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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
Not Quite Tint Bad.

"You are charged with vangrancy.
You never do anything but beg" said
New York justice to shabby-look,
ing prisoner.
Tramp-You do mo great injustice,
your honor! ] steal every chance /
get, and gamble, too, occasionally.
JUDGE beg your pardon. had no
idea you were 80 respectable. I hope
you will excuse me. am very sorry
Tramp-Well, you needn't carry the
thing too far, judge. 1 don't claim to
be AN alderman.-Texas Siftings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
GRAVEL CURED


A healthier, heartier, happier man
than John j. Neill, of 2437 North Eighth
street, Philadelphia, could not be found
In days search. The fact that he is
still alive is constant wonder to his
friends.
In the fall of 1889 he began to suffer
indescribable miserles from stone in the
bladder. Consulting an eminent phy.i-
clan in Philadelphia, he was told that a
surgical operation was necessary. So
much did he dread the result, for il un-
successful 1t meant death, that he put
OIL the evil day as long as possible While
in this frame of mind he heard of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Elizabeth, NY, Feb. 1s.-The selec-
tion of a jury to try Pop" Davis for the
murder of George Tankard at Reese
vile was resumed this morning with
one juror in the box. -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

ONE Of the notable features Of O not
otherwise interesting crap game down
in Fiemingsburg, KY, The other day
was that after IL was all over
che doctors removed three fat
tened pistol bullets from under
the scalp of one Of the negro players.
Aside from the slight punctures in his
scalp the man was uninjured. The bull
lets had not even dented his skull. OF
the other players one was badly slashed
with o razor. another had pistol bull
let In his thigh, another had bullet in
bis arm and another had q bullet In his
hip. -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

"Can sell you vase to-day2" in
quired china merchant at the door of
house where big row was in prog
rcss.
mo, you can't" snapped the woman
OF the house, "unless you want to trade
for a family jar four times as big as
your yase."-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
Against Bond-Aided Railroads.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-In the senate,
Mr.. Allen, pop, Neb., offered a reso-
luton requesting the secretary of the
interior to suspend the further issu-
ance of patents for lands of bond-aided
railroads who are in arrears to the gov
ernment until their accounts have
been settled
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

"You KNOW" said the lady who with
sincere ardor desires only the best for
the human race, that dog will not
touch whisky?"
Col. Kyahter passed his hand over
his brow in troubled way, and said:
Madam, do you mean to tell me that
anybody was evah guilty Of such out
rageous extravaganza as to offah whis-
ky to a dog g?"-Washingto Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Dime Museum Manager Ito his lee.
turer)-Confound it, Windbagger, what
possessed you to pick quarrel with
the living skeleton and pound the poor
fellow as you dldP
Lecturer-Well, I'll tell you, colonel;
l used to be in the minstrel business,
and an uncomfortable impulse came
over me to rattle the bones once more
-Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Rural Clergyman (sympatheticnlly
Terrible accident, terrible, wasn't II?
Six men blown to atoms with nitro
glycerine.
Undertaken (tearfully)- Heartrend-
ing! Not enough left of them for fu-
neral.-N. Y. Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Plymouth, Mass, Feb. 1s.-Schooner
Maggie j. Chadwick, for the safety of
which there has been so much anxiety.
has arrived here from Perth Amboy
with her foretopmast gone. Her cap
tain reports having encountered fierce
weather during the entire passage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Washington, Feb. 1s.-The life saw
ing service is informed that the
schooner Gertie S. Winsor, from the
fishing banks, bound for Provincotown,
Mass, stranded yesterday Off Peaked
Hill bars, Cape Cod, Mass. The crew
of sixteen were saved in breeches
huovs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Laura-I heard some awful things
about you to-day.
who's been telling lies about meP"
"No one. Town Topics.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Wayte-What made you change doc
tors? l thought DR.. Pellet was your
family physician.
Browne-So he was; but l never like
to owe one doctor more than $780,
Somerville journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
DANGEROUS SUBJECT
House Of Commons Drops Discus
sion of Venezuelan Matter.
ARBITRATION GENERALLY FAVORED
Appeals of Government Leaders for ST.
lence Finally Prevail-Michael Da-
witt Severely Attacks the
Prime Minister.

London, Feb. 1S. Discussing the
Venezuelan matter in the house OF
commons, Mr.. Atherley-Jones declared
that Great Britain had seven times
changed the boundary between British
Guiana and Venezuela, and asked how
it could be claimed that the territory
in dispute could be outside tho pale OF
arbitration. He reviewed tho question
in all its respects since 1914. The Rt.
Hon. A. j. Balfour, first lord of the
treasury and government leader in the
house, interposed and appealed to the
house on his responsibility as a minis
ter of the crown not to continue the
debate. He declared that he was of
the opinion that tho continuation of
the debate would not serve tho purpose
Mr.. Atherley-Jones had in view as it
would not make an honorable solution
of the difficulty easier. He therefore
hoped that the house, realizing how
grave the issues were that were at
stake, would not further discuss on this
occasion the policy that had been pur-
sued or would be pursued.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Mandy Ann-Say, 'Rastus, de Way
down furniture store il advuttisin'
mahogany ladies' rockers fur S1.57.
Yo' got to git me one.
'Rastus-Git you one muffin. You
ain't no mahogany lady; you's ebony.
journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
Catfish.

Miss Passe-Dear me! One cannot
cross the street without lot of horrid
men staring at one.
Maud Ethel-They don't look more
than once, do they, ,dear?-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Mrs. Gossippy-About such things as
these, John, the less said the better.
Gossippy with resignation)-Te.l
me the whole story then, dcar.-Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

: THE late Eugene Field once played a
practical joke on two car loads of Kan
sas City merchants who were going on
an excursion. Each enr was TO go by
o different route and the cars sep
arated at an early hour In the morning,
when everybody was asleep except
Field. who was along TO write up the
trip. Just before the cars parted com
pany he carried all the shoes from one
aieeper into the other and carefully ex-
changed them. The next morning
there was blue streak two ways across
Kansas. Every man in both sleepers
svas miles and miles away from his own
shoes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

MANSFIELD STATE MORTAL SCHOOL.
Intellectual and practical training for teachers
Three courses OF study besides preparatory Special
attention given to preparation for college Students
admitted to best colleges certificate. Thirty Eradu-
stes pursuing further studies last year. Great advan-
tages for special studies in art and music. Model
teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings.
Large grounds for athletics. Elevator and infrmafy
with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything
furnished at an average cost TO normal students of
sr43a year. Fall term, Aug. 2s Winter term, Dec
a: Spring term, March IS. Students admitted to
classes a! any time. For catalogue, containing full
'"'0''"a'0" apply to S. H. ALBR0, Principal,
Mansfield, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Chatterly - Now, if you'll take a
FOOLS advice
BarlSer-What good will that do
haven't been following my own?-
Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

She-E hope you can come next Thurs
day. We're having some music and n
supper after.
He-Oh, yes, I'll come, but-er-I
may be late.-Slletch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

'Twixt q woman and folding-bed
Resemblance strong we see:
When each shuts up-be 1t softly said
'T1s Unexpectedly.
Chicago Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Gle was under the influence whe.
he did It,"
"Of drink ?"
"No; OF his wife."-N. Y. World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
NEAT LAUNDRY BAG.
The One Hero Illustrated Is an Ornament
II Properly Made.

II TrOpbrIy MuuC.
Such a neat thing as laundry bag
should be in every house. II made
prettily it is an ornament. There is
nothing so untidy as soiled clothing
lying about n room, and where laun-
dry bag is at hand, such thing would
is made of very light brown denim.
The design, which anyone can draw,
is worked in dark brown cotton, In
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Little Johnnie-Isn't this funny
horn, pap
Brownies, my boy; and II you
don't stop making that large noise you
will come out of the small end of it.
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

With these bacilli in kiss,
With caution rare, they say,
She kept spray of mistletoe
To shoe the germs AWAY.
-Washington Star,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Average number of inmates including STE
wards department, 100; cost per month, 90 10;
cost per week, 81 49, cost per day, 20c. Exclud-
ing stewards department 15; cost per month,
90 67; cost per week, 81 81; cost per day, 22c
Geo. I. Wells, Steward.
Ida M. Wells, Matron.
We the undersigned auditors of the middle
coal field poor district do certify that wo have
examined the foregoing accounts, receipts and
vouchers for the expenditures of the directors
and steward and find them correct as above
stated. ii. s. Rinker,
j. 2. Salmon, Auditors.
Morgan o. Morgans,
January 2S, 1895.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

The Fashion is the ladies' favorte
shoe. The price, quality and fit is right.
Can be had only at the Wear Well, the
great shoe house, at 81 the pair.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

George-I notice you always take
Miss Plump when you go sleighing.
Jack-She can driven. Y. Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Articles Made in the House.
200 bed sheets, 264 pillow cases 20 bolster
ticks, 90 women dresses, 20 children dresses
30 infant dresses, IL night dresses, 6l women
petticoats 10 children and 30 infant petticoats
women drawers, children drawers, Is under
waists, llS women chemise, 13 children and 20
infant chemise, 40 towels, II shrouds, 80 muslin
window curtaina
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

IT Is estimated that American visit
ors to Europe took out of this country
something like $oo, ,ooo, 600 In gold last
summer. Thus have our own people
practically thrown away in foreign
travel much more than tho output Of
our gold mines, and have nothing to
show for IL except few French knick-
knacks, besides which We are otherwise
running behind on our foreign trade
and Our domestic revenues. With the
tide of foreign travel Increasing each
year. where will this tremendous drain
on our national resources land US?
That is q question for our wealthy citi-
aens TO seriously consider.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

outline stitch, The bag measures a
yard long and three-fourths of yard
wide. A heading finishes the top, and
two drawing strings, one running each
way, are run through, with which to
hang by.-Prairie Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Stranger (snder the infuence)-Say,
can you tell me where the sidewalk is?
I'm stranger here.-Fliegende Blaet-
ter
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

From the Philadelphia Record.
Pecksniff thinks the wealth" of the
Republican party in presidential candl-
dates and the poverty" Of the Demo-
cratic party in such materials are ''strik-
ingly suggestive" of Democratic deca-
dence. He names a bakers dozen OF
prominent Republicans, from Governor
Morton to General Russell A. Alger,
who are jostling and shouldering each
other for the Republican nomination for
president, and in this he discovers indi-
cations of wonderful political vitality,
Common sense, however, would draw a
different conclusion from the same phsn-
omenon. 1t Is but just TO the Repub-
lican party to say that 1t has in Its ranks
public mon who, to say the least, arc
quite as fit for the presidency as are
Reed, Mckinley and other ambitious
aspirants for the nomination.
AS for the paucity Of Democratic can
didates, the explanation lies in the fact
that the Democracy does not carve a
Mercury out Of every sort Of wood. The
idols of the Democracy are extremely
few; but the long interval between JEFF
ferson and Jackson is filled with a large
list Of distinguished Democrats who
ably and faithfully served tho country.
In the Democratic party of this gen
Grafton are some eminent citizens fit to
occupy the highest position in the gov
ernment; but party superstition Is not
likely to place them in the calender of
political saints.
The votaries Of the tariff, on the other
hand, are disposed to cut their heroes
and demigods out of very small politi-
cal pattern, and this is what accounts
for the crowd of sweating asplrants for
the Republican nomination for president
What shall be said of the intelle ectual
"wealth"of party one ofwhose most pro-
minent candidates for president tells his
worshippers that the foreign producers
pay the high protective duties for the
privilege Of trading in this country? Or
what shall be said of this partys ad-
miration for that other distinguished
statesman, who has proposed trade reel
proclty with the free silver nations and
high tariff warfare against all nations
that refuse to pull down the gold stand
ard.
When these are the favorites in the
Republican jockey race for the presi-
dency, the Democrats may well rejoice
over their poverty" Of such political
leaders. A survey of the list Of Repub-
licans who are entered for this race gives
painful indications Of the degeneracy
of the party since tho times of Lincoln,
Seward, Chase, Fessenden, Sumner,
Wade and Collamer. But, truth to say,
the Republicans best fitted for the presi-
dency are not in the active list of can
didates. The favorites are the dema-
sogues who mako the largest promises
to cupidity and the most adtroit
appeals to party preiudices.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
Danger of Great Strife.

Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
liberal leader in the house, said that
he was glad that the amendment had
been moved in the interests of arbitra-
ton, but he did not think he could in.
sist that the amendment was the best
way to attain the end In view. OF
course, such an amendment could not
be accepted by the government, and
must, if pressed to a division, be lost by
a large majority. If that happened it
would go forth to America that the
house had pronounced against arbitra-
ton, although he was convinced that
that was the end that all wished to be
attained. Cries of "Hear.' "Hear.1
What the house had to do was to show
that there was no difference of opinion
on the subject. lie was perfectly Ger.
tain that both inside and outside of the
house tho consensus OF opinion was in
favor of peaceful arbitration. Their
main object ought to be to express such
opinion. 1t could not be done by Join
ing issue on the amendment. He took
the opportunity to deprecatc the Ian
guage sometimes used, alleging that
President Cleveland had acted from
election motives. There seemed to be
a tendency in certain quarters to think
that the United States had acted in
sudden, offensive manner. As n mat
ter of fact, they had been pressing for
settlement of the question for the
past ten years, always in most
friendly spirit Cries of "Iear!"
Hearty The points of difference be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States were insignificant, and could
easily be settled by the cabinets OF
both countries, but if the populace on
both sides were allowed to raise ex-
citement through ignorance of the real
matters at issue there would be great
danger of strife He appealed to Mr..
Atherley-Jo ones to withdraw his amend
ment, which was DONE
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

Total number of adults receiving aid were
3ei, and total children 792; Of the number Of
adults l9l were widows
Produce of Farm.
Seventy-f1vo tons hay, 1853 bu corn in the
24G2 bu potatoes, GAO blu mangels, SO blu beets,
l25 bu turnips, 30 bu carrots, 10 bu onions
1900 hds cabbage, $3.50 lbs butter, 1l5O lbs lard,
800 lbs pork, 2760 lbs beef 800 lbs veal 10 bbls
sauer krout 20 bbls soft soap, $500 lbs hard
soap, head Of horses, 2 mules, 2 colts, 26 COWS,
steers, heifers, bull, 8 calves, $50 chickens,
10 ducks, s turkeys.
Machinery.
Four 2horse wagons, / 2-seated carriage,
l-seated carriage, l cart, l spring wagon, 3
2-horss sleds sleighs, plows cultivators,
harrows, hay rakes, 3 moving machines,
2-horse threshing machine, power fodder
cutter, fan mill, land roller, l seed drill.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20
Dillon Attacks Salisbury.

Mr.. Dillon, anti-Parnellite, member
for East Mayo, followed Mr.. Balfour.
He said he trusted that no appeal from
the government would induce the
mover of the amendment to withdraw
his motion. The American people, he
added, ought to have some indication
of the intensity of the feeling existing
in the house of commons against the
mere suggestion of war with the
United States. The action Of tho
American government had been most
patient and forbearing, and IL ought to
be made known to the Americans that
Lord Salisbury's dispatch to Secretary
Olney did not represent tho feeling Of
the people Of this country. He was
glad to note the recent improved tone
of public opinion. Even Lord Sails
bury had turned his attention to in
sulting somewhat smaller nation
than the United States. In the view
of nine-tenths Of the people Of Ireland
the whole question ought to be sub
mitted to unlimited arbitration. II
the ministry tried to plunge the coun-
try into war for an unjust cause by
refusing to grant arbitration he had
the right to claim that there would
arise from millions of Englishmen and
Irishmen voice Of the strongest posi-
BILE condemnation. Cries of "Hear!"
"Hear'D
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

iHOse IIHrKtu u nave mnde pHymentS OF
duplicates since report was made out.
A S Monroe,
Attest: G Fred Kline. secty.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
P II Latham and W P Long,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-20

The spread of the flames was re-
markable. There was strong wind
blowing at the time, and in less time
than it takes to tell it the building was
afire from top to bottom. Twenty
streams of water seemed to have no
effect The fire extended into the big
structure north, gutted it; the Western
Union building was burned out, and it
was not until about four hours after
the fire started that it was under CON
troll. The loss will probably reach
100000 The three girls who were
killed by jumping from the windows
were almost unrecognizable when
picked up, SO fearfully were thair
heads crushed. -, ~,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-07
Fiscnl yeor. Endina June 80

listed under the Mckinley law. This was
equivalent to an average ad valorem rate
Of 52% per cent, so that the reduction
made in the rate of duty by the free
traders was 71.43 per cent.
Now as to the shaking" This has
been done by the bureau of statistics of
the treasury department. Under the Nc
Kinley law all Of these adulterants were
classified together as shoddy, noils,
waste, rags, mungo, flock, etc. For pur-
poses of comparison it is necessary to
use the same classification, although
under the German law they are returned
under different heads, some free and
some dutiable. The total showing is
bad one for the free trade tariff law.
But we don't intend to allow them to
escape from the responsibility of having
made law which admits free of duty,
as in the case of rags. or Of such tri-
fling duty as that upon shoddy.
The fact remains that the imports of
all Of these wool adulterants have in
creased in one single year of the new
law over 10000, 900 pounds above the
imports of the same articles during the
whole four years of the Mckinley law,
and as they were once secured wool,
worked over and over until they had
lost the length and strength of fiber and
durability of pure new wool, they are
still as clean as secured wool, though
thoroughly rotten. The increase in these
importations during the first year of the
new law has been SO great as to exceed
the entire yield of secured wool pro-
duced in the annual clip of our two
largest wool growing states of Califor-
MIA and Texas.
But the free traders sometimes object
to comparisons being made with 1894,
so let us look back to 1898. And as they
have "snaked" the word shoddy from
their statistics we will accommodate
them by using their own term-rags.
Here are the imports of rags for the two
fiscal years ending June 80, 1893 and
1895:
IMPORTS OF FOREIGN RAGS TO BE MANuFAc-
TURED INTO CLOTHING FOR AMERICAN MEN
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Year ending Quantity.
June 30. Pounds.
1895, free trade .................... a. O66 O5l
1893, protection. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
Increase Of free trade rags. l4,Oe ,Ol9
Under the Mckinley tariff the protec-
tionists were not ashamed to call this
stuff shoddy. But the free traders shirk
shoddy and snake" the word out of
their statistical reports But what's in
a name? There are the facts. Farmers
can tell the quantity of rags that are be-
ing used in place of their wool. The
people can tell the quantity of foreign
rags that they must wear on their backs
besides all the shoddy goods that are
coming from Yorkshire. And everybody
knows the increase in our supply of for
eign free trade rags. Senator Hill did
well to stigmatize this shoddy tariff as
"a ragbag production.