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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Seals Marvellous Instinet.

The instinct of the seal is marvel
Gus, writes Sir Edward Morris in the
Wide World Magazine. 1t will leave
Its young on the ice in the morning
and, going down through hole, re-
main away all day swimming in search
of food. Returning in the evening, 1t
will locate its offspring in the same
patch" among hundreds of thousands
Of other baby seals, Notwithstanding
that the ice may have wheeled or
drifted fifty or sixty miles during the
day from wind and tide and not with
standing that the patch may extend
thirty or forty miles from one end to
the other. Whether this instinct Is of
the class that enables the bird. without
any mark or chart. in forest with
millions of trees alike to find its way
back with ease and precision to It's
nest l do not know. but it is one of
those wonders in nature before which
human knowledge is brought to a full
stop.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
FOR The CHILDREN
The SIeepy Donkey.

A man near Meadville, Pa, has an
innocent looking, sleepy little donkey,
which he keeps in yard back of his
house. For some time every dog that
passed made it a point to stop and
bark at the long cared animal. Final
ly the man became provoked, and one
day when two big dogs growled and
tried their best to jump the fence the
man quietly opened the gate and let
them in. If they had been Siberian
bloodhounds the barking brutes could
not have rushed with more ferocity
upon the seemingly stupid little ami
NAL with long, shaggy hair and ears.
Prancing around him on beth sides
and watching their chance to grab
him by the throat both together. the
dogs, like brace of ravenous wolves.
encircled the donkey. Squinting lazily
out of his Oft eye, the donkey appear
ed most oblivious to his danger. The
dogs grew fiercer. AS both were
about to catch his throat in their
| teeth the donkey with the speed of
lightning fash lowered his head and
dashed toward the nearest dog as if to
butt him. Round and round the dom
key whirled as if on a pivot Then
his heels Jew out, and the next in
slant fifty pounds of dog went spin
ming through the air. The fate Of dog
No. 1 was only an aggravation to No.
q. He snapped and growled more fu-
riously at the donkey than before. In
two minutes more. however, the sec
ond savage assailant was cavorting
over the turf in somersaults, and the
donkey had closed his eyes again and
retired on his laurels.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Women and stooss.

Women spectators have hauit GO
giving to brokers orders with Il ,gi4s
attached to them. 4 woman whJ
owned some bank stock asked bro.ie.'
to sell it at $50 If he thought sh ;
could not get any more for it. The
market in this stock had been inactiN :
for months, and $50 was the highest
price ever recorded for it, The next
day the broker Lad a chance to sell
the stock at 250 It so happened that
on the same day lively demand for
this bank stock developed, and before
the day was over it was selling at
300. The broker wrote to his woman
customer that he had sold her stock
for $3.50 a share and would she send
her certificGtc to him for delivery TO
the purchaser? She refused TO deliver
The stock.
You ought to have known better
than to sell it for 250," she remon-
strated. Il am going to sell it today
myself for 300
1t was not until the broker appealed
to the courts that he succeeded in get
ting the stock from the woman
Strand Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Pretty Fine Scratches.


Most people consider a polished sur
face as something absolutely smooth
that is, something with no scratches
on 1t whatever. To polish a thing,
however, the very reverse is done to it..
1t is filed with very fine scratches.
All eyeglass lenses, glass for mirrors,
furniture, ETC., are rubbed with fine
emery paper and later with an ex-
tremefy fine powder which gives the
finishing touches in the shape Of very
fine scratches. Now the question arises
as to just how fine the scratches must
be-that is, how far apart they must
be, for big scratches good distance
apart give anything but polished sur
face. The answer Is that the scratches
or ridges between must be less than
one-quarter the wave length Of the
light that falls on the surface for the
light to be reflected and thus give the
effect Of polished surface. This is
less than one two-hundred-thousandth
Of an inch for light waves. No break
ing up of the waves is caused, and
they consequently are reflected in their
original form.-New York Tribune
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
STRIKERS ISSUE ULTIMATUM.
Morgan Line Cooks and Stewards Or.
dered to Join Movement.

New York. June 20.-The Morgan
line strikers got the crews of the pas
senger boat Creole and the freight
boat Elson on their arrival to strike
as soon as they were paid off. The
company had men in reserve, some of
whom were Oh receiving ship for
strike breakers.
In the effort to. end the strike John
J. Bealin and Michael j. Reagan of
the state board of arbitration brought
about a conference between g. w.
Jungeon, manager, and e. II. Patten.
agent of the Morgan line, and com
mittee of three representing the strik-
ers, the state arbitrators being present
at the conference. No settlement was
reached.
A general strike ultimatum was is
sued to all coastwise steamship lines
calling for a general strike of the fire.
men, cooks and stewards tomorrow
unless the Morgan line settles with its
striking employees and the other
steamship lines also come to terms.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
HOLDS SON IS BLAMELESS.
Young Miller Unable to Support Elsie
Oswald, Father Says.

Yonkers, N. Y, June 20.-The body
Of Elsie Oswald, who on Saturday shot
herself to death for love of young
Oliver Miller Of Mount Vernon, will be
quietly buried today In Kensico Gem
etery at valhalla village.
Coroner lies of Yonkers is looking
for an elderly New York man known
to the girl as "Uncle" and to whom she
telephoned a few minutes before she
killed herself. The coroner wants to
ask him a few things at the inquest.
G. P. Miller, father of the boy whom
Elsie loved, insists that this old man
is the one morally responsible for the
girls death. His son, he holds, was
duped and had at no time had money
enough to support woman in New
York fat Young Miller works for a
manufacturing company and it is
learned intended to take a business
trip to Michigan. This Elsie found
out when she telephoned the works
Saturday morning, and then she plan
ned her trip to Mount Vernon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Posting-A Hoop Game.

In this game a large circular track
should be marked out, with static ms at
equal distances, one for each player.
The player at the first station trun-
dies his hoop to the second station,
the player at that station takes his to
the third, and so on, the player at the
last station taking the hoop on the
first again. Any one steadying the
hoop with his hand is out. and his sta
ton must be abolished. The player
keeping in and trundling the hoop
round to all the stations wins the
game. If the number of players is
large two or three hoops may be kept
going at one time.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Gold Miners.

1t is chickens that usually pick up
gold nuggets. In Nebraska the ducks
have gone into the business and are
likely to put the chickens to shame.
You see, gold is often found in the
sand Of water courses, where it has
been washed down from the hills. and
the ducks that go swimming in the wa
ter have chances for mining that dry
land fowls can never have. They pick
up tiny nuggets and swallow them, and
then the gold is found in their crops
when they are killed for the table.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Conundrums,

What is the difference between a
stylish young lady and burglar? One
wears false locks and the other false
Keys.
Why is watch like a river? Be-
cause it won't run long without wind
ing.
Who was the fastest runner in the
world? Adam, because he was first in
the human race.
Why should one wear watch when
he travels through sandy, dry country
Because every watch has a spring
in it.
What is the difference between a
baby and nightcap? One is born to
wed, the other worn to bed.
What is that which Adam never saw
nor possessed, yet left two to each of
his children? Parents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
The First One Up.

The first one up in our house is the small
est one OF all.
Before the sunlight wakes us up he comes
across the hall
And gently opens mothers door to make
his morning call
The nrst one up of all the flowers out in
the garden bed.
The crocus. sure OF welcome. shows his
little baby head
Before the earth has thrown aside the
blanket winter spread.
Youths Cnmnanion
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
The Bell Buzzard.

The bell buzzard has come back to
Ohio. according to the newspapers.
He was seen two weeks ago IN Ross
county, which is in the southern part
of the state. and his little bell was
tinkling as merrily as ever. He has
worn the bell around his neck since
the days of his youth, when some one
caught him and gave him the musical
necklace. Every year since then he
has come back to the same part of
Ohio.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23

Chicago, June 20.--Judge Carpenter
has refused to grant motion by the
packers for a rehearing Of their de-
murrer to federal indictments alleging
monopoly.
He refused to give any reasons, sim
ply announcing his decision in six
words.
The government announced that it
would move for an immediate trial.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
LAWYER DROWNED IN GORGE
Eugene A. Rowland Is Victim o.
Strange Accident Near Utica.

Utica, N. Y, June 20. = Eugene
A. Rowland of Rome, United States
commissioner in that city and one OF
the leading lawyers in central New
York, fell into the gorge at Trenton
Falls, fifteen miles north Of Utica. and
was drowned,
At the time of the accident Mr.. Row
land was walking with John Bur
roughs, the naturalist, along a path
running along the side of the gorge
Mr.. Rowland slipped and plunged into
the stream, a distance of twelve to
fifteen feet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Grows In the Clouds.

So far as is known. the highest ele
walton at which flowers are found
growing is 1900 feet above the sea
level. The homely little plant which
has the distinction of being the loft
lest grower in the world is found on
the upper slopes Of the Himalayan
mountains, near the line of perpetual
snow.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Happiness does not consist IN thing.
so much az in thoughts,
Anything to ObIiee.

Tourist (at Irish hoteD-You seem
tired, Pat Waiter - Yiss, sorr; up
rery early this morning-half past g.
Tourist don't call half past early.
Waiter (quickly)-Well, half past 8
ihin.-London Punch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
His Mistake,

what cured him Of fiirting?"
"He started Irritation with lady
who turned out to be selling an ency-
clopedia at $2o0 a set" Louisville
CouriersJ Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
sunIiaht.

Exposure to sunlight is one Of the
best disinfectants for clothing known.
The light passing through glass will
not do ii.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
IL Would Answer.

Rose-I painted this picture to keep
the wolf from the door. Fleming-If
the wolf is anything Of an art critic 1t
will do it-Smart Set
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
A Paper Dome.

The dome of the observatory at
Greenwich is made Of papier mache.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
JOSEPH n. WEIGH
Fire
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.

Office: Second floor Masonic Build
ing, over 9. 9. Jadwin's drug store,
llonsdale
, 1911-05-06

Petea. Carl %Limpricht,

Gurc.u6r 5or de do0sh cc&tndlSIe Ger,
Riddar If Dauabrog OF Doaae1roga~a""'
n0R VITTERLIGT: Paa FinansminIsteI1gts I1lonl
III nedIagte aIlrrunderdanigste FereslIIm5 har get of"' Is
Hans Maiestrt Kougen we'd Allerhoeste Resolution al l4"t
f. NJ. alIcrna.digst at >tadfeste folgende al hoIonlalraao5'
for St. Croix we'd 3die B~vhandling den SIDE J"nuar q. =. yea co.,
tagne A~nordning ON Bemyndigelse for Guyrrnemen59' 5 n"
Francs al st. Croix Immigrarionsfonds Midler til ErhverveI,
Sc af Land % Bygninger til en- AgerdyrkningS Forsogsst"ton
paa st. CrolX.
Guvernoneutet for de dmsk yestndske Der bemyndiges til at
o,yenle Ell Belob af 2l200 Francs At de St. CrolX lmnn8Ia1onslono III
h5rende MidIer til Erhyervese al Land og Bygnln8ert til en- Agel05Ik-
nugs Forsogsstajon pa St Crolx.
Hvoreftcr allie Vedkommende sig have at rette'
Guyernementet for de dmsk vesindske Ger,
ST. Thomas, den 24de April 1911.
Under min Haand og Guvemementets SeGL
LIMPRICHT.
N"0l II
, 1911-05-06

When any person is summoned before Court Of Justice to give
evidence in a Criminal Case or in q public Police Court Case, and 1t 10
supposed that the Witness, through his absence from his homestead on
that account, suffers loss OF income, and the Authority Administering
the Court finds. that. in view of the economic position of the Witness,
there is reason to give compensation the Court may give compensation
for sncb loss according to the duration of the absence and the ordinary
rate of the wages Of the place, and the compensation must not exceed
. Francs for the loss of d whole days work.
81
Soch compensation, which is to be betrayed by the Colonial Irea-
nottiops are concluded, notification shall be made in the Court Protocol
6f such payment :; the notification shall be considered a. a receipt for
the amount from the Witness
This Ordinance comes into force 3 months after having obtained
Royal Sanction.
To which all concerned have TO conform.
Government Of the Danish West India Islands,
ST. Thomas. the Path April 1911.
Under my hand and the seal Of Governments
LMPRICIIT
, 1911-05-06
ORDINANCE
uuucbr0Ysu"ud

authorizing the Government of the Danish
West India Islands to spend an amount of
q, 200 Francs of the means belonging to
the St. Croix immigration Fund for the
purpose Of acquiring land and buildings
for an agricultural experimental station IN
st. Croix.
, 1911-05-06

ON Bemyndigelse for Guveruementet for
de dansk vestindiske Ger til at anveude ct
Belob af 21,200 Francs af ST. Croix Immi-
grationsfonds Midler Ill Erhvervelse af
Land og Bygninger til en- Agerdyrknings
Forsogsstatiou paa St. Croix,
, 1911-05-06

Peter Carl Limpricht,

GoUernor OF Tic DonISh Vest H7dto ISloHdS, h"2gHto "
Dannedrog d Donaedrogsmo"d,
MAKE KNOWN On the most submissive representa-
lD ton Of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the King
was most graciously pleased by Resolution OF l4th uItimo to
sanction the following Ordinance concerning Payment for
Witnesses in public cases in St. CroiX passed at 3rd discus
sion in the Colonial Council for ST CroiX on the 9th Jan
uary ac.
, 1911-05-06
Peter Carl Limpricht,

GurernGr tor dc d07sE Ve5VT70TS77 %,
P;dder Of DanueJrog og Doonebro9Smo"d,
OTnR ~ITTERLIGT Paa Finansministerlets derom
q nedlagte aIIermlerdanigste ForestILlns har det behaget
Ha4' H'J",i;rst # s+adfa>te foigtnde af Kolonialraadet
! e. NJ T. 'I rroix we'd Sdie Behanding d. Ode Januar "A. vedt"g-
. 8 ~ OH Godtsorelse til Vidner otfenlIige Sager
Daa ST. CioX.
, 1911-05-06

Naar noeen mdkddes til at mode Betten for at ofSlYe VIoneloT-
klari1oj en- krminel Sag eer en- oHenthg PohtretsSa9' oS uo' m"5e
~ bn we'd sin FrlyareIse fra Hjemmet hder lndta8tSt@o' Kan I ger NV
den der bekIaaler Reten finder, at der eter NldnetS o h0nomS ou W{
~ Cr,d lati at deme tstaaes VIdnet en- etter raY"feEe -"
- IrnLrno 90 Stelets Arbeidspns afpasset Erstatnng Tor ct saad"nt
~ m Z, 5t,oreIsen mas like oyersuge 2 FIR for Tablet al en- hl Days
Arbeidslon.
Golto,nasen. der udredes at Kooniolkassen, udbetales til Erdnet
Rattor StraEs efter Forkarngens AslutninS, og ON OdDetahnSeh
r@.Sa am Ante9nino i Rebprotocolen, der trder Stedet 1r hYtteIm6
af Vhuet.
D,ma ,nrlnng huIer KRAFT 3 Moanoler ot@ at have fa"et
Kongejg St1dIa&ese.
uvor,rtur able Vedkommcnde sig have at rete.
G,.rnonentet for de lmsk yesuudisko Ger
ST Thomas, den 24de April 1911.
Under MIN Hand og Guvernementets Se6L
|IINPRICHT.
The new era., 1911-03-16

One day drover came along the
pike with long string Of oxen and
stopped at the Black Bear Inn, and
engaged pasture for his cattle over
night. The drover was new in that
part OF the country, and for safety he
handed his pocket book. containing
several hundred dollars, to John Hartz
for safe keeping, In the presence of
Weisgarber. Shortly afterwards when
the drover was out attending to his
cattle. Weisgarber suggested the idea
to John of changing the good money
in the pocket book for an equal
amount Of counterfeit that he had on
hand. John was easily persuaded. He
thought his step-father knew best. In
the morning the drover received his
pocket book and proceeded to count
Its contents. He at once saw that
the bills were of different kind than
those he had been carrying. He
pulled counterfeit detector from his
pocket and examined them. Having
satisfied himself that they were bad.
he charged John with having substi-
tuted them. The accused mans face
turned red and he began to stammer,
but his step-father who was standing
by. came at once to the front and COM
menced to talk in German to John
Turning to the drover he protested in
badly broken English that the young
man was honest and hadn't even
opened the pocket book. Between the
two the drover got a tongue lashing
for his accusation that SO completely
upset him that he was none too sure
that he ever had any money. He was
now in bad fix; long ways from
The new era., 1911-03-16

home with pocket book full of coun-
terfeit money as his only wherewith
to pay his expenses.
After everything had cooled down.
Mr.. Weisgarber, in a burst Of gener-
osity, was good enough to loan the
drover one or two hundred dollars to
pay his way until he could reach
Strasburgh. little town at the foot
of the Three Brother mountains The
drover was silenced but not altogether
convinced. His money was all right
the day before, but he wasn't quite
sure 1t was of the right stamp when
he handed 1t over to the young man
for safe keeping. Here was an exem-
plification of the little difference be-
tween the truth and a lie well stuck
to. Time rolled on and John Hartz'
career in crime became more and
more firmly fixed.
One day the sheriff came with a
warrant for the Flying Dutchman,
which meant Herman Weisgarber.
"Gott en- Himmell! Vot ish dish?"
he exclaimed.
A long explanation ensued and the
sheriff was greatly puzzled regarding
his duty. He was convinced that
the accused man was innocent, and
he thought it might be a safe thing to
leave him at his home and go back to
the county seat and report before ma
king the arrest. When he reached
there he was told to return at once
and bring his man. When he got back
to the Black Bear Inn Mr.. Weisgarber
was out. He had saddled up and
rode away and might not return for
several days. perhaps never. But the
good-natured sheriff didn't see 1t that
way. He would come back again, or
he might present himself voluntarily
at the sheriff's office.
The mother had now experienced
enough to satisfy her that she had
made a great mistake and that she
was tied to bad man. Her life be-
came a burden to her. One day she
suddenly disappeared. After a long
search she was found dead with a
rope tightly drawn about her neck
hanging to a stout hook in the smoke
house. Tho scene was too much for
The new era., 1911-03-16

John. He now became dazed with
fear and excitement. He left the home
Of his boyhood on foot and made his
way to Philadelphia. where he chanced
to meet his step-father who was a
member Of q gang of counterfeiters.
John was easily persuaded and he suf-
fered himself to be led along step by
step until he was deep in the mire.
Our Civil war had brought great
change In the finances Of the country.
Wild cat banks had gone out Of ex-
istence and new kind of money was
In use. There was a great deal OF
counterfeiting going on and John
Hartz was one of the number engaged
in It, Like the most of the men of
his stamp he was unsuccessful In &C.
cumulating wealth.
counterfeit beer stamp made
its appearance in Philadelphia and l
found 1t necessary to visit that city
The night was dark and stormy and
1t was about the portentous hour OF
100 a. M. when ghosts are said to
stalk abroad in ghastly white array.
that four detectives left their comfort
able quarters in the hotel with the ex-
pectation OF making an important
arrest. The man they sought was in
visible during the day time and diff
flcult man to encounter at night. He
had frequently been heard of but had
seldom been seen by the government
detectives. When the officers reached
the appointed place they scattered
and took up their positions where they
would attract as little attention as
possible. Their mysterious mission
had been fully explained; deal was
expected to be pulled of. One Of the
detectives was rotund Of person. He
had through one of the counterfeiting
gang, been introduced as a beer deal
er who said he was willing to take his
chances with bogus stamps, and he
had bargained with one of the coun-
terfeiters for five thousand counter
felt lager beer stamps, and was to
receive them at certain hour at a
designated place.
When the man put in an appear
ance to make the delivery he was to
be arrested This individual, owing to
the darkness Of the night, was unable
to see the detectives stationed about,
and he walked with his carpet bag in
The new era., 1911-03-16
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
I CENT A POUND

1t will grow In your own garden.
Ripening here in Wisconsin In 30
days. Splendid health coffee and cost
Ing to grow about one cent pound.
A great rarity; q healthful drink.
Send us today Is cents in stamps
and we will mail you package above
coffee seed with full directions and
our mammoth seed and plant cata-
log free. Or send us 81 cents and we
add 10 packages elegant flower and
unsurpassable vegetable seeds, sufil-
cient to grow bushels Of vegetables
and flowers. Or make your remittance
40 cents and we add to all of above 10
packages of wonderful farm seed spe-
cialties and novelties. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., 1872 s. 9Th ST.. La Crosse. Wis.
The new era., 1911-03-16
hand bravely up to the officer in wait
ing at the place agreed upon.

hand bravely up to the officer in wait
ing at the place agreed upon.
On a given signal the detectives
hurriedly closed in. The counterfeit
er did not readily submit and the Off
GERS soon found they had tackled a
rough customer For some minutes
the scuffiing and twisting was furious
and he was not fairly subdued until a
pair of glistening handouts was
slipped upon his wrists. The cold
steel took the fight out of him and he
was at once escorted to the Bingham
house.
1t was one Of the kind of conspir-
acies that are direct fraud upon the
government, and l was very anxious
to reach it's source, which particularly
meant the engraver of the plates from
which the stamps were printed. l was
not little surprised when l learned
that the wholesale dealer we had
caught was John Hartz. This was the
first time had met him. He had for
several years maintained a reputation
among the detectives as a person who
could not under any circumstances be
luauS " oauSoi. 1 Soulu WSll duOTu
to turn him loose If he would furnish
the information leading to the cap
turing of the important men behind
him.
The squealer in cases of this kind
is usually the most powerful adjunct
to the detective art. While these Off
GERS have little respect for him they
are delighted to avail themselves of
his services l was well acquainted
with the most prominent feature in
the prisoners past career. He laid
claim to the possession of principle
to which he had steadfastly adhered.
He had been arrested several times
for passing counterfeit money and had
on all occasions persistently refused
to squeal on his confederates. He
preferred. rather to sacrifice himself
than to assist the government in any
manner. l had up to that time never
met man under like circumstances
that could not by some means be in
duced to squeal, but pounded John
Hartz up one side and down the other
until broad daylight without elicitins