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WORDS OF WISDOM.

A man will turn over half library
to make one book. .-Johrson.
The way Of the world is to make
laws but follow customs. -Montalgne.
The one exclusive sign of thorough
knowledge is the power of teaching
Aristotle.
A great thing is great book, but
greater than all is the talk Of great
man.-Disraeli.
For where we love is home, ho me
that our feet may leave, but not our
hearts. Jean Ingelow.
In character, in manner, in STYLE
in all things, the supreme excellence
is simplicity.-Longfellow.
The pure and benign light of reve'
lation has had ameliorating influence
on mankind. d.-Washington.
Keep your hearts warm by feeling
for others, and your powers active by
work done in earnest. Hall:
Do but your duty, and do not
trouble yourself whether it is IN the
cold or by good fire. Marcus Au'
relius.
Every evil to which We do not sue
cumb is benefactor. We gain the
strength of the temptation we resist
Emerson.
What must be, shall be; and that
which is necessity to him that strug'
giles is little more than choice to him
that is willing.
A father who loves his child wishes
to keep that child forever; he who can
see without pain his daughter pass un'
der the domination of another, Is not
q real man. --BaIzac.
Every man deems that he has pre-
cisely the trials and temptations which
are the hardest of all for him to bear
but they are SO, because they are the
very ones he needs. Richter.
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How Old Are H0rsesh0es =?

The earliest form of the horseshoe
was a leather boot, says DR.. S. J.
Harger, of the University OF Pennsyl'
rania Veterinary School. But this
boot was only worn by heavy war
horses. The ordinary horses of the
Greeks, Romans, Arabians and other
natives we're unshod, though methods
Of hardening the hoof we're occasion,
ally used. The earliest written record
of metal shoes is found in o book by
the Emperor Leo VI, who died 9ll
A. D., but horseshoes have been found
in tombs that date back to the sixth
century. The earliest Oriental form
of shoe was nearly circular, and was
fastened on, not by nails, but by
Aanges driven into the side OF the
hoof. The Arabian farriers even to.
day shoe their horses cold, and regard
the European method as Injurious
The Pennsylvania.
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sEye Power Deteri0rating?

'Tthink the eye power of the present
generation of civilized men must have
deteriorated good DEAL" said an oc-
culist to me the other day. 81 am
called upon to examine so many young
persons nowadays whose eyes show no
symptoms of disease or strabismus,
but are simply unable to do the ordi-
nary amount of work required of
school boys, school girls, college stu.
dents or moderate readers without
showing symptoms of overwork.
"This weakness seems to be constl-
tutional and glasses are required which
lessen the muscular strain on the eyes
only. In spite of the invention OF the
typewriter, which has relieved the eye
of SO much work, the state of things
is almost equally as prevalent in busi-
ness circles as among students.
'That this is a deterioration from
the men of old is evidenced, I think,
by the vast amount of work some of
them are known to have done without
any trouble from their eyes. Take
Dickens's voluminous works, for ir-
stance. He wrote them all with his
own hand, volume after volume, and
composing is far greater strain on
the eyes than mere copying or read
ing, since composing or studying in
wolves mental effort as we'll as physi-
cal.
chickens wrote a great deal of the
time with blue ink upon blue paper,
and his erasures and interlineations
were done in 80 fine a.hand that it
used to be the despair of the printers.
'sScott wrote all his numerous works
and poems without the aid Of an
amanuensis; johnson did the vast
amount of work involved in his die
tionary in the same way, and Thack-
cray, who wrote his long drawn out
stories in an almost microscopic hand,
used to say laughingly and truthfully
that if he failed to make living as a
novelist he could earn money by ex-
hibiting his abilities to write the
Lords Prayer on his thumb nail. -
New York Herald
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The Rice Paper Tree.

The rice paper tree, one Of the most
interesting Of the entire fora of China,
has recently been successfully expert
pepted with in Florida, where it now
fourishes with other subtropical and
oriental species of trees and shrubs
When first transplanted in American
soil, the ezperimenters expressed
doubts of its hardness, fearing that it
would be unable to Withstand the win
ters. All these fears have vanished,
however, and it is now the universal
opinion that it is equally as well
adapted to the climate of this coun-
try as to that of the famed F'lowery
Kingdom.
It is small tree, growing to q
height of less than fifteen feet, and
with trunk or stem from three to'tite
inches in diameter. Its canes, which
vary in color according to the season,
are large, soft and downy, the form
somewhat resembling that noticed in
those of the castor-bean plant.
The celebrated rice paper, the pro-
duct of this queer tree, is formed OF
thin slices of the pith, which is taken
from the body of the tree in beautiful
cylinders several inches in length.
The Chinese workmen apply the
blade of sharp straight knife to these
cylinders, and, turning them around,
either by rude machinery or by hand
lin which latter operation they dis
play much skill and dexterity), pare
the pith from circumference to center.
This operation makes roll of extra
quality paper, the scroll being of even
thickness throughout. After cylin-
der has thus been pared, it is unrolled
and weights placed upon it until the
surface is rendered uniformly smooth
throughout its entire length. 1t is
altogether probable that if rice paper
making becomes an industry in the
United States these primitive modes
of manufacture will all be done away
with.-St. Louis Republic.
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and very small figures. The beautiful soft

clinging China silk is thing OF the past now,
and only stiff silks that make the big pulled
sleeves stand out we'll is called for or used.
Individual taste in dress, whether it be
good or bad, he's wider field in the midst OF
spring and summer fashions than at an
other time of the year, and certainly NO sea-
son has surpassed the present one in variety
of modes and artistic accessions OF dress
Everything from fur to gauze is permissible,
and the varied resources ut color and con-
trasts have revealed their tempting, as vel!
as unattractive possibilities, without limit
In the midst Of such @ profus!on, woman
can easily create distinction in dress suited
to Ler own physical qualities. il she will ou'
study her good points ard so.ve the mystery
OF concealiDg her bad ones.
Lace is to be superseded BY embroidered
silk or muslin, especially for evening wear,
and white tulle is one OF the favorite trim.
mincs. The tendency to sleeves is to increase
the SIZE rather than diminish it, five yards OF
silk being used in the butterfly sleeve. Green
is the favorite color Of the season. Royal
blue and green combined are tho favorite
colors. Black and green still finds favor.
Tiny checks OF black and white silk crepon,
crepe cloths, and grenadines are equally pop
ular. The newest thing in material is "Tus-
sab silk" It is very dainty in texture, COM
bining the lightness Of muslin with the ten
acity OF silk, and comes in brocade designs.
The tailor-made gown Is more popular than
ever for morning wear. + beautiful one was
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the designs. For evening and light gowns,
white silk, silver and pearl are often blended
for shoulder trimmings. Guipure laces' In
the new butter color, or, as it Is called In
Paris, "Isigny"-a place from where much
butter comes-are Of every possible kind;
and there are many straw embroideries
applied to straight-edged insertion and inter-
mingling with jet.
The white muslin gown that used to be
SO much worn years ago, is likely to again
come into favor. One beautiful one was In
soft French batiste, embroidered with "pois"
of electric blue on stripes Of insertion, form
ing the princess shape, every seam OF which
is veined with point a jour. A long satin
ribbon is loosely tied around the waist, and
the edge Of the skirt Is surrounded with
frill.
The new gored skirt used for summer ma
terial is very graceful. Each pleat is gored
to the waist, and the front fits up closely with
q long hip seam.
The most original and chic dresses OF the
season are displayed in a leading Fifth Avenue
tailor's. One saw was Of plain grey sum-
mer tweed, with three box pleats at the back
Of the skirt, and fat box pleats on the banded
bodice; while another had round basque, q
full pleated skirt, square tabs at the waist.
and puffed sleeves. A most effective navy
blue serge bodice was made with horizontal
putting Of green velvet to the bust, let In be-
tween straps Of blue serge, the same treat
raent being introduced at the top OF the
sleeves.
Moire is the distinctive feature in new
mantles, but they are watered after novel
fashion, the newest suggesting the granting
OF wood, in which prominent knots appear
A beautiful jacket in this material had large
revers covered with jetted lace, and was
edged with long fringe Of jet, seven or eight
strands together, falling from the bust to the
feet. The collars are high and full at the
neck.
Tafeta In evening shades, ranging from
deep lemon to the faintest rose tint, and tai
fetas In all the neutral tones, MORE antique
taffetas, Dresden striped taffeta, all are shown
as new and popular material.
The Swiss taffetas are beautiful, but the
most durable as well as beautiful is the moire
Franchise, with striped watered effect. 1t
comes entirely with tiny dots, hair stripes
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The Eaele on the Dollar.

The figure of the eagle on the dol
lars of 1886, 1888, 1889 are exact por'
traits of a famous American eagle.
"Peter, the Mint Bird" he was called
by everybody in Philadelphia, and
during his life his fame was equally aS
great as that of "Old Abe," the Wis
consin war eagle, the latter beng
really spring chicken when compared
with Peter. Peter was the pet OF
the Philadelphia mint for many years
Finally he was caught in some coming
machinery and had the life jerked OUT
of his body in jiffy. The figure on
the coins named above is al exact re.
production of a portrait taken OF
Peter after he had been stuffed ana
placed in glass case in the mint cao'
inet-St. Louis Republic.
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Bird and Kitten.

81 once saw o curious exhibition
given by free mocking bird toward
q young kitten" said James F. Gill;
gan, of Pensacola, Fla, who was at
the Laclede. "The bird had taken its
position in a tree just in front of our
house, and the kitten was rolling
around on the grass directly beneath
it. The bird had worked itself into q
state of great excitement and was
chattering away at great rate. Fin
ally it flew down on the lowest branch
of the tree, and, leaning as far as
possible toward the kitten, uttered a
peculiar sound like the fluff of an en-
ragged cat This was evidently the
birds war cry, and although the kit
ten did not pay the slightest atten.
tion, it struck me as very drol that
the bird should thus declare war upon
the hereditary enemy of its race, even
in it's infancy. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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An Aquatic Bicycle.

The bicycle-boat is said to be e new
invention, but has been talked Of for
years by persons who arefond Of boat
ing. The new models are miniature
propellsrs, the screw being worked by
o contrivance arranged on the princi-
pie of the bicycle. The idea is, how
ever, merely in It's infancy, but is sus-
ceptible of great improvement. A
twin-screw bicycle-boat, long, light,
narrow and with the propellers set far
forward on either side, is the plan for
s. boat that is expected to distance all
smaller craft on ary water. New
York Ledger.
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DRESS DEVICES.
MANY NEW ONES, BUT FEW I'M
PORTANT CHANGES.
What Has Happened and May Hap
pen in Summer Dress "A
Wide Field for Ind1-
vidual Taste.

The most beautiful trimmings which have
been brought over this season SAVIOR Of the
Renaissance period, style second to none In
beauty and outline. All kinds Of detached
pieces are made as plastrons and vests to
bodices, most Of them in bold scroll work
Of open jet, enclosing appliques Of brilliant
velvet, such as peach pink, which shows up
admirably against the jet, while others have
a background Of gold cloth. Most Of these
are six to eight inches deep for trimming,
and perhaps twelve inches for the plastron.
Pieated lace, kept in place by bands Of jet
embroidery and stars of jet, is in universal
demand, and one of the new features In the
trimmings is the Introduction Of large pear.
shaped pieces of jet, which help to emphasize
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of health which so alarmed her loyal
subjects year or so ago, if this pic.
ture represents her accurately. She
is certainly blooming enough young
person here. It is her latest portrait
and delights her people greatly, not
only because it shows her in SO robust
a state but because she is wearing in
it the national peasant dress.-New
York World.
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,Johnstown Flood Aftermath.

Suits arising out OF the Johnstown Penn.l
flood, agsregating $210,00o, are peni,n;
against the South Fork Fishing and Hunting
Cluh
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A Cheap Mf1king.StO0l.

Fig. shows the stool complete.
Fig. shows the shape of the five
pieces that compose it. Make two
pieces, A, 12x18 inches, for the legs;
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British DeSerters.

There were 600 dcsertions from the Brlt'
ish army last year.
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the one object Of the maker being that they
shall roll into the smallest possible compass.
Light Chine glace silk makes pretty summer
psrasols. Sticks are not ornate; close metal
caps finish some, while others either have
painted china tops or natural wooden
handles. J. FLORENCE WILSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-24
GEORGE FRANKLIN HUFF.
Candidate for Congressman-at.Largs

Candidate for Congressman-at.Larg
From Northumberland
Hon. George Franklin Huff, candidate
for congressmon.at-large, was born at
Norristown, Montgomery county. July lG.
1912. After receiving u common school
education, he learned the trade OF car-tin.
ishing at Altoona, and subsequently en-
tered the banking house of William NJ.
Lloyd & Co, in that city. In 1867 he re-
moved to Westmoreland county and en-
gagged in the banking business at Green's
burg. He became identified with the in
dustrlal and mining interests of that sec.
tion of the state. MIR. Huff was a member
OF the National Republican con vention, at
Chicago, in 1850 as one o; the Grant 300"
He was elected to the senate of Pennsyl-
vania in November, 1854. In 1890 he was
elected to the Fifty-Second congress, serv-
ing only one term.
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GaLus Ha a. GROW.
Veteran statesman of the Northern

Tier, for Congrsssman.at-Large
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, candidate for
congressman-at.large, has been known to
the people OF this state for nearly half n
century. He was born in Connecticut in
1924, At an early age his parents re-
moved to Susquehauna county, Pa. Ar
irving at manhood he studied law, was ad-
mitted TO the bar, and soon became active
in politics.
He was elected to congress in 1850, and
served in that body continuously for
twelve years, being speaker of the house
during his last term, 1861 to 1868. For
thirty years thereafter Mr.. Grow held no
public office, although he was always &C
tive in the promotion of Republican prin-
ciples and in support of Republican candi-
dates. In February last tina e~x-speaker
was elected 10 succeed the late General
Lily, congressman-at-large from this
state, his plurality being over $50, 900 votes,
the largest ever given to any candidate for
congress.
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and he served until the first election Of
Governor Pattison, in 1882, when he re-
tired and engaged in the practice Of tie
law,
In May, 1887, upon the creation Of the
municipal civil service board, Mayor Fit
Ter appointed General Latta secretary,
which position he filled very satisfactory
until he was elected clerk Of the court of
quarter sessions in 1889. In 1899 he was
reelected to the same office. and is now In
the second year of his second term. In
June, 1891, General Latta was placed on
the list OF retired officers of the National
Guard, having served fifteen years in the
state militia since 1861.
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WALTER LYON.
Brilliant Attorney Nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor.

DIl1AldnL ACtOEuey NOmluhLCu Tor Lieu
tensp Governor.
Walter Lyon is one of the best known
Republican leaders of western Pennsylva-
MIA, and is at present a member Of the
upper house of the legislature. He was
born in Allegheny county. April 81, 1858.
After attending the public schools he re-
ceived some private education, studied
law and was admitted to the bar in Janu-
airy, 1877, and has prosecuted his legal
business since that time. The law firm of
which he is a member is that of Lyon, Nc
Kee g. Sanderson.
Mr.. Lyon was appointed United States
district attorney for the western district
of Pennsylvania by President Harrison in
june, 1889, serving in that Office until
elected state senator to sue coed the late
John N. Neeb in 1898. He has taken an
active interest in state politics, being a
member Of the Republican convention
half q dozen times or more. He was TEN.
porary chairman of the convention which
nominated Judge Williams, and was per.
manent chairman Of the convention of
1890, which placed in nomination George
W. Delamater for governor.
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AM oS II. MYLiN.
The Lancaster County Candidate for
Auditor General,

Auditor-Gsneral.
Amos Fl. Mylin, the candidate for audi
tor-general, was born in West Lampeter
township, Lancaster county, on Sept, 20,
1887. He was reared on a farm, and early
acquired habits Of industry and thrift. He
was fortunate in being accorded a liberal
education at public and private schools,
and finally finished his scholastic education
at Andover, Mass. He afterwards attended
the Law Department OF the University of
Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in
1864. Ho has, however, devoted the
greater part Of his life to farming.
In 1872 Mr.. Mylin was elected to tho
lower branch of the legislature, and was
continued in that body for four years. At
the expiration of his second term he was
nominated for the state senate, and con-
%tinuously represented Lancaster county in
that body from 1876 to 1892. He served as
president pro tenn. in 1888 and again in 1856.
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! MES W. lATTa.
Nominated for Secretary Of Internal
Affairs.

2AAhANb
General James w. Latta, candidate for
secretary of internal affairs, was born in
Philadelphia April 10, 1889. He entered the
military service as a private in the Reserve
corps in April, 1861, and was promoted to
second lieutenant and Arst lieutenant in
the 10th regiment, Pennsylvania Volun.
teers, in August, 1862, and was promoted
to the captaincy Of Company b, Of the
same regiment, on March 4. 1864. In May
following he was made captain and assist.
ant adjutant-general Of volunteers, and
was mustered ont OF the service on Jan.
20, 1866, with the rank OF breveu ~lieuten-
ant colonel. f
After the wal he took much interest in
local military affairs. aud was made cob
onel Of the First Regiment, National
Guard Of Pennsylynnia, Governor Hoyt
appointed Colonel Lntta aGjutanl-gei esal
Of the state, vice A. L. Russell, resigned,
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A Million

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found just such a friend in DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, II YOU have never used this Great
Cough Medicine, one trial will convince
you that 1t has wonderful curative powers
in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded. Trial
bottles free at Mathews Bros. drug store.
Large bottles Doc. and 81. 90.
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One dozen of the genuine 10
HAM HOFFS MALT EN-
TRACT gives as much strength
and nourishment as a cask of ale,
without being intoxicating. 1t is
highly bene fetal for use at meal
time for convalescents, weak chill
dren and ladies, and as a general
tonic for the weak and debilitated.
Insist upon the genuine JOHANN HoFF's,
which must have the signature OF JOHANN
HOFFN on tho neck label.
Eisner & Mendolson Co., Sole Agents, New
York.
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CENTRAL RAILROAD OF N J..
LsHicp AND sUsousHaHNa pv,s,on

hi1 ANU SuSQuehaHNA DIVISION
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insurinr
cleanliness and comfort.
TIME IN EFFECT la %. 1894.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston, Wilkes
Barre, etc, at $50, 9.l5, u.30 a. m, 1875 200.
S5SO, 0 Us, ll.O5 p. m. Sundays, 900 a. M,
Luz, 2l5, no p. IN.
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth, SO
lexpress) a. m, 1880 (exprcss with Buffet
parlor carr. $3.50 (express) p. IN. Sunday, els
FOR MAUCH CHUNK, ALLENTOWN, BETHLE.
HEN EAsToE and PHILADELPHIA, SO a. m,
Sunday, 2.l5 p. m.
O For LONG BRANCH, OCEAN GROVE, etc., at
SZO a. m, l2.5O D. m.
FOR Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg, via
5AHentown' $40 a. M, 1870, 800, pm. Sunday,
For Pottsville, $50 a. NJ, 1850 n m.
Returning, leave New York, foot of Liberty
street North river, at 9lO ~(express) a. M.
I'lO, L.G, 4.U express with Buffet parlor carr
pm. Sunday, 4G a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal. 900
a. m, 2OO and 4.3J p. m. Sunday, 6g7 n. m.
through tickets to all points at lowest rates
may be had on application in advance to the
ticket agent at the station.
H.. p. BALDWIN,
J. H.. oLHAUSEN, Aso"-
Gen. Supt.
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Spring
cinghams.

We have placed on sale
our line of Ginghams for the
coming spring and summer.
Finer Goods, More Tasteful
Colorings and Lower Prices
than ever before, are what
will recommend them to our
patrons.
GLOBE WAREHOUSE,
P1TTsToN, PA.
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DANIEL H. HASTINGS.

Sketch Of the Career Of Pennsylvania
Mex Governor.
General Daniel Hartman Hastings comes
" Scotch-Irish ancestry, and his father