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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

He is moreover a man of extreme
kindness; no one in sorrow, doubt or
other atlliction goes to the Doctor
without being sent on his way
cheered, counseled and consoled. His
charities in the way Of alms-giving
are without number, and yet he never
gives without investigating the case
brought to his attention with all the
care he Is capable of. DR.. Parkhurst
is always scrupulously neat in ap-
pearance and gives those who meet
him an impression of refinement, OF
delicacy and of purity such as one is
more apt to get from nice young
girl than from,any man, however good
he may be.
The Doctors Crusade.
From another point of view DR..
Parkhurst Is intensely interesting.
He is conspicuous instance of what
one man can accomplish, even with
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

Of New York City. His name and
his deeds have become familiar in
our mouths as household Words" in
deed, he is at present the conspicuous
man Of the time. And yet, there
are few men less understood and less
appreciated; there are none who have
suffered more from misrepresentation
and slander. When DR.. Parkhurst
first appeared In the role of reformer,
as the hater of vice, the newspapers
affected to regard him as monster
Of lust; as one of those whose strange,
morbid impulses to vice are at once
the wonder and pity of their fellows;
he was abused as Satyr cloaked in
the garments Of religion who applied
himself with horrible industry to the
dissemination Of the cult of Priapus.
How different the true man is. and
bow different is the worlds opinion
Of him now that it has seen what he
can do! One who knows DR.. Park
hurst well discusses his traits mi
nutely in one of the New York jour
nals and gives pleasing picture OF
his character.
Parkhurst's Purity.
In person, he says, DR.. Parkhurst
is a rather small, tlne-brCd, gentle
manly man, eloquent and animated
In every motion and gesture, keen Of
intellect and with nervous force
continually displayed by his mobile
features, The good Doctor is unsur-
passed even among his professional
brethren for purity of life and sim
Pile innocence-an innocence often
synonymous and identical with ignor-
ance. He seems to be almost wholly
without passion, of an icy crystalline
coldness which has nothing in com
mon with the general weakness Of
humanity. Joined to this DR.. Park
hurst has a burning, overwhelming
horror of what he conceives to be
evil. 1t is not the doer of wrong so
much that he detests as the huge,
impersonal mass of sin which fills the
earth and shuts out the brightness of
| the sky. He regards this evil as a
monstrous and unnatural growth; 1t
does not appear to him as interesting
in itself; he has no imagination and
sin Is as passionless a thing to him as
the nudity Of death. This frame OF
mind arises from his theologic pre-
possessions, from the fact that DR..
Parkhurst believes absolutely in the
close and vital connection between
things human and divine-between
man and God.
Distinctly American.
DR.. Parkhur.t is distinctly an Amer.
ican. He has the nerve force, the
bright-eyed eagerness for knowledge
and the indefatigable enthusiasm
which are all thought to be distin.
gushing marks of our countrymen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
THE MODERN GAME.

How they jam 'em,
How they ram EN-,
How they slam 'em,
In the football camel
How they squlrm with
Ghoulish Joy,
When they've killed
Some bright young boy'
How they roar and
How they laugh
When they've crushed
Some youth in half,
In the football camel
How they mangle,
How they strangle,
How they wrangle,
In the football gamei
How sweetly soft
Their joyous tonos,
Mingled with the
Awful groans!
Listen to their
Happy cries
When they've knocked
Out some ones eyes,
In the football camel
Harold McGrath, in Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
'MANDY'S 0RGpN.

WONDER, " reflect
ed Mrs. Bentley,
"why Mandy don't
feed them chick ms
It's high time they
was fed! Mandy !!
Hoo-oo-hoo! Hoo
oo-hoo! You Man
dy |"
"Yes, nav, what
d'you want?"
A girl about seven
teen years old came
out the kitchen
door, and stood
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

At recent sale of Aberdeen Angus
cattle, the property of Mr.. Grant, of
Scotland, the yearling bull, Boaz, sold
for $1450, claimed to be the highest
price ever paid for bull of the breed.
He was bought for an Irish breeder.
The average for the forty-two animals
sold was about $3.50 each. New York
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

The shrinkage of value of horses in
1898 is estimated to be over $25, ,00O,- =
900, and the total loss in falling off of
prices will, the New York World esti-
mates, aggregate $50, 100000, since
the commencement of the present de.
preston of values.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

as fool he was now hailed as a re.
former and man whose worth had
not been hitherto appreciated. Soon
the Senate appointed committee to
investigate DR.. Parkhurst's charges
against the New York police, and the
revelations made by this body have
shown a depth of corruption and
venality which seems almost incredi.
ble. And the end is not yet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

came from the house, dressed for town,
and crossed the lane to the barn.
I'll show them Quackenbushes I
they can walk over my grill" she was
saying. Her lips were shut firmly
together, and there was an ominous
look in her eyes Mandy's pawIl
never git stirred up ter the pitch o.
g1tt'n n org'n; n what's the sense O.
my keep'n that hundred dollars ter
bury myself with? Guess I'll git
buried decent somehow. M then a
ticin' Dick Underwood down there on
the strength O. new org'n n a new
dress !" Her tone was bitter now in
deed. "Ill show 'eml"
She climbed into the wagon over the
front wheel, and took up the reins
with decision.
"Git up" she said, in tone not to
be trifed with.
AS she passed the kitchen, she looked
in, but Mandy was not in sight. The
ominous look deepened on the mothers
face. "Ill show EN-" she muttered
again. The wind whistled around the
corner, and brought with it the first
furry of snow.
The ground was white when Mrs.
Bentley drove with athourish of tri-
nmph into the barn yard. Mandy
ran out, bareheaded. Sho was still
pale, and her eyes looked as if she had
not slept.
ooh, maw!" she cried. "What you
get there?"
"Stop holler' said her mother
grimly. "'Tis new org'n fer you
n It's got twenty-eight stops n three
knee-swellsl"
"Oh, mawi" exclaimed Mandy,
completely overcome. Then" you're
holler'n' yourself Say, nav, what's
the third swell fur %
81 don't know what It's fur, but It's
there. M I guess / can holler f l
want to, because I've showed 'em
N I've got dress fur you tibet cost
dollar n half yard, n two pairs O.
gloves ter match I"
"Oh, maw" gasped Mandy,
you're holler'n' offul!"
"'N' Dick Underwood told me he
was comm ter see the new org'n. M
he asked me f thought you liked
him like you uster, n like he likes
you'll So, 4 1 amt showed them
Quackenbushes, missy, I'd like ter
know who has M guess can hol.
ler # want to-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

Since the battle of Waterloo the
Rothschilds have laid by $4,000, ,OO0,-
900 for rainy day, and one estimate
Of their wealth by the year 1865 is
$50, 900, OOO,O 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

Nitrate has doubled in consumption
during the past ten years, and Colonel
North, the nitrate king, is afraid that
the supply will soon fall short of the
demand
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

There are as yet as many unpub-
lished sermons of the late Rev. @. II.
Spurgeon as will require another ten
years to get out.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

Is the Highest Type of Man.
1t is doubtful if through all the
length and breadth of the land there
Is any man more talked about just
now than DR.. Charles III. Parkhurst,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
STUDYOF PARKHURST
CHARACTER AND TRAITS OF
NEW YORk'S REFORMER.

Abused and Slandered He Is Only just
Now Winning Mems Responsibilities
like, Direct. Courageous. Without Self
ishness or Egotism.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
Self-murder is decidedly on the in
crease in Christian countries.

The chief obstacle to commercial
progress in Persia is in the unsatis-
factory stete of the roads.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
Tomb of Peleg.

In the year $50, A. D.. while work.
men were engaged in trenching the
salt mines in Prussia, they unearthed
a triangular. building in which was a
column of white marble. At the
side of the column was tomb of
freestone and over it slab of agate
inscribed with these words, which are
In Latin: Here rests the ashes of
Peleg, great architect Of the Tower
OF Babel. The Almighty had pity
on him because he became humble. I"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31
Distinctly American.

DR.. Parkhurst is distinctly an Amer.
ican. He has the nerve force, the
bright-eyed eagerness for knowledge
and the indefatigable enthusiasm
which are all thought to be distin.
gushing marks of our countrymen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-31

No AMOUNT of cultivation can make
thistle bear fruit
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

ers in the county, the remainder
to be owned by residents of the
city where the fair is held. The
amount Of land to be controlled by
the association depends upon its ca
pacity for doing business. If q large
city is near to the grounds, and the
county is thickly populated. a larger
acreage is of course necessary than
under less favorable surroundings.
but no association in these progress
i've times should own less than forty
acres of land.
In improving and locating the
buildings the same should be so dis
tributed that the uncomfortable
masSing Of visitors can be avoided, as
the crowding OF large throngs mate
rally lessons the pleasure and COM
fort OF fair patrons. and naturally
the gate receipts as well. Another
advantage gained by the proper and
judicious arrangement of buildings is
security in case of fire, which can be
cont, oiled mOr successfully among
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

you have a locality sadly deficient in
the lie and enterprise necessary 30
the full development Of its business
capacity. The success or failure OF
tlc'county fair depends, of course,
very largely on the county and the
people in it. bUt often in the best
counties the fair is not what it
should lie, simply because of mex
pericnced management. There is
everything in efficient management.
Hon. Robert Mitchell, Of Gibson
County, Indiana. has written an arti-
Gle descriptive Of the manner in
which a county fair can be success
fully conducted. Mr.. Mitchell is a
leading farmer and has for years
been actively identified with the
management Of agricultural exhibit
tions. He has served as a member
of the Indiana state Board of Agri-
culture for eighteen years. and was
for three terms chosen to preside
over the deliberations Of that body
as its President. He has also been
chairman OF the Executive commit
tee of the Indiana state Grange
for sixteen years. ana was
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

in the assertion that it does pay, and
pays well. a county fair can't be
conducted successfully without tn
aid and cO.Opcrat on Of the ncwSpa-
pcrs. 1t costs money TO print new
papers. and it viii necessarily cost
money to boom tho far through
those papers, but it is money well
spent. Successful fair officials al
ready realize this fact. The papers
are interested in making the far a
success. and. if met in a spirit Of
fricndlinc>s by officials, viii for a
right consideration give the fair all
the space required to thoroughly adj
ycrtisc ii.
The secretary should also he a
man who will have every part e his
work ready when the fair begins, and
one who car as well take a good
many cuffs and rcbuils with a smile.
The General Superintendent must
likewise be upand doing at al times,
as he ordinarily has t. he in more
places at the anne time than any
other official. He should have the
nerve t. enforce all regulations
without fear or favor, which rules
ought TO prohibit every species Of
gambling or fake" shows ON the
grounds, a. no enterprise a long be
successful and tolerate rambling.
Proh,bii Gimllin..
| know personally Of Il tair aSSoci-
alton that sold its gambling privi-
lcges for six hundred dollars. at the
close OF the same. the party who
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

informed him that he would ei,e
him u trial free OF his celebrated III,
teen-day mustache raiser, proVideu
Josh would remove that streaN u
SCOT from his upper lip" ~
When Josh gets older, however, az
these things will be c%onsldefeu y,
minor importance, and another klnt
Of pleasure will await him -Ina.
which makes the county fair an e'eny
in the lives Of many. The eehe,m
good time is manifest when tnt
old settlers reunite. Friends are nv
who have long been absent CON
ments on the crop and fair are
dulged in, the success or iaIiu,,
marriage or death Of ar acquaihta AM
or relative is freely discussed. uoV ~
speakers I'LL a program made up
pleasant "reminiscences, ana h .ho
present more brightly appreciate 'n ~
fair than those who, by reason ~
their own exertion. have oon' 80
much toward bringing the count! NJ
its present state CT perfection
prosperity.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

ana especially should he know the
Importance Of printers ink. The fair
should be thoroughly advertised, not
only in its own county but in those
adjoining. No exhibition will be a
success without being well adver-
tlsed. Every local paper within the
territory from which it is expected
to draw should be given a large dis.
play advertisement at least a month
before the fair opens. and it is a part
OF the S~ecretary's business from
that time on to supply those papers
with interesting paid references to
the coming event. Some fair man
ayers neglect this, or possibly
they think it doesn't pay. An cy-
rerience of many years upholds me
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

appointed by Gov. Ilovcy AS
the Commissioner from Indiana to
the Worlds Fair. There he was Sc
lected as one of the Judges OF the
Committee of Awards in the agri-
cultural department, and served in
that capacity for fifteen weeks. He
resides on his farm near Princeton.
and for twenty years has been the
Government crop reporter for his
district. His wide experience in mat
tiers relating to agriculture and in
the management of agricultural cX-
hibitiOns gives value to the SuggcS-
tiOnS he makes concerning the sue
cc>Sful management Of county fairs.
Plan q? Organization.
The successful management Of
county fairs, Mr.. Mitchell says. de-
Ponds: First, upon the organizations;
and of all the plans that have been
attempted. that of Il stock associa-
ton has given the best satisfaction.
and has stood the test OF time longer
than any other system. In such an
organization, the shares Of stock
should be issued in quantity sufficient
TO give ample funds to fully equip
the association grounds for the ac-
cOmmodation OF its business. The
price Of these share ought not to en-
coed $40 nor be less than $40. and
hree-fOurthS of the stock should be
held by the most enterpriSing farm
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04
THE HUMOR OF 1T.
\ Certain Gr.ni Aspect to the Funny sl
OF the Eair.

y tT'tt tSDct 10 tnf tunUy SiIa
OF the Fair.
The humorous side Of the coln,v
fair has a certain grim aspect to il,
There is young Josh. escortinp hs
Samanthy safely past thimb,e.rip.
gers. impossible lottery chances. and
a whole battery of tempting "oppor.
tuniticS to double YOUR money" faces
his fate when confronted with a va.
riety Of sportivc signs that are cal.
culatcd 10 make his ~pocketbook feel
very hungry. During the day this
couple offer an excellent target for
the tatTy and lemonade vender>. who
courteOusly extend them IN Invitation
10 stop, examine. and invest. Ices
he invest: His cXchcquer is getting
low. but Samanthy gives him an at.
f|cctionate look, and his sub
stance is wasted on hoky-poky,
p pcorn. and the usual trim.
mlngs of Il well-rcgulat2d fair.
Eventually the day draws to a close,
the sun begins to set behind a ds.
tant stock pen, the bullfrOg in the
pool commences his evening warbe,
and young Josh starts hOmewardS,
dcad-tiycd ont and-dead broke, But
he has bought peasant memories for
a whole year ahead.
There are some things that josh
will never forget and there are Others
aS well that he will never forgive.
He would like to get even with the
dappcr fellow who yelled Bring that
hack" when Josh carted off a @O-cent
souvenir, >upposing it to be free lit
eraturc: he would like to smash the
dude At the candy stand who made his
l0-ccnt investment look like a penryS
worth and swectly invited Samanthy
10 sample every tray while he maze
eyes at her: and. most Of all IS JOSH
eager tor next years fair. that nc
may run amuck and utterly destroy
the hair-dye fellow who benevolenty
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04
otherwise might have gone into le.
gltlmate channels.

otherwise might have gone into 10.
glt!mate channels.
some persons may argue tina. trot-
ting horses tends to gambling. Such
however Is not the case. a good
speed program is absolutely necessary
10 a successful fair. and can
De had without pool boxes or
gaming of any kind, especially
at county fairs, as the visitors
10 such are largely from the rural
popuiation, which, as a rule. does
not TO any extent indulge In betting.
Races at fairs are usually held for
the entertainment Of patrons. The
nrst part OF the day is taken I'D by
the showing of stock and other arti.
cies on exhibition. The after part
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

officers should he 10y ballot. and a
clause Of the constitution OF the as
ISOLATION ought to provide that no
stakeholder can cast more than II
vote, two objects being obtained by
this rule: a better distribution ofthc
stock Of the association, thereby in
surfing more stockholders as active
workers for the success Of the fair:
and the advantage that it prevents
rings" or combines from being
formed for personal influence and
profit. which usually results in unfair
and unsafe fair management.
Advertise in the Newspapers.
The officers Of Il successful fair.
during fair week, must meet. be ever
On the alert, and see that every G a
sonable want of the exhibitor is
looked after, and each director should
be assigned a department OF the far
work by the President of the a~ssOcia-
ton. This officer should be elected
because Of his ability 20 fill the posi-
ton, and he should know exactly
what department a director can
best oversee. 1t is imperative with
the President that he sees that all
minor officials perform their duties
equally and with ~thOroughncsS.
The secretary must be Il live man,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04
How TO RUN A FAIR.
SUCCESS DEPENDS ON EFFi-
GENT MANAGEMENT.
Many Fairs Are Failures Because Of In
experienced Managers-Best Form OF
MISUNDERSTANDING and FAKE"
Shows should Not BE Tolerated.
Pointers for Fair People.

% people living
lin the agriculture
al distric Is there
are few local
events Of more
Importance than
the county fair
This institution.
although S 5
I h a n seventy
years old in this
co n ry, has
grown so rapidly
j n popularity
that nearly two
thirds of the
3, 300 counties in
the union annu-
ally hold agri-
cultural exhibits
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

are we'll managcd-managed so as to
command the support and respect Of
the people Of the whole county, and
perhaps of the adjoining counties
are almost without exception prosper
Gus. and are Il great and lasting ben
eft 10 the counties in which they are
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

of some kind. No other attraction
than>the county fair can cause the
people to turn out so nearly en- massc,
and the interest Of a live community
in the annual fair increases from year
to wear. All county fairs are not
successful either as regards financesor
in the matterof complete display of
~the.county's products, but those that
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

should be effected with a definite Oh
jcct in view. namely. the securing of
efficient and cOmDctcnt men. for the
success of fairs depends greatly upon
their management. The election Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

give their time without hone Of "a.
ward or dividends for money Invested
II so governed. the public good vin
be built up, and successful fair man.
agemcnt will crown their efforts
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

bought this right admitted that he
made six thousand dollars through
his investment. Here were fair Of
fIclals granting a man the power to
rob their patrons Of a large sum of
money for a paltry Tribe. money that
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

of the day the visitors arc ,n,<
rest. While resting they mu uc!Ilnedts
tertaincd, and no better must be en-.
has been devised than a r"iisemeut
program. Trotting mcetiu Speed
pool boxes and letting on with
OF races, are entirely dr. fesult
trials OF speed at county faira from
Thirdly. successful fair
ment' TO some extent, denendiaa damage.
the amount Of money oreroSlS Upon
way OF premiums. This Ia the
governed entirely by the ga 1s' be
ceiptS and rents from priyilassaa.e re.
as these comprise the resonroes sold,
society to meet all expenses u The
ialr managers, in order to .lan'
their receipts. charge entrann ncrease
or a per cent. upon the MY lees
competed for, but this is \ 'tulllms
policy as it involves a tax unnn lasen
exhibitor, the party WHO ma po. The
gate receipts possible. If ~ your
has a large exhibition. the rme lalr
ceipts are increased, and suec "se re-
sured. No exhibitor ought " H.
taxed except in the speed don, oe
mcnt, and that is done for tb o
pose of securing honest races p %
popular fair must be managed hv lug
lic-spiritcd men who are wilIipuo
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

detached structures than when the
same are grouped together.
a second important point to con-
slider is the election Of officers The
selection Of these, as of all employees,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

held. \ fair, like Il newspaper. is
usually a reflex of the community in
which it exists. Find Il county with
a poor exhibition OF its products, and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

| HAYDN hi;
cOlnlld
secure Il II
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04
Hal
I, q CONSTITUTE.

l'UAHRlAS
hr,t rank o
|M h,n l'cccN
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-04

When in Tho
|cty lifc yot
fair a
|cy ct FOR usii'