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dow q number Of little ducks swan 10
In a miniature pool. a motherly hen
scratched for brood Of downy CHICKS
and an idea occurred to Mrs. HINT as
she passed Oh her way to market.
:1arjie had just awakened from
troubled dose when she heard souna
outside which caused her weary. pain.
filled eyes to open wide with surprise.
Her back had been unusually painful.
and the hands of the clock seemed al
most immovable as the pendulum
slowly. more slowly than ever before.
It seemed to the suffering child. licked
OF the tagging moments.
"Oh. Mrs. Hunt. what have you
brought:" she cried in surprise. rs lit
tie chirping sounds issued from large
basket on the kind neighbor's arm.
Wait moment. little girl. and You
shall see" replied Mrs. Hunt. as she
began spreading newspapers over the
widows clean floor.
Tomorrow Is Easter Sunday. you
know. and as you cannot go out to see
the shop windows yourself. have
brought you n live Easter token % en-
10Y at home" and she lifted out the
bun Cochin. serene and glossy as ever
and ten yellow. bright-eyed chicks
after her.
Little Marjie claspcd her hands In
IN ecstacy Of delight as she watched
them. picking UP food. and drinking
water with perfect content.
Dear Mrs. Hunt. will you really
leave them with me-"
"All day long. II you like. Here Ia
the food for them. and Buff Ia SO gentle
she will eat out Of your hand II yor
wish her to. See how she is settling
down to mother her babies, rs con-
tented rs IL she was in her own COOP"
Never had Marjie spent a happier
day than that charming one with the
chickens. Her little. pinched face was
In one perpetual smile rs she watched
their pretty antics. tiny miniatures OF
their mother. almost rs interesting in
her motherly dignity to the observant
child.
We'll. my good little hen. you have
found rather an exalted mission. I
think" remarked JAMIE Hunt. as she
tucked her favorite into her coop for
the night. The best Of US cannot do
much better than to minister to the
sick. and to comfort the afflicted"
and the bun Cochin tucked her brood
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MURDERS IN BEAUMONT. TEXAS.
a Gang OF Robbers Have Claimed Five
Victims since January I.


Victims Since January I.
Beaumont. Texas.--The body Of the
nfth murdered victim Of gang OF rob-
bers and murderers operating along
the river front was found floating in
the river. and two hours later eighteen
suspects. whose donlici!e Is the coun-
try across the river known rs THE
Flats" were arrested and placed in
Iail. The body was viewed by Justice
Brown, acting rs Coroner. who held
no formal inquest. He declared his
conviction that the man had been MUIR
dered. There was nothing about the
body to reveal the mans identity.
Five bodies have been found since
the first Of the year. Two OF them
we're so badly mutilated that their !den-
ti6cation was impossible. A third one
was identified by means Of m emerald
ring rs that Of Patrick Fitzpatrick. who
had been missing for three weeks.
The fourth body was that OF Benja-
min Pearson. who had nearly 500 in
his pockets. besides n fine gold watch.
when last seen by his friends. Wien
found his body was clothed only In
underclothing. In each case the vic
tim was killed by blows on the head
evidently made by sandbags or
bludgeons.
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cleaning time Is MY harvest. and Win
ali the other needs for money. can
not spare 4 penny for that"
Il will 60 in as often rs l can. Mrs.
Hunt said thoughtfully.
II have a lot Of ripping to do for my
spring making over. and II you won't
mind shreds on your floor. l can 10
1t there rs well as here. and jamie can
mind the house at home
For several days Mrs. Hunts rip
ping amused Marie and kept her busy.
$ with n tiny pair Of scissors she. too
tipped the less difficult parts Of the
garments, and jamie Hunt helped her
to fashion a dolls bonnet out Of the
scraps. and the suffering child was as
happy as she could he In her pain. All
too soon the ripping was done. and the
springs work would keep kind Mrs.
Hunt ut home. and Mrs. Blake went
away to 10 her days work with n
heavy heart.
The shop windows were full OF East
er tokens-lit,le. fluffy chickens cum
aingly made of wool; and In one win
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to earn the pittance upon which they
lived. her only company the chance
neIghbor who came in with charitable
intent, or the children whose visits
were uncertain and all too short. She
had been as bright and active as any
Of them before the fall which had in
jured her spine SO terribly. but where
she had been strong and active she
was now gentle and uncomplaining.
bearing her pain and privation with
such sweet patience that one could
scarcely see 1t without stirring at
the fountain Of tears.
Whatever l am going to do with
Marjie don't know" said Mrs. Blake
one morning. as she stepped into Mrs.
Hunts CHEEKY kitchen Of an errand.
"Housecleaning time Is at hand. and
my customers are each one clamoring
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Newsy 0LaauInCs

The petroleum companies OF Eou.
mania have been organized into large
trust.
New York policemen will receive SCI
entifie instruction In first aid to In
jured.
Colorado's House Of Representatives
has sent to Congress n petition asking
protection for beet sugar.
4 slack inquiry for sites along the
route Of the coronation procession Is
perplcxing London landlords.
The new brick building at Harvard
to be devoted to philosophy Will Se
named after Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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EASTER MORN.

to be served first. and I shall have to
hurry from one to the other as fast
rs l can. or lose the work, and that
cannot afford to do"
Cant you find some one to stay with
Marie. Mrs. Blake? 1t does seem such
q pity to leave her alone so much
"Yes: might for money" replied
Mrs. Blake with a sigh; but house
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Engineer Confesses to Sleep on Duty.
The open confession made BY Ensi'
neer Jackson Of the Fort Wayne. ex-
planning that he happened to go to
sleep in his engine for q minute or
two. will be interesting to all railway
officials. Mr.. Jackson might have ad.
vanced various excuses which would
have set the signal men and all the
transportation officials ut work hunt
ing for the cause Of the accident. He
attempted no evasion, but simply stat.
ed that he had inadvertently fallen
asleep Just for minute or two and
overlooked the signal.-Plttsburg Post.
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8iOD Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is nj least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure In all
its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhC Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting dlrectlyupon the blood and mu-
eous surfaces OF the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building mp the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith In
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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A professor in an old Pennsylvania
.ollege was conducting n review IN
Latin. or n sleepy-looking youth he
asked the question:: What construc-
tion Is that at the top Of page twelve"
Il don't know" was the prompt re-
ply.
"Why not?" thundered the professor.
II have been harplng on that construc.
ton all term"
II know you have. professor was
the soft reply. "but I haven't caught
the tune yet."-New York Mail and
Express.
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MISS ROOSEVELT NOT TO co.
President Withdraw HIS Consent to the
Trip tothe Coronation.

Washington. d. C.-Miss Alice Roose.
velt will not attend the coronation Ger.
emonies Of King Edward. Her trip to
Havana. where she will he the guest OF
Governor-General and Mrs. Wood, will
be her consolation for missing the pa
geanr next June.
The withdrawal Of the Presidents
consent to the journey surprised every
body. The Presidents reason is that
Miss Roosevelt has had q great amount
Of publicity lately.
1t Is likely that at some future date
both Miss Roosevelt and young Theo-
dore will visit not only England. but
ali Europe.
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The tuberculosis bacillus must be Q
hardy specimen, to Judge from tho
statements cabled from London. An
eminent surgeon Is experimenting with
n special form Of electrical treatment
for tuberculosis patients, In which he
uses q current Of $1,000 volts. Good
results have been obtained, but 1t re
mains to be seen whether they are
permanent. After being pounded with
an 81. volt current 1t seems to be Q
question whether the bacillus Is killed
or merely stunned.-New York Herald.
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Why the Editor OMIT 40 q Refermer.

The editor of the Greenfield und.)
Globe. in an article on newspaper ed.
iting. says:
In contemplating my first paper. I
firmly resolved to reform the whole
world. At the end OF one month I
thought the State was large enough
for my first field; at the end Of the
second I concluded to fix the county
as wanted. and at the end Of the
third month I decided that I would
first reform the town.
"Since that time have learned that
II wanted to reform myself would
have a pretty large job Of It"
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Sei, Bryant, o,d.rine Min...ei. Dead.

Neil Bryant. an old-time minstrel.
died in Brooklyn. N. Y. He was sev-
enty.;wo years old. Bryant was the
oldest Of those who lnaugurated black
face mintrelsy. With his two brothers.
Daniel and Jerry. he Travelled all over
the world. and they became famous as
the three Bryants. His real name was
Cornelius O'Brien.
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Best For tho Bowels.

Nomatter what ais you, headache to 6 can
Ger, you will never get well until your bowels
are put right. CAscARErs help nature, euro
you without q gripe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10 cents TO
start getting your health back. CAscARETs
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up In metal
boxes. every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on
II. Beware Of limitations.
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The authorities at Sydney. Australia.
are taking no quarantine precautions
against the plague. but rat-catching Is
being vigorously pursued. the wharves
are being cleaned. and house inspection
is carried on.
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Will you be short OF hay? II plant
plenty OF this prodigally prolific millet. s to
3 tons OF rich hay per acre. Price, so lbs,
sl.9O; 100 lbs, $500; low freights. John A.
Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse, Wis. A
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Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Childrcn
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse In
the Chil4rcn's Home, In New York. Cure
Feyerishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disor-
ders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FRKE.
Address Allen 8. Olmstead, Leroy, N. Y.
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HE buf Cochin
was the envy OF
the fowls in the
yard. A young
thing. the belated
product Of q late
hatching. yet she
lowered above the
other hens, and
her feathers were
thick and glossy
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A ten-pound rainbow trout has been
caught in lake In Ellis County. Texas.
as q result Of plants made by the Fish
Commission In 1899.
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lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
tion has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHS
r. BOYER, Trinity Springs Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
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Congress to Adjourn juno I.

The Republican managers In Con-
gress have planned to bring tee pres
ent session 10 an end 10y June !.
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FITS permanently cured. No fits orneryous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kine's Great
NerveRestorer. s2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
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The duration OF an ordinary wink is four.
tenths Of a second.
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It has been observed that, as q rule, sin.
gle women live longer than single men.
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PUTNAM FApELEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
gists,
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A man is generally ut his heaviest in
his fortieth year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-26

Most spiders have eight eyes, although
some species have only six.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-26
Earliest Russian afiiiet.

The infant named for q great statesman
or hero often carries the name to oblivion.
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TO MOTHERS
Mrs. ]. Fl. Haskins, Of Chicago,
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

"DEAR Mrs. P1SxHAM:-M Mothers
need not dread childbcnring after they
know the value Of Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
While I loved children ] dreaded tho
ordeal, for it left mo weak and sick
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Paris consumed l,75O, 900 pounds Of snaili
last winter.
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MRS. j. Il. HASKSS.

MRS. j. II. HASKlSS.
for months after, and at the time !
thought death was a welcome relief; |;
but before my last child was born .
good neighbor advised Lydia E.Pink:
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth 1T brought
me wonderful relief. hardly had m
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old l left my bed strong in
health. Every spring and fall now take
abottle OF Lydia E. E.Pinkham'Sv Veg
etable Compound and find 1t keeps
me in continual excellent health.
MRS. ]. II. HAsKINs, 324s Indiana Ave-,
Chicago, III: 5000 ]o,fsr " above tsstf''o-
hfai 10 not genuine
Care and careful counsel IL
what the cxpectant and would-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham ut
Lynn, Mass.
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A$$$$$$$&%&%$

The medical profession furnishes the
greatest number OF suicides.
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mother Of q poor little crippled child.
All day long little Marie lay helpless
upon her cot while the mother went out
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H,y,l-n's L. y. G-,l"r'
i'.al Survey 81 :lic Dii Bel
,hrvs " are riyhi N tho
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The Buff Cochin's. Mission
ouaHE buf Cochin
An Easter Story.
BY Mrs. =. NJ. HOWARD.

\ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-05
Sill in Lead OF
Exporting Nation:
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington. May 4.
1T@IiE UNITED STATES maintains its position
at the head OF the worlds exporting ma
tious, despite the temporary reduction in
the value OF exports due to the shortage
in corn available for expectation. The export
figures for the nine months ending with March,
shown by the report OF the Treasury Bureau
OF Statistics, indicate Il drop Of $js6Sl,957 in
the total value of exports. When it is consid-
cred, however, that the value OF corn exported
fell owing to the shortage in the corn supply,
~ million dollars below that Tor the correspond
ing period OF last year, and that cotton, owing
solely to Il decrease in price, fell Il million dol
lars below the exports OF the same period of
last year, the entire decrease is more than ac
counted for. Corn exports fell from 1iG million
bushels in the nine months OF the fiscal year 1901
to 81 million bushels in the nine months of 1902.
Cotton exports increased 3ii million pounds, but
owing to reduced prices, fell II million dollars in
the total value exported These two iteins-due
in the case of corn to the shortage at home caused
by the droulh Of last year, and in cotton 10 the
reduced prices in the markets of the world-more
than account for the reduction OF 80 millions in
the total exports.
Notwithstanding the reduction OF 30 millions in
exports, the grand total of domestic exports
from the United States exceeds that OF any other
country The figures OF domestic exports for the
nine months ending with March are: From the
United States, Sl,0d2, ,i32, los; United Kingdom,
81 ,0l0 ,i3T. The fact that the commercial and
fiscal years OF the various countries differ in
dates of termination renders comparison Ly
parallel years difficult but the Bureau of statis-
tics in its statement OF exports of various Coun-
tries gives the monthly average of each during
the year or the portion OF the year which its
latest figures cover, by this process it is prae-
ticabe to show the relation OF the various coun-
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"\HE BEGINNING this morning
of The Tribune's third edit
IL cational contest is really an
event of great Importance,
since 1t means the opening to nearly
twoscore young men and women or
splendid opportunities for seif-improve-
ment. No particular credit attaches to
the young person who gets n college or
other education BECAUSE he cannot
avoid 1t; because his well-to-do parents
put the money in his pocket and COM
pei him to go through it. or course, If
he applies himself and makes notable
progress under these circumstances he
Is entitled to credit. for the chances
are somewhat against him doing 1t. But
1t Is the plucky youth of humble cir
cumstance who fights for his education
who deserves and attains the highest
respect of the discerning. In q democ-
racy like our own he is the finest type
of citizen, the citizen who will not be
kept down. The qualities which impel
him to fight his way through college are
the very qualities which will emphasize
his usefulness when he shall have
graduated. They constitute him the salt
of the educational body
The great advantage of The Tribune's
offer to the young people of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania is that it provides
them with u chance to work their way
through college in advance. The work
is-all done before the college career be-
gins, leaving ample time for study. To
have to work and study at the same
time is an overtaX on any but the
strongest constitution; ordinarily there
fore, it means paying an unfair price.
But in The Tribune contest six months
of efficient preliminary work mean four
years of unobstructed chance to study
in Il choice of a number of the best pre-
paratory or collegiate institutions in the
United States: and there is no charity
or gift enterprise flavor about it
simply plain business proposition. We
want more subscribers and intend to
get them. We want to employ in help
ing us to get them the kind of boys and
girls who have the stamina to seek by
their own endeavors to advance their
position and usefulness in life. Our eX-
pelence as employers has taught us
that such boys and girls make the most
faithful and efficient employees. We are
paying them Il liberal wage, but we
shall expect good service and from .eX
perience we know that we shall not be
disappointed. We are also building up
lifelong friendships for the paper.
The offer made this year is far in
excess of any previous one and has
never to our knowledge been surpassed
by an American daily newspaper; yet
we are satisfied that it represents good
business policy 1t certainly is an UNDER
taking in which no contestant can lose.
The attention of advertisers is directed
to what such a contest means in WIDEN
ing and deepening The Tribune's hold
upon substantial people, the kind who
make reliable buyers.
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corps, on the charge of exc
cutting natives without trial during the
| recent campaign in Sanar, under the
direction of General Smith, put diff
| fercnt complexion on the assertion,
| conu?dicted by all history, that the
| American soldiery in the Philippines
have become inhumane. We quote from
Il report of one OF the large press news
associations, the Publishers Press,
rcnOit which came to the Scranton
Times Saturday afternoon from Wash
ington, and which that paper did not
print, although it appeared in the
Truth:
"One OF the jor's chief witnesses,
Lieutenant Day, testified there was an
Vcsiigation as to the guilt of the ma
;ives, in which he personally took part.
The eleven executed by Major Walters
orders We're all 'cargadores' bearers,
who had been impressed into service
for the trip across the island. Ample
e\ i(ence was introduced as to the
II leachery of these men; how they con-
ccaleu food from the famishing SOL
diers, pcrsistently disobeyed the orders
until the officers and men were too
weak to enforce them; plotted against
tine life OF Major Waller and the other
officers, and attacked and nearly over
powered Lieutenant Williams. Re-
gardng the last incident, the lieuten-
ant testified that three of them jumped
on him, one seizing his hand by the
teeth and the others hacking at him
with bolos. Only the timely arrival of
Private George Davis, With his rifle
prevented their killing the lieutenant
AS the bolt of Davis gun failed to work
properly, the natives escaped for the
time being. OF the natives who ac-
Companied the troops, there was only
one who remained faithful, Leonardo
Cabuyu. 1t was he who acquainted
the officers with the details of the
plot hatched by other cargadores and
really prevented a general massacre.
On one occasion he was sent to I.anang
fer aid. During the journey he picked
up four men, who had dropped out of
Colonel Porters party from eXhaus-
tion and cared for them with food
found along the way, stinting him
self that the soldiers might live. lie
is now serving as valet to Major Wal
ler."
The details as to the reasons for
General Smiths order and as to the
scope which he intended it to have are
yet to be made known. The assump-
ton that this gallant officer, whose re-
cord during many years of arduous SER
vice has been first class, suddenly in
Samar became Nero, Herod and Cali
sula rolled in one, may appeal strong
ly TO certain Democratic politicians,
Who hope To ride into control of con-
gress by means of it; but we yet add
wise suspension of Judgment on the
part of all who desire to be fair. We
think the foregoing disclosures con-
cerning Major Waller fully justify that
officer IN the course he pursued and
warrant the verdict of acquittal which
khe court martial rendered. we trust