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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20

One sunny afternoon a tired and
bedraggled soldier planted himself in
large, handsomely upholstered rocker,
displayed in front of a furniture store
on Columbus street. In q short time
he was fast asleep. The proprietor
put up with the thing for about half
an hour, but firing of il eventually,
he woke up Mr.. Soldier and told him
to get out of there" in a very gruff
voice. The soldier was enjoying, pos
sibly, his first good sleep since leav-
Ing home and when he was rudely
aroused he was, as may be imagined,
mad to the core. With a Volley of
oaths he made at the furniture man
and drove him through the store and
out the back way. Then returning
Mr.. Soldier put the rocker on his back
and marched off. An hour later a DO
liceman found him fast asleep in his
portable bed in the stable yard behind
hotel He was allowed to go after
returning the chair and explaining to
the stor"F"eper that 'it was how he
was walking in his sleep"
Following is the pay of officers and
men in the volunteer service. Twenty
per cent. is added to these figures for
enlisted men in time of war: Private,
Sl3 month; wagner, $14 a month;
artificer, SIS a month; corporal, $15 a
month; sergeant, S1S a month; first
sergeant, $25 a month; principal musi-
clan, $22 a month"; chief musician, $50
a month; regiment quartermaster SER
geant, $23 a month; sergeant major,
$23 month; hospital steward, $45 a
month; acting hospital steward, $25 a
month; private on hospital corps, SIS a
month; major general $500 per year;
brigadler general, s., 800 per year; colo
mel, $500 per year; lieutenant colonel,
$4,000 per year; major, $500 per year;
infantry CO Otain. 81, 500 per year; regi-
mental adtutant, $500 per year; regi-
mental quartermaster, S1,SOO per year;
first lieutenant, $500 per year; battal-
ion adjutant, $1,000 per year; second
lieutenant, $l,4OO per year; chaplain,
$1,000 per year, All mounted officers
are allowed rations for two horses but
they must own them and take oath
10 it. There is an allowance of cloth
ing Of $40 per year for each enlisted
man and clothing issued to them is
charged against their account. The
allowance for the second year and each
year thereafter is a little less.
The new hospital corps consists of
Steward G. c. Merriman, NJ. D., Roll
and Rice, Company A; Jacob Moser.
Company b! Edward Kelly, Company
c; Harold Gillespie, Company d; Wal
ter Smith, Company f; II. c. Clark,
Company f; George Stuckart, Com
pany F; Harold Williams Com
pany F; Walter Loomes, Company G.;
Almon Slower, Company II; Karl Gun
ster, Company c. The steward ranks
as first sergeant and is paid s25 a
month. The stan rank as privates,
but receive line sergeants pay, which
amounts to s21.5O per month.
r.. ]. Duffy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.
From a staff Correspondent.

From a STAFF Correspondent.
Camp Daniel II. Hastings, Mt. Gret-
ma, May 19.-l}lanco may as we'll make
his will. Yesterday morning, while
waiting for the Lebanon train the war
correspondents, every one of whom ex-
poets to get to Cuba fell to discussing
the arrest of Thrall and Jones and
Blanco's avowed intention of treating
them as spies. There was great in
dlgnatiOn expressed and after sug-
gestion had been made that some ac-
ton should be taken In the matter, it
was proposed that every man present
take vow to avenge the threatened
outrage. This was heartily agreed to
and every correspondent present with
uplifted hand swore that in case
1hrall and Jones were executed he
would shoot Blanco on sight. The
wife of a Philadelphia newspaperman
who was standing by, asked 10 be con-
sidered as a member of the vengeance
committee.
Lebanon will toss up a penny with
itself to see whether or not it is glad
the soldiers are going. The encamp-
ment has been a great source Of rev
enue to the town, but this beneficence
has almost been cOunterbalanced by
the annoyance that the mischevious
loving soldier lads have chused in the
quiet, peace-loving Pennsylvania Dutch
community. The foraging / have
spoken of in a previous letter. Suffice
1t here to mention some of their capers
On the road between Gretna and Leb-
iS n 70
who has travelled that way notices,
because of large sign on the gate
announcing Gross dog keep out"
The proof of the assertion is very much
IN evidence just inside the gate when
anybody approaches. A quartette of
soldiers who had run the guard lines
and were walking to Gretna to avoid
the guards on the trains, saw the sign
anI-tO make a long story short-stole
the dog.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
unable To See
E:(;z. z.E:MA

I suffered with Eczema OF the worst kind,
my face and neck down to my shoulders wero
one Inflammation, was not able 20 see out Of
my eyes for quite while, and was unable
TO sleep for weeks, on account OF the severe
pain, which nearly drove me insane- Ny face
and neck were swollen and made me look
hideous. Had three doctors at different times,
and not one of them could relieve me OF my
pain, swelling, and blotches. i used three
bottles of CUTIcURA REsoLvEEr, four boxes
CUTToURA (ointment), three cakes of Curl
CURA SOAP, and my friends and one Of tho
doctors are surprised, and asked, "Who cured
you2" and tell them quickly, "CUT1cUnA
REMEDIES" J.V. KAFKA,
March 4, 1897. 80 schole ST., Brooklyn, NY.
Sold tArourhsut us world. PcrTrR d. lNp c. conr,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
Death OF an AuthoTsss

Rockland, Mass, May l9.-Mss Maria
Louise Pool, the authoress, died at 4
O'Clock today after an illness of several
weeks. She was 81 years of age.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-28
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feline 8egleitung bon einem MitelieD
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tporoen mar, aber nit Der 3ett gez
pObnte er ii4 an ben itets gu pibisen
8emertungen unb SpGben aufgeIestsn
Barrier.
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ieinen betOen iunsen 6reunben battle
ii6 i9lieBlt9 Elm 10 a~Rregenber unb
inniger 8ertebr entpidelt, baB iie ale
brei benz beOpritebenOen Gnbe Der Reiie
nit 8ebauern ~entsegenIaben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-28

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y2iebe @nna, bamit Oh Dir feline fdl>
I3e @orItelune ma6it: i9 belize aliber
meinem 9ebdlt muir elm padr bunoert
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Der eei9Gbt9" : MGodtn: SD nidt,
aber bas SnFormationsbureau!"
-Sfttbunp | + etpds gu unfes
rsr @rholung, mas uns cine 2ait mare,
tpenn mir es tbun miBten.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Full Colonies Are Best.

It is always best to start with full
colony of bees, and one that is in every
way in first class condition. It is true
that you can buy part of a colony
for less money, but it is the dearest in
the long run, and more liable to be a
failure with you. A full colony of
bees in one season are capable OF stor-
ing 100 or 200 pounds of honey, be-
sides they may swarm and make from
one to three colonies; and more, full
colony of bees are in q condition to
take care of themselves, and do not
require such difficult manipulation as
that of nucleus, or pounds of bees,
and queen, etc. Full colonies are
always sent in the ordinary hive used
in the apiary, and are equipped with
the necessary fixtures to have every
thing in working order the moment
the bees are located, and the entrance
opened. The Epitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Too Much Salt.

The use of salt as condiment is so
general and so universally believed in
as necessary that we rarely hear a
word against its excessive use, but
there are a multitude of persons who
eat far too much salt; eat it on every
thing-on meat, fish, potatoes, melons,
in butter, on tomatoes, turnips, and
squashes, in bread, and on a host of
foods too numerous to mention. To
so great an extent is it used, that no
food is relished which has not salty
taste, and this hides more or less the
reali taste, which is often very del
icate. Now, the amount of salt re-
quired in the system is comparatively
small, and if the diet has been right
ly compounded, very little is necessa-
ry. Some go so far as to discard its
use altogether, but whether this is
wise or not, we will not here consider.
What are some of the evils of the ex-
cessive use of salt? They are to para
lyze the nerves of taste, or to pervert
them so that they cannot enjoy any
thing which has not salty flavor, and
in addition, there is direct tax on
both the skin and the kidneys in re-
moving it from the blood. Whether
the skin is harmed by this tax we do
not know. Possibly it is not greatly
injured, yet we know that few people
possess healthy skin; but it is now
pretty we'll settled that an excessive
use of salt does overtax the kidneys
in it's removal, and that the great
number of cases of arrangement and
disease of these organs is due to this
use. 1t takes only little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds of food
without salt, and we advise our read
ers and others to look into this matter
and to try and diminish the use of
this condiment as far as possible. We
believe they will be better for it.
Journal of Hygiene.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Garden and Truck Farming.


There are several things to contend
with in gardening and truck farming
to make it success:
1st. You must find place where
there is demand for your product; /;
where there are factories, mines or
some similar concerns, employing
many people who have little time or
room to raise garden.
Cd. You must have good land and
keep it good by frequent applications
of the best fertilizers for the crop you
expect to raise.
Sd. Ascertain what vegetables your
customers want and supply them with
the best of each variety. Keep posted
on store prices and don't undersell
them, thereby commanding the re-
spect of your merchants. Thus you
will get much better prices than if you
sold at the store.
4th. Have regular days for making
your rounds and make them, rain or
shine. Then your customers will
wait for your coming instead of buy
ing elsewhere. Sell for cash.
9th. Be polite, dress neatly, have
your wares arranged to look attractive
and keep your rig in good repair.
9th. Be honest and INDUSTRIOUS,
give good measure, and success awaits
you Charles l.. Berry in the Epito-
mist
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Poultry Notes.


If half the hens lay during the win
ter go per cent. of the flock it is good
enough.
If the hens lay fairly well during
January and February, it shows that
they get proper care.
In fact, meat should be fed every
day in the year, only more should be
given in winter than in summer.
Keep the bone mill going if you
have one. If not, then feed plenty Of
ground meat and bone, put up for
that purpose.
Feed the mash every morning also.
So many different grains, ETC., can be
thus easily mixed and fed, and acts as
a change and invigorator.
Do not overfeed. Give plenty of
good, sound food, but in such man
ner so the fowls will have to work to
get it. Never feed rye to laying
hens.
Meat in some form is the. founda-
ton of winter egg-laying. Use one
quart of prepared meat to every six
quarts of the soft mash, seven morn
ings every week.
Do not neglect to season the mash
with salt. We use about good tea
spoonful of salt to a pail of mash.
All these little things count in the
course of the year.
Wheat is the best standby for a
regular diet, yet if possible change to
other grains. Ii very cold feed corn
at night. Cracked corn (sieve out
the meaD is the best, for it works
down in the litter better.
Never confne fowls to the same
kind of food every day in the year.
Make change as often as possible.
Small potatoes or any vegetable can
be boiled, mashed and thickened with
bran and fed warm will do nicely for
change.
Clean, warm water mornings, dur
ing cold weather, acts as tonic on
the fowls. It warns them up and
gets them to work sooner than drink
of ice-cold water. The water can be
boiling hot when taken from the
stove. 1t don't take it long to cool at
this season of the year.
Fresh eggs and sh-killed poultry
will always bring good price. If
the quality (of egg) is regular-no
new nest ones-the price will be way
above market quotations. This is
where the farmer has the advantage.
Make your own market in the nearest
town. People will pay high prices
for strictly fresh eggs or fresh-killee
poultry. Agricultural Epitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

All the land above sea level would
not fill up more than one-third of the
Atlantic ocean.
Boston's highest tide was April 16,
1851. It rose to 1856 feet, and was
33 over the coping Of navy yard dry
dock.
Sweden is about to undertake the
measurement of degree of latitude
within the Arctic circle. An expedi-
ton will be sent out in May to make
preliminary survey.
It has been recently claimed that
iron ships fitted with electric plants
suffer rapid deterioration of their
pipes having direct connection with
the sea, due to electrolytic action. se'
Adding pencils are being made which,
have sliding register plate set in the
side of the pencil case to be raised by
pressing the point OF the pencil against
the paper or desk and register any
number of points.
A Partisan opthalmologist says that
the incandescent electric light is the
least harmful to the eyes of all artif-
~
good kerosene lamp, after that candles,
and the worst of all is ordinary gas
light.
Two Englishmen have invented q
pneumatic tire for wagons and bicy-
cles which will not puncture, as only
solid or cushion tire rests on the
ground, two small infatable tubes
being set in the bottom of the U shaped
rim to back the outside tire.
Science announces that the Austrian
steamship Pola has gone to the Red
sea for scientific explorations, and will
this year cover the ground between
Dschedda and Alden. DR.. Franz Stein
dachner, the ichthyologist, has charge
of the geological work, and observa-
tions will also be made in physical
oceanography.
Three specimens of the rare white
partridge (Perdix cinerea) were re-
Gently exhibited at meeting of the
Linnaan society, in London. All
were shot early in October by Leon
ard Lush of Worcestershire, while
hunting in the Berwyn mountains, in
Wales. A remarkable fact was that
of covey Of nine birds scared up by
the hunter all but four were albinos,
the rest being of the normal color.
The first trial trips on the electric
rack railway up the Corner Grat, near
Zermatt, We're recently carried out in
the presence of the inspectors of the
Swiss Railway department. The sec
ton completed has a length of 1900
meters and gradient of twelve per
cent. The tests we're satisfactory, both
the ascent and descent being effected
without the slightest difficulty, the
motors holding the locomotive per-
fectly to it's proper speed. Starting on
the maximum gradient with a fully
loaded train was also effected with
great facility.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
BUILT BY THE WINDS.
Hollands Vigorous Battle Against the
Advancing Sea.

hOllanuS vigorous Against the
Advancing Sea.
Approaching the fact that the high
chalk cliffs of England are no protec-
tion against the sea, the Dutch engi
neers did not attempt to place an arti-
fetal vertical wall against the waves
and the storm tides, but coaxed the
sea to deposit its sands on the shore
and SO build it up. rather than throw
them inland and then, hungry for
more, eat into the shore. They be-
lieved it best to satisfy its appetite,
but induced it to toy with the sands,
which it's own flood currents and waves
bring from other shores, and from the
offing depths. The sand thus depos-
tied blows, in the gales, over the in
land country. The engineers induced
it to stop and build barrier for them
against the sea. One of the heaviest
dikes along the coast was built by the
winds themselves.
The sand formed between the jet
ties becomes dry in sunny weather,
and the surface is blown ashore when
the wind is in that direction. It was
desired to build strong dixie to con-
meet with the sand dunes. This was
accomplished by setting in the sand,
in rows about foot apart, tufts of the
dune sea grass near by. The tufts
were placed about foot apart-sim-
ply little handfulls of grass; the place
for each tuft was dug out with the
hands, the tuft set into it, and the
sand pressed around it. The whole
surface of the dry, sandy beach above
high tide was covered with this plan
tation, and, just back of it, at the
highest point of the existing sandy
area, one or two rows of reeds were
set into the sand, their tops cut off,
and the stalks left standing about four
feet above the sand. The sand, drift
along over the surface, catches and in
one windy day will almost bury the
tufts of grass and stand up foot
along the rows of reeds. Then another
plantation was made, and another, TN
til massive dixie was built up to the
height of the adjoining dixie. In high
storm tides the waves will eat into the
toe of the slope and pull down the
sand, but, by the same process of
building, the dixie is again restored to
its former size. Engineering Mage
zine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Tea Culture.

Tea culture in the United States de-
serves word, though it never had
the extended trials which were granted
to silk and sorghum. The idea was
first broached in 1854 or 1855, and in
1857 the government commissioned
Robert Fortune, the English author
and botanist, who had spent many
years in China, to send to the United
States Patent Office from that country
specimens of tea seeds and young
plants. These arrived in good condi-
tion, and in August, 1859, over fifty
thousand fine tea plants were growing
in the United States Propagating Gar
den at Washington. In the Agricui-
tural Report for that year considerable
space was devoted to tea, with reasons
why it coull be raised successfully in
America.
South Carolina seems to have been
the only state which cared to try the
tea experiment., and the results were
short-lived and unsatisfactory. In
year or two no mention of tea appeared
in the Agricultural Reports, and the
project was added to the retired list
It is not believed that it has ever since
been revived. New York Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
The Chief Rascal.

Thomas was gentleman of Celtic
origin, and it did not take long for the
boys to notice his brogue, and they
made all manner of fun about it, often
mimicking it to a nicely. Thomas
stood the torture as long as any able
bodied man could be expected to, but
finally he resorted to punishment for
his tormentors. One day, full of
wrath at au exceptional breach on the
part of tow-headed youngster, he
strobe vengefully to the school. With
much noise he climbed the stairway
in search of the principal. He was
courteously shown to that person, and
began to bitterly denounce the actions
of the pupils.
81 am sorry to hear this, exclaimed
his listener, "and l will try to put an
end to it,"
sol wish you would, sirruh. Dime
sorry to trouble ye, but olive been SO
abused by thin rascals OF thought old
tell We, as OF understand ye ara the
principal of thin. "-Harper's Round
Table.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

he started for Mr.. Wardlow's. Ar.
rived at the house he knew SO well, and
the afternoon being warm, he found
nobody about save the old gardener,
who was looking after the flowers.
Where is your mistress?' Howard
asked.
s"The old man hesitated.
"'Can't You understand English?'
Howard said impatiently. Where is
your mistress?'
'She's-she's in the grove, sir,
a-reading,' said the old man, bowing
obsequiously, and without more ado
Howard went to seek her. You can
perhaps imagine the meeting. He
came suddenly upon a fair Young crea
ture swinging in her hammock under
the trees and reading. Coming ur
quietly behind her he caught her tc
his heart, as he covered her face with
kisses.
''Then he held her off at arms
length and said:
"'Maud, my darlingr
''While she answered, Howard
and hid her face on his breast
''Howard had waited sufficiently
long for his wife, and so they were
quietly married the next day, and
left at once on their wedding tour"
Here the Judge ceased his story,
and sat silent, putting at his cigar, SO
long that the other said:
swell, I don't see anything SO yer!
risky in that
The Judge smiled and then went
on:
''Wait. It was the 'other one that
Howard had married. Maud had sue
numbered to the charms of foreigner,
had married and gone away with him.
The 'other one loved Howard had al.
ways loved him, and when she saw
that he mistook her for Maud of course
she pitied him. When she found, too,
that he had not the slightest notion of
the true condition of affairs, she con-
ceived the idea of marrying him her
self, and explaining to him afterward.
After much coaxiag, and because she
believed that her daughters happi-
ness depended upon it, Mrs. Wardlow
consented to the plot. When they re-
turned from their wedding tour.
Howard's wife told him everything.
He's sensible fellow and was quick
to see that what had happened was
all for his happiness.
Give years have gone by, and to
this day he has never quit thanking
his stars that he didn't marry Maud,
but married the other oner st.
Louis Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
t.surprise Furnityre."

''Surprise furnitureY seems to be
the rule rather thap the exception
nowadays, but the oldest of all odd
pieces is pretty little round table,
upholstered in old brocade, with an
arrangement for showing one or two
miniatures. The half-top lit cannot
be clearly defned) revolves with a
touch, revealing all the necessaries
for writing a hasty note or telegram
and pockets for letters and cards, and
another turn discloses just what is re-
quired for o'clock tea in lovely
china.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
RILEY's LUCK.
Riley was a lazy fellow,

Riley was lazy fellow,
Mover worked a bit.
All day long in some store corner
On chair he'd sit.
Never talked much-too much trouble
Tired his jaws, you see.
All of US were making money;
''Jest my luck!" says he.
Some one offered him ten dollars
If he'd work two days;
Riley crossed his legs and looked up
At the suns hot rays.
Then he leaned back in the shadow,
Sadley shook his head;
"Neysr asked me till hot weather;
Jest my luck!" he said.
Riley cou-ted Sally hopkins
In his lazy way;
When he saw Jim Dodson kiss her
"Jest my luck!' he'd say.
Leap year came, and Mandy Perkins
Sought his company;
Riley sighed, aud married Mandy;
''Jest my luck!' says he.
Riley took his wife out fishing
In a little boat,
Storm blew up and turned them over;
Mandy wouldn't float.
Riley sprang into the river,
Seized her by the hair,
Swan mile unto the shore. where
Friends pulled out the pair.
Mandy was so full of water
Seemed she'd surely die:
Doctors worked with her two hours
Ere she moved an eye.
They told Riley she was better;
Doctors were in glee
Riley chewed an old pine splinter;
"Jest my luck!" says he.
Detroit Free Press.