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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
AS POTENT AS A KING.
Influence of the Mad Mullah Among
the SWatiS,

London Letter in Chicago Record.
Not much is known about the mad
mullah," the old man of India who Is
causing uneasiness in the minds of Eng
lish politicians today. He is mad only in
the fanatical sense. He first made him
self notorious in the Chitral outbreak of
1895, when, although more than seventy
years old, he was among the foremost
IN energy and strategic ability. In the
lighting at the Malakand he lost two
fingers, and afterward the members
were buried with great pomp in the Bo-
nair valley, and a shrine was erected to
mark the spot.
The mullah is a native OF the Bonair
country and wields therein a tremendous
amount of influence. This influence he
has used in skillfully turning the enmity
OF the people in Swat against the khan
of Dir in the "iehad," or holy war. There
is feud of long standing between the
Swatis and the kahan. The kahan
claims certain parts of Upper Swat and
at intervals from before the British oc-
cupation until this day he has been in
the habit of raiding the country. His
agent, a Khaka Khel of the Zairat, near
NowsheTt, had spread terror throughout
the valley, but IL Is doubtful whether
the khan, with all his boasts-for he is
a weak man-would be able to maintain
his official position were it not for British
support.
The frontier will not be secure as long
as the mullah is at large, but the sup
preston OF the present outbreak is likely
to lead to an Independent inquiry into the
pretensionS of the khan of Dir with a
view 10 a settlement of the old contro-
versy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

esq, OF Bradley Forge came up our
canal Of this town, loaded with 20 tons
and 10 hundredwcight of IT'S own metal,
etc 1t is nearly of equal dimensions
with other boats employed upon the
canal, being 20 feet long and feet
1-2 inches wide; the thickness of the
plates with which It is made is about
fiVe-sixteenths OF an inch, and it is put
together with rivets, like copper or fire
engine boilers; but the stem posts are
wood and the gunwale lined with the
same: the beams are made of elm
planks.
Her weight is about eight tons; she
Will carry in deep water upward of 80
tons, and draws eight or nine inches of
water when light" 1t is extraordinary
that such hints as these should have
fallen dead. Was there no shipbuilder
with an eye swift to witness the enor-
nous possibilities latent in these little
canal experiments? A small iron boat
was launched in August, 1915. She was
fitted UP in Liverpool as a pleasure
boat. Hundreds viewed her as q curios-
ity. She was sunk maliciously In the
Dukes dock. as though some Daniel
Quilip of a workman, foreseeing iron
as an issue IL this boat was suffered to
go on limiting, had put an end to her
Her owner raised her and sold her for
old iron; "but the loss of this boat"
he says turned my attention to the
practicability of making an iron boat
which could not be sunk by any ordin-
ary means"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
Giles in the Pulpit.

The tenets OF John Wesley and his
disciples were eagerly embraced in Nor
folk, and Giles frequently became q To-
cal preacher. one local" Sam By name,
Is described as "a horn teacher though
his SMILES or'.J d,upp"d to the bur-
lesque on one occasion D. took for his
text, The wages Of sin is DEATH and
prefaced his sermon as follows:
My frinds, Brother Paul tells us that
tn wages o sin is death. Now let's see
whuther We kin grasp wot he maan byt.
Spose ] wor tn go an du my harvest
for Mr., II. Ca local farmer, an arter all
tn wuk wor dun, 40 an AK Mr.. y. (an-
other farmer in the same Village) fur
my wages, wot du yeOu think Mr.. y.
would saay? Surely lie would up and
saay, Sam, yeou air a fule; 20 an AK Mr..
IL. fur yer waage; yeou ha' dun yer
harvest there; wot du yeOp come an AK
me fur yer wages fur?' An eft | wuk
all my loife fur tn daavil an go tu God
fur my reward, He wood saay, No, no,
Sam; yeou go tn tn daavil fur yer re-
ward yeou hev wuked fur him in the
harvest O. loife; he must pay yeouH-
Westminster Gazette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
SMALLEST IN THE WORLD.
Things and Places That Excite Inter
est by Reason of Minuteness.


From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The smallest book ever printed is the
story OF Perrault's little "Hop-o'- My
Thumb" lately published. The book is
one and one-half inches long by one
inch wide, and one-quarter inch thick.
1t can be read only by the aid of a
miscroscope, but is complete in every
way and has four engravings.
Shears no bigger than a pin Is one
of the exhibits of the skill of Sheffield
workman; a dozen of these shears
weigh less than half a grain, or about
the weight of a postage stamp they
are as perfectly made as shears of or
dinary size.
Gaust is the smallest republic as to
area, which is exactly one mile. The
population numbers $50. 1t is situated
in the Pyrenees.
TaYolara is the smallest republic as
to population, having only fifty-three
men, women and children. II is twelve
miles from Sardinia.
Tristan dAcunha, in the South At
lantlc, sends out its mail once a year
to the outside world; it has a popula-
tlon Of siXty-four persons-eigheen
men, nineteen women, fifteen boys and
twelve girls.
King Malietoa. the Samoan monarch,
lately dead, received a smaller salary
than any royalty, $3.50 monthly, and it
was usually i'm arrears.
Chinese streets are the narrowest in
the world-some of them are only eight
feet wide.
The smallest horse in the world is a
Shetland pony owned by the Marquis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
SONG CANARIEs OF GERMANY.
Their Home Is in an Entirely Isolat-
ed Chain of Mountains.

Tioil NudIuDeIS JOuilldl
The home of these bids, the Harz,
an entirely isolated chain of noun
tains rising out of the plain between
the rivers Leine and Saale, Is the ost
northern elevation Of importance in
Germany and lies partly in Prussia,
partly in Anhalt and Brunswick. The
best song canarieS are ~ ared acre pt
the present time. chiefly n Andreos-
berg, a town also celebrated for ITS
silver mines. IN every house and cot
tage OF the place you see canaries, and
on fine summers day, when walking
by, their song greets you from every
open door and window. Wheras with
the other races of canaries color, mark
ings, shape and size are important
points, with this breed there is but
one-their song.
The birds are usually of middle size
and strongly built; the head is large,
the legs shorter and the neck not so
long as in the common canary; the legs
slant backward a little and the bird
does not stand as upright as the others.
The breast ought to be broad and
strong, the eyes large and lively; the
feathers must lie smooth and the bird
with a sort of coquetry. The colors
vary from straw to golden yellow, some
with green markings, but deeper
shades OF yellow are not to be found
| among them. If we say that these
birds have to take the second place
| In outward beauty of form and color
we certainly must give them the first
| of all in point of song. Their entire
| value lies in this.
| With the utmost care and science
| their voice has been cultivated for
| years, and SPLENDID results have been
| obtained. The song OF really first
class Harz bird is a marvel of beauty
for those who understand it, but II
needs much practice and a musical eal
to note slight differences and faults
and 20 be able to choose the really best
songster among a crowd of birds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
RECEPTION OF
VISITING KNIGHTS
ICcncluded from Page IL

ever given the degree, as the robes
and paraphernalia are the best pro-
durable. 1t Is expected that all the
grand officers and representatives Will
be present to enjoy this presentation
of the ritual.
The idea of presenting one degree OF
the work at each succeeding grand con-
vocation was instituted some time ago
and has rapidly grown In favor. The
work of this team will undoubtedly in
cite the efforts of the others hereafter
At the conclusion of the degree work
knightly social will be held.
GRAND COMMANDERS REPORT.
Grand Commander Sir John Cow
land, of Philipsburg, who, by the way,
is a prominent party leader down his
way, gave a representative of The Tri-
bune a resume of his annual address,
which he will read today.
In part he said: There are now
ia Communicates located in seventy
nine places in SO counties in the state,
having up to May 1 total member
ship of over $4,000. Each commandery
has taken an interest in the work of
the order and the representatives are
all prepared to do business. The con-
vocation will pass smoothly along in
its labors.
I'VE have had a most successful year,
having 1873 past commanders in good
standing, paid out over $4,000 in relief;
have invested over 5000, and own al
most $1,000 worth OF paraphernalia- In
concluding, l might say l like your
city first rate, though have seen but
little of 1t. The order seems to be
very strong here and represented by a
fine lot Of men,"
POINTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Only ten representatives can be elect
ed to the supreme convocation this
year. The representation is based upon
one for 1900. The supreme body meets
in Philadelphia in October next.
Sir Louis F.. Stilz, of Philadelphia,
is said to be the tallest and handsom-
est knight attending the convocation
| He is chairman of the committee en-
| grand commanders address and sta: e
| of the order.
General headquarters are at the
| Hotel Jermyn. but information and
guides can be secured at Malta temple,
80 committee headquarters, where all
| representatives should register.
| All the grand officers, with the ex-
| ception of Grand Junior Warden %
seph w. Smink, of Shamokin, who is
Ill at Atlantic City, are here ready for
| work.
| About 200 representatives have ar
| rived already and a most successful
convocaton is expected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

Carcano. It's height does not surpass
seventy centimeters IL IL often har-
messed to a liliputian mail coach.
Berlin has the smallest elephant in
the world. 1t Is only one meter high
and weighs eighty Kilograms.
The smallest camels belong i'm Persia.
They are not more than fifty centime-
ters high.
The smallest cows in the world are to
be found in the Samoan Islands.
The smallest locomotive ever made
can now be seen at the Omaha ex-
position. Its height from the top OF the
stack to the rail is 25 inches. and the
guage is 12la inches. The cylinders are
2 by inches; the boiler is 11a horse
power, made of steel and tested to 800
pounds pressure, and will hold twen-
ty-four gallons of water. The diameter
of the driving wheel is 10 inches. The
weight of the little engine is about 600
pounds. and IT will run on a rail three
quarters of an inch square. 1t will
draw ten cars. each containing two per-
sons.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
OUR LITTLE ONES.

They are such tiny feet:
They have gone such a little way TO meet
The years which are required TO break
Their steps to evenness and make
Them go
More sure and slow.
They are such little hands;
Be kind. Things are so new, and life but
stands
A step beyond the doorway. All around
New day has found
Such tempting things TO shine upon,
and so
The hands are tempted hard. you know.
They are such new, young lives;
Surely their newness shrives
Them we'll of many sins. They see so
much
That being immortal they would touch
That If they reach
We must not chide. but teach.
They are such fond, clear eyes
That widen TO surprise
At every turn: they are so often held
To suns or showers-showers soon dis
PEELED
By looking I'm our face;
Love asks. for such. much grace
They are such fair. frail gifts
Uncertain as the riffs
OF light that lie along the sky
They may not be hero by-and-by-
Give them not love. but more-above
And harder-patience with the love.
George Klingle, in Washington Star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
REFRIGERATED BEEF.

New York, May S.-The United states
transport Mcclellan will sail for Cuba
and Porto Rico on Thursday. She Will
carry 2sO,OOO pounds Of refrigerated
beef which will arrive at noon on that
day from Chicago she will also carry
$50, 900 pounds OF forage. The beef
and the forage will be landed at Sans
tiago, The Mcclellan will carry 250 re-
cruits.
The transport Meade sailed today Cor
San Juan with 227 recruits for the
Fifth artillery, Fifth cavalry and
Eleventh infantry. She will return to
this port with the Nineteenth infantry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
SHERIFF BEATTY DIES.
Pencil Declares That He Will Not
Be Taken Alive.

Accommodating, Pa, May S,--Deputy
Sheriff William c. Beatty. who was
shot by Glen Penncll at Barnes Gap,
Fulton county, recently while Beatty
with posse was trying to arrest PEN
nell, died at his home in Buck valley
yesterday.
Pennell is being harbored by friends.
He is armed and swears he will kill
any man who attempts to take him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
A Terrihle Revenge.

First bootblack-You had n row with
Nibsey, Billy?
Second bootblaok-Yes, and I'm goin'
ter have my revenge, too.
First bootblack-Goin' to fight him?
Second bootblack-Naw, I'm goin' TO
stand aside of him when he's shinin' a
gent, and when he's finished I'm goin' to
say, shine. sir?'-Pearson's Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
sHIPBUILDING AND IRON.
How the Metal First Came to Be
Used in Nautical Construction.

From the Pail Mall Magazine.
The story Of the use of iron as ma
terial for the construction of ships Is
full of interest. Iron was long ago used
experimentally for building boats; sew
eral references to these crude attempts
will be found in the annual register OF
last century. Grantham quotes from a
publication dated July 2S, 1887. The
writer says: "A few days ago a boat
built of English iron by ]. Wilkinson,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
Wyoming Chassis.

Hazleton May S-The three days ses-
sion Of the Wyoming classis of the Re-
formed church came TO a close here to-
day. The next meeting of the Chassis
will be held at Danville in a year hencas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
rs there anyone with him?"

is tHeIe anyone with him?'
mo one but"
Stiles tried to express his meaning
by a look.
But what" asked Beggs, falling
to understand.
but his thoughts, and, before God.
Joel. wouldn't be alone with such
thoughts as that old man must have
for all his wealth"
you don't mean TO say that old
Sydney
II DO" Stiles interrupted. with a
swift glance at the stranger, who. how
ever, seemed TO be oblivious TO every
thing but the laggard clock hands. 81
have good reason TO speak out plain
about 1t now, and It's high time we
get the officers to help us look into it,
IF you know anything certain tc
tell them I'm ready to stand by you
in making the charge"
well, ] do. You mind that tht
young revolutionary soldier came here
that night and asked for old Sydney
He seemed to be in trouble. Wher
Sydney came they were together in the
side room for an hour. and when they
came out Sydney told us the youns
soldier would stay awhile at his house
and asked us TO say nothing about hi.
being here. He took sick up there IL
the old house and died. with no on,
by him but old Sydney and that French
scholar who lived there and did moth
ing but study his devilish books"
''of course, I mind all that, Lewie."
But here is the new part. Docto
Leighton told me this only tonight. III
treated the soldier up there. but neve
could say what allied him. This even
ing he called me into his office and sal,
he would tell me something tina
weighed on his mind and that he,
never told anyone before. That wa
that, unbeknown to old sydney or tn,
Frenchman, he cut the young man opei
TO examine his heart, and he found
He stopped involuntarily and cast
0tIick glance at the StranRar IN IN,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

He lifted the box carefully, and, feel
ing no Ill effects, started with Stiles
from the inn. The fog had grown SO
dense as to hide the light in the win
dow until they came to the stone fence
surrounding the grounds. The great
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

He stopped involuntarily and cast a
quick glance at the stranger to find
that his glaring eyes were fixed upon
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

resistant in all conditions under which it is to
be used The only other point in which these
punt canoes differ from the periaSuas p, mat
they are frequently decked over bow ana stern
as far as the outrigger braces.
The sailing canoe marks a different element IN
construction 1t Is a catanaran of equal and
similar members. which is a doube-enGer. Each
hull is copy Of the other and of the same size.
In this type Of hull the bow and stern are alike;
they are just the same the run and ctern OK
the paddle canoes. The hulls arc always COM
posite. built up Of separately hewn planks. Tho
twin hulls are braced by two sets OF beams
set athwartships and a supplementary X-set az
tached thereto. In each set the beams cross
both hulls and are dashed at both gunWales OF
eac.. as well as at every point whore they inter-
sect the other series. The lashng is the Same
useful coir sennit. This absence Of the mi! pre-
cludes rigidity Of the joints. The Samoan build
ers OF catamarans have therefore never en-
countered the difficulty which has been fatal to
a general popularity of the tyre No traditions
Of vOyaging recount any such mishaps The
breaking asunder of the vessel Upon this SyS-
TEN Of beams between the huls is erected tho
light deck with a shedhOuSe for the vOyaSerS.
The mast is stepped in the keel Of one OF tho
hulls, and leans ever forward at a sharp angle.
1t is crotched at the head where it engages the
sail Is hauled down TO the bow, and the sheet
and the tack carried through leaders to the
hemsman on the midships deck. In coming
about everything is cast adrift, the mast -
hauled over toward the other end of the hull,
the gaff becomes the boom. the hemsman pOkes
his steering paddle down through a slot at the
other end of the deck, and the vessel pays OIL
the other tack but keeping always the same
hull to windward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

to say. just wide enough for the hips Of the
radGlor, who sits on the Outrigger braces, where
They cross the hull. The depth Is the same az
the beam. The space between the hull and the
outrigGer is less than q fathom. generally be-
tween four and five feet.
The builder select and mIchreSpected class
in Samoan social conditions, selects from his
store OF dried LOGS a trunk thai measures the
right numcr Of fathoms for the canoe he IS
about to construct. In the present days when
he cam bay civilized utensils of carpentry. his
tools are seldom Otner than "a gOuSe and plane
iron mounted an adze. !imilarly in his own
workshop before the white man introduced
metals, he use'' but the stone adZe and the shell
gOuge using now. then, the coral stems Tor
finishing off rough cuts. Fire was not used by
the Poynegian carpenters TO assist in excava-
tiCn, yet the Fijians. who have been for ages In
constant intercourse with the Sanoans ana Ton
cans, were wei acquainted with TINS labor
saving device.
The carpenter invariably begins the shaping
Of the log at the end which is to form the stern
OF the canoe and hacks out the inner and outer
shale together. When the FIRST rouEh cutting ~
done he begins on the inner hull and cuts that
10 its final dimensions before touching the outer
side. The outer surface is dressed last or all
and il is SHAPED with respect to the finished
inner surface the thickness Of timber being just
about one inch throughout All this WORK IS
done with neither measurement nor tempIet. YET
each canoe is as like each other as though tne
Same builder had constructed them on exactly
the same lines The cuts will show the form OF
the hun The how is sharp and horned.
tie keel while approximately fiat. Is yet snshtly
on the rocker type the run begins at ABOUT tWo-
thirds Of the length. For some space abatt the
bows the hull is left in n solid block. which bears
The ornancutation Of several small cubes carved
I'm lire along the central line OF the canoe.
These ornaments are frequently decorated with
sun bleached cowrie shells.
THE OUTRIGGER.
The builder of the canoe undertakes to turn
out a hull that will float in still water ana 1t Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
.,yr grnoR WoWEN DON'T SEE.

..~ The CornhilL
hat species of humor sometimes de-
as "rolickins" which men complain
-ar,.n cannot see. is often more or less in
=. ..,gre Of the practical Joke-that IS TO say, II
V me matter rather than the manner IL
" = fr Instance lu much (by no means an
II humor Of P.ckW'ck or IN the farcical
..,~s Ola which the liamausts of the Res
-.., rely 50 largely. strong as they are also
. .-,1- Of dderen, kind The point. If we
. /. ay SO. Is not inirequenty supplied by
t.l that some one IS tNhlhited IN more or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
rF DlScOrFRIES At HAMPTON COURT.

I'm The London Daily News
Hampton Cour, Palace Is continually yielding
|. .iian treasures u artistic and antiquarian
rest and considering the wonderful intrica-
g Il Wos-ys huge chateau il is not surpris-
!, tina, every now and again finds" Of great
s,lrca value are brought 10 light. Some time
a. ,At gs3t card "aiS private room was dis
70 public view and now comes the an
-,c-Tent Of an extraordinary discovery Of
Ta nav prove 20 De- an artistic treasure. \
e. number Of The pictures there are in course
-n,'a.. in order O. adorn the walls Of Ken
r-i Palace which is 10 be opened to the
about May. Underneath the canvas and
r. 1i;h which the walls were covered was
appeared 10 be painting.
~luent careful examination showed that
ies Of a room, which measures II feet
feet, were adorned with very fine paint
very fair state of preservation. but
AIRED by hundreds Of holes caused by the
which had been driven into the walls 20
u he pictures. The ceiling of this apart
panied by Nerrl9. and represents queen
~ ihe character Of Justice. Whether the
'.hss on The walls are hy the same artist
lo ir1nSp.ret. hu, it is probable that they
i has been decided % fiji up The holes with
a.e material and % engage the services Of
--knoHn artist g. repair the paintings and
Z. as poNSiD." o. restore them 10 their origi-
Hnlton. tbs Woik NM not he completed
many months. and .n the mean time the
DC VII be excluded from this department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
CANOES OF THE PACIFIC.
CURIOUS CRAFT WITH OUTRIGGERS,
WHICH FURNISHED THE EARLIEST
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
AMONG THE ISLANDS
\ MONG THE
From Forest and Stream.

il'il L oicSl ana stream.
mere Is Only one race Of primitive men which
H'akNS us entrance upon the page Of history by
WY OF me sea Other early races creep oyer
mountain passes and evade the great water
Gun {" Do! ''''hAiHS tlcr Instant iouutan>. IEcy
rear the great sea Ii takes ages before they gan
the courage to coast from cape to cape ard al
ways IN sight of land. The Polynesian Of the
south Sea bursts into know edge with the haz-
ara OI aecp-"ater Voyaging. IN all the families
or ms race, save one his story begins with tie
udrliE OF the racine. the greatest ocean Of all.
Call the roll of these families and see whence
they came and how.
Hawaii? by canoe from Kahild which may
be Iahu. certainly is no nearer than the Mar
queSas
me Marquesas? From Hawaii. far across the
Western sea.
Iahlu! From Hawaii in the West
Raratonga? From AWaiki, a land in the West
and down to leeward.
The Maori Of NCwXeaand? From Hawaiki
All these families tell of the tempestuous voy-
ages Of their ancestors from this mysterious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
A ScOTCHHAN'S GRIT.

ne London Mail.
!, .Oaarrman Colonel Hector A. Macdonald
~ .'ds ~ another oficer-"saved the day"
~ ~ reute "hen hard pressed by the Der
az gallant Drgadier took II upon him
h I'D no DO it," he said. I'll see
ossb, hist We maun just fight" And