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THE SCUANTON TRIBUNE.
RATURDAV, JANUAHY 1, 18j.
SATUIIDAV, Jls'UAnT 1, 1S9S.
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FACTS ABOUT THE
SPANIARD AT HOME
Degeneracy Evident In Europe's Once
Most Powerful Slate.
REALLY A BLOT ON CIVILIZATION
1 Queen's Currlngo Stuck in ttio .Uud.
Condition oi tlio Spnufili ItontU.
llnckwurdttcss ol Agrlciilturc--A
i'npcr System orCn.nrtlH"l'rcqut!iic
of JlntdcfiV Country lit a torsc
Condition I'liun Turkey.
From the aiobo-Jmocrat.
A Tarls newspaper recently publish
ed a letter from Us correspondent In
Mndrld which contained a aueer Item
of Intelligence from the Spanish capi
tnl. A taw days befoi.q the; CJueen He
gent wax driving; , in Jier carriage .from
the Escurlal to the caoltnl, n distance
of about twenty miles, when at a bad
place In the road the carriage stuck
fast In the mud. Postillions swore and
shouted, the olllccrs of tlio puard stood
nbout and advised, the Queen frowned
and threatened, but all was of no Ube,
the horses could not extricate the car
riage fiom Us desperate plight, and
finally planks were procured and laid
from the nearest dry ground to the
door of the carriage, on officer gallant
Jy waded up to Ills knees In mire and
proffered his assistance, the Queen
walked on the planks across the mud
hole, another carriage was obtained
and a gang of laborers employed to dig
nwuy the mud and extrlcato the royal
cotrh from Its Impilsonment.
The spectpcle of the royal equippage
stuck last In the mud within twenty
miles of the capital, and on one of the
most frequented roads In Spain, Is sig
nificant of the condition of the thor
oughfares generally throughout the
Iberian peninsula. A recent traveler
sayi It is Impossible to conceive of
vorse roads than those In Spain.
1 htoughout a large part of the country
the roads nra such only In name, for
across the great plateaus of the Inter
ior, which aie tolerably level, the
roads are mere tracks over the sand.
In many places they are not even laid
out, a fa-t which Is of no small con
venience to the traveler, for when the
well-beaten track becomes too duty
for comfort the traveler goes on one
Fide or the other, and thus In tnany
localities the so-called road Is a right
of way from 50 feet to 200 yards wide,
one patt or another being used accord
ing lo Its condition.
MUOItl.SU ROADS.
In the southern or Moorish portions
of Spain the roads are well laid out
and In tolerably good condition, for the
Mnois did well whatever th'ey did at
all, and, In fact, although so unjustly
and cruelly treated by the Spaniards,
they did more for Spain than ever was
accomplished by Its native Inhabitants.
The Moorish highways In Granada,
Malaga, Almerla and Murcii, are as
well made as the old Roman roads.
Huge blocks of stone form a basis;
over these pre placed smaller blocks,
not differing greatly In size from those
employed on the streets of a modern
city. As a finish', on the top Is placed
a covering of pebbles, firmly set In ce
ment. Cement Is used, however, from
the bottom to the top, so that a well- j
made Moorish road Is one great stone
40 to 50 feet wide and miles In length.
Roads such as these need no repairs,
and their good condition Is duo not so
much to Spanish Industry ns to the
facf that the roads themselves are In
destructible. There aro three classes of roads In
Spain, the government roads, the pro
Incial nnd the neighborhood or town
ship roads, and all are alike In one re
spect, that all are equally neglected "by
the government, the provln:es and the
neighborhoods. There Is a road tax
which Is commuted Into so much' work
on the road by eoch householder, but
It seems to be- nobody's business In
pal tlcular to see that the work Is dom
and it goes undone. In the mountains
ous regions travel Is often Impossible
for weeks ai a time along a particular
route, for, In at-cending or descending
the mountains, the roads follow the
gorges that have been cut bv the
stream, and long stretches are often
swept away by the torrent. When this
happens, as It does every winter, the
idea of repairing the road does not
seem to occur to the population. Moun
tain travel Is done on mules and don
keys, and as a mule can pick his way
almost anywhere, so reasons the Span
iard, what Is the use of repalung a
road for a mule; tho road, therefore,
goes unrepaired, the mules and jacks
find their way as best they cdn, and
work for themselves a narrow path
wh'lch Is good enoush for them anl
satisfies their masters, too.
INTERNAL DECAY.
The roads are a symbol of the Inter
nal condition of Spain ijo.iei,ill, fui It
iq impossible to conceive tlutt a iuw
try could be In a worse statue and bull
remain Inhabited. Accoidlng to the
testimony of tiavelers who have re
cently visited the peninsula, the Inter
nal condition of Spain Is ns deplorable
as that of Turkey, The country Is ttl
rn6st In a state of anarchy; government
and authority are little respected. The
only representatives of constituted au
thority known to the average Spaniard
are the tax-gathcreis and the gen
darmes, and for the one he euteitulns
as much hatred as for the other. He
takes pride and pleasure In disobeying
W.henever It, Is safe to do so, the ordeis
of the latter and In thwaitlng the ef
forts of the former to collect the gov
ernment's dues, and hence It Is that
the roads go unworked.
,The communication between adjoin
ing province is sometimes more Mill
cult, and longer in point of time, than
(.between Calais nnd Constantinople.
Vhe railroads of Spain are like Its
hiFhways, poor lniconstructlon and In
la, condition, apain lias ivu,l3 square
mlls oi area, being, therefore, a third
smaHJer than Texas, a new state, and
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Hontrcul.
only opened to development during the
last half centuiy, and yet Spain, in
some respects, one of the oldest coun
tries In Europe, has so little developed
Its natural resources and possibilities
that In the whole peninsula there are
but 7,518 miles of railroad, a mileage
which Is considerably exceeded In
Texas, Illinois, only about onefourth
th'e size of Spain, has 2,000 miles more
of ralliond within Its limits than the
whole Spanish territory. The railroads
of Spain aro not only Inconsiderable, In
point of length, but are In so poor a
condition as to bedangerous to the trav
eler.. The roadbed Is commonly mado
hastily and carelessly, the track " Is
badly Jointed and rough, the rolling
stock worn out, the engines are slow
and unrcllahle.and the traveler through
Spain need not bo surpiUed at the sight
of abandoned cars by the roadside.
The have Jumped the track and the
Spaniards, too lazy to put them back
have simply left them where they were
to rot, or, In localities where wood Is
scarce, to be chopped to pieces ana
carried off for kindling.
CANALS.
Spain has a magnificent system of
canals on paper. In the archives of the
capital there are maps which show that
In the days of Spanish glory the mon
archs designed and began a canal sys
tem that was Intended to supply every
possible portion of the country with
these artificial waterways. Charles V.
was active In the preparation of this
scheme, and, by bis orders, e'nglnecrs
surveyed all practicable routes and laid
out a grand system, which, by means
of locks, was to ascend the slopes, crass
the mountain ranges and supply the
plateaus of the Interior with both
ttansportatlon and water for Irrigation.
The schemes of Charles V. ended In a
monastery, and during the reign of his
successor the clouds of misfortune
which were gathering over the head
of the Emperor burst with tcirlulo
fury. The Armada was destroyed, the
ships of Spain's greatest fleet were
either captuied by the English, blown
up, or wrecked along the Inhospitable
shores of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Spanish arms everywhere met
with reverses on the continent, while
the daring British seamen carried dis
aster to the colonies, and many a
treasure-laden galleon was taken by
Its English prize crewlnto the Medway
or Thames Instead of contributing Its
wealth to the depleted Spanish treus
uiy. The canals were never finished,
nnd today, of the magnificent system
planned by Charles V., there are only
430 miles, and of these but 131 miles are
navigable. There are only 332 canal
boats In Spain, most of them hardly
canal-worthy, and the artificial water
ways of Chailes V. novs serve no bet
ter purpose than as fishing and bath
ing places for little boys.
AGRICULTURE.
The visitor to Spain Is constantly as
tonished, and Justly so, by the back
ward condition of Spanish agilculUre.
Methods now are as primitive as they
were 200 years ugo. The wave of (grl
cultural progress has swept arcund
Spain without affecting In the least the
Sparish peasant. There are great
wheat fields, but the reaper and mower
the twine binder and the harvester aie
unknown. There are vast fields of
maize, 'but the fanners know nothing
of the cultivator or drill. The hoes
weigh from 8 to 10 pounds, are huge,
almost shapeless masses of Iron; It la
hard work to carry them, to say noth
ing of using them. They aro always
rusty, and when driven Into the ground
bring up with them a mass of e.n.h
sticking to the rust of the blade and
preventing effective labor. Tlio plows
are thone of the terth century, and In
the reniute country districts the stick
plow, or tree plow, as it Is sometimes
called, Is still common. It Is easily
mado by the peasant himself. Ho se
lects a tree or sapling tlnee or 'our
Inches In dlumetr and having a folk
at a distance of ion or twelve feet from
the ground; culling down the tree he
cuts off the folk nnd sharpens it for a
plow, while the -naln trunk of tre tree
mnkes the shaft of tne Instrument, and
Into tho trunk below the fork he In
serts a handla an upright pin, and his
plow is compi't'. limit muspuinr ex-
ortlnn lu nnm.yjirv in linl.l en .vlliln nil '
Implement, and It would seem as though
the adoption of a modern plow, which
J needs only to bo guided, would coni-
mend Itself io tho Spanish husband
man Gut his fatheis befor lilin for
untold generations made their own
plows out of their own tree trunk's,
nnd in Sp-iln, "what Is gond enough for
the father Is good i nnugh for the son."
Harvesting Is d e with sickles, the
grnln being cut o by h'undfuls at a
time. In ihe bains of tlio until' claps '
of farmers the sound oi the tlall Is '
heaid, but In many country dtsulcis
the g.uln Is still trodden out by o-con,
as It is lu the mountain district of i
Aimenla and Syria. Tlio cuideness
which pifv.Uls In agricultural methods
extend to every derailment of farm
life. Spanish cheese once had a lepu-
tatlon, and was to be found on the ta
ble of every epicure In Europe, but It
s now no lonver known. In the wine
llMIKlh (f 111 'Olltll fill a 10s of
ln' i. id p '.l qualities n raisins ate
i1ik1l. 'bill U!'"t, ir'(Mt"i.ltnii of th-se
Intistrlt It Is f i arid that wherever a
vlnij.ird enjoys a reputation foi ex
cfllont wine, wheiever raisins are well
drltd and well packed, the vlnovard Is
nv ned or conti oiled b a foreigner.
Germans, Italians, 'Fienchmen, Eng
lishmen, pinctlcnlly monopolize the
wine and raisin business of Southern
Spain, and It Is (o tluir Industry and
Inlolll-nnr... Hint S.mnUl. wlrwo n,l
raisins still oujoj a good Dale in the
world's maikets. The Spanish peasant
Is content with tho thin, red w'no of
the country, which has been made from
time Immemorial, Just as he Is content
to litfht his fire with flint and Steel,
lather than enjoy the more convenient
nintch.
MANUFACTURES.
The status of Spanish manufactures
Is as backward as that of agriculture
Here and there the enterprise and cap
ital of a foielgner have established the
manufactuio of a particular article, but
onerous taxutlon and tho natural dull
ness nil liiLanacltv of the nonulatlon to
' uppreclote the advantages of impioved
old everywhtreln one to ttn ?-'SC2
uiarks-"Vot(oltne," onsl IK.1CZ
soia in uuy oioer fy.
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st-Louli, Now York,
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int, AaeyasirrtfA is
brrw iV5!SiiJKfi
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methods from nn almost insurmount
able obstacle to success. Toledo was
once famous for Its swords, but tlio
manufacture Is now limited to no small
factory with scarcely more than a
dozen operatives. Tho manufacture of
cigars nnd clgurdttes Is the most flour
ishing, for, from the Portuguese fron
tier to tho Pyrenees, from the Hay of
Biscay to the Mediterranean, all Span
lards smoke, and smoke all the time,
The principal source of revenue for tho
government Is the tobacco monopoly.
Church and state are alike kept up by
the ever-burning cigar, A few English
manufacturers, In order to retain the
Spanish trade for their goods, have es
tablished factories In Spain, that they
may claim the benefit of tho Spanish
lawn, but their establishments are com
paratively Insignificant. The manufac
tures of Spain may be described In a
sentence hardly longer than the cele
brated chapter devoted to the snakes of
Ireland,
SOCIAL STATUS.
The social condition of the people
can bo best understood by reading
"Don Quixote," for the Spanish peasant
has not advanced from the point at
which ho was when Cervantes wrote
his famous novel. He Is Just as Illiter
ate, Just as Ignorant, Just as super
stitious now as he waa when painted
by the man who smiled Spain's chival
ry away; he lives In the same condition
of dirt and squalor; In tho summer time
ho sleeps out of doors ttj avoid the
heat; In tho winter he remains within
for weeks at a time to escape the cold.
Every traveler through the country
districts, particularly In the mountains
has remarked the accuracy with which
the pen pictures of Cervantes even now
describe the country; the flocks brows
ing on the hillside, the goatherds,
with their slings and staves; the shep
herds, with their crooks and antique
firearms; the gangs of galley slaves,
marching from one place to another;
the convicts handcuffed to a huge
chain recall the Don's memorable ad
venture; how he released the slaves,
and how poorly ho and Sancho fared
at their hands.
MURDERS.
The poverty and misery of the people
are Illustrated by the frightful fre
quency with which robberies and mur
ders occur, not only in the country dis
tricts, but In the cities also. The Inse
cuilty of the roads Is painfully Illus
trated by the commonness of the cross,
set up by the wayside, surrounded by
a little heap of stones. It means tnat
here a tiaveler was murdered; his body
was found by the local authorities, bur-
led where It was discovered, and a cross
i.mceu iu nmr uie spot., in some
mountain passes there are crosses at
every few steps, and In one pass In
Valencia It Is said there Is a cross for
every 100 yards of Us entire length. The
gypsies are responsible for not a few
of the murders that occur In the rural
dlstitcts nnd along tho lonely moun
tain roads. A traveler riding on his
mule turns a corner In the road and
finds himself suddenly in the midst of
a gypsy band, his bridle rein Is seized
by a stalwart, dirty, bearded cut
throat; a woman In a whining tone sup
plicates alms. With a tiembllng hand
the traveler draws out his purse and
contribute, when, from behind, a blow
from a bludgeon strikes him from his
beast; the next day his naked body Is
found by the wayside, and another
cross Is reared. Murders In the city aie
as common as In the country. So fie
quent and numerous are these private
assassinations that there !s reason to
believe a muiderous sot -iy exists In
Spain, resembling In ge'.ie ai character
the Mafia of Sicily. It Is said that In
Barcelona, Tol d. or any otlic South
ern city of Spa n vrnco 'ce can be
bought. A man deslious of having an
"lain can have the murder done
for a few dollars, and In view of the
uequeney with which dual h dl, s are
found In the stteot.i of these chles there
seems a probability that tie sttttM-ent
Is true.
GRADUAL DRV ROT.
This condltbn of things is !y no
means recent; the social and pilthal
j deyeneiacy of
I alu bepan in U:r
pe.b d of highest glory. Pre ui. and
other hlstoilam tcs-t 'y to tho aMun
Ihhli g fact that, while miliums npi n
millions of sruld and sllvev ueie being
brought from Ameilca to Spain evry
year, ttensuie dug Horn the eaith by
the lnlji t of th. liai'e-"s Indians, wiio
peiltbid by millions that their captor.
might become rich, Spain was en
then In cour.'e of decay. The expulsion
of the Moo's d ialed Spain of I un-dn-ils
of thi us.iiids of capable nrtlonn
and hamlio af'smen, hne lod ami
skill had converted the smith 'nto ihe
i-M st beautiful portion of M dlterrun
iii n Europe; the Hippie slpn of fiee
ti iifrht, both In politic and In re-
H.vl.. 1... .l.rt Hn..Hn... .-!.!..., .1 '
"hiiii ui li'C lull I i -IIIIJIUCU UUHpOIS
who succe. (led Chailes V., pioved the
iuln of irdivilUiil Independence, and
the Spanlaid degi'neiated Into what he
Is nun. The loss of the American col-
on!e duilnB the first twenty-five years
of this century showed the uttei In-
cnpnl lllty of f lie Spaniard for rnvern-
uinii. litlin hi his own count y ,, of
iU I'olunh-, fur wiien Spanish Aiueilra
lit -T Im.i a ll.UIie Of In.MIIIf- Uoi the
1 nine
Vie i
mU
but
strenr.
tcrnment stood powerless iph can damn each other most credit
ors, propei ly dlie ted ably. It Is to he added that the lower
ly have saved the colories, classes of them nulcliy add to this
h no Mgor in bpninj tne
the nation was ex austed.
So far fiom being able to lepress
Insurrections In the colonies, Spain has
Tint Jiflrtn nliln (n trnnn nnn.. i I.
," !: " :, " '. I . "l "u",e'
' ' m u. nulla III .lie Jlieseill CBn-
wL?',,0.';?"?" 'or.,f,,.bi "?;.
....... t, ..,iw. Hiivaiviivu iu uvuiutruvv
tho government. Twice have tho
Rasqucs risen, and each time, per
ceiving the dlfllcully of even attempt
ing to suppiess the turbulence of these
hatdy niountnlneera, the government
yielded, and conceded their Independ
ence. Tlnee or four chunges of ad
ministration, with more or less vio
lence, havf occurred in the same
length of flip, while riots and disor
der in t cities, small tebelllons
against iinpobta a d taxes have been
almost continual over the country,
Spain presents to the world the pitiful
spectacle of a dying nation. Philip II.
could say of his own dominions as was
eaiu of those, of Great Hiltaln, that
ipon them tho sun never set; durltifj
ills reign Spajn was more autocratic in
the affairs of ETiropo than Germany
or rtiusla today, hut now tho affairs
of tho continent are disposed without
so much ns a thought of consulting
tho wishes of the government at Mad-
rid. Fpaln has sunk eo low as to he
lic'neath contempt.
THi: NOH I'll I'OIiK,,
Tho wind blow 'tound 'he cold North
Folo.
It fierce and fiercer tlcw;
Tho great and phage) polar bear,
lie shivered through ai.d through.
The enow came clown so bleak and cold,
And then ccmo down the hail;
'Twbb teirlble, that Arctlo ntocm
It was a freezing irale.
Tho polar bear he trembling growled;
"I call this cold, I vowj"
And you who read this tale now don't
You feel soine cooler now?
-Uoston Transcript.
THE PATERNITY OF
FAMOUS CUSS WORDS
Profanity Apparently on Inbred Charao
(eristic ot Anglo'Saxonst
THE OATII IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Prolnnlty Is oftlib Mouth nnd Not of
the Ilcutt, nnd Sweating I'll nt Is
Done iinbortuiiiilr, Uolllicmtcly,
find tor n i'tiriioMct.
From tho Chicago Intcr-Occnn.
That Americans and English should
swear Is Inevitable. Our Anglo-Saxon
race Is notoriously tho most profane on
earth; It has been so ever since tho
dayr of Us foundation by the fusion of
the Saxons with their Norman con
querors. It Is recorded that the Sax
ons were astonished at the strength
and profusenesB of Norman profanity,
tut that they proceeded to add It to
tlir-li vocabulary without loss of time.
So much for .the beginning. Chaucer
leaves tho declaration that In his time
swearing was practiced by every one,
high or low, both sexes alike. Num
Lerless records show that the custom
had become anything but obsolete nt
the time of Elizabeth's Jolly reign. It
was during that period of history, per
haps, xthat men and women took to
sweating by single details of the body
of the crucified Christ. Wounds, blood,
sides, death, heart, nails, foot, were
made the oaths that aro now to be con
sidered characteristic of tho Ellzabeth
lnn nge. The words were prefneed by
the possessive 's as 'sblood, 'sdeath,
'snnlls In abbreviation for God's blood.
God's death, God's nails. "God's
wounds" was amalgamated Into
Zounds! an exclamation still preserved
In the tank melodrama and a certain
stilted species of so-called literature.
The ejaculation nowadays Is put Into
the mouth of the villain as the expres
sion of his chagrin at tho first Indica
tion of tho approach of his deserved
downfall; Its use Is accompanied with
gesture and stage business Indicative
of frightened confusion.
It Is not to be Inferred from the free
dom of their Indulgence In profanity
that our British ancestors were an un
godly people. Their Continental neigh
bors, while per.haps not addicted to the
hnVilt rif rnnnlfrnlnr tlilnira in lhA rpnlm
of exorastng blazes, and certainly not
posaesfing an objurgntlve vocabulary
a3 rIch nn( vorIed ns that of the Kng.
hsh, used the name of the Almighty
with the utmost familiarity. So do
they to this day. in fact.
NOT IRREVERENT.
Is it to be regarded as a sacrilege?
No. When the German lady exclaims
"Herr Gott" "Mr. God" she means no
irreverence. Nor does the Frenchman
when he declares that God knows that
the picture Is beautiful. Such linguist
ic usages are simply hnlits that do not
happen to oppos' national prejudice.
The name Is so commonly used In the
romance languages that their ordin
ary farewell Is a committal to divine
protecttrn "Adlrs," says the Spani
ard, In I'irtl'tr for a short sepatatlon.
"To God" Is the direct translation,
ttallnns h v- It "Addlo," aid the
Fienfh "Ad! ''." adopted Into Enrilsh,
Is u d a million tbies a day without
thought of the sei.titnent and beauty of
Itf s'g'fleance.
i The French aie subject to frequent
spasms of Indignation, nnd of these
tiny icadlly reli vc th it-nelvcs through
the medium of e.: sslons which
salle the Enrl'sh sjeiker us moi't
1 i,p Ioiiy nnTt for the nurpnp. One
of th old English poets, Incidentally
Mtos'ir his nation's well known
orb Ion of Fiench valor and dignity,
hu left the fol jnlnr stanzas:
' Fo inferior to us in th. - knco of curding:
TI-- -"trunqe the I'i m h pinve,
1' p they 'til e to i i i'.
In 1. k n I iPiiiiiiru n I Wilsttifrs
tli u iIimikPj U" - rs.
rtna hnw odd 'tis in 'i i him.
When bent to n Jfitv
!?r M nit III a p.isi 1 1 "nine
n nihl" and llluo Holly!"
Moilileu!" nnd "Vntrobleu!" were
thi vi.iotivfs ' Hob tbp old rhymester
trnulntfil lltf-mllv. They should not
! 1 1 'undated It I" an Injustice Th"
Ui,hl of "blue" In thee words, and
"a. ti'lileu" and "cnibleu," peptris to
In' ! nown nnd Knownlile only to the
Fi't m h then'clv . Otheis "lmuld not
strike French profanity ildlculous by
tning to find It out by nunns of trans
lation. OTHER CUSS WORDS.
National "cuss" words might ntal'e
an Interesting bit of study, but It could
not very well ' i emrled on In this
count! y. There Is n reason. Every
forflsrier linded nt Castle Garden
abindmiR bis ancef'i-il forms of blas-
phemy n favor of the American sys-
t'm Ju-t ap soon as attention nnd prae-
tlr-e will ei.nble him to effect the
charge. Immigrants who cannot
tno.ilt nr limler-Ktnml n word of V.ntr.
knowiedg" a list of terms expressive of
the disgusting and the obscene,
Every'-cdy has seen those fellows
who are always In danger of forgetting
themselves In the presence of ladles.
Such fellows are nothing more or less
than victims of brains trained to trans-
late certain casual conditions Into pro
fanity. The strain of attention they
labor under while trying to talk polite
ly must be something frightful. Fancy
having to pause Just about as you were
going jo use your natural expression
for the admirable qualities or utter
uselessness of an absent person and
search for an unfamiliar synonym that
will cover your meaning. No wonder
that habitually profane men don't talk
much In polite society.
Some of the most profane classes of
men stoutly vindicate their habit.
Western stage drivers undoubtedly aro
possessed of the most vailed and elab
orate repertoire of swear ijords that
exists on American soil or seas. They
can 8llln out a lr'Be'' exclusively pro-
ano sentenct without repeating: than
perhaps any one else in tho business,
Now, those Rentlemen claim that it
is not for mere gratification of a taste
that they swear; they maintain that
nothing ilse produces tho nroner effect
on a tired or fractious team. Coaches
of athletic teamo and boat crews occu
pyIn a measure the same position as
Btage drivers, and Justify the same of
fense with the argument,
AR A SCIENCE.
A college graduate nnd old crew cap
tain, who gives fiome days of each year
LADIES DO YOU KM
DR. FELIX LEBRUN'S
Steel Pennyroyal Treatment
UtheoriRlnnlftridonbFrtKNCn
bhio una rviiuDio euro on mo mar.
kct. Trice, $l.O0; Beat by mail
Ui'iinlnu sold oulyby
Wm. 0. Clark, 3qi Washington Ave. and
316 Perm, Ave,, Scrauton, I'o.
to the development of his alma ma
ter's boating material, said; "Some of
the fellows go back to teach the young
sters tho science of It. They depend
on me to stir them up nnd keep them
out of trances. Hnvlng tried every
other means, I can say without hesita
tion that plenty of profanity Is tho
only thing that will accomplish the
purpose. There nrb men, to be sure,
of a high-strung temperament, who
get 'rattled' If they are talked to Bharp
ly. Profanity Is a stimulant that must
bo applied to a crew Judiciously, but a
medicine that most young athletic men
can take a good deal of without disad
vantage." Swearing Is tho rule with all men
who live free, open-air lives flavored
with excitement. The miner and tho
prospector, the cowboy, locomotive en
gineers, woodmen It Is the exception
when these nnd similar classes produce
a man who does not reinforce his sen
tences with occasional well-rounded
oaths.
In battle some of the greatest lead
ers have had 'the custom of swearing
as though possessed of demons. Poetry
does not record the oaths that aro
heard among the shouts of a charging
column. There Is much In history that
Is not written. Logan and Sheridan
were no less whirlwinds in battle be
cause they could not turn loose a few
red-hot expletives.
As a means of rell f to an over
wrought temper swearing has another
nt least npparcnt value. It Is told of
a minister learning to play golf that
under certain circumstances he found
difficulty in hitting tho ball. As he
pounded away helpl'ssly, peeling off
a considerable surrounding radius of
turf. It was noticed that he was turn
ing red In the face, then purple; that
tho veins In his forehead were swell
ing, and that his eys had a baleful
glitter. He kept his lips compressed,
however, nnd when he nt last hit the
ball he was congratulated upon his
self-control.
"I don't know that I'm to bo con
gratulated," he said. "I couldn't keep
It out of my mind, nnd I'm inclined to
think I should bo better to have said
It."
DON'T RUN ANY RISKS about
health. Avoid coughs, colds, fevers,
pneumonia, and all. othr similar ail
ments by keeping your blood rich and
pure with Hood's Sarsaparllla.
HOOD'S PILLS are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or gripe. All
druggists.
A LITTLE LIGHT.
Every young
wo' U x
little r
man needs a little
light u. in the sub
ject of health. There
is far too much new
fa iiioned prud v
among mothers, l.v
cry young woman
s'imild have ex
p aiiii'd to her the
bupreiue ncccs-
'ty of keeping ij
h'Ti-elf pt.re ami '
m .1 -o".ie and t
ice from w-ak- 'V.'S.-j
a- .Vi-3 ,X C.
r i i v i i iij ii'i'i .
I-1 ' i i d In ilth. lu r uiiuto hapiinvvi
.'r;:inl u! in r pl'y-ii d -tti n, in Iim
i 'flj'y .t a u'- anc! mother, and fit
li ' i mil uicniria of v'cr Tdtiotii to toiiik'
are d ! i '! t up m thin.
Nntliitiw; in :'j world ill destroy the
rood Ii'hk-. '' ! iipti uei'j. tin' nun. il.!lu
tt ; tli .-i 'nl'i ' f a wot .in qi'tcl.1 i
li'iuli i ili-t .f thi-d liritpand ii.ii'iut. nt
uri'if-, eli.it tii-.n tin hurdi-nsof ttut.nnf
I)r dot' i.'. ! .viiiUf t'Ti-tcrititiuii is f -h
t of all tiif'Ii incs fur won't n who
..limp !' tin" way. It mikr a woman
nun s t il lu thny where a woman itui-l
ueedi iK-alth and' strength, it r lU'Vi-.
"lin, ciinl'u"- iul limitation heals ulcer i
tioit mid givi-4 i-t and tone to tin toMiii ri
ni't s ll i-iiri - til tlio ill-, and putn tin
lomniunK oi'imd -rt-.l tn umumfiirtaMi m
hi" titancr ut Wiiuiulihiii It lias Ixin used
fur over Uint ietr. v. tl' an titihri cn
r c nril of . ,. i r. M.iH if it ltn bt i n .old
'1: n of til i'i!' ''!'Pt i'"df miii ' foi wo'Min
lai'n'.imU It thi di- -ovi-i t of ilr K V
Piiic for thrt vi in chuf consilium
pin. nnti to the invalid' H'lUi ami Sir
gie.il !n-tmitt. at Hut i... N V. id uiU
i m erfullv in-Jrer w nut cluugc. all let
ti , from ailitiK iiu"i
' TIiim v nt- W " rif Mrs I. N. Mf"1rr,
nfi7ilV i-ii.iH V fui' ' v YiHV X V , "t.io
lic-t iiln ii i in til ihi i viii! tlirrr 'n- nu
uin In- mr -nn'is t ' i ' irn to a hiv-i i il anf
1 . (. tin urr . urn -iirl. unit t could not . ' k
Kirn,, th' nn "i I tu 'V Ot I'I ri-e's l'.nnritc
iM'-rrliit ti m vt dfti-r initc buttles I could
io I ill: miit rlile
Turpii lu-r .mil nr"-niil'in arc stirclv
.nn! sptedih i'i red bv Dr !'! ic. 's l'lensr.nt
'til. ti. Tli iii-vti aripi- Hu-y regulate,
.nic up and ii'iRon'- tin l'rr, stomach
,nJ In.w'ls Nosuli-uiini tutd by mer
i ti.it v lb ill rs is as goud.
ii's I;
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Alanuf ctureri pf
OLD STOCK
435!045.5.L:ilil...plp,P(i.
Telephone CMI,"a3"33T"
PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE
And you will reallie how eiy It li to fur
nish your home luxuriously with n trllllnr,
outlay, a llttlo ut a llmu, uud you don't
nilsslu
BARB0UT3 HOME CREDITII0U3E
425 LACKAWANNA AVE ,
ANO
EN
b MOTHERS.
(
WE ARE, ASSENTING IN THE
EXCLUSIVE U
fE OF THE WORD "O ASTORIA." AND
"PITCHER
rS CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK.
7, DR. SAMUSL PITCHER,
was the originatlr of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same
that has borne al d docs now j? .j. on every
bear the facsimile signature of 0a&vu&&M wrapper.
This is the origim I " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been
used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty
years. LOOK CI REFULLY at ihe wrapper and see that it is
the hind you have always bought j? ,,r i"" on w
and has the signature of Ca&$rffl&:; wrap
per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex
cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is
President. .
March 5, 1897. 2a 8A& . J0
Do Not 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 docs not know.
"The Kind You Have Always Bought"
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
Insist on Having "
The Kind That Never Failed You.
IHE CtNTAUFI COMPANT, TT MUKHAV THICT, NtW YQBK CIT.
Full Set
$5.00
TiEIEITH
FULL SET TGBTI1
$5.00 I
25c I
$3.00
Free
TElilH CLPANRD i
ll.RTH W THOUr PLATE
TE11TH EX IU AC TED
I
3 L.1S COD OF THE DENTAL CHAIR
feeth extract I ur.rt niloil iifisoltitclv without mln bv our Into
sclCHlltli' iiu-Ui nl iipplliMl toltho KiuiH. Xo hlJBp.producliij
nseuisur towi in. W'uiiro iiotlcomi tlni; with che.ip iloiit t oh
liuilisli 1'iitK, mt Willi 11 r-U- Int U'ntlsn ut nrlcoJ les tlmii lulf
tli.it cli.irjul by Uifin. '1 IichiA m u tlu only Dcii'iil t'lirlor lu
KraiiKi i tun i:iv i lu pitditid uppliiuu.'ei mitt Iniredlcutt to
cm kn, ml iv nl n v jo I cr ram mill poroclulu crowns, unila
ti iij.i-fiii n uin nl t !itu iiiullwiirr inteJ for ten wars, without
tin nnt pirt.f icif iiuu l-'ull Het if TeetliS.l. We i;iiuriintoe n
ti iriiopiv. Ho 1 crown Hint ijiiith without plntos, golil Illlliui
in il uli ulluT . -nt tl worlc tl i to p vlulonly nut by MpeOiiilUtn.
c ' miii? mi 1 ni-iyo i lort.li BKtrct.) I In tin morning una so io no
In t M-uMMiliu wll.i now tueth I Wa oin tell you exuetly what
yoin i ircwiUi'H' iv u fr n ovVmlnulnu V wrltton qunrnnted
ciftcii ym j.ii hnl .vo-.c. tl lr, H to PI un luyJ unil hulliUysi,
j ii to I Ho mil bo -iililel. Wo U iva no connection with any
outer oiiico iiiiiociiy.
"We, Ilia unil riUneil, li ivo Inil teeth extracted anil hrltlza work donont tho New York
Dental lMnorn, una clit'orM.iy ru'ommeud their inctlin I, belur pilnless and un advertised.
J. il. llOllNll.VKKK. l'JOO .Mulberry st."
lICH'ffTn 8
uni. io ro i
NEW
tor..Hknvriin!rlWyomlnsAYC. unSrlS5&t0
EIIIIE1
WITHOUT PAIN
iv tm- morr my new local minpatiiPtlo. Xo
Hliiii-pri.diiclni;'n'.'ent. It Ih simply appllod
tot io iriimsiind tlio loolU cMracted luiliout
a ariii'li)ul p.iui.
All otliiiriliutal operations performed post
tltl WilllJ... Mlll
ILL
WARRANTED 5 YEARS.
Theo nro th paino teeth other dentists
charo fiom Sla io $'.'j u net foi
TEETH VITOT PLATES.
fiom nnd Porcelain Crown?: Gold, Silver
utid Cement Flillniri, nt one-hnlf tho usual
coxt. Ksumlnutlon tree. Upou eveuiugs 7to
8. .-uii.u.iy.-i u lo 11 iu 111.
R BARRETT, DENTIST
316 Spruce Street,
fsexl Door to MjUI Jermyn
RAYMOND cS
WHJTCOMB'S
TOURS.
ALL TRAVCLlNfi CXI'UNSBS INCLUDED
A piiltv will kavt? I'hlln li'plili, Ju ua'j
j. 111 un i:ingant iraln of Vtit lulled Sleep
ing and Hilling tarn, for a Oruucl Tour
tliriiiigli tUuhoiitlieiiirttutosund
RfflEXBC
Ampin time will ho given to nil the lending
cltlea and other pines of hltorlo uud pic
imcMiiuo lntucht lu .Mexico, includliK the
M0111I rfu1 lumplcn Ivisiunol tlia Mexlca 1
C ntrnl . a.hvjy, 11 Week in the City U t x
Ico.n Hour Dos' Tflp ttr the Vera Cruii
lalla) , uud 1111 Kx.urslnn Over the iMexIco,
kll.T HVHC.1 CC I'llliillk KUI HIIJ'
1 ours to M xlcuand CailljriiU, Jnnuary 2S
and l-'ouruiiry 17. .
California Tours, Jan. '.'8, Feb 3 and 17,
nnd .Mui eh 11. N la N-w Orleans and .Ian in,
l'eli. 1 and 'J'.', nnd .March 10, via Chicago,
Kansas City uud -antu l-'e.
I'lorldu luiirj. Jan. Ill, leh. 3. .10 and 17,
'lour tu llauullan MlanJs, froili bun Fruti
Cisco, .March 'J'.'. I
.our to Jjpai, China, etc., fro 1 11 Kun Frau
Cisco, .March 'J3. I
liiuri 10 i;unvc, ."nii j.u, luuy uj, uun
July, a
1
ndrnendrnt Railroad
and Steamship
Tlrku tu all rol ts.
heiidfiirdencrlptlNq book, monttoniug the
tilp HeHired.
RAYMOND & WHIT
!OMB,
t
IIJUO I'lliTHIHU rri't
l l? ll ai
I
Mutual Life Ins
Uuildliisr, PhllatJelphta
LETTER
COURTS OUR RIGHT TO Tim
of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
Full Set
$5.00
75c up
50c
$2.00 to $5.00
$1.00
GOLD FILLINOS
SILVER FILLINGS
GOLD CROWNS
OI HER CROWNS
YORK DENTAL PARLORS
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MANSriCLD STATn NORHAL SCHOOL.
Intellectual and pruc ileal training for
teachers. Time courses of study besides
preparatory. Special attention given to
preparation for college. Students ad
mitted to best colleges on certificate.
Thirty grnduates pursuing further studies
last year. Great advantages for special
studies In art and rnu'lc. Model school of
three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen
teachers, neautlful grounds Magnificent
buildings. Large grounds for athletics.
Klevator and Infirmary with attendant
nurse, Fine gymnasium. Everything
furnished at nn average cost to normal
Btudenls of H3 a year. Fall term, Aug.
JS. Winter term, Dec. 2. Spring term.
March 10. Students ndmltted to classes at
any time. For catalogue, containing full
Information, apnlv to
S. II. AL1JRO, Principal,
.Mansfield, Pa.
WE MAKE
A SPECIALTY OF
Paticy KocUaways, Hint
Kivci-s, .Miuificc River
Coves, .Mill Ponds, &c, &C.
I.uavu your ordur for IJluo
Points to be dclivcrcJ on
the ltaif shell in carriers.
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GIVES THE
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NP!5AoiqTPIYMrE
FOR SALE BY THE
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