10 THE SCUAiS'TOiN TlUliUK-SATUWDAl'. MARCH 19. 1898. Aodrew Jackson As flyth and Flan, Some Views Concerning His Alleged Ig norance, with Biographical Details. From the Philadelphia I.oiIko". Onro upon ft time there- lled In tliln country a inui. who le-neli'ivJ tho Her vlce of n bov soldier dutlng tho i evo lution, who taught school In Ills 'tcpn3, iJio lire time n Inwyer vhil" viy ouiir( w1" t In both hniucs of coit- .fcs, ho jiimhmI nl yp.u s on thi hetieli, uho conducted n Ueise mcic-nn-tlle- litiwlnoss, who nmnnKod nn pxtrn rle plantation, who wris active' In tho nillltla of hH Hub", who hold n nmjor KeneiufKlilp In the rcRiilm nuny, who tiKiiln Kcutw n I'lilted States senator, and who was olKht cuis In 'the white bouse. Tho man of whom all tlili ran V Paid was boin after his fnthcr'ri denth. lot tila tnotlur In his boyhood, nnd owed nothing to Inherited wealth ni fnmll Influence I'cii.tntx call him iKnoinnt Ucfore the war Now Kiir Innd hChoolmaBtets entped nt the Riant who dcfcntei Adams and the Southern flie-eaters inci'ted at the wairlor who tiampled on Calhoun Since the n' new hemes hae tilled the foiepioutid, and the shade of Jack son 1ms not been linoked b ll'lnp liolltlel'ins If KnBllhmen scour the famous white hote. It is equally in line that Americans should tub off the nn r nnd the mildew and show the Rrr.ndeur of the rugged fiame. Com mon .ense will show that no one could lue parsed through nueh epeilenee n fell to Jackron'H lot and t fniulnc.il an Icnoiant man TWO tyim:s l.er. day we meet two Rieat types of Intellect, th Clietk nnd tho modem The modi in t pe l.s t-tudloiH It poles et books, compares authoiltles and makes notes foi standaid editions The (lied; tj pe of Intellect led the Athen ians to absorb bnow ledge from debut !, fiom tingedlnns. from historians who lecltcd their productions We owe rneclopaedlus and digests to the mod em Intellect. The fiieelt mind shows It' elf In the man who, after winning renown In the Osfoid boat and the delates of his ollege,, stmts for In dia to find business In goernlng a lMHlnce nnd pleasuio In hunting a tlgei Andiew .Taekson was one of the nlghtv Greeks He read few books though a .'hare of his jouth was glm to lilac Kstone nnd houis of his nge to too study of the Hlble He enjoj ed In lenlng while' good si"tches weie si-id He watched men, he saw their v e iknehses, be Imbibed their sttength, be made of himself a consummate pol tlci.in witliout opening Mnechlavelll nnd a mastei of waifare without n tenng W'enl Point Out.slde of the lllble, seeral commentnib s, a few legal tpt books and sundiy public di.rumcnts, it Is haul to piove that be eer read niv book except the "Vicar of Wakelleld," but to hae en joyed the "Vicar" Indicates that he posseted at bast some degiee of lit em ty taste a .Miscmirvors child An aged negress told Pattern that An diew Jackson was the most iitlschlev us child she -er ,ih lie was tcst less and eombitIe, with no father to iistrtln him The lteolut!onaty war depilved him of his mother and his two biothets As a e ptlo he was brutally tieated, and the small-pox left him weal; and slckl for eai.s. Ninct the irs the tehnol of war taught a blight pupil aluable lesson". Jackson saw w bat invasion weans and how It must be met. He raw undisciplined Aineti- cans charge a Htitish fotce. obtain a partial Uctory nnd tnen sink into a drunken reol, wlilelt ended in their overthrow. Prom his prison he lehcld the taw soldleis of his connttv drhen In 1 opelc-s t mt before the icgulii.s of (.tent lliltain In his pilson bouse and en his sick bed he pondeied on Mat's tettlble lcsnit that ho patilotic Btdor can supply the nltie of c'lsclp llne At a latet day hen fools said tl-nt mllltnt &uboiillnntInn was incon sistent with republican's slmpllelty, and demagogues used their eominls flons to begMiteg ftom tbeii leglments, 3ackon compelled oidet and idiedlenee Considerate, even ntiectlonato to the dtervlng solt'leta, ho was a tenor to evll-doeis The stoiv of his bojlsh hatdship", agony and loneliness is one of tho most pathetic u our history. When poert cramped hlt joutli, and weakness lnterfeted with 1 tbot and Ftiii'y, his memory Mould tuin to llrothn Hugh, who died in the tanks; to Hi other Kob.-tt, who fell a letlin to Prltlsh cruelt. and to the mother who sact bleed her lite ns a muse en boatd tho prison ships. W'henewr the next wat might ome he was inejattd tot It. No tiiul could It heasler than ihat he had alreaiH botne yoi TiiFiu, Fou.ir:-; It does not ttppeat that Jackson hnil note than thoaeiage of outhful fol . and he eeriamly icc-lved ety little Assistance There was no strong af Jeeiion between hint and his neatest of kin ,'ael'son was beadsttoiiB, nnd bis telntlves vete intiitunlcal. They ptobabl. deemed h'lm too fond of play, and be may liav thought exercise neueltul for bis health. IIeas not a model by any means, but neither was lie an Idler. "When hla streimtlt per mitted l.e woil.ed In a s'lddler'n shop. Ho made acquaintances with lenty of money and paucity ot btalns. and these youths led hint Into dissipations which onencled blf kinsfolk and lightened his put'e. luteins, eoek tightlnB and drinklntr did not Improve his health or raise his reputation The mother Mho had hoped to see her boy an or nament of the Presbyterian inlnistty, would not havo been proud of Andrew nt the ago of 17. After months ot teck lessness, he lost all his money nnd but Which Half is the BetterHalf The housewife's duties nre harder than men realize. Cleaning alone is a constant tax on her strength, a never-ended task. More than half the work of cleaning she can have done for her, if she will, and the expense Mill be next to uothiug. 111 n nlllablp liore against JJflO. The dice happened to be In his fin or, nnd the money paid some tivmblesomo bills Jackson had sene enough bi telleet on Ills wild lolly, nnd, though he was for seine ieats what might be called a sporting man, his perilous wager partly sobiied him It does not speal; highly for Not th Carolina that be became a schoolniastet. but It rectus to bo proen tht't he did e. His spelling was de fective I is ginmtn'Ulc tl knowledge im pel feet, he vos not n shining example for youth nud .still there must have been something about hint that won eeinfldence It would, be t'he grossest Injustice to conclude that he was an exceptionally unlit pedagogue for hlg tllne Long after he left the school desk, Indeed, after he conquered at Ne- Oilcans, drunken "choolmr-stors weio not rate In countiy districts. Had spelling was not counted as a dlsquall llcttlor bv school ttustees, whose own standaid was below that of the would be pedagogues In out-of-the-way dis tricts one may still find teacheis who bellee that the eat th Is Hat Jack sen's sdf-icspe t would save him ftom gro'-.s misconduct In school hours, nnd theie Is no doubt that his pupils eibey ed him i:en the most devout wor shlppet of Jackson will not claim that as an educator be ranked with Pesta I072I and Arnold of Hugby. STUDYING LAW. Hefoie reaching IS oung Jnekson be gan to stud law. He applied to Colo nel Wrightstlll Aoo, a lawjer of high tank, whose llbraiy wa famoiii fot its day and locality, but could not find n boarding plnce In the spaisely settled nelghboihoocl He then entered the olllce of Spiuce McCa, nfterwatds an lionored inembel of the Not tit Carolina bench It Is e Idem that the youth had sene enough to choose wot thy In struetots Hnemles hae tiled to prove that he Iguoied his studies, and inetely passed ftom frolic to ftolle The evi dence rather goes to show that he was a blight oung fellow, anxious to bo admitted to the bat, useful In tho olllce nnd reveling In out-of-door pastimes. Leaving JlcCay's olllce, Jackson stu died undei Colonel John Stokes.a Hevo lutlonnr.v vetetan 13c fot e he was i0 Jackson was entitled to practice In the coutts If we make allowance for the desultoty vouth of Hurke, because he dellveted the speech on Ametican tax ation, if we forgive Scott's fondness for rambling with mlnsttels, because he told us the story of "Hedgauntlet," we may have some charity foi the out door sports that pel haps litted Jack son's constitution to endure the Semi nole War und the New Orleans cam paign. Rurke and Scott had fathers who understood the parental ntt of lectin ing Jackson had no father to guide him at the time when a guide Is of most Itnpottance. MUMIiUlt Or THE HAH Of all callings then open to Ameil can outh the bar was best calculated to tempt a tripling of Jackson's Ilety ambition Many old attotnc.vs had be come unpopular because of their Tory Ism dutlng the tevolutloii. As these practitlonets fell Into the baekguund tyios pushed themselves forward. Jackson, according to a -irobable stor, passed some time In a countiy store, but it l.s difficult to trace his move ments for neatly u year. Then came the news that his friend, John Mc- Nnliy. had been made a judge for the western district of Not th Carolina the Tennessee of latet enrs Jackson was appointed public prosecutor for the same illsttlet Tew lawjers wanted tho position and no timid man would have accepted it. Of the inhabitant of the district many weie Indians or white nun of desoetate character. A public piosecutor who did his duty was likely to be shot In the back. Jackson and his friends 1 cached the Western district In safety, narrowly escaping an Indian niassacte Tor seven years the oung law 3 or was never flee ftom peril. He rode long clt cults thtnugh forests wheie savages lurked, and he had numeious hand-to-hand lights with criminals As a public oluelal he stood his ground, and the title ft lend of those da3s was as teady to help his chum In a fight as the tine ft lend In our time to help tide over a llnnnclal dl!!icult3'. Peter Cartvv right could not have been the hero of ftontler Meth odism h.id he not been tead3 to with stand uity ruffian who made trouble at a camp meeting Jackson needed the same coutage and ptomptltude that make up the model policeman In a lawless neighborhood He had what ho needed. Tho belief he would never nbandon a client's cause, though a hired mob .should tear down the court house, won for him a latge practice. Ho developed the plt3,slcal calmness of one who is alwa3s watching fot n bludgeon or a bullet, and tho mental quickness of one who can plan out his nigument while deciding whether a dis tant object is a ttee stump or nn In dian Jackson's feen were mainly paid In land and his mind, never obtuse, vvns sharpened by extensive real estate transactions. IN POLITrCS. When It became evident that the Western district was to become Ten nessee, Andrew Jackson setved as a delegate to the Constitutional conven tlon. The state was entitled to one representative In congress, nnd Jack son wns chosen. Whllo In congress he made the acquaintance of Jefferson, aftervvntdH his bitter enemy; of Aaron Hurr, a dangetous and expensive ft lend In later life, nnd ot Edward Living ston, the most cultured nnd pet haps the most valuable ft lend he over made fiOMtef Washing otf5l Powder Does the better half of cleaning ; does it better than any other way known ; does it easily, quickly and cheaply. Largest package greatest economy. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chloago. St. Louis. New York, Loston. I'hlladelpuhu As a speaker on topics peculiarly Tenncssccan, ho showed force and In telligence. He wns n useful member, and, thought n radical Democtat, sunk partisanship when It clashed with common sense. The rxtrotno Demo crats of that day geneinlly opposed a itavs' ns a scheme of rcdetallst ails tocrals, but Jackson, unnffectcd by this nonsense, voted in favor ot completing tho ftlgatcs c'nlted States, Constella tion and Constitution. He also voted against paying tilbutc to Algiers, well knowing that a discontinuance of trib ute would necessitate a larger navy, as the unto mentis of humbling the angty Dey. It Is worthy ot notice that Jackson named his favorite tace horse Tru.xton, after Commodoic Truxton, the brao sailor who took L'lnsuigente, who forced La Vengenncu to flee, and who left the navy because Jeffct.son publicly Insulted him. After a short period of set vice In the United States senate, Jackson resigned and became a Judge of tho Supteme court of Ten nessee. ON TIUJ HUNCH The first Judges In regions whete hand-to-hand strife Is common, where the sharp knife and the bl.17.lng torch menace ever home, nre not chosen fot their learning, but for their power to execute Justice with the sttong hund. The grent Anglo-Saxon Jtidger. vver tnen who could drive Scandinavian pirates from the Htigllsh coast. Home's earlv Judges vveio wnrrlors of deter mined courage. Long before the birth of Home, Isrnel harassed Judge Hhud, w hose dagger killed a tyrant, anil Judge Samson, whose brawny arm butst the wlthps of his enemies. It Is with such Judges that Andtcw Jackson must be compared. A state, torn by the white man front the Indian, needed a Judge who could sleep In the woods and rise for a battle at '1 o'clock In the morning Jnekson could never have done the work of Lord Manslleld or John Mat shall, nor could they have at tested tho despctjadoes who quailed before Jackson's eye. Six seats of ser vice on the bench gained for Jackson a high teputatlon for good sense and ptomptltude. COUNTRY MnilCHANT Judge Jack-on was also n. storekeep er, and tile failure of an eas'.ei 11 titer chant Involved him In dllllcultles. In 1S04 ho rctlted from the Hench, sold large tracts of land, paid 1 Is debts and nnd devoted himself to his ninichandlse and plantation He was a capital planter, but not to clllclcnt ns a busi ness man He wns tco fond of nls plantation, too muel. intcrsted In hl trnjor genet alship of militia, and t too partial to the race eoutse and cock pit to become a merchant pi luce. Ptrntly believing In I'utr's Innocence he took the Hurr side- of th" dispute, nnd brought clown on himelf the enl mitv of tho Jeffeison administration. The language Jackson used with le gal el to Jeffeison was such as few men have ovct looked Add to this that Jackson tiled to block Madison's path to the white l.ou'-e, and that he was the knen, n admirer of Livingston, who was wn ng a terrific legal battle with Jeftcrson, j'nd it Is evident that the Tennes'-ecan cculd not expect anj po litical favots. Dilltoultles over some land Involved Jackson in a law suit which bagged through twelve years The duel in which he killed Dickinson made for him n host of blttei enemies He mannged to get Into another row with the M.tdlton ndmlnlsttatlon, nnd his pinspeets. tiniticlul and political were far f 1 mt bright when the war of 1M2 gave him an opportunity be was quick to seize. AS A WAHIUOK. Like Cionivvcll and Blake, Jackson gained his martial renown nftet 40. He had tumble w,lth the war department, but there is no doubt that he was In the tight. The wat department wished him to disband his troops MO milen fiom home, without p,i3. provisions or means of transput tatlon Jnekson te fuseil obedience nnd catrled bis tioons back to Tennessee, tho government fln nlly justlf3lng his action Wagons weie ficarco nnd Jackson and his ollicets gave up their horses to the sick, march ing along with the privates In less than a month the homewntd Journey was accomplished, nnd the spilng nf 1813 saw Jackson more populat In Ten nessee than he had ever been Then came the war with the Semlnoles nnd the defence of New Oi leans Under serioim disadvantages, suffering fiom wounds, racked by painful disease, now lighting with rascally conttactors and now quelling n mtttlns. Jackson ciushcd the Indians, nnd then bafllpil the invadets of out- Southern coast Hvery step of his campaign shows the veteran soldier The boy of the tevo lutloii woe? an overmatch for the fleet and nrmy of Gteat Hiltaln. His cour age was equaled bv his caution. Heck less splilts wished to chase the tett eat ing British into the swamps, but Jack son's prudence decided to let well en ough alone. Though he had taught raw rect tilts to light like heroes be hind enttenchments, Ills tetrlble ex pel lence had shown him that In a field battle the odds are ahvnss In fa vor ot the disciplined host Hy main taining martial law until the last pos sibility of danger had vanished, Jack son gave offence to many citizens, but we can now see that he was right. The Hrltlfih soldiers and sailors were brave and stubborn. Uven the Sth of Jan uary did not crush their spirits, and they might tenew the nttack So Jackson teasoned, nnd a prominent lawjer has recently defended his course In a paper of surprising Interest. Rnre ly do the extreme of personnl bravery and the teflnement of caution meet In one person, but they cettnlnly blended In Andiew Jackson. FIGHTING SAVAGKS The cnuisc put sued by Jackson In Florida was stern nnd arbitral. It caused a tierce debate In congress; It gave birth to endless documents. It threatened a third war w Ith Great Hrlt nln Yet no one who has any knowl edge of savage outrages will blame the man who suppressed them in a way the fiercest Indian and the most treacher ous Spanlaid could not fall to under stand. Hed scoundrels had burned cabins and murdered little children. Spanish ofllclnls had encouraged them. British subjects had abetted their crimes' nnd then pleaded fotelgn citi zenship as a protection Jackson dealt with the ctlmlnnls as a nnval com mander would have dealt with a gang of pirates. The hanging of British sub jects or any other subjects was a meto Incident In his plans. He remembered the clay when no girl In Tennessee dared go to pick blackberries without a male escort armed with a deadly tide Tho friends of his youth had lost telntlves In Indian massacres. Ho had nearly perished tho night his quick ear heard the savages hooting like owls In calling each other to tho war path. After a great deal of talk Jackson's courso Mas upheld by our own govern ment, and John Bull settled down In tho belief that the men who encourage savage warfare must take the conse quences, AS PRESIDENT. On entering the White House Jack son brought with him an experience more varied, perhnpa, than thnt of any other president before or since. Ho proved himself a thinker as well ns a lighter. Not a pnttlcle of Jingo bluster disgraced his state papers, If he spoke sharply to France. Frnnco paid tho money she had long owed, His vigor ous pattlotlstn was behind tho brave sailors who humbled the pirates of Quallah Bnttor. No personal griev ance or national prejudice blinded him to the fact tjiat our telatlons with Great Htltaltt ought to bo peaceful, Recognizing his own Inck of early scholastic training, Jnekson hit on tho golden mean. He used the graceful pen of Edward Livingston, but his own massive force was behind the phrases ot the polished lawyer. Jackson was no tlcutchcad, Mho trusts evetythlng to a sccrctar3'. Highly as he valued Livingston, he used him as Washing ton had used Hamilton, or ns Sir Wil liam Temple had used Jonathan Swift Keenly as he felt his dellclencles. Jack son never forgot his strength. The cr3 thut Jackson was Ignorant Is ncvet re peated by any one who bus lead his letter to Dr Colman, and the letter Is evldentlv Jackson's own. It Is the classic of protection: the ablest, the most lucid, the most condensed argu ment thnt has ever been put forth on that side of the question. On the whole, we may conclude thnt tho soldier who deteateel Wellington's veterans had studied the art of war, and that no man could pass seven years as a prose cutor and six years on the bench with out gaining some insight Into laws. The politician who rose In spite of Madison and Jefferson, who swept be fote him Clay and Adams, who over matched Webster and Calhoun, who held the friendship of Livingston and won back the regaid of Benton must have learned something of public life. Andrew Jnekson was not an lgnor nmus. He lucked the official training of John Qtilncy Adams and James Bu chanan, but, as Butke sas'S, "When the high roads ate broken up and the waters out, when a new and troubled scene Is opened, nnd the file affords no precedent, then It Is that a greatet knowledge of mankind and n far more extensive comprehension of things Is lequlslte than evety ofllce gave 01 than olllce can ever give." Jackson has studied in the hard .school which trains Its pupils for the btoken high roads and the rushing waters. HAVANA AS IT IS TODAY. Things Seen and Heard There by a traveller Irom tho Mutes--Guard .Mount on tho I'rndo. -Costumes of the Women. I rom the St. Louis Globe-Democnt. The one predominating element In Havana at the piesent time Is the sol dleiy The streeto ate literally filled with uniformed men nnd 3uth The averaged Spanish olllcers or soldiers would not Impress an Ametican favor nbl3 As a rule they are not well set up and they are geneinlly undetslzed. They all lack the West Point cut which Is so much admit ed b3 Americans They ma3 understand the theory and Iiactlce of war, but the ttue martial ardor does not seem to reach down Into their backbone nnd legs. None of the officers would ever be accused of wear ing corsets as some of our fledglings in the mllltar3- service nre. The unl fotm of officers nnd men seems to be of the same material a line green and white stripe gingham or some oimllnr fabric for both coat and trousers. The efllcers wear a few gilt stats on their coat sleeves and a white canvas cap; I le enlisted men a Panama straw hat, with one side folded up and fastened with a rosette. SPANISH SOLDIERS The volunteem, conesponding to our National Guatd, are doing duty In the city as an adjunct to the police They l,ave an Inspection and guard mount eveiy morning on the Prado, I twice aw this cetemoit3 performed and nev er saw un thing so slovenly done be fore. Thete was no sizing up of the men, a boy of 5 feet 2 Inches would be between men six or eight Inches taller. Talking in the ranks seemed to be ullowed at all times. At the in spection the man became Immovable onl3- when the ollicer approached him nnd rela.xed Into sociability Immedlate- l3- nfter the ollicer had passed. Some had leggings, tnnti3 had not. They weie a Job lot of misfits, assorted sizes nnd colors, ftom 15 to 40. The regu lars ate having a haul time of it. In summer about 50 per cent, sicken nnd die At the present time eomo of them ate begging on the streets, not having icccived their pa3 for more than six months. This lefets to the enlisted men Tho olllcers nre paid and, np parently, enjoy themselves. They seemed to have just war enough on their hands und no desire to Increase the volume of that kind of business. Although their bullets might have as much penetration, they are no match for the Ametican soldier in Intellig ence. NO DOGS. One might Imagine that ever3bod3- In Havana was rich, as there Is an utter absence of dogs, which cannot be ac counted for by lack of poverty. With out asking for an explanation, one may conclude that they have gone with the tcconcentrados. The bicycle fad doesn't seem to have taken hold of the Ha vanese. I saw but two bicycles on the streets and those weie on the outskiits of the city, whete theie was a little patch of conctote pavement. There are vers- few streets In Havana wheie It would be a pleasure to tide a wheel. The business pot tlon is paved with block granite In very good condition. The roads in the suburbs are execra ble The favorite dlhe Is on the beach road, but there Is ver3' little pelasuro In driving tho road Is so full of ruts and depressions that carriage springs nre severely tested. The condition of tho streets and the almost entire ab sence of country roads l.s probably the excuse for not Indulging In bicycling. There nto a few lines of street cars with mules for motlvo power. Tho chatge Is ten cents, and ttavel by this method Is naturally somewhat re stricted. Whin the war is over there ought to be a grand opportunity for enterprising Americans to put in a first-class trolley sj.stetn with C-cent fares The favorite means of trans portation In the city is by their one horse vlctotlns, of which thero are thousands, nnd they will carry two per sons from ono point to another Mdthln the cltv limits for a pestu, or 20 cents of their money, equal In value to 14 centB United States currency, This Is about tho only cheap article in Havana WOMEN'S COSTUMES. A casual observer would sny there was very little difference between the gowns nnd costumes of the Havaneso ladles and those seen in the large cities of thu United States or Europe, They catch on to the prevailing fashions without much delay and adopt them to the extent of their purses. One doeB not see seal cloaks or other furs on the streets even In tho winter months, when the temperature Is between 70 und SO degrees, although I saw one Xur capo for sale in ono of the shops, If a sale ot them ever occurs, the pur chaser Is undoubtedly one who con templates a trip North. Most of the women who appear on the Btreets In the dnytlmo hood their faces with biack hico scarfs nnd use fans to pro tect their faces from tho sun. Fre quently 30U seo j'oting women walking together dressed exactly alike. This Is so frequent ns to bo noticeable to stinngcrs. On a Sundn3' afternoon I noticed In front ot o. fashionable resi dence five women, probablv- members of the same fnmll3 all gowned pre cisely alike. In a heliotrope toloied fabric. It vvns suggested thnt the head of the family was pleased with the goods nnd bought a whole piece. Very few of the women nro pretty, accord ing to the American stnndnrd of beauty. They nge eatly nnd rapidly, and resort to cosmetics nnd powders to continue their youthful looks long after their beauty, If they ever had any, has passed nwa3 A HAVANA HOTEL. The Hotel Inglatcrra Is considered a fine hotel for Cuba. You would not be satlslled with the cooking and general conduct of the dining room If In the 1'niled States. There Is scarcely any v .illation of the menu from meal to tnenl and day to da3 It Is printed In both Spanish nnd English, but ns the ualtets cannot undetstnnd the Eng l'sh part of It. you nro hopelessly lost lf you undertake to give them nn or der. But I stnrted to tell you about the bedroom. It Is Ver3 roomy und at least twenty feet high. Bioael wooden blinds open out on an Iron balcony Iron bnrs perpendlculnrly placed make nccccs to 3'our room from the outside Impossible. The floor Is mar ble nnd tho walls ate covered with a heavy dark paper of Moorish de sign. A half circle of colored glasses over 3 our window makes a ver3" beau tiful rainbow effect on the marble floor when the sun shines Into the room. The beds are a pretty picture-to look at. The bedstea'ds ate brass, with n .S3inmetrlcnlly curved mosquito canopy tastefully draped to protect the sleeper from those musical pests, which do business eveiy month In the 3 ear. The plctute Is somewhat dispelled when 3 ou discover there Is nothing between you and a vety flexible vvlie mattress except one thin quilt and a sheet. The effect Is something like getting Into a hammock. Another peculiarity of the room Is that tho partition which sep arates you from tho adjoining room reaches onb" eight or nine feet from the floor, and by standing on n chair. If Inclined, 3011 can look In on 3 our neighbors. Wo distinctly heard the voices of two feminities In liquid Span ish from the other side of the partition, but, having an insutance pollcj, Insur ing against all accidents, Me went Houndly to sleep without fear. LOTTERY TICKETS. It seems to a stranger In Havana that one-half of the population nre engaged In selling lottery tickets. The3 are of fered you by all classes, ages, and sexes. They nre rung on hooks in ele vators, nnd the bo3r or man lit charge of the lift suggests that you Invest. Almost eveo' store can supply 3011 If FREE TRIALTO ANY RELIABLE MAN Weak Men Restored, or No Expense for Treatment. A Course o Remedies the marvel of medical science and Apparatus indorsed & bv physicians will be sent ON TRIAL. WITHOUT ADVANCE PAYMENT. not all wo claim, return them at our expense. MEN WHO ARE WEAK. BROKEN DOWN, DISCOURAGED. Men who suf fer from the effects of disease, over-work, worry, from the follies of youth or the ex cesses of manhood, from unnatural drains, weakness or lack of development of any or gan, failure of vital forces, unfitness for marriage all such men should "come to tho fountain head" forascienttfiemethodof mar velous power to vitalize, develop, restoro anil sustain. On request we will send description and particulars, with testimonials, in plain scaled envelope. (No C. O. D. imposition or other deception.) Cut out this offer or mention paper. Address ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N. Y. ew York Society Ladies ENDORSE The Misses BefPs Complexion Tonic Lovely Complexion Sjfe, Clear, White Skin mrnmk Nothing will CURE, CLEAR and WHITEN the SKIN so QUICKLY and PERMANENTLY ns Tho Misses Bell's Complexion Tonic. Complexion Tonic U not a new. untried remedv-, but has been ued 03 the best people for years, and forellohlu? mid removing forever Van, Sun burn, Moth, rreckles, feallowuos, Hlackhcnds, Kciem.i, Pimples, ltid ncss, etc, und bleaching, brlBiitenlns and bcautlf) ins the complexion, it has no cttunl, TlinRB NRVGR WAS ANYTHING LIKU IT Its merits are known everywhere. The Mbscs IMP Complexion Tonic is used and endoiscd by the entire) theatrical profession, leading nctrf.se. piofeional beauties, society ladie.i unci people nt refinement iv cow hue eagerly uniting in its pruise. It is absolutely harmless to the imM dilleatutkdi The marvel etui improvement , aftei a few applications will bitrprie and ill light 3011, tor thu skin will become, as .uturo intended it ibould be Miiooth, clear anil while frco fiom every impurity or blemish. It cannot fall, for its uction is such that It draws tho impurities out of the skin and does not cover up Ihlsistbeouly thorough and permanent way. The Misses Bell rro tho Pioneers In the ait of treating the complexion at your homes by mcan-t nf Completion Tonic. No managing, fuco steam ing or operations are necessary , simply the application of Complexion Ionic, wlilc h Is absolutely Invisible, ns it I not u cosmetic to cover up, but a cure, most e irectlv 0 in its results No discomforts are felt by its use, und u curu is obtuincel without the slightest anno.v ance A GRAND orrnR. The price of the Completion Tonic Is $1 per bottle, which places it within tho reach of all. Kver reader of this, who purchases n bottle, will receive, free, a bar of our Lamb's Wool Oil Soap. This Is Indeed u generous offer, lteinlt only by I' O. Money Order. Kxprcssor Registered Letter. Completion Tonlo is sent securely packed in plain wrapper, free from observation, to any part of tho world on receipt of prio. Safe deliv ery junrantccd, Ladies can address The Misses Hell on nil matters of complexion nnd hygiene in tho strictest conlldcnce, and satisfactory advice will bo given promptly without charge, An interesting pamphlet will be bent upon receipt cf stamp. Address all communications und all orders to THE MISSES DELL, or THF RF.LL TOILET CO., 78 Fifth Avenue, New York F r Fa by '.0UIR M VEUS, 320 Tcim Avenue, (Second Floor.) A Minister's Trials. This narrative from a minister is of greatest vatita1 to those whose nerves arc unstrung health shattered or othenvisc ailing. It is particularly appropriate in this age of active, nervous, endless labor. We ate living too fist. " Ft u light ning," expresses It, for we talk by elec tricity, cook by electricity, travel by electricity and to on. Its a hurry, hurry, hurry rom the cradle to the grave. We crowd too much ) crowd our work, crowd our eating, crowd our pleasure, crowd our sleeping. A " breaking down of the nervous sys tem" is the way of expressing the result. It means a depleting of the nerves in duced by prolonged strain s overtaxing of the nervous system; a product of over hurry and bustle. It affects all people in all walks of life. It baffles physicians of all schools. No one knows the horrors of such a condition better than Rev. I. N. Wc Cready, of Elkton, Mich. For years he labored faithfully and well. He was pro gressive and aggressive) a leader among men, a deep thinker and a hard worker. In his zeal, he overworked; overtaxed his mental and physical strength. The outlook was dark, with health shat tered and recovery apparently hopeless. Many means for a cure were tried, with out receiving benefit. Finally he took Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and was restored to health. He says: "In April, J 896, the physicians said I must stop preaching or die. u I had overtaxed myself and was suf fering from a complete breaking down of my nervous system and a persistent stom ach trouble. you vvnnt them. Half-clad men, wo men, and children Impottune yu In Spanish to help them out. The wonder Is whete nil these vvt etched people get the money to stmt In business. Prob ably they sell on commission, but It must take a great deal of confidence to trust them on the streets with so much valuable (?) ptnperty. There Is a considerable absence of drunkenness In Havana. I saw but one person Intoxicated and he was hanging around the American consulate asking nssistnnce. He was nn American, I am ashamed to so3". His story was that he had been stranded here, and, being nn American sailor, had been abused by the Spanish, to prove which he showed n.e the cuts on his head. He apparently deserved all he got. Not troin n Novel. "Go!" said she, imperiously. "Here Is 3 our mono. I never wish to sco your face again'" "Indeed'" said he. sneerlngl "I will go, but I will return again. Mark my words, girl." And In a month he did, for he vvns tho landlord, New York Evening Journal, SCIENCETRtMMINd THE LAMP Op LIFE. If tj " Several physicians treated me, fcut na permanent benefit was derived. " Four times I was stricken with nervous prostration; twice with gastritis. " These attacks would throw me Into spasms. ' I could eat neither meat or vegetables. " If my bare feet touched the floor I was immediately seized with cramps. "I was used up J helpless, hopeless. "I commenced to take Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. One box was consumed and I felt no better. This dis couraged me. "My wife urged me to try the pills some more, feeling that my life depended upon the result. " I continued to take then. Since then, and it has been several months, I have enjoyed life. " Have preached all summer and held revival meetings for fifteen weeks. " I have haa no muscular exercise for years, but recently, have done considerable hard work in my garden, my muscles standing this test remarkably well. "Every Sabbath I preach three times and now think I am good for another twenty years, if the Lord wills." To add weight to his words. Rev. Mc Creadymadc affidavit before J.D.Brookes, NotaryPublic Dr. Williams' Pink Pdls for Pale People exert a powerful influence in restoring wasted nerve power and in purifying and enriching the blood. Druggists consider them the most effective remedy which they dispense. Seeds AKD- FertiMzers 1" tl E T k CGNNELL CO. Refrigerators AND Ice Chests. THE it CQNNELL CO., 434 Lackawanna Ava. NCW YORK HOTELS. The St. Denis Broadway and eleventh St., New York, Opp. Urace Church. European Plan. Rooms Si.oo a Day and Upward. in a modest and unobtrusive way thors art few bettor conductod hotels la the metropolis than tho St. Denis Tho great popularity it baa acquired can readily bo traced to 1U uniqns location, lta homelike atmosplioro. the poculiar excellanoa of its cuisluo and service, and Its vary moder ate prices WILLIAM TAYLOR AND S0& UlTEi? HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Place, NEW YORK. AMERICAN PLAN, $3.50 Per Day and Upwards. EUROPEAN PLAN, $1.50 Per Day and Upwards. I. D. CRAWFORD, Proprietor. ASKrWTflE&mnTON) GIVES THE BrSTLLGIITTVORIP ANP!5AE59LyTELY5Ar FOR SALE BY THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO SCRANTON STATION. sJttUtMMK '' Mdapo yLWUKtu. e a well INDAPO THKUXriT HINDOO REM mopcctsTriK above Kit Nerrotia IHmumm, 1 otllns Memory l'.rftal.. HleoDlattnesa. Niclitly Lmti. inn,. ntarati..sd hT natt nbtiam. alvna Igor and tlio tn (hranlen organ., and quickly bat ur.ly restore. Loti Manhood in old or roaug. l'mily curried In vest rockot. I'rlcar.OO a package. Bit tor ta.oowlthatcrltltnnuaranttttoeur or moiiru rrfundtd. Dov't upt N Iuitatiom, but Inti.t on bat log INDAPO. If jonr druggl.t nat not Rot tt, v will tend it prepatd I1U00 KEM101 CO, rr.pn, Cklug., III. r w it(Ua Matttiow. Hroa Wholesale, and lleti' Drmuuu tJt,eJ)jXJvii I rw ,01 WkM I CP VEcSSsiCS. f tn iiSfeA maa l Asft&l trZi BfflTireN 'all ui ei Vl'vA a C'vl KjtL f nVj "A EDY VfJ..U -vf irM T AM J"vy
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