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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25
The First Telegram.

The first record I find of electricity
earning money was on April /, 1874.
The only telegraph line then existing
was the government line from Balti.
more to Washington. AS the govern.
ment had no use for it. consent wa,
obtained to charge for private mes
sages, the postmaster general fixing
the tariff at one cent for four charac-
ters, says writer in the Electrical
review.
A certain politician was willing to
take the risk Of being the first fool.
but claimed to have only one cent in
change. The Washington operator
said to Baltimore for him, a." which
was an agreed signal for what time
is it," The reply came back 'one
o'clock" This customer seems to have
paid the first cent ever earned by this
great industry. This was the only
revenue for four days. On the NTH
a day twelve cents were earned.
X
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25
General Wood Pardons Reeves.

Havana, April Ex-Governor Gen.
eral Wood has issued an order pardon
ing w. II. Reeves, who was recently
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
and to pay fine Of $35,516 for com.
plicity in the Cuban postal frauds.
Reeves was liberated 1T once. Gen.
eral Wood says he pSsdoned Reeves
Ibecause he was witness for the
state ssgs rs tai AZ ds S5 ts5 n IA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25
Bir order for Wa. che,

The largest single order ever given
Tor watches was received by an Ameri-
can manufacturer from a London Arm,
last year, the former agreeing to de-
4 liver to his customer 1000, 600 time
pieces within twelve months. III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

~ extreordlnAry series @ cune
W. - vArhaI ~ Nlguitiss II reported ~
Trench teacher az Languages to ~
Italian Snurnal: n. LAmerTe 2 -
rouao Nile. Lepere: Do CO marlags
~ ~ IN Ala 0ui est devenu le MARE
~ - commune. Monsieur c'est 10
pere. madame c'est e mere, = ~
6eux font u paire; le MS ess = msIs
Iamorre: 10 pere. Quoique pere, est
1870 Lamerre, mails Il mere avant
d;erre I,amerre, etait bein Lepore. -
no est done 10 pers sans etre Le-
mare. et l. mere eat Lamerre etant
~ Lspere ma jamais pu etra mara
prAaident Roosevelt Is beginning to
.hafe under the burdens put upon MIN
70 TIA persistence OF office seekers.
a friend said to him recently: You
dnnY ret much time for hunting
nov :" NO. said the president;
sths fact -. ] am sort O. same
Keeper now. watching the govern
mont preserves while tordss OF poacn'
iers are trying to break IN and nag the
Oficea.. or maybe l am only buher.'
- added. . tribe YEARLY every day
senators and congressman seno men
Is Nc whom they can't land IN o1ice.
and whom they know cant appoint,
md I am expected to save the poll
,ucians the trouble Of turning them
down
The wife OF well known liberal
nember OF parliament recently ad-
!vertised In the London Times for the
return OF q volume of work on Ma
:poleon. which had disappeared; Dor.
ROVER unknown. Whereupon paro
dist imagined other notables pursu'
ling this plan. For example, the milb
'tary secretary advertises in view OF
tho remount scandal: Mr.. Brod.
lerick would esteem it favor If his
copy Of Points OF the Horse. which
he cannot find, were at once returned
to him. as he has urgent need for It,"
And the colonial secretary follows
with: Mr.. Chamberlain would be
much obliged by the return OF his
copy Of the Bible, II Mr.. Kruger has
quite finished with it."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

To the housewife who has not 70,
become acquainted with the Nov
things Of everyday use in the marie,
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old, We would suggest that a trial l
of Defiance Cold Water Starch h.,
made at once. Not alone because Il
is guaranteed by the manufacturers IA
be superior to any other brand. mi
because each 10c package contains IL
ozs., while all the other kinds contain
but IL ozs. 1t is safe to say that thaI
lady who once uses Defiance Starch
will use no other. Quality and qusnl
tity must win.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Smithson (the celebrated poet, nov.
eiists playwright, etc. But, my dear
young lady. i really don't understand
YOU, havn't been winning any ping.
pong tournament. III don't play.
Miss Brown" Oh. but surely heard
0slrs hostess ~ you were the Mr.,
emttbson!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

THE BEST LAUNDRY woRr
Is done BY the vse Of Russ Bleaching nins =,
grocers. lOc. Get the genuine. o'ue Az
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Osborn w. Deixnan Io-.. q
mac Hero. Now SPENDING rs ~ Y
sence at Stuart, Iowa. esvs OF "
Willard. Omaha's Leadinrs M AZ a.
Said: II Went There Rsco note.
body Went To The Mi Aus ESek
Everything That Had Resn IQ
Me-" G. E. Pickett. Wata,,s Ionid
Elks' Most Exalted Of,n,aS ioNh
rh Inc M 9 Is Always NY H Ss!s!
, rnree Iowa Ladies Registered n !. Sl
M Last Week Said: Z" "r ~
promise In The Advertisement Wvs s
hept' American Plan, 81 Ana H. Y
Day: European Plan, 81 A., Sp FL
Newly Furnished. The Lincoln y "
Depots. Lincoln. 81 And Up PEI, IN Hlp
But few things come to the ava.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

y Man loves woman because she -.
made to love. "es
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Mrs. MARY SHosTLry, a6 Court, Gosport Sness
Coventry, writes -" Several years ago met with y
accident through fall hurting my hand so badly th
was unable to use the same for five weeks. ! hsd
everything knew of but did not receive any bspeat
Finally, last resource applied ST. Jacobs Maos
after using the first bottle could move my finger,
after the second bottle l could open my hand ~ ~
finally regained the use of my hand and al PAN sn
me- 1t was only by the use of St. Jacobs W -
now able to follow my employment
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Neither 0fsy's Sweet Powder.
noocscsluny used BY Mother a..
y see CAhdrsn's Home in New YorI y cofa
Fe,esshnsas, Dad Stomach, Te,thi,sv ~, =,
0Ioe1s, move and regulate the Be~. =
Destroy Worms. Over 80 900 tsst, r.n -
Az all druggists, 9sc. Sample FIVE a'.l
dress Allen 8. Olmstsd. LsRov n ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Don't Tribe With Rheumati,m.
Use MATT J. JOHlISON'S sOss a..
quickly, safely and permanently. wv
Old age is more beautiful to conter.
plate than to live.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

But Few things come to the AVA.
man; he must 60 after them efass
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

A good word spoken in beh,r \.
others costs you little, "
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At Swords oints;;
A SOLDIER OF THE RHINE.
CHAPTER Ix.-(Continued.)
Bv sr. GEoR cE RArHBoRNE

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

Great thoughts deteriorate in ps.s
ing through small minds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-04-25

A home should always be our haven
oe rest.
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Do your duty and you will triumph
In the end.

6OI0 by UruR4fStS, 10C. y ~ -
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
AN ENTERPRIsINa YANKEE.
How He Sought and Found For
tune in Siberia.

From the Nca York Tribune.
An officer of an American ship which
recently stopped at Vladivostok. writes
interestingly of ~ "DoWn East Yankee
whom he ran across in the cars do
mains, one Enoch Emory, a capitalist
In those parts, and held in high es-
TEEN by the people of his adopted home.
Emory. IT seems. sailed from Cape Cod
some forty years ago. with little money
but quantity of Yankee sense and
shrewdness inherited from his ances-
tors, to seek his fortune in Siberia.
which, at that time, was popularity
believed to be one great iceberg, in
habited by Russian convicts and polar
bears Few Americans had the cour
age tn emigrate to that distant land,
and Emory, having small competition
in his trade of merchant, soon laid the
foundation of the large fortune he now
enjoys
The modest beginning he made rap
idly grew to immense proportions. He
Is said to have increased the working
force in the territory of Amoor by 90
labor-savins inventions. and he has to-
day large stores at Nikolaefsk. Habar-
ofsk, BlagCvechenslI and Moscow, from
which he furnishes most of the supplies
to the local government. This thrifty
Yankee has not only gained the conf
dence of the people among whom he
lives. but has learned to understand
them and so successfully caters to their
needs that he has become ono of the
richest merchants in Siberia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
PECkVILLE
DEVASTATED
Fire Destroyed the Business
Section of the Town
Last Night.

Fire broke out in a blacksmith shop
in Peckville about II o'clock last night
and rapidly spread TO adjoining build
ings, and in a few minutes was beyond
the control of the borough's meagre
but gallant fire fighting force, the Will
son Hose company, and what little help
could be had from surrounding vii
lagos. In a short time all the principal
business blocks of Peckville were
burning
The fire extended from the postof1ice,
on Main street. up to Arnold's stores. a
distance Of two blocks, and rapidly
burning in both directions. The fire
was also burning on Depot street, in
the direction of Jessup.
Clark Bros. store, Bloes drug store,
Watkins drug store Roberts Bros
store and many of the smaller stores
and residences and several larger build
ings formerly occupied as the coal COM
pany stores We're destroyed
The loss will amount to over $50, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
The DEATH OF
cecil RHODES


fortune had been steadily Accumulate
ing. He lost money over the war. hut
what lnroads that made must have
been trifling compared with the many
millions he possessed He never lost
his Open-handed but somewhat reck-
less methods of handling money. Not
long ago he walked into the office of
one of his confidential subordinates and
threw down bundle of notes. bonds
etc, saying.
Invest these for me-" and went out
without waiting to have them looked
at. Inspection revealed the fact that
thec amounted to more than n million
pounds sterling How they were in-
vested, MIR. Rhodes never knew, or
cared, for months later. as that night
he went off on one of his wandering
tours and refused to allow himself to
be bothered with the details of the in
vestment of his millions until he re-
turned TO England.
Tn estimating the career of Cecil
Rhodes and it's effects on the history
of the British empire. the newspaper
editors are largely inhenced by their
political views. But the opinion is un-
anin1ous in the press here that, in spite
of the defects and the limitations of his
forcefui character few men have more
profoundly impressed the imagination
Of their contemporaries. or played n
larger part in the worlds affairs than
Cecil Rhodes. and that the empire is
poorer becase of his death.
With the expression of admiration
for his great services are mingled kind
ly worded regrets for the disastrous
mistake made in the Jameson raid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
iENTR { RAILS.
High score--U Conncll. Isl.
High averase-Wharton, 1Gj l.j.
The standing of the clubs in this
league is now as follows:
TUNKHANNOCK.
Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock. March 26.--AIrs John
Harding, of Patterson, n. j., is spend
ing the week with her mother, Mrs.
Jennie Thompson, on West TiOga street.
Miss Jessie Billings and Fred WILDER,
students at Wyoming seminary, are
spending the Easter vacation with
their parents at this place.
The viewers appointed by Judge
Smonton, of Dauphin county, to eX-
anime and report on the advisability of
the states rebuilding the bridges des-
troyed by the recent flood in Wyoming
county will meet today for that pur-
pose. The board consists of Charles
Cook. civil engineer; and Charles Fos-
ter. attorney, of Luzerne county; Louis
T.. Riollet, of Bradford county and ASA
S. Keeler and Ahira G. Gregory of
Wyoming county.
Miss Ruth Piatt, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w. Joseph Piatt. and stu
dent at Syracuse university, has un-
dergone an operation for appendicitis
and is reported to be doing nicely. Her
mother is with her at Syracuse.
small contlagration in the tailor
shop of John Townsend. on Tioga street
occurred on Wednesday morning It
was speedily extinguished.
Mason Luckenbill is visiting with
friends at Lehighton. this week.
A fire was narrowly averted i'm the
Warren street hotel on Sunday evening,
by the prompt and timely action OF
benjamin Myers, an employe. In his
efforts to eXtingish the crtains which
had become ignited by contact with
candle, both of his hands were terribly
burned.
Owing 10 the dangerous condition of
the bridge across the Susquehanna
river at this point, the county commits
sioners have taken the precautions OF
boarding up the entrance at both ends,
so that no teams can pass over ii now.
Foot passengers are allowed 10 cross
AT their own risk.
Dispositions were taken on Wednes-
day I'm the matter of rule for a new
trial in the case OF Il. S. Hendricks VS.,
John Collins, assumpit.
Misses Sophonia and Gertrude Luck
snbill left this week for Mauch Chunk,
where they will open a millinery estab-
lishment.
There will be short session of
argment court held here today by
Judges Durham Vaughan and Sick
lea.
Miss Ada Welch. is in New York,
buying goods for the spring millinery
trade.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27

ton the United States gives its con-
suls i'm comparison with the salaries
paid by other nations. He thinks it n
poor policy to send men out who are
not able, for one reason or another. to
compete with consular agents of other
countries. He says:
1T would be wise to pay Il repre-
sentative of the caliure Of Col. Stowe
five times the amount OF the present
salary to represent the United States
in this country and to represent 1t
worthly. The present short sighted
policy Of recompensating the accred-
tied representative of the greatest re-
public of the world in any part of the
world with IL mere living wage, low in
comparison with the emolument Offer
ed by ffth-rate states, tends to ridi-
cule the pretensions of our country,
hampers it's representatives in comerce
and procures, as it will in any line, n
mediocre man for a mediocre price.
"One has to live outside the United
States TO appreciate the amount OF self
advertising we are responsible for An
article written in the states, eXtolling
the great prosperity of America and
pointing out the great possibilities In
submitted to II prominent financial man
ut Cape Town merely elected the re-
mark: Then, why don't you pay your
consul IL decent salary? States whose
trade with this country is not one
tenth of that of America. pay their
representatives a salary upon which
they can live and consort with ther
fraternity and vet we ask man to
To-, L.; Iii, nnn
hind to live in country which leaves
much to be desired when compared
with his own and to exist upon a sal
airy which is compatible with the dig
nifty of the position, and is, indeed, that
of the ordinary first bookkeeper In
medium-sized concern.
II made a call recently upon our
consul in this town. We found a rather
large room, flugally furnished with
desk. two or three chairs, Il couch and
II map of the United States on the
walls, A couple of trestes supported
4 deal board holding Il bottle of whis-
key and several Of beer, and every
good American Was supposed to toast
his country with either of these liquids
and out of glasses already used. The
consul al the time had already received
several callers and was tired, although
il wls only IL Il. M. so he received us
lying on the couch. He liked that
couch, for he often used ii i'm prefer
ence to his seat at his desk But after
all poor fellow, one can hardly blame
him, for he was trying to do an inn
possible feat-to maintain the dignity of
the consul of United States of America
and family al the same time in what
is perhaps the most expensive con-
sulate in the world, ON the princely re-
muneration of Sl,j0O per annum
In the course of some ten years resi-
dence in south Africa I can remember
hut one consul of whom Americans
could be proud as representing the
United States out here. Why is this?
it is simply that no man worthy to be
called official representative of great
people would come out and live i'm
South Africa for 63, 900 Il year. the pres
South Africa for $4,000 a year. the pres
means on some ulterior object,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
DEADLIEsT WAR ENGINE.
Rumors About a Wireless. Crewless
Submarine Internal Machine,

From the London Express.
rumor is current that the British
government is on the eve of completing
the purchase of a submarine torpedo
which will prove the deadliest engine
of war ever invented.
There are several types of submarine
boat familiar to naval construction.
We have the craft designed to be
navigated by the agency of crew. the
Whitehead automobile torpedo, which
contains no human crew, but it fitted
up with a mechanical contrivance for
motive and steering power, and other
mechanically controlled automobile de-
stroyers of the, Brennan and Sims Edi-
son patterns
Some OF these craft, once started, are
no longer under the influence of the
person who discharges them, and are
lost. Others, steered by wires, can be
recovered with ease, and will do the
work OF submergible boat.
But the dangers of wire-steered
torpedo are many. 1t has only a linz
tied field of operation, and its wires
are frequently entangled and snap.
This new torpedo, however, can be
piloted from base by means of "A
wireless electrical impulse sent through
the water TO a receiver fixed up in the
torpedo, and attuned to the pitch of
that transmitter.
No electrical influence can interfere
with the impulse generated, and, pro-
vided that there Is sufficient motor
power in the torpedo the unseen foe
can follow ship like shark and
can be made to strike 1t and explode
at any moment.
Control Is so perfect that steering
and manouvering can he accomplished
by simply pressing a button.
The new vessel has many marked adj
vantaees over the submarine boat.
The utmost speed of submarine
boat is three knots an hour. II she eX-
ploded ship at anchor she could not
get away in time to- avoid her own de-
struction.
We learn that the new invention con-
tains nothing but hel engine pow er
chamber, steering gear, and explosive
head
She is very small and built for great
speed. In running she maintains am
average depth OF 10 feet, The striking
distance i'm submarine warfare
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
TRIBUNE WANT ADS. ,.
BRING QUICK RETURNS
Forewarned Is Forearmed.

In canadian town in which the contracting
business i quite largely in the hand, uf Sco,s-
men therc has long existed frrc" competition
between tine several firms engaged ,hcrcn. thr
result being that the municipality has mad It's
work done below cost owing 70 protracJcd
losses several nj ihe competitors we're retired
and The two surviving concerns decided that the
time imd come Tor an agreement The hes. sell
Element seemed 10 lac on a mir division uf M,
work, and both contracted 10 bid only ON certain
portions Ut hg job tor which contracts had
iu't been called. Che l1st day for sending IN
bids had gone 10y when the rival manager, u,c
In the street. One nf them began 10 apologize
Owing 10 sonle uuo.,unate misundel elstIuding. his.
Junior partner had prepared and Gen, in esi,
mates ion the Who'll, of thc work 10 be bid upon
lie was very, Nery-.- IA. wecl," interruptod
the other, "sc need no trouble yer need aho1t
ha; tor to uack sure they'd be nae mistake,
Ne did the sime oorscls"-sau EIaneisco Wlyc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27

Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. which they
sell at 30 cents for full sized treatment
is the safest most effective and popu-
lar of all catarrh remedies.
Nearly all cheap cough mixtures and
throat lozenges contain opiates: these
cheap medicines give II temporary re-
lief, especially with little children. by
destroying nerve sensations: the rrita-
ton in throat, which causes coughing
is temporarily removed. not by renov-
ing the cause, but by deadening the
nerves of feeling the irritation is not
felt although it is still there there and
will promptly return.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Is the best
remedy to remove catarrhal secretion.
whether in the nose. throat or stomach,
because they are composed of whole
come antlseptics, Blood root, Red gum
from Eucalyptus tree. etc, when you
use these tablets You know what you
are putting into your system and not
taking chances with cocaine. opiates or
similar poisons found in so many ca
tarrh cures and cough medicines.
DR.. Ramsdell, in commenting on ca
tarrh cures. says: II can heartily re-
commend Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, be-
cause they contain no cocaine nor other
dangerous drug found in so many adj
vertised catarrh cures. l have known
Of many cases of long standing catarrh
of the head and throat completely
cured by ths'Caily use of these tablets
for several weeks. One case in par
ticular. which l could not reach with
an Inhaler or spray, and where the
catarrh caused daily headaches and a
noticeable loss of hearing, was en-
tirely cured by this harmless but ef-
fective remedy"
DR.. Wainwright says: Il never hesi-
tate to prescribe Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets for catarrhal headaches and Gu
tarrhal deafness, because 1 know them
tC be perefectly safe for child or adult
and have seen many remarkable cures
resulting from their regular daily use:
because they are advertised and sold
in drug stores is no reason why any
good physician should not use them
because we should seize upon the
means of cure wherever found"
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are espec-
tally valuable for catarrhal colds in
children because they are pleasant to
the taste and may be used freely to
break up severe colds and Group at the
very beginning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27

The Arlingtons, so tar the champions
of the City Bowling league, dropped
three straight games last night to the
i.iederkranz team and thus materially
lossened their chances of coming out
on the top of the heap at the end of
the season. The games were rolled on
the Backus alleys and the bowling was
generally very poor. The score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
A GREAT SURPRISE

IN in stose tor all who use Kemps Balsl,n far ,na
Throat and Lungs, The great guaranteed ren,o,Iy
Would you believe that II is sold ON its merts n6
amy druggist is authorized by the proprietor of
this wonderful remedy to give you sample BOTTLE
free1 II never tails to cure acute or chronic
coughs. All druggists sell kemps Baisam. Price
25c and iUi.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
MOSCOW.

Quarterly conference viii be held IN
the Methodist church, Friday evening
and quarterly meeting service will be
held SUNDAY evening. Rev. Warner.
T.. E. will be present
Dr. Gibbons and son Of Scranton.
was called professionally TO attend
James Scanlon. this week.
charles Perry who Is employed at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
Are You SSck2

Do you suffer from Kidney, Liver,
Bladder or Blood Disease or any ulin-
ary trouble, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism,
Constipation, or If woman any of
the sicknesses peculiarto your sex? IL
SO. send your address to DIR. David
Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, NY,
and they will send you absolutely free
a trial bottle of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27

CLOSE FINISH
IS PROMISED
AAMPE TEAM NOW AFTER THE
ARLrNaToNs.

Meister's Men Dropped Three Games
Straight Last Night to the Lied
erkranz Team While the Hampe's
Won Two from the Franklins by
Superior Rolling-The Arlingtons
Must Now stiffen Up or They May
Lose Trophy-South Side Team
Managed to Win One.