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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUJNE- TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1809.
BAKING-POWDER
Id the
cook as
m
r
'agent will
The dainty cake,
The white and flaky tea biscuit,
The sweet and tender hot griddle cake
The light and delicate crust,
The finely flavored waffle and niuiTin,
The crisp and delicious doughnut,
The white, sweet, nutritious bread and roll,
Delightful to the taste and always wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder is made
from PURE GRAPE CREAM OF
TARTAR and is absolutely free
from lime, alum and ammonia.
Making pow ders made
from .ilum cause djspepsia.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., NLW YORK
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
INCREASE IN THE WORLD'S PIG
J.KUJN iMtUlUJOl'lUM.
It Is Ono of the Veiy Remaikable
Things About the Piesent Indus
trial .bpocn Pennsylvania Kail
road Company Is Ambltlou3 to
Have Four Tiacks fiom Harris-
burg to Pittsbuig John W. Dal
man Appointed General Foreman
of Valley Shopo at Buffalo.
"Thf woild's lntitiiso in iis lion
production," ba.s the Journal of I'mii
inercc, "is nno of the mos-t reniuikible
things about the present lndubtilnl
I'poch. i:. i:ikan & Co, of llainbut?,
estimate the total pis turn n.JduUio'j
of last e.u at tlobe t .r.,000.00) tons,
asjalnst an .neiage of less than 27,
000,000 for the the sears 1S11 to lvn
Last ciu our production vat eiy
much In excess of that of KiiaIuiJ, nnd
that of Goimnny was not fai behind the
Kngllfah pioduttlon.
"It is estimated th.it the a vol age
nnmi.il pioduttlon of the wnld was
H.100,000 tons in 1S71-5, in 1S9S it u.is
ory neatly two and it half times that.
Put into petcent.iKes, the pioduetion of
the world had inue.ibed 143 per cent.
In a quaiter of a icntuiy, the Aninlcan
pioduct had Inc leased fle-fold, the
German four-fold and the Ihigllsh J3
per cent.
"New uses ato continually belnR dis
covered for iion oi hteel, or at least
they are being hubstltuted for other
mateil.ilp, and the constmctlon of ar
ticles into which iion and steel enter
has been expanding icmarkably, while
uses are being found for the slag pio
ducud bv the furnaces"
the long llotspshoo Ilend and slowly
but Fiuelj they aie making loom for
two additional Hacks Latci In the year
tiacks will be laid on the newly giaded
ground.
I'aither cast the giant boulders and
solid locks that blocked the path of
Piogtess weie remoed lat ear and
four tracks aie now in use. The bend
tails will be connected and the system
will be complete.
The eastern side of the mountain is
not, howinei, the onl poitlon of the
load that the "Penns." is minded to
impioc bj an extension of Hacks and
tialllc wajs. The western slope dur
ing the last ear has ieceled a gieat
leal of font th track and een now
hundietls of men are at work between
Cteson and Altoona incieaslng the
bieadth of the paths foi fi eight tialllc.
The new tunnel at Spruce Cieek on
the Middle dhlslou Is an assuianco
that tlieie will be a bit of fourth traek
in tbat 'Ucinlty and othei stretches
have the same piospect Alieady the
lengths of fouith tiacks are coming
longei. Some day u whole string of
such lonnoctions will be made and the
lesult will be four tracks from Ilai
llbbuig to Pittsburg.
awakened by a peculiar feeling about
the mouth and when he put up his
hand he found Ills lips and his nos
almost touching each other. Antidotes
weie at once applied, but the swelling
did not i educe for seeral houis
John Laltue, foimerly electilclan at
the silk mill, will icniosc his family to
town and will continue his work at tha
old stand.
ROUNDING UP OF LOGS.
Rlyphlcs, which denoted that the
original was onoof tho royal house of
l'Rypt some 2,600 ears U. C. Next
came more wrappings, and then a closo
garment of samite, fastened around the
neck by a sailor's knot. Heneath this
again were some liner bandages, like
napkins Next en mo four i:gyptlnn
tunics, of a kind of linen, with slcees,
and wocn without uny Joints. These
weie llxcd to tho body at the neck
and ankles by some stuff of n, bitumin
ous nature. Next came bandages
placed Icngthwnjs, from the head to
the feet, with cross bands, four largo
pieces of linen came next, lolled round
and round the body. Tho sixth en
elope was fonned of tiansversal
bands of a yellow color, from the bitu
men In which they had been soaked.
Aftet this fifteen similar wrappers.
Next an envelope saturated In black
bitumen, and, llnnlly, next to tho skin,
a thin shirt of the finest linen. The
tves were wrapped up separately, the
arms and hnnds weie laid stialght
down alongside the bodv
The mummy was u male, and looked
about forty-fHe jeais old. Tho length
was flo feet nine Inches The breast
and pait of tbo nbdomen were gilt
over. The body was filled with black
balsam. No MS. was found. The
legs had been eoeiel in black balsam
The unrolling of the body took three
hours and no loss than 2.S00 square
feet of linen were taken off It. The
hands weie long and pcifectj tho lin
gers well made, with "filbert" nails,
the eais entire, and tho nose, which
had been cut open when the body was
embalmed, In older to e.xtiact the
brain, a little dofcjniied. The faj
looked almost alive, and tho hair was
peifectly pteserved, eiy fine, and
what Is unusuul In Egyptians of tho
pure bleed a little culled. On the
lert slue, below the ribs, was on open
ing by which the balsam had been In
tioduced Into the bodv. Under the
cloth which coined the face below
each eye, and on the ball of the cheek,
a gold plate was tound, with tho lep
lesentatlon of an eye and its lids. Cher
the mouth, mid fastened by a gold
who i un tluuugh and behind the
teeth, was another plate, with a plctuio
or lepiesentntlon of a tongue plnied
pcipendkularly to the closing of the
lips, which were fast shut and secuied
by wlies.
MAKING MEXICAN PULQUE.
CpUttOHjfaml
Wallac
SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
Great Price Reductions in
Coored
Waists
We offer the entire stock at these new prices 50c, 75c
and $1.00 arranged into three lots.
Laying Additional Tracks.
The Penns.lania rtallioad before
the openinn year will hae connect! d
Altoona and Gnllltzln by a four tiack
system. At present gangs of workmen
aio at woik along the mountain bide of
s$irMra?Mfiy5
tM ml
weakness of the
HEROINES OF PEACE.
When we read
stories of the terrible
Spinish Inquisition
ot the olden times,
it feems as if the tor
tures they depict
were almost beyond
the lmentioii of the
most dcpraed and
fiendish mind; and
yet here in our own
enlightened land
and in this Nine
teenth Century
ot Civilization,
thousands of
tender women
our own sis
ters, mothers
and w lves
suffering from
some unnatural
delicate organism of their hex, ore daily
undergoing an almost equally terrible,
physical anguish and martyrdom.
"Itsecmrdnif there wainniror ban! around
my bead ami it wan being tufoted tighter .mil
tighter all the tine a New rlc !h( wld la
trying to describe her terrible sens illons
' I could not wilk across 1115 room without mil"
ferinfr dreadful paint," taut another lad), Mrs.
May K Jonet, of 5a Madison Ae , Yiufhittl,
Mich , in n letter to I)r li V Pierre t,( nuffalo,
N. V. " 1 wis troubled with fem lie wcaLiirns
I had suffered for two j en rs when I bewail taking
your medicine In t now after tnUiiff three bctlen
of rr Pierce' l'nonte Prescription I am free
from pain I do nil my homework and walk
where I please thanks to Dr fierce' medicine "
"It It throtil) medicine that relieved my ter
rible headache " nald Mr R P Monfort, of
Lebanon, Warren Co , Ohio ' In vi-r truth it
ithe only medicine eLr invented that delicate
and ailing womeu nil positively relj upon to
give them complete and permanent relief "
No other remedy was ever devised that
eo thorcXigbly rejuvenates the entire nerv
ous system of womeu, healing and curing
all weakened and diseased conditions of
the feminine organism and restoring worn,
anly strength and complctenesa It is the
only proprietary remedy ever dcvUed for
this one special purpose by an educated
and eminent physician, a specialist of
world-wide reputation tu this particular
field of practice. No woman need or ought
to allow ber whole nature, physical and
mental, to be undermined by such ailments
when by writing to Dr, Fierce she may ob
tain orofesstonal advice free of coarse.
This and That.
The latest olllclal notice posted In tho
Cential ltailioad of New Jersey ofnee
reads: "On and after August 1st no
one will be permlttid on n train or
engine without a tialn 111I0 certificate."
All train baggagemen on the Cential
rallioad must submit to nn examina
tion slmlliu In method to the postal
civil service examinations to piove their
lltncs foi their positions The woik
will be done by divisions
John W Dalman, for fourteen months
ns-slstnnt traveling engineer for tho
1-ehlgh Valley Itailroad company, with
headquaiters at K.iston, has been ap
pointed nenerul foiemnn of the com
panj'h shops at liuffalo The vacancy
was caused by the resignation of J S.
Chambers, master mechanic, to accept
a position an assistant supeiintendent
of motive powei foi the Cential Rail
load company ot New Jerev. J. I
Kn.ipn, who was general foieman nt
the Uuffalo woika, was appointed to
succeed Sir Chambers.
A sang of men aio hijlng the new
inn pound mils on the Lehigh Valley
Kalhoad's mountain cut-ofC. The new
lulls aio the heaviest in this section
of tho count! , the mil weighing 100
pounds to the aid or 1,000 pounds
each, the rails being thlity feet long
They are leplaclng the eighty-live and
nlnetj pound tails on that hectlon of
tiaik. the heaviest rails made being
ntipssnij to mippoit the mammoth
new enslnes and veiy heav, tlalns
whldi ate iuh over tho mountain fiom
Coto)i to Fall view
Th Rillwnv Gazette Is authority for
the statement th.it dining tho month ot
Match, lS'W, oideis for 21,067 caws weio
placed with United States car vvntks.
(Jf these 10.07." were gondola, coal and
ore tais S.'JfaO weie box, stock, furnl-tur-
and icfrigerator cais, 575 weie Hat
cms!, 1,700 steel cars and 337 pissenger
mid steel lnlluay eais The car 01 dpi s
iiuilng Janunty and February, 1S9S,
were together 37 027. and, adding those
of Match makes TiS.OOt cars which weio
contracted for slnco Januaiy 1. Din
ing tint three months named 1,207 lo
comotives weie ordered, of which 541
weie eonti acted tor in March.
The Woik of Telling a Big Stick 19
Feifoimed Artistically.
From the Philadelphia ltecurd
The white pine Industiy thrives
gieatest In the northwestern parts of
the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan Tho logging operations In
these forests aie conducted principally
In the winter season, beginning eaily
in November and continuing until
about the end of Match Tor the hous
ing of the men, hois-es and oxen suit
able camps or shanties aio provided,
generall built of logs and situated
within convenient reach of the densest
pait of the timber to be cut. An uv
eiage set of camps will house from
thlity to seventy-live men, who aie
undei the chaige of the foreman ot
the camp.
In felling the tiees the men woik In
palis, two to each tiee They use both
the ax and the double-handed saw.
Tho fall of the tiee is legulated by the
use of wedges Insetted Into the saw
tut at the ptopcr time and place, and
so expert do the operators bpcome
that .1 tiee Is diopped between an two
htumps that may be selected In u vvu
I that amazes a novice, and within twen
ty minutes fiom the time tho men
commence woik. After the feller
comes the swamper, whose duty it is
to "side-mat k" each log with an indi
vidual mark, usually called tho water
mark, In addition to cutting a nariow
path through the biush for the fallen
timber to the ncaiest logging toad.
Close upon tho fillets come also th
ctoss-cut saw,eis, who cut tho trunk
into logs of convenient length with 1
double-handed saw. A skidding team
then follows and diags the logs to the
neuest sKldwuy on the logging toad.
Tho skldwav Is geneiall situated ut
the side of a slight natural tls? to en
able the skidding teams to deposit
their logs more easily from above The
loading of the sleighs U then proceeded
with, nnd this Is nicompllshed by the
aid of two men with a pair of hoises,
chains and suitable tackle From foi-
tv to 17.1 logs, depending on the size,
constitute a load, sometimes weigh
ing as much as 100 tons, for one of these
immense sleighs, upon which the logs
ute hauled to the "banking grounds"
011 tho frozen suiface of the ilvei,
wheie they nie piled up to wait for
the thaw ot opening of navigation.
Manufactuie of the National' Drink
an Enoimous Industry.
The making of polcjue, the natirnal
dilnk, Is an enoimous Industry In Mel
co. The natlvps look upon It as an es
sential patt of their diet, and Its con
sumption Is unlveisal among all classes
of people The Intoxication produced
by polnue is tlioiough and nppaiently
satlsfactoiy in nil essentials If one tan
Judge by the slunibeilng foi ms ofteii
seen In the gutteis adjacent to the
pttlnueilas or pulque shops In the City
of Mexico as the night grows old.
Pulque Is made fiom the maguey a
species of centuty plant. The peons
galhei tho sap fiom the plant by a
lough siphon and empty it into a pig
skin. It is passed thiough n simple
piocess of fenmntatlon and in twenty-four
houis it Is lit for use as a bev
erage When feimented it has the ap
pearance of Iced butteimllk which it
somewhat lesembles In taste, though
to one unaccustomed to Its flavor it is
mawkih and lepugnant This distaste
soon wear3 off, and n liking fot the
diink Is not long In nsseitlng Itself
It Is said to be n sovereign lemedy
for kidney affections, and there Is a
saying that If a man fiom the north
who bus spent neaily all his money
in ti.ving to cure kidney tiouble hns
enough left to enny him down to Mexi
co and will drink pulque lor two
months he will be cured A good ma
guey field Is a piofltable piece ot piop
eity. Kach well-develo'ped plant will
leld fiom 100 to 150 gallons of sap The
sap Is gatheied dally for several weeks
liefoie It ceases to flow Mexico City
alone consumes 100,000 pints of pulque
a day, besides huge quantities of mes
cal and tequllla. These nie veiy In
toxicating spiilts, obtained bv distilla
tion from the heart and loot of the
maguey. Although to tho ordtnaty
poison to diink them Is like swallowing
a llety furnace, to the palate of tho
peon thev aie ns grateful as would ho
the softest 'old Scotch" to a northerner
For Instance-
All dollar Waists ' 50c
All dollar twenty-five and dollar fifty Waists . . . 75c
All dollar seventy-five, two dollar and two fifty Waists, $1.00
The high grade character of "Connolly & Wallace" Shirt
Waists is recognized, and at the new prices, the large stock
will be readily disposed of.
CONNOLLY & WALLACE,
127 and 129
WASHINGTON AVENUE
AVOCA.
The death of Mis. Jiildgot Cavvley, nn
aged lesldent of this town, otcurted
jesteidny morning at the residence of
her daughter. Mm. John Tlgue, of Lin
coin hill. Deceased was a feivent
Christian, and although a great suf
feier, sho v.ns patient and gieeted
pveiy ono who visited her bedside with
a kind word and In u cheerful manner.
Besides her daughter, she Is survived
by one son, John, and onp sister. Mis
Kllen Cunmilngs. The funeral will tnko
placo tomorrow moinlng nt 9 30 o'clock.
At a meeting of the IIoso companj,
held last evening, several now mem
beis vvto elected to membership.
Lester, tho fourteen-months-old son
of Mr. mid Mm. James Hopkins, of
Mooslc, died yesterday morning of
meningitis. Tho funeral will tnko place
tomonow afternoon. Interment will be
in I'lttston cometoiy.
John Henry, of tho West Side, Is the
fit st victim of tho hissing bug In
Avoca. On Sunday evening1 he was
tfi8S BABY
llil ukes
I
OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Busl
nessjuui Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations In
tended According to 1) tlances and
leesponsibility.
3 I'erCent. Inter.-st Allovvjd on
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus,
$200,000
425,000
WM. CONNELL, President.
I10NRY BELIN, Jr., Vice-Pres.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Casbler
The vault of tltis bank is pro
tectcd by Holmes' Llectrlc Pro.
tectie System.
A REMARKABLE MUMMY.
A Monarch Who Lived 2,500 B. C,
as He Appears Today.
1'rom Public Opinion
Two most extraordinary Kgjptlan
mummies were exhibited by H Dufaur
at the looms of the Mailebone Antl
quniian sociity in the Miujlebone
load One of them they both having
hi en dlseoveicd In lowei Kgypt In the
course of the recent campaign was ie
maikable for Its size nnd extiaordin
aiy weight. On Its heud was a uoun
composed of coppei, with a gold cov
eilng shaped in pieces lebombllng
plates and buttons, having decorations
of leaves and fiults. On the taso con
taining tho body were p. tinted llgims
resembling tho-e of the zodiac A
neaily undecipherable Gieek Inscrip
tion was also on It. Between tho folds
of tho diess was found n piece of papy
rus, with nn Inscription which gave the
name of the dead monaich ut I'ente
menon. The mummy In Its wrappers weighed
1C0 pounds. Its length wa. Mx feet
one Inch tho bend was nbnoimnll
lurge, and the shouldem verj broad.
Next the dtess was found an outer
cloth covered with paintings and hteio-
CUTICURA RESOLVENT i3 so pure, sweet,
and nholrsomo tint all ages may tal.o it with
pleasure and benpflt. Its mission is to cool
and cleanse tho blood In eczema and other
torturing, disfiguring humors, rallies, and
irritations, whllr arm baths with Ci Tict'ii V
Socr clcanso tho surface of crusts ami scales,
and gentlo anointings with Ccticuiu Oint
ment sootbo and licit Itching, burning skin.
Sold throughout tho world. Iottib !Rin avd Chem.
Coir i Holt l'rofi , Cotton. All About Uioj'i SUn, fr,o.
To assist digestion, relieve distress
after eating or drinking too heartily,
to prevent constipation, take
old everywhere, 25centa.
HEAVINESS
Is not n deslrihle quality In
brend Heavj bread will make
a man cioss nil d.ij. No wo.
mnn wunts to iiiuko heavy
bnad nnd no mnn ought to eat
It Anv woman can mu'io
light brend It she will use
'Snow
?
Tour Wcik fiom makes he ivy
bread. "Snow White" Is strong
Hour titMiig Horn tna'tcH light
br"ad bt cause it has sticngth
enough to rlne.
All siocers sell It.
"Vie only wholesalslt "
THE WESTON IILL CO.
Scranton,
Carbondale, Olypliant.
is i
Every item iu our superb
stock has been selected with
the greatest care. We cau fur
nish your home at moderate
cost and the result will please
you. Everything new aud up
to-date.
Carpets.
Wilton, Velvet,
Axminster,
Brussels, Ingrain.
Draperies,
Lace,
Cross Stripe,
Portiere, Cottage.
Silk,
WILLIAMS & M'ANULTY,
'take time ey the FOHELOOX.1
a m oh
ryvvwvwviryvvTyyv
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Jlamirncturcrs or
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
43B IB 4E5 RL HUn SL. S5HIML PI
Telcphon: Cull, 2.J.M.
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For
That we are the agents in 5
this city (or the a
Mm4k
DR.DENSTEN
31 i Sprue) S'.
Temple Court Building
Scrantoj, Pa.
uMuy
31 To PATENT Good Idsas
TJ may bo secured by
mav
our aid. Address,
THE PATENT RECORD,
Baltimore, Md.
All ncuto and dironlc dlbcases of men,
women and clillditn CHIIOXIC N13IIV
Ol'S UHAIN AND AHTINU Oldl.AH
KB A Sl'IX'IAI.TV All dlhcises of th3
I.hir Kldiic Uluildvr, Skin, Illoud,
Neivcx Womb, i:e JJoi, Noe Thiuit
nnd I.nnBH, funicrw Tunioura. l'll'B
lluutuiu tloltrc, Hhcumutlsm, Ailhma,
Catarrh Varloiocilc l.oct MniiliiinU,
Nlchtll llmlsfilonH, nil I'emalo Dlbcases,
l.oucoirhoe.i etc Uonouhou, SmiIiIIIh.
Hlood I'olson, liiillBcrctlon und iouthfnl
habits oblltLratcd finrven. rltn. Kid
lon Tapr nnd Plomnch Woirns CA
TAHnilOZONi:. Spcclllo for Catnrrh
Threo months' treatment only J5 00. Trial
free In office. Consultation and exami
nations free Ofllce hours dally und
Sunday, S u. m. to 0 p. m.
Car load Just arrlod. All styles,
and prices the lowest. Workmanship
guaranteed even on
TH- CHEAPER GFUDES.
Keep i's In mind and ou won't re
el ct glins us your patronage you
will get goods as represented giving
you our easy terms of payment or very
Ion est prices for cash. Immense stock
of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets,
Iron Beds, etc. Fla largo floors full
to tho celling at
Thos Kelly's Stom,
111 nnd I'll
Franklin Avenns
Orient
Bicycle
Which is todav, as it al- -
ways has been, a "top notch- S
5 cr," should be pleased to have 5
K ou call. 5
1 PL0REY & BROOKS
;j in Washlnztan Aveaus.
E3 Opposite Court Mouse. j-
?jiitiiiijmuiiHii!iJi!iJiiiiiiiuiminrt
MOUNT PLEASANT
At Retail.
Coal of the best quality for domestic
uo and of all nUia Including Buckwheat
nnd lllrdseje. dellercd In any part of
the cltl, at the lowest pi Ice
Orders received at the office. Connell
building lloom KM telephono No 1T. or
at tho mine, telephone No :.J, will he
promptly attended to Dealers supplied
at the mine.
HIT PLEASANT COAL CO
THE
liooins 1 aiul, Com'ltli Il'iM'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
DR. DENSTEN
The Dickson Mnnufiictiirlns Co.
t-crantin and Wlllie.llrre, !.,
.Miimimc.urori or
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY CNQ1NES
lloller.1. Ilolstlnzandl'umplnz Machinery.
aeneral Office, Scranton, Pa.
nining and Blasting
POWDER
M tie at Mooato and Iluili ato Wor.t
I.An.lN &. KAM) I'OlVOHK CO '3
ORANGE GUN POWDER
i:i ctrto II itterlet, Ulotrlo KxpIolr,
loroxplolliu blati, rjarety Funnl
Rspauno Chem'cil Co's nxpwsivBs