davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

enough to put down rebellion in Ar

enough to put down rebellion in Ar
inenia.
4 II. n. rs
After the flood this country was peo-
Piled by the descendants of Shem. Noah's
youngest son, ana Cyrus obtained sol.
diers from Armenia when he conquered
Babylon. as in Jer. II, -. In latitude and
longitude II lies northeast of Palestine,
and Is bounded by Georgia, a Russian pro-
vince, on the north; by Media on the east; +;
by Mesapotamia on the south. and by
lseser Asia on the west. When SEN
nacherib. king of Assyrian, came mp with
.: mighty army with the intention or blot
ting out Jerusalem from the map of the
world. an angel destroyed 10000 of his
soldiers In one night. as In Kings, xix, So.
After this discontinue the king gave up
the job OF destroying the Jewish nation.
Went back and dwelt in Nineveh for
short time, bu, was murdered by ils own
sons, who. after committing the horrid
deed, fled into Armenia. What became
OF them afterward. this deponent sayeth
not.
U 4 II
Before the Christian Era the Armenians
became subject TO the conquering hero.
Alexander the Great, and to his success
sors: fifty years before Christ. they fell
into the hands of the Romans. In 6S1
II fell under the power Of the Slracens
who retained IL about $50 years. In 1i12 1t
became a province of the Persian empire.
In la22 II was conquered by the SAVAGE
' uFkS. VINO nave fuleu over IL 10 tnl.'
day and the last 800 years have proclaimed
TO the world in thunder tones what kind
OF rulers they are.
\ \ \
Christianity had an early Introduction
into Armenia and there are millions of the
followers of the despised NaZarine there
today. hundreds of whom are dying as
martyrs, for the love they bear to Him
who came into the world To seek and
save the lost" Their church is governed
by patrarchs or bishops aud archbishoDs
similar to the Church of England or the
Episcopal church In this country. One OF
their patriarchs dwells in Armenia, one in
Jerusalem and one In Constantinople and
probably others in different parts OF the
empire. A majority of the Armenians are
Christians or profess Christianity and
ought in some way By the omnipotenc" of
the five Christian nations who are looking
on while the mournful tragedy proceeds, be-
saved from the blood thirsty. cruel, saw
age. murderouS hand of the prosecuting
Mohammedan Turk and he protected IN
tn" enjoyment of their religious rights.
Let us send our money 10 the suffering
ones, our prayers up TO heaven for the
deliverance of the saints and for the eN-
termination of such a government from
the face of the earth. John Davy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

General Manager Hays, of the Grand
Trunk. has issued a circular calling
for bids for 100000 tons of coal for use
by the company's locomotives. to be
distributed at various points.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

;he draw" When the man came as
far as the spring he stood perfectly mo-
tionlesS long time. 1t seemed an age
to Glenn. She could not from where
she was crouching in one of the inches
of the sheep-shed distinguish his fea-
lures. Suddenly the man lifted his arm
and shook his fist In the direction of
the cabin. then turned and came SO near
Glen she thought he could hear the
beating of her heart. She pressed her
hand over the dogs mouth. and the in
telligent animal OWNED he was to be
silent
AS the man passed Clem got a fair
look at him, and dim as the star-shine
was. she saw it was Lon. He never
looked around, however, but hesitated
q few moments, and then slowly and
softly approached the cabin where
Alph and his herder We're. as she sup
posed. sleeping. Lon having reached
the cabin. crouched in a corner. where
the darkness was clinging in deep
shadows. What his object was Glenn
could not determine. as from her place
of concealment she watched him anx-
iously. Suddenly in the distance she
heard the sound of wheels. What
could il mean? Then she remembered
that Alph had talked of going to town
for some supplies. He often drove in
after the days work was through. Her
heart was beating violently. What
should she do? She must warn Alph
in some way of his danger. Some
three hundred yards down the draw
narrowed to few feet. If only. she
could reach it unobserved. she ef,ttitit
stop Alph and warn him. Calling
Jack with mute sign, she passed
rapidly round the corral, and entered
the bed of the little stream that ran
down the draw. There was not much
tap In, OF nf ha
as the channel was deep. Glenn Kept
herself concealed below the banks until
she was a hundred yards beyond the
cabin. Then she ascended to the level
and ran swiftly toward the coming
wagon--she reached the narrow part
of the draw just as Alph came up with
the ponies. They shied affrighted ut
the apparition.
.Alph. Alph. stop" she cried.
Alph knew her voice, and in ma in
stant sprang from the wagon and was
at her side.
why. Glen: What is the NATTER"
"Oh, Alph," cried Glenn, shivvering
and sobbing. ITS Lon"
'Lon!'
Eyes, yes. at the cabin waiting for
you."
AT the cabin"
"Yes. was sitting by the window
could not sleep, | was so trOubled-l
saw MN SteallnS over tne prairie ana
followed him--Jack and !. and he went
down the draw and hid himself in Il
niche in the cabin. and is waiting for
You. Oh. Alph. I'm so afraid! He
wants to kill you. I'm sure"
''Well!" said Alph. ut does look as
though he meant mischief, but" kiss
ing her tenderly. you stay with the
ponies and III go down to the ranch
and interview the fellow"
mo. no. Alph. not for the world
would let you go alone
well. what them
LET me go with you-oh, do Alph."
We'll sweetheart, If you must.
Alph fastened the ponies. and they
went hand in hand for the ranch. fol-
lowed by Jack. They kept i'm the
shadow of the bushes that fringed the
banks of the little stream for some dis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11
SYNOPSIS.


Clemantis Knowlton Is the only dauSh-
ter of Kansas sheep rancher. AlonZo
Memlico. Mexican, had come TO the
ranch when she was little girl and
had fallen in love with her. She T. una
ware OF this. but when she grows up he
declares his passion. She refuses MIN
gently. and confesses that she is already
a'lianced 10 Alfred Long, a young and
prosperous rancher. AlOnZo. or Lon"
H. enraged. ana makes veiled threats, but
finally promises not To harm Alfred. Gle
mats is alarmed. however. ana warns AL
fred, who thinks there Is no danger One
night as she Is sitting at her window she
sees 1gure pass in the direction Of Al
freds ranch She determines to follow
ani, calling her dog. Jack, she steals
after.
PART IT.
Would he go down the draw" she
thought, for that led directly to Alph's
cabin? The man without stopping
commenced to follow the windings of
the draw" which cut into the prairie Il
deep. irregular cash. Clems heart was
beating fast now. but she kept the man
in sight. keeping Jack by her side. The
uug was quiet, save at intervals giving
out u low whine Evidently he knew
thu man whom they We're following.
They We're now near the ranch cabin,
for Clom could hear the surgling of the
springs that gushed out of the sides of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11
FACTS ABOUT ARMENIA.

For The Tribune.
Within the last few months a great deal
has been said and written about Armenia
and its suffering people under Turkish
rule. The sympathy of nations has been
aroused and warships manned with men
and guns TO put a stop TO religious perie-
cution, and fanatical butche,y nave gone
10 the Dardanelles: but because of the
narrow. selfish Jealousy of the great pow
ers over which should have the greatest
slice. II the loaf should be divided. moth
ing has been done. There is a. great deal
of historical interest connected with Ar
menia.
Armenia was the cradle of the human
race. In Arins ala originated those mighty
rivers, the "Euphrates ana U!diek"l' or
Tgris. which. forming confluence
passed through the garden Of Eden, on
whose banks grew the Tree Of Life ana
the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil
and then. separating, formed the rivers
emptied into the Persian Guif, Some
think tha Paradise was near the source of
those rivers. That as II may. from tho
time that Adam was driven out Of 1t with
flaming sword we have no history OF
that fiowery land for 1900 wears. Then for
the second time. Armenia became the cra-
die of the human race, for. when the
waters of the flood abateh the Bible tells
us in Cen. viii. !. that the ark rested upon
the mountains Of Ararat and the country
around: as in jeremiah, j., q. was called
''the kingdom of Ararat.' 1t was after
ward changed to Armenia. This noun
tain of Ararat is double mountain, like
Sinai and HOreb in the wilderness One
OF its peaks Is of sugar-lOaf form, like
the Matterhorn in Switzerland, and Is one
of the highest mountains In the world.
Its summit is covered with perpetual snow
and probably has been from the days of
Noah. and how that man of God. after
floating for $50 days Gen. vii. - on the
briny deep. got down from the summit OF
that mountain with his elephants and
masta dons. and lions, and tigers. and
other huge animals. do not know
An English tourist. with some compan-
ions tried to climb IL. but when they got
up into the regions of the clouds and of
the snow, he says the only way they
could get down was by. sliding on their
backs. Beneath the regions Of the snow
is wood land where jackals and tigers
make their home, and crows build their
nests. Around its base and in the valley
below dwell poor shepherds with poorer
fiocks. made so by the grasping tax gath
erer of the Turkish empire "despotic'
government that robs the people of their
daily bread and cannot raise money
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

The Erie now turns over to the Wa
bash at Huntington, Ind, the connect
ing point of the two roads. a larger
freight tonnage than does the Grand
Trunk. which Is supposed to be the
natural feeder of the Wabash lines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11
ON THE VERGE
OF Giving Up the Fight...An FL.
mira Citizens Last Resource
Proves u Success.
TFrom the Elmira Gazette I


Do you know Mr.. ]. S. Bodder. OF 214
South Main street? He has been a
business man and permanent resident
OF Elmlra for over twenty years. A
man whose statement cannot be dis
puted. Well, Mr.. Bodders case I'm a.
nutshell is-that he has been sufferer
from kidney disorders. but doesn't suf-
FER any more. We will let him tell
what has brought about the change.
Here is how he spoke of his case to our
representatives. II have never been
well since the closing of the war, where.
In the service of my country, | con-
tracted kidney and bladder disorders.
The complaint has gradually been
growing on me. / had sharp pains
IN the small of my back. Just
back of the hips and when they left 1t
was only to be followed by dull. heavy
pain which remained continually. I
could lie In but one or two positions in
bed or the pain would be almost un-
Dearaoie | was always very sore
over the Kidneys. and the urine emitted
q strong odor. At times ] felt exist
ence task. | tried this. that and the
other thing. to no avail, and was on the
verge or giving up entirely when | saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised. I
thought as last resort l would give
them a trial; they were highly recon-
mended, and l would use just this one
more remedy. ] began taking them,
and ! am very glad indeed TO give my
statement, that suffering humanity may
receive the same benefit have. A few
doses of Doans Kidney Pills satisfied
me they were helping me. Now the
pain Is all gone. and l am entirely well
this. after years of sickness NV
sleep at night Is good and refreshing.
do not feel any more that tired feel
ing j used to on rising. all thanks due
to Doan's Kidney Pills"
Doans Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers. Price 50 cents per box, Sly
boxes for $3.50 By mall on recent Of
price by Foster Aiilburn Co, Buffalo.
N. Y. sole agents for Y. S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

be necessary. and II Is predicted that
| that class Of railroaders will soon De
extinct. The driver will be located in
the little compartment at the front end
of the locomotive. lie will View the
track from a window directly in front.
| and above the powerful searchlight, in
stead of at the side of the cab. where
| the engineers now stand. He will turn
the current on and OF like a trolley
motorman, but will use much larger
controller or lever. Air brakes will be
| operated by the new locomotive just
the same as on the steam locomotives.
There will be an electric air pump, and
| 1t is claimed that 1t will be possible to
stop train much more quickly, per-
haps in half the space of time that Is
now required. Everything about the
locomotive is steel. 1t has 800 horse
power, but for short distances it can
be geared to produce 1900 horse power.
The machine will be used as freight
locomotive, and will run forty miles an
| hour, pulling a loaded train. 1t can be
geared. by a very simple and speedy
| process, to run eighty miles an hour.
This will not require any extra weight
| in the locomotive or any change in con-
struction. A few changes i'm levers and
| the thing Is done. There will be differ
ent styles of the electric locomotives.
those for passenger use being much
! lighter and far Speedier. The one now
| completed has the original horse power
of u Pennsylvania railroad freight en-
gine. but it will be able to pull loaded
train forty miles an hour. whereas the
Pennsylvania railroad is now content
| with from twelve to. fifteen miles. For
| fast freight eighty miles can be at
| tanned. 50 that the crack limited eX-
presses of today will necessarily soon
be termed slow coaches. The power to
| run the thing will be taken from an
overhead trolley, or from the Wheele;s
| undergi ound system. The Wheeless un-
| derground system consists of under
| ground wires and batteries, the power
being transferred to the motor by
, means of a long steel shoe, fastened to
| the bottom of the locomotive. This
shoe comes in contact with poles or but
tons. placed underground between the
tracks, every seven feet. the frone of the
shoe just touching u forward button as
II leaves the one behind. In this way
| the current Is. cut OFF from behind the
car after the shoe leaves the peg or but
ton. Everything In this system Is sub
stantial, and Is considered by Mr.. West
inghouse. who secured control of the
patents governing it., and made many
| improvements upon 1t, the future means
of electrical motive power. The trolley
| will be- attached to the new locomotive
as on any ordinary trolley car, although
| 1t Is probable newly-invented trolley
made by Westinghouse. in which the
contract is from the side of the pole.
will be used. Railroads using electric
locomotives will necessarily have to
equip with the trolley or underground
systems. and place in several power
plants along the line The cost of one
of the new electric locomotives is $4,000.
about equal to that of an ordinary
steam locomotive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

General passenger agents of Western
lines have agreed to make no further
concessions in rates to the knights or
Pythias for their encampment. to be
held at Minneapolis next summer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

Azaiea Face Powder is superior to any face
powder ever manufactured. Used and com.
mended by leading society and professional
beauties, because 1t gives the best possible
scaly. Price 90 cents
ThrixOgene, Natures Hair Grower, 10 the
greatest hair inv igorator Of the present pro
pound, entirely harmless, and marvellous In
It's benefcent effects. AL diseases nf the hair
and scalp are readily cured by the use Of
Thrix ogene. Price 30 cents and 81. For sale
at r.. N. Hatzels Hair-dressing aud Manicure
Parlors, $50 Lackawsnna ave and No. l Ian.
nink Building, Wilkes Barre. Mail orders
filled promptly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11
WHERE NATuRE WAITS.


Let social rank and pride OF place
BE held by them that seek and prize
'.m:
So find smiles on natures face.
These paltry baubles, l despise 'em.
The idle fair of folly's code.
| have no wish to disabuse 'em,
Nor set upon manler road
The fops whose trade is to amuse EN-.
The humblest flower amid the grass
Is worthier thought, in my opinion,
Than any laced and perflmed ass
In pompous fashions dull dominion.
Let honest toilers bless their lot,
Nor let the painted show deceive 'em,
For worth is not where toll Is not
And idle hands have ills 10 Grieve EN-.
Where lovely natures open arms
Await but your desire IN bind yor,
Go dwell midst her abounding charms
And leave all envious hates behind you.
Frank Putnam, In Times Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11


said she was the prettiest bride they
ever saw. Indeed. Glenn was fairy,
who made every spot enchanted ground.
Several times Ciem's eyes caught sight
of her revolver lying in it's accustomed
place. but she thought Ii would be fool
ish to carry II when she was going to be
married. hut finally. she could not en-
plain why. she picked it up and placed
IL in the pocket Of her dress. How
Alph will laugh at me- she thought.
Shortly after this the simple mar
riage service was proceeding in the lit
tie room. Alph and Clem standing In
front of the guests. facing the minister.
alfred. viii, thou, have this woman
to be thy welded Wife,
s1 WILL" said Alph in a firm. clear
voice.
..Ciematis wilt thou have this man to
be thy welded husband?'
II Will, said Glenn in low but audi
bic tone. 49,
Then ] pronounce You husband and
wife
Let us pr" The minister did not
finish the sentence. for the startled
guests and friends saw Glen turn with
a revolver in her hand. and then heard
two almost simultaneous pistol shots.
There were screaming. shouting and
widest confusion and terror i'm the
bridal-room. 1t was noticed that Glen
clutched Alph convulsively. and then
tainted.
The forebodings that had filled the
heart of Clem had been verified in
u
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11
RAILROAD NOTES.

General Manager Hays, of the Grand
Trunk. has issued a circular calling
for bids for 100000 tons of coal for use
by the company's locomotives. to be
distributed at various points.
--:l:-
General passenger agents of Western
lines have agreed to make no further
concessions in rates to the knights OF
Pythias for their encampment. to be
held at Minneapolis next summer.
-:ll:-
The Erie now turns over to the Wa
bash at Huntington, Ind, the connect
ing point of the two roads. larger
freight tonnage than does the Grand
Trunk. which is supposed to be the
natural feeder of the Wabash lines.
iii
The railroad officials and business
men of Pittsburg are agitating an eX-
position at Pittsburg. one of the chief
features of which would be a railway
exhibit of locomotives and railway APP
pliances. this being one of the manu-
featuring centers of railway apparatus
and appliances.
--:lr:--
T.. 3. Thomas. president of the Erie,
has written to the New York Stock eX-
change, stating that important changes
rectors. The present board was select
ed, he states, to act only during the
completion of the reorganization.
-:l!:-
The Western Passenger association Is
reported to be in danger OF disruption
on account of arrangements that have
been made to run a special train from
Denver to New York via the Denver
and Rio Grande, Missouri Pacific and
Seaboard Air line to enable a party of
Colorado mining men to escort Mr.. f.
b. Porter. president of the New York
Mining exchange. from Denver to New
York, and attend the opening of the
new exchange. The excursion is said
to have obtained a rate of $50 for the
round trip. which Is less than the trunk
lines would grant.
-:ll:-
The railroad officials In New York
state. including those Of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western. are very
much exercised over the bill recently
introduced i'm the Legislature at Albany
relative TO the issuing of mileage books.
According to the bill those books must
be issued at two cents a mile and are
TO be transferable. Any company re-
fusing to honor the books, no matter
by whom presented, shall be liable to q
nne OF Sou. Wnlch Is TO De given 10 the
party who suffered By the company's
rules. The companies now doing busi-
ness in New York now sell mileage
books not transferable for 1.00O miles.
for $40. 1t is claimed by the railroad
companies that If this bill becomes IA
law II will benefit the scalDers, as
book could be bought and then sold at
the end of the journey. The railroad
companies will fight the bill and 1t is
probable that 1t will never become a
law
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-11

T.. 3. Thomas. president of the Erie
has written to the New York Stock eX-
change, stating that important changes
would soon be made in the board of di-
rectors. The present board was select
ed, he states, to act only during the
completion of the reorganization.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-18
All We're Wrong But Him.

The obstinacy which is said to be
characteristic of the Scotch is illustrated
in the following story, which was re-
Gently related to II writer for the n. Y.
-1ate'tises':: My father" said the mar
rator, came over about sevcnty-tive
years ago and settled in Michigan,
which, in that part at any rate, was a
scmiwilderness. AS the country grew
more settled my father. from the mere
fact of his having been u pioneer, be-
came very prominent in civic affairs in
the community. He was very conscicnt
tious, but extremely impatient of con-
tradiction, never understanding why a
person could disagree with him, when
he was so plainly correct in his posi-
ton. Well, one night, contrary to his
usual custom. he did not come home 10
supper. Eight o'clock came and the
whole family was in bed and still he
had not arrived. 1t was after l O'Clock
in the morning that his heavy step was
heard IN the stairs. My mother, who
had been anxious, met him with u light
in her hand.
"'Where have you bcen?' she asked,
looking at him seriously.
Been on a jury he growled.
"Why did you stay so late?
"'Stay so late? There were eleven
obstinate devils on that jury and it took
me all night to convince them"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-18
Two Strange Brothers.

Down in Marblehcad, that hons OF
prejudice, two brothers are still living,
or were the last l knew of them, who
have not spoken with each other for
many years. They are twins and as
like each other rs two peas in n pot.
One is named John Thomas and the
other Thomas John. Each is the only
relative the other has in world and
yet for some little tiff MISTY years ago
n said: "l'll never speak to you
again" and tho other said likewise.
They live in the same house, eat at the
san:e table, but occupy separate parts.
They have II boat in common and 90
fishing together but exchange nc word.
Should u visitor go with them each will
talk freely to him and in the others
presence but no remark will pass be-
tween them. And yet they are friendly.
Should one be sick have no doubt tue
other would nurse him carefully, for if
II hears the other Slightly spoken OF
there is trouble at once, and no will de-
fend the absent one with his last breath.