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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
Milanville,

AsAA4eSAA v441Os
FEB. 20th.-Merlin Illman is attend
ing Wyoming Seminary at Kingston,
w. ]. Skinner spent several days this
week at Honesdale.
Miss Mabel Skinner went to Bingham
ton, Friday. / '
Miss Fannie Fromer, of Damascus,
and Miss Lincoln, of Carbondale, who
is teaching at Ashland, Pa, were guests
of Miss Edna Skinner last week.
Mrs. George Tyler left Friday for Cort-
land, N. Y, to spend some time with her
sons, Clarence and Walter Tyler. Mrs.
Tyler had very narrow escape from be-
ing struck by an east-bound freight as
she crossed the track to take the Noun
tain Express.
Watson E. Beach, one of the well
known citizens of this community, was
struck and killed by train at the cross
ing at Callicoon, on Tuesday morning.
The news of the awful accident came
like lightning out of clear sky to the
people of the little village who had seen
Mr.. Beach many times during the day
at his work and in usual health. In the
afternoon, Mr.. Beach, while on his way
down the street, stopped and talked for
some time with his old friend and
neighbor, Volney Skinner. From there he
crossed over the bridge to Skinner's IS
Falls, and when the milk train pulledin,
in his usual generous way handed the
trainmen cigars. Later in the evening
Mr.. Beach went to Callicoon, expecting
it is thought, to return early Tuesday
morning on 30, to be in town for the
election, in which as an ardent Repub-
lican, he was always interested. There
is gloom over the entire community
all of whom will miss the kind hearted
neighbor and friend and express their
sincere sympathy to the sorrowing family
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

On Thursday afternoon last, in the
Indian cemetery near Fort Sill, with the
rites of Christian burial, Geronimo, the
Apache war chief, was laid to rest. The
funeral was postponed an hour until the
arrival of his children, Eva and Robert,
from the Chillocco school. The pro-
cession of whites, soldiers and Apaches
was mile long. The whites first and
then the Indians were allowed to view
the body and the older members of the
tribe, especially the women, were grief
stricken. Rev. L. L. Leglers, the mis-
sionary who conducted the funeral, told
through an interpreter the story of the
five wise and the five foolish virgins.
The old chiefs wife was prevented from
killing his favorite horse, in accord
ance with the Indian custom, but relat-
ives placed in his grave his riding whip
and his blankets.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

IT has long been the practice for the
Pennsylvania legislators to see the Presi-
Dental Inauguration. 1t wasa nice trip,
too, when the Pennsylvania Railroad
placed a whole special train at the dis
posal OF the Legislature. Now, that the
free railroad pass has disappeared, q
bill has been introduced providing for
the payment of the expenses out OF the
treasury. The Legislature is to be ask
ed to appropriate $1,000 for the Wash
ington trip and also $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the Governor, his staff and
a brigade Of the national guard to par
ticipAte in the parade when President
Taft ID inaugurated.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
Woman Lees Vain Than Man.

Personal admiration never turns a
wOman's head ~ It does q mans. She
b not naturally vain, ike a man. and
compliments after q time become too
much q matter Of course to disturb
her eQuanimtty.
II she ID pretty, she II already aware
Of the fact without being told It. II
he - not. abe has safleAsnt inaaeina-
don 20 believe that she is.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

HAVE you saved little money this
year ? Invest some of it in the old farm;
do something to make the place better.
You could have no better bank than
your own farm. Every dollar thus in
vested will come back with tenfold in
terest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

SENATOR PENRosE in debate violently
attacked Senator LaFollette for delay
ing the business of the senate on Thurs
day last.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

BRANDING the State Highway depart
ment as "mismanaged, and the roads
built under its direction "exorbitant
failures" Farmer William T. Greasy,
president of the State Grange, delivered
fiery address at the Snyder county
Farmers institute, last week, in the
course of which he said: "There is not
a competent head to the State Highway
department, he declared. "During the
years of its existence no definite plan
has been established, except religious
ly-carried-out method of squandering
money. There is too much mahogany
desk business about building the so-call-
ed State roads. Every time strip of
highway is to be made or repaired, an
Office attache is sent to.the scene, Gen
orally they look wise, and that is all.
Although not cognizant of locality pc
culiarities of the roadbed, they disregard
the suggestions of we ruralists. How
ever the unsatisfactory keep-up of many
of these thoroughfares is striking evil
dence of the employees own ignorance. I"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

The widow and son of millionaire
Samuel Roebuck were astounded to
learn, when his will was read, that he
had daughter living in England.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

PREMIER AsQUITH tells parliament
that no naval arrangement was reached
during King Edwards visit to Berlin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

MAX F. SCHMITTBERGER has been
made Chief Inspector of the New York
police department.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

PREsIDENT-ELECT TAFT was made a
Mason "at sight" by the Grand, Lodge
of Ohio.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

DR.C. R. BRADY, DENTIST Honesdale. Pa
OFFICE HoURs-8 a. m. to D. m.
Any evening by appointment.
Citizens phone, 33. Residence. No. 86 \.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY "a, 1909.

ABRAHAM LINCoLN's head is to ap-
pear on the new one-cent pieces to be
issued in about a month.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

CITIZEN JOB PRINT means STYLE,
QUALITY, and PROMPTNESs. Try it
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
REPENTANCE MEETING.
Atlanta Constitution.

The following was posted on the
board at the local Cotton Exchange
yesterday, and attracted quite a
little attention:
The man who can extract sun
beams from cucumber is a gen
ius. Capt. w. H. Johnson is a
genius. He is one of the ten
centers' for October delivery of
cotton. The other day he issued
a call for meeting to be held in
Greenville. This is the call:
A repentance meeting of all
persons WHO sold cotton for Octo-
Der, November and December de-
livery will be held Saturday eve
ming at the Masonic Hall. The
10-cents idiots will meet at o.
clock sharp. The 11-cents imbe-
Giles will be received at. 7.30 and
the 12-cents invalids promptly at
8. Urgent business will come be-
fore the Octobers; prophetic talks
will be made by the Novembers,
and the Decembers will sing some
thing appropriate. A Meyer
Again resolution will be intro
duced early in the evening. The
meeting will be closed by singing
that grand old hym: Show Pity,
Lord; Oh, Lord, Forgive.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
\ NO DRINK FOR TILLMAN.
From the New York Sun

Columbia, S. c., November O.
Taft Day in this city inconvenien-
ced Senator Tillman. The Cover
nor OF South Carolina has the
power to suspend the sale of
liquor whenever he deems it ad-
visablc. A large crowd was gath
ering in this city yesterday for
Taft Day, and the governor order
ed the dispcnsarics to close for
two days.
Along about this time Benjaman
K. Tillman hit the town. He had
run over from Trenton, his home,
t@get two bottles of champagne.
/F5e was going to have company at
Fome and he wanted the cham
'pagne badly. He tried two or
three dispensarics, but they were
closed. Then the Senator hus-
tied up to the governors office
and appealed to his private secrc-
tary. The secretary allowed there
was nothing he could do.
We'll couldn't l get two bottles
on doctors $ prescription" begged
the Senator.
The secretary said the only way
would be for the Senator to find
some friend and perhaps this friend
would give him two bottles. 1t
would be against the law for him
to sell them. For the Senator to
look for a champagne cellar friend
in Columbia was a hopeless prop
osition. Hadn't the Ser ator Just
had a big row with the Columbia
Taft Day reception committee be-
cause they wanted to tax him $40
for his seat at the Taft luncheon?
The Senator had told Columbia
to go to blazes with its luncheon,
or words to that effect. Finally
the Governors secretary referred
the Senator to a friend of his and
from him Mr.. Tillman got his two
quarts.
The senator was a Trainer of the
South Carolina dispensary law,
and thus was getting a good taste
of his own medicine.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
ACOURT.HOUSE THE PRIZE.
Columbia State.

Columbia State.
According to signs, omens and
predictions, South Carolina S for
ty-third county will come into be-
ing before great while and will
be ramed Pee Dee-fitting design
alton for county in the heart of
the Pee Dee section. But what
will be the name of the courthouse
of the new county? Dillon, Latta
and Little Rock are the candidates
and they are worthy rivals for the
honor. Those unfamiliar with
that section and its strength imag-
inc them to b. villages, but each
is the centre of splendid agricul-
tural territory, and their names
have been more familiar to the
newspaper reading public since
the tobacco industry began devel-
oping in that quarter of the State.
And each of those towns has its
little circle of men with means and
a great deal of local spirit who are
constantly pressing forward. They
are pulling for their towns. What
marvellous impetus would be given
to some larger towns if their lead
ing business men worked together
with similar public spirit?
On behalf of myself and asso-
ciates' James w. Hamer of Little
Rock sent the manager of new
county election" a certified check
for SIS, 900 to conver the cost of a
courthouse and Jail, if Little Rock
is made the county seat. Dillon
and Latta will doubtless show their
interest substantially. Only one
can win, but the public spirit dis
played is typical of the section,
and all will be benefited.
Pulling together helps,
whether or not some especial OBJ
ject for which a particular pull is
made is attained.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

1t is little late because it hap
pened at the State Fair but the
story is too good to keep and here
it is: A well-known farmer of up-
per Marion went to the Fair with
we'll" lied wallet to have a good
time. He spent the week seeing
the sights and having decided to
return home Saturday on the early
morning train he left call with
his land-lady for O'Clock a M. .
The land-lady, no doubt, was over
whelned with the many cares incl
dent to Fair week and failed to
arouse the Marion visitor at the
appointed time and when he awoke
it lacked only 20 minutes before
the hour his train was sched-
uled 20 leave. The room was dark
b t he remembered distinctly
where he had placed his shirt be-
fore retiring and reaching out he
seized that article of wearing ap-
parell and plunged into it in less
time than it would take to count
two. Next his hand came in con-
tact with collar and tie and he
donned these articles also like a
flash. His socks he stuffed into
his pocket and plunged MS bare
feet into pair of shoes that fit
like the paper on the wall Rush
ing down to the station he board
ed the train, but imagine his sur
prise at daylight when he discover
ed that he had on two shirts; was
wearing another mans collar and
tie and was the posseSsor of pair
of shoes that not only looked, but
felt, strangely uncomfortable.
Nothing has been heard from the
roommate who awoke next morn
ing to find himself minus a shirt
and the possessor of another man S
collar, tie, shoes and socks, but if
he made anv comments on the sit
uation his remarks would not dc
to go in print. But the strangest
part of it all is there were no dis.
pcnsarles open the day before.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

Installation services will be held
in the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath afternoon at half past
three O'Clock. AT this service DR..
Buckner will be installed as pastor
by a commission of Pee Dee Pres
bytery, pastor and people assum-
ing mutual vows. A charge will
be delivered to each by member
of the commission, the charge to
the pastor by Rev. Mr.. Viehe, of
Bennettsville. that to the people
by Hon. J. p. McNeill of Florence.
The installation at the Presby-
terian church Sunday afternoon
will be preceded by communion,
Sunday morning, and preparatory
service at $50 p. m. Saturday.
AT each service the sermon will
be by some member of the com
mission.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
THE SPLlT.LOG DRAG.

Mr.. Editor: Mr.. Winslow,
road making expert from the De
partmcnt at Washington, in his
address at the Pee Dec Convcn-
ton at Florence, is quoted as be
lieving in the split log drag and
as saying If the road ovcrsccrs
OF South Carolina will see to it
that these drags are provided and
every road in the various town
ships throughout the State is thor
ougly dragged once every six
months there will be better roads
and an easier haul for every man 5
team. The drag simply levels the
road and leaves no rut whatso-
ever"
1t IS astonishing that our coun-
ty supervisors have not adopted
this simple device in the improve
ment of our public roads long ago,
or If they will not do it, why some
wide-awake road ovcrSeerS does
not try it. Several years ago,
when Mr.. /. =. Stackhousc was
supervisor, the writer took the
pains to give him a cut accompan-
ied by descriptive article of one
OF these dragS asking that he have
one made and Try it, but for some
reason it was never done. 1t is
simple, inexpensive and the work
it is claimed to do in filling ruts,
shaping roads by pulling dirt to
the middle of the road and smooth
ing it over, is said to be marvel.
Gus. My recollection is that al
least four miles of roadway can
thus De put in good shape with
three mules and one hand in I
day. If SO each road ovcrsccr
could afford TO have one and gl
over a joint of road monthly.
presume if it was a costly machine
like a road scrapcr sold by some
energetic agent who received a
large commission upon each sale
they would be dumped upon the
tax payersin large numbers. Is
it possible to inject a little common
sense into Cur road building, thus
Savingthe travelling public from
the jolts of road rutS, to say moth
ing of the wear and tear of yehic-
les and work animals?
w. J. Montgomery.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
Married it, Fayetteville.

The parlor of the Lafayette
Hotel at Fayetteville was the scene
of a marriage ceremony of much
interest to Dillonites on last
Thursday at 3 o. m. when Mr.. A.
B Watson was married to Miss
Lucy Humphrey of Lumberton.
The ceremony was a very quiet
affair, the bride being accompan-
led by a friend and the groom
being accompanied by Mr.. Jas.
Carmichael. After bri e f
honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
son returned to Dillon and are
at home to their friends at the res
idence of the groom's father, Mr..
J. r. Watson, on First avenue.
The bride is a daughter of Cleik
of Court Humphrey of Robson
county and is very popular among
a large circle of friends. The
groom is a popular salesman at
the Dillon Wholesale Grocery and
numbers his friends by the score.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

The Wilmington Star tells of a
remarkable and peculiar incident
which occurred while President
Taft ami party were sailing down
the Cap Fear last Tuesday on the
revenue ,utter Seminole as the
guests f the city. AS the cutter
was passing Orton plantation a
magnificent bald eagle suddenly
appeared, coming from the jun
giles on the river side, and sailed
over the cutter, making COM
plete circle and disappearing in
the swamps from which it came.
The splendid specimen of the
American nation bird flew low
enough to be recoa anized by all on
board before it took its flight
back to its home in the almost inn
penetrable growth of the lowlands.
The President should have taken
this as a happy augury. The
American eagle welcomed him
TO the land of the long leaf pine
charlotte Observer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
VOL. Is, NO. AZ
YOU CAN'T MAKE MEN MORAL BY
Law

LegislatinG morals into men is
such a pretty theory that states
men love to talk about it when
they want to catch the public ear,
but every attempt to put the the
ory To Il practical test has ALWAYS
been met with failure. The
Great Moral Institution" which
launched Senator Tillman into
public life and carried him to the
United States Senate is an exam
pie OF the folly of legislating NOR
ais into mon. Every phase of the
question has been discussed from
every conceivable point OF view,
but the following from the Louis
willie CKy.) Argus is worth read
ing.
Some papers seem to think they
have made a very wise and states
manlikc remark when they have
succeeded in getting off this stale.
much abused platitude. 1t is
favoritc argument used by some
against laws prohibiting the liquor
tratflc-as if the prime object of
such laws is TO make men moral.
There are, roughly Spe aking
three men against whom the pro-
hibitory laws are directed-thc
drinkcr, the drink-make- and the
drunkardmaker; the buyer, the
manufacturer and the seller. Now
II would be a fine thing for society
If all three of these classes would
be made securely moral, by legis-
latlOn or otherwise. But laws are
not primarily designated to foster
morality, as desirable as morality
always Is, and as necessary, if
society is to endure and be strong
Laws arc enacted to protect indi-
vidualS and society from injurious
persons and practices. Laws are
intended iOr elf-prcScrvation
And, therefore, whenever a state
or community finds growing up in
the midst of it persons or prac-
tlccS, customs or traffic which have
proved TO be injurious to society
or to impose unjust hardShips upon
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES particularly the
dcfcnsclcss and the weak-it not
only has the right, but the posi-
tive duty to step in and say to the
offender, be he individual of an OF,
Ganizcd trade, Thou shalt not
In other words it is not immorali-
~ that the law takes cognizancc of,
but injury. The law ism t primar-
lily a gospel, though it may be a
God-Send. 1t is primarily pro-
lection. Its representative is the
policeman, not the preacher.
Hence to claim: You cant leg
islatc men into morality,' as an
argument against liquor enact
mcntS or any other similar laws, is
simply TO misconstrue the prime
function o: civil and criminal law.
OF course all good laws do aid
morality and all bad laws tend to
foster immortality. This, however,
IS incidental and not primary.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

There is no telling how much
produce can be grown on an acre
of Marion county land if the land
is properly prepared and the crop
is iItelligently cultivated. Mr..
Jno. B. Richardson told a Herald
man few days ago that on nine
sixteenths of an acre he had raised
800 pounds of oats, 645 pounds of
fodder, so bushels of corn and 2
bushels of peanuts. Mr.. Richard
son was experimenting on the in
tensive plan and he prepared his
land thoroughly before he planted
the crops. He worked the crops
thoroughly at times when h e
thought they needed it and the re-
suit was an unprecedent yield of
food-stuffs. Mr. Richardson s
success at the intensive plan of
farming is evidence of the fact
that the south is still land poor.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

On next Saturday, Nov. goth,
at IL o'clock, DR.. S. c. Mitchell,
President of the University of
South Carolina, and Prof. D. w.
Daniel, Clemson College, will make
addresses in the Dillon High School
auditorium. The trustees and
teachers of the county are expected
TO be present to hear these distin-
gulshed speakers. The people of
the town of Dillon also are espe-
cially invited TO represent at this
meeting of teachers and trustees.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
Others to Hear From.

What the next step will be, it
is not hard to prophesy. Doubt
less Dillon will come forward and
will see Little Rock one better,
when Latta will then put up its
amount and call both places. We
will see what we will see. how
ever and in the meantime the agi-
tation and rivalry can but innure
to the advantage of the establish
mert of the new county in bring
ing out the voters, etc. That is
necessarily a condition precedent
to the election of any place for the
county seat.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

a writer in a popular magazine
says the life of the criminal is
simply an unpoi scd life. If
person were perfectly poised
wrongdoing would be so repug-
nant that it would be unthinkable.
1t is the one-sided, the unpoised
mind that goes wrong. 1t is Just
as normal for the balanced mind
to choose the right, the good, as
for the magnet to draw to itself
whatever is kindred. Just as the
needle in the mariners compass
always points to the north star,
no matter how thick the fog or
how the tempest RACES there is a
needle within every human being
which always points to the north
star of rectitude, of right, of truth,
no matter what storms of discord,
of weakness or of crime may be
raging in the individual mind.
Nothing can prevent this little in
dicator from pointing to right, no
natter how far the individual
may drift from it, how low he
may sink in vicious living .-Ches-
ter6eld Advertiser.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
DOMESTIC TROUBLES /
! END in TRAGEDY.
B. Whitehurst, Foreman
of Planning Mill al Tilman
Lumber Co.'S Plant is Shot
to Death by Morris Blum.

, J. b. Whitehurst, foreman of
the planning mill at Tillman Lum-
Der Co.'S. plant at Sellers was shot
eand instantly killed by Morris
\ Blum at Sellers Monday night.
The shooting occurred at the store
eof Blum & Goldstien and the only
! witnesses to the tragedy were
MIS-. Goldstien and Mr.. Blum.
The shooting is the result of
! some trouble between the family
! of the dead man and Mr.. Gold
stems wife who is sister of Mr..
J Blum 1t is alleged that Mrs.
Goldstien had offered an insult to
Mrs. Whitehurst and Monday af-
J ternoon when Whitehurst left his
work at the mill he went to the
store of Blum & Goldstien. Here
J he saw Mrs. Goldstien who was
sitting on trunk in the doorway
with Mr.. Blum. Mrs. Goldstien's
! testimony before the coroner's
jury Is that Whitehurst came up
and asked her why she had insult
ed his wife. Mrs. Goldetien said
she hadnot offered any insult to
Mrs. Whitehurst, whereupon
! Whitehu'st addressed an epithet
to her AMI told her she had. AT
this momut he struck her blow in
J the breast:hat felled her to the
ground. 1r. Blum arose and
grappled With Whitehurst at the
J same time irawing his pistol, a
S32 calibre revolver. Reaching
around Whrtthurst's body he fired
and The bullet entered below the
left shoulder blade and ranged
upwad, passing through the heart
and inlicting a wound that pro-
duced Instant death.
The. atercation and the shooting
occurred so quickly that near by
standerswere scarcely aware that a
tragedy lad taken place. White
hurst staggered backward and fell
upon the idewalk where he ex-
pired befoe any one reached his
side.
1t seemsthat there also been
some previous trouble between
Mr.. Blum and Mr.. Whitehurst
apdit is alleged that Whitehnrst
hat made threats against Blum
With had caused him some un-
easless.
n. Blum is brother of Mr..
Isaore Blum of Dillon and bears
an ecellent reputation. He is
youg man about rs years of age.
The1eceased was 80 years of age
and leaves a wife and several
chilCen. He was a native of Nor
folk nd the body was carried to
that ,ty Tuesday for interment.
Mr. Blum surrendered to the
authcites soon after the shooting
and i.now in the custody of the
sheriff His attorneys will make
appliction for bail Immediately.