THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING, DEOEMIRER 1H, 1807.
11
STATUS OF AFFAIRS
IN IRELAND TODAY
The Visitor Brings Away an Impression
ol Pathos.
POVERTV OP TUB. PUOPLE IS RPAL
Tlio Potato riuntnu Huh Ciiini'il
Oront Distress, but tho (Jrruttut
Cntiso ol 'I'routilc In Tlint Tlicio la
Not u Sulllclcnt Margin f lniliit
t r In t Oppurt ii n(tv on tlio Island to
Keep tliu Youiic Mlmi (il'tliu Islniul
nt Home.
London Letter In Washington Slur
The deepest Impression of Ireland
which the visitor brings away Is that
of pathos. A haze of melancholy broods
over the remembrance of tin country
such os follows one from the funcrul
of a friend. The temperament of tho
Irish Is so sunny, their condition so
'miserable; they ate a people so brainy,
so sifted with wit, with all the ele
ments of happlness.nnd there Is so little
to Inspire these elements In the life of
Ireland today that the contrast kindles
sympathy. The average Irishman rises
head and shoulder. nbove the average
Kngllshman in the same sphere wher
ever one meets him, whether he bo
the country squire In scarlet jacket,
who dismounts from his hunter to point
the way to the ancient ruin which one
Is seeking, and goes a mile out of his
way to put tho traveler on the right
track, where the Knixllshmnn would
have pointed vaguely with his whip
and galloped along; the carman who
Jastles you over tho cobblestones of
Dublin on his sidesaddle vehicle, reck
less of life and limb, bolting around
corners with vour hair on end, while
he discourses on local history and le
gends with the sparkle of a Miles
O'Hellly through his talk, where tho
beer-sodden London cabman would
have been plotting lies to bilk you out
of an extra shilling, or the village
priest, who, seeing a stranger, asks
what service he can do you, while the
Kngllsh parson stlllly touches his hat
and marches alone.
Yet the poverty of Ireland Is to the
poverty of England as the poverty of
Kngland to that of the United States.
Much sympathy Is wasted over the
hard times in America by the London
newspapers, with half-starving Ireland
on their one hnnd and wholly starving
India on the other. These are consid
ered prosperous days In England, yet
were "Cleveland times" In the states
half so typified by unemployed, by beg
gars, by ostentatious rags and news
paper chronicles of starving men and
women on the streets, by homeless
families sleeping on the wet grass
under the glare of the lamps from tho
palaces overlooking St. .lames Park,
revolution would be In the air, the loot
ing of the dwellings of plutocrats.whlch
the ltryanlte.s nre credited by their op
ponents with thirsting for, would be
gin. Statesmen may brood over causes
and remedies, the reporter has only to
relate the sights which fall under his
eye. It Is enough strain on the sym
pathies and tho purse to stroll about
London streets, besieged by pleadings
for pennies, offeilngs of matches, shoe
strings, flowers, tlie din of street sing
ers, barrel organs, swcepeis and the
swarms of vendois whose business is
but thinly disguised beggary, but Ire
land is many degrees worse.
POVERTY EVIDENT.
Even in these sharp days many
children are running barefooted and
ban-headed In the streets of Dublin,
nlnle the few garments tliey wear be
tween head and feet are beautifully
well ventilated. In be,'g v they quite
surpass the lOnsllsh, but th"ir pl.is
aii so much more sklllfi'l and so adroit
that even whsre one doubts their need
It is worth while to encourage them
f"r tlie sake of drawing out their un
expected retorts'. Put the needs of most
of them are to plainly visible to be
ltiestloned. Haggedness and poverty
flii.! their honu's In Dublin, though the
puzzle Is not why there should be such
puxadlng want thei as how. In the
absence of almost any visible means
of support, the people manage to live
even as well as thev do. For Ii eland
i a country with nothing but a past,
not as prosperous a past as might
have been, but with even less prosper
ity in the future. Despondency is the
prevailing tone of all classes ol peo
ple who discuss her prospects. From
Dublin Castle down to the beggars
they all tell the same story, that the
young men aie leaving tlie country,
that the old folks are living mainly
on remittances from sons who have
gone abroad to make their livings;
that manufacturing cannot be inulo
to pay. The people blame the govun
ment for the admitted bankruptcy of
the country, while the government
on Its side blames the native politic
ians, but none differ about tho facts.
Farming lands nre being deserted ev
erywhere, and given over to pastur
age, and In the villages and cities
niont of the factories have their win
dows boarded up.
THE DIIINK HYPOTHESIS.
Temperance people declare that over
production of whisky Is the complaint
from which Ireland suffers. Hut an
Irishman primed with whisky where,
from bubbles a stream of bulls and
repartee Is preferable to the Iliiton
who In his drink always exercises his
Inalienable right to beat his "woman "
The drink hypothesis falls moreover to
solve the question because the How of
alcohol keeps pace In England with
Ireland, though the condition of Eng
lish worklnsmen Is constantly better
ing, wlille that of tho Irishmen Is hard
cnlng. There are two sides to tho stories of
an Irish famine In the coming winter.
The government asserts that there Is
nothing more to the talk than a poll
tlclans' famine. The politicians, with
many of tho clergy and citizens at
large, contend that the distress will
be nearly equal to that which over-
tjpeosBoaigj
If the Doctor
Did Your Cooking,
There would never be on ounce of
lartl used in your kitchen. Cotto
Idle would take its place. Ah a re
sult your food anil your health
would both be improved. Why
not become your own doctor.
and use
GOTTOLI
The genuine Cottolone In cold overy where In one to ten
nniind tltiM. with nur tra(lemiirkii "CbUolene" mid iteert
head In cottmi-plant wreath on every
If iold in uny other way. Made oufy
THE H. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY,' Chicago,
whelmed tho Islnnd during the crop
failures in tho seventies. That there
will be much suffering nil parties ad
mit, though no one claims that It will
approach the fuinlne of 'JS. 'Each side
has teasons for painting the picture as
dark or as bright as possible. Oov
eminent olllclals explain that It Is for
the Interest, of the ngltntots to mag
nify (listless because such conditions
bring distress upon the ruling powers,
and thev hint us well that the poli
ticians criuc the rnke-olT from relief
funds wlilch they expect America to
contilbtlte. The jiollttclans retort that
tho government M trying to cover tip
the famine because it Is largely due
to olllclal Incapacity. Probably the
truth lies between the two extreme,
ns tho truth generally does. The gov
eminent admits that there Is Miffor
Ing, but asserts that Its ofllcers aro
keeping watch upon every county, and
will be fully able to cope with the needs
of tho people. The olllclals decline to
furnish specifications of the distress or
to explain how they will allay It. but
that Is to be done jiiesumubly by pub
lic works.
AN OFFICIAL OPINION.
The under secretary for It eland, Mr.
.1. 11. Dougherty, who is considered one
of tho most impartial and fair-minded
men of the government, gave his views
to the writer.
"'There tir- several counties on the
west coast where the people have a
hard time to attain self-support under
the best conditions, and It lakes but
a small push to send them over tlie bor
der line li.to dependency." he sald.
"With but a smill falling orr in tnu
ciop they nie obliged to look for ijlil
f lom outside. This will lie the case In
parts of the western coa.st this win
ter undoubtedly, but people who pre
dict another MS are talking the merest
itlbbish. Theie are two factors wlilch
would prevent the reiurreiu e of fa
mine in Ireland under any clrcum
stanees llrst. the Increas.; of railroad
facilities, whbli make It possible to
reach all tho people in cnav of need:
second, tlie luet that the people no
loncor depend entirely on the potato
ciop."
"Will there be any need for relief
funds from abroad V" was asked.
"Iieland Is u very poor country,"
was the leply, "and I would not want
to discourage any peonle w ho arc dis
posed to help her. The fact Is, that a
part of the country is not sulilclently
pioductlve to support Its Inhabitants.
It Is in open qll' sion whether niaiui
factuiing should not be tnken to them
oi they taken to manufactures In Eng
land, the l'nltl States or elsewhere.
If olertilolty should h largely applied
to manufacturing Ireland would have
a gieal future ns a manufacturing
country, but so long as she Is obliged
tei Import cral for power she ennnot
compete with England and the more
fuvorel countries. As It Is. she must
depend unmt farming .mil hand weav
ing for Mipport, and those aro not (suffi
cient." JAVA AND CUBA.
Tlioy Arc the Two Tiuest Tropical
Islands in tlie Woiltl-A Compari
son and it Contrast.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The two great tropical Islands of the
world are Java and Cuba. The story
of Cuba Is welt known. A continent
capable of supporting millions, with a
soil one- of the most fertile In the
world, it has been ruled by the Span
iards into ruin. Of Java, less is known
by Amerlenns then of Cuba, .lava la
owned and ruled by the Dutch, com
ing into possession cf Holland as a re
sult of the s-eventeenth jentury wars
between Holland and England, the
terms of p. net beliis dlct.iUd by Hol
land, and arti country retaining pos
session of the territory which it had
conquered. Hy th.ise terms tho Eng-lls-h
came into possession of tlie little
valued colony of Ni w Yotk, whle.li she
was to lose a century later, and Hol
land retained posss,.Ion of the more
valuable Java and neighboring i.--'ands,
which have been a source of untold
wealth to the Dutch.
Tho difference b'-lween Incapable,
short sighu-d Spanish rule, as Illustrat
ed In i.'u.m, and the Intelligent, fai
sighted rule of the Spaniards' old an
tagonists, tlie Dutch, us sli'iwn in tho
w ?ultli of Java, written by Kll:i Ituh
ninnli Scldrnoie. which has just been
published by n New York house. The
writer of this :ouk has no leanings
towards th" Dutch. On the contrary
the appeals to be u good deal of a
provincial, as people of unmixed Eng
lish blood or those speaking only tho
English language are apt to be. Sho
repeats all of Washington living's
calentures of tho Dutch, In regard to
the slowness of their minds and the
size of their waists, oblivious to tlie
truth that few American women, un
less they be actually scrawny, can
buy In Holland a ready-made waist
garment large enough for them, any
more th'an they can do tlie same thing
in Parli. She cannot speak Duteh or
read It, apparently, and her rhlf trib
utes to the Dutch rule In Java she
has been forced to take from English
wi Iters, a not very frleIly Miurce, and
cue which would not, see merit If it
did not exist.
JAVA'S SIZE.
Java Is nearly the same size us tlie
state of Now York. It has an area of
49.111" Hquare miles. It supports a pop
ulations of 21,000,000, a population of
450 to the square mile. Belgium, tho
most densely populated country of Eu
rope, has G4t) persons to the square
mile. All Java, says the author of
"Java, the Oarden of tlie East," who
1ms lately visited tho Island, Is In a
way finished a Holland is finished,-the
whole Island cultivated from edge to
edge, like a tulip garden, and connect
ed throughout Its length with post
roads, smooth and perf' ct as park
drives, all arched with tamarind, teak
or other trees. All the valleys, plains
and hillsides are planted In formal
rows, hedged, terraced, banked, drained
and carefully weeded an a, flower bed.
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Sunday School Lesson for December 19.
Hessage Aboyt Sinn and Salvation.
1 John 11, to 5; to 11, 6.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary erf American 5octety of Religious Education.
INTHOnUCTION.-Thlrty years after
Paul wrote his letter to Timothy, sliUUed
liiHtweek, John, tiio beloved (John sill,
Si), penned ills llrst epistle. During that
lung Interval great change had occurred
In the church. All the oilier apostle had
passed away, most of them having laid
down their lives as martyrs to the faith.
(Matt. xxl, ti). Jerusalem hud been de
stroyed by the Hainan army, .ind Its peo
ple had been widely scattered. Ah ft re
sult the city ceased to be tlio heiulquur
ters of Christianity. The movement ot
the Gospel hud been westward according
to that strange law Unit regulates the mi
gration of tho people'. Kplyjsus, where
Paul labored so futthfully, had become
the new center of Influence, destined to
be outranked by Home. In tlie year i7
John was there, then an old man, nearly
the close of his career, the only survivor
of the "twelve-," devoting tho evening of
his life to complete the canons of tho
New Testament. Today we shall learn
wh.it he thought about sin and salvation.
PHKTENSION.-tt appears that fellow
ship or communion with God was then
understood to be the very substance of
the Christian religion. (John xlv. 21). Hut
some pretended to experience this fellow
ship, when they were strangers to if and
John exposes their hypocrisy. (Verses 5
nndii). lledi'diires that "Clod Is the light."
a being of such glory that the effulgence
of his character Illuminates nil Intelli
gences, u figure of spce-eh highly expres
sive, borrowed from classic elnrk. (John
I. !). He also afllrms that tills view of '.he
Godhead was part of the original mes
sage or testimony delivered by Jesus
(John xvll, !K), and hoard In the church
from the beginning. (I John III, 11). From
this he makes the proper Inference that.
If a man walk In darkness-that Is, lives
on unholy life and professes fellowship
with God, he Is a llnr. Tills apparently
severe utterance Is deserved against nil
hypocrites. How can an unholy man bo
In harmonv with a Holy God? (Amos
111, .'!).
HEA LIT Y. Having thus In a few words
stripped the pretender, tlie apostle pro
ceeds to apply the same test In a re
verse order to establish the reality of
genuineness of the- religious life. (Verse
Ti. If men walk in the light, if tliey live
under the sentchlngs of Divine truth
(Psalm cxxxlx, 2"). and In harmony with
tlie Divine will, obedient to their best
knowledge of wii.it Is purposed tor them,
then they have fellowship one with an
otheran Interchange takes place be
tween that man and God, as friend with
friend. (James 11. 231. As sin sepnrntes
between the creature and the Creator
(Is.i. lix. 2).. the abandonment of sin Is
essential to the recovery of broken rela
tions. And yet this restoration Is not ef
fected solely by the num. The blood of
Christ eleanes him from sin. Paradox
ical as It may be. the man puts uway sin
and tlie atonement removes It. (Psalm
(ill. 12). In other words there Is n double
process In freeing one from sin one-, tlie
resolve has to do with the mind of man;
the other, the death of Christ with the
mind of God.
DHNIAL.-Havlng shown that the re
moval of sin is a condition and proof ot
In 201 laimnry schools, which are at
tended by ,",!,?07 Javanese pupils. Tho
Dutch colonial olllclals are specially
trained for their work at Haarlem,
and nre compelled to be perfected to
the Javanese tongue and In the local
laws. On the land, sugnr, coffee.
splcts indigo, quinine are raised, and
the native labor In happy and com
fortable, the native villages being
kept as clean under Dutch Inspection
as the towns of Holland themselves,
JAVA'S PROSPERITY.
The prosperity of Java is due to the
Dutch culture system introduced un
der Governor Van den Rosch, who. In
1SS0, was sent out from Holland with
power to grant cash credits and ad
vance the colonists sulllcient to en
able them to erect sugar mills and
become self-sustaining. The- plan, we
nre told, was denounced by all the
tneoretlcal economists, but it produced
wonderful results. The population in
creased ten times in fifty years. Tho
crown of Holland drew $3,000,000 each
year from its sugar sales. Tlie native
workers were paid more wages than
the whole native population paid In
taxes, and the value of the products of
Java, although It Is far smaller In nrea
and In population, Is not far below the
value of the products of all British
India.
Such results demonstrated that the
Dutch have understood the country and
the tultlves and have wisely adapted
their rule to existing conditions. Con
trasted with such n policy and a sue
cess so brilliant, a success, to bo sure,
greater than that of any other rule In
the East, how pitiful, what n shame
ful waste of opportunity nnil of posses
sions, nppears tlie 'Spanish rule In
Cu'.'a. under wlilch that magnllleant
island remained a wilderness, with Its
ptople poor and so oppiessed with
taxes nnd other wrongs that rebellion
was tho only remedy. What has been
done by the Dutch for Java can bo
done under wise government for Cuba.
WINK WITIIOITT ALCOHOL.
Sterilized Grnpe Jmnn is .Mode in
Switzerland.
Those Interested In temperance move
ments nnd others will be glad to learp.
that In Switzerland the manufacture
of non-alcoholle fruit and grape fruit
beverages Is conducted on quite n
large scale. These beverages not only
afford a pleasant drink, but contain
considerable nourishment as well. Ac
cording to a report lssu?d by the Swiss
agricultural experimental station, fruit
and grape Juices entirely free from al
cohol, and of durable and keeping qual
ities are manufactured In thut coun
tiy by a number of firms.
It Is well known that fermentation
Is caused by the action of certain mic
robes which exist already In the fruit
before crushing, and which rapidly In
crease thereafter. It Is also well known
that by fermentation the sugar la de
composed, one of the prnducta of de
composition being alcohol. If, there
fore, the microbes are killed In time
the sugar will not be decomposed and
no alcohol will be- produced. The ster
ilization required for this purpose Is
obtained by killing the microbes by
subjecting tho Juices to a heat of CO
degrees Centigrade for llfteen minutes,
nnd afterward carefully excluding all
nh which likewise contains fermen
tlve organisms. The non-fermented
wares contain ti considerable quantity
of nourishment, not only in tho form
of albumen, but nlso a considerable
quantity ot saccharine and JtiRt the
kind of sugar most boneilclul to the
humun body.
lldiicutcd.
Madge "I remembor a few years ago
&ho was seeking a hero."
Jlarjorle "She's got bravely over that.
She's now on tho lookout for a fool with
plenty of money." Life.
fellowship with God, tlie upostlo guards
against a ver serious error Into which
soino might fall. It would bo possible for
one to say that he Is not a sinner (verse.
R). thus oontiadlctlng tlie testimony of
uutversliit humaiiltj . (James ill, 21. Tho
consequences of such denial would bo his
llotis In the extreme In three ways. First
It would be, It utteled hoiie'stly. a mtnk
of self-deception, and he Is in a pitiable,
plight who convinces himself that all Is
well, when everything Is wioug. (lsa. v,
ill). Second, It would show lamentable ig
norance of tlie truth of God (Psalm xlx,
7). that mirror In which men see their
faults (lleb. Iv, 12). that sword that cuts
to the quick and lays ban- the fcccrets of
the heart. Third (verse 10). It would
make God a liar, who all through Ills
word has npprtmrlicd man as a sinner,
giving an account of the original trans
gression ((Jen. ill, (i). and sending minis
ters to proclaim Ills displeasure and otter
Ills pardon, (Prov. I. 21). A self-decelveil,
ignorant blasplumer Is he who de-dares
that" he has no sin.
CONFKSSION.-It Is plnln'tlmt the man
who denies his sinfulness will never Hud
God and enjoy Ills favor. The llrst step,
therefore-, to a lemovul of sin, as a re
quisite to fellowship. Is an open and torn
pleto acknowledgment. Humbling though
It Is. confession Is essential, a mark ot
lepentance and rftl,tli. (Psalm xxxll, ).
Moreover It -Is n'l that the sinner can
do he has no power to change a fact, no
power to blot out tlie record of that fii'-t.
One is written In his own constitution,
the other in the Hook of God. Hev. xx,
12). Hut what man eamiot do, God will
do. when confession Is made-, lb- will
forgive (verse !)), that Is. remove the rec
ord from His book, and at the same time
He wPI cle inse or wash the sinner, re
moving the stains and the guilt made by
sin. (Psalm II, 2). This does not mean
that the atonement is unimportant. Its
necessity having been staled In verso
seven need not be repeated In verse nine,
but It may bo assumed as the- understood
condition or mede of pardon and demis
ing (Eiili. 1. 7). so frequently declared 111
other places. (Heb. Ix, 14). This verse
supplements the seventh, by expanding
the process of deliverance from sin.
ADVOCATE. Now comes a question
that lias annoyed and caused no little
controversy In the church. Suppose, a
man has confessed, been forgiven and re
cti ve-d Into favor and fellowship with his
Heavenly Father. Is he then utterly
faultless? (Job Ix, 20). Is he free from
nil liability to sin? The apostle answers:
Such an one must determine so tar as
In him lies not to sin (vers,- 1). for in tint
case he comes again under condemnation.
(Horn, vl, 2). Hut, If through weukness
or lgnoiunce. he Is overtaken In a fuult
(Gal. vl, 1). let him nut despair. For nil
Christians who have more or less of sin
fulness remnlnlng. there is nn Advocate,
who represents them and Intercedes for
them (Heb. vll. 25). u mediator between
God and man. (I Tim. II, 3). Jesus Christ,
who by Ills righteousness Is well quail
fled for this high olllce. It is this per
petual service for men. the precise na
ture of which cannot be defined, that con
stitutes a good ground of conlidonce. a
reason for renewing the struggle against
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ovc iconic by it.
times one may bo
PHOPITIATlON.-What kind ot plea
does Jesus make for shiners? What Is Its
form and basis? John answers. iVerso
2): Jesus Is himself tlie pica not mere
ly Ills word, but His person. He Is a
propitiation for sin, a ground for clem
ency. Paul amplifies this thought by say
ing that thu death of Christ made It con
sistent Willi Ulvhie righteousness to for
give the belle-xer. (Horn, ill, io). This Is
only another inudo of stating thu atone
ment which no mortal can fully explain.
(II Cor. v, lis). As long as Christ 1 the
mediator the day of pardon will not cease.
Moreover, that pardon Is offered to the
race- not to postal Ity of Abraham alone,
or to any other class of persons to the
exclusion of others, but to all. As In
Adam all men became- sinful, so In ami
through Jesus Christ all men may return
anil find peace, il Cor. xv, 2S). Jesus Is.
not was, the propitiation or propitiator tor
the sins of the whole world. (John I, 20).
ASSlHANCi:. If there Is any subje-t
upon which absolute certainty Is desired,
It Is the subli'ct of one's i elation to Gcil.
The remainder of our lesson (erses 3 to
ID, furnishes the ground of such cer
tainty. "We know that we know Him,"
says John, the most Important knowledge.
(John xxli. ;o. Hut how is om- nssiiied
of such personal acquaintance? 'Jiieeo
is one infallible proof the keeping of Ills
commandments. Hereby In this way oniy,
do wo know. There may be and doubtless
Is some measure of repentance, faith, hope
and love In most iiieii, however far thoy
are from God, but these must become reg
ulating forces producing obedience (Jnine
II. IS), tei render a mull acceptable. This
Is genuine salvation. (Matt, I, 21). The
outward conduct measures urul attests
the Inward stale. (Matt. vll. ltll. It will
thus be seen that the apostle has returned
In the same gieat doctrine put forth at
tho beginning of the lesson. And It Is
worthy of special note that he Is In full
uceorel with Christ on this subject. (John
xlv, 2:i).
CONCLPSION I!y the foregoing It ap
pears that at the close of tho llrst Christ
ian century, the teaching of the cluir.il
hail not been corrupted. Here Is a sum
mary of doctrine, pieeisely what is be
lieved today by the- evangelical and ag
gressive portion of Christendom: All mem
aro sinners, separated by that fact from
God; by confession of that tin, which in
cludes repentance, they obtain forgive
ness through faith In Jesus Christ, who
died for the sins of the whole world; be
ing forgiven, men are restored to Divine
favor and enjoy personal and direct fel
leiwship with God; the proof nnd nssur
nneo of such fellowship Is a life of obed
ience to Jesus Christ, as the rightful
God: If after pardon there aro lapses and
remaining sinful tendencies, these aro
covered by the same Jesus who lives to
represent nnd to succor Ills people. These
nre the vital truths of the Gospel, show
ing the sinner how to find the Saviour.
All other truths must be related to these,
us part of the furnishing by which one Is
made perfect and ready for good work,
tllTlm. 111. 1G-J7).
NUW YOKK HOTELS.
HOTEL ALBERT,
Cor. nth Rtreet and University Place,
M-:l' YOltK One hloi-k west of Hroad-
way. Noted lor tuo things,
COMFORTim'clCUISINE
lii'.st-clast rooms at l.oo a day and up.
waul, on tho Kuiopcan plan.
U & E. FRENKLE.
IESTIHS1EB HOTEL,
Cor. Slittentu St. aud Irving Place,
NEW YORK.
AMKUICAN 1LAN,
Day anil Upwards.
liUKOI'KAN PLAN,
Day anil Upwards.
$3.50 Per
SI. 50 Per
iEO. MURRAY, Proprlstor.
The St. Denis
Uroaduny and eleventh St.. New York,
Opp. Urace Church, - European Plan.
Rooms $1,00 a Uiy and Upwards.
fa a moilott and unobtrusive way thero art
few better conducted hotels la the metronoll
thuu tho St. Douts
Tlio yroat popu.arlty it has acquired can
readily bo traced to its unlquo lorati-m, ita
tionie-llko xtuiooptioro. the) peculiar eze-ellenoa
of its culshio and service, and its vary nioder
to prices.
WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON.
WE MAKE
A SPECIALTY OF
YST
Fancy linclcaways, Hint
K Ivors, .Maurice Klvor
Coves, .Mill PoniU, &c, &c.
Leave your order for Hlne
Points to be delivered on
the half shell In carriers.
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AN OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
WE AKE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," ANI
" PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK.
, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the samo
that has borne and does now
bear the facsimile signature of
This is the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been
used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
the hind you have always bought 0 yiTZZZar' on ie
and has the signature of CkfMciC; wrap
per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex
cept The Centaur Company of which Clias. H. Fletcher is
President.
March 8, 1897. QrfU Ut ,P
Do Wot Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting
a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you
(because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in
gredients of which .even he does not know.
"The Kind You Have Always Bought"
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
Insist on Having
The Kind That Never Failed You.
1HK CtNTftUR COMrtNT, ft MunNAY STRICT, NCW Venn GITT,
Full Set
$5.00
PULL SET TEETH
TEETH CLEANED
TEETH WITHOUT PLATE
TEETH EXTRACTED
$5.00
25c
$3.00
Free
NO 10RE DREAD OF THE
'IVetli rxtrnpted unit tllloiliibsoliiti'ly without jnlnliy our'i'o
tclentlllc inutliod npplluil lo tlio KiiniH. o Hlcop.pi'n I i -nu
usentH or ruc'iitm-. Wuiironot eoiiipolliin with i-hviip lun u
InblUlimeiits hut Willi tlrnt-elim dentists ut price lo th.i 1 n!f
Unit clmrsvil by them. Tliexo nru thu only Dental l'.irlnr In
Serunton tlmtlmvo tlio imtenteil nppllnnees unit Ingredltm lo
extract, fill nnd apply old crowns nnd poivluln crowns, iiiule.
tectnblo from nutiirnl teeth mid warriiutml for ten years, without
tho leiiNt particle ofpntn. full .Set of Ttvlli .". Wo gimriiiilitd u
tit or no p.iy. tlold crown nnd taeth without plate, gold lllltiu
and nil other dentul work Utmo p:ilnlnlv and by Hpe.o alU'.s.
Coinoand Imvu your teeth oxtrnctod lu tho morulas and .; ho no
In thoevcnliitf with new teeth Wo cm tell you exuetlv what
your worlt will cos by a freo ux'tmlnutlon. A written srunr.intea
often years with nil work. Hours, A to n; Sunday and holiday,
Ki to J. Do not bo misled. Wo have no connection with any
other olllce In tho city.
"We, the undersigned, have had teeth extracted nnd brldja work donont theNoworlc
Dental 1'arlor. and cheerfully recommend their method, helm; painless and as advertised.
J. M. IIOKMIAKHll. 120U Mulberry 8t."
nouns s to s.
(SUNDAYS 10 TO-1.
NEW
for. Lnekiuvnnnn anil Wyoming
LACKAWANNA LUMBER 00
MANUFACTURERS OF
Rill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Rnilo
sawed to uniform lengths constantly on liaiul. Peeled III mlocls
Prop Timber promptly Furnished.
MILLS At Cross Fork. Potter Co.. on the Buffalo und Susqiic.
hnnna Railroad. At Mlna, Potter County, Pa., on Coudor.iport. and
Port Allegany Railro.id. Capacity-400,000 feet pjr day. .
GLNLRAL OFFICE -Hoard of Trade Huilding, Serunton, Pa.
Telephone No. 4014,
THE
SQOaS I AND 2, CGvI'LTH Gl'iFQ,
8CRANTON, PA.
MINING AND BLASTING
65
MADE AT MOOBIC AKD BUS.
dale wonsa
tAFLIN & RJtD POWDER Ce0
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Electrio Ilnttenes, Kloctne Exp) i.l'jra. tor i
plodlni; blasts, Safety Fuse, au.l
Repauno Chemical Co. 's nxp"osiVns
A GREAT OFFER
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
. .11V...
Oermunla Wine Cellars,
llummondsport and
Klielmi, N- Y.
We aro iletormmeil to
ninuluc) our kooiI
is me very oet pco-
n ho country, untl
in sue no better way
In till ttiun by noII-
;bt,u u emu of our
, contaiulni; ele -a
. of wl ic uml o ib
3 of ojr extra line
.o - cllsililoil (Irupj
Jy, nt nae.lmir Its ue
.Uml cost. Upon re-
Cflut of 5.00 wo
will send to any
ivarter of this pnpr
one rnxe of our
i;o jjn, nil nrnt-clu-i
una put up in oie.
tout ntylf, nsriortctl
hi folio WHI
1 qt. bot. (Jraml lm.
perlal Hee C'limu.
piuue.
I i)t. boL Delaware,
1 qt. bot. Hleiluii.
1 t. bot. Tokay.
i t bot. Hweel Ca
tawba. I qt. bot Sherry.
I jt. bot. KlNlrn
I (t bot NliiTiira.
I (t. bot. Anuellcu,
I ct. bot. Port.
1 it. bot. Hweet Is
ubeila, v , ..
mmsm
mte&j
smfm
7r.m,
1 lit. bot. Int. Urnpo
urn
llrandy.
Yelffavut"'
Till ntlcr Is made
mainly to Introduce
our lirantl Imperial
ttc ciianiMKiie aim
our line double-din.
tilled drape llrandy TIiIh cute of good U
oflered nt about oue-lnlf IU actual t and
It will pleme us If our friend nnd patrons
will take nilviintuge or this and Help iu Intro
duce our Koods. All orders uliouldbe lube
fore December IGtli.
iflf IL fj wo i
Mm
Arm!
,,m rr- on everu
Axzfy7ucui wrapper.
(z.
A . W V . M r- -
"f7y9 . ft '
Full Sit
$5.00
75c up
50c
$2.00 to S5.00
$1.00
GOLD FILLINGS
SILVER FILLINGS
GOLD CROWNS
OIHF.R CROWNS
BililL CHAIR
YORK DENTAL PARLORS
Avcs.
(Over Newark Shoo Store.)
Entninco (in Wyomlns uvenua
MANSnni.O 5TATG NOKfUL SCHOOL.
Intellectual and practical training tor
teachers. Tlir.e courses of study besides
preparatory. Special attention given to
preparation for college. Students ad
mlttod to best colleges on certificate.
Thirty graduates pursuing further studies
last year. Great udvuntuscs for special
ttudles In art nnd rn'.s'c Model school ot
three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen
teachers. Jleaut'ful grounds. Mngnlflcenc
buildings. Largo grounds for athletics.
Elevator nnd Infirmary with attendant
nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything:
furnished at nn average coit to normal
students of JUS a year. Fait term. Auk.
tS. Winter term, Dec. 2. Spring term.,
March 10. Students admitted to classes at
any time. For catalogue, containing; fuU
Information, apply to
S. 11. Al.ltUO, Principal,
.Mansfield, Pa.
ASKFQUTO&mETON
GIVES TE
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BFTUGHTt'&W&IO
4MDl5A55STfiiy5AFE
FOR SALE BY THE
ATLANTIC REFINING CO '
SCRANTON STATION.