TlIK CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1010. THE CITIZEN ruBLifiiir.n Err.nt wedneshay and Friday bt TIIK CITIZEN rOtlMPHINO COVrANT. Knteredas sccond-olnss mutter, nt the post nlUcc. llonesdnle. I'n. SUBSCRIPTION ?1.50 K, II. lIAUDKNliKKOH. PRESIDENT W. W. WOOD. - MANAGKIt AND SKC'Y DIRECTORS I C. II. DORFL1XGER M. II. ALLEX. UCinV WILSON. E. R. 1IABDKNPBIUUI. W. W. HOOD. FRIDAY;, MAY 117, 1010. The fnrmer nctunlly pays n prem ium for bnd roads. He pays It In time expended In getting to market; In value of drafting animals and the food they eat, and In the extra hands for their care and handling; In In creased number of vehicles and wear and tenr on them, and In the decreased product of land that has less attention and care. If the country had a system of smooth and hnrd highways It would blossom like a rose, and prosperity would follow In the wake. "Nothing adds more to the attrac tiveness of a town, and make a bet ter impression upon visiting strang ers, than newly painted residences, neat fences, good sidewalks, clean streets and alleys, and withal, a good number of shade trees and or namental shrubbery and flowers in your, yards. It is Indicative of re finement, culture, good taste and thrift." MKMORIAIj day. This Memorial day, in thousands of peaceful valleys, on the broad prairies, on the hillside, and in the thronged cities, the comrades will strew with flowers the graves of those who died. And we would add a further tribute, and it is to the unknown dead those who fell in the battle front, or who on the weary march dropped out to die; and in a hasty grave by the wayside, or in the field, were left by those who must still "march on." Men who, when the God of Battles blotted out their lives, left no trace. No living, word, no messages, yet Somebody wept when he marched away Looking so handsome, brave and grand, Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay, Somebody clung to his parting hand; Somebody's' watching and waiting for him,' Yearning to hold him to her heart again. And oh; how mother or wife, sis ter or friend has longed for the boon granted to others to see his last rest ing place; or to lay a flower where he sleeps. If they could only know where he rests. Not among the suffering wounded, Not among the peaceful dead, Not among the prisoners missing. That was what the message said. Names future generations will honor, and not a single grave of a soldier or sailor shall be unvislted. Not one which willing fingers and grateful hearts will not unite to cover with myrtle and evergreen entwined with bright blossoms upon which the bright sunlight has paint ed something of eternal beauty, to kens of life's fraility, emblems of valor's Immortality. ItL'ItlKl) ANIMOSITIES. In the graves of the county's sol dier dead should be laid also the animosities which existed during the great conflict that cost them their lives. No matter whether they wore the blue or the gray, they belonged to tho Republic, were brothers In one great family, and, in a broader sense, were children of the great Father of all. With the war-clouds long since scattered by tho sweet winds of peace, and our reunited country happy under the smiling skies of prosperity, standing by the graves of the country's soldlor dead, there comes to mind thoso words of one of America's greatest orators: "I have but one sentiment for tho soldiers who fought In the late war, and that is cheers for the living and tears for tho dead." Each year adds to the number of graves of tho departed ones. The regimental rounlons accentuate this fact. Thoso who were with us a year ago have fallon In lino with thoso who have taken up tho groat march Into eternity, and who shall say how many shall pass over tho river before Decoration day shall como again? A few more years and only tho sons and daughters of veterans will bo left to perform tho ceremony of decorating tho graves with laurels and with flowers. Heads bowed with reverenco around tho graves of their comrades to-dny, will rest by their side, perhaps, tomorrow. Look In any direction you plcaso In our borough and you'll see peer ing up, new roofs, new additions, new porches, new barns, all bctok Ing genernl thrift, enterprise and push. The prospect Is for more gen eral Improvement than nns taken place for mnny a year. Everybody catch tho spirit and let business whiz. THE UNKNOWN DEAD. Here are some Interesting statis tics concerning the dead soldiers of tho war: There are S2 national ceme teries, containing 32,179 soldiers, nearly. one-half of whom nre classifi ed as "unknown." Twenty-one of these burial spots contain over 5,000 bodies each, among them the famous cemeteries at Vlcksburg and Corinth, in Mississippi. At Salisbury, N. C. out of a total of 12,132, only 07 are "known." At Andersonvllle and Hampton, Vn., more than nine-tenths are Identi fied. At the Soldiers' Home, Wash ington, nlnctecn-twentleths, and at the cemeteries at St. Augustine, Fla., and Battle Ground, D. C all are Identified. The largest interments are at Vicksburg, where there are 10,020 of the dead. At Nashville, 1G.532 are burled. QUESTIONS CONCERNING PRUN ING. A Phlladelphlan owning a subur ban property on which he has fruit trees, wrote to State Zoologist Sur face for answers to the following questions: 1. Will It do any harm to prune trees while In bloom, or after they have formed fruit? 2. I remove branches to open up the tree in the centre, and In the case of peaches cut back about one-. third to one-half of last year's growth. Is this right? 3. Is it right and beneficial to prune trees now, or during the summer, when the growtli becomes excessive? Professor Surface's replies to these queries are- of importance to all fruit growers. He wrote as fol lows: "It Is my opinion that you are do ing right in pruning your trees at this time, unless you are removing large branches. If the trees have been neglected to such an extent that it is necessary to cut much away from them, It might be very severe on them to continue the pruning Into tho summer, but com paratively light pruning, such . as trees should have to direct growth, can be done at any time. "It is right to open the centre of the tree and let In light, heat and air. I think pruning sufficiently to do this can be done at any time, as you suggest, it is also right to cut back the trees to some extent. This cutting back should be done in pro portion to their lack of vigor, as very strong trees do not need it so much as those that are declining. "I should much prefer to do pruning In the early spring than to delay It until summer time. I think If It Is to be done, the earlier It is done the better it will be for the trees. Pruning in the summer re moves the leaves, which are both the stomach and lungs of the trees, and this will, of course, tend to check the growth." II. C. JACKSON, Candidate for the Nomination for Representative. Mr. Jackson was born In Damas cus township on May 12th, 1848; was one of a family of six children of John and Abble W. Jnckson. Reared under the parentnl roof, he began his education in tho public school, and attended tho Union Acad emy at Damascus for several terms. He taught school for two terms, then entered tho employ of Fortnam & Smith of Tyler Hill as clerk. This concern kept a general store at Tyler Hill and nfter ten years of faithful service with this concern, Mr. Jack son took the management of Meaner & Co.'s branch store at Tanner's Falls, and remained In this position for eight years. In 1887, ho located upon his present farm, known aB tho Monington farm, erectecj a model residence, built sorao good barns, and other buildings that go to mako his placo ono of tho prominent farm ing places In Damascus township. In connection with general farming, ho has been engaged In stock rais ing and dairying. Ho Is known and looked upon as one of tho progres sive farmers of Wayno county, who has kept in touch with nil tho meth ods of advanced farming. Ho has been connected with tho Wayno County Farmers' Mutual Flro Insur anco Company slnco Its organization in 1801, and Is now President. Ho 1b a most excellent business man, conservative, progressive and success ful In any direction in which ho works. Ho was married in 1872, nnd has four chlldron. Ho has always been a consistent Republican; is an active momber of tho Methodist church, being Superintendent of tho Tyler Hill Sunday School. Ho la a director of tho Wayno County Agri cultural Society, nnd is Interested In the public schools of his town. He Is an Intelligent, brond-mlnded, pro gressive citizen, doing that which ho believes Is right, and doing It with nil his might. adv. "FARMER" AMES FOR REPRE SENTATIVE. W. C.Amcs, candidate for tho nom ination" for Assemblyman on tho Republican ticket, was born In Haw ley nnd has spent his whole life there. The family was among tho early set tlers of that borough, and have been Identified with It nnd prominent In Its development prnctlcally since the town was founded. The triumvirate, John, the father or tho subject of this sketch, Jacob and Reuben, engaged In the lumbering, funning nnd mer cantile business for years nnd in ad dition were largo dealers In cnttlo at a time when droving was in vogue. They nlso bought and bnled for the market large quantities of hny, and In these vnrlous Industries did a large business. Later the firm was dissolved and the partnership affairs divided among the three. John H., tho father of our candi date engaged In business on his own account. William wns educated In i the local schools nnd later took n ' WILLIAM C. AMES. business course at the Eastman Busi ness College, Poughkeepsle. After completing his studies he engaged in business with his father until the latter retired some 13 years ago. He then purchased from J. F. Drake the livery business which he has con ducted since with marked success. His is a genial and open disposition which meets and readily makes friends. In local affairs he has serv ed as a member of the town council and Is at present Mayor of one of the most thriving towns in the county. This position he is filling with satis faction to borough residents and credit to himself. We feel certain that as Representative he would do equally as well. In 1U0D he repre sented Wayne county as a delegate to the Republican state convention. Mr. Ames is one of Wayne's staunch est Republicans as well as her most prominent citizens. adv. IMPROVED COMBINATION TELE PHONE AND TELEGRAPH' SERVICE. The Consolidated Telephone Co. has arranged to handle telegrams In the Honesdale-Hawley Exchange district for the Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. so that its subscribers in the suburbs and outlying rural dis tricts will receive and may forward their telegrams without expense for telephone tolls, when telephoned to the nearest olllce of the Postal Telegraph Co. The service of the Postal Com pany is the fastest in tho world. It Is not hampered by railroad con tracts which necessarily impede the rapidity of the service, because rail road business Is not given the pref erence over commercial business; it does not furnish service to bucket shops and other illegitimate enter prises. The Postal Telegraph Co. origi nated the new Night Lettergram Service, one of the most Important Innovations in the telegraph field. Under this arrangement, letters of fifty words or less may be filed for transmission between G o'clock p. m. and midnight, and delivered at destination next morning at the price of a ten-word day message; additional ten wordB or less, cost only one-fifth of the charge for the first fifty words. This night lettergram service fills a long felt want, and the busi ness community is quickly taking advantage of tho facilities for the rapid transaction of business which this new service affords In tho saving of time nnd money. Stomach Misery for Over Six Years Read what Mr. Hoffman, landlord of tho Webster Hotel, writes: "I suffored misery nnd Intense pains from stomach troublo for ovor six years, and all tho doctoring that I did or' medicines I used were of no avail until about two years ago, when I used a treatment of Ml-o-na. Tho first fow days treatment helped mo greatly, and upon using It n whilo I was mado entirely freo from any stomach troublo or complaint whnt over. Slnco tho euro by Ml-o-na I have regained my weight, I cat and sleep well, am never nervous, and my entire general health Is much better." Max M. Hoffman, Webster, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1909. Ml-o-na stomach tablets relievo distress In flvo minutes. They net Hko magic. They aro guaranteed to euro sour stomach, gas eructations, heartburn, dizziness, biliousness and nervousness, or money back. For sale by druggists everywhere nnd by G. W. Pell, Honesdnlo, for DO cents a largo box. Try Booth's PUIb for constipation; they never disappoint, 26c, Special to Tho Citizen. You hnve not seen tho Nile nnd Its ruins until you hao seen it by moonlight. If Sir Wnlter Scott was correct In saying Hint one could not view Melroso nrlght by the flouting light of dny, much more Is It true thnt tho pitiless glare of tho desert Is not tho medium through which to view tho relics of Egypt's; fallen splendor. But by moonlight all blemishes hnve disappeared, the; marks of the devastating earth-, quake, tho defacements of fanatlcnl I image-breakers, the filthy accumu-j latlons of the shiftless desert tribes, 1 all are Boftcned, healed, obllter-l atcd. I Our party sailed down the Nile ! from Luxor to Karnak for this' evening view. Tho tropical moon, almost nt the full, rose so high that i ono could almost stand under the I shadow of his own hat. Wo had ! Invited the American missionaries j to tho hotel for dinner with us and I then for tho cool boatrlde after-' wards. It was a most delightful ex-1 perienee to have them. Our guests had good voices and we sang with , one consent tho songs of the home- j land, college glees and old time fav orites, as well as the sacred songs of 1 the church. All this while the Arab i boatmen were tacking back and fortli on the river. But when we stood among the mighty ruins of Karnak we had no mind to sing. Egypt Is the land of mystery. The Sphynx is its symbol. Here more often than anywhere else the mod em man asks himself the question, Why did they do all this and what does it mean? Hero more vividly than elsewlierc the great problems i of human existence and eternal des- tiny are pressed home upon mind and heart. The symbolism of the i temples fosters the inquiry. the very j obscurity of the history that is set forth In the crlptlc hieroglyphics of i the Pharoahs stimulates the curios ity. Before lie Is aware, even tho most stolid, hard-headed, modern ! business man is brought under the thrall of this land of dreams and mystery. Heretofore I have religiously re frained from setting down facts and figures that could be obtained by the leader for himself from the guide books. But at this point the vastness of the ruins, the multitude of tho temples and the stupendous size of the remains must be re ferred to in order to give some intelligent Idea of the vista we saw under the tropical moon. The ruins of ancient Thebes lie on both sides of the Nile, which has changed its course since the temples were built and now cuts its way through what was once the heart of the ancient city of the dead. Mag nificent masses of ruins exist In those parts of the old city now known as Karnak and Luxor as well as the city of the tombs across the Nile still called Thebes. Tak ing Karnak as a 'center, a great road now burled, lined on each side by five hundred sphynxes, now de stroyed or buried by Nile mud, ran two miles south to Luxor, while an other magnificent avenue of sphynxes ran west to Thebes be tween two and three miles away. These ruins are unparalleled in size and splendor. If any man can look upon them without emotion I am profoundly sorry for him. Imagine If you can these stupend ous monuments by moonlight. Vast walled buttresses pierced by gates. Great groups of columns, one hund red and thirty-four In all, many of them still connected at the tops by giant slabs. Tho papyrus buds or lotus cups which form the capitals of tho columns scarcely cast their shadows on tho trodden earth be nenth tho mngnlficent pillars. Tho stone bars of tho latticed windows of Rameses IPs palace, 75 feet in the air, built above tho temple, show you tho evening star above the desert mountains in the west. Although tho tropical night Is so bright, yet there is a certain umbra brooding over the place. You re member that this was a temple, the greatest perhaps in the world. No mntter If tho ancient fnith has been dead so long that only a few schol ars could tell you what it taught, thero Is still n certain awe oppress ing you. Go Into one of tho smaller chambers which you visited by day light where tho ancient gilt stars on the stone celling aro still blackened by tho smoke of sacrifices offered for thousands of years, and you will feel still more keenly the senso of mystery. Your step echoes solemn ly on tho crumbling mosaic pave ment, now worn Into hollows. Your stumbling has roused ono of tho hawks which Infest tho placo nnd thero Is a clash of wings and tho chattering screams of birds of prey startled untlmoly from their sleop. Your imagination needs no spur to picture the human victims of tho nnclent Pharoah's rage, such as you saw In tho shimmering heat of tho aftornoon set forth on theso wells, bound together for slaughter and stretching Impotent hands beneath tho pitiless blows. Tho flight of vultures and the noisy cries of birds of prey como down through tho con turles and haunt your memory. Tho PharonhB and their godB aro dead, but tho swishing wings and tho hoarso cries and tho creepy shadows all typify Egypt tho parent mystery of the world. Tho longer you medltnto In tho moonlight and shadow tho less fit ting It seems to call her parent. Tho Pharoah seems not like tho personal sovereign, but some Incubus; Egypt Is not mother tho word Is utterly out of plnce she Is only boiuo for-' tile breeder, which Hko the Nilo swallows up her offspring. Your holy of holies with its smoky gullded stars Infested by bnts reeks with the memories of cruelties without a name. You gasp for freer air. Climb now to the top of tho gi gantic pylon, the gateway of the ancient temple. You enn brenthe here. The soft stars which listened with sorrow to the sighing of the captive thousands of years ago still bend silently down. At your feet Is tho vast Jumble of ruined temples with their scores of standing col umns and acres of confused ma sonry. Wcstwnrd where the castellnt ed mountain tops aro soft ngatnst the sky, lie the tombs of tho kings who built nil this, with the colossal statues of Rnmcscs and the miles of bombastic inscriptions to his praise. At your feet are the palms and the mud huts of the Arabs. Their dogs nre barking Impatiently for you to bo gone, and the dusky guardian of tho monuments stirs about as if to remind you that you have disturbed his rest on the sand by Invading tho temple by moon light. As you descend you look again through tho henvy gratings which served for windows of the palace. It Is more like a prison than a pal ace. Was this too one of the mys terious haunts of cruelty, some gullded cage where the pitiless Ram eses held captive the princesses of conquered tribes? The spell is upon you. It is use less to try to shake It off. Even the familiar stars and the tropical moon will not lighten your mood. Go back and dream about the mys tery, not to-night only, bub next year always. FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. By reason of tho Insistence of many investors that their bonds be of "first" mortgage it may be said that the importance of the word "first" is dependent upon the cir cumstances, says Moody's Magazine. A bond may be first in fact. It may be so only in a relative sense in that it indicates the order in which the bond was put out by the issuing company or the use of the term "first" in the name of a bond, un desirable and loose though it be In such instances, may be upon the slight ground that the mortgage is indeed first on some part of the property, while on other parts it may have but a third or fourth claim. It is therefore obvious that the mere presence of this term In a title does not necessarily make the bond an absolutely prior lien. It hns been estimated that 95 per cent. In number and 95 per cent. In value of steam railroad "firsts" are first liens In name only. LEON FINKELSTEIN, of Finkelstein Bros., Optometrists nnd Opticians of Syracuse, N. Y., will be nt the Comineninl Hotel parlors Saturday, May 28, 1010. Having hundreds of satisfied customers in Wayne Co., no doubt I can satis fy you also. At White Mills National Hotel, Mon day, .May iJUth; nt Huwley, Render's Hotel, May ttlM. 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Thoro Is great and growing Indig nation In St. Petersburg over tho un pardonable Indifference shown by tho Rtlssfnn government toward tho wounded and crippled soldiers who have returned from tho east. In nearly every street one sees sol diers with an arm or leg, or both limbs, mlBsIng. Others stretch out hnnds In pltlnble appeal for alms. Some wear on their breast the Cross of St. George, which Is only given In n case of great personal bravery. All of these unhappy cripples havo a right to bo fed by tho state nnd to recelvo a small pension. Ask them why they beg and tho answer Is ln varlably the old story of wholesale peculations among tho officials. I have been horrified by instnnccs related to me direct by theso sold iers. Wounded In some battle, they lay months in the hospitals and then suffored incredible privations on the long Journey home, the money appro priated for their foods having been Bto1 n by the officials. For weeks they starved on a diet of water and a little bread given by people at sta tions on the Siberian railway. Now that a bad crop is In view and taxs cannot be possibly paid, the pensions which should go to the soldiers nre held back to make up th" deficits. London Mall. HOW'S THIS? We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and bellevo him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and fi nancially able to carry out any ob ligations made by his firm. Waldlng, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken in ternally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggsts. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. 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