCES ; 3,040,099.22 This year completes the FORTY FIRST since tho founding of the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. MANY BANKS have come and gone during that period. PATRONIZE one that has withstood the TEST of TIME. OFFICERS: W. B. HOLMES, President H. S. SALMON, Cashier A. T. SEARLE, Vice-President W. J. WARD, Asst. Cashier. DIRECTORS: W. B. HOLMES F. P. KIMBLE A. T. SEARLE) W. F. SUYDAM H. J. CONGER II. S. SALMON B. W. GAMMELL uyuKiiy hviiuui, is miuciea Wltu Uie- home for the next three weeks. 'Mrs. Harry C. Many spent Friday with Mrs. A. O. Blake at Beeoh Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blake expect to spenu next week in Reading at tending the Stato Grange meeting. Howard Johns, of Forest City, spent Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Johns. Mrs. Keast and Mrs. Wallace Hacker left for Richmond, Va., on Tuesday to stay until Christmas visiting the former's brother, Steph en Tnomas. Ernest Paynter of Carbondale came Sunday to see' his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Paynter, who have very poor health. He visited other relatives also. Air. and Mrs. J. V. Starnes attend ed tho supper at the Methodist church iri Honesdale Thursday. Stella Dudley has been suffering from a gathering in her head for the past two weeks but Is improving. Mrs. nenry ioagiana nas had a very sore foot. THE CITIZEN IS GETTING BETTER'EVERY DAY. Tho pages of to-day's Citizen are primming full of news. Don't skip a page. If you do you will miss a number of good and interesting ar ticles. On page three Is a story about George W. Williams who was a General Custer Scout. He was with Wild West Bill, Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and other famous scouts. He saw the massacre in which General' Custer was killed and gives a vivid story of the affair. Read this arti cle. This week is farmers' week and an Interesting story Is also printed on page three concerning the good work being done In the interest of the farmer. On page six is a story about the .Panama canal. Its opening on Jan uary 1st Is threatened owing to num erous land slides. One slide covered 50 acres. Read the story. Don't overlook The Citizen's offer to new subscribers which is also found on this page. The management offers free Dr. F. A. Cook's celebrated book, "My Attainment of the Pole," to every new subscriber or to a present subscriber paying arrearages and a year in advance. Call at Tho Citizen office and inspect this won derful book. There are a number of half-tone pictures taken in the far north, Including one taken at the pqle. The book Is worth $5. The Citizen gives it free with everv new subscriber. If you aro a temperance advocate read the column The Citizen prints to-day on page seven. There is a story on this page about tho ro mantic city of Cruces, Panama, which now goes off the map. It will interest you. Many other stories, lo cal and general, correspondence and local news Items abound. By the aj, aio vuu a Huusuriuui ui 1 no Citizen? If you are in the habit of borrowing your neighbor's Citizen, don't do It any longer. Subscribe for this paper now and get Dr. Fred erick A. Cook's "Attainment of the Polo." It will bo given you free. UDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of 2X Fred E. Lawyer, Late of Honesdale, deceased. The undersignea an auditor ap pointed to pass upon the exceptions to account and to report distribution or said estate, will attend to the du ties of his appointment, on TUESDAY, DEC. 30, 10 A. M., at his office In the borough of Honesdale, at which time and place all claims against said estate must be presented, or recourse to the fund for distribution win be lost. WM. II. LEE, Auditor. Honesdale. Dec. 5, 1913. 99w3 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of EDWARD B. WHEATON, Late of Buckingham. All persons indebted to said es tate are notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned; and those having claims against the said estate are notified to present them duly attested, for settlement. NELLIE E. WHEATON, Executrix. Starlight, Pa. December 8, 1913. 99wG SECURITY UNTY r ui n..-i.. T. B. CLARK C. J. SMITH J. W. FARLEY mm ku kiui n s 3r '