Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-01-15
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


race will be great indeed. 1t may no
cure, but it will do incalculable good.
The new gun throws shells fifteer
miles. Next thing, facetiously observe
the New York Sun. we shall have Il
send man up in balloon to look owe
the cOnveXity of the earth and signal tn,
gunners where to aim at an enemy wh'
is not in sight.
TT is asserted that there are 1872 Ameri
cans, who are worth more than SO, 900,
900 each. Thirty-fiyG Americans are pu
down at more than $4,000. 900 each
John d. Rockefeller is figured out to be
the richest American, his wealth being
estimated at $l35. 900. 600 1t is safe ia
say that no country editor is worth quite
this amount.
Our of 110, 900 answers by farmers to
inquiries addressed to them by combi-
nation of New England and Chicago
agricultural journals it was learned that
sentiment at the time of the poll was
pretty evenly divided between those who
favor and those who oppose government
ownership of railroads. A large number
who oppose the ownership advocate con
troll by other means. A majority urre
government aid to agricultural educa-
ton
AT the dedication OF the New York
World building MIR. Pulitzer was pre-
sented beautiful model in silver of the
Pulitzer building. The model is 81
inches high from the foundation to the
top of the flagstaff, and is placed on a
silver plaque, 24X26 inches. The whole
is incased in frame of quartered oak.
The silver used in making this model was
received over the counter in payment for
copies of the World, but the cost of the
memorial was betrayed by subscriptions
from every member of the World staff.
BARON HIRsCH is the greatest philan-
thropist in Europe. He has established
special Office with corps of clerks for
the management of his plans. He has
given 100000 900 for instruction, in
Galicia. lie has offered $40, 900, 900 for
the public schools of Russia on condition
that no distinction shall be made in the
application of the fund as to race or re-
ligion. The offer was declined. He
now proposes to transport to the River
Plate half million of Russian Jews.
In memory of his dead wife, G. d.
Wood, of Brooklyn, offers to endow the
Young Women's Christian Association,
of that city, with $125, 900 if the associ-
alton succeeds in raising an additional
800, 600 within the coming six months.
Such proposal is certainly an incentive
to earnest endeavor, and Mr.. Wood de-
serves additional praise for inaugurating
his good work while he is alive instead
rf loorripo - 20 o..t, r. l..
will and testament.
THE second day of March. 1891, prom
ises to mark one of the most important
epochs in the history of Australia. On
that day there will assemble in the city of
Sydney the representatives appointed by
all the Australasian colonies to consider
the projected union of those portions of
the British empire under one great con-
federate government. As matters at
present stand, there is every probability
of the scheme being carried to a success
ful issue without any long delay.
A DEvoUT Russian residing near Arch
angel, on the coast of the Polar Sea, ar
rived lately in Odessa, on his way to the
Holy Land, which he proposes to ex-
plore from one end to the other. He
has made the entire journey on foot and
entirely without means, trusting to the
support of God and of the human hearts
ne may move for his sustenance. lie
eats nothing but bread and salt, and
carries no baggage to speak
of. The journey of this man is most
wonderful undertaking, considering the
wilderness-like condition which for
thousands of miles exists in the stretch of
country he is travelling.
A WRITER in the Chautauquan gives
description of GLOW the People are
Counted" and says that women seem to
be better adapted than men to the nim-
BILE work of managing the machines
used in the Census Office. He quotes
from the Superintendent of the Census
as follows: THE average number
counted by the woman clerks was 0, 500
families, or AZ, $50 persons, and by men
clerks 6,5s7 families, or 80, 0S5 persons.
Thus it will be seen that women aver
aged nearly onehalf more than the men,
1t is also worth nothing that of the forty
three who counted more than 10000,
thirtyeight were women and only five
men,"
HENRY NJ. STANLEY does not converse
freely about his plans for the future but
people who know him say that he will
never again indulge in an African adven-
ture, 1t is over twenty-five years since
he went to Africa with the Abyssian ex-
pedition, and twenty years since he left
Zanzibar in search of DR.. Livingstone,
and his various expeditions since then
have given him all the experience as
discoyerer that he desires He now
seeks life less harassing, and would
like to enjoy domesticity as a married
man. If, however, be fitting post of
duty as Governor of some part of east
ern Africa were offered to him, he might
not refuse the offer.
GENERAL o. o. HOWARD attributes
much of the uneasiness of the Indians to
the influence of the women of the several
tribes. 81 remember an incident in the
Nez Perce war which will illustrate what
want to show" said the general. "'rhe
Indian youths separated themselves from
their band and managed in some way,
the particulars of which do not know,
to capture a score or more of horses and
blankets. When they returned to camp
they were simply idolized by the maid
ems of their tribe. You see, they say to
the young braves of the tribes, why
don't you go AID do rs your forefathers
didl Fight the white man, capture his
horses and be braves.'"
THE inspec ion of the garrisoned posts
by General Brcckinridyes subordinates
has resulted in the collection of some in
teresting statist os. These show that in
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