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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06

The April Letter of the Anthracite
Coal Operators association has the fol-
lowing interesting article on the value
Of Anthracite in naval operations
'In view of the possibility of active
service by the vessels of the navy,
much surprise has been expressed that
a smokeless coal has not been provid"
ed both for coast service and foreign
coaling stations. Following the wide
spread use of smokeless pOwuer, IT
would seem that as many ADVANTAGES
would attach to "A fuel from which no
smoke was produced. Instead. how
ever, the navy has purchased and is
using soft coal which. when burned
and especially under forced draught
Yields an enormous volume Of black
smoke. AS consequence of this, the
presence Of vessel can be discovered
at nearly fifty per cent. greater dis
tance than if no smoke came from its
tunnels. In other words, where in at
tacking an enemy, vessel burning
soft coal may be discovered while at Il
distance of some eighteen miles, it
could. if burning anthracite, move to
within twelve miles without being OBJ
| served.
3
coast defence vessels. this is a matter
of the greatest consequence, as during
| the day time there is every advantage
| through the absence of smoke, and at
night there is almost as much, since
! hituminous coal. when under heavy
| forced draught. often produces a flame
! at the top Of the funnel.
+ DISADVANTAGES OF SOFT COAL.
A further and moro important dis
| advantage caused by, smoke is in the
| fact that, when a squadron Of vessels
! is in motion, dense cloud of smoke
! hangs around them, preventing a
! prompt reading of signals or the abil-
/ ity To locate each vessel. and. in an
! engagement, seriously interfering with
/ accurate firing by obscuring the range.
| This is especially true when the atmoS-
/ pherc is heavily charged with mois-
/ ture or the wind blows in the same
| direction as the vessels are moving
still another serious disadvantage in
. soft coal is in the constant danger from
/ spontaneous combustion in the ships
: hunkers, This is a matter of such
! common occurrence on board the VeS-
. sells of the navy that it creates little
. remark, though the least inattenton on
. the part of those whose duty il is to
/ observe the temperature of the various
| compartments might result i'm the loss
Of the vessel and all of it's men. This
same difficulty arises i'm the supplies OF
soft coal kept at COalinG stations. They
are liable 10 take fire and be destroyed
SO vessel or squadron depending upon
securing coal at that point with which
] to continue its cruise might have its
usefulness seriously impaired through
a shortage of fuel. and even be com,
PEELED to seek another port before be-
ing able to carry out it's sailing orders
Stll further, even though the stock Oi
soft coal diQ not suffer from spontane,
ous combustion. il is a wel-known ant
| frequently demonstrated fact that il
deteriorates rapidly through exposure
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
THE TOWN NOGOOD.


My friend Fave you heard of the town
of NOEood,
On the banks Of the River SLOW.
Where blooms IN" Waitawhle flower fair
Where the Som"timeurOth,r scents the
air
Ana the soft Gocusys grow?
IL lies in the valley of Whatsthedse.
In the province Of Letersiidc.
That Tircdfeeling is native there.
IT'S the home Of the reckless Idontcare,
Where Giveitups abide.
Ii stands at the bottom Of Lazyhiu.
And is easy To reach. / declare
You've only TO fold up your hands ana
glide
Down the slope of Wcakwnrs toboggan's
Slide
10 be landed quickly there
The town is as ola as the human race,
And it grows with the fiGht OF years.
II Is wrapped In the fog OF idlcrs' dreams
It's streets are paved with discarded
schemes
And sprinkled with useless tears.
The Conegebreorool ana the Richman $
heir
Are plentiful there, no doubt.
The rest of its crowd are a motley crew
with every class except one in view
The Foolkller is barred out
The town of Nogcod is all hedRed about
BY the mountains of Despair,
No sentinel stands on its gloomy walls
No trumpet to battle and triumph calls.
For towards alone are there.
And live up TO il each day.
| Just follow your duty through good and
III,
My friend, from the dead alive town No
good
Take this for your motto, II can, I will -
w. II, Penney, in New Haven Register.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06

in certain sizes. the market situation
will be greatly strengthened.
Until there is some definite an
nnuncement as to spring prices, no de
cided buying movement can he looked
for. Even after this step has been
taken, there is little hope that there
will be any large purchases fOr invest
ment, in view of the utter failure last
year to maintain prices, or keep the
output within the consumption in the
most critical months.
Taken as a whole. the market may
be stated as firm in price, but with
little demand. and the April move
ment depending on the action as to
spring prices"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
CIVIL CARRIAGES LEGAL.
The President Peru Runs Up Against
Snag.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
a notable victory for civil and re-
liGious liberty has lately been won in
Peru. The mails have brought details
which supplement ylvidly the bare tel
egraphic dispatches The question at
issue was the recognition and regis
tration Of civil marriages. Heretofore
the only marriage recognized as valid
was that sOlemnzed by the priests Of
the Roman Catholic church. The agita-
ton began over the marriage of a
daughtc" of Rev. Dr. Wood, a Metho-
dist missionary, to Protestant gentle
man. There wac no way TO legalizp
that marriage in Peru. The president
OF the republic even took pains to pro-
claim in special edict that all nom
Catholic marriages were illegal and not
entitled to registration.
After two years struggle in which
the clerical party employed all their
influence and resorted to every device
10 prevent it, the congress passed the
civil! marriage bill with a great hrrah
over the presidents veto.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
sToP NEARING FEATHERS.
The Only Way to stop the Slaughter
OfBiTds.

1t has been said, but with how much
truth we have no means of knowing,
that the agitation by newspapers. the
nCaavors of Audubon societies, and
the appeals of humanitarians, have had
no appreCiable effect as yet in dimin-
ishing the slaughter of birds for the
sake of their feathers. II 1t is true
that this wholesale destruction Of our
harmless ana beautiful little friends
has shown no diminutiOn, We must not
jump to the conclusion that it will not
come at all 1t takes time for fashions
to change, or for movement that has
common sense as it's inspiration to get
under full headWaE.
The principle upon which the present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
THE GREAT STORE.

Spring An addendum
to the Opening
Millinery Days was yester-
days great crowds
in THE Millinery Store. The
assortment could not be bet
ter. for in it is shown the best
of the worlds best. In addi-
ton to the Imported Hats are
shown the Beautiful ConceitS
of our owns miliinerS-under
the direct supervision OF Mr..
Edward Long. Personal at
tention is given to the depart
ment by Miss Bristol and a
large corps of competent as
SiStantS.
Remember, if our Trimmed
Hats don't suit you, well trim
one that WILL suit.
Flowers, Feathers and or
namentS of every kind-at
every price-alWayS lowest.
SECOND FLOOR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
THE GREAT STORE.
Items of r1uCh Interest
TerseIv Told.
TerseIy Told.

Kid Here's a true story
about Kid Gloves.
Gloves That those who be
lleve in buying the
best to be had, will thorough
ly appreciate.
control in LackaWanna county
of the sale of the two best
makes of Kid Gloves in the
world,
Trefousse & Co.
and
Ph. Courvoisier & Co.
Nothing more cOmmenda-
tory can be said of them than
that in New York city their
sale is confined to the two
high class dry goods houses.
For perfection of fit, ele-
gance of finish andowearing
qualities, they stand without
a peer.
aLoyE osp'r-mAw Afser. wye@'ma
AVENUE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
ANTHRACITE In
NAVAL OPERATION
Interesting Article on Subject In April
Letter Of Operators Association.
THE ADVANTAGES OF HARD COAL

By Day the Absence of smoke is Im-
portant and ut Night There Is No
Flame a Top OF Funnel such rs
soft Coal Gives Forth when Under
n Heavy Forced Drought - MANY
other Arguments for Hard Coal.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
A Cure for SMALLPOX.

Mr. ID. Reeves, who has been
with Eccles IL Bryan since II,
hands the Observer a clipping
which he culled from newspa
per some twelve years ago. He
believes in the recipe and as
small poX talk is in the country
now, the Observer produces it for
what it is worth.
y correspondent of the Liver
pool Mercury writes to that jour
nal us follows IL am willing to
risk my reputation as a public
man, If the worst case of small
poX cannot be eifectually cured in
three days, simply with cream Of
tartar. This is the sure and new
cr failing remedy One ounce of
cream. oftartar dissolved in a
pint OF boiling water, TO be drank
when cold at short intervals. 1t
can be taken any time and is
a preventive as well as cura-
tive. ii is known to have cured
in a hundred cases without fail
\ 1
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05

er struggling for recognation, but
for fear of ridicule the real is sur
pressed and the unreal put forth.
When will this thing stop? How
long before people will be what
they are, and not what they are
not? Some Sage will say, cit
has ever been thus, and will be
until the end of time" That,
for the protection of self. we must
be what we are not. Ha, ha, it
makes me laugh admit it is
not always wise to put our feel
ings on street parade, but we can
be what we are, instead of what
we are not, and still retain the
respect of every one. | can but
laugh some times when | see a
dame or a damsel, a sire or a son,
whipping the devil around the
stump, when they ought to EN-
brace him openly and above
board. 1t amounts to the same
thing. So in the beginning Of
this new year let us resolve to be
what we are, and no longer live
what we are not.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
CASTorIA.
TIE fac n
Egla,use/ NH%-Z every
q CS<<z(Zy /ELLC[>SI TEispei
About SmaIl-POX.

1t is not known where small
poX originated, but it is said to
have existed iii China many cen
turics before Christ. 1t prevailed
IN the sixth century and was wide
spread at the time of the Crusades.
1T was brought TO America by the
Spaniards early in the sixteenth
century. InocuIation was intro
duced in Europe by Lady Mary
Wortlcy Montagu in l71S. and
vaccination was discovered. by
Jcnncr in 179S.
Small poX is one Of the most con
tagious diseases; persons exposed
are almost invariably attacked.
though few persons seem to
be insuaccptiblc to the disease
AiI ages are subjco, to it, butit it's
particularly fatal to children.
Among aboriainl' ranos mall
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05

poX is terribly fatal. When
the disease was first introduced
into America the MeXicans died
by thousands, and the North
American Indians have frequent
iy been dicimated by the plague.
The negro is especially suscepti-
BILE, and the mortality is greater
about AZ per cent in the black,
against 20 per cent in the white
race.
The disease is not believed to
be contagious until the eruption
develops. The poison clings te-
naciously to every thing it touches.
One of the worst epidemics in
modern times was in Montreal in
1885. 1t was carried there from
Chicago by a Pullman-car con-
ductor, and in nine months 3,164
persons died of the disease in the
city. The people were largely
unprotected, as many of the
French Canadians were opposed
to vaccination.
Virus from an eruptive disease
of the COW and imoculated into
man produce, a local pock with
constitutional disturbances, which
affords protection, more or less
permanent, against the small .poX.
The vaccine is taken either di
rectly from the calf, or from per
sons vaccinated. The duration
Of the immunity is extremely va
riable. In some instances 1T is
permanent, but a majority of per-
sons become again susceptible to
the disease within ten or twelve
years, though the disease is usu-
ally milder and the mortality
much less. This mild form is
called varioloid.
The mortality in persons who
have been vaccinated is from
q to 5 per cent, whereas in the
unvaccinated it is at least 50 per
cent. Statistics of 5000 cases
give, with good marks, per cent;
with fair marks, II per cent with
poor marks, 27 per cent; post
vacclnal cases, rs per cent un-
vaccinated cases, 5S per cent.
We get this information. and
quote the language to some ex-
tent, from The Principles and
Practice of Medicine, by William
Osler, Nj. d., professor of medi-
cine in the John Hopkins Univcr-
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
BE REAL.
BY SOLON II. BRYAN.

1t is good to stop on the way
side Oi life You know ii Il man
starts on journey, he stops ever
and anon to refresh himself, that
he may the more readily pursue
his way. There are coaling sta
tions and water tanks on the rail.
ways, which supply the mighty
enyins with fuel and water. the
two things essential to the gencr-
alton of that power which sends
the piston back and forth. and
the wheels 90 round and round.
SO there should be coaling sta
tions on liie's railway. There
should be time for retrospection
Retrospection is "A GOOD teacher.
Conservative retrosrection ena-
blcs us to meet the future with
more wisdom and better Judge
ment than that which was ours
in days gone by. Passing JOYS
become lasting joys, beneath ret
respective vision, and the things
which so easily besct us-the sor-
rows which II Scnnp1 wp rnnlI
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for
one purpose, namely, a receptacle
for the urine, and as such it is
not liable to any form Of disease
except by one of two ways. The
first way Is from imperfect action
of the kidneys. The second way
Is from careless local treatment
of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
lnhealthy urine from un-
healthy kidneys is the chief cause
OF bladder troubles. SO the
womb, like the bladder, was Gre
ated for one purpose, and if not
doctored too much is not liable
to weakness or disease, except in
rare cases. 1t is situated back of
and very close to the bladder,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
SCl'Ofula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. guaranteed bN,rLy
vegcta6Lc } is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. I. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
S.S.S. and she very
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05

soon found that she had real blood
remedy at last. She says: CATER tax
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and l would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthe poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, SIS. drove the disease out
through the skin, and l was perma-
,,ept1y rid IF !, ~
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-01-05
A Real Blood Remedy.

S.S.S. never fails to cure Scrofula,
Eczema, Rheumatism Contagious Blood
Poison, or any disorder of the blood.
Do not rely upon a simple tonic to cure
a dcep-scated blood disease, but take a
real blood remedy.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

WHICH RESULTED IN GEN TORAL'S
SURRENDER-TWO OBJECTS IN
vIEw-ONE WAS TO DRIVE OUT
CERvERAS FLEET AND THE
OTHER WAS TO CAPTURE THE
CITY-HE WAS IN A POSITION TO
TAKE THE TOWN BY FORCE,
BIT 1T WOULD HAVE BEEN AT
GREAT SACRIFICE OF LIFE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
Prospects That There Will Be an Unusual
ly Large Number of War Heroes Present

Prospects That There Will Be an Unusual
ly Large Number of War Heroes Present
Cincinnati, O., August 26.-The close
of the war and the general tendency on
the part CT the people Of the United
States to celebrate it In a fitting way
make the coming G. A. R. Encamp-
ment at Cincinnati, from September
to 10, very opportune time for OBJ
serving such an occasion. Arrange
ments have already been made by the
municipal authorities of the City of
Cincinnati to have the week turned in
to a verita.ble peace jubilee, and the
presence Of large number of the
most prominent men OF the country at
the encampment will make this sort Of
an event quite easy Of realization.
President Mckinley long ago prom
ised to'be present during the encamp-
ment if nothing of such Importance
might come up as to keep him away,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
IN MEMORlUM.
July 18th, 8: 40, 1895

July 18th, 8: 40, 1893.
At the call Of the Great Physician.
Miss Sallie, Dee Schafer passed through
the valley of shadows into the Great
Beyond. AT evening time it was
light" and without tremor, she
clasped the hand of her guide, the
Great Jehovah. and looking unto him,
exclaimed: Lead thou me on" To
those who stand wondering like the
disciples CT old, it would seem "Beauti-
full hopes have been withered to dust,
bright beams of sunshine turned into
rust" To such comes this message:
"Be still, and know, that l am God"
"That which l do now thou shall know
hereafter"
A Graduate of the class Of '94, con-
nected with the City Hospital for the
training Of nurses. She long fulfilled
the expectation CT those who watched
the early days Of preparation, and re-
ceived the diploma she went forth to
her future life work.
So stood of old the Holy Christ
Amidst the suffering throng;
With whom his slightest touch Sumce0
To make the weakest strong.
That healing gift he lends TO them
Who use it in his name;
The power that filled his garments hem
Is evermore the same.
The paths of pain are thine. Go forth
With patience, trust and hope!
The suffering of sinsicn earth
Shall give thee ample scope.
Beside the unveiled mysteries
OF life and death go stand
With guarded lips and reverent eyes,
And pure in heart and hand.
The hottest task by heaven decreed,
An errand all divine;
The burden of our common need,
To render less, was thine.
How many to-day enjoying the full
noontide of strength and vigor, owe
life itself, to her unwearying conscien-
tiouS discharge OF the most mental
duty as nurse, none knew SO well the
devotion she exercised in her calling,
as those to whom she ministered. How
true of her, Our own Whittier" has
spoken. While she succored others,
her own feet were literally pressing
the paths of pain"
While in Warrington, w. Va, caring
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Mi||iqan, Wnkin ( Co,

mortelles. Rev. Jacob Birmingham OF
St. Luke's Episcopal church, of which
she was a communicate, conducted the
services, assisted by members OF TIE
church choir. who rendered those
beautiful hymns. THY Will Be Done, :
and Lead Kindly, Light"
The remains were then borne TO the
cemetery, and by the reverent hands OF
those of the medical profession she
had served SO well, were deposited at
the grave. Amid the deepening shad-
ows the services were concluded, and
in Greenwood, the silent City OF Mar
BILE all that was earthly was laid down
to await the morning of the resurrec-
ton.
There is no Death! What seems so is
transition,
This life of mortal breath
Is but the suburb of the life elyslan
Whose portals we call Death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Tong an|l bloody one. Every house =
strongly Constructed of. stone and entire
~ different from thu ordinary frame
building Every house was q little fort-
ress itself. Had the Epaniards. forced by
desperation, fought the battle out in the
streets, our less would have been enor-
nous. But from the moment Gen. Toral
made proposition for a conference
knew he was determined to give up and
acted accordingly.
Personal reflections have been cast up
on me because I was not on the fighting
line. That was not the place for a Cen
eral in command Of an army. 1t must be
remembered that l was connected by tel
ephone with the officers at the front and
was better able to direct operations from
the position I had taken. Save for two
days when Ill / was in direct command OF
this campaign which consider unique in
American history for it was really the
first time the United states had fought
with its regular army. The Civil war was
war of volunteers, but this campaign
was fought and won by our regular
troops.
Il did not notice the fact at first, but
there were only three volunteer regiments
engaged against the Spaniards. While
the highest credit is to bexgiven them and
they fought bravely and well, there was
the moral support Of the regulars back
Of it all.
Our volunteers lacked that unity, CO.
hesion and individual support noticeable
in our trained troops, but at the same
time no disparagement should be made
of the volunteer regiments in the cam
paign What they lacked otherwise they
made up for In enthusiasm and patriotic
spirit and / desire to command no better
army than the one composed of the class
of volunteers under me in the Santiago
campaign.
The operations of the regulars in the
campaign have proved conclusively their
superiority over some organiza tons of
State militia in which the men are par
TALLY compelled to serve by a sense of
shame. but they do not show the enthu-
siasm of volunteers
There has been some question concern
ing the transportation facilities of the
army. The facilities were all there and
transportation equipment provided was
all it should have been, but our difficulties
was enormous. There was only one road
and to have built another would have
taken two years. The nature of the coun-
try, the weather-all these things helped
to disorganize this department The use
of wagons was almost impossible"