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TOE SCBAKTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY - MORNING, APRIL 8, 1896.
The Dream Gowe- of the
Japanese Ambassador.
By BRANDER MATTHEWS.
Author of "Vignettes of Manhattan.'
Coryrlf ht. IBS, by Bacbsttor, Johnson and BacheUae.
, SYNOPSIS.
Cosmo Waynflete, a young American
traveler, returns to New York on Christ
mas mornlnc. A friend has engaged
rooms for him and he unpacks his Ultima.
Among them are a co stal ball and a Japa
nese dressing (own. curiously embroid
ered and having hree stranKe coins serv
ing as buttons, Putting ou this gown
and raxing Into the crystal, Cosmo falls
asleep and dreams that he is a eUmural
In Japan, pretending to be Intoxicated in
order to throw an enemy oft guard. Then
his vision changes, and he finds himself
In Persia attacked by a hideous monster
and able to kill It only, by the aid of hit
trusty steed.
PART II.
Only a few minutes after, so U
st-emed to him at least, Cosmo W'ayn
rlete became doubtfully aware of an
other change of time and place of an
other transformation of Ws own being.
He knew himself to be alone once more
and even without his trusty charger.
Again he found himself groping in the
dark. But tn a little while there was a
faint radiance of light; and at last tne
moon came out from behind a tower.
Then he saw that he was not by tne
roadside in Japan or In the desert of
Persia, but now In some unknown city
of southern Kurope, where the archi
tecture was hlspano-morusque. By tne
liver rays of the moon he vas able to
mare out the beautiful design dama
scened upon the blado of the sword
which he held now in his hand ready
drawn for self defense.
Then he heard hasty footfalls down
the emiy street and a man rushed
around the corner pursued by two
others, who also had weapons In their
COSMO HAN THE BOY THROUGH.
hands. For the moment Cosmo Wayn
tiete was a Spaniard, and to him it was
a point of honor to aid the weaker
party. He cried to the fugitive to pluck
up heart and to withstand the enemy
stoutly. But the hunted man fled on,
and after him went one of the pursuers,
a tall, thin fellow, with a long black
cloak streaming behind him as he ran.
The other of the two, a handsome lad
with fair hair, came to a halt and
crossed swords with Cosmo, and soon
showed himself to be skilled in the art
of fence. So violent was the young fel
low's attack that in the ardor of self
defense Cosmo ran the boy through the
body before he had time to hold his
hand or even to reflect.
The lad toppled over sideways. "Oh!
my mother!" he cried, and in a second
be was dead. While Cosmo bent over
the body hasty footsteps again echoed
along the silent thoroughfare. Cosmo
peered around the corner and by the
struggling moonbeams he could see
that it was the tall, thin fellow in the
black cloak, who was returning with
half a score of retainers, all armed and
some of them bearing torches.
Cosmo turned and fled swiftly, but
being a stranger In the city he soon lost
himself in lta tortuous streets. See
ing a light In a window and observing
HIS OWN HORSE PLUNGED
m vine that trailed from the balcony
before It, he climbed up boldly, and
found himself face to face with a gray
haired lady, whose visage was beautiful
and kindly and noble. In a few words
ha told her his plight and besought
sanctuary. She listened to him In si
lence, with exceeding courtesy of man
ner, as though she were weighing his
words before making up her mind. She
raised the lamp on her table and let Its
beams fall on his lineaments. And
till she made no answer to his appeal.
Then came a glare of torches In the
street below and a knocking at the door.
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Then at last the old lady came to a
resolution; she lifted the tapestry at
the head of hebed and told him to be
stow himself there. No sooner was he
hidden than the tall, thin man In the
long, black coat entered hastily. He
greeted the elderly lady as his aunt,
and he told her that her son had been
set upon by a stranger in the street and
had been slain. She gave a great cry
and never took her eyes from his face.
Then he said that a servant had seen
an unknown man climb to the balcony
of her house. What if it were the as
sassin of her son? The blood left her
face and she clutched at the table be
hind her, as she gave orders to have the
house searched.
When the room was empty at last, she
went to the head of the bed and bade
the man concealed there to come forth
and begone, but to cover has face that
she might not be forced to know him
again. So saying, she dropped on her
knees before a crucifix, while he slipped
out of the window again and down to
the deserted street.
He sped to the corner and turned
It undiscovered and breathed a sigh of
relief and of regret. He kept on stead
ily, gliding stealthily along in the shad
ows, until he found himself at the city
gate, as the bell of the cathedral tolled
the hour of midnight.
How it was that he passed through
the gate he could not declare with pre
cision, for seemingly a mist had set
tled about him. Yet a few minutes later
he saw that in some fashion he must
have got beyond the walls of the town,
for he recognized the open country all
around. And oddly enough he now dis
covered himself to be astride a bony
steed. He could not Bay what manner
of horse It was he was riding, but lie
felt sure that It was not the failthful
charger that had saved his life in
Persia, once upon a time. In days long
gone by, as it seemed to him then. He
was not in Persia now of thnt he wan
certain, nor in .Tnpun, nor in the Span
ish peninsula. Where he was he did not
know.
In the dead hush of midnight he could
hear the burklns of a dog on, the op
posite shore of a dusky and Indistinct
waste of waters that spread itself fur
below him. The night grew darker and
darker, the stars seemed to sink deeper
In the sky, and driving clouds occasion
ally hid them from his sight. He had
never felt so lonely and dismal. In
the center of the road stood an enor
mous tulip tree; Its limbs were gnarled
and fantastic, large enough to form
trunks for ordinary trees, twisting
down almost to the earth, and rising
again into the. air. As he approuched
this fearful tree, he though he saw
something white hanging in the midst
of it, but on looking more narrowly he
perceived it was a place where It had
been scathed by lightning and the
white wood laid bare. About two hun
dred yards from the tree a small brook
crossed the road; and as he drew near
he beheld on the marpin of this brook,
and In the dark shadow of the grove
he beheld something huge, misshapen,
black and towering. It stirred not,
but seemed gathered up In the gloom
like some gigantic monster ready to
spring upon the traveler.
He demanded in stammering accents,
"Who are you?" He received no re
ply. He repeated his demand tn a still
more agitated voice. Still there was
no answer. And then the shadowy ob
ject of alarm put Itself In motion and
with a scramble and a bound stood in
the middle of th,e road. He appeared
to be a horseman of large dimensions
nnd mounted on a black horse of power
ful frame. Hnvlng no relish for this
strange midnight companion, Cosmo
Waynllote urged on Ills steed In hopes
of leaving the appnrltlon behind; but
the stranger quickened ills horse also
to an equal pace. And when the first
horseman pulled up, thinking to lag
behind, the second did likewise. There
wassomethlnginthe moody and dogged
silence of this pertinacious companion
that was mysterious and appalling. It
was soon fearfully accounted for. On
mounting a rising ground which
brought the figure of his fellow-traveler
against the sky, gigantic in height
and mutiled in a cloak, he was horror
struck to discover the stranger was
headless! but his horror was still more
HEADLONG DOWN THE HILIi
Increased In observing that the head
which should have rested on the should
ers was carried before the body on the
pommel of the saddle.
The terror of Cosmo Waynflete rose
to desperation and he spurred his steed
suddenly In the hope of giving his
weird companion the slip. But the
headless horseman started full jump
with him. Ills own horse as though
possessed by a demon plunged head
long down the hill. He could hear,
however, the black steed panting and
blowing close behind him; he even
fancied that he felt the hot breath of
the pursuer. When he ventured at last
to cast a look behind, he saw the goblin
rising in the stirrups, and in the very
act of hurling at him the grisly head.
He fell out of the saddle to the ground;
and the black steed and the goblin
rider passed by him like a whirlwind.
How long he lay there by the road
side, stunned and motionless, he could
not gupRs; but when ho came to him
self at last the sun was already high
In the heavens. He discovered him
self to be reclining on the tall grass of
a pleasant graveyard which surround
ed a little country church in the out
skirts of a pretty little village. It
was in the early summer and the foli
age was green over his head as the
boughs swayed gently to and fro In
the morning breese. The birds were
singing gayly as they flitted about over
his head. The bees hummed along
from flower to flower. At last, so it
seemed to him, he had come into a land
of peace and quiet, where there was
rest and comfort and where no man
need go in fear of his life. It was a
country where vengeance was not a
duty and where midnight combats
were not a custom. He found him
self smiling as he thought that a gris
ly dragon and a goblin rider would bt
equally out of place to this laughing
landscape.
Then the bell la the steeple of the
little church began to ring merrily and
he rose to his feet in expectation. AU
of a sudden the knowledge came to
him why It was that they were ring
ing. He wondered then why the com
ing of the bride was thus delayed. He
knew himself to be a lover with life
opening brightly before him; and the
world seemed to him sweeter than ever
before and more beautiful.
Then at last the girl whom he loved
with his whole heart and who had
promised to marry him appeared in the
distance, and he thought he had never
seen her look more lovely. As he be
held his bridal party approaching, he
slipped into the church to await her
at the altar. The sunshine fell full
upon the portal and made a halo about
the girl's head as she crossed the
threshold.
But even when the bride stood by his
side and the clergyman had begun the
solemn service of the church, the bells
kept on and soon the chiming became
a clangor, louder and sharper, and
more insistent.
To be concluded.
THE LIEUTENANT'S NERVE.
His Calmness Saved lllni from the Fangs
of a Hugo Cobra.
From the New York Press.
We were campaigning in India and for
months the command had simply been
Idllntr time away. We were all thor
oughly tired of a life of routine military
Inactivity and finally a party of five of
us secured a two weeks' leave of ab
sence, which we proposed to spend In a
hunt for big game.
It was the last night. I think, before
we broke camp. We were seated in a
glum group about our Impoverished
table, speculating as to the reception w
would receive from out brother otneers
when we returned crestfallen and
empty-handed to headquarters.
Then, naturally enough, the conver
sation turned to adventures. One of our
number was a senior regimental officer,
who had been through ten years' service
in India. He had been the guiding Bplr
It of our expedition. Seated a few feet
away from him, and to his left, was a
young Junior company officer, who had
but recently joined the command. We
had been eating fruit which Is of a kind
that liaars a very peculiar taste. It is
a tradition that this native fruit has a
strong attraction for several varieties
of venomous reptiles, which are peculiar
to that climate. I, at least, am con
vinced that there Is something more
than tradition In It.
As 1 have said, we were talking of
adventures, when, in a moment of
silence, the bluff old regimental officer,
looking steadily at the young lieutenant
to his left, slowly said:
"Do you think you could keep your
presence of mind under the most trying
circumstances, when your life depended
upon your coolness and courage?
Dead silence followed the colonel's
question, and the young officer, looking
qulzlcally at his Interrogator, replied:
"Yes. I think I could."
"Then the time has come when you
must be put to the test. Move not a
muscle until I tell you, or you are a dead
man."
Then tho bronzed old warrior slowly
drew his pistol from his holster, and
taking deliberate aim. h fired a shot
at the very feet of the man to whom
he had addressed his ominous question.
For the space of a second we all sat
like statues; then the colonel, in a tone
of relief, exclaimed:
"It's all right now, boys; I've killed It."
We were all on our feet In an instant.
eager to know what danger had threat
ened our young comrade. At his feet
lay the coiling, squirming body of a
huge cobra, the most venomous reptile
that haunts the Jungles of India.
I think the man who calmly faced
that danger was the bravest man I've
ever met.
SUE WANTED TO SEE IT.
A Child's Amusing Idea of What s Birth
day Is.
From the Chicago Post.
Sho is a little mixed up on the subjeot
of birthdays. In ageneral way she
realleB that a birthday Is a hnndy thing
to have around the house, but that is
ns far as she has reasoned it out. Her
third birthday arrived on schedule time
Thursday, and she was duly apprised
of the fact that it was coming by her two
elder brothers. They told her about a
week or two beforehand. They also
speculated a good deal as to what she
would receive, and perhaps It was an
excusable for her to become somewhat
bewildered,
"Ith I goln' to have a bl'thday?" she
asked her mother when first told of it.
"Yes, dear," was the reply.
"When?"
"Next Thursday."
Her brothers continued dilating on
the beauties of birthdays, and she con
tinued making inquiries Jibout hers un
til the day came.
Early that morning she raised herself
up in her little bed and asked anxiously:
"Mamma, hath my bl'thday corned?"
"Yes dear," replied her mother.
The little ono looked around the room
expectantly.
"Well, where Ith It?" she asked. '
It took hor mother the entire day to
explain to her satisfaction what a birth
day Is, nnd even then she rather clung
to the idea that the doll she received
as a present was really a bl'thday."
GENERAL BALDISSERA,
Italy's Nsw Commander In Abyssinia..' ' "
-From the Chicago Tunes Herald. 'By tat Courtesy of H, B. KoaUaai,
THE iTOlS MASSACRE
A Blood; Page of Spanish Hlstorv
li Ciba.
RECKLESS AXD WANTON KILLING
Only the Timely Iaterposltlon of a Orn
ish Gsaboat Saffised to Save Oa
Hundred sad Two Other Lives.
The Haact details.
Late in 1870 the Cuban revolutionary
party purchased In New York a Clyde
built Iron side-wheel steamer, called
tho Virgin, and rechristenlng her Vir
glnlus. fitted her up as a cruiser and
transport for landing men and supplies
on the Island of Cuba; and In the fol
lowing year she sailed on her first ex
pedition under orders from Gen. Ra
phael Quejtada, the revolutionary chief.
She succeeded on this occasion in land
ing a force near Santiago de Cuba, and
rendered similar services some time
later. In the fall of 1873 an expedition
on a still larger scale was planned by
the revolutionary committee, and on
October 8 of that year 175 volunteers
and a full compliment of able seamen,
the majority native Americans, left
New York to embark on the Virglnlus,
then lying In the harbor of Kingston,
Jamaica. The ship was commanded by
Captain Joseph Fry, of Louisiana, who
had distinguished himself as a blockade
runner during the civil war, and among
the revolutionary leaders, who boarded
her at Kingston, were Gen. W. A. C.
Ryan, a native New Yorker, who had
already fought in Cuba; Pedro Ces
pedes, a younger brother of Carlos
Manuel Cespcdes, President of the Cu
ban Republic, and Gens. Jesus del Sol
and Varona, prominent patriots.
It was on the 24th of October, 1873.
that the Virglnlus steamed out of King
ston harbor. The original intention
was to sail direct for the shores of
Cuba, but a damage to the machinery
necessitated a stoppage at Port-au-Prlnce,
Haytl. A second start was
made on October 30. Meanwhile the
Spanish Consul at Kingston had been
keeping watch on the movements of
the cruiser, nnd this resulted In Gov.
Eui riel, of Santiago de Cuba, ordering
tho commander of the war-ship Torna
do to sail in quest of her. On the morn
ing of the Slst the Spanish vessel sight
ed the filibuster on the high sea. The
f.trmer was at the time under full sail
with little Bteam on, ns her engine was
undergoing repairs. The captain of the
Virglnlus mistook the enemy for an
ordinary sailing craft, and did not alter
his course until too late. At 2 o'clock
In the afternoon the Tornado's engineer
announced that his repairs were com
pleted. Thereupon the chase began In
earnest, the war-ship heading for the
Virglnlus under full steam. At this
point the filibusters suddenly realised
their danger, and started to make a
run for the Jamaica coast.
RUN SHORT OF COAL.
By a strange lack of foresight on the
part of her commander, the Virglnlus
had run short of coal; but as It was an
Issue of life or death, no exertion was
spared to reach the protection of the
British waters. To supply the lack of
fuel all the greasy substances on board,
such as oil, fat and hams, from the pro
vision stores, were thrown into the fur
naces; all the weapons, the horses and
the cargo were consigned to the waves.
Hut all to no avail. Even the coming
on of night proved of little benefit to
the fugitives, for the moon rose In full
tropical splendor. Finally toward 10 in
the evening a shell was sent across the
bows of tho Ill-fated cruiser. There
was now no alternative; surrender was
unavoidable. Presently two armed
boats from the Tornado came along
side, and, taking possession of the Vir
glnlus, made all on board prisoners.
The first order of the Spanish officer
In charge was to lower the American
flag, and hoist in Its place the Spanish
ensign notwithstanding the fact that
the Virglnlus had been duly cleared for
colors; and shortly after midnight the
two vessels started for Santiago de
Cuba, which was reached the following
afternoon at S o'clock.
The nrrl'val of the Tornado with her
prize created a tremendous sensation,
and the wharves were soon crowded
with exultant citizens and officials
eager to gaae on the foolhardy "Yan
kees." The elite of the population
hastened to congratulate Gov. Bur
rlel, and the principal edifices in town
were Illuminated, aa If after a grejt
victory. Santiago was fairly drunk
with Joy. In the evening Burrlel gave
a grand reception; and the bay re
echoed with the songs of the volun
teers, who crowded its waters in gayly
festooned boats. So much for the first
act of the drama!
Whatever dismal forebodings the ac
tual leaders of the Virglnlus expedition
may have entertained amid all these
public demonstrations, It does not ap
pear that the purely American portion
of the crew looked forward with any
serious apprehension to the outcome
of their enterprise. While it is true
ttMt the Spanish authorities had good
reason to suspect hostile Intentions on
their part, not a scintilla of evidence
had been obtained which would war
rant prosecution; for, as already stat
ed, every object of a surplclous nntife
hnd been thrown overboard before the
surrender, and when the Spaniards
bnnrded the Vlrglnulus she was to nil
outward appearances a peaceable
merchantman, duly documented, with
the American Baa flying at her stern.
Captain Fry and his men therefor ex
pected, at the worst, a short Imprlnson
ment. and an early return to the United
States. But the poor fellows had not
reckoned on the bloodthirsty tesnper
of Governor Burrlel and the 8paalsh
volunteers, and their intense hatred
tor this country.
THE TRIAL BEGUN.
On the day following the arrival of the
Vlrginius In Santiago a court-martial
was held on board the Tornado. It be
gan at 9 and ended at 4 o'clock. The
charge was "piracy on the high seas;"
and four leaders, Ryan, Varona, Ces
pedes and Del Sol were promptly found
guilty and sentenced to be shot. Early
at dawn on the morning of November 3
the unfortunate men were led from their
prison to the slaughter house outside
of the town's limits, and to the cry of
"Cuba forever," they fell beneath a hall
of bullets.
But this was only a foretaste of Span
ish vengeance. The first four victims,
though executed In violation of all In
ternational law, were at least open and
recognized enemies of Spain, and had
figured prominently In the war. Not so
the captain and the crew of the Vir
glnlus, many of whom had even been
ignorant of the purposes and destina
tion of the Ill-fated vessel. These men
appeared before their Judges a few
hours after the distant rattle of musket
ry had told them of the fate of their
erstwhile companions, and before dusk
the captain and his men many of them
youths under age had learned that
their lest moments were at hand. Thirty-seven
of them. Including Capt. Fry,
were told off for execution the next day.
The scene of this horrible tragedy was
the same as that of the flrst the city
slaughter house, an adobe structure with
a steep tiled roof, encircled by a shal
low trench half filled with stagnant
water.
Half a mile separated th Jail from
the place, and the wretched procession
had to march hither on foot, preceded
by a corps of drummers with muffled
drums which they beat in a low, meas
ured cadence, unspeakably melancholy.
The theatrical element enters so largely
Into the composition of the Latin races
that even their atrocities are enacted
with a due regard to scenic effect. Ar
rived at the place of doom, the proces
sion halted and formed a hollow square
with the victims In the middle. The
line of marines against the slaughter
house wall next opened, and the pris
oners were placed kneeling on th edge
of the trench, bound but not blindfold,
ed, their faces turned toward the wait
What followed Is best told In the words
of Franklin Coffin, an American eye
witness of the tragedy:
KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.
"After they had knelt down," hs says,
"the Captain walked along the line and
bade each one good-by separately. No
one was slighted, not even the colored
men who sailed among the crew. The
last sounds they heard on earth, apart
from the roar of the muskets that belch
ed forth their death, were the kind
words spoken by the heroic Fry. When
this act of gentleness was done he knelt
down with the rest. The men were
formed in a line about three feet from
the wall. Three paces back of them
were the marines, with their muskets
at the shoulder. Just before the volley
was fired Capt. Fry took off his hat and
turned his face upward, as If In prayer.
There was one brief moment of pause;
then came the flame, the smoke and the
roar. As the cloudy curtain lifted thirty-six
of the thirty-seven men were seen
writhing in the agonies of a partial
death. Poor Fry lay stone dead, a bul
let In his heart, his calm face upturned
toward the beautiful tropical sky."
According to several eye-witnesses,
the scene that ensued was hideous be
yond description. The marines rushed
upon the wounded men and began dis
patching them with horrible brutality.
Thrusting the musslss of their muskets
into the eyes and ears of the dying, these
fiends literally blew their heads off.
But a still greater horror was at hand.
Presently some cavalry appeared, and
In order to accelerate the extermination
of the victims the horse soldiers were
ordered to ride their steeds over the
reeking mass of dying men. This was
repeated several times until the last
breath of life had been crushed out of
the sufferers. After this the troops
withdrew, and the rabbble were let loose
on the human shambles, with the result
that for the rest of the day the streets
were paraded by processions bearing
the heads of the victims on long spikes.
Thus .ended the bloody orgy of Novem
ber, 4, 1873.
BRUTALITY FOILED.
It must not be supposed that this sec
ond butchery had quenched Governor
Burriel's thirst for blood. On the con
trary, orders were Issued by him for the
shooting of fifty more of the prisoners
the majority being boys ranging from
18 to 20 years of age and 3 o'clock on the
afternoon of the 6th was the hour set
for their execution. At 10 o'clock on
the morning of that day, however, a
gallant British man-of-war, H. M. S.
Nlobe, steamed into the harbor of San
tiago. As soon as her commander. Sir
Lambton Lorraine, heard of the Gover
nor's Intentions, he quietly trained his
guns on the town and sent word ashore
that, in view of the probability that
some of the crew of the Virglnlus were
British subjects, he must Insist upon a
postponement of the execution until the
respective governments had been com
municated with. Burrlel demurred at
first, but a second look at the port holes
of the Nlobe and her decks cleared for
action caused him to acquiesce to the
demand, and the remainder of the crew
and passengers were saved.
The subsequent action of the United
States government, ending in Spain's
apology for this unheard-of outrage and
the surrender or the Virglnlus, together
with the survivors of the ill-fated ex
pedition, are matters that do not come
within the scope of this article. One
little Incident, however, I can not pass
over in silence, since It emphasizes the
absolutely devilish cruelty manifested
by the officials on this occasion. The
day before the survivors of the Virgln
lus, iuz in number, were taken from
Morro Castle, Havana, to be turned over
to tne united states authorities, they
were informed by their Jailers that their
walk on the morrow would be from the
cell to the grave. To enhance their suf
ferings a priest entered the castle and
began to shrive them. All night this in
human torture was Indulged In, and
when the morning light streamed In
over the frowning walls they au thought
it tne aawn or their last day on earth.
Padly they fell Into line and marched
out into the town. All this while the
United States vessel Juniata was lying
In the harbor awaiting them: and their
feelings can be better Imagined than de- !
scrifed when the welcome truth finally
forced Itself upon them. This episode
was a fitting climax to one of the most
hideous chapters In the long story of
Spanish oppression and cruelty.
TUE MOST SENSIBLE WOMAN
From the New York Mill and Express.
Dr. Aberuethy, the famous Scotch sur
geon, was a man of few wards, but he
once met Ws natch in a woman. Bho
called at his office In Edinburgh one day
and showed a hand, badly Inflamed and
swollen, when the following dialogue,
opened by the doctor, took place:
"Burn?"
"Bruise."
"Poultice.
The next day the woman called again,
and the dialogue was as follows;
"Better?" .
"Worse."
"More poultice."
Two days later the woman made an
other rail, and this conversation ocourred:
netter?"
"Well. Fee?"
Nothing,' exclaimed the dootor. "Molt
sonstblo woman I ever met I"
Knew the Disease,
- New Patient Do you think you can help
me. doctor?
Dootor Well, I ought to. I have had
experience enough. I have been attend
ing a man with thesame dlstaM for tbe
last twenty, years, Tld-Bita
Diphtheria
Less Fatal.
If the patient's strength can be
maintained, and the great .vital
centres of the body "kept up"
to the performance of their nat
ural functions, they will thus
dispel the disease germs that im
pregnate the entire body, and if
sufficient vitality is experienced,
the fatality of this dreaded disease
is lessened a hundred-fold.
Bovinine
that greatest raw food, is a won
derful creator of new flesh and
nerve tissue, is indispensible is
the treatment of this malady,
as it gives strength to the patient
with the' least effort on the part
of the digestive organs, and In
addition, being itself a germicide,
it antidotes the existing microbes
of the disease. The ease with which
it can be taken when the lesions
of the throat preclude the use
of other foods, makes it an addi
tional necessity for the sufferer's
recovery.
DUPONTS
HUM, BUSTI.16 MD SMBTIBQ
Manufaosared art the WapwaUopea Mills.
Luaeio) oounty, P., and at WU
m hut on. Delaware.
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
Oeaeral Agent for the Wyoming District
li WYOMING AVENUE, Senates, Pa.
Third National Bank Building.
AGENCIES:
TRQS. FORD, PUtaton, Pa
JORN B. SMITH SON. Plymouth. Pa,
B. W. ifDLUOAN, Wllkes-Barre, Pa.
Agents for the Repauno Chemical Com
pany's High Explosives.
MT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL
Coal of the best quality for domestls
use, and of all sites, delivered In any part
of tbe city at lowest price.
Orders left at my Once,
NO. tit WYOMINO AVBNUE,
Rear room, flrst floor, Third National
Bank, or sent by mall or telephone to tbe
mine, will receive prompt attention.
Special contracts will be made for the
sale and delivery of Buckwheat Coal,
WM. T. SMI1H.
tt i m-
DR. LOBB'S BOOK FREE
tl tajhrers ef ERRORS 9? TOOTH,
IT VKiftHead DUEAAib&f lalbf AND
trtet?Wafi&tial.Na s tMU oirick cure
flTi I r 390 K. l&tfa St., Pitted.. Pa.
Uu. UbuO W years' eeatSnooas practice.
POWDER
CAUTION
TO our
Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their marry pas
rona that they will this year hold to their usual custom
of milling STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop
Is fully cured. New wheat Is now upon the market, and
owing to the excessively dry weather many millers art)
of the opinion that It fa already cured, and in proper
condition for milling, Washburn-Crosby Co. will take
no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully three
months to mature before grinding.
This careful attention to every detail of milling hag
6 laced Wtahburu-Crusby Co.'s flour far above other
rands.
IEGARGEL
Wholesale Agents.
THE DICKSON MANUFACTURING CO
8CRANTON AND WILKES-OARRE, PA., Manufacturers of
Locomotives, Stationary Engines, Boilers,
HOISTING AXD PUUPING MACHINERY.
Oeneral Office: SCRANTON, PA
ttF'V's VkM Ms fcr Ntrrm DiM'tty. t.o at Bans! Tawtr (ht sldist
r.M YA B smi. IbuMasc. Atnsav. Vsiicautia -na -tjf wMkitaatas. (hem any cauaa. uas
MM'
"TS f SnlssCiUa. litadia
iSai! la I wteka.
'I srauMea aaaaia lataiiy.
fta.tss tWsisV tre art-
MAYlftEDfCIItS CO.,
Par sal by JOHN H. PHSkPS. Paarmaslstj cor. Wyoming Avidia aasl
WNMsjf. 8tgSls BorMtsja) Pa,
THXEE KEASOrtSBsex
WHY YOU SHOULD 0UE1SE 001
RANGES
KPOBE PURCHISISB ELSEWKEHZ.
FIRST-We Hav. the Moat Come
plete Line to Choose from
SECOND We Guarantee Ever
Ranee Put Out.
THIRD-Wc Have the Best Ran
1UUUU. J
ojr sscrtb:nt-
The New Sterling,
The Majestic Steel,
The Howard Dockash
And a Complete Line of Scrantoo)
Ranges.
FOOTE & SHEAR CO,;
IGSWS, 119 WISHI16TCII WE.
The Electric City Awning end Teat Ceae
peny wish to inform their frioadi and patrons)
that they have opened an ofdee st 31s Unseat)
Street, with Reeee ft Long, where say urdere
by mall or telephone, for Tents, Place, Awnq'
tan, W agon Cove a or Horse Ciething wlil ba .
given earof ul attention.
Tileptai 3102
Q CkMmtw Eitsttih BlaaMee BneA
rENNYROYAL PILLS
Art, timnyt rMJti. kAUilft Mt
bruKitrt for ChitUitar fmaliik Dim-,
moiulBrfd In KaJ ud GoU D.tuUl
tWn XrVit damyurrm tbtttti '
I text j and iMsfeUicHti. At UrnaUtaia. ar sarfsi elaa.
Ill IUmr hat JMTtleKtlwM, WttShilt M
RUf tVr IsmUm,', kf.gr, kr Mtr
MBit. 1 .wrw 1 usua)Mis. nmwnm t mmm
REVIVG
restores vrrALmrJ
Mart a st
lrtDay.TOjf'frr&Weil MM
iatl.Day.WXJ" ofMe,
- - si .TaTJv MX V
Tr!E GREAT 30th
produces the nbove reanlta In 30 days. It act.
powerfully aud quickly. Cures when all others ialL
yoiinumeu wiUrsiin their lout manhood, and uldj
man will rerorur their youthful vitor by using
KiVI VO. It quickly and uurely rmtores Nolvou.
ntss, Lout Vitality. Inipotrncy. Mgutly bniuiou,)
Loit Power, Filling Mmiory, WshIIiuc Diaranes. and
all effects of scU-sbiiM or xrss and indiscretion,
which unfit one for r udy. buxlness or aarriagu. Is
not only cures by starting at the teat ot iLieue. buir
if a groat nervotnnle and blood km Oder, brlne
lug back tho pink glow to pale rherhaaidmj
storing tie fire of youth. It wards en rnmallf
and Ceaenmption. Insttt en baring KEVIVO,M '
other. It can be carried in vest poakst. by mrij
.Oe) !r package, or six f or VB.OO, with a poij-i
tlvo written guarantee to core or roraad
Ihe money. Circular free. Ail drain
. vriMrt? f n. 1 .,.Afy fg
For sale by MATTHEWS Rros., Draiglsts
Ssrantoa, Pa.
THE
SUMMER SI
Hi inns
' CO HAND III HAND
If
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Dai
patrons:
(MILL
RESTORE
LOST IG0R
cSatkad 4 hit tint sulckiy muni, If iMgleciri, aack
Natlae asrwhars. aaa'ta " a oai wr .aa, wiui
a lateral ariiaeanr t tutti w fafiBai thsi moucv.
CttvalOd, Onto.