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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
SEA BIRDS AND THEIR EGGS.
Hunters Contest with Gulls for Pos
session of the Spoils.

From HaTpcr's Magazine.
If the murre is disturbed by an egg
hunter and it's single egg taken it will
return and replace its successively
stolen ovum until eight have been laid.
It Is loath to leave its nest, even when
the despoiler approaches and when he
comes up she leans away from him
and moves over to the far side of the
nest. But presently, yielding TO the
alarm within her breast she cmits a
sudden sQuawk and flies of, ilushing
the entire roplNerY as she moves tow
ard the sea. leaving the pickers To fill
their pouched shirts with booty. They
must hurry the work, for as soon as
tie eggs are uncovered the gulls hover
close and become thick upon the scene.
These the mon must fight of, for they
brazenly mterpOsc Themselves and
battle with the humans for the pos
session Of the eggs.
The opportunity being open, the
gun sweeps down upon the murre egg,
seizcs IT i'm its mouth and goes sailing
aloft, cracks Il i'm its bill and Sobbles
what of it's contents il can, the residue
falling on the ROCKS below, Then ii
makes another swoop away and balan-
ces itself to SPY out a new egg, The
gulls egg is palatable
That these islands We're a great re-
pository of edible eggs became known
II, the early fiftes, At the time of the
discovery of this fact provisions were
scarce and gold plentiful in San Fran
cisco, and the roolSery eggs offered in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
| FROM ROOF TO ROOF. J
!: $;


ii must be serious by the extra cutlass
and gun drill we had to do.
we reached Alexandria In time to
take part in the bombardment; but, Of
course, you know all about that. Poor
devils. II warnt such fun for us.
They had some very good guns. but
they were badly served. and after the
first half hour they were nearly all
silent, only just splitting occasionally.
I'VE stood off and knocked all their
old forts and moslSies to smithereens.
setting n good part of the town afire
before they would give in. Then, when
the signal to cease fire was flying, and
I was reckoning to enjoy a rest, be
blowed if / warn't ordered to join a
short party which the admiral was
sending to put out the flames our guns
had caused.
1T warnt no joke, 1 can tell you, to
have to work in binding smoke pulling
down the old houses and temples, so
that the fire should not spread, Special
" as some of the cowardly riff-raft
were taking pot-shots at us from the
narrow streets all the time. There we
was shaving away. with the perspira-
tion dropping off us and our parched
and not n blessed drop of nothing tc
drink all the time.
Presently I felt some one touch my
arm. Turning, | saw young Lieuten'
ant Grahamc with his face as white as
chalk-that is, as far as | could sec
through the smoke and dirt with Whicr
| he was grmed. Saunders says he
come along of me at once; that is, II
you're man. I've got permission. anc
| there's $40 for YOU if we find her
| lay, ay, sir" says l. wondering wht
We were to find, but knowing my bet
ters too well to- ask questions, and be
| ing only too glad to get out of that hel
| of smoke and flames.
| 1.-The cartain-leastwise, he was onl!
Il lieutenant then-snatched up broaC
service cutlass. and we started at ;
dog trot into the thicker part of th
| town.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
ESclned MOn'alk Hospital
New York, Oct. G, 1898.

New Ork, NCl. D. looo'
Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co.
Gentlemen--If anybody in the whole
regiment of Rough Riders had chance
to observe the general weakened con-
dition of the men when they started
back to the United States, as COM
pared with their stalwart condition
when they sailed from San Antonio ON
junc 5, | think l had.
Oklahoma is generally regarded as a
healthy climate. and last May. when l
left there. | hardly knew what sick
ness meant. Earlier in life, however l
lad lived in the East, and after a
,nrnth in service knew that what |
needed, in my general rundown cOndi-
tiOu was nerve tonic. l knew If my
nerves We're fixed up there would be no
t,Oublc about my general health as
soon as | got away from the army.
also knew the position that Paine's
celery compound occupied, although
| hat not Rad occasion to use it much
myself. got a few bottles of it and
began to take it and give it to a few
| Of my acquaintances.
Il actually seemed to build up my
| r.ervoUs constitution almost as rapidly
! as the SCuh hern climate had torn il
. dow The same thing was true Of tho
| other men ! gave it to.
| Unless / had found this tonic To re.
| store my nerves | feel sure that
would have gone to the hospital al
| Montauk Point, and | might have
| shared the fate of many other pool
fellows whose impoverished condition
| did not yield to the Doctors treatment
II gives me pleasure to recommenC
| Painc's celery compound as the bes
/ remedy ever sold in America.
| SERGEANT NJ. DOUTHETT,
| Guthrie. Okla hOma
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Enough.

She isn't very witty, she isn't very wise,
but when a girl has dimples ana bits Of
heaven for eyes,
And hair like sunshine cleaning and
voice both sweet and low,
A little bit of nothing Is ali she needs to
know.
She has no aspirations, she longs for no
career:
She has no wish for suffrage, Of tyrant
no fear.
She never wrote novel, u poem or a
play
And she prefers a bonnet to laurel
wreaths-or bay.
But, OH she smiles and dimples at every
thing that's said
And, oh, her hair is golden, and, oh, her
lips are red
Her eyes are real cerulean, her voice is
sweet-and so
little bit of nothing is all she needs to
know. Truth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
SOCIAL SIDE OF
GOVERNOR STONE
HOME LIFE OF PENNSYL-
vANIA's NEW EXECUTIVE.
His Interesting Family-The Gov
ernor- Elect Is Also of a Literary
Mind and Has Written Some
Clever Works-Enjoys q Romp
with His Children.


4 rom lUG lnllNutlDnld lllltSs
OF all the men who have been gov
ernor of Pennsylvania not one was
more domestic in his habits than Colo
mel william a. Stone, who is now ar
ranging to move from Washington to
the executive mansion at Harrisburg.
He was married twice. His first wife
was Ella Stevens, daughter of E,Xera
Stevens, a farmer living near Wells
boro, Tioga county. They were mar
ried in 1870 and two children were
the result OF their union. They are
Stephen Stone, practicing young at
torney of Pttsburg, and Mrs. Harriet
IIickling, wife of DR.. ID. Perry Hick-
ling. a prominent physicion of WASH
ington.
In 1917 Colonel stone, who was then
district attorney Of Tloga county sea-
ing that there was but little field for
advancement in that place. moved to
Pittshurg where his wife died. In
1879 he married daughter of Judge II
q. White, who for many years was
the presiding Judge of Tioga county.
Six children resulted from this union.
Colonel Stone was member of tha
! Fifty-second, Fifty-third. Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth congresses. Up tc
| three years ago he lived in a Dalatial
| home at 155 Fayette street, Allegheny
| During the long session of congrg SIS
| he found he had to be in Washington
| all the time and ne took house at No
| 172l Q street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16

Yes sir, ] guess you're right, II is a
pretty little show, and almost too good
for the likes of me. When L Joined
the navy, now nearly twenty years
agone. ] little thought | should find
such "a nice little spot to moor in.
But, lor, sir, it's opportunity, that's
what Is it! They say you can do
anything If You only get the chance.
a favorite observation of my old dads
was that Bonaparty would have been
the king of England If he'd only had
the opportunity
II expect YOU wonder how an old
shellback like me CHATS what they
calls us in the navy came to be
berthed fore-and-aft in 4 snug little
cottage like this, with nothing in the
world to do but open the gates for
capn or his lady-bless her heart
whenever they drive through. But, as
1 said afore it's just pure luck. Why,
il was worth an hours fighting to
gain such a missus as mine, not to
mention the lodge here, and the pen
sion, or the copper cross which the
dear old widddy herself pinned on my
blouse.
"Of course it was the cross our queen
pinned on my brclst--not the cot
tage or the pension. | dare say my
talk seems queer to- a fine gcn.ieman
il you, because cant express my
hnin' like those London chaps what
in their drorin' rooms and writes
Ind stories Of adventures for An
ers and sech like, when mobile
ty've never been further than Mar
"HowsumdeVcre. ! reckon 7 can spin
~ yarn With the best of them. only
it wouldn't he dishcd up in such fine
dressing like, but simply plain truths.
ard, if you care to hear how Captain
Grahame and me rescued they who
was to he our future missus from a
host of bloodthirsty demons, You had
better hcaVS to your scat and help
yourcslf to the 'baCca, which | can
guarantee as the genuine broad-arrow
brand, and calc'lated to warm the
cookies of any man what is a man.
II dare say you know more about
the ins and outs of the Egyptian af-
fair OF 'S2 than I Go. An ordinary
able bodied seamon don't so into the
question of pOlytics. He leaves tnat
to the officers. All l knew was that
there was a row on about GOV,
what called himself 'Alibi Pashas
or some slch outandish name
Tney are all PashaS gu,
in Egypt, excepting a few cop
pcr-colored chaps who goes by tho
names of Shrieks' and 'Cakes'-I heal
our Tommies have been making 'en
groan a bit lately-just the same a.
everyone is a count or a markiss II
Italy and kernll in America.
"As usual, England and France was
mixed up in the scrimmage. / was
serving aboard the Thunderer at thai
time, and we was stewing at Malta
when the welcome order came for Us
to proceed south with all speed. We
men knowed there was something
brewing by the eager way the officer.
talked to one another, and we concluded
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
Brought Him Back to Lif,.
New York, Sept. 30, 1898.


Mesrs. Wells, Richardson & Co.
GentIemen--I might have broken
down sooner in the campaign about
Santiago II had had time to realize
what was the matter with me before
The Spaniards surrendered.
God knows broke down soon enough
as il was, and it was as great sur
prise to me as 1t was to the other boys
who knew me at home. But the Span
iards kept us busy, when We were
not busy on our own account getting
ready for the big fight. That I was a
member of the Roosevelt Regiment |
shall always be proud, and the fights
at Las Quasimas and at San Juan Hill
will be things to talk about for many IA
year.
But l would not have lived to talk
about them if ! had not found some
thing to brace my nerves up again af-
ter the siege I had of it at Santiago
with dysentery and slow fever l got
so | could hardly shoot, and felt like
did not care whether | did or not.
lost 20 pounds in weight and a lot
mere than that in spirit if YOU can
measure a fellows spirit that way
Hall dozen Mauser bullets could not
ha ye made a worse mess of me than
the Cuban climate and the mud in the
Santiago trenches did. As soon as
1Ound / was sick and my nerves were
all gone hunted for a tonic. | found
it on the way back North, when | got
some of the Paine's celery compound
| saw other men using.
How it braced me up my picture vii
| show better than anything else. 1t i.
| Tho greatest nerve restorer that car
| bp made, for II brings all the force
| there is in man ~ the surface.
T.. l.. HOLT
| nnnun rplnr11 n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
Nearly Daa d from the Fever.
sd. Lonis. Sent. 29. 1S9S.

st. Louis, sept. -, 1898.
Messrs. Wells. Richardson e Co.
Gentlemen-Nobodyc can blame me OF
being disloyal If l say that Paine's cell
cry compound has done more for me
than any other person or thing since
l left Silver City to join the Rough
Riders,
1t has pulled together the scraps OF
stalwart man, brought me around
from all the bad effects of the Cuban
climate, and braced me up until L am
in better health than l have been i'm
ten years. My friends in the West
think that l am nearly dead from the
army fever they called calientura in
Cuba. When / get back to Silver city
they will be as surprised as | some
times feel myself. l had pretty good
nerves before / enlisted. They went to
| pieces while we were lying out in the
trenches at Santiago, lodging bullets.
! began to feel feverSh from the day
VIC got to Siboney. When the Mausers
SanG about our ears l noticed that L
was getting nervous.
found myself scarcely able to walk
after the battle of san Juan.
got worse until ] got back to Mon
| tauk Point. where l got a bottle of
! Paine's celery compound from another
| fellow in the regiment. l saw several
| OF the Rough Riders taking it,
| With some of them, as with me- It
| seemed to take the place of both food
| and medicine for the systems of many
of the men needed toning up before
J they could again eat as they had done
| before they left this country.
I don't know much about medicines.
| We don't need much medicine in New
AitX'cu. But | know Paine's celery
compound has fixed me up until / feel
| able t. take the road for home, where
! CSptct to tell every one who mem
ttois nerves to me about my case
WILLIAM ii. TOIk,
Silver City, n. NJ.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
KAFFIR MARRIAGES.

THAT which makes katir marriage
binding is, i'm Kafirland. not the per-
formance Of ceremony. but the trans
fer Of a certain number of cattle as
agreed upon, from the husband or his
friends To the father or guardian Of the
woman. The regulations respecting
Kafiir marriages are very strict No
matter though the bridegroom and the
bride have seen each other a hundred
times before, yet ON the day Of the
Inauguration of the wedding ceremon-
les etiquette requires that they should
meet as total strangers going through
a formal introduction. All the friends
and company assembled are smiling
and passing pleasant remarks, and the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16

the markets Of that city brought one
dollar dozen. The opening If this
new and free opportunity To acquire
wealth prceipitatcd numbers of peo-
pie upon the islands and lii the busi-
ness of egg gathcrirg. Quarrcls en-
sued between tn" competitors as To
their respective rights" in the premi-
ses, with the result that u company
was formed among number of the
pickers which bought out tn" claims
OF the others This company managed
to hold urtu it's advantages for some
years, not however, without oNDer-
icncirg contests and oncrnachments,
until the chickering's ultimately grew
So fierce as 10 attract the attention of
the I'Titcd states district attorney at
san Francisco. He sent a detachment
Of government soldiers there ana de-
ported every esg picEer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
FOND or CHILDREN.

Although Mrs. Stone likes to enter
tain and will probably give magniti-
cent receptions during her official resi-
dcnce in Harrisburg. Colonel Stone does
not care much for society. He would
rather romp and play horse" with his
children than wear a dress suit to "A
reception or dinner. When he lived in
Allegheny he would go home from his
law office and seldom left his house in
the evening. Callers often found him
with three or four children on his lap
or back telling or reading stories suit
ed to their youthful minds. If the
children ordered il he would get down
on all fOurs the floor and ride the
youngsters around the room on his
back. Playing with the children was
recreation for him.
At the outbreak of the civil war,
though only 16 years of age, he en-
listed in the Union army and went to
the front with the Army Of the
Poomac and participated in a number
| OF battles, securing the commission of
| second lieutenant of Company \, Of
| the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh
| PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers by bravery
on the field. After the war he asso-
Ciated himself with the state National
| Guard and was commissioned a lieu
| tenant colonel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18
THE alaska RUSH.

A party OF twentS-seyen prospects.
klondikers OF Lewiston, Me-, is AZ -
G.ohe hotel making arrangements ia =
to the kiondike by way of ST. M;ch.s
This party is organized on the co-opsratss.
plan and the members have entered -
an ironc.ad agreement 10 u vide ears.se.
equally. 1t is their intention 10 remain s
the north for al least two years one .
the party said last night that their ou,sss3
would be bought In Seattle. and that II ~.
sio.e they would be ready To leave on IL
first boat TO ST. Michaei.
J. NJ. Davis and George Otterman. al
Whitman. Mimi. are among the gu.s.
at the Hotel Stevens. These two ma
are the advance agents of a large paf;g
or Minnesota men who are 10 arrive 81
Seattle and go 10 the kiondke by IL
ali-water route. They say that the pecpI
who intend 10 20 TO Alaska by WAY Il
ST. Michael have not yet commenced 4
arrive and they expecs big rush. q
pecial!y from Minnesota.
Capt. j. V. Stafford. an old mining ma,
of Helena. Mont. is among the arrivals II
the Hotel Brunswick. The captain ur
that nearly all OF the attention. which i
usually centered on the mining Interests
sit -htHtiAa fi<tS htSil 10 At8S~
ka and he reports that large numhe- Il
miners will shortly leave that state 70,
Seattle and proceed 10 the gold fields 4
the north.
George II. Higgins. of Boston, arrived d
Seattle and is now making ARRANGEMENTS
to send a party OF Massachusetts, peops,
to Alaska by way of ST. Michael. a.
Higgins states that the klondike co...
iinues TO be extensively discussed In Nev
England and that many large parties wee,
making arrangements to start for Sea,fa
when he left home.
Jack Doyle and ID. T.. Griffith, Il
Everett. two klondike miners, were at the
Hotel Northern yesterday and expect to
start for Dawson tomorrow. They win 70
through 10 the interior as ife>at as poseibis
and expect to he among the very nrJT
TO reach Dawson.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18
MUNYON'S

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soreness, st back and all pains In hips aud ioins
Chronic rheumatism. eciatlcn, Mmbago or pain In
the bark speedily cured 1t seldom fails 20 give
relief from to two doses and almost invariably
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Remedy Company prepare separate cure for each
disease Al ali druggists-2S CENTS vial. Ifyou need
medical advice write Prot. Munyon. l5o6 Arch
street PHILADELPHIA II ID absolutely nee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18
BIsEyIT1ES.

Justice OF the Peace Austin thinks that
from now on there viii he a big change "a
the matter of selling liquor TO boys. Ands
Doyle. who runs saloon AT the corner d
Battery street and First avenue. In North
Seattle. pleaded guilty 10 selling iiduof 10
Henry Gleason. and paid a fine OF 3lo0
Local representatives of the Southsrs
Pacific railroad have been notified that
a round trip ratesof $50 VIII he made fron
Ogden, Utah. 10 Denver. from June I 10 Il
on account of the annual meeting Of ths
American Medical Association. II In err
pscted that number Of Seattle physicians
viii attend this meeting.
r.. G.. Ref, who was recently dlscharg1
from the penitnniiary. where he served d
three years sentence for obtaining gocdt
under false .pretenses from r. Petkovits
was arrested last evening by Detectivt|
Williams. No charge was placed againN
Ref. He is the man who represented h!H<
self to Petkovtts as the brother OF Min
Maud Wilson.
A cycl.st named Alfred Benson VA
Knocked down and bruised on Washisgtos
horse driven by T. McI.ain Officer stnsr
arrested Mcf.aiu for reckless driving. B<S
sons injuries were painful but not SRI
ois. McLain WAS released or his perscs,;
rrcognlgailce 10 appear in the munlcsp0
court this afternoon.
George r.. Long. who has been local
ticket agent for the Pacific Coast steam.
ship COMPANY. has rendered his resEns
ton. and his place has been taken by ::
VI. Blaine. who has lived on Pug.; soln1
for the past fifteen years Mr. Blaine cams
TO Seattle from Tacoma. Mr.. Long e.
poets TO locate In ST. Paul. where ne Viz
likely be connected with one OF the traEt
continental Lines.
Charles Weber, aged 50 years. cocL
and f. A. Hendricks, aged % years, . cool
were arrested yesterday afternoon al -
o'clock by Detective Meredith and O1sfa
McClurg on First avenue, near Macs
street. They are thought by The pol.ce
he the men Who took Harry Thompson
Port Biakeiey out of a Washington sffee
saloon about two weeks ago. robbed hlH
of 81 and gave him good humping
Miss Jean Crawford. daughter Of c1ae..
Gilman and Mrs. william Crawford, Ges
yesterday at the family residences In IT.
mont OF tuberculosis. She was born ekr
teen years ago in the same house In waKa
She died. She was one OF the most nssp
eSseemei young ladies In Fremont ana -
announcement of her death VIII Gauss gsn'
uine sorrow IN many homes. Her hfotaess
Frank ami Edward Crawford. are nov =
Dawson. and her brother John Is on -
way there
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18
TINE SCHEDULE
In Effect February IL. 1894
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.

TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE
For Spokane, Ross.and. ST Paul
ana Last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 400 p. n.
For Portland ,At-l =. n. and 4:s8 p. n.
y o. olympia ..,.. ..+..-.......- 90 a. IA
- or Aberdeen .:.... 1892. $50 a m.
For Tacoma ...sl.ll, nj and II 80
a. m, 40 and ..-.....-........ 10 a. IL
TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE
From SPck9ne. Rossland, ST.
Paul ard East ..............-... ~ a m
From Portland ..-.....,.6-.a and !. ia p m.
iron o.yinI'ia -....-.-.....-....- Sc a. m
sfroT1 Aberdeen ...-...-.-..--.,. so p. n
From Tacoma 40 and S.i0 i.
=. i-,-s So and .,-,....-..e. Ia p m.
'pajly except sunday Al others ia Ia.
TnIs CART SUBJECT 80 change Without
n0sjCe.
Through tickets - Japan aad China VA
N9rtasrn Pacific Steamship Company
Fer rates routes ara otneT Information
cal cN or address
I. \. NsnEAU,
General Agent. Seattle
Cay Ticket ogic=. eoEaer lasser Way
and k1rsg avenue.
Depot Ticket Office. Garner Western
avenue and Columbia street.
A. u. CHARLTON.
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
No, 80 Mzrrssoa street, corner 1par1
PorlAAA O.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18

Vessels That Arrived and Departed
From January I 10 May 1.

From January I 90 May 4.
A list OF vessels that have arrived at and
sailed from Unalaska from January last
70 Nav IL contained In a letter received
Yesterday by John Hink from his son.
Henry Hink. on board the revenue cutter
Bear. The list Is as follows:
January 7-Schooner Pearl arrived from
San Francisco.
January 2l-s.eamer Iakme arrived from
Seattle.
February 7-steamer Lakme sailed for
Seattle.
March s-steamer Portland arrived from
Port Biakeiey.
Seattle.
March is-Steamer Bertha sailed for
Seattle.
March ls-Bark ColIma arrived from Port
Blakelsy.
March 17.-Steamer Portland sailed for
San Francisco.
March ae-Steamer Sunoi arrived from
Seattle.
March s4-Bark Coiima sailed for Seattle.
April slug Fearless arrived from Seat
tie.
april s-s:eamer Kailuk arrived from
Seattle.
April i2-Tug fearless brought in ship
S.ntrum.
April fe-Tug Fearless left for Seattle.
April It-bif8 1ooslHt Et4A dA&afNh
from Seattle.
April I7-Stesmer Dora arrived from San
Francisco via Sttka.
April 80 Steamer Dora sailed for Seattle.
April 22-Steamer Portland arrived from
San Francisco.
April 2a-S;eamer Bristol arrived from
San Francisco.
April 2s-Steamer Cutting arrived from
San Francisco.
April es-Stesmer Alexandra arrived
from San Francisco.
AnrI .2T-Schoonsr Wright arrived from
Seattle.
April Z7-s;csmer Cutting sailed for s..
Paul islands.
April 2s-Barkent!ne Fremont In from
San Francisco.
April zs-steamsr Alexandra sailed for
Arctic ocean.
April - Steamer sunol arrived from
San Francisco.
April 2e-sehooner Jewet. arrived from
San Francisco.