THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY. DECEMBER, 3, 1898.
If
IF TRAVELING KEEP
AWAY FROM TIBET
VISITORS ARE NOT WANTED IN
THAT COUNTRY.
Henry Savage I.andor' Frightful
Experiences, Encountered While
Exploring Tibet Two Yeius Ago.
Tortured ' into n Physical' Wreck.'
.A Chapter of Horrors Which la
Not. Fiction, But Hard Tacts.
Heiii'y SawjKo l.indor'H story of IiIh
cuptiuv, tortum nnil final esenpo from
the unknown lnnil or Thibet norrii'oi
the on) In" civilized world only n few
months upo. So lpvoltlug u stcry was
it that only the wouiidn ar.d physical
Fullering of tin victim caused him to
bo believed, ills complete story hna
been published In London by William
Heliieiuanii, and Is cortnlnly the "booh
of the year" In the held 'of travel ami
exploration. It Is entitled ,,lt the
Koi bidden Land: An Account of a
Journey In Tibet, Captuio by the Ti
betan Authorities, Imprisonment, Tor
ture and Ultimate llelease." and wins
extended mention In the London Oru
phle and Black and White. Mr. I.iin
dor set out for Tibet active. stroiiK.
u typical why young Kimllshmau: he
returned broken in health, phvsleally
disabled, weary and old.
TIHKT AN t'NKN'OWX I.ANP.
There are few less known regions
on the earth's surfuee than Tibet. Ow
ln:r to the jealous exeluslveness of the
chines- authorities, the rellKlous fiinat
Ulsm of the Tibetans themselves, and
the wild und dlllleult nature of th
lounlry. Tibet has remained isolated
from the wot Id longer and more cuin
pl.trdv thun any other region In Asia.
Nevertheless, from the fourteenth cen
tury onward Huropeuns liave entered
and '-tossed the country. A few have
ven penctratc'il to Lhussa, iwlutlimt
on" KtlKllshman, Manning. In 1811. But
sie'e two French missionaries got ther-
In 1SI5 Kuropesin feet have not cn
t red the capital or Tibet. The prut
tt al reason why, which Is the out-ii'irn-
of the causes just mentioned,
v 111 be found In Savage Landor's ac
count of his reception by the Lamas
ami the torture" he endured at their
hands. When the Hi - account? ol his
Hitffeilngs rent hod lCnyhuul there wus
titit unnatural deposition to regard
them as "traveleis' tales," but Mr.
Lamlor, has, very properly, appended
to His own statement the otllelal doe
liiiuntij of tlio government inquiry In
to his ease, documents which compli te
l.v establish the truth of the tale of
the teiilbl,-. cruelty to which his love
.d adventure exposed him.
WAUNKI) NOT TO (1(1.
Mr. Landoi1 attempted to reach the
sacred city of Lhassa ironi the Indian
fronllei. In spite of most elaborate
preparations his secret leaked out and
he got into the hand3 of the jribetau
aut.horitlPjS, who did all In their power
to frustrate ills plan. They removed
the bridges that make easy the passage
01 the most likely pass, but Mr. Lau
dor made his uny through a more dif
ficult gorge, after having overcome al
most insurmountable obstacles. Final
ly he. succeeded in reuehlng the sacred
lake of Manarowar, lying umoiw the
Himalayas, lu.dl'O feet above the sea
.level. Thence he reached Gunkyo lake,
which empties Itself into th V.rahma
putra. Fiom the lake lie made an ex
tensive exploration of the upper Frali
mapntra ba!n, gathering results that
should be of great geographical and
ethnographical value. One by one ids
following of servants left him or had
to be left, and finally his escort re
duced itself to two faithful servants
riianden Sing, an Indian ex-pollceman,
and Man Sins, a leper.
lie was engaged in buying a horse
whop Ik. and these two servants tveiv
tri aeherously attacked by an over
whelming force, of Tibetans, thrown
down, beaten, kicked and llnally led
oil', tightly bound, as prisoners into
the presence of the "pombo." or gov
ernor of the province.
HIS TOKTUUrc BEGINS.
U first Mr. Lardor himself was not
tortuied, the "pombo" only trying to
Intimidate him by the sight of the cruel
cconrglng of the unfortunate Chan
den SJng. Then, on pretence of con
ilui ting him to the frontier, the Ti
betans put Mr. Landor on a pony and
took him for a gallop across country,
which he drscilbes as follows:
"The saddle of the pony 1 had been
thrown upoi. Is wortnj of description.
It was in reality a wooden frame of
a very high -hacked saddle, from the
back of which sonic five or six sharp
lion spikes stuck out horizontally. As
1 sat on this Implement of tot ture the
spikes caught me In the small of my
ba.U. My guard having been augment
td by twenty or thirty mounted men
with nv'skctn and sworus, we set off
at a furioiM juice. horseman tiding
in front of me led my pony by means
of t cord.a.j my hands were manacled
behind my back; p.nd thus we traveled
airosj country for miles."
IlOltKIULH HOHSBHACK HI I) 11.
The victim, having borne this with
out flinching, his back, covered with
blood, having been exhibited for the
satisfaction of the "pombo," and a man
v.th a, matchlock having fired at and
narrowly missed killing him, another
t of the drama of torture began.
M'- I.andor's handcuffs were attached
to a cord held by a horseman who rode
behind him, followed by. the "pombo"
nnd all his men.
"In order to accelerate our speed, a
horseman rode by iny side, lashing my
pony to make It go its hardest. Mean
while tlio horseman who held the- cord
did his utmost to pull me oui of the
saddle, no doubt In the hope of seeing
mo trampled to death by the cohort
behind me. As I leaned my body for-
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body so as to maintain my Beat, and
with my arms pulled violently buck
ward by the rope, the flesh was rubbed
off my hands nnd knuckles by the
chain of the handcuff's, In places the
bone was exposed; and, of course, ev
ery tug brought me Into forcible eon
tact with the spikes and Indicted deep
er wounds. Tne cord, though strong,
eventually nnd unexpectedly gave way.
The soldier who was pulling nt .the
other end was clumsily unhorsed, and
I was myself all but thrown by the
unexpected Jerk."
BLOOU-CllllDLINa DISrhAY.
Further on Mr. Landor was fired
at again, but the marksman again
missed him, as did several arrows
which were shot at him from behind.
Arrived nt their destination, the Tibet
ans hurried Mr. Landor off to the ex
ecution .grounds, where he was made
to stand on the sharp edge of a log,
Ms legs stretched as wide apart as
possible, nnd he was fixed In that pain
ful' position, by cords drawn so tight
that they cut grooves In the flesh of
hN leet and ankles. He says:
' The spectacle before me was over
w helming. By the pombo's' tent stood
In a row the most villainous brutes 1
have over set eyes upon. One, a pow
crfu', repulsive Individual, held In his
hnnd a great knobbed mallet, used for
fracturing bones: another carried a
how and arrows: a third held a big
two-handed sword; while othets made
a dwplny of various ghastly Instru
ment of torture. The crowd, thirst
ing for my blood, formed up In a seml
c'rile. leaving room for me to see the
parade of the torture Implements that
r.w ailed me, and, as my eyes roamed
fiom one figure to another, the sev
eral Lamas shook their vurlutta lm
pleni'T.tr to show that they were pre
paring for action."
TIMIKATKN TO BftlN HIS RYRS.
The culminating John was reached
when the "pombo'' himself advanced,
holding the taram, an Iron bar with a
wooden handle, heated red hot. "We
will burn out your eyes!" yelled th"
chorus of Lamas and Indeed they went
very near to doing ho Brandishing
the tram, the "pombo" came and lilac-
ed It parallel to and about an Inch or
iw ironi .Mr. uaiuiors eyei.nus.
Instlnctlvelv 1 kent my eyes tight
ly closed, but the heat was-' so Intense
that it seemed as If mv eyes, the left
one especially, weie being desiccated
and my nose scorched. Though the
time seemed Interminable, I do not
think the heated bar wan before my
eyes actually longer than thirty sec
onds or so. Yet It was quite long
enough for. when 1 lifted my aching
eyelids 1 kiw everything as in a red
nih't. My left eye was frightfully
painful, and every few seconds It
seemed as if something In front of it
obscured Its islon."
HAOKKD FOB 24 HOCUS.
Tin- crowd was clamoring for the
Englishman's death, and the execution
er appeared with naked sword. Th!
he laid on the victim's neck, appear-
ed to measure his distance carefullv
or an ellective stroke, and finally
struck several blow close to his head.
The "pombo," however, did not mean
business, und Mr. Landor and his fol
loweis escaped with their lives . But
their troubles were not over. Mr. Lau- i
dor and Man Sing were slretdied on
a primitive, but must effectual kind
of rack-, with their feet fastened to
the log before mentioned and their
hands to high postn. Tin- pain was
excruciating, and in this terrible posi
tion, under dienchlng rain, numbed
w Ith cold and burning with fever, mas
ter and man remained for twenty-four
hours.
DKFOBMITY KAVKS LIFH.
In sjdte of all tills brutality their
Pves were llnally spared, and they were
set at libei ty on the frontier. And why
do you think his life was spared? He.
cause, on his hands being examined. It
wan found that his fingers were webbed
rather higher than is usual, and that
is a thing highly thought of In Tibet.
"He who possesses such fingers lias,
according to the Tibetans, n charmed
life: and no matter how much one
tries, no harm can be done to him.
Apart from the question whether there
was much charm or not in my life In
Tibet, there Is no doubt that thin trif
ling superstition did much toward has
tening the pombo decision as to what
was to be our fate."
SPEAKING OF BULLS.
Some Quips and Slips in Khetoric
That Give Spice to Literature and
Conversation.
From the London News.
It seems difficult to write on bulls
without making them. Mr. Neilson,
who has edited with additions, the.
Kdgoworth'H old essay on Irish bull;,
says; 'Foi ninny of the specimens the
editor Is indebted to the columns of
the Loudon Spectator (some of which
he himself sent to that journal)," i vol
ubly he does not mean that he sent
some of the columns of our thoughtful
contemporary to that serial The or
igin of "bull," in the sens.- of a ludic
rous incongruity of expression, does not
seem to be known. The pupil "bulla''
can scarcely have anything to do with
the word, though a pope did recently
describe some opinion winch he dis
liked as "setting forth like a serpent
to bite the barque of the church." Per
haps the learned pontiff meant a "nea
serpent',' but, on the face of It. th
phrase reminds us of the rat which Sir
Boyle Boche "heard brewing in .the
approaching storm." A large propor
tions of bulls are not so much bulls
as mixed metaphors. Theophlle Gau
tler made his boast that, at 'ill events,
his metaphors were ticytr mixed.
But to embroil metaphors must occur
to most orators, and, as the Irish gen
ius Is especially oratorical and alert in
transitions Irishman ate liable to bulls
of this kind.
If Mr. Gladstone had said: "it is
no use for the honorable member to
3?2K8rpgJ?
become dangerous germ col-
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The Book of the Law Pom mid 0
2 Kings XX11. 8-20.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
OONTKXT. Manasseh, of whom wc
studied Nov. 20, was succeeded on the
throne of Judith by his son, Anion, who
ruled two years and did evil In the
Bight of the Lord, (II Kings, xxl, 19-22.)
In that brief time he perverted the
poipu and corrupted tffr sanctuary.
Nothing else Is recorded of him save
that he was slain by his servants and
I hat his son. Joslah. reign, i In his
stead. Joslah was only eight years of
age at the death of his father, but, for
tune tely for the government, he was
sun ounded by pious men, who restored
Mt worship or Jehovah. After ten
years of ronumratlve quiet, the voung
kl.ig, being old enough to judge for
himself i verse 3), adopted measures for
repairing the temple, which had been
neglected In his father's time, and he
sent Shaphan, the scribe, to Hllklah,
tin- high priest, with Instructions to
gather up the silver lu the temple nnd
to 'nuke regular payment to the labor
ers (Verses 4 to B)
TJISCOVKUY.-Whllo searching In
the temple tor the silver, which may
have been pan of tlio money gatheted
up In the time of Joash (II Clnotilcles.
xxlv, ii). Hllklah found a copy or the
book of the Lord. (Verse S.) Some
claim that till" book was nierelv the
code of laws written by Moses for the
goveriimen' of Israel, while others
think that It was our Pentateuch, not
precisely as we have It, but siili'.tan
tlully the- same, written In Hebrew,
placed at (list in the side of the ark.
MDputotoiiouiyxxxl. 24-26), it must have
Iuimo !l vinol'!lllr wiivl? nluu 1 111, lilrrli
..,, ,xonl,) not' um, PMtf,eni(.c, u S(
,,,,,, ..,.,. w,a
lilglily, nlther woiiln he nave men
i tinned the fact to Slmphan, as he did.
an a matter of great Importance. The
finding Indicated that Hllklah had en
tered into the king's splill of reform:
that he ban Inaugurated a careful e.
I ainlnatlon and cleansing for the ptir
I pose of puttlniT things In order- a gen-
pi a! limine-. 'loaning, probably us pre
limliiary to the stated lellglous service.
ItlB'OrtT. Shaphan hastened to his
I sovereign with the good news. It wus
I highly proper that he should first of
I all report that the silver had been
j found and had been appropriated no-
cording to the king's direction iveise
I !). as that was the special matter with
I which he was charged. But, that done,
I the serib? told the king of Hlllah's dis
I c nvery and produei d the book nnd he
B'-i to n.i.l. (Verse In.) It must have
requited seveial sittings to conuilet"
thM ti.sk. even though only the sta
utes as wc have them In Kxodus and
Leviticus, were read. And. as the offl
c, I- nrocePdc'l. the wolds that fell from
hip lips, like the voire of God out of
l.ic heaven, constituted a n-v ieehi
tion to the young monarch. Strange
wctds they were, long neico . but
highly
leader
eul.
Important. Both hearer and
were aroused to deepest inter-
rONOKUN. The Jews held their
sacred books In the highest esteem.
They be'.uved that the writers w 'ie in
spired, so that what was wrltt -,i they
received as coining dlrectlv from Go.'
There might be questions and doubts
on all matt" .i 0f mere human opii Ion.
shake his head In the teeth of ids
own wotds." lie introduced a meta
phor which, accidentally, seemed to be
a bull, but was none. Mr. Glad
stone externalised the "words" of the
honorable member in the form of a.
person, anthioproniorphic fid dentullj
equii ped. It wus u rapid feat of im
agination, but only seems a bull to
people less "agile." us the cabman
said of Mr. Gladstone whsu he run
over him. If Mr. Balfour spoke of
"an empty theater of unsympathetic
auditors," he came near the phrase
of the boy's ideal enjoyment "an emp
ty room full of ruts, with my terrier
lu It. Mr. Curzon, again, merely mixed
metaphors when he congratulated us
on the circumstance that "though not
out of the wood, we have a good ship: '
while Mr. Macllugb, in describing
Irish authorities as "iron-bound In ml
tail", clearly meant "iron-bound" on
ly as an intensive form of "bound."
The Irish remark that "silence of Irish
members would no longer be heard is
a Miltonlc phrase, or Biblical, like
"darkness which might be felt,"
"darkness visible." If darknes can be
vlsllble, sIKnce may be audible. To
obJcH't Is pendautlc. But to make her
majesty say that "wo are at peace
with, all the woild, and on friendly
terms with the rest of mankind." is
to perpetrate a real bull, and we should
lik documentary evidence for the ex
pression. UKLTIC BULLS.
A genuine bull (Irish) Is this: "Does
Mr. Grady live here?" "He does, but
he's dead." "When did he die?" "If
be had lived till toduy, he would have
bften dead a fortnight."
When the priest of Bullymulocheg
exclaimed' "The very children, who
ino not old enough to speak or walk,
are running about the streets cursing
and blasphemlng-llke fiends," the rev
et end gentlemnn's mental processes ure
dlllleult to trace. Perhaps he thought
of a miracle. But he is not more mir
aculously Inclined than the Edinburgh
Bevlower. In the new number, who
says that "Prime CharUs Kdward rode
down to the French bank." just after
Malplaquct, whereas that hero was not
born till many years later. If a Judge
said: "I give you an opportunity of re
tileving a character Irredeemably
lust." ho only followed papal example
"Bemlttlmus Irreinitlblle," said the
pardon for the murder of Cardinal Bea
ton, and the murderers expressed dls
satisfaction, as not clearly understand
ing what the Holy Father might be
pleased to mean. This was just what
the pope Intended, like the crier in
court who yelled: "Now, nil you black
gtiurds that is not lawyers, out ye go'"
Here is a pretty jumble: "Looking
hack along the trackless pathway of
the futuie, he described the footprints
of un Invisible road." But this Ik only
a trlllo worse than Longfellow's mud
dle in the "I'salin of Life." about the
forlorn and shipwrecked brother who,
despite his wreck, is navigating life's
dreary main, nnd Is comforted by see
ing footprints on the sands of time.
What Scented Caper Is.
The ordinary tea-drinker rarely knows
what Is scented caper the name of tlio
tea exported from Canton. It Is nsJ
solely for blending, and London In the
only market for It, The cxportg of It
-m Canton have decreaeed nearly 2J per
4.
but every utternnce of Scripture wns
held by the tlous Jews to bo uulho.-'ta-Itvu
and final. Hllklah and Shaplvin
felt this, as also did Joslah. Th. king
p"ieeived thin the nation had depart
ed a long wny lrotn the requirements
of the law. Many ll lugs enjol ted were
neglected or perverted. This was true
In both civil and religious affairs. The
acts of devotion were formally Jewish,
but measurcably htathcu, while the
affairs of state were conducted partly
lu harmony with the Mosali code and
partly after the fancies of kings. To
a man who had undertaken teforms
this state of things was highly distress
ing. As the reading ceased the king
arose nnd rent his garments In token
of his sorrow and concern (verse 11), a
custom employed by orientalists (Kara
Ix, :i) from very early times. (Job,
1. 20.)
onnKBS. Greatly agitated In spirit
because- the nation had departed from
God, Joslah Issued commands to learn
the Lord's will. He knew that Judg
ment Impended. He did not know how
or how soon the stroke might full! If
possible, he would appease the divine
anger, t'pon any tetnis acceptable to
Jehovah he would reconcile the nation
to Him. But If reconciliation could
not be had. If retribution, sure and
swift, was decreed, he desired even
that to be known. Hence he selected
live persons two priests, two scribes
and one Judge and commanded them
to inqulio into the case. (Verses 12
and 1",) These persons' are not men
tioned elsewhere they come Into his
tory at this time and attempt a deli
cate task at a critical period In the na
tion's life. It mst have been an Inilu
entlal commission, one worthy the mis
sion. That Hllklah and Shaphun were
In the party Is proof that the king
deemed the work to be done by them
one of great moment and dignity.
l.NQI'IUY. Where will this commis
sion go to learn the mind of the Lord?
There was a time when the Lord sent
angels to communicate with mortals
and tell them what otherwise they
could not know, us when the cities of
the plain were destroyed (Gen. xlx: 11.
On other occasions disclosures were
made In visions i Isa. vl: 7). Some
times men received direct answers to
their prayers (Bx. xvll: 4-"i). There
was yet another method, the 'Trim
and Tliuniinill," connected with the
functions of the high priest, which
passed with other pontlllcalla from
Aaron downward i Ex. xxvlli: :). The
commissioners did not employ any of
these modes-they went unto lluldah
(verse 14), the wife of Shallum, whoe
grandfather was an attache of the
temple, the keeper of the priest's' ward
robe. This woman was a prophetess.
God had laid His spirit upon her as
upon Milium I Bx. x : 21). and Doboiah
(Judges Iv: 4). and Anna (Luke II: SO),
lluldah must have sustained some iep
utatlon for some time or these men
would not have turned to her for the
desired Information.
PBKBU'TION. lluldah was not
troubled to find nn answer There Is
no evidence that she prayed, that she
needed to wait for reflection, or that
cent, since 1SW a decrease due not 10
deterioration of quality, but to the grow
ing ompt tlllou of (ndlun and (e.vlon le.ts
which pay no dm v. while the Canton
duties unci t.ix ailil .;.". iier cent, to the
price of s ited caper ll Is said, more
over, that, when, is the blending Willi
hcentcd caper was formerl.v don. bv num
erous rct.dlcrt. throughout Knglaiid. 11 w
It Is lu Hi., bands ot n,, or three, l.irue
blendeiH. nnd ll'.it If they should decide
to cm hide ,kiii((i leas from their blends,
the I'Npoit in. 111 Canton would ntlrely
( as '.
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New Officials of a Mexican Itailway
Who Will Exterminate the Pesti
ferous Insect.
From tlu Venezuelan Herald.
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niant which, If It Is all that is claimed
for it, will be of Inestimable value
lo the residents of this city. To .show
how earnest thev are in the matter,
they liave created a new ofllce that
of mosquito commissioner and a port
folio was awarded to Captain (it. urge
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she had any special disclosure. She
may have had full knowledge of the
case for some time before the Inquiry
wus made, waiting to speak when
asked. But she dellvcts her reply with
great llrnmess and precision, us If she
were the mouth piece of God, declar
ing "Thll.s sutth the Lord" (verse 15).
Then followed a startling prediction,
that according to the words of the dis
covered book evil should be broug'ht
upon Jerusalem and Its Inhabitants.
Because Idolatrous worship had been
offered there, the wrath of Jehovah
had been kindled and It should not be
quenched (Detlt. xxlx: 25-27). It was
the same bold declaration made again
and ngain by prophets through all the
centuries (Ban. Ix: 11). The woman
was made the agent of delivering heav
en's message with as much fidelity
nnd with the same spirit as men.
There was peculiar frankness In her
words when she dltecled the connnis
slonern to report to the king.
1'BOMISB. Huldah's words were not
wholly a malediction. She had re
ceived and delivered a benediction. The
Lord does not tivut all men alike
The righteous slnil! not suh'er with the
wicked. (Gep. xvlll. '.':!). Kvil shall
slay the one. but mercy shall preserve
the other this great doctrine Is re
corded In concrete nnd abstract on
every page of history, both sacred and
profane, (l's. xxxlv. 21-i2). After the
prediction of national disaster lluldah
sent to Joslah God's promise of per
sonal cure a I'd protection. That prom
is" rested on the fact that the kin-.!
was penitent (verse 11), another In
sliiuce of Divine foibeaiance. Illustrat
ing Ills method of gtaee. in ordei to
keep this promise concerning the king
It was followed by nnother. a piomlse
todeluy the punishment already pre
dicted until Joslah's death, that he
mlgl t reign In peine und be gathered
to lu.i falheis without trouble (Verse
20). II er. single man stands between
an offended God nnd an offended nu
tli'ii, (1 Kings l. 12) and becomes for
the' time being a saviour.
CONCLUSION. Tin book of God N
the central object in this lesson. Woen
it was lost the nation went astray;
when It was found, read and inter
pieted, men trembled on uci ounl of
sin. repented and found mercy. What
llslit breaks out of the word to dis
close luuti'T condition? What darkness
settles down upon the people when
in reyeaieu woki is oncureu or ne
glected? What was true In Jtiduh
Is always true. That land Is most to
be pitied where the Bible is not. That
land Is ino.'t to be praised wher the
Bible Is the. pipular text book, the
standard ,-if morals, the one final ap
jie.il on all questions of public and
private concern. Thank God, in our
dav the art of printing lies so mul
tiplied the scripture that every home
has a 'copy, and there Is no danger
of Its being lost. in thousand of
churches it is read and taught, and
It Is pressed with affection to the
hearts of the old and voung of the
many nilllloiui who strive to live ac
cording to its pietious teachings. It
Is the Bible that distinguished the Ku
gllsh speaking people.
Kxperlmeiiti' In different parts of the
United States, and in New Jersev in
particular, have denioustiuted the fact
that the exteinilnation of the mosquito
can lie accomplished.
An exchange, In discussing the mat
ter, said:
"Scientific Investigation has disclosed
the fact that a few gialns of perman
gaunte of potash will destroy all the
embryo mosquitoes In a very large area
of mosquito swamp. At two cents an
acre all the mosquitoes can be killed
off In a space of thirty davs, and as
the breeding time Is but two months
4 cents will Insure protection for the
entire year. Thin places It within the
possibility of a state, and certainly
a city, to rid Itself of a great nui
sance." April and May ure the two months
In which mosquitoes breed. They are
puielv local In their habits, and not
inlirratory, as some suppose, and they
seldom move more than a hundred feet
from the place of their birth, Hence, to
exterminate the breed In a certain lo
cality would rid that locality of the
pent for that season at least, and the
method of extermination is so In
expensive that an entire community
may be ild ot them at .1 very small
expense.
DR. AQNEW'S
CATARRHAL POWDER
is the only sure remedy. It will
positively work a permanent
cure of either incipient or
von
Catarrhal Powder and bear united and con.
W. T. Clinic,
Tbo Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, and which has hcon
iu use for over 30 years, lins horno the- Hlgimturo of
nml has hecu ninilc under his iier-
L&LjC&j?Ar soniu supervision sinco its infancy.
uzryz, '-c&CCSUK Allow no 0110 to dccclvo you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes arc hut Ex
periments that trillo with nnd endanger the health of
lnfauts and Children Experiences against Experiment.!
What is CASTOR! A
Castorla is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Dropa
and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless nnd Pleasant. lb
contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic,
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fcvcrlshncss. It cures Dlarrhtca and Wind ,
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tlio Food, regulates tho
.Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tlio Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
CENU9NLE
Bears tho
The KM You Have Always Bought"'
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMC CCNTAUH COMPANY, TT MURRAY ftTRCCT. NEW YORK CITY.
FREE
ONE
TRIAL BOTTLE
THIS OFFUIt ALMOST SUlil'ASSHS 1JELIKF.
fln External Tonic Applied to the Skin Beau
tifies It as by Magic
THE
A WOMAN WAS
TlmiiMiiiiil- lmp trl.il fiom time im-
llll'llllll'l.lt lO lllMU.'i .'111' i 111" H.'UI.IH
i'i nit'ily fur wi'lnliW'M .mil oih i impi i'
ft'ctloiis of the ruiniil.'.M'iii, l.ut none 'nil
yet 4iii't'0i'di'cl until llic Miss -s I It'll. Hi.'
nirtv fuinniltt unilili xlini Sped. ills!.-., of Ts
Fifth Avpiuii Xi iv Yiui: Liiy. otl'i-rcil
the piilillr their woiulii'Hil Complexion
Tonic. Tin- itM.-Min ,o miitiy fuilcil to
nuke tliU illsroveiy before It plnln !
ciiiiSH i hoy haw not followed the rinht
piineiple. Ilnlmx. I'lniras, Lotion", ele.,
never li.ivo a tonic etfect upon the tklii.
hent'H the failures.
The MISSKS HUMS COMIUXXION
TONIC ha n mot rvhiluuitlns effect
upon tho cuticle. ahsoililiiK nnil earrjlnK
off nil Impurities which the hlooil hy Its
natural action Is eonstanlly fo"iin to the
surface of the skin. It Is to the skin
what a vltallKlwr tonic Is to the blond and
nerves, a kind ol new life that Immediate
ly exhilarates and strengthens wherever
applied. Ith tonic effect is felt almost im
mediately, and it speedily banishes, for
ever from the skin, freckles, pimples,
blackheads, moth patches, wimliles, liver
spotf, riimhness, olllues eruptions, nnd
discoloration of any kind.
In order that all mu.s he benefited by
theli'KTcat Discovery, the .Misses Hell will,
iluriiiK the present month, give to all rall-
THE A1ISSES BELL, 78 Fifth Ave., New York City.
The Misses Bell's Complexion Tonic, Complexion Soap. Skin Food
and Depilo are for sale in this citv by
MARTHA R. SCHiriPFF,
317 Lackawanna Avenue
GOOD NEWS FOR TOURISTS
THE CELEBRATED
Train
Will upcruto between Now Orleans,
I.os AliKeles nnd Sail Fianeisi i,
Cul.. Uiuins tho twiiHoii of 1S0S-1S99
TIll'ollRll without cilillise fiom the
Crescent City t the (lolilen date.:
6S hours) to I.os AtlReleb, 7.1 hours
to Sun Frniidtico, Fine Southern
touto for Winter travel. Wrlto for
particulars.
E. HAWLEY. A. G. T. M.,
L. H. NUTTING, E. P. A.,
340 UroaJwoy or Uattery Place,
NUW YORK, N Y.
11. J. SMITH, AGT.,
A. M. LONGACBE, T. P. A.,
log South Third Street,
Pllll.AI)I!I.PlllA, PA.
THE DICKSON M'PG CD,,
fcjeranton nnil Wllkei-IS.irre, IU.
MuuiifuctiirerMur
LOCOnOTIVES,STATIONARY ENGlHBS
Uollcri, liolitlnjanJ I'uniplnj ,Mj:!iliry,
General Ofllce, Serantnn, Pa
4 ALWAYS
Siguaturo of
FREE
OF
THE
THE INVENTOR.
el- ut t'lt'll' p.ilit "lie tll.il bnttlp n"
tie ir cmnpli xlmi Tunic absolutely free,
and in cinlei that 1lm.-e who cannot call
or who Hc nu.i.x from New York may bu
li.iiclited. tin.' Will semi one bottle lo
un addiess. all i hitmen piepulil, on tho
I', clpt of i.'i cenis istamps of silver) to
rover cost of parking and dellveilmr. Tho
pi Ice oT this wonderful tonic Is Jl.ul per
bottle, and tlilb llbeial offer should bo
embraced bv all.
Tho SIN-is Hell lime just published
their Ni:V IKJOK. "SIJCIIKTS OF
UHAI'TY." Tills Miliuihlu work Is free to
all deslrinir ll. The book treats exhaus
tively of the importance of u nood com
plexion: tells how a woman may iioipilro
iie.iut and keep It. Special chaptnrs on
the rate nf the hair: how to hae luxiiil
ant Ktowtli: harmless methods of niakltnr
the. hair pr sere Its natural beauty and
color, even to adMinced iikc. Also In
structions inns to banish superfluous hair
from the face, neck and arms without In
jury to the skin. This book will be mailed
to imv address on iecitet.
Flil'.K irlal Uottles of Wonderful Com
plexion Tonic flee at pallors, or i" cen'3
lcot of paeklue, und maiini;) to those at
u dUtanie.
Correspondence roullally solicited, Ad
dies.
A5K1WTHEB?KLET.0H
4. ffl.IHS fi
GIVES THL
FOR SALE DY THE
SCRANTON STATION.
tTilchtilcr'. rncllab llltmanil IlrtniL
'ENNYROYAL PSLLS
mitflnal nd Only Cienuluc.
Arc, Uoy rellatle. L&oict uk .
monJ Ufat-iia Kid iul fcoJ ftirullla
Jibuti. irkiaiui blut rMLoQ TaLe
jnaoiuer ntrumitngtrouituhttitu v
riwrwaua iffiifMlofta Al uraniiii.or ited 4c.
la ittmp Tor iMltalfcra, t'llimoaUli tot
M tltAXnf ft.- f l. 111. I.H.. k i
Mill. IO.OOOIV.tlmonl.il. HmnH'iyir,
Hull III .11 Lo.-ll UruSBl.tr, .'lill.All. f A.
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