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New-York tribune., 1913-08-05
Even Under Parcel Post.

The most important change in express
rates made by the commissions order Is
by way of modification OF the present
graduated scale of parcel rates. The 100
pound rates for short distances have
either been only slightly reduced or have
been left unchanged For long distances
the 1OO-pound rates have been somewhat
reduced. BY the changes in the grad
uated scale however, the rates for pack
ages weighing fifty pounds or less nave
been practically all reduced. cOmpaTl-
son Of the rates prescribed with the par
eel post rates now in effect discloses that
the prescribed express rates for packages
OF more than four pounds. when carried
for distances of more than 200 miles and
less than 1890 miles, are generally lower
than the parcel post rates. For distances
OF more than 1900 miles the parcel post
rates and the prescribed express rates are
practically the same.
Under the present rules. where two OF
more packages are shipped by one con
slgnor to one consignee. the rates charged
are on the basis of the aggregate weight
of both packages, estimated al twenty
pounds each when weighing less than
twenty pounds making the minimum
charge for two packages in one shipment
that applicable upon "a weight OF not less
than forty pounds. II is directed by the
report that this rule be so amended that
when the average weight Of all packages
in a combined shipment shall be ten
pounds or more the charge shall be upon
the aggregate weight If the aggregate
weight is less than ten pounds for each
package included in the shipment. the
charge is 10 be made upon an average
weight of ten pounds a package.
The rates prescribed for newspapers
and periodicals. as well as bread and sim
liar articles are substantially the same In
amount as the present rates.
All articles of merchandise Of ordinary
value are to be carried at first class or
ordinary merchandise rates. All articles
of food and drink with few exceptions
are second class. and are TO be carried at
70 per cent of the first class rate. Arti-
cles of extraordinary value must be so
declared at time OF shipment. The order
provides for special rates based upon
such extraordinary value
On Carriers Risk Hereafter.
The new form OF express receipt more
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AT PLEASANT MOUNT.
Friday, May 8, 8 T.. NJ.


Address-Dr. George H. Becht, secre-
tary of the State Board of Educa-
ton.
Saturday, May 10, 0:3O A. NJ.
Devotional Exercises.
Appointment of Committees.
Address-Dr. Becht.
THE Teachers League Convention
Mrs. Alma Dix.
Address-Prof. e. L. Blakeslee.
Primary Arithmetic, = Gertrude
Stone.
Election of officers.
A three-minute Round Table. Dis
cussion of questions concerning
the teaching of Language and
Grammar. Supt. Koehler will con-
duct the Round Table and the fol
lowing will discuss assigned sub
jects: j. H. Kennedy, Mary E
Brenneman, H. A. Oday, A. H
Howell, A. S. Shaplin, Ida Cole
man, w. W.Menhennett, Kathryn
Drake, Joe McCloskey, Edna
Hauenstein, Vera Murray, Alice
Gregory.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

Page, our Minister to Great Britain
in place of Whitelaw Reid, deceased,
is a North Carolina man, son of
Frank A. Page, and who lived at
what is now the town of Aberdeen,
but which twenty-five years ago was
known along the Raleigh & Augusta
railroad, as Blues Crossing, and it
was the first, (fag) station south of
Southern Pines. Mr.. Pages broth
er, Robert, is a member of Congress
from that Congressional district.
The first trip l made to the "Old
North State" was in January, 1885.
The train on the Raleigh & CASTOR
road, after it left Weldon, began
gathering in North Carolina states
men, for the Legislature was about
to convene at the State capitol
What seemed strange to me was
that l saw so many local statesmen
who had their vests unbuttoned eX-
cepting the extreme top button and
the last button down towards China.
Those gaping vests were quite no
ticeable and unique.
In the early summer, right there
in the pine woods, was started pa
per called "The Southern Colonist,"
the bulk of the circulation going into
Northern homes. THE Southern
Colonist' attracted considerable at
tention, even Governor Alfred Scales
declaring in an autograph letter that
it was a good State publication. OF
course "The Colonist" wanted busi-
ness, and of course business wasn't
going to waltz right around into that
long-leaf pine back woods print
shop; somebody had to go out after
it, and that somebody was Prof.
B. A Goodridge, of Massachusetts.
One of his trips was away out in the
western part of the Old North State,
and while there he met one of the
members of the State Legislature,
Thomas Dixon, then known as
Thomas Dixon, Jr. The result of the
little visit was the publication in
"The Southern Colonist" shortly af-
terward of a sketch of the bright
young legislator accompanied with
fine wood cut of that gentleman,
the same being made by an engrav-
ing firm in Reading, Pennsylvania.
That picture did not look like Mr..
Dixon's portrait as printed here
with. He wore a mustache at that
time.
Therefore, the writer takes the
credit for having published the first
newspaper portrait of Thomas Dixon.
who was destined to leave his native
state and become famous. Now, this
incident alone will make the reader
want to read "The Root of Evil"
Mr.. Dixon's last story; but there are
other reasons that will intensity the
want"
When The Citizen decided to run
"rhe Root of Evil' as serial, de-
cided to tell the above incident, and
also thought I would write to Mr.
Dixon and find out IL he had forgot
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
THE CoE-ROLsToN WEDDING.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rolston was the scene of most de-
lightful gathering last Wednesday
evening, April 80, 1913, when their
daughter, Laura, was united in mar
riage with Fred Coe, a companion of
her youth and one of the choice
young men of Fallsdale, Rev. A. c.
Oliver officiating.
Laura is a charming young lady
of 22 years, slightly the Junior of her
husband, who is young man of eX-
cellent name, and is therefore re-
spected by all who know him. The
future home of the young couple will
be at Fallsdale in pleasant cottage
which the groom has recently pur-
chased and furnished. They will be-
gin housekeeping there at once. The
bride, young lady of much natural
beauty and sweetness, was elegantly
gowned in pink silk messaline, trim
med with oriental lace. The happy
pair were married in the presence of
about forty guests at $3.50 p. m, at
tended by Arthur Rolston and Miss
Ida Coe. The wedding march was
played by Miss Effie Rolston, sister
of the bride. The presents, each a
token of love for the welded pair,
were both useful and beautiful. The
most in evidence was silver, cut
glass, chinaware, linen and furniture
Bennie Rolston of Newark, N. j.,
called our attention to some of the
artistic features of the cut glass
pieces. being himself skilled in the
art. The commodious parlors of this
palatial home are very finely adapted
to social occasions and much care
had been taken in arranging ap.
propriate draperies for the happy
event. But the large dining room was
| perhaps the most beautifully draped
of all and it was here that the forty
guests did justice to the most excel.
lent feast prepared for them by thei1
very competent hostess, Mrs. Rolston
1t is seldom that at any social func
tion whatever a happier evening is
spent. The music, mostly vocal, wa!
inspiring because of the parts being
so nicely blended, and it was mucl
INDUCED in throughout the evening
Our best wishes are for the younl
couple in their new sphere of life
and we congratulate the parents OF
both sides for the splendid additions
which they have secured to their re
spective families.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
GAVE $4,000 FOR GALE.

What is believed to be the largest
price ever paid for a calf in this
state and possibly in the United
States has just been received by John
Arfman of Fairmont Farm, Middle
town, who sold King Pontiac Alcar-
ira Pietje, a six week-old Holstein
bull calf, to DR.. B. B. Hand Of
Scranton, Pa, for $4,000. DR.. Hand
formerly lived in Honesdale.
The sire of the calf is the $4,000
bull King Segris Pontiac Alcartra,
whose dam, E. X. Alcartra, has a re-
cord of over twenty pounds of butter
in seven days and produced over 49,
600 pounds of milk in a year. The
dam of the calf is Fairmont Zerma
Segris Pletje, She produced 1851
pounds of butter in seven days, the
junior four-year-old worlds record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
THIS WEEK AT THE LYRIC.

On Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week, with a
matinee on Saturday afternoon, Joe
Eckl will offer five new all-star
vaudeville acts and four reels of new
motion pictures, changed daily. Mr..
Eckl has been giving the patrons of
the Lyric some very good shows.
The bill to be presented on the last
three days of this week will be the
most expensive program that he has
ever brought to Honesdale.
The big feature will be Stanley
Georges Wrestling Bear. The only
wrestling bear in the world. He
weighs 600 pounds
The champion Bone Soloist, Ned
Bennett, will be next in an act that
is unique and clever.
The Grotesque Randolphs, COM
edy trapeze performers, will intro
duce Fun In a Chinese Laundry"
very funny act.
The Great Crowley. Is it a he or
she? Come and find out.
Mr.. Joe Eckl (himself) and Min
ME Du Pree will appear in refined
comedy sketch featuring Minnie Du
Pree, lady champion buck and wing
dancer of the world. This act has
played all the big time vaudeville
theatres, and 1t ought to be a great
treat for those who are fond of see.
ing clever dancing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
HoNEsDALE's BASEBALL TEAM.

Honesdale needs a ball team. The
money is here, the people are here,
and the players are here, each one
waiting for someone to ask them
to do their part in giving the town
good base ball. No one doubts that
there is money here to support a
good ball team; we all know that the
people are here waiting and wishing
to patronize a good ball team, and
we are sure that the players can be
secured to give us very good ball
team at little expense.
We have heard two excuses offer
ed for the lack of enthusiasm: The
first is the fact that no one has step
ped forward to the invitation to be-
come manager. There is a man whom
we believe would take the job, who
is as well qualified as any one we
know, that is N. B. Spencer OF
course the people and the players
would have to show a proper spirit
of enthusiasm.
The second excuse is the lack of a
pitcher. There are several who are
willing and want to try out and
there are two who look pretty good
in Rose and Youngblood. The latter
is young man from Scranton who is
employed as a machinist in the Cur
ney Elevator works. He claims to
have had quite some experience in
pitching and he certainly has the
friend, Ben Hessling, still has some
good games corked up in his good
right arm. Come on, let's get busy!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
ERIE SETTLES HITTINGER
DAMAGE CLAIM.
Asked $4,000 Damages For Injuries
Received in 1911 When Team
Was Frightened by Escap-
inc Steam.

ing Steam.
The Erie Railroad Company has
made settlement of the suit for
damages pending in the court here
brought by George Hittinger, of
Long Ridge, as the result of an ac-
cident on April 26, 1911, in which
he was injured. By the terms of
the settlement, Mr.. Hittinger re-
ceives $500 from the railroad COM
pany in payment of his claim. The
case has been pending here for sew
eral years and was to have come up
for trial again at the June term of
court. The law firm of Kimble &
Hanlan, and Homer Greene, Esq,
handled the case for Mr.. Hittinger
and the Erie Railroad Co. was rep
resented by Warren, Knapp & O'Mal-
ley of Scranton. 1t will be remem-
bered that on April 26, 1911, Mr..
Hittinger was driving over the Erie
crossing near West Hawley, when a
locomotive standing on spur track
whistled suddenly and let out a
large quantity of steam. This
frightened the horse and it ran away,
throwing Mr.. Hittinger violently to
the ground from which fall he re-
ceived severe bodily injury. He
asked through his attorneys the sum
of $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
CHAUTAUQUA TO Be HELD HERE
AUGUST 21--27
EMINENT MEN ON PROGRAM
FLORENTINE CONCERT BAND
AND SCIENTIFIC SPEAKERS.

Noted Entertainers inf Music and
Features--Affair will be Best of
Its Kind Ever Given in Homes
dale.
A. E. Turner, associate director
of the Chautauqua association and
platform manager of the same, was
in Honesdale on Monday to make ar
rangements for the local Chautau-
qua which will be held August 81
81 inclusive. The place for holding
the Chautauqua was not decided up
on at the time of going to press
Monday afternoon, but it is quite
probable that the green near the
State armory will be chosen.
Among the prominent speakers
who will honor Honesdale by their
presence Chautauqua week will be
DR.. Frank Dixon, of Washington,
D. c., national lecturer; DR.. N.
McGee Waters, of Brooklyn, pastor
of the largest Congregational
church in the world; Reno B. We'll
bourne, of Indianapolis, Ind, scien-
titic lecturer; A. E. Turner, psy-
chologist; Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of
Denver, Col.
Musical numbers-First day of
the Chautauqua the Florentine Con-
cert band, with Miss Melbourne,
dramatic soprano, will give two con-
certs afternoon and evening; Tyro-
lean Alpine Yodlers, Swiss singers
in native costumes; Commonwealth
Quartette, of Rochester, N. Y; Ma
tional Opera Quartette of New
York City.
Entertainment Features-Rosani,
famous juggler; William Sterling
BATHS, Dickens impersonator.
A Junior Chautauqua will be Or
ganized by a member of the staff.
1t will provide entertainment for
the children during the forenoon,
concluding with a public entertain
ment on the last day of the Chau-
tauqua.
DR.. Turner gave a short address
in the High school Monday morning
in the interest of the Chautauqua.
The entertainments by the great
est talent in the country, will be
given under a large tent. The
course tickets will be 50. 1t is ex-
pected that the demand for season
tickets will be so great that the re-
quired number will be sold long be-
fore the Chautauqua opens.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

and soon had to hire a great big hall
to accommodate his audiences, they
grew so large. His style was vigor-
Gus, and his language was plain.
According to all published reports,
"the common people heard him
gladly" That was in the days when
the late Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage was
ending his wonderful ministerial ca
reer.
Although he was successful as a
preacher, Thomas Dixon decided that
he wanted to enter the literary
field as an author, believing that he
could do effective preaching by
writing the right kind of stories.
His first story, "The Leopard S
Spots" attracted national attention.
1t is a Southern story, and proves
that negro blood in a white person S
veins, sooner or later is sure to
make itself known. The story was
dramatized and placed on the stage,
and negroes have protested against
its production. Undoubtedly Jack
Johnson, the pugilist, would not like
that story.
Mr.. Dixon's next story, The
Clansman," is also a Southern story
along similar lines to Leopard S
Spots" and is equally as popular.
The author in all his writing brings
out boldly some truth he wants to
fasten on the readers mind, and he
surely does the trick, and does it so
entertainingly that he grips the at
tention and holds it steadily until,
with sigh, you regretfully reach
the two words, "The End"
"The Root of Evil" Mr.. Dixon's
last story, the first installment of
which will be published in The Citi-
zen on Tuesday, May 13, is certainly
one of his strongest works. 1t will
make the reader "sit right up and
take notice. 1t will keep you guess
ing, too, as to the outcome, and
you'll find yourself trying to solve
the problem that the author puts
right up to the reader. 1t will cause
you to talk over the situations with
others, and if you haven't plenty OF
ambition along the talking and think
ing line perhaps you better not read
the story at all. 1t is up to YOU.
You know yourself better than we
know you.
Now, l don't dare give you any
inkling about 1.-THE Root of Evil"
for if I should do so it might have
the effect of taking the tang" out
of it so far as you are concerned;
and that is something farthest from
the thought of,
Yours for q literary treat,
FRANK p. WOODWARD.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
CRIMINAL INSANE EXPERT
WORKNIEN.

Messrs. Walton, Ashmead and Fox
pf Philadelphia, members of the
Ioard of trustees for the state hospi-
Eal for the Criminal insane at Far
Fiew, remained at the institution un-
i'll Sunday afternoon after attending
|he regular meeting of the board on
saturday afternoon. Mr.. Walton,
hartman of the board was at the
Institution since Friday in order to
[ttend to matters of especial i'm
lortance. A landscape artist has
|een going over the state property at
Carview preparatory to beautifying
|he grounds.
superintendent DR.. T. G. Fitzsim-
hons stated that Mr.. Spangenbuurg,
he outside superintendent of
rounds is making preparations for
Extensive farming during the sum-
her and also states that the inmates
. re proving themselves to be expert
Forkmen. For the past several
feeks Mr.. Spangenburg has had two
bams of oxen and two horse teams
Forking on the grounds and tomor-
+ 'pw one hundred apple trees will be
lanted.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
SKULL FRACTURED BY FLYING
BOARD.
Saw Mill-Remained Unconscious
Almost Forty-eight Hours-Wil

South Canaan Man Badly Injured in
Saw Mill-Remained Unconscious
Almost Forty-eight Hours-Wil
Recover.
Leslie Cease, one of the owners
of Cease Brothers saw mill, which is
located about four miles south of
Waymart in South Canaan township,
was almost fatally injured at the
mill on Friday evening before six
o'clock when he was struck on the
forehead by flying board.
Mr.. Cease was engaged in cutting
timber and one of the pieces he was
showing through the saw flew up
and hit him above the eyes and
knocked him down. He was rem
dered unconscious. DR.. Bangs of
South Canaan was called and at
tend to the wounded man. The
forehead was severely cut and the
skull was fractured. The man re-
mained in an unconscious condition
when he rallied and is now we'll on
the road to recovery. 1t was
thought for a time that the man
would die. He is much better today
Mr.. Cease and his brother own and
operate a saw mill on the old Tom
Cole property. He is 35 years of
age and has a wife and two small
children, Ruth and James. The
many friends of Mr.. Cease congratu-
late him on his recovery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
AGED WOMAN KILLED TWO BIG
BLACK SNAKES IN KITCHEN.


Mrs. Christian Uhl had a unique
and rather terrifying experience at
her home in German Valley, Greene
township, last Saturday afternoon,
April 26. She was sitting in a rock
ing chair in the kitchen reading, all
the rest of the household being out,
when she was startled by a peculiar
noise. Looking up, Mrs. Uhl saw
two huge blacksnakes gliding over
the kitchen floor only about three
feet from her chair. Keeping her
presence of mind, she grabbed the
wood out of the woodbox, which
happened to be handy, at her
right and hurled stick after stick at
the snakes in an effort to kill them
but without success; the supply of
wood was not large enough. She
then ran into her bedroom with the
intention of shutting herself in until
help should arrive, when her eyes
fell on a repeating rifle which stood
at the head of the bed. She seized
it and Immediately hurried again
into the kitchen to give battle to the
snakes, attacking them by using he
weapon as a club. 1t was not long
before she had succeeded in clubbing
them to death. The gun was not
loaded and Mrs. Uhl, having had no
experience with firearms, could not
load or fire the rifle.
The snakes were big fellows; one
measuring 4 feet, inches, and the
other being one inch shorter.
A large number of people called
at the Uhl home to see the snakes
and congratulate Mrs. Uhl ON her
remarkable courage and pluck. The
heroine will be "a years old on July
80, 19l3.-Milford Dispatch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
KIMBLE-ROWLAND.

Miss Helen B. Rowland, of Row.
Hand, Pa, and William Kimble, of
Camden, N. j., were married at the
home of DR.. George c. Brown, of
|Elm street, Dunmore, Thursday
morning by Rev. James Leishman,
bf the Dunmore Presbyterian
church.
The bride is cousin of Mrs.
Brown. The couple were unattend-
|ed. Mrs. Kimble comes of one OF
! zLhe most prominent families in
Wayne county, and is we'll known in
51onesdale, having attended the
eIonesdale High school and gradu-
aated there-from.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
SUDDEN DEATH AT UswICK.

Ernest Sleezer, of Uswick, died
very suddenly on Sunday afternoon
last, after quite a lengthy illness.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Sleezer had been sick for some
time his death was sudden and un-
expected, as he was walking around
the house just previous to the time
of his death. The funeral will be
held on Wednesday at l o'clock p.
m, at the house and at 2 o'clock at
the Lakeville church. The inter-
ment will be made in the Lakeyille
cemetery. sg ,, ~.
Ernest Sleezer was 32 years of
age, unmarried, and is survived by
his parents and several brothers and
sisters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

Miss Hylia Ames, of Waymart,
| no is taking a course in elocution
d the Emerson college, Boston, will
|e a member of the graduating
ass of 1913, having completed her
burse to the satisfaction of the in
fructors in one year. The gradual
on exercises will be held on May
.Oth and her father, e. F. Ames,
4 Waymart, expects to be present
Ihd afterwards bring his daughter
pine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

The Pleasant Valley w. G. T..
U. met with Mrs. Minnie Arthur,
Dyberry, on Thursday afternoon,
May 1. They were especially favor
ed by having Rev. and Mrs. Pritch-
ard of Bethany and Rev. Chas.
White among the visitors.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
Sincerely,
THOMAS DIXON.

OF course the reader wants to
know more about Mr.. Dixon, and he
shall not be disappointed.
From North Carolina Thomas Dix
on went to New York City. Whether
he got religion" after going there,
or always had it, cannot be definite
ly stated by the writer; anyway, he
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

u G@@L@.30 bhoI lllOob POpuioi -
markable story, "The Root
of Evil" something about the au-
thor must surely be appreciated.
You may not be impressed with this
sketch today, but after you have
read the tale from opening chapter
to the thrilling climax and peaceful
ending, you will possibly want to
read it over again and take an
other look at the pictured face of
the genius who told so charming and
powerful story.
Thomas Dixon came from the
western part of North Carolina,
which State, by the way, has of re-
cent years turned out a lot of
geniuses and noted men For in
stance, there was o. Henry, declar-
ed to be the best short story writer
in the United Safes; Secretary Dan
iels, of President Wilson's cabinet,
is a North Carolinian; Walter H.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06
BEFORE THOMAS DIXON BECAME AN AUTHOR
REN1NIsCENCE OF SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CARROLL

ten the event. His letter in reply
follows:
New York, April 21, 1913.
My Dear Mr.. woodward
/ am delighted to know that you
are to run THE Root of Evil as a
serial.
l remember with pleasure your
tribute to my ambitious dreams in
the old days at home in North Caro-
lima. l also, recall with pleasant
memories my association with your
kinsman, Jno. E. Woodward, in the
Legislature of North Carolina. He
was one of my best friends. Good
luck
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06

view of the fact that The
Citizen will in a few days
begin the publication of
that most popular and re-