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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

Major Genera, james II. Wilson, the
new military governor Of Matanzas,
is q sterling American of superior abil-
ity both as a soldier and as civilian.
He is the man who should be in COM
mand of the entire island of Cuba.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

Although the anti-Quayites are now
commanding their followers 10 stay
away from the caucus, they would sing
a different tune if by going in they
could control il,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

BY the Consolidation of the Post and
Standard. which went into effect yes
tcrday, the city of Syracuse, n. r.,
Is left with only one morning news
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

ton will turn over a new leaf in the
matter Of street cleaning and repairs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

The question of naming a successor
to the late Judge Reedcr might well be
deferred until after the dead jurist's
funeral.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Holiday
Goods .
That are good all the
year around.

G. w. Fritz has the best
and largest assortment i'm
his line. All suitable for
presents. Among them
will be found the follow
ing:
Harness. ..........$6 TO $3.50.
Fur Robes. S.......$3 to $50.
Plush Robes. .......$2 to sos.
Sleigh Bells ..... $50 to 81. 50.
Trunks. to $40.
Travelling Bags ...4oc to $50.
Shopping Bags Use to $I2.
Chatelaine Bags, 25c to SI3.
Dress Suit Cases. .$I.o5 to SIS.
Telescopes. .25c to $40.
Ladies' and Gents
Travelling Cases, Mani
cure Sets, Writing Cases,
Music Rolls, Cuff and Coll
lar Boxes, POcketbOOlls,
Card Cases, Purses and a
host of useful and Orna-
mental goods too numer-
GUS to mention.
4lO L2CkaWalna Avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

Even the weather turned over a new
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

o Of Ils s..l ll yInlgy sI 'sSs ssraeasSns is Sns
need not feel sighted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Assortment 4

A few choice things in Fancy
BrocadeS, etc, mostly in short
lengths OF from two to six yards
each; were 81 so to s.. so. Clos
ing at
$1.25
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
A PHILANTHROPIST.
He Was Going to Get Rich and Get
Up Something to Cool the
People Of.

eyes, sir" exclaimed the man with q
linen duster and a highcrowned straw hat,
I'm going to do it"
What are you going to do?" asked the
policeman to whom the stranger had ad.
dressed himself
you know" he went on, without heed
ing the question. that the summer months
are invariably marked by increased out
breaks of all kinds. Mems angry passions
seem to rise with the thermometer"
What were you threatening just now:"
asked the policeman, sternly.
Threatening
Eyes. You said you were going to do
something: What are. you going to do?'
I'm going to get rich. I'm going to get
some steady employment and save up my
money and invest it jadiciously and get
rich There's no end of good you can do
with riches. Rich men are doing great
deal of good now. They establish schools
ard colleges and libraries and let the people
get acquainted with the soothing thoughts
Of philosophy and the sublmities of science.
But in the months of July and August you,
as practical criminologist, have doubtless
observed philosophy and science don't work.
By the time | have got rich there will be
al the colleges and libraries that there will
be need of, and | will cap the summit of
our civilization with bequest for man.
moth marble refrigerator in each town, SO
that when anybody feels his Indignation
rising he can 60 there and wander up and
down the stately corridors and cool off. -
Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
If the Earth should stop.

The stopping of a projectile always
results in the generation of heat. The
velocity and weight of projectile be-
ing known, the amount of heat devel-
oped by its stoppage can be calculated.
In the case of large bodies moving rap
idly the result of the calculation is
something astounding. For example:
The earth weighs 5000 million-million-
million tons. 1t travels in its orbit at
the rate of over 10 miles second.
Should it strike a target strong enough
to stop its motion, the heat developed
by the shock would be sufficient not
merely to fuse the earth, but also to re-
duce large portion of it to vapor. It
has been calculated that the amount
of heat generated by collision SO CO.
lossal would equal that obtained from
the burning of IA globes of coal, each
equal to the earth in size. And should
the earth after this stoppage fall into
the sun, as it certainly would do, the
amount OF heat developed by its impact
on the sun would be equal to that gem
Grated by the combustion of 5000
earths of solid carboo.-N. Y. World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
He SOON GOT WELL.
Landing with the BOOtjack on the
Lenders Nose Had a Bene.
fetal Effect.

It was sad scene. The old man lay Oh
his bed, and by him sat the faithful wife,
holding his worn hand in hers and forcing
back the tears to greet his wandering look
with a smile. She spoke words of comfort
and of hope But he felt the cold hand
falling on him, and he turned his weary
eyes up to her pale, wan face.
Jennie, dear wife, am going"
"Oh, no, John-not yet-not yet"
Eyes, dear wife" and he closed his eyes;
the end is near. The world grows dark
about me. There is mist around me gath.
ering thicker and thicker, and there, as
through cloud, | hear the music of angels
sweet and sad"
No, no. John, dear; that isn't angels;
that's the brass band at the corner"
what" said the dying man. "Have
those scoundrels dared to come here when
they know I'm dying? Give me my boot.
jack. I'll let 'em see"
And in towering rage the old man
jumped from his bed, and before his wife
could think he had opened the window and
SHE'D the bootjack at the band.
I've hit that fat leader in the nose!"
And he went back to bed and got well.-Tit.
Bits
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
WORLDS BOOK PRODUCTION.
Interesting But Faulty Figures Secured
from q French Source.

Interesting But Faulty Figures Secured
from French Source.
A French authority gives some inter-
esting figures as to the annual produc
ton of books. In 1895, according ta
this statement, 6,516 new books and
new editions were issued in Great Brit
ain, 5,469 in the United States, 23,6O7 in
Germany, 12,495 in France and 9,437 in
Italy. These are remarkable figures
but before any deductions are made
from them it would be desirable to have
some further information as to the man.
ner in which the books have been COM
piled. Does anyone seriously suppose
that more books are printed and pub
lished i'll Italy than in the United
States? The fact is that the biblio-
graphical methods Of the countries
named are SO dissimilar that accurate
comparison is impossible. The lists of
publications given in the British trade
journals are VIGOROUSLY incomplete
Probably they include all that is in-
portant from the booksellers point of
view, but they take little or no account
Of the analogues of acadcmical disser-
tations, reprints of magazine articles
trifies printed per nozze, and variety
of other pamphlets and small books
that go to swell the figures OF the ''book
production" of continental countries.
Thus every person who takes degree
at one of the many universities in Ger,
many must print dissertation, and
this, if it be only compilation of =
few pages, counts as book" when the
figures come to be tabulated, and deep
ems the impression that every man in
the fatherland of Goethe is engaged
more Or less, in adding to the literature
of the world, The Author
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Great Famines In History.

The threatened famine in India re.
calls others that have occurred within
historic times. In Britain in 272 the
people were forced TO eat the bark Of
trees. Again, in $40, 10000 died
through starvation in the same coun.
try. In Italy in $50 parents ate their
children. In England in 1915 the PEG.
pie devoured the flesh of horses, dogs,
cats and vermin. At Cape Verd in ITS
10000 people starved to death. India
has had many great famines. In 1887
3s 100000 persisted; in 1901, many
thousands more; in Bengal and Orissa
in 1866 the deaths from starvation ag-
gregated 100000; in Rajpoatana, ETC.,
in 1869 the deaths were 1900, 900. and
in 1877 about 100000 persisted in Bonn
bay, Madras, Mysore, etc. In the same
year the famine in northern China was
SO great that 9,500,0OO are said to have
perished.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
TRANSPORTATION NOTES

In view of recent railway accidents
the French minister of public works
has decreed that all trains must carry
requisites for prompt surgical aid tc
the injured.
The railway system of the United
States reached Buffalo in 1852, Clev-e
land in 1858, Chicago in 1855, crossed
the Mississippiriver in 1856, and reached
Omaha in 1889. The Union Pacific rail-
way. extending from that point to Og-
den, and thence to San Francisco, was
opened May 10, 1869. It was the first
OF the transcontinental railways. The
second was opened March1s, 1881; the
third September s, 1888; the fourth No
vember Is. 1884, and the fifth November
2, 1855.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
TOO JEALOUS
WhippletOn Was Getting Too Atten-
tive to Business to Please
the Boss.

ri WISH" said the senior partner to the
manager of the executive department, "that
you would discharge Whippleton. that new
man we put on couple of months ago."
The manager was surprised. He showed
it in his countenance. He was about to say
something, when the head of the firm
went on:
Il have made it rule, as you have doubt
less noticed. never to permit any of the men
who work in this establishment to beat
me here in the morning. For 20 years l have
sat here at my desk, and watched the en-
p!oyes report for duty"
YES the manager said, at has become
a tradition around the place that you are
always the first one here in the morning
and the last one to leave at night
Exactly; That's why want you to dis
charge Whippleton."
The manager was about to carry out his
order, but turned after he had taken two
or three steps and asked:
Have you caught Whippleton Sinking
Does he get down to work late in the morn
ings?"
No. the old man responded, "he's max
ing me get up before daylight in order to
keep on beating him here. l won't have it ;"
chicago Times Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
HUMOROUS.

"A woman thinks that bed is moi
somplete nor pretty without lot OF
useless, fluffy things on the pillows
Washington Ua.) Democrat.
-Up-to-Da1e Burglar turning his u
ray lantern on his victim lin addition
to watch, you have in your pocket 213
marks in gold and silver. Out with it.
or I'll shoot. "-Fliegende Batter.
--lnquiring Spectator lat the ra.es)
(which horse was it that won?'
Speculative Spectator (gloomily)-"l
don't know the name of the horse that
won, but I know the names of most of
the horses that didn't win."-N. Y.
Weekly.
-'These berths are for the passen-
gers" said the Pullman porter to the
countrymen to whom he was exhibit
ing the new car. "And where are your
quarters?" asked the innocent visitor.
I'm good, safe bank" returned the
porter, with a grin.-Harlem Life.
Miss Cayenne complimented you
very highly after you told that story
at the dinner table," remarked one
young man. "She liked that story,
did she?" mo. But she thought it
illustrated a very admirable trait in
your character. It showed that you
never go back on an old friend" -Wash-
ington Star.
"A Serious Drawback.-Hungry Daw-
son-'By gee! sometimes think our
profession is jist about the meanest
bisness goin'." Hobo Hank-"Huh!
Wot's wrong wild it?" Hungry Daw-
son-"Well, wen other fellers is abused,
they kin strike; but, durn it all, the
only way we could strike would be by
goin' to work!"-Truth.
Aged Husband.-"Youa are going to
ruin me with your extravaganza. You
don't need that cape any more than
cat needs two tails. How often have
l told you never to buy anything be-
cause it is cheap" Young Wife
with the air of one who has got the
better of the argument)-"But it was
not cheap. 1t cost ten pounds. Lon
don Figaro.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
To Do Away with Ear Trumpet,.

A telephone has been invented for
deaf people which is intended to do
away with the necessity of carrying
large and clumsy ear trumpets which
are now in common use. The new de-
vice consists of small transmitter
which is fastened to the coat. while
the receiver can be carried in the pocket
except when wanted. 1t is then to be
placed to the ear exactly as is an or
binary telephone receiver. The whole
apparatus is worked by small electric
battery which also finds place in the
pocket. Not only is the new apparatus
more convenient than the old fashioned
ear trumpet. but it is claimed by the
inventor tina. it entirely does away
with the necessity of talking in a loud
tone of voice.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

A young Swede has invented torpedo
operated solely by invisible rays Of light,
which enables it to explode at will beneath
the enemy's fleet. In like subtle manner
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters attacks and con.
from constipation or dyspepsia or liver com.
plant takes the Bitters he is sure of one
thing, sooner or later, and that is cure. See
that private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Jaek-The ingenuity of woman is be.
yond the comprehension of man.
Tom-What's wrong now?
Young Blanks fiancee sent him an
elaborately constructed pen-wiper for
birthday present and he wore it to
church thinking it was new-fangle |
cravat. Chicago Evening News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
A Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to Mrs. Archambo.
LETTER TO MRS. PINkHAM NO. 42,,osl

tLETrER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 42,sesl
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-For two
years felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days 1 could hardly 60
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhea
and kidneys were affected.
"After birth of each child I grew
weaker, and hearing so much of the
good you had'done, wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day am feeling as we'll as ever did.
When get up in the morning feel as
fresh as did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. If
ever I feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. l know
yourmedicine cured me. "-MRs. SALIVA
ARcHAMBo, CHARIEMoNr, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
tor sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department. of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Rule That works Both wax..

vegetarian, that when a man lives on beef
he becomes something like an OK; if he eats
mutton he. looks sheepish, and if he eats
pork the chances are he will grow swinish y
Perhaps you are right" said the turtle
fed alderman. II have also observed that
when man lives on nothing but vegetables
he is apt to be pretty small potatoes. Chi
cago Evening News
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun
ions, Swollen, Smarting, Hot, Callous, Sore,
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
More Room.

Young Mrs. Fitts-The Trolleyby,
have such jewel of a hired girl. Their
floor is actually clean enough to eat
off.
Young Mr.. Fitts-By George, that
ought to be right handy when he has
to carve q duck-Indianapolis Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Do not allow dealers to sell yeu some
thing just as good as Putnam Fadeless
Dyes. There is no such thing on the
market. Insist on having Putnam Fadeless
Dyes
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

II tell you what you ought to d." man
said to Drake Watson to-day. That's moth
ing Mr.. Watson replied; II know so
things l ought to do.'-Atchison Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Her Suggestion.

A five-year-old girl lost her pet spaniel,
but regained it by means of an advertise.
ment. Her Sunday school lesson was about
the lost sheep, and she was very attentive
When her teacher finished speaking she
said:
"Miss May, why didn't the shepherd ad.
vertise in the paper for the sheep?"-Phil.
adelphia Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Laura-"The fortune teller said Miss Ell.
derby was to be married soon." Flora-''To
whom?" Laura don't know. The poor
girl was so happy she forgot to ask! "-Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

"Iknow gentleman whose body had been
covered with Eczema. Two boxes of letter
inc cured him. "-P. 0. Hanlon, Providence,
K. l. SOC. at druggists, or by IN all for cash
or stamps. J. 7. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Tn Technical Terms.

other day. He did not use supplementary
language" as some would have done, but bit
his lips, rubbed down the bruises, and, with
benevolent smile radiating his counte-
nance. remarked:
eve don't cherish any i'll will, but for en-
pertaining reading matter commend us to
the obituary notice of the man who ought to
sweep this pavement. Tit Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Tommy Tompkins--"T bet my pup kin
lick your kitten" Willie Wilkins-"Well,
I bet if he does he'll wish he hadn't when
my kitty grows up."-Ohio State Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

NO.. positively cawn't 60 wheeling any
more" said Cholly. Isn't it fashionable 2"
asked the vulgar person. NAV. Just pop
ular. "-Indianapolis Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

The Envied Rich Man.-Johnny-"Pa
what is plutocrat?" Papa-"A man who
has as much money as I'd like to have
Puck
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

When girl reads of heroine in a novel
she longs for some trouble to stir the monot-
ony of her life, so that she can show the
stuff she is made of-Atchison Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

We have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumption for 20 years.-Lizzie Ferrel,
Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, "a.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Cake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. Csc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Friendly Comment.-Mudge-'It is an
awful thing to realize you have made an
egregious ass of yourself, isn't it," Yabs-
ley-"Ain't you used to it yet?"-1ndianap-
oils Journal,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Handy Missiles.-An applicant for a
teachers certificate in Reynolds county de-
fined bric-a-brac as something to throw at
dog.-kansas City Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Though girl may weigh 200 pounds"
says the Manayunk philosopher, "she is prob
ably dear little fairy to some susceptible
fellow. PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.

EDO you dahnce on your toes, Miss Quick.
WITT" Never, Mr. Clumsey. Other people
do it for me. Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

l1eT"T know better than to propose to a
Yes; she might change her mind."-Town
Tonics
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Bacon-"When man is in love everything
about looks different to him." Egbert-
Yes; it's the same way when he knocks his
head against a gas bracket. "-Yonkers
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

1t is funny what small respect married
people sometimes have for each others judg-
ment when you remember that each is sup
posed to have picked out a perfect mate
Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

"A Gifted Girl.-"How is your new maid,
Mrs. Pique" Unusually clever; she can
tell book agent from an old friend of the
family every time. Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

When a man takes life easily it is hard to
decide whether he is philosopher or
loafer.-Town Topics.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

The Beat Prescription for ChIlls
and Fever is hottie of GROVES TAsTELEss
chill. ToNIc. It's simply iron and guininein
alste.ess ferHl No cure no pay Price, SOC
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-10-05

Burglars go on the principle of helping
themselves, and they don't go to Jail until
they can't help themselves Days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-03
WON MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS.
independents Claim Victory in Ma
riOn Club Election.

The official count on Wednesdays election
at the Marion Club was not finished until 6
o'clock yesterday morning. Robert II. Bry-
son. who headed both the regular and indie
pendent tickets, becomes president of the
club, having received i4 votes. John c..
Ruckelshaus was elected first vice president
on the regular ticket. receiving 279 votes.
He defeated Charles c. Perry, who received
10 votes. Charles E. Thornton received PSI
votes on the regular ticket. and was elected
second vice president. His opponent was
Joseph X. Morgan. Two hundred votes were
cast for the latter. Lew w. Cooper. the In
dependent candidate for third vice president,
was victorious. He received IA votes. as
against 21 for Bert Uhl. Will a. Bogardus.
of the regular ticket, was elected secretary,
having 2o3 votes, against 22 for William
Walker. Edward W. Smith, elected treas
urer, was on both tickets. He had 457 votes.
The following directors were elected: Ed
ward III. Schmidt, regular, sos; Hills F.
Hackerdorn, independent, POS; James b. Nell
pendent. 242; William II. Schrader, indie
pendent, 235. The defeated candidates for d.
rectors were: Frank Groninger. regular, POI
lar. 1885,; William Bosom, independent, 200:
Thomas E. Potter. sr.' independent SS' +
l.. Hadley. independent, was elected ser
geant-at-arms, receiving 22 votes. against
POS for Grant Brown. The independents look
upon the election as a victory for them. as
they will have a majority on the board of
directors