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8Hie (KB TK&XJKA rTJTCZ Scml-Wcckly Founded Wayne County Orga 1908 I of the Weekly Founded. 1844 1 REPUBLICAN PARTY 65th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908. NO. 29 ST01JSCIINC Weather Bureau Predicts End of Forest Fires. WILL REACH HERE ON FRIDAY It Is Developing Along the South era Edge of the Rocky Moan tains and Will Hove Northeastward. Washington, Oct. 21. The cheering news thiit tlii! cud of the forest II res uuw raging In the east Is In sight was announced liy the weather bureau. Out along the southern edge of the Rocky tuountalu states u storm Is scheduled to appear today, and It will move northeastward, attended by rains in the valleys of the central states to morrow and In the Atlantic states Fri day or Saturday. 'The rains," announces the bureau, "promise to be sulllcleutly heavy to ex tinguish the (Ires In the Allegheny and Adirondack mountains. "Preceding the storm the tempera ture will rise over the eastern portion of tho country." Blizzard In Montana. Butte, Mont., Oct. 21. A heavy storm has cut Butte off from wire communis cation with the north and west. East ern Montana reports that blizzards are delaying trains. The unusual snow Is believed to have caused loss of sheep. MATTISON GETS DIVORCE. Hi Wife Let a Naval Officer Darn Hole In Her Stocking. New York, Oct. 21. The uidquc plea of 'Mrs,iiWchard V. Mattlson, Jr., that as her husband had abandoned her ex actly two years before he sued for di vorce she was therefore excused from her marriage vows was brushed aside by Justice Erlanger in the supreme court. He awarded the .husband an Interlocutory decree of absolute di vorce. Mattlson Is the son of Philadelphia's millionaire "asbestos king." He met his bride, who was Agnes Crulkshauk, In Glasgow, and after a short court ship they were, married In January, 1905. Trouble started after a visit to the United States battleship West Vir ginia, lying In Newport harbor. Mat tlson introduced his wife to the offi cers, and there was a supper and high jinks. One of the things that happened was that a young naval officer noticed a hole In the Scotch lassie's stocking and darned it while she lay In hl bunk. BIO FEES FOR BROKERS. Morse Paid Large Commissions While Manipulating Ice Stock. New York, Oct. 21. During the two years In which Charles W. Morse ns Ice king manipulated Ice stock in the pools he managed for John W. Gates, Charles M. Schwab, Isaac Guggen heim and others he spent the enormous sum of $1,000,000 for commissions to brokers. This fact was brought out In the testimony of Edward G. Moxey, the bank examiner who had gone over the accounts of the National Bank of North America, when he was called ns a witness at the trial of Morse and Alfred H. Curtis before Judge nough In the United States court. SATS LETTERS WERE STOLEN Writer Charges That Hearst Paid $12, 000 For Oil Correspondence. New York, Oct. 21. Tho John D. Archbold Standard Oil letters Involv ing Sonntor Foraker, Congressman Sib ley and others which W. B. Hearst has read in public recently were stolon from the Archbold flies In 1004 by a negro employed In Mr. Archbold's of flee and sold by him to the Hearst pn pen through a white man, a couflden tlal messenger of tho Standard Oil company, according to an article In Collier's Weekly for Oct. 24. The ne gro and tho whlto man are said to have mode a trifle more than ?l2,ooo out of the deal. Mr. Archbold discovered the alleged theft early In 1005 and discharged Wlnfleld nnd Stump. RAS0R HELD FOB MURDER, Defense Contends He Had No Oaut For Killing of Orle Lee, Medina, O., Oct. 21. Guy Kasor, held for tho murder of Orlo Lee, his sweet heart, was bound over to tho grand Jury on a chnrge of first degree mur der. The defonie soucht to show that h had nlways boon devoted to the dead girl and that he had no cause to kill nsr. Odorless Cooking. Tho famous rcclpo which was offer ed to housewives to keep the "odor of boiling onions and cabbage out of the house" for the modest sum of $1 seems to have caught on in the fashionable apartment district of St. Louis. The recipe, which was only handed out after the dollar had crossed the magl- lan's palm was, "Don't boll onions and cabbage." In order to be Impar tial the owners of the St. Louis apart ment house put it "In the lease" that cabbage, onions and other "odorlfer tU3 vegetables" shall not be cooked n tho premises. There ail? cooking odors more or less unpleasant to many people which do not go with the preparation of a boiled dinner for Instance, frying fat that ceased to be sweet or the "burn ing on" of vegetables after the water in the kettle has evaporated. It will be a merry war when landlord nnd tenant nnd neighbors who complain come to settle nil these tine distinc tions as to what Is what In the mal odorous lino. But with that tho world in general has nothing to do. The tiuostlon Is upon the common sense 3f anybody banishing from the table vegetables that make for health and strength as well as pleasure because nature happened to endow them with flavor nil their own. The question has upset the peace of families and Imblttcrcd neighborhoods making no pretense of being "fashionable." If the St. Louis landlords persist nnd In- lugurate a national crusade for odor less cooking they will And allies In ivory town nnd village. Fortunately tho farm kitchen Is way to one side, md odors can be kept from the bouse without cutting cabbage nnd onions off tho bill of fare. Art and Matrimony. The domestic troubles of Nat Good win and his wife came as n surprise to many who have seen this couple at their best upon the stage. Usually they have appeared In plays which seem to syggest that the romance de pleted was not all make believe. Cynics doubtless said that the senti ment between the two was too good to last. It lasted fairly well for stage people, and this Is not saying that ac tors and actresses are abnormally flighty In love affairs. Life on the stage Is not the best school for domestic loyalty. The fault does not He especially In the tempta tions Incident to a stage career. Work In any dramatic role calling for emo tional dlsplny robs the soul of the player of somo of Its strength. It Is the same with all art. Those finer emotions and feelings which are nec essary to healthy matrimonial life nre dulled and sapped where the mind and heart are continually working up to the plane demanded for painting a plcturo, writing a novel or acting a romantic part on the stage. To men tion this Is not to excuse domestic vagaries In nrtlsts. It seems to be a price that society must pny for being entertained. Doom of tho Plcturo Ship. That once favorite type of American sailing vessel, the brig, Is passing from the sea. But fifteen have, been added to the merchant marine, sailing under the stars and stripes during the last thirty years, and recently one of tho tmall fleet remaining has been changed to a schooner. It Is said that there are. only five brigs sailing from the Atlantic coast under the American flag. The schooner Is more easily handled In a storm than a brig and mainly for that reason has gradually displaced tho more picturesque vessel in Ameri can shipping. In Its day the brig served the Anterlcan seamen well and carried our flag Into every sea, round ing tho Horn and the Capo of Good Hope when tho passage, of these wa ters was accounted a feat of seaman ship by all the sailors of tho world. That Frenchman who placed nn or der for fifty airships ns a starter has probably been "through tho mill" of trying to get somewhero with a horse less carriage His Unforgettable Speech. Log Angeles Examlnor. Tho Bryan speech which will bo ro mombered longest consists of four words: ''Worklngmon nro public beg gars." The Bryan Policies. Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat and Chron icle. "Policies of folly and disaster" Is what Governor Hughes calls Bryan'? varied assortment of schemes. In tho time of political wnrfaro pre paro for peace nnd prosperity by de ciding to vote tho Republican ticket In November, SP00NER WINS HAMDICAP. Captures Clark Memorial Stakes at Empire City Track on Opening Day. New York, Oct. 21. Spooner after being almost left at the post won the Clark Memorial handicap in the open ing day at Empire City truck. The winners: First Race. Burgher, first; Wood lane, second; Tllelng, third. Second Race Spellbound, first; Sum mer Night, second; .Tennettn M.. third. Third Race. Say lor, first; Beauclere, second; Okenltc, third. Fourth Race. Spooner, first; Arnsee, Becond; Gownn, third. Fifth Race. Gretna Green, first; Montfort, second; Marc Antony II., third. Sixth Race. Royal Captive, first; Klllcrecn, second; High Range, third. Silver Service For Baseball Star. Torre Haute, Ind., Oct. 21. The Chi cago National league club defeated the Detroit American league team 7 to 1. An elegant silver service was given to Pitcher Mordeval Brown by the cltl ecus of Terre Haute, his home city. Racing License Revoked. Lexington. Ky., Oct. 21. The state racing commission revoked the license of the Lntoula Jockey club for per mitting other than pari mutuel bet ting, nnd Governor Wlllson will cause the arrest of the track operators. VERMONT'S SENATORS. Dillingham Re-elected and Page Cho sen For Proctor's Unexpired Term. Montpeller, Vt., Oct. 21. The two branches of the Vermont legislature, voting separately, re-elected United SENATOR DILLINGHAM. States Senator William P. Dillingham of Montpeller for another term of six years. Former Governor Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park was elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Redfiuld Proctor. Both ore Republicans. FOUR COOKED TO DEATH. Pipe Bursts on Steam Barge Sailors Swim For Shore. Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 21. Chief Engi neer John Petersen and three assist ants were cooked to death on board the steam barge Muggic Marshall when a steam pipo in the engine room burst. Escaping steam killed the men at their posts. The steamer anchored, started the bells and put up n ling of distress. As no assistance came, three sailors vol unteered to attempt to reach shore. The sea was high, and when within a mile from shore their boat capsized, and the men were compelled to swim the rest of tho distance. KILLED ON FERRYBOAT. Steam Pipe Explodes and Scalds As sistant Engineer. Pavonia, N. J., Oct. 21. One of the s ten m pipes lending from tho main boiler to the engine room on the Eric ferryboat Fassalc burst with a loud explosion ns the boat was leaving the Pnvonla slip for Manhattan. Levi Wil son, assistant engineer, was so badly scalded by escaping steam that he died. Engineer John Boyd was hurled across the room through nn open door and escaped with slight scalds. The damage to tho Passaic was slight. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations. Money on call, Hi per cent; time money and mercantile paper unchanged in rates; clearing houso exchanges wero $287,900, 001; balances, 510,322,200. Closing prices: Amal. Copper.... 7054 Norf. & West... 74V4 Atchison 91',6 Northwestern ,.161 B. & O 9S'4 Pcnn. It. It., Brooklyn R. T... 48V4 Reading 131T Ches. & Ohio.... 4314 Rock Island 10?f C.,C.,C.&St.L.. 52 St, Paul 130T4 D L. &W 633 Southern Pac.lOCM O. &H 1GS Southern Ry..., 22 Erlo 3H6 South. Ry. pf... B4V4 Gen. Electric... 1157 Sugar 13274 III. Central 133 Texas Pacific... 2GK Int.-Met 10 Union Pacific... lEStf Louis. & Nash... 107 U. S. Steel 4714 Manhattan 137 II. S. Steel pf... 100ft Missouri Pac... EC West, Union.,,, CO tf.K. Centra).., ,IQ6J4 Tho Poo Centenary. Tho year 1800 was fruitful In giving birth to genius. Darwin, Gladstone and Tennyson arc among the distin guished Englishmen born that year, while at tho head of the Americana there looms Abraham Lincoln as the greatest figure of his time. Lincoln was born In February, ns we are now annually reminded. Three weeks ear lier Edgar Allan Poe first saw the light In Boston. Richmond, Va., was Poe's adopted home for n time. Ho died In Baltimore and there lies burled. Poo's centenary will be honored hero at home by his many admirers and nlso In Franco and England with re spect and admiration. It has been claimed that the tales and poems of Poo were the first to In troduce the merits of American litera ture to tho readers of Europe. He at least originated a school of writing which foreigners honored by Imitating. The names of Emerson, Hawthorno and Poo arc often associated as thoso of three men who stand apart from their fellows ns writers of unquestion able genius. Not n few award tho palm among these three to Poo. As n mnstcr of subtle nnd Imaginative verse he lias been placed In tho highest niche among Americans. His Influence was long recognized here nnd abrond, and that part of him which Is Immortal his work Is certain to receive homage worthy of It on two continents on tho hundredth anniversary of his birth. Abolish tho Sparks. Some headway has been made in this country In abolishing coal that smokes. If that can be done the coal Mint sends blazing sparks Into in flammable material along tho engine route can also bo nbollshcd. Dry ,'rass, brush nnd bushes In the open are often lgtdtcd by sparks from pass lug engines, and It stands to reason that the forests along the railroads are exposed to tho same danger, even though the proof Is not always so clear. . tftow York's forest commissioner Is convinced that tho railway engines passing through the forested regions of the stnto are the cause of many (Ires which do a vast amount of dam age. He suggests that the coal burn ing engine bo abolished on all lines traversing the forest regions. Reports to the commissioner from patrols In dicate that In forty days during the drought 300 fires were started in the itate by sparks from passing engines, r'lre patrols nre sent In the forests with orders to look for the first blnzo and put It out. If they have proved that the first blaze conies from the en gine funnel It Is perfectly logical to isk that the spark emitting engine be abolished wherever It is a source of danger. Didn't Loso Any Sleep. Jenncr, the famous English phy sician, was essentially n strong nnd self rcilnnt man. He attended the prince consort through his fatal Illness, ho was the Prince of Wales' doctor when the heir to tho British throne had so narrow an escape In 1872, nnd he also went to Darmstadt and re mained in attendance upon the Prin cess Alice till she died. To practice medicine In "the fierce light that beats upon a throne" Is not calculated to lesson the physician's anxieties, nnd one who know Jenner well once ques tioned him on this point and hinted that his responsibilities must some times be sufficient to render sleep or rest Impossible. "Sleep," replied Jenncr in his char acteristic way. "I don't think that anxiety about a patient ever kept me nwako five minutes In my life. I go to a bedsldo. I do my best What more can I do? Why should I not sleep?" Hamlet's Bowl of Gruel. George Melville, nn old English nc tor, was fond of tolling a funuy story at his own expense. Ho was acting Hamlet in Bristol. It was the actor's rulo to tako a bowl of gruel la tho course of tho evening, nnd his land lady sent over tho usual refreshment from tho lodgings In Queen square. Sho hnppened to hnvo a "new" serv ant girl, who was explicitly directed to get to tho stngo door by tho en trnuco from Bank street nnd then car ry tho gruel into tho greenroom. Sho nrrlved nt a moment when Mr. Mel vlllo was "on." Being unused to tho ways of tho theater, sho asked a man nt tho wings where Mr. Melvlllo was. "There," said tho super, pointing to tho stngo. Tho actor was In tho middle of the soliloquy "To bo or not to bo" when tho girl ndvnnced toward him, bearing tho bowl, and said, "If you please, Mr. Melville, sir, here is your gruel." A High Award. "To you we award tho palm." "Can't you give mo something inoro lorty?" asked the nvlator disdainfully. I hnvo flown so high that I consider tho palm beneath me," Kansas City Times. DUEL ABOARD KR00NLAND. Immigrants Fight With Knives In Presence of Passengers. New York, Oct. 21. Because they loved the same woman Xlcholns Trausch and Henry Muller, both sturdy Germans, fought n duel with knives on the deck of tho steamship Kroonland In the presence of all the passengers. After struggling for some time Mul ler stabbed Trnusch and, thinking he had killed him, jumped overboard to escape nnd was drowned. Trausch will recover. FOUND IN THE RAD LANDS. And They're Bringing This Tyrauno saurus Rex Across Continent. Great Falls, Mont., Oct. 21. The skeleton of n prehistoric nulmnl forty feet long and twenty-two feet In height has been found In the Bad Lands south of Glasgow, Mont. The relic has been shipped to Now York. It took sixteen teams to haul the fossil to tho railroad, the skull nlonc weighing 4,000 pounds. Tho fossil Is that of a tyruunosaurus rex, or "king of the lizards." To Christen tho North Dakota. Fnrgo, N. IX, Oct. 21. Miss Mary Benton has been selected by Govemoi John Burke of North Dakota to christen the new battleship nnmed after that state when It Is launched at Qulncy, Mass., on Nov. 10. Weather Probabilities. Fair and warmer, with fresh east winds. BABE KILLED BY MEDICINE. Teok Cramp Mixture That Contained Cocaine and Opium. Brooklyn, Oct. 21. Henry Brundt. three years old, got hold of a cramp mixture at his aunt's home and drank some of it. ne died In nn hour. An analysts of tho medicine showed Jt contained opium and cocaine. Market Reports. ' WHEAT Dull and c. lower; contract grade, October, S1.01al.01. CORN Quiet, but steady; No. 2, foi local trade, ESaSGc. OATS-Dull; No. 2, white, natural, B3V4 aMc. LIVE POULTRY Steady, but quiet; fowls, 10al2e.; old roosters, 8c; spring chickens, lOallc; spring ducks. Halite; old. do., lOallc. DRESSED POULTRY Quiet; fowls lower; fresh killed fowls, choice, 13al4c; do., fair to good, 12al3c; old roosters, 9 alOc; western roasting chickens, lSal"c; do., broiling. 13.117c. POTATOES Steady and In fair de mand; Pennsylvania, per bushel, 75aS0c; New York, choice, G5a"0c; do., fair to good. C0aC3c BUTTER Creamery, specials, 27a27'4c, extras. 2Ga2GUc: firsts, 23a23c; held, ireamery, specials, 20a2ic; extras, 25a 25c; state dairy, tubs, good to finest, 24a2oc.; process, specials, 23a23c; extras, 22a22V4c. CHEESE State, full cream, specials U'.ialtVic ; fancy, small, September, 13c. fancy, large. September, 12V4c; fancy, OO' tobor. small. 12Vc; good to prime, 12a 1211c; fancy, large, October, 12c; good to prime, 12al2Vic; skims, fine, Sa9c.;.falr to good, Ga7c EGGS Fresh gathered, extras, 31c; ex tra firsts, 2Ga27c; firsts, 23a25c; seconds 21a22c; refrigerator, firsts, charges paid, 22a23c; firsts on dock, 21a22c; sec onds, charges paid, 20a21c; seconds on dock. 19a20c. MILK Tho wholesale price Is $1.81 per w quart can. Why Is It? Oh, haven't you stood at tho telephone, Tho receiver In your hnnd. And pleaded with "central" In humble tone. Persuasive and meek and bland: "Plcaso ring 'em again. I can't stand hero From now till tho crack of doom." And hasn't tho thing buzzed In your ear K-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! Zoo-oo-oo-oom! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-rl Zoo-oo-oo-oom! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! Zoo-oo-oo-oom! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-rl Zoo-oo-oo-oom! Chicago Tribune, Beating His Rival. "What are you crowing about? Grlggsby's airship showed Itself supe rior to yours In every respect." "Yes, but as mine was tested on a fine day the photographs turned out perfect, nnd Grlggsuy inndo his nsccnt when It was too dark even for a time exposure." Puck. Not In a Position, Etc, I'd llko to tackle any game. I'd llko to provo my heart Is true. I'd llko to glvo somo ono my namo And all because of Y-O-U. And yet, so minus is my stack, Your dad I daro not Interview. Alas, alack, I must hold back And all becauso of I-O-U! Kansas City Times. Homely, but Useful. A doormat, you must confess, In looks Is hardly neat, Dut when It comes to usefulness It gets thcro with both feet. Houston Post. Joy to Come. Mrs. Green You hnvo never taken mo to tho cemetery. Mr. Green No, my dear. I still hnvo that pleasure In anticipation. Judge, Wise Man. "I very rarely boast." said he, "About my flno old fam'ly tree, Becauso It throws mo, I'm afraid, To a very far Into, tho shade." ' "OLD BILL TAFT." By REV. IIY J. BOATMAN. Tune: "America." For leader strong and great To man tho ship of state, ', Both foro and aft; To guide whero breakers roar, To safely land our utoro. To quiet all uproar, There's old BUI Taft. To Whlto House, there to stay And Bryan send away Upon a raft; To do, as Teddy did. What all our people bid. For man upon tho lid, Thcro'B old Bill Taft. To do what's good and lust. Strlko down tho evil trust And all of graft; To keep our money pure And plenty, too, and sure, Tho hard times' only cure. There's old BUI Taft, Reform his flag- unfurls. Against all evils hurls Unerring shaft. Then let our trumpets blank "IIo's always on tho square, At homo and evorywhero. Is old BUI Taftl" -Fullcrton, Cat., Beptombor, 1MB. right Applied For. Copy- M-l-l-M-M-H 1 1 I I 1-M- M-H-M-H- Official Circular. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 7, 1008. To tho Officers and Member United Mine Worker of America: Greeting We are In the midst of a political campaign. Every method known to political man agers will be used to secure votes for their respective candi dates. This is especially true in the attempt to obtain expres sions from those holding official positions in labor unions, I am in receipt of hundreds of letters from men of all shade of political beliefs and from all arts of the United States ask- ina for my ODinion of the differ ent candidates or my view upon the Issues involved in the po litical campaign. The United Mine Worker did not elect mo International presi dent to influence your political preferences or how you ehould cast your vote on election day. tho affairs of the United Mine Workers. The success of' the " United Mine Workers and the 1 welfare of its members have and , will receive my first and only consideration as long a I have the honor of representing you. , I am not responsible for In- terviews appearing In the news- papers, alleged to be from me, , that I favor any particular can- ' didate. I have declined to ex- ' press or to give any statement politically for or against any ; candidate or issue, nor do I In- ! tend to do so. This letter will be my answer to all who ask ' mo for any advico along po- ! litical lines. I have the honor to represent ' nn organization of nearly 300, 000 members of every known nationality and different polit ical views. We have among our members Prohibitionists, Populists, Independents, So cialists, Democrats and Repub licans. From what I know of our members you are fully com petent to decide for yourselves how you will vote on election day. All my time is required to look after the interests of the United Mine Workers. Those Interest ed in the 6ubject matter of this letter will please refrain from writing me in connection with politics if they hope to get an answer. The United Mine Worker as an organization has been In ex istence for many years before this political campaign, and we all wish that It may live many years after the present cam paign has passed Into history and until every wrong of which the miner complains Is honor ably adjusted. Yours fraternal ly and for harmony, ; T. L. LEWI 8, President U. M. W. of A. M-M"M-I-!-I-t"M"I Mil M M-M-M- The Esperanto Vote. From tho New York Sun. Oh, why Is it neglected so Tho Esperanto votoT Both parties should awake and, lo, Aiuuieuiuieiy ibkq nolo And send somo cart tall speakers out To tell those people that Glk mettosklk, terrado skowt Tok mokku vezok zat. Why are no pamphlets sent abroad. To each new language sharp, Somo presidential boom to laud And on some issuo carp? Were a:i those highbrows made to see Tho doctrine In this Ilghtl Hip toozle ping o toot toot wheo Zing gok, they'd vote all right The field Is big and yet untitled, And thero great crops will grow If seed Is only wisely splllod, As candidates should know. So haste, you literary men, Press agents for tho great, Sook noop owhoo tlkantu gen Bo hnnUna ratn tat a Tho Practical Parent. "Father," said tho poetical youth, "let us go into tho nutuinn woods nnd read tho lesson of tho trees." "That's Jest what I wuz about to suggest," said tho old man, "un" we'll take u coupio of axes along an' cut down a few o' them same trees an spilt 'em Into klndlhV wood fer col' weather purposes!" Atlanta Constitu. tlnn.