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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01
Delaware and Hudson.

On Monday, Feb. 2l, trains will leave
Scranton as follows:
For Carbondale-6.20, 755, SIS, lois a.
m; 1900 noon: L21, 220. 3.52 5,25, $50. 7.57.
9.15. l1.00 p. M; Lis a. m.
For Albany, Saratoga, Montreal, Bos-
ton, New England points, etc, G2O a. NJ,
2.20 p. m.
For Honesdale--620, s55, l0.l5 a. m
1900 noon; go SIS p. m.
For Wilkes Barre-6.i5. $50, S.45, 0.3S,
1915 a. m; 1905 125, 2.21, 1888. AL. 6.lO, 75O.
1925 11.30 p. m.
Lehigh Valley r. r., Gas a. m, 1905 /. .25,
AL p. m. (with Black Diamond ExpressI,
1l.S0 p m.
For Pennsylvania r. r. points-645, 9.3S
a. M; 2.2l, AL D. m.
For western points via Lehigh Valley
r. r., $50 a. IN, 1205. 1888 with Black
Diamond EXpress). 1923, 11.30 p. m.
Trains will arrive at Scranton as fol-
lows:
From Carbondale and the north-6.4O
745, $40, 9,34, 1910 a. m; 1900 noon; 120,
2.lS. 1926, 4.37, 5.45. las, 1925, 1l.27 p. m.
From Wilkes-Barre and the south--6. '5
$50, $50 1910, l1.55 q. m; 116. PA, 34S,
$40 6.2l, 1853, $685. 1905 p. M. 1.13 a. m.
Complete information regarding rates
to all points in the United States and
Canada may be obtained at the ticket Of
flee in the depot.
Special attention given to Western and
Southern resort business.
]. w. BURDICK, G. p. A. Albany, N. Y.
II. w. CROSS, D. p. a., Scranton. Pa.
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TO CONSTRUCT A HoTBED.

Flower-growers who enjoy bringing into
bloom different varieties of flowers earl
Ter in the season than their less amb-
tious friends will find in hotbed OF mod
crate size a great help. In 1t seed may
be sown direct, and the plants allowed
to remain until sufficiently large and ma
tured to transplant into the open ground
or to pot.
First select a location where the sur
face OF the soil is well drained, and where
the bed may have a southern, sunny eX-
posure. Then frame must be construct
ed of dimensions to suit the maker, but
governed largely by the size and num-
Der of sash to be used on top. The height
of the frame at the back should be thir-
ty-six inches, and at the 'front.' thirty
inches, the sides sloped to suit, so that
the sash. when laid on the top, will fit
the edges closely and be at a good slant
to shed the rain. This frame may be con-
structed of very ordinary. cheap, rough
lumber as little or no part of it is eX-
posed to view. When the frame is COM
pleted from a stable haul quantity OF
good, fairly dry manure, and fill the bed
with il. After the bed is filled, trod the
manure down as soldly as possible, which
should reduce the pile to a depth OF about
eighteen inches. If necessary add moro
manure to make the pile in the bed eigh-
teen inches all over, and level 1t as well
as possible. 1t is quite necessary that
the manure be packed solidly in the bed,
and it is better to have it moderately
dry, as the heat will be of a most last
ing character and not so fierce If put in
in that state. The bed is then ready for
the soil, which should be of a light,
fairly rich. and somewhat porous nature.
Place over the manure layer of soil
about four inches deep, not more, and
smooth the surface over evenly.
Bank manure around the bed on the
outside to help hold the heat and keep
out the cold, and then place the sash on
top. After a few days the temperature
will begin to rise. and the bed will be
ready for operation. The seed may be
sown directly into the soil in such a
manner as may suit tho operator The
temperature must be regulated by raising
and lowering the sash for ventilation, anc
this part must be closely watched, espe
cially OH bright sunny days when the
heat generated through the glass will b,
considerable. Keep the temperature as
near sixty degrees as possible, which /,
a good mark for most plants.-Woman's
Home Companion.
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THE HISTORY OF A
MEMORABLE FIGHT
Graphic Description of the Famous Duel Between
the Monitor and the MerrimaC.

as did the Monitor. there is little rea-
son to doubt that she would have won.
The Monitors turret could hardly
have stood the hammering If
the Monitor. Oh the other hand,
had carrie guns equal TO those We had,
SO that she could have hurled her solid
shot with the greatest possible force,
she would have cut Us to pieces. Her
projcctli,s would have Ili,c1 through
our armUr aIi6 dismounte1 our guns,
killed cur mon and wrecked our ma
chinecy. Bat none OF these things were
to he.
CREWS iN LIKE UNIFORM.
This was one of the worlds great
naval battles In which both sides wore
the same uniform. The men on the
Merrlmac we're largely from the United
States navy, and still wore the blue.
Another reason for retaining this color
was the fact that it alone seemed to
stand the action of salt water; at least
no satisfactory substitute had been
found for It,
THE similarity of uniforms compli-
Gated our plans in the event OF our
boarding the Monitor and taking her
by n hand-to-hand fight as we expected
to do. In such a mix-up there would
he little chance to distinguish friend
from foe. We prepared to board how
ever, and marked ourselves by tying
on white sashes or white cloths around
our left arms. 1 wore a sash. Once
we might have boarded the Monitor.
II was when we made a feeble effort
to ram her. and failed, our commander
fearing the effect of 4 hard shock on
the Merrimacs frame and stopping
against the Monitor with a gentle
bump that hurt no one. We slid apart,
firing a shot or two, but there was no
ramming and no boarding.
CLOSE CALL ON MERRIMAC.
During the progress Of the fight we
learned to get our bodies out of the
way of the Monitors fire. We soon
grew expert at judging her intentions
and could tell when a shot was coming
and about where it was likely to hit
us. We cleared our ports whenever she
was about to pay us one of those COM
pliments. Our poor old smokestack
however. couldn't dodge and 1t was
riddled with shot. large and small-in
addition to the perforations perpetrated
by the fleet the day before--till II was
mostly holes. This interfered with our
furnace draught considerably, but did
no vital damage.
II was out on deck but once. Our
pilot-house, well forward on our low
freeboard, had been taken away as a
needless and cumbrous affair, and the
commander occupied a hatchway where
it had stood, thrusting his head above
the deck now and then to keep a sur
vey of the scene. / crept out of port
and carried word of some kind to him.
A Yankee gunner on one of the ships
came near saving me the trouble of a
return to my station, missing me not
over four feet with a small piece at
good long range. 1 had been feeling
very brave, but I lost no time getting
,, under cover.
1T is another erroneous impression
that the Monitor was all that saved
Washington and New York and the
other federal seaports from the Merri-
I mac. The Merrimac could never have
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THE PROBLEM SOLVED
THE NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERY
TESTED.
Resuita Of tho Test in Various Forms
of Dyspepsia.

Chronic indigestion or dyspepsia.
while a very common trouble, has for
some time been looked upon by able
physicians as a serious thing, and that
no time should be lost in treating II
properly at the start, because recent
researches have shown that the most
serious, fatal and incurable diseases
have their origin in simple dyspepsia or
indigestion.
Diabetes is simply one form of in
digestion, the sugar and starchy food
not being assimilated by the digestive
organs. In Bright's disease the albu-
men is not properly assimilated.
While consumption and dyspepsia are
twin diseases, and IL is beyond ques-
tion that dyspepsia makes a fertile soil
for the seeds of consumption.
But the trouble has been to find
remedy that could be depended upon
to cure dyspepsia, as IL is notoriously
obstinate and difficult to cure.
This has been the question which has
puzzled physicians and dyspeptics
alike. until the question was solved
three years ago by the appearance of
a new dyspepsia cure in the medical
world known as Stuart's Dyspepsia
a certain, reliable cure for every form
OF stomach trouble.
Physicians, however, would not ac-
cept such statements without first CIV
ing the new remedy many tests and
carefully observing results.
For three years the remedy has been
thoroughly tested in every section OF
the country and with surprising and
satisfactory results.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets can be
honestly claimed to be a specific, a
radical lasting cure for indigestion in
the various forms of acid dyspepsia or
sour stomach gas or wind on stomach,
too much bile, undue fullness air pres
sure after eating and similar symp-
toms resulting from disordered diges-
ton. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets were
not placed before the public until this
three years trial left no doubt as to
their value and they have recently
been placed in the trade and can be
found on sale at all druggists at the
nominal price of so cents per package.
No extravagant claims are made for
the remedy. 1t will not cure rheuma-
tism, pneumonia, typhoid fever nor
anything but just what it is claimed
to cure and that is every form of stom-
ach trouble.
No dieting is necessary, good whole
some food and plenty of IT and you
may rest assured that Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will digest it.
Druggists claim for it that it is a
pleasure to recommend 1t to dyspep-
tics, because 1t gives such universal
satisfaction.
Little book on stomach diseases sent
free by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Schedule In Effect Nov. as, 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.
1918 a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
PottsviIle, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sum
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
burg and the West.
3.l2 o. m daily, for SunburY, Harris
burg. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, and Pittsburg and
the West.
500 p. n.. week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsville.
J. r. WOOD, GenI Pass Agent
q B. HUTCHINSON, General Manager
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In cluding Epiie ptic Fits, ConVt IsiOns, hys
terra, st. Ni.us' Dance Wake luIness.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Anthracite Coal Used, Ensuring Cleanll-
ness and Comfort.
L. Ill,


In Effect Feb. 20, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON
For Philadelphia and New York via D.
& II. X. X. at 6.45 a M, and 1905, 2.2l, Al
(Black Diamond Express) and II. 80 p. m.
For Pittston and Wilkes Barre via y,
L. & w. r. r., 600, lilo a. m. 155, S35
500 p. m.
For White Haven, Hazleton. Pottsville,
and principal points in the coal regions
via ID. g. II. r. r., Gas, 1905. 22l and Al
For Bethlehem. Easton, Reading. Har-
risburg and principal intermediate sta
tions Via d. & II. r. r., Gas a. M, 1905
2.2l, 4.4l (Black Diamond ExpressJ, ll30
For Tunkhannock. TowaEda, ElmIra
Ithaca Geneva and principal intermedi-
ate stations, via D., l.. & w. r. r.. sos
a M l245 and 1885 p, m,
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls Chicago and all points west VIA
ID. q H r. r., 1905. 3.S3 (Black Diamond
Express). 1923 and 1l.30 p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley parlor cars on all trains between
Wilkes-Barre and New York. Philadel-
phia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHAS. S. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt., Phila-
A. ". NONNEMACHER, Asst. General
Pass. Agt.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Scranton office, 3O9 Lackawanna avenue.
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Saited.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Juneau Jake-How about that mine OF
salt some of the boys found up the gulch
the other day?
Sitka Sam-Turned out to be nothin'
but gold mine. The thievin' scoundrels
had sailed a.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

In Effect Sept. 10, 1897.
Trains leave Scranton for New York
and intermediate points on Erie railroad
also for Hawley and local points at 705
a. m. and 2.25 p. m
Arrive at Scranton from above points
at 1923 a. m, 3.l5 and 9.3S p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01

The doctor and his staff OF English and
German phscians make a * ocialty of all
form of Chronic Nervous Diseases, Skin.
Womb, Blood Diseases.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01

All trains run daily except sunday.
SINGERS
scure rates via ontario q western before
purchasing tickets and save money. Day apo
Night Y press 90 the West
JC. Anderson, Gen. Pasa AgS
i. Kitcron, Div. Pass, Agt, scrsntan: Pa,
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The doctor and his staff OF English and
German phsicians make sLocialty of all
form Of Chronic Nervous Diseases, Skin.
Womb, Blood Diseases.
Including Epile ptic Fits. COnVt lslOns, hys
teria, st. Yi:us' Dance, Wake iuIness.
BRAIN WORKERS both men and wo-
men, whose nervous systems have been
broken down and shattered from over
work, no matter from what cause, can
he restored by my method.
All who call upon the Doctor from now
on will receive advice, examination, SER
vice and examination free DIR. Grewer
nigh standing in the State will not allow
him to accept any incurable cases, II
they cannot cure you they will frankly
tell you So
Diseases Of the Nervous System.
The symptoms of which are dizziness.
lack of confidence, sexual weakness in
men and women ball risinG in the throat,
spots floating before the eyes, loss OF
memory, unable to concentrate the mind
on one subject, easily startled when spok-
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which units them for performing the
actual duties of life, making happiness
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heart causing flush of heat, depression of
spirits evil forebodings, cowardiCe, fear.
dreams, melancholy, tire easy of COM
pany, feeling as tired in the morning as
when retiring lack of energy, nervous
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etc. Those SO affected should consult us
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health.
Lost Manhood Restored, Weakness of Young
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II you have been given up by your ply
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and confidential Office hours daily from
10 a. m. to 5. 20 p. m. Sunday from u p.
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4 hundred or more pupils Of No.
school, Minooka, were on their way to
the woods yesterday morning to enjoy
basket picnic, it being the closing
day of the term, and a vicious dog
made a dash at group of them and
bit Patrick Gaughan, the S-year-old
son of Martin Gaughan, iniflcting scri-
Gus decorations on both legs.
The other children became terror
lied and scattered in confusion. Many
of them took refuge in trees, and it
took some time for the teachers to re-
store them To calmness The report
that a mad dog had run riot through
the crowd Of children was circulated
among the parents and CONSERVATION
prevailed until all returned safely from
the woods.
The facts appear to be that five or
six Polish children from Greenwood
We're playing in what is called the
picnic grounds" which is a grove of
trees lying west of st. Joseph's ceme-
terry.
Young Gaughan and several cOmpan-
ions were rOmpng on ahead of the
other pupils and the dog set upon them
Gaughan was the nearest. The dog
Knocked him down and then began to
| bite his legs.
| one of the Polish children took a
| stick and gave the dog several blows
| b"fore~it dcsisted, and then it scamp
| cred off through the woods. The teach
| ers, Misses Celia Nallin, Mary Egan,
| Katie Jeffers, Mamie Langan and
| Anna Brown, were a distance of three
| or four blocks away from where the
| dog attacked the boy, but before they
| could render any assistance the brute
! had run away. 1t was a big shaggy
| creature, and it's appearance was
/ enough to frightcn any child.
The injured pupil was attended as
| best the circumstances would permit
| with emergency bandagos and brought
| home. DR. Haggcrty was called and
| he cautcrized the wounds He said the
| boy will he well i'm a week, but the
nervous fright was severe, and he was
| suffering much from it last evening.
An occurrence of this kind admits of
! such exaggerated detail that the Wild
! est rumors were spread during the fore
| noon through Minooka; and the ncr-
Nous tension of the people was pitched
to Il corrcspondingly high degree
The pupils assembled at the school
| rooms at o'clock in the morning as
/ usual, ana after the announcements
| were made by the teachers that the
! term was at an end, all prepared to
| enjoy the picnic i'm the woods. The
/ ages Of the pupils were from to il
! years, the most of them girls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
ACK OF PORT AU FRINGE.
How Morsan's Buccaneers Captured
the Cuban City.

When the fleet arrived at the nearest
harhor Morgan landed his men and
marched toward the town, but he did not
succeeded i'm making a secret attack, as
ne had hoped Spanish prisoner had let
himself drop overheard. and, swimming
ashore, had warned the governor of the
attack. Thus prepared, this able COM
mandcr marched a body of soldiers along
the road by which the pirates must come
ana when he found suitable spot he
built a formidable barriCadc. Behind this
his soldiers We're posted, with their mus
k"ts and their cannon, writes Frank Il.
Stockton in ST. Nicholas.
hut when Morgan came within sight of
this harricade he considered that It would
ho entirely unu,c, ssary to attempt to
disturb this admirable defense, so he
marched his men into the woods, led
them entirely around the harriCado. and
came out upon wide plain before the
town.
Here he found that he would have to
fight his way into tho city. and prob
ably much to his surprise, his men were
presently charged by body of cavalry.
The pirates routed the hOrsemen, and
after a fight of about four hours took
possession of the town. Here they cap
lurod a great many prisoners whom they
shut up in the churches, and then sent
dctaChments out into the country to look
for those who had run away. Then these
utterly debased and cruel men took their
usual course after capturing q town; they
pillaGod, fCaSlod and TiOtCd. Even when
the poor citizens seemed to have given
Up everything they owned they were told
that if they did not pay two heavy ran
SONS they would be carried away into
slavery, and that their town would he
burned.
For two weeks the pirates waited for
the unfortunate ppODlp out INF n
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HE LIKED THE STYLE.
IL. N o. Passenger Locomotives the
Best in the Business.

Not a great while ago the General
superintendent of Motive Power of one
of the largest railroad systems in the
northern part of the country happened
to visit Baltimore. Being uf a COur-
te0us disposition he called on Falti-
more and Ohio motive power officials
TO pay his respects and ne was given
an opportunity to see the new loco.
motives that have been purchased dur
ing the past two years. He devoted a
great deal of his time to an inspection
Of the monster ten wheel passenger
engines that are used between Phila-
dclphia and Washington on the sixty
mile an hour Royal Blue trains. When
ne was ready To- depart ne turned to
one of the Compdny's officers and re-
marked:
81 have always been Of the opinion
that there was nothing on the Ralti-
more and Ohio railroad that was worth
patterning after, but / am very frank
TO say that / have seen today the most
advanced types of locomotives in the
country. / know of no railroad in the
country whose motive power is equal
TO yours" Within a month after his
visit to Baltimore this official ordered a
number of locomotives, only stip-
ulating that they should be built after
the plans Of the Baltimore and Ohio
engines.
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EXPENSES or TOURISTS.
Total Estimated at s7OO,OOO,OOO
Year.

from the sun.
The amount of money expended by
tourists in Europe has, If the official
records abroad are to be accepted as
authentic, increased enormously Of late
years. There has been recently filed
with the Swiss minister of finance and
customs at Berne a detailed state
ment of hotel receipts i'm that country,
from which it appears that the gross
receipts of Swiss hotels rose from 52,-
900 francs in 1880 to 114,333 600 in
1894, The entire annual expenses of
the Swiss republic amount in a year
to between S0,OOOOOO and 10000, 900
francs 0he budget for this year is
given at the latter figure), and it would
seem, therefore, very much as If the
hotels Of Switzerland take in in a
year more than the government itself
does. The Swiss figures are not the
only ones furnished in Europe recently
on this point A French record shows
that every year there are 270,O 600 for
eigners who pass from a fortnight to
q whole winter on the Rivera. Every
person is supposed to expend on an
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average 1000 francs, or $500, in the
country. In other words, the foreign
visitors spend in the country every
winter the sum of S5i00O,O0O The
English are put down as contributing
one-third of this amount; the French
themselves contribute another third
Germans, Bclgians. Dutch, Russians
and Americans contribute the remain
der. From being a poor country when
1t was annexed To France, in 1850, Nice
has become one Of the richest depart
ments of the republic
Some figures recently compiled of
the revenues of hotels from tourists i'm
Paris show the average number of
foreign visitors to be 10000. 1t is Gus
tomary to estimate at 10 francs, or 81,
a day the hotel bills Of strangers in
Paris. Estimating at 81 a day each
the hotel bills for 10000 tourists, and
at about as much more their other
outlaye, it Is to be seen that tourists
in Paris can be put down for an CX-
pcndture of nearly quarter of a mill
lion dollars a day.
The total sum expended by tourists
in Europe in year is probably not
very far from 500, 900. 600, and very
considerable portion Of this comes from
the pockets, the purses, and the BAN
kers' balances Of Americans, who are
proverbially the most liberal among
travellers. Russians come second,
BraZilianS third
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eat anything and could not drink a
bit Of water,tea or coffee. I cannot
tell you how / lived. | was nearly a
year that way. Finally a cough set in
and my friends thought Ihad consump-
tion, and ] thought | could not live
long. I saw your advertisement of Pc
ru-nH and Man-a-lin. | got a bottle
Of PC-ru-na ana had taken about a
third Of a bottle when l felt better. In
all | took ten bottles of Pe-ru-na and
three of Man-a-lin, and | positively
think that it saved my life."--Libbie f..
Simon, nOrand, Mich.
Send for book written by Dr. Hart
man especially for women. 1t is a
handsomely Illustrated pamphlet and
treats of female Catarrh in its many
phases and complications. 1t will he
sent free to any address by The Pc
ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN
FLED In TERROR
They Were Attacked by a Mad Dog
During a Picnic 10 the Woods.

PATRICK GAUGHAN, THE EIGHT
YEAE-OLD son or MARTIN GAU-
CHAN. OF MINOOKA, WAS BITTEN
Oh BOTH LEGS-ONE or THE Chill
DREN WITH A STICK SUCCEEDED
IN SEPARATING THE DOG FROM
HIS VICTIM AND THEN DISAP-
PEARED.