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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
pennsylvania RAILROAD

Schedule In Effect Nov. 2S, 1907.
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.
10. Is a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sum
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West.
3.i2 o. m daily, for Sunbury, Harris.
burg. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, and Pittsburg and
the West.
500 p. M. week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsville.
J. r. WOOD, GenI Pass Agent.
J. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

New York. Jan. 11.-Beeves-No trading.
Calves-Quiet and steady; veals, s5.a7.25;
grassers, S3a3.50. Sheep and Lambs
Slow and steady; sheep. s3.5Oa475; lambs,
$j.50a6. %. Hogs-Weak at $S.70a4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Harlow-"There's new family up the
street"
Mamma-"What's their name?"
Harlow-"Dunno, but I've licked their
boy already and sassed the servant girl"
Truth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
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 706
"a. m. and 2.25 p. m.
Arrive at Scranton from above points
at 1923 a. m, 3l5 and 9.3S p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Hoods Pills easy in eject. 70 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
We T0ke Inventory in JQluuTy

These are identical with goods
that have been represented and sold
as Administer Carpets in this city.
Within three months it will be i'm
possible to get yard Of these un-
der $I.25. These Clearance
Prices apply to the entire stock,
the reductions being on a par with
the Carpet figure just quoted.
HOLIDAY GOODS-The balance
at your price. Some choice things
still left.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

titled Grape Brandy This case OF goods Is
offered at about one-half its actual cost and
win take advantage .af this and help us iUtro-
duce our goodA-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
ICE CREAM CENTURIES AGO.
The Delicious summer Confectioa
First Manufactured In Italy
How It Originated.

Early June days generally see the Ice
cream and soda parlors doing a stead
ily increasing business. Ice cream is
4 much older sweetmcat than many
persons suppose. Ia the beginning of,
The seventeenth century goblets made
of ice and also iced fruit-that is, fruit
frozen over = were first brought to
table. The limonadiers, or lemonade
sellers, OF Paris, endeavored to increase
the popularity of their wares by icing
them, and one, more enterprising than
the rest, an Italian named Procope
Couteaux, in the year 1860, conceived
the idea of converting such beverages
entirely into ice, and about 20 years
later iced liquors-that is, liquors
changed into ice-were the principal
things sold by the limonadiers. BY the
end OF that century iced liquors were
quite common in Paris.
Ice cream, or iced butter" as il was
first called. from It's supposed resem-.
blance TO that substance, soon followed.
II was first known in Paris in 1I74.
Due de Chartres often went at that time
to the Paris coffee-houses to drink a.
glass of iced liquor, and the landlord
hd$ing one day presented him with his
'arms" formed In edible ice, this kind
OF sweetmeat became the fashion. Ger
man cooks at once took up the new art.
1t was notlong in reaching England, for
in 1776 a French cook resident In Lon
don. named Cler1nont, wrote The
Modern Cook" in which sweetices were
first described for the instruction of
English cooks. The ice cream Of
these days is an enormously elaborated
sweetmeat compared with that of the
olden time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
GETTING RID OF FLIES.
London Women Adopt an Oriental
Plan md Meet with
Success.

Most people who have travelled in the
far east have seen orientals burning
sandalwood in their houses for the pur-
pose of driving flies away. It is odd
that the plan Is not more generally
known In this country, where it meets
with success wherever the experiment
is tried. \ recent arrival from London
says that the women there have discoV-
cred this agreeable method OF ridding
their homes of the pest. In London it
is possible to get the wood prepared for
this purpose, but here IT. is not so easy,
as American women have not yet taken
to the practice. Now that the festive
fly and the merry mosquito are about
TO make their appearance, housewives
might do as we'll to give the sandalwood n
trial. Sandalwood can be bought at al
most any Turkish or japanese import
ing house. 1t is prepared for burning
by first being cut into small pieces half
an inch thick and three inches long.
Then il Is baked or dried out in a slow
oven for "a hours. \ piece OF the wood
is put into a metal urn, lighted and al
lowed 10 burn until well aflame, when
the fame Is eXtinguished and the red
hot ember left to smolder until the
wood is consumed and nothing IS left
but heap of fine gray ashes. During
the smoldering process the wood sends
out q sweet and aromatic smoke.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
MAKING MONEY.
Unusual Chances IN War Time, Bat
Plenty of Opportunities All
the Time.

In war time" said man of mature
years, "there are always unusual
chances that are taken advantage of by
men of foresight to make money. This
reminds me of what Josh Billings said,
that If our foresight was as good as our
hindsight we'd all be rich,' or words to
that effect
AT the outbreal, of the civil war in
this country there were long-headed
men who stored away manufactured
cotton goods, bleached and unbleached
cottons, sheetings, and so on. AS the
war went on, what with the curtailment
of production and the blockade of
southern ports, the price of cotton
SCARED skywaTd ana manufactured cot
ton goods increased in value CORE
spondIngly. Most men peddled out
their holdings as the price rose, but
some held on and got for their goods
six or eight times what they paid for
them.
There has been no such money as
that made in this war yet, and don't
suppose there's likely to be, butit would
be easy to pick out things that have
risen greatly in value and that man
might easily have made fortune on IL
he'd known what was going to happen.
Suppose he'd have brought all the bunt-
ing there was, for instance, or taken q
fail cut of sulphur, or put away few
hundred cases of Spanish olives. He'd
have found money IN ali these things
ana-in various othsss-But then q mau
can find money In time Of peace. too, 1t
he knows how TO look"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
The Throwing of Rice snd old shoes
Ia q Relic OF PriIai-
tive Times.

Until the middle of the sixteenth
century Christian marriage consisted
OF two distinct cercmonies-the be-
trothal or espousals, which were fol-
lowed at a considerable interval, some
times extending to two years, by the
beneGietion or complete marriage.
Many modern marriage customs are
relics of primitive times. For instance,
the throwing of old shoes after the
newly married pair is remnant of
marriage by capture, when the brides
relations threw stones and other mis-
siles after the bridegroom as he rode
off with his captured bride. The honey
moon is q relic of the enforced se&lusion
in which a captured bride and her cap
turer lived after the bridegroom had
secured his wife; and the traditional
hatred Of mothers-in-law is merely a
survival Of the old feud between the
bridegroom and the brides family
GrooEsmen are another remnant Of
marriage by capture. They were origi-
nally the brides bodyguard when
she was pursued by her bridegroom
and mis- friends. Then later they used
10 DC attached to the brides procession,
and had nothing to do with the bride
groom. Because their Office was re-
with lances, and carried lighted torches
for these captures were generally at
tempted at night.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
COmpLEXITY OF BATTLEsH1PS.
Almost Every Iove Made by the Mod
ern Sea Fighter Is Controlled
by Machinery.

In the Iowa Il may almost be said
that nothing.is done by hand except the
opening and closing of throttles and
pressing of electric buttons. Her guns
are loaded, trained and fired. her am
munition hoisted, her turrets turned
her orpedoes-Inechanis OF them
selves-are tuhed and elected, the ship
staered. her boats hoisted out and in
the interior lighted and ventilated, the
great searchlight operated apd even or
ders transmitted from bridge or con
ming tower to all parts hy mechanical
appliances Surely TO more striking
viewstha this of the development of
35 years could be afforded, saws Cas-
sier's Magazine
This growth of complexity and elab-
oration and this almost infinite multi
plication of parts and devices have en-
tailed upon the naval architect ard
constructor demands and difficulties
never dreamed OF in the earlier days
The staff required to design and con-
strucr an Iowa is multiplied in number
and the complexity Of its organization
Is augmented as compared with that re-
quired for the design aud construction
Of the New Ironsides almost indefinitely
Similar conditions apply to command
and arrangement. so that while the
building of modern battleship entails
enormous work and responsibility on
the ,22-,al nrch'tec.-e-s - --sss5Ss,sssssr-srd
STAFF, the effective use of her as tool
in the trade Of war presents an equal
variety and intrieacy Of problems to
students OF the art Of naval warfare.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
SHOOTING AT SEA.
II Il DfGicuIt Ia shoot Effectively
from n SAiu's DecL-lHIe Followed
bS American Nevy.

Necessarily the deck Of a vessel "a
, sea offers . mitch less satisfactory plat
.olm from which 10 shoot than the
solid foundation provided Ia land fort,
since even when the ocean IS calmest
the vessels must constantly roll from
side to side Theoretically the best
time to fire would be az the moment be
tween the rolls, when the deck Of the
ship Is perfectly level, and in o general
way il may be said that an attempt Is
made 20 do the shooting at that in
stant II is practically impossible
however, 70 fire invariably when the
decks are horizontal. No matter how
careful the gunner, the piece is almost
always exploded just before or just
after the proper instant, says the New
York Press.
: The American practice, both in the
army and nav,. has always been to
shoot low and always save ammunition
until 1t was possible 20 use il effective
IL. In the navy the tradition 10 shoot
low has crystalized intoc standing rule
unwritter, indeed, but none the less re-
ligiously observed, and its wisdom has
been proved on more than one occasion
Of great importance.
The precise form of this unwritten
naval rule is to ''wait for the downward
rcil." This Is the converse of the maxim
obtaining in the British navy that 1t is
best to take advantage 6f the upward
roll" which has been observed almost
from the beginning Of naval lighting by
the gunners on English ships.
This was rendered the more certain
from the fact that the spherical proiec-
tiles then in use would ricochet along
the surface of the waves If they struck
the water exactly as a stone win skip
along the top Of a pond when properly
thrown from the hand of small boy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
The Men Have Neitke er the Inclfneffon
Nor Opportunity fcr Long.
Visits. :,

4 recent article In LIE Figaro, OF Paris
is devoted to the American colony Id
that city. 1t says that the colony has
always played the important and bril-
liant role in society chiefly because
most of the Americans were "Amers-
Gaines" 1T is certain" continues Ie
Figaro, ''that out of ten 'Americaiuee
residing in Paris there - but ODE Amer
lean. Affairs-'business as they say,
over there-absorbs the sterner sex In
the United States. In that country the;
men have neither the inclination nor
the opportunity for much leisure, and
only pay us very short visits.
while their wives install themselves
here the good husband only makes fly,
ing visits, and is very seldom referred
to in the elegant salons of the wives.
The writer continues: Twas atan ofiir
cial ball not long ago, where one or
them was the hero of a curious shta-
toire. He wrote on the lapel of his coat
a brilliant star, which struck me as
original and somewhat curious in form.
Although very artistic, the order WAS
unknown to me. Some indiscreet per
son interrogated the Yankee as to what
order it was. The Yankee replied, IN 8
phlegmatic tone: 1t is my own compo-
sition'"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

y she'll thrown from 24-ton quick
krin9 gun rushes through the air at the
velocity of 1900 feet per second, strik-
ing its object with force equal to thhss
Of 1880 tons falling one foot. And
yet, comparatively speaking. they are
very harmless. Thus during the one
Gay bombaydment Of Alexandria by the
British fleet Of 12 ships, lasting from
a. n. to $50 p. m, no less than 3,1e5
shells were thrown into the town, yet
not more than 500 Egyptians were
hlled-that is, it took, roughly speak
ing, six shells 10 kill one man.
Again, during the Franco-German
war, the Germans threw 10000 shells
into Belfort, only killing co French
u.en. or 500 shells TO kill one French
man. At Strasburg, In the same war, IL
took Is shells to kill every man. And
at the siege of Paris 110,O0 shells only
killed lO7 and wounded 200.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
rroubler from a Lucky Grave 81


When the former mi 4 lister of law, Cho
Pyeng- six, was governor Of Chungchonf
province he was told by geomanceE
that the site of one o Hen-keunS house
was the lucIkiest spot for grave. Gov.
Cho asked Q TO give him that site, but
the latter refused. Then the governor
charged his tactics from diplomacy 30
force. BE issued proclamation cbarg-,
ing o with being the most uDdutiful son;
in the province. and his whole family
as immoral. The law requires the gov
ernor to exterminate such criminals
from the face Of the earth, and he (Choii
Pyeng-sik) dispatched a company OF
the governors bodyguard TO the town.
where the o family lived. destroying
every house in tho village, anil killing
eight p~--ons and injuring six. After
thus exterminating the O's the governor.
appropriated the site of their house and
bull. a vault on II for his future grave
The court has now restored the proper,
ty to the lawful heirs and made Mr..
Cho pay an indemnity Of $40, 900 for the
murder of the eight persons.-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

Weary Winiam-Come ter think OF It,
layin' down amt such easy work after
all
Leigh y. Wrest--I'd Ike ter know
why it amt?
Weary William-Why, n feller's got
ter keep changin' position every few
hours, or else he gets kinder stiff on
sore e-RrCnlf1yn life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Origin of Hurrah.

Mr.. W. ]. Spratley thinks there can
be no doubt that the Egyptian soldiers
in ancient times went into The battle to
the inspiring cheer of the "lioo Ia, Hoo
Ra Hoo RAJ" And if the average
questioning man asks why he replies
with this: because Hoo Ia Gu tho
tongue of the Thotmcs and the
Rameses) means the King! the King.
the King"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
nouod In Please Him.

Grandpa IS visiting them, and the gov
erness, while riding on the cross line the
other day, had this TO say to an old
school friend: He is worth nearly =
million and his word IS law without a
question. The other day be gathered
and then asked for map. There was
not one in the house and he Grumbled.
Before night seven delivery wagons
stopped at the house. All Of them
brought map and one brought big
atlas in addition. Father, mother and
the children had given an order 10
please grandpa"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
A TruthfuI Native.

"Why are you leaving here" asked
the prospective settler, IF the land is
so productive?"
I'm be homes with you, stranger;
I'm gittin' long In years an the plain
truth is that the crops here is SO dog
gone big that cant hanTe 'em any
more."-Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Thonsands are Trying 1t.

Thousands are Trying 1t.
In order to prove the great merit OF
Flv's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared q generous trinl size for 10 cents.
Get it OF your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St, \. Y. City.
I Isuffered from catarrh of the worst Kind
ever since a boy, and l never hoped for
cure. but EIy's Cream Balm seems to DO
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrrun,
40 Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cnra for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
90 cents At druggists or by mail.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
.ynnpnesa g-ourtesy.

japanese courtesy stands the latest
test. An American riding bicycle in
Toxic accidentally knocked down a
venerable man. The aged victim gath
cred himself together, deferentially APP
preached the rider. and humbly begged
pardon for being in his honorable
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
The Final Test.

A little Pennsylvania was sitting on
the floor playing with his blocks. Pres
>ntly he looked up at his mother and
asked: "Ma, can God see everythingP'
Everything, Harry" He turned to his
blocks again, but evidently did not drop
the subject from his thoughts, for he
soon asked: Can he see the back of
His own neck ?"-Current Literature.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
A Sch em~ Thut Failed.

Papa-I did the count an injustice.
thought he was a chuinp.
Mamma-And you have changed your
opinion?
Papa-Yes, indeed! You should have
seen him kick when tried to work off
some worthless railroad stocks as part
Of the marriage settlement.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Worth of Gold.

Papa" said Sammy Snaggs, who was
seeking for information, "how much Is
gold worth IN ounce?"
81 can't tell you what gold is worth
here, but in the Klondike understand
that gold is worth its weight in dough
nuts" - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
He Prolniscd.

"Ob, George" she cried, after he had
kissed her, you'll never tell anyone,
win you?"
Never have the 81 lightestfear on that
score" he replied, and it must have been
the way he said it that made her angry.
Chicago Daily News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
1tyinH Him Tn,

Mrs. Grim-People know you a great
deal better than you think they do.
Mr.. Grim-lI6w?
Mrs. Grim They are getting up some
tableaux, and they asked me TO take
the part of Patience on Monument"
Harlem Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Ont of nnnuer

"IIas he given up smoking since he
became eugaged?"
NO; but he has taken to carrying his
cigars in the side pocket of his coat In
stead Of the upper vest pocket next to
his heart"-Chicago Post
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
One AdNAntRne.

rs there any bicycling at Dawson
City?" asked Wheeler.
You bet" said the returned Klon-
diker, ''and 1t is the finest In the world.
The air freezes so it can't escape when
the tires are punctured." - Brooklyn
life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
OLD ncnnn,u sunn

4 am accounted quite high roller -
said the wave, boastfully.
That may be-" replied the beach,
but J notice you always have to fall
back on me when you 80 broke, just the
same."-N. y. World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
1t worked Both Ways.

She Does the fact that have money
make any difference to you, dearest?
ue-Of course it does, my own. 1t Is
such u comfort to know that II | should
die you would be provided for.
She-But suppose should die?
He-Then 1 would be provided for
" V Tr,rtb
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

Congressman-So you want TO serve
your country, do you?
Applicant-Well, ain't particular
whether I serve my country much or
not, but I should like to get an office
ct n good &lary-Somerville Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Where the Ftneare Coue. I'm

Pruyn-It man is hard up, he sim
ply must spend money, but he's got TO
use fnesse.
Bond-You bet he has. Picking out
the man whose money he's going TO
spend Is no FOOLS business. N. Y.
World
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
A Green Gem.

Mrs. McBride-My new cook is q
genuine jewel.
Mrs. Darley-I can guess the sort Of
jewel.
Mrs. McBride-Guess!
Mrs. Darley-An emerald. - Up-to-
Date.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
Contrary 90 preceaent.

Jones-Smith suffers greatly from In
digestion.
Bones-Ah! That young wife OF his
is to blame, suppose?
Jones-Yes. She cooks SO well that
he oyerfeeds himself at almost every
meal.-Up-to-Date.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
A DeAnition.

A pesslmist Is one who views
The world through glasses that are baue<
Who, II he finds dollar. stews
And kicks because It wasn't two.
Chicago Daily News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14
No Cripe

When you take Hoods Pills. The big, old-tash-
loned, sugar-coated pills, which tear you al to
nieccs- are not in II with Hoods Easy 10 take
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

hoods J
and easy to operate, is true
of Hoods Pills which are 81
up to date in every respect. EHAS
Safe, certain and sure. Al
druggists &c. c. ]. Hood {. Co.. Lowell, Mass
The onl5 Pills 10 take with Hoods S.rsaUarilis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
sANrA e EXCURSION RATRs.

Galveston and Return-Efective
June /; round trip rate from Ard
more to Galveston s17.65, good 80
days from date of sale. Rates in ef-
feet daily until September 80, 1898.
San Angelo and Return-Efective
June 1, rate OF one and one-third
fare for round trip to above point
will be made, good 80 days from date
of sale. Rates in effect daily until
September 30, 1898.
Lampasas, Tex, and Return-Ef-
fective June 1, rate of one and one
third fare for round trip to above
point will be made, good 80 days
from date of sale. Rates in effect
daily until September 80, 1898.
Commencement Exercises, Austin,
Tex.-For above occasion rate OF one
and one-third fare for round trip.
Selling dates June IL. II and 15; re-
turn limit June IS, 1898.
Emancipation Day Celebration
Excursion tickets to any point with
in 200 miles, rate of one and one
third fare for round trip, will be on
sale.
General Conference Christian
Church, Mckinney, Tex, June ? 20
For this excursion rate of one
fare to Dallas will be made, selling
June ] and 2, return limit June 10.
ROPING CONTEST.
Roping contest, Fort Worth, Texas
June IS and 10:
For the above occasion the Santa
Fe route will sell excursion tickets
to Fort Worth and return at a rate
of 81. 20 for round trip. Sell June IS
and 10. return Iuno On
Knights of Honor, Hot Springs, Ark,
June IA, 1898:
For the above occasion Santa Fe
route will sell tickets at rate of one
third fare on the certificate plan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

Is your child puny, peeked
and peevishf Does it fret and
cry without seeming causeg
Does it have convuIsionsi If so,
it has worms and Whites
Cream Vermifuge will safely
expel them and restore its
health. 25c.
Sold by It. N. Coleman.