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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
WAR "EXTRASo OFIsGI.
How the News of the Firing on Sum-
ter Was Spread In Western Town.
From the Sun,

From the Sun.
Il remember the news of the begin
ming of the civil war as it came to our
town." said a man who is not yet a
veteran. Il was about 16 years old. l
was returning home in the afternoon.
1 saw coming toward me a horse rid
den. as recall it, madly, by a man. AS
they came nearer l heard the man
shouting. The horse was blowing like
a locomotive. l noticed that the man
rode bareback. Everytime he yelled he
plunged his heels into the sides of the
horse. l do not remember the exact
words of the rider. but they We're about
war beginning AS he rode people in
the street who saw him stopped, lis
tended, and asked one another about 1t,
many windows along the way were
hoisted and as l proceeded homeward
the women who knew me called from
the lookouts and asked me what that
man said about the war.
when l reached home / found my
mothers parlors a scene of confusion.
The neighbors had called in to tell her
what they knew and to ask what she
knew about the war. The negroes
about our house were frightened. One
Ol liGIl NOOh ItlhSt VIC NtlldI anu
came out only after she had been
threatened. Her fear was the abolish
iner : The word Yankee as an OPP
probrious epithet had not at that time
come into use.
There was a Dutch hotel in the town
on the roof of which was triangle. For
many years it was the town clock. 1t
dangled out the hour for the three
! aIg
! and when it sounded the housewives
| looked at their timepeces This trian-
| gle changed out that afternoon before
| supper time. An earthquake would
! have caused no more commotion. The
proprietor of the tavern beat the tri-
angle until the city marshal made him
stop II.
There were two newspapers in the
town and each one got out what was
called an extra. 1t was not much like
the extra Of this generation. The news
OF the firing on Sumter consisted OF less
than 200 words, was printed on a small
slip of white newspaper and was set in
the same width as the columns of the
papers which issued them. There was
no advertisement or other news on the
slips, These extras sold for 25 cents a
piece. From that time until the close
of the war that was the sort of extra
that was issued by the papers in the
town where l lived
"A long time afterwsrd l heard talk
about the man who rode the horse and
who spread the news. He was the son
Of the town miller l never heard where
he got his information, but as soon as
he heard il he mounted the horse that
I h.. tn ha Il fy, pt
the mill and carried the news of his
swn accord There were four boys IN
that miller's family. They enlisted early
for the Confederate cause. Not one OF
them returned. The one who spread
the news was killed somewhere in the
] 'WilderneSS.' At least. he Was known tC
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
CAUTION TO CYCLISTS.
How "A Certain Form of Exhaustion
May be Avoided.

Every sport, like every occupation
or profession, has some maladies that
are peculiar to II, This malady may
result from over-indulgence in the
sport, or from too assiduous applica-
ton to the occupation, or it may be
caused by very modest indulgence
or application by one who is especially
susceptible by reason Of some constltu-
tional popularity.
There are severSl troubles, more
or less serious, which have been found
to be due to abuse of the health-giv-
ing wheel, and doubtless as time goes
on others will be discovered.
The most serious ill-effect that has
yet come to light, apart from the heart
injury that may be so easily induced
by ''scOrching," is a form of nervous
exhaustion following overriding This
is practically the same affection as
that which may result from any ply
sical or mental labor prolonged be-
yond the individuals llm': of endur-
ance; but It's onset is pc 'r,liarly in
sidious in the case OF wheel riders,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
ANCIENT TIMEPIECEs.
Preachers Measuring Their Sermons
by Hour-glasses in the Pulpit.

From the London Standard.
We need not do more than aIIude to
the habits after the reformation, and
especially in Scotland, of preachers
measuring their discourses by the hour
glass in the pulpit. These marked an
hour exactly Those first made in
Charlemagne's day ran for twelve
hours. Alfred the Great hit upon a
method Of measuring time which shows
that there was no Saxon one, though
very probably some of the monster
les (then the only homes of knowledge
We're acquainted with water clocks
and hour-glasses, if not by practical
knowledge, at any rate by hearsay.
However, the kingdom in general fol-
lowed Alfred's plan, which, though in
genious, necessarily lacked anything
like the accuracy of the other inven-
tions. Yet the kings idea was hailed
as a wonderful effort of genius, which
fof such an era by comparison with the
general ignorance, it was. AS every
schoulboy Gn this case literally) knows,
Alfred marked time by rushlights.
Middle-aged people still remember it's
use in the pursery at night, and the
reflection of the circular holes in the
tall metal shades on the ceiling. AL
fred, says an ancient authority. that
he might properly know how the hours
passed, made use Of burning tapers
which We're marked with lines and fixed
i'm lanthorns, an eXpedient invented by
himself" (so by the way, were. in S92,
the lanthorns, of sCrapcd horn, which
still some old-fashioned rustics prefer
to glass;. But tapers, however. were
then very expensive. The King might
himself use these, but probably the
rushlight was used by people in gen.
| aral
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go into one of the engagements of that
series of stubborn fights and rever
came out. His body was never ideut-
fed.
II recall that ct the time of the fire
on Sumter, many of our people were
still 'on the fence as we said. The
Lincoln electors had received few votes
in the town. 1t was a Breckenridge
section. ] remember that the tendency
was in favor of the preservation Of the
Union, but the people were afraid of
Lincoln. At that time they believed
he had beer elected for no other pur-
pose than that of freeing the niggers
and stealing the horses. And so it
happened that negroes and horses We're
locked up often at night. together, not
in the same room, of course, but often
in adjoining rooms in the outhouses. |
have often thought that, if the people
had understood Lincoln in the begin
ming of the war as they came to know
him later, many a man who went south
would have fought for the Union. And
If / am correct in that, would the war
| have lasted as long as it did!
Il remember a gathering at the house
| of my father one evening in which the
military genius of General Scott was
| discussed. Some present had been with
Scott in Mexico. 1t was the consensus
| OF that gathering, and this was before
! the Bull Run fight, that Napoleon came
| first and Winfield Scott second. What
an impression that made on my mind.
l remember hearing one Of the Scott
enthusiasts say that Scott would end
the war in one fight
II shall never forget the news of the
first Bull Run fight. Ny people had ar
ranged to leave the town on short va
cation, but this news kept them at
home. The second days news gave
more particulars. 1t told of the rout of
the Union Army. And then l saw
something in human nature which J
had never seen before of which l kne'
| nothing. l r" the fence cleared.
take up the .., metaphor. And cV
man and family came off to join
! Southern cause. | recall that
was called a granny, and very
after his name was forgotten. The T.
Bull Run made recruits for the sou
Several regiments enlisted in my tow p
and country. Success of the South in
the first engagement of any ,onse-
quence carried with it the doubters
And in nearly every instance Cf this
life which l have observed, l have
found, that as soon as success is es-
tablished, those who shook their heads
became followers, and yet you and
have known some successes to turn out
failures, paradoXical as that may
sound"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13

b"caIs sc It is ofteh masked at first
by sense Of well-belng and exhilara-
tlon resulting from the gentle and
rapid motion, and the long time spent
in the open air and sunlight.
The first symptoms of the trouble
are simply those of fatigue. The rider
is a little surprised to find he has not
the appetite he ought to have after
a quarter, a half, or century run;
he goes to bed early, thinking to sleep
off his fatigue, but he is too tired to
sleep, and tosses from one side to the
other, doing occasionally, only to be
awakened with a violent starting of
the limbs. He hears his heart beat
as his head rests on the pillow, and
he may even be conscious that his
pulse is surging in his ear the follow
ing morning when he rises from his un-
easy bed.
The next day he is a little bilious"
and feels out of sorts and irritable.
These warning symptoms pass off in
day or two, and If their Significance
be understood and needed. they may
never return If the wheelman-or
more often the wheelwoman-persst
however, in riding each day, or two or
two or three times a week, beyond
his or her limit of endurance, the signs
of strain become more and more pro-
nounced, until finally a condition OF
unmistakable, if not irremediable
nervous exhaustion has become es-
tablished.
The remedy for this, or rather the
means of prevention, is very simple:
Don't ride to fast or too far. Each
one has his own physical standard to
which he must conform If he would
keep well, and the symptoms of ex-
cess that have just been briefly
sketched, must be heeded,-Youth's
COMPANION.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
AMERICAS LOCUST KILLER.
Professor Bruner Makes n Report on
This subject.

A letter received Saturday from Prof
Lawrence Bruner,nO now in Argentine Re
public, says that the Merchants Com
mittee there wishes him to put in six
months in addition to the year he con-
tracted 'for to study the locust plague
and devise remedies.
In the Buenos Ayres Herald of De-
cember "a, appears an article taken
from Professor Burners preliminary
report to the Merchants Commit
Some extracts are given to show Wi
the American scientist has accul,
plished in his important work.
THE destruction Of the winged I
sects as carried on by the Governmel
commissions during the past four o.
five months has been very satisfactor.
in its results. At least 1000 tons have
been destroyed as near as l can Judge
from the reports placed at my disposal.
Allowing 100000 insects to the ton, this
would give a grand total of $4,000, 900. =
900, or sufficient TO cover 400 square
miles of surface so thioklv that there
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
The Guiding Spirit of
the Cuban Revolution.
Dramatic and Eventful Career of the Cuban
Delegate, Tomas Estrada Palma.

mas absence by the Spanish. Estra-
da's mother was captured and COM
PEELED to walk in the rear of the troops.
Her strength gave out and she was
abandoned alone and helpless in the
woods. There she was discovered by
her son with a searchYparty. having
had no food for two weeks. In three
days she died. and the son, to whom
Spanish cruelty had been brought home
so closely. became more determined
than ever in devotion to the cause by
which the yoke Of the oppressor was
to be broken.
INDEPENDENCE OR DEATH"
After the capture of Bayamo, which
quickly followed the outbreak of the
war, Palma was elected to the Cuban
assembly. Under Spoturnos presidency
Palma became secretary of the repub-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
"HE KISSED IiER BACK"

The sweetest girl / e'cr did spy '''
Was Sally Black. '' H,
She kissed me on the cheek and l.
kissed her back" -..u....,
Thus sang poet, yesterday. --
In joCund mood,
We liked his merry -hearted lay,
And called It good,
Yet stil his chivany, We doubt,
Was rather slack; o,.E
When Sally kissed hiS Cheek-the lout-
lie "kissed her back
Her mouth. her chin, her checks, her
eyes,
Were his TO smack;
And Yet, he says. 10 our surprise.
81 kissed her back"
Great Scott the greatest reason this
l ever read:
A maiden's lips refuse and kiss
Her back instead.
Perhaps his youthful fancy, shy,
Deemed il unCouth;
But soon, the rogue, would learn to pry
Her pretty mouth, ...
And after years of life's alloy
With Sally Black,
II still remains his Chiefest joy
To kiss her back"
Dear brother bard. forgive, / pray,
The joke We crack;
The debt of penitence to pay
I'll take II back.
w, II Reid, in RuTaio News
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13

away by his companions, and we could
not pick up the trail
Later we learned that the man went
under the name of yellow Tom and was
an all-round bad man. Two days before
we reached Dawson he had shown up
with a big lot of gold dust, which it is
now plain was stolen for the men he mur-
dered Stronger proof than this was
found in a sled which was owned by one
of our Dead Mule Valley party. This
was unearthed in a secondhand supply
store, along with some guns and blankets.
which l had no trouble in Identifying, and
the proprietor said positively he had
bought the stuff from yellow Tom
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
ON THE RUINS OF SPAIN.

ton and of the republics that
he rs ms Il
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-13
Powerful MOney-SaVing
Opportunities in
DraDerieS and CurtainingS

IA 'TSHS MORNING at 8 o'clock, place sale in
kAZN Il the Main AISLE LackaWanna entrance,
S41N big consignment of Drapey Stus and Curtainings
|OlE the biggest invoice of these goods have had
They to us from two of the biggest and best known
manufacturers in the country They high class
goodsbeter than has been brought Scranone equal
of any you'll find in New York or Philadelphia
Youv moved into your new homeor you're Frightening up
the old the Sprng-me Hence this great sale
mencng todayo your benefit You'll find wonderful array
offerings. There many of them for Upholstery De-
the third floor So propose devote the ENTIRE
MAIN AISLE running from La<aWanna through the store,
to the selling of them Comeexpectng find Bargains You'll
not be disappointedwe promise you that.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

Henry Buckley was brought before the
court for vagabond.. yesterday. Turnkey
Massure was the only witness who APP
peared against the man. The turnkey
stated that since the night of March 81
this man had come to the station three
times for lodgings and had been accom-
modated. The turnkey was of the opinion
that Buckley was not particularly anx-
ious to obtain work.
Buckley who had previously told Turn
key Massure that he lived in Boston.
testified, after he had entered plea of
guilty that he was native of England.
He further added that he had followed the
sea quite q little during the last few
years, but now, although he had tried
very hard to obtain place on the crew
of vessel, he had been unsuccessful.
He had been promised by one of the
agents who hires the cattlemen that he
could find employment in this line be-
fore long.
Judge Robinson continued the case to
Monday morning and ordered Buckley to
furnish bail in the sum of S100 for his ap-
pearance at that time. This the prisoner
was not able to do and he was committed
to jail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
RESOLUTIONS OF REspECT.

The Board of Registration of Medicine,
at its March meeting unanimously passed
the following resolutions of respect for
DIR. Laughton:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God
to removed from our midst our friend
and late associate, Sumner Laughton,
NJ D., and
Whereas, DR.. Laughton was valued
member of the Board of Registration OF
Medicine of Maine; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, his colleagues and
co-workers, bow in humble submission
to tie Divine Will, realizing that in the
fulness of his years he has been called
home TO rest after lifetime spent in allie
Waiting the suffering of humanity ana
be it further
Resolved, That the Board of Registra-
ton Of Medicine of Maine, now in SEES
sion, tender it's sympathies to his rela-
tiy and friends with the assurance that
his loss is not felt alone by them. mt
fall only less heavily upon the whole
medical profession of his state; ana be
it further
Resolved, That copy of these resolq-
lions he spread upon the records OF THIS
board and printed in one or more OF the
newspapers published in the CLUES OF
Bangor and Portland.
JOHN LORD. M. d., Chairman.
A. K. F.. MESERVE, NJ D., Secretary.
Portland, March 20. 1883.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
HARBOR NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along
Shore.

Mr.. John Small of Cliff island lost a
valuable horse Thursday. During the
night the animal fell down in his stall,
breaking one of his :, hind legs. Mr.
Small shot the horse as soon as he found
out the trouble.
The tug Adella, towing schooner Celina !;
the schooners Lydia NJ. Deering and St.
Thomas and the entire wind bound fleet
sailed yesterday.
The Lamber Point had been here but
a day OF two when two men disappeared
and Thursday two more left. The mems
names are Thomas Smith, Peter Phillips,
d. Craig and E. Bonzell. Two of them
showed up for a brief space of time
Thursday near the Custom house and
made inquiries of some of the recruits
as to what the rules and regulations were
governing enlistments. They said they
intended to keep out Of sight until the
ship had sailed and then try for the navy
examinations. The matter has been put
in the hands of British Vice Consul
Heating and with the help of the police
a search If being made that will result
in the capture of the deserters if they
stay in Portland.
The Lambert's Point, Capt. Baxter. of
the Thomson line, sailed at $50 p. m.
Yesterday for England. She took $50 head
of cattle, 10000 bushels of grain, 10, 400
pounds of cheese, 700 cases meats, IA, 400
bushels of shocks, 600 cases splints, $500
packages lumber. 90 bales of leather, 800
sacks of oatmeal, 34S sacks of peas and a
quantity of sundries including box of
cartridges.
The tug G. A. Dickey towed the Lydia
M. Deering to the Kennebec yesterday to
load ice.
The Memnon of the Elder Denpster
line arrived yesterday morning from
Avonmouth, March J8. She encountered
very rough weather and being light was
pitched about great deal but sustained
no damage. She brought two passengers
and nine cattlemen.
The tug Fannie G. lowed the Al Jazz to
Diamond Island loaded with lumber for
the new government wharf at that point.
The steamer John Englis arrived at 3.45
D. IN. from New York.
The steamer Island Belle is on the
blocks at South Portland and will be
ready to go on the island route Fast Day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
HAD A SHOCK.
General Freight Agent Prescott of the
Maine Central the Sufferer.

Last evening, after supper, General
Freight Agent DC. Prescott of the Maine
Central took his children down to the
Railroad wharf that they might see the
steamer, the Frank Jones,
start on her first trip east for the season,
and also to inspect her handsome fur
nishings. After looking about the steam
er 8 little while they assembled the main
to the saloon. On the way Mr..
Prescott was seized with a paralytic
shock that affected one side. He was
taken up to- the saloon and placed In a
large chair, as it was at first Thought
that he was suffering from temporary
weakness. AS he did not improve an
ambulance was sent for and he was con-
veyed to his home at the corner of Pine
and West streets, and DR.. John +,
Thompson WAS called. AT last accounts
Mr.. Prescott..was quite comfortable and
it was not thought that the stroke would
prove more than light attack. At no
time did he lose consciousness.
Mr.. Prescott is a young man. about At
years of age. He came to the Maine Cen
trail about a year ago as successor to Mr..
w. S. Eaton as general freight agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
LECTURE AT ST. LUKE'S.

The Rev. DIR. Tilham Williams. the
Lenten assistant ats Luke's Cathedral,
is a man of fine presence and is endowed
with the gift of oratory. Last evening
he delivered in the cathedral a particular
Elijah, and the grace and charm of the
preachers style added much to his liter
AIRY effort. 1t is hoped that this lecture
may be repeated to a large congregation.
DR.. Williams was formerly clergyman
in the diocese of Maine during the epis
copate of the Rt Rev. DR.. Burgess, and
later he became rector of the Church of
the Messiah in Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
THE AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

Several changes were made at midnight
Thursday in the officials at the Augusta
post office, brought about by the estab-
lishment of the office Of cashier and the
adjustment of the finance clerk. The
larger offices all have the office of cashier
and the establishment of it in the Au-
gusta office has long been needed. John
v Lane, who was appointed assistant
postmaster, when Mr.. Stinson became
postmaster, February /, has been pro-
NOTED to fill the new office Of cashier.
While the name doesn't imply the pro
motion it is SO regarded in the posta,
department. and Mr. Lanes new Office
carries with it an increase in salary. OF
$500. The duties Of MIR. Lane are the
entire supervision OF the financial bust
ness Of the Office. Mr.. Lanes hosts OF
friends all united in congratulating
him. Everett S. Hall has Been appointed
assistant postmaster to succeed Mr. Lane.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
GNSWGRSA QUESTION.
Mrs. Rorer's Reply in Ladies' Home
journal,

81 consider coffee, as 1t is usually made
in the American family-strong and from
the pure bean-an injurious drink, espec-
tally for nervous people.
No doubt the student to whom you re-
fer, can study better after taking cup
of coffee, but the new energy is caused
by stimulant the effects of which will
soon wear off leaving him lower in ner-
vous force.
II it is only the hot drink he requires
why not take cup of clear hot water or
a CUP of Cereal Coffee"
Mrs. Rorer is one of the most eminent
authorities on food in America. She
knows that Americans go on day by day
using food and drink that sap their vital
ity instead of building it up, and it re-
ouires argument oft repeated to wake
them up. Broken wrecks Of humanity
stumbling along, unable to carry out
their cherished plans, are all about US
and their physical weakness is nearly al
ways due to improper food and drink.
Coffee is skilled destroyer OF nervous
strength. Postum Food Coffee is delic-
ious food drink made from selected parts
of cereals that yield the elements Nature
demands for rebuilding the nervous It's
sues all over the human body.
II it has ever been served to you III
weak. unpalateble drink, have it made
over again and use two spoons to each
cup and know that the actual boiling
oontinus full Is minutes. Our word for
it, the Postum Coffee is delicious when
properly made
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-02
RUN OVER BY A TEAM.

At about $50 O'Clock last evening, Geo.
b. Niblack of 80 Fessenden street, Oak
dale, while en- route home, collided with
a team coming up Green street. Mr.. Nib
lack was thrown from his wheel; the
wagon passed over his body; the horse
stepped on the calf of his leg.
AS result of the collision Mr.. Nib
lack, striking on the curbstone, was
thrown into a state of Inconsistencies.
He was carried into the house of Mat
thew Monihan, No. 145 Green street. DR..
O'Neil who was passing at the time OF
the accident examined Mr.. Niblack and
found that no bones were broken. Mr..
Niblaok on being restored to conscious
ness suggested that his family physician,
be summoned and in response to the call
DIR. Kimball hurried to the scene and at
about O'Clock Mr.. Niblack was con-
Quoted TO his home