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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
His Opportunity.

1t sometimes happened during the era Of
Reconstruction" in South Carolina that
the quondam slave was promoted above his
former master. So it happened that Pom
pey Smash, coal black negro, became a
trial justice"
was not long before Pompey had a case
before him. When the jury arose and be-
gan moving toward the adjoining room for
consultation, one of the lawyers interposed
and said, May it please your honor, you
have not charged the jury"
Whereupon Judge Pompey gathered up
himself, and with all possible dignity said:
"Gen'men of dis jury, MS dis is de fust
time l have had yo' befo' me, l cha'ge
each one of yo' one dollah and half"-
Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

by delegates Senator Sherman has been
requested to open the congress with an adj
dress of welcome to the foreign delegates,
and President Gage will follow him with
q general address of welcome to all the
delegates present The delegates from other
countries will then be introduced to the
congress, and it is expected that each of
them will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to enlighten the assemblage upon
the financial system, banking methods and
resources of his own country. Then there
will be papers and addresses upon general
financial and monetary topics and confer
ences of experts in particular branches of
banking and finance.
President Gage has taken great deal of
interest in the preparations for the con-
gress as he does in everything else connect
ed with the Worlds fair, or with Chicago
itself, for that matter. 1t will be remem-
bered that he was the first president of tho
Worlds fair association, and he is still a
very important member of the directory
and one of the most active promoters of the
stupendous enterprise. As a banker and
financer his reputation is worldwide and
probably no more fitting selection of pre-
siding officer for the monetary congress
could have been made than that of q man
who unites in himself the distinct qualifl-
cations of high official connection with
the management of the fair, prominence as
a citizen Of Chicago and pre-eminencei in the
banking world.
Mr.. Gage has been connected with the
First National bank of Chicago since 1868,
first as cashier and then as vice president
| He was the actual executive head of the
bank for several years before he was elected
to the presidency, and by the liberality of
his management greatly strengthened the
institutions influence. Chicagoans still
talk of his generous treatment of the bank s
debtors at the time of the great fire, when
more stringent course on his part would
have driven hundreds of them to the wall.
Mr.. Gage is an entertaining speaker, and
his talks on any matter that interests him
are pregnant with thought. He is fond of
discussing economic and social questions,
and the breadth of his views is often q sur
prise to his auditors, who are apt to forget
that the man who addresses them was not
born to bank presidency, but knew what
hard manual labor was in the days of his
early manhood when he came to Chicago
almost penniless and ready to do anything
honorable for his livelihood.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

To wear with this was a large ecru straw
with brown plumcs and a small gold buckle
To speak of plain woolen frock in detail.
might seem unnecessary, but one must re-
member that one needs more of just such
gowns than of silks or velvets and that
when one has n good, well made and be
coming gown like this Il vast deal of COM
fort can be got out of it if it is well taken
care of.
Among notable gowns at the flower
show / remarked one on an elderly lady
which was of black satin striped with red
and cut so that the stripes zigzagged in
regular fashion. There was a train, but no
fullness whatever in the top of the skirt
The waist was very snug, cut square in the
neck, and had n narrow puff around 1t. The
sleeves were balloon. The gray hair was
waved and curlcd in an astonishing man
ner, and above this was perched a semimili-
tary hat, with a wreath of pink crush roses
just under the brim.
Another was plain black satin gown
gathered full and hanging free. The waist
was q plain spencer with a black ribbon
belt and gold buckle, and around the neck
n fiat collar of duchess lace held by an
oval topaz pin With this was worn u
white Grape shawl richly fringed and en-
broidered. The lady was young and lovely,
and her smile was of today, but she looked
asif she belonged in u frame and had some
how got loose from the canvas and come
down among the nineteenth century folks.
With the summer the pretty and natty
jackets, shirt fronts, vests and neckties
and possibly even blazers will come The
Eton jacket of plain goods, braided in a
straggly, all over pattern with frog fringe
and no sleeves will be worn very much over
light dresses These are pretty, and they
protect the chest and are universally be-
coming. Young girls and quite old wom-
en- can wear them.
The Eton jacket with sleeves will be
worn with regular starched shirt front
with high collars and white neck ties, or
with the soft surah scarf tie, or teck, or
even a four-n-hand. In the matter of ties
young lady can suit herself With the
Eton jacket in this style there should be q
pique vest made just like a mans vest,
These are certainly very taking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
FRANK II. JONES.

energies. After graduating from Yale in the
class of 1873 he Immediately began study
ing law, at first in the Office of Higbee g.
Wike at Pittsfeld, Ills, and afterward at
Columbia law school in New York and
the Chicago law school. He graduated
from the latter institution and was adj
mitted to the bar in 1873 He then located
at Springfield, where he has since been en-
gagged in the practice of his profession, at
which he has been more than ordinarily
successful.
In 1890 Mr.. Jones was elected to the Illi-
nois general assembly from the Springfield
district, and in the following winter he
took a prominent part in the protracted
and bitter contest over the election of n
United States senator, which finally result
ed in the selection of General John w.
Palmer. Mr. Jones made the nominating
speech for Senator Palmer at the beginning
of that struggle, and during the weeks that
followed was prominent in the councils Of
the mobile l01, as their admirers love to
call the men who so long maintained an
unbroken front in fighting for the man of
their choice.
Mr.. Jones has won for himself well de-
served reputation as public speaker, and
his discourses show great thoughtfulness
and no small skill in the rhetorical graces
He is prominent in Democratic politics in
Illinois and is president of the state league
of Democratic clubs. He was adelegate to
the last Democratic national convention.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
THAI DFFlCE BOY.
A New York Specimen That Was Up to
Snuff.

A New York Specimen That Was Up to
Snuff.
Everybody knows what the New York
office boy is. He always comes from the
east side, and he always owns the Office
within a week after he has entered it. He
has his own ideas about dignity, and it is
useless to try to change or even to modify
them. His manifestations of 'cussedness"
are various. The writer was in the law
office of friefd the other day when an
elderly gentleman entered and addressed
himself to the black eyed office boy guard
ing the rail before the inner rooms.
SIS Mr.. c. in?" asked the white haired
and venerable citizen.
whats your name?" asked the boy
coolly.
81 asked you if Mr.. C-wer in" said
he of the old school reprovingly.
whats your name" repeated the auto
cratic youth, looking the other in the eye.
"That isn't what l came to tell you,"
answered the venerable caller. 81 came to
see If Mr.. c. were in. That is what
asked you. That is what l want to know"
"Well, what's your name, them" asked
the boy placidly.
sternly.
"What's your name?" repeated the boy
calmly.
The venerable citizen looked around and
then gave gesture of despair.
"Im Mr. Brown he said in a subdued
voice.
"Well, you can't see him." said the czar
of that Office in voice in which there was
decision, but no trace of triumph.
"Why?" asked the conquered New
Yorker
Because he's engaged"
"Well, take my name in and see if he
wontsee me-"
Hes engaged"
81 don't care if he is. Take my name to
him"
81 can't"
"Why not2"
Hes engaged"
"Well, young man, you can go into his
private Office and leave my card, can't your"
mo, SIR"
"Why not?"
Cant"
"Why not?" with great sternness.
Because he's engaged ON n case in Bos-
ton and won't be in town till tomorrow"
And the boy began to question another Wis
itor in the coolest of cool manners
The writer had an experience with the
same boy. He called up the lawyers office
by telephone
ais Mr. c. IMP" he asked.
mo, sir" replied the boy. whats your
name?"
"Oh, never mind the name, I'll call him
up again"
"But what's your name9" asked the boy
again. HE may want to know"
"Never mind. won't bother you to tell
him. I'll call him up again or come in
again"
boy
pared to hang up the receiver in temper.
''All right, Mr.. F." said the boy
sweetly. That was the right name.-De
troit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
To Our Baby.

Sweet, blue eyed stranger, who has found thy
way
Far DER that vast, unfathomed, unknown sea
Which separates that world of endless. day
From this of shades and unreality,
Dost wall because thou art thyself shade
And hast the shadows portion for thy lot
To live, to chase phantasms till they fade,
And then to die, perchance, and be forgot2
We know, we old ones who have tried this
cline
And proved the baselessness of earthly
things,
That only birth and death are real. What can
time
Yield to us but the solemn bell that rings
The spirits passing2 All, but thou dost smile,
And heaven Is in thine eyes and on thy face,
Stainless and pure, without deceit or guile!
Thou hast not, then, forgot thy native placer
Thou bring'st us back to faith, to love, to hope;
Thou givest us new strength to do, to dare;
Thy little feeble hands that aimless grope
Have power TO lead earth's strongest here and
there,
But always upward. Hail, then, blue eyed onel
Wen care for, toll for, hope for, pray for
thee,
And, rs q flower unfolds beneath the sun,
Lifes mystery unfolding we shall see.
-Somerville Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
Liye as You Ought to Live.

Live as you ought to live-not in seclusion,
Hiding yourself from your friend and your foe,
Shutting your doors against kindly intrusion.
Shutting your eyes to the evils below.
Live as you ought to live-not in derision,
Scorning your fellows and sighting your
kind,
Only for self making generous provision,
Only to selfish indulgence inclined.
Live rs you ought tolive-helping to your brother
With kindness or charity, as he has need.
Even the smile that's bestowed on another
In value the whole of your wealth may ex-
coed.
Live as you ought to live, this your endeavor,
To live like Christian-not worshiping peh
Nor sighting its uses, remembering ever
That he is the hero who conquers himself.
New York Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
The doctor, in kindly tone. humored him

The doctor in kindly tone, humored him
as best he could. .
"She will be with you always" he said <
and then his face grew still more grave, and
other tears followed the first, rolling down
his furrowed cheeks and dropping ON the
counterpane.
When at last the doctor withdrew into
the curtained embrasure OF one Of the win.
dows to await the end, which now appeared
to him inevitable, she returned and knelt
by the sufferers bedside, listening eagerly
to the murmured love passages which he
addressed to her. to snatches Of amorous
verse and quotations from the prose senti-
mentalists of all times and all climes.
"Tell me your name," he urged as he
pressed his lips to her chilled hand and
stroked her long, shining black tresses;
'tell me, that may rhyme it with tender
words of true love and deepest devotion"
She smiled as she denied him.
"No, no." she said, do not ask me- II Is
because you do not know me that you care
for me-"
But her refusal made him all the more
eager His voice had become still weaker,
but in disjointed sentences he continued his
pleading. His hands were reaching Spw
nervously toward her face, which he longed
to caress.
Come closer" he whispered. closer
and tell me-your name-and-that you
love me-"
She moved nearer to him, the passion In
her eyes blazing, her thin, cold lips parted
About his racked and bruised body she
stretched her long white arms, enfolding
him in her strong embrace Her mouth
was close to his.
II love you," she said, and the words
sounded to him like the sweetest music.
Il love you," she repeated, and her lips
were on his
His frame quivered under the fury Of her
caress. His breast expanded with long,
deep drawn breath.
And my name," she went on as she
clasped him still more closely In her long
ravenous arms, land my name isl
The doctor finished the sentence. The
deep drawn breast had reached his listen
ing ears. He had risen from his place In the
curtained embrasure and had approached
the bed.
"Deathp' he said.-Allegorist In Town
Tonics
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

1t would be telling over the names of the
wholeof the Four Hundred tomention those
of the Sunday afternoon professions on up
per Fifth avenue. Mrs. Ogden Goelet walks
along with gentle humility with her young
daughters, now almost old enough to take
their places in the social whirl. She wears
gown of pearl gray cloth with white
Grape vest and revers Of thick white vel
vet, the corsage outlined by the narrowest
possible gold braid. On her dainty, dark
head she wears small bonnet of gray
straw with growing flowers of pale straw
color. Her young daughters are all dressed
alike in twilled cashmere of lavender and
with heliotrope trimmings. Their hats are
large, of white straw, with spikes of laven-
der flowers and heliotrope among the white
ribbons. The gowns are exceedingly sim
pie In shape, being princess, with berthas
of the material bordered with two rows of
narrow soutache.
Miss lselin was lovely on a recent Sunday
in pale blue cheviot with diagonal lines of
darker shade of blue. This was made in
plain circle skirt, slashed and each slash
outlined with wide old gold castle braid,
and it was trimmed the same front and
back The waist was drawn smooth over
the front without visible darts or opening,
and a sort of pelerine was made of bias
goods. The sleeves were double puffs. The
hat was cream colored satin straw, with
pink velvet trimming and old gold plumes.
A small pink velvet bag was carried to hold
her prayer book, etc, Altogether her cos
tune was much admired.
Another gown that set off the handsome
face of Miss Maude Banks was studied very
closely. 1t was a pale rose china silk, with
blue flowers scattered sparinCly over It
The skirt was quite close at the top in
front, but gathered at the back. On this
was set a Spanish flounce, with a crushed
puff of the same at the top and bottom of
the founce.
The corsage was e plain French waist,
with narrow resada green velvet belt and
with sash ends held in by windmill 70.
sette. The pelerine at the neck was of
white Spanish lace, with resada heading,
and the sleeves We're double balloon puff
The forearm part reaches the back of the
hand, where it flares triae and is double
piped with blue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
The Death of q Humorist.

Artemus Ward died not many months
after his London debut, attended to the last
by Tom Robertson. A strong attachment
had sprung up between them, and the de
votion of his new found English friend was
touching in the extreme and characteristic
of Robertson's noble nature Just before
Wards death Robertson poured out some
medicine in glass ard offered 1t to his
friend Ward said. my dear Tom, can't
take that dreadful stuffp' Come, come"
said Robertson, urging him to swallow the
nauseous drug, "there's dear fellowi Do
now, for my sake; you know would do
anything for YOU" Would you" said
Ward feebly, stretching out his hand to
grasp his friends, perhaps for the last time.
u would indeedr' said Robertson. 'Thep
you take it," said Ward. The humorist
passed away but a few hours afterward.-
Life Of 7. w. RobertsonP Pemberton
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
His Normal Condition.

The dude had been thrown from his horse
ind stunned and when he regained con-
Iciousness he was quite out of his head for
some days. The third day after the acci-
dent friend met his physician.
"How's Charlie?" he asked.
Every much better.''
"Have you got him where he shows signs
of intelligence"
"Oh, no." was the hopeful answer. 1--WE
don't expect to do more than to restore him
to his normal condition. Detroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

There is land that stretches far away
Through candors of unyiolated dreams
A land that to the vagrant fancy seems
paradise of sempiternal May,
And it is called Arcadia, they say.
Within its flower fields are quiet streams
And green and cool retreats, and beauty beams
On every side, while pleasure lords the day.
o lovely land, chou liest far away,
Too far indeed for Jagged steps like mine,
Yet have heard returning travellers say
That on thy frontiers they had marked sign,
Telling to each that happiness was his,
Where pain is not, and not where pleasure is.
Edgar Saltus,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
No Two Ewes Alike,

In Thuringia there is a whole district
which is dependent for its support on the
manufacture of artificial eyes-husbands,
wives and children all working together at
this same means of livelihood And yet,
though these simple German village people
turn out their produce by the dozen, no
two eyes are ever the same. No artificial
eye has its exact fellow either in color or in
size in the whole world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
GEM MS IN VERSE.
A NIaiden's Prayer.

If eer I'm doomed the marriage chain to wear
Propitious heaven attend my humble prayerl-
May the dear man I'm destined to obey
Still kindly govern with gentle sway;
May his good sense improve my best of thoughts
And with good nature smile on all my faults;
May every virtue his best friendship know
And all vice shun him as his mortal foe;
May /, too, find possessed by the dear youth
The strictest manners and sincerest truth
Unblemished by his character and fame;
May his good actions merit good name;
I'd have his fortune easy, but not great,
For troubles often on the wealthy wait,
Nor life SO short that could never spare
A trihing part to throw away on care.
Be this my fate if e'er I'm made a wife,
Or keep mo happy in q single life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

The bole~o jacket is made to wear over
light or heavy dresses indfferently. 1t is
of black velvet or very dark velvet braided
richly with gold, though it is sometimes
made of fine broadcloth or satin, but moth
ing throws up the braiding as well as the
velvet. The bolero or figaro jacket has been
par oded this season in every way, so that
on some gowns there is just enough of it to
show what it is meant for but however it
is done it always remains chic. Its range
ofusefulness is unusually large and reaches
from the ballroom to the promenade, and
it is n capital thing to wear over gown
that has lost its first freshness.
In lingerie for warmer days the very
daintiest thing will be the turn down col
lars and turn up cuffs with fluted ruffles.
Nothing looks so neat and attractive as to
see the crisp freshness of such lingerie. The
cravats that will be worn with the standing
collar and chemisette will be of lawn or
satin, as pleases better, but the ends, instead
of being made pointed, as heretofore, will
he cut square off and stitched. There will
be no rutlled tempers as the ties buckle
around the neck and are already tied.
Beef blood soft surah scarfs or blue with
polka dots or rings are to be worn, as well
as striped, checked, figured or black, for
both men and women. This is as it should
be.
The newest shoes show that comfort has
been the first consideration, and they are
wide, rounding on the bottom, or, so to
speak, Tip tilted" which rests the toes in.
stead of crowding them all down to a
point The present shape throws the
weight on the ball of the foot.
There are four distinct kinds Of low
shoes, aside from the "fancies." There are
the oxford and the newport, both as pop
ular as ever, the tan colored shoes and the
suedes, besides the new ones where the foot
slides in through cleft that closes of it
self after But the oxford, with its i'm
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

A great many things have very good
scent, but which when placed in a room
rather overpower one. Some people they
affect seriously. The most delightful plant
of all perhaps for room is the common
sweetbrier. Sweetbrier should be much
more generously planted than it is. 1t pro
duces seeds freely-indeed if gathered in
autumn and sown in any handy pot will
produce myriads of plants fit for planting
in any place where we like to enjoy its deli
cate fragrance in spring.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

Every village in England has its football
team and every team it's proportion of ac-
cidents. During the season of 1923, there
were 20 deaths resulting from accidents on
the football field, and 80 broken legs, Il
broken arms, 25 broken collar bones and "a
other injuries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

American Bank
ers' association
and will be pre-
sided over by Ly-
man ]. Gage, pres
ident of the First
National bank of
Chicago. While it
can pass no man
datory legislation,
the effect of the
free interchange of
opinions in the va
rious discussions
cannot fail to be
felt in the fnan-
cial centers of the
world, which will
all be reDresented
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

Attendant-Twod dollars, please
Visitor-WhatP haven't been buying
hingl
mo, sir; but you and the lady have been
standing here just 20 minutes breathing,
and I've a mortgage on the air for 10 feet
In each direction. Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING.

The Worlds Congress of Bankers and FL
nanciers at Chicago.
One of the most important of the many
congresses to assemble in Chicago during
the fair will be the worlds congress of
bankers and financiers, which will meet
during the week of June 10 to 25. The CON
gress will be held under the auspices of the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

He-Jerusaleml What made you offer
priest They'll cost fortune.
She-Pshaw, we won't have to get any.
They were to be given to the woman who
1idn't ask what's trumps,-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29
Remarkable Foreslnht,

Old Friend Ito grief stricken widow)-l
hope my dearo old friend Junker was fully
prepared to goi
Widow with her handkerchief to be,
syes)-Fully prepared Yes, indeed II,
Eas, insured in half dozen compae&s.-.
Exchange.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-29

Friend-Why, Elvira, what's the mat
ter9
Elvira-Oh, don't know, only I'm wor-
ried to death. I've had the same girl six
weeks, and she doesn't talk about leaving
yet.
"She doesn'tY"
mo, not word. She must oe in love
with my husband. New York Weekly.