THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1896. 9 i : ; WONDERS OF THE QUEEN'S DOMINION Description of Banff Hot Springs and Canadian National Park. THE FINEST SCENERY IMAGINABLE Knturttl .MarvcN Visible in nnd Near the Cunadinn Kivol to Our Yellow stone Reserve Sululajir Spring Which Perform Almost Miraculous l'ures;uiue. Fish nud Miccl luncous AttractiouH. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. llanff Hot Springs. Canadian Na tional l'ark, Sept. i 3. The Dominion goveinnu-nt having followed the wlsa example 'f the I'nited Slates, has late ly set apart for a National reservation and pleasure ground a rectangular tract of land containing two hundred and sixty square miles on the lino of the Canadian l'acllle railway, which includes portions of the valleys of the. How. Spiny, and Cascade rivers Devil's Luke, nnd a dozen noble moun tain ranges surrounding ltanff Hot Springs. In fact, no part of the Rock ies exhibits a greater variety of sub lime and pleasing scenery, so supreme ly grand and beautiful that the hands of man can add but little to what is found within these mountain walls. Here are spurs, peaks, and long over lapping ranges! Here mountains tower above you, each one rising nlono nnd distinct from the narrow level of the valley. Yes. each mountain seems as sharp, free cut, and isolated as a pyr amid built by human bunds." As we alight from our train at the railway station, the view is almost overwhelming. What do we see? To the north is Cascade Mount, !).S7."i feet high: to the east Is Mt. lngllsmaldle, S..'.76 feet, and the heights of the Falr lioline sub-range, 9,273 feet, behind which lies Devil's Lake, nnd still farther east is the sharp cono of Mount 1'uechee, rising !l.;"N0 feet, while north of the truck is the wooded Squaw Mount, beneath which are the Vermillion Lakes and Warm Springs. I'p the llotv Valley to the west are the snowy peaks of the Simpson's Vans range, of which Mt. .Massive is the chief, while a little nearer to the right Is the north ern end of the ISourgoan liange, !t.4S"i feet, nnd still nearer t lie Sulphur Mountain, 8,020 feet, along the base of which are found these famous Hot Springs. The Isolated bluff to the south is Funnel .Mount, which rises vertically above us over a mile, around which the railway circles and over which there me numerous carriage drives nnd bridle paths, while just be yond the station, Hundel Peak rises 9.X71! feet abruptly and so near at hand as to cut off all view in that direction, while Alt. Aylincr. covered with spruces ami pines, reaches lo.:;r0 feet, or nearly two miles. All these dark castle-like summits, near at hand, are rellected In the clenr water of the How Klver, with the tall pines, the boat house, the Bteam launch, and canoes In front. Well may Dr. J. M. Iluckley say: "Never on this continent have I seen equalled the surroundings of ltanff, considered as purely mountain scen ery." Itev. Dr. 11. M. Field exclaims: "tine must be dull and Insensible who does not feel stirring within him some sentiment akin to worship as he looks up to these lofty pinnacles and towers." In the words of Holy writ: "The everlasting mountains! they speak of the eternity and might of Him who made them." BANFF THR HEAUTIFl'L. lianff Is called the beautiul and grand" beautiful below, around, and above, in mountnin, bky, lake anil glacier beauty nnd grandeur are found every where. Another says: "Of all Nature's lovely spots few equal nnd none surpass In beauty of loca tion, grandeur of surround'lngs, nnd mtbllmily of scenery this versatile (Jem of the Hockies. It must be seen to be appreciated." Jlanff Is kaleidoscopic. "Its surround ings are the mountain steeps that change their coloring with everv glanc ing ray of the sun. There is a new shade of color for every moment the sunshine reaches the angled wnlln on either range. There is a new flower appar ently for every dny in this valley of the How. (Ine day scarlet blossoms bloom, and the next day blue-hells are found along the bases of these giant hills, nnd on their summits from eight to eleven thousand feet above sea level, lie per petual snow batiks and glaciers, add ing a novel charm to the scene." The Color effects are such as no person can describe, nor brush reproduce, nor cam era do justice to. Hunff Is named from a Scotch town, the birthplace of one of the eminent Canadian, who curried through this great national highway, which the gov ernment, unable to complete, turned over to a syndicate to finish. The vil lage which is located on a bold bluff, overlooking the junction of the How nnd Spray rivers, two or three miles southwest of the station, has a perma nent population of about Con. The town proper consists of one long street upon either side of which the business places ore situated. It has several stores and shops, three hotels, poslofllce, a Metho dist church, a good museum, and a new pavlllion where the Kplscopnl ser vices are regularly held. There are sev eral boarding houses also. A good road from the station soon brings us to ' The Sanitarium" under the care of Dr. Hrett. A steel bridge, 269 feet long, crosses the How river from the railway station to the carriage road, extending about two miles eastward to the magnificent Canadian Pacific Kail way Hotel. CANADIAN NATIONAL PAKK The selection of this beautiful spot for the Canadian National Park was determined by the presence here of the Hot Mineral Springs formerly geysers which J'.ow out of the side of Sulphur mountain. Of these we will epenk later on. This reservation differs from our Wonderland, (Yellowstone Park) In fclze and natural wonders. Iioth parks are almost In the same condition as Nature and the Savage with hia forest fires left them. Comparatively few persons realize the panoramic grnnd ure of the Yellowstone canons, gey sers, cataracts, and hot springs, for such a combination cannot be seen in any other equal area, if anywhere In the world. While in the Canadian Park there are no such geysers, no such "grand canons," or such "grand falls" as are found In the Yellowstone, the wild grandeur of the mountain and glacier scenery compel the admiration Of every, even the reluctant, visitor, and within less than fifty miles are glaciers that are said to contain more hulk of Ice than nil the glaciers of Switzerland. This park. In extent, Is only one-fourteenth as large as the Yellowstone, containing 160 square miles as against 3,575 square miles for the latter. It takes a week, at least, to do the Yellowstone thoroughly with Its 150 miles of stage ride, stopping at a new hotel every night, while at the Canadian Park ex cutslons to any and all points are within such easy distance as to enable tour ists to return each night and recount their experiences In the full blaze of a Rocky mountain fire place at the Banff Hot Springs hotel. The center or headquarters of this Krand panorama ls"lian(Y Hot Springs" and the pnlutlal hotel built by th Canadian Pacific railway. This hotel Is a model of luxury, right here In the heart of the Rockies. Few placei nave found such speedy recognition since Its discovery as this great health resort, with Its palatial hotel and numerous other attractions beauty, sublimity, healthfulness and luxury combined and none better deserves the enconlums of all tourists than this National Park as the preat pleasure resort, breathing place, and sanitarium of the Dominion. Two miles eastward from the station stands the "Canadian Pacific Hotel," a stately edifice, six stories high costing over $:i00,000 with a capacity for several hundred guests. It is perched on a knoll 4.MX) feet above sea level and 150 feet above the surrounding valley near a point where theSpray river dashes furi ously over a series of rapids into the blue How river and commands fine view 8 toward every point of the compass for here ore mountains to the right, to the left, before ond behind, and from the revolving room on the roof the guest can net any outlook he desires. One says, "the Candian Pacific Hotel contains corridors for the invalid, turrets for the astronomer and balconies for lov ers." Looking in any direction from its wide verandas one is puzzled to un derstand how he got here and still more puzzled as to the way out. This is ab solute isolation from the rest of the world: a Fpot where no sound or sign of civilization Is found, save when we gaze towards the hotel Itseir, for this is, virtually, the only human habitation iliscernnble as far as the eye can see across these miles upon miles of ragged mountains. Connected with the hotul nre baths supplied from the hot springs where one can rejuvenate himself in the m.igic hot sulphur waters in a por celain tub, or he may plunge Into a na tural swimming pool of wnrm water In open air or In a dome roofed cave. CFHATIVE SPRINGS. These hot and sulphurous springs possess wonderful curative properties, nnd since the opening of the railway, have attracted thousands of people from nil over the country and the world. The character of the water is said to be similar to that of the Hot Springs of Arkansas, strongly impregnated with sulphuretted hydrogen and containing n considerable quuntily of various salts, sulphur, calcium, carbon, mag nesia and soda. These springs How out of the side of Sulphur mountain so hot as to be nearly boiling. Unfiling In them bus a powerful sudoritic effect and a very remarkable spocitic action upon the system and the waters, when taken Internally, are very elllencious In eliminating poisons from the blood. Marvelous cures from rheumatism, neuralgia, seiatlca. and similar diseases have been effected, even cases where persons have been bitten by rattle snakes.when life has been despaired of, have been completely cured, and acute cases of sciatica have been relieved while in the first bath. The physicians sny: "The Invalids get well so fast, the lame walk, the blind see, and the doctor's fee, so wee, so wee." These springs some day are likely to be as famous as lladen-Haden. The temper ature of the water ut the real source Is 120 degrees, but nt the baths it Is 115 degrees. At the Sanitarium and the. Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, which get their supply by pipes direct from the springs, the temperature is 111) degrees: at the liusln and nlso Cave, from !I0 to !)" de grees. The hottest springs are up the side of Sulphur Mountain, 5,200 feet above sea level, reached by a charm ing drive over a macadamized roud. The most Importunt springs have been Improved by the government nnd pic turesque bathing houses have been erected nnd placed under the care of attendants. IN A FAMOUS CAVE. We took -these drives and visited the Sanitarium, the pools nnd caves, with deep interest. A brief description of one of the latter may be of Interest to the reader. This cave opens into a tunnel through the buse of nil eld gey ser cone. It consists of a glittering chamber forty by fifty feet, and twenty feet to the dome. The dome, or roof, narrows down at the top to a small hole in the ground, through which the steam escapes. After crossing a rustic bridge, lighted by coal oil lumps, the roaring hot waters underneath and the heat nnd fumes of sulphur making it an uncanny entrance, a short lllght of steps lends to a great pool of green sulphur water, clear as glass and very similar to the hot springs of Yellow stone Park. The pool Is only fouror five feet deep and bubbles and steams constantly. It Is fenced around and a rope is stretched across the pool, for there are several places where the water fiours from below with such force us to carry the unassisted bather off his feet, for drowning is very easy In this sulphur water. Here the bather gives himself up tn his delight In Its velvety softness, with slalacites and rocky shelves looming above and about him in the weird half light front the ceiling. Through the ex ertions of George A. Stewart, 1). L. S., superintendent of the park, and to whom we are Indebted for much val uable data, the springs, cave and basin have been at great expense made per fect for the enjoyment of visitors. In fact, all parts of the park have been made accessible by a most perfect sys tem of roads, walks and bridges, planned nnd carried out by Mr. Stewart. These roads are concrete, nbundnnce of clay being Intermixed with the earth and crnvel. We can but think what a grand thorough-fare for the enthusias tic wheelmen. These roads scale Im possible looking mountain sides and pierce through pine forests, where streams have been bridged and trails cut, until the Park is u paradise for the pedestrian, the equestrian, the hun ter, the fisherman, the ennoist, the bo tanist, the geologist, the astronomer, the invalid, the artist, and last but not least, the kodak fiend, whose work here Is especially enchanting to every lover of nature. PARK WELL CARED FOR. As a civil engineer, the works of Mr. Stewart through the purk, which are one of its most notable characteristics, show that he Is entitled to a command ing rank. Many valuable Improvements are due to his untiring zeal. No bar room or saloon Is permitted nor shoot ing allowed within the park limit. Permits for camping may be obtained from Superintendent Stewart. Rout ing may be Indulged In on the Row river and on the hike 1n whose waters are excellent fishing; also driving, walking or mountain climbing over the excellent roads and bridle paths. The present reservation is to lie enlarged to nearly three thousand square miles (If the project of Mr. Stewart Is carried out) for its present dimensions are far too narrow for the object to be at tained. A peculiarity of the Row river, which Is a thousand miles .long from its source among the glaciers, to Its Junc tion with the Saskatchewan, is one continuous rapids, with the exception of that portion running through the park whore there Is some eight or ten miles of slack water, that Nature seems to have provided especially for the en joyment of park tourists. Steamers navigatelt through the present domain. For hours we enjoyed the sweet breezes perfumed by the fir trees that like the pine and hemlock has fra grance and health-giving qualities among these sublime forests and be side the sparkling How and Spray rivers. Here the air Is so pure and stimulating as to make one feel like leaping instead of walking. The scen ery, too, Is a constant charm, where every bodily sense and mental faculty Is strained to the utmost. A beauteous sight by day and a grand and sublime sight to us by the light of the full moon at night. GAME SUPPLIES. Hero Is the starting point for those tourists In pursuit of wild game the bear, elk. Caribou, big-horned sheep, and mountain goat for above tlv Ho; Springs on Sulphur mountain they are found In great numbers. A peculiarity of these wild sheep, or big-horned goat Is that the females have large horns is well as the males. The letter's horns often weigh three hundred pounds and they can defend themselves skillfully from the mountain lion, by moving their heads so rapidly as to catch their enemy upon these awful prongs, which are as effective as sledge hammers in defence. The park is guarded by a squad of "mounted police," twenty-five in num ber, who patrol it and for thirty miles along the Bow Valley. This organ ization is not only a bulwark and pro tection to the park, but to tti3 tomivr, the settler, and the coast railway. They maintain a continous patrol along the boundary from Manitoba to the Rockies, and one cannot fail to be im pressed with the great respect enter tained for law and order, by both In dians and settlers alike all through the Dominion. Their duties and experi ences I will make mention of later on. INTERESTING HAKES. Among the many noted points that attract the tourist who rests awhile at ltanff are the "Devil's Lake" and the "Lakes In the Clouds." The most hur ried traveler should stop oft he-re at least two days, while a week or more can be profitably and enjoyably spent in these mountainous wilds where one sees only pure unadulteiatcd nature. Eight miles from Hunff, within the con lines of the park, is a lovely lake, popu larly known as "Devil's Loke." ThJ superintendent of the park, in his ef forts to remove the misnomer, has re named It Lake Mlnnewanka for this is no place for the dwelling of his Satanic majesty. This sheet of water is located nearly six thousand feet abave the sei level in awful solitude and grandeur, with granite mountains surrounding it on either side, without follnge or soli, but with summits weathered with melt ed snow here and there, producing fine lace effects. Here Is a steam launch, boats and canoes and good fishing. Trout of enormous size are caught here. A description of the "Lakes of the Clouds" must be omitted, owing1 to the extreme length of this letttr. J. K. Richmond. DRAMATICGOSSIP. Queenle Vassar Is 111. I';u iiif iii-lta Is 111 Paris. Zulu is to write a libretto. Kcrnhai-iit Is 53 years old. Marie Vauoni is in London. Lon Ion theaters seat 2iu.N. Sydney has a. $10o,ikk organ. Lillian Russell's father Is ill Dnse will shortly uer In Komt, Anna Held Is a Polish Jewev. Modjeska hiis tilM hives of bee. Hornhardt is an expert sculptress. Julie Mui-ki-y s singing In London. .l nine Kills Is singing in London. S:mIIh H.'isson will star next tie a son. Meriiiiiim will open a school of magic. Krohmiin will revive "The Long Strike." Stage Manager .Max Freeman 'was born in llerlin. "The Wizard of the Nile" is being- sung in Vli una. Irving will act Napoleon In "Madame Sans !ene." W. T. Ciiiieton Is singing In the vaude ville theaters. "A Parlor Match" was originally a one hour sketch. Lillian Kennedy will star In the "Dea con's I laughter." K. .1. Henh y has been engaged for the revival of "Deacon Rrodie." Richard Henry Savage's "Her Foreign Conquest" will be dramatized. Aila Uehon, who has spent the summer In In hind. Is on her way home. Wilson Harrett Is writing a novel based on "The Sign of the Cross." Theodore Hamilton will play Frank Mayo's role In "1'itdd'nhcad Wilson." The larger theatres in Uarmany main tain training schools for actresses. A lelinu Pnttl has received a royal com nutnd lo visit Hatmoral, Oct. 10. The big Louden inuric halls have two balconies, a gallery and an orchestra of lifty. Nat flood win in Australia produced "In Mizznura," the "Gilded Fool" and "The Rivals." William Ten-is, formerly of Irvlng's company, will make un American tour next season. The king of Wurtemburg has sent to Mine. Cosima Wuii.ner the medal for "Arts and Sclenees." In London there Is a noticeable dearth of young actresses capable of playing seri ous parts. .Marie Jansen is to enact the girl who turns Into u boy In (.Winter's "A Florida Enchantment." A society has been formed at Rotterdam to build 11 theater which is to be devot ed exclusively to Herman opera. It has been discovered that the flute is the most dangerous instrument that is played on dan leious to the player. Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Ilellew made a hit In Australia with "Joseph of Canaan," n play by a I'liitarlan minister. There is a niece of Rear Admiral Wor deii going on the operatic hoar. In. She is Miss Orlska Wonlen, of Michigan! Henry K. Dlxey Is the Lone Fisherman In Rice's "Evangeline. " Nearly elorhteen years ago Dixey did the front legs of the heifer. Charles H. llnyt's next fame will Illus trate the misadventures of a non-resident debtor under Massachusetts law, and Hairy Conor Is to have the principal role. Oscar Hummcrstc In's ballet, "Marguer ite," will bo sent on the road as the princi pal feature of a vaudeville company, which will Include the Hniilons and other fam ous specialties. It Is said that Marie Van Zanrtt will shortly sing in Paris for the first time In twelve years. The night she made her de. but a dozen years ago she did not make a hit. They say she was tipsy. At the eml of next year ..111 de Reszke says he will forever sever his connection with the theater, as he wishes to retire to his estate in Poland anil live the life of a wenlihy country gentleman. New York's Chinese theater employs thirty-two Chinese nclors, six Chinese musicians from China, four Chinese stage hands, two Chinese barbers, two Chinese cooks and three American helpers. , Negotiations nre now in progress having for their ohieet the arranging of a regu lar "South Sea circuit." which shall in clude the Honolulu theater nnd others In New Zealand and the Australian prov inces. Leander Richardson's Dramatic News has suspended publication. Mr. Richard son, than whom there is no more trenchant theatrical writer, Is now the dratntlne edi tor of the picturesque "New York Stand ard," nnd Fred. McCoy will manage Wil ton Laekaye's tour. There Is veiy II 1 1 to hone of young Sal vlnl's return to the stage for some time. He Is most dangerously 111 with nn Intes tinnl tuberculosis. His father attends to him with most loving care. They are at Nagloll, near Siennn. Seven of New York's chief theaters are now occupied with comic opera or musical comedy, nnd presently another work of this kind will fill the Garden with melody. In addition to these light scores, New Yorkers are promised three grand opera companies this winter. Yvette Guillici t has a repertoire of forty new songs. On Dee. 14 she appears at Koster Ulnl's, reriiaining a. month. On Jan. 14 she begins her second American tour under Ted Marks' direction; appear ing In thirty cities, going as far wen as Kansas City, and south as fur as New Orleans. They will be nearly all one-night stands. The Dramatic Mirror publishes its sec ond instalment of the theatrical roster for the season of 1S!-!I7. With the Hist in stallment, printed about a month auo. this will practically include all the regular or ganization in the Held. As It stands, the roster for lS!i-!7 Is thus compared with the roster for the throe preceding years: Classification. 1893-91. IMU-fri. lS!)r,-!MS lSflfl-07. Dramatic WO Hit . 170 Comedy 41 51 4S tii) Farce-comedy .... 35 55 3!) 31 Valid., lluiiesque & Extravaganza IS 20 HI 57 Minstrels li 12 4 12 Stock Companies .4 x 4 1o Comic Opera ..... 11 14 IS If Grand Opera 3 2 2 1! Miscellaneous .... 7 10 11 8 Total 22S 313 324 307 It will be seen that the number of com panies sent out this season is the largest la four years. A l-'lnw. Shade of Judge Quick, of Chicago "Cheer up. your majesty. You should not bo despondent. Think of the reputation you have as the wisest man In all his tory." Shade of fioloman "That's just It." Shade of Judge Quick "What is It?" Shade of Solomon "I'm sailing under false colors. I don't deserve such a repu tation. You know I suffered a thousand wives, nr.i yet it never occured to me to invent a code of divorce laws!'1 Truth. To n Firkin Miss. Not worth your while That false, sweet smile Which o'er your features plays; Thy heart of steel 1 I can reveal Ry my Cathodlc rays. Life. They All Do It. Rlngo (anxiously) "You haven't got an opening In your business for my ' boy, have you?" Klngley "Why, I thought lie was In your olHee?" Hlngo "He was, but I had to dlscharjre him."-Trutb HOW FREE COINAGE WORKED LONG AGO A Chapter of Instructive History Pre seated for Review. A LESSON FOR RHE DISCONTENTED How the Attempt to Make Value by (cvcruuicQt Fiat Worked ia the Hay of James II. of Englund. What Mncauluy Says About It. Letter In the Sun. There Is an old saw to the effect that experience Is to some as the stern lights of a ship, serving only to illu minate the tracks of the past. The Populists and free sllverlles In this country have no experience, but their prototypes In former days left a luriil track in the path of the world's history. The wild dreams of prosperity In dulged in by the slxteen-to-one party have been dreamed before, and the awakening has not been pleasant. Ex actly the same financial troubles that nlllk-t us toduy worried the good people In the days of James II. of England, and he hit upon exactly the same rem edy, the free coinage idea. The only difference was that he did not restrict himself to sliver, but coined anything he could melt up and cast. In Macauley's History of England, vol. III., p. 16!), we find the following de scription of the "bad times" of those days: "Trade was at an end. Float ing capital hud been withdrawn In great masses. On the fixed capital much had been destroyed, and the rest was lying idle. Poverty of the treasury was the necessary effect of the poverty of the country; public prosperity could be restored only by the restoration of private prosperity; and private pros perity could be restored only by years of peace and security. James was ab surd enough to imagine that there was a more speedy and efficacious remedy. THE RESL'LTS. Nature is a hard and unforgiving mistress, and her control over socIf.1 affairs Is no leas potent than over the animal kingdom. For this gro.s viola tion of the true principles of good gov ernment and round finance she must have her penalty, and In 1C96, exactly two hundred years ago, the cance? came to a head, ind It was found nec essary to apply the knife. The suffer ing that followed need not be described but the process of restoring the coin age to Its gold basis, and the people to their senses, should b a warning of the possibilities ahead of our pres ent free-silver cranks. He could, he conceived, at once ex tricate himself from his financial dif ficulties by the simple process of call ing a farthing a shilling. The right of coining was the flower of the preroga tive, und In his view the right of coin ing Included the right of debasing the coin." That is to sny, he did not re strict himself to a ratio of sixteen to oue, but carried the theory to Its logic al conclusion, nnd thought that If a coin were to be below par at all, It mat tered little how far below it went. "Pots, pans, knockers of doors, pieces of ordnance which had long been past u,se, were carried to the mint nnd coin ed. In a short time lumps of base metal, nominally worth near a million sterling, hut Intrinsically worth about a Hjxteenth part of that sum, were In cir culation. The royal edict declared these pieces to be legal tender In all cases whatever. A mortgage for a thousand pounds could be declared off by n bag of counters made out of old kettles. The creditors who complained to the courts were told to take their money und begone. Of all classes the trades men were the greatest losers. At first of course, they raised their demands, but the magistrates of the city met this by putting forth a turiff regulating prices. Any man who belonged to the party now dominant might walk into a shop, lay on the counter a bit of brass worth three-pence, and enrry olT goods worth a guinea. The sufferers thought themselves happy if by the sacrifice of their goods they could save their limbs and lives. There was not a baker's shop in the city round which twenty or Ihlrly soldiers were not constantly prowling." "The material wealth of England had not been seriously affected; but she was suffering severely from the defec tive state of the currency." In addi tion to the flat money of James, the country was Hooded with clipped nnd mutilated coins. In spile nf the most severe punishments, even that of death, we find that there were thousands of persons who made a business of clip ping coin. "If the stamp of the gov ernment will make a farthing's worth of brass worth a shilling's worth of silver," they said, "why Is the stamp not still good to make the (-hilling go if It contains only tenpence worth of the metal?" In other words, who is go lnif to stop and question exactly how much below par a coin Is, when every 'tine knows It Is only fiat money In any case? There was only one .vmedy for this evil; only one way to get back to a solid basis and restore eonlPljnce; "the only way tn resume was to resume." Parliament fixed Saturday, May 2, RISC, as the last day on which the govern ment would receive clipped silver for taxes. It could not prevent the de based coin being used in trade, for there was little or nothing to tnke its place. This brought to the tax office, eoger to settle In had money while yet there was time, a mob that ran only be dup licated now at the llrooklyn end of the bridge -when the cable is out of order. "They besieged the exchequer from dawn until midnight, so that It became necessary to call out the soldiery to preserve order." "On the Monday following the final tiny of grace began the cruel agony of a few months which wus destined to be succeeded by matiy years of prosper ity." The flat money nnd slxteen-to-one coins of those days were finally shut down upon and repudiated by the gov ernment, and time was left to heal the ravages the false financial system had wrought. The alarmists of those days, the Altgelds, Tillmans, and Debses, whom we have always with us, pre dicted the most terrible things. One of the "boy orators" of the time we find saying: "The wealthiest and most In telligent kingdom of Europe will be re duced to the state of those barbarian communities in America, in which a mat is bought with a hatchet nnd a pair of mocassins with a piece of venison," TEACHING OF THE PAST. For a time the greatest Inconveni ence prevailed. It was impossible to obtain genuine money. All the old coinage vanished, and the new was very slow In taking Its place. The upper classes lived chiefly on credit; even the richest could hardly pay their weekly bills. Manufacturers had great difficulty In getting coin to nay their workmen, and promissory notes with good signatures became the common means of payment. The finnclal condi tions were almost identical with those of 1893. The paper money continued to circulate, but its value lluctuated vio lently from day to day. "A ten-pound note which had been taken In the morning ns worth more than nine was often worth less than eight before night." In this dilemma Charles Mon tague suggested the Issuance of ex chequer bills as a substitute for coin. "Hut for this the government could not have been carried on during the year, as every source of revenue had been affected by the state of the cur rency." The money kings of those days saw their opportunity and took their full revenge. Those ruled the roost who had gold, or silver of full value. Of courBe the warden of the mint had his flmrer In the nie. and did not allow the new money to get out I too fast. It seemed Impossible to get 1 an honest warden until Sir Isaac New ton' was appointetd to the office. He dropped everything to make .the sup ply equal the demand, and so to stop the money famine, and the consequent sufferings of the working classes. He ran up the output of the mint until it reached a hundred thousand dollars a day, which was the amount Issued on July 4. 1696. While It was possible to buy any thing for the old debased and clipped money, no person would willingly pay out the full-value coin, and almost the entire Issue was hoarded up. It thus became .evident that' until so much good money hud been issued that the capi talists could no longer afford to carry it all, there could be no real return to sound money. Maeaulay Informs us that it was not until August, 1696 ex actly 200 years ngo this month, "that the keenest observer could detect the slightest sign of returning prosperity." Is this picture the stern light of a ship that has passed? Are we about to steer the same course of financial folly? And, if so, shall we have another such scene as one described In those days by Maeaulay? A howling mob of the populist persuasion of those days, led by some orator of the llryan type, de manded from the government that It would take their debased money, which It hnd issued in days gone by, nnd r've them new coin for It. An astute member of Parliament Immediately consented, nnd asked them how much they hnd. The entire mob of deluded free silverltes was unable to produce more than 5 worth of clipped half crowns! KAULF.S FOIl THE TIMES. The Discontented Woman. A woman who was dissatisfied with her husband loudly petitioned Jove to semi her another. The cod listened favorably to her petition and font her a deml-god. In less than a week the woman was be wailing her lot again, saying she never cured for mixed ameli anyhow, and that while the vod-half of her present hus band mluht he all rljhl, the man-half snored and chewed tobacco. Jove, wea ried by her ill-humored persistency, took back the deml-god and sent her a man out of the Yellow Hook for husband, instead. I'p to the present writing the lady In question hasn't discovered where she Is at. Immoral: Hysterics nnd art are only relations by marriage. Lite. . 1 llusincss Is liiisiuc. Helen "Have you made a leap-year pro posal to Jack yet?" Bthel "Yes, indeed " Helen "What did bo say?" Ethel "He sent me a beautiful printed circular saying that he reserved the right to reject any and all 'bids." Judge. Directory of Wholesale and Retail CITY AND SUBURBAN AKT STl'MO. P. Srfrrree 538 Spruce. ATHI.KTIC AMI DAILY PAPI-HS. Ilcisman & Solomon, 103 Wyoming ave. ATlH.DiiO HOODS AMI II1CYCLF.S. C. t. Ploi-ey. 222 Wyoming: ave. AWNIXis AMI Ul Ulll lt tiOODS. J. J. Crosby, 13 Lackawanna ave. BANKS. I.nckawiinnn Trust and Safe Peposlt Co, Merchants' an 1 Mechanics', Lacka. Traders' National, cor. Wyoming und Spruce. West Side Hank, 109 N. Main. Sera 11 Um Savings, 122 Wyoming". 111 mmMj, :AHii:r cleaning, ktc. The Surunton Bedding Co., Lackawanna, in; KWLNS. Robinson, K. Sons, 4SI X. Seventh, llobinson, Allnu, Cedar, cor. Alder. HICYCI I S. Gl NS. LTt:. l'arker, E. It., 321 Spruce. IIICYCLK LIVLKY. City Illcyclo Livery, 120 Franklin. IIICYCI.G KKI'AIHS. ETC. Hittcnbender & Co., 313'i Spruce Btreet. HOOTS AND snoi:s. Goldsmith Ilros. 301 Lackawanna. Cloudmun's Shoe Store, W Lackawanna. 1IKOKI K AND JhWLT.LK, Radln Dros., 123 Venn. CANDY MANI FACTLRLR. Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna. CAKPE1S AND WALL I'AI'LH. Ingalls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna. CAHKIA(il-:s AND II AUNI SS. Simwell, V. A.. 515 Linden. CAKKIAUi: KLPOSITOHY. Illume, Wm. & Son, 522 Spruce. catlklh. Huntington, J. C, SOS N. Washington. CHINA AND GLASSWARE. Uupprecht, Louis, 221 1'enn ave. CIGAR .V.ANt FACTLRLR. J. P. Flore, 223 Spruce street. CONI-LCTIONLRY AND TOYS. Williams, J. D. & Bros., 314 Lacka. CONTRACTOR AND IIITLDL'R. Snook, S. M., Olyphant. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. Harding, J. L 215 Lackawanna. DINING ROOM. Caryl's Iiinlns Room, 605 Linden. DRY GOODS. The Fashion, SOS Lackawanna avenue. Kelly & llealey, 20 Lackawanna. Finb y, 1". 1J 510 Lackuwunnu. DRY GOODS, SHOES, HARDWARE, ETC. Mulley, Ambrose, triple stores, Provi dence. . DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS. Kresky, E. H. & Co.. 114 S. Main. DRIGGISTS. McGnrrah & Thomas, 209 Lackawanna. Lorentz. C, 418 l.ai'ka.; Linden & Wash. 1'avls. (5. W., Mnln and Market, liloes, W. S., Peekv-ille. Davies. John J., 1 S. Main. ENGINES AND POILEKS. Dickson Manufacturing Co. FINE .MERCHANT TAILORING. , J W. Roberts. 12U N Main avei W. J. Davis, 215 Lackawanna. Krlc Audren, 119 S. Main ave. FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, G. R. & Co., 201 Washington. "LOI R, HI TTER, EGG S, ETC. The T. H. Watts Co., Ltd.. 723 W. Lacka. Uuhcork . J. & Co., 11 Franklin. FLOI R, FLED AND CIMIV Matthews C. P. Sons & Co., 34 Lacka. The Weston Mill Co., 47-49 Lackawanna. FRITTS AND l'liOIH CF.. Dale & Stevens, 27 Laekawanna. Cleveland, A. S., 17 Laekawunna. IT RNTSIIED ROOMS. ITnion House, 215 Lackawanna. IT RNTTI RE. Hill & Connell. 132 Washington. Harbour's Hume Credit House, 423 Lack. GROCERS. Kelly. T. J. & Co.. 14 Lncknwanna. Jlepjrgcl & Connell, Franklin avenue. Porter, John T., 28 and 28 Lackawanna. Rice, Levy & Co., 80 Lackawanna, Plrte, J. J 427 Lackawanna. IMS AVtectablePHrparatiortfor As similating theTood andRcSula tinij the s tomachs and Dowels of IVoinotesT)igestion.ClKtful ncss and Rtst.Contalns neither Opium.Morphirie nor Mineral. HOT NARCOTIC. JkamOUTtSMOlBnMa. AlxJamm hMryrtmtlarwi A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stoniach.Diarrhoca, Warns .Convulsions.revcrish' ncss and Loss of Sleep. Tac Simile' Signature of , NEW "YORK." UiWUJIi!l JUL' EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. GENERAL .MERCHANDISE. Osterhout. N. P., 110 W. Market, Jordan, James, Olyphant. Uechtold, K. J., Olyphant. HARDWARE. Connell, W, P. & Sons, 118 Penn. Foote & Shear Co., 119 N. Washington. Hunt Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna. HARDWARE AND PLI'MIIINU. aunHter Forsyth, 327 Penn. Cowles, W. C 1907 N. Main ave. HARNESS AND SADDLERY HARDWARE. Fritz, ft. W., 410 Lackawanna, Keller & Harris, 117 Penn. HARNESS THINKS, BI GGIES. R H. Houser, 133 N. Main avenue. HOTELS. Arlington, Grimes & Flannery, Spruce and Franklin. Scranton House, near depot. HOUSE, SIGN AND FRESCO I'AlNTER. W"m. Hay, 112 Linden. HIMAN HAIR AND HAIR DRESSING. N. T. Llsk, 223 Lackawanna, LEATHER AND FINDINGS. Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce. LIME, CEMFNT SEWER PIPE. Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna. MILK, CREAM. HITTER, ETC. Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden. Stone Bros., 308 Spruce. MILLIINER. Mrs. M. Saxe, 14G N. Main avenue. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. Mrs. Bradley, 20S Adams, opp. Court House. MILLINERY AND IT RNTSHINU GOODS. Brown's Kee Hive, 224 Lackawanna. MINE AND MILL SI I'I'I IKS. Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyo. MODISTE AND DRESSMAKER. Mrs. K. Walsh, 311 Spruce street. MONUMENTAL WORKS. Owens Bros., 218 Adam ave. PANTS. . Great Atlantic (3 Pants Co., 319 Lacka wana ave. PAINTS AND SUPPLIES. Jiencke & McKee, 300 Spruce street. PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. Winke, J. C, 315 Penn. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna. PIANOS AND ORGANS, Stello, J. Lawrence, 308 Spruce, PHOTOGRAPHER. H. 9. Cramer, 311 Lackawanna ave. P 1 1 M DING AN D II EATING. Howley. P. F. & M. F.. 231 Wyoming ave. REAL ESTATE. Horatio N. Patrick, 3245 Washington. Kl Hill R STAMPS, S1ENCI1.S ETC. Scranton Rubber Stamp Co., 538 Spruce street. ROOITNU. National Roofing Co., 331 Washington. SANITARY PLUMIIING W. A. Wiedebuseh, 234 Washington ave. STEAMSHIP TICKETS. J. A. Bnrron, 215 Lackawanna and I'lieeburg. STEREO-RELIEF DECORATIONS AND PAINTING. S. II. Morris, 247 Wyoming ave. TEA. COFFEE AND SPICE. Grand t'nion Tea Co., 103 S. Main. TRUSS I S, IIATT FRIES. R I BP) EH GOODS Benjamin & Benjamin, Franklin and Spruce, UNDERTAKFR AND I.IYERY. Raub, A. R., 425 Spruce. UPHOLSTERER AND CARPET LAYER. C. H. Hazlett, 220 Spruce street. WALL PAPER, ETC. Ford, W. M.. 120 Penn. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. Rogers, A. E., 215 Lackawanna. MINES AND IIUUURM. Walsh, Edward J., 32 Lackawanna. WIRE AND WIRE ROPE. Washburn st Moen Mfg Co., 119 Franklin ave. SEE THAT THE FAC-SIMILE . SIGNATURE OF (IS OK THE WRAPPER OF EVEET v BOTTIiE OF Outorla Is pit tip la one-sbe tottloi only. It li not Mid in bilk. Don't allow anyont) to tell you inrutiur elie on the t1o or iromise that It 1 "jut u good" and "will aniwer OToiy pur- pow." WBeotlut jougrt M-8.T-0-B-I-A. High Grade Shaw, Emerson, Malcolm Mil & Warrsa, Carptntsr, Waterloo. And Lower Grades a) Very Low Prices. J. LAWRENCE STELLE. 303 SPRUCE STREET. E. ROBINSON'S Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers of th Celebrated Isi jp tei CAPAClTYl foo.ooo Barrels per Annum . . ... . . , JB3 'if.-. g.JL- What Sarah Rembn'd .v REV VO RESTORES VITALITY. Made a 1st Day. yj'f Well Man 15th Duy, of Me. Tr.E GPtAT 30th Day. .FXVEiNGXX IlEMEDT proilnces the above reriulU In 30 ilayn. It arts powrrf nlljr ind quickly. Ciin-B w In-n all othern (oil VouiiKni-'UwilIr.-sain their lwt manhood, and nM mpu will recover tlirir youthful voter by uBiiif RKVIVO. It nulcklyandtturt-lyrfHtori-BN'ervoiift ni-8. Lot Vitality, lmpou-iicy. Jiiiihtly Emiiwioiiit LostPoner.Failln! Mimory, Vatln Diw aww. ami all elTn-tM ot -lf-abiise orexnsaml iinliacmtion, r.hirh uufttH one for i uily. biiKincHH or marriam.-. It not ouly rim's by n"jirtln at tho wat ol d.jraMe, but laagn.at nerve tonic and hloixl builder, brine li.I back the pink glow to pale checks ami ro utorlnij the fire ot youth. It wards oft" Jnnanltr ind ConaumiHlim. Insist ou having Rt.VlVO.no tlier. It can be carried In vest jwkut. JJy mtil, 'l,00 per package, or six for 83.00, with a poal written guarantee to rnre or rotund .money. Clrrularfreo. Addreas "! r.?r;MfltMi- - . rHIfltpn f For Sale by MATTHEWS DROS., Drug gist Ssraaion, Pa. n tto(flr:-abe4 jfflVK Ml 71"