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THE SC11ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1000.
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FRIGHTFUL ORDEAL
OF MISSIONARIES
TOLD IN A OIIAPHIO LETTER BY
A SURVIVOR.
Rev. Alfred Jennings, Fltxnce of Miss
Rose Pnlmer, Describes a Terrible
Tourney of a Party of Amerlcnns
fleeing in Cliina to Avoid the Eoter i
Uprising.
The following letter Is from llev. Al
fred Jennings, a missionary In I'lnglao,
Shnngsl province, Chlnn, where Mlsi
Ttoso Pnlmer, daughter of Mr. O. H.
Pnlmer, of Monroe avenue, wn sta
tioned. That she wns not In Mr. Jen
nings' pnity Is due to the fnet that
she left Plnglno Just before the Boxers
attacked the mKiloniiilos, going on a
Journey ot Ave days' travel to attend
a convention In IMng-lang, and to
Islt Mr. nnd Mis. llroyer, who. It will
bo remembered, went fiom this vicinity-Nothing
moie Is known of her be
yond the fact that despite the iclter
ntcd statement In the press of this
country nnd i:uropo, th t she had been
killed, she has reached Shanghai and
will send the pat titulars of her Jour
ney ns soon as she Is able.
Rev. Alfieel Jennings, who sends the
Interesting letter which follows, Is n
.ntlvo of Hath, Kngland. nnd Is the
clergyman whom Mls Palmer Is to
narry In the near future. Their ac
quaintance contains may lomnntlc In
cidents, not the least of which was
their separation of more than fifty
days, when each supposed the other
had been massacred.
mi: ri.M B'oni; Tin: stoum.
AllhoiiL'li ailjoliilinr tin- i'lnvlnce nf (hill.
where Hit "Hccn" weie ere-itlm! cllsturb.inccs,
and cjii-Ihk iimili tremble, cmr Province nf
f-liansl remained flirty peicrfiil ami rpilct, until
the rittrrjiled Governor nf Mmitunir, t'hlcn, eamo
to take up 111- icsldence In Tnl .inn I'll In
April Al C.nvcrnnr of Slianl. Tlicti thins as.
lumed dirTcrint peet. Neitlees were pci-tcd
In oil the r-Itir. i-illliig on tho people tn join
the "linxcrs" and turn out the Protrstants atul
Itnmin latlmllrs, M.viiig lliat the clrouclit vv.n
heaven's punishment for iceclvinfr. tin- fori li.li
ers and tlirir training. At llomt-tonir atul l'lnK
iang Kii, tPirnl of the native Christians vve'tc
attaikril, lobbed and beaten, and mucli tliical
enlnj? Inmruaze was used ncilmt the forelj.tin.
These threats soon became genrnt throushniil
tho south of the province, and In neaily cvcr.v
city the Itoxcrs commenced to drill and enioll
members.
In our own city of Pine la", llnxer withes
were posted early in Ma, but he end runi'iis
of what was to be done to in, nothing serlnus
occurred The second Sunday in Juno (Willi
wo heard that two men had tilled m rentid ,1
house in the titv and were going to teach the
never drill. Very few seem to hue Joined
them, and about the middle of the weik the
local magistrate tent for them, nnd told them
that hearing thej profrd to tie Invulnerable he
would like to try a foreign rifle on them. They,
as may be supposed, begged off, and he h id
them escorted to the bound ir.v cf his district,
telling tticniE not to return. A few ilm liter,
he, the magiitiate, issued a ver good proctomi
tlon in which be spoke of the lloer movement
as vile and called on the people to have nothing
to do with it In any way, but to hand over for
punikhment any who wire propagating or pric
tiling tho teaching. This quieted things down
somewhat, and we began to feet that our city
would be kept free or iieirly ko from this ills
turblng element, though wo knew our prolneiil
governor was doing nothing to stop the rumors,
or disturbances but rather by his ainbUimus
pioel.iniitbns, ghing these evil men more lib
erty and license. A few da.vs nfter the pioelv
mat Ion of our inasistrate na ported, uliout the
end of the third week in .lime, the t'ln heng
inacisti.itc, an anti-foreign .Minihu, n turning
from a visit to the governor, pissed tlirougti
Ping iao. He saw the fixorable proclamation,
and told the magistrate that he slmiilil not Issuo
such as that. Our magitiate then had It
'washed down," and this naturally eonvejed to
tho people the idea that he hid mule .1 mistake
In Issuing it. During the next fiw dij, al
though hearing plenty of nunoisand news of men
and hojs drilling in the city and surrounding vil
lage., we did not feir anv thins serious, and on
Sunday uorshlp uas held as usual in all our vil
lage chapels.
ATTACKKI) BY A MOH.
The following liicsdav, Juno 2ii, Mr. Munders
and mjselt were about the city and ernr preirh
ing shop was open as mull, and we notieed
nothing that would lead us to suppoc anv
threatened disturbance. lnut .1 is news v. as
brought to us in our premises in the Weahurt
that our preaching ah"p in the city was attacked
by a mob who were destrojing the furniture and
books Shortly after we learned that the eiiy
arate was being watched, evidently to prevent us
entering and seeking refuge In the Yamen Then
our doors wcro stoned and we thought it was
time for uj to make an attempt to escape to the
Yamen. Accompanied by one or two natives
and led hv a faithful Christian caipenter, we
darted, and by a circuitous route, after imny
tumbles and falls in the darkness, icaehcd the
Tarn en.
The magistrate informed us he could not pio
tect us if we remained in the city, and suggested
that we should go over the hills toward Luli-an
Fu, where it seemed less disturbed, and ho oltercel
to provide horses ami an escort to his houndar.v.
After diicusslug the matter, wo thought it bctt'r
to go to Tnl Yuen l'u, as we should there haw
the counsel and advice of other workers, ard
also, vve thought, should there be any general
disturbance, the provincial capital would be 'ho
safest place for foreigners. 1
Some of our natives returned to the house, tin
der escort, and had gathered togethr a few
things, clothing for the children (for when wc
cacaped we took them from their lech with enlj
their night clothes on), straw hats and a few
other sundry articles, and with an escoit cf ten
oldiers, and forty-four nitlves who desired to
accompany us. we left Ping-iao in tuo eaits
Juit before davbreik.
FLlfillT IICOUX. ,
The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Munders
and children, Miss E. Guthrie, and mvsclf, eight
In all. At lvihlcn..we changed carts nnd cs
wrt, and just nbout dirk . reached Me keo, the
next city, without meeting any disturbance. .NeM
morning (1 birrsday, .lutie 2), we left this city,
urder ft fresh escort, respecting to teach Tal
Yuen Kii early In the afternoon, when within
twenty li of the city we- were stopped by a
churCh member coming from the eity, who told
us tbjt the previous evening (Wednesday, .lime
27) ijf, Erlvrarcb hospital premises hid been
burned to the ground and one of the lady work
ers, Mlng.poombs, had perished. The foreigner
were all gathered In McFnrthlng'a (II. M. S )
premises nnd were surrounded by n large mob,
who were nviVIng preparations to burn the place
that night (Tbursdaj). He said also that the
city gates vverc'belng watched so that n foreign
er or native Ch'rjstian ihould oeiipe, lu only
doing so by hiding in a cart.
J, of course felt, ,ur way did not He Irl going
on. to the city, so-Returned to Siao.tlen-tsl, a
siiiiU town, '40 li frvui Tal Yuen l'u, where we
had dinner. Here wek spent the nlglit hardly
kodwing what our fate might be, jet assured that
"His way is perfect." An Inquirer, who escaped
from tho city about noon, said that the mni
had already fired McFarllng'a premise arid he
did not think there was much-hope of any .being
able to ctcape, Tho ,icxt morulng, very early,
wf'rttumtd to Bu-Veo with our escort, but on
arrival there the 0lllcl.1l refused to do anything
nujjefor ua. Having decided to tnako a straight
courefof Ui-clUns (now our only open lourse),
we were able to make arrangements with three
soldltiV belonging to that city, who wcro re
turning from the Fu, to accompany us,
HELD UP.
Then we started In small carts, and reached
a tmall village, Tie-hong, at the entrance to the
hills, soon after dark. Here we had to hire lit
ters; this delated ua Saturday. In tho evening
we received a visit from the local W-u (master
of the council), who appeared very pleasant and
sympathetic. Next day Just as we were about
to start In our litters, he came again, and in
formed tis (hat we were likely to meet with
trouble outside, but if we would pay him he
ncvM Arovide us lth en escort, lUYioa; ca
money we found this difficult and offered to pay
when we received some money at Xan-kuan, sixty
miles further on, where we expected to meet a
messenger from l'lng-lo with silver. This did
not satlsfj him and he would not let us leave.
Wo stajed In the inn and three times that Min
dly (July 1) the supposed local lloxers attacked
our inn, stiove to cut the bolt nf the door and
break the eloor In, at the same time throwing
ilinntllles of mud, stone, water through the win
dow. A heivy shower ot rain caused tho first
attack to cpilckly eeise. but the) returned again
very shortly and after a time nf distressing and
annus imt pimedure, were again stopped by the
arrival of the M-lc.Then It legan to be apptreht
to us that the object of all this was only In
timidation, though from the w.ay tho roughs went
about it. It thteatened to be moie serious, lie
wanted more inone) before we could leivn and
nfter an exhibition of the lloxer drill in the Inn
jard, we sent n man to Taktl to see If our Ameri
can friends would lend us sufficient to be re
leased. Our mm returned early Monda) morn
ing and after settling with these kind (f) old
gentlemen, we were estorted on our wiy. The
money we expected to receive at Nan kuan did
not reach us; the bank refusing to pay, but the
I.011I in His own wondcrlul wa hid made pro
vision. When leaving I'ing-liio we were lather amused
at the number if silk gnnrnts thit hid found
their via.v Into the bundles which our boj hid
hastily Bithend together, but on arrival at Tsln
( hee, these, with Mrs. hamnlcr' wedding ring,
when pivvniil, gave- lie just sulfide nt In pay
whit was elue to the titter men. We pissed on
vim ipnrlly the next two dajs until within
about flftien hours of 1 .11 cheng, when another
nun b.v false news attempted to detain u. We
pild no heed and passed on, shortly after being
met by Mr. K J (oopcr's evangelist, who as
suicd us things weie ipilet nt the ill v. Soon af
ter we reiehcd the mission premises and were
inide to feel at honn bj the kind and loving
attentions nf Mrs I. .1 ( nnper and the two sis
ters, Misses lllce and Huston.
A..MIMIMI Nun's.
I'rlel iy alliriinnn (lnl.v rs) Mr. Hewitt came
unr fi'ntn In to l,u chiin;. During the night
he received 11 note from Mr. I). Ilarrett, who his
been staving with him, saving that he (Mr. leir
rett; intended tint evening esrnping to the hill',
us nutters were threatening at I'll. Mr. Hew
itt teturtied to ln before iliv break. Son after
Mr. 111nders left for l.uli 1111 Fit, but n turned
before dlnnej, having lieml news nn the way
which wis both alarming nnd sid 'lhe mission
premises hid been looted the previous evening
(I'lldis), Mr and Mrs. (Hover, two 1 htldren and
Miss (fates had escaped In litters, but no una
knew where the were. During Mr. blunder's
absence, the magistrate, Lii-ching, hid sent to
Mr. i:. J. (oopir sijlng tint the arrival ot our
pirty had caused .1 little unrest among the peo
ple, and suggesting tint ns he had not uflii lent
soldiers to protect us, we should go on to Lull an
l'u. This we agreed to do, If we were provided
with an ecoit from the Fu. Mr. Siunders" news,
of cour-e, showed this to be unprietlcable, and
feeling tint now our premises at the Fu (only
forty 11 distant) were looted, it would onl be .1
iinttcr of a diy or two at the most before Lu
clung shared Hie same fate.
We made prepintlons therefore lo escape, and
sent to the magistrate asking for his assistincc.
He first sild he could do nothing for us, but
liter on iid he would send two or thiee amcii
runners to eseort us to his hounilir) and would
also hive two carts re id for us outside the
south gate. Soon after dnk the people began
to collect outside the 1111I11 entnnee and became
very nolsv and unions. About 11 o'clock we es
caped by a small gite at the south side of the
premises, being fivored by .1 vciy dirk and
showery night. Our puty now consisted of four
teen; we eight who had stirted from Plng-lio,
with the HiMitlon of Mr. and Mrs K. .1. Cooper,
their two children and Misses lllee nnd Huston.
We took with us a donkey to cirry some bedding
and a few other neeessarv things. Another don
key, with a similar burden, was never seen or
heard of after leaving the premise's, nor the nun
who accompanied it. We walked on the le
malnder of tint nlaht, along a very uiudd) and
wet pith, and next morning found we were
about 2D 2' II from the eit.
MFT II V MOH.
Af'er a vnj siantv meal in the Hist villige
we came to, we managed to hire donke.vs fur the
ladles, but had to piv the full amount before
starting. We stalled after some little deliy, the
ladies each riding a elotike nnd eirr.vlug' a child,
the mile numbers of the pirty w liking. We Iml
hired lo a river some 1.1 II away, but Jul outside
the next vlllige, to which notlee hid evidently
been given of our coming, wo weie met by .1
mob of men with sticks and agricultural Imple
ments, who refused to let go on. The donkev
nun mule the ladles alight and promptly ie
turned to their own village, leaving us with the
mob After 11 little talking and .1 great dell of
threatening lmguige, they (the mob) escorted
us through their village, but direetlv we anlved
on tho further side they eoinineiueil to pull the
tilings otf the donke.v. Then thev stalled on us,
tearing at our gaiments. and belna; reinforced
by a nuinlur from adjoining villiges, the) epilck
lv stripped us all, women and children as well,
of neirly all our clothing, leaving us Inlf inked,
with about two gaiments each They then com
menced to quarrel among themselves for tho
spoil, and fin illy cver.vthing was so torn and do
stroved as to be useless.
Our nitives were treited In the same way, one
being cspcchll) badly kicked and beiten When
thi-y began quarreling wo started on in this half
naked condition ver) little clothing, no hits to
shield from the sun, and mo.t e.f us without
shoes. Truly n grand opportunity of pi riving,
ns we did, our heavenly Father's protecting
mercv and caie. "The sun shill not smite thee
hv di)." We pissed through two more villigcs,
in both of which the villagers tried lo tind on
lis something more to steal, nnd then we waded
across a unill river. Pissing through the vil
lage on the opposite bank, we found the people
did not follow- us, so sat down to have a rest.
We were not allowed to rest long. Soon 1 num
ber of lads nnd )oung fellows begin to gathci.
and on our starting to move on they commenced
to pelt us with stones and lumps of day mini,
one using a stick In a very dangerous manner.
TltllU'LVTlONS OVLOIIF.
We moved on as quickly ns we could to the
next village, but were all more or less injured by
the stones ami mud thrown, the blood streaming
from our wounds making us look very unsightly
At last, In a very rxlianUd condition we reached
the village and felt thankful that our tormentors
stopped outside. We asked for water to bathe
our wounds, but could get none ind the villagers
endeavored to drive us through their village. We
would not leave, but lav down In a sheltered spot.
For about two hours the) tried every way they
could to nuke us move on, but In vain. Then
Mr. 11. J. Cooper became unconscious, and they,
thinking him d.vlng, got a rope, pi iced It around
Ids body and dragged hlin jut outside the vil
lage. W'o followed, and between us nianiged to
get him to a river, where, after lathing bis
wounds, ho revived siifTielentlv , with help and
frequent rests, lo froceeil w, had not, how
ever, proceeded far b foi imother banel of
rogue came after lis ard n.d vvi must return
with them to Luli-an Fn. u-inj ven threatening
language, but when thev fcuid Hat we bad no
money and they had nothing to gain, they al
lowed us to go on, but not before thev hid very
closely examined our remaining gaiments and
taken even Die safety pins fiom the children's
clothes. Towards evening we came to a river,
wiiiih we found Impossible to cinss, and ns Hie
villagers close bv didn't agree as to the road
we ought to lake, we walked on, biking a side
path, until they all left us, then partly retraced
our steps to the river and slept that night in a
sheltered spot on the bank. Mondiv morning,
before di)lireak, uc waded across the river and
struck out In tho direction that we supposed the
big road, from the North to Hanken, to be. We
went on lery quietlv, taking frequent rests, as
the day was hot, until about noon, when resting
outside a village we attracted the notice of the
villagers, who made us move on to the next vil
lage. This happened for two or three villages,
but beond a little threatening linguago they
die) us no harm.
In one village lhe attltudo changed, ami be
came decidedly unpleasant, mud was thrown,
pools from which we were drinking were stirred
up and wo were not permitted to rest. Some
Ave or six roughs then followed us and began
throwing anything they could lay their hands
on, urging us to move on more quickly In this
way we were driven on, constantly being hit by
the missiles thrown, until we reached the small
town of Pao-tlen. We were In such an exhausted
state that we sat down in the street and told the
people we could not go on until we had rested
and been given some food. We had had none
since 7 o'clock the previous morning, and now it
was fi o'clock in the afternoon. Finding we
would not go on, they brought us two buckets
of re.reshing wster and gave us a good supply
of cakes. After resting a little while we were
escorted out to the main road and started tramp.
Ing towards Honun.
'Jilt: GOOD SAMAItlTAX.
A few 11 from this place the Lord gave us an
other pleasant surprise. A man, a perfect
stranger to us, gavo us about thrca dozen fresh
I toiled ce3, which rtcned juiltq ft treat. Me
ccntlnued our Journey along tho main road after
leaving Pao-tlen for some ten or fifteen II, and
then night coming on prepared to sleep In the
open fields. About midnight some, of tho vil
lagers came an J moved us on (0 n soldiers'
guard hnuso by (ho side of tho road, not ate
over clean place, but where wo passed the re
mainder ot the night without Interruption. Nest
morning (Tuesday) some men from a village hear,
where they were pra)lng for rain, eaiiie and
ti.rned us out, and made us pass through their
village, not peimlttitig us to rest until we were
bc)nnil their district. While resting, another
mm came along and give cadi of the children
an egg, which was all the food they hid for
nearly thirty hours. Soon after passing this
village n very vllhlnous-Iookliig man overtook
us, stripped Mr. Saunders of his only remaining
garment and took some of the ladles and chil
dren's few rennlnlng garments, leaving them In
a pitiable condition The next vlllige we
reached we endeavored to obtiln some food, but
vtero unsuccessful, nnd so we had to plod on to
the next city, Chang t'l-lislen. Tills we reached
ulmut dusk, and Immediately put ourselves In
communication vvith the Yamen, asking the Man
dirin's help.
We were not allowed Inside the city, but kept
outside the north gite, and nfter a long dela)
some food was given us, also a few articles of
clothing, then soon after midnight we weie sent
oil on Mnatl carts to the boundary of this hlcn
A few- hundred cash wis given ns to help us on
to the next listen, but wo hid not pioocoded
mill) II from the boundar) befoie two iiilfluis
attacked the one who was earr.vlng the inone)
and snitched it from him. Fortunitel), or
rather In our Lord's goodness, we hid hid a
gorte! meal before this happeiril, but we siw no
prospect of nor did wo get any more until we
reached the city cf Km ping hsien, some nine!)
It further on. All tint 1l.1v (Wcdnesiliy, Jul)
II) we went quietlv forward, meeting with no
violence from the people, but not being allowed
to rest for any length of time unvwhere. 'lo
warel evening, the vllhgers seemed In tike spe.
clil cire that e should not sleep In their dis
trict, each pliee tint wo eanio to very eagerly
requiring us to "move on " Just when we
thought we had found .1 quiet resting plaee In
a roadside guard house, some men eaine and
aroused u, and mule us walk through the I111I11
street nf a fairly large town.
A TKIIltllll.i: MVIICII.
A tcrilble march It seemed. Through crowds
nf .veiling men, most of thm with sticks or
their agricultural Implements, some preceding
mid following us with spears, others bearing
ton lies. Fiom their languige and demeanor we
thrught they cert ilnlv intended killing us when
we got outside, but Ihn Lord put the feir of us
upon them, and onlv two or time followed ut
bc)oni tho gate. Not very far olT we found
another guard house, where we remilned till
li'orulng. Soon aflcr di) break, feeling virv
tired after our midnight experience and having
hid no food, wo stalled to w ilk agiln. Having
heard unpleasant rumors about K 10 ping hsien,
we hid decided to avolel the eity, but leellnrf
euite "done up" and having hid no food since
the previous morning, vve decided lo go to the
Yamen and again seek help.
'lhe weather was terribly hot, and vve had to
shelter a great deal from the sun, but soon aflir
noon vve reached the city and went straight lo
the Vamin. The Mandarin gave us a good sup
piv nl bread and water, and then sent us off it
once on carts, giving us an escort to the bound,
ary of his district and a little moii') to help
ns on to the next city 1 lip escort and carts
left us en the load .1 little distance be.vond the
boundiiy just afler chrk, and as we nil felt
vei) wearv and tired we- lav down to sleep in a
hollow not far fnm the mid
Next moirlng vr. Siunders and Mr. I.. .1. Coo.
per stilted oil" to the vlllige close at hand to
Ir.v and hire a catt for the ihlldren and ladles,
some of whom were cpuie umble to walk lur
ther, but vvero robbed and driven out cf the vil
lage. It starting to rain ver) Iieavilv. the re
mainder of the- pail), Willi the exception of
Ml-ses Iliee and lliiston, who sihl they would
follow- 011 slowl), sought shelter In a hut sume
little distance down the 1011I.
No had not luen in the hut very long before
twsi mm appealed, and one with a stick, the
other with .1 whip, clmve us out and beat us
down to the vlllige. Pas.lnr thtough the vil
lage another man joliud tlicm, nnd lhe,v con
tinued to licit us, even the poor llltle bibia
and children leeching no fiw- blows, until we
passed out of their village atni- few- II funlirr
on we met Mr. Mimilcrs and Mi. Coopct who
were anxiously waiting mid wmideilng whit was
happening to us. Misses liice and Huston wire
thus sepiratcel firm us and we knew nothing of
their horrible treatment and terrible MilTtiiiu's
ami of Miss Itlce's death until some ela.vs later,
when we agiln met MUs Huston. We, now
twelve in number, eontiiiueil our joiirnc), but In
eueh village wne subjected to rough treatment,
stored, biatcii and in other wavs 1 ruell) trcalecl
lie one place the) threatend to kill us If It didn't
rain, and almost liunieiliatelv- the Lord si lit such
a heavy downpour lliat our jHisenitors weie
glad to run away nnd leave us to piopeed un
harmed. MIM'AIvl'.N FOR AN FArilNi:KIt.
In another place Mr. Hinders' hands were
tied wllh rope pnpiratoi) to some Icirible deed,
but the Loicl ellel not peunit them to e.irrv nut
theli designs, one of their own nunibn putting
a stop to It, The eaiise of much of the treat
ment received during this die's joume) was due
to Mr. Mundcis being mistaken for an engineer
of the Peklu S)iiilicalc. who some b w mouths
ago had been surve.ving In this district for mines
and rallna.vs; lids siirvi-.vlng, according to the
i.atlvc-s. hiving upset the fe 11a -hul" and
brought about this piolongid ilroiuht. Manv
times Mr. s-iunders was In Imminent elatigei,
but being able to speak the languige, and also
having a good length of cpicue, more than could
be giown in a few- months, whnr.is the gentle
nun wanted spoke through an iiilerpieter 11 ml
wore foreign chess, he, after .1 llllle ellsciission,
was grncially able to convince llicin be was
not the gentleman they sccmid so eager to get
hold of.
The gnater part of this clay It rained very
hard, and though not as pleasant for trivcllng,
the mountain pith lu one place iH-coiuiiu u
mountain torrent, )ct It was evidently of tho
Lord, for vve slioulel doubtless hive received moro
attention .mil perhaps worse treatment had the
weather been lice. "He knowelh our frinie."
It cleaied up low aid evening, but It hid been
daik some time before vve reached Tseh Clieo Fu,
and we found tho Kates elosiil and vve euuld
not gain an entrance. We were cvidentl) ex
peeled for the people had lighted tires all along
the street we pissed thinugh, to ee us, but did
not exhibit nny 111 feeling. fnine soldiers out.
side the gate klndl) pissed us out a good sup
ply of tea ami brought us some cakes, nnd feeling
very thankful for lids food- the first siiiee nejni
of the previous diy and ver) weary alter our
6ity 11 (twenty Fngllsh miles) tramp, vve pissed
the night on the lure ground outside the city.
1U.S OF Alii IN V.
Next moinlng wo wcro still kept outside tho
gate, but some of the Yamen o..eIals came to
we us. Feeling the idler hnpcesncss ol con
tinuing our Journey In the same way as we hail
been going on the previous il.ivs. wc icfiwd to
leave unless wo wcro grantee! nn escort, ami n
purport right to Hankow-. After a time, during
which wc had food and vve also infouned them
of the two ladle left behind, this pis-port was
granted, but vve found we were to rble mules.
Hiding mulis is oftentimes very cnjo.vable, but
in this easc the saddles weie Jut wooden frames,
without any cushions or coverings of any sort.
They would make no allciation in this arrange,
incut and the two following ela)s were diys of
agony, especially to the ladies, and the begin
ning of much suffering.
The first day we tiaveled sixty II and spent
the night In the prison, the next day, Sunday,
July 13, crossing the border into Ilonan. Wc
met with a warm reception at the first town wo
camo to and it gavo our escort a rather anxious
tiifle. A large fair was being hrM and It seems
according to the local custom, that wc should
have alighted and walked through. We con
tinued riding, and this raised the people's anger
anil they pelted us with mud ami clay until vve
did get down. No one was seriously hurt, though
most ol us, especially Sir. Saunders, received
some nasty blows. We reached Hun-Chlng Fu
soon afler dark and were very comfortably cared
for, both as regards food ami lodging and many
ol the better class, who were acquainted with
our work and woikers, coining to sec us. Next
morning, in three large carts ami with an es
cort of soldiers xvo left and passing through
somo lovely country, amid orchards of ripening
(ruits, we reached U-tu llslcn early in the af
ternoon, Monday, July 10, At this place we
were treated very kindly, and tho next day
being wet, wo did not leave till Wednesday.
Alter traveling lor 70 H xve came te the Yellow
river, which we crossed without any difficulty
ami very quickly, and then went on about an
other IS 11 to Chen tu hsien, Hero wc were
given a room in a "kuan t(en" (ofllcla.1 Inn), but
next morning we were told that owing to some
mistake about our paisport the magistrate would
not receive us, and the escort said they could
do nothing else but take us back to the city
J wc had como from. We started to return, but
were elela)ed In crossing the Yellow river so
long that we were unable to reach t'-tsl-hslen
that night, but hid to stop In nn inn.
11(KWAHI AM) FOUWAltn.
Next morning we reached the city about noon
and soon saw the hind of the 1ird In our delay
on tho river. Miss Ibislon hid reached this same
plaee only some two or three hours before us
llid we arrived the previous evening wo should
most probihly have left again before she ar
rived nnd thus hive missed her The miglstrnte,
not overpleased at our having lieen returned to
him, then said he would send us under escort
to aeroM the river to tho south side, from where
we must mike our way unescorted to the next
city (forty II) nnd there Again ehlm protection
lie give us sulllelent money to hire harrows for
the children and for other road expenses We
left again shortlv after noon, taking Miss Huston
with us. and early In the forenoon of the next
ehy (Saturday, July 21) reached the Yellow
river agsln.
Hero wp were deceived by our escort. We
went aboard the terr)boit, and t escape
the sun, down Into the rabln, hut In about
one-half hour we were told to come up and
go ashore, as ,vve could not bo taken
across. Our escort had decamped, leaving us
without am- passport. We stayed on the north
bank all the rest of tint ell) and until .1 o'clock
the next day without any shelter from the burn
Ing sun. Fortutntely we could buy fod,
and the men did not molest or disturb
114 In my wav. nut the heat was ter
rlhlo and more than once our hopes sink
so low ns to fear our Joume) would end lure
Itut In Ills time came deliverance. Sundiv af
trinoon, July 2J, two couriers arrived and re
quiring a spec-lal bolt to lake them across the
river we were allowed to go aboird also, and
were landed on the south hink .1 little wav from
the iisnil limling pliee. Two of the boitmen
led us to the right roid, nnd hiring two bir
rows for the children we traveled ten 11 that
evening, and hid tho sUlsfaetlon of knowing
when letlrlng to rest, that we bad passed bejond
tho district of the nnglstrate who hid refused to
accept us.
noni'i: or an inn kki:it.I!
The Inn-keeper turned out a regular shark, but
bo lift us with sutliclent money to bin thiee
barlows, and pirt of our eonipiny walking ami
part riding, vve reached hen-Cbeo, the next en),
shortly before noon The nnglstrate (1 Mm
ehu) received us In the e-ourt of the 1 am 111 and.
in the piescmo of crowds of people, eursid and
swoie at us and slid he would like to kill us
lie told us, and how- clearly could vve- now m-
whv our lleivenly Father hid allowed us to be
detained at the Yellow lllver, tint hid vve .11
rived the picvlnus di) he would hive kllhd us,
but tint morning (Mondiv, Jul) 20 an im
perial edict Had been lecelveel, which sild we
were not to be killed, but to lie cseortoel to the
eouit; beeause of this e-presslon of lhe em
press elowager's grace, he would not kill us.
He sent us oil almost Immediately without
giving us any food, and we traveled fir Into the
night until vve were sloppcel b.v 11 heavy storm
and sought shelter lu nn Inn. For our pally of
thirteen we were onl) allowed two calls nnd in
addition to ouiselvcs two soldiers, and often
times the carters would sit on the front, 'lhe
absence of bcelillng or puking of any soil, to
gether with our crnvvded and cramped condition,
made travillng ,11 these cirts verv uncomfort
able, and when pa-slng over pived roads or
bridges caused not a little piln and suffering.
From this city ot (hen (hen onwards for tho
next five cli)s, we were treatoel as prisoners.
Though our escort protected ns from anv vio
lence tint might hive come fiom the people,
the) themselves, with vcrv few exceptions, treat
ed us more like c.iltlt, For four nights vve were
lodgeil, men, women and children, all together in
the common prl-on, the prisoners being sepir
ate it from us by mil) a wooden hiriier. Our
resting plaee being the filthy ground, without
any nuts or eoveiiugs, and onl) bricks to rest
our heads on (linerally the keepers smoked
opium most of the night and, with very little
vcntllition, this didn't Improve matters
For thiee elns we could gel no witn to wash,
and in the stile vve were-, with iiuiiieinus sons
and wounds, with the terrllde heel, our condition
was not iiiuiTi Improved, -bul ill) b) elav bee une
lllole- llllbeaialile, e-spieilllv the poor little- ones,
who through lick of clothing hid bee 11 score heel
on their anus unit bocliis ly the sun.
m:Tii in nun imhu.
On Friday, July S7, Mr. and Mrs. !iimilcrs'
biby, Isabel, passed avva), while in the- cut
almut 10 II (loin Mplng eity, from exhaustion.
For several el.ivs she had lieen unable to
lake uny food, and al Hip list It seemed
Just a slipping iivva). At the last eit), ai
thoiuh ticatcd nolle too well tu other icspTts,
we were supplied wllh an extiaordlliar) amount
of inone) for load cxicnsc, more than thiee
limes the usuil allowance. t llrsl we didn't
know wh), but It proved Just sutliclent to piy
for the eollin anel burial expenses of elear llltle
biby's body. It was laid lo rest outside the
west gate, just as the sun was setting.
At the ell) of Kioti Mun. two da)ti (urthri on,
vve were tieated veiv well, taken to it large,
clean temple mil given in its to sleep on. lhe
"tal kii" (mandarin's wife) sent presents of
sweetmeats anel mom) lu lhe ladles ami chil
dren, 11111I next morning, jusl whin vve were about
to git Into the nuts, two more boxes of eon-fei-tioneiy
and cakes were presented to us in the
presenee of the people. sivn of favor vve rel
ished after our previous few ela.vs' ubuse and de
spising From this place, until vve icaiheil our
destitution, we were splendid! treated at every
plaee we stoppi el.
M fiiiiaiii (lie. the last cltv vve tu)ed at
lu llur.111 vve mil Mr. and Mrs. liiover, wllh
ll.ilr two chlldieii, and Miss (lairs, who had
to Hee fiom l.ulian Fu two ela.vs befoie we hit
I.I cheng. 'I lie v had already been wuiling I)"
ela.vs; because soldiers passing then, nude lhe
Hud un-afe for foicigneis lo travel. Vie stn.iei
three eli.vs and weie glad ol the epilet iisl, locn
wc all starliel tortber, a p.irtv now of seventeen.
Our mode ol eouvc)nuee was changed here fiom
e aits to baiiiivs, but these, althoiiKh betn
liavcllng in lean) respects, were none loo loin
tollable for tboie who were mllerlng fiom
biuiscs and sores. The magistrate kindly pie
sei.tcd us with two beds, also providing the
four bearers for rah, so Ml". 1'.. J. (ooper
and Mrs, Xiundcrs, who ni this time were un
able to sit up, were able to travel villi more
comfort.
n ik m:ioxd di:a.ii.
Filtv 11 fmm ibis eity on Friday, Aug. 3r
Just alte r vve bad slopped at an Inn lor the
11 ght, Jcs.ie M. tsaundrrs, i-ldest girl, sudden!)
died. No one knows how much Iwdily suffer
liic tho ioor child boro nnd it was trulv pitl
able to hear her during Hie last few days, le
eontliunlly asking for a "comfortable plan
Whllo her wounds (caused b) the sunt "eit
being dressed, in the midst of 111111I1 sutferiiu,
she dioppid back, the Tender Miophcrd had
herd lur cry and l.ad til. en her to Himself,
where she will never need to ask for a com
fortable place, lust befoie leaving, Hit follovf.
Ing morning, her bvily was plaoi-d to rejt on
the crest of .1 hill outside tho vlllag the laird
again, in Ills own marvellous way, having pro
vlded us with suflicleut money for the burial
expenses.
Passing Into lluprli on Muiday, Aug. 5, JiM
before airlvlng at the lit) of Ing-shin, vve weie
met by the forerunners of some soldiers, and
for five or six II wire subjected lo 11 little
rough treatment fiom (hem, but nothing veiy
serious. Vrriving at the city, the magistral e
met us outside the lamrn, and 111 ide us feel
at onco vve had fallen Into good hinds, and
tho four da)s that wc slopped at his pi ice,
proved that our first Impressions were correct.
In every way he treated us as guests, providing
chicken broth and other suitable food, twice
a day for the sick men, and sending to those
of us able to take it, food from Ids own kitchen
The rooms ho provided for us were sufficient and
very good, our stay being very lestful An evan
gelist of the London Missionary soclct), who
had charge of a chapel in the eit), was a
real help and blessing to us. At the maglstrute's
desire, he afte-rvvards accompanied us to Ilai.kow,
and vve found him a real treasure on tho road.
Illi: THIltD DEATH.
On Monday afternoon, Aug. 0, while In this
city, Mrs. K. J. Cooper uas called home.
"Patient In sutTerlng" truly describes Mis. Coo.
per during this Journey. On Saturday, Aug. II,
soon afler srrlvlns at the city of L'ln meng, Miss
Huston died rather unexpectedly, fiom the ef
fects of the wounds in her head, received when
Miss lllce was killed. How she had borne tho
suffering ot the twenty-nine da)s since she le
eched the wounds, is truly another wonderful
example of the power ot our (Joel. Thanks to
the kindness of the magistrates both Miss Hus
ton's and Mrs. Cooper's bodies vwri eonvc.ved
to Hankow, and burled in the foreign cemetery.
Leaving Uin-ineng early Sunday morning, we
reached Hsiao kan before 110011, and spent the
remainder ol the day xery pleasantly among our
native brethren, at the London mission prem
lees. In tho evening vve embarked on three
boats, ond after some twenty-four hiSura very
icstlul. though during the day xiry hot, travel.
Irg, arrived at our linding place, a few II from
the Ilinkow foreign tettlcinent. Kext morning,
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SOLD UY MrtiAIlHAH & THOMAS,
ifter some deli) 1.111-1 I b) the native inanihiiii,
we ilisenibaikecl, and soon found ouiselvcs l.i
the 'liomilikc" itmnsphiii of t!"' Mission
house 'lhe sime evening. Mrs I ooper and Miss
Huston's boili-i weie pined to icM, many svin
pathetic friiiKis attending. lhe following I'll
day uimhlng, poor llllle llralnirel Cooper pis.ed
lo bo with his imitlui, and the sum evening
Ids poi 1 famished I mill was hid above hers. Of
the party who lelt I'lnglao, two little ones hive
gone lo Ih Willi .icsiis. (If lhe I.uiinlig put)
ml) . -. F. I. (cnipcr and his little gill ser
vile, three laving passed home on th journev,
and the little babv since arriving at Hankow.
lfrcd Jennings
l him Inland Ml-sion. shanghai, 'Jd. vug., 1 wo.
DECLINE IN BUCKWHEAT.
A Crop Once Laifje in This Country,
but Steadily Decreasing.
From the Xcvv oik un
What Is tin- matter with luirkulieat?
Cakes iimele of It anil eaten warm arc
lepanleil us very nutiltlous anel are
still a favmlte iirtirlc of food with
111. my ihmiHimils, luit for tilt that the
cultivation of the main It .wteaillly
ilpi'llnlm?. It iiiUMt lie. that a fjreat
many have- stoppi-el en ting buckwheat
cakes, for tliete- Is 1 "rtalnly a Kivat
ileal lens line Kvv lie at te he eaten than
lu former yenis.
Thlriy-llvc jears nr;o the fanners
of our country row.-iI, every year.
over 1 .000,000 acres In buckwheat. Since
then the eiop has rnnietlmcs been
larser, MiiuetiincH nnalb r, hut, em the
whole, the ncreiiRP nnd ylelil have
lieum almost stcaellly elocreaslnqr. In
10S the aeieaKe was C"s SI", only a lit
tle nunc thin half that of thirty-five
y.M'8 nfio, ami tlu ylelil was only
11,700,010 bushels, whlcn was just about
one-half t ie vleld at the close of the
civil war.
N'o explanation of this t;ieat ilecllno
fu buckwheat lalslns has been made.
It is piobabl". however, that tho un
reliability of the crop, which Is some
times In rpe and Home times small,
without -my nppment tension for the
vnitatlnii. has illscoiiraReel a irreat
many fanuera. Another lea.son for
the decline max' be the larse use with
in the past few yearn of cereal pre
parations, especially wheat, all nf
which come under the fjencial deslif
natlon of liyKlenlc foods. These pre
paration! have probably won many
poisons fiom their allegiance to buck
wheat cakes.
If buckwheat r.ilslns continues to
decline, perhaps the bees meiht of all
will mlMi the Ileitis, for they 1110 very
partial to the llowers of this plant,
which i-ecieto a Kieat deal of honey,
that Is not, however, of the Hrst qual
ity, ns everybody knows who Imi
eaten It.
Huskwhcat Is not lnheel widely over
the woild, and this fact makes Its de
cline in Ameilca, where Is Is most
lnm-My grown, nil the more Intercstlnir.
Ilusslii and Fiance are nbout the only
counttles lu Ihirope that produce It,
and Oieat Ttrltnln has never taken
kindly to buckwheat cakes and Itn
poits very little of the Rrulit.
CURIOUS WAR RELIC.
Tho Soldier's Scythe Still Hangs on
the Tree.
From the Fprlngflchl Republic an.
Thlrty-elBht years iiko younr Aurus
tus Miss, of Warwick, epilt cutting
brush on his father's farm, hung his
sevthe on a pine tiee and went off to
war. The soldier boy never came hack,
nnd tho scythe has never lieen taken
down fiom the tiee where he hunR It,
but has b"come liibeildcd In the Kt'ovv
InK pin' until It Is 11 fixture. This
pathetic lemlndor of the grout civil
struBKlo Is a familiar slsht to mem
bers of the .Sheoinet club of this eity,
ns the tree stands near the club's com
foi table eiuarters In Hllssvllle, 11 ham
let Just aeioss the North OraiiRe lit.-
Into Win wick. When young Ausustus
Ullss left homo and parents, to llshf
his country's battles, Bllssvlllo was 11
busy center of small Industries, traces
of which lemnln to tell the story of tho
shifting of tho scene of manufacturing
fiom tho finnll country hamlet to large
centers. The treo has witnessed all
these changes, has seen the mill stand
ing near slowly falling Into decay, tho
population changing, but still tho
scythe hangs there, summer and win
ter, a muto testimonial to tho devotion
to duty that animated young Hllss.
Ills father, Milton Hllss, was engaged
In building tho dam standing hv, and
sent Ills son to cut somo briers that
were in the way of stone that were
needed. After tho briers were cut tho
scythe was hung on ft small plno tree
standing near, probably without a
thought of how long It would remain
there. In a day or two Augustus Hllss
went to the front, having enlisted for
a three-years' tonn ot service in the
army somo time previous. The younr1
soldier never cumo bnc't. Ho was but
eighteen years obi wh :. ho enlUt"d,
August 4. 1Su2, In Company II, Thirty
sixth Massachusetts icglmau. While
with his regiment In the soLth he was
I overtaken by u futul lllncfi, und ho
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Wo will pay tho nbovo reward for nny
cno of Livor Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick
Ilcadncho, Indigestion, Constipation or
Cost! venoss wo cannot euro with Llvcrita,
1110 up-io-uato laittio ijivor nil, when 3
tho directions nro strictly complied with. S
They nro purely Vegetnblo nnd never
fail to civo satisfaction. 2oo boxes con- S
X tain 100 Pills, lOo botes contain 40 Pills, i
Go boxes contain 15 Pills. Bewnro of sub-
X fltitutions and imitations. Sent by mail. J
S Stamps taken. Nkrvita Medical Co., 5
Clinton nnd Jackson Sts., Chicago, 111.
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DIU'GCiISTSs. MS LACKAWANNA AVENVE, SCItANTON, TA.
died In an army hospital at Mlldale,
Jllss. The circumstances of his con
tracting disease were very sad. He
had gone to get xvater for his com
rades, and his company had outers to
miuc'i while he was gone. He tried to
ovei take them, nnd tho overexertion
was more than he could stand, and he
was taken ill with fever before he had
been In battle. Ho was not brought
home for Initial, but his name Is on tho
roll ot honor on the soldleis' monu
ment at Orange'.
In all these ye.us no one has meddled
lth the scythe. It has hung there a
symbol and lslblo reminder to his
f.Uhor of his son's devotion to duty.
As tho tiee giew the scythe has be
come Imbedded In the wood, until It is
a part of the tiee. Tho snath, which
has been forced off the scythe by the
growing tree, Is supported in Its orig
inal position by a small framework.
The woodwork of tho tholes has yield
ed to the action of the elements and
fallen away.N Around the hee, which
Is piobably .1 little over a foot In diam
eter at ,f hase has been elected a
1 ailing.
SILK OF SPIDERS' WEB.
Marvelous Ptoduct of Milked Spiders
to Be Shown nt Paris.
Fiom the I. ihore '1 illume.
One of the most novel exhibits In tho
Colonial .section of the Fails exposition
w 111 be a complete set of bed hangings
manufiictuted In Madagascar fiom tho
silk obtained from the halabe, an enor
mous spider that Is found In gieat
numbeis In ret tain districts of the
Island. It was a mlslsonaiy, Father
Camboue, who was the (list tu concclxe
the Idea that these Insects might be
made to iepl.it o the sllk-woim. He suc
ceeded without dllllculty In obtaining
n sulllelent eniantlty of silk to be of
practical use. but he did not pursue his
efforts beyond tho purely experimental
stage. The matter has slnne been
taken up by Mr. Xogue, the head of the
Antaunnnilvo Technical school. The
11 suits he has nlready achieved show
that the ptoductlon of spider silk
should quickly become a highly Impor
tant Industry.
The chief pioblem to be solved was to
llnd a practical piocess for extracting
the silk fiom tho lemale spiders. M.
N'ogtif has Invented a most Ingenious
appliance for this put pose. It should
be said that1 tho female halabe allows
heiself to be relieved of her silken
stott with exemplary docility, and this
In spite of the fact that she is disting
uished for her ferocity: her usual tieat
ment' of the male who pay her court Is
to eat them, and she feasts without
compunction on weaker mcmbeis of
her own sex.
M. Xogue's appaiatus consists of a
sort of slocks, uriangeel to pin down
on their backH a dozen spiders. The
spiders accept this Imprisonment with
leslgnatlon, and lie peifectly quiet
while the silken tin end Issuing from
their bodies is rapidly wound off on tu
a reel by means of a cleverly devised
machine xvoiked by hand. K.ieh of
tho twelve spldeis thus "milked" sim
ultaneously yields fiom three to four
hundred ynrds of silk. As soon us 11
spider has yielded up all Irs silk It Is re
placed by a fresh Insect and the woik
of reeling oft the thread thus goes on
with veiy slight intenuptlon. The
spldeis whose threads have been ex
hausted aio sot fice, and ten days af
terward they aie again leady to un
dergo the opoi itlon. Tho silk of the
spldeis, which Is eif the most extraor
dinary hi lliuut golden color, Is much
liner than that of the silk worm, but Its
power of resistance Is remaikable, nnd
It can bo woven without tho least dllll
culty. - ' 1
The Evolution of the Pocket,
lhe ancient vvoie a flnule pouch at his belt;
the modem has how many pnikcUi in an ordln
arv costume for outdoois.' Let us count them:
III tho trousers live, 111 mo waisieoai nve, in
the jacket live, in the overcoat live, makini;
twenty in all a full score of Utile pokes or
luus, 'and arranged so conveniently that they
aie scarce noticed. Truly this is an evolution!
How Ions 111 iy It be before wc hive pockets ill
our hatbands wheie the liihuun larrles his
pipe, the American soldier Ids toothbrush, and,
Internally, the pettifogger his lecal papers, the
papers that Ids picdiecvsnrs In l.ncland tliust
Into the lplcal "eren ban!" How H g before
time may be pockets In our irtnves for there
are1, 1 believe, patcits eoveilns this invention
and lu our fehocsr The cane al-o, with its scr.'w.
top, begins to be a u.sittil reeepiaele. TV"
eentuiles from now-, m the man with a long
fiicli;ht can cle.irh see, the main idea itlirlellv
line the vveiirlm; of clothes will have entirely
changed lhe chief purpoac of Ramie nt will no
lonaer be considered to protect lhe bodv. They
will be ii'iidcd, liikt of nil, as textile found i
linns for Innumerable pockets Tudor Jcnkt In
Woman's Home Companion.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Has been used for over FHTV YllAUS bv
M1IX10.N8 ol MOl HUtS for their CH1LDHPN
111u: ir.Fnn.NO, with pkhffct uucckss.
It bOOTlll-S the CIIII.lt. feOFrK.NS the OU119,
AU.-Ud all 1'AISi CbltFS WIND COI.lt', anj
Is the best remedy for DIAItltllOUA. Sold by
DruEglsts In every part of the world, lie uro
snd oU for "Mrs. winslow's aociiunj; brup.
and take no other kind.
Tcnty-avs cents a
bottle.
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for CONSTIPATION ZSi
LIVERITA 3
(or SLUaaiSH DOWELS 3j
LIVERITA
(or PILES 3
LIVERITA 3
lor BLOTCHES & PIMPLES 31
LIVERITA 3:
for MUDDY COHPLBXION 3:
LIVERITA $
(or JAUNDICB 3
LIVERITA 1
lor INSOMNIA j3
LIVERITA X
(or DAD DLOOD 3
LIVERITA E$
for KIDNEV COJiPLAINTS Z
LIVERITA
lor HBAUTIFYINa TUB 3E
COMPLEXION 3e
LIVERITA 3
lor WOMEN Mi CH'LDRSN
ILL.
'1MB. A. RUPI'BRT'S WORLD RE
NOWNED FACE BLEACH AL
MOST WITHOUT COST
NO MATTER HOW HLEMISI1ED
TUB SKIN, FACE BLEACH
WILL MAKE IT PERFECT
Madnme A. Ibipport snys:
4 .My Fiicft lllciich is not n new, untried
rciundy, but Ima been used by the best
people for jeurc, ami for dissolving nnd
leiuov bin; fotevor pimples, freckles, moth
P'ltchcs, blackheads, eczema, tan, eunbu rn,
mllov nets, loinrlincM or i-celnoss of the
skin, nuil lor brlffhtcnliiKtiml btautlfylng
tlio cotnploxlcin it Imi no equal.
It Is absolutely harmless to the most
delicate skin.
'U10 marvellous Improvement after a
few applications Is most apparent, for tho
hkln be 1 nmea us nature) intcndiM It should
be, smooth, clear and white, free from
evcrv Impurity und blemish. It cannot
full, for Its notion is such that it drown tho
Impurities out of tho Fkln.nnd does not
cover them up, nnd Is Invisible during use.
This Is tho only thorough und permanent
wav.
During this month, I will offor to nil a
trial bottle of in) world renowned Face
lllench, sulllelent to show thut It is all that
Iilnim for It, nnd uny render of tblncan
rend mo .1 cents tnstampa or silver, and
1 will fend tho trial bottlo, securely
packed in plain vrrnpier, sealod, all charges
prepaid.
My book 'now to be Itoautlful' will be
mailed freo to nil who will wrlto for it."
riADAHE A. RUPPERT,
6 Oast I -Uh Street, New York
Jlme. Ruppcrt's flray Hair Restorative
actually restores frruy lmlr to Its natural
color. Can bo ufocI on uny phado of lmlr,
nnd Is not 11 d " and docs not ellsoolor the
(.bin nor 111b off Peifectly harmless unit
al wnys glv ! put lfacl Ion.
Mme. Ruppert's Depilatory removes
pupcrtliinus lmlr In flvo mliititos, without
puln; will not injure tho most dcllcato
skin.
rime. Ruppcrt's Egyptian Halm for soft
ening and lie-nliiic tliei face nnd hands.
nine. Ruppert's Heir Tonic positively
renioieMclindrull, nil calp diseases, stops
fnlllns hnir. and in many ctuej restores
Mme. Ruppert's Almond Oil Complexion
5op, mnelo of puro nlniiind oil und wax,
Dejlltrlittiil for tho complovlon und war.
muted not tochnp the mot delicate skin
All of tho above toilet preparations aro
nlvvuyo l.i pt i" stock and can be bad from
our .ocal tisrcut.
Mme. A. lUippert'8 Celebrated Com
plexion Speelivltleu aro for tale in
iScrtuiton by
Jonas Long's Sons
BEAUTY, M GBNGUEROU
BELLAVITA
Arsonlo Beauty Tablets nnd Pills. A por
foctly bnfoiuiil rfuarinteecl treatment Jorall ..kla
disorders. Restores tho bloom oljouth to laded laces.
H) di.ys' treatment fA-: 0 da a' U1.00, by maW
beiin for circular, Address,
EPV1TA MLUICAL CO . Cllntsn & Jsckion St., CblcsfT
Eold by McGarrah & Thomas, Drug.
Bists,, 20!) Lackawar.ra uve., Scrunton, i,
NEW YORK HOTELS.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Place,
NEW YORK.
American Plan, &.50 per day and upward
European Plan, $1.60 per day and upward.
I. D. CIUWFOJtD, Proprietor.
For Business 31cm
In tho heart of tho wholesale
district.
For Shopper.
mlnutca' wulk to Wanamakers;
S mlnutca to Bletel Cooper's Ills
Store V.nty of access to the great
Dry Goods Stores.
For Sightseers
One block from U'woy Cars. glv.
Iiir easy transpoitatlou to all
f
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points ot interest.
I HOTEL ALBERT j
t NEW YOHK. I
t Cor. llth BT. UNlVKnSITY PL t
Only one Illock from Broadway.
Cor. llth BT. UNlVKnSITY PL
unlv one Illock from Broadway.
Punni R1 lln hhsiaurant
.iKOOilb, .Pi Up. rices Reasonable
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