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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17

The revival of the story that Sena-
tor Quay wants to serve one term as
governor and then retire from active
political strife may or may not be
based on substantial information. But
one thing at least is sure. Quay would
make a great governor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17

1t isn't often that we can agree on
party doctrine with a Democrat. but
we quite concur in Chairman Garman's
theory that the more voters he can
drive over into the enemys camp the
better.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17

With s1Ss, 100000 more money in cir
culation in this country today than
there was year ago it can hardly be
claimed that Uncle Sans ailment is a
money famine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17

The unpopularity OF the Republican can
didate last year was mainly responsible
for the Democrats election, who pulled
through by less than 500 majority
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17

90 ~ "a
child born on this day will welcome
hogs fat in pie crust and crullers, but
will object to it's use as boarding house
butter in Scranton.
Those who seek Wilkes-Barre patron
age for Scranton enterprise evidently be-
lieve that figs can be gathered from green
thistles.
CAPTAIN Comeback cannot play in our
backward any more unless he quits call
ing names and promises to make less
noise.
The building of line fence is one of the
greatest tests of Christianity.
The Scranton base ball club got in front
of the "solar plexus" battering-ram yes
terday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
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BAZAAR.

That the production of merchandise far outstrps its
consumption. This will go far toward explaining the
apparent modesty of price ON many seasonabe offer
ings. Hardly day goes by but we have shown some
special thing ON which the manufacturer is over
stocked. He needs money and to induce us to buy,
the goods are offered i'm many at less than the
cost of production It's wise loss for the maker
good purchase for big bargain benefit for you
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
Ajacchus' Advice.

To the newly-married man:
Have a care about expressing marked
preference for any dish. Your wife's dem
onstration OF the recipe Is liable to be as
unpalatable as a mule collar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune AstTolOger.

Astrolabe Cast: 40 a. M, Tor Thursday
June II, 1897.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
THE ROCKING CHAIR SPINE.
An Addiction Resultt7G from Improp-
er Sitting.

"Neaver's thumb" and "housemaid's
knee" are quite familiar terms, espe-
cially To those who are fond of perusing
journals medical and hygienic, but the
rocking chair spine" is less talked OF,
possibly because it is one of the pos
sessions of those dwelling in more
afIlueat circles, and is what may be
classed the lu>;urics in the way of dis
ease.
But it is none the less clearly de
fined i'll, and one that often leads TO
consequences more serious than it's pri-
mary condition might suggest.
Incidence and love of ease are the
melting causes of this aiilic.ion, and
genuine spinal disease has in many in
stances been its unfortunate climax.
Strict hvgienists and health cultur-
lists tell us that the rocking chair is an
linmiNed evil. 1t perpetually changes
the equilibrium of the body and agi-
tates the circulation. 1t Injuries the
eyes. as il continually changes the focus
Of whatever cne may be looking at 1t
SO distUrbs the brain that physicians
have forbidden mothers and nurses to
rock delicate babies.
1t will thus be seen that the rocking
chair begins its deadly mission very
early in the lives OF its victims, and il
is equally true that they are very likely
TO keep up the mischief until they are
ready to make their final exodus and
slip from the rocking chair into the
grave.
The symptoms that first attract at
tent.cn are soreness and sensitiveness
of the spine, usually that portion near
or below the waist. and sometimes ex-
tending 10 the lower edges of the shoul-
der blades. There may be more or less
indigestion accompanying it, and head
aches are not infrequent.
The trouble arises from an improper
position in sitting. Instead of keep
ing the spinal column in perpe.iIic
ular position, the lower part is bent
forward, rs one lounges in a chair with
a sofa cushion. The strain on one side
OF the spine caused by its curved shape
after time produces irritation, and il
long continued, infiamma ton of n seri-
Gus character ensues. While there may
not be fatal consequences, there surely
are much Inconvenience and discom-
fort attending n weak or irritable state
of the spinal column. Good health can
not exist with such condition of af-
fairs, neither can good spirits dwell in
such a body. Persons who experience a
sense of weakness or weuriness, or a
dull ache in the back, will do well to
take thought if they have been too de
voted to the rocking chair and its lux
urious cushions.
1t is by physicians declared to be
much better to rest either sitting up
right or in a recumbent position, rather
than the lounging. half-doubled-up at
titude that rocking chair devotees ordi-
narily assume. But the wide, welcom.
ing arms of an easy chair are so alluring
that il takes Spartan courage to give up
such n delicious luXury.-N. Y. Ledger
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
FiDDLIN. JOHNS VENGEANCE
How He Made Way with the "Bleody
sixteen band.

"Fiddlin' John" Turner was born In
Yellow Creek Valley SO years ago. His
father lived TO be i03 years old, and
Virginia and settled in the mountains
of kentucky on the farm on which
"Fiddlin' John" now lives, says the Chi
cago Record.
"Fiddlin' John," at the age OF SO
years, is hale and hearty, and there
never was a better fighter, as his his
tory shows. He was a scout under Gen.
berland Gap and his famous retreat to
the Ohio river. One thing about "Fid-
dim John" which makes him so dear
ly loved by the mountaineers Is that
there never was better fiddler In all
the mountains. "Fiddlin' John" is
noted throughout the mountains be-
cause he ended the lives of 16 of the
worst mountain desperadoes that ever
trod Kentucky soil.
The "bloody sixteen" as this band
of desperadoes was called, killed "Fid-
dim Johns" brother, Sam, cut his ears
off, and nailed him to a tree, and "Fid-
dim John" in turn exterminated the
entire band by "bushwhacl1ing" them
one after another.
his fighting, and he is very proud of the
fact, telling everyone Mho asks him
about his feud:
II Jest got close up to 'em, and then
bushwhaclled EN-"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
AN AWFUL DISAPPOINTMENT.
He Declared 1t the Worst Sell He
Ever Had.

One Sunday morning a poor man,
dressed in his best, having trudged all
the way from Boston, entered the
church at Newburyport and took seat
near the pulpit, says the New York Re-
corder Presently the service began
and the preacher had not been speaking
long before the visitor from Boston be-
gan to show signs of excitement. AS
the sermon proceeded his body swayed
backward and forward, his eyes gilt
tered strangely and at length he fell
in n fit on the floor. Two deacons of
the church carried him outside, laid
him down on the church green, unfastr
ened his collar and dashed water upon
him, while he writhed and rolled on the
earth.
At last the man recovered his senses
, and was asked what allied him. "Oh,
such powerful preaching!" said he. Il
had heard before of men going into fits
under Whitfield's preaching, but never
supposed it would double me up So"
But" said one of the deacons, "that
was not Mr.. Whitfield preaching, but
only nearby minister substituting for
him this morning"
At this point the Boston man be-
came mad clear through.
What" said he. Have walked 80
miles, spoiled my best suit of clothes
and had fits, and never heard Mr.. Whit
field after all? Well, I'll be goldarned
II that isn't the worst sell / ever had!"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
FOG FORMATION.
Results of Afmospheric CoDtrnctfons
and Exnnn-fou-.


Fog may form in at least three differ
ent ways; first, where the air is cooled
by rapid radiation; second. where the
cooling results from mixture of differ
,nt air currents; and third, where a
cooling has been caused by an uplifting
of the air The first is the most COM
mon cause of fog formation. Radiation
fog is generally formed over surfaces
nearly level. when warm air comes in
contact with cold ground. Sea fogs oc-
cur when there is q marked difference
between the temperatures of the water
and the air, or when two water currents
of different temperatures are coDtigu-
Gus. Coast fogs are foumed when in
flowing moist air from the sea passes
over a chilled land, but more generally
are formed atsea during the presence of
some great area of high pressure, or
"anti-cvclone," as il is technically
known. and then are carried inland, dis
solving as they 60. 1t must be remeIn-
hcred that the atmosphere is something
like great gaseous sponge Compress
sion and expansion are constantly going
on, with resulting cloudy and clear
skies and different temperatures for
various layers. Some of the diversions
OF the temperature found with the
anti-cvclonic conditions illustrate this
cxcellently. At such times we find that
at the foot of large hill or mountain
il is colder than at the top. The air is
often 90 or 30 degrees warmer at the
SUBMITS than in the valleys. Our great
fog banks and the fogs which remain
for DAYS are due to such temperature in
versions. On the Pacific coast it is easy
to trace the relations between the move
ment of the "high" area and the fog.
rrof Davis tells of somewhat similar
conditions in December. 1879. when the
lowlands of Europe were shrouded in
fog for most of the month, while in the
mountains it was clear and mild. and
over 90 degrees warmer than below.
The low countries were lost beneath the
sea and the fog. and the hills piercing
through We're like islands in their iso-
lation. Fruit growers are familiar with
these temperature diversions and the
fogs which sometimes accompany
them. Fruit and vegetables in the val
sides they escape.
Nature provides in the blanket of fog
4 means of preventing the extreme low
temperatures which would otherwise
result. More than century ago Thorn
MS Jefferson, who appears to have been
the first to notice these peculiarities of
frost, wrote: 'I have known frosts so
severe as to kin the hickory trees
around about Monticello, and yet not in
jure the tender fruit blossoms then in
bloom on the top and higher parts of the
mountain, and in the course of 40 years,
during which it has been settled there
have been but two instances of a gen.
eral loss of fruit on II, while in the cir
cumjacent country the fruit has es-
capped but twice in the lastseve years"
-HarPer's Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

..ettie, when she looked over the GIN,
couldn't see the train at all--oaly big
black hole where the smoke from the
stack had melted the snow. But Let
tie wasn't strong enough to get down
to the track, for the path was drifted
full, and a slim girl like her couldn't
venture il without losing her life. She
knew well enough that was down the
section somewhere-perhaps out on
the bridge. But she didn't give up
not Letfie. There wasn't a man around
the place to help-only in the train,
and the train was at the bottom of the
cut buried in the snow. She thought
that if she could only get word TO Jim
Crosby he'd help her, for she knew him
we'll. SO she ran and got a coil of rope
and tied one end of ii to that stubby
oal-there. YOU can see ii at the edge
OF the hill, and then she took hold OF
il and slid into the cut. That took
grit. There aren't many men who
would have risked it, let alone girls. OF
course the snow got into her eyes and
nose, and the rocky Lodges cut and
bruised her. but she never stopped un-
til she was at the bottom. Jimmie
Crosby said he saw something founder
ing in the snow outside the cab, and
then somebody called:
Jim. oh. Jim.'
'It was Lettie. They dragged her in
to the cab, and as soon as she could talk
she told Jim that 1 was lost in the bliz-
zard.
We'll save him. said Jim, and the
fireman agreed to help, and 50 did
dozen other men who had come down
from the train. And Jim, being good
climber, went up the rope hand over
hand, and helped n dozen or more men
tofollow him. By the time he had stopped
showing, and the sun shone bright in
the west. They wallowed down through
the drifts to the bridge, Lettie follow
ing. They tried to leave her at home,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
MEAT COOKING.
Some Valuable Points for the Cook to
Consider

Some Valuable Points for the Cook to
Consider.
Mutton, beef and lamb stews and
hashes, if properly prepared, that is
cooked very slowly and made of the
raw meat, are valuable additions to the
bill of fare, and are dLgestible in the
order named, but a stewor n hash which
involves the second cooking of meats, OF
any of the almost numberless re.
chauffes, with receipts for which ouI
culinary literature is laden, should be
refused place on the children's table
Use cold meats as cold meats, if posi-.
bic, or, II they are absolutely refused
when presented in this form, warm
but do not cook them in gravy which
may be prepared with little stock
if none OF the original gravy is left
Slice the meat in very thin slices or
mince it very fine and when tine gravy
is well cooked and seasoned to taste
put the meat into it and set it on the
back of the stove and leave ii there
until it is heated thoroughly. The
usual rechauffe means more than re-
heating, it means recooking, and meats
subjected 10 lndt process are more OF
less indigestible.
When preparing a stew or hash, cut
lean meat and vegetables into pieces OF
the desired size, put into stewpan,
not made of metal which will rust,
cover with cold water, let stand in u
cold place for an hour, and then heat
until it begins TO simmer very slowly
keeping it closely covered meanwhile;
let it simmer for from two to four
hours, according to the toughness of the
meat, seasoning it about half an hour
before it is done and stirring occasional
" so as TO mash some of the potato or
rice, which, one or both, should form
one of its constituents and give it body.
This makes a delicious dish, costs but
little, is sufficient in itself, with the adj
dition of bread and butter, for a meal
and is readily digested. The vegetables
used in it may be matter of choice
rice, tomatoes, lima beans, corn, AM
or all of these may be used, and for
seasoning, onion. n little spice, pars-
ley, bay leaf, etc.-Washington Home
Magazine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
WORK OF THE PRESIDENT.
Drudgery of the Chief Executive os
the Nation.

the Nation.
\ president who should not carry
into the white house relish for drudg-
ery, business habits of the incest dis
elimination, and constitution of iron,
would be president only in name, even
as regards his more important duties.
His signature on the papers which he
Is told will not otherwise be legal might
be as good as the custodian of his bank
account would require, but within the
meaning of the law it would be as often
as not n moral forgery. Yet no COM
plaint should be offered on this account.
Presidents are made for better or for
worse. Such as they are in natural
faculties and strength, so they must
serve-some of them leaning on official
advisers and bureaucratic clerks in every
step they take; and some of them put
ting the stamp of their own individual
ty on the papers and acts which make
up an administration.
When n president-elect, facing the
chief justice, has repeated the constitu-
tional oath: ~ do solemnly swear htat |
will faithfully execute the office of
president of the United States, and will,
to the best of my ability, preserve, pro-
tect, and defend the constitution of the
United States" he has in3entured him.
self for four years of the heaviest servi-
tude that ever fell to the lot of any
mortal BY comparison the "hired
man" talked about in the last canvass
would lead pampered existence, and a
constitutional monarch is man of
leisure. A president equal to his oath
is both king and premier; he reigns and
he rules; he is bowed down by the
crown of authority and is encompassed
by the mantle of care.-C. c. Buel, in
Century
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
NO.14
FUN ON THE OLD CLIPPERS.
Not to lie Had on Modern Record
Breaking Lfuern.

"One OF the youngsters asked me the
other day." said the old skipper, re-
ports the New York Times, ''if had
ever been to Europe on a record-break.
ing liner. l told him hadn't, and never
wanted TO go there that way. 1t Is just
a question of engineers and stokers,
mere landsmen, on n big liner, and I'd
rather ship before the mast, even on one
of your lubberly 40-day steel square
riggers with bows like a canal boat,
than go on a steamship. 1t would be
just about as interesting to me as trip
on a railroad train.
THE kind of sailing l like il will never
be the privilege of you young fellows
TO indulge in. You will never know the
fun of having a clipper craft as sharp
as steamboat under your feet jumping
across the sea under n press of canvas
never seen. on ocean-going sailing ves-
sells nowadays, with her rigging an taut
as iron bars, and your shipmates hold
ing your hair on your head.
"'What she can't carry she may
lug was the text at sea then. remem-
ber when 1 was in the clipper North
ern Light we carried stu'n'sails slap
into Boston harbor, making the famous
passage of 76 days and hours from San
Francisco. Our ship worked like bas-
ket; but we had shipped double crew
for the run, and one crew did nothing
but pump ship. There was some crack
ing on of sail when ships of {, 900 tons or
more had all their top hamper whisked
over on the lee side while the skipper
was turning to spit over the taffrail.
Even after that some of the ships made
good passages. It's II funeral nowadays
to lose n topgallant mast"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

but she wouldn't stay. Ii fathers in
danger she said, I'm going to help
find HIM
"I'heard 'em when they reached the
bare knoll this side of the bridge. ]
had crooked one leg around sleeper
and still hung there over the chasm.
don't believe | could have let go
| guess | was frozen there. | tried tc
shout ard let them know where to find
me, but l couldn't get my month open
1t was clean suffering, that. For there
was help within reach, and | couldn't
make 4 sound.
but Lettie knew the path | usually
took, and first thing | knew she was on
her knees at the end of the bridge, cry.
ing:
"Here he is! Oh, father, father!'
After that | don't remember much
Jim said they carried me to the house
and laid Ble on the bed, but | didn't get
back to my right senses for two or three
days.
II almost forgot to tell you that one
Of the men who helped was Bradley, the
superintendent. When ne saw Lettie
and heard of what she had done, he just
took off his hat, this way. and held il
before him.
"'You're the brnvest girl I ever met,
he said"
Dolby paused as if he Liked 70 re-
member this part of the story.
THE passengers? Oh, they escaped
by Lettie's rope, and were driven into
CIagie's. And that night, when the
superintendent was talking about who
should be keeper of Section 81. Lettie
spoke up. timid like:
"'Mr. Bradley, let me watch It. I Ican
do almost as well as we'll as father
"Thesuperintendent looked at her for
q moment, and then he said:
81 believe you can, Lettie.'
From that day to this L. c. Dolby has
been keeper of 81. I've never recovered
my legs and my back-but the doctor
still gives me hope. And couldn't
get along without Lettie-"
But the old mans voice broke. Bax.
ter, shaking hands with him silently
went out toward Cragie's, where he sent
a glowing report of the excellent condi.
tion of Section 81, L. C. Dolby, keeper
Chicago Record.
The Horse and the Wheel.
after all, there's n close affinity be-
tween the bicycle and the horse"
"How sop
II saw a red-headed bloomer girl to-
day, and there were three white bicycles
directly behind her."-N. Y. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

Africa continues to be the scene OF
small wars, incident to the extension
of civilization among savage peoples
In the western Soudan military expedi-
ton, sent out by the Royal Niger COM
pany to punish the emir of Nupe for
raiding its territory for slaves, has
routed n force of 10000 natives and oc-
cupied the capital city, Bida- The king
of Benin, whose country is in the same
region, recently massacred an English
trade expeditions; and the British gov
ernment has sent six war vessels to the
coast of Benin and will follow them
with military expedition. The form
CIR operation has u certain diplomatic
interest, because it is in territory where
the French and British spheres of In
1uence" touch each other.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

after all, there's close affinity be-
tween the bicycle and the horse"
"How sop
81 saw a red-headed bloomer girl to-
day, and there were three white bicycles
directly behind her.".N. Y. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
Cuban Women Patriots.

The women Of the better classes in
Cuba are much more ardent in their
sympathy with the revolution than the
men, and am told by gentleman who
has recently spent several weeks in
Havana that there is scarcely Cuban
woman who is not seriously contribute
ing to the success of the cause, al
though her husband may be indiffer-
emily supporting the Spanish author
tiles. Many young men have been
driven into the insurgent ranks by their
sisters and sweethearts. 1t is n COM
mon thing for an able-bodied young
man TO receive woman's chemise with
a sarcastic note saying: "Iou should
wear this as long as you remain at
home and refuse to fight for Cuba
re"-Tbledo Blade.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
Ladies' Separate Skirts

Black and desirable coo well made lined full width and
velvet faced ST. $685. 1925 and up We have added full
of Misses Chdens jacket Suits Misses separate skirts
and shirt waists nice 3-ioned check shirt ST. Full
Jacket a 1925
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

Mr. Bluff (host at little dinner of
male friends)-Yes, gentlemen, / hold
that every man should be master of his
own house. There is no other way.
Well, rs you are all through, gentlemen.
suppose we adjourn to the library for
smoke.
Waggish Guest-Why not smoke here
in this grand old dining-room?
"Um! Mrs. Bluff won't let us, IN.
Y. Weekly,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
A gnr~usfyc Pima.

Father upstairs What time is it
down there?
Mamie down in the parlor)-Justt ten
by the clock, papa.
Father-An right. Don't forget to
start the clock again when the young
man leaves.-N. Y. Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15

and clothes nowadays is what
we are doing. The drop in price
and the same high level Of quality
and workmanship is bringing
every one to US. If you want a
Clay Diagonal suit for SIS 90
you know where you can get 1t,
All Cut Up. The goods we
have is all Of it being rapidly cut
up and transferred into stylish
Cutaway and sack suits. Our
prices are all cut up too: For
you can get business sack suit
for $500, etc.
Sartorial Prices Shattered when
you can get the imported goods.
with the finest of trimmings, aud
the work Of the very best cutters
for $25.Oo per suit, you ought to
shake hands with yourself. 1t
will not always be thus. En-
brace the opportunity while it
lasts, and leave your measure with
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-04-15
Otherwise Not Enjoyable.

He-There is u good deal OF power in
my arm.
She-I hope the power is on tonight,
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