davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
NO RACE YESTERDAY.
For the Fifth Time, the Yachts win Try 1t
Again Today.

ZOE tuo EiIVu AINleS tUe AuCuth WIN lry ~
Again Today.
New York, OCT. l2.-The weather at
Z O'Clock gave promise Of another dis.
appointment for the yachting world.
A heavy fog enveloped the upper bay
and only the lightest Of westerly airs
was blowing. As the sun rose higher
with the help Of the breeze it succeeded
in clearing part Of the mist 80 that BY
8 O'Clock the yachts could be dimly
seen from the highlands. AT that time
both were prepared to start for the
lightship. The breeze held we'll from
the nor th h-northwest and while not
blowing more than three or four knots
an hour, showed signs Of increasing.
At 1906 the judges boat raised the
signal trace declared off, "and shortly
afterwards signalled that the next race
would be run tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
STOCK sHIrM ENrs.
sheep and Cattle Rapidly Going Forward
70 Market. A8

Rufus Thompson Of HiahAeld, who Ia
almost as big Il fiookmaster as he IL In
avoirdupois, shipped seven cars Of sheep
from Billings yesterday over tho Bur.
lington to Seward, Neb, where they
will be wintered OH Nebraska corn.
Oscnr Stephens Of Choteau county
shipped thirty.one cars OF cattle to the
South Omaha and Chicago markets
yesterday over the Burlington.
Miller u Catlin Of Illinois, who have
been here buying sheep, shipped twenty
cars to Chicago yesterday by way Of tho
Burlington.
David Flatt and J. II. Booze shipped
thirteen and four cars OF cattle, respeo.
lively, to Chicago and Lincoln yoater.
day via tho Burlington railroad.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28

this evening. A test will he made with
the Miller smoke protector to prove its
efficiency. All members are requested
to be present.
The Delaware and Hudson mine de-
partment have removed all the ma
chinery from Plane r. engine house.
There was twenty eight car loads Tho
cars were hauled M Plane ID AMI
switched to the light track, when they
were taken to Olyphant where the ma
Chinery will be unloaded and housed
subject to the order of the mine de-
partmcnt
y bonnet social will be- held by the
EpWOrth League on Tuesday evening,
March {. at The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 6. Bell of Main street
Mr.. John Robinson. aged 81 years. a
resident Of Grassy Island. died at his
home at thar place on Sunday after
noon, after al illness Of only four days
| duration. Deceased leaves u wife and
seven children. The services will be
held at 2.3o o'clock Wednesday, at the
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. s. G.
Simpkins officiating lie was a men,
Der of Warahpa tribe, Improved Order
/ of Red Men, No. 2ll, of this place,
whose members will attend the funeral
in "A body. lntermcnt will be made in
Prospect cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28

young people gathered at his home on
Thursday evening last. In a short time
after their arrival they were trans
formed into q weird group of phantons
and with Miss Bessie buckingham pre-
siding at the piano they began their
ghostly march through the spacious
parlors and called forth much merri-
ment. In q short time, however, masks
were thrown aside and in games and
music the hours passed quickly by. At
If o'clock elegant refreshments were
served by Mrs. Christy and the We
smA' hours arrived before the reluctant
farevclls were said and the young peo-
pie dispersed to their respective homes.
Those present were: Misses Carrie
Schiebel, Jennie Dunning, Name
Rhodes. Jessie Hardenburgh, Inez
Blessing, Bessie Buckingham, Lou
Dunning, Nellie Huber, Grace stanton,
Cora New and Mamie Dunning and
Messrs. George Schiebel, Walter Scott,
T.. b. Rogers, Mortimer Edwards, Ed
gar Machette, Harold Machette, Gar
field Edwards. Elmer Williams, Chas.
Davis. viii jenkins, Percy Rhodes,
Fred Davis, Dorrance Fuller, Harry
Christy, Charles New, Robert Christy,
Friend Rhodes and Walter Stanton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
SETTLEMENT IN THE OCEAN.
Forty Men Living on Christmas ISL
and, Which Was Said to Be Worth

Forty Men Living on Christmas ISL
and, Which Was Said to Be Worth
less.
From the sun.
There is no speck in the ocean big
enough to set foot on where men are
not settling down nowadays if they
think there is Il chance of making a
little money. This is how it happens
that about forty men are living to-
day on Christmas Island, one of the
lonely spots in the Indian Ocean, about
200 miles south of Java. The island
is shaped something like a dumb-bell.
is about ten miles long and in its
widest part has a width Of about five
miles.
In 1887 the British surveying vessel
Flying Fish was ordered to make an
examination of the island. 1t found
an anchorage place in one of the lit
tie bays and a number of men We're
landed. They reported that the island
was of little value and no serious at
tempt at exploration was made. a few
years later it was discovered that rich
beds of phosphate of lime are OF the
island, and i'm 1896 Mr.. Andrew Ross,
| brother of the man who owns the
CUcos Keeling Islands, made the jour
ncy TO Christmas Island and decided
| that money was to be made by set
tling there He went back for his fam
lily and u few men from Cocos and
then returned to the island Near the
| shores of Flying Fish cove number
| of substantial houses have been erect
| ed. Wells have been sunk and fruit
! trees and cOCOanut palms planted, and
| a small experimental plantation of cof-
| fee has also been made. The results
| thus far leave no doubt chat the ISL
! and Is well suited for coffee growing
! In May. last year. Mr. Ross had Just
| imported q number of coolies from
| Java to make the necessary prepara-
! tiOns for working the valuable deposits
| of phosphate Of lime. The population
| then numbered about forty.
! Most of the island is covered with
| forest. Its climate is delightful. and
during the greater part of the year re-
| sembles a hot summer tempered by sea
| breezes. In the rich phosphate soil
| the trees grow to great height. AMI
mai life is seldom abundant on aCeanio
islands. and Christmas Island is no
| exception. There are only five species
| of mammals. two kinds of rats, u
| shrcWmouse and two bats, The pres
ence of the rats and the mouse must
be accounted for by supposing that
they drifted to the island ON floating
wood, while the bats reached it by
flight owing to the abundance Of food
and the absence Of enemies, the rats
swarm everywhere. Birds of passage
appear in the rainy season, and in
clude many varieties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
NO SLEEP FOR THREE MONTHS
One Cause of sleeplessness That Can
be Overcome.

Mr.. VIM. HandsChu. of 46th street,
Cotton Alley, Pittsburg, Pa, expresses
himself as follows regarding the new
remedy for that common and obstinate
disease, piles: "I take pleasure in stat
ing that ] was so afflicted with piles
that for three months | got no regular
sleep; / became completely prostrated,
the doctors did me no good; my brother
told me of the new remedy for piles.
the Pyramid Pile Cure; / purchased of
my druggist three 80 cent boxes and
they completely cured me. ] am once
more at work and but for this eXcell-
ent remedy | would be on my back.
take great pleasure in writing this
letter because so many people are suf-
ferers from this trouble who like my
self did not know where to look for a
permanent safe, reliable cure.
Experience with the Pyramid Pile
Cure for the past three years has de-
monstrated to the medical profession as
well as to thousands of sufferers from
piles that it is the safest and most
effectual pile cure ever offered TO the
public. containing no opiates or pois-
ons of any kind, painless and conven-
lent to handle, and being sold by drug
gists at SOC and s1.OO per box is within
the reach of every sufferer.
Very often two or three boxes have
| made a complete cure of chronic cases
that had not yielded to other remedie:
for years.
There is scarcely a disease more ag
| graYating and obstinate to cure thar
| the various forms of piles, and it is {
| common practice to use ointments
| salves and similar preparations con
| tanning dangerous poisons to remov,
| the trouble. The Pyramid has super
! seeded all of these Intellectual remedies
| and no one suffering with any recta
! trouble will make any mistake in givinl
the Pyramid q trial,
If i'm doubt as to the nature of you
trouble send to The Pyramid Drug Co,
| Marshall, Mich, for valuable book OF
| piles, describing all forms Of the dis
case and describing the method of cure
Any druggist can furnish the Pyrami
| Pile Cure as II is the best known an,
most popular remedy for piles and
you ask him he can doubtless refer yo
to many people in your own vicinit
who have been cured completely by II
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
ROMANCE STILL LIVES.
In Spite of the Opposition of Certain
Literary Critics.

From the New York sun.
While Professor Brander Matthews
has been standing guard over the
English language, his older enemy,
Romantic Fiction, has broken out Of
the donjOn keep, leaped over the moat
and is again in what Professor Mat
thews would call our midst" Two
versions of the elder Dumas's Les
Trois MousquetaireS' are to be pro-
duced on the New York stage next
spring. We tremble to think of the
thousands of persons who will be led
by this means to make the aCquaint-
ance of our old friends, D'Artagnan,
Athos, Porthos and Aramis. We trem-
BILE to think of the old fogies who
ought to be improving their minds with
the immortal works of Professor Mat
thews and Mr.. Hamlin Garland, but
who will take down their dog cared
copy of the Three Guardsmen' and
waste the precious hours even as Mr.
Thackeray used to do. They may not
be able to go to the theatre, those old
reprobates, but they can still read Of
Athos, PorthOs, Aramis and DArtag-
ma,
For the instruction of the young and
the confusion of the old, Professor
Matthews should show once more the
essential fustain and futility of this
absurd story. He should not neglect
to remark that nobody could really
drink so much Spanish wine as is said
to have run down the distinguished
gullet of AthOs; that Porthos was a
! person of shocking taste; that Aramls
! dissembled too much and that Dart
! agnan could never have been elected
a member of the American Peace so
| ciety. Then the internal improbabllltY
/ of the fellows! The Hon. Aladdin At
! kinson or some other Boston statisu-
! clan has computed that there is enough
/ CLINT of steel in the Three Musket-
/ GERS" to read a whole volume or the
United States Census by How much
more profitable it is to read the Census
than to read Dumas is evident to all
/ good men.
As TO the amount of fighting in this
regrettable book, il is incredible ana
disgusting. Dumas should nave maze
his swashbuCklers resort 10 arpltra-
tion. Then as Professor Matthews VIII
not fail to demonstrate, there Is 50
much motion in the book that seVeral
gentlemen who ride the wooden morse
for their lVeI's sake, scout the story
as a hash Of improbabilities. Finally
the wretched composition is interest
ing. and consequently immoral and IN
| tolerahle,
Professor Matthews should be surt
TO rate Sir Walter soundly, too. 1t Is
notorious that Quentin Durward
started Dumas on his career OF crime
AS for those absurd watchwords, zone
for all" and "All for one" how mucl
better il would have been If Dumas
had given his years TO serious study
and anticipated the great modern abra
cadabra Of Sixteen to One.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
FACToRYVILLE.

Mrs. Sarah Simrell. who has been
nursing her daughter Carrie, OF Bing-
hamton, through a long illness Of ty-
phoid fever, returned home last FRI
day, and reports that Mrs. Beardsley
has fully recovered.
Mr.. James Boyle, of Scranton, spent
Sunday here with his mother. James is
now connected with the Agents Sup
ply company, of Scranton.
Messrs. Ira Gardner and s. n. Sim
rell spent Sunday with relatives in
town.
Red Jacket lodge. No 524, !. O. o.
f., conferred the third degree on three
candidates last Saturday night.
The aCetyline gas plant recently
placed in the Odd Fellows hall is to be
removed, as it is inadequate to supply
the necessary light 1t will be re-
placed with a larger one with double
the capacity.
There will be special meeting to-
night Tuesday of the members of
Factoryvlle encampment, I. o. o. F.,
for the purpose of practicing the de-
gree work. All members are requested
to be present.
The ladies of the Methodist EpisCo-
pal church realized about twenty-five
dollars from the ten cent supper
served at the roll call last Friday even
ing.
New maple syrup will soon make its
annual debut on buckwheat cakes.
Warm sugar parties will also soon be
i'm order.
John Johnson, a resident of the town
, ship, died last Thursday mornlng from
Bright's disease. lnterment was made
Saturday in the old Depot cemetery.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance union will bear in mind that
, their regular meetings are held the FIRST
and third Mondays of each mOhth
Next Monday afternoon will be th>
first regular meeting for March.
I The evening services OF the annua
roll call of the Methodist Eplscopa
/ church last Friday was composed 2I
! the following programme: The speak
/ crS were Rev. James, of EatOnviue
: Rev. Or. BTundaGe, Of Hartford: Eoy
/ ". H. Wilbur of Tunkhannock, anC
/ Rev. J. S. Lewis. The vocal mGsic wa
! furnished by the church male quar-
/ tctte, and Mrs. r. T. Jayne. Miss
/ Spencer captivated the audience witt
Il recitation.
Next Friday evening, March 3, at tn
Methodist church. there will be an EN-
tertainment under the auspices oG IL,
Women's Christian Temperance union
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

j. j. Walsh, of Maylied, who fOr u
number of years has been employed by
Simpson & Watkins at their Duryea
coliery. has heen promoted to assist
ant CHIEF engineer, and is at present
making a general survey of all the
Company's property. He is this week
engaged in surveying the property at
the Northwest colliery. His many
friends viii be pleased to hear of his
promotion.
Rcv. Father Malone, of Susquehanna,
will preach in Sacred Heart church on
Wednesday evening. Father Malone is
well known in this vicinity and some
years ago. before entering the min
istrY, was weighmaster at the Key
stone colliery at Mayfield.
j. G. Turner, "A former Well-known
Mayheld resident, now of LuZerna
borough, was a visitor here ON Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Yost, of Scran-
ton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
c. L. Helmes, of Rushbrook street.
Miss Mary Burns. of Avoca, spent
Sunday at the home of her mother in
Mayfield.
Mr.. w. d. Hill, the well-known in
home for several days with an attack
of grip.
Mrs. Y. w. Williams. of Greenfield,
spent Saturday here with her sister,
Mrs. W. j. Cramer of Bacon street.
Mrs. Burns, of Mayfield yesterday
removed her household goods to Avoca,
where she will in future reside
Mrs. White and son Harry, Of Oily
phant, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas P. Williams, of Rush
brook street.
Frank Jones, Thomas Jones. Charles
| White and John Grfiths, of Olyphant
! visited friends i'm this borough on Sat
urday
Mr.. Richard Latcham. Of Scranton,
! is visiting Mayfield friends
Noah Pugh, Of Poplar street, May
| field, is quite i'll.
Miss Lottie Reynolds, of Forest city,
| visited friends in Jermyn yesterday.
Pay your taxes today and save the
| five per cent. penalty.
Eugene Hutchings, Willie Stevens and
! Willie Parry, of Mayfield, attended a
surprise party in Olyphant on Satur-
day night
Mrs. owen owens, of Mayfeld, is re-
covering from her long and severe i'll
| ness,
Miss Lizzie Jones, of North Main
street, is wishing Dunmore friends
Paul Cure. Of Scott; Thomas LOugh-
ney, Fred. Richtmeycr and Tom Jones
were Archibald visitors Sunday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
ELMHURST.

Prof, Rogers, of Jermyn, visited his
brother here on Washington's birth
day
Mr., and Mrs. Byron buckingham at
tended a meeting of the order of East
ern Star, at Scranton, last evening.
Mrs. T.. j. Amsden, Of Scranton, was
the guest of Mrs. Schoonmaker at oak
Terrace" on Friday last.
Prof. f. B. Rogers spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends at Strouds-
burg.
Mr.. ]. II. Snyder and daughter, Mrs.
A. f.. Cobb, have returned from a trip
to New York where they attended the
funeral of Mr.. Snyder's brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walters, Of Madl-
sonville, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. d. DIETRICH.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
tist church, will hold a dime social on
Friday evening next at the home Of
Mr.. Byron buckingham. Proceeds to
apply on the pastors salary. All are
cordially invited.
In response to invitations sent out by
Mr.. Robert Christy a merry party OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
AVOCA.

The standard Democratic club will
meet this evening. All members are
requested to be present.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will hold
business meeting in the class rooms
this afternoon.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Langcliffe church will meet at the
home Of Mrs. w. f. Pier on Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. A. OMalley is spending a few
days with friends in Kingston.
The contest for a horse between
Postmaster Dieble, Of this town, and
Thomas Mclaughlin, Of Green Ridge
was decided on Saturday evening. Mr..
Deeble turned over to the Sarslield
society $735,65; Mr.. McLaughlin, $42j.25.
After financial affairs We're settled the
members of the society held a smoker
and spent a few sociabe hours in
honor of the event.
Joseph McDermott, of Grove street,
is suffering from severe attack Of
rheumatism.
Miss Name O'Malley is visiting
friends in Scranton.
The marriage of Miss Ella Early to
James Ginty, both residents of this
town, was solemnized in st. Mary's
church on Saturday evening. Rev. NJ.
f. Crane performed the ceremony.
Rev. DR.. Mills. pastor of the Memoir
ial church at Wilkes-Barre, will preach
in the Langcliffe Presbyterian church
this evening.
Yesterday afternoon the remains Of
Mrs. j. II. Christian were laid to rest
in Marcy cemetery, and a large num-
Der of sorrowing friends from this and
surrounding towns attended. Rev. ]. II.
! Wagner, of LuZerne, preached an i'm
preSsive sermon and voiced a deserving
| tribute to the memory of the deceased.
| The pall-bearers were G. II. Druffner,
! William Laird, f. G. Kellum. T.. +.
| Snyder, +. f. Dommernuth, William
| Brown Many floral tributes were
| placed on the coffin by loving friends.
! Among them were bouquets from Mr..
! and Mrs. William Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
! c. Druffner, Misses Graham William
and Edward Laird, Miss Name Hines,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Brown and Mrs.
Reid and sister, of Peckville; Mrs. Me-
/ Cullough, of Wilkes Barre, and a hand
some pillow inscribed Mother" In
terment was made in Marcy cemetery.
Rev. l.. Il. Van Hoesen attended an
| Epworth league convention at Salem
yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28
PITTSTON NEWS
Success of the Pittman Company.
Bottlers on the Anxious Seat-Per-
sonal Notes.

The Sam Pittman Comedy company
made a very favorable impression last
evening at Music hall before an audi
ence that occupied every seat in the
auditorium The play presented was
one of their standard creations. This
company is entitled to the patronage
of our old time theater people.
The only excitement on Main street
Yesterday afternoon was genuine dog
fight. The contest was between
Thomas and Butler street,
The brewers of this vicinity are plac
ing some of the bottlers on the anxious
seat because the latter have been using
the kegs of the former for the manu-
facture of what is known as corn beer.
A United States officer was in the city
Yesterday, sent direct from Washing
ton, to investigate this matter In the
interest of the Internal revenue. The
brewers think that they are responsible
to the government from the fact that
the package with their name contains
goods that require the usual stamp.
The brewers are getting tired of this
kind of generosity and yesterday no.
tilted those who have been engaged in
this kind of business to desist. But
| the government officer will do the rest
The funeral of the late Mrs. John c.
Williams took place at Wilkes Barre
yesterday afternoon. Her husband.
who for many years has been one of
the mine superintcndents of the Della
/ ware and Hudson company, and her
/ self. were residents of this city for
many wears. Venus lodge, No. 1914, of
/ which she was a member, attended in
| q body This lodge pays $1,000 on the
death of a member. Mrs. Williams was
| q daughter of the late Gilbert Jones,
and was known here for her good
Christian traits of character. HeI
many gifts of charity will never be
| known.
Mrs. Charles Arvidson, who has been
seriously i'll for the past week, is on
the mending list
Phil. Harris and William Spear, OF
| New York, were registered at the SIN
clair house yesterday.
James Tigue, a familiar figure on ouT
streets and the health officer of this
city, died suddenly Yesterday morning
at 2 O'Clock. A week ago he was en-
gagged in the active pursuit Of his du'
ties, and on Saturday succumbed tC
the inevitable. The deceased was
known as an honest and upright man
and while ne was often handicapped
in the pursuit of his duties, he had Z
certain ambition about him that made
an impression.
The Henry Grattan society OF thu
city, one of our most progressive Irisl
organizations, viii make a proper OBJ
servance of Robert Emmet's birthday
: on March 4, at the Keystone hall Al
excellent programme has been pre-
pared.
There viii be no parade on st. Pat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28

"Tired and broken down women,
whose lives are made miserable
through the blighting influences of fe-
male complaints, why do you suffer?"
"Why will you allow yourself to be-
come blue discouraged and despon-
dent?"
why will you endure the torture Of
backache, headache, bearing down
pains, nervousness and other weak
nesses caused by rheumatism or head
troubles"
"If you suffer thus, it is wholly need
less and entirely your own fault"
There is help for you and for all
other women who suffer this way"
Let me read you these words,
which were recently penned by wom-
an who suffered, who endured, who
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28

to heart failure. He is survived by n
wife and two daughters, Mary, of this
place, and Mrs. John Ragen, of Provi-
dence. Funeral will take place Tues
day at 10 o'clock. Interment will be
made in the Archibald Catholic ceme-
terry.
Miss Maggie Kane of Laurel street,
Is able to be out again after IN ILL
ness of three weeks.
Rev. A. Broderck, Of Susuuehanno
is visiting friends I'm town.
Mrs. Charles Dougher sustained q
fracture of the arm by falling while
coming from church,
The friends of Miss Maria Gilroy
will be glad to hear Of an improve
ment in her case.
Miss Nellie Price, of Riverside, en-
tertained Miss Gibbons, of Scranton,
Saturday.
Miss Nora Healy, of Scranton. is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Healy. of Main street.
Miss Julia Cox, of Scranton, is be-
ing entertained by Miss Kane, OF
Laurel street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-28

duties and 7 believe I owe my life and
continued good health wholly to the
use of Warmers Safe cure"
This is only one case among thou-
sands in which Warmers Safe Cure
has been the means of curing the dis
tressing ailments peculiar to women"
"Timc and again it has proved to be
unequaled for giving quick and perma-
nont relief"
mo woman who wishes to escape
misery, to avoid suffering, to replace
drlicacy and weakness with health and
strength, can afford to be without this
grand discovery"
1T is a remedy that can be relied
upon, IA remedy that never fails and
one that has proved to be women's
best friend"