MONDAY, JANUAUY. 10, 189S. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. MONDAY, JANUAUY, 10, 1898, i). I " A SECOND IKKKK5)nSKnKK;SK50S l-'rom London Truth. The followlnc r.urloun story 1st a re production of a paper read by Mr. X., a welt-known lleute In society, at a mpetlns of the riiasmntaloRlcal soci ety of London last year. This miner caused some stir at tlie time in the lim ited circle to wh'lch Is was addnvsed. of whom the present writer had the privilege to form one. Indeed, to Im pressed wns he with the paper, and so sum that It would bo of Interest to a wider public, that he npplied to Mr. X. I for his consent to its production in print. Mr. X. at first demurred; but on second thoughts, after extractinpr from the writer a promise that nil names nnd other Indications of person ality should be rigidly suppressed, he pave his consent to the proposal. And the result Is tho sllRhtly-edlted re port of the paper, which Is here ap pended: I will begin, ladles and gentlemen, ly assuring- you of the absolute au thenticity of the facts which I am about to relate. For 1 myself was a witness of the strange psychical phe nomena which I shall submit to your notice; nnd they were exhibited In ro tation to a mysterious and painful mal ady by which my wife was attacked In the course of last winter. My wife, I may explain, hud been nlllng for some time before she actual ly gave In, supposing, as pconl" do, that she was merely si'ft'erlng from some trivial Indisposition, and that she should soon recover her usual health. Hut as the weeks went on, Instead of getting better, she grew gradually worse, until at last she could hold out no longer, but was obliged to take to her bed nnd send for the doctor. When the latter -arrived I will allude to him throughout as Dr. N. and had duly examined my wife, he came down to me with a peculiar expression upon his face an expression at once p.rave and puzzled. "What Is the matter? Nothing seri ous, I hopcV" I asked him, somewhat alarmed by his look. ' Mrs. X. is very l'l," he replied. "I do not wish to filghten you, but can you tell me It is Important that I hhould know this Is Is there any tendency to cancer in her famllv?" "Good God!" I ejaculated, deeply dismayed by this question. "You you surely don't suspect that?" "I won't say that 1 do. But you have not answered my question." "As far as I can recollect," I told him, "I have never heard of a case of cancer among my wife's relations." He seemed relieved to hear this. "Well, well," he said, "I did not mean to alarm you. I don't think 1 honest ly don't think that this Is a case of cancer at all. As to the exact nature of the malady, however, I shall be able to speak more certainly In u day or two. In the meantime, see that she has plenty of nourishment, and do all In your power to keep her spirits up. And if you will oblige me with pen and paper, I wish to write n prescrip tion." He did so, and handed It to me, ask ing me to have It made up as soon as possible. "I shall come again tomorrow." he said, as he wished me good-morning. "Of course, it there should be any marked change' in her condition before then, you will send for me. Now, don't be alarmed, my dear sir. I was obliged to ask that question, nut the symp toms I have noticed are not by any means peculiar to cancer. In fact, they aie frequently present In the case of comparatively trivial complaints, and I quite hope that Mis. X will be through her troubles in a few weeks." As you may well imagine, I felt ter ribly anxious after Dr. N.'s visit, for the mere suggestion of so awful a dis ease as cancer in reference to one's nearest and dearest Is enough to un nerve any man. Hut I kept up a cheer ful appearance for my wife's sake, try ing to persuade her and myself, too that her complaint, however painful, was nothing dangerous, nnd that she would bo quite herself again in a short time. When Dr. N. came next day he again subjected my wife to a thorough ex amination. I awaited the result of It with sickening anxiety and dread. The opinion which he pronounced to me came as n decided relief. I noticed, however, that his face still wore the same puzzled look which I had ob served on the previous day. "I am now certain," he told me, "that it Is not cancer. In fact, unless I am much mistaken. It is" He pronounced a long Latin name, which I cannot remember; then pro ceeded to explain It to me In English. 1 do not propose to reproduce his ex planation, for very obvious reasons. And, Indeed, the suppression of It In nowise arrects the point of my story. "Is Is it a a dangerous malady?" I Inquired. "No, nor, usually, even serious. Hut this Is an abnormal type, attended by rather strange symptoms. However, it will soon yield to treatment, I am con fident. Let the medicine and the regi men which I prescribed yesterday be continued until my next visit. I shall not come tomorrow unless you send for me, but I will look In the day after." He did so on the day named. After he had seen my wife, he came down, as usual, Into my study to announce the result of his interview. I again noticed and It struck me this time more than ever that his expression was decided ly puzzled, "Well, doctpr," I asked him, "what bulletin today?" "Umph! A little better a shade better, but less progress than I ex pected; and the complaint from which your wife is suffering generally yields to treatment at once. Still" (dubious. ly), "she Is rather better." "Don't think me Impertinent, doc tor," I exclaimed, speaking on the im pulse of the moment, and llxlng my eyes upon his puzzled face, "but but you have have spoken with with less conviction than usual. Are are you quite sure what la the matter with my wife?" "My dear sir, I will be perfectly can did with you," answered Dr. N, "I have located the mischief exactly. And, having located it. I am able to Infer the nature of the malady. For no other malady of this character could possibly exist in that particular spot. At the same time, some ordinary symp toms of the malady which I allude to are not present In Mrs. X.. while, on the other hand, certain symptoms are observable In her which I have not yet toino across jn a case of this kind. Btlll, I am forced to conclude that Bhe Is suffering from this complaint, al though' In un abnormal form. For, Jf II s not this, then nil I can say Is that OPINION. 1 It must bo some new disease entirely unknown to medical science." "Hut but you nre not absolutely satisfied?" I suggested. "Well no! Not absolutely. Yet It can be nothing else It enn be nothing else. Look here, my dear sir, you would have no objection, I suppose, to culling In a second opinion?" "Of course not, doctor. Who Is the best man?" "F." he said, naming nn eminent specialist, "has the highest reputation In these cases." "Very well. Will you appoint with Dr. F. to meet you here In consulta tion?" "Yes. Stay, though. Ujfore I do that It may 'he wiser to wait another 24 bourn. Let the same treatment be continued until I come tomorrow, and If there Is then no Improvement In our patient wo will call In F. How Mill that do?" "I hRve every confidence In you, doc tor, I place myself unreservedly In your hands." , "All right. Then let It be as 1 have suggested." About 4 o'clock on the sami after noon T wus not n little surprised to recelw unother visit from Dr. N. "Ah!" he said, after we had ex changed greetings, "you Jldn't expect inu naln today7 I spoke this morn ing, you know, about u second opinion. Well, T have taken n second oolnloii: not. howevH', another man h, but my own. And the result has been to throw o. Hood of light upon Mrs. X.'s mysterious malady." I stared at hlni In some bewilder ment, not understanding exactly what he meant. "My dear sir." he replied, answering my look. "I do not wonder at your leollng surprised. I am smpiisei my self. The real truth about '.Mrs. X.'s complaint embodied In my second opinion,- as I like to call It has dawn ed upon me, quite suddenly, this af ternoon. And It explains everything. May 1 Ju.t run up and see my patient." "Of course," I said. And 1 conducted him upstairs to my wife's room. It was not very long be fore he came down again. In the meantime I had been thlnklns over bis strange words, and uvsn stranger man ner, and wondering what it all meant. Uefoie I had arrived al any sort of conclusion except that his sudden dis covery about my wife's complaint might possibly have el.ited and excit ed him into his present state he walk ed In upon me. I noticed bis face par ticularly. It was now calm, keen, con vinced. The puzzled expression which I had observed on previous occasions had completely vanished. "Well, my dear sir," he said, In a bilsk, well-satisfied tone, "my second opinion wus coireut. We have piobed the mischief." "You have?" "Beyond a shadow of tituv-rtnlnty, or a possibility of doubt Mr.". X. Is suf fering from " 'It was a Greek word, ending In "Ills.") A rare and new complaint, only Just discovered.'' And lie entered Into explanatory de tails, which, In this case also, and for similar reasons, shall abstain from describing ti. you." "Is It dangerous?" I eMrtlmed. 'Oh no. And it la wonderfully sus ceptible of treatment. -Indeed',' I will promise you that after Mrs. X. has taken u. few doses of the specltlo which 1 shall prescribe for her, .you will no tice an extraordinary change for the setter in her condition. Would. you oblige me with pen und paper?" He rapidly wrote oil a preset ipt ion. ''There," he said, hand Inn it to me. "Send out and have tills made up tit once. It is to be taken every two hours until I come tomorrow. And, unless I am much mistaken," he added, as he M'ent out, "there will be no occasion, after all, to call in Dr. F." .He proved to be quite right. A few doses of this new medicine did effect a marvelous Improvement In my wife, and by the time Dr. N. came on the following mornlna: she was quite an other woman. "Well, doctor," 1 said to him, delight edly, when ho looked in on me after his Interview w,it'i my wife. "You were r.ot at fault, you seo; you have found Mrs. X. wonderfully better have you not?" "Yes, yes; wonderfully so. Her physical condition has undergone a really marvelous change. I notice, however and It do-js sometimes hap pen in ladles suffering from this mal adya slight tendency to cerebral de rangement. She Is now under a curi ous hallucination concerning herself." "Hallucination! 1 have noticed noth ing of that sore. Sho seems to me to be more herself than she has been for weeks." ' Yes? Well, thsse little imaginations are only fitful and momentary and easily escape notice. Hut, just now, she said something about my havlog paid her a second visit yesterday uf ternoon, and having changed her med icine, and a few more things of that sort. A passing fancy, of coarse, I said nothing to undeceive her, as " "To undeceive her?" 1 Interposed, w.th eyes wide open. "To to unde ceive her? About what, doctor?" "Why, about my second visit and my change of medicine." he said, in soma surprise at my question. "I mean, I didn't tell her that I had never been a second time yesterday, and had never changed her medicine at all." I stared at him now with undisguised astonishment. "My my dear doctor," I ejacu'ated; "you are Jesting, of course. You" "Jesting. No, indeed. Where does the jest come In?" he Inquired, with a lift of his eyebrows. "But but you deny having come again yesterday afternoon and having changed my wifo's medicine?" "Certulnly, because I did nothing of the ort." "nut but you did come," I cried, "und you did change her medicine, and you told me that the real truth about her Illness had Just dawned on you, and that she was suffering from" I happened to remember that word' ending in "Itls," and I repeated it to him correctly as he had told It to me. It was now Dr. N.'s turn to stare. "Pshaw!" he ejaculated. "You must bo Jesting now, my dear sir. Why, for one thing there Is no such malady known to the medical faculty; for an other " "Dr. N" I gasped (my head was by thla time In a sort of whirl, and I felt very queer and uncomfortable about this affair, for his denials were evi dently sincere), "there seems to bo sonie gome extraordinary mistake or delusion somewhere. But you cannot deny the evidence of your own hand writing! I will ahow you your prescription." As I spoke I took It from a drawer where 1 kept fcuch things, unfolded It and gave t to him. Ho regarded It with a frown of be wilderment; held It up to the light and Inspected It carefully, tho bewilder ment In his face growlntr more and more pronounced ns he did so. "By Jupiter!" he ejaculated at last, In great astonishment, "And I wrote this yesterday?" "In this room, yesterday afternoon." "I have absolutely no recollection of It." "Nor of coming here at all?" "Most unquestionably not." "And yet you did come and expressed what you called 'a second opinion' on my wifo's case, and prescribed for her thlH medicine, which she has been tak ing ever since and which has simply made her another woman In a few hours." "I I can't understand It. I could swear that I spent the whole of It In doors wiping off urrears of correspon dence. I I well, It Is simply the most amazing and mystifying thing I ever heard of." , "Yes," I Informed him; "and you not merely told me the technical name of my wife's Illness the true nature of which had only Just dawned on you, and which you spoke of as a rare and rcoently-dlscovered ailment but you gave me a detailed explanation of It." And 1 proceeded to repeat to hint, us nearly as I could remember, what" he hail taken so much pains to make clear to me the previous afternoon. He listened to me with fixed, atten tion. Before I had concluded, he sprang up and banged the table with his fist. "By heavens!" he cried,' "I do be lieve that you or I, or both of us. have happened on a great discovery. I am not superstitious, as you know. But I will swear that that's some super natural power must have had a hand In this." On the occasion of a subsequent visit, three days Inter, Dr. N. came In to see me at once, before going to my wife's room. Ills face was working, I could see. with a scarcely suppressed: excite ment; and ho could hardly control his voice to greet me calmly. He pro duced a letter from bis breast pocket, which he took from Its envelope, spread out and placed in my hands, erly. "Dont read the beginning part, "I must show you this," he said eag erly. "Don't read the beginning part, please. It Is from from the girl to whom I am engaged, and the first side Is all occupied with private matter. Begin over the page. 1 may explain that Miss W. Is a qualified woman doctor, now practicing in Birming ham." I read through that part of the let ter to which my attention was direct ed. As 1 did so 1 uttered many ejacu lations of Intense surprise. The writer was describing a case exactly similar to that of my wife, and went on to ex patiate, with evident pride, on the fact that she had discovered in her patient an entirely new Internal malndv. She stated that the case had puzzled her for some time, and that the actual truth had only dawned on her two days previously, while she was sitting alone over her afternoon tea. She gave the nunie that very Greek word ending In "itls" by which she bad christened her discovery, and added particulars of the medicine, which sho hud prescribed and to which the mal ady had yielded with astonishing rap idity; and she concluded by asking Dr. N.'s advice aa to the best method of bringing this Important discovery lief oi e the medical profession. "This th'iE stems a marvelous co incidence'' I exclaimed, in great us tonishinent. "Mcst marvelous. You note that Miss W.'s . letter is duteJ vesterdav. 1-Ter- discovery, sho -says, dawned on hof- ttvo'-'daysr previously, vJhlle sitting alone over her afternooh tea. That takes us back to the precise day and hour of my unconscious visit to Mrs. X." "And and you mentioned the very ?ame nuine for the complaint as she mentions, and prescribed the Identical drugs which' sh prescribes. "Exactly. I ought to add one fact more. On that afternoon I was writ ing to Miss W., who was, therefore, of course, very especially in my mind at the time. This .seems to point to the only possible explanation." "And that is?" "Mental telepathy, to use a cant psychical phrase; which Is a short way of saying that our minds must, some how, have suffered a mysterious and unconscious communion, under the ln Huenco of which I became utterly lost to all external circumstances; and, while In that condition, I must have come here, without knowing it, to make use of the knowledge which, also without knowing It, I had Just ac quired." I have, no more to add, ladles and gentlemen, except to assure you once more of the perfect authenticity of the above facts. As regards the explana tionwell, if anybody present can sug gest one better than that offered by Dr. N. himself, I hope he will let us hear It. (End of Mr. X.'s paper.) It mav Interest the reader to learn that no better explanation was forth coming, and that the case of Dr. N. Is quoted In the records of the Phas mataloglcal Society as an undoubted Instance of mental telepathy.' Opinions of a Ituclielor. Marriages wouldn't bo failures If men weren't. The only really asclnating girls you ever tee are on the calendnrs. Probably when lis father fell on the prodigal son's neck he jumped on it teal hard. , When a mun swears off for any other reason but to please his wile ho Is apt to really think he In in earnest. The average man would just as lief hear a girl gurglo her throat us to heur her sing u thing with trills In it at u church concert. New York Press. A ItEMWDKK. O paining heart! The balm was never grown to heal thy smurt; But others sigh tho same; up, sow for these, And grow the herb of grace to glvo them ease "And heal my own wound also?" Haply so; Or Imply never; that I do not know; , 'TIs not for that we sow I O lonely soul! Perchance tho other hulf that makes thy whole Was broken In tho mold; but all around Such maimed and useless fragments may bo found. Go, show them how one grand mosaio plan May form Itself of broken lives of mini. "And the One Friend among them find?" Perchance; Yet, wether Fate that gift denies or grants, Btlll look not thou askance, O dreaming brain! Thou nnver uholt possess thy plot In Spain; But In thy languid hand lies power to do Deeds whereby dreams of others shall come true; 'And see fulfilled my own tond visions?" It is not promised. Btlll what seer can uy? There lies no nearer way! Loulm Betts Edwards (n Harper'. JERMYN AND MAYFIELD. Proceedings of tho Coiuiciln--Nov irom the Secret rdori--l'crnotinl I'arngrnplis. ' The council met last Friday evening In regular session with nil members present except Mr. Swick. There was not much business of Importance done except the payment of bills, which were presented by the following: A rebate allowed tho esc,-tux collector, Hlller, $3.17; tho Jcrmyn Electric Light company, J13l.ro; Jermyn and Kush brook Water company, 119.60; C. D, Winters & Co., $1.80; II. J. Campbell, $1.35; Morcoin, $11, for road repair; William Taylor, $2.25, nnd the New York Belting company, $105 for mer chandise. A bill from Patrick E. Tim lin, for writing up contracts, was laid over until next meeting. Liberty lodge, No. 188, Knights of Pythias, of this town, Is a growing or ganization. During the past month they have had the pleasure of Initiat ing about fifty candidates. Last Fri day evening at their meeting the fol lowing officers wero Installed: Chan cellor commander, George Blake; vice commander, John Adams; prelate, Thomas Nethoton; tnnstcr of work, George Belch ; master at arms, Charles Torkel; Inner guard, David Bengough; outer guard, Thomas Davis; trustee, Thomas M. Davl3. George S. Dunn made a business trip to Cnrbondale Friday. William Merreth, of Scott Hoad, made a business trip to Scranton, Fri day. At the meeting of the A. O. H Divis ion 10, Thursday evening, the following officers were Installed for the ensuing term: President. Edwurd Cuff; vice president, John M. Forbes; recording secretary, Thomas L. Martin: financial secretary, John Davitt; treasurer, Timothy Donavon; sergeant-tU-arms, John Hennessy; sentinel, James Mona ghan. P. II. Glllernn, of the telephone ex change of Carbondale, wus Inspecting the line through Mayfield and Jermyn on Thursday. J. D. Stocker, who has been confined to the house for the past two months with rheumatism, left Friday after noon, In company with Dr. M. J. Shields, for the Hot Springs, which me located about eight miles from De troit, Mich. Michael Gaughan, of Mayfield, an nounces himself us candidate for poor director, subject to the decision of the Democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Isaac, of May field, moved their household goods to Oly'phant, Saturday, where they will make their future home. John F. Farrell. of Mayfield, an nounces his name as a candidate for council, subject to the decision of the Democratic caucus. John It. Jones, the druggist, Is visit ing relatives und friends In Wllkes Barre and Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Griffiths, of Main street, were visiting the latter'a parents at Forest City yesterday. A delegation of Odd Fellows of this town visited the Lackawanna lodge, of, Scranton, on Friday evening. The following are those who comprised the party: William Davis, William Small comb, KIchard Owens, Martin Gill, Thomas Mains, Nicholas Bennett, Wil liam Bennett and Price Davis. A sleighing party from Scranton was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henwood, Friday evening. William Rowland, of Third street, took a party of little folks slelghtidl-ng Saturday, and when they returned to the barn Mr. Rowland went to th6 house for the key to open the door. His little boy,. Willie, slashed the horses with the whip and' caused them to take fright. Thoy ran down Third street at a lively rate, throwing all the little ones out upon the road. They ran as far as Cemetery street, when Mr. George Finch stopped them. The chil dren were not badly Injured, and thet'e was no serious damage done. Mrs. Henwood and Mrs. Williams were visiting In Carbondale, Saturday. 13. F. Edmonds, of Mayfield. Is look ing for the nomination for councilman. At the meeting of the A. O. K. of M. C, Jermyn castle, 102, last Wednesday evening. District Deputy AVllllamson, of Scranton, Installed the following officers: S. K. C William Westing ton; V. K. C. William Curley; lieu tenant, Thomas Mains; chaplain, John Culey; sir knight chief of staff, David Jones; sir knight inside guard, G, Burke; sir knight outside guard, Aug THE PASSING CHANCE. The Wanamaker History Club nears its close. Out edition is limited. -The end will be reached in a few days. Afterwards you must pay double our price for the greatest history in and of the world. Join today and share in the benefits which we have secured from the publishers. 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For hundreds of years am bassadors used tho snuff box as a dis courager of Impulsiveness and temper. You can't think of Talleyrand, for ln stnnce, without his precious snuff box, llecnll the paintings nnd prints of tho picturesque ole fellow; ho seemed to be always offering a pinch of snuff to somo other smirking chup. When passions be camo strained, or tilings that ought not to be said wero likely to be forced out by u sly remark ot one's adversary, or tin unexpected sltuntlbn developed, tho pass ing of snuff always against time. Tho clguretto does tho sumo business now. Tho cigar Is too big and too heavy for many men, but the cigarette Is dainty and harmless, and If It does unythlng, It steadies the nerve for the time. It Ih u graceful thing to offer; It affords a chance for a polite smile; It helps a fellow to get nn lmtinsslvn fnce; nnd most of nil It makes him careful In speech. Why the world never will know how often even war has been averted by the cigarette. There, is always a war of diplomats be fore the open war of nations, nnd that little roll of tobacco hns again and nguln during the last ten years been a spell of peace among ambassadors when Irrita tion bad got the better of them nnd uny moment might hear tho Irrevocable words which would precipitate war. All tho sensitiveness of a whole nation is sometimes tingling In tho person of 'ts one ambassador during a critical Inter view, und I could tell you strange stories were I nt liberty, which I have, gathered nmong tho diplomatic corps of various capitals of how International anger has been soothed by the sinoko of a cigar ette." No Good Map ol Cuba. From the Now York Sim. Any Inmlsman who tries to buy u good mnpof Cuba will learn tho surprising fact that no such mao bus ever been made, nnd that even Its coasts uro for tho most part either uncharted nt all or charted ,o carelessly and Incorrectly that tho cap tains of vessels In approaching any ex cept a few of the Island's most Important harbors are forced to rely almost exclu sively on tiuch Information ns their own eyes nnd sounding lines will supply. Tills may not set-in like a very Important mat ter, especially to those who nro accus tomed to think of Cuba as an out-of-the-way part of the world. In which many charcterlstlcs of a new and unexplored re glon nre pardonable. In reality, however, this lnck of maps nnd charts shows the quality of tho Spanish rule us clearly us do tho murder.- of n m-con.Lutants or ..he whole-gain misappropriation of public fluids about which every correspondent has so much to say. As countries in Hie new world go, Cuba is very old. Tho Spaniards began to explore It In 1492, and since 1511, except for a single year, they have had uninterrupted possession of U. And In four bundled years they have not had time enough to spuro from tho task of diulning tho Island's lesnurces even to survey Its coast. Tho Idea of uddlng Cuba to the civilized world never oc curred to them. The only thought wus to establish at Havana und In a few other places great fortresses, by which the Island could be. not governed, but con trolled, and anything that would help general commerce was carefully left un done. One Mistake nnd Another. From tho Syracuso Standard. A college professor who prided himself on lib, correct English beard his wifo re mark: "I intended to tell Jane to Inlng a fresh bucket of water." 'you doubtless mean a bucket of trenh water," corrected the professor. "I wish you would pay some attention to your rhetoric. Your mistakes uro curious." A few moments later he said: "My dear, that picture will show to bet ter udvantuge If you were to luing It over the clock." "Ah," bhe tepllcd, quietly, "you doubt less mean If I wore to hang it above tho clock. If I wero to bank it over ihe clock we cot Id not tell tho time. 1 wish you would be more careful with your rhetoric, my dear; your mistakes are curious." Nick Itoom Hints. From tho American Queen. Every woman Is likely to find herself at some time In charge of a sick room, und, If It be a new charge, the knowledge of a few simple rules vvlil bo almost Indispens able. The first point to be considered In seeding a room for tho sick Is that It should be. If possible, on the sulo of the house receiving tho morning or noonday huh. This Is a rule that is unvarying in summer or winter the sun Is conducive to B and It'll be long past bedtime before you lay it down and that's only treating It on the one sidu as a work of absorbing interest as fascinating as a romance 1 Perhaps its greatest value Is as a relerence work for as sucn It has been acknowledged the "best In any language ot any time.'' By relerence work we mean Its use as an encyclopedia of Information about every country past and present everv race and tribe of ethnic Importance that has ever trod this earth from the beginning in short, every important event, as well as the makers of events. " "S Its unique system of Indexing a marvel of Interest In Itself enables one to turn quishv to any subject or class of ' subjects country or class of countries events or series of events nation or branch of races of all times. PHILADELPHIA JQHN WANAMAKER WJ Wfft u health. Tho pror-or temperature to main tnln Is from Mxty-fivo to sovcnty-flvo de grees Fahrenheit. One of tho best appli ances for cooling tho room ts an electric fun which blows over a tub or bowl ot too. A simpler plan Is to uso an lco bag of rubber or oiled silk. Under ordinary cir cumstances tho patient's face and neck may bo sponged several times a day with cool water nnd tho palms of tho hands rubbed with Ice. There nro a largo number of drugs for lowering fcbrlcl tem peratures, but they should only bo used when prescribed by a physician. The same cMitlon must bo observed as to tho uso of lco packs nnd poultices. Tepid Bpongo baths, to which bay rum, vinegar or alcohol solution huvo been added, nro cooling and grateful to a sufferer In tho summer time, nnd mny usually bo given at least onco n day. RAILROAD TIME TABLES PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Schedule In Effect Nov. 38, 1897. Trains Leave Wllkos-Barro as Fol lows: 7.30 a. m., week days, for Sunbury Harrlsburg, Philadelphia, Balti more, Washington, and for Pitts burg and tho West. 10.15 a. m,, week days, for Hnzleton, Pottsville, Reading, Norrlstown, and Philadelphia; and for Sun bury, Harrlsburp, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pitts burg and tho West. 3.12 p. m , daily, forSunbury, Harris burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Pittsburg and tho West. 6.00 p. m., week days, for Hazloton and Pottsville. J. R. WOOD, den'l Pass. Agent, J. D. HUTCHINSON. General Manager. Lehigh Valley Railroad "System Anthrucite Coal Used, Ensuring Cleanli ness and Comfort. IN EFFECT NOV: 11, 1397. TItAINS LEAVE SCRANTON. For Philadelphia and Now York via D. &. H. It. U. at 0.45, 7.50 n. m and 12.03, 1.25, 2.28. 4.41 (Bluck Diamond Express) and ll.ao p. m. For Ptttstpn nnd Wilkes-Burre via D. L. & W. It. It.. 0.00, S.0S, 11.10 a. m 1.05 3.35. 0.00 p. m. For White Haven. Ilazlcton. Pottsvlle, nnd principal polntH In tho coal regions via D. & 11. It. It., C.45, 7.C0 a. m 12.0J, 2.2S and 4,41 p. 111. For Hothlehem, Easton, Heading, llur rlsburg and principal intermediate, feta tion via D. & II. It. It., G.45, 7.50 a. ni 12.05, 1.25, 2.2S. 4.-11 (Black Diamond Ex press), 11.30 p. m. for Tunkhannock, Townnda, Elmlr.i, Ithaca. Geneva, nnd principal intermedi ate stations via D., L. & W. It. It., li.00, S.03 a. m., 12.45 und 3.35 p. m. For Geneva. Rochester, Buffalo, Niag ara Falls. Chicago nnd ulf points west via D. & II. It. II., 12.05. 3.33 (Black Diamond Express), 0.50 and 11.30 p. m. Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh Valley parlor cars on all trains between Wllkes-Barre and New York, Philadel phia, Ilutfulo and Suspeiulon Bridge. ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. CHAS, S. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phllu.. A. ' W. NONNEMACIIER. Asst. Oen. Pass. Agt.. Philadelphia, Pa. Scranton ollice, 89!) Lacktiwnnna uvenue. Central Railroad of New Jersey (Lehigh and Susuehunnu Division.) Stations In New York Foot of Liberty street, N. It., nnd Whitehall Terminal. Anthracite coal used exclusively. Iiihiir- lng cleanliness nnd comfort. TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 14. 1S97. Trains leavo Scranton for Plttsiun, AVIIkes-Barre, etc., at 8.20. !Ur., 11.30 n. m. 12.45, 2.00. 3.03, 5.00, 7.10 p. m. Sundays, 9.W. a. m.. 1.00, 2.13, 7.10 p. m. For Lakewood und Atlantic City, i.20 n. m. For New York. Newark and Elizabeth, S.20 (express) u. m 12.43 (express with Buffet parlor car), 3.03 (express) p, m. Sunday, 2.15 p. in. Train leaving 12.43 p. m. arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Ter minal, 5.19 p. in. nml New York b.OU p. m. For Maunch Chunk. Allentuvvn, Bethle hem, Kaston und Philadelphia, 8.20 a. 111., 12.45. 3.03, 5.1)0 (except Philadelphia) p. m. Sunday. 2.15 p. m. For Baltlmoro and Washington und points South and West via HethlehVm, s.20 a. m., 12.43 p. m. Sundays, 2.13 p. m. For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc., ut S.'20 a. m. und 12.45 p. in. For Reading, Lebanon nnd HarriHburg. via Allentovvn, S.20 u. m., 12.43, 0.00 p. m. Sunduy, 2.15 p. m. For Pottsvlle, 8.20 n. m., 12.43 p. in. Returning leave New Yoik. foot of Lib erty street, North River, at 9.10 (express) 11. m.. 1.10. 1.30, 4.15 (express with ltuftot parlor car) p. m. Sunday. 4.30 n. m. Leave New York, foot Whitehall street. South Ferry, nt 9.0S a. m., 1.00, 1.23. 3.33 p. in. Passengers arriving or departing from this terminal can connect under cover with nil tho elevated railroads. Broadway cayle cars, and ferries to Brooklyn und Staton Island, making quick transfer to und from Grand Central Depot and Long Island Railroad. Leave Philadelphia. Reading Terminal. 9.00 a, 111., 2.00 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday. G.25 a. m. Through tickets to all points nt lowest rato may be had on application in ud vance to tho' ticket agent nt the station. II. P. BALDWIN. Gen. Pass. Agt. J. II. OLIIAUSEN. Gen. Supt. "V'fffl Hi No other history contains onehaIf as many essential facts of the .world's past ,: No other history ever recorded the progress of the Races of Atankind from the beginning down to the present day In fact, Hurt is no othtr history of mankind today In any language. True, you can procure histories of some of the greater and a few of the minor races separately partial records for the most part by various histo rians. True, also, you can consult the encyclopedias for abstract facts and Incidents , of various times and countries, though no consecutive or accurate record can thus be obtained except by the student. But in Ridpath's History of the World you read page after page of the most delightful un-hlstory-llke narrative In which Is told connectedly the story ot man from the original stock, through every out of the many ethnic branches of the black, the brown and Ihe ruddy races till without effort of memory, you've a clear idea of all the existing branches of the great Human Family as well as the paths they've followed down the centuries from the beginning. You'll know why some nations 'lave declined why others nave risen why others are yet destined to rise and fall. You'll read of every important incident In every nation's history of every age with no cumbering of unnecessary detail. You'll start at random any one of the Eight Massive Volumes Delaware nnd Hudson. On Monday, July -.5, trains will "SJe-Wa Scranton ns follows: w n. For Curbondnlo-B.20. 7.63 ft.&M 10.J5 M, m.i 12.00 noon; 1.21. 2.20, &5VG.&V 6.25.--7.574 9.15. 10.45 p. m.; 12.10 a. in, .si, Zfg For Albany, Saratoga, MaritrnstliBfw ton, Now England points, etc., G.ani. fn. 2.20 p. m. For llonesdalo !.20, 8.53, 10.13 a. m.; 12.00 noon; 2.20, 5.23 p. m, For Wllkcs-Barre 6.43, 7.50, 8.45, 9.38, 10.45 n. m 12.05, 1.25, 2.2S, 3.33, 4.41, 6.00, 7.50, 9.50, 11.30 p. m. For Now York, Philadelphia, etc, via. Lehigh Valley R. Jt 0.45, 7.50 a. m 12.05, 1.25, 4.41 p. m. (with Black Diamond Ex press) 11.30 p, m. For Pennsylvania It. It. potnts-6.45, 9.3S, a. m.s 2.28, 4.41 p. m. ' For western points via Lehigh VaUoy R. It., 7.50 a. m., 12.05. 3.33 (with Black Diamond Express), 9.50, 11.30 p. m. , Trains will arrive nt Scranton its fol lows: From Carbondale nnd tho north C.lo, 7.43, 8.40, il.31, 10.40 n. tn 12.00 noon; 1.20: 2.24. 3.23, 4.37, 5.43, 7.45, 8.43, 11,251). m. From Wllkes-Barre and tho South 0.15, 7.G0, 8.50, 10.10. 11.55 n, m. 1.10, 2.11, 3.18. 6.20, 6.21, 7,53, 9.03, 9,45 p. jn.J 12.05 a. tri. ' Complete Information regarding ru'fc,3 to all points In the United States and Cannda may bo obtained at tho ticket of fice In tho depot Special attention given to WcstcrfV n'nd Southern resort business. J. W. BURD1CK. a. P. A., Albany, N. Y. II. W. CROSS, D. P. A.( Scrunton, Pa. Del., I.acka. and Western. Effect Monday, Nov. 21,' 159;. Trains leavo Scranton us follows: Ex press for Now York and all polhts East, 1.40. 3.00. 5.15, 8.00 and 10.05 u. m.; 13.5u Mid 3.33 p. m. , Express for Easton. Trenton, Philadel phia und the South, 5.13, 8.00 und 10.20 a. m.. 12.53 and 3.33 p. m. Wnshlngton and way stations. 3.43 p.. m. Tobyluitina uccommodatlon. 6.10 p. m. Express for Binghnmton, Oswego, El mini, Coming Bath, n.insvfila. ,Moviiil Morris und Buffalo. 12.10. 2.33, 9.00 a, m und'1.53-. p. in., making- rloso VonliectlOcH nt Buffalo to nil points ,lu the.- West, Northwest nnd Southwest. ' ' Blnghsimton apd way stations. 1.03 "p.- wj. Nicholson accommodation, 5.15 p. m. Binghamton and Elmlru express, 5.53 p. m. Express for Utlra and Richfield Spring 2.33 a. 111. 11 ml l.r.3 p. m. Uhaca, 2.33, 9.00 n, m., and 1.55 p. m. For Northumberland, littston, Wllkes Barre. Plymouth, Bloomsburg nnd Dan ville, making cose connection ut North umberand fur Wllllunisport, llnrrlsburg, Baltimore, Washington and the South, Northumberland and Intermediate sta tions, C.00, 10.05 u. 111., and 1.53 and U.Oo p. m. Nantlcoko and Intermediate stnlons, 8.08 and 11.10 n. m. Plymouth and Inter medlnto stations, 3.33 und 8.00 p. m. For Kingston, 12.45 p. in. Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on all express trains. For detailed Information, pocket time tables, etc.. apply to M. L. Smith, Dis trict Passenger Agent, depot, ticket of fice. ' Eric and Wyoming Valley. In effect Sept. 19, 1S97. Trains leavo Scranton for Now York and Intermediate points on Erie rallrodd, also for llawley and local points at 7.03 a. m. und 2.25 p. 111. Arrive at Scranton from ubovo points at 10.23 u. m., 3.15 and 9.38 p. in. SCUANTON DIVISION. Ill Effect December l'Jth, J.SDr. North Bound. South Hound. 201 1 ui E? Stations p m S M (Trains Dally. Ex- f & &; I ccpt Sunday.) 2JEL r niArrlvo Leave a u 725N. Y. Franklin St. .... 740 .... 7lOWcBt 42nd street .... 755 .... 700I Weehawken .... 810 .... p MlArrlve Leave r m risi cadosla . Sua .... .... .... io nancocu .... a 11 .... .. - ;... 120 Stsrlltllt .... 22V .... 1240 1'rcstonPark .... 2 31 ..'). . 1340 Wlnwooa .... 241 ..v. 1225 Pojntello 250 .... 1214 Orson .... 2 58 .... 1203 Pleasant Mt am .... diss Unlondale .... 309 .... 1149 Forest City .... 319 1134 Carbondale .... 331 .... (tiso wmte linage .... rass ... 1I12.V Mayneld .... 13 43 .... Ill si Jermyn .... 345.... Ill IS Archibald .... 351 .... 1115 Wlnton .... 354 .... It 11 Peckvllle .... 359.... 1107 Olrphnnt. .... 4 04 .... 1103 Prlceburg .... 4 07 .... 1103 Throop .... 410 . .. 11 on' rroviaenco .... 4 14 .... fl057i park Place .... 14 17 .... 1055 Scranton .... 42C .... a n'Leave Arrive r i All trains run dally extent Sunday. t Unities that trains stop on signal for pas sengers i-ecure rates via Ontario 4 Western before purchasing tickets and save money. Day and Klght Evpre33tothe West. J. C. Anderson, Gen. Pass. Agt. T. Flltcroft, Dlv, 1'aBS, Agt.8crntnn. 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