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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15

When you meet an obstacle use it
a stepping stone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15

makes mighty poor use, Of the chance
when he gets it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15

San Francisco. June 15.-The bark
Roderick. formerly Hawaiian, sailed
from this port for Hiio, Hawaiian is
lands under the American flag. She is
the first vessel to change her flag since
the annexation of Hawaii by the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15

Sillicus-"There is nothing new IN
der the sun" Cynicus-'Then what
would you advise me to do with the bill
for my wife'S new hat?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15

When man enjoys accommodating
'ney, he rarely enjoys spending it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
NICHOLSON.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Nicholson. April 5.-Nliss Carrie Walker. who
... been sick with Ia grippe, is improving.
Rev. Frank Hawke and his mother, who have
been living near Philadelphia, have moved to
TunkhannOck. Pa
District Attorney o. Smith Kinncr, of Tunk-
hammock, was a caller in town today.
Mr.. Myron IIinkcy will move his family to
PcckNllc Pa, tomorrow.
ar. Henry l.. Adams, Of Auburn, y. y, is in
town today soliciting orders for the Adams Por-
trait company. On May II he will give free
art exhibition at ,hc opera house for the pur-
pose of advertising the quality Of the company's
work.
Mr. C. VI. Mack and Mrs Horace q. Mack
have Just returned from Lathrop, where there
have been attending tnclr brother, George, who
is very ill.,
Mrs. Harper W. Killing was very pleasantly
surprised last evening, when number Of her
friends called TO celebrate her ioructh birthday.
y very enjoyable time spent until late
nour when refreshments were served Those
present were. Mr.. and Mrs +. +. Proper, q.
II. Alden, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gof, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brown, Mrs \. W. Stark and daughter,
Ethel, Mr. and Mrs Leonard Knapp and son,
Frank Mrs. T.. W. drrcr, Mrs. Barrett Gardner,
Mrs. Frank Quick, Mrs. Minor Billings and
daughter, Leona, Mrs. \. l.. Thaycr and daugh.
ter, Arccne, Mrs. A. y. Walker and daughter,
Victoria, Rev. and Mrs. w. T.. sanford, Mrs.
Mary j. Wcrkhciscr, Mrs. Ruth kapp, Miss Dolly
Gardner, Miss Dora Pratt, Mr. Eddie Alden, Mr..
Marion Werkheiser Mrs Robert Pratt.
MIR. Waiter ID. Burt, an energetic young man
from Starkvillc, has gone tp Ehnira, Y. Y, to
assist in the salvation army work there. Mr.
Burt has a love for this kind Of work and we
hope that he will bc suGCcss'u in helping to do
much good work
Mr.. Harry Lsk, of Fartoryvillc, was a caller
in town today
When prominent citizens Of the town tie ropes
on large tin pals and then securely attach the
other end of the rope the tail OF white dog
that is naturally timid, and then ..stcn to the
music that is produced thereby, what can they
expect of the Young boys or street waits who
are apt to follow their elders examples!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
FACTORYVILLE.


Specldl 10 the scranton Tribune.
Fact6rFvlit April j,-Thc borough council met
Wednesday evening in regular sessions. Bills for
furnishing water for the fire hydranS by the
NokOmiS Water company for the first quarter
ssdihg July Of s. G. Reynolds for lighting
Street lamps for the month Of March and Of
marlborough auditor for services rendered were
accepted and % dcrcd paid. Two hundred dollars
Of the borough Indebtedness was also orccrc
ssstl. SE-S. .Ifiu1s was elected councilman 10 III
s-r1the uncNpreds term Of 'Solouon Reynolds, whcn
crsis one year James T.. Frcar was retained as
Scounciman Tor o'hcr year In the NJ IL.lr oi
Sliistr tHonstabe. who was not elected (throI.,h
sanisi akeJ at last borough election the council
,,ptfe ffniendcd..N. a. Gardner to court for an.
.pointpent 70 the office. Application to 'ouri
5NasEslso made for the levy Of five mills rcsu!a"
Eana1three~piils special borough tax.
a. IIder the alspices OF The W, L. T.. L. there
ss1Vift- he an old'fashoned spelling school held in
sfhe public reading rooms, on Main street. ncAt
ssionday evening at $50 O'Clock. Admission ,,lll
abe cents. The members of the ". G. r. L.
SAre anxious for good attendance.
~ Rev. d. &. Barnes, of lancsborQ, expects 10
retire from active work vat the coming session
sef the Wyoming conference, on account nf he
All health OF his wife Rev Barnes was a iormcy
.pastor ~ The Methodist Episcopal church IN IRIS
place and The 'pany friends OF the family will
.hope to hear of Mrs Barnes recovery
', Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Reynolds spent SUNDAY
last in Kingsley
= School Controller V, X. Gardner was a business
,ealler in Scranton on Wednesday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, April 5.--Wheat-lc. lower; con.
tract grade, April, 13a7ic. corn--Strong and n
higher; No. , mixed April. i5alJAc. Oats
Firm; No. white Clipped, 32c.; No. do. DO,
@oi2a3lc; No. MIXED do, 2"i2a%0c. Potato, $
Steady; New York and western choice per
huShel, jOd5@c,; do do fair tc good, i5aiSc.
uttcr-Steady; fancy western creamery 2lc. (;
do. prints, De. Esg'-Quict but stcaly; fr, sll
nearby, lllaal2c.' do western, !2c,; do. south
western, Pc; do. southern, nc. ChecsG--Jn-
changed. Refined Sugars-Quiet hut steady. Cot
ton-Fm and 1lGc. higher midding uplands,
100. Tallow-Inchlneod; city prime in hogs.
heads jlsa5hc; country do. do, bGlrCl,, 5Aa
5isr. dark do, i7sa5iSc.; cakes, j2i".; grease,
@9saiAr. Light puultry-firm and fowls higher;
fowls, Haze; old rOoStCTs, Sc; winter chickens,
llalSc.: ducks, l2al2%c. Dressed Poutry-Frm,
good demand; fowls, choice. ilall%C; do. fan
10 good, lOalOl2c.; old roosters, &C.: chickens,
nearby, l2al4c.; western do. large, l2al2laC.
medium do, lOallC., common do, Sl9c. Re-
cciptS-FloW, 5000 barrels and 1000 sacks ;
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn. lG31OO bushels; oatt,
10000 bushels. shipments Wheat, 81 900 bush,
els; corn, 1000 bushels; oats, 5000 bushcl,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Return of the Kendals.

After an absence Of five wears, Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall are back in this country and will be
seen at the Lyccm next Monday evening. This
year they are presenting their latest London and
New York success, "rhc Elder Miss Blossom" :"
which is said to he one of the best plays that
they have ever given in this country 1t was
played by them las, year at the -. james thea
ter London, where il had long run. Since
lneir return ,.cy have been IN Boston New York
Philadelphia and Chicago, and they are now en-
gagged On 4 tour OF the west.
The story rcyolyes about proposal Of mar.
riage by an explorer. On the eve OF his de.
parturc for foreign lands he write, "a proposal OF
marriage to a girl OF sweet seventeen, by whose
charms he has been captivatod The letter
reaches the Elder Miss blossom by mistake, and
the ensuing complications offer opportunities Tor
which these artists are famous and finally leads
up TO happy dcnoucncnt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
WAYMART.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Wsymart, April "a serious accident haD
pened early this morning No. 1, where
Contractors Drake and Stratton are doing a
piece of work in Strengthening large curve
for the Delaware and Hudson railroad. The
contractors pushing the job, working both
day and night forces. shortly after midnight
a large mass of earth gave way from an cm-
bankment near the steam shovel, and fell with
tremendous force, striking John Enslin, of
South Canaan, employed there as laborcr,
breaking his leg above the knee and inhicting
other injuries. His escape from instant death
is regarded as miraculous.
Mrs Delphina Tuthil is seriously i'll at her
home East street
Mr.. William Chubb and Miss Mara lrc. Veg
crly, both OF Scranton, were united in mar-
ragc April at the residence OF Mrs. James X
Spry, the formers brother, by the Rev L. ".
karschner, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, The wedding was private, only few
friends, together with his aged mother, wit.
Messing the happy event
John Lockwood, VINO has been very sick for
some time with typhoid fever is the gain.
Among the many removals in our town this
spring the following are a few: F. :. Ste.
phenson will occupy the Thomson property;
james Cole the James Douglas estate; Jones
Wakes, Miss Laura Doncy'S house: Ira Cole,
the IIawlcy Weed estate; Henry sampson,
Frank Corey's house; MIR. IIoyic and family
have removed TO Carbondac and Orvillc Lyon
and family have removed from Scranton and
will occupy their home East street,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. Carr spent Wednesday in
Carbondac.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wildcnburgcr, of South
Canaan, are visiting at the residence of Robert
Baton.
Arson j. Merwin, our popular young towns.
man. is doing an extensive business in the wall
paper and clothing line.
The party that intends purchasing Stanton's
pond, with other adjoining land, hero yes.
terday looking over matters.
Among some who attended the Mctawor sale
from this place were L. G. Guver, James
DOYLE, William Douglass and Ed Quinlan.
Mrs. f.. j. ,uinlin, formerly Of this place,
and who has been seriously i'll of pneumonia at
her home in Carbondaie is conyalcScent.
Since the advent OF the gasoline lamps ON our
streets the town is given quite a metropolitan
aspect.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Womacott have again
taken up their residence here after spending
the winter in Carbondalc
Mrs. Frank Corey and Mrs. Randall who have
been reported on the sick list, are getting
better.
a, 4. varcoc is confined to the house with
mumps.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, April 5-In a milder form the session
today was repetition of yesterdays excited
exhibition on strength on Change. reaction.
sry tendency, however, was evident especially in
wheat. Cable were irresponsivo prospects gen
which formed the mains in theorctic way. Corn
sold higher than Yesterday but closed 9saiRr.
under that sessions final figures. May wheat
closed lc. and oats iis%c. lower. The close in
provisions was partly weak and partly firm
pork 22l2c. down; lard. unchanged and ribs "a
IlRc. up. Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour,
iirin nIin; No. spring wheat ma66i &C.; No req
dJ12a1O1ac.; No. corn, i0iRal0haC.; No. vel
low, 4OAc.; No. . oats. 2js4a2Cc. No. white,
2sa2Sl9c No. white, 2Sa2Skc.; No. rye soc.
No. barley. ilai2c. No. l flax seed, 81 .6IaLlO;
timothy, S235a2.l 40; pork. $l23Jal3; lard $1,000
SO; ribs, SO. 95a7. Is; shoulders. Gl9a634c; sides
$.2oa1S5 whiskey, Sl.25ls; sugars. 81; granu
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, April 5.-Rcceipts, $500 cattle; gen
orally steady to strong best sale today, So 7O;
good TO prime native steers strong. S6a5 so; poor
TO medium steady, A.25e4.0 90; sclC cted teedc's,
firm, Si.2OalS5; mixed stockCrs, steady, S3.5Oai
cows active, stronger $Iai.5O; hcifers, SO. 2ja
4.7j Gamers, slow, s2d2. 75; bulls, firm, -. .}a
4.2j calves, higher. Si.j0a65O; Texans, receipts.
1000; best on sale to-day, cars at s.: Texas fed
steers, easier, S4aj; Texas bulls, stronger, SS2Oa
G. IIogs-Reccipts today. $4,000; tomorrow, 90
600; average shade higher; top, S5.G5; mixed
and butchers, Sj.35a5. Gj; good to choice heavy,
S550a5 .65; rough heavy. IS 3jaji5; light, Sj.3Oa
5.GO bulk OF sales, IS. 50aj GO. Shcep--ReCeipts,
l20OO; sheep and lambs, slow; good to choice
wethers, S6a6.3O; fair to choice, S5aG; western
sheep, So. 15a6.30 ycarings, S6a665; native
lambs, Sj50a7.l0 western lambs. s6a1.i0
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Gibney-Hoeftier Company.

Manager Long announces for the ACadrlny Of
Music for the week commencing Monday. April D.
the return of the Gibncy.lIoc!fcr company. who
played a very successful engagement here last
January.
The company returns with several new PLAYS
and vaudeville ar,s and win again produce "Thc
Woman in Black and ''rhc Last Stroke A"
CHARITY BAIL ctc., and new production. IN
Old Tennessee. Prices, 10, 20 ana 80 cents
Natnr's, 10 cents, commencing Tuesday. Ladies'
half tickets are limited ior Monday night
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
THE MARKETS.


New York April j--Thc stock market con.
tinucd its active aud extremely irregular char.
acter today. There was some hesitation at the
outset and profit taking was on a large scale
during the early hours OF the day but the ag-
Crrssivc strength Of some individual stocks, no.
tlbly Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio,
srrNcd to sustain prices in tace of realizing un-
I'll the latter part OF the day. The market then
developed unmistakably symptoms of being over
bought and ~ pressure TO sell in order to real.
izc profits became urgent. Total sales today,
72j,7O0 shares. Dealings in bonds continued on
a very large scale aud az advancing prices. Total
sales, par value, Sj,310OOO. United States 2s de.
clincd q and all old issues y in the bid price.
The following quotations are furnished The
Tribune by NJ. s. Jordan & Co., rooms 7O51O6
Nt... l.,,sII ~,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06

closed t6xc.; July, 4eJsc oats--Spot steady
No. 2, 2ec. No 3, 2sikc. No white, S2c. /; No,
white. Slhc. track mixed western, 2oaS0lsc.
track white, 3ll7a35Rc.; options dull and easy
cline; May closed 29c No. 9 white oats May,
SlAaSlAc.: closed 3lhc. Butter-Steady; west
ern creamery, lSa2lc. do. factory, l7alS1ac, i'm
iation creamery. iTal1 lac. state dairy, 1sa2O}5c
do. creamery, lSa2lc. Chccse--Slower and weak
fancy large white. i2hal9ikc; do. Colored lSa
l3Ac. fancy small white, l3al3Ac.; fancy sma
colorcd l2hal2iRC. Eggs---StCady; state ant
Pennsylvania, at mark, 12al2jac; southern, al
mark, llallAc.; western, al mark, 11%al2c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
New York Grain and Produce.

New York, April 5.--flour-Steadily held but
quicter ON account of the drop in wheat. Wheat
Spot steady; No. ? red, Soc f. o. b. afoat
prompt; options sold off all day, hut were not
positively weak until The last hour when there
was ac ollaSpse in prices The close was weak at
esc. net loss; May closed 7lAc: July, 74Ac I;
September, Iil2C. Corn-Spot steady; No. 2,
iNlSc. t. o. b. afoat and 4SlEc elevator; options
opened weaker, raliiel later but experienced a
final break, closing easy at &c. net decline; May
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Buffalo Live Stock Market.

Eas, Buffalo. April 5.--Cattle--i5. lower on
sale; active, steady: calves, 1875 hrad fair de.
mlnd, steady; tops, 80 9jaG.5O. Sheep and Lambs
- sale. through; excited. higher top Ian bs
ssasl0. top yearngs. S6.50a7; good to hest
sheep s.. 1jaG.jO liogs-l6 sale; active 5ai5c.
higher heavy, s. Sa5.s5; mixed, $5'oa5. 80;
Workers. light to lest, S5.jOa579ls; pigs S.l0a
$50; roughs, $5a520, stLgs, Siai.25.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
East Liberty Cattle Market.

East Liberty, April 5.-Cattle--Steady; extra,
Sj.lOaj. sos prime. S5.2ol5.3j; common, So. 25a3s0
Ilogs-Active; extra heavy, s.. 70aj 72ia; prime
mediums, $5.65a5 20: heavy Workers. $500; light
do, Sj.+0aj50; pigs S5a5.20, roughs, So. 75a5l TO-
Sheep Steady choice wcthers, S6.35a6.j0; com.
mon, S3.50at50; choice lambs, S7.60ai.7 75: COM
mon to good, S55oa7.4O; veal calves, S6a6.jo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
How's Thisp

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls ('atarrh Cure.
+, ], CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last IL years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transac ctions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
Cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testi-
monials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
To Swell Dewey Arch Fund.

New York, April "a theatrical performance
will be given by one Of the Frohman companic;
this month for the hcncfl OF the Dewey arch
fund. An art exhibition will also he given in
carly fall for the same purpose at tue S.,Nut
mansion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
New York Live Stock Market.

New York, April 5.-Bccycs- Nothing doing:
feeling steady. Cavcs-Markct quiet and
steady; ycals, Si.2ja7.25; fed calves, 81. sheep
shorn lambs. S73OaS.io: culls, S5i6; clipped
lambs, S5.2jaG.7O nugs-M Marget higher at Sj.3oa
s. - for whole range.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected 10y II. G. Dale p Lackawauna Ave.)
Butter-trcamcry, @3c.; dairy, tubs, BE.
Eggs-SelcCt western, l3C. nearby. state. 131ac
thcesc-Full cream. 13lAC.
Bcans-Pcr bu., choice marrow, 50. -; medium
$50; pea, 50 30.
Seed Potatops-Per bu., 81. u
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06

APOPLENN.-Dr. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart is equally effective in apoplcctic
symptoms. If you have unpleasant diz-
zness, liehtness or sudden rush of blood
to the head take precautions against a
recurrence. This great remedy will re-
move the cause. The press of the land
has daily a long list of sudden deaths
which would not be chroniCled if DR.. Ag-
news Cure Cor the Heart were used.
Sold by Matthews Bros and W. T. Clark.
I'll
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
MIS-. winslow,s Soothing svrun

Iby MILLIONS of MOTHERS for thoiS
WHILE TEETHING. viii
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
.EHllAp, sorTrEMs me GUMS, ALI.AYS
e1he best remedy Tor DIARRIIOEA. Sold
,sby Druggists in every part Of the wcrld
BE sure and ask for MRS. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind Twenty-Five cents bottle
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-06
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations-All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS.


Scranton Passenger Railway, first
mortgage. due 1920 .............. llj -.
Pc, pies Street Railway, first mort.
gage, due 1918 ................... 1l5 -.
Peoples street Railway, General
mort gage. due 1921 .............. 1l5 =.
Dickson Manufacturing Co ........ &c. 100
Lacka. Township School per cent -. 102
City OF Scranton St Imp. per
cent. Observation-Disclosures. w
Mt. Vernon Coal Co ............... ... So
Scranton Trac. per cent. bonds. rs -.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-24

Malplaquet, where Villars, command
ing the French troops, inflicted loss
of 10000 men on the British and Ger
mans before retiring from his en-
trenched position. In Spain The ia
nous Mahony" and his brigade fought
the same fight The peace with Eng
land did not release the brigade from
the tolls OF the tented field Austria
fought on; and it was not until 1888
that peace was finally established But
it broke out again in l745, and the
plains that had witnessed triumph alter
triumph OF Marlborough were to see
the climax set to the glorics OF the brig
adc. Who has not heard OF Fontc
noy? Davis ballad is literally true to
fact; and ii prose vcriilcation is needed,
Mitchell will give the details. Staple
ton was made brigadicr after the bat
tie. Commissions, gratuitics and crosses
oil St. Louis were slowercd upon the
officers, and when the English commits
sariat at Client fell into French hands
the equipments were given over to the
Irish brigade
The Irish standard., 1900-02-24
An Immortal Grafton.

The funeral grafton of Pericles is
pretty nearly what was actually
spoken or else it is the substance of
the speech written out in the his
torian's own words. It's intensity of
feeling. and the fitting Of it so well
into the situation, indicate it to De a
living contemporaneous document, and
at the same time it has that universal
application which we note in so many
speeches Of Shakespeare. a few yea1 s
after our civil war lawyer in a city
of the middle west, who had been Sc
lcctcd to deliver the Decoration day
Grafton, came to friend of his in de-
spair because he could write nothing
but the commonplaces about those
who had died for the union and for the
freedom of a race which had been ut
tered many times before, and he asked
Tor advice. "Tal1e the funeral grafton
of Periclcs for a model" was the re-
ply. "use his words where they will
fit, and dress up the rest to suit our
day." The orator was surprised to
find how much of the grafton could be
used bodily, and how much with adap-
tation was germane to his subject
James Ford Rhodes, in Atlantic.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-24
King POtt OF Africa.

The town OF Lorenzo Marques for
some time past has been chosen as the
head center OF the Transvaal secret
service. The spies and iniormcrs OF
that notorious gang come and go witt,
all the liberty, swagger and seli-assur-
ancc, as ii they were in the suburbs OF
Pretoria, says the Cape Times. Della
goa bay is so-caled neutral MORT
with daily train and postal service di-
rect to Pretoria and johannesburg
There is also a telegraph service, which,
apparently is at the command OF Mr..
fott, the Iransvaal consul general and
consul for the Netherlands and Free
state 1t has been said that the Trans
vaal consul general has secret SER
vice wire directly connecting Komati
Poort, and it is we'll known in Dclagoa
bay that Mr.. Pott is possessed of the
most reliable information of Bocr sue
cesses many hours earlier than any
man in Africa. This is extremely def
rlmcntal 10 British interests in South
Africa. MIR. Pott is the direct inferno
diary between DR.. Leyds at The Hague
and Observation-Disclosures regime in
Pretoria. This worthy Hollander has
perfect knowledge OF English, Portu-
guese, French and German. He is
comptroller OF Transvaal customs and
railway, director OF the Transvaal Ma
tlonal bank and head of the Dutch East
African company. By virtue OF his
long residence in Delagoa bay Mr..
Pott is persona grata in all Portu-
guese official circles. Some two years
back the Portuguese newspaper, o Flu
turo, published in Lorenzo Marques,
dedicated special article to Mr.. Pott
in which he was eulogizcd as "King
Pott OF Africa"
The Irish standard., 1900-02-24
The Age of Iron.

The census, taken at the dawn of
the twentieth century, marks the
greatest epoch in our national life.
The age of iron has come to climax
with force almost dynamic. The
world has witnessed the golden age Of
Augustus, the silver age of Elizabeth,
the era of great wars and of wonder
full progress in the arts and sciences;
but as the nineteenth century culmi-
mates, behold! the age of iron and
steam and electricity, telegraphs, sew
ing machines, telephones, automobiles;
an age which is devoted to materio!
development, to the accumulation of
wealth, and to the upbuilding of the
vast enterprises and which halls the
advent of the uncrowned king of COM
merce, the consolidation of great cor.
rorate interests. High-water mark in
our commercial and industrial life has
been attained, and to that fact the vast
enumeration to be taken next year will
add it's testimony. The work of the
twelfth census will mark the indus
trial growth of the nation and be an
other milepost in its marvellous his
tory.-W. Il. Merriam, in North Amer
;can Review.