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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
FLYING LIFE SAVING DEVICES.
For Reseues at Sea and installation on
Troopshps.


Navy officials are contemplating the
adoption of special type Of flying
machine as a means for rescuing per-
sons from a disabled ship at sea. One
of three boards which are examining
life saving devices has been in session
at Newport News, Va, and the flying
machine was one of about sixty de-
vices, many of them of foreign make,
which were submitted for examina-
ton.
Other boards have been holding ses
sions In San Francisco and Manila
and when all of the recommendations
are received the quartermaster corps
will determine what devices win be
purchased to be installed on army
transports.
Army aviators are at Augusta, Ca,
where they will continue maneuvers
with military aeroplanes during the
winter The army aviation camp at
College Park, Nd, is deserted. Off
GERS experimenting with hydroaero-
planes at San Diego, Cal, will seek to
develop the usefulness of the air and
water machine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
STAR TRIPS OF THE FUTURE.
Scientist Says They May Be Possible
by Use of Coronium.

III. KrausS Nield, one of the scien-
lists present at a recent banquet at the
Authors club Of London, referring to
the presence of coronium in the sun
said that ii would be very interesting
if it could be collected on the earth
Problems Of aviation would be seen in
a very different aspect, for they had
good reason to suppose that coronium
was so light that its lifting capacity
would be vastly superior to anything
of which they had knowledge.
Future visits to the earth's neighbors
in the solar system or even further he
did not regard as an absolute impossi-
bility. Such prediction seemed to
him no more wonderful than would
have been the statement 300 years ago
that 1t would be possible to throw a
message across the Atlantic without
the guidance OF even an intervening
wire.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

spanning the Lackawaxen River;
thence over, along and upon said
bridge in the said Township of
Texas, Commonwealth, in an easterly
direction to its intersection with the
public road known as the Old Plank
Road; thence over, along and upon
said public road known as the Old
Plank Road in said Township of
Texas in a southerly direction to a
point in the same at or near Carley
Brook; thence over along and up
on the Canal lands formerly of the
Delaware and Hudson Company now
of the Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad Company in the Townships
of Texas and Palmyra and the Bor-
ough of Hawley, in the said County
and Commonwealth, to the County
line of Pike county in the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania; thence alse
from a point in said Canal lands in
the said Borough of Hawley oppo-
site the bridge, over the Lacka-
waxen River at the foot of Erie and
Church streets in said Borough Of
Hawley, over, along and upon the
said bridge to said Church street;
thence over, along and upon said
Church street in the Borough of
ia " ltSs III q uOI IluNbSIbTly ulTbC-
tion to Main Avenue in said Bor-
ough; thence over, along and upon
Main Avenue in said Borough of
Hawley in northerly direction to
the passenger station of the Erie
Railway Company; thence also from
the point Of intersection of Main
Avenue with River Street in said
Borough of H9wley, over, along and
upon said River Street in a wcster-
ly direction to Chestnut Avenue in
said Borough OF Hawley; thence
over, along and upon said Chestnut
Avenue in a southerly direction to
Keystone street; thence over. along
and upon said Keystone Street in an
easterly direction in said Borough
of Hawley to Main Avenue; thence
returning by the same route to the
place of beginning, and for these
purposes to have, possess and en-
joy all the rights, benefits and
privileges by said Act of Assembly
, and the supplements thereto con-
| ferred
HENRY w. DUNNING,
Solicitor.
Honesdale, Nov. %, 1912.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
SINGLE HANDED COMBAT.
Moonlight Duel Between Turkish OFF,
Ger and Veteran Montenegrin.

"OOHll9Ht bGCl DGl"GSH dINlSH OHl-
Ger and Veteran Montenegrin.
A Balkan war correspondent tells a
striking story of the fighting near Tara
bos. In a hospital at Rieka, he says,
he saw a young Turkish officer who
had been terribly hacked about with
saber cuts. This man, who had had
command of an outpost before Tara
bos, had ridden forward on horseback
in the face of the Montenegrin bullets
and in the manner of the knights of
old had challenged the bravest among
the enemy to meet him in single COM
bat. This took place in the evening
in the light of the moon.
An old Montenegrin, veteran Of
many fights, accepted the challenge,
and the two battled together for long
while, scrupulously observing the laws
OF an honorable duel. The Montene-
grin was wounded in the shoulder only,
but the Turk was sabered in frightful
manner, and, though he resisted for a
long time, half blinded by his own
blood, he eventually fell.
Thereupon his enemy bent over him,
stanched his wounds and called for as
sistance, after which the injured Turk
was removed with all speed to hos
pital
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

Buttons are certainly as ancient as
the siege OF Troy, in the ninth century
before our era, for, both in that unfor
tunate city and at Mycenae, DIR. Schlle
mann discovered objects of gold, silver
and bronze which could have had nc
other use than that of buttons In
medieval times the clothing of the
common people was generally fastened
with wooden pegs of the type and form
by the country boy of the present day
Buttons covered with cloth were pro
hibited by George I. in 1920 to en-
courage the manufacture Of metal but
tons
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

Better than most metaphors that
have been drawn from the spiders
way Of life is the delightfully."- human
one Of Alphonse Karr's in his voyage
Autour de Mon Jardin." The spider, he
says, Is more truthful than man. When
man says. "If my wife does not love
me I shall die" he does not die But
when spider says so he knows he is
speaking the truth, for If his wife does
not love him she kills him.--London
Saturday Rtyiew.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Britain,s Oldest Office.

The oldest office under the crown is
that Of lord high steward, which was
in existence before the time Of Ed
ward the Confessor-indeed, some au-
thoriies say that it was instituted by
Offa in 757. For long period this Of
fetal was second only to the king. and
the office was for some time heredita-
ry in certain noble faminc=
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
SIanIerinu a Saint.

"Fifteen years ago" said the aged
brother, addressing the congregation,
81 gladly gave my heart to the Lord"
"And that's the only cheerful gift he
ever made" whispered the deacon
whose business it was to collect the
annual subscriptions.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Melbourne Customs.

In Melbourne no Sunday papers are
permitted, no hotels are allowed to
open their bars from midnight on Sat
urday until Monday morning. and any
one driving past place of worship at
faster pace than a walk while serv-
Ice Is in progress is liable to be ar
raStad
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
i OF WAYNE COUNTY,
Robert Stewart V. Susie Stewart.

Robert Stewart v. Susie Stewart.
To SUSIE STEWART: You are
hereby required to appear in the
said Court on the second Monday in
December next, to answer, the COM
plant exhibited to the judge of said
court by Robert Stewart, your hus-
band, in the cause above stated, or in
default thereof a decree of divorce
as prayed for in said complaint may
be made against yon in your ab-
sence.
F. c. KIMBLE, Sheriff.
Garratt, Attorney.
Honesdale, Pa, Nov. 6, 1912.
S9W4.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Balkan Costumes a la Mode.

Events in the Balkans have encour-
aged several Of the Paris dressmakers
to launch extraordinary costumes nam
ed after the present focus Of interest.
One OF these is In Robe Diplomatic. "
Another is "The Political Horizon" 1t
IL a storm cloak in cloud colored stun
with fur collar Of "consplrateur" cut.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
More Class.

Little Bess-What does your father
dof Little Nell-He's a horse doctor.
Little Bcss-Oh, dear! | guess I'd
better not play with you then. I'm
afraid you don't belong to our set,
Little Nell-Why, what does your IA
surgeon.-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Now the stinaIess Bee.

DR.. ]. A. Nelson, the bee expert OF
the department Of agriculture, has dis
covered 'stingless" bee, which, how
ever, being deprived of the bitterness
Of its sting. also lacks the sweetness
OF honeymaking.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Ancient Chinese writino.

The British museum contains the old
est known examples of Chinese writ
ing in the form OF animals bones in
scribed with characters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
QUARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an
application will be made by Martin
b. Allen, Edmund b. Hardenbergh,
William ]. Ward, Fred w. Powell,
G. William Sell, Charles II. Dor
finger, j. Samuel Brown, Leopold
Blumenthal, Frederick w. Kreitner,
Horace T. Menner, Charles p.
Searle, William ]. Reifler, Robert
j. Murray, Frank G.. Terwilliger,
Sigmund KatZ, to the Governor of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
on Tuesday, December oath A. ID.
1912, at 10 o'clock a. m, under the
provisions of an Act of Assembly
entitled "An Act to provide for the
Incorporation and government of
Street Railway Companies in this
Commonwealth" approved the 14th
day of May A. ID. 1889, and the
supplements thereto for the charter
of an intended corporation to be
called the
WAYNE COUNTY STREET RAIL-
WAY COMPANY,
the character and route OF which
are for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating a street
railway for public use in the con-
veyanCe of passengers and property
to be operated by any motive power
except steam; BEGINNING at a
point on the public road known as
the Carbondale Pike opposite the
school house in the village of Seely-
Vile, in the Township of Texas,
County of Wayne and Common
wealth of Pennsylvania; thence
over, along and upon the said pub
lie road in an easterly direction to
it's intersection with the westerly
borough line of Honesdale, in said
County and Commonwealth; thence
over, along and upon Park street in
said Borough in northeasterly di-
reCtion to it's intersection with
Main street; thence over, along and
upon Main street in said Borough,
in a southerly direction to the
Gurney Electric Elevator Company;
thence also from the intersection of
said Park street with Main street
in said Borough, over, along and up
on said Main street in northerly
direction to the northerly Borough
line of Honesdale in said County
and Commonwealth; thence over,
along and upon a public road known
as the Bethany Turnpike in the
Township of Texas, said County of
Wayne, Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, to a point in the same oppos-
ite the bridge crossing the Dyberry
River near the residence Of C. f.
Bullock; thence also from the inter-
section of Main street in the Bor-
| ough of Honesdale, said County and
| Commonwealth with Eleventh
street, over. along and upon said
Eleventh street to the easterly
boundry line of the Borough of
| Honesdale; thence also from the in
tersection of Main street in the
Borough of Honesdale, said Coun-
! ty and Commonwealth with Fourth
street, over, along and upon said
Fourth street to the easterly bound
| ary of said borough at a bridge
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

The story is told of a young lady
from the east whA seeing a fig tree
for the first time, exclaimed, "Why,
always thought fig leaves were larger
than thatr-San Francisco Argonaut
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
a Good Launh.

One good. hearty laugh is a bomb
shell exploded in the right place, while
spleen and discomfort are gun that
kicks over the man who shoots it off
DE Witt Talmage.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
A Too ominous Beoinnino.

Shelf a girl proposed to you, you
wouldn't dare to refuse her. He-If
girl had the nerve to propose to me I
wouldn't dare marry her.-Boston
Transcript.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29

There Is no policy like politeness,
tiDce good manner often succeeds
where the best tongue has failed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
HENRY w. DUNNING.

Honesdale, Nov. %, 1912.
95w3.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

drink to one of my sons I will surely
kill him" meaning, it is to be supposed,
that the saloon keeper will be the victim
of the ecclesiastical wrath. What sort
OF Temperance" stuff is this, anyway
There must be temperance in other
things than in the using of strong drink.
Does the minister strive for notoriety
or is he ignorant that the position he
holds imposes upon him responsibilities
TO ignore which is almost criminal :
What If the man were working with
stratum of society that was most
OPEN to the influence of one who was
supposed TO be fountain head of knowl-
edge and some suggestion? Might not
these words kindle some person whose
heart was being broken because some
fond member of the family was addicted
to the use of drink? And if, fired by
the words of the minister, the frenzied
one blindly sought to save that mem
Der OF the family by killing the one
who was supplying the liquor, who would
be the real murderer? Would the min
lister be without blame?
Temperance in other things is Just as
much to be cultivated as temperance in
the use of intoxicating liquors. Tenn
perance in the use of words in this
case is most certainly lacking. If the
minister really we're intent upon kill
ing any one, he should have started in
on himself some years before the son
vas born. In the saloon keepr he is aim
ing at the wrong man. There are le-
gal ways to take care of him.-St. Al
bans Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29
THREE REASONS-ONE ONLY
REALLY STRONG

According TO the New York Evening
Sun, there are only three things which
prevent our former president, Theodore
Roosevelt, from accepting third term,
and those things are:
"The custom of century"
"A solemn promise to the people,
Loyalty to friend"
And the strongest of these is the sec
ond. Customs of long staining may be
changed without violation Of principle,
and loyalty to friend-political 10y
atty as meant in this Cascades not
mean that one should give lifetime sup
port because of an implied promise on
one occasion. Nevertheless, those two
reasons have weight But their weight
is as nothing compared to the solemn
obligation Of a promise, made in the
GOODNESS of mind which comes to a man
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29
Was a Force In Politics.

"Harpcrs Weekly has supported
twelve candidates for president. Eleven
were elected. The creditable exception
was Grover Cleveland in 1885. And still
Woodrow Wilson asked Col. Harvey to
quit st. Johnsbury Republican.
Harper's Weekly as we know it now
and as it formerly was are very differ
ent propositions. Editorially. it never
was great factor in national politics.
hut il used 10 possess the leading car
toonist of his time and the greatest
political cartoonist of all time in Thorn
as b. Mast And il was Nast's car
toons that made the journal of civiliza-
ton" force in politics. Rutland News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

after the storm and stress of a political
campaign is over and made with full
consciousness of what such compact
between himself and the people meant.
Theodore Roosevelt's words were as
clear on the memorable occasion when he
was elected to his Second term" as they
are now; and he cannot get around
them despite the clamor which has arts
en- in his favor. Moreover, it will be u
very easy thing for Roosevelt to stop
this clamor and clatter when he finds
the favorable opportunity by simply
stating positively that he would not
take the nomination. 1t will be great
disappointment to countless friends and
well-wishers throughout the country If
he fails to do this.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

For aught that the public could see
Fire Commissioner DAILY of Boston was
performing his duties satisfactorily up
to the time of his removal from office
through the efforts of Mayor Fitzgerald j;
that is, he was performing them as well
as he could under circumstances in which
the mayor of the city wanted to be all
the other officials as well. Though
thrust from office, Commissioner Daily
has chance to maintain the good opin-
ion that has been formed concerning
him; and his opportunity for vindica-
ton may come later. In fact, his re-
moval promises to be one of the things
that will break Mayor Fitzgerald's inhu-
ence in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

Whether or not the decision to remove
j. Pierpont Morgan's vast art treasures
from London to New York is aetuatel
by desire to avoid a great tax in Lon
don when Mr.. Morgan dies. it is certain
that the transfer viii make New 1oS.
one OF the great art centers of the world,
even if the paintings remain in a private
gallery, since Mr.. Morgan has collected
paintings whose worth is estimated from
$50 ,0o0,o 900 to S600O0,0O0. 1t is worth
Ia great deal to community and a
country to have such splendid addition
to its attractions One of these days,
Europeans will be coming over here. in
stead of Americans going over to Paris
to visit the Louvre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

The proposed abandonment of Fort
Ethan Allen, together with several other
United States army posts in the north
ern tier of states, means that many
millions Of dollars will be thrown away
by the government II will also mean
"a considerable financial loss to those sec.
Itions which are contiguous to the mill
tary reservations, Burlington and Wi
nooski being the communities to suffer
chiefly in Vermont. To offset this finau-
.cial loss will come a decided gain in inn
proved moral tone and probably de-
crease in the amount of criminal acts.
as it h's been Nermonts experience that
much of the states criminal record in
recent years has been traceable to the
presence of a part of the United States
larmy, disagreeable as it is to admit
such fact. However, there is a long
debate in prospect before Secretary of
War Stmson's recommendations regard
ing the abandonment of the army posts;
and it is possible that the recommended
tions may not be carried out in their
entirety.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29
VERMONT LOSES A USEFUL MAN


One of Vermont's useful men was lost
by the death of Fred Norris Whitney
editor and publisher of the Mortified
News. which occurred last night after
long illness. For more than twenty
years he had been engaged in newspaper
making in Vermont, the most of the
time being spent on the journal with
ciated and with which he was last en-
gagged Mr.. Whitney was man oil
sound Judgment, keen perception, strict
integrity and likeable nature. Moreover.
his long connection with the newspaper
profession had given him comprehen-
sive grasp of state affairs which made
his weekly contributions to discussion
of state policies unusually interesting
and reliable. In fact, he had made the
editorial page Of the Mortified News
one of the best refectors of state life
in Vermont, and at the same time his
editorial utterances were filled with the
spirit OF quiet optimism and determined
ambition for the betterment of the state
which he had adopted as his. In all
respects, the opinions of the editorials
were the result of conscientious thought
and, even though they may have been
opposed in some details, it was admitted
that the editorials rang true to the writ
er's honest convictions.
Thus dedicated to the best ideals rs
was the newspaper that he had made,
so was the life of the editor and pub
Usher. As citizen, he was exemplary
and forceful for good in his quiet way.
As friend, all the people of Mortified
can perhaps best testify to his worth;
and their testimony is borne out by
those others who were privileged to have
an Acquaintance with Mr.. Whitney. As
to the more intimate association in the
family, there is the same to be said.
Therefore, in all walks of life, Mr.. Whit
ney stood by the best ideals, which
makes the sense of his loss so poignant
to 50 many people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29
JINGLFS AND JESTS
Miss Muller obliges Again

Maud Muller, when twas below
Stood on the sidewalk, shoyelling snow
The wind was sharp, the snow was deep,
The drifts were very wide and steep.
She shovelled off the wide front walk,
And then she paused while to talk.
"Ive worked she said, two hours and
more
TO clear this pathway to our door.
1--WE shovelled off the side path, too;
Ny fingers and my wrists are blue.
owe shovelled off the garden path,
| fell down and arose in wrath.
"The snow has sifted in my shoes
Tomorrow I'll have the ah-choos.
"Mv feet are damp and stiff and cold,
This shovel seems too much to hold.
@They say fresh air and exercise
VIII make pink cheeks and lustrous
eyes
"And I suppose good health arrives
From this, if one the task survives.
"Now Til go in and shovel coal
Into the chilling furnace bowl
"And then I'll take the ashes out
And scatter them all roundabout.
ooh. would / had remained a spin
Ster, then this toiling had not been"
Into the house she turned to trudge-
For Maud, you see, had wed the Judge
Chicago Evening Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

in New York. who is credited with hold.
ing advanced ideas on prison discipline
and the conduct of state penal institu-
tions.
From such man, Vermont may list
en- to a few expressions on a subject
that viii keep itself before the state
for some months to come. Colonel Scott
Is unable to declare himself too strong
" against capital punishment. He says
that it lis relic of barbarism 1t is
survival Of the old English form of
punishment, when a man was sentenced
to death for stealing a shilling. As for
its deterrent effect, it did not keep peo-
pie from stealing in the old days, and
| doubt if it keeps people from muir
dcring in these times
Colonel Scott goes even further and
declares that life imprisonment should
be abolished and that murderers should
get sentence of at least 20 years
He recognizes, however, that there are
cases where the murderer should never
be allowed at large because of his per-
verted character He explains his po-
sition by saying that, Murder is one
of the few crimes that man never
commits twice, and | see no reason why
man who has committed murder in
tho heat of passion should not be as
safe a man to have at large after he
had had long prison sentence. and
shown by his conduct that he has thor
oughly reformed, as a man who has
committed burglary after burglary every
time he has been released from pris-
on
Now, then. here is man who has
a record that places him in the ranks of
authorities. Are not his words worthy
OF consideration, it is not urged that
they be final, in his native state st
Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29
what a yermonter Thinks.

There is nothing unusual in the fact
that a man born in Vermont and going
to some other state should attain to
that prominence in his chosen work
that gives to his utteranees that weight
that is accorded to the words OF an au-
thority Such man IS Col Joseph f.
Scott, state superintendent of prisons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

One of the noble works which a news
paper is privileged to do is shown in the
efforts of the Boston Globe to help the
widow and six children OF Silas \.
Phelps out of the financial straits caused
by society's act in taking the bread
winners life. 1t deserves to succeed in
this effort.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

\ Gov. Woodrow Wilson might take i
las personal compliment that the Har-
ward students in their anxiety to hear
him Saturday afternoon, broke the door
off its hinges.