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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
ecARef1Y o. LEATHER.


A Condition fss Which tlss Awtouo,
bile industry 70 Largely Reseonsible,
When the scarcity az hiasa and
sAins II referred to II IL hardly under
stood By the laymAn. who perhaps
does not know that the world Ia being
secured In all corners for all avail.
able skins and Idea. More races are
constantly becoming eivilised and the
increase of our hide and skin supply
n not In proportion to that of the
human race.
The amount OF leather used in the
manufacture of novelties of all kinds
has increased to great extent with.
in few years. says the Shoe Retailer,
but In no line has the use of leather
broadened so extensively as In auto
mobile manufacture.
Any one who is at all familiar with
An automobile knows that there is a
considerable amount Of leather used
in its construction, in upholstery and
otherwise. This means a large
draught on the leather market, which
10 perhaps more noticeable In the high
price of spready steers. the hides Of
which are extensively used for that
purpose.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31

-Dennis Corbett who has operated q
box bowling alley at Honesdale for some
time, will soon open similar place in
Hawley. T
The many friends OF Mrs. John
Cannivan will be pleased to learn that
she is now out OF the hospital and at the
home of her mother in Scranton. Mr..
Uannivan informs us that she will be
home in about two weeks.
The Honesdale Council, No. 1858, of
the Knights of Columbus. held holi-
day banquet at the Commercial Hotel
on Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, 1909.
The guests numbered about SO people
seated around three prettily decorated
tables. The speakers of the evening
were seated at table in the west end
of the dining room. Somner's orches-
ira furnished the music. Landlord
Weaver is to be congratulated upon the
excellent menu which was served.
Last Tuesday evening after Mrs.
Mary Long, of 1921 Main street had
returned home from business meeting
at the M. E. church parlors, she was
greatly surprised to find that about
thirty lady friends had planed to give
her a complete surprise, and reached
her home just as she was taking off her
wraps. The party was comprised of all
ladies with the exception of her son-in-
law, Henry Murrman, Jr., and Rev. w.
II. Hitler. The latter made an appro-
pirate speech for the occasion, at which
time he presented Mrs. Long with q
beautiful cut glass water set as token
of esteem which the ladies present
had for their faithful bible teacher. The
ladies came prepared with supply of
good things.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
Phosphorsscent Forests.

The phosphorescence of certain
agaries Of Borneo has more than cac,
demoralized the supsrstitious native,
and astonished whites. Some yo>,rs
ago q party Of English engineer
found 1t necessary to survey q trlc,
Of low lying country. which was al
most impenetrabls. and to blaze tbs
trail natives were employed to wori
at night, others during the day. Ths
former came into camp ons night
stating thai they could not 30 through
a portion Of the bNah or forest,
strange spirits" On the trees telling
them that evil would hefall them IL
they coRtinued. The -spirita" provel
to be q magnificent diAplay Of phcs.
phoresce1cs smanAtiAS hom agaries
growing upon the dead hnahs of the
trees. These vegetable IRE bodies were
traced for q conaiderahio distance,
producing = most remarkable exhibi.
ton. the Light In some places being so
brilliant that It was dinioult to believe
that the forest was not aHre. To test
the brilliancy the men held papers
near the most brilliant portions and
read by the light.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
SEVEN BODIES.

Du Bois, Pa, Dec. 28.-The bodies
OF seven children were recovered to-
day from the ruins of the home OF
Steve Bronsky near here, which was
destroyed by nre last night. The
children range in age from two to
twelve years. The are, which was
caused BY an overheated stove, ex-
ploded q Eeg OF powder and cut on
all chance of rescue. Six OF the chill
dren belonged 70 the BFonsly family
ana one was the daughter OF . board
oG. .f- .------i-e--, -. ..-.l 49,. = .4.-.4 7
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
OBITUARY.

Miss Mollie Weiss passed away at
her home on East Park street, We'd
nesday evening at o'clock, after q
few months illness. Miss Weiss was
born In Honesdale, where she passed
her entire life. She was daughter
of the late William Weiss. Miss
Weiss was a graduate of Wellesley
College. The funeral will be held FRI
day afternoon at o'clock from her
late residence. The deceased Is sur
vived by two brothers and three sis
ters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
National Holidays.

There II no National Holiday. NOT
even the Fourth Of July. Congress
has at various times appointed s1scial
holidays. In the second session Of tho
Fifty-third Congress it passed an aet
making Labor Day = public holiday In
the District Of Columbia. and It has
recognised the existence OF certain
days ~ holidays for commercial pur-
poses. but with the exception named
there IL ne general statute on the sub
iect The proclamation Of the PrSsi-
dent designating q day for Thanks
giving only makes It . legal holiday
in the District Of Columbia and the
Territories.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
Valuable Old poesmsnta.

The chance discovery Of . Ssoree
drawer in an old writing desk which
has been In the family ot CAaries
Beckel Of bethlehem. Pa. for genera
tons 40 q treasured heirloom. reveal
ed that the drawer contained IN inter
esting and valuable colleetioa q his
torioal letters and Documents. The
papers, q score or more. are war de-
partment lsttsrs, letters Of Cen An
thony Wayne and others. and Drocla-
nations that date back to the revolu-
tionary war and early days Of the
federal government. Prof. Allison Of
the historical department Of Carnegie
institute states that taken together
the letters form . valuable source Of
frst-hand information of an important
period In the nation'S history.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
THE CHRISTMAS BL1zzARD.

The Christmas blizzard, the sever
est storm experienced In the East In
twenty years, tied up local traffic In
cities from Delaware to Maine and
disarranged train schedules through
out half q dozen states. Conditions,
however, are rapidly improving and
railroads and municipalities are to-
day bending every effort to move in
ter-city and local traffic. There is
reason to believe conditions will be
normal again soon when another
storm is expected from the west.
A number of persons have met
their death through exposure or ac-
cident, five in Philadelphia and a
dozen or more in New York. The
final reports of fatalities in New
England have not yet come to hand.
In Philadelphia general business
was practically at a standstill. All
through trains were late; only one
street car line was running and the
city is suffering from a shortage of
milk. Reports sent from Pittsburg
indicate that conditions are improv-
ing rapidly.
AS the results of the efforts of an
army of shovelers, the blockade on
the Philadelphia division of the
Pennsylvania railroad has been near
ly lifted and the railroad officials ex-
pect that traffic will be normal soon.
Hundreds of stranded travellers spent
one or two nights in hotels, their
bills being paid by the railroad COM
pany. The weather forecast 10 re-
assuring.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
eheep Down; chops Up.

sheep-raisinS has not always boeu q
profitable business, according to the
'eniniscences Of some old stockmsn
-eported In the Breeders Gazette.
tavertheless tho price Of the "nnished
roduct" ON the hotel bill Of fare has
'emained fAiriy Oonstant--with y ten
!ency to rise.
The worst deal ever Got," the
>rcson rAucher declared. WAS at Chl.
ago during the hard times. I got In
ere ono day with one thousand two
r'Idred lambs that made my oomnis-
'oa man pucker UP = wry face. We
!nally put them over the scales at
tfty cents q head. and figured out
hat 1t would be necessary to do .
arse business 10 make any mSQey on
hat basis. Diagustodly l secured my
,eturn transportation ana started
10 get something to eat
teto.e taking the train.
Got any lamS ehopsr saaA to
tho waiter.
'Csrtainly.' hs replied. Two er
tAres?'
Il TOLD him to fetch three. and they
neithsr looked nor tasted NooA, but
the bill was sevsnty-flvs coats. Some
body was evidently making Rsnsy cut
ol shsaA even during the panis."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
LARGEST SCRAP MRAp.


T~onty TAcWsand TenS u osd lrss
In = single Pile N Can PraNoseoe.
The larssst scrap heap In tAe world
is In Saa Ereneisee. . relic Of the
great flre vhish followed the earth
quake OF April. 1895. Il is ~ bost
high, 100 feet square ana coRtaias &C.,
900 tons. all eut in equal lengths Of
eighteen inches, and piled In one
solid mass, with the sides as smooth
and solid a. brick wall
This is the only one Of four Aeapa
OF equal size and proportions which
re.nains intact in Its original nine and
shape. the other three having been
drawn upon as the material was need
ed. Many other scrap heaps are piled
about the bay awaiting shipment.
some al big a. a house and others
nero hillocks. scattered over acres Of
ground.
Since the ire one company has
handled 10000 tor Of this old ma
terial. 1t has six large shears in
operation to cut the iron and steel,
either that It may bO better handled
for shipment or for the furnace, says
the Iron Trade Review. Little Of this
scrap is used in San Francisco. the
bulk Of It being shipped to tho Allan.
tic coast or to European ports.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs Perham of Waymart spent Tues
day here.
VIM. Polt is spending few days in
Scranton.
Miss Amy CLARK spent Tuesday in
Scranton.
Mrs. James Lindsay is visiting Car
bondale relatives.
Marcy Ely has returned from visit
with Scranton relatives.
Rev. Coenan will preach at Alden
vile on Sunday afternoon.
Dan Jacobs of Scranton was q recent
business caller in Honesdale.
Mrs. Irving Ball of Scranton, is
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Neville Holgate is ill with pneu-
monia at her home on Park Street.
Miss Mabel G. Secor is the guest
of Carbondale friends this week.
Michael Calvin is spending a few
days In the city of Wilkes-Barre:
Miss Angie Hughes of Hawley
spent Wednesday with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Penniman have
just recovered from serious illness
Harry Pruemers is on few days visit
with Scranton and Wilkes-Barre friends,
The Misses Anna and Mary Rippel
are visiting in Carbondale for a few
days.
Misses Harriet and Carrie Gregory. oi
Beach Grove are visiting Honesdale
relatives.
Mrs. H. Fl. Webb has returned from
visit to her son, DR.. Robert Webb, Of
Forest City.
Mrs. Fame Dewitt returned to hel
Scranton home Tuesday afternoon with
friends here.
Lawrence Kreiter and May Was.
man spent the week with relatives in
New York City.
Misses Marie Bracey and Lillian
Barberi are spending the week with
relatives in Scranton.
Miss Kate Donnelly is spending the
holidays with her friend, Miss Anna
Fitzgerald, of New York.
A marriage license has been issued to
Claud I. Martin and Miss Nora E.
Rutledge, both of Royds Mills.
Lloyd C. Rosencrans left on Sun.
day on a business trip in the interest
of the Wayne Cut Glass Co.
Homer McCarty of Carbondale
was entertained Christmas Day at the
home of attorney c. A. McCarty.
Misses Gussie and Ruth Fritz, Of
Scranton, and Reed Brunig of the same
place are visiting Mrs. John Smith and
family, of Church street.
Miss Ethel Hawker, of this place
and Miss Maud Smith, of Prompton
are guests of the formers cousin
Miss Bessie Starbuck. In Port Jervis
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
DEAD EASY.

Men who make newspapers some
times believe that their profession Is
an exacting one. They are wrong. 1t
is the simplest calling. Making a
newspaper is an easy trick. Anybody
can do 1t. A lawyer with only d.
ploma and a brass sign, who would
lose suit even If the other side was
ready to confess judgment, will tell
you how to run a newspaper. A ply
sician who would send his patient to
the morgue before the prescription
has been filled will know all the fine
points of making newspaper. An
actor who never earned any other
plaudit than a soft tomato will give
instructions In handling the worlds
news. Any one who knows enough
to get OFF a street car backward has
positive opinions on the press. Even
a society person who never paid any
thing but a cell or made anything
but a visit or did anything but a
tailor knows how stupid those men
are who write "stories," edit copy"
wrestle with "heads" that won't fit
and to get the paper out on time.
One reason for the universally of
perfection in this trade, among those
who do mot work at it, is that every
body has been employed in it. 1t is
a most unusual thing to meet a man
who, when the occasion seems ripe,
will not say 81 used to be newspa-
per man myself" Every time a man
works his county editor for a puff on
the strength of a big pumpkin he
graduates in journalism. When he
writes "piece" for "The Squash
County Clarion" about "a most enjoy
able entertainment he completes his
postgraduate cour So in newspaper
work, and when he writes a commun-
ication on both sides of the paper to
the editor he becomes a thirty-third
degree member of the Tribe of Scribe.
That so many men have abandoned
literature for the law, medicine and
other easy walks of life simply shows
that many men would rather fail In
one thing than Notwithstanding
ton Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
To Breaking Ono Neck, e..

The Lineup" man was = facetiors
soul. The woman for whom he was
putting up q pulley clothes.line was
exacting. She ordered It put In a Ger.
tain place. which 1t was almost i'm.
possible for him to reach. He hesitat-
ed. "If / have to put It there, lady"
he said. 'T1l break my neck" Still
she did not relent "All right, lady"
he consented. with cheerful grin,
''but It'll cost yer 81 sxtry II break
my neck"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
Mary Hartman as a Country a,

Mary Hartman aB a Country Gin.
Mary Hartman has ~ ksoa an in
stinct for guarding the cents IS her
father demonstrated in his business
career. AS the manager of the 3d.
000-acre farm in Arden, n. T.. she
works with an eye to profit. The re-
sponsibility Of the farm 10 net new to
her. For several years she practical
ly held control. her father seldom in
terfering. and then doing little more
than Offering a suggestion. Hartman
was proud of his daughters talent for
management They were a familiar
sight driving together over the farm,
Hartman. as a rule. holding the reins
over one of his fast trotters. Miss
Hartman cares moro for her farm
than for society. She 10 q keen Judge
of a horse. and seldom gets the worst
Of q trade.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
aport a. Il ounh, 20 Rs.

Lord Cursor entertained the olAs.
COW students on Wednesday vita
nomO very sound sentiments. We like
his idea Of football match with seven
spectators and 10000 players. Look
ing At games 10 not much in our way.
but We should like to BE- among those
seven spectators. He 10 quite right.
though: It would be . splendid thing
II the number Of players and onloOk-
ers could be rSVSrsSd.-LOndon AAtaE-
day Review.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
AnaIca Ntorv.

Before he went nshin'." said tAs
town story teller. he swallowed bout
q pint an . half Of snAkSbits remedy.
an Of course you know what that IN.
Well. altar the snake BIT him the rep
tile cut AL sorts O saDers. kAss tbs
remedy went straight % ita AsAA Lax
thing n tzisA - - WA 70 swailAs
" yaii an II gOt ilssk n ne fsrm u
a hoop an IN. o NJ - tA9 ehil1spn
didh't Fsu q Ass1gA ~ NAEl- 4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
Market Reports.

BUTTER-Steady: receipts. asSo pack.
ages: creamery. specials s8c.: extras. SO.
thirds to frsts. 2sa36c.; held. seconds to
specials. 1sastc.: state dairy, common te
finest. Sa34c.: process. frsts to specials
CHEESE-Firm; receipts. 1.Sca boxes
state. new. full cream. special. tT5salsc.
September. fancy. l7c.; october. best
1916: winter made. best. 154c.: common
to good. lsalSc.: skins. full to specials
6a141hc.
EGGS - Strong: receipts. Asn cases
state, PsnnsylvaniA and nearby hennery
white, 4oa50c.: gathered, white. 36a42c.
hennery. brown and mixed, fancy, +Oa
&c: gathered. brown. fair to prime. asa
sSc.: western. extra nrsts. S41sa26lSc.
firsts. a21aas3he.; seconds. 3Saz1c.; refrig-
orator. special marks. fancy. S1sa28c-
firsts, Aaa25c.: seconds. z21ka2311c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31

But Of the three sorts. namely,
those who acquire greatness. and
those who have greatness thrust upon
them. only the nrst are anyWisO GER
tain to know what the different forks
are for at the fashionable dinners in-
0Vitsbly given in their honor from
time to tmO.-Puck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
THE SHOW TONIGHT.

On Thursday evening (to-night)
the offering will be "Over the Hills
to the Poor House." and on Friday
evening THE Scarlet Letter." The
prices for the New Years matinee
will be the same as the evenings
prices on account of being holiday
attraction. Seats are now on sale at
the box Office.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
Tolerated.

Unahavsn Person (sntsrfnS barber.
Shop)- DO not want . hair-ainse.
shampoo, electric massage. dandruff
cure aY hsAd.wash.
3arbsr-Well. what do you wantf
u. P.-I want q shave.
Barrier TO assistant) him.
Bin There's NO Law TO prevent thsss
chaps wasting our TINA.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31

Il fear ! am not worthy u you"
Never mind about that responded
the young LADY With the square jaw.
Between mother ana Ayssh ! irAAS
Inc We eAn eject Tie Aeoessasy I'M
DrOvsnsAts." =. Lsuisyslls cssHAAN
Journal
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Closing Stock Quotations.
Money on call was per cent: time
money and mercantile paper unchanged
In rates. Closing prices OF stocks were:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-08
SENATOR WHITE
SAYS THAT PEOPLE OF HIS
COUNTY WANT THE PISTOL
BILL STRICTLY ENFORCED.

SENATOR III. s. White, of Matewan.
Mingo, in a letter to the Wheeling
IatelIigencer states that in his coun-
ty vigorous steps will be taken to
enforce the pistol-toting law. As
indicative of the favor 1t finds among
men Of laree interests, he quotes
tie following extract from a letter
written to I'm by Janes Collins,
general superintendent Of the T3sok
er Coal and Coke Company, the T. f.
rloulson Operations in Mingo codt-
ty.
with regard to the pistol tom g
BILL I think It would be well to have
hts law scattered broadcast through
out the county so tEat everyb Jdy
may Understand It. We had one
OF our best men shot in the knee
last night By worthless fellow. I
understand. II there Is any way Of
Furnishing him, I should like to see
an example made of him"
Senator White says the strict en-
forcement Of the law will reduce the
states criminal charges one-half.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-08
THE VV|Rz
MONUMENT
QUESTION OF IT'S LOCATION TO
BE DECIDED THIS WEEK DUR.
ING U. d. c. MEETING IN AT
LANTA.

Richmond, Va March S.-The
question of the location of the mon
ument to be erected to Mai. Wirz.
commandant OF the Confederate prls
on at Andersonvil.e, Ca, will be set
tied at the meeting of the United
Daughters OF the Con6ederacy at
Atlanta, March 18th. Many OF the
members OF the ASSOCIATION claim
that the reconsideration OF tn. deter
mination to place the monument at
X chmond, Is now too late, and that
the, promises which have been made
to Richmond cannot, be retracted
In case this city 1, put cut OF the
race, it rs probablo that Anderson
vile. Americus and Atlanta will be
contestants for the honor.
Certain historical events connect
ing the life OF Captain wirz with the
town OF unreasonable led Mrs. l.. G..
Young of Savannah, Ca, at the con-
VENT on OF the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy in 1906 to introduce
resolution providing that it be
placed there.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-08
PLANS OF c. & 0.
RY. WILL HAVE A
BENEF|C|ALEF
en- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COAL LANDS LYING NORTH OF
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN
--ExTENsrvE FIELDS HAVE
HARDLY BEEN SCRATCHED.

Charleston, w. Va, March S.
The plans of the syndicate that has
occurred control OF the Chesa1eake
and Ohio railway will have bene-
fcial effect on the development OF
the great coal land deposits lying
north of the Norfolk and Western
and South of the Baltimore and
Ohio coal folds. These deposits.
which apparently are very extensive
hove not been moro than scratched
&C yet.
Development OF this field has been
retared because of the combination
which prohibits coal from southwes.
Virginia and West Virginia reach
ing manufacturing centers of the
territory now reached by the penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
systems. The Pennsylvania and
baltimore and OHIO systems being
the Indirect owners OF enormous
scft coal deposits, Will not allow
any coal from the fields mentioned
to go north OF Washington.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-08
SUMMER
CAPITAL
LONG BRANCH, THE SUMMER
RESIDENCE OF PRESIDENTS
GRANT AND GARFIELD, AS
PIRES TO THE HONOR.

Long Branch. n. j., March s.
Long Branch. the summer capital of
the nation, under Presidents Grant
anr Garfield, again aspires to hold
that distinction and believes that 1t
has a good chance of doing so, not
dur ne the Taft admin jstration alone
but permanently. This hope is based
upon pecu lar combination of cir
cumstances beginning with the Gre
alton OF million dollar country
seat here by the late John A. Nc
Call five years ago, and eliminating
in the introduction OF bill IN con-
gress by Representative Landis pro-
viding for an appropriation of $780,
600 for the erection of summer
home for the president at West
Point.
The McCall place, is lying idle
jut now. 1t is literally too fine
to be marketable. From the twen-
ty~fve acres of beautiful park which
constitute IT'S grounds to its forty
two bath rooms and its sixty-two
feet tall receipt on room, it is on
such scale as hardly to be fitted for
private home. A force OF thirty
men and women servants must be
busy al the time to keep the build
ing and grounds Din proper shape.
This beautiful property, constitu-
ting pre-emfnently the show place of
the Jersey coast, is now for sale at
100000.
Long Branch sees no reason why
New Jersey senators AMI congress-
men shouldn't take advantage Of this
opportunity to secure the location OF