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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07

1t is quite impossible fully to un-
derstand the wave of national en-
thusiasm sweeping over Holland to-
personal affection of the Dutch for
their young Queen. To them she
is something more than the titular
head of the state. Until her daugh-
ter was born early last week she was
the only direct representative of the
historic house to which Holland
owes her place among the nations
of the world. Incarnated in her alone
were the great traditions of William
the Silent, of the Stakeholder Maurice
OF Nassau and of that William in
whom were united the crowns of
England and the Netherlands.
To the Dutch the years elapsing
since the Queens marriage to Prince
Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwe in
1901, have been alternately hopeful
and disappointing. In fact there was
long reason to think that the Queen
would never present the nation with
an heir. The apprehension arising
from the probability of that contin-
gency was very marked. The peo-
pie, knowing the desire of Germany
for an enlarged sea coast, ascribed to
that power a disposition to force
Holland into the German confederacy
in the event of an interruption in the
direct line of succession.
This may have been an unreason-
able suspicion, but it has prevailed in
Holland ever since the death of Will
helm III, in 1890, left the succession
dependent upon the life of his only
child, Wilhelmina, then but ten years
old. Germany is the bad boy of the
European village. To German am
bition is attributed all the sinister
purposes of continental politics. II
British trade is to be destroyed and
the British colonial system dismem.
bered Germany will effect the revo-
luton. If Russia is to be humiliat-
ed in the Balkans German ultima
tum is the agency employed. If an
intention to restore despotism in
Turkey is anywhere suspected, the
designating finger of public opinion
points to Berlin. If an effective
rivalry to French influence in North.
ern Africa is thought to be at al
possible, Germany is charged with a
resolve to establish it. So it is the
most natural thing in the world fol
the Dutch to fear that their huge
neighbor, with her overwhelming
army and her growing navy, would
seek, if opportunity offered, expan.
now temporarily, at least, allayed
Hence the tremendous volume of ma.
of the Rhine and the ocean commerce
of all the Dutch ports. That fear is
tional jubilation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
Convention of the WOmen'S For
eign Missionary Society.

The annual convention of the Homes
dale district Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society, was held on Tuesday, in the
auditorium of the First NJ. f. church of
Carbondale, and was attended by about
fifty delegates from the different charges.
The morning session opened at $50
O'Clock, with devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Martha Penwarden.
The minutes of the last conference
were read by Miss Alice w. Birdsall, of
Seelyville, the recording secretary.
Reports were received from the treas
urers, standard-bearers, and several
other committees, that were most graf
flying and interesting, and evinced
wonderful growth during the past year.
Miss Blanche Pierce rendered solo that
was very much appreciated.
At the close of the morning session
the delegates were entertained at
luncheon served by the ladies of the
church.
The afternoon session was opened by
devotional exercises, by Mrs. S. H.
Briggs. Memorials were read by Mrs.
Pierce Butler, of Carbondale, three of
the most ardent workers in the society
having been called to their reward since
the last annual meeting. They were
Mrs. H. B. Jadwin, Mrs. William G.
Samson, of Carbondale, and Mrs. Jane
Place, of Mayfeld.
The nominating committee presented
to the convention the same list of Of
ficers who served the past year. A mo-
ton was made that the secretary cast
ballot for the election of the officers who
are as follows:
President, Mrs. G. II. Stephens.
First Vice President, Mrs. Pierce
Butler.
Second Vice President, Mrs. James
Bush.
Third Vice President, Mrs. Hosmer
Fowler.
Conference Secretary, Mrs. G. X
Powell.
District Secretary, Mrs. G. B. Samson.
Recording Secretary, Miss Alice w.
Birdsall
Treasurer, Mrs. G. N. Seigle.
The above officers were highly COM
plimented by the convention for the
noble work they had done in the past
year.
Mrs. q. H. Stephens, who was again
chosen president, gave very interesting
talk on the work done by the society,
and thanked the officers for their un-
tiring efforts to forward the cause of
foreign missions.
Miss Janice Simpson entertained the
conference with piano solo, and Mrs.
T. w. Kay rendered vocal solo, ac-
companied on the pipe organ by Mrs.
w. H. Hitler.
Miss Guthappel, of Korea, gave very
interesting and instructive talk on "For-
eign Missions" which was greatly en-
joyed by the convention.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety was organized in 1869 by eight
women to-day the membership is over
246, 900.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
SUCCESSFUL ONES
AWARDED DIPLOMAS

Examinations for Common School
Diplomas held April 8, 1909.
The following applicants passed
ed diplomas:
BERLIN-Blanche Oliver, John
Lozo, Horace X. Dills, Marseill
Branning, Ethel Downing, Edison
Taniblyn, Jennie Van West, Ethel
Bunnell, Frank Frey, Myrtle Rey-
nolds, John Downing, Jennie Barnes.
CHERRY RIDGE-Mary Mullen.
CLINTON-Ruth Gaylord, Lillian
Gleason, Kathleen McCabe, Lois
Norton, Setha Crossman.
DAMASCUS-Inez Decker, Robert
Boyd, Coe F. Dexter, Helene Yerkes,
Spencer c. Noble, Wallace Sheard,
Louisa E. Sheard, Edw. H. Dexter.
YBERRY-John c. Kilroe, Wal
ter Lippert,
LAKE-Homer zimmerman, Fran
els Ramble, Myrtle Miller, Leigh
Keene, George Brunsen, Ethel Nc
Farland.
LEBANON -Meale Goodnough,
Eliza Burke, John Burke, Stephen
Douglas, Carryl Vail, Hilda Knorr,
Esther Knorr.
HESTER-Francis Chamb-
ers, Luevern Woolheater, Harrietta
A. Jump, Nettie Stidd.
MT. PLEASANT-Herold Widen
stein, Thomas Boyle, Harold White.
OREGON-Edna Colwill, Mary
Connor, V. R. Scudder.
PALMYRA-Harol Policy, John
Carroll, Norman Swingle, John Ken
nedy.
PAUPACK-Ray Olmstead.
SALEM-Cora Bidwell, Morris
Graborr, Helen Gilpin, Edna Bid
we'll, Ruth Patterson, Lorrain Nc
Kee, Carl Stephens, Cleophas Boland,
Carl F. Pennell, Loran Peet.
SOUTH CANAAN - Genevieve
Kennedy, Rebah Fielding, Harland
Box, Alta Brunsen, George Bauman
STERLING-Lowell Cross, Amy
Hartman, Lyle Keene, Lawrence
Uban, William Simons, Buel Neville
Earl Savitz, Orrin Barnes, Howard
Barnes.
The whole number of applicants
was 1872, of whom 81 passed. An
other examination will be held May
18th in the school districts of Texas
Preston, Waymart, Lehigh, ant
Bethany.
j. j. KOEHLER,
County Supt.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
LIST OF GRAND JURORS

Drawn to Serve at June Term OF
Court, 1900.
w. w. Mumford, Starrucca.
F. NJ. Shaffer, Lake.
B. F. Tewksbury, Scott.
F. Frank Ham, Honesdale.
c. H. Williams, Mount Pleasant.
Grover Branning, Damascus.
Joseph Herzog, Paupack.
Fred Lestrange, Texas.
James Osborne, Manchester.
Sabine Levinge, Lake.
Peter Mill, Hawley.
NJ. ]. Mcdonald, Palmyra.
William Johnson, buckingham.
w. A. Watts, Clinton.
James R. Lauvilla, Oregon.
H. S. Whitmore, Englehart.
George Watts, Dreher.
Howard Roe, Cherry Ridge.
Sinas Goodnough, Lebanon.
VIM. Halter, Sterling.
George NJ. Dibble, Preston.
A. G. Hollister, Salem.
Charles White, Dyberry.
Adam Brooks, South Canaan.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
HALT!

Hardly a day passes but some per-
son afflicted with farsightedness,
will deliver a short. ejaculatory
strongly pronounced decision upon
the venality, rascality, and outrage
Gus actions of somebody who is en-
deavoring to get a chunk of the peo-
pies money from the public crib at
Harrisburg or Washington. And
yet, if some man, sober or drunk,
should stumble over the tracks of our
embryo Trolley Company, or fall
down some bank, or run afoul of
some bridge, picking out subcon-
sciously some unusually dark night
10 do this,-the same people who
condemn the man at our State and
National Capitol, would be the first
on the scene to sympathize with the
unfortunate. and offer their services
and their pocket-books to him. if
he will enter into joint partnership,
having for it's object--to sue the
county for having dark nights, rail-
road tracks, and bridges that don't
get out of mems way. The only
dSSelS tildC are NlSlple, III al oi
rangement of this kind, is a claim
against the county, which is made
big enough to allow a shrinkage that
will repay the working partner fol
his expenditures. This represents
his margins in gamble of law
This business is parallel to that OF
a stock gambler. who places his mar.
gins with a view of getting rich il
he succeeds and is ofttimes fortunate
if he can save his margins.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
NO PAY FOR wARDENs.
State Asks for Volunteers From
Fish Protective Associations.

State Asks for Volunteers From
Fish Protective Associations.
Harrisburg, Pa, May 4.-Local
Fish Protective Associations have
been appealed to by State Fish Com
missioner Meehan to have some of
their members volunteer to serve as
special deputy fish wardens, as under
the newly enacted fish law the 800
special deputies who have been do
ing the work for half the fines col
lected are legislated out of office
and those who take their places
must serve without pay.
Under the new act the Department
is entitled to thirty wardens, but
the bill was passed too late to pro"
vide appropriation or the pay of
eighteen of those, and as result
only Chief Warden Criswell and
eleven deputies will be in service
during the next two years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
TRAVERSE JURORS.

George Killerman, Palmyra.
J. J. Houser, Dyberry.
Styphen Bates, Prompton.
w. B. Guinnip, Damascus.
VIM. Smith, Damascus.
John Racht, Jr., South Canaan.
Lewis Hartman, Berlin.
George Limpke, Mount Pleasant.
E. B. Hardenburgh, Honesdale.
]. w. Miller, Salem.
George E. Newell, Lehigh.
d. c. Elliot, Cherry Ridge.
Theodore Oakwitz, Honesdale.
Frank Scudder, Lebanon.
John Bill, Texas.
James Mulligan, Hawley.
Edwin Marshall, Palmyra.
w. S. Kelley, Lake.
Nicholas Miderer, Hawley.
f. r. Galloway, Honesdale.
Peter H. Cole, Manchester.
William X. Spry, Oregon.
John Dermondy, Manchester.
w. j. Barnes, Berlin.
Jerome Mitchell, Siko.
Fletcher Coon, Texas.
Richard Congdon, South Canaan.
Marvin Cody, Mount Pleasant.
F. F. Conrad, Scott
ID. y. Welch, Starrucca.
Peter May. Texas.
|. II. Thompson, Hawley.
p. F. Madigan, Preston.
John Lippert, Dyberry.
Gottlob Epple, Paupack.
| Lynburn Compton, Honesdale.
j. G. Rartetson, Dreher.
G. NJ. Hemstead, Buckingham.
Peter Daniels, Paupack.
| Homer G.. Ames, Hawley.
Bernard Grote, Clinton.
| w. II. Robacker, Dreher.
Alfred Levingle, Sterling.
Ray Hull, Waymart.
Walter Stocks. Texas.
Richard Penwarden, Honesdaie.
Thomas Gill, Texas.
j. \. Kay, Preston.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
A BIRD scnool OF LANGUAGES.

In Paris Is school in which parrots
are not only taught to speak pure
Parisian," but in which they are in
structed in "the leading languages of
Europe" What an interesting babel
they must make together when school
is dismissed! 1t is not stated that a
way has been found to make this
many-tongued parrot talk" less me-
tallic and more melodious than the
ueuel Snaenh of narrnts
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
FAST TWO MILE RUN.

PAUL Of Pennsylvania University
Breaks intercollegiate Record.
Philadelphia, May g. PAUL., the
sophomore distance runner of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, broke the
collegiate and intercollegiate record
for the two mile run on Franklin field.
He covered the distance in 8 min
utes % seconds. The record, made by
Rowe Of the University Of Michigan In
1907. was minutes "a AZ seconds.
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darkening and afterward regaining its
original brightness is about nine hours.
1t will be at its faintest this month. No
vember IA. midnight: November IL. q
pm. and November 90 pm. eastern
standard time). The other eclipses occur
in daylight and are. hence. invisible
TO us.
The Planets.
If the observer will look toward the
southwest soon after sunset he cannot
fail to notice the beautiful planet Venus,
which is now very much the brightest
object In the sky. 1t Is still low down in
the heavens and sets early as about
Z pm, but November 8 its upward
motion among the stars will begin, and
it will then become more conspicuous. 1t
reaches its greatest distance east of the
sun December >, so that on the last
few days of the month 1t is in the best
position for observation. Although so
bright now, its brightness will steadily
increase during the remainder OF the
year.
November IS the narrow crescent
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the evening sky together. The Great
Square of Pegasus shines out high up In
the south. the large. rather faint AndrOm-
eda. with its wonderful nebula, is eX-
actly overhead and in the north the Great
Dipper is again just beginning its up
ward climb around the pole.
The Autumn Stars.
The beautiful Milky Way extends
through the zenith from east TO west,
but the greater part of its wonderful
summer branch. with the striking groups
OF Sagittarius and the Scorpion. has dis
appeared. The bright group of the Eagle
is, however, still conspicuous in the
southwest. and above this is the beau
tiful Northern Cross. which is now APP
preaching an upright position. Follow
ing farther along the Golden Pathway"
we come next to the bright Cassiopeia.
nearly overhead: then to the most inter
esting group Perseus, and finally TO Au-
riga. with its very brilliant white star
Capella.
The pOssessor of a small telescope will
find many most beautiful star clusters
in this region. There Is one In Cassio-
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and brass are made by this class. Some
are done i'm the plain metal. with JUS "a
chiseled or carved device: others with
colored enameling and insets of colored
stones.
Belt buckles, paper knives, pins and
trays of various kinds are a few of the
many things worked out from individual
dra wings. One of the much-envied pieces
of work under construction is a pair of
gold cuff buttons, which are to be lin
ished with settings of jade. This small
shop Is fitted up with every device and
appliance that invention has produced to
assist in the perfection Of the tasks
The boy with a mind Cor electricity will
find sufficient opportunity 10 become
practical electrician. Electrical engineer
ing In the elementary stages is also
taught. The chemical laboratory is well
worth a lengthy visit If one can stand
the uneaualed combination OF experiment
al odors. The tile-topped tables, with
their glass shelves ard rows upon rows
Of entcing looking bottles in their shin
ing spotlessness, are most inviting, but
sudden gust of breath-taking fumes OF
some horrible mixture or combustion
causes the hardest visitor to beat hasty
retreat from the place that reeks with
sulphuric acid and birthstone.
Though the proportion OF boys is far
greater than that of girls. there being
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the gleefuI repetition cf the timeworn
jokes upon heavy biscuits. leathery
steaks and dyspeptic coffee where these
girls are concerned
Like the boys the girls take free-ha nd
and mechanica drawing all of the three
or four years and they not only design
hats, garments and embroidery and art
work, but furniture also.
Some of the daintiest work is done on
silk, gauze and chiffon. The girls make
wood cuts of their drawings. usually
taken from nature, paint them according
to individual taste. and, while the colors
are still wet, firmly stamp the design
upon the fabric. This process is repeat
ed until the scarf or cover is finished.
Done in the delicate pastel shades, the re-
suit is extremely artistic.
Aside from these mechanical branches,
the student at Tech has almost the
same course of study as those of the
other high schools, barring Latin and
Greek. in place OF which German and
French are taught Beginning its career
as an independent institution in 1902 with
between 40 and 600 pupils. the school has
grown to the present enrolment. This
year shows an increase over last year OF
115 TO that of So from the four other higa
schools combined. which fact would seem
to Indicate that the popularity of the ell
larged scope of knowledge was growing.
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this institution. but this is far from
being true. as only small portion of their
time is given to mechanical work. a half
day per week being about the average
time allotted for this branch of study.
While each of the various classroOms
has its special interest and attraction. it is
in the basement in the different work
shops where the "Tech" shines and
buzzes with all of its noisy glory.
The large machine shop, where there are
more people at work than in any other
shop of its kind outside of the navy
ward shops. has forty-twO machines con-
sisting of engine lathes. milling machines.
planners, shapers, grinders and drill
presses. some of which are run by motors
and some by overhead pulleys.
This shop is devoted exclusively to the
use of the third and fourth year boys,
and is at once awe-inspiring and inter-
esting. The boys move about among this
whirring. whizzing. grinding mass of
moving machinery, manipulating levers.
gauges and adjusting huge bars and
wheels with all the assurance of old,
experienced mechanics. Oily and begrim-
ed they hover over the different ma
chimes. watching with jealous care the
various processes succeed one another in
the completion of a particular scrap of
iron.
A great many pieces of metal used in
the repair work of the shops are made by
the students. and also some of the small
parts of the machinery are turned out.
Thus they not only gain thorough famil-
iarity with all parts of the various kinds
of machinery in use. but also fair
working knowledge of mechanics of I'M
questioned assistance in any line of ane-
chanical work. Around a turn in the
basement corridor. the song Of the forge
bursts from Its shell of melodious musical
tradition into a very noisy reality, and
a perfect Standardization of cling-clang-
ing greets one as the doors Of the forging
room swing open, disclosing to the as
tonished gaze thirty blazing FORCES, all in
operation.
Here is a whole colony OF youthful
smithies hard at work forging links.
chains. hooks and various other useful, If
not ornamental. bits of iron, with as much
energy and businesslike attention as
though their very lives depended upon
hammering so many redhot hunks of met
al into shape i'm the course Of their half
days work. AS their experience and
knowledge develop other pieces of work
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moon will be seen just west of Venus,
the two bodies forming a beautiful pic
ture. On this evening the moon passes
so close to the planet that from some
parts of the earth il viii be seen To hide
Venus from view. But the Occutation
does not occur until II pm. eastern
time). and cannot be seen by observers
i'm the United States.
Mars and Saturn are both high mp In
the south and in excellent position for
observation. Mars is growing rapidly
fainter as II draws away from the earth
but the larger markings can still be
clearly seen i'm a small telescope. The
polar cap Is at present so small that 1t
may. perhaps. only be detected with DIFF
fcuty AS shown in Fig. 1, the rapid
eastward motion of Mars has begun. SO
that the two planets are again drawing
together. Mars will pass to the east of
Saturn December 81
Jupiter and Mercury are now morning
stars.
Halley's Comet.
This brilliant, naked-eye comet, which
during the past twenty centuries has an
peared in the sky every seventy six years,
was rediscOvered on its present expected
return September II. 1t was then in the
direction of the point A. Fig. 1, exactly
in the position predicted by computation
In its regular motion along its great
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nue.? II Is indeed Techs pride and JOY.
This distinction OF size has only lately
been acquired. having been the result of
the latest addition to the school, when
about s1.5O was expended in charging
the shops and providing more machines
and mechanical devices of various sorts.
This same addition. in supplying sixteen
more rooms, allows the accommodation
of 200 more pupils. bringing the total
number Of students up to $50. There are
many persons who believe the technical
instruction comprises the curriculum OF
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DOYS Toll in Machine
= Shops and Are Taught
to be Expert Mechanics
School Has All Modern
Machines, and Lads Enjoy
Experiments - Make Valu-
able Household Articles. as
Well as the Smallest Jewelry
Girls Are Taught to Cook,
Sew and Make Hats-Navy
Yard Mechanics Preparing a
Petition to be Presented to
School Board-Want School
Opened at Night for Persons
Who Are Employed During
the Day.
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will be undertaken and tOngs andirons
and other like implements forged.
With all OF the thirty FORCES going there
is no smoke and no noxious gas fumes to
offend the sensitive organs of either the
student or the visitor Modern science
and invention have provided against that.
Each boy builds the fire In his own forge,
the draught for which goes up through the
floor in pipes and is furnished by huge
fan worked by an electric motor. The
smoke and gas are drawn up into hood
and carried off through pipes running I'M
der ground by a larger fan connected with
each forge aud also operated by a motor.
In this shop only the second-year boys
are to be found, and they also give half
day each week to this work.
First-year boys are limited to the wood
turning. After they have worked out q
certain number OF required examples or
exercise designs they are at liberty to
choose the article for construction. In
the event of large pieces being decided
upon, the boys purchase the materials.
and, of course. the finished article belongs
to them. Toward the latter part of the
term base ball bats. dumbbells and Indian
clubs are very much in evidence. No
doubt boy can play a better game when
the weapon of assault Is the work of his
own hands. Oftentimes the more serious
minded youth turns out a splendid book
case, table, cabinet or some other home
ornament or necessity. The shop is pro-
vided with thirty-siX lathes, each having
separate motor. a monster saw and. the
grandfather of all. a grindstone. which
conjures up all kinds of aching visions of
the observer. What must be the delight
and relief OF every boy who views this
timekiller with dismay upon his first visit
TO the shop to discover that Ii is supplied
with q motor attachment. and there is no
necessity for him to pay toll at its shrine.
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The Eclipse Of the Moon.
"Lapsus Lingo"

r. a Hudson-Fulton luncheon III Ne"
~ York. DIR. Henry A. Morse the wen
,-,, Lutheran delegate from Manches-
-,,our..d a number OF amusing pull.
pit experiences
.1 know a young divine" he said who.
wishing to impress upon his congresa-
tion the beauty of a childs upturned
face. said, All, dear friends, what il
more beautiful than the face OF an up
turned child?
Another divine illustrated the absurd
ity Of talking in prayer instead OF hum
bly, and reverently beseeching. when he
said, 'Paradoxical, O Lord, as II may
seem to Thee, 1t is nevertheless true
that, and so on.
"A third divine. in a funeral Grafton
over a young girl, had his audience
bathed I'm tears. In conclusion he said.
Finally, brethren. may the bereaved
father find consolation for the untimely
death of his Only daughter and here,
remembering there were other daughters.
the fruits of a second marriage. he added
hastily mean, Of course. by his nrst
wife. -
Vegetable Suspension Bridge.
From the Wide World Magazine.
A remarkable suspension bridge spans
the river Apurimac In central Peru. The
ropes OF this bridge are composed of pill
able roots and vines. while the planks
are made of branches. In the humid cli-
mate of Peru IL would be by no means
extraordinary il this vegetable bridge
were one day to start growing.