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The herald., 1895-01-01

it was assumed that they, like the 9th.
ers, would acquiesce in the decision.
Indeed it was held to he a matter Of
honor that they should do go, as they
had agreed to the appointment Of a
board of engineers to finally decide the
matter.
But when congress met in the
winter OF 1898 thsir influence soon
showed itself as against any appropria-
tion for San Pedro. By one device or
/ another the consideration OF the Ques-
,, ton was delayed In committee until at
last congress adjourned without action
Senator Frye, whose officious irisnd dship
for the Southern Pacific has made his
name bvword in Washington. brazenly
asserted his conviction that the report
of the engineers was mistake. ae he
had looked at both harbors himself and
knew that Santa Monica waa the best
He insisted that the matter should not
be considered in the absence of Senator
Jones, of Nevada, (the Santa Monica
SENATOR who was then in Europe.
Thus the session passed with no action ;
but the time was not wasted, for the
eyes Of number OF senators wore
opened to the game that was in progress
and the cause of the peoples harbor de-
veloped some good friends in the senate
at large, and on the committee of COM
merce.
quiet but vigorous campaign was
then undertaken by the Southern Pacific
company to capture public opinion in
the city of Los Angeles. The argument
wss speciously put forward that it was
matter OF NO consequences to the people
OF this city where the harbor was 10.
kn1
would assist the undertaking at Santa
Monica and oppose it San Pedro, il
would be vice for the business men OF
Santa Monica. Incredible aa it NAV
seem a number OF people wore hum
bugged into believing that the Southern
Pacific was a larger factor in the affairs
Of the American people than the gov.
ernmsEt itself, and were actually led to
think that congress would appropriate
money for the benefit of the southern
Pacific railroad against the advice OF its
own technical experts. Having Sc
cured the signatures OF a few
timid business men to petition in
favor of Santa Monica the railroad made
an open attempt TO capture the chamber
of commerce. The board of direcspra
ahowing itself to be somewhat yeak-
kneed. on the demand of number OF
the members, vote was taken OF the
whole organization. This was the frat
chance that had ever been given the
general public to express their We've.
and the railroad fell into the mistake Of
supposing that they could bulldoze or
humbrg the 900 business men in the
chamber OF commerce to vote their way.
After short and lively canvass the ballot
was taken. Over 500 votes were cast.
nearly three to one in favor OF the San
Pedro site. The oft-repea,ed statement
OF the Southern Pacific that the oom-
mercial element OF Los Angeles desired
the harbor located at Santa Monica was
thus knocked in the head.
Following hard upon the chamber Of
commerce vote came the Republican
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son who will read the report and exam,
inc the charts by which it is accomph
MED, must inevitably acknowledge the
ovsrw heiming forcs OF its arguments.
With the promulgation Of this report
it was generally conceded that the con-
troversy was at an end. Rsdondc,
which had prevented her claims to the
commission With clearness and force.
announced that henceforth she would
do all in her power to assist the San
Pedro proiect. The chamber OF com.
mercs took up the work where it mad
been dropped when tbs commission WAS
appointed, raised q fund by subscrip,,
tion to pay the expenses of q special
delegate to Washington aud nent Mr..
Charles Forman, one Of their own direct
ore and a man of the very highest stand
ing in the community, to look out ior
the interests of the San Psdro harbor.
The Southern Pacific company had
very little to say about the report, and
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must extend entirely across il to reach
deep water. This is not the case to the
same extent in the San Pedro harbor.
Same page, lat Santa Monics.l The
! conformation OF the grouad is such that
free access to the landing facilities o.
the harbor would not BIZ easily attain
able by all parties engaged in the busi'
nsss OF land transportation. In the
harbor of Santa Monica the land APP
proach to the wharvea is narrow and not
capable OF extension except at great ex-
pense, and there Ia no available place
for the construction OF interior basins.
At San Pedro the apprcaches
are good, as they include both sides OF
the harbor, and Wilmington harbor
forms magnificent interior baein.
Page 19-The board is of the opinion
that the location at San Pedro 10 decid.
edly the best, coneidered as place OF
shelter and for receiving and discharg-
ing freight.
Same page-The cost of Transporting
freight over railroad depends not only
upon the distance, but also upon the
grades and curves in the line. -. The
differences in distance are so small that
it is believed unnecessary to give them
any important weight in sci citing the
location of harbor.
As to the stone for constructing the
brsak water, the report says. page 21 {:
In the case Of Catalina island (where
the stone for San Pedro is to be OBJ
tained) the transportation route has un-
limited capacity and is perfectly under
control Of the parties furnishing the
stone. In the case OF Cold Water canon
ko
te come) the route has limited capacity
aud the transportation is controlled By
the railway company and not by the
contractors or the government. No COM
petition in the transportation is pos
s,ble. Mr.. Hood (Southern Pa
cifc engineer) strikes the keynote of the
OF moving rock by rail to the break water
site is evidently matter for the con-
tractors to negotiate with the Southern
Pacific or other companies.
Page 3.--The board is of the opinion
that the location ct San Pedro ia deod-
edly the best &c regards adsp.ability for
construction and maintenance.
Same page.-The board, after careful
consideration, is OF the opinion that the
location at San Pedro 10 the best and
cheapest as regards capacity for de-
fense.
The conclusion OF the board, as stated
on page %. is as follows: Having made
o careful and critical examination for q
proposed deep water harbor at San Pedro
or Santa Monica bays as required by
law, the board is unanimously of the
opinion that the location selected by the
board of engineers of 1890 at the present
anchorage on the westerly side of San
Pedro bay. under Point Firniin. is the
most eligible location for such . harbor
in depth, width and capacity to accom-
modate the largest ocean going vessels
and the commercial and naval necessi-
ties of the government.
The report does not contain line that
can be construsd as favorable to Santa
Monica as againat San Pedro. More
over. any intelligent. disinterested per-
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and Democratic county and COM
gressioual conventions. A desper~
ate effort wns made by the South
srn Pacific contingent to keep
the question out of politics--as they
expressed it. for that corporation prefer.
to work in the dark--but the friends OF
the free barbor demanded that the mai
ter, which was one in the highest deeree
concerning tho welfare OF the whole
section, should Tut in its appesrancp ~
the platform. and that all congregational
candidates should explain their attitude
on the question. There was no misfak-
ing the sentimon.of the various conven-
tions. By an overwhelming majority
they were all Of them in favor OF ssn
Pedro and against tbs monopoly bar
Dor. The chain was now compless--not
a single link Of popular approval o.
the scheme YVES lacking.
The people asking for bread were not
however, refused the CONSOLATION OF =
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TO SIDE TRACK SAN PEDRO.
Huntington's Plan to Rob Los
Angeles of a Harbor.
How Congress Has Been Jugg,ed By
the Southern Pacific.
History of an Ihfamo Gus Piot to XIII over
land Competition in South
srn California.

The mater sprfacs in front Of the town is the
so-cGlted inner hdr6or.
me mater surface in front Of The government
reSeyre is the proposed dcep-,gdter hdrbor.
The com merciel future of Los Angeles
CITY is dependent in large measure on
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
SHORT SALAD RECIPES,

COLD potatoes cut in dice and laid ON
bed OF lettuce can be covered with
cream dressing.
GREEN beans are cooked, cut in two
inch pieces, laid on bed of lettuce
and covered with French dressing.
CABBAGE Is eaten raw, shredded fine.
soaked In French dressing and covered
with boiled dressing
LETTUCE should be put In cold water
to make 1t crisp, and shaken dry In a
napkin before being dressed.
ASPARAGUS is boiled, the tough part
OF the stalks removed, the remainder
cut in short lengths and covered with
mayonnaise.
TOMATOES are scalded to remove the
skin, cut in slices when cold, and served
with aspoonful'of mayonnaise or boiled
dressing on each slice.
CAULIFLowERis is separated into sprigs,
the tender part Of the stalk cut fine,
and covered with mayonnaise. 1t must
not be boiled too long or 1t becomes dark.
DANDELIoN salad is made of the
young leaves of the plant, thoroughly
washed, soaked in cold water for an
hour, shaken dry and saturated with
French dresing.-Ladies' Home Jour.
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
OUR TWO LANGUAGES.
One Used in Conversation, tho Other in
Written English.

One Used in Conversation, tho Other in
Written English.
A writer In the Educational Review
prefaces an article ON English litera-
ture in the college by the dec elaration
ut Is now, l think, generally admitted
that the first principle of rhetoric is.
write as you speak. The pedantic, de-
clamatory, Latinized diction that pre-
vailed in literary circles hundred
years ago is no longer the standard
kings English. In order to write well,
1t is necessary first to speak well-that
is, to speak naturally, correctly and
strongly"
This is a clever and cunning, as well
as complete begging of the whole ques-
ton. The assumption that we, Eng
lish and Americans, speak as we write,
and that the ordinary rules of rhetoric
and grammar run through and under
lie oral, as well as written language is
an assumption which cannot be verified
by evidence. The man who says don't"
and cant" and isn't" and who talks
about him and me" when he means
'he and l." or who says "done" for
did" or "seen" for saw" can take his
pen or pencil in hand and write Eng
lish which is unexceptionable from the
standpoint of person, mood or tense.
the fact being that written language is
n refinement and, possibly, an improve
mcnt on spoken language but at the
same time as different from 1t as the
dialect of Yorkshire from that of Corn
wall, or the talk of Yanheeland from
the patois of the uplands of North
Carolina or the lowlands of Louisiana.
The writer of the article in question
has fallen Into the rhetorical error of,
as the vernacular has it, putting the
cart before the horse. Every written
language, protected and fenced in as it
may be by rhetorical fences and
hedges, each of which Is bristling with
rules and safeguarded by exceptions to
those rules, is only n development from
spoken language, and whether it be
an improvement or not is an open ques-
ton. At all events 1t must be apparent
to every student of language or phil
ology that we have, at least in Eng
lish, two separate and distinct Ian
guages, and that II we should attempt
to follow the dictum of the writer in
the Educational Review, and write as
we speak, our contributions to current
literature would be speedily side
tracked into the editors wnste-paper
basket. 1t might be better for the
genius of the English language, ano
for the preservation of it's integrity,
that we should speak as we write, but
to adopt the converse proposition and
write as we speak seems the very
climax of absurdity to those who know
and appreciate the distinction between
English "as she Is wrote" and "as she
is spoke"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
RIDING OVER AN EARTHQUAKE.
Novel Train Experience uf an American
Traveller In THrkey.

Novei Train Experience Of an American
Traveller In Turkey.
Riding on train over ground shaken
by earthquake is the novel experience
of Constantinople correspondent of
the Cincinnati Tribune. He thus de-
scribes it:
"All at once the air grew still, an
oppressive silence seemed to hang on
vale and hill and all the people stopped
short. 1t seemed to me that we ran in
to a bad piece of track or that our train
had suddenly quickened its pace. !
saw Servian woman with a child In
her arms stagger, stop, take the water
jug from her head and hug her fright
ened baby to her naked breast. Hun
dreds Of yoke cattle were lowing, bur-
ros were braying and the whole
iocks of sheep were crying on
the distant downs. Meantime the
curves seemed to increase, and, al
though we were not making more than
forty miles an hour, we appeared to
fairly fly. Men stood still and stared
at the heavens. A Mohammedan slid
down from pack mule, spread out his
prayer rug, set his face toward Mecca
and prayed. Christians crossed them
selves, and as often as stole glance
at the driver found him looking at me-
It'll now had attributed the action
of these wild people to childish wonder
at seeing the train sweep by, but when
looked at the almost pale face of the
sunbrowned driver l was bewildered.
The things l beheld were all SO un-
natural that felt my head swimming
Glancing ahead l saw the straight
track take on curves and shake them
out again, resembling a running snake
The valley had become narrow
gulch, and from the near hills arose
great clouds of smoke as from a quarry
when the shots go off. The fireman.
who had been busy at the furnace
door, stood up now and gazed at the
driver, who pressed his left hand over
his eyes, then took 1t off and tried tc
see, but made no attempt to check the
speed of the flying train. AS drunken
cowboy dashing down straight street
sways In his saddle-as a wounded
bird reels through the air-did this
mad monster of locomotive swing and
swim over the writhing rail.
suddenly great curve appeared In
front of us. This time the stolser, who
had left Off firing, saw it, and made the
sign of the cross. Again the driver hid
his eyes, and again l felt my brain
growing dizzy trying to understand.
We could hear and feel the engine
wheels rise and fall on the twisting
rail with deafening sound. At last
she settled down and began to glide
away as boat glides down running
stream. What is it?' asked of the
French fireman.
'Tremblement de terre,' he said.
shaking himself violently and fainting
to the floor, and then understood that
we had been riding over an earthquake
The driver was either too proud and
brave to stop, or too frightened to be
able to shut Off steam; 1 don't know
which"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
FUNNY LITTLE INSECT.
How the Tumble Bug Hatches
and Hides Eggs.
The Clever Beetle Is of Great Interest,
Aside from the Fact That He Was
Worshiped by the Egyptians
of Many Centuries Ago.

There Is found In every state of the
union little insect that used to be a
god. His history is wonderful ac-
count Of ups and downs. You would
never guess from his personal appear
ance, says the New York Herald, that
he was once worshiped by human be-
ings, for he is very plain and modest
looking. He goes about his daily toll
In the most cheerful and matter-of-fact
way, seemingly more interested in rear
ing heirs than In studying ancestors.
He recks not that his name was once
Sacred Scarabaeus of the Egyptians.
To-day he is plain Mr.. Tumble Bug, at
your service.
But the tumble bug is Of great In
terest in himself, leaving out all men
tion of his history. This is on account
of the peculiar manner in which the
Matching of the egg is provided for.
After being laid 1t is Immediately rolled
up in a ball of mud and manure, about
the size Of a big marble. When the
ball is thoroughly dried Mr.. and Mrs.
Tumble Bug start it rolling, in search
of some convenient place in which to
bury 1t. This place may not be found
for some yards, and the ingenuity dis
played in navigating" it over that dis
tance is far greater than that shown by
some human beings in their chosen
business.
In tho first place the ball is round
This, of course, is the best form for
rolling. But even then the slightest
inequality of the ground, or even a
III i - u
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15

MIR. AND MRS. TUMBLE BUG AT WORK.
front feet on the ground, while the
hind feet and the tip of the abdomen
are against the ball. When all is ready
Mr.. I. gives the signal supposedly
Mrs. T. gives lurch forward, and 10.
they're off. Mrs. t. usually has very
bad luck Immediately after the start,
for almost invariably she is carried to
the ground, and the ball rolls over her.
But she Is very good-natured about it.
She doesn't get cross, or refuse to play
any more. She Just climbs out from
under, shakes the dust out of her
skirts, mounts the ball again, and is
ready for another start.
If down grade is encountered the
work is SO much the easier, although
bugs and ball will frequently land In a
heap at the bottom. But when an up
grade or large obstacle intervenes the
trouble Is very great. In such case
tumble bugs will do one of two things:
They will either desert the ball or go in
search of help. In the former case an
other family will frequently happen
along, and take charge of affairs, Just
10 IL bilC Ddll WCIC own. III tne
latter case the neighbors always turn
out, 1t there are any such.
If you handle tumble bugs while they
are at work they remain very quiet un-
til you get through, and then resume
rolling the ball. Nothing seems to dis
turb them.
After the ball has fairly started the
bugs frequently leave it, running
around without apparent reason. They
are, however, searching for a good
place Of deposit. The hole in which 1t
finally rests is several inches and often
foot or more in depth, and in order
that the bugs may be able to excavate
1t the digging" must be good.
When the site is once chosen queer
method of making the hole is resorted
to. The way of rolling the ball is com
monplace compared to it. You would
naturally think that the bugs would
first dig the hole and then push the ball
into it. No such thing. They quite
reverse the process. One of the bugs
gets under the ball and digs with his
hind legs, throwing the dirt out around
the edges. AS he gets lower the ball
sinks with him, and when the hole is
deep enough he digs his way around
the ball, which has followed him all
the way, and then pushes up through
the loose dirt to the surface. What he
does for fresh air during this process is
something that no man can find out.
When the egg matches in the subter,
ranean abode the larve feed on the
material of their envelope. In course
of time they surround themselves with
the same material, cemented together
with gelatinous substance exuded
from their bodies, and later emerge as
perfect insects. The ancient Romans
esteemed the larvae of the tumble bug
as great dellcacy. They were eaten
after being fried delicate brown.
Modern epicures have taken to snails.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
NEGRO MUST DIE ANYWAY.
Although Dying He May Be Lynched
To Kill Him More Quickly.

Washington, Aug. 10.-A suggestive
indication of the promptness of one form
of Virginia justice was furnished in
a message delivered to Frank Til
ford, a lumber dealer of this city, from
Berryville. AS Tilford was about
to take the early train at that
point for Washington Monday morning
last a gang of negroes assailed him at
the station and demanded his watch.
Having revolver in his hand in the
right hand coat pocket, he fired
through the coat at his foremost assail-
ant The whole gang ran, and one fell
on the other side of fence. The mes
sage received yesterday was that the
fellow had been caught, and asking Mr.
Tilford to come up and identify him.
He is shot In the stomach" said the
message, ''and may die, but if you come
up and identify him we think we can
lynch him before he dies"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
Work Demanded.

From the Wilkesbarre Leader.
The Democratic party in Luzerne has
certainly great cause to feel elatcd.
Not for many years have the prospects
for complete victory this fall been so
bright as they are now. The work done
by the Republicans in their late
county convention was terribly dsap-
pointing to the Republican leaders
The smashing of the slate left them all
at sea. They had arranged for cam
paign on very different lines from those
they were forced to adopt by the action
of the delegates. Not yet have they re-
covered from the unexpected surprise
that sent the cold chills down their
backs. 1t has been found necessary to
make a complete change in the plans of
battle, and this is always a hard and
thankless task.
A ticket whose candidates all dwell
within the sound of the bells of Wilkes
barre, and almost within the shadow of
its steeples, is not calculated to arouse
much sympathy in the districts lying at
distance, especially when those dis
tricts asked for recognition in the con
vention. What sort of popular interest
can be expected to manifest itself for a
ticket made up almost exclusively of
candidates who would be citizens of the
greater Wilkesbarre, could the dreams
OF good many materialize?
This question is significant one, and
one that the Republican managers are
asking each other. Surely when such
conditions face them they cannot bC
other than cast down. There is no en-.
couragement to labor, no hope that any
thing they may do will arouse that en-
thusiam which must exist in order tt
bring the voters to the polls.
While all this is true, Democrat.
should not be lulled to repoSe under the
promises of an easy victory. This is t.
be long campaign, and here at the be
ginning is the time to impress upon the
Democratic mind the fact that without
earnest effort and continued zeal the
battle may be lost. 1t is not well tt
Imagine that because the Republican
ticket is weak and not what it might be
the Democrats are to have a walkover
They will have no such thing if the vot
ers tlatter themselves that there is NJ
occasion to fight and fight hard. Many
victory has been lost by over conf
dence. Many general has been beaten
because he believed that it wasn't neces-
sary to oppose the enemy with "A mighty
army.
From now until the polls close on the
fifth day of November next, the Demo
Gratis must not relax one iota in their eff
forts to make the triumph one that shall
send CONSERVATION in the ranks of the OPP
position. If all do this then indeed may
we expect to rout the enemy, horse, foot
and dragons, Without tircless and
persistent preparation the Democrats
may lose. A word to the wise ought tc
be sufficient
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15

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There is only one way to cure deafness,
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Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the
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ly closed deafness is the result, and un-
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