niR CITIZEN, KIUDAY. FKHKUAItY 11. 1010. THE CITIZEN rDBLIBHEI) KVKRT WKDJfKBDAY AND FRIDAY I1Y T1IK CITIZEN rUnl.lSllI.NO COMPANY VCntered as second-clnsa ninttcr, at the post oulcc. lloncsJnle. l'a. SUBSQIUPTION ?1.50 K. It. IIAHDRNIIKIKIIt. lVUKSIDKNT W. W. WOOD. MANAGKH AN'O 3JHVY directorb: C. H. DORrLI.IOER. M. H. Al.l.KN. HENRY Wll.FUN. F.. R. HAIIDKnDKUUIt. W. W. HOOD. Kill DAY, FKB. 11, MHO. Tho darker It Is nil nrotind ub, tho stronger we should let our light shine. Tho fourteenth of February Is a day sacred to St. Valentine! It was a very odd notion, alluded to by Shakespeare that on this day birds begin to couple; hence, perhaps arose tho custom of sending on this day letters containing professions of love and affection. If we look only for tho crooked trees In the timber, wo find plenty of them; but we pass by many straight, beautiful trees and never notice them, so, too, If we look only for blemishes in tho character of others, we will ilnd them; but wo may not notice tho many good qual ities that they may possess. Believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see," says the old adage. It is well to bear this in mind while listening to the latest bit of scandal. Never condemn your neighbor unheard, however many tho accusations which may be pre ferred against him. Every story nas two ways of being told, and justice requires that you should hear the defense as well as the accusations; and remember that the malignity of enemies may place you in a similar predicament. Governor Stuart struck tho nail squarely on the head one day last week when, in addressing the mem ber' of the state board of Agricul ture, he told the members that their most Important problem was to keep the young men on the farm. The great ry of students of agricultural conditions, of economic questions, has been that the future of the farms depends upon intelligent cultivation and a supply of good muscle as well as brains. Tho young country boy has both. However, he is like his city cousin. He likes some amuse ment, too. and the city has tho same attraction for him as it has for those born within its gates. What looks like the best course Is pointed out by the governor. He says teach the boy that it Is to his best advantage to stay on the farm and cultivate It intelligently. Education. That is the word. Educate tho boy to the importance of the farm. Teach him that agriculture, intelligently con ducted, is the most remunerative of occupations and that the country Is going to depend more and more up on the man who tills tho lields, man ages tho orchards and runs the dairy. uu:ssi;i Iv.VJOVM KT Hilt A Mllil.IOXAIKi:. After having given more than 54,000.000 to various struggling col leges In many parts of the United S"ites Daniel K. Pearsons of Chi cago, a retired capitalist, now nearly ninety years old, recently reiterated his Intention of giving away every cent ho possesses before he dies. "I am having more fun than any other millionaire alive," ho said. " Let other rich men go in for au tomobiles and steam yachts. I have found, after endowing forty-three colleges in twenty-four states, that giving Is tho most exquisite of all mundnno delights. On my ninetieth birthday. April 14, I am going to have a squaring up with all the small eolleges I have promised money to, and I servo notice now that, begin ning then. I am going on a now rampage of giving. 'I Intend to dlo penniless. if there are any other millionaires who want to have u lot of fun let them follow my example. I am going to Hvo ten years longer, and during that time I expect to do nothing but glvo away money. "I have given money to twelvo eolleges In tho south. I don't think any of my other gifts havo given me tho saino satisfaction that those have, It Is fino to sit hero and think that tho south knows it has been made n better south by a blamed old abolitionist llko me." OOMKTS AMI FLOODS. Tho presence of two comets In tho heavens, ono of which, tho Ennis, is Yisiblo from this locality, and tho other, Halloy's calculated by astron omers to make Its porlodlcal appear ance within a few months, togethor with tho assured If mysterious ef fect had upon tho weathor by stellar phenomena of every character, lends timely Interest to tho theory pro pounded by Henri Deslandres, form er director of tho Astronomical Ob servatory of Mendon and member of tho French Academy of Sciences as to the meteorological conditions lending up to somo of tho great ter restrial disasters, among which tho I'nrls flood may bo numbered. Tho French astronomer snys: "However distant comets may bo, It Is not Impossible that their enor mous tnlls, measuring 75,000,000 to 125,000,000 miles In length, mnj' come In contnet with our atmos phere. The theory that n comet inny disturb tho atmosphere of tho earth, causing rains of grent dura tion, and consequently Inundations nnd the sudden overflow of rivers, Is not nt all absurd. It may, at all events, bo sustained by scientific reasoning. "Theories of nstronomy nnd phy sics actually accepted admit that tho tall of a comet Is Illumined only by tho cnthodlc rays emannting from the sun. These net upon tho In finitely m I mi to phosphorescent par ticles which compose tho mnno of tho comet's tall, and at tho same time, by charging it with positive olectrlcity, push it away from tho di rection of tho sun. When they pene trate tho mano of a comet tho cntho dlc rays nre trnnsfonned into Roen tgen rays. The tail of a comet, therefore, is a tremendous source of these X rays, whose wonderful pow or of penetration Is well known. "To explain, then, tho nction of a comet on our atmosphere It suf fices to know that the X rays have the property of causing tho conden sation of vapors. Tho nearer a com et Is to tho earth tho more formida ble this process of condensation would be. The hypothesis, there fore, may be maintained, although Its absolute truth has not been demonstrated." THE SI'LEXDID STATISTICS OK SAKETV. Our esteemed contemporary, the Erie Railroad, now submits Its rec ord for safety In tho transportation of passengers and invites a compari son of the figures with those of the Lackawanna and Pennsylvania sys tems. The new exhibit, as it comes to us from an authoritative and seri ous quarter, is contained in the an nouncement that "the Erie trans ported 125,000,000 passengers in doing which it ran 3,750.000,000 passenger miles without a fatality; not in one year or in two years, but five years, on a railroad with a large amount of single track and a main line one thousand miles in length." When we consider that tho Erie's entire total of distance achieved, re duced for statistical purposes to "passenger miles," is equivalent to the transportation of a single through passenger for a non-fatal ride to the mean of lie planet Venus and back almost scventy-threo times; and when we consider, further, that It represents tho safe short hauling of a mere commuter to the moon and homo again every business day for twenty-six years and two months, not only is tho imagination stagger ed, but also the imperative need of a common denominator becomes ap parent. We shall welcome other state ments of a character so reassuring to the traveling public and so gratify ing to the patriot's prldo In the trl umps of American railroading. How ever, If the noble competition is to end in a definite award it may be come necessary to insist that all re turns shall be made on blanks of Tho Sun's own formulation. New York Sun. (.'ACTUS DETTEIl THAN .MEAT. Ilurbuuk Prefers it to Pouches mid Serves it in .Many Ways. San Francisco. Jan. 28. Tho de mand for a cheap and satisfying substitute for meat gives Luther Burbank. tho plant -wizard, nn op portunity to educate the public tasto for spineless cactus. Burbank himself prefers his cac tus fruit to peaches. It nppears on his table variously boiled as greens, fried like eggplant, sliced in a salad or sweet pickled as dessert. Sonus months ago ho gave a banquet at which nothing was served but spine less cactus. Dr. F. N. Doud, President of tho Thornloss Cactus Fanning Company, is a cactus food enthusiast, finding It rich in the salts needed to keep the human system in repair. Tlioy neu tralize, ho says, tho acids that tear down and dostroy tho nervo cells. Being absolutely stnrehlcss, tho food is also an ideal diet for the over stout. Dr. Doud thinks tho cactus will solve tho food problom in tho fu ture. THE WIDOW WAS CO.MKOUTEl). "Thoro is no accounting for tho construction which somo people will put upon certain passages of Scrip ture," romarked a clergyman. "I remetnbor tho story of ono clergy man who went to cnll on a womnn whoso husband had recently died. He had oxpected, qulto naturally, to find her heartbroken with tho bur den of her sorrow, and was greatly surprised when she greeted him with a very happy smllo and UBhcr ed him Into tho parlor. " 'Well or slstor,' ho said at length, 'you hnvo my warmest sym pathy.' " 'Thank you, doctor,' replied the widow casually. 'I did feel very bad, very bad Indeed. But I camo across a verso of Scrlpturo which comforted mo very much Indeed.' " 'And what wns tho vorso, sis ter?' Inquired tho clorgyraan. " 'I don't remember Just where to find it,' replied tho -widow, 'but It wns niado up of only four words four helpful words "Why need I euro?" ' " nr i im i n k x r nr I DKAIW AKIY1I Ur REPUBLIC INSTALLATION CHAKLES P. HEAKLE MAKES THE ADDHESS. At tho installation services of tho O. A. H. Inst Frldny evening, Chas. P. Searlo tnado tho principal nd dress. .Mr. Searlo has Just been ad mitted to practlco nt the bnr of the Supreme Court, and wo predict for him n successful enreer, judging by tho manner with which ho address ed tho old veterans. Although this wns his first nppearnncc ns n public speaker here in his homo town, his masterly handling of the subject, his clear enunciation nnd his ense of manner, stamps him ns n valuable addition to tho legal fraternity. Mr. Senrlo's subject was "Tho Events ! Thnt Led Up to the Civil Wnr," and , Is as follows: j POST COMMANDER, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE (3 RAND i ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC: ! 1 fully appreciate the honor con-' forred on mo In being permitted to ; address a meeting of your Order. ' Tho men who compose tho Grand ! Army of tho Republic have been in tho past the great bulwnrk of this nation, and havo stood, In war and ' in peace, a living monument of i patriotism. It would bo vain for ! mo to attempt to recapitulate tho ' great part that you took when our nation and government were threat ened with destruction, from tho spring of '(11 until the spring of '05. Your achievements during thnt per iod havo gone down in history as second to none that the world has ever beheld, and their details are known throughout the world. A brief review of the circum stances leading to this situation will indicate the character, and the vital Importance, of your services to our country. During the half century previous to 1S61, a large portion of our peo-1 plo became gradually involved in I contentions respecting tho southern institution of slavery, in its moral, 1 industrial, and political aspects. The controversy was marked by Increas ing bitterness on -both sides, after the attempt by the slave-holding section. In 1854, to carry slavery Into the freo Territories. In the North, a new party was formed, tak ing tho name of Republican, with the purpose of opposing tho terri torial extensiou of slavery, but dis claiming any intention of interferjng with the institution where it al ready existed by law. In 1SG0, Abraham Lincoln, the .Re publican candidate, was elected President. The greater portion of tho slave states, regarding tills ns a fatal blow to slavery, resolved to secede from the Union, and form a separate government, under which slavery should be maintained and protected. This secession was push ed with such vigor that delegates from South Carolinn, Georgia, Flor ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas met at Montgomery, Ala bama, on February 4, ISO, and or ganized a separate confederacy, to ! which they gave the name of "The Confederate States of America"; adopted a constitution, elected Jef-, ferson Davis, of Mississippi, Presi- dent, and Alexander H. Stephens, of j Georgia, Vice-President, and provld- I ed for raising nn army and navy. I Other states soon followed, and In a ! few months Virginia, North Caro-1 Una, Tennessee and Arkansas were added to the Confederacy. In Ken tucky and Missouri, popular feeling on tho subject was divided, and while the authority of tho federal government in those states was main tained by military force, both were represented in the Confederate Con gress as well as in the Federal Con gress, and large numbers of their citizens served in the Union and in tho Confederate armies. Tho States forming the Southern Confederacy, after passing their or dinances of secession, took posses sion of a,l the federal property with in their limits, including mints, ar senals, forts, navy yards, etc., ex cepting Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, and -Fort Pickens, ono of tho defenses of Pensacola. Tho com manders of these forts having refus ed to surrender, tho Confederate nil-' thoritles opened tho war against the I United States by tho bombardment i of Fort Sumter, at daybreak on April 12, 1801. After defending tho fort for two dnys, Major Robert Ander son, its commander, was obliged to .surrender. Thereupon wo were confronted with the most momentous issuo that ! any nation can bo called on to meet; ono that involved our national oxlst-! ence. Tho population of our coun- try was about thlrty-ono and a half millions, more than one-third of whom had risen In open rebellion against tho government nnd set up a government of their own. All tho wealth, influence nnd physical pow er which thoy could commnnd wero at tho servlco of tho Confederate leaders. Tho lssuo before us was whother tho Union, under which wo had lived for three-quarters of n century, should bo nllowed to perish, or bo maintained by forco of arms. It was tho boast of the Confedorato lenders that thoy could placo n mil lion of men In tho field to carry out their purposes. To prcservo tho Union, It would bo necessary for tho federal government to placo In tho field n forco sufficient to defent tho Confedorato armies. On this lssuo, there wns no hesita tion among tho loyal men of tho na tion. Our President, the Immortal Abraham Lincoln, called for the nocessary force. Tho people prompt ly responded. You were among thoso who led In that response. Man for mnn, musjtct for musket, tho loyal men of tho nntlon promptly met tho forces thnt hnd been assembled to destroy tho Union, resolved to put down tho rebellion, nnd prcservo tho Union, nt nny cost of blood and trensure. Through four years of bat tle, peril, and sncrlflco, In more thun two thousand engngements, ranging from skirmishes of outposts or scouting parties to battles that continued for days nnd weeks to gether, on tho soil of .every slnvo Stnto except Delawnrc, and of tho free States of Pennsylvnnln, Ohio, Indiana nnd Kansas, of the Terri tories of tho Indian Nations, of Now Mexico, nnd of Arlzonn you and your comrades of tho Union nrmles fought for our national unity and national life. You met the armies of secession with a heroism nnd firmness never surpnssed on tho Hold of bat tle. You not only repelled their Invasions of tho North, nt Antietnm and Gettysburg, but you met them on their own ground, and drove them from their strongest positions, until thoro wns not a spot loft in all their territory where they could hoist tho blood red battle Hag of re bellion or lire another shot against the Stars and Stripes. You, members of Captain Ham Post, were among those who made up that grand army of tho Union; tho grandest that ever shook tho earth with Its tread. You 'cf among those who heard the call to arms; the call for volunteers to i preserve tho Union. You hesitated not; your oniy uiougni was, My, country needs mo. and with quick r V, , ' " .". to the front. You are among those who charged amid tho smoke of bat tle, who heard the roar of cannon, the shriek of the shell, tho whlstlo of the minlo bullets the groans of tho dying, the rebel yell, and the Union cheer. You deserve, and you receive, tho plaudits of every good citizen, for the services you render ed them, and rendered to their children and their children's chil dren. Union That vast army of the arose like the mighty waves of the sea in a storm, sweeping everything bondale. This lady is among the before it. And as, when tho tempest i lending "Patriotic Instructors" on has ceased, the waves roll back and tho roll of tho G. A. R. in Pcr.nsyl become a part of their mother ocean, 1 vanla, and is a welcome and dis so that Grand Army after the close tlngulshed visitor at the camp-fires of of the war went back to their homes the Order. She took part in the and remained a part of this great I camp-fire exercises of the Dcpart natlon Hint they had preserved In ment of Pennsylvania at Gettysjun;, freedom and union, and an inspira-1 last June, and In thoso of the "Seven tlon to every liberty loving individ ual of every land and every race. You have been found upon the right side of tho great moral, civil and political questions which havo come before this country since tho war. A grateful people nave appro dated your worth and services. You havo been at the head of township, ' aml sne proveu mo star oi tne e en city, state and national affairs. j inK- 1,1 Uxei as tl10 oitlcers of the From your ranks we have taken judges for our courts, mayors for our cities, governors for our stntes. For the head of the nation you havo furnished a Grant, a Hnycs, a Gar field, a Harrison, and twice that martyred patriot McKinley. And you will long make your In fluence felt in tills land. Tell your ' .," ; ' r" -.,,:, '' :; those days, of those battles and of' ,, , . those things that you have seen audi . , , , , . , heard. Teach them love of coun-' try. Patriotism will be better learn ed from your Hps than from books. See to it that the laws of this land are observed, and especially by word and deed guard Old Glory in the fu ture ns you have in tho past and see that she suffers no dishonor. Much must bo said also for tho conquered Confederate soldier. Ho also, like the Union soldier, went to the front believing ills cause just. Ho went home at the close of tho war, overcome in tho arbitrament of arms, discouraged, and with little hope in sight. Ho was beaten, but not dlsgrnced, and ho boro the re - suit llko a true American. Through his efforts the prostrate and desolate ! Sodth struggled to her knees, then to her feet, and to-day she stands bravely erect, willing to play her part and to play it well in tho sis terhood of states. What tho result would have been If tho secession of tho South had been uninterrupted no ono can tell. It is certain, however, that Mason and Dixon's lino, in the east, and the Ohio river in the west, would I havo marked tho boundaries of two hostile nations. Instead of being the first nation of tho world wo should hnvo becomo In all probabil ity a group of petty nations llko tho South American republics, unable to maintain any strong central govern ment or to gain tho respect and hon-' or of other nations. From such a condition your patriotism and valor preserved us. Our country has grown from 31, 500,000 to 90,000.000. Cities havo sprung up ns by mngic, territories have been settled nnd ndmlttcd to statehood. Thousands of miles of railroads hnvo been built, bringing tho states into a closer nnd more harmonious relation. Our wheat and our cattlo feed tho world and vessels benrlng American products visit every port in tho world. Wo hnvo been taught tho lnoradlc ablo doctrino of loyalty first, Inst nnd nil tho timo, to tho Union. Wo aro proud to live in tho fair State of Pennsylvania, which wo nil consider tho koystono In tho nrch of tho na tion; proud of our grand old state with Its stirring memories of Brandy wlno, Valley Forgo, nnd of Gettys burg, whoro tho bnckbono of tho re bellion was broken. But now thnt fooling shrinks Into Insignificance when tho thought comes to us "I nm a citizen of tho United States of America!" This feeling of loyalty is not con- fined now to tho North. In '98 Just such a sturdy lot of young soldiers went out from North and South, East and West, they know not whero or for how long. Roosevelt nt Snn Juan Hill with tho sons and grand sons of tho Bluo and tho Orny nnd to tho mingled strains of "Dixie" nnd "Yankco Doodle," showed that mnn for man, tho Amerlcnn Is still tho most efflclcnt soldier thnt tho world hns over seen. Spain was vanquished and tho wholo world nwoko to tho realization that wo had become ono of tho greatest of world powers. With our new possessions, San Francisco is now mldwny between tho cast nnd tho west. A country upon which tho Bun never sets. When the Iono fisherman nt eventide is paddling bis canoe to his humble homo upon tho shores of tho Aleu tian Islands, then the woodsman in Malno is making tho morning ring wltlf the glad music of his axe. All this nnd more we owe to you men nnd your gallant comrades In the G. A. R. Tho veneration of tho country for tho veternn will Increase, and the time will como when those on the street will stop nnd take off their hats in honor of a rare passer by and say, "He is a veteran, dis tinguished by the Grand Army but ton." And Inter still will come the time when n lonely, grey haired man, sitting by his fireside, will be ven- orated by millions and honored 'by his country as the last man remaining of that Grand Army. May that day ' eolrlc ifito ! Aml our country tho ,Mt dlBl.ovoredi cvcr romnIn tho gro;lt. , est bIessing to tno humnn race. May the same power which guarded tho frail craft of Columbus over the un tried seas to our coast, which in- anlrnil Wnulilnftfin nnrl lin lir.cw.a . of 7C w,th ,oyo of ,lbertyi am, whch filled tho souls of you veterans with strength and sustained tho arm of tho great Lincoln to preserve the Na tion, never fall or forsake us. I One of tho most pleasing features ! of the Installation services was pro- 1 sented by Mrs. J. B. Evans of Car- County Veterans' Reunion" at Scrr.n ton last August, and so captivated the Wnyne delegations attending those affairs that a strong desire was 'expressed by Capt. Ham Post to hae her assist at their installation exor cises here. Tho Post was fortunate ' enough to secure her attendant. i I'ost ai'Kiiawiedcn. in nut not; nr tho installation services, a few days previous, was discouraging. For the I ni08t I'ar- tIl0se of our citizens who had habitually assisted at those ser vices wero on tills occasion otherwise engaged; some at the consolation banquet of the Wayne county exiles in New York, and others at the trl- angular school fight at the Lyric . , . . ' . , . , thoughtful and stirring address of 2 . ... ,,., ,.,, Mr. Searle, with singing, recitations, , ' , B , , i stories, etc., proved a matchless entertainer, and really saved the day for tho Post. Witli striking personal charms, unusual musical gifts, nnd a heart filled with patriotic lire, it is not surprising that the veterans most of whom are susceptible young fellows of from seventy to eighty should fall in love with her and cheer her every utterance. It was an obvious case of "the eternal feminine" asserting itself, in song and eloquence, and "mere man" could do nothing but surrender. She was j sclieaulod to leave at 10:30 on the ' """"""""""""""""""Z HENRY .. ItrSHKM., I'RF.tflDKNT. AXDIIKW THOMPSON VICE I'KESIDKNT. HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK. This Unnk was Organized In December, I83G, and Nationalized In December, I8G4. Since its organization it has paid in Dividends to its Stock holders, $1,905,800.00 The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on the HONOK ROLL, from the fact thut Its Surplus Fund more than equals Its capital stock. What Class 1 are YOU in The world has always been divided into two classes thote who have saved, thope who havo spent tho thrifty and the extravagant. It is the saver who have built tho houses, tho mills, the bridges, tho rnilroads, the shijis and nil the.other great works which stand for man a advancement and happiness. Tho spendeTs are Blaves to tho savers. It is the law o( nature. We w.nnt you to be a saver to open an account in our Savings Department and bo independent. One Dollar will Start an Account. This Bank will be pleased to receive all or a portion of YOUR banking business. special train for Carbondalo; but cloven o'clock found her still enter taining n delighted audlenco that gave no sign of willingness to quit the Hold. THE SHREWD HANKER. Thirteen years ago n banker lent a farmer 1,000 with which to buy stock. Tho farmer, of course, gave his note. Tho borrower lost on tho stock deal and had hard luck gener ally, so ho couldn't pay the note. Later ho went away, and after ninny years ho mado good again nnd re turned. Tho bnnker tried to collect his note, but It wus outlawed by a lapse of thirteen years. Ono day tho banker stopped at the man's farm nnd admired his fine pumpkins. The farmer made him a present of two largo ones. "I'll Just credit these pumpkins on your old note," tho banker said "All right," me farmer said. That revived the obligation. The banker brought suit and recovered In full for tho noto and Interest. Kansas City Star. FROM THE PENCIL'S POINT. Common sense 1b more uncommon than otherwise. Many a groat hope is erected on a small foundation. Mixed drinks are responsible for a lot of mixed ideas. Ono way to Hatter a woman Is to tell her that you can't. A woman can go to church three times a week and enjoy it. Does any one really understand you? Do you understand yourself? A talkative man is apt to be as good natured as lie Is foolish. When a man buys groceries he likes to begin at the cigar case. Give the boaster a chance to make good and watch him fade away A bachelor girl is sometimes an old maid who is ashamed to admit it The aeroplane chauffeur may Up a temperance man and yet take a drop too much. Tho reason so many young people fall In love is because they are just as foolish as old people. RLii 1! D1TTR HI I?" 1 a tLaczer T FEB. I4th-I9th The HOWELL-KEITH nan .oi i In tilt' follow nn: repcrt. .in-.if i.Iiijh MONDAY "A Soldier's Vow." TUESDAY "A Mountain Idyl." WEDNESDAY4 A Jealous Wife" THURSDAY "Day of Judgment' FRIDAY "Forget Me Not." SATURDAY -"The Girl from Montana. ' Wednesday Matinee "s'5 Slaves of the rlent." Saturday Matinee Saved from the Sea 1" PmnnS...in.20..T0 and 50 cents Mntlnces 10 ond 20c KDWIN V. TuKlif ASHir.lt. Af.llKUTl'. UM'SAV ASSISTANT rAsllltl.