TIIE SCT? ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, ISO 7. MANYPMNTSniUT SHOW INTELLIGENCE Evidence .to Prove That They Think for Themselves. CURIOUS PAQE OF NATURAL HISTORY From. Fern .Spores mill lot Mold to .lluiifji'ovcM and Mlslutoo, tlio Mnr vulloiiH Powers of liil'u Choice Arc Shown. From the Pharmaceutical Journal. Plant, just ns much ns animals, arc Irritable beings, and like animals they may show irritability to vurylns le Bitps. Thus Some plants may lie lc scilbed an mildly Irritable, others as taphlly Irritable, nnd few nn even rest lessly Irritable. Kvery plunt has to look after Uh feeding. Green plants, futtliermore, have to seek for u very Important part of their food In the air, and this they take up under the Influ ence of llfiht, so that it Is not surprising to llnd the Inlluenee of environment making itself felt on every plant, and causing the jJlant In one way or another to react to lis surroundings. It Is the particular response to stimuli which we may call irritability. A plant is irrit able because It is able to respond. Take the ease of vuueheria, a lowly nrsanlzed plant frequently found form ing large dark patches Is put Into water It begins to change Its character alto gether, and in the tips of its filaments aggregations of. protoplasm me seen to foim. These become more and more dense, tho lllament then bursts mil' dls thaiges a green protoplasmic mass, which swims by means of cilia, and lin nlly settles down. The motile plantlet does not do this Indiscriminately or in a hurry, but shows a great method In settling down. Before coming to refat, each little protoplasmic body has thought for Itself, and has decided to sf ttle on the basin a little way below the surface of the water. In this position It secures the maximum amount of light which is to enable it to make the sub stance it retiuires for Its growth. We may say, then, of this spore that It has had to "mint for its food and Dually set tled down on a suitable spot. Higher plants no less than lower are in Utible. The shoots of a tree, respond ing to the inlluenee of light, place the leaves In the most advantageous posi tion for tho woik they have to perform, and the roots, In obedience to the stimu lus exerted by gravitation, grow down ward into the earth. Tendrils are modi fied leaves or branches which have be come irritable to contact. ANT 1R1UTAIII.TC PI..ANT. A little plant, the Ivy-leaved toad flax, found covering limestone walls, with tutts of bright green foliage and purple llowers, atfords an Interesting instance of irritability. When in blos som, the long llower stalks ot the plant turn outward and carry the llowers from underneath the leaves, In order that they may secure the visits of In sects, which are necessary for their fertilization. The stalk of the seed ves sel Is, fortunately for the welfare of the plant, an Irritable structuie. When llow ering is over it no longtr seeks the place which Is most strongly lighted, but car ries the ripening fruit behind the leaves into a little cianny of the wall. Here the seed vessel bursts and discharges Its contents, not among coarser weeds, where Its growth would be inevitably checked, but upon the soil which has collected In the cranny. Young seed lings soon make their appearance, and, as a result of this nourishing start in life, the Ivy-leaved toad-flax is usually found abundantly In districts where it Is found at all. Hero we have a llower stalk responding to the stimulus of light, and a reversal of the Influence at different periods of development en abling the plant to accommodate itself to Its environment. All plants only succeed so long as their irritability leads them to adapt themselves to their surroundings. The more lowy organized, by reason of their simpler structure, show greater versa tility In this respect than their more complex relatives. It Is easy to under stand how a mass of protoplasm can more readily adapt itself to varying conditions than a higher plant with its extensive differentiation of tissue. Bacteria are especially sensitive from this point of view. They can distin guish with very great nicety between the relative suitability of two nutrient solutions. Many ot them are capable of perfectly astounding discrimination in this respect. In the same way the white blood corpuscles are attracted by cer tain foreign often pathogenic sub stances to the spot of the Intrusion of bacteria into the blood. Here it 1ft the business of. the white corpuscles, If pos sible, to destroy the bacteria. This at traction shown by many organisms to ward chemical substances Is known ns chemiotaxis. FURTHER EVIDENCE. The spores of ferns and mosses afford i remarkable illustration. The male cells are discharged by the plant, and may be seen swimming in all directions in water, when suddenly they will make a dash In the direction of the female or gan. This sudden rush Is a chemlotac tlc phenomenon. In the case of ferns malic acid, and in the case of mosses a bugar. Is the substance secreted by the remale organ, causing the surprising ac tivity of the little swimming anthero zoldsft "Wonderfully dilute solutions are capable of causing the stimulus. Sup posing the strength of the solution be gradually Increased, the limit Is short ly reached, beyond which the solution acts as a repellent instead of an at tractive stimulus, causing the plants to swim away as far -as they can. If, how ever, the plants be compelled to live In n. strong solution, they will In time get acclimatized and will swim vigorously toward a solution of the attracting salt, although It may very much exceed the normal maximum of attracting strength". The following is an example ot cheml otuxls which a plant has discovered to secure Its own ends. Isaria Is a fungus which Infests silk-worm and other ca terpillars. Melanospora Is another fun gus parasitic upon isaria, an extremely Intelligent parasite, and unless It hap .pens to meet with -a filament of Isaria It entirely misses its vocation. Now me laiiospora apparently Becretes some substance which exercises considerable attraction for laarla filaments, for they seek out the apparently harmless spores of melanospora und grow freely over them. When the spore Is surrounded by Isaria filaments. It puts out Its germ tube and proceeds to feed upon its host. Not so obviously Intelligent, although It Is In reality, Is the life of the green jilants. The fact that the branches of a Uve grow upward into tho air and light, while the roots grow downward Into thu soil, shows that the different parts are endowed with special Irrita bility. Qreen plants ulso possess the "power of adapting themselves to cir cumstances. A potato, when grown In the cellar, In the attempt to get Its leaves Into the light puts out very much elongated shoots bearing small leaves, for 'In the tlnrltncps leaves are unnble to pdffotln tho liilmttaiU'iufietlutifVbf''tfiiU. ing food from the air. This behavior of the potato plant Is, then, a direct at tempt to overcome disadvantageous conditions by putting nil Its strength Into the work of elongating Its stem, If haply It may bring Its leaves to the light. . URAINY ROOTS. Roots show remarkable Intelligence In the way In which they move through tho ground. It Is necessary for the pro per performance of Its duties that the root he supplied with oxygen. It has no difficulty In obtaining this oxygen from a' healthy soil. In tho tropical mangrove swamps the soil consists ot a muss of decayed vegetation, where very little oxygen Is found among the putre fying substance. The mnngrovo ac cordingly adapts Itself to circumstances. Its roots begin by growing horizontally In tho normal way. but If not aerated they proceed to take a turn upward, grow along In the air for a short dis tance above the ground, and then go down again, A root may repeat tills process at Intervals. In the aerial parts Is found a permeable tissue which ul lows of the free circulation of air be tween the cells. The entire behavior of roots Is Influ enced by gravitation. If the Influence of gravity In a particular direction he done uway with, as by causing a grow ing seedling to rotate and so receive the gravitation stimulus In all directions by turns the root will grow quite horizon tally, thus showing that the downward direction Is due to gravity. The tap root Is stimulated by gravitation In such a way that It grows .vertically downward, while lateral roots under the action of the same stimulus grow In a very much more oblique direction. If now the plant be tilted, the growing end of the tap root turns vertically downward, while the lateral roots curve In such a manner as to restore what limy lie called their normal direction. If by any mischance the tap root gets broken oft or destroyed, the want Is supplied by neighboring lateral roots, which now behave toward gravitation as did the tap loot, and change their sloping direction for the vertical. An other Instance of gravity causing a member to grow In a definite direction, making an angle with the vertical, Is an'orded by the daffodil. The daffodil always hangs Its head. This depends not on the weight of the llower, but on the stimulus of gravity, for no matter how the stalk may be placed the flower always makes an angle with reference to the direction of gravitation. When a part of a plant responds to an external stimulus the whole plant need not necessarily know In which direction the stimulus tends. In the case of roots a certain part Is Increas ing in length, and this Is (lie portion In which curvature takes place under the action of the stimulus of gravita tion. Rut this Is not the part which knows which way gravity is pulling. Near the tip of the root, just behind the root cap, Is a very small patch of tissue which perceives the stimulus. Cut off the tip of the root, and with It this little patch of irritable tissues, and Invert the plant, and the root, which Is thus placed uppermost, grows vertically Into the air. A very inter esting experiment in illustration of this fact, and one easily tried is ns follows: Take a thin glass tube shaped like a boot, the toe being rather short, and more than two millimetres long. Al low the root of a seeding to grow Into this, fixing the plant at the open end of the tube. The root grows vertically down the tube, and when It reaches the toe it turns horizontally along it. The tissue at the tip of the root sends a message up the plant that there is something preventing It from respond ing to the stimulus of gravity and growing vertically downward, and this Is necessitating its horizontal growth. In response to this message the elon gating portion curves at right angles In the hope of thus getting the tip cf the root round the opposing structuie. Rut It Is unconscious that a trick Is being played upon It, that the root is fixed In the glass tube unable to move forward, and that the curvature, in stead of pushing the root horizontally forward, acts upon the shoot, pushing this horizontally In the opposite direc tion. BRIGHT BERRIES. The berries of some foreign species of mistletoe show a remarkable be havior In their endeavoi's to penetrate the trunk of a tree. The sticky berry fastens Itself to a branch and sends out a root, which, curving over, meets the branch again and forms a saddle like mass of tissues. It attempts at this point to pierce the bark. If un able to do so the berry Is deposited a little further on. The saddle now be comes detached, and, by another bend ing of the root Is placed once more on the branch beyond the berry. If roots can penetrate in the new station all goes well, but if not the plant performs another somersault. One beiry that was made the object of continued ob servation performed five jumps In two nights und three days. A number of unfortunate berries were once seen hopelessly travelling along the tele graph wires In Ceylon, vainly endeav oring to find u profitable resting place. The sensitive plant and the Venus fly trap furnish two examples among many others of restlessly Irritable plants which react violently to the stimulus of contact. It Is a curious and but little known "fact that the Venus fly trap only responds to 'he stimulus when one of the hairs on the centre of the "trap" is touched twice. No effect is observed after the first touch. The wonderful purposefulness of these habits and mechanisms forever dispel the Idea that botany treats of Inert, objectless plants. It is Instead a science of life and living things, ea-'h one of which Is, endowed with marvel lous and different powers of making the best of life In the sphere In which It finds Itself. AM, KINDS OF FADS. (Juecr Orders Received by a News pupur Clipping Agency. People who desire to know how often and in what way their names appear In print are not the only ones who patron ize the press clipping bureaus. The manager of one of them In speaking of the peculiarities of his business to a New York Advertiser reporter said: "Many of our customers are folks with fuds and hobbles. A man sent us an order recently for all Items about two-headed calves, three-legged chick ens and other monstrosities. A leading politician ordered 100 .Memorial day ad dresses, from which he could compile a Fourth of July oration which he had engaged to deliver. Society belles are beginning to make scrap books of their newspaper notices, and the custom will doubtless become a regular social fad In time, The wives of public men ure among the best patrons of the clipping bureaus. Sirs, Frank- Leslie has three books filled with notices of herself. About the strangest order we have Is that of a dealer in tombstones and monuments. He takes, all the death notices." GRAND JURY MAKES ITS FIRST RETURN Ninety True and Sixty-Nine Ignored Hills Presented to the Court. INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER i i:il.ilhcth WassllL'llsl.l Who Dcscrtjd Her Child on tho Went Mountain Mill Iltivo to Answer Thnt Charge. True Uill'Apiiinst Willlnm Wnll for Jail llrcal;ini,'--Illll Agntnst Junius llyrne Was lgnorcil--Othcr True nnd Ignored Hills. Tho grand jury made Its first return yesterday morning at 10 o'clock to Judge Edwards. It Is not likely that the Jury will complete its work today and will be continued over until Mon day when the final report Will be pre sented. in the batch handed to Judge Ed wards yesteiday were ninety true and sixty-nine Ignored bills. Among the true bills was one against Elizabeth Wasslleffskl, charging manslaughter. She deserted her babe on the West mountain. The list ot hills Is as fol lows: TRUE BILLS. Asasult and Battery -Martin Haiulley, alius Henry .Martin, John Richards, Jos eph Sullivan; Flunk Robllug, Jr.. 1'ios. Jacob Stamlmch; Wllllum Surpolus, pioa. Honney Burets; William Surpolus, pros. James MWIule; Thomas Collins, pros. liYunk eedVlllig; Frank Whyte, pros; Patrick Moray; John Love. pros. Charles Ankavltz; Joseph Pawleekl, pros. Valfiitlne Ankavltz; Joseph I'aw leekl. Ptos. A. V. Dolph; August Men ders, pros. Michael Luceiite; Francescu Peril, prox. David W. Thomus; John J. Thomas, pros. Peter Costlel:; NN.lUlnin Sovoskey. pros. James Hamilton; Wil liam It. Holibius, proa. W. U. I'atersoiij Paul Salusky, jros. Leon uistieiaui; Joseph Olshefskl, pros. John Uurkln; l F. MeGovern, proa. Tony Rich; Anle Monetta, prox. Wasael Nufrock; Abra ham Joseph, pros. John Barrett; H. M. Seklman, proa. Nicholas Oblls- Amru Imm Joseph, pros, John Harmody; John Drake, pros. John Skerba; John Drake, pros. John Harmody; John Drake, pios. William .Morris; .Mia. O. T. Wells, prox, Honey Busets; William Surpolus, pros. Laieeny und Receiving John Letoek; Joseph Maslor. proa. John Leetoek; Peter Swlnton, pros. Peter famlth; Frank Deltoid, pros. Michael Dwyer, alias Michael McGuIre; Frank Robiing, Jr., pros. Anthonv Muehnckl; John lio goskl, pros. Edwurd Lord; Frank nob ling. Jr., pios. Robert Hand; I'l-afk Robllng, Jr., pros. Heiny Johnson; Pat rick Hlgglns, pros. John Leetoek; John Leptuek, proa. John Hovvley; I; rank Robllng, pros. Thomas Duriilug; 11. P. McHugh, pros. John How ley; trunk Robllng. Jr., pios. Leon Olshefskl; Jos eph Olshefskl, pros. Michael Kane; O. A. Miller, pros. Joseph Molshuch; Paul Archefski, pio-v. Libel Dangel Langowskl: H. Iwan owskl. pros. Dangel Langowskl; 1' ran ees Shuku, prox. Statutory Burglary John 'ioohlll; Frank Robllng. Jr., pros. Patilck Con nor, Michael Feiiry, Patrick 1-eury, Michael Diamond, Tliomns Clark; Martin Crtppen, pros. William Joyce, James Lavelle; Martin Crlppeu, pros. Selling Liquor Without License Martin Bmke; John McHale, pros. Gustave Heller; Valentine C.laab, pros, P. J. Conway; Patrick MePe.ak, pros. Selling Liquor on Klection Day Gus tave Heller; Valentino Glaab, pros. Selling Liquor on Sunday P. J. Con way; Patrick McPeak, pros. Geoige Sosnowski; John Chlebowskl, pros. Cruelty to Animals Peter Snyder; Walter Greaves, pros. Malicious Mischief Bonney Busets; William Surpolus, pros. William Zefos kle; James Clmons, pros. Peter Sheri dan, Jr.; Thomas Mannlon, pros. Charles HIkkIiis; Thomas .Mannlon, pros. Jus- tjn Sears; William Nleholls, pios. Embezzlement A. H. Moody; Alex. 1 kofsky, proa. Robert B. Kee; William F. Lucas, Jr., proa. ,,, Bawdy House Jennie Smith; William Rowley, pros. Anthony Muchuck; John Rogoskl, pros. Assault and Battery upon Public Offi cer Owen Moran; Conrad Marker, pros. Mayhem M. E. Keeley; James J. Uni'kp. tiros. Aggravated Assault and Battery Pow ell Itarnu, George Gllok, Warulck Lezok; Larry Coelchuck, pros. Cutting Timber Trees Samuel Lesh; John R. Coslett, proa. Felonious Wounding Paul rowlock; Peter Guzy, pros. Michael Cannon; John Llppl, pros. Paul l'owloek; Lukuez Krochka, pros. Forcible Entry and Detainer John J. Kelly, Edward Kelly, Martin Kelly; Miles F. Clark, pros. Manslaughter Elizabeth Wasslleffskl; Frank Robllng, Jr., pros. Incestuous Marriage Harry H. Pflee gar; John G. Cox. proa. Disorderly House P. J. Conway; Pat rick McPeak, proa. Breaking Jail William Wall; William T. Simpson, pios, larceny by Bailee George Kelazlns ktis; Joseph Bartash. pros. A. II. Moody; Alex. Sikorsky, pros. Embezzlement by Consignee Owen Moian; M. Askln, pros. Hobberv Martin Mulhall; George T. Smith, pioa. Howard White; George T. Smith, pios. Wasael Nufiock; Abra ham Joseph, proa. John Julius; George T. Smith, proa. Eva Spangeiiburg, Liz zie Martin; George Henderson, proa. Fornication umi uusturuy jucoh uam mer; Rebecca Jones, prox. Edward George; Jacob Zlntel, pros. Matthew Dagen: Annie Moyles, pi ox. Statutory Rape Jacob Cannner; Re becca Jones, piox. Attempt at Rape Stanlslof Kowalsky; Annie Makofskl, pi ox. Pointing Pistol Sylvester Sears; Colo mon Nichol, pros. Martin Mulhall; George Smith, proa. IGNORED BILLS. Larceny and Reetlvlng Isaac Posner; E. E. Evans, pros. Bert Race: Charles H. Lowry, pios. John Lewandowskl; John K'urvmni'lc. lll'OS. Kl'lduct SllWCngki: Frank Ilugno, pros. John Bengo; Ed ward ('oatello, proa. James Jordan; John Heffion, pros. John Gillespie; John lleffron. pros. Bernard .Murray; 1. P. Dolph. proa. William James; Jennie Fritseli. prox. Harry Raymond: I). W. William", pros. Anthony Gediajtys; Frank Turowskl, proa. A. belt Bucktor; Dumlnlek Stii;:lea. proa. Receiving Stolen Goooa J. C. Kins; Edward Fair. pros. John Rowley; Thomas L. Williams, p 'os. Cruelty to Allium)', Alex. Morrldon; Chailes. Lowrey, pits., to , pay costs. Charles Lowrey; Hell Race, pros., to pay costs, Felonious Attemi i A. La Rue; Irving :, Tntlle, pros. . Lu Rue; living K. Tut tie, proa. Defrauding Bqudlng House Edward Howard; Alfred tlunfleUl. plus. County pay costs. John Neagemzle; Andrew Harwln, pros. County pay costs. Jacob Fetro; Andrew llurwin, pro. County pay costs. Wllllum Scott; Ruth Ann Vlun, prox. County puy costs. David S. Williams; Mary Jones, prox. County pav costs. False Pr--.eiu'es .Martin Mlgllu; Vots lllf Guakey pros, to pay costs. James Demi; WlU'.am Kunz, pios. County pay costs. Friuk Sedol, alias Frank Sedor; Otto D. Myers, pros. County pay costs. Charles Biock; Anthony Rctcavltch, pros, to pay eests. Selling Liquor on Sunday John Babus zls; Fratd: Turowskl, pros,, to pay cusp). Selling Liquor to Minors David Wil liams; Eliza Davis, prox., to pay costs, P. J. Conway; Patrick McPeak, pros. Coun ty pay costs. Assault and Battery Flowan Drave nok: Jliuhuel Fobloek, pros., to pujk costs. Mlehyel Borchlc; John Sekelsky, pros., to pay costs. John l.ewandowtkl; John Kaiz'nack, pros., to pay costs; John Chlelowskl; Kutle Uoodurski, pi ox. Coui ty puy costs. Alex. Morrison; Chutles Lowery, pios., to pay costs; Dav.d Williams; Eliza Davis, prox., to pay costs. Thomas Connors; P. F. Me. Govern, pros. County pay coats. Jucob Suke; John Sudo, pioa., to pay costs. Jumes lleffron; Nora Heft'roii, prox, County pay costs, Frank Braiidwluo; Rabbi Llvinsteln, pros,, to pay costs; Pa-ska Woshlnak; Mary Dodlck, prox, County pay costs. William J. McHale; Catherine E. Truub, prox. County pay costs. John Babuszls, Anthony Gudruj tys; Frank Turowskl, pros., to pay costs, Michael Cuunoii; Matthew Boau, pcos, County pay costs, Thomas W. Conroy; Mary 13. Conroy, prox. County pay costs, Joseph Ilurrls; Esther Vumbo, prox,, to pay costs. E. Wels: Esther Yambo, prox,, to pay costs. George Sosnowski; John Chlebowskl, pros,, to pay costs, M. J. Daceys P. F. McOovern, pro?. County pav ooMs,. Patrick Dougherty; UrliUet Doilgheity, prox. County pay costs. Stephen Nolan, James Bryden. Thomas Caicy, Leo White', George Ickenhof fer, pros, Count pay cost". Alary J. lioylen: Allen Johnson, pros. County pay ebsts. John Skerba; John Diake, pros. County pay costs. Attempt nt Rape-George Shields; Eliza TnTe, prox. County pay costs. Seduction William Younk; Minnie Kch tnl, prox. County pay costs. Malicious Mischief Edward J. Neary, Daniel Lynch; Solqmon Mlddlemnn, pros. to pay costs. Frank Hudson; Gilbert L. Potter, ptos. County pay coits. Adultery Casper Pierre; Pusquulo Al loy, pros., to pay cost?. Embezzlement Michael Wadeka; Philip McDonald, pros. Fraudulent Voting W. 0. Challls: A. O. Squler, pros. , Carrying Concealed Weapon Michael Cannon; Pallo Anlonelll, pros., to pay costs. Pointing Pistol Michael Cannon; Pallo Antonelll, pros., to pay costs. Robbery Michael Cannon; Matthew Bean, pros. Keeping a Gaming House David Wil liams; Ezra Davis, prox., to pay costs. Felonious Wounding Paul Rowlock, John Tlrpok, Andrew Telep, Wnssel Jo bowsky, John Nestcr; Wassel Zubble, pros. Riot John Durkln. Thomas Whalen, Thomas Connors, Al. J. Dacey; P. F, Me Govern, proa. County pay costs. Libel Rev. Bronlslaw, Iwanowskl; Mary Langowsku. prox,, to pay costs. Sodomy and Buggery Jumes Byrne; Frank Robllng, Jr., pros. COAL'S POTKNTIA.L F.NEIUJV. What It Menus it' It Can lie Converted Into Power. Speaking of the experiments of Pro fessors Jacques and Case to transfer coal's latent energy Into active force with little waste Leslie's Weekly says: The commercial Importance attached to these lecent tests lies In the fact that they are a step in the direction of a cheap, Instantaneous, and complete transformation of this latent energy In to positive and usable force. For If ex pensive chemicals and processes can ef fect this transfer of power from coal to machineiy, It Is reasonable to Infer that by and by cheaper agents and processes may be discovered. If they are and some of the world's nblest scientists be lieve that the discovery will be made then a revolution In commercial civili zation vaster than that caused by the utilization of steam, or the existing em ployment of electric force, Is sure to come. It means the vastest economy In com mercial energy the world has ever known. Today the most efficient mach ines which are used to obtain steam power cannot utilize more than fifteen per cent, of the energy that Is In coal. Every time a ton of coal Is burned to produce steam-power, from eighty per cent, to ninety per cent, of Its energy Is wasted. It goes off in the form of heat, smoke, gas. The stilling heat of the stoker's hole upon an ocean steam ship Is merely the wasted energy of coal. Were it possible to save that and utilize It for the production of steam, one stoker could do the work of ten and one ton of coal produce the power which can now be secured from five or more tons. Instead of burning three hundred or more tons a day, fifty would do the work. So, toD, in every engine-room where power Is produced there would be this vast saving. A moment's reflection will suggest the tremendous influence of this vast reduc tion in the expense of producing power. 11 would be reflected speedily In all the markets of the world. Everything that men consume, everything that they pur chase, every yard of cloth, barrel of Hour, every railway charge, would re spond to thlb far-reaching and vast economy. Steam-power would become almost a tradition, and with the stage coach, the wind-mill, and the water wheel would pass.except hertj and there, out of useful employment; while the indirect effects upon civilization would be likely to be of greater "consequence than those which followed the develop ment of steam-power Itself. m VXHV FILAMENTS VALUAUIjU. A Found of Them Is Worth Neurly Haifa Million Dollars. United States Consul Morrlst at Ghent, Belgium, has forwarded the fol lowing statement to the state depart ment: "The most expensive product of the world Is the charcoal threads of Incandescent lamps. It Is stated that this filament, for lamps of 20 candles Is worth $12,000 per pound, and that for lamps of U0 candles Is worth $,000 per pound. The former have a dia meter of 0.020 of a millimeter (one millimeter equals 0.0394 inch and the latter of 0.0015 of a millimeter." A correspondent of the New York Sun estimates that a pound of he more delicate filaments two thou sandths of an Inch diameter and one eighth of an Inch long used for the small "pea-lamps" of surgeons, would be woi th S44S.000. Fon &1H m "Afraid -of-a -Cold 3 I The wise man at this time of the year give much thought to over-coats, over-shoes und umbrellas und other things, which Insure sufety lu spite of changes In the weather. .Among the other things Is a vial, of Humphreys' "77" for Colds, In the pocket. ' They llnd that other pievonMve measures may be fomotten that mis takes may be made about the weather that exposure Is often unavoidable, but "77" lu the pocket meets all emer gencies. A eei tain proportion of the people are always afraid of cutchlng Cold or Grip. The usual line of treatment pre scrlbeu by them is, that easily spoken Injunction: "take care of themselves." Clu'Uinstances are not ulwuys favor able for following this good advice something more Is wanted and 1. Is found In "77." It Is the only thing that these"afrald-of-a-cold" people pan find, that will prevent Colds and Grip. "77" always breaks up stubborn Culds that "hang op." Dr. Humphreys' Homeopathic Manual of Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Flee. Sold by druggists, or sent pn receipt of 25 cents, or five for .. iumphreys' Med. Co., Cor. William and John Sts -New York. eeoaoaceos09eB A Gail Borden n Perfect mfant Eagle Brand e a o a 100(1 Cotfdensei! Milk : "Infant Health," U a little book of " great valuothutUsent I'MuZ on appll cation. N. Y. Condensed Milk Co. 71 Hnijoa Street, Hew York w UNTIL APRIL FIHSI AH Hedicines Given Away and All Consultation, Ex amination and Treatment Free. THIS IS THE MANNER OP DOCTOR ST. JOHN'S INTRODUCTION TO THE PEOPLE OP SCRANTON. Commencing Today and Until April 1st,, There Will Positively Be No Charge Whatever at the Per manent Offices which Doctor St. John Has This Day Opened at 324 Spruce Street, Hotel Jermyn, and All Who Apply for Treatment Before April 1st Are Entitled to All Hedicines, Treatment and Professional Care Absolutely Free. In the establishment of his practice In the city of Scranton, Doctor St. John, whose professional record is given here with, does not usk the people to take him on faith, He comes with a clearly defined purpose to teach the people what can be done by the latest discoveries In medical science, und also the wonders that are worked by the true Homeo pathic treatment for Catarrh, which has been perfected by Doctor St. John In the later years of his enormous practice; to show by results In his own practice, un der his personal attention and care, the marvelous cures that the new school of medicine accomplishes. ,To the people he says: "I will not ask you to pay for my mis sion. It Is a self-appointed one, and I will bear thu burden of the expense myself." He offers therefore until the first of April to treat all patients and supply all patients with medicine, absolutely with out charge. Doctor St. John desires In the first place that this offer be thoroughly understood by tho people nnd accepted by them Just as he makes It. He Is well awaro that the word "free" his been used In med ical advertising Insincerely; that It has been used to cover various schemes nnd projects by which money was extorted from patients; that doctors have adver tised free treatment and charged for remedies; that doctors have advertised free remedies and charged for treat ment; that doctors have advertised this and advertised that as free, finding something else to charge for. WHAT HE MEANS BV FREE. You have heard of freo doctors, of free medicines, of free consultation, of free months and of free treatment. You have had much experience with these schemes; you have come to know them In their different guises, lu spite of the apparent genuineness, and the apparent, generosity of the word, "free" has been used as a bait for profits. Underneath somewhere there has always been the Idea to exuet from the patient payment for sometliing If not for consultation, then for treat ment; If not for treatment, then for medi cine; If not for medicine, then for con sultation. The bait has been free, but the fish have been fried Just the same. This thing that can be called by no lighter name than fraud has turned the credulity of a naturally credulous peo ple Into suspicion and contempt. It Is for this reason that in this an nouncement Doctor St. John is compelled to make It very clear and very plain and very emphatic that this Invitation means Just what It says, and that all who come to his oftices will, without the payment of one penny, be received as cordially, examined as carefully and supplied with medicines as liberally, and as conscien tiously as though they paid the highest fees ovor charged by specialists. Do You Sulfur from Rheumatism You are welcome, providing you apply before April 1st, to two weeks' medicine and treatment absolutely without puy or compensation of any kind, You are wel come, absolutely without price, to the medicines, cure and 'treatment which have cured thousands of Rheumatics. Do You Stiller from Dyspepsia or Any Disensc of the Stomiuiif You are welcome, providing you apply bflore April 1st, to two weeks' medicine and the professional services of this fa mous physician absolutely free. You ure welcome to the medicine und treatment which have euied thousands of Dyspep tics. Do You Sulfur from Ec.einn or Any Other Form of Skin Disease f You are welcome, providing you apply before April 1st, to the services of Doctor St. John, to Ida medicines, to his care and to his treatment absolutely free, and under this Invitation you may test the marvelous elllcacy of his very latest dis coveries, which uniformly and Invariably cure ull forms ot this stubborn condi tion. Treats with Success Dr. Yf L TITly ATf) IIlllIUOI Homeopathic Treatment foi Catarrh 324 SPRUCE ST HOTEL JERMYN, SCRANTON, PA, Ofllcc Hours, 9 a. m. to 1 , Doctor St, John has no Sunday hours. EVERYTHING FREE DR. ST. JOHN'S RECORD .Matriculated Princeton College Crnduutud l'rinceton College, 187U 1883 Matriculated College of Physi cians mid Surgeons, New York, 1883 Grnduutcd College of Physi cians nnd Surgeons, New York, 1880 House Surgeon to Charity, Ma ternity and Epileptic Hospital, New York City, . . 1880 to 1888 Endorsed by Hahnemann Col lege of Philadelphia, . . . 1802 Originator of Homeopathic Treatment for Catarrh, . . . 18'J 1 Around the facts given in their barest outlines In the ubovo record clusters the professional life of Doctor Hunter St. John. Little more need be said about the famous physician, for tne remarkable opportunity which he announces in these columns will give tho worthy people of Scranton abundant chance to become ac quainted with him. and with his work. Tills opportunity Is plainly set forth in the adjolnug column. Kegardng Doctor St. John's reasons for establishing a practice in Scranton, this may be said; He desired a city of homes,' In which to show by the proofs of tangible results what can be accom plished by skill In applying the very lat est discoveries in medical science, and the marvelous effect of his True Homeopath ic Treatment for Catarrh. He decided to come to Scranton becauso this was dis tinctively a city of homes and residences, where the proofs of thu work In which ho has so unbounded a confidence can bo seen and visited and verlrted by all. Doc tor St. John deBlres to show from the re sults under his own charge and lu his own practice the wonderful good that this true Homeopathic treatment for Catarrh originated by himself does accomplish. Doctor St. John Is not only a graduato of the most famous Allopathic medical school In America, but he ulso has the endorsement of the most celebrated nnd most conservative Homeopathic school In America. From this day until April 1st. Dr. St. John will treat nil who come to his ollicc absolutely without money or without price. .11 ore than this, all who apply during this period will be cured for regularly nnd treated regu lurly for two weeks' time without any charge, whatever. nvitatson mm Do You Sulfur from I'ntnrili in Any of Its Forms You are welcome, providing you apply before April 1st, absolutely without money und without price, to the services the medicines und treatment of the Com manding Medical Genius who has taught the world that Homeopathy furnishes the on! euro for Catarih. Bven physicians of t''i other school have been forced to admit that the Homeopathic treatment for Catarrh has answered a problem which tlfe old school physicians have been studying without light for many years. Do Von Suffer from Kidney Discuses? You are welcome, providing you apply befori April 1st, to two weeks' medicines and treatment free. 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