THE SCRANTON TinBUNE-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899. 11 krfto " rffe rf rf rfi a rfh rfttrftairarftahirf1i"Mrffe"k iHinKiiWHW-HWVHVHI.HVJ-XyH.H 0 wA!rw,y K A Night Ride v 5?KMxj?5:ao50KK?JOCKKKM; THE BICYCLE Is a queer instru ment. You think you know' nil about It, then suddenly you find there are Btlll things to learn. The other evening I got on my bicycle nnd worKed my way- for, live or six miles through one of the pret tiest Innes In England to a country vlllnge where a friend of mine lives. tie lane which leads to this village In one in which I did a good deal of practicing when I first took to the bicycle, soma months ago. It Is bor dered by hedges and trees on each sHe and looks like a long green tun nell, through which the sun sends some lllterlng, flickering rays down on tho excellent roadway, making a sort of dancing carpet of light and shade, eternally weaving themselves togother.and mimicking In shadow nnd sunshine the interlacing of the trees above. But there Is, nlas, along the side of this larie a ditch with which I have before now made acquaintance while teaching myself how to ride. It Is al ways a pleasant experience for a bi cycler to revisit a spot where he has had his conlllcts with the machine. It gives him a sense of having accom plished something. I recognized all the places where I had been thrown In the ditch and where I had been thrust through the hedge. It was nice to know that these exciting days were past and that I now rode the machine as if I were a part of It. The lane Is a lonely place at any time of the day; broader roads and more direct ones lead to tho little vil lage I have spoken of, but whose name I need not mention. Jly friend proved so entertaining that I stayed on and on. I was Invited to stop for dinner and I did. I was afterwards censured for this when I ultimately did reach home. People in tho country, J was told were not always prepared to re ceive unexpected visitors to dinner. It was not the thing to drop down with my bicycle upon n helpless man inU . .1 .1 1 .... ,1 V.n me country anu men uuiih uiuuuu m premises until I was Invited to din ner. I am always putting my foot in It In this way. It makes me feel guilty afterwards, but what Is a man to do? I was Interested in my friend's talk, and I stayed on for that reason. I wasn't thinking about din ner at all, and I am sure by the very good dinner they gave me, they were prepared for a visitor to drop down from anywhere, and, besides, if' I had taken my sandwiches in my pocket and sat out on the veranda to eat them my friend might have been offended, Imagining that I thus slighted his hospitality; as it. was I left thero thinking I had been most moderate, because I had refused an invitation to stay all night. I was told when I reached home that I was invited to stay the night because they had despaired of getting rid of me, and so made a virtue of necessity. Society Is a complex machine, and n irnan never knows what to do at least, I never do, nnd when people talk the kind of talk I like I am apt to hang on and on longer than I should. But all that has nothing to do with my bicycle experiences. It was pitch dark when I left the house, nnd when I came Id tho en trance of the lane It was even darker than pitch, If such a thing be possi ble. I lit my bicycle lamp for the first time In my life. The lamp had cost me a lot of money and was said to be tho best In the market, but when It tried to compete with tho ap palling darkness of the lane I saw what a futile thing It wns. It shed a dim circle of light a long way ahead, that didn't seem to me to be of much practical use. I pushed tho machine nlong and sprang lightly on Its back. Now, I thought I knew how to ride perfectly; but I was to find out that riding in the broad daylight ariif rid ing In the darkness are two entirely different things. The machine gave a wobble first in one direction and then In the other, and my heart came into of vacillating flanges which apparent ly aro actuated by springs nnd give tho lamp a wobbly motion when you joggle unexpectedly over a stone. I got once more upon the machine, this tlmo with better success, and we went nlong nicely for some distance; thin 1 got off again. Coming along the road in the davlleht the lane seenv.'d perfectly smooth nnd unobstructe l; yet I suddenly came against some 'in seen obstnelo that appeared to me as I alighted to bo a bowlder Hlng o-i the road. It was In reall. n stine nbout the size of my fist. Tho lamp had gone out of course, simultaneous ly with my fall. This one I have goes out whenever I Jogglo over anything. I hnvo been told that It was on ac count of the bad oil I was using, but I have since secured-the inout expen sive oil In the market, an oil with a beautiful name, but the lamp joggles out Just tho same. After going over tho stone I saw that I had to do something definite with the lamp. I took out my handkerchief nnd tied dtown the springs, so that tho disc of the light touched the front wheel. This wasn't so bnd, as It showed me plainly the stones In the road, but hardly In tlmo for mo to avoid them, although I did dodge some by perform ing ncrobntlc fonts that usunlly led to tho ditch. In my evolutions nnd anx iety nbout the lamp I had forgotten the existence of that ditch, but It was there just the same, lying low and say ing nothing. I found it without the least trouble. The lamp went out again, of course, and I began to fenr that I would not have matches enough to last until I got Into the radius of the street lamps. I crawled out of the ditch, righted tho machine and once more ap plied the match to the wick. I had lost the handkerchief, but I tied down the lamp with the oiling cloth. I was bowling along nt a rapid nnd satisfactory pace through the bright circle of light In front of me, when all at once, within an Incredibly short dis tance, there appeared before me a young man and a young woman stroll ing together with their arms about each other's waists. Their backs were toward me nnd the lnmp did not shine far enough ahead to let them know I was coming. Of course If I had had the presence of mind I could have steered around them and passed on, but they had become so suddenly sil houetted against tho darkness, Just as a magic lantern picture Is thrown upon a screen, that tho unexpected sight drove what little sense I had clear nwny from me, nnd I gave one terrific yell fit to arouse any recently dead man, and flung myself from the ma chine. The girl complicated matters by wildly throwing her nrms around the young man's neck and calling upon him to protect her, which he had no chance to do, because the next Instant the machine climbed his back. We three were In a heap In that silent Ian. before anyone1 of us knew what had happened, and of course the lamp went out. By way of excusing myself nnd saying something conciliatory, I shout ed out: "What In the name of the Prince of Darkness are you two dawdling along this lane, in the middle of the night for?" The young man Intimated to mo In rather harsh language that If I would be good enough to wait there until ho found his stick, lie would show me what ho was doing. Howover, I found my machine first, and being In an utter ly reckless mood, I sprang upon It with out examining It to see If anything- were broken or not, though I knew that no ordinary fall would Injure the ma chine, nnd nwny I went nnd left them there. I did not see that any explana tion on my part would help matters, so I thought it best to leave well enough nlone, which I did. Little use as the lamp was, I found It had Its advant ages, because tho lane turned a short distance ahead; In fact. It was always rose up on hlB elbow and said menac ingly: "Say, marster, can you oblige me with a match." "Yes, I can," I said, climbing up on my machine, and putting the wheels In motion. "Get on your bicycle, nnd we'll have a match. Come nlongl" Ho mere ly stood up and cursed mo In loud nnd forcible language. I thought my troubles well over on coming to the street lamps. I was bowling along within half n mile of my own house, when suddenly a policeman stepped out Into the middle of the road. "Stop!" he cried; and having a re spect for tho law I stopped arrfl got off the machine. "What are you doing," he demnnded, "traveling with your lamp out?" "Good gracious," I said; "my lamp Isn't out," but on looking nround I found, nlns, It was, and I had not noticed the fnct, so well was tho street lights. I assured him that It had been lighted a moment before, and that It must have joggled out. "If you will put your hand on tho lamp," I said, "you will find It Is quite hot." He did so and shook his head. I touched tho lamp myself, for It, when lighted, becomes uncomfortably hot (It smokes worse than I do), and, would you believe It, it wns as cold ns a rich relation from whom you want to bor row money. "You will have to como with me," ho said. "Won't a cash payment down save mo tho trouble of appearing beofro a magistrate? " "No, it won't." said tho policeman. "I must do my duty." I detest a policeman who has to do his duty, so I said: "Oh, very well; I joggled some motiry out of my pockets ns I dropped off. You took mo so by surprise. I'm go ing to light my lamp nnd look for It." I lit the lamp and backed tho ma chine up a bit. Tho policeman kindly helped mo to look for the coins, but when his back was bent I pushed my machine forward a bit and sprang on It. Sly lamp was lit. He blew his whistle, but I managed to turn down a side street, then down another, and ' so managed to get safely home. But much as I like the bicycle, I have made up my mind that night rides are too exciting for mo until I get a lamp that, like that policeman, will do Its duty. Detroit Free Press. FIRST FIGHT OF PHILIPPINE WAR OHAPHI0 BTORY TOLD BY GEN ERAL FUNSTON. Tho Exporlonco of the Twontlotb. Kansas Regiment on the Firing Lino Aftor the Filipinos .Had Be gun Thoir Initial Attack Upon tho Amorican Forces. USES OF THE TELEGRAPH. Animals, Birds and Natives Turn Poles nnd Wires to Account. When the telegraph was introduced Correspondence St.Louls Globe-Democrat. Just previous to relinquishing tha command of tho Urst brlgado of Gen eral MncArthur's division, preparatory to entering the Second Heserve hos pital, to undergo an operation for an old injury received in the campaign with Garcia, General Frederick Funs ton gave tho following nccount of the most dramatic scene of the Filipino Insurrection. At the time referred to tho night of February 4 and tho two days succeed ing the now famous little general was I the colonel of tho Twentieth Kansas regiment of volunteer lnfnntry. His regiment wns quartered In the BInondo district of Manila, his own residence being nbout three blocks nwny from the building used as regimental head quarters. Prefacing his nccount with the plain nnd positive statement that all of tho American forces had firmly believed for weeks that war wa3 in evitable and sure, lie continued: FUNSTON'S VERSION. "For some days previous to this tlmo the Insurgents had almost hourly grown more Insulting in speech and daring In manner. The conllict so soon to occur had been nearly precipitated on the '.M by nn insurgent officer with a detachment of about forty natives all armed nnd very drunk attempting to pass the line hold by the Nebraska regiment. On that occasion only tho tact and soldierly altitude of Colonel Stotsenburg prevented n fight. But to come to the night of the 4111. Thrice challenged nnd told to halt bv a sen tinel near the Fnnta Mesa bridge, a party of four armed Insurgents at tempted to force our lines, and estab lish nn outpost actually within our territory. It was about S.RO o'clock, that man "of the Nebraska regiment The Enormous Value of the Diamond on, men; I don't think they can stopi us,' nnd sounding the clinrgo we went at them. It was grand; It was su perb. "Arriving at a point sixty yards from the first barricade, T did what I could not do again, because it woutd bo unnecessary. Wo halted and fixed bayonetB. That done, there wns no stopping us. Tho first barricade waa rushed nnd taken, the men going right In on top of the rebels, nnd the sec ond, ICO yards -further on, and not hitherto seen, we also assaulted, anil, when tho resulting slight confusion had been overcome, we prepared to treat nn Insurgent blockhouse, to our left front, In a similar manner, but Just then we received peremptory or ders to withdraw; wo had gotten ahead at too rapid a gait; and we went re luctantly back to our former position. Reassembling In fours we took up this return march, nnd then I had the most distinct shock of any thnt I hnve experienced during tho campnlgn. Tim n.ivy reopened fire, and n ohell a shrapnel seemingly nn big as a bucket, struck within fifty yards nnd to right front of tho head of tho col umn: exploding with a terrific crash It literally swept with Its fragments nnd bullets n path across our very route. How wo escaped, for It was right on top of us. I shnll never oven hnznrd a guess; but we did rscape. For thnt matter the whole night had been n period of great and good luole In casualties. For, during the first ad vance In column up that narrow street under Mauser nnd artillery lire nnd all tho subsequent long hours of waiting for the day to come not a man had been touched It was marvelous, but It was fortunately true. ANOTHER STORY. "Once back from out of tho navy's range, we took up our position of thn night before, and the rest Is another chapter of what I fear will bo a story of many volumes before 'the end' can bo written. "There were some humorous things I recall as having occurred that night. One was the Jeering of the men ns a shell would go sailing high over their heads; nnd their yells, borrowed from base ball, of 'High ball.' 'Get 'em down old man; get 'em down!' But tho night Itself Is n memory more vivid, more lurid than any othr experience that I have over undergone." KIMBERLEY'S VAST RICHES. Mines Threatened bv the Boers, Klmberley, which it Is said the Boers have Invested and Isolated from tho fired, and Ilred to kill, and the fight was on. The Nebrnskans having re inforced their lino, awaited results. They had not long t wait perhaps outside world, Is the diamond region uuny minutes. Js wioy sioou in tile of the M-ortl. far KUrmRslne- tha milnns Into Norway the bears, on hearing the deepening darkness from across the 0f Brazil In richness. If the report of wires moaning In the wind, thought river thero broke out a long horizon- the investment he true, this is the most that the posts were beehives, and set tal sheet of flashes, marking f. 'a brief serious blow which Kruger has struck to work to root them out of the Instant the lino of Insurgent trenches. at the commercial Interests of Great ground; the woodpeckers thought that Volley followed volley with deafening Britain In South Africa. Cecil Rhodes the voles were filled with insects and crashes. desperate attempt to ,cros- lg n tne town antl ,tg fence wm 1,3 they bored holes In them with their the bridge over the San .Tuan und la bills. Such Illusions disappeared grad- the immediate front of the Nebraska ually; animals became wiser with time was soon made by the rebels, and very and took the trouble to turn the tele- nearly succeeded. They were checked graph to account for their personal only when well near our side. my mouth when I found that unle.a turning, even in daylight, although I nau never noiicen mai particularly ne fore, and this tlmo I ran square Into the hedge on the side opposite the ditch. I extricated the machine and once more lit tho lamp. I thought per haps It was safer not to attempt to ride any more, and so walked along, trundling the wheel, for I knew thero was a bridge some distance ahead that had no parapets, nnd I did not want to enter Into an encounter with It. As I walked along beside the bicycle, I saw something move on the other side of the road, and within the circle of light. A stalwart, unkempt tramp, who had been making the roadside his bedroom, I was tho wheel I did not know how to balance the concern. Sitting down a moment afterward, fortunately not on the Bide where the ditch was, I had some time to meditate on tTie sit uation. Tho wheel was on top of me. and the lamp was out. This was old times over again, and I had not even the chance In the darkness to select the spot on which to fall. I did not like tho Idea of trundling the machine all the way along tho lane when I ought to be able to do so much be'.U-r on Its back, so I rose slowly, placed the machine upright ngain and relit the lamp. The lamp hung on a couple ftillBRU ill Ol W88 KiEllllw&tyfa wlfl law W & The Trii is Happy, Fruitful biriag. 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Thus, a small bird In Natnl, which had been wont to build Its nest shaped like n cradle In the branches of a tree, built Its nest on the first telegraph Wire set up. nnd the stinke could not pet at It. The new poslt'on wns found to he so secure thnt the bird ndded a convenient little side door to the nest, which had hitherto irostmsscd only a small opening on the Hide farthest re moved from the overhanging tranch. A Brazilian bird nlso builds its heavy nest of earth on the 'olograph '.vires. Tho nitful parrots take n r.Tmlng de light In uniting tho currents between SUDDENLY AROUSED. "I had just gone to bed when Major Metoalf knocked on my door and sMd: 'Colonel, It's on! It's on!' To tumb'o out, strike a light and hastily dross took but a very few monifnts all ex cept the dressing T couldn't find ono boot. You would think a man could find a boot In a lighted room In two seconds. I'm nfrald that I was some what excited. It fnurd, I called the orderlies to saddle the ponlen, and, go ing out on a rear balcony of my head quarters with the major, far away to the east and working to the north stubborn. Klmberley is not a city In the modern use of tho word. It is a. great camp In which men's pa'slons rise and fall ns the treasures ofvthe earth are uncovered or not found. Tho camp Is In what Is called Vital Basin, the wash ground of the river which di vides the Transvaal from the Orange Free State. The first diamond discov eries there were made about 1S70, but it was ten years later when Englishmen and others realized that the spot was the most valuable of its kind in tho world. By 1SS1 the mines which had been opened had yielded gems to the value of $20,000,001). By 1S87 seven tons of diamonds had been taken out valued at J2r0,O00.P0O. This record placed the Brazil diamond mines in the shade and different wires; nnd nlso !n breaking wo eould hear the 'Pac-oww, pac-oww,' made Klmberley world-wide In Its thnt unmistakable double report of fame. Tho Cecil Rhodes syndicate,, Mausers. As we stood, even for that known ns the lie Beers, came Into con brief while, the pops grew Into a dull trol of all the mines nftcr much nego roar. My own reclmant. though fiuar- tlatlon. This syndicate is capitalised tered In town, maintained a strong out- for $7.".000,000 and pays Interest at the post of seventy men on the Calooean rate of 514 per cent, per annum and an road, nnd I felt that in but a short annual dividend of '20 nor cent. Since graph to the greatest use: tntn Is th tllTe they. too. would be engaged. Tlv Cecil Rhodes came Into control of the melanerpes of Mexico. At the foot of horses hroueht. down into the street mines they have given out 2,500.000 the post this bird mnk's i large hole, we clattered. And strangely quiet nnd knrats of diamonds. To get nt these It In which It rears Us family; snmo-hat deserted that' street was not a sound, has been necessary to. wash 2,700,000 the porcelain cups on which the wires rest. Spiders cover the wires with their webs, and threbv great confu sion Is often wrought In the telegraph system, as tho most unllksly connec tions ore thus hi ought about. It is a bird which knows how to turn the te'e higher up the p.ist It makes an obser vatory, from which b r.' In Its penult It to observe the horizon In every 3I reetl.in; still !ilshr thl-i sngaelous bird makes Its stoiehcusa, nnd i;us th- pole serves as its house, fortress and warehouse. The savages hnve not. as a rule, shown so much Ingenuity In taking ad vantage of the presence of the tele- not a native-all gone in hiding. The loads of the blue earth In which they mice snort uiocks 10 tne regimental . headquarters required but a little time, Thero we found tho regiment under arms: the men laughing, joking, and all Impatient to move. They had stood much In those Inst weeks; but that had been a personal grievance. Now It was the nation that was being made a target. Taking two battalions, we grnph, although they have In certain bmke Into column of fours nnd took cases turned It to nccount. Thus, up tho route to our previously dcslg- some of the Algerian tribes steal the , nnted positions. porcelnln cups nnd use them ns coffee rrvn vnn Tin? vr ir cups: the wire, If of Iron. Is woven i.AOhR for Tin FRAt . Into hedges; If It Is of Conner It Is "Th( men continued to chnff nnd pintle into nose rings. The wooden comment and were positively gleeful, poles enn easily he mnde use ef In their huts, and the Iron hollow telegraph poles serve ns excellent pipes for con ducting water. OLIVES AND OLIVE OIL. 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It la not known how long a good olive tree will contlnuo to bear fruit In profitable quantities, but there are to day In Spain, Italy and Franco trees bearing bountifully at the ngo of 150 years. Tho olive trees bears equally well In the valleys or on the mountain sides, but those on the lower grounl furnish tho finest fruit and richest oil. The trees yield n large crop nnco In two years. In the month of Septem ber the fruit begl"s to turn n bluish black, but It Is not fully colored nnd ripe till October. It Is often nttnckod by small maggots, such as are found In cherries, and then It falls from tho trees: but, though the olives aro par tially spoiled, they are picked off the ground nnd nn Inferior Wnd ot oil is made from them. "The consumption of olive oil In this country amounts to nbout 950,000 gal lons yearly. Of that quantity nearly 100,000 pnllons Is the product of Call fornla and tho remaining 850,000 gnllons como from Spain, Italy and Frnnce. Thousands of gallons of olive oil nre adulterated with peanut, cottonseed and poppy oil, nnd the article Is soil throughout the United Stntes as n chenp substitute for the genuine oil." Tiiey couldn't be kept quiet. Their eagerness wns unbounded. .Arriving near our outpost, tho firing that had gradually crept toward our front from are found. In the working of these diamond mines there are employed about 1,500 white men and 6,000 natives. The greater portion of these men nre em ployed In the De Beers and Klmberley mines, the two biggest holes which greedy man has ever dug Into the earth. Tho Do Beers mine has an area at the surface of thirteen acres and a depth of -150 feet. The mines are worked from shafts sunk some distance from the original holes and penetrat ing to the. blue earth by transverse drivings at depths varying from 500 to 1,200 feet. The blue earth, when ex tracted. Is carried In small Iron trucks to the levels. 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To ndd to the from a nln head to the larcest ever found 428 karats. This largest stone when cut weighed 228' karats. It Is one of the experiences of the mine own ers that they lose from 10 to 15 per cent, of their products each ye-ir through the thefts of employes, who, although closely watched, still manage to get away with their loot. The pun Mine. Ituppert's Trice. Mme. Ruppcrt's Golden Hair Tonic Rives new life to and stops foiling hair ...(1-00 Mme. Ituppert's Wonder ful Depilatory removes su perfluous hair without In jury to skin In 3 minutes.. 1.C0 Mme Itupperfs Cray Hair Restorntlvu Is not a dye. but returns gray hair to Its natural color 2.50 Mme. Ruppcrt's Pearl Enamel causes the skin to assume a girlish loveliness, mainly for evening use 1.00 ' Mme. Ruppcrt's White Rose Face I'onder, an ex quisite powder 50 Remember, ire nlll nell n bottle of MAIE. RUPPERT'S FACE BLEACH at - Our Price. 83c 83c $2,19 83c 43c iMme. Ruppert's lTlce. Mme. Ruppert's Almond Oil Complexlun Soap; a per fect soap, a combination of almond oil and nax, not a boiled soap and contains no lyo 21 Mme. Ruppert's World Renowned Kace Dleacb. large bottle, clears the skin of any discoloration and beautifies the complexion i.aturally (2,00 Mme. Ruppert's Egyp tian Balm, a valuable skin food, and used In connec tion with the Bleach re moves wrinkles LOO Our Price. 18c $1,66 83c $1.65 Jonas Longs Sons racket there was no confusion at Ir- Ishment for stealing a diamond is flf- regular intervals thero tore over our teen years' Imprisonment. All dla- headp shrapnel from the old smooth- monds except those which pass through bore that the rebels hid planted nbout Illicit channels, are sent to England, three-fourths of a mile to our front, the weekly shipments averaging from Hut on up tho narrow stret we wont, 40,000 to CO.OOO knrats. The greatest nnd foon In nnd through gardens, bc- outlet for stolen Jlamonds Is through hind walls and houses; we were In tho Transvaal to Natal, where they are position, a lnttnllnn on either side of shipped by respectable merchants, the street. Thnt old cannon kept rip- It Is said of the Rhodes Interests In ping nut Its Infernal r -r nnd the men tho mines that they take good care of were fairly crazv to locate Its position, their workmen. They have built 1 Once established, we opened with vol- model village called Kenllworth within levs. firing slowlv nnd well under con- the precincts of the mines. In th's vll- trol. but the insurgents, with plenty lage aro cottnges for the white work er immuniiion. Kept me scenery pretty men. A club house has been built for ' thoroughly punctured with their rifle fire. They were using Individual fire nnd were reckless In tho extreme in their expenditure. Through thn long nlcht their Pre kept ui now ragged nnd slow nnd then bursting Into quick, fierce vollevs. Morning, so long waited for, finally dawned. What a long night It whs! We m?tlo n s'nw, stendy advance of nhout 400 yards, followed shortly by n second of 200, Then I got word from tho Third artillery, nn our their use and thero Is a public library. The equipment of the mines Is some thing remarkable. Each mine has ten circuits of electric lamps. They con sist of fifty-two arc lamps of 1.000 candle power each, and C91 glow lamps ot 10 and fil-candle power each, or i total Illuminating power of about 01,000 candles. Thirty telephones are located In each mine and over 100 (electric hells to each for signalling. The lives of tho right, that thev were cramped by tho ! .S" lltJ"?ZTy. ground nnd Intended making a for ward movement to get into a better position. THE RN'RMY'S TJNR. "Daylight showed us a lino of tho enemy Fonie SOO yards nway. behind a barricade and davllrht also brought with It a terrific flro from the navy. But my two ndvances bad thrown tho left of my regiment pretty well up Into the lino of their shel' Are Indeed, it looked a bit aa If the navy were shell ing my left. Happily but one slight Injury was received by our men. Tha navy fire having ceased, I encouraged my men preparatory to making a charge. I must confess that I was rot absolutely sure that the Insurgent fire was Inaccurate, but I Bald: 'Como caution Is taken to make their condi tion tolerable. The rate of wages runs from J2 to $8 per day, unskilled labor receiving the lower price. What effect the closing of the mines by war will have on the world at large It b hard to say. Diamonds have already risen In price, but there Is a large stock on hand In English and French hands. Ot course all labor has ceased at Klmber ley. and If tho noers get Into the mines they may win rich prizes. Nipped in the Bud. "Thero Is only one story that can al ways bring tears to my eyes." "What's that?" "The story I was Just getting ready to tell, myself." Detroit Free Press. 1 1 . v.. -' - i-i ' z "196-, V-HW0NDEKn J 1 wWti&h 171 mm flflWfltf -s7 "SilSfsHI . I 11 Uf '5i;jwwtf . ."WfVfti.iS W.-s3eaiti -- - Sound the merits of GREAT rs V BREAD .vPRODUGER Wonder Flour everywhere gyWTI I li-.-.-rmr: rA.'nrrrM-im-vm If you've tried this king of bread flours tell your friends about it. Every body in Scranton should know that Wonder can be depended on to always make light, white bread. Why buy bread when you can make such good white loaves with Wonder Flour. J. L. CONNELL & CO.,, SollS"' J
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