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THE SCKAiNTOJN riUBUNJfi-M'KUiNlflSDAy. DECEMBER 21, 1898
LETTER WRITTEN IN
PONCE, PORTO RICO
STRANGE HAPPENINGS THERE
ON EVACUATION DAY.
At Noon, When tho Stars and Strlpos
Wore Unfurled, the First auartcr
of a New Moon Appeared Directly
Over tho Colors, and Beneath tho
Lower Point of tho Moon a Single
Star Appealed Something About
the First American Paper.
Several h-tton written by Soieeant
(foiniPily nnpornl) W. 10. Rufter, of
Company I. I'ltt leRlment, Vnlt'd
StntPH Volunteer i'nt-lni'er corps, hae
ljunn mibllsht tl In The Tilbunc, to tho
great Interest of his many filetulH anil
the ntimeioiis, i cadets of the paper.
Probably one of the most Inlete-Ulnc
written by hint la one receive tl by
Oeorgi P.infnith, seietary In Hon.
"Wlllttim Connell s coal olllres. Connell
building Mr. Danforth lias lilntlly con
sontfil to It-i ue anil It lu pilnteil here
with. It was malleil at Ponce, l'orto
Hlco iiboth Nov. 12, 1S9S, Just pievlous
to the teglment's departure tor tho
states, iigeant Hnfter snld-
1 bhould liavo answered joins of the
2Uh nit before now. but 1 wan (1oaii with
malaria fnl two uieUs and jour lottur
df a Kre.il convolution to inc. I can as
sure j ou. We h.ie belli ordered to pink
all our loue camp eiitilpmeiits tor our
hoinewaid tili and expcil the arilsnl of
our ove-conts and ltitr underwear this
week It seems too bad to so honm now to
i old Ameiicii iih 1 Mtep heic now without
imf-rlng of unj wilt and It seems queer to
read about lillzz.mH tte.
It Is amu-hiK to go thioiiRli our camp
nnd hee the mascots the liovs have leath
ered for the lioniewu'tl ti In. Donkeys,
wi7.orb.uk hog, parrots, llzaids and dogi
nnd blids of a ilnxen dlflereiit species. I
hmo a few soum nlrw i far and will
inembei ou when wMiir them out. Ilao
a large number of canes In the numb,
innltlnt: of twtnt different kind- of na
llo woods I will lluMi them up my
nelf during in fin lough.
STItAMli: llAl'IT.N'INli.
U i bad ,i strmiRe buppi nlm? hue ou
t .u'ii,itlnn d,i r.s.n Ih at iiucin wlvn
tin i hi ion 'oil il and the glot Ions' St us
mil Stilp k wen unluiled on all public
b'lllilhiKs the ir-t qu. liter of a iuw mnoii
ippinteil dlitillx oMihiad and dliectlv
bin-.itb tin lown point was a most lulll
lu'i star as iIioukIi "iispendoil IbereftOiii.
It MU.iliied lu vlsjht .exerii1 luiiiiK eou-!-
mm li eotniri'iit Horn all who vn
tia iinaii i iinuuh to witness It.
1 iliK of iiatlx.s Wile e,i ilee 'y
linpi"--il b the -lulu A n impii---I-
lelemom in (line I List .Monilnv i'"l
II v. iller ilrf".!- i,m ule when wi pi i sell'
ed l.liiilenalit I'ulnni lloilue- with a
h linNome i.old w n li. the gift ot the men
ll tin ' alike, lu eoll-llh l.lllntl ol 111.111
',(iri In ink teudiien foi tin If benetlt.
Il W li 'Ci uveiioine Willi ellliltloll til It
li ould linidl reu ti In lmiri notiish to
ih.iil: the lins lui tin i.lfl. The ntlli I ll
phot ihi ipher look seeinl ewe of the
eiemom and m iliu'lil tl will be pio
1 ii i il In '-cine papei late
Mule millc m ill) imllie.ihli on tho
tints .-.i dp Wi lini several
Atmilcnn Ink'- Met. now and to isiv
, ire oltilug iiinne 1 diawlnn 't
,lt tbe i.m liuiilH "iipp'- tin iliin.ind
a lib -i.
I luii inn ii oiiinteil to -iiKiant an I
foi evi llnirh pioilil nl It as It also
in iii mi lii nii-i' of 1ii per inuiitb Our
li rd iiiii .Hi o'liu all iiiiiieit ill .he
n'117. it I mi Ynesdj; cveiihu; will h
w I I Ml I I Itl d
T1 Si . S.mgli(' Itannei" is pViMtl
e , . t.iilim it diess p.irnl" and "The
St ii - ,i it Snipes i'iiipvi"" at guard
uiiiiliii mi i lie lin lie leellmr ptiiililej
of old IP' i ' than 1'icr in'foie
uvMjnvr ix piiii.adiii.imiia
('plain i;iis.eiu i'llirott and Klisl I.Imi
ii mt, I limri Miuv in bae Invited the
invs nl 1'ump in I l" a h.iiiuet in I'lill
ulillihla (lining tlieii tuiloimh. and I
iiilnk all tin .Se iiutoii hove will accept at
tiat 1 wIT 'tin oilliers h.iv span duo
pains in IniikliiB a'tei the meinheih of
i'ompuii I M all times. i)t,i e.ipi.ilu Iris
Killid fo" Wat-hlnmoii. I C. to submit
hi- map of sill vi s ol tilt Island to tho
iii'hurltles We as a leglmuit, wei
l U'hlv loinpllniented In a eiiei.il older
from I'une il Uroo';e loi tne nianuil In
whiih wo pc I fni mid our duties and In
ur 'pparaiKi on tin streets and in camp.
IK condiides bis lettei with a dc
s. rlptlon of ctiaril duty at the general
hospital and commends the care of pa-tl-nts
It was at this hospital that the
So anion bovs wcic c.neil for and all
lecnveied. lie aKo writes of havinc?
tut key foi dinner Sunday? and quaintly
asks "If that is uood tieatment."
Enclosed with 'ds letter was a copy
of the first American paper published
in l'orto liko. The paper Is styled
"The Journal " "A Daily American
Paper" Is the sub-head, and the llrst
number was b'sued in 1'once (cltj ),
l'orto Illco, on November 5. 189S. It is
it four-patje sheet, SU Inches by 11!
Indies In size and thice (2'i Inch wide)
columns to each paKe.
unXKUAl. DirtKCTOllY.
On the first jiaRe, left-hand column,
Is found a ireneial dhectory of I'layi
county of Tonce, and Ponce City. The
other two columns ate full width advei
tlsenicnts of dealeis In dry Roods, rio
ceiiesi, etc. A "notice" on this pane
leads "Iost My son, aged 12; will
the Ameiican solilieis and others please
notify me should any como acioss a
white bo looking as one that has rim
iiwny'.' He answeis to Slxto Hulz.
(sJiKiieil) Haitolo ItodtlKUCH, mayor of
Guadeloupe. (This latter is the laig
est of the Leeward Islands and Is i
French colony. The boy probably was
Isltlnpr In Ponce and sot mixed up with
the soldiers.)
Tho second pase and pait of third is
devoted to edltotlals, etc. Albert Cor
dova (not the one who used to be here)
In proprietor, and Irvy Hart, editor,
thereof. Subscription rates, $0 per year,
etc., and three cents per single copy,
being Issued every day except Sunday.
The leadlnc editorial Is n column In
length and Is signed by the proprietor
of the paper.
It Is headed "To the Anietlcnn Citi
zens," nnd deals with tho papei's bow
to the public and bid for consideration.
Such announcement as "we must also
salute Generals (3. W. Henry and
Urooke," nnd "we hope to r,ee this a
prospcious country, etc.," ate noted.
After a discussion of his (the propri
etor's) absence from Porto Hlco for
several years, and hln return at this
time, lie says: "Today we feel happy
when wo see the streets crowded vltli
Americans, etc," Tho article concludes
"with your kind assistance, we have
no doubt that we will succeed In our
eutet prise."
JDITOKIAL UTTmiANCKS.
The other editorial" nie headed
"Americans In Porto Hlco," "Our In
tentions" (brini? four such), and An
Appeal to Our Citizens." One Item
headed "Petsonnl" bears reproduction.
"To Geneial Heniy: Out of piitllntlni
and enthusiasm for progress, we offer
our columns, fiee for nnj shoil gov
ernment notice, or nny othei short pub
lication bj olllclals, that Is tor the bene
fit of the public at large" Tin te
lunlnder of the thlid page is devoted to
shoit notes on Foreign and Local Xevvs,
The fourth page Is devoted to full-page
udvei Using.
Anent llrst editions of Ameiican
impels lu our new fnr-ofl pi, "session,
the following should also be Intetesting.
A. Flunk Canlck, of Wllkes-Hane. a
former borough engineer In this alley,
now In Pnlumplt, Luzon Island, Philip
pines, foi warded a copy of the flint
edition of "The Manila Times" to the
Wilkes. Uune Tlmev, with the follow
ing comment: "I em lose volt a copy
"f the llrst paper published In the Kng
lish language in the Philippine Islands.
It ban been followed b seveial otheis,
some published In Kugllsh, sonic Span
ish, foine Tagala (the province native
language), and one a mixture of nil
tluec. Suielj for a population of sav
ages on a Pacific Island we are blessed
with peilodlcaK some twelve or four
teen now being published in Manila."
The Time ( Wllkes-Haue) thus de
si llbes the paper lecelved by them;
"Volume One, Xo. One, of the JIanlli
Times was published on Tuesday, Oct.
11, lS'is, b.v Chofie & Co It is a foui
page atfalr, about quarter the size of
tills paper. The pilie is one nickel and
no iidvettlseincut" appear. Theie Is a
page and u hair of news, all telegraphic
but no local icportsi." It will he noted
that this papei appeared neailv s.
month befoie "Tin Journal" of Ponce
Cilj, Poito itko.
CAPTAIN HIGGINS IN CUBA.
Work the Members of the Signal
Corps Aie Doing There.
Pioni the Havana i oriespondent of
the Philadelphia r.venin Teli graph
eiuiies a veiy eompliinentaiy lefeienie
to Captain Ambtose Illgglns, of Pitts
ton, who has elmige of a. United States
signal eiups which Is now stationed in
Plnai ik! Itlo piovlnce, Cuba, In charge
of the tPlgsnaph lines.
Captain 'jllggins Is well known In
this city, whete his brothel. Flunk
lllgglns. now a ptomlnent Philadel
phia physician, was employed seveial
ye.us ago In the Postal Telegiaph of
llce. Captain Hlggins himself oik e
bad chaige of the above coiiip.inj's
Plttston office. The col lespondetit of
the Telegiaph Wlites. "It will be In
tel esting to Phlladelphluns and IVnn
s.vlvaniaus to know that the Fllteeiith
Pennsylvania Signal i orps, aieoni
p.ining the iOid Xew York will have
the distinction of being the first Penn
sylvania tioops to bind in Cuba, and
Captain Ambiose Higgins, their coni
inandei, the fust Pennsylvanlan to set
foot on Cuban aoll as pait of the Unit
ed States ainiy. In an interesting chat
with Captain Higgins he stated that
out of the flfiv-flvv membeis of bis
coinpan, whiih hud been iccrulted In
Philadelphia aid sunoundlng cotin
ti, foity-llve had made the ttlp, the
other ten being absent on fill lough
and sick leave. Ills ( ompany, contain
ing manv skilled electricians and me
chanics, has i hai ge of all telegraphic
and telephone communications In the
western part of the Islund, the men
having had conslileiaule experience in
Ibis direction at Montauk Point, Wash
ington barracks and other places. Tho
men aie In the best of health, barilng
the inconvenience of wealing heavy
clothing with the men in y hovering In
the neighborhood of 85 degries and
they aie looking forward to a winter
In Cuba with a great deal of pleasure.
THE TRUE STORY
OF THE
Coiidillii Woniiiii, (lie Cynical
Man nnd (lie ISonrdtMl Lady.
The srene Is a lomfot table sitting
room. Mr. Lovegood Is hurled In a
book and his wife Is scanning the ad
vertisements In the evening paper.
Suddenly Mis Lovegood says" 'Pay!
dear," In a olci that makes Mr. Love
good utmost ill op his book. "Wcll.whut
Is If" he says with n laugh, "another
real genuine baignln offer'.'" "I don't
know that ou'cl call It that," his wife
replied. "Hut, j.es von might," she con
tinued, "for It Is a bin gain offer of free
medical ndvlie" 'Let s hear all aliout
It, mv dear " alu bei husband. "Hut
of one of the best medical Institutions
In the world,' There'B nothing new
about this free consultation by letter,
my dear, It has been a feature of Dr.
Pierce's practice for years; In fact, for
more than a qtiartcrof a century. 'Write
to him because you'll get the best ad
vice and no string tied to It. so to
Hpeuk."
"Hut," queried Mis. Lovegood, "do
you think even though Dr. Pierce Is a
qualified physlcUin. and ranks so high
as a specialist, ho ran treat disease by
correspondence?"
"I don't see why not." answered Mr.
Lovegood. "Medical science lg wheel
ing Into line with everything else, and
dropping the hocus-pocus of thb' middle
age. The 'divinity that hedged !' the
priest anu physician is a thing of the
past. A man Is taken for what he J"
and what ho can do Of coutse, thi
members of tho profesnion who ate not
specialists would naturallj light un In-
jrW jNs
HIS SILVER JUBILEE.
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS-
They Cure Stomach Troubles and In
digestion Anyway, Whether You
Have Faith in Them or Not.
Merc faith will not digest your food
for you, will not give you an appetite,
will not Increase jour flesh and
strengthen your nerves and heait, but
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do
these things, because they are com
posed of the elements of digestion,
they contain the Juices, acids and pep
tones necessary to tho digestion and
assimilation of all wholesome food,
Stuait's Dyspepsia Tablets will di
gest food If placed In a Jar or bottlo
In water heated to 98 degrees, and they
will do It much more effectively when
taken into the stomach after meuls,
whether you have faith that they will
or not.
They Invigorate tho stomach, in uke
pure blood and strong nerves, In tho
only wuy that nature can do It, and
that Is, from plenty of wholesome food
well digested. It Is not what we eat,
but what wo digest that does us good,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aro sold
by nearly all druggists at DO cents for
full sized package, or by mall from
the F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
Celebrated by Rev. Felix McGuckin,
of Nanticoke, Yesterday.
An Interesting event lu the pi lost
hood of Itev. Felix McGuckin, who was
appointed from this city In February,
18SB, to the parish of Nanticoke oc
curred yesteiday at the latter pl.ne.
Itev. McGuckin celebrated the close of
twenty-llo veais or silver jubilee In
the pilesthood, almost thirteen of
which was spent in .Vantlcoke. 1U.
Rev. Hlshop Hob.in and forty-live
prominent pi tests were present.
The order of the meaning service was
the celcbiatlon ol a mass at 10 o'clock.
The oltlclattng pilests wef: Aich
pi lest, Re. Father O'Malley, Kingston-
dcaion. Itev. Father Jordan, Old
Forge, sub-deacon, Rev. Father
O Itellly, Vv'llkes-Harre, master ot
ceremonies, Itev, Father 'Winters. P'v
motith. After tho services dinner was
served In the pntochlal lesldencr.
In the afternoon the children of the
paioehial school gave an entertain
ment, after which refreshments were
served them. Itev. McGuckin Is very
well known heio and highly respected.
He Is a thorough and able man and
during tho thirteen years ho has been
in Nanticoke he has built up a flour
ishing congregation nnd lias erected
largo and commodious buildings.
CONSUMERS' ICE COMPANY.
Stockholders Elected Directors nnd
Latter Organized Yesterday.
The following board of directors was
elected yesterday by the stockholders
of the Consumers Ice company: I. F.
Megargel, "William Connell, A. D.
Hlucklnton, P. J. iornn, i B. Sturges,
Hubert Reeves, R. G. Rrooks, J. II.
Steele, C D. Jones.
The directors organized by electing
Mr. Megargel, president; Mr. Connell,
vice-president; Mr. isiacklntou, treas
urer; C. H. Schadt, manager, nrtd
John A. Schadt, secretary.
The Root of Evil,
should tho millionaire bo con-
"Why
demned?"
"I don't know."
"IJecauso 11,000,000 Is
sum,"
such a naughty
you kn iu 1 a, i ltttl. dubious about
jour baigalii'. Your swnns so olten
tun, Htr to be tjeese, 'Well, then,
It's an olti'i In a woman (phvsleluio to
give free ineiliful nilvlc, b letter and
It says it's beltei to wiite to n woman
because a mat can t uiulei stand a wo
inun, Jti" beiau-i he's a man. anil It
says, too, that Its- Just revolting to go
ton man ph.vsielan unjhovv " And Mis.
Lovegoo l Htoppru because she vva.s out
ot hif.itii
"I hi" 1,011, ' . ild her husband, "that
the aihei tlsenieiit don't say he s a wo
man phjslcian' "Why, jes it does,"
said his wlfi as she looked at the ud
titiseniciii "Well lie, I guesi it
.doisr.'t sa.v -he c. a phvhtoii, but It
means tin s.niv thing, tm It sas that
"I; i' a v urn. in whose expeiicnie In
tieatirv women'' dln-ases is greater
than t lmt hi ar j llvliq, phjslclan, male
or (ensile .Mi, Lovegood i buckled
and alil That's what 1 love about
ou, my d ii You aie so leadv to be
lieve without qui stloii when theie's a
baigaln in vb' If joii weie a little
fls-h, I'd catch ott eveiv time with a
lubber vvoi m if I put a baigaln sign
above the hook."
"Oil! do beVseiious lor once," cited
Mrs. Liivegond. "Then, to be seiious,"
he leplied, 'this woman doesn't ihilnr
to bea ph.vsc,ui. She would claim to
be a physli Ian if ulie i mild, because
she is tijlng to dimes the linpiesslou
In eveiy other vvn than by a dliect
i lalm thai sin Is a ph.vsielan She Is
not theiefoie a phjsklan and can never
have pinethed uiedlciiH. Yet not bc
11114 a phjslcluu and theiefoie never
having piaeticed niedklne. she claims
to have bad vspeileiK e In Heating1 wo
men's diseases, gi eater than un living
phj.sk Ian." Xow tin question Is, since
she never piaeticed medicine, when:
did she get that expei ience'.'"
"Well, lh.it is so," Mrs. Lovegood
somewhat teliu tautly admitted, "but
the'i slit b a woman ' "I'm not s,
nun about that even," said hot hus
band. "It look-: to me as it some man
was 'winking' I be women with the
'heatded lad' act '
"Heariled lad .hi' Do you mean to
say that thev have din e museum lreaks
for doctois.' Wh you must lie fool
ish, or elsi .unanlng'v piejuillieii," died
his wfi.
"You aie too literal, mv deal," said
Mr. Lovegood. "What I mean by the
'heal ded ladv' ait l that s imr man Is
posing as a woman. viitlng ove a wo
mans sigiuiiuie in using a woman as
a stalking hoise, asjuinlng a woman's
ihniacter to mislead. The bearded
lad.v' of the show Is always a funk and
generally n fiaud The point in this
advertisement we aie discussing is that
you aie asked to 'write to a womun,'
the Implication being that the wouin?
hi competent to give and will give you
qualified nnd valunble medical advice.
nut us ii isn . specified tnut the 'wo
man' Is a physician theie's no Infrno
tlon of the law The piobabllltles am
that there isn't a qualified doctor" mound
Hip place, and the whole so-called
'medical coirespondence' Is dune by a
lot of giil cleiks."
"Oh!" Mis. Lovegooe interjected,
"that's what It meansi then when they
say that 'only women see the coire
spondence.' "
'-Kxact!. my dear." continued her
husband, "and suppose tho woman In
the advertisement is n real woman and
not the "beanled lady.' there's your
dressmaker, who Is also a woman, not
to npeak of Mis. Flonnlgnn, the cook's
mother, who is a really excellent wo
man. If a woman's not a docto:, then
one woman's as good as another and
It's foolish going to a stranger hun
dreds of miles distant for the sympathy
which friends nt home can better sup
ply. And asi for a man not understand
ing woman's diseases because he's a
man, that Is the cheapest soit of clap
trap. Who havo done the doctoilng In
the past two thousand sears? The men.
Where must the modern woman phy
sician go for hep knowledge? To schools
taught by men and books written by
men. If this woman, who claims men
don't understand woman's diseases,
Hhould ever take to the study of medi
cine, she'd have to be taught everj'
thing she knew by the men who don't
know anything acccndlng to her opin
ion. Tho problem Is, how a man who
don't know anything about woman's
diseases caw teach a woman to know
everything about them. I give It up."
"Then s'ou wouldn't wiite." said Mrs.
Lovegood, doubtfullj'.
"Write; what for?" said her husband.
"Write to a woman? AYhat's the use
of writlnir to a woman? If you want
to write, write to a doctor. The first
question In sickness a not a question
of sex but a question of medical abil
ity and qualifications. There's no sex
lu medicine, nnyhow. If you want to
write, why not write to a man of medi
cal Btandlng, a specialist like Dr. R V.
Pierce, of Huffalo, N. Y. You know
he's a regularly graduated doctor. You
know he's a good one and at the head
of a great medical institution. You
know he's had thirty years' experience,
and has, with the aid of his stuff of
nearly a score of skilled specialists,
treated more than half a million wo
men, who freely confided in tho Integ
rity of the man and tho skill of tho
physician. President Garfield once said
of Dr. Pierce: 'Ho in one of the best
men in the world, und he is at tho head
Christmas.
Christmas shoppers will Hud an interesting line of China
and Glassware Novelties in our stock, from all parts of the
world.
Dinner Sets,
Chamber Sets
Tea Sets,
China Clocks,
Fern Dishes,
Jardinieres
and
Pedestals,
Tobacco Jars,
Pipe Racks,
Etc.
Call and examine our stock. No trouble to show goods.
novation which took aw us their pa
tents and their prollts. Hut when a
new IdiM. makes for public good it can't
be destroyed. They used to say no
steamer could be built to ctoss the At
lantic. She louldn't eiury coal enough.
One prominent Englishman, then leader
In the House of Commons, in the heat
ol a debate, declined 'that If ever uliy
steamer crossed the Atlantic, he'd eat
It. machlneiy and ull ' 1 take It that
the objections to treatment by coire
spondence have as little foundation in
fact as the objtetlons to the possibility
of steamships! dossing the Atlantic.
"It lemlnds me of that stoiy about
the man who bad been anested for
sonif offense. He sent for a law's er,
who.when h bad heaid the stors', said:
'Why. man alive they lan't an est sou
foi that!" "
"Hill," sjj the pri-iuii'i, "tlies've
done ll."
"It does not "vein any use to argue
about the possibility ot being lieated
Hiicic-srull.v by ( oi lesponilence Willi
Dr. Pletce when theie aie thousands of
people to stand up and s,ji 'We have
been suLcessfullv mated, we have been
uitlrely Hired b Di. Pleice and hi"
stnfl of specialists.'
"Then," said his wife, "it doesn't fol
low that any and everybody could treat
stiicessftillj b.v (oiiespondeme. It is a
movement in advanie of ui dinar ptue
tb e, b those specially quulllled who
have given Hpeeial studs and speil.il
effoit to some blanch of medicine. Is
tluit your Idea'.' '
"Pieclselj. ins deal,' Mr. Lovegood
answcied, piepailng to lunliuue bis
reading, "You have got the whole
thing now. It No t because some one
udvei Use? to give medical advice bj
(oirespondence that ytt iau necessatlly
assume the advice will be valuable or
htlpful. Ansbody i an make such an
offer. It is wise to go behind the pi util
ises and the ilnlius made and see if
tiles bear Investigation lu Dot tor
Pierie's (use the closer the examination
of his i lulni' and leconl the greater the
confidence whli h he will iut'plie. Dr.
!!. V. Piene is at the head of the In
valids' Hotel and Singled Institute, at
Hulfabi, N Y., a medical and singled
Institution. whii li In It'- scientific equip
ment, its laboiutor.v. its stafl of neaily
a iicoie ol experienced physicians and
singeons and Its vatlety of daily prac
tice, is ou a footing with ans medical
and single ,il Institute In the count! j."
And jus heie the int.int heir of tho
house of Lovegood Milled a message to
a woman who was in evei.v way
quiilifbd to give him Hie desiied atten
tion, which she piomptls did.
THE CLEM0N8, FERBER, O'MALLEY CO.
422 Lackawanna Avenue.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
Just
Received One of the Finest
Selections of
DIAMONDS
Fine Gold and Gold
Filled Watches
In the city; also a lull line of
Solid (iold Kings,
Pendent Chains and
Sterling Silver Goods.
All Goods Wat i anted as Repre
sented at the Reliable.
Established 18S7.
C. LUTHER
107 Wyoming Avenue,
Ready
For the Rush
Christmas Gifts Are
Here in Abundance
AND KODAKS,
Bicycles, Skates, Sleds,
Games, Sweaters,
Athletic and Gymnasium
Goods
For the Holidays.
f-5 Diamonds, Rings, Pendants,
Brooches, etc., Solid Gold and Filled
Watches, all the best makes, Rich Cut
Glass, Fine Decorated China Lamps and
Globes, Porcelain and Gilt Clocks and
1 Bronzes, Gold-Headed Canes and Um
brellas and a large and handsome line of
Sterling and Silver Novelties and Ouad
ruple Plated Silverware.
All together it makes the most attractive array of useful
and oruameutal Holiday Gifts to be found iu any store in
the city. We invite shoppers to visit our store, as it will
prove interesting as well as profitable.
We arc authorized agents
for the Eastman Kodak Co.,
and carry a complete line of
supplies for the amateur and
professional photographer.
A. E. Rogers'
Jewelry
Store
213 Lackawanna Avenue.
MR. ROBERTS WAS KIND.
But His Kindness Was Bestowed on
An Ingrate.
John Alun'so, a ,oihIc-1i()iiii'i llvlnt;
up at ' Xo. 'ii 1111" aliove Mo.scnw, wan
biouglit to tht? county lail. Smut (lav
nlghl, to uwnlt ii jury's dijudication
as- to Alietlior hu Is u deep base Inirrate
or just aliment mlnUiil
Fom wppU- uso lie npiHMrpil at V.
D llolii its' lumber ramp or tho moun
tain four miles east of Olyphant, and
applied for work, hloli was t;lpn him
Klvt- days later word came from his
home that his wife win, very siek. His
employer, out of the goodness of his
heutt, drove the fellow as fat as Dun
inore advanced him money to huv
Krocei lea and pome nourishment and
then moved htlll further to pity, let
him take his hor.se and carriage to go
th rest of his journey, It appearing
that he rould not make a train that
night that would take him to the bed
hide of his sli'k wife.
Alouo was to ivtuui on the follow
ing Mond.iy and It he couldn't return
back. He did not neither. A consta
ble from Olyphant was put on tho
track of tho missing man and property.
It was known that he lived some
where near Moscow and after a
week's fceaivh In that Indefinite region
he nnd the hoiso nnd eaiilage weio
found.
lie avers that he Intended all along
to return the property, hut his wife
continued sick and ho could not leavo
her. The fact that ho had piomtsed to
send back the Iioimo and carriage If ho
could not return himself had escaped
his mind.
m
THE OLD WAYNE AGAIN.
Defendant in an Equity Caso at
Elmira, N. Y.
The following from tho Hlmira Ad
vertiser of yestnrday has teferenco to
the Old Wayno Mutual Life Insurance
company, which many persons here
abouts remember with sorrow. An
agent of tho company was convicted
in auartet sessions' court hero last
week. The Advertiser Hays;
The Old Wayne Mutual Lite IriMiranco
atsociatlon was tho defendant in an ac
tion brought against them by Unnnah J.
Hungerforil, of this cltj, in Supremo
couit yesteiday. It was an utility caso.
Thero was no uppc.ir.inca fur the detenu
ant. Attorney J. John Hassett uppeurcU
for tho plulntlff.
Ho nslted that tho action proceed to
trial before court. This was ordered nnd
after hearing tho o-,Idenco of tho plalntlT,
Hannah J. nungerfonl, and Sheriff John
hon Little, Justice Smith, In the absence
of opposing testimony, gave judgment for
JlCI.iy, the amount clatmed by the plain-
FLORET & BROOKS
211 Washington Av3.
Opposite Court House.
L
OF SCRANTM
A Neat Pair of Slinners
-. . rK
Hakes the Most Appreciated of
Christmas Gifts
We have an elegant assortment,
Prices From 49c Upward.
Special Attention Given to Busi
ness nnd Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations Ex
tended According to Balances aaj
Responsibility.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus,
$200,000
400,000
W5I. CONNELL, President.
UENKYlii:LIN,Ji., Vice Pre?.
WILLIAM H. PECK, Cashier
A beautiful Calendar for 1899 and a "Peter and
Patty" picture book given with each sale. These
books are just out and will please the little boys and
girls immensely. ,$,
Standard Shoe Store,
HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY. 217 LACKA. AVE
$S44V
The vault oE this bank is pro
tected by llolinea' Electric Pro.
tcctivc bybteni.
tiff. ThN Is only ono of several actions
brought asalnst tho Old Wayno associa
tion icccntly.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholora ami
DIarrohoea Remedy can ahvay? bo de
pended upon and Is pleasant and safe,
to take. Sold by all drugqlsts. Mat
thews Bros., wholesalo and retail
agents.
I Can't Find it !
Yes you can by calllni? at Davlilow
rhos'. JJ7 Lackawanna ave., as their
assortment Is tho largest In the city. -"
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jM,PM' CHARLESTON gQg 00 FIRST jjl
V 'Iw Intermediate Cabin, S24.0O Jfl
I i-l-W 7HE0.G.EGER, Traffic Manager, WM. P. CLYDE & CO., General Agents, Q
I 6 BOWLINQ GREEN, NEW YORK. 1
I-., A. P. LANE, New CnQlind Pattenger AQtni', 201 Waihlngton St., Botlon. 1
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