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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
A Royal Sufferer.

A report from Paris states that the
Car of Russia is suffering from am
nesia and must undergo a trepanning
operation, the result of which is most
uncertain, notwithstanding the recent
advances in surgical science.
Amnesia is a common form of cepha
sia, which has been frequently heard of
recent illness. Divested of technical
terms it is an affection of the left
side of the brain, causing the patient
to lapse into a morbid condition in
which he is unable to recall a word
when it is wanted in conversation or
often to understand it when uttered
1t is in fact a loss of memory with
acute symptoms. While it Is inde-
pendent of impairment of the intellec-
tual processes. it seriously affects the
faculty of using and understanding
written and spoken language.
1t is now asserted in some quarters
that the Car has suffered from men
tai illusions ever since his accession to
the throne, and that the only hope of
continuing the dynasty of Nicholas I
lies in the delicate trepanning opera
tion which may be Immediately un-
dergone in Darmstadt. While this af-
hictiOn if it is truly reported will be
hailed with more or less joy by n
considerable proportion of the emper-
or's subjects the conservative thought
full people of civilization will learn
with regret that such a dire fate
threatens a man whose career thus far
promises exceptional advance for one
of his race and station.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
GOVERNOR STONE WILL COME.
Committee Urges Him to Accept
Scranton's Invitation.

Hon. John r. Farr. Hon. J. c.
Vaughan and Hon. John Scheuer, the
committee appointed to invite Cover
nor Stone to attend the Labor day
parade in connection with the letter
carriers convention, reported yester-
day that they had waited on the gov
ernor to urge him to accept and had
received from him the assurance that
he would make every effort to do so.
1t was feared that the Grand Army
encampment in Philadelphia might
hinder his acceptance and the COM
mittee deemed it prudent to confer with
him again. After a long talk, the COM
mittee succeeded in exacting from him
a promise to come to Scranton if it was
at all possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
Economy in the Affairs of State.

We favor the economical adminstra-
tiOn of state affairs and demand the
prompt settlement and collection Of all
claims and taxes due by individuals,
companies and corporations. We also
favor the prompt payment of school
warrants drawn upon the treasurer so
that each district shall be paid as soon
as the appropriation is needed and de.
mand made for the payment hereof.
We believe in reducing the expenses
of the judicial, executive and legiSla-
tive branches of the state government
to the minimum so that the public eX
penditures shall not exceed the annual
revenues. ... .....
1t is a source of qualification to re-
call that our state has never let a
dollar by reason of the negligence de-
fault or dishonesty of any of it's ac-
counting officers, and we especially
commend the business-like and ettic-
lent administration of the retiring state
treasurer, James 5. Beacon.
We welcome. thrice welcome within
the borders of our magnificent COM
monwealth and to our empire city, un-
equaled in hospitality the brave sol
diers, sailors and marines who fought
the long and terrible struggle for the
preservation of our Constitution the
supremacy of law and union of our
states, Their victories are historical
The contamination of their matchless
bravery and work is saved republic,
unriYalled in the governments Of the
world and a united people of 10000 900
happy, prosperous and contented.
Pennsylvania gave to the army of the
Union nearly 4000 900 soldiers. sailors
and marines. Those who remain will
join the vast body of our people, who
with hearts throbbing with love and
gratitude acclaim all honor to the sol
diers that found at Gettysburg the
high tide of rebellion and. driving from
our state the invading army, first
marked the receding tide of rebellion,
Commends the Export Exposition.
We commend the patriotic and prac-
tical work which Is being so success
fully performed by the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum in securing wider
foreign markets for the products of
American labor i'm this state and else
where, in securing for our manufac-
turers new and desirable foreign con-
nections and shielding them from busi-
ness losses abroad. This work, which
has grown In value, has reached high
point of usefulness in a National Ex-
port Exposition" an epitoms af Ams-'-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Colored Man Had a Varied Assert
ment of Goods.

A colored man giving his name as
Louis Reed and claiming to hail from
Paterson, n. j., was arrested on
Lackawanna avenue yesterday after
noon by Detective Silverberg. He was
approaching passersby and endeavor-
ing to sell pocket knives to them.
When searched at headquarters he
was found to have a dozen of the
knives, a number of cuff buttons and
a bundle of cigars upon him. There
could nothing be learned regarding
how he came into possession of them,
and Chief Robling was forced to be-
lieve his story that they had been CIV
en- to him and let him go.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

Timely suggestions upon street i'm
provement are made in letter from
Mr.. w. II. Richmond which appears
in another column of The Tribune to-
day. A viaduct from Mulberry street
to the Providence road which will af-
ford passage for teams as we'll as
street cars is something that is badly
needed in Scranton. In spite of all
improvements the Carbon street ap-
pToach to Providence road, which is
one of the main thoroughfares of the
city, will still be a disgrace under
present arrangements. There is no
way in which money may be expend-
ed in street improvement that Will be
more effective than in the proposed
scheme that will do away with the
grade crossings on the Delaware and
Hudson and Ontario and Western lines
which are a constant menace to those
who are obliged to travel by the
Providence road.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

Mayor Jones, Of Toledo, has an
nounced his platform as candidate for
governor of Ohio. The chief plank is
the abolition of all parties with direct
nomination by the people and direct
making Of laws by the people. In 9TH
er words the mayor would have uni
versal mix-up-such as Lackawanna
county has had a small but interesting
sample of under its own version of the
Crawford county system.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

can industry for foreign trade, TO be
held In the city of Philadelphia. The
United states government following
the generous action Of the state OF
Pennsylvania as we'll as the city OF
Philadelphia, has made large provis-
Ions for this patriotic undertaking. 1t
well merits the approval of all of our
nanpIa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
Stnte.

Justice Of the Supreme Court-J. HAY
BROWN, OF Lancaster
Judge of the Superior Court-JOSIAH X.
ADAMS, OF Philadplphia-
State surer-LIECTENANT COLI
ONEL JAMES +. BARNETT, of
Washington.
Election day, Nov. Z.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
SPEECH OF MIR. FLEITz.
A Glowing Tribute to LaeSawanna's
Eminent Jurist.

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention.
We are gathered here today as repre-
sentatives of the dominant party of the
great Republican Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania to formulate a platform
and TO nominate the candidates who shall
act as standnrd-behrers in the coming
campaign. This is what Is popularity
known as an "off year" in politics; but
when we take into consideration the fact
that one of the candidates this day
named Is to sit in the highest judicial
tribunal OF the stnte-the court of last
resort--to pass finally upon the questions
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

Hon. Tom Reed has thus far neglect
ed to formally accept the Democratic
invitation to run as a presidential cam
didate on an impromptu anti-imperial-
tat ticket
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this heading short letters of in
terest will be published when acCOmpa-
MED, for publication, by the writer's
name. The Tribune will not be held re-
sponsible for opinions here expressed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

The western meat packers will do
we'll not to attempt to squeeze the
consumer in too relentless a manner.
Some excellent beef has been raised
upon farms in the east
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

The recent defeat OF Jiminez' army
i'm Santo Domingo ought to convince
that ambitious individual that ones
time in the tropics may be more pro-
fitably employed in the cultivation Of
bananas that in the work of organiz-
ing revolutionary syndicates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

England is beginning to guess that
president Kruger means "ro,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25

The Baroness de Rothschild,it is said,
owns the finest collection of fans in
Europe. In this country they are gen.
orally found at the base ball parks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-25
favorable circumstances.
Commendation of Governor Stone.

We commend the wise business-like
and courageous administration of our
distinguished governor William A.
Stone. AS chief executive he has shown
disposition to serve the best inter-
ests of the whole people and to con-
duct his administration on lines of
common honesty and business-like sa-
gacity. Like an individual, a state
must live within it's income. An indi-
Vidual who pays out more money than
he receives becomes insolvent, and a
state that adopts the same policy must
sink in credit. We therefore uphold
the governor in his policy of reducing
the expenditures of the state so that
they shall not exceed our income. The
largest support should be given to our
charitable, eleemosynary, penal and
educational institutions, but apprOpri-
ationS should not be made even for
these worthy purposes beyond the an
nual revenues of the. state. If addi-
tional revenues are required we favor
taxation of Incorporated capital and
organized trusts so that the public bur
dens may be more fully and equally
distributed.
We commend the good judgment of
the Republicans of Pennsylvania in
their selection of representatives in
both branches of the national congress.
They fifty and properly represent the
great commercial, industrial and busi-
ness interests OF our commonwealth.
The Republican party owes a debt of
gratitude to its senior United States
senator. Matthew Stanley Quay, who
for more than a quarter of a century
has stood in the forefront of the battle
of Republican supremacy. Our state is
entitled to a full representation in the
United States senate, and we endorse
the action of the governor in making
| his appointment to fill a vacancy
caused by the failure of the last legis-
lature to elect.
We commend'the faithful attention
with which the public business entrust-
ed to our junior senator, Boise Pen
rose, has been transacted. AS a men,
Der of the committee on commerce he
has secured the appropriations of mill
ions of dollars for the improvement Of
slack-water navigation in Eastern
Pennsylvania and for a deep channel
| in the Delaware river. He has been
assiduous in the performance of the
many duties eXacted from him as a
representative of this great state and
| merits the appreciation Of his constit-
uents.
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REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
[Concluded from Page IL

honor has contained record of the
brave deeds of Pennsylvania soldiers,
and we extend to those now returning
front the Philippine islands a hearty
welcome, and express our admiration
for the courage and bravery with
which they upheld the flag of their
country and the honor of our state.
The Tenth Pennsylvania, under the
leadership of the courageous and
lamented Hawkins, occupied the hon
orable position of being the only regl-
ment east of the Mississippi river
chosen for campaign service In the dis
tant Philippines, and It is now a mat
ter of national history that they met
the highest expectations OF those who
selected them for this patriotic service.
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Scranton, Pa, Aug. %,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06
ORIGIN OF MOVABLE TYPE

The Honor Is Now Ascribed to the
Coreans, I'm the Fifteenth Century.
Even Corea can boast OF her share OF
the great inventions OF the world,
though, singularly enough, neither the
world at large nor she herself, except
in one case, has benefited permanently
by the inventions.
Corea was the first OF all peoples to
originate movable metal type. For
hundreds of years the country and the
King had been under the domination
Of the Buddhist priesthood, and the
and was suffering the extremes OF sa-
.redotalism. Every third son must by
Jaw become a monk--in other words,
an unproductiye member of society;
the killing Of COW was a greater crime
than the killing of q man. The peo-
pies houses were being seized for the
erection of worse than useless monas-
.eries.
AT last the General vi T'a-jo. whom a
1otard King had sent upon the insane
mission of invading China, turned TO
ais soldiers and said: shall we return
70 the capital and apply ourselves to
The cleansing of the unspeakable cor
ruption of our country" He was APP
plauded to the echo. and. like Julius
Caesar. but with better purpose, he re-
crossed the Yala, Coreas Rubicon,
marched back upon the capital. and
sealed the death war; ant of sacredotal-
sm.
No sooner had the new dynasty been
founded in 1892 than literature receiv-
I'd new impetus through the revival
Of Confucianism and the study of the
ancient classics. The monasteries.
which had become the repositories Of
the scholar ship of the land. were filled
with the unintelligible jargon of Budd-
hism, and literature was almost wholly
confined to its ritual. But now schools
were being established, books were be-
ing demanded, and students were call
ing impatiently for the time-honored
classics.
Thus it was that in the reign of King
Tajong a font of metal type was cast,
the first the world had ever seen. The
art of typography had existed fo- cen
turtles, and clay type had also been
used in Japan, but Corea was the first
to discern the need of the more per-
manent and durable form of metal
type; and so well did she carry out her
plan, that the type then cast has come
down to the present day practically un-
impaired.
Each type was built on the principle
Of the arch, being cylindrically concave
on the under side. The purpose of this
was to secure a frmer hold upon the
bed of beeswax which constituted the
FORM" technically so called. A shall
low tray was filled with wax, and the
type, after being firmly imbedded in it,
were "planed" in the ordinary manner.
The printer, sitting cross-legged be-
fore it. applied liquid ink by means of
soft brush, after which sheet of pa
per was lightly laid upon the form. A
piece of felt was brushed softly across
the porus paper with the right hand,
and the left removed the printed page.
In this way il was possible to strike off
some 10000 impressions in day
Harpers Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06
Saved From Bear by Soap Powder

Saved From Bear by Soap Powder.
Carl Livernole, German peddler,
had a lively encounter with a small
brown bear in the woods south OF
Brackney, Pa. few days ago, in
which. for the first time in history, a
mans life was saved by the use of soap
powder. Last winter bear tracks were
seen in the neighborhood, but hunters
failed to discover bruins whereabouts.
Livernole was going along the dug
road when there was a crashing in the
bushes beside the path, and a brown
bear plunged through the brush and
rearing on his hind legs stared at the
peddler.
Flight was his first thought, but his
legs are stiffened with rheumatism,
and he realized he would take second
money in race with bruin. The bear
blinked savagely and advanced slowly.
Quickly unstrapping his pack Liver
mole took out several packages of soap
powder. and opening them dashed the
contents into bruins face. For a mo-
ment the act surprised his bearship.
Then he let out howl of rage and be-
gan paving the air and trying TO rub
his eyes. Taking advantage of this
occupation Livernole left his pack and
plunged into the brush and escaped.
Later he obtained a wagon and drove
to the scene. recovering his goods He
could see where the animal had rolled
on the ground in agony. but did not at
tempt to track him to his den.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06

That members of parliament should
be allowed to wear their hats in the
house has often surprised foreign Wis
itors to the historic chamber.
1t is lucky for great many members
that the rules of debate, while demand
ing the wearing of hat. make no pro-
visions as to the character the headgear
shall take. The obvious result is that
the variety of parliamentary hats is
wonderful and vast.
But it is not so much the character
of parliamentary hats as the manner
terest. Some truly marvellous balanc-
ing feats are performed with hats dur
ing every session.
A. ]. Balfour and the Duke of Devon
shire can balance their hats in the
bridge of their noses as if they had
been weaned practicing the feat. The
Duke of Devonshire is especially clever
in this way, and it is very difficult to
say whether he is not doing peacefully
behind the ample brim tilted over his
nose
1t has been said that the leader of the
house OF commons deliberately sets a
trap for his adversaries by pretending
to sleep in the shadow of his hat brim,
so they may fall into error and he can
pounce upon them.
Another wonderful trick is that per-
formed by Tim Healy, who balances
the front brim of his hat upon the
bridge of his pincenez in a way few
men could accomplish the task. 1t is
one of the unmistakable signs that
trouble is brewing in the immediate
neighborhood of Mr.. Healy's seat. 1t
practically amounts to an ultimatum
to the government, one which the
party whips must not ignore.-London
Mail.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06
RICH WOODS PLENTIFUL
Mahogany as Common In the Philipa
pines as Ordinary Lumber Here.

Mahogany as Common In the Phillip
pines as Ordinary Lumber Here.
Cuba and the Philippines are des-
tined TO cut considerable figure in the
lumber trade as soon as American
methods Of push and enterprise are
adopted. Cuba possesses some of the
best mahogony and Spanish cedar in
the world, and the Philippine Islands
are covered with mahogany, ebony,
camphor wood and other valuable hard
wood forests. ]. c. Hinkle, a practi-
cal furniture maker. recently wrote TO
Charles X. Sigh, of Spokane, from
Manila, as follows:
There are half dozen hard woods
here that take high polish. They are
somewhat lighter than mahogany in
appearance. l know the name of only
one. camphor wood. / think the others
do not grow in other places. The ma.
tive names would not enlighteD you in
regard to them. Ebony is also abund
ant. IL Is of mahogany that l wish tC
speak. The meanest howell as well as
the plainest partition work is of ma
hogony. Notwithstanding its abund-
ance, lumber is high here. The na-
tives work almost for song. but when
IL comes To whipsawing 1000 feet of
boards. you can understand why maug
people cannot stand much of this song.
There Is one sawmill in the islands.
The logs are cut up in the mountains
and then hewed out square, then nosed
So that they will pillow through reeds.
grass, etc, down the Passig River.
There are many yards full of them,
and with American machinery and en-
terprise this industry could be made
of great profit. A word as To the quail
ity of lumber We are ut present
quartered ia an old place once the resi-
dence of the Archbishop of the church.
l have been told by some of the oldest
natives that 1t has been here fifty
eight years. In the main floor. up.
stairs all the boards are two feet wide
and over, none less. They are laid
with screws and have heads counter
sunk and covered. There is not sin.
gle reason check or knot in the floor
that l have found"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06
letter. Salt Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting incl
dent to these diseases is instantly allaYed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. ],
is equally efficient tor itching piles an
a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands. chilblains, frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06

Eestion and nutrition, as Dr. PIERCE IS Golden
Medical Discovery. Men and women af-
fiicted with shortness of breath, heart dis
ease, suffocation, dizziness, spots before the
eyes, liver palms." aud similar ailments
have been promptly aud perfectly cured by
the use of Golden Medical Discovery"
Thomas A. Swarts. of Sub-Station c. coiur-
bus, Ohio, Box Io5, writes: - was taken very
sick with severe headache, then cramps in the
stomach. and my food would not digest. then
kidney and liver trouble and my back got
weak could scarcely act around. AT last Il had
all these at once, and gave money TO the doc
tors whenever thought they would do me any
good but the more doctoTed the worse got.
until six years passed l had become so poorly
l could only walk In the house by the aid Of
chair, and got 50 thin had gIteH ~ 70 Gis,
thinking that could not be cured ThSu saw
of my neighbors who said. Take my adj
vice. and use DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and make q new man out of yourself
The irst bottle helped me and after l had taken
eight was weighed and found had gained -
pounds. . have done Eore hard work in the
past eleven months than did in two years he
fore. aud am healthy to-day and do not feel
anything like dying. cannot give DIR. Piercs's
Golden Medical Discovery too much praise"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06


IN the thesis of DIR.
eases which originals
be cured through the
In the thirty odd
experience as chief
consulting physician
TO the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical
Institute in Buffalo,
n. ", he has treated
more than b alf a
million people, with
a record of ninety
eight cures in every
hundred. The theory.
held by DIR. Pierce
that the stomach Is
tn c chief breeding
place of disease, is
abundautly borne
out by the success
of his treatment
which Is addressed
prim arily TO the
stomach and other
organs of digestion
and nutrition.
No other medicine
acts so powerfully
and as perfectly on
the sto m ach and
other organs of di-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-06

Dr. Cady's Gondifim R5sOde,y. are just
what horse needs when in bad condition
Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
They are not food but medicine ard the
best in use TO put horse in prime con-
dition. Price IS cts per package. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store