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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

and eggs, 81; sirloin steak, $3.50; por-
terhouse steak, So; lamb chops, sl.50;
pork chops, s1.75; pork sausage, $3.50;
Hamburger steak, 81; hot cakes and
coffee, 80 cents; pies, so cents; coffee,
tea or cocoa, 25 cents. Water in very
bad and full of disease germs and costs
from to 10 cents per gallon.
In a country where the paupcr OF
to-day expects to be the millionaire of
tomorrow labor naturally is hard to
obtain. Common laborers ask and re-
ceiye ST. per hour; mechanics, $1.50 an
hour, and teams, $40 an hour. The city
administration is unable to obtain suf-
icient help 10 remove the garbage and
filth of the monster camp, and disease
is consequently claiming scores of yic-
Tins every day. The government off,
cials are as helpless as the mayor and
can do nothing toward bringing order
out of chaos. The apathy OF the peo-
pie, as far as sanitation is concerned,
is described as "appalling;" and as the
days go by without bringing the for
tune they had hoped for many come
to the conclusion that it is cheaper TO
die than TO live and lose all interest
in their surroundings.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
TABLEcLoTHS IN SUMMER.
May he pi.pensed with and Pretty
Center Pieces uscd on Polished
Tables.

IL is n great saving OF laundry
work and also of the household linen
To use no tablecloths in summer.
They are not at all necessary. except
for conventional dinner parties. Even
for the ordinary late dinner, a pol
ished table, with pretty eenterpiece
of white linen. garnished with flowers
and silver. looks suitable for the sea-
son. while II goes without saying that
in the daytime, unless the napery Is
OF the freshest and best. bare table
Is much more attractive. Many time
spotted cloth is used TO save the
washing and give the laundress more
time To do up the cotton frocks and
shirts, with which in summer time
she is overwhelmed, says household
exchange.
"But my table is ugly" says one
housekeeper. "1f | had beautifully
polished mahogany, II would be differ
cnt Ny table would look common"
My dear woman. all natural woods are
beautiful. II well kept. Your oak
or black walnut will do perfectly we'll.
II you rub of the scratches and
stains which deface il. Give IL n
coat of brown shcllac and have your
maid rub IL we'll with raw linsee oil
with a few drops of turpentine once
week. polishing IL off with an oiled
bit of flannel after each meal, and
never touching IL with water. II
you do this you will soon have n
table to be proud Of, even II IL is not
mahogany.
The best ccnterpiece for everyday
use is n hemstitchcd damask square.
This will last fresh for week, while
more elaborate designs my be sub
stitutcd for special occasions. There
should always be an arrangement OF
flowers in the center. One of tho
easiest and prettiest ways of keeping
continually fresh flowers on the table
in summer. where one has not gar.
den. is to fill small silver jardiniere
| Ga plated one can be bought for n
couple of dollars) with ferns from the
woods. placing II in coup plate filled
with water, aud filing the latter with
flowers or pretty greenery of any
kind. A small supply will look clabo-
rate, and the ferns will grow and las,
all summer.
Az the four corners OF the napkin
cross well polished tablespoons, plac
ing in the angles saltcellars, pepper
mustard pots. etc, while small dishes
will complete the pretty centerpecc
The plates. knives. forks and glasses
should be set ON the polished wood
No one need wish for u daintier oi
more attractive looking table thar
this will make.
Az a camp cottage. where the pint
wood table refuses 10 he polished int
prettiness or refinement, clcvei
woman has overcome the difficulty
and at the same time dispensed will
tablecloths, by covering her tabl
with dark blue denim cover tina
reaches to the ground, On this sh
puts her white centerpiece. and als'
a white dolly to match, under ever,
plate. The effect is exceedingly good
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Rudyard Kipiing expresses the opin-
ion that, though short stories may be
made successful In youth. the best
novels must be written in maturity.
Holger H. II. Drachman, the Danish
poet. says in a Chicago interview:
"Were l younger I would live in
America. II is a glorious country"
William Dean liowells has become
something of yachtsman and has
little boat of his own in which he de-
lights 10 cruise about Long Island
sound.
The rajah of Matlan owns the larg-
est reliable diamond In the world. IL
weighs as7 karats, and Is shaped like
an egg. with queer little dented hol-
lowsanarking the smaller end.
England is almost unrepresented in
the great law offices of the kingdom,
Sir Richard Webster. the new master
Of the rolls. being an 1rishman, as is
Sir Edward Carson, the solicitor gem
eral, while Sir Robert Finlay, the new
attorney general. is Seotchman.
In the youth OF the German emperor
there was talk of sending him TO Ok
ford university. As lad he once
paid n visit TO oxford with his father,
then the crown prince. and the prince
of Wales. The future emperor ex-
pressed an earnest desire 10 become.
n student there. After due consider
alton 1t was decided to be out of the
question.
Before going TO Kansas City TO be-
gin the practice of law In 1887, Web
stcr Davis was shoemaker in Gala
tin. Mo. his boyhood home, and later
an office hoy in local law firm, in
which position he studied for his
chosen profession. lie did not stay
In Kansas City long. but went TO Col
orado. only TO return to the. Missouri
city in 1850.
Prince Husscin, Of Ghizeh. in Egypt,
* the professor OF the most famous
gardens In that region. Prince Hus-
sein Is eultiyator of flowers because
he Is n lover of flowers. by virtue of
his success In horticulture he has be-
come father and patron ~ the science
In Egypt and has done much to pro-
mote the existence of the now -four
ishing horticultural society there.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

with their stats, and Col. William Jen-
nings Bryan. democratic nominee for
president. All of these have formally
accepted the invitations sent them. and
many Others will no doubt be added to
this list before the end of the month.
Preparations for the entertainment
of veterans who DO notfeel able to pay
large hotel bills have been completed
by the Chicago board of education and
an order has been issued directing tbs
janitors of school buildings to place all
assembly halls, corridors, piayroOms.
gymnasiums and kindergarten rooms
at The disposal Of the grand army en-
tertainment committee. These rooms
will be furnished with comf0fi able cots
and decorated with flags. and the stars
and stripes will be displayed on the
school premises day and night from
August Is to u,
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
A LOST DIAMOND FOUND.
The valuable Gem Lay secreted I'm
a4Grack of n Bedstesd for
Long Time.

Mrs. c. w. Wood, OF Madison. is the
posSessor OF valuable diamond ring
which has quite an interesting history,
says the Sioux Falls Is. d. Argus
Leader.
About year and half ago the ring
disappeared. The house was searched
from top TO bottom, the ash heap was
placer-mined and every nook and cor
ner Of the premises thoroughly inspect.
ed, but the jewel seemed TO have re-
turned to its original home in South
Africa or Brazil As time went on Mrs.
Wood gradually forgot her loss.
Well, as sometimes happens in every
household, about year after the dis
appearance Of the jewel Mrs. Wood sent
n bedstead TO a secondhand store to be
sold. A farmer named Merriam, liy-
ing several miles from Madison, was
the purchaser. The bedstead was
taken to his home in farm wagon and
placed in position for use. The other
day brilliant object In a crack OF
the panel of the bedstead attracted the
attention Of Mrs. Merriam, and, pluck
ing Ii out, il proved 10 be a diamond
ring in all its dazzling beauty.
The Merriams. instead of keeping
their discovery quiet, as many would
be tempted to do commenced a search
for the owner. They visited the store
where they had purchased the bed
stead, and were informed that the bed
stead with the diamond setting had
been the property Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood.
They called on Mr.. Wood, and when
he had been informed of the object
OF their visit he stated that he believed
he had "heard something about his
wife having lost a diamondring a year
or two ago. The jewel was given TO Mr..
Wood. who rewarded the farmer and
his wife for their honesty. He wore
the ring home on his finger and ate
dinner without attracting Mrs. Woods
attention TO II.
After dinner, while he was in 40 ar
gument over the Chinese war and maxi
ing many sweeping gestures, Mrs.
Wood caught sight Of the ring, and sood
hastened out to tell her neighbors OF
her good fortune. IT was Mrs. Woods
custom to take of her diamond ringe
at night and place them under her pill
low 10 prevent them from falling into
the hands OF burglars should any Of
the light-fngered gentlemen enter the
house. The ring evidently slipped from
its place under the pillow TO the crevice
in the panel Of the bedstead, where IL
remained concealed for year and
half until accidentally discovered by
the farmers wife.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
GRAND ARMY Encampment
What CHICAGO Is Doing to Make II a Success


C0HE various COMMITTEES in
charge of the preparations for
A the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
will be held in Chicago during the
last week of August, have completed
their preliminary work, and are now
awaiting the arrival of their honored
guests. 1t is estimated that fully 50,-
600 veterans will participate in this
years grand parade. and hoped that
both in number of visitors and in the
arrangements for their comfort the
Chicago meeting will surpass every
thing in the history of the order.
The committee on decorations has
worked especially hard, and the result
of its labors has been highly commend
ed by the artists of Chicago. Aside
from the appropriate decoration of
the downtown streets, the commit
tees scheme includes the construction
of two large arches and colonnade.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
Life at NOME CITY, ALASKA
=.
A Big Town Where Eating Is Indeed Luxury


inaies everything and everybody is cal
culated to shake ones faith in hu-
manity. Every body is ION the make"
from the trader who sells poor mer.
ehandise at fantastic prices to the be-
decked and hedizened "soubrettes" in
the dance halls back OF the beach.
Lumber yards. restaurants and bak.
cries do a rushing business. The poor
est kind of lumber sells readily at $3.50
a thousand and coal is in brisk demand
at $50 ton. Canned goods sell at half
a dollar can, no matter what their
contents may be, excepting condensed
milk, which can be had at IS cents a
can. Potatoes are cents pound;
butter. 81 per pound and half; dough-
nuts. so cents per dozen; eggs, so
cents a dozen, aud -four is 81 for so
pound sack. The restaurant keepers
are still more unreasonable. as the
following extracts from a recent bill
of fare will show: Corned beef hash,
81; Boston baked beans, so cents: hhcon
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

SO far as is known, the first botanical
experiment ever performed was con-
Quoted by Dutchman. He placed in
a pot 200 pounds Of dried earth, and in
1t he planted willow branch, which
weighed five pounds. He kept the whole
covered up, and daily watered the earth
with rain water. After five years
growth the willow was again weighed,
and was found to have gained 164
pounds. The earth in the pot was dried
and weighed, and had lost only two
ounces. The experimentalist, there
fore, looked upon this experiment as
supporting the theory that plants re-
quired no food but water. But be was
wrong. Later IL was discovered that
much Of the increase in weight OF
plants was derived from carbonic acid
gas IN the air.--N. Y. Herald.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

AVoME CITY is destined TO go down
I'M in history as the most wonder
Il " full of the many mushroom
towns which at various times have
sprung up over night In the mining
districts Of sparsely settled countries.
Absolutely unknown two years ago. To-
rated in a region Stunned by all save
few Esquimau traders, It is to-day
the Mecca of a vast multitude of gold
hunters who were drawn TO its in
hospitable shores by wild reports of
auriferous wealth that could be picked
up on the streets by anyone willing to
stoop long enough to transfer it to
his pockets.
just one year ago the first announce
ment of Nomc's alleged golden sands
reached the press of the United States.
Nuggets as large as hens eggs, it was
said, were found by the score; and n
number of men who had reached the
foggy Alaska cape in June returned to
San Francisco in the fall, bringing with
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

Connecticut. Massachusetts,, New Jcr.
sey, Maine. California and revada,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire. Yer.
mont, District of Columbia, Virginia
and North Carolina, Maryland, Ne
braska, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, Kansas. Delaware,
Minnesota. Missouri, Oregon, Keu-
lucky, West Virginia, South Dakota,
Washington and Alaska, Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah. Tennessee, Louis
lana and Mississippi, Florida, Mon
tana, Texas, Idaho. Arizona, Georgia,
Alabama, North Dakota. Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and Illinois.
The committee on invitations an
nounces that among the distinguished
visitors will be the president Of the
United States, most OF the members OF
his cabinet, scores of United States sem
ators and representatives, the Span
ish minister at Washington and many
other diplomats, 16 governors of states
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15


One of the arches is tobe placed at
Van Buren street and Michigan ay-
enue, the other at Park row and the
avenue. The arches will be con-
nected Dy Corinthian columns, placed
at regular intervals on botK sides of
the street, forming a magnificent col
onnade, broken only by the pylons
which will flank the reviewing stand.
One of the arches will be dedicated TO
the army. the other to the navy, and
each VII bear bas-relief panels por-
traying some famous triumph of
arms. In general effect this decora-
1Ion win equll the famous Dewey col
cunade at New York. In length it will
surpass it.
The formation Of the grand parade
by states has also been agreed upon
Wisconsin will head the ine, followed
BY Peunsylyania, oaios New York;
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
A Few Corn Extras.

Corn-oysters are good II properly
made. Half CRATE on a rather fine
crater eight ears OF corn that is neither
young nor very old, scraping out all the
remaining pulp from the hulls on the
cob. Add 20 this the beaten yolks Of
two eggs, one level teaspoonful of salt,
one-fourth as much pepper, and the
whites OF the eggs beaten to a stiff
froth. Fry in little cakes shaped like
oysters in spider in sweet leaf-lard
hot enough not TO soak into the butter
readily. II the corn is so watery that
she cakes spread too much add cracker
dust, to make the batter sitter. Use
neither milk nor fiour.--Ella Morris
Kretschmar, in woman's Home Com
panion.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

Chop fine equal quantities OF colo
boiled ham and bread. Add one tea
spoonful of -four. two Of melted butter
and two weli-beaten eggs. Moisten with
hot water until you can make it into
thin cakes like fsh-bells and fry. To
be eaten hot with butter. will con.
clude with three puddings, and after
that hape you viii not have much stale
bread to threw sway.-LsdIss' Word.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

lyon can cook, supposeY" queried
the young man who was feeling his
way to a proposal
''No.' was the franis veply. Il never
even attempted il. Ny parents never
thought ! would have to seek posi-
tion as cooE,"- Chicago Evening
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15

First Patisnt-Well isns the locfo1
cofaing2 I've waited for him an hour.
sersant-An hour? What is that7
He has waited for YOU year =
World,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
LAND GRANT CONDITIONS.

President Mrllen Of the y. +. is
quoted as saying that under. the con-
dii:nNs of the government land grant
the road is obliged 10 handle I'LL gov
rrnlEcnr freight and passenger bus
mess at 80 per cent of regular rates.
has to allow a reduction of 20 per cent
on al mail contracts ana has to pro-
vlue for the administration of the
lands. surveys, taxes. etc. which are
found to become hurdensome. Accord
ing to this dispatch after all of the
land grant is sold the company must
still go on for all time doing govern
mem business at a reduction and that
the time will come when this will more
than eat up the original gain from the
grant is inevitable. 1t is said the
company cannot avoid its part of the
contract, eve if it went into hank
ruptcy. and the government will not
release the road. or tie grant Mr..
Mellen says there is probably 2S.OOO.-
QUO acres now. worth on an average
about Is cents an acre.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
VOLUME.

The war in South Africa between the
British and the Beers is awakening an
intense interest in the dark continent,
the Ian toward which the worlds inn
migration of coming years will he
directed. Most opportunity comes the
announcement that William Harding,
New York cable editor of the .ASso-
ciatcd Press. has a book on Africa
nearly ready. entitled "War in South
Africa: The Dark Continent from
Savagery to Civilization" to he pub
lished this month by the Dominion
company of Chicago. Mr.. Harding
should he eminently qualified to pre-
pare a comprehensive and valuable
work on this subject. Not only has
lie Travelled extensively in the dark
continent. hut for years all cable in
formation from Africa and the old
world has passed through his hands
before being given to the American
public. The forthcoming volume will
contain a full account of Africa from
the earliest ages to the present day,
including a detailed account Of the
causes and events of the BritiSh-BOer
war.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
LOSSES OF TROOPS.
Report of War Department Shows
Losses of Volunteers in
War.
Dorth Dakota Among the Lowest
in Percentage of Men
Lost.

Ihe war department has issued an
exhibit Of the strength of the volunteer
forces called in the United States SER
vice during the late war with Spain
and in the Philippines, with the losses
they suffered from all causes.
The record for Illinois is remarkable
i'll that out OF the third heaviest en-
llstlnent from the States. of the total
loss of 2S1 deaths none died in action
or or wounds in action, the entire
death list being set down to disease.
New York leads the enrolment list
anu the death list, while Nebraska,
with a comparatively small enlist
ment. leads with killed in action.
The record for North Dakota shows
a total OF GSI men furnished under the
call for volunteers. OF this number
IA were wounded in action, I were
killed or died from wounds ana II died
from disease. The total loss of the
regiment in killed is Is, the total per-
ccntage of loss in the wears service
being less than three. Nevada. which
furnished nearly 800 men. lost only one
man. The Nebraska regiment had
III men wounded and 3 killed in az
tlon. This regiment served in the
Philippines with the Eighth army
corps anu this record shows that it
stood the hardest active service of my
volunteer regiment enlisted during
the war. OF the volunteer regiments,
those from twenty-SiX different states
saw no active service in battle and had
no men killed or wounded in action,
Inc Kansas regiment, another Philip
pine organization, stands a close see
ond with 13 men wounded and -,
killed in action. The record of the
Thirteenth Minnesota shows It worn-
ded, I killed and ST died of disease.
The total enlistment of volunteers was
1S2,GS7. the total number of wounded
1.277. killed or died from wounds 2SS,
and died from disease 4,O15.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
petition signed by twenty-five tax

petition signed by twenty-five tax
payers.
Walsh county authorities will prose-
cute any person using ice from the
Park river.
The county commissioners of Walsh
county will take up $2f,75O court
house and Jail bonds Feb. 1.
DR.. J. II. Belyca of Devils Lake has
been appointed county physician of
Williams county and locates ut Will
liston.
Ex-Governor Roger Allin was born
and spent his earlier boyhood in the
same village in England in which Cen
eral Butler lived.
The BraddOck Republican is con-
vinced that there is not enough pat
rOnage at BraddOck for two preachers,
which is the number there at present.
Lieutenant Il. l.. Kelley is practic-
ing law at Darlington and was coun-
sci for the elevator agent who was ac-
cused of completely in the elevator fire
ut that place.
The C%hautauQua people at Devils
Lake look for the best meeting ever
held next year. They expect to have
new railroads to the grounds and to
erect Il $4,000 auditorium.
The commissioners Of Benson county
have been making Il trip through the
state looking at court houses. They
will erect a 100000 building and was
to see II that suits them.
Nearly $4,000 has heen collected for
the project of building Il bridge across
Devils Lake to Fort TOtten and less
than $500 remains to be raised. Work
or the bridge will begin ut once.
Editor Shells of the Eugeley Mail is
doing Il booming business in the ma
netic healing line ut Fargo and there
are over forty patients taking treat
ment ut his Sanitarium from various
parts of the state.
The Tower City Topics says Miss
Elizabeth Preston was the happy re-
cipient of Il check for $134. which was
given her as Il Christmas present from
all the w. G.. Il. U. Unions and ''Y"
Unions i'll the state and was accom-
panied by Il request that She would
take a vacation and rest up after her
service in her work.
The White Ribbon Bulletin unkindly
remarks: 1t is very amusing to hear
Mayor Johnson praised for keeping
Fargo clean, particularly so when we
remember his grief when the league
had the gambling den under the Met
ropole pulled. and also when we re-
member his defense of the houses of
prostitution when Il committee APP
pointed by the league waited On him
last spring and demanded to know why
| the lQuSpS Wern tolerated. in ICal.rn
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
$500 REWARD $500.

The readers OF this paper will b2
pleased to learn that there is ut least
II dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in Ill it's stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Ca1arrh being a
constitutional disease, requires Il con
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucuous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying" the
foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution ana assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietOrs have
so much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer hundred dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
AddresS +. j. CHENEY 4 CO..
Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, - cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19
H.

James Il. Mcpherson Post and Re
lief Corps held joint installation of
officers at G. \. X. hall last evening.
The officers of the Relief Corps for the
ensuing year are:
PreSident-NIrs. Jennie Woods.
Senior Vice President-MrS. Florence
Ward.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Mary
FULLY.
Treasurer-Mrs. Alice Lee.
Chaplain-Mrs. Dorothy Field.
COnductor-Miss Minnie Larson.
Assistant COnductOr-Miss ELLA For
tune.
Guard-Mrs. Isabella Hines.
Assistant Guardians. ROsalind
Dearborn.
Secretary-Hattie Shelton.
Color Bearers-Mrs. Leslie, Mrs.
Faunce, Miss Nathan and Miss Staley.
The officers Of the G. \. r. are:
Commander-E. Tibbals.
s. v. C.-N. Dockendprf.
J. V. GU. Fieldhausen.
Q. Mt. Cunningham.
o. DIS. Welch.
0. CIV. Walton.
Adjutant-J. w. Burkett.
Chaplain. Hare.