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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

crippled for life in railroad wrecks be-
cause the mail car couldn't withstand
the shock of collision as well as the
passenger coaches. But all this has
been changed as the result of much
experimenting among the car builders
of number of the big trunk lines.
One of the notlceably odd things
about this new type of mail car is the
lack of platforms, and when the new
fast mail made up of these cars moves
out Of the New Jersey City depot of the
Central Railroad, 1t looks like mighty
centipede of a car 154 feet long. The
average mail car is sixty feet long. 1t
is only when the train rounds curve
that 1t is discovered the cars are really
coupled together and there Is more
than one long car The abolition Of
platforms increases the speed of the
train for one thing. The wind cannot
eddy in and about the platforms, and
there is less resistance in this mail train
than to any other train now in service
But the two most important objects
achieved in abolshing platforms alto
gether are that of making the cars
point of vantage for the train robbers.
The new cars were built from draw
ings by e. w. Grleves, superintendent
of the car department of the Baltimore
and Ohio, and the postotfice department
officials like them so well that they
have approved them for several of the
big trunk lines. On the point of
strength Mr. Greves has this to say IN
his description Of the car furnished spe-
cially for this article:
"The main frame of the car is formed
of 10 sills. The depth of the framing
is inches. The outside sills are com.
posed of pieces of yellow pine by 8
inches deep. Between these pieces of
pine is an iron plate half an inch thick
and Z inches wide. This runs back IS
feet on each side Of the car. The center
sills are also covered with similar iron
plates running back the same distance.
In addition to these pine sills and iron.
plates between are intermediate sills,
which are by inches deep, and are
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
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work Hence his eyneriments with the


work. Hence his experiments with the
'etheric vapor," which he says is Of
the same nature and the same attributes
as the polar current. Until he sue
ceeds in doing this, Keely swears he
will not divulge his secret, which lies in
the vibrator" which generates" the
''etheric vapor." In other words, Keely
says he is making use of the force he
has found to make an invention that
will overturn mechanics and make him
the greatest inventor of the worlds
history.
If you hold q dumb-bell out at arms
length and drop 1T, it will fall to the
ground. But Keely's motor can keep it
up there in the air, and at any desired
height-or will, when it is completed
If you lay a dumb-bell down on the
ground, and keep everyone from touch
ing it, 1t will lie there. But the Keely
motor can pick it up without any visi-
BILE substance touching 1t and place it
on top of a post.
If you oil up an engine, set all the
belts, draw all the fire from under the
boiler, and sit down ten feet away, the
engine will wait as long as you do. But
the Keely motor will make that engine
start up and will send the fly wheel at
400 revolutions a minute. Not just
now, but presently-when 1t Is CON-
pleted.
If you set up steel wall three inches
thick and balance a cannon ball ten
feet away from it, and stand still, the
cannon ball will be no more likely to
dash at the steel wall than will the steel
wall be to dash at the metal sphere. But
keey can, with Il trumpet, and without
touching anything in the room, force
that ball to leave its rest, to dart
through the air, and to pierce hole in
the steel, and fall upon the other side
If the motor be ever completed and
performs the work claimed for it, the
whole civilized world will be bettered
and most of the difficulties that con-
front us to-day will be vanquished.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
In Ancient Times,

Is il known generally that works Of
art were well paid for in ancient times?
A German review furnished recently
some particulars about that question.
Polygnote, Of Thasos, who lived about
450 B. c., refused, it is true, any pay
ment for his works, and declare that he
title of Citizen of Athens, which had
been conferred on him. But such dis
interestedness was seldom initiated.
Thirty years later the painter Zeuxis,
OF Heracleum, was called to the Court
of Archelaus l., King of Macedonia.
lie received for his frescoes in tho
Palace of Pella 400 mines" about $S,-
600. Mnason, of Elathea, paid $4,000
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
Tine ana Tide.

Thine AMI tide wait for no man" saith the
adase-but there are many other things Of
the non-waiting kind which will not be put
off and ought not to oe. Halt the misery o,
the world is caused by delay, and Rheuma-
t1sm Is one of those insidious ills which
demands prompt attention, especially in
midwinter. when the cold accelerates us ac-
tion and intensifies pain. If allowed 10 have
its way, 1t will wait for no man in its rapid
development of the chronic stage. When
this is reached, then come troubles. not only
In Its misery but in many ways where help
loss condition throws tho sufferer out OF
work and money. But whether in its acute.
chronic or infiammatory stage don't wait.
The tide Of pain will go on and so will loss
OF time. 1t tho same time we all know that
st. Jacobs Oil is made and sold for the ex-
press purpose OF curing tho worst cases in
their worst form at any stage. 1t has cured
and will cure in nine cases out of ten.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
THE KEElY MOTOR.
Would Revo1utiouizc the World to n
Greater Extent than Steam.

Would Revo1utiouize the World to n
Greater Extent than Steam.
The recent announcement that John
Jacob Astor has been negotiating for
the purchase of an interest in the work
and inventions of John w. Keely, Of
Philadelphia, has centered public in
terest once more in the Keely motor, an
invention that for more than a quarter
of century has been widely discuss
ed. A few men call Keely great sci
enlist; more call him fool; most people
call him a clever impostor. But which
ever he be he has been more widely
talked about and for q longer period
than most men who do not wear
crown.
Keely began life as a music teacher,
'and it was, he says, the tuning fork
that gave him his first hint of the new
power that he claims to have discover
ed. He pottered around a good many
years, experimenting with the effect
Of sound vibrations on different metals,
making machines, pulling them to
pieces and all the while getting poor
er and poorer Finally, however, he
made machine that seemed to get an
enormous power out of a little bit of
energy. 1t didn't need any steam or
compressed air or electricity, but (and
this was the queer parD 1t started at
the sound of a fiddle bow. The public
have been laughing at this idea ever
since, but few rich Philadelphians
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
Had No Use fur Another Fortune

A laborer employed In one of the iron
mills in Allegheny, earning the munifl-
cent SALARY of $1.10 day for wheeling
ore in a wheelbarrow, received tele,
gram announcing that a relative in Ire
land had died and left him $60,00 lie
left his job, went to Ireland, secured
the cash and started upon career OF
luxury and high living. Two years later
he reappeared in Pittsburg, asked fol
his old position and went back to wheel
ing ore. One day another telegram
came announcing that a relative in En-
gland had died, leaving him $40, 900. Ha
threw up his hands in despair. "Hiv.
ins!" cried he. "Must OF trow I'D me
job and go over ther and waste another
year or two in spending that2 It's a
shame to handicap decint workin
man like thot. Oi'll sind word to thin
0f emit do it"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eaectually, dispeis colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have mado it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FlG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY NEW YORK. ~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
TINY REPUBLICS.
smaI1 Countries that Maintain Their
Independence.

tmatl tUdt platutatn IuC1r
Independence.
The number Of small republics that
have stood the test Of time and pre-
served their autonomy In spite Of the
Iealousies Of their powerful neighbop
S greater than most people imagine. !
Pitcairn Island, situated in the Pa
eific Ocean, has long remained in the
peculiar position Of being independent
md free from interference without
ever having had its national existence
formally recognized. Its first settlers,
from whom the present inhabitants
IRE exclusively descended, were the
mutinous crew Of an English man-of-
war, II. NJ. 8. Bounty, famous in story.
Lying in the southern seas, in there
gion Of the Australian continent, is the
Island OF Franceville. One Of the New
Hebrides 1t is not far from New Gale
donia In area efghty-hve miles, 1t Is
mainly occupied by about 600 natives,
the white Inhabitants being less than
q hundred. France, which originally
had control Of this place. gave 1t, In
1870, q charter of independence, prom.
ising that no other power should be
permitted to interfere with it. The
people elect q President, who governs
with the aid Of an advisory council Of
eight members. The President, in addi'
ton to his administrative functions, ex:
ercises judicial powers, and there is no
appeal from his decisions. Although
no Office can be held by colored citi,,
zens, universal suffrage prevails, with.
out distinction of sex or color. Just
now the President is an American. R.
d. Polk.
To Europe, however, we must look
for the smallest Of all selfgovernipg
peoples. Some dozen miles from tho
Sandman coast to the northeast, the
long, narrow island of Tavolara rises
from the sea. Five miles long and
about half q mile wide, its soil Is cul.
tlvated by the natives, only to q liU.
tied extent, fishing being the staple In
dustry. The republic Of Tavolarn dates
from 1886. The island has q popula-
ton Of but fifty or sixty souls:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
made Of southern long-leaf yellow pine,

which Is very strong.
'The cars were designed with the
idea Of resisting end conclusions, to
protect the lives of the railway mail
clerks. The end sides of the cars are
framed on to the longitudinal sills just
described, and on the inside Of the end
sills is placed an angle of iron covering
the inside sill as well as the bottom sill,
and at the top Of the car, on the end,
a large angle iron is run across from
one side to the other. The end posts,
running between the framing and the
top Of the car, are covered with angle
irons"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

he frees this vapor and collects it into
n reservoir. He claims that it is capa-
BILE Of far greater expansive power than
steam or compressed air. Keely says
that through the ether flows great
polar current, just as electric streams
flow around the poles of magnet, and
his aim is to make machinery so sens!-
tive that it will link itself to this resist
less stream of energy and perform
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

ly the one smashed to splinters, and the
unfortunate mail clerks had one chance
In hundred of escaping even in bad
of railway mail clerks for the past
twenty years mounts up into the hun
dreds, and scores OF men have been
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

for Battle with the persians," which
he had ordered from Aristides, the
leader of the Theban school. Pamphi.
lus, of Sycione, gave course of lee
lures on paintings; each pupil paid for
attendance one talent" or 81 200 n
year. Appelles received twenty gold
talents" about $240,000, for portrait
of Alexander l., ordered by the city Of
Ephesus.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

the postal department not little, but
the thing that hurt the postmasters
general most was the great loss of life
among faithful and hard working rail
way clerks, whose hours are so irreg-
ular and pay so small. When there was
q wreck, the mail car being the frallest
car on the train, 1t was most frequent
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
Prosperity Camo Through Pines,

The region of the Landes, which, fifty
years ago, was one of the poorest and
most miserable in France, has now
been made one Of the most prosperous,
owing to the planting Of pines. The
increased value is estimated at 1,oO0,.
100000 francs. Where there were, fifty
years ago, only few thousand poor
and unhealthy shepherds, mere are
now sawmills, charcoal kilns and tur.
pentine works, interspersed with thriv.
ing villaGes and fertile agricultural
lands
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. CHENEY G. Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned have known F. j. Che.
ney for tho last 10 years, and believe him per.
tectly honorable IN all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST & rnUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDIsa, .KrNNAY g MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Oatarrh Cure Is taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Testimonials sent FREQ,
Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
To Protect the Mail,

10 Protect the Mail.
Uncle Sam has had much trouble
with his railway mail cars for many
years past, despite the fact that large
sums were offered for improvements in
the postal cars. Train robbers bothered
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums reduces inflarna
tion, ,allays pain. cures wind collie. % C. a bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
Cruelty to Men but Not Animals

Cruelty to Men but Not Animals.
I Curious features ut the Danbury
Comm fair included q monkey who
lodged rubber balls thrown at him. An
agent Of the Humane Society interfered
In behalf of the monkey, and colored
youth took his place.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20
ROBBER-PROOF CARS.
THEY ARE IN USEO SOME LEAD.
ING ROADS.

Protection Against Wrecks Ie Also
Promised the Postal Agents by This
Invention-It Possesses Several Adj
vantages Over the Old Style.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

A CoUaB, COLD OR SORE THROAT requires
Immediate attention. "BroBn'S Bronchial
Tr0chcs' will invariably give relief.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

After physicions had given me up was saved
by Iiso's Cure.-RALPu ERIEG, Williamsport,
Pa, November 22 1893
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

Railway laborers in Holland average from
B6c to zoe per day.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

London has 1000 fireman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

Peru was named from the river Paro.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-20

Cabinet makers In Florence receive 48c to
68c Der day
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-26

Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange statement, issued before
the close of business ON Saturday last,
continues to show very heavy move
ment. the total brought into sight for
the week being in round figures 206,-
900 bales larger than for the seven days
ending Sept. 18th last year, 1896
more than year before last and $685.
900 over the same period in 1898.
The amount brought into sight for
the week is 325,67S. against 119. 1886
for the seven days ending this date last
year, 157, 2S3 the year before, and
97.917 in 1898. This brings the total
amount for the eighteen days of the
new season to 622 .113, against 204.911
last year, 2SS. 64S year before last, and
1920 in 1898.
Since the close of the commercial
year, stocks at American ports and the
twenty nine leading Southern interior
centres have been increased $50, 637
bales against an increase for the same
period last season of 90. 403, and are
now 292,829 larger than at this date
last year.
Including amounts left over in
stocks at ports and interior town:
from The last crop and the number Of
bales brought into sight thus far fol
the new crop. the supply to date il
go. 662. against 514, S65 for the same
period last year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-26
sheriF's Sale.

State OF Louisiana. parish OF East Carroll,
Seventh District Court-H. w. Baker
& Co., Puget Sound National Bank of
Seattle subrogee, vs.. Key Pittman =
No. 13l.
By virtue of writ of Fl Fla to me di-
rected by the Honorable Seventh District
Court Tor the parish Of East Carroll afore-
said, in the above entitled cause, Will
proceed to sell at public auction. at the
door of the Court House. in the town of
Providence, East Carroll parish, La, on
Saturday. the 18th day of October, 1896.
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the night, title and interest OF Key Pittman
in and to the following described proper
ty, to-wit:
Being one-fourth in and to Lot two Of the
community property, ald Lot three of the
fn6Ividual property of Helen G. Key. de-
ceased, as shown by the process verbal OF
partition in suit No. 676, of the Docket of
the late Sth District Court OF said parish,
and Lots containing n the aggregate 2ae
25-lO0 acres, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereof, being portion of the
Alton plantation. composed of Lots 2S, 30.
So 81 and 80, L %, n L ID. e., seizedin the
above suit.
Terms of sale-cash with the benefit of
appraisemeDt.
j. W. DUNN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Providence, La, Sept. -,
1S96,-6t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-26
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Lake Providence, La. Sept. is, 1896.
= The newly appointed board of School
Directors of the parish Of East Carroll
met this day for the purpose of organ
ization.
The following Directors, to-yit:
w, N, White. w. IL. Benjamin. I. j.
Powell, j. G. Bass, Jas. Beard and N.
Fousse, presented their commissions
and were duly sworn in.
The Board then proceeded to organ
ize by electing Director Powell as
President and G. r. Egelly as Secretary
and Superintendent.
The Board then proceeded to the
election of board of trustees or aux
Hilary board. with the following re-
suit:
Lake Providence white and colored
schools-Hon. j. NJ. Kennedy, w. S.
Brown, r. j. Bulney, VIM. Rous and
and Hon E. j. Hamley.
Pennsylvania school--W. H. Benja-
min. FL X. Barwick and w. L. Long.
Board of Examiners-Hons. j. M.
Kennedy and j. +. Ransdell.
Appointing Board-W. N. White,
W. H. Benjamin and the Superintend-
ent.
Upon motion of Director Bass, the
Superintendent was instructed and
authorized to place permanent par
tition or division wall between the
rooms in the Providence white school,
and also to provide a suitable number
of new stoves for said school, and also
the Providence colored school.
The Board of Examiners submitted
proceedings of the last examination,
and after thorough examination of
the matter, upon motion of Director
Bass, it was unanimously resolved that
the Board proceed to the selection
of teacher for the position of third
assistant in the Providence white
school. instructing that certificates be
issued to all teachers who had passed
the examination.
Director w. n. White placed in
nomination for Recommendation to the
appointing board the name of Miss
Mary Beard for the position of Bird as
white school, she holding a second
grade certificate of qualification; and
there being no other nominations, she
was unanimously elected to fill said
position for the ensuing session, which
nomination was duly approved by the
appointing board; and all previous APP
pointmeuts of teachers made were rati-
fed and approved by the board.
Upon motion duly seconded, Miss
Fannie E. Keene was selected as teach
err for the Pennsylvania white school.
Having transacted all the business
for which the Board bad convened, an
adjournment was then had until the
next regular meeting. being the
first Wednesday in October. 1896.
L. j. POWELL. President.
G. r. EGELLY, Secretary.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-26


Governor Culbertson of Texas, in
speech delivered at Dallas on
Friday last, read letter from
Prince Bismarck in reply to one
written by him to the Ex-
Chancellor, in which he says: 81
hold that this is the very hour that
Nua3l, be advisable to bring abou t
between the nations chiefly engaged
IN the worlds commerce mutual
agreement in favor of the establish
ment of bimetaliism. The United
States are freer by far in their move
ments than any other nation OF
Europe, and hence if the people OF
the United States should find it COM
patible with their interests to take
independent action in the direction
of bisnetallism. l cannot but believe
that such action would exert mos;
salutary influence upon the consui-
nation Of international agreement. 2
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-26
Polling Precincts.

Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF East
Carroll parish, Louisiana:
That. whereas sal parish is now divided
into five wards of the following described
limits:
The first ward comprising all the terri
tory of said parish lying south of the line
dividing Townships 10 and 20.
The second ward comprising all the ter
ritory of said parish lying between the
line dividing Townships 10 and 20 and the
line dividing Townships 20 and 81.
The third ward comprising all the terri
tory of said parish lying between the line
dividing Townships Il and % and the line
dividing Townships % and %.
The fifth ward comprising all the terri
tory of said parish lying between the line
dividing Townships % aud % and the Ark
ansas line.
The following election precincts and poll
ing places are hereby established in ac-
cordance with Secs. SO and 80 of Act No.
1877 of the Acts of the General Assembly,
approved July 8, 1896, to-wit:
The first ward of said parish as above
described, is hereby divided into two elect
ion precincts. as follows:
All of said first ward lying east Of Bayou
Tensas is hereby constituted Precinct No.
1. the polling precinct beng hereby estab-
lished at Nicbolson's store; and all OF said
first ward lying west OF Bayou Tensas is
hereby constituted Precinct No. 2. the
polling place in said precinct being estab-
lIshed at Epps' store.
The second ward as above described, is
hereby constituted Precinct No. 3. the
polling place in said precinct being hereby
established at the Atherton store.
The thirG ward as above described Is
hereby constituted Precinct No. A. the
polling place in said precinct being. hereby
established at the Court House In the town
OF Providence.
The fourth ward as above described. is
hereby constituted Precinct No. b, the poll
| ing place in safd precinct being hereby es-
| tablIshed at the Robertdaie store.
The fifth ward rs above described. is
hereby constituted Precint No. 9, the poll
| ing place in said precinct being hereby es-
| tabhshed at Panoa store.
BOBT. NICHOLSON. President
YASCEY BsLL. Clerk.