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W. W. WOOD.
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PEOPLE'S FORUM.
"Christian Dully."
Mr. Editor:
Surely one cause for devout
thanksgiving Is to be found in the
fact that the churches of Honesdale
nro In such closo touch with each
other, mnrchlng shoulder to should
er against a common foe. The unity
for which we pray must first come,
It seems to me, In this way, "That
they all may ho one, that the world
may believe that thou didst send me,
and lovest them even as thou lovest
mo." In one verso Jesug uses the
word "bellevo" and In another
"know." We are to make glad Ills
heart, and Influence the world by
our evident oneness.' So while wo
wait for that glad day to come,
ought we not in every way to live
it right here In Honesdale, uniting
on all proper occasions? One such
fact Is worth more than many pray
ers that we may be one.
In the "Continent" of the 24th
Inst. I find this article. I quote it be
cause many of us were, I am sure,
Impressed by the earnest words of
Bishop Paddock last Tuesday even
ing along just this line, and be
cause It Is such a hopeful sign of
what Is surely coming: "The West
Side Ministers' Association, New
York City, is one of the most hope
ful signs of the times looking to
ward practical Christian unity. The
fact that on a recent morning twenty-two
ministers, representing live
different denominations, met at 7 a.
m. in the University Place, ' Presby
terian Church, for celebration of
communion together, and tire furth
er fact that the administration of the
sacrament of the joint act of Epis
copalian, Methodist and Presbyter
Ian ministers are guide posts to a
new day In Interdenominational
comity. This association formed
several years ago largely as a result
of the efforts of Bishop Paddock, now
Bishop of Eastern Oregon, has for
Its object co-operation In the Evan
gelization of Manhattan's West Side,
and includes in its membership Pro
testant ministers resident between
Christopher and 42nd streets,
Broadway and North River. A
Methodist pastor, planning for a ser
ies of revival meetings in his own
church, had asked that the associa
tion meet for special prayer and
conference in behalf of those meet
ings, and In accordance with this re
quest! the above meeting was held
in University Place, Presbyterian
church. Conference followed this
remarkable Intercommunion. The
Methodist minister later asked Dr.
Mottet, Episcopalian, to preach for
him in these revival meetings, and
ho heartily consented."
A brighter day is dawning. Let
us not forget Bishop Paddock's
earnest request that we pray for the
speedy coming of the day, and let
us help it on in every way in our
power.
W. II. SWIPT.
November 2C, 1910.
"Testiiiiony Sleeting."
Mr. Editor:
Your paper of the 23rd interested
me in many ways. Ono was tho
" love feast" or "testimony meeting"
on the first page, i.e., reasons for
thankfulness, etc. I read large ex
tracts from that In my sermon this
morning. For myself I will add an
other reason. I am thankful for the
two favors a week you have shown
me for so long a time. I think our
county papers are improving along
Instructive lines. Another thing
that greatly interests mo is "The
tour to Bermuda." Dr. Dorchester,
of Elm Park, Scranton, gavo a
stcreopticon lecture on "Beautiful
Bermuda" and spoke of It as a re
sort for nervous people. I would
like to know more about it. Perhaps
after tho tours you can give an ar
ticle on that view. Please pardon
one other Inquiry. In my sermon
this morning I said that this year
we had the largest corn crop ever
known In tho country at large.
'Squire Pelton, whom I think you
must know, after the service dif
fered from me. If you can, In a
brlof note In your paper soon, give
us the approximate fact, I will be
still more thankful.
J. H. BOYCE.
Hamlin, Pa.
Mr. Boyco Is right about tho corn
crop; will give figures later on. Ed.
Harry Edwards, who worked for
many years at tho Allen House and
was well known to tho frequenters
of that hostelry, died on Saturday
and was burled from tho county
house on Sunday. Interment was
made In the Indian Orchard ceme
tery. Ho came to this country
about 40 years ago with Samuel
Brown, tho well-known carpenter
and millwright of East Honesdale.
Edwards was Janitor of tho court
house when Thomas Brown was
county commissioner. Ho was 79
years of ago and was born In Corn
well, England.
Mrs. J. D. Weston, Mrs. Fred B.
Whitney returned from a several
days' stay In New York. They wero
accompanied homo by tholr sister,
Miss Aritonette Durland, who hqa
been pursuing' a course lh' art for
tho past several months.
Arthur W. Long, Scranton, was a
business caller In tho Maplo City last
Friday.
Till: LAST IIOIjIj CALL.
Koine Pension Facts and Figures
Worth Consideration. ,
With practical stops on foot for
tho seml-conlcnnlul celebration of
tho battlo of Gettysburg, It is not un
natural that tho broaks caused by
doath in tho ranks of tho veterans
who fought to success tho grcnt Civil
War should yunrly becomo wider and
more Impressive. The report of Com
missioner of Pensions Davenport for
the iiscai year oiuicu .nine au, luiu.iit is a pennity wo pay ror our
which will bo presented to Congress, boasted freedom. Men nre punished
shows that during tho year 35,312 by tho Grent Judge every day along
pensioned survivors of tho rebellion tho lino of their sins. Tho drunk
died. There were added to tho pen- nrd needs no worse Hell for tho
slon rolls tho names of 3.9G7, mak-1 adequate requital of his sottlshncss
Ing a net reduction for the year of and for his cruelty to his family.
31,345. This leaves remaining up- than the lost control of his manhood
rt f l.n nntmlnti ...ilia ti ft 1 fi ntvlt tirlitnfi itpnira litm itnu'n Inln tlin t.ilvn'
war soldiers, and It is evident that '
within tho next few years the great j
majority of them will havo passed
away. Theso voterans, however,
mnkc up but little more than half
the cntlro list of pensioners of this
government for thoro aro altogether
921, 0S3 nnmcs on the list, tho oth
ers being widows, minor chlldron nnd i
other relatives of tho wars from tho '
Revolution to tho Spanish war. So
that oven with the passing of tho sur
vivors of the civil war, thero will
rcmnln a very considerable pension
list, though small In comparison
with that which has been sustnlned
for twenty-llvo years and moro.
Tho last session of Congress broke
all records in the passage of special
pension laws, the number being G,
0G3. In all, since 1801, there have
been but 32,401 special pension acts
passed and about one-fifth of them
became laws at the last session.
During tho past few years the lead
ers of Congress have taken a llber
al view of this matter and havo con
sented to tho enactment of many
moro such special acts, on the ground
that the veterans of the civil war are
rapidly passing away, and those who
are favored with special pensions
will enjoy them but a short time
comparatively.
Tho world has nover seen such lib
erality and grateful recognition of
the services of Its volunteer soldiery
as has been shown by the United
States. The total payments of pen
sions by the United States from the
foundation of the government to the
close of the last fiscal years was
$4,073, 056, 5G9. 81, of which almost
four billions was paid to the soldiers
and sailors of the civil wnr. With
the enlargement of the roll and tho
Increase of the Individual pension,
the iyinual disbursement has stead
ily Increased, but the turning point
has now been reached. The past
year's disbursements show a decrease
of f2.350.478.50 compared with the
previous year. This decrease is sig
nificant In view of the fact that the
average annual value of each pen
sion Increased $2.08 over what It
was during the previous year. New
pensioners recolvo an average of
$171.90 per annum, while in the
preceding year they got but $1G9,
82. Despite this increase In average
value, the pension payments fell off
nearly $2,500,000. This Increase In
the annual yalup is due to the largo
number' of special pensions enacted
by Congress, the rate allowed under
these laws being much higher than Is
given under the general law, running
from $1G to $3G per month, and
oven higher, for private soldiers. As
a roll of honor It stands unique and
pre-eminent in tho world's history.
No nation ever recognized those ser
vices so generously. Tho old sold
ier is passing, but it is the wish of
every pntrlotlc American that he
may bo granted strength to remain
many years with us, nnd by his pres
ence impress tho story of personal
sacrifice and patriotism upon the new
generation. Now Era.
Pennsylvania's Health Department.
Governor-elect Tener has an
nounced his intention of inviting Dr.
Samuel G. Dixon to remain as Com
missioner of Health in the great de
partment maintained by the State.
His decision will be very generally
applauded.
It may not bo known to all, but
It Is a fact, that tho State Depart
ment of Health has won in a very
brief period the confidence and the
hearty praise of men engaged in
sanitary work, wherever such work
is conducted intelligently. For
years Pennsylvania was exceedingly
lax In health matters, but with tho
creation of tho new department Dr.
Dixon took hold with energy and he
may be said to havo actually shaped
Its course. He has been supported
by tho Legislature with money, and
during his administration a drastic
crusade has been Inaugurated against
disease and nlong tho lines of pre
vention, which has accomplished
results which aro truly marvelous.
Tho purification of streams and
rivers and tho disposal of sewage
are matters of vital Importance. Dr.
Dixon has secured the enactment of
legislation uudor which he Is sure
ly and steadily, without shouldering
too much of a financial burden upon
communities, working out tho ob
jects sought. Time will still bo re
quired to reach perfection, but tho
progress is constant. Conservation
of child life is another subject to
which tho Commissioner has given
much attention. But tho battlo
which ho has put up against con
sumption is perhaps tho brightest
Jewel in tho casket of splendid ac
complishments. In every county
there are dispensaries for free ex
amination and for free treatment.
Tho home Is looked after, while
thero Is a camp for often air treat
ment. Pennsylvania no longer lags. In
fact, Pennsylvania now leads, and
this commanding position has been
won In a few years under the direc
tion and management of Dr. Dixon.
At a personal sacrifice ho has devot
ed himself to an exhausting labor of
love. It Is only to bo hoped that
ho can be induced to continue his
work. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Howard K, Hose and wlfo, of
Ivorytown, Conn., spent Thanksgiv
ing day with their uncle, John E.
.Hlchiuoud, of this borough. Mr.
ltoso is Junior pnrtner of-the ploneor
firm of Comstock, Cheney Co., tho
largest manufacturers of Ivory good
piano, and piano players actions in
the world, employing over 1,000
skilled worklngmcn.
THANKSGIVING
DAYJERMON
j (Continued From Pago One.) '
to wallow with the swine. Who
would not rather bo burnt with fire
In the old Hell which men used to
talk about ( but which now wo seem
rather to havo forgotten because it
is an unpleasant thought.
Tho liar loses tho confidence of
his friend and soon discovers that
the very thing which ho desired to'
an exaggerated and unreasonable do-
gree, namely, to bo believed, Is the
thing he must not expect. And so
tho man whoso fancy It pleases to
consider himself not beholden to
anyone, who snatches a favor from
another wltliout gratitude llko a
robber or a sneak-thief, gains for
himself the hard-heartcdness nnd
brutality of the former, and the
meanness of the latter, as a per
manent component of his character.
Gratitude in the heart and on the
lips Is a necessary foundation for
any truo courtesy. Imagine a Ger
man or a Frenchman, accustomed to
the almost universal politeness of
those nations, suddenly finding him
self Jostled In a .New York crowd
and experiencing the strange sensa
tion of rough, curt replies to his
questions as to where he must go.
But then ho will be less surprised
upon offering his scat to a woman
In a street car, to have It accepted
as a matter of course, without the
faintest whisper of thanks or the
slightest inclination of tho head.
But really, what right has she to ac
cept it as a matter of course. It Is
merely the kindly expression of a
gentleman's heart. But if it is ac
cepted as a matter of course, the at
mosphere of kindliness Is given a
chill from which after a while It
falls to recover, the seat commences
to be retained as a matter of course,
and the woman stands. Hero In our
beautiful town this sort of petty in
gratitude which finds Its expression
In a lack of the ordinary civilities of
life, Is much more rare. Most of
us still have time to be courteous.
The hustle and roar of the great
city Is still far distant. But we may
begin to hear the rumble of the
coming storm. Many are the signs
that cause us to look forward to
the city's proud estate. Our electric
lights, our theatre, our armory, our
Increasing number of manufacturing
plants, In spite of our rumors of be
coming the division point on a great
trunk railroad, all conspire to pers
age the coming thousands. Wo1 aro
still polite. We still have tlmp to
say "Thank you." Let us Jealous
ly guard the precious dally blessing
of politeness; and in order that we
may, let us keep our hearts freo
from that form of selfishness which
forgets to be thankful for favors
that seem small, but which make up
so much of tho beauty of civilization
and the everyday joy of living
But an attribute which is involv
ed in the very nature of gratitude
is one whose claims should appeal
strongly to tho American heart and
that attribute is Justice. In a nation
In whoso very constitution thero
stands written a demand for the
natural rights of men thero should
be no disregard of this fundamental
and natural right of all men to rec
ognition for their kindliness of
heart and the self-denial which giv
ing to others of anything .whatso
ever, whether goods or privileges,
or personal service so often means.
Justice what adoration is accord
ed to her at our national shrines.
If this people should ever relapse
Into heathenism our chief . Deity
I would be Justlco, with the scales of
fairness in her hands. But If It be
truo that In our national character
there Is a tendency to a forgetful
ness of the obligations which we owo
to God or man, then In tho namo of
patriotism and legitimate national
pride let us, individually and as a
nation, try to stem tho ugly tldo.
And, finally, tho quality of com
mon honesty, closely allied to Jus
tice, a quality which should appeal
to the native conscience of tho raco
I say, common honesty is involved in
gratitude.
And now, if gratitude implies
theso things for our dealings man
with man, what shall wo Bay of tho
claims of the great, good, loving
God? Toward Him for His mercies
In HUMILITY wo should bo grate
ful. Toward Him because of tho
finer feelings of our human nature
wo should bo grateful. Toward Him
because of tho sense of JUSTICE
upon which wo pride ourselves wo
should be grateful. And bccauBo of
common HONESTY wo should not
dony or forget tho claims of our
God to the gratitude of our hearts.
During the past weeks in our
public schools tho chlldron havo
been learning to sing:
Onco more the liberal year laughs
out
O'er richer stores than gems or
gold,
Once more with harvest song and
shout is Nature's bloodless
triumph told.
Our common Mother rests and
sings, like Ruth, among her
garland-sheaves,
Her lap is full of goodly things, her
brow is bright with autumn
leaves.
O favors every year made now.
O gifts with rain and sun
shine sent,
Tho fulness overruns our duo, tho
bounty shames our discon
tent.
wo shut our eyes, but flowers
bloom on; wo murmur, but
me corn-ears nil.
Ah! let us thank our God for
theso things, for the bounties of Na
ture, for tho wealth of tho nutural
year. Let us thank Him for our
national life, for tho conspiracy of
mo Ages which has mado America
tho homo of freedom, tho lnnd of op
portunity for hor own boiis and for
the oppressed from all tho world.
Let us thank Illm for our public
school system divine Inspiration In
Puritan brenst nurtured by Anglo
Saxon love and truth of llborty. Lot
us thank 1 1 i tn for tho strong and
living Influence oven until now of old
New England throughout tho broad
laud. Let us thank Illm that under
tho guidance of this conquering
spirit of endeavor tho multitudes of
Europo seeking our hospitable shores
havo bc.cn zealous to maintain high
standards of natural lifo and Indi
vidual character, and that America
is nblo to assimilate ingredients of
population many nnd varied. Let
us thank Htm that He haB mado man
hut a little lower than tho nngcls
and placed In his heart the destre to
Increase In the suture and fibre of
his soul until ho shall be fit for
tho heavenly realms. Ycal let us
estnbllsh tho habit of thankfulness
to God as well as man as a neces
sary trait of truo character and tho
upbulldcr of tho soul.
But then let us romember that
Faith without Works Is dead. God
has commissioned ub you and mo,
each ono of ub to be His follow
workors. Tho work to be done is
of overwhelming Importanco loom
ing up above all else that calls us.
The traditions of tho land of Wash
ington and Lincoln, of Thomas Jef
ferson and Grover Cleveland, which
they received from men of sturdy
souls, aro to bo maintained. Many
dangers threaten. But of them all
there is nono so great as tho. danger
of Indifference on your part and
mine to duty, this duty of exerting
in tho complex life of our own town
and of every day the strong lnfluonce
of Christian manhood and woman
hood. Many are guilty of precisely
this. If that means you or me, may
God havo mercy on our souls. Here
in this noble land Is being conducted
tho great dlvlno experiment tho
supreme hope of salvation of tho
human race. The very Soul of God
Is in it. The Spirit of God calls for
the whole-souled aid of every recipi
ent of tho blessings of this free land
where opportunity is universal. God
needs that every man shall do his
duty. Aro you doing YOURS?
Havo you even ever 'thought that
you had a duty? Ah! that Is the
difficulty, the great hindrance to tho
outworking of tho purposes of the
living God. We have not taken to
ourselves the responsibility which
rests upon us as our birth-right of
doing the work of God. May God
strike to the hoart of every man
among us who Is trying to SHIRK
his responsibilities tho dagger of
conviction of a mission of good,
which God has for him. And may
tho ' divine weapon slay the giant
of cloth In our hearts, the strong
ally of Satan.
O Americans, natives of the soil
and adoptive sons, in the presence
of the many dangers which threat
en tho quality of our national char
acter, I appeal to you, for the love
of the living God, to
"Strike till the last armed foe ex
pires; Strike for your altars and your
fires;
Strike for the green graves of your
sires,
God and your native land!"
Facts Concerning Lime-Sulphur
Spray Material.
Tho following Information con
cerning lime-sulphur solution was
sent by Professor H. A. Surface, state
zoologist, Harrlsburg, Pa., to a
Reading correspondent, who desired
detailed Instruction on the subject
of llmo-sulphur spraying:
"You can spray your peach and
apple trees of different ages with tho
same strength lime-sulphur solution,
and none of them will bo injured.
for scale insects and other insect
pests, and plant disease germs, and
they will be cleaned up by this. You
can do your spraying of both peach
and apple In the early part of the
winter, or in the latter part of tho
spring, if you wish. It will be all
right to spray In December, as you
suggest. You may be assured that
it is not necessary to modify tho
strength of tho solution for peach
trees. I recommend, by all means,
that peach and plum trees bo spray
ed with tho boiled lime-sulphur
wash, whether they havo scalo on
them or not.
"If I wero to choose tho best time
for tho lime-sulphur spraying, I
would prefer that it be just as the
buds are swelling in tho early spring
but often thero Is not time to do
tho work thoroughly then, and It
Is far better to do It shortly after
tho leaves drop, or during tho win
ter time, and bo suro that it is done
and completed in tho proper man
ner, rather than to delay it until
toward spring, with tho risk that
something may prevent Its being
dono thoroughly. You must remem
ber that ono Important point Is, that
strong winds aro Hablo to bo blow
ing In tho spring, and whllo ono can
spray with tho wind, ho cannot pos
sibly spray against It. Thus if tho
operator can do only half a Job,
It really moans no job at all, unless
he Is able to catch a wind blowing
In tho opposite direction, or watch
for a period of weather whon ho can
spray thoroughly tho entlro side of
the trees, that he could not reach
whllo tho wind wns blowing.
"I note with great Interest, that
you had wonderful results from
spraying this year with tho lime-sulphur
solution, and It is great en
couragement to contiuuo it. This
is tho universal report from those
who used it thoroughly in this
state.
"For planting any kind of trees I
prefer fall to spring. I havo never
had experience in planting Catalpa,
but personally should prefer to plant
thorn In tho fall when I had soil nnd
weather conditions favorable, and
havo moro tlrao to do it properly. I
shall be pleased to answer other In
quiries nlong my lino If needed."
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uso of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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December, A. D. 188G.
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