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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
Mr.. JOHNSON Of WISCONSIN
Telleth the Following Tale Of Hruln
Who Chased Him TIL q Serpent
showed Up on the Trail.

showed Up on the Trail.
New York, N. "a man from Wis
eonsin, who calls himself Johnson, ar
rived here this morning at two, with
rather delicious, though somewhat
suspicious, adventure he tells US is
true. Although very youthful, his
features look truthful and he speaks
with a straightforward air, like an ex-
pert magician who welcomes suspicion
as proving him honest and fair.
He's an awkward and gawky young
man from Milwaukee, who spends lots
of his time In the woods, a-hunting
for minkses, and walnuts and lynxes,
and always returns with the goods.
On certain conditions on these expedi-
tions, at least 30 he solemnly swears,
he runs across copies Of timid okapis
and terrible grizzly bear.
And snakes! Gracious Heavens! By
skies and sevens they squirm through
the dust and the clay, and one Of
these creatures, with pretzel-like feat
ures, saved his life in wonderful
way. He was lost by hillside, far up
on the hillside, and had been seven
days without food, his shotgun was
rusted, the trigger was busted, and
so 1t was not very good.
While crossing clearing there
broke on his hearing the sound Of q
terrible roar, which kept getting clear
er, and nearer and nearer, like seven
teen lions or more. And then with a
rush through the bordering brush
there plunged great grizzly bear,
with his eyeballs a-gleaming, and
white froth a-streaming, all over his
quivering hair.
This bear was not toothless, but
looked rather ruthless. and seemingly
wanted to eat, so young Mr.. Johnson,
who halls from Wisconsin, INDUCED
in a hasty retreat. He's a pretty good
laster, but who can run faster than a
bear who Is after steak? And the
hunters career was apparently near
to its finish when up came a snake.
Twas a diamond backed rattler,
who looked like a battler and ready
for frolic or fight, but the erstwhile
young gunner, who'd turned to run
u6T wac WOuuIOupiy ShOOiCu az Iho
sight. Now, this might embarrass a
person from Paris, or even a hunter
from Maine, but to this rather talky
young lad from Milwaukee the man.
ner OF action was plain.
He pulled from his pocket small
leather docket, and took out some
chloride of lead. which, by way of a
greeting, the snake started eating, un-
til he lay rigid and dead. AS stiff as
poker that's used by stoker he lay
in the summer night air, like an ice.
berg had freezed him, so young John
son seized him. and turned on the on.
coming bear.
BY the forelock he grabbed him, and
thoroughly stabbed him right where II
would do the most good; then he
pulled out the dagger" and let the
bear stagger until he fell dead in the
wood. .
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
MoTHER.IN-LAW HIS WIFE.

Retired Farmer In Third Matrimonial
Venture Tanales Relationships.
Kansas City, Mo.-Mrs. Susan e.
Rogers of Independence has become
the third bride of her son-in-law,
Frank M. searcy, a retired farmer.
also of Independence.
Justice Festus Miller was called to
the courthouse and performed the
ceremony in the County Recorders
ONCE. In the application Mr.. Searcy's
age was given as sixty-one, that of
Mrs. Rogers as fifty-ive.
AS result of this third marriage
family relationships are becoming
quite complicated among the Searcys.
The present Mrs. Searcy is not only
the grandmother Of the two Searcy
boys, but she il also now their step
mother.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
Had Them Tested.

The loss and recovery of a $6,500
pearl necklace recall the story Of a
similar experience which a New York
woman had after the last Old Guard
ball. She also missed ner necklace
when she arrived at ner home. and
the next day 1t was brought to her
by woman who had shared her car
riage on her way home. Handing the
necklace to her friend. the finder
said: $50 glad | found it. We al
ways thought they were real."-New
York Tribune
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
WifelX Pride.

There is no telling what quaint
turns wifely pride and devotion may
take. Sir Melvill Beachcroft. while
waiting in a tenement house for the
occupant of the first ioor to admit
him, chanced to overhear two women
conversing on the stairs.
One remarked that her husband al
ways wore clean shirt every Sunday
morning.
well. now" responded the other.
Il never cares about Sundays. but
allays do see that e as clean shirt
Saturday afternoone. cos that's the
time e is generally drinking, and
when e does take is coat off to fight
do like to know e looks nice and
clean."-M. A. P.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
su,Lr UPON SOLID SNOW.
Observatory on Mont Blanc Rests on
Strange Foundation.

Strange Foundation.
Every summer several astronomers
visit the Jansen Observatory, on the
extreme summit OF Mont Blanc. to
take advantage Of its great altitude.
which favors the study Of solar pheno-
mena. At present another effort is
being made there to photograph the
suns corona without an eclipse. The
observatory is remarkable for having
III foundation laid in nard-packed
snow. The builders found 1t impracti-
cable to reach the underlying rock.
At a recent meeting Of the Academy
o. Sciences, in Paris. Monsieur JAMS
sen announced that the measurements
OF level executed in 1904 and 1905
showed that during that interval the
observatory had not appreciably
shifted in position.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
SALOONS PUT IN
POWER OF CHURCH
Latter Can Drive Former Out
of Business at Amy Time
They Want To
POINT UNEXPECTEDLY DECIDED
No Matter How Long a ear-room Has
Been Established, Il Cannot Get
New License II Church Goes Up
Nearby.

Albany, N. "a decision which
puts the saloons in the power of the
churches, in a most unexpected way,
has been rendered by the Court of
Appeals. This decision is, In effect,
that no matter how long a saloon has
been established in any particular 10.
cation It cannot get renewal of its
license II a church is put up within
the prescribed 200 feet Of the saloon.
This is the first time this point has
ever been settled by the Court Of Ap-
peals. The decision was made in the
case Of Robert Herring Of No. PIT
Sumpter street, Brooklyn. He had
continuously occupied the premises
since April, 1902, and had lawfully
carried on the liquor traffic there, the
court says 1t Is admitted, under sue
cessive certificates duly granted, the
last of which expired on Sept. 30,
1908. In April, 1907, after this last
certificate was granted. a religious
corporation erected building within
200 feet Of the saloon. In consequence
the Brooklyn Excise Commissioner re-
fused to renew Hering's license.
The Court of Appeals expresses
sympathy for Herring, says his case
and all others like It involve hardship,
and intiratcs the Legislature never
intended the Excise Law to to have
such an effect.
The court says in part:
THAT the operation of the statute
in cases like the one now before us
is manifestly harsh would doubtless
be cogent argument to support the
proposition that the Legislature could
not have intended such effect, and
might be conclusive were the lam
guage of the statute at all ambiguous;
but in view Of the clear phraseology,
and the courts must remit those ag-
grieved thereby to relief by legisla-
tive action"
This language by the court is taken
to mean the court thinks the Liquor
Tax law ought to be amended in re-
spect to the class of cases covered by
the one at issue.
1t is not yet known how far reach
ing this decision is in its immediate
effect, especially in New York City.
That will depend on how many sa-
looms or hotel cafes are within 200
feet of churches. Until now it has
been the custom to renew licenses in
the cases of saloons or hotel barrooms
that were established prior to the
erection of churches within the pre-
scribed limit. This can be done no
longer.
AS to the extent to which the
church can use its newly heightened
weapon against the saloons, that will
depend on the construction of the
word building" in the phrase
building occupied exclusively as
church." Under the changed
conditions in New York and
other large cities single rooms or
suites have now come almost univer.
sally into the uses to which separate
buildings were once devoted; SO that
room is now practically what a
building was twenty years ago. This
is inevitable under the crowded condi-
tions of the present. Churches and
banks now occupy rooms or suites in
buildings. Under such construction
a saloon or hotel cafe could be closed
by merely establishing church or
chapel In a room IL some nearby
| building.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
"DoN'T ORDER FOOD BY PHONE"
Women's Municipal League, Of Bot
ton, Says It's Unsafe.


ton, Says It's Unsafe.
Boston.-Many "don'ts" to women
regarding the buying of food in un-
clean shops and from unclean en-
ployes have just been issued by the
Women's Municipal League. One of
these is a warning not to order food
by telephone.
Miss Esther G. Barrows. chairman
Of the committee on markets, declares
that II many women could see the
conditions of the market which they
communicate with only by telephone
they would be astounded.
MANY housekeepers do all their
marketing by telephone and have no
idea of how the shops they patronize
are kept" said Miss Barrows. an the
interest both Of cleanliness and econ.
omy, every housekeeper should know
just what she is buying"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15

Newark, N. J.-While playing golf
on the Essex Fells links, Charles
White. of Manhattan, drove the ball
from the home tee and hit a gray
squirrel as 1t was skipping along the
ground, killing 1t.
The caddie ran to pick up the dead
squirrel and was attacked by about
q dozen Of the animals, which bit and
scratched his hands. He had to beat
q hASty retreat
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
TOUGH Nut for tho oebaters.

The Lancaster Literary Society will
meet in session extraordinary tonight
tc decide this question: II man gets
up in the morning in winter to start
the fire, shouldn't his wife be willing
to close the windows In rainstorm
at night in summer. even If she does
get her bowling robes wet?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
Gu, Flowers with Knife.

1t is an excellent plan to cut the
stems of flowers with a sharp knife
rather than with the scissors. Scis-
sors compress the stems and so close
some of the tiny pores to the hfe-giv.
ing water.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
A True Sport.

Small Boy Ito his pale-faced aunt.
in field)-What. auntie. afraid of
that COW? ALI you have to do is to
act the way they do in a bull fight
Just wave your red parasol at him,
and when he dashes up Jump lightly
aside. It's dead easy.-Life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
LAMB HAS SIX USEFUL LEGS.

Odds Are 4 to 2 on the Front End In
Any Race with Itself.
Paris, Ky.-On the farm of John
Burgess of Bourbon County is q
healthy lamb having two extra legs
which 1t uses with more or less dex
terity, and which are as we'll shaped
and as perfectly formed as its four
regular, ordinary. common sheep un
derstandings.
This lamb, which Mr.. Burgess pro
poses to exhibit at the Bourbon Coun
ty fair, was born in the late spring
and has lived and thrived like the
other youngsters of his flock. The
two extra limbs are located close tc
its front legs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
AUTO CHOPS sAUERkRAUT.
Queens Man Makes His Joy Wagon Do
Some Useful Work.

Flushing, L. IAN automobile to
chop sauerkraut is the inspiration Of
William Bubb. of Cypress Hills,
Queens Borough. He conceived the
idea Of hitching his machine to the
kraut chopper by means of belt and
soon the cabbage was being chowder-
ed and a fine odor of embryo saueie
kraut was waited over the scene.
Like all really great inventions.
this one was born of necessity. The
engine which had been running, the
chopper broke down and Mr.. Bubb
was obliged to turn to his automobile
for power.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
How Navy Department Is Reor-
ganlzed.

Abolishes the Bureau Of
Equipment.
Disbands the Board on Con-
struction.
Creates four expert advisers
to the Secretary of the Navy.
Makes four new divisions
Material, Personnel, Operation
of the Fleet and Inspection.
Modifies the Newberry reor-
ganization plan.
Separates navy yard work in
two divisions-machinery and
hull.
Extends cost keeping to all
navy yards.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
Natural History as She is Spoken.

Doris lived in the city. and sum-
mer visit to grandma's farm revealed
many wonders. After being treated
to the farmers luxury. cream, she
was allowed to go to the barn to see
the cows MIXED. She loked on with
much interest for a while and then
asked. Grandpa. which is the little
pocket she keeps the cream in?"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
Had Aged on the Way.

Mrs. Boardman-I ordered lamb
and you sent me mutton. The Butch
er-It was lamb when It left here.
mum.-Judge.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15

A drummer from an oil concern
lropDsd into the once Of one Of ~
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15
SUITS.

For young men or old we can
please you well for we have suits
here made by Strause Bros. and David
Adder, the best makers in the world
i'm so wide range of patterns and
sizes that every taste. everybody can
be fitted perfectly.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

Dairy and Food Commissioner John Pet
erson, The meetings will be held In his
office In the Salt Lake city and county
building, room SOB, Tuesday and We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock. Com
missioner Peterson will have ready
the drafts Of two bills. and wishes all
who are interested to call and discuss
them One proposes state inspection
for butchers and slaughter houses,
to the end that clean beef Will be
guaranteed the people. This Will be
considered Tuesday. and butchers and
proprietors of slaughter houses have
been specially urged to attend.
On Wednesday bill will be con-
sidered asking the legislature to ap-
propriate sufficient funds to secure a
more thorough dairy and creamery In
spection. On this bill. too, Mr.. Peter
son Is anxious TO get the views of those
most interested, and would like them
to be present.
Both measures have been demanded
by a growing public opinion against
short-weight and water-logged butter,
and against meat OF uncertain quality
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
PUBLIC DEBT

Washington Jan 2-The public
debt statement issued by the secre-
tary Of the treasury shows that at
tie close of business December 81.
1908. the debts, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted TO S997.S49.751, which
Is on increase for the month Of $685.
100. accounted for by the issue of $780,
100000 Panama canal bonds Tho
ocbts is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt. S912,900, $50.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, s3,44S.935,
Debt bearing no interest $500, 0,50l,-
3S2.
Total, S1316.S51, ,16S.
This amount, however, does not
contain Sl.5140s4, ,s69 in certificates
and treasury notes outstanding, which
are Offset by an equal amount OF cash
held in the treasury for their redemp'
tion. The cash in the treasury IS
classified as follows;
Gold reserve. S150,000, 600: trust
funds. $1,354.0S4.s69.
General fund. $l6S. 1926.
In national bank depositarieS. S123.-
e2S,535.
In treasury OF Philippine islands,
Ss,O09,72S.
Total. s14.79e, 1888.
Against this are demand liabilities
outstanding amounting to sl,476,697.
542. which leaves cash balance ir
the treasury of S319S01. All, and the
total government receipts for the
month were S50,31S 50I, and the ex-
penditures were $50. 100.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
PHARMACY BOARD
FILES REPORT

The state board of pharmacy turned
out II pharmacists and 20 assistant
pharmacists In the two years ending
November 80, 1908, according to that
body's biennial report handed to Gov
ernor John &C. Cutler, Friday. There
were los applicants for certificates as
pharmacists and assistants. but eleven
failed The board held eight examina-
tlons in the two years. The receipts
were 81 ,iSS1S, and the expenses
$1,0e2. leaving balance November so
last of $396.lS.
The board is supported by the an
anual renewal of certificates of regis
tration and fees from applicants for
examination. This revenue Is wholly
inadequate for the board to success
fully carry on It's work. the report says,
and 1t is recommended that the COVER
nor use his influence to secure an an
nual appropriation Of $4,000 TO be used
for the following purposes.
Power to procure a suitable place
and laboratory for conducting exami-
nations for applicants for registration
and to purchase drugs, chemicals and
utensils for the laboratory. At the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

present there Is no place for board
meetings and not laboratory, the re-
port says.
Power to employ an inspector to
visit the various parts Of the state to
see that the pharmacy laws arc not
violated AT the present there is no
such officer. nor is there any means to
employ one Such an officer would be
needed only part of the year, accord
ing to the report.
1--WE have food inspectors and var
ious other inspectors in our state" the
report declares. but II there is one
that is of more Importance than an
other to the commonwealth 1t is one
who will protect the people against the
few who will, and do. violate our phar-
macy law
A marked degree Of improvement in
the condition Of the pharmacies
throughout the state is found In the re-
View OF the work for the past two
years, the report concludes.
The board consists of James L. Fran
ken, president and pharmacist: p. F.
Ritter, theory and practice Of phar-
macy: John Culley, dentist Alex He'd
quist, toXicology, and Walter IL. Day
ton, secretary and medicine.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
SMOOTH SWlNDLE BEING
WORKED ON MERCHANTS

Los Angeles, Jan 2-One of the
Amoothest swindles that has been
worked In the far west is being per
petratcd on merchants of the Pacific
coast by an unknown man who Is
floating checks, ostensibly given by
w. A Cowden. former clerk Of the
supreme court of the state Of Tennes.
see.
The latter, according to a6vices from
Nashville. has been dead several years
When check was returned from
funds" an Investigation revealed the
fact that the man had left the city soon
after passing the check. Further COM
munication with a Nashville bank
brought out the statement that Mr..
Cowden had been dead for several
years. The swiudler had evidently in
some manner obtained possession OF
the Official stationary blank checks and
seal OF Mr. Cowden and was filing
them out and cashing them It was
apparent tnat he had a confederate In
with the necessary "Cowden" CORES
pondence bearing tho proper post.
marks.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,

Washington. Jan. 2-The monthly
statement OF government receipts and
expenditures shows the excess OF ex-
penditures over receipts for the
month of December. 1908. to have
been slo.25l. o99. and for the six
months of the current fiscal year 4
deficit Is shown OF s34. .2Ol. 400.
December receipts from customs
amounted to $24,5l9.153. as against
$2l,744,672 for December, 1907. And
from internal revenue and receipts ag
Eregated 22,5295e2, against, over De-
rember, 1907. OF about s1,7l4.0oO. The
miscellaneous receipts were S3.249..
16l. as against s4.72S,s31 for Decem.
Ter, 1907 The total receipts were
s5o.3lS,6o7. gain of nearly $4,000. .OUU
over December, last year.
The total expenditures we're $50
b1n.loo, as against s55,S1s.S73 for tho
corresponding month IN 1907.
There has been an increase In OK.
penditures account the war depart.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
SURVIVORS OF WRECKED
STEAMERS MURDERED

Victoria. 3. c., Jan News was
brought by the steamer Mont Eagle.
which arrived today from the Orient.
that survivors Of the lost Japanese
steamers Ginsi Maur and Nagato Maru.
which were wrecked near Chez Foo
Road. were murdered by the inhabi-
tants of the Chinese coast village.
The death list of the two disasters to-
tailed 750. and as fast as the bodies
We're washed ashore they were not
only stripped of their clothing and rob
bed of money and valuables found on
them. but even teeth were pulled out
to get gold Filings, and fingers were
cut off for the sake OF the rings.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
8ONOHOLOERS NOTIFIED
OF DEFAUlTEO INTEREST

Boston, Jan. 2.-Holdcrs Of the bonds
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantlc railroad in this city. were notl-
fed of the appointment of receivers of
the road.
Interest In the bonds was defaulted
yesterday. The company. which was
incorporated in Georgia In 1905. con
trolls several transportation companies
In the south and also steamship lines
from Brunswick. Ga, to New York.
The capital is s35.000,000 and about
$S.173.00o of an authorized issue of
$50 900, 900 in bonds are outstanding.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
TO SERVE TWENTY
FIVE YEAR SENTENCE

San Francisco. Jan, I'm Whang
Chang. the Korean who shot and
killed Durham White Stevens in this
city last March, was sentenced today
10 serve term Of twenty-five years IN
tho state penitentiary at San Quen-
tin. A lengthy plea for clemency was
made by attorneys for the defendant,
end resisted BY Samuel Knight who
was employed by the Japanese gov
eminent as special prosecutor. Ste
vcne, who was confidential advisor
10 Japan In Korean matters, was on
his way to Washington when he was
shot by the Korean. 1t is not likely
that the case will be appealed.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

pneumonia. A letter received only a
few hours before the telegram statec
that there was strong hope OF the
patients recovery.
Mr- Halverson will arrive from the
north tomorrow morning, bringing the
hody of his son with him. The in
ierment probably will take place from
the family residence. 291i Washing
Ton avenue. at date that will be an
nounced later.
frank Halyerson was one OF OG-
den's best known and highly respected
young men. and for several years be-
fore removing to idaho was connected
with the firm Of Halverson Bros. HIS
sudden and unexpected death Will
come as a great sorrow to large CIR
Gle OF his old friends and associates.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS,

Toxic. Jan. "A subscription list
headed by an imperial donation OF To-
600 yen (s5000) has been started In
Toxic for the relief Of the earthquake
sufferers In Italy. The profoundest
sympathy is felt throughout Japan
for the victims of the appalling dis
aeter which 1t is believed will find an
echo in the form OF eager contribu
tions by the japanese people in all
grades of society.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

Among those lost were many laborers
returning from Mancnuria with their
seasons savings and a number of mer-
chants who had been 10 Antung to
purchase wild silk cocoons, produced
north of Yalu, and carried yearly to
Chee Foo 10 be raised and spun.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
SAMUEL HAL VERSION
RECEIVES SAD NEWS

A telegram was received yesterday
from Samuel F. Halverson announc-
irs the death, on last Friday night
Of his son, Frank Halverson, at Twin
Falls. Ida The cause of the young
mans death, as gathered from pre-
yious correspondence, WAS typhoid
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03
RIGID INSPECTION

To secure more rigid state inspec-
tion of state slaughter houses and
butcher shops. and to secure the same
inspection for dairy and creamery
products, is the object Of two meet
ings which have been called by State
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-03

ment of sS.4oOOOO. and sS,OOo.ooo ac.
count of public works.
The navy shows decrease of about
81 300. 900. and the civil and miscel
laneous expenditures were reduced by
Ghout S1,25o.000.