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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

All around the country doctors are
raising their rates and preparing to
soak the sick man with bills as well
as with pills, but one redeeming
feature of the doctors trust is a de-
sirable result it seems likely to pro-
duce. Some timid souls that for
merly fled to the sanctum of a NJ.
d., for every stomach belch and toe
ache will suddenly get bold and
spunk 1t out without the help of the
extortionate practitioner. And as
for all his twaddle about the unpaid
bills that almost break the pages of
a Doctors ledger, we hate to waste
paper to point out the imbecility Of
that argument The woods are full
of poor clerks, poor farmers, poor
mechanics who scrimp their stom-
achs and wear S49S suits of clothes
just to gather money enough to pay
the fancy charges of some high
falution son-of-a-gun who. wears a
Prince Albert coat at church on
Sunday and tries to look down on
the plain, practical citizen whose
surname has the good fortune not
TO be preceded by any heavier han
die than the altogether democratic
Mister.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, S.:

State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, S.:
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm OF
F. l.. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firr-
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case o
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9Th day OF
December, A. D. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Orders" are multiplying. We had
Elks, Eagles and Owls, and now we
have Foxes Who says we are not
advancing far away from Darwin S
initial y?-Tannersville cor.
of Monroe Jeffersonian.
So much the better for the dila-
tory husbands and sons-in-law of
Tannersville, then. No longer need
they invent transparent excuses for
being out late at night. I've been
to my lodge" was never so handy a
phrase for them as now.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

A sayso ballplayer got in the coop
at Bellefonte for stealing pipes from
the showcase of a barbershop. Pity
some of the fakirs of the diamond
couldn't be jugged for the pipe
dreams they peddle about being able
to pelt the sphere for home
run with two men out and the
bases full in the last of the ninth!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Don't throw kisses, my boy; de-
liver them in person.-Nicholson
Record.
Why certainly, certainly-if over
in Nicholson you be so fortunate as
to find anything like a fair dupli-
cate of the winsome femininity we
have in Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The Scranton Truth says this
world is growing better. WILLIAM
TRAVERS JEROME, once principal
prosecutor of criminal causes in New
York, will probably move that the
name of the paper be changed to the
Scranton Liar.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

"Dies in grim presence" runs a
headline in the Doylestown Intel
lingencer. Does this mean the ticket
he tops went down to its grave right
where a well limelighted citizen of
Doylestown could stand and behold
the spectacle?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

And now comes Mr.. Weiser of the
Allentown Democrat with the state
ment that Allentown is the bright
est star in the armament of Penn
sylvania municipalities. Mr.. Weiser
knows, however, that Johnstown is
the brightest star in the galaxy of
Pennsylvania cities. -Johnstown
Democrat
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The Philadelphia Inquirer says
that the Democratic mule in Penn
sylvania is in sad state of division.
Evidently the kicking part is the
only part that has any life remain
Wilkes-Barre Record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Beauty will make things go when
we are young, but pretty men are
not greatly in demand. What the
world wants to know of a man is
whether he can do anything. View
ed in that light, the contents of a
head are more important than its
facial outline. .-Titusville Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The Scranton Truth predicts that
Mr.. Tener will be elected the next
governor of Pennsylvania by a rec
ord breaking majority. Carry this
news to the North American.-Bris-
tol Courier.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

An authority estimates the value
of this years hay crop at 5600,0OO,-
900, practically equivalent to the
value of the cotton crop. After all,
we are compelled to confess our de-
pendence upon the farmer, who
draws from the soil the enormous
crops which keep in vigorous being
and prosperity our great nation of
ninety million ultimate consumers.
Lancaster New Era
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The state laws require that suit
able guide boards shall be placed at
the intersection of all roads, and it
is the duty of the township super
visors to carry out the law. 1t is
the duty of the constables to report
any negligence on the part of super
visors TO the court. Officers, do your
duty.-New Milford Advertiser.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

We want to say for one clergy
man in Cambria county that he has
the right idea. He said he was in
terested in the coming Jeff-Johnson
bout and didn't care who knew it.
Johnstown Democrat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08
COUNTY.
Representative,
H. c. JACKSON.

The man who kicks about to-
days weather would kick about his
crown.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08
The keystone Press

Why, certainly, Beverly, Mass, is
now spelled with a summer capital
Lancaster New Era.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Have you thought of Saratoga
Springs and Lake George as the
place TO spend your vacation this
summer? See advertisement. 54t4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

*+<+++<<++++<++++++<+++++t
( RIGHT OFF THE BAT. (
That baby girl at our house is all
that she's cracked up to be. And
my big boy, he'll tell you just what
his pa said about it.-Ben Robin
son.
That red and black bird the boys
got on the cliff and sold to me died,
and | never have found out for
certain what it was.-Timmy O'Con-
nell.
The ice cream business is very
good, thank you, but don't eat up
all my salted peanuts while you give
me hot air about my cream.-Fred
Rupert.
Yes, Texas No. made little
money on that Fourth of July pic
mic at Bellevue park on the hill.
Don't you see me on the way to the
bank with the doughbag g?-William
A. Sluman.
Earl Sherwood is mad at me. He
says he wants to sleep, and that
keep him awake with a noise from
lilo a ct ~
sorry, but l can't help it this hot
weather. Michael Calvin.
| beg to announce | have just
| bought a cane for 81, reduced from
$1.37 ", and that now any man or
woman who disobeys my orders
knows what to expect.-Harris, of
the Globe.
When Teddy lectured in England
he talked about the Roundheads and
the Longheads of British history,
but we've got ''longheads" enough
here in Honesdale to suit me, the
way the women are wearing their
hair now-C. c. Jadwin.
When l say go way" | don't
really mean exactly that. / don't
want you to go. l don't expect to
go myself until October or Novem-
ber. It's simply an expression I've
gotten into the habit of using.
NJ. Hale, state road inspector.
] wish the young men of Wayne
county were not quite so sporty.
That's why I've had to get outside
help on the Dyberry road. Our
boys are good fellows all right, but
they simply wouldn't take the road
job. That's the truth.-George Sea-
man.
Yes, we marched in Scranton, we
Grand Army boys, and after march
ing a little we would halt, but,
speaking for myself, l am candid
to tell you that the marshal always
called those halts in the wrong place.
Judge Henry Wilson, Commander
Ham post.
There is one bright lawyer in
Washington. Every time ] go into
his Office he says "What can l do you
for?" He doesn't say What can l
do for you?" the way some folks
would. That man knows the game.
He is one of the best friends | have
in Washington.-Earl Sherwood.
They tell me the young folks of
my flock do a good deal of marrying
more than those of most churches.
That's good! l can only add my
hope that the marriages l missed
may be an inspiration for more
some that | shall not miss.-Rev. c.
C. Miller.
On my Jersey vacation | shall not
see Atlantic City. That is an old
story to me. | used to go there fre-
quently from Philadelphia for a
swim and dinner and thought II
great fun, but the novelty has al
worn off, and / won't go near the
boardwalk this time.-Rev. George
S. Wendell.
'Mind Your Own Business"
A Port Jervis man who is fire.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Congratulations are due Charles
f. Potter, rural mail carrier out Of
Towanda, for his action in causing
the arrest of the supervisors of
three townships of Bradford county
for neglect of duty in failing to
keep their roads in decent condition
for travel 1t is to be hoped that
every wilfully derelict supervisor in
the state will be proceeded against
in the same way.-Milford Dispatch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

That red and black bird the boys
got on the cliff and sold to me died,
and | never have found out for
certain what it was.-Timmy O'Con-
nell.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The good old days are coming
back same as Halley's comet did,
The story of the sea serpent was re-
viyed in the report that a big green
eyed serpent with head like tur-
tie had been seen in Great Kills,
Staten Island. One day last week
that other old standby of editors in
the good old days was also revived.
1t was the story of the eagle with
the gigantic wing spread carrying
off the little baby. Like Halley's
comet the temperance of these
stories was tame and failed to create
the old-time interest.-Carbondale
Leader.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

The ice cream business is very
good, thank you, but don't eat up
all my salted peanuts while you give
me hot air about my am.-Fred
Rupert.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Yes, Texas No. 4 made a little
money on that Fourth of July pic
mic at Bellevue park on the hill
Don't you see me on the way to the
bank with the doughbag ?-William
A. Sluman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
t*+*+*%++<++***++t+++**+-

That baby girl at our house is all
that she's cracked up to be. And
my big boy, he'll tell you just what
his pa said about it.-Ben Robin.
son.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Earl Sherwood is mad at me. He
says he wants to sleep, and that l
keep him awake with a noise from
my room like a thunderstorm. I'm
sorry, but l can't help it this hot
weather. Michael Calvin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

On my Jersey vacation l shall not
see Atlantic City. That is an old
story to me. | used to go there fire.
quently from Philadelphia for a
swim and a dinner and thought it
great fun, but the novelty has all
worn off, and / won't go near the
boardwalk this time.-Rev. George
S. Wendell.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

They tell me the young folks of
my flock do a good deal of marrying
more than those of most churches.
That's good! l can only add my
hope that the marriages l missed
may be an inspiration for more
C. Miller.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

| beg to announce l have just
bought cane for 81, reduced from
$1.371a, and that now any man or
woman who disobeys my orders
knows what to expect.-Harris, of
the Globe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Yes, we marched in Scranton, W.
Grand Army boys, and after march
ing a little we would halt, but
speaking for myself, l am candle
to tell you that the marshal Away
called those halts in the wrong place
Judge Henry Wilson, Commando
Ham post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

There is one bright lawyer in
Washington. Every time ] go into
his Office he says "What can do you
for?" He doesn't say What can
do for you?" the way some folks
would. That man knows the game
in Washington.-Ear Sherwood.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

When Teddy lectured in England
he talked about the Roundheads and
the Longheads of British history,
but we've got ''longheads" enough
here in Honesdale to suit me, the
way the women are wearing their
hair now-C. G. Jadwin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

/ wish the young men of Wayne
county were not quite so sporty.
That's why I've had to get outside
help on the Dyberry road. Our
boys are good fellows all right, but
they simply wouldn't take the road
man.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

When l say GO way" l dom
really mean exactly that. l dom
want you to go. l don't expect t
go myself until October or Novem
ber. It's simply an expression Fv'
gotten into the habit of using
NJ. Hale, state road inspector. q,
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
Burstinu Water Pipe Ruins
Scenery of ''The Blue Bird"
OPENING TO BE POSTPONED
Accident Follows Dress Re
hearsaI and Works Havoc
with First Act Setting.

-
Blue Bird" at The New Theatre. had
ended yesterday afternoon. one of the
large water pipes in the back Of the
stage burst and the water, pouring as
from a freshet, ruined the scenery of
the first act This scenery had Just
been lowered into the 40-foOt pit be
meath the floor of the stage. and when
the water rose rapidly it completely
covered the pieces used in the act. The
water was quickly shut off and the sub
basement drained. but the damage had
already been done. and il was announced
that the scenery was total loss.
AS soon as the directors of The New
Theatre. who had been viewing the re-
hearsaI from the front of the house.
learned OF this they ordered that the
first performance of the play. scheduled
for tomorrow night, should not take
place until Saturday night. October I.
In the mean time a new set will be
built
The scene in the first act represents
woodcutter's cottage. a rural setting.
The cottage is supposed 10 be con-
structed of cement and plaster. but just
before the end Of the act there occurs
the Transformation scene in which the
walls OF the cottage change and become
iridescent, the woods assume opalescent
and golden hues. and other novel effects
are given. In order to obtain these re-
suits il was found necessary to use
scenery constructed of a special prepara-
tion. the secret of which is being kept
bv the management of The New Theatre
until after the first production
The composition used in this piece
of scenery is such that contact with
water utterly ruins it, and IT is because
Of this that the opening had TO be post
pOned
All tickets purchased for the opening
night will be good on Saturday night.
when the play will have its first public
appearance Tickets for performances
scheduled between Monday and SatUr-
dav evenings will be exchanged for later
dates. The seats sold for Saturday night
will also be exchanged for other per
formanCes. as they will not be good that
evening.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
lWATER SHORTAGE SERIOUS
City's Reservoirs in Westchester
Below Normal Level.

The shortage of water throughout
Westchester County is becoming most
serious problem not alone to the City OF
New York but to all towns and munich
ralities in Westchester County that are
dependent upon their own water supply
or upon water companies that have a
monopoly of certain streams. Most of
the reservoirs are almost dry. and the
storage plants are being drawn upon to
their limit.
According TO the latest reports. the
reservoirs Of the City of New York in
the northern part of Westchester County
are far below their normal level, and all
the storage plants. such as Cross River,
Muscoot and Anawalk storage reser-
voirs. are being drawn upon to their fun
capacity. The big Cornell dam. at Gro
ton. is also low. and although there IS
plenty of water in the storage reservoirs
a continual drouth will cause a great
decrease in the supply
In the town Of Scarsdale orders have
been issued by the health authorities to
boil the water, and in other Westchester
towns similar action has been taken.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
COLUMBIA BIDS FOR CHINESE
Catalogue Issued in Language of
Celestial Empire.

Several thousand copies of the Column
bia University catalogue in Chinese have
been sent TO the Celestial empire for the
instruction of Chinese students who are
considering coming to America for their
college training. The catalogue, which
is bound with a yellow paper cover, con-
tains eighteen pages of reading matter
in Chinese together with several half
tone cuts of the university campus and
buildings.
II. Yang. a former student at Colun-
bia. is responsible for the translation.
which was carried on under the direction
of Professor Hirth. head of the depart
ment of Oriental languages and litera-
tures. The university authorities had
the work done in order that they might
be able 10 give Chinese students who
were contemplating entering an Ameri-
can college a better idea of what Column
bia had to offer.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
MAN KILLED BY FIRST BLOW
Knocked Down by Opponent and
Dies Instantly.

In a fight in the American Express
Company's sheds at Madison avenue
and 46th street last night Edward
stantly killed by a blow from Richard
T. Johns, thirty-four years old. Johns
was arrested and locked up at the East
51st street station charged with homi-
eide
The two men were porters and both
were very powerful White. the dead
man. having a little the advantage in
height and weight. They 1uarrelled over
the loading of a truck and soon began
purnrnellnig each other Frank Kfltey,
another porter. says that White made
two terrific lunges at Johns, and the
latter ducked them both. Johns then
uppercut White. White fell back, his
head striking the cement flooring, and
he did not move again. Clerks and por-
ters at first thought he was Joking and
accused him Of taking" but it soon
was apparent that he was unconscious.
Johns became frantic.
J. c. Parker. night manager, tele-
pohned to the Flower Hospital, and DR.
Bradford. who answered the call. said
Whites skull had been fractured by the
flooring and he had died instantly.
Johns was arrested by Patrolman Ro-
gan. Johns is married. has two children
and his wife is i'll. He was terror
stricken by his arrest lest his wife suf-
fer from the shock.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
HOTEL BEAT HAD NERVE
AND AN AUTOMOBILE
Arriving at the Waldorf in a
Luxurious Limousine. He
Charged Everything.
THEN QUIETLY SLIPS AWAY
Went to Hotel Knickerbocker,
but an Attack of Vertigo
Leads to His Downfall
and Arrest.

Under the porte cochere of the Wal
dorf- Astoria a luxurious limousine rolled
last Wednesday morning It contained
only one passenger. the gentleman
chauffeur. who signalled in a lordly way
to the porter to carry in a black Glad
stone bag. while he proceeded to the
desk and registered as &c McCay Mel
len, Seattle. Wash" The black Glad
stone bag bore the initials H. H. p
but the discrepancy was not noticed at
the time. He was assigned to a room
which rents for 81 day.
Give the man his tip for me. old
man." Mellen said to the clerk, and %
cents went down on the book, charged
against the new guest.
When the new guest came down stairs
he got into the limousine and rolled
away. Later in the day he returned to
the hotel afoot He dined and drank
had his nails manicured, his hair cut
his chin smooth shaven. and for every
thing he signed charge slips. on Fri
day night one OF the Chambermaids
found that the man and the black Glad
stone bag were gone.
Yesterday at noon. the same individ-
ual strobe into the Hotel Knickerbocker
and registered as r. L. Lovejoy. During
the afternoon as he was stepping out OF
his room, he had an attack o. vertigo
and fell to the floor. One of the maids
called DR. Rogers. the hotel physician
who put him to bed and gave him the
necessary treatment. The man told DR.
Rogers to have his fee charged agains
| him
Later DIR. Rogers was looking in {
casual way over the dead beat list
when he read a description which seemed
to fit his patient of an hour ago Th'
black Gladstone bag was mentioned anC
he told House Detective Smith his sus
picions One of the Waldorf's detective
was called
| Meanwhile the guest had gone around
| to the Hotel King Edward. and there
| had been shaved, shampooed and mani
cured. leaving an 'I o. u for 81 35
to be collected at the Hotel Knlcker
| booker Then he returned to the Knick
| erbocker. where he was placed under
arrest. When the black Gladstone bas
| was searched 1t was found to contain
! besides pair of silk pajamas. batf
towel stamped with the name of the
| Waldorf Astoria and three bars of soar
| from the hotel.
When arraigned before Magistrate
O'Connor. in the mems night court last
night, he pleaded guilty. He said that
b;S raal mama WAS Harry H PierSOn
but the police say that he also answers
TO the names of Harry Arthur anc
Harry Emerson. The automobile, he
said. belonged TO a friend, from whom
he had borrowed 1t in order to make the
| right impression" when he went to the
Waldorf.
Magistrate O'Connor held him fol
trial in 81 900 bail. AS he was being lee
away to his cell he pleaded for permis
sion to take his pajamas out of the
black Gladstone bag. saying II was de
cidedly uncomfortable sleeping in ones
outer clothes"
The detectives say that on July IL ht
was convicted as a furnished room thie1
before Judge Foster. in the Court OF
| General Sessions. who suspended sen
tence. They add that his picture is II
| the Rogues' Gallery.