The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-09

the fret poster placed on the billboard
to tho pulling OF the last tent stake
Nothing, substantially, that was prom
ised in the advance announcements wa
done; aud very little that was done q
all was we'll done. The showmen cam
here with fake story of wreck which
had destroyed much OF their specially
apparatus but later explained that thu
management had sent to headquarterI
about half OF the show on account o.
bad business. Yet Notwithstanding this
confession of their crippled or inefiicicnI
condition, they had the nerve to charge
the hundreds of people who had beer
allured by their lying statements &C
tramp through the mile OF dust TO Free
thy's fats, just double thu admittanoe
fee demanded in all other towns. In
stead Of ten and twenty five ccnta Tor
tickets as elsewhere, here they were
twenty Ave ami 6fty; instead OF ten
cents for reserved seats, the charge was
twenty five, and the commonest palm
leaf fans we're sold for ten cents. There
was no apology even, for an elephant.
and the few moth- eaten beasts that were
put on exhibition were 30 forlorn 10 ap-
pearance as to excite pity or derision
rather than interest. The disgusting
antics OF four or five degraded monkey 8
we're better adapted for exhibition in q
tenderloin jungle than q civilized com
munIty, and their near relatives the
three alleged clowns, instead of provok-
iny laughter. drove most OF their audi
ence into a settled nelancholia. The
three cowboys, headed by Nebraska !
Bill, were 30 ludicrously bad as to be
almost good 1t was certainly anus
ing to witness Bills frantic attempts to
jump through the loop Of his lariat. re-
ceiving whack across the face at ev-
cry trial. As for lassoing the running
horses, it is doubtful II he could have
roped one il 1t were walking; aud when
It came TO picking up the scattered rage
from the ground. while the bronchos
we're in motion, the rule seemed to be to
mise twelve out Of every doEep In fact
II there ever wac rank counterfeit bill
i. was Nebraska Bill" Such OF the
side shows as we're not made up OF tooth
less snakes, fakirs and gamblers, were
composed Of gamblers, fakira and tooth
less snakes; but in lieu OF the usual
canal water and lemon peel generally
served az lemonade at only five cents u
glass. Cns could get river water aud
shavings for the same price. The only
feature Of the whole fake
wss the menage act of an old timer,
who handled her handsome horse and
white doves very acceptably, but who
looked 30 decidedly out of place as to
suggest the old story of Good Dog Tray
Caught in Bad Company. The weather
under the tents was simply sitting, and
it was small wonder that when finally
released from the fiery furnace. the en-
tire crowd punched their criticism Of the
show into the one expressive word.
''Stungr
The United States in 1907 produced
IS 450 042 short tons of coal valued at
sGl4, S31, $40. Great Britain's production
Of coal in 1908 was 299, 9G9. 669 short tons,
aui Great Britain is the second coal
producing country in the world. The
coal production of the United States IN
1907 exceeded by $50. 4sO 373 short tons,
or more than CD per cent, that of the
British Isles. II was more than double
that OF Germany, and was equal to 40
per cent. of the total coal production Of
the world.
Hon. Charles B. Staples, President
Judge Of the Pike Monroe district, hear
ing recently that strong effort was be-
ing made to secure pardon fer four
Luzsrne county men, who were tried
and convicted for ballot box stuffilg.
aui sentenced by him to term OF i'm
made strong plea against
their release. claiming that the criminals
should serve out their sentences. The
result was that tho Board Of Pardons
refused to act on the case. Right.
Charles Markey. the down town
plumber, has sold his property, com
prising an acre Of ground, house and
barn on Union Hill, to John Bodemcr.
Of West street. Possession to be given
Oct. 18th. Consideration, private.
"A Norwich, N. Y. butcher. having
his delivery wagon destroyed in a col
Iision with an auto. purchased hearse
at d low rate. aa1 c)mn ,acsd to serve
his customers from it, Wonderful to
relate, he lost his trade at q most alarm
lng rate to him, but at last the truth
upon his thick intellect, and he
ab Andoned the vehicle which had been
used for transporting bodies to ceme-
teries, and ID now looking for a new
and improved butchers wagon.
Pennsylvania produces over $15, ,OnH.
600 worth OF vegetables annually. Only
one other State makes better show
log in the value Of garden products.
Philadelphia county enjoys the reputa-
tation Of being the second county in the
United States 10 the average value Of
garden produce per acre, and Allegheny
county ranks fifth.
As the season Of thunderstorms is
on us, attention is called to some pop
ular errors as to the danger from light
ming. A widespread belief is that dur
ing a thunderstorm safety may be
found under a beech tree. and that the
danger from lightning ID l6 times az
great under q resinous tree and 50 times
az great under an oak. Careful obser
vatIon shows that this view is entirely
without foundation. Tho beech is not
avoided by lightning which selects one
species as readily as another, but the
taller trees in the neighborhood appear
to be the ones liable to be struck. The
effects Of lightning are also commonly
misunderstood. The cells Of tree are
not ruptured or torn by the formation
OF steam, as is often stated, but they
collapse. or shrink up, without tearing.
The roota seem to escape damage.
-Ordera have hAen iaaued from Wash