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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
PRAYER BROUGHT DROUGHT
Holiness Preacher "Punlshed" Lunl-
ber Company That Denied
Him Waves.

Bokhoma, Oklahoma.-Like Moses
of old, calling down judgment
of the Lord on the land of Pharoah,
the Rev. Charles Ford, q holiness
preacher, called down a plague on
Bokhoma. in the form of a drought,
and after his public prayer scarce a
drop of rain had fallen here for six
months until the minister prayed for
the drought to end.
The remarkable prayer was made
after the Rev. Mr.. Ford had been de-
MED a sum of money, which he claim
ed as back wages, from the Frisco
Lumber Company. During the drought
business was paralyzed, and hundreds
of men moved their families that were
in actual want to other parts of the
State.
The Rev. Mr.. Ford's congregation
at Bokhoma is small, and, in addition
to his clerical duties, the minister
worked at the mill of the Frisco Lum-
ber Company. Six months ago the
mill, and said he did not receive all
the salary that was due him. He then
announced his intention of asking the
Lord to withhold the rain from this
locality indefinitely. The following
Sunday he made his prayer from the
pulpit.
The water supply gradually grew
smaller, and the mills shut down. At
the end Of three months the big pond
which supplied water for the Frisco
Lumber Company was as dry as tin
der, and the plant was forced to shut
down. When the workmen's families
began to suffer the minister an
nounced that he would pray for
enough rain to enable the mills to
resume operations for a week.
In answer to his supplication, a
heavy rain fell that night and con-
tinued throughout the next day, and
the mills started up and worked just
eight days before the supply again
gave out and operations ceased.
In his farewell sermon, the Rev.
Mr.. Ford told his congregation he
would pray for rain as soon as he had
crossed the river into another county,
and bade them prepare to return to
work. He took his departure, and
three hours after he left Bokhoma the
heaviest rain in more than a year set
in. For six hours. an hour for every
month of the drought, it poured in tor.
rents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
wATERPRooFINe MATCHES.
Simple Method That May Be Of Use
to Campera

Perhaps some Of your readers would
be interested to know that / have
found simple, inexpensive way to
waterproof matches.
Into some melted paraf1n (care be-
ing taken that it was as cool as Dos
sible) dipped a few ordinary par
lor matches. After withdrawing them
and allowing them to cool 1t was
found that they scratched almost as
easily as before being coated with the
wax. Several were held under water
for six or seven hours and all of them
lighted as easily as before immersion
When the match is scratched the
paraffine is first rubbed off and the
match lights in the usual way.
Matches treated as above would be
very useful on camping or canoeing
trips, as they do not absorb moisture
Since more rubbing is required to
light them than the ordinary match,
it would be practically impossible to
set them on fire by accidental drop.
Scientific American.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Blood Temperature of Athletes.

Professor Flack of the London Col
lege Hospital, records some curious
observations on the blood tempera-
ture of runners. The normal blood
temperature in man is about 9S.11
degrees Fahrenheit. A young man.
after a run of 200 yards, showed a
temperature of 1O0.76 degrees; an
other temperature of 100.94 degrees;
third a temperature of 1922 de-
grees after a run of half mile. A
mile run produced an internal tenn
perature of 1928 degrees with one
athlete and 1896 degrees with anoth-
er. After a three-nile run one young
man had a temperature of 105 de-
grees. But this runners normal blood
temperature was 101 degrees, although
he was in perfect health.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
CANDIDATES FOR STATE
CONVENTION.

Charles j. Smith, of IIonesdale, and
William c. Ames, OF llawley, are can
didates for delegates to the Republican
State Convention, who are to be chosen
at the coming primaries. Both Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Ames are representative busi-
ness men; not professional politicians !;
not Office seekers, nor Office holders, and
would represent the Republicans Of
Wayne county without any danger of
using the influence conferred upon them
as delegates for their own personal ag-
grandizement.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Republican State Convention
To the Republican Electors of Penn
cvlyania.


sylvania:
am directed by the Republican
State Committee to announce that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania,
by their duly chosen representatives,
will meet in convention at the Ma
jestic Theatre in the city of Har-
risburg, on Wednesday, June 16,
1909, at 1890 o'clock a. M, for
the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the following Offices, to
wit:
One L, rson for the Office of State
Treasurer.
One person for the Office of Au-
ditor General.
One person for the Office of judge
of the Supreme Court.
Also for the transaction of such
other business as may be presented.
In accordance with the rules gov
erning the Republican party in
Pennsylvania, the representation in
the State convention will be based
on the vote polled at the last presi-
dental election; under the rules
each legislative district is entitled
to one delegate for every two
thousand votes cast for the presi-
dental electors in 1908, and an
additional delegate for every frac-
tion of two thousand votes polled
in excess of one thousand.
BY order of the Republican State
Committee.
w. r. Andrews, Chairman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
OBITUARY.

Walter A. Miller died at the home Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Miller, of Ridge street, on Tuesday
morning, May 1lth, 1909. Deceased
was fourteen years of age, and his
death was the result of two weeks ill
ness of heart trouble. Besides his par
ents he is survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Howard, George,
Frederick, Sadie and Robert. The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon,
the services being conducted at 2 o'clock
by Rev. Will II. Hitler.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Detroit-Detroit, IL; New York, 4.
Batteries-Summers and Stanage; Wilson
and Kleinow.
At st. Louis-Philadelphia l: st. Louis,
Q. Batteries-Bender and Thomas; Gra-
ham and Stephens.
At Chicago-Washingto G; Chicago, 2.
Batteres-Smith and Street; owen and
Sullivan.
At Decentralization, 3; Cleveland, 2.
Batteries-Chech and Spencer; Berger and
Clark.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
BASEBALL SCORES.
Results of Games Played In National,
American and Eastern Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York-New York, g. Chicago, 2
Batteries-Marquard and Meyers; Overall
and Moran.
At Brooklyn-St Louis, 10: Brooklyn, O..
Batteries-Beebe and Bresnahan; Wilhelm
and Bergen.
At Philadelphia-Philad 3; Pitts
burg, l. Batteries - Moren and Doom
Leifield and Gibson.
At Boston - Cincinnati, 6; Boston, 2.
Batteries-Karger and Mclean; McCar.
thy, Lndaman and Graham.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Mistake Mace by MANY,

DE smart mi H." said Uncle Eben,
"Is likely to git along fus' rate until
he stahts in figgerin 'roun' an tryin
to make his brains lake de plac" o.
htS conscience
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

EASTERN LEAGUE.
At Toronto-Toronto, 2; Jersey City ].
At Rochester-Newark, 2; Rochester. !.
At Montreal-Montreal-P Providence game
postponed by wet grounds.
At Buffalo-Baltimore. 2; Buffalo, l.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Queer Side Line,

0uCCT OIOC GtnCs
In both India and China there are
thousands of people who manufacture
India ink as a side line to their regu-
lar business, working at it in the win
ter, at night, and on days when they
are not otherwise employed. L. is
made by burning some kind of oil in
lamp with very long chimney,
usually made in joints which can be
taken apart for sreater convenience in
cleaning out the SCOT, which makes
the ink. Almos' any kind Of vegeta-
BILE oil will answer, and in districts
where petroleum is found even coal
oil is used in making the cheaper
grades. The best kind is made from
sesame oil.
To Bar Christmas Solicitors.
Boston.-The Salvation Army las
sizes and Volunteers of America "San.
ia Clauses" cannot hereafter solicit
funds on the street for Thanksgiving
and Christmas dinners for the poor.
according to Police Commissioner
Stephen O'Meara. His report says
the custom has grown to such an ex.
tent that annually more than nifty diff.
ferent organizations seek the privi.
lege OF solictnr aid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

Mrs. Elizabeth Britt died on Tues
day morning from general debility at
the home of her grandson, +. T. Cor
by, 40 Belmont street, CarbOndale,
aged 81 years. Deceased was the
relict of the late Gilbert Britt, who
for some years conducted restaur-
ant in the old Herald building, now
the site of The Diamond" in this
borough. She had lived in Carbon
dale many years and was known to
a wide circle of acquaintance. There
are two surviving children, one son,
George, living in Carbondale. Her
other descendants number five grand
children, seventeen great-grandchild-
rem, and twelve great-great-grand-
children some of whom live in Car
bondale, Scranton, and WilkesBarre.
The remains will be taken to Lanes
boro this (Friday) morning for bur-
ial
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

John Burns, an aged resident of
Clinton township, this county, died
at his home near Elk Lake on We'd
nesday morning. May ~, 1909, after
brief illness. death being due to
general debility. Mr.. Burns was
born in ireland. When but four
years of age he came to this country
with his parents and located near
Carbondale. He left that place when
young man, and coming to Homes
dale engaged in the boating business
which he followed for over thirty-five
years. He then retired from the ca
nal. and since that time has been liv-
ing on farm at Clinton. Surviving
are his wife and four sons. James,
of Thompson; f. j., OF Carbondale;
Robert, of Scranton. and Joseph, of
Clinton; three daughters, Mrs. John
Scott and Mrs. Thomas Moran, of
this city. and Miss Kathryn Burns. of
Clinton; also one brother, Patrick,
of Clinton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

Hon. John ID. Blddis, formerly
State Senator from this district,
whose serious illness in Washington,
d. c., has been previously mentioned,
died at his home at the Naional Cap
ital on Monday, May 10, 1909, of
rheumatism, with which he had been
afflicted for two years. Mr.. Biddis
was born at Milford, Pike county,
Pa, December, 1S45. His grand
father, John Biddis, Sr., was resi-
dent of Philadelphia, and came to
Milford about 1898, and laid out the
town in building lots. He built
grist and saw mill and carried on an
extensive business. His son, Charles
r. Biddis, the father of Hon. John d.
Biddis, just deceased, was sheriff of
Pike county one term and treasurer
three terms. Mr.. Biddis was promi-
nent in the affairs of Pike county for
many years. He studied law in the
Office of Lucien F. Barnes of Milford,
and was admitted to the bar of Pike
county in 1867. He served accept
ably as district attorney of Pike
county for thirteen years and in 1882,
was elected to the State Senate, and
during this term of Office he was ap-
pointed solicitor in the U. S. Inter-
nal Revenue Department, under
President Cleveland. Following this
he entered the civil service and was
assigned to a responsible position in
the Navy Department until Dec. 81,
1908, when he resigned owing to the
disease which incapacitated him
from work and ended in his death.
Mr.. Biddis was a member of many
of the prominent fraternities of this
State and Pennsylvania. He was
prominent in fraternal insurance or
ganizations, viz: The Royal Arcan-
um, Heptasophs and National Protec-
tive Union. He was also a member
of the Presbyterian church at Mil
ford. Mr.. Biddis was united in mar
riage during the 60's with Miss
Mary Decker, who survives him with
two daughters, Helen, wife of Mr.
Frank Edgington and Miss Patti
Biddis, all of Washington, d. c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

Mrs. Mary McKenna, widow of the
late James McKenna, died at her home
at High Lake on Monday, May 10, 1909.
Deceased who was sixty-five years of
age, was born in Ireland. She is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. John
Bracey and Mrs. NJ. +. O'Neill, of
Honesdale, and Mrs. James Kallighan,
of High Lake also two sons, James
and William, at home. The funeral
was held on Wednesday morning last at
st. Juliana's church, Rock Lake, and
interment was made in St. Juliana' s
cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

On Tuesday evening the remains of
George Seitz, OF Stamford, Conn.,, were
brought to Honesdale for burial. De-
ceased was forty years of age. He was
born in Honesdale, and lived in this
place for number of years. Mr.. Seitz
is survived by his wife and two sons,
Harry and Charles also by his mother,
Mrs. Madeline Seitz, of Honesdale, and
the following brothers and sister John,
William, Fred, Mrs. William Crist and
Mrs. Charles Thomas, all of Honesdale,
and Mrs. Max LaRue, of New York
city.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29
Do You Wont to be Sick?!

With a number Of cases OF
fever OF varying types seat
tered over the town and the
people drinking water from
the btotOm OF Il sand bed
through which the surface
water, contaminated aS it
always is. reaches the towns
water supply, our citizen
ship might profit by Il cloes
study OF the following en-
tract from the buIlitin issu-
ed by the State Board OF
Health.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29
PHILADELPHIA, MISS, THURSDAY, JULY %, 1909.

a.. "4cor, be appointed
later. : Teri
The 1OllOWln- We're
adopted by the conven.
We the committee on Resolu-
tions desire (D To thank the
people Of Hope community for
their hearty welcome given us
and loyal entertainment.
(2) To thank Bro. Mott, Edd-
ings, Jenkins and others ior
their help in the convention.
(3) That these men be invit-
ed to attend our next regular
meeting of the convention which
is to be held at County Line
three miles east of Union.
(4) That copy Of these
resolutions be published in our
county paper.
&. ID. Lewis ,..,
W. W. Gresham N'''''''A 'ee'
The convention adjourned at
the II O'Clock service. We feel
that much good was accomplish
ed br the sermon by Rev
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29
ADVERTISER AND EDITOR.

Edgar 7. Smith, formerly a
banker in Yorktown, o, later
manager Of the Hotel Navarro,
New York City. spoke recently
t h rou Q h the co u III II 5
of the New York Herald on the
newspaper and the advertiser.
II don't want theeditor toagree
with me-" said Mr.. Smith, "whcn
| advertise my hotel in his paper.
All | ask are results showing that
It pays to use the advertising
columns Of his paper.
1T is cutting of, ones nose to
spite ones face for one to stop
successful advertising because
the editor criticises ones pet hob
bies. Even if | were critised
personally | would continue
advertising just the same so long
as it increases my business. a
more absurd propsition was never
heard Of h an advertisers
withdrA wing from II newspaper
when it happens to disagree
with them. 1t is simply
preposterous for business men,
no matter how welthy and
powerful they may be, to attempt
to suppress editoral sentiment
or dictate as to the management
through the business departments
"People are quick to see
through tricks and subterluges." ="
American Press.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29

The Aberdeen Weekly comes
out in a strong editorial endors-
ING the travelling auditor plan
adopted with such good results
by the state of Louisiana, and
urges its adoption in this state.
1t should be put into effect at
the very next session Of the leg
islature, says the Columbus Com
mercial, as we doubt if there has
been a set Of any county's books
audited in the past ten years, I'M
less there was some special rea-
son for it. The grand juries in
variably report them neatly and
we'll kept, but these bodies have
neither time 0, ability to check
over years of work. There ought
to be a state auditor or auditor
to do this work.--Scott County
Register.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29
Neshoda Co. Sunday
School Convention.


vention was largely attended
and proved to be a success. The
harty welcome given by Mr..
Otha Fox was warmly received,
and all seemed to enjoy every
thing connected with the con-
vention.
The programme was we'll rem
dered. only few ON programme
were absent. We feel greatful to
those who aided us in the
vacances, among those we will
mention Mr.. G. ID. Lewis who
responded to the welcome al
dress in Mr.. Lawrence Milllngs
4 place, and Mr.. r. l.. White Of
! Newton who gave a splendid
talk, and Rev. Eddings.
4 The lecture on Sabbath
4 Schools by Mr.. Mott of Yazoo
u City was very impressive. He
II impressed us with the tact that
every Sunday ",hool should have
a Home Department for those
who are unable to attend
Sabbath Schools. Also that
a Cradle Roll" should be
started. Enroll every baby in
the community until it is old
enough to enter he primary de-
partment. Also that special care
should be taken with the juuior
and adult classes. He Impress
ed us With the fact that we as
Sunday School workers should
do more in the future than we
have in the past.
There were II Sunday schools
represented by letters and
delegates, viz:
Neshoba, (Baptist) Neshoba,
Miss, l0l. NeeIohp. MethodisD
Neshoha. Miss. II, Cross Roads,
Union, Miss, 40, Dixon. Dixon,
Miss, 10, Hope, Philadelphia,
Miss. 80, Cold Water, PhiIadel-
phia, Miss, 05. Waldo. phladel-
phia, Miss a. Bluff Springs,
Union, Miss, IL. County Line.
Union. Miss, 81, Center Ridge,
Dixon. Miss, 60, Camp Ground.
Union, Miss. 81.
The following schools were re-
ported verabally but no delegates
present, viz: White Oak. Oak
Grove, Pearl Valley, Philadel-
phia NJ. f., Philadelphia Baptist,
making total Of is Sunday
schools and GGS pupils enrolled
in eleven schools, we regret that
we havn't the enrolment Of the
last five schools.
\ The following officers were
elected for another year. II. Y.
Grayham President. Miss Ora
Lewis Secretary.
The executive Committee.
Messrs II. Y. Grayham, }. W.
Gilbert, Missis Ophelia Sansing
and Ora Lewis. The Committee
or vice presidents appointed to
hold a convention in each Beat
for the purpose of arousing a
greater interest in Sabbath
School work viz:
Beat l Lawrence Milling,
Philadelphia, Miss. =; Beat 9 J. Y,
Long, Philadelphia, Miss: Beat
3 DR.. J. j. Savell, Union, Miss. ;
Beat w. j. Smith, Dixon, Miss. ;
Beat 5 w. W. Gresham, Phila.
delphia, Miss
The committee appointed on
plan of wook
Beat | Rev. ID. B. Cannon,
Beat 2 Rev. John Hannah, Beat
3 Mr.. j. w. Gilbert, Beat Mr..
Rube Grafton, Beat 5 Mr.. j. W.
M. Thornton.
Committee did not report.
BY motion each school is re-
quested to send a contribution
to the convention to pay eXpea-
ses of printing programmes
blanks etc.
The .Prsident was asked to
appoint five delegated to attend
the State convention ct Meridl-
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29

through which the surface
water, contaminated as it
always is. reaches the towns
water supply, our citizen
ship might profit by a cloes
study OF the following eN-
tract from the bullitin issu-
ed by the State Board OF
Health.
TYPHOID FEVER.
This dealley disease is caused bv
the entrance into the system of
a non spore bearing germ, the
bacillus HYPNOSIS. which cutters
through the mouth, in polluted
water, milk or food, water con-
taminatcd by sewerage or care
lessly thrown typhoid d9iecta,
the germs Of which have been
washed into 1t in this way
mountain Streames, creeks in the
valleys, branches in the hills,
springs and shallow wells. are
contaminated sometimes a great
distance from there source: a
shallow we'll being nothing but a
drainage ditch that drains
AN area four times its depth nat
urally IN the receptacle Of all
disease germs that are thrown
in the area it drains. The sub
stituiion of cisterms Of rain
water, received and kept under
under sanitary conditions, or Of
deep wells, has invariably been
followed by an improvement in
typhoid conditions; the water Of
shallow wells. it matters not how
clear or sparkling or tasty it may
be. should never be used for
drinking purposes when located
near the busy haunts Of men {;
while it is true that a certain
amount Of filtration takes place.
it is equally true that many dis
ease germs, sooner or later. are
carried long distances from their
origin and establish focus of
pollution. The germs Of typhoid
fever are very resistant TO des-
tructive influences. especially
when out Of reach Of the germ
lcidal action Of snnli9ht; they
will live for months in the upper
crusts of the earth when buried,
resist alternate freezing and
thawing, SO that typhoid soilure
from one case poured on the
mouutlan side in the SHOWS of a
ermont winter, found their
way in the melting SHOWS Of the
spring time, polluting the reser-
vor Of water in the town in the
valley miles away ana lit up am
epidemic that claimed 100 vic
Tins. Think then for Il mom-
ent what soil pollution means
through the absence of any sys-
tenn Of sewerage or from that ut
ter abomlnation :acess pool A
higher sanitary civilization calls
for not onl y Il sewerage system
in every decent community, but
modern system, where, by
bacteria, (saprohytes) the sew
age is disintegrated and the
supernatant fluid flows off so
clear and free Of organic matter,
that were it not for IA knowledge
Of the source it would be Il safer
and more potable water than
that obtained from the average
shallow well. Schuder is an an
alysis of 63S cases found II per
cent due to infected drinking
water. The germs of this desea-
Sc thrive in milk and multiply
rapidly; quart Of infected
milk, will in a few hours contain
SO many Of the germs that if
mixed with the milk supply Of
| Continued on page y
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-07-29
Mississippi Patents,

Grantedthis week. Reported
by G. A. Snow & Co., Patent At
torneys, Washington, d. CIV.
II. Dnpre, Nicksburg, Lubricat-
ing means For copy Of above
patent II d ten cents in
postage stamps with date of this
paper to q. "A. Snow Il Co.,
Washington, d. 9.