f "4Kf" THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1899. r I SOMETHING ABOUT THE ISLE OF PINES UNCLE SAM'S NEW ISLAND POS-SESSION. Situated to the South of Cuba It Guards Effectively the Entrance to the Caribbean Sea But lias Never Been Developed Marblo Quarries and Forests of Fine Timber Im passable Swamps. From tlio Washington Star. Assistant flecietnry of War Melkle John mntlo public today a report Just received from the collector of customs nt Havana, Colonel Tusker II. Miss, In relation to a recent visit made to tho northern part of tho lslo of 1'lnos by Captain Fred. S. KoHis, Second cavalry, collector of customs at Uatalnno. CaDtaln Fultz states In his repot t that ho spent upward of three weeks in tin- tiotthern part of the Island. Uo was unable to visit the southern por tion on account of an Impassable swamp, which is accessible only by sea Captain Foltz states, how'ever, that the southern portion of the island contains considerable mahogany and other valu able hard wood. In regard to the to noEraphy of tho section visited, Cap tain Foltz remarks that the surface is a Plateau with an elevation of some fifty to one hundred feet above the sea, broken by ildRes of hills or cliffs that project abruptly hera and there above the general level surface. The soil, poll er ally speaking, is of firm sand mixed with some clay.and gravel, all of which makes cnod roads even In rainy weather by merely cleatlng away the brush. The two mountain rldues at the northern end of the island have an ele vation or Home 1,500 feet. These ridges nre composed of lime stone and marble. The other ridges In tho center of tho Island are much lower, less precipitous and nre formed of gray sandstone and red rock and gravel containing- iron. The southern part of the Island is composed of what Is locally known as "dogtooth" coral rock. The southern coast Is rocky and dangeious, contain ing only oiii' small harbor, Carapa-i-hlray. On the southwest of tho Island Is a capacious anchorage, the Clgu nnea, and fiom this anchorage vessels drawing twenty feet can pass north ward around tho Island as far as New Corona lnsld the keys that Uo some Fix miles off the coast. Thr whole inland, with tho exception of tho tocky southern coast, Is surrounded by man grove swamps, with line and theic a hort stretch of sandy bench. Tho only two landings on tho island me New Oerona. on the Hln I.as Casas, and Jucaro, the latter on the Hlo Santa Fe. These are accpss-llilo by vessels draw In five feet of water or less, the bais at tho liver mouths bi-Ing veiy shallow. 1AKV PARTS OF FI.OHIDA. The central part bc.irs yellow pine, inos-tlj too small for lumber, although theie nre considerable tracts of very lair sawlog.o. As you approach the western, northern and eastern coasts tho pine disappears and the country becomes a savanna, covered with a thin grass and dotted with scrubby trees and palmetto. In genrial appentnnea this section lesuinbles the ban on parts of Florida. Cnptnln Foltz soys that after a oa-e-fill investigation he line's that the only land belonging to the s-tate Is contained In some sixty-three lots of about llfty acres each, and scattered about within three miles of New ileronn. Those lots seem to be tlioso left attr the land had been pleed over. They are gen erally In the worst legations, practically woithless, and contain nothing but mangrove scrubs, dwaif palmettos and thin pine grasp. A few of the lots oro better and nie used as small farms, the resident paying. It Is understood, a nominal rent to the lnuienda at Hav nna. However, there are no leeorda on this point in the Island. Captain Foltz could lind tin record of dU'""S paid to the i-iown tor the pilvilege of exporting timber, but says It is im dcifctood that contributions are arbit rarily leled from time to tlm3 bv tho military governor of tho Island Thoso "contributions" or "gratifications" were paid to secure Immunity fiom cifTkial obstruction in the going and coming of vessels from the Inaccessible points at which tho lumbi r was gathered. It is piesiimed, however, that a portion at least of these "contribution"" was used for the benefit of the island. No record appears to have been kept of the amount or disposition. The governor of the island regulated the dues for 'he slaughtulng of cattle, for tho selling of meat, ait alo dues from stores or shops for the soiling of goods of all kinds. As an illustration: A wood chopper's camp would require DANdERS RP.AL AND FANCIED. The avtrage woman will scream with teiror ni the sidlit of au Innocent little mouse, and then complacently sit down and suffrr in silence with diseases that are destroying her youth, her beauty, her ery life. She will uncomplain. iritfly resign herself to the woea and miseries of f. male troubles, which are to be dreaded a thou sand timet mine than a tiry tnouEc It grati fying to know that untold numbers of women are being restored to perfect vigor and HtreiiRth by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. It curei .ill uterine disorders. The exact name of the dis ease doesn't amount to a low of pins. If it is in the womanly organs, if.v v o 1 1 1 e P r e hcription" will hunt it out and cure it. It can be a drain, a t! pain, an in flammation, an irregularity or a weakness, a. id this medicine will act directly upon it, and retore the organs to perfectly healthy action It pieparen the girl to become a woman, the wilt to Income a uiotlur, the middk-aRcd to pa the turn of life " In Hafety It U not a " cure-all " but a uu dl cine for women only, anil is the prescrip tion if f)r R V Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y the w.-l vued specialist in tho treatment of i ,( women. Any leadtr of this C ' .i.iyconalt I)r Pierce free by mail. A . I; uini if Tour local nhvsicians do not m hi to unueratanu your case Mr.. W J KUJer. of Hill Dale Farm (Unoj. ' -K Center). Knosburjr, Vt., writ. During I . eit yer J founJ iu)self iircicnant ami in f ritiV.v falling health I suffered dreadfully V v-i Moating nl urinary difficulty I was u owing perceptibly wenker each day ami mil. ' red much sharp pain it tiiura. I fell that 'veitcthtng must redone, I teught votir advice e j received a prompt reply, i followed your r' r-"tloiwaiid took twelve bottles of Dr. Werce'.s I avorite Prescription, and also followed your Utinictlons. I began to improve Immediately, my health became excellent, and I cnuld do alt my own work (we live on a good sized farm), I walked and rode all t could, anil enjoyed it. I had a short, easy counnetueut and have a healthy fcaliy boy." Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness. m w Ma beef, and would also probably main tain a store for the sale of provisions. In this caao tho proprietor of the camp would become liable for dues, but, on account of tho usually Inaccessible lo cation of tho camp, these dues wcro difficult of collection, The quantity of mangrove nnd other scrubby wood, Captain Foltt states, Is practically un limited. All the coasit of thiy Island and the keys to the north ate covered with this growth of munsrovo and oth er scrubby wood, and, as far as could bo ascertained, tho crown does not ap pear to have collected any dues for the privilege of cutting. The dues seem to liave been simply In tho nature of town taxes, levied on woodchoppers' camps In order that thoy should not, by leav ing tho established towns, escape the burden of taatIon. It Is believed that tho Impression that dues were puldi to the state for the use of its timber lands In the Isle of I'lnes has arisen from an erroneous understanding of the system explained hitherto. Since the llrst of January last the taxes named, like all others, have not been paid. The nlcade of the Island and as well as the military governor (an officer of the Cuban at my) either did not feel themselves sufficiently se cure to enforce payment, or found it to their material Interest to allow things to run themselves. As a consequence of all this the bridges nre In need of repair, tho schools dosed and the clerks living from hand to mouth without any remuneration. NHW GKItONA Tlin CAPITAL. Tho Island contains but two towns, new Qorona on tho north coast and Santo Fo in tho center. The former numbers noma 300 Inhabitants; the lat ter 150 persons. The entire population of the island Ir about 2,000. The cup ltal is New Uerona. In fact, it Is the only town, and Santa Fe, llfteen ml Ira distant, Is olllclally a suburb, Captain Foltz recommends that the towns be made olllclally Independent of each other, aa Saute Fe possesses a port at' Jucaro, seven miles distant. Such a course, ho thinks, would stim ulate the commercial and municipal activity of the towns. New Geromi Is described as advan tageously situated on a picturesque plateau at the base of Urn Casas moun tains, and is soni" thirty feet above the level of the sea, as well as of the swamps at tho mouth of the river. The site la well drained, exposed to constant brepzes and seems to promise reasonable freedom from malarial in fluences. The water of the town come from a magnesium spline, said to be very beneficial In cases of stomach trouble. Hatha have boon built into which water from the spring is con ducted Just outside of the town lim its, on .an open plateau, are the bar racks. They are a large stone build ing, wltu interior courts, capable of accommodating comfortably 200 Amer ican troops, and, If necessary, afford ing shelter to double that number. New Oerona also possesses a wharf, at which the steamer Protector from Ilatabano lands once a week. The articles ex ported are charcoal, tobacco, polos, roofing poles, tall ways ties and tobacco. Now Oerona has no hotel. Invalids do not usually stop at this point, but proceed at once to Saute Fe, in the center of the island, fifteen miles dis tant, over an excellent natural road. BATHS AT PANTI3 FE. Sante Fo has two hotels, the Cabal los and Sante Fe. Tho town also con tains thermal batlui about blood tem perature. Tho medicinal springs con tain magnesium and iron, all of which aie very favorably known to the people of Havana, many of whom visit them in tho summer. Tha Snnlsh trnvern. ment formerly had an olllclal surgeon at this point, who continues to collect consultation, fees of $.1 75 In gold from each pci-s-on who desires to take tho baths, the patient subsequently paying twenty cents for each bath, it is rec ommended that this foiced medical consultation beforo taking a tepid bath be done away with. Jucaro, the port of Santa Fe, is on tho Santa Fe liver. Steamers touch once a week. Tho only wheel vehicles are tho ancient volante and the ox cart. No schools were in operation when the isianu was visited. Tho levenues hav ing ceased, all government functions wire ut a standstill. The taxes former ly collected at these points by the Bank of Spain went to Havana, from whence one-fourth was afterward remitted to the inhabitants. Tho only dues collect able directly by the authorities in the Island wero the dues for slaughtering cattle and selling beef. Even these taxfs no longer exist, as there are prac tiealU no cattle in the island. The civil expenses of the government formerly amounted to only about ?7,000 per annum, or which $4,000 came from the Bank of Spain and $3,000 were rol- leetea directly on beef, or, rather, In dliectly, by export dues of Hi cents on each sack of chat coal and 7 cents on a cord of wood. MARBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. Tho only mlneial product of Import ance In the island lb the marble. This marble Is found in the mountains east and west of New- Gerona on the nmth coasf. Snnie hfiy years ago these marble quanies were worked exten sively, an.l thuu inn evidences that mucu monev was put Into the enter prise. For some reason or othr it Is said that th- Snanlsh mvwnmmif looked w I tli disfavor upon the enter prise, and in order to discourage It lev led a duty on the sand used In sawing, which was hauled from the shore a mile from the quarry. Tilts tnx K-llleil thu enterprise. Aliout twelve yeius ago a few car goes of maiblo blocks wero gotttn out und shipped to Havana to be suwe.l out nnd worked there, since then this particular industry has been neglected. Tli marblo appears to be of good ciual' iii, Home of it being ihlto statuary marble, whilo other spe.-iniens contain Mirlous shades of hlu-gi,iiued stone, as well as marble or u .ik gray color. There are also specimens containing a pinkish coloring. None of theso sam I les are capable of a ery billllant poilr-h, AVlth modern methods good re suits might bo obtained. The work al ready done In these quarries has only disturbed the outer surface of the uek. Captain Foltz thinks that better ma teiiul than has alieady boon disclosed limy lis found deeper in tho mountain. The old winks have a most advantag eous location, ns tho haul from tho quarry to tho old pier is over a good load. A good quality of brick clay Is also fuund in tho IsUmd and the ruins of an extensive brickyard, from which bricks, iloorlng and roofing tiles were formerly shipped to Havana, still exist at Now Geiona. TOBArro, SPOAlt AND. COFFFE. The tobacco giown in thl3 region sells In Havunaut $40 per bale. It Is believed that it passes Inter as Vuelta Abajo at a higher price. Were a cigar factory established In tho Island Cap tain Foltz believes that It would Insuro tho recognition of thu product undor Its own name, ami that would stimu late tho growth of the staple and bring Sunday-Scbool Lesson for Jesus BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. DM Secretary of American Society of Religious Education. CONTEXT. Having rested In the homo of Mary und Mai Ilia over tho Jewish Sabbath, our Saturday, Jesus proceeded with His disciples on the first day of the week, Sunday, to Jerusalem. The triumphal procession, formed spontaneously by the enthus iastic people, announced His coining to all. On Monday and Tuesday He taught In tho temple during the day, repairing each evening to tho beautiful home at Bethany. On Wednesday Ho temalned In this retirement, whilo Peter and John nt His direction went Into the city to .prepare for tho Pass over. On Thursday, which Introduced the sixth day of the Jewish week, He again visited Jerusalem accompanied by His disciples and sought the upper room for the observance of the Pas chal Supper according to the national custom. As Ho entered the room Jesus expressed His gteat satisfaction In be ing permitted onco more to celebrate tho feast. (Luke xxli: IS.) LOVED. Our lesson presents to us first a brief statement of tho thoughts and feelings of Jesus as He approached the Passover. (V. 1). First, Ho camo to It knowing that His hour had ar rived when He should depart out of this world. Ho had long anticipated that event, and had frequently predict ed It, (Matt. xvl:21) striving to mnku His followers also aware of His cruci flxlou, but that had always been rep resented as future. But now Ho saw that ono day only remained for the work of His ministry. Second, His love, which had all along been direct ed toward those whom He had called to Himself, continued with peculiar tenderness and solicitude. Dull pupils ihey had been, unable to understand His teachings, (John xvi:12) but after His departure they would herald Ills gospel, (Matt. xxvlll:19) and build His church, (Matt, xvi.18) and for thesn reasons He cherished them as near and denr friends. It was that love that grows sweetest and strongest In the dying hour. BETRAYED. Over against this af fection of Jesus we have the attitude nnd disposition of ills disciples. Satan had previously entered into ono of them, Judas iscarlot. Simon's son, who i had already conferred with tho chief i priests and bargained for the sale of his Lord. (Luke xxil:3-6.) While the I supper advanced this man's thoughts wore engaged with the scheme of be-' trayal by which his name would bei forever clothed with Infamy. (V. 2.) Nor were the other apostles free from fault In that hour. As they sat down at the table, (Luke xx'li:!!, 24) a contention j arose among them, "which of them should be accounted gieatest." It has been presumed that they disputed con cerning their proper places, desiring to be nearest to Jesus, a position accord ed llnally to John. (John xlll:25.) Thus had como up, even in this most sacred place, a question which had before lieen much agitated. (Matt, xvlil: ) exhibiting thp quality of the men whom Jesus loved and trusted. WASHED. That was a dreary out look for the cause of Christ. After His three years' ministry He was sur rounded by a company whom he would deem unworthy of a place In the church one treacherous-, tho others ambitious. With Infinite patience Ho determined to give another lesson. Ris ing from the table, laying off His loos garments and girding himself, He pro- IAAA1A--AA - - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - J - - - " - J a corresponding benefit to the Island. Tobacco growers are of the opinion that the only difficulty thus far pre sented In growing the weed arises from the newness of the soil. The latter has not been sufficiently worked and mixed to Insure a uniform crop. Some plants grow and others poorly. The sugar cane at present used In the Island Is for homo use only. Tho ulce is extrated by a crude wooden mill and boiled dowii In a large open kettle, making a dark, coarse sugar un fit for export. A sugar plantation here would not probably be able to compete with those In tho ilch level lands of Havana province, as the soil l3 not as strong as It Is In the region named. Coffee has only been raised In an ex perimental sense. The quality seems to be fair, nnd Captain Foltz believes that If cultivators who understood the work s.hould commence operations In an attempt to raise the berry, good results might be obtained. Cacao (chocolate) Is also used and only experimentally grown, but tho fruit appears to bo fine. Rice grows well without irrigation. Yuca, which Is commonly used for starch, also grows, well without Irrigation, and usually yleius well. Malango. which Is a rpoclos of potato, grows well without Irrigation, yields well and is of a flue quality. The sweet potato grown In the Isl and possesses a particularly fine flavor and wltli reduced lates to Cuba would become a marketable pioduct. LARGE AREA OF PINE FOREST. Thero are at piesent two small saw mills In ihe isianu only one Is now In actuRl running older. There Is a larga area of pine forest, but the logs large enough lor sawing are found only In small stt etches west of the center of the Island. These Bmall pines arc principally exported to be used as railway ties, telegraph poles, poles for the roofs of native Cuban huts and for hanging tobacco around Its curing. There seems to be no avail able statistics from which the amount and quality of the hardwood In tho southern part of the Island can bo esti mated Captain Foltz Is of the opinion that, while a much finer wood might be found in the southern portion of the Island, It would not be found of sutll cl nt slzo and In sufficient quantity to variant the expense of getting It to the water over the uifllcult. locky ground In which It urows. The most acres siblo localities have already been culled mid It Is feared that to tako out tho best timber portablp railways would have to be used. POOR AND SMALL IIOHS10S. Tho horses of tho Island are very small and generally very poor. They are hardy and ttavel with a comfort able and rapid ambling gate. Tho pasturage Is not such aa to favor growth and tho stock brought to tho Island during the war Is being rapidly exported to Cuba. Cattle have almost disappeared trom the Island. la a week's riding not a hundred head Teaching HunmHStyc JOMN xlH, J-17 coeded to wash the dijciptes" feet (verses I and 5). This service was usually tendered to guests by tho low est household menials (Gen. xvllIM), de signed to bring both comfort and clean liness, made necessary by tho heat of the country and the character of the shoes worn. With what spirit Jesus performed tho act we are distinctly In formed (verse i!). He was fully con scious of Ills dlginity and light. Ho knew His origin having come from God. Ho knew his destiny expecting to return to God. He knew Ills au thority all things had been commit ted to his hands (Heb. 11:8). He had therefore voluntarily humbled himself to servo men unworthy of hhn (Phil. ll:Sj. DiaCLl NED. That some of tho disciples allowed Jesus to wash their feet without objection Is proof of their coarser nature. But when He reached Peter the Impropriety of the net ap peared to thu stein fisherman, who on preMous occasions had acknowledged tho worth of Jesus und had confessed his own sinfulness (Luke veise 8). "Dost Thou wash my feet," ho ex claimed (verso 6), with emphasis on the pronouns, feeling doubtless as John the Baptist did (Matt. 111:14). Per suasively, Jesus replied that He was doing what Peter did not then under stand, but what would afterwards be made plain (verso 7) as the npostlo ad vanced in tho spirtual llfo (1 Cor. 11: 14-15). Here was wholesome counsel proper to all the followers of Jesus In every age submit to ins tequire- ments even though thoy teem to ba ( unreasonable and expect explanation j In after years. But Peter could not grasp the force of this remark. Ha was not prepared to surrender his ludirment nnd his will. Ho could see in the Lord's humiliation no evidence of His glory and ho shrunk, from ac cepting what seemed incongruous, saying: "Thou shall never wash my feet" (veise S). YIELDED. Jesus did not abandon His purpose because of tills reply, but He presented an alternative. Peter must be washed or ha would have no rait (partneishlp) with Jesus (v. S). : That did not signify that a little water applied in me ieei wus eeiiiia io Peter's dlsclpleshlp. It did signify that tho will of tho apostle must sub mit to tho Saviour's requirements, otherwise there could bo no relation between them (Matt. vl. 10). It would never do for one's seno of propriety to be the source of disobedience. The Issue was drawn. Christ was ready to dismiss ono who afterwnrd ptcach ed the first post-rosurrectlon sermon (Acts 11. 14). Destined to lose oim apostle through trjeachery (Matt, xxvili. S). He was willing if need bo to reject another through obstinacy. Happily Peter yielded, and urged that hl hands and head also be washed (v. 9). He was willing to go beyond tho Lord's requirement, a fault not uncommon In our day. But true obe dience requires only thu meeting of the command, and Jesus replied that what Ho had set out to do was all that He should do, all that was re quired to fulfill Ills purpose and seal His own to Himself(v. 10). EXPLAINED. It Is qulto probable that some ono discerned the meaning of Christ's act, but to make It plain to all, having completed Ills task, Ho - A - ' - - J - - - AAAftAAAilttil,it4iUMlAiAittl were seen. Beef Is such a luxury that It Is not usually obtained even In the towns of New Gerona. and Santo Fe. It being lumored that the Spanish gov ernment was to seize all the cattle the owners hurriedly sold them and tho purchasers immediately shipped tho animals to Havana. The Island Is a paradise for pigs. The vast variety of wild fruits and seeds f jrnlsh them abundant food. Parrots are found In large numbers and are yearly exported. The shallow waters about the island abound In an eveellent quantity of llsh and lobsters. AGRICULTLRAL RESOURCES. The agricultural resources of the lsl anrd are ns follows; Rich land, ten per cent.; land of doubtful agricultural value, ten per cent.; Savannas covered with mangroves and palmetto, twenty flvo per cent; mountains and steep hills, five per cent.; pine lands unsuit able for agtlculture, twenty-five per cent. The land thus named lies north of the Clenega. Of tho land denomin ated rich only u very small percentage Is actually under cultivation, but the nature of its growth shows tha value of the soli, of the entire surface of the Island, but one per cent. Is now under cultivation. As an example of the wonderful variety of products of the Island, Captain Foltz mentions In paitlcular a farm of less than thirty three acres actually In cultivation whose products Include coffee, sugar, chocolate (cocoa), cocoanuts, plain tains, bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava from which laundry btarch may be maue, malangoe.s, which answer for po tatoes, lice, beans, lettuce, tobacco, honey, fowls, pigs and cattle. Tho rich arable land of the Island Is not found In large tracts, but in scat tered patches among tho hills, which is suitable for tobacco patches rather than sugar plantations. The demand for consumption in the Island Is small, and the freight rates 'to the mainland high. Hence tho only agricultural pro duct that commands a icady cash mar ket Is tobacco. Of this staple the Isl und exported lust year about U.000 bales of 100 pounds each. This year the nmouiit will fall to 2,000 bales, or less, for th j reason that the workers who had come to tho Island fiom Vuelta Abujao camo to escape thu war. They have now leturnud to their old homes, whero the reputation of the leaf, If not Its actual superiority, gives the labor er who cultivates It a larger return for his work. OHENING TO ORANUE GROWERS. No attention seems to have been paid to the kind of trees planted, and It Is believed that there Is an opening on ihe. Island for orange growers of ex pel lonce, who would plant trees of tho most approved varieties. Guava grows wild over a huge part of the Island, and furnishes fiult for pigs. It could be utilized In tho manu facture of tho guava paste and Jelly. Tiie cocoanut trees of the island yield abundantly. Fow trees have been planted, however. This fruit could also easily become an aitlclc of export. resumed His sent and explained (verse 12), "Ye cull me Mnster and so 1 am," Ho snld, desiring them to know that Ho had not relinquished His place What Ho did was not because Hu had abdicated His authority Indeed, He had ru-nulrmud It with Peter. He would not bo esteemed less than He had been. He would claim ns before complete supremacy, and that He would mako the basis of an example for them (verBes 14 and 15), urging them to do by each other what Ho had dona to each. That does not mean, what some small sects suppose, that feet-washing should be perpetuated In the church, a practice that might be come very vulgar and offensive, under certain circumstances. It does mean that these men who hnd disputed about priority and greatness, and that all Chilstluns afterward, should be anxious to serve one another. And there sat Judas, te traitor, hearing these wonderful wvrds (verse It), yet cherishing his wicked purpose against the Innocent. UNFORCED. The virtue of humil ity was thus set forth by the example and precept of Jesus. It must now be made attractive, and tho disciples must have motives for Its cultivation. No one performs a good act or culti vates a good quality without a cor rect Ideal and a prompting toward it. Jesus therefore enforced the virtue by two Important principles. First, "The servant Is not greater than his Lord" (veisa 16). The disciple must not seek to be above his Master (Matt., x:24) Here Jesus makes Himself the pattern for nil His followers What they see In Him they may Imitate all else they must discard. No rulo could bo sim pler, it is at all times applicable. Tho study of Christ and tho Imitation of Christ constitute the great business of life. Tho feet-washing scene In the upper room Is the perpetual Ideal. Second, Conformity to this spirit will bring happiness (verso 17). Who does not know the pain of nmbltlon? Who among all that strive to outstrip their follows is at peace? But blessed are they who serve others (James, 1:25). By these two considerations tho dis ciples must liavo been moved. To by like Jesus, their Master, to be hap pythey must humble themselves. REFLECTIONS. See what Jesus accomplished by the feet-washing: 1. He gave proof of His love for His dis ciples love that was undiminished by their dullness and ambition, that In cluded all alike though one had a devil. 2. He gave an instance of His own hu mility, and showed how lowly and con descending He was, and let all the world know how He could stoop In low to His own. This was the more neces sary after the anointing of Mary which might have been taken as an act of honor. 'J. Ho set beforo Ills disciples an example which they would nevei forget, calculated to prevent them fiom any further striving for place and distinction. 4. lie showed Himself .. true master, the same in spirit toward John the beloved; Judas, the traitor and Peier, tho impetuous and head strong hence worthy the love of all, explaining His relation and exercising His authority. R. lie used the occa sion, nevertheless, to pronounce judir- l ment, declaring all clean but one, l!s tingulshing .iccordin to the stato of tho heart. The narrative Is full of in struction for all time. As for cattlp vnlslns- C:mtnln KVlt- u of the opinion that that industry could not ue maue a paying project except for home consumption. To sum up. In bilef, the material re sources of the island are as follow h. Flno timber for the hm.w lu nnt lnri-c The area of cane land Is insignificant. High freights and distance to market make agricultural produce valueless ex cept ror home consumption. The amount and quality of mahogany Is not sufficient to attract buyers from more promising fields. This, of course, apiertulii3 to the northern part of the island. The southern part of the Island has not yet been thoroughly Inspected. Its resources will be the subject of a visit in the near future. Tobacco culture Is capable of great development. Men of experlenco and capital will do well to Inspect the marble quanles. The great est returns to the capitalist, as well as the greatest benefit to the island Itself, at present neeins to He In Its future as a sanitary resort Tho Island can be brought within eight hours or less of Havana, and the traveler runs no risk of sea sickness In the shallow sea In closed by keys. A close connection can be made with Havana, provided suffic ient capital is Invested by establishing a swift steamer of light draft to B.i. tabann. A Kiss of Gratitude Mis. West I suppose you have heard Unit our neighbor, Jlrj. Illngle, caught her husband kissing their cook yesfr- dny? Mrs. East Yes, but who can blame him? It's probably the first time ho ever had ahjono in tho house that knew how to cook. Boston Couiler. HYSICAL ERFECTION-the ROMISE anc O.SSESSION to all who road thasa linos. The loanllnefi of a Dion derrndj nfteii on the tieaeth.tlie vlirorof hia natuie To thcx.e jufler- lug with pliyfi-ol ilc rllne, unuatuial wane, the mala, nf cxicssei, lois of memory, Hdney trouble and oiber seri ous ullnnnis. which di rectly or ludlrenily unci them lot lUe'i hlrlirnl jervlce, -Juit one word: Writs to ui for our treat ment, an approval. ne- riflc roracdlM and u icienttfle deyire, and (Mth (uUytitttt Tounell M homo. No nrWancc pay. ment, imCU.Ii , nd If not Jiut what you warn, return oil In ui and pay rothlnu. 1 1 you llnd tha eombined medical and inechanlral treatment ttia rrcitcrt thlrtj on earth, you keep It and i'nrt our rtajKinablo fee. Benl r.n honor If ouil try on honor. Ytrlto for trout Tiduablo Information, teal you under plain letUTceal, ErieMcalGeBuffalo,N.Y. P Mis m 4J&& to NWM'j'U''t''jTI"'J d' 'til'LTTiHiii"iiLii h'l'iii 'ii' '. i ' ill? ,vr i''liffilrriy'yi-af,Tf::,-vV Avtfic tablcPxcparaiion for As - slmilatirig lteToodflndRctuln ling IlicSlonmchs oiuiBmvcls of wmmmwmm Pxomotes'Digfcslion.Clttciful ncssandlfcstGontelns neither OpiumJMorphiiiG nor Mineral. NotNaiicotic. fytvv ofOMSrSAMVIZUKWJl IhrrfXvt Soi" Jl.Jm JloAtlU Still -yfru'n Jrrrf Jpvmuat -Jit Qxtanabfjji flim.Sttil -(ImArd Siif-ir llrttejiM fwrm Ancrfccf Itcmcdv forfonsliDa- lion. Sour S tomach.Dianhoca, worms .Convulsions .Fcvcrisn ncss antlLoss OF SLEEP. TacSlnule Signature oP NEW YOUK. M EXACT COPT OF WHAPFEB. tma zi&z. READY REFERENCE GUIDE or Scranfon Representative Firms A 11' MAinKIAl., I'KAMINR M PHO TO SIJPI'I.IIN. The Grimn Art Studio, 09 Wyoming. HANKS. Srrimton Savings Bank, 1"2 Wyoming. Merchants' At Mechanics' li.tnl:, -ISO Iack, Third National Bank, 11 Wyoming. West Flrt nank. 109 N. Main. I.nrk. Trust & t?.ife Dep, Co., 401 I.acka, TiadcTH' Nat. Bank, Wyom. & Spruce. Dime. Dis. and Dep., Wyom. & Spruce HOOTS AMI SHO!.S-VIIOU:.SALr. Goldsmith Bros., S04 Lackawanna. osrncTioNiiuY am ici: ciiua.m wiioi.cali:. Williams. J. D. & Uro., S12 Lackawanna. rii;iis-wiioLi:sAM:. Wcjjman Fiult Co., 11 Lackawanna. liuocrus wiini.i.SAi.i:. Kelly, T. .1. k Co., 11 Latkawanna. uAKnwAiii: ,Ni mini: sui'Purs. Hunt & Conncll Co., V.l Lackawinna. lir.Vn.Nfi AMI I'MMIIING. Ilowley, V. r. & M. T.. 231 Wyoming. !IIKM:sS AMI TKl'NIiS. fritz. Q. W., 410 Lackawanna. iu.ii.ii:r.s' HAKim'AKK, sTovr.s. inc. L.irkawanna Hardware Co., 2J1 Lacka. iir.imixfi, spkincs, i.rc Tho Seranton Bedding Co., COC Lacka. iiahum'aui:. stuvi.s, i:vc. Leonard, Thos. P., Lackawanna ave. ltANIHNSIUlMr.NTS AM) PIANOS. Fli n & rhllllpx, 15S Wyoming. UHNITL'Ki: AM CARPETS. Piotheioc & Co., 131 Washlnston. M'M lU'.K ANI PI.ININC .MILL. Ansley, Joseph & Son, SOI Bcranton, iHAMONns. WA'rrum ami jrwri.nv Mcrcereau & Connell, C07 Lackawanna. .Mi: VIS AMI VIRKTAIIMS. Carr. T. K. & Son, 213 Washington. RRAMTi: MONUMENTAL WORKS. Owens Bros., 218 Adams. LOAN AMI Ill'Il.IIIVG ASSOCIATIONS Security Kds & Pav'cs Union, Mears Illdg CRACKERS, CAKIS, V.IC. Nat. Biscuit Co. (Scia'n Branch), 20 Lack. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. Slmrcll, V. A., C13 Linden. PAPER AND III' 1 (TIER SI PPI.IES. Uthman Taper Co., 22 Spiuce. IllTfER, l.RRS AND CHEESE. Stevens, K L & Co., 32 Lackawanna ELDER. ELE1, IIAV AND filiAIN. Tho Weston Mill Co., Lackawanna ave. .MACVRONI AND VI R.MICE1.LI. Cascse Bros., 59 Lackawanna ave. IEWI.LERS AND Ot'lTCI Vi--Wimi E SALE. Levy. N. 11. & Uro., Traders' Bldg. mriER. Lous, ri.unt, hay, itc Hasterlo it Co., 1.11 Ki.inklln. Babrock, If. V., & Co., llii J'r.itiklln. JEWELERS AND WATCH MATERIAL. I'hllllps, Geo. & Co., Coal flxchange. MINI S AND l.ltjl OR. Cutey Bios., 210 Lackawanna. 1.11'K INSURANCE COMPANY. Northwestern Mutual Life, II ears Bldg. LAM' AND l OLEIC HON. Okrll & Dunn. Coal Ilxcliuuge. Yofuni. Geo. C, Council Bldg. H1CYCLES AND PIIOIO SUPPLIES. Floroy &. Brooks, 211 Washington. OVEHAItx. INDERM'EAR, ETC. Harris. 8 , 322 I'enn ave. H IIMC.VIINCi OILS AND GREASES. Maloney Oil Mfg. Co., HI Meridian. OIL. PAINT AND VARNISH Maloney Oil Mfg. Co., Ill Meridian. STATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS Picndergast it Uelpcl. 20" Washington. I IM.ftAI. DIRECTORS Tagil P W., 113 S. Main.: Rtfcldenco 1121 Jackson Price. William, 133 ,S. Main. DR (iOODS, SHOI S AM) liROri RII.S MtCann. P J . 411 N Main WHEN IN STRONG At M 3 mZBSP AGAIN! v. tr.. f (n "jcj perfect, find impart healthy vlporla the whole beir.c. Alldraim andloiiei are checked itttHatttntlv. Unless natieoti clarc properly cured, their condition g j'KIKU itiU nvfi ti wi " wvivi! Mini iiuuviii ir Jl KUiiiiiici: lukuicvi iiyuuiu li. moccy,(jeo. Stud lor hen took. AdJrcks, I'EAL MEDICINE CO., Cleveland, 0. For Bale by JOHN II. IMIrvU'S, ami Spruce street. For Infants and Childron. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of THE CCNTA'Jft COMNV. NEW VOKK CITY. 2E5af3!SSSaSH3S3E4SS3 NEW YORK HOTELS. The St. Denis Broadway and Eleventh St., New YerJb Opp. Orace Church. European Plan. Room Ji.oo Dry uud Upwards. In n medpftt and nnohtrtitlvo way thera ar few batter conducted Ciotels In the motropollj thun tho St. Donlj. The groat popularity It haa aeqnlrad oam rendlly bo tracod to it? unlqua location, lta bnmellko tniosphero, tbo peculiar excclUno of lu oiilsluu and torvico, aud lta Try modar uto prices. WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON. lEsimsmt HOTEL, Ccr. Sixteenth SL and Irving PIac9, NEW YORK. AMERICAN PLAN, S3.S0 Per Day and Upwards. EUKOPEAN PLAN, SI. 50 Per Day and Upwards. I. P. CRAWFORD, Proprietor. For Business filan ',' In ilir mart the uhnl-vil district : For Shoppers 3 mirttttrs u.tlk lo WaitauiaLcrv H minutes to i-'rj.pl (nnpir h in Mut-f l.i vuf .iw.. h to the f,ru t Ti y 1oqUs :' For Sightseers. uiik'MiKl; tr'.m H'wi'Ci'- i;hlns-"iv a irau.'porui.u.i U nil point- ul Mtuc-I ' s7 .1. . V'3 fi r, f i v rili! . NEW YORK. K MlllST K. . MIF',1'1', Pt.AU" inh Due nio Itirotn V'Mdn.i. 'looms & s in restaurant a4 . ! MADE fob. A MAM AJAX TArsLPTf. r ITIVIXY C nil! CI. AY' ! ; . jf -l it 'Int. V-S1 v, Irii'Utt'rt !., . i 'i 1 noii, eft , cuttuJ b Aiituo i i L oaifjfl and Inat1 ir-oirt J ottt, Nit.Jlir iu cMorj.M'ir an 1 i . irn i fi.i iiit.lv Im lt,r 4ii n.til in Zu'ffTSa I . r.n 1 i .in ii v fn l"on:iimrit Im i f Auaintimn. lheiuso .. r ir z It iiiinticv jpatctiJ "tfe-ta A i Uttl' i.tirro a.l citiLr fan ,!" Lur h9 hivlriit tlio rmi no ex 'III iftl. Tlpy aracuredi'ioutundsciwl will euro: oi. 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V lrtf tnl od Onlj Genuine A J&$igVSinciKrn'ilc Wed uul ic'l wtlllfW inootb r. . iUGjri mu5itlu. v ruont an-i tnttttloni Allirirlit.rA44. tn tnrr Xit rftlea'ri tmti tglila 1 KIler fur l.AtS iilrtur If rtttta iu ".iv iraTi' wat rtptr, flit. hQvlvtf'St-iliisI Pa., lltnllfcf! Un. ejutkUi.t) i'tuTtiiti. ' mi..ju j !FZS I'lieaM Iliiv (TnnflnlPH UY, rM I .III IlllHN Jii.MaJ : ae"JSBI.,,T-r-r.j iV",,.."' ftIDY ,i'"t v r :-."" - tv v njnj una lujvciioua mil DOUBT, TnV They hue flood the ten of yean. auu nave curea tnousanai or r. caif of Neroi; Uncases, such as Debility, Dimness, bleeplcss. nets and Vancocele,Atrophy,K.c Ibcyclcar Ue brain, strengthen tne circulation, maico oigesuoa often worries them into Insanity. Consumption or Death. I'huriimclst, cor Wyoming tivenuo I jyA I ft ,W Thp ( yu siSu 'W ley lave Always Bought m rz F&RFEC1 crrej no nor iifhi fjjjijfSk i.ttui ii . i rmu dk 41
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