MONDAY, JANUAHT 17, 180J.
MONDAY, JANUARY 17. 189S.
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THE SCRAOTON TRIBUNE.
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Cackawanna County.
CARBONDALE.
The Carbondale correspondence of The
Tribune lias been placed In tho hands of
Mr. C. n. Munn, Salem aycnuo and
Church street, to whom news Items may
bo addrened. All complaints ns V) Ir
regular dellvety, etc., should bo made, to
W. T. Roberta, news agent.
BOARD OP TRADE, CHEER Ul'.
business. He Is a son uC Mall Agent
John 'P. Itoberts.
D. AND II. Nores.
Cnrbondnlc Not Profiting by the City's
Natural Advnntitgci.
Activity without a board of trado Is
tn a t.Hlprt. CarbondalQ la such a
city. The organization It had lias
practically slept itself out of exist
ence. Like the seed that sprouts and
dies, It has decayed. The silk mill Is
Its only offshoot, creditable or not aa
It may be, according to the standpoint
viewed from, whether It be that of the
first, or second, mortgage bond hold
ers. However, this enterprise) Is now
able to shuffle for Itself nnd the thins
to do Is to look up another need. Tills
time we desire a. good, hardy kernel
that ran send forth more than one
sprout.
With the bus.nl of trado as with most
other organisation1), thtee or four men
do the work, llenco this proposed nu
cleus should be made up of three or
four of our best business heads and
above all It ghoul'" .iave a nucleus
wh'ich shall be 1 j Indlvldutil giving
life and Impetus to the whole oisnul
zatton. Where Is he? Who will bo the now
nucleus? Business men, men wh'o
have your money Invested hete and
expect It to Increase or decrease with
tho progression or retrogression ot the
town, think this matter over nnd see
If a board of trado cannot be tet to
work without futtl.er delay.
Conductor John Tlllsley, of the Dela
ware and Hudson company, has been
luid off for thirty days, It wns brought
about by the failure of his llagman to
go back when the train stopped one
foggy night recently. A rear end col
lision occurred, doing slight damage.
The llagman thoug'ht the crow behind
had work to do which' would detnln
them longcv and Conductor Tlllfley
was not near enough to order him
back. The llagman was discharged.
Frederick Topping and the Delaware
and Hudson company have severed
connections. Mr. Topping h.id 'been
foi cman of car tepalrs about twenty
flvo yeais. .Bernard Itiumnn ! his
successor.
COMMON SENSE CURE
PYRAMID PILE CURE CURES PILE8
PERMANENTLY BY CURING
THE CAUSE.
PURELY PERSONAL.
INCREASED ASSESSMHNT.
Archie Hall, of Mitchell c.enuc, Is
suffering blood poisoning. It is the Jo-
suit of a cut sustained while at work
In Van Uergen's plumbing department.
Fred Wear, the now wlzaid of tho
Nile, la paid to be as like Frnnk Dan
iels as two peas in a pod. Ho Is brigh't
nnd lively on hN feet ns well as In his
talk, he has a pleasing manner of tak
ing tho audlenre into his confidence,
and he plays the title jart In "The
Wizard of tho Nile ' no merrily ns did
the originator.
AVUIIam Conigan, of the "Lookout,"
lias his rhouldcr dislocated at tho
Kianklln bleaker Saturday.
Tho members of the Young Ladles'
Cooking club of this city will be enter
talncd at the home-of Mrs. Haydn
Evans in Hvde Patk, on the first Fri
day In February.
LOCALS.
DR. RIDRATH
nONSFN-TSi
"Kv x Vaf m m jl , '.
Remarkable Remedy Which li Bringing Com
fort toThoiManda of Sufferer.
Probably half the people who see this
article suffer from piles. It is one of
tho commonest diseases and one of tho
most obstinate. People havo It for
years and Just because It is not Im
mediately fatal they neglect It. Care
lessness about so Dimple 'a thing as
piles has often caused death. Hemor
rhages occms during surgical treat
ment, often causing death.
Piles are simple In the beginning and
easily cured. They can be cured even
In tho worst stages, without pain or
loss of blood, quickly, surely and com
pletely. There is only ono remedy that
will do it Pyramid Pile Cure.
It allays tho Inflammation Immedi
ately, heals the Irritated surface and
with continued treatment reduces tho
swelling and puts the membranes Into
good, sound healthy condition. The
euro Is thorough and permanent.
1 1 are Is a voluntary and unsolicited
testimonial wo have lately received:
Mrs. M. C. Hlnkly, 601 Mississippi
St , Indianapolis, Ind., says: Have been
a sufferer from tho pain and nnnoynnce
of Piles for lltteen years, the Pyramid
Pile Cure and Pyramid P.HIs gave me
Immediate relief and In a short time
a complete cure.
Druggists sell Pyramid rile Cure or
will get It for you If you asked them
to. It Is but CO cents per pnekage and
's put up only by the Pyramid Drug
Co., Mai -hall, Mich.
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January 13 th wc should have been compelled to announce the closing of the ,"',
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The case was laid before Dr. Ridpath, and he generously consented to our having another edition, but only one-half as many
as the former one. But he insists that no more shall be sold at this price. ' ' '
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World's nations and peoples at half the publishers' regular prices.
Mnr Uring About n Taxpayers' Pro
tective Association.
The city assessors havo finished the
work of bending out the notices to
property owners of the new valuations
placed upon real estate within their
territory and the board of revision and
appeal will meet for the first time on
Jan. 18 to hear the complaints which
are expected to be more plentiful than
usual this year.
The residents of the First wnrd will
he heard on the 18th; those of the Sec
ond ward on the 29th, and the remain
ing wards will take up the balance ot
the month. As the assessments have
been raised twenty per cent, this year
all will want to scrutinize the new
figures placed upon their properties.
It Is very doubtful that the tax rate
will be reduced, and thus the amount
to be paid by property holders this
year will be considerably larger than
last. The Increase In the school tax
last year was grumbled about and tho
prospect of a still further Increase this
year Is not meeting with a very hearty
reception by tho mujotlty of property
owners. A taxpayers' protective asso
ciation Is likely to be the outgiowth.
Mls Dertha. Sands, of Hancock, N.
Y.. Is tho guest of Miss Minnie Cowlcs.
Miss Helen Wade ha.4 returned from
Seranton.
f.tlo Wagenluust, now of Seranton,
nttended the meeting of the Elite Danc
ing clasn In this city Saturday even
ing. Mr. and Mis. H. M. Rounds, of
P.eynshnnliurst, spent yesterday In
T'niondale, tho guests of Mr. and -Mrs.
I"lmcr Sherman.
Miss Minnie Kyte. of Plttston, Is th'o
guest of Miss Flora Harrison, of Wash
ington street.
Miss Lou Williams is filling a cleik
shlp at the Miners' and Mechanics'
Savings bank.
James L. Ste.vart spent Sunday with
relatives in Mlddletown, N. Y.
Walton Lee. who has been seilouslv
ill, Is now out of danger.
Ridpath's
History of
the World
TAYLOR NEWS.
WEDNESDAY'S CONCERT.
Progrnnimo of tho Coming Event nt
the -Methodist Church.
Programme of concert to be given
In the First Methodist Episcopal church
on Wednesday evening, Jan. 19, under
the auspices of the choir, nsslsted by
John T.Watklns, medallist of the Royal
Academy of Music, Loudon, baritone;
Miss Lydla Saller.of Seranton, soprano,
and W. D. Evans, of this city, tenor:
Anthem, "By the Rivers of Babylon"
Choir.
Solo, "Gay Oltana" Hawley
Miss Lydia Sailer.
Duet, "Forest Birds" Bilggs
Mrs. Moon and Scurry.
Solo, "Piona" Stephen Adams
John T. Watklns.
Chorus, "O Father Whose Almighty
Power" Handel
Choir.
Solo, "The Everlasting Day"....Bevan
William D. Evans.
Duet (a), "Still is the Night" Abt
(b) "When the Roses First Appear"
Goetzo
J. T. Watklns and Miss L. Sailer.
Solo, "Spring" Well
Miss L. Sailer.
Chorus, "Brightest and Best"..D. Buck
Choir.
Duet, "The Two Sailors" Parry
Watklns and Evans.
Solo, "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"
Serjennt
John T. Watklns.
Chorus, "Gloria," from Twelfth Mass
Mozart
Choir.
Accompanists, Miss Rose Strickland
and Prof. A. P. Thomas.
Schubmehl; high constable, Jesse Mor
ris. Second ward, council, John P. Wil
liams; school director, Joseph W. Pat
ten; assessor, John Penman; judge of
election, Thomas Mason; Inspector, T.
D. Evans.
The general Democratic ticket Is as
follows: Justice of the peace, M. J.
Cannon; auditor, P. J. Farrell; high
constable, P. H. Gibbons.
First ward, council, three years, M.
J. Nealon; two years, Kdward J. How
ard; school dliector, John J. Walsh;
assessor, Edward J. McGlnty; Judge of
election. P. A. Cannon; Inspector, Ed
ward Gllhooly.
Second ward, council, Richard J.
Gallagher; school director, Peter L.
Walsh.
Third ward, council, Thomas Robin
son; school director, Patrick Langan;
assessor, Peter Ingolsby; Judge of
election, George B. Holleran; Inspector,
W. Q. Lawrence.
The Republicans of the Fourth ward
will hold their primaries on Wednes
day evening, between the hours of 4
and 7.
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NEWSDEALER ROBERTS TO WED.
MIsRVnrnaM. Reynolds Will Itecomo
UlsIJrido on the fiOili.
Many friends of tho popular young
couple will be surprised when thev
receive this announcement of the com
ing marriage of alias Varna M. Rey
nolds to William J. Roberts. The nup
tlallstlo event will occur 'at tho home
of the prospective bride's mother on
tho 26th Inst., at 7 o'clock. The cpre
mony will be performed by the Rev.
O, A, Place, Ph. D of the First Meth
odist church. The wedding will be a
fiUlet one and attended by the mem
bers of the Immediate family only.
Miss Reynolds Is ono of the pretty
daughters of Mrs. Juliet A. M. Rey
nolds, of No. 3S Terrace street, nnd the
gtooin-to-be 1i one of the proscerous
business men of the cltv, having suc
ceeded John W. Shannon In the news
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The Davis nnd Willinms Xuptinln.
Members of the C II. Church Ten
der n Kcccpliou--Icrsonnl News.
On Saturday evening Miss Maggie
Davis and Mr. William Williams, both
populnr young people of this town,
were united in the bonds of matrimony
at the bride's homo by the Rev. J. M.
Lloyd, of the Welsh Baptist church.
The Interior of the parlor in which the
nuptial service was conducted was
prettily decorated. Tho wedding march
was executed by Mr. Daniel Davis.
Tho bride was attired In blue silk,
trimmed with lace and satin, and was
attended by Miss Mnry Williams, slBter j
of the groom, who woio a costume I
similar to that of the bride. The best
man was Louis A. Jones, of Provi-1
dence. At the clo&e of the ceremony a
wedding supper was served. Mr. nnd
Mrs. Williams will go to housekeeping
in n. well-furnished homo on Taylor
street. Those present were: Mr. nnd
Mrs. Daniel D. Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
John Aston, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Da
vis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curtus, Mr.
and Mrs. James Curtus, Mr. and Mrs
David Curtus, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Kdwards, Mrs. Margaret Curtus, Mr.
and Mrs. James Palmer, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Benjamin Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hancock, of Kingston; Misses
Jennie Jenkins, Sarah Moses, Mary
Jenkins, Nellie Moses, Bertha Davis,
Susie Moses, and Mrs. Harry Moreland,
Mrs. J. P. Thomas, and Messrs.
Thomas Moses, jr., Charles Curtus,
Jacob Reese, Anthony Williams, Wil
liam Evans, Thomas Harris, David
Lewis, Thomas A. Evans, T. L. Jones,
and Arthur Hobbs, of Providence.
The lady members of the Calvary
Baptist church tendeied Mrs. Lizzie
Havard a reception at her home on
Crove street, Saturday evening. Tho
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all
and hours passed like minutes to the
happy party. At 9.30 o'clock a sumptu
ous repast wa3 served.
The collieries of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western company in this
place and vlclnltyaro scheduled to work
four and five eight-hour days this week.
The citizens of the First ward met
on Friday evening at the hotel of John
Gibbons, of Oak street, and nominated
the following candidates for the com
ing spring election: Council, William
Judge; assessor, Thomas Francis; con
stable, John Powell; Judge of election,
Charles Evans.
All arrangements havo been com
pleted for the grand concert which is
to be held at Weber's rink this (Mon
day) evening, under the auspices of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The committee who have charge of tho
affair have secured for the occasion
the very best of local talent and tho
concert promises to bo one of t e most
delightful events of this season. The
doors will open nt 7 o'clock; concert
will commence at 7.30 o'clock. Admis
sion, 25 cents.
Messrs. T. Dowltt Edwards and Harry
Evans circulated among Hyde Park
f 1 lends yesterday.
John Kealey. formerly of Reese's
drug store, has accepted a position with
the Lackawanna drug firm, Seranton.
The Emblem division, No. 57, Sons of
Temperance, will meet this evening In
Van Horn's hall on Mliln street.
Miss Sadie Carter, who haa been
spending tho past week as the guest of
friends In Providence, has returned
home.
Revival Eervlces will be held In the
Methodist Episcopal church four nights
this week, beginning tomorrow even
ing. Mlnooku Tribe, No. 217, Improved
Order of Redmen, will meet this even
ing In Taylor hall.
Prldo of Lnckawnna, Ladles' lodge.
No. 18, of this place, will hold a grand
social tomorrow evening nt their rooms
in Reese's hall. All membeis are re
quested to be present.
Burgess and Mrs. James E. Watklns
and daughter, Mcrceres, of Taylor, and
Professor and Mrs. T, W. Watklns and
daughter, Natalie, of Olyphant, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Will W. Watklns yes
terday. Mr. and Mrs. James JlcCormlck, Mr.
and Mrs. Elijah Wagner and H. J. Mc-'
Cormick spent Sunday at 'Seranton.
The employes of the Mount Jessup
Coal company and the Peck Lumber
company were paid last Saturday.
Tho fair, and trades display of the
Wilson Fire company will be reopened
next Saturday evening.
Ex-Councilman W. B. Stevens will do
jury duty this coming week.
A regular meeting of Oriental Star
Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, will
be held next Tuesday evening.
Tho First and Third wards held Re
publican primaries hero last Saturday
evening. The following are the nom
inations: First ward Councilman,
three years, W. S. Bloes; echool di
rector, three years, S. M. Rogers; Judge
of election, W. J. Broad; inspectors,
William Vaughn and A. R. Dunlap;
assessor, W. J. Bonner. Third ward
nominations Councilman, three years,
R. J. Reese; school director, three
years, Roma Callendar; assessor, Har
ry Malnes; Judge ot election, William
Vanderfort; Inspectors of election, L.
B. Thompson and Thomas Swales.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold a "Crank
a Phone" social in the church parlors
Tuesday evening, Jan. 25. A very In
teresting programme is being prepared
and supper will be served for the small
sum of ten cents.
Miss Jennie Kennedy, of Pleasant
Mount, Is visiting at the horns of Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Peck.
OPHIUCUS
on the
ECLIPSE
The chief topic next week among tho
philosophic and occult community will
bo the total eclipse of the sun, totally
visible In Northern China, India, and
Central Africa, and partly visible in
South China, Arabia, Egypt, and North
Africa, to take place January 22, 1803,
and to tho Mundane Astrologer tho
time of ecllptlo conjunction becomes
of the greatest Importance. The maj
ority of ordinary people seem to think
thievish propensities, robberies or
plots of treachery, calamities In navi
gation, dry and parching diseases,"
such as tho gall, tertian fevers, pes
tllent burning fevers, mad sudden dls
tempeis In tho head, smallpox, the
plague, etc.: "and all parts of cere
monies of religion, the affairs of the
executive government, as well as man
ners, custom and laws will suffer. It
will generate In the atmosphere tur
bulent, sharp, nnd variable winds, to
gether with thunders, meteors, and
lightnings, accompanied by sudden
chasms in tho earth, and earthquakes;
by these means It not infrequently oc
casl&ns tho destruction of anlmnls and
plants, usslgned to be of service to
mankind." Uranus and Saturn having
the same zodiacal parallel of declina
tion as Mercury, and nearlng the house
the countries through which the total I death' ""i"f ?Lm"?'
OLYPHANT.
Where All nro Honest.
Tho Swedes are punctiliously honest
and truthful. When asking for places at
a theater, for Instance, tho ticket clerk
never falls to Inform the applicant If,
owlnc to tho crowded stato of the house,
a better sosltlon would bo secured with
a cheaper ticket than the one asked tor.
Again, when parcels are taken out by
Bteumers from Stookholm to country
places in the neighborhood, they nro Just
thrown on to the quay, where thoy fre
quently remain half the day without be
ing claimed, according to "Anecdotes."
It never seems to occur to any one that
they could bo possibly taken by any one
but their rightful owners.
On a canal trip of any length a little
book lips In Mie saloon of tie steamer In
which eacv assenger keeps his own ac
count of number of meals and drinks
that ho A taken during tho journey.
Queen Victoria's Chnrily.
A story is told of Queen Victoria which
well Illustrates her majest)'s kindly
thoughtfulness for her subjects. Somo
jeara ago and old man, named John
Pearco, living in Ueer Lane, Windsor,
had been unable to pay his rent. Tho
landlord ordered him to move. This was
Impossible, since his wife was lying HI
In bed. One morning workmen came and
begun to pull olf tho tiles. The old man
In despair rushed to the Castla and de
manded to see tho queen. After somo
difficulty a massage was conveyed to her
majesty. As the result, she actually
drove round to tho house in her carriage,
nnd ordered the workmen to replace ev
ery tile as they had found It. At tho
same time by a handsome prerent she
placed the old mun out of his dilnculty,
Went ns lie Proposed It.
A story Is going the rounds as to un old
Italian officer who, at a recent dluner.had
to propose tho toast or the tn regiment
I,. m n .1 a n .nmtitlni. ttun.mlniit. inn V.
and concluded as follows: "Here's tr .e
gallant th regiment, the last to h
the field and the first to leave Itl" ; sat
down amid a shout or laughter, and then,
seeing his mistake, strove to rectify it
"Gentlemen," ha said, "you must forgive
me for the slip I have Just made. The
toast I wished to proposo was: 'Hare's to
the gallant th regiment, equal to
none!' " There was another burst of
laughter, and the grizzled horo of a hun
dred fights rose for a third time to try to
put matters straight; but his words woro
lost In the noise and merriment, and the
toast was honored us ho had proposed it.
m
All Impressive Lesson.
In a certain prominent English church
tho choir sang ono Sunday morning an
unusually brilliant "Te Doum," which
hud a grand fortissimo ending. At Its
close the rector arose, and In his quiet
voice read the second lesson, which on
thin particular Sunday wub the twentieth
line passes, and they are practically
true, yet, but comparatively few know
why such an event should cause such
a marvelous chnnge of man and gov
ernment. Some will not alloy their
reason to acknowledge the strange and
marvelous changes which unfailingly
follow such events, nor will they al
lude Us phenomenal changes to the
teachings of astrology the foster
mother of astronomy; and among these
people some of the philosophers of
today are still numbered. It Is true
we cannot account why the earth ex
lsUt or water crystalizes at an angle
of 60 degrees, etc., but by observation
and analogous reasoning, the philoso
phers have written their unalterable
laws unon the pages of time. On this
subject Manlllus the unrlvlled Augus-
tlan poet says:
"They saw tho stars, their constant
round maintain.
Perform their course and then return
again;
They saw their aspects, saw their Fates
attend,
Their change on their variety dopend;
And thonco they llxea unaiterauie laws,
feettllng tho samo effects on the same
cause."
Celestial phenomena surely Is the
handiwork of our great Creator, and
It Is too great too vast to compre
hend In our present philosophical age.
To predict events relating to the
eclipse, you erect a figure or horoscope
for tho moment of tho conjunction of
tho sun and; moon, cast for the seat of
government, and this brings the eclipse
in India, about sixteen degrees from
the southern angle or midheaven, Ur
anus and Saturn two mallllo planets
in the seventh house that of war, pub
Ho foes, and foreign trade; Jupiter or
jove a beneflo planet in the fifth
house that of children, schools, and
theatres; Mars a mnllfic and Mercury
a neutral planet In the eighth house-
that of publlo mortality; and Venus,
Sol, and Luna threo beneflcs, are tn
the ninth house that of law courts
nnd commercial powers, and very near
the midheaven.
Tho eclipse takes place in tho first
decanate of Aquarius (from 1 to 10 de
grees) and tho ancient writers said this
causes "scarcity, pestilence, and tern-
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On Saturday night both Democrats
and Republicans held cavcuses and
placed tickets In the field.
The Republicans nominated hn fnl.
lowing general ticket: Auditor, John chapter of Acts, beginning. "And I after
w. juyu, juoiiti; 01 me peace, w. J. 1 the uproar was ceased."
pests, mighty winds and sedition,
ruin of houses and ancient buildings,
division and hatred among the clergy,
tumults, public sorrow and sadness,"
nnd it will cause misfortune to the
King or ruler of t.ha countries ruled
by the sign Aquarius, viz.: Russia,
Arabia, Prussia, Tartary, Sweden, or
Abyssinia, etc. Ptolemy eays when
Mercury rules, and is evilly configur
ated (as It Is In this case) "It will cause
Hon and pestilence; and, ns Mercury
is nearlng a conjunction of Mars In tho
sign Caprlcornus, which says Ptolemy,
"rules India, It showa there Is too much
reason to apprehend an extension of
evil. This eclipse seems rolled In evil,
yet as Venus Is In conjunction with Sol
and Luna. It shows better days will
soon follow. The seditious enemies of
British rule will bo silenced, health
and sanitary regulations will be grad
ually adopted by the Hindoos, changes
In marriage laws will take place, great
extension of commerce will follow, re
forms will bo carried out, and, Venus
a planet of feminine nature, will cause
women to have their rights upheld,
and their pilvileges extended.
The presence of the three beneflcs In
the house of religion, shows tne na
tives nro firm and true in their be
lief, and that tho Biltish authorities
must be on the alert and show some
common senso to their "darker neigh
bors;" and If not a rellgous war seems
only too probable. Lei them curb
that cruel desire they have to see
thousands of their fellow subjects
condemned on account of lellgous be
lief, but rather extend them a helping
hand through their trials.
Compulsory vaccination and Inocu
lation should be doomed, as It not only
offends the natives rellgous feelings,
but In many cases helps to spread the
disease.
Further west In the longitude of
Bombay a great seaport on the wes
tern coast of India, tho sun nnd moon
havo passed tho meridian, Saturn is
nearlng the house of death, and Jupi
ter Is in the sixth, and this will cause
a high death rate among tho aged, al
though the presence of Jupiter win
cause the public health to improve.
Terrlflo storms and floods nre denoted,
and shipwrecks will be frequent, alBO
ships will suffer from explosion and
fire. Earthquakes nro to be feared,
and yet In tho midst of all this evil
Bombay will gain In the way of com
merce and trade.
As tho eclipse lasts four or five de
grees, It will bear chief rule for four
or five years to come, and Its greatest
evil will be felt when Saturn transits
the places of Mars and Mercury about
the first eight months of 1901. From
1899 to 1901 India will reap great bene
fit, and an Increase of trade; "tears
which ye sow in sorrow ye shall reap
In joy."
Tho effects of tho ecllpso will also bo
felt In North China, Arabia, Egypt,
and Central and Eastern Africa, and
earthquakes in thoso parts are sure to
follow. In China murders and crimes
will be prevalent, and a high death
rate among tho rich and grandees will
be witnessed. It will be exceedingly
difficult for the Chinese to avoid war
nnd Insurrection and a great loss of
territory. They will suffer a good deal
from powerful enemies, who will be
bent on devouring their land, und di
viding tho spoils,
Such are tho events which mako up
life and history, und such are the
events that time alone can record; and
us
"Our birth Is but a sleep and a forget
ting; Tho soul that Jibes with us, our life's
star.
Has hud vlsuwhere Its setting,
And cometh from afar."
So we pass off one by ono and leave
others to take our place.
Some may ask If It does not seemfoo
llsh to think an eclipse can effect both
nation and man, but this talk Is for
want of philosophy and knowledge. As
trologers do mot claim tho eclipse the
chief cause, but It is due to the rela
tive position of tho sun, moon and plnn
ents, and tho aspects and position it
forms and holds in tho zodiac. True It
is "For when the world was framed,
the mighty cause, the powers bestowed,
and did enact the laws."
Ophlucus strongly warns all Aquar
ius persons that Is those who are un
der the llrat decanate, persons well
built, brown complexion and dark
eyes, black hair, amiable nnd seir
willed, to guai d well their health, und
be generally active as the eclipse will
much uuset such persons, cspecuulv
thoso who are In a cllmaterlc year.
America will be free from the claws
of the eclipse, and therefore there 13
nothing to fear. In Lackawanna coun
ty, the 22d of January Is good for to
seek favors, seek employment, travel
for health, deal with lawyers and
clergymen, begin new undertakings,
buy houses, build and engage In land
affairs and do all public dealings secret
or civil.
"Go speed ye stars of Thought, on to
your shining goals."
OPHIUCUS.
Dunmore, Jan. l.i, l'98.
L
OF SCRANTON.
Special Attention Given to Butt
ness nnd 1'cfdonal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations x
tended According to Balanced and
Responsibility.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed oa
Interest Deposits.
Capital, - $200,000
Surplus, - 350,000
Undivided Profits, 79,000
WJI. CONNELL, President.
IIHNRY1iKL.N,Jr., VlccPres.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier.
.Medicinal Vnluo of Water.
Speaking of tho medicinal value of wa
ter, Hull's Journal of Health bays that
tho human bedy Is constantly undergoing
tissue change. Worn-out particles aie
cast aside und eliminated fiom tho sys
tem, while new aro being formed, fiom
the Inception of lifo to Its closo.
Wuter has tho power of Increasing those
tissue changes, which multiply tho waste
products, but nt tho samo time thoy aro
lenewed by its agency, giving rise to in
creased appetite, which in tutn provides
fresh nutriment. Persons but little accub
tcmed to drinking wuter nro liable to
have tho wuste products formed laster
than they are removed. Any obstruction
to the free working of natural lawh ut
once produces disease, which, if once
firmly seated, requires both time and
money to cure.
People accustomed to rise In the morn
ing weak und languid i me cause
In the Imperfect secretion of wnsles,
which many times may bo remedied by
drinking a tumblerful of water before re
tiring. This very materially assists In tho
process during tho night and leaves the
tissues fresh und Mrons, ready for the
active woik of tho day.
Hot water Is one of our best remedial
agents.
A hot bath on going to bed, even In the
hot summer nights, la a better rollover
of Insomnia than many drugs.
Inflamed parts will subside under the
continual poulticing of hot water.
Very hot water, ns wo nil know. Is u
piompt checker of bleeding, and, besides,
If It is clean, as it should be, It aids In
sterilizing wounds.
Luto hoppers.
The old tradition that to eat anything
just beforo going to bed Is sure to produce
Indigestion and render sltep Impossible is
now happily exploded. It is not good, as
amatterof fact, to go to bed with a stom
ach bo loaded that the undigested tood
will render ono restless, but something
of a light, palatable nuturo In tho stom
ach Is one of tho best ulds to quietude
and rest. Some physicians havo proved,
indeed, that a good deal of the prevalent
insomnia Is the rosult of an unconscious
craving of the Htomach for food In per
sons who huve been unduly frightened
by the opinion that they must not eat
beforo going to bed, or who havo, like
many nervous women, been keeping
themselves In a state of semi-starvation.
Nothing is more agreeable on retiring
for the night than to tnko n bowl of hot
broth like oatmeal gruel or clam soup,
It In a positive aid to nervous people,
und Induces peaceful slumbers. This Is
especially the case on cold winter nights,
when tho stomach craves warmth ns
much as any other purt of the body.
Even a glass ot hot milk Is grateful to
tho palate on such occasions, but a light,
well-cooked cruel Is better, and In our
climate, during the cold months of winter,
should be tho retiring food of eery wo-
mun wuo reels tne need of rood at night.
IB 1 1 ::
ger
Poached Cggs Iimtpnd ot Dcnth.
The vitality nnd longevity of tho He
brews are notorious. The latest cube In
point is that of Sir Julius Vngrl, tho ex
premier of New Zealand, who hnB been
living In London for the past seven years.
He was given up Inst month by Sir Wil
liam Ilroudbent, who was Informing Lady
Vcgel and the family to bo prepared for
the worst, uhen the patient suddenly
emerged from his comatose condition and
asked fori poached egg, When the doe
tor called again the crisis was over, und
Sir Julius on the road to convalescence.
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Too Thin lo Ilo Shot.
There was u gathering p? -oiithrn
members In one oftlta clonk rdoiftsMt
the houso nfter thu personul encounter
between Grnvo Johnson nnd Mr. Mngulro,
of California, tho other day, sliya thu
Washington Times.
"Looks like we uro getting down to iho
pistol gumn nsnln," Mild the veuernblo
and dry Culberson, of Texas."
"Powerful much like It," obsencd
another southerner, '"'hov tell me that
Johnson s.tys ho will gtvu JJ.000 in cash
and a whole lot ot bonds he I10I1I3 in
Kome intention company If William ,Ki
Hearst M stund'tid befoto' hllri M'W
puces with a six shooter."
"I'll tako that offer if Mr. Johnson lll
allow a rubstitutc," suld Keinisentntio
Williams, ot Mississippi; "not no much
for tho J3.00O as for tho bonds. I nm a'rtr
bonds. 1 hao been called an anarchist
because I happen to be-a silver man, und
will even risk my young life in order to
connect with a few old bonds."
Williams is even -thinner t,hap Atulrfjy,
Jackbon, nnd It Is doubtful If Grove
Johnson or any other marksman could
do moro than take u button off his cout.
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.11111; 11 Carrier of Olsenso.
Milk is a most favorable medium for
the nourishment ami' development of tho
germs of disease. These gcims may como
from tho cow, us In tho case of tubercu
losis, or may bo ndded to tho milk from
human BourcesjtRirjri, thor'CitirerofttjtyliApj
fever. Kvety',pidemltnor,typm)ldln''cO
lllzcd and enlightened countries li n)wi
traced to or ascribed to infeel)-urocea(lU
lug from milk or wuter. InlibinuSh asttu
considerable percentage 'of tlfu milch coWn
In civilized countries nro "tonsuhipllves.'tj
and ns germs of "consumption" nr.o tranfV
mittsd fiom such cows to human-consum-,
TfflmrafjsuMrVlsfotr
of tho milk supplies of their lespectlva
communities.