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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach Of medicine, They often say.
"Oh, IL will wear away" but in most
cases IT wears them away. Could they be
induced to try the successful medicine
called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a
positive guarantee TO cure. they would i'm
mediately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price 25c. and soc.
Trial size free. At all druggists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
MINoOKA.

Miss Julia Conner, of Plains, who has
been visiting friends here the past
few days, returned home yesterday.
John j. Coyne left yesterday for a
trip to Philadelphia
The township school board will meet
this afternoon. Teachers will receive
THEN monthly stipend.
The Excelsior Athletic club is making
arrangements for an entertainment 20
be held i'm the Father Mathew hall on
Dec. 10
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
GATHERED In
SOUTH SCRANTON
STAMP AGENCIES AND MORE
CARRIERS WANTED.

Postmaster Ripple Will Be Appealed
to in the Matter-Case Against
John Stoeber, Who Is Charged
with Obtaining Sand Under False
Pretenses, Has Been Settled-Meet-
ing of the Century Hose Company
Tonight-Notes About Y. w. c. A.
Work-Personal Jottings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
ST. CECIIlAs SOCIAL, SESSION.

ST. CECII1A'S SOCIAL SESSION.
The ladies Of ST. Cecilia's Total ABB
stinence and Benevolent society en-
joyed a pleasant social affair at the
conclusion oc their regular business
meeting which was held last evening III
st. Leo's Battalion rooms. on North
Main avenue.
Miss Bina Baton presided. Vocal
selections were given by Miss Name
Sheern, NJ. McDonou-h and Thomas
Ford. w. Walsh played piano solo
and the recently organized Slcc club OF
St. Lco's Battalion sanE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
EVENTS OF DAY In
WEST SCRANTON
Ex-MAYoR FELLOWS AROUSED
COUNCILMAN OLIVER.

The Ex-Mayor Insinuated That
Councilmen Are Too Friendly to
the Scranton Traction Company.
Business Transacted by the Board
of TIade-Social Session of st.
Cecilia Society-Another Conven-
tion Secured for This Part of the
City-Social Events OF Last week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
From Now On

till Christmas eve, the great main
floors of the store are what may be
termed a peoples public promen-
ade. Everybody is welcome, buy or
no buy. May we expect to see you
there?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
But Do Not Delay

Holiday Goods are like no other
class of merchandise. once a line
is sold out, it is gone for good. and
as some of the new ideas are going
fast, they won't stand the strain of
quick buying much longer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
Brine Children

To see the endless assortment of
Dolls, Games, Toys, Books ana
pretty playthings of every descrip-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
We Can't Tell You

anything about the attractions that
are bought for your pleasure and
profit. Seeing is the only method
by which they can be fully under
stood and appreciated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14

No money in advance. Weak,
stunted. shrunken and feeble
portions OF the body quickly
enlarged and strengthened.
Medicines and instrument
sent on trial. Medical In
d dorsements, Particulars sent
in plain sealed letter. Cor
respondence confidential.
Al CO.. BUFFALO, ny.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14

In the vast collection of holiday
specialties now opened for your in
spection. The prattling babe, the
stolid well-to-do husband, the
giddy girl, or the staid matron, the
budding belle, or the dandy dude
all can be suited, because we had
all of them in mind when we
visited the market Ia make our Sc
lection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
Come Yourself

and enjoy a half hours stroll
through many departments that
are loaded with delightful thoughts
and fancies for the holiday season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
That's Why There's
A Holiday Carnival

in progress at the store every
day now, and why the happy
throngs III, i'm i'm continuous
stream and go away laden with
choice gifts for their friends. and
at smaller cost than they even
dreamed was possible.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
ONE WAS ENOUGH.
So the Husband Thought, But His
Wife Thought Different.

They were happy, for they had a lit
tie baby that was the only one on Capt.
tol Hill, so far as their evidence went
says the Denver Times" 1t was
cheerful most of the time, and dressed
as well as it could be considering the
diameter of it's fathers salary The
mother was always endeavoring tC
think of something it ought TO have
and occasionally these constant and
numerous demands had the effect OF
netting the head of the family, but he
always kept his temper well under con-
troll. Sometimes, however, 1t is possible
to carry things to far, as the story goes
Harold" she said to him one morn
ing, as he was preparing to go to the
office, II have been thinking that little
Margaret gets so lonesome here all
alone and it would be so nice if she
could have another little one to keep
her company, So"
oh, my dear! Why don't you hold
her up where's she can see her reflection
In the mirror, or something like that
The one is all can care for now, and IL
takes SO much of my salary to do that
cannot conceive how we could get
alcng with another one in the FAM
You miserable thing!" she ex-
claimed as she disappeared, Il meant
we ought to hire some little girl tc
come here and stay with her"
The record-union., 1898-11-28

tents, and the children come to watch
and ask for t'bakshish.'' The Arab
men wear scanlty long shirt of differ
ent colors, and the red fez called tar
boosh, or a turban. Usually they go
barefooted. Some of the women wear a
long robe, with glass or brass bangles
on their wrists and ankles; others a
sort of scarf turned over their heads,
and a veil covering their faces below
the eyes, which is tied behind their
ears.
They wear a plait of cotton mixed
with their hair, stain their nails red
and their lower eyelids black. The wo-
men Of the harens wear black silk
clothes with a white muslin yashmak.
They never go out except carefully
yelled. The carriages they go in have
the blinds drawn. On the railway there
are special compartments in which they
are locked in. At the theater they
have before their box a wooden lattice
work so that they cannot be seen. A
the weddings of the lower classes the
furniture is paraded round the town on
carts, and in the evening the bride is
brought home by torchlight, while lit
tie street Arabs dance about to the
sound of fearful band
Their funerals are very singular.
They used to throw the body over their
shoulders and take it to be buried Now
they are not allowed to do that They
put the body on a kind of stretcher and
cover it with piece of CLOTH AT the
head of the corpse they fix stick of
wood, on which is put the fez of the
deceased, if he is a man. Four Arabs
carry this. and on the way any passer-
by offers to help for they say that the
person that is dead prays for each one
that carries him. A crowd follows,
wailing, shouting and making a frantic
noise. The women wave their hand
kerchiefs, pull their hair and make a
funny sound with the tongue There
are special women paid to do this, and
often have seen them laughing at the
same time. The cemetery is not in
stone, with pole sticking up on one
side. Moslems shave all over their
heads, except one tuft, which they
leave for Mohammed to catch hold of
and drag them into heaven by. Their
Sabbath day is Friday They have two
Ramadans, or fasts, the great and the
little. A gun is fired at sunrise and
sunset; between these guns they may
not eat nor drink. They make up for
it by feasting and rioting in the open
air all night. The longest lasts about
thirty days, and it must be dreadful
in the hot weather when they cannot
drink drop of water all day long. The
great Ramadan is kept to commence
rate day when Mohammed lost his
camel He prayed all day long to find
1t, and at sunset he discovered that
he was sitting on it! They do not know
exactly which day of the month it was,
so they fast thirty to forty days so as
to hit the right one. The fast ends
when the moon Is seen reflected in a
certain we'll. The event is telegraphed
all over, guns are fired, and the great
Balram. or feast, sets in.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
A LITTLE GIRL I'm EGYPT.
Some Queer Things to Be Seen In
That Old Country.

A little girl writes an interesting
communication to the Letter Box in
the November '.St Nicholas" She
says: u5e
/ have livedsalI my. life in Egypt, ex-
cept the SUMMER @ffi6nths. We leave
for Europe in May or June, but already
then it is so hot that we do not know
what to do with ourselves. Last win
ter was exceptionally cold. We have
not had many khamsins yet. On bad
khamsin day everybody stays indoors
with shut windows, as it much hotter
out than in. 1t is a hot hot wind that
blows from the desert, whirling burn
ing sand along with it. In the even
ing swarms of little flies come in, at
tracted by the lights and die all over
your paper If you are writing letter.
The dampness is another very disagree
able thing in Alexandria, which is not
dry like Cairo. But the real plague OF
Egypt is the black beetle. 1t is a con-
tinual fight to. keep them from swarm
ing ali over the house, Some are enor-
nous and even have wings. We call
all the natives Arabs, though really
there are many tribes-for instance, the
Bedouins of the desert, who pitch their
dirty tents among the country houses
of the Europeans. Whole families live
in one tent Some gentlemen pay the
chief Bedouin of the family not to rob
them and to prevent others from doing
so. I was told once that they descend
from some Greeks of the time of Alex
ander the Great. They keep up family
feuds as the ancient Greeks did. They
have sheep, fowls, donkeys. camels and
buffalos (which they call giamoose). In
fact, they live the same kind of life as
the patriarchs in the Old Testament,
wandering about with their fiocks and
herds. The women wear black robes
and bright colored sashes; the men a
sort of burnoose folded gracefully about
them. We go sometimes to sketch their
The record-union., 1898-11-28
Ey1ovelty Suitings
lN at soc.

Only four choice coors in this lot a. inches
wide, in emerald and black, brown and black, navy
and black, and plain black. Entirely new effects
and exclusive styles Special at
The record-union., 1898-11-28
A Winning WAY.

Algy-Well, old boy, I've just touched
Reggy for another tenner.
Chappie-What. and got it? How on
earth did you do it?
Algy-Oh, it's very easy. I just cas-
ually mention his resemblance to the
Prince of Wales.-Tid-Bits.
The record-union., 1898-11-28

Catarrh in the head, with its ring
ing noises in the. ears, buzzing, snap
ping sounds. severe headaches and dis
agreeable discharges, is permanently
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla- Insist
upon Hoods.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
Sort Of q Dentist.

Tramp ter see, lady, if could
do sum work fer we.
Kind Lady-What can you do?
Tramp-I'm a sort of dentist, num-
/ want ter advertise, Sd Til put set
of teeth into good pie for nothing.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
5 Headache and Indigestion Cure

is the only remedy on the market that
will cure every form of Headache in to
10 minutes, correct Indigestion. stimu-
late the nerves and build up the system.
IT should be in every home and every
travellers gripsack. At all Druggists. Is
cures 25c
The record-union., 1898-11-28
That Bargain Sale"

Gee! but I'm tired" said the dry
goods clerk.
Had a busy day." asked the motor
man.
There hasn't been much trade, but
I have been hard at work all day cut
ting up remnants for our bargain sale
tomorrow. Indianapolis Journal.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
Notice to TaxpaVerS

THE TAXES ON ALL PERSONAL
property secured by real estate, and one
half Of the taxes on all real property will
be due on the SECOND. MONDAY IN
OCTOBER, 1898. and will be DELIN-
QUENT ON THE LAST MONDAY IN
NOVEMBER next thereafter, at o'clock
p. M. and unless paid prior thereto, 10
per cent will be added to the amount
thereof, and If said one-half be not paid
before the LAST MONDAY IN APRIL,
1899. at o'clock p. M, an additional 5
per cent will be added thereto. The re-
naming one-half of the taxes on real
property will be payable on and after the
FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1899,
and will be DELINQUENT ON THE
LAST MONDAY IN APRIL NEXT
THEREAFTER. at 6 O'Clock p m, and
unless paid prior thereto, per cent. will
be added to the amount thereof.
ALL TAXES MAY BE PAID AT THE
TIME THE FIRST INSTALLMENT IS
DUE IF SO DESIRED.
Taxes payable at the Courthouse.
Seventh and streets, Sacramento.
Sacramento, October 10, r. 1895 s@ rsor
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
The record-union., 1898-11-28
Down Comforters, $40.

Here we have down comforters with high grade
figured sateen centers, and bordered with plain col
ored satin to match. The effect in any bedroom is
exceptionally good Attractive coors. Price $40.
The record-union., 1898-11-28

Save money by buying. your tea and
coffee OF ]. McAforry. 531 NJ.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
sulphurous Journalism.

This unpleasant and hardly credible
story is from the b )stOn Herald When
the Maine was blown up, so the story
goes, the wife of Lieutenant Command
er Wainwright was at her home in
Washington. She had heard nothing
Of the news, when she was awakened
about 4 o'clock in the morning by a
violent knocking at the door Of her
house. Finally Mrs. Wainwright arose
and looked out Of the window, askin g
what was the matter. A voice ealled
out. "Are you the wife of Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright" ''Yes; what
do you want?i "The Maine has been
totally destroyed. We are reporters
and wish for some information about
Mr.. Wainwright" Oaly this and
nothing more. The shock caused the
poor lady to fall in dead faint, from
which she did not rally for several
hours, and fortunately for her, il was
then known that her husband was not
among the lost.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
An Elephants Teeth.

Whoever has looked inside an ele-
plants mouth has seen a strange sight.
Elephants have no front teeth, and
they never eat flesh, or any food that
requires tearing apart. Eight teeth
are all they have, two above and two
below on each side, huge yellow mo-
lars as wide rs mans hand, and about
two inches thick. Over these hay or
fodder is shifted by the queerest, ugliest
tongue in the whole animal kingdom,
a tongue that is literally hung at both
ends, having no power or movement
except in the middle, where it shifts
back and forth from side to side, arch
ing up against the roof of the big
mouth like an immense wrinkled pink
serpent.
There is nothing stranger than the
working of an elephants tongue, un-
less it be the working of his breathing
apparatus when he sleeps. Elephants,
like human beings, have two sets Of
teeth-the milk teeth, which are small
er than the permanent molars, fall out
when the animals are about II years
old. These baby teeth, which are,
nevertheless, enormous, are OccesiOna.-
ly picked up by circus men among the
fodder and preserved as curiosities.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
Beats the KlOndiks.

Mr.. A. c. Thomas, of Marysville,
Tex, has found a more valuable dis
covery than has yet been made in the
ROndike. For years he suffered un-
told agony from consumption accom-
panied by hemorrhages; and was absO-
lutely cured by DIR. Kings New DiscOv-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
He declares that gold is of little value
in comparison with this marvellous
cure; would have it. even If it cost a
hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung
affections are positively cured by DIR.
Kings New Discovery for C1nsump-
ton. Trial bottles free at ]. y. Sny-
der's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, and
G. w. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin,
Pa. Regular size so cts. SlOO. Guar
anteed to cure or price refunded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
The Pennsylvania Railroads New
Double-Traek Line to
Atlantic City.

With the new schedule Of early sum-
mer trains in effect May 2S;h, the West
Jersey and Seashore Rsilroad practi-
eaIly opens to travel its new double
track line from Camden and Broad
Street Station to Atlantic City.
During the Winter and Spring the
line from Camden to Atlantic City has
been actually rebuilt The old light
rails have been replaced by new steel
rails weighing one hundred pounds TO
the yard, and an entirely new road has
been constructed by the grading neees-
sary for the donble tracks.
The grade crossing over the tracks Of
the Jersey Southern Railway at Wins
low has been eliminated by the build
ing of an elevated roadway high above
the intersecting tracks, and thus ena-
bling the fastest trains to pass this
point without slackening speed. An
absolutely new rOadbed has been con-
structed across the meadows. Upon
the magnificent foundation of the old
Camden Il Atlantic rOadbed, which has
been building by the accumulated work
Of forty years, thousands of carloads Of
gravel and sand have been placed to
the depth of six feet from the surface
up, so that the tracks are elevated above
the height of the storm tides. In order
that the elevated tracks may the better
withstand the action of storm tides,
canals have been opened at intervals to
carry the accumulated water beneath
the roadway, and the exposed sides Of
the embankment have been thiekly
coated with the heavy and adhesive
soil dug from the meadows. The new
track Is as firm a. the old ever was, and
withe these projections and reinforce
ments it will stand firmly the brunt Of
any ordinary storm. The new road
way has been coated with an appliba-
ton Of oil so as 10 free il from the dust
naturally incident 20 the new grading.
Under these improved conditions the
West Jersey and Seashore's double
tracked lines to Atlantic City form the
finest and best line Of railroad to any
Summer resort in America. Thespeed
Of trains both from Broad Street Sta
ton and Camden will be materially ac-
CELEBRATED aud the time Of transit pro-
portionately reduced. The rolling stock
and equipment will be fully up to the
high standard maintained BY the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Summer traveller to Atlantic City
by this popular route will enjoy the
finest facilities offered by any railroad
in the world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
Free Pills.

Send your address to II. E. Bucklen
& Co, Chicago, and get a free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. \
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective ia the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleteriOus substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
the stomach and bowels greatly invig-
orate the system. Regular size pc.
per box. Sold at j. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa, and G.. w. Bral-
lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
How To Apply Fertilizers.

Should fertilizer be applied in the
hills or broadcast? Il may not be a
mistake to apply very little over each
hill as starter" but it is better to
broadcast. All fertilizer must be dis
solved before it can be utilized, and the
greater the surface over which it is
spread the more water it will receive.
Tne roots Of nearly all plants spread
and grow near the surface, and have as
great feeding capacity Off from the
plants as near them. To apply fertili-
ger In the hills is to concentrate it, and
much Of it will be unused or lost. The
best results are obtained when it is dis
tributed over the surface and narrowed
in to be carried down by the rains.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
Trees for Hoist Soils.

The common cottonwood is one OF the
least useful trees for waste planting on
the farm, because it succeeds well only
in fresh moist soils, says c. ~ KeRlr,
in Montana Fruit Grower. In the far
West it is a.useful tree for planting in
seepage spots, and ii can he we'll grown
in all moist Soils 1t is neither durable
nor strong, 50 that its principal value
is in its rapid growth, giving an early
supply Of fuel. OF the willows the
leading one is the common white will
low, which il especially useful as a
wind break, but the willow also likes a
moist soil, uniting it 'for most waste
planting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
THE TALK OF THE TOWN.


School books safely packed away
Nov for long vacation;
Noisy urchlns, freed from tasks,
Join in Iubilation,
No more fixing upr FOR school,
Mothers ia a fiurry;
No more lessons. hard 80 learn,
Little heads 10 worry.
Nanght 10 do but eat and play
While the daylight fingers;
Mischief ready 10 entap
All the idle fingers
Appetite gets healthy boom.
Hunger never ceases;
Running twenty times a day
Back 90 home for "pieces"
Weary teachers get rest,
After months OF trial;
That It's respite nobly earned
There'I be no denial
No more dread OF sitting air
That 80 OF environss
No more burns from hasiy use
Offhc curling irons.
Wicked iruant no more round
Every corners peeping,
Fearing tlial the special ''oop"
On his ira.l Is keeping.
Life Is now taEle routine
For this youth OF leisure;
Time hangs heavy on his hands
With no -hOokey" pleasure.
soon the days Of rest viii pass,
Then comes new citation;
Teachers glad 10 get TO work
after long vacation.
Noisy urchins eager, too,
Back 10 school viii hurry,
Making weary mothers glad
After weeks OF worry,
PirsbUrg Chr0nicle-Telcgapl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15
Do You Read

What people are saying about Hoods
Sarsaparilla? 1t is curing the worst
cases of scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism and all forms of blood disease,
eruptiOns, sores, bOils and pimples. 1t
is giving strength to weak and tired
women. Why should you hesitate to
take it when it is doing so much for
others?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15

The first and sixth days of January,
the 18th Of September and the 18th of
March, have been celebrated as Christ
mas day; and and it was not until the
middle of the fourth century that the
church council fixed the date as at
u.esent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation if everyone knew how
naturally and quickly Burdoek Blood
Bitters regulates the stomach and
bowels.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15

The surface Of the sea is estimated at
l50,000.OO square miles, taking the
whole surface Of the globe at is7, ,OO0. 900,
and its greatest depth supposedly equals
the height Of the highest mountain, or
four miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15

In this country Of divorces the ma
tional bird IS the eagle that chooses
its mate for life and never repents its
choice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-15

Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver tonic. Gentle, reiia-
Bile, sure.
The age-herald., 1898-02-21
NOT HIS NAME.

NOI f1IS NAmE. He-I am told that your admirers name is legion.
 She (blushingly)-Oh, no. His name is Williams.-Tit, Bits.
The age-herald., 1898-02-21
THE OBJECTION,

"Give me the man who sings at his work!" exclaimed the cheery cit- izen. "He is the person whose tenn perament has my sympathy and ap- proval every time.''
 "Yes," replied MT. Bitters. 1T don't object to the man who sings at his. work so long as he confines himself to that. What annoys me is to have him come in and insist on singing at my work. ."-Washington Star.