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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
THE LONE STAR STATE.


1t Has "a Larger Area than Most Persons
Are Able to Conceive.
OF the vast area of the larger Western
States people who have not visited them
and Travelled over them have no COM
prehensivc idea. Texas, the largest oil J
the United States, has an area Of 262,-
800 square miles. To the casual reader
these figures may mean very little; they
show, however, that the Lono Star
State is more than fifty-four times as
large as the State OF Connecticut. II 1t
were possible to Iun a railroad train
from lonnecticut to Texas and back in
a day, and II the train could take the
entire population of the Nutmeg State
as given III the last census at every
trip, and upon its return to Connecticut
there should be as many persons In the
State as there was before the train left
with its cargo, and IL each were placed
upon an acre of land upon his arrival In
Texas, the train would be obliged to
mal-e 224 trips or to depopulate Con-
necticut z24 times, before accomplish
ing its mission, and then there would re-
main in Texas 703, S0S empty ac. es.
If the entire State OF Texas wero
planted with corn, and the hills were
two feet apart, and the rows were three
feet apart, and IL every man, woman
and child in the State Of ConnectiYt
were set to work in the field to hoe fhe
corn, and each person were able to and
did hoe two hills in Ave minutes, it
wonld take this army of laborers
years $50 days and hours to hoe every
hill of corn in the State, laboring con-
tinuously day and. night 35j days each
year.
The man who tears that he could not
elb W his way around in the crowded
West without chatting the nap of his
oolt-sleeves may gather some so'ace
from the statement that the entire pop
ulation of theglobe, 1,4O0, 100000 souls,
divided into families OF five persons
each, could be located in Texas. each
family with house on half-acre lot,
and there would still remain 5o,C00,OO0
vacant family lots.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
WHEN THE WIND Blows

When the wind blows-wind of the north;
Wind of the wild, dark, raging sea,
Lashing its foam to furious froth
Where never a star in the heavens be,
Shut from a world of ceaseless SHOWS,
Somewhere, safe, when the north winl
blows,
Gold Hair doth sleepl
When the winl blows-wnd of the east,
Wind of n dawn that is chill AMI gray;
OF driving rain when the day hath
ceased
And boats steal up like ghosts from the
bay;
Close to the mist that looms and grows,
Somewhere, safe, when the east wind
blows,
Blue Eyes doth sleepl
When the wind blows-wn1 OF the west,
Wind from the way of the raiden NJ
sun;
Rocking the great wide world to rest.
Greeting the young stars one by one;
Where the scent of thu pine tree comes
and goes,
Somewhere, far, when thu west wind
blows.
Gray Eyes doth sleep
When the wind blows-wini Of the south,
Wind of a bloom and nightingales
thrill;
Stealing the smile of her red rose mouth,
Breathing a kiss over forest an hill;
Hu-hed, while the silvery river flows
Somewhere, sweet, whom tae south
wind blows
Dark Eyes doth sleep!
Virginia Clou !, in Boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
Building in Bermuda.

Bermudians have very little trouble in
building an ordinary house. A man
scrape' enough lucre together to buy
little piece of land and then borrows or
beg, cross cut saw, hand saw and an
ice chisel. He takes off the thin surface
of soil and gouges into the coral rock
with his caisel. Then he commences to
saw into the porous limestone and pres.
emily has collection of white blocks
about two feet long, eighteen inches wide
and twelve inches thick. When he has
taken out enough of them he has cellar
ready, aud he uses the blocks for walls.
Not much timber is required and the
process ia very simple. But only Ber-
muiian or al Englishman can do all
this, for no foreigner is permitted to
own real estate en- these islands. New
York Press,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
WALES.
A Rich and Beautiful Country and an In!
dustriOus People.

Iiich and Beautiful Country and an Ind
dustrious People.
Wales is only las miles long and sew.
enty miles broad, but it compares favor.
ably in size with Palestine, the home oi
the most religious races, and with
Greece, the land Of the most cultured
OF nations. According to its size, Wales
is the richest region on the globe, ex-
cept the State of Pennsylvania. The
iron and coal kings of nearly every
land are Welshmen. The scenery oil
Wales Is grand. There are no drives In
the world superior to those Though
Bettws-y coed, Pontaberglaslyn, and
Dolgelly, no valleys more beautiful than
than those of Llanrwst, Clwyd, Liam
gollen, and Abergavenny.
The Welsh are one Of the Oldest oi
the earths nations. The tombs OF their
kings date back to times before metals
were used. The tradition is that the
Welsh are the descendants Of Conner
the grandson OF Noah. The Welsh lam
guage Is full of force, fire, and pathos,
of movement and action. 1t has rich
old brogue like the Irish. 1t has no
more gutturals than the German. Wales
is the land of strange customs, the
most remarkable of which Is the
Eisteddfod, dating back to the fourth
century. 1t was literary congress,
where bards. historians, and harpers
competed for royal prizes, and was an
exposition for improvement in the i'm
plements Of peace and war, in domestic
manufacture and me- ans OF personal and
home comforts. This was probably the
origin of the Worlds Fair.
According to tradition the Indians OF
North America are of Welsh origin.
Prince Madoc brought their ancestors
over in the twelfth century. The Welsh
in America are strongest in the coal an
iron regions of Pennsylvania. In these
areas there are more Welshmen to the
square foot than in Wales itself. The
Welshman Is thrifty, owns his house,
and puts something by for rainy day.
Those immense coal fields in Pennsyl-
van!a, which to-day are more valuable
than gold mines, owe no small part OF
their value to the skill Of the men who
in other days came from Wales. The
same may be said of the great iron and
steel districts. Much Of the present
wealth of Pittsburg comes from those
who took their first lessons in iron
making in the great works at Dowlais
and Merthyr- Tydvil.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

which these regions were peopled
must have tasked even the incredible
fertility Of tropical soil. Until
lately these cities were unknown,
most of them being located in forests
almost impossible to penetrate, in
tested with poisonous insects and
reptiles, and rendered doubly perilous
by the malarial diseases which al
most invariably attack unacclimated
strangers. In such district of Hon
duras are found the ruins OF Copan,
once great city, but ruin even in
the time of Cortez, who passed within
few miles, but heard nothing of it.
The palace of Copan is gigantic ruin,
500 by 1000 feet In extent, with a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
American Coal Is Cheap Abroad.

Within the past few years American
coal has almost entirely replaced the
English fuel used on the Island OF Mar.
Unique, West Indies. The average con.
sumption there amounts to about 5000
tons month, nearly all of whc, goes
from Philadelphia. The price delivere
is $500 per ton, against Sj.3S for Eng
lish coal. Within the last year or two
quite a large trade in soft coal for West
Indian points has been built up at this
port, aud it keeps on increasing at
very satisfactory rate. p liladelpaia R,'
csrd.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
A Queer People.

Americans have become so accus-
toned to the oft-repeated assertion
that this is a new country that the idea
that America may have its own an
tiquities comes as a novel suggestion
To most American people Europe and
Asia contain the only remains of
former races, and when Americans
wish to study antiquity in it's ruins
they go to Italy, Greece, or Asia
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
THE MOUND BUILDERS.
RELICS OF A RACE ABOUT
WHICH LITTLE is KNOWN.

Mounds of the Mississippi valley-CIiT
Homes of the Colorado and the Palaces
of Central America-Giant Structures In
the Forests of Tropical America.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

htAi 10 tiS LIiiLlCi
Stella2 You look as
if some misfortune
had happened to you.
The girl addressed
was a tall, stately
young creature, still
in her "teens," " with
a striking face and a
m a n er W h i C b,
though not awk kward,
was a | tile too ab-
rupt and energetic to
be graceful. She re
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
STELIA'S OPPORTUNITY.
DY HELEN EvERsToN SMITH.

A ~ sta,Iaa Han l' aon 5ne matter, matt n,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
WORLD OF SPORTS.


 Ed Beecher will not sign with any club the coming season. He is pretty well satisfied with the blue coat and brass buttons of the Hartford police force.
 Pete Browning is not lost to base ball. The deal for that Louisville billiard hall has fallen through, owing to a disagree ment over the lease.
 Jimmy Ryan refuses to play with Chi cago unless the club fuliills three years old contract made with him last season.
 r. The New York team taken as a whole will be strong in base running, pitching and fielding, and medium in batting. According to Wards policy, fast, "get there" base ball will be played at all times and there will be no shirking.
 Buck Ewing told friend in Cincin- natl the other day that he was offered the cautaincy of the Chicago club this season and would have filled Anson's shoes had he accepted. Ewing declared that he wouldn't play for Spaulding at any price.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
NAUeATuck AND VICINITY.
Dolngs of Day Tn the Valley Ee4Ow
 This City.

Doings of a Day Tn the Valley Ee.ow This City. NAUGATUoK, April 3.-There was a large attendance at both masses at St Francis church yesterday, as also at St MlchaeIs, where extra seats had to be brought m. The offerings in both churches was very large while the flowers and music were very fine. Professor Stevens preached on "The Resurrection" at the Congregational church. The Rev Mir Tree closed his pastoral labors at the Methodist, while the Rev MT Beck preached his first ser mon since his return from the west, at the Swedish church. All the churches were well attended, the music was ap- propriate and the flowers beautiful. The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional society will be held to-morro W evening.
 Mir and Mrs George A. Lewis returned from the south on Saturday. Our public schools will reopen to- morrow, after ten days vacation. Any person interested in bible study cannot fail to be interested by the illus trated lectures to be given by Dr Henry Mason Baum at the parish house this and tomorrow evenings. Walter s. Morse of New York city l spent the sabbath here with his parents. August Schaffer, who has been i'll for some time, will start tomorrow for a months sojourn in Florida.
 Justice Hungerford on Saturday night at Il o'clock tried a young man named Gibbons for an assault; S1 and costs was required.
 Mrs D. P. Mills met with a serious accident at Charleston, S. O., while stopping over on their way home from Florida, falling down stairs, breaking two bones in her right arm, and also re. ceiving other bruises. The family left there last night and expect to get home this evening.
 A man in the employ of Knapp & Palmer had one finger taken off anc two smashed by being caught in a gear
 wheel, last week.
 Easter proved fine day here, but the cold wind prevented many from wear ing their new apparel. New hats were abundant.
 Two young men near the depot, who
 were spelling for fight on Saturday
 night, got handsomely whipped by tht
 parties they were abusing. They after
 wards went to the rear of the boarding
 house and did some damage, which they
 will pay for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03

Read the new "wants'' on the first page to-day. ie
 The third annual concert and sociable of the letter carriers will be held m City hall on Wednesday evening, and promises to be one of the most enjoy able events of the season.
 William Mascotte, aged 4S years, died yesterday afternoon at his home, B West Liberty street. The funeral will be held at S:30 tomorrow morning with services in St Ann's church.
 Last fall Wilfred Beaudouin left town and with him went a watch belonging to George Walker. He returned to the city, and to-day was arrested by Detec. tive Egan and Officer Kennaugh. s- The members of the local union 210, Painters and Decorators of America. held a largely attended meeting in Pfaff's hall at 8 o'clock this afternoon and discussed the situation. The offer made by the boss painters to grant the men a nine hour day with ten hours pay after September 1 was discussed. About 100 men were present. Every man is standing on his own man hood and there is no formal strike. II.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
NORTH END FIRE COMPANY.

The Sale of the Monitor Property on
 Bank Street Suggested.
 The need of a fire company in the north part of the city has long been felt and acknowledged. The fire commisa- toners recommended last December that $15, ,000 be appropriated for the erection of house in that section. The board of finance passed favorably on the recommendation but it was thrown out by the council when passing on the appropriations, not because it was not a necessity but the through fear of making the tax rate any higher. People interested in the matter, however have not been discouraged and many suggestions are being made to effect the purpose. One good scheme which should be con- sidered is the removal of Monitor Hose company, No 3, to a point somewhere in the neighborhood of High and North Main streets. The territory covered by this company so overlaps that of other companies that it could be readily spared from it's present situation. The house and land might be sold with sufficient profit to build and equip g new house, or if not sufficient the lot which the city purchased on Burton street, but which is now not thought desirable as a site, might be also sold.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

Call and look over the hobby spring clothing offered at low prices by J. B. Mullings.
 Any couple just starting housekeeping, who buy $10 worth of goods from H. Greenberg, will receive handsome lamp free of charge.
 Clocks sod on the installment plan by Lake, Strobel & Go.
 Miller & Peck have an unusually large line of dress goods on their counters this spring.
 "The soul of progress crying for elbow room" is the theme taken by John Moriarty in his weekly essay. He talks common sense in regard to the relation of land value to taxation.
 All the latest patterns in spring suits al low prices, at the store of the Waterbury One Price Clothing Go, 132 Bank street.
 'The Star of Waterbury" is a new brand of the excellent cigar that M. H. Waas is giving to the public. The "World" continues to be a favorite among lovers of good smoke.
 The testimonials for Sawyer's Dandelion Compound are genuine, given by respon- sible people who have been benefited by its use and who will gladly answer any letter of inquiry in regard to the med icine.
 A full line of millinery at I. Chase's, Exchange place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
An Open Letter By a Taxpayer to Il
 Rnard of Road CnmunissInnars

An Open Letter By a Taxpayer to the
 Board of Road Commissioners.
 To the Board of Road Commissioners:
 I am pleased with the five new rules adopted by the board at a recent meet ing. That the supplies and property of the city belonging to that department should not be disposed of except upon proval of every taxpayer; for the joint judgment of the board the board was made. There are plenty of individuals who would be only too glad to perform that joint duty for the city. But the average citizen, who has to search among the records of accounts for re- ceipts and expenses for the department can see clearer, without reading be- tween lines, the facts in the boards re
 ports than in it's delegates; that drivers of city teams shall take care of none but the city teams; that the board shall contract with all employees and appoint foremen and fix their compensation. Is it just that you will have a foreman paid $3 per day, standing over two men at 1.50 per day each man In days of yore James Colley paid foremen 8 per day. To fix their compensation are rules which the public has generally understood to be in existence and in force. Why should an inspector of his own motlon go and employ men from New York to pave at $5 per day, while better payers here, and taxpayers, at $3. 50 per day, can not get a days work Why should an inspector of his own motion go and employ strangers and no reason for doing it? No horses but those of the city shall be kept at the city barns will save the city many dollars. notice in the newspaper report with the doings of the board that the in- spector undertakes to inspect the doings of the board, as we'll as the streets and highways in the city. The paper makes him say 'that they will work great inconvenience, place the city property in danger" The street inspector also declares that he has never sold penny's worth of the city property without per mission, and says that the order com polling him to remove his horse will also oblige him to remove away from the city where he can secure barn room at reasonable figure. The city will no doubt carry out all it's contracts with it's employees that are employed by the joint action of the members of the board acting in it's official character is what we desire to see. If the board in- vestigated the pay roll they will find men digging snow at $2 50 per day.
 A CITIZEN AND TAXPAYER,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
UNFORTUNATE THOMAS DELANE.

ONF 0n ntOtNNI6 ipSmAO OGeANG'
 Dead From Consumption at the State Prison-His Brother Died at the Same Place Three Months Ago. Mrs Mary Delane received a telegram to-day from Warden Chamberlain of
 the state prison announcing the death of her son Thomas, a prisoner at
 Wethersfeld, last night, and asking what disposition would be made of the
 remains. Another son, Patrick Delane, died in the prison on January 2, just
 three months before his unfortunate younger brother.
 The Delane boys were senter ced to one year each in prison with Daniel Cullum for burglarizing the store of Mrs Han nah Coss on Railroad Hill street, on the
 night of April %, and afterwards at. tempting to rob a milkman on Washing. ton avenue. Their terms would have expired in June.
 Soon after being imprisoned both be.
 gan to fail in health and succumbed tc
 the ravages of consumption. The case of Patrick Delane, the older brother
 was written up in the New York World
 in it's charges of cruelty and inhuman
 treatment of sick prisoners, against Warden Chamberlain.
 Undertaken Mulville will go tc Wethersfield for the remains of the un. fortunate man tomorrow. Delane was
 twenty-eight years of age.
 Mrs Mary Delane, the mother of the
 boys, visited her son three weeks ago At that time he was in the hospital, re. ceiving better treatment than he other.
 wise would, probably owing to the pending investigation of Warden Chamberlain's methods. Patrick De
 lane, it is said, was not placed in the
 hospital until day or two before his death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
EASTER IN WATERBURY.
Appropriate Sermons and Special Mu
 In the Churches.

in the Churches.
 It was just a little too cold yesterday to be an ideal Easter day. There was 6 chill in the air and the high wind gave spring millinery baptism of dust that was both disagreeable and destructive For this reason, perhaps, the display oi spring costumes was not the equal oi former years.
 The attendance at all of the churches
 was unusually large and special services and sermons appropriate to the day
 were held. The decorations of Easter lilies, palms and potted plants were beautiful, and elaborate musical pro grams were rendered. In the Sacred Heart church Minis grand vespers were sung in the evening with orchestral accompaniment.
 At the church of the Immaculate Conception the ceremony known as the forty hours devotion began at the 10:3C o'clock mass, with Rev J. A. Mulcahy as celebrant; Rsv William Lynch, dea. con, and Rev P. J. Kennedy, sub-dea. con. The services will conclude with g solemn high mass tomorrow morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
NUTMEG CRAVINGS,
Excerpts From the Columns of Our Daily Exchanges.

Excerpts From the Columns of Our Daily
 Exchanges.
 At noon yesterday fire was discovered in the large shoe store of w. T. Law renee & Son, at 115 Main street, Hart ford. The store is located in a three story brick block and the flames when first discovered in the basement gave reason to fear a serious conflagration. It burned fiercely and the fireman could not overcome it for two hours. All the stock in the basement was destroyed as we'll as a large amount of valuable goods in the upper part of the store. The loss is $5,OOO, fully covered by in- surance. The flames started from the overloaded fiues of furnace.
 Stiles F. French left his home in Bridgeport in 1860 and enlisted in the army, since then he had not been heard from until about three weeks ago, when he wrote from Indiana to his sister in Bridgeport. The estate of his father who died in 1880 will have to be re- divided so as to include the long lost heir.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.


An Unknown Man SufrOcated By Gas in a New Haven Hotel.
 A man who registered at the Globe hotel, in New Haven, late Saturday night as "John Cummings, city" was found dead in his room yesterday morn- ing with the gas turned on. He went to the hotel about II 80 Saturday night, partly under the influence of liuuor. Cummings was about 46 years old, five feet eleven inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds. He had dark hair and a dark gray mustache. He was evidently laboring man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
Reid & Hughes
E. asteF Glove Offering.

Ladies button Kid Gloves in tans and browns at soc pair.
 Ladies' button Kid Gloves, in tans, browns and reds, at 75c pair.
 The best quality Biarretz GlUvts, will not rip, all colors, 79c pair.
 Biarretz Gloves, in lavender, lemon and pink, at 9Sc a pair.
 Ladies' 2 hook Iacing Gloves. in tans, modes, slates, black, red, green and navy blue, at $l.00 pair.
 Ladies' 1 button White Chamois Gloves with binding and buttons to match at $1 pair.
 Ladies' button real Kid Gloves in tars, red, blue and green at $1 apair.
 Ladies' 4 button Gloves in fancy shades only, with fancy wrists, something en- tirely new, at $1.25 a pair.
 Ladies' 4 button glace real Kid Gloves in tans, greens, reds and blue, with large brass buttons, at $1.35.
 N. B.-Friday next being a legal hol- day our store will be closed all day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
Murderer Hamilton EIectrocuted.

SING SING, Apr 3.-James Hamilton, the colored ex-minister, was electro. cuted at 11:12 to-day for the murder of his wife last May. A shock lasting one minute was sent through his body, after which he was pronounced dead. The chair was the same as used at the cleo trocution of murderer McGuire in De- cember,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
OVER ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Russian Church Blown Down Durin
 the Easter Services,

VIENNA, April 3.-Reports have just been received from Tifiies, Russia, stating that the Russian orthodox church at Gudrai was blown down during a terrific hurricane. An un- usually large crowd had gathered for the elaborate Easter services, and when the walls began to rock a panic ensued. A few succeeded in leaving the building before the walls fell in. More than one hundred are known to have been killed outright, and a much larger number are seriously and perhaps fatally hurt. The work of recovering the bodies is being carried on rapidly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
LOCAL LINES.

Special Easter gifts present d to cuRto- mers at PHLELAN'5 Saturday. r.
 Five thousand dozen Fresh Eggs at LADD'5, at seventeen cents @ dozen.