THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 189a CARBQNDALE lTh Carbondale correspondence of Tha Tribune has been placed In the hands or Mr. J. M. Forbes. All oomplalnts as to lr regular delivery, etc.. olso news Items, should be addressed to Hcbcrts & llty noldt, news acents.) STRUCK BY A 'XRAIN. An Aged Man Struck by a Gravity Train Last Night. The gravity passenger train which arrives In this city shortly before 7 o'clock run down John Duffy, of the South Side, last night just this sldu of No. 1. coal schutes. Mr. Duffy is a man nearly sixty years old and his hearing is slightly defective. He was enroute to the central city and was walking the tracks when the train boro down upon him. On account of the darkness he could not sec It ap proaching and being deaf he did not hear It until It was almost upon him. lie made a move to got out of the tracks and was party successful. How ever, the front car struck him and threw him some distance. He was picked up unconscious with his skull crushed and one of his limbs broken. The train hands placed him on board a car and he was taken to the Seventh avenue station, from where he was conveyed to the hospital. It was Impossible to tell last night Just how serious his injuries were, but his recovery Is) hoped for. BASE BALL AT FARVIEW. The "Hobson Choice" base ball team of this city ran up against the Way mart Deweys ut Karvlew yesterday af ternoon and sustained a defeat of 6 to 2. Tho game was hii Interesting one throughout and abounded in brilliant plays by the local outllcldcrs. The locals were rather weak with the stick and it is probably due to this that they lost the game. Tho features of the game was Buss' twirling and Cnnnoi's phenomenal catch of a fly ball at centie field. LAID AT REST. The remains of the late George A. Honey were laid In their last resting place in th" Urooksidp ccmettry yes terday afternoon. The services were held at the family homo on Helmnnt street at two o'clock, Itev. G. A. Place, of the M. K. church ofllciating. Muny pretty floral offerings were luid on the bier "of the deccabed young man by his sorrowing friends. The cortege wns a largo one, many persons from out of town being in nttondunee. THE SOLDIER BOYS. The membcrn of tho Thirteenth, fit which there are about a dozen In the city at present, will leave this morning for their camp, so that they will be in at this evening's roll call. They have been in the city for ten days now. and unless they report tonight they will be considered deseiters. The boys are all well known and their many friends will be borry to see them leaving this morning. A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. A force of men tinder Street Fore man Kllleen are engaged in crowning and ditching Brooklyn street in tho vicinity of the Ontario and Western bridge and have laid out what lr. a short time will be a fine road. At pres ent the ashes which were put on the roadbed arc not packed, but after sev eral rain storms it will have become perfectly hard and an excellent road will be the result. OPERATED UPON. The eight-year-old daughter of II. Stanton, of Spring street, was. operated upon for recurrent nppcndicltls by Dr. S. S. Shields, assisted by Dr. Miles and Dr. Mark Bailey. The child's case was a very serious one and the operation was considered the only means of sav ing her life. A quick recovery is hoped for. REMOVED TO THE HOSPITAL. Frank Williams, whose Injury was mentioned In this paper yesterday morning, has been removed to the Emergency hospital. It Is feared that the middle finger on the right hand is crushed so badly as to make amputa tion imperative. However, every effort will be made to save It by Dr. D. L. Bailey, tho attending physician. THE CITY SUED. Patrick Clark. James J. Campbell and John Waterlleld, three owners of prop erty bordering on the Lackawanna river on Eighth avenue, have begun proceedings to recover J3,fl00 damages from the city. They claim that the sewerage Is deposited on the bank and in the bed of the river where the water is shallow and thiF causes a stench dangerous to the good health of the community. THE SPOONERS. Packed houses continue to greet the popular Spooners, who are playing at the Grand this week. They produced "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" last night to a large audience, which was notable for its enthusiasm. The play was ex ceptionally well staged, and the actors carried their parts out well. The matinees continue n popular featuie. The specialties are exceptionally clev erly executed. Tonight "Tho Hero of the Merrimac" will be produced. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Private Wcstgate, of the Eleventh United Stats Infantry, who is on a furlough at his home In Forest City, was a visitor In this place yesterday. C. N. Slllson is In Brooklyn. N, Y., In the employ of the navy yard. A subscription dance will be given Jn Burke's hall on Friday evening of next week. Miss Ida Scull, of Wayne street, Is visiting relatives in Waymart. John W. JoncB, has returned from a two wcekb' vacation spent at Al bany. N. -Y. Louis B. Abbott arrived home from Shamokin yesterday. He will leave shortly for Lehigh university to re sume his studies. Miss Elizabeth Ayers, of Dundaff Mreat, is visiting relatives in Scran ton. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chase left yes terday for Paterson, N. J., where they Nervous Women, Horiford't Acid Phosphate ulels the nerves, and Induces 8 Si oo & Sold onlf In bottles. I - - Wif.ft f.iifc.r li-tiii i,.,iy'' ' ' i will remain the next two weeks ns tho guests of their daughter, Mrs. W. M, La thro p. Rev. acorgo R. Merrill, of Bethany, is visiting relatives In tills city. Miss Mary McDonald, of Forest City, spent yesterday with friends In town. Miss Jcnnlo Brcnnnn, of Scranton, Is spending a short time with her moth er, on South Main street. John Nolan left yesterday to resume his studies at Lehigh university. Miss Mltinln Moylan, of Wayiuart. Is the guest of frlcnd3 In this city. Fred Kasc, of Philadelphia, Is the gust ut his classmate ut Untvcislty of Pennsylvania, Mr. B. L. Slnser, of South Main street. llevs. J, J. Cumin, of Wllkes-Barre, and J. Malonc, of Susciuchanna, vis ited this city yesterday. George H. Paul has resumed his duties at the Miners' and Mechanics' Saving bank after being absent on a two weeks' vacation. A. II. Hulbert, of Waymart, called on Carbondale friends yesterdaj. Mrs. J. S. Calllston and pon, of Phil adelphia, arc guests at the home of G. A. Kelly, on Lincoln avenue. James Stafford, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Joseph Isgar, on Salem avenue. Mrs. Hannnh Whipple, of Harlem avenue, Is visiting her biother, Nelson Phlillps.of Elk Hill. TAYLOR NEWS. To Celebrate an Anniversary Will ing Workers' Pair Largely Attend ed Fcisonal News. The local lodge Mlnooka Tribe, No. 217. Impioved Order of Ited Men, rind Daughters of Pocahontas, No. 64, are making airangemenls for the celebra tion of their nnnlvcisary, which oc curs tomorrow evening. The grand state ofllcors und several orutors are expected hero for the occasion. A street parade will take place during the day. headed by the Taylor Silver cornet band. Tho Williams Division, Sons of Temp erance, of tho Archbald, nre prepar ing to hold an entertainment and so cial for the benefit of their sick broth er, Itlchard Langan, who has been ccntlncd to his home this last two years. The social will be held in the church basement. All nre Invited. Mrs. John Urllllths, of Hyde Park, was the guest of her parents, on Union street, on Wednesday. There was a good attendance at the opening of the Willing Workers' fall last evening ut Weber's link und all were more than pleased with the pro gramme and with the beautiful ar ticles on sale. Tonight there will be an entile change In the programme, with the exception of the ribbon drill, which will bo repeated by request. There will bo a faice entitled "A Love of a Bonnet;" n piano solo by Miss Gruman; selections, by the Watklns family, and a mandolin solo, by Lulu Janes. I'teful and fancy articles, can dy, Ice ci earn, coffee and cake will bo on sale. On Katuiday evening oysters will bo served. Invincible coinmandery, No. :.",:, Knights of Malta, will meet this eve ning in Heche's hall. Mr. John Price, of Prlccburg, was the guest of ft lends in this place on Monday. Miss Henrietta Mulhctln, of Hyde Park, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mulherln, of Main street yesteiday. Miss Alice Shepherd, of Pino Brook, was the guest of relatives in this place yesterday. Mrs. Nicholas Lagan, of Hyde Park, was the guest of her parents, on Depot street, on Tuesday. The social under the auspices of the Young People's society on the Welsh Baptist church on Wednesday evening on the church lawn was well patron ized. Mr. R. W. Luce, of Hyde Park, was a business visitor in this place on Wednesday. The night school session will soon commence, and n number of our young people nro only waiting for the chance to uttend. Master Eugene Reese is confined to his home on Union street, by sickness. Great preparations are being made for the social of the I. C. B. L'. at Web er's rink on Sept. 21. A waltz con test for $10 will be decided. Mr. Clarence Wade, of Hyde Paik, was the guest of friends In this place yesterday. For the benefit of the people deslr lous of accompanying tho Young Men's Institute excursion to Lake Ariel Tues day, Sept. 20, the train will leave the Delaware and Hudson depot at Ml nooka at 8.20 a. m. Mrs. Thomas Evans, of Edwards vllle, was the guest of Mrs. James Morris, jr., of High street, yesterday. Professor John R. Francis, of this place, visited friend In Hyde Park on Wednesday evening. The borough counril will meet In tho council chambers this evening. Busi ness of much importance will be trans ucted. A reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maugh nt their home, on High street, on Tuesday evening. De licious refreshments were served. Rev. Dr. If. H. Harrir Is home from Clifford, where he was In attendance at the Ablngton Baptist association. Miss Delia Knapp, of Greenwood, left on Monday for Ransom, where she will teach school during the teini. The new block of Contractor J. F, Taylor, on Main street. Is nearly com pleted. It Is being beautified with a coat of paint. Whc.i finished it will be one of the neatest buildings in this town. JEBMYN AND MAYPIELD. Thursday evening about nlno o'clock lire wixi discovered in the stairway leading from the bastiment of the dwelling homo of Mrs. Wegman, on Third street. An attempt was made to ring an alarm, but the electric fire alarm would not work. In the mean time the neighbors came to the rcscuo and quenched tho flro with buckets of water. Tho blase wns In a lot of re fuse matter in the htuirway. At about twelvo o'clock the flro alarm sounded and the Centals and tho Arteslans both responded promptly and the Cry stals soon had a stream on the build ing but It was too far sone to bs saved, and was totally consumed. Tho houao was the same one that the flro was In earlier In tho evening. The property was insured with F. O. Robinson for 5S0.V Mls3 Llszle BaCcer, of Conklln, N. Y.. Is visiting her brother, AV. S. Bad ger, on Cemetery struct. Mabel Oshornu left yesterday to re sume her studies at Drew Seminary, in Now Jarsey. Charles Potter, who for several years was connected with Nelson Morris & Co., han tented tho meat market of George Walters, and yesterday opened a cash meat market. Attorney II. D. Carey was In White Haven y3tcMay on legal business. nirAV.i,fci , , i LAKE ARIEL. The Hotel Pines has closed for tho season. S. C, Bortrco Is Buffering from two broken rlba, ruusetl by a fall. "Mike" Jones Is laid up with a bul let In his arm. He was accidentally allot while otne of the boys were try ing to get his picture In a "western hanging scene." Somo of the cottagers have left for the city and by next week all will have moved. A heavy fog on the lake yesterday morning reminded ono of New York harbor, being so dense that a person could not sco from tho station to tho lake. New peats nro being placed In tho upper J'uom of the high school whero Prof. Golden will Instruct in the high er grades, Floyd Bortree and Harry Samson are now full fledged camera (lends, having purchased a line snap shot camera. Harry Jones' sail boat has proved to be the fastest boat on the lake. Har ry is Justly proud of her. Election of delegates for representa tives will be held Saturday night from C to 8 o'clock at tho school house. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown leave this afternoon for Oxford, New Jersey, where they expect to reside. Dr. Ely has decided not to run for representative this year. Al. Bishop, of Hawicy, and E. M. Curtis are spok en of as candidates. MOSCOW. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Post and children, of Scranton, spent Sunday with Mrs. Post's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sayer. ' William Brick, of Glenburn, Is visit ing friends In town. Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. Tlce, of Scranton, were the guests of Mrs. Tlce's mother, Mrs. Emily Travis, Wednesday. Claude, the little son of S. W. Travis, is quite sick. Mr. Benjamin Ellis, of New York, and Miss Jennie Carman were united in marriage by Rev. S. Guy Snowden Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Kills left for New York on the 10.30 train. John Simons, of Sterling, spent Mon day with his uunt, Mrs. C. II. Cluse. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lovelund wero In Scranton on Tuesday. Miss Ruth Gardner spent tho fore nart of the week with friends at Cros co. PECKVILLE. The "Wilson Hose company will hold a social and clam bake on their grounds next Saturday evening. Mr. und Mis. C. t White attended the funeral of the late Frederick Tyr rell, at Wllkes-Barre, yesterday. Mrs. Herbert Frear will leave in a few days for New York city to pur chase a full new line of full and win ter millinery stock for Mrs. William Kestell. Robert Tiffany, of Lenoxvlllc, Is vis iting his son, George Tiffany. The Young People's society of the Peckvlllo Presbyterian church will hold a dime social In the church parlors Tuesday evening, Sept. 20. ' PRICEBURG. Thursday the town was overjoyed by the visit of Mr. Archie Jones, a most highly respected young man, and the only soldier from this place who Is now homo on a fui lough from Camp Black. A large number of young people ten dered him a party at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Jones, of Lincoln street. Flash-light pictures of the group were taken by Mr. B. F. Golden, of Olyphant. OUR COMING BIG NAVY. Its Armor Plato and Projectiles to Be Pennsylvania-Made. Colonel W. A. Str ne at Pittsburg. It must gratify every patriotic citi zen of Pennsylvania to contemplate the upbultdlng of a navy which shall be second to none in the world. Tho lato war with Spain has demonstrated the superior capacity and seamanship of the American sailors. They have covered themselves with gloiy. Here after nothing can Impede tho progress and growth of our Ameilcan navy. Our great length of sea coast, our large seaport cities, demand for our own protection an increased navy. The war with Spain foreshadows great re sults for this nation. Our exports will largely Increase. Our markets In for eign countries will take tho surplus products of our own. We are now in lino to be rated as the foremost nation of the world. As we were followed by gieat prosperity at the close of tho Civil war, so there will come great prosperity to us as a nation from the results of our war with' Spain. Wo have forced tho nations of the world to recognize us as a great military and naval power. It was wise, thoughtful and proper that tho Republican party of this statu in Its last convention should declare for an increased nnvy. Let our ships multiply upon the seas, armored with the best armor, provided with the best guns; let their olhcers and crews oo composed of fearless American hearts, proud of their recoid in tho past and confident of victory In the future, and let us show to the world that our re publican form of government is super ior to any other because it has for its bulwark the confidence and support of the people of this country. We, us Pennsylvanlans must reflect with pride that every projectile that was fired at Spanish ships was made in rnnsyl vanla, and every pound of armor plate that shielded our ships from Spanish guns was made In Pennsylvania. slealth is Wealth. DR. S. C. WEST'S NERVE AND, BRAIN TREATMENT THE tl(II0:HL, LL OTHERS IMITATIONS, Itinidioo'er jtsitlte Written urante, byontr.r.mw eaoau only, to euro weak memory, j)ltttnos, nutiiuoHD, ins, iiysicna, uuinc neee, iinht Icnoes. Knl Dro.:m. Lack ot Confl dence, KcrroiiensGH, Lsotltado, all brains, Yoatb. r.irKrrms. or KxcoiaivftUfO ofTohaooo. Oni-im. or Lilian,", -rrhJcb loads to Miuuy, Coaeumptloii, Insanity and J)sot!i. At eture or by mail, St a box; eii for f3;wuti written caarantco to enro or rerunii money. Harople pack uje, conulnlnz tiro U' treatment, with fell LnstrvctloEt, ?5 cents. Onci aamnloonlr told to OACQ POISOU. Al IK.ro VT By 13311. tJTRtd Label Special txira btrcnmii. For Impntaacy, Lou ot' Sterility or Be.rroiineM.jL i ijwur. uudl uanuuiHi. i a uoxi eix jot 10. vnitijr, vrlttcu Euarnnteej llePOn&ortirnxll. AF tk mir in 4 (Intl. JK.T irnrnf lui 1-orSMeby William a Claris, jao Pcnn Ave Scranton, Pa. . t-. j-."ik. i pUII!MWBiT!g?3 X'SbbW UJ11W Wl i Mil. LoiC ffSJfR fen THE VALUE OF OUR YEARLY 001) SUPPLY COST OF FEEDING AMERICAN PEOPLE ANNUALLY. Tho United States Leads tho World In Production Tho Amount of Efttnhlos Required to Peed Our Own Citizens What We Export. Some Interesting Pleurcs. From the New Tork Sun. If the strength of a country bo meas ured by the nbundanco and nutritive value of its food, then the United States stands easily at tho head of tho dominant nations of tho world. Not only can the farms, the meadovs, and the orchards supply tho needs of our own citizens, but there Is left an Im mense surplus to be Bhlppcd to other countrifs. During tho past ten years the nation's wheat crop has averaged about 165,000,000 bushels, ranging from less than 400,000.000 bushels In 1893 to more than 600,000,000 two years earlier. The average yearly exports of this wheat for the same decade were 140, 000,000 bushels, leaving 323,000,000 for home consumption. Excluding tho wheat used for seed and for purposes other than human food, the present consumption la esti mated to be a littlo less than one bar rel of flour per capita, or 70,000,000 bar rels for the nearly 7C,000,000 popula tion. That means an nnnual consump tion of 14,000,000,001 pounds of flour a bulk which, put Into n single recepta cle, would require a barrel twice the height of Washington monument and correspondingly big In circumference. Were all this flour made Into bread It would yield 20,000,000,000 pound loaves, reversing the metaphor of the Sermon on the Mount and "giving bread for a stone," these loaves would pave a roadway ?6 feet wide and extending around the world. If bikcry wagons were loaded each with a thousand of the loaves, 20,000,000 would be needed to move the bread. They would mako a procession over 60,000 miles long of eighteen abreast from ocean to ocean. Of course, not all the flour Is made Into bread, since millions of pies, cakes and other products of tho cook's art como from these 70,000,000 flour barrels. WHEAT YIELD. Last year the farms of the country raised wheat sufficient to supply this ernormous demand at homo besides sending 143,000,000 bushels to other countries. Of this export two-thirds went to Great Ihitnln and less than a tenth to the lest of Europe. Six bushels to a hundred wont to our neighbors in the north and nlno to the other American countries. Aus ttalla and Asia took 10,000,000 bushels and Africa 4,000,000 bushels, nut unless the nation's farms yield a larger wheat crop less will be exported In the future. At the present rate of consumption the Increased population will demand the entire product In another decade. Wheat, however, Is far from being the only grain used for food by tho American people. Tho corn crop is about four times as large as that of wheat, and some seventeen hundred millions of bushels remain for con sumption In our own country. Rut only a fraction of this reaches the stomach of man direct. For tho most part It Is taken In tho pork, beef, milk, butter, eggs, and other products of animals that fatten on Its substance. In recent years, apparently, tho direct use of corn for man's food Is increasing with the "mixed" flour, the patent food pre parations, the brown brpad, corn dod gers and like cookery. Whole regions of the south use corn almost exclu sively in preference to the wheat flour. OAT CROP. Then there is the oat crop, averag ing 700,000,000 bushels, most of which remains In this country. Americans are rapidly following the Scotch In the use of oats as a table food, still only a small fraction of tho total crop Is consumed in tho home. The aver age barley cron is 70.ononnn in,ci,ni0 all but 5,000,000 bushels of which re mains within the country. Tho usual yield of rye Is 2S.000.ooo hnsiinia v little of which Is exported. But the barley and rye are reduced largely to fluid form before the American con sents to take them into his stomach. Some 15,000,000 bushels of buckwheat enter each year into the composition of our pancakes. The exact amount of these various grains used directly for human food cannot be determined, but probably another 6,000,000,000 pounds must be added to the wheat flour, making a total of 20,000,000,000 pounds used each yoar as food. Large as this seems, in the agerecate. It Is less ihrm v,ra.. quarters of a pound a day to each per sonnot a very ample meal in itself, but fully sufficient when taken with the abundant varieties of other foods. Another favorite food of tho Amuri. cans is tho potato. Its average crop In icceni years nas Been about 223,000,000 bushels. The export and import trade in this vegetable is insignificant. To supply his family with the average quantity the' head of the house needs to purchase for each member about half a pound a day, or three bushels a year. Sweet potatoes are also a favor ite food, some 45,000,000 bushels being needed for tho annual consumption. The yield of peas is 6,000,000 bushels, ot beans 3,000.000, and of onions 2,(100,000 bushels. More than half a million bushols of onions are Imported, most of which are of choice Spanish and Bermuda varieties. Three hundred mil lion pounds of rice are used during the year, one-half of which comes from other countries. This Is only about four pounds a year to each person, against ten pounds in Grent Britain, fourteen In Italy, .",00 In Japan, and CI7 In tho Indian province of Bombay. USE OF SUGAR. America's sweet tooth is said to bo abnormally developed. The consump tion of sugar reaches the astonishing total of 5,500,000,000 pounds; but only one-clghth uf this Is raised at home. Last year nearly a third of tho supply camo from Germany, nnd 8 per cent, mora from the rest of 'Europe. Tho West Indies sent 21 per cunt, and the East Indies 14 per int. Fully half the sugar Imported camo from countries no better able to produce It than is the United States herself. Last year wo raised 125.000,000 pounds of beet sugar. There are those who prophesy that In another decado the entire amount of sugur needed for homo consumption will bo produced within our own bor ders. Tho present average Is about 73 pounds a year each, or a pound a day per family of five. Tho dairy produces another Impott ant purt of tho food supply. With tho butter, cheese, milk and like products, the total value to tho consumer Is es timated to be not less than (600,000,000 a year. To spread the bread, muke tho pies und concoct othcrappetlzlng daint ies requires an annual supply of not v JONAS LONQ'S SONS. Our Stores Will Be Closed Saturday Until 5.30 0'Clock Open Saturday Evening. All Day Friday and Saturday Evening Wo Will Offer Our Patrons Some of the World's Choicest Bargains in Men's and Women's Furnishings, and Women's, Men's, Boys' and Misses' Shoes. Hen's Goods Mori's Fan-' cy huoe.cx- SV"VV t r a line cunce, newest colorings, in cross stripes. The choicest thing , ol the day. You pay 25c tor llllwlll U L fcll kJk.3l. Ill) 111311- j ers. Our price is I VC Special lot of Men's Shirts all day Friday and Saturday even ing, consisting ol shirts with colored bosoms, negligee shirts with laundered collars and men's soft bodied negligee shirts; price has been 50c rriclay ill Art IMl Ci f I If"? 1t evening 29C Men's Black Satin and Silk Band Bows; regular value 13c. ing OC Women's Fine Hosiery One hun dred doz en pairs of Women s Fine Hosiery for all day Friday and Saturday evening. The lot consists of women's fine guage plain black, also with maw feet, Jonas less than 1,330,000,000 pounds of huttcr Besides, wo export nhout 23,000,000 pounds. Cheese Is used to the extent of 230,000,000 pounds annually. Made Into one KlBantlc cheese It would meas ure 4D0 feet In diameter nnd half at many feet in height. More striklnR still Is the use of the raw milk, which amounts to no less than 7,000,000,000 quarts annually. Yet this Is only a half pint a day to each person. Of this supply Chicago takes 46,000.000 quarts. Greater Roston 98,000,000, Phila delphia 96,000,000, and Greater New York 634,000,000 quarts. Then thero arc the cbks, of which 850,000,000 dozens arc used during the year. Placed end to end thev would Bird the world twelve times at the equator. Yet this use Is not excessive, since It allows loss than three cbbs a week to each person. THE MEAT AVE EAT. Probably no people in the world eat as much meat ns tho Americans. The secretaryof agriculture places the an nual meat bill at not less than $900, 000,000. Figures can bo only approxi mate, yet a fair estimate would place the beef consumed at 5,000.000,000 pounds, pork at 4,000,000,000, and mut ton at 800.000,000 pounds. With the poultry and game the total meat eaten annually cannot be less than 10,000,000, 000 pounds, which is nearly two pounds a day for each family of five persons. At the same time the export of this product Is enormous. Of beef 488,000, 000 pounds went out last year, seven eighths of which was consumed in Great Britain. Exports ot pork pro ducts reached no less than 1,302,000,000 pounds. Germany took 15 per cent, and Great Britain 56 per cent. To tho meat supply must he added tho products of the rivers, lakes and oceans, aggregat ing probably some 800,000,000 pounds of various kinds of fish. The canned sal mon alone Is placed at 60,000,000 pounds. Americans are drinkers as well as eaters. Last year they used 725,000,000 pounds of coffee and 110,000,000 pounds of tea. At tho average strength the coffee In the cups would measure 1, 200,000,000 gallons and the tea 1,100,000, 000 gallons. To these must he added beer, 1,200.000,000 gallons, wines 25,000, 000, and distilled spirits such as whis key brandy and turn 90,000,000 gallons. This gives a total of over 3,600,000,000 gallons or about 43 gallons for each man, woman and child. If we add the cocoa, "soft" drinks, mineral waters, etc., the total, not Including plain water used for drinking purposes, is easily swelled to 4,000,000,000 gallons, or more than a gallon a person per week of liquids other than clear wuter. On the average a poison drinks his own weight of these drinks every three months. TOTAL SOLIDS. All told, the consumption of solid fr.od by tills one nation during tho year amounts In its raw state to some 90, 000,000,000 pounds, or a little more than three pounds, a day for each person. This means that the people eat their own weight of food about once each month. The total cost must be placed at not Jess than $3,500,000,000 a year, to which must he added another $1,000, 000,000 for drinks, making the total for food and drink more than could ha purchased by tho entire gold supply of the world. Of this expenditure, roughl.v, $1,000,009,000 goes for meat and fish, $700,000,000 for es?s and dairy products, $300,000,000 for wheat and other grains, an equal amount for fruits and nugar, and $300,000,000 for vegetables. The 90,000.000,000 pounds of food con sumed Is about 1,200 pounds a year for each person. Physiologists tay that tho grown man needs about 1,000 pounds, the grown woman 1,200 nnd the child from 500 to 1,000 pounds, so that on a fair averago tho Americans may he considered a well-fed people. As to whether this food Is of tho proper pro portions to clvn well nourished bodies Is another question. Careful analysed show that this bulk contains 47,000,000, 000 pounds, or more than half the en tire mateilal, of nothing more HUbwtun tlal than water. That liquid la essen tial to the body, but may bo more cheaply supplied In fluid form. Nearly another 1,000,000,000 pounds Is compos ed of mineral water, much of which Is needed In hone making. Of the 42.000,000,000 pounds that re main, fi.000,000,000 pounds aro what the chemists call protein, which goes to form muscle and to enrich the blood. Another 30,000,000.000 pounds aro carbo hydrates, such as sugar and starch. In tho digestive processes these aro THE GREAT STORE. On Account of a Holy Day some with split leet, also 1 pretty fancy colors. Spelial Ic urday evening J,oC School Shoes Boys' Sol- S iu acnooi "-x-r-xxv vv Shoes, new styles; this quality you pay 1.50 lor. Your choice l.r,rl..i, nil rln.r n n H vl'ituc. day evening at "OC Boys' Finest Casco Calf Lace Shoes, dongola goat tops, regu lar value S2.00. Your k-liA i1l 4nf f?t1fin( muni. .111 way 111U.IJ . and Saturday evening, 1 ,-t Little Gent's Finest Quality Box Calf Lace Shoes, sizes o to y3, spring heel, positively none better in the city , at$i.7S. Ourprice.. .Zo Men's Shoes Men's Extra Quality Min ing Shoes, solid leather in every part. Sold AtcnltlltAi'rt nf Cf t rs 11 1 If price VoC Long's Sons converted into fats, and, with tho 7,000,000,000 pounds of other fats pres ent in tho food originally, serve for fuel und for giving strength to tho muscles. Experiments show that tho people would be better nourished if fully 2,000,000,000 pounds of these carbo hydrates were replaced by an equal amount of protein. In other words, the nation should eat less sugar and starch and more lean meat, whole wheat flour and beans. Americans are Inclined to btarvo the machinery of their bodies while they put too much fuel into tho furnaces. IK ONE COULD SEE IT. The statement in billions of pounds of the food consumed by tho nation is Impressive, but far less so than If wo could actually t,ee these enormous quantities. As an aid In measuring one day's food of the American people, imagine that u giant 2,000 feet tall were to land on this continent from a distant planet. Larger by far than the famous giants found by Gulliver In the land of Brobdlnnag, this monster would tower four times as high as Washington monument. Taking a seat on the Palisades overlooking the Amer ican metropolis, supposo he were to all ui on til'.- nation to supply him with food. He would need an amount mini to that :en!umed by the entire 75 011001 pffple. Set his dally supply before him and doe what It would be. On a bread plate half as large as a city block would rest a loaf of bread 300 feet long and half as tall. Beside It would stand a pie as largo around ns a gasholder. From a saucer the slzo of a ferryboat ho would sip his oatmeal with a spoon whoso bowl could hold a trolley car. A smoking piece of beefsteak would bo 25 feet thick and extend over an area equal to ten city lots; a sov ered dish contains three mammoth white potatoes and a sweet potato, each one hundred feet long. His pat of butter would measure one hundred feet In diameter. By his side is a glass of milk as large as a water service tow er, an egg one bundled feet long, an applo of equal height, and a six hun dred foot cube of sugar, making up most of the day's food. But the giant does not forget to ask for drink. Besides two or three glasses of water, each the height of a modern office building, he drinks half tho beer from a bottle which towers above a twenty-story building, takes a sip ot wine and two (giant) fingers of whlsey. A mammoth cup of coffee and another nearly as large of tea aro disposed of dining the day. Yet all this food and drink repiesonts only tho quantities of these articles that disappear down tho throats of the American people every twenty-four hours. SAMPSON AND DEWEY. A Little Incident Illustrating tha Difference Between the Two. From the San FionclFco Chrcnlcle. A letter recently received from Aug ust II. Runge, an apprentice bdy on the Colorado in the sixties, but now asblstant chief engineer of the Min neapolis lire department, recalls a case In point. I glvo it here as Illustrative of the difference between Hear-Ad-mlral George Dewey and Commodore William T. Sampson in tho capacity to handle men: Wo were off Palermo, Sicily. Tho crew of the Colorado had a. surfeit of drill during the day and were Inclined to be a littlo sulky. You must bear In mind that we had the reputation of having tho best-drilled ship in Euro pean waters, barring neither class nor nation. This reputation was not gained by flying a gold-painted slsn at our mlzzen truck. It was due to the ad mirable management of Mr. Dewey as executive officer and to the pride the men took under him In perfecting their work by continuous painstaking drills. At sunset on the day in question tho vatch below was called un for boat drill. Mr. Sampson had the deck. WHEN IN STRONG r v .a m 1 mjy g cM7F FA AP1IU1 WWJ'fiG" JnMinaVaticoIe,Atrophy,&c A HI IN ! Tfcy''l- aee They clear the brain, strengthen -"il ' V-y , flCSt the circulation, make dlsettloa rt&AZWg vigor to the whole being. All drains Mailed sealed. Price it pcr"boi: A OBcy,t.Go. Send lor lite took. For Bale by JOHN II. lMIKM'S, ami Spruce street JONAS LONG'S SONS. Men's Satin Calf Lace and Congress Shoes, all shapes and 1 sizes, regular value $-50 0 ,and$i.25. Ourprice.. yot Women's Shoes Wo men s Extra Fine Surpass Shoes, in kid, but- 1 ton and lace.heavy or light soles, worth $2.50 and $j.oo. our price Friday all day Q , Saturday evening.... I ."o Women's Good Quality Don- golo Kidskin Shoes, 5 styles here and spring heel, worth $150 99c Hisses' Shoes Misses School Shoes, lace 'and button, sole leather soles.in ' soles and counters, value 'Si. 50. Ourprice "vC Misses' Finest Tan Goat Lace 1 and Button Shoes.the ,$2 quality. Will close, out- the lot rnday 1 all day and Saturday t t , evening at 1 .4 I When the word was passed to hoist away on the falls Sampson was very, much displease! with the HstlcssncBd of the crow. "Look alive thero, you menl You trail along like n lo: of lubberly mourn ers blred to follow a Hindoo funeral!"' None of the buys knew how Hindoo lubbers trailed at funerals; indeed, I have an Idea that Mr. SamDSon was equally Ignorant, but nil the same tho boys were mad and showed it by slack ening up. Mr. Sampson was beside himself with anger. Three times were tho boats lowered to the water. Just before ho gave the word tho last time to holBt away he shouted: "I'll blacklist every mother's son of you from liberty on shore If there is any more ot this hang-dog work. Hoist away there, now!" Tho men were now on their mettle. Liberty ashore Is ono grand prize o tho man-o-war's man, but Jacky is not going to buy it. With one accord the long lino started on a slow-man'a race up tho quarter deck, noisily, tramping to the time of tho Dead March In "Saul." Mr. Sampson looked as If he was about to jump off tho bridge and lay nbout him with his trumpet. Fortunately at that moment, Mr. Dewey came up the after hatch way, attracted by tho unusual noise. Taking in the situation at a glance, he sprang up tho steps leading to tha bridge. "I'll take thr- derk, sir," he said. Mr. Sampson handed over the speak ing trumpet and retired to the other5 end of tho brldgo with a very sullen look. "Belay that, you men!" Mr. Dewey called out In a short, firm tone. Tho hoys halted and looked up. Mr. Dewey looked down the line for a moment, cool, quiet and smilingly confident. Thero was at once a veiy porceptlhla change in the moral temperature. Tho boats were again lorered to tho waiter. "Man tho falls, my men'" The long linos were grasped with a hearty grip, the men nodding to one another approvingly. Hoist away, there!" With a cheery stride themen walked away with tho falls with such good will that tho four cutters camo Hying up the davits with a celerity that threatened to send them Inboard. "Belay all. Pipe down the watch be low, boatswain!" The boys scampered off to the fore castle to eet tholr usual evening smoke, while Mr. Dewey, after a few words In an undertone to Mr. Samp son, wont below, leaving that o'llcer a wiser and possibly a better man. The World's Biggest Hotel. 1 The hultan Is said to have nearly com pli'ted the largest hotel In tl-c world at Mecca. This establishment la to lodgo G.OOO pilgrims at once, with, presumably, their camels and other beasts of butdun, and promises to bo ono ot tho most pic turesque places to stny at In tho world, although of course Infidel dogs aro noG allowed to approach It. Its vabt size bus drawn attention to monster residences. Tho largest dwelllng-houto In existence Is In Vienna, where thero Is an apart ment houso with 1,500 rooms In It, occu pied by mora than 3,000 people. Thl building has thirty-two staircases, thir teen interior courts nnd S30 windows on the street. Boston Post. MADE ME A MAN AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUCK ALLNmrvotiM lMsase Fall In a Mem ory, lmpotac7t kSleoplMineu, eta. cauftej br AbuM or other Eicimmi and India crtlon, Thry quickly antl surety restore Lost Vitality In oUor jonctf.and ntamaarortiaar, DORBeea or marriage. 1'rereat IntanttT una Ooniumotlon if takta la time. Their ao howi immediate jmcro- mant nrl r?Mtfa a ITIIHR wham all other iaII In flat upon barUs the genuine ijax Tablet! , Thtf nave cnreathoaiandt ana niuoareioa. we five a UWe written caftrantee to effect a euro CA PTC have cored thoaianda and wlllcurejou. WeaWeopoa- tire written caiirani0a loeaecseouro a, cochcaaeor refund the money. Price U packasei or aU pkgea (foil treatment) I rao.lL In plain wrapper, upon receipt of ri '"AJAX REMEDY CO., In loner. iTicew wawt V 11 treatment) for IZ60. By in receipt of r rice. Plrcalaff ivvta-Mrnet .UUf Ui For rale In Bcrantcn, Pa 1y Matthcwu Bros, and II. C. Bandcrtcn, drugstots. 3 DOUDT, TRY They hire itoed the ttt of jrearl. ana mva cuiea taoysaaai ol ciiti of Nctvoui DUeatci, iuth M Debility, Dinlni,Sletpleu- ncrfect. and impart a healthr and lonei are checked ttrmantmlljr. Unless patients boxes, with iron-claiilecal guarantee to cure or refund Ike Address, PEAL MEDICINE CO., Cleveland, 0.' Pharmacist, cor. Wyoming avenue i
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