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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
WHAT DOES 1T MATTER.

1t matters little where was born,
Or II my parents were rich or poor;
Whether they shrank at the cold worlds
scorn.
Or walked in the pride of wealth secure.
But whether live an honest man,
And holds my integrity firm in my clutch.
tell you, brother, plain as 1 am,
1t matters much!
1t matters little how long stay
Ia world of sorrow, sin, and care;
whether in youth l am called away.
Or live till my bones and pate are bare.
But whether I do the best can
10 soften the weight of adversity's touch
oh the iadel cheek of my fellow man,
1t matters much
IL matters little where be my grave,
Or on the land or on the sea,
by purlinS brook or meath stormy wave;
1t matters little or naught to me.
But whether the Angel of Death comes down
And marks my brow with his loving touch,
AS one that shall wear the victor's crown,
1t matters much
From the Swedish.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
Because They were Men.


Here is a conversation between
two men that l heard yesterday
morning. II they had been women
l wonder what would have hap
pened.
"uave you met the new partner in
that firm yet?"
"Yes."
as he young man?"
"No; not very young. About your
age, ! should think"
"Do you think l am old?"
"Oh, not very old, but you are con-
slderably older than / am"
Il doubt that, but how old are
you?"
"I'm SO. How old are you?"
"Thirty-seven.
"Then | am younger, but thought
you were even older than that. You
look older"
"Oh, you think SOP"
Eyes Maybe it's the bald spot
that makes you look oder. Then
you have an old figure, too."
All this was said in perfect earn.
estness, and yet the men parted
friends.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
A Much Travelled CAT

81 have got pet kitten at home, :"
said w. l.. Slocum, of Manchester,
N. H, last night, (which, 1 think, has
travelled about as rapidly and as far
in one day Us any other animal in the
world. One morning, about month
ago, the kitten strayed into my fac
tory short time before the machin.
cry was started up. 1t got playing
around the floor, and soon took up it.
position in the big fly wheel, where,
without being noticed, it nestled down
and went to sleep. Soon the machin.
cry was put in motion, the wheel
moving so rapidly that the poor kitten
could not escape. Indeed, it is prob.
able that puss was soon unconscious
from dizziness. A little computation
shows the distance the cat travelled.
The wheel moves at the rate of $50
revolutions minute, and ut every
turn pussy went seventeen feet. As
the wheel was kept in motion 500
minutes without stopping, the kitten
must have travelled during that time
n little over 800 miles, When the
wheel was stopped the kitten was dis.
covered and taken out, more dead than
alive, but it shortly recovered, and,
although it has remained about the
factory ever since, it is observed that
it always gives the fly wheel IL wide
berth. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
What $40 Will Do in Egypt,

Speaking of the value of money ia
an Egyptian native" said a traveller,
81 recall when l wanted to take an in
telligent fellow with me for six
months trip to act as my servant, in
terpreter and body guard. He said
he would go, but there was one diff.
Guilty.
"What is that?" l asked.
"I must leave money enough with
my father, mother, wife and four chill.
dren to support them for the six
months while [ am away" he replied.
81 whistled. 1t was an unexpected
request
"'How much do you want?'" |
asked.
"It is large sum-" he replied
piteously.
"'Well, name it. "
'I burst out laughing and gave him
the money. Think of all that family
living six months on Slot'-netroit
Free Press,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
Getting Serious.

A volunteer sham tight took place
recently in England. During the re-
treat. Scotch volunteer, in scram-
bling through some bushes, stu k
fast in u hedge One of the advanc.
ing foe, seeing the situation for a
Joke came toward the unfortunate
volunteer at full charge, with his
bayonet fixed and ferocious look Oh
his face The poor fellow in the
hedge, seeing the threatening aspect
of affairs, bawled out at the top of
his vol c: "Haud on, you idiot;
dinna you ken it's only in fun?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, by moro promptly
adapting the worlds best prodScts to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
art to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
Gispclling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed On every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being wei! informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
LevitY Out OF Place.

One Of the national vices of the
American people is levity--the un.
healthy quality which, in contradis.
tlnctlon to honest and wholesome
gaIety or humor turns all serious
things to ridicule, ana undermines
the qualities OF earnestness and OF
respect for real distinction.
a person reading the debates in
Congress or in the state Legislatures
must sometimes wonder whether the
most influential debater is not he
who can make his fellow-memberI
laugh the oftenest with humorous
triyialities.
In a recent debate, a member, who
was arguing against the appoi nt-
mcnt OF certain federal officers from
OF er States than those IN which
they were to serve, said that he op-
posed such appointments because he
was fond of watermelons and he was
afraid that if "any more men were
sent West from Georgia there would
not be enough ahle-bodied persons
left there to harvest the watermelon
crop"
Az JlllS tne mouse lauEhed. IL may
have served well enough as a joke,
but it was hardly to be accepted as
an argument in favor of the point
which he was urging.
Many debates consist largely of
such jokes banded back and foruh
between members. There is gen
eral avor Of cynicism and insincerity
about such contests. not of real wit,
but of idle levity-as il the members
did not choose to take the public
business as a serious matter at all.
Such tone on the part Of our
legislative debates is most unfor.
t nate matter. The good citizen is
not cynical dbut the public business.
He knows that seriousness, sincerity
and earnestneSs are the prime virtues
Of the public servant.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

The process of whitening sugar
was never known until hen walked
through clay puddle and then
strayed into the sugar house Her
tracks were, Of course, left in the
piles of sugar. aud when it was no.
ticed that the spots where she had
stepped were whittier than the rest,
the process of bleaching sugar with
clay was adopted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
A Means Out of The Difficulty.

Any strain or bending of tho back for any
length OF time leaves 1t in weakened con-
dition. means out OF the difficulty is al
ways handy and cheap. Do as was dono by
Mr Herman Schwayge, Aberdeen, S. D..
VINO says that for several years he suffered
with chronic stitch In the back, and was
given un by doctors. Two bottles OF st.
Jacobs Oil completely cured him. Also Mr..
John Lucas, Elnora, Ind, says, that for sew.
eral years ho suffered with pains in the back.
and one bottle OF st. Jacobs Oil cured him
There are manifold instances OF how to do
me right thing in the right way and not
break your back.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
DOCTOR BART0N'S PATIENT
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

ND you don't even
know her name I"
S n i d Mrs. Rem
wick. "My dear
Kenneth, t h er G
never was n II y
thing SO ride
ulous?"
The captain of
artillery shifted
his feet to n mora
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

How's ThIas
We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
i. j. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Che
pey for The last Is years, and believe him per-
lectly honorable in all business transactions
tnd financially able TO carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST d rRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDING, KINvAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, To. olo OHIO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
taces of the system. Testimonials sent free,
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

There are several factories in India
and one, at least in Europe, that at
Mannheim, Germany, where butter is
made from cocoanuts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

Mummies are sometimes enveloped in 1000
yards of bandagos.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie 25c. II bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

FASHIONS are not made by FOOLS
but for them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
HOw's ThIa

The first dentist in America made set OF
teeth for General Washington.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-21
pEes CONVICTED.
The American Railway Union President
Found Guilty OF Contempt.

Ane American railway Union President
Found Guilty OF Contempt.
CHICAGO, Dec. Is. = ''Guilty as
charged" was the finding announced
to-day by United States Circuit Judge
William Woods against. President Eu-
gene ". Debs AID all the directors Of
the American Railway union, accused
OF contempt of court in violating the
strike injunction last summer
When Judge Woods had concluded his
opinion he asked whether the defend
ants had anything to say, and At
torney barrow, representing the de-
PENDANTS, asked that his clients might
retire for a consultation. After brief
recess the strike leaders filed back into
court, ranging themselves before the
bench. Attorney barrow, speaking
for them, said they had no wish to
make separate speeches, but felt that
they had done no wrong. The at
torney advised the court that Director
McVane, one of the defendants, was
out of the city during the strike. A
lengthy argument between attorneys
followed over the proposition to dis
criminate in McVane's favor, which
the court terminated by suspending
sentence on him.
In sentencing the other defendants
Judge Woods said punishment should
be neither vindictive nor trivial. These
men were in willful contempt, under
what legal advice he should like very
much to know. These men were the
leaders, in a great measure, of law
breakers, and were responsible as lead
ers. Ignorant men who followed them
had been punished. Debs was more re.
sponsible than any other. He was a
man of marked ability and power over
men and he (the judge felt constrained
to discriminate between him and the
others. The punishment against all
defendants except Debs would be three
months in Jail, and against Debs six
months.
The defendants did not appear par
ticularly crushed by the punishment.
Debs whispered few words to his Sis
ter, who sat near, and they both
laughed heartily. Howard and Hogan
both exchanged smiling glances and
Keliher grasped his attorneys hand
and appeared to offer congratulations.
1t was evident that all had expected
much more severe sentences, and all
wore looks of relief.
The court announced that the pun
ishment was not to take effect for ten
days, in which time the defendants at
torneys will prepare an appeal. The
prospective prisoners. after short con-
sultation with their attorneys, left the
court room.
The defendants with their official
positions in the American Railway
union are: President, Debs; vice presi-
dent, Howard; secretary, Keliher;
treasurer, Rogers, and directors, Burns,
Elliott, McVane, Hogan and Goodwin.
The debate that followed was spirited,
especially when the question of social
ism came up.
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SHE.

OAKLAND, Cal, has a fashionable
young ladies' natatorial club. 1t is
getting along swimmingly.
A STORY is going the rounds to the
effect that Miss Florence ingalls, will
start an equal-suffrage paper in Atchi-
son.
Miss ANNIE GRACE LIPPECoTr, daugh-
ter of ''Grace Greenwood" has been
married to Mr.. Herbert Hall Winslow,
the dramatist.
AN English peeress, Lady Carlisle. is
training an entire staff OF women to
take charge of the grounds of her ex-
tensive estate in York.
WOMEN are rapidly acquiring their
rights. They are now, on an average,
two inches taller than they were
twenty or thirty years ago.
THE first Japanese woman to study
law and become a lawyer is said to be
Mime. Tel Sono. who belongs to an
aristocratic family in Toxic.
Mrs. HUMPHREY WARD is said to be
the best-paid novelist now living. Out
of her three books that have been pub
ished in the last six years she has re-
allied no less than two hundred thou
sand dollars.
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Fugitive Atterbury In Africa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. F. After
bury, the attorney Of Maysville, Mo-,
who, by forgeries and bogus deeds of
trust, discovered last summer, cheated
an eastern loan trust company out of
many thousands of dollars, has been
located by the state department as
building railroad in the African con-
tinent, 1000 miles from Cape Town.
He was well connected lawyer, and
enjoyed the esteem and absolute con-
fidence not only of the people of Mays
vile, but of all that section of the state
before his crimes were discovered.
Congressman Dockery sent the state
department after him.
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TOO MUCH SALARY.

How 1t Was a Positive Disadvantage to .
Hard-Working Clerk.
The salary of a clerk is at once a
curse and blessing. according as he
uses it. If he spends every cent of it.
knowing he is going to have just SO
much to spend, it is a curse; but if he
guides his expenditures 50 that he
shall save so much every year, then it
is blessing for him, for it enables him
to regulate his wants. There are men,
men of mature years, men of families,
who look upon salary as figure that
they are expected to spend yearly; an
increase of salary means an increase
in expenditure, and though it would
seem an easy matter to cut off some Of
the extras should the salary grow
smaller, in reality it is by no means
easy. When one has INDUCED in lux
ury long enough he begins to conside
it necessity.
1 knew a man who, on a salary Of
nine hundred dollars a year, raised a
family and bought and paid for a COM
Portable little home. A change in the
firm he was with benefited him by an
increase in salary, and eventually it
reached the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars year. One would think that
if he had been able to live on nine
hundred dollars he ought to save a
snug sum yearly on fifteen hundred
dollars; but he did nothing of the kind;
The increased salary enabled him to
get horse, his wife more expensive
bonnets, and his daughter piano and
music teacher, and the truth was he
found it harder work to make both
ends meet than he had in the old days.
And when his affairs were probated
last spring his entire property consist
ed of a house and lot he had paid for
when he was working for nine hundred
dollars a year IL rd ware
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-21
THE FEDERATION.


Spirited Debate at Denver Over the Politi-
cal Programme.
DENVER, Col, Dec. 15.-On the as
sem bling of the convention of the
American Federation of Labor at 10
o'clock the political programme -
which was submitted by the last con-
vention to the various unions to be act
ed upon by them and then by the fed
Grafton was taken up. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The trade unionists Of Great Brit
ain have. by the light Of experience and the
logic of progress, adopted the principle of in
dependent labor politics as an auxiliary to their
economic action; and
Whereas, Such action has resulted in the
most gratifying success; and,
Whereas, Such independent labor politics
are based upon the following programme,
to-wit:
First-Compulsory education.
Second-Direct legislation.
Third-A legal eight hour work day.
Fourth-Sanitary inspection of work shops,
mines and homes
Fifth-Liabilty of employers for injury to
health. body or life.
Sixth-The abolition of the sweating system.
Eighth-The municipal ownership of street
cars and gas and electric plants for public dis
tribution of light heat and power.
Ninth-The naturalization Of teleg raphs
telephones. railroads and miues.
Tenth-The ownership by the people Of all
means Of production and distribution.
Eleventh-The principal of referendum in all
legislation. Therefore
Resolved, That the convention hereby in
dorSe this political action of our British COM
radeS, and,
Resolved, That this programme and basis of
political movement be and is hereby submit
ted for the consideration of the labor organiza-
tionS Of America. with the request that their
delegates to the next annual convention of the
American Federation Of Labor be Instructed
on this most important subject.
After a spirited discussion, at 1s
o'clock the previous question was called
for and the roll call resulted in the
striking out of the preamble by vote
of 1866 to SOL. A vote was then taken
on plank one, without debate. 1t was
adopted. The convention decided to
consolidate planks two and eleven,
making the plank read: Direct legis.
lation through the referendum" 1t
was adopted.
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THE BANK TRAGEDY.
A Suggestion That the Bank Clerk Did Not
Suicide but Was Shot by Another Per-

A Suggestion That the Bank Clerk Did Not
Suicide but Was Shot by Another Per-
son.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 1s.-Start-
ling developments were made yester-
day afternoon in relation to the Hunt
ington suicide, which resulted in Hunt
ington's victims employing an attor-
ney to look out for their interests dur
ing the inquest. The new feature was
the suggestion given color by friends
Of the dead bank clerk that he did
not suicide, but on the contrary was
shot by some one in the room at
the time Huntington began to shoot.
This theory was advanced when it was
learned that the bullet in Hunting.
toms brain was much smaller than the
ones fred into the two bond company's
examiners and that the wound in his
head was not powder burned, as it was
thought would be the case if the re-
volver had been held in his own hands.
There was no other evidence to bear
ont the theory
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-21
Revenues and Deficiencies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Representa
tive Pence, of Colorado, has introduced
a resolution asking the secretary of
the treasury for information as to the
probable revenues and deficiencies for
the current year; whether internal rev.
enue taxation or custom duties can
best meet possible deficiencies; what
revenue would be yielded by taxing
ale, beer and fermentei liquors from
81 to Sl.5O per barrel; what revenues
have been Or will be gained by the
increased tax on distilled spirits.
The Steele-SNalker Failure Settled.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 19.-Settlement
with the creditors of Steele & Walker.
the wholesale grocers who failed last
June, has been made on a basis of so
cents on the dollar. The assets of the
defunct firm, including the $500, 600
collected by the assignees, was turned
over to the new corporation known as
the ID. NJ. Steele Mercantile Co., and
notes payable in six, twelve and eight
cen months executed by the new firm.
D. NJ. Steele is president of the new
corporation. which claims a paid up
capital of $780, 900. Milton Tootle is
vice president, but owns only one share
of stock.
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---o
have leave to jump on and go with
them. Rattlety-bang we pound over
the cobbles, and then-with bumpi-
we go over the tagging at the crossing
swish! around the corner with = turn
10 quick it makes my hair stand on
end, and we ''straiRhten out" for run
along the avenue. We are now in the
wake of the engine, in cloud Of smoke
and cinders pouring from the top of
the latter, and we are gaining every
second. The lamp-posts-the shop
windows-the crowds of shouting peo-
people-pass back of us like quickly
flying panorama. The horses seem
fairly to fly. Around this wagon we
swing, then pull up for another until q
half-frightened driver can turn his
startled horse out Of the way, and then
we put on a burst of speed to make up
for the delay. 1 tell you, it takes a
cool head and a quick eye to drive q
pair Of fire-horses-St.N Nicholas.
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REPRESENTATIVE FIELDER, of New
Jersey, has introduced into congress a
bill affecting railroads using sleeping
and parlor cars. Companies using
sleeping and parlor cars are required
to provide safe for the protection and
care of all valuable property which
may be carried by passengers. It is
made unlawful to charge more than
one-half cent per mile for lower berths
and one-third of cent per mile
for upper berths in such sleeping cars.
For parlor, boudoir or drawing room
cars the charge per seat is not to
be greater than one-half cent per
mile.
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Pension Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-The time OF
the house was consumed yesterday
with debate on the pension appropria-
ton bill and although it abounded in
charges and counter-charges, it lacked
interesting details. The bill.carries SAL,
3s1, $50 and was passed without amend
ment The Hit resolution of inquiry
calling on the secretary of state for
the correspondence relating to the pay.
ment of s425, 900 in the bill in connec.
nection with the fur seal controversy
was adopted. The evening session
was devoted to the consideration of
private pension bills. The house then
adjourned until Monday.
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A MONSTER hotel project is now I'M
der consideration at New York. The
building is to cover an entire block
and 81, SOC, 900 will be invested in the
plant. Everything imaginable will be
found within the walls. The interior
will be arranged as court yard, with
an electric fountain in the center and
tropical plants Of every description
around it. Running around the inte-
rior there will be balconies fitted up as
salons. Among other features will be
q bank and tailor establishments.
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Leavenworth Military Prison.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Dec. 19.-All
classes of Leavenworth citizens are be-
coming interested in the proposed
change of the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth into United States civil
penitentiary. Church people are very
anxious for the change, and Monday
the ministers of the city held special
meeting to consider the matter. They
discussed the question for several
hours and unanimously agreed that the
military prison was failure as a re-
foruasory and the morals of the army
would be benefited by abolish:ng it as
a prison for soldiers,
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THE aeroplane. Prof. Langley's great
flying machine has made its initial
trip over the waters Of an obscure bay
30 miles from Washington. When the
machine was released, like a monstrous
swan it jumped into the air. and after
sailing gracefully for some distance
alighted upon the surface of the water.
1t is made to float. In general way
the sailing monster suggests a white
butterfly, 10 feet from tip to tip of
wing. In the rear extends a vertical
tail or rudder. The wings incline up
ward at q slight angle, the machine
being sustained much az kite is held
In midair.