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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
AFRICAN CHILDREN.
Homeless Boys Who Are Found in the
Congo Villages.

Prof. Drummond, after his visit to
Africa, said he would like to get in
side an African for an afternoon, and
see how he looked at different things,
says a writer in Harper's Young Peo-
pie. Wouldn't we like to know Just
how these boys and girls feel, and
what they think when they are sud-
denly landed, fresh from the depths of
a savage land, in the streets of Paris,
Brussels or Berlin, and see more things
in a day they never heard of than we
do in a year? They learn many things,
as baby does, by stern experience.
When Won Francois brought an
eight-year-old boy from inner Africa
to the sea, the youngster chased along
the beach in high glee, and before any
one could stop him, tried to refresh
himself with big swallow of ocean
water This same boy Pitt, thought
the snow he saw falling in Berlin was
q swarm of butterflies. The first horse
he saw terrified him, and the Berlin
newspapers told Of his unbounded as
tonlshment at the strange dishes and
viands on his masters table. What a
marvellous change in the condition of
these children! Many of them were
slaves, and some of them had been
brutally treated, and even wounded, by
cruel slave dealers. Today they have
good homes, and the world is doing all
1t can to make them intelligent and
honorable men and women.
There are "street arabs" or home-
less boys, in the Congo villages, just
as there are in New York city. They
live on what they can pick up, and IL
sharpens their wits to have to hustle
for a living. 1t would take a smart
Yankee boy to beat some of these
Congo youngsters in a trade. Even a
flve-year-old will sometimes amass a
little capital. Somehow he will get
hold of string of beads. He may
trade 1t for small chicken, which
thrives under his nurturing care, and
In few months he can sell the fowl
for four strings Of beads, quadrupling
his capital. Pretty soon he is able to
buy pig, which follows him like a
dog and sleeps in his hut, and when
piggy grows up his owner gets a good
price for him in the market.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
COLONIZING NATIONS.
No Country SO Successful as Great
Britain in Establishing Colonies.

Says the Sun: England is today the
only European government, except
Holland, which has a larger colonial
than q home population. The total
population of the British empire, in
Guiding British protectorates in Asia
and Africa, was 3S2, 900 by the last
census, while the total population of
Great Britain by the same census was
only 3S,000,000, or ten per cent In
other words, the colonial possessions of
Great Britain were nine times larger
than the home country in respect to
population. Russia has extended to
the east and south its imperial boun-
daries. France, in concert with Eng
land, has acquired new colonies in Asia
and Africa. Portugal, Denmark and
Holland have retained big colonies
abroad, though the extent of the COL
onies of the first have been declining
Of late years, while the proportion of
colonists to home inhabitants in Hol-
land has declined during the last two
centuries. But England keeps stead
lily increasing and, Of late, there has
been an addition to the number of
English colonies. while, on the other
hand. the Spanish colonies, in respect
of area and population, have been de-
clining.
Curiously enough, Italy which has an
overfiowing population. and has con-
tributed to the United States, to the
Argentine Republic, and to other
American states thousands of hardy
immigrants, has, in fact, no colonies of
her own and the effort to establish a
protectorate in Abyssinia has ended
disastrously. Still another European
country which would seem to have
many facilities for colonization is Aus
tria, but there are no Austrian col
onies, and no serious expansion of the
empire in any direction. There is no
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24

accounting for the existence of a "col-
onizing spirit" among nations. One ex-
tends Its powers and authority; an ad =
Jacent country doesn't. Sweden, for
instance, has for many years main
tained colonies In various parts of the
world. Norway, which adjoins, never
has, though the Norwegians are, per-
haps, better sailors even than the
Swedes. Holland has always been a
colonizing country, and attestation of
this Is to be found in the city of New
York Belgium was not a colonizing
country until recently, and when the
two were associated together the Bel
gian provinces of Holland contributed
but few colonizers. There have been
many immigrants. from Switzerland;
there have been no Swiss colonies. The
Mohammedan Arabs have extended
their rule; the Mohammedan Turks
never have. There have been Greek
settlements, but no Greek colonies. The
Anglo-Saxons, however, outrank all
others in respect of colonization, the
English and Scotch especially.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
BICYCLEPATH TO HAWLEY
Company TO Turn the Old Gravity Road.
bed Into a Boulevard for
WheeImen.

The latest enterprise in which Ar
thur rockingham is interested is the
Lackawanna and Wayne Boulevard
and Bicycle Path company. This COM
pany is regularly chartered and has
for its object the opening of boule-
ward and bicycle path between this city
and Hawley with a branch reaching to
Honesdale. Mr.. rockingham states
there will not be any building of a
roadbed required as he completed ar
rangements on Thursday afternoon
with the officers of the Pennsylvania
Coal company for the use of the aban-
doned road-bed of the old Pennsylvania
gravity road from Dunmore to Hawley.
The path will begin at point on this
old road-bed, which has been denuded
Of rails and ties, near Spencer's break
er in Dunmore. There are four planes
to be walked and this brings the rider
to near the old Moosic Highlands tun-
mel and from this point an easy grade
carries the cyclist to Hawley, a
total ride of 80 miles. One short plane
is encountered en- route and this is
found near where the road passes Lake
Ariel. The lake lies within a mile of
the Path" If the tourist desires to go
to Honesdale. he stops at Hoadleys, a
point seven miles this side of Hawley,
and he has a nice 5-mile run into
Honesdale. The Honesdale branch
will be built by Honesdale people.
Along the path one will have easy
access to nine lakes, one falls and one
glen. The lakes are Smith lake, Lake
Blackington, Moosic Lake, Spirit lake.
Kizer's lake, Lake Henry, Lake Ariel,
Sand lake and Cadjan lake. Beautiful
Middle Valley falls and enticing Fern
glen are the other two points Of inter-
est.
To make the path a finished piece of
bicycle roadway will take about six
weeks, Mr.. Frothing says. Shale will
be placed on the present road ballast
and a track twelve feet in width rolled
into shape with two-ton road-roller.
The toll for the trip with the side
sights thrown in will be 25 cents for a
round trip from Dunmore to Hawley.
If the cyclist wishes to make a Cen
tury" run he can continue from Hawley
to Port Jervis (26 miles) and thence to
Delaware Water Gap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
GOSPEL FOR THE MILLIONS.
Work and Needs of the American
Tract Society.

1t stated that the American Tract
society publishes evangelical truth in
l53 languages and dialects; the total
number of volumes in all languages
published In New York reaches 81 ,5OO,-
OOO' and the total number OF books and
tracts nearly 5OOO0O,000, and the total
periodicals over 200, 100000. Though its
missionary colportage the society has
carried the gospel to the out-of-the-
way places and into the congested
wards of the cities "It has gone into
the lumber camps, the mining regions
and the sparsely-settled districts, ieav-
ing the Christly message among those
people who were entirely destitute of
all religious privileges Hundreds of
Sunday schools have been organized,
and devotional services held Ia Alog
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
AMERICAN PLOUGHs.
Now Sold Pretty Much Everywhere all
Over the World.


Over the World.
There are in the United States, says
the Sun, hundreds of plough factories,
including some immense establishments
that produce ploughs in great numbers
besides various other agricultural i'm
plements. The plough has long since
ceased to be just a plough-there are
made nowadays ploughs especially de-
signed for the most advantageous cul-
tivation of all the various crops and
for use of all sorts of soils. American
ploughs are now made in hundreds of
styles-there are single concerns in this
country that make fifty styles or more.
American ploughs of all kinds are
exported in considerable numbers. and
they go pretty much everywhere, all
over the world. Makers send, of course,
to the several countries the ploughs
best adapted to their crops and soils.
They send some ploughs to Asia, Of
which the smallest proportion goes to
China; many ploughs to South Ameri-
ca; not a great many to the Central
American countries, and not very many
to Mexico. which country, notwith-
standing it's contiguity to the United
States, is slowest in taking American
pioughs. The ploughs sold there go
chiefly to the larger farmers, the cul-
tvators with capital. The smaller
farmers still stick mostly to the prim-
tive methods of their fathers, but
they, too, are now beginning to buy
American ploughs.
American ploughs are sold in South
Africa and in Australia and in Eu-
rope; in all the Continental countries,
and in Great Britain as well. They are,
of course, not alone in these various
fields, they compete everywhere with
the ploughs of Germany and England;
finding their way by superiority of
style and workmanship and greater
adaptability to requirements.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
CITY NOTES.

The soldier boys of Companies A and c
last night received the pay appropriated
them by the state for camp duty.
The Thirteenth regiments rife range at
Dickson, after being Closed for two
weeks, is again open. Members may now
visit the range
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed by the clerk of the courts to John Such
and Annie Gaeker; W, l.. Forrest, of
Vandling and Elizabeth Reese, of Forest
City.
John Creedon, workman at the blast
furnace, was ba6ly burned yesterday by
the explosion of boiling metal. He was
removed to his home on the South Side.
The injuries are about the face and hands.
Creedon will recover.
George Mannick, brakeman on one of
the cinder trains at the North mill, was
injured yesterday while at work. Mannlck
Jumped from a moving train and the oil
box of one of the cars struck his knee cap.
He was taken TO the Moses Taylor hos
pital
Michael Larkin, son of Michael Lar
kin, one of the Manchester martyrs, vino
was executed with Allen and O'Brien for
alleged completely in the killing of Ser
geant Brett was in this city yesterday.
MIR. Larkin was on his way to Scranton,
where he expects to secure a position as
civil engineer -Wilkes-Barre Record.
The dispute between the West Ridge
Coal company and North End Lumber
company over the possession of the right
of way upon certain tract of land in
the North End received the attention of
Arbitrators Russell Dmmick, C. A. Bat
tenburg and Thomas Quintin yesterday y
afternoon. The arbitrators had spent the
morning in looking over the grounds
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
James Manley occurred yesterday from
the home on North Washington avenue.
A high mass Of requiem was celebrated at
ST. Paurs church. Green Ridge, and in
terment was made in the Hyde Pa.k
Catholic cemetery. The pall-bearers were
r. j. O'Hara, John ]. Kelley, NJ. ]. Caw-
ley, NJ j. Kelly, Richard O'Hara, NJ. ],
OMalley.
The Shenandoah Herald says: "B. F.
LaudiS, editor of the Scranton Real Es-
tate Journal, is in town spending a few
days with his wife and son, at the resi-,
dence Of his father-in-law, Mr.. Lessig
He made the trip from the Electric City
on whee! via Pittston, Berwick, Noun.
tain Grove and Ringtown, in nine hours
making three stops at Wyoming, ShiclS.
shinny and Mountain Grove. He SAYS hC
does not feel the effect of the long ride
which he will repeat in a few days via
Hazleton, White Haven and Fair View"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
SALARIES OF OPERA SINGERS.
Nine. Nordica Talks on This Subject
in Interesting Manner.


in Interesting Manner.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Nine. Nordica has given her views re-
garding the salaries OF opera singers in
Europe and in this country, and JUS
titles the larger sums demanded and
paid in the United States. She says
that the exactions on the artist are
greater here than abroad. In Europe
three or four operas will be selected
for season, and these only will be
given. In New York nightly change
of bill is demanded. with a matinee.
You can readily see how exacting and
exhausting is such a demand. An ar
tist is virtually a prisoner from the
time he leaves the ship, which con-
veys him from the other side of the
ocean, until he boards 1t again on his
return. 1t Is true that the season is
longer on this side of the water than
on the other, and herein lies the value
to the artist who comes here from
Europe. He has the opportunity of
making more money than on the con-
tinent, although at the same time it
Is true that his expenses are much
greater here. In this way 1t may be
said the general salaries paid here
are IN a measure equalized by the
smaller salaries paid in Europe.
may, perhaps, be permitted to give
you an instance. If 1 am singing in
London. a shilling will pay my cab
fare from my hotel to the opera house.
In New York, say I am stopping at
the Savoy; I pay IS for a carriage to
and from the Metropolitan Opera
house. Everything else is in proper
ton. You cannot wonder, then, why
ooeratic salaries are higher in the
United States than in Europe. There
are long distances to travel, frequent
rebearsals, and more work to be done
In every way. One is also expected to
be proficient in three languages, and
the participants are continuously at
work This fact should be taken into
serious consideration. Therefore, as ]
have said, the operate laborer Is well
worthy of his hire. Success only comes
after years of struggle and hard work
and the fruits are not always long
lived. At the same time, wish to
say that I am emphatic in my opinion
that there should be an equalization of
operate salaries on basis of artistic
merit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
cabins. school houses and oftentimes in

cabins, school houses and oftentimes in
the open air."
The whole number of family visits
since the society began its house-to-
house work is over 14,50o,000, and the
number of families prayed with or con-
versed with on religious subjects
amounts to nearly S,500.000. The last
annual report stated that the society's
income has been lessened by the fall
ing off in legacies of nearly $4,000
during the past year, and that the
great need was an increase in dona-
tiOns
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
FUN WITH HARTLEY
THE VENTRILOQUIST
He Makes Sport for Crowd at
Lake WinoIa.
ADROITLY WORKS THE SHOT TRICK

Uncle West Was One of the yentrilo-
guist's Victims and Is Still Search-
ing for Someone--HostIer Dave
Smartwood Became Angry When
lie Couldn't Find an Invisible Tor
mentor and Joined His Troubles
with Rav Oakly, Another Subject.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
Got What He Called For.

Detroit Free Press.
Here, waiter, can't you fill an order at
this restaurant i called for roast beef
and a baked potato. Here's the potato,
but where's the beef?"
Undah de p'tatah, sah."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
Remnant Day.

Monday we intend to close out all
remnants of dress goods, silks, laoes,
embroideries, ribbons. wash goods,
white goods, etc. Good opportunity to
buy cheap, short lengths for children's
dresses. Mears & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
Special Excursion to Niagara Falls,

Via the Lehigh Valley railroad on Aug
5. 1897. Low rates from all points in
Pennsylvania and tickets good five (5)
days. Grand opportunity to visit
Niagara Falls at moderate expense.
Round trip rate IS from Scranton. Ex-
cursion train leaves 1915 a. m. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
Eggs at the Meeting.
From the Pittsburg News.

FROM tHe ilttsDurs NEWS.
Guile-I hear that Spouter is not entire
ly responsible for the unfounded charges
that he made. They say that the aud
ience egged him on.
Quay-No, they egged him of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take laxative Bromo ou,nine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II it
fails to cure. 20 cents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24

The general committee in charge of
the twenty-seventh annual national
convention of the Catholic Total Abb
stinence Union of America, to be held
In this city on Aug. IL, is, 10, was held
last evening at the residence of Rev.
e. j. Melley, pastor of st. Johns
church, South Side. The attendance
was sufficiently large to show the great
interest that is being taken by the
Scranton abstainers.
Rev. Father Melley stated at the
close of the meeting that he has sent
personal invitations to many promin-
ent clergymen of the Catholic faith to
be present at the convention. Among
the clergymen are: Apostolic Delegate
Martini, whose presence in Scranton
would be great boom to the conven-
ton: also Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishop Ryan, Archbishop ireland and
Bishops Colloti, Waterson, Chatard,
Quigley and DR.. Conaty, of the Catho-
lie university.
FROM CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
Responses from some of the clergy
have been received, but no public an
nour cement Of the nature can be made
at this time. other prominent men
outside of church circles have been
asked to attend. 1t is expected that
about 1000 delegates will be here. Be-
sides these there is a club of 200 COM
ing from Chicago and similar large
PARTIES from Pittsburg and New York
city.
1t was decided to hold the convention
rally on the evening of Aug. 10, the
last of the convention, at the Lyceum
theatre. Judge P. p. Smith will pre-
side. The programme for the exercises
has not been perfected and probably
will not be until within a few days of
the convention, as several delegates
who have been asked to speak at the
meeting have not responded.
d. j. Campbell, John H. Devine and
James H. Lavelle were added to the
committee on music. The ladies' COM
mittee who will entertain the visiting
lady delegates will meet next week to
arrange their part of the gathering.
j. c. Gallagher, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, who presided last night,
has addressed a circular to the local
societies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24

DR.. G. c. Sapp, dentist, 1S4 wyoming
avenue, opposite Hotel Jermyn. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
ARRANGING THE BIG
c. TIA. U. CONVENTION
General Committee Held an Imyortan
Meeting Last Night.
NOTABLE PRELATEs TO BE PRESENT

Among Them May BE Apostolic Dele-
gate Martini, Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishops Ryan and Ireland, and
Others of National Repute--Ex-
pectcd That 1000 Delegates viii
BE Here--Large Parties from the
Large Cities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
THREE-DAY PROGRAMME.

The programme for the three days
proceedings is now in tangible shape.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be the
real convention days. At o'clock,
Thursday evening, parade will take
place before the rally and Saturday,
Aug. 81, an excursion to Farview will
he cOnducted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24

Liver Complaints cured by BEECH
ANS PILLS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24

Are to leave us. The price
for these three good pianos
will hurry up piano wanters.
Will you let us prove to you
how great your advantage is
in buying now7
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
Monday Is Remnant Day.
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
BIG REDUCTIONS IN
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS

At 39c. Splendid assortment of Csc
and 75c Waists, perfect in style and fit.
At 6Sc. Great variety OF very de-
sirable Waists, reduced from $I.oo
and $1.a5.
At 05c. Six dozen Dainty Waists,
verv stylish, reduced from 81. so and $2.
At $1.5O Linen Crash Skirts, but
ton trim strap seam, good material,
reduced from 81.
At $1.95. Fancy Colored Skirts, in
mohair and cheviot, reduced from So
and $3.75.
Boys soc Percale Waists for 20c.
Boys 75c Percale Waists for 47c.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-16
A Friendly
Drug Store.

Friendly invitations; friendly
talk. Friendly merchandise
and the keynote Of all-fricndly
prices. Why not? Friendly
friends of the store make this
possible, pleasant. 1t spurs us
to broader and better and more
liberal trading.
Our cash plan is another
advantage to the customer with
money in hand. We give a
great big discount of 10 per cent.
This brings the cost of your
purchases right down to SUBJ
bottom, and you can afford to
get anything that we have in
the store.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-16
An Early Robbery.

Sortly after daylight this morn
ing Peruvian woman who has a
room in the st. Louis lodging
house, on returning to it after
few minutes absence, found it had
been broken open and ransac ked.
Five dollars in money was
missed at once, and the
woman sought out Detective Ka-
apa. The officer took stroll
through the Cape Horn district
and noticed a couple of tough
characters who appeared to be
having a good time. They have
only been out of Jail few days
and the officer thought their flush
appearance was suspicious and
arrested them on suspicion. He
found out that they occupied an
adjoining room to the one robbed
and has no doubt that he has the
guilty parties. In consequence
of this case the detective has been
compelled to postpone his trip to
Maui.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-16

"Pentecostal Meetings" in the
Methodist church at 2:30 and 7 80
p. m. each day. All invited.
The steamer Sakura Maru is
advertised by w. G.. Irwin & Co.,
Id, agents, to sail for Seattle on
March Is.
Mrs. j. Lycett and child and
Miss May Lycstt sailed for the
Coast in the barkentine s. N.
Castle today.
That picture in King Bros.
window which has attracted 80
much attention is not the portrait
of anyone here.
The suit against the Hawaiian
Gazette Company for criminal
libel was set for trial on Friday
by Judge de la Vergne this morn
ing.
Another Japanese steamer with
about seven or eight hundred
more students on board is due
and is expected to put in an ap-
pearance at any time.
George Angus left for the "Big
Island" in the S. s. Kinau this
morning on a business trip.
George will endeavor to squeeze
in a little pleasure also.
The arrests today were. one for
truancy, three for chefa gambling,
one for assault and battery and
one for drunkenness, besides two
persons held for investigation.
There was very little doing in
the police court this morning.
All Kun was fined $50 for opium
in possession, All Kui $25 for
peddling chefa tickets, and Keoni
Kailimai was sent to Jail for a
month for beating native
woman.
With large lot of goods Just
received by the Australia and
Amy Turner, the Pacific Hard
ware Co. have another invoice of
the fsvorite Universal Stoves and
Ranges. Some sizes were sold as
soon as set up, but another sup
ply has been ordered.
A horse attached to one of M.
Comes express wagons became
frightened at something today, and
made a dash round the corner of
Queen and Fort streets where the
stand is located. One of the front
wheels of the wagon was entirely
demolished by contact with a tele-
phone pole.