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THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 01', 1002.
ZINKLER AND
HIS SNAKES
QUEER INDIVIDUAL WHO SELLS
REPTILES FOR A LIVINO.
Thhty-flfth Annual Session of the
Susquehanna. County Teachers' In
stituteProspects for Oil nt Steam ,
Hollow A Plymouth Rock Hen
That Showed Signs of Superstition.
A Hero Rewarded The Man Who
Planted His Own Coffin,
Special to the Hcranton Tribune
Sltsiiueluinnu, Out. SO, John .Inkier,
of Little Kqulnunk, boiiidcd tin Kile
railioad train at Hancock, cairylng a
large bag and a phonograph He very
carefully deposited the Imp and Pho
nograph In a seat, and one of the ctiil
ous piissengcig ashed John If the lug
contained eelr.
"Wa-al. hardly!" drawled .Inkier, as
he save the hap a gentle shake. In
stantly theie came from the luteilor
of the bag a dull hls, followed by a
furious and almost deafening rattling.
"How's th-em for eels'.'" filed John,
a the passenger letieated to a le
spectable dlstame. '
Zlnkler then explained that the bag
contained twenty-two rattlesnakes and
two blacksnake.s weighing forty-four
pounds. He had been near Hancock
for a week, snake hunting among the
hills. Kinkier Is the successor of the
late John Geer, the famous snake
catcher of Long Kddy, who, in Ills time,
killed and captured thousands of
snakes, and compounded a sure anil
dote for snake bites. Kinkier nukes a
good living selling snakes, at the rate
of $1 a foot, to pioprletors of museums
In Chicago, Now York and Philadel
phia, and to naturalist"" all over the
country. He also sells the oils nnd
skins of the reptile". The oil goes to a
Chicago man, who in.inufnetuie.s a spe
cific for rheumatism. The skins are
used In the manufactuie of ladles'
purses, belts and novelties,
In his Mips John is equipped with a
bit bag, a bottle of chloioform, and a
loiiff stick with a hook on one end. He
thrusts the stick Into a hole, pulls out
a snake, pins It to the e.iith. chloro
forms It, anil tluows It Into the bag.
He has been bitten scores of times, but
his antidote of tm pontine and wild
turnip, made Into a paste. kills the
poion. Last season Zlnkler eaptiued
400 snakes. Asked If he took along the
phonograph to capture the snakes,
John replied: "Well, haully! I play
for the boys at the hotels at night, and
the collections help to pay expense."
In Susquehanna County.
The Past Sachems' association of
Susquehanna county. Improved Older
of Red Men, held a well attended meet
ing at Great Bend on Saturday even
ing. The thhty-flfth annual session of the
Susquehanna County Teachei.-' Insti
tute wilt be held at Monti ose. Oct. 20
T4. The following will be the insti ac
tors and speakers: Hon. John L. Stew
art, deputy slate supeilntendent of
Pennsylvania; Hon. W. W. Stetson,
-late supeilntendent of Maine; Hon.
Frank L. Jones, state supeilntendent of
Indiana; Dr. W. N. Feirls, Hlg U.ipids,
Michigan; Geoige 'V. Howell, Sciun
toni Prof. H. B. LauaUoe, Keuka
Paik. X. Y.: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Smith, State Nonnjl school at Mans
field. Hallstead expects that the Lacka
wanna company will, return several
train crews fiom Seianton to that bor
ough. Prospecting for oil and natuial gas
will be lesumed this week at Steam
Hollow, Great Bend township. For
several days past the workmen have
been fishing in the we" 'ir i lost drill.
In a Paragraph.
The funeial of Thomas, the 17-yeai-Old
son of Mr. .nd Mrs. James F. Sher
idan, of Erie avenue, look place and
was largely attended, on Sunday after
tioon, from St. John's Catholic church,
.nterment was made in Lauiel Hill
cemetery. The young men died from
the ffects of a gunshot wound, sus
tained Tvhlle on the hills gunning, on
Wednesday afternoon.
William J, Perry, a mason, who fell
ftoin a scaffold of a building, on Wed
nesday morning. Is. In n serious condi
tion, Ho Is miff cling f i oni general
paralysis.
Mile Hoe company, No. 1, will hold
Its annual ball In Hogati Opera house,
on Wednesday evening, Nov, 27,
The stockholder of the Lackawanna
Chemical company will hold Us annual
meeting at Susquehanna, Nov 20.
Just Between Us.
I And now cannot the retail dealer find
something to arbitrate?
The coal strike ended about thiee
months too Mirly to suit the wood deal
er. (let the soot out of the chimney.
He careful of your beer glasses. Per
Imps the Rhus bloweis will sttlke next.
Somebody nays Hrer Haer had a fel
low feeling for the moon when he saw
It ccIIdiciI.
We shall never have the church full
of men until the pulpits nte filled by
women.
It must seem sttnnge whene'er It snows
To thp man who motion lacks;
It matt em not how slow he goes,
He cannot help make tucks,
All Sotts.
M, It. Contact, of ludlalui, Is the new
master mechanic of the Kile shop In
thin ulnce.
The funeial of Kit Kent, on old i ev
ident of Windsor, took place on Tliurs
duv. Fiank UimLu. of Westlleld. X. Y
has presented 125 voluiiins to the Jack
son Llbraiy association.
"Mai vest Home" services weie held
In the Xew .Ml I fold Uaptist chinch on
Thuisdiiy. The sum of J'.'tio was mixed
for church woik.
W. D. H. Alney, of Monti ose. Is 111.
A host of fi lends hope for Ills speedy
lereiverv.
Thomas II. Laiuiln, of Susquehanna,
has been appointed geneial foreman
of the Cnlon Pacific shops at Omaha.
The i ounty couit begins nil Monday,
Xov. 10.
General Superintendent Slude and
other prominent Kile otllciuls passed
on the Jeffeisou branch on Satin day.
MINE WORKERS'
CONVENTION
TAKES NO ACTION
t'uiulmlcl liom Pane
These Can Count.
Fanner Jenkins, of Stnnuei.i. thinks
the Plymouth locks can count and that
they are superstitious. Due of
last summer hatched out thliteen little
chicks. The second dav at'tei wards
the hen suddenly showed ( oiisldei.ible
excitement, going liom chick to chick,
and appal ently counting iliem. Then
she pecked one of the chicks to de.ith
and became calm and happj.
A Heio's Rewaid,
and a
uboie
ol the
A boat i ontainlug two men
woman capsized in the liver
heie a few weeks since, One
young men. at the ilsk of his life.
Jumped Into the water and pulled the
Deoule out.
The heioic cuing man was kindly
thanked and expressed his disgust by
saying: "1 spoiled a good suit of
clothes, lost J.'.IO In cutiency, iujuied
my watch, luoke by cane, and when
that woman got hiealli enough to
speak, she tinned to one of the men
and said:
John, this act of joins has spoilt d
my watib. I tear. Voting man, please
let me pass."
Planted His Own Coffin.
Geoige Millet, of the Xlnevah section,
sixty yeais ago planted a wild chert y
tree, with the icni.uk that he was go
ing to giow lumber for his own cof
fin. Thiee years ago the tiee was cut
and hawed into boaicls, which weie
duly seasoned. A lew dajs ago Miller
died, and a en penter made a coffin
for him out of this lumber.
'Pi nth is stranger than fiction chiefly
because theie is less of it!
WIHTXKY.
economic development of our civilization
and the aplluilloii of business Judgment
and plain common sense by each would
enable them to woik In hattnony, Whllo
the Intel ests of labor and rnpltal aie not
by any means Identical they ale, novel
theless, icclprocal; each Is dependent
upon the other and under ulir form of
government one cannnt piosper without
the other. Abiaham Lincoln linl.v Raid
that "capital Is the fruit of labor ami
could not exist If labor had not Hist ex
Isted: labor theiefoie deserve the Hist
consldeiatlon " That this fiindeniental
pilnclple will be lecngnhted by the til
Initial selected by the pieslilent of the
1'nlted Slates; I limn no leason to doubt.
Counsels Deliberation.
The grae quest Inn which jcni have
been called upon to consider today de
mauds and must lecehe our most cait
1 lit thought. I'eiHonally 1 should have
piefetied an iidJiiMtmnnl of the cllffeienc.es
existing In tile aiitluacltc Meld bv confer
ence with the authinclte mine ontieis and
without the Intervention of agemles not
ellieUly Involved, but I irrngnlste the tact
that the lelatlons between iiiu.selves nnd
the mine opeiatols have become so
slinliied as to lender dliect negcitlatlnti
at this time Impossible If lite conse
quences of this stllke alfecled oill the In
let et of the opeialoiM and mine woikeis
theie would be less teuton fot the lliler
entlon of a thlid paitj, but the fact that
a coal litmlnc was upon the people of the
eastern and seaho.nd .states and lhte.it
ened to become a national calamity Justi
fies the action of the chief executive of
our nation In his earnest effoil to In lug
about an rail- icxiimptiou of milling.
The proposition submitted for nur con
sideration may have nbleelloiiable fea
tiues and in Its details nmy not meet with
the unanimous nppiovitl of our people,
but It Is limne.iym.ibl belter as now pie
seuteel than when iiiiginillv ciffeied bj
the repiesenlatles it' the coal empor.i
lioiis. I am film In tn conviction III, it
Ihe pionipt acceptance of tills ptnposal
will serine to the inthlscclle inlne woik
eis and lliose dependent noon tlieni a
gleater medsiue ol Justice Ibiin llicj
until attain by ciuitiuulug the euu'llet,
I believe that the pionipt acceplnnte of
tills pioposltion will seciue in the mine
woikeis a gieater degiee of jnsilee linn
Ihev hae eiiiojed In the past
The people of our count) v await with
them ' uimiH expectancy uie ii.miii or join
acuou iociuj . tile ")i ol Hie iiauun ate
euteieil upon ou and fiieiuls and fo s
alike clem. mil the submission of the Issues
involved in this stiike to Hie tiiliiuiil
named by the pieslilent of Hie t nllecl
Slates That theie aie disc old. ml ele
ments in tills convention, thai theie me
dissatisfied ones it home, I a in fully
aware, but, gentlemen, with all eaiicst
nes.s of which I am possessed I inge lh.it
ou give, your appioi.il to the action of
join executive eiflleeis who have leeoni
tnended nereptiince of Hi piopo-dtion that
the sttilie be declaied off and all men ie
tuin to woil; in the position and noil, Inn
places occupied b them pi lor to tile In
auguration of the stiike and II'. II all
ipiestlons at issue bt .submllteil feu ml-
i Justnicnt I i the tiibiiual selected In the
pieslilent of tlie Culled Stales,
LINOTYPE COMBINATION.
Steps to Pool International Interests
Are Under Way.
By F.iLlu'itr Wirt liom Hit luouitrd Prrai.
London, Oct. 20. Negotiations looking
to a combination of the Itiltlsli, (icini.iii
and Ameiican companies owning linotype
patents aie afoot, but nothing definite lias
been concluded.
Some Weie Disappointed.
The nddiess was follow ed with the
closest attention by the delegates.
At various stages of ihe lead
ing of the addic-s, Mr, Mitch
ell was applauded, but when he
uiged the delegates to adopt the icc
luumeudntlons ol the executive boaids
to call off the strike and all men leiuin
to woik In the positions they occupied
befoie the stiike was inailgin.tted, tie
mendous applause gieeted the lematk.
The moment he finished, a Wilkes
Barie delegate was on his feel and
moved that the lecominendalioiis con
tained In Pieslilent Mitchell's speech be
adopted. If this had been acted upon,
of coj.it se the stiike would be ended
and the convention's woik ended, hut
thoe in opposition would not have It
that way. They wanted and did de
bate the matter until the adjournment
after 3 o'clock. A Panther Cuck en
gineer was the fiist to take the lloor In
opposition to accepting the plan until
he and Ills colleagues bad some assur
ance that they would be lelnstated In
their old positions. The companies have
said, he continued, that they will not
dismiss the men now emplojed b.v them
and place strikeis in their positions. A
number of other delegates spoke along
the same line, and then more confusion
lesulted ovr the piesence of pet sons
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THE CHILDREN ENJOY
Life out of doors and out of the game-! which they play and the enjoy
ment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comet the
(greater part of that healthful development which is o essential to their
happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which i-,
given to them to cleanse ami sweeten aud strengthen the internal organs
on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its
component parts are known tohe wholesome and the reincdv itself free from
every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents,
well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjov,
because of it pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial eftects, is
Syrup of Figs- and for the .same reason it is the onlv laxative which should
be'tiseil by fathers and mothers,
Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts getitlv, ple.isiiutlv and
naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating aud which cleanse the
system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which result,
from the Use of the old-time cathartics ami modern imitations, and against
which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them
grow to manhood aud womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give
them medicines, when medicines are not needed,' and when' nature needs
assistance in the way of a laxative, give them onlv the simple, pleasant anil
gentle Syrup of Figs.
Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of
the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal
ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article niav be
bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. I'l'ease
to remember, the full name of the Company -
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who were not delegates, One delegate
took tho ground that many of those In
the hall were strangers, "wo don't
know whether llaor, Olyphant, or John
Murkle Is In the hull ready to vote on
the proposition lo come befoie the
men," nnd moved the convention ad
join n, After some speerlitnaklng, Presi
dent Mitchell again straightened out
matleiH by requeslliig all those, except
ing newspaper men, who did not have
credentials, tu leave the hall. About
half of those pteseut rctllcd.
The question then reverted to the
motion to ndopl the locoimnendatlons
of the olllcets to call off the slilke and
refer all questions nt Issue to Piesldent
Iloosevelt's commission. The debate
was resinned, the steam men leading,
but before the discussion had ptoceed
ed many minutes a delegate demanded
that the credentials of all those In the
building be examined to see that no
one was In the place not entitled to
admittance. This was done and then a
notion was made to reconsider the vote
by which the newspaper men were
permitted to leinnln In the hall. The
motion was defeated, President Mitch
ell then lequested the coriespondellts
not to mention the name of any dele
gate In his teport on the ground that
It might Injure him In obtaining work,
This ended the debate on the cortcs
pnndents, Plea for the Pumpmen.
The question again level ted to that
of telnstntement of the men, and theie
was no further Intel ruptlon In the dis
cussion on this phase of the situation,
A dozen speeches weie made for and
against the question of some specific
nssiirancc that the men would get back
llielr places If thej returned to woik.
It wusiiigiied by one delegate that the
calling out of the englneeis, tlieincn
and pumpmen was a mistake, but ns
good union men they obejed. He
wanted the union to stand by those
union men now and not tin n IN back
on them. Another delegate fiom the
southern dWtilcl declared that the or
ganization should not send tlie men
back to woik until all of them weio
assuied of work,
"If we aie going to die," he declared,
let us all die together." The only
delegate In the convention who Is also
a member of one of the railway unions
also dema mini that something be done
for the men who may fail to get back
their former positions.
The positions for inlneis and mine
laboreis are iiimieinus enough to give
neai ly all of them employment, he
said but those for eiigineeis. Ill emeu
land piiiiipiiinueis aie not so numeioiis.
At this point a delegate aioe and
asked Pieslilent Mitchell to expie-s his
I views on the subject. Ho Immediately
, tpsponded, and made one of the most
iiiipoilant addresses he has been called
.uiioii to make dining the past live
i months. He spoke sjowlj and cieaily.
j and everj" wotd was listened to with
gieat Interest, because It was looked
I upon by the delegates a the ical speech
of the day. The stiike leader spoke
as follows:
Mitchell's Second Speech.
ttentliinen of the Convention: I ileslie
lo Infill m joii that the piesldenl of jour
uigan!7atl(iu has done all be can lo leain
tlie nlllliiile of the companies towaids the
mm wbn aie now on strike. As von
know. Hie companies iifii-f dliect nego
tiations with us. Tin ouch Inlei nieiliai les.
we have received .is-un ;iiil' iliat tlie com
panies aie Kolug lo meet the issin s lali-
lv that thej" ale not disposed to black
list the men: that thev do not piopoe In
be vindictive; that, as far n pos-ibl,.,
men aie to be letini'eil to tbclr old
places, it niav lake some lime befoie
thai i. in be bioimht about, anil ll may he
that some few men will not be iptoteil
lo their fniiner positions :,t ,(n. When
v ou vote on this pioposilion; jnu niu-t
do II Willi us full knowledge of tin situa
tion as I can give oil
Now, let nie emphasize this point'
That the poorest boy thai milked in a
biea,;er Is as clear lo u- as tlie man who
an the be.U engine: that while we shall
tr.v, with all the powei; we hive, lo net
evety nuiii that stunk back to his old
lob, we will make siec lal effoils loi
none, and show special fa vols to none.
We want the engineers and the 111 emeu,
and the pumpmen, and the 1nspectai.
and the houses to no back, but we don I
want them. to go back one bit mote lb. in
we want the little bleaker bo.vs to go
hack Theie was no single class of woik
nien who went out ou a sjnuiallietle
stiike nvei.v man who smiik. stiuck
for wages' he stiuck for exactly the
same things the niineis and the mine
lahoieis struck fin. As far as It Is with
in the power of the union, we shall aftoid
protection to ever.v man, union or non
union, who came out cm stiike with u-i
Hut. gentlemen. It niav be tine that some
will be .neiKKctl, and, much as vvc shall
legiet that, I desiu; to saj- that no battle
was ever touglit. no viitorj was eei
won, that did mil caiij with It some vic
tims l.i'es h.i e been lust to enhl the
inns! hillllaut vietoi les that weie ever
won In tin vvoild. If II appeals to jour
Judgment to aicept the iccouiiuendutioiiy
of jour iilllcelv. If you decide lo defer to
the iudgineiii of the piosldent of your
cniuitij', If J'ou wish to be guided b.v die
advice of ciur ti lends all over the land
and decide to leiuin to woik, tin fulled
Mine Woikeis of Aineilca will pioleet
the man who happens in be left out of
hl iob. In our pledge tei the piesldent of
tho Pulled States, in which we notified
him that we would ici oniineiul to vou
a lestiniption of woik, we salel to him
thai we should tecnminc'ilcl a leiuin of
our people to their old Jobs, and If the
io.il eoiupnnli's fail to give our men their
old places; If they tail to treat them lea
sonablj, we shall c.niv tin cpii'stlou to
tin tilbumil named bv the pieslilent, and
a I; Unit tllhunal to dec Ida thai we ale
elllltleel to the woik we left when We
wont ou stiike.
Now, gentlemen, tho-e aie my views.
1 have no nssuiancr that If vou leiuin to
woik on Wednesdnj all nt jou will ho
given back jour old places. do be
lieve, however, t In. t the cnul lotnpatiics
will gi.idually displace the men who have
jour Jobs anil give jou your old places
ngalu I dnie suy ijuit hiiuchoils of Hit
men who weie In ought here 1 1 mil the
cities ami fiom the fauns lo laid jour
places will letiun to the cities and minis
when jou go bail; 1 have no dmibt at all
Hint befoie two or thtre weeks have lolled
by thine will be no eiiiestlou about lh in
liistateinent of the men. However, re
member this, that when your otia aio
cast I 'want you to cast them with tliu
full knowledge thai souc of jou may not
gel your old places baik. I d.ue say ilio
coinpuules me as unslous to have tout
petent eiigineeis, Hi emeu, pumpmen and
inspectoi.s nR vou ill" in nil inose pi, lies;
ami jou know that the men they In ought
bete to take vour places ale not com
petent. You all Know that ihe men thev
luought hen to take join pl.ues aio not
lompetent to urn tho hoisting engine;
that the ftiemen they Imw bioughl bete
Inve not been succesNful, nnd while the
comimnles will not no out beott llie
public and say they will "sicillloc the nieii
who .stood by litem.' as they call ll. Iliey
will In most rases o glad to havo their
old and competent woiknieii back.
Mr. Mitchell Again Explains.
His reinuiks were gieeted with ap
plause. Another delegate made a
speech against ending the stiike with
out definite assuiances of reinstate
ment, and Mr. Mitchell was again
called upon for an explanation of the
status ot the aibltrutlon plan as It
now stands. In icsponsc to this ie
quest, he said:
We havo not adopted their pioposltion,
an they mado it, and the proposition
would never, with my lonscnt, huve been
adopted as they made It When tho coal
tompanles thought to practically name
the arbitrators we objected nnd 'rented a
modification ot their proposal, That mod
ification enabled tho piesldent to select
men outsldo ot the classes suggested by
the operators. Organized llthor Is icp
tesentecl on tho commission. I do not,
however, assume that either the capital
ists or the tiade unionists who nie on th
ctumulssloii will permit their special In
teiests to Influence their Judgment hi
making their decisions! but oigalilsteil la
bor Is ou that comintslsnn, unci It Is then;
because the piesldent of the Pulled States
wanted It theie and because we would nut
tigicej to the pioposltion unless It was
then.
Then the delegates look up the de
bate. Many of the delegates spoke
with gieat earnestness, t Tluce of them
were willing in return to woik anil
trust to the union to do Justice to them.
Another was willing to leave the whole
mutter In the hands of Piesldent
Itoosevelt's cDiumKshm, nnd anolher
said:
"If I can't ge-t my Job I can look for
another one, theiefoie, let us go to
work and give the Ameiican people
some coal."
Tin sentiment of the last speaker
was loudly applauiled. Artec fuither
debate ou both sides of the question,
It wis decided to ot the iiucstlon go
Over until tomoriow moinlng. A com
mittee on resolutions was then ap
pointed, and ut ",IS p, m. tin conven
tion adjourned until hi o'clock tomoi
low morning. The committee Is lom
poseel of the following delegates mid
ouieers of the union:
Piesldent Mitchell, Secivtary Wilson,
District Presidents Nli bolls, Dully unci
Pithy, Delegates P. K. O'llora, of Dun
more: Adam Itescavagc, Plymouth;
John j. .lones, Plymouth: .liiines tiitl
l.igher, HuKlctnu; William McKlheny,
Coaldalc; Amlicw Matty, lla'.lctou;
iiiomas i'honiiis, .Mlnersv llle; Paul Pu
laski, Mt. I'.iimel, and f.ouls ('upp.
Tremoiit.
The teolutlou committee met to
night and outlined u set of resolutions
to be presented to Hie convention to
morrow. Nothing olllchil was given
out tonight ns to what they will con
tain. It Is probable' they will lccom
inend the aci'cptance of the aibltrutlon
plan, that all pilevallees be submitted
to the commission appointed by Piesl
dent Roosevelt: that the men who shall
not find Immediate employment shall
be taken en re ot by the union until
ihcy get positions; and that oigan
ixed labor throughout the vvoild and
other organizations and individuals be
thanked lor the assistance given tho
Mine Winkers dining their struggle.
PROSPEROUS MEXICO,
I'm The Tiibune by Wallit ,1. Hallaid.
In view of the I. it t that It is ni.inllcstly
to our iuteiest, cuiiimeii lady and otllei
wlse, that our sister fieptihllcs of thu
Ameiican iitiitlnelit should be piuspeious,
we may pleasuia'olv note ih.il MeNicu
made good iieadw.ij in the ilsi.il ycai just
e lijsed, her liiipoits elecicasiug ami i'
lients IniiiiiMim. The tlgiuea an"
I mpotts, $t," CnJi',111"!, gold, a elecie'iise ot
half a million
li.spoits, JI,iii,iicKi,eKi, sllvci, an incicase
of seven aud one-hall millions.
Ill lOUIld llguies on a gold basis, this
lepii'selils a beltet meiit ol Jl,il mill.
Of tin iKrj.ejim bouglil by .Mili o, we
sold ."S pei cent, or J ".sT-Vm", an tin I t-e
of i.'..,".U,'i'Ki over the pi. 'lions year,
which lepiesuutM tin' loss nt tiade -iit-teieel
bv our thiee piinclpal i iinipelltoi s
for Me'lian business, as lollows,
Cuat Hill.iln $l..-te,ii
cieimaiiy .'ni,iiefj
Kin me "".c,cfj
.'.L'iH.UellJ
Tinning In the espoit side we nolo that
of .leko s total epoils of vrictiejii.tKKi sil
ver, wu took f LUcrm iKiu, or ".el per iciil.
nil incicase of JH.imn.iieii.
!eimany, Spain. Kiauee. and til cut
Blltaln lulleclively, took $ l.'i 0,U Kl less Tin.
gain of ?7,."iW.Ui)e made bv .Vlelco was in
spite of a reduction ol $l::..riflo,Oflei in llle
expeut ol pieiinus metals, and also leilue
tious In several other Hues. All tlicsu
losses weie mole than offset by the lol
lowing gains.
Vegetable aud animal pienlui 1-' . . . JJh.ihb .i"J
Coffee :t,in.iii.iieM
lleiicciueu Klber l.i.wjleii
-Mauutactmed pioducls I.oijiI.khj
This last Item is ol paitliuiar liileiest
to us as a leading lu.iiiiilacturing nation,
as Is also the tact thai .leico I- planning
lo lompetf with the vvoild lor South
Ameiican anil Ceuua! American business
A commission ot her piaetlcnl men h.i
Just stalled to visit I'onseeutively l!ra.ll,
I'ruguaj, Aigeutine, liille, Uollvla, I'eiu,
J.cuailor, i oloniliia, v cneaiela, I'ost.i
Itiea. NIcaiaguu, llouduias. Salvador ami
(iii.ilcinala, fSesidis exhibiliut; sainiiles
of .Mexican niaiiutacliires and .ippointlng
ugeuls, the comniisslancia will take iq)
with tlie Boviiunicnts of ln vailous
luuniiles the eiiiestlou ol establishing di
lect, subsidized steamship ciiiiiinunii-a-llou.
As our total salen In Ihe last Mseal year
to the colintili's named aggiegateil only
J41,:lSS,!)77, anil wen $i;,iiiiu,ihhi less Hum tin
inevlous llscal y ia I, it Is iiecessaiy loi
mil uiaiiutai tillers and eponers to !..
U and doing, and our leiiigress to stop
dilly-dallying with tin ship Hiibsldy ur
gency, or lutiiro repents may show "poor"'
.le.leo ahead ot "tied" I'm Ie Sam In
tlie l.atln-Anjeilcan tiaele.
- - .
True to Their Colors.
ii. n. rtowt'ii, uf chi.itM.),
Miss Agnes Miller, of Chicago, speaks
to young- women about clangers of the
Menstrual Period how to avoid pain and
suffering and remove the cause by using
Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
"To Vop.vu WtivtKv: T suttVipd for six yi-ars with dysmenor
rhea (nuiiifiil periods), so nnii'h so th.it I dreaded every month, as I
knew it meant tltieo or four days of intense pain. Tho doctor said,
this win due to an inilatiied condition of tlie uterine appendages caused,
by repeated and neglectoil colds.
"If youtiK' ffirli only renli.etl how dangerous it is-to take cold afc
this critical titm. much suflVring would be spuied them. Thank God
for hviliit K. IMitkJium's Vejjetttble Conipotiiul, that was the only
nifdiciue wliiuli helped nie any. Within thiee weeks after I started to
take it, I noticed a marked improvement in my general health, and at
the time of my next monthly period the pain hud diminished consider
ably. I kept lip the treatment, and was ciued u month later. I am like
amil he i' person shire. I am in perfect health, my eyes ate brighter, I have
added 1-J pounds to my weight, my color is good, and I feel light and
happy." Miss Ao.nks'Miu.ek, -Jo' Potomac Ave., Chicago, 111.
The monthly sickness reflects tho condition of n -woman's
health. Anything unusual at that time should have prompt
and proper attention. Fifty thousand letters fcoin women prove
that Lydia K. Plnklinin's Vegetnhta Compound regulates men
struation and makes those periods painless.
REAT "WHAT MISS TilXDBKCK SAYS:
('1)kau flit's, PiNKH.ur: Tydiu 13. Pink
ham's Vcgelahle Compound has gieatly bene
lifted inc. I will tell .oii how J suflcred. llv
tumble was painful menstruation. I felt as each
month went bj that I was getting worse. I hnd
severe hearing-down pains in my back and abdo
men. "A friend advised nie to tty Mrs. Pinkham'fl
medicine. I did so and am now free fiom all
p.iiu during mv iietiods.'' .Ikssik C. Lindbecb.
I-.0L Oth Street, ftoekford, 111.
FRI2K AIVlf'E TO AVOHrEN.
Renieniher, ever.v Avoman is cordially
invited to write to Mrs. Jinklinm if thorn
is anything about her symptoms she doe
understand. Mrs. IMiikham's address is
Li van. M'ass.. her advice Is free and elieerfully jjiven to every ail
ing woman who asks for it. Her advice has, restored to health
more than one hundred UioumukI -women. "Why don't you try
it, my sick sisters?
FORFEIT lr voiiinifit fnrtbwlih iirii.leii'xthoorlelinl liittam and (Iftnatiires of
abuTd taitlniouiaN, icliiole will ircts lltelr Hliuleile iiiulneucs8.
LjelU K. I'liikliuni Mrillvlmt Co., Lynn, Mall.
I Oil'.' ' ! HA
1 f Hi ill
$5008
ANNOUNCEMENTS OE
THE RAILROADS
.Vi'sliM.
K.llll
el.ev:
"All lllsliin.iii, wild vvies it i ,'il-leeit ui
iiiiKi'lii.in. went into n icsiiiiiiiiiu in liuvc
iliiilifi. Hi vviih M'lteil :it ie tiililu iieieiss
dnm auutlii'i lilslini.iu, mu' liom Hit
tcinitli eil' lii'I.inil, Him vviis nut mi (li.euni
ni. in.
"You mil IiiIiik nie'," -s.ilti lilt Oiiiiihl
iiiiiii lo tin wnltci, in, he c.i.si hi.s i-vr
lilaiiill.v eivcr thee hill ol f.iu. "enu cef
llne liii yillovv ciiiiiiri'h I mi iv 111 llie
vvliiiUiiv .is I i.iiiii. In, anil nli-o one ut
tliiim alio cleivv li.in.iniis. Then IhIiib
nie cuini nie" .vt'lluw Imns nml a bottle
uf n.ile lieer "
"I'liu VMllter Went to llle uthef ii.Ii
llliili. ,
ie Hill IIIIIIK lllf, h.llll i, Willi llle
llftf'il i".VehlclH', 'miiuii nllf Kl,l lie letltle!',
mi' ii Kl.ilic e'lii'iiiiiiri, sttT ii iiii ul' Kianw
ten mi' thin u can IntliioUiin nie l' lit
glutte'iimn'mi iie-iuss iir tuiiie r,i uitU
.seiini v ,i-iiii t tiill; in' " .Mllwuuln'e Seii-lliifl.
What a. Jealous Wife Found.
A I'uvflii woiiMit snniei.ti.cl that hi'i
liiihiiiul w.ih In tin linliit ul Ulssini: tii-
Illicit f-ill, unci I o.seilv eel lo detect hill! il
lli int. Siilitiilnv ullii Hhe miv him
p.i.ss ijtiletl.v Intu tliei Ulle lull Tin Illicit
Kill w.ih out nml Hie Kitchen clniK. Yin?
Jeiilium wife loei'i a lew 111 ill lie'h In her
liaiiel mill, liiistlly phiehit,- ,i nliiewl met
her henil, us the hlieil Kill ulli'ii cJhl, e'li-ir-iiel
tlie li.icK (linn, mni imr.H-ell.we l .slig
W1IH hclxeel mill Ult-hcil, inlei nillliluieil in
mi anient nuimei with lu.ui nlnui.n
Ijiiii-llntj, the wll'i inei.iiecl to iieliiilul.stei'
ll leillhle li'hlllce; tu tile Inutile. 8lullse.
illiel teal lllf,- hei.seir nvvii mini his 1'oihI
Oiuhlilce nl.e hliiiuit it niiilt'li nml Klueiil
lileo to tiii'O Willi llle hlieil mini .S.ill.i.
hill, Kill)., I'lcriS-Sheitutur
New Yoik.
The New York, Oiilitiiii and Webiein
It.illioail iiiniii.uiy'a aniuiiil full e.M'iu
kIoii to New Yntk city will bo inn on
Aloiulny, October 'it, the leiuin due
from all ntntlim. .Sti'itnlou to fnihon
ilale. Inclusive, being JI.35. Tickets good
lor live ilayp. At tills tlpie of the eiirr
"the Ontario tuute" fiom IIiIk sfctlon
HurjUHses ull otheis, owing: to its pie,
tiiicsriue sceneiy, tlie ildu fiom i.'orn
wall to New York, along the Hudson,
being mi especially delightful one.
For further p.utliul.ns, iipr-ly to
agents, or J. V. Welsh, T. P. A,, Scran
ton, l'u.
The Gieat West
IKts icit.ilnl in. my iitti.ictiuiis. In he
u.ty uf be.iiitlfill icMiili- lot thei.se seek
ing health or pleasiue, and tin i.uiii
lllsV M'i'tliiiis eif the. west .ut lieivv enji.y
Illg linjiiec'eeleuteel pieispei ity, which
hhoulcl In of abseil blng Intel est to those
I'onti'iiipl.uing set liing it new home In
a glow lug sei'ihin of out gti'.il lountiy,
D.elly dm lug Oe-iulier, the MU Kit Plate
rnllioael will mI ini'l.il low -I. He, inie
w.iy tlckels tu points all thioiij.li the
wist. Thtse ile-kct.s uli good mi the
I'eisun.ui.v Cimilucteil Ti'.'ins-i'oiulncn-liil
Toms, which leave lloslon evety
Moncia.v ami Wi cluf"-clie,v ncicin, III Ihe
elegant I'llllmnii Toinlhl .Sleeping t'.us,
which have everything fur comfort unci
c eiiivenleiiee of paw-engei.s ul nites le.s
than lmlf those ilimgeil lor Sliuuhilcl
Piillm.iii iieioiniiiuelatlons, 'I'Iicm Tiiur
st i'.us p ts,s ilueitigli New Yeuk .stale
on Wi'.st Shote train No. I, via Itoller
ihliii Juiieilon, l'tle'.'i. jsyrm ut-e and
lloi'lli'Sler, ut which points p.'iitles nmy
Join tlieni, At. thoy liiive become liloie
wlilelv known, the paliouuge has
hteiulll.v become ol higher clns,. and In
cteii.sed In nuinliei.s, until they aie now
tin most popular and high clux.s lour
1st car eM'iiiHltiu.s tiiim this Mellon lo
tlie we.st. Pur tickets nml lulorinatlun
t-eo iicnobi agent, or Willi It. II. I'ayne,
gilieial iigi'lil. No. JIH .Muln .sticet, lluf
fiilu. N Y.
Speclnl Exclusion Train, Lnckawan-
na Railioad, Wtlkes-Bnne to
Scrantou nnd Return for Mine,
Seniliiich Conceit, Oct, SI.
Oil III count ut the iSemluhh conceit
at the Ainieuy, Siiaiitun, ihe l..u Ka
waiiuu i.iilioatl will mil n .special lialn
TllfMl.l. Oct. SI, hMVlllg Wllke.s-U.ille'
T.OU p. in.; Klnghtiui, 7 in, W.vopilug,
T.'.'o. West PillMoli, ".-'''. SllMpieluin
mi Avenue T.:ni: I'liihtmi .liiiictlou, 7..'l.1;
Ta.vlm, 7.S0. One fate tor the iiutllel
ll ill. lie tuilillii; le.iv.' ,-Vi anion at 11.15
p. in. Sptilnl tiolley nils lot use uf
e.c iiisloiil.sts only, will lucel tiaiii and
inn iliuit in annul. v mil i it m it afiei
i mu til. Tioe cais. will also meet
train at Kliigstim ou letmu tilp to ar.
commodate Wllkcs-lt.llie patious.
13.(30 to Cleveland, Ohio, and Re-
ttun, vin the Lelilgh Valley Hall-
load, October SO aud SI,
Ou iti'count of geneial missionary eon-
venttou. .Metliudlst l.'plM'eip.il chut eh, ul
I'levelmul, Ohio, October SI--' I. the I.e.
high Valley i.illroael will hell special
lautiil titp tickets at il.l.CU, gooei to ie-
turn tu anil Including October L'Ttli,
good mi all trains extept the Illae.1;
Pluinoiiil cxpiess. See ticket ugeuts
for fuither liiforiiiiitluu.
(Reduced Rates to New Orleans and
Return Via Southern Railway,
On account ot the meeting of Ainer-
lean UaukeiR association, New Orleans,
l.u., Nov. Hth-mii, WW, the Southern
i.illway will .sell loiuiil tilp tickets, fiotu
Washington, D ('. to New Orleans, Ku.
mi Nov. Stb nth and 10th at rate of
one fan., v I, ?.7.r,n; Until limit 10 days
tiom date uf hale, except by depositing
ticket with Joint ugent, New Orleans
mi hi befoie Nov. IStli, and payment
of Ice nf lltty tents, tickets can be ex
tended until Nov. I'.Oth, l'JOJ.
Itute tiom I'liilaelelplila $.!.'.SJ. Cor
lespuudlugly low rales ftoin other
points.
The Southern i.illway operates three
thiiiiigh trains tl.tllv with Pullman
iliawing-ioom .sleeping earn Irom New
Ycnk, Phlluilelphla and Washington tn
New Cirlean.s without iliange; dining
car s-ptvlce mi all tliiough trains.
I'hniles t.. Hopkins, n. I. A. Southern
i.'illwii.v. h.'s t'hestniu (.treet, i'liilaelel
plila will fm nihil all information.
Theie's No Place Moie Homelike.
l.akeivoud the lutihlouable I.akevvonfl
the gloi'lous, Is the one ii'Miit to which
the iPhuiter now imns lor a pel led of
enjoyment, nml such enjoyment in
e littles cvi'iv known spoit
l.tikoivoeid's dllvcs, than which theie
aie none better, at tract ,i guy Huong
and traps ot every kind nit In constant
use. The hunt attiucls many, likewise
cycling and polo, but when one finds
such delightful, yes womleiful links as
l.ukewnod possesses, one little wonders
that golf lh the popular game. Another
teallue of piiilllllieui e is its hotels, hos
tclilcs commodious, giauel or lather
palatial, when one's weltaie Is the flist
and loieiuiist (OUhideiatlon. Thet-e
iliialltlca lions. Including a most mar
velous iitniosplieie, huvo iiiuilu I.uke
vvuod liiinous the w oriel ove-r. This re
sult Is i cached onlv via the New Jersey
Central, and 1th passenger department
In New Ymk has Issued a booklet on
Lake-wood whit Ii is leplete with Infor
niiitlini, anil It's uur.s lor the asking.
Reduced Rates to New Orleans, Xn.,
anil Return Via Southern Rail
way, Ull utecillllt lllefcllllg Allleilcilll I'Vller
atiou ci Labor, New Oi leans, l.u., No
vember lll-W, llioj, the Southt'iii Uail
wa will sell iiiuml-tilp llcUeth tlum
Washington 10 New Oilcans, I.a., on
NoveinlK't II unci li, ut uite uf mu! hire,
vli!., $ii ."0. Dual limit November i4,
l'ia.'. e'luie.sponillngly low Jate,s liom
other points. ,
The Southern Ititllway opetate.s ijuee
thumgh ii .litis. Jail with Pullman
ilrawlng-iooiu sleeping i.tts, tiom New
Yotk, I'liiludelphiti. and Washington to
New Oilejiiis without change, dining
car service on all tliiough linlns.
Cliailts I. Hopkins, dlstilct puhscugor
agent, Soiiihein Hallway, bis iTiestntit
stieet, Philadelphia, will furnish all In
fill uiullnu.
Lackawanna Railioad Niagaia Falls
Exclusion, Sept. 35, and Oct. S5.
Seelal exturslon tickets will be bold
for all tialus going on the above dates,
good for i etui n vvllhiii live (5) das
from and including date of .suit, l-'aift
rot the loiiiul tilp, ViW for adults and
J3.50 lor chlldien between (he ages o(
five (5) and tw;clvu (12) yeais.