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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

strong qualities. which We're unsuspect-
ed at the time of his nomination.: in
Logan. a dashing fighter hut man of
poor executive ability; in Morton, n
pleasant hammered gentleman re-
nowned chiefly for his charities: and
lastly, in Whitelaw Reid, deliberate
trick of defeated ring politicians to
embarrass the head of the ticket. With
in this period two vice presidential can
didates, thrown on. the ticket without
thought or heed. have been called in
critical times to the chief magistracy.
and one of them proved an indelible
scandal.
If the s.. Louis convention shall, as
now seems probable, nominate for pres
ident William Mckinley Of Ohio, it
will do so in response to a public senu-
ment which shall by that time have
swept every barrier before it and there
fore left no necessity for trading with
aspirants for the vice presidency. The
ticket will be peculiarly a ticket of the
peoples own choosing: and it will be
in keepng with this character that 1t
shall have upon it for vice president the
second most popular Republican in the
party. and Major McKinley's nearest
competitor for the first honor Thomas
Bracket Reed, of Maine.
The nomination of Mr.. Reed fer the
vice presidency would ievolutioniZe the
obnoxious precedent which has lately
regarded that office as the lit asylum
for respectable mediocrity. 1t would
restore the office to its original dignity
as the vestibule to the presidency itself.
And it would In this special emergency,
place In the chair Of the senate man
who would do more To give character
to the lately deteriorated upper cham
Der of congress than could he accom-
plished by the passing of a dozen con-
stitutional amendments changing the
methods of senatorial elections. The
senate which will organize one year
hence will be almost evenly divided be-
tween the two parties, with combina-
tion of free silver men and PopuliStS
liable to hold. as at present, the bal
ance of power. TO get results from 1t
in keeping with the Republican stand
ard there will need to be in the vice
presidents chair man of strong and
robust personality, u master of parlia-
mentary practice and statesman
whose very standing before the people
will make him. without regard to the
traditions, the accepted center of Re
publican interest and activity in the
senate.
Such man is Thomas r. Reed: and
we honestly believe that he could. under
these circumstances, do more for his
country and more for his party as vice
president than he could as president.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
And Cleveland Still Waits.

I. will be noticed that the Spanish
minister. Senor Dupuy de LONE, has
ceased to deny that gross cruelties and
atrocities are taking place under Span
sh direction in Cuba. The evidence on
this point is becoming too formidable
for denial. He is seeking the wiser re-
course of dignitied silence.
Let us examine some of the more re-
cent testimony. In a letter to the
Philadelphia Press, Rev. Albert DiaZ,
come to this country from Cuba, says:
I'm the two weeks prior to my deporta-
tion over 100 peaccable Cubans We're
shot to death in the rural districts of
We're many women and little children.
who receive no more mercy from the
Spaniards than the men. l know these
butcheries are being perpetrated, for in
several cases | have seen the corpses of
the victims and aided i'm their burial"
In the MIGUEL de la Padrone district.
Rev. Mr.. Diaz says that Colonel Fonde-
vile, a lieutenant and favorite of Wey-
Ter. caught seven farm hands unarmed
in the field and compelled them to dig
their own graves, get into them and be
shot. In the Mnas district eighteen
Cubans. including men, women and
children, We're gathered together and
shot, the bodies being left to be buried
by neighbors. In the neighborhood of
Havana. just before Rev. Mr.. Diaz
sailed. Colonel Fondevill. killed twenty
sever non- -combatanls.
Under date of Nav James Creelman.
the well-known correspondent gives an
account of the butchery by Spanish
troops of the servants and other EN-
ployes of Pedro Casanova, an Ameri-
can owning Il plantation within Il few
miles of Havana. The master and
mistress of the plantation. together
with their three children. We're spared,
less from mercy than because the
Spaniards feared to excite an American
investigation. Creelman says he Mas
repeatedly appealed to Weyler to order
public inquiry as to the many re-
ports which are current in Havana of
assas sination and outrage by Spanards
among the native population in differ
ent parts of the island: but Weyler's
invariablc reply IS that he does not be-
licve thos, stories. This is virtually
equivalent to giving to his subordinates
an unlimited license to do as their lewd
and ferocious natures may dictate to
the prisoners they may capture or to
the non-combatants they may meet.
1t is charged in all the correspondence
from Havana that Consul General Will
Jams is worse than useless as shield
against the offering of indignites to
Americans in Cuba. He is represented
both as too old and timorous properly
To fulfil the duties of his office i'm an
emergency like the present. and also
as too much in league with Spanish
otlicialism and too willing to believe
what the Spaniards. tell him. 1t is to
be hoped that General Lee, who is soon
to superscde him, will fulfil the high ex-
pectations already formed of the char
acter of his work at Havana. In the
meantime. President Cleveland does
nothing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
SIMPLE CURE FOR COLD
m the Lancaster New Era.

FTOm the Lancaster New Era.
DR.. l.. Duncan Buckley. consulting phy-
sican to the New York hospital comm,,ni.
Gates to the Medical Record a treatment
for n "cold," which he has successfully
practiced upon himself, members of his
family and patients for over two years.
1t was suggested to him by accident.
Having had occasion to take some bicar-
Donate Of soda In water for acidity of the
stomach, when bad cold TO which lie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

A Canton correspondent notes as
remarkable fact that although Major
Mckinley receives thousands of letters
daily from all parts of the country, not
one begs for an Office. That win prob
ably come later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AjasehnA Tho
Tribune AstrOiOser.

s'iDuuS NstIOiOSeT.
AstrOiab" cast: l47 a m, for THURSDAY,
May I. lS96.
"a t 90. o.
A poetical child who Is born on this day
viii warbe no rhymes on Mckinley
Regarding the breeZes that wantonly play,
For the statesman is whiskered too
thnly.
General Booth seems to have his hands
fun now looking after the salvation Of
his army.
Adversely brings one consolation. When
man Is already down he Is in no danger
of falling.
Ajacchus' Advice.
1t is proper TO take pride in ancestry, but
remember that the world usually has
nothing but contempt for the man of
small calibre who attempts to travel on
his grandfathers shape.
Beware of the man who to outward ap-
pearances Is too good. A funeral process
sion face Is not always Il guarantee of q
clear conscience.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

The Rochester Post-EXpress regards
as all obstacle to McKinley's election
the fact that his name cannot be woven
into campaign rhymes. This ought to
elect him unanimously.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

Observers at Washington say the
probabilities of formidable third
party this fall are diminishing. The
people evidently are not going to waste
much time on side shows when there is
50 mucn going on in the main tent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

In 1890, Al per cent. Of the population
of Massachusetts lived in cities above
5000 inhabitants; in 1890 the percentage
was 69.S; and in 1895 it had become 1876
per cent. The last decennial census
showed that the percentage in the Unit
ed States at large of city residents was
29.2C of the whole population. There
fore in Massachusetts the rush to the
city must be thrice as rapid as in most
states. When may We expect the re-
actiOnr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
Ajacchus' Advice.
SPRING FASHION NOTES.

Artificial humps for the backs of un-
developed bicycle riders are the latest nov
city.
Plaid suits are the proper thing for men
with checkered careers.
Excelsior is recommended as the best
stufiing for unmuzzled dogs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
GoLDSM|TH'S . BAZAAR.
Greatest Silk Selling
At Lowest Prices Ever Known
Quantities Not Large, but Assert
ment Good, and All Strictly the
Very Latest.

lOY 1"15 pieces Genuine kai Ka Washable Silks, nc.
OT 2 Genadine du Suisse 27 inches WIDE light
est fabric made dress pattern weighs ounces
Designs beautiful coors perfect worth 1885, sale price
V S"17 pieces New Persian Taeta just the kind 5oc
lVI 4'ao pieces Heavy warp Print Tafeta Silks 75c
Or o10 pieces Extra Heavy Oil Boiled Rusting Silks in Or-
entail designs, would be cheap $1o5 your choice
r 64 pieces of and inch Black Grains Fales and
Satin Duchesse and Brocades desirable for Skirts
worth from 81 to SL25, during this sale at 75c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

President Cleveland's greatest fail
ing is thus tersely indicated by the
Washington Star: HE is a jealous
diplomat and will have no other diplo-
mats but him. If he moves, as in the
case of Venezuela, congress is expected
to move. But if congress takes the in
itiative. as in the cases Of Armenia and
Cuba, he resents it by inaction." One
thing is certain. The next president
will not try to turn the congress Of his
country into a mere echo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07

Americans and the exception for Eu-
ropeans to win. An instance in point
may be cited in the recent Hellenic
games at Athens. These. and many
similar facts that might be collected,
show very conclusively," says Mr..
Knapp, that neither in size. strength.
skill. endurance nor recuperative power
is :he American inferior to the Euro
pean. These are. to be sure. physical
qualities; but endurance and recuper-
ative power such as our people have
shown time and again in these last fifty
nervous system"
Another point: One of the affections
which is strikingiy indicative of ner-
vcus degeneracy Is hysteria. Yet hys-
terra. while common in France and by
no means uncommon In Germany, is
comparatively rare in America. Mr..
Knapp presents table showing the
relative frequency of hysteria and neu-
rasthenia in number of the large
clinics I'm different cities. While not
conclusive. the table Is certainly sug-
gestive. Thus in Paris. of 1850 patients
suffering from nervous diseases. 1873
per cent. had hysteria and 12.1 per
cent. had neurasthenia: In Berlin. of
1l,225 nervous cases l0g per cent. We're
hysterical: yet in Vanderbilt clinic.
New York. of 1879 nervous patients,
only - per cent. We're hysterical. in
Boston city hospital, only - per cent.
Of 2,0l1 nervous cases were. and in
Massachusetts general hospital of 1869
cases. only 1.3 per cent. were. Clearly,
If these figures fairly represent the
general averages in the countries in
dicated, Americans have much to feel
thankful for as compared with the peo-
pies across the water.
Finally arises the question. do the
conditions of modern life make AN eX-
traordinarily exacting demand upon the
nervous system? Despite Max Nordau,
Mr.. Knapp fatty says they do not.
Human life and liberty are more Sc
cure now than ever before: the civil
lied world is more immune than for
gers from war and oppression are less
all Of which. he argues. tend to ease the
mental strain. Moreover, the mater
ial comforts of life have increased.
With easy transportation and abundant
food supply. few communities in this
country EXCEPT remote and isolated
regions. are reduced 20 the straits Of
the early Plymouth settlers. and we
thus know nothing of the horrors of
famine. Bad as our American cooking
IS land it Is still the worst in the civ
ilzed world), saleratus and the frying
gan are less dominant. Our churches.
schools and sleeping-rooms are less of
an arctic temperature In winter. We
have more fresh air. pure water and
cleaner homes. The athletic craze is
giving us sounder bodies. In thous-
and ways life is made easier and more
comfortable"
Altogether Mr.. Knapp is most hap
PLY and opportunely optimistic;. and
whether the facts be with him or
against him. it is undeniable that his
view is n comfort n hle ono to take
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
LAWYERS.

FRANK T. OKELL, ATTORNEY-AT-
Law. Room g. Coal Exchange. seran'
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
Better Than = Gold Brick.

TIE chief of al the fukers struck
tie town last Saturday afternoon
This Slick duck came in the guise Of a
great beuetaclGr 10 All his duNes. Helm
ltodueSd himself To his maav up.tc.
date hearers by mounting n goods Ink
and Offering ior sale a certain kind ri
belt, which lie stated WIS kind of
e"Tr all, with plenty OF music and songs
on the side. lie first sold belts al a
dollar and wcu,d return two dollars
for one. This o. course, Inspired h ;
array OF eager suckers with the % :
yiction that Mr. Mckjniey's boom If
prosperity and Mr. Blyai,'s free sjlvaI.
had at les, n'ateriallZed. On went II q
mad rush FOR belts and returning two
dollars FOR one dollar, until few nm.
d'es before train time. Nhen he
chief with one Tel SEelp reversed he
policy OF raining It's eScheQuer by call
Ing for loan. As this liberal pronr
stlon tie crowd fairly fell Owe ns.'G
other 10 Accommodate t4.rr peuplovs
guest ana sifaageg, ma amounts ~
i.UM enc GGiiar , (, i've dollars soan
died the chief hat. At hi, inpr.,Ira
,.hl2 was getting shoi1, aud 80 were
ne S4lplhs dollars. aud The Chief
Iaistd his voice, saying
What Shall | DO with an this
money p
Put it in year grip," a voice r.
piled.
Thank Won" said the chief. and be
obeyed. winding tsp the evenings en-
tefiainment by singing that very At
tfaciive and popular song ".ltst Tell
Them That You Saw Me. immediate.
Jig after which he init tile erp' IA
caicii the train. It Is variously es,i-
mated that tie chief got ANYWHERE
bttween 500 and $3.50 C0lne again
Chief. there i be another crop.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
MADISON TIMES.

Rev ]. L. Mcdonald preached MS first
sermon here last Sunday from Ecles.. xii
chapter and 18th verse. "Letns hraI
the conclusion og tie whole matter lie
had very attentive aud appreciatiYe con-
grecatjon each oHe went away feeling
that they We're greatly edited.
Maj. \. J. Carter. of Clarendon, and
president of the White River Stave compa-
ny. was here Tuesday. locking after tie
companys Interests. Their plant here s
forced to run night and day to fill The
large orders Nhleh they are constantly
receiving.
DR. Wm CrEtcAer. Of Forrest City. has
made several professional calls at Mad
>ou recently.
II. Il. Divine received a nice invoice Of
merchandise "Wednesday
F. NJ. Clancy Is jabilant over the ad-
vent Of nine pouta giri at liz home.
The mother and little ore are doing we'll
We are gladto aekuoB ledge our friends
paieF falaiiias.
II there j. any truth in the supersti-
tiouS idea that black cat crossing The
road vii give oa- good luck. Frank Glenn
ents wili certainly be 4 lucky man. But
be careful. Frank. AoV yea kick. for the
owner of the cat i very Indignant
4. Whyte was very unweil the FIRST OF
tAe week.
Lee Murdoch remains in very preca-
ri0us condition.
Col. ". 5. Shaver, the champion wing
shot OF Madison, viii please accept or
thanks for favors conferred Long may
he live 10 let his gun smoke in the
wilds OF Arkansas.
}. W. Wheeler. Of Indianapolis Indi-
ana, i here. he IS Of The firm Of J. ".
Wheeler & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
THE NEW YORK WORLD.
Thrlce.a Week Edition

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Year. Itstsnds ars, among weekly
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/ and freshness. variety ana reliability
OF contents. i is practically Il daily
atthe low pric ? of weekly; and its
FaSt list OF s'lbScraers, Intending II
every state a ii territory et the Union
and foreign ,aRnu ics. Will Yopch fer
the accuracy aud fairness OF lis news
columns.
Its splen5 idly illustrated and among
It's special features are line humor
page. eXhai .stiye market reports, al
the latest I iShions fcT women aud a
long series ii stories by tie greatest
living Ame rican and English authors,
Conan boy le, Jer0me X. Jerome. stan
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ny Hope. Bret IIarte. Brander Nal
thews, Ets:.
We offer this uuqu lied newspa 2er
and IEK TINES Il gxiha r one year for
= 90 Z he regular snt Scription price
ot the tw papers is $50 C.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
Holiday Excursions TO the south
east. via Iron M Ountain Route,
December q and p. 1895.

.pack to the old home. SO fraught
vii u "reminiscences Of the happy scenes
of e, ildhood days: back again with tie
old j 1lks around The blazing logwood
FIRE. I'd t'rol 2h FORKS of flame ard
waeath. ,of siuoke let the Imagination
draw "a 1 lctnfe az the separation Ct pa
rent and. c,ild many years ago. Re
united ag= ~.
To afford the good people e Arban.
sas an opportunity IL experience tie
above candir 1ns. The Iron Mountain
Route viii SCI. tickets from Arkansas
points 10 points in the Southeastern
States at half rates for tie round lTip.
Tickets on sale December = and -
. 1856, good 10 return in thirty DAYS
thereafter. For ittll information call
oa or address company agent. II. {.
/. Townsend. General Passeuge. Agent.
, -. Louis, 10.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
Old wornout MAthons

,f amusement sySter4s 10 teaching
nave no place IN the little Rock Con-.
mereial College. We teach direct IL
ana thoroughly: Bookkeeping. Bpsi-
ness Forms. Gaice fI'raetice. iSsps,nr
Rapld Calculations. Common I'm.
Letter writing. Spelling, BaSinp :
Arithmetic Business Writing. Short-
l.ahd and TYP awTiiing. oar students
STEP ihso goa. paving Positions ard
isst 10 the point. hold them. Ne
nave started thousands az Young men
atau NnsAri un the higa-road al self
support and prosperity and we can "a
- much Tor g0a. DO yon wan i orr
hsips II SO, write ior catalogue and
Rock, Ark. '''0
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11

Advances New Theory ia the Treat.
meni Of Al Cough. Lung and Bronchial
Troubles. 1t Cures and Cures Quickly.
Absolutely harmless aud pleasant to take.
1t cuts loose the mucous and allows it to
be spit ot without exertion or siraminu
and stops The cough at once hy healing
the lnilamed parts; gives yJgor and vitality
10 The respiratory organs and produces a
condition Ia which al. Tie functions aye
eXerted with regularity ana harmony
For sale By d. c. Webb
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
ngcELR EES
WEElE OF GAR DuE

will bring girls safely through the crisis.
Taken at the first Indication OF weak
ness, 1t never fails. Il regulates the
monthly periods with perfect precision.
It's action IS direct upon the feminine
organs that above all others, ought 10
be strong and well.
Start the girl right. Don't expose her
to the dangers ard fortunes Of dragging
weakness, bearing down pains. nervous
prostration and the facilitating drains
50 common TO women.
heElree's Wine Of GaTdui. IS a home
treatment. 1t does away entirely with
abnorrent local examinations.
scid at s!.oo 5:Hs - eeslers Ia tsa1leEEs.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
Commissioners Sale Of Real Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that under and By virtue of
decree of the ST. Francis Circuit Court Chance rendered
at the September 1885, in certain therein pending
wherein the Board Of Directors SFrarcis evee District plain
tits, and Ashworth and others defendants the under
signed Will, as the Commissioner Of said Court,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1896,
at the front OF the Courthouse Forrest City, Francis
County State of Arkansas within the hours prescribed by law
for judicial sales offer for sale to the highest bidder cash
hand, the following described land to-wit
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11

] am s. years cd ara have pse5
about about az of the coach and lpre
remedies lnai baye Iten sold durip,,
ny lie, and. iar Ike benefit az tie suf.
!siing. / WiA say that / iaye never
used any remedy equal 10 Dr.. Bells
Pine IaE-lsoneF. /, gives qu.ck ans;
permanent reiirf ~ grippe. IS vel Il
ether coughs. Nt keep il "a oar Hons
al tie time aud sma uut Re wi,tot.,
i. MEs II. \. MArtALFr.
Ioii5 South FouTih 81. padgesb 6v
For sale 10y ID. Z. Neho.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11

When the girl comes to be e vo-rar--
look out. If she starts out in vigorous,
womanly health then It is pretty safe 10
say she will be healthy, attractive,
beautiful woman.
The beginning OF wonanhood IS tie
real crisis in woman's life. Nearly
always something IS wrong then II tie
distinctly feminine organs. Maybe i
ism very serious-no uatteT-the tize
to stop disease is when It starts.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11

To gain your wasted strength and ener-
Ky is 10 uy ore bolile Il Browns lion
EIon:c. which j. made with great care and
WI, paease aayone. j. L Upton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-16

II Was successfully Presented AT the
Academy Int hlehI.

The Living Chess uas successfully pre-
scented at the Academy last night before
fair-sizcd audience. tor the benefit OF
the Ola Dominion Hospital. ana IL nice
sum frs said 10 h8tt Ue.u realized. aI-
though m present 30 is impossible to- as
certain the exact amount
The programme was opened hv tine
game of chess, ar. Mac Jones moving
the red players. and Mr.. Reeves Landon
the white. Tho first game was "a Gin0c0
Piano. and was won by the reds in thirty
four moves. The second game was won
by The whites boz twenty-ninc moves.
Between the chess Journeys came the
concert. which was excellent. Mr. Hall
don Watkins ana Mrs. Jasper l.. Rowe
were delightful 300 their numbers. AS was
little Miss Stella Cohen. Mr. Andre
Eurthc, with his topical songs and funny
mannerisms. captured the house. ami was
roundly eneCrcd.
The feature of the evening was Mrs.
Augustus Dromcl lasigl who SANG tile
waltz song from Pirates Of penzauce.
She possesses a clear soprano voice. over
which high cultivation has given her sN-
cellcnt coptrol. Her encore was catchy
German song.
Following She second game OF chess
came the dances by Miss Mary Thaa g.
class. IN which Miss Fannie Mituedorf-r
was especially graceful. The nurses of
tho ola Dominion ilosntai and the STIFF
dents Of the Medical College of Virginia
attended the performance Boa body.