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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16
REGRET.


# had known, O loyal heart,
When hand to hand we said farewell,
low for all time our paths would part,
" hat shadow Der our friendship fell,
l should have clasped your hand so close
In the warm pressure of my own
That memory still might keep its grasp,
II had known.
II had known, when far and wide
We loitcrcl through tn" summer land,
What presence wandered by our side,
And u'cr you stretched its awful hand.
/ should have hushed my careless speech
no listen well To every tone
That from your lips fell low and sweet,
If had known.
If l had known. when your kind eyes
Met mine in parting true and sad
Eyes Eravely tender gently wise.
And earnest rather more than glad
How soon the lids would lie above,
AS cold and white as sculptured stone,
| should have treasured every glance
If had known.
If I had known, how from the strife
OF fears, hopes. passions here below,
Unto purer higher life
That you were called, o friend, to go,
| should have stayed all foolish tears,
And hushed each idle sigh and moan,
To bid you "A last. long godspeed,
Ii had known.
If had known to what strange place,
What mystic, distant, silent shore,
You calmly turned your steadfast face,
What time your footsteps left my door,
! should have forged a golden link,
To bind the heart, SO constant grown,
And keep it constant ever there,
ii ] had known.
If l had known that, until death
Shall with his finger touch my brow,
And still the quickcning of the breath
That stirs with lfe's fun meaning now
So long my feet must tread the way
OF our accustomed paths alone,
should have priced your presence more,
II had known
If had known how soon for you
Drew near the ending of the fight,
And on your vision, fair ana now.
Eternal peace dawucd into sight,
! should have Il, g"cd, as loves last GIFT
Tint YOU hoiorc Cod great, white throne
Would pray for your poor friend ON earth.
It had known.
Christian f:cid, in Providence journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

unevenly clad in a nightshirt, an over
coat and one stocking, but he had had
the presence of mind to bring the rest.
of his effects in sheet.
about the last person to appear was
La Belle Fanchette, who has been hav-
ing everything her own way over at
the Follies theater for two or three
weeks. She was dressed all in white,
with the exception of mantle of about
the same shade of blue as her ewes, and
she was barefooted and had gown or
two clutchcd in one arm.
"Fanchctte stopped thus at the head
of the stairs, with downcast eyes, for
little while-well, until she had all the
stairway to herself-and then she came
down.
The tiling was becoming too hot to
stand on, and the people began to file
out into the street just as the fire.
men came in with the hose and met the
flames at the bottom of the elevator
shaft
Out in the street the crowd was
watching the actions of man in
siNth-story window who was badly
frightened, thinking his escape was cut
off. He was shouting wildly for a lad
der, which was brought into position
and run up to him, but instead of al
lowing him to come down two firemen
ascendcd with axes and smashed few
windows.
"Around the corner of the block there
was another man in distress. He also
imagined himself cut off from the stair
way. As he stood at the edge of sky
light, only three stories up, he held
satchcl of about a half-bushel capacity
in each hand.
Somebody catch these valises for
me" he shouted, and can come down
the fire escape
"Nohodv volunteered.
'"Well. here they come anyhow and
they struck in the mud of the alley. flat
tcuiuy out like rotten apples. Then he
descended the ladder.
"MranW hilc the tircmcn were "ninng
ON the blaze in the basement. They at
tackled it from two or three sides at
once, and the fight did not last long.
One by one the boarGers returned to
their rooms to put things in order.
1.-The man who had come down the
fire escape gathered up his satchcls and
entered the front door, approaching the
clerk apologetcally.
"Will it be necessary he asked, as
he deposited the battered baggage on
the floor, for me to register again?'
"'No, there is no need of that, replied
the clerk.
"'Well, all right then; l didn't know
the rules of the house.
"An hour later the men were grouped
about in the corridors telling over and
over again he Incidents of the morning.
The narrow escape and the behavior of
the crowd were subjects for mutual con-
graduation.
"'But, after ALL said one, the men
We're not in it for coolness.'
"Why So?
Because they were outclassed. Did
you see the Fanchette coming down the
stairway?
"Nes.'
"'Nightie, mantilla, bare feet, down
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16


The old saving, that IA good thing is
never missed till its gone. applies quite
torciblv To the street sprinkler. While
it travmscd the town and laid low the
dust from early morn to twilight. the
pure air which could be inhaled when
Walking along the streets was accepted
by all as a matter Of course: but now.
since circumstances have made street
Sprnkling Improbable to the proprietor
Of the machine. there is much lament
ing over its absence. Every passing
breeze, and they average two per min
ute on this mountain top, raises several
million particles Of real estate from the
unpaved avenues and deposits the great
cr part of its burden on the wares dis
played in front Of stores. And all that
escape the wares find lodging place on
the clothes Of unfortunate pedestrians.
The sprinkler was q good thing Per-
haps the town Improvement committee
Of the Board Of Trade will do something
10 resurrect it.
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

Commenting on the rumorcd consoli,
dation Of the Lehigh Valley and Jersey
Central Railroads, which. if the law of
the state means anything. says such acts
shall not be done, the lIazleton .ScDttHci
wakes wrothy. as follows:
"Thc Morgans have been manipulating
these deals with such high hand, and
absolute Indifference to o. the statute
stipulatons, and so successfully. too.
that objections are no longer heard.
The people stand in awe Of the great
money power and in silence move the
tcntacles Of the octopus reaching ont
and injecting the poisonous fangs. ANY
proposition looking to a combine direct
between the two roads merits condcm-
nation and should be discouraged at the
outset True, the influence Of the ma
nipuators is already such that the com
petition is practically controlled. and
the bid for trade becomes farce. but u,
this influence is exercised covcrtly now.
it is not as bad as the proposition now
made would develop if put into practice
in open defiance Of public opinion and
the law bearing upon such transac-
tions."
All Of which is true and correct.
Nevertheless, since it causes the ScHti-
mel so much concern, why does not ON
esteemed contemporary educate its read
ors on how to curb the greed Of thi.
great money power. instead Of aiding
the octupus at every important election?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

the smoke boiling up the elevator shaft
thick enough to lay your hat on.
1T was nine o'clock in the morning.
and | was sitting in my room, when
there came through the transom little
pull of smoke that strung out in a faint
line toward the open window Some one
came running along the hall muttering
bigger puff came in at the transom,
and then there was n cry of FIRE.!
81 really did not believe it. Here was
an old house that had stood for 30
years. 1t never had been singed. |
came only the night before last. Itwas
absurd and incompatible with the laws
OF chance to think that it had been wait
ing all these Years till | got inside be-
fore it took fire. Something must be
wrong with tie hucs.
"On the other hand, had never been
in a fire. In the natural run of things
my turn would have to come some time,
and on second thought it seemed-as
am getting along in years-that / had
rather oycrrun the average in this ex-
cmpton. Possibly, after all, there was
truth in the alarm. | would go down
anu 0t' hbtAll IT. dI W
"Once through the door it was a diff
ferent proposition altogether. There
was now no doubt about it at all, but
the daylight had suddenly gone out;
even my own room filled with black
smoke while l stood there for n moment
trying to comprehend the situation.
II knew there were several persons in
the hall, although not word was said.
| could hear feet shutting along upon
the carpet and hands striking the walls,
but there was no breath for talking. 1t
was a question that occurred probably
to each one as to how long one coults
breathe such fumes without tumbling
over. | reached the elevator shaft and
felt my way around it and down the
first flight of stairs. Still nothing could
be seen, but l could feel the hot smoke
| gushing up from the basement in the
same way that it comes from the stack
of n locomotive.
II had always connected panic with
n fire OF this kind, but there was no sug-
| gestion of panic here. People were
| saving every bit of breath to carry them
| through. Some couldn't have got
/ through alone. One little old fellow, a
cripple, tulnblcd over on the stairs and
/ another man shouldered him and
brought him TO daylight.
AT the first landing there was a
| faint glmmer that showed through
waves of smoke. | thought it was the
fire, but it proved to be only a gas jet
that was still burning weakly. Some
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

Watch the date on your paper
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

The waste paper nuisance is mention
ed because it is one OF the first that is
usually taken in hand by town improve
ment bodies But it does not comprise
all that should be and is done by those
Interested The WilkeSbarre Leader,
commenting on the work Of the Il. /. s.,
bois down the object in the following
manner "Ihe proper sphere Of the T.
|, 5. is to keep the authorities stirred up
to the idea Of municipal cleanliness and
to seek out and keep themselves and
others informed OF the condition Of un-
sanitary parts of the town. BY doing
this and seeing that the abuses are
rcmcdied they will be doing great
in work and work that will be enlisted
the cauSe of health and home" If the
above is not broad enough for the local
committee they can amend it consider
able, and stil keep Off the toes of any
borough official. No harm can come
from committee Of sensible men who
work to improve the town There
is room for Improvement in many lines
outside the province Of the elected and
appointed officials Of the municipality.
and there are many needed reforms
which an organized body can father and
push to Il successful end Therefore,
let such work be welcomed, regardless
Of under whose auspice, it is done
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

Time table in effect April Is, 1885.
Trains leave Drirtou for Jcddo, Ecklcy, lIaHc
Brook, Stockton beaver Meadow Road. Roam
and Hazlcton Junction at - GuJu m, daily
except sunday and Ui m, Is M, Sunday.
Trains leave Drtton for llarwood, Cranberry,
TOmhckcn and Deringer at $50, t 10 III, daily
except Sunday; and G} Il III, = IS p III, sun
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
llarwOod Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton ut 10 III, daily except sun
day; and O3 Il m, = 3S p IN, Sunday.
Trains leave HazctOn Junction for HarwOod,
Cranberry, IOmhiclIen and Dcringcr at Il 35 Il
m daily except Sunday; and 53 III, ~ IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Oneida
Junction, HarwOpd Road, humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton AT ~, II 10 IN, Il p IN,
daily except Sunday; and 81 II IN, Ii IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Gran.
berry, Harwood, Hallcton Junction and Roam
ut 20 40 m, daily except Sunday; and 81
N, . Oi m, Sunday.
Trans leave ShepptOn for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood R0Gd, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction AID Roam at : II m, Il 40 -
p m, daily except Sunday; and s Ii a M, . "A
III, Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jcddo
ana Drltton at - III, daily, except Sunday;
ana ; III m, j n p IN, sunday.
Trains leave HuZletOn junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jcddo and DnttOn at . 40, 626 m, daily,
except Sunday; and ~ 10 a IN, ) 40 u IN, Sunday,
All trains connect at HaZletOn Junction with
electric cars for Hazeton, Jeanesville, Audcn-
rled ana other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 30, 90 IN make
connection at Deringcr with p. r. K. trains for
NlkesDurre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between HazlCtOn Junction and Der
niger, train will leave the former point at
5ou m daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER G. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

cast eyes, demure expression and alp
Yes
Altogether fetching makeup,
wasn't it?'
"'Good enough for her to try on the
stage
"'And talk about the GOODNESS of the
men! They won't compare with Fan
chettc. 1t wasn't five minutes before
the alarm was given that / saw her pass
through the hall fully dressed for the
street.
That" said the man from the couu-
try, in conclusion, "is the whole story
Of the fire at our hotcl."-Chicago Rec
ord
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16
A HOTEL FIRE.
BY GEORGE ADE.

E had a fire in our
hotel last Sunday"
said the man from
the country, that
has caused me to
change my mind a
few points in re-
spect to the cour-
age of women. 1t
was, indeed, an eX-
citing time, with
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16

1t has been estimated that in 1912
the number of Hebrews in the United
States did not exceed more than 5000.
Now it is claimed that there are in this
country 100000, and New York city has
100000 of these.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16
Billiards in the white uon.c.

"President Adams introduced bill
iiardS In the white house, purchasing
the first table, balls and cues at cost
of SCI paying for them out of his own
pocket"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-16
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
7 EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June Is, 1897.

LEAVE FREELAND.

l. June Is, 1897.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
Us. As, 9 IS M, IA. . "a, 3 q. 3 25 G TO- u
= ~, Tor rDrtiton, Jeddo, Foundry, Hazlc Brook
and Lumber Yard.
%, Is, 93j am, 40, ~, @ - III, Black Dia-
mond) for Wrathery, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton. Philadelphia and New York.
" pm for Ncathcrly, Muuch Chunk, Allen
town, EastOn and intermediate stations.
6ll, y 30 "A m, . 81, -, u, m, for lIaZlc-
ton, Delauu, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ash
land, Mt. Carmel, Shamuylu and rOttSvillc.
., 10 IL, II - Il III, > - p III, for Sandy Run,
White Haven and Wilkesbnrrc..
SUNDAY TRAINS.
rs; o5O Il m for Sandy Run, White Haven
10 80 a m and 1 IS pm for Jeddo, Foundry,
llazlc Brook, Stockton and HaZletun.
III 80 m for HaZletOn, DclanO, MahanOy
City, Shenandoah, Mt Carmel, Shamokin and
IS m for weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton, Philadelphia and New York.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
50, rs, 70, 10 81, II "a m, IL IS, 2 20, 56,
8 80, Il Ol, O3 III, from Lumber Yard, Halle
B OOk Foundry, Jcddo and Drtton.
2o, go, ~ 81, II "a II IN, II 5S, ~, 1856, > 80
95O l65i a m, Il IS, Ol, p m, from Phia-
delphia, New York, Easton, Allentown, Mauch
7O3pm from Mauch Chunk and weathcry.
93j am, 2 "a, u pm, from WilkesDarre,
w ullc haven ana SANDY Kun.
y, 20, 10 81 Il IN . ~, 80 p III, from Deano,
Muhanoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Mt. Car
mel, ShamOkn and POttsVlllc.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
IS, 10 30 a m and Il 5j IN, from Hazlcton,
stockton, Lumber Yard, Halle Brook, Fuun-
dry, Jeddu and Driiton.
10 80 a IN, Il 55 IN. from Philadelphia, New
York Easton, Allentown, and Mauch Chunk,
10 50 Il m, from Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt.
Carmel Ashland, Shenandoah, MahanOy City
and Deano.
10 80 IN, from WilkesUurre, White Haven
and Sandy Run.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAS. 5. LEE, Gcn' Pass. Agent,
Philu., Pa.
ROLLlN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt East. Div.
a. w. NONNEMACHEk,A Asst @. p. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10
The Hhltr IIon.s and congrs...

Senator'S and representatives seem to
have discovered that there IS u new ten.
IN, in the whste house. Faces long un-
familiar there appscr again. Senator
Quay. who has not been there for seven
years. and Senator German. who has
been stranger there for two years, have
called and chat.ed pleasantly with the
President as though they felt at home.
Speaker Reed. who did NOT spend all Of
his time in the white house either dur
ing the term OF President Harrison or of
President Cleveland, has called TO pay
his respects and left with smile on his
face which seemed TO say that he might
be expected. to drop In often and at any
time. Everybody who has any business
There or any claim on the Presidents
consideration seems to feel that under
the new order of things he is a welcome
vlultor.
This is a marked change from the re-
cent past. President Harrison was not
warm although he was polite. President
Cleveland was often grun enough 10
drive men away, and some of these. be-
inE persons OF importance. went intn vol
untary exile so FAR as the white house
was concerned.
President Mckinley Is courteous and
warm, and 1t is easy to believe that he
makes his visitors as comfortable in
Washington as he did in the modest lit.
tie home in Canton. From this point OF
View the start is suspicious.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10

The governors OF Florida. Kentucky
and oregon have each appointed a
United States senator to fill a vacancy.
II the senate shah follow precedent It is
no. at all likely tina; either Of these APP
poIntecs will be seated. There is. how
ever, a suggestion that the appotntes
from oregon may be seated. since hts
case is not exactly like that Of the other
two.
The legislatures OF Kentucky and Flor
ida met with full knowledge OF the COM
Ing vacancy and adjourned without MI
ing It; "a though the state were quite
content TO cut in half ats representation
in the United States senate. The differ
ence between these cases and that OF
orgon lies in this. tina; the Oregon lesIs-
lature did not organize.
The difference is not very great. The
oregon legislature could have organized
IL # had so desired. Whether this differ
enee will be considered material when
the case gets to Washington Is very
doubtful.
The principle on which senate decisions
in these cases appears TO rest is that
when there is an opportunity for the leg
stature to elect and It fails to embrace
its opportunity, 1t is not within the pow
or OF the executive to make amends for
that negligence.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10
wnRELINo, MARCH 10, 1891.


President Grant used to be conspIcu-
Gus figure on the streets OF Washington.
He enjoyed especially stroll on the ave-
une, and although no; regarded as u very
sociablc man he always returned politely
the bows OF those who saluted him in
passing, President Hayes liked his coH-
stl.udonal. and so did President Harr-
son.
President Cleveland drove when he
wen: out for his airing. He was either
reluctant to come in touch with the peo-
pie or fearful OF his safety. The latter
supposltlon is strengthened by the fac;
that he surrounded the white house with
a considerable guard Of policemen and
was followed by a friendly shadow
wherever he wen
President Mckinley has taken up the
abandoned custom OF Presidents Grant
Hayes and Harrison. He VIII take his
walks abroad as he used 20 do when he
was a representative in Congress The
other day he made his first appearance
on the street. Going on: to get breath
Of fresh air and probably TO avoid the
crowds at the white house, he stopped to
shake hands with those who desired to
salute him in that way.
The President of the United States is
the chief magistrate of great people.
There Is no greater country. Think OF
the emperor OF Germany, for example,
walking the streets OF Berlin and stop
ping to shake hands with high and low,
The mind does not grasp the idea The
difference Is not alone in men; it is In
forms of government.
Fortunately our form OF government
permits the thing our President does,
and that kind Of thing strengthens him
with his couutrymen- We all know that
the President is no less the President be.
cause he does not entirely drop out OF the
ranks of the common people. It is the
glory of our system that our President
Is one Of US.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10

The reply of Greece to the note Of the
powers ts-caIm and dlGniflcd. Under all
the circumstances II IS a remarkable pro
duction. a greater power could not
show greater courage. and yet 1t is cour-
age without buster facing situation
with which the Greeks must know they
are powerless TO deal unless the great
powers shnii be touched by the appeal to
their humane impulses.
Greece IS willing to do anything. to
submit to anything in honor. for the well
fare OF the Cretans, TO whom she is
allied by the strong ties Of race, blood
and religion. But whatever Greece and
the powers may agree upon. that brave
little country insists shall be done with
due regard to the wishes and the well
fare OF the Cretans. At the last Greece
wants the Cretans to be allowed to say
how they shall be governed.
To the American mind this seems only
a reasonable request, and unless the
powers have made up their minds t"
defy all reason and Outrage all justice
this request win be acceded to.