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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
fullest protection, but man is often
its worst enemy.-American Birds.
A Master Piece in English.


The late Senator Vest of Mis-
souri, was counsel for a man whose
dog had been wantonly shot by
neighbor. The suit was to re-
cover 5000 damages. Vests plea
for the plaintiff resulted in the Jury,
after two minutes deliberation
awarding the plaintiff $500. The
full text of the speech is as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the Jury-The
best friend a man has may turn
against him and become his enemy:
His son or daughter that he has
reared with loving care may prove
ungrateful. Those who are nearest
and dearest to us may become trait
ors to their faith. The money that
man has he may lose. 1t flies
away from him perhaps when he
needs it most. A mans reputation
may be sacrificed in a moment of
ill-considered action. The people
who are prone to fall on their knees
to do us honor when success is
with us may be the first to throw
the stone of malice when failure
settles its cloud upon our heads.
The man can have in this selfish
world, the one that never deserts
him; the one that never proves un-
grateful or treacherous, is his dog.
Gentlemen of the jury, a mans
dog stands by him in prosperity and
In poverty, in health and in sick
ness. He will sleep on the cold
ground when the wintry winds
blow and the snow drives iercely,
If only he may be near his masters
side. He will kiss the hand that
has no food to offer, he will lick the
wounds and sores that come in en-
counter with the roughness of the
world. He guards the sleep Of his
pauper master as II he were a prince.
When all other friends desert he
remains. When riches take wings
and reputation falls to pieces he is
as constant in his love as the sun
in its journey through the heavens.
If fortunes drive the master forth
an outcast in the world, friendless
and homeless, the faithful dog asks
no higher privilege than that of ac-
companying him to guard against
danger, to fight against his enemies,
and when the last scene of all comes,
and death takes the master in it's
embrace and his body is laid away
in the cold ground, no matter if all
other friends pursue their way,
there by his graveside will the noble
dog be found, his head between his
paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert
watchfulness, faithful and true
even to death"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

from the ground in the slightest de-
gree by the use of its wings; but
like the camel it is very swift-foot-
ed. In its native country the shells
of the eggs afford almost the only
household utensils used. An egg
will weigh from three to four pounds
and is equal to two dozen hens eggs.
1t requires thirty-five minutes to
boil one, and longer IL required hard.
A fresh egg is worth twenty-five dol
lars.
The keeper of an ostrich farm says
the birds are the only thing he ever
tried that he has not succeeded in
tanning. They are known to live to
be seventy-five years old, and some
think they will reach a hundred.
They are about eight feet in height.
Their hearing and sight are very
acute, and these seem to be about
all the sense they are blessed with.
Their legs are very powerful, and
are the only weapon of defense;
when they attack an enemy they
do so by kicking, but always strike
forward and never backward.
The choice Ostrich feathers" are
found only in the wings; the un-
dressed feathers vary in price, having
been as low as twenty-five dollars
per pound and as high as three hun
dred dollars, and there are from
seventy to ninety feathers in pound.
A single bird rarely furnishes more
than a dozen fine feathers; and the
birds themselves. II fine ones, are
valued at one thousand dollars per
pair.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
THE CATS EXPLANATION.

You ask the reason, little friends,
Why cats don't wash their faces,
Before they eat, as children do,
In all good Christian places.
Well, years ago, famous cat,
The pangs of hunger feeling,
Had chanced to catch a fine young
mouse,
Who said, as he ceased squealing.
"All genteel folks their faces wash
Before they think of eating!"
And, wishing to be thought we'll
bred,
Puss needed his entreating.
But when she raised her paw to
wash,
Chance for escape affording,
The sly young mouse then said good
by,
Without respect to wording.
A feline council met that day,
And passed, in solemn meeting,
A law forbidding any cat
To wash till after eating.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
The Useful Barn Owl.

A family of barn owls will num-
ber from three to seven birds. 1t
is hard to believe what an amount
of vermin family of owls will con-
sumo. An old owl will capture as
much or more food than a dozen
cats in a night. The owlets are al
ways hungry. They will eat their
own weight in food every night, and
more, if they can get it. A case is
on record where a half-grown owl
was given all the mice it could eat.
1t swallowed eight, one after the
other. The rapid digestion of birds
of prey is shown by the fact that in
three hours the little glutton was
ready for a second meal, and swal-
lowed four more mice. If this can
be done by single bird, what effect
must a whole family of owls have
on the vermin of a community?
1t would be difficult to point out
more useful bird than the barn
owl in any farming country. Like
many other birds. it deserves the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
CENTERVILLE.

Mrs. Margaret Laymen is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Kimble.
Mrs. John McGinly and Patrick
Garrity of Philadelphia, returned to
their home Saturday, Dec. 4th, after
spending a few days with their
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrity.
Mrs. ]. B. Lane and sons. William
and John, returned to their home in
Scranton Friday, December Sd, after
two weeks visit with her mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garrity.
Elisha Harris. OF Greentown, pass
ed through Centerville Monday en-
route to Ariel.
B. ]. scally has finished cutting
his winter supply OF wood.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

Do you know the German fable
about the horseshoe? In the olden
times, in little village of Germany,
a blacksmith was hard at work. The
FABLE OF sound of the anvil
THE attracted the atten-
HORSESHOE. tion of the devil. He
saw that the smith was making
horseshoes, and thought it would
be good idea to get his own hoofs
shod. So the devil struck a bar
gain, and put up his foot.
The blacksmith saw with whom
he was dealing and nailed a red-hot
shoe on, driving the nails square into
the devils hoof. The devil then
paid him, and left; but the honest
blacksmith threw the money in the
fire. He knew it would bring him
bad luck.
Meanwhile the devil had walked
some distance, and began to suffer
the greatest torture from the shoes.
The more he danced and kicked and
swore1 the worse the things hurt
him. Finally, after he had gone
through the most fearful agony, he
tore them off and threw them away.
From that time forward, when
ever he saw horseshoe, he would
run off, anxious only to get out of
the way. The German peasantry
all believe this story to-day, and one
can scarcely find doorstep or a
barn door that hasn't a horseshoe
nailed up.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

Rumor says William Simons has
taken a large lumber contract.
Mary Lane visited friends in Ar
lington Saturday, Dec. 4th.
The young folks are having fine
times skating on the Five Mile creek.
They say the ice is nearly four In
ches thick.
Daniel Layman spent Sunday,
December 5th, with MIR. and Mrs. S.
r. Kimble.
Margaret Marshall, Patrick Gar
rity, Nettie Kimble, Milton Marshall,
John Kimble and Charles Marshall
attended church at Ledgedale on
Wednesday evening.
Miss Bridget Garrity, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Garrity.
Miss Ella Patterson is spending q
few days with Scranton friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew McCloskey
of Arlington, spent Sunday afternoon
with MIR. and Mrs. Robert Marshall.
c. Altemeir and son, John, of
Crosses. spent Sunday at E. c.
Names.
John Garrity has accepted a posi-
tion in Hawley with P. R. Cross.
Mrs. S. r. Kimble and daughter,
Nettie, attended church at Ledge
dale Sunday, Dec. 5th.
Mrs. Ann Harrington has gone to
Carbondale to live with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas Kirkwooo.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
IN MEMORIANI.

Whereas, 1t has pleased the Great
Spirit to remove from us Brother
George e. Voigt, to his home of eter-
nal rest, who died Nov 20, 1909;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we regret the loss
our order has sustained through the
sudden call of our beloved brother
in the spring time of life.
Resolved, That we, as his Broth
ers, show our appreciation of his
worth to us by draping our charter
for thirty days and presenting
copy of these resolutions to his wife
and immediate family; also publish
same in the Honesdale papers.
EUGENE C. BABBETT,
N. B. SPENCER,
FRANK SCHUYLER,
Committee.
Oslek Tribe, No. 31S, Improved Or
der of Red Men, Honesdale, Pa,
Dec. 2, 1909.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
n LECTION OF DIRECToRs-In

N LECTION OF DIRECTORS-In
IL compliance with an Act of AS
sembly and in accordance with Ar
ticle 5 of the Constitution of the
Wayne County Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., notice is hereby
given that the annual meeting of
the said company will be held in the
Office of the company, in the Post.
Office building, Honesdale, Pa, on
MONDAY, JAN. 8, 1910, at 10 a. M,
for the transaction of general busi-
ness; and that an election will be
held at the same place of meeting,
between the hours of l and p.
m. of said day, for the purpose of
electing ten members of said COM
pany to serve as directors for the
ensuing year. Every person insur-
ed in the company is a member
thereof and entitled to one vote.
- '' H. c. JACKSON, Pres't.
PERRY A. CLARK, Sec'y.
Honesdale, Pa, Dec. 10, 1903.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
BRAMAN AND KELLAAi.
We are having fine weather.

We are having fine weather.
The Ladies' Aid met last Thursday
with Mrs. Herman Cole, and about
twenty-five were present. The pro-
ceeds amounted to $4.0O The next
meeting will be Jan. 9Th at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Caffery.
Rumor says wedding in the near
future.
A. F. Lawson, who went to New
York and had his left hand taken
of, is doing we'll at this writing.
He was unable to sleep with the pain
of cancerous growth but now eats
and sleeps we'll and has no pain and
will be able to come home in a week
or ten days.
David Stalker, Sr., d. NJ. Stalker
and Charles Cargin are improving
their homes with a coat of paint.
Mrs. Warner Adams and two
daughters, Mildred and Avis, re-
turned to Port Jervis last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Keys and
little son attended the wedding of
her sister at Deposit on Nov. oath.
The bride lived for several years in
tuLo pldCc anu Is "clI anu IdVOTdDly
known. The groom was Burt Gran
dali, who has been employed for
sometimes in California. They left
December 1st to make their future
home in that state.
Mrs. Russell Stalker, Mrs. Freder-
ick Schneider and Miss Lewis from
Long Eddy spent Saturday at David
Stalker's.
Addie Rauner spent Saturday
with Miss Emma Woolheater.
Mrs Margaret (Maudsley) Young,
wife of Coe F. Young, Jr., died after
a few days illness at her home Sun
day. Nov. 21st. The funeral was
held at the NJ. E. church at Braman
on Wednesday, Nov. cath, 1903, and
was very sad one, as baby boy,
six days old, who died the day be-
fore, was buried in the casket with
his mother. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. w. S. Empleton. The
surviving relatives are her husband
and little daughter Ada, her parents
and seven brothers and four sisters.
The family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
LAKEVILLE.

Miles Bishop is spending a time
with relatives at Honesdale.
d. D. Eleanor Gill of Hawley in
stalled officers in Hildagard Re-
bekah Lodge No. $50, l. o. o. F.,
of Lakeville, on Friday night last.
After installation refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown and
daughter, Carena, of Ledgedale,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Burton Daniels, and husband.
Mrs. ]. N. Stephens, who has been
i'll, is improving, as is also Mrs. R.
Lovelass.
Miss Marie Schrader entertained
her mother and sister, Mrs. c.
Schrader, of Ledgedale and Miss
Nettie of Scranton, on Monday.
Miss Nettie returned on Tuesday.
A. Goble and c.. F. UT moved the
furniture of Rev. Purkes to this
place on Monday.
w. B. Bartleson of Uswick, is
visiting friends and relatives at this
place.
Starbert Tresslar placed a new
phone in the parsonage recently.
Ward Haney is working for The
Keystone Glass Co. at Hawley.
Mrs. A. Goble recently entertain
ed Miss Lena Osborne, of Arlington.
Miss Eleanor Gill, of Hawley,
was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
William Seegar while here on OFF,
cial duty.
DR.. Ely was called on Monday to
attend Mrs. r. Lovelass.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

An old-fashioned man who wanted
to hire a team for the afternoon saw
a nice pair of bays which he thought
he would like to drive.
"WEDDING Cant let you
HORSES" have them, said the
liveryman. They are wedding
horses"
Whats that?" asked the inno-
cent pleasure seeker.
Horses that won't shy at old
shoes and showers of rice. Some
horses seem prejudiced against mat
rimony. Anyhow they lose their
temper if they happen to be hit by
any of the good luck emblems that
are fred after bridal couple, and
run away if they get half chance.
Every livery stable, however, keeps
two or more horses who take a more
cheerful view of the welded state.
They may be literally pelted with
old shoes without resenting it. Those
bays are that kind. They are slated
to head wedding procession to-
night andare resting up for the job"
New York Sun.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
DREHER.

On the farms and hamlets that
are on high attitudes, the scarcity
OF water is becoming a serious mat
ter. Water must be hauled for
household uses and the cattle and
horses in many cases are driven a
considerable distance to satisfy their
thirst. We seem to be outside of
the rain belt but we have not lost
hope in the Giver of every blessing.
At this season of the year when
the annual hog killing is at it's
height, more than an ordinary
amount of water is necessary. 1t
Is certainly a good time to make a
we'll.
Miss Emma Bates teaches the
public school at South Sterling.
One day last week she went with
several of her pupils to a nearby ice
pond to have some fun and they
had it. The ice gave way under
them and their immersion was COM
plete In a very short time. They
were all brought to shore with no
serious results other than a
thorough baptism in ice water.
Work on the State road in Greene
town, Pike county, closed on Nov.
oath and the foreign laborers have
gone to seek employment else
where. The State road in Dreher
is not entirely completed. but work
on it has ceased for this year.
Thos. eraser, aged about 80
years, has recently had several at
tacks of dizziness or fainting spells
similar to paralysis that were quite
serious, but at this writing he is
able to be up and about the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens, of
near Angels postoffice, have another
boarder added to their family, a
boy, born November 21st, which
weighs 1Ok pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lucks, of
Jericho Sterling, have a bouncing
baby boy born Nov. 18th. Mr.. Lucks
had two spring pigs butchered last
week, aged 10 months, weighing
go pounds.
The Union Sunday school will
hold their annual Christmas enter
tainment on Christmas night, Dec.
25th. They will have recitations,
dialogues, and music sufficient to
make a real good entertainment;
something to amuse and instruct.
Don't fail to attend.
The Moravian Sunday school at
Newfoundland and the South Sterl-
ing Sunday school will each have
a Christmas entertainment on the
evening of December gath.
Chris. Rose, of Greentown, shot
an eleven prongbuck recently, near
Promised Land pond.
F. d. Waltz came home last Tues
day from Rosencrans, Pike county,
bringing 150-pound buck. He and
Eber Gilpin were hunting near to-
gether and both shot at this same
deer at the same time and Just
whose rife ball killed it, is in doubt.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
BEACH LAKE.

The sick are improving, viz: Will
Oliver, who has typhoid fever, and
Mrs. Crosby, who has been i'll four
weeks with sore mouth; Mable
Decker has the measles.
Mrs. Mcintyre is at White Mills
caring for a little granddaughter
who arrived at Lus McIntyre's on
Sunday. the 9Th inst.
John Neal, who has been absent
some time, returned Saturday. He
took a ride to Honesdale with one
of our town ladies. and they return
ed man an dwife.
Mrs. Brown has gone to Port
Jervis for visit.
William Ives expects to abandon
the mercantile business and offers
his large building, containing the
store, for sale. II he does not sell
out, we understand he will sell out
his stock at cost and turn the store
room into a dining room. 1t Is a
very fine property and an excellent
situation.
Chrlstmas exercises and a tree at
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
USWICK AND LAKEVILLE.

There was a Vendue sale at the
farm known as the Sacks place on
Monday. Mr.. Hessler sold some of
his stock and other things.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Utt
is indisposed at this writing.
Benjamin Killam, of Paupac,
brought load of eatables to the
Lakeville parsonage Monday for the
pastor.
Miss Hazel James of Lakeville.
has tonsilitis. We hope she may
soon recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heichelbeck
of Wilsonville. spent Sunday with
the latter's parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Peter Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown and
daughter, Corena, of Ledgedale,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Birten Dan
iels at this place Sunday.
On Friday evening, Dec. Sd, d. d.
P. Miss Eleanor Gill, of Hawley,
visited Hildegard Rebekah Lodge,
No. $50. l. o. o. F., Lakeville, Pa,
and installed the officers as follows:
Past Grand, Lena Osborne; noble
grand, Sarah Pennell; vice grand,
Ethel Daniels; recording secretary,
Maud Locklin; financial secretary,
Charles Pennell; treasurer. Minnie
Locklin; warden, Mary Schrader;
conductor, Julia Welsh; chaplain,
Myrtle Pennell; l. G., Nellie Welsh;
o. G.. John Pennell; R. S. N. G.,
Della Goble; l.. S. N. G., Hazel
James; R. S. V. G., Christina Clos
enger; l.. S. v. G., Jennie Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher, also Mrs. C.
Harris attended services at the
M. E. church at this place on Sun
day, Dec. 5th. An excellent sermon
was delivered by Rey. H. T. Perkiss.
Miss Gill returned home on Sat-
urday morning.
Miss Lena Osborne of Arlington,
spent Wednesday night with Mrs.
A. Goble at Lakeville. She return
ed home on Thursday.
Mr.. A. Goble's teams moved Rev.
H. T. Perkiss furniture from Homes
dale to Lakeville parsonage on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Seeger at
tended the Ladies' Aid at William
Martins at Ledgedale on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Swan of Us
wick visited Mrs. Curtis at Pink on
Monday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10
MAPLEWOOD,

Rev. Brown of Wilkes-Barre, gave
an illustrated lecture on "Ten Nights
in a Bar Room at Little Chapel on
Monday night; The Life of Christ"
at Maplewood Tuesday night and to-
night he will lecture at Tresslarville
for the benefit of the Evangelical
Association.
Lyle Keene is out again after be-
ing confined to the house by an at
tack of rheumatism.
Fred Kellogg has shot several
foxes during the past week.
Philander Black, who has been at
Poyntelle with the Consumers Ice
Company all summer, is home for a
few weeks.
R. w. Kellum has been operating
his wood saw for the past week on
the Keene tract and is supplying
wood to many families.
At the bushes smeeting of the
Keystone League of Christian En-
deavor the following officers were
elected: President, Roy Black; vice
president, Lee Keene; secretary,
Orrin Keene; treasurer, Guy Black;
organist, Beatrice Black.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
at Rev. ]. G. Rosenberger's,in Janu-
ary.
The many friends of Allen Black
of Carbondale will be pleased to earn
that he is rapidly recovering from
his injuries. Mr.. Black is a fireman
on the d. & H. railroad and while
switching in the Carbondale yard
the coupling broke between the en-
gine and tender throwing Mr.. Black
to the ground, breaking his wrist and
cutting his face severely.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

the NJ. E. church Christmas eve.
A general aid society at the par
sonage on Wednesday, the 8th, for
dinner.
Teachers from this place who are
teaching elsewhere and students
who are attending school at differ
ent places are expected home for the
holidays.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

The ostrich, because OF its resemb-
lance to the camel, has been said to
be the connecting link between
beasts and birds. There is a horny
BIRD THAT excrescence on the
NEVER FLIES breast of both the
dromedary and the ostrich. on which
they lean while resting; they have
similarly formed feet; the same mus
cular neck; their food is much the
same, and both can 90 an incredibly
long time without water.
Moreover an ostrich never fiies.
nor is It possible for 1t to lift itself
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-10

An old legend says that there was
in city in Germany an old church
in whose belfry were the most beau.
tiful chimes in the world. No man
HOW THE or woman living had
CHIMES RANG. ever heard them
ring, but each one had heard his
father or grandfather tell of their
wonderful beauty.
There was a belief among the
people that the chimes would ring
on Christmas Day if they brought
their most precious gifts and laid
them on the altar of the church.
The king appointed the next Christ
mas for every man, woman, and child
in the citys to bring his gift.
First came the king and laid his
crown upon the altar. The people
gazed in wonder and sat waiting ex-
pectantly; for surely no gift could
be more precious than the kings
crown. But the chimes did not
ring. Then a soldier came and laid
his sword upon the altar, but the
chimes did not ring. A woman
brought beautiful dress, all of her
own weaving and laid it by the sold
iers sword, but there was no sound
from the old belfry. A maiden
brought flowers, planted and watered
by her own hand, but still the chimes
did not ring.
Now there was in distant part
of the city little boy named Peter,
who for weeks had been saving a
few small coins for his gift. 1t had
been very hard to save them. But
at last he was on his way with these,
his most precious gift, to lay on the
altar. He had nearly reached the
steps of the church when a whine
walk. There in a doorway crouched
little dog with broken leg. What
should Peter do? 1t was getting
late. If he waited to take the dog
home and bind up his leg, the
church would be closed and he
would lose his little chance to make
the beautiful chimes ring. But an
other whine came from the dog.
Peter took his hand from the pocket
where the hard-earned money lay
picked up the dog in his arms and
ran home as swiftly as he could. AS
he came to the door he called to his
Brother Hans. Hans, quickly, take
the money and run back to the
church. Quickly, Hans! it may be
closed and the chimes have not been
rung."
Then he set to work binding up
the dogs leg. His little brother ran
to the church. The western sunlight
was throwing long shadows down the
couraged, hoping against hope as
one gift after another was laid upon
the altar and still the chimes were
silent. Just as a few left their
places to pass out, giving up hope,
a tiny boy came painting, breathless,
up the steps, down the long aisle,
straight to the altar where he laid
a few small coins.
Suddenly from out of the long ST.
lent belfry broke the most wonderful
music-flling the church, the air,
the city, with glorious harmony.
People fell upon their knees in JOY
and thankfulness, men who had not
prayed in years praised God, moth
ers held their little children more
closely to their hearts. The whole
city seemed caught up in heavenly
melody and held close to the heart
of God.
And from a window in a distant
part of the city little Peters face
looked out, it's great longing chang
ed into great peace. His own small
gift had made the chimes ring out
at last.-Selected.