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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

would be neither timely nor prudent,
but to avoid the perils of such a cele-
bration 1t is intended by those having
charge of the matter TO make the an
niversary of the crowning Of the EN-
peror a personal celebration merely
the commemoration of an event which
was entirely distinct from the other
occurrences of 1S4S.
With one exception, Francis Joseph is
now the senior of European monarchs
in length of reign, the exception being
Queen Victoria. who ascended the
throne in 1887. and whose sixtieth an
niversary was celebrated last year.
Francis Joseph was IS when he ascend
ed the throne.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Lehigh Valley Railroad system
Anthracite Coal Used Ensurlng Cleanli-
ness and Comfort
In L
IEAvE ,iS Sc,5 ~ NTo, lSSS;

TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON
For Philadelphia and New York via n,
4 IL. r. 4. at 6.45 Il. m. and 1906. 2.2l, All
(Black Diamond ENpress) and II 30 p. m.
For Pittston and Wilkes-Barre Via d.
J.: & w. r. r., 600, lilo a. m, 1.55, 3.35,
500 y. m. -
For White Haven, Hazleton, Pottsvile
and principal points in the coal regions
via d. & II. r. r., 6.45, 1906, 22l and Al
q. m.
For bethlehem. Easton Reading, Har-
risburg. and principal intermediate sta
tions via D. & III. Il. r., 6.45 a. m, l205,
22l, AL (Black Diamond Express). n36
y. m.
For Tunkhannock. Towanda. Elmira,
Ithaca, Geneva, and principal intermedi.
ate stations via D., l.. & W. II. r., sos
a. m, IL 40 and 3.35 y. m.
For Geneva. Rochester, Buffalo. Mag
ara Falls. Chicago and all points west via
-. q III. R. r., 1906, S.33 (I3lack Diamond
EXpress), 1928 and 11.30 y. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley parlor cars on all trains between
Wilkcs-Barre and New York Philadel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHAS. S. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phila-
delphia. Pa.
A. w. NONNEMACHER. Asst General
Pass. Agt., Philadelphia, Pa.
Scranton office, 309 Lackawanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

10 aust upon
the lips of the welded couple 10 whose
home there never comes the patter of
childish feet.
One cause, more than any other, con.
tributes to making the tens of thousands
OF childless, and consequently unhappy,
homes all over this country, The cause is
often the unconscious fault of the wife A
woman who suffers from weakness and dis
ease of the distinctly feminine organism is
united for motherhood, and il she has
children 1t will probably be at the sacrifice
of her own life. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is wonderful medicine for wom-
en- who suffer in this way. II acts directly
on the delicate and important organs con-
cerned in wifehood and motherhood. II
makes them strong, healthy, vigorous. vi
rile and elastic. II banshes the suueam-
ishness OF the expectant period and makes
baby's advent easy and almost painless. Il
insures the little newcomers health and
bountitui supply of nourishment Thou
sands of homes that were childless and
unhappy now echo with the prattle of
healthy babyhood as the result of the use
OF this marvellous medicine.
- When began taking Or. Pierce's medicines
j was very SICK writes Mrs r. d. Moore OF
Schuyler colfax Co. Nebr., (Box I7s). ~ could
not keep anything on my stomach and kept
getnns worse; NY husband got me two bottles
Of DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery two
OF his 'Favorite Prescription and four or his
pIeasant Pellets' (At this time had been pree-
nant about two monthsD began taking the
inedieines and in less than week could eat
anything, The Favorite Prescription is the
best mSaieins in the world for prospective moth.
ers' MY health is better now than il has been
Tor twelve years, My little girl is now six
months old and is well and healthy. / do not
think should have had my baby II we had no.
strengthen me-" NN~
Iwenty,one one-cent stamps cover the
mailing OF a paper-covered copy of Doctor
Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser
Sioth- bound "a stamps Send 10 DIR. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N, X. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
pennsylvania RAILROAD
Schedule In Effect Nov. ss, 1897.


Trains Leave Wilkes. Barre as Fol.
lows:
7.3o a. M, week days. for Sunbury
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti.
more, Washington, and for Pitts
burg and the West.
iO.l5 a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville. Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun.
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West.
3.i2 o. m daily, for Sunbury, Harris
burg. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, and Pitts burg and
the West.
500 p. M, week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsville.
j. z. WOOD, GenI Pass. Agent.
j. b. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
OTHER FEATURES.

There are scores of other peculiar
tiles about this modern Babel with it's
confusion of tongues. The typical
western cowboy can be seen here in all
his long hair and glory He floats in
with train loads of live stock to the
Union Stock yards and is usually we'll
supplied with hardware" and cash
for roaring time. Stock shippers are
a favorite mark of the confidence men,
for they are as a rule quick to bite at
a tempting bait and have the ready
cash to make things interesting
A crowd of 1000 persons will gather
as If by magic in the busiest streets
and cause protracted blockade by
standing and watching the process Of
hosting a big iron safe into a building
by means of block and tackle. 1t is
all because of the possibility of the
rope breaking and the safe falling
These natives will impede traffic and
pedestrians in the same way to watch
a driver loosen the harness of a horse
that has slipped and fallen. When a
man falls in fit or a woman in a
faint the crowd always becomes so
dense and persistent that big squad
of police must be called to scatter it
before the distressed can be relieved.
The street "barkers" or pullers-in,
long confined to the old clo' and pawn
shop district on the "levee," are now
encroaching upon the more respectable
retail shopping centres in State street
and Wabash avenue. Both men and
women "barkers'' are employed by
some establishments that try to make
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

a. m. and 225 p. m.
Arrive at Scranton from above points
Mt l023 a. m BIS and 9.3S p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

MEGARGEE BROTHERS. PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes papef bags, twine.
Warehouse, 1870 Washington avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Miscellaneous.

BAUER'S ORCHESTRA-MUSI FOR
balls, picnics, parties, receptions. we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address X. j. Bauer. conductor,
III wyoming avenue. over Hulbert's
music store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

p. BROWN q co, WHOLE
sale dealers I'm Woodward, Cordage and
OIL Cloth, 40 West Lackawanna ave-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Schools.

SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA,
Scranton, Pa. Courses preparatory to
college, law, medicine or business. Opens
September l3. Send for catalogue. Rev.
Thomas M. Cam, LII. d., Walter IL.
Buell., A. NJ.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Head SIS Per Line Per Year.
Detectives.

BARRING & MSWEENEY, COMMON
wealth building. Interstate Secret Ser
vice Agency.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
POLICEMEN.

In this city there are 1900 patrolmen,
who in 1897 made 5000 arrests. Prob
ably the queerest thing about the po-
lice force. brought to light by recent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Midwife.

MRS. GABLE. GRADUATED MIDWIFE,
l5ls Washburh street, Scranton. En-
easements solicited. Rooms and best
tients.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

investigations, Is the fact that one OF
these officers, named Murphy. with true
Dick Turpin dash and in full uniform
engaged in the enterprise of holding
up citizens he was sworn and paid TO
protect, and relieving them of their
money and jewelry. Chief Ripley, tes-
tifying before n legislative investigat-
ing committee, raised a laugh which
was echoed from New York to San
Francisco by calling this performance
an 'indiscretion" on the part of his
subordinate. In quick retort the Chair
man of the committee said he called
1t highway robbery, and that he Off
Ger guilty of IL ought to he put in the
penitentiary. 1t was one of the bright
ideas of this Chief or Police that the
best way to "liven up things" and in
crease rental values i'm a dull part Of
the town was to set the gambling ma
chinery in full! motion. and skin every
sucker and countryman who could be
caught in a trap.
1t is a general rule almost without
exception that a policeman who is so
unlucky as to lose his job in the de-
partment either embarks in the saloon
business or becomes a silent partner in
a gambling establishment And yet,
when on duty, no policeman or detec-
tive is ever able to discover any gamb-
ling house in operation unless it is in
accordance with the will of his super
Tors, who know how to handle the wires
for all kinds of political deals. Every
now and then one reads of ex-police-
men who have been arrested for high
way robbery. They have learned the
ropes" and they call it easy money"
when they get hold of few dollars in
this manner. But of course there are
good and brave officers as well as bad
and dishonest ones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Seeds.
Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE, 1875 AND l27 FRANK.
lin avenue, Rates reasonable
Il. ZIEGLER, Proprletor.
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DOCTORS.

Doctors are very plentiful in Chicago,
although to one who reads official
statements from time to time that the
health of this city is better than that
of any ether of equal population, it is n
mystery where all the medical men get
their clientele. BY a recent canvass it
is shown that the city has 5000 physi-
clans, or one for every 400 or 500 per-
sons. Some find it very hard TO get any
practice; others do not succeed at ALL
There are single tall buildings in the
central district in which 200 or 300 doc
tCrS have their offices. In order to
create an impression that they have
many patients it is no uncommon trick
for certain doctors to hire sicSly look
ing men and women to sit around in
their reception rooms by the hour, as
If waiting for professional consultation
and treatment. Thecc hirelings are
professionally known as horses" and
in some cases they serve several ambi-
tious physicians in one day and make
quito a good thing of it. This is the
modernized and city version of the old
trick rcsorted to by country doctors,
who would order out their horse and
saddlebags and ride furiously out of
town an back again in response to an
imaginary summons. The lawyers
have no such rusc to advance their in
terests. yet they have tricks of their
own BY the latest count there are
4,130 lawyers. and it is safe to say the
bulk of the business is done by fewer
than 500 of thcm-that is to say. the
bulk of the really profitable and de-
sirable business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26

SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D., l.. & w.
passenger depot. Conducted on the Eu-
ropean plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop.
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EXPECTORATION.

n the heart of every
n and in the soul
every woman there
a vacuum that can
ly be filled by a
child, In America
there are too many
childless homes.
All the love and
passion of court
ship and all the
TX ses of I h e
) honeymoon turn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
PROFESSION1AL DIRECTORY.
Advertisements Under rni. Head SIS Per Line Per Year.
Physicians and Surgeons.

DIR. KAY HAS MOVED HIS OFFICE
to the Scranton Private Hospital, COR
ner Wyoming Ave. and Mulberry St
Telephone: Day call, 5313: night cali. il3
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-26
Architects

EDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT,
Rooms "a, % and 26. Commonwealth
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
The Legend of the Orange Blossom.


The wearing Of orange blossoms at
weddings is accounted for in various
ways. Among other stories is the fol-
lowing very pretty legend:
"An African king presented Spanish
king with a magnificent orange tree,
whose creamy, waxy blossoms and
wonderful fragrance excited the ad-
miration of the whole court. Many
begged In vain for branch of the
plant, and a foreign ambassador was
tormented by the desire to introduce
so great a curiosity to his native land.
He used every possible means, fair or
foul, to accomplish his purpose, but all
his efforts coming to naught he gave
up in despair.
'The fair daughter of the court gar
dener was loved by young artisan,
but lacked the dot the family consider
ed necessary in bride. One day, chanc-
ing to break off a spray of orange bios
SONS, the gardener thoughtlessly gave
it to his daughter. Seeing the coveted
prize in the girls hair, the willy ambas-
sador offered her a sum sufficient for the
desired dowry provided she gave him
the branch and said nothing about it.
Her marriage was soon celebrated, and
on her way to the altar. in grateful re-
membrance of the source of all her hap
piness, she secretly broke off another
bit of the lucky tree to adorn her hair.
Since the plant was first introduced
into Europe it has been customary for
a bride to wear a few sprays Of the
orange blossom in her hair or some
where on her wedding dress.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
RottinR Corn Stalks.

Farmers are coming to realize more
and more that the cornstaiks should not
be burned-that by rotting them in the
soil its physical texture would be i'm
proved so as to resist drought better.
The problem is, how to get them suf-
fciently decayed the first season.
Where corn is cut up and shocked.
first break the stubs as much as prac-
ticable and use the stalk-cutter. Fol
low this with disk harrow, mixing the
corn stubble and top soil together.
This stubble in contact with the soil
all winter, absorbing water from rain
and snow, freezing and thawing while
damp, will by spring become fozy and
discolored and so far decayed that
when turned under it will soon disin-
tegrate. If the crop is not cut I'D.
gather the corn as soon as it can be
cribbed; pasture it at once if it Is want
ed for pasture, and break down the re-
naming stalks, treating them in the
same way as already suggested. If
the stalks can be partly or wholly rot
ted in this way they are worth more to
feed to the next crop than their value
as pasture. Test both stubble and
stalks this winter. 1t may not be the
best way, but it may lead to the dis
covery of a much better way to dis
pose of the stalks than by burning I'D
that which is so much needed to i'm
prove the physical texture of our soil,
even if it does not add much nitrogen.
kansas Farmer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Coal-Dust Firing.

Fine dust of coal or of -four mixed
with air forms an explosive agent which
has been the cause of many mine
and fourmill disaster. Advantage is
taken of this property OF combustible
dust in a new process Of boiler-fring.
The fuel reduced to dust is fed by ma
chinery into the furnace in which fire
must constantly be maintained. The
instant the dust falls into the furnace
chamber it burns with flash, almost
explosively, and the production OF
smoke is absolutely prevented and the
firing becomes economical as regards
consumption of fuel. 1t would seem
that it might lead to the utilization OF
the enormous mountains of coal slack
which cover SO many square miles OF
land in the mining districts. Youth &
Com panion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Bribing spanish officers.

A third paper from the diaries Of JON
athan S. jenkins, giving pictures Of
Life and Society in Old Cuba,' is print
ed in the Century. Mr.. jenkins relates
the case of a Yankee who took cargo
into the harbor of Havana:
"a custom-house officer watched his
actions very closely, and this espionage
materially interfered with many profit
able little schemes which the captain
had in view. He walked confidently UP
to the officer and asked him if he could
see through a doubloon placed over
each of his eyes. The ready Spaniard
took the meaning at once, and replied:
'No; and if you should put doubloon
upon each ear, could not hear; and put
another on my mouth, and l could not
speak" The sensible captain spread
his qualification accordingly, and did as
he pleased. 1t is an insult instantly re-
sented to offer, bribe to a Spaniard,
but the same thing under the disguise
Of qualification is the magic key
which opens all doors III Spanish coun-
tries. Gen. Tacon was the only Spanish
official l ever knew who would not ac-
cept bribe."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Feeding Whey to Hogs,

Whey contains more nutritive value
than it is popularity supposed to have.
Though most of the fats and caseine
have been taken from it, there is a
small proportion of both of these that
goes through the press. These have
some value, but not enough with the
large proportion of water to be fed
alone. There is also some sugar which
makes the pigs fond of whey so they
will eat until they are distended with
whey, while growing poor in flesh and
not gaining in weight at all. But mix
some corn and oat meal with this whey,
and add the least bit of linseed meal,
and the whey becomes altogether diff
ferent food. 1t might be said that the
whey contributes nothing Of value to
the ration. 1t does, for it makes 1t more
palatable if given in moderation. The
sweet in the whey makes it an appe-
tizer, to encourage the animal to eat
more than it otherwise would.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
How to Buy a Horse.

If you want to buy a horse, take no
mans word for it. Your eye is your
market. Don't buy horse in harness.
Unhitch him and take everything off
but the halter, and lead him around. If
he has any failing, you can see it. Let
him go himself away, and if he walks
right into anything you know he is
blind. No matter how clear and bright
his eyes are he can't see any more than
a bat. Back him, too. Some horses
show their weakness or tricks in that
way when they don't in any other. But,
be as smart as you can, you'll get
caught sometimes. Even the experts
get stuck. A horse may look ever SO
nice, and go a great pace and yet have
fits. There isn't man who could tell
it until something happens. Or he may
have weak back. Give him the whip
and off he goes for mile or two, then
all of sudden he stops on the road.
After a rest he starts again, but soon
stops for good, and nothing but der
rick can start him.-Southern Stock
Farm.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Commercial Fertilizers.

One of the industries which have de-
veloped in huge proportions in the last
third of a century is the manufacture
of commercial fertilizers. The annual
production of fertilizers now reaches in
value about $40,0OO,0O0, and the busi-
ness is increasing rapidly. A great
many of the best chemists in Europe
and America are devoting their lives to
the study of the subject and to deyising
combinations to cheaper and improve
fertilizers. Farmers have become So
well advised as to the kind of fertiliz-
ers they need for various soils that they
cannot be imposed on. They know what
they want as well as the manufactur-
ers, and If the suitable goods are not
offered they make no purchases. Su-
perphosphates, potash salts, nitrate
and ammonia salts, industrial by-prod-
ucts, such as tankage, dried blood, cot
ton-seed meal, etc., are the principal
elements from which the standard fer
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
straxherrx P1ants Iin Hi11..

To successfully grow Strawberries in
hills the land must be very rich, and
this causes many runners to start out.
Now, If these runners are allowed to
form leaves and do not strike root, and
a great quantity of them are cut off all
at once, it is not only great waste, bnt
IT throws the plant out of balance of
root and foliage, and thus weakened 1t
is liable to be attacked with rust. If
the runners are clipped before leaves
form it at once proceeds to form new
crowns and fruit buds and its roots and
foliage will not be thrown out of har-
mony. There will be little difficulty of
this sort if runners are cut every week,
Michigan Fruit Grower.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Preparing Ground for Tobacco.


The growing of tobacco seems to be
Oh the increase and to be coming more
into prominence every year as an agri-
cultural crop. The zone of its influence
seems to be enlarging in an agricultural
sense. Parts of the country that were
formerly regarded as untitled for the
growing of this plant are coming into
prominence as tobacco growing regions.
The tobacco plant holds unique place
in our agriculture. We cannot look up
on it either as food or ornamental
plant. In itself it is poisonous weed.
It was formerly thought that tobacco
growing greatly exhausted the ground,
but under proper methods this is be-
:ieved now not to be the case.
Growers of tobacco say that the cul-
ture of the soil should begin a long
time before the culture of the plant, to
get the best results. The land should
be thoroughly plowed and narrowed in
the fall. Stable manure should be used
in large quantities. This should be
done in the fall to give the manure
time to decay, as the tobacco plant
grows so rapidly that there is no time
for manure to undergo chemical
changes after the seed has sent out the
shoot. 1t is advised to avoid the use Of
manures too heavily nitrogenous, and
to use considerable potash. After the
plants are on the ground cultivation
should be frequent and thorough
Farmers Review.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
ssssssssssesssssss=ssssss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
II AN ADVENTURE
IN THE ROCKIES.
SSSEGSSESSSGSSsSG


away, only, however, to die; for as soon
as Joe had left for camp, Peter, Tom
Cooper and l took up the blood-stained
trail and found the monsters carcass
before we had gone a mile.
tHa! ha!' jubilantly shouted Pete,
"my brave old father won the fight, af-
ter all, and he's killed the biggest Gin
namon ever seen in these mountains,
I'll bet!'
The dead bear, male, lay in a clump
of aspen scrub. All three of us had
leaned our rifles against a rock about
twenty feet away, and, STOPPING down,
were beginning to remove the pelt,
when suddenly, with open mouth, blaz-
ing eyes and a hoarse Shrek of rage, a
huge she cinnamon crashed through the
surrounding brush, and before we could
draw our revolvers. sent Cooper and
myself spinning, heels over head, to the
ground, where for a few seconds we
lay, stunned and helpless.
Fortunately, the furious beast, SEEM
ing at the moment intent only upon ex-
amining the body of her mate, had
merely whirled US aside by her own
momentum without striking at us at
all, and neither of us was seriously
hurt. But the instant she found that
her consort was really dead, and while
we still lay dazed, she turned upon US
for vengeance.
So great had been the force of the
creatures first rush against and be-
tween us that we were hurled fully fif-
teen feet away, but, luckily, within five
feet of the stacked arms. Yet this fact
would not have saved us from being
slain as we lay had not Peter, who
never, under any circumstances, got
ratified, bounded forward at the first
glimpse of the bear and secured his gun
and not the fraction of q second too
soon.
Too confused and dizzy to even recol-
lect that we had revolvers, we were
vainly trying to rise. The old she,
frothing at the mouth with fury, was
within three feet of our temporarily
paralyzed bodies. Next moment those
terrible paws would have crushed our
skulls like egg shells, or those cleaning
teeth have been buried in our throats-
but something happened! In order,
suppose, to more effectually exert her