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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Protecting Bird Life.

Y Y NDlSMAYED by the appar-
ent increase in the use of
birds in millinery, the Penn
sylvania Audubon society.
in its third annual report. announces
that it will continue it's campaign OF
education until public opinion will no
longer permit the wanton sacrifice OF
birds of plumage to tickle fashion: and
it appeals to broad minded citizens
everywhere to come to it's support.
During the past year the society
formed originally by a few earnest
men and women in Philadelphia. who
had sympathy for bird life. has spread
to nearly every county in the state:
the membership has grown from $500
to 5000: the volume of its correspond
ence has nearly doubled and $4,000 cir
| culars have been distributed for the
public's enlightenment. In cOnse-
quence largely of the sOciety's work
and influence, a day has been observed
in many public schools known as
Bird Day" upon which the trend of
| instruction is favorable TO a more hui
| name treatment of the feathered tribe.
While the society does not expect to
| dissuade many women from the use of
ornamental birds and plumes. it hopes
to create among the young a sentiment
on this subject which will affect for the
| better the fashions of the future.
| Educational missionary work of this
! kind for the cultivation OF a finer tyne
of social morality is very easily rdi-
culed and few among those engaged in
it gain much credit during their life
| time. Yet our country would be in q
| pitiable condition if there were not
| agencies such as the PENNSYLVANIA
Audubon society, continually endeav-
oring to counteract the downward in
! fluences in our public life. We are
| disposed to rate this spirit of willing
ness to do thankless work for the conf
| mon veal as one of the most valuable
assets in our civic inventory
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
An Important Speech.

senator from Indiana, Mr..
~ Beveridgc. will address the
senate upon the resolution,
introduced bv him. affirming the ne
cessity and the permanency of Amer
lean sovereignty over the Philippines.
There is a tradition in the senate that
u young member must not make II
speech upon the senate floor during
the first year of his first term but
having passed several months in per-
sonal study of the conditions in Luzon
and gathered valuable information at
first hand, Mr.. Beveridge. upon emil
nent advice, has decided to ignore
this rule.
The speech which he has prepared
Cor delivery has. we are informed.
been carefully thought out and
has been submitted to the presi-
dent, the secretary of state, the secre-
tary of war and other persons in whose
judgment there is general confidence;
and in sense, therefore, it will be an
official delivcrance. OF Mr. Bever-
dce's natural ability as a master Of
the higher forms Of oratory the public
has heard a good deal. He has the
nborr gift which applies eloquence
and grace of diction to the spoken eX.
preston of thought. This speech will
probably reveal whether or not he has
also the mental power to grasp the
essentials of a practical situation and
evolve a workable policy of state
craft.
If he shall measure up in this direc-
ton as well as he already measures
as an orator, Il new leader will have
appeared in our public life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
A Stolen Kiss.

The hammock hung between the trees,
The maiden fair
Lay in 1t with her eyclids closed
He saw her there.
With wildly beating heart ne stole
Up to her side
And softly to her ripe, red lips
His own he applied.
He kissed her-kissed the gentle maid,
So fair. SO sweet,
And with "A tumult in his breast
Beat a retreat.
At length she slowly Strengthened up,
With open eyes,
"He took but one" she said and sighed
A lot of sighs.
-ChicaCo Times Herald
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X text of an Impressive ad-
L. dress delivered during the
week by President liadley.
of Yale. upon a theme which should
interest every citizenthe need of =.
higher standard of public morality.
The speaker took the view that the
next stage of development in the
United states will bring about a pub
lie opinion more disposed to empha-
size than is the public opinion of our
time the moral accountability of men
in high places: and we are glad to
notice that he looked upon the recent
expansion of our territory as repre-
scnting a principal future influence in
forming this new ethical standard.
There Is an adage which says that
nothing succeeds like success" The
standard which President Hadley
hopes t. So" established i'm America
differs slightly in actuating principle; ;
he would revise the adage so as to
make it read: Nothing succeeds like
deserving to succeed" The man Is
respected now who gains power by
any means not flagrantly penal; Presi-
dent Hadley would have public opin-
ion confer it's respect upon no man not
fit to WELD power as IA public henefac-
tor. When power is so welded, it will
not alarm people, and there will BE-
little of the present indScrmnate ana
largely demagogic outcry against po-
,;,I .t,,si
or other types of power centralized
without much regard to public equity.
The trucst part of President Had
ley's address is his prophecy that 4
moral upift is inevitable as a conse .
quence of expansion. We can see dis
tinct signs of it already. The appoint
mcnt to be administrators of our ncW
wards of men like Generals Wilson.
Young Davis and Wood. under a pres
sure from public opinion which most
certainly would not have tolerated the
appointment Of Croker, q David Mar
tin or a ueorge Cox: the public rest
lessnoss over such honest and
well-meanng men as Generals
Brooks and otis. who. though
doing their best. yet seemed
to fall short of public eXpec-
tation: the ready acquiesccnce even
among our so-called spuilsmcn in the
belief that in taking care of these new
colonial interests we must be honor
able and honest above all things elsc,
and just to the natives whom destiny
has put under our tuition; this broad
and pormcating sense of moral respon-
sibility. never before SO marked as /,
is today, cannot be permanently sepa :
rated from domestic affairs: sooner
or later it will effect revolution in
our ways of looking at our internal
methods of administration.
To think the contrary is to imply
that majority of the American peo-
pie are pi@ponderatingly bad: doe
trne which is not true.
The editorial spell-binder is now
busily engaged looking up the records
nf h,a~ ,ri,,. "A
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Just As Rad.

Say said the Night Editor to the
Special Writer when the latter entered
the Office after three days in Canada,
did you hear about your partner?"
The face Of the Special Writer palei
mo. what?' he said. run over by q
street care"
Nope; married."-Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON, JANUARY 6, 1900.

The Philadelphia North American
has already located the Hershey case
at the door of the so-called Pcnnsyl-
vania Republican machine, but seems
in doubt about attributing the recent
blizzard ut CORY, or the hen roost
epidemic of Peckville. to Quayism.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
oL1Nrs OF HuMoR.
Too Eloquent for His Own Good.

The Son-It was rather hard Of you,
father, not to send me any money when
l was so much In need of II.
The Fathcr--It was my desire to send
YOU ample means Immediately. but 1t was
such a pleasure to read your letters ask
ing for remittances-so finely worded.
you know-that I could not deny myself
the satisfaction of having more and more
of them.--Boston Transcript.
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Beneath the Veil.

There Is veil DER everything,
And so We muflied walk till death.
Unless some heart shall sob or sing
And lift it with a sudden breath.
Then do we sco IN vision plain
The radiance desired and clear.
And when the veil has dropped again
We walk but absent-mindcd here.
Alice Archer Sewall. in Harper's.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Looks Like It.

McSwatters-I see the British have
1900 mules in the Transvaal.
McSmitters-The Beers evidently have
kick coming.-Syracuse Herald,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Rightly Named,

City Nephew-ls that what you call a
penknife? 1t looks more like a ma
chete.
Uncle Silas-Wall, it's the one stick
pigs with. an If that amt a pen knife
! don't know what is.--St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
The Difficult Shopper.

First Clerk-What tiresome customer
that woman is.
Second Clerk-Yes; she always knows
what she wants. and she won't take any
thing else.-Chicago Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

Hopeful citizens of Bradford county
are still boring for oil. 1t is decidedly
chilly period when Bradford county
is not excited over a coal mine, a min.
eral spring or an oil well.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Very Cold.

1licks-r understand that that new
coldstorage company is making LOT
of money. You are in 1t on the ground
floor, aren't YOU?
Wicks (mournfuly-No; they froze me
out.-Somcrville Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

Some one has been unkind enough
to call attention to the fact that it will
be rather difficult for the Beers to pass
use of the hospital ship which Phila-
delphia threatens to send to their aid
In this age Of intelligence 1t seems Il
shame that Philadelphia cannot be al
lowed the opportunity to indulge in an
occasional outburst without interrupt
tiOn,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Lucky Escape.

Joncs-They say Smiths three daugh-
ters all got engaged To foreign nobleman
while ut the shore" and that Smith Is
ticklcd TO death about 1t.
Brown--Yes: he's just found out that
they are all dry goods clerks, and self
supporting--Judge.
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Missed His Vocation.

Patient-You should have gone into the
army, doctor.
Ductor-Why so?
Patient-Judging by the way you charge
your friends you would be able to COM
plctcly annihiate an enemy.-Chicago
News.
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too small a scale to show up in prac-
tical results. Moreover. the agrarian
interests in Europe have done their
best TO Keep up the preJudice. hoping
thus to ward off American competi-
tion.
1t would seem that a time must come
when the nutritive value. Cheapness
and availability Of corn would force
Its acceptance in Europe. especially in
view Of the recurring food famines
there. intensified as they must be by
the continual increase in population,
and the steady growth of the standing
armies which withdraw their member
ship from productive industries. II the
corn exhibit at Paris shall hasten the
Inevitable 1T will certainly represent
money and energy well expended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

Passenger Gas train stops)--Conductor,
are those two men taking a straw vote2
Conductor--No; it's a case of holdup.
They are train robbers.
Passenger-Thank goodness! 1t isn't
as bad as l suspectcd.--Chicago News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

1t is not thought that the British
will hold up any cargoes of canned
beef en- route for the Boer lunch
counter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

library system and demonstrated be-
yond dispute the value Of the open
shelves and travelling circulation pol
ices The state librarian is the ex-
Ofcio secretary Of the commission"
OF the Scranton member of this com
mission, Mr.. l'ein, 1t Is enough to say
that his long connection as a director
with the Albright Memorial library.
which has within its field encountered
most of the problems that will come
before the new commission, especially
qualities him for the unsolicited honor
involved in the governors appointment.
We do not know what funds are as yet
available for carrying out the purposes
of the act of May S. 1899, but 1t Is clear
that judicious system of free travel
ing libraries in the rural and sparsely
inhabited portions of the common
wealth would prove profitable invest
ment. worthy not only of state aid but
also of individual benefcencc.
Evidence before the coroner who Is
conducting an investigation of the
Braznel mine horror indicates that
gross carelessness and incompetency
have characterized the management of
the mine for some time past. This
seems an instance in which some one
should be made an example of. The
fact that miners themselves are some-
times careless in handling lamps is no
excuse for officials who allow them to
endanger life in this manner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Remnant Refreshment.

"What do you think my boarders call
bread-pudding?
Goodness knows"
'"They call It rag-time desert de-
troit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

Bryan in a panther's skin might at
least create demand for headache
poWlcrS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

The editorial spell-binder is now
busily engaged looking up the records
of the possible vice-presdential com.
erS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
A Moral Tonic.

LSEWHERE will be found the
text of an impressive ad-
L. dress delivered during the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
Free Travelling Libraries.

"\ HE BRiEF telesraphic not,
the other day concerning tn,
a appointment by Governo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

~ n TUESDAY next the junior
senator from Indiana, Mr..
~ Bevoridgc, will address the
scnnte InOn The resolution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

Y Y NDlSMAYED by the appar-
ent increase in the use of
birds in millinery, the Penn
Sy-1yopin tuI,bnp cnniotv
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
HEART DISEASE.
Some Facts Regarding the Rapid
Increase of Heart Troubles.

Heart trouble, at least among the Ameri-
cans, is certainly increasing, and while
this may be largely due to the excitement
and worry Of American business life, it is
more often the result of weak stomachs, of
poor digestion.
Real organic disease Is incurable; but
not one case in hundred Of heart trouble
is organic. sN
The close relation between heart trouble
and poor digestion is because both organs
are controlled by the same great nerves,
the Sympathetic and the Pneumogastric.
In another way also the heart is affected
by the form OF poor digestion, which causes
gas and fermentation from half digested
food. There is feeling of oppression and
heaviness in the chest caused by pressure
of the distended stomach on the heart and
lungs, interfering with their action; hence
arises palpitation and short breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood,
making it thin and watery, which irritates
and weakens the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and to
insure the prompt assimilation of food.
This can be done by the regular use
after meals Of some safe, pleasant and
effective digestive preparation, like Stuart g
Dyspepsia Tablets, which may be found
at drug stores, and which contain valuable,
harmless digestive elements in pleasant,
convenient form.
1t Is safe to say that the regular. per
sistent use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
at meal time will cure any form Of stomach
trouble except cancer Of the stomach
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
THE NATIONAL TR1BNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY

A detail was sent over the river in boat
to look after our killed and wounded, and
found Brigade Scout Kendall, OF Co. A,
Division Scout Dick Welsh, of Co: H. and
Thomas Fl. Deming, of Co. =, killed, the
rebels having pinned the latter to the
ground with his own saber after beng shot
After this we fell back toward Randolph,
and went into camp about five miles from
Centerville, having marched Is miles and
destroyed property worth over a million
dollars.
April 3.-Marched at daylight for Selma,
which was taken by our advance forces
April 1. Dewitt Clauson and Hugh
to-day! Have Just passed the spot where
Lieut.. Miller, of Gen. McCooks s staff, and
80 scouts were surprised and murdered In
cold blood by Forests men. They had
been riding three nights and were exhaust
ed. Finding an out-of-the-way place they
where Forrest and band of his men found
and murdered them while asleep. Made
45 miles.
April 4-Marched at daylight. Six
miles out we were turned back and marched
over the same ground as yesterday TO pro-
tect our train. reported threatened by
Forrest. Marched 80 miles. and found the
train safe. At 4:3O on the 5th We accom-,
panied the train and made 30 miles.
TAKING SELMA.
April 6-Marched at 6 and reached
Selma at p m. This place is well defend
ed. There are heavy earthworks with
strong outside palisades all around the
city. These were lined with 12-poundel
howitzers and 24-pounder Parrot siege
guns. which now lie scattered about, dis
mounted and the trunions broken off.
Gen. Wilson led the first and nearly
every other charge against the works
and after carrying them led the charge into
the city, sitting sideways on his horse
with one hand in his pocket. In the frs
charge he rode a splendid white stallion
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

all to be packed on mules. A large supply
of sawbuck pack-saddles had been pro-
vided during the Winter and all the de-
were busy making leather cases in which
to carry the regimental books, blanks
and stationery, and Headquarters was
mostly in the saddle on this raid. These
cases were supplied with straps to sling
over the shoulder of its custodian. The
officers effects were carried on pack mules
in charge of their servants. My clerk,
Pete Walker, was compelled to carry a
leather pouch nearly as large as himself, to
accommodate the necessary books and
papers. Byron had been detailed as
as large as Pete's. With one or more
pack animals for each officer and those
for company mess kits, regimental pack
train covered nearly as much ground,
when strung out in marching order, as the
regiment.
Gen Wilson had command of $4,000
cavalry and several batteries. Ours was
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
Bid Them Defiance,

B. Rushton, Co. E, 18th Iowa, Union
difficulty with black-haired, black-eyed
woman while foraging? We boys did.
After our battle at Mission Ridge and Look
out Mountain, we of the Fifteenth Corps
returned along the railroad near Larkins-
vile, Ala, for Winter quarters. A detail Of
my regiment was made up to go out in the
country with two wagons and 80 or 40 men,
with a commissioned officer in charge
(some one tell me who he wasl. We had not
much success in the way of forage. We
finally came to log cabin, and saw Bill
Wires, Of Co. A, in the act Of taking aim
among 12 or Is fat hogs. He shot one, and
a black-haired, black-eyed woman appear
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

Jan. 24.-After a week of hard march
fng, are now camped at Gravelly Springs,
Ala, where Gen. Wilson has Headquarters.
Have had rheumatism in my left shoulder
since my experience at Duck River, and
my face is swelling again.
Jan. 25.-Are now at Waterloo, Ala,
where we go into Winter quarters, recruit
our horses and drill. preparatory to vigor-
Gus campaign in the Spring. l have just
been to Surgeon Garrison, had my face
lanced, and feel some better now. The
boys are all busy building log huts for
quarters.
Jan. 27.-The recent heavy rains have
raised the Tennessee and thrown it out
of its banks until the water covers nearly
all the space between our camp and the river
proper. Supply boats are not allowed TO to
ont of the wet in some neighboring corn-
field. and we are on short rations. AT
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder. uric acid uou-
blcs and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilrner's Swamp-Root is nc. rec.
ommendedfor everything but it, you have kid
ney, liver. or bladder trouble II will be found
just the rernedyyou need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor TO pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried II, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out If you have kidney or bladdert-ouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
send your address to dsF|5SkIa@a
Dr.. Kmer & Co., Bing r s.:.ss.
harnton, N. Y. The ssslasl..S;ssEEsz99 4SssE9
regular fifty cent and Homo of svamp-Roos
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
RESOLUTIONS.

indorses the bill now before Congress
providing for the preference of veterans in
Government employ, and prohibiting their
discharge, except for causes duly certified.
and emphatically disapproves
of the administration of the Pension
Bureau by Henry Clay Evans, and re-
quests his removal, and the appointment
of some one who will execute the laws
according to their spirit and intent.
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

ed at the door and declared that those hogs
had been sold, and defied us to take them.
Well Bill said, here is one that is sold
again We got that one. but the woman
bluffed us off, every one of US, and we got
no more. l never knew who the woman
was, but she knew how to handle that crowd
of soldiers"
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
A FRENCH MAJOR.
Comrade Mitchell Gives a Characteristic
Sketch from the 18th KY. Cav.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After
the death of Col. Meter, as told Of by me
in the issue of July 13, 1890. the recruits
ne had gathered were transferred to the
18th KY. Cav, and mustered in as part of
the same. About this time there appeared
on the scene an old Frenchman by the name
Of julius M. Delfosse. We were all young
then, and we called him an old man,
although he was probably not over As
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

cures made by DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladde. remedy.
II Is the great med;-
cal triumph of the nine
tecnth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the cmi-
nent kidney and blad-
L. .fsa
The National tribune., 1900-05-17

present there is also a
scarcity of officers in
the regiment, so many
of them being on re-
cruiting service at
home, that the bulk of
the work falls on the
non-coms. There is
not a commissioned
officer at Headquar-
tiers, except the Major
and Chaplain, and We
Sergeants are holding
down the positions of
Adjutant, Quarter
master and Commits
6ary.
All of us at Head
quarters mess together
and live in tents,
while the rank and file
have comfortable log
huts. Our mess to-
day drew a bushel OF
Shelled corn. such as
we feed our horses,
and, as Poe's Raven
says, nothing more.
What a feast for nine
able-bodied men, and
that TO last for three
days. Old Henry, our
darky cook, fixed it
up in all kinds of
dishes, but as my jaws
have been locked
tightly for more thana
week | could get none
of it, only what ] could
rub between my teeth
with my fingers, and
was always hungry.
The wound in my
face, where it was
lanced at the hospital,
does not heal, and |
am compelled to keep
my head bandaged.
] might as well say
here that | refused to
The National tribune., 1900-05-17
Rook of Gold Mines Freef

prominent Denver publisher who is familiar with
every phase of life In the Cripple Creek Colorado gold
camp has Just pubisheda volume which he styles "Crp
pie Creek Illustrated" The book contains nearly 100
views of the big gold mines OF the camp correct map,
and In fact world of Information. Full reports of orc
mined dividends paid The edition cost $1,000 10 Issue.
To Introduce his big illustrated weekly family paper
ounded lss0l will send you copy of Cripple Creek
illustrated" and his paper Is weeks on trial for 5c Clubs
of g. Stamps taken Latest mining news and western
stories. Mention our paper when you write and Ads
dress, Illustrated Weekly, Denver, Colorado.