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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05
THE GREAT MOTHER.
There's healing in The sky she bends

There's healing in the sky she bends
Above mans wondering head.
And tongues of growing things repeat
The blessing she hath said
For all her sons. but most for him
Who listens unto her.
To learn the secret she entrusts
Her silent worshiper.
She heals the wounds we could not cure
OF their long lingering pain,
She stills the sorrows we had thought
Would rend our hearts in twain.
And when for us the day Is done.
Her eyes their vigil keep,
Her brown arms fold us to her heart,
And sheltered so We sleep.
We sleep. ah yes. and subtle hints
OF natures prophecy
Stir In our dust-born souls the dream
OF worlds and life to be;
For. taught OF her. the childlike heart
Deems not the ascending stair
OF human life an aimless rise
To night and empty air.
Charles Tilden Sempers. in Youths Com
panion.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05

National prosperity is thus defined
by an ancient Chinese authority:
when the sword is rusty, the plow
bright, the prisons empty, the grana-
ries full, the steps of the temple worn
down and those of the law courts
grass-grown, when doctors 60 afoot.
the bakers on horseback and the men
Of letters drive their own carriages.
then the empire Is well governed.
~-chicego Inter Ocean.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05
Matted sats Broth.

To each quart Of water take scant
two-thisds of cupful of matted nuts
and about three-fourtbs ofa teaspoon
IfuI OF salt. When the water is boil
Ing stir in the matted nuts. dry. Let
all boil up well. add salt and serve.
This is very much like delicate oyster
broth when there is plenty Of salt
used and not too large a quantity Of
the nutg.--Good Health.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05

A little lemon juice added to the
water In which rice is boiled viii keep
the grains separate. a cut lemon. too.
may be used Instead of vinegar 10
make tough meat tender. Rub thor
oughly and let stand three or four
minutes before cookiDg.---N. !, Post.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05

The grand duks of Meoklenburr was
one day gambling at the Doberan fa
BILE, and was betting on the same nun.
bers as rich master potter who stood
next TO him. Both having lost their
money, the grand duke inquired /:
We'll, potter, what shall we do now p
"Oh." replied the master potter, ayour
highness vii. screw up the taxes and
shall make pots."-San Francisco ar.
ponaut.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05

Peel on The skin Of the orange. leav-
ing only a band round the middls
about an inch wide; divide the orange
into sections. but let these remain
connected by the band. The sections
can be removed and eaten one by one
without any discomfort, - House
keeper.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-05

Sir Thomas Upton does not need inv
advice from Joe Letter. remarks ths
Chicago Record. He Is Eot 4uHss ss
that kiHd Of . eerneF.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
OPPRESSIVE TAXES.
Proposed Reduction Recalls the Bur-
denSOme Tariff Tax
alton.

The president, in his annual mes
sage to congress, recommended the
reduction of taxes in the sum of
100000, ,O00-all in the internal rev.
enue. He declared that this reduc-
tion SHOULD be secured by the re-
mission of. those taxes which eXpe-
rience has shown to be the most bur-
densome to the industries of the peo-
ple.' The New York World makes
this strong point in that connection:
every few of the internal revenue taxes
are burdensome to our industries. The
stamp taxes which the ways and means
committee would repeal are in the main
simply vexations. The taxes that really
burden industry are the duties on raw mate
rials of manufacture-like that of hides,
which added 100000 last year to the cost
of the peoples footwear-and on articles of
universal consumption, like wool, tin plate,
iron, steel, etc. But William Mckinley will
never be caught recommending a remission
of these taxes"
Well, not at the present session of
congress, anyhow. On the lines of
good politics" there is at least palli-
alton for the tenderness of the pres
ident on the tariff question. The ex-
perience of public men is that the.
slightest opening in tariff legislation
is in danger of widening to tremen-
dous breach. The simple proposition
to establish free trade between the
United States and Porto Rico-which
up to a few months ago was looked
upon as an indisputable theory
created a tremendous Juror, and had
not other grave questions been in
volved it would likely have swung the
government to democratic control
Good politics" do not always prove
to be the best for the people. Ques-
tions of taxation have been at the
bottom of some of the greatest gov
ernmental revulsions in history. The
present avoidance of the subject of
tariff taxation will serve, perhaps, as
well as tariff tinkering' to make
the return of the tariff issue to pol
itiCs a warm event.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
FAVORING THE TRUSTS.
Republican Measures Which Favor
the Rich at the Expense
of the Poor.

A correspondent asks whether the
Standard Oil company would be en-
titled to subsidies on account of the
tank ships in which it transports pc
troleum to Europe if the shipping
subsidy bill were to pass in its pres
ent shape.
The company has a number of such
ships, which it runs under foreign
flag. If the bill were to pass the
company could not get the benefit of
the subsidy for any of the ships it
has in commission now until it had
built new American ships. We're it
to co that it would get only so per
cent. of the subsidy on the ships it
is running now, and the full subsidy
Oh the newly constructed vessels. AS
these tank ships have a cargo only
one way and return in ballast, they
would earn a subsidy on the outward
trip only. Hence, if the bill were to
pass and the Standard Oil company
did not need in its business any more
ships than it is using now, there
would be little, if anything, to be
gained by building new ships merely
to earn the subsidy.
AS fast as the ships which the Stan
dard Oil company is now operating
went out of commission it would have
new ships built for it in this country,
and these ships would be entitled to
the full subsidy, Ships built during
the next ten years are to be entitled
to subsidies for 20 years thereafter.
Should the bill pass the Standard Oil
company would take advantage of the
law to a considerable extent during
that period 1t would draw from the
treasury for 20 years large bounty
which it does not need.
Other interests which stand in need
of no government aid are also spe-
cially favored by the shipping sub
sidy measure. 1t would be profitable
for the great meat packing concerns
to run their own ships filled with
their own products. AS their ships
would be heavily subsidized they
would have a special advantage over
the small exporters, who would have
to pay higher freight rates A coal
combine owning it's colliers would be
beyond reach of the competition of
smaller concerns which were unable
to own vessels and draw subsidies on
account of them.
Bitter and just complaint has been
made of the favoritism shown by rail
roads to some large shippers, favor
itism which has often made it possible
for them to crush out their compet-
itors utterly. 1t is proposed now that
the national government shall imi-
tate in foreign commerce the policy
of the railroads in domestic commerce
and give to trusts and combines which
are large exporters of their products
great advantage in foreign markets
over their American rivals. Why
should the powerful be aided at the
expense of the weak?-Chicago Trib-
une (Rep.).
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

1t seemsthat Mark Hanna did not
receive the consent of the governed to
tamper with the Monroe doctrine
Chicago Record 0nd).
1t is significant that the first for
NAL speech made by Mark Hanna in the
United States senate should be in de-
fense of syndicate subsidy grab.
President McKinley's sermon on
economy has made a deep impression
on tie republican majority in congress.
Already there is disposition 10 econ
omize in the use OF economy.-Albany
Argus
"A little of the recklessness Of
Mark Hanna in pushing the ship-sub
sidy bill may be attributed to the fact
that he well understands that he has
made his last political fight When Nc
Nnley retireg' from office the power of
Hanna will go with him, and nobody
understands that better than Hanna
himself.-lndianapolis Press.
democracy must be more than
a mere opposition. 1t must have a
positive faith and it must have or
ganization on basis that will bring
into complete fellowship not only all
democrats, but all republicans who
agree with democratic convictions on
the vital questions of our bungling
colonial policy and of the eNtortionate
trust system that is to-day running
riot in the robbery of consumers
Philadelphia Times.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
From Bryan's Own City
Comes a Startling Story. An Op
Letter that will Cause a Sensation.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. "a, 1900 (Specia
AT No. 2115 o Street, this city, is t.
B. & NJ. Wall Paper House. 'B. & NJ.
are the initial letters of the proprietor
Mr.. A. C. Bonsor, and Mr.. o. E. Myers.
The senior partner, Mr.. Bonsor, is
well known and highly respected citi-
zen, and no one has ever doubted his
truthfulness. 1t is,therefore, the pro-
nounced opinion in Lincoln and the
State generally, that the significant and
very strong statements made in Mr..
Bonsor's letter will go unchallenged.
After explaining his willingness that
the matter be given.the fullest possible
publicity in the public interest, Mr..
Bonsor proceeds.
l have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. Ny kidneys
were diseased. / tried many so-called
remedies, but they die me no good. l
saw an advertisement ofDodd's Kidney
Pills, and I bought some, and COM
menced to use them at once. had not
been taking them three days before I
began to improve. For years l had
not had one good nights sleep, and be-
fore the first box Of the Dodd's Kidney
Pills were all used, 1 could sleep all
night without pains. l am now COM
pletely cured, and have not pain or
ache left. l cannot recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills too highly, for they are
unexcelled as kidney remedy.
Yours truly, A. C.. BONSOR,
No. 2115 o Street,
lincoln, Neb.
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure
SOC. box. All dealers.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
GEN. HARRISON'S ARGUMENT.
imperialism in Republic as Viewed
by Former Republican
President.

The address of ex-President Har.
rison at the University of Michigan is
in some respects the ablest and most
conclusive argument yet made against
the paradox of imperialism in a re-
public. 1t will tend to convince even
Mr.. Mckinley that this question was
not settled by his election, and that.
as the World said on the morning of
November Z:
1.-THE fight against imperialism will not
stop. 1t will go on unconfused hereafter
with the now dead and everlastinely buried
free-silver fallacy. The Philippines must
be as free as Cuba The eternal vitality of
the declaration of independence must be
acknowledged. The supremacy of the con-
stitution wherever the flag flies in SOW
ereignty must be admitted"
Gen. Harrison bases his argument
upon the rights of man, divinely or
dained, and upon the nature and re-
quirements of our constitution. He
reminds us that:
Our fathers worshiped very profoundly
their beliefs as to the rights of man 1t was
their faith, based upon a liberty derived
from Cod 1t was divine gift to be claimed
for our people only upon the condition of
allowing it to apply to all men,"
And with his minds eye on the presi-
dents policy of benevolent assimila-
ton he declares that 1.-The man whose
protection from wrongs rests wholly
upon the benevolence of another is
slave, a man without rights"
Attacking the assumption that Porto
Rico and the Philippines can be gov
erned outside the constitution, Gen.
Harrison says: eff the act of annexa-
tion does not carry the constitution
can think of nothing that does" And
he declares that 'a government of un-
limited executive powers is not an
American government Going direct
ly to the root of the matter, Gen. Har-
rison affirms that the United States
cannot take over or continue to hold
territory whose people are hostile to
our own government"
1t is not. however, he we'll says, mere
ly a constitutional question; it is "a
question of the moral law, of con-
cience; we have no right to judge the
| capacity for self-government of the
people of another nation, or to take
! and annex their land" And the ex-
president mentions the ".graver peril
hanging over u.s." to which the World
called attention when this imperial pol
| icy was first disclosed danger to
ourselves. "Are the rights of the peo-
pie upon the mainland secure" he
asks. "when we exercise arbitrary pow
er over other people from whom we
| demand entire obedience?"
Touching in conclusion upon the COM
mercial reason for military expansion,
Gen. Harrison uttered this noble and
| truly American sentimert:. "God for
bid that the day should ever come
when the thought of man as a con-
sumner should absorb that grand old
doctrine that man is creation of God
| endowed with unalienable rights!"-
N. Y. World (Dem.).
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
CHAPTER XII.
THE BooKKEEPER's CONFESSION

THE BOOKKEEPER'S CONFESSION.
Late that same evening Sturgis re-
turned to his lodgings, after a busy day
spent in working upon the Knicker
booker bank case. He was tired and;he
was perpleXed; for, with all his unflag
his plodding perseverance, he had come
to standstill In his investigation. The
Evening Tempest had appeared with no
further mention of the Quinlan case,
and with only perfunctory report of
the cab mystery, no attempt having
been made to connect the two. for Stur-
gis would not consent to publish his
evidence until he was sure of complete
success in his undertaking.
AS he approached the house the re-
porter saw a light in his window, and
inferred that a visitor was awaiting
his coming. 1t was Mr.. Dunlap, who,
pale and careworn, was striding nerv-
ously back and forth in the room, with
his hands behind his back and his head
bent forward upon his breast.
"Ah, there you are at last.' eX-
claimed the banker, eagerly; Il have
been waiting for you for over an hour"
HAS something new turned up?"
asked Sturgis.
Yes; read that
At the same time Dunlap handed the
reporter letter.
Let me tell you about it first. After
10 II; I 70 ho
morgue and saw the body. You We're
right; it is Arbogast's. | had been
only ha.f convinced by your evidence;
but / now saw that you were probably
right in all your other inductions. and
[ became anxious to learn something
definite concerning the amount of Ar
bogast's defalcation. AS | could not
reach the books for some time, [ called
upon Mrs. Arbogast. thinking | might
be able to learn something from her.
You had not been to see her. haG you"'
No" answered Sturgis, gravely, 81
did not think it likely she knew as
much about this matter as we do. and
| shrank from the ordeal of revealing
TO her the fact of her husbands crime
and tragic death. wished, al any rate,
to exhaust all other means of obtain
ing information before resorting to
this one"
''Of course, of course" said Dunlap,
somewhat impatiently; ''the woman is
naturally to be pitied; but could not
allow any sentimental consideration to
stand in the way of the discharge of
my duty to our depositors."
What did you learn from hcr?'
asked the reporter.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
ALBATROSS HARD TO KILL.
Remarkable story of One of the Birds
Told by n British officer in the
South Pacific.

Mr.. William j. Reed writes from New
Zealand that an albatross was recently
caught on the steamer Star of New Zea-
land. 1t was killed, as was supposed,
by being strangied, and was then
wrapped in an old, meat cloth and put
in snow chest for refrigerating. The
body lay in this chest for ten days at a
temperature varying from zero to IS
degrees Fahrenheit. Then one of the
sailors said he heard the bird making
anoise. Mr.. Coombs, the first engineer,
in the engine-room, where it moved it's
head, opened it's beak and looked
around with wide open eyes. The lower
part of the body and the legs were
frozen stiff. The bird was then put out
of its misery.
Another story of similar sort that
need not be repeated here seems also
to show that the albatross is exceed
ingly tenacious of life.
Probably the most remarkable story
of an albatross ever told was that of a
bird which was found dead on Septem-
Der %, 1897, on the beach near Free
mantle in South Australia. Around it's
neck was fastened a small piece of tin
upon which was scratched in French:
Thirteen shipwrecked men took refuge
upon Crozet islands on October 4, 1881
This remarkable information was at
once cabled by the governor of South
Australia to the French government,
which ordered the transport Meurthe,
then in the Pacific, to proceed as fast
as possible to Crozet islands. When
this vessel reached the islands it found
the camp of the shipwrecked men and
a note from them saying that they
numbered 13 and were the crew of the
three-master Tamaris, owned in Bor-
deauX. Their ship had driven ashore
and gone to pieces and they had lived
there for some time on fish and bird
eggs. They added that they had just
built boat out of the wreckage of
Possession island, a hundred miles
away, where they thought they would,
very likely, be picked up by whaler.
The Meurthe at once went to Possess
sion island, but no trace of the men
could be found. Their little boat had
undoubtedly been swamped on the
journey over the stormy waters.
The winged messenger that had
borne to civilization the news of these
castaways had made journey of over
1000 miles with few chances to rest on
the way. This wonderful fight will
rank with the best of the many stories
that are told of the albatross' remark
able powers and endurance on the
wing. Sailors believe the 'Man-o-war-
bird" sleeps on the wing and natural
lists tell us that it's immense wing bones
are as long as its body and that it is
capable of flying feats that are une-
qualed by any other bird.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
when 7 reached the house the maid

Wnen L reached the mouse the maid
told me that Mrs. Arbogast had spent
the previous evening at her sisters
house in the country and had not yet
come back. l was about to leave, in
tending to return later in the evening,
when the lady herself arrived. Upon
learning who L was she seemed some
what surprised but invited me in. AS
we passed into the parlor the maid
handed her mistress a letter, stating
that it had come by the mornings
mail. Mrs. Arbogast glanced at the
envelope, but did not open it. At my
first cautious questions she seemed to
be very much surprised Arbogast had
announced to her by telegram the pre-
vious day that he would be obliged to
go out of town for few days on busi-
ness. He allowed her to infer that he
would soon return, and that his busi-
ness was connected with the affairs of
the bank. She could not understand
how it happened that I knew nothing
of this trip. But said she, 4 have just
received a letter from him, which will
doubtless explain Matters She evil
IDENTIFY knew nothing of her husbands
peculation. Thereupon she opened the
envelope and took out this letter. I
observed her closely. At the first
words ! saw her cheeks blanch and
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07

ing description of the alleged shoot
ing of Arbogast, it strikes me that
you are entirely carried away by your
enthusiasm; for, in your minute de-
scription of the path of the bullet, at
a certain angle, of which you seem
to know the measure almost to the
fraction of a second, you overlook sew
eral important things. Two shots
were fired yesterday in or near the
Knickerbocker bank. In, say you,
because here is revolver with two
empty cartridge shells; here is a
black mark, which may have been
produced by the ricochet of a bullet,
and here is shapeless piece of lead,
which may be that bullet. AS, how
ever, one bullet cannot account for
two shots, you are forced at once to
assume that Chatham has carried
away the second one in the palm of
his hand. This is ingenious, very in
genious, but"
His blood is on the telephone re-
ceiver,' observed Sturgls, quietly.
Blood" exclaimed Dunlap; ''why.
with the carnage that you have i'm
agined here, there should be oceans of
blood. Here is a man, running around
with wounded hand, who leaves a
few drops of blood on the telephone
receiver, and nowhere else. And here
is another man, shot through the
lungs-eXcuse me. through the upper
lobe of the left lung-who does not
bleed at all. And where is he now?
Such wound as you have given him
must, [ take it, be fatal, or, at any
rate, serious. Yet here is a dead or,
at Least. dying man, calmly walking
olf as if-as if the curtain had fallen
at the end of your drama, and the
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
HEARD IN A LUNCHROOM.
Some of the MOIdy Jokes That Are
Passed Over Coffee and Sand
wfches.

II don't mind some old chestnuts,"
said man at lunch with a crowd of
friends down town, according to the
Baltimore News, ''but l do draw the
line on one | heard on the election. 1t
was about the man with the glass eye
who was turned down by the election
officials in the Center market space
precinct"
'Why didn't they let him vote ?"
asked an incautious friend.
Because they said he wasn't nat
uraleyezed," was the reply.
THAT isn't any worse than the one
1 heard about Aguinaldo running ahead
of his ticket in Luzon,' said a third
luncher.
Did you ever hear the one about the
two holes in the ground?'
NO"
''Welli Well!'
"Oh! those are the holes, are they ?'
"Yes, l thought you'd bite Maybe
you never heard the rumor about the
empty boX?''-
No
wen, lucIc 10 HOIHlHS Ill 1t.
did you hear why Mayor Hayes re-
fuses to have Jones' falls cleaned out 81
mo, why is it?''
You know the mayor prides him
self upon his economy in municipal adj
ministration, and he wants to get every
scent"
Did you ever know an angel with
a beard?"
mo; 1 never heard of anything of
the kind"
''Of course not; it's such close shave
for men to get to Heaven that
Never mind the rest You can
spring all sorts of old gags on me, but
don't get into religion nor talk about
your mother-in-law"
But now, here is one about the man
whose mother-in-law died and it is
positively so old that it is antique His
wife wired him asking whether they
should embalm, bury or cremate He
wired back: DO all three-don't take
any chances
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee, Re
Gently there has been placed in all the gro
cery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress, and but few
can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
! as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cts. and 25 cts per pack
age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
The subsidy bill is a great meas

The subsidy bill is great meas
ure. 1t means the transference OF
500. 600 600 of government money into
the worthy pockets of dozen OF our
most honored and influential multi
millionaires. In a large and splendid
way they may be greedy and grasp
ing. but they are generously aware
that you cannot make an omelet
without breaking some eggs" and
that ten per cent. of such golden
total is not too much to eruct in the
interests of success. Washingt ton
Times.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
Very Neatly Put.

1--WE promised to go to supper
with some one else, Mr.. Blanque; but
I'll introduce you to very handsome
and clever girl"
But | don't want a handsome and
clever girl; want you" "--Tit-Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
Too Refined.

NO." said Farmer Meddergrass, that
Boston felier that come here to run the
paper doesn't seem to get along very well.
Our folks amt much for style, an when
he referred to skin game as an epidermal
pastime' they thought he was becomin' a lit
tie too highfalutin Baltimore American.
The Winslow mail., 1901-02-07
Quite the Contrary

Friend-Your wife has occasional fits
of bad temper, believe.
formed.
''Indeed?"
Yes, she has semi-ocasional fits of
good temper. r."-Philadelphia Press.