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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
DEADLY texas HAILSTONES
Eight Lives Lost in Bombardment OF
Ten-Pound Missiles.

Galveston, Texas, May 24.-Hail-
stones that are said to have meas
ured nearly a foot and half in cir
cumference and ranged in weight
from seven to ten pounds fell in
Southwestern Texas for nearly an
hour. and eight lives are reported lost,
while the number of live stock killed
is reported anywhere from 500 to g.
900 head.
The storm was most severe in
Uvalde County. where the greatest
damage resulted. 1t ia estimated that
the loss to crops and farm property
will aggregate between 100000 and
100000.
The hailstones piled up in some
places four feet high, and the temper
ature for several hours was 40 de-
grees.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
Cruel Fussy Mothers.

Aoross the aisle from me sat one
of the "fussy" kind of mothers with
her little girl, evidently about fve
wears old. The mother didn't leave
the child IN peace for one minute.
She took OF her hat; smoothed nor
hair: she rspinned her collar; she
wiped her face with her pocket
handkerchief; she took her from
her seat and stood her on the floor
to straighten her frocS; then she sat
her back again. She took on ner
hair ribbon and retied it; she looked
in her eye to see If there was
cinder in it; then she began at the
beginning and did all these things
over again.
The child grimly endured. Evi-
IDENTIFY she had been accustomed TO
Il all her short life. The world to
her was a queer, tiresome place IN
which mothers exhausted their ener-
gies and got their nerves on edge
by paying useless attention to little
girls.
A physician who sat behind me
watched the scene.
Has the woman no sense?" he
said to me in an undertone. Every
touch pushes that child nearer the
sanitarium that will one day open
its doors to take her in as sure as
fate"
Poor little one!" l said. us
there no hope for her?"
mot VITA that mother" grimly
replied the doctor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
GIRLS holy PROMISE"
REVEALS CHURCH SCANDAL
Pastors Wife Mothers His Two
Children, as Their Real
Mother is Exiled,


st. Louis, May 25.-Because Ger
trude Wolff, aged twenty years, vio-
lated her agreement not to see her
two children nor to return to the
family of the Rev. G. F. Schenck, pas
tor of a German church at Stolpe,
Mo-, the unusual pathetic domestic
conditions of that family have become
public.
Gertrude has been member of the
Schenck family since she was thir-
| teen and mas borne two daughters,
now aged six and four years. Her
agreement transferred the custody Of
| the children to Mrs. Schenck and
! bound her not to write to the family
nor receive any letters from its men,
bers.
Because of the girls presence, Mrs.
Schenck refused to join her husband
when he first went to Stolpe, two
years ago. Recently, however, she
decided to settle near her husband
and the girl so that she could watch
over them. Soon after her arrival,
however, the true conditions in the
home became known to friends of
Schenck and the girl was forced to
sign the agreement. When she vio-
lated its terms, last week, the affair
became public. The text of the agree
ment follows:
81, the undersigned, Gertrude Wolff,
promise, in the presence of the under
signed witnesses, Pastor Louis Sued
meyer and DR.. A. Siebert, of st. Louis,
| Ia
1909, to leave for New York on
through train and take the first ship
for Germany. The cost Of a third
class ticket and 500 pocket money are
to be given me by DR.. Siebert.
"2. will not put my foot upon the
soil of America again or return to the
Schenck family.
"3. will never write to the Schenck
family or any of the members or ac-
cept any letters from them.
! ~. Henceforth l will receive news
of my two children, Edna and Lille,
from the undersigned witnesses, who
, shall be bound to supply news of the
. children's condition.
SO. l leave the children in the Gus
, tody of the Schenck family and the
witnesses hereto agree to look after
, their welfare.
81 give this holy promise of my owr
free will. | am to receive one copy
and the other is to be given to DR.
Siebert.
GERTRUDE WOLFF.
"Witncsses:
REV. Louis Suedmeyer,
"Dr. A. Siebert."
The girl is now at the home of the
Rev. Mr.. Suedmeyer, pastor Of Ger
man Evangelical Church at Hermann
Mo-, and will remain there until some
arrangement is made for her return
to her parents. Her children are caret
for by Mrs. SchencI, who has forgiven
her husband and who mothers the lii
tie ones as though they were he
own.
The congregation of Schenck'
church has not decided what action
will take in regard to retaining him
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
NO CUT IN MILL WAGES
Manufacturers of Fall River Will
Continue Old Scale.

Fall River, Mass, May 25.-At the
meeting tomorrow of the Manufac.
turers Association that body will
waive it's rights to reduce the wages
of the $4,000 operatives of this city
under the sliding scale agreement,
and will go on another six months,
paying the present rate of wages.
Similar action was taken last Novem-
Der, and prominent labor leaders here
say that no similar case appears in
the history of wage agreements in
cotton mill sections anywhere on
earth.
"The millmen do not wish to re-
duce the wages unless it is positively
necessary" said one prominent treas
urer, and his opinion appears to be
shared by them all.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
new YORK MARKETS.
Wholesale Prices of Farm Products
Quoted for the Week.

WHOLESALE TTlSCS " ' arm TIONdSSS
Quoted for the Week.
MILK-Per quart, 2Ac.
BUTTER-Western extra, 25h@
261sc.; State dairy. 21@23c.
CHEESE-State, full cream, special,
13@13Rc.
EGGS-State. Fair to choice, % 40
23Ac.; do, western firsts, 21@
211sc.
APPLES-Baldwin, per bbl, $4,000
5.75; Russet, per bbl., $4.00@5.00.
STRAWBERRIES qt, 5@15c.
LIVE POULTRY-Broile per h.,
25@30c. Fowls, per h., 17@17hc.;
Roosters, per h., 10 " Ole; Ducks,
per h.. 12c.; Geese, per lb., 7@8c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fowls, per h.,
12@16c.; Cocks, per lb., 12hc.;
Squads, per dozen, $1.25@4.25.
HAY-Prime, per 100 lbs, 90c.
STRAW-Long Rye, per 100 lbs, ST.
@1.45.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Maine, per
bag. $2.50@2.75.
ONIONS-Old, red, per bag, 5000
$1.50; old, yellow, per bag, $1,000
800.
FLOUR-Winter patents, $6.00@6.40; D;
Spring patents, $6.20@7.20.
WHEAT-No. 2, red, $1.45. No. /,
Northern Duluth, $1.33h.
CORN-No. 2, 81 II @84c.
OATS-Mixed, COZ @61c.; Clipped
white, 61Q67c.
BEBVES-City Dressed, 9@l0hc.
CALVES-City Dressed. 8@11Mo.
SHEEP-Per 100 lbs, $5.00@6.75.
HOGS-Live, per 100 lbs, S7,25@7.65;
Country Dressed, per h.. 6Q9c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
SMOKELESS GRIDDLE.
Odors as Well, Are Carried Directly
Up he Chimney.

A smokeless and odorless griddle
and broiler, which has been lately
patented, has advantages which will
be readily recognized at a glance of
the accompanying cut. The front
plates of the stove being removed,
the new griddle sets in and at the
same time falls below the stove top.
In this manner the heating surface
is brought nearer to the fire and all
smoke, vapors and odors are car
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
Enemies of the Rubber-rree.

A great deal Of attention has re-
Gently been given to the cultivation
of rubber, on account of the continual
ly increasing demand for It. Prof.
Francis e. Lloyd points out that "the
inevitable struggle of man with nat
ure" has already manifested itself in
this new field Already considera-
BILE number of parasitic enemies have
been discovered, whose energies ap-
pear to be largely concentrated upon
cultivated rubber-treas." II IS an
other problem for science to deal
with.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
SMOKELESS GRIDDLE.

ried up the chimney. The griddle is
open at the top but for the purpose
of broiling it is desirable that a
greater heat should be secured, and
this is brought about by making a
lid over the top. When the latter
is lowered, the meat being cooked
gets the full beneflt Of the heat, but
when it is raised every opportunity
is offered for It's examination
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
MADE FORTUNE BY CENTS
Aged Penny-Toy Maker Leaves $4,000
to Charities.

Trenton, N. j., May 24.-By the will
of Henry B. Howell. who died few
days ago, aged ninety-three years,
and who made fortune of 100000 by
penny toy shop, which he conducted
here for forty years, $4,000 goes to
charitable institutions and the tenn
perance cause.
Mr.. Howell was a bachelor, and the
remainder of his estate is willed to
his nephew and niece, Thomas ]. Saw
yer, Of Worcester, Mass, and Mrs.
Anna M. Smith, of Maiden, Mass.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
2 KILLED IN BOUNDARY ROW
Farmer Charged with Shooting Ad-
versaries During Argument.

versaries during Argument.
Richmond, Ind.-A controversy over
a line fence between two farmers re-
suited in the killing of Alexander
Meek. father and son, by Joel Rails
bach. Frank Railsback, Sr., and his
son, Frank Railsback, Jr, were
wounded by the Meeks.
The Railsbacks to-day began chop
ping away the posts. The Meeks went
out to the fence where the Railsbaoks
were at work. The elder Meek, ac.
cording to the police, had a revolver
and the son shot gun, and both fred
on the Railsbacks. Joel Railsback
went to the house and returned with
double barrelled shot gun, 1t is said
and fired point blank at the Meeks
killing both.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28

Oboyan, Russia May 25.-Ruflans
attacked a Government wine shop TO-
day, killed five persons, mortally
wounded the keeper and pillaged the
wine shop.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
Loses Wife for Love of Baseball.

Sacramento, Cal, May 24.-Judge
Shields to-day granted a divorce to
Mrs. Miller H. Epson, on the ground
Of failure to provide. The wife testi-
fed Upson devoted most Of his time
to baseball when he ought TO have
been earning a living for his two
children and herself
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
QUINTET At A BIRTH
Three Girls and Two Boys Added to
Wisconsin Family.

Eau Claire, Wis, May 24.-The wife
of Fay Irish of Thorp, Clark County.
gave birth to five babies-three daugh-
ters and two sons. All are alive and
we'll
There are now ten children in the
family. The other five were born
separately and are all living.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
SUED FOR DIVORCE, ENDS LIFE
Unable to Effect Reconciliation with
Wife, Man Takes Prussc Acid.

Wife, Man Takes Prussic Acid
Lebanon, Pa, May 25.-Dr. A. M.
Fisher, of McAlisterville, Pa, commit
ted suicide by swallowing prussic
of his wife's father, John Fox.
DR.. and Mrs. Fisher parted two
years ago. Shortly thereafter she
brought suit for divorce, alleging
"cruel and barbarous treatment" DR..
Fisher came here on Friday to effect
a reconciliation, but failed. He at
tempted suicide that night, but was
prevented by his brother-in-law, who
knocked phial of acid from his hand
as he was about to drain it's contents
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
ARMED BANDITS GET $500
Three Men Hold Up Express Office
In Heart of Truro, N. s.

:" ''SS'h " ''N'SI I'VE ~
Truro, N. s.. May 24.-Fifteen hun
dred dollars was stolen from the Of
fee of the Canadian Express Com
pany in the heart of the city, by three
men who entered the Office during the
luncheon hour. While one man clap
ped the muzzle Of a revolver at the
head Of the only clerk in the building,
another went through the safe.
Then, with the third man, who had
been standing guard outside the
building they disappeared and have
eluded the police and Halifax detec-
tives.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-28
1000 COKE OVENS REL|GHTED
Frlck Company's Move Shows Big
Increase in Steel Business.

Connelsville. Pa, May 24.-An ad-
ditional 5 per cent. of the coke ovens
of the H. C. Frick Coke Company were
fired after many months Of idleness.
The number of old ovens relighted un-
der this new order are 1000, leaving
only a few of the 10000 ovens owned
by the Frick concern not running.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
INCREASE or IMPORTS.

The country is buying a larger bill
of goods abroad, which is a sign Of
more money in circulation and an inn
proving ability to indulge in things
the country needs. AT the single port
Of Boston the imports show an in
crease OF nearly seven millions more
than was imported up to the same
date last year, and a Boston paper
says:
For the last month the force at
the appraisers stores has been work
ing Saturday afternoons to keep down
the great rush of packages which
come to them for appraisal and exam
'ination.
Since the beginning of the year the
number of parcels examined in a
month has increased from 1000 to
$500 Such a tremendous volume of
business has never before gone
through the local customs house.
This indicates that the increase at
all the custom house ports of the
country will show at the close of the
year a large increase over the bust
ness done last year.
There is noticeable falling off in
revenue from reductions made but the
increase of business more than over
balances the loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
A MEMBER or THE THIRD HOUSE

What a member of the Connecticut
lobby has to say Of 1t is always in
teresting, and the Mems club of the
North Haven Congregational church
was good place to sa yit. He puts a
higher estimate upon the lobby than
the papers do and he apparently re-
CARDS ii as a regulator Of legislative
work which runs true for the welfare
of the people. This is what he is re-
ported to have said:
My experience is that in Connecti-
cut the most powerful and effective
lobbyists are exceptionally scrupulous
and careful as to the character of the
schemes which they will favor. :
have personal knowledge of their re-
fusing large offers OF money for re-
tainers. in many cases because they
did not approve of the proposed legis-
lation which they were asked to pro-
mote. The fact of the matter Is, a
politician who expects to remain In
the game never conscientiously acts
against the public interests or welfare.
l will deny the third house so-called,
or lobbyists on the legislation of the
state, has been other than of great
benefit to the state and her citizens.
The watchfulness and influence of the
third house is constantly saving the
general assembly from mistakes of
greater or less magnitude, from the
fact that towns in many instances
send men to the general assembly who
are not accustomed to drafting laws
that would in many cases be uncon-
stitutional, while the trained politi-
clans eye is ever watchful for de-
fects."
Col Robert o. Eaton believes every
word of this. He regards legislation
as a game and believes in third house
retainers which. il paid to an editor.
would be called bribe and he may
believe in retainers for lawyers who are
members Of the general assembly No
doubt lobbyists have consclences, but
they viii not stand Standardization
test as a general thing.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
the BULLETINS DAILY STORY
THE LURE OF GLORY

None OF the others was good enough
she was going to put the best of her
imagination and soul into one mighty
effort. 1t was to be a quilt which
should combine all the best features of
all the quilts she had ever pieced. As
Sally toiled ON by the kerosene lamp,
when all the world outside was sunk
in sleep and her own eyes blinked with
WEAKNESS, she was upheld by that UNI
formed roseate hope which had trans
formed her life. Hope was painfully
new to Sally Sprankle.
When the quilt was done she hated
to let it go from her custody, it was
so beautiful. She clutched the bundle
to her when she went to town and
hunted UP the woman in charge of the
fancywork section. 1t was agony to
thrust herself forward this way-such
shy, embarrassed agony that she did
not notice the c1airrnans curious sur
vey of her. The chairman had never
heard of the Sprankles, for Sally rare
ly came to town. But she took the
quilt and made the entry.
When she and her husband went to
the fair Sally remained before her
quilt, where it hung among many 9TH
ers. The crowd of laughing, conscious
young men bumped and jostled her
unnoticed. There may have been 9TH
er things at the county fair, but Sally
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
DRAWING THE LINE ON Chill,
DREN.

1t is reported that one playhouse
manager has quietly drawn the line
upon the age of children who are to
be permitted to attend his shows I'M
attended by older persons. The small
child alone in an amusement house,
or in company with other young chill
dren is a detriment rather than a
help. They romp about the hall and
are unnecessarily noisy unless curbed
by the management, they are in in
defensible peril In moving picture
shows where an accidental fire is pos
sfble at any time, and they really de-
crease the patronage of adults where
too much freedom is allowed them.
No careful parent would trust children
under five to go to vaudeville and
moving picture shows, for the impress
sions received there are not to be
commended and they may sadly affect
the whole future Of a child.
The amusement season is on and the
manager who gives attention to this
subject is likely to reap the greatest
income, for the clatter and hoydenish
ways of small boys are a nuisance to
patrons who enjoy good order and
quietness.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
THE FASTEST TORPEDo-BOAT
DESTROYER.

The torpedo boat destroyer Reid,
which will go into commission on the
2sth of October at her Standardization
test on Wednesday made 3454S knots
and is the fastest American naval yes
sci of her class, beating her sister
ship, the Flusser, by a mile an hour,
and has the highest speed ever made by
a naval vessel in the world-the speed
OF an express train. She entered the
course at $40 a. m. and made 20 runs
before a. m. Conditions were fine
and everything worked splendidly on
board. She developed shaft horse
power of little better than $4,000,
being about 1000 more than was made
by her sister ship Flusser. The trial
was under the direction OF Supt. En-
gineer Charles p. Weatherbee of the
Bath iron works, with Capt. Charles
w. Dinghy of Bath as navigating Of
ficer.
This speaks we'll for the American
designers and builders, and puts
America into the front rank for
swift work.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
UNIFORMITY OF LAWS.

There is no doubt that uniformity in
state law in various directions would
tell for the protection and welfare of
the people. The Chicago News says
that "the state legislatures throughout
the country are to be asked to pass
two new bills approved by the COM
rnissioners on uniform state laws in
the recent annual session of their ma
tional conference. One of the meas
ures seeks to make uniform the law
on bills of lading. The other relates
TO transfers of title to shares Of stock
In corporations.
This national conference. in which
forty-one commonwealths now are Of
ficially represented, is making substan-
tial progress In the promotion of uni
formity in state laws. On account OF
competition among business men of
different states there'is great need for
uniformity in mercantile law. In re-
cent years the uniform-law commits
sioners have devoted their attention
in large part to commercial matters.
Their negotiable Instruments bin has
been made law in thirty eight states
and territories, their warehouse-re-
ceipts bill in eighteen and their sales
bill in six"
Along social lines the progress is
slower, but encouraging. For instance,
eight states have uniform divorce laws
and at this years meeting the com
Mlissioners received from their com
mittee on marriage and divorce first
drafts Of bills ON licenses to marry
and on desertion of families. These
drafts, together with information from
sociologists on marriage and desertion
and digests Of the laws on these sub
jects In other countries, have been
printed and are being circulated for
criticism and suggestion. The bills
have been made a special order for
next years conference.
The good work Is moving encour-
agingly and the day is coming when
uniform laws will govern all the states.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
The Circulation OF
The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest cir
culation OF any paper in Eastern
Connecticut. and from three to four
times larger than that of any IN
Norwich. 1t is delivered to over
1000 OF the 4.oss houses IN Nor
wich, and read b.. ninety three per
cent of the people. In Windham
1t is delivered to over 900 houses.
in Putnam and Danieison to over
LOO, and In al OF these places It
Is considered the local daily.
Eastern Connections has forty
nine towns. one hundred and sixty
FIVE post office districts and forty
one rural free delivery routes.
The Bulletin IN SOLD In every
town and ON all of the r. r. d.
routes in Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
BUNGALOW BUILDING,

One of the noteworthy incidents Of
the summer now closing is the build
ing of summer homes and the recogni-
tion of the fact that Bristol hills afford
health, pleasure, comfort aud satisfac-
ton. This is largely due to the auto
mobile. The picturesque and pleasant
hills that afford wide outlook and
refreshing breezes have been here for
some time, but they were not readily
accessible to busy people until the auto
came. Now places several miles out
are reached in few minutes and the
cares of strenuous life can be left be-
hind for few hours More bungalow
building has been done here the past
summer than in years, and the PROS
pect is that the sensible movement is
to continue.-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Voting Machines.

AS to the operation of the voting
machines which were used for the first
time on Monday in that city, the New
Haven Palladium says:
THE voting machines shared in the
victory. They worked successfully
and there was no indication that they
exesrted any influence against the Sc
crecy or character If the woes OF
the citizens. One has only to study
the figures Of the election to see that
the machines did not discourage the
splitting of tickets and the so-called
scratching was as much, apparently,
in evidence as under the former sys-
tine of printed ballots. To be more
emphatic in proving this we refer to
the election of democrats to three
important city offices in face of a gen
eral republican victory.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
CIRCULATION
THE JUBILEE BOOK.

The Jubilee Book, containing a
complete record Of the celebration of
the 250th anniversary of the founding
OF the town Of Norwich, with complete
illustrations, containing at least 10o,-
600 words and so pages of portraits
and scenes of decorated streets and
sections of the parade, etc. The Bull
letin hopes to have the book ready for
delivery early in December. If you
have not ordered one, fill out the cou-
pom printed elsewhere and mail to
the Business Manager of The Bulle-
tin, Norwich, Conn"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-08
NoaAk,s LonnauitX.

Out OF population of only 1,400 souls,
Noanlx has 20 people who are between
the ages f 80 and 81 and there are 40
between the ages of 70 and 80. Prob
ably no community in the state can
present a better testimonial to condi-
lions Of healthfulness, peace and con-
tentment. Surely so large a percent
age of aged people owuld hardly be
found where exasperations and infec-
tfons abound and where neighborhood
affairs are at skies and sevens. Life
insurance companies interested in the
subject of longevity might do well to
ferret out the secret by finch so many
in Noank are able to defy the rule of
tinel.