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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
The Universal Language.

The author of the language Volapuk,
Herr Schleyer, German, is still en-
deavoring to bring it into general use
for commercial purposes. A conference
has also been proposed to fix on some
tongue which can be commended to the
nations for general adoption.
1t is a chimerical dream. There is
no need of Volapuk, no need of con.
ference to adopt some composite Ian
guage that could come into common
use without hurting the susceptibilities
OF French, Germans, Russians, Italians
or the natives of Booriboola CHA. Sim
ply let one living language alone, and it
will take the world. 1t is English, the
language of Shakespeare, the Magma
Charta and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. In the time of Shakespeare
100000 spoke it. Today 100000, 900
speak it. Only one tongue is used by
more people, and that is the Chinese, the
speech of 300,O00,O00. But Chinese can
never be the language of the world. 1t
is to be English, and English only.
Zincke, statistician, declares that in
a century more there will be 1,000, ,000,,
600 English speaking persons. Matthew
Arnold wrote concerning the proposition
to fix arbitrarily on some language for
universal tongue, "Such language
will only be established by one language
acquiring a stupendous preponderance
of some kind" That preponderance
English is acquiring as fast as commerce
and the worlds material development
can advance. In the gold mines of
South Africa, at the Nicaragua canal
works on our American isthmus, in
Japan, in India and the South Sea is
lands, it is all over the same, English be-
ing spread by traders and workers.
In America this language, which is
the best mankind have found for prac-
tical, everyday use, is corrupted some
what by the overflow Of the languages
of Europe upon us. This must be
checked. The first duty of lawmaking
authorities in all the states is to compel
the English language to be taught in
the schools-taught, too, by those who
know how to use it. This is not coun-
try of mongrels. 1t is a country in
which the strong, rich, manly English
language shall be the common tongue
Of the people forever, country from
which this same English shall spread in
all directions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
The Value of Space.

Space in newspaper represents no
more nor less than commodity offered
for sale by the publishers, they being
no more nor less than merchants. Pub
fishers figure upon the expenses incident
to running paper in estimating the
value of space in their paper.
The price or cost of space in paper is
not guess work, nor simply price fixed
without reference to cost and circulation,
but on the other hand it is value ascer-
tanned by close figuring upon the ex-
penses incident to making such space
possible.
1t is not approximation, but an actual
and true value, allowing fair aud equit-
able per cent. profit upon the time and
amount of money invested.
No one would think about going into
grocery store and asking the proprietor
to give, without consideration, pound
of sugar. No one would even think of
entering dry goods store and ask to be
given, gratis, yard or so of muslin, or
anything carried in stock by the store.
Yet people will enter newspaper
office and ask for the publication, free,
of matter that costs the publisher an ac-
tual outlay of time and money. A pub
Usher pays, in actual cash, for all the
news published and in so doing he places
value on space.
Matter that will directly or indirectly
benefit the person desiring its pubica-
ton is of monetary value to that person
directly or indirectly.
Many persons desire the insertion of
an advertisement free on the ground
that they take the paper. No more
conclusive argument could be offered
that the publication of the item is worth
the fixed price of the publisher. If the
paper is worth the subscribing for and
reading, its space is an assured article of
value. Instead of people looking upon
newspapers as gratuitious medium,
they should be practical and look upon
them as they are, commodity of use
fulness and value.-C -Columbus Despatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

A thrilling experience that was which
the men on board Professor Bakers new
submarine boat encountered in their voy.
age under water from Detroit to Chi.
cago. The submarine boat was towed
by tug across the lakes at the time OF
the late terrific storm. To keep the boat
from being lost it was lowered below
the action of the storm tossed waves, ten
feet under water. There the men staid
till the wind subsided. They would have
died from suffocation, however, if they
had remained constantly ten feet down,
so every two hours, even when the waves
were highest, it was necessary to raise
them to the surface to get a Whit OF
fresh air. 1t was thorough test not
only of the endurance of the submarine
boat, but also of the men.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
Common Schools in the South.

George w. Gables has his say in The
Cosmopolitan about the education OF
the poor whites and blacks in the south.
He tells us first that the idea of the
south throughout is that that country
should be governed by gentlemen. "a
citizenship of and a government by gen.
tlemen only is the perfect formula OF
social order and fortune" to the south.
erner. This is beautiful ideal indeed
if only a country does the utmost in its
power to make all its citizens gentle
men.
The first preparation for this ideal
state is the education of the common
people, and in this respect Mr.. Gables
believes the southern states to be lack
ing. He finds that in the south generally
there is ample state provision for the
education of white young men whose
fathers are able to pay for their sons
schooling. There are costly select
schools, colleges and universities every.
where for the few, while the children OF
the many are growing to manhood in
blank ignorance.
The state outlay for the University OF
South Carolina is $1s4 per student. The
state outlay per pupil for the children in
the public schools is $1.S4. The total
value of all the public school buildings
in South Carolina is less than one-quar.
ter the value of the property of the uni
versity and military institute-the two
higher schools maintained by the state.
A like condition prevails in the othel
states. Mr.. Gables quotes the statement
of the commissioner of immigration fol
Alabama that the lack of public schools
is what prevents people from settling in
Alabama.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Women have talked dress reform fol
a dozen years past, but the first ones tc
really apply it are the Ann Arbor col
lege girls. On a stormy Gay not long
since they came out in force wearing
the Jenness Miller rainy day dress. The
skirt reached down half way between
the knee and ankle. Long CATERS GOV
cred the shoe tops and extended to the
knee. The girls declared they really en-
joyed walking in the mud and rain with
this rig on.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Charleston seems in fair way to re-
alize her dream of being the great Amer
ican seaport of the southeast. Then the
freight from the southwest will be
shipped to Charleston in preference to
New Orleans or New York, Charles
ton hopes. improvements for deepen
ing the harbor were begun by the ma
tional government several years ago
through the Eads jetty system. A new
channel has been thus washed out, four
teen feet deep in the shoalest spot.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
Pension Frauds Must Go.

The demagogues who have for years
been heaping up pensions as bribes for
votes, and the rapacious claim agents
who have made fortunes for themselves
by working upon the cupidity of others,
are naturally up in arms, says the New
York World, at the demand for a revi-
sion of the pension list.
Prudent statesmen of both parties and
the deserving old soldiers agree, how
ever, that something must be done, not
only to check the unnatural growth of
the pension list, but to cut down it's enor-
nous exactions.
The list needs to be made roll of
honor. The treasury needs to be saved
from bankruptcy.
A pension roll of a million names
twenty-seven years after the close of the
war, is self-evideDtly swollen by fraud
and increased by non-desert.
To tax this country 5000, 900, 900 year
for pensions is to impose an unjustifable
burden upon the people and to render
peace more costly than war.
1t is notorious that the object of the
present pension commissioner and his
immediate predecessor has been toswell
the list at the greatest possible speed for
the benefit of the Republican party.
"God help the surplusr cried Tanner.
Raum's boast has been that he would
grant $4,000 new pensions in a year.
There can be neither honesty nor justice
in such an administration of the office.
Justice alike to deserving veterans and
to the taxpayers requires that the pen
sion list be carefully scrutinized and
purged Of fraud and unworthiness. A
commission might be appointed for each
state or agency to take proof as to every
name added within the past ten years.
Some means must be adopted to correct
an abuse of the noble sentiment of pa
triotism which has become intolerable.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
Our Friends the WOrkingmen.

Two items of recent news show that
workingmen are beginning to learn how
to fight. A great organization, said tc
embrace 10000 mechanics and laborers
has been formed in western Pennsyl.
vania. 1t is called the Western Penn.
sylvania Industrial association. The or.
ganizers say it is formed for political
purpose, and that purpose is the election
to Office of only such candidates as are
pledged to the interests of the working.
man. They will take no account Of
party, but will stand simply and solely
on the ground of favoring the working.
man. The candidate who pledges him.
self to do this will secure their votes.
If these men live up to their blue china,
they can secure almost any measure
they want. But the chances are that
after passing high sounding resolutions
they will drop apart and each sneak off
his own way and drop into the ballot
box his same old Democratic or Repub,
lican ticket.
The other significant news item is that
large number of striking workmen in
a certain industry are starting CO.
operative factory of their own. They
will make contracts and do work and
transact business just as the firms did
by whom they have hitherto been en-
ployed. They cannot help making a
success if they stand together, in spite
of jealousies and unacquaintance with
business forms. All they do not know
they can learn with patience and per-
severance.
Workingmen's cooperative factories
have often failed, but that is no sign
they are to fail forever. Workingmen
have in their own hands the power to
peaceably accomplish all they desire if
they will use their brains.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

REPRESENTATIVE Wilson, of West
Virginia, who presided over the con-
vention which nominated Cleveland
and Stevenson, and who recently went
10 New York upon the invitation of
MIR. Cleveland, is one of the strongest
advocates for the holding of an extra
session as soon as practicable after
the Inauguration, and following are
his reasons: "The true worth and
value of tariff bill cannot be tested
in a short time, and the first effects
appear to be sometimes what they
really are not. I think it would be
most impolitic to place a new tariff
bill before the country just previous
to the elections of 1894. For this
reason I favor the extra session idea
and think the sooner the proposed
tariff changes go into effect the better
will the final result be for our party .
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
FREELAND, DECEMBER 5, 1892.

The death of Elk Governor Henry
M. Hoyt at Wilkes-Barre last week
took from Luzerne county gentle
man of which it could well afford to
be proud. Although a staunch Re-
publican, he was not of the kind to
allow partisan feelings to dominate
his principles and he numbered his
intimate friends by the hundreds IN
both parties. The people of this
county took an especial pride in con-
sidering Mr.. Hoyt one of themselves,
as he had been chosen to fill the
highest office in the state and did it
in u manner creditable to himself and
his county.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

AN investigagation of the Reading
combine has been made by a com
mittee of congressman, and the public
may expect to have report of their
work some time before the next presi-
dental election. Of all the hupbugs
that congress is responsible for, these
Investigating committees are un-
doubtedly the greatest. There was
never one yet that accomplished a
particle of good, except to give the
members of the committee fine time
at the public's expense. The one
appointed to investigate the strike
here in 1S87-S8 swooped down upon
the coal regions with a great flourish,
and, after examining many witnesses,
returned to Washington. Nothing
more was heard of them until two years
after the strike was ended It will
be somewhat the same with the Read
ing committee. When the combine
is dead and demolished they will
come to the front with mass of
testimony and report that means
nothing, and then, likely as not, will
claim the credit Of breaking the deal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
How Hastings Ate His Crow.

The Democrats of Carrolltown on
Thursday night of last week painted the
town red in honor of the Democratic
victory at the late election. Several
speeches were made, one by General D.
II. Hastings, and as the general trains
in the other camp, in his speech he ate
his share of crow with as good grace as
possible. e.-EbensJurg Cambria county
Freeman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

IT is interesting to note the as
tonishing growth of the railway
mileage of the United States from
1880, when there were less than 40
miles of railway, up to 1890. In
1910 the figures were 2,755 miles, in
1850 they had risen to S,571 miles, in
1860 the total had swelled to 2S,91G
miles; the census of 1870 showed the
mileage to be 49,16S miles; that Of
1880 placed the figures at S7,724
miles, while the eleventh census
figures give 163,597 miles. Out of a
total mileage for the world of $40, ,2S1
miles, the United States has 44.2S
per cent. of the whole; and exceeds by
3, 493 the entire mileage of the Old
World, as Europe's 136,S65 miles,
Asia's Is, ,799 miles and Africa's 1892
miles make an aggregate of but 1885,
655 miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The Philadelphia Press works
itself up into Mysteries at least six
times a week over the thoughts of
what the Democrats will or will not
do after March 4, 1898. The old
grandmotherly journal stamps and
storms like a disappointed hag at
every prospect or proposal mentioned
that may have for its end the revision
of present methods of running this
government. 1t seems to think the
country will surely go to hades unless
its advice is followed by Cleveland x
Co. The Press ought to bury itself
under the Democratic majority and
get out of the way of progressive
ideas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The French campaign in Dahomey
lasted two months and a half, ending
with the capture of Behanzin's capital
Abomey. 1t contains 10000 inhabitants
and had a ditch and hedge of thorn
bushes around it. But the French got
in, the fierce Dahomeyans fighting them
every step of the way. OF French
soldiers under Colonel Dodds in the
African campaign there were 1000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Far too many of us may eat with our
knives in America. We are devoured
with curiosity and make no hesitation
about asking even an Englishman any
thing we want to know about him. We
talk through our noses, and say (which"
when we mean "what" interrogatively.
American women, God bless them! wear
their diamond rings to breakfast. But
no lady members of our pork and pc
troleum American aristocracy, so far as
heard from, ever yet accused one another
of stealing jewelry and had scandalous
lawsuit about it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Sharp complaint is made of how the
farmers of Maine are ground down by
the heel of the greedy capitalist" In
this case the greedy capitalist is the
sweet corn Gamer of Maine. The prin-
cipal agricultural industry in some parts
of the state is the raising of sweet corn
for the canneries, and Maine canned
sweet corn has name throughout the
world. A writer on the subject tear
fully begs the prosperous Gamers to
consider the farmers q little next year,
and for the love of humanity to offer a
fair price to the farmers. Well, they
will not do it. 1t is not the way of cap.
italists ever to cut down their own prof
its for the love of humanity. The only
thing will be for the agriculturists, for
love of themselves, to start canneries of
their own on the cooperative plan.
They can do it. The canneries of Maine
are represented as without exception
prosperous and growing more so.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

George William Curtis created the
Easy Chair department in Harper's
Magazine as far back as 1853. He con-
tinued it till his death. Then the Har-
per's dropped the department, for the
Easy Chair had become empty forever.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Eight states have taken advantage OF
the appropriation for naval militia
and already have promising and toler,
ably well equipped force of young vol
unteer sea1nen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Forces that utterly subjugate and
enslave the mind of mediocrity some
times rouse to thought and action the
great soul, says Ingersoll, writing about
Ernest Renan in The North American
Review.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Speaking Of the suicide of man be-
cause he had been slandered in news
paper, writer remarks, ut was deed
which but marks the ending to another
chapter in the damnable history of per-
sonal journalism"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

An international congress of shoe
makers will be held in Zurich, switzer-
land, next year, at the time when the
international labor congress meets in
that city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Erastus Wiman says the receipts of
the transatlantic steamships would be
cut down at least one-third by a cholera
epidemic next summer. The whole
country would be affected proportion
ately. Every precaution against a
cholera visitation in 1893 must therefore
be taken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

There are nearly billion dollars of
paper money of various kinds in oircu-
lation at present in the United States.
OF this amount there are 1926, 900, 900
silver certificates, $l16, 900, 900 coin notes
under the law of July, 1890; $172, 900, 900
national bank notes, and still $346, ,OOO,-
600 In old legal tender notes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The electric searchlight to be used in
Jackson park at the Chicago fair will
have an illumination of 100000, 900 can
die power. The carbons in the radiator
are twelve inches long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

If the rabbits of Australia were to be
exterminated the price of felt hats
would rise at once. In New South
Wales in one year as many as 20 ,2sO, 900
rabbit skins have been shipped to Eng
land
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The British colony of New Zealand,
east of Australia, has conferred the bal
lot on women. 1t is in New Zealand
that cooperative farming has begun to
make progress.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Do not pin people down and tell them
with the air of one who has discovered
great truth something they have
known all their lives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

Somebody claims that an electric plant
has been discovered in India which will
influence a magnetic needle twenty feet
distant.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The very precautions you take against
Catching" cold often make you more
liable to it. Make friends with cool
fresh air and it will not hurt you.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The result of the Carmaux (France)
strike shows the power labor can exer-
else by securing the election of its friends
to important positions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05

The manufacture of wire nails has
reached such perfection that the latest
approved machine makes wire nail
twelve inches long and weighing half q
pound,
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-18
Eall;biIity.

The necessity which teachers are I'M.
der of Icing perfectly lure of their
statements or else of being not too
positive in making them was illustrated
recently by an incident of actual occur.
renee in a public high school. A pupil
was reading during a recitation in Eng.
lish literature while the teacher, with
no book in his hands, and with folded
arms, walked up and down the recita.
ton room.
Hypocrisy, says La Rochefoucauld.
is the homage which vice pays to vice."
the pupil read.
THAT is very true" said the teacher,
''but don't say Homage; say 'omage;
the h is not sounded"
"'Omage," said the pupil, obediently.
Read on, now"
"Sir," said the pupil, may I please
read the note at the foot of the page?"
You may do So"
The pupil read: Homage In pro-
nouncing this word the h is frequently
omitted by uneducated persons. 1t
should always be sounded"
In some cases there is absolutely
nothing to be said. and on this occasion
the teacher said it-Youth's Compan.
ion
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-18
STOCK ITEMS

Sheep scatter their droppings mers
evenly over the land than any otheI
stock.
Usually with hogs intended for spring
market it will be best to commence
crowding in good season.
To make the best quality Of meat
give the hogs clean feed, pure water
and comfortable quarters
Pigs need more or less grain every
day from the time they learn to eat I'M
til they are finished for market.
One Of the items in the care and man
agement of hogs both in breeding and
feeding is to maintain constitutional
vigor.
Ten good grade cattle, we'll cared
for and fed. will return a better profit
than twenty scrubs left to care for
themselves.
In breeding with all classes of ami
mails there will be some inferior ami
mails, hence the necessity for continued
care full selection.
Young stock Of all kinds reed espe-
cial care during the next month or sin
weeks on account of the changeable-
ness of the weather.
With sheep as with other stock a first
cross makes a good feeding animal, but
the breeding cannot be carried any
farther with profit.
Sheep will thrive better il they car
be given a change of pastures OCCASION
ally. In nearly all cases two pastures
are better than one.
When kept for mutton alone the
sheep require extra care. Good past
urage with liberal feeding is necessary
to secure the best results.
Filthy quarters at this time is often
the cause of disease among the sheep
especially when the weather is rainy
and the quarters get damp in addition.
Plenty of cheap pasturage in summer
and plenty of good rough feed in win
ter are two essentials in realizing ths
largest profit with cattle on the farm
Lambs, wool, muttons and manure
are the four essential points Of sheep
raising and with all four, if properly
managed, q fair profit should be reat
lied
A good grade of stock, good anc
cheap pasturage, plenty of cheap feed
the winter, and good care are
the essentials of profitable cattle keep
ing.
While cattle relish green food early
in the spring it is q detriment to turn
them into pastures until the grass has
made a sufficient growth to furnish .
full supply of feed.
Because a hog occasionally delights
In wallowing in the mud is hardly q
reason for considering them
naturally filthy. Give them a fair OPP
portunity and they will keep clean