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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
BROWN FOUND IN
SCOTT TOWNSHIP.
Man Who Broke Quarantine at Han
cock Again Under Quarantine
But This Time in Wayne
County.

George Brown, a smallpox patti
ent of Hancock, n. Y, who broke
quarantine at that place several
weeks ago, and escaped across the
river into Wayne county, was To-
Gated in a house in Scott township
Wednesday by County Health Officer
n. b. Spencer of this place, and S.
p. Woodmansee of Starrucca. The
man was found in the cellar of the
house where he was hiding from
them. The house was fumigated
and quarantined and a guard placed
near it. 1t was decided to keep
Brown there under quarantine until
he was free from danger of giving
the disease to others and later he
may be taken back to New York
state to answer for the offense
which is a serious one. He will
probably be compelled to stand
trial.
The quarantine on the house of
H. II. Wood at Twin Lake, in Ber-
lin township, was raised to-day and
the patient, James Ryder, was re-
leased. The place was fumigated.
Two new cases of smallpox were
reported to County Medical Inspec-
tor DR.. II. b. Ely this week being in
Damascus township. The patients
are Misses Nellie and Vera Bush
George Smith of Scott township, was
also reported as having the disease
DR.. Frisbie, who has charge of the
smallpox situation in Scott and Buck
ingham townships, reported that
Bert Strauss, who lives above Win
terdale, in Scott township, was down
with the disease.
There are no new developments
in and near Honesdale so no one
here need be alarmed. County Med
ical Inspector Ely received a tele
gram from DR.. Dixon, State Health
Commissioner, to have every person
or persons exposed to the disease
quarantined at once.
DR.. o. j. Mullen, of Hamlin, il
assisting DR.. Ely in the state work
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
MARK KOEHLER INJURED
BY SHOT GUN.
Seen Shots Entered Face of Boy
Two Enter Hand-No Serious In
Jury, But Painful.

Mark Koehler, son of Superin-
tendent and Mrs. j. j. Koehler, of
North Main street, who makes his
home in Seelyville, was accidentally
shot in the face with a shot gun
while hunting near Rinning's Pond
in Cherry Ridge township on Thurs
day morning, but was not seriously
injured
Mark Koehler, with three other
men, were hunting with shot guns
at Rinning's Pond that morning.
AS they were walking along looking
for game a pheasant arose from the
ground suddenly and one of the
men raised his gun and fired at it.
Koehler was between the pheasant
and the man who shot, and receiv-
ed part of the scattering load in his
face and right hand. The shots
were No. 1s. The boy was not SER
iously injured but the effect
was very painful. The shots were
imbedded in his face and one went
through the cheek and into the
mouth of the boy. He was brought
back to Honesdale where DR.. Powell
attended him and dressed his in
juries. Seven shot were found in
the boys face and two shots were
found imbedded in his right hand
The shots were not removed. The
boy luckily escaped serious injury
and loss of sight for two of the
small shots penetrated the flesh
above the boys eyes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
IRISH WERE INVENTORS
OF TELEGRAPHY. is CLAIM.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The Morse
code, by which messages are flashed
over the vast network of wires
throughout the civilized world, was
not the invention of Samuel F. B..
Morse, but was of Irish origin, be-
ing the old Gaelic dot and dash al
phabet in use as early as 1850. This
declaration by Prof. James Money
before the Archaeological Society
of Washington at its meeting in the
National Museum has stirred up a
heated controversy. Prof Money
decalred that the Gaelic alphabet, or
the Ogem system, as it was known,
was actually the basis of the So
called Morse code. He insisted his
contention was fully carried out by
the records OF the ancient Irish peo-
pie as found in stone and wooden
carvings.
There were seventeen letters in
the Gaelic alphabet" he declared,
and they began with one dash,
went up to five dashes, then from
five dashes down to one dash and
then began the dots very much the
same as the Morse alphabet used in
telegraphy."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
10th YEAR. mo. 95
M'NICHOL RAPS BLANKENBURG
Unsparing Attack on City Admins
tration Startles Glover Club Din
ers-PrediCts Tax Raise.

A direct and unsparing attack up
on the Blankenburg administration
by State Senator James p. McNichol
amazed the diners at the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner of the Glover Club last
Thursday night, and furnished the
sensation of what had been antici-
pated as a political love feast.
Sincerity ana pledge-keeping are
the tests of parties as well as of
men" declared the Republican lead
er, while the raillery subsided in re-
sponse to his evident earnestness.
" We had a test of these qualities
when our party was defeated one
year ago in this city. We Republi-
cans can we'll afford to give thanks
tonight that we are not criticised as
are those who won in that fight.
Consider what has happened.
Philadelphia was branded and held
up to national execration as city
that was wasting its money right
and left; as a town reeking with
graft and corporation.
What do we find after a year OF
reform administration? We are
told that the annual current receipts
of s2S,000,000 are not enough for
our rulers and that we are running
in debt over that amount to the tune
of $6,000,000. This proves either
that the new rulers are far more
wasteful than the Republican ad-
ministration of the past or that for
mer Mayors administered the city
finances most economically.
" We find further that no one
permanent improvement, not one
. big, constructive work, has been
either achieved or commenced in
\ this reform administration. We
| find that the plans for great muni
| cipal works have been abandoned.
Let me make the prediction right
| here that the next eighteen months
will bring upon the city a great ad
dition to it's taxation burdens. II
those days, it will be the poor peo
. pie, those who can least afford t.
shoulder the heavier load, who viii
be obliged to pay the piper for thi
sad dose of alleged reform.
What is true OF this city will b,
true also in the nation. We Repub
licans can well afford to await thu
proof of Democratic incapacity.
want to make an appeal at this tim
to all Republicans, no matter wha
their recent dissensions may hav
been. To Bull Moose, Keystone mel
and stalwarts, | say: watch tn
Democrats of this state.
Flushed with victory in the ma
ton, they are now reaching ou
hungry arms for the spoils of offic
in Pennsylvania. 1t will be ou
fault if they shall succeed. Let u
get together and we will return t.
the confidence of the people whel
the sham of reform and the inca
pacity of Democracy shall have bee
demonstrated, as both surely Wi
be-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
HOkESDALE TO HAVE PARCELS
POST
New Service Expected to BE in Oper-
alton by First of Year-De-
partment Busy Working Out
"Details

A new law adding the parcels post
feature to the postal service, was
passed at the last session of con-
gress and was approved by Presi-
dent Taft. Just how the new ser
vice will affect the Honesdale post
Office cannot be stated just now but
it is certain that Postmaster NJ. b.
Allen will receive instructions any
day now as to the establishing of
the new delivery service the first
Of the year.
Under the parcels post delivery
system persons can go to the post
Office and receive and forward pack
ages by mail instead of sending them
by express. The weight of pack
ages must not be over eleven pounds
however and must be kept down to
a certain size. The return card of
the sender must also be placed in a
conspicuous place on the package.
One of the features of the new law
is that a special parcels post stamp
must be used on the packages and
If the stamps now in use be placed
on them they will be held for post
age as the postoffice authorities in
sist that the special stamp be used.
The postal department at Wash
ington will be busy from now until
the first of the year in working out
the details of the new service and
special equipment such as scales,
tapes and stamp seals must be Sc
cured and sent out to each OF the
$4,000 postotfices in the United
States.
The new law provides for the re-
ceiving of parcels at all postoffices
and branch offices and also such sta
tions as the postoffice department
shall designate. This means that the
service will be in use in Honesdale.
The steadily increasing business
at the Honesdale office long ago
/ taxed the capacity of their old
| quarters in the Foster building so
that they were obliged to remove to
! the City Hall where the larger space
greatly facilitates the handling of
the mails and so that when the par
| cells post service is established in
Honesdale there will undoubtedly be
pletny of room for its proper hand
ling.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
DEAN-RICKERT NUPTIAL.

Margaret, only daughter OF MT.
and Mrs. John Dean, of White Mills,
and Lewis Rickert, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Rickert, of In
dian Orchard, were married at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. Dr. Balta in st. Mary Magda-
lens church. The young couple were
attended by Miss Charlotte Austin
and julius Rickert, the latter being
a brother of the bridegroom. The
young married couple left Wednes'
day afternoon ON the 1888 Erie
train for a brief wedding tour. They
will go to housekeeping at Great
Bend, where Mr.. Rickert is employed
by Demer Bros, cut glass manufac'
turers. The Citizen extends con.
gratulations.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
100000 GIVEN TO AID
FARMERS
Harvester Company Is Preparing TO
Compete With the United States
department. of Agriculture.

Chi ago, ILL.,, Nov. 2S.-The Inter
natioA,l Harvester Company is pre-
pairing to compete with the United
States Department of Agriculture in
the work of raising American stand
ards {. agriculture, says the Chicago
Recof Herald.
Alter experimenting with seed
improvement for two years, the com
pany has now voted $1.0O0,000 for
che Immediate use of nation wide
organization.
1t also has brought Professor p.
G. Holden, Iowa State director of
agriculture extension for ten years,
to Chicago to take charge of the SER
vice bureau.
Among the things the Harvester
company intends to do are these:-
To use it's 700 agents through
out the United States for the dis
tribUtion of improved seed, scienti-
fiC farming literature, etc.
To broaden the corn belt and to
raise the average production per
acre.
To educate the corn belt farmers
to the value OF alfalfa and to fur
nish experts in its culture.
To run seed corn specials, alfalfa
specials and diversified farming
specials in every State of the Union.
To go from county to county in au-
tomobiles, lecturing and demon
stratinS wherever ten farmers sign
a request for such service.
To offer farmers the services OF
an organizer to build up social and
! farm improvement societies.
To demonstrate the advantages
| OF consolidating schools in place OF
| the small country schools, making il
possible to teach scientific farm
methods.
To establish demonstration farms
in addition to the three now in
operation in the South.
To show boil weeviled" cotton
growers and "wheated out" North
Dakotans how to get started with
other farm crops.
To help secure and maintain
county crop experts to serve farm.
ers.
To organize dairy and testing as
sociations.
To furnish tested alfalfa, corr
and other seed.
The first seed corn gospel train
was run in 1894" said Professor
Holden. ''At that time farmers
laughed at scientific farming and a
agricultural schools. But those wht
know of the results Of this work IL
Iowa do not laugh now.
I'm the last eight years we hav,
Increased the average yield for thu
State three bushels an acre. Tn,
counties average 100000 acres il
corn, which means for the ninety
nine counties an added crop yearl.
of 29,700,000, all due to better seet
and better methods"
The Harvester company, to quot
one of its officials, intends I" to Civ
Professor Holden to the nation.
The work in the past has been con
fined to telling the farmers how
; Now it Is proposed to show them.
, During the last two years, unde
, the direction OF NJ. R. D. Owing
and ]. E. Wagner, the company ha
been circulating educational stere
, opticon slides and moving pictur
| films, besides sending out teste
seed and literature.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
THE SPIRIT OF SPUNK.

People hesitate about going to a
sanatorium because they think that
they are gloomy places. They
imagine rows of wan, sadfaced con-
sumptives lying on rest chairs amid
an atmosphere of melancholy.
If you feel this way and are ad-
vising consumptives not to go to a
sanatorium, read "Spunk," a little
magazine published by the patients
at the State Sanatorium at Mont
Alto; or better yet, visit the Sana-
torium itself. Were it not for the
occasional illusions to tuberculosis,
you would think that "Spunk' was a
boarding school or a college maya
zine. 1t is full of jokes and tales
of Sanatorium life. Everything is
goodhumored. There is no grumb-
ling. 1t is the healthiest, most
cheerful magazine imaginable.
Visit the Sanatorium and you will
understand why There is so much
sunshine, the buildings are so at.
tractive, and the nurses and doctors
are so ready to enter into the life
of the patients that no one can fee,
gloomy.
The patients are fighting for theil
lives, and they know it. Do moi
mistake that. But they have the
| spirit OF Spunk, and though otter
they are facing death, they do i
with a smile so that the patients be
side them will not lose courage.
| The Sanatorium is your bes
friend. 1t is a good place to be
Show the spirit of Spunk and gC
there if it Is necessary. d.
| SchweinitZ, Executive Secretary
Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
RECEIVED UGLY FLESH
WOUND.

While attempting to reach for
some fruit, which was upon a shelf
beyond her arms length, Mrs. Ed
ward Doney received an ugly flesh
wound in her right arm Monday
evening. Mrs. Doney was standing
upon a box and in her effort to
reach a can of fruit the box turned,
which resulted in Mrs. Doney's arm
coming in violent contact with a
sharp corner of the shelf. The flesh
was torn a few inches, which was
closed by DR.. T.. w. Burns taking
five stitches. Mrs. Doney is improv-
ing nicely, but she has a very sore
arm,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
LET'S GET BETTER ACQUAINTED

Wayne county newspaper publish
ers, Just word with you: Don't
you think it Is about time we be-
came better acquainted? Don't you
think we should become known as
The Wayne Press Association, or
some other name of meaning and
dignity? How about a gathering of
the clans" at Thanksgiving, or
Christmas, or New Years? How
about "eating salt with each other,
and incidentally discovering what a
fine lot of fellows we really are?
Hands up, all you who want to line
in" In our humble opinion such a
meeting WOULD PAY.-The Wayne
Countean.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
OBSERVE HOME MISSION IN
PORT JERVIS
Rev. Dr. Guild, Well Known in
Honesdhle, Delivers Excellent
Sermon on the Subject.

The following Is taken from the
Semi-Weekly Port Jervis Gazette:
Sunday was the opening day or
what is known as home mission
week." and Rev. DR.. Guild at the
First Presbyterian church gave a
discourse on Home Mission Week.
What 1t Means. What are Its Prob
lens
Home mission week aims to I'M
press on every man and woman OF
every church of every evangelical
denomination in this country the
supreme Importance OF saving
through the established agencies of
America for the kingdom OF God,
through the established agencies of
the church. The problems of the
church were dealt with at some
length separately, such as the prob
lem OF the Indian, who number
295,000; the Negro, who in 1910,
number over nine million; the Asia
tics of whom there are $4,000 in
America; the immigrants, who are
coming to America at the rate of a
million year; the saloon and tenn
perance reform and Mormonism.
Such are some of the problems Of
to-day in America, which American
churches are facing.
DR.. Guild affirmed that If the
church of America cannot work out
solution to those problems, surely
no human institution can. II the
| church does not solve these prob
| lens for America, surely no human
| institution will, but the church OF
| Christ can solve them. The church
of Christ is the greatest factor in
| human history. It's the power oi
God encOmpassing the globe tc
sanctify and enoble everything it car
! touch. In America, there are toda!
100000 church members; church
adherents, 60,000,000; Sunday
school enrolment, 16,000,0O0; or
dained ministers, 1000; churcf
organizations 215,000; Church build
ings 100000; seating capacity, CO.,
100000; value of church property
1,3OO,000,000. Yes, the church o
America is the mightiest army o
America, and probably influences
more or less directly the majority o
the majority of the population of thu
from every i'll and devoted to ever.
good cause awaits the reign o
Christ in every heart in America"
The preacher concluded his dis
course by three practical suggestions
First-It is the duty and privileg
OF church members to thorough
inform themselves on the entir
subject, namely the power OF th
church and the problem it faces
Second-To contribute in his meas
ure to the expenses involved in tn
work of evangelizing America
Third-It is our privilege to pra
for the evangelization OF our coun
try.
The discourse was concluded wit
quotation of the order given b
, the admiral to his fleet in Manil
Bay. When the flagship signalle
the batteries OF Cavite have opene
fire, he commanded Steam Ahead.
The command was obeyed and int
the heart of Manila Bay moved tn
American fleet flying the Stars an
/ Stripes, facing the frowning wal
ships and batteries OF all sorts, tn
bands playing THE Star Spangle
: Banner" The conflict was on an
the victory was won.
The Head OF the church of toda
! is issuing his order to the church {
America, Steam Ahead. Steal
, Ahead" Will she obey the con
mand? The golden rule OF Chris
will bring the golden day OF Anne
lea.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
MARRIAGE OF MARY DoNNELLY

Miss Mary Donnelly, formerly of
Honesdale, but of late residing
in Scranton, was married Thanks
giving to Michael A. Cook of that
city at o'clock by Father Patrick.
Miss Elizabeth Donnelly. a sister
of the bride, was the bridesmaid,
and James Meehan was the grooms-
man.
The bride wore a travelling suit OF
brown, Gainsboro hat, and carried
white chrysanthemums. Her maid
wore a tailor-made suit of blue, q
Gainsboro hat, and carried yellow
chrysanthemums.
Following the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast was served at the
brides home and a reception was
held. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook afterward
went to New York on a honeymoon
trip. They will reside in West
Scranton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Death OF Mrs. John Corbett.

Der 27th, at her home in Seelyyille,
occurred the death of Mrs. John
Corbett, aged seventy-three years,
Besides her husband, she is survived
namely: Mrs. william Grove, Mrs.
John Cunningham, Miss Anna Cor
bett, all OF Honesdale, and Dennis
Corbett, residing in Honesdale, and
Patrick Corbett of Avoca.
The funeral took place Friday
morning at 10 o'clock from st. Johns
Roman Catholic church. Interment
was made in St. Johns cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
MRS. FRIEDEWALD'S
LITERARY PROGRAM.

AS a matter of interest to former
Honesdale patrons of Mrs. Salo
Friedewald, we give space to the
following program which Mrs. Friede
wald arranged for, and is giving to
the Literary Department of the
Scranton Century Club on Friday
mornings. The readings embrace a
study of the works of George Mere
dith as follows:
The Message of George Meredith
October 16.
"Our life is but little holding lent
To do a mighty labor; we are one
With heaven and the stars when it is
spent,
To serve Gods aim; else die We
with the sun
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
HOW THANKSGIVING
WAS OBSERVED.

Honesdale Gives Thanks Union
Services in Presbyterian Church
Special Services in German Luth-
eran and German Catholic
Churches.
The people of Honesdale did their
part in rendering thanks to the AL
mighty for the numerous blessings,
both spiritual and material, that
have been showered upon us the past
year, and also for the bright pros
poets of the future, for Honesdale
certainly has a bright future ahead.
In the churches special services
were held. There were Union
Thanksgiving services in the Presby-
terian church and forceful sermon
was preached by Rev. Will H. Hitler
of the Methodist church. Four
churches Joined in the union ser
vices. They were the Baptist, Pres
byterian, Methodist, Episcopal and
the Grace Episcopal. Rev. Whitta-
ker of the latter denomination was
unable to be present, being prevent
ed by illness
Rev. Hitler took for his first text
What Shall / Render Unto the Lord
For All of His Benefits Toward Me,
| 116 Psalm, 9th verse. His second
| text was Thanks Be to God For
His Unspeakable Gifts" Second
| Corinthians, 9:15.
Rev. Hitler began by citing the
national blessings and the abundant
harvests all over the land as a great
thing to be thankful for. He spoke
of the gift of a home and the love
of Christ as being the greatest bless-
| ing of all to be thankful for on that
! day. He closed his excellent sermon
with an appeal to every one to be
! thankful for the blessings of Jesus
| Christ In the German Lutheran
church Rev. Miller preached a splen-
did Thanksgiving sermon at 10:3O
| in German. He took for his text,
"Bless the Lord, o My Soul, and
Forget Not His Benefits" 10Srd
Psalm. There was a large attend
ance. A special mass was held in
St. Mary Magdalen's church at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. There
was a large attendance and DR.. j.
w. Balta delivered a splendid SER
| mon.
There were no special services in
St. Johns r. C. church yesterday.
Father John OToole preached a
Thanksgiving sermon last Sunday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

Miss Ethel Lee returned home
Wednesday evening from a visit with
her sister, Miss Il. Louise Lee, OF
Jersey City. She was accompanied
home by the latter, who is spending
the Thanksgiving holidays with her
parentss, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Lee.
Miss Betrice Havey was a Scran-
ton caller on Thursday.
Mrs. Archibald Fitch, OF Wilkes
Barre, was the guest OF her sister.
in-law. Mrs. Helen Ayers. the first OF
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller and
daughter. Bernice. spent Thursday In
Waymart.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Death of James w. Church.

The remains OF James w. Church,
aged 62 years, who died on Novem-
ber 25th, at his home at Lynn, Mass,
were taken to Honesdale Wednesday
evening on the 6:55 Erie train. The
funeral took place Friday afternoon
at o'clock from the Presbyterian
church, Bethany. Mr.. Pard Braman
OF Indian Orchard, was a brother-in-
law of the deceased.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

Services will be as follows in
st. Johns Lutheran church, Sunday,
December 1st: 1890 a. m, subject
OF sermon der Festzug des Ad-
vents Koenig"; 11:45 Bible school
2 D. m, service at White Mills; 1880
Am / My Brothers Keeper" The
old pipe organ which served the con-
gregation hitherto has been sold
The instrument has been removed
to make room for the new organ.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

Frank Epter, OF Carbondale,
will open ladies' and misses coat
and suit department in the store
building now occupied by Fred
Gieher as a suit pressing shop, on
December L. He will handle all
kinds OF Ladies' and Misses high
grade apparel.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

At the Lutheran parsonage by
Rev. G. c. Miller on Thursday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, Fred w. Theo-
bald of Honesdale and Miss Eunice
P. Swingle of Steene were married.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Diana of the Crossways.
March 10,

1--WE are warmer If we travel on
foot sunward but it is a discovery
that we are colder if we take to bal
looming upward. The material good
reverses its benefits the more nearly
we clasp it. All life is a lesson that
we live to enjoy but in the spirit"
Discussion-Diana.