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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
st. jackson Day.

Nothing could possibly exceed the sat
isfaction with which Democrats in gen
eral celebrated the seventy eighth ami
versary Of the battle at New Orleans,
Jan. s, 1916, in which the British General
Pakenham was killed and the British
were finally beaten and driven off by the
indomitable Andrew jackson.
The main reason for celebrating Gen
eral jackson each year may be his great
victory over the British. or it may be
his equally great historic saying, ITO
the victors belong the spoils." However
that may be, the 9Th Of January is in
teresting alike to the Democratic politi-
clan and to the student of history. 1t
really was great victory. that which
jackson won at New Orleans. To at
least 10000 of the best soldiers in the
British army jackson could only oppose
perhaps 5000 militia from Kentucky
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
To these states belong the glory of Jack
sons victory. Their regiments Of hunt
ers were excellent marksmen. 1t is par
ticularly interesting to note, too, that
among these valiant fighting men there
was battalion of negro soldiers The
colored people, therefore, have a right to
Join in celebrating Jackson's Day. Their
race helped to win the victory
Then after the battle was all over and
hu oF hr,,,a Pritich onlIiaro Low
dead upon the field. among them half
the men Of the splendid Ninety-third
Highland regiment, jackson gave orders
for the burial of those who had fallen.
The British were permitted to bury all
'sheir own men who lay beyond certain
distance from Jackson's intrenchments.
Those within that distance were buried
by the American soldiers themselves.
After all was over an incident oc-
CURED which shows that brave men are
always generous The British command
er was surprised at receiving from Gen
eral jackson, under flag Of truce, pack
age containing the watches, swords and
epaulets of those of his officers who had
been buried by the Americans. A cour
teous note from General jackson re-
quested that the articles be handed over
to the families of the men who had fallen.
In this case, at least. the victor did not
keep the spoils nor allow his followers to
to keep them. For this all of us-Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Populists and Pro-
hibitionists-join in honoring the MEM
Ory of Old Hickory.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
For the Greater United States.

At meeting of the South Norfolk
Liberal association on Saturday there
was an almost unanimous expression of
opinion in favor of the political union of
Canada with the United States. Fol
lowing upon the resolution passed by
the Liberals of the town of Simcoe on
the previous day this event indicates a
drift of public sentiment which it would
be useless to ignore or belittle. Poll
ticians of the small sort may try to make
capital out of the fact that these declara-
tions were made by Liberal conventions.
1t would be easy to point out, on the
other hand, that two of the leaders in
the annexationist movement, Mr.. Solo
mon White, M. P. p, and Mr.. T. M.
White, secretary of the Political Union
association, are Conservatives, and that
majority of the signers of an annexa-
ZIONIST document published in this city
are of the same political faith.-Toronto
Globe
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

He was small boy travelling with his
father and mother on train. and the
way in which he warwhooped up and
down the car aisle made him terror to
the other passengers.
sit STILL" said his father in foghorn
voice; "how can | hear myself think
when you're making such a racket"
There, there, Johnny. dear, you dis
turb pa" said his fond mother.
But the infant terror kicked and cried
and refused to keep one position sec
ond at time.
"Td like to have the raisin of that
boy-I just would" said sharp fea-
tured woman who had her knitting
along.
Il wouldn't mind having hand in it
myself" said man who was regarding
the youngster with murder in his eye.
"Sit still, Johnnie, dear" said his moth
er placidly for the 9OOth time
why don't you call him John? He
might pay more attention to you then,
said his father Grossly.
What's in nameY' asked the mother
by any other name he would be our
Johnny still"
"Then for heavens sake give him an
other name," retorted his pa, "for he
hasn't been still moment with the one
he has,"
Then he plugged his ears with cotton
while the other passengers encored his
last remark.-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
Not Superstitious.

Uncle Job Mcintosh, an elderly negro
who lived not many years ago ON one of
the Georgia sea islands with his wife
Hannah, used frequently to rebuke his
wife for her "slooperstishin. "Yo's a
heap too slooperstishis, Harnah," he
would say. why ain you done obsarve
me, ole oman? Yo' ain nebber seen me
min no slooperstishin. Dey ain no dog
howlin wot kin skeer me; dey ain no
black cat wot kin make me beleebe dat
Tze gan fer to diel'
Aunt Hannah paid no attention. She
was accustomed to let Job assert his su-
perlor virtues without contradiction, be-
ing quite aware that he was no better
nor wiser than his fellows.
The very night after this positive as
sertion on Jobs part of his independence
OF superstitions Aunt Hannah was sud
denly taken very i'll with cholera NOR
bus. Job, after satisfying himself that
her case was really alarming, set out
just at sunrise to fetch the doctor.
He was just making his way in de-
pressed frame of mind through the path
overgrown with wild orange and jas
mine that leads from his cabin to the
boat landing. His eyes were upon the
ground. Suddenly he became aware that
some object was confronting him on the
path and he looked up with start.
There standing facing him was a big
black cat, its glossy back arched, its tail
erect and swollen to what seemed an ex-
traordinary size, and its golden eyes
ghttering in the light of the rising SUM-
1t was merely some wandering tabby of
large size returning from a nights foray
and startled by Jobs quick approach in
to making bold show of resistance, but
TO the negro's dazed eyes it was an aston
ishing and terrible object.
Job threw up both hands and screamed:
"'Tain't me, Marse Satan! 'Tain't me
dat's sick, tells ye It's my ole oman
Harnah dat ye come fer 'Tain't me.
Marse Satan!'
Jack Tolliner. on his way to the rice
plantation, came up just at this moment
and took in the whole situation. and
while the cat turned and ran off through
the jungle, Jack laughed long and loud
at Jobs fright. Youth's Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

Modern astronomy is more deeply in
debted to the science of photography
than the average reader may imagine.
Without the aid of the camera and the
perfect views it has given us of the
bodies far out in space" our knowledge
of celestial geography in the latter part
of this the grandest of all the centuries,
would be meager indeed. When, where
or by whom the camera was first point
ed skyward with the intention of photo
graphing a planet, or even whole sec
ton of the star spangled canopy which
envelops our little world, will not
attempt to say, but the grandest of
all such undertakings is that which
has been inaugurated and partially
carried out by the astronomers and
scientific photographers of the world
during the past two years. Some mas
ter mind conceived the idea of mapping
the entire sky-of making bypath
chart of the heavens, as it were. This
idea when fully matured was commu-
nicated to others interested in that par
ticular branch of science, and the result
was an agreement that a celestial atlas
should be made.-St. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
All from Reading a Novel.

There are two men in this city who
are thoroughly convinced that much
good may come out of the perusal of
fashy novels. They have been soiourn
ing in state prison for the last five Years
one in Sing Sing and the other in Au-
burn. A day or two before Thanksciy-
ing they returned to their respective
homes free men. The governor had be-
come satisfied that they We're innocent
men, wrongfully convicted, and had
pardoned them.
The reading of a fiashy novel by one
of the convicts while lounging in the
corridors of the prison led to an investi
cation which convinced great MANY
influential persons in this city that two
men had been railroaded to prison-one
for fifteen years and the other for eight
cen years-simply because of lack of
proper legal defense. The reader of the
novel was so impressed by the exu-
berant sentiment that trickled through
the narrative that he made up his mind
that the authoress, for it was woman's
story, must be very soft hearted.
He therefore lost no time in sending
her written statement of his case, with
an appeal to aid him in securing his lib
erty. The story touched the heart of
the novel writer, and she supplied the
necessary money to have complete in
vestigation Of the case made by an EN-
inent New York lawyer. The active in
terest of New York newspaper man
was also enlisted, and a good deal of
hard work was done within a few
months. The producer of lurid novels
forgot her calling in her enthusiastic
fight for justice, and it is safe to say
that the two liberated men will never
be found in the ranks of those who treat
her stories with contumely.-New York
Times
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

A sailors trousers are the foundation
on which the learned Professor Heilprin,
of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences.
rests his theory that the north pole can
be discovered, and that within a few
years. This garment was the property
of a seaman whose ship entered the
arctic regions by Behring sea. Some
how the apparel got into the ocean cur
rent, was swept away up toward the
pole and finally came down along the
shore of Greenland, where it was dis
covered. A ship, argues Professor He'll
prin, can go where these trousers have
been. And it is fact that an expedition
is going to start from Norway in the
spring of 1898 to try it.-Boston Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

Horses and cattle never look so miser-
able as when standing exposed to cold
and driving rain. Every field in which
cattle are turned loose should have some
loose shelter provided, however rough
and hardy the stock. If left to them
selves in state of nature they would
travel miles to some well known bank
or thicket, which would at least give
cover against the wind. Shut up be-
tween four hedges, they are denied alike
the aid of human forethought and of
their own instinct.
Bewick's vignettes of old horses or un-
happy donkeys, huddled together in
driving showers on some bleak common
express vast amount of animal misery
in an inch of woodcut.-London Spec
tator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

1t is a report highly creditable to the
good sense and intelligence of the rural
American voter-the paper in The North
American Review, in which Mr. William
Dudley Foulke records his experience rs
political campaigner in the west. He
says what is certainly true-that ii is
easy to make the unlettered understand
any question of politics IL the speaker
has the gift of putting it In plain. simple
language. That is the orators highest
gift. The colloquial style is the best,
Mr. Foulke tells us; but rant. noise. de-
clamation and stale jokes are of the past.
1t is things to think about that the peo-
pie want now-not stories to tickle their
humorous sense.
Once Mr.. Foulke was at a political
meeting at which Senator Sherman
spoke. He made no attempt at orator
ical display What he said was clear,
quiet and simple. The audience listened
to him with attention. but applauded
him very little He was followed by an
orator who told a great number of com
monplace stories and was uproariously
applauded But Sherman was the man
who gained the votes
Strangely enough, Mr.. Foulke, who has
spent half his life east and the other half
west, believes that the western man
the plain looking farmer and mechanic"
understands the economic questions of
politics better than the eastern man
The eastern man will detect an error in
grammar sooner, but the western man
flaw in argument first. He commends
especially the farmers and mechanics of
Indiana for their intelligence. But these
intelligent people ought to have the
grammar too Open air meetings make
the greatest show. but indoor meetings
are the ones that convince the voter
Especially encouraging are the following
evidences of the new departure in polit-
ical methods;
The professional story teller is at a discount
An apt illustration is always In place, and II
ought to be, but a speaker who goes through
the country today telling Of tho Republican
pup which has its eyes open and the Demo
cratic pup which has its eyes closed will not
win votes, even II he gets the whoops and
plaudits Of the boys and torch bearers in his
audience. Most disastrous Of all Is the abusive
speaker, the man who insists that all Repub-
leans are boodlers or that all Democrats are
imps of hell Personalities, unless they be the
mere recital OF clearly proved facts In the po-
litical records Of the men assailed. are most
unfortunate. vituperative epithets are worse
than useless The facts must speak for them
selves.
There has been great deal OF satire written
and believed regarding the absurd arguments
which have sometimes succeeded in inhuenc-
ing the verdict Of jury in a trial at law or In
influencing the judgment Of the multitude In
the trial Of political issues Undoubtedly per-
sonal, local and political preJudices cannot be
ignored, but with the spread Of general intelli-
gence these factors become constantly OF less
account. Political speakers often think that
they have to descend to the comprehension of
their hearers when. in point OF fact the good
sense of the men who listen is quite as great as
that of the man who addresses them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

DURING last week Washington was
overrun with church people from
every part of the country. They
We're there to protest against the
proposition to change the law regard
ing the Sunday closing of the Worlds
fair, and if talk will have any effect
upon congressman it is very proba.
BILE that the exhibition will be closed.
The arguments brought forth by
some of the opponents of Sunday
opening was that the fair would draw
the crowd away from the Chicago
churhes. This does not speak very
well for the churches, to say the least
If religious sentiment is SO dead
that all places must be closed in order
to get people to church, then it is
time to pass law compelling people
to 60 1t is but one step farther
than the Sundayites have already
gone, and not nearly as far as some
would like to go. A curious class
these must be who would compel the
hundreds of thousands that will be
in Chicago every Sunday to pass their
leisure time in the concert halls,
theatres and saloons rather than let
them view silent exhibition. Some
of the kinds of religion that is preva-
lent in the nineteenth century needs
reforming very much.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

A syndicate of engineers has applied
for the privilege of constructing an ell
evated railroad in Paris to be operated
by electricity. The project divides the
city into two parts by line running
north and SOUTH
A new street, 165 feet in width, will
be built, which will open into the prin-
cipal quarters, the Bourse, the Halles
Centrales, the Palais du Senat and the
Jardin des Plantes.
The central part of this route will be
reserved for the elevated line, which
will have two tracks resting on four
rows of iron columns twenty three feet
in height. The projected line will con-
meet with the Metropolitan railway and
with the important lines which already
exist.-Electrical World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

New JERSEY officials do not take
much stock in what Mcleod or even
what the Jersey Central managers say
The report that the latter company
had withdrawn from the combine, af
ter being ordered to do so by the
court, was welcome news, but it was
soon offset by McLeod's staggering
remarks about fixing things all the
same" When the Central and Read
ing people got together and made
another arrangement" concerning
prices and production the Jerseymer
were again after them with then
stick, and for violating the courts
order a receiver will be appointed fol-
the Central, so that the state will be
positive that its instructions are being
carried out. A little more JERSEY
blood in Penn ylvania officials would
make known the fact to Mcleod &
Co. thai there is also a constitution
and laws here.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

Since Miss Monroe, of Chicago, ap-
peared already laurel crowned and with
an ode that she had written herself the
bee of poetic ambition has fitted away
and now buzzes in the plug hat of the
Marquis of Lorne. He wants to garb
himself in the mantle of Tennyson.
With this laudable end in view he is
building some verses to his distinguished
mother-in-law, and it is feared no one
will dare to tell her how bad they are.
Somebody who really respects the late
lanreate's mantle should swear out an
injunction. Francisco Examiner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

Let US think of our mobs, riots and
lynchings and hang our heads. There is
one thing the people of localities where
such crimes against law and order are
committed should fully understand. A
region whore mob instead of law reigns
cannot become prosperous The decent
people who build railroads, churches and
school houses and by their industry add
to the prosperity of community will
shun the mob infested regions as they
would cholera hospital as a place Of
residence Electric lights, waterworks,
colleges and throngs of we'll to do, intel
Egent people will never be found in the
same atmosphere with lynch law and
moonshine whisky.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
FREELAND, PA, JANUARY 16, 1898.

The Republican papers of Phila
delphia have habit of making fre-
quent illusions to Tammany's alleged
misrule of New York, but they haven't
been saying much for month or so
past, They are so astounded at the
gigantic combination of corruption
and fraud in their own town that they
find it good policy not to throw stones
for awhile. The set of jobbers that
consti ute the Philadelphia Building
Commission could give even Tweed
lessons in wholesale robbery of the
people Philadelphia may be slow in
some respects, but it must be ac
knowledged that the old Quaker town
is no novice in raising crops OF mil
lion. dollar boodlers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

The state that will hold the balance
of power in 1903 is most likely Texas.
This state has in her own borders every
climate, shading off from north temper
ate to tropical The agricultural prod
ucts of every other state can be grown
in Texas from wheat to bananas Texas
has fifty-seven counties that are each
larger than Rhode Island Her area is
as great as that of all New England
with New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. Indiana and Ohio added. She
has besides a long sweep of seaboard
with cities and harbors, In a hundred
years all this vast region will be fully
settled. Think of the congressman that
Texas will furnish thenl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

Iris q well known fact that Cleve.
land is a warm friend and a sincere
advocate of civil service reform, as
was shown by his extension of the
service to the postoffice department
during his term. Harrison was
scarcely inaugurated when he revoked
this order, and for nearly four years
he and his subordinates have been
filling the postal service, including
mail agents, letter carriers, etc, with
men of his own party. Now when
his administration is drawing to a
close, he has the audacity to reissue
the Cleveland order and place several
thousand Republicans under the civil
service law. Harrison was RESPONSE
BILE for enough without adding this
act of partisan bigotry to his record,
and Cleveland would be doing moth
ing more than justice, and at the
same time would administer needed
rebuke to his narrow minded prede
cessor, if he will revoke this ordei
after his Inauguration.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16

The Congregational churches OF Eng
land and America celebrate this year
tragic and striking tricentenary. Their
church, built upon the principle that
each congregation shall be Independent
and manage and control absolutely its
own affairs, selecting always its own
pastors, was really founded in 1866 A
number of persons were confined in
Bridewell prison, London. for heresy
In their prison they organized the first
Congregational church. In 1892 another
congregation was established in London.
Several of these heretics and comeouters
paid for their temerity with their lives,
Early in 1898 the pastor of the church
and three or four Of its members were
hanged for saying there was another way
to heaven than through the Church of
England. But the blood of the martyrs
is the seed Of the church. and it proved
to be so Of the Congregational church.
While the Congregationalists Of 1893
solemnly commemorate the 300th ami
versary Of martyrdom, they will find in
the present and the future reason only
for rejoicing and hope.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
Two Ideas of Happiness.

An old farmhouse, with meadows wide
And sweet with clover on each side;
A bright eyed boy, who looks from out
The door with woodbine wreathed about,
And wishes his one thought all day:
"Oh, if | could but fly away
From this dull spot, the world to see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy | should bel"
Amid the city's constant din,
A man who round the world has been,
Who, mid the tumult and the throng,
Is thinking, thinking, all day long:
"Oh, could tread once more
The field path to the farmhouse door,
The old, green meadow could see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy l should be!'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-16
A Beautiful Old Ago.

A little time ago there died at Putnam,
Conn, Mrs Diana Douty, aged almost
1903. Other people have lived nearly OF
quite to her age in these closing years OF
the Nineteenth century often enough to
indicate that the average of human life
is lengthening as mankind grow cleanlier
and kindlier
But the one fact that Is remarkable In
connection with this venerable woman
is that she kept all her faculties unim-
paired up to the time Of her death It
was not then disease that took her off.
She seemed simply to go when her time
came las quietly and serenely as a
flower closes its petals at the close Of
day" So every human life should close,
painlessly and without the decay Of any
Of the mental powers. So it will close
when mankind are fully civilized.
Mrs. Douty had remarkable physical
health to begin. She had never been III
until year ago, when she had the grip
This physical constitution might have
given her the great longevity. But there
was another cause which kept her young
as the years went by She was woman
of bright. cheerful disposition. Her tenn
per was very gentle and calm. An at
mosphere Of content and good will ema-
mated from her and drew toward her the
kindly feeling of everybody who knew
her. She was helpful to all and be-
loved by all The pain, the insane pas
sion, the shriveling anxiety that burn
away the nerve forces and age men and
women seem to have had no hold upon
Diana Douty,