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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10

" INDICATIVE OF n hurtful spirit
and one which organized labor
4 must abate before it can hope to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10
A Common Sense Remedy for
Anarchlsm,

r THE numerous bills for the
regulation of nnarchsm be-
~ fore congress- that Of Mr. Con-
nell. 1t seems to us, Is the
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15

negro dates back 20 years or moro.
Few profess to know Its origin and
many claim that it was born in the
people, but some Of the older inhabit-
ants declare that it had its inception
years ago, when two negroes married
white women and settled there. The
aversion of the people became so great
that numerous attempts, resulting in
considerable bloodshed, were made to
expel the mismated couples, and event.
ually they were driven away. This
aroused the bittersst hostility among
the negroes and the white people soon
grew to so hate the sight of one that
every negro was ultimately run out OF
the vicinity, and one has never been
known to live in these parts since.
In recent years there has been no SER
ious trouble, but it is estimated that
no less than ten or Il dozen negroes
who had settled in the neighborhoOd
have been shot from ambush or other
wise mysteriously killed. This repre-
hensible means of eXterminating them,
however. was always adopted as last
resort, and no one was ever punished
for relieving the community of their
presence The colored people in this
part OF the state generally are aware
of this peculiar characteristic Of Cal
vert City people, and usually avoid the
place, When train stops here they
can hardly be induced to poke head
out Of the window Last summer an
excursion train from Memphis passed
Calvert City and big darky OF the
bully kind got off, stalked down the
platform and boldly announced that he
had come to stay and would like to
get look at some of the celebrated
citizens of that town. He got it sooner
than he anticipated. and in seeking
safety on the train he left a portion
of his wearing apparel.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15

them by the pocketful in the streets
and at entertainments. They are also
cooked in pies, with rows of especially
large ones arranged around the top
crust in lifelike attitudes. and Filipino
housewives take great pride in serving
them thus. Grasshoppe.' cake is filed
with them, and resembles plum or
raisin cake, while confectioners make
them up into bonbons with sugar.
chocolate and coloring. In some parts
of the islands they are ground to pow
der and baked in a variety of ways,
while still other uses are found for
them in the making of fancy drinks.
Mr.. Rice tried them in several forms
and said that he experienced no seri-
Gus results" When they are thor
oughly dried they are crisp and not
at all objectionable, having. on the
contrary, sweet flavor. like that of
ginger snaps. When the Filipino uses
them as a substitute for peanuts ut
a fair or merrymaking of any sort he
usually adds to their flavor by sprink-
ling them with brown sugar.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15

taken with very distressing pains in
my stomach.
Il seldom had a passage OF the bow
els naturally. OnS'.lted another
physician with no better results. The
disease kept growing en- me, until l
had exhausted the ability of sixteen OF
Rochester's best physicians. The last
physician advised me to give up my
work and go south, after he had treat
ed me for one year.
Il was given a thorough examination
with the X-ray. They could not even
determine what my trouble was. Some
Of your testimonials in the Rochester
papers seemed to me worthy of con-
sideration, and | made up my mind to
try a bottle of Pcruna. Before the
bottle was half gone ! noticed change
for the better. | am now on the fifth
bottle, and have not an ache or pain
anywhere. My bowels move regularly
every day. and | have taken on eight
cen pounds of flesh. | have recon-
mended Pcrnna to a great many and
they recommend it very highly. l
have told several people that If they
would take bottle OF Peruna, and
benefited them, l would pay for the
medicine. A. c. Lockhart.
Mr.. w. p. Peterson, OF Morris. ILL.,,
says:
II was nearly dead with catarrhal
dyspepsia and am now well man, bet
ter. in fact, than | have been for tWen-
ty years or more.
SAGE | got cured by your Peruna l
have been consulted by a great many
peopie."
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfaCtory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15
Grdsshopper Candy. Cakes and Pies

Mr.. George D. Rice, writing from the
Philippines, gives an interesting ac-
count Of the manner in which some Of
the natives catch and prepare giant
grasshoppers for food. During May.
June and July the insects appear in
great swarms, travelling in clouds that
obscure the sun. When they settle
upon a field they soon destroy the
crops. eating not only plants, but
smaller insects as we'll The Filipino
farmers keep boys posted in the church
towers throughout the islands, and
when a swarm lights an alarm is rung
which brings the natives to the strick
en- farm with bags. The grasshoppers
are caught in nets, knocked down with
paddles and stunned by explosions Of
gunpowder, dropping in large num-
bers A few hours in the hot sun dries
them so that they will keep a long
time and they are then shipped to
the cities. where they readily sell for
50 per half-bushel sack. They are con-
sidered choice morsels, and people eat
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15

The Nippon railway is the oldest and
most important in Japan. 1t was built
eighteen years ago and has cost $33.-
100000 The cars were all made by
the operators OF the road excepting
Few Wagner sleeping cars which have
been recently purchased in the United
States. 1t is the most important rail
road in Japan and has only 500 pas
senger cars. On an investment of s33.-
600, 900 the railroad pays dividend on
it's stock of 10 per cent year. This
company has bought its steel OF the
Carnegie steel works in this country
and its locomotives in Schenectady,
N. Y.
The Nippon railway runs from To-
kio to the north coast OF the island
and is 700 miles long. AlmC.t parable!
to it is a railway owned by the gov
ernment. Although it is the property
Of a private corporation. the Nippon
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15
NEGROES BARRED.
OOLORkD PERSONS NOT AL
LOWED IN CALVERT oITY.
4 striagsnt But Unwrittsn Law Carried
Out hy the Inhabisa nts of the Little
Ksntuoy Town No Colorsd Nan
DaFs0 to Live There.

This town, in Marshall county. 10
one Of the few places in the world that
has effectually solved the race prob
lem, says Calvert City, KY, cores
pondent Of the Denver Times. Not
negro is to be found within a radius
Of dozen miles. and the negro is yet
to be discovered who has any perraa-
nent desire to come here. To threaten
a negro with Calvert City is 70 bring
before his frightened vision pictures
of death more horrible than by lynch
ing. The peaceable, law-abiding spirit
that prevails in the little Kentucky
town is swiftly banished when a negro
appears. If he keeps going he is not
molested, provided he attends strictly
to his own affairs and does nothing to
provoke the ever-alert hostility of the
residents. But he can neither take up
bis abode there nor remain there all
night, and 30 disastrous have been all
past attempts to break this unwritten,
bat none the less, stringent law that
no negro would today dare to move
into Calvert City and announce his in
tention OF remaining. The town itself
is small place of a few hundred in
habitantS, situated on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad. only dozen miles from
Kentucky. The intense hatred of the
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15
Rdilroddin9
in Japan
Employees Don't Make
Fortunes-Snug
Divide.

railroad in its rates is forced to con-
form to the rules of the government.
The rate for first-class passengers is
81 cents mile, and for third class
passengers Ia cents mile. A start
ling fact in connection with the opera
ton of railroads in Japan is the low
wages of employees. Conductors re-
ceive only $3.50 a month and the
from s25 to $3.50 a month. And there
is no chance for the poorly paid con-
iuctOrs to knock down"
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15
Maryland aud lliit-rate Voters.

The drifting northward of ignorant
and thriftless negroes is recognized by
a source Of political danger by the
people of Maryland, who 1"n be ming
to seriously discuss as 4 mnc sure OF
self-protection the prop ie'y Of a
statute for the Northumberland Of
llterate voters.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15

II Uor people think that cataHrh is a
m disease confined to the head and
III nose. Nothing is farther from
the truth. 1t may be that the nose and
throat Is the oftenest affected by ca
tarrh. but If this is SO it is so only
because these parts are more exposed
to the vicissitudes of the climate than
the other parts of the body.
Every organ, every duct, every cavity
of the human body is liable to catarrh.
A multitude OF ailments depend on ca
tarrh. This is true winter and sum-
mer. Catarrh causes many cases Of
chronic disease, where the victim has
not the slightest suspicion that catarrh
has anything to do with it.
The following letter which gives the
experience of Mr.. A. C. .ockhart 10 \
case in point:
Mr. A. c. Lockhart, West Henrietta,
N. Y, Box SO. in a letter written to
Or. Hartman says the following OF
Peruna:
About fifteen years ago COM
menced to be ailing, and consulted
physician. He pronounced my trouble
q species OF dyspepsia, and advised me.
after he had treated me about six
months, to get leave of absence from
my business and go into the country.
| did so and got temporary relief.
vent back to work again but was
The Grit-advocate., 1901-02-15
House of Representatives,

House of Representatives,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1899.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio
Gentlemen-"I have taken Peruna
now for two weeks, and find | am
very much relieved. ! feel that my
cure will be permanent. | have also
taken 1t for la grippe, and ! take pleas
ure In recommending Peruna as an
excellent remedy to all fellow suffer-
ers."-M. w. Howard.
Congressman Howard's home ad-
dress Is Fort Payne, Ala.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
FINED $500
Mrs. Nation Given Till 6 O'clock
to Leave Kansas City.

Kansas Sity, April 15-Mrs: Carrie Ma
tion who was arrested yesterday charged
with obstructing the street was arraign-
ed before Police Judge McAuley this
morning, fined $500 and given until
O'Clock this evening to leave the city.
The judge warned Mrs. Nation if she
was found in the city after that hour
she would be arrested and placed in Jail.
She agreed to leave town and fifteen
minutes later boarded a street car for
Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Nation appeared in court early
accompanied by her brother and a wo-
man friend. The court room was literal
ly jammed with people and the people
filed the doorway and crowded the hall.
Several cases were called before Mrs.
Nations and she watched the proceed
ings with manifest impatience.
When Judge McAuley finally asked
Mrs. Nation what she had to say in re-
gard to the charges placed against her,
the little woman arose instantly and de-
hVered herself OF fiery TRADE against
police and court. She pleaded that she
was merely waiting for car when ar
rested and was making the best of her
time in the meantime by talking to the
crowd that had gathered.
A policeman testified that several cars
had passed without Mrs Nation making
an attempt to board any OF them This
caused MIS-. Nation s Ire TO rise ana Sne
fatty. denied the statement.
There was no car in sight she snap
pes. land want you to know that L am
a LAZY and tell the truth. -
Judge MeAu1ey then gave his decision
and warned Mrs Nation not to come to
town again.
Missouri atmosphere sale he. lis
not adapted for lOng-haired men, short
haired women and whistling girls
Tire crowd clapped loudly at the de-
cision. Mrs. Nation submitted mildly
and promised to leave the city lmmedi-
atelv. remarking that the town was
filed to overfiowing with hell BROTH" A
crow Of several hundred people fol-
lowed the joint smasher as she left the
court room and made for a car and soon
saw her started for the Kansas side
The fine will be held over Mrs. Nation
in &c Sc she should return to the city, and
until she is released from the courts or
der she is practically barred Srom Kan
sas City
Mrs Nation pleaded that she wished
to go to Liberty, Mo. within a few days
and asked if she would be permitted to
pass through Kansas City en- route.
Judge McAuley answered In the af-
firrlative. but warned Mrs Nation rot
to stop off here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
FIRST CONFLICT
Between Organized Labor and
the Steel Colossus.

Pittsbrrg April 15.-As a result of the
dispute that for week past has involved
the employees of the w Devices Wood
plant of the American Sheet Steel com
pany at McKeesport and the company,
about half of the men are on strike
today, and the operation of the plant is
badly crippled. The cause of the trouble
who the men claim were dismissed be-
cause they were members of the newly or
gained lodge Of the AmaigaTnated assoela-
ton. The strike was ordered at meet
ing of the local lodge yesterday afternoon
morning All is quiet about the works
today. None of the dfscontented workmen
are lettering about the mill and there IS
no prospect of trouble. The members of
the firm say that they Will continue the
operate their plants. and that if they are
troubled by the strikers at NdcKeesport
they will ship their material elsewhere
for manufacture The mill employs
about 500 men and about half of them are
The event is looked upon as momentous
throughout the iron and steel trade of
the country, from the fact that it is the
first conflict between organized labor and
the new United States Steel corporation
and because of the announced intention
today of President T. J. Shaffer. the head
Of the Amalgamated Association of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers, to tie up every
plant 81 the new combine-steel tin. tube.
Structural iron. wire and alI-if necessary
to win the fight As to the chance thaI
the men in an the mills of the United
States Steel corporation will be called
upon to come out. no one connected with
the management of any of the organized
to be quoted. The only underlying COM
panies in the new corporation whose mills
are entirely independent of the Arnalga-
mated association are the Carnegie in
terests and the National Tube company
The mills of the American Steel Hoop
company the Tin Plate company and the
Republic Iron and Steel company are all
organized. while most of those of the
American Sheet Steel company and the
National Sheet Steel company and a few
of the American Steel and Wire and
American Bridge plants work under thA
Arnalgamated association. Most of the
American Steel and Wire plants are con
trolled by the rod mill men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
TO CUT OFF PREMIUMS.
Postof6ce Department Plans to Purge
the Mails.

Washington, April 15.-Having repeat
edly failed to secure remedial legislation
from congress to prevent abuses Of the
privilege of second class mail matter,
the postoffice department officials have
under consideration the adoption of a
proposed rule by authority of the post
master general to bring about the desir-
ed reforms. With this object in view
Edwin c. Madden third assistant post
master general, has addressed a long cir
cular letter to about 400 publishers Of
newspapers and periodicals. setting forth
the objects sought to be accomplished by
the proposed rule and asking the fol-
lowing question.
I'm the judgment of those addressed.
viii department rule be regarded as
injurious to legitimate newspapers and
periodicals. which will stop absolutely
all premium inducements, direct or in
direct. and of whatever character, for
subscriptions; in other words after a
publisher has fixed a price on his pubh-
cation, any bonus or premium given to
the subscriber or any combination with
anything except a second class publica-
tion, shall vitiate that subscription in
postage2''
Mr.. Madden adds:
1T is believed that such a rule as that
proposed would be Of great benefit to le-
gitimate Journalism. and that in a very
large measure it viii check this draft
upon the public treasury for private ad-
vantage Win no COIDGnSallnS pQDl1C
benefit through the elimination of an i'm
mense number Of publications which are
wholly sustained in their second class
status by patronage, induced by some
extraneOus thing in conflict with the
spirit of the law. Such a consummation
has much OF promise in the direction Of
better postal facilities and cheaper rates
for other classes of mail matter
The circular asserts that the loss of
abuses OF the second-class matter is enor-
nous. being estimated cOnservatively to
be between $4,000 600 and $25 10000 a year
Existing regulations, however faithfully
lish immediate reform and the most pro-
hhc means by which the law Is circum-
vented remains undisturbed by regulation
or the many means by which publica
postage rate spring into existence ana
thrive other. It IS asserted by Mr..
Madden. IS so fruitful and inSidious
the permission-not of law or rule, but oS
may be obtained by offers of premiums OF
merchandise. chances to draw prizes IN
guessing contests and countless ingenious
inventions Of similar character Circula-
the millions. the circular says. have been
built up by this premium process for pub
ucatiOnS which. upon actual merit could
command no public patronage whatever
sional instance where some actually meri-
tOriOus publication employs the plan. rep
resent in no literal sense q public interest
in the literature or in the news to which
it is claimed such publications are de-
voted
Mr.. Madden asks that the matter be
given prompt attention, and says that the
reform proposed can scarcely be carried
support Of the standard newspapers and
periodicals of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15

value Of those remaining in the treasury
is now not more than Sa45, ,00O-
Recently one of the Louisiana repres-
enta tiveS in congress became interested
in the states claim and called upon the
treasurer to furnish him a complete
statement about the certificates which
have been turned over to the state treas
ury. 1t has developed n this investiga-
tion that a number Of the bonus.
amounting to several hundred thousand
dollars. Tor which the national treasury
holds descriptive receipts. are apparent
ly missing from the state treasury. In
til they can be found. it is not likely
thar Louisiana will make formal de-
mand for the remaining bonds known to
be in the vaults of the treasury depart
men;. There is some mystery as to the
whereabouts of the missing bonds 1t
would appear that they had been mis-
apr opriated by some state officer, but
officials call attention to the fact that
at the time of their confiscation many Of
Louisiana's state records We're destroyed
and removed 1t may be that the bonds
supposed to be lost were returned within
a few months after they were captured,
and not accurately recorded The state
authorities viii be fully advised of all
the facts, SO that they can make a more
thorough search. The description Of the
missing certificates has been withheld
for the present by the department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
GOT THREE WOMEN.
Mrs. Mahanna and Daughters
Arrested For Selling Liquor.

Assistant Attorney General A. L. Red
den, for Shawnee county, Saturday
placed in the hands Of Sheriff Cook the
papers for the arrest of Mrs. Mahanua
and her two daughters. Mary and Tess,
for selling liquor.
They are charged with selling liquor at
a small house east of town or. Fourth
street near the starch factory. Under
Sheriff Williams and Deputies Lawson
and NVoodhau made the raid and arrest-
ed the three WcInen Saturday night
They captured thirty-fiVe bottles of beer,
two jugs of wine. one jug of whisky, one
bottle of gin, one jug Of kerosene and
one jug of hard cider and coal oil mixed.
Affdavits have been made by David
Hickman, Joe Paisley and James Hamlin
that they bought liquors at the place
There are twenty-one counts against the
women for selling hqueT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
HUNTERS TAKE A BATH.
Two Clay Center Sports Have Tough
Sunday Experience.

Clay Center. Kan, April 15.-Two Of
Clay Center's prominent business men
who sometimes find pleasure in hunting
and fishing had an experience Sunday
that will require much time to efface
from memory.
VIII Munson, druggist. and Fred
Branger, shoe dealer. supplied with gun
and tackle, rowed a small boat up the
Republican river early in the morning
in quest of fish and game. Fred had
succeeded in capturing several fine
specimens from Fish Warden Buckman' s
herd of short horn cat fish and VIII had
winged pintail and two mallards They
were having grand sport. However
while trying to secure the ducks the boat
capsized in a deep and swiftly running
channel. Fred, who can't swim stroke,
chung desperately to the boat and to
keep his courage up called loudly for
help Will quickly made his way to
the shore. and. after a long time" so
Fred says, helped the latter out Of the
ice cold water However. the bait, the
fish. the snake bite remedy. an overcoat
and a fine Winchester shotgun had
mingled with the muddy waters of the
Republican. and. with the exception OF
the gun which was ffshed out with
garden rake, not a thing has been re-
covered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
DECIDE TOMORROW.
Parker Hughes Decision to Be
Made at 8 A. Nj.

Judge Hazen announced this morning
that he would hand down his decision in
the Parker Hughes mandamus case at
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The attorneys for Col Hughes entered
a motion to. quash the mandamus and
the two days of arguments were upon
that motion and Judge Hazen's decision
viii be upon that point If the motion ID
Quash is sustained then the mandamus
will not lie and the injunction will fall
with it. If the motion to quash the man
damus is not sustained then the case
will undoubtedly be heard on its merits
and testimony viii be submitted to The
court. The testimony would be upon the
tally sheets and returns and it would not
bring a recount of the ballots. It is ex-
pected that quo WarrantO pro-
ceedings will be brought in the supreme
court to force a recount of the ballots.
If Mr.. Parker wins in the district court
the city council, as a canvassing board,
will be ordered to issue to him a certif-
of the office of mayor. In that case the
Hughes side Will appeal to the supreme
court but in the meantime Mr.. Parker
will be mayor. Then if the Hughes side
lose their case on the appeal they wid
be forced to bring the quo warranto pro-
ceedings to oust Parker. If Parker loses
the case in the district court he can ap-
warranto proceedings
In other words If Parker wins in the
district court he will be mayor and
Hughes viii have to go to the courts in
hopes Of recovering the office If Hugh,;s
wins in the district court then Parker
will have to bring a contest case in the
supreme court in order to secure the Of
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