THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, .OCTOBER 10, 1S9G. 11 FAMOMS TRAGEDY OF A LONGBOAT Was It Murder Or Manslaughter Or Self Preservation? QUEER POINT IN LAW AND MORALS How the Longboat of the Amcricun Ship William lirown Was Light rned of Half Its Human Lond-A lllnck Page from the History of Dis aster ou the High Seas. y From the Sun. On Monday nlht, April 19. 1841, thj American ship William Urnwn, hnmn ward bi.uml from Liverpool to 1'hilu ih ldi!u, was reidlrg nff tho knots ahout l!..!) miles suuthe-tiHt nf Cape Itace, New foundland, the was miinni'd by a crew of peveiitee-n seaman, and she carried sixty-live ass-iiKe:s Scotc 1 and lrisn lunula ran Is seek.ng lii.nns und fot turns under the Lrlsfhter skies of the New World. The night wa bluek, bin' k and tem lestuouy. The air was filled with sleet, and from the horizon fame booms and trrindings Indicating the proximity or Icebergs. Over the most sullen and vicious piece of water on the plobe the ship salltd onward to her doom. At 10 o'clock there came a cnuh and a slicck, followed by oiths from uhove and shrieks from below and the swift patter of fed a'ont? the dick. I'p fro.n the stuffy cub nn. plain, scant, ill. lighted and evil-smelling, rushed the terrilled passenger.". The great ship their one salvation in this trip over a bmindless ocean was In confusion, wrecked In rigg ng and damnge.l In hull from an Impact with an Iceberg. Kvt n the eyis of the most Intxpirlenc d could detect the a ivnne s of deadly peril, for nlieady the pallors were bu y ,at the fails with the boats, already there was an ominous slant forward und downward to the whole fabric. So in little groups, half naked, shivering, fpsechless, the po r cieatures huddled. awnUir.g s nnelliing, they knew not what, but something as devoid of hop? B the heavens were of starlight. There were but two boats a s-handful lack In those days of shameful lacK ings at sea a jolly-boat and a long btat, incapable at best of affording even temporary ret'ig" to hnlf of tlw mi ma n beings on board. These boats tin- Bailors swiftly prepared an.l launched, while the ship settled lower and lower and the waves surged anJ the passengers crowded the stern. K dues not appear that th- captain showed an executive ability equal to this crisis. lie followed rather than directed the movements of his crew, lint out from the ranks there sti'pped a man who I'd, thenceforth, tniou-ili the Inherent forc.-s of his nature. Thi4 man, William Holmes, able seaman, was a Finn, handsome, athlet e, young, and masterful. Those who are ac quainted with the superstitions of tin sea will remark the coincidence of his t! a 1 1 v 1 1 for a Kirn is r gaid d by' mariners as an embodiment of evil for others, a wlzzaid who deals In spells and purchases personal immunity at the price of blond. Holmes, then, without meeting a show of resistance, assumed control. He saw that the boats were properly equipped; he calculated the life of tin ship and the probabilities of th? wu til er. I!y word and deed he sought in every way to put heart Into the crew, r.ut they were a craven lot, wolllshly selfish, and cruel in their fear. They beat back Uie passengeis from th? boats until they themselves had em barked. Hut for Holmes, they might have rowed away then without a sign of hesitation or a look of relenting. As It was, however, thiough his strenuous efforts, certain passengers were re ceived on board and when the two craft finally dropped astern they were oc cupied as follows: In the jolly boat, the captain, the two mates, seven s.a men, and one passenger; In the li n j beat. Holmes eight seamen, and thirty two passengers. Holmes kept his he ad. He realized that there wa little chanc of the two boats keeping In company. So he called to the captain that the long b'at was without a nav'ga'or. The captain thereupon ordered the flMt mate to transship with quadrant, chart, and compass, and the man without de mur obeyed. Then an Incident occurred which showed that Holmes was both com passionate and brave. At the iarfiail of the ship appeared a sick girl, stretching out her arms to her mother, who was In the long bunt. There was a scream of despair In response ns the woman recognized the awful gulf f separation. Holmes uige.l the men t i their oars and caught the poor child In his arms. "Oh. mother, I am com ing" she cried as tiny swung down by the tackle. Thus he was the last man to leave the ship. It was a piteous scene for tho derision of the elements. A cable's length away the two tiny bouts tossing nnd plunging like straws In a maelstrom, awaited the end. Whlli on board the ship with her towering mists thirty-one deserted paFsengets little children, yung girls, matrons win l ad left all the associations of a life t'me for the sake of their families and sir. s, who had been not too tdd nor teo butt' red by mlsfortutu to r.nvo still hoped pleaded und prayed anil cursed. And, w thai, there was but little ra tional foundation for the unspeakable Rclfishm ss of the sailors. The same sea which was about to engulf the ship might at any moment swallow up the bjsts. Nor wi.uld respite necessarily b- nieicfu'; for there wns the threat of thirrt and famine darkening Into hor rors Inhumtin an 1 inc ed ble. "Poor souls," cried the first mute In answer to th- appeal of frantic arms; "you are only going down a short time b?fo?3 we do." At midnight the sh'p stttbd ot the head r.nd went down like a diving monster, hurrying Into the vortex ot death thirty-one passengers. The twri b ats. hi Id by a fearful attraction, lay on their oars throughout the night and at daybreak drew near for consulta tion. The captain announced that It would be prudent to part company, as there would thus be two chances In stead of one of sighting a sail. He ex horted the seamen on the longboat to obey the mate In all things, and each one In ret-n so-promised. "I fear we will have to cast lots," KAld the mate significantly. "Don't speak of that now," replied the captain; "let that be the last re ort." And then the Jnlly boat, short, stout, and stubby, with but few on board, drew away until It was a!one on the ocean, one atom Instead of two In a vast waste. Its fate may as well be told now. After being at sea for six days It was plcke 1 up by a French fish ing lugger and Its occupants brought safely to land. Though the captain's Judgment In thus parting company wasigood. It 1 doubtful whether It was single, for this was his opinion subsequently testified to as to the condition of the long boat. "The long boat was In gieat Jeopardy. Her gunwale was within five to twelve inches of the water. She seemed tco U'.manageabl? to be saved. The peo ple were half naked and all crowded tcgether like sheep In a pen. It would flave been fmprssible to run her to land, and the chances of her being puked up were ninety-nine to one against her." Perhaps a vision of des peratc. drowning creatures struggling thiough the water and dragging at the oars and the sides of his jolly boat hail something to do with the captain'.! decision to part company. The long boat, owing to Holme's care, was partially provisioned. She had on board six gallons of water, seventy-five pounds of bread, ten ponnds of meat, and a small measure of oatmeal, suf ficient, with economy, for about a week. She was naturally a well-constructed, seaworthy craft, being 22 feet long, 6 feet beam, and 3 feet deep, but sh'J was laden far beyond her capacity. To make matters worn?, she had not been In the water for thiity-five days, and her seams hud spread from the dry-ns- Her.c ther. was work for a 1. The tassengers lalled with tins and i nickels., while the c.iw kipt steidl'V t the oars, holding the course which Hebins Indicated ns the one most like ly to Kail Into a ship's path. On Tues day afternoon the plug, H4 Inches In diameter, which had been repeatedly forced out, was lost, and though tho orifice was stuffed with bits of clothing, the leakage greatly increised. Then the rain descended, and with nightfall the wind freshened. The hor izon was livid with the ghostly gleam rf Ic b. rgs. The boat laboiej mora and more heavily as the white-billowed cavaliy Inset her on all sides. Hut little was said by the passengers; the pall of a mortal four pressed over them. They were crowded together like sheep In a pen, nnd like sheep they opened not their mouths. The thirty-two passengers consisted of sixteen men, two cf whom were mnuied, fifteen women, most of whom were your.g, nnd one little boy. It does not appeur that the men showed any of the nobler qualities or their sex. They were Inert and unresisting; too much overwholmed with the terrors of death to sttuggle to live. Had thtre been but one Holmes among them ttio Impending catastrophe might have b en averted. The water gained. Something must bs done at nee. .Should they supinely parish t gethe:-, or should might again prove right and the cowardly "Sauvc que paut" of the ship be repeated? "The plug Is gone," shrieked the pas sngfis; "God have me.cy on our poor souls!" "This won't do," moaned the mate; "Help me. Cod! Men, go to work." "Don't part man and wife, and don't throw over any women," continued tha mate and covered up his eyes. Anil then, without consultation or any at tempt at drawing lots, Holmes and his men moved forward. There ensued a ruthless scene. One by one the unmarried male passengers were ordered to stand up. One by one they were cast overboard. Now one entreated to be spared for the sake of wife nnd ch'ldren awaiting his com ing In the New World. Now another r ebel his siin, that their very enorm ity mlirht procure him a little delay. "Holrres." s b' cd n iran wha hivl been friendly with the sailor, "You won't put me out." "Yes. Chat lie, ynu must go," was th.2 response, followed by instant execu tion. A man named McAvov craved five minutes for prayer. This at first Holmes sternly refused, but finilly granted at the intercession of the negr j cook. It Is noticeable us a H gn of '!.f times that all the current accounts of this tragedy, wH'e denouncing the fat that not on.' cf the ciew was cast over added: "N'rt even the negro rook." And yet aft-r all his heart had been the lighter!. There was a young man of wea'th ahrard. frank Askln, with two slsteri dinging tn him. He strove to tempor ize, offering five sovereigns to Holme If ho would wa't until morning, and promising that t-en, If no hela erne, he wo'dd "draw lots ar.d go ov.r like a man," "We don't want your nvney, Frank." replied the implacable leader: and As kln wns tossed over. "Give me only a dress to put around me," cried one of Askin's Flsters. "anJ I care not to live longer." The two girls exchnnged one glance, one kiss, nnd then, clinging together In death as they had In life, sprang over and shared their brother's fate. In the morning light Holmes did the most In d fensllle of all hi lawless deeds. Two i men vere found hidden under the I thwarts, all stark from cold. The dan ger then was no longer imminent. The i sea had gone down and the beat was 1 comparatively free from water, and yet , these two wore also tossed out. It m- y be thnt Holmes thought them dead; or. if not. that to his stern natur? death In their unconsciousness seemed a fa vor. Though the morning was fair, all the others remaining on board were too much prostrated for hope. The awful events of the night had stunned them. I They lay prone on the bottom too spir itless to curse, or to pray. Holmes alone continued cheerful, alert and equal to the emergency. He kept n sharp outlook, and it was due to hi- judement that the patty were saved. Ho dete ted a film on the horizon, a ma'k. fainter thnn the shadow of a gull's wing, and he Interpreted U. Thither he tu ned fie prow, until r s film became canvas and the mark a hull; and then, with the good old fiBhloned signal of a shawl on an oar, he attracted the attention of the mate of the ship Crescent, supervising some work aloft. As an example of Holmes' strong common sense the following Incident Is notewrrthy: When the women for ward real ze that the tidings of great Joy were true they sprang screaming" and distracted to their feet. "Lie down." commanded the rran; "If they make so many of us on board, they wlil steer off another way nnd pretend they hnve not seen us." Not a flatterlrg c to rrent this on the humanity of the sea. but an eminently pi act leal one, as readers of Clark Russell will agree, recalling the frequent Instances of such desertion. At all events, the advlcs was followed. The Crescent drew near, received the hapless survivors, and In due course brought them to their des tination at Philadelphia. Such a tragic, tale aroused not onl public sympathy but public Indigna tion. A widespread discussion ensued as to how justifiable the conduct of the crew of the William Frown hid been, reu!tlrg In the Indictment rf Holmcs by the federal grard Ju-y for manslaughter In killing Frank Ask'n on the high seas. Tie was brought to trial before the United States elrcutt court at Philadelphia In April, 184?, Henry Ualdwln, nssoc ate justice of the Supreme court, presiding. i The case attracted universal Interest. The people were represented by Dlstrlc: Attorney Meredeth, Mr.- Dallas, and Mr. Hopkins, and the defence by David Paul Brown, Mr. Hazlehurst, and Mr. Armstrong. All these gentlemen were leaders of the Philadelphia bar. There was little contention regarding the facts; but when It came to the applica bility' of the law there was a battle royal. This involved a legal settlement of the old question, dear to the ethical heart of two men on a plank which Is capable of sustaining only one; and, though diverted to the side issue of the duties of common carriers, still resulted in the most direct adjudication existing I as to their rights and obligations. lur, uuut&a aiRucru iui lire iu.-vu- tlon as follows: While the manslugh ter with which Holmes was charged was unlawful rather than mallet :ous, the only defence to It could be the supreme necessity of self-preservation. To constitute this. In legal sufficiency, the danger must be instant, over whelmingly, leaving no choice of moans, no moment ot deliberation. Such was not the present case. "What law," he asked, "gives a crew to be the arbiters of life and death? No, we pro test against giving to our seamen the power to thus make Jettison of human beings. If the'y believed that the ulti mate safety of a portion was to be ad vanced by the sacrltice of another por tion. It was then their duty to give notice to all aboard and have a com mon settlement made." Such a course. Air. Dallas next con tended, would be equable were sailors und passengers In equal relation; but he denied the premise. "The seaman Is bound beyond the passenger." he asserted, "to encounter the perils of the sea. It is for this exposure thut his claims are a sacred Hen, and if only a single nail of the ship Is left he Is entitled to It. Promulge as law that the prisoner Is guiltless and our mnr Ine will be disgraced in the eyes of the civilized world. The proper rule Is contained In Uacon's noble thought: The duties of life are more than life." " David 1'aul Hrown summed up for the defence. "This case," he declared, "should be tried In a longboat sunk down to Its ve-ry gunwale with forty one half-naked, starved, and shivering wrethches; the boat leaking from be low, filling from above, u hundred leagues from land, at midnight, sur ronded by ice, unmanagable from its load, and subject to certain destruc tion from the change of the most changeful of the elements, the winds and the waves. To these superadd tho horrors of famine and the recKlessness of despair, madness, and the prospects, past utterance, of this unutterable con dition. Are tne i niieu ,imie o here now. a year after the event, when it Is Impossible to estimate the ele ments which combined to make the risk or to say to what extent the Jeop ardy was imminent are they with square rule and compass deliberately to measure the boat In this room and to weigh these passengers, call In phil osophers, discuss specific gravities, calculate by the tables of life insurance company the chances of life; and be cause they, these Judges, find that by their calculations this unfortunate boat's crew might have had the thous andth part of one poor chance to es cape, to condemn the prisoner to chains and a dungeon for what he did In terror and darkness of that dark und terrible night?" The counsel ridiculed the contention that lots are the law of the ocean, as serting that such a plan under such circumstances was more ensy to sug gest than to put Into practice. He maintained that the crew were either in a state of subordination to their otliccrs or in a state of nature. In the former ease he argued that Holmes was excused by the express orders of the mate, and he quoted In support as follows from Carnot: "The armed force is essentially obedient; It acts but never deliberates." And In the latter case that he was equally exempt, hav ing ceased from being a Bailor and be come a eirownlng man. Judge Huldwln. in his charge, thus disposed of the question of two men on the (dank: "Suppose two persons, who owe no duty to one another which Is not mu tual, should by accident, not attribu table to either, be placed in a situation where both cannot survive. Neither is bound to save the other's life by sacrificing his own: nor would either commit a crime in saving his own life in a struggle for the only means of safety." Coming, however, to tho details of the case before him, the judge distinguish ed ns follows: "The sailor must en-, counter the hardships and perils of the voyage. Nor eun this relution be clmnged when the ship Is lost by tempest and all on board have be taken themselves for safety to the small boats; for Immlnece of danger cannot absolve from duty. Should the i-mergency become so extreme ns to call for the sacrifice of life, there can be no reason why the law does not remain the same; the passenger, not being bound either to labor or to incur the risk of life, cannot be bound to sacrifice his existence to preserve the sailor's. While we admit that sailor and sailor may lawfully struggle with each other for the plunk which can save but one, we think that If the pas senger Is on the plank, even the law of necessity justifies not the sailor who takes It from him." The judge -then proceeded to con sider what should have been elone un der the stress of circumstances exist ing in the long boat. He admitted thnt there was no rule of general applica tion, but continued ns follows: "There Is, however, one condition of extremity for which 'all writers have prescribed the same rule. When the ship is In no danger of sinking, but all sustenance is exhausted, a sacrifice of one person Is necessary to appease the hunger of others. The selection Is made by lot. This mode Is resorted to as the fairest mode, and In some sort as an appeal to God for the selection of the victim. For ourselves, we can conceive of no mode so consonant with both humanity and Justice, and the occasion, we think, must be peculiar which will dispense with Its exercise." Vnder this chargexthe Jury brought In a verdict of guilty, with a recom mendation of mercy. Holmes was sen teiieed to six months In the peniten tiary and to a fine of $20. Hut the interest of the public did not cease with this. Indignation vanished and sympathy doubled. People maintained that, sailor or no sailor. Holmes had acted naturally. There was a gen eral demand for hjs liberation, and though President Tyler refused to par don, part of the penalty was remitted. And so Holme's went bne-k to the perils of the sea, which he held as naught in comparison with those of the land. "EATING CHOH." Prom the Philadelphia Hulletln. In IndlnnHpolls about the epoch of the "Hoosler Schoolmaster," a native of those wilds discovered a mineral spring In his clearing. The medicinal effects of the water were wonderful, and their fume spread abroad. People came Hocking in from all quarters. They had to put up with the aevommoilatlons offered them, which were, ub a matter of course, of the most primitive order. The sleeping iipart ments were vile and the food viler. To s II complaints, however, the landlord had one unswer, "Kf It's good 'nuf fer me It's good 'nuf fer onyboily." One day a man, said to be a Phlladel phlan, came to this woodland retreat and nt once began to complain about the quality of the food. The landlord eyed him curiously nnd threw out his stereo typed reply with the addendum, "1 kin eat KNNYTHINO. I kin cut CHOW." It so happened thnt crows were abund ant in tho vicinity, and the Phlladelphlan killed one, cooked It and stuffeil it with Cayenne pepper. At supper that night when the landlord was seated the new guest asked him blandly If he meant what he said about eutlng crow. "To be sure I did,',' wns the surly replv. "Then." said the Phihulelphlan, pro ducing his bird, "here is one that I've had cooked for you." The landlord was game If the bird wasn't, and he sank his teeth Into the tough morsel. At the first mouthful he utrfick the Cayenne pepper. His eyes started from their sockets and he rushed for the door. A half hour elapsed, and when he returned to the supper-room he looked like a poisoned pup. Taking his seat at the table, he ejaculated, "I KIN eat crow, but blast me ef I hanker arter it." . . ALL .MADE OF I'HAM TS. Soups, Sandwiches and Desserts, to May Nothing of Cnudv. The nutritious and extremely pala table peanut, which has been a decid edly popular feature of the country cir cus and the country fuir for so many years. Is now receiving an honored pluce among the nut family, regardless of the fact that It is dug from the ground likt the potato. In stead of being gathered from a tree. Doctors have found that the peanut is " an article of food rich In albumen, of which it con tains 00 per cent., with 20 per cent, of fat and non-nitrogenous extractive matelrs." And these little ground nuts, as they were formerly called, ure rec ommended as a valuable article of food, in the form of stiups, purees, and mush. The Chinese boil peanuts, roll them fine, mould them into dough, and bake. The contriving housewife has already discovered that peanuts can be used to great advantage in muny ways, of which here are a few: Finely chopped peanuts enten in milk In iilace of the rolled mush so much used make a dish very highly thought of and one very ecceptable for the belated shopper or to be euten at bed time when a light luncheon is required. Peanuts roiled tine and added to the bread stulling for ducks greutly im proves it. Then- are several ways of using pea nuts for sandwiches. One way is to roll the meats very line and stir them thick ly in mayonnaise tlressing and spread between the isllees of bread. Another method Is to roll or pi ill ml the shelled and skinned peanuts and spread them thickly upon thin slle-es of buttered bread. Sprinkle lightly with salt before putting the slices together. Still another filling is made by milting the powdered nut meats and mixing them with enough Philadelphia cream cheese to hold them together. Spread this on squares of thin bread or crackers. These sandwiches are particularly nice to serve with lettuce salad. A peanut paste served on bread Is made thus: For one egg beat one tablespoont'ul of butter to a cream und into it stir one tublcspoonful of sugar and the yolk of one egg, beaten until It is very light nnd thick. Secure freshly rousted peanuts, shell them, and chop very tine. Stir chopped nuts with the other Ingredients until you have u thick paste thut will spread. Slice bread Into very thin slices and cut them inti some fane'y form, Hindi as rounds, tri angles, or diamonds, and spread them thickly with the stiff and add to It a. teaspoonful of powdered sugar. Pile this meringue upon the spread bread and scalier u few finely chopped pea nuts over the top. Heat a shovel, fill It. with hot coal:", and hold It over the meringues long enough to very lightly color them. These sweet sandwiches are nice to serve with chocolate or cof fee In the evening. They may also be served for a dessert; in this case n lit tle bit of currant jelly or a preserved cherry put Into the centre of each piece adds to their uppearance. Pcunut meringue shells are nice to serve with plain Ice civam. Heat the whites of four eggs very light and stir In three-quarters of n pound of pow dered sugar, one tablespoonful of flour, and one cup of finely chopped peanuts. Drop the mixture by the spoonful upon buttered panel's and bake in a rather ceiol oven. Plne'e a shell on each side of a large spoonful of Ice cream and put a little whipped cream over the top in serving. Another elessert Is peanut croquettes: Put one gill of milk nnd hnlf a pint of bread crumbs in a saucepan and stir over the fire until there Is a smooth mass. Add half a cup of finely chopped peunuls which have had a tnldespoon ful of sherry poured over them. Stir In the well-beaten yolks of two eggs ami remove from the lire at once. When the mixture bpcomcs colli form It Into balls und roll them in egg and cracker dust. Fry them a delicute brown in hot Inrd. Drain on brown paper at the mouth of the oven so they will keep hot, and serve them with a caramel sauce. For suited peanuts, shell nnd skin the peanuts und to one cup of nuts stir in one tablespoonful of melted butter or oil und one tablespoonful of salt. Let them stand one hour; then drain and place them on a bright pan ami put in u moderate oven. Cook until they are a nice brown, stirring them frequently so that they will brown e-vcnly. Peanut soup is made like a dried pea soup. Soak one and one-half pints of nut meats over night in two quints of water. In the morning add three quarts of water, a buy leaf, a stalk of celery, a blade of mace, and one slice of onion. I'oil this slowly for four or five hours, stirring frequently to pre vent binning. Hub through n sieve and return to the fire. When ng.iln hot add one cup eif cream. I.et the soup boil up once and It Is rendy to serve-. Serve croutons of bread with this soup. To make a salad with peanuts souk one I'lip of the nut meats In olive oil. drain them, and mix with two cups of finely cut celery and one dozen pitted olives. Mix them with a mayonnaise dressing and serve on lettuce leaves. This Is a nice snlud to serve with duck. To make peanut Jumbles weigh n scant half pound of butter, add a half pound of powdered sugar. and stir them to a e reani. Add two beaten eggs and a UtMle nutmeg. Take one cup of fine ly rolled peanuts and stir them in with three-qunrti?rs of a pound of dour, Hrenk off pleees of the dough and roll them In sugar on the moulding voard with tho hand and form them Into rings on a buttered nan, leaving a space between them to spread. Put four half peanuts on each rin? and bake them in a moderate oven to a very delicate brown. Peanut wafers are delicious. To make them stir to a cream half a cup eif butter anil one cup of sugar. Ids solve a sennt half teaspoonful of sona In hnlf n cup of milk nnd add It to the creamed mixture, and then stir In two cups of flour and beat the mixture vig orously. Turn a baking pan upside down, wipe It very cjean. butter It and spread the wafer mixture over It, using n knife to make the mixture smooth and quite thin. Sprinkle the top thickly with finely rolled peanuts nnd bake the wafers in a moderate oven until browneel. As soon as the tin Is taken from the oven cut the cake Into squares nnd place them on a moulding board to cool. Put these wafers Into n. tin box to keep crisp. Peanut enramel is made by putting Into a saueepnn over the fire one cup ?nch of molasses and sugar and half a cup of butter. Watch closely while it Is cooking nnd stir when there is ilan eer of its burning or broillmr over. Test tho syrup bv dropping a little In lee water, and when it is crisp quickly stir In erne run of chopped nuts nnd turn out on buttered tins to cool. Mark the candy orf Into squares w hen it is part ly cool. Another peanut candy is made thus: Put Into a saucepan one pint of New Orleans molasses with two pounds ( brown sugar nnd half a pint of water. Let this e-tiol until, when tested by dropping some into iex water. It wlij become hard. Shell three pints of pea nuts, butter biscuit tins and spread the nuts over the bottom, pour the cooked mixture over them, and put them away to become cold and hard. A delicious dinner bonbon Is made with large fresh prunes and dates hav ing the stone removed and a peanut put in its place. Or the nuts may be chopped very fine and mixed with the white of an egg, a little sugar, and Just enough sherry to flavor. Press this paste Into tho cavity made by remov ing the stone and roll the outside of the fruit In powdered sugar. An old Southern cook made delicious peanut coffee by rousting the nuts quite brown and rolling them fine, then mak ing It like other coffee. With rich cre'am It wns good, and the cups al ways went back to be filled the second time. ' An I'li.just Nnspirion. Student "Here my father writes mo that my studies are costing him a mint, and the tard knows I'm studvlnir verv I lttle."-Flleende BUetter. . . A InY fin muim No one but a Veteran can Realize the Sufferings from Army Life. It Often Makes Our Able-bodied Men Helpless In valids -The Story of one who Suffered for Twenty Years, Due to Hardships when in the Service of His Country. fVom lh fhrntcrt Tofre, Cliicago, 111. Itorn in Wyoming County, in the State of New York, liny years asjei, Kdsnn A. Wood grew toumiilioodnuu farm. Of tine physique, inheriting this from his parents, lie knew little of tickings till lie beruiuo of ue, when he was stricken with suii-strnkc One hot Eiimtucr's day, und six years later, liud an other sun-stroke. From this he attributes liis head troubles, from which lie lias suf fered more or less ever since. I.tko initny other young and uetive nun, he became dis tailzied with life in iiU uative State, und moved to Illinois. Tim war of the great rebellion breaking out shortly alter ho came here, he enlisted iu the oTtli Illinois Volunteers, eloing good service for his country in his regiment for nearly two years, when sickness produced by the maiiy liunlsliips und sutreriugs lu had passed through forcid upon him an honorable iliscliurgv. lleing obliged to lenve tlie army lie cnine buck tu Illinois, deter mining tn take up life wliem he had left it in his native Stale, the life of Dirniiiig. Hut lie soon foil ii. I thai his constitution hail lie-cn more seriously undermined in the army, than lie believed or reulied. Among otiier ailments ho had cnntriicted while in his reg iment, be found that br:ieliitis had assumed a chronic siHte, and with it lie found that any more than ordinary exertion brought palpitation of the he-art, short breathing and si range feeling in (lie head. Then to mid to his distrcswd condition he found that he ulsu sull'ered from kidney trouble, eliree-tly caused from exposure's during his uriny days. lie gave up farming n nil came to Chicago to settle down and remain. Tliia was twenty two years ago nnd ho has lived here ever since, l'or "eight years he was in constant service of the West Chicago Street Car Co., before the time of cables or trolleys. He was a ilrivof of a West Madison Street car in pood and bnl weather, elriving one week elay-tinies and the next week during nights. This hard service he was capable, of per Wining, for the reason that no physical ex ertion was required, hut iu the course of time hud the tendency ot mcrcasiug the neuteness of his troubles, especially bron chitis and nsthniu. liccmimr it more than advisable on account of his health to seek employment not so wearing, he left the Street car service nnd became on employe of the run llamlle Kuilrou.l. uii tins rail road company he remained for six years iu dill'erent capacities, l'or onu period lie wns n watchman in the yards, at uimtlier period ho became it llugiiiun lit diirercnt crossings, und in nil the-e occupations lie found it more diilieiilt every yc-ir to perform his du ties, as the heart trouble hivuine mure ai:d more pronounced, liis head grew worse, dizzy nni strange spells caine over him, unci lust siniiiner lie knew that if something was not done for him quickly he would be ob liged to give up nil active employment.. It was then that he first lieardof Dr. Willinmo' Pink Pills for I'ale I'eor I;-. lie tool: them mid found immediate tied frrc;it relief. He lias fold everv one ho knows how well he thinks of tie s.' marvellous little pellets nnd v.iint tbcv did for him. lie now live', at i!!0 Washington Houle vard. He is well known, respected timl prides himself on the fact that the house he lives iu f.-dav he moved in when he came to this city twenty years ago. Mr. Wood U a line, portly looking mini, with white hair, and to-d:iy the picture; of health. In speak ing of some of I lie crentcst physical dis tresses h Inn experienced, lie says, "what is told about, me in the fiircfrotng is nil true, but evcrvtliiii'' I notice has not hecn men tioned. It was some time about a year ngo w hen I 'wils very p'siiiy. that my hi nil was giving, me a gr ill ilenl ot troiilile, elizzy spells, nehes nud queer feelings, nnd then I also had a strange feeding of uncertainty in the use ol my lower liinlis when walking. " riivsiclans examined mv condition close. iy oud were of the opinion that 1 had all the 2,000,000 1 1 Made and Sold in Six Months, ending Harch I, 1896, Total Product of L The A Mill Alone produced 1,000,000 Barrels, Largest Run on Record. Washburn. Crosby's Superlative is sold everywhere from tho Pacific Cemst to St. John's, New Foundland. nud in England, Ireland and Scut land very largely, and is recognized a the best flour in th world. HEGARGEL WHOLESALE AGENTS. 1HR II1EAL AMFRICAN TRIP NOk l MlikN STAAISHIP COMPANY. Tho Superbly Appointed nnd Conuu diou, . Stot-1 Ste'.'onshipa. NORTHWLST AND NORTHLAND, AnK-ricau through lend ihr.iiigh, leave Biiftnlo 'I ii' sdavi rnd Friiluys o.jo p.m. fur Cloelaud, Detroit, Mackinac. The Soo, Uuluth, und Western Points, piisauut ull pi. ires of interest by uuyliulit In counuutlou with Ttin ORHAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, It forms thee most diroi.'t route, aud from ev ery point ot e-onipnrison. tho most dcllithtful and cntnfortall"one to Minneapolis, tt. Paul, Oreat Tails, Holona, Hut to. Kpokimu and Pa cific roast. The or.lv trncn ontiuental line runnhiK the t.mious buffet, library, observa tion car. New li" hour train for Portlnnd via Spokane. HOTHL LAPAVtTTH, Lake Mlnnctonka. IU miles from M nneapollf, largest nud meat beautiul resort in thy west. Qiekotsanel niiy Information of any ncontor A. A. HEARD, Uenerul Pusaemjcr agent, Buffalo, M. Y. 0 B,DISSI Celebrated Femnle Fowdfrt nvnr fall. uik anil aura whsm All OtACf mm first symptoms of locomotor Ataxia, and I believe they were right, also last summer I had a very hard time with an nttnek of ton silitis and neuralgia from which I did not recover for some time. It wrs then that I commenced to take these Pink Pills, and had only taken n few boxes when 1 discov ered a remarkable change for the better in every wuy. The pills seemed to relieve me of aches und pains, the symptoms of locomo tor ataxia, have left me entirely, and they have made me strong and teel like myself, " I am going to continue with the use of tho pills for the reason that having relieved me of the ailments I thought had come to stay, having been caused thirty years ago from hardships in the army, 1 am prac tically rid of them and will lose no efforts when I have the remedy at hand to keep them riel. 1 am only too glad to tell all my friends what experience I have hud with Dr. Williiims'Pink Pills, and when they sec the good physicul condition I am in now, al though neur sixty years of use. they will come to the same conclusion as myself. ' t he above ts a correct stutvmeut of tacts concerning myself. (Mgllcll.) ED80N A. WOOD. Subscribed and sworn to before me this dday of January, ls'KJ. ItuuKKT Akmley, Sotary Public I Chills and Fever. From the Commercial, Vickthurg, Mich. Mr. fieorgo Wundell, of this city (Vickt luirg, Michigan,) whose recovery from serious illness a short time ago was the talk of his friends ami neighbors, was accosted by a re IHirter the other day and asked fur a statement of his illness and cure. Mr. Wnnelell is a carpenter by trade nnd is well and favorably known in this locality. having resided here for several yean. His Etorv us related to the reporter is as follows: " I was taken sick with fever and chills in the Spring of 18!i2 nnd was Blck all Summer, belli); able to work only a part of the time. The following Winter of lSlW-'fiU, I was con lined to tho house from the first of No vember until the first of March, being so liud after the fever left mo that nervous prostnition followed, and I was nnuble to sleep at night nnd wns all run down physi cally. I hud taken all sorts of patent medi cines and was treated by several physicians but all to no nvnil. I steadily grew worse uud finally abandoned medical attendance. "About the middle of March I saw an article relating the cure of a person similarly atlccle'd by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pnlu People, anil I nt once sent to the drug store of Mr. O. H. Punning, by one of my children, and purchased a box of Pink Pills, determined to give them a trinl. " l!y the time I lind taken half a box of them I was able, with the nid of crutches, to be out doors, I grew steadily better from almost the first dose nnel wns able to go to the drug store myself for the second box, nnd in almut a month discarded my crutches, lieforo May 1st I was able to resume my work nt my trnele of carpentering, and have been nbln to continue ever since. I supposed my disease to be rheumntism, but the use of the Pink Pills disproved thnt theory. I nm now ablo tn do a good day's work and my general health is better thuu fur years before taking Pink Pills. "My oldest dnnghter tlso had troubles of the blood nnd a few doses of tho pills did her uiiicli pood." Dr. Williiims' Pink Pills for Pale People nro now given lo the public asnn unfailing blood builder nnd nerve restorer, curing nil forms of weakness arising from a watery con dition of the blood or shattered nerves. The pills are sold by nil dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of prie-e, fiO cents a box or six boxes for $2.ii0, (tliey are never sold in bulk or by the 1(10), by aeldressing Dr. Wifc Hums' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. BARRELS 1WJMD CONNELL THE tlOOSIC POWDER CO,, ROOMS I AND 2, COM'LTH B'L'D'G, SCRANTON, PA, MINING JND BLASTING POWDER MADE AT MOOBIC AND R UAH DALE WORKS. LAPLIN RAND POWDER CO'S ORANGE GUN POWDER Electric Batteries, Electric Exploder for ex ploding blast, Safety ruse, and RoDanno dwmical Co. 's COMPLEXION BLEMISHES May bo bidden Inif f rfoctly by cosmetics and powders, tut can ouly bu removed permf nently by HETSEL'S SUPERIOR FACE BLEACH. It wPl positively remove Freckles, Tan, Moth, Sallawnest , anil cure any dmeaam of tlie skin, such as Pimples, Acne, Black ba05, Oilincst, and renem the sklu soft and beau titul. Price SI por bottle. For sale at E. M. HETSEL'S 330 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Pa. MANSFIELD STATU NORfUL. SCHOOL. Intellectual and practical training lor teachers. Three) courses of study besides preparatory. Special attention givvn to preparation for college. Students ad mitted to best colleges on certlllcnte. Thirty graduates pursuing further studies lust year. Oreat advantages for special studies tn art and music. Model school of three hundred pupils. Corps ot slxteeq teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Largo grounds for athletics. Elevator nnd Infirmary with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything furnished at an average cost to normal students of $143 a year. Foil term, Aug. 8. Wtr.ter term, Dec. 2. Spring torm, March 1G. Students admitted to classes nt any time. 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