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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

An anthracite coal trade authority in
terviewed by the Philadelphia Stock
holders New York correspondent with
reference to the action of the presi-
dents, said: Il have no doubt what
ever that the anthracite carriers have
at last come to an agreement which will
remain I'm force. The peculiar thing
about the agreement is that nobody Is
entirely satisfied with 1t, which. to my
mind, is pretty clear evidence that the
settlement Is the fairest that could be
made. No one seems to have obtained
an advantage over anybody else, and
the committee is to be congratulated on
having arrived at solution that salts
ties nobody. because that is the next
best thing to the ideal. but impossible
solution which satisfies everybody"
The Engineering and Mining Journal
says: "The anthracite trade Is once
more on basis by which the compa-
MES may prevent low prices, provided
they carry out their arrangement And
when final plan of operation Is de-
cided upon they will be more closely
Joined than for many years. Whether
history Will fail to repeat itself ere the
current year is over and this new pool
goes to pieces remains yet to be seen"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

than the present lines, but more sys-
tematically. and that the consolidation
will be OF benefit all around. There is
no doubt now of the ratification of the
plan. 1t will then go to the stockhold-
ers for their approval. and it is hoped
to have the consolidated line in opera
tion before the summer excursion sea-
son.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, SHE cluug TO Cast0ra.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
Personal AND OTHER ITEMS

Mrs. W. Williams, Of No. 4, enter
tanned the following persons to dinner
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
Cured Of Pains in His Lungs.

Anthony Yeager contractor 13l Hill
street. Wilkes-Barre, Pa, says three bot
ties of DR.. Alexanders Lung Healer, the
famous cough cure. cured me Of asthma
and pains in my lungs after pneumonia.
No cough medicine like it. 1t saved my
life. For sale everywhere. 25c. per bottle.
Valley Drug Co., General Agents, Wilkes
Barre. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

many cases now some of the members
of Il crew have their homes i'm different
towns. Hereafter regular crews may
be called at much shorter notice.
The annual statement of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company RELIEF
assOcia ton shows that during the year
the sum of 81. 9.39S. 81 was contributed by
the employees and $S.S35.53 was contrib
uted by the company. u total of $lS,4A.-
81. The total amount paid out for re-
lief during the year was l9,SOO.si
There was a balance in the fund Dec
II. 1895, of S6.962.9l. and the amount
contributed by the company. 81. lSo. 5O
left "A balance Jan. !. 1896. Of Sl3,liS.4l
showing a very good condition.
il
A prominent traffic official of the
Pennsylvania in referring TO the opera
tion of the Joint Traffic association
agreement, says: There has not been
Il period in five years when rates In the
territory traversed by the roads in the
association have been so well main
tained as now. There is no cutting to
speak of, and there are no complaints
found with the operation OF the agree
ment. Furthermore. We have evidence
that the maintenance of rates i'll our
territory has eXerted a beneficial influ-
ence upon many of our connecting
lines. All we want now is a little more
business and we will all then be salts
fled with the situation"
- -
a special meeting of the Belvidere
Delaware River Railroad company. the
Enterprise Railroad company and the
Martins Creek Railroad company of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. was held
at the Camden office of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad company Wednesday, at
which all these roads were merged and
consolidated into the Belvidere Della
ware River Railroad company. 1t is
believed that one company can be
opera ted not only at much less expense
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
PREVENT
Coughs, Colds, Pneumonia.
Cured After Great Suffering.

Mr.. Charles Anderson. 13o Fell ST..
Wilkes Barre, says: bottles of Dr.. Alex
anders Lung Healer entirely cured me of
a severe cold in my chest and lungs after
! had tried other cough cures and failed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
There Isn't
Much Difference.

of good clothes and bad when
they are new. Ninety-nine
men in 4 hundred would be
unable to see any difference
at all. But they can see it
easy enough when the clothes
have been worn a few weeks.
There are lots of kinds of
Mems and Youths Clothes;
SOME bad, some pretty fair,
some good and other kinds
are best of all.
When we buy we get the
best qualities we can find.
That makes Won Derfectlv safe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
Cured My Baby

Cured My Baby.
Mrs. Bella Sproule, l0l Washington, St.
Wilkes-Barre. says: One bottle of Dr.
Alexander's Lung Healer saved my dar-
ling's life. l will never be without it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

when you buy here If the clothes don't to be
cry bit good say they are you know where
with your complaint. We don't say this because think
you'll complain but because we know you WON'T
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
rHE RACES.

On Wednesday the gcntleman's
handicap race was one by Frank
Moore, and A. d. Parr took the
second prize. Each WILDE award
ed a handsome souvenir. In the
three minute trot Baby Ruth, y
owned by Reeze Blizzard, won
first place, and Walter Wilkes,
owned by X. II. Crawford, Sec
ond money. In the free-for-all
pace Shafer, owned by w. b
Hursey, got first money, and Pa
oil, belonging to Reeze Blizzard,
second purse. In the two,thirds
mile running race, Great Scott,
A. j. Warmers horse. got first
place, and Barney Mansfield sec
ond. In the free-for-all trot
Thursday, Bud Shaler, owned by
J. II. Whitman, took first money,
and Bob Henderson, owned by j.
W. Kelley, second. In the mile
run Ban Bowman, Jr., took first
premium, and Ginger Ale second.
The three minute trot was inter
esting, Laura, Judge Benefits
horse, winning easily, with Rang
cr b., owned By Celina Willis
second.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
Cold Democrats
Place Another Ticket in the
Field.

Observation-Disclosures party.
composed OF the vast army Of
Democrats from all over the
country who would not accept
BRYAN. met at indianapolis
Thursday and placed in the field
\ second Democratic ticket. their
choice being Senator Palmer, OF
illinois. for President, and Gen.
Buckner, of Kentucky, for Vice
President.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
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Display.
Great Success.
e. Z i & \ !. !.
break Of
,,es.s... q. ~ dawn, I he
EsW x~>NH energ Ell c
ASsh ia r IN e =
h@AXS might have
SL&A3N IN been sc N
safV& IN Y bestirring himself
sAB2 ER preparing to cele.
Xp brate the advent
|| VsvslI of autumn. and to
IA ND do in prop e r
agN& style that great
N XXI annual event. so dear to
Y the heart of the people,
lie COUNTY FAIR.
All the family are astir, and
Il yet the rising sun has dis.
filed the morning mists, "all
ings are ready to set off, With
ang and clatter, hustle and
Ing. the old family road wagon
les merrily on. grooming under
/ weight of the passengers on
ard, as well as the abundance
good cheer certain to be found
ere. Before the king of day
S long been on his throne,
quaint equipage pulls up
bngside the Fair Grounds. al
bst before the worthy keeper
5 got done rubbing his eyes,
make sure thathe's awake. And
" from every direction they
be seen coming, in carriages.
horseback and awheel, infant
foot,and dragons And ere the
bntide hour arrives, the
bnnds are covered with sprgs
mass OF humanity the great
IS ofwhose enjoymentls mea-
Jed by the magnitude of the
pwd. Sturdy SWANS. in honest
nespun; pretty maidens, in
dest, quaint and curious cos
hes; stately and buxom danes,
buddy conscious Of having rails
up a rosy, romping brood of
pmising girls and boys.
Forny-handed tillers of the
with broad brimmed hats
npturned pantaloons. all
se barely present one phase
life as it is seen at a county
Here we see youthful. beauty
matches chivalry; we see
young country swain, anxious
/ his Dulcinea escape him, and
lost in the throng, holding
lngly to her hand as they go
andering together through the
wd; we see the young man
b goes into the grove to eat
dinner with his best girl, and
his fond hopes are forever
he'd by the fatal mistake of
ing down in a custard pie
nd then again, Darby and
IN, thelnseperables, are there.
ted comfortably and affection
y near each other in the bug
with arms inter-twined. in
onscious bliss they possess
world without belonging to
We see here the awkward
curmudgeon, who males
P'ybody mad by stepping on
mems corns and the women's
sses; whose greatest problem
ms to be what to do with his
yer there in the alley, you
see the usual number Of raw
ed, lean shanked, razor back
sad eyed animals Of the noble
US horse.
rom the amount of eloquence
shed upon them, you would
k that they were the finest
pded animals, imported direct
rom the land of blue grass,
vine, and thoroughbreds.
of the proud owners mounts
gallant steed, to show off his
rs and graces; he starts off at
Eely canter, when 10, from
r weakness and fatigue, Tor
Iesty, it may be, the animal
to the ground. But a little
3 like that doesn't cut any
lIIt ~
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

CURED a llttle after one O'Clock
Thursday afternoon caused a
panic on the grounds. The crowd
rushed violently into the amphl.
theater, in spite Of the keepers
efforts to close the gates. People
trampled on one another in their
mad haste to get under shelter.
The wonder is that no one was
seriously injured. The races
we're greatly interferred with by
this rain, the track being rend
cred comparatively unfit for rae
ing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
figure with the rider. 1t only
serves to show the metal in the
horse, good bone metal.

Returning to the grounds, we
note the presence Of the red
lemonade iiend and the peanut
vender. Passing TO the live
Stock We are rejoiced to greet
again a number of familiar look.
ing ducks and sundry barnyard
fowls, that have done duty for
many season. The old brindlo
COW that excited the envy and
admiration Of all beholders last
year, has had the misfortune to
lose q horn, and is wearing her
head in ASKING.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

On the whole. the order was
good, the great majority Of the
people we're sober. aud the crowd
was for the most part in a good
humor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

The Peoria Cornet Band, under
the admirable leadership of Mr..
Howard l.. Cunningham, dis.
coursed some Of tho best music
that has been heard on the Fair
Grounds many year. But
OF course we expected it Of them,
aud in doing this they only sus,
tanned their former excellent
reputation.
A song salesman was the cause
OF quite stir on the third day
He had been singing Mckinley
song, and some fellow In the rear
kept yelling for Bryan. Some
little disturbance arose, and some.
body cried out, "a fight" Soon
there was mad rush in that di.
rection, but it was onlya rehears.
oil Of much ado about nothing.
49, ~
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
THE DEVILS CODE.
Legend Of Monk, the Devil and Quick
Nigllt,s Work.


Stockholm's public library contains a
wonderful work which is called 1.-THE
DEVILS Code and which in addition
to its extraordinary name is said TO be
the biggest manuscript in the world.
Every letter is most beautifully drawn
and the magnitude of the work is SO
great that it seems impossible for any
single monk to have done it.
The story of the origin of the manu-
script, however, not only gives it as
the work of one man, but also states it
to be the work of single night. The
story runs as follows:
A poor monk had been condemned
to death, but was told mocking1y by his
judges that il he was able to copy the
whole Code between darkness and
dawn he would be saved. Relying npon
the impossiblity of the task, those who
sentenced him furnished him with the
original copy of the Code, with pen,
ink and parchment and left him.
Death must have been as little liked
in the middle ages as it is now, for the
monk, forgetting the hopelessness of
his task, commenced it. Before long,
however, he saw that he could not save
his own life by such weak exertions,
and fearing cruel and horrible death
he invoked the aid Of the prince of
darkness, promising to surrender his
soul if he were assisted ia the task.
THE devil kindly obliged by appear
ing on the spot, accepted the contract
and sat down to the work, and next
morning The DEVILS Code was finished,
the monk being found dead. The copy
ing clerk from the internal regions pre-
sumably fed away with the poor man s
soul as soon as the wicked compact was
finished Pearson S Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
Inequality In the world.

There is and there always has been
inequality in the world in spite of the
striving of generous hearts and enlight-
ened minds for equality. Although
equality has never ceased TO show itself
and effect itself within the different or
ders, and in modern times to character
ize at least specifically that large COM
posite order which we call good society,
civilization is still embruited and en-
dangered by inequality One need not
allege instances. They are abdundant in
every ones experience and observation,
and those who dread or affect 10 dread
the dead level of equality are quite right
in saying that even III political de-
mocracy there is as much inequality as
anywhere. But this does not prove that
they are right in admiring it that it is
not offensive and stupid. inequality still
persists, but so does theft, SO does mnr-
der, so does unchastity, so do almost all
the sins and shames that ever We're In
equality is, in fact, the sum of them
In the body of this death they tester
and corrupt forever AS long as we have
inequality we shall have these sins and
shames, which spring from it and which
live ON from inferior to superior. Few
vices live from equal TO equal, but the
virtues flourish. -" Equality as the Ba
sis of Good Society" by W. d. Howells
in Century
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04

A great part Of the work by which the
world knows him was done after din
ner and after hard days work in the
lecture room and laboratory. He never
spared himself Often and often have /
known him leave the circle of family
and friends, of which he was the life,
very early in the evening and betake
himself to his library, a room of which
the only luxury was books. If remon-
strated with Or appealed to for another
half hour, he would only shake his
head. There was something to be done.
And it would be midnight or | or 2
O'Clock before it was done, and then he
was up at in the morning
/ sometimes thought he had no higher
happiness than work; perhaps nobody
has. He would dine on little soup and
bit'of fish; more than that was clog
ON his mind. 1.-The great secret, he
said, sis TO preserve the power of work
ing continuously 16 hours day if need
be. If you cannot do that, You may be
caught out any time. '-Scribner Mag
aZlne
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
A Georgia Answer.

Quite funny are some of the expert
ences narrated by persons returning
from the Atlanta exposition. A local
newspaper man, who got back from the
south on Monday, tells this one on him
self. Upon arriving at Atlanta he char
tered hack. and with that fine scorn
of pecuniary considerations characters
tic of his profession ordered the driver
to convey him to the ''best hotel III
town. Entering the really gorgeous
caravansary, he dropped his grip before
the desk, held a pen poised above the
register and inquired. what kind Of a
room can you give me and how much?'
The clerk, typical southerner, with
sallow complexion, dropping mustache
and long goatee, replied in an indiffer-
ent sort of tone, well, sub. All ken
give y fo'th flo room fob TO dollahs
a day, sub. y "Fo'th flo, TO dollahs, .
repeated the visitor, facetiously mimick-
ing the soft southern accent, then
presume You can give me first floor
room for 81, eh:" moo, sub, "
drawled the naughty Georgian, "Ah
KANT give yo' fust flo room fob one
dollah, sub, but All ken give 20 room
without any so' at all TO nothin, sub.
Jest go down than to the balm and in
qui' TO- the mewl apartments. The
Philadelphian made no further attempts
to have fun with the natives during his
stay III Atlanta. Philadelphia Record.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
NEWS OF uNcoLMs DEATH.


An Illustration of the Improvement In
the Means of Communication.
Writing upon the subject of ''The Ro-
nance of Our News Supply, Mr. W.
G. Fitzgerald tells story about the
death of President Lincoln which strik-
ingly illustrates the improvement effect
ed in our means Of communication dur
ing the last 80 years. In those days
there were no Atlantic cables working,
and news of the shooting Of the presi-
dent and his subsequent death had to
come by steamer. AL night after Wilkes
Booth IS fatal shot had been fired Reu-
ter's agent at Washington waited for
the announcement of Lincoln's death,
which was known to be imminent.
The president passed away at 80 the
next morning at the very moment q
great steamer was leaving for England.
The energetic agent hired a fast tug and
pursued the departing steamer until he
was near enough to cast ON her deck q
tin canister containing the monrnful
tidings. This was the only intimation
of Lincoln's death received in England
by the mail. 1t was the custom in those
days for swift yachts to meet the in
coming Atlantic liners off the coast of
Ireland. Tin caus of special construction
were thrown overheard by the officers Of
the steamer and picked up by the yachts,
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition TO the near
est telegraph office = London News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
THE EAT cAPTAIN.



Join The militia. il you wish. my
boy, said the old man il his kindly.
way, bit don t get in q company that
has d fat captain.
I don't see what difference that can
make, " returned the boy. Do you
mean to contend that fat man can Z
be good soldier
.Wen. not exactly that, my boy, =
explained the old man; hut in some
ways yon will find the thin man or the
man of medium build preferable. Didn t
] ever tell you Of my experiences''
Never. z
All, that explains your doubts, then.
You see. once had an ambition to-
wear uniform and march behind a
band, just like you. and joined a corn-
pany that unfortunately had fat cap
tain. No one thought of the captain par
ticularly at the time the company was
organized, but we all learned to look
ont for such trifies later. While we
were in the armory it was all right and
everything always passed off satisfac
torily, but when we began TO drill out
of doors-ah. then We found how seri
ous matter drilling with a fat captain
was. .
But whya' asked the boy. "You
haven't told me that yet.
He'd lose his breath just at critical
moments He'd start rs cut at double
time and then get so winded himself
that he couldn't stop us. OF course we
would have to 60 on. We were too well
drilled to step until we received the or
der to do so. I remember once he start
ed us out, lost his breath, was unable
to order halt or to keep up with the
column and we ran three miles before
we stopped. =
4sWhat made you stop then?" inquired
the boy
We ran into stone wall, replied
the old man promptly.
.tPooh Why didn' It you scale it? You
were nice kind of soldiers, you were
If I'd been your captain, I'd have court
martialed the whole lot of you for dis
obedience of orders y
Then the old man looked at the boy,
and the hoy looked at the man, and a
chasn seemed to open up between them.
They were no longer friends. Chicago
Post
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
GOssip.

How frequently is the honesty and
integrity of man disposed of by smile
or shrugl How many good and gener-
ous actions have been shrunk into obi
WON by distrustful look or stamped
with the imputation of proceeding from
bad motives. by a mysterious and sea-
sonable whisper Look into companies
of those whose gentle natures should
disarm them, we shall find no better ac-
count. How often does the reputation Of
a helpless creature bleed by a report
which the party who is at the pains to
propagate it behoids with much pity
aud fellow feeling-that she is heartily
sorry for it-hopes in God it is not true
however, as Archbishop Tillotson
wittily observes upon it, il resolved in
the meantime to give the report her
pass, that at least it may have fair play
to take its fortune in the world to be be-
lieyed or not, according to the charity
Of those into whose hands it shall hap
pen to fall. Addison.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
Hall Gaines Idea.

At dinner given by the Aldine club
of New York to Hall Game that gentle
man said regarding the relations be-
tween Canada and the United States:
1.-THE relations between Canada and
the United States may sometimes be a
little strained. but there seems, to an
Englishman, to be no sufficient reason
why two great nations shonld not live
in friendly rivalry on this great CONT
nent. / came here, sir, by way of Nj
agara, where the river that divides your
country from Canada looks angry and
impossible enough. But | dare say you
have noticed that in that wateTy horse
shoe angle, where the breach between
the two countries is widest, the sun can
never shine ON the clouds of vapor which
rise out of those troubled waters with
out making beautiful rainbow. which
bridges land to land.
Gentlemen and brother authors, in
the most troubled moment between Can
ada and the United States, it only needs
the sunshine of good faith and good fell
lowship to bridge over the differences
between you. -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-01-04
Animals and Speech.

The theory is advanced by Bayard
Taylor that animals remember and rec
ognize the speech of their native land.
Once, noticing Ill Barnum' IS museum a
hippopotamus which wore an unmistak-
able look of detection, he spoke to it in
English. The beast did not move Going
to another corner of the cage, he said in
Arabic:
81 know you. Come here to me. :"
The animal at once turned it's head,
and when Taylor repeated the words it
came to him, rubbed its head against
the bars and looked up at him with evil
dent delight.
Calls for the same species of animals
differ in different parts of the world,
but each individual will undoubtedly
get used to his habitual call Cab horses
have often been known to pay no .atten-
tion to gentle coaxing, but to start off
promptly at the usual flow of explosives
Chicago News.