10 THE SCRANTON TBIBTOE SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1896. t THE HARA-KIRK a By H. WORTHINON PAGE, H. D. X Copyright, imty Ba ' PAKT I. Colonel Davidson was dying. Th oifl traveler who bore the scars Ot rf'Mliy thrllllnR adventures, whose iron contti. tution hail stood by him during hia yearn of travel In far-off cllmes-"T('4a ut last called upon to meet the lnevU. rule. As the gray head rolled r6t lessly to and fro on the white pl'l()v the doctor and Mr. Warner, the cnel's old lawyer andl ife-lons freJid, stood sadly by and ministered to the uunta of the sufferer, until, as the "rst l'utnt glimmer of dawn came thr"1 he open window, the soul of th" itj. alld took Its tlight. Colonel Davidson was a ttachioj.. During his many years of travel 10 had picked up here and there odd cUr Ins, until his big, rambling; house s tilled with an interesting collection tri&.t was a never-failing source of eP'ftf. talnment to his friends. Less thai1 nn hour before the colonel died he ope1td Ms eyes and turning toward the tid lawyer, said with difficulty: "W nfter I'm gone I want you to see hat the doctor gets that sword of m'lv He raised his hand and pointed to nn odd-looking weapon that hung over te mantel. "Jt's a Japanese affair,' he continued, feebly, "nnd I've al'fty prized it because of its Interesting "-Is. tory. You'll find the story of it arrtrig my papers, and don't fall to give 'hat to the doctor with the sword." About a week after the colonel' fu neral the doctor received the si'r(j It was securely wrapped, and witb. l wns this note from Mr. Warner: "My Dear Doctor: I send you tl(0 sword. The history does not accojj prny it because I have not yet fouPd. jj among the colonel's papers. It Vn doubtless come to light soon and I mail it to you at once. Sincerely 'oltfa "Charles Alfred Warner.'' ' The doctor undid the wrappings a. examined the weapon curiously, toP although he had often noticed it hanJ lng over the mantel of the colonel's bn room, he had never before had oppor tunity to examine it closely. He not'oj as he unrolled it from the paper th&t it had a musty odor, pleasantly 8u?f?st ive of antiquity and strange adventure. It was an odd-looking old wefltio about thirty Inches long. The Scai,. bard was plain, of wood covered wtth thick, black hide, and heavily tiPbed with brass. The hilt was a clrcUar piece of brass covered with Jap3neSl, letters and designs. On one side of t)e scabbard was a flllat projection Whlpjj the doctor found to be the handle t a narrow-bladed hara-kiri knife that Ht ted Bnugly into a sheath made in t,e side of tho scabbard. The blade of thg knife was eight inches long, and So much narrowed by repeated sharpen, ings that some characters engraved on tho blade had been partly ground ftwfty Sllpplng the hara-kiri knife again "nd its socket, the doctor drew the sWorti from the scabbard. It was an ugly-looking blade ab0jt two feet long, perfectly plain, he&.yy and thick, with its edge ground dotvi to the pharpness of a razor. The hnQie was of metal, closely inlaid with minit, brts of colored sea shell and ingenlUa ly wound with braided black silk, i" a,n open work design showing the in'm j handle beneath. Set firmly Into each side ot tb.e handle was a small metal plate. 0ie had letters engraven on It, the orlni owner's name, the doctor thought The engraving on the other side of such peculiar design as to excite the doctor's curiosity. In the center '"'sre wavering flames of fire from the fHt of which rose the ugly heads of flVe serpents their fangs protruding ftiiM their mouths. This scene had the Us ing sun for its background. "That's a suggestive design," thotifrnt the doctor; "certainly must have b4n very comfronting. I supose it'a the owner's coat-of-arms. He must nve been a regular old tippler to hft-ve chosen snakes for his crest, Perh.1)a he inherited them from a drunken grandfather. I wish Mr. Warner W0b.1(j hurry up with the pedigree. Je4n tlme I'm going to get some of thi n gravlng translated if I can." "Bridget," he said, as that worthv came in just then to fill the fil lamp"do you know any Japfse "Hiven'sakes, no!" ejaculated Pfi. get, nearly dropping the lamp in her astonishment at the question. 'J4p. "ITS A' JAPANESE AFFAIR," h-pi CONTINUED, FEEBLY. lnase mon lndade!" she sniffed, "nil phwat wud I be wantin' of a Ja&lhee mon? Shure an haven't I enough o do wld looking afther the hathen & my own country widout huntln' up li-' chlls?" " M" , "I know you have," replied the floe tor, laughing. "It's not fop yot but myself I wanted him. I thought voU might know where I could And one," "lndade 01 do not," tald BrdSet omewhat mollified, "or Japlnase 'wm, in nather, unless It be Timmie woUd. AO ye." "Just the man!" exclaimed the doc tor. "I wonder I did not think of htru before. Say, Bridget, when you Hve filled the lamp, will you go around th0 corner and ask Mr. Roberts If h Vlll let Timme come to my office for fW minutes?" 6W "Tls, sir 01 will," said Bridget, she went out muttering to herself. i Japlnase mon, lndade! Why, If Ol had wan of thim Old" and words fa-Ulnst to rise to the possibilities of the :Ca Ion, she kicked a hassock that h&D, pened to be in her path so viciously that it rolled under the piano. The doctor busied himself with. nt ting for twenty minutes or so, 'When there came a soft knock at the 0f and in response to his "come in" the Japanese entered. Tim, or "TinHe " as he was commonly known in the neighborhood, had been a waiter in the restaurant on the avenue for Qme years. He had usually served the j0o, . tor when he took his meals there lurv tng his family's absence in the surrutw. He was a small though muscular than, about fifty years of age and witn lw nounced Japanese features. He Ag prompt and obliging, but never couij be drawn into conversation, and all his good qualities there was tn.e . thing about the man, or In his PJ,. distrust him. r "Well, Timme, I've a Japan Vor6 ipiir 'ofn nd Bachallm 5e said the doctor, tak'"B it down frtt the top of hW desk; "there's e writing on it which I can't make ""t, teing a little rusty m my Japan es since I left school, Ro I sent tot you tee if you can translate It for me." .. inimle, with a grin, 0d down his o0d took the sword m his hands. 'Ye, it's Japan Bword, sure -nough; V6llV od one. too. Beionged to a big "A, otllcer, I guess." said Timme, in J" peculiar cracked-Pot voice, exam ,nJ tfe weapon curiously, 'vliat do those letter ttnd design on 1 handle mean?" askea the doctor. Afce Japanese shifted his hands "iloU had hitherto covered the inscrlp tl0 on the handle and, stepping over '? he window, looked at the characters ,Hel in the strong light. 1 Started visibly as he did so, and Vaife greatly agitatea. Muttering a , nt? 01 unintelligible Japanese, he he suddenly toward the doctor TttE HARA-KIRI HAD BEEX COM MITTIsd. wlth which to defend himself, so he ''8ped a chair, a small, heavy one of f'1! little eyes, usually bo expresslon were now widely dilated and sntipped viciously; the bhiHo had died Wvuy nn1 ia lts place wt8 a look of crVei determination about the thin, 'pressed lips; his yellow face was 'yli with a look of rage and hate. The dotor had barely time. in his ostonish iti to nte the stai tling transforma "Jtj in the usually inorivntve waiter, whn the latter suddenly sprang from '"fe window, and drawinff the sword rn its scabbard, advanced threaten- ffly uPn the doctor. v1iat do you mean? put down that f?'cril" exclaimed the doctor, thinking iiian had gone insane and now .roUKhly alarmed. '' pipan what I cay; I must take your "": there's no help for you," he cried, stij advancing upon tht; doctor, and ni?v the picture of murderu fury. Vjjero was no time to tall for assist ffts. In- fact- it was dona so quickly Q0 -n. riinvinpo,1 that the Tnnanpxe jntndedto take his life, he eprang ittn h's chair and around to the other J'le of his desk, placing It between J'tgelf and the woum-be assassin. Thre was no weapon within reach n'a.fiOgany, sent him from the West in mOsi by a patient. Littinff it, he pre P1bed to sell hlg life dearly, just as the 'J-ddned man, with an exclamation in f-baneise rushed upon hlm Seizing 'hti pandle of the swora in hoth hands, atj gwlnglng It around above his head, " brueht it down With murderous f'feuBth. The doctor raised his chair Jut ,n the neck of time to catch the Wll force of the blow. To that solid o.d Jjhir the doctor today owes his life. Th.Q Keen blade cut through two of Its r?Und9' trtt the heavy seat met the "'(ir with such force ng to send the or Hying from th e murderous fgp.and, springing across the floor, 11 fiew under the big gofa standing afcitji8t the wall. .I'he Japanese looked dazed for an in 9tft,t at being thus foiW but only for n"tant, for he quickly turned and H to wnere ne nao inrown tne soao H,d n the floor near the window, f'lting it up, he drew forth the hara J'bt Knife and again turned, toward the "to1"- This momentary respite was "Of- lost to the latter. H hml reached Vr the corner of his desk and, pulling bn a drawer, drew forth his big re viver, which he alwayg kept there, but never before had occasion to use. 11 was a modern weapon, fully loaded h.Q carried a ball of thlrty-elght-call- as tne now tnorousmy irenzien 'uUnl himself facing the revolver. fc ontriry to the doctor's expectations, .nvever, this did not deter him in the Jfst 'rom his murderous purpose. As 5 sprang forward for the second time . 'th the keen-bladed hara-kiri knife IMsed in the air to strike, the doctor , rd. The snot tooR effect. The vll ?ii' "lght arm dropped to his side SftiKen by the ball, and the knife fell J'ni his powerless grasp to the floor. ;bonese sprang to where the knife had 'Mien, picked it up in his left hand, .Msed it high In the air and turning his vld 'ce upward uttered several words hi wn language. Then, before the ?stor could divine his intention, he P'Vjned the knife Into his own abdomen rn" again and ogain, Pulling and I 1 11,1"'- H1IM lMty with a dying yell drove it into his "a!Ji and ieii to tne n00r dead, the hara-kiri had been committed. PART rt. fkw non thA lotrar fn 1 1 A a nUkt. Xet Timme a tragic etjrjiw?. "Glaa to Bft .mil nnnfli l I A 4 1, il Sj! W cordially shook the doctor's hand. . vVell1 I see by the papers you have n$.d quite an experience." . -indeed I havfc," saij the doctor. "I J-rdly know what to expect next, now Siayfl when a man cotnes into my of- ..'jlflther an unpleasant feeling, I 8h0ula Judge." "Qe much notoriety that I fear it 111 tll rAMl Ml- 1 1 m .A tn liA a mud t.tr I . . a T I I vv w '-vuimiit4iiiiti oul a real ce n which to make away with him- ..Jtff, Warner laughed. "Don't worry abj0ut me, doctor. I've no thought of at 'Vkins you, much less ot killing my. Tiank you. I feel relieved. I was ecjnfr to say that if you had I'd like the Ck.l n (Dl,. .... r, n ., , l up -ino i ill j uga, JUst to save the wear and tear, as It Ion wh the old word, did it?" said riivi, nuuuiiiH lowura me wea fcin which hung on the wall. iifes. The Japanese no aooner began tk (cmtlnise the characters on the handle than he went insane, and after ii.iiiiiik niu wiin w ininK, nn- hed by killing hlmeeif il i1'!"" viimiinw. .-,, i yd iuuna blstory.and after your dramatic ex- rvsriewsm ww swora w aouuiy inxerest 'W to me. I must admit my curiosity is otfht up to a high pitch, so instead f ndinr It to you, X brought it my. II e ffi self, hoping you will give me a chance to hear it." "Certainly," replied the doctor. "Light one of those cigars and make yourself comfortable, and we'll look it over together." The doctor took the well-filled legal envelope which Mr. Warner extracted from his inside coat pocket On the outside was inscribed in Col. David son's bold handwriting: "History of My Japanese Sword." Taking a pair of scissors from his desk the doctor care fully cut the end from the envelope and drew forth a bulky manuscript, also In the colonel's familiar hand. Seating himself by the desk, he spread it open and read aloud the following account: "This sword came into my possession while residing in Tokio during the win ter of 1869. I formerly belonged to an official of rank under the Tycoon, named Ti Yama, By an ancient law no one but a man of the nobility is per niitted to carry the sword in Japan. Tl Yama was a craftly old man who, though a favorite with the Tycoon, was so cruel that he was much hated by the people. In those days, when a head dropped into the basket every time the high officials winked, cruelty tn one in Ti Yama'a influential position was often a good cause for hatred. Japan was at that time under a sort of feudal sys tem, and was infested by organized bands of robbers, similar to the Italian banditti, who committed all kinds of outrages to persons and property. "By accident it was discovered that Tl Yama was In secret the chleftan of one of these bands of marauders, and he was condemned to death, together with six of his followers who were seized with him. In Japan, when a man of rank was condemned to die, he might choose one of two options. Either to be killed by the public heads ,man, in which case his family were farever disgraced and his property con fiscated by the government, or it he possessed tho courage ho might commit hara-kiri. "This latter was an ancient custom, introduced into Japan during the Ashi kaga dynasty, 1336 to lutis. The term comes from hara, a stomach, and kiri, to cut. It consisted In solf-disem-bowelinent with the hara-kiri knife, a keen, narrow blade, fitting Into its sep arate little sheath made in the scab bard of every sword. Hara-kiri was only applied to the suicidal act, and was regarded as an honorable expia tion for the crime committed. The or dinary culprit, of the common people, had no choice as to the manner of his removal from the earth. Decapitation followed as a matter of course, t'nder tho reign of the present enlightened emperor these barbarous methods and customs have been abolished. Execu tions in Japan are strictly private, but through the influence of nn offlciol ot rank I was smuggled into a upper room of tho palace, and there, from behind the shutter of a window overlooking the court, I secretly witnessed the death of Tl Yama and his associates. When the hour came, the old robber chieftain with his head erect strode with dignified composure to the, center of the court set aside for the execution of criminals, followed by his trembling fellow-prisoner.. When asked by whose hand he would die he made no answer, but cnlmly unfastened the belt that held his sword and, laying It upon the ground, drew from Its sheath In the scabbard the hara-kiri knife. Standing erect with a look of defiance on his face lie plunged the blade deep into his ab domen and fell with an expiring groan t the ground. "The other six culprits who were to dlo had no choice. With their hands bound behind their backs they knelt on the ground, their heads bent forward and necks bared, while the headsman, a big. muscular Japanese, picked up Tl Yarna's own sword and dispatched thorn one after another. It is remark able what skill a Japanese headsman attains In his grewsome work. So ac curate Is he that the head Is completely severed from the trunk in one blow. To fall In this so that a second stroke would be necessary would result In the loss of his position and possibly his own life. "The slaughter effectually broke up that band of robbers. Those who es caped detection and capture fled from the country. Among them was Ti Yama's own son, who bore his father's name and was supposed to have em barked In a vessel bound for America. One of the condemned men confessed Just before his death that the band had adopted a peculiar device the heads of five serpents rising from flames of fire In the face of the rising sun as its se cret emblem. Each member of the mys tic circle had sworn upon old Tl Ya ma's sword to kill at onee anyone upon whose person or property that symbol A CAHEFULLT CI'T THE END FROM THE ENVELOPE. might be found. Failing to succeed in this, the one attempting It was to Im mediately commit hara-kiri. It was by magdng this device upon the house or property that the intended victims were indicated. According to custom, old Ti Yama's sword fell Into the hands of the headsman in lieu of a fee, and from him I purchased It shortly after the execution, for an exorbitant price. "A Japanese never forgets or fails to keep an oath once taken, and as a num ber of Tl Yama's bandit followers es caped, and doubtless some of them are in America, I have thought it wise never to show this sword to a Japan cse.fearing that should I by any chance happen to show it to one of these des perate men the possession of that fatal symbol engraven on its handle might result In dangerous bodily violence to myself. "Signed, Edward Davidson." "Well, who would think that Inno cctn piece of bric-a-brao could have such a thrilling history." said Mr. War ner, as the doctor finished reading the narrative. "That's true." said the doctor; "it is remarkable. If I had been less impa tient and waited until I knew the his tory before showing it to that Jap, it would have saved me considerable trouble." "Yes; we cannot always know what is best for us. I'm very glad, though, to have heard the tale," replied Mr. Warner. "So am I," replied the doctor, thoughtfully. "However, there's one point lacking to make the tragic ro mance complete." "What Is that?" "To find out who this unfortunate Timme really was." "Yes: but how can you do that?" asked Mr. Warner. "I fear not at all. Walt! I have one possible hope." The doctor stepped to his telephone and raTig the bell while Mr. Warner waited curiously. "Hello!" "Hello! Give me the Fifteenth Pre cinct Station House, 298 Boulevard, I think, is the number." After a moment's delay he contin ued: "Hello! Is that you, Capt Peck? I'm Dr. J. L. 8mlth. I wanted to ask about that Japanese waiter who com mttted suicide in my office last week, that would give a olew as to who bt trait" ' The captain's reply came back over the wire: "No, doctor, he had worked in the restaurant for several years, but the proprietor, Mr. Roberts.knew noth ing about him beyond that He had no possessions whatever but the clothes he wore. But wait I believe there was something else. Hold the wire a minute until I look at the blotter." The doctor repeated to Mr. Warner what the police captain had said and waited impatiently, with the receiver at his ear, for the captain to continue. "Hello!" "All right, what is It?" called tho doo tor. "The record of the case on the blot ter says that underneath the Jap's clothing was a medal suspended from his neck by a cord." "Yes, what was on it?" asked the doctor eagerly, "On one side was a queer design five snakes rising out of a flaming fire. On the opposite face were some Japanese characters. The cose semed a clear Mm- i " "HARA-KIRI." one of suicide, yet In order fo Investi gate it thoroughly the njedal was sub mitted to the Japanese interpreter at the- criminal court building. His re port said that the strange design was probably the emblem of some secret or der or society to which the man be longed. The characters on the reverse side were letters, he said, which trans lated into English would Bpell 'Tl Yama," which was evidently the sui cide's name." Col. Davidson's Japanese sword hangs in a conspicuous place on tho wall of the doctor's oflice. The latter often repeats Its story to his friends, yet he never takes the heavy blade Into his hands that a shudder does not go through him at the thought of how nearly he came to losing his own life by its keen edge. And the slender hara kiri knife Is always unpleasantly elo quent to him of the tragic end of "Tlmmle," the son of old Tl Yama. (The end.) AMERICAN MEN SCORNED. Yankee Woman Writes to a British Newspaper That the Masculine Briton Makes by Far the Better Husband. Cable Letter In Tno Sun. The American colony in London is a little in doubt whether to bo amused or angry over the means employed by a young woman from California to gain sudden and cheap notoriety. It Is only In England, perhaps, that a for eigner can hope to gain favor by de nouncing 1iis own countrymen or by flattering those whom he visits at the expense of liis own kith and kin. To muke a sober reply to such attacks Is a good deal like opening a fire with a battery of artillery to drive away a few mosquitoes. It Is not necessary to name the mosquito In this Instance, for her buzzing has not been heard since the broadside whleh her annoyance provoked has been fired. The Daily Chronicle, a newspaper whose recently developed affection for America Is open to suspicion, printed very prominently a few days agt an article discussing the mental, moral, and spiritual qualities of the average American man as compared with those of an average Englishman. The writ er, who subscribed herself "An AmerU can Woman," did not hesitate to de clare her countrymen Inferior to their English cousins In all respects. In fact, she described her countrymen as contemptible creatures, unfit for the society of women, and indeed hope less from a social point of view. Mere are a few of her most delightful sen tences: "No two races on this earth are so dissimilar as those of the United States and Great Britain." An Englishman Is "a superior being, of active brain, much travel, experience with women and a certain desire to please." "American men are an eccentric growth, a hodgepodge flung together In a galloping money-grabbing civi lization, not fully known to them selves." "I have known some fifty American men more or less intimately, and I never had so much as a passing acquaintance with one whose soul hnd passed the embryonic state." "In America we all like and admire our fathers and brothers, but we haven't any great admiration for our hus band, although we may be rather fond of them in a patronizing way." A REPLY. The first suspicion which arose In the minds of most American readers of this diatribe was that the editor of the Chronicle had played a dastardly trick upon his contributor by substi tuting "English" for "American" and "American" for "English" throughout the article. Then it was imagined that the queer screed must conceal some Joke or be Intended as a veiled sarcasm directed against certain well-know n English foibles. Nobody thought cf being irritated or of taking the thing seriously until It began to be seen that the Ineffable and incomparable English conceit was solemnly accepting this fresh testimonial to the superiority of England and all things English. It was this exasperating fact, no doubt, which induced Helen Densmore to un dertake the task of making a sober reply to this really harmless traducer of American manhood. As Miss Dens more is really well qualified to contrast the men and the society of the two countries, it is Interesting to read a few of her frank comments as the re suit of her observations. For instance, she says: "In England, I have been amazed to observe, my lord, the husband, is a creature apart; that the wife vies with the servants in seeing to it that 'the master" is first and always considered; that the tit-bits, the comfortable chair, and the warm corner are reserved for him. I am not blaming him; we are all more or less creatures of environ ment; and 'the master has occupied his position so long that he takes his place quite as a matter of course. And as long as English women are content with this arrangement it is probably better for them. But when it is put forward that the average American woman is under the glamour of, and Is full of admiration for, the foreign husband, I must demur. Enough of them have floated across the Atlantic that his peculiarities, in contrast with the American husband, are quite well known; and so far as my acquaintance goes the average American wife counts it among her blessings that she has escaped the domination, and conse quent degradation. And, according to my observation, many English wives are In much the same frame of mind as their American sisters, so far as preferring equality and comradeship to the alra and condescensions of 'the master.' 1 first came to London, over twenty years alnct, ea a mission from the government at Washington, and carried such letters of introduction as brought me in contact with a large number ot ladles and gentlemen of so cial Importance. I was struck with the very great Interest manifested by Ens lish women in the greater freed m of American wives; and it would seem to me that the normal woman, when mada acquainted with the facts of the two situations, who does not share such In terest must come under Carlyle'a class ification. NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE3, "I confess to feeling not a little dis couraged when I read the following quotation from your contributor: "Wo man has two Instincts which go further toward forming her character than all others the instinct of submission and the instinct of having her own way. The chances of the former are synony mous with the chances of happiness even a baby ruled with an iron hand is a happy baby. But give tho baby or the woman its head, and there is no limit to desires and no possibility of fulfillment.' I had supposed that in our days about every one had come to rec ognize that freedom is better than slav ery. A considerable agitation has been going on for the past quarter of a cen tury, making the public aware of the enormities of the tight waist. I was amazed not long since to see one of London's medical Journals soberly un dertaking to make out that the com pressed waist is a most desirable achievement and the corset a great boon! To read on July 18, 1U9C, in large type, 'By an American Woman,' that there is yet an Intelligent woman who hugs the chains that bind her, gives me a similar start. Of course it Is true that when the body tins been long enough misplaced and disturbed, the corset seems like a necessity; and, cor respondingly, when a woman's mind has been similarly compressed and dis torted, that she can prefer slavery to freedom, tho 'master' to a comrade and companion, and the English husband to the American." Perhaps, hqjvevcr, the best answer to the "American Woman," who appar ently is ardently desirous of securing an English- husband, is to he found in the Chronicle's divorce court reports of the curornt week. 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At 'all cuuggiila, or mailed lor SOcts, Bend lor Circular, VIOLA 8K1M 80AP Hurls- lownparibta as a iVin burililag Soap, asequatal fff the toilet, nod vtthaat a rival k tli nurxry. AbMlmtly aura aad dtlkataly smoI. mud. Atdnroiiita, Pries 25 Cents. G. C. BITTNER & CO., Tcmdo, O. For raia ry MATTHEWS BROS, and JOHN H. PHELPS, Scranton. Pa, PCklekeater'a Kaflleb Waal and Rraal. ENNYROYAL PILLS Original mm Oaly Sennlne. SAFE, ftlwaVK rt'lUble. LAO ICS uk bruaTfilst for rhkKMiert naiah Via-i nond Brand in Mrtl and ffofi ntpullio !wxm. paled whtt blue ribbon. Tftke a attaiaaa, Rpfnam chtnaerrttiA suhafi(ia .'torn and initatutm. Al Urantrits. op arad at. In lUmpi fur pari ten Inn, trxtlmoaial nJ Relief for l.aillrft," in i'tttr, hr retara Mafl. 1 VMOU Ti 'tiMQUUll. -Vim faptT,- tatty iraewpriaeMicuuaaaainontt sVruuUu. alladii REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY. Made a lit Day, Weil Man 16th Da. of Me. ikeupeat 30th ltavv PHUNOH H.B3VX33I3"S2" produce the above molts In 30 ilnvs. It acts powerfully and quickly. Cores when all others fail Voting men will renin their lost manhood, and old gen will recover their youthful tutor by uslnx RKTI O. It quickly and surely restores Nervous ness, Lost Vitality, Impoteni-y. Nightly EnilHslens. ust Power, Fsillnt Memory. Waattna- Diseases, and all effects ot aelf-sbuse or eicevsand Indiscretion which nnDtt one for study, business or marriage. II pot only cure by afertiug at the seat ot disease, but la a great nerve tonic and blood builder, brine lyi bsc the pink slow to pale checks and ra (toring the Are of youth. It wards off Jnnit md Consumption. Insist on baring KEV1VO. n ither. It can be carried in Test pocket. By mail II .00 per package, or all for aa.OO, with post written guarantee to euro or refniu he money. Circular free. Adores mi MfDICINE CO.. Ill Rlvar 81., CHICMO, IU For Sal by MATTHEWS BROS Drag. , iat Seraatoo, Pa. mm ru auUcai sMfJta rVltO IT I llle4 Ifcn iflfflii iiiiiiinmiiwitTOitpnimWltl 'WltWHinntuuMtru i .l.i rW I AVeCctablcPreparationror As similating theFood and Regula ting the Stomachs andBowels of PromotesTHgestionChatfuI ncss and Rcst.Contalns neither Opmm.Morphine norMinpral. Not Nabc otic KKVttrOtdSrSHMMEOJSES. u Waahs Are?" Alx.Stnnm ( aWOvSa aviMiJUet UmSad- tlmfimi Suao-. AnctfectHemcdy forConstioa- lion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Yorms,ConvTilsions,Fcverish ocss ondLoss OF SLEER aHasaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaa e Masasaaaaaaaaaaat Tac Simile Signature of g HEW YORK. EXACT COPY OF WHAPPEB. . " Directory of Wholesale and Retail CITY AND SUBURBAN : ART STUDIO. F. Panteo 633 Spruce. ATHLETIC AND DAILY PAPERS. Relsman & Solomon, 103 Wyoming; ave. ATI1I.I.TIC GOODS AND I1ICYCLES. C. IL Floroy, 222 Wyoming ave. AtVMNUS AND KI UDLR UOODS. J, J. Crosby, 15 Lackawunna ave. BANKS. Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co. Merchants' anil Mechanics', 429 Lacka. Trailers' National, cor. Wyoming and Spruce. West Side Bank, 109 N. Main. Scranton Savings, 122 Wyoming. IIII.D1NQ. CAR PET CLEANING, ETC. The Scranton Bedding Co., Lackawanna. UK EW ERS. Robinson, E. Sons. 43S JT. Seventh. Robinson, Miua, Cedar, cor. Alder. IMl.YCI.ES GINS. ETC. Parker, E. R 321 Spruce. 1 II YC.1.E 1.1 VI RY. City Bicycle Livery, 120 Franklin. IIIl Yl l.K REPAIRS, ETC. BHtenbender & Co., 313VS Spruce street. HOOTS AND SHOES. Goldsmith Bros. 304 Lackawanna. Goodman's Shoo Store, 432 Lackawanna. BROKER AND JEWELER. Radln Bros., 123 Penn. CANDY MANIT ACI URER. Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna. CAKI'EIS AND WALL PAPER. Ingalls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna. CARRIAGE AND HARNESS. Slmwell, V. A., 515 Linden. C A H lil AG !: It EPOS1TOR Y. Blume, Wm. & Son, 522 Spruce. CATERER. Huntington, J. C, 308 N. Washington. CHINA AND GLASSWARE. Rupprecht, Louis, 221 Penn ave. CIGAR A' A N U FA CTU K E H. J. 1'. Flore, 223 Spruce street. t ONFECTIONERY AND TOYS. Williams, J. D. & Bros., 314 Lacka. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, Snook, S. M., Olyphant. CROCKERY AND GLASSW ARE. Hardinp, J. L., 215 Lackawanna. DINING ROOM. Caryl's Dining Room, 505 Linden. DRY GOODS. The Fashion, 308 Lackawanna avenue. Kelly at Healey, 30 Lackawanna, Finlt-y, P. B., 510 Lackawanna. DRY GOODS, SHOES, HARDWARE, ETC. Mulloy, Ambrose, triple stores, Provi dence. DRY GOODS FANCY GOODS, Kresky, E. H. & Co., 114 S. Main. DRUGGISTS. McGarrah & Thomas. 209 Lackawanna. Lorcntz, C 418 Lacka.; Linden & Wash. Davis, U. W., Main and Market. Blocs, W. S., Peckvllle. Davies. John J., lOii S. Main. ENGINES AND BOILERS. Dickson Manufacturing Co. FINE MERCHANT TAILORING. J W. Roberts. 120 N Main ave. W. J. Davis, 2K) Lackawanna. Eric Audren, 119 S. Main ave. FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, G. R. & Co., 201 Washington. FLOUR, BUTTER, EGGS, ETC. The T. H. Watts Co., Ltd., 723 W. Lacka Babcock O. J. & Co.. 116 Franklin. FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN. Matthews C. P. Sons & Co., 34 Lacka, The Weston Mill Co., 47-49 Lackawanna. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. Dale & Stevens, 27 Lackawanna. Cleveland, A. S., 17 Lackawanna, FURNISHED ROOMS, Union House, 215 Lackawanna. FURNITURE. Hill ft Connell, 132 Washington. Barbour's Home Credit House, 425 Lack. GROCERS. Kelly, T. 3. ft Co., 14 Lackawanna. Megargel ft Connell, Franklin avenue. Porter, John T 2 and 21 Lackawaana, Rice, Levy ft Co., 80 Lackawanna Plria, J. J., 48 Laekawaaaa. SEE THAT THE FACSIMILE , , SIGNATURE i OF- (IS ON THE WRAPPER OF EVERY v ' ? ilBOTTTF. OF ft Oattorla Is tint w in osast:e tottlei eslr. It Is not told In built, Don't allow tnyone to tell yon anything els on tho plea or promise, that it is "jntt m good" ana 111 answer ewy pm ipoie." e8ca that you grt O-A-B-T-O-B-U. I Thfo- f ' AZ fry ..si- nean wnjiw.' GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market, Jordan, James, Olyphant. Bechtold, H. J., Olyphunt. HARDWARE. Connell, W. P. ft Sons, 118 Penn. Footo & Shear Co., 119 N. Washington. Hunt & Connell Co.. 434 Lackawanna. HARDWARE AND PLUMBING. ' Gunster & Forsyth, 327 Penn. Cowles, W. C, 1907 X. Main av HARNESS AND SADDLERY HARDWARE. FrltB, O. W 410 Lackawanna, Keller & Harris, 117 Penn. HARNESS TRUNKS, BUGGIES. E. B. Houser, 133 N. Main avenue. HOTELS. Arlington, Grimes & Flannery, fipruca and Franklin. Scranton House, near depot. HOUSE. SIGN AND FRESCO PAINTER. Wm. Hay, 112 Linden. HUMAN HAIR AND HAIR DRESSING. N. T. Llsk, 223 Lackawanna. LEATHER AND FINDINGS. Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce. LIME, CEVENT SEWI R PIPE. Keller, Luther, S13 Lackawanna. MILK. CREAM. BUTTER, ETC. Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden. Stono Bros., 30S Spruce. MILLIINEIL, Mrs. M. Saxe, 14S N. Main avenue. .MILLINER V AND DRESSMAKING. Mrs. Bradley, 206 Adama, opp. Court House. MILLINERY AND FURNISHING GOODS. Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lackawanna, MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES, Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyo. MODISTE AND DRESSMAKER. Mrs. K. Walsh, 311 Spruce street. MONUMENTAL WORKS. ' Owens Bros., 218 Adams ave. PANTS. Great Atlnntlo 3 Pants Co., 81 Lacka nana ave. PAINTS AND SUPPLIES. Jlencke & McKee, 306 Spruce street. PAINTS AND W ALL PAPER. Wlnke, J. C 315 Penn. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna, PIANOS AND ORGANS. Stelle, J. Lawrence, 308 Sprflce, PHOTOGRAPIIFR. H. S. Cramer, 311 Lackawanna ave. PLUMBING AND HEATING. Howley, P. F. & M. F., 231 Wyoming ave. REAL ESTATE. Horatio N. Patrick, 326 Washington. RIB11ER STAMPS. STENCILS ETC, Scranton Rubber Stamp Co., 538 Spruca street. ROOFING. National Roofing Co., 331 Washington. SANITARY PLUMBING W. A. Wledebusch, 234 Washington ave. STEAMSHIP TICKETS. J. A. Barron, 2IE Lackawanna and Prlceburg. STEREO-RELIEF DECORATIONS AND PAINTING. S. H. Morris, 247 Wyoming ave. TEA, COFFEE AND SPICE. Grand Union Tea Co., 103 S. Main. TRUSSES, BATTERIES, RUBBER GOODS Benjamin ft Benjamin, Franklin ana Spruce. UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY. Raub, A. R 425 Spruce. UPHOLSTERER AND CARPET LAYER. C. H. Hazlctt, 226 Spruce street WALL PAPER, ETC. Ford, W. M., 120 Penn. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. Rogers, A. E.. 216 Lackawanna. WINES AND I1QUORS. Walsh, Edward J., 32 Lackawanna, WIRE AND WIRE ROPE. .Washburn ft Moan Mi g Co., lit rraaklla) ava .aft
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