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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

T~HAT THE visit Of Prince
Henry to this country has
IA opened the eyes of Germany
to our resources, is indicated
daily by the dispatches from Berlin.
Leading newspapers of that kingdom
that have heretofore been satisfied to
print news from America two weeks
old are at present publishing columns
in the way of cable dispatches concern
ing the tour of the emperors represen-
tative, as well as kilograms dealing in
other topics of interest. 1t has been
intimated that the extra expense in
most instances will prevent the pay
ment of dividends to the stockholders
of the German papers this year.
But the interest in the United States
is not confined to Germany by any
means. The London newspapers are
receiving more cable intelligence con-
cerning America than at any previous
period, even during the most important
presidential campaigns. The press of
Paris, which has hitherto ignored
American topics has opened its col
journals of Madrid and other cities in
Spain are also showing interest i'll
American affairs that was not exceed
ed during the Cuban war.
While Prince Henry's visit may be
largely responsible for the interest
manifested in Germany, it is probable
that the position of the United States
on the Chinese question has much to
do with attracting the attention OF the
Old World to us. The keen foresight
and diplomatic ability manifested by
the representative of this government
during the trying times at Pekin, and
the disinterested spirit that has per-
vaded all of our efforts for the bet
terment of the oppressed hordes of the
Orient, have caused Americans to be
justly regarded as belonging to the
greatest nation upon earth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
OUT WEST.

When the world of waters was parted by the
stroke of mighty rod,
Here eyes first of the lands of earth TO look
on the face of God;
The white msts robcd and throned her, and the
sun in his orbit wide
Bent down from his ultimate pathway and
claimed her his chosen bride
And lie that had formed and lowered her with
the dover of royal queen,
Decreed her the strength OF mighty hills, The
peace of the plains between;
The silence OF utmost desert, and canons rifted
: and ryen,
And the music Of wide.hung forests where strong
winds shout 10 heaven.
Then high and opart lie set her, and bade the
grey seas guard
And the lean sands clutching her garments hem
keep stern and solemn ward,
What dreams she knew as she waited! What
strange kees touched her shore.
And feet went into the stiffness, and returned
to the sea no more,
They passed through her dream like shadows
ill she woke one pregnant morn,
And watched Mlgellan's white-wingcd ships
swing round the ice.bomd Horn;
She thrilled to their mastertul prcsage, those
dawntless sails from afar,
And sighed as she leaned to the ocean till her
face slone out like a star
And men who toiled in the drugdng hives of a
world as fiat as a floor
Thrilled in their souls TO her laughter, and
turned with hand to the door;
And creeds as hoaly as Adam, and feud as old
as Cain,
Fell deaf on the ear that hardened and caught
that fan refrain;
Into dungeons by light forgotten, and prisons of
grim despair,
Hope came with the pale reflection of her star on
the swooning air;
And the old, hedged human whirlpool, with It's
seething misery,
Bursts through as pent'up river breaks through
to the healing sea.
Callng-calling calling resistless, imperative,
strong
Soldier, and priest, and dreamer--she drew them,
mighty throng.
The unmapped SEES took tribute of many
dauntless band.
And many brave hope measured but bleaching
bones in the sand;
Yet for enc that fell, hundred sprang out to
fll his place.
For death at her call was sweeter than life in
tanner race,
sinew and bone she drew them; steelthewed-
and the weaklings shrank
Of granite and iron were the men
oI her foremost rank
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
Our Industries Favored.
HERE can be no doubt says
the Commercial Advertiser
Il that the decision of the in

T$ HERE can be no doubt says
the Commercial Advertiser
Il that the decision of the in
ternational conference at
brussels to abolish bounties on Eu-
ropean sugar is highly favorable for
the American industry. Some doubt
seems to have risen as to the effect
upon prices and the volume OF ship
ments from foreign countries such ac-
tion Will have; but the conclusion
ought to be easily enough reached that
in both respects the conditions of COM
petition will shape themselves more in
favor of the United States. Germany,
as one of the principal shipping coun-
tries of Europe, receives it's bounty in
the form of rebate of the domestic
tax upon that part of the beet-sugar
product which is designed for export.
With the removal of this rebate the
price of German export sugar will nat
urally rise, and there will be less in
ducement both for production and for
expectation. In other countries where
a bounty, either direct or indirect, is
land, the effeet-awill clearly be the
same. So far as our home market is
concerned our sugar growers and re-
finers have always been amply protect
ed by the system of countervailing du-
ties; or, irLS6tiier words, the system
which impases,san extra duty on im-
ports equivalent to the bounty paid
abroad, But in the outside markets,
wherever the American and the Eu-
ropean products come into competition,
the abolition of foreign bounties will
work inafayor of the first named. The
agreement of the Brussels conference
does not go into force until Septem-
ber, laQS, but it's enactment can be
looked--fOrward to as having a most
important bearing upon some of the
pending reciprocity treaties, and par
ticulaaiy upon the controversy which
began year ago with Russia over the
question of sugar bounties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

"Pat'' was assistant cook one OF the dining
cars on the Great Western road, running into st.
Paul. He was obstinate and ill-tempered. The
chef was equally so, and as a result, constant
warfare wagcd between then
One day last summer Pat was making ice
cream, and, i'll spite of the chefs warnings in
sisted upon sitting in the doorway Of the pantry
while he turned the freezer.
The train, going ur grade, made a sudden
lurch, and Pat and his can of ice cream fell out
of the door, as his superior officer had predicted
Frantic with fright, tho chef in his white cap
and apron tore through the train, looking for
the conductor.
'Nlon Dieu, Monsieur Conductor" he cried,
wringing his hands, wien he found that person,
''ze ice cream freezaire he fall out. and Pat go
wiz heem! Stop ze t:amway we will haf pas
dessert pour la diner. Trouble, trouble always
wiz zat Irshman.'
The conductor pulled the bell and stopped the
train, but it had already gone two miles past the
spot where Pat had rolled out
They backed the train, fully expecting to find
Pats mangled body beside the track. Instead,
they saw him coming the ties on run,
carrying on his back the ice cream freezer.
lie climbed an the train, looking foolish, but
all lie ever said OF his miraculous escape was,
BE gosh, it Jared me some, it did thot.''-
Caroline Lockhart, in Lippincott's Magazine
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

u W yHILE the medical flater-
NJ nifty have for many
y years devoted much time
and research in contem-
plation of various contagious diseases,
been paid to some of the prevalent
and dangerous of the ills that afilict
mankind. In the work of protecting
the public against smallpox, diptheria,
scarlet fever, and other well known
diseases the physicians have in years
past ignored many maladies of the kind
which are it is now believed fully as
contagious and dangerous as the most
Virulent of infectious disorders. One
of the more recent students of these
diseases in an article in the Lancet
advances the theory that colds are
contagious and backs his argument by
citing the experience of members of
Artic expeditions who are never trout
bled with colds while they are in the
uninhabited regions of the far north.
Nansen and his men. the writer states,
never caught a cold during all the
three years of his voyage, nowithstand-
ing the utmost exposure, but directly
of Norway, though still within the Ar
tic circle, they all suffered badly from
colds. He also cites the experiences
of explorers in high, uninhabited
mountain regions, and voyagers on the
sea or travellers in deserts. who enjoy
immunity from colds. The physician
says: mo doubt it is possible to have
an inflammation of the nasal mucous
membrane, as of the conjunctiva, from
some simple irritant, but such an event
is rare. whereas the ordinary infectious
cold is by far the commonest of all
diseases. Surely therefore, it is i'm
portant that it's infectiousness should
be frankly recognized"
1t has long been known that the
cold contracted by one member of a
family generally affects the entire
household to greater or less extent
and the irritating influenza symptoms
in neishborhood usually become epi-
demic at certain seasons of the year
Vet no one seems to have heretofore
thought that these ailments could pos
sibly be contagious. Now that it has
been so many times practically demon-
strated that the cold in the head and
disagreeable cough are as easily trans
mitted as are any of the we'll known
infectious diseases, the scientist who
can provide a remedy that will have
the effect of vaccination in rendering
the neighbor of the victim immune,
will confer a blessing upon humanity
almost as great as that bestowed by
the discoverer of bovine virus.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
Prince Henrv's Decoration.

One evening in the middle eighties, Prince Hen
ry of Prussia, just returned from a long voyage
in the Far East, found himself at ball i'll the
Royal Palace in Berlin. Instead of his naval
uniform of commander, he had donned the uni
form of the First regiment of Foot Guards. in
which lie was then lieutenant. captain be-
longing to the same regiment soon accostcd him,
and, noticing certain insignia OH his arm, said
TO him gruffy: "Do You not know, sir, that it
is against the regulations to wear foreign or
ders'
''Yes, sir; but my grandmother conferred this,
and
There is also another regulation which says
that foreign orders are not hereditary. You will
report to your captain tomorrow
''Yes, captain,' humbly replied the prince.
"But | said my grandmother conferred this.
she did not give it,
"Ah, and what do you call it, young man?"
inquired the officer with slight touch of curios.
ity.
''Thc Order of the Garter, captain"
Never heard OF it. Must be some fake decora-
ton. l shall look into this matter myself. Who
did you say your grandmother was?"
II didn't say, captain. But she is called
Queen Victoria. New York Tribune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

~ HE intimation that the Scotch
students would be too proud
- to accept the gift of $10,-
100000 rendered by Andrew
Carnegie to assist them in obtaining
the benefits of university education
seems to have been entirely unfounded
1t has been announced that no less
application and 2,441 have been assisted
at IL cost of over 100000. The admin
istration of the fund is conducted in
such manner that self-respecting
young men can take advantage of it
without any sacrifice of their ndepend-
ence. They are permitted, if they de-
sire, to repay the fees advanced to
them and some of them have already
done so. One student was the recipl-
ent of an unexpected legacy and an
other won a scholarship, so that they
did not require assistance.
Great benefits are certain to come to
the Scotch people in consequence of
Mr. Carneeie's magnificent gift to the
man in nearly every instance is worth
educating. He is generally a man of
brains and endowed with energy and
perseverance. Ben Johnson asserted
that much may be made of Scotch
man, if he be caught young" Mr.. Car
neeie is IA Scotchman by birth and he
clearly believes that this is true.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
MR.. BRYAN's NEW ROLE.
From the Pittsburg Gazette.

From the Pittsburg Gazette.
The Hon, William Jennings Bryan, who can.
not carry his own precinct in Lincoln, Ncb., in
presidential election, is hard at work on an.
other campaign Of education thinly disguised as
lecture tour. Mr.. Bryan appeared in Pitts.
burg last night and unloaded a lot of his well
known campaign utterunces on his audience in
the form OF non'partisan address. Mr. Bryan
does not call it talking politics, and he may
not consider that he talks politics. but Mr. Bry.
an, even If he did not mention the name Of a
political party for year, would talk politics
just the same. lie can't help it.. Ii Is a part
OF his being And at each election his ideas arc
sent further to the rear 1t is the fashion now
for Democratic conventions to ignore Bryan and
Bryanism, and Mr.. Bryan is endeaYoring to
change the fashion by appealing 10 the people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
OUTLINE STUDIES
OF HUMAN NATURE

"And this is Thirteenth street we are on. you
know" "You 70 long, suh." ''Thc cash reg.
istcr as YOU may observe, shows the figures
1873" "Yos, suit" "And this Is Friday"
'Na.os." "Also it Is the thirteenth day of the
month" "Quit yo' foolin', man" at is now"
said the detective, pulling out his watch, Just
exactly 13 minutes past" The colored man had
risen to his feet. ~ an't supahstitious, Mistah
FALL he said, "but hcah's where 1 gifts off.
You do make man mighty oncommblc."-
Philadelphia Reeord
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
Where He Got Off.

Detective George Fail, of the city hall force,
was riding uptown in Thirteenth street trolley
car last Friday when colored man Of his ac-
quaintance came in and sat down in the next
seat. After a brief chat The detective said:
Are you superstitious, SAM" ''No, SUBJ" said
Sam. "Well, it's good Thing you're not,'' said
Fall. "There's a cross.eyed woman sitting oppo-
site" ''Ya.Gs, sub, dat's right chuckled Sam.
"And up in the corner there is II hunchback" "
"Yas, sub, / sees him." "See the number cf
the car up there? It's Sl3" "las, suh."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
PNEUMONIA IN THE AGED.

From the New York Herald.
At this season pneumonia to the aged general.
ly means death. Frederick d. Tappen has passed
away after short attack OF the disease. and
Mr.. Marquand dying of the same maaly, has
just been buried. March, with its sudden eli.
matte changes, is pre'eninently threatening
month, not only TO the weak but also to those in
robust health. Mr.. Tappen, although past the
three score years and ten, was a wellpreseryed
man. lie had an excellent hereditary promise oi
long life His honored father, sturdy TO the lust
reached the nihetyyear limit and died OF old
age.
As usual in cases similar to those of Mr.. Tap
pen, tle crisis was not reached. The lung trou.
Bile, as complication to an attack of catarrhal
throat affection, was speedy in its development
ana ovelpowerng in its initiatory progress. The
end came during the rrst congestivc stage of
the alment. The system was incapable OF com.
batting the exhaustion OF a mechanically crippled
respiration. The more OF lung involved, the
greater are the difficulties in this respect against
which the patient must contend. 1t is always a
question of staying power during this critical
period
Later on, when symptoms progress flvorably
and the crisis is reached Il good prognosis very
much depends upon the quick clearing of chokod
tubes, When free eNpectoration does not take
place there is danger OF ordinary blood poison
ing from accumulated inalmmOtory products.
This complication may happen in grave cases
even before the pneumonia has reached its limit
In fact, the leading medical authorities contend
that septiclcmia, or blood poisoning, is one of
the main causes OF death in most instances, and
in proof OF this opinion refer 10 the fact that
Immediately before and for some time after the
crisis the physical conditions Of the lung tissue
are maltered. Thus, notwithstanding The tubes
remained choked, there is sudden change for
the better; the temperature drops, the pulse I'M.
proves and general systemic reaction is de.
cared. Such an occurrence would, however, be
an impossibility ii mere mechanical obstruction
TO respiration was the main factor in explaining
the previous symptoms.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

machinery. The Importance of the in
dustry is emphasized by the statement
that 65,416 persons, S4,797 women, 6,413
children and 2S,2O6 men, are employed.
and that their annual wages amount to
$50 9S2, 1874. The yearly consumption of
raw silk amounts to 9,T60665 pounds.
costing $40, I2l, S1j. From this goods
valued at S1O7 25S are made There
thus remains "a balance of S45, ,552, ,1S9
above the cost of the raw product and
the wages of the employees, a very fair
result, apparently, for an infant indus
try.
Ten of the states are largely inter-
ested in the silk manufacturing indus
try, and among them Pennsylvania
holds second place, having S20S94, ,O42
invested, and furnishing products val
ued at $31.072,926 a year. New Jersey,
which holds first place, has S292S5, ,792
invested, and produces annually $780,
966,66 worth of manufactured silk. The
two states, it will be seen, have nearly
tWo-thirds of all the capital invested
in this industry in the country. Con-
invested. The somewhat surprising
fact is noted that of the ten states
most deeply engaged in silk manufac-
turing, California is the least interest
ed, there being but S3OS,S47 capital in
vested. The natural presumption
would be that, being on the Pacific
coast, and SO much nearer the source
of the raw product her interest would
be much larger. The returns OF the
Census bureau concerning this indus
try are very gratifying, as proving the
triumph of American enterprise in the
face of many difficulties es.-Philadelpha
Ledger.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

interest in his earlier operas, and he
absolutely refused from the first to
make any concessions to the public
taste. Paderewski. on the other hand
has not only made money freely with
his talents as Il pianist, but he finds
plenty who are willing to assist in the
production of his first grand opera and
immense audiences willing To attend
tho inaugural renditions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
THE Flat RATE FOR ADVERTISING.
SCRANTON. MARCH 6, 1902.

After virtually confessing that it has
no standard of business honor in its
charges for advertising, the opinions of
the Scranton Times as to circulation
need no longer be needed. Yet at the
same time we still stand ready to ac-
cept it's original proposition, and re-
'eat our request that it name time and
place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The Sultan OF Turkey very naturally
repudiates any responsibility for the
captivity of Miss Stone and the eX
penses of her release. The royal fol-
lower of Mahomet can see no pleasure
in bearing the burdens of an enter
prise in which he had no rake-off."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The Colombian government has at
last hit upon "a plan that will undoubt-
edly put an end to the trouble that has
been experienced with the too active
revolutionists. American gunners will
be hired to man the government ves-
sells and it is expected that they will
sustain their reputation behind the
peace persuaders by demolshing the
revolutionary fleet in short order.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The recent success of Paderewskis
new opera in New York, which seems
TO have been production of genuine
merit, prompts comparisons of his
career with that of the great Wagner,
and furnishes interesting contrast.
Notwithstanding his recognized ability
as a musician, II was only with the
greatest difficulty that Wagner could
persuade persons OF influence to take
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The delight With which Miss Roose-
velt's telegram was received at Berlin
shows that Emperor William appre-
ciates an occasional departure from
the stilted phrases of royal address.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The announcement that bill is be-
fore the Massachusetts legislature pro-
viding for the creation of a Greater
Boston will be a surprise to those who
have always been under the impress
sion that residents of Beantown re-
garded the remainder of the universe
in the light of a suburb of Boston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

Maud Come, the Irish Joan of Arc,
embassy at Paris, where she has been
making revolutionary speeches of un-
usual warmth. If Maud cannot create
a sentiment in her behalf in the vicin-
ity of the campaign of the original
Joan, she might as we'll study another
role
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

Mr.. Schwab's friends no sooner be-
gin to mention his name for political
honors than some one appears in print
with an article endeavoring to explain
how he won at Monte Carlo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The hydrophobia scare semes to have
died out, leaving many worthless ours
about our streets unmuzZed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The elements seem in a fair way to
break Il few more records before spring
actually sets in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The announcement that General
Botha has decided to keep up the war,
and is already mapping out the sum
mer campaign, seems to have emanated
from lone fisherman" correspond
emf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

General Funstons assertion that the
Philippines are as peaceful as Ken
lucky" does not entirely satisfy the ap-
prehensiVe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
Choice Lamb and Fish.

Senator Foster, of Washington, and Mr.. Loud
of California, live under the same hotel roof. A
few weeks ago when one of his constituents had
forwarded him fine lamb, which served on
the Californian's table, he sent choice cut over
to the senator.
"Give him my COMPLIMENTS quoth Mr.. Loud
to the waiter. 'and tell the senator that this
lamb never tasted anything but milk"
The days OF the session flew by, and not long
ago waiter appeared at Mr. Loud's elbow one
evening, bearing cut of magnificent salmon. 1t
was sent by Senator Foster.
.'But / want to know whether this salmon
came from Washington or Oregon" asserted Mr..
Loud, with the bearing of connoissour
Soon the waiter returned with the reply: "The
senator says it is Puget Sound salmon, and it
has never tasted anything but cream"
This satisfied the legislative cpicure from Cali
fornia.-- Washington Post
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

Wilkes BARRE and Pittston may not
have .been the best governed cities
in the state, but they can lay claims to
having been the best watered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06

The most startling metamorphosis of
the hour is revealed in the announce
ment that Mr., IIoggi of Texas, is a
lion in London.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-06
FINLEY $
Sp|Ilg Dress Goods.
Fine Wool F0D|iCS
SILK 0||d Wool
Novelties

Opinions expressed by the leading
designers and fashion modistes Indicate
that of the prevailing materials for
this seasons wear the sheer tud soft
clinging plain fabrics will hol4 !, arst
place, close-sheared camel's hair ma
terials and silk and wool fabrics with
small figures and stripes will comprise
the novelties.
Our assortment of crisp. sheer ma
terials is large and very complete.
They comprise all the new coloring in
plain and novel effects. Many are
brought ont in single dress cuts and can
not be duplicated. We would call at
tention to the following weaves which
we are showing in a line of new col.
OringS and black: