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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
GRASSHOPPERS BOTHER
PARTS OF STATE.

Harrisburg, Jury 17.-Pennsyl-
vania is beset this Summer by a
plague of grasshoppers, according to
information which has been receiv-
ed by State Zoologist Surface, from
farmers IN agricultural counties.
Some counties report serious loss in
crops, and P. S. Fenstermacher and
others in Bucks and Berks counies
say that the dry weather and grass
hoppers are shortening the crops.
people should use the remedies
afforded by sprays and poison feeds
as well as hopper catchers," says
DR.. Surface. 81 do not think that
the grashoppers will be around in
such numbers next year, but there
will be an outbreak of blister beet
les or old-fashioned potato bugs
which feed on the eggs of the hop
pers and follow up the grasshop'
pers."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
RINE WILL VOTE FOR TAFT.

Il shall vote for William L. Tart
for president, if l am elected a
presidential elector," said e. NJ.
Rine, general superintendent of the
LackaWanna, when asked Wednes-
day if he would allow his name to
be used as a candidate for elector
by the proposed third party. which
is anxious to nominate Theodore
Roosevelt.
1T wouldn't be fair for me to al
low my name to be used, and
won't. I'm for Taft.
Il was a Roosevelt man and If he
had been nominated at Chicago,
should have voted for him, but Taft
was nominated, and l shall vote fol
him, If elected.
LAS / understand 1t, five OF oul
fellows voted one way and five the
other at the state convention, and Il
wouldn't be fair for me to vote
against the decision of the nationa
convention. ,c.
First of all, I am a Republican
and ! shall support the nominee o
the Republican national convention.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Executors of William Penwarden,
late of Oregon to Ophelia j. Dolo-
way, of Texas, lands in Oregon town
ship; consideration, $500.
Howard A. Swingle ct ux. of Lake
to Horace L. Butler, same, land in
Lake township; consideration, S1S2.-
%.
Colvin E. Woodmansee ct ux. OF
Equinunk, to Frank Thurston, same
place, land in Buckingham township;
consideration 5000.
Henry Bried ct ux. of Hawley, to
Thomas Stout, same place, land in
Lackawaxen township and Hawley
borough; consideration, $400.
Azor E. Kellogg ct ux. of Pres
ton, to George A. Flynn ct ux. oi
New York City, lands in Preston
township; consideration, $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
MARTIN HESSLER KILLED BY
LIGHTNING
Lakeville Man Struck by Bolt on
Way to Visit Son i'm Swamp Brook.

Martin Hessler, of Lakeville, was
struck and almost instantly killed
by lightning about half past six
o'clock on Wednesday evening during
the storm. He had walked from
Lakeville, where he lived, to visit
his son, George Hessler, who lives at
Swan Brook, near White Mills. He
had just reached the yard of his
sons home and after talking to
Clarence Gregory, who lives across
the road, for a moment, he started to
walk toward the house, when a bolt
descended and killed him. His son
was in the house shaving at the time
and when he heard the report of the
thunder he looked out just in time
to see his father fall to the ground.
Hessler was not killed instantly and
his son asked him on reaching the
spot if he had been struck and on
replying that he had the father fell
back, dead. He was carried to the
house where, upon examination, 1t
was found that there were many
small burns on the body.
Mr.. Hessler was about seventy
three years of age and was born in
Germany in 1899. He came to Amer
lea in 1892 and the same year was
united in marriage to Mrs. Sacks, of
Lakeville. where they have lived for
the past few years. He is survived
by his wife, who resides in
Lakeville, and the following chill
dren: George, of Swamp Brook;
Christopher, of Lansing, Michigan
Philip, of San Francisco, Cal; Mrs.
Hahn, of Iona, Michigan. No ar
rangements have as yet been made
for the funeral as they are waiting
for Mrs. Hessler to arrive in Swamp
Brook to-day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
EFFICIENCY OF COMMON
SCHOOLS
1t is Shown by Statistics of the
United States Bureau of EduCa-
tiOn.

ton.
Washington, D. c., July 1S.-The
fewer children born? Do larger
numbers die per million of popula-
tion now than twenty years ago? Or
is the average length of human life
materially increased?
These questions are questions
suggested in the introduction of the
statistical report of the United
States Bureau of Education for
1911, following the statement that
the percentage of the total popula-
ton enrolled in the schools in 1910
was less than in 1890.
1t is pointed out that important
methods of gathering statistics ac-
count for a part of the loss, but on
the other hand other authorities
note that compulsory education laws
and like social agencies are bring
ing a greater ana greater proper
| ton of children to the schoolhouse
| door. The Introductory statement
! to the Education Bureaus docu-
| ment says IN part:
There was an apparent de-
crease in the percentage of the total
population enrolled in the schools
as a whole from 22.54 in 1890 to
21.54 in 1910. The loss may be Civ
en- in numbers as 919,723. In 9th
er words, the grand total of school
enrolment in 1910 would have been
2O,731,645 if the percentage of 1890
boI haap m Of N in nlapp nf the
1881, 1922 grand total.
'All this loss and more is suffer
ed by the elementary schools, for the
higher institutions made substantial
gains and the secondary schools
show marked increase in enrolment
as compared with the total popula
ton.
There is no reason for the belle
that the schools have lost ground II
reality. This comparison is Will
total population, but school popula
tion, and it is probable that there
; are relatively fewer children nov
: than formerly.
! IF there are not so many chill
} dren proportioantely, there will nat
: urally be proportionally fewer pu
= pills Furthermore, it is we'll know
= that the constant improvement II
statistical methods has resulted il
} the elimination TO an increasing ex
( tent of duplicate enrollments. Tn
I decrease that results is apparen
= only and causes no concern"
: In further support of this con
4 tention, figures are cited which shoN
1 that had the apparent relative de
| crease of 919,723 in enrolment bee
9 real, the loss would have been NOR
: than made up in the increased eff
= cheney of the common schools, 10
e the per cent. of average daily al
tendance increased from 6S.61 /
e 1890 to 71.30 in 1910i the averag
d length of school term increased froI
}. 134.7 days to 1878 days betwee
= the same dates. AT the same tim
e the average number of days, schoo
a ing received by each child of schoC
age increased from 59.2 in 1880
sos in 1910, while the ayerag
number of days attended by eac
a pupil enrolled increased from S6.3
r 1890 to 1870 in 1910.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
WASHING MACHINE FOR
ORANGES
Mr.. Wood is Interested i'm Washing
Machine for Oranges-Former
Baseball Player i'm Orange Z
business

The Florida Citrons Society, with
headquarters at Tampa, Florida,
have purchased the rights of an
orange washing machine to be used
on the orange farms of Florida,
Cuba and the West Indies, for the
purpose of washing the fruit before
it is shipped to all parts of the
world. James Wood, cousin of w.
w. Wood, of this place, is employed
in the interest of the Florida Citrons
Society to perfect this washer for
their use here in the east.
Formerly the oranges were wash
ed by hand, and on many of the in
dependent farms in Florida this
method is still used but the results
are not as good as with the ma
chine.
In California the machine has been
in use for many years and success
fully and the Florida Citrons Society
prevailed upon Mr.. Wood, who is a
mechanic, to remodel the California
machine and construct one that
would meet all the requirements Of
the Florida grown fruit. The So
ciety then purchased the rights to
manufacture the machine for their
own use, in Florida, Cuba and the
West Indies. The Citrons Associa-
ton comprises all the leading orange
growers in Florida and they have
brought the orange to it's highest
state of perfection. Every caution
is taken to destroy insects that are
! injurious to the growing of the fruit.
At present there is a white fly that
is causing the growers much anXi-
ETY.. 1t is not a destructive insect,
| but covers the orange with a black
sediment, which must be washed off
before the fruit is allowed to go on
| the market. An appropriation OF
| $4,000 has been made by the So
ciety to send experts throughout the
eastern countries to ascertain the
home of the white fly and if possible
| to find an enemy to this natural
| enemy of the orange. The society
have been perfecting this washing
machine for the past three years and
at the present time have made many
Improvements upon it. Throughout
the state the growers who belong
TO the association are very careful il
handling the fruit they ship. Al
packers wear white gloves and the
oranges from the time they are
| plCh6u " the Time luSy are pdChSt
for shipment do not come in con
tact with the hands. The associa
tion ships in the neighborhood of
100000 boxes of oranges a year.
Mr.. Wood is now arranging to es
tablish a select colony of abou
thirty heads of families in one of thu
best known sections in Florida, tn,
Indian River section, which is notet
for its fine fruit. His plan is t
provide a home and a small tract o
land for the colonists at a low ex
pense to them.
w. C. Temple, of Temple Cup
fame, formerly owner of the Pitts
burgh base ball club, is genera
manager of the Citrons Fruit EX
change of Florida. Mr.. Wood is i
the neighborhood of 20 years and
an old base ball man, having OF
, ganized and managed the Chicag
| White SoX and brought them tn
! pennant their first year. That wa
in 1870. In 1875 he lost limb an
has been out of the game but is sti
an enthusiastic fan.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
COMING EVENTS.

Thursday evening, July IS, at foot
of Fifteenth street, the ladies of the
Sodality of st. Mary Magdalen's
church will serve ice cream, cake.
sandwiches and coffee. Homemade
candy and Japanese articles for SALE
Mrs. Woodward will entertain the
Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist
Episcopal church at the home OF
Mrs. +. w. Burns on Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Maple City Drum Corps will
hold an ice cream social near the
Baptist church on Twelfth street on
Thursday evening, July 25.
The Buckingham family will hold
a reunion in Hamlin on Saturday.
July 27. at the George F, Chapman
home In East Hamlin. II will be a
basket picnic. All relatives are in
vited.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
LIGHTNING PLAYS HAVOC WITH
PROPERTY
House and Barn Near Carley Brook
Struck, the Former Burning to
Ground-One Horse Killed
Near BeaChlake.

On Wednesday evening about
$3.50 the lightning struck the
house, occupied by Amazon Butler
and family near Kellow's Pond,
and did much damage to the roof
and broke many of the windows.
The lightning seemed to have enter
ed through the screen on the lower
floor and went up through the roof,
There was no fire but the house was
badly shattered. Mrs. Butler was
shocked as was her father, William
Pratt, who were in the room where
the lightning is supposed to have
entered. Mr.. Butler carries in
surance in the Farmers Mutual
| Fire Insurance company.
A large ash tree near the Butler
I home was struck at about the same
time and completely shattered.
The large barn on the farm OF
! William Watts, northwest of Car
| ley Brook, was struck by lightning
on Wednesday evening about $3.50
and burned to the ground together
with its contents. There was q
quantity of farming implements and
about 15 tons of new hay in the
| DdTH. All were DuIutu, ne DdIl
was 50x30. A chicken coop at
tached containing about ten chick
ems, was also burned to the ground
One horse, which was in the barr
when it was struck, was taken out
Mr.. Watts had $1,000 insurance IL
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
company.
A valuable horse owned by Amos
Gregory, near Beachlake was killed
by the lightning on Wednesda!
evening about Z o'clock. Tn,
horse was in the stable at the tim,
and there were no marks on the re
mains. The horse was valued a
about S400.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
Mrs. John Gift Dead.

Mrs. John Cliff for many years a
resident of Prompton, died at her
home there at 1880 o'clock We'd
nesday evening, at the age of seven
ty-fouT years. She was born in
Lewanick, Cornwall, England, on
May 3, 1888, and was a daughter OF
Thomas and Elizabeth (Prout) Har-
ris, who were members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, and never
left England.
Miss Eliza (Harris) Hine married
John Cliff in Honesdale on Sept. 16,
1886. She was a kind mother and
a good neighbor and a devout
Christian. Her husband preceded
her in death many years ago. She
is survived by several children. The
funeral services will be held at the
home on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, and at the Presbyterian
church at two-thirty o'clock, Rev
Burch, officiating.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
GIRLS MURDERER COMMITS
SUICIDE.
Nathan Swartz's Body Found in
Rooming House-Left Note En-
planning Act.

New York, July 1S.-Nathan
Swartz, the murderer of poor Julia
Conners in the tenement district of
this city a few days ago, was to-day
found dead in a rooming house on
Christy street, near a police station.
He had committed suicide by turn
ing the gas on in the room. A note,
written by him, that he had killed
Julia Conners and that he felt sorry
but couldn't help it, was found.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
KUHN HELD FOR WRECK.

washington, July 17.-In holding
Conductor Kuhn responsible for the
accident on the Ligonier Valley rail-
road, July 8, resulting in the death
of nineteen persons and the injury
of twenty-eight, Chief Inspector r,
w. Belnap in his report TO the In
terstate Commerce Commission,
made public to-day, said in part:
''No record is kept of train or
ders, no train register is maintained,
and the road has no printed rules OF
any kind governing train operation. "
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
CAUGHT BIG TROUT.

Andrew Dingman, who resides
near Silver Thread Falls, Dingman's
Ferry, caught a beautiful trout at the
foot of the falls one day last week.
The trout weighed 25 ounces, and
was seventeen inches long. 1t is the
largest that has been landed in that
section in many years. Photographer
Williams Allerton. who Is spending
the summer at that place. took a
picture of the beauty, and it will be
sent broadcast on postcards.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
FROST IN VERMONT.
Thermometer Drops IS Degrees in
Twenty-Four Hours.
Especial to The Citizen. }

Montpelier, VT, July 17.-Follow-
ing three weeks of intense heat, with
the thermometer twice touching 100
degrees, the temperature dropped So
degrees in twenty-four hours, bring
ing frost. Much damage was done
on truck farms.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19
HONEsDALE CO.. PA. FRIDAY, JULY 49, 1912
EIGHT MEN INJURED
IN GAS EXPLOSION.
One Man May Die as Result of an
Explosion i'm the Langcliff Mine
at AVoCa To-day.
Especial to The Citizen. }

Scranton, Pa, July 1S.-Eight
men. seven of whom were severely
burned. were injured in gas ex-
plosion at the Langcliff mine at
Avoca at $3.50 this morning. They
were all taken to the hospital where
their injuries were cared for. Many
suffered serious burns on the body
and head One man may die as a
result of his injuries.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19

Preparations are being made for
the Masonic jubilee to be held in
Masonic Hall, Jeffersonyille, the
week of July 22 for six days. The
Masonic society has received a large
list of all kinds OF merchandise. do
mated for the occasion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Dwight Price OF
Pittsburgh, arrived here on Tuesday
for visit at the latter's mother,
Mrs. Julia Helferich, on West street.
Mrs. Helferich returned recently
from a visit with her daughter in
Pittsburg.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-19

The Citizen is Getting New Ad-
vertisers Every Week. Merchants
Know This is Good Advertising
Medium.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
Special Session at Normal.

A six weeks session commences
at the Lewiston State Normal
Monday, April 1, at which time
those teachers who wish to re-
new certificates may have an op-
portunity to do SO by attendance
there and receiving credit in two
subjects. Those who expect to
teach, but who have not taught
as yet, are required by the state
law, in addition to passing the
examinations in the common
school branches, to have attend
ed also a professional school for
teachers for at least six weeks,
and to have received their credit
in school law, school manage
ment, and in methods of teach
ing reading language, arithmetic,
history and geography.
Review courses in the common
school branch es will also be of
fered at this session. Those de-
string further information may
address President Black.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
Rusty Goes To Big League.

George Rustemeyer, he of the
long, lean, lanky proportions,
who has held down job in the
Chronicle Office for the past sey-
eral years and has pitched win
ming ball for the Cottonwood
team for the past three seasons,
left Sunday for Vancouver, B.
c., to try out with Bob Browns
b u nc h of pennant winners.
Rusty" as he is familiarly
known, is 6 feet A inches in
height and weighs about 18O
pounds and has the reputation of
being one of the most promising
young pitchers in this part of
the state. He has developed all
of his ability while playing on
the Cottonwood team and has
become so good during the past
two seasons as to gain consider
able notice from the big league
managers. Early last season he
received a iiattering offer from
Joe Cohn, of the Spokane In
dians, but did not consider the
wages sufficient and refused to
sign a contract, although con-
siderable correspondence passed
between them at the time.
Later McCreedy, of Portland,
sent him an offer and about the
same time Brown, of Vancouver,
telegraphed him for terms and
in June secured his signature to
a contract, which was renewed
last month.
Rusty has unlimited speed,
good control, sharp curves and a
cool head and Brown is figuring
him as one of his most promising
youngsters this spring. He will
be somewhat handicapped by not
having had an opportunity to
work out any before leaving for
the coast but if given a chance
to get into good shape will GER
tainly make a strong bid for a
permanent berth on the team.
His fan" friends here have
great hopes of his success in the
try-out and expect to see him
develop into a big league pitcher
within few years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
DR.. Campbell Is Dead.

A Grangeville dispatch to Tues
days Tribune says: After sew
eral months of illness, the direct
result of blood poisoning in the
hand DR.. F. A. Campbell, one of
the best known practitioners in
north Idaho, died today at
Moravia, CAL, about 18 miles
from Los Angeles, where he
went about two months ago to
enter a sanitarium in hopes of
regaining his health. His death
was not entirely unexpected,
word having been received here
few days ago that he was in a
precarious condition. Mrs. Camp
bell and daughter were at the
bedside at the time Of death.
DR.. Campbell's last illness
came about through contracting
a severe case of blood poisoning
while operating on Fred Schissler
for gunshot wound. Schissler
was accidentlly shot at Elk City
and brought to this place for
treatment. At the time DR..
Campbell was taken down, his
old friend, DR.. Carruthers, of
Moscow, was summoned, and for
a time he appeared'to be gaining
health. He had frequent relapses,
however, and was taken to a hot
spring in Oregon. He returned
to Grangeville again, but the old
malady seemed to prevail and he
then went to California.
DR.. F. A. Campbell, at the
time of his death, was 81 years
of age. He located in Grange
vile in April. 1903. A few years
a. o he MARI. ed the daughter of
Frank David, of Moscow, a prom
inent citizen of that place and a
member of the firm of David &
Ely. One child, girl, was born
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
Leaves County $4,000.

Through a will left by Herman
Stein, the eccentric old bachelor
of the Lawyers Canyon section
who committed suicide in Decem-
ber, Idaho county is the richer
by a sum of in the neighborhood
Of So, 600, or rather will be when
the estate is closed up.
In a will which has been ad-
mitted to probate by Judge De-
Haven, after disposing of a small
part of his estate he requests
that the remainder be given to
the county for use on the poor
farm. This amount will be in
the neighborhood of $1,000 and
can be used to good advantage
by the county for the purpose
requested by the deceased. Free
Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
Mrs. B. F. Morris Called by
Death.

At five o'clock yesterday after
noon, death called away Mrs
Harriet Morris, who was among
Lewiston's most highly esteemed
and best-known residents. Death
was due to heart disease, Mrs.
Morris having been in declining
health for some months, while
Tor tie past week she had been
confined to her bed. The news
OF her death will be a shock to
hundreds of friends in the city,
who, while they knew she was
i'll, did not realize her condition
was so critical.
Mrs. Morris was the widow of
Benjamin F. Morris, who was a
prominent Idaho pioneer and
whose death occurred in Levi =
ton in June, 1902. Mr.. Morris
had located in Idaho county in
1864 and came to Lewiston in
1886, at that time being register
of the Lewiston land office. Mrs.
Morris, whose maiden name was
Harriet Graham, was born at
Corvallis, Oregon. in 1855. She
was united in marriage to Mr..
Morris at Dayton. Wn., in 1881.
Three children were born to
them, all of whom survive, they
being Miss Zella Morris and Ray
Morris, of this city, and Graham
Morris, Of Castle Rock, Wash.
Mrs. Morris is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Mulkey and Mrs.
O'Dell, of Dayton, Wash, and
two brothers, John Graham, of
Nezperce, and Thomas Graham,
of the upper Snake river country.
Her sisters were with her at the
time she passed away, Mrs.
O'Dell having been at her bed
side for some days, while Mrs.
Mulkey arrived here yesterday
morning. Graham Morris also
reached the city yesterday morn
ing.
The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow Saturday af-
ternoon from the residence
Fridays Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22
Another Flower Transplanted.

1t is with the deepest regret
that we chronicle this week the
death at an early hour Wednes-
day morning of the little nine
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hoene, of this city. The
little one, who was a very bright
and healthy child, was playing
around apparently as well as
Usual in the evening but took
suddenly ill in the night and
passed away about two o'clock
The next morning. This makes
The fifth child Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoene have lost in the same way
ind the cause of each death has
proven a puzzle to the physicians.
The parents are nearly heart
broken over the loss of their babe
Ind are in the deepest despair
from their frequent bereave-
ments.
The funeral was held yester-
day morning from the Catholic
church and was largely attended.
The stricken parents have the
deepest sympathy of the entire
Community in their affliction.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-03-22

of So, 900, a prison sentence Of
one to FIVE years. or both fine
and Imprisonment.
BY defeating the Rathdrum
basket ball team at Moscow late
last week by a score of 16 to 13,
the Genesee high school team
gained a clear title to the cham
pionship of the Inland Empire.
The recent local option cleo
tion in Nez Perce county will be
contested as a result of the dis
covery that Indians were regis
tered and voted on the same day
In one or two precincts of the
county.
Merit Williams, aged 25 years,
was found dead in a box car at
Moscow Saturday night, death
being the result of rupture of a
blood vessel in the stomach. He
was the step-son of Chief of
Police Blacker, of Moscow.