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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-10

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-10
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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1895-04-04

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
FREELAND, PA, OCTOBER It, 1856
Our Banking Power.

Recent statistics show that the total
banking power" as it is called, of the
world is $4,000 OOO,O 900, or s2O, ZOO, ,OOO,-
600. OF this North America. mainly
this country, controls 91,2O0,OOO, 900,
while all Europe, including Great Brit
ain, France, Germany, Belgium and
the Netherlands, all the great "capi-
talist" nations, control but e., 300, ,0O0,-
900. In other words, this country holds
about half as much of the worlds
banking power" as all Europe com
bined, and greatly more than any sin
gle country in Europe or the world.
The control of the worlds finance
means to any country that holds it the
mastery of the worlds commerce and
the chief share in the worlds wealth,
with all Of influence which such domi-
nance implies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
PEOPLE.

LEMUEL FL. ANDREWS, of West Gads-
den, Fla, has killed l,27S rattlesnakes
during his life.
DR. MELLON, of Dublin, Ireland,
thinks that he is the heaviest bicycle
rider in the world. He weighs 37S
pounds.
IT is said that Bismarck derives an
annual income of Sl75,OO0 from the
various industries in which he is in
terested.
SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, "the
father of the senate" is now s5 years of
age, and has always eschewed stimu-
lants, worry and late hours when pos
sible.
THERE is report that Mr.. Letter, of
Washington and Chicago, intends to
buy magnificent country seat szn
England. Not for himself, however;
1t Is to be the future home of his beauti-
full daughter, the wife of G.. N. Curzon,
the English author and politician.
The duke of Sutherland has added
to his love for yachting taste for
engine-driving. He is actually having
private train built for himself. He is
an expert engineer, and delights in
locomotives. On the first trip of the
new train the young duchess is to be
permitted to drive the engine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
INTELLECT, NOTINSTINCT
Creatures Low in the Scale of
Animal Life Think and Feel.
Oysters Taught In school-Snails Have
Affections and Bees and Anto Do One
Another Favors Spiders Love
Beauty and Music.

Do the lower animals think? 1t is
not hard to present evidence that crea-
lures exceedingly low in the scale of
animal life are not on all occasions
governed by instinct alone. For in
stance, certain minute microscopic
animalcules, technically known as ac-
italia, whose natural habitat is saw
dust, will confine themselves to water
when placed in watch-glass; but, if
the watch-glass be placed on sawdust,
these little animals will make their
way over it's edge and take up their
abode in the sawdust-their natural
home. This shows conscious determi-
nation.
Again, common fresh-water worm,
which is about one-fourth of an inch
long and about as thick as hair,
will feign death when approached by
the giant water beetle and will hang
suspended in the water like bit of
thread or a shred of wood fiber. The
tumble bug, which may be seen any
summer day busily engaged in pro-
pelling It's ball of manure along the
dusty roads and sidewalks, II touched
with finger will at once fall over
on it's back to all appearance-dead.
The legs will be folded close to the
sides of the body, the antennae will be
drawn in out of sight and the head
will be bent forward toward the alb
domen. Step aside and in q few sec
onds an antenna will appear at the
side of the head and move to and frc;
then the other antenna will make its
appearance and the legs will begin to
move. If the foot now be stamped on
the ground the beetle will at once re-
sumo it's death-like seeming; if not dis
turbed, however, it will scramble to
its feet and at once resume its ball
rolling
The affection of ants for their young
is well known, but their concern for
one another has not been dwelt upon.
l have repeatedly taken ants and
painted them with mixture of shellac
and oxide of zinc. When turned loose
in the formicary or artificial ants nest
they would approach group of ants
and beg assistance. The other ants
would at once begin to remove the
paint with their tongues and mandibles
nor would they cease until their be-
smeared fellow-citizen was entirely
cleansed of her unsavory coating.
have seen, on more than one occasion,
these kind friends made deathly sick
by the zinc, yet, after a few moments of
rest, they would again resume the
IA
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA ANL
l. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

Ilnle iuDe Ill cuOcJ JaHuury ~, 1919.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckey Halle
Brook, Stockton. Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
aud Hazleton Junction at 8 %, 10 nj, l2 90,
10 p m, daily except Sunday, and 03 a m, 2 80
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Iomhicken and Deringer ut 90 Il IN, IL % p III,
daily except Sunday; and 703 a IN, 2 3S IN,
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida junction,
Iarwood Road Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sunday; and Gl Il m = 3S III. Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 8 30 a
m, l % m, daily eXceptsSunday; and SO m,
- IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Shcppton ut AZ, 81 u IN, l2 40, 4 46
III, daily except Sunday; and 81 m, 3 0S p
m. Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Gran
berry, Harwood, Hazleton junction, Roam,
Beaver Meadow Road. stockton, Iaze Brook,
Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton ut 81, 607 p m,
daily except Sunday; and 8 81 III, o. p m,
sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood TOAD, Oneida junction, Halle
ton junction a2S Roam at 8 ls, 10 l5 IN, l5,
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eekley, Jeddo
and Drifton ut 10 Is IN. 3 p p III. daily, except
Sundayi and o9 a m, 3 "A m, Sunday.
Trims leave leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Jeddo and Drifton ut 10 IS m, 3 26, 5 AZ, G 40 p
m, daily, except Sunday; and 10 0Sa m, 3S m,
sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 6 10 a IN. Hazleton
Junction AT o 81 m, and Sheppton at s Is a m,
connect ut Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drfton at O 90 a IN makes con-
nection at Deringer with p. Il. X. train for
Wilkes-Barre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west. DANIEL COKE,
SlIperintepdent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

cleansing process. I have repeatedly
seen ants take up wounded com
panions, and carry them, SEEM
ingly with the tcnderest solicitude,
into the nest. Bees likewise show
by their actions that they share
with man certain emotions. On one
occasion l used the paint brush freely
on queen which had just returned to
the hive after her bridal trip. AS soon
as the bees discovered her condition
they at once surrounded her and bore
her away into the hive. On lifting the
curtain which covered the glass front
of their home, could see these de-
voted creatures busily engaged in re-
moving the paint from the limbs and
body of their beloved sovereign. They
even turned her on her back in order
to get at the under surface of her body.
After they had cleansed her to their
satisfaction, they set up loud buz.
zing, paen of thanksgiving as it were,
and escorted the purified monarch to
her royal cell. On another occasion,
the hot weather had caused the wax
supports of one of the combs partially
to give way The bees at once set to
work and built wall or brace of wax
between the endangered comb and the
one next to it. They then built up and
strengthened the softened supports;
when this had been done, they removed
the wax brace and used the wax else
where.
Gas senseless as an OYSTER" is an
everyday saying, yet the oyster has an
amount of intelligence little to be ex-
pected in creature of such low organ
ization. Dicquemase assures us that
oysters taken from depth never un-
covered by the sea, open their shells,
lose the water within, and perish; but
oysters taken from the same place and
depth, if kept in reservoirs, where they
are occasionally left uncovered for
short time and are otherwise incom-
moded, learn to keep their shells shut,
and then live for much longer time,
when taken out of the water. First
Darwin and then Romanes noted
above as wonderful evidence of
intelligence in n mollusk. The fact is
turned to advantage ip the so-called
"oyster schools" of France. The dis
tance from the coast to Paris being too
great tor the newly dredged oysters to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

THE more it is tried the more doubt
there seems to be about the desirability
of putting criminals to death by cleo
tricity. There is certainly some ground
for believing that the method subjects
the criminal to torture which is not in
ficting the death penalty. Taking it
all in all, observes sanguinary west
ern contemporary, the guillotine would
seem to be the speediest and surest en-
gine of the law for the execution of a
criminal. 1t is safe to predict, how
ever, that bloody executions will never
obtain in this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

THE rapid expansion of the textile
interests Of the south and the phenom-
email activity prevailing in iron and
coal matters, coupled with an increas-
Ing demand for farm lands for settle
ment by western people, is bringing
about an unusually healthy business
condition throughout this entire sec
tion. With the continuation of high
prices for cotton, the enormous grain
crop which has been produced and
these active conditions in industrial in
terests the south bids fair to have the
most prosperous season which it has
enjoyed for many years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

A NEW phrase has risen in the west,
but has not come east yet. When a
man turns himself loose, treats every
body he meets, and squanders his money
as fast as he can, he is said to be "giv-
ing d potlatch. The term originated
among the Indians of the Pacific
coast, where, when brave is in bad
odor, he turns all his property into
meat and drink, and asks the tribe to
feast with him. The result is bank
ruptcy, but renewed popularity. This
sort of banquet is called ''potlatch." :"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

served the same spider. Several times |
drove her away and enticed her back,
by playing, alternately, soft andante
and loud bravura selections. Prof. c.
Reclaim, during concert at Leipsic,
saw spider descend from one of the
chandeliers, while violin solo was be-
ing played; but as soon as the orches-
ira began to sound it quickly ran back
again.
"As silly as a goose" has become a
proverb, yet the goose is not silly, but
Is, on the contrary, remarkably SEN
slble bird. l saw a goose chase young
frog to shelter beneath piece of
mating. She tried to seize it by thrust
ing her bill beneath the mating, but
was unable to do so. She then walked
over it, evidently trying to frighten
the frog into seeking another hiding
place, but the frog failed to make its
appearance. She then seized the mat
ting with her bill, dragged it several
feet away, and pounced upon the frog
before he had recovered from his sur
prise.
A reliable authority vouches for the
following: At Ardglass, County Down,
Ireland, is a long tract of land coming
to the edge of the rocks overhanging
the sea, where cattle and geese feed;
at barn on this tract there was low
inclosure with & door fastened by a
hook and staple on the side-post when
the hook was out of the staple the door
fell open by its own weight. He one
day saw goose with large troop of
goslings coming off the turf to this
door, which was secured by the hook
being in the staple. The goose waited
for minute or two; as if for the door
to be opened, and then turned around
as if to go away, but what she did was
to make a rush at the door, and maxi
ing dart with her beali at the point
of the hook, nearly threw it out of the
staple; she repeated this maneuver, and
succeeded at the third attempt. The
door fell open and the goose led her
troop in with sound of triumphant
chuckling. How had the goose
learned that the force of the rush was
needful to give the hook sufficient
toss? JAMES WEIR, JR., NJ. d.
r.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

In California it has been found that
peach stones burn as well as the best
coal, and give out more heat in proper
tion to weight. The stones taken out
of the fruit that is timed or dried are
collected and sold. Fuel being scarce
article in California anything that will
serve to supply the deficiency will of
course be a valuable acquisition to the
commerce of the state. But it is a
question whether enough peach stones
will ever be produced to materially aid
the slim fuel supply.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
NO MORE TRUSTING TO LUCK.
Lehigh Mine Bosses Forbidden To
Carry Naked Lamps.

Wilke5barre, Pa Oct. 15.-In view of
the deplorable explosion at the Dorrance
colliery last week. the Lehigh Valley
Coal company has issued orders that
hereafter no mine boss shall carry
naked lamp at any time or under any
circumstances. Many mine bosses, ac-
customed to danger, become careless and
enter workings with naked lights, de-
pending upon the usual streak of luck to
hold out. But occasionally such an ac-
cident as occurred at the Dorrance hap
pens and lives are hurled into eternity
The Susquehanna Coal company has had
u similar order in force at its Nanticoke
mines for some time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

travel without opening their shells,
they are first taught in the schools to
bear longer and longer exposure to
the air without gaping, and, when their
education in this respect is completed,
they are sent on their journey to the
metropolis, where they arrive with
closed shells and in healthy condition.
Spiders not only show a high degree
of intelligence in the construction of
their webs, often adapting them to ut
terly unforeseen conditions, but thev
also evince a degree of aestheticism
little to be expected in an insect. Not
long ago discovered in az clubhouse a
peculiarly constructed web, the use of
which puzzled me until saw the spider
upon it. This web was stretched across
an angle formed by the juncture of
two walls. Through it's center, reach
ing from top to bottom, was closely
spun band about an inch in width.
looking like a piece of beautiful white
silk ribbon. AS soon as the sun shone
on this ribbon the spider would make
her appearance and gravely and Sc
dately promenade up and down. She
would never take food while thus en-
gagged, nor, in fact, while on this web
She had evidently constructed it for a
place of amusement and used it for no
other purpose. Her hunting or trap
web was some two feet away connect
ed with her pleasure resort by a
bridge. My attention was called bv n
clerk in drug store to web which
had been superbly decorated with
flakes and scales of logwood. l
thought, at first, that this beautiful
passementerie effect had been produced
accidentally, but, after watching for a
few moments, l saw the spider descend
into the box of logwood, atfix thread
OF silk to flake of the dye, hoist it to
the web above and securely fasten it to
one of the transverse strands. The
glittering scales moved at the slightest
jar or when they were struck by cur
rent of air and were dazzling to the
eye. This little decorative artist had
indeed construed truly palatial resi-
dence.
Some spiders, unquestionably, are af,
fected by music in marked degree. A
large black spider dwelt for some time
in my piano, and | soon discovered that
this insect possessed musical discrimi-
nation. When l played Schubert's
serenade she would crawl out on the
music rack and stand perfectly still,
only waving her palpi up and down;
but when l played a waltz, galop, or
gavotte she would act as though crazed,
running in and out of the piano in a
hurried and violent manner, finally re-
treating to her home in the body of the
instrument. On one occasion, noticed
n spider which had swung down from
the ceiling of a church and hung sus-
pended just above the organist's hands.
The organist informed me that he had
repeatedly noticed the spiders were af-
fected by music. Several days after
ward, while seated at the organ ! OBJ
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
EXECUTION OF Stokes
He Was Tried By a Court
of One Man.
The English Trader Sentenced To
Death By Captain Lothaire, and
when His Friend Arose the Next
Morning Saw New Grave Con-
tanning Stokes Remains.

London, Oct. 15.-The Pail Mall Ga
zctte publishes an interview with DR..
MichauX, the Belgian official who is
said to have been the only European
witness of the trial and execution by
hanging of Stokes, the English trader,
who was executed by order of Capt. Lo-
thaire, the Belgian commander at
Lindi, Congo Free State. Dr. Michaux
is quoted as saying that on Jan. 10 of
the present year Stokes was brought be-
fore an alleged court-martial, Capt Lo-
thaire composing the entire court, and
he and the doctor being the only whites
present. The only witnesses present
were n few Arabs who had purchased
rifles from Stokes. The trial lasted be-
tween one and two hours, after which
Capt Lothaire announced that he was
sentenced to death and that he would be
executed on the following day. DR..
MichauX adds "All my intereessions
were futile Capt. Lothaire refused to
grant even few days respite, At 8
O'Clock the next morning servant
called me and informed me that Stokes
was dead. l rose hurriedly, thinking
that stokes had been stricken with
apoplexy or had poisoned himself, and
was startled to see II gallows and a new
made grave. Stokes had been executed
and buried while | slept. As to the
question of his guilt or otherwise,
must be SILENT -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
DINED BY Won HoHENLoHE.
Farewell Banquet to Ambassad or
Maict at Berlin.

henlohe last night gave n farewell ban
quet to Sir Edward Malet the retiring
British ambassador The function was
a brilliant one, the guests including the
ambassadors and ministers of the sew
eral powers, several of the ministers of
state and a number of German titled
personages. Twefik Pasha, the Turkish
ambassador, escorted Mrs Runyon, wife
Of the American ambassador, into the
banGueting hall. Mrs. Runyon sat at
the left of Prince Won lIohenlohe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

CERTAIN Missouri towns and counties
are arranging to send a trainload of the
states products through the principal
sections of the country. This sug-
gests the fact that while Missouri has
many resources, and is, in fact, one of
the most prosperous of the states, little
has been done to exploit it. The fail
ure of the last legislature to provide for
an immigration bureau is regretted by
the citizens generally.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
HANNIGAN Is SANE.
He Will BE Placed on Trial for the
Murder of Mann.

New York, Oct 15.-The report of the
commission in lunacy appointed to ex-
anime into the mental condition of Da-
vid Hannigan, declared that Hannigan
is sane and fit to be tried for the killing
Of Solomon II. Mann, who betrayed and
caused the death of Hannigan's sister
This is victory for Hannigan, as the
prosecution was anxious to have his
trial postponed on the grounds that he
was not in condition to be placed on trial
at present. Hannigan's defense will be
emotional insanity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
sardinc strikers Give In.

Eastport, Me, Oct. 15.-The strike of
the sardine workmen against n / aduction
)f wages which began two weeks ago has
'nded, the men returning to work at the
Did rate. Good feeling prevails between
the men and the factory owners. AS a
result of the fortnight shutdown, the
pack for this season will be shortened by
over 100, 900 cases
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
Believed To BE Lost.

Wells, Ne, Oct 15.-Moses f. Wheel
wright, aged so, and J. G. Eaton, aged
ID, started out on fishing trip Friday
and have not yet returned. Their boat
was sixteen-foot dory, heavily bal
lasted. 1t is believed they are lost.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

Mifiintown, Pa, Oct. ia 5-year-
Did son of Mr.. Spiker was burned to
leath yesterday afternoon in Spruce
Hin township, near here. The child was
alone in the kitchen of the dwelling and
played with the fire in the stove, VIII ich
lgnited his clothes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

The little state of Delaware will
pocket two million dollars this season
on It's peach crop. This includes the
sale of the crop, the money paid for
baskets, the amount paid to transpor-
tation companies in the state and the
hotel bills and other expenses of the
buyers. The shipments will amount to
three million five hundred thousand
baskets.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

MANY efforts have been made by At
lanta BARRIERS to induce the authorities
to allow them to keep open on Sundays
during the exposition. The matter is
now settled with a positive negative.
1t appears that the Sunday labor for
the barber is thing Of the past. The
cutters will most likely do better bust
ness In razors than heretofore.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
MUIR TUNNEL STILL BURNING.
After Months Efforts the Flames
Are Raging as Fiercely as Ever.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 15.-The fire
which started in the Muir tunnel on the
Northern Pacific u month ago is burn
ing almost as furiously as ever. Efforts
30 smother the flames by sealing the
tunnel, and also with steam, have been
unsuccessful
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
Chess Match in New York.

New York, Oct. 15.-N. Jasnogrodsky
won the second game of the chess match
against NJ. NJ Sterling, the Mexican
champion, at the Manhattan Chess club,
ifter twenty moves. Sterling opened
ghe game with P-Q 4. Score: Jasno-
srodsky, ,; Sterling, 0.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17
Registration at Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, n. Y, Oct, 15.-The
registration in this city for the first two
lays this year was 2,944 an increase of
j6 over the first two registration days OF
Last Nnnr
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-17

BOSTON is said to have spent seventy
five thousand dollars to entertain the
Knights Templar, and the knights left
behind one million dollars in the city of
baked beans.