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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-19

These twenty-five with Joseph Sper-
ry Of North Haven have orders to
march early on Wednesday morning,
the 18th instant. for Marenock under
the command of Lieut. Bradley.
Gideon Todd, First Sergeant.
Aling Ives, Second Sergeant.
Jacob Tharp, Third Sergeant
jacob Hitchcock, Fourth Sergeant.
Reuben futile, First Corporal
Hezekiah Dickerman, Second Cor
poral
Levi Ray. Third Corporal
Thomas Cooper, Fourth Corporal.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-19

Whereas, his Excellency General
Washington has rcpassed tho Delaware
and In a second engagement with the
Ministerial Troops routed a considerable
Party of them taken between five and
six hundred prisoners 6 pieces of Can
non number Of Wagons and a large
Quantity Of Baggage, in addition TO
what was taken on the 26th of Deem
her, and whereas the Militia Of New
Jersey have attacked and routed a
Party of Waldeckers and made between
30 and 40 Prisoners, which repeated in
stances of Success have spread univer-
sal CONSERVATION amongst the Enemy 5
Troops and as a happy prospect OF
/ running the enemy at once now pre-
sents itself, would People rouse as one
man and with Cheerfulncss and Nigor
4 spring forward to the Help and Defense
of their injured and bleeding Country;
| and whereas the Honorable Genera
Persons at the Desire of his Excelency
General Washington, hath Written ir
the most pressing Manner to have com.
panies Of Volunteers raised and marel
by the latter end of this Week If posi-
BILE to Maroneck to assist in destroying
the Enemy on this side, to serve only
for Ten Days or a Fortnight we who's
Names are under written Willing OF
this great Occasion to expose ourselves
to Hardships and Dangers, and desir
Gus of raising a company In this Soci
ETY. for the Defence of the Country, d.
freely enlist ourselves as volunteers t
serve for ten Days or If 1t shall b.
necessary for three Weeks from tn
Day Of our marching from this Place.
While we thus voluntarily presen
ourselves to the service OF our Countr,
We depend on the Honor Of the Gen
erals who have called us, and of tn
General Assembly of this state, to Sc
that we are provided for and Rewarded
as other volunteers shall be who pre-
sent themselves for the Common
Safety.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
Our Thirteenth Census.

An army of workers numbering near.
ly 10000 Will bc engaged on the census
Of 1910, for which preparations are III.
ready under way. The count OF popu
lation will begin In the month Of April
instead OF In June. as heretofore, for
the reason that In June 50 many dwell
Ing houses In the cities are closed AM
the people inhabiting them are counted
twice In some cases and in other II y
mt all Mortuary data viii bc umittV!
from this census in order to give moe
space To- statistics relating to populn
tion and business activities.
1t is proposed To omit the Philippines
from the thirteenth census because n
census was taken In the Islands n"
years ago, and as the expense Of II
new census would come out of the
treasury Of the territory, the natiVc
will naturally object to another coul
SO soon. Rat the territories Of Alaska,
Hawaii. Guam. Samoa, the canal zon"
and Porto Rico VIII be covered.
There Is bill pending In congress to
take nm agricultural census every five
years. The country is developing So
fast that figures collected once In ten
years fail to set forth the actual con
dItion of affairs AMI are out Of date
during half the life of the census. II
tlmatcly, and for the same reason, the
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

Because the republic of Brazil has
given an order for the construction "
twen,y-seven warshlps and l25 bat
terics of guns some people are dis
posed to sec the fine hand Of Japan ut
work In an unexpected field. II ts
surely difficult to guess what Brazil
can want OF great military equip
ment Four of the warships are to be
Drcadnoughts. and that feature makes
It look as though Brazil expects to get
well toward the front rank OF naval
powers.
There are several reasons why ia
pan might wish to deal In a round
about way IN increasing her navy. She
Il watched with suspicion by every
power having interests In the far east
4 nation that will strike without
warning, as she did in 1904, is not TO
bc trusted. In spite Of all her good
points Japan IL relatively weak and
has n desperate part TO play to keep
her position among world powers. And
she has her own people to fear and to
hoodwlnk when 1t comes to military
expenditures. They are already ground
down under heavy war taxes, which
will hang over the country for n gen
Grafton Discomfort Is raging among
the lower classes, and new war
budget would I've likely TO bring on an
Internal crisis.
Drazll has several times done good
business In selling warships She IL
always on the market with bargains
In this line whenever war breaks
out Japan could easily guarantee the
acceptance Of new fleet when the
time comes, for when n government II
Involved IN trouble the people will
rally to its support. Rut mn Immense
tax burden 20 keep up war cstlh-
lishmcnt In the time of peace IL not
welcome TO country grnaning under
poverty II Japnn wishes to expand
her armament she cannot do II openly
and nh"vc board nj present. And IRA
I'll is nation likely 10 build ""n
spec" now that elaborate naval pro
Crammcs nrc fad with governments
and hogy to the people who have to
foot the bills
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

erywhers anG thosc c..,,,lna, concerns
which plumber through political pull and
pay for political protection. We all want
prosperity, and, what Is more. we want
prosperity for all
l urge our party. therefore. to be intel
ngehtly and courageOusy constructive.
not merely obstructive like the Republic
an party nor destructive like the Demo-
cratic party
The Republican platform says nothing
and means nothing
II Is platform OF statistical inyen-
tions and political evaslons
is obviously the product OF a party
whose sole purpose Is to stand pat and
whose sole desire 10 to stay pat.
Inc Democratic platform contains some
GOOD and original things; but. as has been
said, the original things are not good.
and the good things are not original
The committee on rules and perma-
nent organization, which met imme-
diately after the convention, selected
Charles A. Walsh Of Iowa as perma-
nent chairman and adopted rule thnt
no speech from the platform should
exceed Ave minutes In length and that
no delegate should be heard on one
uoject more than once.
The committee on resolutions organ.
lied by electlng Howard s. Taylor Of
chicago as chairman. A long debate
Followed on the question of whether
the platform should bc considered by
the committee rs whole or by a sub
committee. The committee commence
ed active work by considering a large
number Of plunks and da'idlng on
what subjects they wished tn make
hfatslu IA Of.
when the list Of subjects had been
completed the task nf forming the
platform proper would I've turned over
To subcommittee which was to re.
nrt to the full committee.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
INDEPENDENTS
CONVENTION.
Naming Of Candidate to
Follow First Session.
HISGEN IN THE LEAD.

Massachusetts, Man Considered Most
Available For Presidential Nonnins-
ton, but There Are Several Others
In the Field-ln Opening Address
Mr.. Hearst Flags Both Old Parties
and Pays Respects TO Mr.. Bryan.
Much Enthusiasm at Opening Of AZ
semblage.
Chicago, July IS. - Following the
opening session OF the first national
convention uf the Independence party,
interest In the convention Centers to-
dny In the party's choice Of cundi.
date.
II Is declared that the nomination Of
Thomas l.. Ilisgcn of Massachusetts
Is almost certain Several of the dele.
cations met aud Indicated their pref.
Crrncc for him. Mr.. Hearst was urged
on every hand to reconsider his do
termination not to run. hut he rosolute-
~ declined To- de- So. nor would he In.
dictate his preference for any OF the
dozen candidates Most Of the lead.
rrs take the view that MIR. Hisgen In
the most available.
John Temple Graves Of Georgia, for.
mrr Congressman Milford w. Howard.
who once wrote II hook entitled III
Christ Came To Congress-" +. y. Neal
or Indiana and Charles A. Walsh OF
Iowa, who was once secretary Of the
Democratic committee, have the back.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
NRrHANs, COURT SAFE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

NALU A BILE REAL ESTATE.
BY virtue OF nm order Of the Orphans
Court OF Wayne county. the following des-
cribed real estate OF the above named de-
cedent will be offered at public sale. AZ the
DALE,
FRIDAY, AUG. u, 1905, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
All that certain piece or parcel Of land
situate in the township OF South canaan,
County OF Wayne and State OF Penneylvan-
ia, bounded and described as follows: BE
GINNING at a corner OF hemlock knote
driven down in the public roat IN the south-
western line OF land OF Harrison NcMlan;
thence along said road by liue land OF Ihoe
Glenn, Jr., and John Glenn north forty
eight degrees weet sixty-eiGht rods to a
stake and stones corner; thence by sald
GlenD's land north siXty-two degrees west
} eleven rods to a corner in said public road;
thence by totherl anda OF the late stacy
Chumard south thirty-fou degrees west
one hundred and thirteen and one-half rods
to a stones corner in line OF Maxwell Bigart;
thence by said Maxwell Bigarts land south
hfty degrees east sixty-four rods to stones
corner in line of land OF John Wagner and
7. Faulkner lot, now or lately owned by
Amos Reed thence by said Reeds land and
greee east one hundred and fifteen rods to
the place Of beginning. CONTAINING
hfty acres more less, And being same land
conveyed to Andrew J. Rutledge, now de-
ceased, by Margaret Chumatd and John T..
wagner 10y deed dated April 10, 1869, which
deed 10 recorded in the Office for the record
ing OF deeds in rAid county OF Wayn' in
Deed Book No. SO, at page l1b AbSO-An
that certain lot or parcel Of land situate IN
the township of South Canaan, county of
Wayne aud state OF pennsy ivania. bound
ed and described rs follows BEGINNING
at heap OF stones the southern corner OF
lot No. ~. in the allotment Of the "tnd wald-
81 Middle Creek Tract; thence hy land OF
Amos Reed and solomon Curtis north nfty
degrees west ffty-tuur rods thence hy land
ot Solomon Curtis north thirty degrees east
hfty-tvo rods: thence south forty degrees
east iifty seven rods to n post corner; thence
along the land of Amos Reed south forty
degrees west hity.two and one.half rods to
the place OF beginning. CONTAINING
seventeen acres ana forty perChes he the
sanc morr OF lees. Aud being the same
land conveyed To Andrew J. Rutledgr, now
deceased, by Solmon Curtis and wife by
deed dated April Il, ls1s. which deed IL re-
corded IN office for recording deeds in said
county in Deed Book No. 81. At page 215,
and all Of above described land being same
land which John A. RutledGe, Executor of
Andrew j. Rutlcdge, conveyed TO Clifford
Il. Chapman, deed dated December IL, lAj,
recorded in Deed Book No. ~, page 29d
Upon said premises Is a two-storv frame
house. one frame barn, and other improve.
ments Nearly all improved land.
TERMS OF SALE, CASH.
Purchaser TO pay e. for deed rs in sherin's
sales.
GEORGE q. CHAPMAN,
f. G. MUMFoRD, Administrator.
Attorney. llti
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
TWO DIE WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO.
locomotive and Motor Car Meet
In Center Of Rails.

Glen Head. N. Y, J,ly 2S-Two pc,
sons We're killed aud two seriously in
Jured as the result OF collision here
between an automobile and the MI,
llonalres' express Of the Long Island
railroad, a very fast train that carries
many wealthy New Workers. to their
summer homes on Long Island.
Miss Leigh Townsend New York
girl Of social prominence. who was II
passenger In the auto, died few min
utes after the accident. and Charles
Smith, the chauffeur died while being
taken to a hospital. The other occu-
pants Of the automobile were Miss
Beatrice Eddy, twenty-five years old,
Of Brooklyn. and Lloyd Robinson.
twenty, son Of Charles Robinson, II
New York banker and owner Of the
auto.
The accident occurred at the Glen
wood road CROSSING short distance
from the station Lloyd Robinson was
taking the auto party to his fathers
summer home at Sea Cliff when the
machine and the locomotive met In the
center of the rails. The automobile
was being rushed across when the col
lision occurred. The occupants Of the
automobile We're hurled In all dlrec-
tlOns.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
INQUEST ON DREW GIRL.
Witnesses Appear to Tell What They
Know Of Murder.

Know Of Murder.
Troy, N. Y, July 2S.-That Hazel
Drew was murdered and her body
thrown into Teal pond to make 1t ap-
pear as though she had committed sui.
eide was practically established by
the testimony taken ut the inquest
into her death ht ',at Averlll Park.
william Taylor. the taciturn uncle
Of Hazel Drew, again told his story,
In which he stoutly denied any knowl-
edge Of his niece's presence In or near
Averlll Park on the evening when she
Is thought to have been killed.
Frank Smith, the farmer boy, told
of having met Hazel Drew strollin,
along the Taborton road, Idly swing
Ing her hat. as though she had no
special errand In view. He repeated
how Rudolph Gunderman drove him
down to the village, where Gunder-
man left him. Smith did not devinte
from the story he has told 80 often
and In which he accounts for his time
during that entire evening.
Hazel Drew's appearance on the
Mountain road on that night was cor.
roboratcd by the testimony OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry ltollman, who told of meet
Ing young woman whose description
said was Hazel Drew.
Other witnesses were examined, but
nothing important was disclosed until
William Hulfey told of having seen a
strange man seated In one horse
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
NO YANKEE AID
FOR CASTRO.
Washington Willing to Let
Dutch Punish Him.
DOCTRINE NOT INVOLVED

Case Between Venezusla and the
Netherlands Is Considered Govern
mental. Seizure Of Territory Not BE-
ing Threatened - Road From La
Guayra to Caracas Well Defended
by krupp Guns and Considered Safe
From Assault Save by overvhsin-
Ing Force Of Troops-Duteh Cruiser
Ordered to La Guayra.
Washington, July 2S.-In demandink
an apology from Venezuela at the
point Of guns. the Netherlands, It 10
believed here, will bring crisis In the
affairs of President Castro which he
will not he able to escape. II IL an
open secret that this government will
not raise n finger to prevent the lntiic-
tion " punishment sr OF annexa.
tlon of territory anv upean power
may see 1T to lnfiict Venezuela.
So far as reports he navy de-
pnrtment show. the only Dutch naval
force In the West Indies IL the pro-
tectcd cruiser Gelderland. the one that
was sent to La Guayra to bring away
Minister Ice Reus. She IL by far the
best thing ufioat In that quarter Of the
globe So far as the contending parties
ure concerned
LII Guayrn and Porto Cabelio are
fortified. Various reports during the
last five years dech.'e that Castro,
after the ships OF Great Britain, Italy
and Germany bombarded those ports.
bought six inch Krupp guns and In
stalled them in the forts and placed
number on commanding positions
along Il. -nad leading from La Quay
20 Carata That road, even II not
fortified with large caliber guns, would
be almost impossible for anything
other than an overwhelming force be-
cause of its precipltous and ronGh
character.
Such operations as Holland IL sup
posed to be willing to undertake would
not be violation Of the Monroa doc
trine as declared by Pre- oose-
welt In his message to congress In 1901,
when the possibility Of the United
States having to defend that policy
was considered to have been raised by
the declared intention Of Great Brit
ain. Germany and Italy to use force
to compel Castro to settle claims. This
government has always frowned
against the use Of force to compel the
payment Of claims
The case Of the Netherlands Is con-
sidered purely governmental Ques-
tion-namely, whether the Dutch gov
ernment will allow Castro to interfere
with Dutch shipping between Dutch
ports and tiout the commercial treaties
existing between Venezuela and the
Netherlands
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
Publicity and Labor Disputes

So fur as the new industrial arbitrn-
tion law Of Canada has been put 10
the test, publicity is seen TO he Its
most effective feature. Neither party
to n dispute about wages is bound TO
accept the decision Of the arbitratorS,
but the case must lie referred 10 Il
court In advance Of every declaration
10 go on strike or to force II lockout
This provision Of the law % the
parties together for thorouL. hear
Ing Of each side In the presence Of
third parties.
The party which Is responsible for
the failure To accept the decision Of
the court may have to fac" hostile
public opinion The full facts are III =
closed at the hearing, and upon them
the court bases its decision. and publ"
opinion Is not likely to sustain body
of dissatisfied wurimcn or n stuhhurn
,plnSer in II course which is not
completely justiliahlr on the evidence
submitted 10 the arbtrators.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
USES PISTOL TO
AVENGE SISTER.
italian Kills Man For AbduCt.
Ing Young Girl.

New York, July 2S.-Charles Raldi
an Italian youth twcnty-threc years
old, committed murder To avengc n
dishonored sister. His victim was
Peter Disbensery, thirty-elght years
old. DisbenScy was shot and killed
without warning as he sat in his
home in Brooklyn. After the shoot
ing Baldi surrendered To the police anu
calmly told why he had committed the
crime.
1t appears that six months ago Bal
dis sister. Annie, n girl Of thirteen
disappeared from home. Baldi SET
himself to search for her and recently
found her living with DisbenScry il
the Brooklyn house. He also learned
he stated. that the girl had not gone
away with Disbensery of her own free
will, and this determined him to scek
revenge. He secured II revolver and
going to Dishcnsery's apartment. shot
him twice In the breast, mtlictins
wounds that soon brought death.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
TAFT DAY IN -
CINCINNATI.
Citizens Of All Parties Join
In Celebration.
RECEIVES FORMAL NOTICE

Senator Warner. Chairman Of Notl6-
cation Committee. Makes Address
Notifying Candidate Of the Honor.
Streets Decorated and Filled with
Visiting Repubiieans--Flyins Of Bal
looms and Fireworks Display Are
Features Of ceisbration - Mr.. TAFT
Attends Conference Of Ohio Com.
rlttse.
Cincinnati, July 2s.-whatever the
political beliefs OF the Cinclnnatian
may be he has temporarily forgotten
them today In his purpose Of joining
as a citizen In the honors paid to the
city's most distinguished living native,
William Howard Taft, candidate Of the
Republican party for president Of the
United States. the occasion Of the form
Al announcement Of hts candidacy.
Today is general holiday In Gin.
clnnati That fact was evidenced not
only by the decorations that adorn the
streets and houses. but also by the
general cessation of work and business
and the crowds that assembled at the
home Of Charles T. Taft to hear the
speech OF notification and the nomi.
ncc's reply Some time ago the city's
authorities issued proclamation re-.
questing that today he observed as u
municipal holiday Jy all citizens with.
out regard to political affiliations.
Wherever one goes in Cincinnati he
is confronted by the picture of Mr..
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

New YORK July a
BUTTER-Quict and l-alo lower; OK
ira western creamery E.u, ''., nearby
prints, 26c.
EGGS Firm and IL demand;
PENNSYLVANIA and other Ia .,hy hrsts,
free cases 2lc. At mark; l"nnsylranli
and other nearby frsts, current receipts.
Ia rrtuTnHbc cases, Sir. AZ mark. west
ern nrsts, free cases nc AT mark wost-
prn, current receipts Tree cHs"s, ac. At
mark
CnEESE-Firmr and In good demand
New York. fun creams Dhuic'. l-l,r., do,
fair To good. lllgnl2c.
LIVE POULTRY quiet; fowls lower:
fowls. l3'galic., old rpustors lualri o..
spring chickens lGa.uc
DRESSED POULTRY Firm and IA
fair demand. fresh killed fuwls, choice,
Nhalac,, do, fair to good. l3'galir Odd
To0st.rs y4aloc nearby hrOiloIs. &t.'' ,
western hTuil"rH Nh..c
POTATOES Firm,r. choice" per hArreL
tza21b. fair to good per barrel, J'c a1I.-S
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

Omaha, Neb., July ~. Republicans
and Democrats alike turned out here
to hear Mr.. Bryan speak at the rails
ing OF flag given by the man who
ran against him In his first race for
congress, w. j. Conncll. A dinner
was given him at the Omaha club 10y
Republican and Democratic business
men and editors, at which Victor Rose
water, Nebraska member Of the Re
publican executive committee, sat
close to Mr. Bryan. Mr., ltosewater II
one OF Mr.. Bryan's most formidable
antagonists. The Democratic candi-
date was initiated into the AK Sar lien,
nOnpartisnn society whose name IL
"Nsbraskg" spelled backward.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
ARASEE'S HANDICAP.


Wins Easily by a Length From Boy
qust-HomeerSst a "oood Thing"
New York, July 2s.-The chief at
traction In the racing card at Brighton
was the one mile handicap. which re-
suited In an easy victory for Arasee.
The start was only fair, as ArasaS
got much the best Of the break and
went right to the front, opening up
lead OF one and one-h half lengths over
Black Oak. At the far turn Arases
had increased his advantage to two
lengths and won easily by one length.
Bouquet was shut of and pocksted to
the head Of the stretch, but when clear
came very strong. Black Oak tired
badly and was beaten or.
HomecRest was "good thing" In
the opening event. but Civlta and M
fendi were good things" too, and It
was just a case Of picking the right
one. Homecrest was the right one
After getting away badly he soon ran
In the first eighth. He never was In
trouble, and at the end Mccarthy was
easing him up. Summaries:
First Race.-Homscrest, first; Dandy
Dixon. second; Civita, third
Second Race.-Navajo first; Bannell,
second; Paprika. third.
Third Race.-Comedlenne, first; Coat
Of Arms, second; DisObedient, third.
Fourth Race.-Arasee. first; Bouquet
second; Black Oak, third.
Fifth Race.-Black Mary, first; FRI
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

The fables Of Joel Chandler Harris
will keep his fame alive 50 long rs
there are children to he amused 10y
the English tongue and adults TO ad
mirc the product of IA simple imaginn-
tion welded to everyday philosophy
Bro'r Rabbit and Bre'r Fox viii live
forever in our literature, while Uncle
Rcmus Is second only to Mother
Goose as a household personality
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

New York dealers report the sales
Of fireworks this year the highest ON
record. Even when times are hard
people will stil save up for the
Fourth" An the money put into u
good fireworks display Il well cXpend
ed for It IL beautiful and impressive
way Of marking ia" dny.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30

This Ia what Hon. Jake Moore, State Ward.
en-, of Georgia, snyz ~ odol for dyspepsia
~. &. Dewitt y CO., Chicago, lll.--DrAr
Sirs-l have suffered moro than twenty
years from indigestion. About eighteen
that could not digest a crust OF corn bread
and could not retain anything on my
stomach. lost % lbs in fact | made up
my mind that could not live but short
time when friend of mInr recommended
KOdOl. consented to try II to please him
and was better in one day. now weigh
more than ever did in my life and am IN
better health than for many years. KodOl
did il. keep bottle constantly, and write
this hoping that humanity may be benefited.
Yours very truly, Jake G. Moore, Atlanta,
Aug. ~, 1914" Sold by PEll. The Druggist