TUB CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APIHIj 10, 1010. LABOR LEADER P SOP ONLY GOOD MEN WANTED "If n Mun Wnnts to .loin, AH Right, Hut it is Contrary to tho Principled of Free Government niul tlio Con stitution of tho V. S." Wnrren S. Stone, secretary of the American Brotherhood of Locomo tlvo Engineers, surprised many of his hearers at the third Present Problem dinner at tho Murray Hill Lyceum, Now York City, by coming out unreservedly for the "open shop," If a closed shop Involved forcing men Into tho unions. He Bald this thing of trying to force men Into an organization against their wills wns un-American and contrary to tho spirit of tho Americnn Constitution. Tho stand, unexpected as It evident ly was, was liberally applauded. Mr. Stone, who had been asked to speak in the place of John Mitchell, unexpectedly called out of the city, , was introduced by the toastmastor, B. Stng Whltten, as the man who a few years ago Increased the wages of the American locomotive engineers i 17,000,000 in n single year. Mr. Stone said that his twenty-live years In the cab of an engine had not lent themselves to the training of an af terdlnner speaker, and he feared he would have to bo brief. "I represent," he said, '"0,500 union engineers, but it does not matter to me whether you believe in unions or not. You are, at least, In terested in these men whom I rep resent because to them you trust tho lives of all whom you hold dear." The speaker said it would be dif ficult to fix the amount of m&ney which could properly be called tho "living wage." It should be enough to enable a man and family to con form to the American standard of living, which he took to mean keep ing the children in school, and the women of the family out of the sweatshops, and good clothing and wholesome food. "I am sure," he continued, "that organized labor has improved living conditions, and will continue to do so, for the labor union is here to stay. "But 1 do not believe In forcing men to join a union. If a man wants to join, all right, but it is con trary to the principles of free gov ernment and the Constitution of tho United States to do so to try to make him join. We of the engineers work willingly side by side with other engineers every day who do not be long to our union, though they enjoy without any objection on our part the advantages which we have ob tained. Some of them we would not have In the union, the others we cannot get. AVhat I say Is, make the union so good that they will want to Join." A GOOD SCHOOL. The School of Mines and Metal lurgy of The Pennsylvania State Col lege is now In the 17th year of Its existence, having been established in 1893. It was reorganized in 1908 when two new and distinct courses were offered, leading to the degrees of I). S. in Mining Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering. First class instruction is now be ing given in Mining, Metallurgy, Geology and Mineralogy. Coal min ing, coke making and tho metallurgy of iron and steel are given particu lar emphasis, especially with regard to the methods employed in the mines and metallurgical plants of Pennsylvania. Tho object Is to train men In Mining and Metallurgy and so equip them that they may render the most efficient service In the short est possible period after entering em ployment. The purchase of a small concen trating plant completes tho equip ment In the four-room laboratory now devoted to tho treatment of coal and ores. Special apparatus for tho treatment of coal will be Installed In the near future. A 1000-lb. cyanide plant is now be ing assembled In tho Metallurgical laboratories, which, with a shipment of 8 to 10 tons of gold ore, recently received, makes tho extraction of this metal particularly interesting and Instructive. Further equipment along tho lino of powder drills, mlno cages, cars and car wheels, and parts of mining machinery aro being constantly add ed. Adequate facilities for tno deter mination of mlnoralB by blow-plpo and other tests have been provided in tho mlneraloglcal laboratory whero n largo working collection of minerals Is available for student UB0. Tho recently furnished mining museum In which are working models of a mlno, a breaker and a coke plant, and a sollectlou of paint clays, clay products, ores and minerals, all representing tho Industries of tho Stato, 1b not only very complete but 1b probably among tho best of such exhibits In tho United States. The School Is extending Its in fluence to allied Industries In tho State in extension work which Is now under way or being undertaken. This extension work consisting of frco lectures, first aid, mlno rescuo work, etc., nil of which it is hoped will not only benefit tho mining in dustries but will be of material ad vantage to the students of tho school. Tho present time Is especially op- portuno for men to preparo thetn bcIvcs for work along Mining and Metallurgical lines. For such pre paration tho School of Mines and Mutallurgy of Tho Pennsylvania Statu Collega stands Bccond to none In tho State. Cure for Felon. A suro cure to prevont a felon coming on tho finger is to soak some nbsorbnnt cotton in puro alcohol, wind tho finger with It and then draw ovor the wholo of It n glove finger. Tho Medlcnl Journal states that If this Is douo twlco In twenty four hours for a couplo of days, It is a suro preventative of tho felon growing. Tho alcohol, tho authority says, must bo puro alcohol, not wood alcohol. CAN'T HEL1EVE EVERYTHING you sin:. Ileavervllle, Ind., has a respectable aged citizen who came near getting into troublo recently through a trick of "one of them plcter tnkln' ma chines," as he called It. The old man was seated on the front porch, when his nteco, who was visiting with him, took his pic ture. After ho had gone downtown the hired girl seated herself in the chair and had her picture taken nlso. Unfortunately, also, something went wrong with the 111m, and when the picture was developed it showed the old man seated in the chair with the hired girl on his lap. When Ills wife was shown tho picture that evening without being apprised as to the trick she lost her temper and things were looking de cidedly blue for her helpmate until explanation was made. Chicago Inter-Ocean. WAR PROPAGANDA HARD TO LOCATE. Inquiries are received from time to time as to why there Is so much publicity given to wnr scares. In answer to that Inquiry It may be stated that one reason Is that army and navy offlcers stationed In Wash ington are always urging Increases in both the nrmy and navy. It is their business to find weak spots and to protect them. They see the situation from the standpoint of what might happen if one of the great powers of the world should suddenly take It Into Its head to smash the great American republic. It is per fectly easy to point out how weak the United States is in the matter of a standing army, and also to show that we are weak on tho sea, as matched ngainst foreign powers. Recently it was pointed out that we need immense fleets, one on the Atlantic to protect us against Ger many and the other on the Pacific to protect us against Japan. All this in spite of the fact that no sane man can see the necessity of war with either country. Before the war with Spain the United States had a standing army of 25,000 men, which was ample to take caro of every Interest In the contiguous territory of the United States and also to police Alaska in a satisfac tory manner. The Spanish war forced an in crease of the army to CO, 000, and a much larger Increase In the ofllcers, so that an army of 100,000 men could be ofllcered at any time. The navy kept pace with the army, and even went ahead of it. Tho an nual naval appropriations have been Increased about $100,000,000 a year since the Spanish war in order that wo may keep up a navy that can hold the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Ulco and the canal against all hos tilo governments. Another expense entailed by the Spanish war is an Increase of tho pensions by $20,000,000. Tho U. S. Is to-day paying more than ?2G, 000,000 every day to pensioners of the Spanish wnr and those who serv ed in the Philippines. It has been intimated that there is a propaganda of some kind for tho purpose of molding public sentiment In favor of a larger army and nn in creased navy. It Is hard to deny that there Is such an organization, but It Is not apparent anywhere In Washington. All such organizations usually Hood tho newspaper olflces with llteraturo pointing out tho ad vantages of (his or that particular Interest that is being supported. There is no press bureau connected with this particular propaganda, but It is very easy for an array or navy olllcer to glvo a correspondent a "good story" about tho defenseless condition of this or that portion of tho United States, and get in somo work In favor of an Increased mili tary establishment. Of course, no ono wants tho army or navy reduced to a point whore there might bo dnngor of tho nation being humiliated. That is why we aro keoplug up our army and navy at tho present time. But thero is reason to believe that tho war spirit is on the decrease throughout the country, and that it would bo al most Impossible to Increase tho army without adequate cause, and that Boon tho policy of building two im mense battleships each year will glvo way to tho building of ono. Even now it Is dlfllcult for tho advocates of a vory largo navy to secure n ma jority In tho house. Such a major ity can not bo obtained among tho Republicans ut tho present time, as thoro aro qulto a number who in tond to vote for ono battleship. But there are enough Democrats along tho Atlantic coast to corao to tho res cuo of tho two-battleship program, and a sufficient number of votes will bo obtained from tho minority par ty to save that proposition for this congress. TIIK SLOT M CHINE. K 'l.testri Anvny Work the FlrM Time I ho Plunger Plunges. "Old you over notice how foolish a 'ruin looks after he gets stung by a .lot machine?" demanded the ob server. "You know tho chap who walks up, nut a cc.it in tho slot and then draws nothing when ne pushes tl- rod. ' Then ho puts on that ho was oi iy testing the thing to see if it was working. Ho pretends ho didn't Ioec his cent at all. "It cecms to me n lot of theso m.-chlnos don't ork right, I'vo noticed that lots of poop'o put their monoy In and get no return. "Anyway tho mnchlm's often don't work when tho per.on who Is trying for chow'ng gum is in n hur ry to get an Inco-nlng subway train oi something like that. Then tho tuxt person who comes along Is apt to get two pieces of chpwlng gum lor one, cent. "I know persons vho deliberately try tht slot machlnoL In the hopo that a dilatory cent will glvo a Hece of gum free. Others look In tho pan undcrncnth to see If thero' isn't n piece of gum or candy there that tho late user did not havo time to get'.. New York Sun. ' 'Thankless Advice. Instruction In politeness to tho general mob of passtngers ii n-. vor well received and never will ba. Politeness boglivs at homo. You crnnot Instill it into a man over 20 who serves the public, as ho soon acquires a supremo contempt for his betters. People laughed at Cath erine of Russia for prohibiting lad les from getting drunk nt her levees, and gentlemen from actually striking ladies at those fuuetions. But that insufferable prig. Lord Chesterfield, far outdid the power ful Empress. In jne of his letters he tells his son: "After blowing your nose In company, do not look at the handkerchief." In the "American Chesterfield" the Yan kees are admonished not lo spit on the carpet. The Overfed Husband. Prof. Carl Von Noorden, address ing a number of prominent scientists nt Vienna on the ubject of "Food and Nourishment," declnred that tho reason bo many men begin to get fat Immediately after they have been married Is because their wives give them their favorite dishes on every possible occasion. London Stand ard. The Fastnet Light. The new electric Fastnet light off Cape Clear, Ireland, is 750,000 can dlepower. The cost was $420,000. The focal plane of the flash Is 150 feet above high water, and theoreti cally It Is visible 16 miles. The foundations of the lighthouse are 20 feet thick. Chicago's Great Fire. The Chicago fire occurred October 8 and 9, 187i. About 125,000 peo ple were rendered homeless and over 20,000 bulld.ngs were destroyed. The loss was estimated at $220,000,000, and the area of tho burned district was about 1,800 acres The Largest Mammal. Tho larcest of all mammals are rot tho elephants, but the whale. A large elephant weighs about six tons, but the largest whale reaches tho Immense weight of 150 tons, and would furnish four carloads of flesh and blubber A Paper Church. Paris Is to have a new church made entirely of paper, rendered im permeable by means of a coating of quicklime mixed with curdled milk and white of egg It will accommo date 1,000 people. The Use of Papers. Cover floors with papers on stormy days or after scrubbing; they leave no dust like rugs do. Papers be tween mattress and prings keep dust off the floor and save tho mat tross. Now York's Public Schools. Few approclato tho magnitude of the Now York public school system. Thero aro over 515 schools, with moro thnu 14,500 teachers, and about 600,000 pupils A Big Milk Bill. Now York City guts a portion of Its milk Buppy from as far as four hun dred miles distant, and tho product of 86,000 farms Is drawn on to meet its dally wants. A BIk Payroll. Tho New York Central employs 50,000 men and between $3,000,000 and $3,500,000 Is paid In monthly wnges. Difficult of Access. Tho foundation of tho strong-room of tho Bank of England Is 66 feet be low tho lovol of tho street When a mnn Is In troublo people glvo him so much advice It's wondor he ever got In without It. Tho entlro population of tho world could bo placed on the Isln of Wight. Somo of tho great Atlantic liners employ 1C0 floinon. Tho Canadlnn farmer works from 12 to 16 hours in tho busy season. THE BOAST OF ARCHIMEDES. Something About His Scheme foi Moving the Earth. Men are apt to think wo nro pretty smart In this twentieth century and bo we are, for wo have nil the achtave monts of tho men of tho past to work on as a foundation. Yet seldom do wo stop to think how much we owe to these ancients. Archimedes, who lived in Sicily nbout three conturics before Christ, was tho grcntost of tho old mathematicians. He discovered a number of Important principles and somo of his demonstrations are so abstruse that they puzzle the most ac complished mnthomatlciau8 of this day to understand. It was Archimedes who In his en thusiasm at discovering certain for mulas relating to tho power of lovers declared that ho would, single-handed and alone, lift the earth, provided some ono would give him a fulcrum to rest his lover on. Theoretically this would be perfectly possible. That la to say, no amount of work Is too great for a given power to perform pro vided sufficient time is allowed for It Time, power and work nro thus nil linked together. By Increasing tha power you can do a certain amount of work in less time, and so on. Prob ably Archimedes did not know how much the earth weighed and so ho did not figure out how long it would tako him to lift it with his lover. But now tho earth's mass has been ascertained and a mathematician named Montucla has calculated that If Archimedes had worked Incessantly, without stopping to eat, drink or s'ci, lifting 110 pounds a foot evciy second (moro than any man could do) It would still have taken him ovor three billion cen turies to have moved the earth a sin gle Inch! That would indeed havo been "going some," as the current ex pression is. It was Archimedes who discovered that any body of matter when placed In water, for Instance, displaces a quantity of water exactly equal to its own weight This great fact struck him while he was In the bath one day, as ho noticed how tho water rose in tho tub when he went Into It He was so overjoyed at the discovery of the principle he had so long been search ing for that he ran naked Into the street shouting his celebrated "Eure ka!" meaning in Greek "I have found It." This principle enabled him to detect Just how much alloy a gold smith had fraudulently added to tho gold In a crown he had mado for King HIero. Many other Interesting anecdotes are told of Archimedes. Ono Is that ho set flro to an enemy's fleet by means of a powerful burning-glass. Modern scientists doubt that such a thing could bo done, but tho ancient did many things which the moderns have not been able to repeat. When at last a besieging army did capture the city of Syracuse, where Archl medo lived, tho invaders found an old man working out a theorem In geome try by means of figures drawn in the and. As a Roman soldier rushed on him he cried out, "Don't spoil my cir cle!" and with these words he died. Give the Old Man a Chance. Much has been heard in Kansasj towns lately about "Mothers' Day." Several Kansas editors a.-o now "hol lering" that tho "old man" should Lave an Inning. They want a "Dad's Day." Should they havo It? By all means. Give tho old man his chance at the bat. Let him cavort in his ten dollar hand-me-down suit, his last summer's straw hat and his bargain couuter brogans. Of course he looks pretty bum in that rainieut alongside of daughter with her $25 inverted flour barrel top piece, her $50 gown with tho waist at the knees, her French heeled patent pumps and the' rest of the stuff that goos with glad) feminine decorations. But ho is "Dad," nevertheless. "Ma" with her BOO clubs, her bridge parties, her pink teas and her cut glnss society will cer tainly step back for one day and let the old man realize for a short twenty-four hours that "every dad has his" day." The Intelligent Trout. A correspondent says that when fish ing In a small river lately ho hooked a small trout.. "After a little I man aged to pull him free and he came along tho surfaco side up toward the landing net without further resistance. Finding the line n little too long I be gan to reel In, carelessly allowing tho rod to drop almost to the straight when tho fish, then only a foot or two from the shelving shore, suddenly re covered his wind. "The water was but two or threo inches deep at the spot, quite still and clear, with ono or two small patches of surfaco grass on It. Instantly tho trout rushed nt one of these patches and seized the grass In his mouth, holding on for all ho was worth nnd defying mo to drag him free. I then put tho not under him nnd lifted .Ira out with, the bit of weod stuck in his teeth." Education. Tho class Jn very olomontary chem istry was having ono of its early ses sions. The matter of soa-wator camo up. "Peters," Bald tho teacher, "can you tell mo what Is it that makes the water of the sea bo salty?" "Salt," said Peters. "Next!" eald the teachor. "What is it makes tho water of the Eea so salty?" "The salty quality of tho sea-wator," answered "Next," "Is due to the ad mixture of a sufficient quantity of chlorid of sodium to impart to the aqueous fluid with which It com mingles a saline flavor, which is read ily recognized by tho organs of taste!" "Right, Next," said the teacher. "Qo nnat" Yntith'a Pnmnantnn. GILA MON8TER8 INCREASING. Whether Dtte of this Lizard is Fatally Poisonous to Man Unsettled. "Naturalists who recently visited the Mojavo desert In Arizona say that thero has been nn Increase In the num ber of glla monsters in that region," Bald Dr. A. B. Ccdron of Prescott, Ariz. "These lizards are of great Interest to naturnllBta, for in splto of Investi gations authorities Btlll differ as to whether the blto of a glla monster la fatally poisonous. I havo had several instances como under my observation where men hnvo been bitten by glla monstors, but none over died. In tho caso of n glla monster biting a guinea pig, however, tho poison was fatal a few minutes aftor tho guinea pig had been bitten. The hntlves of the Southwest, particularly the Indians of Mexico, sincerely believe that tho blto of a glla Is fatal a a human be ing nnd the lizard Is held In much awe by them. "It is likely, however, that this fear Is occasioned largely by the repulsive appearance of tho reptile. The head Is very prominent, comprising about one-llfth of the total length of tho body nnd like the back It is thickly covered with yellow nnd black tinted tubercles. Its skin is very tough, and nlthough the bono of the tall aro fragllo this part of the reptile Is very strong, It being possible for tho mon stc ' to raise itself and balance the body on the tip of the tall, thus en abling it to climb rocks nnd steep as cents. Thero is no doubt that the teeth lead to glands containing poison. It Is very slow In Its movements, but It Is not timid like other reptiles. If one attempts to strike the glla with a stick it will grasp tho weapon in its Jaws like a dog does, and when an gered it emits its breath In a succes sion of quick gasps. It is supposed that the breath of the glla ha3 a drug liko effect on insects, and ns It can bo detected at a considerablo distance It is believed that this Is tho way it catches Its food." Captured Monster Shark of the World. Along the ocean waters of southern California, tho "man eating" sharks often attain nn Immense size. Very recently two fishermen succeeded In capturing what was beyond question the largest "man eater" ever killed In tho world. This marine monster was caught in San Pedro Bay and was engaged In robbing the fishermen's net, when It became hopelessly enmeshed. fter being stranded, and killed with harpoons, the huge fish weighed 14,000 pounds; it measured 32 feet from tip to tip, while tho circumfer ence of the body, Just forward of the high dorsal fin, measured 15 feet. The fearful mouth of this voracious monster was 2 1-2 feet wide horizon tallyand 3 1-2 feet vertically from tip of snout to point of lower jaw. So largo was the mouth when open ca that two children had ample space In which to sit comfortably. After being killed, the monster was carefully skinned, stuffed, and placed on exhibition at Los Angeles. Subse quently, tho shark was purchased by an eastern museum. When ripped open, tho shark's ca pacious maw was found full of fih. The sharks of southern waters are great net-robbers, and give the fla1 er men no little trouble. This huge flsh gave the two fishermen a long and savage fight before It was killed. Several years ago an Immense shark was caught and killed at Port Los An geles Bay, which was then considered tho largest prize of the kind In tho world. Its total length was 22 feet, and its weight 9.000 pounds. But the San Pedro Bay "record Bmasher" was ten feot longer and weighed 5,000 pounds moro. Did Job Have Influenza? Bishop Thornton, vicar of Black bum, has been sufforiug from Influen za, und ho writes in his parish maga zine: "Ono needs to pass into the depths of influenza to understand some of tho vorsos In Job, Lamentations and tho Psalms! "I have sometimes been conscious of nn almost comical Incongruity in watching, say. on a sunny morning In a crowded church u healthy, wellfed, bright-faced choir boy warbling from his cushioned stall, "I nm withered IIVt grass.' 'My days aro consumed like smoke.' 'By reason of groaning my bonoa cleave to my flesh,' "Bu: tho oxhaustlon of tho sickbed can eliminate nil sxinso of exaggera tion In such phrases as wo havo quoted." Coquelln's Memory. "How many parts do you know well enough to play to-night If noed bo?" somobody asked Coquelln. Ho took a sheet of paper aud wroto down the names of ilfty-threo plays of his reper toire. His friends laughed. "You nro boasting suroly, mon ami?" said tho Viscomto do LovenJoul. "You havo every ono of theso plays in your library," said Coquelln quiet ly. "Get them all out nnd put them on the table." Tho Viscomto did bo. "Now," said Coquelln, "let anybody se lect a cue from any oue of theso plays at haphazard and give it to mo." Thoy tried him with sixteen plays out of the fifty-three and he never missed a single cue or made one m1' IMtOFJJSSIoiNAIi CAItDS. Altorncvn-nt-Lnw. H WILSON, , ATTOK.VE A COUN8ELOK-AT-LAW. ftonesdaic, l'u. TXfM. II. LEE,! i I ATTOKNEY A COUNHELOK-AT-LAW. Olllce over post olllce. All lceul business promptly attended to. lloticsdale. Pa. 171 C. MUilFORD, U. ATTOKNEY .1 COUNHELOK-AT-LAW Olllce Liberty Hall bulldlnc, opposite the Post Olllce. Honcstlnlc. l'u. HOMER GREENE. ATTORNEY A COUNBELOK-AT-LAW. Ollke over Hell's store, llonesdnlc I'a. 0L. ROWLAND, ATTOKNEY A COUNBELOK-AT-LAW, Olllce ver Post Olllce. ilonesdalc. Pa ( UIARLES A. McCARTY, J ATTOKNEY A COUNSELOR- IT-LAW. .Special niul prompt attention L'lven to the collection or cfiiliiin. Ollke over llelf'stnew store, llonesdnlc. l'u. n P. KIMJ1I E, A' . ATTOKNEY ATTOKNEY A COl'NSELOK-AT-LAW, Olllce over the post ollleu llonehdale. Pa. ME. SIMONS, . ATTOKNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Ollice in the Court House, Honcsdale Pa. FCTER II. IL01T, ATTORNEY A COUrCSELOK-AT-LA W. Otllee Second Moor old Huvlnes link bulldlnc. llnnesilalu. I'a. QEARLE & SALMON, D ATTORNEYS A COUNSELORS-AT-LAW. Olllcesllately occupied by Judge Searlc. Dentists. DR. E. T. BROWN, ' DENTIST. Olllce First floor, old SavlngsIUanklbulld Ing. Honesdale. I'a. Dr. O. R. BRADY. Dkntist. ilonesdaleAPa. Office Houns-8 m.to p. m Any cveninc by appointment. Citizens' phone. XI Residence. No. 60-X Physicians. DR. II. B. SEARLES, HONESDALE, PA. Olllce and residence 1019 Courfstreet telephones. Olllce Hours 2:00 to 4:M).and b(H) oe:W). u.m Livery. LIVERY.- i-red. U. Ricknrd has re moved his livery establishment from corner Church street to Whitney's Stone Barn ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Oflice: Second floor Masonic Build ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drug store, llonesdnlc If you don't insure with cs, wepotlr lose. HITT1NGER & II General Insurance White Mills Pa. A. O. BLAKE, AUCTIONEER & CATTLKDEALFR You will make money by bavins: me. hei.l PHONE- 9-u Bethany, Pa. Tooth Savers We have the sort of tooth brushes that are made to thoroughly cleanse and save the teeth. They are the kind that clean teeth without eavliis vour mouth fullol bribtles. We recommend those costlmr 26 cents or more, as we can euarunteo tbem nnd will re place, free, any that snow defects of manu facture within threo months. O. T. CHAHBERS, IMIARHACIST. Opp.D, 6 It. Stitloo HONCSDALE, PA
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