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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 18J)T.
The Mutual of a.
Smmmer Joimreey
From New York io Warsaw To Odessa
by Way of the Mediterranean.
lion, Cbarlca A. Dana, In tho Sun.
It was a beautiful nfternoon In afay
when our ship steamed out of tho har
bor of Marseilles. We had laid out an
interesting scheme of travel, find wo
were now bctflnninjr Its realization, wo
were polnR through tho Medltcrranenn,
stopping; at two places In Greece, thence
to Hnlonlca. and Constantinople, and
from there to Odessa In llussla. From
there by ship tho whole lenstli of tho
Jllock sen. to Bataum, thence by rail
Jo Tlllls and Baku on tho Caspian sea,
then ncaln by rail to Samarcand in
Turkestan, oiid llnally back from Cen
tral Asia through European Russia,
Poland and Germany to tho Atlantic
again, and so to Now York, making In
all from the commencement to the end
a Journey of perhaps 16,000 miles.
It began most pleasantly, and so It
continued to the closo. Not a. single
Btorm of tiny Importance, not n mishap
of any kind came to Interfere with our
comfort. It U truo we were not ablo to
get beyond the boundarlss of trans
Caucaslaj but that was duo to tho tem
porary breaking up of tho mountain
railway between Tlitis and Baku;. but
apart from that we woro ablo to carry
out our full plan. And In duo tlmo we
found ourselves safely at home again
on the delightful borders of Long
Island Sound.
Vro bad tho luck to pass through tho
Btrait of Bonifacio, which aeparates
Corsica from Sardinia, in full daylight,
bo that wo could see fairly tho extreme
points of each of thoao famous islands.
fXhoy are hilly and wooded near tho
Btra.lt, and ontj could not help wishing
to go ashore on each and explore tho
whole interior. Next day wo passed
nmong tho L-Iparl Islands and saw both
the crater of Ktna and tho smoking
cone of Stromboll. Tho Strait of Mes
elna, between Italy and Sicily, wo
reached Just ae the twilight was com
ing on, and the only idea we could
gain of the scenery was from the vague
outlines of tho heights, and tho mo33
pf twinkling lights in the streets and
houses gleaming through the darkness
and showing tho position of Messina.
TIME'S CHANGES.
CharybdU and Scylla aro passed al
most without noticing either. Yet, wo
reflected, a whirlpool which could mako
a great disturbance and danger to nav
igation in tho time of Ulysses, might
only prove a trlilo to a modern, steamer
of 6.000 tons.
The plan of our voyage included two
landings in Greece, one at ivaiamaia in
tho ancient Peloponnesus, and the oth
er at Syra, an island omongi the Cy
cladea. Wo were very glad of this
opportunity to bso something more of
the modern Greeks and of the cities
they live In. Kalamata is at the head,
of the Gulf of Koron, some thirty or
forty miles north of Capo Matapan.
It Is a busy manufacturing, modern
place of 5,000 to 8,000 inhabitants. The
principal Industry appears to be the
manufacture of silk. Our anchor was
hardly thrown out befopj peddlers of
silk things were on board, selling what
they could to the passengers. The
goods seemed to bo hand-woven, solid
and substantial, and of only two or
three simple coirs. Handkerchiefs
worth from one to two francs each,
and pretty scurfs, thin and gauzy,
formed the principal articles of those
dealers traflic. They also had white
and drab materials for women's dress
es, but I saw no printed stuffs.
Fram Kalamutu. to Syra occupied a
whole night, taking us around the
southern extremity of Greece and to a
considerable distance eastward from
the coast. Syra, with Its 30,000 or 40,000
people, 13 a very attractive plate, en
tirely European In uppearance, with
line residences, churches, morusteries,
and other public buildings on the slopes
of a high hill, while tho commercial
quarter is spread out on tho lower
lands along the shore. Tho people in
both' these towns seem to have a great
deal In common with the Greeks of
classical times. Activity, energy, quick
wit, nnd ability to take care of thern
pelves form conspicuous traits of the
population. Syra Is said to be the most
important town In tho kingdom after
Athens, and a walk among its streets
and shops confirmed tho impression
formed In other towns where the
Greeks evidently predominate, that no
people are better able to mnnage their
own business than these Intellectual,
practical, energetic, and open-minded
descendants of the nntiquo Achaians.
They are surely nmong the most use
ful and efficient citizens of tho modern
yorld.
MOUNT OLYMPUS.
The next morning as wo were moving
northward along the coast of Mace
donia, tho Thraclun Olympus, with
snowy summits, towered before our
eyes In the west. It Is a noble and
most impressive group of mountains,
and no one who sees it in a clear sun
rise will condemn the early Greeks for
making it the special abode of their
divinities. Perhaps the Myslan Olym
pus, which arises above the Turkish
city of Brussa, Is grander, and cer
tainly It Is some th'ousands of feet high
er; but It lacks the majesty and vari
ety of its Thractan compear.
We reached Salonlca at about noon,
nnd had ample time to drlvo about the
city during the stay of tho ship. Its
appearance is very gay and cheerful,
considering the amount of history that
attaches to it. Here Xerxes had his
camp on his way to overwhelm Greece;
hero Cassander, brother-in-law of
Alexander the Great, gave to the un
conquered town the name of his wife,
Thessalanica; here Cicero lived in ex
ile; here was the Church of the Thes
salonlans to which Saint Paul ad
dressed two of the most Interesting
among his epistles. The place has
now some 130,000 inhabitants. It has a
considerable extension along the wa
ter front, and it reaches up the long
slope of Mount Kortiash, quite far in
land. I had heard that was rather
dirty and disreputable, but wo found it
cheerful and reasonably clean In the
beautiful sunshine of that lovely
bustling streets tho European clement
seemed to predominate, and I could not
discover that tho Turkish ownership
gave to the city any special differ
ence of physiognomy compared with
the more progressive town of Greece.
A. PASHA ABOAP.D.
Our next stopping place was to be
Constantinople, nnd early in our stay
at Salonlca tho captain told me that
two Turkish domestic establishments,
one of them belonging to a Pasha,
were coming on board as passangers
for that metropolis. Presently tho
Pasha appeared, in a high hat and
frock coat, altogether a European
looking gentleman; and with him ar
rived his ladles, one of them a hand
some middle-aged womln, unveiled,
looking Ilk? on Itallan.mrtth bright
block eyes and pleasant bearing. Sho
was followed by three others in semi
European costumo all wearing tho
yashmak or Turkish veil, which leaves
the forehead and eyes uncovered, and
hides the rest o( tho features. But
what excited my Interest particularly
was the chief of the household, the
principal eunuch, evidently an lmpor
tant personage, qulto stout and with a
noble air of dignity, yet good-natured
and friendly-looking. For ho two
harems of our two distinguished pas
sengers tho captnn opened separate
gangways near tho rudder-post nft,
disclosing suites of cabins that wo
MOUSTAPHA BEY,
luTRcy's Representative nt Washington.
Washington, April SO, Moustnpha. Bey
Is tho man who will tell Secretary Sher
man nil ho la entitled to know about tho
war between Greece, or,tl Turkey. AIous
tnpha is the Turkish "plenlpo" at Wash
ington, atul he Is a notable llguro in tho
capital. 'No matter what ofllcliil society
may think about the unspeakable Turk nt
Constantinople it takes very kindly to his
suave and pollshext representative In Amer.
Ica. Tho Turkish minister hail a great
run with the ladles when he tlrst cr.mo
to Washington. Anxlou3 Inquiries were
irnclo at onco as to tho number of his
wives, and tho relief was great when ho
6OK by the beard of the prophet that ho
had but one. Like nil tho Turkish repre
had not before suspected. As soon ns
the ship had started tho new Inmates
withdrew to their quarters, nnd were
seen no more until wo were In Constan
tinople. An interesting incident In our pass
age from Salonlca wns a pause for the
custom house visitation in the Darda
nelles, which this time occupied per
haps two hours. It was varied by the
arrival of the habitual boatload of fan
somewhere In that neighborhood, and
Is not only fantastic, but ugly. Yet ev
erybody buys a specimen nnd carries
it home as evidence of having been
there. There is some display of mili
tary life at the Dardanelles: but wheth
er the showy forts nre really formid
able wo could not tell, and did not
care much. It was far more engaging
to the mind to gaze over tho broad
plain that lies toward the site of an
cient Troy, and to Imagine tho ships
and the llchters and the scenes that
were gathered there in the days of
Achilles and Agamemnon.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
Wo reached Constantinople the next
morning, and, instead of being an
chored out in tho middle of tho har
bor, as had happened to us on for
mer visits, we saw our ship tied to the
wharf and were able to walk ashoro
down an ordinary gangway. Wo had
the day before us, and put It.ln first by
a visit to the Bazaar, which wo found
sndly modernized. Tho roof, which
used to extend over the narrow nnd
crooked passageways which ramify
through It like streets, was gone, nnd
an air of novelty and cleanliness had
succeeded the dirty and picturesque
antiquity which wo had seen there in
former times. Our old friends, tho deal
ers in carpets and bric-a-brac, were
still there, however, and tho coffee
which they served was quite ns en
chanting as ever. Why is it that
Turkish coffee is so much better than
all others? It is a kind of potentlal
Istlo and transcendental preparation
that other lands do not know and very
poorly imitate.
From the Bazaar we drove to St. So
phia, the most noble, most impressive,
and most religious of religious
structures, superior, I think, in its
effect upon the soul to every other
templo or worship. It Is impos
sible to pass under Its high
arches or to cross its wide pavements
wunoui emotions or reverence and
adoration. In one place, a little dis
tance from each other, were assembled
groups of students, nil sitting upon
tho iloor with tho Koran In their hands,
listening to the loud reading and ex
position of their two professors who
would first give a passage from the
sacred book, and then pause to explain
and comment. The reading wa3 appar
ently In Arabic, and I thought that
the exposition was also In that lan
guage, but In this I may have been
mistaken. The only point that I was
quite sure of was that neither of the
two schools seemed to be Interfered
with by tho other, although the In
struction in each was audible to tho
students of tho other as well as to the
strangers who stood around.
From St. Sophia wo drove to the
museum of antiquities at Seraglio
Point. This is an institution which has
existed more than forty years, but It
Is only Irt the last ton years that it has
risen into serios Importance. Now, the
law Is that all objects of antiquity un
earthed In any part of tho Turkish em
pire must be brought here for preserva
tion and exhibition, and an experienced
antiquarian can spend a day proiltably
In examining the collection long since
assembled,
GREEK AUT.
But It was not until 1887 that the
great discovery was made at Sldoti,
which has raised tho museum to high
distinction among tho famous collec-
tlons of tho great European cities.
This discovery produced seventeen
sarcophagi, tho most important of
them Greek, all of which nro now to
be seen here. One among them, known
as tho sarcophagus of Alexandet the
Great, excels nil tho others, and must
bo ranked among the most admirable
remains of Grecian sculpture. Though
there is no reason to believe that it
was made for Alexander It is called by
his name lecauso his elllgy Is con
spicuous among Its carvings. It Is of
whlto marble, perhnps a little less
than six feet high, nnd all four of its
sides are covered with tho noblest
style of Greek art. On one side a hunt
is depicted; on the other side a bat
tle, and each end has a battle scone.
Tho entablatures, which are covered
with these scenes, aro pe'hap.i two
feet and a half in height. Tho figures
nre in high relief and In violent ac
tion, nnd, what is more remarkable,
they are all gently tinted with delicate
colors that ndd much to the effect, but
do not Injure the quality of the mar
ble surface. It Is one of the most won
derful works that have been recovered
from antiquity, worthy of being
sentatives In America, Moustnpha. has left
his wife, or wives, nnd his family at his
home, a great palace on a high hill over
looking tho city of Constantinople, sur
rounded by tropical gardens and vlne
vnrds. AVhen at home lie. In a practical,
busy man, and devotes much of his tlmo
to affairs of stnte. In which he is an adept,
nnd to tho education of his children, nil
of whom are now grown to womanhood
nnd manhood. Moustnpha Is descended
from a long lino of noble ancestors, nnd
his family has been prominent In the af
fair of tho Turkish government for many
generations. lie ! wealthy, able, diplo
matic, nnd does not resemble the "villain
ous Turk" of tradition.
mntched with tho Venus of Mllo and
tho Hermes of Oiympln. Precisely
when It wns made, or who was the
artist who conceived1 and executed
such a glorius production, Is unknown.
There is no mention or allusion clas
sical literature that indicates either Its
epoch or its authorship; but the trav
eler who has not seen it should pack
his trunk as quickly ns possible, and
take his tickets for the Golden Horn.
BOUGH ROADS.
Our day was now well advnnccd, yet
after St. Sophia and the museum nnd
the bazaar, it was still Impossible to
leave the place without driving around
the ancient wnlls. Few things in all
Europe are better worth seeing; ami,
if I were to visit the old city a thou
sand times, I should always wish to
see them again. The day was lovely,
and our carriages 'were good, but the
roughness of tho streets was something
that no one could imagine without
driving through them. The further
west you go nnd the nearer you ap
proach to the ancient towers, the more
precipitously rough, backward, for
ward, and sideways, tho roads become.
How.tver, we lived through it, until we
reached the headwaters of the Golden
Horn. There, hiring a boat and row
ers, we dismissed our shattering cabs
and got back to our ship In time to
mako everything comfortable before
she started to go up the Bosporus.
As we were passing out of tho Gol
den Horn and turning our prow toward
tho north we came upon a lovely
American yacht of perhaps 300 tons,
painted white and bearing the sturry
banner. What her name was and who
was her owner we could not find out.
But it was almost like seeing home
onco more, and all our hearts pave
three choers again and again.
The Journey up the Bosporus from
Constantinople to tho Black sea is
among the spectacles that every trm
eler celebrates. We accomplished it In
sunshine, and with the ilowers of the
peach trees and Judas trees in full dis
play. Tho distance Is perhaps twenty-five
or thirty miles, and the high
and gently sloping and varied shores
are covered with villas, pales, gardens
and castles. It was indeed a delicious
excursion. Weentered tho Black sea
before dark, and without further r.l
venture found ourselves at Odessa the
second morning afterward at about 10
o'clock.
O.VE DEMOCRATIC KING.
The Monarch of Denmark Doesn't
IMit On Many Trills.
While walking on. the streets of Cop
enhagen some years' ago with tho
American Minister, I saw, says Rob
ert P. Porter, an elderly gentleman
In a modest uniform, accompanied by
a magnificent bloodhound, walking to
wards us. The pavement was narrow
and wo were walking on tho Inside.
Without giving ua a chanco this kind
ly man. erect as an arrow, stepped
from the sidewalk into tho street, and
saluted our Minister military fashion.
Wo both returned tho salute and
passed on.
"Who is that?" said I.
"Why, did! you not recognize him?"
"No; who was ho?"
"The King, whom you met the other
day."
"Why, so it was; but I did not ex
pect to seo .him prowling around this
street."
The King of Denmark Is a great
rambler. He may bo seen nearly every
afternoon, walking along the wharfs
and quays of Copenhagen and In the
public thoroughfares. Ho Is a frlond
of the people and usually beloved.
Moreover, ho Is a modest, unpreten
tious gentleman, nnd a man of courage.
NEW THINGS IN TIE
WAY OF WHEELS.
Changes in the Bicycle
Patterns for 11897.
From tho Sun. "
Taking a general view of tho char
acteristics of tho '97 wheels of tho
leading makers one finds that nil mak
ers agree in an effort to maintain tho
standard prices of last year, while
Humber hH announced an advance of
$5, and that there Is a tendency toward
the uso of larger tubing for the frames,
and of flush Joints. The Columbia, tho
Victor, nnd the Crescent makers all
announce that they will use larger
tubing than that In last year's model,
Tho Victor nnd the Spalding will also
make changes In the form of some of
their frames. In the ense of the Vic
tor, thero was complaint, tho makers
say, that tho top of tho frame was too
short. In tho standard 24-inch frame
this has been changed by making the
top bar one inch longer than It was In
'06. This change gives a different
shape to tho steering head, hut Is not
permitted to alter tho hang of the
front wheel, which was believed to
mako the Victor an unusually easy
machine to steer. In the new model
the forks of tho wheel' nre bent to a
new curve, which still leaves tho steer
ing head pointing exactly to tho place
whore the front wheel strikes the
ground. In the Spalding the change
in form Is to mako the top bar of tho
diamond run parallel with the ground
Instead of dipping toward tho rear,
and In making the heights of the frame
for men's wheels 22, 24, and 26 inch in
stead of 20, 23, and 26 Inch. The ten
dency toward putting on higher gear
Is shown In the Humber, the Crescent,
and tho Spalding. The normal gear on
the first two named will be 80 Inches
and 78 Inches on the Spalding, with
an option of other gears. Every one
knows Mint the higher gear Is more ef
fective upon good level roads, but it
was naturally supposed that a low gear
would be best for worse conditions,
but during the last year many riders
have become convinced that the higher
gear did not have In practice the the
oretical disadvantages in hill climbing
or going through sand that It wns sup
posed to have.
Most makers show some changed
form, of bearings, and almost every
one of them lays claim to some new
dust-proof quality, but as yet no one
shows a gear case to protect from dirt
that most vulnerable part, the chain
and sprockets. That there Is a ten
dency, however, to Introduce the gear
case seems evident from tho fact that
provision lias been made on several
makes to leave room for It. The Hum
ber people quote gear enses at $9, al
though they have none In stock. Many
makers call attention to chains which
they nssert are better In strength nnd
quality than those of previous years.
All of these, however, are of the ordi
nary block variety, except that on tho
Keating machine, which Is provided
with a roller chain. A new stylo of
sprocket wheel has been adopted by
the Humber and the Remington, which
seems to have points of great advan
tage. In this case, In addition, to the
sprocket teeth which engage with the
chain, there is formed, on each side
of the face of the wheel a narrow
flange, and upon this the edges of the
side links of the chain rest. The clear
advantage lies In the fact that .the
ilange prevents the chain from draw
ing down over the sprockets, nnd this
getting out of the proper position, In
which its touch upon the sprocket
teeth Is a rolling friction only, and be
coming a sliding friction. Dirt In such
a gear Is likely to be more of a dis
advantage than It is in the usual
sprocket wheels.
The makers of tho Victor and of the
Spalding will each have $75 machines
this year, besides their regular $100
machines. In the case of the Victor,
tho announcement is plainly made that
tho 573 machine of '97 will bo the '96
model, made and finished In the same
manner as the $100 machine. The ex
tra cost of the new model machine,
the makers say, lies largely In the pro
viding of new machinery and tools for
It, and by continuing to use the mach
inery of last year, the old model can
bo profitably made and sold at the low
er price. The Spalding $75 machine, al
so, will be the makers 9C model, except
that a new hub, designed nnd used for
the '97 machine, will be substituted for
tho style which proved weak in tho
spoke sockets In last year's wheels.
Of course, many of the changes which
have been made in wheels nre of con
sequence only to the maker, or of in
terest only to the mechanic. Changes,
for Instance, which aro to provide easi
er or better ways to insure strengtli
In tho frame or general parts, aro of
little consequence to the buyer except
where those parts were proved by last
year's tests to be especially liable to
give trouble.
Taking now a more detailed view of
tho changes which concern the buyer
nnd user of the wheel, one naturally
turns first to the doings of the Col
umbia people. Nickel steel tubing of
their own make replaces tho plain
steel of previous years, and trusting
to tho stiffer qualities of this material
to resist denting, tho tubing has been
made thinner and one-eighth of an
inch larger in dlameter.the larger parts
being Hi inch, Instead of 1V& Inch.
Flush Joints have been substituted for
tho older style, nnd hero it is claimed
that .not only Is tho eye pleased, but
greater strength is produced. A radi
cal change has been made In the wheel
hubs. The spoko ilnnge has been aban
doned, and in place of it double rows
of studs aro inserted, throucli which
nro threaded direct pulling tangent
spokes. In' the crank hanger bearing
ball retainers have been provided, and
these nro novel, In that they carry felt
washers designed to act as oil retain
ers and oilers for the balls. These felts
aro said to bo capable of holding
enough oil to keep the bearings run
ning for four months, and the mak
ers' faith In them Is shown by the fact
that no oil hole Is made In tho hanger
frame. About three times a year the
bearings will need changing and ad
justing. By forging tho sprocket spi
der and the crank In one pleco the
crank bearings have been widened one
quarter of an Inch, whlio at tho same
tlmo tho tread has been reduced from
54. Inches to, 5 inches.
Tho Victoria's mala point of differ
ence from tho '96 model lie In tho
bearings. These, for tho wheels and
the crank hanger, have a. new flush
finish, which it is believed will mako
them dustproof without thu use of felt
washers. Tho tread has been reduced
to 5V4 Inches from 5Vi Inches, and all
tho bearings nro to bo oiled through
holes in tho ends of their axles. Tho
holes aro protected by llttlo plunger
valves.
. Tho Humber, In addition to using the
flanged sprocket wheels, hns adopted
a lnrge nlze of sprocket wheels for both
front and bnck. Tho mnln sprocket
contnlns twenty-five teeth. Tho rear
sprocket for the normal gear of 70
Incites has ten teeth, and by changing
this for nlno or elght-toothcd wheels,
tho gear Is run up to 77 7-9 and 87V4
Inches. Now dust-proof bearings which
open on only ono end are provided for
thu wheels. Tho prlco of the number
has been raised from $110 to $115 for
tho mnn's wheel, and $2.50 extra Is
charged for racers, while tho woman's
wheel Is to cost $122,50.
Tho Stearns wheel shows but llttlo
change. The owners have added n
combination diamond and drop-frame
wheel. In this the upper bar of tho
frame Is so arranged that It can be
dropped for a womnn's uso of tho
wheel. Tho frames of tho '97 machines
are made with Hush Joints, the crank
hanger Is made solid, the crank nxlo
nnd the cones made in ono piece, nnd
tho ball cups are heavier. The crnnlis
are split nt tho butts, and n screw
clamps them to a .triangular bearing
on tho axle ends lnstend of the older
cotter-pin connection.
The Remington also uses a triangu
lar crank connection which Is easy de
tachable, and this Is an Important de
tail In connection with the principal
new feature. This Is a crank hanger In
Which the whole bearing Is Inclosed In
a tube separate from tho hanger frame.
By taking oft one crank and loosening
a sotscrcw nt the bottom of the crank
hanger the nxlo, with all Its parts, may
lx made to come out entire, and It may
then be cleaned, oiled nnd ndjusted
without any further taking apart.
In tho Crescent the crank nxle nnd
right hand crank nro being made in
one piece. This machine has a clever
new chain adjuster which conslts of a
toothed wheel carrying tho rear wheel
nxlo through Its center and with Its
teeth working on one side in a rack
and on tho other side In the meshes
of a screw. Turning the screw moves
the center of the wheel along just one
half tho distance that tho outside of
tho wheel travels about its axis. The
Crescent retains Its old price of $75,
but the regular Crescent tandem will
be $100 instead of $125. A new tandem
machine, with Its rear seat nine Inches
higher than the front seat takes tho
place of tho other one at $123.
Tho most Important changes the
mechanism of tho Spalding wheel Is
In the wheel hubs. In the last year's
Spalding wheels the direct tangent
spoke was adopted and the connec
tion of tho spoko with the hub was
made with pins or lugs set Into the
tube of the hub. These pins worked
loose and were a source of great an
noyance to botli tho makers and users
of the wheel. In the '97 hub the pins
nre replaced by sprocket-like projec
tions worked out of the solid steel In
one piece with the hub. Each of these
projections Is bored to receive two
spokes, and a spoko can be put in or
taken out without disturbing or loosen
ing another one. The $75 wheel will
have tho new hubs as well as the $100
wheel.
A considerable number of makers,
like thoso of the Columbia and tho
Spalding, for reasons of their own,
have odopted the two-plate front fork
crown, wlille as many more have
adopted tho arched fork crown. In the
matter of tires and pedals, there is
practically nothing new offered among
the bicycle dealers, except that tho
Crescent has made arrangements by
which its customers may have the
Dunlop tire If they want it. Tho Dun
lop is the leading double-tube detach
able tire in England and ranks In price
with tho most expensive. There is a
new Hartford tire, with a corrugated
non-slipping tread, and tlto Goodrich
is a new non-slipping tire, but neither
lies any special features except the
one mentioned. At the Stanley Cycle
show In London two new tires attract
ed much attention. Ono was an Eng
lish mako and one American. Tho
English tire was a single tube, detach
able, which' was made air tight when
inflated by a hilf-lneh-wide flap which
extended from one side of the joint
over the other side Inside of the tube.
This tiro can bo taken off as soon as
It Is deflated, opened out flat und re
paired at once from the Inside. A little
soft sonp or soap and water rubbed on
tho flap makes It tight enough to in
flate when it is replaced on tho rim.
Tho American tire is the Hnzeltlno
non-puncturablo tire. Its peculiar fea
ture is a cuirass of long fibre cotton
fabric, added to tho tread, and nt the
Stanley show this proved able to pro
tect the tiro from puncture, although
the outer face was worn into bits by
being ridden hundreds of times over n
board covered with broken glass and
French wire nail points.
In saddles there will bo offered the
greatest vnrlety ever seen. Some of
the bicycle makers will catologue thir
ty varieties, and tho saddle makers
will double this number at least. In
general the raddles all come under tho
styles typified by the Hunt, the Gar
ford, tho Brown, tho KIrkpatrick, or
those built In two parts, where each
side of tho saddle Is designed to follow
the movements' of the rider's legs.
Largo as is the variety in saddles, no
ono can Inspect them intelligently
without becoming convinced that not
a single ono of these styles has been
made without there being a distinct
object to be accomplished. Tho experi
enced rider and the saddle maker
agree that the saddle is tho one part
of the bicycle which must be especial
ly adapted to each rider. The saddle
which gives perfect comfort and ease
to one rider will not do for another at
all, and again, a saddle which suits
one style of riding will not nnswer
for a person of the snmo build riding
In a different style. Thero are in this
year's varieties long saddles and Bhort
saddles, hard saddles and soft saddles,
and saddles with springs under them
and others without. Tho general tend
ency nmong tho saddle makers Is to
mako tho new scats wider and shorter,
and to raise tho rider above the horn
of the saddle and away from Its cen
ter line, by adding pads to tho sides of
the Beat or cutting away the' horn and
center. Tho list prices of Middles re
main the t-ame ns Inst year, but tho
prices to the trade are from 15 to 20
per cent, cheaper than last year.
As to the outlook for the trndo in bi
cycles this year, and the' llkellhcd of
better maintenance of prices th'an dur
ing 1S96, opinions among the manufac
turers differ. Some declare that, be
cause of the disasters of last year, tho
number of makers has diminished
greatly, and those now in tho trade
will go slowly, and not manufacture a
lot of machines ahead of orders. Oth
ers say that If they wait for orders
they will not have nny machines to sell
when trado begins, and will not be ablo
to mako them in time. These mon say
thero will probably bo 1,000,000 bicy
cles of all sorts made this year, and
they expect bigger sales than last year.
It is estimated by these same men that
1,200,000 machines vere made last year,
and that 150,000 to 200,000 of those nro
still on hand.
Tho guarnnte for this year will b
for only six months by tho members
of the National Board of Trado of Cy
clo Manufacturers, but outsiders llkb
tho Victor makers will give a year's
guarantee as heretofore,
A SCIENTIST SAVED.
President Barnaby, of Hartsville College, Survives a Serious Illness
Through the Aid of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
From tKa Lepubliean, Columbus. Intl.
The IltirtsTlllo College, situated nt Harts
file, Indiana, was founded years ago in the
Interest of the United llrctlirrn Church,
when tho state wns mostly a wilderness, nnd
colleges wrro scarce. The college is well
known throughout tho country, former stu
dent having gone Into all parts of tho world.
rnor. alvik r. haiixauy.
A reporter recently called nt this famous
scat of learning nnd wns shown into the room
of the President, Prof, Alvln P. llarnaby.
When lust seen by the reporter Prof. Jlnrn
nby was in delicate health. To-day he was
apparently In the best of health. In re
sponsu to mi inquiry the professor said :
"Oh, yes, I am much better than for some
time. 1 am now in perfect health; hut my
recovery was brought about in ruthcr n
peculiar way."
"Tell mc about it," said the reporter.
"Well, to begin at the bcgiunliig," said
the professor, "I studied too hard when tit
school, endeavoring to educate myself for
the professions. After completing the com
mon course I came here, and graduated from
the theological course. 1 entered the min
istry, ana accepted the charge of a United
brethren Church nt n, small place in Kent
AUCT1
mMm
The stock of J. L. Harding having been removed to the
corner of Wyoming and Linden street has been purchased
by ns for less than 25 cents on the dollar. Not wish
ing to ship the goods to our wholesale house in New York,
we have decided to sell the entire stock in Scrauton at auction.
Fine China, Bric -
Honse Furnishing
tub noons.
CONSISTINU UP
Will be sold for cash at any price realized, The public now
has the opportunity of securing such goods which we carry
at a much lower figure than merchants in this line buy
them at.
2.30 P. M. AND 7.30 P. M. ARE OUR HOURS FOR AUCTION
For the benefit of those who do not attend auction sales,
we will sell at retail in the forenoon of each day. Ladies
especially invited.
INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO.,
Formerly J. I.. Harding, Wyoming and Linden St., Opposite Cathedral,
RAILROAD TIME-TABLES
Central liuilroad of New Jersey
(Lehigh and Susquehanna Division.)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur
ing cleanliness nnd comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JAN. 15. 1S97.
Trains leuvo Scranton for Plttston,
Wlllcos-Bnrre, etc., at 8.20, 9.13. 11.30 a. m.,
12.15, 2.00. 3.03, 6.00, 7.10 p. m. Sundays 9.00,
a. m.. 1.00. 2.16, 7.10 p. m.
For Atlantic City, 8.20 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
8.20 (express) a. m 12.45 (express with Hut
fet pnrlor car), 3.00 (express) p. m. Sun.
day, 2.15 p. m. Train leavlnK 12.43 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, IteadlnK Teimln
al, 6.22 p. m. nnd New York 0.00 p. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle
hem, Easton and Philadelphia. 8.20 a. m.,
12.45, 3.03, 6.00 (except Philadelphia) p. m.
Sunday, 2.15 P. m.
For Long lirnnch. Ocean Grove, etc., at
S.20 a. m. and 12.43 P. m.
For Lakewood, 8.20 a. m.
For Heading, Lebanon and Ilnrrlsbure,
via Allentown, 8.20 a. m., 12.43, C.W p. m.
Sunday. 2 15 p. m.
For Pottsville, 8.20 a, m,, 12.43 p. m.
Returning leave New York, foot of Lib
erty street, North River, nt 9.10 (oxpress)
a. m., 1.10, 1.30. 4.15 (express with Buffet
parlor car) p. m. Sunday. 4.20 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Beading Terminal.
9.00 a. m., 2.00 and 4 30 p. in. Sunday, 6 2S
a. m.
Through tickets to nil points at lowest
rates may be had on application In ad
vance to the ticket agent at tho station.
H. P. BALDWIN.
Gen. Pass. Ast.
J. H. OLHAUSEN. Oen. Sunt.
Del., Lackii. and Western,
Effect Monday, October 19. 1S9S.
Trains leave Scranton as follows; Ex
press for New York and all points East.
1.40, 2.60, 6.15, 8.00 and 9.55 a. m.; 1.10 and
3.33 p, m.
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel
phia nnd tho South, 6.15. 8.00 and 9.55 a. m
1.10 and 3.33 p. in
Washington and way stations, 3.43 p, m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, 6.10 p. m.
Express for Blnghamton, Oswego, El
mira. Corning. Bath, Dansvllle. Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 12.20, 2.35 a. m., and 1.53
P. m., making close connections at Buffalo
to all points in the West, Northwest and
Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9.13 a. m.
Blnghamton and way stations, 1.05 p. m.
Nicholson accommodation, 6.15 p. m.
Blnghamton and Elmlra express, .53
P. in.
Express for Utlca and rtlchfleld Springs,
2.33 a. m. and 1.65 p. m.
Ithaca 2.33 and Bath 9.13 a. m., and 1.53
p. m.
For Northumberland, Plttston, Wilkes
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsburg and Dan
ville, making close connection at North
umberland for Wllllamsport, Harrlsburg,
Baltimore. Washington und the South.
Northumberland and Intermediate sta
tions, 6.00. 9.65 a. m., and 1.53 and COO p. m.
Nantlcoke and Intermediate stations, 8.03
and 11.20 a. m. Plymouth and Intermedials
stations. 3.40 and 8.47 p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed Information, pocket tlms
tables, etc., apply to M. L. Smith, city
ttckot office, rcs Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.
DISIiAWARK AND
HUDSON TIME
TABLE.
On Monday, Nov. 23,
trains will leave tfcran-
ton as follows:
For Carbondale 8.45.
7.53. 8.65. 10.16. a. m.;
12.00 noon; 1.21. 2.20. S.52.
Jr y 5.J3, C.25, 7.57, 9.10, 10.30.
For Albany, Saratoga, Montreal, Bos
ton. New Entiland points, etc. 5.45 a. m,;
''For HonesdaIo-5.45. 8.65, 10.15 a. m.: 12.00
noon, 2.20, 6.25 p. ni. .
For Wilkes-Barre 6.43, 7.45. 8.45, 9.33,
10 45 a. m.l 12.05. 1.20. 2.28. 3.33. 4.li, 6.00.
7,F'or9' New' Yc!r'k.m'Phlladelphla. etc., via
Lehigh Valloy nallroad-0.45. 7.45 a. m.;
12.05; 1.20, 3.33 (with Black Diamond Ex-
PFor 'Pennsylvania IUllroad polnts-6.43,
9.3 a. tn.t 2.S0, 4.41 p. m. ,..
For western points, via Lehigh Valley
Tlallroad-7.45 a. m.: 12.05. 3.33 (With Black
Diamond Express) 9.60, 11.89 p. m.
Trains will arrive at Scranton at follows;
From Carbondale nnd the north 6.10,
7.40, 8.40, 9.31, 10.40 n. m.j 12.00 noon: 1.05,
121 3.23. 4.87. 6.45. 7.45, 9.45 and 11.25 p. rn.
From Wllkes-Barre and the . south-R.40.
7.60. 8.60, 10.10, 11.53 a, m.l 1,10, 2.11, 3.49,
8.23, 6.21, 7.6J. 9.03. 9.43. 11.63 p. m.
J W BUimiPK. O P. A. Albany. N. T.
II. W. Cross. T). V A Brrnnton. Pa,
l'.rio and Wyoming Valley.
Effective Jan. 4, 1S97.
Trains will leave Scranton for Now
York, Newburirh and Intermediate points
on Erie, also for Hawley and local points,
at 7.06 a. m. and 123 p. m.s anoVnrrive from
above points at 10.33 a, ro. and 9.33 p. m.
ww or rm
County, Mjeli. Heine of an ambitious no.
ture, I npplled myselfdillgently to my work
mid studies. In time 1 noticed that my
health was falling. My trouble wm Imli.
gestion, nnd this with other troubles trough!
on nervousness.
"My physician prescribed for me for some
time, and nd vised mc to take n change ol
climate. I did as he requested nnd was some,
improved. Soon after, I camo hero ns pro.
lessor in physics nnd chemistry, and inter
wns financial necnt of this college. Tin
change ngreed with me, and for awhile my
health was better, hut my duties were heavy,
iinil ngnln I found my trouble returning.
This time it wns more severe nnd in tha
winter I became completely prostrated. I
tried various medicines and different physi.
clans. Finally, I was able to return to mr
duties, I.nst spring I was elected president
of tho college. Apnin I had considerable
work, and the trouble, which had not been
entirely cured, began to nll'ect me, and Inst
fall I collapsed. 1 had different doctors, hut
none did me any good. Professor Iiowinan,
who is professor of natural science, told ma
of hit experience with Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pnle People nnd urged me to glv
them n trlnl, because they had benefited Lira
in n similar case, nnd I concluded to try
them.
"The first box helped me, nnd tho second
gave great relief, such ns I had never ex
perienced from the treatment of any physi.
clan. After using lx boxes of the medicine
I wns entirely cured. To-day I nm perfectly
well. I feel better nnd Uronger than for
years. I certainly recommend this rucdi.
cine."
To nlhiy nil doubt Prof. llarnaby cheer,
fully made an aflhlnvlt before
Lyman J. Snunnuii, Xntaru Public.
Dr.WilllHnis' Pink Pills for Pule People aro
sold by nil dealers, or will be sent postpaid on
receipt of price, 60 cents a box, or six boxes
for $2.f0 (they arc never sold in bulk or by
the 100), by nddrcsslng Dr.Williams' Mcdiciri
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
ALE.
a - Brac, Silverware, Crockery,
Goods, Toys, Etc,
Schedule In Effect November 15, i8o5.
Trains Loave Wilkos-Barro as Follows
7.30 a. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Harrlsburg, Philadelphia, Balti
more, WashinRton, and for Pitts
burp; and the West.
10.15 a. m., week days, for Hazloton,
Pottsville, Reading, Norrlstown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrlsburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
burp; and the West.
3.15 p. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburp;, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and tho West.
3.15 p. m., Sundays only, for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
and Pittsburg and tho West.
0.00 p. m., week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsville.
.1. R. WOOD. Ocn'l Pass. Ajent.
J. It. HUTCHINSON. Ocnerat Manajtr.
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS
TEM. ,
Anthraclto Coal Used Exclusively Insur
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV. 13, 1S96.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.
For Philadelphia and New York via D.
& H. R. R. at 6.45, 7.45 a. m.. 12.03. 1.20. 3.33
(Black Diamond Express) and 11.30 p. m.
For Plttston and Wllkes-Barre via. V.
L. & W. It. R 0.00, 8.03. 11.20 a. m.. 1.6j
S.40. 6.00 and 8.47 p. m.
For White Haven. Hazleton. Pottsville.
nnd principal points In the coal regions
via D. & II. It. It., 0.43 a. m., 12.0 and 4.41
p. m.
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading, liar.
rlsburg and principal Intermediate sta
tions via D. & II. R. R.. 6.45. 7.43 a. m.,
12.05, 1.20. 3.33 (Black Diamond Express),
4.41 and 11.30 p. m. , .
For Tunkhannock, Towanda. Elmlra,
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermediate
stations via D., L. & W. II. It.. 6.00. 8.03,
9.53, a. m 12.20 and 3.40 p. m.
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
Fnlls, Chicago and all points west via D.
& H. R. R.. 7.43 a. m.. 12.03. 3.33 (Black Dia
mond Express), 9.50 and 11.30 p. m.
Pullmnn parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley chair cars on all trains between
Wllkes-Barre and New York. Phlladel.
pllla, Buffalo nnd Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHAS. S. LEE, Gen. Pabs. Agt., Phlla,,
Pa
A. W. NONNEMACHER, Asst. den
Pass. Agt.. South Bethlehem. Pa.
Scranton Office. 209 Lackawnnna avenue.
SCKANTO.V OIVISIO.V,
III I'.lfect October Itli, 18(10.
Nortli Hound. isontli Hound,
aoawoTi aoMoi
-a&a BMma 38?m
g S;S 3 '(Trams Datlr. Kx-S gi j
J las 1 eept sunday. 1 j Iga
r up uiArrlve Heave aU
725.N. Y. Kranklln St. .... j i .
7 lowest 4nd street .... tsi ..
7 00 Wcehaivken .... 8 io ...
p iilArrlvo Leave a m r ml
1 16 Hancock Junction inSTT.
100 Hancock 311 ....
ISBB Htarlhcht 22 ..
1846 Preston park a 31 ....
18 40 Como a 41 ..
1225 I'oyntelle 250 ...
12 14 Delmont ss ...
1203 riCBMlnt Mt. 8C8 ...
11169 ITnlondalo 800 . .
,,,, 1149 Forest city 819 ....
.... fl no II 81 Carbondaio 701 184' ....
.... 10 46(1180 White llrlrtsre 17 07 13 88 ..
....fa 13 hum MayQeld 1:11343.4..
.... 6 41lls."J Jeruiyn 714 8 45...
.... 6 8i!lll8 Archibald 720! 801 ....
.... 6W111M Wlnton ItSiU..
.... 6V81111 Peckvlllo 7W7 8W ...
.... 6 2.11107 Olvphant 7 at 4 oil ,.
.... 6 SO II OS ITICeUUrg 7 84 4 01 ...
.... 6 18,1103 Throop 7S 410 , .
.... 6 15 1101 Providence 7 80 414 ...
.... lli.fl06Ti lark I'looo !7 4ini7 .'
... 6 1010J51 Pcrni'-on 7 45 4li! ...
r m'a Ml.es.vo ArrlTQA My a
All trains run dally excoot iSundsr.
f. signifies that trains stop on signal for pu
senRers.
ecure rates vld Ontario Western befpr
purchasing tickets and save money, ltr nn&
Wight Kipreas to ihe Wast.
J. O. Anderson, den. Pass Agt,
T, mtcrctt. Dlv, Pais, a art. Bcrautea. Va,