THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY', SEPTEMBER 23, 1899.
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WOMAN SAID TO BE
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
THE PECULIAR ROMANCE OV
MISS FLORA SnAW.
BHe Nnrrowly Escaped Bringing
About a Dlfflcult Wnr with Eng
land on the One Side nnd the
Trnnsvnnl Republic on the Other.
London Letter, Philadelphia Time.
This Is the story of Miss Flora Shaw.
Her name has probably never been
heard of before In America. As far ;t
lnternatlotmlltles are concerned, she is
a nonentity, but the fact remains that
she has Just narrowly escaped bringing
about a dllllrult war, with Knglnnd on
one side, nnd the South African re
public of President Kruger on the
other.
It Is utmost amazing that story of
Miss Shaw. Until a year or twoagoshe
had never been heard of anywhere. The
world knew nothing of her; Kngland
knew nothing of her, the county and
hamlet In which she was reared had
very little acquaintance with her. Her
name was unknown In public places.
She was as unrecognized as any other
young woman In a great land. Her
Immediate neighbors may have taken
notice of her presence, but no one else
did. If she saw her way through the
avenue of fume In her early days she
was aide-trucked most effectually.
But Miss Shaw had a purpose. She
believed there was a mission for her
to fulfill. Sbe believed there was some
thing for her to accomplish. Others
may have paid scant attention to her,
but slie had In her own heart the de
termination of success. 'With her
there wus no side-stepping, no goliiK
back.
OX THK LONDON TIMES.
For the purposes of this publication,
It Is only necessary to say that she b.
canio a member of the stuff of the
London Times. The Intermediary pro
cesses can be of little interest. Sh
won her fume from small beginnings
to n large success and a connection
with n great London newspaper.
So much by way of Introduction to
Miss Shaw. Her early days were full
of contest and hard work. There w.is
little pleasantness in the beginnings of
her Journallstls career, ff.y her Indom
itable vigor, however, she got to the
top and It was at the top that the
world llrst gained any knowledge of
her existence.
With no regard to Mlsn Shaw's per
sonality as concerned In her relation1
With the events in South Africa, it
might be well to state right here that
she is a young' woman; by ordinary
standards she may not be accepted
as beautiful. There Is no classic out
line of her face. Her forehead is
low, her mouth Is large, her nos is
not well set: but her eyes are firm
and strong, and if there Is anything
that has aided her In her great de
nrminatloii It Is found there. Her
eyes are blue. If she had brown eyes
she might never have become the most
important personage she has in the
aff.ilis of two nations.
CECIL HHODES.
It is necessary to go back a few
juars Cecil Rhodes obtained a very
Important position from the Iirltish
government In South Africa) The
world knows about It and knows ex
n tly what he did. It was his dream
that a great Anglican republic might
In' formed, embracing all the southern
portion of the African continent. His
first dream was narrow as compared
with those that followed." In the llrst
plan there was no thought of control
up through the many miles of count's-
stretching north of him. He was
ontent with a republic that would
take in only that portion of South
Africa which might give Immediate
home to all those of home birth. Ex
pansion came afterward.
It might have been better for the
( 1 11.1.I peace of Cecil Hhodes that
g .Id silver and diamonds should not
b.i.' been discovered In the land whi :!i
l had taken under his Immediate
introl, Hml there been no dream of
w-alth the plans of Hhodes and hU
Immediate adherents might have bem
entirely different. He might have be
r.'iue a Viceroy in his own right tin 1
the home government would have re
lionized him, but the existence of pre
ft ms metals and the gems In the land
oer which he hail reached his hand
became known there was an entirely
different aspect In the situation.
The Iirltish possessions In Soutl
Africa promised to become the most
valuable properties of the empire.
Hhodes was at the head of affairx
Hi w.is almost appalled great ma.i
th'Ugh he undoubtedly Is by the stti
pnidous situation. Men from nil pars
of 'ic world were rushing In upon hit i,
HriMshers, Americans, South Ameri
cans and even Mongolians. The this
. ingenuity of barbarism no devil
ish invention of the masters of torture
during the time of the Spanish inquisi
tion ever iic
vised an agony ,
so intense, so 4
mi..., , .... , o j
ong enduring,
so nerve har
rowing as that
which is suf
fered day after
day by the
women whose
distinctly fetni
nine organism
is uernngeu
or diseased. There
are three most trying
times in every worn.
nn's life ; ist when
girlhood blossoms
into womanhood; 2d
when motherhood
is achieved ; 3d
when the capacity for motherhood cease9
(the change of life.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
devised to make these three periods safe
and painless by restoring to vigorous
health the organs involved. It soothes,
heals, nourishes. It gives Nature just
the help it needs. It is the only prepara
tion of its kind devised by a regularly
graduated physician and skilled spec
ialist in the diseases of women.
Me too - medicines are preparations
without standing or success, They are
the substitutes sold n9 "just as good."
Having no record of their own, when Dr.
Pierce's cures are referred to they cry
ine-too, rue-too, like the cuckoo in a
Swiss clock. Don't accept ine-too medi
cines for " Favorite Prescription."
Mr. M. nariien.ufll.iUsi l'crry, Shaf Co.,Cal
writes-. "My physician I1 1 was utTerlug from
the effect of 'change of life ' I hail heart ills.
ea, and female trouble and rhciiinntlim. My
lir-ad wan so dlxiy' could Imrdlyntand up. When
I began r ricrce'n medicines I Improved right
nlon', t.toolc wrvm or eight lmttlrs of the ' I'a.
v-irlte Proscription,' n tuiooiilul three times n
day. and the'pleamnt PrileM'nt nlijlit, I feet
a well nu I ever did I tnUc great plcnwire iu
recommending Dr. I'ieree'a medicine to Hitler
lug women. I till 11k that they are the best
siedlciiieatn the world."
-Swi. fit
ftW s
WWw
was great and tho feeling was In
tense. Almost before he realized it
there came a discovery that tho rich
est fields of gold and silver and pr6
clous metal extended Into tho terri
tory of the South African republic
the Transvaal of which President
Kruger Is the head.
This Is where tho clash came. There
wart no chance of It In any other way.
There had been no Immediate laying
out of geographical lines, but there
were fairly good limitations for the
boundaries of British possessions.
Naturally Hhodes sought for extension.
At each step he was fought by this,
venerable Dutchman, Kruger, president
of tho Transvaal republic. English
men and Americans had Invaded the
Transvaal. They had accumulated
property and secured certain rights.
There wus little galnsnylng their title.
They had their own under tight cf
law, and they held it. Kruger, how
ever, wn's opposed to anything ap
proaching' foreign Intervention. It
was his theory that the Transvaal
should control Its own affairs nnd that
nil foreigners or "outlunders" should
be entirely submissive.
RHODES' TIUP TO LONDON.
It was at this juncture that Cecil
Hhodes, premier of Cape Colony, found
It necessary to make 11 trip to London.
He little knew nt the time he decided
upon that Journey thnt he was going
to his downfull and that a woman was
to be the medium of Its accomplishment.
This woman was Miss Flora Shaw.
When Hhodes landed In England he
knew little or nothlnt: of th Identity
of Miss Shaw. He had inall conception
of the power of her ncrmtnuty or po
sition. Hut she had rUm by this time
to the position of cotantal editor of the
London Times and she diMervM all
hat came to her. Sh- was girlish,
suave nnd demure, but behind nil tncsi
attributes there was -m inexhaustible
power. She was ns well Inf irmM of
the situation In South frl-.i as Hhodes
himself. She had studied the matter
nnd had everything at th tlpi of her
fingers. It was not by any Idle entice
thnt she had leached to high i.osltion
she held.
The story from this point, on must bn
that of this woman. She controlled the
destinies of the Lrltlsh Empire as f.ir
as IN immediate possessions In South
Africa were concerned.
Cecil Hhod-' was checkmated bv this
yoinuT woman. He found he could not
make her his tool. She hud ideas of
her own nnd was determined to ad
vance them. The mere fact that Cecil
Hhodes was the Premie- of South Af
rica had no Influence upon her actions
JOSEPH CITAMHKtJI.AIN.
Miss Shaw hnd made a hhrher con
nection by dlul of the hardest kind of
work: she had gained entry to the oHic
of Joseph Chamberlain, who was the
Home Secretary for tie; Colmio. Mr.
Chamberlain has lltte faith in women,
but In this Instance he could not fail to
recognize Miss Shaw'tt strength and
power. She almost held him. Home
Secretary though he was. in tho hol
low of her hand
Hhodes went to Kngland with defi
nite plans. He found them all thwart
ed by this interested young wotnin. it
did not take him long to see that she
held the reins. She mny not have dom
inated Mr. Chamberlain entirely, but
she assuredly had great inliuenec. in his
oll'ce.
Hhodes made his strong play. It was
his belief that Knglnnd, with superior
power, could take unto Itself all tho
rich mining and Jem land of the coun
try north of Cape Colony. Ho knew It
would be n valuable nconlsltlon to the
empire. There was no question about
that In his own mind. He hid made
the long Journey from South Africa to
London with a full purpose of accom
plishing his plan.
Hut Miss Shaw met him. She had
been in constnnt communication with
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain nnd was well
acquainted with all the workings of
the Colonial Ofllce. She knew nil the
Under-Secretaries and all tho clerk
thet". In nil Kngland there was no
person with a better knowledge of
South African affairs than 'Miss Shaw.
She was nimble of wit and acut? of
intelligence. She had learned her les
son well.
KEY TO SITUATION.
Cecil Rhodes undertook to display his
wares in person before the secretary of
the colonies.' He was gravely disap
pointed. Ho discovered at the very
outset that this remarkable young wo
man, Miss Shaw, held the key to the
situation. She was better Informed In
everything than any of the men with
whom he came In contact. She knew
her business well. Messages were writ
ten at her dictation and policies were
formed. Great as Mr. Cecil Rhodes
was In South Africa, he found himself
almost a nonentity when it came to his
dealing with tho Home Olllce in Kng.
land.
This was especially galling to Rhodes.
In all his life he had been a woman
hater. His most cherished plan hud
never been communicated except to
men. His own sister had never been
able to divine his Intentions In a single
point of public policy. Wherever ho
went women were far away from him.
He would not have them near. He de
spised them, as ho frequently admitted,
for their lower Intelligence. They could
never mingle In his affairs, whether
public or private.
When, however, he ran up against
tho state of affairs In London, ho was
figuratively compelled to bend his knee,
balked by a woman. In all his diplo
matic life Cecil Rhodes has been ac
customed to buying people. Whenever
he had anything In hand to accomplish
he found It the easiest way to spend
his money and gain his desired ends.
Hut here wus 11 woman who could not
be bought. She held exactly what he
desired. She had the immediate ear of
Mr. Chamberlain, nnd Rhodes would
have been willing to expend a fortune
to gain her sympathy. It was not to
bo. She was not a person who could
be made use of. Rhodes mnde the most
flattering offers to her, and In an out
side way this woman became his Lon
don press agent. Hut that Is whero It
ends. She was willing to accomplish
for him the small matters he had In
hand, but she would not take hold of
those that wero greater those that
were nearer to his heart. For a tlmo
showas thego-betweenof the premlerof
South Africa nnd Secretary Chamber
lain. Months of this may have passed.
There Is no telling, no record how long
It continued, Hut It la quite sure alio
held from beginning to end the key to
the situation. That was one thing who
would never let go; she knew the gamo
too well.
RHODKS OUTGENERALED.
Hud there been only Mr. Rhodes nnd
Mr. Chamberlain to bo considered, there
could have been no such talk as thero
has been of war between England and
the Transvaal republic. Miss Shaw,
remarkable woman nu she Is, stood off
Chamberlain on tho one side nnd
Rhodes on tho other. .They had a
counter-ulav lint thr was not a
-School Lesson for September 24
Third QyarterBy RevieWo
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. DM LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education? .
INTRODUCTION. The lessons of
the Quarter have been tnken from six
books, Hosen, Daniel, Ezcklcl, Ezra,
Hnggal and Zecharlah. The first, fifth
and sixth wero written by prophets,
the second by a statesmnn, the third
by a priest, tho fourth by a scribe,
Hosea was the last of the prophets that
were raised lit) for the northern king
dom. Daniel nnd Ezeklel nourished
during tho captivity of Judah. Earn
assisted In the return from cnptavlty.
Thus we huve extracts from the sacred
literature of three periods of history,
extending from about 780 11. C. to BCO
H. C. The lessons contain much his
torical Information, but they nre chlelly
profitable because of the presentations
of Important spiritual truths. That
these truths may be set forth to the
mind In an orderly way this review will
be conducted topically.
INVITATION. (Lesson l.)-lt Is a
most Impressive fact that Hosea. the
lost of the holy men Inspired to speak
to the ten tribes, delivered to them a
tender message, Inviting them to return
to Cod. His was the only voice, lifted
ill) for the space of half a century, In
the midst of abounding wickedness,
calling for renentnnee and reform. He
continued In thnt ministry until 730 H.
C, never weary though the people
turned a deaf ear. He pointed out the
mode of a true reform, desiring that
It mlsht be of the henrt. with sincere
confession and suitable amendment. Ho
makes positive nnd gracious promise
of God's willingness to forgive the
en-ins nation nnd to grant with His
favor the blessings which had been
previously enjoyed. Moreover, he por
trays the Influence which reformed
Israel might exert upon surrounding
peoples. This first lesson of the Quar
ter Is a concrete exhibit of the Divine
forbearance. While men nre posting
their way to ruin God Is calling after
them,
STEADFASTNESS. (Lesson II.)
Daniel In Habylou Is a beautiful ex
ample of spiritual constnncy. A young
man, carried captive to n foreign coun
try, takes with him the principles nnd
habits of his childhood. Helng of royal
blood he Is set apart In the new land to
service at court. Placed under prepar
ation that he may be physically nnd
mentally qualified for this high posi
tion he resolves not to partake of the
food or drink assigned to him, because
these were llrst consecrated to the god
of the Chaldees and by their use he
would be defiled. Hut while his pur
pose was llxed he resorted to gentle
measures to gain his end, and his re
quest for a plain diet wus granted by
the otllcer In charge. Fortunately at
the end of the years appointed he ap
peared In every way superior to those
other youth who had compiled with tho
usual requirements. Thus he main
tained his Integrity and lost nothing
but gained much. The lesson shows
that it is always best to adhere to one's
convictions or the tight. Nothing shall
hurt those who walk In the good way.
PERSECUTION. (Lessons III nnd
V.) The good man, who steadfastly
holds to the right, must not suppose,
however, that he will be freed from all
move could be made without her In
tervention. Rhodes Is a bachelor. He did every
thing in his power to win Miss Shaw,
but she was not to be won. She held
her own from beginning to end, nnd If
there Is any responsibility for the war
talk that has gone from one end of the
world to the other It must be ascribed
to her. Chamberlain Is not responsible,
neither is Rhodes. Had the Hoers nnd
Hrltlsh come together In armed con
lllct no one could have been held re
sponsible more than this young woman
who camo from the north of England
and enforced u position on tho London
Times which gave her a place of colo
nial editor.
DIAMOND DISCOVERIES.
The Stories Told of the First Finding
of Gems in South African Fields.
The stories connected with the dis
covery of tho various great diamond
llelds of tho world nro all of the most
romantic interest. Perhaps the most
remarkable of them relates to the South
African field. For many years the ru
mor of a magnlllcent diamond, said to
bo In tho possession of a fur-away
tribe of natives, had been current.
Many had gone In search or It, hut In
vain. About this time, In I860, a
Dutch farmer, named Van Nelkerk, got
on the track, llo wandered from tribe
to tribe from village to village one
day hopeful of success nnd the next
despondent. At length ho was directed
to a certain witch doctor, residing in n
Kafllr village, and. after a good deal
of palaver and plenty-of stuff to drink,
discovered him to be possessed of a
pure white stone of extraordinary size
and lustre. The witch doctor, how
ever, wus unwilling to part with It,
and would not glvo it up until tho
uutenman agreed to pay over all his
oxen, his tent wagon, and about every
thing else ho had. The offer finally
brought the witch doctor to terms nnd
Van Nelkerk carried off the gem. It
was a good bargain, for it p.jved to be
a flawless diamond of the purest water
and worth $125,000. The stone Is now
owned by tho Countess of Dudley. Its
discovery llrst attracted serious atten
tion to the South African diamond
field.
There is nevertheless, another story
which relates that the Dutch farmer
showed a stranger some bright pebbles
with which his children played, and
that the stranger honestly told him
that ho suspected them to bo diamonds.
Subsequently this proved to bo the
case, so that the poor mnn becamo
very rich. A similar account is given
of a poor ga'rdner of Golconda, in India,
who, finding In his garden a beautiful
stone, sold it for cnougli to provide
himself with a competence. It was a
poor negress who, In July, 1863, found
In the sands of Hagagem, Hrnzll. the
Star of tho South, n puro white gem of
14 carats.
The blue clay which contulns the
diamonds of Klmberley. In South
Africa, Is brought from deep mines to
the surfuce of the ground and spread
out so as to expose it to the Influence
of the sun nnd moisture Thus treated
It soon crumbles, so that nt the end
of three months It may be put Into
great washing machines, In which, by
means of running water, the gems are
separated from the blue stuff, Then
trouble. On the contrnry his righteous
ness will expose him nt times to the
Jealousy and Ill-will of the wicked.
Those trees that bear best fruit will
he clubbed most by the boys. Two 11
lustrations of this truth nre to be found
In tho Quarter's lessons. Nebuchad
nezza In his great vanity set up an
Image which he required nil of his sub
jects .to worship. For their refusal to
comply with this decree, the Hebrews
were cast Into the fiery furnace. Tho
princes, in the time of Darius, the
Mode, secured a mandate forbidding
anyone to pray to any god except the
king who thereby exalted himself nnd
assumed to control the worship of his
subjects. All this was aimed at Daniel,
whose habit of prayer was well known.
Hut he did not refrain from his accus
tomed petitions. As a result he was
cast Into the den of lions. And yet In
both cases the persecuted sustained no
loss. (
JUDGMENT. (Lpsson IV.)-Only one
side of God's dealing with men has
been considered when the blessed state
of the righteous Is shown. The other
side pertains to the Judgments which
are Inlllcted upon the wicked. The
downfall of Babylon and tho death of
Belshazznr. preceded by the handwrit
ing on tho wall, Is one of the most
notable events In history. The empire
had been built up through God's favor
and had been used to punish the Jews.
Nebuchadnezzar had many reasons to
give glory to the Almighty, whose hand'
had been signally displayed. And yet
his son, unmindful of all this, had be
come vain nnd licentious, adding one
sin to another. The crowning net of
folly, which cost him his throne nnd his
life In a single night, was his use of the
sacred vessels at a feast given to his
lords nnd concubines. To show to what
Imbecility he had fallen It may be
stated that while the revelry proceed
ed the Medo-Pcrslan army was besieg
ing the city which was tnken by
strategy.
RESTORATION. (Lessons VI., VII.
and IX.) Three lessons, two from
Ezeklel and one from Ezra, treat the
return of the Jews from captivity. Wo
had first the promise, accompanied ly
a statement of conditions. The people
must repent, they must obey, they
must renew the convenant, and then
they would be prosperous, humble and
Inlluentinl. Next we had th" proof that
the return was possible. The vision
of the dry bones, restored to i'.To at the
prophet's word, was a symbolic lepr--sentatlon
of the dead natloi coming
forth ngaln to stand among 'ho mitioiin
and act Its part. After came the
realization, when by authority of Cjtls
seventy years aftnr the destruction at
Jerusalem, Zerubbabel led his fifty
thousand volunteers across the plain
to the land of their fathers. Here Is
the substance of Ezekiel's work to de
liver the promise nnd encourage men
to believe it. Here is Ezra's task to
record as a fact what had before been
a prediction. '
SALVATION. (Lesson VIII.) It
was given to Ezeklel to forsee the
happy results of the restoration. His
vision of the river, emerging from the
the residue is placed In large gobs on
tables, where It is sorted with small
trowels. Tho diamonds occur In nil
shades from deep yellow to hlue white,
and in a great variety of greens, blues,
and pinks. They vary In sle from a
pin's head upward. Next, the dia
monds are cleaned by boiling them In
acids, after which they nre carefully
sorted as to size, color and purity. On
an average, 100 tons of blue clay will
yield 100 carats of diamonds.
The diamonds are sold in parcels to
local buyers, who represent the leading
diamond merchants of Europe. In one
Instance nenrly 250,000 carats were sold
In one lot to a single purchaser. The
company sustains a loss of from 10
to 15 per cent, of Its production by
stealing, It Is reckoned. The native
workmen nre engaged foru period of
three months during which time they
are confined in a compound surrounded
by a high wall. On retiring from each
day's work they nre obliged to strip off
all their clothes. Stark naked they
proceed to the searching room, where
their mouths, their hair, their toes In
fact, every part of their bodies aro
subjected to an elaborate examination.
INDIAN SUMMER.
A Poetic Legend of Its Origin and
Significance.
From the Muskegon (Mich.) News.
There Is a beautiful tradition of the
Indians In the poet lore of this vanish
ing race of the coming of these marvel
ous days the aftermath of summer,
which now crown the year with a fair
fleeting glory.a dreamlike beauty evan
escent and lovely beyond compare. The
legend runs somewhat In this wise:
High up In the heavens the pjm god,
he whoso symbol is tho white bird,
Wakehon, looked down upon the earth
and smiled to himself to see how well
ha had performed his labors of the
ytar. Now, the sun god Is not the One
not, Ta-ren-ya-wago, tho holder of the
heavens; no, he is only the Manltu of
the sun which Is the heart ofj the sky.
He is fat and fair and lazy, and some
times he Is cross and very much out
of temper, and nt these times earth,
sky, nlr and wnter all feel his frowns,
and often, too, ho Is good humored and
then things rejoleo In his smiles. But,
looking down and seeing 'all well done
all the grain ripened and gathered, nil
the truit perfected nnd stored, the
meadows lying tranquil, tho forests
still and peaceful, the game abundant
then the Manlto grew restive und be
thought himself that ho was muririn
need of a respite from such exceedingly
good behavior of which ho some
times grew very tired. He was not
much given to thinking, hut ho set
himself to It now to find some speedy
way of Indulging in such mischievous
pranks as he felt disposed. The bet
ter to help his meditations he filled and
lighted his great calumet, his mighty
peace-pipe, and sat down to his mus-
The Best
Washing Powder
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temple, giving life to the Inhabitants
of the Dead Sen, causing vendure to
spring up nlong Its banks, mnklng oc
cupation for men, producing fruit trees,
prefigured all those glorious consequen
ces, which, long after his death, glad
dened the hearts of men. Nothing can
equal In the elements of wonder the
story of salvation. What blessings
have come to Individuals, to communi
ties, to nations through the outgoing
energies of Dlvino gracel The purify
ing and elevating power of the gospel
has been exhibited so many times as to
leave no doubt that It alone can meet
Uie wants of men.
REIJUILDING. (Lessons X. nnd
XX.) Wo have In two lessons two views
of tho great event which united the
Jews after their return and ennbled
them to become it religious people. The
building of the temple at Jerusalem
was the one service which they haJ
been appointed to render. Indeed Cyrus
set them to thnt us his servants to
perform what God had required of
Him. Tho story of the beginning with
shouting and weeping und singing and
the rejected offer of help by those who
afterward hindered wus studied Sep
tember 3rd. And on the following week
was presented the message of Huggal,
who was raised up by the Almighty, nf
ter sixteen years had passed away, to
encourage and nsslst the disheartened
builders. Here are the two sides of ev
ery work, Its obstacles and Its helps.
ENDUEMENT. (Lesson XII.) The
last lesson on the Quarter, designed
especially for Kcrubbabel, but profit
able to all persons, followed very close
ly nnd hence appropriately upon the
encouraging words of Haggal. It was
not enough to know thnt the great
work of buldlng tho temple was pos
sible, even In tho midst of difficulty,
but It was also Important t bear In
mind that the needed strength was not
from men i-r any earthl conditions,
but from God. The lamp In the vision
constantly supplied with all, figures the
good man In every unde taking helped
by the Divine spirit. So that the bst
truth to be remembered, for which all
others are preliminary, Is that O.v.l
glveth success by the energy which
He bestows upon men.
CONCLUSION. Thir, In the twelve
lessons, detached as they have been,
tnken out of various books that were
written nt various times, we have the
high truths of religion, needed In every
age. Oh, that men would hear the
gracious Invitation of God and turn to
Him nnd live, that they would stand
fast and be true to their principles in
the time of trnl nnd persecution! Oh,
that all might believe In retributive
justice that steadily pursues and event
ually overtakes the sinner! Oh, thnt
the ungodly might know, however far
away they wander, however much they
suffer they may be restored, that tho
river of salvation Hows on forever, that
they may yet rebuild the broken walla
of their wasted lives and make a
temple In which to worship. Oh. thit
all men would turn nwny from earthly
helps and look up, remembering that -t
Is not by human might but by DUina
power that the great enterprises of this
world are carried to success.
Ings. After a long tittle he hit upon a
plan that filled him with glee.
"Aha!" he cried, "I will get me up
and away to the far frozen northwarl,
where my brother Peboan (winter)
reigns, and I will help him to strip
these forests, still these rivers nnd
send the icy blasts llylng over the
great lakes and waters, and tho whirl
ing, powdery snow' drifting high about
the wigwams. It will be rare sport to
make my brother Seegwun (spring)
work till he sweats to repair my mis
chief, and I'll be back 'to see him at It."
Then, overcome with this labor of
thinking out things for himself, to
which he was not accustomed, and be
ing yet surfeited with the great feast
of the Medway, held In the month of
the Sturgeon, when all the fruits and
grains, the game and the fish are most
abundant and delicious, the lazy sun
god failed to note the sly approach of
Wseng, the Spirit of Sleep, who with
many hued pinions came softly flutter
ing In the air with a gentle drowse of
murmuring nolso which In time stole
away the senses of the Manlto, and
while not at all meaning to linger, yet
ho drifted away Into peaceful slumber.
Then, while he thus sleeps, summer
Bayly tarries and flaunts her most vivid
colors In the face of tho stupid sun
god; the waters laugh softly, the winds
murmur In gentle undertone and all
things In nature conspire together to
laugh at and mock him, and yet so
quietly as rtpt to disturb his slum
bers. While ho dreams the smoke from
his peace-pipe fills the air you seo It
resting thero on the far hills In purple
haze. In tho still valleys, on the quiet
waters, over all tho landscape like a
shimmer veil. And not till his mighty
calumet Is smoked out to the very last
spark will the fat and lazy Manlto
awaken.
This, then, Is the Indian summer.
CHINESE HISTORY.
Some Idea of the Antiquity of the
Celestial Empire.
From Self Culture.
Authentic history end blocraphy In
China embraco a peilod from tho year Hi
of our era back to tho remote period of
L',637 years before Christ. The hlhtorlnns
of China embrace n sueetslon or unin
terrupted series of more than 2.100 years.
The full nnd continuous history of tho
empire was compiled In the second cen
tury of our era.
Tho irrcat libraries of I'eklng contain
volumes of books numbered by tho hun
dreds of thousands. In tho urchlvcs of
the government nro still to be found the
ancient predictions of eclipses made with
limit accuracy, together with works on
astronomy which slow 11 fair knowledge
of that interesting science. Biographies,
very succinctly written, of the omperurs
of the most undent dynasties still exist,
and wrlttei works of Itnrned men uro as
voluminous os thoso of Kuropcan nations.
And ull this learning nnd -love of leuin
Ing has been ucoulrcd without help or
suggestion from any foreign people. If
their authentic histories reach back to
nearly live centuiles ago. mythical his
tory reaches still further hack into tlu
ery night of time.
When N'lueveh nnd Babylon wore In iho
splendor of their might, men of China
wero predicting eclipses, making cata
logues, nnd giving names to tho stars.
But Nineveh and Babylon wore moro
mounds of earth nnd rubbish whin China
was great, and to this date tho civiliza
tion und lift, of tho empltc Is tho wonder
of tho world.
ltf:VJ II M hi
Tho Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, and which has h'cen
la uso for over 80 yonrs, hns homo tho signaturo of
s$ - nnd has been mndo under his ncr-
1 XJ&'?'?J?'a " 8onnl HtipcrvlRlon slnco Its Infancy.
war??. mU4Ci Allow no ono to dccclvo you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd Substitutes nro but Ex
periments that trlflo with nnd endnnper tho health of '
Infants and Children Expcrlcnco against Experiment
What is CASTORIA
Castorla is a substltuto for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
nnd Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless nnd Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic
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nnd nllays Fcvcrlshncss. It cures Diarrhoea ond Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
nnd Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE; CASTORIA ! ALWAYS
Boars tho
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The Kind You Have Always Bought v
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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NEW YORK HOTELS.
The St. Denis
Broadway and Eleventh St., New York,
Opp. Urace Church. European Plan.
Rooms $1.00 a Oay and Upwards.
In n modest and unobtrusive way thoro
are few better conducted hotels In tho
metropolis thun the St. Dents.
Tho great popularity It hnB acquired can
readily bo traced to its unique location,
Its home-like atmopherc. the peculiar ex
ccllenco of Its culsino ond service, nnd Ha
very modern to prices.
WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St. and Ir?Iig Plan,
NEW YORK.
AMERICAN PLAN, S3.5U Per
Day and Upwards.
EUROPEAN PLAN, $1.50 Per
Day and Upwards.
I. D. CRAWFORD,
Proprietor.
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a. 5 minutes' walk to Wanamakcrs; T
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4- One block from B'way Cars, glv-
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points of Interest.
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Cor. 11th ST. & UNIVERSITY PU 4--f
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Cure Impotoncy, Xlcht Emissions, L093 of Mem
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all effects of pelf-abuso or
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A norvo tonio and
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cheeks and restores tho
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NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
Clinton & Jackson Sts., CHICAGO, ILL.
Sold by McGarrah & Thomas, Drug
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MAKE PERFECT MEN
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pric by Tris rmuuo tv,t citaa feUr., uitif,
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Scranton
Representative Firms
AHT MATT.KIAI, 1KAMINO AM) PHO
TO Sll'Pl.tllS.
The Grimn Art Studio, 209 Wyomlnc
HANKS.
Scranton Savlncs Bank, 122 Wyoming.
Merchants' & Mechanics' Bank, 420 Lack.
Third National Bnnk. 118 Wyoming.
West Sldo Bank. 109 N. Main.
Lack. Trust & Safo Dep. Co., 40! Lacka.
Traders' Nnt. Bank. Wyom. & Spruce.
Dime. Dla. and Dep., Wyom. & Sprues
noors ANn snor.s wiioi.ksai.i:.
Goldsmith Bros., S01 Lackawanna.
CONFF.CTIONritY AM) ICE CIIKAM-
WHOLIiSAI.i:.
Williams, J. D. & Bro., 312 Lackawanna.
riuTTS-wnoLi:sAi.r..
Wcgman Fruit Co., U Lackawanna.
OHOCr.US WHOLESALE.
Kelly, T. J. & Co., 14 Lackawanna.
HAitmvAitn and mini: sipim.ius.
Hunt & Conncll Co., 4.11 Lackawinna.
HEATING ANII PLI'MIIINR.
llowley, P. F. & II. T., 231 Wyoming.
HARNESS AND TIU'NKS.
Fritz, G. W., 410 Lackawanna.
nrii.m'.KS' iiakdwake. stoves, etc.
Lackawanna Hardware Co., 221 Lacka.
lJEDIUNO. SPKINOS, ETC. ,
Tho Scranton Bedding Co., COC Lacka.
IIAUnWAIJE, STOVES, ETC.
Leonard, Thos. F.. Lackawanna ave.
HANI) INSTRUMENTS AND PIANOS.
Finn & rhllllps, 13S Wyoming.
IXRNIHUE AN! CARPETS.
Protheroo & Co.. 131 Washington.
I.LMHER ANIILNIN MILL
Ansley, Joseph & Son, S0 Scranton.
DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY
Mercereau & Conncll, 307 Lackawanna.
MEATS AND VEGETABLES.
Carr, T. B. & Son, 213 Washington.
GRANITE MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros., 21S Adams.
LOAN AND HUII.DING ASSOCIATIONS.
Security BWg & Sav'gs Union, Mcars Bids
CRACKERS, CAKES, ETC.
Nat. Biscuit Co. (Scra'n Branch), 20 Lack.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
Slmrell, V. A.. C15 Linden.
PAPER AND III TCIU5R SUPPLIES.
Vthman Faper Co.. 223 Spruce.
HITTER. EGGS AND CHEESE.
Stevens, F. D. & Co., 32 Lackawanna.
IT.Ol R. l'KED, HAY AND GRAIN.
Tho Weston Mill Co., Lackawanna ave.
MACVRONI AND VERMICELLI.
Casseso Bro3., 99 Lackawanna ave.
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS-WHOLB
SALE..
Levy. N. B. & Bro., Traders' Bldg.
UUT1 EH, EGGS. FLOUR, HAY, ETC
Eosterle & Co., 131 Franklin.
Cabcock. II. F., & Co., 110 Franklin.
JEWELERS AND WATCH MATERIAL.
Phillips, Geo. &. Co.. Coal Exchange.
WINES AND LIQUOR.
Casey Bros., 216 Lackawanna.
LII-'E INSURANCE COMPANY.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Mears Bldg.
LAW AND COLLECTION.
Okell & Dunn. Coal Exchange.
Yocum, Geo. C Connell Bldg.
HICYCLKS AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Florey & Brooks, 211 Washington.
OVERALLS, UNDERWEAR, ETC.
Harris. 8.. 322 Penn ave.
LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES.
Mnloney Oil Mfg. Co.. HI Meridian.
OIL. PAINT AND VARNISH.
Moloney Oil Mfg. Co.. Ill Meridian.
STATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS.
Prendergast & Gelpel, 20? Washington.
UUNERAI. DIRECTORS.
Tague. P. W.. 113 S. Main.; Itesldcnco 1121
Jackson.
Price, William, 125 S. Main.
DIM GOODS, SHOES AND GROCERIES
McCann, P. J-, 411 N Main.
Chlctritcr'a KaiUth Diamond Hrni.
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(irffflnul anil tinlj ucnulno.
arc. alway rWiablt, Laoict ait
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