THE SCRANTON TKTBUNE-SATURDAY. MOVEMBEK 5, 180.
ILU
LOUD IN PRAISES
OF THE FILIPINOS
AQUINALDO'S ENVOY EXTOLS
THEIR CIVILIZATION.
Thalr Schools Excellent Ait, Music
and the Drama Keenly Appiccl
atorl Dlvoice Unknown Other
Characteristics ot Our New Wards
as Descilbcd by One of Them.
While 1-Ylipe Agoncillo, envoy of
Agulnaldu. the leudei of the Philippine
insurgents, whs In AViishlngton lccent
ly nn Intctcstlng Interview was had
with him by a leptesentutivc (if th
Chicago Times-Herald who writes-
"I hnd the nilvnntiige of spending the
evening with Him by uppulntnient,
ilurlnrr which, by n series of questions
on social conditions, 1 managed to
Inltlg out all the personal charueterls
tlis and surroundings of the Filipinos,
their manner of living, education, le
llglnns, eouits, man luge eustnms.nits.
amusements, sports, etc., which, tukon
as a whole, give about the fit at and
best reflection of these people with
whom we are to deul, iliteet fiom a
native sent by Agulnnhlo as their offi
cial spoUesniaii.
CHAUACTKUIfciTICS.
Agoncillo Is a swarthy-faced, blaek
halred, black-eyed man, of small phy
sique, dressed In the most faultless up
to date American attlte, Including high
collm, yellow-topped patent leathei
shoes, Litest frock coat nnd appropri
ate shade of trousers, and the general
aspect ci would find In a Japanese
j.enlleman of lelsuie. His alertness,
Mviiclty, even to the emotional part,
strikes one In talking with him. You
nte Impiessed also with his keenness
as well as his eagerness. After five
minutes' conversation you ate satisfied
that If this be the type of the Filipino,
then Indeed these people aie a levela
tluii and ure not the benighted barbar
ians one expects to find In the Wands
of the far east.
He was accompanied heie by two
other natives, both blight and accom
plished men. who had the advantage
over him In speaking English Thtougli
one of them the Interview proceeded.
GOOD SCHOOIj SYSTHM.
"We linve a system of schools all
thiough the Island," said he, "iang
Ing from the primary school up to the
professional school and unlveisltlcs. I
Pnow this will surprise people in Amer
ica, fei they seem to think because
vi ate on the other side of the woild
that wc aie not only Ignorant, hut
ure actually going aiound half naked,
'"earlnj. the hreechcloth and cairylng
(.peuis. It will hurprlse them also to
know that the official statistics com
idled by the government of Spain show
'hat "c per cent, of the cntlt e inhab
itants of all the Philippine Islands can
b th uad and write. How does that
percentage compaie with the lecotcl
of Massachusetts, Ohio or other cen
ters of your education? 1 think It will
come up to your best standards. It
shows that we are not baibarlans and
such a high percentage Is the best proof
of the wide extent of our education
and school system.
'The chief universities aie at Manila,
St Thomas University being an exten
sive Institution with supeib buildings.
Then throughout the Islands every
small town has Its graded schools, one
for boys and the other for girls.
PROFKSHIOXAL, SCHOOLS.
' In the larger cities then- are pro
fessional schools, teaching medicine,
arts, commeiee and navigation. The
need of educating the people is so well
tecognized that our normal bchools are
especially encouraged. Outside of the
facilities at home nbtiut 'MO ehlldien go
to Euiopp eveiy year to complete their
studies, attending the schools at Her
lin, Paris. Ilrussels and London."
' How- about your religion: do you be
lieve in a Mipreme being?" I asked, ie-
ailing some of the stories of pagan
ism In those Islands.
"Our people aie piobablv more re
ligious than youts," answeied Agon-
llio, 'and that Is natuial In having
been so Ions a. colony of a Itonian
Catholic counts y like Spain. Put, un
fortunately, we me piie.st-nddcn ns
well as religious. The gieat bodv of
our people ate Catholics. They num
ber u.OOO.Ol'O to 0,000,000.
"Some Mohammedans lle in the
Islands of Mlndano, but they aie com
paratively few. Then, of com so, back
In the forests we have scattered imnri.
of the primitive native, barbarous and
untamed.
But the gieat bulk c.f our people
have not only udamed from that stnte.
but aie In a high degiee of civilization.
You can go right to the center of Spain,
even In Castile, and find some of the
most Ignorant people on earth, but It
Is not c-hutacteilstlu of the neoole at
lai ge
Oui lellelmi is diiected bv two
classes of el igy. fltst the native cleigy.
numbering about 600, and second tin
old Spanish friars, numbering about
2,000. Our native priests are pooily
paid, leceivlng fiom $10 to $12 per
month, and never above $J0 per month,
out of which they must pay their per
sonal tax.
IJIG SALAIU' FOIt FIIIAHS.
"Put the old Spanish filars never te
celvo less than $50 a month, and their
pay runs tin as high as $23,000 a year.
They are practically the rulets of the
island, and they aie living on the fat
of the land. They have giowu so In
dependent that tho Ubual foinis of mor
ality going with tellglon are ignored.
They aie hand In glove with the Span
ish officials, and a bilbo silences the
officials if any Immotallty In a filar
comes to the suiface. The filars have
splendid establishments plenty of sei
vants wcll-filled wine celiais On tho
other hand the native cleigj aie doing
the teal work of evangelizing union?
O.- Jill ttU&a a $,f& 9a & a
JvrF Grimy finger marks V"5sptf
q 1r seem to ? on the woodwork sVg
Eif about the house They come easily and JJ4$fSi
JSfekr they stick, too uuless you get rid of them wituWp!
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the natives. They pay for their own
houses, while the frlnrs have palaces
which have come down to them, among
the valuable church property."
Turning from religion and education,
I usked Agoncillo about their laws,
courts, judges, lawyers.
"Vo have the old Spanish laws," he
answered, "nnd although they urn
very harsh, like everything Spanish,
yet they Insure against lawlessness.
The courts ure conducted mainly bv
native Judges who tuo Intelligent nnd
nble men. "We hnve our native law
yers, also, and some of them are men
of great elonunce."
1 uskeet as to their murrlnge customs:
whether thele was any divorce, any
polygamy,
LMVOllCH NOT KNOWN.
'The llgld old Spanish law nnd the
tegulatlous of the ltom.m Catholic
church make in.it I luge a very solemn
occasion," ho went on. "The ceremony
Is, of course, the mint? as that In any
Catholic c Httrcli In this country, ami
tho natives nut In the Interior observe
this tho same as the old Spaniards,
"vlnirlugo with them Is a tellglous tuc
mm"til, and Is not n. civil contract. It
Is binding fot all tlim . No such thing
ns dl voice Is known to tho Islands, 'foi,
being a ''uthnllc country, with chuteli
and state united, I tie llgld regulations
of tho church against divorce make It
th law of the land that there shall be
no divot re or separation.
"As to polygamy, that Is unheal d of.
IJven the natives In the forest, those
In the lowest state, have only one
wife. Digamy Is wry severely punish
ed, nnd nnyore onvlc ted of having two
wives U' punished by two yens' prntil
servitude."
"Hnve your poplo yet taken up the
line arts painting, sculptute?" I ask
ed Agoncillo
PP.I7.ES IN LONDON.
"Why," said he with an amused ex
pression, "our native attlsts ate ad
mitted to the salons of Pails, and
some of them have taken In tho high
prizes and medals at the French Acad
emy. Our chief native artist, Lunn,
cxhlbted his pic-tut e at the French
Academy and took the silver medal
there, afterwards taking the gold medal
at the Madrid salon. He Is a daik
sklnned. full-blooded Filipino. His plc
tutes have a wonderful brilliancy of
coloring, a nil as they are much fa -oted
at Madild and Pails, where they
tank with the plctiues of the best ni
tists of Hut ope. Another of our native
artists is Hidalgo, alo a full-blooded
Filipino. lie Is now established In
Pails, and eeiy yeai his plctuies are
favoiltes at the Academy exhibition.
He has also taken the silver medal
at Madtld, but he Is no longer popu
lar at Madild, because of his last pie
lure, which leptesented th" old Spanish
filars killing the captain general of
the Philippines. Spain soon took a
dislike to having this hUtntlc Instance
placed on canvas, the figures being
life size, with such splendid execution
as to make the plctute famous, and so
Hidalgo has fallen Into disfavor with
the authorities at Madild. I could
name you out sculplots also, who nre
no less noted than Luna und Hidalgo.
THKATUUS FLOrUISH.
"Do the natives have their own then
teis, aetois, etc.? "I asked to statt
him on their forms of amusement.
"Theic are native theaters all thiough
tho island," he said, "and they are
conducted by native actors, who pie
sent plays vwlttoit by natle aulhois.
Some of the aetois aie erv clever,
and have a icputatlon all thiough the
Island for potttaylng historical char
acters. Other aro good In humotous
pieces, and the natives i.ithet perfer
what makes them laugh.
"There Is one very bad line of amuse
ment," gonvllln went on, "and that Is
coektlghtlng elrcuts. The natives
have been entouiaced Into these cir
cuses by the Spanish officials, who
make enormous profits out of them "
1 suggested thnt It was strange th -Spaniards
did not prefer bull lights t
cockfights.
"No, our neople will not ."land bull
fights," said Agonclllo, "rnil up to tho
present day I do not remember of over
having seen a bull fight on the Island.
The old Spaniards wanted to Import
the sport from Madrid, and they stood
icadv to bring over -ome of the best
matadois and bandarlllos, hut for oraii
leason our people would not have bull
fighting. They seem to think It would
min cocktlghting, which Is n'rfiost a
national amusement, or curse."
DKVOTKKS" OP MCSIC.
"Have the natives un.v accomplish -
menis, Tie iney lonei oi music''" was
suggested.
"Yes, and thev tne eiv good musi
cians." he proceeded. "The .smallest
village has its own band. The natives
take tiiituinllv to music. There aie a
number of line bands at Manila, and
everv one of them has a native .is Its
director. They play all the Instiu
iiionts, piano, violin, etc., and the bet
ter class of mush that of Duthavcn,
Mozart and like composers is preferred.
Our native musicians nte making rueh
reputations abroad that t'ley no tn
dmar.d outside of the Island. t
present the big bands at Shanghai and
nt Singapore are conducted by native
musicians fiom the Philippines, and
out people ate preferred thtoughout
tho east In making up bands and giving
conceits."
AVhen Agor.t lllo was asked ns to the
modern conveniences In the Interior
cities and towns he ftankly admitted
that they woto without electile lights,
telephones, pus, water and sewers, such
as mo lei n cities have. '
"It is only In the largest cities that
these latest Impiovoments have been
put In," said he. "but the Japanese
have adopted such lnipiovements very
lapidly. and I look foi our people to do
the same,
CITIES WELL PLANNED.
'Already our cities aie well laid out,
the stuets being icgular and the houses
well nlanned tot domestic inn noses V,
i lmc no hoUls in the Intetloi, owing t.i
an old ustom which iiws scum stiangn
Sunday School Lesson for November 6.
Heekialh's Great Passover
2 Chronicles, XXX. 1-13
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.'
INTHODl'CTION. The kingdom of
Isiarl and of Jtulnli wete distinguished
mainly by the character of their kings.
In the fonner they v,cte nearly all
supporters of heathen deities fiom
.leroboem 1. down to the Inst, while
In the latter nation the greater num
ber worshiped Jehovah. .sa. Jehos
haphat, Joash, Amazlah. IVzliiH nnd
Jotham. a long Hue of pious men, i tiled
in Judnh, securing the favor fit God
who bestowed blessings upon tho land.
Today we shall study a single event in
the good telgn ot Uozeki.ih who suc
ceeded Ahaz U. C. "26. In his zeal for
the lellglon of his fathers lie exhorted
the Lev Res, i leaiised the house of the
Lord, offered miciIIIccs and promoted
public worship somewhat after the
irlmlllve style. This recotd (Chap.
xxl) shows that teittiln abuses had
crept In under his predecessor which
Hezekiah sought to correct.
INVITATION. When he had been
on the throne about six voors, per
haps a little loturor. Hezekiah deter
mined to keep tite Pa'sover in an un
usual manner. That gnat feast, In
stituted as a metnotlal of God's cave
or His people in Kgypt. was a bond of
national unity, a pledge of continued
loyalty (l',x., xlll:14). Although ob
served with more or less repularltv
from the time of the exodus, it had
not been what It was designed to be.
Hezekiah resolved to Invite the entire
nation to this ani-unl celebration, n
c hiding Israel as well as JuduK llfs
purpose was first laid bofoie the
ptinee' of the ooiigic-gatioii in Jerusa
lem (wise .'.) As they would ! the
hosts their npptuvul and co-opt tatlon
were neoessuiy. Messengers were sent
out bcailng letters (verse 1). c'ddicss
ed in ptrtiiular to Kphiolm and Miin
asseli, who as tne descendants of Jo
seph (C!en Mvl-20) were deemed to be
the leadirs r.niong the ten tribes and
to ropteseiit the entire nation.
IIINDKANCL'S.-Tho legal time for
holding the Passover was on the four
teenth day of the Hist month, which
had been appointed to be the begin
ning of the Jewish year. (Ex. xii.) Hut
Hezekiah found it Impossible to get
ready at that time. The number of
ptlests was not large enough for all
the services requlied of them, (chap,
xwix. 34), and the Levlten had been
obliged to asM.st them. As a conse
quence they had not sanctified them
selves or the temple, accoidlng to the
usual custom, and was therfoie dis
qualified for the work of the Passover.
Hesides, a ceitaln time must elapse
befoie the public could assemble In
iespoii!i to the invitation Foitunate-
ly, theic was a pi o vision in the law to
meet emeige tides or this natuie, (Num.
ix, 11). and so tho fourteenth dav of
the second month was selected, the
postponement adding Interest to the oc
casion In this we see that Jewish
ceremonials were tiot an ligid as the
Pharisees In Christ's time would make
them. Flexibility Is essential to that
which enduies.
EXTENT The Invitation sent out
was a foimal and legal document. The
consultation lelated In a decree, or
statute, which became a matter of ie
cord in the public achlv-es. To give
popular effect to this electee a pro
clamation was Issued calling the peo
ple to assemble In. Jerusalem from Dan
to Beer-Shebn, that is, fiom all parts
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on this side of the water. If ymi Kot
Into a town and want to tint nn you
are entitled under the Spanish law to
go to the municipal house, when- the
mayor is roniiellel to Klve you lodg
InK and food on tho payment of a
regular tuilfC. It Is inilte as Rood a
sypteni as that of hotel?, and the law
keejis the rate? down.
"Our eitles havo their i,uks, and
Homo of them hae monument to dis
tinguished persons. The natives aie
pleased with the cluli Idea, and a latBt
number of s-aclul rluhs are bclnR formed
thtoughout the Island."
Having talked wo nuuh about the
liersonal ehniacteilstlc-s of hU people.
ARonc-llhi was asked s,oniethlnK about
their substantial featutcs, their lall
londs, telegraph lines, newspapers, ete.
'We have one hip railroad 1 mining
Hum Manila to DeKoupon," -ald he.
'Of remise the tl utile between the
Islands lb carried on mainly by water,
anil theio aie a laiRo number of navi
gation companies, fcteain and t-.ilf. Our
own people i-ontlol moht of these loutes
und the natives furiilhh the i-ullois.
PAYrf ma ijividi:nds.
"it Is woith knowing that the rail
road fiom Manila to Uesoupon Is pay
ing dividends of S per rent. We would
have had n network of nitliuads If
Spain had not kept out lhltish eapttal,
w hleh was as anxious to develop our
islands as it has been to build rnllloads
In China.
"We have teleRiaph lines eveiywheie,
all main points being connected, and
there are tlnee (able lines connecting
us with the outside wot Id, and also
eonnet ting the Islands with each other
"As to the newspapers, the native
editors have been held bat U by tlu
Stmnlsh censois, and as a result most
of the press Is In the bunds of the
Spaniards. Theie are forty newspapets
In Manila, or which pI aie native nut
the government allows very little lat
itude for tin- native papers, and every
urtlclo must pats, thiough the hands
of the eeiisor U W not easy for a
native edltoi to keep out of Jail for
the censors ate very ofticiotis Not
long ago, while (ieueral Wejlci. wa-
Mipt.iln gep-tal of the Itland.i. ono of
oui uatlvo newbiiapeis printed a hutn
oroiib c ut representing a general run
ning away from a battle. There was
no lesemblance to Weylet. but the
captain generul took tho plctuie to np.
ply to him.
KniTou is nAXisiu:n
The iMlltut'H entire stoik was lonlls
cated and ho himself was banished
to an unlnaUhy Island, something I 10
Devil's Isle, where. Dreyfus Is tin ex
ile That shows how our native piesa
has been etushed by the Spaniards,
particulaily by Weyler."
As the Intel view was about to doso
Agonclllo leinutked that the Matus
of women In the Philippine" wus a
sttong ovlclc-nee of the c-haraetet of llm
people. The women weie In all icspcita
the equal of thu men, huvlng the baiun
lights and privileges. They weie ulso
looked up to and respected, rather than
tieated as menials, qa In some putts
of China and India. The high place
flven the Philippine women lias (level-
J oped them Into u tefiiied class. They
of the land. (v. ft) it will re remem
bered 'that (Ihe northern ten tribes
rebelled under Jeroboam and set up
an Independent government. Why,
then, should Hezekiah attempt any
Jurisdiction over them, even lit relig
ious matters? Why should he hope to
bring them to his own capital? Sim
ply because those ten tilbes1 had late
ly been overthrown and the gieat body
of the people had been carried away
captives Into Assyria, never to leturn
A remnant, and they of the humbler
and poorer classes, remained, and thc.Jo
were the persons Invited In this pro
clamation. This was Indeed the signi
ficance of the special Passover, to re
gain the worship of Jehovah those
unfortunate people whoc government
had been destroyed. It was an Impor
tant missionary movement hlshly cred
itable to its projectois.
MESSAGE The language, oi nt
least the substance of that proclama
tion, has been piescrved (veises 6 to
M. Its opening salutation was "Ye
(hlldren of Israel." The ancient name
or God's chosen people (Gen. xxxll. 28),
fcelzod and borne b a part of them In
revolt (I Kings xii. 10), was re-appltcd
with something of Its oilglnal mean
ing. "Turn again to God," was the en
treats', Implying their depaiture. "And
1 Tin will rutin n to vou." was the en
couraging promise. "He not like your
fathers," they weie exhorted, who had
been lebclllous and haid-heaited,
"Yield yotiii-olves unto the Lotd, and
enter Into His satietuaiy," was the
entreaty. What mniv clous words
How appropilate to thu oetaslon! The
King of Judnh lelgntng over a pros
perous people, by and with the ad
vice of his counselors, was urging tho
posteilty of Abiaham In the noithern
tribes, to forsake the evil that had
brought disaster upon their countiy
and once more at Jeiusalem unite In
cePijiiitlng that Feast which commem
orated the deliverance gi anted to their
fcref.itheis.
INCENTIVE Sinful men ore not
easily persuaded to change their course
of life. There Is a power, a fast illa
tion In wlikediiess. that holds Its de
votees against wotds of entreaty and
blinds them to their own vvelfaru. In
winning the erring lemiunt some
strong inducement must lie presented
in the ptoclamatlon. and in a form
that all might undeistand. It was ex
piessly stated that the return of these
to God would secure compassion for
their biethi'i'it who had been taken
captive who might be allowed to come
again to their homes. The thought Is
that the Assytlans, God's ofllceis to ex
ecute punishment upon His hildien.
w-ould be moved by the Splilt of God
to let His people go. If a spit it of peni
tence was manifested. This change In
the feeling ot tile coiuilleror would re
sult In national tebullding. not unlike
tlut seiured thiough the dniee of Cy
llis for Jutlah two eentuiles latei Heie
we have a meat tiuth set fottb, one
applicable tn all geueiations. God rules
among the nations in the Interest of
His cause. He sets up. pulls down and
restoies nations, accoidlng to their
righteousness (Prov xlv. :il).
ItncEP'lli '.V. Avvav wei'l the com -lets-
bearing the pioclamatlon. They
hustept d from lt to cllv all through
the noith. over all tin region laid
waste bv th.- Aisyilbii einiv. The
make good housewives, Know how to
cook, und at the same time they havo
the accomplishments, sue It as music,
einbtoldery. etc.
SICK SQUAD AT PORT MONROE.
The Only Keal .hnthus'asm They teel
Is r.t Mess Call.
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One of the most out ions sight at the
Point W the convalescents who tome
ami go at will in theli llutterlng paja
mas that wete evidently fashioned lor
.stouter men. Many aie on ciutches,
others have an empty sleeve pinned
ncioss their hreast, while the lest walk
listlessly, not yet freed from the lan
guor of fevetlshness. They aie known
as "the imjamu niuud." Thev are in
terested in everything tlut takes place.
1 ro m the coming In of the Norfolk
boat to the aiilvul of nunc revet pati
ents it om the camps at Newpoit NVws,
but the only ic.il , nthuslasin thi v feel
is fm mess cjII The l'ogtn getting
up from their cots and looking at their
sticks on. Hitches as so .in as tho bugler
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I'of Sale by .tlattlicws Uros. aud
time consumed could not havo been
gte.it, for the most temoto point wu-t
not far distant. On iccelving the mes
sage the peoplo divided Into two
classes. Some of them laughed und
mocked (vcrte 10.) They considered
nn Invitation to the Passover, n feast
of the Jewish religion which they had
long ago forsaken, a cause for ntctil
ment.so thoicughly they were estrang
ed from the covenant. Thev lescntcd
the imputation of sinfulness and henco
scorned the proposal to repent. Thu3
tluy hastened their way to min (Prov ,
xxlt-1.) Others, However, fiom Asher,
Manasseh and tfebulon, how many we
know not, humbled thems'ivts und
came to Jctifnleni. Like the leturn
Ing piodlwl, sorry for the past, they
accepted the offer of mercy, glad once
mote to bo children In the good Fath
ers hcuse, paitukcis ot His bounty
and love. A fraction of the lemnant
saved.
ASSEMBLY. The teuulers In the
south met better sucrcss. Jud.ih was
nominally loyal to Hezekiah and to
God. The people If that section there
foie general! v heeded tho proclama
tion, moved theielo by the direct in
lluence of Divine grace (verse 12), and
lecognlzing the I'atsover as establish
ed by tho word of the Lord. A gieat
company of peode assembled at Je
rusalem nt the time appointed (verse
13), to keep the feast of unl-avcned
bread. JJen ot the north nnd men of
th" south weie united. The long and
bitter controveisles, whicn for eentui
les had been wacd, weie foigotten.
Tln jealousies find strifes vvi re laid
aside. One great pin pose tilled all
heatts. One bond, stronger than any
other, that of ommun culg.n and
faith, held them togcthei. What fol
low "d may be learned In th" subse
quent ersiii of this chapter, which
aie not appointed for tod ty's study
It was n memorable event, affecting
the future ot the cause of Coil. It
proved what Is possible when good
men, high in o'llclal position, nddiess
themselcs to tho tak of Inlluenctng
the masses ol Ihe people.
SPMMAHY. Three points In thij
lesson deseive special attention. First,
the act of Hezekiah and the in Inns
lit tending out the imitation to a na
tional leuulon. It must have been
prompted by the purest motives, lovo
for the people, zeal for God and His
cause, deslie for the luomotlon ot
ilghteousness. He Is a goixl man,
wot thy of all praise who seeks to ear
ly to others the good which he has re
ceived. Second, the i ejection of the
invitation by many in Israel. What
blindness and folly weie Indicated'
They ought to have known that thcit
sins had caused tho downfall of their
government and the triumph of theli
enemies, that theic was but one waj
by whlih prosperity might tetuiii. How
like to nvii now who spurn the words
of meiey and go headlong to death'
Thlid. this passover restored tho king
dom of David at the capital he estab
lished. Observed by people fiom all
paits, all other government being biok
cn. It united In one as in eat Her days
those who loved the Lend, ami Heze
kiah became their king. Tills has been
the plan of God thiough all history.
He destioys those who array them
selves against Him and unites those
who serve Him.
AAA-ifiA
passes thiough the hospital gioiind,
and the first note of his summons It
greeted with a whoop as they pass over
to the mess hall and settle down like
a cloud about the long tables, which
accommodate .100 at a bitting. The food
If excellent, and the bill of fate vailcs
every duv, but It is elllncult to suit all
tastes of thtee ot four bundled men
just tccovetlng fiom desperate Illness.
The at tide of diet most jpntoved of
by the men It' milk, but a limit to the
quantity proem able and the gieat de
mand for It among the patients who
aie ull too III to take other notitlsh
inent make it utteilj Impossible to
give all the convalescents milk when
they can chink coffee. The conveira
tlon between the convalescent and the
chief steward to whom the waiter has
appealed will he something like this:
'I've cot to have milk, sir, and the
waiter won't bring me none."
Chief Stewaid ' What's the le.ison
fur "iu chinking milk' You can have
all the coffee ou want '
Coin nlesrc nt 'Coffee doc sn't agice
with me, sir
Have You Catarrh?
If you luve nnd ate neglecting to
eftect Itscure, ou ate opemngwide
the door to conjunction and deith.
No other clurskc l.i mcic certain to
result fn tally than catarrh.
Ore of its chief d.inrers bs in the
act that its existence is often unsus
pected until it becomes chronic that
hneing cold that you are waiting to
vi ear Itself out is fastening cMarrh
upon you one of the mcttt loath
some and dangerous diseases which
afiiicts humanity.
Dr. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder
will cute you. Whetner t' e disease
is In its tint stages or deeply seated
the- icsult is iqually catnip. It gives
relief ir from jo'to 6o minutes- it
c-ftects a permanent cure In an uu
ordibly short tune Hay ferer,
cold in the head, heachilie, loss of
mcll and clealness nil yield promptly
toils wonderful curative properties,
Hon. C.ro Ssylor, a dkllngnltbtd
citizen of Scrantan. Pa . writes 'l h.,n
Lrcn a nuiljr 10 caiarrb tor the rj-'-i
ccceiicx cr, a.iu uae crira every
Kneiwn n incdy, Lut jot very little If any,
iditldoMi ihiui. I was ttauUleU vvidi i
nikty coufblag, eixcllly In tba morn
In also a constant dropping In tho
throat, aid the ral.i in my In ail
tcrnme, a.xi my Dream was veiycKcn
tlve. tAitcwuifil waslrducedtOKlvei
Dr. Aencw"i Coiii Ul I'cu der a trial I
dldso, a-d eta truly 07 tint la effect
lj rnt,-knl; ihn rtrst uppllcirLau
clejradiuyhead litiivdj. AUutnrrx
ciTeranca tn Its vsa has ectlrrfy-curoi
tne." At all dmcjjUis
Dr.AnMrcTSCBrcfortbsItranitllevcs
neart ouense u jormmiut, r-.Asnru"s
UTtr i-ico ioo. icr 40 oasts are iha
lest. Dr.Aenftw'h 01nfmencienew in
aday mt ira, tetter & til tiln djuauejv.
curetfim mzio initials. 3e. 4
BMIE
V. T, Clark,
Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought, and which has heen
iu uso for over 30 years, lias horno tho signature ot
- and has hccii mado under his per-
z jC6tfirflir soiinl Huucrvision nlnco its infancy.1
tV, CCSUM Allow no ono to deceivo you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes arc hut Ex-1
pertinents thnt trlllo -with and endanger the health ofi
Infants and Children Kxpcrienco against Experiment.
What is CASTOR I A
Castoria is n substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and .Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless nnd Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor oilier Narcotic
substance. Its ngo is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fcvcrlsliness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, rcctilatcs tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural slccp.j
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend,
GENUINE CASTORIA.ALWAYS
' Boars tlio
Cu! fi&icJe&c
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THt CENTAUR COMPANY, Tf
k BLESSING TO WOMEN
THE MISSES BELL'S COMPLEXION TONIO
ABSOLUTE PROOF OP ITS
WONDERFUL EFFECT
READ THE FOLLOWING UNSOLICITED ENDORSEMENTS
.M
Phllnilolphlo. Pa . Oct 11 K".
The Misses Hell ;S Fifth Avenue N Y
was covered with a mass of pimples and
blackheads. Two months ngo 1 lur-
nhnc. r. lnt,t f I tllT POITl ill PXlO'l TOHlC
ueari,oues - ror st , , ,, i; n.-, ,u.
from Partridge. & HIcbnicNon. of th's
cltv: 1 havo now used In ill inree bottles
of "the Tonic, and I have not .c. sign of a
pimple or blackhead on mv face. I can
never thunk .vou sufflclcntlv for tho gre-it
servlco votir lemecly hns done tne, for I
had about despaired. I shull iomnielld
jour ('nmi)lexlon Tonic vvlienever I ?co
any ono a filleted as 1 was.
Sincere! v jours.
Hcuding. Pa. Oct II. IS"1!.
Tho Misses Hell. TS I'iitti A-.enue. N Y.
Dear Iudlei: Six ve.us ugo a breaking
out appeal eel at mv linger ends. A few
months later this same breaking out ap
peared on tin face The doctor pio
nounrcd It eczema, and gave me both In
ternal and external treatment. At times
I thought I detcetcd some improvement,
but the cllsease would again break out
with iwllevvecl vlgot List March Mis.
13urne. a patron of voius. Induced tne to
try our ('otniihxlim Tonic 1 used otn
ii meet v steadlh mull August SO. when in
face and hands were free from any ills
ease. I huve not used the Coiiiplexlm.
Tonic since that date and there bus be n
no return of the eczema Mv giatltudc Is
too deep for vvorde. ami I hope th it you
will be blessed lor tho nn it good ou are
doiiiK. Urate I ullv ours,
TUB MIRSP.3 Iinr.lS COMI'i,i:xiON
when applied to the skin has a most cxhlunatlng , ftec t upon the cuticle, absorbing'
und carrying off nil Impolicies, which tho blood by Its natural action is constantly
forcing to the surface of tlie sklu. It Is to tho skin what a vitalizing tonic Is tn
the blood and 11c 1 s. a Kind of new life that ininn diately exhilarates and strength
ens wherever applied. Its tonic effect isfclt almost Immediately ami It speedily
banishes forew 1 ft om the skin freckles, pi mplck. blarkheads, moth patches, wrin
kles, liver spots roughness, oillness, eruptions and dlscoloratloiis of any kind. Tho
Complexion Tonic can ne secured at our lesldent agents, whose address appears he
low, or It can lie had of tho Mlia Hell ellieci fiom their Nc w Vurlt oiilce, Jfei. ,3
Fifth Avenue
Tho Misses Hell have placed the price of tlulr wonderful Complexion Tonic at
One Dollar a bottle, and this uinount inclosed in a letter addressed to them will
secure one hottle seeurelv packed 111 plain wiappcr. bv 1 pi-ess. sato delivery guar
antied. The Misses Hell's valuable book "Sec lets of lleautv " will bo mailed to
un nddrcss uu request. Ladles cull Hilcliess tho Misses Hell on all matters of tha
complexion and hygiene In tho strictest confidence tend sutlslae toiy advice will bo
given free of chHiyi
Address all enminiinlcdtlons and send all orders to tho Mlses Hell, No. ' PlftlJ
Avenue New York City
Ladles tesldlng In this city cm have any of the .Misses Ilill'a prepai atlons let
MARTHA R. SCHIHPFF,
317 Lackawanna Avenue
i
so
Lager
Brewery
Manufacturers of
OLD STOCK
PILS
MER
435 iD45s una su SEnm. pi.
Telephone Call, a333.
Signature of
MUftRAV TtT, NEW VOHK CITY
Kerantou, Pa., Sept, 7, Wc
I The Misses Hell, 78 Fifth Ave., New YorH
it
Den- T.acllc.s rica-e send me ono mora
bottle of vour wonderful Complexion Ton
ic 1 cannot speak all I think in IU
ptalse. Aftc r the birth of m tlrst child
m romploxtlon.vvhli'hh.id previously been,
good, became sallow, blotch v and muddy
with u moth patch on null check. My
physician said that this would pabs away
In a llttlu time, but It did not. For jean
I doetoied without success until chantu
placed jour advcitlsemetit In nij" hand".
Your Complexion Tonic has dono whut
physicians and Internal treatment falleci
to do; my skin is now us smooth and fren
from any discoloration as It was betoru
mv marriage. I mean never to bo with
out our great remedy and will uso It
constantly, as It agrees with my skin S"
well. My husband also incloses u IctteR
of thanks to jou. I am
Very truly jouiy,
t
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 3. 101.
The Mlrseb Hell, 7S Pifth Ave., Xcw YorW
Clt j.
Dear Ladles: Kindly send me two morn
bottles of your Complexion Tonic. Tha
freckles which I had fiom childhood huvi
all vanished, and mv skin Is so clear thac
my friends lemnrlt It. I want theso tivei
bottles for a, friend who Is visiting me
Vciy tiuly youts.
TONIC Is an external application which
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