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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Gs. resuet Sbasenerfass Ans
fprud3e.

Die 8esisruns tuurbe informed in
8enntnib sefsst, baB iopobl britiide, als
beutfhe unb frans6fids &efioenten in
@uba acknowledgements in beoeu.
TENDER Sbbe sema6t unb baB bic Ser.
Staaten nit bieien SOrDerunesn bebeaist
tpsrbsn. Die 5orcerunaen Der Sransoien
%bslaufsn ii6 auf IL, 000. 900 bic l5,000.'
600 Srancs. Die Der Ssuti9sn finb nidt
gang 70 bod, oasesen bic Der Sriten bss
oeutenb bbber. Dieie SoroerunBen unter'
ideibsn fi6 bon ienen, pel&e Burger Der
Ser. Staten uriprinelid eesen Spanien
erbobsn babsn. Beim Sriepensidlub bot
bic Der. Staten Rs8ieruns bic @nt'
i1dbisuus Der %ameritaniiden 8trsel
ibernommen, nidt aber bic @nti4doisuna
Der 4~usIdnoer. IS erfebt bic Sra8e.
tper bic gnti&dbisuns su leifen bat. Die
Ausldnber tpfni&en cine slei&e 8ebanb'
lung, tpie ben 4%meritanern psriproden
tporben. sic tperben biss in Der Solse
Der amerifanii9en 8egierung our 8snnt'
niB brinssn. Da bic Der. Staten &s'
sisrune bic gntiddbieun8 ameritanifder
anipru6serbeber freipi1ia iibernommen
Bat unb basu in ieiner @eiie berpHi&tsi
1T, barften bic NusIdnbsr iid feinen aa;u
sroBsn SOfnunssn binseben. Die Sor.
bsrunsen betrsfsn 8eiddbisunesn bon
pIantassn, 8erlufte bon peri6nIi&em
Gisentbum u. bsl. unb baben nit Der
tonbirtsn S4uIb @uba's ni&ts su tbun.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Oeutf6 tn @auaba.

Sin allen beut{@en I~n5ebIunaen i'm
noro6fliGen Gbeile @anaba's nirb es.
ssnpdrtie cine 8speeuns in Gang es.
bru&t, tpeI1e bs3pedt. bab Der llnterriGt
in ben bfentliden S1uIen in alien Yin.
~isolungen nit Harlem beutiGen Clement
nebsn Der enelii6sn Sprads au6 in
oeutfher ertbeilt psr6en fam, uno bas
fsrner ale @eiebe, tpeI&e bon alsemei.
mem Snterefe finb, AUD in beutider
Sprade per6fentlidt tperbsn. SIN Der
na&ften Sefion Der seiesasbsnbsn Der.
iammluns in 8eeina ioaen bon ieber
4niiebIuns bissbesdelide 8ittidriften
einSereiht unb bon oer 8ertretung Der
Aniiebluneen bsflrportet tperben. Das
@eiu4 ipiro bamit beerinbe:, buB bic
Resierune nur nlbli&e unb redti6affens
4niiebler CUR Gntpideluns bes 2anbea
rutinidte, ais iie bic Deutfden 3ur Nie.
oerlaRuns neranlaBte, baB bieie 3tpdi
fi& ben berri1snbsn 8erbdItniHs len uni
Ginridtunsen anpaBtsn. aber ibren
8uni& fir bers&tist baIten, bic beutid'
rationale abftammune unb beren gieen'
tbimIidfeiten in Sprade. Graisbung uni
re!i8lbien Sanbluugen su erbalten, pas
nur mbslid lei, tpenn bic SduIsrsiebunf
in Der Wutteriprade erfOIssn tonne
bic aniebIer slauben. baB man ibnsr
e!ei&e Sreibeiten in Obisem Gimme elm
rdumen foate, ipie fie ben ~6ransoien &C.
tpabrt tporoen ieien. 9urd pereintei
8orseben boffen bic brapen Nniieble,
ibrsn @inf&en @eltuns psri4afsn !,
t1unen,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Cine NebeniOn eeeen bic Sasafri'
fauifbe Repubfif eggplant.

Die aGt irabere britii6e SoIbaten.
tpeI6e in Sobannesburs auf bic 4niIa8e
oes 2anoeSperratbS perbaftet purben,
fnb @apt. Yatterton, frdber bon ben
ubIansn, Oberft Ni6olS, 2ieut. Trem'
lort, 2ieut. 6. u. @aiS, 2leut. Sobn
Mii6sQ, friber BON Der reitsnbsn artll'
lerie unb bic frdbersn lntsroficiere s
Sries, 81. g cooper unb Nibols. 8et'
ner betfsIben bat i'm Dienits Der ,.8ritiit
Soutb @friea gbartereb Co." %aeitanoen.
IS beibt, Der PoIissieOmmiHdr. bsr bic
SADIE in Sdnbsn bot, babe ben SAL feii
bier Monaten unter nnteriudun8 se'
babt. Ser @ebeimpolait BEATTY, Der
bic 8%erbaitunaen pornabm, erblelt feline
Sn5truttionen unb srtpirtte bic nothtpen'
biaen SaftbefebIe. Sie @retutipe bee
IranspaaI bate bic 8erbaftunssn in
aebeimer Sisune unter @rpdeun8
8sitsre SaftbsfebIe iino erIuhsn tporbsn.
SO tpirb bebauptst. ouB bic 8erbafteten
ansstIast inb, tpabrenb ibrss 4ufen'
tbalts in benz &aab i'm @sbeimen tbat'
ia4Ii& bei6aftist s~etpeien su fem. Wan'
ner an,utperbsn, UNI seeen bic 8s8isrune
Der SGbafrifaniiden &epublif su rebel
Iiren. iObaIb fe fertis finb, bas Signal
,u getsn. SO beibt, bub. pie bic an'
perbunsslitsn taeieen, bersits 1000
Wann refrutirt tparsn unb bab cine An'
,abI ineriminirsnber Dotumente 3ur 3sii
Der 8erbaftunsen esfunoen ipareen,
Nu& pirb ssiaet. bab bic Uerbaftstsr
Oficisre ben 9lan batten, elm @orpS In
RataI, Der britiiden @oIonie spii6er
Dem Oranie Srsiitaat uno benz inbif4sr
Ocean su Orsunifirsn, um bic prOisiiirt'
9euesuns in johannesburg gu untsr'
flben,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Gefbene fur @eaiulep.

Bon sinem Germ s. 5. SonebIanb
aus Nep 4lbanp tputbe IeBte Wobe Dem
Prdiibenten We8lmIep elm origmeles
@si&snf in @eitalt eines Spasierhodes
uno 8lisfbei6perers dberrsi1t. pelde
beio,n @~esenitdnoe ourd bic Nrt ibret
8uiammeniesuns McainIsp'S erfolsrei.
den 8ampf sesen bic l6 au l SiIber'
pGbrun8 anoeuten iolen. Belbe iinb
nGmli& aus Silber unb Sob auiammens
eefest, unb ttpur entbdlt Der 8riefbe'
i6perer l6 nn,en SiIber unb cine nnse
Sob, Der Spusisritod Sc lnssn bss sr.
iteren unb A nnsen bes Iebteren "Details.
Die Sorm Der @esenitdnbe if a9tedie.
woeur6 Der @eber sart anbeuten mil,
oaB CT Dem Brdiioentsn nod einen stpel.
ten Nmtstermin pInfde.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Steueel'S Grneunune elm 9orb
fur 1uBlanp

Ser ,.2otaIanssiser" brudte Elm Sn.
terpieip nit SO. s. Steab ab, Der neulid
sum 3peitsn MaI cine aubien3 beiu
3aren bate. Ser 8eitun8smann fol-
ssiast baben. Der Gar babe bic 8rof&dr'
oeS MIn6snsr 8rofsRprs StsneeI, einei
Der bsutiHeu D%eleeaten sur Srlebenseon'
fsrens. NIT srobsm WiBfalen selsien,
Derielbe Deribsioi8t ben 3rise unb err
Hart. Der epies Sriebe lei niGt Der Urn
Der Gultur.
Die 9arin bebauert, mie es fdeini,
febr, bab bes Barren Sbee in ibrer beut'
i6en Seimatb fold Elm unfrsunoli6ss
gdo ssiunben bat. SIN aaen ofieieler
rufIiiden 2reiien, piro b~insusefl8t.
fanb Serr Stsab bic neberseueuns Dor.
baB STENCILS @rnennune einen 9ort
fir Rublnno bebeute.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Sasaua's 0srtbeioieuuespetfe
tpertbtp6.

Obssf 8eib bot bic Sorts rinssuu
Sapana inipieirt unb buriber an Sen.
8ropte bsribtet. Ct iaet, enorme Sum'
men ieien bon ben Spaniern for 8er'
ibeibisunssperfe ausseseben tpcrben. bic
fih isbt ais eans uno sar tpertblos er'
peiien. Die Ssitune Gutanas aasin BAT
uripranslid sl4. 000, 900 e%efofet, absr
stpsi obsr brei gut sesisIts S&die ipiirben
lis esmolirsn uno baHelbe fam bon allen
anbsren Bsfefieunsspsrten. Morro
GafIs sinseidlo6en, eefast tperben. auf
Der 2anbieite iinb bic SortS sleidmdbis
unbeIGlbt. Dbetft Rsit iast, bob Elm
auf benz Sa9e oes IueonsG beaters
poitirisr Sdurfi4dbe int Stanoe fem
wlrss. irsenb Elm bapunsiiides GOrt un'
baltbar su MAIDEN. Sin einsiasr 8ano'
nsniduB riirbe in pielen Sdlen cine
eanse Wauer su Staub jsrbrDdeIn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Huffebenerreeenbe &rfldruneen
uub Wfittbeituneen Meuinals
nna.


Die SiIipinp. Sunta in 2onbon Bat Elm
3abelsramm bon 4euinalbo bon Gong.
Tong unter benz Datum IL. Mai erbal.
ten, iporin er iaet
,,Die SiIipinO.R esieruns bat in lie.
bereinhimmun8 nit Der alaemeinen
Stimmuns beS 2anbss bef&IOfsn. ben
8rieg UNI ieosn Breis fortSuiesen. bis bic
uuabbdnsisfeit seiidert 1T. 9ie SiIis
pinos ipsiisn enersif6 bic amerifanii&en
MISUNDERSTANDING, bafirt uuf teidrdnt'
ter Nutonpmie nit 8eripre&uneen elmer
ipdteren Selbfresierun8, surdd. Sic
~uerlaneen cine itrifte..G rfdaun8 Der arti'
Eel Der ameriianiIden 8srfaHuns uno Der
8ertrdse. pelGs bon ben ameriianit&sn
8ertretern abeeidlohen tpuroen. ais
bisie UNI cine Silipino. IaianS febten,
UNI Spunien su befdmpfen."
,Nae Filipino, @enerdle unterftiben
G~guinaIbo. Gen. 2unas bsri4tete Sries
bensporfHldee iinb nidt tpabr. nnfere
Irmse III nabe WaniIa uno ersift slsi4'
seiiie bic san;e amerifaniibe 2inie on,
Sise unb 8esen beruriadsn pieIs GobeS'
fdue in Der amerifanifhen Nrmee. Nus
Soipitdlsr fipb nit 8ranfsn unb Ser:
tpunbeten lberfdqt. 8ierbL nbert Manr
BON Cincinnati. Rssiment iinb bonn @e'
neral Dts tpsssn Dioerieslidfeit. mel
fe niGt fdmpfen poaen, einssiperri
tporben. Die in ManiIa unb anberer
Sidbtsn einquartiertsn resuldrsn 9rup'
pen psrbalten ii@ rubis. Die 5rsiwil'
lisen ipsrben mibbrau6t uno finb imme'
init fdreIiden Rationsn in Der Sront
Der llnfrieben stpii6en ben 4msrifanerl
unb @uropdern 1T aleemein,"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
watioualsentmal BEL esiy,is.

Die Grbarbeiien fir bas NationaI.
Denfmal auf BEN @eldnbe. mo bereinii
in Der 86lferfdIa&t in beibem Rinsen
bur& bic 8srblHbstsn RapoIeons @elt.
madt ee6roden tpurbe, fdrsiten riiis
borparts. SIN tpsnisen Monaten tpirS
Der natirIi&e 8oben, Der bic 5unbas
msnte trasen fol-. in boaem nmfanee
bIosseIeet iein. Die ausseidladteten
GrbmnHen iperbsn i'm Often bes BIabes
aur A%uifaauns Der abidbe bsnubt. UNI
Raum fur bic @runopfsiler su f@ufen.
bic auf Der Rorb.. Dit unb SibIeite bis
sur S6be bon 90 Wster bos eiesntIi&e
DentmaI manielartis umsebsn. aln Der
Der Stabt suseIssenen Stirnfeite pirb
a%nitait elmer grbani@ittune cine Slit.
mauer aufseflbrt, an Der Elm GOIofalrs.
lief aneebra&t tperben tpiro. an beibsn
Ssitsn lpsroen monumsntale Srsitreppen
su Der auf einem ppramibeattissn guf.
bau Iisssnben ebrenbale fibrsn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Das seutf&. amerifanif& Babel.

Ser 9ampfsr Britannia" Der Sun'
bells. 8absIseieai1uft 1T in ben Asorer
aneefommen unb pirb bic S%onoirunes.
arbsitsn fur bic bsuti4.ameriianiidt
8absaeitune in 9lnsrif nebmen. Daa
2esen bss neusn 2abels pirb nod W6e.
li6teit beiaIeunist tperbsn. Wan slaubt.
baB bic 2absIpsrbinbuns spiiden ben
Asoren unb amsrifa bis nd6itsn Ssrbi
bereefteIt tperben tann.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Bur 0ertreibuns Der Geutf6en.

YotnadriHten, bic Der Orienibdmpfer
.,8ietoria" bra1te. fasen: ,.Rabesu
ale 1ofpo SournaIe ber6fentliben bas
@erd4t, bas ausenidsinliG in S8ansbai
~sntitanben III. baB Gbina ii& an bic ia.
paneiiide Rseisruns nit BEN Griu6sn
sspoubt babe, ibm su bsIfen, bic Seut.
i&en aus S&antune su pertreibsn. Die
Annabme 1T. oab bic 8st5rbsn in pefine
penisfens burh bic benz &insiiiden
Rsi&e brobsnos @efnbr aufssrittelt NOR.
ben fnb unb bab bic nsberssusune fi&
8abn bri6i, oab ben setuifenloisn 5Orbsr.
aussn Elm @nbe ssma&t trsrbsn mus"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
S~efatpars, eada. g. @efern Giienbatn.
mpntaa. ia, Npp. 1893.

3iss s%srIa1tn SsrantOn' erprse fur gtue'
banspiat, Rpuut Rorris unO Buffalo f2.f0,
2.35 une 9 O9 Wprssns, f.55 unb $50 Ra&.
grbinhuns ma8tnb In Buffalo mad antn
gunften in BEN 8tRsn, NVrs. unb Saspsf. /,
Grprss fig @sp gloIt gbilaS.lpsios Saiion.
10. DR., 1855 unb 1893 Ra6m. Wt&sIfpn
ACCOMMODATION I'M $40 Radm. S~obpbanna
aeeomopatipn I'm 6.t0 Ntsnbs.
Grprsb fir NortbumbtrIanb, pitiston, WfI-
unb f.55 unb SAC RaGmittaes.
goafdubist Ausfunft hbtr 8attn mad alien
Jbsilsn Der Ser. Staaten unb CANADA fam In
on lidtiOfies i'm Sabnbsf trbalttn psretn
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Strapa3en i'm 6elbe.

Srau Z. s. SinpiIs. Marspiae. No..
Bat aus Wanila bon itrem Sobn Sarrt
s. 8srr. sinem SoIbaten Der 4unbes'
artiqerie. einen Brief srbalten, in ueIs
dem sr bic f4rsdIi&en Strapalsn f&il.
bert. bic fie ideli& auf BEN Wari@
burGmadsn mifsn. BON 8. art. 8ss.
babsn ite 40 pro,ent Der 2eute perlorsn.
DsnnOd nil sr, obslei& feline DisnfSeit
gu @nbe. SOrIdufe tusitsr feline 9fi&t
ibun.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25

= Su GrsntOn. q. S., tpurten Srei'
tag febenssbn GIettrii6s 8sbieIe 9rans'
port . @eislf&aften ineOrpOrirt. Dus
A%etisnsapital beirdet 5000. 900. Dies
iOa Elm Isbisli9 nOminelsr 1stras isin.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25
Giienbabn Seittabelle.
erie nno Wpomina Wauep Giieubabn Go

in Strait am ~. Stpt. 1893.
i3ist ssrlafsn S:rantOn fir Msr gJorf, 9tp-
tursb unb 3piitsnpunfttn auf her 9rit 8abn,
~sbsnfals fir Saplsy une Ipfalsu punfttn um
7.03 MorstnS unp 2.25 Wa&miitass. !3iss
srrsihen SCRANTON bon pbigsn punfifn aim
1923 WOrsfns, 3.t5 RaGmittas unb sos
Nbtubb.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25

Serfauft bet Gpotbeieru, ODER fret peridtdt
uad Gmpfana oes Preiies, 25c., ODER 8 fur ST.
@r. Snuipbreps' Someopatii6es Mauual
fir 9ranfbeitsn fret peri6tdt.
Humphrey He'd. Co., Ill William st., n. z.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25

Cru6s0rbeiten isbsr art in bu
IN s4sabIatt" DfNes.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-05-25

utllltt utt3llWs
Or. Wtlts' Witttl
iperoen our6 QUE
Wpptbefer btrfaufi
untsr elmer pofttptn
Garautie; bic ttfte
Glai6e nibt ODER has
Stlo tuiro lurhders
ftaiiet. BUD hbtr
bic Qraufbtittn ots'
6trlens iino Der
Rsrbtn fret. -
ubreHe;
~ cd faa SID . n I
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

hired to accompany them. l sent for
them to come to Boston to take pas
sage. and / was this morning advised
that Miss Mary had changed her mind
on account of a proposal of matri-
mony made 10 her by Col. Richard Sal
tonstalI, which sudden alteration l
find to be. on examination, from a visit
or two within two or three days.
who has been the lady's adviser
know not, but much fear it has been
carried on by one and the other. with
the privacy and knowledge Of them
whom it would have become better TO
have been ignorant of anything of this
nature.
Il have done my utmost to persuade
her. and am sure whoever has infiu-
enced her in these affairs cannot be her
friend. There Is no accounting for sex
in affairs of love"
Alas for Peter. He was astonished
that so much could be accomplished in
three days, when he had spent so many
years and done so little in that line.
He did not take irto the account the
fact that Col. SAT- all was widow
er. and like Others - similar affliction
lost no opportunity to appropriate
such comfort as awaited him.-Boston
journal.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
The French people stiu fiebt abo,

The French people still fight abou
4,ec0 duels every year.
Mexico has 1900 miles of railroad,
having added 440 during 1895
The most common name for a place
in England is Newton, which occurs no
fewer than ~ times.
The smoke of London in certain
on the sea as far away as Devonshire,
blackening the water for miles.
The crown of Holland is said TO have
cost 6 120. 900. In 1929 it was stolen by
burglars, and remained in their posses
sion for nearly two years
The Norwegian army has a highly
trained corps of skaters armed with re-
peating rifles These men can be man
euvered on ice with rapidity equal to
that of the best-trained cavalry.
The British soldier receives for his
daily rations 16 ounces of bread, IL
ounces of meat, ? ounces of rice, 6
ounces of dried vegetables, 10 ounces of
potatoes. and once a week he receives
= ounces of salt. ounces of coffee, and
9 ounces of sugar.
4 number of Confucian scholars. in
long-sleeved gowns. kneeling before
the palace gate, have petitioned the en-
peror of Corea to renarry. Their
memorial" says DR.. Sherwood-Hal,
attributes all Corea's calamities, in
cludihg Christianity. TO his m4jesty's
remaining a widower."
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
ALL, SAVE ONE

me Iad5 rode In her coach Of state
Tas @ns an grew chill and the day grew late
Dut she feit no longing to turn and go
her own hearthstone with its ROYAL
For though it was warm, and rich. and
fair, -' eH1
Ihere was never a child to greet her there.
"hat Urea treasures had she in that princely
There were silks from Persia and busts
from Rome,
Pictures from Paris and London town,
strange. quaint things from the cnrious
east, io1
But never child to share the feast.
In the lady's mind was a goodly store
" ~ "lt ana learning, and culture more
'4e nao @ saiied TO the east, and sailed to
She had seen all the things that are rarest
and best;
2nc @ many a wondrous tale she knew
But she had no child 10 tell them TO.
And deep in the lady's heart there Law
Stt Such power OF loving and giving, they say.
0oen fancy Tor feeling her warm arms
Round slim little form, with cheeks of
rose
such wealth of love had this lady true,
But never child TO give it to.
On, women who fret at the ills of life
ne round OF duty, the small, small strife
VI daily living. with children's needs
Y, Ora wing you back from prouder needs
mink Of yourselves bereft and lone
For love, ambition: for bread. a stone
-L9ulSe Morgan Sill, in Ladies Home
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
RATS IN PROVIDENCE.
how Occupants of the CustOmhouse
AmuSe Themselves Catch
ing Them

Among other things that have dis
turbed the official workings of the
minds Of Uncle Samuel's nephews in
the custom house, has been the rat
problem. These rodents have lunched
on documentary stamps thrown bricks
at the deputy collectors and done other
strange and weird things that have
been duly chronicled. All attempts to
capture them have been in vain. until
recently. 1t will be remembered that
not very long agao the hard wood floor
in the cashiers office was waXed. The
slippery surface nearly brought many
patrons to grief. being like unto ban
ana peel in its capacity to lay low the
proud head. 1t is believed that in this
Yaxed surface viii be found the solu-
ton of the problem of how the rats
are TO be eXterminated. The plan now
is TO form a hunting expedition, with
drivers and tom-tom beaters. and
frighten the rats into the collectors
Office. There is carpet on the floor
there. Then when a sufficiently large
number of the rats have been caught
the door between the collectors office
and that of the cashier viii be opened
With shouts and the clang of tomtoms
the rats viii one by one be scared into
making a break through this open por
tai.
That is the finish of the rat. As scor
as he strikes the CLASSY surface. he *
a goner. His first leap carries him
into the middle OF the floor. He begins
TO scramble. The faster he pushes his
legs the faster does he near the end OF
his existence. for he slips back two
feet for every one he gets ahead.
With uplifted clubs the deputy col
1ectors and clerks stand in the door
way. There is no need for them tC
advance upon the treacherous surface.
Gradually the rat backs up to the door
though scratching hard 10 go in the
opposite direction. When he is in range
the clubs fall. Then another rat is let
in.
The plan IS now TO have roundup
every afternoon at four o'clock. after
business hours. The clerks and deputy
collectors are making arrangements SC
that side bets can be laid as to the
length of time it will take for the rat
to back up and be killed.
1neSe are private PERFORMANCES anC
are not open 10 the public. Those out
side the magic circle of the custom
house have never seen this scheme put
into effect, but it is understood on good
authority that no less than one rat
has been killed in this way. He was
nine minutes and thirty-three seconds
backing up to the club. The plan IS
not copyrighted and others bothered
by the rodents can try it without be-
ing prosecuted by the original discov,
erers.-Providence Journal.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
HIS MORNING TRAIN.
Mr.. SuburLanite Was I'm N Hurry ana
Got His Commission
Mixed.

He had reached the door in his usual morn
ing sprint for the train, when his wife called
for him:
..Oh, Toni"
YES" he answered, with his hand on the
knob.
!, Il had the garden dug over yesterday"
she cried, ''and l want you to bring some
plants from town"
.'All right" he snapped; "what do you
want! Hurry up; must catch my train"
We'll" came the reflective voice from
the dining room, you might bring me"
''Oh, hurryl" he retorted, with show of
impatience.
well, / think"
Quick he shouted, with the door open;
81 hear the whistle. What is it!"
''R-roses, was the answer that reached
his ears, and he was off like a mailman.
AT noon he feared he might have been a
little harsh IN the morning, so he went out
bushes, and carried the thorny, scratchy
things home in the evening, to the peril of
anyone who approached him.
Then he laid the offering at his wife's feet,
and was surprised to see her burst into tears.
What is the matter?' he asked, wonder
ingly. Are not these all righty"
Mo-" she sobbed; i don't want
roses"
But, my dear" he protested, "you GER
tainly said roses this morning"
fl-I-know it, was the weeping an
swer. you made me-you were in such a
hurry, and roses was the shortest word I
could think of at the moment. Iw-wanted
chrysanthemums and rhododendrons, but
you would not give me time to say themi"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
"STANDARD OF VALUE"
Time-Honored Expression. Bat
1t Still Has Its Use.

Some writers are objecting to the
expression standard Of value" for the
reason that the value of money changes
like the value of other things. Ii such
writers knew what the expression
means they would waste your valu-
able space By such objections. 1t has
been used since the days OF Daniel Web
ster, and longer, by the leading states
men of America and Europe to mean
just what John Stuart Mill defines it
to mean: "A standard of value is that
thing with which if any two or more
things TO be compared we determine
their value in relation 20 one another
If busheI of wheat is worth 90, corn
80 and oats 20. the standard shows
that the value of a bushel of wheat is
two bushels of corn or three bushels
Of oats. That example shows all that
is meant by standard of value" If
the value of the standard dollar were
doubled it would not change the value
of the wheat. corn or oats, but it would
reduce the price of each one-half. If
general prices rise or fall, the only
thing that is really altered in value
IS money. Mill.
There Is such thing as general
rise in price, but no such thing as gen.
eral rise in values: the latter would be
a contradiction of terms.'-Mill.
A standard. of value is not intended
to measure value like a standard bushel
measures corn. Value is a relation, and
the dollar will show that relation be-
tween commodities just the same
whether the value of the money metal
is high OF low. The only way to keep
the value of the standard dollar the
same land general prices the same),
is to regulate the value thereof by
increasing or diminishing the quantity
of the money TO suit the case. 1t can
be done approximately by keeping the
index table of prices which show the
rise or fall of money!. A. Welch, in
Silver Knight-Watchman.