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THE SCRANTOK T1U BUNK-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1809.
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A Harmless Deception
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'Oh, yes Indeed; I haven't nsnr
enough to flnlsh my booklet," replied
Fa p.
In a few moments they were litisy
gatheilng the beitutlful ferns and
IN a largo easy chair, In lilt) lux
urious suite of rooms on an ar
istocratic avenue In Chicago,
lazily reclined Hobeit Kconcld.
perusing, with an expression of
imiusememt, n letter which hv
held In his hand.
Tin; envelope, which luy on the table
btslde him. boie the postmuik of
pretty city or. l'tigot sound. Could he
have looked over the shoulder of this
hnndsome voiing man as he read wo
might have seen the following lines,
written In a clear, dashing btyle:
My Dear Mother Huh: I Iiiim scnM'ly
been able t" at since youi letter came
announcing the blessed fnt that you In
tmul to spend your iiinimer vaeiitlon with
lis, so excited unit pleased urn I.
Don't joti feel a little mdmined. Bob,
when you consider that mil have allowed
us to live out here t.o lonit ears with
out coming to see us, when llieie has been
nothing In the world to prevent your do
Ins so? Tom unci I have been planning
many pleasant ll'tlo exclusions un tho
water, which we aro sure will please
you, as well as seme friends who ore
also to be here.
Before I knew xou were coming I In
vited my old classmate. Kay Lincoln, of
Helena, to spend a fw weeks with us,
nnd she promised lo come. Then, hap
pening to learn that another of our Class,
Katherlin Iliilston, was also In Helena,
I Invited her to come with 1'iiy. iney
are lovel gills. Hob; and I suppose you
will think they are sensible, as their
sencrs did not so far leave them as to
raue them to commit matrimony as soon
ns the, were out of boarding school, as
vnur aimless little, sister did. Hut Tom
nnd I ate satisfied and very happy, as
you will see when you come.
Uut 1 haven't foigotteu your private
lecture as to how much 1 ought to ac
complish and what I ought to make of
myself before 1 entertained a thought of
marrying.
Now, Hob. before closing. 1 jut want
to tell you that Kay Lincoln Is the only
girl 1 have ever seen that I thought Boort
enniiKh for you. and I do so hope that you
will lovo and win her.
Tom loins me In warmest love to ou,
dear old Hob, nnd We hope to see yon
very soon Your loving little sister.
Nell Heolleld Hlvcrs.
"Ahn' so that is tho little sister's
pchenn-." ejaculated Hobeit. "Well.
Nell, I am afraid your castle will go up
In smoke, as T do not seem to bo matri
monially .ncllned. The fellows at the
club nay I'm too particular, too critical;
well, perhaps, T am. but. ne.erthelesB.
I am rather glad Nell mentioned her
pet scheme. It will put me on iny
guard and perhaps save me irom an
embarrassing position " Kndlng his
pollloquv with a yawn he sti etched
Ids closed fists back with n resounding
thud on his broad, manly chest, got up
nr.d walked into tin adjoining room,
where he commenced to slcct fiom
his ample wardrobe Ms garments
which be would need on his western
trip.
Mrs. Hlver's letter lo the brother
caused that little ladv no little conster
nation after It was fairly on its way.
"Oh, dear!" sighed she, "why was I
so Impulsive to mention to Hob my
hope that ho would love Kay. Men are
always so obstinate if you particularly
want them to do a thing that they will
usually discommode themselves to any
extent rather than satisfy your desire.
Of course, that doesn't apply to nu
clear old Tom, but I suppose there's no
use worrying about It. and I must go
now and finish arranging that cozy
corner In the room the girls are to oc
cupy How pretty It will be, and just
suited to the two loveliest girls on
eaith."
Two lovely girls. Indeed, they wore,
and when they arrived a few days later
they praised to her heart's content
Nellies pretty home, especially the
dalnt looms which she had prepared
for them.
Katberlne Halston was tall and state
ly a brunette, with a mass of black
hair, piled high on her head, eyes black
as midnight. Hashing with intelligence
or melting with sympathy. A talented
professor In one of the leading eastern
colleges had won her heart, and they
were to be married In the autumn.
Hut how can I describe Fay Lincoln?
Heautiful ns a dream was she, and tho
beauty of her person was only exceed
ed by the rare beauty of her mind.
The very sunbeams seem to lest and
flash In the waves of her heavy gold
hair long cm ling black eyelashes
shaded the beautiful liquid eyes of
brown, the perfectly formed nose, the
rosj. dimpling mouth, together with a
faultless complexion and graceful, wil
lowy llguie, all, combined to make her
n most charming and perfectly Irresist
ible creature. Although only twenty
one, she had been sought In marriage
many times, but her heart was still her
own Such were the young ladles whom
Robert Scofleld was to meet. One even
ing In, July he walked into his sister's
drawing room with Ills hrotlwr-in-law,
Mr Hlvere, on one side, and his sister
Nell squeezing his other ai m.
"I Just brought Hob in to Introduce
him, girls, and then he must go straight
to his room nnd get ready for dinner."
Then followed n hurried and rather
confusing Introduction, In which Rob
ert bowed gravely to Katberlne, ad
dressing her as Miss Lincoln;" then,
nssurlng Kay that he was "most
pleased to meet Miss Halston," he was
can led off bv bis sister to his own
room.
When Mrs. Hlvcrs returned to the
di awing rooii she found her husband
and the young ladles laughing over
Robert's mistake In the Introduction.
Light Mushed In tho little hostess'
eyes as shesHlghted a possible way out
of her dilemma. "Oh, bills, let us carry
"Say, Ernest, would you m'.nd pick
ing up some sticks nnd starting a flru
there on the beach white I wmsh the
clnms?" asked Tom, Then, turning
n Minn Halston. lie exclaimed: "You
see, we build a tire on a layer of nice I mosso which grow there In suc'i pni
smooth stones, nnd when they nro nt fusion and which are so exeitilsi, when
white heat we tuku some llr bougiiM
nnd brush the lite all of them and then
lay on the clams. When they aro
nicely opened they nro done, and wo
eat them Immediately with butter and
pepper. I'm sure you will like thein."
In the menntlmo Mr. Scofleld and Miss
Lincoln were enjoying their walk on
the bench with nil the Rest of youth,
good health ind spirits,
"No." said Robert, continuing a con
versation on a subject which they had
been discussing for some minutes "no
I caie nothing for society. There, is
It out," cried she. "it's a good jokp on . ,,,,.,.,,- i i.-m,, much
H.ib and he deserves to be deceived fci- lece()n aml thcrc ,g one UlnK r
exhibiting such stupidity. Henceforth, ,mU, n,010 h,m anotlu.r ,t . rtPCe,,.
Kay. you ure Miss Halston, and you, ton
Katherlne, cite Kuy Lincoln. Ha! ha! njv j4,m,oln WncC(1. Her heait bad
Tom, you must help carry It out." i son,. , lrunBv.y. t0 this ycuug mnti
Imbued with the spirit of fun. all xom si. ,wll, deceiving. Pile was
asieed to practice this deception up- tempted to tell him thu whole stoiy
on loor Robert, who, while In his ,jlcn un,j ti,e,.0 Then, fearing he
room making himself presentable, ,Ki,t despise hep, she decided to let It
soliloquized; "So that grand looking ,msH for t,p tnm., jjut nlio could not
biunette is the girt -eil nas picneu
out for me. Kay! Name Isn't at all
suited to her. Well, that Is the style
of beauty I have always admlied
pressed nnd mounted
In u tree above their head Fay
discovered a beautiful piece of hang
ing moss. Robert noticed thy longing
look she cast toward It and ;.i 'nntly
offered to get It for her.
Springing upon a log, and from thero
to a large rock which wns still higher,
he reached for the gauzy, palo green
moss, but finding It Juat beyond his
reach, he raised himself on tiptoe and
grasped It Hut, alas' ho had given
no thought to the slippery state of tlio
rock on which he stood. Numerous
springs trickled down the steep hillside
close by, making everything In that
dense shade damp nnd mossy, and
Just as the pilze wns within bis grasp
his feet slipped nnd down he went,
striking hla head on the rock as ho
fell. Kny uttered a little oxciamatlon,
of fear, waited an Instant for him to
rise, but seeing that ho did not move,
she spuing to his side,
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most, but a fellow doesn't exnetly
relish having his sweetheart selected
for him by somebody else. Still, I
must be attentive to her to please Nell.
What a falry-ilke creatine Miss Hal
ston Is. Well, Sis evidently had pret
ty good taste In the selection of her
friends." And with this he took a
parting look at the manly llgure in
the long mirror, stopped to select from
the large bouquet of roses on his dress
ing table n partly opened losebud,
which he fastened In the buttonhole
of his co.it unci then descended to the
parlois.
In the world of fashion Hobeit Sco
fleld was considered a very handsome
man. He was tall, of noble physique,
with dark gray eyes, btown, waving
hair and a strong, handsome face,
smoothly sftaveu; a .man who none
could help admiring. Constant read
ing, study ami extensive travel, In
which he bad seen life In all phases,
had broadened u naturally receptive
mind and made him a strong and phil
anthropic man.
The first night at his sister's home
was one of varying pleasure-. He found
the young ludles blight conveisatlon-
"But," he said, "I fear Nell's cher
ished dream will never mateilallze.
Miss Lincoln Is well enough, but she
cannot compare with that little fairy
queen, Miss Ralston. Ah. how divine
ly she sings! Why. I believe 1 have
half lost my heart to her alieady!"
The days went by and the deception
was still carried on. There were nu
merous boat tides on the most beau
tiful body of water of which the ITnlt
eil States can boast. Puget Sound. In
wriicn our party was joined Dy a
oung Englishman, a friend and client
of Tom's. K.rnest Claremont was a
warm-hearted, generous fellow, al
ways ready to enter Into any sport
the ipst weie pleased to plan. He
was n creatine of habit and one or
two of his little habits amused the
girls not a little. On every occasion
and at all times he twisted, with n
eaieful upward turn, the blonde hairs
which, after much coaxing nnd kindly
persuasion, had consented to ndorn his
upper lip.
This young man was the cause of
some impatience In our party as they
stood on the beach'awaltlng his com
ing. The pretty napthn launch. The
Fairy, lay close by, ready for their
occupancy.
I don't see what keeps Claremont."
said Tom. "I told him to be lieu
promptly at S.SO, so we could have a
long day's cruise."
"Perhaps the Saxon family which
dwells on his upper lip had some dis
agreement this morning and he hns
been detained by trying to straighten
It out," said Fay, with a roguish
glance at Nell.
"Well." replied Mis. RU-ers, laugh
ing. 'T only hope those delicate be
ings will not take so much of his time
that he will forget the hammock he
piomlsed to bring." While they were
si 111 laughing, the subject of their ic
maikh came into sight, striding bur
il"dly down the beach, swinging a
hmnmock bag In one hnnd nnd with
the other caiefully twisting the ends
of bis mustache.
"Theie! What did I tell you'" said
Fay. "That dispute among his pets
isn't settled yet."
"Hush, Kntherine," said the legiti
mate owner of" that name, with a
twinkle In her eyes, "Do not betray
your feelings. We have often heard of
people ridiculing the objects of thri
affection In order to mislead otheis."
Robert glanced nulcklv at Fav nnd
was surprised and puzzled to see her
heightened color.
Claremont Joined them, apologizing
for his tardiness.
"It's ically too bad, ladles, and I beg
your pardon. Hut I was half way down
here wheiV I happened to think of tin?
hammock, you know; so back I went
after It, and here we are," and he
swung the hammock out with' on
hand, nt the same time lifting his hat
deferentially with the other.
Soon all were seated In the cozv
launch, and the quick puff of the Utile
naphtha launch seemed to say: "You
may think I don't amount to much,
hut watch my speed. I am like soma
people. I can accomplish more In the
nnie length of time than some of
larger growth who make gieat i.rcten
blons." The grandeur of the scenery was a
subject our party never tired of. The
varying lights on grand old Mount
Ranter, the nigged beauty of the Olym
pics and the limpid waters of the
sound furnished Interesting matter 'or
conversation without reference to "the
weather," which Is never arc '"Ing but
pleasant during the long summer
months in that climate. About noon
they stopped at n beautiful shady
beach, unloaded their hamper of pro
visions, swung their hammocks under
the great fir trees and prepared for a
few hours of solid enjoyment.
"Now," said Tom, "I am going in dig
some clnms and wo will have a clam
bake for tho benefit of you who have
never bad the pleasure of participating
in one. I wnnt to get them now befot 3
tho tide commences to run In," and
picking up his spade, he looked around
for evidence of clams, which he was
not long In finding.
The rest gathered around him. pick
ing up the dams as he threw them out
upon the beach. Presently Mrs Plvers
strnlghted up beside Miss Ralston, nnd
glancing around discovered the ab
sence of her brother nnd Miss Lincoln
"Why, where are Hob and Fay""
she exclaimed.
"I saw them strolling down the beach
some months ago," said youiiR Clare
mont, at the same time depositing In
the Insket with his right hand two
or thMo smnll olams, while with' the
left ho gave his moustache a llttU
twist.
His hat had fallen off, his eyes weie
fot bear saying: closed, and he looked very while an
Hut, Mr. eolield, might there not i. iav then nerfectlv Ktlll.
sometimes be extenuating clicumftan-1 -vith a great tlnob of fear Fay
ces when a petr.on Is drawn Innocently knelt down beside him and piui-ud her
into an nffalr of deceit ftlmply for tim nund caressingly oer the noble brow
sake of fun. not meaning any harm?" . she started back In affright ns her
"It miy be. Miss Ralston, but I can- mui encountered a large swelling Just
net Imagine such u condition of af- . nbo the temple. Longing1 to do
falls," he responded with a scarchlnp
glance at her. "Hut," Impulsively,
"uhtU can you know of deceit' The
something for him, she ran to a spring
near by and dipped her handkerchief
In the ;Iow lug water. Dropping down
ety truth of heavjjn shines in your j i,esldo him she drew Ills head upon
clear mile eyes. is.atiieiine un. may 1 ),.. ,, and bathed Ills face, then ten
call you so?" he grasped her hand, but ,iP1iy laying the wet handkerchief on
she chew it quicklv away, exclaiming: ' lno pour bruised head she continued
'No, no; you can never eall me that. ! caressing the loved fneo with a cool,
Oh,' with a sob In her voice, "you do lm)st, little hand, mutmuilnp,:
not know me. I have deceived you, but oh, my love, my Iqvi' Come back
1 cannot pxplnln now. Oh, Mr. Sco- to m,.j onen those dear eyes ngnln,"
Held, let us go buck to the others now " 1 Although the young man had been
A look of despair came Into his eyes. rendered unconscious, by the low, tho
What did she mean? Here was the , contusion was not of a serious nature,
one woman lie had met In his whole umj w wns fast legalnlng conscious
life whom be would can to marry. 1 nss. He did not at first realize what
And he loved her with all the power or ,a, happened, but he felt the cool ltt
a stronp, ardent nature; and It must 0 i,an,i ,, ,a fare, beard the touch
be that she did not love hhn. else I jnff appeal, and feeling a little splash
why had she repulsed him'' Ah, how on ,s jac.p wondered it It were a tear.
terribly hollow life would be to him , That was surely Fay's voice. Slowly
without her! These thoughts run he raised his evellds and looked dream-
through his mind as he walked silent
ly by her side, back toward the ;.;roup
they had left on tho bench.
"Truants! you came near missing
your dinner," cried Tom, ns they ap
proached where the lunch wns all
temptingly laid out. Mrs. Hlvcrs
glanced scarchlngly at the pair and
noted, with a twinge of conscience, the
pained expression of her bt other's eyes,
ns well as the troubled look which Fay
could not conceal. What could have
happened? Had she rejected him? She
felt that It was time now for her to tell
her brother of the deception she had
practiced on him and set the girls fieo
from their piomlse. So, that night,
after the young ladies had gone up
stairs nnd Tom was nodding over his
paper, Mrs. Hlvcrs nestled up close to
her brother on tho sofa and, taking his
hand, asked him what had happened to
make him so sad. "It hurts me to see
that expression on your face," she con
tinued. "Well, sis, we have always trusted
each other," replied the young man.
"and I don't mind telling you that my
heart has at last been touched. Nevei
In my life, until I met Miss Ralston,
have I seen a woman whom I would
care to call wife. But she does not re
ciprocate my affection. She said I could
never call her Katberlne, said she had
deceived me. and " here he was in
terrupted by a low peal of laughter
from his sister, who threw her arms
around his neck, exclaiming:
"Oh, Rob, you dear old stupid, for
give me, but It wus such a temptation
Have you never mistrusted anything?
Why, we have almost betrayed the se
ciet dozens of times. Tho ghl you love
Isn't Katherlne Ralston at all, but dear,
little Fay Lincoln. No wonder she
would not let you call her Katherlne.
And I am sure this Is the only decep
tion, the poor child ever had anything
to do with In her life, and that was
my fault. It all came about through
your stupidity In getting their names
reversed the night I Introduced you to
them, and we kept up the delusion, just
for n joke."
"Oh, Nellie, how could you?"
"I am truly sorry now, Rob, but 'all's
well that ends well,' and 1 do hope you
will get that heai t-breaklng look out
of Fay's eyes the first thing you do to
morrow. Am I forgiven, dear?"
"Yes, Nell, I forgive you," and kiss
ing her good-night he went to his room
nnd there sat down to meditate over
the events of the day. There was a
glimmer of hope In the thoughtful gray
eyes as he diew from his pocket a
dainty bit or lace and cambric with the
faint odor of violets about It. Fay had
left It on the piano, and nfter she left
the room he had quietly taken posses
sion of it and now he held it caress
ingly to his lips and lelumed It to his
pocket.
Fay was unusually quiet at the
breakfast table the next morning,
scarcely raising her eyes during the
entire meal, but, as they soon left the
breakfast room, Robert bent over her
and said In a low tone:
"Will you go for a row on the bay
with me this morning, Miss Lincoln?"
She glanced up quickly.
"You know? Nellie bus told you?"
"Yes, I know all."
"And can you forgive me?"
"I forgive you freely, Miss Lincoln,
but you have not yet answered my
question."
"Yes, I will go Mr. Soolleld. If yop
desire It. What time?"
"Right nway. If you will."
"Very well. I will be ready In fifteen
minutes."
At the specified time Fay appealed
looking so fresh and lovely in her
pretty sailor suit, with white sallir
hat and dainty while parasol, that
Robert's heart throbbed wildly and
the harrowing thought flitted through
his mind: "Suppose she loves some
one elpe what then? Then surely
would life's dieam be o'er for me."
They walked towaid the boat house,
neither ventmlng nnythlng more than
a commonplace remark. Robr: was
a good oarsman, and, Inspired, by the
charming picture opposite hi n. he
rowed unusually well that PDnlnj.
When they had gone some dlstirc 1 e
looked longingly toward u pietty shadj
beach and ve-ntured to say;
"I think I see some of tints n,,,sses
that you weie looking for tin. other
day yonder on iliose log. Shall we
land and get some''"
lly up at her. Her eyes weie full of
tears. She brushed them quickly
awny, exclaiming:
"Oh, Mr. cofleld, I am so glad you
are better. Are you very badly hurt?"
Then realizing her position the color
rushed to her face anu she attempted
to rise, but he placed a detaining hand
on her arm, a look of pain crossed his
face, and ho put ills free hand up to his
head, where he encountered the wet
handkerchief. Slipping it aside he felt
the swelling there and commenced to
renlize the situation.
"Did I strike my bend on the lock
when T fell?' he isked.
"You must have done so," she re
plied, "although I did not notice It ns
you fell. You went down like n Hash.
I am so sorry, Mr. Scofleld, that you
were Injured In attempting 'to gratify
my desire to possess that moss."
"Oh, the Injury is too slight to men
tion,", he returned, "and I will now
finish what I so awkwardly began."
Picking up the moss be arose anil
handed It to her. at the same time
assisting her to her feet. He stepped
townrd a log dose by, still retaining
Fay's hand and asked her to sit be
sldo him.
"I have something to tell you," said
he. "Whilo I lav there the most dell
clous sense of rest came over me. H
seemed to 1110 I must bo In heaven,
for I thought your dear little hands
caressed me and your sweet voice ut
tered endearing words." Here Fay
turned away to conceal her burning
bhrshes.
'Do not turn from me," he entreated,
and pouring Into her ears the story of
his love he waited for an answer, but
as none enme he still pleaded.
"Will you please bid me hope that
I may some day win your love, dar
ling Fav?"
Turning her glorious eyes full upon
him. In a trembling voice she answer
ed, frankly and sweetly:
"You have already won my love,
Robert. When you lay there uncon
scious a little while ago it flashed
upon me what a terrible bank life
would be without you and pel haps
those caresses which you received were
not nil a dream."
"Oh. my darling my own!' h cried,
clasping her to his breast, "you can
little realize how happy you make me.
You are the one love of my life." And
he kissed her sweet lips and her eyes,
and resting his lips on the sunny hair
from which her hat had fallen, be
sent up to heaven a prayer of thanks
for the precious treasure he had won.
When they returned their radiant
faces revealed the secret and Mrs.
Rivers remarked to her husband:
"Well, It has just turned out as I
wanted It to, after all, and I think
they will make tho very nicest mar
lied couple on earth ourselves except
ed, of course." Chicago News.
sisters of the North and west In seek
ing tho means of earning a livelihood
In every honorable work within their
capacity, and however much tne neces
sity for Biinh a state of things Is re
gretted, It must bo recognized nil the
same.
It is not only unmanly, but it is out
rageously unjust for men to complain
that women are driving them out of
employment, There are 13,00,000 heads
of families in the United Stntes. Some
of these are widowp, hut the greatest
number are men. Thero are men
enough In the country to support all
tho women, it they would. Tho fact
is that they do not. It Is their cwn
fault. If every man who pretends to
bo a man were supporting a woman,
n be should, there would bo prot-nbly
4,000,000 places In ofllces, stores, shops
nnd factories that nro now occupied
by women workers left fiee to men,
and the women would be at hoiiiiv
Tho worst feature In the entire sit
uation Is that tho women are put olC
with almost one-half the wagci given
to men for the same service. This is
nn outrage In ninny cases. Whn th
women acquire the power In business
which they have nlwnys been uble to
wield In lovo they will correct tho
evil of lower wages, too.
ESKIMO'S LAMP IS
MOST VALUABLE
His Very Life Depends Upon It Dur
ing the Long Winter Night Uses
It for Warmth, Manufacture and
Cooking.
From tho Atlanta Journal.
An Eskimo's best possession Is his
lamp. On It his very life depends dur
ing the long dim winter, when the
horealls flickers and the Great Hear
shivers about the snow hut. With It
he melts Ice, thaws and cooks his
food, dries the soaked skins and warms
and lights the low room of his Igloo.
Thus, to the lamp's single use In
southern countries the dweller of the
far north adds that of the fireplace
and of the cooking stove. It must bo
a wonderful lamp that Is so useful.
Hut It can hardly be called strange
under the light of Invention, for the
Ksklmo lamp Is the most primitive
known. In the case of the Aleutian
Islanders It Is simply a saucer-shaped
stone. This fact may astonish those
accustomed to see the chimney, but n-
er and safety top of our kerosene ves
sel, but there are many more sur
prising things to be told about this
lamp of tho Eskimo.
The plan of the Eskimo lamp seems
simple enough, but It shows how nec
essity forces people to make needed
inventions. Imagine a shallow lake
of sea oil, one end of which Is much
longer than the other, along this shore
a thin trail of moss, made Inflamma
ble with fat laid so that the oil bare
ly washes the line of dry plant. A.
spark Is applied to one end of this
wiek and runs nlong, springing into a
clear, bright flame, which gives little
smoke. Change this Image to a simi
lar one of a big dish-like stone In an
Igloo, and you see an Eskimo lamp.
THREE KINDS.
"With respect to use, (ho Eskimos
have three kinds of lamps; they are
called the house lamp, traveler's and
mortuary lamp. As with all races at
somo time, the funeral lamp Is placed
In or beside the grav a religious rite,
The trawler's or summer lamp Is
quite serviceable, but to no such de
cree as the big house lamp. lin
cauii't in a great snowstorm the Ts
Kimo lishts this and places It next to
the body, beneath his blouse. It "li
nblcs him to go in quest of fij 1
through great snowfalls, vhen the f"0 1
nrd oil are almost gone. It has Its
most typical uses.
Proceeding on the plan that a slab
of stone, roll of moss nnd chunk of
blubber are all sufficient for his pur
pose, the Eskimo manufactures a lamp
that serves his wonts completely.
Soapstone Is the best material for
lamps, and slnco It Is very scarce, ex
traordinary journeys lasting several
vears. are made In search of It. The
stone Is chipped and scraped till It re
sembles a clam shell In shnpe, this be
ing the typo most useful, because It
Waldron's Big
Horse Sale
Friday, October 27
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Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming: Avenue.
Speca Challenge Sale
Bargains for Wednesday
Here are some quotations that will make Wednesday al
most as much a bargain day as Friday or Monday. We make
these special one day prices for the benefit of parties that are
unable to call on any of our other bargain days.
Cotton batts Fine, white cotton, clean quality,
worth 8c. Here on Wednesday oC
Indigo prints Full standard prints of the 6c qual-
ity. Here on Wednesday 5C
Apron ginghnm Full standard apron gingham,
worth 6c the yard. Here on Wednesday oC
Unbleached muslin Good quality and a yard wide,
worth 5C Met e on Wednesday oC
Special prices in furs
Big choice of Klectric Seal Collarettes at very low prices,
Three extra special value's for today in silk lined electric seal
collarettes.
$1.98, $2.98 and $3.98.
Fur Collarettes,-Boas, Muffs and Jackets at all prices up.
to $45oo
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Rising
WAR HELPED WOMEN.
The Civil Conflict Opened the Way
for Women in Business.
Krom tho New Oi leans Picayune
One of the most lnterestliiR, as well
WONDER FL0UP
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NERVOUSNESS.
Hereford's AGit! Phosphate
Strengthens and quiets the nerves.
Genuine beam name Ilomtord'i on wrapper.
pivea ine iuiiki'i wilu cur. j-i.-e-iui-j
y nmonpr tho northernmost Ksklmo
lamps have a wick elff three feet'
long. When several of these are bum-
Inn In an Igloo, to their blase the Icy
vails semi reflections end tho dark at.
least Is kept at bay. The cold is pro
hibited fufllclently. for tin Usklmol
l does not deslie too hl.e.h a temperature
in his home say 3S degrees within a
foot or two of tho lire.
In art the lamp Is a prime necessity.
Host Important Is the beudhm: of wood
for snow shoes, bows ind MedR- run
ners, which is accomplished by dipping
the wood Into water ard steamln? over
a lamp. Ivory and bone aie also eurwl
by Its heat, and skins arc dried nv-r It
In tannhiK. But tho Kskini'is do not
stop with these U3cs. They h.u'.s their
lamps to thank for the ston-Uk hard
ening of a cement of blood, clay an 1
hair. This cement h'ds broken povs
and lamps to gether fecurely, as tpecl
mens attest.
Lamp fire Is not alone known to lb?
Ksklmoan. In places where fuel can
ho obtained a blaze Is mude In the n-
.-if tVi tnnt 111 (.'ltmnor lint- .. n
ns impoi taut factors In tho labor pi ob-1 wne,.0 ))cat ntl some wjod'are found astounding quantities of watei, pro
lem today Is the employment of wo-' tne .,un., ls jp. pUP vjskiinos d,ni- cured by melting Ice or snow. Some
men In the various departments of t tn'e Kone oil burner, which his a times travelers cairv pouches tilled
labor once reserved for men, nnd the ,.in,... in ovnrv iimihiii.i nn ,v,;ir.i. with snow under their clothing, so thajt
competition of women with men In tho nkens nn Hsklmoo Igloo to an inh.iolrol It Is melted by the heat from their
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A RISINCr
DEMAND
Wheat, ns well as everything else,
In this country, is advancing, and,
ns the result or higher prices, many
cheap brands of flour havo ap
peared on the market. But don't
be deceived don't buy an unknown
brand.
BUY
WONDER
and you'll get the strongest, whit
est and best bread flour on the mar
ket. It makes white delicious
bread and is the most economical
flour to buy.
J. L C0MELL & CO.,
Sole Millers' Agents.
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hiruggie 101 me nvon-ths lamn on its iim.,-iri. nl. iv.
There were 22,000,000 persons of hoth ' it the cooking pot. and still hli-her tb
sexes engaged In gainful puisuits of, Irving tack suspended from the ,...)!
nil SOlts in 1890. Of these, about 4.- ! ,ntr. in which wot eloiiilnir i nln.-eil.
000,000 were females and J 8.000.000
malee. There were, according to tho
came census, about 13,000,000 families
in the United States. In lS'JO there
ware nLout 10,010,000 workeis of both
sexes, and of these ono-twentlcth, or
DOO.000, were females. The3 wcro en
gaged chiefly In clothlin? factories, cot
ton mills nnd In shoe binding, nnd they
veto found almost wholly In the New
1'ngland states, whose men had gono
away to sea or to tho new lands of
the west and left theli women depen
dent. In the west and in the south ti wo
man seldom went away from the home
to woik. or, If so, they woro oeeupled
with household duties in families. Af
ter the civil war tho situation was
vastly changed. A million then lost
their llcs, or were so disabled as to
bo incapacitated to support themselves.
The Mouth buttered mole than any
other section, and 'many women were
left self-dependent. Tt wns a new"
tiling to see white women In the South
ern states start out tn seek woik in
avenues that hail lxcii pr. lou-dy
closed to women. They could not
take domestlo seivlce, because such
places uero monopolized by the negroes,
who had been brought up In that sort
of work.
The posts of tenchlng the young did
not nffoid places for nil who were
forced to woik, and thus the white
women of the Houth emulated their
Tho heated nlr rises, nnJ In turn en
velops each article.
NO SMOKE Oil R f T
It seems strange tin: the hut is not
filled with smoko and soot, hut accord
ing to explorers such ls nut the e.is
The bright, steady t'.ame, iney .wplaln.
I.s produced by using non but liivty
rolled moss, and having It arranged
carefully along the wieic edge riven
then the mos wouh! char, and cause
tho flame to grow dull, but this 13 rem
edied The wick Is trlmmol uway reg
ulatly I.nmp trimming Is best dons
by tho old women of the tribe, who
alono reach perfection ,i that ait.
They can so skillfully rut nway the
burnt refuse that the stady flame will
continue for several hours. This tlma
Is none to long, for the lamp Is used
night nnd dny.
Anv fat does for burnhig, but seal
oil Is picferred. Tint, Is almost wholly
employed bernuse the small iiuantltle
of fat taken from tin reindeer ere In
sufficient for the long ditikuess. The
lamps eat voraciously, and 'ho people
often hnev to be veiy careful lest their
oil run low when It Is Impossible xo
catch seals.
Ono alwuys thinks of the Sahara
when thirst Is mentioned, thoueh It
would be lust us reasonable to turn
one'8 thoughts to the far north, where
water for long periods Is only got by
the uld of lamps. The Kiklmo drinks
Often a big block of lee with a
cavity cut Into Its center Is placed In
the hut. They diop a stone Into the
hole nnd on this put some burning moss
aud blubber, and the thirsty family
suck it up tluough hollow reindeer
bones.
KAT COOKKD MEAT.
The statement has been made that
the Ksklmos cook their food with the
lamp This Is true, despite the popular
belief that they ure- voluntary eaters of
raw flesh. Trustworthy explorers say
Hjat these people only uie uncooked
meat, and that fiozen, when fuel ls
very scarce or w hen on long journeys,
every drop of oil needing to be hoard
ed. But at home the Eskimo Is a dif
ferent man. There the uot Is kept
hanging over the flame, and It is the
woman's especial duty to see that It
Is always full of meat. The lamp Is
tho woman's cure rather than the
man's, for tt Is to the Ksklmo family
what the hearthstone Is to thu Ameri
can. Lamps have been collected from ev
try tribe of the Ksklmos. These give
great help to the men who study the
history of races. Of course they are
found to differ greatly In the wide ex
panse from Greenland to Alaska, hut
there Is the resemblunce In every clast
which links them inseparably. Lamps
have been found In Slberl'i and In
Scotland which show likeness to those
of thu Ksklmos. In all, much history
Is learned fiom the Eskimo lamp.
As natural, many myth stories center
about this stone vessel. One treats of
the thunder and lightning. Two old
women II vo In a house In the air who
uro given to quarreling about seal
skins. Begulaily. when the turmoil Is
at Its height, the house comes down
and the lamp breaks, causing tho flash
of flru and tho rumbling of thunder.
It Is an interesting lump, this of tho
Ksklmo, ono far more wonderful than
Aladdin's.
They Knew His Business.
Professor Frank Bees, of Columbia uni
versity, who holds tho clialr of astron
omy there, was a visitor recently nt a
county fair, whero ho soon made hlm
m If quite popular. Whilo resting In it.
refreshment tent ho ovornearcl women
discussing him.
"So he's an astronomer? I wonder now
It pays?" said one.
"1'ietty well," wild another; "ho tells
fortunes from tho stars at W cent
aploce."
"That isn't all," added a third; "lv
makes almanais. with Jokes nnd advlcn
to tnko pills In the spring, and the drug
gists pay him as mueh as &') for them."
The professor rose and lied.
$100 Reward, $100.
Tho readers of this paper t-111 ho pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
dlteaso that science has been able to
mho In all Its stages and that ls Catarrh
Hall s Catarrh C'iro . the only positive
euro now known to the medical fratornltv
Cntutrh being a constitutional dlsoasf
reoulres a constitutional treatment. Hall
Catarrh Cure is lalcen Internally, uctlr.g
directly upon the blood and mucou him
fnce of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, nnd Riving
the patient strength by building up tho
constitution nmi n""i. ii m ooimc
lts work The proprietors havo so much
faith in Us curative powers, that thov
offer One Hundred Dollars for any ensn
that It falls to euro. Send for list of trsll.
Address'. F. J. CHRNBT & CO'ToIdo. O.
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