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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
THE HERO OF THE NILE.
Sketch of Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchen
er, Britain's Newest Celebrity.

From the Toronto Globe.
Intrepid courage, a GOODNESS and self
command that no danger can ruffie, a
remarkable capacity for hard work, a
gift for organization and tremendous
perseverance in carrying out his plans
are qualities possessed by Sir Herbert
Horatio Kitchener in a high degree,
and by reason of which he has been
able to carry the Soudan campaign to
it's recent success.
Sir Herbert Horatio Kitchener was
born in 1851. He obtained his commits
sion as lieutenant in 1871 as an officer
of engineers. During the next twelve
years he did not gain any great repu-
tation for brilliance, for they were
spent in civil employment. In 1874 he
Joined the survey of Western Palestine
under Major Condor. After the attack
on the party at Safed, in 1875. he re-
turned to England, and until 1877 was
engaged in laying down the Palestine
Exploration Funds map. Returning
to the Holy Land in 1877, he executed
the whole of the survey of Galilee
In 1878 he was sent TO Cyprus to organ
ize the courts. He was next appointed
vice consul at ErZeroum, and subse-
quently made a survey of the entire
island of Cyprus.
On his promotion to captains rank,
in 1883, he had the good fortune to take
service in Egypt under Sir Evelyn
Wood. who ss sirdar was then reor-
ganizing the fellahin army. There his
capacity for hard work, together with
his eagerness to accept responsibility.
found recognition. Whether as second
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

in command of a cavalry regiment, in
bridging a river or in making road
across the unstable sand, acquiring the
native language or studying the Egyp-
tian character. he prosecuted all with
untiring industry. These services were
of so much Importance to the British
authorities that he was given an ap-
polntment on the intelligence staff
when the trouble in the Soudan made
necessary the despatch of trustworthy
English officers to Dongola in advance
Of Lord Wolseley's Nile expedition
fourteen wears ago. There Kitchener
was always the one selected for any
work that demanded great force OF
character combined with tact and re-
Sourccfulness in dealing with intrigues
of disloyal officials or winning over the
chiefs who wavered between fear of
Egyptian power and n hanKering af-
ter the good things promised by NAH
dism.
Alone and unarmed among semi-hos-
tile Arabs, he endeavored to persuade
them that their interests would be
best served IL they took part with
British and Egyptian forces against
Dervish rebellion. When persuasive
reasoning failed with these powerful
chiefs, he did not shrink from telling
them what punishment they would
suffer when the White Emir and his
army came.
With the Nile expedition Kitchener's
promotion was rapid. He became one
of the two majors of cavalry in 1884,
was made lieutenant colonel in 1856.
and became colonel in 1883. He was
deputy assistant adjutant and quar-
termaster general in the expedition.
He was in command of a brigade of
the Egyptian army in the operations
near Suakim in December 1885, and
was present in the engagements at
Gemaizah and at Toski, in 1889.
In 1890 he was made Sirdar. or COM
mander in chief, of the Egyptian army.
He has organized the native troops,
amalgamated them with the brigades
of the British army, and led them,
over deserts. up cataracts and through
marauding tribes, on to victory.
His courage in battle is as conspic-
uous as his faculty for organization.
OF gigantic stature, he is a most i'm
posing figure, and commands the en-
tire devotion of his men. He has been
able to conduct a great and eventful
campaign at a cost which seems ridic-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
A Remedy for DanGruff.

Having suffered much inconvenience
from dandruff, and having resorted to
many advertised nostrums and other
means for relief, among which were
various alcoholic solutions of castor oil,
and washing the scalp with solutions
of boraX and carbonate of potasse,
which latter although effectual for the
relief of dandruff, seemed TO impair the
vitality of the hair, and cause it to be-
come very sensibly thinner, was finally
induced, from my knowledge of the fire.
quent efficacy of sulphur in certain
cutaneous affections, to try a prepara-
ton of an ounce of the flowers of sui
phur in a quart of water, as follows,
with the happiest results. The sulphur
was repeatedly agitated In the water
during intervals of a few hours, and
the clear liquid then poured off, with
which the head was saturated every
morning. In few weeks, every trace
Of dandruff had disappeared, and the
hair became soft and glossy. After dis
continuing the treatment for eighteen
months. there is no return of the dis
ease. The remedy is highly recon-
mended-Louisville Medical Monthly.
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ulously small in comparison with 9TH
THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY.
The Extent of Its Growth in Amer
lea Is Amazing.

From the New York Sun.
If ten years ago it had been predicted
that before the close of the nineteenth
century the manufacture of bicycles
and bicycle supplies and machinery for
making them would constitute one of
Americas greatest industries, the pre-
diction probably would have found
few believers. Statements have been
made from time to time concerning the
bicycle developments in the United
States and comparisons. more or less
accurate, have been made of the skill
and progress of wheelmakers in this
and other countries. Englishmen have
been pleased to assert that greater ad-
vancement in cycle construction has
taken place in England than elsewhere.
Frenchmen are disposed to think that
the wheels made in France are as good
as any others, and the efforts in Ger
many to encourage the use of home
built wheels, rather than those built
in America, by the proposed imposition
OF heavy duties on the latter, show
that the superiority of Uncle Sans
machines is duly recognized by the
Germans.
The remarkable growth during the
larity in countries where it was before
almost a stranger offers new and great
opportunities for manufacturers whose
product is strictly first class and whose
enterprise ard genius are constantly
alert. The expectation of wheels, as
is shown by trustworthy statistics, has
come to be an exceedingly important
feature of the industry of America,
and the foreign demand for American
machines next year and thereafter is
a matter of much consequence to the
manufacturers of this country The
past has demonstrated that cyclists on
the other side of the water are quick
to appreciate the advantages of speedy
and strong mounts. Whenever our
manufacturers have made desirable
changes in their models it has required
only very short time for foreigners
to become aware of the fact and to
make Investigations regarding 1t.
At the present time cyclists in nearly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
A Real Boon-Borax.

For the bathroom and toilet table
borax is entitled to a place to which
no other article can lay claim. 1t re-
freshes and invigorates the system, re-
moves all unpleasant odor OF perspir-
alton, giving a healthy glow TO the
skin, leaving IL soft and white when
added in the bath water For wash
ing the face 1t is better than soap, and
if used regularly, will keep soft and
white the hands of even those women
who must of necessity do rough work
As wash for the hair borax has long
been regarded as the best and most
harmless lotion. 1t removes dandruff,
stimulates the scalp, and preserves the
beauty Of the hair. Being a harmless
and effective antiseptic, borax is, Of
course, an excellent dentrifice. and, If
used in time, will prevent decay of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Table Talks.

We spend large part of our lives at
the table, and would it not be we'll for
US all to observe the following hints re-
garding table manners
Don't bring your trouble to the table,
or allow yourself to think or speak of
domestic cares during meal time. Half
of the nostrums for the cure of dys-
pepsia, headache and neuralgia would
disappear from the market if this rule
should be followed.
Few realize how greatly an agreeable,
intellectual conversation can he made
TO conduce to physical benefit; and how
n ready reply or happy repartee may
convert a meal into "a feast of reason"
as well as a moral agency for per-
manent mental and physical improve
ment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Gray Hair.

Take half a tumbler of strong tea and
apply it to the hair with maidenhair
fern as If it We're a sponge. A little
licorice might be added This is a sure
restorer of the coloring matter. 1t is
slow in acting, but after two months
there is perceptible change. Rub the
roots of the hair every day. This has
been proved to be of real benefit.
Maidenhair fern Is recommended by an
Italian doctor as a sure restorer of the
natural coloring matter OF the hair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Bleeding at the Nose.

The best remedy for bleeding at the
nose is in the vigorous motion of the
jaws, as if in the act of chewing. In
the case of a child, a wad of paper
should be inserted, to chew it hard. 1t
is the motion Of the jaws that stops
the flow of blood. This remedy is so
very simple that many will feel in
clined to laugh at it; but it has never
been known to fail in a single instance,
even in the severest cases.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Caution in Eating.

OF course. don't eat too much. The
digestive fluids are limited in quan-
tity. All above enough is undigested.
irritating and weakening to the sys-
TEN, and often causing paralysis OF
the brain by drawing on the nervous
force more rapidly than it is generated.
Don't eat between meals. The stom-
ach must rest, or it will sooner or later
break down. Even the heart has TO
rest between the beats.
Don't eat full meal when exhausted.
The stomach is as weak as the rest Of
the body.
Don't take a lunch at noon, and eau
heartily at night. The whole digestive
system needs to share in the rest and
recuperation of sleep. Besides. the
tendency is to put full meal into a
weakened stomach
Don't substitute stimulant for food
like many women who do half a days
work on strong coffee or tea. As Well
in the case of a horse, substitute the
whip for oats.
Don't have a daily monotony OF
dishes. Variety is necessary for relish
and relish is necessary to good diges-
ton.
Don't eat blindly. There can be
nothing in the body-muscles, menu
branes, bones, nerves, brain-which is
not in our food. One article furnishes
one or more elements, and another
others. We could starve on fine -four.
Some articles do not nourish but only
warm.
Eat according to the season-one-
third less in summer than in winter.
In the latter season, fat meat, sugar
anad starch are appropriate. as being
heat-makers; in the former, milk, vege-
tables, and every variety of ripe fruit.
Eat with cheer. Cheer promotes d.
gestion, care. fret and passion arrest
II. Lively chat, racy anecdotes and In
nocent gossip are better than Halford
sauce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

The skin owes its beauty to the
nerves which control the fine blood ves-
sells of the surface, whose work lends
glow and clearness to the face. The
nerves. in turn, owe their sensitiveness
to the air which is our chief nutriment,
inhaled by gallons hourly, and should
be pure and invigorating. When the
nerves are deadened by close air, the
fine muscles lose their tone, the tissue
of the face shrlnks, and these shrinkings
become wrinkles. So let the sunshine
and air into the house, even at the ex-
pense of carpets and furniture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

every part of the world are eager to
know what notifications or radical
changes will be revealed in the Ameri-
can bicycles of 1899. 1t is doubtful il
the manufacturers themselves could
adequately answer the inquiry at this
early date, as, very likely, many of
them are not yet familiar with inven-
tions and suggestions which they wish
to consider carefully before deciding
exactly how to fashion the new ma
chimes. Never before has the progress
sive wheelmaker had so great a NUNS
Der of practical and ingenious methods
and devices to select from as he has
now. Some idea of what inventors in
this country have done within the last
two years to increase the comfort and
pleasure of wheelmen, and of what the
latter may hope to enjoy before the
close of another year, may be gained
by examining the report OF the COM
missioner of patents, 1T Washington,
for the year 1897.
During that year the patents granted
for inventions Of bicycles, bicycle parts,
appliances and devices number nearly
eight hundred. Seventy eight patents
were issued for new bicycles, 40 for
bicycle bells, AZ for bicycle brakes, Al
lOT DlCyCle tlTeS, lOT DlCyCit
30 for bicycle handle bars, II for bicycle
handles, Is for bicycle lamps, IA for
bicycle cyclometers, 13 for bicycle lug
gage and parcel carriers, 13 for bicycle
wheels, 13 for bicycle frames, IL for
bicycle chains, o for bicycle pedals,
for bicycle gears, for bicycle alarms
and 5 for bicycle ball bearings. Other
cycle patents We're as follows: Sup
ports, 81; stands, II; locks, 81; canopies,
4; driving gear, 4; driving and propell-
ing mechanism, 10; foot rests, 2; cranks,
3; crank hangers, 8; crank shafts, 2:
attachments, -. and chain brush, 1.
The above are only few OF the
wheel inventions for which patents
were granted The complete list would
occupy fully two columns Of the Sun.
1t appears to contain almost every
thing requisite for the wheelman's COM
fort and safety. Riders who care more
for mild recreation than speed will find
in the list many articles to please
them while the professional record
breakers should be able to choose a
gear that will gladden. his heart.
&
Increase of Trade.
Returns for 1898 show an increase In
| Canada's trade of si4 000, 900 over that for
| the corresponding period of last year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Habitual Constipation.

A pint OF warm water, taken on an
empty stomach in the morning, is the
safest and sur@st of all remedies for
habitual constipation. 1t dissolves the
fecsl matter and stimulates peristaltc
action, thereby giving a normal action
without pain. If the tongue is coated,
squeeze a lemon into the water and
drink without sweetening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Air without Draughts.

An easy and effective mode of venti-
lation can be arranged with a piece
of wood cut a little smaller than the
width of the window frame and about
six inches high. Insert this at the bot
tom OF the frame and shut the window
bottom down on the wood. A steady
ventilating process will then 60 on
from the centre of the windows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Testing Water.

To test for bad water, buy an ounce
of saturated solution of permanganate
of potash. If, when a drop of this solu-
tion is added to a tumbler of water, its
color changes to brown, it is unfit to
drink. If it remains clear or slightly
rose-colored after an hour, il is, broad
ly speaking, safe. The test should al
ways be applied when sore throats are
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Tea and Indigestion.

1t has been found by experiment. that
tea retards digestion. An infusion of
one per cent. of tea causes percept-
ible delay; a three per cent. infusion
will delay the digestion sometimes as
much as twelve times the normal per-
iod; ten per cent. decoction arrests
the digestion of all starchy foods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

of the eyelashes simply clip the ends
with a pair OF scissors about once a
month. In Eastern countries. mothers
perform the operation on their children,
both male and female, when they are
mere infants, watching the opportunity
while they sleep. The practice never
fails to produce the desired result.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Increase the Weight.

Eat TO the extent of satisfying a ma =
tural appetite, of fat meats, butter.
cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, bread.
potatoes, peas, parsnips. carrots, beets.
farinaceous foods as Indian corn, rice,
tapioca. sago. cornstarch. pastry, GUS
tards, oatmeal, sugar, sweet wines and
ale, Sleep all you can and don't worry
or fret.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

thing that is hard or crusty, is not only
weakening to the digestive organs but
1t leads to rapid decay of the teeth.
When these are not used in the masti-
cation of harder foods, the teeth become
covered with a tartar and sometimes
loosen in their sockets, or the gums will
bleed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
the trap and we were speeding rapidly

away.
Twenty miles we put between us and
the railway before we deemed it prud-
ont to stop, and then we returned to
town by a circuitous route. after turn
ing the horse astray and upsetting the
trap in a ditch. Our employer was
highly elated and gave us an extra
ESQ for the neat way in which the
affair had been managed. You may
judge that we considered change of
air desirable, and l did not return to
the country until it had been pretty
nearly forgotten, except by those most
intimately concerned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Burns or Scalds,

For a burn or scald, make a paste of
common baking soda and water, apply
at once and cover with a linen cloth.
When the skin is broken, apply the
white of an egg with a feather; this
gives instant relief, as it keeps the air
from the flesh.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Catarrh of the Stomach.

In chronic catarrh of the stomach,
where the tongue is heavily coated with
white fur, one or two drops of tine
ture of nux vomica, in water, every two
hours or oftener, will often clean the
tongue in thirty-siX or forty-eight
hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
For Falling Hair.

For falling off of the hair use directly
on the scalp every night before retiring
preparation of one part of crude
white birch oil and five parts of alcohol,
the latter will evaporate at once. leav-
ing the oil on the scalp. Do not use too
much. Follow up the treatment about
six weeks, then discontinue; go bare
headed all you can; use a light. we'll
ventilated hat when you must wear
one; cut the hair short; invigorate your
health by living more out of doors
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Prevent Cold Feet.

stand erect and very gradually lift
ones self up on the tips of the toes,
so as to put all the tendons of the foot
at full strain. This is not to hop or to
jump up and down, but simply to rise
the slower the better-upon tiptoe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Remedies and Hell lps for the Household

is 10 make funnel of a piece of stiff
paper and then dip small piece of
cotton in chloroform and place in the
funnel Insert the apex of the funnel
in the ear and blow in the large end,
thus blowing the fumes of the choro-
form in the ear, when usually the pain
will be quickly relieved.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Remove Hair From the Chin.

Women of sanguine complexion and
habit have frequently hair growing on
their chin, which is very unseemly. To
extirpate use dulcified spirits of salt on
the part and rub it gently with a linen
cloth; this will effectually kill the roots
OF the hair and at the end of a week
they will wther and fall off.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Cure For Corns.

Place the feet for half an hour two
or three nights successfully in a pretty
strong solution of soda. The alkali dis
solves the indurated cuticle, and the
corn falls out spontaneously, leaving
small cavity which soon fills up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Whiten the Nails.

Take a wingeglassful of eau-de-Co-
logne and another of lemon juice; then
scrape two cakes of brown Windsor
soap to a powder, and mix well in a
mould. When hard it will be an excell-
ent soap for whitening the hands.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
The Hands.

Diluted sulphuric acid two drains,
tincture of myrrh one dram, spring
water four ounces; mix. First cleanse
with white soap, and then dip the
fingers in the mixture. A delicate hand
is one of the chief points of beauty; and
these applications are really effective.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
A strengthening Drink.

Often after cooking meal a person
will feel tired and have no appetite;
for this beat raw egg until light, stir
in a little milk and sugar and season
with nutmeg. Drink half an hour before
eating.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Group.

In the early stages of Group, say in
a child from two to five years of age, a
single two-grain quinine pill, given
when it is gaspng for breath at about
two o'clock in the morning, will be fol-
lowed almost Immediately by relief.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Sound Teeth That Ache.

Where pain at the crown OF the tooth
exists, although the tooth is sound, re-
lief will be obtained by painting the
gum with a lotion composed of equal
parts OF tincture OF iodine and aconite.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

teeth, harden the gums, and induce q
general healthful action of the mouth.
People troubled with sore, tender feet
will find great relief from frequently
bathing in borax water.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
For a Cough.

For a cough, boil one ounce of flax
seed in pint of water, strain and add
little honey, one ounce of rock candy
and the juice of three lemons; mix and
boil well. Drink as hot as possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Boils.

DIR. Loewenberg, of Paris, paints
boils with a strong solution of boric
acid in alcohol, and claims that they
need no other treatment, discarding
poultices and the knife entirely.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
For Tender Face and Lips.

Melt one ounce Of the finest whlts
wax with four ounces of oil of almonds
over a very slow fire. and add gradu-
ally quarter of api mt of distilled ross
water, stirring till cold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Tapeworm.

a strong decoction of dried mignon-
cite flowers, administered fasting. fol-
lowed by a large dose of castor oil, is
said 10 be effectual.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Check Flow of Blood.

When an artery is severed compress
above the squirting surface. Blood from
the arteries enters the extremities. II
a vein be severed compress below the
squirting surfac. Blood in veins return
to the heart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Relieve a Cold,

For a cold on the chest, a flannel
rag rung out in boiling water and
sprinkled with turpentine, laid on the
chest, gives the greatest relief
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
For Sore Throat.

The application of beef marrow to the
skin around the throat sometimes re-
lieves sore throat and hoarseness in one
hour.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
To Prevent Felon.

When a felon begins to make it's ap-
pearance, take lemon, cut off one
end, nut the finger in, and the longer
it is kept there the better.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
Cure for Earache.

There is no complaint so painful,
and especially In children. as earache.
A simple relief for this distressing pain
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
For Bee Sting.

When stung by bee or wasp, make
a paste of common earth and water,
put on the place at once and cover with
q cloth.