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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

The Arabs have no written pedigrees; it
is all an affair Of memory and of notoriety
in the tribe. Certain alleged pedigrees Of
Arabian horses, couched in romantic Ian
guage and represented as carried in
small bag and hung by cord around the
animals neck, have been published, but
these are forgeries got up probably by
horse dealers, Egyptian, Syrian or Persian.
The breeding of every horse is matter of
common knowledge, and it would be i'm
possible for his owner to fabricate pedi-
gree so as to deceive the natives, even if he
were so inclined. The Bedouins, it seems
necessary to admit, are in general great
liars, and they will lie Ito stranger) about
the age, the qualities or the ownership of
horse, but they will not lie about his pedi-
gree, even when they can do so with i'm
punity. To be truthful on this subject is
almost a matter of religion, certainly a
point of honor, in the desert.-Atlantic
Monthly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

been located, at whose back was jim
Guyon, sudden swoop has been made and
all but him captured
One trusted and experienced secret serv-
ice agent received the solemn injunction
from his dying father to capture Jim
Guyon dead or alive. The father had de-
voted years to the work, but in vain, and
the son, with painstaking care, has fol-
lowed up his prey, but without success.
Another agent of the secret service, Donel-
la by name, has hole in his ear, made
by bullet from tho pistol of jim Guyon
as he fed over Ohio fields only four years
ago He would dearly love to pay back
that injury with interest, but Guyon has
escaped him.
Guyon Is not alone counterfeiter. He
Is an organizer Of counterfeiters. Inputting
up job against the treasury he proceeds
with marvellous cunning He it is who
finds the engraver and sets him at his
work, who procures the paper, who works
tb, press and who finally supervises the
d ngerous operation Of Showing the
deer" Guyon keeps the gang together.
70 do this money is needed-good money
--and Guyon always finds it.
Guyon has organized many gangs of
counterfeiters, and the secret service
agents have as often run them to earth
and captured tho members, with the ex-
ception of tho leader, who Is slippery
customer indeed. But they have never
been successful In capturing the plate of
the "Webster head" $40 bill, which has
been in Guyon's possession for dozen
years. This is very dangerous counter
felt, and thousands Of dollars worth have
been circulated. Many thousands, too,
have been expended by the secret service
agents in trying to get hold of theplste.
They were sorely disappointed when they
found 1t was missing from the outfit cap
tured at Bethel. The original counterfeit
Of the "Wesbter head" made its first ap-
pearance in 1879 at Moberiy, Mo-, and it
has turned up since then at intervals of
three OF four years in different parts Of the
country.
Guyon is about 45 years old. feet in
height, weighing about 100 pounds with
dark brown hair and high cheek bones
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
IS, head downward, wero standing In the

ties, head downward, wero standing In the
melons.
This is not the first row in which Mile.
di Dio, the singer, has been involved.
-Four years ago she was singing at Dam
zer's Orpheum, Vienna. Her devoted
admirer was young Roumanian prince,
tho son Of Roumanian ambassador to
Vienna. Flo was always with her when
she drove in the prater in the afternoons
and in her box ut tho opera where she
spent the evenings until the timecane for
her turn at the second class theater at
which she was singing. 1t is reported
that this young man, in Il moment-of i'm
pecuniosity, had borrowed the singers jew-
els and pawned them. This wasvery gen.
orally discussed in Viennaat the time, and
when the German ambassador to Austria.
Prince Reuss, gave one Of his diplomatic
balls the Roumanian ambassador was in
vited, but no invitation was sent to his
son.
Public comment on the young mans re-
lations to the singer had reached such a
stage that it was important for him to he
present at u ball which all Vienna was GER
tain to attend, so he went without an in
yitation and told his hostess that he sup
posed his failure to receive one was due
to an oversight. This misconception of
the situation was very frankly cleared
away by Prince Rouss, who told him that
no had failed to receive an invitation be-
cause none had been sent him, and that
his presence there was not desired. He
and his father promptly left the embassy,
and there followed a challenge from the
Roumanian ambassador, who was a MEM
Der of the Bacaresco family There was
no duel. Mile. di Dio has her Jewels back,
and the young prince has drupped into the
security Of his fatherland.
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eral cheerfulness and make every one
around him more attentive to his wishes.
"Where's the best restaurant in town."
he asked, leaning over the bar and famil-
iarly addressing the man in the white gar
ments.
"It's two blocks down"
"I1l show you where it is" said man
who wore clothes almost as good as those
Of Mr.. Wilson. Come with me-" Mr.. Will
son locked arms with the gentleman, who
introduced himself as president of bank
and said he was proud to be allowed to
walk along the street with Mr.. Wilson.
They met several distinguished citizens
whose names Mr.. Wilson had read in
scraps Of newspaper around the lodging
house. They met the mayor, The postmas-
ter, Mr.. Armour, Mr. Field, Mr.. Pullman
and Others. Every time Mr.. Wilson was
introduced the whole crowd went and had
drink Mr. Wilson showed them how
much money he had, and they slapped him
on the hack and said he was good fellow.
At last Mr.. Wilson and the banker sat
down to dine. They had lobster and pie
and champagne and all kinds Of drinks,
and Mr. Wilson gave the waiter 81 to fan
him while he was eating After that he
and the banker went riding in an open
carriage, and all the people along the
street stopped to see them go by. They
halted in front Of saloon and had the
bartender bring three bottles of champagne
out to the carriage-one for Mr. Wilson,
one for the banker and one for the driver.
While they, wero drinking the cham
pagne out Of the bottles a crowd gathered
around. Mr.. Wilson ordered policeman
to disperse the crowd, and he did so
promptly.
"Now, what shall we do next?" asked
the banker, putting his arm around Mr..
Wilson's neck. "Oh, take little ride and
then have something more to drink. Drive
up, there!" and he stood up In the seat
and kicked the driver in the back.
So they drove up one street and down
another while the bands played and wom-
en- at the windows waved handkerchiefs.
Mr.. Wilson leaned back in the cushions
thoroughly happy and counting his money,
when he felt a sudden pain in his right
foot.
The pain became more sharp.
He raised himself to his elbow.
He was getting the "hot foot" A heavy
policeman was pounding the sole of his
shoe. The club was lifted again, but
." Hobo Wilson drew back his leg
go wan now Get novel; said the
policeman, giving him a kick with the
broad of his foot.
well, I'm goin, "whined 'Hobo" Will
son, whose head was all in whirl as he
came to his feet. He picked up his coat
and limped around the corner of ware
house +, and at each step the cruel truth
became clearer to him.
"Thank goodness for one thing" said
no. II can still taste the lobster"
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Alaska. The discovery of this wonderful
mirage was made by the Indians, who
would tell of the city which was built in
the clouds. The mirage can be seen in the
early part of July, from to 6p. m. 1t
rises from the side Of the Pacific glacier.
1t first appears like heavy mist and soon
becomes clearer, and one can distinctly see
the specter city, well defined streets and
trees, tall spires, huge and odd shaped
buildings which appear to be ancient
mosques or cathedrals. 1t is city which
would seem to contain at least q, 900 or 30
600 inhabitants.
As yet no one has been able to identify
it, although several have claimed to recog-
nize the place. There is no city like it in
Alaska, nor in any country about it for
thousands of miles. Some claim it is a
city in Russia, others say it is city in
England, but none can tell where and
what it is. The mirage was given the
name of ''Silent City" as it appears to one
like a dead city; there is nothing that
would indicate it is inhabited. chicago
Herald,
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Tho Acrohntlc Art.

One day an actor named Gillett came to
the gymnasium, and the moment heard
he was an actor began turning hand and
head springs in way that astonished my
self. He asked me if l would like to 60 on
the stage with him. could not say eyes.
sir" quick enough for fear he might
change his mind. lie took me to his home
bought me a suit of clothes and became
professionally known as Frank T.. Gillett,
of the Gillett family, bicycle riders and
acrobats,
The first morning went with Mr.. Gil
lett to practice shall never forget. The
first trick he taught me was a backward
somersault. was ordered to stand erect,
and when the word was given to spring
backward, throw my head back at the
same time and turn ''for all was worth. {"
Gillett stood on the left side of me, and
when was turning gave me considerable
assistance by placing his right hand on
my left hip. made the turn and landed
on my hands and feet. was the manifest
boy in Chicago-my first trial was a sue.
cess. After Mr.. Gillett was confident that
| had the somersault he began to teach
me how to turn on his shoulders. A belt
was fastened around my waist, with con-
Meeting rope on each side.
Each rope was placed through a pulley
on the top of an upright pole on each side
of me, and / was again instructed to "go."
| lost control of myself while in the air,
and only for the aid of the mechanic or
"lunge," Gs they called, / would have
broken my neck. was frightened almost
into Mysteries | discovered, however, that
l could not injure myself as long as the
mechanic was used, so / continued prac-
ticing until / had mastered the trick.
Sometimes slipped, to be sure, and then
Gillett was bit vicious, but on the whole
he was good sort.-Interview in Chicago
Tribune.
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KING OF FORGERS.
For Many Years James Guyon Has
Foiled the Best Laid Plans
of the Detectives.


The recent arrest of the Hill-Hoyt gang
Of counterfeiters and the seizure of their
outfit at Bethel, Conn, was great
achievement. But the king Of the coun-
terfeiters remains at large, and again the
secret service agents of the government
have been foiled
When all the plans had been arranged
for the seizure Of the Bethel crowd, the So
cret service agents supposed that Jim
Guyon was at last within the meshes of
their net. That is the name of the one
man who for years has escaped their
clutches. For him their most elaborate
and costly traps have been laid. They
have not scrupled to spend thousands of
dollars and many years in devising means
for his apprehension. And in several in
stances, when gang of counterfeiters had
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
KISSED TOO OFTEN.
Oscar Hammerstain's SibiIant Tend
encY Raises Big Row in One
of His Theaters.

May man hiss a performance in his
own theater2
Oscar Hammerstein thinks so and has
suffered for his opinion.
Mr.. Hammerstein is associated with
Messrs Roster & Bal in the management
of New York music hall which is patron
lied by the fast set and occasionally visit
cd by slower citizens who are curious to
SEQ how the fast set amuse themselves.
Mr.. Hammerstein occupied conspicu-
Gus box in his theater the other night, and
when Di Dio, Vienneso singer with an
Italian name, appeared on the stage he
greeted hor with loud and long continued
Kisses. Hammerstein' $ hiss was so shrill
and persistent that it attracted the atten-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

crumpled rolls of bank bills He heaped
them upon the faded check cloth, and his
tears fell On them, mo more drillin in
the snow, no souphouses. Never again
In bucket Pard, you've done''--
But when he looked UP again the one
gallused fairy had disappeared, and the
smoke which pushed through the rigging
and rolled away was blacker than ever.
He put all tho money in his pockets,
first throwing away the balls of twine,
the old pocketknife and tho needle and
thread wound about q beer cork. On the
street car he could find no bill less than
So, and the conductor grumbled about the
change.
"Give me the change, confound you,"
said Mr.. Wilson, "or else I'll have that
number off your cap"
Thereuponsthe conductor quieted down
and gave him bis change. Mr.. Wilson
tossed 10 cents to baby ON a seat in front
of him and then settled hack to enjoy his
ride. He had never known of more beau
tiful day. He observed with much salts
faction that every one else seemed as happy
as he. The women in the doorways were
smiling, and children romped along the
sidewalks. He counted the money from
one pocket and found that it amounted to
500, or ], 300 glasses Of beer. The other
passengers watched him curiously.
He alighted at Polk street and walked
over to Dinny splace The old crowd was
there Como up, you fellows" said Mr..
Wilson, land drink all you can hold.
mean it," he added as they did not seem
willing to stand up and take chances.
Here's tho stuff"
He dribbled out ON the bar the silver
which the conductor had given him. There
was Il rush, and Dinny began setting out
rows of schooners. Drink up that
money!" shouted Mr.. Wilson. "And say,
Dinny, give me good cigar"
While the boys were taking away tho
"scuttles" as fast as they could be passed
up Mr.. Wilson went out to purchase O
wardrobe. He knew the place to go to- be-
cause he had stood before 1t many time
looking at the brilliant neckties and white
collars. The proprietor met him gruf1iy,
but melted into smiles when he saw the
roll of money.
Fix me up from the skin out" said
Mr.. Wilson. "Give me the best stuff
you've got and hand it out quick"
At the end of 10 minutes he was new
man. His neck felt the dignifed embrace
of collar for the first time in years. The
stiff shirt had Strengthened him up. He
put his money into his new clothes and
strolled out The big officer who had once
kicked him moved respectfully aside to al
low him to pass.
III hire some one to lick that fellow"
said Mr.. Wilson as he directed his steps
toward fancy barroom.
He drank cocktail after cocktail, and
their only effect was to increase his gen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
The Future Language in China

The introduction of uniform language
in China is only dream. Two hundred
years ago the emperor Kang-hi founded
schools in various parts Of the empire in
the hope of accomplishing that end, but
the result was disappointing. 1t may be
accomplished in the future when railroads
In various parts Of the country bring the
people closer together. Centuries will pass
by before that time, however The Man
DARN tongue if any will become the uni
versal one in China. -Ostasintischer Lloyd.
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WELL, ROOSTER, HoW's EVERYTHING"
you here, and the only comfort of bein
here is that there's so many trains out. l
s'pose my stomach thinks I'm tryin to
go without anything for week just on o
bet. The country lanes must be slghin
for me. I wonder if turnips are gettin
large enough"
To designate Pemberton Wilson as q
"hobo" would simply corroborate his
opinion of himself, says the tramp editor
of the Chicago Record. He had carved
Hobo Wilson" on many section shanty
and milepost between Scranton and Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and there were friends who
knew him as Rooster"
At the bend in the river coal vessel
was being unloaded. The click Of the ma
ohinery and the noisy dumping of the big
buckets at regular intervals were sooth-
ing when tho rhythm was understood.
Hobo Wilson tapped with his thumb,
keeping time, and looked through the rig
ging Of lumber schooner in the second
slip beyond at the coughing smokestack
which reached up from small planning
mill. The mill was buzzing in ohangeable
bOuSSt llhO u utSU VI ulsCOTuuuU
bees.
The smoke rolling from the stack drift
ed through the rigging, where the yards
and netted lines seemed to cut it into ir-
regular shapes Hobo" Wilson watched
drowsily until to his blurred vision there
were many fantastic forms floating in the
foggy maze. And he was not greatly sur
prised when one of these forms took on
the outline of dwarflsh human being and
foated slowly toward him. 1t poised fora
moment above hawser timber and shook
itself, "a shower Of SCOT falling from it.
Then it settled into q comfortable sitting
attitude and looked at him.
''Well, Rooster, how's everything"
The voice was rather small and shrill
"Hobo" Wilson could not answer at once.
He was marveling at the appearance Of his
strange visitor. The little man was hardly
feet high Under the slouch hat was
good natured and wrinkled face, decorated
to the chin with small tuft of beard,
which might have been gray at one time
but which was now blackened and dusty,
the same as his face and clothes. The lat
ter were Of rough quality-a hickory shirt,
shoddy pair Of trousers, fringed at the
bottom and held up by one suspender, and
pair Of worn shoes, much too large, and
laced with hemp twine.
Are you down on your luck, Rooster"
asked the little man.
"1'm livin on the air." said "Hobo."
"But where did you come from2"
II just dropped in with the smoke.
Don't know me, eh'"
"That's what don't"
Listen, Hobo Wilson. Do you remem-
Der last Saturday morning when you were
at Hammond and divided your handout
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
HOT DUELS OF
THE DEEP SEA
The SWOrGGSh, When Aroused, Is Very
TTuCulent Fellow, Indeed.
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
He Is a Veritable Privateer and
Yields a Trenchant Blade - Can
Stab Whale or Scuttle Ship with
Equal Ease-Fearless in Battle and
Curious in Repose-LivelY Scenes
Off the California Coast.


A short time ago the attention of the
passengers on q steamer off the southern
Californian coast was attracted by what
was evidently fight between two sea
monsters. What appeared to be noun
tain of foam first caught their attention.
Then an enormous tail was seen tossed in.
to the air. Then the monster preached
and rolled over and over, beating the wa
ter into foam with resounding blows that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
BOY WHO READ
FLASH FICTION
Little GeOTSlo Bennett Looks for Thrilling
Adventures at Sea
FOUND IN FLAT-DOTT0MED boat
When Picked Up by Mrs. Lucy Car
nege, of the New York Yacht Club,
He Unfolds a Tale Which Would Do
Credit to the Fertile Imagination of
"Old Sleuth" Himself-Dime Novels
Sxplain the incident.


Mrs Lucy Carnegie, the only woman
member of the New York Yacht club, re-
Gently performed an act of humanity that
many Of her lordly colleagues would have
disdainod to trouble themselves with. Her
yacht, tho Dungeness, was steaming down
Long Island sound, and when opposite
ROTOR point at about in the evening u
drifting fiat bottomed boat was sighted,
with little boy in it. The yacht put
about and took the boy on board. He was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22
A Miser in High Life.

Misers are not confined to one class of
the community, but have been at least as
common to the higher ranks as to the
lower. John Churchill, the first duke of
Marlborough, was the greatest soldier in
Europe. Yet when he was an old man. In
order to save sixpence from carriage hire
he would walk from the public rooms In
Bath to his hotel in all kinds Of weather,
He died worth 91,OOO,OOO, which reverted
to his bitterest enemy, his grandson, Lord
Trevors. s.-Cassell's Journal.
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LIVELY TRIALS
OF ONE TRAMP
From Pennry 10 Great Wealth and Then
Quickly Back Again.
HOBO WILSON and HIS WINDFALL
He Was a Generous Man, Was Will
son, and He Lived High While He
Mingled with Chicago's Million
aires-Beauties Of His Imagination.
Name Carved on Many a Mile
Post Between Scranton and Coun-
Gil Bluffs,
For the Saturday Tribune.

"a chilly townl A chilly townP' muir
INJURED Pemberton Wilson as he limped
around to the sunny side Of warehouse E
and slowly let himself down to recum-
bent position on the hot, tarry boards.
"A chilly town-that's what-even in
the summer time" said Pemberton Will
son as he threw stray nail into tho
muddy slip and lazily watched the rings
enlarge and lose themselves in faintest
ripples. "You take any train, and it lands
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

left his aunt's house and went to the
beach. After that they could find no trace
OF him. Mr. Bennett said that the boy
was only II years old, but that he had al
ready read innumcrable dime novels, and
1t was that, ho believed, that caused him
to want to 30 around the world.
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Many stories have been written about
mirages and delusions. but none have been
more interesting and curious than that of
the Silent City mirage, which makes its
appearance. near the Pacific, glacier in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

The concession granted by the Danish
governments for working the free port of
Copenhagen is for eighty years, the state,
however, reserving the right Of taking it
atthe end Of twenty-five years.
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MR.. WILSON AND THE BANK PRESIDENT.
with brother who alighted from box
car, day out from Louisville and very
hungry"
~ do. "A mans q man for a. that"
"True enough, Rooster. That was a
good deed. More than once I've seen you
give comrado good place ON the truck"
where was youS"
II dare say you didn't look up into the
rolling cloud of smoke to see the good
fairy of the hoboes."
"Fairyi'
''Cert. You didn't expect the guardian
fairy of the hoboes to tear tho country in
all kinds of weather with little white
robe and some ostrich feather wingsp'
II s'pose not.
"Hobo Wilson, I've watched you. 1
never saw you do pard any dirt. The
good things of this world must not all be
given to brakemen and farmers and people
who work. Are you hungry"
"Sure.n
"Then feel in the pockets Of that coat
beside you, and believe mo when tell you
that every man must live before he dies. F"
''Suferin brakebeamsI'' gasped Rooster
as he drew from ono pocket after another
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mAHOELLANEOUS.
DAUER'S ORCHESTRA - MUSIC FOR
ID balls, picnics, parties, receptions we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For terms
address r. J. Bauer, conductor. III Wyoming
ave, over Hulbert's music store
HORTON D. SWARTS = WHOLESALE
III lumber, Price building Scranton, Pa.
NALGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERY
wi supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twina
Warehouse 100 Washington ave, Scranton,
Pa.
HORSES AND CARRIAGES FOR SALE
Ill at 1888 Capouse avenue
d. l.. PooTE. Agent.
ERANK p. BROWN 8 CO., WHOLE,
Il sale dealers in Woodward. Cordage and
Oil Cloth, 720 W. Lackawanna avenue.
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apparently about 10 years old, was neat
ly dressed in blue knickerbockers and
white shirt waist and said his name was
Georgie. There were no oars in the boat,
and the tide had carried it out about three