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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

every mine inspector at a salary of S75
per month and mileage, was debated at
length in the committee of mines and
mining. There was considerable OPP
position to it on the ground that it was
establishing very unfavorable prece-
dent.
The new county bill passed second
reading in the senate on Tuesday. No
opposition to the measure is expected
until it reaches the house.
Senator Vaughn's bill substituting i'm
prisonment for life for capital punish
ment was favorably reported from com
mittee on close vote.
DIR. Schaeffer, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, appeared before the com
mittee on education in behalf of the bill
establishing high schools through the
state with state aid.
Representative Jeffrey has introduced
the bill for Hazleton's hospital annual
appropriation. The amount asked for
is S4S, 1853.
Hereafter Governor Hastings will sub
nit all nominations on notaries public to
the senators interested before sending
them in for confirmation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
HIGHLAND DOTS.

There is quite contest going on in
the political circles of both parties here
for township delegates. On the Repub-
lican side John II. Boyle appears to be
the favorite for school director.
Christy Burns attended the funeral of
Mrs. James Conway, his sister, at
Wilkes Barre on Monday. Mrs. Conway
resided at Jeddo some time ago.
Mrs. Patrick McMonigle fell on the
ice on Tuesday near her home and broke
her arm. She also received slight bodi-
ly injuries.
Frank Gillespie, the popular young
man who is guarding the Lehigh Valley
track above this place, has been laid up
with the grip since Sunday.
A Hungarian wedding on Tuesday
created some excitement in town. 1t
continued all night and the boisterous
guests made things exceedingly lively.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
knights of Labor Secede.

A special meeting of District Assem-
bly, No. Is, Knights of Labor, was held
on Tuesday at Plttston, called by 7. f.
Welsh, district secretary and treasurer,
aud the most important measure in the
history of the assembly was adopted.
The delegates present decided TO sever
all connections with the general assem-
bly, of the order, OF which General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign is the head.
Plans for the future were discussed. but
nothing will be done until the next
meeting is called. 1t is the general inn
preston that d. A. 16 will be continued
as an Independent Organization for the
Wyoming region, and other organiza-
tons will be asked to join, so that a la
Dor circuit may be formed. There were
twenty-four delegates present, repre-
senting nine assemblies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
A well-Played Piece,

"True Irish Hearts" as played by the
company of town on Friday and Satur-
day evenings of last week, was consid-
cred one of the best produced here in
the amateur line for some time. Under
the instructions of Harry Hoffman and
wife, of Philadelphia, the company did
far better than expected, and the mem
bers acquitted themselves on the stage
like professionals. Both performances
deserved larger audiences. The Gal
lagher brothers, of Mauch Chunk. gave
an exhibition in acrobatic work which
was highly appreciated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
A TRAMP on Fire.

John kearney, tramp, was fatally
burned early on Monday morning at the
Murray air-shaft, Wilkes-Barre. 1t
seems several tramps have been in the
habit of sneating into the boiler house
during the temporary absence of the
firemen and crawling up on top of the
boiler to sleep. Kearney, while intoXi-
Gated, got into the boiler-room and went
to sleep. About 1 o'clock, while one of
the firemen was trimming his fires, he
smelled clothing burning, An investi-
CATION revealed Kearney with his clothes
on fire. He was pulled down and the
fire eXtinguished, but he was so badly
burned that he may not recover.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

The will of George A. Lohman, of
Wilkes-B Barre, who committed suicide
mysteriously last Saturday morning.
was filed on Tuesday. 1t was expected
that the will would give some direct
cause for the suicide, but nothing was
mentioned. The will merely provides
for the payment of his debts, which
amount to 5000, and leaves all his
property to his wife, to be used as she
thinks best for herself and children.
The will was made on January 16, three
days before his suicide. The estate is
worth about $135. 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
Theatrical Manager Shot.

Pttston was the scene of shooting
affair on Tuesday morning. Gilbert Ely,
who is advance agent for the Kitty
Rhoades Company, shot w. b. Ward,
manager of the company and the divorc
ed husband of Kitty Rhoades. The bull
let took offect in the right arm, near the
breast, and going into the shoulder.
The wounded man was taken to hotel
and placed under medical care. Ely,
after firing the shot, surrendered him
self. County Detective Eckert, who was
in town, took the prisoner to the county
jail to await the result of his victims
injuries. Wards condition is now com
Portable and unless some complications
set in he will recover.
All Ely would say about the affair was
the shooting was the result of divorce
case. Miss Rhoades was divorced from
aud on Monday night Ward showed Ely
papor containing an account of the
proceedings of the case. Mrs. Elys
name was connected with the case, and
the husband and Ward had some words
over it.
Miss Rhoades is in constant attend
ance at Wards bedside. She saws that
Ely came to her on Tuesday morning
and told her that either Ward or himself
had to quit the company. She told him
he could go, whereupon he surrendered
the keys, tickets, etc. Ward had been
dispatching for an advance agent to take
Ely's place, and was coming out of the
postollice when Ely met and shot him.
Wards home is at Port Byron, n. Y,
and he and Ely have been with the com
pany for the past half dozen years. The
members of the company We're thrown
into great excitement over the shooting.
but refused to talk of the affair. They
will appear here, as advertised, next
week
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

From the York, Pa, Age.
If anything was needed to establish
the fact that Miss kittie Rhoades is
prime favorite in York, the immense
houses that have greeted her and her
excellent company each night of her
present weeks engagement in our city,
would settle the matter beyond dispute.
Hundreds were turned away last night,
when "Queena" was produced. The
charming actress was at her best and
enacted the title roll in such charming
and natural manner as to win the ad-
mration and unstnted applause of the
audience.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

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currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
The pupils of tho borough schools had
sleigh-ride to IIazleton ou Tuesday,
Reserved seats for the entertainment
of the Young Mems C. 7. A. b. Society
are on sale at Christy's book store.
The Columbia Trading Company has
Pottsville.
1t has been just one year since the
mysterious disappearance of Eddie Bro
thertou, of Ashley, and nothing has ever
been heard of him since.
Owing to the condition of the times
the manager of the opera house have
reduced the prices of admission for next
week to 10, 90 and 80 cents
Camp 149, P. O. S. of A., has present.
ed A. Geoppert with handsome Ameri-
can flag for his three-story building on
Centre street above Front.
Hon. f. b. Coke has presented the
1''' Nii'Np'is WIN IL IlltCh lOI .UDU.
to be used in furnishing the new hospi-
tai building at Laurytown.
After the first of February Attorney
c. o. Stroh will occupy the rooms on the
second floor of the Birkbeck brick for
merly occupied by the late John D.
Hayes.
Paul Varsil, of Eckley, and Annie
llaiducsek, of Drifton, were granted a
marriage license yesterday and will be
married on Saturday at the Greek
Catholic church.
Articles of agreement have been sign
ed between John Boner, of Summit Hill.
and Thomas Mccarthy, of Pittsburg. for
a hfteen-round contest for a purse of
500. 1t will come off at Pottsville on
February s.
Work is exceedingly dull ut all the col
lleries in this vicinity. Suspensions of
employees are numerous. and those who
do work earn barely enough to support
themselves. The condition of the coal
trade is worse this month than at anv
time for year past.
Miss Susie Woodson, Il colorod girl of
Wilkes-B Barre, made a desperate attempt
to commit suicide on Monday evening
by taking laudanum. The attempt
would have been successful but for the
quick response of a doctor who applied
the stomach pump and saved her life.
The opera house was comfortably fill
ed on Monday evening and the ball
given by the Tigers Athletic Club was
another thorough success The grand
march was participated in by more than
one hundred couples, and was led by
Master OF Ceremonies John Gillespie and
sister Ella.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
Mystic Chain Fair.

The fair of the knights of the Mystic
Chain opened at the Cottage hall ON
Monday evening, and tho many articles
on exhibition presents handsome APP
pearance. On Tuesday evening the
Mayberry band attended and will also
attend on Saturday evening, Last even
ing the st. Patrlck's band was expected
to be present, but many of the members
worked late and the band could not 90.
They will be there on Friday evening.
The admission is only 5 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The Democrats and Republicans of
roster VIII elect delegates ON Saturday
evening. The latter will hold their con-
vention at the Cottage hall on Monday
evening, and the former at Woodside
school house on Wednesday evening.
There are u number of men in both
parties who will accept the nominations
of councilmen or school directors if the
same are offered to them, but few care
to make struggle to secure their names
on the tickets.
Democratic delegate elections in the
borough on Saturday evening. and the
convention at the opera house on Mon
day evening.
The Democrats of the borough pro-
pose To wage an aggressive campaign
next month, and with good men on the
ticket they can elect every candidate.
Chairman Watkins, of the Democratic
poor district committee, issues his call
for the election of delegates and con-
ferees and also for the convention in an
other column. The convention will be
held at Weatherly on Monday.
A majority of the voters appear to be
undecided as to what they should do
with the proposition to increase the
debt OF the school district. Some have
been heard to say that the present board
ought not to be trusted with the expen-
diture of the sum asked for.
The Republicans will meet in a body
at the Cottage hall on Tuesday evening
to make their nominations. Some of
them would prefer having delegate cleo
tions, like the Democrats, but the county
rules allow only one delegate from each
district, and it would give four men too
much power to nominate in that way.
SnDSprihn for thn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
Services of the NJ. Il. Church.

M. E. services will be held in Lind
says hall every Sunday as follows:
Preaching, 10 a. m. and p. m.
Glass meeting, 0 a. m; G. w. Barton,
leader.
Sunday school, 2 p. M; c. w. Barton,
superintendent.
Epworth League, 6 p. M; Edward
Jones, president.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.30 D. IN.
The public is cordially invited to all
of these services.
Rev. Edmund White. pastor
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
Going Ont of Busi

The immense stock of shoes, boots,
rubbers, etc, in the store of William
Eberts, 55 Centre street, next to l..
Olsho's, will be disposed of at a sacrifice,
as Mr.. Eberts intends to retire from
business. Every article in the store has
been reduced from Is to 80 cents. Come
at once while the stock is large and Sc
cure genuine bargains.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
NJ usical College,

Spring term opens May g. The object
of this school is to furnish instructions
to all who take advantage for the least
expenditure of money. 1t not only en-
deavors to inculcate the mere rudiments
of music to both sexes, but will be found
equally advantageous to students in
every stage of proficiency. For cata-
logue, address Henry B. Mover.
Freeburg. Pa. Director.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.'
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoris.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
PLEASURE CALENDAR,

January "a to 26.-Fair of Loyal Castle.
No 90, A. o. X. of M. c., at Cottage
hall. Admission, cents.
January 27.-Entertainment of Young
Mems G. 7. A. b. Society, at Freeland
opera house. Admission, 10 and Is
cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

The quarterly convention of the
temperance societies of the fourth
district, which will be held at Freeland
opera house on Sunday afternoon,
promises to be one of the most interest
ing meetings held since this movement
began. The delegates from the various
societies have many questions to discuss
which have an important bearing upon
temperance, and the discussions are
expected to prove beneficial to the
cause. All persons will be admitted
free to the convention.
In the evening an entertainment will
be given under the auspices of the
Young Mems G. 7. A. b. Society, for
which the following programme has been
arranged.
oNcIture'''' Belle Isle
st. Patrick's cornet band.
Opening address s...............Jas. +. Sweeney
Recitation. Prof. p. j. Furey
Medley of Irish airs. ..... Miss Grace Sweeney
Solo,. Prof. p. Herman
of Hazleton.
Recitation ...........................C +. Dolan
of Mauch Chunk.
Instrumental solo. sweet Bye-and- Bye
Harry Bobst
ooIS '''''''''.....'. ..JalneS MCGll
Grand march ............... ...............T Trio
NJ. Cabbage, Celia Brennan, Katie Gillespie.
Drill Glass of school girls
Song. Come Buy My Flowers
Miss Name Mcdonald.
Mandolin solo. John b. Quigley
Song. ......."Last Words Mother Told Me-
james Reed.
i'htb OCul
Misses Ella Mclaughlin and Annie Quigley.
Address. ess..................J. Washington Logue
of Philadelphia.
Cornet Duet. Messrs. Mayberry and DeFoy
Solo'''....' ..................John w. Slattery
INSTRUMENTAL tr1o...'.'. .....,..........
Misses G. Brennan, B. Heron, b. Curran.
March ................... $50. ......... ."Tasson
St. Patrick's cornet band.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

silk embroidered, white neckties, the
incest you ever saw, at Olsho's, 81 Cen
ire street.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

Old Spinster-Were you going to pin
that on me, you bad boyP
Boy-No; was going to put it in the
window. Anybody can see what you
want without sign.-Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24

Fresh bread, cakes, pies, etc, daily at
Laubach's, also choice confectionery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-24
UPPER LEHIGH NOTES.

The report of Upper Lehigh schools
for the month ending January 81 is as
follows:
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4 NOTED GRAF SWOMAN,

a long glass lidded case filed with jewels
and goldsmiths work of unfamiliar beauty.
Behind the case sat an earnest-eyed, quiet
looking lady. She rose and greeted me
pleasantly. A few moments later she had
opened the case and had brought forth
some of its treasures, which / looked at
with admiration and touched, for that
reason, all the more timorously. "Take it
into your hand, she said, reassuringly,
of light bracelet of finelywrought fill
gree; sit is quite solid. That design is
taken-and when 1 say taken, l mean
adapted, for | never imitate-from brace
let shown in one of Holbein's portraits.
You remember Holbein was himself a
working jeweler as well as painter. He
never represents an ornament in his pic
lures that is not practical design"
"And what wonderful enamel this isl" l
exclaimed as wreath of rose leaves in the
most delicately melting tints caught my
eye. "Ah," she replied, 1.-THE secret of
good enamel is to use only 22-carat gold.
Only the finest gold takes enamel properly.
That necklace? | am glad you like aqua
marines. So do |, and l think they look
well with the bright ruby color of the
enamel true-lovers knots that are threaded
between each stone. The brooch that you
have in your hand is made of sard scara-
baeus 1000 years old. Here is a crystal dol
phin with black pearl in its mouth. That
is the Renaissance style"
Then | asked whether drawing might
not be made, as iewelry, like every other
form of art, can only be proved by its own
works. But this request was courteously
denied. Il never repeat design" said
the mistress of the establishment. elf
lady tells me that she permits her own
ornament to be copied for a friend, well
and good; then | have it reproduced. But
| sell my iewelry on the understanding
that each design is unique, and will never
be multiplied, except with the purchasers
sanction, consequently | must not let my
designs become general property. There
are" she went on with a rather ironical
smile, "a few people still left who like to
possess an ornament that is individual, that
Is not machine made.
Then do you mean that machinery
plays much part even in iewellry@ ooh,
a very considerable part. Machinery is
used in order to produce goldsmiths work
cheaply; but the machinery itself is ex-
pensive. Consequently the expense is only
recovered by large output of articles the
ditto of each other" What a vicious
circle it isl
'And you have been designer for some
time?n / said, tentatively, wondering
within myself how this clever lady had
conquered terra incognita to women
without any loud sounding of the horn of
victory. Some? yes; about thirty years, !"
she added.
"But where did you learn it ?" I asked.
cat South Kensington."
''What, at South Kensington? eyes
they used to teach design very well in
those days. 1t was the time of Sir Henry
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removable vest, which permits the wearer
to have welcome change from the stiff
collar to silk vest, which may be of
white washing silk.
An old friend with new face is the Nor
folk jacket shown this season, which prom
Uses to be most popular. One very stylish
jacket shown in a New York store is of
tweed, with the box pIeats from the waist
at the back sitting loosely, the belt ter
minating on either side with button !;
revers in the front, and the basque cut so
that it sits full over the hips, and the
sleeves are trimmed with straps of tweed
buttoned, the skirt of the jacket showing a
similar adornment at the side seams. This
looks equally well when worn over shirt,
a blouse or a waistcoat. A waistcoat of
red and drab checked "Tattersall," the
tweed displaying several shades of brown,
is considered very swell.
1t is no wonder that the blouse continues
to flourish among us, for from Paris come,
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SMILING, GAMBLING, WISDOM.

Talking OF smiling, have you ever studied
the qualities of the Japanese smile? 1t is
complicated and most suggestive smile,
tinged with sarcastic superiority of de-
meanor and a supreme contempt that is
almost sublime in it's elevation above more
mortal laughter. Pray study the antique
Japanese bronzes and pictures, and l am
sure you will agree with me. | saw very
rare and valuable figure of Buddha the
other day, and l can assure you that the
smile upon that statuette's face was per-
feet allegory.
1 hear very bad account of the ladies of
Vienna, who are becoming each year more
addicted to gambling. No "At Home" is
is considered worth going to if cards for high
stakes are not allowed, and the vice has
crept down from the nobility to the bour-
geois classes, SO that even among the
wives of tradesmen high play is the order
of the day. Poker is the favorite game,
but many others are played, in fact, any
game that is risky, and therefore is excit-
ing, is popular in Vienna.
A little girl aged six. living in a
country house one severe winter, noticed
that weathercock was consulted before
the young people were allowed to go out
skating, and being disappointed morning
after morning. by the arbitrary dictum of
the implacable golden feathered creature
on the tower. she said to her mother one
day, 81 believe if there were a hen up
there, instead of that spiteful old cock, we
would have good weather and could go
out skating"
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HISTORY OF TABLEOLOTHs.

1t is exceedingly interesting to note how
the commonplace things In use to-day
may be traced back into the earliest ages.
There seems, in truth, to be nothing new
under the sun. Even the tablecloth is no
exception to the rule, for we find that at a
very early period it was customary to
spread cloth upon tables spread for re-
freshments, a practice now prevalent in
all nations where civilization has polished
the manners of the people. According to
Monfaucon the use of the tablecloth by the
Romans began in the time of the early en-
perors. They were snade of fine linen,
generally richly ornamented with stripes
of gold and purple, and frequently painted
or worked with gold. D'Arnay tells US
that the use of table linen was very rare in
England about the thirteenth century, but
another authority informs US that the
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MODERN VENETIAN WOMEN.
They Are Rarely Pretty, Often Charm
ing and Usually Handsome.

They Are Rarely Pretty, Often Charm
ing and Usually Handsome.
Venetian women are rarely pretty, often
charming, generally handsome. And all
of them, without exception, walk SPLEEN
didly, not taking little mincing feminine
steps, but with fine, grave stride, due
partly to the fact that they are accustomed
to wear heelless slippers, which oblige them
to plant the feet firmly, and the whole foot
at once, without chance of tripping on
toes or pounding on heels, as women who
wear tight boots are able and apt to do.
They walk with much the same ac-
ton as if they were barefooted, and
just as well. And they use the whole
body in walking, not with the undulatory
motion of Spanish women, but with
movement of the whole back and shoulders,
in the exact swing of the stride. Venetian
women do, however, remind one in many
ways of Spanish women in their way of
doing the hair, of wearing the mantilla,
for instance, the Moorish element, that is,
coming out in both, SO that in Venice, for
instance, one finds quite as a matter of
course an Antico Cafe del Mort cigarette
is still known as a spagnoletto, and the
dialect touches Spanish at all points. The
types of Venetian women vary in every
quarter; the women of the CASTILLO have
quite different look from the women of
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by every steamer, the most distractingly
pretty models for every age and suiting
every purse. One made of a black brocade
with pink cyclamen meandering over its
surface is very chic. In front it boasts
draped revers and displays dainty waist
coat formed of tucks of lawn joined to-
gether with black satin ribbon, outlined
with ecru guipure. The stock collar Is of
the lawn and the sleeves balloon.
Another blouse for young slender, fair
girl is of a pink taffeta silk with a mon
strous collar of tueks of lawn and lace of
the most exquisite texture. Both of these
blouses are costly garments, but simpler
ones in the same styles are exceedingly
fetching. You will note that the great col
lars and half handkerchiefs in fine lawn
edged with either simple frills or lace to be
much worn, and are becoming to all styles
of women excepting those who are high
shouldered. | presume they became the
rage in Paris when 1.-THE Queens Collar"
was presented in Paris, for in poor Marie
Antionette's day the most fascinatingly