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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18

the house when Whispering Smith ar
rived. He found some supper In the
kitchen, and the tired man and the
giant ate together.
Whispering Smith was too expert
enced a campaigner to complain. His
party had struck a trail so miles north
of Sleepy Cat and followed II to the
Missions. He knew now who he was
after. and knew that they were bottled
up in the Cache for the night. The
sheriff's men were sleeping on the
floor OF the living room when Smith
came in from the kitchen. He sat
down before the IRE. At intervals so0s
came from the bedroom where the
body lay, and after listening a mo-
ment. Whispering Smith got stifiiy up
and, tiptoeinF to still the Jingle OF his
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18
Had Taken Notice.

IL was while II. II. Rogers, tina
Standard OIL magnate. was working at
his first Job. delivering the village
newspaper, that his Unborn capacity
became evident. He brought in the
name OF a new subscriber, Isaiah
west Mr.. Anthony. the publisher.
wrote down the name. Then he
turned to the boy: How do you spell
Isaiah. Henry?" he asked. Isaiah"
said Henry. You'll do" said Mr.. An.
thony, with chuckle. He told the
story to a skeptic neighbor. "But how
did you know how to spell It, Henry f''
asked the neighbor. II saw him vrits
II down." said Henry.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18
CHAPTER xxvi.
Williams Cache.


Ed Banks had been recalled before
daybreak from the middle pass. Two
OF the men wanted we're now known
to have crossed the creek. which
meant they must work out OF the coun-
try through Williams Cache.
III you will take your best two men.
Ed" said Whispering Smith. sitting
down with Banks at breakfast. and
strike straight for Canadian pass to
help Gene and Bob Johnson. III under
take to ride in and talk TO Rsbstocx
while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch
Deep creek. The boy gives a good de-
scription. and the two men that did
the Job here are Du Sang and Flat
Nose. Did l tell you how We picked
up the trail yesterday? Magpies. They
shot a scrub horse that gave out on
them and skinned the brand. II
fastened the banquet. but we got there
before the birds were all seated. Great
luck, wasn't IT. And 1t gave US n
beautiful trail One OF the party
crossed the Goose river al American
fork. and Brill Young and Reed fol-
]
Mission mountains; that is a cinch and
they are in the Cache--and II they get
out II is our fault personally. I'D. anc
not the Lords"
Williams Cache lies in the form OF
a great horn, with a narrow entrance
at the lower end known as the Door,
and a rock assure at the upper end
leading into Canadian pass; but this
assure is so narrow that a man with
rife could Withstand 4 regiment. For
100 miles east and west rise the gran.
lite walls OF the Mission range, broken
nowhere save by the formation known
as the Cache. Even this does not pen
crate the range: II is a pocket, and
runs not over halfway into IL and out
again. But no man really knows the
Cache; the most that may be said Is
that the main valley is known, and Il
Is known as the toughest mountain
fissure between the Spanish sinks and
the Mantrap country. Williams Cache
lies between walls 1000 feet high. and
within II is small labyrinth OF can.
yons. A generation ago. when Medi.
cine Bend for one winter was the
terminus OF the overland railroad, vigi.
lantes mercilessly cleaned out the
town, and the few outlaws that es-
capped the shotgun and the moose at
Medicine Bend found refuge In a far.
away and unknown mountain gorge
once named by French trappers the
Cache. Years after these outcasts had
come TO infest It came one desperate
more ferocious than all that had gone
before. He made frontier retreat of
the Cache, and left 10 Il the legacy OF
his evil name. Williams. Since his
day II has served. as II served before,
for the haunt OF outlawed men. No
honest man lives in Williams Cache,
and few men Of any sort live there
long. since their lives are lives OF VIC.
lence; neither the law nor n woman
crosses Deep creek. But from the day
OF Williams to this day the Cache has
had its ruler, and when Whispering
Smith rode with little party through
the Door into the Cache the morning
after the murder In Mission valley he
sent an envoy TO Rebstock, whose sue
cess as cattle thief had brought it's
Inevitable penalty. It had made
Rebstock a man Of consequence and
OF property and man subject TO the
anxieties and annoyances OF such re-
sponsibility.
ITO RE CONTINTrrDA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18

spurs, took the candle from the table.
pushed aside the curtain. and entered
the bedroom.
The little boy was lying on his face.
with his arm around his fathers neck,
talking TO him. Whispering Smith bent
a moment over the bed, and. setting
the candle on the table, put his hand
on the boys shoulder. He disengaged
the hand from the cold neck, and sit
ting down took II in his own. Talking
low 20 the little fellow. he got his
attention after much patient effort and
got him 10 speak. He made him,
though struggling with terror. to un'
derstand that he had come to be his
friend, and after the child had sobbed
his grief into a strange heart he ceased
to tremble. and told his name and his
story, and described the two horse
men and the horses, they had left
Smith listened quietly. Have you had
any supper. Dannie? Not You must
have something to eat. Can't you eat
anything? But there is a nice pan OF
fresh milk In the kitchen"
A burst OF tears interrupted him
"Daddle just brought in the milk, and
I was frying the ham. and heard
them shooting"
See how he took care OF you til
the last minute, and left something
for you after he was gone. Suppose
he could speak now. don't you think
he would want you TO do as / say?
am your next friend now, for you are
going to be a railroad man and have a
big engine"
Dannie looked up. Dad wasn't
afraid OF those men,"
Wasn't he, Dannie!"
He said we ~oold BE- nj right and
not TO be afraid"
Did heI"
HE said Whispering Smith was
coming"
my poor boy"
"He is coming. don't be afraid. Dc
you know Whispering Smith? He ia
coming. The men tonight all said he
was coming"
The little fellow for a long time
could not be coaxed away from his
father, but his companion at length
got him to the kitchen. When they
came back to the bedroom the strange
man was talking to him once more
about his father. I'VE must try 10
think how he would like things done
now, mustn't we? All Of US felt so bad
when we rode in and had so much to
do we couldn't attend to taking care
Of your father. Did you know there
are two men out at the crossing now
guarding 1t with rifles? But IL you and
l keep real quiet we can do something
for him while the men are asleep;
they have to ride all day tomorrow
We must wash his face and hands
don't you think so? And brush his
hair and MS beard. IL you could just
find the basin and some water and a
towel-you couldn't find brush, could
you? Could you honestly? Well!
call that a good boy--we shall have 70
have you on the railroad, sure. We
must try to find some fresh clothes
these are cut and stained; then / will
change hts clothes, and we shall al
feel better. Don't disturb the men;
they are tired"
They worked together by the candle
light When they had done. the boy
had violent crying spell, but Whisper
ing Smith got him to lie down beside
him on blanket spread on the floor
where Smith got his back against the
sod wall and took the boys head in his
arm. He waited patiently for the boy
to so to sleep. but Dan was afraid the
murderers would come back. Once hs
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18

the chute, made a helterskelter run
for Sleepy Cat. At three o'clock they
struck north for the Mission noun
tains.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

A BILL is to be submitted to the Legis-
lature of Pennsylvania during the pres
ent session, asking that a pension be
paid by the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania to the men now living who risked
their lives as emergency volunteers, in
the defense of the State, in the years
1862 and 1863. 1t is claimed by the pro-
posed beneficiaries that forty-six years
have elapsed since their services were
rendered, and in all that time they have
not asked for any assistance, but now,
in the closing years of their lives, many
of them are in need of the helping hand
and hence ask the State they helped to
save from the ravages of a marauding
foe, for a small consideration. Six dol
lars a month is the amount named in
the bill.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
The Delaware and Hudson.

The Delaware and Hudson Company
has inaugurated department in its
system having for its sole object the in
vestigation and adjustment of claims for
damages and loss occurring in its freight
service. G. w. Nash has been appoint
ed Freight Claim agent. In its circular
through its general office manager, w.
J. Mullin, the company says:
can claims are being handled as rap
idly as possible consistent with good
business practice and it is our effort to
so conduct what must necessarily be an
unpopular department of the business
of transportation with as little annoyance
and inconvenience to shippers and re-
ceivers of freight as possible. 1t should
be remembered, however, by claimants
that as result of recent decisions of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, it is
obligatory on the part of the carrier to
establish absolutely the validity of all
claims before payment and this will in
some cases necessarily involve more time
than the claimant is perhaps willing to
concede.
AS an indication of what has been ac-
complished, our records show that since
July lbJ lusJ Oiic uiiptiO Cldliilb lOuBtu
against this company have been reduced
to third of their former number. OF
local claims more than three months
old the number has been reduced to
one-seventh of the number on July lst.
Claims in the Office awaiting investiga-
ton are less than one-hundredth part of
the number six months ago. During the
month of December, 1908, nearly 1000
claims were paid and about 700 declin-
ed. AS the Claim Department receives
approximately $4,000 new claims an
nually, the record of the past six months
may we'll be considered most excellent
one.
II is the constant aim of our Claim
Department to give speedy decisions on
the merits OF claims presented, paying
or declining them accordingly, without
unnecessary delay or annoyance 10 the
claimant, this being condition which
we concede is due our customers.
We feel that still greater improvement
will be made along the hines indicated,
and we invite any suggestions or criti-
cisms which will tend TO still further inn
prove this branch Of the SERVICE"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
The Borough Nominations.

The Republican and Democratic eau
cuses were held in the main hall of the
town building on Saturday evening last,
the primary election boards of the two
organizations attending to their duties
at separate tables in elbow-touching dis
tance, and all working in perfect har-
mony and good nature. There was
practically no strife for the places on
the Democratic ticket, and the list as
printed in advance was adopted. The
principal bone of contention on the Rep
ublican ticket was the nomination of tax
collector, for which Office there were
four competitors. Three candidates for
Town Council were also on the ticket.
The strife between these rival aspirants
brought out an unusually large vote, and
the contest was spirited, with the re.
suits very uncertain until the votes were
counted.
The terms of two Democratic school
directors expiring by limitation, the
names of both-for three years respec-
tively-were placed on both party tick
cts for reelection. The vacancy caused
by the resignation of District Attorney
M. E. Simons, was filled by the nomin-
alton for one year of Thomas B. Clark,
by both Republicans and Democrats.
The Republicans polled 329 votes, which
is record breaker for primary cleo
ton.
The tickets put in nomination are as
follow:
Republican-Chief Burgess, w. W..
Wood Collector, Fred. S. Cory School
Directors, years, Arthur NJ. Leine,
Fred. Schoell; year, Thomas B. Clark !;
Town Councilmen, Martin Caufeld,
John D. Bryant; Justice of the Peace,
H. A. Tingley Auditor, Walter B. Kim
BILE Judge of Election, John T. Boyd |;
Inspector of Election, VIM. H. Bader.
mocratic-Chief Burgess, John Kuh::
bach |; Collector, Herman Schuerholz /;
School Directors, Arthur NJ. Leine, Fred.
Schoell, e years., T. B. Clark, Il year,,
Councilmen, Charles E. Dodge, Thos.
Canivan Justice of the Peace, VIM. H.
Ham Auditor, T. Frank Ham Judge
of Election, John Croghan; Inspector
of Election, Benjamin H. Dittrich.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

About ten days ago a mammoth
moving picture trust was formed by the
organization into one combination of all
the American moving picture manufac-
turers, seven in number, with capita
lization of fifteen million dollars. The
aim is not merely to consolidate forces
for the purpose of economy in securing
subjects and preparing the films for
snarket, but to increase the standard of
pictures shown. 1t is the desire to avoid
as far as possible the blood and thunder
series and to give to the public pictures
oil places and happenings, or historical
events that will not only prove interest
ing but have an educational value. OF
course good, clean comic pictures will
also be put out.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

In some OF the counties the authorities
are taking stand against any more
road building under the present system.
The chief dissatisfaction is with extras,
which have to be paid for. The Har-
risburg Patriot gives figures showing
the cost of some roads in Dauphin and
York counties which are significant. On
three pieces of road in Dauphin, the
contract price of which was $4l, 1874
the extras amounted to $12, ,202.02, and
on five pieces of road in York, the con-
tract price for which was $34 ,S0O.39, the
extras were $6,602.45. AS the counties
and townships have to pay their pro-
portion of the extras, as well as of the
original contract price, it is not very
surprising that they should complain.
There is such uniformity in these charges
for extras as to have aroused very gen.
eral criticism, and unless there is some
change in the system, road improvement
will hardly go on well in the future.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
The Trust Must Pay.

Well, there is such thing as fining
the Standard Oil Company, even thouhg
the late lamented $29, 9,OOO, 900 affair did
go wrong.
The United States Supreme Court has
handed down decision affirming the
judgment of the courts of Texas ousting
the company from that State and fining
it ST. 1928, 800.
The Waters-Pierce Oil Compay Is the
nominal defendant, but the Standard
Oil Company is the real defendant, for
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St.
Louis is merely the name that the Stand
ard assumes in Texas.
The court does not offer much comfort
to the Standard. Such reservations in
favor of the monopoly as seemed to have
been made by the court in its decision
of the appeal from the $29,OOO,OOO i'm
posed by Judge Landis are apparently
swept aside in the present case. The
receiver appointed by the State courts is
upheld in preference to the receiver ap-
pointed by the United States courts, and
the contentious of the monopoly are de-
MED at every point The fine of ST. ,629,-
800 seems to Justice Day to be very large,
but he declares that the State was COM
petent to impose it.
Thus a lot of people who had hastily
jumped to the conclusion that the Stand
ard was immune from the hand of the
law will have to radically revise their
ideas in the light of this latest decision.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

"RAIsING the left arm as high as you
can will relieve choking much ruore rap
idly than the act of humping ones
back" said physician, 'and it is well
that everyone should know it, for often
person gets choked while eating where
there is no one near to thump him. Very
frequently at meals and when they are
at play, children get choked while eat
ing, and the customary manner of re-
lieving them is to slap them sharply on
the back. The effect of this is to set the
obstruction free. The same thing can
be brought about by raising the left
hand of the child as high as possible,
and the relief comes much more quick
ly. In happenings of this kind there
should be no alarm, for if the child sees
that older persons or parents get excited
the effect is bad. The best thing is to
tell the child to raise its left arm, and
Immediately the difficulty passes away"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

The marriage of Miss Genevieve Riley,
of Pleasant Mount, to James F. Nc
Laughlin, of Carbondale, was performed
Wednesday last, January Goth, in st.
Peters Cathedral, Scranton, by the Rev.
D. w. Mccarthy, of Pleasant Mount,
with a nuptial mass. They were at
tended by Miss Loretta Riley, of Pleas
ant Mount, and Cornelius Riley, of Han
cock, N. Y. The church was visited by
large number of their friends in Scran-
ton and other places. A reception was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Mahon, and the repast was served
by Hanley. Mrs. Mclaughlin is charm
ing young lady, and comes of an hon
ored family that has long been promi-
nept in Wayne county. Mr.. Mclaughlin
enjoys the highest respect OF all who
have the pleasure of his acquaintance
for his many manly qualities. Guests
from out of town were: Mrs. Thomas
Mclaughlin, of Carbondale; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ackerman, of Forest City; Mr.. and
Mrs. Greegan, of Fillmore, N. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. John Cassidy, of Wilkes Barre;
Mrs. Thomas Clark, of Pleasant Mount;
Mrs. Thomas Mallady, of Brooklyn, N.
V; Mrs. John Buckley and son, of Pat
erson, N. j. The music of the mass
was played by Prof. Daniel, organist of
the cathedral. The presents bestowed
upon the bride were beautiful, useful
and numerous.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
OLD HOME WEEK.
Shall HOnesdaIe Have One PA
Sensible Suggestion from a For
mer TownSman.

The following extract from letter
written by a native Honesdaler, who has
for many years been engaged in busi-
ness in Buffalo, N. Y, contains sensi-
BILE suggestion which we think will COM
mend itself to our townspeople general
ly. These "home coming" weeks have
been tried in many towns, as we note in
our exchanges, and always with great
success. Doubtless the reunion would
include banquet, with reminiscent af-
ter dinner experiences, feature similar
10 the annual gathering of the Wayne
County Pennsylvania Society of New
York, which has proved so popular and
affords so much enjoyment to those in
attendance.
The letter is from John E. Dudley,
brother of E. F. Dudley, of this place,
who writes:
- "Two years ago last summer we
held an Old Home Week here. Why
would it not be good idea to hold one
in Honesdale next summer? There are
hundreds who were born and brought
10 young manhood there, and then
obliged TO get out into the world. am
sure there would be great many like
myself who would be only too glad to
pay the old town visit; and by the way
wish to say that l have travelled around
considerably, and don't think l have
hao,fsf,,l
where. The Home week would enable
old schoolmates to talk over old times.
There seems to be fascination about
our old home town, and the old friends
left behind. They always seem nearer
and dearer than any whom we meet
later in life. An Old Home Week would
not only give us all great pleasure, but
would benefit the town. Your papers
could advertise the event, and by so do
ing bring hundreds to enjoy the occa-
sion. OF course you would have to have
a firemen's parade, and such other in
eidental attractions as would amuse and
entertain the visitors. Your hotel men
and merchants, think, would be pleas
ed with the idea, as they would be
greatly benefited. Please let me know
what you think of the suggestion"
There are few families in town who
have not one or more members "lost to
sight" but "to memory dear" Ofcourse
it is probable that some of the absent
ones might be prevented by business, or
sickness, or perhaps lack of funds, from
filling the vacant chairs at the home
tables on an occasion like the one sug-
gested, but we feel assured that the great
majority in physical and financial con-
dition to respond would do so.
THE CITIZEN would be glad to hear
from the editors of its exchanges in
towns where Old Home Weeks have
been held, to what extent they fulfilled
expectations, and what steps were adop-
ted to make them successes. Com
munications and suggestions from onr
readers on the subject are also solicited.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

A LATE compilation OF their costs
shows that the armies and navies OF
Europe are consuming four million dol
lars day. Just stop and think long
enough to realize what an awful burden
of taxation this must place on the pro-
ducers. And we are emulating the
European idea of armies and navies
just ~ rapidly ~ we can.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
AlMaYa WaIooma.

How do you know your husband is
not good poker playerr
Because" answered young Mrs.
Torkins, mo good poker player could
be as popular as he is with other poker
Dlayers. s."-Wnshingtc etsv.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

"Have you heard that Jim has quit
smoking?"
mo"
"Yes. You see. he is a little near
sighted, and the other day he emptied
his pipe In a powder barrel."-Brown-
ing's Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
Not WorrvInu,

II suppose you regret the fact that
we have not been having an old fash
toned winterr
mo. sir. I am not a plumber, and I
have no money invested in an under
taking establishment."-Pittsburg Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
HYMENEAL.

Married, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1909,
by the Rev. A. G. Furbish, at George
town, Conn, Miss Carolyn o. Rutledge,
to John H. Thurston, both of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27
HOnesdaIe's Population, 1910

According to the number of names in
the new Directory, which will be ready
for distribution to-day, tn. population Of
Honesdale is 1910. The book this year
is better than ever.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

Edwin Baltz, an eX-councilman and
retired business man of Stroudsburg,
who lived for time in Honesdale and
Hawley, died at his home on Tuesday
of last week aged ~ years, from typhoid
pneumonia, ocasioned by the shock of
repeated handshakings with friends with
cold hands on New Years Day. He was
just recovering from a former illness,
and his physicians say that the con-
gratulatory greetings rendered him in his
feeble state brought on the relapse of
which he died. Mr.. Baltz was born in
Germany and came to this country in
1853. After finding temporary employ
ment in New York he came to Homes
dale, where he remained for some years,
later going to Hawley, and eventually
to Monroe county, where he was en-
ployed in a tannery at TannersvilIe. He
was successful in his undertakings and
through mercantile and industrial oper-
ations was enable to retire from active
business some years ago. He was q vet
eran OF the civil war, a member OF the
@. A. r. post, and of Masonic, Odd
Fellows, Red Men and United American
Mechanics Orders. He leaves q son,
two daughters, step-mother, three step
brothers and three step-Sisters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-27

Out on the Farm.
rd like to be out on the farm today
Yes, would
I'd like to keep the managers fIled win
Yes, would
would like TO sit and huSk
Corn from daylight till the dusk,
While my weary fingers blsd from w0aS
and tear.
would IKE 10 share the fan
While the butohsring u done
Ana % nagns sleep h Dtulfy attic thogo-.
Tea SRonlAl