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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
why Dewey Discontinued the Battle.

why Dewey Discontinued the Battle.
do not exaggerate in the least
when / say that, as we hauled off into
the bay, the gloom on the bridge of the
Olympia was thicker than a London
fog in November. Neither Commo-
dore Dewey nor any of the staff be-
lieved that the Spanish ships had been
sufficiently injured by our fire to pre-
vent them from renewing the battle
quite as furiously as they had pre-
viously fought. Indeed, we had all
been distinctly disappointed in the re-
suits of our fire. Our projectiles
seemed to go too high or too low
just as had been the case with those
fired at us by the Spaniards. Several
times the commodore had expressed
dissatisfaction with the failure of our
gunners to hit the enemy. We had
begun the firing at too great a dis.
tance, but we had gradually worked in
further on each of the turns, until we
were within about $500 yards at the
close of the fifth ronnd. At that dis
tance, in smooth sea, we ought to
have made large percentage of hits
yet, so far as we could Judge, we had
not sensibly crippled the foe. Conse-
quently Commodore Dewey hauled
out into the open bay at the end of
the fifth round to take stock of am
munition and devise new plan of at
tack. Joseph L. Stickney, in Harper's
Magazine:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
REVIEW OF TRADE.
a Genera Increase Of Wages-output OF Iron
Not Up to the Production OF January.
Grain, Flour and Feed.

oencra. Increase of Wapes-ou,pu, of Iron
No. lin N the produe,io, n, January.
H. u. Dun & CO.'S weekly review or
trade reports as follows for last week
Rv fo, tho hest assuropca of pnod
,.a,. M ',e aui 20 an" " So ~
BUSINESS III 'he iu'ure % louhu III ''e
general rise or wages. The general
advance in earning of cotton mill
oneroti,es IN r,ost cases IN ner cent
20 t., .,', -, - ....i,,,,,, ,n
Vi "oH anu s'eei Worhers' sehei any ~
per cent. and tin plate and sheet work
ers from to 10 per cent, and of coal
miners in some large districts, about
as much, has set pace which most
establishments VIII follow which have
reduced wages in the past years OF de-
preston
Those who fail 70 comprehend what
such change may mean have only to
consider that a tenth Increase In the
wages or all labor would put into the
markets a new buying demand, In
amount about three-quarters or the
entire value of exports to all countries.
The volume or business shows no signs
OF decrease. and for the first full week
OF March has been about bl.7 per cent
greater than In the same week OF last
year and 6O.s per cent greater than In
iSyZ.
Most people would not expect the
production OF pig iron to be affected
by the weather. Yet In the Plttsburg
district alone, the furnaces running are
said to have produced $4,000 per week
less than their January output. so that
the decrease In weekly production OF
all furnaces, 22S, ,l9l tons March 1,
against 237,639 tons February !, does
not mean anything more than bad
weather,
The shrinkage of supplies of iron In
February, Just when increased sup
plies were expected and needed and
contributed much to the extraordinary
advance In prices, 81 75 in anthracite
No. February l, " 30 In bessemer pig
at Plttsburg and ~ 10 in gray forge.
The unsold stocks were also reduced in
February 46,431 tons, so that the ap-
parent consumption was 977979 tons In
the short month.
Nearly all the work done, of course.
Is at the comparatively low prices
made In the great contracts three to
four months ago, but the few works
which are still able to contract for
early delivery are charging about what
they please, and these quotations APP
pear In the published statements; In
many cases 81 to s5 per ton premium
is paid for delivery within 60 days
Plates are in especial demand and
higher. but in rails, bars and struct-
tural forms the demand and prices are
not yet much changed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

There are several species OF fish
reptiles and insects which never sleep
during their stay in this world.
Among flsh it is now positively known
that pike. salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all. Also that there are sew
eral others of the fish family that
never sleep more than a few minutes
during a month. There are dozens of
species OF flies which never indulge in
slumber. and from three to five spe-
cies Of serpents which the naturalists
have never yet been able to catch nap
ping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Leschetizky, the famous teacher of
the piano in Vienna. often brightens
his talk with reminiscence. 81 al
ways practiced a piece with six dried
peas" he said to one pupil. when
/ began would lay the six peas on
the piano rack side by side. Then
when i had played the piece through
perfectly, or part of it, would put
one of the peas in my pocket. And so
/ would go on until / had played il
through perfectly six times in sue
cession and all the peas were in nv
pockets. But IL made a single mis-
take. say in the third playing or the
fourth playing, would put the six
peas ON the rack and begin all over
again. Whoever practices with six
dried peas is sure to play as we'll as
he can."-Ladies' Home journal.
President Kruger's favorite reading
a A. -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
uenuty Is Mood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy. liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

The annual report of Superintendent
of Prisons Collins to the Legislature
at Albany shows satisfactory progress
in the development of new industries
in the prisons. Sixteen industries
have been established, giving employ
ment to l,546 men, an increase during
the year of 492. The value of goods
shipped from prisons for the use OF
the State and it's various political
divisions was Si9s, ,720 L.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

General Annenkow. the builder Of
the Trans-Caspian Railway. who diod
recently had been disgraced and de-
prived of all his offices four years ago
for peculations which were said TO
amount to 100000 roubles. In the
war against Turkey in 1873 he was in
charge of the transportation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

In case Canada becomes part of
the United States, II native Missourian
proposes the state motto for greater
America; United we stand, divided
by Niagara Falls"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No.To'
Bac, the wonder. worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 500 or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
Easily Gotten Over.

A cripple from sprain is one who neg
lects to use st. Jacobs Oil to cure it
Prompt use of 1t brings prompt cure, and
the trouble is gotten over easily.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
From Aucnd 10 Foot.

For all aches, from head to foot, st.
Jacobs Oil has curative qualities to
reach the pains and aches of the human
family, and to relieve and cure them
prOmptly
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Jerusalem is now nothing but n
shadow of the magnificent city of
ancient times. 1t is about three miles
in circumference, and is situated on II
rOCk mountain
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

The thin red line" was formed by
the Ninety-second Highlanders at In
herman: Kinglake's Invasion of tile
Crimea" describes it, kinglake was
the first TO use the EXPRESSION.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
To-To-Isac for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. Soc. N. AL druggista

J. Pierpont Morgan is said to be
greatly displeased that the fact has
been made public that he gave $a5,000
for the electric lighting of st. Paul's
Cathedral. London.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

The shortest way out OF an attack OF
neuralgia is to use st. Jacobs OIL, which
affords not only a sure relief, but prompt
cure. 1t soothes, subdues and ends the
suffering.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

In the last week of January BARGE
Iona had a strike of cabmen. They re-
fused to take anyone but priests on
their way to dying persons; these they
took free of charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
professor Ito hts Young wife as

Professor Ito hts young wife as they
come out of the church after the we'd
ding)-So, now we are each others
forever. Emma. Wife-Yes, Ferdi-
nand, but you had better make a note
of 1t or else you'll forget 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Birmingham turns out every week
300, 900 cut nails. 100000, 900 buttons.
1000 miles of wire OF different sizes,
five tons of hairpins, 500 tons of nuts
and 10000 pairs of spectacles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

After physicians had given me mp, was
saved by piso's Cure. e.-RALPn EniEu, VIII
Transport, Pa, Nov. ~, 1898.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

The public entrance doors of the
great building OF the Bank of England
are so finely balanced that clerk. by
pressing n knob under his desk, can
close them instantly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
Enclose Ton Cents

And get by mail trial bottles lioxsio's Crour
urc and HoNsie's Disks for Group, Coughs,
Colds, Broncht IA. p. HoxsiC, Buffalo, n. V
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, sottcns the gums, reduces iniiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. sc bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

There are 11s schools for music in
Berlin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Drseth Arnold's Cough Killer invaluable as
= Cough remedy. Effect magical. - LIZzIE
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic iOc OF CSC.
II Q. Q. Q. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

President Kruger's favorite reading
f. the work of Mark Twain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
To euro A Cold In Ono Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 30.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Candy Cathnrtic, cure constipation forever
ioc. e5c. IL c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
nERFECT womanhood depends perfect health.
Natures rarest gifts of physical beauty vanish before
- pain.
Sweet dispositions turn morbid and fretful

The possessions that win good hus-
bands and keep their love should be guard
eddy women every moment of their lives.
The greatest menace. to womans per-
manent happiness in life is the suffering
that comes from arrangement of the
feminine organs.
Many thousands of women have realized
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
Nod5 Saaaaba%
NazazslE zslEsl25,uU
Piano Practice and Pens.

Hood's Pills liver Ills the ponirrtating and
the oniy cathartic to take with Hond's sarsapara.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15

Am To-Day q well WO-
man. I would say to all
suffering women, take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
medicine and your suf-
erings will vanish"
MRS. MAGGIE PHIL
LIpPE, of Ladoga. Ind.
writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINK
HAM-For four years I
suffered from ulcera-
tion of the womb.
l became so weak I
could not walk acrosa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
Neighbor to q Chief Justice.

a family named Murray took up their
residence very near that OF Chief jus
tice Marshall, says the New York Sun,
Both Mr. and Mrs. Murray had laborcd
industriously but unsuCCcssfully to gain
an entrance to the inner circle of the
more exclusive set in society. They were
rather coarse in manner, fond of display
ing the evidences of a lavish wealth, were
aggressive and domnecrlng in their in
tcrcourse with menials and Crlnging and
obsequious toward persons of social or
professional distinction. one cold, winter
day Judge Marshall. in his shabby old
great-coat, and with his gray cloth cap
turned down over his ears, was standing
III the market house at a little distance
from poutercr's stand, gazing In an alb
stracted fashion at the display, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray were purchasing a
huge turkey. Murray observed the old
man nearby, beckoncd to him. handed
him a card, and said
Here. my man, take this turkey to
that address Here's a shilling for you.
Now, hurry along!"
The judge took the turkey and the
shilling and walked to the front door of
the house, where he said to the footman:
say TO Mr. Murray that Chief Justice
Marshall. as a neighborly act, brought
his turkey home for him, and that he de-
clincs to take any pay for it," and he
turned both turkey and shilling over TO
the astonshed servant
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray hastened TO call
for the purpose Of apologizing but failed
to secure an interview. and a long letter
of explanation received no atteni on
whatever from the Judge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
The Latest Posture of Colonel Bryan.

1t will do no harm to bc fair to COL
onel Bryan. and those journals which
are accusing him Of cowardice because
he has ceased to press the 16 to / is
sue and has begun to put increasing
emphasis upon anti-eXpansion are not
entirely fair. We have no doubt that
Mr. Bryan is still a free silverite. He
has said nothing to indicate modii-
cation of the beliefs expressed by him
on the coinage issue three years ago.
But as political leader whose first
need is votes he wisely adapts his is
sues TO fit what he considers to be the
prevailing temper of the time.
The Republican party has no need TO
fear Colonel Bryan as an antagonist,
whether the issue be one OF currency
Legislation or external policy. 1t is
desirable that the sense of the people
be asCertancd by ballot upon the ques-
tion Of expansion and if by taking the
negative side of that question Colonel
Bryan can bring about n direct issue
he result is greatly to be desired,
The country has observed that Colonel
Bryan has been in the past on the
wrong side of leading issues. He was
q free trader when the obvious best
interests of the country demanded Il
protective policy. Results have sig
nally demonstrated that if the people
of the United States had followed Bry-
ans leadership on this question they
would have regretted IT. He was on
the wrong side of the currency ques-
tion. as the extraordinary prosperity
which has followed the victory for
sound money makes plain to all. Rea-
soning by analogy it is plausible to
suppose that he is none the less un-
fortunate in his attitude on the ques-
tion Of expansion and If he wants to
press that issue to the front, by all
means let him.
In challenging the external policy
of the Mckinley administration at a
time when an alien foe is in arms
against American authority, Colonel
Bryan takes a political risk which
effecutually absolves him from the
charge of cOwardice. To be sure, it is
his only alternative if he would not
disappear from view; but none the less
is it a Caring, one might almost say
an audacious, feat. Let us not censure
the man too harshly. He is built for
leadership. Once having tasted the
sweets of political prominence he can
not yield them up. Anti-eXpansion is
the only issue which holds out to him
any conceivable hope and all that he
can win out of that he win be entitled
to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
A Most Important Issue.
philadelphia PressD


What the United States pays to for
cigners for doirs its ocean carrying
trade is to some extent a disputed
question. Captain John Goldman, the
Wcll-knCWn free trader and opponent
of protection to the American mer-
chant marine. in a letter to the New
Work Times, under date of August II,
puts the amount 50 paid at 5000, ,000,-
00G annually. An estimate made by the
Treasury department some years ago
from the best obtainable statistics also
trXed the amoun' at 5000 900, 600. The
present commissioner o. navigation is
understood after careful investigation
TO agree ON $l7j,0O0,OOO as a fair APP
prOXimatiOn. Several cOngre ssional
committees which have investigated
the question have varied in their es-
Inmates from 5000. .U0O.0OO TO $3.50 900, 900.
Iiut whatever the precise amount, it Is
an enormous sum To pay to foreigners
every year when by just legislation we
should keep at the very least onc-half
Of it at home.
Sir Robert Ciffen, the well known
british statistician. in recent ad-
dress, stated that the gross earnings
Of British steamships in the foreign
and colonial trade in 1898 We're about
$3.50 )o0, 900. The official tonnage Of
these vessels was 6,OCi, sos net tons. In
Guiding the coasling trade, with 200,
OOo net tons. and the registered colo
NAL steam vessels, 600, 900 tons, the ag-
Eregate Of steam merchant vessels un-
der the British flag last year was T.
36i SOC net tons. Excluding the colo
nial and the coastwise vessels, and the
remainder according to Sir Robert
Giffep. earned $3.50, ,0O0, ,OO0 which went
far to make up the adverse balance
uf trade against Great Britain, 10 say
nothing Of the earnings Of her billions
invested in foreign securities and in
foreign enterprises
Without going into the detailed
figures IT. may be stated that nearly
one-lifth of the carrying done in the
foreign and colonial trade last year
by British steamships was in the trade
of the United States, The amount
earned by British steamships in this
United states trade was 500 00O, 900. The
treasury statistics OF the United states
trade for 1895 practically agree with
the British statistics and show that
onc-third OF our ocean carrying trad
by steam Is carried on by British
steamships, As the British statistics
show that they earned $GO,OOO,OOO in
that trade last year, it is fair to as
sumo that the remaining two. thirds
OF the trade earned corresponding
sums. whlCn would make $3.50, ,OOO ,OO'
as the amount paid TO steamships in
our foreign trade.
The tonnage Of the sail vessels in
the foreign trade last year, including
repeated voyages and excluding the
vessels on the Great Lakes, was 7,4is,
SIS net tons, on about one-flfth Of the
steam total. IL these vessels earned
Ss much as the steam vessels It would
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
Paul Kruger out-quoted.

President Kruger, as is well known, is
fond of backing up his opinions by Scrip
tural references. But 1t is not matter
of common knowledge that His Honor $
quotations from the Bible are often in
accurate On this point a South Afti-
can correspondent of the London Daily
News says: 81 have often enough heard
him quote passages to prove his points,
but his quotations have been misquota- =
tons When Sir Bartle Frere came down
from Zuluand, at the time the Trans
vaal was British territory, and just be-
fore the breaking out of the rebellion, he
and Kruger had n conference. The men
who were there tell me that at the begin
ming Kruger started quoting Scripture.
But Sir Bartle had two texts ready for
every one of his, and, not content with
that, Sir Bartle carefully pointed out to
him how each one of his texts was mis-
quoted. and bore quite different mean
ing from that no put on It. Finally,
Kruger stopped altogether, and sat gaz-
ing In wonder at Sir Bartle's apparently
uncnding stock of verses from the Bible -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18

bring the total up TO s2lO.OOO 900. But
and mails and their freight rates are
less than those of steam vessels.
Hence an estimate of 500. .O0O, 600 for the
gross earnings of the sail vessels in
the foreign trade would probably be
fair That would make the total $780,
0O0,000 for the steam and $50, 900 Tor
sail vessels, or an aggregate of $780,
100000 paid for doing our foreign carry
ing trade ON the oceans. Deducting
the percentage earned by American
vessels and II leaves nearly SlS2,O00,-
600 as the sum paid to foreigners.
If by legislation, as proposed at the
last session ot congress. we could save
one-half that sum, S91 200. 900, annual
ly, IT can easily he seen what an enor-
nous gain that would be to our peo-
pie. At least 80 per cent. of that sum
would go TO labor in building, main
tanning and running the ships. That
would give employment at 81 n day to
130S30 men for every day in the year
excepting Sundays. That money would
Nv Ni't' ilJhNtu III dbDul NNNiS 'A"NS ~
the United States. That vast army
Of men would support families and the
additional consumption of farm pro-
ducts and manufactures OF every kind
would be enormous.
Shall the United States continue to
pay $lS2, 100000 annually to foreigners
for doing its ocean carrying trade, or
shall we as a nation do at least one
half of it ouselves and distribute the
money among our own people? The
Republican party is on record in favor
Of keeping this money at home. The
bill before congress at the last session
would in time have brought about that
beneficent result The highest amount
that could be paid in any one year
under that measure would be $4,000,
900. What protection has done for the
coastwse shipping and what it has
done in the iron and steel. tinplate and
the other industries is known to ALL
The question is, shall we apply the
same benefcent policy to our merchant
marine in the foreign trade, or shall
we continue to pay at least S1S2, ,000,0 900
year to foreigners to do that trade
for us?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
PERSONALITIES.

Samuel +. Langham has been coroner
of the city of London for fifty years.
DR.. Koch is said to have asked of the
| Cape Colony Government the modest
| sum of $250,000 for his work on the rim
derpest.
j. Pierpont Morgan who amuses him
| self by keeping up one of the finest ken
nels In this country, has added to these
a new breed of dog of his own growing.
oliver Iseln has designed for himself
a new yacht which will combine the COM
| fort of the owner with speed that will
make 1t prominent in the New York
! Yacht club.
Arthur j. Balfour is so often spoken
of as one of the younger English polit-
clans that it comes almost as d surprise
TO find that he is 81. lie was born on
July %, 1S4S.
The King of Greece delights in taking
recreation in the fields. He can plow,
cut and bind corn, milk cows and. in
short could, in a pinch, keep a farm
going single-handed
Henry James is probably the best
swimmer among London literary men,
with whom aquatic sports particularly
obtain. He recently made record time
| across the Thames
General Miles is an amateur photogra-
pher of considerable ability, and has been
engaged durirg the past week i'm devel-
oping plates sent him by a friend in the
army from Manila.
George Gould has completely recovered
from the fall he recently sustained while
pursuing his tavorite pastime Of fox
| hunting, No serious results followed
save sprain of the right wrist.
The Duke of Beaufort has definitely
decided TO have Chepstow Castle put up
to auction early In October, This was
one of the first five Norman castles
built in the reign of William the Con-
qusror.
Carolus Duran, the famous French
artist, has been engaged to paint fresCo
for the dining-rOom of w. X, Vanderbilt's
Newport house. which will include a pic
ture OF the present Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough' Mr.. Nanderbilts daughter.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who has been cut
off from much active life by his bad
health, finds amusement I'm the phono-
graph, which he has constantly at his
side. This conveys to him airs from
the latest operas, and into II he fire.
quenuy talks himself