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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

liEgly bright green. in which he looked
like a vaudeville comedian overdone.
Edgar was slightly over six feet in
height. He Wore Il discarded golf suit
that had been made for man of about
five feet four His genera! appearance
suggested Il perennial hunger.
The couple was tired. but it was hap
py; for Weary Willie had found a dime,
and they were on the way to the next
town. where they intendcd to honor the
day and give due thanks by enjoying
Il glass Of 'oaming lager apiece
They were still six miles from the
nearest saloon and it was already four
in the afternoon. They were seated bv
the roadside, resting. On the other side
Of the road was hay field in which
were two inrtingly rcstful haystacks
Had it not been for the anticipated
pleasure of the beer the haystacks
would have wooed them from the road.
Say, Eddie" said Willie, as he sadly
fondled a stonebruise on his heel" dis
here Tanksgivin' day is a great insti-
tootion, ain't it?"
"Datswot!" remarked Eddie. II allus
feel glad when it comes round, COS we's
dead sure of full feed. Dey aint no.
body got de heart to t'row us down on
Tanksgivin' day. De human heart gifts
chuck full of love and all dat sort o. biz
l amt never knowed nobody ter say
'woodpile' on dis anniversary"
Nor me needer," said Willie. AN
we amt so slow ourselves, dis year. We
got dime widout workin', an we're
goin' ter have de drink; we can be as
tankful as anybody"
EFF ct wasn't so fur ter de town" said
Eddie. "You's sure you got dat dime ?"
Sure" replied Eddie, with contempt
"why-"
He ran his hand into his pocket. There
was no dime there!
Eddie" he said, my tailor fergot
ter plug up de air holes in dis pocket!
amt got dat dime!"
For moment Eddie was silent.
Say, Gully" he said, at last, 1--WE
amt got ter walk dem six miles!
JOY lighted Weary Willie's pale eyes,
as he started for the nearest haystack
Eddie" he said, as he stretched him.
self out on the fragrant hay, de man
wat says you an me amt got nothin' ter
be thankful erbout don't know how
close we come ter wall1in' dem six miles,
does he?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

agree to withdraw in favor of the Red
Steer"
Il will be there" said the widow.
The sermon was to be preached by an
old man. The congregation was large
a mysterious whisper had gone about
that something unusual might be eX.
Pected. The preacher was nervous
when lie arose. He looked from time to
time toward a side door. The widow
and her daughter sat well toward, the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25


summers devotees.
They write Regret" across the autumn
skies
FIecked all with white like inland run
ming seas;
Deserted nests that cling the caves along
Are empty. but the ricks below are fun,
And so the heart of man is glad to song,
For plenty makes his prospect beautiful
Fen the raggedy man.
Napolean,
Who wags his beard al the clock,
At this thankful time
Sits down to dine
with the stiff old Puritan stock
The children come to feast abundant
spread,
Grown children with the silver in their
hair,
And with them. marked by hesitat!ng
tread
And air subdued, their own dear off
spring fair,
Anrighted still, but grandma's voice as
sures.
And clouded skies begin at once to
clear.
She to her own each fainting heart Sc
cures
And purifes by love the atmosphere;
But the raggedy man,
Napolean,
genius gone astray,
Through turkey thighs
Sends curious cries
Upon Thanksgiving day.
Before the feast what earnest prayers are
said.
And at its close what heartfelt songs are
sung,
Care and Regret TO other scenes are fed
While words OF kindness trip from every
tongue
The graces bend to lift the mystic Veil
That hides the future on all other days,
Where Plenty stands and Comfort cries:
"All hail!
Ye sons Of men. join in a song of praise 8"
Then the raggedy man.
Napolean,
Sits high in his humble seat,
And he sings and laughs,
And he freely quafs,
And he orders the dark of the meat.
Oh, rags that push the cup of hope aside
AT other times, your power is lost to-
day;
The world has turned her back on selfish
pride
To do good deeds without the hope of
So shall sweet sleep unwonted pillows
bless
When western slopes have swallowed up
the sun,
And for each act of special tenderness
Unto the poor on this Thanksgiving
done.
The raggedy man.
Napolcan,
Who lives like the sun or stream,
Like the moon or the rose,
With no thought of clothes,
VIII bring you blissful dream.
CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

with - sayaae and os vel nnl,nown
neonle upo1 tbafr north south and
Iyest Tho a,,.l,, sroyf,u ,ravo ossrr.
arce of n lopr and severe winter and
the winds so1obod disn,oIly +bronrb
the tree branches. Yet these Puritans
,,ara y r;ons os ,,,eIl nc hravo reonIo
who were o.rotnfrI IN Cod for tbai,,
safe 1q,,lfrc. arte,.. - 1c,poropd tois+o,.o,,s
voyaoa and tbe,. wore esnecialIr nlaosed
that tbon~b the corntry was hleal. and
hare their industry sbHuId convert tbo
forests into fertile fields which eocb
retIrnfrg ve.r would ,.ia1d ricb bor-
vests Of ooiIen Grain
Uafora an bo,,a,e,. +bo,, ,,.o,.o ,,,., .o-
fri trat in tbis now world +hey oo,,Id
,yorst,, God nc thew r,1oasod ,,,itbon+
fo,,. If .,.;oI ,,roso,.i,+io,, st,.i,,as
sto.l,s M. t1,s ,,,a1 Tba,l,sc,i,.ir,, ior
,,,s r,,, d,sti7,ff,.ol,,' ~ :, I7ons,,1,,i,
love ro, cfir nc ,,.,.lI nc ,li,ri,rs 1i,,o,.t,e
,rbor er,, who claim. tro+ os - nation we
do mo-, ,..,o,.pi,a Cod orJ TTis oon+roI.
limo ro,,a,. oye, mon coIIectireI,. os
.raa,1c os,yeII nc indfyidnaIly InonorI.
coirs ,7.a a,r,,.,,,ad t1,o ,,o,.is. a., Goa
we t.,st " ,yhfr, a,.o,.,. ,,roolano+ion 81
Tb,nl-egi,i,,o ,aoitos tio bloseincr, ,,,,
receive nj Trfs hands as' vii nc onr d,+I,
of ro, ,fassf,,o am, ,l,Ii,., tio.r,, 20 tI;,,,
Notbf,o eorId bo ,noro onnronria+aI,,
eynrcssad tban tbase nrnrIom,tiorS
earb in its tr,,
Our r,tbors t,,,s cot .bo tosb;o., ~
com,uoroora+ipo tba dn+,. and otIi,,a.
- ''-' =, -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

TIRED D-T0OEtNc
,vomon ,y,s ,,e,,
inc bv the lioht of
n fire and two car-
dlas nr,cad birl,
II NON +ba v.a,I
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25
ELLIS PARKER RuTLER.


Thanksglvln's Gittin' under way,
1t amt no time ter nurse
Yer troubles: show yer gratitude
Because they amt no worse.
Rochester Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

LII L VI I a. va III
New f Il g | a n d
W h j c h witnessed
I h e genesis of
Thanksgiving Il f e
forded no possible
augury of that an
niyersary in latest
times. A IN ere
handful of people,
but a little more
than 100, the chill
dren and women
included with the
men, were gath
cred upon a rocky
shore, with a wide
a II d driven
sea s eplaratf n g
them from their
former home, and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25
THEY WERE GRATEFUL.

Two Wanderers ExcmpIify the Phi
iusophy OF Thanksgiving.
Weary Willie and Tattered Edgar had
walked l2 miles that Thanksgiving day
over muddy roads.
They were the strangest couple in the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

state. Willie was a small, red-haired
man with vast mass of red beard. He
wore a diminutive straw hat without a
5rinl, and a monstrous sweater of start
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

FREELAND, PA. NovEMBEB25 B25,lso7.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25

WILLIAM HossER COBBE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.

szgsT13Sh=saHAT dreary day in
New En- g Ia II d
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30
FUN.

Didn't I tell you if you went SWIM
ming again I would punish you?" ask
ed the stern father.
81 didn't forget" replied Johnnie,
whose hair was dripping, but l can't
swim a stroke."-Detroit Free Press.
First Reformer-1'm trying to write
an essay on the emancipation of my
sex, and I find it very hard to begin.
Second Reformer-Oh, I think that
would be SO easy. Why, you might be-
gin by sharpening your pencil with
your husbands razor you know.-De-
troit Journal.
Pleasures of the Notwithstanding.
Stebbins is the meanest woman on
earth"
What has she done now?"
she gave her little boy a slice of
bread and butter, n told him to go
out and sit where he could smell the
blackberry jam Mrs. Perkins was max
ing."-Chicago Record.
Kindergarten Teacher-What does a
piano make? Come now it begins
with M.
Ethel agede, after a long pause)-I
dess I don't now
Teacher-Didn't you ever hear it call
ed music?
Ethel-Not up to our house. When
sister plays papa calls 1t a damn rack
et.''-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Gave Himself Away.-"George, do
you know that you came home at 3
o'clock this morning and acted dread
fully silly?"
What did I say?"
well. for one thing, you called nae
a wingless angel"
did I say that?"
yes"
II own up, my e I was drunk
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Virginia Populist State Convention

Roanoke, Va, July 2S.-Shortly after
loon today the state convention of the
populist party of Virginia convened in
The opera house here. About $50 dele
gates and visitors were in the hall. The
committee on credentials reported sew
enty-seven delegates entitled to seats.
Permanent organization was effected.
At $3.50 o'clock the chairman Of the
committee on platform presented their
report. The platform endorses the ma
tiOnal platform adopted at st. Louis
in 1896, demands a perpetuation Of
manhood suffrage, inveighs against the
use of money in elections and monied
and corporate influence over the action
OF legislatures, courts and executive
officers Of the national and state rights.
The report was unanimously adopted
mid great enthusiasm. Edward Cooke
and r. V. Gaines were placed in nomi-
nation for lieutenant governor. The
convention vas considerably divided,
and at 1915 o'clock a motion to adj
journ until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow
prevailed. The impression seems to be
that the nomination for governor will
be rendered j. Hoge Tyler.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30
STATE PRESS.

Under democratic rule the peniten-
tiary became self sustaining, and be-
sides handed to the mongrel govern
ment some $50, 900. All this has disap-
peared, and now, under fusion aus
pices, the penitentiary is trying to bor-
row money to run with.-Pender Star.
Besides having the only negro girl
evangelist, North Carolina is distin-
guished by having the only negro vice
president of the national league of re-
publican ~clubs-John G. Dancy-and
the only negro membe of congress-
George H. White. And a former we'll
known democrat, one of those who
bOlted with the Palmer-Buckner people
last fall, accepts from the negro con-
gresham Endorsement for a small con-
sulate Cor most any office) under this
republican administration. Concord
Times.
The man who says he is opposed to
the extra school tax because the negro
will get as much of it as the white, and
yet not pay but little of the tax, places
himself in the position of denying good
chools to the white children of his
township because in helping the whites
he must help the negroes. Are you
going to let the white child perish be-
cause.you can feed him without feed
ing the negro child too? This thing
of an education is not a matter of sem
timent or politics, but a reality, a pa
triotic duty-yea more, a Christian cit
izen's duty.-Warrenton Record.
A democrat in this city the other day
said to another, a laboring man.: THE
whites must get together now under
the democratic banner n redeem the
country from negro rule" His friend,
who had never voted any but an un-
scratched democratic ticket. replied:
That is what 1 used to think 1 was
doing when I voted the democratic
ticket: but the municipal election of sc
and the police board matter of this
year have convinced me that the demo-
ratio party is as much mixed up with
the negro as the ~fusionists are, and if
I've got to take the negro no matter
which way I vote, I think I'll preserve
my independence. vote as 1 please, and
stay out of either But when it was
explained that it was hoped to get bet
ter leaders for the party and that his
help was needed in the party he agreed
to reconsider his determination and
promised to give the party he had SO
long worked for one more trial.-Fay-
etteTille Observer. >,
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SOUTHERN JOTTINGS.

Two men are reported to have dug
up a box containing $4,000 in gold in
Alabama the other day.
Coffeeville, Miss, July 24.-Jim Sell
lers, a negro murderer, was taken from
the county pail at Pittsboro, Calhoun
county, last night and shot to death
by a mob.
Henry A. Rucker, a negro politician
and barber of Atlanta, has been NOM
mated by the president for collector OF
internal revenue for the district of
Georgia, in face of the protest of the
Georgia delegation in congress-.
Hon. Frank V. Evans, mayor of Biz
mingham, Ala, received a telegram
from that place this morning informing
him hat there were forty cases OF
smallpox there. He left for Birmlng-
ham this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBJ
server.
The state capitol Of Texas is the
largest state building in the United
states, and the seventh in size among
the buildings in the world. 1t was paid
for with 5000, 900 acres Of public land
decided to the Chicago capitalists who
executed the work.
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DEMOCRACx..

The State C0nventi0n-Gorman SIN in the
saddle-A Harmonious MeetinE-Bimst.
allism Declared for spseifying
any Ratio.
Baltimore. July 2S.-Harmony Of the
old fashioned kind prevailed at the
democratic state convention here to-
day. and it was clearly demonstrated
that United States Senat German
still has his hand on the lever that con-,
The candidates nominated by the con-
vention were selectd by him. and the
resolutions adopted Wire OF his inspir-
alton. AS chairman Of the committee
on resolutions, he read the platform,
and read it in such a way as to indi-
cate hat he knew il almost witbou
looking at it,. At his suggestion, one
of the candidates for comptroller with
drew when his nomination seemed as
sured and another vas taken up by
the convention n at his request both
gold and silver men waived their con-
victions for the once and voted to adopt
a platform that declares for bimetal-
ism, put is silent as to the vital ques-
ton Of ratio"
The platform declares hat the fun
damental principles of democracy re-
main unchanged; that the democracy
of Maryland believes now and always
have believed in honest money" the
gold and silver money Of the consti-
tuition. and the coinage Of both metals
without discrimination against either
into dollars Of final payment
and redemption" and asserts that the
demand of more than $500, 900 demo-
cratic voters forced President McKin-
ley and a republican congress to send
a commission abroad to negotiate with
European countries for the restOra-
ton of bimetallism. The Dingley tariff
law is termed q more OdiOus measure
than the Mckinley act of 1890, and it is
asserted that it will be more signally
condemned in 1898 than was the Nc
Kinley act in 1892. A demand is made
that the United States government
take such action as will ameliorate the
atrocities being committed in Cuba n
to fully protect every American citizen
there in the enjoyment Of his life and
property.
The following state ticket was NOM
mated: For comptroller, Thomas A.
Smith, Of Caroline county; for clerk Of
the court of appeals, ]. Frank Ford, Of
ST. Marys county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30
REVENUE
Receipts From Various Articles and the
Quantities Withdrawn for Consumers
During the Year

Washington, July 2S.-The prelimina-
ry report of the commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue for the year ended JUNE 80,
1897. shows that the total receipts dur
ing tina period were s146, 619, sos, a de-
crease as compared with the previous
year of S211. LOG. The receipts from the
principal sources of revenue with the
increase or decrease as compared with
the fiscal year 1896, are stated as fol-
lows: Spirits $50, DOS, 55S, increase $685.
4s7: tobacco $50. 10, 297, decrease 81, 1881;
fermented liquors $50, 472, 162, decrease
81, 312, O72; olemargerine S1,034,129, de-
crease s1S5, 302; filled cheese 1892
Caw not in force in 1850
The amount of Withdrawals for con-
sumers during the last year Is given
as follows: Fruit brandy 1,146,121 gal
Ions, decrease 294 1879; whiskey $685.
245 gallons, increase /, 1913 335; beer. por-
ter and ale, 34,423, O94, decrease LAOS, OO4;
number of cigars and cheroots weigh
ing over three pounds per LOCO, 4,OS3,-
1863. OIL; number of cigarettes 4,i53,2o2,-
470. increase log, Asa, 733: snuff (pounds)
13. PCS, $40, increase ? 0,041; tobacco,
chewing and smoking (pounds) 26O.-
734, s14, increase 1867 SIS; ol-eomargarine
(pounds) 1854 $50, decrease 5.0ss,214.
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opened easier under weak cables and oets
ter crop news. rallied with wheat. but
closed &c lower. july closed at x1sc:
September z-,-aS-ssc, closed ut Scsc: De-
oat~-spot quiet: No. > &c Options
dull aad ~nomiaaliy easier. closing at 70
net lower; September closed at s1hc.
Lard-Easy: western steamed closed az
closed as 80 nominal: refined quiet. con-
tinent Ae: South American 500. COM
pound snsisc-
Pork-steaay: old mess ssoSstsN: new
mess &..sHssa.
E~ggs-S.ssdy: state and Pennsylvania
&c: western fresh &c.
Cotton Seed Oii-Strong and decidedly
more active. rumored sales are having
t.es0 barrels. prime yellow. L. +, for AZ
port: prime crude. Z. O. b.. milis. 6ix$rtsc.
prime crude yellow |deSc: OF summer
yellow butter grades. SIxc:
prime winter white SIC.
Rice-Ftrn.
MolasSes-Firm.
Coree-Options opened steady. un-
10 5 points lower. following dtSEp-
pointing European news and free Bra
all day with trading local. Buying check
ed by slack pot market. closed steady
with quotations ) points higher to 5 points
lower: sales 1900 bags. Including August
81. ": September &NISisl. Spot coffee
Rio duh, Cordova ioi@nistsc: sales 5s
bags Maeacaibo 30 bags Central Amert-
can. Il. T.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining &c: Gen.
trifugal IS test, sac, refined firm.
NAVAL STORES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS firm at c5Gc and
closed firm at &c. sales So. after close.
sales were made at esisc. receipts Lbs.
Rosin firm; sales 2,ois. receipts s.5S.
Quote closing: A u & y N.rsnN-@: r
II sl.5eixnN.5: l N.G: X N.so. NJ SLsS: n
SIS; W G Se6; w w 2A
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THE CRIMINAL COURT.

The Indictment Against Thompson and
Styron for Sending In q False Alarm of
Fire Ouashed-TheCriminal Assault Case
Gees Over Till the Next Term
Pursuant to adjournment for recess
IN Tuesday evening the circuit crimi-
nal court court met yesterday at $50
a. m.
The case of the State VS.. Fletcher
Thompson and Henry Styron, charg-
ed with turning in a false alarm of
fire, was resumed. When the court
took a recess OF Tuesday evening a
jury had been secured, and the testi
mony was to have been taken and the
argument heard yesterday. When the
case vas called, however, John D. Bel
lamy, Esq, Of counse for the de-
Tense, made a motion to quash the in
dictment, on the ground hat h bill
was defective in that it alleges that the
defendants "unlawfully'' turned in the
alarm, whereas it should have con-
formed to the statute which provides
that whoever shall "wilfully and won
tOnly' turn in an alarm sha be amen
able to the statute.
Marsden Bellamy, Esq, one of the
states attorneys, admitted that the
bill was defective and the court grant
ed the motion to quash. The defend
ants were required to give $50 bond
each for their appearance at the Octo-
Der term of the court. They failed to
rix-a bond arI x-o~1 -a-x l.-y L. "A,
The case Of the State VS.. Geo. w.
Johnson, colored, charged with crimi-
nal assault o n Bertha Branch, colored,
Of Clinton, was continued till the Oc-
tOber term.
In the case against Harry Wright,
colored. and Lee Hamden, colored,
charged with misdemeanor, a mol pross
was entered as to Wright and a YER
dict of not guilty was rendered as to
Hamden.
At II a. m. the case of the State vs..
Neill Hayes, colored, charged with
abortion, vas taken up for trial and
occupied the balance of the day up TO
us p. m, when the jury retired. They
failed to agree on a verdict and were
locked for the night.
The court took a recess till this morn
ing at $50 o'clock.
When the court reassembled yester-
day afternoon, Judge Sutton a%nnounc-
I'd that when the Neill Hayes case is
concluded no other jury case will be
called. He said he was worn out and
broken down and was physically una
bic to try another case. He felt that it
was a duty he owed to himself and
family to go home and put himself in
the hands of a physician. He said he
had been on the bench for seventeen
weeks cons antly with the exception of
two weeks. during the heated term,
and il had so overtaxed him that he
was compelled to take a rest from his
labors.
The court will meet this morning to
settle up the cost cases Int will then
adjourn sine die.
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Cotton
Especial to The Mcssenger.)

tSpeCldi 10 u AcSseuEeFsp
New York. July 2s.-In the face OF de-
cidedly bearish influence the GOTTEN mark
ct held its own surprisingly wei today.
Liverpool declined 2is-6sd this. morning.
and the drought in Texas was broken by
showers of fairly general character. Tho
opening here was ; to 5 points down In
consequence. The bears were jubilant.
and hopeful or "A further break. but the
indisposition to sell cotton on any de-
cline was again apparent and prices be-
came steady after the opening. No no.
tices OF delivery were circulated for Au-
gust and that month was firm all day
and closed 1 point above last nights
figures. The strength OF August. and the
demand for spot cotton were the chief
features of support to the market today.
January opened at 100. advanced to To7
and closed at 1.65 to 7.0S. with the tone
of the market firm on the near, and
steady on the late months. In the late
afternoon ldivces from San Antonio an
nounced good general rams all over that
section. The drought in Texas broken.
the bulls must rely upon the statistical
position alone to cause, an advance.
RIORDAN a CO.
CBy Associated Press.)
New York. July S.-Today's cotton
by 4 % I points, following bearish crop
accounts, particularly from Texas and
very unsatisfactory English cables. After
a futher decline Of l to . points In the
near months. under local and some SOUTH
ern liquidation. the market steadied on
moderately good buying orders and closed
firm for near months and steady on dis
tant positions. with prices / point higher
TO 5 points net lower. Sales 81. 400 bales.
Official, as well as private, crop advtces
showed the drought in central and SOUTH
ern Texas to have been broke by good
rains last night. TIL ready response. OF
the Liverpool market to this news led 10
considerab BILE selling of long cotton held
throughout yesterdays break. In hopes OF
a reaction today. The market was very
small and narrow and sensitive during the
Afternoon. with small orders either way.
Business continued light and almost en-
tirely local. but a steady undertone con-
tinued in evidence on the spot situation.
Only n few notices OF intended delivery
OF cotton on August contracts were issued
and they were stopped as soon as they
were put in circulation.