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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
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Brain to GroqO Lazy.
Manage Your O4On
Afairs = Boardinr
House Success.

The reason more women don't sue
coed in the business world is because
at some time or other they have al
lowed their brains to grow lazy, and
they don't realize the state they are in.
Zone Of the most pathetic sights
come in contact with is the middle
aged woman seeking employment" re-
marked friend of mine who is at the
head of a business enterprise.
"Of course it is sad to see her work
at that age" ventured.
mot at allw she interrupted. "She
should be at the height of her powers
around forty. The sad part of 1t is
the way she has deteriorated. She
comes to me to help her. Well, l am
too willing, but does she help herself2
Not a bit. You would think she had
q sponge instead Of thinking appa-
ratus. She leans on me with her full
weight and waits for me to do things.
"The other day / gave one OF these
women list Of Arms whose advertls-
ing she was to solicit. She hung
around the door for awhile, and finally
] asked her what she was waiting for.
Swinging her .muff listlessly by its loop.
she murmured, which shall I 60 to
hrstT
Now, just fancy thatl She couldn't
do even this much thinking for herself.
"How can do this branch Of work.
or "How can get this positionT one
hears asked repeatedly, and the Ques-
toner really wants you to do the work
for her or get her the position. That's
all.
LaZinegs is the bane Of the middle
aged woman. That's why she grows
fat.
know a woman who is most talent
ed and who needs to make money, but
she will never amount to anything be-
cause she has reached this torpid state
of mind when she simply can't think
and keeps postponing things. In the
morning the thought Of getting up is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
Stared at the bubbles.

'''''' ''' ~ "'' ""'0' his hunger, eat
ing and drinking with a sullen deter
mination to make no pretense of ignor-
Ing situation that plainly angered him
deeply. And from minute to minute he
raised his head to glare across at Ger
aid, who evidently was unconscious of
the presence Of his own party.
When Nina spoke to Eileen, the girl
answered briefly, but with perfect com
posure. Selwyn, too, added a quiet
word at intervals, speaking in a voice
that sounded little tired and strained.
1t was that note Of fatigue In his
voice which aroused Eileen to effort
the instructive move to protect, to sus-
tain him. Conscious Of Austin's sup
pressed but increasing anger at her
brother, amazed and distressed at what
Gerald had done-for the boys very
presence there with the set OF whom
they disapproved was an afrront to
them all-she was still more sensitive
to Selwyn's voice, and in her heart she
responded passionately.
Nina looked up, surprised at the sud
den Transformation In the girl, who
had turned on Boots with q sudden
Aow Of spirits and the gayest Of chal-
lenges, and their laughter and badi-
mage became 20 genuine and 70 persist
ent that, combining with Nina, they
fairly swept Austin from his Surly alb
stractfon into their tolls. ana BelWyn's
Subdued laugh. II forced, sounded pleas
ant now, and his drawn face seemed
to relax little for the time being.
Once she turned, under cover OF the
gSnsfal coaversation which shS had set
eOinE ana looked straight into BSl.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

twelvemonth. The Orchils and the
Lawns were there, the Minister'S, the
Craigs from Wyossett, the Grays of
Shadow Lake, the Draymores, Fanes,
Mottlys, Cardwells-in fact, it seemed
as though all Long Island had been
drained from Cedarhurst to Islip and
from Oyster Bay to Wyossett to pour
a stream Of garrulous and animated
youth and beauty into the halls and
over the verandas and terraces and
lawns of Hitherwood House.
1t was to be lantern frolic and a
lantern dance and supper, all most
formally and impressively informal.
And it began with a candle race for a
big silver gilt cup and motor boat
race won by Boots and Gerald. Out in
the bay lay Neergard's yacht, outlined
In electricity from stem to stern, every
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

At intervals he caught giimpses Of
Eileen through the gay crush around
him. He danced with Nina and sug-
gested to her it was time to leave,
but that young matron had tasted just
enough to want more, and Eileen, too,
was evidently having a most delight
full time. So he settled into the har-
ness of pleasure and was good to the
pink and white ones, and they told
each other what dear" he was and
adored him more inconveniently than
ever.
Truly enough, as he had often said,
these younger ones were the charm
ingly wholesome and refreshing anti
dote to the occasional mlsbehavior Of
the mature. They were, as he also as.
serted, the hope and promise Of the
social fabric of q nation, this younger
set.
Supper and then the Woodland Co
tillon was the programme, and almost
all the tables were hlled before Selwyn
had an opportunity to collect Nina and
Austin and capture Eileen from a very
rosy checked and indignant boy who
had quite lost his head and heart and
appeared to be on the verge Of head
long declaration.
Its only Percy Draymore's kid
brother" she explained, passing her
arm through his with a little sigh Of
satisfaction. "Oh, here come Nina
and Austin. How pretty the tables
look ali lighted up among the trees!
And such an uproarw as they came
into the jolly tumult and passed in
among a labyrinth Of tables, greeted
laughingly from every side.
Under vigorous young oak tree
thickly festooned with lanterns Aus
tin found an unoccupied table. There
were a great deal Of racket and laugh
ter from the groups surrounding them,
but this seemed to be the only avail
able spot; besides, Austin was hungry,
and he said 80.
Nina, with Selwyn on her left, look
ed around for Gerald and Lansing.
When the latter came sauntering up
Austin questioned him, but he replied
carelessly that Gerald had gone to join
some people whom he, Lansing, did
not know very well.
"Why, there he is nowv exclaimed
Eileen, catching sight Of her brother
seated among very noisy group on
the outer edge Of the illuminated zone.
"Who are those people, Nina? Oh,
Rosamund Fame is there, too; and
and"-
She ceased speaking SO abruptly that
Selwyn turned around, and Nina bit
her lip in vexation and glanced at her
husband, for among the overanimated
and almost boisterous group which was
attracting the attention of everybody
in the vicinity sat Mrs. Jack Ruthven.
And Selwyn saw her.
For moment he looked at her-look-
ed at Gerald beside her, and Neergard
on the other side, and Rosamund op-
posite, and at the others whom he had
never before seen. Then quietly, but
with heightened color, he turned his
attention to the glass which the serv-
ant had just filled for him and, rest
ing his hand on the stem, stared at the
bubbles crowding upward through 1t
to the foamy brim.
Nina and Boots had begun ostenta-
tiously an exceedingly animated con-
versation, and they BECAME almost ag-
gressive, appealing to Austin, who sat
back with frown on his heavy face,
and to Eileen, who was slipping her
mineral water and staring thoughtfully
at big, round, orange tinted lantern
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

which hung like
the h a r v e s t
moon b e h 1 n d
Gerald, throwing
his curly head
into silhouette.
What CONVEX
sation there was
to carry, Boots
and Nina car
ried. Austin ST.
lently satisfied
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

He had been asleep an hour, perhaps
and he found himself sitting bolt up
right In bed, dawn already whitening
his windows.
Somebody was knocking He swung
out Of bed, stepped into his bath slip
pers and, passing swiftly to the door,
opened 1t. Gerald stood there, fully
dressed.
I'm going to town on the early
train." began the boy. II thought I'd
tell you"
The dawn was no paler than the
boys face, no more desolate. Trouble
was his, the same old trouble that has
dogged the trail of folly since time be-
gan, and Selwyn knew 1t and waited.
At last the boy broke out: "rhis is
cowardly trick, this sinking in to You
with all my troubles after what you've
done for me, after the rotten way I've
treated you. Philip, I can't tell YOU;
simply cannot. It's so contemplate,
and you warned me, and owe you al
ready 80 muchp 'i.t
you owe me little money" obServ-
Cd selwyn, with q careless smile, "and
you've lifetime to pay 1t In. What n
the trouble nowi Do you need morei I
haven't an awful lSk old fellow worse
lnck, but what ! have q At y6ur call.
~ yeu knew, perfectly wen. iS that Al
that Is Worrying your ,t-''''i -,
''''No. not all. f4NeSrEafA has lent ne
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

WOw0w olvaonts IN oOOtlaEd.
There are 001 woman students IN the
University 0f. glasgow. This h saia
% be the larEset nlmbsr on record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

Loagwood, the house Napoleon oc.
s1Utsd On 81. Helena, was given to the
vreheh b. Queen victoria. '10mIn
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
Chapter FL

THERWOOD HOUSE,
opened from end to end
to the soft sea wind, was
crowded with the gayest,
noisiest throng that had
gathered there in a
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

Copyrighted, 1907, by Robert W. Chambers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
DEATH SENTENCE
 FOR MURDERER

Grundy, Va, November H.--CSpecial- J. Howard Little was today found guilty of the murder of George Meadows, his wife and three children and Aunt Betty Justis, 70 years old. near Hurley, sev- eral weeks ago. by jury in Judge Burns court. He was immediately sentenced to die in the electric chair at Richmond January [.
 The killing of the six persons was the most atroctous crime in Virginia history. The man. to get money to leave his wife to slope with married woman, entered the Meadows home at night.
 He killed Meadows by striking him on the head with his rifle while the man was sleeping. He then killed the de- fenseless woman and her three children. Aunt Betty Justis was shot through the head. The sextuple murderer then set the house on fire and cremated the bodies.
 Feeling ran high among the Virginians, who immediately started e search for the guilty man. Little was arrested and placed in the Jail at Lebanon. The news spread like wlldnre and e mob was or ganized. The man was moved. under 8 guard of 12 armed officers, to the Grundy jail before the mob appeared.
 One of the most damaging pieces of evi- dence against Little was bloody penny he had given to newsboy the day fol- lowing the crime. His wife and daugh- ter have both deserted him. He threat ened to kill his wife if she told he was not at home the night of the murder.
 During the trial Little made no de- fense, letting the case 90 to the jury without @ fight. He will Do taken to Richmond tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

nt."-John Gamble, Troy. "The vote in Cleburne county will be 1900. Our majority will be at least 300."- E. R. Carlson, Hef1in. eLauderdale is absolutely safe against the amendment by majority of 400" A. A Berger. Florence. Tallapoosa county will poll about 2500 Our majority will be at least 200 Every thing going our way.'-W. D. O'Brien, Dadevills.
 Clay county will give 400 majority against the amendment. The vote will be 2000 F. Striplin, Ashland,
 T estimate Winstons vote at 1255. For the amendment 425; against the amend ment S30 The majority may reach 500."- J. I. Curtis, Haleyville.
 "In Franklin county the vote will be about 15o0 There will bA a majority of 200 against the amendment."-J A. Will son. Russellville.
 "St. Clair county will cast about 145o votes. A most conservative estimate Is that the majority against the amendment will be 15o."-Gardner Greene, Pell City.
 Shelby county will vote 1900. The ma jo1ity against the amendment will reach 7O0."-A. P. Longshort, Columbiana.
 Russell will poll about 725 votes The majority against the amendment will be 175."-B. deG. Waddell, Scale.
 'The estimated vote in Colbert will be HOO. The majority against the amend ment will reach 300."-Joseph N. Nathan Sheffield
 Calhoun will cast 29O0 votes Our ma- jority against the amendment will be between 300 and 400."-A P. Agee, Annis- ton.
 "Butfer county will go against the amendment by $50 maJority."-.A- B. Gam ble, Greenville.
 
 amendment. The estimated vote will be 6oo. The majority against the amend ment will be l50."-S. c. Jenkins Bay Minette.
 "Marengo will poll 100. The majority against the amendment will be between 100 and 176"-W. F. Herbert, Demopolis.
 Fillmore will vote 1250 Minimum ma- tority against amendement 2S0"-J. M. Austin. Wetumpka.
 '.DeKalb will go from 200 to 500 majority against the amendment"-W. B. Quin, Ft. Payne.
 eEstimated vote between 22O0 and 2500. Our majority sure between $50 and 5O0."- W. F. Garth, Huntsville.
 We estimate total vote in Dallas at 15oo; against amendment f0OO for amend ment 500 Our majority not less than 2o0."-V. B. Atkins.
 Monroe county, in my judgment, will give POO majority against the amend ment-"-W. c. McCorvey, Monroeville.
 "The poll In Marshall county indicates that the vote will be 27O0 A majority against tho amendment will be 4Oo"-W. M. Coleman. Albertvlle.
 Mobile county's total vote will be $500. Our majority Is conservatively estimated at 175O and it may run to 20OO."--S. R. Prince, Mobile.
 Barbour county's majority against the amendment will reach 350."-J. B. Foy, Eufaula.
 "The vote in Dale will be 1500. We will get at least SOL. W. Borbitt. Ozark,
 "Esetimated vote in Bullock county, $50. There will be slight majority against the amendment."-C. B. Golson, Union Springs.
 "Blount county will poll 1900 votes and give majority of 300 against the amend ment. W. A. Weaver Oneonta.
 "Cullman county will total 400 votes with majority of 800 against the amendment"-Mayor Beyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
HARD FIGHT ON
 IN TALLAPOOSA
STORY THAT JUDGE BABER WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER POODLE" IS NAILED BY AFFl- DAViT.

Dadeville, November 27.-(SpeciaL)- The closing day of the campaign finds the situation very close in this county. MT. Goodwyn's estimate of 42 majority for the amendment is thought by con servative men to be too large. but to an unbiased man 1t would seem that the amendment would likely carry the county. but by a majority of from 50 to 100. The antis in the county, how ever, expect to carry the county 6y something like 100 to 200 majority eral hundred. There was a speaking at Camp Hi1l this afternoon by both sides, the amenders being represented by s&ate Senator Strother and the de- lenders by Judge Baber of Montgom- cry.
 A sensational story which was being circulated day or two ago that Judge Baber came to Dadeville to deliver the Doodle" and then found the situation to be so utterly hopeless that he com municated with Montgomery and was instructed not to turn loose anything in this county" has been shown up and the defenders claim that the scatter ing of such O lfbelous statement will greatly aid them. It was reported that this conversation was over the long distance telephone But the teleph oSe operator has made the following af- fidavit which speaks for itself. 1t hay Ing been claimed that the operator was the one who gaves out the "slush" fund story;
 State of Alabama, Tallapoosa County.
 Personally appeared before me on the 25th day of November, 1909 Lee Allen Griffin. who being duly sworn. deposes and says, Judge Baber of Montgomery has not had any conversa- tion with any party whatever over the long distance telephone between Dade- vile and Montgomery, and I know that since his arrival here on November 25, Judge Baber has had. to my knowledge. no conversation of any sort, with any person in Montgomery over the long distance phone from this place."
 LEE A. GRIFFIN. Operator. Witness: R. T. WARD.
 Subscribed and sworn to before mo this, 25th day of November. 1909.
 GEORGE c. DOUVILLE, J. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
NReaI Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts of 5000 Or moro were involved probate court:
 : 6500-W. D. Caldwell to the Fonville- Dupuy-Burke Realty company, part of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 22, town ship IS. range west.
 se40o-william B. Cunningham to c. c. the southwest quarter of section 2, town ship IS, range west
 $30000-H. B. Reed to John T. Reed, lots 1. 2, B. and 4 in block 452, Bessemer Land and Improvement company's sur vey of Bessemer.
 $S2o0-August F. Hilleke to J. T. Beas- ley, rights In lot 18 block ND, survey of Ensley.
 s25o0-I. D. Head to M. A. Hines, lot 10 block 1. according to survey number 8 of Bruce, Brown 6 Joy in Wood lawn.
 $2Oo0-W. T. Irwin to J. B. Knight. lots and ', block 5, survey of J. M. Mo Donald's subdivision of part of the south- east quarter of the northeast quarter of section 27, township 1S range 4 west.
 $20o0-Mrs s. R. Cherry to R. s. Butter, lot 4. Dexter & Morrison's subdivision of block 10, Forsythe estate. Woodlawn.
 $1175-F. L. Clarke to J. H. Wilkes, part of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 22, township IS south, range west.
 $1200-W. H. Hinnessee to Emmette Frost. lot 3s. block 1, Ensley Realty com pany's addition to Woodlawn.
 s1o00-G. H. Stevenson to G. E. Brown. the east half of the north half of the southwest quarter of section 30, township IS, range west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
CAPITAL CITY IS
 GREATLY AROUSED Great Parade of Defenders
 Through Streets THREE SPEAKERS HEARD Crowd Sang "Hang B. B. Conner to a Sour Apple Tree," and Names of Governor, Lawrence and Weak
 ley Are Jeered.

Montgomery, November N.-(Special)- With intense showing of opposition to the amendment and evidence of marked en- mity to Governor Conner and Judge s. D. Weakley, 5000 men from the best classes marched through the streets in torch light parade tonight More than 1000 men. women and children lined the streets. cheering continuously.
 The line was almost two miles long and was headed by e platoon of police and band. Three thousand or moro then filled the auditorium to hear Leon McCord. Congressman s. H. Dent and W. W. ouaries speak.
 At svery mention of the name of "Co- mer" the crowd yelled derision and scorn and cheered loudly each roast of the governor, or jolt for Brooks Lawrence.
 Just before the speaking began a crowd gathered in one corner of the hall and sang Hang B. B. Conner to a sour apple i tree." also the same for Brooksie, and | at every pause the assembly screamed 1 its approval.
 The procession formed near the depot end marched through the city almost to the capitol, where return was made to tho speaking place. All along tho line 1 people crowded and cheered and when the banners passed. loud yells were heard from every side "Back to Ohio With Brooksiei Take Conner With You" em- blaze on a banner, brought out screech Don't Hamper With the Constitution" was almost as well received. Preserve the Bill of Rights' came next, followed by ''If You Go Back On Me Now You Are i Cowardly Skunks-Comer"
 Another inscription just behind read Large Crop of Cowardly Skunks This Month"
 The moral issue was handed this: 'Des- ecration of the Sabbath Is Moral Is- sue''; and this Don't Pollute the Sab bath With Politics." and Calling Your Neighbor Vile Names Is a Moral Issue"
 Another, growing facetious stated "The Amendment Is Not An Administration Measure" while confident one thought it "All Over But the Shouting"
 Weakley was a favorite. One banner presented, "weakley Tried to Prejudice the Country Against the City," and. ''Weakley Says the Laws Are for Mont gomery, Mobile and Birmingham"
 An old veteran carried a sign: 'we Fought Four Years to Defend Our Homes and Can Do So Again."
 Inside the han were perhaps 100 ladies and on the stand were some of the most prominent men in the state, including Dr. B. J. Baldwin, president of the school board; J. Kirk Jackson, cashier of the Exchange National bank. and Frank Stol- lenwerok, vice president of the First Ma tional bank; also F. P. Glass, editor of f The Advertiser. and scores of others Just as prominent.
 Old residents say they never saw such enthusiasm as was manifested. or a cause espoused by a more prominent hostage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
CHRIS1Y PLANS TO
 REVEAL SECRETS

Zanesville, O., November 27.-(Special J. That Howard Chandler Christy, the dis tnguished American artist, is going to tell of the life his wife led in New York and that he looks upon this as part of the evidence that will get him the legal possession of his child, for a while at least was said here this afternoon by Chr1sty. He says he is going to tell the court just how she acted there and that he thinks this will be wedge enough for his side of the case. He will give no de- tails of what he intends telling. He brought Natalie Chandler Christy his b. year-old daughter, into court, along with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Christy. and his two sisters. The little girl was dressed elaborately in white She smiled when c. c. Lemmert, for her moth CT, asked for a continuance until Decem- Der IT, but when he asked that she be placed In the hands of the sheriff until that time she buried her face in her papas lap and cried:
 Don't let them take me there, papa"
 This seemed to work on Judge Harvey c. Smith of the probate court who said she might stay with her grandparents un- til the case Is decided. The trial will con- tinue on December II.
 Friends of Christy say that he has enough evidence to get legal separation and that they are of the opinion this will follow unless the differences of MT. and Mrs. Christy are bridged over in few days. Distinguished attorneys rep sent the two sides. Mrs. Christy has re- tained c. c. Lemmert. formerly a state official and former prosecutor here, while the father has Frank Durbin, chief coun- sel for the Baltimore and Ohio, railroad in Ohio, as well as Frank J. Southard, formerly prominent in the state legisla- ture. The case promises to be bitterly fought