THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. APRIL 27, 1S98. J CARBONDALE. tThe Ca.rbond'ale correspondence of Tho Tribune, hai been placed In Ota hands ot Mr. C. It, Munn, Salem avenuo and Church street, to whom news Items may lo nddrensed. All complaints os to Ir regular dallvery, etc., should bo m&de to W. J. Roberts, nows ngont. URAVB CARBONDAUANS, Well Kumyn Young HIou Willing to l'ncn tho li.itltr. George Aunger went to Honestialc yesterday to leave far war with Com pany B, but was told lie muat wait an other tiny. Ho returned homo mid will remain hero until this afternoon when he will ajjaln go to tho Maple City and Join the company, which will k tv Scranton over the Urlo and Wyom ing Valley this evening. Those who expected the soldiers to rome through thl3 city will be disappointed. Mr. Aunger said h hud his sun and was mueh pleated with it. It Is a Springfield single-shooter, nnd with H George may be depended upon to put up a noble defense for his country. Superintendent Mnnvllle has assured Conductor Aunser that the Delnwure and Hudson will find employment for him when he returns. Rutherford B. Ilnyes Klnback has also Joined (tampuny R. Daniel Xlsdel, who Is employed In Jacob IJItel's force of machinists nt tho Delawnro and Hudson round house, left Monday for Scranton to stand the examination for entering Colonel Keek's company of volunteers. He i obtained a leave of absence from the company nnd will set his position back when he returns. Maurice Guest loft yesterday for Danville, where he will Join the Na tional Gunrd. The military spirit Is guinlng strength here nnd thero Is strong probability that a company of reserves will b" organized. DCRTIIA DEWITT DGAD. Voting Iiiuly ol Most i:(iinnblo Clinr ncler In Icon Away. The m.ini friends of Miss Rertha jieWitt will be shocked to hear of her death, which occurred yesterday morn ing at 5.20 o'clock, at her home In Fell township. Sho was th daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. DeWllt, who live nea the Russell homestead. She was wide ly acquainted In f'arbondnlo, having nttended the High school, from which she graduated in 1831. She was of a disposition that made friends und kept them, and those who know her ad mired her. Some time ngo she was stricken with Blight's disease, and grew so weak that the physicians gave her up. Much to their surprise she commenced to rally, and gradually grew better. She was considered out of danger, and hers was looked on as one of those remarkable cases where Bright' disease had been cured. Last week she was out and took cold. It developed into pneumonia and caused her death. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. G. B. Stone will conduct services nt tho louse. JnteniH-nt will be made In the Wedeman cemetery. Deceased was a native of Kingston. Mhere she was born about twenty-four years ngo. For a time she lived In lttston, but several years ago they Jioved to Pell township. Mrs. DeWltt, .Mother of the deceased, was formerly Miss Laura Wedeman. She has many friends In this vicinity who sympathize with her nnd her husband In their a miction The tender care and untir ing attention they lavished on their daughter during her long Illness was evidence of their strong attachment to her. Besides the parents there is one other surviving near relative of tho deceased, a sister, Miss Blanche De Witt DEATH OP AQGD LADV. Airs. I.ncy Kggloxlon 1'nsscd Away nt Ten O'clock Vcsicrnny. " lrs, I.ttcy B. Kpgleston passed quietly away yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Y. Ammerman, No. fifi Canaan street. Deceased had not complained of feeling ill and her demise coming so suddenly was a ter rible shock to her relatives and innny friends Death Is ascribed to heart fail ure. She wns Fevoty-nlne years of age an J a most estimable lad v. Shoit tuneral services will be held at the house on Thursday morning and the remains will be taken on tho 0.40 Grav ity train to llonedalp for Interment In Jlen Dyberry cemetery. Mrs Kgglestou wns born In Jackson, Susquehanna county on the thirteenth of June 1M9. When but a child her fan ily took up Its residence in Hnncs ilaln and the lived there continuously i ntil nine years ngo when she name to Cnrbondnle to live with her daughter. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. The 'Mikado." by homo talent, will bo repealed Thursday, Instead of Wed nesday. The admission has been re duced to 23 and 35 cents. Mrs. Maria Moran, of Cottago street, and Michael F. Larkln, of Schenec tady. N. Y., will be united in marriage nt St. Rose church this afternoon. ADWAY'S PILLS, Always Reliable. Purely Vsgetabla. Perfectly tasteleij, elegantly coutea, teiix late, purity, cleans and ittrenijtuoa. HAD. 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RADWAY & CO.. 53 Elm St, New York. tf&fty &?'? i Ail ' Mrs. Pinkham's words to nervous women How she helped two of them. JWm mil mS & mil Wit m. W V mm m f i ttmW $ "' IS m il il I - ' 1 m I -'- ! ? X Vmir S Mrs m Dear Mns. Tiskham : For six years I have suffered with female weakness. At monthly periods I Mattered so thnt 1 would have to hnvo hot applications applied and tnko morphine to case tho pain. Tho pains 1 had wero almost unbearable. 1 tried all kinds of patent medicine, also was treated by several doctors. Last October I had a. very bad sick spell. 1 had ono of the best doctors in the city. ITc said I had ulcers gathering and breaking in the womb, also inflammation of the womb and ovaries; but he failed to help me. I was advised to take Lydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which I did after writing to Mrs. Pinlcham for advice. I have taken the Compound and Blood Purifier, nnd consider myself a new woman. I can never thank you enough for your advice to me. It would take a lifetime to tell the benefit I have received from your medicine. I would adviso all suffering women to take this wonderful lnecVuiuu, which has no equal. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills. e k4Z4 s 5 ?r Miss Julia Duffy and Dr. P. A. Lar kln, of this city, will bo bridesmaid and best man, respectively. The baseball season will open here Saturday. The Railroad team will play the Scranton Young Men's Chris tian association aggregation at Alum ni park. Carbondale lins a representative in the blockading licet off Havana. He Is Robert Doyle, on board the llagship New York, which has taken so many prizes. He is a sou of John Doyle, of 113 Farvlew street. A high class entertainment will be given In the assembly room of the high school Friday evening, by school tal ent, for the benefit of the newly organ ized High school baseball team. An excellent programme has been arrang ed. The pupils of the school have been selling tickets for the entertainment and have disposed of a lnrge number. A thief entered J. J. McNulty's res tnurant on South Main street early yesterday morning and secured ?,". Mesdnmes H. K. Hajnor and Augus ta A. Baker left yesterday for Trenton, N. J., to nttend the Philadelphia board of missions. They will also visit tho Quaker City. Contractor O'llnra, ,of Scranton, commenced the Summit avenuo sewer yesterday. FOItEST CITY. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Arnold, former residents of Forest City, but now of Carbondale, visited friends here yester day. Mr. nnd Mrs. John McDonald are vis iting In Luzerne county und Now York city, this we,ok. Miss Nellie Clnncey, of Rufquehannn, who was a teacher In tho Forest City grnded school last year, has been spending several days with borough friends. A regiment of Infantry volunteers Is being organized In Susquehanna county by Captain William D. B. Ainey, I of Montrose. Enlistment blanks are now In tho handB of Fred. J. Osgood, and an effort will be tnude to organize a company In Forest City. The volun teer will agree to serve for one year, or so much longer as war may continue. The rcslment will bo subject to a call from the president of the United States or tho governor of tho state. Relatives of Benjamin F. Maxey, who Is attending tho New York College of pharmacy, have received an Invitation to attend the sixty-eighth annual com mencement of that Institution on Thursday. April 28.' Mr. Maxey Is one o' tliw graduates and la president of his elnsfi. A letter has been received from Wil liam Burns, one if tho party of three who recently started for tho Klondike. He savs that his party was but one day behind the big snow slide nt tho Chilkoot Pass, and that they would have been In It hud they not stopped u day to rest. It vvus a narrow escape. Tho other Forest City men who are with Mr. Burns on the northern trip In search for gold uro U. G. Cooley and Fiank Shaw. i sa;a Cr wcs " Everything irritates me ; I am a bundle of nerves ; I ache all over and can't sleep ; I don't want to be cross, but I can't help it, and then I get the blues. Little household matters work me up so that I don t know what 1 am saying or doing." This extract from one of the letters to Mrs. Pinlcham, describes the condition of many women. The relation of woman's nerves to the womb and its dependencies is very close. Nine-tenths of the nervous despondency and irrita bility in women arises from some trouble with the organs that make her a woman. Nothing will relieve this distress ing condition so surely as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ; it soothes, strengthens, heals and tones up the delicate female organism. Mrs. Pinlcham invites you to write her for advice. You can tell every detail of your illness to her because she is a woman anyway it is, better to address a woman, for a man does not understand simply because he is a man. Here arc two letters from women who wrote to Mrs. Pinlcham, followed her ad vice, and are now well and happy : Airs. W. L. ELLIOTT, of Llscomb, Iowa, writes: Df.ah Mks. Pikkiiam : I doctored nearly all the time for two years. I spent several hundred dollars without receiv ing much benefit. Last June I wrote to you, nnd described nil my aches nnd pains. Such a lonjr list as there wns I headache? backache, bcarinp-down pains in the lower part of the bowels, terrible soreness of the womb, leucorrhnea, constipation, dizziness, feeling1 of extreme lassitude, men struations wer irrepular, nausea aud pile's ; but you answered mv letter and told me iust whnt to do. 1 followed your advice. After takinp Compound, three bottles of Blood that I have not enjoyed such good health for years. CARRIE BURGESS, Box 115, South Gardlntr, Me., writes: TAYLOR NEWS. Congregational Church Uistoddlod a SuccBss-l,ersonal und Other Hap penings. The eisteddfod held at the Welsh Congregational church on Monday evening was a decided success. The church auditorium was lilted to Its ut most nnd the audience evinced un bounded enthusiasm at the conclusion of each number. The doors were open ed at 7 o'clock, and inside of thirty minutes nearly every vacant space In thu church was filled. At 8 o'clock the assemblage was called to order by the chairman, Burgess James E. Watklns, who with u few complimentary Ve marks, called upon Mrs. Robert Llew ellyn for the opening song, "The Star Ppangled Banner," the audience Join ing in with the chorus. The adjudi catory were: Music, Professor M. B. Morgans; prose and poetry, James K. Wutklns. The first competition was tho solo for men over thirty years of age. This brought forth many old he iocs of tho elsteddfodlc arena who vere gieeted with hearty applause by thu-audience. Mr. David T. Harris was declared tho winner. The next nmnier was tho "Best Moral Story." Tht.ro wero six competitors. The prize was divided between Samuel Evans and John R. Price. Following came th" competition, "Beading at first 3ight." Prlzo was awarded to John Ellas, of Hyde Park. Tho prize for tho quartette, "I Am the Way," was awarded to Henry Evuns nnd party. On the contest, "The best love letter," Samuel Evans received the prize. The competition solo, "Where Is My Wan dering Boy Tonight," the prize was divided between Mrs. Thomas M. Grif fiths and Mrs. Thomns M. Davis. To the two best rendering the tune of Sando, four contested. On this Mrs. Emunuel Owens nnd Mrs. Thomas M. Griffiths were awarded the prize. On the competition by mixed party, "They That Walt Upon tho Lord," parties wero entered from the Calvary Bap tist church and tho Welsh Congrega tional. Harry Evans conducted the Calvary choir and Samuel Evans lead tho Congregational party. Tho prize was awarded to the Congregational choir, with tho Calvary a shade under. Tho Trlbuno furnishes the people with all the latest war news, nnd can be had at T. A. Evans' news stand. Tho Tribune branch olllco In Taylor Is In tho Coblelgh building. Local Representative E. G. Evans In charge. Bert Lewis, of Norwich, N. Y who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mm. Morgan D. Lowlb, ot tills place, has returned home. Tnylorvlllo lodge, No. 402 Knights of Pythlns, will meet this evening In Reese's hall. Miss Cnrrlo Leuthold Is slightly In disposed nt her home on Main street. The condition of Mrs, Thomas A. Thomas, of North Taylor, Is quite crit ical and llttlo hope of her recovery Is maintained. Mrs. . "'J Jenkins, of Plttston, has w&s WCS .At. ftW .eAe- several bottles of the Vegetable Purifier, I am glad to write you returned home nfter visiting relatives In this plnce. JERMYN AND MAYFIELD. The Rev. and Mrs. William Surdlval were tendered a farewell reception by the ministers of the Wyoming confer ence and the members of the Congre gational church of this town on Mon day evening last. After two years and six months as pastor of the above church Mr. Surdlval accepted a call by the South Side Congregational church, of Pittsburg. Tho meeting was very largely attended by members from Forest City, Carbondale and Olyphant, also a set of resolutions handsomely engrossed, with a magnificent frame, was presented to him by the ministers of the Wyoming conference as a testi monial. The meeting was opened by electing the Rev, Peter Roberts, of Oly phant, as chairman and the Rev. David Jones, of Scranton, as secretary. The Rev. Lewis read the scripture and prayed, and the following were allowed four minutes each for speeches: The Rev. R. Watklns, of Rendham; Jona than Davis, of Forest City; Rev. Noah Beaven.of Welsh settlement; Mr. Henry Jenkins, of Providence; Rev. Jenkins, of Pittsburg: Rev. Jones, of Plymouth; Rev. D. P. Jones, of Scranton; Rev. Jenkins, pastor of the Baptist church, of May field; Rev. Beacher, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of Archbald; Rev. Theophllus Davis, Plains; Rev. Francis Gendall, pastor of the Metho dist Episcopal church of this town; Rev. J. J. Williams, of Olyphant: Evan gelist Grilllths, of Canada, who sang a few pieces; Rev. Brown, of the First Baptist church of this town; Rev. David Jones, First church, Scranton; Deacons Joseph Roberts and John Grif fiths. Tho meeting was closed by tho Rev. Dr. R. S. Jones, of Providence. Mrs. David Evans, of Fourth street, who has been very sick for the past week, was taken much worse last even ing, nnd llttlo hopo Is now entertained of her recovery. daring burglary was committed at the Gnrlu hotel early yesterday morn ing. The proprietor William Flnnnl ghan, heard a noise as he thought, In tho bar room which Is directly under his sleeping apartments. He nrose and came down stairs, and was Just In time to see the thieves escape through the door. They undoubtedly hoard Mr. Flannlghnn descend the stairs as they hud Just discovered the cash and weie In such haste that they took the drawer and contents, which contained slxty fivo dollars. Mr. Flannlphan gave pur suit to them and they opened fire on him, one of the shots striking the pan nell of the door and entered tho upper pannel of the window and lodged In tho celling. Mr. Flannlghnn has no duo to whom the burglars are, but It Is hoped they may soon bo run down. Mury Grady, of Poplar street. May field, was on Monday installed as em ergency clerk In tho postoftlce. Sho will In tho course ot a few weeks till tho position now occupied by Margaret Mulholland. Superintendent W. S. Hutchlngs, of the powder mill, "! has returned from his European trip was In town calling upon a number of friends Monday. Air. R. T. Maxwell Is In New Tork looking after tho Interests of the silk mill. The machinery Is all In and wnrk will commence In a few days, Mrs. Philip Baker Is quite sick at her homo on Main street. Bho Is threaten nd with nn attack of pleurisy. James Scott has been confined to his homo on Main street for the past few days with an attuck ot rheumatism. PECKVILLE. A grand concert will bo held in tho Peckvlllo Baptist church, this (Wed nesday) evening. Tho programmo Is as follows: March, vocal, Becker, Schubert quartette; duet, "Flsher- I man," GnbussI, John Jones and David Stephens; recitation, "The Ride of Jennie McNoal," Miss Besslo Sloat; baritone solo, (a) "The Absent One," Anderson; (b) "Blow, Blow Thou Win ter Winds," Sargeant, J. T. Watklns; soprano solo, "Spring Song," Well, Mrs. Joseph O'Brien; qu'nrtotte, "Kathleen Mavourncon," Crouch, Schubert quartette; recitation, "San dy's Romance," Miss Slont; duet, (a) "When tho Roses First Appear." Abt; (b) "Still na tho Night," Goetze, Mrs. O'Brien nnd Mr. Watklns; tenor solo, "Monn," Adams, Tom Beynon; soprano solo, "For the Sake of the Past," Tat Tattel, Miss Anna C. Sands; trio, "Tl Prego O Padre," Nicolas, Mrs. O'Brien, Mr. Beynon, Mr. Watklns; quartette, "Waltz Song," Eoellner, Schubert quartette. Accnmpnnlsts, Miss Flor ence Richmond, Miss Mattio Picker lug, . l'CKII.H OF CIJNNF.ItY. A Thrilling Incident Related by n IS'nvul (Bllcer. An officer of tho United States navy relates tho following as Illustrating some of tho perils of gunnery at sea: "I came very near going up Into tho air in small bits on this last squadron cruise. We were nt heavy gun prac tice at sea and but for the quickness of a gunner's mate would never have returned. As you probably know, the heavy guns In tho turrets nre fired by electricity, the gun being discharged simply by pressing a button. The offi cer In command of the forward turret on our ship during rapid firing prac tice was Just about to press the button to fire one of our big guns when the gunner's mate was seen to grab at something on the wnll of the turret and then fall in a heap on tho floor. The officer pressed tho button, but the gun was not discharged. When tho mate camo to he was asked what had hap pened, and he Informed the oftlcer that the breech of the gun had not been locked, and that what he grabbed at on tho wall wns tho wires forming the electric firing circuit. When he saw the olllcer was preparing to tire the gun, and at tho same time observed that the breech of the gun was not locked, the only thing that occurred to him to prevent tho gun being dis charged wns to destroy the circuit, which he did promptly and effectively. When nil this occurred there was a charge of 250 pounds of powder In the gun, another charge of the same size in the turret ready to bo served, and the passageway leading to tho powder magazine was wide open. But for the quickness of the gunner's mate the gun would have been blown out Inside the turret, the gases from the burning powder -would probably havo Ignited the charge lying In the turret, this ex plosion would have Ignited tho powder in tho magazine, and tho chnnces are that the whole ship, crew and all, would have gone up In tho air." A thou ' t that occurred to me Is this: Supp the accident nnd occurred, what do you Imagine the verdict of a board of In quiry into the cause of the loss of tho ship would have been? Slnco his ex perience the department has ndopted electrical means to prevent -the dis charge of nny of the large guns until tho breech Is locked. San Francisco Chronicle. ALL KINDS OF HI S. Si: 8. Origin ot lha Ctntom--Tlio Legend of tho Mistletoe. The kiss, we are told, was a formula of good will among the ancient Homans and was ndopted by the early Chris tians, whose "holy Hiss" and "kiss of charity" carried tho weight o aposto lic sanction. It Is usual that the Roldcn cross of the sandal on tho pope's right foot should he kissed by newly created car dinals and by those to whom an audi ence Is granted. Even royal persona paid this act of homage to the vicar of Christ, Charles V. being the last to do so. Men In uncivilized regions kiss the feet of a superior or the ground In front of him, and In ancient times to press the lips to the knee or hem of a gar ment was to humbly Implore protec tion. The Maoris have adopted the custom of kissing, but the negroes of West Africa refuse to do so, and ap parently that which Is a medium of so much pleasure to many nations Mils them with dislike. Kisses admit of a great variety of character, and there are eight diversi ties mentioned in tho Scriptures. It is as a sign of reverence and In order to sot a sacred seal upon their vows that witnesses In a court of luw, when they aro called upon to speak "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," are required to touch the Hlblo with their lips, as also are soldiers when they enlist and make tho oath of al legiance to Queen Victoria. The pleasant old Christmas custom of a kiss under the mistletoe Is a relic of Norso mythology. lialdur, the beauti ful god of light, was slain by a spear whoso shaft was a mistletoe twig. This was bewitched by Lokl, tho malevolent god ot fire, until It swelled to tho re quisite size, and was given by him to blind Hodur, who threw it, and unin tentionally struck lialdur when the gods were at play. Frlga has made everything In heaven and earth swear not to harm lialdur, but had left out the mistletoe as being too slight and weak to be of harm. Ualdur, however, was restored to life, and Frlga guarded tho mistletoe, which the gods deter mined should not again havo power to do nny mischief unless It touched the earth. For this reason It Is always hung from the celling and the vigilant goddess propitiated by the kiss, a sign of good will. Odds and Ends. (iOTHAJi's MAitiioit i)i:ri:Nci:s. Mluit an Attncklug Kpniilnh Fleet Would llnvu In Confront. From I.ehllo'B Weekly. While tho wur vessels of tho United States navy are concentrated near Ha vana, In preparation for any posslblo outbreak ot hostilities there, tho coast defense ot our Atlantio seaboard Is well provided for. Tho fortlilcatlons and other defenses guarding tho water ap proaches to greater New York aro the most extensive and Important, and may bo regarded as typical of the rest. The approach to New York harbor from the ocean Is defended, as regards exterior fortifications, first, by the IF YOU COED the coal promise, the timber certainties, the trans portation possibilities, aud the vast market which are at command of the New Mexico Railway and Coal Co. you would think it the rosiest of fortune that let you invest in their Per Cent Gold First flortgage and Collateral Trust Bonds. DIKECTORS OV THE COMPANY : CLARENCE D. SIMPSON. .. .Simpson & Watkins, Scranton, Pa. COL. II. M, BOIES Pres. Moosic Powder Co., Scranton. Pa. HON. L. A. WATRES Pres. Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Co. THOMAS FORD Vice-Pres. 1st National Bank, Pittston. Pa. J. W. HOLLENBACK Pres. People's Bank, Wilkes-Bnrre, Pa. RUDOLPH T. McCABE Pres. N. Y. cS Queen Co. R. R. Co., Ncyv York BENJAMIN S. HARMON Strong, Harmon cSc Matthewson, Attorneys-at- law, New York. N. Y. GIRARD C, W. LOWREY. . . . . S. Lowrey & Co., New York, N. Y. CHARLES a EDDY '1-ddy, New Mexico. i. ARTHUR EDDY Hddy Brothers, Denver, Col. THOMAS U. WA1K1NS Simpson & Watkins, Scranton, Pa. UAIiRY P. SIMPSON Diamond Drill Contractor, Scranton, Pa. We recommend these bonds to investors as a desirable and safe investment. For Prices and Further Particulars Apply to the Following Parties : A. H. CHRISTY Cashier Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Co., Scfad- ton, Pa. W. H. PECK Cashier Third National Bank, Scranton, Pa, H.J. ANDERSON... Vicc-Pres. Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co., Scranton, Pa, J. B. RUSSELL & CO. Bond Brokers, 323 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. A. A. STERLING.... Cashier People's Bank. Wilkes-Bnrre. Pa. C. W. LAYCOCK Cashier Anthracite Savings Bank. Wilkes-Barre. Pa. E. W. MULLIGAN... Cashier Second National Bank. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A. A. URYDEN President Miners' Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa. W. L. WATSON Cashier First National Bank, Pittston, Pa. R. A. JADW1N Cashier First National Bank, Carbondale, Pa. Or, to Our Office, SIMPSON & WATKINS, Fiscal Agents, Hoard of Trade Hiilblliis,', Scranton, Pa. great disappearing guns and the mor tar batteries at Sandy Hook; and, sec ondly, by Forts Wadsworth and Ham ilton, on either side of tho Narrows, nt tho entrance to the harbor proper from tho Lower Hay. The disappearing guns, which have been frequently described, are the most effective of modern In ventions of tho kind, and can drive a projectile through the armored side of a war vessel eight or ten mile out at sea. The 12-Inch mortars are ulso ter rible engines of destruction, firing a 1,000-pound projectile high In tho air. to drop down upon the decks of the hostile ships. These mortars, as well as tho disappearing guns, are turned out by the famous Watervllr factory, at Troy, New York nn Immense plant, similar In cnpaclty and works to that of tho government, at the Washing ton (D, C.) navy yard. The first 11' lnch gun was finished at Watervllct in 1S91. This year a 16-lnch gun, one of the largest In tho world, will be under taken there. One of the Illustrations on this page shows the testing of a 13-lnch breech loadtng rifle, which Is the largest gun now made for the United States navy. Its description Is condensed In the fol lowing data: Diameter of bore (cali bre), IS Inches; length of gun, 39 feet 9U Inches; weight of gun, 136,000 pounds; weight of full charge of pow der, 520 pounds; weight of projectile, 1 1,100 pounds; velocity nt muzzle. 2,100 feet per second; velocity at 2,500 yards. 1,805 feet per second; thickness of steel which projectile will perforato at 1,000 ' yards distance, 24.54 Inches. DR. E. O. WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT CSTRcd Label Special Extra strength. For Impotoncy, Loss ot Pnwr. Ix)Bt Alanhnnri. Bterility or BarreaneeB.i SI u box: six for 5. vrithlt 'written saarauteeSl ,t.miriuj,ij. in M.,al U1Hava i At store nuor uyman. H'm.O. Clarke, 326 Venn Ave., EAT Choice Cuts ARKET, 327 Adams Avenue E3 KverythliiB in tho lino of frh nnd O salted Meut, Siiusagen, Lunl, Ktc. jyg l'UULTKV AND QAMUIN HKASON. E Telephone, No. 6813 THE DICKSON M'FG CO,, Hcrauton and W'llkei-Hnrre, l'a. Manufacturers of LOCOfflOTlVES.STATIONARY ENGINES Hollers, Hoisting and I'umplnz Macliliier). General Office, Scranton, l'a. 7m Ira I Hi "wKl $$ tSeCi AEIBR Scranton, Pa l LACKAWANNA LUMBER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF D PtlA. WHITE HEMLOCK 01 H1DW00O 1 Bill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Hall sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled Hemlock I'rop Timber promptly r'urnished. MILLS At Cron.4 Fork, Potter Co.. on the Buffalo and busque. hanna Kailroad. At Minn, Potter County. Pa., on Coudcrdport. and Port Allecany Knilroad. Capaclty-400,000 feet per day. GliNEKAL OFFICE-Uoard of Trade Building, Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4011. Apollo Nervl-Tablets A poJitiTO cur for tnn (joqdsj oi oldi offering from norvoudi0uiM, threatened lnntt7. Uckoi memorr lota of muni (towera.wwtedoriiuni and other weafanuiaaoituiMt I Li 1 uyeariy exceHseinnu auuntioi itorer of loet nwlltr end uluiura or scrd inurrlosa. car where nil other 10-r ailed thoDiandi of men to the pink flaih of tnenhood end hey will rure y u. A written uaerenten to do ha or money refunded la ever? beui. Can't dcial. Duj none bnt A roLI.O NKKVI-TAIILI'.TS, l'rtce oifhln reach of all. Rfl PCUTC apackaa. nr fall treatment (ill puckaaei) for ':.&!. Bent bj OU UkfllO mall. iUinlr wrapped upon receipt of price. Addrum, APOUaTalUSIOINE CO., 300 DKAIUIOUII STU&KT, CUIOAOO, ILL., or our agents. MuttliewH llros., Wholesale nnd ltctull Druggists, Kcrunton, l'a, BomeUtaeiEte1irllibl, the purest drugs Br. PaaE's Ther rept, i U s4 certain la remit Tie rtnulco (Or, Fcal'i) oowdUaj noUL Seat anywhere, (1.00, Addiou FxiX Med I cum Co,. CiCTfUnd. 0. For Sq.o by JOHN H PHELPS Ph Sprue streot SEE 3ecls AN'D- Frti liters THE III CO. Refrigei-ators AND Ice Chests. -THE T M 434 Lackawanna Ava. NOW KveslEUt preserved ami headaches vonted by havlnir, your eyen propurly uml fcclentltlcally examined und IHted. Byes examined free. Tho latent fctylcs of Spec tacles and eyeglUHMes at tho lowest price. DR. SHIMBERG, 305 Spruce Strict WOLF & WEXZHL, 240 Adams Ave., Opp. Court llo.u;. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS b'olo AceuU for Kicuardson -Bnyuua'j Furnacoi und Uunirtss. II ft IIC Vnil sr Throat, i'linples, Cop nHVU IUU pcr-l'oloreU .-MioU, Achoi Old Soros, llcorii la .Moutti, Hair FiUUml'? Write COOK KI2.MUDY CO., (151 AlasonU Temple, Chicago, III , for proot of cure. Capital, $500,000, Worst c;iso- i-oredln 15 to 35 days, loo-pac boox tree. MAKE A MAN quickli tlti miin farbaiineu. me mi icrcw, aiunri MANLY JL I-OLLO NXH l'1-TA IIL UTS ' nerve uad brain remedies f all. Tber heve restored vi. irve 8T monthlyjrcjnliUni medicine. Oalf harmless efil . insula be utea, u joa want me pest, got 4 a it.' PeBM.y&'Grry&B PfiSfls - .rms.oUt, cor. Wvomlng avenuo and W ip&k ! NEX VfAR5 ATTEND TO YOUR IiYKS I
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