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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

Our Cousin, the Sultan of Sulu.

Uncle Samuel has heightened the cords of his tent,
His mind on expansion now earnestly bent.
He'd circle the world in paternal embrace,
Including each nation aud color and race.
The first to respond to his fatherly call,
With wives and with children and concubines all,
Is our cousin, the Sultan of Suu.
There was small measure Of family pride
We've hitherto made great effort to hide
And, somewhat exclusive, the plain truth to tell,
We love own dignity rather too we'll
Now, laying prejudice meeky aside,
We're willing our favored estate to divide
With our Sultan and cousin Of Sulu.
Some old fashioned notions of liberty, too,
Are hard to conform to theories new.
"Constitution =" they tell us, is all ont of line;
Expansion but follows guidance divine.
Such delicate scruple our progress retartls--
We joyully hasten to pay our regards
TO the Sultan and people Of Sulu.
We said that slave thing Of the past;
Poygamy's ulcer too fetd to last;
And wiped ont the stains with our blood and tears,
Defending the preceps held sacred for years.
Adopting again all their evils untold,
We now gather into national fold
The Mohannledan Sultan of Sulu
Some twenty-five thousand year, we are told
Buvs the peace and good will of those islanders bold
Of cost to our conscience make account
Or who is to furnish that trfing amount.
Enough that cold Glory" in triumph now waves
Over concubine, consorts and children and slaves
OF our cousin, the Sultan of Suu.
WINNIE BELL, in New Era, Springfeld
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-20
The Oldest Russian Newspaper.

Russia is not usually associated with
newspaper progress, but it is singular
fact that the Viedomosti of st. Peters
burg is one of the Oldest newspapers in
Europe, for it can boast a continuous
existence of 172 years. Printing was
unknown in Russia until short time
before it's first appearance. Just two
centuries ago Peter the Great licensed
one Ivan Andreivich Tossing to print at
Amsterdam and export into Russia GER
tain books, for the most part of an edu-
cational character. In 1904 he himself
had types cut and sent them with
font cast by Tossing to Moscow,
where, under priestly directions, a
specimen number of the Viedomosti
was got up. 1t was not, however, until
1926 that the Viedomosti started on
its career in st. Petersburg. London
Chronicle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-20
Wings Didn't Save 1t.

King George of Greece is suffering
from the results of an accident which is
amusing to say the least. AS New
Years present to his son, the crown
prince, who was whipped in every bat
tie of the Turkish war and has his cour-
age impugned tc boot, he gave marble
statuette of the Winged Victory" AS
he was handing the present to his son it
slipped and fell. smashing itself and
the kings foot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

i'm q. Rev. Father CAM. of Carlisle,
will he adjudicator In the afternoon
st. Patricks choir will go to Wilkes
Barre and sing at an entertainment
to be held i'm the Young Mems Catholic
association hall and in the evening the
following programme will be given at
the Father Mathew opera house: Sc
lection, duet. piano; address on music,
Rev. f.. f. Coffey; duet, Kennedy sis
ters: solo, GeorEe Moran: glee, st. Pat
riCl's choir. solo, Miss Mary j. Gala.
gher, duet. Lawler sisters; solo, w. \.
Lawier; song, Primrose double quar-
tette. duet, w. w. Watkins and Miss
Anna Brown. Gloria, Holy Saviour
choir: solo. Sidney Hughes: special
ties, J. J. O'Malley, Lucy Mooney and
Mollie Mcdonnell; competition, the
Credo from Weber's high mass in G.;
address, Rev. Father Gauz.
John McIIale, Of Bnghamton, is
spending a few days at his home here.
Miss Jennie Patter delightfully."- enter
tained a few of her young friends at
speculation" party at her home on
Delaware street on Saturday evening
in honor Of her guest, Miss Mabel Cool
baugh, who returns to her home in
W
sent were Misses Lillian Taylor, Mac
Evans, Annie Patten. Mae Jones. Char
lotte Lloyd, Mabel Coolbaugh, Charity
Cripper, Georgia Thomas, Messrs. John
Williams, Edward Matthews, Daniel
Matthews, viii Widdowtield, Bernard
Golden, Of town Lizzie Dolphin and
sylvester Williams, Of Mansfield State
Normal school: A. p. Patten, Of Car
bondalc; Harry Frances. George Nicol
and Bert Hancy, Of Scranton.
VI. X Harnden manager of the Wes-
ton Mill office, who has been i'll for
the past three months, is able to be
out again.
Miss Florence Mcdonnell of Bng-
hamton is the guest of relatives in
town.
The fair and festival for the benefit
of the SusGuehanna Street Baptist
church which has been in progress
since Tuesday last, closed Saturday
night There was a very large attend
anCe. 1t will be opened next Satur-
day evening again and will continue
for a few days, when all the remaining
articles will be chanced off and the
contest decided
p. J. Gillespie, a member of the
Eighth regiment, F. V, is visiting his
home here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
WRECK IN THE YARD.

Saturday morning at s o'clock there
was wreck in the Delaware and Hud-
son yard just north Of the Fallbrouk
street crossing. Engine No. 5s in
charge of Conductor Kellow and En-
gineer Smith. was hauling a train down
the south-bound main track. Engineer
Kerrigan and Conductor Case, with en-
gine 95, were backing down from Coal
brook breaker on n switch, with a trip
Of cars. The tender of engine % ran
diagonally into the cars on the main
track. Several of the cars and the en-
gine were thrown from the rails. \
big hole was punched in the engine
tank, leaving the water out of the
boiler The fire was Immediately drawn.
The cars were quite badly damaged
and the switch was torn from the ties.
The Erie flyer was delayed for some
time, but the wrecking gang soon had
the road opened. No one was injured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
ALTRUIsTIC IN HIS OWN WAY.
On This Occasion He Felt He Was
Fortified by a Circumstance.
Chicago Daily Triune.

| From the Chicago Daily Triune.
IF you don't mind my mentioning
it," remarked the cheerful passenger
| who was holding on to a strap, as he
| leaned down to speak to young man
| seated near the car stove. 'you have a
very remarkable mustache."
Hey? What's that?" growled the
young man, looking up at him side
wise.
81 say you have remarkable mus
tache"
Just let it alone, will you?"
"Yes, I'll let it alone. I'm not a
| barber, you know. Still. there can't
be any harm in telling a man, when
he's got a mustache like yours, that
it's something worth looking at. You'll
| pardon me for calling your attention
to the fact that it grows straight out
from your lip about an inch, at a right
angle, and then most of the hairs turn
directly up, while others turn direct
| ly down. That shows it's natural. It
couldn't be Waxed so as to stand out
that way. 1t looks like the long arm
of the letter f. A man couldn't train
it in that shape in q. million years.
| don't suppose, now, YOU ever took two
! looking glasses and stood so as to get
a side view Of that mustache, did you?'
None of your business" responded
the young man. I'll thank you to at
tend to your own affairs. if you have
any, and let mine alone"
Just so,' placidly replied the other
| Some people like to have their pecu-
! liarities pointed out to them and some
| don't. It's ali in the way you look at
it, You are not asking my advice, of
| course, but il I were i'm your place l
should trim that thicket, that chappr-
raj, that Cheyal- de- frise, as we WOULD
say in French, close to the lip, and
! then ii wouldn't attract general at
! tention. Most men, | dare say, look
! better with a mustachc, but that's
probably because it hides their mouths.
In your case, now, it doesn't hide the
mouth at all. 1t runs right away from
! H. It's out of the question to-
Say, if YOU don't want to get your
! head punched, you shut up You've
got more blamed gall than any man
/ ever saw. Mind your own businessi"
certainly. certainly. That's all the
thanks "A man ever gets for trying 10
be an altruist in his own way ! re-
member l once called a fellows at
tentiOn to a wig ne was wearing. |
told him il was all right, considered
as a wig, but he needn't think il fooled
| anybody. 1t was 50 palpaby a wig
that it gave itself away as soon as
you looked at it. | could see that ne
thought that IL was a perfect imita
tion of the natural hair, but il wasn't
and somebody ought To tell him Il
wasn't, That was the position took
He got angry, Just as you're doing
but | didn't mind that I'm always
getting people down on me when I'm
trying to do them a favor, just i'm that
way and l suppose | always will be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
CARBONDALG.
RAILROAD WRECKS.
Trip of Cars Run Away-Collision in
Delaware and Hudson Yard.

\ terrific smash-up occurred at the
foot of No. 1 plane on North Main
street Saturday evening at ! o'clock,
-Four cars loaded with huge boilers, hy-
wheels and machinery from No head
house were started down the plane.
They were roped to car which was
being held on parallel track. \ latch
which was supposed to be open in some
manner got closed and derailed the sus-
tanning car. The rope broke and the
heavy triD dashed to the foot Of the
plane, where it colided with train
Of cars also loaded with big boilers.
The report Of the impact was deafen-
ing. The first car was telescoped. In
fact, IL was reduced to spinters, the
only thing left bearing any resem-
blance to car being the wheels and
aXles. Three other cars We're demol-
ishcd, the boilers were broken and
three cars were hurled up the track 800
feet 20 the company's office. where they
left the rails The effect was like that
produced i'm striking a run of billiard
balls with a given number, an equal
number leaving the opposite end of
the run.
Two laborers stood on the boilers at
the top OF the plane when the trip
broke loose. They jumped and escaped
injury \ large gang OF men in the
foot were warned Just i'm time to save
themselves. 1t is estimated that the
trip attained a speed of seventy miles
an hour.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

have their wishes gratfied. They APP
peared at the Nesbit in Wilkes-arre
on Saturday to crowded houses, and
this fact leaves nothing else for us to
say.
The Never-Work society on North
Main street held one of their so-called
socials on Saturday night, and if the
parents of some of the young girls pres
ent could have taken the time to see
what company they were init is doubt
full how long such a state of things
would exist. Yesterday several of these
young men. who pose as gentlemen,
were amusing themselves by hanging
out of the third story windows. and the
passerby who did not come up to their
standard was made the butt of ridi-
cule. If we have occasion to refer to
this crowd again we will take the pains
to furnish a complete list Of the MEM
bership.
Lew Bachman and NJ. j. Hughes
We're down at the county seat yester-
day and returned by the way of the
duck pond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
PECKVILLE.

The new gongs recently put in place
at the borough electric light plant for
lire alarm purposes serve their pur-
pose well, for there is not more
far-reaChing and harmonious sounding
alarm in the valley Altogether there
are four gongs, the largest twelve
inch. and the smallest a three inch,
three of these whistles We're made by
the engineer Mr. Edward Barnes, the
Delaware and Hudson donating the
other, which, for over thirty years,
aid service for that company NJ Plane
ID. That Mr., Barnes understands the
arranging and making Of a hrst.claSs :
gong there is no mistake, and he Is
deserving Of all the ere at for this most
efficient alarm.
Mrs, William Page is i'll NTH an
attack of quinsy
Miss Ruth GrltmIn spent SunGay
with Mrs. Henry Wheeler al Jermyn.
Calvin Rolls is confined to his home
by an attack OF quinsy,
Professor II. l.. Barnes, VINO has
been i'll some time, is improving ana
will soon be able to be about again
Elmer and George Roberts left last
night for a few days stay at New
York.
Florence Swinsle H. working al
YatesVille.
William Harkns was called - Wyo,
ming on account Of the serious illness
Of his father.
Yesterday afternoon a thunder storm
passed over this place. Hail stone
az large as marbles fell during the
storm.
The Peckville Gun club will hold a
live pigeon shoot Friday afternoon
March H.
Warahpa Tribe, No, 2ll, Improved
order Red Men, will holl a banquet
on Thursday evening, April 6.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The activity in the Delaware and
Hudson colliery, by which the men
for the past few months have been
working about three quarters time,
has apparently ended During the past
week the time was reduced to half
days, and now this is apparently more
than the company needs and today the
breaker is idle. Possibly the big trust,
which has recently been SO much
talked of. has something to do with
the sudden restriction.
Curtis +. Hclmes, of Hazleton, is
spending a few days here with his
wife and family in Rushbrook street.
Miss Annie Griffis, of Montrose, who
a few years ago was a resident of this
borough, called on friends here yes
terday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Yates, of Fourth street, is quite
i'll.
Mrs. Clarence Samson, of Archibald
spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Barber, of Main street.
DR.. S. e. Meyer, the veterinary sur
geon, has recently opened an office in
Carbonate.
Mine Superintendent w. F. Jones is
again i'll at his home in Scott.
Mrs. William Maynard, of Green
Ridge. who has been spending the week
here with Mr.. and Mrs. John Maynard,
Of South Main street, returned Eome
on Saturday evening
Miss Glare NJ. Greenslade, Of Car
bondale, was visiting friends here yes
terday.
Rev. G, r. Fessenden ra,tor of ST
James Episcopal church, conducted
mission services at Salem, Wayne
county, on Thursday evening.
Walter Snyder Jermyn's sole repre-
sentative in the Thirteenrh regiment,
came home last evening. Although not
so stout as when he started away, he
nevertheless looks well and enjoys good
health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
THE OLD WAY.
OF Treating Dyspepsia and Indiges-
tion by Dieting a Dangerous and
Useless One.

We say the old way, but really it is
very common one at present time and
many dyspeptics and physicians as
well consider the first step to take in
attempting to cure indigestion is to
diet, either by selecting certain foods
and rejecting others or to greatly dl-
minish the quantity usually taken. in
other words. the starvation plan is by
many supposed to be the first essential.
The almost certain failure of the star
walton cure for dyspepsia has been
proven time and again, but still the
moment dyspepsia makes it's appear
ance a course Of dieting is at once ad-
Vised.
All this is radically wrong. 1t is fool
ish and unscientific to recommend diet
ing or starvation to a man suffering
from dyspepsia, because Indigestion it.
self starves every organ and every
nerve and every fibre in the body.
What the dyspeptic wants is abund-
ant nutrition, which means plenty OF
good, wholesome. well cooked food and
something to assist the weak stomach
to digest 1t. This is exactly the pur-
pose for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's are adapted and this is the method
by which they cure the worst cases ot
dyspepsia, in other words the patient
eats plenty Of wholesome food and
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets digest it fol
him. In this way the system is nour-
ished and the overworked stomach
rested. because the tablets will digest
the food whether the stomach works oI
not. One of these tablets will digest
5000 grains of meat or eggs.
Your druggist will tell YOU that
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the pures'
and safest remedy for stomach troubles
and every trial makes one more friend
for this excellent preparation. Sold al
80 cents for full sized package at all
drug stores.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free by addressing F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall Mich.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
| DON'T let it bother me as much as I

| don't let it bother me as much as I
used to. Still, young man, | would
advise you not 10 go punching leads"
why not, sir?" demanded the own
er of the brlstling mustache belliGer-
emily. What would YOU do?"
Nothing. But some of these women
who are standing up might slip into
your seat"
Then the man who Wds trying to
benefit his fellow man stra ghtened up,
grasped the strap stiIl more firmly,
and during the remainder Of the ride
said nothing. and merely looked pleas
antly at the young man. or rather
through him, without seeing rim.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Misses Emma SWartZ and Ella Harte,
Of Dundar street, spent Sunday with
Scranton friends.
Miss Phoebe Trescott, Of Birkett
street. who has been seriously i'll, is
able to be out again.
Miss Ella Fuller head trimmer Of
Sawyer's millinery, is convalescent
Mrs. Laude Wright of Hotel Anthra-
cite. has returned from Detroit, Mich.
Miss Jane Graves is expected home
this week
Mrs. p. +. Hope. of Philadelphia. and
Miss Bridget McHale of Scranton, are
visiting the latter's sister ON South
Main street.
The Ontario and Western employees
of this city will receive their monthly
wages Wednesday,
Heavy ties are being distributed
along the Honesdale branch of the
Delaware and Hudson road and will
replace the old ones as soon as the
weather becomes favorable.
Delaware and Hudson shop hands re-
ceived their pay Saturday.
On the first of April, Miss Alice But
Ter will remove her Ladies' bazaar from
the corner of church street and Salem
avenue to the store room on Salem ave-
nue. recently occupied by Joseph Fis-
cher.
4 large number of Carbondalians
went to Scranton last evening to meet
the returning soldiers.
There was very pleasant gathering
at the home OF Miss Clara Watt. ON
Washington street. Friday evening
Among those who enjoyed the evening
were Hazel Wheeler, Helen Hathaway
Ruth Bailey, Florence Van Gordrr
Gertrude Dennis, Mallory Spencer Rob-
ert Gardner, Silas MCMullen and John
r. Newton. Many games were mdulged
I'm and refreshments We're served al 4
seasonable hour.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
How's This 4?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh cure.
f. j. CHENEY d CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, ana believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially Gble to carry
out any obligations made by their iirm.
West x Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Waldmg, Kinuan & Maryu Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Price 75c, per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimnn-
ial5 fIee.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

l have been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteen years and nothing seemed
To give any relief ! was able TO be
around all the time, but constantly
suffering. / had tried everything
could hear Of and at last was told to
try Chambeilains Pain Balm, which
| did, and was Immediately relieved
and in short time cured. l am happy
to say that it has not since returned.
Josh Edgar, Germantown, Cal. For
sale by all druggists. Matthews Bros.
wholesale and retail agents a.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

by an explosion Of Kerosene oil last
week, is still in a critical condition.
Il. A. Jones, of Main street, has oeen
invited to give an address at a fair
to be held in Olyphant next week.
Mrs. p. Campbell and Mrs. Thomas
Duggan are the guests of Mrs. Pa. k
Duffy. of Laurel street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
ARCHIBALD.

The members Of the Ancient Order
of Hibernans will conduct a smoker
at Cawley's hall on next Wednesday
evening
Teresa McIIale returned home after
a weeks visit with Miss Kate Lally.
Miss Nellie Price visited friends N
West scranton during the week.
Mrs. Edward Malta, who was buc Isd
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
OLYPHANT.

An opportunity viii be given % lovers
4 good music TO hear an excellent
programme at the Father Mathew
pera house next Friday evening. St
'atrick's church choir, under the dlrcC-
ion of Prof r. w. Watkins, will com
pete with the choir of the Holy Saw
lour church choir. of Wilkes Barre, for
prize Of $ln0. The competitive piece
will be the CredO from Weber's mass
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
bv MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for their
CuIIDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. II soOTHES tho
CHII.D, sOFTENS the GUMS, A. l.AN ;
ali PAIN: CURES WIND collie, ard
is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA.
Sold by Druggists in every part of :he
world BE sure ana ask for Mrs Wins
lows Soothing syrup" and take no other
Ltna TwsntV-fvs osnts q bottla.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
SUNDAY ACCIDENT.

Yesterday afternoon Erie locomotive
No. 1868 jumped a frog just above the
dispatcher's office and ploughed through
the ties for several feet The work of
re-railing it required two hours. The
damage was slight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

WORDS OF PRAISE bestowed upon
Hoods Sarsaparilla by those who have
taken it indicate that it is restoring
health to thousands of people, and
that it will help you also.
HOODS PILLS are easy 10 take,
easy 10 operate, cure biliousness, m
digestion. &c. 40
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
POOL SCORE.

The score Of the Cycle clubs pool
tournament at the ond % the second
weeks play follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
WM. C0NNELL. President.
HENRY BELIN. Jr.. Vice Pres.
WILLIAM IL. PECK, Cashier

The vault OF this bank is pro.
tectcd by Holmes Elcctris Pro-
tectiVG system.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25
YOONG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in sd-
vanced years are realized by compare
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to Sc
rious troubles on account of their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all COM
bine to shorten the period Of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to mako
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor-
GUS health in old age. From every cor
ner Of the earth there is sconstantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
Is letter from Mrs. j. C. Orms, of eco
Horner ST., Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
"DEAR MRS. PISKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that I
think your remedies are wonderful. I
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. can eat and
sleep we'll and am gaining in flesh. 1
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
lelled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
rs many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.