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The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
THE CHANGE OF LIFE

Is the most important per ID in a wo-
mans existence. Owing to modern
methods of living, not one woman in
thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
train Of very annoying and some-
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until 1t
seems ready TO burst, and the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
chills, as If the heart were going to
stop for good, are symptoms Of dan
gerous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just so many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12

ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs Of woman's
system at this trying period Of her life.
1t builds up the weakened nervous
system, and enables a woman to pass
that grand change triumphantly.
81 was a very sick woman, caused
by Change of Life. suffered with hot
flushes, and fainting spells. was
afraid to go on the street, my head
and back troubled me so. was en-
tirely cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. ~ MRS. JENNIE
NOBLE, SOLO Keyser St., Germantown,
Pa.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12

1t has been found that insanity ap-
pears earlier in Jews Of both sexes
than in non-Jews, at thirty-seven, as
compared with forty-three years.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12

The letter X occurs only once in
1000 letters in the English language.
In French 1t occurs five times as often.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12

Happiness cannot be ought, but one Of tho
great hindrances to its attainment can DO re-
moved by Adams Pepsln TutI Fruit.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12

Chaldeans, was introduced into
Greece, probably by the BabylonlOns,
1t was only a pillar or staff. and was
not graduated so as to indicate the
passage Of any particular fraction of a
day. When it cast a shadow six feet
long, the hour for bathing had arrived,
and supper was eaten when the shaG.
ow became twelve feet long. Simple
as 1t was, it seemed to satisfy the
needs Of that primitive race. 1t could
not,i Of course, be used indoors, nor
was it Of any use on a cloudy day. 1t
was merely crude timekeeper and
could not even be used for checking
off certain brief periods. To accom-.
plish this the "Clepsydra," or water
clock, was invented, and Greece seems
to have been the land of its origin.
Fifty years before the Christian era,
a clepsydra was erected in the "Tower
of the Winds in the market place ar
Athens. A running stream kept the
water in an upper vessel at con
stant level. The discharge raised a
float in lower vessel, On this float
was an indicator or hand, which as II
rose, Travelled over an adjacent scale
and so gave a time indication, vlsi.
BILE at a distance. This was the public
timepiece Of Athens, and its indica-
tions could always be compared with
those of the sun dial on the frieze os
the octagonal building by which it
was enclosed. At the top Of the roof
was a weather vane in the form Of a
Triton, who pointed with his trident
toward the prevailing wind. Thus the
double purpose of naval observatory
and weather bureau was accom-
nlishpd
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
CRUDE TIAIEKRRPERs.

Even with our present defective sys-
tenn Of time-reckoning, consider how
many advantages we enjoy over the
ancients In the sixth century be.
fore Christ the sun dial, which is sup.
posed to have been invented by the
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
TIM1Na sPEEcHEs nY wATER.

A curious use of the clepsydra in
Greece was for limiting the length of
speeches in the courts. In very i'm,
portant cases an additional amount OF
time was allowed, and each side was
permitted as much as fifty gallons OF
water, necessitating the use of unusu.
ally large amplorae. When speaker
was interrupted, to save the time be.
ing charged against him he would or
der the official to "stop the water"
The system Of timekeeping in Rouie
divided the day and night into four
watches, which were determined
roughly by observing the courses OF
the sun and stars. Noon was publicly
announced by an official who from the
senate watched for the appearance Of
the sun at Il certain point.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
A cUMpERsoME METHOD.

The old Japanese method of time
keeping was very cumbersome. The
clock was in charge of an attendant
whose duty It was to change tIe
hands so as to keep pace with the con.
sSantly changing length of the days.
1t was all right so long as the man at
tended to his duties.
Reverting once more to ancient
times, it is well to bear in mind that
had it not been for julius Caesar, who
established certain regulations which
were formulated as the Julian calen.
dar, and Pope Gregory Kill, who In
the sixteenth century recognized sew
eral errors and defects in time recS.
onlng and succeeded in devising his
now well-known methods for correct
ing them, we might still be hedged
about with such confusing conditions
as would make it hard for a man to
know whether he should get up or so
to bed. Washington STAR
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
ooooAXuT CLOCKS.

A similar device has been found in
use among the Malay boatmen, where
a perforated cocoanut shell floating in
a bucket of water permits the fui1
to enter gradually. When the shell
becomes full an hour is recorded, In
northern India a copper bowl is used.
and at the moment it sinks the at.
tendant strikes the hour upon the met.
al. In China the same idea occurs,
but with this difference, the vessel
Is filed and drop by drop the water Is
allowed to flow out.
Coming down to our own day, what
else is the sandglass, which a few
years ago was IN common use in kitch.
ems to show the cook when the
eggs were boiled? And is not the mod.
ern clock based on the same prin.
ciples? In the clepsydra the water is
the motor; the perforatlon, the escape
ment; while the sinking Of the shell
or bowl is the index Of the completion
of a definite period.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
Millions Of Women

SE W llGOFA SOAFS asSSted bY OutIcura Ointrnent,
~ for preserving purifying, and bcAutyng the skin, for
cleansing the scalp Of crust scales and dandru and the stop
ping Of falling hair for sotcnng whitening, and soothing red
rough and hands, for baby rashe hngs and ehang
the form Of baths for annoying tacns and nammaOn
free offensive pspaon, in the form of washes for uerave
weaknesses and many sanave antpt purposes which readily
suggest themselves and mothers and for a purposes
& the toilet BATH and nursery No of persuasion
duc those who have Used these great skin purifiers and beau
tifers any others CUTICURA SOAP combines delicate
cmolent properties derived from CUTCURA the great skin
eure with the purest of cleansing ingredients and the refresh
ing of flower Odor No other edcated soap compounded
to be compared with for preserving, purifying and bsauy
ing the skim scalp hair and hands No other foreign domestic
toilet soap however expensive to be compared with for aft
the purposes Of the toilet BATH and nursery. Thus combines
IN ONE SOAP at ONE PRICE, viz. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS,
the BEST skin and complexion soap the BEST toilet and BEST
baby soap IN the world.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
AMONG THE INDIANS.

Among the Montagnais Indians q
crude form of sun dial is used in hunt
ing to let the sQuaws, who follow their
lords and masters, know whether they
may take it easy" or hurry up" for
they might fare badly if they Jagged
behind when their husbands We're
ready for supper. And so the men
when hunting erect in the snow a stick
at some wellknown place and draw
the exact line of the sticks shadow in
the snow before going on. When the
women arrive with their pots and 9th.
err cooking utensils they note the
new line Of the shadow, and by oh.
serving the angle which 1t forms with
the line already drawn in the snow
they can tell how far ahead their hus
bands are.
With all Indian tribes the season OF
the year is indicated by observing ma
ture's own processes and not by
months. Thus the changing of the
moon, the budding Of the trees, the
falling Of the leaves, the coming and
going Of the birds, all are symbOlical
of the various seasons Even among
the farmers in Virginia, not so very
long ago the proper time for planting
corn was "when the hickory leaves
became as large as a squirrels ear"
The Indians have no clocks or me-
chanical devices for telling the time,
but it is known that in zuni and Moki
the Pueblo Indians tell the arrival Of
noon by setting up stones and noticing
when the shadows are shortest. 1t Is
not uncommon on farms even nova.
days to have the "hands" say that
when they can "stand on their heads
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-12
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.


Does any one ask, "What is going
to straighten this out and bring about
order out of the existing chaos?" The
answer is by simply putting into op.
Grafton the results of the deliberations
of the international meridian confer.
ence, which met in Washington at the
invitation of President Arthur in Oc-
tober, 1884, for the express purpose
of establishing a prime meridian and
universal day, This matter was
freely discussed at the time by nayi-
gators and astronomers, and the hope
was everywhere expressed that the
change would be effected on January
!, 1901. AT any rate it does not seem
possible that the adoption Of the new
system can be deferred very long af-
ter the commencement Of the twenti-
eth century.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
Struck by an Engine.

\ Young man named William Fos-
ter had miraculous escape from
death early yesterday morning, while
lying asleep on the tracks of the Erie
and Wyoming division of the Erie
railroad near the company offices.
Foster. who Is only is years of age.
is believed to have been celebrating
the Fourth rather prematurely. and.
worn out by his efforts, sank exhaust
ed on the tracks and was soon fast in
the arms of sleep.
The whistle and shrek OF an on
coming train about 1.30 O'Clock did not
awaken him, and the headlight of T. c
engine failed to reveal his slight
form. He was struck squarely by the
engine, but providentially escaped be-
ING ground to death under its massive
wheels. He was picked bodily up In
stead and hurled to the bottom of an
embankment at the side of the track.
He fell between thirty and forty
feet. awakening to find himself
bruised in body and limb, and the
blood flowing freely from a scalp
wound. The train stopped, and he
was removed from his position at the
foot of the embankment to the cars
and brought to the central city, where
the LackaWanna hospital was notified
of the accident. lie was removed tc
that institution and yesterday was re-
ported to be resting easily, despite his
scalp wounds and general soreness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
Minor Accidents.

Miss Florence, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas j. Snowden, of Sunset
avenue, was quite severely burned on
the arm yesterday, while helping to
shoot off a cannon.
Ruth, the 7-year-old daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. William j. Brace. of South
Bromley avenue fell down "A flight of
steps yesterday and fractured her arm.
Martin Tighe, aged l6 years, of
South Van Buren avenue. had both
his hands severely burned yesterday
by powder. His injuries were dressed
at the West Side hospital
William Dressco, aged 2S years, while
climbing into a wagon yesterday, fell
and sustained a compound fracture Of
his leg, lie was taken to the West
Side hospital.
John Jones had several badly lac
Grated fingers attended to at the Lack
awanna hospital yesterday morning, as
the result of holding a cannon cracker
in his hand at the time of its eXplo-
sion. Fred Swammer was the next,
with the same complaint, and shortly
afterwards John Richards entered, as
the third victim of the demon fire.
cracker his hands also being decorated
with nice white bandages. None of
the cases We're of sufficiently serious
nature to retain the injured persons at
the institution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
Lost Control of Car.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Car No. :. of the Scranton Railway
company, in charge of Conductor Con-
molly, became uncomfortable while
rounding the turn at Powell's resi-
dence, on North Main street, Taylor,
and dashed down the steep incline at
terrific rate of speed. The car was
an open one and crowded. Mrs. Her
man WHEELER, of LaCkawanna avenue,
this city, was the only passenger hurt.
She was heavily thrown to the
ground.
AS soon as the car was gotten un-
der control, Conductor Connolly and
several male passengers went to the
injured woman'S assistance. She was
assisted to McDonald's hotel parlors,
where Dr.. J. l.. Grihths was sum-
mOned. who examined the injured
woman. No bones were broken, but
she had a small cut across the nose
and a badly bruised arm. 1t is feared
that she also sustained internal in
jurieS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
ACCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Fuse Fell Into Powder Pail.

The 14-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Devinc, of Genet street, was
frightfully burned yesterday after
noon, while in the act of loading a
cannon. Devnc, with some of his
friends. were celebrating the Fourth
near Crown avenue, by shooting off a
large cannon. They were loading It
after a discharge when the fuse they
were using fell into the powder pail
which contained about four pounds of
rock powder
There was n terrible explosion and
Devine's clothing was a mass of fire.
Persons nearby hurried to his assist
ance and tore the burning clothes
from his body. lie was frightfully
burned about the head and body, and
was taken to the residence of his
brother on Irving avenue. where he
was attended by DR.. j. j. Walsh. who
reports his condition as very serious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
MR.. DICK HAS MAJORITY.
According to the Count of Tellers in
the Second District of Luzerne.
BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press

By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Wilkes Barre. July 4.-The tellers
appointed to recount the vote in the
Second legislative district for the office
of county controller, reported today
that the result showed A. II. Dick, of
HazletOn. to have Il majority Of the
votes east in the county convention
Tuesday. The chairman of the con-
NentiOn, however has not officially
announced the result. 1t is said there
is a reason for his not doing so. Con-
trollcr ]. ID. Lloyd. VINO is cOntesting
Dicks right To a place on the ticket
only awaits the opportunity for an
official announcement.
Should Chairman Lloyd declare Dick
the regular nominee of the convention,
then Lloyd, the contestant, will go
into court and claim that the pro-
ccedings of the convention were ir-
regular, as the chairman can only
make such announcement in the pres
once of the delegates and While the
convention is in session.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05

Fourth was celebrated in right merry,
good comrade-like style. A clam bake
and social were given and the spacious
lawn was crowded with guests. The
affair was of very informal nature,
shirt-waist men and shirt-waist young
ladies being the prevailing element
among those in attendance.
Musicians seated on the lawn fur
nished music throughout the night
and about 10 o'clock refreshments
were served on long tables in the
rear of the lawn, generous supplies of
the mollusk, which gave the affair it's
name, being in evidence. The commit
tee in charge had left nothing undone
in the way of entertainment and came
in for it's share of deserved praise.
There were many out of city guests
present.
The weather, as told in detail else
where, was very oppressive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
PROTEST FROM PROF. MOORE.
He Objects to Being Misquoted and
Then Criticized.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July 4-The following
telegram was received this afternoon
at the Philadelphia office of the AsSoci-
ated Press:
Scranton, Pa, July 1, 1901,
Tuesday night, July ,, at the request Of the
New York Journal, | stated in substance that the
oppressive heat then covering the country east
Of the Rocky mountains would occur for at least
three days longer, except that thunder showers
might afford temporary breathing spells, The
New York press and the dispatches thcreirom
this morning unfairly criticize me for the con.
tents OF interview given 10 the Journal although
two or three days have passed and the heat re-.
mains with us, except where temporary relief
was given by the local showers predicted, |
have made no prediction that the hot wave would
last a month; such a prediction would be the
height Of absmdity; and | protest against the
unfair treatment OF putting foolish words into my
mouth and then making these words the basis
Of editorial comment and criticism.
(Signcdl Willis l.. Moore,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
DIED BRoM THE HEAT.
George Tanning Found Dead in Bed
at His Home.

George flaming, sr,, living on Wheeler
place, near Breaker street, on the Green
Ridge side of the river, was found dead
in bed yesterday afternoon, His grand
daughter, Dora flaming, a young wo-
man of II years, who does service in
one of the neighboring families, had
occasion to go to her home on some
errand, and, while upstairs, went into
the room occupied by her grandparent.
She was horrifed to find him sitting
up In bed and apparently lifeless.
An alarm was at once given and DIR.
Charles Thompson hurriedly sum
mOned. Upon reaching the house and
seeing the old gentleman, he pronounced
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
Wagon Overturned.

A wagon loaded with temperance
drinks, belonging to a. w. Schroeder,
overturned while rounding a curve on
curve in the picnic grounds at Nay
Aug park yesterday at 4 o'clock. Mrs.
Catherine Lord, of West Scranton,
who was standing near, was frighten-
ed into a swoon, and was unconscious
for several hours.
DR., Beach. of West Scranton, and
DR.. Peck, of North Scranton, who hap.
pened to be in the park, ministered
to her until the arrival of the West
Side hospital ambulance at $50 o'clock,
when she was taken to that institu-
ton. There it was found that the
heat was largely responsible for her
condition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
Two Men Killed.

Two unknown men were killed by the
Saratoga express on the Delaware and
Hudson railroad, between Starrucca
and Melrose, last night about o'clock.
The men were lying on the track
when the train rounded the curve two
miles south of Starrucca. 1t was i'm
possible for the engineer to stop the
train, and both men We're run over and
frightfully mansled. Both were be-
headed.
There was nothing about them by
which they could he identified last
night. The indications were that one
of them was about 30 years of age, and
the other somewhat younger. Near the
bodies an empty whiskey bottle was
found.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05

him dead, and gave his opinion that
death had resulted some time previ-
ously. Mr.. flaming was about - years
old, and was well-knoWn. He was in
apparently good health yesterday morn
ing when he got up, but some time
afterwards complained of sickness and
went upstairs TO lay down for some
rest, the members of the family having
no idea of the serious nature of his
complaint. The intense heat of the last
few days was responsible for his death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05

new church OF st. Philomcna has
been erected. Father Winters was
born at Friendsville, Susquchanna
priesthood in st. Peters cathedral in
Rt Rev. Bishop OHara.
After his ordination he was, for
about two years, an assistant priest
at the cathedral, and during that
period made many warm friends in
this city. From here he was sent to
Plymouth. where he was assistant to
Rev. Father Donohoe for nearly eight
years. Early in 1899 a new pastor was
needed for ST. philomena's church
and Father Winters was selected for
the post.
He found the church at Hawlcy in
adequate for the needs of the parish
and at once began a movement to Sc
cure tho erection of a new building. II
was difficult task he cut out for
himself but that he was equal to it
is demonstrated by the beautiful
structure which was on sunday last
dedicated to the service of the Most
High.
Alderman Otto -. Myers. who dis
pcnSes Justice i'm the Second ward. is
not a man learned i'm tho law, but is
what the law contemplated an alder
man should bean evenly poised,
sensible man, who brings common
sense to bear on the disputes that
arise between nciGhbors. He is an ar
bitrator whose sage advice has saved
many persons from plunginC into
needless strife and has helped to heal
up sores that might have become
great gaping wounds if the weight of
his advice had been thrown i'm favor
of suing rather than against it when
his neighbors came to him with their
grievances.
Alderman Myers was born in Abing.
ton township in 1856 and when he was
fourteen wears of age he moved tn
Providence and began To work i'm the
Won Storch breaker. After a time he
became section hand on the Della l.
ware and Hudson railroad, then a
brakeman and subsequently CON
ductor. which position he filled for
seventeen years, when he was severely
injured in wreck A breakdown in
his health followed and he went To
California. where he again became a
railroad man. There he sustained an
other injury which deprived him of
part of his left hand. After recover
ing. he returned east and opened a
small grocery store, near the square
in Providence, which he gave up to
become alderman OF the Second ward
as successor to l.. y. Roberts,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-05
MORE Than
HALF GRADED
WORK ON NEW ROAD BEING
RAPIDLY PUSHED.

Seven Sub-Contractors and Between
900 and 1000 Men Employed on
the Five Sections of the Scranton
Pittston Branch of the Scranton
and Northeastern Railroad-Un-
less Unexpected Delays Come the
Road Will Be in Operation by
October 1.