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TI-IK SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1898.
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IN THE INTERIOR
OF LUZON ISLAND
BOENES OP A KAIIiWAY TBIP
TROM MANILA.
ffhe Island's Extraordinary Beauty
nd Fertility nnd Agrcenble Cli
mate An Orderly and Pcace-Lov-lng
Population nnd Its Choracter
Istics Possibilities of Enormous
Wealth.
The Manila concspondcnt of the Lon
don Times writes InterestlriRly ot u
trip of 123 miles made recently by him
In company with Horace L. IUkkIiis.
the manager of the lallroad which con
nects Manila, with tho Interior of the
Island of Luzon. Says he:
Tho lino had been cut by the Insur
gents in tho month of May, and durlnp
the frequent conflicts vlth the Span
iards tho station at DaKiipan had been
burned, a long stretch of the road near
by had been ruined by wrenching tho
rails from tho ties, the contents of sev
eral1 Btatlons had been destroyed, a
Etatlonmastcr here and there had been
killed or kidnapped, siege Rims had
been posted on the roadbed near Man
ila, and, in general terms, the railway
had been n, large sufferer duilng tho
last few weeks of the revolution. Tor
some time Mr. Illcglns had been In
communication with Asulnaldo In re
Bard to opening tho line for trafllc, and
only after a good deal of trouble had
Buccecded in getting from the wily
leader an order to his subordinate gen
erals commanding the insurrectionary
forces in the northern provinces to per
mit tho necessary repairs to be made
and tho trains to be run fiom the
Manila station.
"Wo left Manila station at 10 o'clock
on the mornlntc of Saturday, Sept. 3,
with n small train consisting of an
engine, a goods van nnd the Inspection
coach, a very comfortable and ingeni
ously arranged carriage, with room
enough for the six people of our party
to dine comfortably in the small sa
loon. The road is three feet six inches
gauge, and the carriages are propor
tionately smaller than those of the
British standard size.
FIRST TRAIN SINCE MAY.
The fact that this was the first train
out of Manila since the railway was
cut in May created no stir at the sta
tion, probably because the event was
not advertised, and the guard of United
States regulars on the platform and
n few station hands wera the only
spectators of our departure. The sta
tion is at tho extreme northern limit
of the town and beyond it a few
or no habitations are Been except nntlve
huts and an occasional two-story
house of the usual type w ith corrugated
iron roof and shell windows. About
two miles out of town the line enters
a tract of country Identically tho same
in general character as that whloh
was occupied by the opposing forces
i-outh of the town small swamps with
bamboo thickets and hedges and fre
quept impassable Jungles of under
growth. Here close alongside the rail--way
stands blockhouse No. 1, a plank
structure of the regular type, about
twenty feet square, with an embank
ment around the lower story, a nine
inch belt of Portland cement around
the upper story and a small cupola for
sharpshooters above the Iron roof. The
whole is surrounded by an admirably
ronstructed earthwork, with traverses
and covered ways, and makes an al
most impregnable position against in
fantry. SIGNS OP WAR.
Not over two hundred yaids away
the insurgents had a large smoothbore
ship's gun in position on the line near
n large native house, and they said
th( msefves that they had ilred this
piece two hundred times without hit
ting the Spanish blockhouse once.
Their earthworks extended right and
left through the bamboo thickets, well
hidden by tho dense vegetation, the
position marked only by the ragged
bamboo clumps, which have been fair
ly mown off by Mauser bullets about
a dozen feet from the ground. Once
past the rough ground, Caloocan, the
village where the railway company's
shops are situated, is soon reached,
and beyond this point a moie open
and fertile country begins. The Insur
gents were out in full force along
their lines, In the old Spanish intreneh
ments and the blockhouse. The guntd
presented arms as we parsed, while
here and there a whiteclad native with
a Mauser rifle nnd a bag of cattrldges
would pop out of the undergiowth near
tne tiack and watch us ns we went
along, apparently unceitaln whether he
should challenge us or not.
CLIMATn.
Beyond Caloocan the countrj opens
out Into a wide valley bounded on
either side by high mountain range-,
the Marlveles, or west coast Jaime,
forming a jagged barrier not unlike
the Dolomites In outline, while in th
east a succession of grand summits of
the Cataballo range, large and bold In
line, rise high above the lower stratum
of cumulus clouds which alwajs drift
nl6ng their flanks In fine weather. The
day was perfect, a bright sun was
shining and the sky was as soft and
clear as in midsummer in Kngland.
The temperature, moreover, was not
more oppressive than an aerage warm
August day In the Midlands, nnd the
landscape In general character gave
little suggestion of the tropics. Im
mense broad rice fields of a tlch, soft
green shimmered like young corn in
tho warm sunlight, nnd the rounded
forms of mnngo trees, accentuating
with their dense, dark foliage the
lighter mosses of the cultivated
ground, gae nil the appearance of a
pleasant fnrmlng country In England.
The mountains alone, and particularly
the long extinct volcano Arnyat, which
arises from the plain a solitary, Iso
lated cone, dlsturled the Impression of
n home landscape, as seen from the dls-
tance at least.
TROPICAL SCENES.
Close at hand the native habitations,
for the most part bamboo and nlpa
huts raised on posts five or six feet
from tho ground, tho busy natives
working In the rlco fields In the scanti
est of garb, and the uncouth wnter
buffaloes everywhere wallowing In the
muddy pools, made us realize that wo
were In the troplcs.The Spaniards, fear
ing, as they did in Cuba, the assistance
the natives would give to the rebels,
instituted a system of teconccntratlon
among the peasants and obliged them
In certain provinces where the rebels
were most active to leave their huts,
which were scattered all over the coun
try, and to 'assemble in large villages
In the open areas, where they could be
under easy inspection and control.
Therefore, there are found at long in
tervals from one nnother immense con
gregations -pf small huts of the cheap
est construction crowded together In
the open fields, whero the peasants, un
able ns yet to return to their old habi
tations, Btlll llvo In somo discomfort
nnd far away from their tlllago
grounds.
Tho stations on the line, Always of
tho samo slzo and constt uctlon, follow
ing tho oppressive Spanish regulations,
are tidy enough buildings of brick and
wood, having a comfortable second
story with shell windows nnd wooden
Inside blinds, and nre quite ns numer
ous, uppnrcntly, as the trnlllo demands.
There are twenty-seven In nil, includ
ing the terminal stations. Tho olllc
lals, neatly uniformed In white, with
gold-banded cop, are active, intelligent
and reliable servants.
RICH FARMING LAND,
Uroadly speaking, the first third of
the line runs through n purely rice-
producing district, the second third
through a sugar-cane country nnd the
last patt through u moie tropical ter
ritory, whero cocoanut palms are very
abundant, some coffee is grown, and
pe.tnuts nnd other minor pioducts of
the soil nio cultivated. For the larger
oxtent ot tho line water courses uro
abundant, and In only onu place, a
shoit distance north of Tarlnc. one ot
tho most Important towns through
which tho railway passes, Is there any
high ground touched, and hcio for
only a mile or two, whero there are
it few slight grades nnd a single cut
ting through ti stratum of olcanlc
stone.
About 4 o'clock In the afternoon we
reached tho goods station at Bautlsta,
n little Ullage near the town of Hay
nnbnn. Here Is sltuted a large rlco
mill belonging to the firm of Smith,
Dell and company, and in tho house
of Mr. Clarke, the manager, we were
to pass tho night. The huge corru
gated iron structure, with its ugly
chimneys and adjacent godowns, Is
the principal feature of tho landscape,
and dominates with irritating ugliness
the long straggling vllluge of native
huts, which are huddled together near
a lapld, but muddy stream. The coun
tiy nil aiound is most fertile, and a
large part of the good land is under
diligent cultivation. Hero, in the heart
of the lnsuigcnt territory, we had an
excellent opportunity of studying tho
life of the natives, undisturbed, ns It
now is, by the tuimoll of the revolu
tion. PEASANTS OF THE INTERIOR.
Here the peasant beats all the marks
of a rural tiller of the soil. The type
Is stronger, n trltle coarser and more
brutal than Is met with in the neigh
borhood of Manila, and there Is a not
able mixture of Chinese blood In the
race. He Is Industrious, fiugnl, and,
up to a cettain point.
posseoses the i
quick, keen Intelligence of the true
Oriental. Tho prominent characteris
tics of his nnturo makes him an excel
lent and capable workman. He learns
easily, has distinct talents for mechan
ical woik, and In his love for mulc,
in his predilection to ncqulie what Is
not strictly his own, nnd in his trad
ing instincts reminds one a little of the
gypsy of Euiopo. The women, at lenst
those of pure Indian stork, un often i
decidedly comely. They have a wide,
oval face, lathpr a lln pioflle. with a
well-formed but luond nose, i'no cut
mouth with excellent teeth, w ell-vet
dark and expressive eyes, a strong but
small chin, nnd a low forehc id, from
which the sleek black hair Is drawn
tightly back and twisted into a sim
ple knot.
NATIVE DRES,3.
Their die&s is very simple, nnd con
slsts of a petticoat of bright-coloied
stutf, with an overskirt of daik color
made of a tectangular piece of cotton
stuff wound mound and tucked in at
the waist In the same vvav that one
fastens u towel in a Turkish bath. A
white cotton ehmlM low-necked and
Miort-sleevt d, covet- the body, and out
side this Is commonly worn a biond.
loose-sleeved Jacket of the thinnest pos
sible pln.i cloth, supplemented In full
dress by a laige kei chief of the same
mateilal. Very few ornaments aie seen
nmong them; indeed, in tho provinces
we visited theie were few or no per
sonal decoration? to bu seen except n
few rings and bangles. The men dress
nccoidlng to tin lr station, the laboiets
often weailng .ill day long In the hut
sun nothing more than a breechcloth,
and those in the villages infecting loose
ti ouseis and simple Jackets, always of
white cotton. Both men and women
habitually go baiefooted, but the foi
mer often make u-e of wooden clogs,
partlculaily In wet weather. Women
are never seen with a hat or any mote
piotectlon to the head than the bas
kets or bundles they carry with ex
quisite Riaee and ease, but the men
sometime a even push the fashion of
headgear as far as the exaggerated
umbrella-like pi'lm-leat disks which
the coolies wear.
A NATIVE HOSi:.
The native house of the common ope
is a sninll struetme built entirely of
bamboo, nnd thatched with palm leaves
ingeniously folded over bits of sticks
and tied to the lafters by tntt.in. The
eaves are broad, and the window open
ings, which uie Innocent of glass or of
the shell casements in ue in the better
class of houses, aie provided with
palm-leaf shutters hung at the top nnd
Plopped open, shading the Interior fiom
the sun and shedding the rain At night
all aie closed up tightly. Thcie are
usually two joonis In the hous.e and
the fuinltuie consists chletly of sleep,
lng mats, pillows and a few wicker
stools, pei haps. The simplest and most
primitive utensils nre In use In the
kitchen. The stove Is an eaithen af
fair like a brazier, w Ith projecting
knuckles to hold tho cooking vessel.
Frequently this simple dwelling which
Is, Indeed, as a mle, as clean nnd tidy
as constant sciubbing can make Jt Is
extended, nccoidlng to the taste or in
genuity of the ownei, Into quite nn
elaborate arrangement of platfouns,
little storei ooms and shclteis. The
whole structure Is built aiound tall
posts, which, as Is the case with nil
the houses heie, even with the elabor
ate nnd expensive bungalows, aro (Irm
ly fixed In the giound, and extend to
the wnll-plate supporting the rafteis.
rue living ana sleeping rooms nie, as
I have before remaiked, raised five or
six feet abovo the ground, a custom
which prevails In nil the architecture
here. Sometimes the space under the
house is Inclosed by mats, but It Is
oftener left open and Is used as a stoie
house for the large earthen water-Jais
and the gieat, flat vvashtubs hollowed
out of a large block of wood.
CLEANLINESS OF THE PEOPLE.
One thing always strikes even the
most casual observer, and that Is the
cleanliness of tho people. They nio
alwavs buthlng and washing, and It Is
the rarest thing to see soiled garments.
Cure all liver UU, bilious
Pills
ness, tuadaclie, sour stom
ach, Indigestion, constipa
tion. Tlirr act flllli, will.
out pain or rlp Sold by all druftrUU. W ceati.
lb only I'lIU to wVo with UooU'i Swupirllli.
Hood's
Even the beggars are clenn. It is in
conscqucnco of these commendablo
habits that so few annoying pests ot
Insect llfo aro met with. Although I
havo during my two months' stay in
tho country slept in all sorts of places,
from tho meanest hut of the peasant
to tho governor general's palace, I
have never had my rest disturbed by
anything more annoying than mosqult
ces, which are mild and unenterprising
enough ns compared with the bleed
which Infests most places in America
and many resorts In Europe. The wi It
ers on the Philippines have almost un
animously dcclnrcd tho country to bo
the home of all sorts of Insects and
reptiles which make llfo burdensome.
Rut one soon finds that the Innocent
llitlo lizards which run over the walls
nio engaged in catching flics and mos
quitoes, that tho great beetles are
hoimless as grasshoppers, and that
there Is heie, indeed, a remarkable Im
munity from the petty annoyances
which one expcotB to find during his
sojourn in the tropics.
Rut to return to our excursion.
There nssombled at dinner, not only
our party, but quite a number of na
tives, men and women residents of the
village, whoso perfect decorum and
gentle, simple manners quite captiva
ted us. The spoke Spanish with case
and fluencv, and the women, at least,
had the grace of the Castlllans. An
otchestra of ten native musicians, who
played with skill and taste nil sorts
of classic music and encouraged us
to Join In tho dance which natuially
followed, was a surprise, not to say a
de'lght. When tho party broke up and
the nuests from tho village and the or-
cliistru (.trolled across the lawn In the
cloar, soft moonlight, singing ns they
vent n fascinating native air, tho ef
fect was simply enchanting, and wo
hung over the balcony und watched
the white flgutes disappear among the
palms and listened to the vanishing
strains of tho song until it became ro
faint that it was drowned by tho chirp
ing of the crickets and tho shrill call of
tho tree frogs.
FAVORABLE IMPRESSIONS.
Our return Journey to Mntillit only
fixed in our minds the conviction that
the parts of Luzon we had seen wero
extraordinary beautiful nnd fertile,
possessing tin ordetly, peace-loving
population, capable of development un
der a proper government, that tin
climate was agreeable and healthful,
that the wonderful dlveisity of surface
and variety of attitude made it possi
ble to enlarge the list of agricultural
products indefinitely; and that vjth tiu
extended railway system, comptlslng
two or three branche.-i from t lir. m-psnnt
nL.. the northern province? would in ii
short time add enormously to the
wealth of the islands.
Or GOOD CHARACTER.
From Case nnd Comment.
The following ciotj-cxntulnUInn of i
witness In n, court in western North
Carolina ii sent us as an uctiul occur
rence: District Attorney Now, Mr. llllnklns
you swear before this court and jui
that vou Know tho defendant's leputatlo-i
In tho community In wli'ch be lhe nnd
that he Is generally reputed an uptight,
penc-iullc, law-abiding citizen?
Witness Yes, ilr.
DIstilet Attoiney Now, Mr. Bit d.ins.
don't ou know that I.ale llugglns lun
never done nnj, thing but loaf nround and
dih. It meonrhln whisky and light.'
Witness Yes. fir.
District Attorney And don't you know
that ho abuses and beats his wife teril-blj-'
Witness Yes, sir.
District Attoiney And don't vou know
thnt he broke, up the I'Igeon ilver camp
meeting last winter and whipped the cir
cuit rider?
Witness Yes, sir.
District ttorney And don't ou know
that he kick d his old fnllier down thn
steps nnd out of tlm yard und neatly
kllhd him"
Ituess Ye, sir.
Dlstilct Attorney And don't vou know
that he was convicted in this very eouit
thieo venis ago of maliciously shooting
Deacon Smith's hogs?
Witness Yes, sir.
District Attorney And don't you know
that ho was once accused of stealing a
horse, and that the owner of the hoi so
nnd the prlnclpnl witness for the piosu
cutlon wero killed just befou the ttial
whs to be had?
Witness Yes, sir.
District Attornev And don't jon know
that his neighbors all know these things?
Witness es, sir.
Dlstilct Attornev Then how cm j.nu
sit time and swear that this defendant's
leputallon is good In tho community In
which he lives?
Witness Whv mister, u man has to do
a heap wuss things than that to lose his
eiiaiacter In our neighborhood.
One Thing.
Fiom the Cnlcago Post.
There had been some harsh wouIb from
eac h on tho faults of tho opposlto se',
and she finally gave what she thought
would bo a parting shot.
"You rail at us," she said, "and mako
fun of us, but what, I ask you, would you
do without vvemen'"'
"Get rich " lie icplled piomptlj. and i he
was so indignant that it tjok her threo
wicks to make up her mind to ask for a
new bonnet
Today? at 1 Oclocls:.
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Renumber, today at 1 O'clock the Sale Begins. All most go to the highest bidder,
IS IT A TRIFLE?
THAT COMMON TROUBLE, ACID DYS
PEPSIA OR SOUR STOMACH.
Now Recocnlzed ns n Causo of Ser
ious Disease
Acid dyspepsln, commonly called
heartburn or sour stomach, Is n form
of Indigestion resulting from fermen
tation of the food. The stomach being
too weak to promptly digest it, tho
food remains until fermentation be
gins, filling tho Blomnch with a gas
nnd a bitter, sour, burning taste In
the mouth Is often present. This con
dition soon becomes chronic and an
very day occurrence and Is given but
little attention. Because dyspspsta Is
not Immediitcly fatal, many people
do nothing for tho trouble.
Within iv recent period a remedy
has been discovered
prepared solely I
to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles,
It is known as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets, und Is now becoming rapidly used
nnd prescribed ns a radical cure for
every form of dyspepsia.
Stunrt'a Dyspepsia Tablets havo been
placed before the public and aro sold
by druggists everywhere at GO cents
per package. It Is prepared by the
Stuart Chemical Co, Marshall, Mich.,
and while It promptly and effectually
lestores a vigorous digestion, at the
same time Is perfectly harmless and
will not Injure the most delicate stom
ach, but on the contrary by giving
perfect digestion strengthens the
stomach, improves the appetite and
makes life worth living.
Send for freo book on Stomach Di
seases. LABOR SAVING MACHINERY.
Effects Its Introduction Has Had
Upon Hours and Piices.
Fiom a Oovcrr.ment Report.
Ten ploughs which cost $34 46 by
hand labor and on which two men wer
employed n total of 1.103 hours, cost,
when made by machinery, $7.00 and
took 52 men a total of 37 hours and 2S
minute's to make.
Onu hurditd blank books cost JJli.70
when made by hnnd, and on them H
men weie employed a total of 1,272
hours. The same number of books
made by machineiy cost JCD.97, employ
ing 20 men Ho hours.
Ruling JO'-i loams of paper by hand
took one person 4,0J hours, and cost
JluO, while two poisons did the work
by machine In '.' hours and ' minutes,
costing only S5 cents.
One (Mildred pairs of men's ilno
bouts, made bv one person by hand in
!i.; houis, cost $"0.24, while by ma
i ninety it took '1S houis with 110 men
emploved and cost $74.2s.
One bundled pairs of women's fine
shoos, made by hind bv one woikinau
In 1,C'?6 hours, cos' J'.'jT 15. Ry machin
ery It v ould take HO woikmen a total
of 17a hours and cost $j4 0j.
To mako 100 dozen of brooms bv band
took nine men a total of 445 hours' time
and cost $72 l'J. Ry machinery the s line
woik was done In a total of 2i."i houis'
time and cost $IT.'Ji, with 10" hands
en plojed.
One gioss of w Ire-drawn brushes
cost S10.7.. when made by baiul, cm
plovlng 12 men a total of 200 houis.
Ry mnihlnery the same woik was done
in a total ot o7 houis' time, employing
25 men and costing $!,70.
Forty gios3 ot vegetable ivoiy but
tons cost Ml. 20, employing six men a
total of 115 hours, while by muchlne-iy
the same woik was done by nine hands
In a total of 14 houis" time and cost
$1 SO.
One thousand jnids of body Hiussels
(in pet bv hand cost $270 In a total of
4,407 hours, IS men being employed. Ry
machinery the woik was done by XI
men In e total of 509 .houis und cost
J'll.'.'E.
One bundled nnd twenty jaids of
lag cat pet made by hand took six per
sons a total of 97 hours and cost $1.4S.
Done bv machineiy the same woik
cost ", 9S, employing 10 poisons u to
tal of 21 hours' time.
One thousand axle clips made by
hand took 2 men a total of CC0 hours'
tlmo und cost $233 33 Ry machinery It
took 9 men a total of 23 houis und cost
$4 27.
A huge i eduction In cost and houis
of labor Is exhibited In the manufac
tuie of carriage haidware and equip
ments. The cost of a buggy made by
hand, G pet. sons being employed n total
of 200 bouts, was $15.06. Ry machinery
one can be made at a cost of $S 09. em
plojlng 110 hands In a total of 39 houis.
To make 1,000 watch movements by
hand it cost $S0,S22, while by machinery
they can be made at a cost of $1,799.
One hundied men's lino coats cost by
hand $S03 91, while by machinery they
can be made for $201.
Imgiavlng a wood cut 7-x9 inclus by
hand cost $17 SO. Made by machinery
the cost was $14 40
Fifty dozen llles cost when made by
weather
mmm'- will be sold to the hi$rh
hand $131. Made by machinery the cost
was $23.
Lithographing 1,000 copies-In 10 colors,
size 10x1, cost ljy hand J32.S7, and by
machinery $52.7G.
One thousand feet of pine lumber cut
by hnnd cost $2,Cf,0.CG, while the work
dono by machinery costs only $52.76.
Tho figures given aliove as the cost
of articles is for labor only.
CLEVER RUSSIAN COUNT.
IIo Found a Way of Beating a Per
sian Creditor's Unlquo Method.
From Pall Mull Gazette.
In Persia, whin a creditor falls to get
his money in any other way, ho ap
pears in tho debtor's bourse and sits
down. Then he does not move away
till the delinquent pays up. He onters
tho debtor's sleeping apartments, If
possible, and has his meals brought In.
A fow years ago u. Persian held an un
satisfied claim ngalntt the British gov
ernmenl, nnd he presented himself be
fore tho Hrltlsh minister one duy and
camped out in his pilvate otllce. The
minister did not see tho joke, and sent
for a ollceman. Tliat made a lot of
noise nnd trouble, and the Russian rep
resentative in Teheran evidently leai li
ed a lesson Irom It, for he managed a
case of the same kind much differently
a few weeks ago.
The Persian who demanded money
from the Russian (Count Kolomelsow)
was a holy man, a dcivish, and when
he sit down In the Russians anto
room to wait till tho latter paid his dis
puted claim, Count Kolomelsow knew
that he could not net rid ot him with
out much fuss und explanation. It Is
against the laws, or at least the cus
tom, which is just us firm, to touch a
creditor who takes this means of col
lecting money, so the count did not
throw him cut. Ho thought over the
matter, and one moinlng he sent for it
lot of masont. Then ho ordered them
to build a wall around the dervish, who
was sitting in tho middle of the room.
The dervish watched tin in placidly at
fir&t, but when the wall grew, and It
became appircnt that It would be com
pleted toon, ho Jumped over It, ran
iiivaj, nnd has not been seen since.
They say that tho count Is tho ilrst
man in Tehcian who has beaten n
ci editor of this kind without recouisu
to the police.
Tho Ladrone Islands.
Fiom tho Review of -.eviews.
A perfectly direct lino drawn fiom San
Prunclico to Munlla passes thioush the
I-adiune group Honolulu His some distance-
south of that line. Nevcithelesi. u
ellieet line from fljnolulii to Manila also
passes through the l.udiune group The
Ladiones extend fiom north lo louth In a
row 40J or IVJ0 miles long, and as usually
said to comprise- nbout twenty Islands
They lie dlrcctlj north of the Caroline)
gioup, which It will iil-o be our duty to
claim and protect and they are prhup.
15m) miles tiotn Manila and 3 500 fiom
Honolulu Thev have a populitlon of only
JWH or Jli,i", th- natives being nMn to
tl oae of the Philippines. They are am ill
Islands, but by no means Inslgnillcant for
tliolr total i'c.v is usuullv set down as
about 1,250 Fiiiuie mile r. Tliev aio ot con
suleiaMo commeicinl Impoitame.
Thev have a vailed topegr.iphy with
mountains and v.d'ivs nnd abundant
tnln-full nnd the are extiemely pioduc-tlv-.
Under impioved methods of gov
ernment and agrleultuie. sueii as tho
I'nited States would easily Introduce, the
alr-ndy importuut exports of the l.u
drones would be viv rapidly Ineieased
They are ixccedhiRlv salubrious, and
would leld laigi -supplies ef products,
both of the tempernti ?ein- und of the
treiple-s under Amcilcau exploitation. A
dliect cnb'e line to Munlla would natural
ly Und a halting place at San Ignaelo de
Agnnn, which Is the capital of the Islands,
and is situated m the 1 irgest of tin
gioup, CJuiiJaii, whleh I of a loundeel
contour and thirty or toity miles lung
THE ONLY THING HE FEARS
I am a walking
delegate-, ami whute'ei
may betide
in going up and down the- earth I
take:
the sunn slile.
And though I am imt vciy old 1 miiiiv
pans have pl.ived,
And there- Is Just one thing on earth of
whleh I am ufrald.
No mllllonalie can filghten mi-, no mat
ter how be talUi'.
I claim that I am Just as good as any
man that walks.
Nor can u huge monopoly get me- be
neath Us thumb.
And yet an awful du-ad 1 have l cannot
ove-ie-omi-.
1 do not fear a thou-and mi n, no mat
ter what somo ",iv,
And v-hen I ordei tin m to stiike tin y
quietly obe.v .
The longer that ihc keep fiom woric the
moie l get of cash,
With which the walking delegate- can cut
u btllllaut dash.
I do not feur u thunder sloim not unv
fit! tons beast.
And cannon balls nnd dynamite- I do not
fear the- least;
I do not fear the tomahawk nor yet the
slmrpist dirk.
Rut Juki one thlni, I fear on earth, and
that one thing Is Work'
Thomas Freeman Porte i In the- Sun
Regardless of
the
loads
bidder at auction.
STABLES.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
Mammoth
Bargains
For Friday
That Challenge the World
For Goodness and Cheapness.
But These Prices Are
For Friday Only
Women's Kid Gloves, 50c Pair
Our buyer met with a fortunate purchase in gloves
took all a prominent manufacturer had in stock.
They're all brand new, clean goods, that under or
dinary circumstances you'd pay a dollar for. Two
Clasp Walking Gloves that come in golden tan,
dark tan, brown, green, red and black, finished
with three rows of silk embroidery. Just 600 pairs
of them to go FRIDAY ONLY at above price.
Honeycomb Towels, 20x50, 9c Each
I'liink ol the size and you'll realize what we're Riving
you. Unbleached Honeycomb Towels that no house in the
citv CAN sell under 1 5 cents ; nicely bordered and fringed.
Fine Box Stationery, 5c Box
A qiulity of writing paper that you'll not be ashamed to
use; 24 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes to match, nicely
put up in boxes. About what you'd pay a shilling for in
other stoics.
Maslin Kettles, 5c Each
Full ;-quait size, and positively never known to have
been sold under 19c. Friday only we oiler them at above price.
Black Beaver jackets, S165
Women's Black Beaver Jackets with high storm collars,
fly front and stretched seam back. Garments that have every
detail of style, fit and finish, and which are positively worth
at the least 3.00. SECOND FLOOR.
Women's Cambric Wrappers, 89c
A good quality of Cambric Wrappei, rounded yoke.braid
ti mimed, full ruffles over shoulders, wide skirt, body lined.
These come in all the newest shades and are positively worth
$1.21.
Nottingham Lace Curtains, 98c Pair
Three and one-half yards long, fu'l width, very choice
quality and never offered by any house under $1.75. Com
plete with pole and fixtures on Friday only at the above price.
THIRD FLOOR.
Boys' Knee Pants, 41c Pair
All wool and extra desirable quality, they come in eight
patterns, of line colors; non-ripping; all seams taped; extra
stiong bands, and worth by all fair standards 75c. SECOND
FLOOR.
Oxford Teachers' Bibles, 89c
An extraouiinaiy purchase brought us a quantity ot the
genuine Oxfoul S. S. Teachers' Bibles, containing iooo pages
of Bible propel, and 400 pages of Helps, Bound in good
morocco, flexible covers., rounded corners, gold edges. Fri
day onlv at above price. They're worth $2.00.
I Nothing Short of
GciC
Will do our customers, aud if combined with this,
they can find style and wear at a nominal price,
what more can an at tide of footwear offer? These
qualities we guarautee in our new $3.00 shoes for
T women. Also, as a special inducement for this
X month, we offer our $i.2 Boys' and Girls' School
Shoes at the little price of
98 Cents a Pair.
TANDARD SHOE STORE,
HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY.
K10UNT PLEASANT
I
At Retail.
Cloal of tho best quality for domeatlo usb
and of all ultca, Includlnc UuckwJieat and
Blrdgeye, dellvorad In any part of tho
city, at theluweat prlco.
Orders received at the office, first floor.
Commonwealth building:, room No. 6;
teleuhonu No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 273. will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
W. T. SA1ITH.
TRIBUNE WANT ADS.
BRING QUICK RETURNS.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
tUlU VUIIIIUl L
217 LACK A. AVE
THE DICKSON M'PG CO,,
tjorunton nnd Wllkon-llnrre, l'J.
Manufacturer of
L0C0RI0TIVES.STATI0NARY ENGINES
Uolteri, Hoisting and Pumplni Machlner
General Ofllce, Scrantan, l'i.
MADE ME A MAP8
AJ AX TABLUTS POHlTIVKIiY CURH
JLX.It is'rrvous ii'ift Falling felon
oi7,l(Qpotaacr. Bi4npttinMi,etc.euiJ
by A bum or other Fxruuet qa Iadl
crftttoni. 37ij ijuUhtu and $urclt
iMtoro Lwt Vitality Id ollcr young, and
Weraut lntaslty ant Conuimptlon it
talaaiatuaa. Thalr o abowa ia mod lata iaproo
rnvniaaa eaaci Riunn nnera an omcr lau in
acn hm or miuna ma icon By. I'rlva wv v wiper
patkesa, or all ibued (foil treatment) for .W. Uy
nail. In rial n wmicr. upoa reoalptof price. Clrculcff
'" AJAX REMEDY CO., ciu'i.i.'
For Mle In Bcrantcn, Pa., by Matthews
Bros, and II. C. Sanderson, druggists.