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THE . SCRANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MOEHTNO, APEIL 22, 1890.
He SttpeiMei
Exaiple.
Copyright, IfcW, by Bacaeller, Joaaaoa aa. Bach.Um
'At small town on a railway run
jilna; through Kentucky an express com
pany bad been robbed of Ave thousand
dollars. The loss of the money was In
significant when simply viewed as the
removal of so many pieces of paper
tenting the portrait of a dlstinguixhed
American, ' but the necessity to hold
up some one In the glaring light of the
law aa a dazzling example, was a mo
mentous consideration. It may be ob
served that a great corporation never
knows an evil-doer as an individual,
tut regurds him wholly as an "exam
ple;" Indeed, the closest relationship
and services that have endured through
many years can be forgotten by a great
institution when it sets out to estab
lish an example. And I have often
wondered why some one has not taken
up the business of professional exam
ple, to undergo a sentence to prison,
for a reasonable salary, to show to the
world that the great corporation is
determined to enforce honesty. Well,
five thousand dollars were taken one
night from the express Office in Spring
dale. The safe was blown open, the
town trembled for three days in a de
lirium of excitement, and the agent,
with a bruise on his head, lay In his
room at the tavern. At that time I
was operating a detective agency In
Louisville (truly a despicable calling,
I must say), and the division super
intendent of the express company sent
for me. A great man was he. Con
sciously Impressive, portly, with anl
nial life running like an engine within
liliu. As I entered his private apart
ment he turned in his chair, and, look
ing at me a moment. Bald:
"So you are Captain Blake?"
"My name is Blake; yes, sir."
"I suppose you have heard of our
little affair down In the country."
"Yes; I have read an account of it"
"Wbat do you think?"
"It is only now, sir, that I have found
It to my advantage to think."
"Ah; I see." And after a short pause
lie added: "Now, I'll tell you what we
have done, and then I'll tell you what
we want you to do. The agent at
Bprlngdale has been arrested."
He paused and looked at me as If he
expected me to show astonishment, but
I didn't. I simply said: "Yes; and he
continued: "About six years ago he
cave to us most highly recommended,
trlctly sober, and with no bad habits.
There is no bank in the town, and on
numerous occasions he has been en
trusted with large sums of money. He
is of a good family, and during many
years his father has been cashier of a
bank in this city."
He leaned back in his chair, stroked
his side whiskers and looked at me,
and I fancied that I could hear the
great engine of health pumping within
him. "I authorized his arrest last
night," he went on, "and I have a dis
patch telling me that the town Is great
ly excited. The physician Is unable to
decide whether or not the blow on the
head was self-inflicted, but he agrees
that it looks suspicious."
"Well, said I, "what do you want me
to do?"
"l hava m mrttuv .1
LAiere have been so many similar
ryies, you understand, that I believe
yj could convict him upon the testi
wony of the physician and other sus
picious circumstances; and although it
is necessary for us to have an example,
you understand, yet I should like to
know beyond question whether or not
he Is guilty. I may be over particular,
but, the fact is, I want him to make a
confession. I may be a trifle soft-
"u, juu uiiueruiuiiu, oui i a liKe to
know."
"Don't you always want to know?"
I asked.
"Oh, yes, surely," he quickly replied,
but as a general thing we are willing
for the law to settle that point and act
accordingly. But down in that part of
the country an examnle is baillv need
ed, and if this fellow Haines could be
brought to confess, why it would be
well, it would be a good thing for us,
you know."
"And your scheme?"
"Is this. I want you to be put Into
the cell with him, win his confidence
and worm a confession out of him."
"Rather an old scheme," I was bold
enough to reply.
' "Oh, I've been told you are a most
discouraging man, but I am determined
upon this, and I am willing to pay
handsomely for your services, and if
you succeed the amount of conpensa
tlon shall be doubled."
This, of course, interested me. and
during more than an hour we laid our
plans and talked them over, and when
I 'left him it was with these words:
You may depend upon it that I shall
do my duty."
That evening an officer conducted me
along the main street of Sprlngdale.
The sight of the handcuffs upon my
wrists caught the eyes of the corner
loungers, and soon a crowd was fol
lowing till And nnAQulnnnllir T
the remark: "Got him all right.
- haven't they?" 1 heard the words
hnPUB thtaf T fittt l .1 ,
puis! ve. as I am I turned around to con
front a mottled face. The officer, who
knew nothing of the superintendent's
scheme who was proud to be made so
Important gave me a jerk, and the mob
applauded him. By the time we reached
the jail the air was full of "horse thief."
I had no sooner been shoved through
the door into the corridor than the
words "hang him" smote my ears like a
blow from a mallet, for I knew the ab-
nurrence in wnicn my countrymen held
the stealing of a horse; that, charged
with any other crime, a man might
hope for some sort of a hearing, but
that to be suspected of horse theft was
more than likely to mean deaf ears and
quick action. The mob was now fierce.
The jailer, a fat and humorous old fel
low, stepped out. I stood in the corri
dor, Just behind him. Near me stood a
man holding a key waiting to show me
to my quarters.
"Boys," said the jailer, "what do
you want?"
"S kPow what we want, Buck,"
replied a lank fellow who had assumed
DISFIGURING
HUMOURS
v rirtiiticniji
when all
Else
1 Fails
CDTtCORl SOAP nurlfiM ind beautife
tht skin, ictip, and hair by restoring to
healthy activity tha Oogged, Infiamed,
UltTATlD, SlUQGISa, or OYMWOWED
FDHIi. , . .j
tits
command outside. "We want that boss
thief!"
"Bill, there ain't no hoss thief here!"
"Tell that up at Bear Waller an' up
the right fork of the Big Handy, but
don't tell it to us. That feller stole the
Wldder Cage's hoss, and we want him,
"Who says so?"
"Why. Ab, here." And I saw him nod
at a fellow standing near, and the light
held at an upper window fell upon his
mottled race.
"How do you know, Ab?" the jailer
asxea.
"Why, McGee 'lowed he was the man.
and he was with the fellers that got
atter him."
"Where's McGee? Let him identify
him. And if he's the man, I'll agree
to hang him myself, and then eat a foot
of the rope. No, boys, you are wrong
mis time. You have hung fellows out
of here all right enough, but you'd make
a mistake this time, and it ain't exactly
"WE WANT THAT HOSS THIEF."
right to make such mistakes. I rlcol-
1 ,., ,U- 1 - . I .. .
wicj nuns me ntvii), iiia.il un a.1
Hover not long ago, and it caused a
muul Axr,t " .1 ,11 1 1
ewu uci j& lain aiiu Burner ill 1 1 i-n u ,
so 1 advise you to be more particular.
Now, if you want to know right bad,
I'll tell you what the man is charged
with."
"Out with It," the leader cried.
"Why, they do say he killed a man."
The light was stilt held at the win-
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.. oitn i. ii it Bri aim trjtvcviaub
countenance of the leader droop to dls-
ujipuinimeni.
"Till, U la Yin BUiilnkl4'l
' . i., Is . 111. I PLltUKIIl i
"As a rope pullin' a bucket out of a
wen.
"All rlffht, then," said the leader,
tiirnlna o limit ThcA ,.i
when a feller's got a right to kill a
man, out noDouy ever had a right to
Rtefll II. Vl n a Itnva lut'a nSk .ln.ii n
Tobe's grocery. I understand they air
ev.ui m i-m a. waiermiiion, Knot'K a
nail keg in the head and wring a
dishrag down there nrpttv nrwn Pnmn
on."
(The jailer, his fat sides shaking, step
tied hack- ii nH ulnaiwl ik, .J... .1,1 ,uA
mi. vivrv, , aim 111TJ
man with the key motioned me to
iuuuw mm.
A As the turnkey was fumbling with
to and fro, of a man inside the cell,
and when I stepped In he turned about,
looked at me and, withdrawing his
brief attention, with a contemptuous
wtti ui ma eyes, said 10 tne jailer:
"BllrlC. Vnll'VA haon DnnnlnfAJ .IU
. u-vhuuik 11714 Willi
me Ion IT ononirh tn Lnnm hn- T .,,..
a j-i v miLT ... I. UU1I I
want to bo shut in here with a horse-
"Oh. VOII hpnrii thotn fnl.At-a ,11-1
Of course, you don't want to be shut
up wnn a noHsinier don't want to be
Shut lltl At nil fnr that matin
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but there are some things we can't
help, and bein' shut up with the first
feller that comes along Is sometimes
one of them. Tnm bHi.Ii t.a. nwii.. .
- ... iiiu. vmiiiiir Ul
there over the door and leave It there
till it burns out so these here gentle
men can see how to entertain each
other. That's all right; It'll stick. Well,
good night. Glad we've got room
enough in there for both of you. and if
you don't find bed clothes enough, shout
for more. In fact, whatever you don't
see in the dark, ask for."
The shooting of the bolt sent a chill
through me, and my fellow prisoner,
noticing my momentary distress, gave
me a kindly look. "You are not used
.' HE MADE NO REPLT. : '
to it," he said. "They may be lying
about you as they are about me. It's
cm vuny cuing 10 OO.
"And sometimes a hard thing to dis
prove," I replied, sitting down on my
bunk, opposite his own. He made no
reply, but turned about and resumed
his pacing up and down the cell. I was
careful not to let him catch me gaz
ing at him, but I sat here studying
him closely. And Burely I was never
impressed more deeply by the bearing
and the countenance of a man. There
was something about him that was
more than graceful, an attraction new
to me, unexpected, surprising. I had
seen studied suggestions of it on the
stage the handsome, brave, reckless
gambler. H1b features were not regu
lar, his nose was faulty,' his chin weak,
and yet as a whole his face was strik
ingly picturesque. He must have been
about twenty-five years of age.
The flickering of the light told me
that the candle was dying. Had he
been walking so long In silence, and
had I in silence been studying; him so
long?
"We'll soon be In the dark," I said.
"I hate the dark. But it is In keeping
with this miserable hole. Here a sun
beam would be like a bright-haired
child strayed Into a den of vice."
"Yes," he replied, pausing to look
at me.
"Were you ever on the stage?" I
asked.
, "No. There goes the light"
Blackness fell about us. I heard
him stretch himself upon his bed. I
lay down to ponder over him, to specu
late upon his character. I wondered if
he were really guilty. Before seeing
blm I would have staked anything
upon my belief in his guilt, but now I
was unceraln. Time and again I turned
over, striving to force myself to sleep,
And I muttered charges of weakness
against myself. He had done a rare
thing had won nty friendship.
To be continued Saturday.
SUE LEFT NO MICttOBES.
A Chicago Woaaa'a Object Lcssoa with a
Mckel.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
The car stopped, a richly dressed lady
got on, and sat down with a toss of her
head and a swish of her silken petti
coats. She wore a sealskin cloak and a
tiny pink and jet bonnet. Altogether she
was such a dainty of fresh loveliness
that the eyes of all In the car were upon
her. Her cheeks flushed and her eyes
brightened as she talked to a friend be
side her.
"I've been to the lecture on microbes,
she said, laughing, and showing all her
dimples, "and just think how perfectly
horrid! Prof. Jones says there are ml
robes in everything. In the air we
breathe, in the water we drink, even on
tne money we handle."
Then extracting her fare from a small
silver-mounted pot-ketbook. she delib'
erately put the nickel In her mouth, de
murely folded her hands, and waited for
the conductor. A penxive. faraway look
was in the lady's eyes as the dirty piece
of money wan rolled from cheek to
cheek, held for an instant between the
pearly teeth, then back again under
her tungue, till to the relief of all the
conductor came along and relieved her
of it: "I'll bet my old shoes there's no
microbes left In that nickel."
Anecdotes of
Famous People.
THE JITIXJE'S OHAItGR,
The late Judge Rosencrana, of Saratoga
couniy, in. 1 ., ays tne tireen Hhk, iim
Ki'SMeil a niONt brilliant Intellect, anil cnulil.
If he chose, so charge a Jury a to almost
certainly defeat u litlRunt that he de.
Hired, without giving the most astute law
yer any good ground to take exceptions
to the charge.
A farmer, residing In his county, at
one lime nau, growing outside or his door
yard fence and really In the ground be.
longing to he road or hichwav. a iMo-an.
tie chestnut tree. For year the farmer
had honestly supposed that the nuts that
grew on this tree belonged by lawful right
to him, and he had gathered them ae-
cominKiy. one day two stalwart butch
ers, out on a calf-buying expedition, came
along and began to collect the nuts that
hung plentifully in their burrs on the
tree. Naturally tho farmer objected to
this and went out anrl fnrhmle thpm
Words followed, and an altercation en-
nueii, m wnicn me rarmer, although a
mnuiier man man eiiiier or nis antngotv
ists. save them both a terrihln ilrnhhlnir
They, knowing him to be amply able to
respond in damages, brought suit for
damages for assault and battery. Tho
case came on to be tried before Judge
nusenenins, and ne, imnKlng mat tne
farmer ought not to be punished, proceed
ed to charge the Jury in somewhat tho
following manner: "Oentlemen of tho
Jury, I charge you as a matter of law that
this defendant was not the owner of tha
nuts growing on this tree, and had no
more rltjht to them than the plaintiffs
had; and, therefore, they are not entitled
to damages for the assault made upon
them. The only remaining question, then,
is one of damages. This Is entirely for
you to determine. The evidence shows
that at the time he began the assault the
plaintiffs had gathered about a hatful of
chestnuts with the burrs. Now, I further
charge you that In estimating the amount
of damages to which you may think the
plaintiffs entitled, you have no right to
sei ore against mo same the value or the
chestnuts so gathered, even If you think
the damaees shall amount to so much ua
the viilue you may put upon the chest-
mns.
The Jury brought In a verdict of dam
ages for the -plaintiffs in the sum of 6
cents.
I! II II
MR. VEST'S INQUIRY.
Mr. Vest, of Missouri, was making a
speech In the senate the other day, says
ine wasnington i-ost, wnen nrst Mr.
Peffer arose and bernin to sninlt. and then
Mr. Sherman, all three addressing the
chair at the same time. (Mr. Vest looked
amazed, and, after a minute a hesitation,
cuiipn out;
"Mr. President. Mr. President!"
The Dresldent Daid no attention tn Mr.
Vest, however, when the Missouri mem
ber suddenly changed his tactics by de
claring his desire to make a parliamentary
Inquiry. This appeal was not lost on the
President.
"The gentleman from Missouri will state
it," ne said, ignoring iMr. Peffer and Mr,
Sherman.
"I believe I was addressing the senate
and had the floor." said Mr. Vest, "but
it seems that I have no longer got It. If
J can t get it any other way, I rise to a
parliamentary inquiry to find out how I
lost it."
There was n ripple of laughter In the
chamber. Mr. Sherman apologized for his
Interruption, and Air. Vest continued to
nciu me ion.
II II II
HOW STKVENS FELT.
"A great many stories have been tuld
about my distinguished predecessor, TIihiI-
ueus elevens, wnose district i have the
honor to represent," said Mr. Proslus, of
Pennsylvania, -put nere u one that is new
to me.
"Stevens was championing some bill In
congress which aroused the opposition of
the combined southern members. He made
a brilliant speech In favor of it. and eaual
ly brilliant speeches were made on the
other side, and the upshot of It was that
Stevens was outvoted after a very bitter
and passionate partisan debate.
"Stevens was still bollinx with tll&an-
pointment end bitterness when Tombs, of
ueorgia, in a taunting way, asked him:
" 'Well. Stevens, how do you feel over
your defeat?"
t eei r snapped back Stevens, "reel? I
feel like the poor man at the rich man's
gate, who was licked by the dogs.' "
II II II
WHITMAN MISSED A FORTUNE.
Walt Whitman, the DhllosoDhemoet and
William DeVere. the "Editor" in Hoyt's
play. 'A Black Sheep," were close friends
in the days when "pfaffs" was the head
quarters of "Uohomla," In New York city.
nice numan mini; -mil, go you Know
that I once had the chance to become a
very rich man?"
is that so?' was De Veres answer.
"How was It?"
'Why. when I wrote 'Leaves of Orass.'
I took it to u famous publisher In Huston.
ne nan me worn read and agreed l j pub
lish and boom It for me If I would o?rmlr
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sachtuetts to edit It. by eliminating be
tween 2U0 and SOU llnw which he ranalderad
Improper. 1 declined, and then he got
Ralph Waldo Emerson to invite me to nla
house. He was the most persuasive and
convincing man 1 ever met. He nearly
persuaded me to permit the elision, tell
ing me the book would be a great success
and would bring me a fortune. While I
would be with him Emerson w.ml 1 almost
persuade me. but the instant I was alone
I would resolve that the book should be
printed aa I wrote It or not at ail. I
finally determined not to permit It to be
edited, ami so I lost my chance of a for
tune." The book made Whitman famous, but he
never acquired a fortune through it.
II II II
G BORGIA'S DRTEST TOWN.
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, and his
man. went on a little junket the other day
to the town of Wavcrosa In the southern
part of the state. On their return the
governor preserved a dignified silence
when asked if he had had a rood time.
A prominent member of the staff, how
ever, waa not so reticent.
"Talk about your dry towns," he ex
claimed. "Wavcrosa Is the dryest on
earth. They don't even allow carpenters
down there to carry spirit levels."
II II II
THR BISHOP'S SHARE.
The late Dr. Thorold, bishop of Win
chester, was once on a railway Journey,
and at a certain station summoned a pa
per boy to fetch him some light refresh
ment. "Here Is a four-nennv niece." said
the liishop. "with which you can buy a
Hum linn lor me and one for yourseir.
In a few minutes the youth returned,
munching u large bun. "Here's your
change, sir." he said, handing over two
pence; "there was only one bun left."
II II II
MISTAKEN APPRECIATION.
An Instance of mistaken appreciation
Is told of the painter Constable. He whs
one, day leaving the Royal Acad.Mny.where
he had been busy with his colleatruoa of
the hanging committee In arranging the
pictures for the exhibition, and at the l3or
he met Sam, the porter, who had been
helping with the mechanical part of the
work.
They had Just been moving Into place
one of Constable's own landscapes, paint
ed In his characteristic manner aril full
of the spots of light which he was ac
customed to Introduce Into his pictures.
"Well, Mr. Constantable, sir, said Sam,
"that's a picture of yours, sir! Wonder
ful, sir!"
"Glad you approve of 't. Bam," said the
artist, feeling In his po;k t for a shilling
wherewith to encourage Sum s taste.
"Wonderful, sir!" repeated the man. "t
never see snow palntel so natural In my
life!"
II II II
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONSTITUENT.
It sometimes happens that a prophet Is
moat honored In his own country and
among his own people, says the Washing
ton Star. For example, there was a party
of Texans. Congressman -Bailey's loyal
constituents. In a Pennsylvania avenue
car Just the other day. A little girl was
with them. The little thing knelt on the
st, her nose pressed against tho window
pane. She did not see tin Capitol at all
till Just as the car swung around at tho
foot of the hill. Then, as the great, white
building flashed before he, eha turned ex
citedly. "O. mamma!" sha cried. "There It is.
There's Mr. Bailey's ollli!''
II II II
THE CROWD VANISHED. .
Gustavo Dore could show Invention not
only In his wonderful Illustrations but
also In matters of every-day life.
One day a friend at Verora was taking
a photographic view of a plcturesr,ue old
Btreet, and Dore tried to assist by keep
ing off the crowd of Idle lookers-on. It
was a difficult task, and -the more he ges
ticulated and threatened the greater he
came the throng. Suddenly, Dore had a
splendid idea.
"Walt a minute!" he called out to his
friend, "and I'll disperse them."
He then took off his coat, threw it on
the ground, and, assuming a pitiful ex
pression, he went round, cap in hand, to
beg for a few soldi. As ho advanced the
crowd drew back and melted away, and
his friend quickly obtained the negative.
II II II
THE PEER AND THE BUTLER.
A titled Englishman was a guest at a
Washington house, and a dinner party
was given in his honor. The host cau
tioned the colored butler to address the
Englishman aa ''My Lord." This he re
membered to do until he passed the spe
cial dish of the occasion, stewed terra
pin. The appearance of the dish Is not
specially inviting, so, when ' the butler
handed It to him, the Englishman de
clined it, saying sotto voce:
"It looks uncommonly nawsty."
The butler was so taken aback at the
Idea of any one refusing such a delicacy
that he forgot himself and said:
"But It's terrapin, My God."
II II II
AUSTIN ON TENNYSON.
Just about the time when Tennyson
then plain Alfred Tennyson, the most
popular poet In England published his
Arthurian Idylls, Alfred Austin, William
Morris and Algernon Charles Swinburne
met at Swinford, Austin's beautiful home
at Ashford, and entered into a discussion
of the new work. Tennyson was handled
without gloves by the trio, Austin closing
the discussion with the remark:
"Why waste breath on a third-rate
poet?"
Austin Is an Intensive sort of chap, who
can be thoroughly uncompromising. He
liked Tennyson better after the poet-laureate
was made a baron.
II II II
JUDGE AND MOONSHINER.
W. A. Woolwine, of Los Angeles, who
was here In the Interest of the San Pedro
harbor Droject. savs the Waahlneton Slur
formerly lived In Tennessee, and tells the
lonowing story oi JUdice L. At. Kev. now
retired :
A mountaineer who seemed to be half
witted was Drought Into court charged
with moonshlnlng.
"Are you guilty or not guilty?" asked
the Judge.
"I don't know what you mean," returnej
ine prisoner.
"Did you or did you not make liquor
without paying license?"
course I did. It's good likker, Jedge."
"Well, didn't you know It was wrone?"
" 'Course not. PaD made It. an' he wer
a goou man, a preacner."
There was such a vacant look In the
man's face that Judge Key believed him
to be st-ml-ldiotlc. Turning to the dls-
irict attorney, nn oaid: "l Uuu't know
what to do In this case. The man Is evi
dently non compos mentis."
"I'll tell yo", Jedge," suggested the cul
prit. " 'sposln' we Jess let this thing drap
on both sides."
And the case was "drapped:"
P.ll.r. AND THIN, BUT COULD FIGHT.
In the mountains of the South t ha ar-hnnli
are still maintained nnon the anhsriniinn
plan. A traveling man Just returned from
mat section gave a reporter the following
account of an examination of an appli
cant for school:
"1 was stonDlnir at a cabin n niirht
said he, "and a pale, slender young man
came during the evening to talk with my
" '1 m thinking of starting a school
here,' he said 'and 1 wanted to see If you
would subscribe.'
" 'Kin yo read?"
" 'Yes.'
" 'Kin yo' write? '
" 'Certainly.'
" 'Kin yo' flggerT
" 'Of course.'
" 'Air yo" married?
" 'No.'
"'Wall, we did want a married man
nex' time. The las' three teachers hn run
off with gals, an' thar ain't enuff gals In
this hyar neighborhood now. But ! don't
s'pose none of 'em would want a lean feller
iiae yo , j uon i reexon yo not beln" mar
ried '11 make much dlff'rence. Couldn' ex.
pect slch a po'ly feller ter be married.
Then thar's one thing. Me and Bill Slmp
klns an' Alf Toney Is all gwine ter school
an' lam ter read an' write. I licked Bill
an' he done licked Alf, so I reckon the
only one ter settle with is me. .We aln'
gwine ter bey no man we kin lick. - Kin yo'
fout?'
" 'I studied boxing,' said the stranger.
" 'Don' know nohtln' 'bout tht. noes
makln' boxes make muscle?' : r
" 'Try one and see,' was the cool re
joinder. "The big mountaineer hit at 'the little
man, and when he regained consciousness
had his head In the wood box and his feet
sticking up in the air.
"Looking about him with a dazed ex
pression, he said:
" 'Young feller, shake. I'll go with yo'
some day an' we'll alt thet school. An'
say, young feller, set me ter work dn them
boxes, will yo' ?' "Washington Star.
Womanly Journalism.
' "Who Is going to write the editorials?"
asked the Inquisitive person.
"The which?" said the lady who was proV
motlng the "Women's Edition." ntt
the editorials. Why, I believe ' Mrs.
Gratebraln wrote the most of them last
summer." Indianapolis Journal.
A WOMAN'S SUFFERING. .
latereatlag Experieaee of Mrs. Loaas
eery or Otysapia, Washington.
The practice of publishing medical
testimonials is certainly not a new one
in fact, the subject is well nigh thread
bare, the columns of every paper being
tun or tnero. Nevertheless, occasion
ally a case appears of so Interesting
and remarkable a character as to merit
special attention. Of such a character
is the experience of Mrs. E. L. Louns-
buty, of Olymnla. in far oft Washing
ton, who now resides at No. Ill Maple
l ark. In that city.
Mrs. Lounsbury's trouble was an ag
gravated case of stomach trouble. She
rays: I was very weak, could not sit
tip In bed more than an hour at a time.
nn appetite, eating the Juice of rare
beef. My husband would have to read-
to me until two or three o'clock in the
morning before sleep would come, my
heart was weak and troublesome, gas
would collect in my stomach so that
a number of times during the day I
would lecome almost helpless.
I saw the new stomach remedy,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, advertised
In the Christian Herald of Detroit, and
even now after taking but one box I am
a good advertisement for them; I sleep
goua. nave a goou appetite, my heart
Is better, my nerves stronger. I am
gaining strength so fast that yesterday
i viiittfa seven diocks.
it this letter will do any good you
may publish it in the Christian Herald,
as I have many friends who read that
PHper.
The tnlihts have done wonders for
me, Miicre nope of recovery was nearly
gono.
The cure of this lady la but one of
tnousanda no have been cured of dys
pepsia, indigestion and stomach
troubles by the regular use of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets a common sense
remedy, which cures by causing the
prompt digestion of the food eaten.
They should be taken Immediately at
ter meals and their beneficial effects
are speedily apparent in the Increased
strength of stomach and nerves. They
cure i a'pltation of the heart by re
moving me cause: tney Increase flesh
and pppetite by digesting the food be
fore It has time to ferment, sour and
poison the blood and nerves.
Ptuart's Dyspepsia Tablets not only
cure indigestion, but they are so safe
anu pleasant that they are also per
fectly udapted to children and invalids.
They are sold by druggists at 60 cents
for full sised packages.
A useful book on stomach diseases
will be mailed free by addressing Stuart
company, jviarsnau, Mich.
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The doctor is now located over
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wanna ahenue, where he may be
consulted on all cases of Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat trouble. Special
care given to difficult Eye Fitting.
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It a great siervo tonic and blood builder, bring
ing back the pink glow to pal cheeks and re
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ether. It can be carried in veil pocket. By mail.
1.00 per package, or all for Sjfl.OO, with a potl
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, Scraatea, Pa.
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Day. '
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Manufactured at tho Wapwaltopea lfUls,
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mington, Delaware.
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General Agent for the Wyoming District
lit WVOMINO AVENUE. Scraatea, Pa.
Third National Bank Bulldinf.
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Agents for the Kepauno Chemical Com
pany's High Explosives.
Asparagus
Green and Wax Beans
encumbers, Radishes
Lettuce, Cauliflower
Ripe Tomatoes, Etc.
T
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2,000,000 BARRELS
Made and Sold in Six Months, ending riarch 1. 1896.
Total Product of
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The A Mill Alone produced 1,000,000 Barrels,
Largest Run on Record.
Washburn. Crnahv'a Siinorlfitlro, la Dt.t .1
Pacific Coast to St. John's, New Foundland, and in Kriuland. Ireland
and Scotland very largely, and is recognized as the best flour in the
world.
1EGAR6EL
WHOLESALE AGENTS.
ACTIVE Building Corporations Desiring Extra
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Kindly Let Manager Name Our Prices Quick,
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IRON AMD
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Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers. Riv
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plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock.
SOFT STEEL HORSE SHOES
and a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels,
Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc.
TTEHB
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STATEMENT FEBRUARY 28, 1896i
RESOURCES.
Loans 1,46S,TT3 48
Overdraft 714 01
U. 8. Bonds 106.000 00
Other Bonds 301.536 20
Banking House 26.734 03
Premium on U. S. Bonds 1,660 00
Due from U. 8. Treasurer.... 7,770 00
Due from Banks 1S7.304 73
Caa 125.7MSS
$2,191,800 30
WH. CONNELL, President: OEO. H. CATLIN, Vic President: WM. H. PECK, Cashier.
DIBBCTOBS-Wm. Conn.il. rlenrv Bella. Jr.. Jane Archibald. Wm. T. Smith. Oeorae H.
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Special attentloa jlven to Business and
OB Tim Deposits.
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Kssuil la, 4 week.
NOW IS THE f ItlE :
TO
Rakes,
Hoes,
Spades,
Garden forks,
Garden Barrou)s,
Garden Trowels,
Pruning Shears,
Carpet Whips,
WE SEIL THEM.
FOOTE SHEAR CO.,
U9 WISHIR6T0H AVENUE.
Houses (or Sals and for Rent
If you contemplate purchasing or leas
Ing a home, or want to Invest la a let,
see the lists el desirable pre party ea
page a of The Tribune.
& Orders.
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LIABILITIES.
Capital
Surplus i...
Undivided Fronts
Circulation
Dividends Unpaid
Deposits
Due to Bank
Re-Discounts
Bill Payable
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. 280.000 0
,. 81.491 41
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