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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Fares Here And Abroad.

Mr.. Bryan could have told us that on
his trip from Liverpool, to London,
distance of 200 miles, his fare, including
l50 pounds of baggage, was $3.50, while
the fare from Boston to Albany, POI
miles, is $3.50.
He could have found by inquiry that
the engineers who pulled the train from
Liverpool to London were paid So, while
the men who run the engines from Bos-
ton to Albany receive $3.50 for substan-
TALLY the same mileage.
II Mr.. Bryan made the trip from Lon
don to Edinburgh, distance of 400
miles, he paid 1882 for his ticket. II
he had felt interest enough in the matter
70 suggest the inquiry, he would have
found that the engineers who handled
the train received So for the run.
When he reached New York he could
have travelled on the Empire State Ex-
press from New York to Buffalo, dis
tance forty miles greater than the dis
tance from London to Edinburgh, for
$11.25, and he would have found out by
inquiry that the engineers who pulled
the Empire from New York to Buffalo
were paid $l6.64. In other words, while
the fare in the United States was 20 per
cent. less, the pay of American engineers
was III per cent. more than that paid
abroad.
Mr.. Bryan might have truthfully told
his fellow eountrymen on his return
that the average pay of American rail-
road men is from 75 to 100 per cent.
higher than is paid for similar service
abroad and that the rates, both freight
and passenger, in foreign countries av-
erage fully double those of the United
States. He might have said word in
commendation Of American railroads
and American railroad men, by whose
faithful and intelligent service these
magnificent results have been made pos
sible.-LEsLIE's WEEKLY.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Sterling.

JAN. 19th.-Rev. M. d. Fuller, Dis
trist Superintendent, held quarterlyme
ing on the. 10th, and preached Sunday
morning.
]. M. Gilpin, of South Sterling, was
in attendance and was the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. F. Simons over Sunday.
Rev. Edward Mcmillan is still at a
Brooklyn hospital and we hear that he
does not improve.
On the 10th, the G. A. RS, Posey's
and quite number of their friends had
a dinner, and the G. A. RS installed
their officers.
F. H. Cross is moving again into his
own house near Bidwell Hill.
w. B. Lesher is in Honesdale attend
ing to his duties as County Auditor.
John Gillner is calling on friends in
Scranton and Honesdale.
A Republican caucus will be held on
the evening of the 23d, from to 8 P. M.
The common school term is seven
months but the board recently decided
to make the term for the high school
prof. Creveling's CLASSY eight months.
Prof. Creveling spent Sunday at his
home in Stroudsburg.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

STATE ZooLoaIsT SURFACE believes
that disposal OF brush is about as inn
portant work as the farmer or orchard
owner does and that care should be
shown. In a recent address he said:
1.-THE necessary treatment of the brush
depends upon whether they contain dis
ease germs or not. II they be brush
from blighted pear or apple trees, they
should be burned, but II they contain
only insects, such as San Jose scale, the
immediate burning is not necessary /;
but it is, of course, desired to remove
them from the orchard to permit pass.
age of spray pumps and other imple-
ments.
''If there be gulleys or washed places
on the premises, the brush should be
thrown into them.
''In burning great care should be
taken that the fire is not made near
some living tree or bush that will be
damaged by the wind blowing the
flames toward its top"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Lake Como.

JAN. 1Sth.-Walter Oliver, of Carbon
dale, is visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Randall, who
have been visiting friends in town for a
few weeks, will leave Wednesday for
Indiana, Pa, their new home.
Ralph Lake spent few days at his
home in Binghamton. He was accom-
panied home by his father, w. f. Lake.
Tyler kins, of Pleasant Mount,
was business caller in town on Satur-
day.
G. W. Fulkerson, of Carbondale, has
placed new pianolas in the homes OF
John Randall and Peter Madigan.
The banquet given by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the M. f. church was grand
success. A large sum was realized.
Miss Grace Larkin, of Hancock, visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. John Randall, over
Sunday.
Miss Sara Strong spent Friday and
Saturday in Scranton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Washington Letter.
The Coming Observation-Disclosures
Matters-Tariff Revision.

WASHINGTON, JAN. 18th.-The COM
mittee in charge of the Inauguration of
William H. Taft has planned the most
brilliant series of inaugural ceremonies
that has been undertaken. In the great
parade that will follow the new Presi-
dents Inaugural address, Pennsylvania
probably will have larger Representa-
ton than it has had in any inaugural
parade in recent years. Marching clubs
and other organizations from every Sec
ton of the state are applying for posi-
tions in the line. For many years the
Americus Club of Pittsburg has marched
as the escort of the Grand Marshal, and
this time it will again be assigned to that
position. Members of the Pennsylvania
delegation in Congress will see that
other organizations for the Keystone
state are also given desirable positions.
Arrangements have not been completed
for the regiments of the National Guards
that will march. The parade is expect
ed to be the largest military pageant
Washington has ever seen at an inaugu-
ration.
The controversy in Congress over the
use of the pension building for the
inaugural ball has been settled, and the
ball will be held in that building as usual.
The hotel managers predict that Judge
Taft's Inauguration will bring to the nat
ional capital the largest crowd that has
ever attended an Inauguration. They
base this isprediction upon the applications
they have received from every state for
accommodations.
Many thousands of pensioners through
out the country are interested in bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator Pen
rose. 1t is entitled bill " for the better
payment of pensions" provides that
all pensioners with permanent disa-
bilities and the widows of soldiers and
sailors who are receiving pensions for
life shall be paid their pensions monthly
and by checks mailed on the last day of
the month covering the pension due
them for that month, with restrictions
no more onerous than are made by the
Treasury department in paying interest
on government bonds. Under this system
it would only be necessary for the pen
sioner to file with the pension agent an
affidavit stating his residence and post
Office address. Under the present system
pensions are paid every three months
and at each payment the pensioner must
make an affidavitbefore notary. Uuder
the plan proposed by Senator Penrose
the pensioners included in the provisions
of the bill will save the notary's fee as
as well as receive their pensions at more
frequent intervals.
The Republican members of the House
Committee on Ways and Means are hold
ing sessions daily for the consideration
of thetariff revision bill. The Committee
hopes to have the bill ready for intro
duction on the daythe extra session opens,
which will be about March 18th. The
general belief is that the heaviest reduc-
tions that will be proposed by the bill
will be in iron and steel products, lumber
and Canadian coal. But when the bill
reaches the Senate it will be reconstruct
ed and at this time no one is in posi-
ton to make an accurate prediction re-
garding the changes that finally will be
made in the various schedules.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

A WARNING has been issued 10 nursery
men through the State by State zoologist
Surface to look out for the brown tailed
moth, one Of the most destructive OF in
sect pests which has been seen lately in
New York State. DR.. Surface says that
II it gets footing 1t will prove worse than
San Jose scale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

THE man who occu pies the most ele-
waited position in the world is neither q
monarch nor multi-millionaire. He
is simply poorly paid station master
on an Alpine railway. The name OF the
little station is Gornergratt. 1t is near
Zermatt, Switzerland, and is only reach
ed after difficult climb over chaos of
glaciers. Its altitude is about $500 feet
above sea level.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Clinton.

clinton. "H
JAN. l9.-At seven O'Clock this morn
ing the thermometer registered IA below
zero.
The Clinton Creamery Co., at the
election held last Saturday, elected the
following directors for the ensuing year:
G. j. Giles, Manager; F. G. DIETRICH,
President; George Hauenstein, Secre-
tary; F. E. Loomis, Treasurer, Scott
Ledyard.
Pomona Grange meets with the Moos-
ic Grange on Friday and Saturday OF
this week.
Some time during the holidays Mrs.
Arthur Curtis was so unfortunate as to
burn her foot, which resulted in seri-
GUS case of blood poisoning, but at pres
ent she is much better, and it is hoped
the worst of the trouble is passed.
Benne Gill and Allen Cramer began
the year we'll in becoming students Of
the Aldenville high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Cramer, oi
Carbondale, spent Sunday at George
Cramer's.
County Superintendent Koehler visit.
ed the Farno school Yesterday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Bethany.

Bethany.
JAN. 20th.-Judson Faatz, of Jermyn,
spent several days last week with his
father, Charles Faatz. He will move
his household goods here this week and
will take possession as proprietor of the
store.
Mrs. Maurice Fitze and sons, Earl and
Claude, spent last week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. George Houser.
Winning Cody was called Thursday to
the home of Mrs. Manaton, at Cold
Springs, who is suffering from an attack
of measles and pneumonia.
Mrs. Kate Clemo attended the funeral
of her brother, James NJ. Spencer, at
Pleasant Mount.
Dorothy Clemo has the mumps.
Mrs. John Dony is having visit
with her grandson.
Sunday services were omitted in the
churches on account of the sleet storm.
Miss Ella Gammell returned from
Wilkes-Barre Tuesday.
A social club was formed at the home
of the Misses Starnes, Tuesday evening,
for the purpose of having good time
once week at the different members
homes. Blanche Starnes was elected
president; Eva Harmes, vice-president,
and Ella Gammell, secretary. twill be
known as the "T. 1. c." The next
meeting will be held at the home of Ella
Gammell.
Remember Rev. Cody's donation on
Friday evening, Jan. 29th.
Men are busy filling their ice houses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
HOW MEXICO WEATHER
REACHES THE BUREAU

J. F. Llewellyn. of this city, has
for the past 80 years attended to the
weather reports from Mexico and
this county without compensation,
the government always locating this
department with a citizen willing
to furnish the necessary data pure
ly as an accommodation.
From April first to October first,
during what is known as the crop
ping season." Mr.. Llewellyn sends
a telegram to Washington at Z o.
clock in the morning. The message
contains maximum and minimum
temperature, direction of the wind,
cloudiness and rainafll. For this
trouble in taking the message to
the telegraph office the government
offers a slight compensation.
For the year around he keeps a
complete table of the rainfall, tenn
perature, cloudiness, direction of the
wind and the barometer. These re-
ports are all forwarded to the Wash.
ireton office of the Weather Bureau.
The Ledger receives between 3
and 10 O'Clock every week day tele-
grams from the Chicago branch OF
the Weather Bureau which are an
nounced through the medium OF flag
displayed on the flag pole above the
building. We also telephone the
weather report over the METRE coun.
~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
e. q. sELLARD INVENTs
MOTOR DRIVEN Pillow

E. q. seiIard, Of this city, has a
patent pending on a moto driven
pillow that not only aceomplishes ev-
erythIns a four-horse gang plow can,
but Is practicable for pulling and run.
ming ~threshIng machines. There are
IS parts on the machine he claims
patents on, and, from the latest ad-
vices from the patent office at Wash
ineton, they will be granted.
The pillow is driven by a 16 h. p.
motor and is light and very simple.
The market price will be between
1920 and $140O. The engines on the
machine can be used to run a corn
shelter. grain grinder, thresher or
any -ohter piece of farming machinery
that a gasoline engine is practical
for.
Mr.. Sellard has several pieces of
machinery patented, among them a
geared windmill. He believes the
pillow will be a great seller because
1t can be used for so many purposes.
1t is built to meet all emergencies.
Even when it meets a bad obstruc-
ton the plows can be easily raised
above 1t and the machine proceed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
MAY BUILD NATAToRlUM
AND TURKISH BATH HOUSE.


I'VE have enough steam passing
through u exhaust pipes day and
night to heat the business portion Of
Mexico and half the residence sec.
ton" said E. R. Locke, of the
Mexico Electric Light Co. "The fl.
nal plans for the improved water
plant are here and we expect to call
for bids on machinery and structure
the middle of August. The fact we
have so much surplus heat has led
us to consider the building of a ma
tatorium and Turkish bath in con.
nection with the new plant.
very few people know it, but our
plant has more day work than that
of Hannibal or almost any of the
smaller cities in the State. Natur.
ally, this keeps the supply of steam
passing through the exhaust pipes
very large and what is wasted might
be turned into one of the best
heating plants in the State. Kinks.
vile has a central heating plant
that is a great money-maker for the
owners and a great saver for the
consumer.
whether we will build a natato-
rum and Turkish bath is yet I'M
decided. In connection with the pro.
posed improvements, it would be
feasible and ! think in the near fu-
ture we will give 1t serious consid-
GRAFTON. 1t has been suggested we
build a crematory. We could do SO
at little expense. but hardly be.
lieve Mexico Is quite ready for It
yet"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

We have obtained franchises from
the towns and cities into and through
which it runs; have maps. profilss,
blue-prints, estimates. In fact. a
complete showing Of every grade.
curve. cut and ill, bridge and eulvert
on the entire line.
I'VE have franchises from all the
counties. including the right grant
ed by the Rails county court to use
the Salt River bridge at New Lon
don and the Hannibal and New Lon
don turnpike and 30 per cent Of the
right Of way actually decided to us.
"our only trouble just now is that
this Spaete crowd is continually
getting in our way and that the
first people who got a chance at the
job OF financing our line have fallen
out with their associates over a d.
vision Of profits and We have been
compelled TO turn them down and
open new negotiations.
I'VE have opened negotiations
with new parties in ST. Louis. who
are now In New York and have brigh
prospects for success. II they fail
We have arrangements already made
with several other financial institu
tons in ST. Louis 10 take up our
proposition later with a view of II
nancing it. We have not yet visited
Chicago. Cleveland. Pittsburg oil
Philadelphia from all of which cit
les, we have received offers to take
up and investigate our proposition.
1--WE cannot deal with but one
party at a time. Every man that ha:
looked into our proposition pro
nounces it good and as soon as We
find the people who have the mon
ey and are ready for action. oui
road will be financed. Our prelimin.
airy work is completed. The work Of
financing has just begun"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

no n scarcely appreciates the
work accomplished By three men dur
ing and previous to the Mexico Chau.
tauqua While more or less life
given by the splendid women OF
the cityis Chautauoua Circles. Judge
Geo. Robertson, J. z. Durkee and D.
H. Robertson deserve the credit for
the final success Of the Assembly.
The writer was in a position to see
Just what these e did do toward
bringing the Chautauaua safely
through and congratulstes ali inter
ested in having such unselfish as.
sistanee from men whose time is
money and were willing to sacrifice
personal matters for the good Of
their city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
MoBERLY EDITOR WRITES
or MEXICO AND cHAuTAuoUA
fAFoka.bv no~oo~a4A


The Mexico Chautauqua closed
yesterday. The best was saved for
the last. w. ]. Bryan delivered his
Prince of Peace"lecture to 5000 peo-
pie at $3.50 p. m. This lecture is the
most powerful defense of the Chris
tian religion that ever fell from the
lips of man. 1t is unlike the ordi-
nary revival sermon, in that the
speaker does not play upon the emo
tions Of his hearers, nor anything
of that sort. He simply appeals to
ones intelligence by presenting
facts and Illustrations that are unan
swerable.
The Mexico Chautauqua was a sue
cess. 1t was conducted by home
men, who prepared an ~unexcelled
program and who gave all they ad-
vertised. George Robertson is presi-
dent of the society and he is certain
ly the righkS man in the right place.
He took All active interest in the
enterprise from the start, and for the
past two weeks, even neglected his
own large and lucrative law practice
in order that the Chautauqua should
be just What had been promised;
and Geo. Robertson made good as
he always Goes.
The Democrat is under obligations
to Col. r. NJ. White, of the Even.
ing Ledger, for c~ourtesies extended
and to Mayor e. D. Graham for a
drive over that beautiful city. The
writer was asr~eahly ---r-i~@A 81
the evidences of prosperity and prog
ress manifested on every hand. The
business houses, as a rule, are mod
ern and up-to-date and the many beau
tiful homes show that the resi-
dence district is keeping step with
the pace set by the commercial in
terests Of the city. Mr.. Graham is
serving bis second term as mayor
and the people of Mexico are a unit
in the assertion that he has given
them a clean, efficient and business
like administration e plays no fav-
orites and looks strictly to the city's
welfare, and, of course, is making a
success. That kind of a policy
will succeed anywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT
PROVES NOT SERIOUS

Emil Diesel, of this city, an auto
mobile mechanic, narrowly escaped
serious injury Tuesday night wher
the axle on his Mcintyre motor bug.
sy broke while driving the ma
chine in south Mexico, The car
was stopped just before a telegraph
pole which would have given the &C
eident a worse result had there been
a collision.
Mr.. Diesel was driving with a
young woman at the time Of the ac.
cident. The machine was running at
about IL miles an hour when, in
front OF the residence of William
Brown, the axle of the rear left
wheel snapped in twain. Mr.. Dies.
sci, with excellent presence Of mind,
stopped the machine as 1t turned into
the telegraph pole. The breaking
OF the axle had forced him to lose
control of the steering gear and in
creased the danger.
Neither Mr.. Diesel nor the young
woman were hurt. They came very
lea being thrown from the machine
when it tipped. The damage to the
ear, otherwise, was slight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
TO PUT ON TWO
CENT PARTY RATES AFTER
AUGUST 1922 REGULAR
THIS PARTY RATE WILL NOT BE
GOOD ON ALToN-5URLiNeToN.
TRAIN TO ST. LOUIS only.
BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND.
CHICAGO
Primarily for the Accommodation Of
theatrical Companies Though Pri'
vate Parties May Procure Rates
Also

The Alton has announced II would
put in effect a ten-party rate OF ?
cents a mile in Missouri and H.
Dnois after August Is, when the
new regular interstate rate OF 2 IL
cents a mile will become effective.
The party rate is made primarily for
the theatrical business but is availa-
Bile for the general public. Any party
Of ten or more can obtain a 2-cent
rate in these two states by travelling
together and on the same ticket.
This change will not make any diff
ference on the Burlington-Alton cut
off. Party rates to Kansas City and
Chicago from Mexico or points be-
tween this city and the two larger
ones will be at 2 cents.
The Burlington may later adopt
this ruling regarding parties, but for
the present no such announcement
has been made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
CHARGES HUSBAND WITH
WITH CRUELTY TO HER.

Charging her husband drew a re-
volver and threatened her life Carrie
D. Williamson, of this city, petitions
the Audrain circuit court for a di.
vorce from James d. Williamson.
She further alleges that on one
occasion her husband grabbed her
and choked her. This was on the
night of August 26. 1908.
Mrs. Williamson married her hus.
band on June 10, 1903 in Trenton,
Mo. She the defendant of
wholly disregarding his duties as a
husband and as being generally abus-
I've. She left him andlater in Kan.
sas City he persuaded her to live
with him again. Later he is alleged
to have abused her and as aresult
she Is now suing for separation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
JUDGE q. R.

" APPOINTED
Governor C. s. Deneen of iii
MOS Saturday night announced tn,
appointment of the members of the
new board of administration fol
the state charitable institutions pro
Vided for In the bill passed by the
Illinois general assembly in its last
session. Judge B. r. Burroughs, of Ed.
wardsville, and a brother Of Cant.
D. S. Burroughs, of this city. Is sec.
rotary of the body.
The members of the newly created
Board of Administration will serve
TWO four and six years, and their
salaries will be $4,000 per year.
Judge Sherman is president Of the
board and Judge Burroughs will be
made secretary. Judge Burroughs has
Just completed 81 years on the cir.
cult bench.
Judge Burroughs landed the place
over Congressman Fred J. Kern. Of
B~ellevllle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

j. K. POOL, of the Centralia Cou-
rier, has purchased one-third interest
in the Columbia Herald, and will be
associated with Hon. NJ. H. Pember-
ton in the publication Of both the
Courier and Herald. Roscoe Pool,
one Of Missouri's brightest young
newspaper men, will be in charge of
the Courier, and will keep it up to it
present high standard. The Herald
was formerly one Of Missouri's most
prosperous weekly papers, but went
all to pieces on account of so many
changes in management and the ex-
penditure of receipts from the week
ly on a daily. Later the daily was
abandoned and the weekly put on a
paying basis. Pool e. Pemberton will
haven o trouble in placing the Her
aid among the leading country week
lies Of Missouri. Both Of these gen.
tlemen are able, earnest and success
full workers in the aue of clean
journalism.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
DAVE HoLLoPETER GOES

TO HOSPITAL.
Dave Hollopeter, of this city, who
has been working with a Wabash con
crete force at Pendleton, was taken
TO the Wabash Hospital at Moberly
to-day. His injuries are the result of
cement getting on his clother and
then water getting on him. The re-.
suit was, his flesh was badly eaten
In places by the mixture. The Led.
ger Joins his friends in hoping for
anearly recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
cHAMBERLAIN's COLO, cHoLE-
RA AND DlARRHoEA REMEDY
NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL.

Il have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since
it was first introduced to the pub.
lie in 1872, and have never found one
instance where a cur was not speed
lily effected by its use. | have been
a commercial traveller for eighteen
years, and never start out on a trip
without this, my faithful friend"
says II. s. Nichols, Of Oakland, Ind.
Ter. For sale by all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

THE corner stone of Hardin Col
Iege was laid in this city t~hirty-fiye
years ago. This institution is a
fitting monument to the memory of
Mexico's distinguished citizen, Elk
Governor Charles H. Hardin; and I'M
der the management of President
John w.Mlllion is not only one of
the most prosperous institutions in
Mexico. but one Of the most success
full schools for girls in the United
States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

THE Mexico Ledger is glad to note
that the County Court agrees with
US in our contention that the poor
OF Audrain county should not be care
for at so much per head. The tax
payers Of the county will cordially
endorse the order of the Court m
placing the superintendent on a sal
airy. The voters will unanimously IA
vor a new infirmary whenever the
matter is submitted.