TlIE SCRANTON TlttEUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 5, 1894.
-3T WHITE WOMAN.:
CURIOSITY OF SAVAGES ' AT THE
SIGHT OF AN AMERICAN.
Wrs. Ilnvld Ker Tells About Her Travels
in the Heart of Went Africa Oueer
Cutoim of the People Hhe Haw There.
How the Sick Are Treated.
It is a quocr sensation, to those not used
lo it, to be tho ceuter ot attraction to hun
dreds of people, to be surrounded by a sea
Of faces, mid all starius bard at you with
different expressions of wonder, curiosity
Hid amusement, lint then I was tho first
white woman that the Duallas of tbe Cam
eroons river, West Africa, hod ever noun,
Bud so it was no wonder that they were as
tonished at my appearance in their village
Everybody left off tlieir different occupa
tions and followed us wburevor wo went,
slioutiuK and lauKhiug, aud all struRsling
to gut near me. Crowds of them ran on
in front, and thou, turning round to stare
for a few seconds, would rush on ngain to
keep up with us.
lint my embarrassment at being the
cause of such excitement soon wore off, for
1, in my turn, had much to see and wonder
at in a West African village. Tbe people
were about the same height as Europeans,
their skin very dark and sometimes nearly
black. Noither men nor women wore any
thing but a waistcloth, which iu tho case
of chiefs was of a rich material and bright
color. Most of the people wero tattocd, es
pecially tho. young girls, whoso checks,
Hoses and foreheads wero strongly marked,
and thought very beautiful.
The most f;isliionable of these girls woro
their hair (which was crisp and woolly) cut
into the shape of circles culminating at the
top of the head, and between each two of
the rows were bright colored leads and
brass ornaments. Huge brass pins were
stuck into tho wool just behind the ears.
They also wore very long and largo brass
earrings, and quiuitities of colored Iteads
round tho neck and wrists.
TIIK reoi'I.E.
The streets were straight and spotlessly
clean, and the little bamboo houses with
palm thatched roofs on either aide the
road were very neat aud pretty; and here
and there were lovely paim trees and huge
cotlouwoods.
"The families cook and eat under these
trees," said Mr. A , who acted as our
guide, "for you see the houses have neither
windows Dor fireplaces. Just peep in here,
nd you will see tho only furniture is tho
bamboo lied and these few stools and cala
Lashcs." Just then a slim, good looking girl broke
through tho crowd, and rushing up to
Mr. A , seized hold of his arm und be
gan talking very fast and earnestly, as if
begging some fnvor. Her great black eyes
looked so sad and wistful that my heart
went out to her, aud 1 felt so glad to see
Mr. A smile as If willing to do what
the asked. She just gave him one look of
thaulu and then was gone.
"Who is that girl; and do tell me what
she is wanting you to do?" I asked.
"She says her mother is very ill, nnd she
wants mo to make her well. You know I
have studied medicine for some time, ami
the people here think I cure by magic. The
Duallas have a horribly cruel custom wit h
their sick. If the pat iont does not get well
in a week or two heor she is'taken out into
the hush about four or live miles from the
town, placed upon a rude bun boo bed
stead, aud left utterly alone, a woman
coming once a day to give the patient food
rikI water and to light a (Ire. The poor
wretch of course soon dies of fright at
being left to the mercy of tho wild beasts,
whose growls and yells alone break the
monotony of the long dreary night.
TUK SICK AND THK DKAO.
"But the Baptist missionaries have near
ly got the people to do awav with this
wicked custom, aud the more horrible one
of beating to death the unfortunate person
who is said by tho n'gambi man (fortune
toller) to have bewitched the sick person.
When we Kuro)eans aro kind and unsel
fish it is wonderful how ranch influence
we get over these people. But the Dunlins
have some sentiment in them, for they
bury the dead nnder the houses which they
occupied when alive, and they would think
it most cruel Bnd unfeeling to cast the de
ceased out of their homes."
A large, fat, important looking man,
with a striped waist cloth, now came up to
tis and asked us if wo should like to see a
dance. Ho possessed four Kuropean chairs
(for he was a great chief) aud wo sat down
under the shade of a beautiful cottonwood
and the dance began.
A ring was formed of boys of nil sizes,
who, with theirelbowsdrnve'n close to their
sides, walked slowly nnd, twitching
every muscle of tho body, while tho women
and girls, forming au outer ring, stood
around clapping their hands to a sort of
measure. This daikce was curious, but
neither beautiful nor inspiriting.
A MUMITIVE TKLKI'IIONK.
We were next shown a big wooden drnm,
which Mr. A called tho Dualla tele
phone, and ho explained to us how by dif
ferent ways of beating it a conversation
could be carried on by natives two miles
apart.
Just as we wero about to go (for the sun
was setting, and we had to get down to tho
river wliere our boat was waiting for us)
Mr. A motioned to me to look at two
girls standing close by, one of whom was
doing something to tho other's eye with
what looked like a sort of bodkin.
"She is taking out an eyelash." laughed
ho. "Have you not noticed that none of
the Duallas havo cyelashesf They think
they destroy the sight, so they pluck out
mo nairs as soon as thoy grow."
Crowds of people followed us to the
river, and I found it very mortifying to
my tliguity to be snatched up and carried
to the boat like a baby. Two other boat
men took Mr. ker and Mr. A on their
backs nnd carried them also on board, for,
to say nothing of the crocodiles, a chill in
west Africa means fever, and we had had
too much of that.
.The natives, however, camo wading out
by doions, struggling to get the last shake
of my hnud, with the nattering compli
ment, "Now that we have seen tho white
woman wo can die contented. "Mrs. David
Jker In Harper's Bazar.
' The Goods gold Themselves.
The following interesting story is told by
nold traveling galnwmm who formerly
reprenentmtane of the large Jewelry houses
in London, England. His experience is
one which, to say the leant, isnnusual, and
win ueiully appreciated by the renresen
tatives of American houses who have never
enjoyed tho good fortune of a similar oc
currence:
"In the spring of 1870 1 carried a line of
goods which was unusually popular with
the trade," said the drummer, "and when
I reached Edinburgh, Scotlaud, I fonnd it
impossible to visit my customers as prompt
ly as I desired. By tho middle of the af
ternoon several jewelers had called on me
nnd urged me to come to their places 'dur
ing tho day. Bydo'clockl was thoroughly
weary, and was congratulating myself
that I would be able to retire early and se
'curo a good night's rest, when a customer
whom I had overlooked gently touched
me on the shoulder and reminded me that
J had neglected to visit him. He stated
tiiat ho desired to make a heavy purchase.
and I made an appointment with him at
my hotel for 6:3().
, "I immediately repaired to my room.
and settling myself in a large, easy chnir
fell asleep. I was awakenod by a light
pressure on my arm. To my surprise the
room was brilliantly lighted, and my cos
tumor was sitting by my side. My sample
caso was open and its contents were spread
on tho table near me. I confess 'I was a
little startled, and was sleepily wondering
whether 1 had been robbed during my nap,
when my fours were allayed by my com
panion, who said:
"'1 came at the nppoiutcd hour mid
found vou asleep. Not desiring to dirturb
you I have examined your samples aud
written out my order iu your book.' Dazed
by tho statement, I took my watch from
my pocket, aud discovered that it was lialt-
past 11 o'clock. J hail been asleep nearly
live hours. It was tho easiest sale 1 ever
madu." Jewelers' Weekly.
THE WAY TO SELL A HORSE.
The Cranger Got a Kle Frloe and Didn't
Have to Divvy on It, Either.
Postuiastor Sexton tells a story of a well
known horse fancier and a granger who
had a couple of line horses to sell. This
rustic, who lives in an adjoining county in
Indiana, camo to town with a letter of in
troduction to this connoisseur, who has an
irresistiblo liking for fino horseflesh and
the money to gratify it. The writer of the
li tter of introduction specially urged tho
city friend to take more than passing in
terest in the mau from tho country.
Tho farmer drovo his horses to the gen
tleman's residence and gave him the letter.
"Are your horses blooded? "
"Yes, they como of fair stock."
"Can thuy make good timof"
"Yes, pretty fair time."
"What do you ask for them?"
"Oil, I think that fM0 or f 100 will about
suit mo, because I am deucedly hard up
just now."
"My friend," said the city man, "I ve
just bought a puirof horses or I would tako
those oil your hands, but let mo Bay to you
tiiat you don't know how to sell your team.
You ought to ask at least $1,500 as a be
ginner, blow altout thoir wonderful six-ed
and brag about their hearing and pedigree.
I know a man who wants to buy a team,
but you must not approach him as you did
me. He will never take your horses. If
you are still in your price and do some
bragging I think I can Hud you a customer.
Drive past myolliceon Xji Salle street at
10 o'clock in tho morning two or three
times and come in when I shake my hand
kerchief." In the morning the granger did as he was
directed, the handkerchief was shaken and
he was beckoned to come iu. In the ofllco
was the man he had seeu the night before
and his friend.
"Tlmt's a line team you aro driving; is It
for sale?"
"Well, I dunuo?"
"Have they a pedigreo?"
"You bet they have. It's as long as the
pedigree of Queen Victoria."
"Do they hold their heads high?"
"Why, half the time they are way np in
the clouds."
"Can thoy make good time?"
"Greased liKhtniDgaiu'tacircumstanco."
"What do you ask for thetn?"
"Fifteen hundred dollars and not a con
tinental cent less."
"Well." said the friend of the man to
whom the letter of introduction was pre
sented the night leforo. "I'm looking for
just such a team. The price suits me.
Come to my ollieo across t he way, and I'll
give you a check and take the horses."
Tbe farmer was almost paralyzed, because
he thought t hat Sim or i"tW would be the
outside figure. And he went home to Lake
county sat.Hlied that "those fellows up in
Chicago are smarter'n chain lightning. "
Albany Argus.
The Cundiicfor'a Tuna Came at Last.
IIo was the chronic car joker on that line
of road, and seldom boarded the train
without guying the conductor, or left it
without raising a general laugh at the
company's or trainmen's exMise. One
day, however, ho arrived late at the sta
tion and barely in time to sw ing on with
out a ticket. He had just caught his
breath, after seati ng himself with the usual
daily crowd of fellow travelers, when the
conductor appeared.
"Haven't got any ticket," licgan the
joker, in his usual vein, and tbe crowd
awaited its daily guy.
"All right; givo me fifty cents," respond
ed the ollleial.
"Never carry anything so small," and the
traveler picked out. a twenty dollar bill,
but did not pass it up.
"Make out your receipt first," he emit in
ned, "I'm all business today." Then as
the receipt was duly punched out he took
it and liegan a long and lalmrod insiicctinu
of it, still holding on to his twenty dollar
bill, at the same time aggravating the busy
conductor withsupernunus questions: hu
gine all right? Airbrnkcsor hand brakes?
Newsboy chained? Any rebate on this
ticket? Punched it all you want to? Any
stop over allowed?" etc.
As tho conductor began to tiro of the
business, the funny man handed over his
twenty dollar bill and suddenly drew it
back, adding, "One question more: Is this
a through train?" "Bet your life," replied
tho conductor, taking tho hill; "and what
is more," he added, pocketing the bill and
deliberately moving away, "it's through
without 'change,'" and tho entiro cat
smiled at tho funny man and his disappear
ing twenty dollar bill. Buffalo Commer
cial.
Soino Itare Shells.
The Cyprmas aro a most attractive fam
ily to the shell lover, a largo nunilier oi
species being known. One is used as
money in Africa, and in WtH over six tons
wero ship)ed by Kuglaud alone. The
orange cowry, the nanio suggested by its
color, is a rare form, and a few years ago a
gcod specimen would command a large
price. Thousands of the various kinds are
brought into the United Stales every yeai
and sold for various purposes, the tiger
cowry being the most common.
The great conch strombtis is a common
form in the curiosity shops. Their home
is on the great coral reefs of the tropical
waters, and to show their numbers 1
have poled a lioat along which I could have
filled iu tho course of a few hours. In the
Gulf of Mexico thoy are used for taut in th
Havana fisheries. A portion of Key West
is called Conchtown, from tho lieliuf that
the concha is a staple article of diet there,
but this is hardly true. Codc.1i meat if
Sometimes ei;ten, but a steady diet of it
would result in a change of tho dentition
of the people: in a word, conch meat it
tough. San Francisco Chronicle.
Throwing lilce.
Throwing rico after a departing bridal
pair is a custom as old as popular. A
pleasant fashion has been for a littlo time
in vogue of inclosing small portions of rice
in bags made of Japanese crepe paper, and
passing these to tho guests. When tho
couplo are leaving tho house these ure
lightly thrown, tho paper breaks, and a
small shower of rice is scattered in a much
more agieable fashion than by the old
method. The bags can be made quite orna
mental. If it is to be a pink weddiug, deli
cate pink crepe paper, tied with tiny pink
or white ribbon, can be used. Or the bags
may be tied with two colors and passed
around lo wide, shallow baskets, which
should bo tied with a handsome bow of
satin ribbon. New York Ledger.
Very True.
"It's a great deal easier to write a poem
to the first snow storm than to the lust,"
remarked the post.
"Why is that?" asked the friend.
"Because," replied tho poet, "you are
never certain that the last storm is the
last." Munscy's Weekly.
'Bnoklen's Arnloa Salve,
Tbe best talve in the world for Onti
Bruises, Bores, Ulcers, Bait Rheum. Fever
ores, Tetter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all fckln Eruptions, and posi
tively eures Piles, or no pay required. It
it guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price iS cents per
box. For tale by Matthews Bros,
SMALL PKOFIT IN COWS.
EXPERIMENTS SHOW A SLIGHT MAR
GIN IN DAIRY FARMING.' '
Frofltulilo Returns Are Cruerally so
Meager That Great Care Should He
lined In Kelectiug Only the lioat Aul
mnls Success Depends ou Manure.
The need of lietter cows for the dairy is
coming to be very generally appreciated.
Tho dairy commissioner of Iowa is re
ported as saying that the average cow in
that state gives but 3,000 pounds of milk
annually, while good ones yield from 5,000
to 6,000 pounds. Tho director of the Ver
mont station states that the average yield
per cow in that state is only about 130
pounds of butter per aunum, while there
are thirty dairies in tho state that average
over 300 pounds per cow.
Tho director of tho Now York station
says: "New York has 1,500,000 milch cows,
probably producing, on an avorago, less
than 3,0(10 pounds of milk per year, and tho
annual average butter product per cow for
the stiito is undoubtedly less than 130
pounds. This should nqt be, when there
aro whole herds averaging 300, and soino
400, pounds of butter per year for each
cow. AniuuUs producing those by no
means phenomenal yields are not confined
to any particular breed, aud are often
grades of our so called native or no breed
animals. Proper selection, systematic
breeding and judicious feeding have pro
duced these profitable auimals and herds."
Tho difference in the milk producing
qualities of different cows is brought out
very clearly by a series of experiments
conducted at the Matsiu husotts State sta
tion, of which Professor C. A. Goessmann
is director. They are especially interesting,
because the cows and their feed aud care
were such as are found on tho better farms
of Massachusetts, and the results, ob
tained with the applianoes of a well
equipped experiment stution, show in ac
curate and full detail the elements of ac
tual profit and loss as they could not be
found In ordinary farm experience.
EXFERIXEm IN MASSACHUSETTS.
These experiments have been mnde with
twelve cows, and have continued over five
years. Grade Jersey, Ayrshire, Devon,
Durham and Dutch and native cows were
used. They were secured for the experi
ments a few days after calving, and fed
until the daily yield fell lielow live or six
quarts, when they were sold to the butch
er. Tho length ef the feeding period 1. e.,
duration of the experiment with each cow
varied from Ml to 6'JOdays. Hay, fodder,
corn, corn silago, grocn crops, roots aud
commeul, wheat, brim aud other grain
were used.
The dally ration per head consisted of
eighteen to twenty pounds of dry fodder,
or Its equivalent of green fodder, und
from tS,' to ) pounds of grain. Careful
accounts have been kept of thu history of
each cow, Including breed, age, number of
calves, length of feeding period, amounts
and kinds or fodder, yield of milk, chem
ical composition of feed, milk and manure,
cost of cow aud feed and values of milk
aud manure.
The following is a recapitulation of the
financial record of tho cows. The milk
was reckoned at the price paid for it at the
neighboring creameries. Thovuluoof the
manure produced is calculated by assuni
ing that of the total amount of food 20
percent, would lie sold with the milk and
the remaining 80 per cent, saved as manure.
As farmers iu the region buy commer
cial fertilizers for tho sake of their nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash, it was as
sumed that these sanio ingredients would
lie worth about as much, pound for pound,
in the manure as in the better class of fer
tilizers, and accordingly tho value of the
manure was computed by taking tho nitro
gen as worth U)4 cents, phosphoric acid
six rents, and potash 4V cents, per pound.
The return for feed consumed represents
what the feeder receives for labor, housing
of cattle, interest of capital invested, risk
of loss of animals, etc.
RESULTS IN FKiUKES.
The most profitable cow wits bought for
$1)0, fed 5S4 days aud then sold for $iS,
inuking her actual costftti, and the feed
cost $135.U.r, so that the total cash outlay
was 1107.05. The milk brought $203.37 at
the creamery, aud the manure was estimat
ed to 1 worth f.Vi.93, making tho total
value received for feed consumed, I2f0.3').
Subtracting the total cash outlay of $1(17,03
from this, there remains $",13.33 as net re
turn for feed consumed. Deducting tho
estimated value of the manure, the re
mainder "return in excess of estimated
value of manure" is $8li.3j.
In the average for tho twelve cows, tl'o
net return was $50.43, aud tho return in
excess of the est.imattsl value of tho miM
ure only $15.13. With tho least profitable
cow, the cash outlay for cow ami feed ex
ceeded the value of the milk and manure
by f-'i.OT; iu other words, tho net return for
feed consumed was $3.07 less than nothing.
Subtracting the valuijof tho manure, tho
total loss was that, is to say, allow
ing for the value of the manure, the re
suits with the twelve cows varied from a
gain of $93 to a loss of $.'1.07, or, if tho
value of tho ninuuro bo left out of ac
count, from a gain of C30.3'J to a loss of
$34.23.
It is noticeable that the profit or loss did
not depend upon either the breed or tho
length ot the feeding period. The most
profitable cow, and the least profitable but
one, were both of the sumo breed. Of tin)
two most profitublu cows, olio was fed for
684 days und t ho other for only 278 days.
Two things, then, are brought out very
clearly by theso experiments. One is that
in such localities as this tho value of the
manure goes far to decido tho plolit in
feeding dairy cattle. Another is that cows
which would ordinarily pass for good ones
may diller widely in product.
To the practical dairyman these experi
ments teach clearly t he difference between
cows which are profitable and those which
are not aud the importance of selecting
the best cows for his dairy and getting rid
of tho poor ones. In a larger sense they
illustrate to every farmer the importance
ot knowing accurately the condition of his
business. Upon this its success or failure
largely depends. Farmers' Bulletin No.
2, United btates Department ot Agricult
ure. ' '
An Enthusiast In a Company.
Did you ever chance to sit in a room
wliere every window was closed and all the
sashes wool listed; where a steam radiator
cooked the di id air as boiling water ccoks
a chicken? A here people sat around with
bulging eyes .ind flushed cheeks untilmmie
blessed "uraua" suddenly walked in and
threw open a window? Oh, how the splen
did ozone rushed iu and set all the air a
sparkle! Everybody straightened up,
didn't they, and even the old cat gave a
alzb of relief. Well, just what the fresh
air is to a stuffy room is the right down,
honest enthusiast to any company he
enters. He exhilarates, purifies, quicken
aud makes alive. Blessed 1)0 hlsconiiuj fot
ever and ever. Chicago Herald.
Literary Fads a Hundred Tears Ago,
One might suppose that the period in
which we now live hus some pretensions to
originality in its literary fads at least. But
hero is a century old newspaper declaring
that "4,973 novels are now in the press
from the pons of young ladies of fashion."
In spite of -the hyperbole,; it is quite evi
dent that novol writing was positively epi
demic. "At Mrs. D '4 school," say;The
Times, "all tbe young ladles write novels
in the fourth class " It might be aome
consolation to the literary pessimist to dis
cover something iu proof of the asmimn-
tion that the present generation is the
,most irreverent in history, bub here is The
Post to few years eajrltad asking; "'What la
Jemmy Boswell about? Where is his
Life and Letters' of the great lexicograph
er, the Atlas of obscure sentiment nnd
pompous phraseology?" We are not even
Original iu condemning the redundancy of
Johnson. Harper's Bazar.
A Substitute for Bone.
'Tho first food of man" has been put to
many. uses and converted into many forms
by human ingenuity, but its latest appli
cation is perhaps the most remarkable. An
inventor has just taken out a patent to
protect a substitute for bone or celluloid,
and the material which is' to substitute
these substaucus is produced from milk.
Casein the solids in milk are in the first
place reduced to a partly gelatinous con
dition by means of borax or ammonia, and
then it is mixed with mineral salt dissolved
in acid or water, which liquid is subse
quently evaporated.
The method of procedure is to place the
casein in u suitable vessel and incorporate
under heat the borax with it, tho propor
tions being ten kilograms of casein to three
kilograms of borax, dissolved in six liters
of water. When the casei u becomes changed
in appearance the water is drawn off, and
to the residue, while t'll of tho consistency
of molted gelatine, oiiX kilogram of min
eral salt, hold in solution of three litros ot
water, is added. Almost auy of the salts
of iron, lead, lis, zinc, copper or other min
erals which are soluable in acid may be
used. When the mixture is effected the
solid matter is found separated from the
greator portion of the acid aud water and
is then drawn olT.
Next tho solid matter is first subjected to
great prmsure to drive out all possible
moisture, aud then to evaporation under
great heat to remove any remaining moist
ure. Tho resulting product is called "luo
tites," aud can bo molded into any desired
form. By tho admixture of pigments or
dyes auy color may be imparted to it, lint
the creamy white color natural to the sub
stance is the most beautiful, beiug u very
close imitation of ivory. Combs, billiard
balls, brush backs, knife handles and all
other articles for which ivory, bone or cel
luloid are employed can bo made of this
new product of milk. New York Tele
gram. Following Instructions.
A Swedish girl who has not been over very
long is employed by a family residing in
Normal park. She understands but little
English, but she is intelligent and quick
to catch tho meaning of those who con
verse with her. The place she bos now is
the first she has ever filled in a city, and
many things are now and strange to her.
The home at which she is employed stands
in the middle of a blnck of flue residences,
between which are no dividing fences or
marks to indicate separate ownerships.
One morning Just after she had come to
the place she is now filling the lady of the
house made her understand that she wished
the snow swept from the walks about and
in front of the house. The girl went at
the task, aud nothing more was thought oi
it until her prolonged absence caused a
search to be made, when she was found up
the street nearly half a block working in
dustriously to clear the walks of tho whole
neighborhood. Then the sphere of her use
fullness, was more clearly indicated to her.
The incident recalls to mind another. A
lady, whose neighbor had been ailing, said
to her Irish servant girl, "Norah, go ovei
and see how old Mrs. Smith is." The girl,
after a prolonged absence, returned mid
remarked, ".Mrs. Smith wasn't up yet, but
we looked in the family Bible, and as Deal
as we could figure it out she's sixty-out
years, seven months and twenty-two days
old." Chicago Herald.
A Prevaricating Driver.
An old 'bus driver is renowed for his pre
varicating propensities whenever he gots a
load of country excursionists on his 'bus.
He points out the objects of interest ou the
line of route.
"That, ladies and gents, is the Rile ex
change. So called because (ioorge III was
in the 'aliit of goiu' there once a week and
gittin rid of all the bad sixpences as came
into tbe rilo trisuary. I has 'eard as 'ow
Queen Kliubeth used to do tho same with
her ole clothes. The bank, gents, you'll
observe on the right. Tho cellars ovei
which I am driviu' at the prisint moment
without auy hextra charge is chock full
o' sov'rins. They empty the bags down
In h-s in the pavement just like yer do coals.
"The Mansing 'ouse, whore Dick Vitting
ton was born; Bow church, which, as you
all knows, is when; the Lolls is wot Dick
heard at 'Ighguto harchway. Why, good
gracious, thev 'ro just going to ring now.
Yer see, I knows tho chap as rings 'em, and
he alius likes to obledgo ino when I am
carrying such a respectable party as this."
Tho old fellow gels many a tip. London
Tit-BiU. .
When Reptiles Were Rampant.
At the close of tho coal forming period
there occurred a great emergence of land
from tho water, anil reptilian life rapidlv
spread and grew. Tho reptiles which had
previously existed wero all of one kind.
Their remains are found iu this country
wherever tho deposits iu lagoons, lakes and
estuaries, havo been calculated fur thcil
preservation. Krom this point of time,
however, began what may be appropriately
called the epoch of reptiles.
The paleozoic period was brought to a
close by a great upheaval, due to contrac
tion of the earth's crust, by which the Al
legheuies and the Ural systems were u
lifted. Then beguu what is culled the
"mesozoic epoch," during which the rep
tiles may bo said to havo run creation.
That is to say, they were tho highest ordei
of beings nt that time alive. Whiitmnu i
now the reptile was then that is, lord ol
all existing things. Ueptiles walked upon
laud, navigated the water, fiuw through the
air, and, iu short, pursued every avenue ol
existence that is zoologically conceivable
Professor Cope in Washington Star.
Ktifid III Death.
General Sherman narrated a very strik
ing bnt t lb incident. Ho had rallied his
troops and led tlioiu to a charge whichwus
everywhere successful. As he rode into
the enemy's camp he saw a soldier lying on
a liarrow und au officer standiug over him
with an uplifted knife, lie shouted to the
oliicer not to strike, aud spurred up to tho
group to discover that the men were both
dead, tho only solution lieing that thu olii
cer, who was a surgeon, wus in the act of
performing uu operation for tho extraction
of u bullet upon tho soldier when tho con
cussion of n cannon ball passing near them
had killed them both, and thoy had stiff
ened in the attitude they occupied at the
moment when their lives went out-
Mrs. J. H. Lansing, of South Gten'i FalU, Sar
atoga Countu, N. i' writes : " After my third
child whs born, I barely (rained strunirth
enough in two year's time, to as to be able
to crawl about to accomplish the little bouse
Work that I had to do. und that only by lying
down to rent uianv times
each day; bad sick head-
'iti.j JkrVV ache very often, many
Wr5:J Pai'is and aches all the
r1, $&3&&Vr ""18- After I had taken
one bottle or your f a
vorite Prescription' I
could see a great change
iu my strength and lc3S
sick headaches. Contin
ued taking- the medicine
until 1 hud taken seven
bottles of the ' Favorite'
nd one qf the ' Uolden
Medical Discovery.' 1 am
now able to do house
work for myself and
husband and two child
ren aoreiVnlne and five.
Mrs. lANgrna.
f alan take rirewmnkliur. and enioV WalklllBT a
mile at tlmo, when T can have the time to i
no so. Anu i am sure ii is au miu iu nr.
Ploroo's Favorite Prescription as I know I was
falling fast before I commenced to take U."
Bold by mediolne dealers everywhere.
f Food
W For Tho --,. I
V Sick J
Dr. & Mrs. J. E. LOSEE,
Upper Red Hook, N. Y.
TH1NR BrPKRIHNCS '
" My husband has deputed
me to convey to you his opin
ion of Bovmme, which I do
with pleasure, as I cannot say
too much in its praise.
I commenced taking
when I could take no other
food. I lived on it exclusively
for three weeks. I know of
no other , food so nutritious
and yet so light a tax on the
digestive organs. My husband
uses it in his practice, and
cordially endorses all I say in
its favor." Mrs. J. IS. LosEE.
Sold at all druggists.
THE B0V1NINE CO., NEW YORK.
PAIN CURED IN AN INSTANT,
Let Railway's Ready Beliofbe used on
the first Indication of Pain or Uneasiness;
If threatened with Dlseaae or Sickness,
the Cnre will be made before the family
doetor would ordinarily reach the house.
CURES THE WORST PAINS in from one
to twenty minutes Not one hour after read
ing this advertisement need any one SUF
FEIt WITH PAIN.
ACHES AND PAINS
For headaehe (whether sick or nervousj,
toothache, nenraly-ia, rheumatism, lumb iKO,
iislns and woakaess in the back, spino or
lidneys, rains around the liver, pleurisy,
swelling ot the joints and pains of all kinds,
the anplicutiou ot Radway's Ready Relief
will afford immediate ease, and its continued
nse for s few days efljet a permanent cure.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
Dysentery, Diarrhea,
Cholera Morbus.
A hnlf to a teaspoon ful of Ready Relief In
a half tumbler or water, repeated as often
as tho discharges continue, and a Hauno! sat
urated with Ready Relief placed over the
stomach and bouols will afford immediuto
relief and soon ertoct a cnre.
Internally a half to a teaspoonful in half
a tumbler of water will, in a fow minutes,
cure Cramps, Spasms. Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Vomiting, Heartburn, Nervousness, BlmD
leHsnewi. Sick Huadache, Flatulency and all
internal pains.
Unlaria In lis Varlons Forms Cured and
rreveuted.
1 bore Is not a romedlal agency In the world
that will euro fever and ainii) and all other
malarious, bilious und all other fevers, ai'led
by RAILWAY'S I'll JjK.so quickly as RAD
WAY'S READY RELIEF.
Travolors should always cor ry a bottle, of
Radway's Ready Relief with them. A few
drops in water will prevout Rlckuess or pains
from chnnifo of water. H U butter than
French brandy or bitters as a stimulant
Miners and lumbermen should always be
provided with it.
Price 60 cents per bottle, Bold by all drug
gists. ADWAY'
9
ALWAYS RELIABLE PURELY VEGETABLE.
Perfectly tnsteloss, elegantly coated, purge.
roRulnto, purify, cleanse and strengthen.
RADWAY B HLLS for tho euro of all dis
orders of the Htomach, EowBl8, Eidir'ys,
Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Ozzincsa, Ver
tigo, Costivonees, Piles,
6ICK HFADVCHi;
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION
AND ALL msollUUKS
OF THE LIVER.
Observe tho tollowing symptoms rosultinif
f rom dlBOes of the digestive oi-rsus Cun
stiputiiin, inward uIIob, fullness of blend in
the head, aeiditv of tho stomach, nausea.
heartburn, disgust ot fool, In lness of weight
oC the stomach, sour eructations, Binning or
Muttering of the heart, chok ng or suffuuat
ing seimations when iu a lying pnstnre, dim
ness of vision, dots or webs before the Bluht,
fever and dull pain in the h ad, deficiency of
perspii atlou, yellowness ot the skin und
ej'en, pain iu the sido, choit, limlie. and sud
den Hushes of heat, burning In the HchIi.
A fow donesof RADWAY'S l'IL- M will fr?e
the system of all tho abovo named disurdeis.
l'rioo 25c. per box. Sold by druggists or
sent by mail.
Ssnd to DR. RADWAY A CO., Lock Box
bus, aew xorK, lor uouK or Advice.
REVIVC
RESTORES VITALITY
Made a
istlay.Sf MM JMWeii Man
utbDttj.'Mffxy 0f Me.
THE GREAT 30th
PIU3NCII XU3MEDV
produces the above results In 30 days'. It acti
powerfully aud uuluklv. Cures wben all others fill
YoiuiRiucuwlllreiisin their lost manhood, and old
men will rocover their youthful visor by uslas
UICVI VO. It quickly and surely restores Niirvoug
nesR, Lest Vitality, Inipoliucy, Nightly Emissions,
Lost Power, Palling Memory, Wasting Hincuti-s, and
all effects of self-abuse or excess and tnillseretlon,
which unfits one for study, business or marriage. It
not only eures by starting at the seat ot disease, but
is a great nerve tonlo aud blood builder, bring
ing back thu pink clow to rillo cheeks aud re
storing the fire of youth. It wards off Insanity
ud Consumption. Insist on having RKVIVO.no
oilier. It can be carried In vest pocket. By mr.il
1 .110 per package, or six for 88.00. wit h a nosl
five written guarantee to cure or refund
ncraonov. Circular free. Address
"VAL MEDICINE CO.. F3 Rlvsr St.CHICAGO, ILL.
For sale by Matthews ItroSi, Drnvflsts,
t?1
Scrantou, l'a.
Ladles Who Value
A re fined complexion most nse Pooonl'i praM
der. It produces a soft and beautiful skin.
The Original Raw Food
SJj Iran Ula.
SUPERLATIVE
. The above brand or flour can be had at any of the following merebanttj,
who will accept Thb Tribune flour coupon ot 25 on each one hundred pound'
of flour or 60 on each barrel of floor.
Bcranton F. P. Price, Washington avenue I
Gold Medal Brand.
Dunmore F. P. Pries, Gold Medal Brand.
luiimore-F. I). Manley. Superlative Brand.
Hyde Park Cureou ft Davis, Washburn Bt.
Gold Modal Brand; Joseph A. Honrs, Mam
avenue, Superlative Brand.
Green Hiilge A.L.Bpeneer.Gold Medal Brand.
J. T.McHnle, Buperlativo.
1'rovldenco I'euner ft Chappell. N Main ave
nue, Superlative Brand ;C J. Ulllosuia, W.
Market street, Gold Mdal Brasdl
Olyphant James Jordan, Superlative Brand.
Peckvllle Shatter ft Kels-r. Buperlatlre.
Jermyn O, U. Winters ft Co. buperalattve.
Arohhald Jones, Simpson ft Co., Gold Medal.
Carbondale-B. Ii. Clark, Wold Medal Brand.
Honesdale-I. N. Foster A (Jo. Gold MedaL
Minookai M. H. Lavolle
'LOUIS B. SMITH1
Dealer in Choice Confections and Fruits,
. BREAD AND CAKES A SPECIALTY.
FINEST ICE CREAM
1437 Capouse Avenue.
DSD YOU KNOW?
That "vre will GIVE you beautiful new pat
terns of Sterling SILVER SPOONS and
FORES for an equal weisht,ounce for ounce,
of your silver dollars. All elegantly en
graved free. A large variety of new pat
terns to select from at
ercereau
807 LACKAWANNA AVEXUIi
' AU Grades, Sizes aud
IRON
nc ,1 .'..I.-
antccd.
Chains, Rivets, Eolts, Nuts, Washers, Turn
buckles, Bolt Ends, Spikes and a full line of
RITTP MRFNnFR R, Cl
III Km s e a
Scranton, Pa.
"No star was ever lost we once have seen,
We always may be what we might have boon,",
A HARRY PATRON OP
THE-LtlBH ARBS LUMBER CO.
Scranton, Pa.
22 and 23 Commonwealth Building.
TRY US.
SPRING
HOUSE
HEART LAKE, Susquehanna Co.
U. E. CHOFUT Proprietor.
IlHIS HOUHE is strictly tmporance, is nnw
and wll furnisliod'aud PKNK:D TO
J HE PUBLIC THB YKAR BOUND; is
located midway between Moutrote an! Soran
ton, on Montrose and Laokawann Railroad,
six miles from D-, U It WB. R, at Alford
Station, and five miUs from Mimtroa; ca
pacity, eighty-Ave; three minutes' walk I rom
R. R. station.
GOOD BOAT. FISH INO TACKLE, Ac,
1'KKE TO (AUKS 18,
Altitude about 2,000 feet, equalllutr In this
respect the Adirondack and CaUkill Moun
tains. 1 ine troves, plenty of shade and be autiful
scenery, making a Bummer Resort unex
celled In beauty and cheapness
Dancing pavilion, swluxs. oroqnot gr onnda,
Sso. Cold Hprlng Water and plenty or Milk.
Kates, a)7 lo 10 per week. SI. 60 per
day.
Kxcnrslon tickets sold at nil stations ouD.
h. & W. linns.
X'orUr meets all trains.
XiomfAi.V. y. Xrttvn,i'ouJ,tf
The Flour
Awards
"Chicago, Oct 81. Fh firUffllt
announcement of World's Fair di-J
plomas on floor has been mads. A
medal hu been awarded by the
World's Fair judges to the floor manQ
factored bj the Washburn, Crosby Co ,;
in the great Washburn Floor Mills,
Minneapolis. The committee report
the floor strong and pore, and entitles
it to rank as first-olass patent flow Ion
family aud bakera' use." -7
MEGARGEL
& CONN ELL
WHOLKBALK AGENTS.
i
AND GOLD 1 MEDAL
T7l'-Juag ft Co., Gold Medal; Atfaertoa
nuryea-Lawrenoe Store Co., Gold Medal
Mooslo John MoCrlndle, Gold MedaL
httston-M. W . O'Boyle, Gold MedaL
U Tri Uren-Fro & Parkar, btipertatlTS.
i,H.r.k" tu'EIIlit -F- M- untr,Gold Medal.
Mtou-S. Finn ft Bon, Uoid iledal Brand.
Mcholsou-J. E. Harding.
Vav.rly-M. W Bliss ft Bon, Gold Modal
Faetoryvllle-CharlM Gardner, Gold MedaL
Mopbottom-N. M. Finn A Boo, Gold Medal.
Tobyhaana-Tobyhanua Lehigh Lumber
Co.. Gold Medal Brand.
Gouldaboro-8 A. Adams. Gold Meial Braai
Moscow Oalge ft dements. Gold MedaL
Lake Ariel-James A. Hortree, Gold MedaL
Forest Clty-J. L. Morgan ft Co., Gold Med
IS
OPRN FROM T A.M. TO 11 P.M.
ATTENTION GIVEN TO HHP.
FAMILIES WITU ICE CHBAil.
& 'Conneii
Kinds kept in Stock.
1. .1 . Tl n
a a W " '
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.DUPONT'S
UmiNO, BLASTING AND SPOBTINO
POWDER
Manufactured as tbe Wapwallonen Mills, Lot
eras ceaniy Pa., ana at WU
mingtou, Delaware.
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Aftmt for the Wyoming District,
n8 Wyoming Ave., ' Scranton Pa,
Third National Bank BuUdin
Aomcink
' ' THOS. FRD, Pittston. Pa.
John r Smith son-. Plymouth. r,
K. W. MULLIGAN, WUkes-Barre, Pa.
Agent for the Hepaan CUouieul Gob
patty's tUgh Explosiwe.
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