THE SCRANTON T1UBUNE-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1899. oijrasxxxxxxxraaa A Narrow xxxxxxx tntXMut 000.00t0Sn000if0M?0 Till-: LAST TIME 1 had seen Charllu Hudge was years ugo, when I bade him good-bye on 'In- platform of the station of the little town whore we both lived, and he hrul shouted us the train moved uway that he would write In the course of a day or two. I remember him well a seedy looking fellow In a well-worn 'brown overcoat, a rather dirty paper collnr round his throat.und an old topper that had done duty for many a rainy day, and was past Ironing. A merry hearted, good-natured fellow was Hudge; ever empty of pocket and open of heart; rather weuk-mlnded nnd.easlly Imposed upon. Ho never kept his promise of writing, and for eight years 1 had heard nothing of him, when, not long ugo, a rap came at my door, and in came Charlie Itudge, exclaiming: "Hullo, old chap, how nre you" "nudge! Why, who on earth would have thought of seeing you?" "Didn't know you were In town, old boy, or I'd have come up before. Saw your name In some paper the other day and your address. Ho hero I am." As we talked over old times I observ ed him curiously. Just the same old Hudge, with the addition of a heavy mustache. His hat was exactly like the same old topper, very hapless; his collar might have been the Identical one he had on when I last saw him, while his shirt front and frock eoat were rivaling each other In decrepit old age. He ouened my tobacco Jar with the same old freedom and drank my beer with the same old gUBto. I asked him to lunch. At first he could not stay, having a most important engage ment In the city, where ho was about, it nppeared, to preside over a board of directors. The same old liar! After ward he relented nnd did stay, saying the meeting could wait. We talked of many things. He had apparently tried most occupations and mastered none. Now he was on certain company promoting schemes, which he said was risky work, as he had to chance losing large sums of money. I glanced at his shabby coat! Where was he living? At Brixton and I must go over and dine with him on Thurs day evening. I really must. "Got bachelor diggings, don't you know, old chap, and we'll have a rare time of It." So I accepted. Then he told me he was engaged to a "fine girl, old chap. Awfully lucky to get her. When am T going to be married? Not quite sure, but between you and me, I fancy I shall make a stroke of luck soon, and then oh, I say, you shall be 'best man,' you must. Amy '11 be delighted. She's a splendid girl. Money? Oh, she's a bit down on her luck now. Clever girl, though. Does typewriting well, I must say good-bye now. Don't forget Thurs day, old chap." On Thursday I went over to Brixton, and after considerable wandering reached a small back street and knocked at a dingy door, which was opened by a slattcrly-looklng woman, who showed me Into a room where mine host awaited me. A curtain hung across this room, barely concealing a bed and washstand. "How are you. old chap? Hope you don't mind small diggings, but they're awfully comfortable. Just one room, you see; I ilnd It handler than having a separate bedroom no fag going from one room to another. We'll have sup per In a trice. Hope you don't mind a cold collation?" The "cold collation" shortly revealed itself upon a grimy table cloth, and consisted of small meagre slices of cold beef, a bottle of mixed pickles, some bread, and about three ounces of cheese. Mrs. Wllklns," cried nudge, as that Inestimable personage was leaving the room after having luld the above ban quet ,and scattering some knives and forks promiscuously upon the table, "we shall want some beer please. Would you kindly get us some. "You'll have some, won't you, old chap?" ' I nodded. Mrs. Wllklns stood with her nrms akimbo and scowled. "Where's the money. Mister Hudge? You know 'taint no good my goln' to the 'Three Crows' without " "Oh, certainly, certainly, Mrs. Wll klns. Whj dear me, 'pon my soul I haven't got anything less than a sover-elgn"-Mrs. Wllklns sniffed. "Eh? Well ,tl J& Qoverejgn Remedies Supreme. You take a genuine medicine when you use a Sovereign Cure. They touch the spot, that is what you want. Virtue gives true reputation. THEY POSITIVELY CURE Trait Mark KeX. Rheumatism, Kldnoy Trouble, Coughs, Dyspepsia, Blood, Ca tarrh, Asthma, Hoart, Liver, Diarrhoea, Grippe, Conoral De blllty, IVIalaria, Neuralgia. A Sep Xt Remedy for Each Disease m.dy j (J Each For Btla it All Drnggliti. THE HOMeTrEASURE A book full of Ytluablo information, SENT FREE to any addreu. If In doubt ai lo tin nature of your Illneu, yon eouiult our doctors by mall abaoluttly free of c barge. SOVEREIGN REMEDY CO., 1337 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 4 pS m sir 1 A K1 V Escape, j FROM PEARSON'S WEEKLY. 0$r6g0MirM.00M0 if you don't mind lending me a shilling, old boy. Thanks awfully." Hudge did the honors of the meal In truly arlstocrutlc style, and after sup per 'borrowed another shilling to send out for some tobacco, explaining that Airs. Wllklns was not to be trusted with gold, and thnt he could not leave me alone to go out nnd get It himself. As we smoked he became exceedingly confident. "Now, old chap, I'm going to tell you a secret nnd put you on to a good thing In the bargain. I've chummed up lately with a fellow named Mars worth, who's an awfully clever chap and up to nil sorts of tips. Well, he's got one or two of us to go shares with him In a grand scheme. I'm not at liberty to tell you exactly what It Is but It's a big affair. He knows more about the Ins and outs of company promoting than I do, and he's Just started a syndicate for booming the thing, and If you want a good Invest ment, 1 think I can say It will pay you nearly cent for cent; at any rnte, Mars worth says it ought to. I wouldn't tell nny one else, but for the sake of old times I've given you the tip." Somehow my soul did not yearn for this tip, and I gave Hudge distinctly to understand, and urged this point emphatically, that I was absolutely short of spare cash. "Well," he said, "I'm sorry, for you might have made a good thing out of It. Hut let me tell you something else. Marsworth's put me on as secretary, and this morning he came to me In rather a way; he'd made some technic al mistake Just a little legal slip, or something and there was only one way out of It the signatures of the di rectors to some document or other; I never bother about these things, you know. He'd got one man to sign, and he wanted my name. Then he could raise capital at once, and he's promised us both a hundred pounds on Satur day. Did I sign? Rather, my boy!" "Hut, is it all right?" "Oh, Mr. Marsworth's safe as nails, and as honest as the day. He's been awfully nice to me all along." "Well, I shouldn't touch that money "Not touch it? Won't I, though! And I've had 200 shares allotted to me free, old fellow, you'll have to be 'best man,' for I'm going to have the banns put up on Sunday week." A few days after this I met Hudge In the city. He was smartly dressed and told me Marsworth had given him the money, and that also he had sold some of his sares for 60 that morn ing, "as a favor to a pal of mine, old chap." Then nbout a week afterwards I had a letter from him saying he had taken a house and flxed the day of the wedding. Some few days had elapsed. It was past midnight, and I was Just thinking of retiring, being the only one up In the house, when a knock came to th? door. I carefully withdrew the bolt and .latch. A man with his coat collar turned up, a mufller over his face, and a hat slouched down over his eyes, dashed In, almost knocking me down. For a moment I was staggered, and then made a rush for the Intruder. "Hush! For heaven's sake shut the door." It wns Rudgo! I shut and bolted the door. "What do you want?" "Let me come Into your study, please." I took him there and he threw him self Into a chair, exclaiming: "I'm a hunted man. For the sake of our friendship, don't betray me. I swear I'm Innocent." "What's the matter, Hudge?' "Marsworth! Forgery and embezzle ment!" I began to see daylight. "What, has he turned out a fraud " "Yes: and worse than that. I'm In It, too. There's a warrant out against me." The poor fellow began . ii, bitter ly, and by degrees It all tame out. Marsworth had used him and the other man as tools, neither of them havintr the slightest Idea what was really happening. Marsworth had known that the crash must come, and had provided for it. He was nowhere to b found. The other man had been nr rested and Hudge had escaped by the skin of his teeth and come to inc. I saw he was more sinned against than sinning, and I gave him my solemn promise that I would assist him In escaping out of the country. The poor fellow had been honest about It, and had actually sent the hundred pounds to the public prosecutor, having, he told me, some 37 left out of the G0 he had received for the now worthless shares, and with which he determined to get to America, feeling sure the friend who had bought them would not grudge the money. "Hut." said I. "you'll never get aboard. They'll look for you nt the docks sooner than anywhere. Resides, you're not easily disguised." "That's true," he said, "and they've Rot my photo, I'm afraid.' Hudge had a very striking profile, his nose being a most prominent fea ture "Look here." I exclaimed, "your best Plan is to make fur the continent. How about going to Antwerp or Holland.and gettng a passage to America on a North German Lloyd." "Ah, that's a good thought. We'll decide tomorrow." I save him a shake-down for the night and kent him concealed In my study next day, taking in his meals myself. Ho wrote a letter to his flanre whom I promised to see next day and then we decided that he should take the 8:30 p. m. train from Llverpool-st to Harwich. He shaved off his mustache and Btalned his eyebrows, and I managed to get him a black wig! Hut nothing sulllced for that profile of his, and I warned him to beware of ex posing his fuce too much. I also man aged to rig him out In some other clothes, and I gave him a bag and sundry requisites. "Now," I said, "I shall como down and see you off. so that I can go nnd tell Miss Saunders you are safe. But bb soon as we get to Liverpool street we'll separate. Do not take any fur ther notice of me. Go first-class It's only a fey shillings more; get In the carriage at once and sit on the further side, reading a newspaper until the train starts." He promised to observe all these pre cautions carefully, und In due time I found myself hanging about tho plat- I form nt Liverpool street, apparently studying tho boat train,' but really keeping my eyes fixed on a particular compartment wherein sat Hudge. As luck would have It thero were few pas sengers that evening and he had the compartment to himself. The whistle sounded, tho train began to move out of tho station, and I was Just cotyjrat ulatlng myself that all had gone well, when I saw Hudge deliberately change his seat for tho one nearest the plat form, exposing his profile as he did so. At tho same Instant a tall, well-dressed Individual, who had been lounging about the platform, made a rush for the carriage. Hudge, catching sight of him darted back. "Stand away there!" shouted a por ter, catching the man by the arm, Just as he was about to. board tho train. "You fool!" cried the man, "I'm a police ofllcer. I should have nabbed him If It hadn't been for you. "Very sorry, sir," said the porter; "but you can telegraph." "Thank you for nothing," said the de tective, as ho turned nnd rushed to the telegraph ofllco. "Where will they cutch him?" I asked the porter." "At Harwich, sir. The train doesn't stop till then. I went to see Miss Saunders next morning, Introducing myself as Hudge's friend, and found her quite broken-henrtcd, and yet Just a little bit hopeful nt the idea that he had escaped. With deep pity for her I was obliged to tell her what had happened. It was the last stroke of grief for her, and she burst Into tears. In vain I tried to cheer her with the hope that he might have escaped, after all. "No, no. I'm sure they've got him, and he'll go to prison. Oh, you don't think he is a criminal, do you?" "No, Miss Saunders, he's only very weak. Hut he will have to suffer If he's taken, nnd you must cheer him by promising to be faithful to him." "Oh. I will, I am content to wait If it comes to the worst." I left her promising to sec her again In a few dnys. As I went home I bought an evening paper, and the first thing on which my eye lighted was the following: TUB MAHSWOHTII FHAUDS. Strange Disappearance of tho Man Rudge. Last evening just ns the S.30 train from Liverpool street to Harwich was moving out of the station, Detective Inspector Brett suddenly recognized Rudge, ono of tho men who Is "wanted 'In connection with the Mnrsworth frauds, seated alone In a llrst-class compartment. The In spector was too late to enter tho train, but nt once wired to Harwich, and on the train arriving there a forco of police In plain clothes were ready waiting to arrest tho criminal. Strange to say, however, although tho train was carefully searched no trace of him was discovered. As there had been no stop between Liverpool street nnd Harwich It Is supppsed that the unfortunate man Jumped from his carriage In desperation. Nothing has since been heard of him, however, und tho affair remains a mystery. "Poor Hudge," I sighed, as It dawned upon me that perhaps he was lying crushed and mangled somewhere along the line. I was terribly upset, and only hoped that Miss Saunders would not get hold of the paper. The next evening tho postman brought me a letter with a Frenc't stamp and a Paris postmark, and the the direction written In the sprawling (1st of Rudge! I hastily tore It open nnd rend as follows: "Dear Old Chap: Just a lino to tell you i nut l m neither dead nor In prison. How you must have been wondering what has become of me! I saw you no ticed tho detective had spotted me. What a fool I was to move and I wondered how on earth I should escape, for I guessed they would be waiting for me at Harwich. At llrst I thought of risking it and Jumping, but suddenly a bright idea struck me. I knew that although tho carriage 1 was In did n(.t stop before we reached Harwich, that I had once traveled by this very train to Ipswich, and on puzzling It out I remembered there wns a 'clip coach' In the rear which is 'slipped' at Clochestcr, and afterward runs on to Ioswlch. If I could get on board that coach I shsuld be safe, and I made up my mind to try It. 1 opened tho door and got out on the footboard and started on my Journey to the rear of the train. And It was a Journey! 1 had to creep along three carriages, and we were going nt a good speed; then I bad to duck my head as I passed the win dows, lest people should see me, and 1 was particularly careful at the guard's van. At length I found myself on the footboard of the last coach, and, to my Joy, found an empty compartment. We were slipped nt Colchester und I man aged to evade tho ticket collector, got a bod for the night, ran up to town the next morning, risking discovery, caught tho U a. m. boat train for Charing Cross, and hero I am! I am off to Hamburg to. morrow and shall take passage trom there to America. I have written to tell Miss Saunders I am safe, and you shall both hear from mo again as soon as I reach America. With everlasting thanks, "Yours ever. "Chns. II. Hudge." This is the true history of Rudge's niurvelous escape. He reached America nnd gladdened the heart of his fiancee by getting an appointment there of course, under another name. Miss Saunders was talking of going out to him: but I have Just heard that Mars worth Is taken, and has made certain confessions that clear Rudge and tho other men from all share In the frauds, except that of 'being Marworth's dupes! So I am lu hopes that all will be right yet. LONG DISTANCE FIGHTING, Impossible to Tell Infantry from Cavalry at 2,000 Yards. From the WaEhlngton Star. "Unless they have had experience," remarked an army olllcer, "people are very liable to have u very Imperfect Idea as to distances in army and field operations, and as a result they got things considerably mixed. When they rend that armies are engaging with each other at 2.000 yards between them, they may think that they can see each other, but the reality is far different. At tha distance to. the naked eye, u man or a horse does not look any larger than a speck. It is Im possible to distinguish ut that distance between a man and a horse, and at 800 yards less, 1,200 yards, specially whero there Is any dust, it requires tho best kind of eyes to tell tho in fantry from cavalry. At 900 yards the movements beromo cleurer, though It Is not until they get within 750 yards of each other that tho heads of the columns can be made out with any thing like certainty. "Infantry can be seen In the sunlight much easier than cavalry or artillery, for tho reason that less dust is raised. Resides that, Infantry can be distin guished by the glitter of their muskets. At 2,000 yards, however, everything Is unsatisfactory, even with tho aid of field glasses, for a marching column In dry weather raises a great deai of dust. At our recent engagements nt Santiago the heavy rains, of course, kent tlnwn ilin ilnuf u..t i. ninnn .! ,.. ....... ... H..., ut niu tuning tuiji shut out from view the oucaUuir forces ns effectually as would the dust. Even a glues would not penerrato It, "There Is no doubt that the rides of tho present day do service nt a much greuter distance than those formerly used, but no general Is going to waste ammunition nt a greater distance than his men can seo tu properly use It, Any first class arm will shoot and do good service at a greater distance than men can clearly see, but tho chances nre that no battles will be fought at such distances. The dlstnnco between the White House and the Capitol Is about 1,900 yards, and It would not be practicable to fight n bat;te nt that dlsanco If It could bo avoided." BRYANT'S LIST OF OUTLAWED WORDS Many of the Poet-Editor's Prohibi tions Havo Since Been Reversed by tho Supreme Court of General Usage. When William Cullen Hrvant was editor of tho Now York Evening Post ho made up a list of prohibited woids, or "Index cxpuigutorlus," which re ceived nt the time widespread approval among literary workers. This was the list: Above and over for "moro than." Artlsto for "artist," Ai-plrant. Authoress. Ragging for "cap General and similar titles. all Mutual for "com mon." Ofllcial for "ofllcer." On yesterday. Ovation. Over his signature. Pants for "panta loons." Partially for "part ly." Parties for "per tors." Past two weeks for "last two weeks' nnd all similar ex pressions relating to definite time. Poetess. Portion for "part." Posted for "In formed." Progress for "ad vance." Quite prefixed to "good," "large, etc. Raid for "attack." Realized for "ob tained." Reliable for "trust worthy." Repudiate for "re ject" or "dis own." Retire as an active verb. Rev. for "the Rev." Role for "part." Roughs. Rowdies. Seccsh. Sensation for "note worthy event." Standpoint for "point of view." Stnte for "say." Tnboo. Talent for "talents" or "ability." Talented. Tapis. turing." Hulanco for "re mainder." Uaunuet for "din ner" or "supper." Heat for "defeat." Jlogus. Claimed for "as serted." Collided. Commence for "bo gin." Cortege for "pro cession." Cotemporary for "contemporary." Couplo for "two." Darky for "negro." Day before yester day for "tho day before yesterday." Debut. Deceased as a verb. Democracy applied to a political party. Develop for "ex pose." Devouring element for "nre." Donate. Kmployec. Indorse for "ap prove." En route. "Ksq." Cents for "gentle men." Graduate for "Is graduated." "Hon." House for "house of representatives." Humbug. Inaugurate for "be gin." In our midst. Is being done, nnd all passives of this form. Item for "particle, extract or para graph." Jeopardize for "jeo pard." Jubilant for "re joicing." Juvenile for "boy." Lady for "wife." Lengthy for "long." Leniency for "len ity." Loafer. Loan or loaned for "lend' or "lent." Located. Majority, relating to places or clreuni stances,for"most." Mrs. President, Mrs. The deceased. The United States, ns a singular noun. Transpire for "oc cur." Via for "by the way of." Vicinity for "neigh borhood." Wall Street slang generally, "bulls, bears, long, short, rorner, tight, mor ibund, eomntose," eti-. Wharves for "wharfs." Which with a noun, as "which man." Would seem for "seems." Governor, Mrs. The List Analyzed. Commenting upon this list the Phil adelphia Press recently said: Taking the words as they go, even In Hryant's time, "aspirant" came Into Its own, nnd It Is a question whether he was net wrong In listing It. "Bogus." Ayres felt In 1881, wns still " a colloquial term Incompatible with dignified diction." But it Is good colloquialism, and hav ing lost all novelty for the present gen eration Is coming Into general usuge, and there Is no reason win It should not adorn the most dignified diction If It be used as befits Its speclnl synony mic character. "Casket" describes, to day, a special kind of "coffin," and has as much light to be used as "schooner" Instead of the generic term "vessel." "Collided" Is good F.ngllsh today, and was used In Queen Anne's time, and Its proscription by Mr. Bryani ... not defensible. "Debut," "employe," "en route," once adventlve, are now nat uralized, the Democratic party mas queraders ns the Democracy without rhetorical objections, and even college catalogues use "graduate" as an active as well as a passive verb, while "hum bug" Is as Invulnerable a word as one may chance to meet. When one comes to "Is being done" and "all passives of this form." the smell and smoke of a bitter controversy is at once perceived, is being" having finally won the victory. Between 1S65 and 1875 the purists waged bitter and unceasing warfare on this locution, which was described as a nineteenth century locution, ungrammatlcal, tin rhetorical, ugly and Indefensible; but n wider range of grammatical, rhetorical research disclosed Its earlier usage, and ambiguity of meaning Involved In the forms "the house Is building." etc., forced the passive Into a wider, and then Into good, usage. "Jeopardize," "Jubilant," "leniency" nre all accept able today, as Is "loafer." while "loan" and "loaned" have developed u shade of meaning not given by iend" or 'dent." and are, therefore, us unob jectionable as "ofllcial" for "officer," "reliable" for "trustworthy," "repud iate" for "reject," "role" for "part." "roughs," "rowdies," "standpoint" for "point of view," and "start" for "set out." Grant's Precedent. "Taboo," "talent," "talented" are now accepted. General Grant, the first to use the United States as u singu lar noun in 1SC9, has set a valuable precedent, which expresses grammat ically, and In harmony with the usugo of collective nouns, a profound concep tion of the singularity and unity of tho Union, one from many, and Is good or bad usage today Just as you happen to Hvo In Pennsylvania or Georgia. "Via" Is a convenient term, perhaps not wholly suitable for dignified dic tion, yet unobjectionable In Its place. "Vicinity" has altogether displaced "vicinage" and Its use instead of "neighborhood" Is us defensible us any other good Latlnlsm. In the matter of "vharv6s" Mr. Bryant was doubly wrong. Anglo-Saxon analogies, older usage and euphony demand "wharves," "wharfs" being tho real novelty, Tho poet's objection to Wall street slang has no moro standing than ob jection to technical words of any trade, "Standard of Highest Merit." 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Some of the Bryant words such as "deceased," "progress" for "ad vance," "raid" for "attack," "realize" for "obtain," "Juvenile" for "boy," "donate" for "give" aro not accepted unanimously even today, but this leaves but a mere handful In which present usage supports the Index. Ad miral Dewey will certainly receive an "ovation," and the British would say he was "quite" worthy of It. All of which goes to prove that fortunately for the elasticity of the language the dead hand cannot make for rigidity. Words are as plustlc us language, and language as plastic as words, and the dictum of no age, or no master, Is final. IN BED WITH BATTLESNAKES. A Belgian Naturalist's Night in the Toltec Ruins of Queruada. From tho San Francisco Call. "When I wus collecting specimens of plunts and animals In Zacatecas," said the noted Dr. Maximilian Schumann, "I had an experience with rattlesnakes which came near being the death of mo." 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