THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1899.
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RELATIONS BETWEEN
CLIMATE AND CRIME
EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON
HUMAN CONDUCT.
Greater In Summer Than in Winter.
Conditions Under Which Murders
and Suicides Aro Most Common.
Metereologlcal Fhcnomenn Re
sponsible for Mnny Misdemeanors.
From tlio Washington Star.
Does the wenthcr regulate human
conduct, and do utniospherlc rondltlons
have .a marked effect unon the crimi
nally Inclined?
These nre the Hturtllns questions
which the meteorological experts lit
Washington hnve been risked to grapple
with and solve. The direct result)) of
their Investigation, ho far ns they
have progressed, disclose some ex
ceedingly Interesting facts.
That man's mental functions nro to
n gi eater or lesser extent governed by
his physical condition Is a fact long
ago discovered by psychologists. But
to what extent the shortcomings or
evil doings of mankind nro directly
traceable to conditions of the weather
it has remained until today for phy
sicians, scientists nnd laymen Interest
ed In Biti-li. research to find out. Indeed,
tho majority of normal persons, what
ever their occupation, are swayed In
tellectually and physically by the pre
vailing state of the weather, and the
police records disclose a corresponding
increase or decrease of crime with tho
fnllng and rising barometer. And these
statements are not haphazard, nor are
hey founded upon supposition; they are
matters of record and scientific fact,
vouched for by the best-known and
most capable authorities of the land.
A CRIMINAIj BAHOMETRH.
When Professor Emit Pauchney of
Paris recently made the assertion that
the record of murder, burglary and
other crimes could be shown by n
barometer mathematically constructed
for the purpose Just as accurately as
the weather Is now shown by t,he com
mon barometer .the writer set out upon
a little Journey of Inquiry nmong the
meteorological sharps to ascertain Just
how much of truth nnd how milch of
the zeal of a scientific specialist was
contained In Dr. Dauchney's statement.
In what degree the French savant
was right can best be decided after n
perusal of the facts In hand.
The statistics of the weather bu
reaus prove, first, that men nnd wo
men who live In high lattludcs have
in their mental and physical make-up
much more of the animal than have
their brethren of the south, and In
consequent, while the southerner Is
easily discouraged nnd losing heart
takes to suicide, the man who was
born and llvesi in the north revenges
himself upon his fellow beings rather
than upon himself: and, secondly, that
crime Is generally premeditated In
wnrm, cloudy weather, while the deed
H self is executed under cleat' and
bracing meteorological conditions. The
reports nf the department of ngrleul
t'tie on this subject, though not as
exhaustive as one might wish, nro at
rtip with Hngllsh and French facts
o nd figures of the same kind. Our na
tive Investigators say that during ex
cesslvel hot wenthcr, when there Is n
pveat deal of humidity in the atmo
nnheri and persons perspire more
freely, when there Is little or no relief
for sweltering humanity, the mind be
comes to a certain extent deranged
find the commission of crime results,
DAU7C DAYS AND MUUDKR.
After a thorough study of the ques
tion, Professor Dauehney says: "When
very moist the atmosphere Is a much
better .onductor of electricity than at
any other time. Then the nnturnl
electricity Is drawn from the body, nnd
this has a tendency to destroy vitality
and weaken the mental faculties. Dark
days aiid muggy weather means an In
crease nf murder, robbery, rape, arson
and suicide." jjr. 8. A. K. Strahnn,
who, next to I.omhroso, ranks ns one
of the foremost criminologists of the
fin;, s. says, relative to the effect of
weather upon those who are morally
oblique: "The popular belief Is that
tho winter months, nnd especially
drearj November, Is the season In
which eriin?s occurred most frequent
ly Like siime other popular beliefs,
tills has proved upon Inquiry to bo
without foundutlon In fact. The ex
p.mluatloti of a large collection of sta
tistics, although not establishing a
constant proportion for each season,
shows clearly that In all countries from
which statistics can be obtained the
maximum is attained in one or other
nf tho spring or early summer
months."
Dr. stratum further stites that It
Is vii skl- are lowering and there
.;. i
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(38)
FF EEPIOgiEe AND
Is much humidity that the commission
of crime Is greatest.
I.ONI5L.INKS8 CONTRinUTF.g.
Another Interesting fact Is this: A
man or woman who Uvea much nlone
is, In DO per tent, of tho catie Inves
tigated, much more easily Influenced
by atmospherics changes than arc oth
ers, So a person who ha3 many ttou
bles, nnd Is constantly thinking of
them, Is much more susceptible to any
sudden changing of tho weather than
one who Is care free and llsht-henrt-cd.
Tho clearing of a storm or a sin
gle llternl ray of sunshine would, In
hundreds of thousands of cases, have
prevented suicide and murder.
In regions like New York and Ron
ton, where there nre so many nnd
such sudden changes of weather, the
climatic Innuendo upon human char
acter und notion Is n factor of no lit
tle Impo-.ance. There Is an annunl
rhymthmlc Mso nnd tall which uffects
the nnlmate nature. With tho ap
proach of spring and the Increase of
tempornturo there Is a general awak
ening from the winter's period of
c&mpnnitlvo rest. With this awaken
ing every function Is excited to Its
most vigorous action. This has a, pro
found olfeet upon the whol6 organism,
which begins to work at a higher ten
sion. Mind nnd body nro more ncllvo
thnn at nny other lime of the year.
Upon the normal', healthy creature!
this period of activity 1ms only tho
most benign effect, but upon the ab
normal creature It acts as an Incen
tive to unnatural acts. Hence durlnjj
1MM5 N'v York shows an average rec
ord of over S.OOd crimes per month
during April, May, June and July, and
th largest number of entries at the
police station were made on the cloudy
or rainy days of those month?.
WHAT MR. DUNN SAYS.
In sneaking of the peculiar effect of
atmospheric conditions upon the human
system. Weather Forecaster Dunn, of
New York, who Is nmong the best au
thorities in the world, gave ns his ob
servations upon the subject of much In
teresting data. ' llcsays: "During the
passageofa storm, when tho tempera
ture Is excessive nnd tho atmosphere
Is thoroughly saturated with mois
ture, such an atmospheric condition Is
bound to make more or less of an Im
pression upon a certain class of persons
of susceptible temperament. We nil
recognize the fact that on somo days
we feel energetic and capable of doing
almost anything, while on others tliere
Is a disinclination to work or make any
exertion. A person feels what Is com
monly called "out of sorts,' Is Irritable,
and, tho chances are, ill-natured.
Of course, different persons aro differ
ently constituted, and are, in conse
quence, differently affected by outside
conditions. Those who nre weak ment
ally or physically are much more easily
affected by weather conditions than
others. In hot and muggy weather,
when there Is an exceslve amount of
humidity In the atmosphere, suicide 3
very prevalent, while, on tho other
hand, more murders are committed
where the air is either dry and hot or
dry and cool.
'In summer, when a low barometer
prevails, all nature seems depressed
and melancholy Ideas appear to per
vade during humidity: In a clear, brac
ing atmosphere the animal part of man
seems to predominate, and deeds of
another nature appear to be more
prevalent. A man who attempts to
commit a deliberate murder would plan
it on a clear, cold day rather than dur
ing suicide weather. Burglary would
also be planned nnd carried out when
the atmosphere is clear and bracing
rather than when It is heavy and de
pressing. It seems a peculiar thing
that In summer time poison nnd the
bullet seem to be the favorite method
of both murder nnd self-destruction,
while In winter tho rope and knlfo ap
pear to bo the most popular modes of
ending the existence of cither self or
another."
EPIDEMICS OF CRIME.
Statistics of crime show beyond ques
tion the truth of Mr. Dunn's assertions
relative to tho undoubted Inlluences of
climatic changes upon crime. Not
only aro certain crimes more frequent
ly committed at certain seasons of the
year, but In certain countries the cli
mate Is especially conducive to such
crimes. For instance, In Southern
China, where a warm or humid tem
perature exists for tho greater portion
,of the year, there Is less regard for
life than perhaps In any other portion
of the globe. Murders are every day
occurrences, suicides too common to
even pay attention to, while theft, rape
and all other crimes are Innumerable.
Tho history of crime shows that evil
doing Is .subject to epidemics as well
ns diseases. We find epidemics of
suicides, epidemics of murders and epi
demics of robberies. A careful study
of the question reveals the fact that
these epidemics last until the weather
changes, and an analogy between tho
conditions of the weather and the fre
quency of crime cannot but impress
the careful investigator. This clearly
may
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Sunday-Scliool Lesson for
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
CONTEXT. Last lesson gave an ac
count of tho proclamation of Cyrus
and the preparation of tho Jews for re
turn from captivity. Tho heads of tho
families who went forth on that expe
dition are recorded by Kznt In his
second chapter. The congregation
made a very brief stay In Jerusalem
and then distributed themselve.s in the
old cliles from which they or their
fathers enme. (fizra II: 70.) Several
months afrcr there was a general as
semblage at Jerusalem for the purpose
of observing the Feast of Tabernnelcs,
a national festival that continued
seven days at the close of tho harvest,
during which the people dwelt In
booths or huts made of the boughs of
trees. (Deut. xvl: 13.1 The old altar
that had been so long In ruins was
bulldad, and sacrifices were offered ac
cording to the law of Moses. The oc
casion was one of public rejoicing, not
unlike our Thanksgiving season, only
more protracted and more generally
observed.
UF.G INNING (V. 10). Two years
passed away before? the returned Jews
fv. S) undertook to do what Cyrus had
required of them in his proclamation.
Tho time was well employed. The
great body of the people were engaged
In erecting dwellings and In providing
the comforts of home, a matter of the
utmost importance in a land that had
been wasted by war and had been a
desolation for nearly a century.
Meanwhile, the ofllclals, both civil and
religious, might have been busy with
preparations. The debris of the old
temple must be removed, materials for
the new house must bo gathered, and
men must be secured, some of them
skilled workmen. At length, nnd In a
very brief time, considering the obsta
cles, all was ready for the formal be
ginning. Zerubbabel, the governor,
(Hag. II: 2) assembled the priests and
Levites, who gathered about th
trenches to witness the laying of the
foundation.
PRAISING (Vs. 10 and 11). That
was a glad hour. Prophecies were to
be fulfilled and hopes revived. A peo
ple, long la bondage, brought back to
their native land, deprived of all things
except their religion, yet cherishing
memories of God's favor in the cen
turies gone by, were now to begin, by
grace of the ruling monarch, a now
career. It was eminently proper that
there should be public expressions of
Joy. Appointments had been made to
that end. Arranged In order were the
priests clad In their holy garments,
bearing trumpets, (I Chron. xvl: f, C)
and the sons of Asaph with cymbals,
forming an Immense choir ntter the
style of David nnd Solomon In the old
temple. (I Chron. vl: SI.) Then broke
forth the song of praise to God, ren
dered In parts, the different sections of
the choir responding to each other.
That glad refrain, "Because He Is
good, for His mercy endureth forever."
(Psalm cxxxvl: 1) echoed and re
echoed through the city, expressing
the sentiment of every heart.
SHOUTING (V. 11). Tho singing
Indicates that crime Is, to a degree,
contagious; thnt a certain ehtlcal In
fluence or psychic Influence Is cast
abroad nnd that this Influence Is to a
large degree magnetic. Conditions of
tho weather which favor the Induction
of electricity or magnetism are cap
able of spreading these crime germs,
if we may call them, so that they come
In contact with those sensitive to such
Influences and a literal breeding of
crime Is tho result.
Just as certain atmospheric condi
tions of certain localities cause the air
to bo laden with the germs of malaria,
so the air Itself may be said to be laden
with the psychic, but none the less
potent, germs of crime. Those among
us who are, us we say, "acclimatized,"
escape the malarlul inlluences; and
equally so, those among us who nre
morally acclimatized escape the evil
psychic germs that are sometimes
among us. But the "sensitives," eith
er moral or physical, fall under the
dire Inlluences, and these we call
criminals. Who shall say that when
science, advanced to that point where
the reins of natural law aro complete
ly In control of man, and the weather
is at his command no less than the
functions of his own organism, we shall
not bo able to preserve a perfect me
teorological condition, and thus anni
hilate an external excitant to crime,
if we have not Jong before that time
wiped out the criminal himself?
STORIES TOLD BY TRUTHFUL
MEN.
A nervous young lady called a
physician lor a slight ailment, but
imo which she magnified, iu her own
estimation, into a serious one.
"Run," said the doctor to a servant,
giving him a prescription, "to the
nearest drug store and bring back th6
medicine as quickly ns you can."
"Is there much danger?" replied th
young lady, In alarm.
"Yes," said tho doctor, "if your ser
vant Is not quick It will be useless,
"Oh, doctor, shall I die?" gasped
the patient.
"There Is no danger of that," said
the doctor, "but you may get well be
fore John returns." Boston Traveler.
A story was told on tho dock recent
ly In Seattle of three young men who
were cured of the lnskan fever In a
very practical manner. They had con
cluded that they would go on the Al
Kl, and had purchased three berths.
"Now, you hoys," said tho aged ad
viser, "want to remember that It's
prettv cold up there. It's pretty low
tempernture here today, but nothing
to what you'll find on the Yukon Now,
let me ndvlss you. Refore goln? to
thnt country you would better hnva
some experience. You mnv not llko
it nnd then you will want to come
back. Tonight promises to be pretty
cold. I have n tent at my house that
I used when In Alaska. You boys
tnke tho tent out on Queen Anno hill
nnd sleep In It tonight."
"It Is now 10 o'clock. Don't ent
anything until nbout S o'clock this
evening. Then build a flro In your
tent, 'cook some bwins nnd bacon, fix
up some unsweetened black enffeo and
make n meal. lmtll bedtlmo sit
around the. Ore smoking nnd chewing
tobacco and plnylng cards, and then
fix up a rouah bunk on the ground
nnd ideep until morning. If you en-
September 3.
Rebyildiog the Temple.
EZRA 111:10 to IV:5.
was formal and official, as much so as
the nppolnted musical renderings In
our churches. However appropriate,
It failed to express all that was In the
heart. Ceremonluls have their proper
place, but at times tli'ey seem cold and
unworthy, and then tho emotional na
ture seeks its own method of expres
sion, without restraint of rule or regu
lation of leader. So It came to pass In
Jerusalem when the foundations of the
temple were being laid. The trumpets
of the priests nnd the cymbals of the
Levites nwakened a Joy that could not
be confined In the hearts of the people
who wore assembled. Like waters
that burst forth from fountains the
gladness overflowed. With shoutings
nnd other demonstrations of a physical
sort the multitude spontaneously told
each to the other, and all to their God,
tho sense of gratitude and of hopeful
ness ns tho foundations of the tcmplo
were laid.
WEEPING (Vs. 12 nnd 13). All this
rejoicing was occasioned by a look
into tho future. Tho building of the
temple signified the restoration of re
ligious privileges, with all the benefit
to be derved therefrom. (Psalm cxxll:
1.) Despite the waywardness of somo
religion Is the largest element In hu
man society, and a house of worship
stands for more than any other one
structure. It Is the center of Influences
that run out like rivulets to the hum
blest nnd the least, blessing nil even
though some are unaware nnd inatten
tive. They who looked forward there
fore sang nnd shouted. But others
looked backward. The old men,
crowned with nearly a hundred years
of experience, remembered the former
house (Hag. II: .11 and the associations
connected with It, remembered also the
men of the former day, now sleeping
the long sleep, and they wept. So It
came to pass that with shouts and
songs by some and with tears and sobs
by others the stones were laid In the
trenches.
PROPOSING (Vs. 1 nnd 2) The
captivity of Israel, the northern king
dom, effected B. C. 721, hail been more
complete than was that of Judith. The
Assyrians had not only deported the
larger part of the Inhabitants, leav
ing only a poor remnant, but they
had returned to the land, somo from
other portions of the empire, so that
the country might not become the mere
habitation or wild beasts. In the
course of the century and a luJIf that
followed to the time of our lesson
these two races, the Israelites sqid the
Assyrians, had Intermairled, produc
ing a mongrel race Inferior to both.
On learning that the building of the
temple had begun, these? people cam
to Zcrubbahel nnd proposed to unite
in the work, declnrlng that they had
ndr.pted the religion of the Jews nnd
that they worshipped the God of tha
Jews. The offer was not wholly unllko
that of the Glbconltes (Josh., ix,6), in
the days of the conquest.
REFUSING (V. 3)-The proposal was
rejected, ns It ought to have been,
for the following reasons: 1. Zerub-
Joy it. go to Alaska; If not, stay nt
home."
Tho boys caught up with the idea
enthusiastically, nnd promised to car
ry -out tho programme. Whether they
did or not Is not known, but yester
day morning throe miserable-looking
boys cancelled three tickets on the
Al-Kl nnd as they humbly left the
steamship office one was heard to
say: ,
"Do you really suppose It gets that
cold In Alaska?" Seattle Intelligencer.
A pretty anecdote Is related of a child
who was greatly perturbed by the dis
covery that her brothers had set traps
to catch birds. Questioned ns to what
she had done in the matter, she replied:
"I prayed that the traps might not
catch the birds." "Anything else?"
"Yes," she said. "I then prayed that
God would prevent the birds getting
Into the traps, and," as If to Illustrate
the doctrine of faith and works, "I
went and kicked the traps all to
pieces." Household Words.
An Alabama editor, being asked to
give a definition of "poetry," replied:
"Poetry Is nothing more than words
thrown together with a Jingle at tho
end of each lino like the music of a tin
can at tho end of a dog's tall."
Not to bo outdone by the above, a
Georgia editor ndds this opinion:
"Poetry is the foollshest thing In the
world, but It has return stamps on one
end that help an editor to get his mall
off." Atlantic Constitution.
Imagine a clerk trying to sell an ar
ticle to his own "boss" and actually ac
complishing it and winning an increase
of salary as a reward! That Is what
happened recently In one of the branch
stores of Llptou, the great English
grocer and provision dealer. He lias so
many clerks that some of them do not
know him by sight. It was one of theso
latter that called Mr. Upton's attention
to a fine specimen of poultry as ho was
walking through one of his stores, and
the clerk was so earnest and adroit In
extolling his wares that llnally the cus
tomer ordered It to be sent to his resi
dence. When the address was given the en
ergetic clerk, and ho found that he
had been pressing tho goods upon his
own employer, he nearly had a lit, but
soon recovered after being Informed
that his assiduity had earned him an
Increase of pay. Merchants' Review.
"What would you do If I turned you
down?" she shyly asked as they sat on
the sofa.
The young man looked straight
ahead, but said nothlmr.
After a silence lasting about a min
ute and a half she nudged him with
her elbow and said: "Didn't you hear
my question?"
He looked around alarmed. "I beg
your pardon." he replied, "I thought
you were addressing the gas." Puck.
A white minister, after conducting
services at a colored church, asked an
old deacon to lead In prayer. Tho
brother lit black offered a fervent up
peal for tho white brother and said:
"Oh Lord, give him de eye oh do caglo
net he spy out sin afar off. Wav his
hands to the Gosopl plough. Tlo his
tonguo to tho line of truth. Nail his
ear to the Utwpel pole. Bow tils head
babcl, Joshua and their associates, and
they only, had received tho permission
from Cyrus to build tho temple. They
hnd no authority to transfer any part
of the task to another or to associate
others with themselves. 2. These
northern neighbors could not become
part of the Jewish household without
Imperiling nil the interests of the new
society to he formed. There would be
with this Infusion of mixed blood much
danger of lowcrlnr: the standard "f
morals nnd piety. 3. The) kingdom of
Israel wns completely destroyed by the
judgment of God who did not Intend
ever to restore that pecplo (Acts vlll.
21). Hnd they been brought In, God's
purpose would hnve been frustrated.
For these reasons Zcrubbabel acted
wisely declaring that lie and the peoplo
with him could accept no outside as
sistance. HINDERING. (Vs. 4 nnd C). The
Assyrlo-Israelltlsh people resented the
refusal of Zerubbabel. They may hnve
felt thnt by reason of their long resi
dence In the land they had greater
right than any new comers, and that
on the score of religion their right was
equal. They could not bo supposed to
look with Indifference upon the estab
lishment of religious services and a
community gathered about those ser
vices from which they should he ex
cluded. Such action would be a stand
ing reproach to them and to their chil
dren. Hence they opposed what before
they had offered to assist. Their oppo
sition took two forms it wns direct
ed ngalnst the Jews themselves, by lay
ing difficulties before them for their
discouragement, nnd It wns nlso em
ployed at the king's court through
hired counselors (Ezra lv:12-16) who
sought to reverse the decree concern
ing the building of tho temple. This
continued nil through the reign of Cy
rus. It is probable thnt this hostility
was the secret enuse of that animosity
which afterward existed between the
Jews and the Samaritans. (John lv:9).
REFLECTIONS. Every work Is re
lated to tho past and to the future,
It gathers up and conserves the results
of the struggles of bygone centuries,
and It makes possible the achievements
of the coming time. Memory and hope
stand to view the laying of foundation
stones, shedding tears or offering
praise. It Is a great honor to begin a
good enterprise, to take thoso first
steps which Involve the Interest of hu
manity, but It is also a most solemn
responsibility, requiring wisdom nnd
courage. At such a time one is liable
to mistakes, and decisions made In ref
erence to proposals may cause much
anxiety nnd trouble. It usually occurs
that every good work meets opposition.
Somo who selfishly seek to co-operato
afterward hinder. Many good enter
prises have been delayed through the
sinister motives and evil deeds of ene
mies. And yet this opposition Is only
for a time. Zerubbabcl's temple,
though delayed, was built. So every
good work that has God's approval,
however numerous the foes, shall suc
ceed. (Acts v:3D).
way down between his knees and his
knees way down In somo lonesome,
dark and narrer valley where prayer
Is much wanted to be 'made. 'Nolnt
him with de kerosene Ilo of salvation
and sot him on fire. Roanoke News.
"Talk about consistency?" ho said,
savagely. "A woman never knows her
own mind from one day's end to an
other. Why, within a week of our wed
ding you insisted that you wouldn't
marry the best man who ever lived."
"Well," she remarked sweetly, "I
didn't." Chicago Times-Herald.
This is tho verbatim report of an In
tensely interesting dialogue which took
place at a recent uptown dinner. It
began with soup:
"Yes," said one, "I call any standard
wheel a good wheel."
"What's your test for a standard
wheel?" inquired the other.
"Well, I don't mean a cheap wheel."
"Oh, your Idea Is that a wheel Is all
right If It cost a hundre?"
"I didn't sav so."
"I said that a standard wheel ought
to be all right."
"You ride a Boomerang, don't you "
' l'es, and It's a good wheel."
"Huh, I wouldn't give It house room.
Why don't you trade it for a Dodo?"
"A Dodo? I wouldn't have a Dodo on
the premises. The Dodo uses the Flim
flnm tire."
"It's the best tiro made. I wouldn't
trade a Flimflam for a stack of Gou
goos." "I don't use a Googoo. I use a Hew-
KOg."
"A Hewgog? Ha, ha. That's tho
worst tiro mude."
"Oh, Is It?"
"That's what I said,"
"Well, I'll tell you what you are. You
nro n word thnt rhymes with tire
that's whnt."
"And I tell you what you are. You
are a word that rhymes with gas
that's what."
"Gentlemen, gentlemen!" cried tho
frightened hostess.
Then they glared nt ench other and
proceeded with their dinners. Cleve
Innd Plnln Dealer."
The young lady with the sable cloak
rushed Into the telegraph office and
rapped sharply on the counter with the
Inkstand. The clerk came forward to
see what she wanted this time.
"Oh," she said, "let me have that
telegram I wrote about fifteen minutes
ago. "I forgot something very impor
tant. I forgot to underscore tho words
'perfectly lovely;. In acknowledging the
receipt of that bracelet. Will it cost
anything extra?"
"No, ma'am," said tho clerk, as he
handed her the message.
Tho young lady drew two heavy lines
beneath the words nnd sntd:
"It's awfully good of you to let me
do that. It will pleaso Charlie much."
"Don't mention it," said the clerk.
"If you would like I will put a few
drops of nlco violet extract on tho tele
gram at tho samo rates."
"Oh, thank you, sir. You don't know
how much I would appreciate It. I'm
going to send all my telegrams through
this office, you are bo obliging."
And tho smile sho gave him would
have dona nny one good to have Been,
with tho possible exception of Charlie.
Detroit Free Press.
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OTW YORK.
NEW YORK HOTELS.
The St. Denis
Broadway and eleventh St., Njw York,
Opp. Grace Church. Hurnpton Plan.
. Rooms $1.00 u Day and Upwards.
In a modest nnd unobtrusive way there
aro few better conducted hotels in tho
metropolis thun tho St. Denis.
Tho great popularity It ban acquired can
readily be traced to Its unlquo location,
its home-like ntmocphore, the peculiar ex
cellence of its culsino and service, und Its
very moderate prices.
WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON.
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Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irvlig Plao,
NEW YORK.
AMKKICAN PLAN, $3.51) Per
Day and Upwards.
HUKOPMAN PLAN, $1.50 Per
Day and Upwards.
I. D. CRAWFORD,
Proprietor.
f-f -f -M- 1
l"or Business Men
In tho heart of tho wholcsalo
district.
For Slioiipciv;
S minutes' walk to Wanamakcrs;
S minutes to Sletol Cooper's Ulg
Store. Easy of access to the great
Dry Goods Stores.
For Sightseers
One block from 13'way Cars, slv
InK easy transportation to nil
points of interest.
i HOTEL AIDER
t NEW Y01UC.
Cor. 11th ST. k T'NIVEIISITY PI
Only ono Block f roin liroaaway.
R00H13, $ 1 Up. Prices Reasonable
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THE UP-TO-DATE
LITTLE LIVER PILL
CURES
jBiliousnoss,
Constipation,
Dyspopsia.
Sick-Hoacl -iacho
and Livor
Complaint.
SUGAR COATDO.
Sold by all drupelsta
or sent by mall.
Nenlti Medical Co., Cblctro
Sold by McGarrah i Thomas. Iiraj
Blsts., HU Lackawanna avo., Scranton, la.
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ml for Horn Tetllimmlnl 'n't Kk '
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IrU.WI'IlM 'Allll imnoiom
ft rLvnatt T tie Joy and ambitions at
lUtf cm Utfvtoifd lo u lh ry
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TA HIr.TS. OlTe prompt relltf 10 (n
omni. UHlaff in injury nd the watt
nddiiilnof vital powcri.inrvnrii by
Inillirratlnni ar (- Of ril 1 1 .
Impart viarar and poltncT toe?ry fuwc
Hon ttrcupUifjtiM uiva 3v bIoom t0 lK
chfkiandluiir to th ey o'r?fllIouJ1Borol(1:
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Undt fan b carried In mm pckt ee'i
fvrrywbaia or matiatMn ilaln wraprr en ircelpUi
pri by TIU rmavrr 1., Can ifM CBkiit,r
Sold In Scranton, Pa., by Matthews
Broa-unU McGarrah & Thomus, tlrugfflsts.
MADE ME A 5VIi
AJAX TABLKTS TO8ITIVEI.Y CUH.
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urr, ltapotcncr. Blnopletiness, etc., cant'
Lr Audio or oilier iceica nod Inu1-.
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rratoroIxxtVitalllr to oldcrTBODtr.uE.
nianiaaiortiuar, uuriatiior nitmact
l'rcDt Infinity am Ccnumr.llo i
.n. Their um Uowt lnvmodUto inproit
taJcnr iu timft.
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Ut jon hftTtng tho genuine AJax lnbleti, Thf)
hftTO cured tUoutacdi aiitt wtllcaroyou. VtejHvvapo,
Tat jo a haTlng tho gnuln Ajax inbleti, Thf,
nr tna Aaeotj n uuHK wntro rn moor sui it
.Tocureatuouaacaaaiin win euro you. egiv apoi
to wrUtau cuarantno to eilwrt u euro FA OTC la
cachets or rt fund tho money, rrlcouu U I Oirxsi
lackseai or six pkgi (full traatruectl tor 12.60. )i,
matLInrittnKrw'inr' txo rciptof (rice. Ctrcakt
" aJax remedy co., "tSfsjiruff"
For Bala In Scrantcn, Pa., by Matthewi
Droi. and II. C. Banderrcn, druggUU.
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GASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
THE CKNTAUR COMPANY, N tW YORK OITV.
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READY REFERENCE GUIDE
OK
. Scranton
Representative Firms
AUT .MATHUIAI, MtAMINO AND P1IO
ro snii.ir.s.
Tho Grlflln Art Stutllo, SOD Wyoming.
HANKS.
Scrnnton Savlncs Uanls, 122 Wyoming.
Merchant' & Mechanic' Hank, 120 Lack.
ThlrU National ISnnk. 118 Wyoming.
West Side Bank, 100 N. Main.
Lack. Trust & Sato Dcp. Co., 404 Lacka.
Traders' Nat. Bank. Wyom. & Spruce.
Dime. DIs. and Dcp., Wyom. & Spruca
hoots and siioi:s-wiiom:sale.
Goldsmith Uros., SOI Lackawanna.
coNi'r.CTit)Nr.rtY and ici: cream-
WHOLESALE.
Williams, J. D. & llro., 312 Lackawanna.
rilt'ITS-WHOLESALE.
Wegman Fruit Co., 11 Lackawanna.
(1KOREKS-WIIOLESALE.
Kelly, T. J. & Co., 14 Lackawanna.
IIAIIHWAKK AND MINE SL'I'I'I.IES.
Hunt & Conncll Co., 4'tl Lackhwinna.
IIEATINO AND Pl.t.'MIIIXG.
Jlowlcy, r. F. & M. T., 231 Wyoming.
HARNESS AND TRUNKS.
Fritz, G. W., 410 Lackawanna,
lU'ILIir.RS' HARDWARE. STOVES, ETC.
Lackawanna Hardwaro Co., 221 Lacka.
HEDDINO. SIWMNOS. ETC
Tho Scranton Bedding Co., COC Lacka.
HARDWARE. STOVES, ETC.
Leonard. Thos. F., Lackawanna ave.
HAND INSTRUMENTS AND PIANOS.
Finn & Phillips, 13S Wyoming.
PLHNTiTRE AND CARPETS.
Prothcroo & Co., 131 Washington.
Ll'MHER AND PLANING MILL.
Anslcy. Joseph & Son, SOI Scranton.
DIAMONDS. WATCHES AND JEWELRY
Merccrcau & Council, 307 Lackawanna.
MEATS AND VEOETAI1LES.
Carr. T. E. & Son, 213 Washington.
ORANTTE MONT-MENIAL WORKS.
Owens Bros., 218 Adams.
LOAN AND IUTI.DINO ASSOCIATION-?
Security Bldg & Sav'gs Union. Mcars Bids
CRACKERS CAKES, ETC.
Nat. Biscuit Co. (Scra'n Branch), 20 Lack.
CARKIAOEn AND HARNESS.
SImrell, V. A., 515 Linden.
PAPER AND HITCHER SUPPLIES.
Uthman Paper Co., 223 Spruce.
lll'TiER, I'OtiS AND CHEESE.
Stevens, F. D. & Co., 32 Lackawanna.
IT.Ol It. PEED. HAY AND GRAIN.
Tho Weston Mill Co., Lackawanna ave,
MACRONl AND VERMICELLI.
Casseso Bros., 80 Lackawanna ave.
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS-WHOLB
SALE.
Levy. N. B. & Bro., Traders' Bldg.
lit TIER, EGOS. PLOI'R, HAY. ETC
Easterle & Co.. 131 Franklin.
Babcock, II. F.. & Co., 110 Franklin.
JEWELERS AND WATCH MATERIAL,
riillllps, Geo. & Co., Coal Kxchange.
WINES AND I.IQl'OR.
Casey Bros., 216 Lackawanna.
Ill E INSURANCE COMPANY.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Mcars Bldg,
LAW AND COLLECTION.
Okcll & Dunn. Coal nxchange.
Yncnni. Geo- C., Conncll Bldg.
BICYCLES AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Florcy & Brooks, 211 Washington.
OVERALLS, UNDERWEAR, ETC.
Harris, S.. 322 Pcnn ave.
LUnitlCATING OILS AND GREASES.
Mnloncy Oil Mfg; Co., HI Meridian.
OIL. PAINT AND VARNISH.
Maloncy Oil Mfg. Co..Jll Meridian.
STATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS.
Prenilorgast & Gelpel. 207 Washington.
ITNEHAI. DIRECTORS.
Tagiie. P. W., 113 S. Main.; Ilosidenco 1124
Jackson.
Price, William, 135 S. Main.
Din GOODS, SHOES AND GROCERIES
McCann, P. J., 411 N Main.
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ENftYROYAL PILLS
original aua Umlt ursolic.
arc, always r-MtaUf, taoit ait
ItruffUi far Chttht$r$ Fnmiitk Dl
ntnl Bran&x Hrd aod CUn.ullio'
iocim. itaita wiib tin rnhoi, Tko
no other R'fuitdanatrout Mukttuiu
titns and imitttUnM. anpn?liia
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