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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13
A New Slate Pencil.

The small boy and the small girl
threaten strike. There is rebellion
in the youthful heart. Science has
evolved a noiseless slate pencil, and
the soul-harrowing screech of the or
dinary Lencil is to be heard no more.
The new pencils are made of bone.
They are unbreakable and voiceless.
The amount of enjoyment that q
youngster can get out of an ordinary
pencil and slate is limited only by
his energy in welding this small in
strument Of torture, but while the
child rebels, the teacher and the par
ent bless that branch of science that
has emancipated them from the agony
inflicted by this unnecessary evil
New York Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

The appointment of Princess Henry
of Battenberg to the Governorship OF
the Isle Of Wight illustrates the familiar
truth that precedent can be found for
anything unusual in England if one
only goes back far enough. The be.
stowal of this Office upon woman is
exceptional, but not unprecedented.
During the reign of Edward III. the
widow of the Lord of Wight succeeded
him in the Governorship when he fell
atAgincourt, and two other precedents
have been hunted up.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

An important discovery has recently
been made in Madagascar, which will
have the effect of considerably increas.
ing the value of that island for France.
Gold has been discovered between
Tamatave and Antananarivo, where
the conformation of the country is
very similar to that of the Rand. AL
ready twenty'eight prospectors have
left the Transvaal for Tamatave.
The French, however, are placing
every possible obstacle in the way of
allowing foreign prospectors to COM
mence digging.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13
About iJnCOres.

Sims Reeves is hard on what he eAifs
the ''vicious encore system" He char
acterizes 1t as preposterous piece Of
dishonesty, of which all honest per-
sons should be ashamed. The nuisance,
he says rightly, seeks to take a shabby
advantage of the suffering profession.
al; and 1t is to be regretted that few of
our performers possess sufficient cour-
age to return to the PLATFORM bow DO.
litely, and indicate firmly, No! Your
encore monger cares nothing about
symmetry. or balance, or cohesiveness.
whether the occasion be the lyric stage.
the oratorio performance, the benefit
and ordinary concert or the ballad con.
cert.
He wants to hear more than he has
bargained for, and if his demand is not
yielded to he will hoot and bray and
hiss, when an attempt is made to per.
form the next piece, as If he belonged
to the long-eared quadrupeds or feath.
cred biped tribe. And then we have
occasionally what the newspapers term
IA scene"-an exhibition of "Arryism"
that disgraces our boasted civilization.
If managers, artists and the musical
public would but think this matter over
and determine to stamp out the nuis.
ance one great blot on our English mu.
sical performances might be effaced.
Unfortunately, it is not yet quite Ger.
tain whether encores are more distaste.
ful to the great majority of perform.
ers than they are to n majority of the
concert going public. - Gentleman's
Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

William E. Smythe, who is an irri.
cation expert, says the arid region of
the trans Mississippi west measures
north to south as far as from Montreal
to Mobile and east to west further
than from Boston to Omaha. When
some cheap and practicable means OF
irrigation is found it is expected thai
the population of this region will be-
como greater than the present popula.
tion of the United States.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

"How will Mr.. Woodpile send the
wood, mamma 2" he asked.
"You may tell him to hire dray,"
said mamma.
"Whose dray"
"Oh, anybody's."
Harold looked up brightly. 'I'll tell
you what 1t is" he said, I'm a dray-
driver myself"
Mamma laughed. "Are your" she
said. "Then you're the very man to do
the hauling"
So Harold took his little express
wagon and got load of wood. Then
he told mamma 1t looked so much like
rain he thought he'd better bring sew
eral more loads. Mamma was just
making saucer-pie for the oven.
"All right, Mr.. Dray-driver," she said;
and she put the pie in the wfndew to
cool, while Harold went on hauling
wood.
When the wood-box was full mamma
told the flushed little workingman he
had done enough.
"And now what do 1 owe your" she
inquired.
"Why, whatever you say, Mrs.-Mrs.
Mamma" stammered Harold. He
couldn't think Of any other name, so he
Just called her "Mrs. Mamma"
"Would this pay you for your timer"
asked mamma, taking the saucer-pie
| from the window
"Oh, yes, ma'am, very much," said
Harold.
Then mamma gave him the pie, and
kissed him. She quite forgot he was
a dray-driver.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

The Atlanta Constitution remarks {:
Though it may be gratifying to our
National pride to account for the
yearly number of suicides on the prin-
oiple that intelligence begets self
slaughter and that epidemics of suicide
indicate healthy tone of civilization,
it is, nevertheless, matter of pro.
found sorrow that so many are driven
by the stress of circumstances to such
extremes of desperation. 1t is also to
be hoped that if civilization has pro.
duced this mania that civilization will
likewise suggest remedy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

Great attention is being drawn to
the unparalleled influx of foreign capi-
tai into Russia during the last two
years, which is still on the increase.
1t has been calculated that within O
very short time thirty-one new indus.
trial undertaking have been started in
Russia by the Belgians alone, with a
capital of 800, 900, 600.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

One day Harold had no one to play
with, and he didn't know what to do
with himself. Mamma was making pies
and was too busy to be laxative.
Harold stood and looked out of the
kitchen window. and wondered If II
would rain. lie felt quite out OF sorts
and was almost ready to cry when
mamma spoke.
"Harold?"
"What, mamma?'
"Could you do an errand for me?'
Harold always liked to do errands.
He got his hat. "Where do you want
me to go, mamma?'
"Go to Mr.. Woodpile, if you please"
said mamma, "and tell him we are out
of wood, and ask him to send us load
of It,"
Harold saw they were going to have
nice play.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13
What a Bee-samson Will Carry.

what Bee-Samson Will Carry.
A small boy is doing very well indeed
II he can lift and carry 100 pounds or a
little less than his weight. And he
would have to drop it pretty quick, too.
But listen to what bee will do. Not
long ago some scientists caught n num-
ber of bees just as they returned to
their hive laden with honey, and, after
inclosing them in little box, carefully
weighed them. When the bees had un-
loaded they were again caught, placed
in the same box and weighed second
time. The experiment showed that
when laden the bees weighed three
times as much as when empty. 1t was,
therefore, concluded that bee can
carry three times its own weight of
honey-and fly for long distance with
It, too.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

colllded with an unknown cycllst and
was thrown to the pavement. Her cost
ly wheel was smashed and her ankle
was hurt. Riders in the vicinity of the
place where the accident occurred wit
messed n blur of bicycle fragments.
hosiery and fluttering lace. Then they
rushed to the singers assistance. The
golden wheel was as IL it were game
of Jackstraws in which the trick was to
pick out the back bone.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

DR.. Wilder is Of all the faculty at
Cornell College the one fondest of pets.
His big dog, his three-legged cat, his
pet alligator, his crows, and his four
monkeys are all subjects of jokes on
the part of students, and perennial curl
osity on the part Of visitors. 1t may
seem odd to have three cages of mon
keys in lecture room, and general
medley of animals in the professors
office. But the crow attracts most gen.
eral notice. Jim has his office in =
basement window, whence he freely
issues into a large wire cage built out
of doors. Here he quarrels with visi-
tors and boots the passing crowds of
students. But the climax Is reached
when Prof. Caldwell tries to pilot his
brown spaniel past the spot. The dog
goes humping his nose on the wire, al
ways convinced that he has got the
crow at last, and too busily occupied
to hear his masters whistle. In the end
the mortified professor always has to
drag his dog by the collar much to the
amusement of the students.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13
1t Made Them Jump.

Two young ladies in the country were
standing by the side of wide ditch
wondering how to cross it. They ap-
pealed to boy who was coming along
the road for help, whereupon he point
ed behind with startled air and
yelled: "Snakesv'
They crossed the ditch at a single
bound.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

Among the many astonishing feat
ures of the vogue of the hour for
wheeling is the hold which it has se-
cured upon public men, not only in
the Old World, but also in the United
States
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

Teacher-Can any little boy tell me
which is the longest day in the year?
Billy-Some fellows say the day be-
fore Christmas is and some say the
day before the Fourth of July.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

''No Vice President for fifty years
has had any appreoiable influence in
politics." declares the Boston Her
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that Will Interest the Ju-
veni1e Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

The school system of the Greater
New York will be at least the second
biggest in the world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

starvation, he had no resource but to
give himself up to the police and re.
quest to be sent back to the penal set
tlement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13


One who knows about the game must
be storekeeper He stands behind the
table if the game Is played in the house,
or behind a gate or balcony railing or n
bench If 1t is played out of doors, and
announces that he is ready to sell by
calling out or singing:
Come and purchase at my store,
All who have not been before.
Ask me right, I'll sell at once;
Ask me wrong, you'll be a Ounce.
If no one else knows the game 1t may
take a good while to start right. The
first purchaser should ask for some.
thing beginning with A, the next with
b, etc. If the first one asks for bread
he Is told to go to the left of the store
on the ounces side, and another must
come and try to buy. When one has
asked rightly, as, for example, for alco
hol or alum, he is told to go to the right
side. Then the next must ask for some.
thing beginning with the next letter Of
the alphabet or go to the left. The
ones on the right side join in the verse
which must be said before each new
purchaser comes to buy. 1t will make
the game harder to reverse the order of
purchasers, going backward through
the alphabet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06
TONNAGE CONTROVERSY

Berlin, Dec. 5--The Cologne Gazette
says that the North German Llyod and
the Hamburg steamship will
be the chief sufferers by the withdrawal
of the exemption OF German vessels from
the payment Of tonnage dues in the Uni
ter States and adds:
President Cleveland has taken this
decision in order to secure himself n
brilliant send-on on his retirement. But
the decision is illegal President Cleye-
lands assertion that state tonnage dues
are levied at German ports is incorrect.
No such dues are levied. The dues inn
posed are for the use OF special port ae-
commodations"
Continuing the Cologne Gazette says it
trusts that if the proclamation is enforced
the American law courts win see that the
principle of right and justice is upheld. y
Even in the case of Germans in Ameri-
ca, and it further expresses the hone
that in the meanwhile the German
government will succeed in convincing
Washington that Germany cannot accept
such an infringement Of her rights
The German government has lodged
an energetic protest with the State De-
partment against the action Of the Presi-
dent in imposing tonnage dues on Ger
man ships entering American ports. The
receipt of this protest win be duly ac-
knowledged, but there the matter is ike
ly 70 rest unless the German government
takes steps to remove the charges on
American shipping which formed the
basis for the Presidents proclamation
issued yesterday. The contention OF the
German government is that it does not
tax American shipping and that the
imperial government cannot be held ac-
countable for the imposition of local
charges by provincial and municipal off,
cials. The contention of our government
on the other hand is that regardless OF
the question of who is responsible for the
levying Of the port dues, their collection
for American vessels is the only fact
necessary to be established to put in
operation at once the Dingley law, impos-
ing tonnage dues on German vessels.
That law is self-operative and once the
President is satisfied that port charges
OF any character are imposed on Ameri-
can ships by foreign government, he
must proclaim that fact, thus setting the
law in force. it is said here that since
German ships in 1888, by Secretary
Bayard's act, were relieved OF tonnage
dues in American ports, our ships enter
ing German ports have been assessed and
paid port dues TO the amount of about
$500,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06

The First Battle is the Title-To be Is
sued in January Next

Lincoln, Neb, Dec. 5.-A representa-
tive Of the Associated Press learned to-
day that the title Of VIM. ]. Bryan's
book is to be THE First Battle" In the
preface he states his reasons for writing
the work in the following words, "The
campaign OF 1886 was a remarkable one.
which, whenever we measure it by the
magnitude Of the issues involved, on by
the interest aroused / have been led to
undertake the present work by a desire
felt by myself and expressed by others, TO
have the more important incidents of the
campaign put into permanent form for
the convenience of those who have taken
part in the contest, and for the use of
those who shall hereafter desire to re-
view the struggle. The amount Of work
done by the advocates Of free
coinage is beyond computation,
and the number of those who took
an alive part in the contest too great for
enumeration. These facts, together with
the difficulty of choosing between so
many meritorious speeches, have compel-
ed me to limit the quotations to the adj
dresses made and papers issued by per-
sons standing in an official or semi-of-
fetal capacity and to the principal
speeches delivered by myself have add
ed a brief history of the campaign in
Guiding a discussion of the election re-
turns and the significance thereof. 1t has
also been thought best to narrate the
part taken by me in the silver agitation
prior to the convention and at the request
OF the publishers have included
biographical sketch written by Mrs.
Bryan"
1t is understood here that he publish
ers w. B. Conkey and Company, of Chi
cago, win issue the book in the early part
of January.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06
FIL1BUsTER1NG VESSELS.
Florida Gossip Concerning the Three
Friends, the Dauntless and the Com
modore

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 5.-The tug
Dauntless came off the ways to-day and
is lying at its wharf, having taken on a
quantity Of coal. Its engines are being
thoroughly overhauIed. w. A. Bisbee,
owner of the boat, has been refused clear
ance papers by the collector of customs,
the latter acting on instructions from the
Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr. Bisbee
has accordingly referred the subject to
his attorney, j. B. Hartridge, who is
now in Washington, and the latter will
bring it to the attention of the Attorney
General Mr.. Bisbee is confident that
this win result in the issue Of clearance
papers for port Antonio, jamaica, for
which place he wishes to clear, ostensi-
bly, for cargo Of bananas The govern
ment is suspicious, however, that this
means another filibustering trip. In the
meantime, Mr.. Bisbee has informed
Captain Kilgore Of the revenue cutter
Boutwell, that he will not leave port with
out first notifying him.
The Three Friends which has been ap-
praised at $1,000 and had its bond fixed
at that amount, has not furnished the
bond and the boat is still in the posses
sion and United States deputy mar
shall. Consequently there is no possibili-
ty Of it leaving port at present.
The Commodore win, be cleared to
Havana for the New York World as
a dispatch boat, whenever application
shall be made to the collector, but no
application has been made and the boat
may not leave at all. 1t has been over
hauled and fitted up, however.
Captain O'Brien, who was reported as
having sailed on the steamship Bermuda
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, is now here,
but for what purpose is not known. Colo
mel Nunez is also here ready for trial
on the charge of violating the neutrality
laws. His case viii go before the United
States grand jury on Monday.
J. M. Barrs, one Of the owners Of the
Three Friends, made the statement that
he intended to take a cargo Of arms and
clear direct for Cuba, but this is gem
orally looked upon as little joke on the
part of Mr.. Barrs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06
MR.. wINDER INDICATED.
The Defendants Declare That Mr.. Win
der Did Not Misappropriate Money.

The Defendants Declare That Mr.. Win
der Did Not Misappropriate Money.
Atlanta, Ca, Dee. 5.--John H. Winder
to-day dismissed his suit against r. c.
Hoffman, the Seaboard Airline and
others. Mr.. Burton Smith, attorney for
Winder, filed the suit which was for
100000 and was brought upon the
ground that certain resolutions were
passed by the directors Of the roads
composing the Seaboard Airline, imply
ing a misappropriation by him of certain
'lds Of the company during his admin
istration as general manger of the sys-
tenn I'm their answer, the defendants
declare that these resolutions were not so
intended and Furthermore, that a full
investigation Of the accounts showed that
no such misrepresentation was ever made
Mr.. Winder, who is one of the most
prominent railroad men in the South,
states that the suit was brought simply
for the purpose Of a public vindication
of himself as the resolutions referred
to received general publication. Inas-
much as the defendants answer did
this, when a proposition was made by
the 20 pay his salary to October 1st, his
attorneys fees and court costs, he inn
medatcly accepted it,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06
EXTRA SESSION CERTAIN.
Mckinley has so Determined Tariff
Legislation to be Proceeded With
immediately New Law to
20 Into Effect on July First,
Nnvf

Washington, Dee. 5.-There is practi-
cally no longer any doubt OF the inten-
ton Of President-elect Mckinley to con-
vene the Fifty-ffth Congress in extra
ordinary session early next spring. There
were several arrivals Of friends and con-
fidants Of Maj. McKinley's, direct from
Canton to-day who bring the very posi-
tive announcement that a call for O spe-
cial session to be convened a few days
after the 4th Of March, has been decid-
ed upon. 1t is stated by men in a posi-
tion to know that this decision has been
definitely reached by Mr.. Mckinley since
his consultation with Mr. Dingley, chair
man of the committee on Ways and
Means and that Mr.. Dmley has been
entrusted with the privilege of making
known this intention at the proper time.
Senator Thurston, one of the latest ar
rivals from Canton, expressed to-day in
the most positive terms that an extra
session will be called "Shall we have the
extra session regardless OF the result of
the Senatorial electionssthis winter?" he
was asked Yes The complexion Of the
Senate will not be allowed to influence
the decision at all The Republican adj
ininistration has been elected under the
pledge to the people to reform the tariff
and its duty to the country is to proceed
about that business at the earliest pos
sible moment and either to keep its
pledge or make it manifest that it is
impossible to do so. / think we ought
to secure tariff which could be put into
effect by the beginning Of the next fiscal
year"
Senator Thurston said he did not con-
slider the passage Of the Dingley bill at
the short session probable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-06
CIVILIZED WAR FOR CUBA.
DEATH VERY NEAR.

New York. Dec. 5-District Attorney
John II. Fellows, lies ait the point Of
death at his home in this city. His fam
ily have given up hope. The patient is
very weak. At one time during the night
his physicians thought that the end was
very near.
John r. Fellows, Jr., who is in the
South travelling for his health has been
summoned home.
The physicians in attendance made the
following statement to-day:
Col. Fellows is suffering from n
fibrous tumor in the pyloric orifc Of the
stomach 1t is an liberated, cancerous
growth, which has been developing for
some time. 1t is now in a raw state, and
is attended with bloody discharges. Food
has been given to the sick man since
Wednesday by injection. Col Fellows
Is in high fever and is delirious at
times. His heart is giving out and the
chances are that he will not see Sunday
morning"
lCol. Fellows is a native Of Arkansas.
lie was Confederate soldier and went
to New York to live after the war. He
was strong Democrat and Joined Tam
many Hall. He was brilliant criminal
lawyer In the last campaign he sup
ported Palmer and Buckner. He has
been a member of Congress several times
and his death will carry sadness to his
many friends.-Ed.
Late tonight Col. Fellows was uncon-
scious. He cannot survive more than a
few hours.