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cstarrh I can cheerfully recommend
Peruna. I know what II is TO suffey
from that terrible disease and l fed
that II Is my duty TO speak a good
word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me %
bad case of catarrh and / know n
will cure any other sufferer from thai
disease"
Miss Matte L. Guild, President I'LL
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper.
ance Union. in recent letter from
Chicago. Ill, says:
al doubt II Peruna has rival I'm al
the remedies recommended to-day IA
cstsrrh of the system. A remedy that
viii euro Cafarrh of the stomach win
cure the same condition of the nIucooo
membrane anywhere. Ihave found 10
the best remedy have ever tried for
cafarrh, and believing II worthy my
endorsement I gladly accord IT,"
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator OF Res
ervoir Council, No 168, Northwestern
Legion OF Honor, OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, writes from 1885 Polk ST., NJ e.:
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of
merited confidence of a fellow beings
thanin its
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ORGANIC INFLAMMATION.


"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il was
troubled very badly with infamma-
tion of the bladder, was sick in bed
with it. had two doctors, but they
did me no good. A friend gave me
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and it helped me. l have now
taken three bottles of it, and / am
entirely cured. 1t is a God-send TO
any woman, and would recommend it
to any one suffering as | was. / think,
IL most of the women would take
more of your medicine instead of
going to the doctors, they would be
better off. The Compound has also
cured my husband of kidney trouble
MRS MABEL GooKIN,
Box 16o Mechanic Falls, Maine.
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
"a For two years l suffered from
nervous prostration, the result of
female weakness. | had leucorrhoea
very badly, and at time of menstrual
ton would be obliged to go to BET
Also suffered with headaches, pain
across back, and in lower part of
abdomen. l was so discouraged. l
had read of Lydia +. Pinkham's Com
pound, and concluded to give it trial.
wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, and received
very nice letter in return. began
at once the use of her Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier, and am now
feeling splendid. / have no more pain
at monthly periods, can do my own
work, and have gained ten pounds. l
would not be without your Vegetable
Compound. 1t is a splendid medicine
lam verythankful for what ithas done
for me.--MRs. J. w. j., 76 Carolina
Ave, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
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Turn the Rascals Out

We are speaking of the grip microbes
The well and strong can resist their poi
son, the sickly and weak are their prey.
Baxter's Mandrake Bitters are ma
lures remedy for expelling all poison
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The special election in the 4th Maine
congressional district on the sth TO
choose successor to Hon. Chas Bou-
telle, resulted in a victory for ex-Gov.
Llewellyn Powers, of IIoulton. the Re-
publican candidate, by a majority esti-
mated at slightly more than 1000 over
rhos White, Democrat In September
MIR Boutelle's majority in the district
was more than 10000.
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GRAIN. ETC.

*Detro!t- Hay, No Timothy, Sl2 80 per ton.
Potatoes. Doc per bu. Live Poultry. spring
chickens DC per b; fowls, oc turkeys, Toe;
ducks. lOc. Eggs. strictly fresh. l2c per dozen.
Butter, best dairy, i6s per n creamery. PC.
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cine. | must say it
is the gra n d e S t
medicine on earth,
and have advised
a great many suf-
fering with female
troubles to take it.
/ tell people l wish
1 could go on the
platform and lee
ture on it.
" My trouble was
menstrual
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-18

The Democratic party in Georgia is
preparing to rcorganize and drop Bry-
ans free silver policy from the plat
form.
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II have been
troubled all my
life with ca
tarrh n m y
head. / took
p cru ma for
a b out three
months, a n d
n o W think l
am permanent
ly cured. / be-
lieve that for
catarrh In all
its forms, Peru
ma Is the medi-
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Department
letter Washington D. c.
derived
bottle
excellent
hrenedy. Veryre an A..
Hon the following in
of
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PAINFUL PERIODS.

~ l cannot help but feel that il is
my duty to do something in regard to
recommending your wonderful medi-
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the programme. The management also
have won fame by carrying the best
employees and by not allowing fakirs on
the show grounds. On each day of the
performance balloon ascension is
made by Professor David McDade, the
famous aernaut, and highest flyer in
the world. The shows will appear mn
Tuesday and Wednesday, June and o.,
and the admission is only ten cents.
There will no doubt be a large attend
ance at each performance, as the best
of satisfaction was given last season
at their visit here. They will also visit
Athens, ,Sayre and Waverly, after fill
ing their engagements here.
William McCleuthen, a former To-
wandian, will be ordained on Sunday
to the deaconate at the Church of the
Advocate at Philadelphia.
John Knowles, of Kansas, is visiting
Bradford county friends.
Several residents of Towanda nave
been arrested and placed for non-pay-
ment of taxes this season.
Commencement exercises of the Sus-
quehanna Collegiate Institute will be
held on Friday evening. June Il. Seven
will graduate this year.
b. Schumacher, of Hazleton, is visit
ing in ToWanda.
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pITTSTON.


1
Pittson, May 3l.-The following
memebrs of the Scranton Treble Clef
society assisted the West Pittston
society at a concert given in Music
Hall last evening, for the benefit of
ton building fund: Mrs. Burlington,
Mrs. Otttinger, Mrs. Bateman, Mrs.
Frutchy Miss Anna Robinson, Miss
Eva Brown, Miss Hattie Calender,
Miss Belle House, Miss Bessie Jones,
Mrs. Jayne. Mrs. Connolly, Mrs. Will
Carr. Mrs. Daisy Wint, Mrs. Marvin
Guernsey, Mrs. Atkins. Miss Blanche
Potter, Miss Maud De Pew, Miss Luln
Churchill, Mrs. Charles NJ. Carr, Mrs.
Uthman, Mrs. Rogers. Miss Salome
Becker, Miss Edith Davies. Miss Myr-
tie Perry. Mrs. Maxwell Chapman
acquitted herself admirably as direc-
tor of the societies, and the soprano
solos of Mrs. Clara Simpson Brady, of
Scranton, We're a delightful feature.
About $125 will be added to the build
ing fund as receipts of the event.
The funeral of the late James
Llewellyn, who was found dead in a
bed at his home on Wyoming avenue,
West PittstOn, yesterday morning.
will take place Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock. Rev. H. j. Arthur of Erie,
former pastor of the Lulerne Avenue
Baptist church. West Pttston, will
have charge of the services. De-
ceased was 60 years of age.
Love laughs at obstacles, even if
they are as repulsive as the smallpox
epidemic, and as a result of endeaVOr-
ing to fulfill her engagement to be
married next week, Mary Malander,
an lS-year-old Slavish girl, escaped
from the quarantine guards at Larks-
vile at an early hour Thursday
morning. She had been employed as
a domestic at the Frankie home. at
Larksville, and having been exposed
to the dread disease, was confined to
the house by the quarantine. Upon
her flight from the house, under cover
of darkness, DR.. Atherton, of West
Pittston, was notified by telephone,
and, summoning Chief of Police San
ford Gedds, of Exeter borough, dis
covered the young lady at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs George
Malander, at Sturmerville. The Ma
lander home was quarantined, and
the inmates, who included besides the
family Wilkes-Barre young man
who was soon to become Mary's hus-
band, We're vaccinated. Two armed
guards keep watch at the place and
by this means 1t is hoped to prevent
the spread of the disease, should any
of the inmates be stricken down, The
board of health, of that place, had
ordered all residents vaccinated
The following are the members of
this years graduating class of the
West Pittston High school; Harriet
T.. Bevans, Marie l.. Foster, Annette
II. Lloyd, William r. Corcoran, S.
Ella Crawford, Jessie II. Knight, VIII
liam ]. Breese, Thomas j. Kelley.
The closing exercises of the schools
will take place June to June Z.
The differences which have existed
between the physicians of Pittston
and the Pittston hospital trustees, for
the past few years has been amicably
adjusted, and beginning tomorrow the
hospital will have q new staff, which
will be composed of the following:
DR.. Mahon, DIR. Provost, DR.. McFad-
den, DR.. Underwood, DR.. Thompson
and DIR. Gibby. Each physician will
be in charge for period of sixty day
and DR. Thompson will be the first to
go on duty.
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Some twenty passenger trains arrive
and depart from here daily, and by
reason of these unsurpassed railroad
facilities and its mid-state location
tbeing equidistant from the ports of
Savannah. Port Royal, Charleston and
Georgetown) 1t is naturally great dis
tributing center. The Southern rail-
way extends to Charlotte on the north,
to Augusta and Atlanta and Birmng-
ham on the south, to Asheville and
Chattanooga In the west and to Green
vile. Anderson and all points In the
Piedmont region. while the Atlantic
Coast line and Seaboard Air Line radi-
ate to the south and southeast. The
Seaboard enters the city through a cut
of over fifty feet deep, opening up an
area of several acres In the center OF
the city, to be used for a new depot.
railroad shops, etc. and on leaving the
city southwark passes over a trestle
two miles in length. The Seabonrd has
spent 100000 in developing it's road
within the city limits.
AS a business center, Columbia has
for the past six years been making
rapid strides. Within the city are
many large wholesale and retail houses,
cotton mills, oil factories, fertilizing
works. tobacco warehouses, railroad
shops, etc. Here are two of the largest
cotton seed oil mills and fertilizing
factories in the South, while surround
ing Is large and fertile agricultural
country, with it's broad cotton fields,
tobacco fields truck farms. lumber
mills and turpentine stills, as seen from
the capitol and capitol grounds. testify
to- the new era of prosperity that has
dat ts,N.,
cratic town.
INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTS.
Fly Harvesting the Congaree and
Broad rivers. a splendid and mex
haustible water power. only second to
Niagara. gives Columbia just what was
needed to utilize the immense cotton
supply, grown around here. into var
icus fabrics by and for it's own peo-
pie and also to develope the immense
latent resources of this section. Gen
eral Sherman. on his famous march to
the sea, destroyed nearly all the busi-
ness section of Columbia (the blame
of which each side throws upon the
other), causing great CONSERVATION
and consequent depression. from
which the city never fully rallied, but
remained a dull, conservative and
even dead town until 1894 and 1895.
when new life was infused into 1t by
such men as w. r. Smith Whaley,
and other New England capitalists,
who. on coming here. commenced to
develop the natural resources of the
city then lying dormant. virtually un-
known and unappreciated. Today
Columbia can boast of the largest
number Of up-to-date cotton mills,
run by electricity. in the world, and
the largest cotton mill under one roof
in the United States. Standing as I
do. amid these immense electrical mill
palaces. in this unique New England
village. I am led to exclaim, in my ad-
miration: "All hail, Columba!"
Next week, before continuing our
journey southwark. I will briefly de-
scribe one of these cotton mill pal
aces and the immense power plant.
the pride Of the New South and Mecca
of progressive manufacturers from
Maine to California.
j. T.. Richmond.
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CRADLE OF A
LOST CAUSE
HISTORIC PAST, BRIGHT Fu.
TuRE, OF COLUMBIA.
Capital of South Carolina, Which
Sherman Destroyed in 1866, Is To-
day the Center of the Busiest
Cotton Spinning Industry in the
United States and It's Future Is
Full of Promise.


Columbia, $. c.. March Is. 1901.
ERoM Southern Pines southwark
we take the Seaboard Air Line
. railway to Columbia. S. c., a
distance of 1856 miles. Seven miles
southward is Pine Bluff. N. c.. new
winter resort, just opened to the pub
lie. 1t is owned by the same COM
pany which owns the real estate at
Southern Pines. 1t lies on the south
side of the Great Sand Ridge. pro-
tected from the cold north winds and
receiving all the benefits of the Gulf
stream. Its pure streams of water
flowing from springs are unsurpassed
in the United States. Here furnished
cottages and houses can be secured
on the most reasonable terms by ap-
plying to j. Il. Patrick of that
place AT Aberdeen is net
work of railroad crossings of
intersecting lines. A further run of
enc hundred miles brings us to the
historic town of Camden S. c., passing
eight stations of more or less import
ance. New towns through this pine
district spring up like mushrooms.
Saw mills. turpentine stills. lumber
camps, houses built on stills, with no
cellars. the chimneys built outside the
gable end. are seen on every side.
while the soil is vari-colored sand and
loan, red and yellow. improving ir.
regularly as we go southwark. This
kind Of soil requires yearly fertilizing,
as the sand leeches the fertilizer. We
notice that in the clearing of the land.
and burning of the brush and strmps,
and even in ploughing. the negro wo-
men. as we'll as colored men and boys,
are employed.
FERTILIZERS.
The best fertilizer used is made from
phosphate rock. dug from the beds
only found in this locality, and dry
bone and cotton seed meal oil. ground
together. which produces a rich COM
post black in color. This is n great in
dustry and the licenses paid for min
ing the phosphate rocks form a large
public revenue.
noticeable feature at each station
all through the south was two separ-
ate apartments for passengers, one for
white people and one for colored. in
dicated by sign over each doorway;
also in some of the day coaches are
first and second class apartments for
both white and culorcd. custom not al
lowing the two races to ride in the
same apartment. while in Georgia it Is
unlawful, so said.
AT Camden we changed from eastern
to central time by dating back our
watches an hour. The historical events
connected with this town are too well
known to need more than a passing
allusion. Camden was settled in 1850.
and was the scene of many bitter fights
during the Revolution. one of which
was marked by the death of Baron
Dekalb from the effects of his eleven
wounds while fighting Lord Cornwallis
in our defence. The remains of this
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Joseph Mron mas been engaged by Frank l..
Perley for leading role in "'rhe Ihaperons."
John Blair, who has been in London most OF
this season, will appear nen year IN a revival
OF "Hamlet," opening at Boston
Miss Mary Mannering has gone to Europe, to
remain until September !. She will begin her
next starring tour in ''Janice Meredith" at rren'
ton, n. j., on September %.
Miss Amelia Bingham has engaged Miss Bjou
Fernandez TO play Miss Godesby in The Climb
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BRADFORD COUNTY.
necial 10 the Scranton Tribune.

Towanda, May 3l.--Again this season
Towanda will be visited by Lowry
Brothers Olympia shows. which has
merlted widely known reputation for
giving high class entertainments in a
circus nature. Each act is handled by
the best of performers on the trapeze
and in the other numerous features of
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HE CITYS APPROACHES.


south by mammoth bridge, a COM
bination of wood and iron, over the
Congaree river, The bridge Is !, 200 feet
long, is supported by nine large piers
and cost $4,000; and from the north
west, over Broad river by bridge L.
05i feet long, that cost $35, 900: also by
a number of public roads that bring an
abundapce of produce raised in the
surrounding country. The soil in the
northern part of the city is red clay.
while in the southern part and through
to the coast, 142 miles, it Is sandy. At
Columbia the mountain sand and red
clay sub-soil and the ocean sand meet.
Among the six good hotels Of the city.
! should make special mention of the
Columbia, as being a first-class hos
telry, worthy to bear its name, the
source of pride of all citizens of this
| famous South Carolina city, and, l can
say, the praise of all visitors. Archi-
tecturally beautiful of southern de-
sign, it represents the highest type of
Il modern and model hotel. The in
| terror Is unique and luxurious. There
| Is not a dark room in the house. The
cuisine comprises all the delicacies of
| the season to please the most fastidi-
| GUS The hotel possesses all modern
conveniences and necessities. The pro-
| prietor, NJ. +. Nixon, is typical hotel
man, a southern gentleman in spirit
and training, who enjoys a reputation
| throughout the southland for giving
personal attention to the comfort of his
guests. We have very pleasant recol-
lections of the hospitality shown to us
while his guests during our stay in
| Columbia.
y Columbia is connected with the out
! side world nv sight lines of railway.
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ers' next season because Of the success achieved
by her in the role during the recent illness Of
Miss Clara Bloodgood.
Samuel Collins is now playing the lcadiDs
comedy role in "San 10y at Daly's theattr
James T. Powers has gone to London to see "lhe
Messenger Boy" in which he is TO appear neat
season. Miss May Robson, Miss Jobyna tlowland
George Honey and Harry Kelly, too, have been
eI gagged for "rhe Meslsnger Boy" b.
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College Games.

At Gettysburg H. H. T.
Gettysburg ........ 0 OO00OiO 90
Buckncn .........,. . 1000 %
Battcrie, Winter and White Hes All stanton.
Umpre-schcely.
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National League.
Eastern League.

Worcester. 6; Syracuse, 3.
Providence, G; Hartford, !.
Rochester, .; Montreal, o.
No Buffalo.Toronto game.
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BASE BALL.
American League.

At Cleveland IL, H. T..
rhiladelphiaa ....... 80 o3 oo-ib u 2
Cleveland ......... o 2O2 O3 0-H l6 3
Battcrics-Frazcr, Piatt and Powers; Moore,
Bmggins, Hotfer and Wood. Umpire-Cantillon.
At Chcago-(scven innings, rain)-- X. IT, Il.
Boston .............,... o O2O Is 2
Chicago .........,...... O2 D O2 90 10 z
Battcries-Icwis and Schreckonkost; Skopcc and
Sullivan. Umpircs-Manassau and Connolly.
At Detroit Il. II. T..
Baltimore .......... 0O2O OlO02-5 II ?
Detroit .....,....... OO3O OOO0ll-5 2
Patteries-IIowcll and Robinson; Sever and
Buclow Umpire--Sheridan, Games forfeited to
Detroit to 0, Baltimore refusing to play.
At Milwaukee II. II. u.
Washington ............ Oll0O1O-8 o
Milwaukee ............ 90 O2OOO-3 0 |
Batterics-Carrick and Grady; Hawley and
count Of darkness.
National League.
At Brooklyn Il. IT, r.
Pittsburg ........,, 0 90 101 l . 10 ?
Brooklyn ........... OOOll l0O0O-2 3
Batteries -Phipp and oConnor; Kennedy and
Mcclure. UmprcS-Nash and Cunningham.
At delphia-Cincnnati Philadelphia no
gamci rain,
At New -Boston'New York, no game; wet
grounds
Chicago.St. Louis not scheduled.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-06-07
Welded.


\ very pretty wedding was soiemnlzed
in the Methodist Episcopal Church South
at high noon on Wednesday, May 10Th.
at Southport, n. c., when Miss Claudia
Burton Ruark, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Hanson X. Ruark, was united i'll marriage
to Professor Henry Carl Shultz, principal
OF the Southport Academy, and formerly
OF North Collins, New York,
The ediice was very uniquely deeorat'
ed with an abundance of plants and ferns.
The chancel rail was clothed in evergreen.
he altar almost hidden by lilies OF the
valley: and from the several chandeliers
%testOons OF green hung from either side OF
the church, interspersed by wreaths OF
roses. Upon entering the church, the
whole seemed a beautiful garden, SO tasti-
~ was it dressed.
About 1875 O'Clock Mrs. Roena Carey
softly played the wedding march, and, as
he sweet strains of "Home, Sweet Hone
iloated gently out upon the MONDAY air,
the bride and groom came slowly up the
aisle and were met at the chancel rail by
t he ushers-Editor C. Ed. Taylor, and
Mr.. James Fletcher Ruark, OF PENIS
Grove, N. j., a brother OF the bride. The
Rev, R. W. Baiely, pastor of the Church,
oticiated, and the couple were married
with a ring.
The bride was very prettily gowned in a
pearl-colored broad-cloth travelling suit,
with hat to match, and carried a bunch
Of brides roses and ferns.
After receiving congratulations from
their many friends, the happy couple left
on the steamer Wilmington, for a wedd-
ing tour, and the groom's former home.
Enroute they will visit the brides broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr., and Mrs. Harry
NJ, Pyle, in PENIS Grove, N. j. During
the trip. which will last for about two
months, they will visit the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo; the Niagara Falls,
and in Canada. They will return to this
place early in August. Prof. shultz ex-
poets to teach another year here.
Submitted by
J.. Fletcher Ruark,
of "Dixie."
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-06-07

The Review of Reviews New York;
for June contains editorial comments on
Parties in the South" 'The President
and His Journey, " "The Cubans at Wash,
ington,' ''The New State of Mind at Ha-
vana," "Notes on Industrial War and
Peace" "The New English Taxes"
Lord Salisbury and Ireland" "The new
British Army Bill" China and the In.
demnity " Improvement in Philippine
Conditions" "Hawaii's Political Dead
lock-" and "The Exposition Season. "
Among the contributed articles are those
who on dedication day OF the Pan-Ameri-
can exhibition with photographs, a de-
scription OF how Niagara Falls have been
turned to commercial uses, a sketch of
the late Professor Rowland, OF Johns
Hopkins, the effect to prevent the ravages
OF consumption, and some important facts
relative to the recent discoveries OF petro-
leum in Texas and California. 1t is an
excellent number in every respect.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-06-07

At a meeting OF the Salem City Coun-
Gil it was decided to raise $4,000 for schools
this year. This is an increase OF $500
over last year.
w. Paul Morton, OF Salem, and Loren
Plummer, Jr., OF Q%uinton, have success
fully passed the State free schoolship ex-
animation for Rutgers College.
The graduates from the Woodstown
High School on Wednesday evening
were Ella Banks, Frank Coleman, Alice
Keen, Wilma Coles, Mary Clayton and
Geneva Lippincott,
The Board OF Education OF Lower Allo-
ways Creek township, Salem County, has
elected the following teachers for the
ensuing term: Miss Hattie Penton, Miss
Mary E. Harris and Miss Kate F. Brown.