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THE SCBANTON TIIIBUNB---SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1893.
e Devil :
and the
Deep
Copyright, ISO.
"AH supplies very had and dear, and
there are no facilities for even the small
est repairs." Sailing Directions.
Her nationality was British, but you
will not find her house-flag In the list of
our mercantile marine. She was a
nine hundred ton, iron, schooner
riRRed, screw, cargo-boat, differing ex
ternally In no way from any other
tramp of the sea. But it is with steam
ers as It is with men. There are those
who will for a consideration sail ex
tremely close to the wind; and, in the
present state of our fallen world, such
people and such steamers have their
use. From the hour that the Aglala
first entered the Clyde new, shiny and
Innocent with a quart of cheap cham
pagne trlcklins down her cut-water
Fate and her owner, who was also her
captain, decreed that she should deul
with embarrassed crowned heads, flee
ing presidents, financiers of over-extended
ability, women to whom chanRe
of air was Imperative, and the lesser
law-breaking iiowers. Her career led
her sometimes into the Admiralty
courts, where the sworn statements of
her skipper filled his brethren with
envy. The mariner cannot tell or act a
He in the face of the sea or mislead a
tempest, but, as Inwyers have discov
ered, he makes up for chances withheld
when he returns to shore en affidavit
in either hand.
The Aglala figured with distinction
In the great Mackinaw salvage case.
It was her first slip from virtue, and
she learned how to change her name,
but not her heart, and to run across
the sea. As the Guiding Light she was
very badly wanted in a South Ameri
can port for the little matter of enter
ing the harbor at full speed, colliding
with a valuable coal-hulk and the
state's only man-of-war. Just n that
man-of-war was going to coal. She
put to sea without explanations,
though three forts tired nt her for half
an hour. As the Julia M'ciregor she
had been concerned In picking up from i
a raft certain gentlemen who should
have stayed in Noumea, but who pr
ferred making themselves vastly ur
nlcasnnt to authority in quite nf
other qunrter of the world; and as the
Rhah-ln-Shah she hud been overtuken
on the high seas, indecently full of mu
nitions of war, by the cruiser of an agi
tated power nt Issue with its neighbor.
That time she was very nearly sunk,
and her riddled hull gave eminent law
yers of two countries great profit. Af-
-r a season she reappeared us the
Martin Hunt, painted a dull slate color
with pure saffron funnels and boats
of robin's-egg blue, engaging In the
Odessa trade till she was invited inno
the invitation cou 1 not well lie (lis
regarded) to keep away from Black
Sea twins altogether.
She had ridden through many waves
of depression In the shipping business,
Preichts might drop out of sight, sea
men's unions throw spanners and nuts
at certificated masters, or stevedores
combine till cargo perished on the dock
head, but the boat of many names came
and went, busy, alert and Inconspicu
ous always. Her skipper, who In a
spasm of pride had compared her to a
servant girl in a house of ill-fame, made
no complaint of hard times, ana port
officers observed thnt her crew signed
again nlioard her with the regularity
of Atlantic liner boatswains. Her name
she changed as occasion called; her
well-paid crew never, and a largo per
centage of the profits of her voyage was
spent with an open hand on her engine
room. She never troubled the under
writers, and very seldom stopped to
talk with a signal station, for her busi
ness was urcent and private.
But an end came to her tradings, and
she perished in this manner. Deep
peace brooded over Kurope, Asia,
Africa, America, Australia ana roiy
nesia. The powers dealt together more
or less honestly: banks paid tneir uepos
itors to the hour; diamonds of price
came safely to the hands of their own
ers; republics rested content with their
dictators: diplomats found no one
whose presence in the least Incom
moded them: and monarchs lived openly
with their lawfully wedded wives. It
was as though the whole earth had put
on Its best Sunday bib and tucker: ann
business was very bnd for the Martin
Hunt. The great, virtuous calm en
gulfed her, slate sides, yellow funnels
and all, but cast up In another Hemis
phere the steam whaler Haliotis, blnck
and rusty, with a manure-colored fun
nel, a litter of dingy white boats, and
an enormous stove, or furnace for burn
ing blubber on her forward well-deck.
There could be no doubt that her trip
was successful, for she lay at several
ports not too well known, and the
smoke of her trylng-out insulted the
beaches.
Anon she departed at the speed of
the average London four-wheeler, and
entered a semi-Island sea, warm, still
and blue, which Is, perhaps, the most
strictly preserved water in the world.
There she stayed for three months, un
der sail for the most part, and the great
stars of those mild skies beheld her
playing puss-in-the-corner among Is
lands where whales are never found.
All that time she smelt abominably, and
the smell, though fishy, was not whole
some. In the middle of the tenth week
calamity descended upon her from the
Island of Pygang-Watal, and she fled
while Her crew Jeered at a fat black and
brown gunboat puffing far behind. They
knew to the last revolution the capacity
of every boat on those seas that they
were anxious to avoid. A British ship
with a good conscience does not, as a
rule, flee from the man-of-war of a for
eign power, and It Is also a breach of
etiquette to stop and search British
ships at sea. These things the skipper
of the Haliotis did not pause to prove,
but held on at an Inspiriting eleven
knots an hour till nightfall. One thing
only had h overlooked.
The power that 'kept an expensive
steam-patrol movlngup and down those
waters (the skipper had dodged the two
regular ships of the station with an case
Between the Devil and the Deep Bin Sa
that bred contempt) had newly brought
up a third and a thlrteen-knot boat
with a clean bottom to help the work;
and that was why the Haliotis, driving
hard from the east to the west, found
herself at daylight In such a position
that she could not help seeing an ar
rangement of four flags a mile and o
half behind, which read : "Heave to, or
take the consequences. "
She had her choice, and she took It,
and the end came when, presuming on
her lighter draft and International eti
quette, she tried to draw away north
Hard over friendly aboal. The shell
Sea,
By.
RUDYARD KIPLINQ.
by tb. Author.
that arrived by way of the chief en
gineer's cabin was some five Inches in
diameter with a practice, not a burst
ing, charge. It had been intended to
cross her bows, and that is why It
knocked the framed portrait of the chief
engineer's wife, and she was a very
pretty girl, on the floor, splintering his
washhand-stand. crossed the alley-way
into the engine-room, and striking on
a grating dropped directly in front of
the forward engine, where' It burst,
nearly fracturinpr both the bolts that
held the connectins-rod to the forward
crank.
What follows is worth consideration.
The forward engine had no more work
to do. Its released piston-rod, there
fore, drove up fiercely with nothing to
check it, and started most of the nuts
of the cylinder-cover. . . It came down
again, the weightof the steam behind,
and the foot of the connecting-rod, use
less as the leg of a man with a sprained
ankle, flung out to the right arid strucll
the starboard or right-hand cast iron
supporting-column of the forward en
gine, cracking it clean through abou i
six inches above tho base and wedging
the upper , portion outwards three
inches towards the ship's side. There
the connecting-rod jammed. Meantime,
the after-engine, being as yet unembar-
"Where Are Thoso Damn Poarls."
rassed, went on with Its work, and In so
doing brought round at its next revo
lution the crank of the forward engine
which smote the already jammed connecting-rod.
bending it and therewith
the piston-rod cross- head the big cross-,
piece that slides up and down so
smoothly.-.
The crossbead Jammed sideways in
the guides, and. In addition to putting
further pressure on the already broken
starboard supporting column, cracked
the port, or left-handed supporting col
umn In two or three places. There be
ing nothing more that could be made to
move, the engines brought up all stand
ing with a hiccough that seemed to lift
the Haliotis a foot out of the water; and
the engine room staff, opening every
steamoutletthat theycouldfindin their
confusion, arrived on deck somewhat
scalded but calm. There wns a sound
below of things happening a rushing,
clicking, purring, R-runting, rattling
noise that did not last for more than n
minute." It was the machinery udjuHt)
Ing Itself on the spur of the moment to
a hundred altered conditions. Mr. War
drop, one foot on the upper grating, in
clined his ear sidewavs and groaned.
You cannot stop engines working nt
twelve knots an hour In three seconds
without disorganizing: them. The Hali
otis slid forward In a cloud of steam,
shrieking like a wounded horse. There
was nothtng more to do. The five-Inch
Iron shell, with a reduced charge, had
settled the situation, and when you are
full, all three holds, of strictly prei
erved pearls; when you have cleaned
out tho Tanna bank, the Sca-Horse
bank, and four other banks from one
end to the other of the Amnnala sea
when you have ripped out the very heart
of a rich government monopoly so that
five years will not repair your wrontt
doings you must smile, and take what
Is In store. But the skipper 'reflected,
ns a launch put out from the man-of-war,
that he hail been bombarded on
the. high sens, with the British flag.
several of them, picturesquely dispose
anove mm, and tried to find comfort
from the thought. ,
"Where," said the stolid nnval lieu
tenant, as he hoisted himself aboard,
"where are those dam' pearls?"
PART II.
They were then bt-yefnd evasion. No
affidavit could do away with the fear
ful smell of decayed oysters, the div
ing-dresses, and the shell-Uttered
lie Kept tho
hatches. TJiey were there to the value
of seventy thousand pounds, more or
less; and every pound poached.
The man-of-war was annoyed, for
she had used up rhany tons of coal;
she had strained her lenglnes, and.
worse than all. ' hqr officers and crew
had been hurried. Kveryone on the
Haliotis was arrested and rearrested
several times as each officer came
aboard: then they wore told by what
they esteemed to be the equivalent of a
midshipman that they were to consid
er themselves (prisoners, and finally
were put under arrest.
Its not the least good,.' said tne
skipper, suavely. "You'd much bettor
Bend us a tow "
Be still you are arrest I was the
reply.
"Where the devil do you expect we
are going to escape to? We're help
less. You've got to tow us Into- some
where, and explain why you fired on
us. Mr.v Wardrop, we're helpless,
aren't we?" '
KUIned from end to end, said the
man of machinery. "If she rolls, the
forward cylinder will come down ana
go through her bottom. Both columns
are clean cut through. There's noth
ing to hold anything- up."
The council of war clanked oir to
see If Mr. Wardrop'a words were true.
He warned them that It was ss much
as a man's life was worth to enter the
engine room; and thy contented them
selves with a distant Inspection
through the thinning, steam. The
Haliotis lifted to tne long easy swell
and the starboard supporting column
ground a trifle, as a man grits his
teeth under the knife. The forward
cylinder was depending on that un
known force men call the pertinacity
fit materials which, now and then, bal-
nces that other hoart-oreaklng pow-
r. the perversity of Inanimate things.
"Tea. siri" nr. wardrop said, nurrjr
' ' ' ' ''i
ing them away. "The engines aren't
worth their price as old iron." -
"We tow," was the-answer. "Af
terwards we shall confiscate."
The man-of-war was short-handed,
and did not see the necessity of putting
a prise crew aboard tho Haliotis. So
she sent one sub-lieutenant, whom the
skipper kept very drunk, for he did not
wish to make the tow too easy, and,
moreover, he had an inconspicuous
little rope hanging from the stern ot
his ship.
Then they began to tow at an aver
age speed of four knots an hour. The
Haliotis was very hard to move, and
the gunnery lieutenant who had fired
the five-inch shell had leisure to think
upon consequences. Mr. Wardrop was
the busy man. He borrowed all the
crew to shore U3 the cylinders with
"Thoro's Just a Chnnco of
spars and blocks from tho bottom and
sides of the ship. It was a day's risky
work; but anything was better than
drowning at the end of a tow-rope;
and If the forward cylinder had fallen
It would have made Its way to the sea
bed and taken the Haliotis after.
"Where are we going to and how
long will they tow us?" he asked of
the skipper.
"God knowsl and the sub-lieutenant's
drunk. What do you think we
can do?"
"There's Just the bare chance," Mr.
Wardrop whispered, though no one was
within hearing. "There's just the
bare chance o' renalrin' her if a man
knew how. They've twisted the very
guts out of her bringing her up with
that jerk; but I'm saying that with
time and patience there's Just tho
chance o" making Bteam yet. We could
do it."
The skipper's eyes brightened. "Do
you mean," he began, "that she is any
good?"
"Oh no," said Mr. Wardrop. "She'll
need three thousand pounds In repairs
at the lowest If she's to take the sea
again, n' that apart from any injury
to her structure. She's like a man
Tallen down fjve pair o" stairs. We
can't tell for months whnt has hap
pened; and we know she'll never be
good again with out a new inside. Ye
should see the eomlensin" tubes an' the
steam connections to tho donkey for
two things only. I'm not afraid of
them repairin' her. I'm afraid of them
steulln' things."
"They've fired on us. They'll have
to explain that."
"Our reputation's not good enough
to ask for explanations. ' Let'8 take
what we have and be thankful. Ye
would not have consuls rememberln'
the Guidln' Light an' tho Shah-ln-Shah,
and the Aglala, at this most
alarmln' crisis. We've been no better
than pirates these ten years. Under
Providence we're no worse than thieves
now. We've much to be thankful for
If we ever get back to her."
"Make It your own way, then," said
the skipper, "if there's the least
chance "
"I'll leave none." snld Mr. Wardrop.
"none that they'll dare to take. Keep
her heavy on the tow, for we need
time."
The skipper never Interfered with the
affairs of the engine room, and Mr.
Wardrop an artist in his profession
turned to and composed a work, ter
rible and forbidding. His background
was the dark-grained sides of the en
gine room: his material the metals of
power and strength, helped out with
spars, baulks and ropes. Tho man-of-war
towed sullenly and viciously. The
Haliotis behind , her hummed like a
hive before swarming. With extra
and totally unneeded spars her crew
blocked un the space round the for
ward engine till It resembled a statue
In Its soaffoldlng and the butts of the
shores Interfered with every view that
a dispassionate eye might wish to toke.
And that the dispassionate mind might
be swiftly shaken out of its calm, tho
well-sunk bolts of the shores were
wrapped round untidily with loose ends
of ropes, giving a studied effect of most
dangerous Insecurity. Next Mr. Ward
rop took up a collection from tho after-engine,
which, as you will remem-
rnr hi-en affected In the gen
eral wreck. The cylinder escape-valve
he abolished with a flogging-hammer.
It Is difficult in far-off ports to come by
such valves unless, like Mr. Wardrop,
you keen duplicates in store. At the
same time men took off tho nuts of two
of the great holding-down, .bolts that
serve to keen the engines in place on
their solid bed. Any engine violently
arrested in mid-career may Jerk off
the nut of a holding-down bolt, and
this accident looked very natural,
rasslng along tho tunnel he removed
Sub-LIoutenont Drunk,
several shaft coupling bolts and huts,
scattering other and ancient' pieces of
iron underfoot Any engine stoipped
suddenly may disorganize her shaft
coupling bolts, and this accident seemed
even more natural. Cylinder bolts he
cut off to the number of six from the
after engine cylinder so that-.it might
match Its neighbor and Btuffed the bilge
feed pumps with cotton waste. Then
he made up a' neat bundle of the vari
ous odds and ends that he had gathered
from the engines little things like nuts
and valve spindles,- nil carefully tal
lowedand retired with them under the
floor of the engine room, where he
sighed, being fat as ho passed from
manhole 'to manhole of the double bot
tom, and In some fairly dry submarine
compartment hid them. Any engineer,
particularly In an -unfriendly port, has
a right to keep his spare, stores where
he chooses, and the foot of onei of the
cylinder shores blocked all entrance
Into the regular store room even If that
had not been already closed with steel
wedges. In conclusion he disconnected
the after engine, laid plstoq and con
necting rod, carefullyi tallowed, where
It' would bp most Inconvenient to the
casual visitor, took out three . of th
eight collars of the thrust block, hid
them where only he ecu Id find them
again, filled the boilers by hand. Wedged
the sliding- doors of the coal bunkers,
and rested from his labors. The en
gine room was a cemetery, and It did something new In this part of the coun
not need a bucketful of ashes tipped " try, and our efforts are already crown
over the! skylight to make It any worsef ed with success." . : ,
Ho Invited the skipper to look at the I Mr. Morse makes a specialty of play
completed, work. . , . - ' Ing obllgatos for concert singers, which
"Saw: ye pver such a forsaken wraeV' requires considerable taste and rood
as that?" hcaald proudly.: "It almost
frights me to go under those shore
Now. what d'you think they'M do to u?"
"Walt till we see," said the skipper.
"It'll be bad enough when It comes." -
He was not wrong. The pleasant
days of towing ended all too soon,
though the Haliotis trailed behind her
a heavily weighted jib stayed out into
the Bhane of a pocket, and Mr. Ward
rop was no loneer an artist of Imag
ination- but one of seven-and-twenty
prisoners In a prison full of insects.
The man-of-war had towed them to tho
neatest port, hot to the headquarters
of the colony, and when Mr. Ward
rop saw the dismal Utile harbor, with
its ragged line of Chinese junks, its
one crazy tug, tho boat-building shed,
that, under tho charge of a phllo.
sophical Malay, represented a dock'
yard, he sighed and shook his head.
"I did well." ho said. "This is the
habitation o' wreckers an' thieves.
We're at the uttermost ends of tne
earth. Think you they'll ever know
in England T
Is
Our .Muklru Steam Vet.
"Doesn't look like it," said the skip
r.i-.
Thev were marched ashore with
whnt thev stood UP in, under a gen-
en.im r.nrt nml were judged accord
Ing to the customs of the country,
which, though excellent, are out of
date. There were the pearls; there
were the noachors; and there sat a
small but hot governor. He consulted
for awhile, and then thlnrra began to
move with a speed, for he did not wish
to keep a hungry crew at large on
the beach, and the man-of-war had
cone un the coast. v ith a wave of his
I,., ,i ot-.a-o nf the nen was not nee
,.... -,1,, f-nnxlrned them to the
,w.kirnnir-tnmi. the back country, and
the hand of the law removed them from
i,i .ii,t mil tho knowledge of men.
They were marched into the palms and
the back country swallowea mem uw
all the crew of the Haliotis.
Deep peace continued to brood over
Kurope, Asia. Atrica, ahiiticu, au
tralasla and Polynesia.
To be Continued.
MUSICAL MATTERS.
Members of the various city church
choirs are already rehearsing Christ
mas music. Elaborate programmes are
being prepared for the coming lesuvni
t t navlnn Mils. Hac. of this city
t,. 'i.',n mmln ndludlcator at the St.
David's Day eisteddfod, which will be
held at 1-ottsVilie on fwren i- i;
Tinvinn will net tis adjudicator wicl
Professor J. W. Parson Price, of New
York city.
A fine programme will be rendered at
ih T.!iim' hcwIcps on Sunday. Dec. 1.
by a ouartctte, under the direction of
John T. Watkins, with LHvelyn JoneF
as accomoanist. The other memberr
of the ouartctte are: Mrs. Lizzie
Huches-Brundace. soprano; Miss Mar
garet Jones', alto; and Thomas Beynon,
tenor.
II II I
A Young Ladles' chorus will be
formed tomorrow afternoon by Tali;."
Morornn. He expects to have at leasi
one hundred members, and to make It
a permanent organization. All mem
hers must be o'.-or 16 years and undo
35 years old. It is not necessary that
they should be able to read music or tr
have sung in any cnoir. aii tnai i re
oulred Is that they possess a singln,"
voice and p. correct ear. The memberf
will be under no expense whatever, a
Mr. Morgan will give his time with
out any charge. The first meeting wli'
be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
In tho lecture room of the First rea
bvtorlan church. This is a most excel'
lent opportunity for the young ladlef
of Scranton to master the art or sing'
Ing, and to belong to an organization
that will surely be a grana success,
II II II
"Wang" U upon Its final season and
will probably be seen for the last time
in Scranton this afternoon ana even
ing at tho . Academy. Although It if
not generally known, "Wang" was n
failure upon two occasions under an
other title before It finally became c
success. As "King Cole" the opera wa;
not received with . favor though ef
forts were made to make It a "go" Ir
two of the large cities. The work wa
re-written and (riven the title of
"Wang" and with Dc Wolf Hopper Ir
the leadinsr role became one of th(
most popular of the latter day bur
lesques that float under the name o
opera. The hard work, worry and dis
appointment connected with the ca
reer of the composition that finally be
came a success nearly ruined the hcaltl
of Composer Woolson Morse. The gen
lul musician gives an emphatic opinio!
that fame is expensive. He adviser
all who wish for success, however, tf
persevere. "If you have a good thirfg
stick to it." is his advice, "and If I
does not kill you, you will ultimate);
succeed."
On the afternoon of Thanksglvlnr
Day, the first united rehearsal of tre
Children's Choral class will be held I'
the Young Men's Christian assoclatlo-;
hall, under the direction of Talllo Mor
gan. Special tickets of Invitation ar
being given out, and the hall will cci
tainly be crowded. The combiner
chorus will number over three hur
dred vo'ces, and those present e.s vIf
Itors will have the opportunity of wit
nesstng whnt children can do even 1
five weeks. The membership of the:!;
classes should number In, the least t
thousand voices. Parents can not hav
the faintest Idea what It means to
child to be a member of one of tli
classes. They are given a musical e'
ucation p.nd n musical taste that the
will never forgot. What will cop
Bcores of dollars after the chlldrc
grow up can now bo had for a fev
cents. All who desire to witness th
work of tho children next Thursday nf
ternoon can secure complimentary t Id
eta nt either of the music stores or r
the office of the Young Men's Chrlstla
association. The rehearsal will bcgli
promptly at 4 o'clock. .
II II II
.' ' Tho October number of the "Mandolir
and ' Guitar," a Philadelphia muslcn'
paper, contains a portrait of A. K
Morse, of this city, with the following
notice: A. B. Morse, whose portrait wf
print above, at the age of 20, finds him
self, probably, the most popular mando
lin soloist In his section of the Btate
Born June 4, 1875, In Scranton, of musi
cal parentage, he early showed signs-of
marked musical ability, and at the agr
of fourteen was mandolin soloist of the
"Onelta Symphonle Club." In a lettei
recently received from him, he says: "I
studied very hard until 1891, when
I went under the tutorship of Senor
Jimenez, who was one of the original
Spanish Students that visited this coun
try some years ago, After 1 finished
with Jimenes, I studied under Prof. It.
1. Bauer, leader of Academy of Music
orchestra and band. This season I will
surprise the people of this community
(rwith my new quartette, which will con
sist of first and second mandolin, man
dnla and mandncello. The Quartette la
judgment. - In former - years he has
taught entirely at the homes of his
pupils, but this season hie largely In
creased business necessitates him open
ing studio, which Is located at 414
Bpruce street, Scranton, Pa, - -
MWELi: OH "FIANCE
('8 oscd tuojj pspnouoo)
pretty sick, my poor fellow," I said.
"What Is the matter?" "The matter, sir.
Is a hundred und fifteen days- In this
dark cell! That 13 what Is killing me!"
"What! a hundred and fifteen days In
the dark' cell! What did you do to
bring down bo heavy a puniahmenf?"
"Nothing, sir, absolutely nothing, and
they know It now." I suppose he no
ticed my look of Incredulity, for he
added, "I dare say you will not believe
me. Another prisoner went to the
chief warden and told him that I had
tobacco. I wna locked up In that fright
ful dungeon to make mo confess. The
story was not true. I would not con
fess and I am dying because of It." The
chief warden, a man with a singularly
disagreeable smile, who had been many
years in the service and who was then
receiving five francs a day salary, was
with me.' I asked him If the dying
prisoner's story was true. "Well," be
caid, "you see we are obliged to en
force these rules and we must
act on the information that we receive.
The man was not punished. He wns
merely placed In seclusion to enable 3
tn ret nt the truth." The fact re
mained, nevertheless, that the man's
treatment was causing his death and
the whole thing resulted from a pris
oner's Dplte. It was however, merely a
cample Inside tho prison walls of tho
usual procedure In criminal casea, the
every day occurrence In the procurcr'3
olllee.
American Ways Ave Bc.'.t.
To understand tho 'blessings one's
own country enjoys, it is only nocessary
to go to another where they do not ex
ist. No habeas corpus, personal liberty
unknown, the whim of a magistrate
the measure of a man's liberty, tho
pleasure of a procureur, the tension of
one's rights, these are some of the priv
ileges which liberty, equullty and fra
ternity as the French understand them
bring In their train. And yet French
men see nothing to complain of, no
doubt because they know nothing bet
ter. Maxims of law which with us are
self evident ns the sun have never oc
curred to the l' rench mind even to think
of. "It Is not the custom of the Komans
to give any man to die until he that la
accused have the accuser face to face
that he may answer for himself."
Neither is it the custom of Americans.
In France men are every day con
demned in their absence "par contu
mace" as tho lawyers call It, to any pen
alty the law awards for the offenc
charged, and when arrested the penalt
may be summarily inflicted. A man who
has been convicted of felony can at any
moment be charged with the perpetra
tion of another. It may be that thera
Is not tho slightest proof against him
out he does not eecape on that account.
Every prison In the country holds men
who It Is almost certain are Innocent
condemned as capable of some crime of
which the real perpetrator has not been
llscovered. Domiciliary visits if not bo
frequent ore Just as liable to harden
under the republic as under the empire
with redress for no man. Frenchmen
are fond of repeating that French jus
tlce makes no mistakes and when any
such are proved the explanation hi that
lustice was misled, and those who are
not the sufferers care very little for
tnose wno are.
Doubtless it takes time for a legal Eys
tern to grow and when a people is once
accustomed to its own, it accepts details
ns natural, but no American can see
European methods without feeling
thankful that his own traditions have
led him to expect something with which
the systemB of Europe have scarcely
anything in common.
HOTHERS
mid those about to
become mothers,
should know that
Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription
robs childbirth of
its torture, terrors
and dangers to
both mother and
child, by aiding Nature in preparing the
ystem for parturition. Thereby "labor"
and also the period of confinement arc
Btreatly shortened. It also promotes an
lUuudaiit secretion of nourishment for
the child. During pregnancy, it pre
vents "morning sickness" and those
distressing nervous symptoms from
which so many sufier.
Tanks. Collie Co., Texas.
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Ilufliilo, N. Y. :
Dear Sir I took your " Fnvoi ite Pre
scription " previous, to confinement mid
never did so well in my life. It is only
two weeks since my confinement and I nm
ible to do my work.- I feel stronger than I
ever did in six weeks before.
Yours truly,
A MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE.
South Bend. Pari fit Co., Il'ash.
Dr. R. V. PiRRCE, lluff;ilo, N. V.:
Dear Sir I brgnu Inking your "Favor
ite Prescription " the first month of preg
nancy, and nave con
.inucd taking it since
.'onfmemcnt. I did not
:xperielice the nausea
r any of tbc ailments
hie to pregnancy, after
began taking your
'Prescription." I Was
mly in labor a short 7"
.line, aim wic pnyNiciun .
-aid I got aloug un-
tuonllw vll '
We think it saved me - Ma- Bah.
i great deal of suffering. 'I was troubled a
rix-at deal with lcucorrhes also, mid it has
lone a world of good for me.
' Yours truly,'
- Mas. W. C. BAKER.
of all Coueh Medicines
is Dr. Acker's English Rem
edy. It will stop a cough in
one night, check a cold in
one day, prevent 'croup, re
lieve asthma, and cure con
sumption, if taken in time.
It is made on honor, from the
purest ingredients and con
tains neither opium nor mor
phine. If the little ones have
croup or whooping cough,
use it promptly.
Three Sfces-25c 50c tuid $1 per fccttlc
At Druggists.
ACKER MEDICINE GO
IS and 18 Chamber Street, New 7orfc.
jiuc vmi
PlninioS. CXlDDsM
Uolond Spot, ft.Oldlfaw&J
Jlcm In Now
im, uair-riuiuidi " iw
CO lia 1 Tel-
tihteara. III., tar proo
Mri.oMl0e. Won
kalian. 1
tat proofs of esrss. -
ssorrd IB mm.
ffee mt
Castoria is Dr. Samual Pitcher's prescription for Infhntj
ccd CMldrca. It contains neither Opium, Slorphino nor
ether Narcotio substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Socthinj Syrups, and Castor Oil'
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
HilXicns of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
fcTcrislmcs3. Caatoria prevents voiaitiEjy Sour Card,
cures Diarrhcoa and 71nd Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach
cni bowels, givinjr healthy aad natural sleep. Cas
toria is tho Children's Panacea tho Mother's Friend.'
Castoria.
" Caster! Is na excellent mrdicino for chil
dren. Mothers havo T?p?stc!ly told mo ot Its
gcod elloct upon their cluMrca."
C.u a. C. Omood,
Lowell, Mass.
Castoria Is the babt remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hopo tho day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider tho real
luien-st of their children, anil uso Cnstoria In
stead ofTue various quae!: nostrums which aro
drstroyinE their loved ones, by f orcinRopltim,
morphine, roothlns syrup and other hurtful
Brents down their throats, tharcby sending
tbosi to prematura gravas."
Pr J, F. Knicniaoc, .
Conway, Ark.
The Centner Conipaay, TI
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At a time when many manu
facturers and dealers are making
the most astounding statements
regarding the merits and durabil ity
of inferior Pianos, intending pur
chasers should not fail to make
critical examination of the above
instruments.
e:. c. rTcker
General Dealer in Northeast
crn Pennsylvania.
New Telephone Exchange Building, 115
Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa.
fit;tW!?iini'HirtiiTntHri'mirTiT!vnriii'
fiiiiiiiiuuitUMi.iiiiiiaMMUtntiiUMMitvii
Kcsult in weuks.
For sale by JOHN H. PHELPS,
Spruce StroaE. Scranten Pj.
EVA M. HSTZSL'S
Superior Facs Bloach,
Pollys!; R'q:v3 Ail F.cial Bl.&uti
No mor rree'xlea. Tan. Sunburn. Itlack-
needs. Liver Bpots, Pimples end Bnllow
Complexions It ladle will ute my Bu
pcrlor Fees Bleach. Not a cosmetic, but e
mcdlc!no which acts directly on tno skin,
removing nil discoloration, nn one of the
rjreatest purifying aftcnts for the complex
Ion In existence. A perfectly clear and
spotless complexion can be obtained in
very Instance by Its use. Price, J1.C0 ptr
bottle. For sale at E. M. He'.zel's Hair
dressing end Manicure Parlors, 830 Lack
nv.anua eve. Mail orders filled promptly.
CMclitat. FnalUli tNAttantt final.
ENHYR0VAL FILLS
n . . . ai.... rHaia. l.BH. ...
I IiraacM fcr ViUJutUrt AiaUU Dim-,
LaMl ra4 la K aM
an, aratad trltklla. rtMaa. Take
n, oiarrv aowtiwa -
'ria.alraillatlial. At lira(r.arraiej
In ataatna far panfaakf., italjaoaUU aa
LT MalL l,eee Ti aiaiaalaii. yam am
Jrl.kaarc4all.aH ,a,afl-ai.jl
fl linal Pnniiat aaaaaaa.ri
.r.-.g: -..J-TV
S''ii-4v-'.'S'
-: 1
hat is
Castoria.
" Castorfa fa so well adapted to eMdroB Oiit
I recommend it aasupsricrtoany nrcscrlptloa
known to bb,"
II. A. Ancncn, !. D.,
lit So. Oxford St., Brooklyn,?. T.
M Onr physicians In tha childrai's depart
ment have spoken highly of their experi
ence In their outside practico with Castoria, .
and although we ouly bare sfioi-.j onr
medical tuppiica what ii known pa regular
products, yet we are free to confoss tiiat the
merits o Castoria bae won cs te look wits
favor upon ft." ,
United BoapiraL :;d Diif cMisxT,
Boston, 'aiees
Audi C. Skito, Pres., J ,0 .
Uxxsraj Streot, Hour ToriOlty.'.
2S
TO DATE.
Ovir 23,039 in U;:.
ICST VIGOR
In tfauht whtt ti fur Nervov rvWHly, T.owi of 5xul Powtf (In eltfcer
ft, ltnHtencr. Atrophy. Varicocele and other wakrirsMi, fain.' nf c.uw, lit.
hnxin PilK lirtlni clietlc.4 an1 full vigor quickly restored. If neglfctfri, lurk
Uo-iltlc, mult UiAlly. Mlld artvwbere. aealeO, furjl.mi 6 Imtc for ii. With
errry Jt.no nuif.r v, civ. a leal kutrriq to tula or rotund tu. ).'HM. ACdreii
rEALMEUlClN:::O..CIcvc:n:J,ori.. , ...
Pharmacist car. Wyoming Avenu ant
erH n epntn ar amu paoJiesi
Feultlcta Chamrsal Ccrr.aar.y,T6arlr
morv Ma.
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ROOF TrRRIRG ARO SOLDEHitt '
AH eono away with bjr the use of HAH-
IIAN'8 PATENT sAfMT ohlnk AAaststal
ot Intrreulenta well-known to ell. It eaa ta
applied to tin, rUvanltad tin. etieeTlfOf
roofs, also to brick dweller whiea wli
prevent absolutely any crurr.WlM. eaek
ln or breaking of the brick. It wlff out
laxt tinning of any kind by many feant,
and It's cost doee not exoced one-ftftk tM
of the cost of tinning. Is sold y the Juat
ANTONIO HA&TUAKN. BT Birek t
(pay
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