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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
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There has just been erected on the
Bass Rock, the precipitous island in
the Firth of Froth, off the Hadding'
tonshire coast, a new foghorn which
has cost 100000. 1t will be interest
ing to note the effect of the hooter
on the nerves of the sea birds, OF
which thousands of one kind and an
otter are to be found on this desolate
spot. At dusk the captains of the pas
senger steamers in passing generally
sound their whistle or siren for the
amusement of their passengers, and 1t
is a sight not easily forgotten to watch
myriads of sleepy birds fly short dis
tance and then return, after utterins
their protest after the manner OF the
owa in "Gray's Elegy." The new fog
horn will give three blasts every two
minutes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
E5vptian HSabak"

This name is given to peculiar
kind of manure employed in Upper
Egypt, and found on the sites of
ancient Arabian habitations. Even
the crumbled wells of the habitations
themselves have added valuable in.
gradients to the deposits, because the
walls were composed of earth inter.
mixed with an abundance of straw
The sites of these ancient dwelling
pieces are recognized, in the first
place, by the finding of relics of house
hold articles, and even bits of jewelry
The deposits are found in successive
layers. indicating that the sites have
been occupied, abandoned. and reoc
cupied a number of times. Chemical
arNlysis shows that the deposits oil
"sabak" are veritablo beds Of ntrates
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
An Old. Old Life Site.

Recent excavation at the Maumbury
r '1gs Circle, in England, is regarded
lG Cc-roborating the tradition that a
/. ' an amphitheater once existed on
t&at site. A stratum of quartz, flint
?"i fragments Of shells, such as the
+, IS placed on the surface of the
&"c"a where gladiators fought, has
b"cl found there. A very interesting
f.ct is that other remains indicate
that the place was used by Neolithic
PEOPLE as a flint workshop. 1t is ap-
rl"ent that they used picks made Of
LC"r's antlers to eXcavate the pit
whore the flint was found. The pit Is
so feet deep. The place seems to
have been almost continuously occu
pied since Neolithic times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
Sure of His Ground.

ut is a mere formality, know, this
asking for your daughters hand; but
we thought it would be pleasing to
you If 1t were oberved."
Mary's papa stiffened.
"And may l inquire" he asked,
"who suggested that asking my con-
sent to Mary's marriage was a mere
formality."
70. .ccy, St" rc-,.cI the y"''~T
man simply. 1T WIS Mary's mother"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04

of these phenomena VIII be to make
fishing better than it has been for
years. Subscriptions to the fund of
100000 which Prof. Pickering is
raising for communication with Mars
will be received up to the 18th.
Country newspapers forced to send
wood need not feel embarrassed.
Many Of the large city papers are
only giving advice.
And then July will come again,
When the warlike boy and skit-
tish
Will fill his little brother full
OF what we gave the British.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
A VETERAN ACTOR - EUGENE
LA RUE.

Next to Mr.. Gardner and Miss
factory actor of their company,
which closed it's months season at
The Lyric on Saturday night last,
was Eugene La Rue. MIR. La Rue
is remaining in Honesdale, direct
ing the production of The Burglar"
which will be rendered largely by
local talent under the auspices of
the Eagles" on Thursday night,
June 10th, at the Lyric. Mr.. La
Rue will take the title role, in
which he starred for large runs of
the play, and in which he appeared
here fifteen years ago. Yesterday
he had the good fortune to find
stored away in town frame of
scenes and photographs of the play
exhibited here on that occasion, and
in which he may readily be recog-
nized as THE Burglar 1t may
be seen in a window of Sommers S
Jewelry Store.
Young as he looks, Mr.. LaRue may
well be regarded as veteran in the
theatrical and circus business, hav-
ing been engaged in the ring and
on the stage for forty-five years
He was born of family of circus
riders of note, the La Rues' being
one of the star acts of that day.
Dan Pice's circus, with whom his
parents were travelling, was playing
in New Orleans at the time of his
birth, and the boy continued with
| his parents in the sawdust ring from
the time he could talk.
Il played with the Dan Rice cir
Gus for 1 years" said he one even
ing, and left it on obtaining a
theatrical engagement with the
! Colonel Simms stock company, of
! Baltimore. My next venture was in
James A. Hearnes Hearts of Oak.
Then followed several years with
Charles Thorne's Union Square
ttock company in New York, and
/ later a season with the Daily stock
company Then for seven years |
played parts and acted as stage di-
rector with Dan Frohman, and three
years in stock in different parts of
the country with Klaw d Erlanger.
Since then | have been with the
Blaney forces for five years.
when a man has followed the
profession for A. years, he is very
likely to lose ambition unless he has
already risen to something above
the rank and file of players. The
business has become a matter OF
dollars and cents to me as we'll as
to many others who might aspire
to higher things. If the managers
and people reduce acting to a mere
commercial plane the actor can but
look for the best salary and be con-
tent.
That is not to say that | do not
appreciate art and high-class drama
There is no one who longs more fol
consistent, strong parts, demanding
meritorious acting than |, but where
my friends can afford to starve
themselves and wait months fol
places with the higher-class com.
panies, | am beyond the age where
a man can afford to waste time. In
my five years with the Blaneys,
saved more money than in my whole
previous career, and purchased 6
home for my wife and myself or
Long Island"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
A FIsH.sNAkE TRAGEDY.
Harpooned on Hook, Fights Trout TIL
Both Are Speared.

Both Are Speared.
Jacksonville, N. J.-Harley Yeager
who was spearing for eels along the
Gravel Run stream, mile from here,
saw a great thrashing of The water In
a secluded pool near the Brink tan
merry He jammed his f1ve-pronged
spear into the water, and when it en-
countered an object he gave it quick
jerk into the air. There was a flash
of whirling color for a moment, and
then Yeager saw what appeared to be
a snake and fish in deadly combat
Yeager, feeling sure neither could
escape into the water, watched the
reptile and the fish, which proved to
be a large speckled trout, until they
lay quiet. Then he investigated. He
found the reptile, which was water
snake about two feet long, was fast
ened to the trout in a curious manner,
Through the gills of the monster trout
stuck fish hook, which the fish evi-
IDENTIFY had broken from the line of
an angler. 1t protruded about half
Its length, the butt being apparently
solidly anchored.
On that harpoon the snake had been
caught as it skinned over the water.
The effort to escape resulted in the
terrific struggle Yeager saw in the
water before he yanked fish and snake
to the surface. The snake still was
alive, but utterly exhausted, and Yea
ger had little trouble in killing it. The
trout he placed in his basket, and its
size attracted much attention here, as
it was one of the largest ever brought
to the town.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
New lot of Young
Mems and ITEMS
SIP and Sis suits
At $9.85

ng@ There are several very
smart styles and models that
young men from 33 to SO inches
chest measure will especial like,
and there are plenty of suits a
little more conservative in style
for the older men.
These suits come in all the
newest shades and styles. stripes
and plain fabrics, all sized, worth
$12 and S15--
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THOSE CHICKENS
Everyone Should Read These Inter-
esting Articles.

esting Articles.
well, wife, l guess / will go
down to the barber shop and get an
other shave"
well say, tell the barber that we
have a dog and a cat and that we
have adopted two children to get the
necessary experience to become sue
cssful poultry raisers, and tell him
that we are raising the children on
cows milk and baby chick food, and
that, so far, the results are proving
very satisfactory"
"All right, wife; l will do any
thing you say. l am just commenc-
ing to think that woman does
know more than most men give her
credit for"
Il am glad that you are commenc-
ing to be a little more considerate
towards women"
"Well, wife, / guess l had better
get started. Take good care OF the
children while l am gone, and don't
allow anything to happen to them,
whatever you do, as it would spoil
our experience, and we would not
have anything to practice on; and
YOU know that our future in the
poultry business depends upon these
two kids"
well, goodbye, wife!"
Goodbye! Don't forget your
self, and just think about me and
the children occasionally, while you
are getting shaved. Tell the barber
to make the poultry lesson brief this
time"
"All right, just as you say, not
that l care"
On reaching the barber shop.
Hello, barber! Busy this morn
ing?"
"Oh, just doing a little to keep
from being being idle, that's all.
well, say, barber; | didn't see
you at the poultry meeting Wednes-
day night"
mo, what would l go to a poultry
meeting for? | have studied poul-
try from A to 2, and l can show you
my certificate of proficiency as an
experienced poultry raiser. 1t would
be waste of time for me to listen
to bunch of fellows like that.
Stephens would give any man the
chicken fever. They say that fellow
has got the chicken fever so bad
that he sleeps in a feather bed, and |
really believe myself that when he
dies it will be with the hen fever"
"Oh. | don't know! He seems to
be plenty tough. | think it Will
take more than that to kill him. He
says the Democrats have been firing
bullets at him for q long time ant.
there amt mark on him yet.
Maybe he is Republican hide-bound." "
"Oh, | don't know. He said the
other day how funny it is that these
little particles of criticism creep out,
and when he hears them you ought
to hear him laugh. He says that
when a man has his ahUlarY
measured by inches and then cannot
read or understand a paragraph
Alright, it is enough to make a
chicken laugh"
Next. Well have you started in
the chicken business YETI"
NO, | want to learn some more
about it this time; there's no use
starting until you know how to
handle the business. My wife says
that she thinks that what you told
me the other day about examining
yourself to see if you had patience
and perseverance enough to fight the
obstacles and discouragements -
Excuse the writer; right here is
where he had seventy-seven dollars
stolen, and may be the continuation
next week will be about detectives
and how they work. l don't say
that it will change my mind on the
local option question.
JOSEPH STEPHENS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
BTT RAMTON, N. Y.
SUBPENA IN DIVORCE.
y In the Court of Common Pleas of
Wavne County.
EnSE I \EITp \ITER I ibpllnnt

FRED. c. NEUBAUER, Respondent.
No. III oct. Term, 1905. Libel in Divorce.
To Fred. G.. Ncuhauer: You are hereby
required to appear in the said court on the
third Monday of June next. to answer the
complaint exhibited to the Judge of said
court by Rose l.. Neubauer. your wife, libel
liant. in the cause above stated. or in default
thereof a decree of divorce as prayed for in
said complaint may be made against you
your absence. -
NJ. LEE BRAMAN, Sheriff.
Honesdale Pa. Nav 70 1909 43w4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-04
UDITOR'S NOTICE.
n Estate of MARIA HUFTELN

Late OF FTtSIOIl, UeCtHSeU.
The undersigned, an Auditor appointed to
report distribution OF said estate will attend
the duties of his appointment, on
TUESDAY, MAY l8, 1909,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, at his office in the borough
OF Honesdale, at which time and place all
claims against said estate must be presented,
be lost D. l.. ROWLAND, Auditor,
Honesdale, Pa, April 20, 1909 33
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
WICKES WAVELETS.

Charlie McJenkins is away at school.
 MT. Coulter and two sons are back in Wickes on a visit.
 Miss Grace Hamby began her school at Baker this week.
 Work has begun anew on the Hunt X Meeks fruit farm.
 Will Dobnins got his foot cut with on axe the other day.
 MT. Battlefield receutly got a hand sawed to pieces in a gin stand.
 Mir. Christopher and Mrs. For gy were united in marriage Tues day night.
 Harrison Sanford has a new barber shop ready for business in the Confectionery building.
 John England is shaking hands with friends in Wickes, after an absence of several months.
 A nice time was had at Mr. Sanford's Sunday night. Thos, present report good singing.
 Oh, my! And we sure did get rain. Yet we have not enough water, so the town is having a we'll drilled on the square.
 King Patterson lastweek fell in front of moving train and in some way had one hand lacerated and severe wound on his thigh. Now that we have efficient teachers for our school here, the next proposition is to get a better building and furniture. The peo- pie are wide awake to this fact and expect to have both in the near future.
 Wixey.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
POTTER PERSONALS

Walter Howard of Texas, is visit ing here this week.
 Oscar Keener and wife have mov- ed back home to gather their crop.
 The folks of this vacinity are hap py over the rain that fell last week.
 Joe Smith and wife visited rela- tive at Hatfield Saturday and Sun day.
 Mute Brunson and family of near Rocky visited relatives Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Palmer and Mir. Simms were married at Justice of Peace Pierce's last week.
 Bro. Swift is holding meeting at the school house, with Wesley Will Hams assisting him.
 Mrs. Zoe Thompson returned home Monday after a weeks visit with her parents in Oklahoma.
 Samuel Goodwin, who has been in Colorado for some time is visiting at home now for short while.
 C. T. Yandell and family, Lela and Jessie Mount and Joe Phillips and family all left for oklahoma last week to make their. home.
 Rev. Galloway came to fill his ap- poitment last Sunday but the people wasn't looking for him so enough did not come out to have preaching. He left an appointment for the next second Sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
COVE CATCHES.

w. J. Barton and wife are att tending the state fair at Hot Springs this week.
 The recent dry weather cut the late potato and turnip crops short, but there will be au abundance of turnip top greens.
 Our farmers are busy gathering their corn, and many of them say that in spite of the prolonged dry weather they will have more corn than they had last year.
 J. B. Guthrie and w. H. Craw- ford and families will leave in a few days for Roger Mills county. Ok, where they expect to make their future homes.
 Buck Sandlin came in from Missoula, Mont, last Saturday, where he has been at work since last March. Buck says there was snow on the ground when he left Montana and he is glad to get back to the sunny South. There are also other reasons.
 Under the efficient m anag ement of Prof. Wheells and his assistant, Miss Flora Allen, our public school is running along very smoothly and satisfac torily. Some of the older pupils. who have heretofore had their own way to great extent, have dis covered that their new teacher has no favorites aud shows no partiaIity. Ia fact, it is the gen. eral opinion that the present school term will prove more sue cessful in every respect than any previous term.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
INK SPLASHES.

Jack Ballentine IS reported as improving.
 Mrs. J. K. Hendrix is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Cross.
 A nice raiu fell Friday night which was greatly appreciated by all.
 Miss Brook Lunsford is regain ing her health after quite a trial with ague.
 Miss Eina Harris is home again after the close of success ful term of school near Big Fork.
 Frank Embry returned Satur- day from Texas, where he has spent the past month picking eot- ton.
 Carl Whisenant had the mis. fortune to lose bale of cotton at Mena when the gin at thal place burned. Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
TWO-MILE TWITTERiN0S.

A nice rain fell here Friday, which the people were glad to see. C. Liner of Hatfield spent Sat urday night with Wallace Ander- son.
 William Daniels spent Saturday night and Sunday with his sister at Cove.
 Mark Dover of Hatfield, at- tended the singing at the school house Sunday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. ]. Hicks were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Sid Anderson of Mena, Saturday night.
 Charles Anderson and family of near Hatfield, visited at T. w. Anderson's Saturday night aud Sunday.
 Field Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
0RANNlS GRAINS.

MT. Gates of Mena, was in Granniss this week.
 A. J. Aston was one of Mena's visitors the past week.
 Granniss was treated to a fine rain Friday evening and night.
 Marton East of Granniss, has exchanged his property Tor some near Gentry.
 John Hungate, w. E. Hun. gates father IS spending the week in Siloam Springs.
 w. E. Clinton and Robt. Bruce made a business trip to Kansas City this past week.
 A. N. Gibbs of Lake Arther, N. M., spent Sunday night with MT. and Mrs. McClemmen-
 w. E. Clinton is again owner of the planer at Granniss, the Bruce Company still holding the mills and comm'ssary.
 Mir. Prentis left Saturday nighs for Kansas City to take charge of stock of goods he has traded his home property for. OA. c. Wood of near Houcha- town. was at Granniss Saturday looking for his team that had strayed away. He was in luck to fiud them after a weeks hunt. A number of the friends of Mir. and Mrs. Jonah Whan went in on them Monday night and gave them farewell surprise. A very nice time was reported. Mir. Whan has bought home near Mena and will move to it this week.
 M. E. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
DOTS FROrl DALLAS.

Brother Dunman of M e n |, preached an interesting sermon at tbis place Sunday.
 Our farmers are about done gathering thelr crops and are busy sowing wheat.
 We had fine rain Friday. The farmers are busy sowing tur- nips for winter greens.
 Ralph Deweese, who was broue ht to D. F. Brawley's three weeks ago from Oklahoma with slow fever is improving fast.
 Dallas Sunday school is very sad over the loss of one of it's ightest and smartest scholars, little Louise Steele. who died Sunday morning of nembranous eroup. Auntie.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

The little daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Rides is very sick.
 NJ $. Bell Hilton, who has been sick for some time is improving.
 Quite number from near Egg ger. attended church at the Chris, tian church Sunday.
 Tom Embry has moved down on the farm which he recently bought from William Clark.
 Rev. Loudermilk is holding 6 series of meetings at tue Chris lian church this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Embry oI Meua, visited their parents, Mir, and Mrs. E. c. Embry, Sunday uight.
 Sam T. Bsrtmess is having some carpenter work done on his house. o. J. Kinggold is doing tue work.
 Rev. William Cooksey of Mena preached at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday to larg, Congregations. A good rain fell ali this place Friday. It was very badly need | ed as water was very scarce IT this locality. Messrs. Ira Hilton and Bol
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
ALDER LEAVES.

We know;
 Ad Mattox was in this vicinity Sunday.
 Walter Edwards is preparing to farm his uncle's place.
 Wheat sowing is progressing rapidly.
 John Wimberly was buying yearlings id this vicinity Monday
 Victor Roberts was admitted in- to the Baptist church at Pleasant Hill Sunday by immersion.
 Tom Hooper, John Dilbeck and Dutch Widener went to Mena Monday.
 James Lofts departed Sunday for Womble, where he goes to enter the high school.
 w. c. Widener did carpenter work on his residence the past week.
 We had a go ,d rain when Ed Roberts began to offer dollar a gallon for water to raise his mill pond.
 Elihu and Ellis Morphe W brought cotton to the gin Monday and stayed oyer night with rel atives.
 A letter from Prof. Samuel M {. Samson of the Amity high school, tells the writer his school IS unus. ually full this fall. Later we notice in the Amity papers that Prof. Samson has been appointed by Governor Donaghey as one of the Board Of Trustees for the Ag- ricultural College.for that district. We extend congratulations.
 Careless Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
RUST RINGERS

w. w. Owens made a business rip to Mena Monday.
 Mrs. Payne visited relatives at Mena Saturday and Sunday.
 A nice rain fell here Friday which made everybody smile.
 MT. and Mrs. Irwin Garrett made business trip to Smith vile, Ok, Monday.
 Mrs. Mollie Garrett and Miss Florence Allen visited at Hatfield Friday and Saturday.
 Brother Anderson will preach at Rust next Saturday night and also Sunday at II a. ta.
 Walter Owens of Kiowa, Ok. i, is visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. Ben Owens this week.
 Samuel Goodwin came home Wednesday from Oklahoma where lie has been for some time.
 Ida Walker.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14

Camp, preached at the home of K. l.. Sartin Saturday night.
 K. T. Chesney, who was hurt in the Horatio train wreck some weeks ago, is improving slowly
 ". A. Hamby has just com. pleted a nice barn for J. c. Whit taker. He has also taken a con- tract to build a nice residence tor the same gentleman.
 We have heard it said that our old time friend, l.. G. Cole ot Wickes, is to be a candidate fol one of the prominent offices ip the next campaign.
 Walter l.. Shepherd and Miss Anna Redmond were married last week. Both parties are well known here, and their friends wish for them happy future.
 The following from Rust at. tended church at Mt. Gillead Sun day morning.: MT. aHd Mrs, Miles, Mrs. T. K. Bates, T. J, Goodner, w, D. Allen and their families.
 The writer and family attended services at the Primitive Baptist church Sunday morning. These good people certainly know how to make anyone feel at home. We Methodist folks did surely enjoy the meeting.
 Come to think of it, wouldn't il be nice for that East and West railroad to be built? We are on line from Mena to McAlester, Ok, and we are just about far enough from Mena on the west for depot to be put in. That does sound good, dent 1t?
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
Buys Fine Hnrs.

George W. Couklin of Hatton. ter extensive search selected ana bought at fancy plce four aae Poland China hogs from Ar .aur Scott of the Star Farm AF Conklin is an energetic farm v living near Haltou, who be. ileves from experience that scrub SOCK IS worthlsss and that fine 9loodeu stock oi any kind, is source Of profit and pleasure.
 ne sale was brought about by Y. \. Hopkins who is promoting sue interest of thoroughbred poui. ny aud stock in Polk county
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
BIG FORK BITS.
They say

uSy say
 That cotton picking is nearly over.
 That, A. K. Bates is talking of moving to she west.
 That, the new school building here will soon be finished.
 That, Lige Bates of Big Fork, has moved to Siever county.
 That, the literary society at Big Fork should reorganize soon
 That, the man with the gander bone says we are going to have a cold winter.
 That, Roger Bates, Esq, is working for the Moore Milling Ing Company at Big Fork.
 That, Miss Minerva Edwards spent the latter part of last week with her cousin, Mrs. Jane Shack Ter of this place.
 That, iu spite of the cold weather some of the Big Fork boys still go fishing and have splendid success.
 That, the good people of Big Fork would certainly like to gain some information regarding the whereabouts of Prof. Virgil E Ferguson, who has not been seen in these parts for several months. Will B Ister Brown of Red Bird, please accommodate these people if possible. James Clifton.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-14
JACKSON NOTES.

J. E. Woods is building a new residence on his farm.
 Mrs. c. c. Earnest is visiting this week with her son, John Earnest at Nunley.
 We had a nice rain iu this ueighborhood last week, which was much appreciated.
 F. C. Earnest, T. l. Wilcoxeu and James Maggard made busi- ness trip to Oklahoma last week.
 ]. G. Turner and Frank Cor nelson returned last week from Sallisaw, Ok, where they have been working.