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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

oieuiU on ms maJesuys service, and
still less on the immediate actors?
Upon his own side he might plead
the countenance of immemorial GUS
| tom; but would he not be confronted
with that broad construction of En-
| glish law which is the guarantee of
personal liberty? And besides, would
not the Yankee Captain be abundantly
able to prove the nativity of the four
impressed men?
Every moment we were getting
nearer to Portsmouth and Spithead !;
but so, too, was the Rebecca. Soon
the affair of our impressment would
be noised over all England, and
thence borne to the ears of our coun-
trymen at home. Soon Captain Eddy
and the remainder of his crew would
stand up in the English courts, testi-
tying to the wrong that had been
done us.
Our feelings were intense. We
ceased to regret what had happened.
We thought only of the noble sympathy
and resolute conduct of our true heart
ed Captain. How wretched our condi
ton but for this.
Still the Rebecca came steadily
along, making what headway she could
with the light breeze, and almost hold
ing her own with the Falkirk.
But suddenly Captain Downs stop
ped in his tigety walk.
Lieutenant Vane,' he said. SEQ
the brig brought to the wind, and the
main-yard laid aback.'
In few minutes the Falkirk was
lying motionless.
Now continued the Captain, see
the cutter called away. Put those
four Yankees into her, and send them
aboard the shipP Then, with sorry
attempt to cover his modification, he
added: Possibly there has been some
mistake. At all events, the fellow has
followed me long enough to deserve
something at my hands, and he is well
come to the lubberly scoundrelsl
I'm fifteen minutes we were on the
Rebecca's deck, but it was a midship-
man, and not the Lieutenant, who es-
corted us there.
AS we climbed over the ships rail,
Captain Eddy seemed as much re-
joiced as ourselves. Grasping each by
the hand, he welcomed us with sym
pathy that went to our hearts.
It's sooner than / expected he
said, but L meant to see this whole
matter of impressment overhauled, and
l would have had you at last
I'VE tried to express our thanks, but
could not say all we felt And oh,
how CHEEKY it seemed once more to
haul at the braces of the good Yankee
ship, and obey the tones of Yankee of
tcers.
Home and friends We're before us,
and in few weeks we reached the
United States, there to relate to Won
dering ears our four days experience
as impressed sailors, and tell every
one how much we owed to captain
who had proved himself such friend
in need and so worthy of his position. :"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

| ping, and the canvas on her mainmast
holding her where she was. Then a
Lieutenant, with number of marines,
came on board of us. The vessel
alongside, he said, was his Majesty s
brig Falkirk, Captain Downs.
First he asked for the Rebecca's
| papers, and, having read them, or
dered our Captain to have all mus
| tered aft
You have no authority said Cap
tain Eddy, 'to command me in such
manner. Ny men, l presume, are all
shall make no special muster of my
crew.
"The British Lieutenant looked sur
pnsed and angry.
"'Go forward, Corporal he said to
the petty officer of the marines; take
couple of men with You, and rouse
out any of his Majesty's run-a-ways
that you find in the forecastle. / will
teach you, sir, he added, addressing
Captain Eddy, 'to respect an order
coming from one who bears com
mission from the King of Great Brit
ain
"No one was found in the forecastle,
for the very good reason that we were
all above board. And now the Lieu
tenant proceeded to arrange us in a
rank before him, ordering up his
marines with their bayonets to compel
obedience.
I'VE numbered eight before the
mast, all having projections made
out in good faith, and supp osed to COW
er the necessary ground. With strong
appearance of contempt the British Off
Ger went through the farce of reading
them. Then he tore in two my own
and those of three of my shipmates,
crumpled them in his hand, and threw
them overheard.
You four are all English he said:
that is plain enough. ! care nothing
for your lying Yankee projections;
you have only to get into that boat and
return to your duty to your King and
country
"We refused positively. But what
was the refusal of four unarmed sail
ors, with the bayonets of ten marines
at their breasts, and twenty gun
brig ofwar lying hardly cables length
away?
Sir said Captain Eddy, turning
to the Lieutenant, Il appeal to your
humanity and your honor. These young
mon are my neighbors when at home.
! They are true-born Americans. /
have known them flom childhood, and
have always been well acquainted
with their families. Ii you take them
you commit an outrage such as even
your own Government would not sane
ton
T have heard such talk before,
said the officer. 1T is what they al
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

ways say. iou Yankees should have
learned before this that the royal navy
is not to be defrauded by your miser-
able evasions. Such papers as / have
Just thrown overheard pass among
you from hand to hand, answering for
Yankees and foreigners alike; but you
perceive they have failed to serve their
holders i'll this case
"Then, turning to the marines, he
added: Corporal, see that these men
are got into the boat without delay
"1 he red coated soldiers encom-
passed us, putting the points of their
bayonets through our clothing; and
the Corporal attempted to take me by
the collar, but recoiled upon seeing my
fist drawn back for blow.
Captain Eddy looked sternly in the
face of the Lieutenant. so, sir, you
are resolved Q he said.
Yes replied the officer, and /
wish you to understand it. | have the
power to take these subjects of the
| king, and that power | shall use.'
Very well, returned the Cap
tain; i am helpless to resist But,
sir, if you can take my men, you can
u. IL
surrender the shin Rebccca to Cantain
Downs Of his Britannic Maiesty'a hrie
Folli,kI
when Won broco forward shall
follow Won. You will probably outsail
me. but. in that event, | shall make
for tbe frst English mort. deliyerino
up my ship as n prize captured upon
the high seas by his Maiosty's crusier.
ment TO the very bottom; and, if Can
tain Downs should be found willing to
stand n trial mon the question, in the
oorrto - rrolard ho NAV uoat aas,,oa
~ shan II " ho T heraW T''' i'o i'"S io'' "''uieo
oh don1oro+;or would have hoo,
osta,ni;ro, ta H. T P,;t;ai, + ';',t ;",,tt poel
,'iIL ''9si'''nB W InI l,isil VI i-ieu'ciianU
oI;,iu oI;. nc in'ie ~ neiiese.' ',ie Ai!erlcan e @
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

startled. He must have felt himself
to be dealing with no ordinary man,
and the idea probably flashed upon
him that, after all, there might be
trouble. If such thought, however,
entered his mind, it was accompanied
by the assuring one that with his su-
perior officer, and not with himself,
must remain the responsibility of the
act he was committing.
"But whatever view his Majesty's
officer may have taken of the case, to
ourselves the Captains words brought
an unspeakable relief. We knew our
man, and felt sure that he would not
desert us. Besides, we had all previ-
ously heard that, though England
winked at such outrages, her laws did
not countenance them; and so we felt
that what Captain Eddy had said in
that direction had been no idle talk.
"No sooner had we reached the Fal-
kinks deck than the order was given
to brace forward, and shrilly repeated
by the boatswain's whistle. This
whistle had for us most depressing
sound, and / have never heard one
since without kind of sad feeling at
to tell us where we We're. Every COM
mand on board man-of-war, as YOU
may have heard, is first given in words
and then emphasized by the pipe
with large number of hands in
the fterbraces, the yards were swung
around till the sails were filled and the
brig gathered headway. All except
ourselves were for the moment busy,
but we, who had as yet no stations al
allotted to us, stood looking on
"Our eyes We're directed toward the
Rebecca, and we saw also her main
yard swing around in the same man
ner. But instead of standing upon
her original course, she followed
straight after the Falkirk.
I'VE had seen Captain Eddy himself
putting all his strength upon the main
brace, to assist his sorely diminished
crew in hauling the yard around; and
now we perceived him at the huge tack
of the mainsail-his own head and
those of his few men being in plain
view above the bulwarks, as a long
pull, and strong pull, and pull all
together was given upon the heavy
rope.
"The Rebecca was by no means a
dull sailing ship, and she was now walk
ing right along 1t was not to be ex-
pected, however, that she could keep
up with brig-of-war, and of course
the Falkirk dropped her somewhat
astern, although the difference in speed
was much less than would have been
looked for.
Captain Downs conferred earnestly
with his Lieutenant, ard seemed to be
uneasy. At length, having run for a
dozen miles upon his first course. he
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
No BOOms Need App!y,

"Can you direct me to Pacific City 2"
asked the Buffalo man of station
agent in Dakota as he left the train at
"huddle" of four or five houses.
Right across the street for infor.
nation, sir" was the reply, and the
stranger walked across to shanty
bearing the sign of Real Estate" and
put the same question to red-hcadcd
man who was busy folding and sealing
prospectus.
"This is it, sir" was the calm reply.
"Why-why-"
You are disappointed, of course"
"Well, rather"
''You expected to see city of al
least 5000 inhabitants, parks, schools,
factories, and all that?
eyes, did"
CHATS the way with many others,
but it is not our fault. Our object is
to go slow and sure, and not create any
thing like boom to give fictitious
values. We have done remarkably
well thus far. One year ago this was
the only structure in the city. Now
look around.
"Now | can count seven"
Exactly. That's what our latest
prospectus says-improved 700 pei
cent. in one year Can you ask a town
to go ahead faster than that? Don't
confound this wonderful progress with
boom, however. Booms have killed
half this Western country. We don't
want any,"
slows real estate?" queried the
Buffalo man after while.
Advancing, of course. Six months
ago | offered lots on Washington ave
nue. for so foot. To-day l am asking
$40, foot. That's 100 per cent, isn't
it, and nothing like boom. We are
simply growing on our merits alone.
That's the proper way for town to
grow"
''Any factories here?"
"There are. A year ago we had none
Now we have a blacksmith and shoe
maker. That's an increase of 200 pen
cent, and | want you to find town tc
match it. There has been no boom,
however-remember that. It's Just q
natural growth"
whats the population?"
'h"p . oio VI tho SpioHS polltS III
my new prospectus. A year ago / was
here alone. o-day we number twenty
two souls. Think of the tremendous
per cent. of increase! All legitimate
and on its merits, and no boom to cause
n rush"
Are the future prospects natter.
ing?"
Exceedingly so. This climate is
good for catarrh and check on bill
iousness Our seasons are very mild,
and farmer can get sixteen hours a
day out of the hired men. This is a
great distributing point for trade, and
the center of manufactures, and we
shall seek to have the national capital
removed here. We expect six railroads
and two canals to cross here, three
large universities have asked for sites,
and before the end of the year Con.
gress will be asked for n public build.
ing, to cost not less than MILAN dol.
lars. Flattering? / should remark
But we amt doing any growing about
it. 1t might start boom and booms
are the bitter foes of new towns. We
want to grow on our merits as the com
ing city of the glorious West. If you
write anything for your home paper
just put that mall legitimate and
solely on its merits, and no booms need
apply.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
Josh Billings Philosophy,

Cunning IL the wizdrgm ov animals
very cunning but very short-sighted.
Thare IL no better company for 9th
ers than he who is good company for
himself.
Civilization increases our wants.
and our ability to crafty them, and
that IL about all that kan be sed in fa-
vor ov it.
The CRATE mistake ov American life
" that we discount everything all our
happiness, all our desires, ali our ex-
pektashuns.
Emmy man who will spred slander
iz sekond-handed liar, mutch meaner.
If possible, than the one who oripi-
mated it.
Menny people are like an old hen
with one chicken; they display CRATE
deal ov fuss and hurry, but very little
dispatch.
All lies, before they behum current.
pass thru three hands; the fust il sum
very diskreet person, who looks wize,
and only hopes that things amt so
ana so; the sekond IL lawless gossip.
who haz no doubt but what things are
so, or even wuss; the third is malish-
us vampire. who fully indorses the foul
blot, and spreds it broadcast thru the
land.
Pride and anger are closely allied.
Dlskreshun IL the smartest thing en-
ny man possesses. If he haz got plenty
ov brains with it, he IL giant; and il
he hain't got mulch ov emmy, he is re-
spektabel pigmy.
MY opinyun of strikly honest men liz
that they are skarse.
lie who haz got nothing to do in this
idfe but to amuse hisself, haz got on
hand the hardest kind ov a job know
ov.-Nelo York Ueekln.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

coioreu work, pianks. equestrian pIIIs an,
ornamental printing are done promptly fo
cash. went home with my slumberin,
legs. | give below list OF the wedding
presents as nearly as possible from mem
orv:
10 the bride. from her grandmother. one
camel's hair shawl.
70 Mrs. File. from Mr.. b. Nye. OF Ameri
ca. as an evidence OF friendship betweeI
the two great countries one beautiful but
ter dish, chaste and elegant beyond de
scripticn.
From the brides father. beautiful teacuI
and saucer. bearing the statement in olt
German text:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
4 WITHERED ROSE.

-Throw it away it is dead
Has lost it's spell OF delight
i know but its petals OF RCD
Lay on her bosom last night.
'Tis all Two left of Il romance dear,
"Iisall may call my own
'Tfs all We left of IL year-
The sweetest my soul has known.
II opened in glad surprise
TO the glorious heavenly dawn
OF her beautiful dewy eyes
AS last night hours sped on.
"Throw it away; it is dead
know but this and "good-by,"
A rose and n word she said,
For me, can never die.
Last night at the touch of her hand
NV boing thrilled with delight,
FOrgetful that times shining sand
But measured her love in it's lllght.
Fnraptured, n man among mon,
/ lived IN II haven OF bliss
A heaven so real but then
To-day I've nothing but thisl
A rose nll withercd yes, dead
Yes, withcrOd and dead :" you are right
But mind its petals OF red
On her bosom lay last night.
RICuLAND, Mich.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

watch cd the inaugural parade till my eye,
were red; once when / looked Mt the cen
tennial parade till my teeth got loose. ant
once when watched the wedding party ii
London.
Finally carriage went by, with a little
stout old lady in it. We also caught sigh
OF good-natured man in a red coat and ful
habit. and slender girl In IA long. white
VOL and her other dress. l am told tina
these three We're the Queen. the Prince o
Wales and the bride. If they saw me the.
dissembled very much.
was tired. and so, sending to the houst
my butter dish with my card. printed in ou
own Job office. whore all kinds of plain an{
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
1t Walked.

Have you any secondhand type
writers you'd like to sell?" asked the
peddler.
NO" replied the merchant, "but I've
one I'll give away"
whats wrong with it,"
"Chews gum and spells dozen 'uzz.'"
IN Brooklyn Eagle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

JUST dropped over hore
to attend the royal we'd
ding and shall remain II
week ut this town. per-
haps. / could not attend
the Battenberg wedding
on account of illness
among my stock. but l
said to myself then that If
| ever happened to DO
near London again when
there was aroyal wedding
l would not crawl out Of
1t on those grounds.
| took II club train from
Paris at half past 4 in the
evening and came via
Calais and Dover to Lon
don. Tho ride was de-
void of inc dent. The
n I, n,,nA1 haa 49,,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
He Had Travelled.

A young man with great deal of
hat and small amount of gripsack
came into the Third Street Depot on q
train the other day, and walking
through to the hack stand he said to
the driver of vehicle:
II want to go to the Wayne Hotel"
"Yes, sir.
"The ordinance gives you fifty cents"
''It does"
Here's your money. I've travelled q
bit, have, and 1 know what's what.
Don't try any gum games ON me-"
No, sir-get right in"
The stranger entered the hack, the
driver drove across the street and got
down and opened the door, and as the
stranger saw how he had fooled him
self he looked as fiat as chalk and NUT
tered:
"Yes-I see-just across the street.
I've travelled, l have, but I guess was
on the wrong train. ."-DeHoit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
FOR A GOOD GIRL.

From the brides mother. set of delightful
"doylos" and nut-crackers.
From tho Light Honorable William Il
Gladstone. to the Earl of Fife. base drum
and stereoscope for the sitting room.
From Ireland, bushel of early rose potl
toes and the motto. worked in green yarn
on perforated cardboard ground:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

SINCE that Kansas girl ruined her
jaws with chewing-gum the manufac-
tufers OF the society quid" have been
forced to put out the following state
ment; "Our gum does not paralyze."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
WYE AMONG ROYALTY.
rHE FAMOUS HUMORIST ATTENDS
THE FIFE WEDDING.

Ee Sends the Royal Bride Beautiful
Homs-Niade American Prescnt-Viewing
the Marriage Pageant in Rain storm
Bret narte and Euchre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

THE modernness of all good books
seems to give me an existence as wide
as man. What is well done feel as if
l did; what is i'll done / reck not of.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
An Easy Subject.

Tom-A professor of phrenology ex-
amined my Uranium to-day He said
| knew nothing whatever regarding the
value of money.
Dick-Did you pay him?
Tom-Yes, | gave him a dollar in
advance.
Dick-Then there was no need at all
Of his examining your head. Anybody
Else could have told you the same thing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

WHEN man has great facility In reel
ing off yarns, he usually has cores
pondinng difficulty in winding up the
thread of his discourse. -.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19
ENAMORED OF THE CHASE.

inc adventures of Chicago Youth Who
was Seized with AN Ambition to Go
west and SIay the Bison of the Plains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30
FOR THE PREVEN{foy or pEsr,LEScx
SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON URGING INTER

| SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON URGING IyTEp.
NATIONAL REFUGE QUARTERS FOR VESSELS.
Washington. Nov. 2o.-5sbrgeon- General Hamilton.
the Marine Hospital Service, has submitted to m. p.n
American Congress a paper the sanitation q, shin,
and quarantine He regards 1t as OF universal Diers,
that united efforts shall DO made, whenever o,D,r
tumity offers 10 crcumscrIbe, limit and eraihats a,
thor beginning, the diseases which produce reSil
lence The consideration OF ths sanitation Of the b,
Dr. Hamilton says, necessarily causes US 10 look a,
tho condition OF tho cargo when shipped, the psn
sonnet Of the passengers and the crew Tho sanitation
of ships and the administration Of quaraDen, a. well
can be much simplifed by the recognition OF an add
tonal article in the international code, which atclo
when admitted will cause each Nation to use reason.
abo vigilance In destroying disease centres within ifs
own territory When this shall be accomplished vel
low fever germs and cholera germs win no longer be
/ transported
1t Is essential continues the doctor. that certain
international refuge guarantees shall be established
and ma aimed near as practicable to ths definite
routes Of travel, and be completely equipped TO
these stations all infected vessels should lie obA.d
10 repair before final entry into the country OF dels
ton Tie certificate OF distinction aEi cleanliness
from the officer I'm command OF such station, should
entitle the vessel TO enter I'm free pratiquo; and I'll
port sanitary authorities should have the right to
send any suspected vessel to the nearest international
refuge station.
Dr. Hamilton ventures the individual opinion. that
the following refuge stations would, Tor the present
ar least supply the needs of this proposed service
on the coast Of the United States. one at Torugas
KEYS. one at the Chandelier Islands; on the coast
of Mexico one near Vera Cruz; the Central Amert
can coast, one Colon on the Caribbean .0ist
one near La Guayra for the Antilles one near Pog Az
Prince for the brazilian coast, one al o. NOUN Of ths
Amazon NEAR Para for Uruguay and the Afgentlne
Confederation one az the mouth or the Rlo DC Ia Plaai
Peruvian coast, one near CaaO; for the Cnliel
states of Colombia one Panama for tle Neslera
coast OF Mexico one near AcepulcO for the Western
coast M the United states one az san Diego, one u
San Francisco and one near Pert Townsend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
NETWORK, NEW-HAVEN AND HARTFORD FL
NANCES

New-IIaven Conn, Nov. 20-The annual report
Of the New-York, w-Haven and Hartford Railroad,
which will be presented at this annual meeting on
December 10, made public tonight. Among
other things It says: The four tracks between New
Rochelle and Port Chester have been completed.
double track upon the Shore Line
Division has become necessity, and
work has been begun and IS being actively
prosecuted at various portions Of the twcaty-seven
miles between Clinton and New London. Upon the
NewYork division the WORK Of four-tracking will be
resumed" The financial report makes the following
showing: Income-Passengcr Observation-Disclosures
passengers S4,025, 45G So commut alton passengers.
S207 ,422 as; extra baggage, 800 81: special
trains etc, s223771 So; mails, S:46326 81; ex-
press, S274 497 o.; tolal $j,001 ,46j 81.
Freight departmcnt-Regua ST. 100 067 OF
hostlng, switching, etc, $4,000 81. Total. S4,102,-
3el 49, Rents, $110,5 10; grand total. $10,3l2,-
1873 40 Total expense including rents. taxes, etc,
S5,650284 II; dividends -four Of IL per cenD.
F1,35OO00 decrease In accounts pay able $6ol 607 IS
roadway bettements. SG32,2GO 20 equipments,
S4CO,25I IL four tracking roadway. 1921 800 25;
Shore Linz second track, $36.l77 80. Material
on hand, SG11 ,39j 81. Profit and loss,
$1,000 80. Balance leash and cash asSetsl.
October |, 1882 S3,007 ,026 IS total Sl6.165108 %
All OF the new stock recently authorized has been
taken by the old stockholders. The proceeds of this
issue Of stock used in paying the notes Of
the company and thus capitazing the floating debt,
increasing the capital from $l50OoOoo to 100000.