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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19

agents OF American firms. This fea-
ture, i'm truth has become so common
that one expects 10 and looks for IL.
But IL is not credltable to British man
ufacturers nor does IL augur well for
The business of the future. Here is a
huge national industry, which has
grown up during, say, about twenty
years; there are scores of factories,
and many thousands of hands engaged
i'm the manufacture of cycles: yet the
test equipped of these factories, the
most modern. the most successful are
equipped wholly, or almost wholly, not
with English, but with American ma
chine tools!
THE American, too, have been so
successful in the manufacture of ma
chinery for making English cycles that
they are encouraged now to send over
the cycles themselves to the English
market. The American shops are
splendidly equipped with the most
modern machines, and once they learn
the requirements of English taste, they
will cater for II, and send over ma
chimes for English agents, just as they
send over the machinery, the twist
drills, micrometer calipers, gauges, and
tools for our workshops"
The American lathe. he says, has also
gone into the English market to stay,
and he declares that it is much handler
for use than the standard English
makes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19

physicians remained at their posts.
Suddenly the subject sat up. As he
gazed over the row of white-aproned
figures a wild light sprang into his
eyes. With a yell he leaped from the
table, and dealt the nearest physician
stunning blow in the face; then he at
tackled the others. Chairs. tables, book
cases were overturned, glasses
smashed and furniture demolished.
The physicians got outside and waited
the cooling OF the Germans passion.
Gradually he became calmer until at
last he sank exhausted in chair. The
medical men advanced in a body and
demanded an explanation. The patient
could give none. For time he was
crazy. DIR. Ricketts, was informed that
the man had been under the influence
of an anaesthetic and was asked to as
sist In the operation.
The patient insisted that the work go
on, and Chloroform was substituted for
ether. The knives were brought out
and an incision was about to be made,
when, for the second time, the strains
of Annie Laurie" fell upon the ears
of the company. This time there was
no delay Everybody except DR.. Rick
etts fled to the street. A few moments
later he, too, had to seek refuge from
the huge fist of the German, who was
again on the rampage. After this sec
ond outbreak the demonstration was
abandoned. The strange consequences
| of the anaesthetic We're never satisfac-
| torily explained by the medical frater-
nifty, hut to this day DR.. Ricketts, can
| not hear the strains of the old Scotch
song without quaking in his shoes and
lodging imaginary blows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19

"My husband bought three boxes Of the
pills. We began giving Josie one-third Of
a pill three times day.
ain three days the child was brighter
His appetite was better. He began TO show
interest in toys and washes fretful.
ave increased the dose, giving him
half pill at time. He gained every day
in weight and appetite.
AT the end Of this treatment, after taxi
ing three boxes, ne was a new boy.
"tie was happy, hearty, enjoying Life
with his little companions.
81 have no doubt that DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People saved him from
an early grave" .
Mrs. Williams made affidavit to the
truth Of her statement before David Crisp,
Notary Pubiic.
DR.. A. A. NcCabe examined the child
and made oath before Notary Mort Brooks,
that he Is now physically sound and well.
The evidence is completed by DR.. N.
A. Jones, who made affidavit before No
tary George Rupp, that the child had been
IN the condition described by Mrs. VIII
liams, as the result of catarrhal pneumonia.
The action Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People on the blood and nervous
system, in eliminating poisons and furnish
ing materials for new tissues, makes them
sure remedy for wasting diseases and the long
train Of evils arising from disordered blood
and nerves. All druggists sell the pills,
one box for SO cents; six boxes for $3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
AMERICAN TOOLS IN THE LEAD
Lesson to English Manufacturers at
Cyclo'Show in London.
From the Sun.


1t has been evident to observing
Englishmen for some time that Amer
lean manufacturers of the finer classes
of machine tools are fast displacinC
all others with their wares in the mar
kets of the world, and this was par
ticularly noticeable recently at the
Stanley Cycle show in London. A writ
er in Engineering of London says that
this fact contains a lesson which the
great English firms should take to
heart. In other directions, he declares.
there are not wanting indications that
English manufacturers will he hard
pressed in the near future. He con-
tinues:
English manufacturers are scarcely
represented. American firms, the
names of which have now become to
us familiar as household words, mon
opoize practically all the space allot-
ted to machinery. OF this machinery
at the Stanley show a fair proportion
was in operation and that was Amer
lean only; not a single English ma
chine, excepting some special lathe
milling machine, situated in badly
lighted part of the ground floor There
was no single screw-making machine
turc at work. and no large English
firm was even represented
"Thc well-known English firms were
all conspicuous by their absence, and
with but three or four exceptions, the
stands occupied were not those Of man
ufacturers, but those of the English
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MeW' cHfl0rt

The boy about whom this strange, true
story Is told wasted away tiff he seemed
nothing bot skin and bones. Then his
health turned and ne became fat and hearty.
The first stage Is familiar to many pa
rents. The second Is of deep interest to all
parents or friends Of ailing little ones.
Fathers and mothers, who long TO have
their children healthy and happy cannot
fail to sympathizc and rejoice with MIR.
and Mrs John +. Williams.
Their comfortable home, short distance
from Damon, Ill, is happy now because
of the wonderful events that are told in
words eloquent with simple truth and
gratitude, by the mother Of the boy.
"Our Josie was never strong" said Mrs.
Williams. "From his birth he was weak
ana pany.
years old, he had an attack Of lung fever.
DR.. N. A. Jones cured this fever, bot the
child did not recover strength.
aHe began fading away Beneath our eyes.
ale had no appetite, vomited a great
deal, eoughed continually, his limbs be-
came withered.
ale became painfully weak and ema-
ciated. We waited for his death.
"At this time boarder named Asa Rob
inson suggested that DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People would do the child good.
"They had cured MIR. Robinson of
rheumatisn and he believed in them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
He WnIsTLED ANNIE LAURIE.
And When lie Felt the Surgeons
Knife lie Proceeded TO Clean Out
the Clinic,

From the ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
DR.. Edward Ricketts,, of Cincinnati,
is one Of the largest men physically and
mentally in the Southern Surgical and
genealogical Association. He is known
as a daring and skillful operator, and
has achieved reputation by his contri-
buttons to medical journals on abdom-
inal surgery, Those who know the doc
tor say he is as brave ordinarily as
Julius Caesar. Yet, like the Styx-
dipped Achilles, he has a vulnerab BILE
spot.
The story told on the general sur
geOn comes from his home, Cincinnati.
He was invited by a fellow physician
to be present at a peculiarly difficult
demonstration. DR.. Rickeets was late
in arriving, and was forced to take a
position on the outer edge of the circle
of doctors and students. Nothing had
been said about the condition of the
subject, and he supposed it was a
cadaver. The figure was that of a giant
Teuton, and to all appearances was
| perfectly rigid, Not a muscle stirred
| and no breathing was perceptible.
The location of the operation was ex-
posed, and the operator, grasping his
knife, advanced to the patient. As the
cold steel touched the flesh, startling
thing happened. From beneath the
| flaXen moustache of the form on the
| table the familiar notes of annie
| Laurie" whistled clearly distinctly.
| The effect on the company was elec-
| trical. The operating surgeons knife
fell with a rattle to the floor, the stu
dents rushed for the door, and the older
| physicians stood transhXed with
| amazement. Clear and sweet came the
notes of the old song, even to the last
bar Then the tune was switched to
| Die Wacht am Rhein." BY the time
this was completed the room was
empty of students, but the veteran
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
The Conjugating Dutchman.
From Success.


While two Englshmen were convcrs-
ing in u coffee-house i'm Paris one re-
marked that certain dwarf mad arrived
in the city, at which II notwithstanding
pcrsonage sitting near them opened his
mouth and said with IL look of earnest
ness 81 arrive, thou arriVest, he ar
rivcs; we arrive, we or you arrive. they
arrive" one of the Englishmen in as
constituent asked: "Did you speak to
me, sir?'
II speak, thou speakest, he speaks; we
speak. ye or you speak, they speak, "
was the sole reply.
"What, do you intend to insult me-"
81 insult, thou insultest, he insults; we
insult, We or you insult, they insult"
came from the lips of the stranger.
81 will have satisfaction" shouted the
perplexed and irritated Englishman. "lf
you have any spirit with your rudeness.
come with me-" to which the impene-
trable stranger replied: "T come, thou
comest, he comes we come. We or you
come, they come" and followed the 9TH
GrS
Now, sir. you must fight me-" said the
first speaker. 81 hGht. thou hghtcst, he
fights; we fight (hcre he made THRUSH
ye or you fight they fight" and here
he disarmed his adversary.
"Well, on my honor said the defeated
man, "you have the best of it and | hop,
you are satisfied" ~ am satisfied yC
or you are satisfied, they are satisfied
81 am glad everybody Is satisfied - saio
the Englshman, but pray leave off quiz.
zing me in this unmerciful manner anC
tell me what is the matter"
For the first time the stranger spoke
nationally. 81 am a DutChman," said ne
land am learning your language. BY tn,
| request of my teacher I cOniugatc every
I verb which | hear and as | do not like
to have my actions interrupted / coulC
| not explain before"
| A hearty laugh followed, and an inv
tation to dinner from the Englishman
| Before accepting the DutChman con
tnuod Il dine, thou dinest, he dimes
we dine. ye or YOU dine, they dine-w,
| will all dine together"
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PAYING THE DOCTOR.

communication ana addressing IL u
the doctor. The proceedings were not
in harmony with the German Goddess
pccially as regards the challenger
naming the weapons-but the erect
was not the less on this account. The
next morning the doctor called on the
San Francisco man, apologiZed unln-
tentionally. and reduced the amount of
the bill to 450 marks, which was about
the proper figure. He explained that
he was the head Of a family and did
not feel that he could risk his life in a
duel with the American, especially as
lie understood the gentleman was an
irfallible pistol shot, like all his COM
patriots from the western states
Thus it is evident that even in Ber-
lin the fear that an American
may select pistols for weapons
has deterrent influence on
bellicose Germans. OF course the
Doctor knew nothing in particular
about the San Francisco mans ahil-
| tiles at using the pistol he judged
| merely that as an American the chal-
| lenger was uncrrinS in his use of fire.
! arms
| In Heidelberg. too, the American usu-
| ally enjoys immunity from challenges
| to serious duels-Students' duels are
not counted as serious as they almost
never result in severe injury--owing to
| the general belief that with a pistol
he can plug a silver quarter as easily
as he can swallow a whiskey. Recent
| ly a crowd of Americans had small
| roulette wheel i'm operation in the
rooms of two American brothers An der
Aulage near the Heidelberg park. They
| all were students, ana they Whirled the
| wheel only for the fun of the game.
The corps to which one of the brothers
belonged got wind Of the game and
came in a body to the rooms one af-
ternoon to see the fun. The members
had the German itching for gaming
though not the American fortitude in
bearing losses, and soon one OF them
was looking glum over the loss of ten
or fifteen marks. Every hour the bank
was sold at auction. 1t usually brought
from sixty to seventy marks, and then
paid the purchaser from ten to forty
marks profit. Meissner. the German
who had lost, decided apparently tC
get even by plunging. He borrowed
all the money in the German crowd
and bought the bank for siXty-sever
marks.
| Suilpuo W lNiaN0t ipl NHt HIsl IlHlt
in week the perverse wheel upset al
the bankers hopes and whirled money
out of his pockets instead Of in. At tho
end of the hour Meissner was not only
out of his original ten or fifteen marks
but also the 67 he paid for the bank and
100 besides.
Himmel- Kreuz- -zehn- million Don
ner-wetter!" he thundered as the chips
were piled before him for redemption
"Zum Teufei nit dem verdammteI
Rad! Schwindci! Cheat! Mate II
Amerika, bel Gott," came in almos
incoherent gasps as he ripped the lay,
out from the table, threw the chips on
the floor, and, hurting the wheel aftel
themi STAMPED on Ii in wrath.
Most of the Americans eSlnned. Two
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
4 YALE MANS NERVE.

A little later there was born in Leip-
sic the duelling story of the American
base ball pitcher, How it originated,
whether in an ingenious Yankee brain
or in some semblance of fact, the most
persistent inquiry has failed to de-
Nelop. The story itself, however, is
worth telling. A Yale graduate of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
"A desperate

A desperate d
looking man, with
two drawn revolv-
ers, is not a pleas
ant person to
meet at a lonely
cross-road. Most
men will go a
long way out of
their road to avoid
such an encount-
er. The 5 a nj t
men will re c X =
iessly negle e C t
their health and
court death in the
guise of consump-
ton or some other
equally fatal dis
ease. One sixth
] of all the deaths
each year are due
TO this most fatal
of maladies.
} Until very re-
cent uaarG Hnt1
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
Her Boy was
Dying.

Ho0O a dHG sOas brought back from Tie BRINK Of
the craze 10 eyoya healthy, hab6y ohilah0oa one
mothers 0d0fee for Parents concerning Hle heaIh Of
their children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20

The assistance which the patriotic wo-
men of the country have given 10 our
government i'm lis present hour of need
has taken various practical forms.
Some have given OF their time and ener-
sies 10 collecting aud making articles
of use and comfort cor the men IN the
camps and ships Others have made IL
their duty 10 care for the families OF the
men who have gone 10 the front and
have thus been partially deprived OF
their support. Others have given them
selves TO the service as nurses In the
hospitals Miss Helen Gould, eldest
daughter Of the late jay Could, has
helped materially and generously I'm sew
ersl of these directions, but Is has been
her privilege also 10 give largely of her
means 20 the aid of the government IN
It's general work of war preparation.
Early in the struggle Miss Gould gave
$4,000 20 the War Department for any
use 10 which it might care 10 devote H.
She has also made large donations 20
the funds raised I'm this city and Phil
adephia for the relief Of soldiers fam
lilies. and is one of the managers OF the
National Woman's War Relief Asocia-
tion. whose character and objects are
stated elsewhere. I'm these things as IN
her ergular charitable and humanita-
rian work, Miss Gould has moved m a
quiet and unostentatious way.-Leslie's
Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20
0LIVETTE AT NEWPORT NEWS
1he Hospital Ship Reaches There with
300 Sick Soldiers

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Aug. 19.-The
hospital ship Olivette from Santiago with
200 sick soldiers on board arrived in
Hampton Roads at . o'clock this after
noon. Dr. Pettus surgeon in charge OF
the marine hospital service at Fort Mon
roe, Immediately boarded her and pro-
ceeded 10 ascertain the condition of the
sick The examination made by the
rdoctor was satisfactory. for when he
came ashore no spoke in high praise OF
the ship and her officers The vessel. he
said was in excellent condition in every
department She Is in charge OF Major
A II. Appel Surgeon u. s. A.
II was not expected that Olivette would
put any OF her sick ashore at Old Point.
She had orders before leaving Santiago
90 call at Fort Monroe for orders Fever
and dysenterv are the prevailing all
ments on board and on the voyage up the
coast FIVE men died and were buried at
sea. Major Appel was very anxious TO
bring the body Of Major Conrad who
expired shortly after the ship sailed. to
the north for interment but he found IL
impossible to do so and the remains
were deposited with military honors in
the sea.
The Oiivotte sailed for New York to-
might at o'clock. The patients on the
Vessel will be landed at Montauk Point.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20
ACTED AS BOTH
JUDGE AND JURY
A German Explorer Charged With
Usurping judicial Authority
DOG FILLED THE SECOND PLACE.
The Mandarin's Protests WIZ
Avail and the Pseudo Judge Hc'
leased the Accused MURDER
ers of Missionaries.

pr.prrN Aug. ls.-Herr Eugene =
wolr tho wel-known German eNpiSs~.
who has lust returned from Chin@ 49,
no acted as correspondent OF the
blatt. Is being prosecuted upon
~ having. without authority ASSUME
the role OF Judge. and with haVins nDC
rated thirteen Chinese murderers OF 'oa
man missionaries. According TO inc
dence OF Bishop Anger. on WHICH w
prosecution IS based. Herr WOLF. naNns
heard OF the trial. appeared In court ~"s
>. dog named Schuster -Four yao'int
chairs stood in the hall In which 'ho
trial was 70 be held. Wolf seated MN
self in the most imposing OF these s"y
ing: "1'u take the highest, and you. hr''
Schuster addressing the dog), VIII esHe
the second highest al my right he 'heh
ordered the clerk OF the court INTO ,hS
next chair on his right, and. laspy' Win
"A gesture. babe the wondering Mandarin
20 take the fourth and lowest chair. Inc
Mandarin questioned Woins suthorty'
whereupon the latter drew roll OF pa
pers from his pocket and hourished "
as hos authority. and the prisoners
being introduced and declaring their In
nocence Herr Wolf soiemnly acquitted
them and declared the proceedings ended.
He then saddled his horse and departed
The story caused tho utmost astonish-
ment. Bishop Amer was IN Germany AZ
the time Of the alleged occurrence. con-
sultine the government In regard % the
murderers. which ultimately led 20 the
occupation OF Kiao Chou, and only
learned of what had happened on return
ing TO China.
II appears that Herr Wolf often posed
I'm China asa German envoy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20

one rarely finds in the woods or nelds
the dead body of a wild animal, as such
carcasses are soon deyoured. although
the bones may often bee seen. Every
thing prcys on something else. the
wounded the Old. and the sick speedily
IAN into the power of their enemies.
The creatures can scarcely find any
Mace SO secluded as 90 Doe secure. the
hurt bird sees the shadow of the hawk
as 10 scars with keen eye, looking Tor
IL prey. Day and night the birds and
beasts prowl about and the duh Of sense.
feeble and aged meet speedy destruction
How much do the wi.d'animals know
of death2 IL is impossible 10 sax, yet
TWO things are certain. They have a
fear OF Il and know how % kin each
other expertly. They know the right
place 10 bite an enemy Their object IN
killing IL generally 20 obtain food. but
one animal does not attempt 10 bite a
piece OF food out OF another living crea-
tufe: Il aims 10 Kill first. and then 10
eat.
The wldcreatures, within the regions
thlckly peopled by men. have now an
inherited fear OF man. A man upon
horseback can ride under a tree on
which a hawk IS lodged without exciting
IL. while II would speedily hy from a
man walking. on horseback one can get
near to "A covey OF partridges. Squirrels
do not show dread OF horses or cattle.
but by this time they an know man
Calvin Dill Wilson in August Lippin-
colts