THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JUNE G, 1808.
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IIELPINO THE HOSPITAL.
Donations of Cnh nnd Supplies, fllntlo
by .School t'lilhlri'ii.
A summing up on Saturday showed
gratifying results from the donation
given Friday by the public schools of
tho city for the bencflt of tlio hospital.
The Idea was first ndvaneed Uy ti
charitable lady and It wns mainly
through her efforts that the scheme
wan carried through to such a success
ful conclusion. Sho Is deserving of
great credit, as well ns the rhlldren
of the schools who took such an In
terest In the donation nnd who gave
to liberally. Tho donations wore main
ly In goods of use to the hospltnl,
though they were composed of cash In
porno Instnnces nnd $33.38 was realized
In this way. There ure two schools
yet to hear from, nnd they will In
some measuro Increase the cash ac
count. Tho largest cash donation came
from tho central school building. It
wns divided as follows among the
rooms:
High school $13.69
Mr Collins' room 3.cr
Miss Kllhujlen's room 3.011
Miss Durlcln's room 3.23
Totnl $23.D0
Supplies wern mostly In the form of
canned goods and amounted to many
dollars worth.
HALLSTEAD.
SODALITY'S ROOM.
Cntbonriulo Hospital Nurses Now
IIiivis Comlnrtnlilc Qtinilcrs.
The nurses' sitting room In the Car
bondalo hospital which the Bleswd
Virgin sodality of St. Itoso church vol
untered to furnish, Is now about com
plete. It makes very comfortable quarters
for the nurses, nnd as It was some
thing badly needed, and which the
hospital was unable to do, tho nurses
feet very grateful to the sodlallty.
The room In In the west wing with
largo windows to the couth. It Is
handsomely and comfortably furnish
ed. A large rug, reading and card
table, three rockers, six chairs, beauti
ful couch, pictures and other minor ap
pointments innkp the room habitable.
The sodality intend to give some lace
curtains and more pictures before they
Consider the room complete. A good
nnd necessary work was done by the
podnllty, and one which the Indies at
the hospital greatly appreciate.
FUNERAL STOPPED AT FERN HALL
Saturday morning tho De'aware and
Hudson train which arrives In this
city nt eleven o'clock, brought the
body of Miss Elizabeth K. Phillips,
adopted daughter of Congressman Mor
gan H. Williams, of Wllkes-Hnrro.
About fifteen carriages were In waiting
nt 1'nlon station, having ben ordered
by telephone. The remains wore ac
companied by a large number of friends
und the funeral procession lmmoi'lnt"
ly took Its way to Fern Hall where
Landlord Thompson served db ner. The
cortege then proceeded to the Welsh
settlement In Clifford township wheiu
Interment wns made. The funeral ser
vices were held at the late home in
Wilkcs-Harre Friday evening.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual official report of tho
Methodist church was placed in the
hands of members yesterday. A de
tailed report of Treasurer Irving
Pavls shows tho receipts and disburse
ments. Following is the trustees re
pnrt. lJalance from last year $ 71 55
H. i eived from old subscrip
tions for building fund 63 00
Kecelved from sale of part of
ht on Wyoming street 1,500 00
Ile.eivd from Ladles' Aid
pociety 400 U0
S.,3:il CS
Tuld for bonds redeemed .... -'.100 e'O
Fald account Interest on same. 11 C"
Paid on Belmont chapil .... 200 00
Balance on hand .. 22 ss
$2,331 55
Church bonds outstanding ...$7,U00 DO
Balance of purchui-e money on
Belmont chapel 1, GOO 00
A. I'ascoe, treasurer of trustees.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Saturday L. A. Patterson presented
to the Andrew Mitchell Hose company
a handsome spruce Hag pole 110 feet
lone It will be erected ut once. W ho
v HI donate the Hat?
J H. Backus, of Now York city, is
tin- guest of Landlord O. F. Jacobus at
Hotel Anthracite.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Joslyn. of Horh
ester. N. Y., nro visiting the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mis. F II. Cowles, on
Terrace stro.-t.
The silk mill bas ball team defeated
the Dewoys Saturday afternoon. 5 to 0.
Batteries wcv Fagan and Tlghe, sialic
and Carr.
PILLS,
Always Reliable, Purely Vagelabla,
Perfectly tustelesj, elegantly coated, routi
late, purify, cleans nnd strcintilien. It.Yl)
WAY'S 1'lLl.S for tho euro of nil dioider
of Ktomacli, UowelH, Kidneys, nimbler,
Nervous Discuses, Dizziness, vertigo, Cos.
tlvesuess, Piles.
SICK HEADACHE,
FEMALE COAIPLAINTS,
MLIOUSNESS.
INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA,
CONSTIPATION,
AND
ALL DISORDERS OP THE LIVER
Observe the following Bymptoms, result
ing from diseases of the digestive organs:
Constipation, Inward piles, fullness of
Wood in the head, acidity of the stomach
nausea, heartburn, disgust of food, Jullt
ness of weigh: of the stomach, sour eru-.
tatlons. sinking or fluttering of the liea-t
choking or suffocating sensations when
In a lying poRture, dimness of vision, dots
or webs before the sight, fever and dull
pain In the head, deficiency of persphsi.
tlon. yellownfss of tho vkln and eyes, pain
In the side, chest, limbs and BUdden Hush.
es of heat, burning In the flesh.
A few doses of llADWAV'S PILLS will
fre. the system of all tho above named
disorders.
Price isc per hot, So!.; by Druggists or
sent by mall. .
RADWAY & CO..
5 Elm St, Now Yor'?
Mr. and Mrs. Giles Carpenter have
started on an extended drive to Fos
ter. They will touch lncldcntly at Car
bondalu and Bcrnnton.
Miss Ester Frlchlskson, of Susque
hanna, has returned homo after a visit
In this pluce.
l'rofessor Prase, of the Summer Nor
mal, spent Sunday In this place.
Captain Boyle haa announced that
nil members wishing to withdraw from
his company can do so by surrender
ing their papers. It will be the equi
valent of a dishonorable discharge.
l'rofessor Moxley nnd wife spent Sun
day with relatives in Jackson.
The" erection of a large Hag hole is
now In course of progress on the round
hoiiFe. It lfi tho gift of the railroad
boye.
William Ferguson expects to bo
transferred shortly to fast lines Uc.a
ware and Hudson ns fireman.
Foreman Lamb will receive tin ap
pointment on the local police force.
One of our engineers wns in Wash
ington, N. .1. recently attempting to
organize n lodge of tho Mystic Brother
hood. Engineer Oruslln and wife have lefl
for Camp Alger, Vu., where they will
visit their son, William.
Freight and coal are ..being rushed
through this place at a lively rate.
Over thirteen "w'ld cats" were out on
tho Buffalo division Friday.
A parade of small boys In grotesque
costumes attraetc-1 attention and cre
ated considerable amusement on Fri
day. (lulasha A. Grow, congressman at
large, and his private secretary, Wil
liam J. Pike, of this place, visited
Camp Alger last week and presented
Company G with a box of smokers.
Interesting nnd Instructive union ser
vices were held nightly In the Bap
tist church last wek. The speaker,
Mrs. Charlton Edholm, Is fast gaining
a national reputation and has been
Identified with such an eminent
worker ns Frances E. Willnrd. Her
subject la "Traffic In Girls," and sho
lays bate facts that are astonishing,
proving beyond doubt that agents are
sent forth from houses of infamy In our
cities to country towns and by var
ious methods such a mock marriage,
fake employment, etc., entice gills Into
their awful dens. She Is a clear, plain
and forcible speaker.
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
The appearand of the borough build
ing has been greatly Improved by a
new coat of paint. The work Is a
credit to Professor fctubl. Mow tho
boys should get to work nnd clean up
the Interior of the building, also tho
grounds In fiont and at the sides.
The building ommlttec will adver
tise for bids next week for putting the
borough lockup in condition for use.
PiofeHsor Graves, of Si ranton, was
a caller In town Saturday.
The .Mayileld council will meet this
evening. A committee from the Jer
myn council will visit them nnd try
and arrange for the boroughs to join
nnd put l'ghto on Division street.
Jeweler Forschuer will soon move
his shop and family into the Stocktr
building.
C. U. Winter and son, Frank, arc
In New York.
On Wednesday evening, June 22, the
First Baptist church will give a musi
cal and literary entertainment and nn
Ice cream social.
On June 10 a new lodge of Odd Fel
lows will be Instituted by District
Deputy C F. Baker, at East Benton.
The degree tnm and a large number
of members ot itush Brook lodge wilt
nccompnm he district deputy Degree
teams from ither lodgeo will also at
tend and take part in the votk.
Mrs. Hemllbright returned Saturday
evening from Luzerne, where she had
been visiting friends during the part
week.
W. C. Nltholson nnd Walter Pryor
were visit ,a at Arehbald Saturday
evening.
Jesse Averv and Alnnzo "Whitley
visited Cn.'bnuJnlc Saturday evening.
The Cnrb.jndolo High school and
School of Laeknwimna played a same
of base ball at Alumni pa-): Satur
day afterr.om, resulting 'n nn over
whelming iljfent of the Lk i;u annus
by a score of 27 to 9. Tho features of
tho game were the brilliant work of
the Lackawana battery, Stocker and
Breen, and the phenonilnal work of
Fleming at short stop.
OLYPHANT.
M. D. Flynn, tho borough electrician,
expects to leave In a few days for Hed
Lodge. .Montana, to accept a position.
John It. Jones, who has been em
ployed In the Ready Pay meat mnrket
for the past year, has opened a meat
market In the O'Boyle building, on
Lackawanna street.
At the reorganization of the school
board to be held this evening, the fol
lowing members will be seuted: First
ward, Thomas Nenlon, M. Walsh, Jo
seph Kelly; Second ward, Sylvester
Williams, J. W. Patten, J. I"). Powell;
Third wind, Thomas Donnelly, Thomas
Lenohan, George llolloran; Fourth
ward, James B. Williams, Itlclmrd
Pettlgrow, George Hoys.
Mr?. II. (. Sehunk and little daugh
ter, Norhelinn, have returned from a
visit with relatives nt Mt. Carmel.
Miss Jennie Hushes, of Wilkos
Ilarres Is the guest of Miss Louisa
Price, of lilakely.
The members of St. George's Epis
copal mission will holi..a strawberry
and lee crenni social ' In the Lally
building, on Lackawanna street, this
evening.
The Olyphant Business college closed
Friday for the summer vacation.
Johnnie Williams has accepted a
position as fireman at the Grassy
Island colliery.
TAYLOR NEWS.
The ruucrnl o Mm. Tliomns 'I' ho inn !
Largely Aliided.-I5oroiiuli Coun
cil .Hcets.-.N'cws .Votes,
Tho funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. i'homns A. Thomas occurred
nt her late homo In North Tn lor Sat
urday afternoon at 2.20 o'clock. He.
Dr. H. II. .Harris, of tho Calvary Hap
tlt church, and new J. M. Lloyd, of
th Welsh Baptist church, conducted
thfc services. The finding was led by
Trof. John H. Fixi'irls. The .lorn I of.
ferings were mnny and beautiful. Af
ter th9 sorvlr.es tho remains were borne
to Forest Homo cemetery for burial
The pall bearers were: Mir. John
Steele, Mis. August fisher. Mrs. Wil
liam Jones. Mrs. David P. Gtl'Pths,
Mrs. CliurlM Curtis and Mrs. Pi Ice
Jones. The flower benreis were Mrs.
Mary Jones ami Mrs. Fdwurd D. Davis,
hu American Prntestnnt Ladles' lodge,
No. 18. of which tho deceased was u
member, intended In a body.
This evening will occur tho grnnd
coiiipetltle meotlnc which will he
hold under the auspices of the Welsh
Congregational church. Tho meeting
Is oxpectod to excel anyihlne of its
!,..' ... I.l,1 I- .M, ....... ,, ,,.
une Bows to Summer Millinery
tjrrnr. j.arz.viTi r r r tfi , mcl
jiMi
r t & f 'i crwn ni r .- t it a r.' "n T'Tw.i.-f '3
And the first real showing of it may
be seen here today. Beautiful, of
course. Its the character of the store
to do all things right AMlinery is no exception. The store would
bank its reputation on Millinery alone. Thus are the things to be
seen here NEWEST in style, most UP-TO-DATE in design, and
LOWEST in price. The selling of special things begins this morn
ing. Read on.
FOR
SUMMERS
WEAR
Children's
Hats
A very pretty one trim
med with wreath, complete "yLr
Trimmed Leghorn Hats
in great variety at
69C, 98C and $1.25'
And a great quantity of
untrimmeu Legnorn Mats, oc,
Short Back Sailors
All colors
Trimmed Hats
98c
$1.84
JUST
'LIKE THE
REAL
SEE
(WINDOW
SEE
WINDOW i
Large bunches of
Flowers
Foliage
39c
MILLINERY DEPARTMENTSECOND FLOOR.
Trimmed Sailors
White and colors, at
39C, 49c, 59c and up
Don't be startled at their'
.cheapness for the price tells
nothing ot value. In the col
lection are Hats that you can-i
not buy in any other store for
$S.oo. Indeed, they've been
that much here, and would be
'now, were it not that we want
lyou to Know our ivuuineryi
better.
POPPIES
LILACS
DAISIES
BLUETS
FOLIAGE
1
At
19c
You'll appreciate the econ
omy in buying your Summer
,Hat during this sale.
Rose Sprays
In beautiful clusters, and -g i
in all colors, at . .
iViolets
Nice large bunches, 3 doz. a.
to a bunch . . .
Boys'
Clothing
The lucky boy who gets inside this
Clothing during the hot weather, will,
have a right to be happy, for its a happy
combination or style, comtort and price..
AQf lor Sailor Blouse Suits, 1 Of (or Straw Hats in five
sUW f.,ct cnlnr rinrl r;ielmlilo J 2 V cnlnrc I nrori hn'm nnd
....Jl ww.w. ....u .. .......w. f wu.v... ' h" ..... ...IV
Nine styles 3 to 9 years
Positively worth 1.00.
old.,
'Sailor style.
TSr- for
7.5c
tor your choice ot six1
patterns in Suits, all'
beautiful weaves and washable.
bailor Blouse style. 1 to 10
years. Worth at least $1. so-
arge
Worth soc.
'Brownie" Overa
just like papa's; made.
with apron suspenders, three
pockets, fast color Denim.
TCi for Knee Pants of good
'' quality washable mate
rials All sizes.
4 Peerless"
Skirt Supporter
An admirable appliance for,
iholdinc the skirt up, and the
waist down, is being demon
slrated here. Don't miss see-
ins it.
'"Old Glorv" Soldathous-
'ji-ir, nna nags lasi
O t Friday and
Saturday you can see them all
over the city, rast colors sure
3 feet wide, 4 feet long, mounted
)on pole with cilt spear. Came
in yesterday go out to-
iuay at . .
37c
Japanese
pans
A cheap chance to
keep cool. Comes,
with this offering'
ot holding Fans, with laced
sucks ana in great variety, "Jri
to cro while the.v last at . . 5t,
Doll All the little dollies
cnoc wno were msappoiiu
i"loes ed last Saturday-
come in today. 1 he snoes are,
here.
Teachers'
Bibles 98c
Little enough price to be sure.
Bibles are Morrocco bound
with silk facings, flexible cover
.and gilt edges.
London clear type, index,
'treatise upon and outlines of
topics. Illustrations of historic
'scenes and incidents, tables,
charts and maps. Also con
cordance. These Bibles are
worth $2.50 in any
'store. Here at .
! 98c
JONAS
LONG'S
ONS
9
(llcntors selected for the t-vent are well
vrscd in their line- of work, and .ludff
ln.T from tln present Indications tho
alfnlr will be a grand success
Mrs. Michael Jurine, of South S-'crin-ton,
wild has been visiting her mother
in this place for the past few days, has
returned homo.
ICmblem division, No. f,7, Hons of Tem
perance, will meet tills evening in Van
Horn's hall on Main street. A musical
programme will be rendered at this
- ning'a meeting.
.Miss Sndle Oangwe r. of North Taylor,
Is visiting relatives In Waverly.
Messis. Frederick Carey and Casper
I.tnithold. of, this Dimes have returned
home after visiting frirmis In Mauch
Chunk.
Mr and Mis. William M. Kvans, of
Hyde Park, were the guests of the for
mer's mother, Mrs. K. J. Kvans. In
N' wi Taylor y.urduy.
Mr. .Albert Lewis of Newark, N. J.,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Moigan D. Lewis, of this places
The foundation has been dug for the
new block of Hev. W. J. Watklns on
drove street.
Messrs. Thomas Francis and August
Fisher announce themselves candidates
for delegate to the county convention.
Thomas l'rlce, of Hyde Park, was a
Taylor visitor yesterday.
The Dela-vare, Lackawanna and
W'pytnrn collieries of this place aro
scheduled to work flvo and six eight
hour days tills wwk.
I'd ward Miles, of Hyde Paik. was
the Rtiobt of navld J. Davis, of this
place, yesterday.
AVll.NCKt).
Dedicated l0 fellow members ot the
Junger Mi.cniiiiclKir of Scrantoa by
Archibald A. Patterson, Jr.
Jt was on Tuesday bright nnd clear,
They weru on our buttlibhlp, "Tho
Maine," fc.
Which was blow,n up by rreacherous
Spain.
Hut Hod wns on our side to help
And by Ills aid wn tluuHlied that whelp
Chorus: Oh tn-achrrous Spain,
Oh trcarherous Spurn,
i'ou hee wo'vo new avenged tho
Mnlne.
'Twnb near the harbor ot Manila
Our Dewey met Spain's pioud Uotllln,
Our gunners then great havoc wrought
And brought the Bpuulsh licet to naught.
They sunk cloen ships of Spain
And thus wo have uvenged tlio Maine.
Chorus: Oh trcncheious Hr-alu,
Oh treacherous Kn.iln,
You see wo've now avenged tlio
Maine,
ITIie nbovo hymn has been rendered
with great succoss by the membors of tho
Muennorchor to thu old Oorman tunc,
..-m t ...y Tlmnt Oh! Hn'v TI"M
CUBA'S ANIMALS.
Some of the Queer Living Things Our
Soldier Boys Alay Encounter
in Their Travels.
i'mm the Sun.
The Spaniard Is not the only foo
the soldier will encounter on his Cuban
marches. Cuban sandllles nnd mos
quitoes are much like our own, but we
have nothing to match the huge spider,
whose bite enures fever, nor the bel
ligerent ant known ns vlvajagua. A
scorpion, though not so dangerouri as
the Kuropean variety, proves Itself un-plens-ant
enough to the careless t.avel
ler, and tho chigoes or "Jgger," deals
swift retribution to an offender. Us
method of attack Is Inconvenient, fur
it burrows under the toe nail, and un
less icmoved at once builds It- nest
there. In that case Inflnniutlon occuim
nnd the only relief Is the painful op
eration of having the little animal cut
out.
Hnakes nro not numerous, but they
Include) home of the freiikii of the ani
mal kingdom. The huge inaja, longer
than two six feet men set cud to en I,
with a body twenty Inches In (Ireuni
feronee. looks lleice en mgh and t rmld
ablo enough to put to put a whole regi
ment to (light. It Is all a bluff, for the
big reptile li harmless.
Among, the birds, the soldier may
exercise his taste for pets. Those pecu
liar to the island have beautiful plu
mages rich In coloring. There aro
nearly 200 kinds to bo found theie, and
among them all the vulture and tho
turkey buzzard nro nlmost the only
birds of prey. They nre so useful on
scavengers to carry away waste mater
ial that they nre protected from death
by law. Ueese, turkeys, peacocks and
pigeons are the most familiar domes
tic fowls, and pigs, sheep, goats, mules
and horses the animals used.
CUBAN HCmSES.
The Cuban horses are almost a race
by themselves. They are very gentle,
they never Kick nor bite nor nlav any
unseemly, tricks on their riders. In
snmo parts of the Island horses recelva
as much consideration as a member of
the family. They are not tied or con
lined, but they wander about the door
yard, put their heads Into the kitchen
windows, to exchnnge the time of day.
and even on occasion have tho privi
lege of entering the hous-e. The night
ot humans und cqulnes on terms of
such easy familiarity makes ono won
der If tho days of Gulliver nnd his
horsu country have come atrnln.
Sometimes the roads are vory bad
nnd the mud so .sticky that It holds
any foreign substance like glue, For
tbla rinn fnrmrs hrnld tholr horses'
veils, turn them up over their backs
and tie them to the saddle. No North
ern pony would stand this Indignity,
but the Cuban pack animals seem quite
willing to endure It. In mountainous
regions mules are used to carry coffeo
and sugur down the mountain paths,
and to save drivers mules In long pro
fession are tied together, one's head
10 another's tall, nnd with only ono
man nt the head ef the eolumn to guide
the leader, they carry down their bur
dens safely. The hind legs of Cuban
mules must be worked on n different
principle from thf.t In vogue among
I'nlted States mules. Here no insur
ance agency would Insure a man whose
business- wna tyins mules to one an
other's tails.
The only wild nnlmal peculiar to
Cuba Is the 1ut!u, or hutla. It is rat
shaped, black, and small. It lives in
tlie hollows of tres, like our squirt el,
and cats leaves and fiult. Its flesh Is
Insipid, but It Is ottpn eaten. Cutious
modifications of tollnes and canines
lnh'ihlt the woods. Tho animals have
sprung from dogs nnd cats In the do
mestic state and differ from them only
In their size and habits. Some of tho
Intelligence of civilization seems to re
main with them and they cause tho
farmer much anxiety by their care
fully planned attacks upon his poultry
nnd cattle.
BIG FIHKFLIKS.
The matter of lights Is u smnll Item
of expense to the poor man In Cuba,
for In tho phosphorescent fly nature
provides him a lamp free. This Uy,
the cucullo, about tho size ot our roach,
Is perfectly black, with a transparent
breast. Two eyes In front, and one In
tho point of Its breast give out so
much light when Its wings are spread
that one can see by It to read a let
ter. Children make pets oft cucullos
and shut them up In reed cages. If
they feed them on sugar, the sticky
particles udherlng to their legs exas
perate them so much that they fall up
on each other like prize fighters. Tho
children avoid this by giving the files
Bugar cane. They wash them careful
ly morning and night, and In this wuy
keep their pets alive and shining for
many days.
Fashionable ladles wear tho brilliant
files In their hair, and sometimes the
belles use them covered with n gauzy
material for living belts, One little
girl remarked with much solemnity
after examining a cucullo's legs that
Clod mnde It with hooks ti fasten on
little girls' dresses. Left to themselves
the cucullos Uy In regular lines, giv
ing the effect of tho long procession of
the watch nt Havana. For this reason
the Cubans call them 'serenos de los
blchos" wutchmen of the Insects, Fif
teen or twenty of them In n calabash
pierced with holes makes u kind of
lantern often used during the night.
A few years ago nn adventurous trav
eler brought a number of cucullos to
New York nnd se't them free In Broad
way, to the lasting astonishment of an
Irishman, to whom the dancing lamps
were such a mystery that he wavered
between the pledge and the oculist.
LAND CRABS.
Another curious phenomenon of
Cuban animal life Is the procession of
land crabs across the Island. They
travel from north to south every spring
when the rains commence, and are as
regular an Institution as the wet
weather Itself. Shell fish are abund
ant, but they nre of Inferior quullty.
The climate Is too warm for them, and
oysters there nt all times nre as un
satisfactory ns ours In the months
when no magic H appears. The rivers
and bays and inlets, however, nre well
stocked with palatable fish. The Igu
ana, cayman, and crocodile nro com
mon. A huge variety of crocodile
called cayman has u colony of Its own
on the Isle of Pines. Turtles are found
In laigo numbers in shallows and reefs
nnd on sandy beaches, and they are
put to nil sorts of uses, from soup to
walking sticks. For canes, tho shell of
the carey variety of turtle Is used.
First a strong stick Is cut of the length
desired. Then the turtle shell Is boiled
until It becomes a thin liquid, and Into
this the stick Is dipped and allowed
to coid. The process Is repeated sev
eral times till the beautiful tortoise
shell ceiverlng is of proper thickness.
Afterward tho cane Is polished, headed,
lilted with a ferrule, and sold for four
or five dollars.
Another curiosity Is a enne made
from the dried skin of the tnunatee, or
sea cow. The skin Is perfectly trans
parent, nnd when rightly prepared Is
flexible, but strong enough to be used
ns a rapier for defence. Mounted In
Kola anil silver, these ennes are very
expensive. They are ruely seen In Ha
vana, and one tourist, who wished to
carry away a cane as a souvenir, paid
$50 for tho privileges
CUU.DUI'.N AM) COLDS.
Some Good Advice About tlio Cnro of
Little Ones,
From Harper's Bnzar.
In some households It Is taken ns n
matter of couroe that during tho win
ter months tho children chall havo an
unremitting succession of colds, which
render the little ones uncomfortablo
themselves, and excessively disagree
able to persons'wlth whom they como
In contact. Hut this state of affairs
Is due to Ignorance. Tho educated
mother now appreciates that nn y
Influenza Is an unnecessary adjunct to
her child's personality, and that a
chronic catarrh la to be avoided as Is
any other disease. She takes precau
tions to prevent colds, and, If by some
mischance they come, knows how to
cnro, for the patient in the earlier
stages of the complaint, or until such
a time as she finds It advisable to con
sult a physician. But, nbove all, flha
believes in tho precaution that Is a
stronger weapon than cure.
In tho first place, the small child"
must wear woolen next to his skin, and
till" woolen must extend to nerk,
wrists and ankles. At night hl sleep
ing garments aro Canton flannel draw
ers with feet; or, better still, they
nre of knit or noven material, tlu-je-quartcrs
wool and one-quarter cotton.
These aie to be bought r-'ady maJs,
and already chrunk, with so many
Improvements that they are now near
ly perfect. Under the night drawers
goes a shirt which clings more closely
than does the larger outside garment.
Of course, this shirt Is changed for
another In tho daytime. It may be well
to remark, In passing, that union suits
(shirt and drawers in ono piece) aru
now made for children, und nro not a
necessity. Indeed, many mothers find
they keep the feet too moist, and thua
render the wearer sensitive to cold.
Unless he is not well, tho properly
conducted child will go out every day
that the weather Is not actually incle
nient. These outings need not bo of a,
lengthy character If the thermometer
Is very low or the wind keen and raw.
For a small child all walks and drlvea
and out-door play ahould come be
tween the hours of 11 n. m. and 3 p. m.
The nursery must bo a sunny room
In which the thermometer gets no
higher than 70. During tho night It
may be cool and well ventilated. As
tho feet are peculiarly sensitive to
chill, they should be protected by
stout shoes, and In damp weather
overshoes must bo worn. Bunnlng
about tho room barefooted i a habit
of which the wise mother disapproves,
and which she forcibly forbids.
After the children nre bathed and
their head shampooed, they may
be treated to a brisk rubbing down
with alcohol. This (should also be tree
ly applied to tho head after It has been
rubbed dry with a coarse towel.
ALMOST GIVEN AWAY
A lot of laundry machinery, a
new laundry wagon, two turbine
water wheels, boilers, engines,
dynamos, etc., one Morgan travel.
Ing crane, 10 tun capacity, span
45 ft. G In., lot of good second
hand hoisting rope, air compres
sors, pumps, steam drills, derrick
fittings, mine cars, etc.
700 West Lackawanna Avenue.
ScraotoD, Fa. Telephone, 3951
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