THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1899.
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TRUE HISTORY OF
THE CARDIFF GIANT
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF
FRAUDS.
How tho Late l'rofe33or Marsh of
Yale Had Ills Suspicions Aiouscd
After Many of tho World's Most
Eminent Scientists Had Been Tak
en In by the Hoax.
Mcgargee, In Philadelphia Times.
The recent dentil of Professor O. C.
Marsh, the famous paleontologist of
Yalo college, brings to tnlnd tho fact
that ho .was tho llrst to detect tho
fraudulent character of the famous
petrified man known tho world over as
Iho Cardiff giant. Some years ago,
Bhortly after the war the narrator
cannot fix th exact date and all books
of reference are silent on tho subject,
although It was probably In 1SGD there
was published In some of the newspapers-
of the country an announcement
that there had been exhumed near
Cardlff.a small settlement not far from
Blnghaniton, X. Y what was called
and long supposed to bo a perfect llg
uro of a gigantic man, which by the
preserving qualities of that particular
bit of earth had been transformed Into
a stone linage, or petrifaction. Tho
discovery created intense excitement
not only In tho scientific world of this
country and among learned men
nbrcad, but nmnng people generally,
ns being strong evidence of a gigantic
race of men onro having trod tills con
tinent. Tho colossal stone figure It
was over nine feet long was placed
on exhibition on the spot where It was
found, an ndmlsslon fee being charged
for tho privilege of viewing It, and the
proprietor of the fnim took in more
money than If he had discovered a rich
vein of gold-beating quartz. There
were doubting Thomases, however, but
it was not until some years later that
tho Cardiff giant eame to be looked
upon by scientific men as a gigantic
fraud instead of a gigantic petrifica
tion. MAYOR RANKIN.
About ten years ago the narialor, In
the law ofllcee of the late James II.
Hcvcrin, was Introduced to a gcr.tlo
man named John Rankin, who ha,jl
been mayor of Blnghamton prior to
tho discovery of the famous stone im
age, lie was born in the small town of
Homer, N. Y., whence he removed to
Blnghamton, where for awhile ho
taught penmanship. There he met Sir.
Hevcrln, who then was a frequent vis
itor to that prosperous community,
probably owing to the fact that the
lady who afterward became his wife
was there receiving her education. Af
ter tho discovery of tho Cardiff giant,
Rankin suddenly and mysteriously
gave evidence of having acquired con
ulderable wealth. As a result of tho
narrator meeting Bankln he learned
no matter how or from whom tho true
history of that famous exhumation,
which you will find in no book, but you
can depend upon its entire reliability.
Tho Cardiff giant was one of tho
cleverest frauds ever perpetrated up
on that most gullible coterie known as
the "scientific world." It is fcinsular
how learned men of this class can be
duped by chailatans with an ease that
would be impossible among ordinary
men possessed of no greater mental
equipment that plain common sense.
Instances of this kind are numerous.
The great Leldy pronounced Foro
paugh's calelmined elephant a genu
ine" While Klephant from Slam," and
men of equal scientific rank declared
that the Cardiff giant was the petrified
body of a piehlstorlc man. Professor
John Hall, tho geologist of the state
of New Yoik. publicly stated his be
lief in its antiquity. Dr. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes expatiated upon Its won
derful anatomical interest, and even
Ralph Waldo Ihnerson pronounced it
beyond the depth of his philosophy.
Yet the stone Imago was an utter
fraud whose 01 Iglnator was John Ran
kin, nnd his solo motive was the mak
ing of money. With tho aid of a far
mer, named George Hull, on whose
grounds tho figure was subsequently
found and probably with tho assist
ance of others the mammoth human
effigy was constructed out of cement
and sand secured for the purpose In
the neighborhood of Cardiff. When
completed different parts of the body
were washed repeatedly with a stiong
Hecoetion of coffee until the dark stains
had permeated below the surface.
When it was in readiness tho figure
was buried at night time at a spot
where it was subsequently discovered,
the dirt in and around the hole hav
ing been thoroughly mixed with the
same kind of sand of which tho alleged
petrified body was composed. Every
thing being in readiness, the farmer
who owned the land found a pretext
some time later for making an exhum-
A BURDEN LIFTED.
When a woman who has long suffered
from female troubles, is again restored to
health she feels that a tremendous burden
has beeii lifted from her shoulders. Her
figure rounds out again. Color comes to
tier cheeta, aim
sparkle to her eyes.
to he feels much the
same u when a
girl, and if the
neighbor.)
wouldn't talk,
the chnncen ro
she would go
out aud have a
i;ood romp, as
in childhood'
days. Doctor
Tierce's Favor
ite Pre
ecription lifts the
burden of
disease from women. It
stops drain in the feminine organs. It
Birenginrni me rrague supports mat. noia
the internal organs in place. It corrects
irregularities. It drives away the "blues"
and banishes nervousness. The ordeal
of child-bearing is rendered an occasion
pf no danger and little pain. It is the
best jnedictno that Dr. R. V. Pierce, the
long experienced specialist fit woman's
diseases, ever made. The Doctor will
give free, fatherly advice to all women
who write him at Buffalo, N. V. No fee
whatever is charged.
"I wet a pelt (uoicrrr for four years from dl
placement nrt ulceration," write! Mra. Mary
I'ickeiior. of Olllc, Ecokulc County, Iowa. "At
the time I began uelnr Dr. Fierce' Pavorite
Prescription I wae not able to tit up in bed I
leak elst bottles anil txt 10 be a it out woman.
I alao car Dr. Pierce' Ooldeu Medio! Iiicrn
reryto toy Utile daughter for qulneyacd culirrtrt
Iciuua and It completely cured her. Any rio-ibt-
&l thl can writ to me, enclosing a .tamp, od
JJwtll answer."
1 Honest dealer will not urge substitutes
lev medicines in the world "just as
aitnouen avaricious aniucisLs
II sometimes say to for the sake of
greater pront to be made upon the
iot aruues.
sy
fTm
ur
ntlon at the point of burial nnd tho
Cardiff giant was revealed to a won
dering people. While tho scientific
world wan dobatlng whether the mam
moth figure was n real fossil or a stono
cut three hundred years before by the
Jesuit fathers, or a Phoenician god,
Hull and his confederates Rankin
keeping himself discreetly in tho back
ground were luring money rapidly
fiom tho 'curious public, who wcro
charged CO cents a head for viewing
tho gigantic petrification, and the
Kchemlnr farmer even refused an offer
of $10,000 for n part Interest In his
wondcrfuf possession.
' oni: skeptic.
There was one skeptic, however. In
tho person of Prof. Marsh, of New
Haven, nnd tho story of his relation
ship to tho matter Is thus lccorded by
a Yale graduate: "U so happened
that Prof. Marsh was a native of
Western New York, familiar with Us
geological features and had explored
tho very region In which tho giant
was supposed to have lain undisturb
ed for so many centuries. Fossils were
somewhat In Ills line, too, even In those
early days, and it was perfectly nat
ural that his Interest should have been
aroused by these stories of a fossilized
man. Ho was, however, skeptical
ftom the start. He determined to ex
amine Into the foundation for nil the
wonderful stories he had heard, and
so one day n small, keen-eyed man
presented himself and his CO cents nt
the tent In Syracuse where the won
der lay In state. The attendants had
no Idea who their visitor was, and their
suspicions were not aroused oven when
he requested permission to go Insldo
the ropes and tr.ako a moio minute
examination. This permission was
secuied after some difficulty. He was
accompanied by the keeper, who, dur
ing the examination, kept pointing out
all tho fine points of his charge in ap
parent fear that Prof. Marsh might
miss something. The professor, how
ever, saw a great many more things
than any one had any idea of. The
first thing he noticed was that the
stone of which the image was made
was gypsum. It so happened that gyp
sum is soluble In 400 parts of water,
and that the region in which the Image
was found was very damp so, how un
der the sun, tho professor asked him
self, could it have retained that flno
polish and all the pinhole marks that
tho scientists had explained as pores
of the skin. Tho professor further ob
served that these pores occurred at
regular intervals and In the same
nbundance, which at onco led him to
the conclusion that they had been mado
with some Instrument moving regu
latly over the surface. In fact, Prof.
Marsh had hardly examined tho thing
five minutes before he saw it was a
gigantic fraud. The first step he took
after reaching the hotel was to write
a letter to a newspaper friend exposing
the fraud, which that gentleman at
onco published. Tho letter went tho
rounds of the press and was generally
regarded ns convincing proof against
the antiquity of tho giant."
MARSH DISBELIEVED.
It must be admitted, however, that
Professor Marsh's exposure could
scarcely be termed a complete disclo
sure of the fraudulent character of the
Cardiff giant. This came later through
no act of liis, ns will be explained
later. Of course an opinion from a
naturalist of such rank as Professor
Marsh caused tho scientific world to
take pause in its acceptance of the
mammoth figure as a phenomenon of
nature. But believers In its authenti
city remained by the thousands, be
cause the devisers of tho fraud had
protected their secret well. Mr. Ran
kin has been described to the narrator
by a friend as one "who never had
any intimates; fewer confidants. The
'heathen Chinee' was not more secret
ive or more 'child-like and bland,' than
he." Besides himself nnd Hull, the
fanner, the only one who had knowl
edge of the fraud was the manufac
turer of the alleged petrification.
Strong in the- belief that their secret
was guarded beyond the chance of un
questioned discovery, they actually
had tho audacity to take the Cardiff
giant to New Haven for exhibition,
having previously, however, carved un
der the left arm a cabalistic inscrip
tion. This was discovered by the Rev.
Alexander McWhorter, who is describ
ed by his familiars as a "Yale gradu
ate, a former professor in tho Troy
Theological seminary, and a man of
much antiquarian knowledge and gen
eral scholarship." He at onco deciph
ered the Inscription under the left arm
as Phoenician, and meaning: "Tumur,
god of gods," and vehemently declared
that tho stono image was really a
Phoenician god, and In support of this
theory wrote nn elaborate magazine
article which was published, with Il
lustrations, in the Galaxy. This was
reviewed in a scientific publication in
Germany by a Berlin naturalist of high
standing, and who publicly declared
that MeWhorter had made a great dis
covery. All this gave the Cardiff giant
another boom, and Its projectors car
ried the 6tono man on a triumphal tour
through the country, coining shekels
as they went.
THE FINAL DISASTER.
Disaster, however, befell it in El
Taso, on the Rio Grande, where, while
the heavy figure It weighed nearly
1,000 pounds was being unloaded from
a railroad car it fell to the ground and
broke, the fracture exposing heavy
rods of iron which formed a frame
work around which ilu Cardiff giant
was constructed, and which held to
gether the massive rtructure. Thero it
was abandoned, and there Us remains
still could be seen a few yeats ago
back of an amusement hall in El Paso
Park, its broken legs and nrms.through
which the heavy rods of iron projected,
lying among piles of broken frame
work and bits of torn canvas scenery
which littered tho ground. That 1b tho
description of Its last resting place as
revealed to the narrator in a personal
letter from one who passed through El
Paso In a journey through California
and Old Mexico.
Thus was Professor Marsh's claim
verified.
PRIVATE GRAYSON DID IT.
It Was Ha Who Fired the First Shot
in tho Filipino War
The first shot that sounded the death
knell of Filipino hopes was fired by Pil
vato Grayion, of Company D, of the First
Nebraska Volunteers. Tho Keuraskas
had been encamped for two months at
Santa Mesa, one of the numerous dis
tricts, resembling wards, into which Ma
nila is divldid. The camp was practical
ly on the flrlng-llne, simply a spaco of a
few hundred ards intervening between
the Filipino and tho Aineilcan forces en
tirely around tho city. Tho Filipinos
wore strongly Intrenched in tho Santa
Mesa illiirli-t, und Just behind their lines
were the old Spanish stone arsenal and
two of the fourtoen block-houses that ex
tend around the city, The country Is
rolling, and is ono of the prettiest of tho
suburbs, a number of foreign consuls and
wealthy residents having their houses at
Santa Mesa. The growing spirit of un
friendliness between the two forces had
Sunday-Softool Lesson for June 25.
Secoed Quarterly RevieWo
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
INTRODUCTION.-Tho lessons of Iho
quarter, with tho exception of tho last
from Paul's eplstlo, were all taken from
the gospel of John. Eleven aro biograph
ical, ono is practical, and all pertain to
Christ. Wo have studied events In tho
last three months of tho Saviour's life,
and wo liavo learned what oucht to bo
tho spirit and conduct of those who ac
knowledge. Illm ns Master. Tho scries
baa been ono of exceeding Intel est, cov
ering tho themes of chief Importance,
and prcbenllng Jesus in tho most won
derful relations nnd aspects. For pur
poses of review tho fourth, fifth and sixth
lessons aro tin own together under a
tingle head, so also are tho seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth. While each of
theso lessens might profitably , occupy
more time It Is bellvcd that the combi
nation thus effected will be very helpful.
After nil what It most needed in the
treatment of a subject, especially in a il
vlow, Is not nn exhaustive handling, but
an arrangement of parts to reveal the
order of thought.
RAISING. t.ctson 1. The Quarter be
gan with a miracle, tho most romatkable
of all those pcrformid by Jesus. Tlu
nearest nnproach to it was tho restora
tion of tho widow's sen at Nnln (Luke
vll: 14. but Lazarus hnd been longer dead
so that his sisters believed the body had
already begun to decay. Jesus went pur
posely to Bethany on hearing of the
death, the oily Instance during Ills min
istry In which Ho employed His power
for a personal friend, except to save tho
disciples from drowning. The tears He
shed at tho grave were not wholly tho
result of affection, as tho Jews supposed
(verse "0), but wero occasioned by the
contemplation of tho world's bin and Buf
fering. Tho doubt of tho women, ex
pressed threo times, was accompanied
by personal confidence in Him. Tha
challenge of their faith revealed ono pur
pose of tho deed, to draw out that Incip
ient trust which had displayed Itself
feebly, but which in theso closing months
needed to bo stiengthened. Tho prompt
response of tho dead to the Master's
call, the surprise of the by-stunders, tho
belief of many Jews, wero nil Interesting
features of tho occasion.
ANOINTING. Lesson 2. Tho net of
Mary in tho same town, after Jesus had
mado His circuit in Ephratm and Sa
maria, nnd returned, forms ono of the
most beautiful lessons of the quarter.
It was on a fcstlvo occasion, when
Martha served and I.azarus sat at tho
tablo with his distinguished benefactor,
that Mary brought forth tho box of
spikenard and poured its contents over
tho feet nnd head of her beloved Lord.
Tho question of Judas revealed his hy
pocrisy and greed, nnd tho momentary
agreement of tho other disciples with
him showed their weakness as well as
their failure to appreciate a generous
deed. But tho approval of Jesus set all
things to right, condemning the critics,
commending the motlvo of Mary, and re
ferring to His death not far distant. His
prediction that tho anointing would bo
kept in universal and perpetual memory
has been verified. The story of this wo
man's loving belf-sacrlflce has been re
peated In nil lands wherever the gospel
has been preached, and tho perfumo of
tho olntmont yet pervades tho church, as
the abiding blessing of a good life.
led to a number of small disagreements
previous to February 4th, but no serious
trouble had occurred.
Tho outposts of tho Insurgents, how
ever, wero gradually drawing closer to
ours, nnd on tho Saturday evening of tho
outbreak of hostilities an Insurgent lieu
tenant attempted to pass a sentinel with
in the Nebraska lines. Ho advanced to
ward our lines with a small guard and
signified his Intention of placing ono of
them beyond his usual post. Private
Grayson challenged tho insurgents, but
they ignored his demand to halt. Ho
waited a moment, but tho guard ad
vanced and ho fired his bhot, killing tho
lieutenant nnd one private. The other in
burgents promptly returned the lire, and
retreated under cover of somo bushes
near their lines. A sllcnco followed, but
In tho Nebraska camp tho sound of the
rlflo and tho passing along of tho word
aroused tho men to great activity. Not
thrco minutes elnpsed from tho sound of
the alarm beforo every man in tho regi
ment was ready for notion. They im
mediately marched, in double-quick timo
to their assigned positions. Down tho
Santa Mesa road tho San Juan bridgo
crossed tho little river of tho same name.
Tho bridgo and river now divided tho two
lines. Suddenly a body of insurgents at
tempted to force a passage across tho old
arched bridge. They bent up a terrific
whoop and yell, and with great bplrlt
and noise rushed forward. Then our
boys sent volley after volley into them,
and it was not until the insurgents had
been driven back thrco times that they
turned and ran toward tho old quarters
on tho hill, a half-mllo beyond. Firing
was now general nil along our lines
around tho city. All night and until late,
tho next afternoon our boys drove them
foot by foot ucross tho llelds and
streams, until our lines wero stretched
twenty-two miles In width and from four
to nlno miles In advanco of their original
outposts. The Filipinos did not celcbrato
their capturo of Manila at Mass Sunday
morning, February 6th, as it was said
they hnd openly boasted. Manila Letter
In Leslie's Weekly.
PKOLIFIC IN CHILDREN.
Two Texas Families Which Delight
the Census Taker.
Caldwell, Tex., Letter, Globe-Democrat.
Two very remarkable prolific families
reside In adjoining counties In South
ern Texas. They aro all frugal, indus
trious Germans, living on well-cultivated
farms.
Christian Pohel, who Is not yet fifty
years of age, Is the father of eighteen
children. They are nil alive, and there
has never been a death In tho family.
All were born under the same roof.
Not ono of them ever had a bono
broken, nor did ever one of them take
a dose of medicine prescribed by a phy
sician. They are nil rosy-cheeked,
stout-looking boys and girls. Tha
mother of all these young Teans Is a
line-looking woman, possessing cJcar
cut, classic features. Her face looks as
if it had been chiseled from olive-colored
marble. She is nearly fifty years
of age, though she looks twenty years
younger. The boys nnd girls havo been
raised to work In the fields, and as a
result of such training they are very
robust and healthy..
Mr. Pohel owns a largo body of flno
land, a greater portion of which Is
under a high state of cultivation. The
children seem to be very devoted to
each other, and It is the Intention of
their parents to glvo each of them a
farm when they marry, and havo them
settle near tho old homestead. Should
they prove to bo ns prolific as their
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WASHING. Lesson 3. Tho most sur
prising, und In mnny ways tho most In
structive, slnglo cent in tho life of Jesus
was tho feet washing In tho upper room
Ht Jerusalem. A few well meaning but
mlstnkcn persons have elevated it into
nn ordlnnuco which they endeavored to
peipulu.ito in tho church, thereby miss
ing Its great slgnlllcance. Tho ambitious
dlbputlngn of the apostles, as they wcro
about to bo seated nt the table, furnished
tho occasion. Our Lord, Intending to
tearh them humility, nrose from tho
feast nnd proceeded to perform an ablu
tion for each of tho company, tho service
usually rendered by the lewtst houso ser
vnnts. In thus laying aside. His dignity
for tho time being Ho did not sustain any
los3 of their respect, neither has poster
ity regarded Him with less favor. On
tho contrary the act proves that the man
Is moto than tho station he fills, a truth
which needs to be repeated through nil
tho centuries, not less in tho church than
elsewhere, but a truth which most men
aro slow to larn. Ever the strucclo Is
for place, forgetful that the highest honor
Is to serve.
COMFORTING. Lessons 4, 6, and 8
present tho three methods by which Jesus
comforts His followers, first, by Instruc
tive words; second, by spiritual presenco;
third, by vital union tho three modes
always needed becauso of man's constitu
tion. Ho Is an Intellectual being and
needs truth; ho is u social being and
needs companionship. Lesson 4 invites
faith as an antidote to every form of
trouble, nnd promises a heavenly home
as tho ground of hope. Tho questions f
Thomas nnd Philip showed that they
wcro hardly ready for such high themes,
and to meet their condition Jesua ex
panded tho doctrine of tho trinity and
added certain teaching on the subject of
prayer. Lesson 6, while It dealt with a
more nbtruso matter, might bo mora
easily received by disciples who had
been Jews. They were informed that
after tho departure of Jesus, tho Com
forter would come to them, Invisible in
deed, but none tho less surely present.
That Comforter would be more to tho
disciplines than Jesus hnd been, nearer
to them, abiding with them, explaining
His words, leading them i,ito all truth.
Lesson 0 brought out under the figure of
a vino what is most of all sustaining to
tho believer that ho is Joined to the
Lord.
SUFFERING. Lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10
show tho suffering of Christ. Thero was
tho treachery of a trusted friend, called
to bo an apostle, and tho obloquy of a
midnight arrest as a criminal,-followed
by tho desertion of nil thoso whom He
had gathered about Him, whom Ho ex
pected to perpetuate Ills cause. Thero
was not tho nppearanco beforo tho of
ficials of tho Jewish church, tho men
who supervised tho religious interests of
tho nation and His condemnation as a
blasphemer. There woa the arraign
ment at the bar of Pilate, the mock trial,
tho acquittal, tho abuse, tho clamor of
tho mob, tho delivery to tho soldiers to
bo executed, Thero was finally tho death
by crucifixion, tho most painful and ig
noble that could bo Inflicted, attended
by circumstances that wero heart-rending
and revolting. What a cup of suffer,
ing was this! In it wcro mingled mental,
physical, social, personal distresses be
yond tho power of tho tongue to des
cribe or tho imagination to conceive.
parents It will not ho long before tho
Pohels will occupy much more than a
corner of Hurleson county.
In Austin county there is another
German family almost as prolific as tho
Pohels and equally as interesting.
Thero aro fifty-six people in the fam
ily, and they all dwell In tho utmost
harmony and apparently the greatest
felicity under one roof. Theso people
are Germans, and the family name Is
Schmidt. Casper Schmidt, the founder
of tho family, is Btlll alive. Ho camo
to Texas nnd settled tho league that his
descendants occupied in very early
times. Strangely enough, he had but
one son. This son, however, whose
name Is John Schmidt, has made ample
reparation for tho failure on the part
of his parents to multiply and replen
ish the earth. He married when ho
was twenty years of ago and ho has
raised fifteen boys and girls. Five of
these havo married, but not one has
yet left the parental roof. These five
married sons and daughters have twenty-five
children, and there are six
great-grandchildren of Casper Schmidt
in tho family.
It is a very remarkable sight, and
ono that a visitor will never forget, to
see all theso people gathered In the
great hall of the house, or all sedlted at
a long tablo In the dining room. Mrs.
Schmidt, tho mother, is yet alive, and
she occupied a seat of honor near a
daughter, at the head of tho table,
while tho old grandfather prefers to
sit with tho little children, down at
the other end.
They are very religious people, and
when they have all assembled nbout
th table the father calls on somo one
of the younger members of tho family
to ask a blessing. They nro all very
fond of music, and since thero aro sev
eral good musicians among them, they
are able to havo a very good band.
They nil assemble in tho great hall In
the winter time every evening, and all )
wno aro capamo engage in singing or
playing upon some instrument.
Thero Is a beautiful, well-shaded
grove in front of tho largo farmhouse,
and hero tho wholo family assembles
on Sunday, or when they are at leis
ure during tho summer months, and
enjoy themselves in various ways.
They cultivate a large body of land In
common, and tho neighbors say that
they never heard of them having ony
trouble or any quarrels or even dis
putes of any kind. They aro very de
voted to each other, and it is said that
not ono of the younger generation ever
spent a night away from the parental
roof.
They aro very Jovial, and while tho
boys and girls seem at nil times to bo
bubbling over with fun, ihe older ones
are ever ready to tell or appreciate a
good story, and It Is seldom that a day
passes without some one Is mado tne
victim of a practical Joke.
They have a schoolroom In the
house, and tho older boys and girls
act as teacher by turns- No member
of tho family has ever attended any
other school. "Wo learn them to read,
write and cipher," says the old father,
"and we feel that If they have got tho
right kind of metal in them that they
wilt get along and make a good liv
ing." They seem to enjoy working In the
fields, and. It Is certainly an astound
ing sight to seo them all, men, women
and children, going to or returning
from tho fields, laughing and chatter
ing and singing. It Is not an unusual
occurrence for twenty-flvo or thirty of
them to bo engaged at work In one
field. They aro celebrated for their
hospitality, and many travellers turn
asldo In order to take a meal or spend,
a night with this extraordinary family
a fnmlly without a counterpart eith
er In Europe or America.
Jews and Gentiles, friends nnd foes were
Involved.
RISING. Lesson II. Had tho story of
Jesus ended with lesson 10 Ho would
have been a martyr, After ages would
liavo read of Ills sufferings and won
dered at His deeds. Left forever in the
tomb of Arimathea no ono could hae
explained His mission. But His return
to Ufa was His completo vindication. Tho
manner of that return, ttio four appear
ances In tho body on tho first day, tho
consequent faith of tho disciples, all
helped to mako His rosurrcction a po
tent fact in the history of the church
Mary und tho woman, the two disciples
on tho way to Emmaus, afterward tha
wholo company to whom Ho appeared in
tho ovenlng theso were wltneetes whose
testimony could not be Impeachud. They
became glad heralds of Christ and tha
resurrection, and their wotds, because
of tho ccntldeneo with which they spoke,
carried conviction to their hearers. Tha
rlten Christ, not tho Incarnated, not the
suffering Christ, is tho themo over more
to be preached until the world shall re
ceive Htm as Saviour and Lord.
LIVING. Lesson 12. But the quarter's
lessons would be lncomplcto had they
ended with tho resurrection. If Christ
tecelvcd and left tho tomb, why? This
question naturally rises in every mind.
Tho last lesson answers. He lives to
give llfo to men. This wus tho ultimate
declared purpose of His coming. He
lives In His people. To state this grand
dortrlno Ho raised up a man, Saul of i
Tarsus, whom Ho abundantly endowed, i
und plainly called, and signally blessed i
From a Roman prison tills man wroto to
tho church at Colosse, composed largely
of Gentiles, urging them so to mortify
the deeds of tho body, so to subdue the
lower promptings of the spirit, so to cul
tivate tho nobler qualities of tho heart,
so to develope tho principles of love, that
Christ might llvo In them nnd that tha
members of tho Colosslan church might
llvo peacefully and thankfully together.
And this he presented as the one design
of their calling, that the world might
seo embodied in human nature tho ideals
of Christ, a living illustration of what
He camo to establish!
CONCLUSION. Let us now turn a
hasty backward look over tho quarter's
studies. Seo Jesus standing at the grave
of Lazarus giving back a dead brother
to his sisters. Seo Him receiving the an
ointing at supper, as an act of affection
and gratitude from ono of thoso slstcrj.
Seo Him assumlrg tho placo of a servant
to teach ambitious disciples humility. Seo
Him comforting thoso who wcro sorrow
ing at the thought of His removal, offer
ing Himself as a perpetual companion.
Seo Him In tho garden seized by soldiers,
In the hall of tho high priest, at tho tri
bunal of Pilate, on tho cross, a sufferer.
Seo Him after Ho leaves the sepulchro
in triumph, speaking to His disciples and
kindling their faith. Seo Him after His
ascension, ever living in tho hearts of His
own, who by speech and spirit commend
Him to tho world as Saviour and Friend.
Theso nro tho high themes of tho quar
ter. Will men over tire of them? Nay,
the millions in different lands who havo
meditated on those things will gladly re
turn, when Invited, to find new truth and
now comfort in "tho old story." Ho who
onco was in the flesh to teach and suffer
and die Is now tho sourco of Joy to mul
titudes of hearts.
SPORT AMONG SANTIAGO HILLS.
Plenty of Quail and Mountain Full
of Deer.
rrom Forest and Stream.
As a member of tho Sir Thomas Lip
ton war relief committee, It was my
fortune to pass nbout a fortnight in
Sanltago harbor, and I employed a por
tion of my time in looking up the game
and fish. On either sldo of tho yellow
fever island there come in two email
rivers, navigable in canoes for about
five miles, when wo reach the lofty
mountains. The water Is cool and clear
and quantities of fine fish could be seen.
None wero taken by our party, on ac
count of tho lack of tackle. The bushy
shores contained snipe, quail and
guinea fowl in abundance. No hawks
werb visible, but the air was dark with
buzzards around about tho city. The
hunters all said that tho buzzards did
no harm to tho game birds or their
eggs, but were merely scavengers. Tho
waters of the harhor are pretty slug
gish, and the bottom Is covered deep
with greasy mud, but the sailors man
aged to catch somo fish one day, In
cluding a big red snapper, which was
served in the captain's cabin and pro
nounced excellent. In tho harbors of
San Juan, Ponce and Santiago the gars
seemed fairly to swarm. These fish ran
from 1 to 3 feet in length. At night,
thero wcro many largo flsh about, Judg
ing from the splashing.
Ono day a party of us, Including
Captain Alexander of tho rough riders,
went to San Juan hill on horseback,
as there are no roads in that part of
the country. "While tho captain was
trying to find the body of Copt Bucky
O'Neill, of Prescott, Ariz., ono of his
comrades who had fallen there, tho rest
of us wandered around In tho mule
trails, now nearly obliterated, and
grown up to bushes and tall weeds.
From timo to time tho sound of some
thing familiar would come to the ear,
creating tho impression that a farm
yard was near. "Buckwheat! buck
wheat!" was the cry, and as we drew
near up went a score of guinea fowl,
the regular dark variety, with white
spots on each feather. Tho birds didn't
go far, so we employed our time chasing
them from placo to place. In doing so
wo saw a lot of quail, somewhat larger
than our Bob White. These, too, wero
very tame, and would let you approach
very near. The boys got out their
revolvers and blazed away, but as no
one had any shot cartridges, nothing
came to bag.
Tho utter absence of any venomous
snakes or Insects made us all the more
anxious to hunt for theso birds next
day, and we tried all that evening In
Santiago to get a decent shotgun. Mbr
than ever did I mourn for my new
Baker hammer gun, lying in Its case in
New York city. How I should have en
joyed a glance along that "cylinder"
Damascus right loaded with "E. C."
smokeless and No. 8 shot. No ono cared
to try Mauseis on tho game, and as no
amount of persuasion could Induce Gen.
Wood to loan his valuable double-barrel,
wo had to glvo up all thoughts of
hunting. Captain Brlckley and the
"Port Victor's" doctor, McCllntlc, both
avowed that their guns would bo on
board next trip, and I expect to hear
from them soon.
Tho dogs In Santiago were mostly
shortlegged hounds with long ears. This
I wondered nt until I learned that the
mountains aro full of deer. There Is a
railway running hack to somo Iron
mines at Flrmeza, SO miles distant,
where thero Is excellent deer hunting.
Tho animals are similar In form and
color to our deer, but nro smaller. Tho
flesh Is excellent. They are killed by
ettll hunting.
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NEW YORK HOTELS.
The St. Denis
Broadway and eleventh St., New York,
Opp. Grace Church. Iluropean Plan.
Rooms Ji.oo a Day and Upwards.
In a modest and unobtrusive wny thero
aro few better conducted hotels in tho
metropolis than the St. Denis.
The great popularity it has acquired can
readily bo traced to its unique location,
its home-llko atmosphere, tho peculiar ex
cellence of its culslno and service, and its
very moderate prices.
WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON,
WESTMINSTER HOTEL
Cor. Sixteenth St, and Irving Place,
NEW YORK.
AMERICAN PLAN, S3.5.) I'jr
Day and Upwards.
EUROPEAN PLAN, $1.50 Per
Day and Upwards.
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Proprietor.
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district.
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X" S minutes to Slrgel Coopor'a Big JT
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Dry Goods Stores.
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Representative Firms
ART AIATr.RI.lU FRAMING AND PHO
TO SUPPLIES.
Tho Grimn Art Studio, 209 Wyoming.
BANKS.
Scranton Savings Bank. 122 Wyoming.
Merchants' & Mechanics' Hank, 420 Lack.
Third National Bank. 118 Wyoming.
West Side Bank. 109 N. Main.
Lack. Trust & Safo Dep. Co.. 401 Lacka.
Traders' Nat. Bank, Wyom. & Spruce,
Dime. DIs. and Dep., Wyom. & Spruco
HOOTS AND SIIOES-WIIOLKSALE.
Goldsmith Bro3., 301 Lackawanna.
CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM-
WHOLESALE.
WllllamB, J. D. & Hro., 312 Lackawanna,
ntUITS-WHOLESALE.
Wegman Fruit Co., 11 Lackawanna.
GROCERS-WHOLESALE.
Kelly, T. J. & Co., It Lackawanna.
HARDWARE AND MINE SUPPLIES.
Hunt & Connell Co., 4.11 Lackawinna.
HEATING AND PLUMBING.
Howlcy. P. F. & M. T., 231 Wyoming.
HARNESS AND TRUNKS.
Tritz, G. W., 410 Lackawanna.
BUILDERS' HARDWARE, STOVES, ETC.
Lackawanna Hardware Co., 2J1 Lacka.
BEDDING, SPRINGS, F.TC.
Tho Scranton Bedding Co., COO Lacka,
HARDWARE. STOVES, ETC.
Leonard, Thos. r., Lackawanna ave.
HAND INSTRUMENTS AND PIANOS.
Finn & Phillips, 138 Wyoming.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
Prothcroo & Co., 134 Washington.
LUMBER AND PLANING MILL.
Ansley, Joseph & Son, S01 Scranton.
DIA.MONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRV
Mcrcereau & Connell, 307 Lackawanna.
MEATS AND VEGETABLES.
Carr, T, E. & Son, 213 Washington.
GRANITE .MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros, 218 Adams.
LOANAM BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
Security BWg & Suv'gs Union, Mears Bids
CRACKER I Uvl.S. I'TC.
Nat. Biscuit Co. (Scra'n Branch,), 20 Lack.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
SImrell, V. A., CIS Linden.
PAPER AND BUTCHER SUPPLIES.
Uthman Paper Co., 223 Spiuce.
nrrn.R, i.ggs and cheese.
Stevens, V. D. & Co., 32 Lackawanna.
I'LOl R. FEED, HAY AND GRAIN.
Tho Weston Mill Co.. Lackawanna ave,
MACRONI AND VERMICELLI.
Casscso Bros., W Lackawanna ave.
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS-WHOLIi
SALE.
Levy, N. B. & Bro., Traders' Bldg.
Bl TTFR, I.GGS n.OUR, HAY, ETC
Easterlo & Co.. 131 Franklln;
Babcock, 11. F., & Co., llti Franklin.
JEWELERS AND MATCH MATERIAU
Phillips, Geo, & Co., Coal Exchange.
WINES AND LIQUOR.
Casey Bros., 210 Lackawanna.
LITE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Mears Biflff.
LAM' AND COLLECTION.
Okell & Dunn Coal Exchange.
Yoeum, Geo. C, Connell Bldg.
BICYCLES AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Florey & Brooks, 211 Washington.
OVERALLS. UNDERWEAR, ETC.
Harris, S 822 Pcnn ave,
LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES.
Maloney Oil Mfg. Co., Ill Meridian.
OIL, PAINT AND VARNISH.
Maloney Oil Mfg. Co., Ill Meridian.
STATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS.
Prendergast & Oelpel, 207 Washington.
rUNERAI. DIRECTORS.
Tague, P. W 113 S. Main.; Hcbldenco 1134
Jackson.
Price, William, 135 S. Main.
DRY GOODS, SHOES AND GROCERIES
McCann, P. J 411 N. Main.
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