THE SCB ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1894.
Pleasant Features
of London Life
There Is Always Something Kovel
f to Interest One There.
DIVERTING STREET EPISODES
Injoyablo Experiences Aro In Store for
the Observant American Woman Who
Knows How to I'crccivo and to Ap
preciate London Oddities.
(Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
London. Nov. 20. I have had my first
glimpse of London fog, but as it was
only a yellow one, It was nothing over
which to go Into superlatives, at all. It
came last week one night, and when I
awoke in the morning I could not see
through the air outdoors, as It was nil
yellow and thick, like smoke. In the
horn i things were not so bad, however,
as very much of it did not penetrate to
us, and we only felt slightly uncomfort
able on account of the smoke getting
nto our eyes, making them smart, und
making our throats tickle and cough
from its t'lTects. I said to the girls at
breakfast that I did not think it so
very dreadful; that I had thought from
the exaggerated accounts I had read of
4t, that it was something to dread ex
ceedlgly; but they all cried me down
with a loud voice, and told me to wait
Until I had seen a bona ilde London fog
a black one, through which I could
neither neo oor feel my way.and which,
they aver, fully' justifies the exaggera
ted accounts (as I always had thought,
which Charles Dickens gives of them.
So I meekly submitted. . But I shall not
call my experiences of this dear, big,
busy plaoe complete until I have one of
tire black fogs to add to my constantly
jrrowl'ng store. If I were in Rome, I'm
6ure I should go to see the Coliseum; or
if in Paris I should certainly do the
Grand Opera House; and as I am in
London,. I rrfast surely want 'to go
through a London fog. I expect It. I
ehall feel defrauded of my just rights
if I do nut So, there!
London's Ilig Stores.
I am In love with this plaoe. "When
I first came tip here from Wales, I
thought London was nn unmitigated
nightmare. Now I think it is a fairy
2anU. The shops are all so alluring and
lovely, especially on the inside; for, to
tell the truth, the average shopkeeper
over here does not trim up his window
nearly as elaborately as our American
one does, for ithe delectation of the
passers-by. I'm rather afraid that our
professional window decorators would
have to starve for lack of occupation
here. The way they do Is to decorate
by harigl'iig things up in the windows,
which. Just give a tantalizing hint of
whatmaybeseeinduslde, if you only will
ptep in and look, and that little hint is
a mighty ipoweiiful one, sometimes.
This applies to the average draper's
shop. Things are in the window, to be
sure, often ticketed with most alluring
H-ti), UUl IIILC lO 'UirLil'lll Uik till ttVJll-
derful in their grouping. You cannot
be transfixed in London as you can in
New York by a window whose artistic
rirrangement catches your eye at once.
There are half a dozen large drapers,
like Peter Robinson, Henry Clare, Har
vey Nichols, or Jay's, who put into
their windows, dresses, furs, laces, mag
nllicent enough, of themselves, to root
one ito the spot, where one remains,
lost to the rest of world, until
the girls., summarily command one
' To "ittovr mi.-"Tht? windows of the
stationers and silversmiths are gor
geous, too, and also the milliners'
oases.
Rut It lis inside of the store, in every
cape, where the real and best goodies
are, like the plums in the pudding, and
you must go In if you wish to see them
Bene of their shops are very large
quite as large as our big New York
concerns, and I dare say that White
ley's, here, is the largest establishment
in the world.- It is a trite saying that
you can get anything from a handker
chief to a white elephant there, as he
Bells every thing under the sun that is
bought and sold, they tell me, except
slaws, maybe. You can buy a house,
or a. carriage and pair, or a piece of
ground or a dog or pet bird, or a gun, or
a dress, or oh, anything. Of course,
he does not really keep his houses and
lots and suoh articles in etock, so to
speak, but he Is an agent, anyway, and
can provide one with nil the necessi
ties and all the luxuries of life. There
is a istory current ta the effect that he
once sold a newly-rlch man a house and
lot, and furnished every nook and cor
ner of the estate completely. However,
when Sir. Whlteley brought his debtor
to inspect his premises, the man, after
expressing his stitlsfacton, remarked,
ruefully, "Yes, It's till very fine, but it
is not really home, for I have no wife,
you see." Whereupon Mr. Whlteley.
expressed his ability and willingness
to furnish the said article with neat
ness and dispatch. The man gave him
leave to try, agreeing to take lier glad
ly If she suited, which, upon acquaint
ance, she proved to do, and they lived
happily fiver afterward. I don't know
how much she cost, though. They
never tell that in the story. Whlteley
calls himself the universal provider,
and really one always thinks (if that
title o one wandefs among his nhops
up In Westbourne Grove. I was there
End ppentt a whole day, not long ago,
seeing -evctith.lng pretty under the sun,
"and fo cheap!" How I did enjoy that
flay! And haw tired I was when we
came home that night!
Interesting Street Sights.
The street sights of London are in
tensely interesting to me. The other
girls here do not care for them at nil;
but then they have been here for years,
aind I suppose know all the different
types toy' heart. Hut they all interest
me. There is the old flower woman,
Helling roses, English violets and chrys
anthemums by the curb, and the more
', ambitious young man flower vender,
who has a whole stand of rosebud und
Violet bouittonlercs, besides his large ns
' imrtment of table bouquets, potted
, plants, etc., which he has brought from
a suburban greenhouse, to sell to the
passers-by on the sidewalk. Near him
utiainds, perhaps, an old woman with
Irer ca;re of fortune-telling birds, little
green things, which pick out your fu
ture for you, from a lot of printed slips.
Then there is the toy man, displaying
little mechanical toys, some of which
are utorks, dogs, cats, chickens, which
Walk about in a clear space on the
rorner of the sldewalk.by reason of the
propelling force within. Then you come
to the crossing-sweeper?, people about
Wltom I have rend, but hud never seen,
und thought they existed only 1n books,
how-a-days. But ere they are In the
nesh, industriously sweeping the cross
i lugs clear of the mud whioh accumu
lates from the wheels of the vehicles.
They are men, women, or children, nnd
use a funny little broom, like the pic
ture of the broom the witch rldea on, in
Mother Goose's Rhymes, my recollec
tions of which classic are fltlll fresh and
Vivid. Their task' Is self-appointed,
and they exist .on what the passens-by
give them pennies, ha'pennies and
farthings. Some of them are pitiable
looking creatures. The beggars, by the
way, are legion, of course, and they
have a million different ways of beg
ging. Some sit on the cuvb and grind
away on a microscopic hand organ a
way that was very familiar to me, as
we had them at home In Wllkes-Barre.
Then there are others that take the
world renowned street piano around,
even in the busiest streets, nnd harrow
the souls of the people passing. Then
again, you see, as I saw the other day,
a poor old man, almost too thin to live,
I should think, standing at the curb
playing away on an awful fiddle. No
tones and no tunes came from it. A
little old wisp of a woman stood by
him, to receive the pennies. Then there
are blind beggars and lame beggars,
and beggars maimed for life in any
number of horrible manners,' so un
sightly that you would give them a pen
ny to send them away; and the worst
of all thvse beggars is, that yc,u do not
know which are deserving and which
are not. Some of these lame, halt and
blind beggars are only "made up" to be
lame, halt and blind, so that sometimes
the moat deserving are those who look
as though they were not, by far.
Persistent London Ileggars.
But I must not pass the beggars by
without mentioning the beggar with a
voice, the singing beggar. I saw one
the other day walking slowly along on
Oxford street, singing in a dramatic
manner, in all the din and noise of the
afternoon trallic. No one seemed to
notice him at all. There Is a kind of
beggar, the worst I have seen yet, I
think, who ask for a penny or tuppence
"to ge t a cup of tea." I never had nny
of them usk me for anything until
yesterday. When I was coming from
the Academy, I saw a .woman on the
street bald, 'bottle-nosed, und In u bad
state of preservation generally. She
was fit ugly that I was rather fascin
ated by her, and seeing me look at her
she ppoke up and asked, "Miss, tup
pence for a cup of tea, please?" Hut
I was on my way down the street, and
her brandy was not bought by any con
tribution of mine. I saw a very amus
ing thing happen down on Regent street
the other afternoon, In which a blind
and maimed beggar was Involved. A
pretty girl was going into one of the
shops, and at her heels walked a brain
less little dude, glancing worshlpfully
at tha little lady as she swept by. Hut
she 'had a train to her dress, and just
a.s she passed, a beggar man, all bent
double, and hobbling along on one leg
at a snail's pace, held out his hand to
Mr. Dude, auguring well from that gen
tleman's beaming countenance. Mr.
Dude, to get rid of him, was in the act
of giving him something, and in so do
ing allowed himself to tread on Miss
Beauty's dress, which she smartly
pulled from under his feet, just as he
grabbed Mr. Reggarman in order to re
gain his balance. Now, Mr. Ueggar-
man, us later developements disclosed
all wrapped up with bandages in order
to appear crippled, which he was not,
oould not sustain so much as two mas
culine lives on his one leg, and so, fell
bursting his bandages, all rags, dragged
Mr. Dude with him, and behold! the
ground was instantly strewn with
dramatis personae. Whereupon the
Beauty sharply turned around, 6aw
Mr. Dude scrambling to his feet, and
Mr. Beggarman with a big bundle of
rags falling out of the back of his coat
his former 'hump and thinking they
had been in collusion, I suppose, to pick
her pocket, promptly delivered both
into the fatherly care of a policeman,
who had by this time arrived upon the
scene.
London's Street "entities.
I think. I never -saw so many pretty
jfli-la aa thciia-ar here. Their com
plexions are my daily and hourly envy,
they are so very fair and white, and
then they have such cheeks! Just as
pink and prottyos they can he. Theaver
age English gLrl does her hair up oddly,
to me. They have an immense bang,
something like the big Lang try, which
we wore so many years ago, In Ameri
ca, and then they do their back hair up
over little shapes made of wire and
hair, which they cover with their own
hair, thus making it appear as though
Nature had been very lavish to them.
But this arrangement would not be
tidy or neat, as the hair would fall off
the padding under lt.and so they covet
all with a mat, and consequently they
have a big knob at the back of their
heads, which looks for all the world as
though their hair had been docked, like
their hors':s' tails. This Is the arrange
ment of the average English girl. They
wear their hats very far back on the
head. too. I don't admire their heads
at all, except the faces. They wear
horribly thick shoes and boots, and no
overshoes at all. As I do not indulge
in men's boots to wear, and will not
indulge in damp feet, either. I wear my
overshoes. I was putting them on one
day at the Royal Academy, a young
lady seeing me, cried uut, "Oh. they
wear those in San Francisco. Do you
come from San Francisco?" I In
formed the lady, who had never been
in nny American town except that one,
evidently, that any sensible woman
the world over wore overshoes when It
ruined, and that it did not Immediately
Btamp the wearer as a San Francisco
woman, either. She loved San Fran
cisco, she said. Was I ever there? Re
latives there? Yes? Was I ever going
out there? Yes? Of course? It is
needloas to say that we became friends
at once, on the strength of the overshoes-
that they wear at San Fran
cisco. At a Diitc Kccltal.
Nov. 24. Last night I went to a flute
recital In the Salle Erard, one of the
(lain th st of the concert rooms In Lon
don. It was most Interesting, all the
way through, as the flutist, who Is one
of the fines In England, had the as
sistance of some very line artists on
the oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon, harp
and piano, besides a tenor and a very
tine Koprano, Madame Amy Sheurln,
who sang eome exquisite songs. I can
not suy-how much I enjoyed the. whole
concert. You see, so many wind In
struments made it rather unique, and
there was not a dull moment the whole
long evening through. The harp muWn
was perfectly divine, and the flute selec
tions simply exquisite. I must not for
get to ay that I had the pleasure of
seeing the celebrated composer, Ed
ward German, and of hearing him ac
company Mr. Oswald, the tenor, who
sang a song of Mr. Gorman's composl.
tlon, whioh is written with wind quin
tette and pianoforte accompaniment
anoddone.butvcry beautiful. I hope all
my own rleair Klara Schumann girls in
Wllkes-Barre will see this, for they will
remrtnber that Edward German wrote
that most lovely trio, "Orpheus and His
Lute," which we all love so to sing. All
of the other Incidental music In "Henry
the Eighth" was given to him to write,
' also, when Irving produced It here, and
he Is fast becoming known as one of
the best composers of the day.
Discriminating Audiences.
The other evening we wen t to Queen's
Hall again, to hear another concert, and
heard a very fine string concert. There
were vocalists assisting there, too. It
was o interesting. Tho mezzo-soprano
was a magnlfloeutt looking woman, and
she carried a 'bouquet of yellow rosea
that almost excluded her from view, It
wais bo immense. I wondered what he
was going ito do with, it when Bhe Bang,
but she solved the difficulty for .me by
placing it on the piano, where; It
showed more advantageously. She had
a lovely voice, perfectly cultivated, but
sang without expression, and was very
very coldly received. Now came the
soprano, an - oldish girl, decidedly
homely, with a gown that could not
compare with the mezzo's, and on her
bouquet ribbons that clashed with the
color of her dress. She had a poor
voice, but made the most of It, uslt g it
very well, and singing very artistically.
She was showered with recalls. I le
marked to the girls that on little
thing, singing- with taste and expres
sion, In her case at least, did everything
for her appearance. Tho poor mezzo's
make-up and bouquet and fine voice
availed her nothing against the little
art which the otherwise unlucky look
ing soprano displayed. I rather ex
pected to see the mezzo get a recall
from the audience, if only for the plea
sure of looking at her; but no, it was
tho unfortunate looking soprano who
"went down," as they say here, just
because she had a bit of feeling. I was
glad to find that such was the state of
affairs with audiences here. They are
most dlsciimlnating.
Sadie E. Kaiser.
FITIRE OF PROHIBITION.
Rev. J. C. Hogun, of Forest City, Gives a
Number of Kcusons Why lie Feels Hope
ful Along This Line.
Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In my recent letter to your pa
per 1 promised to speak of additional
reasons for the existence and the fu
ture triumph of the Prohibition party.
First The Prohibition party, aside
from the liquor question, appeals to the
voters of this state and nation with a
hundred-fold more of good reason than
either the Republican or the Democra
tic parties. I know this Is not apparent
to the average voter, but that Is largely
because the Prohibitionists are without
a daily press to report their work and
present their views. But this will not
always be the case.
The Prohibitionist contends that the
saloon or liquor question, in private
and public life, is of vastly more Im
portance to the general public, even
from the standpoint of industry and
economy, than all the so-culled Issues
of the two big parties combined. But
besides that the Prohibition party's
tariff principle is the only just and real
protective policy for American work
men and industries. We hold that tar
iff for so-called "protection," (the Re
publican Idol), and tariff for "revenue'
(the Democratic humbug), are both
ulike frauds and delusions, and for
these reasons:
Suys tho Tariff Is a Tax.
Money that Is placed liv any man's
pocket 'by legislation must come out of
the pocket of some other man. LegiS'
lation produces nothing, but only
changes conditions. Tax Scranton for
the benefit of Carbondale; Carbondale
might reap some advantage, but the
county of Lackawanna would be 110
richer as a county. Likewise put a
tariff upon one class of our people for
the benefit of another class, Is the coun
try any richer? It Is simply a case of
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Tariff on an article makes It expen
sive to Import. This enables the Amerl
can dealer to charge a higher price. It
protects him against competition. It
benefits him, but at the expense of our
people. You say It enables him to pay
higher wages. Yes, it enables him, but
it don't compel him. There Is no law
to compel him to divide up with his
employes, much less the general pub'
lie.
Tariff on any article makes It ex
pensive to import. Rut the amount
consumed of any article Is usually
determined by its price. People will
use more apples at 50 cents a bushel
than when they cost a dollar a bushel
To raise the price of nn article Is to
lessen the demand for that article, tin
less It Is an absolute necessity. And it
Is right at this point the people are
made to suffer. For, iiinder the Repub'
llcan and the Democratic policies, tariff
Is placed largely upon the necessaries
of life and finally paid by the con
sumer; and at the same time foreign
labor comes Into our country free of
duty or tariff and consequently we
have two or three men for one Job, high
prices and hard times, except for the
"protected" monopolists, who spend
their summers by the sea and their
winters in the city.
Free Trade in Labor.
The Republican and the Democratic
parties are for "protection" on the
necessaries of life, but both favor "free
trade" when It comes to the question
of admitting foreign labor.
Tariff for "revenue" Is an unjust sys
tem of taxation, bearing heaviest on
the poor; and tariff for Republican
"protection" Is an unjust burden, and
protects no one but the favored few,
enabling them to levy tribute upon the
rest of the people.
While the ppfcent tariff law was be
fore congress the sugar trust, born
under Republican rule, made $40,000,000
In one sweep, nnd the whiskey trust
cleared $04,000,000. It Is also said that
the McKinley tariff bill was purchased
In advance by the monopolists, and it
Is well known that the sugar trust
made $20,000,000 while It was passing
into law. We have all sorts of trusts
In this country, until nearly every thing
the people eat and wear Is In the hands
of a monopoly, and we must pay the
price or go without.
Now, the Prohibition party believes
In the protective principle of "millions
for defense but not one cent for tribute.'
That Is to say, we believe that tariff
should be levied only as a defense
against foreign governments which
levy tariff upon, or bar out, our pro
ducts from their markets; and In all
cases so as to equal tho difference, if
nny, In wages at home and abroud, we
favor a federal commission to investi
gate those points, revenue being Inci
dental. Such a tariff would be) In the
Interest of all the people and would,
Indeed, protect us abroad and also at
home from the present system of rob
bery nnd corrupt class legislation. The
Prohibition party Is, therefore, the only
protection party In this country.
There are many other good reasons
and reforms that I. might mention in
this connection, but time will not per
mit today. Cordially,
J. C. Hogan.
Forest City, Pa., Dec. 5.
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Additional Facts
flboiit Old Qdebec
The Most Impregnable Fortress on the
Continent of America.
AS SEEN MOM THE CITADEL
Military Stores and Arms Sufficient for
Twenty Thousand Mcn-The Mnjcstie
St. Lawrence and Several Other
Interesting Views.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Quebec, Nov. 28. Approached from
any quarter of the city, the fortress In
spires the visitor with awe. From the
bastions of the citadel the Union Jack
floats, the. symbol of British power in
America, and the British heart beats
and "the bosom swells with pride" at
the sight of these frowning walls. The
citadel is an immense urid powerful
fortification the most impregnable
fortress on the continent of Amerca
covering forty acres of ground and
located on the summit of Cape Dia
mond, which is said to be "the coldest
place In the British empire." It Is o50
feet above the St. Lawrence river, nnd
100 feet higher than the citadel nt'llall
fax, described in a former letter. The
line of fortiiieafiniis enclosing the cita
del and t'ppor Town Is over three miles
In length. The road up and into It is
somewhat like a maze. It is separated
from the city below by a broad glacis,
or sloping bank, which Is broken by
three ravelins, or embankments with
trenches, the wall facing the city con
taining a line of casemated barracks.
The entrance is by way of a winding
road which leads in from St. Louis
street and St. Louis gate through the
slope of the glacis. We enter first the
outer ditch of the ravelin, through
what is called Chuin gate, which is a
ponderous, massive frame, set thick
with mighty bolts and spikes, with
curious iron work composed mainly of
iron chains, looped lengthwise and
crosswise, the links seemingly from six
to eight inches in length, with a cor
responding width nnd thickness and
black with age. Thence we pass (al
ways under the mouth of cannon) into
the main ditch, which is twenty-five
feet deep and some thirty feet wide
and faced with masonry. From this
point the route opens Into a narrow
parade, where cannon are placed at
such angles as to sweep it and the
trenches. Passing the Inner Dalhousio
gate the visitor finds himself in an
open, triangular parade, under the loop
holes of the Dalhousio Bastion. Here a
sentry bars the way and to proceed
iunner we must walk.
Inside the Famous Citadel.
On one side are the officers' quarters
and the bomb proof hospital, while bar
racks ana magazines are seen In ad
vance. The armory contains a treat
number of military curiosities, held bo
sacred as not to be always accessible
to tourists. Directly opposite are the
officers' quarters In which the Princess
Louise resides while in the citv. With
In the walls are casemated barracks,
loop-holed for musketry and command
ing the trenches, with which the Clta
del is surrounded, and the whole coun
try landwards.
Upon entering, we are given in
cnurge or a soldier who ushers
us into the heart of the clta
del and escorts us around, making dt
vance. The armory contalnes a great
his business to tell the weight of the
different guns, to especially call our
attention to the one captured of the
Americans at Bunker Hill, in 1775, to
inform us concerning the nature of the
different buildings within the enclos
ure, and finally to lead us to the king's
bastion, the highest part of the citadel
from which a gun is fired at noon and
at .half past nine at night. If the
garrison aro out on dress parade (as
was the case on each of our visits),
we aro halted and allowed to witness
the maneuvers which occupy the hours
from 10 to 12 daily. We are then re
turned to the citadel gates, where our
driver, or "carter," awaits us.
Driving around Citadel hill to the
Grand battery we have another Inter
esting view of river, mountain and
plain, which never look quite the same
when seen from different points. Upon
this battery are twenty-two 32-pound
eis, which command river and harbor
Alighting from the caleehe we walk
along the ramparts to St. John's (late,
through Kent and St. Louis Gates,
Here are deep trenches, massive out
lines of loop-holes and bastions for ar
tlllery. We notice, too, how close upon
the street all the houses within the
walls are built, how each has its dou
ble door, and is clap-boarded over the
stone or brick upon tho side next to the
east wind, which Is the prevailing wind
In winter.
(,)iichec's Powerful Armament.
Upon tho fortress and within tho
memorable walls of the city are 200
cannon, all told. Among them 2G field
guns, six 4-Inch rifles, sixteen S2-tound-ers,
beside a host of antiquated smooth
bore cannon. The 7-inch Armstrong
guns weigh 11,22$ pounds each and car
ry a ball that weighs 1,417 pounds.
There are two magazines, each contain
ing 1.500 tons of powder, one for the
field battery and one for the garrison.
Nine to eleven min are required for
each battery. Three hundred and sixty
soldiers (all artillerist) comprise the
garrison. Scattered over the Citadel
are pyramids of cannon balls, shot and
shell of all sizes and description. Thoiie
guns are the latest improved patterns,
and largest caliber. 1
Though still a fortress, its present
chief use is as a barrack and in It are
kept 'immense military stores and arms
for 20,000 men. It is the distributing
point for all British garrisons In Can
ada. This "great red rock" Is seeming
ly one grund fortification, and the view
from its summit surpasses that from
Dufferin Terrace, being over 150 feet
higher. Mounting the ramparts of the
King's Bastion, a glorious spectacle
bursts upon the delighted, yes, enthusi
astic visitor, and long do we linger t-j
drink In the full beauty of the ever
changing scene. Almost as enchanting,
too, Is tho outlook from other parapets
and eminences within the grim fortress,
whose guns have clear range In every
direction for many miles around.
The Cltodcl View. '
On one side (the east) flows the
mighty St. Lawrence river, which to
pie Is one of the most interesting ob
Jets found In Canada. A river 2,200
miles long If not the longest, It Is
without doubt, the widest and deepest
river in America rising among our
great American lakes and flows with a
natural average current of nine miles
an hour to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
and the North Atluntlc. It Is naviga
ble the entire distance, from the ocean
to Montreal, for the largest European
steamers, and with the aid of a few
miles of canal, steamers of C.0UQ ton
burden can traverse it for nearly a
thousand miles. Its lime stone waters
surpass In purity and clearness all
other rivers In America. Its narrow
est place is at Quebec, the "Gateway
of Canada," where It is only one mile
wide, while the average width from
Lake Ontario to Quebec is over two
miles, and from Quebec to the ocean,
some 450 miles, It expands from one
mile to 100 miles in width. Pilots say
there are no soundings till 150 miles
up the river Jrom its mouth is reached."
Looking northward the eye is fascin
ated by the commodious "silver basin"
formed by this noble river meeting the
descending waters of the St. Charles,
which here mingle, and with the ample
tide of fourteen feet furnishes for Que
bec a harbor on whose bosom float
craft of every description, from the
huge ocean greyhound to the primitive
canoe of the Indian. On the north and
westward the eye follows across the
St. Charles valley to the high, rounded
summit of the far oft Laurentides, the
oldest range of mountains on this con
tinent. A littleto the southward the land
rises slope after slope, until the purple
mountains close In the view, while
these slopes are studded with villages,
crowned with bristling steeples, look
ing down upon th river basin and
shipping; and in the valley below are
a line of long drawn out white cottages,
extending eight miles, through the
French town of Beauport to the Falls
of Montmorenci, a cataract fifty feet
wide and 275 feet high 100 feet higher
than our Niagara and at the base its
waters unite with those of the noble
St. Lawrence: and more distant still
is the frowning Cape Tourmente, rising
2,000 feet abruptly above the St. Law
rence river.
The Isle of Orleans.
While abreast in mid stream, on this
mlnhty river, three and one-half miles
below the city, reached by a steam
ferry, Is the rich and verdant Island of
Orleans, twenty miles long, six miles
wide, and containing nearly seventy
square miles. It Is richly wooded from
shore to center with pine and oak, and
laid out in cultivated farms, whose
titles are vested in ancient French fam
ilies of Quebec. This island is a favor
He resort for tourists and has many
fine summer residences, being located
at the head of salt water. It is a noted
place for archery and a rendezvous for
smugglers. '
To the west and southwest stretch out
the historic Plains of Abraham the
battlefield where Wolfe fell and Mont
calm fought his last battle. This plain
Is the table land on the crest of the
heights on the north bank of the St.
Lawrence river. A short distance to
the southward, on the escarpment over
hanging tho river, is the path by which
the British troops scaled the cliffs
(which were thought to be too precip
itous for an enemy to climb), on the
night before the battle which decided
the fate of Canada.
The Wolfe Monument.
In tho foreground stands a monument
(enclosed by an iron fence), erected by
the British' army, to mark the spot
where Wolfe fell, which bears the in
scription: "Here died Wolfe, victorious,
Sept. n, 175!)." To the left of the Wolfe
monument is the new jail, a massive
stone building, with walls pierced for
musketry. This hostelry Quebec has
but little use for, as its citizens be It
said to their credit are a law abiding
people, and acts of violence and crime
are the exception.
A mile beyond, across the historic
plains, Is Spencer Wood, the most beau
tiful domain of Canada, with a park of
eighty acres, formerly the home of the
early governors of the province, but
now the residence of the lieutenant
governor, which is maintained by the
Province at an expense of $10,000 an
nually. His grounds comprise eight
acres, situnte on the banks overlooking
the St. Lnwrence, near tho ravine up
which Wolfe brought his men to take
the city on the eventful midnight of
Sept. Ill, 1770. At its base is Wolfe's
Cove, nnd on the crest of Its banks
stands an Imposing French church. On
the Plains of Abraham Is located the
Dominion Trotting park the only one
mile track in tho Province. It is under
the distinguished patronage of the governor-general,
whose private apartment
at the Grand Stand is designated by
being painted in black and white.
Tho Four Mnrtcllo Towers.
On the plains are the Martello Tow
ers, four In number, erected outside the
wards in order to protect them, and to
occupy the line of heights. They were
built at great expense, in 1S07 to 1812,
and are arranged for the reception of
seven guns each. They are circular In
form and have walls thirteen feet thick
on the inland -side, while facing the
liver, they are only seven feet thick, so
constructed that in case of capture by
OF SCRANTON.
WILLIAM CONM.LL, President.
ULO. 11. CA N.IX Vice-President.
WILLIAM II. PKCK, Cashier,
UIUECTOUS:
William Council, James ArclihalJ, Al
fred Hand, lieorso 11. Cutlilt, Henry Belin,
Jr., William T. Smith, Luther Keller.
The management of this bank points
with pride to its record during the panic
of 18U3, Hiid previous panics, when spec
ial facilities were extended to Its business
accounts.
THE
TRADERS
National Bank of Scranton.
ORGANIZED 1890.
CAPITAL 250,000
SURPLUS $30,000
SAMUEt. IITNRS,' President.
W. W. WATSON, Vlee-Preuldent. .
, A. B. WILLIAMS, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Bamuel Hlnes, James M. Everhart, IrV'
Ing A. Finch, l'leree M. Flnley, Joseph J
Jormyn, M. S. Kemcrer, Charles P. Mat
thews, John T. Porter, W. W. Watson.
I, IIII
mi LIBERAL.
This bank Invites the patronac of bus
Iness men and llrma generoly.
11
the enemy landward, they might easily
be destroyed by the citadel guns.
The roofs are constructed so as to h
removed in action. A subterranean
passage connects each with the forts.
The passage ways, or tunnels, are ten
feet In height, and vary from three to
eight feet In width. They have occa
sional air holes, which form perfect
ventilation. These miles of tunnelling
virtually honey-comb the fortress. The
citadel Is also connected with the Artil
lery Barracks, at the farther end of the
city, by a bomb proof covered way,
1M7 yards, or over a mile long, to con
vey ammunition in safety. These bar
racks ore Important buildings, over 600
feet long, erected by the French Garri
son in 1750, and since the conquest, the
government has made large additions.
They are now occupied by government
works.
These famous towers no longer sug
gest wars, nor rumors of wars, for in
these times of peace they do but keep
watch upon the squads of red-coats, who
during the week, pursue their "little
white balls" over these historic plains.
The picturesque walls of Quebec are
of no defensive value now, since the
modern Improvements in gunnery, and
even the citadel could not prevent dan
gerous approaches, or a bombardment
of the city. Skillful military engineers
have therefore laid out a .more ex
tensive system of modern fortifica
tions,' including lines of powerful de
tached .forts on the heights of Point
Levis, at Sillery, several miles south.
John E. Richmond.
A
TESTIFIES TO
DR. HACKER'S
TREATMENT OP
I Cive the follAivlnir Ht!Ltimant unn.ilaf1
I have been a sufferer for so lont? a time
und have spent so much money with so
culled specialists and each time have been
disappointed and misled, that It was with
a Rood deal of doubt thut 1 culled on UK
HACKI'jIt. Rut know lie of some of tha
cures he made In this city four years ano,
and the ronlldence of tho people of Scian-
lon in mm men, 1 resolved to try him.
It was a lucky move for me. I was
troubled witn ill.zinesn, spots tloatiiiK he
fore my eyes, bail dreams, melancholy.
easily startled when spoken to, no desire
to exert myself nnd tired on the least ex
ertion, especially In the morning; hud
no pleasure in company ; very nervoiiB
and aitoifetner was 11 complete wreck
Hut thaiiKs to UK. ilAI Kl'jH. I am today
a well man. I would advise all young men
sulierlnii as I did to call immei lately: In
4"i days I Ruined in flesh 18 pounds. For
oDvlous reasons 1 preter to withhold my
name, but If any who sutler will call on
UK. HAl'KKIi at the Lackawanna Med -
cul Institute, he will furnish my name
and uuureHs.
NO CURE, NO PAY.
EXAMINATION FREE and conducted
In (ierinan, Welsh or Knitllsh.
send for uur Hook on nervous d s-
eases of men. Oftiee, 57 Spruce street,
jscranion.
OFFICE IIOURS-8 a. m. to 8 u. m.
Sunday, 1U a. tn. to 2 p. m.
CLEARING SALE OF
BICYCLES
A Child's BicycHRabhar Tire, now SB
A Child's Bicycle, Rubber Tire, new 10
A Boy's Bicycle, Rubber Tire, new...... IS
A Bay's Bicycle. Rubber Tire, new 18
1 Boys' or Girls' Bicycle Cushion Tire,
new 60 down to 88
I Youth's Bicycle, Pneumatic Tire.oew.. 38
J Victor B Bicycles, Pneumatic Tlre.seo
ond band TO
1 Victor B Bicycle, Pneumatlo Tire, new 80
1 Secure Bicycle, Pneumatio Sire, seo-ond-liand
BO
1 Lovel Diamond Bioycle, Solid Tire,
second-band 10
1 Ladles' Bicycle, Solid Tire, second
hand 85
D Victor A Bicycles, Solid Tire, second
hand IB
1 Viotor C Bicycle, In. cushion Tire,
second-hand 35
I Victor B Bicycle, 1 in. Cushion Tire,
second-hand 40
1 Columbian '92 Bicycle.PneumaticTire, S3
1 Chuinlcss Bicycle, Pneumatio Tire,
nearly new 100
Come Early for Bargains.
Lawn Tenuis Itaequcts at a dis
count of one-third for
two weeks.
J. D. WILLIAMS 5 BR0.
314 LACKAWANNA AVE.
ir fin
tfju 1 utility 1 i9ui
Rooms 1 and 2 Commowealtli Bld'g,
SCRANTON, PA.
POWDER
MADE AT MOOSIC AND RUSH
DALB WORKS.
Lafllin & Rund Powder Co.'i
Orange Gun Powder
Electric Hatterlea, Fuses for explod
ing blasts. Safety Fuse and
Repauno Chemical Co.'s High Explosive!
Oil and
Manufacturing Go
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER.
m to 151 MERIDIAN ST,
CRATE
PATIENT
an f& 1
Instruments tn every tense of tha term
as applied to Pianos. .
Exceptional In holding; their orlelnal ful
ness of tone.
NEW YORK WAREHOUSE. No. 80
Fifth avenue,
SOLD BY
E.C.RICKER&CO
1115 Adama Ave.,1Nsw Telephone Bdg
CURES
Biliousness.1
CURES
Biliousness.1
CURES
Biliousness.1
Direct Proof.
My wife husben troubled
with Livi r Complain t and Pal
pitation of tho beart forovora
year. Herca ebfllod tho skill
of our best pbyfloians. After
uoiiiB three bo:tls of your
Burdock Blocd EH ton shout
alinoit Butiroly well, AVo truly
recommaml your meiliolue.
KtOROH V. Bmawu,,
Moutpouur, Williams Co., O
Regulates
tha
LIVER.
Physicians and Surgeons,
DR. Q. EDGAR DBAN HAS RKMOVET
to 61$ Spruce sreet, ticranton, l'a,
(Just oppuaite Court Home square.)
DR. A. J. CONNELI OFFICE MO,
Washington avenue, cor, Bpruce BtreWi
over Francke's drug wtore, HeIUeiter
Ta Vtne st. Office, hourxt 10.3U to U tWi
tu. end I to and 8.SO tn 7.30 o.m. Aim
jay, B to a p. m.
DR. W,E,ALLKN,OFFlCK COR, kACK-
uwanna and. vvaablnet'm avett.) ever
Leonard's (shoe store) ottico houriJ, 10 t
la a, m, and 9 to p, nv,i evening at
residence, 612 N. Washington e,veque.
DR. C. U FRET, PRACTICE LIMITED
uiseasea n lae tsyo, Kar, NOae (Hi
Throat; ottlce, 125 vVyonilnif wk Real
.d.enoe, ft Vine utrccf.
DR, I M, GATES. 125 WAaiUNOTOMI
avenue Qmce hoiira, 8 to a. m.. 1.59
to S and 7 to p. nu ResMonco 80S Mad
ison avnuo.
JXJHK Ls WENTA M. D OFFICES O
anu. ckj uuinnion wealth, Unimms; resi
dence 711 Madison awe.; oltloe hours,,
10 to 12. 9 ta 4, 7 to 8; Sundays 8.30 to V
eventriKB at realdnnoe. A specialty,
made ot Olaeasea ot the eye, ear, nos
and throat and gynecology.
DR. KAY, 96 PENN AVE.; 1 to 8 p. m.t
call iC Dla. ot women, obstetrice and
and die. of chU.
Lawyers,
XEBSTJPB & HAND. ATTORNEYS AN6
OounseUora at law, Commonwealth
bull etas', Washington a. venue.
W. H. JESSUP, i
HORACE E. HAND,, i
. W. H. JESSUP, JR.
WTXIiARD. WARREN & KNAPP, AT
torneya and Counsellors at Law, Re
publican building, Washington ave
nuo, Bcranton. Pa.
PATTERSON & WILCOX, ATTOR-Dej-s
and Counsellors at Law; offices f
smd 8 Library buildlnff, Scrnnton, Pa.
ROSWELL H. PATTERSON.
WILLIAM A. WILCOX.
ALFRED HAND. WILLIAM J. HAND,
Attorneys nnd Counsellors, Common
Treaith bulldlngRoomH 19,20and21.
W. F. BOYLE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAVV
Nos. 19 and 20, Burr building, Washing
ton avenue.
HENRY M. SEELY LAW OFFICES
In Price building, 126 Washington ave.
FRANK T. OKELL, ATTORNEY-AT-at-Law.
Room 6, Cool Exchunge.Scran
ton, Pa.
JAMES W. OAKFORD, ATTORNEY-at-Law,
rooms C3, 64 and 65, Common'
wealth building.
SAMUEL W. EDGAR, ATTORNEY-AT-Iaw.
Office. 817 Bpruce Bt., Srranton.Pa.
L. A. WATRE8, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
423 Lackawanna ave., Bcranton, Pa.
P. P. SMITH, COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Olflce rooms, W, &u and GO Common
weaith building.
C. R. PITCHER, ATTORNEY -AT-law,
Commonwealth building. Scran
ton. Pa.
O. COMEGY8, 821 SPRUCE STREET.
D. B. REPLOGLE, ATTORNEY LOANS
negotiated on real estate security. 408
npruoe street.
B. F. KILLAM. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
120 Wyoming ave., Scranton, Pa.
Schools.
SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA
Scranton, Pa prepares boys and girls
for college or business; thoroughly;
trains young children. Catalogue at re
quest. Opens September 10.
REV. THOMAS M. CANN,
WALTER H. RUELL.
MISS WORCESTER'S KIXDEROAit
ten and School, 412 Adnms avenue. Pu
pils received at all times. Next term
wlll open Nov. 19.
Dentists.
DR. WILLIAM A. T AFT SPECIALTY!
In porcelain, crown and bridge work,
Odontothreapla. OfUce 104 North.
Washington avenue.
C. C .LATTBACH, SURGEON DENT
Ist, No. US Wyoming avenue
R. M. STRATTON, OFFICE COAL Ex
change. Loaus.
THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND
Loan Association wil loan you money on
easier terms and pay you better on In
vestment than any other association.
Call on S. N. Cullender, Dime Bank
building
Seeds.
O. It. CLARK & CO., SEEDSMEN ANT?
Nurserymen; store Hi! Washington ave
nue; green houso, V.U) North Main ave
nue, store telephone 782.
Teas.
GRAND UNION TEA CO., JONES BR03j
Wire Screens.
JOS. KUETTEL, 515 LACKAWANNA!
avenue. Scranton, Pa., manufacturer of
Wire Screens.
Hotels and Restaurants.
THE ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 3"RANK
lln avenue. Rates reasonable.
P. ZrEQLER, Proprietor.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL.
W. G. SCHENCK, Managor.
Sixteenth St., one block east of Broad
way, at Union Square, New York.
American plan, 83,50 per day and upward.
SCRANTON HOU8E, near D.. L. & W.
passonger depot. Conducted on tha
European plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop.
Architects.
DAVIS ft VON ST0RCH.ARCHITECT9.'
Rooms 24, 25 and 26, Commonwealth
building, Scranton.
E. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT. OFFICO
rear of 606 Washington avenue.
F. L. BROWN. ARCH. B. ARCHITECT,
Prlco building, 126 Washington avairue,
Scranton.
Miscellaneous.
BAUER'S ORCHESTRA - MUSIC FOR
balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed
dings and concert work furnlBhed. For
terms address R. J, Bauer, conductor,
117 Wyoming avonue.over Hulbert.s mu
slc store.
MEGARGEH BROTHERS, PRINTERS'
supplies, envelopes, paper bagB, twine.
Warehouse, 130 Washington ave., Bcran
ton, Pn.
CABS AND SECOND - HAND CAR
rlages (or salo. Also line kIhsu Landau.
D. L. FOOTK. AG'T,
1533 Capouse uvenue.
FRANK P. BROWN & CO., WHOLE
ale dealers In Woodware, Cordage and
Oil cloth, 720 West Lackawanna ave.
Ladies Who Value
A refined complexion muBt use Pouonl's Fowl
der. It produces a soft and bountiful skin.