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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14

not belong to the class of doctors whose
titles are by courtesy only. lie is a
doctor by choice doctor by education.
a doctor by practice and experience.
lie is more than that, for although
there are no official grades and ranks
i'm the medical profession as i'm the mill
tary. which are marked by titles and by
chcVruns, yet as man advances i'm the
practice of medicine as his knowledge
becomes exact and certain. as his skill
becomes developed and perfected, SO he
achieves rank among his fellows and is
held in honor by the public. Such rank
Dr. Pierce has achieved, ana as u spc-
Cialist in the treatment of diseases OF
women he stands at the head Of Eis
profession in the United States.
DR. Picrcc's remedies differ from most
medicines in the fact that they con-
tain no alcohol, whisky ur other in
toXicant and are absolutely free from
opium and every other narcotic drug.
For no other medicine prepared eX-
clusively for the use Of women. as is
"FaVOritc Prescription can such Z
claim be truthfully made
The difference between Dr. PicrCe's
establishment and al patent medi-
cine" establishments is very remark
able ana is apparent at once to every
person who has had the opportunity OF
actually comparing Dr. Picrcc's labora-
tory with that of any other institution.
For instance. since Dr. Pierce has adj
Vcrtised to give free consultation by
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
AyoCA.

The Catholic Mutual Benevolent as
soCiation will elect officers this eNen-
ing
The Daughters of st. George will
meet this evening.
The following officers were elected by
the Independent Order of Hcptasophs
at their meeting on Monday evening:
Archon. George Rolls; provost. NJ J.
Flynn secretary, II. NJ. Steencr; pre-
late, j. l.. Harris. inspector, Charles
Johnson: warden, y. L. Hoskins' sem
tinel Frank Shalos; trustees, J. H..
Anderson, w. j. Sammon NJ. J. Ilynn'
representative to supreme lodge, W.
r. SammOn; alternate William We'll
ter.
Rev. and Mrs. T. T.. Wilson. Mrs.
James Boase, A. b. Clark and Mrs.
w. S. Tow. attended the Primitive
Methodist Sunday school convention at
Plymouth yesterday.
Thomas Borthwick is visiting friends
in Maryland.
James Nelson and two daughters, of
Millers Grove. are seriously i'll Of ty-
phoid fever.
The remains of John Gillis. who was
killed at the West AvOca, crossing on
Saturday evening were taken to Ran
som yesterday for iutcrmpnt.
Mrs. Julia Hendricks. of Hoboken. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. NJ. ].
Flynn.
\ party of friends invaded the home
of Miss Jennie Rcll, on Lincoln Hin.
Monday evening i'm honor of her sew
enteenth birthday Although surprised,
Miss Jennie proved herself equal To the
task OF looking after their comfort
Before departing luncheon was served
by the hostess.
Miss Mae Sanders has resumed hcr
duties at j. H. AnQerson's store. after
several days illness.
Patrick Loughney of Grov" street, is
seriously i'll of asthma.
\ large number of people from this
town attended the Allen obsequies at
Pittston yesterday.
Thomas Ellis is seriously i'll at his
home on Main street. His duties at
the depot are looked after By James
Lawler. of Olyphant, and the mail is
carried by William Christian.
Miss Kate Clark is visiting friends in
Scranton.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, who Vcrc re-
Gently married, nave begun hour"kcpp-
ing at Pittston.
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JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The fair at Sacred Heart church will
open tomorrow night. Arrangements
have been made SO that the building
will he warm and comfortable. The en-
tcrtainment next Monday night Will be
given by members of Crystal Fire COM
pany. The whole company will attend
in full uniform.
The members of the First Baptist
church will hold business meeting to-
night and consider the question of eX-
tending call for a pastor.
The employees of GlenwOod, Erie and
keystone Colliers We're paid yesterday.
Some of the members Of the counci!
are beginning to see that some method
other than an old stove is necessary to
neat the borough building as it should
he heated. They say that the stoves
burn more coal in one winter than a
furnace would burn in four seasons.
and at present the water pines and
other plumbing that was put in last
fall is liable to freeze and burst and
cause nearly as much expense to repair
1t as furnace would cost. They should
nave seen this fact years ago, but bet
ter late than never, and it is to he
hoped that they will act at once and
put in furnace, and thereby save
money for the taxpayers.
The Ladies' Aid society of st. James
Episcopal church will hold a Christmas
bazaar in Enterprise hall on Dec o.
They will have for sale a msceIlane-
Gus lot of pretty articles suitable for
Christmas gifts and expect to sell them
cheap.
Mrs. Stephen Miller is i'll at her home
on Fourth street
Miss Lizzie Cannon is visiting friends
in Peckville.
Mrs. Walter Murray was in Carbon
dale, Monday.
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ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES
OF the Pyramid Pile Cure

Is the fact that 1t cures every form of
piles without one particle of pain. This
desirable point Is not obtained by the
use of Of injurious opiates which simply
deaden and paraly2e the nerves Of the
parts and make matters worse in the
long run. But 1t is done solely by it's
remarkable healing and soothing ef-
feCts.
And while il thus gives immediate re-
lief, at the same time the disease is not
merely checked, but "a radical cure is
rapidly ACCOMPLISHED.
And the point we want to make clear
is that all this is done without par
tcle of pain
This fact is one reason for the great
popularity of the Pyramid Pile Cure
and constitutes one very great differ
ence between it and almost any other
kind of treatment for piles
Every kind of surgical operation for
piles is excruciatingly painful besides
endangering the life OF the patient and
in most cases is not to be compared
with the Pyramid Cure, neither in max
ing successful cures without pain nor
i'm cheapness and safety.
The Pyramid Pile Cure has been be-
fore the public too long, and it's merits
recognized by too many people to al
low it to be Classed with the many
salves, suppositorics. pills, etc, and YOU
run no risk in trying it. as is often the
case with new and untried prepara
tions.
If YOU are ever troubled with any
form OF piles or rectal disease do not
forget the Pyramid Pile Cure. Pre-
pared by the Pyramid Drug Co., Mar
shall. Mich, and sold by druggists at
so cents per package.
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in connection with their comparative
ly heavy batteries Of rapid-flre guns.
entities them to be classed as cruis-
ers. The simple or unprotected cruiser,
la common with gunboats, has no pro-
lection in the shape of armor for her
vitals as the engines, boilers and mag
azines are called. She has. however. a
water-tight deck covered with armor
plating. which extends from side to side
and from bow to stern, completely roof
ing over the most vulnerable portions.
While not proof against even moderate
shot, this deck prevents the admis-
sion of water below which may come
In through breaks in the plating above
the deck, and In that materially aids
In preserving the stability of the craft
when pierced by shells just above the
water line. so as to admit water in
careening. The coal is usually stored
atcve this deck, so as to afford a
measure of protection against guns up
t. G-pounders. Some of the guns and
port holes have an armor protection.
but such armor is not designed for the
protection of the ship itself
The protected cruiser is the next
step in the chain Of evolution. Here
again there Is q w1ter-tight deck. but
in this instance it is supple mentCd with
q heavy covering o. arnor, which NAV
range in the fat parts from one to two
and "a half inches thick, and on the
sloping sides from one and half to
four and a half incnes. This armor
presents a defective front to shot
passing through the sides and threat
ering the magazines and motive pow
er ana, of course, makes it possible
for the vessel to Withstand attacks
that would be certain destruction to
an unprotected cruiser Vessels of
this type, such as the Olympia. have
powerful guns, well protected by ar
mored turrcts.
The armored cruiser represents the
highest type Of cruiser and is a large,
speedy, protected cruiser, with rp-en-
forced and heavy armor. These have
in addition a hand of vaterlire vcr-
teal armor and plate on her sides OF
from three TO four inches. Just above
the heavy belt of the protected cruis-
er. This waterline armor is placed
amidships and reaches fore and aft
throughout the region occupied by the
machinery and magazines
Armored cruisers are built for grep t
speed. despite their size, the New
York and ErooklYn both having rec
ords OF over twenty-onc knots. Thu
! heavy armor protection enables the
armored cruiser to take her stand in
the line of battle and engage the slow
er but more powerful ships of the enc
mys fleet. The especial service of the
armored cruiser Is tC cruise the seas
and to attack any hostile craft less
formidable than battleship.
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TYPES OF CRUISERS.
War Vessels Which Are Direct De-
scendants of Old-Time Frigates

From the Philadelphia Record.
The modern cruiser is a natural evo-
luton of the old-time frigate, which
ranked next to line-of- battle ship,
and as fighter occupies the same rel
ative position to the modern battle
ship.
Some of the latest gunboats differ
from cruisers only in their sizes and
speed The cruisers themselves vary
greatly i'm size and destructiveness and
are divided into three well-dehned
classes, namely, the unprotected cruis-
er, Of which our navy has three--the
Detroit, Marblehead and Montgomery
the protected cruiser, formidable
vessel of which the Olympia may be
taken as a typical example, ana the
arnOred cruiser, such as the New York
and Brooklyn.
when the unprotected cruisers
named were building they We're known
as gunbOats, but the navy officials
made ruling that vessels of this type.
of over 1000 tons displacement, should
be known as unprotected cruisers.
Their speed of eighteen knots, taken
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
The Man That Women
Write To-.

There's a man in Buffalo who has,
without doubt. a larger number of wo-
men correspondents than any other
person, man or woman, i'm the entire
country. And yet not one in thou
sand of the women who write have ever
seen the man they write to. For after
all it's not the man they write to but
the physician. There's no sex in medi-
cine. The physician with this eXten-
sive correspondence is Or. X. V. Pierce,
chief consulting physician of the In
valds' Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo, n. Y.
Undoubtedly Doctor Pierce owes his
great popularity among women to his
many and wonderful cures of that class
of diseases known as female troubles"
To the treatment and cure of these dis
eases he has given over thirty years OF
his professional life, and has estab-
lished himself as the specialist par ex-
Celence in the treatment Of diseases
peculiar to women.
The esteem i'm which DR.. Pierce is
held by women is not to he wondered
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at when it is known that in the thirty
years, and over. in which he has given
attention t. WumenS diseases, he has,
aided 10y his STAFF of nearly a score Of
experienced ana skilled specialists,
treated over halt a million women,
and with such success that ninety eight
out of every hundred treated have been
absolutely and altogether cured.
Doubtless there are other reasons
why multitudes of women consult Dr..
Pierce by letter and as not the least
among such reasons women would set
down the friendly, even fatherly advice
which the age ana experience of Dl.
Pierce enables him to give as supple
mental to the advice ana instructions
Of the physician. Women, also, are not
slow 10 remember that DR., Pierce,
through his method Of consultation by
correspondence was the first physlc-
ian to offer them relief from the un-
pleasant questions, the offensive exam
nations, and the local treatment gem
orally inSepara BILE from the treatment
Of diseases Of women by local prdctlt-
toner's.
OF course Or. Pierce has had many
imitators, who steal the terms which
his adVisements have made familiar, 10
use them as their catch words ana
so TO draw the attention Of women in
their direction. The most noticeable
feature of these limitations 10 that Wo-
men with dangerous diseases are urged
to consult by letter some one who Is
not a physician, ana has neither the
educational ability nor the legal right
to treat disease And sometimes, be-
cause it is impossible for these adveT-
tisers to lay claim To the title of physi-
clan, they raise a clamor of write 10
a woman" Woman understands wo-
man" hoping doubtessly by this ar
tiiice to draw away attention from the
fact that they do not and cannot offer
the advice of "A qualified physician. But
women are quick To see that a woman,
unless educated i'm medicine and quail
fled to practice can give no advice up
on disease that would not he liable TO
be as dangerous as the disease itself
For there Is no place where ignorance
Is 50 dangerous as when il undertakes
to meddle with a womans health.
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FOREST CITY.

The recently elected officers of Brit
ish American lodge, Sons of St George,
were installed Monday evening at their
place of meeting in Odd Fellows hall.
by District Deputy Benjamin Milton,
Of Vandling.
Attorney Ambrose Nj. ODonnell was
in Scranton on legal business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brown are In
receipt of a letter from their son.
Thomas Brown jr, who is stationed at
San Juan, Porto Rico, stating that he
has been confined in the hospital with
an attack of malarlal fever. but il now
recovering
The many Forest City friends ot
Reuben Williams. will be grieved to
hear that he recently died OF typhoid
fever in q Philadelphia hospital where
he had been sent from one of the
southern camps. Mr.. Williams was for
several years a resident Of this place
and wa" n young man who was very
popular with all who knew him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frenk Hayden. of
Uniondale. were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Emory Wakefield the
first of the week.
Professor Collins dancing class is ar.
ranging for Il social to be held in the
Davis Opera house on Friday evening.
Dec 30.
\ class will be confirmed by Bishop
Ethelbcrt Talbot at Christ EpiscopaI
church in this borough on TUESDAY,
Dec. 20
y party of Forest city young people
tool. advantage of the sleighing and
spent Monday evening very pleasantly
at Dundaff. Supper was served at
pecker's hotel and the balance Of tn"
time before returning was passed in
social anus 'ments at the hotel and
rink connected with il. The members
of the party were as follows: Messrs
William Jones, William Mclaughlin.
Frank DarrCw, Daniel Allen. NJ. J..
Murphy, Earl Pentecost John Lang,
William White Cecil Manner LemueI
Jones, James Hoar, Art. Reese, Sidney
Lott, and the Misses lillian Cilchrist.
I.etitia Brown, Grace Menhennett,
Helen DunniCr, Josie Alexander, Ethel
Alexander, Name CaWlcv, Kate ScuIly,
Emma Mclaughlin, Anna McLaughIin,
Louisa Wiseate, Elsie Rehblne and
Martha Arnold.
Miss DenCie Coyle is home from
Washington, D. G., whore shc has been
doing duty for several months as n
nurse in one of the hospitals of that
city.
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ten by men. What paradox there
fore is presented in the claim that the
man who has taught woman all she
knows about medicine. does not know
anything about medicine himself.
Women who are educated in medicine
would be the first to laugh at such
statements. It's only the woman Of the
advertisements. the woman for reVe-
nue. only, and who is not a physician,
who can afford to make such amazing
ana ridiculous claims,
But this side issue has led us some
what a-held from Dr Pierce ana hia
great host Of women currespOndents.
70 these the doctor stands a sort of
father confessor of things physical
Every letter is read privately, answered
privately and its contents guarded as
sacrcdly as becomes such confessions.
And as many women are naturally sen
sitive about their ailments. even the
replies are mailed, carefully and se-
curely sealed in a perfectly plain en-
Nelope, without printing or advertising
upon it, that there may be no third
party To this correspondence.
Any sick woman can have the benefit
Of consultation by letter with DR., Pierce
absolutely without fee on charge OF any
kind
More than half a million invalid
women have been successfully treated
by Doctor Pierce, aided by his staff Of
skilled specialists, through the medium
of correspondence. I'm this way dis
agreeable questionings and abhorrcnt
examinations and 'local treatments"
are avoided.
The world at large knows OF Doctor
Pierce, chiefly az the inventor of the
two well-known remedies, Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Doctor
Picrce'S FaVorite Prescription. And il
is probably the case, that i'm general
DR. Pierces remedies are classed with
all the other patent medicines" and
Dr. Pierce himself ranked with those
doctors whose degrees are purely
honorary or assumed ana no more
stand for medical knowledge or expert
ence than the familiar title Of Major"
in some sections of our country signi-
ties that the bearer of it is familiar
with siege and battle, DR., Pierce does
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letter, many have initiated the advises
ments and make an exactly similar Of
fer. As far as the advertisements go
they make Just as good a showing as
DR.. Pierce But go to these other es-
taGlishmonts and ask 10 see the doc
tor" who gives medical advice, and
you'll find, nirc times uut OF ten, that
there is no doctor connected with the
establishment. Whrr" there is a doc
tor ne is probably som" medical fall
urc. selling his professional title To the
medicine irn for a small consideration.
Compare this with DR.. Pierce's institu-
tion. the lnValids' Hotel ana Surgical
Institute. with its starr of nearly u
score of graduated and experienced
doctors, busy every day i'm actual prac-
tice, its great special laboratory and
dispensarS, from which special medi-
cincs and auxiliary treatment are sent
out daily to all parts of the country, its
hospital with its surgical and me-
chanical appliances and operating
rooms. In such comparison you see
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
OLD FORGE.

Miss Harrison, Of Auburn, is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. T.. J.. Slntec.
The Ladies Aid society will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Anderson.
The Messrs r. j. stewart and George
Drake. jr., returned from their hunt
ing expedition with a fine load of small
game.
Mrs. Nettie Lamont and the Misses
Rena and Muzettc I1dsall spent Sunday
with relatives in Wilkes Barre.
Mr.. Worth Brodhead, of Sank Rap
ids, Mimi, and Mr.. Edward Shlrfer. Of
West PittstOn. We're the guests of their
uncle, Mr. Samuel Rrodhead, 81. on
sunday
The LaWrenceNillc Hose company
will open their fair i'm the new hail
Monday evening, Dee. ~. The commit
tee are doing everything tu make it a
success. A programme mas been pre-
pared for each evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

There was a pleasant social and busi-
ness meeting of Trinity guild at the
home of Miss Carrie MOrss, of North
Church street last evening.
Alderman Bunnell was in Scranton on
professional business yesterday.
James Fox, of South Main street.
graduate of Prof. Scotts Carbondalc
school Of shorthand, has secured "A
lucrative situation as stcnographer in
the Cudahy Packing house. of Scranton
DR.. d. l.. Bailey and Peter Krantz
Will leave this morning for New York
city to consult a specialist regarding
Mr.. KrantZ's condition. The doctor will
return tonight.
News was received Yesterday of the
death Of Mrs. ]. NJ. Irland, of Danville
who was daughter of Mrs. Jane Max
we'll, of this city.
The condition of Miss Della Bayley
remains unimproved.
Mrs. Phoebe Skillhorn. of Scranton,
installed new officers of the Daughters
OF Rebekah in this city last night.
The sports of this city were much in
tercsted in learning from The Tribune
yesterday morning of Bobby Dobbs'
victory in England.
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CARBONDALE.
OFFICIALS CONFER.
Hospital Trustees and Medical staff
Have a Meeting.

At special meeting of the trustees
and medical staff of the Carbondale
hospital, several measures for the good
of the institution were talked over. Ac-
cordlng to the annual report. a synop-
sis Of which was recently published in
The Tribune, the hospital is consider
ably in debt. Among other things it
was decided to charge $40 a week for
paid ward patients and $12 to SIS for
private rooms.
There are now thirty-five patients in
the hosbital and five of them are suf-
fering fractured thighs.
1t was arranged to have the MEM
bers of the staff take turns in doing
the regular and emergency work, each
acting month at a time
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FACToRYVILLE

At the regular meeting of Paulowna
lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, held Dec
Il, the following officers were Installed
by the srand masters deputy, Mrs
Susan NJ Tompkirs, of Meshoppen:
Noble grand, Mrs. Arvilla c. Carr:
vice grand, Mrs Paulowna Brown;
s""retsry Mr., II. II. Holgate; assist
ant secretary, Miss Bertha Holgate:
treasurer Mrs. Sarah Stanton: char.
lain Mrs. Emma c. Rhodes warden,
Mrs Alice Goodwin; conductor, Miss
Beulah Travis; II. S. n, O., Mrs. Fan
nie REYNOLDS: l.. $, Mrs. Louise II.
Capwell r., :. V. c., Mrs. Nancy r.
Miller; l.. s., Mrs, Ellen Gardner; in
side guardian, Mrs Ida Britton' out
side guardian, Mr., n A. Gardner Az
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THE NUDE IN ART.
Man Put Under Bail for Carrying 1t
in His Pocket

Last night Wallace McMullen. of this
city, was placed under $500 bail for his
appearance at court. The cause of his
trouble was the carrying and exhibit
ing of a photograph portraying the
nude i'm art. As far as this alone is
concerned he might have escaped the
clutches of the law, but the face of the
picture is said to resemble the fair
plaintiff who alleges that the photo
graph was represented as her likeness
Hence the action.
When the matter comes up in court
several fine legal points will likely be-
come involved. Mr. McMullen says he
obtained the picture in Scranton.
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PECKVILLE.

Miss Jessie Stearns, our talented elo-
cutionist, will with her class given an
interesting entertainment at the Pres
byterian church Wednesday evening.
Dec. Il The entertainment will be
given under the auspices of the Union
Temperance league.
Miles II. Johnson, of the Third ward.
has announced himself as candidate
for councilman.
r. II. Barnes, of New York, is home
on a visit.
The chickery of Richard Bradley was
raided by thieves Saturday night.
Thrty-two chickens were stolen.
Clean your side walks and save the
expense of the road commissioner doing
II for you.
George Thomas passed yesterday
with Honesdale relatives.
The charter having been recnlvNc.
the Carpenters union will meet at
the Wilson fire company hall Thursday
evening. All members of the union ate
requested 10 be present on that even
ing.
Mrs. Levi Stage of Prospect street,
Is cutie ill.
Mr., G, H. Beattys, of the West Side
Is indsposed.
Order of PoCahontas will hold lime
social on Friday evening, Dec. ~ at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ziba Tinlile-
raugh. of Hickory street,
Council met in regular adjourned
session Monday evening. All members
were present with the exception of
Messrs. Bloes and Harper. President
Smith stated at the opening OF The
meeting that the intent Of the meeting
was To devise ways and means for Ihc
purchase of the necessary transform
ers to operate the commercial light
system. President Smith stated tha:
upon canvass made by him he four
that the following transformers would
he needed at once for the first ward
Six light one, l50 light and thUc. 20
light transformers. Mr.. Taylor, of the