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Narrow Escape.

Mr.. Wilson had read SO much about
the danger of certain much-talked-
about disease that he had done his best
to make Mrs. Wilson and their little
daughter Maud chew their grapes and
eject the seeds, instead of swallowing
them according to the usual custom
Maud found the new method little to
her taste, and her father had frequent
occasion to reprove her for not mind
ing his Instructions. One day the little
girl was under the weather, and her
mother thought it necessary to admin
lister dose OF medicine, in the shape
of two small pellets, These, after the
manner Of thoughtful parents, she con-
cealed in n spoonful of marmalade,
which she then offered to the unsus-
picious patieut. A moment later she
was startled to hear Maud eXclaim:
Here, mamma, here are the seeds.
Wasn't it lucky? ] came awful near
swallowing them."--Youth's Compan-
ion
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granite, with deliberately sculptured
sides, and spread over the surface of
the couch were numerous cushions and
variegated mats, somewhat resembling
the curtains, but thicker in the woof.
Reposing on this regal bier were two
human forms, side by side, in semi
recumbent attitude. Both were clad
in sumptuous robes, and on the head OF
each was an elaborate structure, partly
crown and partly tiara. The form on
the right hand was that of an old man,
with very prominent features and II
small pointed beard almost snow-white
in color, but his partner was lovely
female in the bloom of youth.
The eyes of the stately pair were
wide open and seemed to be fixed
on us with Ia stern, inquiring ex-
preston, while the flesh tints and gen
eral appearance We're SO absolutely
lifelike that we both sank down on
our knees, terrified at the imperial as
pect of the mysterious monarch and his
bride.
twas not for some considerable time
that we mustered up enough courage
to approach the dais, but seeing that
ths Rg,lras raruained nerfectlv notion
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Had we waited patiently in the cham.
Der it would no doubt have been pos.
sible to make our way out in the usua
manner, but it was too late to think OF
that now. There was no course open
but to go on, so said nothing about
our terrible mistake to my wife, who
had not noticed the noise, being in
front and absorbed by the spectacle be-
fore her.
As regards the modus operandi of the
,wondrous mechanism by means OF
which the passage was opened and
closed, I can only offer my opinion, ar
rived at after much subsequent rehec
ton on the subject. In some incom,
Iprehensible way the moons rays, in.
tensifed or otherwise affected by the
lenses, are ably to act on some hidden
machinery - probably hydraulic - to
such an extent that the huge block Of
stone is wont to fall and rise periodi-
cally at certain seasons, dependent on
the lunar phases. Of course this is
mere surmise, but it seems to be the
simplest way of accounting for the
phenomena we witnessed. ! am thor
oughly convinced in my own mind that
it was the lens-frame that governed
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Took the Liberty.

On one occasion q decision which
Blaine made as speaker of the house
gre1tly enraged new member, who
waited on Pennsylvania avenue after
the house adjourned, with some friends,
declaring that he would "have it out or
fight" You can't" said one of his
friends; nothing you can say will get
the better of Blaine's good humor and
politeness." "We'l see!" said the en-
ragged man, as he caught sight of the
stately figure of the speaker coming
slowly toward him. He stepped for
ward quickly and stood across his path.
"Mr. Blaine" he said loudly, Il don't
knew You. am no acquaintance of
yours. But take the liberty of telling
you, sir, that you are fool and jack
asst" Indeed" said Blaine mildly;
"now l wonder" regarding him
thoughtfully, what kind of liberty
you would have taken if had been one
of your intimate friends?" and, bowing
courteously, he passed OH, while the
companions of the congressman burst
into shout of laughter.-Detroit Free
Press.
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jTlEs lySREtsref6ns
ss;lI!J5z2 Iil;I 2IE3I!E!!E "
MAY 70 1901


Train leaves Scranon for Philadelphia
d New York via D. & Fl. r. II. at 1.45
M, l205, 2.B and 1l.SS pm. via D., g. w.
Z. r.. G0O,S0&, 20 am, and 1.3O pm.
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkes
Barre via D., l.. & W. r. r., 600, SOS, 10
Am, 1.S0. $50 6O7 $50 pm.
Leave Scranton for White Haven. Ha-
hleton, pOttsvllle and ali points on the
3eaver Meadow and Fottsville branches,
!. at 7.l5 am, 1906, 2.3S, 400 pm. via D.,
=. & " r. r., 500, sos, ll.2O am, l.SO,
80 pm.
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem, Easton.
Reading, Harrisburg and all intermediate
points via d. 4 IL. r. II. 7.i5 am, 1925,
2.3S, ll3S pm, via D., l.. & w. r. r., 900,
3.@, ll.2O am, l.SO pm.
Leave Scranton for Tunkhannock, To-
wanda, Elmira, Ithaca. Geneva and all
am, l2.05 and 1l.S5 pm. via D., l.. & W.
r. r., sos am, 1.S0 pm.
Leave Scranton for Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago ana all
points west via d. & II. r. R.,S.45 am,
l2Oj, Sl5, n.8 pm, via D., & w. r. r.
and P'ttston Junction, sos am, l20 $50
pm, y,a +. G. W. Y. r. r., S.4 pm.
For Emira and the west via Salamanca,
via D. q: II. R. r., S.45 a, m, 1905 sos p. m,
via D., L. & W. R. r., sos am, $50, and
G.W pm.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or L. V.
chair cars or all trains between L. & B.
Junction or Wilkes-Barre and New York
Philadelphia, Buffalo and Suspension
Bridge.
CHAS. $. LEE, Gen. Pass. Ag't. Phila., Pa
l.. :NONNEMACHER Asst. Gen. Pass.
Agt, South Bethlehem. Pa
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suddenness OF the occurrence quite
startled us out of our wits, though
like drowning people we estill retained
our mutual clasp. At last the rate Of
progress began to slachcn sensibly;
had the initial velocity been main.
tanned, we should inevitably have been
dashed to pieces at the bottom For
tunately, however, the speed became
gradually less and less as the acuteness
of the declivity diminished, till finally
it dwindled down to not more than a
few miles an hour, Then suddenly
my foot struck against something
which seemed to give way before the
impact, and the next moment we were
lying, comparatively uninjured, but
absolutely breathlcss, on n heap OF
beautifully soft sand under the star-lit
sky.
As may be supposed, a long time
elapsed before we came to ourselves
after this last fearful experience
What we had gone through before was
bad enough, but nothing could stand,
or even approach, the awful sensation
of falling through darkness, in momen
tary expectation of being destroyed ii
some terrible manner
When we were once more sufficiently
collected to look about us with some
thing like composure found that we
had emerged in the temple of tht
Sphinx. 1t was almost inconceivablt
that we could have come all that dis
tance underground, but the incontest
able fact remained that we had done
SO. The great block of stone whicl
yielded so readily to my foot had faller
back into its original position, and wa
indistinguishable from the rest.
was impossible, therefore, to tell whicl
one it was, though tried for som,
time to identify it,
Thus ended this most extraordinar,
adventure. Sometimes it seems to III,
like dream, and the few people t,
whom we have related it have invari
ably been politely incredulous. TIL,
queens ring however remains. 1t i
unquestionably genuine relic of tn
ancient times, and experts all unite il
assigning to it an age that is almos
fabulous.
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Del, Lack. and Western.

Trains leave Scranton as follows: EX-
press for New York and all points East,
lao 80 515, 500 and 9.55 am; l.. 50 and $50
pm.
Express for Easton. Trenton, Philadel-
phid and the south, 515, 500 and 955 am,
l2.J5 and $50 pm.
Washington and way stations. 3j5 pm.
Tobyhanna accommodation, tl0 pm.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, FL
MIRA Corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, l2.l0. . 10 am. and LA
pm, making close connections at Buff
falo to all points In the West Northwest
and Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9 am.
Binghamton and way stations. 70 81 .. m
Nicholson accommodation, at 4 m. and
Clio pm.
Binghamton and Elmira Express, CO.
pm.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse, oswegc
Utica and R!chfield Springs, 2.l5 AIN. and
1.A pm.
Ithaca, Ella and Bath 9 am. and 1.24 pm
For northumberland, Pittston. Wilkes.
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsburg and Dan.
Vile, making close connections at North.
umberland for Williamsport, Harrisburg
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
northumberland and intermediates stn.
tions, 500. 9.5 am. and 1.3O and 6.07 pm.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations
SOS and ll.2O am. Plymouth and inter.
mediate stations, $50 and S.52 pm
pullman parlor and sleeping coaches or
all express trains
For detailed information. pocket time
tahles, etc, apply to NJ. l.. Smith, city
ticket office. 32S LackaWanna avenue. ol
dNNnt ticket office
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less we at length ventured to do 81.
On somewhat closer inspection 1t
turned out that our involuntary hom-
nge to royalty had in reality been paid
to the king of tcrrors. The two shapes
on the couch We're mummics, but the
embalming process had been so per-
fectly and artistically carried out that
even the lapse of centuries had not
given rise to the slightest sign Of de-
cay, The glittering eyes that had
caused us so much fear turned ont to
be simply skillful combination of dia-
monds and crystal, fitted with minute
springs that allowed of an infnitessimal
amount of movement in the orbs under
the influence of the faintest current Of
air. In this. way the lifeless effect of
perfect immobility was obviated, and
it was only natural that at first we
should have thought ourselves in the
presence of living beings.
The left hand of the youthful bride
of countless summers was hanging
near the edge of the couch, and Il ring
which no doubt had slipped off one of
her fingers, was lying on the floor at
some distance from the dais. Happen
ing to catch sight of this ancient gem
close to my feet half mechanically
picked it up and it in my pocket. II
was scarab set in gold, and on the
inner surface there was very clearly
cut cartouch.
Having by this time almost got over
our supernatural alarm we were nat
urally anxious to examine the royal
mummies more accurately, and for this
purpose proceeded to ascend the two ol
three steps which, should have sale
before, separated the recess from the
remainder of the hall. These steps
were wide and shallow, hut otherwise
not remarkable. Hand in hand we ad-
vanced, when all at once dais and
canopy, marble couch and mummies
seemed to fly up into the air, and be-
fore we could realize what had hap.
pened we found ourselves sliding down
an inclined plane with frightful ra'
pidity, and in darkness as complete as
that we had experienced during oul
imprisonment in the chamber. The
revolving stone on which we stimuli
taneously stepped simply swung back
into position, while with ever-increas
ing momentum we shot down, down
apparently into tho very bowels of the
earth.
How long the awful slide continued
neither Of us was eyer able to say. The
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An Attractive Window.

The head of the house had told the
new clerk to try his hand at window
dressing.
81 want you to make every woman
on the street look at that window. he
said.
The clerk went at it. He made q
curtain Of solid black velvet and hung
it close inside the plate glass
What on earth are you doing?'
asked the senior member.
Making a mirror Of the window" "
said the clerk. "lf the women won't
look at that they won't look at any
thing"
The clerk is a member of the firm
,,OtU --'..'.-s.
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the movement of the gigantic opercu-
lum, and deeply regret that while w,
were crawling up the gallery did no
observe the construction of the wall
more attentively, especially at tn,
lower end, and also along the Who'll,
extent.
said just now that my wife was en-
tranced at the spectacle that met hel
view on emerging from behind the lens
frame. 1t was indeed no wonder tha'
this should be so; and when followed
her, after few moments, l too, wa,
equally stricken with amazement. A
vast, lofty hall, decorated in q STYLE
land with degree of richness surpass
ling anything either of us had ever seen
appeared before us; everything it con
tanned being clearly visible in the bril-
liant yet soft toned light. 1t was oc
ftagonal in shape, with curtained re
cess in one of the sides; the other sever
being thickly covered with sculpturet
figures similar to the temple coverings
OF upper Egypt, save that the colorinp
was superb, and as bright as the day il
was first laid on. Interspersed in al
directions were glittering trophies com
posed apparently of jewels and pre-.
cious stones, while in inches and OF
pedestals were statues exceeding life
size, and either made of solid gold and
silver, or else thickly covered with lay
ers of the precious metals. TO give an
adequate idea of the majestic apart
ment, and all that it contained, would
require a volume; it is impossible to dc
more than indicate in fragmentary
manner some few special points that q
hurried examination enabled us to no
tice.
Rising to our feet we gazed around in
wonder, not unmixed with awe, and
then slowly advanced in the direction
OF the recess, pausing at every stop tc
contemplate the astonishing objects
that were to be seen on all sides. The
hall seemed tenantless, but when we
had crossed about one-third of the floor
the curtains concealing the recess
shook as though stirred by some un-
seen hand Tor by breoze) that was to
us imperceptible. The drapery, which
recalled Zanzibar mating as regards
colors and texture, then became sep
arated down the center, each half be-
ing drawn upwards as in theater
Inside the recess thus disclosed, and
almost filing it, wasa dais surmounted
by , canopy, which shaded a nagniA.
GENT. couch constructed of polished
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RALROAD TIMETABLES
Central Railroad OF New Jersey.

Central Railroad OF New Jersey.
(Lchigh and susquehanna Division)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur.
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1894.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston.
Wilkes Barre, etc, ut $50, 9.15, II 80 q. m,
1850. 200. $50, 800, 7.25. 1l.05 D. m. Sundays,
800 ain, 100 21j, 7.10 pm.
For Atlantic City, $40 am.
For New York Newark and Elizabeth.
500 (eXpress) am, 1850 express with Buff
'et parlor carr $3.50 (express) PIN. Sunday,
lib pm.
For Alauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
lem, iiaston and Philadelphia. SO q m.
go, $50, 800 Except Phlladelphia) pm.
sunday, 2.l5 pm.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC.. at
3.2O am, 1850 pm.
For Reading. Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown. $50 am, $3.50, 500 pm.
sunday, 2,l5 pm.
For Pottsvillc, $50 am, 1850 pm.
Returning, leave New York. foot Of
tiberty street, North river. at 80 lex
irossl am, l.l0 lSu 4.S0 express with
uifet parlor carr pm Sunday, iS0 am.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
70 am, 200 and 40 pm. Sunday, G.T
n.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
ties may be had on application in ad-
nce 10 the ticket agent III the station,
II. T.. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
e Il OLHAUSEN,
Gen. Supt.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Trains leave Scranton for New YORK
and intermediate points on the Erie rail-
road ut 6,35 am. and S24 pm. Also for
Honesdale Hawley and local points At
SIS, 9,D am, and 3.24 pm.
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
An additional train leaves Scranton for
Lake Ariel at $40 p. m. and arrives at
Scranton from the Lake at 7.45 pm
Trains leave for Wilkes Barre at Gao a.
m. and S4 pm.
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WESTMINSTER HOTEL.
W. G. SCHENCK, Manager.
Sixteenth St. one block east Of Broad
way, at Union Square. New York.
American plan, $3.50 per day and upward.
SCRANTON HOUSE. near D., L. 6 W.
passenger depot. Conducted on tho
European plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop.
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Lost Power, Failing Memory, Wasting Discusses and
all effects OF selfabuse or excess and indiscretion
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Is agreat nerve tonic and blood builder, bring
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and Consumption. Insist on having REVIVO, no
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tive written guarantee TO euro or refund
the money. Circular free. Address
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For sale by Matthews Bros, DE- ucgIs'
Scranton Pa.
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Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE. l95 and u? FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p ZIEqLER, ProDrietor,
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LAWYERS.

FRANK 7. OKELL, ATTORNEY AT
at-Law. Room ., Coal Exchange, Scran-
ton, Pa.
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"After a most thorough trial
and receiving the most graf
flying results, I ain glad to
testify in favor of
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Architects.
Miscellaneous.

MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes. paper bags, twine.
Warehouse. 100 Washington ave, scran-
ton Pa.
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CABS AND SECOND HAND CAR
riages for sale. Also fine glass Landau.
II. l.. FOOTE, AGT,
1523 Capouse aNenue.
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FRANK p. BROWN G. CO., WHOLE
sale dealers in WOODWARD, Cordage and
Oil cloth, 720 West Lackawanna ave.
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Is Highly Important That Every
Family Keen a Supply Of
CURES AND PREVENTS

CURES THE WORST PAINS in from
one to twenty minutes. NOT ONE HOC r.
after reading this advertisement need
any one SUFFER WITH PAIN.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-15
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1Hssss5 8 :;!:,g..a s,g..sastF1|
~'-'~'~-> >.sssSNN
GOOD ADVICE TO DAlRYMeN.
MARK Out Your Course Carefully and
stick to It,"

MARK out Your Course Carefully and
stick to It,"
A correspondent of a local paper,
speaking of the lower price that butter
3 bringing, raised the question if it will
pay to feed US much grain to our COWS.
Ia one fonA or another this question
romes up every season. There are
large class of dairymen who will feed
fairly well while butter is bringing a
good price, but as soon as the market
drops of they drop the grain feed. This
consider the height of folly. By so
doing cows will lose in flesh and are in
poor condition to go out to grass, conse-
quently will be of but little profit dur
ing the best of the grass season.
This reminds me of the advice | re-
ceivcd from one of our most successful
dairymen when | bought the old home
stead getting the money of this gentle
man to pay off the other heirs. Said he:
Young man, carefully mark out your
course and then stick to it. If you con-
,lude to raise pigs to consume your skim
milk raise pigs whether the price is
high or low" He then gave me leaf
from his own experience, saying:
The first year | came on the farm
bought six pigs and bought corn to winter
them. Since then | have never bought
corn or pigs, but my hog manure has
made my corn. and have raised my
pigs. and every year had about so many
pigs to butcher The market men soon
found out l had pigs to sell every season
no matter what the price, for had just
what they wanted. Some of my neigh
pors tried pigs; then calves seemed to pay
best, and they changed to calves; then
again pigs were high, and they discarded
calves and bought pigs at high prices,
only to find every one ready to jump into
the same boat" There is no profit in
spasmodic feeding.
The gentleman above referred to was
in his day one of our most liberal grain
feeders. At the time he bought his farm
1t would keep about / COVE. Like many
farms, it was more or less grown to
briers and weeds. These he cut and put
IN the pgpen, which helped to augment
the manure pile to grow the crop of
corn. Often a good crop of corn was
grown on the gToand that before pro-
duced little else but weeds and briers
a few years after our first acquaintance
with him he had increased the number
of COWS to 33 and soon after sold the
farm for 81 900, Josiah D, Smith in
Hoard's Dairyman.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-15

wish to ask you u question in regard 10 the
Yield Of butter. We are running cooperative
creamery; pay according to Babcock test. All
through the winter we made nye pounds OF
butter TO 100 pounds OF milk About the mid
die OF FEBRUARY our yield began 10 drop on
until now il Is down TO 40; the milk tests
less. The patrons are feeding Just tho same as
In the winter. Is the milk poorer IN butter fat
in the spring months than In the winter Or
what IA tho troublef
EIMwooD CREAMERY.
If in addition to giving the yield OF
butter the actual test had been added,
we might have found some defect in
slimming or churning 10 account In
part for the decreased butter returns.
There is no reason for decreased per
cent In butter fat unless there has been
an addition Of fresh cows. or the cows
have been more exposed In tho cold
spring rains and winds. 1t Is well worth
while 10 notice these things and inYesti-
tate their causes. The BabcOck test
ought to put you in the way Of making
some discoveries. II all the herds are
not affected in the same way, make q
note Of the different conditions.-Hoard's .
pairynan.
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Dairy CheesemaIling.

After the milk is properly ripened heat
it to 50 degrees in the summer and 81 iA
the spring and fall during cool weather
After the proper heat is attained add the
rennet in quantity to coagulate milk in
from so to 60 minutes. Then cut the
curd in cubes of about three-eighths of an
inch each, then stir gently 10 to IS min
utes, then apply heat, slowly at first, and
raise the heat to from 90 to 90 degrees,
when the heat can be raised rapidly to
9S degrees, when the whey can be drawn.
Then stir the curd gently until it begins
to pack.
When sufficient acid is developed in
the curd and cooled down to So degrees.
grind and salt about 81 pounds of salt
to 1000 pounds milk. Then the curd is
put to press. Apply the pressure grad
ually until the whey is pressed out The
cheese should be in press about "a hours
The cutting room should be of uniform
temperature of about 70 degrees. After
cheese is properly cured, if not market
ed, it should be placed in a cool room so
the curing process will be retarded, Cur
ing rooms should be SO constructed that
the temperature can" invariably kept
at from 60 to 20 degrees.-Farmsrs' In
stitute Question Box.