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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
A Parsons Blessing.

In one of the rural districts a Geor-
gia minister was invited to dine with n
citizen who, though wealthy, furnished
his table poorly. When they were
seated the host said
"Times air mighty tight, parson, an
we amt got nothing much ter set be-
fore you, but, sich as it is, you air well
come. Will you ask a blessin' on what
you see?"
The parson, observing the scant re-
past, lifted up his voice and said:
Lord, make us thankful for what
we see, and may we be able to find it
when we reach for it. Let it not es-
cape us and prove a snare and delu-
sion. Amen. Thank you for the
greens. Atlanta Copstkution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25

Harrisburg during the session to look
after legislation. A bill is to be intro
duced to protect the retailer, the whole
saler and the bother.
The legislative committee appointed
two years ago to ascertain the number
OF aliens in the state penal and charit-
able institutions is ready to report. 1t
shows that the insane hospitals, aims
houses and jails are crowded with
foreigners. The hospitals and aims
houses in some counties contain 95 per
cent of this class of patients. The com
mittee will recommend that the home
governments of these aliens be asked to
pay FOR their support. Nissley.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
Garman Still for Silver.

The Peoples Alliance, organized to
carry on the free silver and antitrust
fight on educational lines, met at Johns
town last week, when several letters
were read, including one from Demo
cratic State Chairman Garman, who
wrote in part as follows:
Il believe that your proceeding, if e1-
tended throughout the state, would do a
great deal of good. l certainly indorse
your project and will do all that / can,
possibly, either by word or influence to
promote it. | agree with you that the
probabilities are such that at the end of
four years the people will sweep McKin-
ley out of power, and McKinleyism with
him, with greater degree of unanmity
than that manifested in putting him in
to power this time, and with much less
expenditure of cash"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
Attempt to Burn a Mission House.

An attempt was made to burn the
Pottsville Mission building early Friday
morning. The blaze was discovered by
the police and extinguished before much
damage was done. Cotton waste, satu-
rated with oil, which had been placed
among some woodwork by parties un-
known, with incendiary intent. was
found burning. The mission house is
located in the very heart of the ''slums"
of the town, and has had very salutary
effect upon the morals of the neighbor-
hood. The court upon several occasions
refused to grant applications for liquor
licenses in that neighborhood at the
earnest remonstrance of members of the
board of managers of the mission.
Keepers of disreputable resorts have
also been forced to remove from the
ncighborhood because of the sentiment
created by the mission against them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
EUGENE FIELDS DONKEY.
Don Caesar de Bazan Was n Great Favor.
lite With His Master.

lite With His Master.
The most famous donkey that ever
resided in the city of Chicago is Don
Caesar de Bazan Of the tribe of Jeru-
salem.
The little quadruped soon learned to
love Mr.. Field, and, in turn, shared
the great-hearted poets favors with
the other pets around the place.
Don was not allowed to enjoy him
self all day, however, for no sooner
had Mr.. Fields familiar figure disap-
peared in the direction of Clark street
than the boys began to prod sharp
sticks at him for the sheer pleasure of
seeing him squirm and kick.
Don was obliged to grin and bear all
these abuses until Mr.. Field returned
at night. He did it with a very quail
flied grace, but in absolute silence, for
he never brayed except in the pres
ence Of his master. Don had good
ears and a keen perception, and as
soon as he heard tie deep-toned voice
so familiar to all who knew Mr.. Field
he would commence to urge his COM
brays.
When Mr.. Field moved to Buena
Park, Don became a trouble to his
master. Don would get into mischief
among the flower beds or stray into
some neighbor's lot. At last Mr.. Field
was driven to despair as to how to dis
pose of Don Caesar de Bazan to the
advantage of that estimable animal.
Just at this time Mr.. George Yeno-
wine, warm friend of the family,
visited Chicago, and when he heard of
the donkey dilemma quickly bethought
himself of carting Don to the farm in
Kentucky.
So Don Caesar de BaZan, with his
bag and baggage, in the care of Mr..
Yenowine departed for Kentucky.
Two years later Mr.. Field visited
Yenowine Farm, Immediately repaired
to the pasture and called upon Don.
The latter marched up to the fence,
Topped his ears back and forth in a
knowing fashion, looked at his late
master with cunning leer, then
promptly and silently retired to the far
corner of the meadow. The next
morning however, he marched delib-
erately to the house and began to
bray.
1t was ever after Mr.. Fields opin-
ion that animals think more than they
are given credit for.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
Taking Schools Out of Politics.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Prominent citizens of Allegheny are
working on a scheme to take the public
schools out of politics, and a proposition
will be submitted to the councils at their
next meeting that will provide for state
legislation to this end. The plan that
is advocated is to take away from the
school directors the power of appoint
ing teachers and place this authority in
the hands of the principals. This, it is
argued, will make the principals re-
sponsible for the work of their schools
and give them an opportunity to remedy
the defects by the appointment of new
and better equipped teachers. If any
legislation of this character originates
from this movement in Allegheny, it will
likely be drafted into general law, and
on this account the proposed change in
the method of selecting teachers is of
interest to the people in all parts OF the
state.
Undoubtedly the public schools should
be divorced from partisan politics, but
whether the plan advocated by the Allie
gheny reformers will accomplish this
separation is doubtful. Appointive Off
ces are not always more free from poll
tics than elective offices. Many school
directors are elected under the present
system by the ring in power on condi-
tion that they will support some relative
or friend of the ward boss for teacher,
but if the appointive power were placed
solely in the hands of the principal of
each school, there would yet be chance
for political deals in the election of the
principal. And in that case the evil
would go still deeper, because the whole
force of teachers would be under the
control of the faction that elected the
principal.
1t is hard to formulate any system of
selecting officials that will insure the
choice of only honest and thoroughly
competent men and their retention in
the positions where they are useful to
their fellow-citizens. Ours is popular
form of government, from the highest
to the lowest branch, and the will of the
people is supreme. Politicians and ward
bosses cannot control schools If the peo-
pie assert their right Of suffrage intelli-
gently and honestly, and the quickest
and best way to divorce schools and
politics is for the people to assert their
own manhood and independence and
elect competent and honest men for
whatever position the particular system
of school training gives them the right
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
IT HE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AMI
l. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

Time table in effect December Is, 1896.
Trains leave Drifton FOR Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton. Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazlcton junction at 30, 8 % a m, 4 10 p
N, daily except Sunday; and O3 u m, 2 3S p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood Cranberry
Tomhicken and Deringer at 30 m, p NJ daily
except Sunday; and 7O3 u III, 3S p III, sun
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton ut q OO "A IN, 10 p III, daily except sun
day; and O3 Il III, 3S p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 35 IA
N, daily except Sunday; and 53 m, ~ III.
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road.
Oneida and Sheppton at ~, II 10 IN, AZ III,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Gran
berry, Harwood, Hazeton Junction, Roam.
Beaver Meadow Road. Stockton, Lazle Brook.
Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at z rs, 40 D m,
daily except Sunday; and 8 81 Il IN, 8 on p M
Sunday.
Trains leave sheppton for Oneida Humboldt
Road, Earwood Road, Oneida junction, Hazle-
ton junction ard Roan at ii III, IL 40, 25
p N, daily except Sunday; and 100 III. a
III, sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton ut 3 20 IN, daily, except Sunday;
and w u III, A m Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Beaver
Meadow Road Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 305, s Al, 26 M, daily J.,
except Sunday; and 10 0s a m, B 3s IN. Sunday
All trains connect at uazeton Junction with
electric cars for Hazeton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 90 a m, Hazleton
Junction AT ~ M, and Sheppton ut ii m,
connect at Oneida J JUNCTION with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drifton at 30 a m makes con-
nection at Deringer with p. X. X. train for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west
1,
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
| niger, an extra tram will leave The former
point al . 5O p m, daily, except Sunday, arriv-
Ing ut Deringer ut % pm.
LUTHER @. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
RACING COCkROACHES.
An Amusement of Turkish Prisoners Dur
ing Their Tedious Confinement.

An Amusement OF turkish PRISONERS Dur
ing Their Tedious Confinement.
Racing cockroaches is the latest de-
vice of the prisoners who are languish-
ing in Turkish prisons.
The prisons are overrun with cock
reaches. The more intelligent of the
prisoners make friends with these in
sects.
Infinite patience is required to train
a cockroach.
By enticing a number of cockroaches
into his cell every day, one of the pris-
oners discovered that they could easily
be taught, II they were propitiated
with molasses. After a few weeks
work he astonished his friends in the
prison by bringing out for their edifi-
cation a corps of trained cockroaches.
The cockroach fever at once spread
through the prison. Every man who
could beg or borrow molasses began a
company of cockroaches.
Two of the most highly trained cock
reaches were pltted against each 9TH
er, and the prisoners ranged them
selves on either side Of the corridor to
watch the race.
The owner of each insect prodded
him with piece of straw. AS the
cockroaches raced along the floor the
excitement among the prisoners and
jailers rose to fever heat. The insects
had been so well trained that they de-
waited neither to the right nor left, but
kept straight ahead.
The one that was beaten lost the race
because he stopped TO scratch his leg.
New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, :.
TIfrAs EorrNrv eb'

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of +. J..
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
stid, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL's
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1886. Isa-s
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25

Ord newspapers for sale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL November 16, 1896.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND

AhhANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS,
LEAVE FREELAND.
COS, As. 1856 m, 40, 1926, 4 30 p IN, for Mauch
Chunk. Allentown, bethlehem, Easton. Phila-
delphia and New York.
sos. 45 9t6 m, 40, 2 81, 3 25, 1 SO, 8 15, 81
pm, for prifton, yeddo, Foundry, Halle Brook
0l5 p m for Hazle Creek Junction,
y % m for Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Beth
936 a m, 2 "a, 50. 8 81 m. for Delano, Ma
hanoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Mt. Carmel,
Shamok1n and Pottsvlle.
72s, 10 81, Ii "a m, 8 20 IN, for Sandy Run,
White Haven, Wilkesbarre, Pittston, Scranton
and the west.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
10 so m and | 3S pm for Jeddo, Foundry,
Hazle Brook and Lumber Yard.
S3S, 10 80 IN for Sandy Run, White Haven
and Wllkesbarre.
/ 80 p m for Hazleton, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadelphia and
IL so m for Hnzletop, Delano, Mahauoy
City, shenandoah. Mt Carmel, Shamokin and
Pottsvlle.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
$50, 72s, 920 10 81, II 5i IN, IL So, 2 20, 8 90,
sos, 70S p IN, from Lumber Yard Foundry,
Jeddo and Drifton.
72S, 20, 10 81, II 5! m, 12 5S, 22O, 52Opm,
from stockton and Hazleton.
72S, 920, 10 81 a III, 220, s 20 D IN, from Delano.
Mahanoy City, shenaEdoah, Ashland, Mt. Car
mel Shamokin and Pottsville.
wy, lUo m, IL 5S, BU6, p m, from Phila-
deiphia, New York, Bethlehem, Allentown,
and Maucb Chunk
50s m from Weatherly only.
936 II IN, "a, 2S. 81 d m. from Scranton,
Wilkesbarre and White Haven.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
sSs, 10 so a m and IL IS M, from Hazleton.
Stot kton, Lumber Yard, Halle Brook, Fuun-
dry, Jeddo and Drifton.
', 10 90 m, ~ 55 III, from Philadelphia, New
YORK: Bethlehe m, Allentown, Mauch Chunk,
and Weatherly.
- 10 80 u m, from Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt
Carmel Ashland, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City
and Delano.
1850 a m, from wilkesbarre, White Haven
and Sandy Run.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAs S. LEE, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Phila., Pa
ROLLlN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. East. Div.
A. w. NONNEMACHER, Asst g. p. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
The sand-Ladened Missouri,

Mr.. Frank II. Spearman writes in St.
Nicholas of the freaks of the Missouri
river, his article being entitled "A Shift
ing Boundary" Mr.. Spearman says;
You must know that the real business
of the Missouri is to carry the noun
tain waters east and south into the
Gulf of Mexico. Butin bounding from
side to side of its valley through the
tedious centuries, it has twisted and
turned so many times that no doubt its
head is confused. Carrying the guam
tity of mud it does, you would hardly
expect it to be clear-headed. There is
actually so much sand in the water that
the fish all have sore eyes; some are
totally blind-the saddest-looking crea'
lures you ever caught, A really fastidi'
Gus trout or bass dropped into the Mis-
souri, would hang himself in despair
on q fishhook.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
MACKSBURG.

Miss Dollie Dutton of Marietta visit
ed friends and relatives here last week.
Miss Lyde Wehr, of Monroe County,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. b. F. Gram
Itch.
Harry Smithson, of West Union, W.
Va. is at home this week. He will
proba bly, remain here this summer.
Mrs. Quick and children. of Caldwell,
were here on Decoration Day and visit
ed relatives the first of the week.
Decoration Day was observed here on
Saturday, May Goth. The crowd was
estimated at two thousand We think
that rather high estimate but fifteen
hundred would not be too low an
estimate. 1t was one of the most
so!emn and quiet Decoration SER
vices ever held here. Services were
held in each cemetery and in the church
in the forenoon and afternoon. The
orations bv Rev. Welch, of this place,
and Hon. L. w. Finley were all that
could be asked on this occasion. 1t
was certainly a patriotic occasion. The
children, who took so prominent part,
will never forget the solemn occasion
and the marked tribute paid TO our
dead heroes. The lesson of patriotism
kindled in their hearts will be a flame
if they are ever called upon to defend
that Flag as the boys in blue did.
This day, SO fittingly observed by our
people, is a mere drop in the bucket of
their loyalty. The &. A. e, and w. +.
c. of Dexter City were here and partici-
pated in the exercises and our good
people feel grateful to them for this
marked respect as we have no G. A. r,
Post here. Too much can not be said
in behalf of the Jr. o. u. a. NJ. for the
part they took in these exercises; in
| fact all the credit belongs to them
No services would have been held if il
had not been for that Order and theil
teachings. Our good citizens should
ever be ready and willing to lend 4
hand to these noble young patriotic
boys, They will soon have to take ou!
place on the stage of action. Theil
works will follow them. The Jr. Order
and their friends went to Dexter CT
Monday, May 31st, and assisted the
e. A. Il. in Decoration services. The
G. a. K. now looks to this Order fcl
help and assistance and to do this noble
work when they have crossed the Silen
River. Again we say honor to the Jr
Order of our town.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03

Some weeks ago the boys of the
Academy Literary Society challenged
the girls of the Academy Literary So
cietv of the Womans College to a joint
debate, the girls to select the question.
They chose the following: rs Co'edu-
cation Desirable?' Last night the de-
bate came off at the Womans College,
Both Societies We're there in force TO-
rether with a number of friends. The
debaters chosen were Miss Eliza abeth
Gallaher and Miss Louise Claire Hatha-
way for the girls and F. o. Ellenwood
and D. T. Turner for the boys. The
judges were Professors, W. G. Beach,
J. S. Donagho and Miss Addie Irish.
The debate was quite 2 unique one
for Marietta College and was very in
teresting and spirited. II. rendering
their decision the Judges stated that
the girls cited the most authorities
and therefore decided in favor Of the
Colds"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
Spiders as Pets.

Spiders are not generally popular
creatures with either sex. Yet lady
writer affirms that they can be'made the
dearest little pets in the world" She
tells how she collected a common gar
den spider and kept the sweet lady
under a glass tumbler for three weeks.
She watched her building her house of
snowy silk" and raising family, and,
SAYS the writer, "she soon learned TO
take flies from my hand and drink
water from q leaf which gave her fresh
every day." There are, indeed, accord
ing TO this lady, few things so agreeable
as a spider. whether regarded as an
architect, thing of beauty, a slayer of
nests or a household pet.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
A COUNTRY OF SURPRISES.
Coal, Lend, silver and Tin In South
Africa.

Africa.
While there is little doubt that with
proper development of its agricultural
and pastoral resources South Africa
could be made practically self-support-
ing, the successful development of these
industries depends nevertheless upon
the creation of local markets through
the stimulus given by mining opera
tlons, says the North American Review.
With the exception of mining of gold,
diamonds and coal there have been no
considerable explorations of its min
eral resources. Coal fortunately eX-
lists in many parts of the country, and it
has been estimated that the known coal
fields represent an area of $4,000 square
miles, which is equal in extent to the
state of Iowa. There exist i'll some
parts of the country large deposits of
iron contiguous to the coal fields. But
as yet the economic conditions have
not favored the development of that in
dustry. Lead, silver, cinnabar, tin and
other metals are also found in many
parts of the country, but have not been
remuneratively worked. Among the
mining countries of South Africa the
Transvaal is facile princeps, and is in
all probability destined to maintain its
paramount position, though, as is well
known, South Africa is "a country of
surprises" and it is possible, of course,
though not probable, that within its
great extent other equally important
districts may be discovered.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
MARIETTA, O., June l, 1897.
To the Republican Electors OF Wash
ington County:

MARIETTA, o., June l, 1870
To the Republican Electors OF WASH
ington County:
WHEREAS, At meeting OF the
County Repu blican Central committee
held at the Court House in Marietta,
June 1st, primary election was Or
dered for the purpose of selecting
candidate for the State Senate from
Washington county, and
WHEREAS, The acting Chairman and
the Secretary of said committee We're
directed TO issue call for said election
in accordance with the instructions OF
the Central COMMITTEES:
Therefore, The Repu blican voters OF
Washington county are hereby called
upon to hold such e.ection on Saturday
afternoon. June 18th, in the country
precincts between the hours OF three
and six p. m, and in the city between
$50 and p, IN.
The Central Committeeman OF each
Ward and Precinct is hereby instructed
to arrange for said election and pre-
side until one Judge and one clerk are
elected bv the voters assembled, and
in the absence of the Committeeman,
the voters present shall elect sucn ?tn-
GERS, whose duties shall be those usE-
ally falling on such officers,
The vote shall be by written or
printed ballot having thereon the
name of the candidate for whom the
voter wishes to vote for the office OF
State Senator.
The result of said election IN eaca
Ward and Precinct, together with the
list of those voting, shall be certified
to by the Judge and Clerk.
1t shall be the duty of the Central
Committeeman to bring the returns o.
said election, with the list OF those vot'
ing, and present them to the Secretary
of the Central Committee at the meet
ing to be held at the Court House OF
June 18th. GEO, W. BoNNELL'
w. H. PATTON, Acting Chairman.
Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
Curious Dinner Mt Jericho,

An American travelling in Palestine
describes in the Hartford Courant an
interesting dinner he ate recently at a
hotel in Jericho. 1--WE sat on the porch
Of the hotelat Jericho" he wrote, "after
dinner at which we were served with
butter from Norway, cheese from Switz-
erland. marmalade from London, wine
from Jerusalem diluted with water
from the well of Elisha, raisins from
Ramoth Gilead, oranges from Jericho
(in no respect inferior to those from
Jatfa or the Indian river, Florida), and
almonds from the east of the Jordan,
smoking Turkish tobacco, which, like
the Turkish empire, is inferior 10 its
reputation, and a cup of coffee from
the corner grocery of Jericho"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-03
HORSES FROM ARGENTINA.
Commission from England Buying
Animals for Cavalry Service.


Animals for Cavalry Service.
The bureau of the American repub-
lies has received reliable information
that in the latter part OF April com
mission composed of fifteen cavalry Of
iicers and six veterinary surgeons left
England for the city of Buenos Ayres
for the purpose Of buying large num-
her Of horses in the Argentine Repub-
lie, to be used in the cavalry service of
the English army.
The circumstance is regarded as sig-
nifcant only in the fact of showing the
Development in that part of the world.
Il is the first time that any European
country has had recourse to the mar
Nets of South America for such pur-
pose. Heretofore the British army has
been supplied with horses from the
United States and Canada, and to lin
tied extent from the continent of Eu-
rope.