I THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 1899. CLli BOATING ON THE FATHER OF WATERS A TRIP MUCH THE. SAME NOW AS IN DICKENS' DAY. Tunny Bit? Steamboats That Don't Worry About Schodulo TimoTho Roustabouts and the Swearing Mates -- Pictures and History Alonff the River's Shifting Banks. Bt. Louts Letter In New York Sun. Even when this country ahull have the same density of population as Ger mnnv or Franco nnd Its numbers shall meet the prediction of Sir. Ola-Utono for tho close of the next century sir. hundred millions thete will probably bo llttlu change of appearance along tho coast o tho lower Mississippi riv er. It will require closer crowding to make any great Impression on the 2,000 miles of mostly lowlands, nubje.t to annual overilows, that carry away ca bins and chicken coops and leave tlieli mlcrobcsof malaria to find their victims In returning natives. The few people whose homes dot tho shitting marglnst of the tortuous atream at the lowest points have lived theie simply ltecauso they were born there, as their fathers were, and consider overflows iind ngut to be, like hunger, among tho natural and unavoidable allltctlons of human life. It is almost safe to predict, too, that the Mississippi river steamboats at the close of the next century will bo what they are now and what they have been for tho last sixty years. Whatever changes time and Inventive skill and the necessities of a more crowded ex istence may impose upon other regions, the Americans of tho distant future will ee the same scenes and havo the same experiences at his ancstor when ho takes n river Journey for pleasure or rest. The stream itself is constantly shifting Its coutse, annually swallow ing acies of its shore lands. For miles back of its banks, except where there are bluffs, tho dangers of overflow are too great to encourage Immigration. "FEW CHANGES. The changes In the steamboats since the clays when they were the chief means of transportation are few. In deed, they comprise chiefly the use of a donkey engine to swing tho gang plank, nnd an nco light Instead of tho Iron cage of pine pitch and a search light. There are f.-wor boats and their captains are of loss importance save In the smaller towns, but In structure, appearance and methods they are vir tually the same as when Dickon de scribed them. It Is a rest to the soul of the clvlll-zation-tlred man to ride on a boat which makes no efrort to cover sched ule time, a boat on which nobody In nuthotlty worries when it is two days behind. It is grateful to find a trans portation company that makes no ef fort to obtain business, but considers It a favor lo shlppeis to nccept such as comes to It. that haiely advertWen the theoretical time of departure, but is In no way concerned about getting away at any particular hour. That is a part of the general permanence of the ln btitutlon. in the dava when the titeain bouts had a monopoly ot tlio carrying business, before thr advent of the ncrvp-stralnlng ralhoad, it was some thing of a privilege to get a stateroom or even a beith on a first cla&3 boat. The profit was In the cargo then, iih now. Theie is still freight enough for the few large side wheelers, besides tho stern-wheel freighters, that run be tween St. Louis Pivl New OrleanF, and, anyhow, the traditions of the liver are against appearing to wan' business. It Is only by pecident that anvbody who lives far awav from the vallev learns that a river Journey In Interesting or practicable. Penally the diseoery i' made through an advertisement of a New Orleans Mardl Gras celebration. During the earlv clays of spilng, es pecially In March, enough people from all parts of the country engage pass age down to fill all the staterooms. A. TVPE CY ITSELF. The .Mississippi river steamboat is impressive and as unlike an ocean, lako or Hudson river steamer as one can fancy. After a rlosp Inspection, nobody Is surptlsed to learn that its Inevitable ff.te Is to burn, If It escapes being crushed In tho ice at tho spring break up. The hull is not visible, the lower deck resting apparently on tho water. It Is, In effect, a four-story house, each htory being shorter than the one below. The lower deck or first floor Is open at . the sides except where the huge wheel houses or paddle boxes shut In the engines and furnaces. On this deck Is stowed the bulk of tho cargo, In cluding live stock barrels are rolled Into the shallow hold. The second or cabin deck does not extend cjulto to the bow. It has a long cabin, with htaterooms on either side nnd the of llco anl bar. Above the cabin is tho texas a shorter house with a chart room and the staterooms of the offi cers. The whole Is crowned with a large pilot house, open to a dozen fa vored passengers at a time. Tho whole structure Is possible only because there are no waves to encounter, and It can be tied up anywhere in a storm. It Is Incredibly light, a mere shell of wood. The partitions are not much thicker than paste board. The cabin runs tho full length of the deck, except a space forward, where, In an emer gency, Is holsteo freight of an awk ward nature, such as wagons or car riages. It Is furnished with the us ual tables, sofas, chairs, tuneless piano, grate stoves and the like, and Is elab orately decorated on a ground of white. The forward part is used as a dining room. Off tho after-part, or ladles' cabin, the state rooms are larger than those of the Fall IUver and Albany steamers and havo the furniture of an ordinary hotel room. The forward state rooms have simple berths or bunkn. The furnishings aro nothing like those of the Eastern boats In re spect to cost THE CAPTAIN. To tho people who live In the river towns, the captain of a first-class slde wheeler Is a little greater than a Unit ed States senator, wmle the pilot Is their Ideal of a genius. Tho first clerk Is to tho womankind of the valley what tho military hero Is to tho wom ankind of other regions, Ho l the only man outside of Mexico who woars thin-soled, tlght-llttlng boots, with HAPPINESS VS, MISERY. Dr. Charcot Tonic Tablet, the treat l"r. latnn remedv, l a itUHrunteed euro for ttio DrlnU Habit; alio nervousness nud iuelan. clioly caused liy over-lndultience. itfisstroyjtfis Appetlt lor Alcoholic aud all Intoxicating Uavertigas, und leaves man ks lie abould be. it can bo administered without the knowledzeoftbe patient Milan) veotiwnr.v. Heud lor pitiupiilet. Km. a Clark, 326 lnn Ave,. Scrinton.l'a, legs such as men of fashion wore be fore the sixties. Tho traditional mate, who drives tho roustabouts, has a skill In profanity and Invective that Is ap palling and unparallcd. The rousta bouts or "roosters" are all black, and eomo of them tho most desperate men tho levees of St, Louis and New Or leans can show. Among tho spring paBxengcrs there are bridal couples, invalids, comfort able elderly people from the East and a party of nice glrl3 with a chaperon from some where up north. The eti quette of the boat makes acquaintan ces easy. Almost anybody can speale to anybody else. In a day or two tho bridal couples find the ohart rooms pleasant, or they will discover a warm place behind one of tho largo smoke stacks. Tho fare, about $20, Includes state room nnd meals. Tho waiters are black, usuallv men who are work ing their pnssagc. The meals are fair, but with llttlo variation from day to day. LOADING THE 110AT. The boat Is loaded at St. Louis by an army of rouptabouta, only a few of whom remain on the boat when she moves out only enough to handle tho freight at tho various landings. They stand anv amount of verbal ubuse from the mate, but It Is no longer safe to strike them because of tho ready razor. One mate Is especially success ful In getting woik out of a crew simply because he never pweurs and never raises his voice abovo a con versational tone. Tho contrast he of fers to all tho others Impresses them. They seem to fear that he has a re serve of language that will destroy them when his long restraint ends. The stranger llnds a great deal to In terest him In the "roosters." When moving freight they go on tho run, while those who stow It away keep up an Improved song. From a mill on a bluff sixty feet high barrels of flour are seen sliding down a track of skids. Aa thev land at the lower deck they aro seized and rolled down an Incline Into the hold. The darkles sing, "Uotl dem bahls! Itoll dem bahls! Roll 'em down do hol'l" They get a musical swing and show their sense ot melody. They have no sleeping place and lit tle time to sleep. Between landlogs they shoot craps away back among tho cargo or fall asleep on bales ot hay on tho deck or wherever they can And epace. Occasionally they light, using the Inevitable rzor. The barber, head waiter, cook and two or threo others give an evening concert In tho cabin with banjo, violin and guitar. Somebody always asks If their are singers and there Is always the reply: "No sah! Wilcox and Gibbs." The cargo consists of flour, salt pork, corn, hay, mules and manufact ures of many kinds. On tho lower river cotton Is taken on for the Now Orleans market. The Missouri towna call for small lots of freight, io that tho boat stops at nearly every landing. At Cairo there Is usually a warehouse full of freight from Chicago to be emptied Into the boat. AN ANCIENT ATMOSPHERE. The first day after leaving St. Lovis the stranger flndd himself in nn an cient atmosphere. Going Into the pilot house ho remark's to the elderly man at tho wheel that this is the most pleasant part of the boat, and Is told that he wouldn't have thought so dur ing the war. The war, which tho pas senger had forgotten, is still a near memory on the river. The man at tho wheel had heard much about Mark Twain as a pilot from passengers. At least a score had taken his Post Offlco address for tho purpose of sending tho humorUt'B book about It for his pleas ure, but ho had never seen the book. There were no traditions ot Mark Twain n a Dllot as far as he knew. He showed no consciousness of tho i wide interest in his occupation created by the man who deserted it for litera ture. Before reaching Cairo there are points of Interest which the passenger must discover for himself. On Lako George tho captain of the Tlconderoga or tho Mohican mounts a box and re cites a thrilling history In the tone of a public reader as he points out mem orable spots, but on the Mississippi tho captain scorns to be a showman, and there Is no river guide book. Tho American traveller Is supposed to know all about Cairo, at the junction of the Ohio, where Mr. Cleveland discovered a civil service reform giant In the per son of "Boss" Oberly. This was a great strategic point In tho west at the outbreak of hostilities, to the eventual profit of the town. The earthworks then thrown up have served as the foundation of a levee over which tho waters no longer flow. It Is recalled that It was from this place that Grant started for hla first battle at Balmont and It was to this that he returned when he barely escaped capture. If ho had been five minutes later In reach ing the tubs that carried him, the story of tho war would have had some dif ferent features. NEW MADRID. There Is always somebody to lecall the fact that New Madrid suffered more from an earthquake early In tho century than any other spot In Amer ica, not excepting Cnaneatown. The swift current of the river sweeps over tho center of the old town, which was swallowed up In a night. Since then many of its houses have been engulfed. In tho early days of tho war the Con federates strongly fortified Island No. 10. They had heavy guns mounted on earthworks and there was camp room for 10,000 troops, of whom General Popo I captured half. This was selected as a point for guarding against the descent of Union expeditions, though the Im provised gunboat Carondelet ran the) batteries In the dark. But of that Isl and, then so largo and apparently so solid, there has not been a trace for twenty years. As the boat passes along near the shore, one can eee an acre or more sink out of sight with a mud dy gurgle. The Mississippi Is the crook edest big river In the world. Great loops are cut oft and many miles of travel saved by the eating of a channel across a neck of land. It is shown that by this process the river hoa been shortened by a great deal during the century, and Mark Twain figured out that at the rate of the shortening In the past It would take only a certain number of years for St. Louis and New Orleans to coma together. The pro cess Is arbitrary and cannot always bo promoted by artificial means. At one point the steamboat Is less than a half mile from where it will bo threo hours later. A little ditch was dug across tho narrow stlrp of land, but tho current lefuse to go through It. There Is usually a stop of a couple of hours at Memphis, which has more of tho characteristics of a prosperous Northern community. There is u little park In the business centra In which General Frunk V. Blair- used to' felt and feed the squirrels when ho was conval escent after an Illness at the Gayoso house. There has been no change In the park In the thlrty-flvo years slnco then, and the squirrels are still there Sunday Softool Lesson for Jasraary 22, Christ airnd NicodemnuLfls. JOHN 111. 1-26. BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D., Secretary of American Society of Religious Education. CONTEXT. If John's gospel furn. lshcs a continuous account of this period In the life of Jesus, and most scholars think It does, Ho went to Ca pernaum immediately after the mar riage at Cana, accompanied by Ills mother, His brethren and His dlscipleH. (John, II, 12.) After a short stay there He went up to Jerusalem to attend tho Passover, the first of that great na tional feast which He attended utter Ills baptism. It was on that visit that He cleansed the temple, driving out of It those who sold oxen, sheep nnd doves. This uct naturally brought Him to public notice, and the officials desired to know by what authority He did such things. His speeches in public and private, as well as His miracles, none of which, however, are recorded, Increased His fame ami caused many to attach themselves to Hhn as dis ciples, that Is, na anxious to learn moro ot Him and of His doctrine. (John, II, 13-2.) As the Passover drew many from all parts of the land He had op portunity to exert u far-reaching Influ ence. INTERVIEW So general and pio found was the impression made by the ministry of Jesus In Jerusalem that tho attention of men in high places was di rected to Him. One of these, Nlcodo mue, sought a personal Interview that he might obtain fuller knowledge of tho wonderful Galilecan. Nlcodemus waa of the Pharisees, the most numer ous nnd exacting sect (Acts, xxvi, '), a member of the sanhedrln, before which body our Lord was afterward sum moned. (John, vll, CO.) He came at night, perhaps like Joseph, fearing tho Jews (John, xlx, 38), but probably be cause more privacy might then be had. (Verses 1 and 2.) The formal saluta tions being over, the ruler addressed Jesus with the complimentary title of "llabbl," the best that at that time ho knew. Then followed a noble confes sion that he believed this teacher was no ordinary man; that he had come from God; what might have been con fessed, however, of any of tho old prophets. In fact, this was precisely tho character assigned to all the proph ets. Nlcodemus also gave tho reason for his faith, namely, the display of Christ's miraculous power. This salu tation and confession were equivalent to a request for Instruction. KINGDOM. Immediately Jebus re sponded to this expressed desire for In formation by referring to tho one great subject upon which John the Baptist (Matthew, 111, 2) and He had been preaching (Matthew, lv, 17), the king dom of God which He came to estab lish (John xvlil, 35), and which tho na tion expected under the Messiah. (Da niel, vll, 27.) Nothing could be more Interesting to a Jewlah ruler. But, what was most startling, Jesus an nounced that no man, unless born again from above, coulu see that king dom (verso 3) a sentiment In direct conflict with all tho popular notions. It prescribed conditions for tho sub jects of that kingdom which utterly ignored descent from Abraham and the rite of circumcision. (Galatlans, vi, 1C.) Nlcodemus was not prepared for such teaching. In his surprise he did not attempt any defense of the Idea of Inherited privilege, held so tenaci ously by the Jews (John, vlll, 39), nor yet did he express the common hope that this Jewish raco would be re stored and become the kingdom of heaven, with Jerusalem as tho capital. But he seized upon the subject of the new birth as a great mystery. (Versa 4.) How was It possible to comply with the prescribed conditions for entrance Into the kingdom? and quite as tame. Although tho trav eler from tho North may be llmplntc still frcm a fall on the Icy pavement Just before he started, he has reen tha buds and almost the young leaves on tho cottonwoods that line tho banks above the site of Fort Pillow, beforo reaching Memphis. The steamboat la already twenty-'our hours behind tho schedule time und most of the landings are still to be made. But nobody frets about It except the overworked man who Is away for n rest. He Is the typ ical Northern man. When he goes from home on a needed vacation ho catches tho first train by running for It and travels night as well as day In order to cover as much territory as possible. At Vlcksburg It is easy to talk with a full-grown man w ho was born under ground In a bomb-pioot cavo when Grant bombarded tho place. Older per sona tell of their experiences at that time and point out grassy mounds un der which they lived free ot fear while tho thunder of siege guns and tho bursting of shells shook the earth. Thither they carried much of tho fur niture of their homes. It Is at Nat chess that the Southern spring Is en countered. Here is a quaint city, run ning to the Greek Academic etyle of architecture, covered with flowers. There Is fresh enough recollection of the winter at home to make tho great rose trees and clambering rose bushes with their gaudy flowers seem like the work ot magic. Here, too, are cotton mills with white labor. The girls of the "poor white" class have vanquished the pride of Idleness and they mako really capable workers. An Interesting sight Is an Island cov ered by thousands of pelicans, many of them engaged In fishing. They are not shy, paying no attention to the hoarse whistles of boats that pass each other here, and Indifferent to the pistol shots of a pasbenger. At Bayou Sara a traveler tells ot an incident of eighteen years ago. Tho boat fctnppcd, as now, for nn hour, and he wandered about ashoie. He discov ered a queer-looking craft not unlike a canalboat. It was a circus owned by a brother of St. John, then tho con spicuous governor of Kansas. The cir cus had floated down, the ilvlr, giving performances not only at town'j, but nlso at largo plantations Tho night before a young blood of the town had wantonly stabbed one of tho perform ew, and ho was then in a dangerous btato in his berth. The show wais prof itable nnd there were no hcrses to eat up the gains. The steamboat has been anywhere from seven to ten days In reaching the Crescent City, but to the intelli gent observer tho time has been well spent. There has been profit lt tho study of the different kinds of way TEACHING. The answer of Jesus to tho question of tho ruler was adapted to his state of mind, nnd It was as full os possible under tho circumstances'. There was first a re-assertion o what wbh said before, but In words designed to explain Homewhnt tho nature of tho second birth. (Verses fi to 7.) It was to be a birth of the spirit and not ot the flesh, as Nlcodemus aeemed to think, but a birth symbolized by wuter baptism. (Mark, xvl, 10.) Tho spiri tual change made tho man leady for the kingdom, tho baptism was tho cere mony of Introduction to tho kingdom. (Acts, II, 3S.) Jesus asserts here tho Interior and outward conditions, and bids His hearer not to marvel at what had been previously said. Still, our Lord Intended to be very faithful with his distinguished visitor, and informed hhn that this spiritual chango ot wheb He had spoken was a very mysterious matter, and likened to tho action of the wind, whose course could not be traced, but whose effects were apparent to nil. (Verso S.) In this way He referred tho subject to each man's consciousness, where It belonged. KNOWLEDGE. This faithful In struction had not helpea matters very much. Nlcodemus was confused. There had been presented to him lines of thought with which he was not fa miliar, and ho confessed ignorance by asking, "How can these things be?" (Verse 9.) It was a gentle but de served reproof which Jesus adminis tered. (Verso 10.) Judaism was a matter of tho heart (Deuteronomy, v, 29), and that which Jesus had pre scribed for tho new kingdom, conver sion and baptism, was precisely what had been required of proselytes in be coming Jews. How strange that a member of the highest ecclesiastical body, one trainc In all lawa and usages, should not understand this matter! Having thus chlded Ills pupil, Jesus asserts His own knowledge (verse 11) as against the other's Ignorance, and does so with a very potsltlve asserva- tlon, "Verily, verily." He did not say how Ho knew (Matthew, xl, 27), wheth er by experience, Intuition, or Instruc tion. Tho declaration of personal knowledge on a matter about which a Jewish law-giver had confessed Ignor ance, sot tho two far apart In point of ability, and gave ground for our Lord's added remark that one who had at the outset acknowledged His ability had declined to accept His teaching. DIFFICULTY. There must bo some chango In the attitude of the ruler's mind If much profit Is to be derived from this Interview. He came profess ing tho worth and ability of Jesus, but questioned l.is teaching. Ho acknowl edged ignorance concerning what ought to have been well known, yet failed to be satisfied with the statement of one who did know. Yet Nlcodemus was not captious ho waa unduly In quisitive, more anxious to push his in vestigations for Intellectual ends than to receive short practical directions for spiritual good. Such men arc in all ages, quibbling about mysteries and neglecting what Is of present import ance. Jesus perceived the mental con dition and sought to remedy it. (Verae 12.) "If I have told you earthly things," experiences here, "and yo be- Hove not," what would be gained If I explained what you desire to know concerning things In heaven, tho how of spiritual life. And then to convince Nlcodemus that the wise way was In accepting His teaching, Jesus called at tention to the fact that no man had gone up to heaven to learn these things, but that the Son had come down to reveal them. (Verse 13.) This passengers going from landing to land ing, from the wild MIssourlan to tho lively Frenchman; there has been pleasure of the gi owing signs of 6prlng until, at the end, one llnds the foli age and flowers of summer; tho bolH terous darkles have been fun enough, and tho almost melancholy quiet of the uninhabited Bhorcs has been restful. At one plantation, with its great white mansion in full sight, fifty mules were unloaded. They had been crowded to gether on tho stern of the lower deck, where tho rains beat on them and where they could not lie down. As they were turned loose ashore they showed their glee by leaping and kick ing and rolling. At one time nearly the whole lot were rolling on tho gras3. GP3 ,M. & ffl. I m m& RBWS ttJ m 3&Sem I-or Stile by Matthews liros. then was tho only way out of tho diffi culty believe Jesus. (John, vlll, 31.) METHOD. If, however, it waa not possible to open fully to such a mind tho secret ot spiritual life, showing pro clsely how tho soul of man is now born by tho operation of the Holy Spirit, It was possible to set forth somo features of the method by which this would be done. And to that Jesus Immediately set Himself. (Verses 14 and 15.) There were two parts of that methods God's part and man's part. God must pie sent to man such visible proof ot Ilia favor and purpose as would attract attention and win confidence. Man would do nothing until God had done this. Our Lord then declares that as the re-pent was lifted up In tho wil derness, fo He (Jesus) must be lifted up. (John, vll, 2S.) He Is here, at this early stage In His ministry, referring to His own crucifixion, as a necessary part of the method or plan. of bringing life to dead souls. (II Corinthians, v. 1.) But the lifting up of Christ on the cross did not meet all the conditions of new life. A response must be made by men, an acceptance of tho generous j proffer thus made. This was Included In Hie t,.rm lif.tlove. (Acta. xvl. 31. i ... ...w ... ... -. --- , -, . Thus the whole gospel plan was opened to Nicouemua, waiving nis puuosopny. ORIGIN. The Interview might here have closed without serious loss for the way of life had been made exceed ingly plain. But Nlcodemus was silent, and Jesus went on to enforce what had been said by casting light on a variety ( of subjects, uur lesson uoes not cover all tho remarks which followed, but one verse (tho sixteenth) Is included which is Incomparably precious as a conclusion. In it Jesus shows the ori gin of the plan which He had Just de scribed, as well as tho extent of Its application. It had Its source, not in any agreement made with patriarchs, on which the Jowh laid such stress, but In tho love of God. (Romans, v, S.) It was therefore not by man's merit but by divine grace. (I Peter, v, 10.) Moreover, it was not a plan for a chosen family or race, but the love that devised It had tho world, the whole family of Adam, In view, and offered equal privileges to every member of that world-wide and many-tongued household. Whosoever believed, re gardless of previous condition, of de scent, or other circumstance, might have life everlasting. Here is the basis of a true catholicity, proclaimed by Jesus to a Jewish ruler. SUMMARY. The outlines of the Christian system, aa stated herein by Its founder under favorable circum stances, may bo given In few words. Moved by love for the race of man God gavo Ills only begotten Son, who, In fulfilling tho Father's purpose, need ed to be lifted up before tho eyes of the world. Whosoever believes In the uplifted or crucified Son receives a birth of the spirit, a birth from above, a new life. That new life la essential to an cntranco into tho kingdom of 'God, and It should bo publicly an nouncd by the ceremony of baptism. This Is the dispensation under which we now life, the dispensation of tho spirit. (Galatlans, HI, 14.) More glori ous than the former dispensation (II Corinthians, 11, 8), because the type has been superseded by tho ante-type. This is essential Christianity new inward life by the spirit of Ood, through faith in Christ crucified, that llfo united with other lives in subjection to tho will of Christ. (John, 1, 12 and 13.) whatever is opposed to this must be rejected by all who call themselves Christians. Whatever Is In accord with I this Is a legitimate expansion of the I vital principle. At one point n negro brass band came aboard from an upbound boat. Their time Is spent in going up and down. If tho brazen music was not fine, at least the vocal performances were funny. The soloists ran to senti mental songs, and at tho request of a Milwaukee woman "Marguerite" and "Sweet Marie" were repeated until the bar was overworked by maddened men. On the whole. It is a trip to be taken, cither down or up. Tho former is to be preferred, as the gradual unfolding of spring is moro pleasurable than tho reverse, nnd the landings In tho lower river aro moro frequent and Interest ing. Las fastened Its relentless grip upon tome member of nearly every family la the land. 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WTiitcombe-rectorcf St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hamltsn, Out., ws a rat lutlvrer. He used Dc Acnenr's laiaxraai rowder, and naw pea. culma It a safe. sUobIa and certain cura. Tha Lercf Blahcp of T aroma. Can, re- conimenaa me runeuy over nit own tlfiutuce. bold by unjjjlsts. Dr. Acnew's Cure for tho Henrt relieves heart disease In $o minutes, f ur. pnew s uver nus toe. lor 40 co.es arc ino Dest. ut. Agnevs Ointment relieves In a day eczema, tetter and all skin ducases. Cures piles In a to 5 nights. 35c, S und V. T, Clark. ntcMHMg&?l fi???! - r!..i,, i. ,i !,t 1 For Infants and Children. rTi3Rli I The Kind You Have ifn"r''"''iitiin, m m. MMBJK.. .. i. Bil" ! All r ..I... MfeRifeT i Always mwui AYegclablcmparaliourorAs- m , slrrtilatlnt5llKfF0CKlandUWu!a- .. S Ling lluratomnrhs nnrtTtawcls of JDeiirS tllO ff t . :. I Signature M mw Eromoicg'DIgtsuon.Ckcrful- m Ifw ncssaiuIIfest.ConuiiHsnrilter nr mt jfrsS Opium MorpuirtO nor Mineral. vl JfXJF Not NAxtc otic, m my Vr . .w M ... 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They have prepared for tho uso of women ii general, fivo preparations for improving tho complexion and the hair. 1 "; r 1 . t,-i.r rv r --ri.i. t i tivproizrac fFiw& TQiB&t NNWS The Misses BELL'S nnminirvinM TlHin ' In an external application, the presence of which on the face cannot bo dotected It Is ierfcctly hannleu even to the most delicnUi frUu. It is a euro and quick nurn fnr all rouehnesj and eninttotis. It acts on tlio skin as a tonic, producing n naturally puro complexion. Cosmetics merely hide blemishes. 1 tie Toulc gets rid of them. , , , , , It removes pimple, freckles, black heads, moth patches, liver f pots, eczema, redness, olllness and all discoloration! and Imperfections of the skin. 1'iice, Jl a Dome. The Misses DELL'S HAIR TONIO cures dandruff nnd prevents any return J of it; stops that maddening Itching of) enft nnfl Inttrnu. It Is Mnpfilallv heltH ful to nprsons whose hair is thin, dry and 5 liable to fall out. The tonic cleanses tho akin about the roots of the hair j will ) soon cover bald spots with a handsome) grow 111. race, si a untie. Tfio Misses BELL'S SUIN FOOD Is a soft, creamy, exquisitely perfumed ointment, which helps tho action of the Tonic, and, In mild cases of roughness, redness, pimples, etc . U a cuic in Itwlf It "liars tha pores of tho skin of all Impurities and feed It by bulhlins up tlio texture and making tho flesh beneath It solid and firm. Price, "5 cents per Jar. A trial bottle of at our pnrlore In in plain pacwagu lo i over iiiuucc'iM ltcd. Address tienafor curncw WE HAVE THE MISSES BELL'S TOILET PREPARATION ON SALE AT OUR STORE. MARTHA R. SCIiinPFF, 317 Lackawanna Avenue COOD NEWS FOR TOURISTS THE CELEBRATED Sunset Limited Train . Will operate between New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal., during the season of 1898-1899. Through without change from tho Crescent City to the Golden Gate ; E8 hours to Los Angeles, 75 hours to San Francisco. Flno Southern route for Winter travel. Write for particulars. E. HAAVLEY, A. O. T. M., L. E. NUTTING, E. P. A., 349 llroaJwjy or Uattery Place, NEW YORK. N. Y. K. J. SMITH, AOT., A. M. LONGACRE, T. P. A., too South Third Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA, PCklchMUr'a FacUih Diamond Kraal. ENNYR0YAL PILLS (IMslnat an! 0lj Geauloe. aire, alwftjt relUM. tabu t,k btuiflit br OkkAulcra njli, Vi , mini Bran I It Itrd Ml I.Jj utullla' " hum wim tiiua rttiues Tula asjflthfr. Rtfut tfa.flinui .u&.firti. tuiniand imllaluttit. ALIIra,,l.t.-,.ndJa. la iuap Ut tirttcultri, L.Umoattll aal "ictucr ror l.adlr."lnufur, y rrtara r diaii. iii,uvu l,iinni.ii jrwi j-aytr. 1 GUtjallLulLruirliu. I'HILAUJl'A. "Vr7rt? fM SH M V W3 THr CCNTAUR COW PA NY, NEW YORK CITY. jaEaT,iSE2SSS23S2332Z3 r TbbssbSs The Mtssea DELL'S COMPLEXION SOAP I3 mado from tlio nurc oil of lambs' wool. It U hcaliun and gratifying to tho skin, keeping it ut nil times in a clean nnd healthy state. Ihlsbotp Is daintily scented, nud Is a most welcome Bid to tho toilet of fastidious women. TIic ut most care Is tulccn lu selecting materials and scrupulous rlcunlliiiw In the labor ntorv Insure tlio nurltv ot tlio product. Price, 25 cents jercaLe, laiEClour-ouuco size. Tie Misses DELL'S GAPILLA.REttOVA for restoring prematurely uruy locks to tiiPiroriKiuui coiur. Ifc in nne n ilvn nnr natntn. It Is a color. less liquid that linppllcil to the toots of tne nair anu ieni-3 no uiiiuic snus uu Ihp fipfiln or fmehpnil. Neither loc3 It change the color of the ) hair all tit once. Only des do that,; nnil tlior wnnh off Hut ('11)1113 Itfnoww will not wa-h oil Price, 51. M per boltle.) tho HISSRS BELL'S COIIPLGXION TONIC? New York City or mulled to uny lulilrcMtt upon receipt u iiut nuia in ku,u,w ui bjm.i v ct'sifij in' vi jiici.iii-u -'-hi j .-iu - Tho Misses Urll. 78 Flltli At c., rev York i.lty vuo "ixcrcii uj uiajuy. i ice id miy kuuimj. A5K FOIi TH B?KLT.0.N: I pra Qahe31JmN GIV5TI1L BfiTIiGHTTpiJ? ANP!5AKQiyTE!Y5AFE FOB SALE DY THE II QOnANTON STATION. UTkeue tlnv (Jnniinlf nr Incsiivtfiilt'iirentrrctloubfMini I StuirMch.Cupnlbtu Oit.lpUUlJ dbuba uuu luiecttima lull r jfWW sf&H W&M f W ail REFINING .
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