oyv THE
SPECIAL
By r. B. Wright
OnpyHght, 1903, by T. C XeCtun
"Late! Oil, no; not the north bound
train! It cnn't be! Are you sure?"
There wns a ring In the voice that
caught Hugh Morton's attention. He
looked up. The jrlrl In black who had
interested him when phe entered the
waiting room three hours before was
at the ticket window, and the agent
was explaining that the night train
clue at Bellninr Junction at 10:30 was
two hours late. Morton himself was
waiting for that train.
"Yes, miss, I'm certain. Just received
word. Twelve thirty anyway, and It
may be later."
"But the train from rnrkervllle on
the other road gets In at 11:20, doesn't
It? Isn't there some train out of here
before It conies? Anything a freight!"
"N'o'm; nothing until the fifty-three,"
answered the man lu a surprised tone.
He leaned forward to see the girl more
plainly, and she drew aside In confu
sion. "Thank you. I'll have to wait, then.
It doesn't matter at all," she said In a
voice whose trembling showed that It
mattered very much. Then she went
out on the platform, leaving Morton
wondering.
Why was she so pale? Why was she
so Impatient to get away? Why so
anxious to leave before the train from
rarkerville arrived? He puzzled over
the question for awhile and went out
side for a smoke. Then he hoard a sob
from a dark corner. The girl was seat
ed on a truck crying so bitterly that
she did not hear Morton as he approch
ed, moved by a generous Impulse.
"You are In some trouble? Can't I
be of some help?"
The girl raised her head with a start,
hurriedly wiping awny the tears. "No;
It's beyond help I mean It's nothing."
"There's nothing beyond help. Won't
you tell me the trouble? You don't
know me, of course, but I hope you can
see I'm a gentleman."
The girl seemed to shrink from him.
"It's nothing mere nervousness. It
was kind In you to ask, though, and I
thank you. I would accept If It could
do any good."
With an apology for his Intrusion
Morton moved away. He tramped the
platform for awhile and then stopped
In the shadow by the station window.
He had learned telegraphy years be
fore, and It amused him to read the
clicking of the key. There was the best
part of a message coming In now. Cllck
cllck. click, click-cllck-cllck "dress
slender brown hair twenty-two; sher
lfT up on 12 If there." When the mes
sage ended the agent glanced out on the
platform toward where the girl was
seated. Then he telegraphed back,
"Girl here; can't leave; 55 late."
So this was the reason of the girl's
agitation, thought Morton. She had
ccmmltted some crime, poor thing, and
the law was on her track; the Inw, so
powerful and relentless; she so helpless
and alone. Morton had an Instant vi
sion of the slight, graceful figure and
the pale face and in that Instant made
up his mind. He went toward her and
spoke In an undertone:
"I've accidentally learned something
which concerns you very much. I
don't know what the trouble Is, but
they are coming here after you, and I
felt I must warn you."
The girl started up with clasped
hands. "Oh, I've been afraid of this!
What can I do, what can I do?"
"There's no time to lose. The sheriff
will be here In fifteen minutes. You
must get away."
"How? There's no chance. Oh, If
only my train had been on timer The
girl broke down and sobbed.
"Here! Don't do that. Yon must
keep your nerve, you know." Morton's
brain was working quickly. "Listen. If
the sheriff doesn't find you here when
he arrives he'll think you are in the
neighborhood surely, and he'll stop to
search the village. That will take him
until morning. The next station north
Is Newboro fifteen miles. We have
over an hour In which to make It Will
you take the chance?"
"Yes any chance. I haven't really
done anything wrong and if I can es
cape" "Quirk, then! Go over to that shed
on the other tracks and wait."
The girl disappeared, and Morton
sauntered into the waiting room. "I've
a bad headache and decided I'd better
not travel. Will the hotel be open?"
"Open until 53 comes In."
"Much obliged. Good night."
Morton picked up his satchel and
started toward the hotel. Then he
doubled across the tracks to where the
girl was waiting.
"Hurry! There's not much time to
lose," he said. He had noticed that
afternoon a hand car on a siding near
the street and went to it.
"Help me to push it," he directed.
"Easy, though. The agent must not
hear."
Together they shoved the car gently
along the rails and Into the darkness.
Far off they heard the whistle of the
sheriff's train.
Morton waited until It thundered up
to the station. "Now." he cried, "we
must push ahead. Their noise will
drown ours."
They Jumped nlmnrd and, grasping
the levers, started off and In a moment
were swinging northward under the
stars, with the station lights growing
fainter In the distance.
The pumping was hard, for the grade
was uphill, and for half an hour noth
ing was heard but the clanking stroke
of the levers, the pounding of the
whee's and the labored breathing of
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tne man and woman. The girl looked
exhausted, and Morton felt as though
there was a glowing furnace in his
chest. How long could he last out? he
wondered. Then he felt the car run
easier, and then they hud reached the
crest of the grade and started down
ward. Morton looked at his watch. It
was 12 o'clock.
"We make It now," he said. "You
rest."
The girl sank wearily upon the plat
form, while the car siod through woods
and meadows, rattled over bridges and
rumbled past walls of rock.
"I wish I could ever thank you," she
said, looking up, her face clear In the
soft starlight.
"You have thanked me many times."
"But I mean in words. I don't know
what I would have done If you had not
helped me. May I tell you why I am
running away?"
"You needn't unless you wish. I
know you've done nothing wrong. You
couldn't."
"I want to tell yon. I couldn't bear
at least I mean I want you to under
stand. It wasn't wrong. I don't think
you'll say It was wrong. You see, my
mother died n few days ago and. oh. I
loved her so! and my stepfather hated
me. He was cruel to me and cruel to
her even at the last. After she was
burled he was worse than ever, and
yesterday he told nie I must leave his
house. I was glad to go only too glad.
I asked him for my mother's little trin
kets, things she had had as a girl, a
few little bits of jewelry my own fa
ther had given her and her picture.
She told him on her deathbed they were
to be mine. But when I asked for them
he refused me; said the law gave them
to him. I told him I would take tlK-m.
and he threatened me with the Jail if
I did; told me he would have me drag
ged through the streets like a common
criminal.
"Today he left the house for n mo
ment, and I broke open his desk and
took them and ran awny. I thought I
could reach the city before he could
catch me, and, once there, he would
never find me, and I could live happily
alone."
The girl hid her face and cried. Mor
ton longed to comfort her, but he felt
It was best to let her have her cry out.
"You are going alone to the city, with
no plans, no money, knowing no one?"
he asked when she beenme quieter.
"I can be lost there and safe from
him. I can find work. I'm not
afraid."
He returned no . answer, but the
thought of this friendless. Innocent, un
protected girl exposed to all the dan
gers of a great city was more than un
pleasant. The car was slackening speed now,
nnd far up the road were the lighted
windows of a station. Morton brought
the car to a standstill.
"We must ditch It," he said. And to
gether they lifted and tugged until the
machine was down the bank. Then In
silence they went on to the station,
ond Morton bought tickets from a
sleepy clerk.
"Would you mind telling me your
name?" he asked as they walked to
gether In the darkness.
"Mildred C'larite. I feel as though
you knew It, you've been so good, so
kind as kind as n friend could be, if I
had one."
Far , down the track sounded the
whistle of 55.
"Mildred, I want to be more than a
friend. You put your trust In me to
help you tonight. Won't you trust mo
longer? Let me help you for all my
lifer
The light of the engine fell full upon
the upturned face of the girl.
"Yes," she said softly.
Then the night express bore them
forward "to that new world which is
the old."
Twain's Suggestion.
Mark Twain in his youthful days
was n reporter In Carson City. It was
his duty one evening to report a meet
lug of the city council, whose president
was a ponderous statesman given to
sounding words and intellectual confu
sion. A motion wag made to expunge
from the records a certain matter
which the presiding officer was ex
tremely anxious should not become
part of local history. The motion, hav
ing been seconded, was eagerly passed.
"The matter has been ordered ex
punged," declared the presiding coun
cilman gravely, "and the clerk will
proceed to expunge. It should be ef
fectually wiped out, obliterated and
totally destroyed." He paused to notice
the effect of his sentence of annihila
tion. "Where, geutlemen," he asked,
"will you have the expunged matter
deposited and placed?"
Mark Twain caught the attention of
the councilman nearest him. "Let the
expunged matter be worn under the
chairman's hat," he suggested. "No one
would ever think of looking there for
anything."
Major Pond and Bill Nre.
More than one successful lecture star
had to thank Major Bond for his start.
He had keen discrimination and not
infrequently sought out nnd dragged
upon the lecture platform an obscure
genius who never thought to see him
self before the footlights. Such a
genius was Bill Nye. When the major
found him he was acting as postmaster
and editing the Laramie Boomerang
over a livery stable. ("Walk down the
alley, twist the gray mule's tail, take
the elevator immediately!")
Pond persuaded him to try lecturing,
and as there proved to be both money
nnd useful publicity In it, Nye was
grateful and used for years to re
member the major with characteristic
notes, one of which had the following
exhaustive signature:
Tours with a heart full of gratitude nnd
a system full of drugs, paints, oil, turpen
tine, glims, putty and everything usually
kept in a first class drug store.
BILL NYE.
P. B. Open all night.
Boston Transcript
Afforfl. better opportunities tor capable, ambitious, energetic
young people than any other department ot human activity. The
Rochester Business Institute has a national reputation
for thorough work, and its graduates are in constant demand.
Many times during the last year the managers were compelled to
say to applicants for young men and women to fill gen.cel.remun.
erative positions: ' Nobody to send the supply is exhausted."
Catalogue free. Rochester, N. Y.
ffjfrtLjiih DUNKLIN ALWAYS MO THIWAfAf
f rAr it LITTLE BIT BETTER TtWM W,
teruwj no 'lm.
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Pennsylvania Republicans to Make
An Aggressive Canvass.
PRELIMINARY WORK IS DONE
Party Organization, Which Is the
Greatest In the Country, It Pre
paring to Roll Up An Immcnsa
Majority.
Special Correspondence.
Philadelphia. Sept. 1. With the be
ginning of this week the Republican
campaign In Pennsylvania can fairly
be said to be already under way. While
the formal opening of the state com
mittee's headquarters In this city will
not take place for a few days, there
has been a vast amount of preliminary
work done since the candidates were
placed in the field. The chairmen of
the several county committees are In
A position to get down to practical
campaigning at once.
Senator Boles Penrose, who suc
ceeded Senator Quay as chairman of
the Republican state committee, is ex
pected home from the wilds of British
Columbia in a few days, and Colonel
Wesley R. Andrews, secretary of the
state committee for many years, will
be here on Monday next. Colonel An
drews has been at work practically all
summer, with temporary headquarters
in Mcadville, where he has had a corps
of clerks, stenographers and typewrit
ers engaged on correspondence cov
ering every county, borough and vot
ing precinct In the commonwealth.
Poll books have been distributed, lists
of county committees and vigilantes
throughout tho state have been com
piled, nnd everything has been gotten
Into shape to begin operations at the
headquarters here without delay.
A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
The organization of the Republican
party In Pennsylvania is a marvelous
Institution.
There Is nothing like it In the coun
try. No political organization in the
world, it is believed, can compare with
it It has a wonderful system and it is
always In touch with the voters. The
name and address of every voter in
the commonwealth, with precise Infor
mation regarding his politics and en
vironment, can be found at the head
quarters ot the Republican state com
mittee, and at the outset of each cam
paign these lists are revised and
brought up to date for use both prior
to and at the election.
Like the successful newspaper ad
vertisers, the managers of the Re
publican organization of Pennsylvania
attribute their success to "keeping
everlastingly at It"
They do not let their interest in the
county organizations lag after a. cam
paign has been fought, but they go to
work at once to prepare for the next
contest. The rank and file of the
party workers appreciate this, and
they Join heartily in the efforts to
have their respective county organi
zations constantly In touch with their
voters and ready at all times to re
spond to requests from the chairman
of the state committee for informa
tion desired for the welfare of the
party.
Republicans in other sections of the
Union have come to look upon Penn
sylvania as the best organized state
in the country.
The fact that the Republican ma
jorities are invariably greater than
those given in any other state can be
traced to the system which keeps the
county organizations In constant and
direct touch with the state committee.
It is proposed In the present cam
paign that there shall be nothing left
undone to make the result of the elec
tion In November eminently satisfac
tory to the party leaders, both in the
state and the nation.
Republican committeemen through
out the state have beea at vrork look
ing up Republican voters and getting
them registered so as to qualify them
to vote at the election, which falls this
year on November 3. After getting
their voters registered, the Republican
workers will see to It that they are
qualified to vote.
Saturday, October 3, will be the last
day for the payment of taxes to qual
ify voters for the November election.
In the vast amount of literature which
has already been sent out by Secre
tary Andrews, the importance of regis
tering and having the voters pay their
taxes has been duly impressed upon
the committeemen.
WILL BE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.
The plans for the state campaign
have not been fully determined upon,
but it is known that the canvass, while
It will be a short one, will be made
upon the most aggressive lines and
that a determined effort will be made
to poll a large Republican vote in
every county In the state. Meetings
will be held whenever requested by
the chairmen of the county commit
tees, and every assistance will be
given by the Republican state com
mittee to the local organizations to
rouse enthusiasm among the voters
and in other ways to Insure the best
possible results for the ticket.
The candidates named by the Re
publican state convention are all men
of unimpeachable character. They
have all been before the people, and
their records are above reproach. The
nominees for the suporlor court. Judge
John J. Henderson, of Crawford coun
ty, and Judge Thomas A. Morrison, of
McKean county, have both served on
the bench, and each has won an en
viable reputation among the members
of the bar and the Judiciary of the
commonwealth.
Senator William P. Snyder, of Ches
ter county, the nominee for auditor
general, and William L. Mathues, of
Delaware county, the candidate for
state treasurer, are both aggressive
and sturdy representatives of the stal
wart Republicanism of Pennsylvania,
and they have merited by their public
services and their devotion to ihe in
terests of the people the honors con
ferred upon them by their party. They
have been in the searchlight of public
opinion for years, and not a single dis
honorable or discreditable act can be
traced to either of them.
In the communities In which they
are best known It is predicted they
will each be given unprecedented ma
jorities at the coming election.
wiwn fimimn
VICTIMS OF VESUVIUS.
Pompeii and Hercolanenm Not the
Only t ides It Han Hurled.
The road out of Naples toward Vesu
vius is the same route that one follows
to reach Pompeii. When Intending to
go up the mountain the tourist leaves
the Pompeii road at Iteslnn, the mod
ern city which overlies Hcrculaneum.
Apropos of these two ancient towns, it
Is remarkable how many people speak
of them as the only buried cities in the
vicinity. In fact, there are many, and
it may not be uninteresting to mention
them. Next to the two familiar ones,
the one whoso name Is most frequently
heard Is Stabhe. Then there are Cu
lna the oldest (ireek colony In Italy;
Italic, n watering place, resort of the
Roman swells In the first year of our
Lord; Parthenope, Pnhvopolls and Ne
apolis, throe buried cities lying under
modern Naples, from the last of which
It took Its name; Dikearchia (later call
ed l'uteoll, now Pozzuoll), another
Greek city of large wealth nnd with
much commerce; Capua, one of the
great military posts of ancient Rome,
now covered by a modern city, also a
garrison, and Sucssoln, whose medici
nal springs held high repute among the
gouty epicures of the Konmn time.
Cataclysmic have been the earth's
throes around that laboring monster
Vesuvius, for some of these burled cit
ies, which were great seaports 2,fKX)
years ago. are now far inland. On the
other hand, offshore at Italic you may
look down from a boat when In smooth
water and discover ancient houses and
streets far below you at the bottom of
the sea. Some of these buried cities
were much larger and more Important
places than either Pompeii or Ilercnhi
neutu. yet to many travelers their
names seem unfamiliar. Argonaut.
EDUCATING OYSTERS.
Training: School In Which tbs Bi
valves Are Tnuxht Some Seuae.
"A school for oysters," said a dealer
In fish, "Is an institution thnt you
would swonr could not exist, for oys
ters are notorious for their stupidity.
It Is, however, a fact that there are
many oyster schools. I will explain
them to you In such a way that you
will believe In them. An oyster's intel
ligence Is limited, but still It has intel
ligence. Years ago certain wise fish
dealers discovered that If you take nn
oyster suddenly from Its subaqueous
bed It opens Its shell, whereupon the
life giving wnter inside It all escapes
and the oyster dies. But If you ex
pose an oyster to the nlr gradually,
lifting It out of the wnter for a few
minutes and then returning It again, It
gradually learns that to keep its shell
closed when out of the water Is the
best thing for Its health. These Inves
tigators found that they could take two
oysters, one trained and one untrained,
nnd the trained oyster, keeping Its shell
closed while out of the water, would
live n long time, while the untrained
one, opening its shell, would die in a
few hours. Therefore training schools
for oysters were established. Tho
schools are In appearance nothing more
than reservoirs full of water. Oysters
are put in them, and the water Is drain
ed off and then returned again. It Is
kept off for a few minutes at first, then
for ten minutes, then for half nn hour
nnd so on. Oysters In these school
learn that they will live longest nnd
keep healthiest out of water If they
hold their shells tight shut. As won as
they learn this they nre graduated anil
go out Into the world." Philadelphia
Record.
A Quick Wilted Partrldfre.
Nesting upon the ground, the par
tridge Is likely to be disturbed. A bird
of this species was once startled by n
plow passing within n yard or so of Its
nest. Destruction was almost a cer
tainty, os the plow must pnss entirely
over It In the next round, nnd the la
borer wondered how the pnrtridgo
would act. The time necessary for go
ing around the field was about twenty
minutes, yet In thnt almost Incredible
period the parent birds had effected the
removal of some twenty-one eggs to n
safe spot. Careful search led to tho
discovery of the bird calmly seated up
on her treasures in the bottom of the.
hedge out of renrh of the plow. Nine
teen pnrtridgo chicks were eventually
hatched and duly escaped unmolested.
London Tit-Bits.
The IiiKonlonn Mnsrple.
The mngple is nothing if not Ingen
ious. He always barricades his bulky
nest with thorn branches, so that to
plunder It Is by no means nn easy mat
ter, but when circumstances oblige the
"pie" to build in n low bush or hedge
nn absence of lofty trees being a mark
ed feature of some northern localities
he not only Interlaces his home, but
also the entire bush. In a most formida
ble manner. Nor does he stop here. To
"make assurance double sure" he fash
ions a means of exit as well as entrance
to the castle, so that if disturbed be
can slip out by his back door, as it
were.
A Trylnsr Ponltlon.
Clubberly What's the matter? Is
that widow I've seen you with trou
bling you?
Cnstlrton Yes, on my nerves. I
cnn't make up my mind whether she is
going to marry me or not. Detroit
Free Press.
Hard to Head Off.
Wnntauno I wonder If Gnbsky will
recite for me at my little iwrty this
evening?
Dunno lie will unless yon know
some ns yet undiscovered way to pre
vent him. Baltimore American.
Good Katured.
"What would you do if I were to offer
yon work?"
"It 'u'd be all right, mister," answer
ed Meandering Mike. "I kin take a Joke
ns well ns anybody." Washington
Star.
Is the New and Botter Breakfast
rood, so different from all others
that it pleases everybody. Get a
package to-day at your grocers.
Ins Uxsiszs Pub Food Co., Li Sot, N. Y.
THEY uTOSEVELT
Young Republicans Rallying Round
the President's Banner. ,
KEYSTONE STATE IS FOREMOST
Clubmen of Pennsylvania Regard the
State Canvass This Fall At the
Skirmish of Next Year's Presiden
tial Battle.
fSpecial Correspondence.
Harrlsburg, Sept 1. As Pennsylva
nia was foremost for McKlnley, when
the movement for his nomination for
the presidency was inaugurated, so the
Keystone state Is first in the election
of delegates to insure the nomination
of Roosevelt to succeed himself In the
White House.
Luzerne county, of this state, has the
credit of electing the first delegates
chosen to the next Republican national
convention, and they are both pledged
to Roosevelt. Berks came next and
did likewise.
This Is in accord with the action of
the last two state conventions of the
Republican party, and the declared pur
pose of the party leaders to have a
solid delegation In the next national
convention, not only to vote for the
nomination of Roosevelt, but to co-operate
with the friends of his adminis
tration In all matters deemed deslra
blbe to Insure success in the coming
national campaign.
Pennsylvania being distinctively a
Roosevelt state, it Is Important that
the victory of the Republican party in
the canvass this fall shall be pronounc
ed and decisive. The party managers
feel that the returns from Pennsylva
nia should demonstrate that the peo
ple of the country are back of the pres
ident, are In accord with his adminis
tration and demand his election for an
other term. They, therefore, propose
to roll up a rousing majority for the
entire Republican ticket in November
next
NOT AN OFF YEAR.
While some contend that this is what
is known as an "off year," and that
the election returns can have no sig
nificance outside of the state, the in
fluential leaders hold that If Pennsyl
vania shall not make a good showing
for the Republican candidates this fall
the political opponents of the national
administration will be given an oppor
tunity to argue that the voters are not
favorable to a continuance of Repub
lican direction of the government, or
that the people are not in sympathy
with the attitude of the Republican or
ganization ot this state in its unquali
fied indorsement ot Roosevelt to suc
ceed himself.
While the Democrats are studiously
avoiding a discussion of national is
sues, the Republicans will not hesitate
to touch upon such matters whenever
the occasion shall be presented during
the coming canvass.
The aggressive young Republicans
who constitute the Republican State
League of Pennsylvania have arranged
to meet In Wilkesbarre on the 22d, 23d
and 24th of this month, and they have
already announced that they Intend to
place their organization emphatically
on record In favor of the nomination
of Roosevelt.
TO SOUND KEYNOTES.
The keynotes of the campaign In this
state will be sounded at this gather
ing and the banner of stalwart Repub
licanism will be unfurled triumphantly
for a vigorous and determined canvass
for the state ticket.
The Republican clubmen will from
that time press their work of recruit
ing for the coming national campaign,
and they will properly regard the con
test this fall as the skirmish of the
great battle for the presidency next
yaar.
The Republican leaders In Pennsyl
vania rely upon the popularity of
Roosevelt among the great mass of the
people, especially the voters in the
great industrial and mining regions,
to aid the Republican cause in the com
ing campaign.
Frequently the Democrats have been
strong in these sections, but the fact
that the present national administra
tion has from the outset demonstrated
its earnest and sincere Interest in the
cause of the wage earners has greatly
strengthened the Republican party.
The Democrats ran no longer claim
that they have the "labor vote" with
them in any of the counties of the state
in which they once held forth.
It Is in these counties that greatest
gains are expected at the coming elec
tion, and there is reason to believe
that the returns will bear out the pre
dictions of the party leaders.
While the Democrats of Ohio a few
days ago, through their state conven
tion, saw fit to reaffirm the Bryanlte
platforms, both of Chicago and Kansas
City, the Republicans of Pennsylvania
proudly proclaim that they stand loy
ally by the principles of the party
of Roosevelt and they are ready to
have the returns of the coming elec
tion speak for themselves.
Seaweeds.
"There is much that is wonderful
to be told about seaweeds," said a
naturalist. "Some of them are giants
in size. One species, common in the
North sea, frequently grows to the
length of thirty or forty feet, develop
ing In the shape of a long cord about
the size of a quill, attached at one end
to the lmttom nnd the rest supported by
the water. This Is nothing, however,
to the prodigious macrocystis, which
attains 1..VK) feet In length. Another
variety found In the tropics reaches a
length of twenty-live or thirty feet,
with a trunk as thick as a man's
thigh."
Only jS.7J t. California and Hark
from Erie, Pa July 31st to August 13th
good until October Iflth. Fine Strong
Vincent Post special party Monday, Au
gust 10th. Write at once for illiiHtrated
itinerary to II. C. Allen, C. P. AT. A.,
Nickel Plate Road, Erie, fa. A-ti:t-a'2
J. 0. Scowden,
Having purchased the interest of roy former partner, Mr.
Joseph Clark, in the Carriage aud Wagon Factory, sod Gen
eral Hardware Store in this city, I desire to inform all old
aod new patrons that I shall be prepared iu the iuture as in
the past to meet their every want in this Hue. The stock of
Hardware, Heavy and Shelf Goods and Implements of every
description, will not only be kept up to standard, but con
stantly increased aud added to as the trade may demand.
Small Margins
on All Goods,
and a careful consideration of the wants of customers will be
strictly adhered to. Thanking all for past favors and solicit
ing a contiouat.ee of your patronage,
Yours truly,
J. C. SCOWDEN, : TIONESTA, PA.
JUL
Opium. Laudanum. Cocalno and all Drug Habits
permanently cured, without pain or detention from business, leaving no craving
lor drugs or other stimulants. We restore the nervoua and physical systems to
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prepared by an eminent physician.
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Dept. A 1138 Broa'vay, New York City
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MADE
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Experience and ability have placed the Pauler Gum in an envi'.ble and
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est shot gun manufacturers in America. Over 110,000 of these guns in use.
"ya&wa-ftr- .as. PARKER BROS., meriden, conn.
Fred. Grottenbcrgor
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work iiertainiiiK to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Una or Water Fit
tings and General UlaiiksiiiithiiiK prompt
I v done at Ixw Hates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
8hop in rear of and just west of the
8haw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER-
PRACTICAL
BOILER MAKER.
Ilepalrs Hollers, Mllli,
Tanks, Agitators. IIuj-s
and Nells J Neeond - hand
Hollers, Etc.
Wire or letter orders promptly at
tended to. End of Suspension Bridge,
Third ward, OIL ClTt PA.
fed" cereals make dlgestlonlnactive.hein;
I devoid of phosphatlc elements, dissolved
and discarded fmm rh.m K ... .1 t
I onUI machines give shape Remember
! WHEATLET
Is the ordinal whole wheat breakfast fond
andits hleh quality cannot be overcome,
because when you buy Wheatlet you are
assured of all the best part of choicest seed
wheat tn.it s fit to e.it neither nitrates or
; phosphates are lost for your better health
and happiness.
Your grocer can supply you.
The genuine made only by
ja. The Franklin Mills Company, $
(?M "AO the Wheal Hnr. J7.7 iV, XT, f Sj,
tlJj
IJ4 lOCKPORT, N. Y.
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Wrtw JOHN WKDPKKL'UK.N CO., 1'aU'nt alt...
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aad 11M vf two Bumind Inventions wanted.
r
f Hardware,
Waaons.
Carriaqes.
EQUAL
ON HONOR.
WATCH REPAIRING
Clock RepalrltiK and all work pertaining
to the jewolor'a trade, promptly
and accurately done,
2Vew Sllverliie Wateh
Cases traded Tor Old Silver Cases In
any condition. Old watches taken in ex
change for new ones
il. T. AXDEIISOX,
Anderson A O'llara barber shop,
Tlonesta, Pa
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