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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

remedy for bribery and intimidation, Is
not all that is required to purify cleo
tions, nor the only remedy the Austria
liam system offers.
The printing and distribution of ballots
is a most important part of election
machinery, and, left to private enter
prise, inevitably tends, as does the
farming out of any other public function,
to breed corruption and build up monop-
oily. 1t makes a necessity for irrespon-
sible organizations which come to WELD
autocratic power over the political party
they claim to serve, and in turn, through
discipline almost military in its severity,
are dominated by an inner circle of
leaders" As ballots can neither be
printed nor distributed without money,
and may not be faithfully handled
unless trusty workers are rewarded with
more than an election day stipend the
organization undertaking the work has
plausible if not reasonable claim for
money from its beneficaries and official
patronage from its retainers. 1t is the
necessity of raising these funds and
these workers" that justifies
gives color of voluntary
contributions to what in truth are sales
of nominations, excuses the submission
of official patronage to the distribution
of the machine, provides ample cover
for collecting corruption fund, and,
through workers" at the polls CON
venient channel for disbursing the funds
in brides. And as corruption funds in
crease, masked in increasing demands
for legitimate expenses, assessments
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
Next Door to the Valley Hotel.

ing among the round leaves, presents
very pretty appearance. In some
places marshy land is proftably culti-
waited in this manner.
Besides these floating vegetable gar
dens there are also floating rice fields.
Upon RATS constructed as above weeds
and adherent mud were placed as a
flooring, and when the rice shoots
were ready for transplanting they
were placed in the floating soil, which
being adhesive and held in place by
weed roots, the plants were maintained
in position throughout the season. The
rice thus planted ripened in from sixty
to seventy, in place of 100 days. The
RATS are cabled to the shore, floating
on lakes, pools, or sluggish streams.
These floating fields served to avert
famnes, whether by drought or flood.
When other fields were submerged
and their crops sodden or rotten, these
floated and nourished, and when
drought prevailed they subsidized with
the falling water, and while the soil
around was rid advanced to maturity.
Agricultural treatises contain plates
representing rows of extensive rice
fields moored to sturdy trees on the
banks of rivers OF lakes which existed
formerly in the lacustrine regions of
the Lower Yangtse and Yellow Rivers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
The Goal Fields of Montana.

Pennsylvania experts who have been
up the Rocky Fork say that 500 men
working ten hours day could not ex.
haust the coal deposits in sight there
in l, 100 years. This is one of Mon
tana's new things. Every evening o
long train of heavily loaded coal cars
is pulled into Billings and weighed.
The road, extending fifty-five miles
southwest to Red Lodge, is only just
in operation. The coal looks like that
which comes to st. Louis from Illinois.
Mining it is like running a train along.
side of mountain and loading every.
thing in sight. There are some veins
over twenty feet thick. Coal is put on
the cars at cost of $3.50 ton. This
branch road was built by ex-Gov.
Hauser and other Montana men to
supply smelling works. A contract
for 500 tons day is now being filed.
The road to Red Lodge runs along the
west side of Bear Tooth mountain, but
on the east side nature has been equal
ly liberal, and some say that the coal
there is more like Pennsylvania
anthracite, and will coke. The veins
on the east side run from eight 10
twenty-four feet in thickness. Another
road is projected to reach this east side
section, said to be backed by Elijah
Smith. This latter enterprise is ex-
pected to go through Wyoming as well
as southern Montana, and strike the
Union Pacific at Rawlins or there
abouts. Louis Globe Democrat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
The Proper Cooking of Rice.

If the rice planters of all the rice
producing states would employ com.
mission of expert cooks to go around
the country, and particularly to visit
the great cities and teach the people,
from the humblest hodcarrier to the
haughtiest hotelkeeper, how to cook
rice as it is cooked in Louisiana and
South Carolina, they would be the
means of increasing rice consumption
in the country fivefold, and of conse-
quently raising the price of the staple.
The gum. cruel, or mush in the form
of which rice is sent to the table in
about thirty-six out of our thirty-eight
organized states is neither tempting to
the eye nor pleasant to the taste. Rice
prepared by black calico-turbaned
artist of the Louisiana or South
Carolina kitchen is pretty and a
palatable table dish; worked by a
skilled creole necromancer into the
subtle mysteries of jambolaya, and
it is about as seductive dish as could
be gotten up.-NeW Orleans Times
Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

let the attending surgeon open several
veins in the calves and feet of the con-
demned. The thrusts of the lancet in
the warm water would scarcely be felt.
Many a man has adopted this painless
method of committing suicide. The
gradual loss of blood, mingled with
the flowing stream, would be almost
unperceived by the victim, who would
gradually weaken and in a short time
lose all consciousness and sensibility-
a condition (known as syncope) from
which there could be no recovery.
The time that would elapse before
death could be determined only by the
amount of blood to be drawn and the
tenacity of life possessed by the con-
demned. To hasten the elimination
of the affair after syncope had been
established, the surgeon might punc-
ture the femoral Artery.
The stream of warm water continual
ly passing through and from the bath
during the entire execution, would rob
it of its most repulsve features, by
carrying off the blood as fast as it
flowed from the veins of the condemn
ed, and leave the body ready washed
for burial. Henry M. Hugunin, IN
Chicago Journal of Commerce.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

In q recent number of the China
ReUieaO, DR.. MacGowan describes the
manner in which floating fields and
gardens are formed in China. In the
month of April a bamboo raft ten feet
to twelve feet long and about half as
broad is prepared. The poles are
lashed together with interstices of an
inch between each. Over this layer
of straw an inch thick is spread, and
then coating two inches thick of ad-
hesive mud taken from the bottom of a
canal or pond. which receives the seed.
The raft is moored to the bank in still
water, and requires no further atten-
ton. The straw soon gives way and
the soil also, the roots drawing sup
port from the water alone. In about
twenty days the raft becomes covered
with the creeper Gpomea reptans),
and its stems and roots are gathered
for cooking. In autumn its small
white petals and yellow stamens. nest
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
SECRET VOTING.
History and Workings of the
Australian System.
TO SECURE HONEST ELECTIONS.
SYNOPSIS OF THE METHOD WHICH
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
PENNSYLVANIA WILL
PUT IN OPER-
ALTON.

The Australian system of voting, So
called because first used in Australia,
has been for several years in successful
operation there, and, with non-essential
variations, in England, Scotland, ireland
and Canada. 1t has also been adopted
in several states and cities in this coun-
try, and was defeated in this state by
the Republican legislature last winter.
Its principal objects are to prevent bri-
berry and intimidation, to place all candi-
and to undermine the dangerous powers
of political machines. The system will
be readily understood by reference to
the drawing which appears below.
The voter, upon entering the polling
place, turns to his right at the point
marked ENTRANCE" where he receives,
from two election officers selected from
opposing political parties, a single ballot
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
A Chapter of Mistakes.

An Albany girl mistook burglar
who called the other night for her
lover who had agreed to come at about
the same hour to be the best man at
high-toned elopemen: The burglar
was quick wilted and led. the young
lady away while his pal went in to rob
the house. Then the young man came
and burglar No. 2 pretended to be the
young lady and followed him out into
the night with his pockets full of plum
der. They passed under light and
the lover was dismayed to find that his
companion was man, probably the
angry father of the girl. The young
fellow accordingly decamped. About
the same time the girl discovered.
her mistake and hastily returned to
the house. She was found in a
thoroughly repentant mood on the
doorstep the next morning. Fate
added another drop to the young mans
cup of bitterness by causing him to be
charged with the burglary.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

TRUE to their prevaricarious instinct
the Republican organs of this state
have begun the simultaneous publ
cation of an article that is designed to
belittle the Australian system of vot-
ing. They would have their readers
understand that the method is most
cumbersome and inexpedient, and is
nothing more than a craze to try
something new. An outline of this
method is given in an adjoining
column and no fair minded person
will dare say that it is either cumber-
some or inexpedient, and that it will
not give the voter absolute secrecy.
Won't our friends, the enemy, try
some other plan to vindicate Boyer
on the charge of killing that bill?
Since the above was in type the
article referred to has appeared in
the columns of our e. c., which we
really thought was above the class of
journals that twist the truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

WHEN congress opens its next ses-
sion the Republican party will have
complete control of the executive and
Legislative powers of the country.
Their defense heretofore, upon being
subjected to criticism for leaving
things undone, was that they We're
hampered by the Democratic house
of representatives. The Republicans
will now be wholly responsible for
every measure passed, and also for
the many they have often refused to
pass. 1t will be a fair and equal test
of what the party wants to do, and is
an opportunity that the Democrats of
the present day never had.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
Painless Execution of Criminals.

Modern sentiment opposes the exc
cution of criminals by hanging, for
the barbarity that attends it; garroting
is scarcely less barbarous; decapita-
ton, shooting and burning at the
stake are horrible, and the proposed
taking of life by electric shocks, al
though approved by the Empire State,
is so uncertain that it can not be de-
pended upon as sure means of de-
stroying life.
In the interest of humanity, and that
the aims of justice may be promoted
with unerring effect and in the most
painless manner, without descending
to barbarity, the writer would suggest
the following method of "remoVin g''
condemned criminals:
Let the person to be executed be
placed blindfolded and and naked, in
an easy reclining posture in bath
tub through which stream of blood
warm water is continually passing.
When properly seated in the bath the
body and lower limbs should be en-
tirely submerged in the warm
stream. Then. with sharp lancet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

CANDIDATE BOYER was in the anthra-
cite coal regions few days ago but he
said nothing about the bills which the
miners sent to the Republican legislature
and which the legislature in turn dumped
in the waste basket Probably the ex-
citement incident to the campaign has
made Mr.. Boyer forgetful as regards the
treatment the workingmen received at
the hands of the Republican legislature.
Harrisburg Patriot
The workingmen Of the coal regions
will not forget him. They have his
record upon Hines employers liza
bility bill, Caffreys dockage bill, the
ballot reform bill, Collins semi
monthly pay bill, the factory inspec-
ton bill, Farrell's company store bill,
the miners examination bill, when
Boyer sneaked out of the assembly
room and would not vote; and upon
several other measures in the interests
OF labor he proved himself either a
coward or bitter antagonist of work
!n9men. Yes, the miners will remem-
Der him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

We hold the Republican party responsible
for the failure to pass any law for the relief of
the manual laborers of the state of Pennsyl-
vania, and we recommend the enactment of
such laws ms will give equal protection and
equal opportunities in every branch of industry
to all citizens, irrespective of race, religion or
nativity We also hold the Republican party
responsible for the failure of the Legislature to
consider favorably the petition of the working
men and farmers of this state for the equaliza-
tion of the burdens of taxation and for relief
from the eXactions of monopoly. Democratic
state Platform.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
1t Was a Great Tree.

An Elmer, Ore, paper publishes the
following remarkable story: "E. G.
Stamper, citizen of Elmer, has just
completed working up fir tree which
grew on his place adjoining town. He
received $l2 for the bark; built frame
house l4x20, 8 feet high. with shed
kitchen s feet wide and 20 feet long;
built a woodshed 14x20 feet; made 33O
fence rails 10 feet long; made 334 rail.
road ties and 500 boards inches wide
and 2 feet long, and fifteen cords OF
wood, feet wide and s feet long, all
from one tree, and has part OF the
tree left"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

names of all candidates be printed at
public expense; that one official ballot
or set of ballots be delivered by sworn
officers to each voter as he appears to
vote; that the voter Immediately be
secluded for the purpose of preparing to
vote; that he deliver his ballot to the in
spectors so folded as to conceal its face
and expose the official Endorsement; that
Immediately after voting he withdraw
from the secluded part of the polling
place; that there be no intercourse with
him except by election officers for official
purposes from the time he receives his
ballot until he votes and that no voter
he allowed to cast any ballot but the one
he receives from the election officers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

WITH this issue of the TRIBUNE we
present to our readers a concise and
instructive description of the Austria.
liam system of voting. 1t needs only
to be read to be understood. 1t is
the method which was defeated in
the last Legislature by Henry X.
Boyer, the present candidate for state
treasurer, and his Republican col
leagues. The position of the Repub-
hcan party on this question is as plain
as could be made. They defeated it
and will not have it under any cir
cumstances. The position of the
Democratic party is just as plain.
They voted soGdly in favor of it and
the Democratic state convention made
solemn pledge to the people of Penn
sylvania to place this law upon the
statute books. The only way this can
be done is by electing a Democratic
legislature and governor in 1890
But it is not necessary to wait until
then to show your approval of the
system. If you favor it vote for Ed
mund A. Bigler for state treasurer
and help to destroy the den of corrup
ton and mismanagement that exists
in the financial departments of this
state.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
Distributing His FavOrs.

Young Mrs. Greene: Henry, dear,
do You think so much bread and mo-
lasscs is good for HarryP" Young Mr..
Greene: "Certainly it's good for him!
Don't you know bread is the staff of
lifep'' Young Mrs. Greene: '.Y-e-e-s
but so much molasses, you know!"
Young MIR. Greene, "Well, what of
itp He doesn't eat the molasses; he
leaves that ON the door-knoh -Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

Edmund A. Bigler, the Democratic cam
didate for State Treasurer, was born in
Clearfield, in August, lS43. He is the
son of Hon. William Bigler, Governor of
the State from 1852 10 1855, and United
States Senator from 1856 to 1861. Mr..
Bigler has always been engaged in bust
ness pursuits and never held political
Office until appointed Collector of Twenty
third internal Revenue District by Presi-
dent Cleveland, July 1st, 1885. He was
removed by President Harrison on May
3lst, 1885,.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

The latest development of the auto
machine is "A Doctor Cureall, in Hol-
land. 1t II wooden figure of a man,
with compartments all over it, labeled
with names of various ailments. If
you have pain find its corresponding
Location on the figure, drop coin into
the slot, and the proper pill or powder
will come out.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

or single set of ballots according to the
local custom of voting. On the back is
indorsed stamp or signature, sufficient
and only sufficient to identify the ballot
as othcial and on the face are plainly
printed the names of all the candidates
their respective political parties, after
this manner:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
FREELAND, Pa, OCTOBER II, 1899

SENATOR SHERMAN made his first
speech of the campaign in Ohio, the
other night, and after eulogizing both
the Gubernatorial candidates, said he
believed that either would fill the
Office with credit. Gov. Foraker's
friends will hardly have the speech
mailed around as campaign docu-
ment
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

STATE.
For Treasurer. er.............E.A f.. \. BlgIer,
of Clearfeld County.
COUNTY.
For Judge Edwin Shortz,
of Wilkes-BarTe.
For Sheriff ....... George j. Steigmaier,
of Wilkes-Barre.
For Recorder. .......J Joseph j. McGinty,
of Halle Township.
For Coroner. .Wm. f. Pier,
of Pleasant Valley.
For Surveyor. or......... james Crockett
of Ross Township.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17

Economical people are prejudiced
against the summer hotel physician.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-17
LOST +. LOST !!
Anybody needing Queensware and
won't visit our Bazaar will lose money
just See!

and saucers 25c; covered sugar bowls &c. butter
dishes 5c bowl and pitcher &c., plates 40 cents dozen up
ies M cheap Jelly by bucket Sc b fresh butter 20
lbs rice 25c lbs prunes, 25c; lbs starch, &c.,
Goods Bazoo dress goods per yard cacoes 4c to Sc
and white goods DC per yard Carpets sc per yard up
Fnrnltue We have anything and everything and won't be
undersod Straw hats Hats to fit and suit them all In
and shoes suit YOU Chldren spring heel ladies'
kid BUTTON 81 80 Come and will struggle hard
to please you. Your servant,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09
THE CLEANERS SOCIAL.

The Cleaners Society social al
the parlors of the Central Union
Church last evening was, like former
ones, decided success. Though the
weather was threatening it did not
materially affect the attendance. No
admission fee was charged but once
inside there were several different
ways Of spending money, what with
fancy aprons, flowers, ice cream and
cake. The young ladies who presi-
ded at the different tables were evil
IDENTIFY experts at Catching on" to
customers. A most enjoyable eve
ming was spent by all present. Close
on to 5000 will be realized by the
social.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09
FOREIGN VESSELS IN PORT.

HBM 5 Espiegle, y G Clarke, from a
cruise
u \ s Mohican, Coghlan, from Callao
U S S Alert, Rear Adm Kimberly, from
Samoa
u S S Nipsic, Ut Lyon, from Samoa
u S $ Iroquois, Bishop, from San Fran
cisco
Swd bk Ida, Oleson, from Port Town
send
Am blk Forest Queen, Winding, from
San Francisco
Am brgt w G Irwin, McCulloch, from
San Francisco
Am bkt S G Wilder, Grilliths, from San
Francisco
Haw blk w B Godfrey, Dabel, from San
Francisco
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09
FROM THE VOLCANO.
The Crater Very ActIve-A Number
of Earthquakes.


Mr.. j. II. Maby, Manager Of the
Volcano House, writes under date
of November 9Th, from that place to
the Wilder's Steamship Company as
follows: Last evening (the 4th) 1
had party of eleven in the crater.
There was plenty of action in Dana
Lake while the party was there. At
the Volcano house we were having q
number of earthquakes, the first one
at 6:12 O'Clock. Others followed
at G:31, 6 :45, 7:3, ia. 7:1O, 7:l5,
TAO, 7:45, 1853, S:l5 and S:45.
These were the first shakes that we
have had at the house since the Sth
of November, 1888. Feeling some
what worried about the party in the
crater 1 despatched all extra guide
across the crater to find them, but
he was driven back when he had
gone about three hundred yards on
the floor of the crater by q loud re-
port and the sulphur gases rising
from two large cracks and a number
of smaller ones. These had opened
during the time of the shaking. At l a.
m. the reflection of the fire could be
plainly seen from the house and also
the smoke rising from these new
cracks. 1t is about two hundred
and fifty yards nearer to the ascent
of the pail than the lake that was
burning last May. am happy to
say that the party all got back to
the house safely and were we'll
pleased with the sight they had
seen.
Among the party in the crater
that evening were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Dougherty- Of San Jose, Miss
Booth of Piedmont, Miss Moore of
Oakland and Capt. E. NJ. Freeman
of San Francisco. They returned
to Honolulu yesterday afternoon on
the steamer w. G. Hall. In con-
versation with q BULLETIN reporter
last evening, Mr.. Dougherty gave a
very graphic description Of the
wonderful activity he had witnessed
nj the crater, during his visit. He
was much pleased with the attention
shown the party at the Volcano
house and all along the route, Mr..
Dougherty wonders that more peo-
Pile do not visit the Volcano, for il
is an easy and cheap trip and fully
repays one for the trouble.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09

AT 7 o'clock this evening, Mr.. J.
f. Morgan will hold sale of new
goods, comprising fancy articles, per-
tumery, jewelry, also fancy dress
goods, dress patterns, hosiery, lace
curtains, Victoria lawns, and rugs ali
sizes. The articles are now on view
at the salesroom, and there is this
one thing, everything will be sold
without reserve. Reserved seats will
be provided for ladies.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09

1t is not generally the girl with
the most beaux who gets married
first. 1t is the little grave, demure
girl who sits in the corner with one
young man and hangs on to him.
Invalid Chicago Lady Ito her law.
yer and administrator)-And now,
remember, when die j wish to be
laid by the side of my husband.
Lawyer-Yes'm; which one?
Old Philosopher-Eh' Engaged
yourself to Miss Pretty? Why, she
wastes half her time over that hor-
rid little pug-dog of hers. Young
Philesopher-Yes, but | notice the
dog does just AS he pleases.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09

THROUGH the efforts of the Rev.
DR.. Lowell Smith, Kaumakapili
church has now parsonage situate
at Iwilel, all paid for. The Rev. DR..
gave $1,000 himself, and collected
the balance 5000. The pastor, Rev.
j. Waiamau, will soon occupy tho
new parsonage.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-09

PURsER Geo. G. Bckley OF the XII
nau, writes to the Wildcr's Steam
ship Company from Maalaea Bay,
under date OF November 9th, as fol-
lows: Had rough weather crossing
the Molokai channel, the jib stay was
carried away and the jib torn to
pieces. Arrived at Lahaina at II 80
p. M, discharged three boat loads OF
freight, got under way at II 30 a. M
and arrived at Maalaea Bay at 80
Il. m, wind blowing fresh.