THE SCRANTON T1UBUJN14-FMDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899.
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scnAXTox, DncnMTjnn 29, isno.
In Monday's Tribune appetroel an
Jirtlcle entitled "A Stringent Food
Law, ' chnrglnpf that certain brands of
Imlclrtr imwi'cr, among them thi
Orund Union nntl the; Atlantic and Pa
cific, contain alum Tlili' article: vvn
nn advertisement and should hnvo
been matked as such. e wish ti
disclaim any Intent to rellect upon tha
quality of the products mentioned In
thnt udvertisemont, fe-r, o far at
know, they are as wholesome as any
baking powders In tbo market.
The Battle Agninst Disease.
hi: DirrErtMiXATiox of
tho boatd of health and tho
school authorities to units
In a campaign for the bet
ter protection of schonl children from
Infectious diseases Is gratifying, nnd
the measures contemplated by tlie.n
are sound so far ar thev go. Perhaps
they go as far In entineetlon with tlu
schools as Is possible under existing;
condltlnns.
But with repcct to the general san
itary legulatlon of tho city It Is, wo
find, a prevalent opinion that much
moie ought to be done than Is helm;
done. In the Hi st place, the boatd of
health ought Immediately to receive
iiuthmlty fioi'i councils to employ, dur
ing the existing emeigeney, a health
officer for every section ot tho city,
each of these to be pild well enough
so that he can give his entire time
to Investigating dangeis to the public
health. This has been asked for by
the boaid and It Is a reasonable re
quest. It Is giotesque to Imagine that
one sanitary policeman can attend to
twenty square miles of thickly popu
lated tcultory during the prevalence
of two such epidemics as those now
sweeping over Sctanton.
The general police foice should be
more effectively utilized as allies of
the health board, partlculatly In tha?f
collection and distribution of Infoima
tlon relating to the progress of dis
ease. They patrol the city tegulaily
nnd can, with little extra effort, keep
tabs that would materially expedite
and simplify the sanitary policeman's
work. They could be pardoned for do
ing a good deal of his worK them
selves. An appeal to the physicians
nnd to citizens generally .to volunteer
Information In any way bearing on
the city's health should be Issued con
spicuously. The distribution to every
Inhabitant of printed directions con
cerning the hglene of scarlet fever
and diphtheria, with helpful sugges
tions for parents, seems advisable. It
would not Interfere with but woull
aid the physicians In their regular
practice. Mo doubt there are other
steps which can be suggested by our
readers and we Invite them to make
use of our columns for this purpose.
While It Is useless to generate a
scaio wo think It a, duty to emphasize
that tho situation Is a serious one,
which lequlies more than oidlnaiy
tieatment. No time should be lost In
putting the necc-saiy forces Into oper
ation. CongiesMnan Hohrts will display
decided Incapacity tn iasp tho sitm
tlon If he linger1 about Washington
much longer when so many oppor
tunities ate offered by the lectuio
platform.
Lackawanna's Exhibit of Crime.
--fHE STATISTICAL, table pro
a pared by f'leik of tho Couits
X
Daniels for the state board
of charities and correction,
showing one j ear's work of the crlinl
nal couits In Lackawanna county, end
ing with the last June sessions, Is
worthy of veiy enreful study. As noted
yesterday it showed:
No, of persons cli.ugcd with crime,... '.'.I'm
llllls before grand jury I.S27
True bills 311
Ignored bills 1.2S5
Pirsons tried "41
Hills Ulul 5J7
Acquittals 411
Convictions 131
Neil piorscd IS
ricrid guilty tt
Estimating the population of the
county at 150.000, here is one person in
eveiy 70 charged with the eoiimlB
slon of crime, and eager as tha petty
magistrates are- to multiply f-jns by
UHurjjlpir. flimsy cases to courr, it by
no means follows that every man of
the 09 persons not formally a 'cost a
Was guiltless of violating the laws of
the commonwealth. If to these 2,106
accused persons we weie to add the
number, of persqrs concerned In the
Illicit sale of liquor but not repD ted,
we could probably cut down tlu ratio
of Innocents to lets than 31 for euMt
Jaw-breaker! and wo are not cute
rtiat If the whole truth were known,
Air. Biyan's ratio of 16 to 1 wo i' t nt
be neater the truth.
Yet In this vast array of clmlnil
activity, which kept our petty and
quuiter sessions court so bUBy during
the year that frequently they had to
work overtime and call In outsllj as
sistance, there weie only about 1) pr
cent, of convictions, Including Ihi
ninety and nine who walked up to the
trar of Justice and earned the everlast
ing gratitude of tho taxpayers by
pleading guilty. Two-thirds of thQ
rasea sent befpro the grand Jury were
ignored; nnd It is safe to estimate! that
Id 00 per cent, of ull the cases, wliathe?
at Ignored blfls convictions or mi
quUtuJs, (he costs finally fell upon
the county, including the cost of feed
ing the Inmates of Sheriff Fryor's ho
t$l. "-legislature ufter legislature con
Bldersulll after bill calculated to light
fti till etqf mawi burden; . phlUnlliro
tst after-phil'anthropls't does his best
to arouse public sentiment to tho ncoi
of stopplntr this great How of lawless
ness at Its fountnln sources; P'l'pl',
press and public spirited men general
ly stand ready to do what lies within
their power to bring nbout a. bcttc'
condition of things, yet year after
year tho old story repeats itself nnd
Incidentally tho tax rate keeps stop.
Are there any suggestions?
Tho curious report to the effect that
Agulnaldo has arrived In tho City ot
Mexico Indicates that a Mexican cable
despatch nnd Yoqtil Indian stoty must
have got mixed.
Surgical Heroism.
ACHISIS has been reached In
the performance of Ameri
can duty In Cuba nnd It Is
very fortunate that tho
man at the head of nffalrs there n
such u. clean-cut man iiH Leonard
Wood. We trust our readers will par
dor, us for dwelling so much upon this
subject, but It seems ossontlnl that tho
significance of what Is transplilng in
Cuba Just now should bo genet ally
understood.
A dispatch from Havana printed In
yesterday's Philadelphia Puss con
tained this Information: "night more
arrests were made In tho custom hou -frauds
today and warrants are out for
the re-ancst of tlnce ot tho appialsors
recently released. Deeper Investiga
tion shows a gigantic conspiracy to
defiaud. novel nor Wood ban an
nounced his Intention of supportlnf?
Collector Hllss nnd will compel the
courts to decide Impartially and nc
coidlng to tho evidence. The entire
Judicial system has been discovered to
be in sympathy with tho accused men.
The goveinmint Intends If porslble,
to nake an example of thoso against
whom theie Is absolute proof, nnd will
endeavor to stilko terror to the oth
eis." Supplemental y to the foregoing,
we next quote fiemt the Havana cotre
spondence of the Sun: "The sympathy
of tho community Is all with the pi Is
oners and against Colonel Hllss, al
though ptlor to the ariests gossip fieo
ly accused some of the men now await
ing tilal. As soon as the authorities
moved, however, the tendency to re
sist the governing powers, which Is st
stiong In these people, asset ted ltsel',
resulting In abuse of Colonel Hllss and
those assisting him In tho prosecu
tion. The end of the Investigation U
not reached. Tho whole meicantlle
and political community Is still exer
cised over the i evolutions, past and
prospective."
To understand what this means It is
necessary to know that honesty In pub
lic office, and especially In the levenue
service, wasi absolutely unknown dur
ing Spain's ronttol of Cuba, and neith
er Spaniards .nor Cubans wer? over
taught to appicclate It. Cubans of
excellent habits In private life and f
the highest standing socially, have al
ways regarded coiruptlon In, the lrtntl
llng of the public funds as something
to bo expected and as not especially
wrong Cljorge Konnnn who, as vice
president of the lied Cross society and
special commissioner for the Outlook,
has spent .a great deal of time In close
study of the Cub in chaincter, asserts
that the two greatest defect3 In that,
character arc personal uncleanllness
and an almost total lack of a sense of
moial lesponsibllltv in positions where
tho handling of other people's money
is involved.
When Colonel Hllss took elm i go of
the Havana custom house ho found
It literally honey-combed with lotten
noss. All Kinds of frnuds had bcn
practiced In the Invoicing of goods,
and sc nicely a man In the service
failed to shaie In tho ramified system
ot btibeiy In vogue. Ho begin the
cleaning out as soon, nnd pushed it as
rapidly, as could be. He first cleaned
out the Spanish scoundrels, whet eat;
the Cubans applauded vociferously.
Now- that be Is applying the same uilo
with Yankee lmpaitlallty to the scions
of aristocratic Cuban families who had
Imagined that the turning out of tho
Spanish crooks was simply a transfer
to themselves of the coveted oppor
tunities for plunder, tho shoe Is on the
other foot nnd the laugh tuins Into ti
lusty howl but theie Is a man nt tho
helm who will sco the good woik car
ried through to a finish, icgaidless of
piotests or opposition Tlvoy cannot
bluff Leonard Wood. He Is a surgeon
who knows that the cancer yields only
to the knife, nnd ho will cut out this
false conception of public tegponslbll
ity If It temporality conveits eveiy
Cuban Into nn enemy. Ho knows that
time will vindicate his policy and sub
sequent geneiatlons bless bis stout
back-bone.
A Fenian expedition might be uti
lized to go up and sitle the Alask i
boundaty dispute.
A Dangerous Precedent.
-jr- -y NLESS THHIU: existed In
Q connection with tho alleged
V J seizin e by lliltlsh officials
of vessels laden with Ameil
can (lour consigned to the Portugueso
port ot Lorenzo Mnique?. In South
Africa circumstances cleat ly pointing
to an Intent on the pntt of the con
signor to nld and abet tho Hoers or
reasonably Indicative of such Intent,
the Belzure, us n mattet of polity, was
a mistake, entltely tegatdless of tin
International law upon the subject,
which seems to be somewhat nebulous.
It was a mistake In tho direction of
exasperating Atneilcun public opinion
at a time when tho good will of our
people wns very valuable to Gieat
Htltaln; but, most of all, it establlshol
a precedent decidedly peillous to Hits
Hah prospects. It Is n matter of com
mon knowledge that should Englin I
become engaged In war with any other
Euiopcnn power her main icllance for
foodstuffs would necessarily bo upon
Importations from the United States.
It is therefore manifestly to HiiBland'3
advantage not to lend encouragement
to such a view of International cus
tom respecting articles contraband of
war ns would niako difficult the send
ing of American supplies to Hnglan 1
In the event of a blockade of English
porta. Tho amount of our Hour tiada
with tho Portuguese colony In South
Africa Is not so large that an interrup
tion of it would present serious diplo
matic difficulties, Wc may fairly ao-
sumo that for such losses as our ex
porters may have sustained In conse
quence of these reported seizures Hng
land will promptly offer adequate
reparation. The Incident $ itself is
by no means Important. Its Import
ance lies In tho uso which other na
tions unfriendly to Anglo-Saxon Inter
ests limy make of It in time to come.
For this renson, we expect from tho
English nuthoiltlcs at London a prop
er disavow ul.
An exchange expresses surprise that
ltudynid Kipling's fondness for war
poetry should not have Induced him
ere this to Join tho troops In South
Alrlr-n. Kipling's coutse, however, U
verified by history. The men who
mike the war speeches and vvrllo the
war poetry are usually content to al
low others to do the shooting.
Professor Metchnikoff, of tho Pasteur
Institute, Is nt present sacrificing nu
merous guinea pigs nnd rabbits In
search of nn elixir that will prolong
life Indefinitely. The professor evi
dently believes that something must be
done soon to offset tho results of the
cooking club fad.
General Duller denies that he ever
mndo nn nsseitlon regarding the pro
posed Christmas dinner to be enjoyed
nt Pretoria. Now that the funny writ
ers hive all had their Jnke on the
stoiy. It docs not matter much whit
the general has said or n.ay say.
The Hindu nstrologfts now stalk
upon tho scene with the Information
that the stars and signs are ngulnst
tho Ibltlsh. Like the average seers,
tho Hindu prophets have neglected to
come to the from until It Is too Into
to ptofit by their predictions.
Next to having been cured by some
current remedy, tempotnry candidacy
for tho office of vice pisldont fit this
time offers the most Inexpensive op
portunity for prominence.
Tho Atnetlcan ttoops in the Philip
pines appear to remember Lavvton.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES.
Advised Not to Head It.
John Luther Long, the well known au
thor of several successful books and tho
tellei of man) charming storle3, spent the
past summer at a quiet resort along tho
New Jersey coasl, relates tho Saturday
Evening Post. On bis way to his homo
theie be was obliged to stop over ono
night at Seabrlqht, and this story Is told
of his little visit lie was recognized by
sever il pnnpli, and when be entucd tho
dining room one of them came forward
and asked him to occupy a seat at his
table. Hu was quietly Introduced ns Mr.
Long, nnd bis tlti rary rcputntlon did
not enter at all into tho presentations. Ho
wos placed hesldc ,i verv beautiful and
dunning jnu,; lad), and after a whllo
the conversation developed somewhat '3
follows- "Mr Long, )mr namo Is qulto
familiar. I have run ncross It somevvhero
veiy lecentlv."
"There uio a great many Longs," ho
aid
"Xo, but I mean that I have read some
thing somewh ro Oh, C!-, I remember;
it was n stoiy called "Tho 1'ox Woman."
Do )ou know who wrote It?"
Mr Long was blissfully Ignorant. "Yes,
I am sure tint was It," ihe said.
"Jt may be by a relative. What did
)ou think of If"
She gazed nt him earnestly nnd replied,
"Dun't lead It."
A Tiny Patriot.
Mrs. Donald McLean, regent of tho New
Yotk Chapter of the D uighters of tho
American Itevolutiou, was a weo bit of a
girl dm lug the civil war. Her grand
father. Colonel William P. Maulsby,
fought for tho Union. After his return
from Gett)sburg slio was permitted to
sit up lute one night, and, claped In his
arms, she looked up at the dark bluo sky,
thickly sown with stars, and, pointing to
the vision new to her childish e)es, asked,
"Clrnuilfuther, what aro those lights?"
"Tho stats, my bab), tho stars," replied
he t giaudfathcr.
"Tho stars?" icpeated tho tiny patriot.
"Then whero aro the stripes?'
Ahead of Diynn.
At a celebration recently in Xew Yotk
of the sev cut) -ninth birthday of Mrs. G.
II. Gilbert, tho famous "old woman" of
tho Ljceum theater, she was presented
by Miss Anntu Hussell with an engrossed
address nnd a handsome silver tea and
coffeo sctvlco Irom her admirers both In
and out of the company, writes a New
York correspondent. Mts. Gilbert was
overcome for the moment, nnd did not
know Just what to say.
Klnnllv her native wit came to her res
cue anil she exclaimed: "Say, I'm nhead
of llr)an! This Is more than sixteen to
one'"
Didn't Owe Him Anything
Mrs Salllo Mai shall Hardy, who Is a
descendant of Chief Justlco Marshall, vis
ited tho Supiemci court, chambers In
Washington lecently and was Introduced
to Justlco Hat Ian by a lunctlonarv of tho
cotitt, savs the Chicago News. Sho was
then seated under the bust of her distin
guished inccstor, and Justlco Harlan
whispered to Chb f Justice Puller: "That
llttlti woman there under Marshall s bust
Is his gieit-graueldaughter " Tho chief
Justice looked tow.ird tho llttlo woman
nnd tin n said: "Tell her I am afraid tho
bust may fall on her" "I'm not afraid."
replied Mrs. Hardy; "nothing on earth
cuuld please me so much as to have my
great-grandfather's head fall on my
shoulders."
An Apt Retort.
Among thu anecdotes related by Hon.
John IJIgclow In tho October Century, In
a series of extincts fiom his conversa
tions with Von Itunsen, U this about tho
famous banker Hothschlld. During tho
foments congiesa of Menna each of tho
several monaichs present was the guest
of some nobleman On ono festive oc
casion Hnron Hothschlld was Invited par
exception. Hu modestly went to tnke
his place, tint among tho moto exalted
guests. When they discovered Hoths
chlld, however, thev all rose, ono after
tbo other, and saluted him, except tho
King of Prufsla. Somo emo uskeel tho
king why ho elld not sulttto the groat Lu
re pe an banker "Did I not?" ho replied.
"Well, I supposo it was because 1 was
tho only ono who did not owe him ati)
thlng." THE DOUBLE STANDARD.
Prom tho Indianapolis Press.
Wherein lies tho motnl difference be
tween the man that sells his vote and
the man that bu)s It? Tho world cer
tainly recognizes such a difference. Let
It once bo provon that a public olllclil
or a member of any legislative body has
'sold out" and ostracism followB swiftly.
Society will have nono ot him, political
parties repudlato him, and tho more re
spectnblo avenues of business are prac
tically closed to him. Hut how about tho
purchaser? Society courts him and his
family ns usual, If they hnvo tho qualities
that mako them socially ugreenblo; his
political powor Is increased rather than
diminished, and hts business associates
sot him down ns n "shrewd nnil able,
man of nffalrs." It Is unnecessary to
point out speclflo Instances, Indianapo
lis nnd every other city hus thorn In
plenty, from tho man that bii)B n, few
votes on election day to tho big capitalist
that hires lobbyists to control city coun
cils nnd legislature?
o
We may hnve, for the seller an ndelod
Indignation, begotten of trust betrayed,
but this docs not properly account for tho
contempt wo bestow upon him, and tho
admiration wo shower upon tho buyer.
Much of the vast dlffcrenro must bo duo
to the fact thnt tho buyer Is wealthy and
tbo seller Is Impecunious. Much as vves
try to bo Christians, wo cannot help n
little contempt for Lnzarus nnd a llttlo
bending of the knee to Dives. It Is not
nlono through written law and Its en
forcement that wo can nttaln to more of
honesty In public nffalrs. Social nnd
commercial Influences aro often much
stronger than political forces. Stnto
legislatures nnd city councils ordinarily
do their work honestly enough, until a
question arises affecting the Interests of
somo corporation. Then tho corruption
begins, nnd It mikes llttlo dlfTcrcneo
whether tho member seeks tho oppor
tunity to sell his vote, or tho capitalist
seeks the opportunity to buy It, tho re
sult Is the same. Of tho two the pur
chaser takes the smaller risk, for he can
loo nothing but money, whllo the seller
may lose all that Is worth living for. If
tho risk of social nnd commercial ostra
cism wcro made ns heavy for tho man
that bii)s ns It Is for tho man that sells,
tho capitalists would think n long tlmo
before ho ventuted upon a courso that
might mnko him a Boclnl outcast and a
commercial pariah.
o
A moro equal distribution of tho ells-
graco attaching to official corruption
would serve to prevent a great deal of It,
PAUL KRUGER.
His Personal Bravery.
Paul Kruger, writes Allen Sangree In
Alnslco's Magazine nppeirs Just as every
newspaper reader has often seen him de
pleted, whether In pot trait or caricature.
His Bkln Is brownl$h-ellovv nnd tho coun
tenance shows many n furrow, Tho teeth
are strong, Irregul ir and not white Ills
nrmo arc rather long, tho Inncls muscu
lar, and tho fingers short. His left thumb
Is missing He lost this when out hunting
elephants ono day An old rltlo exploded
In his hand and his thumb was toin Into
shreds His friends said, "Let us hurry
to a surgeon and have It amputated "
Kruger said. "Ikonn' I will cut It off
myself" With that ho whipped out a
rusty hunting knife, nnd, Jlaelng the
thumb on the stock of u gun, amputated
It. You know, therefore, th.it l Is rain
H brave. That he can copo wP'i the
most ablo statesmen of Europe, however,
seems absurd. You feel that ho his been
great!) overestimated.
His First Nightshirt.
In the matter of dtcss Kruger evinces
the samo carelessness as tho majority of
Hoers, and many stories aro current In
Johannesburg ns to the president's lg
noranco of tho luxury of clothes. One I
heard was to tho effect that when In
London nttendlng the convention of 1SS1
Kruger first experienced the comfort of
a nlghtshltt. He took very kindly to It
and was glid to accept tho offer of somo
half a dozen from a friend. On reaching
Pretoria, however, ho gave his good wlto
qulto a fright bv nrra)lng himself In ono
tho first night of his return and appear
ing suddenly in the doorway.
"What In the world hive you got there,
Paul?" demanded Dame Kruger, In light
cous indignation.
His excellency looked rather sheepish
and attempted to expliln, but Mrs. Kru
ger did not believe any good could como
out of England, and the nightshirts wcro
laid away in a big chest, never again to
graco tho prcsldcntal form.
His Wife.
Mrs. Kruger Is a woman of great worth
and character, and has had no llttlo Influ
ence upon her husband's career. Her
maiden name was Du Plessls. a famous
South African family of tho same Uncage
as Cardinal Itlchclleu. She Is a nlcco of
Kruger's first wife, who was also a Du
Plessls By Mr. Kruger's first marriage
ho had ono son, who died. By the second
wlfo there wero sixteen children. Of this
number seven nro living, all within tho
neighborhood of Pretoria. There Is a very
largo offspring of grandchildren, but nono
of tho )ounger Krugcrs seem to bo of the
Oom Paul caliber.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
England contains 2,000,000 more women
than men.
In tho twelfth century gloves with sep
arate fingers wero first seen.
Tho Imports of Africa amounted during
tho past )ear to $100,000,000, of which $13,
000.000 was furnished by tho United States
The exports for the same tlmo wero $3J0.
OeO.OOO. of which tho United States took
11,000.000.
A favorite dish with the Eskimo is an
ice cream made of teal oil, into which
snow Is stltrcd until tho desired consist
ency has been obtained; then frozen ber
ries of different kinds ato added, with a
llttlo of the fish-egg for flavoring'.
Pekln has a tower In which Is hung a
largo bell cist in tho fifteenth century,
ami nnother tower containing a hugo
drum, which Is Intended to bo beaten in
case a great dangei should threaton tho
city. No ono Is allowed to enter theso
towers.
A tremendous growth in the carrying
servico on tho Great Lakes Is noticed.
Last year tho tennago arriving at Chi
cago was double what It was twenty
)cars ago, and, curiously enough, only
three-fourths as many vessels wero re
quired to carry It.
After prolonged negotiations tho French
and German governments havo agreed to
establish a s)stem of telei bono commu
nication between Paris r.nd Borlln. Tho
distance between the two cities Is nbout
7W miles, and tho lino covering It will bo
begun at once.
A )orng woman In London has for
some )ears carried on the business of
Index niaklrg. During that period sho
has trained Jn her office forty women In
dex makers, and she has Indexed 4l3 vol
umes of history nrd numerous papers
and periodicals.
THE DYING CENTURY.
Into tho void and vast,
Into tho shrouded past,
Crowned with his )cars at lust,
Guzes the century.
Lo, how tho shadows fall!
Soon now the solemn call;
Soon bier and hoaiso and pall
Hall and fat cw ell to thee!
Last of the pilgrims gray.
Holding their measured way
Into tho dim for-a)e,
Honored thy passing bo.
Age of earth-glrdllng power.
Ago of fair freedom's dower,
Ago of life s bloom and (loner,
Thou hast reigned graciously!
-Jamea Bucklum In Leslie's Weekly
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BARGAINS IN EYMYIII1G,
CMISX1AS PM8OTS
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AT TH OS. KELLY'S
FURNITURE STORES
131-133 Franklin Avenue.
Never before havo wo been nblo to offer
such a variety of goods In our lines suit
able for prtsents Latest designs, e
ciulslto finish, newest covering In parlor
gooel Taney rockers and endless vatloty
of other goods at lowest prices. Cash
or credit, ut
THOS. KELLY'S STORES
131 and 133 Franklin Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for ttia Wyoiulaj
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Mining, Ulastlns, Sporting. .Smo'.co'.sii
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HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
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THOS. FOTtD, ... Plttstoa
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth.
W, E. MULLIGAN. - Wilkes-Barre.
POIBEB.
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There is at present living in the northern p.irt of the State of
New Hampshire a well-preserved man who was a soldier of the War
of the Rebellion. He is sixty-one years of age, and likes to take life
easy now; but has ailments, perhaps inseparable from the decline of
life, and has found much relief from the use of Ripans Tabules. He
was long troubled with frequent headaches; there was an enlargement
of the liver; he was annoyed more or less now and then with piles,
and occasionally there was a rheumatic affection in his shoulder;
another difficulty was a shortness of breath, or what seemed to be an
inability to fill his lungs; this he attributed to a stomach trouble, al
though he was told it was dropsy of the heart. He found that Ripans
Tabules, if taken at the time of the approach of any of these troubles,
would always stave it off, and bring almost instant relief. He noticed
also that they brought about a condition of things that, were he a
married man, would be a source of infinite pleasure, but, being single,
has at times made him, as he expresses it, "very uneasy."
VVANTFD A caw of bad health thnt ltir-VN8wll not twflt fKmt fle cento tn RiiMaiCTiemtcairia
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II reuu. 1117 1 t""' of all elrurul.u hu art vrilllnir to nrll a .land.rd mrdii tno at n luwWrats nra.lt. Tksr
UinUti rain and ijrolouif life. Ono ute rclKf . .Now tho word It IT A'N B em it ckc t, jLxp uoiitiui J2
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Genera!
Gleaming
Up
Of all goods bought
for Christmas and
New Year's giving
will take effect
Tills
Weel
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And if your list o
purchases for New
Year's Gifts is not
yet completed, we
will help you to do
so by offering you
Very
Special
ledmiceinnieets,
5110 and 512 :
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Holiday
At Reduced Prices.
We have the following:
Calendars,
Booklets, Bibles,
Prayer Books,
Gold Pens,
Gold Ink Stands,
Leather Card Cases,
Fountain Pens.
Music Rolls, Pictures,
Pocketbooks, Traveling
Cases, Bill Books, Opera
Bags.
Reynolds Bros
Office Supplies Our Specialty.
139 Wyoming Ave
HOTEL JLKMYN.
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