T THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2G. 1&98 r5 Shooting for ".Have you heard the news, dear MlnnleV" said Clam Taylor to a sweet looking girl, ns they met In a pleasant field ono bright morning. "No." cald Minnie, "I only returned homo last evening." "Then I will tell you all nbout It. You know what n, queer old man, Mr. Comp ton Is; but ot all his strange acts noth ing Is so strange ns the present. Ho says, as wo are nil fond of archery, ho U going to glvo u prize at an arch cry meeting." Minnie remarked It was, Indeed, news nnd would be quite an event In their quiet little village. "Ah," paid Clara, "but you have not heard half yet. Mr. Compton, of course, must do everything differently to other people, so his prize Is to be n shell only a shell," "Well," said Minnie, "I should like one of his beautiful little pearly shells much better thnn the finest gold nrrow which could be made; Indeed, who could prefer tho work of man to tho work ot God?" "I think you are almost as odd ns Mr. Compton hlmsolf," suld Clarn. "Hut I mean to try for tho shell Just for the fun of it won't you?" "Oh, yes," said Minnie. "I will try; but neither you nor I will get it; re member what n good shot Flora Carter is. You know we none of us stand any chance with her." "That reminds mo of tho rest of my wonderful story, which is, that Mr. Compton has declared his nephew, Clif ford Bradley, shall marry the winner of this beautiful shell." Clara tried to see the Saco of her companion as she said this, but Mlnnlo had stooped to gather a bit of forget-me-not. She then listened for the sound of her voice, expecting to hear a few trembling words. If not to see a show er of tears, ns It was well known that though Clifford would shoot with Flora, nnd sing with Clara, It was Mlnnlo only that he truly cared for; but, to her sur prise, Minnie, in n low but clear voice, merely said: "That Is a strange determination." So Clara said: "Well, dear, now I have told you the news, I must get my bow and ar rows and practice, for though a little shell Is nothing, Clifford Bradley, with his handsome face and his uncle's broad acres, would bo a prize worth having." Minnie, instead of entering on the path which led to the village, retraced her steps, that sho might think over Clara's story. She did not doubt the truth of it, for sho knew Mr. Compton wished his nephew to marry the wealthy Flora Carter. Sho also knew that Flora was by far tho best shot nt their archery meetings; Indeed, bo much so, that their only aim was to come in second best. Minnie, therefore, knew It was ns much ns if Mr. Comp ton had plainly said his nephew should marry Flora, But Minnie also know that Clifford cared for her more than for Flora, though ho had never told her so; how, then, would it bo? So deep was she In thought that sho did not hear footsteps behind her until someone said' "Minnie," and she looked around and saw Clifford Bradley. Ho nsked her if she had heard tho gossip of the village. Minnie said Clara had just told her of the archery meeting about to take place. "And do you know," said Clifford, "tho prize offered on that occasion?" Minnie answered: "Yes; a beautiful little, shell." "And Is that all you have heard?" said Clifford. Minnie, without raising her eyes, Bald: "You know what a lively girl Clara is, nnd how fond of making out a funny story; sho told me a great deal, but all may not be true." Clifford took Minnie's hand, and, drawing through his arm, eald: "You know, Minnie; you must know, how I loved you; the recollections of childhood the affections of youth and tho love of manhood, have all been with you. Never having had the happi ness of knowing my parents, nnd with out brother or sister, what slm-'i i have done without you? You been the bright star to lend me on. to comfort me in trouble, to teach me higher and holler things than school or college could have done. You, dear Minnie, have led me from earth to Heaven. I never aeked you to bo my wife, because I knew my poor old un cle had sot his heart on my marrying that wealthy, but heartless, Flora Car ter, and I have lived in hope either that my .uncle would como to see the superiority of my poor Minnie to the rich Flcra, or that she might find someone willing to put up with her heartleesnesa for tho sake of her coff. ers; but now nil hope is over. I have told my uncle that ; will ne er marry her, and that if his conditions are to depend on a bow and arrow, she may have his money, nnd I will leave him forever. And now, Minnie," continued Clifford, "will you share my exile, my poverty?" Minnie answered: "No. Clifford, not nt the expense of your forfeiting the esteem of your un cle, who has been to you In tho place of parentn. What would have become of you had It not been for him? Has there been a wish ungratiried that he could grant you? Seo your college education, your liberal allowance, your present position, your future pros pects. Oh, no! never would I be tho means of your disobliging him to whom you owe so much." "But," said Clifford, "is it not too much for him to pxpect me now to give up all my life for a freak uch ns this? Tell me, Minnie, dear, what ought I to do, and If I can I will try and do it." "Then, dear Clifford," said Mlnnlo looking at him with a sweet smile, "I say, trust In God. bo patient, do your duty, nnd still hope." "But do you advlEe mo to marry one woman nnd love nnother?" said Clif ford with some bitterness in his tone. "No, never." returned Minnie; "but better remain ns you aro than lenva your uncle In anger. Seo him, dear Clifford, and Jearn from his own lips the truth, for it may not be ns report states." Clifford looked down, and seeing the little spray of forget-me-nots In Min nie's hand, he took It. nnd divided it, gave her ono piece and kept the other himself, and saying: "X will do as you wish, hut I cannot give you up." They parted. Mlnnlo returned to her home duties, and Clifford to the Hall, and, being de termined to net on Minnie's Hdvlce, he ont at once to say, If quite convenient, ho would b glad of a few minutes' conversation with his uncle. With a beating heart ho entered the room when sat the cold, Inflexible-looking old man, reading the paper. "Well, sir," said Mr. Compton, "you want to speak to me; bo quick, if you pleaae, for I am reading subjects of Importance." , "I km iom&-j am here, uncle." a Husband. "So I see: so now tell mo what you arc come and whnt you are here for." "Undo, Is It true that you really mean to ?ay tlnil nny girl who hap pened to shoot well should should In short, that you think tho only qualifi cation for my wife Is to know how to use a bow nnd arrow?" "I did not think my words wore so tllflleult to understand," unld Mr. Compton; 'but ns you appear rather dull of comprehension, I will write out my orders" there was a utrong em phasis on this word "for Wednesday week, nnd ns I Intend to hnvo sovernl papers put up In different parts of my grounds you may nmttse yourself by rending them. Good morning, sir we meet at dinner; but you will plense to remember thero need be no further discussion of this subject." Mr. Compton then took up the paper nnd was soon engrossed with the sub ject he had been disturbed from, though Cllffotd heard, or thought ho heard, tho words "Poor boy! poor boyl" ns ho left tho room. Several Hires during the day he went nut to see if any papers were visible, but carefully avoided the archery ground, knowing from tho nolso which proceeded from the spot that many wero there practicing. When he re turned to his room to dress for dinner, ho found the following paper In his un cle's handwriting: "GREAT TORMARTON. "Grent Toxophlllto Kntertiiltitnrnt.-On Wednesday, May 21, a grand meeting will tnko place among tho ladles of Client Tormnrton. The winner to receive tho prlzo of 'A I'cnrly Shell.' nnd nlpo a hus band, if sho wishes It. N. B. Tho rotate of Great Tnrmurton to bo presented on the same occasion. (Signed) "JEREMIAH COJll'TON." We leave Clifford Bradley to ponder over this extraordinary paper, while wo look nt tho effect it produced in the village; nnd not alone In tho village In which tho hall was tdtuatcd, for tho singularity of the announcement had caused lis publication from village to village, nnd pnrtlcs were formed to attend in nil directions, for every one was to bo made welcome, though only tho residents were to bo performers. But no words can express tho excite ment of tho twelve girls whoso names were entered as competitors. Nothing else wns talked of, and nothlm? else was thought of. From morn till dusk prnctlng wns going on nnd when Flora Carter was ono of the party sho wns the victor. Two days before tho all Important one, four of tho members begged to hnvo their names taken off the list, saying the very thought of It made them nervous, they wero sure they could not stand tho reality thero therefore remained but eight. Minnie nnd Clifford had met but onco since tho meeting recorded In the early part of this tale, and then Minnie wished to withdraw from the trial; but Clif ford begged her so earnestly not to throw away his only hope that she con sented to let her name remain. At length tho day arrived. Marquee were erected in tho different parts of tho beautiful grounds with refresh ments, and the evening wns to close with a dance at tho hall. At nn eaity hour guests of all descriptions were wending their wny to the Joyous scene, and the fields and ronds wero crowded with pedestrians nnd vehicles of nil sorts, from the handsome equipage of tho neighboring squire to the humble tax cart ot the adjoining village. Twelve o'clock was the time appointed for the grand event, and ns the hour approached tho crowd drew near the archery ground, commenting on the un usual proceeedlng. The clock struck 12 nnd the bells commenced a merry peal; but they were stopped by order of Mr. Comp ton, till, as he paid, "they had some thing to ring for." And now appeared the eight fair girls, dressed nllke In white, with green scarfs thrown over one shoulder nnd fastened at the waist with n small silver arrow a present from the doc tor, a kind and jocose old man, who said he was determined all should get something. They had btraw hnta with a drooping green feather; and truly, If Tormnrton had nothing else to boast of, it might surely be proud of these eight fair maidens. All countenancon expressed more or less excitement, but who could tell the feeling of their hearts? Flora and Minnie were tho most calm, the former, it may be, from a well-assured hope of success, and tho latter from the peaceful trust she so happily evinced on every occa sion. Iots were drawn for ths order of procedure, and the game began. Flora, Minnie, Clara and Annie Simpson were so nearly alike that they had to go through tho ordeal again, when Annie was cast out. One more trial and Clara was rejected, leaving now only Flora and Minnie for tho decisive shot. Mlnnlo had hitherto kept quite calm, but now she was so overcome that tho Idea of giving up to Flora crossed her mind; but she thought of Clifford, and determined to press on to tho last. Tho excitement was greater than ever when the two took their stand. Every voice was hushed, and tho whizzing ar rows alone told of life nnd motion. It Is over and Flora Carter Is declar ed the conqueror. Many hends drop ped sorrowfully, for Mlnnlo Foster was loved by ull, while Flora's proud spirit had gained her few friends. But Mr. t'jmpton's commands were Issued, that tho eight candidates should repair to the hull; his nephew nlso was ordered to bo present, nnd as many After the Fever Little, Clrl Wa3 Weak and Could Not Eat Hood's Sarsaparllla Cave Hor AppotUonnd StrenQth Eczoma Disappearing. "My little girl was sick for several months with typhoid fever, and after she got over It she was w eak and did not eat. My husband got her a bottle of Ilood'a Sarsaparllla, saying it would make her eat and give her strength and it did. She had taken it only a short time when she was well and strong. Everyone who sees her is surprised at her Improvement because she was bo weak and thin, but now la fat and healthy, I am giving her Hood'e Sarsaparllla now for eczema and the trouble la fast disappearing. My hus band has taken It for rheumatism and it has done him good." Mrs. Cmntok B. cope, Buckingham Valley, Pennsylvania. Hood lg Sarsa- parilla la the best In fact the One True Wood Purlfiar, Bold by all druggists. Trice, $1 1 six for is. Hnnfl'a PI lie 8r Ul8 best after-dinner uouu s fins pms gfc, digeiUwL i6tt Invited guests ns the noble drawing room would contain. When all were assembled, Mr. Comp ton, tnklng from his pocket two par cels, ono large and the other small, thus addressed them: "My friend?, 1 know you nil think mo a strnngc old man, nnd so I doubt not 1 nm, though perhaps not bo strange as you fancy. My conduct on thin occasion has not been without n purpose, nnd thnt was the welfare and happiness of this dear boy, who has been to mo more than a son, and for whom I would relinquish all I posses In this world. You nil know the terms on which tho archery meeting of to day has taken place." Mr. Compton then opened the small parcel, disclosing a box, from which ho took a most exquisite little pearly shell, lying as It were, on a bed of Jacinth; this was made Into n brooch ns unique as It wns beautiful. As ho held it up the sun played on the Jac inth, showing tho llttlo pearly shell to the greatest ndvantagc. "Miss Flora Cnrter," said Mr. Comp ton, "allow mo to present you with the promised prize, and while I do so, to compliment ou on your great skill." IIo then took the larger parcel and said: "I hnvo now to present tho cstuto nt Great Toinmarton.whlch I do to Miss Minnie Foster, feeling assured that In so doing 1 glvo It to the one 1 love best. There nre the title deeds, dear Minnie; accept them ns a proof of my admiration of your character, which 1 have long been scrrotly watch ing. And now," he continued, "there is still ono piece of business to bo ac complished my penniless nephw is to become tho husband ot the fair victor In this day's sport If she wishes it." All eyes wero now turned to Flora; but anger, spite, mortification nnd dis appointment were depicted on her countenance, nnd, with Ill-suppressed rage, she said: "Oh, sir; I beg I may be no Incon venience to Mr. Clifford Bradlov. I never had tho least Intention or wish, 1 nssure you, to take any part In that extraordinary portion of your enter tainment." Clifford drew back, feeling, no doubt, that the penniless nephew wns no prize to unyone. but Minnie went at onco to Mr. Compton, saying: "Oh, no. no, never! could I do any thing so unjust, so " "Foolish child," paid Mr. Compton, "do what you will with the trumpery parchments, I will not have them again, they have long been a trouble to me, nnd now In my old nge, I only want a resting place for a short time nnd kindness, nnd both I know I shall have from you." Minnie looked nt Clifford, nnd In one moment wns In his arms. "That's right, that's right! hold her fast, my boy; depend on It, your queer old uncle has taken the right means to discover the true from the false. And now bid the bells ring, for we nre nil satisfied. I have still my dear boy and a loving niece ns well. Clifford has the wife of his choice; Minnie has the husband of her heart; they both hnvo the estate of Great Tormnrton, nnd Miss Flora Carter has tho nearly shell." From London Hpare Moments. THE ROMANCE OF STATISTICS. The Dry Science Made Interesting by an English Authority. From the London News. "Very few people realize the import ance of statistics," began Mr. Ilolt Schooling. with whose curious articles most of us are well acquainted, "nnd yet their use lies at the bottom of all social movemeiitb or legislation. Fewer still realize the romance that is often concealed beneath their dry and unin viting exterior. To mo It Is a pleasure to llnd the picturesque and romantic in thcs things. Government pays un Immense sun: to have blue books com piled, and the pity of It Is that they are not done In more Interesting fash ion. T have been engaged In this sta tistical nnd diagrammatic work Flnco January, 18Dr, my first signed article on this subject appearing In the Strand. My father was stopping with me some years ago and he happened to take up the paper and read a para graph eonceuilng the weight of the eurth; enormous figures, which gavu the reader no idea of what ho read. There,' said I, ' Is an article for me." Tho Illustration of such an article was Immensely tllflleult. In 'The Vision of Gold' which was published as a serial In 1SD5 in tho Strand, I conceived some very curious Ideas for Illustrating It. which caught on well. Rome time ago I wrote an article on 'Hatches, Mut ches and Dispatches' for the Ball Mall Magazine. The figures I obtained from the register-general's report, nnd to Il lustrate roine remarks In It I had my own baby boy photographed ns com ing out of a broken eggshell. Do you remember an article 1 wrote for the Jubilee number of Pearson's Magazine on England and her dependencies? That was a very successful piece of work. "I find," continued Mr. Schooling, "that the schools are taitlng up some of these articles, ns teachers have writ ten to me to nsk permission to use them for their classes. The Illustra tions are reproduced, greatly enlarged, either foi lantern or oti canvas. For instance, one lady gave a lesson to her class on my article on 'Land Ver sus Sea' In order that the children might see at a glance how the sea is practically nowhere in comparison to the land. The depth of the sea, ns you can ceo by this diagram. Is shown by that thin black line, while beneath that line you have that Immense depth of something which take3 you to tho very center of the earth. Here, too, Is another artlclo which has been very popular with teachers during the late late epidemic of Imperialism the con trast between our dependencies and those of the other five powers, In which I have represented each power with its colonies hanging from it. My work is capable of almost nny amount of variety. Professionally, as you may know, I am an actuary nnd statis tician. The correspondence I get is very interesting. Many people wrlto to mo as nn exrert in handwriting. Witness tho Dreyfus case. Their so licitor came over and gave me a fao simile of tho document said to have been found in tho German embassy waste paper basket, and also letters written both before and after the accu sation, in order that I might given my opinion that these paperti were not written by Dreyfus, and, which is a very rnro thing, eleven experts camo to the same conclusion. Then, again, great firms have put their advertising agents Into communication with me. Thero is one poster I designed in which I compare the sole of a certain celebrated cocoa with tho height of tho monument. "Some time ago I was engaged In some urticles dealing with secrets In cipher. I went down to Hatfield and spent many hours In going through manuscripts of every description. One of the most curious ciphers I dls covered In connection with this sub- GARBONDALE DAY." Today Will Be "Carbondale Day." The Famous Mozart Band of 25 Pieces Will accompany the two train loads of excursionists, giving a Grand Concert in the store during the afternoon from 2 Till 3 BalconySecond Ploor. 3 Till S Food Show Basement. Great Bargains All Through the Store. Sideboard. ThlB beautiful antique oak sideboard, 8Vj feet long, well made and woll nn Uhcd. WEDNESDAY ONLY, 90.00. Cambric Edges. 6,000 yards of exquisite embroideries, 2 to 7 Inches wide, 100 styles. Worth up to 25c yard, WEDNESDAY ONLY, 7o Yard. v Boys' Knee Pants. All wool, dark colors, nil seams tnped, extra string patent waist bands; sizes 3 to IB year. Always 60c. WEDNESDAY ONLY, 37c. Torchon Lace Mnchlne made, much cheaper than tho real and equally desirable, 1 to inchert wldo nnd worth up to 2Uc. yard, WEDNESDAY ONLY. 5c Yard. Kid Gloves. Oenulno "Duchess Mny" Gloves, In Brown, Herts, Tans, Hlneks, etc. 1'ohI tlvoly the BEST Glove on tho inurkot for ?1.00. Window Shades. Fidl Hlze, on Good Spring Holler, Heavy Cloth with Slat and Flxtutes complete. ltegular 2Te. WEDNES DAY'S price; 18c. Jcct was the string cipher, and which consisted of strlnff which had been marked with Ink nnd then wound round specially prepared cards with exactly similar marks upon them. 1 Invaded the foreign ollirc only to learn that regularly after the lapse of forty years the papers relating to cipher an stored In tho public archives. How few people ate awnre of the extreme use of cipher from time Immemorial by the governments of great countries ' How few realize the romance that Is hidden away among those gloomy rec ords! And the Immense quantity of them! To my dismay iho porter at one place brought up the ciphers In a great trolley. 1 may tell von that It Is Imposslblu for an outsider to de cipher foreign olllee cipher documents. "11 Is curious," continued my host, as we returned to his special work, "how almost anything will lend itself to this fantastical and statistical treatment. Only the other day I ha 1 to prepare an art Uli' for National Righteousness, dealing with lliairrs and statistics re garding tin opium trart'e." "How do yen get the primary idea for these fantastical articles of yours?" I osl: eil. "Ah, lh.it It dllllcult to answer. I suppose rich one linn Its Lit tit In oni;; .ort of friction among the brain cells. Dut T get n.iRgKilnnn sent mo 1 from all nvi" the world. 1it Is one 1 bad from thr northwest provliieiw of j Canada: 'Put two r.rnlt'ft fl w'.iint.' ' wrote my onrro:.ndnit. "on the tirst square of n rbrsH-board, bow many. ! by squat Ins eivh one, will you have on the last check".'' This hi, of eourue, nn Imposrlbli' tank to taiklo. by r.'axon of in vastness. No," he went on, In reply to a nucntlnti T had put to him. "I never did this hind ot thing nt tn'huiil, but r was always Inventing and making thlnpra. And It xtrui It me ono day thut thin unio rapacity for Invvn tlveneFM might !r. turned to account from u literary pidnt of vi,.w. Hero, for Instance, Is 0 llttlo conjuring box." And as lv spike Air. He'u.ollng tonic his wntoh. put It into the box. and then gave me the box a very small ono. minus the watch. A verv clover trlrk. but quite beyund my llnding out. until its extreme simplicity was made plain to me. 'Thnt was i.ne of my llttli; in ventions at school,' he said. MANGOES IN CUBA. Why Our Soldiers in tho Island Were Forbidden to Eat Them. From tho HcMon Ewnlng Tiunncrtpt. In the long list of suggestions from the medical department, all of which wete disregarded, the ripe innngo was recommended ns a desirable article of diet. Hut somebody at headquarters lsued an edict against it, and tho sol diers were called up by the company commanders and told if they nte the fruit they would bo punished. This is the way tho company commanders ad dressed their men: "Now, I see that some of you have been eating those mangoes In spite of our advlco to the contrary. Do you know what the Cubans call this fruit? They call it General Mango, because they sny that the mango has killej more Spanish soldiers than nil of their generals put together. If you eat It General Mango will kill you, just as It has killed the Spaniards. I am told on good authority that If you eat a mango every day nnd then get yellow fever you will swell up frightfully and surely die. Now, I glvo you this posi tive order that not ono ot you shall cat any of this fruit, and I shall punish severely any man that disobeys the order." After such an order tho obedient regulars generally let tho mangoes alone, although they were abundant, itemtoUnff nnd delicious. Tho volun teers ate them more freely, without any bad results, so far as heard from. When the Cuban officers and nldes were asked their opinion as to the whole somness of the fruit they generally Bald: "It Is perfectly wholesome If eaten rlpej all theso bad things apply to the unripe mango, which Is some times eaten by the Spaniards." Most of the nrmy doctors seemed to think that tho only way to prevent the eat ing of the unripe mango was to pro hibit the fruit altogether. Thero were many cases In which the most obedient regulars were Impelled by thirst and by hunger for a bit of fruit to dls obey the order; and, as the clear yel low mango Is always ripe, while the unripe fruit Is green or greenish, It did not tako a very high order of In telligence to discriminate between the fruit which was fit to eat and that which was unlit. It Is certainly hard to bellevo any 111 of a mango when one looks at It. Tho treo Itself Is a most beautiful nnd at tractive thing. Imagine a treo as largo as a big Massachusetts oak, cov ered with rich and glossy foliage finer JONAS JONAS LONG'S SONS. Womcus Shoos. Finn Viet Kill l,ur or Button. Heftl nnd Spring Heel, 2'4 to S H to KE. Every pair guaranteed. Positive value, 11.76. WKUWKSUAJ UKljX, SI. 27. Dressing Sncqucs. Beautifully mntle, Empire- Style, nox Plaited hnok anil front. Ribbon Trlmmod. Positive value, 12.00. WED NESDAY ONLY, S1.D0. Trimmed Hats. 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The only trouble nhout eating the mango Is that one needs an ablution afterward. Some nay the Ideal way is to get Into a bathtub, take the man go, eat it, and then go on with the Inth. Rut one Is perfectly willing to Ink" the trouble to seek the ablution for the sake of the fruit. And Imagine the trefs which bear the fruit grow ing wild everywhere, nnd also spring ing up In every garden and door yard; tho Inrgept and finest ones were away up on a wild mountain side, where np patently no one had ever gathered the abounding fiult. Nor are they a na tive mtlt In Cuba: thev hov'o been In troduced from India end simvlv gone wild In the rich soil of the Island. i'lilBET'S MARVELOUS TREE Jesuit Missionaries Testfy to Its E::- istencc. and It Is Not a Fraud. T'rnm the San Frnnrlseo Call. Of all the wonderful sights reported by the Jesuit missionaries'. Hue and (inbet, during their explorations of Thibet, by far the strangest Is what they have to say of the tie of ten thousand Imnses. They had heard nbout this wonderful tree long I efore they reached the locality of Its growth, and, ns thpy approached the spot, thir curiosity resa'.J'ng it Increased .1 tho'i-snml-fnld. Here H the'r narrative of the result )f their examlratlon of the tree: "It will hw be naturally expe 'ted that we sav something about tlnr, tre" Imlf. Does it exist? Hnvo we f'n it? Uat- It any peculiar atfibutt i' What a'joi.t Its marvelous leaves.' "Yes, this tiee does exist. At the foot of tho mountains on whl'n the Lam asery stands, nnd not far from the prin cipal Huddhlst temple. Is a great square enclosure formed by brick walls. Upon entering th's we were able to examine at leisure the marvelous tree, some of the branches of which had already manifested themselves above th wall. "Our eyes were first directed with earnest cuiloslty to the leaves, and we were tilled with an absolute consterna tion of astonishment at finding that, in point of fact, thero were upon each of tho leaves well-formed Thibetan char acters, all ot n green color, Fomo dark er, some lighter, than tho leaf Itself. Our llrt Impression was a suspicion of fiaud on the part of tho Lamas; .but, after n minute examination of every detail, wo could not discover the least deception. The characters all ap peared to us portions of tho leaf It self, equally with Its veins and nerves, the position wns not the same In nil; in one leaf they would be at tho top of the leaf; in another, In tho middle; In a third, at tho base or at tho side; tho younger leaves represented thy characters only In a partial Etate of formation. "The bark of tho tree and Its branches, which resemble that of the plane tree, are also covered with these characters. When you remove a piece of the old bark the young bark under It exhibits tho indistinct outlines of characters in a germinating state, and, what Is very singular, these new char acters nro not infrequently different from those which they replace. We examined everything with tho closest attention, In order to detect some traces of trickery, but wo could discern noth ing of tho sort," The missionaries, Hue and Gobet, might have remained In Thibet as long ns they wished hud It not been for the Interference of the Chinese ambassa dor there. For some reason this Indiv idual took a dislike to them, and ulti mately caused them to depart. The Lamas were willing' that they should remain, but it appeared to tho mission aries that their presence might cause disturbance, so they quickly withdrew, taklne with them pome of the first facts ever gathered In that mysterious land. OUGHT AT FIVE YARDS. And, Strange to Say, One Partici pant Escaped Uninjured. From tho St. I.ouls Republic. 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Also, as a special inducement for this 4 mouth, we oSer our $1.25" Boys' and Girls' 1 School Q Shoes at the little price of a 98 Cents a Pair, 1TANDARD SHOE STOR HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY. Antonio Velardo. Tho rivers fled to the side of tho river and vere mar ried. Tho brother hna strenuously objected to the match and never became recon ciled toward his sister of her husband. Ho endeavored to make tho life of his brother-in-law a burden by taunting him with being a snealc nnd a coward. One morning the two men met nnd Gomes told Velnrdo that he would demonstrate to him that ha wa3 no coward and challcngcJ him to light a duel with six-shooters. Velardo promptly uccepted and on a quiet spot on tho Texas shoro of the Rio Grande wns selected for their rendezvous, each procured a second and armed with slx Bhooters, met at midday. They took their positions live yards apart and, at a signal, both deliberately took nlm and began to shoot. Six shots had been exchanged when Gomez fell with two bullets In his left leg below the knew and his shin was badly shattered. Just then tha viunded man's wlfo appeared. She attacked her brother with the fury of a tigress and she was with difficulty flung aside. The Injured duellist and both seconds beat a haBty retreat when mounted custom Inspecuys galloped up and succeeded in capturing Gomez and his serond. The other second swam the river and eluded ills pur suer. Both prisoners were locked up on the charge of duelling and Gomes was CARBONDALE DAY.' Best Calicoes. Fast colors, llcht or dark. Including sliver grey nnd mourning prints: al ways sold nt B14p. and C. yard. WED- ISE3DAY UNLY, 3 l-2c. Laco Curtains. Gonulno Irish Tolnt, 51 In. wide, 3V4 yards lone, on IS point Real Brussels Net; positively worth JI.&O.- Completo wun 11010 nnu nxiurcs. niiunca DAY ONLY, S3.2D. Women's Wrappers. Of Flno Quality Flunnette. Floral Fatlems, Mother Hubbard Stylo, Nicely Trimmed. Worth $1.13. 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From that point to I.epel, on tho Bereslna, nn expensive cut must b made. From the I.epel tho courso of tin Bereslna will ba utilized ns far ns id junction with tho Dnelpcr, and then tin line will follow tho latter stream to Cher, son, on the Black sea. Simple Benson. "Why," shouted tho opposer of tN tyranny of tho mints, "why do I have H pay 8 cents a pound for sugar?" "Because," shouted In return ono wh was pUlnly nn emlsEary, "becauso you can't git no more credit." ( luclnnatl En. qulrcr, PHjTj-FAHIE. 10 cents a vial for Pn Agnew'H Mvcr Bills would not makj them tho famo they enjoy today If th curative powers were not In them. Worth will get to the top nnd that accounts foi tho wonderful demand for these llttli gems. They positively euro Constipation, Biliousness, filck Headache. Sold by May thews Bxos. and W, T, Clarkr-33. .. 3L.
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