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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

INSTRAY.-There came to the premises of
ID the undersigned, September u. a red
cow, with white spot on head; had rope
around its horns. Owner can have the same
by proving property and paying expenses
Joseph Wacht, Woodside, near Freeland.
ENOR SALE.-Good buggy, set of single har-
II ness, blankets, robes, etc.. a bargain for
cash. Apply ut this Office.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15
I. o. o. Il, Boston.

One fare for round trip via Lebigh
Valley, September 16 to 20. Return
limit September 30.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

Deputy Coroner ]. II. Bowman, Of
was married yesterday to
Miss Lillian Blodgett, of Wilkesbarre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE - Notice is
sessions in and for the county OF Luzerne
held on the twelfth day of September, 1898,
an order was directed to John j. Kelley, John
II. Digelow and Frank Needham to view and
divide the South ward of the borough of
Frceland. Luzerne county, Pennsylvania;
that the said commissioners will meet for tho
grnnting said division at at the he law Office Of
John M. Carr, Esq., in said borough of Free=
land, on Wednesday, the twelfth day of 0oto-
Der, 1898, ut O'Clock p. m, when and where
all persons interested may attend.
John j. Kelley,
John II. Bigelow,
Frank Eeedhum,
Commissioners
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

s1.5o a year is all the TRIBUNE costs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

CASTo1IA.
Bears the nIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature :; ''' AMAzzzz@| l. '''''
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

att fed he might as well get into the
swim or at least refrain from any open
antagonism. No doubt he could have got
more of popular applause out OF that
course than from the one that he is pursu-
ing. He would not have been called a
''Iittle American" If he had followed that
plan. But the Senator has convictions in
regard to this treaty, he conceives 1t to
be his duty to stand by them. and he is
going to perform it in the face of good
deal of pc, sonal sacrifice. and temporary
loss of popularity. That is to say he is
going to maintain his independence and
remain loyal to his opinions. No matter
what he may be called by the an CRY pro-
moters of land grabbing in the name OF
humanity, what he is going to be in the
estimation of every intelligent and right
thinking man is great American
mot because he opposes Phil
ippine annexation, hut because he has
the courage and manhood to stand by his
convictions and perform his whole duty
as a part of the treaty making power.
There are many people living today who
remember the obloquy that was heaped
upon Senator Fessenden because he
refused to surrender his convictions and
vote for the conviction of Andrew John
son. But today there is no act in Sem
ator Fessenden's career which shines
with more lustre than that act of fidelity
to his convictions of duty in the face of
popular clamor and party pressure.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26
THINKs CUBANs WILL DIE.

Providence, December 24.-Mr. How
land. the editor of the Providence
Journal, writes from Havana as follows:
'sCuba is free at last, but the Cuhans
themselves cannot live long to enjoy their
unaooustomed liberty. The struggle OF
the past few years has been too much for
them, and they will disappear from the
face of the country like poor ghosts at the
break of day. There have been many
such tragedies enacted in the course of the
worlds history. but not one that ever
occurred was sadder than this.
sssome Americans profess to fear that
there will be trouble in maintaining
order among the Cuban troops. There are
only about 80, 600 of these left, and judg-
ing from the appearance of the brigade l
saw at Guines, they wculd all be only
too thankful to obtain work at any en-
ployment enabling them to earn enough
money to support themselves. They we're
well disciplined and obedient to their
officers. but needed clothes, food, arms
and ammunition before they could again
take the fell. They realize well enough
that they cannot restore the prosperity OF
the country without the assistance of the
United States. They want help to care
for their sick and dying. to rebuild their
towns and to restore their ruined farms
and plantations Hospital and orphan
asvlums are not usually very disorderly
n,,.cas nor do diet Kitchens ordinarily
demand strong guard of soldiers.
"When the widows and orphans OF
Cuba are provided for in some humane
way. employment given to all able to
work, and the cities purined' tnen Will
the Inhabitants be ready TO turn their
thoughts to politics. Until that happy
time comes it is folly to worry about the
form of local self government, which they
must eventually decide upon Tor them
selves"
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26


controlled by one man, and this unit is
necessary one. But evidently no such
necessity exists in the artillery. Why,
then, psrpetuate a system that is essen
tally relic of the past and wholly out
of harmony with present and with fu-
ture oonditions9
Let it be borne in mind how compli-
Gated is the artillery service, how many
different kinds of guns it has to, serve,
that in future it will be charged with
the torpedo service, and that the nature
of artillery service in general will de-
pend entirely upon local conditions.
conditions that differ from harbor to
harbor, and it is at once evident that an
arbitrary division of the personnel Is
inherently vicious.
The corps system, on the other hand,
gives the artillery the adaptability and
f1exibilit y that are demanded by the
ever varying conditions of its service.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

The Introduction into Congress of a
bill to pension rebel soldiers is not being
hailed with approval by Southern news
papers. On the contrary it Is quite gener-
ally condemned. Intelligent and thought
full Southerne-s see that the effect of such
a measure If it ever got before either body
for debate would be to revive bitter mem
cries of the war, and check the reconcile :.
alton of the sections which has been
fastening On SO rapidly of late. Further
more some of the Southern papers
squarely take the ground that it would
not be right for the country to take
upon itself the support of survivors OF
the Southern armies. The Greenville, Is.
c., } News says: 1.-The proposition that
the government shall take care of the
Confederate disabled and aged is going
too far and it adds:
For our living we should ask no favors.
1t is our duty and should be our privl-
lege to cara for them. We are rich enough
and strong enough to do it. 1t would be
disgraceful for us to allow the govern
lnent to care for our veterans, however
good it's will might be. The South can
take care of Its veterans aud will do 1t.
We hope every Southern representative
and Senator in Congress will vote against
eyey proposition to admit Southern yete-
rams to national soldiers homes.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

high jump. In build he is model
weight tosser, standing 5 feet 10 lie
inches in height, and tipping the scales
at 2o4 pounds.
It. j. Kelly, captain of the team, will
be depended upon t. defeat the great John
Flanagan of the New York A G., in the
16.pound hammer throwing. Kelly holds
the British record of 157 feet, II inches,
which is within five inches OF the worlds
record, hald by Flanagan. Kelly, how
ever, holds the planets figures Tor toss
ing the 56-pound missile, having done 30
feet with unlimited run and follow Ha
took ND the sport ten years ago and has
steadily improved. He is the only man
credited with capturing seven champion
ships in one day. He did this at Dublin
in 1895, when he won five weight events,
the broad Jump and the high hurdles.
In the last named fixture he covered 40
yards on grass in the great time of 16 sec,
|onds. The Irish captain has won the all
round championship of the British Isle
several times and is after the American
title. The Beau Bru1nmel of the invad-
ing ssHarps'' will be Hugh Welsh, the
crack mile runner of Watson's college,
Edinburgh. Welsh was, like Sir Thomas
Upton. the yachtsman, born in Scotland
of Irish parents. He therefore calls him
self an Irishman and has been declared
eligible for the Irish team.
He won the English one mile champion
ship at Stamford Bridge, London. last
July in the blinking time of minutes,
IL 1-5 seconds. He is coming over with
the avowed intention of SCATTERING the
worlds record of minutes, 8 3.5 Sec
onds, held by Tommy Connect. The Edin-
burgh student has covered half mile in
[ minute, 81 seconds. Welsh is hand
some youth, with raven black hair, and
comes from a wealthy family.
8. M. McNamara, the sprinter, is a
reliable en-seoond man. He has done
even time frequently on grass tracks,
which are considered at least yard
slower than the American cinder paths.
He has only been in athletics short time.
Mcnamara is a member of the famous
Irish family of that name and is also well
fixed in the goods of this world.
J, G. Meredith. who will essay the
quarter mile, is Trinity college man
with a record of 80 seconds flat on a grass
course. He once defeated Fitz Herbert,
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

Senator Hale has caused it to De known
that he will oppose the ratification of the
Paris treaty in it's present form, his OBJ
jection being that 1T commits us to the
assumption Of sovereignty over the Phil
ippine islands ard Porto Rico, a policy
which he believes to be In conflict with
the fundamental principles on which our
government is founded. and to be detri-
mental to the best interests of the United
States. Because of this attitude the SEN
ator is being made the target of violent
attacks by the Imperialists and being
stigmatized by some of the Imperialistic
organs as a sfriend of Spain,'' and a
"Little American. Now this is the
cheapest kind of cheap talk, and the
Americans who make it are really the
little Americans A Senator of the
United States is not the servant of the
reaty-making power, but part of it.
s'The President shall have the power, :"
says the Constitution, "by and with the
,ad Woe and consent of the Senate. to make
tresesag.s' advice and consent of the
Senate is not the phrase which would
have been used if the trainers of the Con :
stitusion had intended Senators to be
mere witnesses, which is about the posi-
ton that the arguments of some of our
Imperalistic friends would consign them
to. Evidently the consent the Constitution
required was meant to be consent based
upon approval of the treaty. But the
doctrine which some of the IInperalistic
newspapers set up is practically thnt it is
the duty of Senators to consent to a
treaty made by an administration which
they are in political sympathy with
whether they approve it or not. OBJ
viously such doctrine would make the
majority of the present Senate mere
puppets. If this be a correct conception
of their duty they need not have read the
treaty in order to perform it successfully.
Senator Hale has refused to accept this
as sound view. and that is why he is
being called ''Little American. Up to
a very recent period it has generally been
accepted that the traits which made
Americans great were independence and
loyalty to convictions. Now thess are the
traits which Senator Hale is displaying
at the present time. If he were consulting
his own personal profit in this business,
he would take the ground, which, we
suspect, good many Senators are taking,
that as the treaty is pretty certain to be
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26
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the English flyer, who represented the
London A. c., in the dual game with the
New York A. G. in 1895. In the face of
n gale Meredith won the quarter at the
English championships in 81 seconds.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

There will probably be no serious diff
Guilty in getting the Clayton-Bulwe
treaty modified. SO that without breaking
any of our engagements with Eng land
we can build and control the Nicaragua
canal. Probably the worst difficulties
we shall have to contend with in the
enterprise are the engineering difficulties.
But they are not insurmountable. though
it will probably cost more Ii oney to sur
mount them than is now estimated
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26
THE PRESS,
MONDAY. DECEMBER 26.

The treaty of peace has arrived and been
presented with due ceremony to the Presi-
dent. The Senate will get it after the
holidays. 1t is not likely that it will be
ratified until after long debate, though
its ultimate confirmation is regarded as
practically certain.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

Half the ills that man is heir to come
from indigestion. Burdock BLOOD Bit
ters strengthens and tones the stomach
makes indigestion impossible.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18
MAoRIs BECOMING EXTINCT.

New Zealand CoIored Race Is Fast Sue.
cum binx Before the Whites.
The Maoris Of New Zealand seem to
be doomed to extinction in spite Of the
fact that all the conditions surrounding
them appear to be favorable to their
survival. The quarrel between the
races Is ended, and large tracts of land
pre- reserved for them. The young men
are educated, 80 per cent. of them being
able to read and write. Their chiefs in
many cases derive large incomes from
rents of land, and are represented in
the legislature. A great Maori college
stands at TIE Auti. Hawkes. Bay. and
not a few Of the cleverer Maori youths
have passed through the classes Of the
New Zealand university. And yet the
Maoris, under that mysterious law
which makes aecolored race vanish be-
fore the breath of the sll-conquering
whites, are passing away
A conference of educated Maoris was
held short time ago, and papers We're
read on the condition and prospects Of
the race. These are now published in
pamphlet form, and make a very mel
ancholy bit of literature. 1t is declared
that 90 per cent. Of educated Maoris go
back from their schools to mere saw
agery. The race, these representative
Maoris declare, is lower both in morals
and in vitality than 1t has ever yet
been, and threatens to perish. Yet ply
sically and Intellectually the Msori Is
or was-the finest colored race in the
southern helnisphere.-NewY York Even.
ing Post.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18
rnallsH lNIRooUorloNs
No.. of the customs Prevailing IN
Sncietv There.

ao-e Of the customs Prevailing IN
Society There.
find that English people object 10
our habit of over-introducing IN society.
They think it vulgar, even when suests
are assembled to dine together. VI
course" said a London man-of-tne-
world to me, quite recently, you are
always made to know the iaoy
whom you have been desired to taKe
down to dinner" CTihs constant phrase.
"take down to dinner" comes, OF
course, from the fact OF all LONDON
drawing-rooms being on the moor ABOVE
that of the dining-roomD The lady on
your other side? Why on earth should
an Introduction to her be requisite! You
interchange conversation with her, OF
course. while the dinner progresses;
some of my most agreeable moments
have been spent in quietly finding out
who she is and letting her quietly nnd
out who 1 am" But would 1t not De
more agreeable for BOTH" ventured'
"if the sociality of your hostess had pre-
viously made you acQuaintedNn you
had also been presented to the other
ladyT'
NV interlocutor here scowled, then
merrily smiled. Pardon me-" his reply
came, but that word presented does
so crate on English nerves! We haven't
1t here; we never use it; we think II
very bad form" 1t was my turn to
smile. you think 1t Americana ask
ed. demurely. well, yes, II you won't
be offended" he said; I'VE do think 1t
"a transatlantic importation. l know
you'll forgive me II say to you that 1t
was lugged over here by certain Ameri-
can girls, who have chosen to use 1t
with a great airiness and empresse-
ment. They speak of having Lord This
and Mr.. That presented to them. or
course, we English laugh In our sleeves
at all this. Why not? We can't help
it. One is presented here to royalty
alone. The word Is never employed In
any other sense. When 1t is so employ
ed we think the impulse is shockingly
bad taste. You are presented to the
Queen, the Princess of Wales; you are
presented at the drawing-roOms in
buckingham Palace and all that sort
of thing. 1 can't tell you what amuse-
ment it causes us to hear chits of Amer
lean girls prattling about the person
ages who have been presented to
them. The plain old English word In
troduce' is what we always use."-Lon-
don correspondence in Golfers Weekly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18
TOBACCO FROM AUSTRALIA.
Need Is Being Cultivated by Farmers
In the Anti podean Island.

Weed IL Being Cultivated by Farmers
In the Antipodean Island.
Australia has at last set about max
ng serious effort to cultivate tobacco.
Tor thirty years or more the weed has
,een grown in limited areas In New
South Wales, Queensland and Victoria,
,ut 1t can scarcely be said to have been
cultivated. Not at any stage has the
industry been backed by scientific
tnowledge-at least, not until experts
we're sent over from this country. Vic
oria secured the services OF Mr.. Bon
iurant, a Kentuckian, if we mistake
lot, and New South Sales those Of Mr..
Howell, also from the south. The form
II has been at the antipodes for two
,r three years. and the latter only
,ew months. Sufficient, however, has
been done by Mr.. Bondurant in Vic
oria to demonstrate that good mar
letable article can be grown there, and
hat in future tobacco will figure much
more prominently In the list Of Austria
ian exports than was thought likely a
,ew years back. 1t was the success
which attended the efforts Of Mr.. Bon
iurant as q practical instructor that in
luced the government of New South
Wales to follow Victoria's lead and
llso turn to the States for a scientific
eacher. And now we learn that the
agricultural department of Queensland
assisting it's growers by importing
he best American seed procurable.
The expert, 1t is presumed, will follow
n due course.
There Is no doubt whatever that to-
,acco can be profitably grown In all
he Australian colonies. The product
nay never rival Vuelta Abajo-not
.ven equal that of our New England
States, but the fact that the govern
nents have decided to push the enter
prise for all that 1t is worth means that
tobacco in large quantities will eventu-
lily be produced and placed on the mar
:ets Of Europe.
The government expert is very well
pleased with the results attained at the
experimental farm at Edi, where he
planted a large number of varieties OF
plug and cigar leaf tobacco. Mr.. Bon
1urant's chief object has been to de-
termine what varieties of leaf were
best adapted to Victorian soil and eli
mate and this, 1t is claimed, he has
lone. Next season a larger crop Is to
be set out, and should that prove a
commercial success the tobacco raising
Industry will be fairly launched. In
all human probability it will be years
before Australia becomes n competitor
Of ours in this field, but once 1t has
been proved that tobacco is a profit
ible crop to grow, and the farmers
nave learned to handle 1t, then we may
have to bestir ourselves.-Tobacco
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18
s~~ne. Mon<, In the Mountains.

o9anse Monss On the Mountains.
''The strangest money l ever saw,
said drummer for Main street mouse
the other evening" twas in the mounrain
districts Of Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia. Last summer was making my
semi-annual tour through this district
and 1 stopped one day at a little grocery
and saloon, not to sell goods, but to get
a drink of the mountain dew. While
was pouring out my drink q big, husky
mountainer entered the place and call
ed for q drink. As he finished gulping
1t down he reached into big, bulky
pocket and drew forth what looked TO
be a coon skin. He laid the skin on the
counter, the barkeeper took the skin,
and. opening drawer, hauled out n
rabbit skin. which l suppose was the
change The mountaineer picked up
the rabbit skin and started to the front
part Of the store. which was the gro
Gerry. He there bought a twist of to-
bacco and rendered the rabbit skin in
payment He received a big twist of
long green, and / was surprised to see
the storekeeper reach in another draw
er and tender him squirrel skin. The
mountaineer tucked the squirrel skin IN
his pocket, walked out, unhitche1 his
horse, and rode away.
81 became interested and engaged the
proprietor in conversation. He told me
that sometimes he would go months
without seeing any real money and
that the mountaineers used the skins n
all kinds of trades, such as buying
horses, etc. He said that four times a
year a hide buyer from Lexington or
Cincinnati visited the country and
bought up all the skins, which Were
generally concentrated in the few
stores in the vicinity. ty."-Louisville Dis
patch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18

come blind. My nerves were in such state
that step on the floor unsettled me.
Eminent doctors, skillful nurses, the
best food and medicine all failed. Then
consented to an operation. That, too,
failed and they said another was necessary.
After the second was worse than ever and
the world was darker than before.
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