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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

ing and hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
Fabo Cortlo. an Italian, was received
at the hospital yesterday. An opera
tion will be performed. He is suffer-
ing from appendicitis.
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Superhuous Law.

"This copyright law is all bosh" said
the eXuberant young writer. Just a
scheme to make money"
II thought it an excellent law"
bah! It's II fraud. / never copyright
my stories, and no one ever steals them
Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
LACKAwANNA HOSPITAL.

John McCloskey, Of Peckville, who
was received at the hospital on Thurs
day, suffering from a compound frac-
ture OF the skull, is steadily improV-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

today against Samuel Hazlett, the eX-
banker in information charging embcZ-
element, in receiving money on deposit
when he knew he was insolvent These
represent several thousand dollars of de-
poSitS
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Human Body in a Box,

Baldwin, o., Feb. IA box sent to the
local express office has been found to con-
tain a human body. The box is addressed
to DR. limerick who has not lived here
for ten or twelve years.
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Samuel Hazlett's Case.

Washington, Pa, Feb. 17.-There were
thirty-four true bills returned to court
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FIRE THIS MORNING.

At an early hour this morning an
unoccupied dwelling at 1914 McDon-
ough avenue was entirely destroyed by
FIRE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
Today'S Special
Rubber Sale,

An event that will surpass
in value.giving all other sales
Of Shoes and Rubbers for
men, women and children
all marked for quick clearance
Ladies' Plain RubberS,
all sizes, 4oc value, at. 49,. Z4C
Ladies' Storm RubberS,
Nos. 21A and ;, at. .... IOC
Misses Plain RubberS, 80
all sizes, spring heel, at. e. ISC
Youths Heavy RubberS
sizes II TO I, heel and 49,
spring heel, at. .......... Z/C
Mems Self.Acting Wool
Lined OVerShOeS, SI.oo IN
value, at................ at. QUO
Children'S Storm Rub.
bers, all sizes, 35c value, oo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
Third NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.

Special Attention Given TO bust
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations Eek.
tended According to Balances AMI
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest ALLOW on
Interest Deposits.
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WIN. CONNELL, President.
HENRY BELIN, Jr.. Vice Pres,
WILLIAM ii. PECK, Cashie.
The vault OF this bank is pro.
tectcd by Holmes Electric Pro.
tective System.
The oasis., 1899-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
lHomestead Application No. 2.924l
 DEP.RTNF- T IF THE INFERIOR, LAND OFFICE AT Tue ON. A~IZ.,

I
 LAND OFFICE AT Tue ON. A~IZ,,
 October 26 1899. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed norice of his intention to make final proofin support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Tu son. Arizona on Monday, December Il, 1898. viz Jose Ma ria Peralta, of Tucson, Arizona, for the nis, neB4 sec 13, T 20 s,, k l3 E. C. X $. k. B. X M, He names the fo lowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva- on of said land, viz; Juan ielles and Teo- doro Rivera, of Tucson, Arizona, and Dario Martinez and Manuel Morales. of Calabasas, Arizona. MILTON k. MOORE
 Register First publication October g. 1899,
The oasis., 1899-12-09

supply Of hay and has also quantities of corn fodder and other roughness for stock. Of 300 fat cows which he has in pasture awaiting shipment by MT. Maxwell, 200 are estimated to weigh 1000 pounds each. The IS head already shipped, with an admix- ture If smaller cattle iron purchased herd, averaged 93S pounds.
 Stockman: A shipment of 1000 head of cattle was made from Gala basas on Wednesday of last week, be. ing sold to Edwards & Cameron of Newman. Cal. by the firm of King, Powell x Richey of Tucson. On Thursday the same firm loaded five hundred head at Benson, on the same day, Thursday NJ Jacks of Monte rey, Cal, loaded GOO head at Tucson, which shipment was also furnished by the commission firm above named. Mir. Jackson is very wealthy land owner of Monterey, and is restocking his cattle ranges in that county, now that conditions point to better times for the range industry in that state.
The oasis., 1899-12-09
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kid ney troubles as we'll as women, and all feel the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache, nery- ousness, headache and tired, listless, rundown feeling But there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J W. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says; Electric Bitters are just the thing for a man when he is all run down, and don't cares whe her he lives or dies It did more to give me new strength and good appetite than any- thing l could take. l can now eat anything and have a new lease on life. Only 50 cents, at l.. w. Mix x Co., g drug store. Every bottle guaranteed
The oasis., 1899-12-09
HIDES A ND IIoIeNS.

nun Der Of cattle slaughtered Is sdlu to exceed the increase in receipts at the markets and likewise the increase of cattle going to the country. If this continues tie cattle shortage seems likely to become more pro- nounced.
 The Flagstaff Sun says that M. NJ. Fisher and other cattlemen of that section last week sold toJ. w. Mitchell 300 head of cattle for shipment to Los Angeles. Cattle seem to be in demand and the cattle buyers are out looking over the range for tat cattle for which they are offering very satisfactory prices.
 The Graham county papers report that mountain lions are destroying young calves in the Graham mount aims at an alarming rate. Frank Neese came down from his ranch in Stockton Pass last week aud reported that the lions had killed six calves for him during the week past. A lion hunt is being organized in Solo, knoxville.
 The Denver Stockmau says that western cattlemen are shippiag up closer this season than ever before and figure on restocking in the spring. That journal adds: With all the northern range states looking for cat tie next spring and Mexico and Texas shipping their surplus to Cuba, and Arizona sending trainloads out to California, 1t looks like there would be some hustling done for stock cattle this winter
 Flagstaff Sun: All the sheep have been driven off the forest reserve and are now ranging on the borders Of the reservation The permits to graze iu the reserve expired this month and cannot be renewed until May next. The majority of the sheep owners will winter their fiocks in the Salt River valley. Phoenix will be headquarters for most of them and Phoenix merchants will profit by their presence.
 Stockman: Wolf Sachs of Tempe, recently sold to Los Angeles buyer, a shipment of alfalfa raised short two year-olds, weighing 100 pounds. This is what MT Sachs has been believer in for some years breeding and rais- lng cattle under fence on the alfalfa farms of the valley, plan which this journal believes will prove highly suc- cessful and remuueratiye, where a right grade of cows are used for tue foundation stock.
 Gazette: There has been something wrong with the cattle market in this valley for the past two weeks; the price has had downward tendency in spite of the fact that the Kansa> City market has had an upward tendency and has increased in all kinds of stock about 10 cents, the range being from s4lO for feeders to s665 for beef cat tie. With California buyers going as far east as Texas for cattle, thus com ing directly in contact with the Kan sas market rates, Arizona cattle should bring better prices.
 Range News: Col. H. c. Hooker was in from Sierra Bonita ranch few days returning yesterday. He Is put ting in at his ranch fine acetyline gas plant for illuuminating purposes. He reneFts his cattle to be .n oarti cularly good coalition this fall, with
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
Crediting Stamp Loss.

Washington Spe. New York Evening
Post: A good idea of the enormous
size of the postal business may be had
by getting close to one of the big ma
chimes smallest wheels. Take, for ex-
ample, the crediting of stamped en-
velopes or stamps which have been &C.
cidentally destroyed or rendered
worthless. This one duty occupies the
entire time of six men. During the last
quarter the books of the department
show that Chicago was credited with
81 cases of such stamped envelopes,
each containing 10000. The losses
come from many different causes.
Often envelopes are misdirected.
Sometimes they are burned or get wet.
A method by which stamps are fire.
luently lost is the grinding of mail
sack under the wheels of train. This
sometimes happens when an effort is
made to catch mail sack from train
going too rapidly. If the bag happens
to slip, the pouch is pretty sure to be
sucked under the cars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
coLERID0E AND OPIUM HABIT.
How the Great Author Acquired IRE
Fatal Practice.

How the Great Author Acquired ire
Fatal Practice.
The following has been often quoted,
but It cannot be too widely known. II
Is an account in Coleridge's own wordi
Of how he was led into the fatal habit
Of using opium: 81 wrote few stanzas
twenty-three years ago, soon after my
eyes had been opened to the true ma
ture Of the habit into which had been
ignorantly deluded by the seeming ma.
gle effects of opium in the sudden re-
moval of a supposed rheumatism, at
tended with swellings in my knees and
palpitations of the heart and pains all
over me by which had been bedridden
for nearly six months. Unhappily
among my neighbors and landlords
books were large parcel Of medical re-
views and magazines. l had always a
fondness-a common case but most
mischievous turn with reading men
who are at all dyspeptic-for dabblina
in medical writings, and in one Of these
met case which I fancied very like
my own, in which cure had been
effected by the Kendall black drop. In
an evil hour l procured it; 1t worked
miracles-the swellings disappeared,
the pains vanished; was all alive, and
all around me being as ignorant as N.Y.
self, nothing could exceed my triumph.
l talked of nothing else, prescribed the
newly discovered panacea for all COM
plants and carried a bottle about with
me, not to lose an opportunity OF ad-
ministering instant relief and speedy
cure to all complainers simple and gen.
tie. Need l say that my own apparent
convalescence was Of no long continu-
ance? But what then? The remedy
was at hand infallible. Alas! 1t is with
a bitter smile, laugh of gall and bit
terness, that recall this period of I'M
suspecting delusion, and how first be.
come aware of the maelstrom, the fatal
whirlpool to which l was drawing, just
then the current was beyond my
strength to stem. The state of my
mind is truly portrayed in the follow.
ing effusion, for which God knows thai
moment l was the victim Of pain and
terror, nor had | at any time taken tha
flattering poison as stimulus or any
craving after pleasurable sensations.
needed none, and oh, with what unut'
terable sorrow did | read the Comics.
sions of an Opium Eater in which the
writer with morbid vanity makes a
boast of what was my misfortune, fol
he hSd faithfully anu with an agony
of zeal been warned off the gulf and yet
willfully struck into the current. Heav'
en- be merciful to him!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
HAUL UP THE BRITISH FLAG.

The imperialists have so often as
serted that the Declaration of INDIE
pendence was a glittering generality
not intended to mean anything, but
only written as an example of rhet-
oric, that we should by this time be
prepared to hear that the American
revolution was a mistake, and Wash
ington and his fellow-traitors were ig-
norant demagogues. Nevertheless the
insinuation to that effect conveyed by
the following paragraph comes with
an unpleasant shock:
1.-THE Filipinos will be given home
rule and liberty, but the American flag
will never be hauled down. There is
liberty in Canada, but the British flag
still flies"
However, this has the merit Of can
dor. If it is good for the Filipinos
that the American nag should not be
hauled down, it is good for the Cana
dams that the British flag has not been
hauled down, and likewise would have
been good for the Americans had the
British flag continued to fly over this
country. Since the Inquirer is so fond
of foreign domination, why not haul
up the British flag again on Independ-
ence hall? There would be home rule
and liberty in the United States even
though the British flag should float
over the capitol at Washington and
governor-general should occupy the
white house. And, as the Inquirer OBJ
served some time ago, there are races
entirely unfit for self-government.
That the section of the United States
known as Pennsylvania falls in the
category of Subject races" is clearly
indicated by two circumstances: The
power Of the gang which loots and
misgoverns the state and its chief city;
and the Inquirers circulation of 17O,-
900 copies.-Justice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
X1Il '';:sy:lS:llaI

"A baggage truck" says the Kansas
City Times, stood on the union depot
platform recently, on which lay. IN
careless fashion, eleven chunks Of what
looked like pig lead. They were
shaped, for want of more familiar
object, a good deal like sponge cakes,
six inches high and perhaps ten inches
by seven across the top. The bottom
was of slightly less area. Stamped ON
one end of one of them was 1853 o..
The rest we're about similar weight. All
bore the imprint of 1893 fine The pigs
were liver from the Argentine smelter
and worth on the market $3.50 apiece.
The trucks seemingly deserted ana
careless load was worth $7.4S6.6o. 1t is
in this shape silver is shipped. Ihere
was little danger Of any one running
off with them, their weight was 30
great"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

The nineteenth century closes with
the year 1900 Immediately after mid
night, therefore, Of Dec. 81, 1900, is
when the twentieth century begins. In
other words, it begins with the first
second of the first hour of the first day
of January, 1901. The twentieth GEN.
fury will open on Tuesday and closes
on Sunday. 1t will have the greatest
number of leap years possible for 6
century-twenty-fo The year 1904
will be the first one, then every fourth
year after that to and including the
year 1000. February will three times
have five Sundays-in 1920, 194S and
1876. The twentieth century will con-
tain 36,525 days, which lacks but one
day of being exactly 5,21S weeks. The
middle day of the century will be Jan
/, 1851. Several announcements are
made of changes to be inaugurated
with the opening of the new century
The first of Importance is that Russia
will adopt the Gregorian calendar
This will be done by emitting thirteen
days, the amount OF error tnat VIII
have accumulated after the close Of
February, 1900. The Russians will
then write Jan. 1, 1901, instead OF
Dec. 10, 1900 or rather, instead of both
according to the dual system now II
vogue in that country and in Greece
The other important announcement Ii
that it is not at all unlikely that thu
astronomical day, which now begins al
noon of the civil days, will begin witt
the civil day, at midnight. The pres
ent method of having the Astronomical
day to begin twelve hours after thu
beginning of the civil day is apt to b.
confusing. On the other hand, to have
the former begin at midnight, just
when astronomers are often busiest
will be to them somewhat inconven.
tent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

From the London Answers: AS a
train was moving out of Scotch sta
ton man in one of the compart-
ments noticed that the porter, in whose
charge he had given his luggage, had
not put it into the van, and so shouted
at him and said: Hi, you old fool
what do you mean by not putting that
luggage in the van?" To which the
porter replied: "Eh, man!yer luggage
is meier such fool as yersel! Yer
the wrang train!'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

IF you open fire on the town l shall
proceed to shell your works." was the
short, sharp and emphatic message
sent by the American consul at Puerto
Cabella to the Venezuelan insurgents
who threatened to lombard that city.
The cruiser Detroit was in the harbor
ready to translate the words into ac-
ton. The natives, needless to say,
obeyed. 1t is now known far and wide
that American gunners hit what they
aim at.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

Wireless telegraphy is likely to be
the subject of litigation. Professor
Amos e. Dolbear of Tufts college de-
elares that he is the discoverer of wire
less telegraphy and he proposes TAX
ing steps to prevent Marconi from in
fringing on his rights. Professor Dol
bear is prepared to show that he holds
and controls the United States patent
on the whole art of wireless telegraphy
and wireless telephony. His patent
was granted in 1886. According to
Professor Dolbear's statement he was
sending messages for distance of a.
mile and half without the use of a
wire when Marconi was only years
old.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

The New England Educational
league is urging the electric railways
20 follow the example Of Springfield
and Toronto by providing half-fares
for school pupils. 1t is claimed that
more children than adults can be car
yied in car, that they would ride at
hours when other travel is light and
that the companies would find their
advantage in the numbers and regu-
l2rity Of this class of passengers.
President Eliot Of Harvard thinks the
location of secondary schools should
be determined by accessibility rather
than by local boundaries; and he adds
that fifteen miles by rail is easier than
two miles afoot on a country road.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
l FEW QUOTATIONS
REGARDING THE NEW GOLD
STANDARD SCHEME.
The Republicans Having Thrown ON the
Mask of Bimetallism, Which They
Have So Long Worn, We Shall Hold
Their Own Mirror Before Their Faces.

The Republican party, whose poll"
cies are dictated by accumulated
wealth, until last year masqueraded
as bimetallic party. Believing that
they have a death grip upon the
threats of the producers, the monop-
olists have during the past few weeks
been pronouncing in their Republican
state platforms in favor of the single
gold standard. The following quota
lions show what the leading political
economists and the leading Republican
statesmen have said of this single
standard policy:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

"A French savant has published an
interesting paper in which an expla-
nation is solicited Of the formation Of
clouds threads and crystals that ar,
produced in the so-called chemical or
camphor barometer which consists OF
a solution in alcohol of equal parts,
of three substances, nitrate of potash,
camphor and hydrochlorate of am
.nonia, when the glass tube that con-
tains the solution is Theoretically seal
ed and the variations of temperature
20 which it is subjected have no in
Huence on the phenomenon. In Eng
disappearing countries this form OF
Barometer, under the name of THE
farmers weather glass" the domestic
barometer" or some other equally mis-
leading title, is found everywhere. In
some forms there is but little apparent
change in the clearness of the liquid
from the beginning tc the end OF the
year. In other instruments the crys-
tails of camphor, from day to day, as
!sume different forms, which, however
interesting they may be to observe
and study, have nothing to do with the
weather and storms, and but little with
the current temperature. Skilled me-
aeorologists know that for their pur-
pose as we'll as for that of the farmer,
these instruments are of no value, but
TO the student of molecular physics
they are we'll worth an investigation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

A New York medical society is very
enthusiastic over goats lymph as
cure for insanity. The ordinary in
dividual will be disposed to try goats
milk awhile in preference.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

Tramps and millionaires are the prod
ucts of our institutions: Neither the
tramp nor the rich man deserves abuse
for his condition. Rather blame the
institutions that are responsible for
hem.-George's Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
A Peerless Politician.

The Lion-So you have been elected
treasurer of the jungle, Ell? But the
salary isn't so much to rejoice about,
is it?
The Monkey-No; but all the public
funds pass through my hands; and re-
member 1 have four hands!-Puck.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

Kaiser Wilhelm has contracted for
calling yacht, and has given orders
that the boat must be the fastest that
unlimited funds can build. Can it be
possible that the kaiser intends to go
after the American cup next year?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03
BLASTING.

A new way Of blasting rock Is to
place cartridge of water in a shot
hole and convert 1t into steam in
stantly by electricity. This method
Is especially applicable in coal mines.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

like to suggest that II our soldiers were
at home following the peaceful avo-
cations Of life, there would be nobody
shooting at them. Nobody would want
to shoot at them.-Salt Lake Living
Issues.
The Wardner bull pen is nice,
healthy place. Last month about 200
men were imprisoned there, and the
medicine bill was over $500! One
prisoner has just died Of typhoid fever,
after 100 days Imprisonment, during
which time no charge was preferred
against him. This is the seventh death
in the pen.-Justice.
II we wish to see ourselves as others
see us, we have only to contem-
plate England's aggressive movement
against the Beers. While proclaiming
the most virtuous intents, humanity,
etc., the people who are behind Cham
berlain in that affairs are actuated
wholly and absolutely by the basest Gu
pidity.-Monitor.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion, in its twelfth annual report, vir-
tually says the act by which the COM
mission was created cannot be en-
forced. This is because under Su-
preme court decision the board is utter
ly powerless to regulate rates. That
is, for ten years salaries have been paid
to members of worse than useless
body. They want more legislation;
but the courts would knock out laws
faster than congress can pass them.
Therefore any reliance, in state or ma
ton, on regulating" rates is now
sheer idiocy, and government owner
ship is clearly the only remedy for any
extortions in corporation charges.-San
Francisco Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

One who is supposed to know says
there is just about the same real feel
ing when girls or billiard balls kiss
each other.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

The banana peel has contributed
much toward making the lsw of CRAWL
~ unpopular.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

Prices depend upon the volume OF
money, not upon the color OF the
oney.-National Watchmen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

An old bachelor says the average
woman's mouth is so small that it
doesn't hold her tongue.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

Pride and poverty are often seen to-
gether, but they can hardly be called
birds of a feather.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-03

The rose soon fades, but the thorn
continues to do business at the old
stand.