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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
A QUAINT OLD PLACE.

Reaching the place from Pisaro-
UrbinO by road, travellers are aston
ished at the medieval air of every
thing. Lofty. somber houses of for
gotten architecture, frowning over mar
row. hilly streets, gay Italian dresses
of the exact fashion of 1896, the absence
OF commerce and the quaint customs
and manners Of another age. produce
an effect almost indescribable in its
charm. The great council of sixty,
whose members hold Office for life, are
eligible for election to the council Of
twelve. who form final court of ar
bitration. The head Of the state Is
composed Of a captain-regent chosen by
the democracy and another captain.
regent chosen by the council Of twelve
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15

from among the mobiles. For there Is
an aristocracy in this republic. and
thus both classes obtain full represen-
tation in the government. The coun-
ell Of twelve maintain q regular cab
met. with home and foreign secretary
and a chancellor Of the treasury. A
military establishment OF I 900 men con-
stitutes the national defense and acts
as q police force beside. The whole
population OF the republic is probably
about 5000 souls. Italy recognizes the
complete independence Of San Marino
To reach the small republic Of Andor-
ra. independent since S19. in the east
Of the Pyrenees, you must either come
in by water from France or by q risky
mountain trail from Spanish territory.
The Boleia river enters It from French
soil In the department of Anege. the
pass from Spain in the district OF Gala
DORA. The area Of Andorra Is about $50
square miles. but its population little
greater than that of San Marino About
one-third of the people occupy the chief
city. named after the republic at large
Unlike San Marino. this capital town
Is losing its former picturesqueness
year by year, for the people are active
and I'm touch with the outer world
Government Is by the sovereign council
The twenty-four choose from their own
number a syndic. who acts as chief
magistrate during his lifetime. Not
withstanding the autonomy of the An
dorian government, a prOtectOrate is
claimed by France. the latter republic
appointing one member Of the supreme
bench; besides which the court Of final
resort for AndOrran lawsuits Is that Of
the cessation in Paris. But there Is
no further interference. The people OF
Andorra are splendid race, who find,
in the mountain regions and on the fer
tile plains Of their country. profitable
work. mining iron and lead and raising
fruit. More than a thousand men serve
In the army of the republic Of AndOrra.
ARMY OF THREE SOLDIERS.
Wedged between Vermees. in Bel
gium. and Aix-la-Chapelle Is another
small republic-that Of Mausuet, with
an area Of four square miles. Three
thousand people here enjoy the privi-
leges of nationhood. and a similar num-
ber have done SO for more than 200
years. Mausuet Is the capital town,
and it monooolizes about one-half of
the population. The national council
Of five hold office for three years, and
there Is also a president, who cannot
be reelected more than once Perhaps
the most notable feature Of the internal
economy of this brave little republic.
which Is guaranteed the protection Of
the German empire, Is its army. This
Is composed Of just three soldiers, who
as there never can be any war, vary
the monotony Of their leisurely exist
ence by doing duty as policemen. Clear
ly Mausuet must be virtuous as well
as a peaceable democracy.
With all these examples OF the pros.
perity and permanence of miniature
republics before US. 1t would seem hard,
indeed, II Hawaii. with her extensive
territory. important geographical posi-
ton and insular advantages, exquisite
climate and important commerce, and
her practical guarantee Of protection
from the United States, should fail to
wax strong and prosper in the family
of self-ruling nations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
TELEGRApiiING by INDUCTION.
Messages Carried between Telegraph
Wires Two Miles Apart.

Telegraphy by induction between
parallel wires about two miles apart
was successfully accomplished recently
In Scotland. II we may believe Popular
Science. The cable connecting the Isle
of Null with Oban broke, and expert
ments were made before 1t was re-
paired. The channel at this point is
from ~ to miles wide and the dis
tance between the overhead wire on the
Isle of Null and the mainland Is almost
uniformly two miles.
A guttapercha insulated wire was
laid among the shore of the mainland
and grounded at each end. A long in
ductive circuit was then arranged, and
messages sent through either wire
could be read on the parallel wire.
During four days 40 regular mes
sages were sent. beside press mes
sage of 12O words. The cable repairs
were then completed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
DANGERS OF EARLY RISING.
Heres Doctor Who Says II Actually
Produces Insanity.

Heres O Doctor Who Says II Actually
Produces Insanity.
From the Chicago Record.
An English medical journal some
time ago showed cause why early ris.
ing instead of being virtue, as un-
scientific moralists have taught was
really q mischievous delusion, con-
demned by sound physiology. as well
as by the natural instinct Of mankind
DIR. s. H. Talcott, an American practi-
toner, now states that the case against
early rising goes much further. The
attention of DIR. Talcott has recently
been called to the relative frequency
with which farmers and their families
become insane. The cause of this has
hitherto been held to be the isolation OF
their lives, the hard work they have to
do. and, perhaps, the excessive use OF
pie and potatoes. Farmers have al
ways pure air in abundance, which city
folk seldom have; they are less liable
to mental and nervous strain than city
dwellers, and also less liable to in
fectious diseases and the bad effects OF
alcohol.
DIR. Talcotts view, after a careful
consideration of the advantages and
disadvantages of farming life as a pre-
disposing cause of insanity, Is that II
Is the excessively early hours of rising
which increase insanity in the rura
districts out Of proportion to the urban
and suburban rate. He thinks growing
children in particular suffer severely
from the artificial cut-off' which Il
applied so rigidly to their lives. Lun.
acy reports show that during the yeal
ended Sept 30. 1894, $40 farmers. gard.
eners and herdsmen were committed as
lunatics in New York state. As
against these there were only fifty-foul
members of the professional classes
committed, including clergy. military
and naval officers, artists, authors, civi
engineers and surveyors. The commit.
ments in the large class of walters
cooks, servants, miners and seamer
numbered forty-five, while the class
of male teachers, students. housekeep.
ers and nurses gave only twenty-three
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
PART III,

PART III.
Ietitia, having completed her task,
was given her breakfast 1t was only
q portion of corn meal porridge In
pewter plate. She had never had such
q strange breakfast in her life, and she
did not like corn meal. She sat with
It untasted before her.
why don't you eat?" asked her
great-great-great-gr grandmother severe
ly.
"I-don't-like--it," faltered Letitia.
II possible, they were all more
shocked by that than they had been by
her ignorance. -.
"She doesn't like the good porridge,"
the little great.aunts said to each 9TH
er.
Eat the porridge," commanded Cap
tain John Hopkins, sternly, when he
had gotten over his surprise.
Letitia ate the porridge. every grain
Of it. After breakfast the serious work
OF the day began. Letitia had never
known anything like it. She felt like
q baby who had just come into new
world. She was ignorant Of everything
that these strange relatives knew. 1t
made no difference that she knew some
things which they did not, some ad-
vanced things. She could, for instance
crochet, If she could not knit. She
could repeat the multiplication table, II
she did not know the doctrine of pre-
destination; she had also all the states
of the union by heart. But advanced
knowledge Is of no more value In the
past than past knowledge in the future.
She could not crochet, because there
were no crochet needles; there were no
states Of the union, and 1t seemed
doubtful II there was q multiplication
table, there was so little to multiply.
So Letitia had to set herself to ac-
quiring the wisdom of her ancestors.
She learned to card, and hatchet, and
spin, and weave. She learned to dye
cloth, and make coarse garments, even
for her great-great-great-gra
Capt. John Hopkins. She knitted yarn
stockings, she secured brass and pew
ter. and, more than all, she learned all
the catechism. Letitia had never be-
fore known what work was. From long
before dawn until long after dark. she
toiled; she was not allowed to spend one
Idle moment. She had no chance to
steal out and search for the little green
door, even had she not been so afraid
Of wild beasts and Indians.
She never went out Of the house ex-
cept on the Sabbath day. Then, in fair
or foul weather. they all went to meet
ing, ten miles through the dense forest.
Capt. John Hopkins strobe ahead, his
gun over his shoulder. Goodwife Hop
kins rode the gray horse, and the girls
rode by turns. two at a time, clinging
to the pilliOn at her back. Letitia was
never allowed to wear her own pretty
plaid dress, with the velvet collar, even
to meeting. ut would create u scan
dal in the sanctuary" said Goodwife
Hopkins. So Letitia went always in
the queer little coarse and scanty gown,
which seemed to her more like a bag
than anything else; and for outside
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
AN EVE To BUSINESS.

The end.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15

the treasure Of her great-great-grand-'
mother Letitia Hopkins. She raised
the lid. and there was also the little
glass bottle.
The end
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
Love and EtymOlOev

Love and Etymology.
Did she think long Of the words she wrote
Wonder IL would see the meaning;
Smile to herself at their hidden import,
Dreamy head on the slim hand leaning
Blush in her modesty fearing I'd find IL,
Piqued next moment my dullness r.
know?
"Cor" means the heart, so my Latin boob
tells me;
Is Cordially Yours" from the heart
or no?
University Of Pennsylvania Courier.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15

Water carrying q little salt in sOlu-
ton Is said to be an excellent wash for
tired or infiamed eyes. when stronger So
lutionS NAV prove Injurious
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
SYNOPSIS.

Letitia, . little New England girl. lives
with er Great-aunt Peggy. her own par
ents having died, in house where her
grandmother and great-grandmother had
lived. Her great-aunt keeps her very busy
and as she Is inclined to be lazy and diso-
bodient. she becomes restless; There Is
4 little green door In the cheese room
which she has been forbidden to open. one
Sunday she stays home from church, anu
finds the key to the little green door. She
opens Ii, and runs out. Greatly 10 her
surprise, she finds herself in the midst ot
q forest. She hears Indians whoopins
about Just as In the story books. ana Is
dreadfully frightened. A man comes along
ON horseback and picks her up. They rae
10 q log house, and get safeiy INSIDE.
where there are q woman and three little
girls. The man and his family fire guns
through the loOpholes until the Indians go
away. Letitia Is asked her name, and
says that she Is Letitia Hopkins. That
proves to be the name also OF the woman
and the Oldest girl, SO Letitia discovers
that they are the great-great-great-gran
mother and her great-grandmother,
and that the man Is her great-great-great-
grandfather Captain John Hopkins. one
Of the early settlers. She Is put TO bed
with her great-great t-grandmOther and her
Ereat-great-aunts. In the morning she
Is told to spin at the spinning-wheel. but
she does not know how. GoOdwife Hop
kins then tells her to explain the doctrine
Of predestination, but she cannot do that
either, SO she Is Set to learn 1t before
breakfast. which she does. and Goodwtfe
Hopkins Is mollifled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
B0vinine

that greatest of concentrated food
preparations. 1t is not a medicine,
but builder-up of brain, nerve,
and flesh tissue. BY its strength
giving properties, and its action
as an invigorator of each of the
great life-maintaining organs of
the body, it stops the decline,
and gives to the prematurely
broken-down sufferer q new
lease of life, wherein poor health
is an unnecessary adjunct If ID
use is continued. !
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
Repnhlican County ConventIon.
Headquarters Republican County
Central Committee.

HEADQUARTERS Republican county
Central Committee.
LANCASTER. WIS, Feb. 1896.
A convention of the Republican
Electors of the County of Grant will
be held at the Court House in the City
of Lancaster. on Thursday, the 18th
day of March. 1896, at one O'Clock p.
M. for the purpose of electing seven
teen delegates, Eight 81 from the
1st Assembly District, and nine (9)
from the 2nd Assembly District, to
represent Grant County in the State
Convention to be held in the City OF
Milwaukee, on the 18th day OF March,
1896; and for the further purpose of
electing Seventeen 90 Delegates to
represent the County in the 3rd Con-
gressional District Convention that
will be held in the City of Madison,
on the 18th day of March. 1896.
Towns are entitled to representa-
ton as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
ton as follows


1t is suggested that primaries be
held on Saturday, March 18th, at the
usual time and place. The attention
of the chairmen of the several Town
Committees is hereby called to the
fact that such primaries must be cal
led on notice of not less than ten
days. and must be given in the usual
manner.
As the County Committee acts as
the Committee on Credentials, the
Chairmen and Secretaries OF primar-
les are requested to forward credenti-
ais of delegates as soon as possible
after their election to these Head
Quarters.
G.. H. BAXTER.
ID. SCuREINER. Chairman.
Secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
Republican, Congressional Convention.

A convention of the Republican electors of
the Third Congressional District OF NIscon-
sin will be held in the assembly cham Der at
Madison al 2 o'clock p. m.
ON THE nth DAY OF MARCH. 1895,
for the purpose of choosing two delegates 70
the Republican National convention, and
two alternate delegates for said district,
and also for the selection of Presidential
elector. The basis of representation will be
one delegate for each $50 votes cast for the
Republican nominee for President in 1892
and is as follows: Adams I. Crawford z,
Grant IL Iowa Q, juneau Z. Richland y Sauk
M Vernon - J. O. DAVIDSON.
Chm Rep Cong Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06

The foundation Of the prosperity Of
the American farmer and the Ameri-
can laborer is the continued operation
of the American factory When the
factory fires are extinguished nothing
follows SO surely as the enforced idle
ness OF the laborer, and when thi,
comes the home demand for the far
mer's products il gone. - w Bah
cock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06

The Louisville Journal says. I'VE
must stand pat on the Monroe doc
trine.' You bet. every Pat in this
country will stand on that doctrine
with both feet while England is at the
other end Of it
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06

The Lafayette hotel in Philadelphia
was destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The property destroyed by
the blaze was valued at 81 800, 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06

Benjamin Harrison is out with a
letter announcing that he is not can
didate in the presidential contest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
WHORE they sh QUO 90

Singers TO Alto, Ga.
Bakers TO Cakes. Pa.
jewelers. 10 Gem, Ind.
Smokers to Weed. Cal.
Printers to Agate, Col
The Sleepy 60 Gap, Pa
The idle 10 Rust, Mimi.
Cranks to Peculiar, Mo.
Poets to Parnassus, Pa.
Dead heads To Gratis. q.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
Iist OF petit Jurors.

Following is list of Petit Jurors drawn
for the February term OF Grant county cir
cult court which begins at the court house
in Lancaster Tuesday. Feb. Is 1896;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06

The tank collection OF books in the
dutch language, one OF the rich possess
sions of the State Historical society Ii
brary, appears destined to play con
siderable part in the deliberations of
the Venezuelan commission. Andrew
u. White, one OF the commissioners, a
week ago wrote TO his friend, Presi-
dent Adams Of the State University.
asking him to search the Tank eollec-
tion for any historical works or aliases
bearing upon the boundaries Of old
Dutch Guiana. An examination OF
I the books in this department reveals
4 the presence 1T Madison of several
4 which bear authoritative contemporary
Y testimony rs 10 the extent of the Dutch
Y claims in Guiana, 70 which England
succeeded in 1903 A translator and
draughtsman are now busy in extract
ing this information for the servic,
of commission. and it is not impoSsf
BILE that one or more members OF tn,
body 10 visit Madison teeNamine tn,
evidence on the post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
The Au.,r.l,... ballot.

The Australian Ballot law or mod.
lied form q it is in force in forty Of
Ito forty-tive States Of the Union.
These are Alabama, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine. Maryland.
Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Me-
brsska. Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey. New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota. Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Vermont Virginia
Washington, West Virginia and Wy.
! oming. .... !,
The States which adhere to the old
method Of voting are Delaware, Flor
ida, Georgia, North Carolina, ind
South Carolina.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
Good Enough Money.

To see a man with three varieties Of
patches on his pants, without a nickle
in his pocket, with a wife W hose next
meal m ust be made from the scrapings
TO an empty flour barrel. stand on the
street corner and talk of a money that
is good in Yurrup, is a sight that
makes one lose faith in the common
sense of the human race. Give us
money good in America, good every
where and for everything; redeemable
in labor, redeemable in groceries, in
dry goods, redeemable for taxes, for
mortgage interest. for debts OF al
kiDds-genuine Uncle Sam money.
Star Spanglei Banner money, Ameri-
can money--good in the East, good il
the West, good in the North and good
in the South.-Nevada Director.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
She Got 1t.

II want transfer to the depot.
said the lady with a feather in hei
bonnet.
Certainly, madam; which depotf'
asked the conductor. u
Il want it to the depot" repeated
the lady OF the feather. a..
"But don't know which depot you
mean," replied the conductor. 1
"Never mind what you know
and what you don't know" snapped
the woman; @you do as you are told
You give me n transfer; do you hear?'
@But-' .. ... .....
II won't have your but. just you
give me that transfer or I will report
YOU" .s......
And the conductor gave it to her,
while every one on the car hoped hs
had sent her to the wrong place.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12

We wish to notify the Justices of
the Peace that they can procure at
this office, blank Summons, AfIids
Wits and Undertakings on Attach
ments, Writ Of Attachments, Criminal
Complaints, Warrants, Commitments
ON Sentence and Commitments to ap
pear before the Grand Jury, gooo for
aAy county in the State.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICE

oCToRoRA GOLD MINING Co.-Loca-
ton Of principal place, Of business, Wells
Elko County Reconsideration OF works
Mardis Mining District, Elso County Ne
vada.
Notice--There are delinqent upon the fol-
lowing described stock, on account OF u.s.
sessmenl mo. y levied on the 2eth day OF
July 1898, tho seversl amounts set opposite
the names Of the respective shareholders ss
follows: . s5 '.s' ~ s.#G
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
m pure

Blood 10 the prime cause ofseinost.
Of our bodily ills, but it is often
difficult TO convince people tllei.
blood is impure, until dreadful
carb1ncles. assesses, boils,s sclO :
ula or salt rheum, are painful pro,f
Of the fact. It is wisdom now. on
Whenever there Is any ildicaiion OF
impure blood, to take Hoods Sal
saparilla. and prevent such erup-
lions and suffering.
Il - had . dreadftl carbnncls abscess,
feA hery, farce and SORE, Tho doct :
attShdtdm60 ySrSeven weeka. " he..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-12
Republican State Convention.

Republican state Convention. ....
: Tho Carson Appeal has the follow
ing account OF the proceedings Of the
Republican State Convention which
met in Carson Thursday:
The Republican State Convention
met Mt the Oprea House yesterday
Sardis Symmetrical was in the chair
and Ed. Vanderleith acted as Secre-
tary. ... .
Altogether sc people were either in
the convention or represented by
proxies. The platform which had
been Matched in Reno by Sardis Sum-
merield. WIS laid before the commit
tee vino wrestled with it for several
hours before it was ready for the pub
lie. -.
1t was arranged to make the party
wheel in line in accordance with the
st. Louis gold standard platform, but
the delegates from the mining conn
ties said that If it went that way the
voters would all join the Silver party
and some sop must be thrown at them
il only for blind. The plank was
finally drawn up favoring the coinage
OF the American product until inter-
national agreement was the go.
Judge Bigelow was on his feet at
once. He said that the people of the
East took the cue from Nevada on the
silver question, and when they learned
that right in the silver producing
State of Nevada there we're men fight
ing free coinage, it gave them great
courage, and the stand taken was win
ming them thousands of votes. He
wanted to amend, by making the
money plank gold standard plank,
like the one adopted at st. Louis.
DR.. Thoma finally seconded the mo-
ton and the debate which followed
was so lively against Bigelow's amend
ment that he withdrew it, and 80 the
State money plank is at variance with
the national plank.
The railroad issue was next on deck
Some one introduced red hot anti
funding, anti Southern Pacific plank,
which set the whole convention
squirming. A vote was taken and a
division called for. After the roll was
started, Phil Doyle moved to have the
vote announced by counties instead
OF calling the individual roll, The
chair said it was too late and the roll
call went on.
Gov, Coleord who had opposed the
plank said there were good reasons
for not having it in, but the Conven.
ton was not the place to discuss the
matter. Moore of Elko said the anti
railroad planks were all nonsense and
the people we're weary of them. The
Esmeralda delegation from Ormsby)
Phil Doyle, Frank Murphy. and Jim
Yerington made a stand against the
resolution and Il was sno we'd under
yavote Of 40 to 81. Allen Bragg.
whose editorials in tho Reno Gazette
are mostly about Black Wallace run
ming the Silver party, as an annex 10
the 8. p r. r. nearly fell of Of his
chair when the vote was announced,
The Convention then took recess 10
cool of. p
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