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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1898
REMOVING THE
TYPHOID CASES
BUHOEON GIRABD BELIEVES
, CITX HOSPITALS THE BEST.
Most bf tha Fever Cases Now in
Campj Have Been Brought from
Other Camps Twelfth Pennsyl
vania Starts Home to Bo Mustered
Out Thero Is a Probability That
tho fourteenth Pennsylvania Will
Also Bo Mustered Out Medical
Officers Appointed.
By Associated Press.
Cnmp 'Meade, Middletown, Va Sept.
IS. Fifteen 'typhoid fever cases were
Hhlpped from the Second division hos
pital this evening to the Charity hos
pital, Norrlstown, In u special car.
The patients were from the 201st and
i!02d New York, Fourth Missouri, First
llhodo Island and Second West Vlr
Blnla regiments. Chief Surgeon Glrard
believes the sick do better In city
hospital 'than In tents nnd has ar
langed to ship more away tomorrow
to Ifarrlsburg and Phlltdelphla, hos
pitals. There are 175 fever and rheu
matism patients In the general hospi
tal nnd they will be taken away six
rapidly as they can move.
Privates Hurton D. Panto, of Com
pany K, Third New York, died in tho
Ked Cross hospital today of typhoid
fover and his body was shipped to
Wcllsville. Corporal Samuel Cramer,
Company H, Second Tennessee, died of
congestive chills at the regimental
dispensary nfter a brief Illness. De
tailed reports have been received by
Colonel Glrard from the various regi
mental surgeons on tho health of their
regiments. They report very few mal
arial cases nnd In tho regiments
where this mnlndy has been the great
est It Is on the decrease.
CAME FOM OTHER CAMPS.
Most of tho coses of typhoid and
malaria have been brought here from
the camps In the south nnd Cnmp
P.lack, New Yoik. Colonel Abbott, of
tho First Rhode Island, Is srlously 111
with typhoid nt tho homo of a friend
In Middletown.
The Fifteenth Michigan has moved
on the ground vacnted by the Twelfth
Pennsylvania, which starts tomorrow
afternoon for Its home station for mus
ter out. The Michigan TeTJlment takes
Gobln's brigade of the First division,
the place of the Twelftn In General
Chief Quartermaster Howard says the
Seventh Ohio, which has received or
ders to muster out, will hardly get
away before Thursday. This will com
plete for a while, at least, the move
ments of troop from camp. There Is
o strong probability that the Four
teenth Pennsylvania will be the next
regiment to receive orders to muster
out on account of the trouble between
the officers.
MEDICAL OFFICERS.
The following medical officers have
been detailed as brigade surgeons:
First division, First brigade, D. A.
Rannells, New York, Eighth Ohio;
Second brigade, A. M. C. Johnston,
Fourteenth Pennsylvania, Third bri
gade, C. 13. Jauss, Eighth Pennsyl
vania; Second division, First brigade,
Burton S. Booth, 203d New York; Sec
ond brigade, II. D. Kneedler, Fourth
Missouri; Third brigade, Lester S. Hull
First Rhode Island.
Tho camp has become so widely scat
tered that the scores of army teams
have been forced to work eighteen
hours u day. Long hours arc telling
on the health of the teamsters and
Colonel Howard has asked the war de
partment for seventy-nve additional
teams. He was advised today that fif
teen four-mule teams and ten two
horse tennis would Immediately be
forwarded. The water system Is being
run Into the camp of the First Dela
ware and other outlying regiments.
General Graham will wait until all
the regiments have been supplied be
fore extending the system to corps
headquarters.
GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.
Special to The Tribune.
Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa., Sept.
18. The Fifteenth Pennsylvania, which
Is suffering quite seriously from the In
roads of malarial fever, is becoming
restless under the present conditions,
and two whole companies of that com
mand have already petitioned the gen
eral government to discharge them In
a body. It is feared that the other
companies will follow in the footsteps
of these two. The victims of sickness
and disease and the men who have Im
portant Interests ut home seem to form
a large part of the regiment and to
direct the tenor of the general feeling
on this question. Most of them wont
to go home, but their chances at pres
ent are very slim.
A tour through camp with a casual
talk with the soldiery of the different
states reveal over a dozen solutions for
the questions of retention and of mus
tering out the troops. All volunteered
for two years, but nine In every ten
had In view only the actual continuance
of the war. They felt that, having been
sufficiently generous, self-sacrificing
nnd patriotic themselves to give their
services In time of need, the govern
ment would recognize this by discharg
ing them when tho purpose of their en
listment has been accomplished. They
consider that that day has come, and
firmly believe that a reopening of the
war is an impossibility. They wanted
to fight, but dread two years of garri
son duty.
One of the principal reasons which
Major General Graham had in giving
te per 'd.e'n'bf the men furloughs for
seven days was to do away with the
spirit of unrest which now pervades
camp. While they take advantage of
the privilege, It is hard to say In how
far It will quiet them.
Several resignations of commissioned
officers have recently been handed lu
at corps headquarters. Among those
who reslCTiVtrwerV Colonel WIekershnn
and Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson, of
the First Delaware; Colonel Dudley,
corps Judge advocate, and Captain Nel
lis, of the commissary department,
First brigade. Second division.
The Second battalion of the Thir
teenth still continues to do general
fatigue duty In nnd around the main
commissary building at the tracks of
the Pennsylvania railroad. Every
morning details of twenty-five men
from each company are busily engaged
In the work of unloading lumber, fire
wood, and the supplies. In the after
noon their places are filled by other de
tails. Outside of this the men are
happy, nnd have nothing but words of
high praise for the reatment accorded
them by Major ood. While they are
on duty their work Is hard and heavy,
but .when they, ure off, they enjoy the
privilege of going nnd coming as they
please.
Company G has several wags In It,
and a few evenings ago they put their
Ideas Into operation. They caught a
stray mule and with n. liberal supply
of chalk drew all over him the chev
rons of a non-commissioned officer.
Then they released him and sent him
up tho company street, and through the
battalion, In the meantime admiring
their handiwork. The lficldent caused
laughter In which the good-tempered,
unsuspecting mule took no part.
Your correspondent saw Prlvntc Wil
liam Franz, of B, at First division hos
pital this morning. He was eating his
breakfast, using the top of a water
barrel for a table, and seemed aulte
well. He stated that he felt nil right,
but that four doctors had agreed after
examination that he was suffering from
appendicitis. It may be that tho mal
ady Is In Its first stages, but Private
Franz nt the present writing could
hardly be conslderede a sick man.
Mrs. T. II. Miles, wife of Chief Mu
clan Miles, and baby, arc visitors In
cnmp.
Coropornl Krebs nnd Privates Gilles
pie and Surdam, of D, have gone home
on a week's furlough,
Sergeant Clarence Lathrop and Cor
poral Jacob Koch, of company C, were
In Harrlsburg on Friday and on Invi
tation of some friends nttended tho
Butchers' picnic nt West End park.
Private David Felman, of C, has been
discharged from the regimental hospi
tal and received n four days furlough.
Prlvntes Harry nnd Joseph Grlner,
of D, have returned from their home
In Mooslc, where they spent a week
on furlough.
During the past week the English
language has been enilched by the ac
quisition of two new nnd significant
words "furloughmnnla" and "fur
lophobla." Of tho men In camp, only
about five are aftlirted with the latter,
but 24,09." are suffering from serious
attacks of tho former.
Musician McCreary, of D, has return
ed fiom home, where ho was spending
a few days on furlough.
Privates Meyers and Mitchell, of A,
are spending the day In Harrlsburg.
Corporals Conrad, Russ and Tole
mle, of A, have a dress suit case In
their tent, and the other boys in tho
company are trying to figure out what
it means.
For the past week the drum corps
has consisted of one snare drum, one
fife, one bass drum.
Wednesday night Sergeant Davis
nnd Privates Adams and Thompson, of
D; Sergeant Shaver, of F. and Pri
vate Moser, of B, were In Middletown,
the guests of Columbia commandcry.
No. 132, Ancient and Illustrious Order
Knights of Malta. They were given a
very pleasant time and Invited to call
frequently. A week from next Thurs
day night this same society will have
n special "session" in Middletown for
the benefit of all members of the order
belonging to this corps, and a good
time Is assured the visiting soldiers.
Heavy underwear and blankets were
Issued to tho boys Thursday night.
Richard J. Bourke.
LETTER FROM AN ENGINEER.
C. R. French Writes Interestingly of
Porto Rico to A. G. Baird
A. G. Balrd, of Dunmore, has re
ceived a letter from C. R. French, who
Is with tho First reslment of United
States Volunteer 'Engineers at Ponce,
Porto Rico. After referring to the fact
that he is In excellent health, he says:
Wo have been In two camps hero In the
low country, and they were, both too wet
so we moved to our present camp on .i
low hill, nnd aie nicely located. We have
mountains In the rear, but looking for
ward we look over the city of Ponce, anJ
then over two miles of level country to
the ocean. Tho view Is very beautiful,
with all the tropical seeneiy and the is
lands showing In tho distance.
Tho military authorities are using us
well at present. We get good water to
drink, and plenty to eat, such as the food
Is. and they try to make us comfortable.
The country is very pretty, but most of
the men here want to get out of It. Tlure
Is too much malaria and fever for com
fort. One wakes up tiled in the morning.
Kvon in colne out for pleasure a fellow
Kets too tired to do anything but rest.
In tho reclment we have orders not to
work on briKht days between the hours
of 10 a. m. nnd t p. m. The people who
bclonc to tho Inland are mostly nlgRers.
They can live on almost nothing. They
suck a little sucar can nnd eat a trill
ing bit of cocoanut and that constitutes
a meal. A little hhanty about lilg enough
for a good-hlzed chicken coop does for a
house, and a little clothes, goes a long
way with them.
Tho rich people are cntlrelv different.
They nre very polite and hospitable, and
they live nicely, but they aro ery scarce.
We have run across some of them In
working nbout Ponce. Everything is dear
In prlco but wine, cigars and fruit. Ono
cent of our money buys two oranges or
bananas, or two nlckle cigars, or a glass
of fairly good wine, 12'4 cents buys a
quart of good wine. The less fruit one
eats hero the better It Is for him for the
first couple of months.
1 have had the good luck to get a trnn
lt to handle, There nre only two tran
sits and one level in the regiment, and
they have been In nctivo use ever since
they came. There Is a trnt full of Keuf
fel Bsser's goods here. There are dozens
of hand levels and prismatic and pocket
compasses, drawing Instruments, etc.
Tomorrow I expect to go out on a sur
vey of a road about thirty miles back
Into the country. Wo will probably board
nlong the road or camp out nights. We
start at 7 In the morning and get back to
camp about C, and rest nbout 4 during the
hot part or the day, and thus avoid all
the military drilling, etc. Hy tomorrow
night we will be out too far to come back
hero to camp. The chief of our party Is
a college graduate who has been all over
North and South America to make sur
veys. I believe he cimo down here to
Invest capital for parties up North.
After the Fever
Little- Cirl Was Weak and Could
Not Eat-Hood's Sarsaparllla
' CavoHorAppotltonnd Strength
Eczema Disappearing.
"My little girl was sick for several
months with typhoid fever, and alter she
got over it she was weak and did not cat.
My husband got her a bottlo of Hood's
Sarsaparllla, saying it would malco her
eat and give her strength and it did.
She had taken it only a abort time when
she was well and strong. Everyone who
sees her ia surprised at her improvement
became abe was ao weak and thin, but now
ia fat and healthy. I am giving her
Hood'a Sarsaparllla now for eczema and
the trouble la fiat disappearing. My hus
band has taken It for rheumatism and it
has done hira good." Mm, Clinton B.
Cope, Buckingham Valley, Pennsylvania.
HOOCI'S Sparma
I J the best I n fact the Ono True Blood Purlfttr.
Sold by all drugtUU. Trice, f 1; six for 15.
Hnnri's Pills are the be,t """-dinner
RUPERT WAS ONE OF
THE ROUGH RIDERS
BORN IN SCRANTON BUT HAS
BEEN WEST MANY YEARS.
Is a Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ru
pert Who Formerly Resided on
Penn Avenue, But Now Live In
Waymnrt Young Rupert Enlisted
at Prescott, Arizona, nnd Was All
Through the Cuban Campaign
with the Famous Cavalrymen Is
Proud of His Experience.
When tho history of the startling
events of the fag end of this nine
teenth century Is written, the historian
who forgets or falls to record In prop
er stylo the part that our city played
therein so far as furnishing noble sons
to Uncle Sam's service In every branch
will Indeed have lost an oppoituntty
to be In good grace hereabouts.
Sixteen years ago, a boy then near
ly 17 years of age, left here to follow
the advice "Go West Young Mnn" and
he landed in ArlzonTi, This boy, now ft
man, Is Charles . Rupert, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rupert. The
family then resided on Penn avenue
but the old folks now live nt Waymart.
Lealng here, a humble lad, young
Rupert now returns a grown man and
a hero. He came Into Scranton Satur
day night to visit his parents for tho
tirst time elnco leaving them. During
those sixteen years he has passed
through ninny experiences. Ic now
owns a modest little ranch in Lone
some Valley, Ailzonn, and has become
ka typical Westerner of tho broad-
souled, healthy clean-cut type.
Of course there are hundreds of oth
ers Just us good or better than he ns
he will tell you himself, out there, nnd
you would gain a different Impression
of the "wooly went" If you wore fortu
nat? enough to draw him Into conver
sation. Ho Is refined, well rend and
full of vim. That's the sort to mould
heroes out of, and when a cavalry was
talked of, among Westerners, ho was
one of the first to go In and that la
why ho returns a hero.
ENLISTED AT PRESCOTT.
On May 3, 1S9S, Charles W. Rupert
was mustered Into the Rough Riders
at Prescott, Arizona. Ho was assign
ed to Troop C and went through the
whole campaign even up to the Mon
tauk Point part, and enjoyed It so
much that he quaintly says "I would
not sell my experience for any price,
if that were a possibility." His eyes
glisten, nnd a smile breaks across his
open, fearless features, when asked to
tell of La Quasima, El Caney and San
Juan, but there he stops, nnd If he
does talk It Is to cite instances of oth
er men's bravery, or the lltUo Jokes of
camp life. No criticism of the govern
ment's commlssaty troubles escapes
him, though he says that food was of
ten scarce.
He pays a grnt tribute to the man
hood, spirit and bravery of the New
York boys who were mostly In Troop
K, and speaks with emotion when re
ferring to Fish and Tiffany. Concern
ing Captain "Bucky" O'Nell, he re
marked "Why that's, our style of men.
He only did what all of us would have
done if similarly called upon." And so
on, all along the line, ho talks only of
others and not of hlmEelf, so far as
the campaign is concerned. But, when
questioned as to New York city and
his opinion of the place, he warms up.
"Why the folks down there would
spoil us If we were not so hard. When
I went Into a saloon In Hoboken while
wnltlng for my train I was almost
drowned with the liquid manifestations
of their style of great pride In us riders.
And say, they bought my ticket from
there here. Here are two bits (Quar
ters) which I have been trying to
spend for four days.
TRIP TO WEST POINT.
"When wo were taken up to West
Point, on the Hudson river, Friday ns
guests of the Queen Consolidated Min
ing company, of Arizona, say but we
did enjoy It. There were nbout 200
of us and I guess others enjoyed us,
too, for we did kinder break loose.
"Roosevelt! Now, pard, you have
said it. Say, If he Is nominated for
governor of New York state there'll
be an exodus of us boys from the west
and we will certainly stump that state
Is it was never done before. Why, we
can muster In a whole regiment of
speakers who can and will do the
campaigning for our ex-colonel. Not
a bit of doubt of him getting there
when we start in for him. Ho took
care of us, we had food nnd medical
attention and suffered little from di
sease. But our "killed" list was high.
Trooper Rupert left for Waymart
yesterday to visit his parents and will
remain hereabouts for a month or so.
He wants to meet some of his old boy
hood friends.
REGIMENTAL STAFF.
Appointments by Colonel Asher min
er for His Regiment.
Colonel Asher Miner, of Wllkes
Barre, of the new Seventh regiment,
Provisional Guard, has announced the
following appointments on the regi
mental staff:
Mason B. Hughes, Shlckshluny, to be
surgeon, with rank of major
J. II. Weber, Sunbury, to bo chaplain,
with rank of captain.
Robert P. Shortz, Wllkes-Barre. to be
adjutant, with rank of first lieutenant.
J. D. Monle, Plttston, to be quarter
master, with rank of first lieutenant.
S. M. Wolfe. Wllkes-Barre, to be ns.
slstant surgeon, with rank of first lieu
tenant. II. II. Koons, Hazletou, to be assistant
surgeon, with rank of Hist lieutenant.
Edward J. Tlsher, Wllllamsport, to be
Inspector of rlflo practice, with rank of
llrst lieutenant.
Edwin Shortz, Jr., Wllkcs-Uaire, to be
sergeant major.
John D. Famham, Wllkes-Barre, to be
quartermaster sergeant.
Chauncey L. Nagle, Wllkes-Uarre, tp be
commissary serceant.
Wavno T. James, Wllkes-Barre, to bo
principal musician.
Cyrus II. Pond, Meshoppen, to bo color
sergeant.
Morgan Rres, Miner's Mills, to bo hos
pital steward.
INVALID SOLDIERS.
Charles Horn, son of Attorney George
8. Horn, of Monroe avenue, Is still very
111. It Is now thouKht that he has typh'jld
fever In a mild form. Beside this ho Is
Just recovering from the effects of an
operation fur appendicitis. The young
man Is a member of Company D, Thir
teenth regiment.
Charles Hamilton, formerly an attache
of tho Academy of Music, but now a
member of Company B, of tho Thirteenth
regiment, Is home on nn invalid's furlough
of thirty days. Ho Is recovering from a
scvero nttack of malarial fever, which
reduced his weight fifty-two pounds and
left him very feeble.
Clarence W. Carey, of this city, an en
listed man In Company B, Thirteenth reg.
Imcnt, Scrnnton, was In town yesterday.
Ho Is on provost duty and Is on his way
to cities to tho northward to apprehend
men who have overstayed their leave,
Ho Is a son of tho Into Kilns Cnrcy and
has thus far escaped nil fover epidemics.
Ho likes military llfo and expects to bo
sent to Cuba or the Philippines. Wllkjs
Uarro Record.
RECEPTION FOR THE NINTH.
Wllkes-Barre Regiment Returns To
day from the South.
A big reception will bo given the
Ninth regiment, of Wllkes-Barre, this
afternoon, on Its return from Lexington,
Ky. A march has been arranged from
the depot to the armory and a dinner
there.
A separate reception will be given
at Plttston to the two companies of
tho Ninth, C nnd H, of that city.
REDUCED TO FIGURES.
Some Statistics That Illustrate Vari
ous Phases of the Lato But Glori
ous War With Spain.
From tho New York Sun,
Now that the war Is over bo me per
sons would like to know how many
bullets were fired during tho conflict,
but since that cannot be ascertained,
It Is striking enough to consider that
tho 277,000 men now composing the
army of the United States carry In
their cartridge belts more than 27,000,
000 rifle balls. At all events they would
carry that many If all of them were
armed with tho new magazine rllle,
commonly known ns tho Krag-Jorgen-scn,
100 cartridges being allowed to
each man. Before long nil of Undo
Sam'n soldiers will bo provided with
this weapon Instead of tho "archaic"
Springfield.
Thus equipped, the 277,000 men now
enlisted would cairy 372 tons of bul
lets nt their waists; and this makes
reckoning of only the leaden balls, and
not of the cartridses containing them.
Each of the cartridges Is a bit over
three Inches long, and If all of those
contained In the belts of the soldiers
were placed end to end they would
stretch 1.3G6 miles. Just think of tho
destructive power represented by that
line of cartridges!
The barrel of one of these regulation
rifles Is thirty Inches long. If nil of
them the 277,000 were placed end to
end, so as to make a continuous tube.
tho lntter would extend 131 miles, or
Just about tho distance from Washing
ton to Philadelphia. But, to render the
thing more striking, consider the fuct
that the new rllle will kill a man at
4,400 yards. This makes a total effect
ive range of 692,500 miles for 277,000
rifles. Accordingly, If the velocities of
all the bullets could be combined, thren
sharpshooters on the earth would be
able to shoot far enough to kill three
men on the moon.
CLOTH USED.
Each soldier's uniform, with cape ov
ercoat, requires eleven and a quarter
square yurds of material. Hence It ap
pears that the cloth used for making
war customs for the 227,000 men In
the army, If spread out, would cover
Just about 6G4 ocres.or a little over a
square miles. At $1S.Cj a suit nn outfit
of uniforms for nil the troops of the
United States costs the government
$5,16,0o0, enough to build, furnish and
arm the biggest and finest kind of a
battleship, such as the Oregon.
Most of the volunteers In the war
have received only one blanket apiece
from Uncle Sam, though the usual al
lowance Is two. These blankets are of
exceptionally fine material, costing
$.1.23 a piece To provide every man
lnthearmy with one means an expense
of $922,410, and of these 227,000 blankets
would cover 244 acres of ground. Tlley
are sevon feet long by five and a half
lde, and It Is agreed by both otllcers
and men In the service that better pok
er can be played on them than on any
other kind of a cloth.
To mako an army shirt of flannel
requires three square yards of stuff,
and the government pays $1.9K for the
finished garment. Thus It Is easily
calculated that such shirts for all the
troop'j would come to a total of $540
000 and the material of them would
spread over 172 acres. More interest
ing is the fact that 34,023 calves would
be required to furnish the leather for
the shoes of all tho regiments, and
this would take no account of the soles
and heels which have to be supplied
by 90,233 cows. The rubber cloaks for
the army called "ponchos" would cost
$390,570, and would cover 143 acres.
One acre of good land yields 375
pounds of cotton, which can be woven
Into 147 half tents of the "shelter" kind
used In the Held. Each two soldiers
having a tent between them, one car
rying the right half and the other
the left half. Such a tent costs $3.97
complete, with Jointed pole, etc., the
total expense of sheltering the entire
army under canvas being $549,845.
Spread out the canvas needed would
cover 272 acres each half tent having
414 yards of material. To produce the
cotton for making all this tentage
would need 1,889 acres or nearly three
square miles.
ARMY THIRST.
An ordinary canteen holds two
quarts. With' all these receptacles fill
ed, the present army of 277,000 men
carries 3,011 hogsheads of wafer. This
In fact Is ahout equivalent to the dally
requirement of water for the troops.
Tho quantity would last one man mom
than seven hundred and sixty years.
1'ach man has a tin cup that holds a
pint antf a half. If all of them were
filed they would contain 2,733 hogs
heuds. But soldiers nro thirsty people,
nnd their belt capacity Is wonderful,
Forty-nine inches long, by the way.
Is tho average cartridge belt, and 277,
000 of them put end to end would
stretch 214 miles.
One of tho most Interesting questions
In relation to the fighting problem is
that of transportation. It Is Impossi
ble to ascertain, even approximately
how many miles were traversed by the
U.S. CONSUL
CURED OF
ECZEMA
CUTICURA
I had an attack of Eczema, and ordered a
box of ox Ida of zino ointment. The first
application changed the Kczeuia to hell-tire,
which seemed unquenchable. Tho druggist
hail useil a rancid cerate ami I was oisuncil.
A local ph)slctan did not help matters, and
cierjtbing either failed to help, or mado it
worse, I was becoming desperate, when I
thought Of CUTICUIIA IlKUKUIES, Slid fill
patched my servant for n cake of Citicit.a
Hoap and a box of Cuticuka (ointment).
Tho Jlr$t application relieved me and in three
dniis I wyij well.
l'ULASKI V. HYATT, Untied Statei Contul.
Dec. 13, 1897. Santiago do Cuba.
RoUthrourVioullh.worM. Pnrrrr P.ftf.Cnir .SU
rroft tluloa. " Uw to Cut. lh Wont mini," frti.
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ri2rMoia'S
Show Days
For Fall Furs
Originality, Newness, Tastefulnesa, Exclusiveness--these
are the chief factors in our fur choosing. To these is added
inexpensiveness, simply through the every-day operation of
our store methods. The assortment is already approach
ing completion. We think it is the best ever brought o
Scranton. It's a pleasure to show our new Furs. You
are welcome to come in and try them on without a thought
ol buying. You'll see some shapes that will please you
and come back for it later when you're ready.
The Showing Includes
Collarettes of Electric Seal, Electric Seal and Persian
Lamb combination, with plain and fancy linings, Chin
chilla and Electric Seal, Combination Mink, Moufflon
Martin and Astrachan, with large storm collars. Electric
Seal Collarette, with large storm collar, long tabs and tails
of Martin, Blue Fox Straight Scarf, Krimmer and Gray
Fox Collarettes, Electric Seal and Grebe with tabs. Prices
start at $4.50.
Connolly & Wallace,
127 and 129 Washington Avenue.
THE FOLLOWING CUT
WE HAVE MADE ON
THE BALANCE OF . .
$2.00 Russet Shoes at $1.29
2.50 Russet Shoes at 1.49
2.50 Russet Shoes at 1.69
3.00 Russet Shoes at 1.98
Boys' and Girls' School
Shoes at low prices. Ladies'
and Gent's Footwear for fall
wear at any price.
The Cheapest Shoe Store,
307 Lackawanna Avenue.
army as a whole, or by tho average
soldier. However, It may be said that
the average enlisted -man during tha
present war did not travel less than
200 miles. It it be supposed that the
Journey taken by the average enlisted
man was 200 miles, it will appear that
tho total number of miles traversed
was 53.400.000. This total represents
more than half the distance from the
earth to the sun. and a paid ticket on
that basis would entitle un Individual
soldier to 115 round trips to the moon.
Tha war department says It costs
1R cents a day to maintain a soldier
This, of course, means Dimply tho reg
ular rations. Transportation of pro
visions means an extra expense and so
it is reckoned that a lighting man re
quires 22 cents a day for his mainten
ance. Now, at this rate, the govern
ment is obliged to pay $00,190 a day
for food for tho 277,000 men enlisted.
Each man Is entitled to an allowance
of twenty ounces of fresh meat a day,
which means n total of S46.2F.O pounds
for the entire army. Of flour the allowance-
Is eighteen ounces, amounting
to 1.5S9 barrels a day for the whole
army. Beckoning these things on the
snmo basis, tho army as at present
constituted requires 1,731 barrels of
potatoes dally, and for the same per
iod 27,700 pounds of coffee. 41,550 pounds
of sugar, 11,279 pounds of salt. B.fi?.1)
pounds of soap, 4,32-1 pounds of candles,
C92 pounds of popper, and 41 hogsheads
of vinegar.
During tho war tho loss to the Span
latds "ny ships destroyed has been
$24,600,000. The cost of the war to the
United States may reach a billion dol
lars. HEADS TO THE NORTH.
From tho Hoston Traveler.
Tho superstition that human bemis
should sleep with their heads to tho nonh
i believed by tho Kicnch to have for Its
foundation a jsclcntlile fuct. They uflirm
SUMMER SHOES
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THE SCRANTON ELECTRICAL WORKS
504 Lackawanna Avenue.
LACKAWANNA LUMBER CO,
miNUFACTURERS OF
fl
Oil
Bill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Ralls
tawed to uniform lengths oonstantly on hand. Peeled Htmlocll
ProD Timber promptly Furnished.
PM1LIS-At CrSss Fork. Potter Co.. on tlw Buffalo and Susquej
hanna Kallroad. At Mina. Potter County. Pu., on Coudersport. and
Port Allegany Railroad. Capacity-400,000 feet per day.
GENERAL OFFICE-Bourd of Trad Building, Scranton, Pa.
Telephone No. 4014.
THE
I0SIC POWDER CO.
Rooms 1 and 2,Coni'Mi B'l'tVg.
SCRANTON, CX
Mining and Blasting
POWDER
Made ot Moo-do aud Huslidale Work
I.AFLIN & RAND POWDER CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Electric IliUterles, Kleetrlo KtplodeM,
lor exploding Watts, Safety l-'iwo ami
Repauno Chemical Go's bxp"8"ivbs
that each human system lo In Itself an
electric battery, tho head being ono of the
electioiles, toe feet tho other. Their proof
was discovered from experiments which
the Academy of Sciences was allowed to
mako on tho body of a man who was guil
lotined. This was taken the Instant It
fell and placed upon a pivot free t move
as It mlKht. Tho head part, after a llttla
vacillation, turned to tho north, and tha
body then remained titlonary. It was
turned half-way round U one of the pro.
feasors, and airaln tho head end of the
trunk moved plowly to the cardinal point
due north, tho same results belnt: repeat
ed until tho final arrestatlon of organic
movement. v
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BASE BALL.
NATIONAL l.KAOUIi
New York, 7; Brooklyn, 3.
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Have removed to No
504 Lackawanna Ave
nue, where they wil
carry a complete lino
of electrical machin
ery. Special motors
made to order. All
kinds of electrical ap
paratus repaired.
Seeds
-AND-
Fertilizers
THE
HUNT & con CO.
Refrigerators
AND
Ice Chests.
THE
a CONNELL CO.,
434 Lackawanna Avi
THE DICKSON M'PG CO,,
bcruntoii nnd Wllkea-Ilarra, I'a.
Manufacturers of
LOCO MOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES
Uolleri, llolitlnz and Pumping Machlntry.
General Olllce, Scrauton, I'a
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