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THE SCRANTON TIUBmnS-SATURDAY MORNING, NOVjaMKBR 13. 1897.
THE GREAT FAMINE
OF 51 YEARS AGO
It Is Likely to Be Duplicated In Ireland
Till? Winter.
CAUSE OP THE LATEST TROUBLE
Too Much Itiitn and Too Mlllo Sun
slitno Threaten llio limernlil Isla
with Another l'orlod of Trui;udy
Itccnllius the llorrlblii SuireriiiB of
tlio l'coplo ot Ttint Unliiippy iinnd
liniru Century Ao.
From tliu 0 lobe-Democrat.
The present distress In Ireland 1b at
trading wide attention, not only In
the United Kingdom, but In this coun
try also, for theru 1h not a neighbor
hood In any laiKo American elty but
hns one or more imtlves, of the Emer
ald lnle. who retain their Interest In
the old sod titid Bynumtlilzo with Its
sufferliiK people.-. The threatened flirn"
lne Is due to the failure of the potato
crop, which, now. as for a century
vast, has been the main reliance of
the people for a food supply. While
we have been tuitferiUK from nn almost
unprecedented drouth, the people of
Western Europe have been allllctcd
with an unusualy wet setison. The
downpour in many parts ot the west
coast of Europe, as in (Ireat Britain
and Ireland, has been almost Inces
sant. There has not been Runshlne
enough to develop vegetation or ripen
the crops, the fields were Hooded, the
hay wns an almost total loss, the
grain rotted on the ground, and the
Iotakes completely failed.
The geographical situation and the
climatic rondltlons of Ireland are so
peculiar as to Justlfly a moment's at
tention. The gulf stieam, after cross
lug the Atlantic and traveling about
4000 miles through the ocean, still re
tains enougli warmth to affect the
climate of the Hrltlsh Islands and len
der them temperate In both winter
and summer, although the opposite
coast of America Is imost uninhabit
able. The western shore of Ireland
receives the full force ot the gulf
stream, and the atmosphere is moist
ure laden to a degree rare in any coun
try not situated tinder equatorial
skies. A very moderate change In
temperatuie produces heavy precini
IntJon, and the saying among the Eng
lish people, "It always rains in Ire
land," Is not so gross an exaggeration
as it might appear, l'otatois thrive
there better than most other vegetables
In rainy countries, but even the potato
can have too much rain, and, In a sum
mer when the rains are unusually
heavy, In addition to the lack of devel
opment of the tuber, caused by insuf
ficient sunshlne.tlure appears what Is
Known as the potato disease, black
heart. It Is called by the Irish, a tuber
even of fair proportions, being utterly
worthless from the fact that its interior
is eaten out by a black cancerous
growth. Whether the black heart Is a
consequence of the rain, or arises from
other causes1, Is not satisfactorily de
termined; but when the black heart
and the rain come together, as this
year, the consequences to the peasantry
are serious.
The present distress not unnaturally
recalls reminiscences ot the famine of
1S46, and the two following years. The
great famine came after a period of
unusual political disturbance. Daniel
O'Connell was then in his glory, and
his agitation for the repeal of the union
between Great Britain nnd Ireland
caused Intense political excitement all
over the country. O'Connell's efforts
also resulted In unusual oppression by
the landlords, who, unable to answer
the arguments or match the eloquence
of the Irish speaker, retaliated by
rats tig rents, exacting the last penny
due, lncreaslr" valuations, and. In
every way they cou'd, making heavy
the burdens of an already over-taxed
people. Evictions were niinitrovrs In all
parts of the country, nnd much distress
prevailed. In consequence of the sum
mary ousting of tenants from their
homes. All this, however, was but a
trifle when compalred with what was
to come.
A f! LANCE AT HISTOUY.
In the spring of is4i! the heavens were
leaden for weeks at a time. Such raliu
as came had rarely been witnessed,
even In a country where rain Is of al
most dally occurrence. The peasants
turned the mud, however, with their
spades, and planted their potatoes, in
hope that a favorable change In the
season might come. The rains of th
spring continued Into the summer, the
seed rotted In the ground or developed
little but vine, and the tubers were
either small or worthless from the
black heart. The seaon so far that
it was too late to sow'grnlns, even If
the peasents had had the money to buy
peed, and millions of people beheld star
vatlon stniing them in the face.
DIKK CONDITIONS.
Tho district now affected covers
most of the south and west, as well as
a largo part of the north of Ireland,
the Provinces of Ulster, Connaught and
I.elnbter being the regions when the
crop failure has been most general.
But in 184.G the rains covered the whole
of Ireland, and the entire country was
In the condition which now threatens
the western coast, Tho population of
Ireland In 1MI was recorded In the offi
cial reports of the British Government
as being over S,1!7,000. The area of
Ireland is about 32,000 square miles, or
much less than half that of Missouri,
and into this comparlllvely limited
space was packed a population of :','0
to the squat o mile. Tho urbane popu
latlon did not, as In some other coun
tries, comprise from one-fourth to a
third, but, It Is estimated, only about
10 per cent of the total, so that ovei
7.000.000 of people wero mainly uVpit.
dent upon the potato crop for the!
dally food. When the potato falle.
largest iackaeo greatest economy.
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there was nothing bc'.wccn thorn and
starvation, It Is no easy matter, un
der nny circumstances, for 250 people
to make their living on a square mile
ot land, but when the effort is mudo
and results In a total failure of the
main crop, the consequences are fright
ful. To ndd to tho horror of tho sit
uation, there were at that tlmo only
a few miles of railroad In Ireland, tho
country ronds were far from good, and
many villages und communities In re
tired districts could hardly be reached
at all.
The Irish peasants of tho west coast
live, at best, In a state of misery. Their
dwellings resemble tho dugouts of the
cowboys on the Plains, cellers covered
over with straw thatch, and In these
miserable quarters, where, during
heavy rnlns, the floor was often mud,
lived thousand of human beings. Even
these wretched dwellings, however,
wero not there own. The tenants wero
forced to pay rent for quarters which
In other countries would hardly ho as
signed to the lowest domestic animals.
Among the peasants of the west coast
the. suffering was awful. Jt.cn, women
and children died of famine by thou
sands. Trnvelers whose morbid curi
osity led them to the country, solely
for the purpose of witnessing Its hor
rors, told the world of what they had
seen, and Great Britain stood aghast
at the revelations. There was no more
love for the Irish In England then than
now, but It was felt that something
must be done, nnd parliament was,
accordingly, called upon to afford re
lief. Once nrouscd to tho necessities
of the situation, action was prompt,
and, us far ns parliament could act,
elllcient, for from first to last 50,000,.
000 were voted to relieve the distress In
the country. This sum, however, was
totally Inadequate to provide for the
wants of S,000,000 starving people. It
was, to use a familiar expression, hut
a drop In the bucket. As one speaker
In parliament declared, It was less
thnn the sum mutually wrung from a
stnrvlng peasantry by non-resident
landlords.
The main difficulty was, however,
not so much in providing supplies, but
In getting them to the points where
food was needed. The coast towns and
villages could le easily reached, but
the lack of roads already mentioned
constituted a most serious obstacle to
succoring the wants of the Interior
population. To add to the difficulty of
tho situation, the British government
was ns slow about helping the starving
In Ireland as it is about everything
else, and while ofllclals were writing
communications to one another, Indit
ing documents nnd going through the
usual red tap" formula, without which
nothing can be done in British official
life, people were starving to death.
Finally a great number of horses and
raits were sent to Ireland to supple
ment those of tho country people, on
tho coast all available pack animal.s
were hired to transport supplies into
the interior, nnd hundreds of men
were employed to carry loads of pro
visions to be distributed among the
suffering, and thus the starving were
fed.
ONE MILLION A'lCTI.MS.
How mnny died during 1S4B, 1847, 1848
for in all three years the crops were
a partial or total failure will never be
known, as the British government did
not care to collect statistics of so dis
agreeable a character, and the esti
mates vary from 100,000 to 1,000,000. No
doubt, many who did not perish of
sheer want died from ailments con
tracted by the use of improper food,
for In their hunger the people gath
ered and boiled grass, sea-weeds, the
leaves of trees and other Innutritions
substances which Induced diseases of
the digestive organs that carried off
great numbers of people. There have
been several years of terrible distress
in Irland since. In 18S1 there was n
famine '- tho same district which la
now allllcted, but In no year subse
quent to 184(5 has there been anything
like tho suffering which then befell tho
unhnppy people of that country. It
was emphntlcally the great famine;
from Ireland then began that flood of
emigration which has diminished its
population steadily, year by year, to
the present. In lPtl the population, as
already stated, as 8,000,000. Statis
tical authorltlr estimate that at the
beginning of 1S4G It had Increased to
at least 8.500,000. In 1S1C. when the
famine came, the population began a
general exodu., nnd counting those
who died of hunger and disease and
the emigrants, by 1S31, a period of five
years, the population had fallen off to
CnTI.'.'Tl, a decline In actual population
of nt least 2.000,000. The decrease from
the year of the great famjne to the
present has been steady and continu
ous. In ISfil the population fell off
from the census of 1S51 to 0.708,967, In
1871 it wns 5,412,377, in 1S81 It was 5,
174,830, and In 1S!U it was 4,704,730.
Never, except through destructive war,
was a country depopulated at so rapid
a rate. Thirty years of civil and for
eign conflict In Germany did i ot re
duce the population in tho same ratio
as the population of Ireland fell off In
the years Immediately following the
famine. Tho great famine of 1816 was
one of the most awful tragedies of
history.
AI'TKIt I.OMi YCAUS.
From Harper's Magazine.
Dear, whom I would not know
ir 1 passed you on tho street,
So long and long and long ago
Are tho das when we used to meet.
You may bo glnd to hear
That somuwheio out of the blue
Como vague bwect dreams that bring you
near.
That 1 often think of you.
That now and then I thrill
At a rustle In the dark;
That I start as tho wind Btvecps over tho
hill,
As I see tho fire-fly's spark.
oinebouy stepped on my gravo?
"r somebody Mippi out of yours'
' annot tell I There are ghosts that crave
V bit of the lovt that eiuluU'H,
.Margaret E. SangstPr.
rlg
H--' in i.ii
Try Grain0!
i ry viram-u I
Ask your Grocer to-day to
show you n package of
GRAIN-O, tho new food
drink that takes tho placo of
coffee.
The children may drink
It without injury as well ns
tho adult. All who try it.liko
it. GRAIN-0 has that rich
seal brown ofMochaor Java,
but it is mado from pure
gralns.and tho mostdellcato
stomach receives it with
out distress. the price of
coffee.
IS cents nnd 25 cents per
package. Sold by all grocers.
j Tastes like Coffee
z Looks like Coffee
Tin: man mho did.
A Storr of Years Aco with Its Share
of Present Intercut.
From tho New York Bun.
This Is the story of n man who did.
There were men nt that time who
didn't, and they were as honest In their
notions, perhaps, ns tho others who did.
It was more or less n question of view
point. But this one man might have
turned the other way and been less
blamablo than many of his fellows.
Uncle Sam turns out each yenr now.
as he did fifty years ago. a lot of young
fellows who swear allegiance to his
service nnd then go forth on sea and
plain to duties involving manliness,
courage, nnd hardihood. To their
glory, be It said, there are no funkers.
The service today Is easier, however,
than it was back In 1S60, and there is
not tho strain of sectlonul feeling
among the ofllcers that disrupted
many a mess in that other time. The
worst that happens now Is to get some
priggish or unpopular chap about who
upsets equanimities. But In 1860 feel
ing wns so strong that even the quar
ter deck was not free from suspicions
of n treason taint, nnd the "old man"
as the ship's commander Is Irrever
ently and affectionately called was
compelled to be diplomatic beyond cus
toms to restrain the latent fires.
It happened that a slow old tub of a
sloop-of-war lay In a French harbor
awaiting orders to sail In some direc
tion or other, nnd her ofTtceM and men
wero looking for the next mall to
gather news of what seemed to be nn
Inevitable conflict between the North
and South. The strain was rather a
grave one, but the firmness nnd policy
of the old man kept things In good
form nnd outwardly politeness and
brotherhood reigned. The days came
and went, and one nftcrnoon the ship's
boat brought the mall bag aboard. In
a short time every man's nose was
burled in a newspaper or a letter, and
an hour afterward the fires were more
than smouldering in every heart.
That night the old man he died an
admiral took counsel of himself and
decided that the most comfortable
place for him and his was the United
States; so at daylight he ordered
anchors up and all sail made for home.
Then began a long, slow, dreary voy
age back, made almost unbearable to
the ofllcers and men because of what
might be happening while they were
dragging along, all unknowing. But the
time went by ns time has a sad habit
of doing, and the ship slipped by the
Banks and pointed for Boston Harbor.
A few hours later tho pilot flag Hew
at the fore, and not long after the pilot
schooner was made out to windward.
From that moment every man aboard
was a restrained, almost sullen, ani
mal. Duties were done, to be sure, but
perfunctorily. News would soon be
theirs, and It wns news they ached for.
The pilot's cockleshell boat was low
ered and It made for Uncle Sam's tub,
The pilot made a grab at the ship's
ladder, made It, and began to clamber
deckward. Once on board the weather
beaten guide found each man at his
station, every officer on deck, and the
whole crew carrying faces that were
livid with suppressed emotion. Slowly
he made his way to the old man, nnd,
pulling off his cap, scraped the deck.
With a deep clearing of his throat the
captain said:
"Well, pilot, what's the news?"
Your Boston pilot was In no more of
a hurry In those days than he Is now,
and he deliberated a moment before
he nnswered:
"Sumter's fired on, and the United
States has gone to hell!"
Little by little the listening ofllcers
fell back nnd Instinctively made two
groups; the North nnd the South. The
break had come; but, because of the
old man's shrewdness, It came at homo
nnd not In a foreign harbor.
With a very steady voice the cap
tain said:
"Mr. Pilot, put us Into Boston as
soon as you can."
Then lifting his hat he said:
"The flag's servant and your's.gentle.
men." and went to his cabin.
The groups, now knowing tho worst,
whispered apart, and one by one the
men disappeared. Late that night the
anchor chains hurtling through tho
hawse holes chanted "Home again."
In the early morning all the ofllcers
were called together and their captain
Bald:
"Gentlemen, It Is the parting of the
ways. Some of us will never meet
again, and some of us will die in doing
what we believe Is right. Uncle Sam
has educated, fed, and clothed us, and
wo have sworn to stand by him. Yet
no oath can bind a man beyond the
strength of his conscience, nnd changed
conditions make a changed mnn. On
that table I have written out the dear
old oath of allegiance and signed It.
I stay by the flag. Let each one of you
go to his cabin and think It over; then
lot hint come bnck here and sign below
me or let htm go his way." And then
he went on deck.
One ut a time the ofllcers came hack,
until nine names stood under that of
the old man; the others were going tho
other way. An hour later the captain
went down to his cabin and took the
paper In his hands. As he did so he
looked up nnd saw the man who did.
A young, tall, handsome midshipman
from Maryland was this man who did.
and tho captain's voice trembled as
lie said:
"Winnie, do you sign?"
"Aye. aye, sir. Same flag and same
Uncle Sam In Maryland as In Massa
chusetts, y'know."
"God bless you, boyl Your father
nnd I fought side by sldo as lads In
1812, and, while there are some of us
who are not going away, I preyed God
your father's son would stick to us."
This Is tho stoty of Captain Wlnfteld
Scott Schley, tho matt who did stick
to his flac when omc others didn't,
And It's gospel truth.
IIAII.ROADS IN THE CKKAT CITY
Their Blilongo nnd Thnt of Other
American Cities.
From the bun.
In respect of elevated railroad ser
vice New York and Brooklyn will stnnd
far In ndvance not only of other Amer
ican cities but of all American cities
combined, for they will have together
160 miles of elevated lines, whereas the
next Inrgest elevated railroad mileage,
In Chicago, Is only sixty-six. Tho
street enr mileage of the present city
of New York Is 305, of which one com
pany, the Metropolitan Traction, has
185, thirty-five of which arc operated
by cable or electric power. The Third
Avenue Itallroad company has fifty.
live miles or surface lines, and tho
Union railroad of the annexed district,
sometimes called the Huckleberry, has
twenty-eight. Tho railway system of
Kings county has 350 miles, exclusive
of the elevated railroads and the steam
car lines running Into nnd out of
Brooklyn. There nre thirty miles of
double track and eight miles of single
track Bteam lines nnd thirty-five miles
of trolley car lines on Staten Island,
nnd If to these totals be added the
steam railway system in New York,
the Central, Harlem nnd New York
and Northern, within the city boun
daries, a total of 1,000 miles of rail
road mileage within tho Greater New
York Is obtained, a mileage larger than
some European countries have and n
mileage remarkable In other respects,
the number of passengers carried be
ing greater per mile than In any other
country nnd than In any other city of
this country. Philadelphia has 400
miles of street railroad, Chicago has
nearly 600, exclusive of the primitive
affair known ns the Chicago Elevated,
lioston has 550, St. Louis 293, Balti
more 223. Washington 140. San Fran
cisco 231, PlttsburE 242, Cincinnati 201,
Cleveland 192, Detroit 166, Louisville
150, nnd Buffalo 150. While the de
velopment of the railroad lines of tho
country has been retarded during the
last few years In consequence of tho
hard times, the mileage of tho surface
lines within the large cities and con
necting nelghbmlng towns has been
Increased enormously by tho Introduc
tion of the trolley.
At the beginning of tho civil war,
the mileage centre of the country wns
at Mansfield, O., which hns since en
joyed the distinction of having Sec
retary John Sherman for Its most con
spicuous resident. In 1SS0 tho railroad
centre of the country was thirty miles
northwest of Lognnsport, Ind., and It
Is now about seventy-live miles south
west of Chicago.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
The torn pages of a book may be nicely
mended with white tissue paper.
Clean plaster of parls ornaments with
wet starch. Brush off when dry.
Have you ever tried steaming rice In
stead of cooking It to a mush In water?
Soak tho desired quantity over night,
then put In tho steamer with enough
water to a llttlo more than cover. Salt
nnd steam undisturbed for nn hour or
till done, keeping the steamer over brisk
ly boiling water all tho time. Serve with
out stirring up, so as to keep tho grains
whole.
A delicious breakfast or supper dish
Is made after this fashion. Take what
Is left of tho cold boiled hominy nnd
spread a thin layer of It In the bottom
ot a buttered pudding dish. Over this
sprinkle a layer of grated cheese, then
a thick layer of the hominy, nnd, lastly,
the grated cheese on top. Bake till tho
chceso cover Is a nice melted golden
brown, then tho center will bo well
enough done.
Rounds of felt plnced between the dif
ferent pieces of a dinner set keep them
from becoming scratched more effectual
ly than do pieces of tissue paper.
When laundering embroidered linen,
make a strong suds of some white soap
and lukewarm water and wash the pieces
carefully. Tho washboard must not bo
used; rinse Immediately In luke-warm
wntcr and then In water slightly blued,
and hang out to dry. When half dry, lay
them out smoothly on a clean cloth,
which has been laid over a piece of
double-faced, white Canton flannel, and
press on tho wrong side with a hot Iron
until they are quite dry. If they are
fringed, comb the fringe out carefully
with a moderately coarse comb,
To clean (-liver, first wash or removo
all the grease from tho sliver, then rub
with a woolen cloth wet with ammonia
and whiting and polish on tho chased
and filigree parts with a toothbrush.
The chimney of a lamp Is less liable to
break If never touched with water. A
few drops of alcohol, or even paraffin
oil, will remove tho dim, smoky, effect
and make the chimney bright when It is
polished with soft flannel or chamois
skin.
Chamois leathers, after being used,
should be thoroughly rinsed, then wrung
nearly dry' and placed in bags, each by
Itself, In a cupboard out of the way.
The common practice of allowing sponges
and chamois leather to lie around Is a
very wasteful one.
New potatoes should be boiled in their
Jackets, skinned while hot and put at
once into a warm cloth. Servo them on
a lint vegetable dish, In which a lump of
butter has been melted. Sprinkle over
them some finely minced parsley, a dash
of pepper nnd somo salt.
If you want to make a pretty little
present for your newly married friend, n
set of "holdetw" will probably bo ac
ceptable. That for the dainty tenpot, for
a 5 o'clock tea, iriay be of cream brocade,
embroidered with panslcs, or some other
pretty design, and bound with ribbon.
Or you might work on It "Unless tho tea
kettle boiling be, filling tho teapot spoils
tho tea." Four Inches square will bo
quite ample size. Tho holder for tho cof
feepot will bo quite pretty made of
"crazy" patch. For the grate, to handle
tho poker and shovel, a velvet holder
will not bo out of place. For tho Ironing
table, make two or three holders of narrow-striped
bed ticking, which you may
work la feather stitch, and bind with
tape. Put In three or four thicknesses
of flannel, well hasted together, so that
It will not slip nnd make a wrluklo under
tho hand, for that will blister It, sure.
TOO CONSCIENTIOUS.
"Tho thing for you to do, madam," said
tho attorney, "Is to bring tu.lt against tho
wc nan for alienating your husband's nf
fuftlons. She has means, and you can un
doubtedly rcover heavy pecuniary dam
ages from her."
"Would I have to put a money value on
my husband's uffectlons?" inquired tho
client. f
"Certalr.ly. And you need not fear to
make tho flguro very large."
"I am not under oath, nm I?"
"Not at all This la merely a consulta
tion." "Well, then, you may suo tho woman
for for I Mi- you nny mako it as hlg-h.
as J73." Chicago Tribune.
To Any Reliable Man.
Uarraloui applttncoandono month rtmedlrt
of rara poiter ulll be tent on trial, without any
adwnct Hivnrur, by tbe firoaiot company lo tho
world in tun treatment ot men w cik, broken, all.
couraxea from eflecu of eiceuei, vrnrrr. oyer.
vnri. Ac. Harpy mrrl 'go ireured. complete ri.
Iiirutlonor deTelopmentuf all rnbuit condition!.
Tho time of this otfvr la limited. No (', (). I),
icnemoi no dnnepttuat nil otttottire, Ariurea
ERIE MEDICAL C0,.6Nr,A
MEDICAL A
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WINDINU Ul SNAKES IN INDIA.
How They Aro Mtiilo Hnrmltss nnd
Holplcs Almr Helng Captured.
From the St. Louis (Uobe-Democrat.
Menageries are always In need of
snakes, nnd ns India abounds In these
tcpllles, perhaps to a greater extent
than nny other country In the world,
to India go the Inanagers when their
stocks begin to run low. Snnko hunt
ing In India, unless one understands
tho trade, Is 11 perilous business, for n
lnrgcr percentage of the Indian ser
pents nre poisonous than In nny other
part of the globe, nnd even a Hindoo
hns no desire tx die of snake-bite, nor
within the cushlng folds of a constric
tor. Ucsldes, however, the demands
from the menageries, the Indian gov
ernment pnys a bounty on snake heads,
so there Is a double Incentive .to In
dian snnke hunters, nnd when" there
nre sufficient orders on hand from the
menngeiles a hunt Is organized.
Preparations nre made by ascertain
ing from the natives n promising snake
district, which Is usually a tract ot
Jungle with a tlilck bnmboo or grnsn
undergrowth. In such lands snakes
nre found by thousands, nnd, after a
promising patch Is discovered, a be
ginning Is made by clearing or uurn-'
Ing the undergrowth from a strip cn
tltely encircling the snnke farm: then
n brood expanse of perhupfc nn ncre Is
cleared on one side, and there Is lo
cated the snake trap, a netting extend
ed for 200 or 300 yards on each side of
the cleared truct. Its wings gradually
contracting to lead the reptiles Into a
cut de sac, from which there Is no es
cape. Several hundred natives are as
sembled, and on n day when the wind
Is from the right quarter they surround
the district selected, nnd, nt a given
signal, set fire to the Jungle. After
the fire has fairly started the natives
are called behind the netting, as there
Is no need of their services on the oth
er sidctt. for every snake tenant of the
bush flees In the same direction toward
the fatal netting.
Ilehlnd It stand rows of men, armed
with clubs and sticks, ready to give
their snnkeshlps a lively reception. As
the lire approaches the netting the
snakes come In crowds, by hundreds,
sometimes by thousands. At the wings
the men me concentratfd. with their
clubs, ready to kill those, attempting
to escape, nnd ns the main body of
the reptiles approaches the netting, the
wings are push d forward toward each
other, the stakes supporting the net
ting nre driven firmly Into the ground,
and the snaken are Inclosed. Hut
snakes can climb nlniost as well as
monkeys, nnd so the men at the wings
are kept busy killing those that en
deavor to escape over the ropes. At
the cut de sac the netting extends
nbove ns well as on the sides, nnd
the larger portion of the reptiles nre
llnally concentrated within this Inclos
ure. There the scene Is one of lively
animation, for the snnkes are of all
eIzch, some of the venomous reptiles
of India not. being more than six or
eight inches In length, nnd, ns their
movements are very quick, the bare
footed beaters are kept dodging about
in a manner at once grotesque and
amusing, their anxiety to escape the
small serpents that go through the net
ting like a flash being even greater
than their eagerness to kill as many
snakes as possible und thus receive a
larger share of the government boun
ty. No snake Is permitted to escape,
nnd after all the smaller reptiles which
can work .their way through the
meshes of the net have been killed, at
tention Is turned to the larger which
remain.
In various parts of the netting there
are loops which can be untied nnd
then refastened, and, nfter the slaugh
ter of the little snakes has been fin
ished, the work of capturing the most
promising specimens begins. The sup
erintendent points nt nn anaconda that
will bring a good price, nnd, as the
animal thursts ltn head against tho
netting in fruitless efforts to escape, a
stick with a wire loop at the end Is
Introduced, the snake Is lassoed Imme
diately back of the head, the wire Is
tightened, anil the future occupant of
a menagerie cage, hissing and writh
ing, is dragged through and seized by
a dozen natives at once. Bundles of
bamboo, cut Into proper lengths, have
already been prepared, three or four
men straighten the snnke and lay him
on a bamboo, sometimes placing three
or four smaller splints around him,
and then lashing him securely down
with bamboo withes every inch of his
length. Generally tho lashing is found
to be sulllclent, nnd only when the ser
pent Is very large nnd powerful are
the extra bamboos tied around him for
fear he might break the stick to which
he Is fastened. This operation Is not
carried on without an Immense amount
of protest from the snake, which hisses
in the most terrifying manner nnd
wriggles wildly in an elfort to escape.
Hut hissing and wriggling are all In
vnln: the Hludpos lnsh him down, fin
ishing the operation by forcing his up
per Jaw upon the lower and trying the
two together to the stick In such a
way that he cannot even hiss. After
nil the best specimens have been se
lected nnd tied, the remainder aro
killed, beheaded, and the heads sent
to the nearest government stntlon for
the bounty, nnd the captives are load
ed Into carts for transporntlon to Bom
bay, where they are disposed of to the
Kuropean ngents.
LE BRUN'S
fob r.rrnr.u sex,
Thin remedy being in
jected directly to tlio
Kent of thone dlseawcH
of tho tieulto-Vrluary
Organs, roqulrCH no
change of diet. Cnro
ziinrnnteetl In 1 to U
- '".r-- Miuall plain paclf.
jffH TTTTCS TS " by mall, 81. OO,
Lr J , JisMolil only by
Wm, 0, Clark 316 Penn Ave,. Scranton, Pa,
NEW YORK HOTELS.
ESTlill HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Piacj,
NEW YORK.
AMERICAN PLAN, $3.50 l'cr
Day 'and Upwards.
EUROPEAN PLAN, SI. 50 Per
Day and Upwards.
5E0, MURRAY, Proprislor,
The St. Denis
Droadway and Eleventh St., New York,
Opp. (Iracs Church. -Uuropean Plan.
Koomi $i.oo a Day and Upwards.
In a rnodatt and unobtrutiro way thern ara
few butter conducted JiotoU la tlw motropoll
tbnn the Bt. Deals.
Tlio ureat popu'arltr It hia acqulrod oaa
readily bo tracod to Its nnlqti kHatlnu, It
litimoliK titmosnliero. tti peculiar excellent!
ot It cuisine and service, and Its very raodtr
nto prices.
WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON.
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ASreac(ablcPrcnarationrorAs
similating iIicroodnndRcgula
tinfj Ihc Stomachs nndBovrels of
felMSTil
PromotasDigcsHon.Clmfiil
ncss .nndncst.Contnlns ficitlicr
Opium.MorphiruJ nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
Jacv ofOMXrSAl-KZLmami
s4Ix.St.ina
JiML Sallt
jtnin Snyt
Jlfpermint -4)i
CaticncttSe&i
fllrmStcd -ttrntutl
Sucnr-
Aocrfcct nemedv forConslioa
lion. Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions .Fcvcnsh
ncss and Loss OF SLEEP.
lac Simile Signature ot
NEW YORK.
EXACT COPY" OF WRAPPEB.
JMK
tr-tw; :,- inaiviSTitsa
j m LIVID9N9
Jft
EVERY ONE who makco three or
more correct words from tile list
below gctsaprlzc.
EVERY ONE who senile In the
whole list correctly will receive
$J5t).K IN GOLD.
EVERY ONE who sends 12 cor
rect answers gets $100.00 IN
GOX,D.
int, vnuLb
S25Q.CH Paid To
Evsryono Sending
Correct Solution...
We nre f nuaireil In promoting a eompin j to operate In the Oolrt Fields of the Klondike. Tbe compinr hu ft
special inaeliino for rlacer mining that ifoea tho work of 150 men. Men working by band haro taken out S10OO per
day ami moru. Ono i.Titarico shona tiiM uo for ono man's wort In ono day. Wo want to put 10 of tbeto machines
ft wotki wo want mull Imestmcnts ot 25 cents each to use In promotlni; this enterprise. Every penny may bring
back lo. OJ IniTollts. Wo don't wont to bo through, the plow method ot Kettlnit largo capltalinTe.ted byftfew
Perrons, hut prefer to get In communication with a larse number who are Inclined to risk a little for tbe probabilt.
tyofirettlni;ufo(lune. tn order to set Into communication with half amlllionof that kind ot pcople.wehaTefcot
op the following rantct . It itlves you n ehaneo to not i'.'so.oo quick If you solve the problem, or tlOO.OO u joo
p iltly Folvclt. TIIK IlKlTiKDS Hilt, UK PAID PIluSI'TLY each .lav an cornet eolutlon are received.
HtHfc mi the mm puzzLts can
jrnr nr Yiir trmnn nimiroi nun
UL V.HL L tfaUKU YULLL C IrttH
aan i ii,rmmmm,mttmmnwmiwtfmmmimmmulmi.-mmmmammumtmmmmitn ttiA lottom athnnlrt armAfLr.
imii ii i m m ima tho letter should pi
h ill tn thn proper letter In thpn t pace and mako tho complete word3 wo hare selected. Can you do it
B2SO.OO 1-1 COLD H-1UU at.MMNHLLHsriur.UL.CT, avaluabloiTlrelftUreeorinore wordaareccr
I fl 9 V Something a good hor otter does la bar
0 J -Rill A well known gm.
3fl gy emLblo(f cstd by ntlroad com
I IU aWl rnitl t3 bt lurt ptUtDftM hilt
fiii tbrfrftt.
4U t ApUetlnthtBorth-
t U tru part cE America
where moy cold mines art lound.
5 1 t P Somctliloc miny htpplly ntrrlei men art)
i """fcj"iVi ry ton 4 of.
6. M T-R
fiometlilnr found tn a trick
clwol bouit.
7. EEL
Somtthlcf wblch forma a part et
CTaTJ VaKClC
P DEn PTJfiM SomrtMcrttuWiWfietoff
Ul a IIV V 1 1 WW Frif
rrctrer.tv tcJtr I'mUtm
oiciuQicj'fl aaraioiJiniiOD.
lTlPLiXiTIOf . Each dash APncariiu? la the tiartiall v
when thfj proper letters aro supplied tho original word we bare elected to form each riddle will be found com
piste. Example No. Ifl. C Nl . Something children tre fond of. la this cast) the omitted letters aro A and Y-
whlch, when properlv inaeited make the word CAMY.
TIJC PnuniTintlG arethatyou send with youranswer¢ato bo Invested In the promotion (and of the
inC bURUIIIUNO frreat co-operative roM mininp enterprise In the Klondike. You will recti re for thli an
faetttmtat trrtlQrata which may enable you to participated thecoinpunien'profKs
DCUCUE3CQ that every ono who sends In the correct answer to the full list of words pets 1250 00 In gold. Every
fit-mCnl DCll ono who vends In IS carrot t nr tt tirn oo In crold. V.virr cue who correctly tolret S w tarda
t.
r isatpienuia pin, art exact reproduction or a natural
BUT TUIC it HUT 1 I fcvery one who rntersthls contentful reeelvo en easy proposition by which they
CUI I till 10 hUl rXL marbare returned to them IM0O0O to 11(1.00010 in pold, enoueh money to keep
them comfortably for years. llnaitlBStt alM ttat tnorewtrdsRlll be promptly paid In gold as coon as tbe
correct answers are reeeiTcd. , ...
CICE fihADn Thi-ohovo complete Id words hTO been selected by us, written down, securely sealed and
vflft UUAiiU. locked In tlia tatetyUepo.it vault ot tho liUVAL TkUSf COMVANY, ot this city, not to be
opened or published until tnls contest hus ended. , . . .
Noaixweri will be ronsldercd nfter Mdys from dates of poperf In which tnls adTertliement appears.
Itensrds will b piid proupiiy Ik lioij. ILepubllibcrsaf thlspaperorauy bunl: or bu.lness houso In Chicago
vlllascuroyoiiotour AV.nicteBe'pnfi.ii'KHr. iwr atenr. Eenrt silver or stanir. Address
Bcpt. 251. KLONDIKE PROMOTION UO., Coxtor Bulldlns, Chicago, III.
.iintonaDi j je cirv novenyi fuiiaoip mr iaaiesr or pcniit
.ir"-5.
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EVERY WORfflAN
vVy Qs' C3 ctlccaneolsaroliable, monthly, rcculatln medicine. Only hannUu VA
f 'iVtff 3f tbojiuicst drugs should bo used. It you want the best, gat
lI 4X 0B9 eB?G PQmnypQyal Pills
"N C. Trior ar prompt, 6ite arl csrtaln In result. Tho renulr.o (Dr. Pool's) never dlsap.
rwint. Soattuiywhtro, Jl.CO. Addreu i'tii Uaoicisa Co., Cleveland, O.
For Sals by JOHN H. PHELPS. Pharmacist, cor. Wv0mlng avenuo and
cjprtioc straet-
AKF0!miBKLET0N
.40 Bctrag
pwepUN
GIVES THU
BEST IlXinT BvORID
ANP5AIV50WTP!y.S4ifE
FOR SALE BY THE
ATLANTIC REPINING C
SCRANTON STATION.
FOR SALE
Bailsrs, Enjlius end Machiiwy.
Wo UI1 .ell you New or heeoniMIantl.
W'nwlll Hi'll you now or ta'to out In ex.
clianae, or v will rent you anytlilni; you
want In tlio Mneli'tiery I. Inc. Hpot Cash
paid for -erap Iron ami Metals.
National Supply aid Metal Go,,
7()() West Lncktiwaiiiui Avenue.
M.E. KBELEY, Mgr. Telophono 39D4
Tlirao tiny ClnuauicH ur-
rrsi in in uuuru wunoiti
ncfinFiilni h. ndiM'tlniiu
ln wlifrli Cmmlbn. (,'ii.IH
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THAT THE
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SIGNATURE
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IS OIT THE
WRAPPER
OF EVERT
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Cist or! a is tmt cd la oio-slzo lottlea cnlv. Ti
Is net cold la bnlk, Don't allow ftnvons to tell
yon anything elso en tho plea or promlto ttat it
Is "Jcit as good" nnd "will answer every pw
pose." Jar- Bco that you got 0-A.B-T-O.B-I.A.
llall Jf SGs . s? laaai 1
trnsttri C&jCJVZ&jjr70' iTirr
cf " ' irtiitw.'
BIZ33Z5323Xn?KZrcXl
TO EVERY ONE WHO
SOLVES TH5S PROBLEM
HO WAITING
Rewards Sent
EVERY DAY as
Correct Solutions
Are Receiiedj
yd solve THEH?v.;.o-sssw5sasa
unit nnntr riirfini
TUl nULUL I ltft f have dashci where m,ot
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nil I publican party
ara tiiic for sloes tbty rot In txwr,
111 PUN Somahlnjf every ens oata who
IUi Viifi carries a watca.
fl TJ.fl A part at tTtrr wrioa bslW
Is III m tbe heaJwhicWsorifDaffao.
tltl or sort ethea they catch clt.
10 OM An abUlng plus wbicb trsry eaa
III "Uii1 must tart.
10 flft Worn by hub j pcoplton the fit
I3a UU la wider,
14. PH0-06-APH tffiWtfZ
Moo.
C Uf Illfi SomethlBr which eaoao
Iji OT IKU fcsdons without water.
C p 93 f Eomtthiof; chUdrta art fond cf.
nijft words fnritratet tho absence of a certain letter, and
nuppet oi KiouaiLu m(Ji mu aavi-ci, must unique ana
men's wenr
A GREAT OFFER
F0K TIIK HOLIDAYS
.. HV ..
Uernanla Wine Cellnrc.
V HnnmnmUnnrf ntirl
Kliclms, N- Y.
Mm flptni'lniiinil tn
IntnulticH our goods
timoiiu tlio very tiest peo-
M u ill hit fnlllitrv. unH
wo can 800 no better way
of lining this than by sell-
us ilfiii a case of our
rJ buttles of wluo and ono
Ixittln or our extra fine
vi) ilouhio illxtlllud drape
7,'yi.uramly. nt oiuMinir its uc-
iiuii com. I'juiu re
ceipt ot 55.00 we
will send to nny
rentier or tills paper
one. cmo or our
ifimiN.ull flrst-lln
ami put up In ele-
Kiim "ijici iiB&urieu,
. Grand Im.
Hco Cham.
1 qt. bot. Delaware.
1 t. bot. tleHlng.
1 it. bot. Tokay.
I qt. lint. Sweet Cit-
ta w b.i.
1 (jt. hot sherry.
1 qt. bit. Klvlra
1 qt hot, N i;;.ira.
1 qi. hot. Au,.oIleit,
st-T-rZ. -.t j iii. not. i'ort.
l&'MtSSfUS .! nhoht.
,'fi "A'f'cAff' l 'it. hot. Im, Grape
l&atsZmMlU llrandv.
V a&&i03&i h ThH oiler Is made
VNav jW iiiti Inl v tr Int riifiiii-irt
3i5l!rTTTff!!TV imr 'Irani! Imperial
XMPi VMJfKy' Sec Chnnmazne unit
--aiii-J!iaJ mlr ,ioUble-dlii.
iim-ii umjic iiranuy. tin1 rao hi kihjub m
N)UVi(tl nt about one-hull Hi actual cost and
ii uiu pic mo us it our iricuiiM uiiii puiniun
will take inh aiilint' or tins and Help us intro
duce our k'imtlH. All orders should bo In bo
I'oro litfoiuber Kith.
MADE &VJE A MAN
.WAX TAULIHS POSITIVELY CORE
orji Jmnotcac, KlccrAanottJ, etc.. cnoa!
by Abutt) or olhtr Kicoaeo sni India
crotiancT. Thry julcJii ami mretu
rrttora Jft Vitiilliy in oMor jounf.ani
(ituuiQuforfctuJ)', bu taf a or marrlogo.
Ii-ittfnt Inaflnltv nn TVitfiimiitlnn ir
tukim iuuuih, i'httlrtiM .howa in nodrato fmprovo
meat and etlecta n ('UifH nhoro all other f ail In.
silt upon alintun tho 'nuirm Ajnx Tnblctti. Thar
hnvo cured tUuuand aud wflloarorou. WoBlmapoft.
tvtva nruiuuKuiirHmttj (uvuvcinrurv j ptc
la
caencasoor retuud tho nnacy. rrioovuwiwiMr
yy f w't
rutftwcri or ix ikcf i uuti i ruiiaenu ior au. uy
moll, ia pjaln vtrapior. mnn rwPM'totrrki-, rireaUt
,reoAJAX REMEDY CO., HKSSTui?"
for salo lu Herantun, l'u., by .Muttuow
0 loi. nnd 11. C. r-audert'on, druuelsts.
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