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passes through the hospital ground
and the first note of his summons il
greeted with a whoop as they pass over
TO the mess hall and settle down like
cloud about the long tables. which
accommodate 300 at a sitting. The food
i9 excellent, and the bill of fare varies
every day, but it is difficult to suit all
tastes of three or four hundred men
just recovering from desperate illness.
The article Of diet most approved of
by the men is milk, but a limit to the
quantity procurable and the great de-
mand for it among the patients who
are all too i'll 10 take other nourish-
menr make it utterly impossible to
give all the COnvalescents milk when
they can drink coffee. The conversa-
tion between the Convalescent and the
chief steward to whom the waiter has
appealed will be something like this:
I've got to have milk, sir, and the
waiter won't bring me none"
Chief Steward-"Whats the reason
for your drinking milk? You can have
all the coffee you want"
COnValcscent-"Coffee doesn't agree
with me, sir
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SICK SQUAD AT FORT MONROE.
The Only Real Enthusiasm They Feel
Is at Mess Call.

from Lcslic's Weekly
One of the most curious sights at the
Point is the convalcsCents who come
and go at will in their fiutterlng paia-
mas that were evidently fashioned for
stouter men. Many are on crutches,
others have an empty sleeve pinned
across their breast, while the rest walk
listlessly, not yet freed from the Ian
guor of feverishness. They are known
as "the paiama squad They are in
terested in everything that takes place,
from the coming in of the Norfolk
boat to the arrival of more fever patti
cntS from the camps at Newport News,
but the only real enthusiasm they feel
is for mess call, They begin getting
up from their cots and looking at their
sticks on crutches as soon as the buglcr
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SUMMARY.-Three points In this
lesson deserve special attention. First,
the act of He2ekiah and the princes
i'm sending out the invitation to ma
tional reunion 1t must have been
prompted by the purest motives. love
for the people zeal for God and His
cause, desire for the promotion of
righteousness. He is a good man.
worthy of all praise who seeks To car
ry to others the good which he has re-
celved. Second, the rejection of the
invitation by many in Israel. What
blindness and folly were indicated,
They ought to have known that their
sins had caused the downfall of their
government and the triumph of their
enemies, that there was but one way
by which prosperity might return. How
like to men now who spurn the words
of mercy and go headlong to death.
Third. this passover restored the king
dom of David at the capital he estab-
lished. Observed by people from all
parts, all other government being brok-
ell, it united in one as in earlier days
those who loved the Lord, and Heze-
kiah became their king. This has been
the plan of God through all history.
He destroys those who array them
selves against Him and unites those
who serve Him.
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make good housewives, know how to
cook. and at the same time they have
the accomplishments, such as music,
embroidery etc
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EDITOR Is GANISHED.

"The editors entire stock was conils-
Gated and he himself was banished
10 an unhealthy island, something lie
Devils Isle, where Dreyfus Is an ex-
lie. That shows how our native press
has been crushed by the Spanards,
particularly by Weyler."
As the interview was about to close
Agoncillo remarked that the status
Of women in the Philippines was a
strong evidence Of the character Of the
people The women were in all respects
the equal of the men, having the same
rights and privileges. They We're also
looked up To and respected, rather than
treated as menials, as in some parts
OF China and India. The high place
given the Philippine women has devel-
oped them into a refined class. They
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
CITIES WELL PLANNED

Already our cities are well laid out,
the streets being regular and the houses
well planned for domestic purposes. We
have no hotels in the interior, owing t.
am old custom which may seem strange
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LOUD In PRAISES
OF THE FILIPIN0S
AGUINALDo's ENVOY ExToLs
THEIR CIVILIZATION.

Their Schools Excellent--Art, Music
and the Drama Keenly Appreci-
sted--Divorce Unknown - Other
Characteristics of Our New Wards
as Described by One of Them.
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ASSEMBLY.-Thc couriers in the
south met better success. Judah was
nominally loyal to Hezckiah and TO
God. The people IT. that section there
fore generally needed the proclama-
tion, moved thereto by the direct in
tluence of Divine grace (verse i2), and
recognizing the Passover as establish
ed by the word of the Lord. A great
company of people assembled at Je-
rusalem at the time appointed (verse
13), to keep the feast of unlnavcned
bread. Men of the north and men of
the south were united. The long and
bitter controversies. which for centur-
les had been waged, were forgotten.
The Jealousies and strifes were laid
aside. One great purpose flied all
hearts. one bond, stronger than any
other, that of common origin and
faith, held them together. What fol-
lowed may be learned in the subse-
quent verses of this chapter, which
are not appointed for tod1y's study.
It was q memorable event. affecting
the future of the cause of God. 1t
proved what is possible when good
men, high in official position, address
themselves TO the task of influencing
the masses Of the people.
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time consumed could not have been
great. for the most remote point was
not far distant. On receiving the mes
sage the people divided into two
classes. Some of them laughed and
Knocked (vcrse 10) They considered
an invitation to the Passover, a feast
of the Jewish religion which they had
long ago forsaken, n cause for mcrrl-
ment,so thoroughly they were estrang-
ed from the covenant They resented
the imputation of sinfulness and hence
scorned the proposal to repent. Thus
they hastCned their way to ruin prov,
NxiX:1) Others, however. from Asher,
Manasseh and Xebulon, how many we
know not. humblCd themselves and
came to Jerusalem. Like the return
ing prcdigal, sorry for the past, they
accepted the offer OF mercy, glad once
more to be children in the good Faith
ers house, partakers of His bounty
and love. \ fraction of the remnant
saved.
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RECEPTlDN.-Aw went the cOur-
iers bearing the proclamation. They
hastercd from city TO city all through
the north, over all the region laid
waste by the ASsyrian army. The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05

on this side of the water. If YOU get
into town and want to put up you
are entitled under the Spanish law 10
go to the municipal house, where the
mayor is compelled to give YOU lodg-
ing and food on the payment of a
regular tariff. 1t is quite as good a
system as that of hotels, and the law
keeps the rates down.
Our cities have their parks, and
some of them have monuments to dis
tnguished persons. The natives are
pleased with the club idea, and a large
number of social clubs are being formed
throughout the island
Having talked SO much about the
personal characteristics of his people,
Agoncillo was asked something about
their substantial features, their rail-
roads, telegraph lines, newspapers, etc.
we have one big railroad running
from Manila to Degoupon," said he.
"Of course the traffic between the
islands is carried on mainly by water,
and there are a large number of navi-
CATION companies, steam and sail. our
own people control most of these routes
and the natives furnish the sailors.
PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS.
1t is worth knowing that the rail-
road from Manila to DegOupOn is pay
ing dividends of s per cent. We would
have had a network of railroads IL
Spain had not kept out British capital,
which was as anxious to develop our
islands as it has been to build railroads
in China.
We have telegraph lines everywhere,
all main points being connected, and
| there are three cable lines connecting
US with the outside world, and also
connecting the islands with each other.
AS to the newspapers, the native
| editors have been held back by the
| Spanish censors, and as a result most
| of the press is in the hands of the
| Spaniards. There are forty newspapers
| in Manila, of which six are native. But
| the government allows very little lat
| itude for the native papers, and every
! article must pass through the hands
! Of the censor. 1t is not easy for a
| native editor to keep out Of jail for
| the censorS are very oitlCious. Not
| long ago while General WeylCr, was
| captain general of the islands. one OF
| our native newspapers printed a hum
! orous cut representing a general run
ming away from a battle. There was
no resemblance to Weyler bur the
| captain general took the picture to ap-
! ply to him.
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ENTENT.-The invitation sent out
was formal and legal document. The
consultation related in decree, or
statute, which became matter OF re-
cord in the public achives. TO give
popular effect to this decree Il pro-
clamaton was issued calling the peo-
pie to assemble in, Jerusalem from Dan
to Beer-Sheba, that is, from all parts
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
A BALLADE OF LOVE AND THE TIDES

Over the sea my sweetheart sails,
Swept hither and yon by the varied gales
Over the sea my sweetheart rides,
Tru sting her all to the changeful tides
oh, danger and death be blind 10 herl
oh, waters and winds, be kind to heri
Bring all good things destined to her
As over the seq she sails,
Over life's sea my sweetheart rides,
And ever my spirit with her abides.
over life's sea my sweetheart sails.
And never my prayer for her safety fails,
May sorrow and shame be blind to herI
May all good things be kind to herl
And gladness he ever destined to her.
As over lifes sea she rides.
Over the seas my sweetheart sails,
And Gods love tempers the varied gales.
Over the sea my sweetheart rides,
Gods finger restrains the changeful tides,
Since the heavenly love is not blind to
her
Must all good things be kind to her,
And gladness be ever destined to her,
AS over the seas she sails.
Ethel Maude Colson.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Tea at S143 per Pound.

One hundred and forty-three dollars
pound is what Ceylon tea of a GER
tain kind brought at auction in London
some time ago. This Is stated, says
the Buffalo Courier, on the authority
of ]. II. Grairo, of the Ceylon Import
ing Company, who says planters of
Ceylon were as much surprised as you
or or the next person at such fabu-
lous price. Owing to certain peculiari-
ties pound of that tea probably repre-
sents, approximately, one hundred and
forty-three dollars worth of labor; but
the figure 1t fetched Is so extraordinary
as to give the tea or the sale absolutely
no commercial value whatever. This
Is particularly so because this tea has
no appreciably finer flavor 1t is named
''the golden tips" The leaves, when
only twenty-four hours old, are picked
from the top only Of tea bushes. They
are very small, not half as big as your
finger nail, and extra expert pickers
are required to gather them. 1t can be
imagined that three hundred or four
hundred people on the plantation must
pick over several acres of bushes to get
enough green one-day-old tea leaves to
make pound Of tea when dried. Or
dinary tea is from leaves which are
ten days old, and consequently very
much larger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Strange as it may seem, observes
Table Talk, women who claim to be
good cooks still serve greasy soups,
denominations to eye, palate and
stomach. A remedy for this is the
"soup digester," q kettle with faucet
near the bottom by which the clear
liquid may be drawn off without the fat
Without the convenience of this uten-
sill, grandmother's 'good old way"
is always available-to let the soup
stand over night, when the grease can
be easily removed in q solid cake.
Moral: Greasy soups are without ex.
cuse and in evidence of carelessness
or ignorance!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Governments Ola Gold Business.

tovenmene's olo cold Business.
u unes can Do pretty well est
teu Dy une amount OF gold 5ewelry,
u p.ate ana ar7nkees' says Director OF
tHs Mlne fresoon' presented to the gov
nen' sE ninus' Our1ng the period OF
sttrene oppression the amount OF met
- putcnaseo oy the government reach.
nsn ngures' out IN ehe past year 1t
nas uwinoled CONSIDERABLY. AT the ap-
Rtoen VI the hoiioay season the Jew
rly sent 70 une minus TO DE soid N.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Development of the Transvao,

In 1892 the main trunk line from
Cape Town was pushed forward from
Its then northern terminus to Johannes.
burg. The distance from Cape Town
to Johannesburg by rail is lob miles.
In 1894 the road was completed from
Delagoa Bay, port in Portuguese ter!
ritory on the southeast coast of Africa.
to Johannesburg distance of 377
miles. The third road reached Johan.
nesburg year later, from Durham,
port in the British colony of Natal, dis
tant 4S3 miles.
From $4,000 ounces of gold in 1887,
the annual output has risen to 5000, 900
ounces in 1897, giving the TransvaaI
the second place in the worlds gold
production. There is no doubt that the
present output of the country will rap.
idly increase; and probably within
few years, Notwithstanding the increas.
ed output of other countries. the
Transvaal will rank first as a gold pro.
ducer.
The town of Johannesburg may be
taken as a good index of the wonder
full expansion of the gold-mining indus.
try of the district. From few huts In
1886, 1t has developed into a town un.
excelled, If indeed equaled In the i'm.
posing character of its buildings by
any Of the enterprising mining towns in
Western America. Indeed, Johannes.
burg has but little of the aspect of an
American mining camp. In its general
appearance it reminds an American
more of Spokane or Salt Lake City,
John Hays Hammond, in the Engineer
Inc MapaZiQe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
How to, Clean Glass.

For the annual work of the spring
cleaning there is nothing more i'm
portant to have properly done than
the washing and polishing Of the win
dows. While bright weather is re-
garded as necessary in most branches
of home cleaning, dull, cloudy day
should be selected for the windows,
as experienced housekeepers say the
cleaning cannot be satisfactorily done
when the sun is shining on the glass.
When ready to begin, the windows
should be we'll wiped with a soft, dry
cloth to free them from dust and
smoke, then quickly washed with
warm water to which little powdered
borax is added, and dried. To polish
the glass: After cleaning, q small
muslin bag should be filled with
whiting, to which little borax is
added, and the windows freely busted
with.it, then rubbed off, and polished
with old newspapers. Windows ahus
treated will be clean and bright, and
will keep clean long time.-Eliza r.
Parker.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Growing stocky Tomato Plants.

Whether few or many tomatoes are
to be planted, we believe the cheapest
and best way for all who do not own a
hothouse is to buy the plants from q
seedman rather than grow the supply
for themselves. Even if thousand
are needed, the scotsman can furnish
them for less than this number can be
grown by some one who builds hot
bed to provide this number. In the
hotbed the plants are sure to be
crowded, and unless they are trans
planted two or three times they will
grow up tall and slim, with few roots.
The scotsman who grows plants by the
million can afford to transplant at
least once, and do this under such
conditions that the second planting
will make hardly any check to growth
when the plants are set out ON the
open ground. Cultivator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS,
Paint to Repel Borers.

All kinds of insects are attracted to
the plants which are appropriate fo1
their food, or where their eggs should
be laid, by the sense of smell. Any
strongly smelling coating over trees
which will disguise its natural odor
will protect them from attack. White
paint has such distinct odor, and is
so permanent that it is perhaps the
best coating to apply to tree trunks.
But still cheaper substitute may be
found in common whitewash, into
which some carbolic acid diluted has
been mixed. This also holds the pecu.
liar smell of carbolic acid all through
the season.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Eradicating Currant Worms.

The currant worm is slow traveller,
and seldom leaves the clump of bushes
where it was born and bred, even when
it gets into the moth stage. Where
they are once eradicated on farm
some years of exemption may be hoped
for, even when the pest is plentiful q
few miles away. Still, the use of
hellebore every spring, just as soon as
the currant leaves appear, and renew
ing it after every rain, is advisable.
1t is far better to head off the intruder
before the damage is done, than to
wait until currant bushes are stripped
bare. In the latter case probably
some of the worms have gone into the
pupa stage before the poison is ap-
piled, and will be on hand another
spring.