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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
HIS TRAGic D7EtM.


-Fr- the Getherlanas.
Ihe lolh.wing reulrgabe ghost
Sto.y Is t,id Of two bfotn.s members
Of distinguished family H. Friesand.
| province of the Netherlands: The
| young men were officers In the same
regiment, ard iher only fault-a Ger
tain rash valOr. 50 different from the
quiet prudence So characteristic OF
their natiOn-niadp their comrades al
most idOliZe them
These young officers were exceed
lngly anxious To see u ghost and took
great deal Of pains to plunge into
all sorts Of gloomy places In the hope
of finding them tenanted by beings
from the other world. Al last they
seemed to find the orthodox old castle
with Its haunted room Everybody
bore witness to the horrible sights and
sounds nightly to be seen and heard
therein. and these young gentlemen
determined to pass the night there
1t was Christmas eve. and they pro-
vided themselves with good supper
and n bottle of wine each. fire. lights
and loaded pistols. The hours wore
on. No ghost was seen: no ghostly
sounds were heard The younger
brother, wrapped closely in his warm
cloak. laid his head on the table aud
deliberately resigned himself TO com
Portable sleep The elder brother.
though exceedingly weary. determined
to remain awake and await the issue
of events.
After awhile n noise reused him
from II reverie into which he had fall
Ell. He raised his eyes and beheld the
wall opening in front of his seat.
Through the opening glided Il tall fg.
ure in white. who signed to him to
follow.
The rose and followed the figure
through long. damp. dark passages till
they reached large. brilliantly light
ed room where ball was going on.
Above the strains of music and the
din of voices pierced strange. sharp.
clicking sound like the notes of casta-
nets.
Bewildered and dazzled by this sud
den transition from darkness and ST.
lence to this gay festive scene. it was
some moments before he could col
lect his senses, but he was shocked by
perceiving that these gayly dressed la
dies and their richly uniformed cava-
liers were skeletons. and the curious
sound that impressed him so strangely
was the clicking of feshless jaws
The figure at his side ordered him
to take partner from this hideous
throng, which he refused to do. Irri-
tated at this refusal, the figure raised
his arm to strike. but the officer in
stantly leveled at him the pistol he
had continued to grasp and discharged
it full in his face.
With the shock and report he started
to his feet. The white figure. the ball
room, the fearful. ghastly dancers, all
had vanished. and he was in the room
where he had supped, but his brother
lay dying at his side.
He had shot him in his dream and
awakened only to receive his last ut
terance. From that awful Christmas
night he was an altered man. All
the gayety had gone out Of his life.
all the sunshine had faded from his
days, and after few years Of una
vailing anguish Of remorse he found
himself unable to bear the burden
Of his regrets and put an end to his
life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
The Two AnueIs,

The following allegory is told among
the Turks:
Every man has two guardian angels,
one on his right shoulder and one on
his left. In doing good the angel on
the right shoulder notes it down and
sets a seal upon it, for what is done
is done forever. When evil is com
mitted the angel on the left shoulder
writes 1t down. but he waits until mid
night before he seals it, If by that
time the man bows his head and says.
Gracious Allah, have sinned; for
give mel! the angel blots out the fault,
but if not he seals it at midnight, and
then the angel on the right shoulder
weeDs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
4 Canine Feat,

A blind man, guided by a large and
athletic dog, went down the street the
other day. Just as they turned cor
ner the blind mans dog saw dog ii
knew and darted forward in a way
that threw the sightless mendicant to-
the ground. He was speedily assisted
to his feet, however, by a waggish
passerby. who remarked that he had
heard some remarkable stories Of the
feats performed by dogs, but this was
the first time he had ever known one
to pull down the blind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
10Y THAT BRINGS WOE
Shock Of Sudden Glad Tidings at
Times Turns the Brain.
1T HAS DRIVEN PEOPLE MAD.
Some Of the Saddest Cases Of lunacy
Are Those Where The Mind Is Un-
able to Stand the Strain of News Of
Unexpected Good Fortune.

II is no eNaggeration to assert, said
an asylum doctor of long and varied
experience, that there are scores of
men and women In insane asylums
who have literally been sent there
through excess of joy. Many of these
cases which are, in my opinion, the
saddest of all have come under my
own observation
| remember In the very first asylum
with which | was connected one of
the patients was a strikingly hand
some and very well educated man,
who was as sane as you or except
on one point He was really man of
considerable wealth, but his deusion
was that he was pauper, and lie
would tell the most pitiful tales of his
deslitution, begging, with tears in his
eyes, for Il few coppers with which to
buy bread. .s
According to the story told me, he
was the only son of wealthy mer-
chant. In his youth he had fallen
among evil companions and had led
such a dissolute life that his father
not only threatened TO disinherit him.
but forbade him ever to enter his
house again. After that he seems to
have sunk into the lowest depths of
poverty until he was glad to earn Il
few coppers by selling papers or
matches in the streets. ...
1t was mt this last and lowest stage
that news came to him that his fa-
ther had died intestate and that he
was heir TO all his vast fortune. The
sudden news completely turned the
mans brain and brought on such
condition of excitement that he had
to be sent to an asylum, and when he
calmed down again he had lost all
recollection of his good fortune, and
nothing could shake his delusion that
he was on the verge of starvation.
Another patient in the same asylum
was a young and in his lucid moments
a most intelligent fellow, whose "brain
was turned" as the saying is, on learn
ing that he had passed an examina-
tion. He had sat for the matriculatlOn
examination at the University Of Lon
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Eitunninoiis Coal.

The first btuminous coal mined In
the United States. states the United
States geological survey. was taken
from what is usually termed the Rich
mOnd BASIN IL small area In the south
eastern portion of Virginia, near the
city of Richmond. This basin is stu-
nted on the castern margin Of the
Piedmont platenu, thirteen miles above
tidewater, ON the james river II lies
In Go0chland, Henrico, Powhatan and
Chesterfield counties. The coal beds
are much distorted, and the coal is Of
rather low grade when compared with
that from other districts with which
it has to come into competition. The
occurrence Of coal was known in the
Richmond basin rs early as 1700, and
in 1883 shipments were made to some
of the northern states. At present
what little coal is produced in this
field is for local consumption only
Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Envious.

Just think of it," said the student
of immis ration. Many men who
come to this country cannot write their
own names."
YES" answered Mr.. Pinchpenny.
"and when get down my check book
on the first of the month l am inclined
to envy them Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Unreasonable,

She-I don't see why you should hes
itate to marry on $4,000 year Papa
says my gowns never cost more than
that. He-But, my dear, we must have
something to eat. She petulantly)-
Isn't that just like man? Always
thinking of his stomach. - Boston
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Strange Hiding Place.

False teeth are occasionally used for
secretive purposes. An eccentric old
lady boasts of a roof plate which con-
sists of two thin sheets of gold be-
tween which miniature copy Of her
will is inserted. In a similar manner
dyer preserves prescription which
he declares he would not disclose for
a large sum.-London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
ForqetfuI.

Mistress-Did you have company last
night. Mary? Mary-Only my Aunt
Maria, mum. MIstTess-When you see
her again will you tell her she left
her tobacco pouch on the plano o?-Illus-
trated Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Fixing the Break.

"They were both broken up by their
separation
But | understand they've effected a
reconciliation and arA now repaired"
st. Louis Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02

There is no teacher like necessity; It
has been the making Of man; it wakes
up his dormant faculties and stimu
lates to action his latent talents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
FIREMEN'S STRIKE AvERTED.
DR.. NeilI Brings About Peace Between
Railroads and the Union.

Chicago. March 24.-Peace on the
western railroads was assured today
when the general managers and the
representatives of the brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
reached an amicable settlement OF
their differences.
Both sides agreed that credit for
avertlng one of the worst strikes In
railroad history is due to DIR. Charles
+. Neill, commissioner of labor.
The peace terms are substantially as
follows: The demands Of the tiremen
for wage increase of approximately
12E per cent viii be submitted to ar
bitration under the Erdman law.
The railroads agree not to make any
more exclusive agreements with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
aud on roads where the firemen's com
mittees are now permitted to repre-
sent the engineers they shall continue
| to do so.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
DARK FOR JACK JOHNSON.
Negro Heavyweight Pugilist Spends
Some Hours In a Cell.

New York, March 24.-Jack Johnson
the pugilist, ran afoul of Judge Null
queen in general sessions here and as
a result spent several hours in the
Tombs. His bail of 81, 800 under
which he has been allowed to CON
tinue his theatrical engagements was
raised to $1,000. and it took some time
to find a bondsman.
Johnson was up on charge of as
saulting Norman Pindar, but the dis
trict attorney told the court that his
men had been unable to find Pindar
or the two negro women who were
under subpoena as state witnesses.
Judge Mulqueen said:
'rhe court believes that the com
plaining witness and the other wit
nesses under subpoena for the state
in this case have been lured from the
jurisdiction of the court. doubt the
defendants good faith in asking for a
continuance to this date. Therefore /
shall hold this defendant in $1,000 bail
until the witnesses can be found and
brought here. shall also issue a
bench warrant for Pindar, and we
shall see IL he was spirited away or
NOT -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
POULTRY TRUST INDICTED.
Eighty six Dealers Plead Not Guilty to
Conspiracy Charge.

New York. March ~. 80 Eighty-siX
members of the poultry trust appeared
before Justice Goff today to plead not
guilty to the indictments found against
them by the grand jury and TO give
bail.
The indictments charge that the de-
PENDANTS Illegally and against public
policy entered into contracts and COM
binations and established a monopoly
in the purchase, sale and distribution
of live poultry, whereby the supply of
poultry was restrained and prevented
and competition was annhilated by
controlling the supply, sale and price
SO as TO eliminate practically all the
Independent poultry dealers.
The crime charged is conspiracy
and on conviction each of the defend
ants may be sentenced to imprison-
ment for one year or pay a fine of
81, 600 or both punishments may be
imposed
The defendants are indicted under
three groups, which include the mem
bers of the East Side Live Poultry
Dealers association. the New York
Live Poultry Dealers Commission
Merchants association and the Har
lem Live Poultry Dealers association
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
BATTERY DAN FINN DEAD.
Picturesque New York Magistrate Vic
tim of General Breakdown.

New York, March 24.-Police Magis-
trate Daniel l.. Finn, better known as
Battery Dan, the Tammany leader of
the First assembly district, died at
his home here of a general break
down. which began with an attack of
neurasthenia.
Battery Dan was Il fisherman and
a baseball fan, a booster of New York
and its government and an enemy of
the police He enjoyed the reputation
of being the most lenient of magis-
trates. Battery Dan went the limit in
gentleness for everybody that his du-
ties brought him in contact with ex-
cept the New York police. Where the
police were concerned he went the
limit in the other direction.
In FEBRUARY last Maynard Ii. Glenn
ent, the state excise commissioner,
asked the appellate division to remove
Magistrate Finn on the charge that
he had "willfully, unlawfully and
fraudulently" discharged 132 prisoners
in cases of excise violations. The
charges are still pending.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
KETCHEL FIGHTS KLAUS.
Lively Six Round Fight at
Pittsburg Ends In a Draw.

Pittsburg, March 24-Before the lar
gest hocse that ever saw a fight in
western Pennsylvania Stanley Ketchel
and Frank Klaus fought n six round
draw at Duquesne garden here.
1t is hard to say whether "A decision
could have been made at the end of the
fight, so evenly were the men matched.
While Ketchel did more leading in the
fight, Klaus landed very often and
very hard In fact, there was time
when Ketchel was holding on and
grimly.
The first round was rather cautious
on both sides. Each man evidently
wanted to try the other out The sec
ond round W them come together
ed to infghting.
The fourth saw Ketchel go down,
and while some of the crowd thought
he had been knocked down. such was
not the case, as he slipped on getting
away from Klaus. who helped him
up, and at it they went again ham.
mer and tongs.
Inc UIIn rOlHu belpuStu very luuCl
to the pittsburg fighter. Klaus put In
a succession of rights to the jaw OF
Eetchel. who looked very tired and
was forced to clinch repeatedly to save
himself
The sixth found the Michigan won
der himself again, and he came bacl
with dash to try and put the Pitts
burg man out His heavy left was
tried again and again. but he was no
able to land it effectively. The rounC
ended with both fighting viciously fol
q knockout
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
GAYLEY DIVORCE HELD UP.
Steel Trust Magnate Cannot Get Quick
Decree In Reno.

Reno. New, March 24.-James Gay
ley. the steel trust magnate, has met
with a severe setback in his suit for
divorce. Judge Orr declines to sign a
decree until he is satisfied that Mr..
Gayley has established bone fide resi-
ience here.
Mr.. Gayley came here ten months
ago to establish a residence, but he
has since lived In New York and is
now in Arizona.
Mrs. Gayley, who has brought a
cross suit for divorce. took the wit
ness stand I'm court here and testified
that her husband deserted her in July
1908, and went TO Europe. He told her
he did not love her any more and
asked her TO get divorce. She said
DER husband was worth $6,000,000 and
asked $4,000 a year alimony.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
TRIPLE HOLIDAY VOTED.
Stock and Other Exchanges to Close
on Good Friday and Saturday.

Stock and Other Exchanges to Close
on Good Friday and Saturday.
New York. March 24.-The governors
of the New York Stock Exchange have
decided to close on Good Friday and
on the following Saturday, which
means a three day holiday for Wall
street.
The Boston and Chicago Stock Ex-
changes and the New York ConsOli-
dated Exchange. which were awaiting
the decision of the New York Stock
Exchange authorities, have also de-
cided to close down Friday and Satur-
day. The Cotton, Coffee, Metal and
Produce exchanges In this city as well
as the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
the Chicago board of trade and the
philadelphia Stock Exchange will be
closed on both days.
All the foreign exchanges observe
Good Friday and the following Satur-
day as regular holidays. The London
Exchange observes Easter Monday
also.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
New York Senate Will De-
eide Case on tuesday.
COBB INSISTS ON THE DELAY
Osborne In Closing For Prosecution
Declares That Accused Senator
Is as Guilty as Success
full Highwaymen.

Albany, n. V, March 24-In his clos
ing speech to the senate denouncing
Senator Jotham +. Aids as a bribe
taker James w. Osborne, counsel for
Benn Conger declared that if the sen
ate today failed to convict Aids of
bribery it ought to apologize publicly
to Jesse James. Cherokee Bill, Bill
Cook, Oliver Curtis Perry and every
other successful highwayman and sec
ond story worker in the history of
modern civilization.
He insisted that the senate of the
state of New York an august body of
patriots, proud of their virtue, ought
TO raise up in holy horror at the reve-
lations made in the Aids case and
throw the man from Norwich out of
the window
Mr.. Osborne was dramatic. He
threw his arms about his head and
rushed up and down the senate floor,
appealing to this and that senator to
convict Aids. He went over to the
seat occupied by Senator Benn Con
| ger and. standing before the accuser
/ of Aids. cried aloud that here sat n
/ patriot and a hero doomed to fiDan-
cial ruin and social ostracism and
who had committed political suicide to
! check the stampede of the black horse
! cavalry and to overthrow its pOmpous
/ general, Aids
Osborne insisted that there was but
one thing to do, and that was to vote
when the senate got to it on Tuesday
next to sustain the Conger charges.
Old and young women packed their
,'.y into the senate chamber and on
the floor of the senate until the sena-
tors themselves were nearly lost to
view behind peach basket hats and
ether millinery creations that looked
decidedly out of place among the
jurors.
Although Mr.. Osborne hayed Aids
severely and claimed that he had not
even followed the ethics of a profes
sional highwayman in that he deceiv
ed and lied TO his old friend. the late
Senator Thomas c. Plat. and misle6
him in regard to the highway legisla
tion of 1901, Mr. Osborne did not spare
Benn Conger from his part in the dis
trlDutlOn OF the Doodle IuHu.
Mr.. Osborne declared that the de
: fense of Aids that he killed the Nal
by-Stevens bill at the instance of Sena
tor Platt was farfetched and wholly
without foundation. In addition TO ly
ing to Senator Platt, said Mr.. Osborne
Senator Aids had double crossed Sen
ator Plat in that he pretended to Kill
the bridge bill for him and courtinl
his favor for it while at the same tim
taking Frank COnger's money to d,
the trick. He insisted that there wa
not Il member of the state senate will
, nerve and heroism enough to do wha
Benn Conger had done and that h'
would not have done ii himself IL h
were state senator under similar cir
cumstances.
Senators Burlingame and kissel
asked Senator Cobb to take Il vote "A
u once. They insisted that the senat
ought to vote on the question Of sus
tanning the Conger charges immediate
ly the summing up was over. Senate
Cobb reminded them that several sci
. ators were away on business and tina
= they had been assured the senat
y would not get To vote on the Aid
= case until Tuesday next.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
MAJORS WIFE KILLED.
Mrs. Slocum In an Automobile Acct
dent With General Bell.

Washington, March 24.-Mrs. Her
bert j. Slocum, wife of Major Slocum,
now stationed at Governors island.
was killed and Major General j..
Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the
army. had a rib broken in an automo-
bile accident there.
General Bells chauffeur started TO
cross the car tracks when his machine
was hit by a trolley which had been
running up from behind. The trolley
car hit the tonneau of the automobile,
and Mrs. SlOcum and General Bell got
the full force of the collision. The
automobile was jammed against the
big iron telephone pole and crushed
to pieces. Mrs. Slocum was thrown
fifteen or twenty feet, striking on the
stone curbing. General Bell was hurl-
ed about the same distance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25

washington. March 24.-The wreck
Of the battleship Maine is to be raised
from the bottom of Havana harbor.
The house passed bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for raising the wreck and
Interring the bodies supposed to be In
the hulk in the national cemetery at
Arlington, Va. 1t is also provided that
the two tall masts of the ship shall be
brought to the United States and erect
ed In the Arlington cemetery near the
bodies of the buried sailors.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
U. S. AMBASSADOR HOMELESS
Or. David ]. Hill Is Compelled to Go
House Hunting In Berlin.

Berlin, March 24.-Dr. David Jayne
HILL American ambassador to Ger
many, must find new quarters. His
present house ON Bismarck strasse has
been sold under his feet, and the new
landlord has notified him that he must
get out.
This involves a weary search for a
new residence for the ambassador. II
DIR. Hill gets suitable premises 1t is
his intention to have the ambassa-
doris home and the embassy Offices
under the same roof.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
GOVERNOR TO GET $4,000.
New York Senate Passes Proposed
Constitutional Amendment.

OonettubS"a' E"'ee"S
Albany, n. Y, March 24.-The SEN
ate passed Assemblyman Charles A.
Danas proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for an incGease in the
salary OF the governor from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year.
The proposed amendment, having
thus passed this legislature, will have
to be passed again next winter and
then submitted to the people for their
vote.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
Law Takes Some Birds U'n ii.ta.

Trenton, n. j., March 24.-The as
sembly has passed the bill making any
Woman found wearing a "closed sea-
son" bird on her hat guilty Of crimi-
nal offense.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25

Colonel Hoyt TO Be Brigadisr.
Washington, March "a. - President
Taft sent 10 the senate the nomination
Of Colonel Ralph w. HOyt Twenty
hfth infantry, TO be a brigadier gen
erai
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-09
LIKE "BAbY Nine"
Mrs, Warren Pretended An.
Others Child Was Hers.
REAL MOTHER TOOK IT BACK.
Now Mrs. Campbell, Who Changed Her
Mind Ten Months After Her Son
Was Born, May Keep the
Baby Herself.
REAL MOTHER TOOK IT BACK.

New York, Dec. 6.--Supreme Court
Justice Davis has dismissed writ of
habeas corpus obtained by Arthur W.
Warren to get possession of Walter
Wellington Warren, the months
old son Of Mrs. Maude NJ. Campbell,
on the ground that the chid's mother
had agreed to permit Warren and his
wife, Dora, to claim the child as their
own by blood and did permit them to
assert such claim to their friends and
relatives for eight months, when she
took the child away from them.
Warren said In his petition. upon
which he got an order directing Mrs
Campbell to produce the child in court.
that prior to Feb. 10 last Mrs. Camp
bell resided with himself and his
wife. They desired child very much
he said, and Mrs. Campbell was about
to become the mother of one. Accord
ingly they made an agreement, War
ren said by which Mrs. Warren was
to claim the child as her own, and as
soon as 1t was born and had been in
her custody she was to appear to be
III and physician was to be called to
treat her for the period necessary in
such a case. This was to be done to
make outsiders believe the child was
Mrs. Warrens.
Warren says that the child was born
Feb. Is and that all the details of the
plan were carried out, even to the ex-
tent Of calling a physician to attend
Mrs. Warren for six days, although
she was not i'll. The boy was named
Walter Wellington Warren, for the pc
titioner's uncle, and all their friends
and relatives congratulated them. The
child was brought up as their own,
Warren said and Mrs. Campbell ac-
knowledged it to be the child of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren and disclaimed all
relationship.
The petitioner declares that Oct. 2S
Mrs. Campbell came to their home on
Staten Island and took the child away
with her.