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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1899.

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RELATIONS BETWEEN

CLIMATE AND CRIME

EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON

HUMAN CONDUCT.

Greater In Summer Than in Winter.

Conditions Under Which Murders

and Suicides Aro Most Common.

Metereologlcal Fhcnomenn Re

sponsible for Mnny Misdemeanors.

From tlio Washington Star.

Does the wenthcr regulate human

conduct, and do utniospherlc rondltlons

have .a marked effect unon the crimi

nally Inclined?

These nre the Hturtllns questions

which the meteorological experts lit

Washington hnve been risked to grapple

with and solve. The direct result)) of

their Investigation, ho far ns they

have progressed, disclose some ex

ceedingly Interesting facts.

That man's mental functions nro to

n gi eater or lesser extent governed by

his physical condition Is a fact long

ago discovered by psychologists. But

to what extent the shortcomings or

evil doings of mankind nro directly

traceable to conditions of the weather

it has remained until today for phy

sicians, scientists nnd laymen Interest

ed In Biti-li. research to find out. Indeed,

tho majority of normal persons, what

ever their occupation, are swayed In

tellectually and physically by the pre

vailing state of the weather, and the

police records disclose a corresponding

increase or decrease of crime with tho

fnllng and rising barometer. And these

statements are not haphazard, nor are

hey founded upon supposition; they are

matters of record and scientific fact,

vouched for by the best-known and

most capable authorities of the land.

A CRIMINAIj BAHOMETRH.

When Professor Emit Pauchney of

Paris recently made the assertion that

the record of murder, burglary and

other crimes could be shown by n

barometer mathematically constructed

for the purpose Just as accurately as

the weather Is now shown by t,he com

mon barometer .the writer set out upon

a little Journey of Inquiry nmong the

meteorological sharps to ascertain Just

how much of truth nnd how milch of

the zeal of a scientific specialist was

contained In Dr. Dauchney's statement.

In what degree the French savant

was right can best be decided after n

perusal of the facts In hand.

The statistics of the weather bu

reaus prove, first, that men nnd wo

men who live In high lattludcs have

in their mental and physical make-up

much more of the animal than have

their brethren of the south, and In

consequent, while the southerner Is

easily discouraged nnd losing heart

takes to suicide, the man who was

born and llvesi in the north revenges

himself upon his fellow beings rather

than upon himself: and, secondly, that

crime Is generally premeditated In

wnrm, cloudy weather, while the deed

H self is executed under cleat' and

bracing meteorological conditions. The

reports nf the department of ngrleul

t'tie on this subject, though not as

exhaustive as one might wish, nro at

rtip with Hngllsh and French facts

o nd figures of the same kind. Our na

tive Investigators say that during ex

cesslvel hot wenthcr, when there Is n

pveat deal of humidity in the atmo

nnheri and persons perspire more

freely, when there Is little or no relief

for sweltering humanity, the mind be

comes to a certain extent deranged

find the commission of crime results,

DAU7C DAYS AND MUUDKR.

After a thorough study of the ques

tion, Professor Dauehney says: "When

very moist the atmosphere Is a much

better .onductor of electricity than at

any other time. Then the nnturnl

electricity Is drawn from the body, nnd

this has a tendency to destroy vitality

and weaken the mental faculties. Dark

days aiid muggy weather means an In

crease nf murder, robbery, rape, arson

and suicide." jjr. 8. A. K. Strahnn,

who, next to I.omhroso, ranks ns one

of the foremost criminologists of the

fin;, s. says, relative to the effect of

weather upon those who are morally

oblique: "The popular belief Is that

tho winter months, nnd especially

drearj November, Is the season In

which eriin?s occurred most frequent

ly Like siime other popular beliefs,

tills has proved upon Inquiry to bo

without foundutlon In fact. The ex

p.mluatloti of a large collection of sta

tistics, although not establishing a

constant proportion for each season,

shows clearly that In all countries from

which statistics can be obtained the

maximum is attained in one or other

nf tho spring or early summer

months."

Dr. stratum further stites that It

Is vii skl- are lowering and there

.;. i

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(38)

FF EEPIOgiEe AND

Is much humidity that the commission

of crime Is greatest.

I.ONI5L.INKS8 CONTRinUTF.g.

Another Interesting fact Is this: A

man or woman who Uvea much nlone

is, In DO per tent, of tho catie Inves

tigated, much more easily Influenced

by atmospherics changes than arc oth

ers, So a person who ha3 many ttou

bles, nnd Is constantly thinking of

them, Is much more susceptible to any

sudden changing of tho weather than

one who Is care free and llsht-henrt-cd.

Tho clearing of a storm or a sin

gle llternl ray of sunshine would, In

hundreds of thousands of cases, have

prevented suicide and murder.

In regions like New York and Ron

ton, where there nre so many nnd

such sudden changes of weather, the

climatic Innuendo upon human char

acter und notion Is n factor of no lit

tle Impo-.ance. There Is an annunl

rhymthmlc Mso nnd tall which uffects

the nnlmate nature. With tho ap

proach of spring and the Increase of

tempornturo there Is a general awak

ening from the winter's period of

c&mpnnitlvo rest. With this awaken

ing every function Is excited to Its

most vigorous action. This has a, pro

found olfeet upon the whol6 organism,

which begins to work at a higher ten

sion. Mind nnd body nro more ncllvo

thnn at nny other lime of the year.

Upon the normal', healthy creature!

this period of activity 1ms only tho

most benign effect, but upon the ab

normal creature It acts as an Incen

tive to unnatural acts. Hence durlnjj

1MM5 N'v York shows an average rec

ord of over S.OOd crimes per month

during April, May, June and July, and

th largest number of entries at the

police station were made on the cloudy

or rainy days of those month?.

WHAT MR. DUNN SAYS.

In sneaking of the peculiar effect of

atmospheric conditions upon the human

system. Weather Forecaster Dunn, of

New York, who Is nmong the best au

thorities in the world, gave ns his ob

servations upon the subject of much In

teresting data. ' llcsays: "During the

passageofa storm, when tho tempera

ture Is excessive nnd tho atmosphere

Is thoroughly saturated with mois

ture, such an atmospheric condition Is

bound to make more or less of an Im

pression upon a certain class of persons

of susceptible temperament. We nil

recognize the fact that on somo days

we feel energetic and capable of doing

almost anything, while on others tliere

Is a disinclination to work or make any

exertion. A person feels what Is com

monly called "out of sorts,' Is Irritable,

and, tho chances are, ill-natured.

Of course, different persons aro differ

ently constituted, and are, in conse

quence, differently affected by outside

conditions. Those who nre weak ment

ally or physically are much more easily

affected by weather conditions than

others. In hot and muggy weather,

when there Is an exceslve amount of

humidity In the atmosphere, suicide 3

very prevalent, while, on tho other

hand, more murders are committed

where the air is either dry and hot or

dry and cool.

'In summer, when a low barometer

prevails, all nature seems depressed

and melancholy Ideas appear to per

vade during humidity: In a clear, brac

ing atmosphere the animal part of man

seems to predominate, and deeds of

another nature appear to be more

prevalent. A man who attempts to

commit a deliberate murder would plan

it on a clear, cold day rather than dur

ing suicide weather. Burglary would

also be planned nnd carried out when

the atmosphere is clear and bracing

rather than when It is heavy and de

pressing. It seems a peculiar thing

that In summer time poison nnd the

bullet seem to be the favorite method

of both murder nnd self-destruction,

while In winter tho rope and knlfo ap

pear to bo the most popular modes of

ending the existence of cither self or

another."

EPIDEMICS OF CRIME.

Statistics of crime show beyond ques

tion the truth of Mr. Dunn's assertions

relative to tho undoubted Inlluences of

climatic changes upon crime. Not

only aro certain crimes more frequent

ly committed at certain seasons of the

year, but In certain countries the cli

mate Is especially conducive to such

crimes. For instance, In Southern

China, where a warm or humid tem

perature exists for tho greater portion

,of the year, there Is less regard for

life than perhaps In any other portion

of the globe. Murders are every day

occurrences, suicides too common to

even pay attention to, while theft, rape

and all other crimes are Innumerable.

Tho history of crime shows that evil

doing Is .subject to epidemics as well

ns diseases. We find epidemics of

suicides, epidemics of murders and epi

demics of robberies. A careful study

of the question reveals the fact that

these epidemics last until the weather

changes, and an analogy between tho

conditions of the weather and the fre

quency of crime cannot but impress

the careful investigator. This clearly

may

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Sunday-Scliool Lesson for

BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,

Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.

CONTEXT. Last lesson gave an ac

count of tho proclamation of Cyrus

and the preparation of tho Jews for re

turn from captivity. Tho heads of tho

families who went forth on that expe

dition are recorded by Kznt In his

second chapter. The congregation

made a very brief stay In Jerusalem

and then distributed themselve.s in the

old cliles from which they or their

fathers enme. (fizra II: 70.) Several

months afrcr there was a general as

semblage at Jerusalem for the purpose

of observing the Feast of Tabernnelcs,

a national festival that continued

seven days at the close of tho harvest,

during which the people dwelt In

booths or huts made of the boughs of

trees. (Deut. xvl: 13.1 The old altar

that had been so long In ruins was

bulldad, and sacrifices were offered ac

cording to the law of Moses. The oc

casion was one of public rejoicing, not

unlike our Thanksgiving season, only

more protracted and more generally

observed.

UF.G INNING (V. 10). Two years

passed away before? the returned Jews

fv. S) undertook to do what Cyrus had

required of them in his proclamation.

Tho time was well employed. The

great body of the people were engaged

In erecting dwellings and In providing

the comforts of home, a matter of the

utmost importance in a land that had

been wasted by war and had been a

desolation for nearly a century.

Meanwhile, the ofllclals, both civil and

religious, might have been busy with

preparations. The debris of the old

temple must be removed, materials for

the new house must bo gathered, and

men must be secured, some of them

skilled workmen. At length, nnd In a

very brief time, considering the obsta

cles, all was ready for the formal be

ginning. Zerubbabel, the governor,

(Hag. II: 2) assembled the priests and

Levites, who gathered about th

trenches to witness the laying of the

foundation.

PRAISING (Vs. 10 and 11). That

was a glad hour. Prophecies were to

be fulfilled and hopes revived. A peo

ple, long la bondage, brought back to

their native land, deprived of all things

except their religion, yet cherishing

memories of God's favor in the cen

turies gone by, were now to begin, by

grace of the ruling monarch, a now

career. It was eminently proper that

there should be public expressions of

Joy. Appointments had been made to

that end. Arranged In order were the

priests clad In their holy garments,

bearing trumpets, (I Chron. xvl: f, C)

and the sons of Asaph with cymbals,

forming an Immense choir ntter the

style of David nnd Solomon In the old

temple. (I Chron. vl: SI.) Then broke

forth the song of praise to God, ren

dered In parts, the different sections of

the choir responding to each other.

That glad refrain, "Because He Is

good, for His mercy endureth forever."

(Psalm cxxxvl: 1) echoed and re

echoed through the city, expressing

the sentiment of every heart.

SHOUTING (V. 11). Tho singing

Indicates that crime Is, to a degree,

contagious; thnt a certain ehtlcal In

fluence or psychic Influence Is cast

abroad nnd that this Influence Is to a

large degree magnetic. Conditions of

tho weather which favor the Induction

of electricity or magnetism are cap

able of spreading these crime germs,

if we may call them, so that they come

In contact with those sensitive to such

Influences and a literal breeding of

crime Is tho result.

Just as certain atmospheric condi

tions of certain localities cause the air

to bo laden with the germs of malaria,

so the air Itself may be said to be laden

with the psychic, but none the less

potent, germs of crime. Those among

us who are, us we say, "acclimatized,"

escape the malarlul inlluences; and

equally so, those among us who nre

morally acclimatized escape the evil

psychic germs that are sometimes

among us. But the "sensitives," eith

er moral or physical, fall under the

dire Inlluences, and these we call

criminals. Who shall say that when

science, advanced to that point where

the reins of natural law aro complete

ly In control of man, and the weather

is at his command no less than the

functions of his own organism, we shall

not bo able to preserve a perfect me

teorological condition, and thus anni

hilate an external excitant to crime,

if we have not Jong before that time

wiped out the criminal himself?

STORIES TOLD BY TRUTHFUL

MEN.

A nervous young lady called a

physician lor a slight ailment, but

imo which she magnified, iu her own

estimation, into a serious one.

"Run," said the doctor to a servant,

giving him a prescription, "to the

nearest drug store and bring back th6

medicine as quickly ns you can."

"Is there much danger?" replied th

young lady, In alarm.

"Yes," said tho doctor, "if your ser

vant Is not quick It will be useless,

"Oh, doctor, shall I die?" gasped

the patient.

"There Is no danger of that," said

the doctor, "but you may get well be

fore John returns." Boston Traveler.

A story was told on tho dock recent

ly In Seattle of three young men who

were cured of the lnskan fever In a

very practical manner. They had con

cluded that they would go on the Al

Kl, and had purchased three berths.

"Now, you hoys," said tho aged ad

viser, "want to remember that It's

prettv cold up there. It's pretty low

tempernture here today, but nothing

to what you'll find on the Yukon Now,

let me ndvlss you. Refore goln? to

thnt country you would better hnva

some experience. You mnv not llko

it nnd then you will want to come

back. Tonight promises to be pretty

cold. I have n tent at my house that

I used when In Alaska. You boys

tnke tho tent out on Queen Anno hill

nnd sleep In It tonight."

"It Is now 10 o'clock. Don't ent

anything until nbout S o'clock this

evening. Then build a flro In your

tent, 'cook some bwins nnd bacon, fix

up some unsweetened black enffeo and

make n meal. lmtll bedtlmo sit

around the. Ore smoking nnd chewing

tobacco and plnylng cards, and then

fix up a rouah bunk on the ground

nnd ideep until morning. If you en-

September 3.

Rebyildiog the Temple.

EZRA 111:10 to IV:5.

was formal and official, as much so as

the nppolnted musical renderings In

our churches. However appropriate,

It failed to express all that was In the

heart. Ceremonluls have their proper

place, but at times tli'ey seem cold and

unworthy, and then tho emotional na

ture seeks its own method of expres

sion, without restraint of rule or regu

lation of leader. So It came to pass In

Jerusalem when the foundations of the

temple were being laid. The trumpets

of the priests nnd the cymbals of the

Levites nwakened a Joy that could not

be confined In the hearts of the people

who wore assembled. Like waters

that burst forth from fountains the

gladness overflowed. With shoutings

nnd other demonstrations of a physical

sort the multitude spontaneously told

each to the other, and all to their God,

tho sense of gratitude and of hopeful

ness ns tho foundations of the tcmplo

were laid.

WEEPING (Vs. 12 nnd 13). All this

rejoicing was occasioned by a look

into tho future. Tho building of the

temple signified the restoration of re

ligious privileges, with all the benefit

to be derved therefrom. (Psalm cxxll:

1.) Despite the waywardness of somo

religion Is the largest element In hu

man society, and a house of worship

stands for more than any other one

structure. It Is the center of Influences

that run out like rivulets to the hum

blest nnd the least, blessing nil even

though some are unaware nnd inatten

tive. They who looked forward there

fore sang nnd shouted. But others

looked backward. The old men,

crowned with nearly a hundred years

of experience, remembered the former

house (Hag. II: .11 and the associations

connected with It, remembered also the

men of the former day, now sleeping

the long sleep, and they wept. So It

came to pass that with shouts and

songs by some and with tears and sobs

by others the stones were laid In the

trenches.

PROPOSING (Vs. 1 nnd 2) The

captivity of Israel, the northern king

dom, effected B. C. 721, hail been more

complete than was that of Judith. The

Assyrians had not only deported the

larger part of the Inhabitants, leav

ing only a poor remnant, but they

had returned to the land, somo from

other portions of the empire, so that

the country might not become the mere

habitation or wild beasts. In the

course of the century and a luJIf that

followed to the time of our lesson

these two races, the Israelites sqid the

Assyrians, had Intermairled, produc

ing a mongrel race Inferior to both.

On learning that the building of the

temple had begun, these? people cam

to Zcrubbahel nnd proposed to unite

in the work, declnrlng that they had

ndr.pted the religion of the Jews nnd

that they worshipped the God of tha

Jews. The offer was not wholly unllko

that of the Glbconltes (Josh., ix,6), in

the days of the conquest.

REFUSING (V. 3)-The proposal was

rejected, ns It ought to have been,

for the following reasons: 1. Zerub-

Joy it. go to Alaska; If not, stay nt

home."

Tho boys caught up with the idea

enthusiastically, nnd promised to car

ry -out tho programme. Whether they

did or not Is not known, but yester

day morning throe miserable-looking

boys cancelled three tickets on the

Al-Kl nnd as they humbly left the

steamship office one was heard to

say: ,

"Do you really suppose It gets that

cold In Alaska?" Seattle Intelligencer.

A pretty anecdote Is related of a child

who was greatly perturbed by the dis

covery that her brothers had set traps

to catch birds. Questioned ns to what

she had done in the matter, she replied:

"I prayed that the traps might not

catch the birds." "Anything else?"

"Yes," she said. "I then prayed that

God would prevent the birds getting

Into the traps, and," as If to Illustrate

the doctrine of faith and works, "I

went and kicked the traps all to

pieces." Household Words.

An Alabama editor, being asked to

give a definition of "poetry," replied:

"Poetry Is nothing more than words

thrown together with a Jingle at tho

end of each lino like the music of a tin

can at tho end of a dog's tall."

Not to bo outdone by the above, a

Georgia editor ndds this opinion:

"Poetry is the foollshest thing In the

world, but It has return stamps on one

end that help an editor to get his mall

off." Atlantic Constitution.

Imagine a clerk trying to sell an ar

ticle to his own "boss" and actually ac

complishing it and winning an increase

of salary as a reward! That Is what

happened recently In one of the branch

stores of Llptou, the great English

grocer and provision dealer. He lias so

many clerks that some of them do not

know him by sight. It was one of theso

latter that called Mr. Upton's attention

to a fine specimen of poultry as ho was

walking through one of his stores, and

the clerk was so earnest and adroit In

extolling his wares that llnally the cus

tomer ordered It to be sent to his resi

dence. When the address was given the en

ergetic clerk, and ho found that he

had been pressing tho goods upon his

own employer, he nearly had a lit, but

soon recovered after being Informed

that his assiduity had earned him an

Increase of pay. Merchants' Review.

"What would you do If I turned you

down?" she shyly asked as they sat on

the sofa.

The young man looked straight

ahead, but said nothlmr.

After a silence lasting about a min

ute and a half she nudged him with

her elbow and said: "Didn't you hear

my question?"

He looked around alarmed. "I beg

your pardon." he replied, "I thought

you were addressing the gas." Puck.

A white minister, after conducting

services at a colored church, asked an

old deacon to lead In prayer. Tho

brother lit black offered a fervent up

peal for tho white brother and said:

"Oh Lord, give him de eye oh do caglo

net he spy out sin afar off. Wav his

hands to the Gosopl plough. Tlo his

tonguo to tho line of truth. Nail his

ear to the Utwpel pole. Bow tils head

babcl, Joshua and their associates, and

they only, had received tho permission

from Cyrus to build tho temple. They

hnd no authority to transfer any part

of the task to another or to associate

others with themselves. 2. These

northern neighbors could not become

part of the Jewish household without

Imperiling nil the interests of the new

society to he formed. There would be

with this Infusion of mixed blood much

danger of lowcrlnr: the standard "f

morals nnd piety. 3. The) kingdom of

Israel wns completely destroyed by the

judgment of God who did not Intend

ever to restore that pecplo (Acts vlll.

21). Hnd they been brought In, God's

purpose would hnve been frustrated.

For these reasons Zcrubbabel acted

wisely declaring that lie and the peoplo

with him could accept no outside as

sistance. HINDERING. (Vs. 4 nnd C). The

Assyrlo-Israelltlsh people resented the

refusal of Zerubbabel. They may hnve

felt thnt by reason of their long resi

dence In the land they had greater

right than any new comers, and that

on the score of religion their right was

equal. They could not bo supposed to

look with Indifference upon the estab

lishment of religious services and a

community gathered about those ser

vices from which they should he ex

cluded. Such action would be a stand

ing reproach to them and to their chil

dren. Hence they opposed what before

they had offered to assist. Their oppo

sition took two forms it wns direct

ed ngalnst the Jews themselves, by lay

ing difficulties before them for their

discouragement, nnd It wns nlso em

ployed at the king's court through

hired counselors (Ezra lv:12-16) who

sought to reverse the decree concern

ing the building of tho temple. This

continued nil through the reign of Cy

rus. It is probable thnt this hostility

was the secret enuse of that animosity

which afterward existed between the

Jews and the Samaritans. (John lv:9).

REFLECTIONS. Every work Is re

lated to tho past and to the future,

It gathers up and conserves the results

of the struggles of bygone centuries,

and It makes possible the achievements

of the coming time. Memory and hope

stand to view the laying of foundation

stones, shedding tears or offering

praise. It Is a great honor to begin a

good enterprise, to take thoso first

steps which Involve the Interest of hu

manity, but It is also a most solemn

responsibility, requiring wisdom nnd

courage. At such a time one is liable

to mistakes, and decisions made In ref

erence to proposals may cause much

anxiety nnd trouble. It usually occurs

that every good work meets opposition.

Somo who selfishly seek to co-operato

afterward hinder. Many good enter

prises have been delayed through the

sinister motives and evil deeds of ene

mies. And yet this opposition Is only

for a time. Zerubbabcl's temple,

though delayed, was built. So every

good work that has God's approval,

however numerous the foes, shall suc

ceed. (Acts v:3D).

way down between his knees and his

knees way down In somo lonesome,

dark and narrer valley where prayer

Is much wanted to be 'made. 'Nolnt

him with de kerosene Ilo of salvation

and sot him on fire. Roanoke News.

"Talk about consistency?" ho said,

savagely. "A woman never knows her

own mind from one day's end to an

other. Why, within a week of our wed

ding you insisted that you wouldn't

marry the best man who ever lived."

"Well," she remarked sweetly, "I

didn't." Chicago Times-Herald.

This is tho verbatim report of an In

tensely interesting dialogue which took

place at a recent uptown dinner. It

began with soup:

"Yes," said one, "I call any standard

wheel a good wheel."

"What's your test for a standard

wheel?" inquired the other.

"Well, I don't mean a cheap wheel."

"Oh, your Idea Is that a wheel Is all

right If It cost a hundre?"

"I didn't sav so."

"I said that a standard wheel ought

to be all right."

"You ride a Boomerang, don't you "

' l'es, and It's a good wheel."

"Huh, I wouldn't give It house room.

Why don't you trade it for a Dodo?"

"A Dodo? I wouldn't have a Dodo on

the premises. The Dodo uses the Flim

flnm tire."

"It's the best tiro made. I wouldn't

trade a Flimflam for a stack of Gou

goos." "I don't use a Googoo. I use a Hew-

KOg."

"A Hewgog? Ha, ha. That's tho

worst tiro mude."

"Oh, Is It?"

"That's what I said,"

"Well, I'll tell you what you are. You

nro n word thnt rhymes with tire

that's whnt."

"And I tell you what you are. You

are a word that rhymes with gas

that's what."

"Gentlemen, gentlemen!" cried tho

frightened hostess.

Then they glared nt ench other and

proceeded with their dinners. Cleve

Innd Plnln Dealer."

The young lady with the sable cloak

rushed Into the telegraph office and

rapped sharply on the counter with the

Inkstand. The clerk came forward to

see what she wanted this time.

"Oh," she said, "let me have that

telegram I wrote about fifteen minutes

ago. "I forgot something very impor

tant. I forgot to underscore tho words

'perfectly lovely;. In acknowledging the

receipt of that bracelet. Will it cost

anything extra?"

"No, ma'am," said tho clerk, as he

handed her the message.

Tho young lady drew two heavy lines

beneath the words nnd sntd:

"It's awfully good of you to let me

do that. It will pleaso Charlie much."

"Don't mention it," said the clerk.

"If you would like I will put a few

drops of nlco violet extract on tho tele

gram at tho samo rates."

"Oh, thank you, sir. You don't know

how much I would appreciate It. I'm

going to send all my telegrams through

this office, you are bo obliging."

And tho smile sho gave him would

have dona nny one good to have Been,

with tho possible exception of Charlie.

Detroit Free Press.

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worms .convulsions, i cvcrisn

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OTW YORK.

NEW YORK HOTELS.

The St. Denis

Broadway and eleventh St., Njw York,

Opp. Grace Church. Hurnpton Plan.

. Rooms $1.00 u Day and Upwards.

In a modest nnd unobtrusive way there

aro few better conducted hotels in tho

metropolis thun tho St. Denis.

Tho great popularity It ban acquired can

readily be traced to Its unlquo location,

its home-like ntmocphore, the peculiar ex

cellence of its culsino and service, und Its

very moderate prices.

WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON.

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Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irvlig Plao,

NEW YORK.

AMKKICAN PLAN, $3.51) Per

Day and Upwards.

HUKOPMAN PLAN, $1.50 Per

Day and Upwards.

I. D. CRAWFORD,

Proprietor.

f-f -f -M- 1

l"or Business Men

In tho heart of tho wholcsalo

district.

For Slioiipciv;

S minutes' walk to Wanamakcrs;

S minutes to Sletol Cooper's Ulg

Store. Easy of access to the great

Dry Goods Stores.

For Sightseers

One block from 13'way Cars, slv

InK easy transportation to nil

points of interest.

i HOTEL AIDER

t NEW Y01UC.

Cor. 11th ST. k T'NIVEIISITY PI

Only ono Block f roin liroaaway.

R00H13, $ 1 Up. Prices Reasonable

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THE UP-TO-DATE

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CURES

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Constipation,

Dyspopsia.

Sick-Hoacl -iacho

and Livor

Complaint.

SUGAR COATDO.

Sold by all drupelsta

or sent by mall.

Nenlti Medical Co., Cblctro

Sold by McGarrah i Thomas. Iiraj

Blsts., HU Lackawanna avo., Scranton, la.

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omni. UHlaff in injury nd the watt

nddiiilnof vital powcri.inrvnrii by

Inillirratlnni ar (- Of ril 1 1 .

Impart viarar and poltncT toe?ry fuwc

Hon ttrcupUifjtiM uiva 3v bIoom t0 lK

chfkiandluiir to th ey o'r?fllIouJ1Borol(1:

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fvrrywbaia or matiatMn ilaln wraprr en ircelpUi

pri by TIU rmavrr 1., Can ifM CBkiit,r

Sold In Scranton, Pa., by Matthews

Broa-unU McGarrah & Thomus, tlrugfflsts.

MADE ME A 5VIi

AJAX TABLKTS TO8ITIVEI.Y CUH.

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urr, ltapotcncr. Blnopletiness, etc., cant'

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cretlona. Thru autcklu.an n.rxl.,

rratoroIxxtVitalllr to oldcrTBODtr.uE.

nianiaaiortiuar, uuriatiior nitmact

l'rcDt Infinity am Ccnumr.llo i

.n. Their um Uowt lnvmodUto inproit

taJcnr iu timft.

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Ut jon hftTtng tho genuine AJax lnbleti, Thf)

hftTO cured tUoutacdi aiitt wtllcaroyou. VtejHvvapo,

Tat jo a haTlng tho gnuln Ajax inbleti, Thf,

nr tna Aaeotj n uuHK wntro rn moor sui it

.Tocureatuouaacaaaiin win euro you. egiv apoi

to wrUtau cuarantno to eilwrt u euro FA OTC la

cachets or rt fund tho money, rrlcouu U I Oirxsi

lackseai or six pkgi (full traatruectl tor 12.60. )i,

matLInrittnKrw'inr' txo rciptof (rice. Ctrcakt

" aJax remedy co., "tSfsjiruff"

For Bala In Scrantcn, Pa., by Matthewi

Droi. and II. C. Banderrcn, druggUU.

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For Infants and Children.

The Kind You Have

Always Bought

THE CKNTAUR COMPANY, N tW YORK OITV.

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READY REFERENCE GUIDE

OK

. Scranton

Representative Firms

AUT .MATHUIAI, MtAMINO AND P1IO

ro snii.ir.s.

Tho Grlflln Art Stutllo, SOD Wyoming.

HANKS.

Scrnnton Savlncs Uanls, 122 Wyoming.

Merchant' & Mechanic' Hank, 120 Lack.

ThlrU National ISnnk. 118 Wyoming.

West Side Bank, 100 N. Main.

Lack. Trust & Sato Dcp. Co., 404 Lacka.

Traders' Nat. Bank. Wyom. & Spruce.

Dime. DIs. and Dcp., Wyom. & Spruca

hoots and siioi:s-wiiom:sale.

Goldsmith Uros., SOI Lackawanna.

coNi'r.CTit)Nr.rtY and ici: cream-

WHOLESALE.

Williams, J. D. & llro., 312 Lackawanna.

rilt'ITS-WHOLESALE.

Wegman Fruit Co., 11 Lackawanna.

(1KOREKS-WIIOLESALE.

Kelly, T. J. & Co., 14 Lackawanna.

IIAIIHWAKK AND MINE SL'I'I'I.IES.

Hunt & Conncll Co., 4'tl Lackhwinna.

IIEATINO AND Pl.t.'MIIIXG.

Jlowlcy, r. F. & M. T., 231 Wyoming.

HARNESS AND TRUNKS.

Fritz, G. W., 410 Lackawanna,

lU'ILIir.RS' HARDWARE. STOVES, ETC.

Lackawanna Hardwaro Co., 221 Lacka.

HEDDINO. SIWMNOS. ETC

Tho Scranton Bedding Co., COC Lacka.

HARDWARE. STOVES, ETC.

Leonard. Thos. F., Lackawanna ave.

HAND INSTRUMENTS AND PIANOS.

Finn & Phillips, 13S Wyoming.

PLHNTiTRE AND CARPETS.

Prothcroo & Co., 131 Washington.

Ll'MHER AND PLANING MILL.

Anslcy. Joseph & Son, SOI Scranton.

DIAMONDS. WATCHES AND JEWELRY

Merccrcau & Council, 307 Lackawanna.

MEATS AND VEOETAI1LES.

Carr. T. E. & Son, 213 Washington.

ORANTTE MONT-MENIAL WORKS.

Owens Bros., 218 Adams.

LOAN AND IUTI.DINO ASSOCIATION-?

Security Bldg & Sav'gs Union. Mcars Bids

CRACKERS CAKES, ETC.

Nat. Biscuit Co. (Scra'n Branch), 20 Lack.

CARKIAOEn AND HARNESS.

SImrell, V. A., 515 Linden.

PAPER AND HITCHER SUPPLIES.

Uthman Paper Co., 223 Spruce.

lll'TiER, I'OtiS AND CHEESE.

Stevens, F. D. & Co., 32 Lackawanna.

IT.Ol It. PEED. HAY AND GRAIN.

Tho Weston Mill Co., Lackawanna ave,

MACRONl AND VERMICELLI.

Casseso Bros., 80 Lackawanna ave.

JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS-WHOLB

SALE.

Levy. N. B. & Bro., Traders' Bldg.

lit TIER, EGOS. PLOI'R, HAY. ETC

Easterle & Co.. 131 Franklin.

Babcock, II. F.. & Co., 110 Franklin.

JEWELERS AND WATCH MATERIAL,

riillllps, Geo. & Co., Coal Kxchange.

WINES AND I.IQl'OR.

Casey Bros., 216 Lackawanna.

Ill E INSURANCE COMPANY.

Northwestern Mutual Life, Mcars Bldg,

LAW AND COLLECTION.

Okcll & Dunn. Coal nxchange.

Yncnni. Geo- C., Conncll Bldg.

BICYCLES AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.

Florcy & Brooks, 211 Washington.

OVERALLS, UNDERWEAR, ETC.

Harris, S.. 322 Pcnn ave.

LUnitlCATING OILS AND GREASES.

Mnloncy Oil Mfg; Co., HI Meridian.

OIL. PAINT AND VARNISH.

Maloncy Oil Mfg. Co..Jll Meridian.

STATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS.

Prenilorgast & Gelpel. 207 Washington.

ITNEHAI. DIRECTORS.

Tagiie. P. W., 113 S. Main.; Ilosidenco 1124

Jackson.

Price, William, 135 S. Main.

Din GOODS, SHOES AND GROCERIES

McCann, P. J., 411 N Main.

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ENftYROYAL PILLS

original aua Umlt ursolic.

arc, always r-MtaUf, taoit ait

ItruffUi far Chttht$r$ Fnmiitk Dl

ntnl Bran&x Hrd aod CUn.ullio'

iocim. itaita wiib tin rnhoi, Tko

no other R'fuitdanatrout Mukttuiu

titns and imitttUnM. anpn?liia

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