ADDING MACHINES. Inventors Are Ilusy In Deviling An tnuiatle Mathematicians. There is unusual activity among In ventors tit present In the effort to pro duce machines for mathematical pur poses. ami perhaps the largest number of applications received at the patent office for any one line of Invention these days is for patents for improve ments upon adding machines. The electric computers in use at the census office have reached a higher degree of accuracy and speed than any other automatic mathematicians, hut there are many other devices for making computations already in use through out the country which are being rapid ly Improved and even In their imper fect state are a great advantage where large calculations are necessary. "For many years many attempts, more or less successful, have been made by Inventors to devise what are known as adding machines," said Com lnlssloner of I'atents Duell in Wash ing the other day, "but not until re cently have such machines come into general use, for the double renson that they are easily thrown out of order and cannot be repaired by the ordinary mechanic, and, secondly, because they are not accurate, especially in carrying over from one denomination to another, as from units to tens, tens to hundreds, etc. Adding machines are now coming Into extensive use in banks, counting houses and large business concerns where long columns of figures are to he recorded and added, and they serve to make an expert accountant out of any one who can become skilled in manipulating the keys, for the ma chine, even In its present state of de velopment, is less liable to error than the human brain, because it never gets tired. "The adding machine upon which Inventors are now working with con siderable activity is one In which the number or unit types are set up by means of keys In position for printing. Connected with these number types are what are known as total number wheels, which, when the number types are restored to their position, continue to move in the same direction until all the numbers have been printed. These total number wheels are moved at each operation of the machine a distance corresponding to the key operated, so that as soon as all the separate numbers are printed one may read off from the total number wheels the sums of all the Individually re corded numbers, thus frequently sav ing a long and arduous mental calcula tion. "The earlier machines had many at tachments that have been found to be useless, and by omitting these invent ors have made the present adding ma chine comparatively simple. It is now their main effort to develop a machine that will not make errors. This will probably be accomplis'hed by improv ing the apparatus that prevents the In ertia of the overthrow movement at the end of each operation, by keeping the parts locked except during the in stant of time that the operator is press ing the key, and by perfecting the mechnnism for transferring from one denomination to another."—Chicago Record. Little Olive Oil. United States Consul Skinner, at Marseilles, says In his last report: "French farmers are disposed to aban don the cultivation of olive groves, as in recent years the prices obtained for the oil have not been satisfactory. Pure olive oil for edible purposes Is at present practically unknown in any Important market, and If it were offered for sale it is doubtful whether It would be accepted by the public, ex cept as an Inferior article, as the aver age consumer at the present time pre fers the neutralized taste of a mixture of the olive and vegetable oils, and would mistake tbe fruity flavor of the pure Juice of the olive for an adulter ated product. For some domestic pur poses, and particularly for frying vege tables, arachide oil—or peanut oil, as we call it—ls considered, even In France, the home of the olive, superior to any other product." It Lares Ulnck Hia, "The best bait for black bass I ever struck," said a man who Is an en thusiastic fresh water fisherman, "I came across this summer up at Lake Hopatcong, in the northern part of New Jersey. It Is the Invention of George Decker, one of the guides up there, and he has taken the precaution of having it patented. It acts on the principle of the ordinary Bpoon hook, but instead of trolling With It, with a sinker, it Is made of wood and floats on the surface of the water. You Just cast from your boat toward shore and reel in slowly. As the bait revqjves on the surface of the water It looks like a big miller. The bass will rise to it when they won't take live bait and snap at It A slight pull from the rod will hook the fish, and it is there for keeps."—Philadelphia Record. Progressive South American!. How swiftly the gospel of labor sav ing Inventions spreads nowadays! It took a century for printing presses to supersede goose quills and two and a half centuries bpfore east European nations udopted the firearms of their western neighbors, but the telephone has already woven its network of wires across the old cloister town of Rogota, in the heart of the Andes. Trolley cars are whirring through the streets of Pa ra and Valparaiso, and a speculator of the latter city Is going to try his luck with a cable road to a hotel on a lofty (lerrace on Mount Aconcagua.—lndian spoils Press. FACTS IN A FEW LINES. The population of Finland Includes 8,5k'",800 Russians. Chile can put 375,000 men In the field and has ample modern arms. More than half the population of the earth has direct access to the Pacific. Tosts of Japanese coal demonstrate that it compares favorably with Amer ican coal. It lias been computed that there are 100,000 railway locomotives in the world at the present time. More than 100,000,000 Chinese, it is said, are engaged, either directly or in directly, in the tea Industry- It is not an uncommon sight to see a Chinese soldier with a fan and an um brella strapped across ids back. Endless leather belts, acting as mov ing staircases, convey tbe patrons of the large Parisian stores from one floor to another. A Ne%v York druggist said recently that according to ills experience men use hair dyes to a much greater extent than women. A native priest says of the Chinese articles of religion: "The men believe them. The women don't. There Is no religion In China." In the past year, according to author ity, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Prince ton, Pennsylvania and Cornell universi ties expended $304,243 on athletics. A Cleveland Judge has decided that, "any woman is Justified in scolding her husband if he comes home drunk and 111 treats her and the children." The Chinese are inferior to Euro peans in physical strength, but show a marvelous amount of endurance. They will work It) hours a day without com plaining. Fruiterers have reaped a rich harvest from travelers for Europe this year. The basket of fruit has almost com pletely usurped the plnce of the box of flowers as a farewell gift. There Is a well authenticated report In the newspapers that the leading merchants of Athens are urging the Grecian government to Impose heavy duties upon Turkish products entering Grecian ports. There are 70S distinct species of roses in existence. A horticultural exhibition with a sample of every one of these queens of the floral domain In its midst of grandeur has not thus far en tranced the world. A good giraffe skin Is worth from $lO to S2O in South Africa today and much more in Europe. On a hunt ing trip 10 or 15 years ago it was a common matter for one hunter to kill 40 or 50 giraffes In one day. Free lectures given under the aus pices of the New York city depart ment of education show an Increase in attendance of 18,078 during the last winter and spring as compared with the same period of a year before. The famous bronze statue which has stood since 188ti on the scene of the Hayinurket riots In Chicago has been removed to Union park. The merchants in the vicinity of Haymarket square complained that the statue Interfered with business. Physicians in the state prison at Co lumbus, 0., have just taken a fifth finger from the hand of Will Byers, a convict. Byers is serving a term for robbing the malls and found that his extra linger Interfered with ids work in the glove shop of the prison. There is an elm tree in front of a shop at Spencer, Mass. About ten feet from the ground is a bush loaded with ripe currants. How it tame there is a mystery. The bush Is growing out from the side of the elm tree ami must have started from a seed brought there by a sparrow. It Is the law In Maine that the boun ty for bears shall be paid when the ani mal's nose is shown. In New Hamp shire the ears must be exhibited. Some enterprising sportsmen Jiving near the borders of the two states get a double bounty by collecting on tbe noses In one state and on tlie ears In another. The people of the southern Appala chian mountains number about 2,01)0.- 000, their descent being from the Scotch Irish, French Huguenots, Eng lish and German. They have been in these mountains since long before the Revolution. They love their homes and miugle but little with the outside world. City authorities of St. Petersburg have resolved to raise a loan of sll,- 845,000 for the purpose of rebuilding, repairing and improving the buildings, streets, bridges, quays and pavements of the city by the year 1003, when the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg will be cele brated. The time has passed when any old clothes that a traveler might possess were accounted good enough for an ocean voyage. Indeed, the dressing of passengers on some ocean liners has recently become so elaborate that per sons looking for ease and informality are alarmed at the rapidity with which the former ideas on the subject are changing. Electricity has many advantages, but if tile theory advanced in a Bombay journal be correct then we shall not be In such a vast hurry as we have been to light and travel and cook ami wash by electricity. The Installation of elec tric light In certain places In India has been noticeably succeeded by an in crease in tbe number of thunderstorms. What Is more, they have been more severe. Atlanta university has provided a model house for Instruction In the Bel ence of housekeeping. It has bed rooms for 18 students, with kitchen, dining, reception and sewing rooms. The Htudents will carry on the work of the house under good teachers, and needlework, laundry work and nursing will be included In the curriculum. Seven thousand dollars has been re ceived toward the cost of the house, and $3,000 more Is needed. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. Wlion the mnn whom the joke Is on I tells the story himself, you are dispos ed to believe him. This Is from the early experiences of a Detrolter who seldom touches anything (hat some one ; does not come running to him with a I check. "1 never did care for big weddings," he relates, "so I went away from home quietly one day and in two weeks re turned as husband of the girl to whom I had been engaged months before. During a long time 1 had been pestered by letters from a susceptible old maid who lived within calling distance of our house, yet Insisted upon transmit ting her avowed affection for me through the mails. Some of the boys In the town kept her In the faith that I was hopelessly smitten with her, and she wrote industriously without regard to the fact that I never answered. She attributed this neglect to shyness on my part. "When we reached home from the wedding trip, there was a heaping peck of communications from her, and they were continuing to pour In steadily. They were a warm collection In prose and doggerel. Of course my wife dis covered them and actually seemed amused, but it struck me as mighty se rious. 1 knew that the truth would sound awful Hat and fishy, so I hasten ed to my old, tried friend, the druggist, stated the case and told him for heav en's sake to square me. "That evening he called and unblush- Ingly told my wife that some of my old chums had put up a job on me, had been writing love letters and had made free with the signature of my alleged admirer. I have no idea that my wife believed the story, but she kindly pre tended to. Meantime it took the drug gist and a corps of able assistants about ten hours to convince my corre spondent that she should not drag me Into court for breach of promise, though the only attention I ever paid her was to get on the other side of the street when I saw her first. Funny people, these women."—Detroit Free Press. Do not get scared if your heart trou hies you. Most likely you suffer from in digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and gives the, worn out stomach perfect rest. It is the only preparation known that completely digests all classes of foods; that is why it cures the worst cases of indigestion and stomach trouble after everything else lias failed. It may be taken' in all conditions and cannot help lint do you good, tirover's City drug store. Willi Pleannre. jail "Wouldn't that hump you?"— New York Evening Journal. Dr. W. 11. Lewis, Lawrenceville, Va..' writes, "1 am using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure iu my practice among severe cases of indigestion and find it au admirable remedy." Many hundreds of physicians depend upon the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure iu stomach troubles. It' digests what you eat. and allows you to eat all the good food you need, providing you do not overload your stomach, (fives instant relief and a permanent cure, drover's City drug store. Mutter of Mobility. The Lay Figure had spoken of his automobile. "I expected to enjoy It much," the Lay Figure was-now saying, "hut the fickle weather has prevented." "In other words," observed the Un conscious Imbecile at once, "a mobile autumn Is not suited to an automo bile!" As for the others, they did not forget even now that they were gentlemen.— Detroit Journal. It is well to know that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will heal a burn and stop the pain at once. It will cure eczema and skin diseases and ugly wounds and sores. It is a certain cure for piles. Counterfeits may be offered you. See t hat you get the original DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, drover's Citv drug store. Mnry Had a. Good Time. "Did Mary have a pleasant week in New York?" "Oh, yes! But It was a little excit ing at times." "How was that? Was she bunkoed?" "Oh, dear, no! But a squad of Eighth avenue policemen chased her seven blocks and only clubbed her over the head once—and then her hair sav ed her."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Feelings of safety pervade the house bold that uses One Minute Cough Cure, the only harmless remedy that produces immediate results. It is Infallible for coughs, colds, croup and alf throat and lung troubles. It, will prevent consump tion. < i rover's City drug store. At the Summer Hotel. Miss Gabby (speaking of the moun tain) —It was terribly high, and papa like to never got over It. Papa (who thinks she Is speaking of something else)— Yes, and I told the landlord lie had better just get a sand hag and work like any other footpad If he expected to make charges like that.—Baltimore Amerlcau. Buy your ice cream at Helper's. HON. T. R. MARTIN. Candidate for Additional Law Judge on the Citizeut*' Ticket. This gentleman is ono of the candi dates for the office of additional law judge in succession to Hon. Stanley Woodward, whose term of office expires on the first day of January next. Al though a Southerner by birth, he has long been a resident of this state and a member of the Luzerne county bar of iong standing. At the last Democratic convention Mr. Martin was a candidate, but owing to the fact of the organization of the body being in the hand of the faction who were forcing Judge Woodward's nomination at whatever cost, the rights of the majority were trampled upon, and now there will be no judicial nomi nee in the Democratic column of tiie ballot paper. But Colonel Martin, with the true Democratic tempera ment, is determined to vindicate the rights of his supporters and confidently appeals to the voters of Luzerne county to sustain him. Colonel Martin is a life-long Democrat, by birth, training and conviction, and has always stood in the front rank battling for the people's rights. His voice has often been raised in eloquent appeal for right and justice to the laboring people. There is no more public spirited citi zen, and whether in defense of indi vidual rights against some grinding monopoly or insatiable corporation, or in behalf of some good cause, he is always on hand. As a practitioner at the Luzerne county bar, one of the leading bars of tin* state, Colonel Martin has for years held a leading position, and during a a long and active career has tried almost every kind of case iu the common pleas and criminal courts. He is therefore no novice, but a gentleman learned and ex perienced in the law. During his ad ministration of the district attorney's office he has called forth the highest econiums for the brilliant .success that has distinguished his efforts as public prosecutor. He lias been no bitter partisan, but has held the scales of justice with a firm but impartial hand. He has therefore won au enviable record. This is the kind of man that deserves promotion to the higher judicial office, for unlike his opponents he has an experience which t hey do not possess. The colonel is a man of fine physical appearance, of courtly dignity, but, accessible to the humblest in the com munity and possessed of rare eloquence. As judge he would be a credit to the county and all classes would be assured of fair treatment and there would be no straining to serve the corporations as against the individual. His motto is ' do right though the heavens fall." Vote for Hon. T. R. Martin, whose name will be found under the head of the Citizens' column on the ballot. Perhaps the most timely article in McClure's Magazine for November is "A Woman's Diary of the Siege of Pekin," by Mrs. E. K, Lowry. one of the besieged missionaries in the lega tions last summer. This vivid narrative by an eye witness of most of the events described is sure to command attention at a time when the eyes of all the world are turned to the far East. It is in a true sense history from original docu ments. This is the season when mothers are alarmed on account of croup. It is quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure, which children like to take, tirover's City drug store. Mary E. Wilkins has just finished a new novel, which lias been secured by the Ladies' Home Journal. The social life of a small town is her theme. She reveals its romances, its humors and its j tragedies with that charming realism ! which characterizes the writings of this j popular novelist. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It, artificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It isthe latestdiscovereddigest- | ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in stantly relievesand permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, i Sick Headache, Gastralgia.Crampsand all other results of imperfect digestion. PrleeSOc. and SI. Lnrjrosltn contains JH times small size. Book all a bout dyspepsia mailed free Prepared by E. C. DeWITT COrCfe'cago. Grover s City Drug Store. VOTE FOR HON. T. R. MARTIN FOR Additional Law Judge. CITIZENS' TICKET. Election Day, November 6. nrtjj gj [?fcLi a rpjj a n=tjj a a rrfilUPl >a PMJ 1 THE SEASON FOR 1 1 FALL UNDERWEAR | I HAS ARRIVED. 1 Ujl As usual, we are ready to meet your needs. H We have Men's and Boys' Underwear in all [eJ [5§M Weights and Qualities, from the ordinary to Pj PJ the best in the market, and we guarantee to pj ®1 {?i ye you full value for your money in any 1551 r3j kind you buy. S |S St3Tlis]a iFall KCats. [e Our Hat department is stocked with the P] [@ latest styles of the Famous Hawes Hats. If PI you are not supplied already, come to us and we rail gjj will offer you something that is bound to S please you. In addition to a full line of the gj E Hawes, we carry a large assortment of other [e E makes of Hats and Caps. Pl IT ' a ' ll SSTeclz'wea.r. || M Seldom, if ever, has there been shown P] yg| finer or larger lots of Neckwear, Furnishing isn _ji Goods and Hosiery than are now on sale in E El our store. We claim to have the very latest [e P J n these lines and ask you to look them over [Bp before you purchase the season's requirements. PJ PJ Our Foot-wear Lines. ® EH The Shoes sold hy us are steadily gaining pj the favor of the public. Those who buy once p S invariably come again, and this is a sufficient [eJ Ei testimonial to prove that the goods we sell I•j fCEj l?i ye satisfaction. It is needless in this space PJ [P to enumerate all our styles and qualities. We Ira] r3j carry large stocks of Shoes of several grades, m| fel an( i can fit Men, Women, Boys and Misses at P En an .y price or with any style desired. Our U®'| prices are lower for the sain(i quality of foot- Pj [S wear than any store in the region. [f§| 1 MCMENAM I N'S 1 I Gents' Furnishing, Hat and Shoe Store. j§ pj 86 SctAtlx Centre Street. |^| @Slil@EEilEjPjEEEJlE'lJliWS!l J V The Cure that Cures i f Coughs, (k \ Colds, 1 I Grippe, §. \ Whooping Cough, Asthma, J Bronchitis and Incipient A Consumption, Is f~| FoTio'sl S The German remedy* \ tw\A Vutvi Axsfascs J ArvwftvA*. 253 i 5(M5/f DePIERRO - BROS. G^IFIE. Corner of Centre uod Front Ntreeta. Gibson, Dougherty, Kuiifor Club, Roscnhluth's Velvet, of which we h ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm'g Rxtra Dry Champagne. lienncssy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc IJam and, Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Ric. MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS PITCIITQ tracks'] TA I Ell I O m ss HTS i I ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY Fl%rr^ Notice in " Inventive Age " Bi BC Bi Bi 1 f Hook "How to obtain Patents" ■■■■■■ 1 \ Charge* moderate. No fee till patent is secured. J [ Letters strictly confldentlal. Address, 1 G. SIGGERSPatcnt Lawyer, Washington, 6. C. J RAILROAD TIMETABLES Lehigh valley eailkoal. May 27, 100. ARRANGEMENT UK I'ASSENUKK TRAINS. LEAVE FUKELAND. 0 12 a ill fur Weatlicrly, Muuoh Chunk, Allcntuwn, bctlilehciu, bust on, J hi la dciphiu and Acw 1 ork. 740 tv 11 i". 1 ; """• wl "te Haven. I Q , Wilkefc-liarrc, I'iitstou and Scruntoii. 8 IS a in lor lia/.lcion, Maliunoy City, shcuuuduuh, Ash land. Wcatheriy, Aiaucii Chunk. Alleiilown, Del hie hem, | Huston, Philadelphia and New York. ■ 9 30 a in lor Hazleton, Alahunoy City, ahen andouli, .t. Carinel, Shuiuokiii und i'otlsville. 1 1 45 a iu lor Sandy Run, White lluven, >V llkes-lJuiTc, ftcruniou and all points West. | 1 30 pin lor Weatlicrly, Mauch Chunk, Al iciilown, liethlehoiu, Huston, i'luiudcl phiaand Mew i ork. 4 42 |I in tor Ilium Hill, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mi. Curmel, shaiuukiu unit I'l.usi nle, Vy'eullieiTy, Munch chunk, Alleiltowii, lietuleboiu, bus,on, l'hllu dciphiu and Mew l ork. 0 34 P in lor bandy ttuii, White Haven. Wllkes-Burre, Reran ton uuu all pulou ' 7 39 p iu lor lia/.lcton, Mahanoy City,.Shen andoah, ah. Cur in el and Shuuiokin. Alt til Vl2 AT MtliliLAMl. i 7 40 a in from WeutlierJy, J'ottsuile, Ash land, bheiiaudoah, Alahuuoy City and | 9 17 a i" irom Philadelphia, Huston, llcUile heiti, Alleiilown, Munch 1 hunk, V\ eulli erly, lla/.leiou. Mahanoy City, Shenan doah, .sit. Carinel and ishaiuoklu. 9 30 a in from beranton, Wiikeb-llarre und \N lute 11 uveu. 1145a iu from Pottsvillc, Shuinokiu, Mt. Caruiel, abeuaiidoah, Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 12 55p in lroiu New York, Philadelphia, Huston, liettilehuui, Aileutowii, Aluueii Chunk and WeutUcrlv. 4 42 p iu lroiu berumou, Wilkes-Barre and White Haven. 6 34 1 m lroiu New York, Philadelphia, Huston, bethleliem, Alien!own, Potts ville, Shuuiokin, Ml. Carinel, Shcmin douh, Maliunoy City and iia/.leton. 7 29 P iu lroiu beranton, Wilkes- Ha ire and SVhito Haven. For turther inlormation inquire of Tieket Agents. uuHHIN H.WI LMJit, General Superintendent, 22u Cortlundt street. New York cii\ C'H AS. 8. LHH, lieueral Passenger Agent, 0 Cortlundt Street, New York ('it v T. KEITH, Division Superinieiideut, Hazleton, Pa. I ''HE Dki.awark, Susquehanna and Schuylkill Kailroau. Time ruble In effect April 18,181)7. J™' 1 " 1 '"" Uril'tun lor Jed,ln, Eckley, llazle hiook, Stockton, beaver Meadow boad, Uoan aim liuzleloii Junction at 5 ;*), oho a 111 dailv except Sunday; and i u;i a in. 3 3* p ni, SundtUf I rains leave Drilton lor liar wood, Cranberry, loiuhieken and Deringer atSUU, Huo a 111, daily exeept Sunday; and VU3 a m, 3 38 p m. Sun- Trains leave Drilton for Onelrla Junction, "oad, Humboldt Head, Onolda and UoP? 11 m ' exeept Sun- H ,u ' P ni, Sunday. 1 •- ' tuzietou J unction for Harwood, ranoerry, loiuhieken and Deringer ati2J& a iu, daily except Sunday; und b 53 a iu, 4 33 i> m suuday. 1 ' Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Itoad, Humboldt ltoad Oneida and Sheppton at tt 33, 11 111 a ni, 4 41 n m daily exeept Sunday; and 737 a iu, 311 m' Sunday. *' Trains leave Deringer for Tomhick >n, Cran- Wai wood, Hazleton Junction aiyl Roan ut - 640 p in, daily except Sunday; ana •37 a m, 6 07 p in, Sunday. WkJJu'u 8 teavo for Oneida, Humboldt I |JS i\ Hu , rwood ! u , m(l ' Oneida Junction, Hazlo ! foil .Junction and ltoun at 711 ain 13 40 533 P m, dully exeept Sunday; and all u in! J44 p ni, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton lor Beaver Meadow Koad, Stockton, Hazlc Brook, Eckley, Jeddo I '' exeept Sunday; anil 811 a in, J44 Pm, Sunday. iralUß leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Head, Stockton, Huzle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Urifton at 5 40, oai pm, dull, except Sunday; and 10 111 a in, 5 40 p in, Sunday All trains connect at ilazlutnn Junction wltli electric curs lor Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden pany'sibie P oin hi on the Traction Uoin- Trains leaving Dril ton at 5 30, (100 a m make connection at Deringer with I'. K. It. trains for west alT