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A Fatal Foil. The report which reached Honesdnlu on Thursday last, after The Citizen ' had gone to press, that Kobert W. Pat terson, of Madison Avenue, Scranton, had been clubbed to death by unknown parties was entirely untrue as to the as tiault, his death resulting from n fall. His injury was caused by his toppling backward down a flight of stairs into the cellar of the ollice of the Hower & Stender Lumber Co., where he was em ployed as a loreman. He went to the oflice early on the pre vious Thursday morning after having been in attendance at a lodge meeting, and was passing up theback stops when he lost his foothold and fell backward to the cellar floor. The lloor is concrete and his skull wan fractured when he (truck it. He regained consciousness, however, and walked to his home, a short distance away. After complain ing to his wife of severe pains in his head, he lay down on a couch, and it was thought that he would soon be all right as a scalp wound appeared to be tta' worst of his injuries. It was soon discovered, however, that hi condition was serious, and Dr. Rea being sum moned, he' was taken to a private hos pital, where, on Tuesday, an operation was performed. A clot ofblood was re moved from the base of his brain, but the treatment was of no avail, and he died as stated. Mr. Patterson was 43 years of age, and was born in lierwick. He is sur vived bv a widow andtwo children. His wife, whom he married about ten years ago, was formerly Miss Minnie Smith, ; daughter of James Smith of East Hones-1 dale. The children are boys of 8 and 4 , years retp"itivoly. The funeral w as I held from the family residence in Scran-1 ton on Friday afternoon, the remains being brought to Honesdale for inter ment in the German Lutheran cemetery. 1 The services were conducted by Hev. W. I K. Peflley, pastor of Zion Evangelical ; church, Scranton. Among the floral 1 tributes w as a wreath from Green Ridge lodge of Odd Fellows, of which deceas ed was a past grand. The pall-bearers ' were members of that lodge Past Grands OUell, Connelly and Shoarns, and Albert Trego, with Itev. Clinton 1!. Henry as chaplain. The remains were leceived here by a delegation of Free-1 dom lodge, marshalled by Past Grand Penwarden. A number of Odd Fellows from Green Ridge accompanied the ' body to Honesdale. It is expected that the bereaved family will return to this place to live. W. C. T. U. 1 The W. C. T. IT. meeting which was held at the home of Mrs. II. C. Hand, Tuesday evening, Nov. 17th, proved an intensely interesting fine, the Mibject for the evening being, "-.Scientific Tern-1 perancc Instruction in the Public Schools." A very pleasing part of the program was that taken by the high , school pupils. Those taking part were i Sarah Menner and Hoy Leinbeeh, who read essays on "The Value of Total Ab stinence to a Life," May Peteison and L Hagerman, who gave recitations, and Gertnide Kraut?, who sang a solo. .Miss Katherine Schlund read an article which showed how Scientilie Temperance Instruction wasintroduced in the schools of the United Slates and many foreign countries ; Mis. Anna Keen and Miss Libbie Mills read extracts from the State President's address on the subject j Mrs. Gertrude Ililler told of the Prize Essay work, and said that the Wayne Count'v W. C. T. l, offers a prize of $." for the best essay written on the subject, "The Value of Total Abstinence to a Life." A solo entitled "The Children" was sung by Miss Mary Jones. The next topic meeting will be held at theM. E. parsonage. Miss Mary Jones will have charge of it. The subject will be "The Relation ol'Temperance to Unions." Bethany. Nov. ijid. I. J. Many is having his house shingled. Word came during the week of the arrival of a daughter at the home of Mr. and Mis. Waller Stamen, in Car bondale. Miss Blanche Staines went over to C arbondale, Wednesday. .The many friends of Miss Helen Man ning will be pleased to hear of her grad uation as a trained nurse at the Women's Medical College in New York. The ex ercises took place Saturday evening, Nov. 21st. ' Mr. ami Mrs. James Johns spent Fri day with their son, Howard and family, at forest ('it v. Wilbur Cody, the oldest son of Hev, and Mrs.g.f. It. Cdy, came Wednesday to spend the holidays. e are sorry to hear of the accidents happening in Amos Rutledgo's family, of Galilee. Mr. Rtttlodgo, son-in-law of 1'.. E. Lavo of this place, had his hand mured, Mrs. Itutledgo fell ami broke a rib and their oldest son, Kenneth, haa broken his arm. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Pavnter and daughter. Isabelle, liobcrt Miller and daughter, .Mildred, of Carbondale, are expected for Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs. llenrv N. Miller. Mrs. Hattie Robinson and Miss Mat tie Strongman are nicely settled in their new home. Tho plumbers have been at work at I. J. llouscr's homo last week putting in thu modem improvements. Union Thanksgiving service in the 1 resbvterian church, Thursday evening. ", " s'n'i'i- will give the address. Edward Fowler, of Honesdale, was the guest of Emerson Gaiumell over iSundav. Infants', Children's nnd Misses' win ter Cloaks at Mi:n.vj:h&Co.'.s. New in styles, beat in goods. 22oitf The Public Trust, The national campaign of 1008 has 1 been fruitful In examples, proving , again that honesty Is the best policy In politics too. The doctrine that "to the ' victor belongs the spoils" goes without j challenge, but the spoils meant arc not the abuse of oflice for private gain, merely the party right to the appoln-, tlve offices. The idea that an office Is an opportunity for "graft," either di rectly or Indirectly, at public expense Is welcomed among the pothouse poli ticians of the slums, but the man of ability and ambition yields to It to his eventual regret. No man who enters politics knows what tho future has In store. He may never expect to be a candidate and have his record dragged Into tho lime light. Many an aspirant Is available for most of the Important reasons, but fatally unavailable because his record won't stand the fire of the campaign. A clean record In office Is the very best capital. It Is certain to lead to the call, "Come higher up." But the bad record, like the "had penny," Is equally certain to turn up at tho wrong time. Airships and Hough 'Weather. If man Is to lmltato the bird success fully, ho will need to lake account of the freaks of weather up In the air. Count Zeppelin's record making dirigi ble came to grief through a storm. He soon brought out another with higher motor power, hoping for better luck. Ho deserves It ns a reward of persist ence. It is the persistence of men like Zep pelin and the Wrights that nugurs most for aerial navigation. They can profit by their failures. Storms will be the worst foo to airships. Birds do not fly against storms. They often fly below or above them and even alight to escape tho wind's fury. The petrel Hies near the water and hugs the sur face closest when a storm Is threat ening. The machine which Is "self adjustable to conditions of tho air" will need to beat the bled at weathering storms or, llko most all birds, dodgo them. Russia's New Crisis. It Is believed that the Russian ad ministration summoned Count Serglus Wllto from retirement for the fifth tlpio la order to have htm solve the n$w problems raised by the Balkan troubles. Wltte has been called by an authority on Russian affairs "one of the creators of his country." He has nothing much to boast of as yet, but that may bo because ho Is hated at tho seat of government and is dis pensed with the moment ho gets a firm grip on the nation's vitals. . Witto built tho Siberian railroad, which saved Russia In tho late war. He foresaw that war and prepared for It, likewise the revolution contem porary with it. As tho calling of Wltto to power has usually signified (rouble In tho air for tho czar's gov ernment, the latest move may mean that the new Turkish question or com plication arising in the far oast Is crucial and a master hand must take hold. Such problems are certainly be yond the talents of the ordinary Jew baiting, prisoner dogging bureaucrat. Tho letting of the contract in Octo ber for deepening Dismal Swamp canal started on its course auother deep wa terway project of national Importance. This canal connects the waters of Chesapeake bay with the sounds of North Carolina and Is practically a link in the great inland shlpway from Florida to Now England. When com pleted this route will enable vessels of commerce to avoid the stormy passes of our eastern coast and will be serviceable to tho navy In time of war. JUSTIFIES HIS EXPOSE. Harden Says Zu Eulanberg's Expul sion Did Good. " Berlin, Nov. 23 MaxJmlllon Harden, editor of Die Zukunfl, whose allega tions resulted In the unearthing of the "round table" scandals In the sum mer of Hio", has published a political article lu which he affirms tlwt he did good work in causing the expulsion from court of Prince Philip zu Eulen berg. Continuing, he says that the late Baron Speck von Sternberg, who was German ambassador nt Washington, wrote him a letter In which ho declar ed that some of the leading men In the United States had expressed to him their approval of and sympathy with the work done by Harden. SERVIANS INVADE BOSNIA. Attacked by Austrian Troops and Re pulsed With Seventeen Killed. Paris, Nov. 23. A band of Seryians whilo crossing the Bosnian frontier near Zvornlk was repulsed by Aus trian troops. Tho Servians lost seventeen men killed and tho Austrlaus three killed. , Record Number of Immigrants. New York, Nov. 23. Tho steamer ' Amorlka arrived with the largest num ber of steerage-passengers brought on any one steamer tho past year. There wore 1,322 on the steerage lists. Weather Probabilities. Cloudy, followed by raluj light east winds. 1 Younger Set I: - S, By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS, S I ft' Author of "Tho Ffchttntf Chance." Etc. ' $f w 4ft , Copyright, 1007, by ROBERT Wo CHAMBERS Author of "The Younger Set" Tolling stories is an amazing knack with Robert W. Cham bers. New'York Sun. "The Younger Set,"-characterized by readers and critics as better than the author's greatest previous success "The Fighting Chance," has been secured for our columns. Il lustrations by Ryder, Parker and Henderson. Not a page that is dull nor a paragraph that anyone can afford to skip. St. Paul Pioneer Press. ' Interwoven with'this fine, grip ping story of a splendid girl 2nd a real Man one of the most tharming love stories of recent years arc the author's views of some of the problems of Society. Divorce, gambling, marital un happiness, are here treated as '.hey enter into the lives of men 2nd women possessed of wealth 2nd social position. If the writer seems harsh in his characteriza tion of the older members of the "smart set," he is tender and hopeful in his views of the incoming generation. In the "younger set," according to him, lies certain hope of regeneration of the wealthy and fashionable world. As he sees those who will sit on the thrones of power, their hands are clean, their hearts are pure, their ideas and aspirations arc worthy. " When they shall take their mature places in Society's ranks, it will acquire a ttew tone and a better and worthier view of life and its problems and responsibilities than now prevail. ,OU never mot Selwyn, did you?" "No, sir." "Never heard any thing dcllnllo about his trouble?" insisted Ge rard. "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll. "I've heard n good deal about It. Ev orybody has, you know." "Well, I don't know," retorted Austin Gerard irritably, "what 'everybody' has heard, but I suppose it's tho usual garbled version made up of distorted fact and malicious gossip. That's why I sent for you. Sit down." Gerald Erroll seated himself on the odgo of the big, polished table In Aus tin's prlyato olllco, ouo leg swinging, an unllghted clgaretto between his lips, Austin Gerard, his lato guardian, big, florid, with that peculiar blue eye which 1 eccms to characterize hasty temper, stood by the window, tossing up nud k'atchlng tho glittering gold piece souvenir of the directors' , meeting which ho had Just left. "What has happened," ho said, "is this. Captain Sehvyn is back lu town ' sent up his card to me, but they told I him I was attending a directors' meet ! lug. When the meeting was over I found his card nnd u message scrlb ' blod, saying lio'd recently landed nnd was going uptown to call on Nina. She'll, keep hhn there, of course, until I get home, so I shall tec him this Robert w. Chambers IS evening. Mow, neioiu juu ......... I want you to plainly understand the truth about this unfortunate affair, ' and that's why I telephoned your glm I let eyed friend Neorgard just now to lot you como around hero for half an 1 hour. I "In tho first place, Captain Selwyn Is 'my brotlier-ln-law which wouldn't I make an atom of difference to we in ' my judgment of what has happened ; if he had been nt fault. But the facts j of the case are these." Ho hold up an Impressive forefinger and laid it flat ' across tho large, ruddy palm of the other hand. "First of all, he married a cat! C-a-t, cat. Is that clear, Gerald?" ' "Yes, sir." "Good! What sort of a dance she led hlin out there In Manila I've GcraUl Erroll tented himself on the edge of tho hUj, polished table. heard. Never mind .that now. What I want to know iS' how ho behaved with what (pilot dignity, steady pa tience and sweet temper under con stant provocation and mortification he conducted himself. Then that follow Iluthven turned up and Selwyn Is above that sort of suspicion. Besides, his scouts tiok tho field within a week." Ho dropped a heavy, highly colored fist on his desk with a bang. "After that hlko Solwyn caino back to And that Allxe had sailed wlthack Ruthven. And what did ho do take legal measures to free himself, as you jr I or anybody with an. ounco of tem per in 'em would have done? No, he ildn't. That Infernal Selwyn con science began to got busy, making ilm bellovo that if a woman kicks )ver tho traces It must bo becauso of lomo occult shortcoming on his part, n some way or other that man per iitnded himself of his responsibility or her misbehavior. Ho know what :t meant Jf ho didn't ask the law to lid him to get rid of her. Ho know perfectly well that his silence meant Icknowledgment of culpability, that lo couldn't remain lu the servico un lor such suspicion. "And now, 'Gerald," continued Aus tin, striking his broad palm with ex tended forefinger nud leaning heavily 1 m. If ffi' W'V forward, "I'll tell you what soft of a man Philip Selwyn Is. He permitted Alixe to sue him for absolute divorce, and, to give her every chance to marry Iluthven, he refused to defend the suit. That sort of chivalry Is very picturesque, no doubt, but It cost him his career set him adrift at thirty five, a man branded as having been di vorced from his wife for cause, with no profession left him, no business, not much money a man In the prime of life and hope and ambition, clean In thought and deed, an upright, just, generous, sensitive niau7 wuos6'whbIe career has boon blasted because he was too merciful, too generous to throw the blame where It belonged. And It belongs on tho shoulders of that Mrs. Jack Ruthvcu Allxe Iluthven whoso name you may see In tho columns o any paper that truckles to tho sort of society she llgures In. I meant you to understand that Selwyn Is every Inch a man, and when you have tho honor to meet him keep that fact In tho back Ktna Qcrard. of your head among the few brains with which Providence has equipped you." "Thanks," said Gerald, coloring up. He east his clgaretto Into the empty fireplace, slid off the edge of tho tablo and picked up his hat. Austin eyed him without particular approval. "You buy too many clothes," he ob served. "That's a new suit, isn't it?" "Certainly," said Gerald. "I needed it." "Oh, if you can afford it, all right! How's tho nimble Mr. Neergard?" "Neorgard Is flourishing. We put through that Rose Valley deal. I tell you what, Austin, I wish you could see your way clear to finance one or two" Austin's frown cut him short. "Oh, all right! You know your own business, of course," said the boy, a little resentfully. "Only as Fane, Har mon & Co. have thought it worth while" "I don't caro what Fane-Harmon think," growled Austin, touching a button over his desk. His stenogra pher entered. Ho nodded a curt dis missal to Gerald, adding as tho boy reached the door: . "Your sister expects you to bo on hand tonight, and so do wo." Gerald halted. "I'd clean forgotten," ho began. "I made another a rather important en gagement" But Austin was not listening In fact, he had already begun to dictate to his domino stenographer, and Gerald stood a moment, hesitating, then turned on his heel and went away down the re sounding marble corridor. "They never lot ino alone," he mut tered. "They're always at me follow ing me up as though I were a school boy, Austin's tho worst never satis fled. What do I caro for all these functions sitting around with tho younger sot and keeping tho cradle of conversation rocking? I won't go to that infernal baby show!" no entered tho elevator and shot down to the greJit rotunda, still scowl ing over his grievance, for ho had made arrangements to join a card par ty at Julius NoM-gard's rooms that night, and ho had no Intention of fore going that pleasure just becauso his sister's first grownup dinner party was fixed for the samo dale. Meanwhile Captain Solwyn was sauntering along Fifth avenue under tho leafless tree1!, scanning the houses of the1 rich and groat across the way, and those now houses of tho rich and I great stared back at him out of a Sauntering idony Fifth avenue under the Icajlcss trees. thousand casements as polished and expressionless as tho monocles of tho mighty. And, strolling at leisure In the pleas aut winter weather, ho came presently to n street stretching eastward in all tho cold lmpresslveness of very now limestone and plate glass. Could this bo tho street where .his sister now lived? As usual when perplexed, ho slowly raised his hand to his mustache, and his pleasant gray eyes, still slightly bloodshot from tho glaro of tho tropics, narrowed as ho inspected this unfamil iar house. The house was a big, elaborate lime stone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace hung caso ment, on glass marquise and the bur nished bronze foliations of grille and door. He mounted the doorstep, rang and leisurely examined four stiff box trees flanking the ornate portal, mea- ' ger vegetation compared to what ho had been accustomed to for" so many years. Nobody came. Once or twice he fan cied he heard sounds proceeding from ' Inside the house. He rang again and fumbled for his cardcase. Somebody was coming. The moment that the door opened he was aware of a distant and curious t uproar faraway echoes of cheering and the faint barking of dogs. These seemed to cease as the man in waiting ' admitted him, but before he could I make an Inquiry or produce a card bedlam Itself apparently broke loose ' somewhere In tho Immediate upper ' landing noise In its crudest elemental definition through which tho morti fied man at tho door strove to make himself heard: "Bog pardon, sir; it's the children broke loose an' runnln wild-like" "Tho what?" "Only tho children, sir; fox huntln tho cat, sir" His voice was lost in the yelling dis sonance descending crescendo from floor to floor. Then an avalancho of children nnd dogs poured down the hall stairs In pursuit of n rumpled and bored cat, tumbling with yelps and 4 cheers and thuds among tho thick tugs on the floor. Here the cat turned and soundly cuffed a pair of fat beagle puppies, who shrieked and fled, burrowing for safety into the yelling heap of chil dren and dogs on the floor. Above this heap legs, arms and the tails of dogs waved wildly for a moment, then a small boy, blond hair in disorder, icaCavl tiscl ajjjiarentltf broke topic. staggered to his knees and, setting hollowed hand to cheek, shouted: "Hi, forrard! llarkaway, forrard! Take him, Rags! Now, Tatters! After him, Owney! Get on, there, Schnitzel! Worry him, Stinger! Tally-ko-o!" At which encouraging invitation tho two fat beaglo pups, a waddling dachs hund, a cocker and an Irish terrier flew at Selwyu's nicely creased trou sers, and the small boy, rising to his foot, became aware of that astonished gentleman for the first time. "Steady, there!" exclaimed Selwyn, bringing his walking stick to a brisk bayouet defense. "Steady, men! Pre pare to receive infantry and doggery, too!" ho added, backing away. "No quarter! Remember the Alamo!" The small boy with tho blond hair stepped forward aud dragged several dogs from tho vicinity of Selwyn's shins. "This Is tho Shallowbrook hunt," he explained, "I am master of hounds; aiy sister Drlua, there, is one of tho whip?. Part of tho game is to all fall lown together and protend we've como :roppers. You see, don't you?" "I see," nodded Selwyn. "It's a pretty stiff hunting country, Isn't it?" "Yes, it is. There's wire, you know," roluntcered tho girl, Drlna, rubbing :ho bruises on her plump shins. "Kit KI makes a pretty good fox, only sho Isn't enough afraid ofus to run away rery fast. Wou't you sit down? Our aiothcrfa not at home, but we are." "Would you really llko to have mo itay?" nuked Sehvyn. 'Well," admitted Drlua frankly, "of :ourso we can't tell 'yet how interest ing you arc because wo don't know rou. Wo are trying to bo polite" and, la a Ueroo whisper, turning on the smaller of tho boys "Wlnthrop, take your finger out of your mouth and stop staring at guests! Billy, you mako-Jilm behavo himself." Tho blond haired M. F. II. reached for his younger brother. Tho infant Diilprlt avoided him aud sullenly wlth Jrow tho sucked linger, but not his fas limited gaze. "I want to know who he ith," ho lisped In a loud aside. "So do I," admitted a tiny maid in stick-out skirts. "Well," said Selwyn, "as a matter of fact and record, I am a sort of rela tive of sours, n ppecles of avuncular relation." "What Is that?" asked Drlna coldly. "That," said Selwyn, "means that I'm moro or loss of an undo to you. llopo you don't mind. You don't havo lo entertain me, you know." "An undo?" repeated Drlna. "Our uncle?" echoed Billy. "You are not our soldier uncle, aro you? You aro not our Undo Philip, aro you?" "It amounts to that," admitted Sel wyn. Ono by ono tho other children came forward to greet this promising now uncle whom the younger among them had never before seen and whom Drl na, tho oldest, had forgotten except ns, lhat fabled warrior of legondary ex ploits whoso namo aud fame had be come cherished classics of their nurs ery. To li'iein'iii'iol