THE SCBANTON TREnTrPrE--SAnTRDAT STOBNTOG, AUGUST. Iff, 1899.. It r i THE CAREER OF UHUNG CHANG Somethiai About tbe So-called Bismarck of the Orient ONE OP THE GREATEST LIVING MEN Interest in. the Remarkable History of the Foremost Man of the Chinese Xatioa oa the Eve of Ills Intended Visit to the United States. William E. Curtls.who last year com pleted a tour of China, writes to the Chicago Record: I have private Infor mation that Li Hune Chang will be here In September, and will remain about four weeks. The Itinerary of his Journey has not yet been prepared, but It will be in advance of his arrival. I hear, too, that the statesmen of Eng land are In much doubt as to the posi tion which the old man will occupy at court when he returns to Pekln. It can safely be assumed that he will exercise more Influence than he has ever had before, for n man who knows what the rest do nut know Is very much re jected In China, and LI Hung Chang has accumulated a great deal of valu able Information during his Journey. He has seen the kings and csars and emperors, and their ministers, and has talked with them face to face us an equal. That alone will add Immensely to his power and popularity, and he will be supposed to understand whether he does or not the Inside facts and purposes of diplomatic Intri gue in Europe.whlchlnChlnate regard ed as the most important Information that a human being can acquire. The position of LI Hung Chang at Pekln was a matter of conjecture for Ffivcral months Inst year. The reports were contradictory. Some of them represented that he had been placed upon the shelf, with nominal and un important duties Imposed to detain the wary old statesman at the capital, where he could be constantly under the observation of his enemies, so that any scheme he might contrive for his own restoration could be circumvented. But from other sources we learned that he was gradually recovering his Influence, making powerful alliances with princes who have access to the emperor, and with the co-operation of Tzl An, the late empress dowager, who had always been Jils steadfast friend, was likely to agaluWcame master of the situation. There are unquestionable evidences that modern Ideas and the spirit of pro gress had In some way filtered through the barriers of conservatism that In close the Chinese court, and that meas ures which Li Hung Chang had advo cated for years were being adopted. It Is difllcult to find out what goes on within the pink walls of the forbidden city, but It la at least true that the recent progressive policy of the emper or was adopted after he took up his residence there. The removal and deg radation of Wang Min Huan and Chang Tung Lin, the two most con servative members of the government, was another indication that his mas terful mind was at work. They had been his bitterest enemies and severest critics, and, being deprived of power and banished from court, can no long er stand in his way. Wang was one of the most scholarly men In China. Chang was one of the few hereditary nobles, and. In addition to his place In the Tsun-ll Yamen, was governor of Pekln, and a member of the board of military affulrs. The nominal cause for their degradation was dlsre Bpect for the empress dowager and the n Be of language calculated to estrange her from the emperor, which was ut tered nearly a year previous. In the edict of dismissal the emperor explained that their punishment was postponed because he wished "to avoid domestic irritation while the empire was engaged In a foreign war, but It was the univer sal belief that these ministers were re moved because of their extreme conser f Vative and anti-foreign prejudices, and their stubborn opposition In the minis terial council to the construction of . railways by the government, to the granting of concessions to private cor porations for the same purpose, and to other modern Innovations. This under standing was confirmed by the promul gation, Immediately after their dismis sal, of the edict of Dec. 5, 1895, which may be termed the starting post of Chinese progress, for It Is the first de cree on record from the son of heaven which recognizes the necessity of rail ways to the welfare of China, and the advantages of modern Improvements over the antiquated methods whicu he and his subjects have inherited from the age of Moses. The degradation of Wang and Chang wus unprecedented In the annals of Chinese history. No men of their rank were ever before disgraced In such an arbitrary and unexpected manner, without even being given an opportunity to explain or defend them selves. They were taken entirely by ' surprise. One of them was actually upon his way to a meeting of the Tsun ll Tamen when he received the first Intimation that he had been degraded and prohibited from holding office for ever. Wang soon after committed sui cide. Chang became Insane. One Is apt to believe that their down fall may be due In a measure to ven geance, when It Is remembered that through the influence and machina tions of these men, and others of the conservative clement at court, Lt Hung Chang was compelled to shoulder all the responsibility and the blame for the disastrous defeat of China in the late war. He was even condemned to meet from his private purse the obli gations that remained unpaid at its close, amounting to several millions of dollars; although lt may be said that most of them are still unsettled. He was stripped of the honors that had Directory Wholesale. BANKS. tokawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Ce. Merchants' and Mechanics', 429 Lacks. Trader' National, 284 Lackawanna. Weat Bide Bank, 10 N. Main, crantoa Bavin gs, lit Wyoming. BEDDING, CARPET CLEANING, ETC She Bormaton Bedding Co., Lacka. , BREWERS. Robinson, R Boos, 41S N. Seventh. Robinson, Ulqa, Cedar, cor. Alder. CHINA AND GLASSWARE, Rupprecht, Louis, 2U Peon. TOTS AND CONFECTIONERY iWUllama, 3. D. tt Brtk, 114 Lacks. FLOUR, FESD AND GRAIN. Matthews, C. P. Sons s Co., 14 Lacks. . Hi Weston Mill Co., 47-st Lacks. FAINTS AND SUPPLIES, Jtsneke MoKm, m Bpruoe. been heaped upon him year after year more than any man beneath the em peror had ever enjoyed. He was re moved from his offices as viceroy of the metropolitan province, and super intendent of northern trade, and Wang Wen Shao. who had been vice roy of Quel Chow, was appointed to succeed him. He dare not go to Pekln after the treaty of peace was signed, for fear of meeting a fat worse than official disgrace. The treaty was car ried there by an imperial messenger, and General John W. Foster, who had been the legal adviser of the Chinese plenipotentiaries, followed it the next day to explain its terms to the Tsung li Yamen. Not only did Earl Li refuse to face the opposition to the ratification of that convention, but Mr. Foster was not able to find a native interpreter who dare translate his words to the princes who sat around the long table. The "humiliation of China was so keen, the fear of official vengeance was so great, that he was compelled to appeal to Mr. Cheshire, the Interpreter of the United States legation. Mr. Foster explained to the Tsung-11 Yamen the exceedingly difficult task they had Im posed upon Li Hung Chang, and en deavored to convince them that he had made much better term9 than could have been secured by any other man. He told them, too, that If the treaty was so ratified the government of China would be no longer recognized by civilized nations. There was, undoubtedly, a large party headed by the most powerful Influences In Pekln determined upon the downfall of Earl LI. More than sixty memorials of a most hostile character, condemning his conduct of the war, denouncing his treaty of peace, and impeaching his loyalty, were received from various mandarins in all parts of the empire, and submitted to the emperor by the board of censors with more or less In dorsement. It Is conceded that no other man' in China could have sustained himself or survived such an assault. But LI remained silent and submissive In his yamen at Tientsin, waiting for the storm to subside, when, onone.of the last days of August, 1895, he was sum moned to the presence of his sovereign. I was at Tientsin at the time, and had an Interview with him the day previous to his departure. With the rest of the world around him, he pretended to be very much surprised, and to be unable to explain the motive of the call. He expressed an opinion, however, that the Tsung-11 Yamen probably desired to confer with him concerning the details of a commercial treaty, which ho had been authorized to negotiate with Ja pan, to carry out some of the conditions of peace, and was making his arrange ments for departure as coolly as If It were an ordinary Journey. But the for eigners In Tientsin thought otherwise. Some believed that he was to suffer still further punishment for the failure of the war. Others, who had better op portunities to know the truth, were con fident that the summons was not unex pected; that It was the result of his own contrivance through the empress dow ager, and a step In the plan by which the disgraced viceroy expected to re store himself to favor; luat he sought an audience with the emperor in order to defend his conduct; to explain the causes of the disaster and the reasons why he had been compelled to accept such humiliating terms from Japan. In coroboratlon of this theory It was discovered that the enrl was ready for instant departure, and was on his way forty-eight hours after receiving his or ders. This was Indeed a significant circumstance to those who are familiar with the cerpmonles and formalities of all distinguished men In China. And what was even more significant, he had already prepared for shipment a large number of gifts for persons of Influence at the court, their value being estimat ed at )2ri0,000. His escort was composed of 230 persons, including 100 picked sol diers of the vice-regal guards. The re mainder were secretaries, clerks, ald-de-camp, valets, cooks, chair bearers, coolies and other servants. Mr. Peth Ick, his American seoretary; Wu Ting Fang, director of the Tientsin railway, and Dr. Lin Lucn Huen, the viceroy's private physician, who was educated In America, also accompanied him. Upon his arrival at Pekln, the ex vlceroy took up his residence at the Ilslen Llang-Ssu, the Temple of the Sages and Righteous Men, on Goldfish avenue, just outside the Tung Han (east flower) gate of the forbidden clty.whlch he has owned for several years. nlle he was there awaiting an audience with the emperor he was visited by a gentle man who writes that the temple was "the forlornest place you can imagine, entirely without comforts or conveni ences such as one might expect to find In the abode of a man of his rank and wealth. The floor Is covered with filthy and ragged straw mats that look as If they had not been swept for a year, and the only furniture in the room where he received me was a very uncomfortable-looking European bed, a round table with a marble top and two wooden chairs of European manufacture. It reminded me of a room In a cheap hotel In an American town, such as you find In southern India; very unlike what you would expect to see In the residence of a rich and powerful mandarin." It Is Interesting to Li's mood at this time, and his visitor continues: "The old man Is very despondent concerning his own future and apprehensive of the results of his audience with the emperor. He knows that the latter Is continually surrounded by his enemies and that there are only two persons In the whole court that he can depend up on. These are the empress dowager, who is several miles away and never comes to the Forbidden City, and Prince Kung, who Is getting old and lazy. He feels his disgrace keenly, and his eyes were moist when he spoke of the hu miliating termination of his long ser vice for his own counry. Hu said it would have been better for him If he had died five years ago, when he was at the top of the heap. But occa sionally In the conversation his tre mendous nerve and vigor would appear of Wholesale MONUMENTAL WORKS. Owens Bros., 2li Adams avenue. MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, ETC Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden. ENGINES AND BOILERS. Dickson Manufacturing Co. DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC The Fashion, 301 Lackawanna avenue. PLUMBING AND BEATING. Kowley. P. F. M. T., 231 Wyoming ave, GROCERS. Kelly, T. J. A Co., 14 Lackawanna, llepargel & Connell, Frajiklln avenue. Torter, John T., 28 and 28 Lackawanna. Kce, Levy A Co., so Lackawanna, HARDWARE, i Cennelt, W. p. A Bona, 1 Penn. Foot A 8hs,r Co., Ill N. Washlngtoa. Hunt Connell Co.. 4M Lackawaaaa. and hla eyes would flash with determi nation. At 4 o'clock oh the third morning af ter he reached Pekln, the ex-vlceroy was admittea to trie presence oi ine Son of Heaven. The old statesman, with seventy-four yearsof service be hind him, fell upon his knees and lay prostrate with his forehead upon the floor before the dissipated end meager witted young sovereign, and pleaded for mercy. The ntirllnnoA Is lid ir havA been prolonged for two hours, which was considered very remarkable, because the emperor seldom sees any one for more than a few minutes. It Is com monly supposed that he cannot en dure a long conversation, or even con centrate his attention upon a subject for any length of time The audience was followed in a few days by an finrmiinrampnt In the official gazette that, by imperial command, Lt Hung Chang would remain at the capital find wrfnrm his duties as senior grand secretary, a position to which he was appointed In 1885 but had never ac tually filled. He was also namea a momlwar nf the Tsunir.lt Yamen. These assignments were considered encour aging, and favorable to his restoration to power. But a few days later another paragraph appeared in the official gazette, which was considered cm inniia. and excited a fear that the favors were not genuine. It announced that, by orders or me emperor, i,i Hung Chang would not be permitted to n.Mruca Ihn thrnnn fllrme. but must at all times be accompanied by another member of the grand secretariat, or me Tu,,r,,T.n Yamen. The Blcrnlflcance of this peculiar decree was readily under stood by those familiar wun tninese nniitim it was plain that the ene mies of the earl still had control of the official machinery, ana rearing nis influence over the emepror, had ar ranged to prevent him from exercising It in any manner without their know ledge. Aimiit thla time Mr. llayashl. the Japanese minister at Pekln, paid a vis it to the temple of tne uages anu THohtix.na Men In Goldfish avenue, and permitted his Interview with Ll Hunff Chang to be the subject of lengthy let ters to the Tokyo newspapers. The ex-vlceroy was represented to be in the depths of despair, and with tears streaming down his cheeks bemoaned his fate and the disgrace which he was unjustly suffering. He compared his humiliating position to that of the Mnt-nniH I to. the plenipotentiary of Japan, with whom he had negotiated the treaty of peace, wnue no was ue inc; honored by the gratitude of his countrymen and the approval of his Imperial master he was ueprivea in me honors he had previously earned, was ho i.hwt nf suspicion and contempt and the victim of persecution from his ossoelates In the government, aui nv to submit In silence and await the vindication which he believed that sooner or later relieve him from Injustice The newspaper correspondents nt tvuin ki.nt rareful watch of the move ments of the ex-vlceroy, and report sev eral visits which he Is said to have paid, to the palaces of the empress dowager at Eho Park, about ten miles from the Forbidden City, where he must have received grateful consolation. There were rumors, too, that ne naa asiceu me unurnr tn relieve him from all official labors and responsibilities on account of his age ana infirmities anu pprmu mm to enjoy rest and retirement at An-Hul, hio nntivp nlApp. down on the Yane- tsl, near Nanking, where his adopted son, LI Chlng Fong, has recently erect ,wi n mcictiltirpnt mnnnimi of modern architecture. But If this Is true, and lt does not seem plauslfife to tnose wno know Li's tenacity or purpose and in flexible determination, the emperor de clined to release him, and he continued to perform his duties as senior member of the grand secretariat. This body, known in China as the Nul Koh, was formerly the supreme execu tive power of the empire, superior to the grand council and subordinate to the emperor alone; but of late years It has lost much of Its prestige and has be come a sort of adjunct to the council or cabinet, merely transcribing and pro mulgating Its decrees after they have been approved by the emperor. The grand secretariat Is composed of four persons two Alanchus and two Chinese. Their duties, according to the Imperial statutes, are "to deliberate upon the government of the empire, proclaim the Imperial pleasure and aid the emperor In directing the affairs of state." They receive memorials and reports from the several departments of the government, lay them before his majesty, record his Instructions thereon and return them to the appropriate officials with direc tions concerning the final disposition of the business to which they relate. In order to expedite the transactions and relieve the emperor of labor they are accustomed to attach to each document a brief memorandum of Its contents and a decree conveying the orders of the em peror, which he Is expected to sign with his famous vermilion pencil. These pa pers are laid before his majesty by one or more of the grand secretaries every morning, usually before daylight, for the busiest hours of the emperor's day are from 3 to 7 o'clock In the morning. The grand secretariat are also custo dians of the Imperial seal, which can not be affixed to any document except In the presence of a majority of Its members. It will thus be seen that Lt Hung Chang was In a position to exercise enormous power, provided his asso ciates were in sympathy with him. But his Chinese colleague was Chang Chlh Wang, a brother of Chang Chin-Tung, viceroy of Nanking, his bitterest en emy and most jealous rival. It was Chang Chlh-Tung who refused him aid during the late war, and kept a fleet of ships tied up in the Yang-tsa river when Ll was at extremities and appealing for re-lnforcements. The Manchu members of the secretariat, whatever Influence they may wield, are men of so little Importance that and Retail City and Suburban Representative Business Houses. 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Earl Ll undertook his du ties as senior grand secretary with tbe greatest degree of cheerfulness and confidence, recognizing that no other position under the government could afford him such advantages for recov ering his prestige and power and car rying put his plans for the regenera tion of China. There are few men In the world who possess his cunning, 'his shrewdness and his tact. No man understands better than he the pe culiarities of the Chinese character, and none has been more successful In applying this knowledge for his own purposes In the past Earl Ll has had many ups and downs. This was not the first time he had been In disgrace, but he had al ways fallen upon his feet and had never failed to accomplish his plans among his own people. While he was deceived and imposed upon by his subordinates In making preparations for the war, and while his hordes of half-starved, half-armed and ragged coolies could not for a moment resist the advance of the highly skilled and patriotic battalions of Japan, his nerve, foresight and Judgment have never erred tn Chinese politics. His ability was demonstrated when he passed through all of the severe ex aminations that are required of office holders In China and stood first among 20.000 scholars at the Pekln competi tion, while his patriotism was tested when General Gordon, at the head of tho ever-victorious army that put down the Tal-Plng rebellion some years ago, proposed to place him on the throne of China and permit him to restore a distracted empire. He undertook the restoration, but his loy alty to an Idiotic sovereign would not permit him even to approach the throne. The next we hear of Ll Hung Chang In the official records of the government, after he assumed his duties as senior secretary, was an announcement In the early part of November that he had been directed by the emperor to take measures to suppress the Insurrection of the Mohammedan population In the province of Kan Suh, In the northwest ern paYt of the empire; and that funds were pluced at his disposal for that pur pose. With his old-time energy, troops were dispatched to the- disturbed sec tions, a new governor-general of his own choice was appointed, the officers who had failed to meet the emergency were removed and ordered to Pekln and men of well-known energy and ability were sent to replace them, with instruc tions to use the most vigorous means to restore order. Itecent mails bring tidings that the reblllon. which threat ened to Involve the whole empire, has been completely checked; that the lead ers have been arrested and put to death; that their followers have been disarmed and sent back to their villages, and that peace has been almost cnlrely restored. The next gossip that came from I'ekln related to an alliance that Is said to have been formed between Earl Ll and Weng Tung Ho, formerly the tutor of the emperor and now president of the board of revenue a position which cor responds to that of minister of finance. The recent change In the polio of the government concerning railways and other foreign Innovations Is ascribed to this reconciliation, and Immediately af terward came the news of the dismissal of the two ultra-conservative members of the Tsung-11 Yamen, and the edict of , Dec. 0, directing the construction with public funds of a double-track railway between Pekln and Tientsin, and a single track line by a private corpora tion from Pekln to the Yang-tse river, and the granting of concessions for two other railways In the neighborhood of Shanghai. Those whd are familiar with the con servative policy of the Chinese court before this date at once recognized that Earl Ll had recovered his influence with the emperor, and therefore there was no great surprise at the announcement a few weeks later that he had been se lected as special envoy to represent the emperor at the coronation of the czar. V. Orlbayedoff writes to the New York Sun the following interesting nar rative concerning the distinguished Lt: Even Ll has had his troubles! And when I say this I am not only referring to the temporary withdrawal of his yel low Jacket or his peacock feather during the war with Japan two years ago. Let us go a good deal further back than that to the time when a formidable re bellion threatened the very existence of the reigning Manchu dynasty, and we find that on one occasion, for three long days and nights, the great Li was en gaged in dodging In a most undignified manner nn avenging nemesis In the per son of "Chinese" Gordon. Ll was a com paratively young man in those days, and presumably a good sprinter, and It is to this circumstance that he probably owed his salvation, for Gordon had sworn to riddle him with bullets on sight. How all this came about I will endeavor to explain briefly as follows: In the year 1850 there broke out In the south of China a formidable Insurrec tion against Imperial authority headed by a scholomaster named Hung-tsue-Schuen of Talping. This Individual de clared himself to be an emissary from the gods sent to remove the Manchu dynasty and to occupy the throne of China. He styled himself the "Heaven ly King," gathered aroud his banners many thousands of followers, and by a bold dash captured the Important and populous city of Nanking. With this place as a base of operations he organ ized a systematic campaign against the government forces, and, being uniform ly victorious, began In I860 to threaten Shanghai and the other ports. It was at this Juncture that the Chinese au thorities bethought themselves of turn ing to the Europeans for aid, and two American adventurers named Ward and Burgevine were commissioned by the FLOUR. BUTTER, EGGS, ETC The T. II. Watts Co., Lt.. 723 W. Lacks. 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Then sud denly the tide turned. The Taiplngs re ceived large reinforcements from the Interior, swept all opposition before them, bottled Ward's army up in Sung Klang and advanced rapidly on Shang hai. The aggressiveness of the rebels was but temporarily curbed, however. Two years later the "Heavenly King" made a fresh move on Shanghai, only to be defeated once more. In September of the same year, In the heat of the cam paign, the Indefatigable Ward received his death wound and the command of the imperial army devolved upon his second. Burgevine proved unequal to the task, and besides this was caught plundering the Chinese treasury at Shanghai. Accordingly, In January, 1863, he received his walking papers, and the Chinese government made a formal application to the English for a loan of an experienced officer from the ranks of her majesty's army. And thus It came to pas that Charles Gordon, an officer of the royal engineers, received the appointment as commander of the Imperial forces In the campaign against the Taiplngs. The strong personality of this re markable man Is familiar to the gen eral reader, combining as It did the practical sense of the modern Anglo Saxon with the chivalry and mysticism of tho crusader of old. With nothing but his powerful walking stick, which he used with tho effect of magician's wand, Gordon Inspired his men with an almost superstitious awe and led them on to victory. He received full charge of tho military operations pro per, but stood nominally under the orders of Ll Hung Chang, governor general of the province, who accomp anied tho army as the personal repres entative of ihn emperor. Gordon's first success of Importance was his capture of the fortified town of Talt san. The event also became the oc casion of his first disagreement with Lt. Among the prisoners were seven leaders who had aroused the special enmity of the mandurians, and orders were Isseud for their execution by slow torture. Hearing tills. Gordon put In a vehement protest, declaring that no such nets of barbarity should occur while he was commander. Li's author ity, however, being paramount, the cruel decree was called out to the let ter, and the victims were martyred many long hours previous to decapita tion. The capture of Taltsan was qulcklv followed by the reduction of the forti fications of Quinsan and the captuio of the forts of Leekux and Wauti, which achievements completed the In vestment of Soochow, the rebel capi tal. The siege of the place was fraught with dangers of the most serious na ture. Its fortifications were exceed ingly strong, and it contained a nu merous and well-dlsclpllned garrison, well provided with provisions and muntions of war. A first attack wan beaten off triumphantly, and It looked as If the place would only fall after a protracted siege. Now, however an unexpected opportunity presented Itself to the besiegers. Several of the Taiplng generals, wearied of fighting In a hopeless cause, secretly approach ed Gordon with a proposition to admit his troops Into the city on a given date, providing their lives and liber ties should be spared. The matter was referred to Ll Hum; Chang and a solemn compact to that effect was at once entered Into be tween the two parties, both Gordon and Ll staking their honor on Its faith ful fulfillment. The consequence of this was that when the Imperialists next approached the city gates they found no opposition, and entering the town planted the Imperial standard on the citadel. The honorable and chivalrous soldier that he was, Gordon's first thought nfter the occupation of the town was for the Taiplng leaders who had rend ered the achievement possible. But what was his dismay when he learned that they already had been placed In a row and decapitated behind the city gate by Li's special order. Tears of poignant grief welled into his eyes, but they soon gave place to savage rage and an outbreak of vindicative feeling, boding little good to his treacherous colleague. Arming himself with a revolver Gor don rushed from his tent In search of him. Lt, tt ts said, got wind of his danger In the nick of time, and being fleet of foot succeeded In distancing his pursuer through the alleyways of tents In the grand camp and hiding himself amid the army supplies In the commissariat department. The pur sut, however, lasted In one way or thu other for several days. Gordon was determined on vengeance and called upon his officers and men to help him find the culprit, but to no avail. Lt kept well out of sight and did ' not emerge from his hiding place until, through the efforts of several high of ficlals, the Irate Englishman's anger had been somewhat appeased. Gordon was, however, thoroughly disgusted, and sent in his resignation to Pekln, and lt took many monhs of entreaty and persuasion on the part of the em peror to Induce him to reconsider his decision and complete his work of sub duing the Talping rebellion. When this was accomplished he returned to Knglaud, after making his final peacj with the crafty Ll. Cowles, W. C, 1907 N. Main. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, Rogers, A. E., 21S Lackawanna. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goodman's Shoe Store, 433 Lackawanna. FURNITURE. Barbour's Home Credit House, 426 Lacks. CARPETS AND WALL PAPER, Inglis, J. Scott, 411 Lackawanna. GENERAL MERCHANDISE Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market Jordan, James, Olyphant. Iiarthold, E. J., Olyphant CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Snook, S. M., Olyphant PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. Wlnke, J. C, SIS Penn. TEA, COFFEE AND BPICB. Grand Unloa Tea Ca lot B. Mala. PARTIAL PARALYSIS FM.l HEliVPuS PROSTRATION. Pity the Man who Cannot Control His Nerves. Nervousness Clouds Sunny Dispositions "and Dis rupts Families. THE NERVOUS MAN IS CRAZY TO A DEGREE.' from the Ledger, Milan, Ohio, I ous prostration are probably known to but few people in the sense that it it to me, sod I trust that I may never be required to go through it again," said Mr. Hudson Sheldon, of M iln, Ohio, to a reporter of this paper. "Six years ago this full I was token with an attack of grip. This was followed the next season by another sad more severe at tack which left me with nervous prostration. " I consulted a number of the most prom inent physicians of this section of the country and took treatment with each of them but they gave me only temporary relief. They told me I was threatened with locomotor ataxia and if I did not get help soon there was no hope for me. Previous to the time of the at tack I was an engineer and held a good posi tion, but as I continued to grow worse each day I was compelled to give it up und seek lighter employment. " I secured a position as janitor of the school house where my principal duty was to attend to a steam heating apparatus. I suffered the most severe pains in my head and back, the least noise would seem to drive me nearly crazy, my nerves were completely unstrunir, my legs unit arms were partiully paralyzed and at times I would try to walk n ml ray feet would not come up, I hud no control over them. 1 was aide to walk but with the greatest dithnulty. At this time I was compelled to hire a boy to assist me. "Sevcrul times I have gone to the depot for the purpose of taking the train to 1W walk, a station five miles distant, when that fear brought on by my condition would take possession of me and I would not dare to enter the car hut would return home. "The feelings of amannt such a time tre beyond description, as 1 stated before, I had tried all the doctors, I took patent medicine, in fact everything that was brought to my notice without receiving any benefit. Now comes the strange part of my story and to me the only pleasant part. One day when walkinc alonir the street I chnneed to nick up a scrnp of a newspaper. Tills scrap of paper savin my ine. ii I'oiiuuiifu an article on Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I thought as I had tried everything else I hail better try this. It certainly could do me no hurt. " 1 aecordinelv went to our dnunnst. Mr. A. h. Lane, and purchased a box of the pills and commenced taking them according to directions. By the time the box was half used up 1 could see some improvement and when I had used the box there was a decided improvement in my condition. My head, l.fwilr nnil nnPvna iv.M mitiilt luiHar I timlr in all six boxes of tho pills which mucin me a well man. In fact I stopped taking them because I was gaining flesh so rapidly it was a burden to carry it around. " I consider the Dr. Williams' Pink Pills my deliverer from a total disability worse tliun death, and heartily recommend them to anyone similarly amicteii. IsKiNFiil Hudson RnKLnoN, Subscribed and sworn to this 80th day of ISovemuer, lowl, belore me, a Jsotnry Pub lic, in and for the County of Erie, Township Milan, ana State or Ohio. fSKAI.1 O. K. FsilENKonER. To further confirm the above statement Mr. Lnne, the druggist ot Monroeville, made the following nflidavit: Subscribed nml sworn to this 30th day of November, IffiW, before me, s Justice of the Peace, for Uiugeneld Township, Huron County, Ohio. Tuomas Clark, Justice of the Peace. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. NEW GTMNASIUM. EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. A Famous School in a Famous Location AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF THE noted resort, the Delaware Water lisp. A school of three to four hundred pupils, with no ovor-crowding classes, bntwher tftachirs ran become ucqtiainted with their pupils and help them individually in their work. Modern improvemnuta. A fine now gymna sium. In oharits of expert traiimrs. We teach Mewing, Dressmaking, llay Modeling-, Free" hand and Mechanical Drawing without extra charge. Write to ns at once for oar catalogue and other information. You gain more In a small school than in the overcrowded schools. Address GEO. P. BIBLE, Principal. Hotel Walton Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia. One of the most magnificent hotels la the World. Palatial in every detail. Absolutely Fireproof. European Plan $1.50 Upwards, American Plan $4 Upwards. Pltu.ited near all the leading theatres and railroad stations. STAFFORD, WHITAKER & KEECH I. D. CRAWFORD, Manager. FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, G. It & Co., 201 Washlngtoa, CATERER. Huntington, J. C, 308 N. Washlngtoa. GROCERIES. Plrie, J. J-. 427 Lackawanna, UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY. Raub, A. R., 42S Spruce. DRUGGISTS. McGan-ah A Thomas, 309 Lackawanna. Lorentt, C, 41s Lacka;. Linden A Wash, Davis. G W., Main and Market Bloes, V. S., Peckvllle. Davles, John J., 106 S. Main. CARRIAGE) AND HARNESS. BImwell, V. A., 615 Linden. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna. CROCKERY AND GLAS3WA&SL Hardi"fc J. I.1 Laokawa AFTER TWKHTT-riVI! YEARlA Am Age Ham mt Waaseoa KleaJy RJ warded. lYom the Democratic Ezpotitor, Wavteen, O. Learning from Messrs. J. A. Read ft Son, druggists, that Mr. Jason Abbott, a respected citizen of Wauseon, O., wu very entbusiaatio over hi recovery from an illness of twenty. five years standing, correspondent of this paper called on Mr. Abbott and asked him for a statement of his esse, lie told of his experience and it being so remarkable, at our request he made it in the form of an af fidavit of which the following it a copy : y ' Statu of Ohio, ) r'ULTON County, Before me the nnderslimed a nnfarr tinK. lie. In and fur said countv. nemnnaliv ram Jason Ablmtt, who, being duly sworn so cording to law, deposes and says : "That he is a resident of Wauseon, Ohio, and has been for twenty-four years past. That he is now seventy-seven years of age. That he has been afllieted with rheumatism in his legs and urnis for the last twenty-five years. Sometimes so severely that be could not rise from his bed without assistance, and that fur about one third of the time ho has been afflicted with snid disease, he was to tally incapacitated from hard manual labor. mat nimut one year previous to the date of this nflidavit he was induced hv hi ilrmnrkt to try Dr. WiUiums' fink l'ills for Pule reopie. " After taking about six boxes of snid pills he experienced entiro relief from his rheu matic trouble and that for the lutter part of the past year he has experienced the best health of the past twenty-tave years. " He says further that previous to the time he commenced taking said pills he was also troubled with kidney and bladder trouble that since taking said niedieino he has ex perienced gvit relief from said trouble. ''He heartily recommends Dr. Willlsnn' Pink Pills for Pale People to anyone troubled with the comDloinU and diseases abova in. dicated. hionkp Jason Abbott." ' Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of December, A. D., 18115. Oko. B. Hrisk. Notary Publie in and for Fulton County. Ohio. Messrs. Bead & Son slate that they belie vs the above statement made by Mr. Abbott to be true in every particular. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are not looked upon as a patent medicine, but rather as prescription. An analysis of their properties show that they contain, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific, for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial pa ralysis, Ht. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous hendiielie, the after edi cts of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, and the tired feeling re sulting from nervous prostration, all diseases resulting from vitiated humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. They are also a specific, for troubles peculiar to females, sueh as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build np the blood, and restore the slow of health to pal and sallow cheeks. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be hod by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. Schenectady. N. V., i'ur 50c. per box, or six boxes tot $2.60.1 MANSFIELD 5TATE NORflAL SCHOOL. Intellectual and practical training for touchers. Three courses of study besides preparatory. Special attention given to preparation fur college. Students ad mltted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty graduates pursuing further studies last year. Great advantages for special studies In art and music. Model school of three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Large grounds for athletics. Elevator nnd Infirmary with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything furnished at nn average cost to normal students of (143 a year. Pall term, Aug. . Winter term, Dec. t. Spring term, March 1H. Students admitted to classes at any time. For catalogue, containing fun Information, apply to S. II. ALBRO, Principal, Mansfield, Pa. The St. Denis Broadway and eleventh St., New York, Opp. Grace Church. European Plsaj. Rooms fi.oo a Day sad Upwards. in a modest and unobtrusive way there are few better conducted hotel la tbe metropolis than the St. Denis. Tbe great popularity It has scqnlred eaa readily be traced to its nniqne location. Its homelike atmosphere, the peculiar excellence of Ha cuisine and service, sad Its very moder ate prices. WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON. BROKER AND JEWELER, Radln Bros., 123 Penn. DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, Kreaky, B. H. A Co.. 11 fl. Mala. CREAMERY Stone Bros., 308 Snruoe. BICYCLES, GUNS, ETCL Parker, E. R-. 321 Spruce. DINING ROOMS. Caryl's Dining Rooms, 603 Linden. TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBFE2J GOODS. Benjamin ft Benjamin, Franklin ft Sprue MERCHANT TAILOR. Roberts. J. W., 126 N. Main. PIANOS AND ORGANS. Btelle, J. Lawrence, 303 Spruce, DRY GOODS. CLOTHING, SHOES. HARDWARE. UuUsavambroaa, trs Stares, PrayKsngft X.
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