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THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE SAT UBDAY MOHNING. JUNE 13, 1896.
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TART 1.
Many things are told of that redoubt
able adventurer Taul Jones whom
knew well to concede him with Mr.
Jefferson and Dr. Franklin the most su
preme merit as a man of resourcis.
Made as he was with the tireless spir
it of effort, it was to be expected that he
should end as he did disappointed In
his career. I know of nothing sadder,
more tragical, than the end of that poor
chevalier of the Order of Merit of Louis
XVI, who had been a most doughty cap
tain In our navy, and an admiral among
the Russians, where political Intrifrue
obscured his ability, dying as he did in
Paris In 1702. I like to think of him
better as I knew him In the fame that
the victory of the Hon Homme Klchard
over the Perapis had secured him
When he took on rather the manner of a
beau, assumed fine alls, snorted the
HE WAS NOT SCKPRISED TO FIND
A PRETTY SCENTKD NOTE IN
MME. LE FEVRE'S HAND.
Bword the king had given him, was
petted by the ladies eVen by Marie
Antoinette, then In the line heyday of
her gayety before her snd end. I mean
the time when he had his celebrated
affair with la Comtesse de Bourbon, and
With Mme. Thelllson.
For this little swarthy fellow, with
his peering eye, his boasting over the
greatness of the republic he served so
well, was ever the admirer of a petti
coat when its wearer was fair. I am
told he had several duels on his hands
on that account, of one of which and
Its mysterious cause Dr. Franklin him
self has preserved the account.
But there is another one between
himself and one of the fairest, cleverest,
most charming and dangerous women
of the court at Versailles, which I
have never seen recorded, and which I
will put down as I had It myself from
the great cajjtrjln's "l,s-
The ladjwas Comtesse Hortensc
.JLeJfW! a rlt'h young w M;vv, and who
besides Capt. Paul, had many aspirants
to her favor, among others Lord Whit
tlesey, of the English foreign otllce. In
the end she became, as you will remem
ber, the countess of Whittlesey, the
mother of the present earl (181").
Now, nt that time, the English were
piqued at Cart. Jones, would not allow
him any merits excepting of the Capt.
Kldd order, and dearly wished to catch
him that they might swing him from a
yard-arm.
Well, Captain Jones, just then Idle,
and because he was a man who must
have some activity, even if it were play
ing with the fire of the devil, found
time for many affairs, as I have said.
Among others he conceived the passion
for Mme. Lie Fevre. She was of medium
height, .fair, plump, with the most be
witching lips, and enticing grey eyes,
always exquisitely gowned among
Marie Antoinette's ladles always most
proficient nt the affected simplicity that
played about The Little Trianon.
And' behold our swarthy American
captain, the great son of a Scotch gar
dener, sighing for her, until all the court
noticed It, and made sport of him, and
called him Mme. Comtesse's "Poor
Paul." And madamo herself liked it
all, counting him but one more victim.
But she played him off, ns she did many
other gentlemen, French, Italian, Ger
mans and Russians, who wrote verses
to her and called her the fair, cruel,
cold Le Fevre after the fashion of that
day when the sentimentality, as M.
Rousseau so well expressed it, but hid
the horrid seriousness of the time un
der this veneer all "out of Joint."
She smiled, as I say, on all; had no
favorite; flirted and encouraged Just
enough without suffering scandal to
touch her skirts. And In the mean
time, though no one knew It, she had
become secretly plighted to Lord Whit
tlesey, It would not have been prudent
for a lady who courted popularity at
Versailles at this period to have con
fessed a penchant for an Englishman.
Now, while our captain was a shrewd
follow on the quarter-deck, he was a
simpleton where a woman was con
cerned, as many brave men before and
since have been. More than simple, he
was as vain as a peacock over his
achievement In this direction. .
And so one night after a great affair
t court, when Mme. la Comtesse had
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PZjJiW pAUVjONES.
CLINTON. Ro.
Bsehelle? Srndicata. ' '
;.i!ed on returning to his lodging to
!lnd a pretty scented note on his table,
in Mme. La Fevre's hand, by all the
gods of love and war. He puffed up In
deed after all tho chagrin of defeat.
"You never can tell about a woman,"
he muttered. "When her manner is
distant she sometimes likes you most."
And with this trite reflection, which
shows how silly a really brave man
may be when out of his element, the
doughty captain opened the note, which
reud :
"My Dear Captain: If you will be at 9
o'clock tomorrow evening entirely alone
at the house with the carved griffins on
the Ituc Richelieu you will learn that the
admiration of a brave nnJ famous sailor
is appreciated. Raise the knocker three
times In Quick succession.
'Hoitvnse Le V."
For a moment, despite all his vanity
about his achievements with the sex.
Captain Jones wondered. Could It be
true? But there was the note and her
name.
If Captain Jones had been himself he
never would have run into the snare.
Yet possibly he was, after all, his sim
ple, natural self, tho gardener's son, not
quite to the manner born a . bit too
vain too credulous of his possible
achievement with great ladies.
The long, next day lagged. Ho pow
dered his hair, and put on his gayest
costume, and the tine sword Louis XVI.
had given him in compliment of the vic
tory of Le lion Homme Richard; then
when near the hour he sallied forth to
keep tho appointment, for he never
doubted but that his charmer awaited
him.
The house, a building of the Fourth
Henry's time, he often hnd noticed.
For with the curiously carved griffins
at each side of the door, bearing the
arms of a former prince of Conde, It
was unmistakable.
Now, as he took his eager way
through the darkening streets, be had
no ditllculty in finding it. The streets
of Paris were not then ns cleanly ns
they were to become In the great em
peror's time; and the captain, who
wa'ked, as a matter of caution, was
grieved to think that his shoes and
stockings were mud spattered. He
stood there for. a moment, among the
few passers, thinking ruefully that this
was the case, and observing closely the
shuttered front of the house. . And,
then, although that silent. Impassive
front had made him a bit suspicious,
he lifted the knocker once, twice, thrice,
just at 9 o'clock. A lover, like a war
rior, should bo exact In his appoint
ments. But he was not in fact ahead of the
time? Was it only a trick? He start
ed to lift the knucker again, when the
heavy door swung open a crack and a
wrinkled face peared over the chain.
"Capt. Paul Jones?" queried an un
certain voice.
"Yes, I," assented Capt. Jones, when
the chain rattled, was loosed, the door
swung open on a hall all dark, and the
concierge, or whatever she was, mo
tioned him in. The woman closed the
door, leaving him In the blackness of
the Interior, now for the first time with
tht thought of the need of caution.
And as he thought of possibilities of
danger after ail the ardor of his hope.
he was caught from behind by strong
Invisible arms, a gag was passed over
his face; and though he tried to strug
gle, and he was one of those little
wiry men, it was all In vain. He was
borne to the floor, bound, and his eyes
bandaged, his assailants the meantime
saying not a word.
The whole occurrence was uncanny
this sudden attack in the obscurity
of the house where he had expected light
and laughter the strong men who
mutely held him, and against whom any
struggle was vain these circumstances
left the Chevalier Paul Jones shivering,
bound and gagged, and blindfolded as
he was, nnd thrust aside In a corner,
like a dead thing. And then, as he
strained his cars, his hearing Indeed
being tho only faculty of which these
bravoes hnd left him the use he heard
doors shutting and the sound of heavy
in
AS HE LAY THERE HIS HEART
WAS BITTER.
steps on the hard floors of deserted
rooms. His reason began to return
then, and the first thing that occurred
to him was that his silent assailants
had worn no shoes. Was this man, or
men, different? And then of course
he perceived that, having accomplished
tho assault, need of silence no longer
existed. That was patent. They had put
on their shoes. But again the house
grew still, excepting for his breathing.
His hands tied behind him and his
feet together, with a strong rope that
cut into the flesh his eyes bandaged.
his mouth gagged finding struggling'
useless, and only knowing that the as
gallants had dropped him where they
had taken him, our brave chevalier
was indeed In a horrid predicament
The only thing he could do was to roll
over . the floor. He could do that with
difficulty, and to and fro, right and
left; and he began the examination of
the room in that awkward manner,
which was the only way that indeed
was possible.
Rolling- to the right about three feet,
he brought up against a wall. To his left
a distance of ten feet, he bumped his
head with the tortoise-like movement
brought first against the wall. This
was a hall, fourteen feet more or less
broad. He Judged tho distance from
the number of turns his body made,
while he paused, breathing hard, as this
effort, bound as he was, is most ex
hausting. If you do not bellev me,
have yourself bound tight, hands and
feet, gagged, and eyes blindfolded, and
then try to roll about.
As tho Chevalier Jones lay there
this fashion, breathing hard, and his
plight apparently hopeless enough, he
thought in a revengeful spirit of Mme.
Le Fevre, who plainly had brought him
Into the plight He remembered that
two days after there was to be a great
ball at Versailles cn which he hail
counted. Ha thought of the fine clothes
he had worn to the appointment which
were torn and hopelessly ruined. He
thought of the sword the . king had
given him and which the assailants had
taken away. And as he lay there his
heart was bitter over the simplicity of
the stratagem.
And what did they Intend to do with
him? For a moment ho was cold with
perspiration as he thought the men
would return, carry him out, and per
haps drop him into the Seine. Then he
reflected that if they had wanted to be
rid of him they would have killed him
with a sword or dagger thrust. More
likely they wanted to kidnap him. If
they had wished to kill him they cer
tainly would have stabbed him beyond
any noise. Rut why should they wlsli
to kidnap him unless
The plot suddenly became as clear as
day. They would carry him to the
coast, put him on some smuggler, and
deliver him to the authorities in Eng
land, who had a large reward offered for
his apprehension us a pirate d.ingerous
to his majesty's shipping nnd coast.
Had he not himself abducted Lord Sel
kirk? And now the same methods were
tried on him, the abductor. Mme. Le
Fevre plainly had engaged some des
perate fellows, rf whom Paris held
many, who, having nothing to lose,
gladly had embraced the chance of ob
taining the reward offered for the ap
prehension of tho "pirate Paul Jones."
They had caught him neatly, and now
they had gone after the carriage which
was to carry him out of Paris.
Impatient and angered over his own
simplicity In this matter his wretched
vanity about women he btgan to
struggle and roll about again. Aft r
he had struggltd for some time vainly
at his bonds, the spirit of investigation
returned, ond he began to roll over nnd
over, now In the other direction of the
room.
Counting the distance with the same
method of calculating it he had us;d be
fore, the length of that room seemed
endless. He knew he must make con
siderable noise with his shuffling about
in that house, which apparently was
now deserted,
PART II.
Pausing out of utter exhaustion and
breathing hard, with the gag cutting
Into his mouth, he nlmost despaired.
And then taking courage he again be
gan to move about, when he thought
his hands were net so much hindered.
Certain all nt once, that the rope had
stretched, he stopped his rolling a.id
tried to move tho arm that seemed to
bo least confined. As he did this the
rope stretched further. With hope ho
worked at It again. These fellows were
not sailors In tho tying of a knot, God
be thanked; and after a half hour In
this struggle he was able to free a hand.
Now give a man like Captain Pnul
Jones one hand free nnd he could ac
complish the rest. Twenty minutes
after he was on his feet, bruised and
maimed between his struggles with his
assailants nnd the scarcely less severe
one with his bonds. But he was free
again, clothes torn, himself cut and
bruised, the ropes and bandages that
had confined him In a heap on the flror.
The room was dark except for the
light that entered from a high window
In the rear.
And Jurt then he heard steps as from
some distant part of the house. Try
ing the front door, which hail admitted
him, he found it closed. In his des
peration ho turned through a door at
the left, opposite to that from which
the steps enme. Seeing a window In
this room, he sprang toward It, pushed
it up, while over his shoulder a glare
of light fell from tho next room.
"lioneV cried a voica In consterna
tion, and In English.
"Tho devil!" exclaimed another In
French.
"Quick, he is in the next room!" sa'.d
the first.
By this time Capt. Jones had his win
dow opened, and, without pausing to
examine where he was to land, he was
over the sill while a bullet fired by one
of the pursuers whistled past'his ear.
He heard the report an instant after
he sunk on the soft turf. For, as luetc
would have It the ltieit which favors
those men that dare all things he had
fallen on the turf In the little garden
back of tho house. In. the opened win
dow above appeared suddenly two facts.
There were two of them.
"Wretches," cried the Chevalier
Jones, forgetting all prudence. If J.
had known there, were only two of you
I had stopped to kill you."
For answer one of the fellows thrust
his leg over the nlll and dropped, with
an oath, Into the garden.. Quicker than
a flash, and not considering how many
others might follow, Capt.-Jones' lin
gers, still numbed with tho bands, tvero
nt his throat, while the other fellow
paused in the window above, disregard
ing his comrade's plight, or doubtless
thinking he should be able to settle a
man weakened as Capt. Paul Jones cer
tainly must bo after his terrible experi
ence. At the moment a loud pound
ing was heard at the street door. The
man In the window, knowing that this
probably came from the watch aroused
by the pistol shot, turned nnd fled from
the- window, doubtless considering it
near impossible to get away over tne
high wall Inclosing the garden, and
knowing an exit In the rear.
Capt. Jones, left with his man, and,
being still on top In the struggle, clang
to the fellow's throat with the tenacity
of desperation, till the man sank back
choked into unconsciousness.
The noire nnd cries at the front door
still continued.
By this time the excitement of tho lit
tle action had restored Capt. Jones'
sense. Kicking the fellow to Hnd
whether he was renlly unconscious, he
looked up to see If he could not gain the
house to admit the people at the door,
who, he thought, undoubtedly were the
watch. Noticing a vine that crept up
the stones almost to the sill, he found
that clinging to It he could gain the sill.
A lantern was on the floor of the room,
as the desperadoes had left It.
In the meantime the knock and voices
at the door were Imperative.
"Open. In the king's name!"
"I cannot. They have taken the
key."
"And who are you?" demanded tho
voice, the knocks ceasing.
"The Chevalier Paul Jones, beguiled
to this hojise and robbed."
"The CHovaller Jones!" exclaimed the
voice Incredulously.
The chevalier, or better the captain,
an his proudest American title was, was
known and admired throughout Paris.
The watch could not believe It was he.
He Insisted he was Captain Pnul Jones.
He told them to try the rear door by
which he believed one of the men had
escaped. The house was on the corner
of a lano turning from the Rue Riche
lieu Into the adjoining street- The
watch found easily an entrance by
which the men In the house had es
caped. . il -
Captain Paul Jones now had no diffi
culty in proving his Identity to the cap
tain of the watch, who recognized, for
all his bruises and torn and dirtied per
son, that this was really the redoubt
able American sailor.
One man had tied certainly. The
woman who had admitted Captain
Jones was not to be found. The house
had no furniture of any kind, and had
been rented a week previously by an
unknown man who- had paid for six
months In advance. In the garden the
one fellow was found. Just recovering
consciousness, and recognized as a well
known Parisian desperado.
This fellow would give no explana
tion of the plot, though smartly ques-
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HE NOTICED A VINE THAT CREPT
CP THE STONES.
tloned at his trial. Preserving that
"honor among thieves" which proves
that some robbers might have made,
under other circumstances, excellent
and honorable soldiers, ho died on the
gallows bravely without a word of con
fession. Captain Paul Jones, now having quite
recovered that pretty wit which had
Bttod him In such good stead on many
another occasion, drove ut once to the
minister, the Cointe de Vergennes. In
sistent on seeing him, he succeeded,
and told the whole affair over, with his
own belief that it had been a plot to ab
duct him nnd carry him to England.
SI. de Vergennes concurred with him
that the object of Justice might be
gained best by keeping the affair entire
ly private, at least for some days. He
congratulated Captain Jones on having
escaped as he did with only a few
bruises. Captain Jones, on his part,
said that he was glad that he had not
suffered the loss of the sword the king
had given him, which had been found
In one of the rooms in the house.
When M. de Vergennes questioned
him narrowly about what hnd led to
the appointment, he said he could not
reveal tho perron's name. When M. de
Vergennes was Insistent that the facts
might be laid properly before the min
ister of police, Captain Jones was equal
ly reticent. He could pot tell.
"Ah, yen." acknowledged M. de
Vergennes, since he was of the ever gal
lant race. "I partly comprehend, and I
suppose I cannot shake your obstinacy."
M. de Vergennes could not. for
Capt. Paul Jones, though this woman
certainly had tried to carry out the
most hideous plot against him, did not
consider It quite fair to punish her ns
if she were a man. Besides he shrewd
ly guessed that -she would swear that
her name had been used without her
knowledge, that the conspirators had
simply played on Captain Jones' well
known vanity about women. Nor, In
deed, ns a matter of pride, did he enre
to have himself shown in tho ridiculous
light which a statement of the exact
truth to M. de Vergennes would put
him.
But he had his own notion of a fine
private revenge.
The next day no soul in Paris except
his servant saw Capt. Paul Jones. Hu
told the servant to tell all callers that
his master had gone away the previous
evening without explanation, and had
not returned. In the meantime he took
Mm
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"I HAVE YOUR NOTE."
needed rest as much ns he could in his
meditation over revenge, and with tne
painful bruises he had received. One
eye was black, nnd that side of his face
badly swollen.
The next evening following was that
of the great ball at Versailles, I have
mentioned. In the midst of the festivi
ties who should appear with black eye
and swollen face by this gardener's son
of Arblgland In Kirkeud brightshlrc,
the famous knight of his most Christian
majesty's Order of Slerit, Capt. Paul
Jones.
Everybody smiled. Mr. Franklin,
who was our minister then, looked
grave. What ridiculous row had Capt,
Paul Jones been Involved In now, to
present so disreputable an appearance?
But though ladies tittered, before
whom earlier in the week he would have
shone, our great captain had no vanity
on this occasion. He had only eyes for
Mme. Le Fevre. In his pocket was the
fatal note.
He was rewarded, nay, had almost
positive proof. Mme. Le Fevre nearly
fainted when she saw him.
He walked straight to uer, when she
was by an evident effort recovering her
self possession.
"The heat here is oppressive. Captain
Jones," she said.
"May 1 have a word with you, mad;
amo?"
She scanned him closely. The little
captain looked dangerous. Relying on
her wiles, she thought It best to humor
him, to cajole him out of his bad humor.
Some beautiful women, in ths conceit of
a thousand successes, believe they onn
do anything they wish with men; and
was not woman the one vulnerable part
In Captain Jones armor?
So, now smiling, though she was
fearful enough, she let him take her
aside into one of the recessed windows
looking out on the great fountains of
the inner court of the palace.
"And whnt have you to say, chev
alier?" she began.
"To commiserate mntlame on her dis
appointment nt finding I did not take
a certain pleasant excursion to Eng
land." Despite her knowledge of the great
need of keeping her self-control to
meet him squarely, Mme. Le Fevre
trembled.
"Monsieur" she began.
"I have your note,',' he began.
"My note! Give It me, monsieur!
Give It me, I pray! Surely you would
not torture me so you would"
"Ah, madame," said Captain Jonos,
"you have confessed and I despise
you who with all your charms, your
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greatness, your virtue, which I believe
in, are yet more desplcbato than the
poorest girl who passes on the street."
"You would not. monsieur?" cried the
woman. In her desperation.
"Madame, if you appear at court after
tonight I will tell alb I swear I will
tell all."
' Mme. Le Fevre began to weep.
Now, Capt Jones, In telling me this
story himself, confessed that he never
could withstand a woman's tears, and
this woman, despicable as she was, yet
had made him it) love, with her charms.
So Suddenly, impulsive as he was In
such affairs, Capt. Jones took the letter
front his pocket, and tore it Into pieces.
"Madame," said he, "I fight men not
women, though I confess they are vastly
more dangerous. I believe it's a brave
man's part to use no force against a
woman enemy, but simply to despise
her to hold her les than the dirt under
his feet."
And. turning on his heel, he left her.
In telling tho story long after. Capt.
Jones said that no one In Paris ever had
from him tho true version of this ad
Venture, and as I believe he esteemed It
wrong, as he said, for a brave man to
fight a woman, however dangeious she
might be, I readily believed hiui.
(Note. The lady in the case nfter
ward married the early Whltlesey, a
circumstances which may explain her
mutive in the affair. Her son Is that
young Lord Whittlesey, who lately dis
tinguished himself In the Peninsular
Campaign.
F. Mlddleton, Naples, January, 1813.
(Tho end.)
ADVICE TO NATURALISTS.
Dr. B. H. Warren, the State Zoologist,
Gives Some Timely Pointers to Specimen-Hunters
end Oilicrs.
When you go Into the country on a
collecting trip, hunt for specimens, but
don't hunt for trouble, which you can
easily avoid by the exeiclr-e of a little
common sense and gentlemanly be
havior. Remember that the holding of
a prothonotary's certificate gives you no
right to trespass on the premises of Mny
land owner or tenant. It in, perhaps,
true that the mujority of farmers and
other land holders are decidedly p
posed to hunters running over their
premises, and yet tho press nee of a
"trespass notice" on an estate should
not be taken as conclusive proof that
the owner or occupant of the property
js "mean." According to my observa
tions, the majority of farmers and
other people who forbid trespassing, are
forced to take the position they do,
bccauFO of annoyance nnd injuries sus
tained from Vlflts of thoughtless, reck
less, uncivil nnd unscrupulous hunters
and fishermen, who, In gome instances,
have shot or otherwise injured cattle,
destroyed poultry, broken fences, or
torn down walls, and even, at times,
mutilated small out-bulldings, when In
pursuit of rabbits or other game. Tho
writer has often wondered, in view of
the mischief done by trespassers In
some parts of the state, that farmers,
and other residents of the rural dis
tricts are as liberal as they are in tho
way of allowing hunters, gunners and
fishermen tho freedom of their grounds.
BE CAREFUL.
As a rule tho men and boys who de
stroy property and misbehave In other
ways, when on hunting, fl::hlng or other
trips In the country, should be vigor
ously prosecuted and speedily punished
for their misdeeds. They do not only
grievously annoy, and sometimes oc
casion considerable money loss to farm
ers and ethers, but thcjlr conduct nl:-:o
tends to reflect fin every true sports
man, (shcrman, or naturalist who Is
seen In the agricultural districts with a
gun, fishing-rod, botanical bo:: or other
collecting outfit In his possession.
Every naturalist, every manly and true
lover of field sports should use his best
eflnrts to aid In arresting and cc-nvlrt-ing
these evil doers. I never knew a
true naturallot to wilfully do any dam
ne when ensagrd in field work, and
no genuine sportsman would, for n mo
ment, think of committing depredations
in the lines thus indicated.
Don't 7," upon nny ir:an'R premises to
hunt or fish until you get his permis
sion. This can generally be obtained If
you approach the owne-r In a gentle
manly manner nnd make known to him
the true object of your vlrlt.
Don't take a doij with you when on
collecting trips for specimens, I. e., fcr
other than game birds. Treat every
man's proocrty with the same consid
erate care you do your own. My ad
vice Is, don't go specimen hunting until
you have learned lo realize that care
lessness, such ns breaking down fences,
leaving gates open, or bars down r.o that
live stock can pet out rf enclosures
nnd do mischief, may mean the loss of
hard-earned dollars, and. sometimes a
good mnnv of them, to the farmer on
whose possessions you go.
USE OF FIREARMS.
If you nre considerate you will re
frain from firing a gun near horses,
either along the public highways or in
the fields. Don't shoot recklessly. Al
ways make It a special point to know
that no person, cow, horse, or fruit tree
will set the charge of shot you intend
for the bird or other game. It is In
finitely better to lose a specimen than
take nny chances In this direction.
Don't shoot at or kill domestic pigeons
when on collecting tours. They rre
personal property and are raised, by
many, as a source of profit, with 'is
much care nnd attention, as are poultry.
Don't tramp through grain or hny
fields or in fact in any crops where by
so doing you may possibly do harm.
Don't hunt in fields or meadows where
cattle nre grasdng; go on the general
principle that In every herd of cows or
steers there Is a keen-eyed vicious bull
which la always on tho alert to .lefend
the Interests of his owner. Aside, how
ever, from danger to yourself a field or
meadow where cows, steers, sheep or
horses are feeding Is no pluce to dis
charge a fire-arm and if tho bellicose
lord of the pasture proceeds to drive you
out. regard him as In the light of only
doing whnt a former should do to pro
tect his property. Even If you do not
shoot the live-stock you can thus fright
en them and thereby oftentimes do
much damage.
Hotel' Walton
Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, .
One of tho most nin-.'tilficont hoto! in the
World. Palatini iu every dutuil.
Absolutely Fireproof.
European Plan $1.50 Upwards,
American Plan $4 Upwards.
Plluntoil near all the leading tuoatros nd
railroad stations.
STAFFORD, WHITAKER & KEECH
L D. CRAWFORD, Manager.
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Casioria la Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infimtsi
snd Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
I other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless eubstituto
I far Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Sjrups, and Castor OH.'
I It is Pleasant. Its guarantco Is thirty years' uso by
millions of Mothers. Castoria- destroys Worms and
nllays Fcvcrisliuess. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour
Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
TeethiEgr troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency.
Castoria assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach
and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is tho Children's Panacea tho Mother's Friend
Castoria.
'Castoria ia an excellent medicine for
children. Mothers have repeatedly told mc
of iU sood tSixf upon their children."
Or. C. C. Osgood,
Lowell, Matt.
" O-Sterla la tl-.e best remedy for children
of which I om acquainted. I hope the day
is not far distaut when mothers will con
sider the real interest of their children, and
use Castoria instead of the various quack
nostrums n hich ore destroying their loved
cues, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing
syrup and other hurtful agents down their
throats, thereby sca&cg them to premature
, ciavts," Dr.J.F.KixcnLLOB,
Conway, Ark.
Children Cry for
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PIANOS
At a time when many manu
facturers and dealers are making
the most astounding statements
regardingthe merits and durability
of inferior Pianos, intending pur
chasers should not fail to make
critical examination of the above
instruments.
EL Cr Rlc KER
General Dealer in Northeast
crn Pennsylvania. '
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barrels in tho past six months, running Six Daj'Sa Vec!i,
tho highest record of any mill in tho world. Mr. Fills
limy, the m.mas;r of the nilslmry "A" Mill, Challenges
Ail) Mill in tlto World to came within 15,000 barrels of it
in a six days' run. Tho PilUbury .Washburn Flour
Mills Co., Limited, not. only own the largest mill in tho
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WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND 5
OAS AND WATER CO. EU1LD1NO,
COCKER WYOMING AVE. AND CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOURS from 7.50 a. m. to 9 p.
tn. (1 hour interml.-olon for dinner anj
supper.)
Particular Attention Cllven to Collection
Prompt s-ettlement Guaranteed. Vour Bus!
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Castoria.
' Caatoria ia so well adapted to childrea
that I recommend it as superior to any pre.
Dcription known to me."
II. A. Archer, M. D.,
hi So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Ottr physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their experience
in their outside practice with Castoria, and
although we only have among our medical
supplies what is known aa regular products,
yet we are free to confess that the merits
of castoria has won ns to look with fa vol
upon it."
United Hospital tm DispntsAaT,
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Pitcher's Castoria.
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M.W. COLLINS, Manager.