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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

1t is trife discouraging to the New
York Tribune to hear that Russian
sympathy has been given to Spain be.
cause the United States is friendly
With Great Britain. This country il
friendly toward Russia too, and re
members and appreciates Russia,
friendship for it when that friendship
was of inestimable value. But to re
tain Russias friendship, is it neces
sary for us to quarrel with every ma
ton with which Russia is not on the
best of terms?
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

The postoffice department has beer
a favorite roosting place for newspaper
men. Benjamin Franklin, the first
postmaster general, belonged to the
noble profession of newspaper max
ers. Amos Kendall left an editorial
desk to become postmaster general in
Van Buren's cabinet. Montgomer,
Blair, Lincoln''s postmaster general,
was an editor, and Thomas L. James.
our best postmaster general, perhaps.
began life as a newspaper man. Now
we have as postmaster general Charlie,
Emory Smith, one of the ablest and
most successful editors in the country.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

Careful measurements by govern.
ment engineers have revealed the fact
that twenty thousand second-feet OF
water are lost from the Missouri river
in it's course from one point in Mon.
tana to another some hundred miles
or so down the stream. This extraor.
dinary leakage, enough to make very
considerable river of itself, has been
somewhat of puzzle to SCIENTISTS
but the recent success of Oak ota farm.
ers, away to the east and south oi
these points on the Missouri, in sink.
ing artesian wells shows where it has
gone. AS geologists had declared
that there would not be any water il
these Dakota lands, and the flow
proves to be remarkably abundant, II
is believed that the farmers have
tapped the water which leaks from the
big hole in the Missouri river away
up in Montana
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

The partition of China will throw
open to the world it's vassal state
Thibet, country famous for its churl-
ish and cruel inhabitants. The Chi
nese yellow book describes it with
comparative detail, and says that it is
very poor, but is rich in minerals,
which none is allowed to use. Strange
to say, the women of the land enjoy
more freedom than their sisters in
China OF India, and are said to be
comely and intelligent. The records
declare that Thibet was more populous
and prosperous in ancient times, when
it paid handsome tribute annually to
the Chinese kings or emperors.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

The machine made American file ha.
come into such sharp competition With
the European handmade implement
that legislation against the American
production may soon be expected.
One Indiana firm recently shipped in
a single order to an English cycle
manufacturing company 64S dozen
files. The same concern ships largely
to France, Germany, Russia, Austria.
Norway and Denmark.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

There has been very marked in
terest shown of late in Europe in
American-made shoes, as evinced by
consular reports, and through the
newspapers. The shoe manufactur-
ers of the United States are taking
special pains to make a magnificent
display in this line at the Paris Expo
sition, various houses having sent out
circulars stating facts in regard to
space, privileges, etc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
HUMOROUS.

Helm saddest when I sing. She
We'll, how do you suppose l feel.
First Mormon-And what has shaken
your belief i'll polygamy? Second
Mormon with sigh : My four
wives.
First Critic There's no excuse for
that man trying to play Hamlet. Sec
ond Critic-Yes, there is! He's get
ting paid for it.
Tell the class what an island is,
sammy" "Yes'm; an island is
body of land surrounded by United
States battleships."
Governess-I never in my life saw
little girl so wilful, exacting, cross
and unreasonable as you are. Little
Girl dess l takes after my step
mother
Governor of the Prison. What is
the cause of this unseemly DELAY?
Jailer-That expert headsman you en-
gagged from the college is sterilizing
the axe.
"Some are ready to go to war the
moment they are needed remarked
the observer of men and things, "and
others the moment they are not
needed
Watts-They tell me that there are
more than so, 900 tramps in this coun-
try. Dismal Dawson Don't you be-
lieve it. More'n half of em is only
limitations.
''That widow who sued for $1,000
damages because man hugged her
has been awarded ST." ''How was
that? Did the evidence show that she
edged up little?'
Sometimes, said Uncle Eben,
Ger young man dat hab a lot o. push
makes de mistake oh applyip it all ter
de bicycle OBJ pleasure std oh savin'
some foh de wheelbarrow of neces-
sity"
Hicks Dumleigh is not what you
would call brilliant conversational
ist. Wicks-No; but then, there is
one thing in his favor. He is never
troubled by having people plagiarize
his good things.
"My son." said the aged politician,
''it is better, especially when you are
talking about the enemies in your own
party, to use only soft and honeyed
words. They are much easier to eat,
should occasion arise. ;"
Excuse me, but it seems to me
that l must have met you before. Are
you not brother or IA near relative of
Major Gibbs?" ''No, I'm Major Gibbs
himself ''Ah, indeed, that explains
the remarkable resemblance.
Doctor-You must give up drink
ing, and Mr.. Sickly-I never
touch drop. Doctor And stop
smoking. Mr.. Sickly 4 don't smoke.
Doctor-Humph that's bad; if you
haven't anything to give up, I'm
afraid l can't do much for you.
Lawyer Banks-De Cree, I saw
man today who had just got back from
Alaska with SO, 600 in gold strap ell
about hi waist De Cree-Why
didn't he carry it in his pockets?
Lawyer Banks-I guess his wife was
with him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

English diet affords an example o,
the antiquated mode of life in Eng.
land. Nothing could be more primi.
tive than the preparation of English
dishes. They consist of huge fai
piece of bn lpck. sheep or pig. If the
meat is lean, as in poultry, fat is sup
piled by launches of bacon. Th.
motto of these conservative islanders
is: ''What our forefathers did and
fourished on is good enough for us.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

Speaking Of the rapidity of thought
an English scientist says that ''if the
skin be touched repeatedly with light
blows from a small hammer, the brain
will distinguish the fact that the blows
are separate, and not continuous
pressure, even when they follow one
another as rapidly as one thousand in
a second"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
MISTER soJea MAN.

amt got time ter fool wild you,
Mister Soier man;
Never did look good In blue,
Mister Sojer Man.
Sides dat, got my wuk ter do
Feed myself and family, too;
Amt got time ter fool wild you,
Mister Sojer Man!
Go long now, en- fight yo' fight,
Mister So;er Man;
Fling dem bombshell lef' en- right,
Mister Sojer Man.
Got ter hoe dat cotton white,
heep dat nutgrass out er sight;
uo long now, en- fight yo' fight,
Mister Sojer Man! .
Atlanta Constitution.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
ROYAL Family of Boxers.

Boxing is favorite sport OF the
Danish-royal family, Prince Valdemai
being the best boxer among theii.
When he challenged the late Emperor
III of Russia, however, he met more
than his match. King GEORGE O,
Greece is also skilled with tnc gloves.
The present Emperor of Russia, or
his travels around the world, used to
have a bout with Prince George oi
Greece every morning Oh the bridge
Of the steamer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

Out of the three and half
millions who form the population Of
inner London, one million and half,
representing 100000 householders,
pay more or less frequent visits to the
pawnbroker, and some thirty million
articles are annually pledged within
the above area.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

A writer in the Electrical Review
inclines to the opinion that as the
electric motor superseded the horse
car, so the perfection of paving will
ultimately do away with rails and cur.
rents altogether, and automobile vehj-
cles rule supreme.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

The more important German jour.
nails have ceased to attack the United
States, as the result of hint from
the government. They now recognize
that the German interests lie with the
fortunes of the Americans.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

There are still great many foxes
In Connecticut, but not as many az
there were little while ago, 2S6 hav.
ing been killed in Tolland and Wind
ham counties since November last,
One man in Coventry has bought the
pelts of them all, and also 100 from
Hartford county.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

1t is easy to imagine the spirit oi
the brave old Farragut looking down
with an expression of approval on the
work of his former lieutenant in
Manila bay. Dewey learned his trade
under the hero of Mobile bay.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

When the Gordon Highlanders
went into action at Dargai, India, it
appears, from the confession of one OF
the wounded pipers, that each of the
six pipers sent ahead played differ
ent tune. In spite of this the Gordons
followed them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Anti-suffragists claim that almost
as many women as men take out IL
ceses to sell liquor.

New York state has now 81 counties
instead of 60, as heretofore. The
new one is named Nassau, and com
prises that part of Queens not in
cluded in the metropolis.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

It begins to look as if the most seri.
GUS obstacle in the way of college ath.'
letic contests this year might be thi
departure of a majority of the athletes
for the war.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
RESERVED SEAT TICKETS.
On Sale Monday for the Smith-Judge
Glove Contest,

Seats for the boxing contest between
mysterious Billy" Smith and jim
Judge Sept &c may be obtained on and
after next Monday at the drug store
of Lotus & Melvin, on Wyoming ave-
nue., next door to the Academy Of
Music.
The prices will be s. and SO for seats
on the lower floors. Over 150 of the
best seats have been reserved for per-
sons who signed pledges to purchase
them. 1t was the original intention to
sell 81 admission tickets to the gall
lery. For the present none of these
tickets will be sold as it is probable all
the s. and $3 seats on the lower floor
will he sold at once, and in that event
the best gallery seats will be sold at
SO as long as there is a demand for
them. The indications are that by Sat
urday not n seat will be unsold and
that late-Comers will have to be salts
fled with standing room or no admis-
sion at all.
In order to protect persons from out
side the city, 200 seats at all prices
will be held for them up to the last
possible moment. but probably not lat
er than Friday, the 23d. Out-of-town
patrons should send express or post
office money orders for tickets at once,
payable to LOTUS and Melvin.
In order to prevent fraud and coun-
| terfeiting, bank note tickets, engraved
! oy the American bank note company,
of New York city, will bs used.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
CARING FOR THE SICK.
Interesting Extract from Letter to
His Father, Written by DR..
George c. Merriman, of the
Thirteenth Regiment.

Following is an extract from a letter
to his father. under date of Sept. II, of
Dr. George G. Merriman, one of the as
sistant surgeons of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, who is still caring for the sick
at the division hospital at Dunn Lor-
ing:
Dear Father. Doubtless from your
standpoint it seems strange | have lot
written you before. but were you here
you would have no difficulty in seeing and
appreciating the reason. July 80 | was
detailed to this company in command of
it's Third brigade section. Captain Gamma,
assistant surgeon Third Virginia, com
manding the Second brigade section, and
Lieutenant Patterson, assistant surgeon
First New Jersey, commanding First
brigade section.
Both the First New Jersey and Third
Virginia have been ordered to be mus
tered out and | am in command OF the
company.
Since | came here l have been con-
| tinually on the jump, and often have laid
down my pen when through, or having
| finished some other work, come into my
tent and dropped on my cot in my clothes
and have been asleep almost before
| touched the bed.
! There have been many days when
have simply forced myself to my work
| when | should have been on sick report
| myself. For ten days l ran a tempera-
| ture of 101 and 102 degrees and had &c
keep UP, for at one time we had in this
hospital nearly five hundred cases OF
| different kinds nearly one-half, however
| being typhoid fever.
| When officer of the day 7 never CLOSED
| my eyes all night but made rounds every
| two or three hours and inspected each pa
ticnt. saw that he got his medicine prom
l 1.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
HANDICAP GOLF PLAYING.
Is Arranged for Country Club Play
erS of Both Sexes.

There will be a handicap golf match
every Saturday on the Country club
links during the balance of the season
for players of both sexes. The handi-
Gaping and general supervision of the
play will be by Thomas Courtney, the
ground-keeper. If enough entries are
secured there will be a separate match
for ladies.
a small entrance fec will be cXacted.
Prizes of golf clubs or balls, as the
winners may decide will be awarded.
The playing will be on each Saturday
whether the visiting golf clubs are
on the links or not, but when special
matches are arranged for a Saturday
the handicap players will not have the
on the links or not, but when special
playing is finished.
All Country club members are en-
pected to attend without special invi-
| tation the dance at the club house to-
morrow night. 1t will be given in hon
or Of the golf and base ball players
| from Harrisburg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
ROCKAFELLoW AT LIBERTY.
He Was Released from the Eastern
Penitentiary Tuesday.

+. V. Rockafellow. the Wilkes Barre
eX-banker, who was convicted of mis-
appropriating funds of depositors of
the bank and sentenced to a years
Imprisonment in the Eastern peniten-
tiary, was released from that institu-
ton Tuesday. and with his wife went
to visit relatives in New Jersey. He
was expected in Wilkes-Barre last
night
1T is not known at the district at
torney's office whether any further
prosecution will be entered against Mr..
Rockafellow or not" says the Wilkes
Barre News-Dealer. He was tried
| and convicted twice and served a year
for each offense. Three of the prose-
cutors have died and as it is now near
ly six years since the bank failed
many of the others have no desire to
prosecute.
"There are thirteen indictments in
the district attorneys office still pend
ing against the ex-banker, and of these
once, Louis Tisch, says he will not
prosecute"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
THIS AND THAT.

Acts of heroism are occasionally wit
messed in everyday life A portion of
the Traction company's trolley feed
wire had just fallen to the ground at
the corner of Washington avenue and
Spruce street yesterday morning, and
car runners were guarding it to keep
curious bystanders away, when a run
away horse was discovered coming
across the court house lawn. The
wagon tore up the turf right and left
and as the animal headed straight for
the corner where the wire touched the
ground, it increased it's speed. Many of
the curious people fled for safety and
others seemed paraly2ed at the thought
of what might happen should the
buggy become entangled in the live
wire, and pull it down on their heads.
AS the horse neared the Columbus
statue, however, with the remnants of
the buggy dangling at it's heels, a man
sprang forward from the crowd and
grasping the animal by the bits pulled
its head around to one side. The
frightened steed plunged and reared
and the man was lifted from his feet
but he clung to the bride desperately
and in the struggle man and horse went
down at the curbstone. Scores of will
ing hands assisted in keeping the horse
on the pavement until it had been sub
dued, and what might have been a
catastrophe was averted.
The modern Jackie" of the United
States navy does not seem to be bit
behind the sailor of other days in
spinning yarns for the edification of
the land lubber. A young man who
recently returned from southern waters
has found many listeners to his tales
of the sea about Scranton, and has not
hesitated to give the audience their
moneys worth. Here is a specimen
of the entertainment provided for the
boys by this truthful young sailor: II
tell you boys. its a hard matter to
face big guns in naval engagement.
When the shells began to whistle over
our heads at Matanzas, l could not
help lodging. Admiral Sampson was
standing near and said: All! me boy
I've done that many a time myself
when l was younger | tell you the
admiral is a great warrior and enjoys
a battle as well as you would enjoy a
ball game. | was standing on the
bridge of the New York with the ad-
miral as the Spanish ships came out
of the harbor of Santiago and when
our of our shots struck the Vscaya
the admiral threw up his hat and yell
ed: D 1t, that was peach""
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
fer two months sojourn at Atlantic

after a two months sojourn at Atlantic
City.
Miss Estelle Barker. of Wyoming ave-
nue.. Green Ridge, is visiting at Atlantic
City.
Registered Letter Clerk Fred Schwenk
is enjoying his vacation at Old Orchard
Beach, Me.
Attorney Joseph oBrion has returned
from Chicago, where he went TO transact
legal business.
Assistant Postmaster David G. Powell
leaves today for trip to Harrisburg
and New York city.
Miss Mabel Leonard daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. r. +. Leonard. OF quincy ave-
nue., is visiting at Montreal, Canada.
Miss Tessie Keegan. of Blnghamton,
has returned home after a three weeks
visit with Miss Alice Rowley, of Green
Ridge.
Misses Name McGerrity and Nellie
O'Malley have returned after a month $
| vacation spent at New York city and Far
Rockaway.
Private John Malta, of Company G.,
| Thirteenth regiment at Camp Meade, is
| at his home on Prospect avenue, on "A
| seven-day furlough.
Mrs. j. A. Lansing and daughter have
returned to the city after spending the
summer months IN Northern New YORK.
They are stopping at the Jermyn.
Attorney j. G. Blauvclt, of Paterson, n.
| j., was in this city yesterday consulting
| with Nosburg IL Dawson with whom he
| is associated in a New Jersey case.
Mrs Joseph Williams and family, of
| 1919 Wayne avenue, who has been visit
| ing her sister, Mrs. +. W. Davis, of st.
Clair, for the past three weeks, returned
home yesterday.
Cards announcing the approaching mar
| riage of Miss Martha Il. Ilards, of Car
bondale. to DR.. A. ID. Preston of Green
| Ridge, have been issued. The ceremony
will be performed September IS.
John II. Devine and John Davis, OF
| West Scranton, have been engaged as
statesmen i'm Samter Bros. clothing store
| They will enter upon their duties Monday
next. Both are well known young men.
Miss Katie Mcdonald, of Charles street
| is spending few weeks with her sister
| Mrs. Thomas Bechtel, of Phocnixville
| Pa, On her return she Will stop in Phil.
adelphia with her sister, Margaret, for &
| short time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16

correction. Here one will find many
letters which are stamped but not with
the proper postage stamp. Some have
the makeshift revenue stamp upon
them. That is, the regular 2-cent stamp
with internal revenue stamped over its
face.
Others, and these seemed to be a
majority, have the 2-cent document
airy or proprietary stamp upon them.
II is hard to explain how ordinary let
ter-writers get hold of stamps which
are only used in special branches of
the legal and commercial circles, but
that they do is evidenced by the fact
that the letters await better or suf-
ficent postage"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
Wyoming Seminary.

Outfit for educational work complete
The highest grade of teachers employed
Laboratory work in all sciences. High
est testimonials from colleges regard
ing work in Languages and mathema-
tics. Departments of music, art and
elocution of high standard. Excellent
drill in English branches for teachers,
Beautiful gymnasium and large ath-
letic field. Business college one of the
best in the state. Money expended for
education in this school the best in
Vestment that can be made for chill
dren. Fall term opens September 13.
For catalogue address,
L. l.. Sprague, ID. D., president,
81" Kingston, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
Y. M. I. Excursion.

On Tuesday, September Goth. the
Young Mems Institute of Lackawanna,
Luzerne and Susquehanna counties.
will celebrate the birth of Charles Car
roll, of Carrollton, one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence. by
a joint excursion to Lake Ariel Fare
from Scranton, adults, so cents; chill
dren, 40 cents. Tickets are for sale
by the members of the institute and
at all stations of the Il. and w. v.
railroad, also at all ID. and II. stations
north of Scranton. Trains leave E.
and w. railroad depot, at Scranton. at
$50 and p. m. Trains leave C. r. r.
of n. j. depot at WIlkes-Barr at Sis
a. m; train leaves ID. & II. depot, Car
bondale, 7.45 a. m; train leaves ID. &
ii. depot, Minooka, at $40 a. m. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
GOING TO EUROPE.
Secretary Fleming Will Investigate
Anthracite Coal Question.

The secretary of the Anthracite Coal
Operators association, Henry S. Flem-
ing, will sail for Europe about Sept II,
for the purpose of ascertaining what
market exists there for anthracite coal.
1t is proposed to investigate this
question thoroughly as regards the
market in various parts of Europe and
at all points where there seems a pos
sibility for it's introduction.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
WAIT FOR THE OPENING.

We extend a cordial invitation to
our friends and the public generally to
visit us next Saturday on the open
ing day of our new clothing store at
1926 Lackawanna avenue. Everything
brand new and up-to- date in fall cloth
ing will be shown for men, young
men and boys, and our aim will be to
give good goods at lowest prices.
RICHARDS, WIRTH & LEWIS,
~ Clothiers, 1926 Lackawanna ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
Three Days in New York.

The Lehigh Valley railroad will make
special reduced rates from Scranton
to New York and return on September
18th, 18th and 18th. Return limit Sep
tember 10Th. Tickets good ON regular
trains except the Black Diamond ex-
press. An excellent opportunity for
shopping expedition or visit to any of
the innumerable nearby pleasure re-
sorts adjacent to New York. See Lee
high Valley ticket agent for particu-
lars. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-16
USED AXES AND GUNS.
Was a Miniature War over Ransom
Township Property.

Workmen employed by a Mr.. Green,
of this city, in removing timber from
a piece Of land in Ransom township
were driven away by Tobiah stein, who
claims ownership of the timber, and
his brother. 1t is alleged the Stems
were armed with axes and guns.
Tobiah Stein was arraigned before
Alderman Kasson yesterday and held
in $500 bail He said he was instructed
by his attorney, II. NJ. Hannah, to use
whatever force was necessary to drive
Green's men off the property.